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Editorial: College Promise cuts

Sports: Cross country sets goals for the season

Israel-Hamas: Q&A with professor James Nguyen

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Volume 57, Issue 1

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023

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New health clinic on campus set to build in 2024 By Vincent Scrivens STAFF REPORTER

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Local Indigenous people say honoring Juan Bautista de Anza is traumatic for them.

Community petitions to change college name County, said de Anza commitSpeaker panel ted violence against the Tamien which he then documented covers namesake’s people, in his journals. “(de Anza wrote in his jourcolonial history

By Leila Salam MANAGING EDITOR

A group of faculty, students and community members petitioned De Anza College to change its name after discussing its namesake’s colonialist history on Oct. 17. The group, called the De Anza Name Exploration Committee, distributed the petition after a speaker panel event about Juan Bautista de Anza, a Spanish colonizer. Cynthia Kaufman, VIDA director and member of the committee, said learning about who de Anza was is a first step to showing the community why it might be time for a name change. “So often, things are named after people and nobody knows who that person is; you’re honoring them without even knowing that’s what you’re doing,” Kaufman said. Speaker Quirina Geary, chairwoman of the Tamien Nation, the tribe indigenous to Santa Clara

nal), ‘In some matter (Indigenous people) are very reliable, but in their words, I have observed they scarcely appear to be human beings’,” Geary said. “Glorifying someone (by naming a college after him) who saw homeland people as being inhuman is (traumatic for us) and it’s painful.” VIDA created the comittee after its global issues conference about restorative justice on March 6. When speaker Valentin Lopez, chairman of the Amah Mutsun Band, the indigenous nation spanning Monterey to Gilroy, talked about restorative justice regarding colonialism, he commented on the college’s name. “(Lopez) mentioned the name De Anza College and he paused and said, ‘You know, you all should think about your name,’” Kaufman said. “So a bunch of us who were at that talk met to (discuss) that request of his.” Former history professor David Howard Pitney said changing the college name would positively impact the school because people would get a more accurate educa-

tion about the history of this land. “One way it would be positive for De Anza to come to a reckoning about this is to learn historical truth with accuracy,” Pitney said. Though the petitioners have not suggested an alternate name yet, 40 people have signed so far. Kaufman said community outreach efforts are underway with the ultimate goal being to present the request to President Lloyd Holmes, the Board of Trustees and Chancellor Lee Lambert. Cabrillo Community College is going through a similar process of changing its name. Speaker John Govsky, Cabrillo professor of digital media, said the initiative stemmed from similar concerns about being named after colonizer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, who also has a legacy of violence toward Indigenous people. Pitney said hearing Cabrillo’s experiences from Govsky provided some perspective on strategies that De Anza could use. “One of the things I picked up from (Govsky) was one of the most effective voices in having an impact on trustees was students,” Pitney said. “(Sending) letters to the editor and posting on social media, all those things need to get done.”

Santa Clara County plans to build a health care center on campus as soon as next year to provide affordable health care for the community and experience for medical students. Patrick Ahrens, FoothillDe Anza Board of Trustees President said, “This is the first known partnership in the state of California. There does not exist a county clinic on community college property; This has the potential to be a model for the rest of the state.” Ahrens said he conceived the project after reading an article in the Mountain View Voice about Santa Clara County’s struggles to find property for a new county health clinic.

Ahrens said, even though the county had the money set aside to build the clinic, “they were struggling to find commercial space to build it on and were lamenting about how expensive it (the area) was.” After learning of this difficulty, Ahrens contacted Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and suggested building the county clinic on De Anza College campus. On Nov. 7, 2022, De Anza President Lloyd Holmes officially proposed the idea in a Letter of Interest to the Board of Trustees. Simitian said Santa Clara County staff already conducted their own feasibility study previously, concluding that the project was “entirely possible to build.” See Page 2 for continuation.

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Festival dancers performing for De Anza’s annual Diwali celebration in the Sunken Garden, Oct. 25.

Diwali festival

By Mert Isikdogan and Catherine Marchione STAFF REPORTERS

Faculty, students, administration, classified staff and community members celebrated the South Asian festival of lights, Diwali, in the Sunken Garden on Oct. 25. There were activities such as henna and candle-holder crafting. Some booths had sweet treats and

savory food. Music filled the air, accompanied by choreographed and impromptu dances. Diwali represents the spiritual victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and good over evil. The festival also commemorates different historical events and stories for people of different regions and languages. Diwali is celebrated with family and friends by lighting earthen lamps or diyas, prayers or puja, rangoli decorations, fireworks and sweets.

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Health Clinic continued from page 1. Currently, the proposal allocates for a 25,000 square foot, two story facility to be placed in parking lot B, displacing around 140 public parking spaces. The proposed site is estimated to cost somewhere between $67.6 million and $84.1 million for construction, medical equipment, parking and solar power. Ahrens said the board’s feasibility study will observe the trends and status of campus parking needs at De Anza and how this installation impacts students. FHDA Chancellor Lee Lambert said he believes parking will not be a significant issue. “Looking at the student patterns it speaks to the future of higher education, with more students starting

An illustration of the new health clinic generated with Artificial Intelligence.

to learn online,” Lambert said. “So all of a sudden the pattern of mobility has changed on De Anza’s campus.”

Under the proposed plan, the clinic will be used for general practice such as dental, radiology and urgent care services, as well

as a pharmacy, specimen lab and educational space. The facility will also offer medical students first-hand experience.

“We still only have a draft of the proposal,” Ahrens said. “It’s still being negotiated between the county and administration … Mental healthcare is still greatly needed and we want to make sure that is included as well.” Regarding community outreach, Ahrens said, “In our public meetings and with the Board of Supervisors, (the proposal) received unanimous support with no opposition.” Lambert said supporting the students was the board’s motivation behind the project. “Community colleges are the only post-secondary educational institution that is focused on the community they are in service to. We want to demonstrate that reality.”

Fall enrollment soars by almost 7% By Yumeno Matsuo MANAGING EDITOR

De Anza College Student Programs, said witnessed an upward that the 23% increase of trend in fall quarter eninternational students is rollment after 11 years of a significant change in dropping, with an increase enrollment because they of 6.6% from last year. are required to take more The total enrollment this than 12 units to maintain quarter is 44,560, which is their visa status. 2,773 more than last year. “I think that people are California resident enroll- thirsty for knowledge, for ment increased by 5%, the experience of studywhich is 39,227, while ing abroad because they non-resident enrollment have been staying home rocketed to 20%, to 5,333. for three years because of Student headcount also the pandemic,” Ng said. increased by 5.5% result- “Students want to catch ing in a total of 17,588. up and return in-person Nazy Galoyan, dean and do everything what it of Enrollment Services, was before.” said one of Although the factors from “Our lifeblood is students behind the Santa Clara our enrollment County are enrollment increase serving the needs still the largest might be group in enrolldual enroll- of our community, ment, students our students, and from San Diego ment by high school to see that the County, Rivstudents. erside County, number is up, and Los Another factor might that’s a positive Angeles County be the have reportthing.” increase of edly more than - Lee Lambert doubled from non-resident students. last year. “Because Galoyan said COVID restrictions are that students from outside removed (now), more of California and Southstudents can travel to ern California are “most the United States, more likely taking online classstudents can come to De es,” because “they keep Anza,” Galoyan said. the current address and “There is another rapthey have not moved.” idly growing population On the other hand, of English as a Second students from Sacramento Language non-credit County, San Joaquin students. It’s my personal County, and Stanislaus observation, (but) a lot of County decreased. immigrants are coming Another significant in, and (the) demand for change from last year is non-credit ESL and ESL that students from outside classes is high.” of California increased Joseph Ng, program 35%. supervisor at International During the pandemic,

the library was also shut down and students had to access resources online. John Hogle, part-time librarian, said that he felt there has been an increase in people using the library because he has been getting more questions at the reference desk than he did last quarter. The average gate count at the library per day from Sept. 22 to Oct.17 in 2022

was 1,272, but the number jumped up to 2,224 from Sept. 25 to Oct.16. Keri Kirkpatrick, library technician, checks the gate count at the library and said she was surprised by the numbers, adding “the increase of enrollment affects the number of library users.” Lee Lambert, Chancellor of Foothill-De Anza Community College

District, said that he felt excited for the increase in enrollment. “Our lifeblood is our enrollment serving the needs of our community, our students, and to see that the number is up, that’s a positive thing,” Lambert said. “It’s been a long time coming and we hope we can continue this growth.”

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Cuts to Promise will kill De Anza slowly

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By Editorial Board

every five students. Community college is a Starting this quarter, De Anza College has viable gateway into higher gutted aid for its 8,720 De Anza College Promise education and allows students students, who make up three-fifths of De Anza’s to avoid debt. The students year-round student body. burdened with the longest comThe cut will lock De Anza into further budget mutes to De Anza, with the cuts and lower enrollment; it will discourage least opportunities, will suffer students from taking electives, punish failure on the most from cuts to Promise. a pay-to-learn basis and marginalize low-income On its website, De Anza said students in the name of saving money. it gutted the College Promise Under the Promise, students who enrolled in due to “changes in state fund2022 and before could get their degree for free ing”, or because it no longer with up to 21.5 credits per quarter — the most receives the same level of any De Anza student can take, whether they get support as it did during financial aid or not. Now, with recent changes COVID-19. to the Promise taking effect this quarter, class That would make sense on of 2025 only qualifies for 15 free units and will its face; ignores the fact that have to pay if they take more. Foothill College still offers the Most of De Anza’s associate degrees require exact same Promise that De at least 15 units each quarter, while the Promise Anza used to, still covering up requires 12 units per quarter to stay eligible for to 21.5 units, while only taking the program. With the former structure, Promise in about half as many students students had a total of 33 to 57 spare units over as De Anza and being in the two years. same district. Electives also boost students’ GPAs and give Both the De Anza and Footstudents classes they genuinely look forward to, hill College Promises draw help them see school as more than just a grind; from a restricted fund in the disand with more classes overall, if they get a D in trict’s annual budget. Foothill’s one class, that doesn’t knock them out of tuition- Promise has stayed the same free college. since 2019. Instead of creating a less stressful environA closer look at the budget and headcount ment for students to flourish, the Promise cut will numbers together might tell a different story than change De Anza’s culture to one reminiscent of De Anza claims. In reality, the student popuhigh school AP classes but with much higher lation is declining far faster than the Promise stakes. Instead of whether or not students get budget; in fact, even as the budget rose thanks early college credit, their entire education may be to subsidies during the pandemic, fewer students jeoperdized. Even if a student is “in good acaenrolled in De Anza. demic standing,” if they flunk a class they need, Despite losing a greater number of its student they will have to pay out of pocket. body, the fact that Foothill continues the PromUltimately, De Anza’s cuts to its Promise afise as it is, proves that the district budget still fects the whole student body, and working class has more than enough room to continue providstudents will bear the heavy burden. In the spring ing full support to the students that need it the quarter, 5,915 students were reported as lowmost. Rather, De Anza leaves its students with income, making under $50,000 annually. That a raw deal that barely allows them to graduate is 41% of De Anza’s student body, or two out of tuition-free, provides very little room for failure

or exploration and discourages students from continuing to work towards their education goals beyond if they mess up. It is a conscious choice that the administrators managing the College Promise are making under the guise of cutting their losses after losing COVID-era funds, even when De Anza could sustain the Promise before the pandemic hit and — as Foothill makes glaringly obvious — that the school can still afford to sustain a comprehensive Promise now. De Anza’s student body deserves the same Promise that they had last year and years before, a Promise of a truly tuition-free college. Read the full version of the article on the website.

Will online dating find you a soulmate? By Samara Williams and Lilah Schuck

aspects of themselves that are not ability to use our judgment becomes true. clouded with the momentary satisDating platforms do not discour- faction of whoever is in front of us. STAFF REPORTERS Choice Overload age people from lyBias’s analysis ing about themselves “Nine in 10 Online dating has taken the world so people continue brought awareness of the effects of by storm as more and more young to do it apathetically singles admit to too many options: people are now using dating apps to without regard to navigate towards romantic relation- whom they may be being ‘addicted’ to “There is a widespread assumption ships. hurting in the prodating apps.” that more choice As I watched people romantically cess. equals more freepursue my close friends and saw Users can indom, and more couples constantly bombard my -Yahoo News stantly reject and freedom is always, social media feeds, the unspoken approve of people unambiguously, a importance of dating in our genera- with a finger swipe. good thing. But the tion’s culture caught up to me. This feature incidentally creates a empirical evidence on choice overWith no virtual dating experience, culture of superficiality where peoload contradicts this idea: in many I downloaded Hinge. ple judge others solely based on cases (though not universally), When a new user makes their more variety makes our lives harder their looks and not who they are. account, Hinge asks them to pick So is going the extra mile to craft and less pleasant.” six of their best pictures and create After months of swiping, Hinge a well articulated biography really three text-based prompts. Seems left me with two matches. even worth someone’s time? simple, right? Within a couple hours of mesIt turns out “nine in 10 singles However, it feels impossible for saging through Hinge, I exchanged admit to being ‘addicted’ to dating me to pick out my best pictures and apps,” according to Yahoo News. numbers with my first match. From create a profile that encapsulates User experience teams and market- there, Alex and I talked and texted me as a person. What would or virtually every day. It was comforting teams behind these apps have wouldn’t I want my potential partable, natural even. incentives to make the apps easy ner to see? . Eventually, I went on two dates, and fun so that they feel more like According to Ignite Dating UK, which were surprisingly awkward games rather than a tool to find a “a whopping 57% of people that use partner. and quiet. The Alex I met in person online dating sites confess to lying was lightyears away from the online Online dating causes people to on their profiles.” No matter what Alex and I couldn’t understand why. have more accessibility regarding the lie was, the action of fabricating whom they choose to pursue. The I tried giving him the benefit of is harmful as someone is altering the doubt, but by then a breakup

was inevitable; within a month I had to cut Alex off and express that I didn’t see a future with him. Two months later, I matched with Justin. My time with him was a rollercoaster of emotions. He and I wanted different things: I wanted a relationship, while he did not want to use labels. In fact, Justin made it painfully clear that he didn’t want a relationship, but I still pursued it in hopes that he would change his mind. I was on a continuous hamster wheel for his attention, and after five tedious months of being on and off, I cut all ties. Despite this crushing experience, online dating has its positive aspects as well. Forbes writes, “nearly 70% of individuals who met someone on a dating app say it led to a romantic, exclusive relationship.” There are many success stories when it comes to using dating apps, and seeing as technology plays a key role in many of our lives, online dating caters to the digital aspect in many of our lives. Online dating is a challenging experience. Through our tribulations, we were able to discover new aspects of ourselves through our encounters with liars and the app’s addictive features.

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Cupertino Rabbits project raises $30,000 for Ukraine, local charity in live auction

“Ohlone Alebrije” by Edna Hernandez Amezcua stands tall, waiting its turn to go up for live auction at the Quinlan Community Center on Oct. 16.

Homestead High School student Arcus Foo, 15, the artist behind “Sailor Moon”, poses with their friend, Carling Chiu, 15, at the Quinlan Community Center on Oct. 16.

By Ann Penalosa SPORTS EDITOR

Scan the QR code to read about four of the rabbits, what went into making them, and their artists’ stories.

All 15 tabletop rabbits sit in a row at the Quinlan Community Center on Oct. 16, waiting for their buyers to pick them up and take them to their new homes.

De Anza College president Lloyd Holmes auctions off “Peace Rabbit” by Kalpana Adesara at the Quinlan Community Center on Oct. 16.

All of the rabbits slated for live auction stand in an arc at the Quinlan Community Center on Oct. 16. Later, the large rabbits sell for at least $1,000 each.

Rotary Club of Cupertino president Alysa Sakkas thanks the auction crowd at the Quinan Community Center on Oct. 16.

Alexander the Great, a mascot for the San Francisco Giants, shows up to the auction on Oct. 16 at the Quinlan Community Community Center to promote his namesake rabbit, “Alex the Great”, by Lynbrook High School senior Anna Ding.

Volunteers with the Rotary Club of Cupertino greet the artists, bidders and guests as they check in at Quinlan Community Center on Oct. 16.

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Cross country racing to NorCal and state

By John Pham STAFF REPORTER

The hot sun beat down on De Anza’s cross country team. Their skin glistened with sweat, but their cheers of encouragement for one another rang out across the field with vigor and enthusiasm, despite the heat. De Anza’s cross country team placed first in the men’s section and eighth in the women’s section at the Butte College Invitational on Oct. 14. With the win, the men’s cross country team now ranks second in the NorCal community college division and top 10 in all California community colleges. As in many team sports, cross country teams require selfless and positive energy from each member to succeed individually and as a team. De Anza’s cross country team meets these requirements with more to spare. The cross country team understands that it takes more than being a fast runner to win a race. Winning requires a good and consistent pace. While practicing, the team will encourage each other to finish the lap as best they can. Angel Arciniega, 19, a math major and runner, placed fifth in the men’s four mile run section at the Butte Invitational Race with a time of 22 minutes and 18 seconds. Arciniega said he couldn’t have done his best without help from his coach, Nick Mattis and the other runners.

“I’m very thankful for having teammates that can push me and for having coach Mattis always pushing me, it’s a pleasure working with everybody,” Arciniega said. “I’m hoping for the best, especially when it comes to the future of this team.” Jacklyn Velasquez, 20, criminology major said she believed that regardless of the state of the women’s cross country team, she still hopes their team can make it to the state competition. “The girls’ team was struggling in the beginning just to recruit more runners, and some of us are injured,” Velasquez said. “But we’re really looking forward to the season, just kind of finishing strong and hopefully making NorCal’s and possibly making state together as a team.” The Mountain Lions are very close and inspire each other to become better runners. Joselin Joya Camacho, 19, liberal arts major, placed fourth in the women’s 5000m section with a time of 20 minutes and 40 seconds. Camacho said she looks up to Velasquez as a runner. “I always do my workouts with her and try to engage with her,” Camacho said. Antoine Moret, 19, aerospace engineering major, was the fastest runner on the team, leading and inspiring his team by example. “I’m honored to lead this team. I wasn’t sure if De Anza was the right place for me, and then coming here and having these teammates, know-

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De Anza’s women’s cross country team prepares to begin their lap at practice at track stadium on Monday, Oct. 23. ing that they look up to me, I try to put in as much work as I can,” Moret said. “I don’t like being that one kid who tells everyone else what to do. I’d rather lead by example, if I am doing something and you want to join, come join me, do it with me. If not, that’s completely fine.”

Moret does more than just lead, he respects his team and they all respect him. Moret said he and his team see each other not just as teammates but as friends. “When you’re running, there’s a bond that forms between you and the other guys running, a sort of respect

and camaraderie … When we see each other on campus, we’ll say ‘Hi’, we’ll sign up for classes together,” Moret said. “Running 10 miles or six miles sucks, but knowing that you’re doing it with other people creates a bond. That bond goes everywhere with you.”

Coach Nick Mattis supervising the men’s and women’s cross country team’s practice at De Anza’s track stadium on Monday, Oct. 23. Top: De Anza student athletes, Antoine Moret, left, and Elliot Daniels, right, running a cool-down lap after running four miles at track stadium on Monday, Oct. 23. Right: Men’s cross country team members finish their last practice lap. Bottom: Student athletes Antoine Moret, left, and Angel Arciniega, right, reach the finish line ahead of the rest of the team at practice.

“We’re really looking forward to the season, just finishing strong and hopefully making NorCal and possibly making state together as a team.” - Runner Jacklyn Velasquez

Top: De Anza’s men’s and women’s cross country teams warming up before practice. Middle: Student athletes Antoine Moret, left, and Angel Arciniega, right, reach the finish line ahead of the rest of the team at practice. Bottom: Student athlete Jacklyn Velasquez finishes a lap.

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Q&A with a professor on Israel - Hamas war OCTOBER 31, 2023

By Lion Park

La Voz: What distinguishes Palestinians from Hamas?

On Oct. 7, the paramilitary wing Hamas attacked Israel by air, land, and sea. Thousands of armed Hamas fighters breached Israel’s Gaza border wall and began to fire toward Israeli civilians and kidnapped hostages. Condemning the attack, Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, formally declared war against Hamas. Soon after, the Israeli Defense Force intensified their bombing campaign against the Gaza Strip. As political justifications and civilian death tolls began rapidly escalating, misleading information about the war divided Israeli and Palestinian supporters further. La Voz spoke to James Nguyen, a De Anza political science professor, to discuss involved parties, cause, and impacts of future events of the IsraelHamas war. Quotes have been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

Nguyen: Hamas is a terrorist militant group of Palestinians, and they’re hoping to destroy the Israeli state, so they’re an extremist group. My understanding is that most Palestinian rank-and-file people, citizens, do not align themselves with Hamas. However, it’s a little bit more complicated than that, because there’s been oppression of Palestinians in Gaza by Israelis over the decades, so there’s some resentment. But I think that most Palestinians, most Israelis, want to live in peace and coexist peacefully in some way. It’s a little bit complicated because of the history. I wouldn’t say that most Palestinians would take up arms against Israelis unless they were being shot at, which could be the case in some instances, as this urban warfare is going to begin to take place.

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La Voz: Could you give us a brief history of the conflict? James Nguyen: This has been an ongoing, challenging situation in that region. The people of Gaza are Palestinian, but it was once occupied by Israel. There’s a Palestinian militant terrorist group in Gaza called Hamas. There have been challenges, mostly around terrorist attacks that have happened, and also military attacks that have happened between militant Palestinians and Israel for years, decades. There was a kind of quiet, uneasy peace that’s always been over the region, except when there’s been war. And then Hamas attacked Israel. A surprise attack on Oct. 7, killing several hundred Israelis. Now Israel is responding by basically declaring all-out war on Hamas. But that’s going to mean that they’re going to go into Gaza, bomb Gaza, and try to take Hamas out, but that may lead to civil-

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ian casualties of Palestinian civilians. It’s already been happening. I think the death toll is already somewhere around 5,800, the estimate, with close to half of that number being children. Israel is readying for a ground offensive. They’re going to move ground troops into Gaza. They’ve sort of laid the groundwork by bombing a lot of buildings. It’s a highly densely populated and also very urban environment in Gaza. So I think that they’re preparing for the ground attack by bombing a lot of buildings to ease that process. But it’s going to likely be as experts have said already, a protracted urban guerillatype warfare. La Voz: Was there any build-up to this conflict? Nguyen: Well, there wasn’t anything imminent. Most Israelis had no reason to believe that there was any attack imminent from Hamas. In fact, there was a belief that things were actually quite peaceful between Israel and Hamas. At least there wasn’t anything major happening for some time. I think that was really what caught the Israelis by surprise when the attack did happen because they were not expecting it. Hamas picked that particular date because it’s the 50-year anniversary of a prior conflict between the two.

“I hope that I’m wrong, but I see a long, protracted, and bloody war.” - James Nguyen La Voz: Have the Israeli people spurred up against their government? Nguyen: One of the reasons this was a surprise attack by Hamas, too, was that there’s been a lot of protests in Israel in the months prior around judicial abuses by the Netanyahu government. Netanyahu essentially packing the court with his own appointees, not too dissimilar from what we’re seeing in the U.S. and other places where there’s been democratic backsliding. So a lot of young people in Israel are not in agreement with (the government’s actions), and you’re seeing this as well in protests in the U.S. and

in other places where there are Jews for peace, right? There are Jewish people that want the ceasefire to happen as opposed to what the Israeli government under Netanyahu and the IDF and their military. But then again, I think that there are also a lot of people in Israel that are in lockstep with what their government is doing because of the attack. It’s sort of their 9/11. They were attacked in a surprise way and they want revenge. I’m sure that there are a number of Israeli citizens that feel that the destruction of Gaza is justified in this instance, too. So I think that there are varying opinions, and I think that that’s why this is such a controversial topic because people have a lot of strong and differing opinions about it. La Voz: How has misinformation about the war spread? Nguyen: One prime example is the hospital attack that happened last week. Where Israel blamed a misfired rocket from Hamas, and Hamas said that it was Israel who had shot a missile into that hospital. Then President Biden had to come out and side with Israel in that instance, given the information that the Israeli intelligence gave him. But no one knows where that attack, the explosion came from, whose side it came from. I think that leads to another typical fog of war situation where you just don’t know where both sides are pointing at each other. And it’s unclear as to was it a mistake, an accident of some sort of misfire, or was it intentional? Maybe we’ll never know. La Voz: Why do some describe Gaza as an open-air prison?

Nguyen: A lot of Palestinians were essentially just put in Gaza in order to be occupied and controlled by the

Israelis for some time. It wasn’t until recently that Israel pulled their military out of Gaza. But there’s still a system of apartheid, of control, of the Palestinian people in Gaza. That’s why some would refer to it as an open-air prison because there really is nowhere to go. Palestinians are unwelcome in Israel. They don’t want them in Egypt. They’re essentially stuck in an area that’s about the size, square-mileagewise, of Las Vegas with a couple million people. So that’s why there’s a description of phrasing it that way. La Voz: Do you see a resolution to this conflict? How would you expect it to end? Nguyen: As I mentioned earlier, once the ground offensive starts, I can imagine that Israel may make quite a bit of progress from their standpoint very early on and very quickly. And then I expect them just like we’ve seen in Iraq, in urban warfare, just like we did in Vietnam, in World War II, that it’s going to bog down, and it’s going to be long, protracted, ugly, and painful from a high casualty count. I foresee that Gaza is going to be basically leveled by the end of this. More or less the infrastructure is going to be pretty much destroyed. The question then becomes, there’s no plan now from Israel. If they defeat Hamas and they retake Gaza, what comes next for Gaza? Who governs it? Israel has said they don’t want to govern it, but what are you leaving people to return to? I think that there may just be a vacuum in which more terrorist groups can have it. And so I don’t know if there’s going to be a quick, easy, relatively painless way out of this and I see this conflict going into next year and beyond. I hope that I’m wrong, but I see a long, protracted, and bloody war.

A glimpse of vendors at the flea market By Ashley Djunaedi and Ann Penalosa STAFF REPORTER AND SPORT EDITOR

Lines of people came to De Anza for a festive morning at the monthly flea market. Vendors busily set up their booths with their brightest smiles, welcoming customers. De Anza College’s monthly flea market, organized by DASG, housed 813 vendors in the A and B parking lots from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every first Saturday of the month. Coco Zhang is a first-time vendor, selling colorful and eye-catching candles for her business, Star River Candle. Having over a year of experience in shaping and molding molten wax, Zhang sold an array of different candles that took the shape of ordinary objects like lemons, cakes, rainbows and puppies, but added a touch of cuteness to each such as smiley faces into the sunny side up egg candles and tiny paws onto her teddy bear candles. Zhang said that a friend referred her to the market. “This is my first time (here),” Zhang said. “But sometimes I go to some (other) craft markets,” Besides small businesses, the flea market community also caters to individuals selling their personal items, all having different sentiments behind them.

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Coco Zhang displays handcrafted candles at the De Anza flea market on Oct. 7. Joe Howard, former music teacher and choir director at Fremont High School, came to the De Anza flea market to sell his collection of instruments. As a musician for 55 years, Howard has accumulated an assortment of brass, string and woodwind instruments. His curious collection of instruments came from garage sales and other flea markets. After teaching for 31 years, Howard believed it was his time to retire at the end of last school year. Howard said he wants to spend more time with his four grandchildren and go see places around the country. Stationed in his booth while

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making music, Howard was able to sell four saxophones, all six of his spare violins, four banjos, and a flute. Howard said he didn’t sell any of his personal instruments, only duplicates that he collected over the years. “Of course, I’m still going to be a musician. That’s not going to change, ever,” Howard said. “I’m just trying to clear my garage. I’m asking for a quarter of what these instruments are worth because I don’t need them anymore and I can’t bring them with me, these are just my spares.” The flea market event also wel-

comes back long-time vendors and familiar faces. Kimberly Zuniga has been a vendor at the flea market for the last five years. Zuniga, known as the “Stretchy Bracelet Lady”, has garnered an audience of regular customers who come to her booth and buy fun-themed stretchy bracelets. “The flea market is the only outlet I have right now.” Zuniga said. “I like instant gratification.” What started as a hobby became a thriving business for Zuniga. Zuniga said through her presence in various flea markets, resellers were eager to bulk-buy her bracelets to resell in

Joe Howard, a retired music teacher, plays the clarinet in his booth at the De Anza flea market on Oct. 7.

Binnie Qui, jewelry vendor, poses with the jewelry she sold to a customer at the flea market on Oct. 7.

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Rows of CDs and turntables are displayed for sale at the flea market on Oct. 7. their respective shops. Zuniga’s stretchy bracelets range in theme from LGBTQ pride bracelets and LEGO themed bracelets to Bay Area sports team themed bracelets, supporting teams like the San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Sharks and San Francisco Giants. Zuniga found her passion in stretchy bracelets as part of a search to have jewelry that was truly accessible to all. “I wanted to make something more equitable that everyone could wear without costing them a fortune,” Zuniga said. “I found that stretchy bracelets fill that role.”

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a Voz News won a total of 27 awards, the highest count in its history, at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges NorCal Conference on Oct. 14. JACC hosted the conference at San Francisco State University to honor the excellence of student-run publications, articles, and media production published over the last three quarters. Students also had a chance to participate in five onsite contests to produce content under a time limit, including news writing, opinion writing, copy editing, feature photos and social media. Throughout the day, student journalists from 14 community colleges learned about writing, reporting, photography, journalism ethics, and networking from professional journalists and SFSU professors. In addition, journalism representatives and students hosted a Q&A session and a guided tour for prospective transfers to learn more about the university. Kevin Vu Nguyen, a former La Voz editor-in-chief and reporter at The Silicon Valley Business Journal, spoke at the event.

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Nine La Voz staff and their adviser, Farideh Dada, attended the conference with support from the De Anza Student Government. Dada wrote to Lauren Linh Bui, editor-in-chief, after the event that she took pride in the team’s achievements

“My students’ success is my goal,” Dada said.“I’m proud of you (Bui) and the teams throughout the quarters.”

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DA Voices: ‘What is your favorite horror movie?’ OCTOBER 31, 2023

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Sophie Xie, 17, data science major, said she doesn’t watch horror movies. “I’m terrified of horror movies. I don’t watch them,” Xie said. “I’ve never watched one really.”

Zoe Craig, 18, film and TV major, said she had one favorite Halloween movie and one favorite horror movie. “I would say ‘Halloweentown’ (is my favorite Halloween movie). It’s very nostalgic. It’s like Disney. It’s fun,” Craig said. “Horror movie wise, I’ve got to go with ‘Midsommar.’ It’s a masterpiece. Its’ cinematography, the angles, and the shots, it’s beautiful. It’s all in daylight, yet it’s a horror movie, and I really like that.”

Lexie Castro, 21, biology major, said she prefers thriller movies to horror films with only jump scares. “‘It Follows’ (would be my choice),” Castro said. “I hate those (horror movies) that ‘jump up and scare you’ because if you’re not falling for it, it’s really boring. Most of it is suspense, but I like the ones that have tension, like a thriller.”

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Ava Eng, 19, digital art and communications major, said her favorite way to start off fall is to watch “Over the Garden Wall.” “I’ve gone through and watched all of the classic ones (horror films), but I enjoy watching ‘Over the Garden Wall,’ which is a TV show by Cartoon Network, every October,” Eng said. “It’s a good way to start off fall.”

Gabriel De Leon, 17, applied mathematics major, said that his favorite movie “Hereditary” had some disturbing images, which he prefers over regular horror movies. “A horror movie that I really enjoyed and that I watched with my family is ‘Hereditary.’ (It’s) pretty disturbing,” Leon said. “It’s kind of different from other horror movies because it’s not reliant on jump scares to make you feel uneasy. It’s just sometimes there’s an image (in the movie) that is so disturbing it’s hard for you to look at, instead of just jump scare scenes (that you have) to look away.”

Omar Eoatta, 18, economics major, said that they love everythingabout horror movies. “‘Suicide Squad’ or ‘IT’ (would be my choice),” Eoatte said. “I just love horror in general, to be honest. I love the adrenaline, the jump scares, and everything.”

Janessa Broussard, 18, computer science major, said that “The Conjuring” is her childhood memory. “I watched ‘The Conjuring’ with my dad when I was a kid,” Broussard said. “It’s like a childhood memory.”