Tuesday, May 28, 2013

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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

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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.)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Stories Assigned April 30 (for Issue 24)

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NEWS (contact Nathan Mitchell)

May 1 DASB senate meeting @ 3:30 pm
DASB senate elections - KELSEY
Veterans & higher unemployment rates - ROMA

FHDA enrollment drop

FEATURES (contact Jannelle Garcia)

Color Run Preview - DEEANNE
May Day: A2K Human Rights Movements (May 1, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.) @ De Anza
First Thursday: Open Mic, May 7 - KELSEY
IMMIGRATION RIGHTS (needs photos): May Day march , 5 p.m., May 1, Mountain View
Picture for Art Show Preview: QT, Thursday 5 p.m. - BAO

OPINIONS (contact Ben Pacho)

UC Irvine/UC Berkeley Divestment - RUSSELL
Legal immunity for internet companies = CISPA - ANGEL
Internet tax bill/$24 billion in new revenue - JOSE
"Comedian in Chief" - LYDIA

SPORTS (contact Rajvir Kaur or Radhika Iyer)

Profile on Track's Erin Fisher - SOO
Profile on DA Cheer Squad - PATTY
Jason Collins & gay teammates? (interview athletes) - BOA
Profile on Debi Schafer-Braun
Mini Profile on Jeff Forman @ Massage Therapy - MAGGIE
Badminton Championship  Friday May 3rd and Saturday May 4th @ De Anza - KATE (photos needed)

BEAT (Contact Lydia Tuan)

DA Voices - If you were a font, what would you be and why?
"How to" Column - How to get over a college rejection
"Open Letter" Column - Person of choice, be humorous, can be real or fake - JANAY
Thing of the Week - Facebook HOME

Tuesday, April 23, 2013


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NEWS (contact Nathan Mitchell)

AB 806- 50 percent law- JANAY
AB 955- Different costs for classes- JESSICA
AB 1291- Internet privacy- GENIE
Brown's unit cap voted- CARLA
DASB Senate meeting, April 26, Wed 3:30 p.m.- SOO
Muslim and Jewish Dialogue- April 26, Wed 12:30- 2:30 p.m.

FEATURES (contact Jannelle Garcia)

"Making books come alive" panel discussion- Thurs 25, 12:30 to 2 p.m.
Club Day- Thurs 11 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Outdoor movie "Wreck it Ralph"- Thurs 8 p.m.
Mini Profile- Employee of the month- KATE
Moveable Feast- April 26 5- 9 p.m.- CARLA
"How to do what you love and get a job" April 30, 3:30- 5 p.m.- JANNELLE

OPINIONS (contact Ben Pacho)

Conservation billionaires looking to buy LA Times (Tribune)- RUSSEL
Jerry Brown refuses to reduce CA prison population- ANGEL
Inaccurate reporting on Boston bombings- HAROLD
Internet privacy bill- RUBEN
Boyscouts bans gays- JANAY
De Anza ... smokefree campus?- BAOLIN

SPORTS (contact Rajvir Kaur or Radhika Iyer)

Mini-profile: Rachel Pacheco - DEEANNE
Profile: Chris & Rey Gallegose - PATTY
Profile: Soe Turner - KATE
Track all state honors- JANAY
2 former DA football players enter NFL draft- ARIE
Baseball vs. CCSF @ 2:30 p.m.
Badminton vs. Fresno CC, 4/25 @ 3 p.m.- PATTY

BEAT

DA Voices: If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do? - BAOLIN
Top 5 Column: Top 5 things to do in between classes- DEEANNE
Things of the week column: Films, music, books, hotspots, etc- SOO

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Stories Assigned April 16

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NEWS (contact Nathan Mitchell)

DASB Senate Meeting - RADHIKA
MLC energy savings - KATE
Foothill teachers in Philipinnes - HAROLD
Electric car chargers update - RUBEN
Enrollment update (April 17, 1:30- 3 p.m.)

FEATURES (contact Jannelle Garcia)

San Pedro Square Market - ARIE
DASB canned food drive - KATE
De Anza food drive - KATE
De Anza Faculty Recital - MAGGIE
SJ Dishcrawl - BAO
Presentation/workshop on Autism & Social Learning, April 17, 4 - 5:30 p.m.
SJ Giants (local things to do)

OPINIONS (contact Ben Pacho)

Democrats lay out vision for the state - ANGEL
Anthony Weiner post scandal - JANAY
Saratoga High sexual assault- JESSICA
Republican Autopsy Report - TAYE
Bipartisan immigration bill - JOSE
Are you a "belieber?" - DEEANNE
DA Confessions

SPORTS (contact Rajvir Kaur or Vik Gupta)

Most improved baseball player - KELSEY
mini profile: Scott Hertler - JANAY
Tennis star player: women's - SOO
Last baseball home game - KELSEY
Tennis star player: men's
Track all state honors; practice 2:30 p.m.
Cheer squad/ CJ Jones

BEAT

DA Voices: What would you do with 15 min of fame? - JESSICA
Fashion Column
Should we have a visible mascot? What would it be?