FALL 2012 Story Assignments for Issue #2, Oct. 8

Taken Assignments         (Untaken Stories at the Bottom of the List)

News

• Prop. 30 meeting at Chancellor's office
• Taken by Wen
• City College of San Francisco bankruptcy and threatened accreditation
• Taken by Ifra
• New scholarships for Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders
• Taken by Jason
• New rule about repeating classes
• Taken by Kelsey
• 40th annual electric vehicle event of campus
• Taken by Lydia
• DASB meeting, 9/26 3:30 p.m.
• Taken by Sri

Features

• Work permit grants for illegal students
• Taken by Rosa
• Karl Shaffer profile
• Taken by Jannelle
• Laser show Sat. night
• Taken by Wen

Opinions

• On-campus vs. Off-campus
• Taken by Christine
• Measure D
• Taken by Sandy
• Prop. 34 Death Penalty
• Taken by Kim

Sports

• Women's Soccer vs. Hartnell, 9/28 at 4 p.m. at De Anza
• Taken by Noopur
• Men's Soccer vs. Laz Positas, 10/2 at 4 p.m. at De Anza
• Taken by Lizzie
• Profiles
• Taken by Raj, Nareen, and Noopur

DA Voices

• First Impressions of De Anza
• Taken by Adriana

STORIES THAT HAVE NOT BEEN TAKEN

Features

• Music on the Patio, Wed. 11:30

Opinions

• Foothill Free Valet

Sports

• Men's Water Polo, 9/28 West Valley Tournament
• Volleyball vs. Canada, 9/28 at 6:30 p.m. at De Anza

FALL 2012 Orientation Issue Story Assignments

BOLDED stories are ones still open. Any questions, please contact the respective section editor

Opinions (contact Saksham)
For profit colleges 

• students loans/repayment & default rate
• Job opportunities

Advice for new students (Jason)
Student/counselor ratio

News (Contact Michael/Radhika)
Measure C Update - media & learning center, track & field, ATC building (Jay)

Poor people's club (Wen)

Environmental Studies Project (Kelsey)

New Full-time faculty (Jay)

Sports (Contact Michael)
Men's soccer

• 9/22 vs. West Valley @ DA 4pm

Womens Volleyball

• 9/21 vs. Siskiyous @ DA 5pm
• 9/22 vs. Foothill @ DA 6:30pm

Women's soccer

• 9/21 vs. West Valley @ DA 4pm

New Phys. Ed. Dean (Jannelle)

• Rich Schroeder retires
• Colleen Lee-Wheat NEW DEAN
  

Features (Contact Yrady)
Sustainability

• Eco pass
• Bike rental

Q&A and checklist (interview with counselors) (Wen)
top 5 unexpected health services (Noofor)
People you should know - 8+ - outside campus too! (Yrady)

 

 

Story Assignments (Last Time!!!) for final issue of Spring 2012

News (Contact Vanessa Contreras)
Blood Drive (story and pics) - Kelsey
De Anza Flasher - Greg
What happened to Auto Cross? - Andrew
Hawking Preview - Ami
New DASB president profile - Jay

Features (Contact Ailya Naqvi)
Student Piano Concert - Jay
Last First Thursday Open Mic - Hongmi
Student Film/Video Show (Friday June 8, 730-930 pm in VPAC)
DA Chamber Orchestra - Ed
ICC DASB Dance - Ed
Screaming Queens - Alicia
Creative Arts Showcase - Mariah/Kelsey

Sports (Contact Alix Metanat)

Autotech Gold, Friday June 8

De Anza Cup Intramural Soccer Tournament (6/15) 1:30 p.m.  Alix

Opinions
Obama's Kill List -Ami
SJ Gay Marriage resolution, what other cities? Cupertino? - Greg
Is paid maternity leave a right? discrimination factor? - Mariah

Story Ideas Week 8

News (Contact Vanessa Contreras)
LEAD farmworkers activism meeting-Thursday 12:30 MCC
Safety training THUR/FRI (Conf Room A & B) Th: 10:30-11:30/F: 3-4:30 p.m. -Ed
IPBT budget talks -Ami
DASB grievances/elections results -Jay
EcoPass changes -Mariah

Features (Contact Ailya Naqvi)
Santos Perdidos acoustic band performance
Host families -Hongmi
Dance @ Sunken gardens (Photos will be taken by Ed)
Manual Callahan discussion on Zapatista Movement (6/4) 1:30 p.m. -Leila
Tommie Smith discussion on world peace and athletics (6/4) 1:30 p.m.
Farmworker Activism @ MCC (5/30) 1:30 p.m.
HBV Testing/Free Pearl tea (5/30) 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wildlife celebration -Leila

Sports (Contact Alix Metanat)
Profiles on scholar athletes -Kelsey
Autotech golf
Athletics+World Peace (6/4) 11:30 a.m. 
Graduating athletes -Jay
Olympics DA voices -Mariah
De Anza Cup Intramural Soccer Tournament (6/15) 1:30 p.m. 

Opinions
State parks cut funding -Ami

Story Ideas Week 7

News (Contact Vanessa Contreras)
Scholarship statistics (Shaden)
Blood drive preview (Kelsey)
Graduation moved to Homestead (Ed)
New Dean (Shaden)

Features (Contact Ailya Naqvi)
Taste of Latin America at Foothill 5/23 @ Campus Center Plaza, Noon to 1 p.m.
Banned books reading (Vanessa)
Father's Day (Kelsey)
FH Play (Alix)
Speakers "Supporting academic success: Possibilities and limitations" 5/23 @ MCC 3-4:30 p.m.


Opinions (Contact Leila Forouhi)
Pell grants rollback
Trayvon Martin update-Charges may be dropped
Enormous fine for downloading music
Sentencing of student hate crime at Rutgers (Alicia)

Sports (Contact Alix Metanat)
MVP Softball profile (Ed will be taking photos, we need someone to write the story!)
Why yoga is beneficial (Ami)
Why wrestling is not offered at De Anza (Andrew)
Graduating athletes


HIGHLIGHTED STORIES ARE OPEN! CONTACT YOUR RESPECTIVE EDITORS. 

Story Ideas Week 6 (5/15)

News (Vanessa Contreras)
Governor Jerry Brown-Mariah
College/University Day-Ed
Education and Youth Event (THURS 11:30-1:30)
Elsa Davis-Kelsey

Features (Brenda Norrie or Ailya Naqvi)
Spring Carnival (5/17) -PICTURES-Kelsey
Education and Youth Aspirations (5/17)
Student Art Show-Sam
Photo Lecture Series-Ed
Student Art Show Reception-Andrew

Sports (Alix Metanat)
Profiles on graduating athletes
Summer sports clinics-Hongmi
Adderall-Ami

Opinions (Leila Forouhi)
Online courses
Obama supports gay rights-Shaden

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Contact the respective editors for more information on any open story.