Jan. 27, 2020 by La Voz News

Editorial

Flint should be student housing

QUAN BACH

La Voz News Editorial Board

Cupertino residents’ needs come before students' to the Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees The plan to create a new events space instead of student housing shows disregard for students. The Flint Center, currently being called the “De Anza Event Center” by the board, was once considered as the site of affordable student housing on campus. But during the Jan. 13 meeting, Chancellor Judy Miner pitched several ideas on what kind of events will be held inside the new event space and hoped to host prolific speaker events, musical performances, and even a chance of landing a Cinequest film

festival there. Miner said the board wants to follow the direction that will lead to the highest use of the center, and that is precisely what the community wants and desires to see in the future. This is a stark contrast to what she and the rest of the board heard from students in several meetings in the preceding months. On June 10, 2019, a large group of students and community members gathered at the Board of Trustees meeting to advocate for student housing

> SEE: FLINT, P. 4 & 9

Timeline of the Flint Center’s future Feb. 2019: The Flint Center closes because of structural safety concerns.

June 10, 2019: At the Board of Trustees meeting, dozens of students advocate for the Flint Center to become affordable student housing on campus.

Measure G and H: Two measures on the March 3 California primary ballot that would provide an estimated $898 million to the district if voters pass the bond and parcel tax.

January 13: Miner announces that the Flint Center has been renamed theDeAnzaEventCenter.

$200-300

million allocated to student housing

Source: FHDA website

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New student housing approach

Opinions page 10 Celebrities in politics

Impulse page 7 Women’s art exhibit

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Men’s basketball update

Public intellectual Cornel West at Foothill College Kathleen Quinn CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR

At an event hosted by the Foothill-De Anza foundation, speaker Cornel West spoke to community members and students about race, reparations, poverty, protest, religion and rhythm and blues on Jan 17, Friday. The event allowed students to come upstage and ask questions at Foothill College’s Smithwick Theatre. Andre Meggerson, enrollment services specialist said, “I loved the format, free speech and actually having the students come up.” West was dynamic in his speaking. He pointed, swiveled and leaned as he spoke to the audience about his experience in Charlottesville, Virginia counterprotesting, his disappointment with Obama not addressing class inequality, and the watering down of affirmative action which he called “deodorizing the funk.” “I’ve heard that he participated in the Matrix series, he’s a philosopher, and that’s pretty much it,” Kataryna Honcharuk, 22, photography and business administration said before the event, adding she hoped to be encouraged by West. Four out of the five students invited to speak with West on stage were members of the Umoja Community at Foothill, a program that teaches students about the cultures of Africa and the African American diaspora. The fifth was president of the Puente Program at Foothill College, which seeks to increase education among underserved students. “I look forward to having more conversations like this in these types of settings, so we can expose those that may not know to some different ideologies and create space for these conversations,” Meggerson said. Emmanuel Nevarez, 23, sociology, said Bernie Sanders was the reason why he came to this event. “I’m a staunch Bernie supporter. I cannot vote at all because I’m DACA, so any vote I get for Bernie by other people is more than enough for me,” Nevarez said. West said he “sandwiched” Foothill College between trips to Iowa to support Sanders and Oregon where he was speaking at a similar event the next day. Referring to other prestigious colleges in the Bay Area, West said he doesn’t use the word ‘prestigious’ as a way of talking about money and status. “I’m talking about the care for students who are willing to come and flower and flourish,” said West. “So, for me, I’m at a prestigious place, I’m blessed to be here.”

EVENTS JANUARY 27, 2020

Monday, Jan. 27

Thursday, Feb. 11

Common application workshop 10:30 a.m. to noon RSS 202, Registration & Student Services Bldg. (2nd Floor)

Son Jarocho AfroMexican Music: The third root, lecture and performance 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Euphrat Museum of Art Join us for a talk on the roots and history of Son Jarocho along with live performances and demonstrations throughout.

Tuesday, Jan. 28 Mobile Food Pantry 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Parking Lot C You can find fresh produce, meat, dairy products, dry goods and canned items in the mobile pantry, courtesy of West Valley Community Services and De Anza College.

Friday, Jan. 31 Last day to request “pass/no pass” for 12week classes

Tuesday, Feb. 4 Humboldt State University representative visit 9 a.m. to noon Transfer Center, Registration & Student Services Bldg., (2nd Floor) ADT workshop 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. RSS 202, Registration & Student Services Bldg. (2nd Floor)

Thursday, Feb. 6 First Thursday: Open mic night 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Euphrat Museum of Art The Euphrat is the stage for open mic night on the first Thursday of almost every month. Admission is free and all are welcome.

including the HIV screening van, vector control, poison control and more

Announcements DASB meets every Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. DASB Senate Chambers Hinson Campus Center Lower Level Open mic night every first Thursday of the month from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Euphrat Museum of Art

Wednesday Feb. 12 Health Screening Fair 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Conference Rooms A & B - Hinson Campus Center Students will have direct access to blood pressure checks, fingerstick glucose testing, TB risk assessment information, flu shots (with ID), Santa Clara County services

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NEWS

De Anza, Bill Wilson Center partner in student housing

18%

Research and Planning conducted the Food, Housing and Transportation Security Survey spring of 2018, which revealed that 18% out of 2,021 respondents had recently struggled with housing insecurity.

The Bill Wilson Center is a nonprofit organization that aids families and youth through outreach programs that focus on housing, education, counseling and advocacy. It is beginning a partnership with De Anza. SOURCE: FREEPIKS

STAFF REPORTER

De Anza College is partnering with the Bill Wilson Center, a homeless advocacy organization, in a 100 day initiative to help young adults with homelessness. The partnership aims to address the growing issue of housing insecurity on campus. In the spring of 2018 the De Anza food pantry conducted a survey, which revealed that 18% of participants said they had faced housing insecurity in the past 18 months. “Student homelessness is becoming a focal point for the college,” said Erika Flores, Office of Outreach program coordinator. Currently the resources provided by De Anza for these issues are limited. Students can obtain contact information from other agencies on homelessness at the Office of Outreach. Flores said De Anza specific information

regarding homelessness and housing is only being obtained recently. In the second week of this quarter, 15 students sought out help regarding housing issues. The collaboration will also allow for De Anza to become a co-location alongside West Valley College. A counselor from the center will be coming to De Anza every Friday providing help and information, and will be at West Valley and other locations on other days. But these programs are at the very early stages. “This is a shared frustration, but there isn’t a very clear time frame,” said student trustee Genevieve Kolar, 21, math major. Kolar said that there are a lot of factors that go into the issues surrounding homelessness and housing and slows the process down for finding resources for housing insecurity. Student advocacy plays a big part in improving De Anza’s homelessness and housing resources. With Kolar and many

students sought help with housing in the first two weeks of winter quarter

other students’ efforts in advocacy, the issues of homelessness and housing have become one of the top priorities this year for the Board of Trustees. Alongside student advocacy, student outreach also plays a role. Not many students are aware of these types of services and programs that De Anza provides, and it can be difficult for them to do so. “I’ve heard about the housing and homelessness programs, but I don’t really know much beyond that,” said Ian LaMarche, 18, business major. Kolar said that outreach is something that is lacking for why students aren’t utilizing these types of resources and programs at De Anza. The partnership with the Bill Wilson Center is still developing, and will continue to grow as more students become aware of it.

Iran-U.S. conflict shocks staff, students Maël Lorach Annalise Freimarck After Iran accidentally shot down passenger jet Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 in Tehran this month, Yeganeh Modirzadeh, English instructor, found out that some of her friends and relatives had died in the crash. The downed plane is one of the recent events that has occurred following the assassination of Iranian general Qasem Solemani, conducted by President Donald Trump. “Why do such a terrible thing in modern times?” asked Modirzadeh, after hearing about the assassination. “I am worried for this planet and everything/one on it, and can only hope that all forms of imperialism become something of the past, and that we all focus on empathy and education.” The tensions between Iran and the U.S. are not new. Earlier this year, President Trump placed an oil embargo on Iran, which led to riots among the Iranian people.

DASB Senate supports The De Anza College Office of Institutional measures

of respondents said they faced housing insecurity in the past 18 months

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Nika Nicole, 19, political science major, had family in Iran at the time, who were affected by the turmoil in the streets, which included burning down buildings. “It was terrifying because my mom was in Iran at that time and I couldn’t talk to her or any of my family,” Nicole said. “My family couldn’t even afford to have water.” Farideh Dada, journalism instructor at De Anza College and San Jose City College, also has family and friends in Iran who she worries for in light of recent events. “The recent uprising in Iran, as the result of the U.S. assassination of Qasem Soleimani and the Ukrainian plane crash, has miserably disrupted their normal lives.” After many years of vetting, Farideh’s relative, who lives in Armenia, was scheduled to receive a visa at a U.S embassy in order to join her relatives in America. Her appointment was cancelled indefinitely. Robert Ovetz, professor of international relations, described the situation as brinkmanship,

the provocation of an adversary to the brink of war. The downed airplane, he said, is an example of the effects of war. “Mistakes get made in the fog of war, and those people who died tragically on that airplane are an example of some of the unintended consequences of being in an adversarial warlike situation,” Orvetz said. The relationship between Iran and the U.S. remains strained, as Iran is dealing with the after effects of the assassination and their own retaliations against the U.S. Dada hopes that going forward, Iran finds a solution that creates peace, rather than furthering any retaliative actions. “The U.S. should de-escalate the situation because we are talking about the Middle East region, where even a tiny trigger may blow up the whole region,” she said. “There is no military solution to solve Iran’s problem. A democratic government is the solution to Iran’s problem, and that should come from within Iran.”

Aliya Nupbay STAFF REPORTER

DASB Senate unanimously passed the endorsement of the campaign for measure G and H, a Foothill-De Anza bond and parcel tax that seeks to improve the students’ and faculty’s experience at the college district. If the measure is passed, $898 million will be allocated to the bond and $48 million will be allocated to the parcel tax. Student trustee Genevieve Kolar, 20, liberal arts major, said that one of the main goals for the campaign would be exploring affordable housing options for students and faculty. “It will help all of our staff and our professors to just survive too, because it really hard for them to live here too,” said Kolar. A De Anza survey done last year revealed that 18% of De Anza’s population of students had experienced housing insecurity. $200 to 300 million of the funds will be used for student and faculty housing with possible private and public partnerships for off-campus accommodations. The money will be allocated to hire more mental health counselors and update and build new facilities for both the students and faculty. DASB Senate President Shelly Michael, 20, political science major, said that in order for the senate to endorse such a campaign they have to consider that everything they do will be benefiting the student body. “We act on the behalf of the De Anza student body,” she said. “I think that this is definitely a campaign that will benefit the student body.” The campaign is requesting a $19,000 donation from the De Anza Associated Student Body Senate and the Associated Students of Foothill College to ensure a successful campaign and increase chances of the measure passing. Associated Students of Foothill College have already passed the endorsement and allocated the $19,000 from their budget for the preservation of the campaign. The DASB financial committee will meet to discuss donating the whole $19,000, or consider other options. “If this actually happens, we are looking at the largest bond and parcel tax measure in the history of the county for schools,” said Patrick Ahrens, Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees member. “We are looking at things that will directly influence and affect the students here at the campus.” Supported by the FHDA Board of Trustees, measures G and H will be presented on the upcoming March ballot, where residents will be able to vote for the passing of the measure.

NEWS JANUARY 27, 2020

Timeline of the Flint Center’s debated future The Foothill-De Anza district has been debating about what should replace the Flint Center once it is torn down. Students have repeatedly advocated for housing, while the Board of Trustees is considering an event center. This is a timeline of events:

83.54%

prefer a theater

17.12%

prefer a different option Would you rather see the Flint Center become a theater or another option? Feb. 2019: The Flint Center is closed down due to structural safety concerns.

June 6, 2019: The Board of Trustees sends out a survey to get community feedback on what the Flint Center should be.

“If we’re not going to focus on our students, how can we grow? Students are the people you are fighting for.” -Shelly Michael, former DASB Vice President

June 10, 2019: At the Board of Trustees meeting, dozens of students advocate for the Flint Center to become affordable student housing on campus.

“We’re in the midst of the biggest housing crisis in this generation.”

July 8, 2019: Chancellor Judy Miner says she met with Cupertino City Manager Deborah Feng, Mayor Steven Scharf and Councilmember Darcy Paul regarding the Flint Center.

-Elliot Ki, 22, sociology major

Sept. 9, 2019: Miner describes possible uses for the Flint Center including an auditorium, an art gallery and housing.

August 5, 2019: Miner clears up community misconceptions that the Flint Center was one of the only communittee benefits on campus. “(An event center) could meet the college’s needs, possibly be a revenue generating facility,” -Judy Miner, chancellor

Oct. 7, 2019: 14 students advocate for housing at Board of Trustees.

Nov. 4, 2019: The Foothill-De Anza district says the complete renovation has a six-year timeline.

Nov. 20, 2019: The DASB Senate reviews the 2020 Facilities Master Plan, which included student housing, but no guarantee.

January 13: Miner announces that the Flint Center has been renamed the De Anza Event Center. Graphic art: Annalise Freimarck

Student wage increase, layoffs, Flint Center renamed Annalise Freimarck NEWS EDITOR

The Foothill-De Anza Board of Trustees plans to increase student wage to $15 an hour in January 2021, which may result in student employee lay-offs, a decrease in new hires and an increase in prices at the bookstore and cafeteria. De Anza College employs 802 students on campus. According to estimations by the district and Susan Cheu, vice chancellor of business services, that number will drop to 664 as the wage increases, which is around a 17 to 18% decrease in student employment. “It’s really difficult, there is no easy answer,” said Cheu. Student employees are currently paid $13 an hour, despite Cupertino’s minimum wage being $15 as of January 2019. The raise is in response to student needs and state minimum wage upping from $12 to $15 an hour in 2022, with the current wage unable to financially support the full cost of being a student. Associated Foothill College Student President Leonardo Blas advocated for the increase in wage because while working for Foothill, $13 an hour was not enough to cover his daily costs. “I had to work many hours in order to make what my peers were hired to make,” he said. “One meal could be up to 8 bucks for students, and just the two extra bucks, the jump from 13 to 15 bucks, means a lot.”

The increase in wage will cost the district a large amount of money,, which will cause a raise in bookstore and cafeteria prices. District analysts are still unsure how much the prices will be affected. Despite the possible impacts of the increased wage, the FHDA Board of Trustees acknowledged that the raise is necessary to support student employees. “We have no choice. We need to raise the standard,” said trustee Laura Casas. Patrick Ahrens, member of the board and De Anza alum, pushed for the raise. He worked as a De Anza student employee around 10 years ago and was paid $13 an hour, which he said helped pay for his education. “These positions on campus are really transformative,” he said. The board is opening up the conversation to other creative solutions and plan to continue to discuss possible solutions at the next board meeting on Feb. 3, Monday. “I think if we spend a bit more time on this as a district, we can come up with different funding sources that we can bring back to the board,” said Ahrens.

Update on the Flint Center

The FHDA Board of Trustees is considering repurposing the Flint Center into an event space, where the community can enjoy events that it hosts. The Flint Center, which is now being called the De Anza Event Center by the board, has been considered to be rebuilt into affordable student housing, but is now being

considered to be a community entertainment space. “We definitely want to follow the direction which is the highest use for the college, so what the activities [would be] that would go on there would be flexible,” said Judy Miner, chancellor of the FHDA district. The board discussed ideas of hosting Cinequest, musical performances and community dinners in the new building as well as a space for student clubs to host their events. Tentative designs for architecture that would best suit an event space were also discussed. “[Residents] have spoken up and are very interested in this being the front door of the campus,” Miner said. “This is entirely community oriented.” Peter Landsberger, vice president of the board, advocated for listening to the community and feedback on the future of the Flint Center. “Referring to this as the De Anza Event Center, I take that as a reflection of all the input,” he said. “So far it seems to be a growing consensus that something like an events center is what’s needed.” Student housing is still being considered an option, despite a focus on an events center. The board discussed having nights where students in need could spend the night in the building as a part of shorter term housing. But the future of the Flint Center is not certain and could be subject to change. “It is a process of narrowing down the possibilities, but we don’t want to close anything,” Miner said.

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Volunteers honor MLK Jr. with clean-up

San Jose and Campbell come together to beautify a park that sits between the two cities Taylor Park

about it through Monroe Middle School, situated just a block away STAFF REPORTER from the park. Read said he was inspired by On Jan. 20, the cities of San the variety of people that attended Jose and Campbell came together this event, including many at Marijane Hamann Park, which families as well as high school straddles the two cities, to commit students who to a day of service volunteered in and beautify the order to receive “It’s the one park in honor of community Martin Luther time of year service hours. King Jr.’s legacy. where we “Parks tend About 70 to be people’s actually ignore volunteers painted over graffiti, city boundaries.” backyards, so to have a space that filled playgrounds is so inviting for -Vince Huppe, with Fibar, raked them to come to leaves, and Board Candidate is really perfect,” landscaped the park. Read said. The city of Companies also sent Campbell’s park supervisor, workgroups to give back to the Vince Huppe worked with the park to aid in the beautification of community and said he enjoyed the park. seeing the amount of spirit they Shayla Bannert, who works brought to this event. for Advantis Global, volunteered “The community identifies for the event as part of their San with events like this and it also Jose team’s “Day of Service” gives the citizens a chance to help activities. out the city,” Huppe said. “We typically try to do a A local salesman, Simon Read, community service event every came with his son after hearing quarter,” Bannert said.

Volunteers use wheelbarrows to pick up the safety surfacing fibar. Todd Capurso, Campbell’s Public Works Director, was one of the people associated with the creation of this annual event. “It’s the one time of year where we actually ignore city boundaries”, Capurso said. “We ignore who works for who, and

DA Voices: Do you eat breakfast? Kassandra Zeledon Austin Tong

be in.”

James Doorsack, 22, psychology major

Ann Doen, 23, graphic design major

“Usually, I don’t have time or I don’t have time to eat during breakfast time.”

“I don’t eat breakfast because I stay up late and wake up late.”

Odi Santella, 27, undecided major “I usually wake up at 7 or 8 a.m. so I don’t eat to save time.”

Jun Ung, 24, business major “I don’t have time to eat breakfast, in the morning I usually wake up pretty late or I usually have to go to work or school.”

we all come out here to work together.” Mollie Tobias, City of San José Program Manager for Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services has helped aid volunteers for the past five years since the program’s inception.

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Tobias said the projects improve what the park staff are already doing, but with limited staff. “We just don’t have enough park staff to keep the parks in the condition we would like them to

CAMPUS BEAT JANUARY 27, 2020

Club Day festivities bring fun and games

Santa Clara Public Health Services gives away plushies of hepititus B, chlamydia and HIV.

Above: (top right) Tamaya, Anya, 20, economics major, Spanisha Reddy, 20, biology major, Kritika Rao,19, economics major, Manaswini Aradhanam, 18, computer science major of Injoy Cultural Club dance. (bottom right) Marine recruiters test out students pull-up skills. (bottom left) K-pop Dance Club members dance in the center of the quad on Club Day Jan 23.

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Campus Highlight: S-quad mural Rodrigo Gutierrez STAFF REPORTER

De Anza alum Samuel Rodriguez’s mural, which displays the words “Justice” “Equity” and “Peace,” has been tucked away in the S-Quad since June 2018. The distinctive vibrant background, detailed portraits, and ‘wild style’ writing that crosses the individual’s eyes is a signature of the artist’s work which is displayed throughout the Bay Area. “I think there is a real productive side of street art, and I think this is so beautiful,” said Lisa Mersh,

math professor. “It delivers a message whether you consciously see it or not and I think it’s useful.” The mural, aptly named “Justice Equity Peace,” was created in a graffiti-style that reflects Rodiguez’s self-taught background in street art. “You know the guys who were tagging a lot of stuff; they were some amazing artists and it’s nice to see it,” said Mersh. Rodriguez is a San Jose based artist that has worked with brands like Puma, Samsung, and Google. He painted the mural on the side of the S-building to promote the 50th anniversary of the campus.

Bettancourt, 21, electrical engineering major said he believed that public art can definitely impact a lot of people. “Like this, this is for justice, or for peace,” said Bettancourt. Rodriguez has worked on public art murals in his hometown, San Jose, as well as the muralsaturated Mission District of San Francisco. Alex Trinh, 18, computer science major, said the mural that clings to the side of S-5 was intended to show unity and multiculturalism. “It gives a nice vibe,” said Trinh, adding “and it’s just dope.”

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Samuel Rodriguez’s “Justice Equity Peace” mural graces the side of S-5 in the S-Quad

Above: Zander Salling, 21, film major, member of De Anza’s D&D Club, bows in hood, D&D Club displays statue on their club table

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‘Women Pathmakers’ exhibit celebrates triumphs of women 100 years after women’s suffrage

Story and photos by Joaquin De La Torre STAFF REPORTER

On Jan. 23, a new exhibit titled “Women Pathmakers” debuted at the Euphrat Museum of Art at De Anza College. The exhibit, in conjunction with Silicon Valley Reads 2020 and their theme, “Women Making it Happen,” honors the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in the U.S. “There’s a lot of history to be learned here about some of the women pioneers who maybe didn’t get the recognition that their male counterparts did,” said Diana Argabrite, Director of Euphrat Museum of Art, “A key theme of this exhibit is for women to continue to disrupt the status quo.” Most of the artists dedicate their content to women who pave the way for women to advance in maledominated industries. “There are empowering works out there, works that will teach you about what’s going on currently, and what happened in the past and I think issues around women affect everybody,” Argabrite said. Keeping inclusivity in mind, there will also be works dedicated to the invisible labor of women of color from acting as a translator for family members to being healers of their community. A piece commissioned specifically for the exhibit is a collaborative piece by Bay Area artists Jessica Sabogal and Shanna Strauss dedicated to “queer women of size” said Argabrite.

April Liss, 28, nursing major, said she wants the exhibit to have a good amount of historical content showing the progression made by women since the times of the suffragettes. The exhibit houses the works of 18 different female artists such as Hung Liu, Julia Feld, Fariba Nejat, Jen Myhre, Keerat Kaur and more. “There are quite a few Instagram-able moments,” said Argabrite. The 6.5’ tall by 2’ wide contemporary twist on ancient female buddha ceramic sculptures by artist Wanxin Zhang is one of the show’s most anticipated attractions. Argabrite pointed out another “Instagram-able” piece which is the large scale tapestry by artist Hung Liu that depicts Wenxiu, the first Chinese empress to divorce her husband. Jack Kelly, 22, nursing major, said he wants the exhibits to have an interactive component that allows him to engage with the art on a level deeper than visual. Each piece about a pathmaker will be displayed with an attached letter. The letter, written by the artists, will be in the narrative voice, as though it were written by the pathmaker about their own life. In this way, the observer interacts with the art pieces. “If you are a female, or you know a female, or a person walking around in a female-identified body, then you’re going to relate to the show,” said Argabrite.

Left: Jen Myhre’s “Sporadic Tea Room,” mixed media educates students on voting rights. Right: Hung Liu’s “Wen Xiu, Imperialist consort,” jacquard tapestry.

Above left: Jessica Sabogal and Shanna Strauss, “The Invisible Labor of Women of Color,” acrylic on found wood, depicts two queer women of color and size embracing. Above right: Wanxin Zhang’s “What a Fantasy World!” high ired clay with glaze, takes a contemporary twist on ancient Buddha statues.

IMPULSE JANUARY 27, 2020

Mac Miller’s ‘Circles’ brings resolution, optimism to his career Nathalia Moran IMPULSE EDITOR

Album cover of “Circles” by Mac Miller. Tip: Listen to “Circles” along with Miller’s previous album, “Swimming,” to see the relationship between the albums.

With the blessing of his family, Mac Miller’s album “Circles” released posthumously on Jan. 17. The beauty of Miller’s “Circles” lies in the lyricism. In the song, “Once A Day,” Miller sings, “Once a day, I fall asleep with you. Once a day, I try, but I can’t find a single word.” And yet, he managed to find the words. Each song includes witty plays on words or sentimental lines dealing with the universal conflict of grappling with life’s difficulties while remaining optimistic about the future. As much as I appreciated being able to relate to the lyrics, I felt that each song was a tribute to himself for getting through his own battles with addiction. The musical arrangement of the album surprised me. Neither Miller nor Jon Brion, Miller’s producer, confined the album to a slow, somber pace. After the opening song, the two songs that follow, “Complicated” and “Blue World,” pick up the rhythm. The beats feel lo-fi at many points, like something reminiscent of bedroom pop. The blend of hip-hop, rap, jazz and pop add depth to each song that takes it beyond

being the traditional hip-hop album. “Hands” is the only song on the album which feels like a rap song. Though it stands alone in that sense, the song feels harmonious with the other tracks. The least impressive of the songs for me was “Woods.” The song alludes to the loss of deep, romantic love, however, neither the lyrics nor sound of the song make it a particularly memorable track. Miller died at age 26 in Sept. 2018, leaving “Circles” an uncompleted project. I will say that the album does not feel entirely cohesive. But, I think it’s that element of incompletion that reflects Miller’s desire for artistic growth and optimism for life. “I Can See,” my favorite song on the album, features a snippet of Ariana Grande’s vocals in the background, which fell heavy on my heart. In this song, he sings the lyrics, “You got so far to go, but look at where you came from.” From addiction to his breakup with Grande, Mac Miller embraced his creativity and potential as an artist through the themes of soul-searching, optimism, and resilience which dominate throughout this album.

Netflix’s ‘Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez’ stuns and shocks Annalise Freimarck NEWS EDITOR

Watching the original Netflix documentary series, “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez,” feels like standing in his desolate jail cell with him, consumed by his violent emotions over being accused and convicted of murder, separated from his family and football career. In order to pinpoint how Hernandez morphed into a killer, the documentary begins in Bristol, Connecticut, his home town, and follows his journey toward becoming one of the most watched and cheered for players in the NFL. The film crew interviewed Hernandez’s teammates, journalists, and childhood friends who all described him as a determined player whose spark destined him for greatness. You initially gain a general sense of trust in Hernandez, feeling the panicky elation he must have experienced when he was drafted. However, interviewees describe how Hernandez, outside of football, puffed up his chest and acted like a tough guy who couldn’t be hurt by anything. This caused him to act out in fits of rage that seemed disproportionate to what he was getting mad about. An uneasy feeling of distrust begins to form in your chest: a gut feeling that even though you know Hernandez is going to go downhill, you still root for him. The jury ultimately decided to convict Hernandez of a brutal execution-style murder in the first

degree. This is something that I especially loved because it places you in a morally gray area that depicts the conflict that Hernandez and those affected by him must have felt. The murder is introduced first with the victim, Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player known by Hernandez through his fiancé, since Lloyd was dating her sister. Lloyd was adored by all that knew him, which makes you feel even more conflicted over the case. I appreciated how the series showed compassion and empathy toward the victim because in cases where celebrities commit crimes, the focus remains on the celebrity. The only issue that I take with the series is the failure to identify a clear motive for why Hernandez committed murder. The series instead speculates bout Hernandez’s sexuality and he possibility that caused enough tension in him to commit murder. This, while a possible factor, dominates multiple interviews in the series and seems a bit exploitative of identifying as queer. You see the vast amount of pain people on both sides of the argument are going through. It makes everything seem more human, like it could’ve happened to you. The series leaves off on Hernandez’s suicide and its after-effects, causing you to feel emptiness over the persisting conflict with your own morality, and is definitely worth watching.

Other crime documentaries to watch on Netflix: 1. “The

Confession Killer”

2. “The Staircase” 3. “Bikram: Yogi,

Guru, Predator” SOURCE: IMDb

4. “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes”

“An uneasy feeling of distrust begins to form in your chest: a gut feeling that even though you know Hernandez is going to go downhill, you still root for him.”

5. “Casting

JonBenet”

6. “Evil Genius”

Eminem’s album: New styles, political commentary Oscar Frias-Rivera STAFF REPORTER

Eminem’s surprise album “Music To Be Murdered By” dropped Jan. 17 and offers something new and fresh from his previous albums he has released. This new album has the old Eminem, like how he used to rap but with new fresher beats and artists to join him as well. To me, nothing to this day beats his old albums he released in the past. It’s always nice to see artists change up their style of music every time they release a new project. The project he released has 20 songs with two intros and one outro at the end. His first few songs start off slow but pick up once the features come into the music. The features include Young M.A., Royce Da 5’9, Juice WRLD and many more. Not all of his songs may be popular. If you were looking for one that can be, then look into the ones with features as those stand out more. I tend to always look into the features if I know the artist or featured artists well. A song that stands out from the whole album has to be “Darkness.” It is a great song, but the meaning behind the song is both deep and controversial. In the lyrics, he centers the song around shootings that have happened over the past few years, almost placing himself in the Las Vegas shooting that occurred a few years back. Eminem seems to say he wants gun violence to end. This is what Eminem does, though. He gets people to talk about his music all the time because he isn’t afraid to pull punches. People will love his music for the subjects he covers, whether or not the music sounds good or bad. I have never been a huge Eminem fan, but this album didn’t disappoint. It might take a few listens to get a feel for the music, but the album offers a lot. “Music To Be Murdered By” is definitely one of Eminem’s best work in years. I definitely recommend people to give it a listen, even if they aren’t a big rap fan of his or a fan of rap at all.

7. “Abducted in Plain Sight”

-Annalise Freimarck, La Voz news editor

“Disappearance of Madeleine McCann”

Album cover for “Music To Be Murdered By” by Eminem.

Revenue games unethical, unjust

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basic knowledge Sam Mashayekhi OPINIONS EDITOR

Falcons v.s CSU Rams

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To keep your dignity or to get a huge chunk of money, that is the question. Revenue games or as others call it “mismatch” or “paycheck” games are set up between a powerhouse college team and a lower level team. They are far from dignified and painful to watch. Is it fair you ask? Well, the answer is complicated. Take San Jose State for example, last year they went to Texas and got destroyed by the Texas Longhorns 56-0. If you are a football fan, you would understand how devastating that sounds, but don't feel too bad for them because despite their embarrassing loss, they came home with one million dollar in their pocket. This way the powerhouse team gets an

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easy win that would get them closer to the six victories they need for qualifying for postseason bowl game, and the lower level team gets a sum of money for just showing up. It doesn't sound too bad until you start considering the injuries that the weaker team endures. These games are very demanding, especially for the weaker team both physically and mentally. It is demoralizing for those players walking into the field knowing they are about to get crushed in front of their fans. David Grenado who is a former Rice cornerback and has participated in these mismatched games before has said in interviews that the weaker team is beaten physically. “If there are no serious injuries, there can be a soreness like you’ve never felt before. Our coaches said, ‘They put their pants on one leg

while the site was being debated. Dozens of students from both Foothill and De Anza College attended, emphasizing the need for affordable housing and arguing for a new vision to rise from the site, one that provides for the needs of the homeless and housing insecure students. De Anza Student Body Senate Vice President (at the time) Shelly Michael said students are exactly the people the board should be fighting for. Again at the Oct. 7, 2019 meeting, students clamored for the board to decide on building housing on the site. Though the Flint Center was not on the meeting agenda that day, students from both colleges spoke shared experiences with housing insecurity and homelessness during the public comments section regarding the future use of the Flint Center. De Anza student Elliot Ki, 22, sociology major, told trustees that students struggle to maintain their school work and mental health when struggling to meet basic living standards. Students were back at the Nov. 14, 2019 meeting but the board cut the speaking time for students during the public comments section from five to two minutes.

at a time just like us,’ and I’m thinking, ‘Yeah, but it takes them a lot longer to put on their pants because they’re a lot taller and bigger,’” Grenado said. In 2015, Devon Gales fell victim to this unfair match of money vs. power. Gales who played for Southern University got into a collision with University of Georgia’s kicker, Marshall Morgan. That collision left Gales paralyzed from the waist down. Southern was paid one million dollar for that game, but was it worth it for Devon Gales? It is really not fair for the students who join the football team at their school with the hope of a better future to get beat up and humiliated, so that their school can make their budget.

Associated Students of Foothill College senator Jimii Lewis said that cutting students’ time at the podium showed that the board didn’t care what students and faculty had to say. The students pleas fell on deaf ears. Measures G and H placed on the March 3 ballot for community members to vote on contain little to no mention of housing in their writing. Measure G does not mention any form of housing for homeless and housing-insecure students. Board Vice President Peter Landsberger said including housing in the wording of the bond is not a great selling point to the community and when the residents read it, they would not vote on the measure. Measure H includes the phrase “support homeless, hungry students” but there is no specific type of support these students will receive. In a community survey that sought input about the Flint Center’s future, a majority of the responses shifted towards building a new event space for performances. Housing is clearly a lower priority. Homelessness among students continues to be a critical concern

each year. The overnight parking bill which would provide homeless students to park on the campus parking lots was pushed to next year, leaving many still searching for resources and organizations to help their situation. Despite offering services for homeless students on campus, most De Anza students have no knowledge of these services and those who do access these services are only a handful. In the first two weeks of winter quarter 2020, 15 students have asked for information regarding housing issues. According to the 2018 Food, Housing and Transportation Security survey, 18% of De Anza College students have experienced housing insecurity. With these numbers, the board is doing little to help the student population and provide adequate solutions to the homelessness issue. The mission of the FHDA district is ultimately student success in both their education and lives. The FHDA board of trustees must carefully reconsider their plans to build an event center and listen to what the students have to say.

As college students, we all have to finish some General Education credits to be able to transfer or graduate with a degree. As confusing as it is to why someone who is majoring in photography has to take biology classes, there is a reason behind these requirements. These GE courses are set to ensure that every college student has the same basic understanding of major disciplines. Colleges want you to graduate with strong analytical and writing skills, plus an elementary understanding of modern society. The main question about these classes is, how does biology class fit into my education as an art student? “Think of all the skills you have needed for the various jobs or roles you have held in your life and eliminate all the ones tied to your major or discipline,” said Beth Smith the VP of Academic Senate for Community Colleges in California. As annoyed as I get with these classes sometimes, I have learned some really valuable lessons from these GE classes that I use in my daily life. They do really give us a basic understanding of major concepts that allow us to communicate even though we have different educations. According to a study by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a lot of the bigger colleges and universities including the Ivy League schools have started abandoning GE requirements by requiring only two or less core classes in GE rather than seven. “This study demonstrates that the colleges have abdicated their responsibility to direct their students to the most important subjects. The result is that thousands of students are graduating with only a thin and patchy education, with enormous gaps of knowledge in fields such as history, economics and literature,” said Barry Latzer, the principal author of the study. Though eliminating these classes can allow students to focus on their major classes better, it steals an opportunity to teach all the students the basics of life and communication. Any of us may know how it feels to be in a room and not understand what people are talking about because we are not educated on the subject. However, having taken all my GE classes, this situation has not happened to me often because I have a basic knowledge of most stuff from mathematics to biology and art history. I believe in the benefits of GE requirements, and think that we all should take advantage of this opportunity to learn about different disciplines, so that we are able to communicate better.

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Celebrities have right to be in politics Travis Wynn STAFF REPORTER

I believe any American citizen can run for the presidential office. Celebrities are no exclusion. A person’s occupation or career path should not excuse them from running for president of the United States. Having a celebrity run for president nowadays brings up mixed feelings for society. People often think of a president as a politician and as someone who represents America. Representing America on the world’s stage is not an easy task. America is the leader of the free world economically and militarily. Having a celebrity run for president has both good and bad to it. One good thing is that they are more relatable than the cookie cutter politician we all have seen for years. Celebrities are seen as outsiders or

different when it comes to politics. For example, Oprah Winfrey has a notable amount of name recognition. Being able to reach many generations would bring her huge waves of supporters. She has stated she has no intentions of running for president in 2020, but would her name be enough to keep her in the political arena? One con to having a celebrity run is, there is potential that they have no idea what to do. Being the president of the United States requires a certain level of confidence. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said in an interview with the Washington Post, “Could I surround myself with really brilliant people to help me make decisions?” The answer is, yes he could have smart people around to help him with his decisions. Surrounding yourself with intelligent people is simply not enough though. They need to have a background in something more related to the job than acting, singing

or wrestling. When it comes down to it, I do believe a celebrity or for that fact anyone could run for president. Anyone that wants the best for America and its people is fine by me. Their character in real life matters more than the characters they play on TV. There are three celebrities that come to my mind when I think of politics, Ronald Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Donald Trump. There are two things that they all have in common with each other. They are all Rebulican and in many people’s eyes are seen as successful because of their wealth and careers. At the same time, many see all three of them as failures because of their political careers. What matters the most to me is their policies, and what they think will be the best for America. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who signs the bill into law, what matters is what the bill actually says.

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DA Voices : What new clubs do we need at De Anza? Anthony Lucido STAFF REPORTER

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(Left) Chris Vo, 19, computer science major: “Music. There is a music group on campus, but it’s more volunteering.” (Right) Basum Fanh, 22, mechanical engineering major. “An aerospace club would be nice.”

(Left) Dilan Rivera, 20, automotive major: “Salsa club. I’m actually trying to create it.” (Right) Oscar Sanchez, 20, kinesiology major: “Running club.”

Mark Mader, 20, math major: “Networking. There was this club that used to be active 2 or so years ago. Basically, half of the time people would connect socially, and the other half would be people networking for professional reasons.”

Manor Raun,16, undecided major: “Jewish Student Union. It would be cool to see more Jewish representation at De Anza.”

SPORTS

Men’s basketball takes down San Jose City College thanks to effort on the defensive end LAVOZDEANZA.COM

Oscar Frias-Rivera STAFF REPORTER

The De Anza Men’s Basketball team pulled out a win over local opponents San Jose City College on Jan. 15, beating them 72-65. The game’s atmosphere was intense right before tipoff as each team’s crowd cheered them on. De Anza fans quickly went silent as the team trailed by 11 in the first three minutes without putting up a single point, prompting Head Coach Jason Damjanovic to call a timeout and regroup. The timeout served De Anza well as Dominic Simpkins, 18, communications major, managed to put up the first points of the game for his team that then led to a positive first-half finish with the home team leading 33-27. De Anza started the second half on fire by taking a commanding lead of 18 points over San Jose, whose coach showed plenty of frustration by throwing his clipboard on the ground. A hot start was later overshadowed by many turnovers, putting the opponents in a position to comeback but it didn’t last long as a few players from San Jose fouled out, which was key. Simpkins said the team always tends to turnover the ball but

highlighted the importance of the many defensive stops that they got. The effort on defense is a positive but the turnover rate is something that De Anza will want to assess as San Jose gained momentum at the end of the game. “We gotta do a better job at closing games,” said coach Damjanovic. The final play that sealed the game was made by Aaron Tomlinson, 20, psychology major, who stole the ball and got fouled with just eight seconds to spare. With a close win, De Anza’s record improves to 8-10 as they look to continue their strong form that has been shown by losing

De Anza 72 San Jose 65 Jan. 15

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Above: Aaron Tomlinson, 20, psychology major goes up for a contested shot against San Jose City College in a 72-65 loss at De Anza College on Jan. 15.

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Women’s basketball starts off Players, new coach amped strong: First place in conference up for baseball season

Travis Wynn STAFF REPORTER

After an overtime loss against Cabrillo College, the De Anza women’s basketball has an overall record of 11-9. Cleo Goodwin, 19, guard, said the team is stronger than ever. With their most recent loss, the team is at 3-1 in the conference. The head coach, Michael Allen said the team is looking good and ready for the remainder of their conference schedule. He also said that he’s looking forward to seeing the continued growth of each player. “The goal was to get past the Christmas break with all players being academically eligible,” he added. This goal was met with 10 out of 15 of the players have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. This is Allen’s third year as the head coach of De Anza’s women’s basketball team. During his time as head coach, Allen said the team has grown

each year under his leadership and their potential is huge. He did say that their one weakness is rebounding. Besides rebounds he said the seasons is going well and would sum up the season so far in one word as grateful. He said he is grateful for the chance to coach each player and the team as a whole. Last year the team went 4-19. This year’s improvement is shown in the team’s attitude and of course their record. “The season is going well right now. We started the season 8-8 and took the first dub in conference,” said Danielle Gezzi, 19, Kinesiology major, and point guard. “We still have some room for growth but have had a strong season so far.” The team has a clear conscience that things are moving in the right direction and to Allen a high note in the group’s success is that they have not had any injuries this season.

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With a new head coach and the season freshly under way, the De Anza men’s baseball team hopes their busy offseason and improving team chemistry will lead them to a successful spring. Getting the team together proved to be a process for new head coach Don Watkins, who joined the program in August. “When we started this winter session, it was tough because we had to start all over again,” he said. “It’s been challenging but it’s been good.” However challenging it has been to form a new team around a new coach, Watkins said he’s enjoyed the process. Returning center fielder Anthony Sortino, 20, liberal arts major said that although there are differences between the old and new coaching staff, he thought the team took them in stride. “Overall, I think with the new coach it’s been a pretty good adjustment,” he said. This is a sentiment shared by Iram Macias, 21, kinesiology major, who said that Watkins is a straightforward coach who knew what he wanted for the team. “I’ve got to give a lot of credit to him because he didn’t even really have a team to start the fall

with, and now we’ve got like 40 guys,” Macias said. Players and coaches alike noted the strong chemistry amongst the team, which Watkins likened to a family. Jason Hartwyck, 18, communications major said that progress on that front has come quickly. “I think we’re all coming together very well,” he said. “I think for a group of people that don’t really know each other, we all came together pretty quickly to form a brotherhood.” With this new brotherhood, Coach Watkins expects the team to win. “I’ve been telling the team if they win seven games, I’m going to buy them dinner,” he said, though he also said he expects them to exceed that number. Sortino has even higher goals for the team, which he said that they will outperform outside expectations. “As a team, we’re going to win league,” he said. “We’re going to surprise a lot of teams. We’re going to come out here and compete.” Hartwyck, for his part, is just looking forward to the first game of the season. “I think it’s going to be epic,” he said. “I think we’re going to kick ass.”

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Men’s basketball push for strong season finish JANUARY 27, 2020

LIANNA MARTINEZ

Left: Jordan Alexander, 22, business major, takes a 3-point shot during a 73-67 win against Gavilan College as the defender is late to contest. Above: De Anza men’s basketball team huddles during a timeout against Gavilan College on Jan. 17.

Lianna Martinez STAFF REPORTER

De Anza Colleges men’s basketball team is eight games away from possibly claiming the Conference Champion title and a shot at the state playoffs. Although the team went through some rough patches earlier in the season, Head Coach Jason Damjanovic said that the team has recovered. With eight games left, the team is working on perfecting

their chemistry and finishing out strong. “We want to get better individually and collectively, everyday and I think we’ve achieved that,” said Damjanovic. Point guard Jordan Alexander, 22, business major said he agrees that this team is special and worth keeping strong, despite the past defeats. “Through the tough losses, the one possession losses, we all stayed together because we knew what we were capable of and what we have here,” said Alexander.

Alexander said he believes not only is this a team, it’s a brotherhood. “I look to my left or I could look to my right and know that people on each side are gonna have my back no matter what situation is going on in the game, even off the court,” he said. Coach Damjanovic said he believes this season is the most resilient team he has ever coached and the best defensive team De Anza has had in three to four years. It’s not the talent these student

athletes have, it’s the hard work they put into the sport to get the result they need. If one area needs to be improved, Coach Damjanovic said it is turning over the ball. The team, in the last few games has gotten as many as 20 turnovers. Alexander said his goal is to be better everyday by practicing and taking every rep seriously. “I really feel like this group has a great chance of winning the conference championship,” said Alexander. “I think that is a goal

that is not too far fetched since we have great shooters, great ball handlers and we have guys that really want to compete.” Hard work is what they are going to need to take home conference and the team is confident they have what it takes. w“All teams have some type of closeness and comradery but this one is a little bit more,” said Damjanovic. “They really root for each other and sometimes you don’t see that, especially at this level.”