Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Stories assigned 5/28
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News (Contact Nathan Mitchell)
  • FHDA Board of Trustees meeting- JESSICA
  • Election Complaint meeting- PATTY
  • Election results- KATE
  • Jose Antonio Vargas, commencement speaker (?)
  • Senate Meeting, Wed 3:30 p.m. Conference room A&B
  • MOOCs- JESSICA


Features (Contact Jannelle Garcia)
  • Hot Father's Day gifts- DEEANNE
  • Gladiator Run preview- RAJ
  • Best beaches by the coast (3)- PATTY
  • De Anza first science fair- GENIE
  • Cross Cultural Partner Club event, "Cultural Night," May 31, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
  • Favorite teacher at De Anza, mini profile (3?)
  • His-Story-Her-Story: Art as activism summit with keynote speaker AshEl "Seasunz" Eldridge: June 6, 2-5 p.m.


Sports (Contact Rajvir Kaur or Radhika Iyers)
  • Student Athlete Conference -KATE
  • Track season end- KELSEY
  • Summer camps- HAROLD
  • Summer classes- DEEANNE


Opinions (Contact Ben Pacho)
  • Tesla motors repays $465 million federal loan- RUSSELL
  • Conspiracy theories abound- SOO
  • Spike in suicide rate might indicate longer trend- GENIE
  • Obama care rollout in CA


The Beat (Contact Lydia Tuan)
  • Thing of the Week: Arrested Development returns on Netflix
  • How to: Study for finals- SOO
  • Open Letter: To the professor who doesn't teach- DEEANNE
  • Weekly Giggle: celebrity commencement speakers- good or bad and why?


Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Stories Assigned May 21


Stories Assigned May 21
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NEWS (contact Nathan Mitchell)
More summer classes- PATTY
Gov. Brown's revised budget- LYDIA
Leftover materials fees- MAGGIE
DASB Senate meeting- GENIE

FEATURES (contact Jannelle Garcia)
Veteras profile- KATE
Top 3 best & affordable places to eat in San Jose- PATTY
Reception & award ceremony for DA students art show, Wed, 5:30 QT- JESSICA
Friday night community dance, Friday May 24
Fashion show from LEAD- Wed, May 30, 12:30-2:30
Interesting classes for summer classes

OPINIONS (contact Ben Pacho)
Apple avoids tens of billions in taxes- RUSSELL
Second term curse?- JOSE
Factory safety in Bangledesh- ANGEL
Gov. seizes AP phone records

SPORTS (contact Rajvir Kaur or Radhika Iyer)
Getting fit for summer- DEEANNE
Music and exercising- ARIE
Track all star honors- JESSICA
2016 Super bowl in Santa Clara, reactions?- ARIE
Scholar athletes ceremony- Wed, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Long profile: baseball's Cory Kingston
Track and field season ender

BEAT
DA Voices: Toilet paper: over or under and why?- BOA
An Open Letter to Kim Kardashian's baby- HAROLD
Weekly Giggle: Yahoo buys tumblr
Top 5 moments of youtube comedy week

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Stories Assigned May 14, due week of May 20

Stories Assigned May 14
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NEWS (contact Nathan Mitchell)
Graduation Fees - KATE
DASB senate meeting May 15, 3:30 pm - MAGGIE
Student Trustee-elect Anita Adams - JESSICA
Materials fees surpluses
Library renovations - GENIE
Changes to student employee requirements
Meet Your Candidates Day, Wednesday May 15 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

FEATURES (contact Jannelle Garcia)
LGBTQQI Peer Support & Anti-Bullying Training (May 16, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm)
Drive-ins! - PATTY
Spring Carnival (Photo Essay) May 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. - KELSEY
Stresstown Workshop, May 16 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (P) - GENIE

OPINIONS (contact Ben Pacho)
icrimes & "Apple Picking" - ANGEL
Going offline - JASON
Heritage study: "Immigrants have lower IQ's" - HAROLD
Sexual Assault in the military - JOSE

SPORTS (contact Rajvir Kaur or Radhika Iyer)
Badminton season recap
Profile on Oddessy Tapia (Track) (P)
Profile on Mike Gutberlet (Track) (P)
Profile on Jeff Forman (P) - BAO
Reactions to Bay Area Sports Success (P) - PATTY

BEAT
DA Voices: What is your spirit animal? - KELSEY
Thing of the Week: Great Gatsby movie review - DEEANNE
Weekly Giggle: "Me me me" generation

Tuesday, May 7, 2013


Stories Assigned May 7
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NEWS (contact Nathan Mitchell)
DASB Senate Meeting - SOO
DASB Senate Election Update- MAGGIE
LinkedIn turned 10- HAROLD
Barbara Boxer pushes for nationwide GMO labeling- CARLA
Transferring students qualify for A.A. degrees- JESSICA
NYC smoking age increase (quick turnaround)

FEATURES (contact Jannelle Garcia)
Women at ground zero author interview/book preview- LYDIA
DA student literary magazine preview- GENIE
Farmer's Markets- why should we shop there?- BAO
5 great hiking trails in San Jose, Cupertino, Los Gatos area- PATTY
Spring into Green festival- JANNELLE
"Social identity and cultural flexibility" conference, May 13, 12:30- 2 p.m.
DA Creative Arts/ Silicon Valley Open Studio Preview May 18-19

OPINIONS (contact Ben Pacho)
Saga of unending war: Syria- GENIE
Spike in U.S. suicide rate- RUSSELL
Extending 9/11 military powers- JOSE
First 3-D printed plastic gun- ANGEL

SPORTS (contact Rajvir Kaur or Vik Gupta)
De Anza mascot change?- DEEANNE
Track team eliminated over hand gesture- HAROLD
Family of badminton team- PATTY
Dominique Guinnane/ Karina Thompson (profile)
Jason Collins and gay teammate?- RADHIKA & RAJ

BEAT
DA Voices: 3 songs in high rotation on your playlist right now? - BAO
Fashion Column
-4/5 people (male/female), must diversity of DA
-what are they wearing, where they got it, prices, trends, etc.
Top 5: Things you must do at DA before you transfer/graduate (include classes to take, clubs to join, etc.)