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La Voz THE WEEKLY VOICE OF DE ANZA COLLEGE SINCE 1967 Opinion | Page 7 News | Page 3 May 14, 2012 | Volume 45, No. 24 | lavozdeanza.com Journalism Association of Community Colleges | facebook.com/lavozweekly | lavozdeanza.com Brian Murphy on Apple tax evasion eects at De Anza Funding on hold: Foothill student senate pulls budget Campaign season begins for DASB student senate Ami Bruce Staff Writer see MURPHY pg 3 The ethics of Apple Corporation’s lack of tax input into California were brought into question in an April 28 New York Times article featuring comments from De Anza College’s president Brian Murphy. In an interview with the New York Times, Murphy used Apple as an example of the large corporations in Silicon Valley who are using legal strategies to avoid paying taxes in California to increase their bottom line. By running some of their !"#"$%" ’())"’*+($ (,-’". (%* (, other states and countries with low to no tax-rate, Apple is able to save money on its operations world-wide. Murphy believes these savings come at the expense of California schools. “I’ll bet every person at Apple has a connection to De Anza,” Murphy said in an interview with The Times. “Their kids swim in our pool. Their cousins take classes here. They drive past it every day, for Pete’s sake. But they do everything they can to pay as few taxes as possible.” The disparity between opinions on this issue lies in what is deemed ethical versus what is legal. There is nothing illegal about what Apple and other corporations do to keep their tax rates down, but the question remains open as to whether or not it is ethical. On his nationally-syndicated radio talk-show on April 30, Rush Limbaugh disagreed with the Times article and with Murphy’s comments. “The Times is just beside itself, and the people who write the story make it clear that Apple is not being patriotic,” Limbaugh said. “There’s a guy who runs a community college near Cupertino, and this guy’s quotes are amazing.” Limbaugh isn’t the only person who disagrees with Murphy. BRYCE DRUZIN | La Voz Weekly PAGE 5 “The seriousness of the allegations led me to withdraw the item for board consideration” Bryce Druzin Freelancer The Associated Students of Foothill College budget was pulled from the Foothill-De Anza District’s May 7 board of trustees agenda due to concerns raised by students over the budget-making process, including staff voting on the budget committee and allegations of an intimidating atmosphere at an April 19 college council meeting. “The seriousness of the allegations led me to withdraw the item for board consideration and reschedule it for June 4,” a letter from Foothill College president Judy Miner stated. ASFC president Shane Courtney said he requested vice president of student development Denise Swett to take over advisement of the budget and bylaw review committees, previously advised by director of student activities Daphne Small. At a May 10 ASFC college council meeting, Swett said bylaws would be revised to eliminate staff voting on the student senate budget. Previously, Small, student accounts manager Sirisha Pingali and dean of student affairs Pat Hyland have voted on the budget committee. A -$/) 0%12"* +. 1"’+1"1 03 /$ /))4 student college council. Swett also said staff, faculty and administrators would be barred from directly applying for student money, though this would not prohibit students from applying for a program that would include paid staff. The ASFC approved a motion to hold an informational budget meeting May 17 and a vote May 24. Both meetings are to take place in venues that can accommodate more people than the regular meeting site, the Toyon room. An April 19 college council meeting voted to approve $72,800 for the position of intramural coordinator, held by Stephen Mitchell, for the 2012-13 budget. ASFC members said there were so many people at the meeting that tables for voting members that normally are arranged in a square had to be squeezed to the middle. Most of the crowd was made up of athletes who showed up in support of Mitchell. “I felt intimidated,” said student senate budget commissioner Joseph Otayde. He added that his decision to bring a motion to create a line item for the intramural coordinator position 5/. +$6%"$’"1 03 *7" )/!2" crowd. Student senate vice president of administration Tommy Wong said his vote to approve the salary 5/.$8* +$6%"$’"1 03 *7" ’!(519 but that other members had expressed concerns. “There’s multiple people coming to me that say ‘I don’t feel right about this,’” Wong said. But some ASFC members disagreedwiththecharacterization of the atmosphere as intimidating. Senator Zion Fung said the unusually large crowd felt “weird” but expressed admiration for the number of people who showed up. contact Bryce Druzin at [email protected] SPORTS :7" -$/) /;;)+’/*+($. 5"!" submitted May 4 at 4 p.m. by De Anza College students hoping to win one of 30 seats in the De Anza Student Body Senate for the 2012-13 school year. Students may have noticed the lawn posters around the De Anza College campus urging them to “run.” For those who decide to take the challenge, May 4 was the deadline for all applications. The lawn signs, a new promotional technique, were a contributing factor for the higher number of applicants this year: 58 students applied, a higher number than last year, according to DASB President Arvind Ravichandran. “Usually we go to political science classes or the main quad,” Ravichandran said. “So we tried to put these signs all across campus. Some people actually said they saw these signs and that’s why they decided to run.” Those hoping to run in coalitions, groups of candidates running together on a common platform, had until May 11 to make the decision. There have been past arguments both for and against coalitions, yet election rules still remain to support those who wish to run in coalitions. “Usually the record is that the largest coalition wins, or take all the senate seats,” said Ravichandran, “[but] for example last year, just to give it a history, there was an independent runner who got the most votes, .( +* +. 1"-$+*")3 ;(..+0)" ,(! independent candidates to win.” Coalitions can reap advantages that independent candidates cannot, like dividing tasks amongst running mates, and spreading messages and platforms more broadly to students across campus. However, Ravichandran ./+1 *7"!" /!" .*+)) .(<" 0"$"-*. independent runners have over coalitions, like using the money solely on themselves while members of the coalition 7/#" *( .;)+* -$/$’+/) .%;;(!* see DASB pg 3 evenly. Also, popularity of an independent candidate can still have a chance against a coalition. Those hoping to become the new De Anza student senators this year will be tested on skills Mariah Bravo Staff Writer Ed Chuck Staff Writer see TRACK pg 5 58 students applied, a higher number than last year De Anza College’s track and -")1 *"/<. "=’"))"1 /* *7" >(/.* Conference Championships April 28 meet. The men’s team took home the -!.* >(/.* >($,"!"$’" >7/<;+4 onship win in school history and the women came in second. With 162.5 points and scoring in 19 of 20 events, the Dons beat (%* ."’($1 ;)/’" -$+.7"! /$1 7(.*9 Hartnell college, by 7.5 points. Big scoring events for the men’s team, the meet’s underdog, were the triple jump and high jump. “It was kind of unexpected,” said coach Nick Mattis, “we weren’t picked to win this. We weren’t even close to being picked to win this. They just had a very good week and put every- *7+$2 *(2"*7"! -$/))3 ,(! / ,%)) season of work and it came to- gether at the right time.” Foothll President, Judy Miner

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La VozTHE WEEKLY VOICE OF DE ANZA COLLEGE SINCE 1967Opinion | Page 7 News | Page 3

May 14, 2012 | Volume 45, No. 24 | lavozdeanza.com

Journalism Association of Community Colleges | facebook.com/lavozweekly | lavozdeanza.com

Brian Murphy on Apple tax evasion e! ects at De Anza

Funding on hold: Foothill student senate pulls budget

Campaign season begins for DASB student senate

Ami BruceStaff Writer

see MURPHY pg 3

The  ethics  of  Apple Corporation’s  lack  of  tax  input into California were brought into question in an April 28 New York Times article featuring comments from De Anza College’s president Brian Murphy.In  an  interview with  the  New 

York Times, Murphy used Apple as  an  example  of  the  large corporations  in  Silicon  Valley who are using  legal  strategies  to avoid  paying  taxes  in  California to increase their bottom line.By  running  some  of  their 

!"#"$%"& '())"'*+($& (,-&'".& (%*& (,&other  states  and  countries  with low  to no  tax­rate, Apple  is able to  save money  on  its  operations world­wide.  Murphy believes these savings 

come at the expense of California schools.“I’ll bet every person at Apple 

has  a  connection  to  De  Anza,” Murphy said in an interview with The  Times.  “Their  kids  swim in  our  pool.  Their  cousins  take 

classes  here.  They  drive  past  it every  day,  for  Pete’s  sake.  But they  do  everything  they  can  to pay as few taxes as possible.”The disparity between opinions 

on  this  issue  lies  in  what  is deemed  ethical  versus  what  is legal.    There  is  nothing  illegal about  what  Apple  and  other corporations  do  to  keep  their tax  rates  down,  but  the  question remains open as to whether or not it is ethical.On  his  nationally­syndicated 

radio talk­show on April 30, Rush Limbaugh  disagreed  with  the Times article and with Murphy’s comments.“The Times is just beside itself, 

and  the  people  who  write  the story make  it  clear  that Apple  is not  being  patriotic,”  Limbaugh said.    “There’s  a  guy  who  runs a  community  college  near Cupertino,  and  this  guy’s  quotes are amazing.”Limbaugh isn’t the only person 

who disagrees with Murphy.

BRYCE DRUZIN | La Voz WeeklyPAGE 5

“The seriousness of the allegations

led me to withdraw the item for board

consideration”

Bryce DruzinFreelancer

The  Associated  Students  of Foothill  College  budget  was pulled from the Foothill­De Anza District’s May 7 board of trustees agenda due to concerns raised by students over  the budget­making process,  including  staff  voting on  the  budget  committee  and allegations  of  an  intimidating atmosphere at an April 19 college council meeting.“The  seriousness  of  the 

allegations  led  me  to  withdraw the  item  for  board  consideration and  reschedule  it  for  June  4,” a  letter  from  Foothill  College president Judy Miner stated.ASFC  president  Shane 

Courtney  said  he  requested  vice president of student development Denise  Swett  to  take  over advisement  of  the  budget  and bylaw  review  committees, previously advised by director of student activities Daphne Small.At  a  May  10  ASFC  college 

council  meeting,  Swett  said bylaws  would  be  revised  to eliminate  staff  voting  on  the student senate budget. Previously, Small, student accounts manager Sirisha  Pingali  and  dean  of student  affairs  Pat  Hyland  have voted on the budget committee. A 

-&$/)&0%12"*&+.&1"'+1"1&03&/$&/))4student college council.Swett  also  said  staff,  faculty 

and  administrators  would  be barred  from  directly  applying for  student  money,  though  this would not prohibit students from applying for a program that would include paid staff.The ASFC  approved  a motion 

to  hold  an  informational  budget meeting  May  17  and  a  vote May  24.  Both  meetings  are  to take  place  in  venues  that  can 

accommodate  more  people  than the  regular  meeting  site,  the Toyon room.An  April  19  college  council 

meeting voted to approve $72,800 for  the  position  of  intramural coordinator,  held  by  Stephen Mitchell, for the 2012­13 budget.ASFC members said there were 

so  many  people  at  the  meeting 

that  tables  for  voting  members that  normally  are  arranged  in  a square had to be squeezed to the middle.  Most  of  the  crowd  was made up of athletes who showed up in support of Mitchell.“I felt intimidated,” said student 

senate  budget  commissioner Joseph  Otayde.  He  added  that his  decision  to  bring  a  motion to  create  a  line  item  for  the intramural  coordinator  position 5/.& +$6&%"$'"1& 03& *7"& )/!2"&crowd.Student  senate  vice  president 

of  administration  Tommy Wong said his vote to approve the salary 5/.$8*& +$6&%"$'"1& 03& *7"& '!(519&but  that  other  members  had expressed concerns.“There’s  multiple  people 

coming  to  me  that  say  ‘I  don’t feel right about this,’” Wong said.But  some  ASFC  members 

disagreed with the characterization of the atmosphere as intimidating.Senator  Zion  Fung  said  the 

unusually  large  crowd  felt “weird” but expressed admiration for  the  number  of  people  who showed up.

contact Bryce Druzin [email protected]

SPORTS

:7"& -&$/)& /;;)+'/*+($.& 5"!"&submitted May 4 at 4 p.m. by De Anza  College  students  hoping to win one of 30 seats  in  the De Anza Student Body Senate for the 2012­13 school year.  Students may have noticed the 

lawn posters around the De Anza College  campus  urging  them  to “run.”  For  those  who  decide  to take the challenge, May 4 was the deadline for all applications. The  lawn  signs,  a  new 

promotional  technique,  were  a contributing factor for the higher number of applicants this year: 58 students applied, a higher number than last year, according to DASB President Arvind Ravichandran.  “Usually  we  go  to  political 

science classes or the main quad,” Ravichandran  said.  “So we  tried to  put  these  signs  all  across 

campus.  Some  people  actually said  they  saw  these  signs  and that’s why they decided to run.”Those  hoping  to  run  in 

coalitions,  groups  of  candidates running  together  on  a  common platform,  had  until  May  11  to make  the  decision.  There  have been past arguments both for and against  coalitions,  yet  election rules still remain to support those who wish to run in coalitions.“Usually  the  record  is  that 

the  largest  coalition  wins,  or take  all  the  senate  seats,”  said Ravichandran, “[but] for example last year, just to give it a history, there  was  an  independent runner  who  got  the  most  votes, .(& +*& +.& 1"-&$+*")3& ;(..+0)"& ,(!&independent candidates to win.”Coalitions can reap advantages 

that  independent  candidates cannot,  like  dividing  tasks amongst  running  mates,  and spreading messages and platforms 

more  broadly  to  students  across campus. However, Ravichandran ./+1& *7"!"& /!"& .*+))& .(<"&0"$"-&*.&independent  runners  have over  coalitions,  like  using  the money  solely  on  themselves while  members  of  the  coalition 7/#"& *(& .;)+*& -&$/$'+/)& .%;;(!*&

see DASB pg 3

evenly.  Also,  popularity  of  an independent  candidate  can  still have a chance against a coalition.Those  hoping  to  become  the 

new  De  Anza  student  senators this year will be tested on skills

Mariah BravoStaff Writer

Ed ChuckStaff Writer

see TRACK pg 5

58 students applied,

a higher number than last yearthan last year

De  Anza  College’s  track  and -&")1& *"/<.&"='"))"1&/*& *7"&>(/.*&Conference Championships April 28 meet.The men’s team took home the 

-&!.*& >(/.*& >($,"!"$'"& >7/<;+4onship win in school history and the women came in second.With 162.5 points  and  scoring 

in 19 of 20 events, the Dons beat (%*&."'($1&;)/'"&-&$+.7"!&/$1&7(.*9&Hartnell college, by 7.5 points. 

Big  scoring  events  for  the men’s team, the meet’s underdog, were  the  triple  jump  and  high jump.“It  was  kind  of  unexpected,”  

said  coach  Nick  Mattis,  “we weren’t  picked  to  win  this.  We weren’t  even  close  to  being picked to win this. They just had a very good week and put every­*7+$2& *(2"*7"!& -&$/))3& ,(!& /& ,%))&season  of  work  and  it  came  to­gether at the right time.”

Foothll President, Judy Miner

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FREE CHAIR MASSAGE3:30 to 5 p.m.Outdoor Quad area by Fountain and LibrarySpring chair massage class will be giving free 

15­minute chair massages. Sponsored by 

Massage Therapy Program chair massage 

class. Contact Deb Tuck for more information 

at 408­864­8205, [email protected]

MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS11:30 to 12:30 p.m.Hinson Campus Center, El Clemente RoomA workshop for managing relationships spon­

sored by Health Services and Psychological 

Services. Contact Mary Sullivan for more 

information at [email protected].

PHOTO LECTURE SERIES­ BINH DANH7 to 9 p.m.A11Artist Binh Danh to visit De Anza as a part of 

2011­12 Visiting Speakers Series. Sponsored 

by Creative Arts. Contact Diane Pierce or Chia 

Wen for more information at piercediane@

deanza.edu or [email protected].

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: ECONOMIC DIVIDE IN EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Campus Center, ConferenceRooms A & B!"#$%&#'$()*%+,-%./,'/%$"/%"(0/*%#,1%aspirations of Silicon Valley high school 

students and how do those hopes differ 

based on class and race? Join Community 

Conversation: Economic Divide in Educational 

Systems and Youth Aspirations, facilitated 

23%$"/%4&5%'/%(&%67.+$38%9('+#:%;.*$+'/%#,1%Multicultural Education. For more information, 

contact Veronica Neal at nealveronica@

deanza.edu or 408­864­5338.

EDUCATION AND YOUTH ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE IN SILICON VALLEY1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Conference Rooms A & BSpeaker Else Davidson will visit De Anza 

as part of 2011­12 Visiting Speaker Series. 

<+*'.**+(,%(,%$"/%&#'$()*%$"#$%+,-%./,'/%Silicon Valley high school students and 

how the affect differs according to class 

and race. Sponsored by DASB Diversity 

and Events Committee.  Contact Tom Izu 

for more information at 408­864­8986 or 

[email protected].

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY REPRESENTATIVE VISITSMay 16:  10 a.m. SF State University

  10 a.m. UC Santa Cruz

  11 a.m. California South Bay University

Campus Events | 2 May 14, 2012

Looking for Community Service?An easy way to participate in 

community service is to work 

with another group with existing 

connections to community 

organizations. St Jude’s Episcopal 

Church is such a group, and is 

nearby (corner of McClellan & 

Stelling) . An open house event 

is being held Sunday, May 20th, 

from 3 to 6 p.m. featuring facility 

tours, food and music. There will be 

information about community service 

(San JoseFamily Shelter, Habitat 

for Humanity, and more). Come by!   

Contact [email protected] if you are interested but cannot attend 

May 20th.

MONDAY, MAY 14

TUESDAY, MAY 15

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16

THURSDAY, MAY 17

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Send event notices to

[email protected] by noon

Wednesday preceding the publication

week. Please type “Happenings” in the

subject line. La Voz does not guarantee

publication. All events take place on the

De Anza College campus and are free,

unless stated otherwise.

HAPPENINGS

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like organization, communicating effective  speech,  and  must  pass the Senate Bylaw Test. Controversy  about  the  Senate 

Bylaw  Test  came  up  in  last year’s  complaint  meeting,  but Ravichandran  said  the  test  is  not for  the  purpose  of  eliminating candidates, but rather to make sure 

that  they  are  somewhat  familiar with the bylaws. Another reason for the simplicity of the test is that there have also been complaints about a language barrier.“There  are  different  details 

of  it  [the bylaw  test]  that people may  not  understand,  and  those are  things  that  people  will learn  throughout  the  year,” Ravichandran  said,  “but  the  test 

itself  is  very  simple.  Everyone could pass it.” You  can  have  your  say  in  the 

senate elections online on May 21 at www.deanza.edu/studentvote.

contact Mariah Bravo [email protected]

from DASB pg 1

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3 | NewsMay 14, 2012

The  Times  article  was,  “rid­!"#!$%&'($ )*+)#,'-."$ /.%0$ .+!$misleading  statistics”,  accord­ing  to  Tom  Blumer,  writer  for NewsBusters.org.While  there  has  been  criti­

cism,  not  everyone  disagrees with  the  article  or  the  state­ments within.San  Jose Mercury News  col­

umnist  Scott  Herhold  writes 

that he feels Murphy has a good point.“The  long­term  interests  [of 

Apple]  lie  in  avoiding  a  coun­try in which public education is crumbling,” Herhold writes.  “We can cheer that Apple has 

garnered so much profit putting out  good  products  that  please so many  people. But  you  have to thank Murphy for raising the hard question: What happens to the public while we celebrate?”Murphy was out of  town and 

unavailable  for  comment,  but De  Anza’s  director  of  market­ing, communication, and devel­opment,  Marisa  Spatafore  was supportive of Murphy. “This  story  is  important  in 

terms  of  raising  awareness  of the  dire  budget  straights,”  she said,  “not only at De Anza but facing  public  education  state­wide.”

contact Ami Bruce [email protected]

from MURPHY pg 1

Foothill  College  leaders discussed May 3 moving forward with  the  development  of  a permanent  site  at  the  Onizuka naval air station in Sunnyvale. Currently,  Foothill  is  in  the 

process  of  retrieving  the  Air Force  property  in  the  Onizuka site from the U.S. Department of Education. In return for giving the surplus of free land, the property must be available  for  the public, which is the district’s intention.“In a month or two, we’ll have 

the  property  in  our  hands,”  said Charles Allen, executive director of facilities and operations for the district. The  Foothill­De Anza  District 

plans  to  open  a  facility  that is  much  more  than  a  standard campus  center.  Denise  Swett, acting  vice  president  of  student 

development  and  associate  vice ,1#0&!#+'$*2$3&!!"#4#"!$5.6,-0$and  community  programs,  told meeting  attendees.  “The  concept is a community center,” she said. “We’ll be encouraging families to come.”According  to  a  district  press 

release,  the  amount  of  land given  was  9.6  acres.  However, &+$ '(#$ 6##'&+78$ )*""#7#$ *24)&."0$announced  that  the  acreage allocated is now 9.2. “There’s a 99 percent possibility 

we’ll knock these buildings down, since they don’t meet the Division of  State  Architect  standards,” said Dave Younger,  the  architect from Lionakis Beaumont Design Group  Inc.  who  is  overseeing the  project.  “By  the  time  the construction is complete, we can #9,#)'$'*$4+!$.$%(*"#$+#%$0#'$*2$buildings occupying the area.” The Onizuka Air Force Station 

is  home  to  the  historic  Blue 

Cube,  a  pale  blue  windowless building  that  once  operated military  satellites.  Concern  was voiced  over  the  historical  value of  the  area,  but  Swett  said  her wishes were to keep “the history involved.” Within  the  corridors  of  the 

Blue  Cube  are  multiple  murals and signatures of the servicemen embedded  into  the  artwork.  The murals  will  more  than  likely be  extracted  from  the  building, :-'8$ ,(*'*71.,(#10$ %&""$ 410'$immortalize  the  paintings  into pictures. There was  a  suggestion  to  set 

up a small museum in the newly­developed center to celebrate the history of the Onizuka space. Demolition  is  set  to  begin  in 

the fall to level the space for the center. 

Allen LaStaff Writer

contact Allen La [email protected]

A new campus for FoothillTownhall meeting held to discuss future of land

More  than  100,000  cyclists braved the streets across the Bay Area  during  commute  hours  for the 18th annual Bike to Work Day  May 10. Corinne  Winter,  Executive 

director  of  Silicon  Valley  Bike Coalition, met  commuters  at  the downtown  San  Jose  energizer station    at  the  Martin  Luther King  Jr.  Library,  one  of  dozens of  booths  set  up  along  bicycle commuting routes. These stations provided  food,  safety  tips  and tune­ups  to  new  and  long­time cyclists. “It’s  a  great  event  and  we  do 

it  every  year,  and  every  year  it attracts a whole bunch of people who haven’t ridden their bikes in a  while,” Winter  said.  “A  lot  of people  go  on  continuing  to  use their  bikes,  and  we  hear  from people who started biking to work beginning on this day.”  Linden Skjeie,  the City of San 

Jose’s  green  team  coordinator, 

said  the  reason  she  bikes  to work  is  “because  it  allows  me to  put  my  values  to  work.  I’m concerned  about  climate  change and  this  allows me  to  do what  I can to reduce my impacts on the planet.” The coalition coordinates with  other  community  sponsors including Facebook, Google,  the city  of  San  Jose,  and  eBay  to organize the event in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.Although the number of bikers 

has increased this year according to  Winter,  a  lack  of  proper infrastructure, such as bike paths for cyclists, prevented even more people from joining.Some  local  bike­friendly 

infrastructure  enhancements  are being  made  possible  by    The  National  Association  of  City ;1.+0,*1'.'&*+$ <24)&."08$ %(&)($has  partnered  with  local  public agencies.  

Leila ForouhiOpinions Editor

contact Leila Forouhi [email protected]

Silicon Valley community supports Bike to Work Day

LEILA FOROUHI | La Voz WeeklyREFRESHMENTS WHILE GOING TO WORK - Bikers gather in the morning for Bike to Work Day at the downtown San Jose energizing station in front of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library on the corner of East San Fernando and South Fourth Street on May 10.

Flatbread Naan: The Club ­ The Caesar ­ The Italian

Combined with a small salad

Burger of the Week: Thai Beef ­ Curried Ground Beef 

Burger, Spicy Sweet Mango Salsa, Cilantro, Tomato and 

Iceberg on White

!" Soup: Tortellini

!" Pizza: Italian Meat 

Lover’s Combo

!" Vietnamese Chicken 

Salad: Grillen Chicken, 

Shredded Napa & 

White Cabbage, 

Carrot, Cucumber, 

Mint Cilantro, Crushed 

Peanuts with a Sweet 

and Spicy Dressing

!" Pasta: Southwestern 

Pasta

!" Soup: Cream of Celery

!" Pizza: California Bacon

!" Salad: Spring Greens, 

Fresh Apple, Candied 

Walnuts, Cranberries, 

Blue Cheese and Oil & 

Balsamic Dressing

!" WORLD RISOTTO: Thai 

Coconut Chicken Curry 

Risotto with Pineapple, 

Water Chestnut, Snow 

Peas, Tomatoes and 

Keifer Lime

!" Soup: Beef Noodle

!" Pizza: Pepperoni N’ Bacon

!" Salad: Southwestern Chicken

!" Broccoli Bow Tie Pasta

!" Pizza: Chef’s 

Choice

!" Soup: New 

England 

      Clam Chowder

De Anza College Dining Services

Menu: May 14 ­ May 18

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

For all of your on­campus dining needs,

visit the FOOD COURT in the upper level

of the Hinson Campus Center

!" Soup: Chicken Noodle 

Soup

!" Pizza: Roast Chicken, 

Ranch, Tomato, Chilies 

& Chipotle

!" Salad: Chinese   

Chicken

!" Pasta: Beef Stroganoff

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Ever  feel  out of  touch with  the  college community?  How  about  when  you’re looking for housing near the area? Do you !""#$%&$'"()*"$+,-**./$"#*0$12"("3*$-$*&)(+"$that  can  help  (and  it’s  not  Craigslist): Outhand. Outhand was created by Foothill College 

Electrical Engineering major James Zhao, 21,  who  had  already  established  two companies in China before immigrating to the United States. His personal frustration in assimilating  to  the Bay Area  led  to  the creation of Outhand.12"$'("4.*"$ .*$ %&$+("-%"$-$',-+"$&!$ %2"$

Internet where  students  can help  students save  time  and money.    It  is  also  a  single site  where  students’  college  needs  are consolidated.512"$ 6&-,$ &7$ 8)%2-!#$ .*$ 7&($ *%)#"!%*$

to  be  able  to  help  each  other,  to  create  a social network in our school,” said Cynthia Ouandji,  17,  biochemistry  major  and Outhand representative at De Anza.8)%2-!#$ 7&+)*"*$ &!$ +,-**./$"#$ *"+%.&!*$

and provides a place  for  students  to keep up­to­date on classes, clubs and events.“When I purchased a book online from 

my friend, I didn’t need to wait two weeks 

like  I  would  have  to  if  I  ordered  a  book from  Amazon,”  said  Outhand  content &7/$+"($ 9-!$ :-.;$ <=;$ -(+2.%"+%)("$ 4->&($ -%$Foothill.  “It’s  transparent  ­­  I  can  see  the deal. It’s safe and I can be sure that the deal or  the product  itself  isn’t faulty. However we’ve  progressed  to  the  extent where we don’t just want to just sell and buy. We want to move ahead and push forward with the socializing aspect of it with the integrated club functions and the class functions.”Eighteen months in its infancy, Outhand 

currently  has  a  toehold  in  Foothill  and De  Anza  Colleges  with  plans  to  expand 

to  other  local  colleges,  such  as Mission  College,  West  Valley 

College and Stanford University.Currently,  the  program  is  being  tested. 

Alex  Claydon,  21,  business  major  and Outhand  representative  at De Anza,  said, the organizers are getting “an idea of how it’s evolving” in  the area, so  they can see where they want to take it.12"$ 8)%2-!#$ %"-4$ ',-!*$ %&$ )*"$ %2"$

experience  gained  locally  to  grow  the business and expand the company’s reach. 12"$ 6&-,$ .*$ %&$ +("-%"$ -$ *?*%"4$ %2-%$ +-!$@"$ #"',&?"#$ -%$ !"A$ *+2&&,*$ %&$ "7/$+."!%,?$incorporate  the  schools  into  the  Outhand 

website and get students involved.Claydon  said  students  at  De Anza  can 

@"!"/$%$ 7(&4$ 8)%2-!#3*$ +"!%(-,.B-%.&!$&7$ 7"-%)("*$ -!#$ *"(C.+"*D$ 12"$ A"@*.%"$has  a  different  section  for  each  college &($ )!.C"(*.%?;$ -,,&A.!6$ )*"(*$ %&$ /$!#$ -$variety of information and services that are relevant to themselves.Outhand’s  model  is  especially 

convenient  for  students  who  plan  on transferring.  Once  students  learn  how  to use Outhand, they can continue using it at their new schools without worrying about learning a new interface.12"$ 8)%2-!#$ %"-4$ .*$ ',-!!.!6$ &!$

offering a mobile app and deals to students in the future. “We’re  trying  to  reach  out  to  the  local 

businesses,  to  make  some  good  deals 7&($ *%)#"!%*;E$ *-.#$ F2-&D$ 512"?$ 6&$ %&$restaurants  and  get  some  discounts  from those restaurants.”De Anza students can learn more about 

Outhand by visiting their website at www.outhand.com,  where  they  can connect to the Outhand Facebook page and 1A.%%"($7""#D

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Outhand: saving students time and money

De Anza BSU welcomes all: 1st ! ursday

It’s more than just poetry. It’s also acous­tic instruments, voice, spoken stories, and @("-G"(*D$12"$+&&,$'-(%0$HC"(?@&#?$.*$A",Icome to share their inspirations. De Anza College’s Black Student Union 

2",#$.%*$4&!%2,?$5<*%$12)(*#-?E$&'"!$4.+$

series on May 3. Performers got the chance to  show off  their  skills while  the Euphrat Museum of Art served as a colorful back­drop.JKL$+&I-#C.*&($M+1-%"$K%(&4-!$99$*-.#$

he  wanted  to  publicize  the  Euphrat  Mu­*")4$&7$N(%$-!#$%2"$"C"!%$ .*$5#"/$!.%",?$-$team effort from the BSU.” 

M-!?$ *%)#"!%*$ /$!#$ %2"$ 4&!%2,?$ "C"!%$enjoyable  too. One of  the performers, ac­+&)!%.!6$ 4->&($ O.!-,$ K2-2;$ <=;$ *-.#$ *2"$liked  the  encouraging  atmosphere  of  the event. “People  are  very  supportive,  they’re 

very open to everything, so that helps, you know?” Shah said. 

Audience  members  said  they  were  en­lightened by the performers. Student Adri­an Asbun said, “It’s very inspirational.”12"$"C"!%$*"(C"*$-$#)-,$')('&*"$K%(&4-!$

said.“Not  only  does  it  promote  the  Euphrat 

Museum,  but  it  also  allows  the  students’ creativity to shine,” he said.

Kelsey PurpuraStaff Writer

contact Kelsey Purpura [email protected]

contact Ed Chuck [email protected]

ED CHUCK | La Voz WeeklyTHE CREW - (From left) Ian Lai, 19, Cynthia Ouandji, 17, Alex Claydon, 21, and founder James Zhao, 21, representing Outhand outside De Anza’s Campus Center.

Ed ChuckStaff Writer

Photos courtesy of Dylan McMahon

JAMMIN’ IT UP - Chris Stroman, 18, psychology major, plays some beats before the event.

RHYMING - Mutate Stroman, BSU co-advisor, recites an original poem on May 3.

QUICK REHEARSAL - (from left) Alex Contreras, 19, William Wang, 18, and Bryce Druzin, 27 prepares for their performance at First Thursday on May 3rd.

Show your stuff!

BSU’s 1st Thursday Open Mic

First Thursday of every month

5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Visual and Performing Arts Center

He  was  an  airline  pilot,  a millionaire, a doctor and a lawyer, all before his 21st birthday. He  traveled  across  the  world 

for  free  and  passed  the  bar examination without going to law school.  Frank  Abagnale  seemed %&$2-C"$%2"$A&(,#$-%$2.*$/$!6"(%.'*;$but  it  wouldn’t  last  –  he  was  a fraud.Abagnale,  world­renown  con 

man­turned FBI agent and subject 

of  the Hollywood movie  “Catch Me  If  You  Can,”  wrapped  up the 44th  annual Foothill College Celebrity  Forum  at  the  Flint Center  on  May  4.  He  spoke  of his exploits as a con man and also shared  advice  on  how  to  protect consumers from getting conned.9!$ %2"$ <=PQ*;$ N@-6!-,"$ ,"#$ -$

life  of  expert  deception  after  his parents  divorced.  He  posed  as a  Pan Am  co­pilot  by  acquiring a  badge  and  uniform  he  used  to hitch  rides  across  the world.  He also  held  a  position  as  a  doctor 

&C"(*"".!6$-$6(&)'$&7$.!%"(!*D$1&$generate  funds,  he  forged  $2.5 million  in  company  checks  and cashed them as he traveled.Abagnale  began  working  for 

the  FBI  investigating  cases  of fraud after serving for his crimes in France and the U.S.He  then  told  the  audience 

he  shreds  everything  because worthless  to  one  could  actually be of great value to someone else.He  also  suggested  using  a 

micro­cut shredder because at an FBI  lab  in Quantico, Va.,  agents 

could  reassemble documents  run through  a  straight­shredder  in under  an  hour.  Documents  run through  a  criss­cross  shredder could be reassembled in 72 hours. However, documents run through a  micro­cut  shredder  cannot  be reassembled.He also warned against the use 

of  debit  cards,  as  they  expose consumers’ own money to risk.“I  use  a  credit  card,”  said 

Abagnale.  “Visa,  Mastercard, American  Express,  Discover. Every day of my life I spend their 

money.”Consumers  can  also  dispute 

fraudulent  charges  on  a  credit card without having any of  their own  money  exposed,  Abagnale said.“When you use your debit card, 

you  do  nothing  for  your  credit score,”  he  said.  “When  you  use your credit card, every month that you  pay  the  bill,  you  build  your credit.”

Frank AbagnaleAndrew Puckett

Web Editor

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“What kind of home remedies

does your family use?”

Cristian Aguilar, 19,sociology“In order to sleep well, we drink lettuce tea. You just put lettuce in boiling water and then we just pour it into a cup and with sugar and that makes us go to sleep faster.”

Jeanette Uddenfeldt, 26,computer science“If you have problems with your ears—you get in!ammations o"en or you get water in your ears—then just put some garlic into olive oil, put it in the microwave so it gets a bit warm, dip some cotton in the olive oil, put it in your ear and have it in for 10 to 15 minutes.”

Elaine Aviles, 19,general education“When one of the girls have cramps in their stomach, what my grandma told my mom to do and what she tells me to do is get a water bottle and #ll it up with really, really hot water then just lay on the bed and have it placed on your stomach.”

Kat TsuKuda, 20,graphic design“When somebody has a cold in my family, we boil hot tea with Coca-Cola with sliced lemons and we brew that for probably about half an hour, we let it settle and we drink that instead of taking traditional cold medicine as a way to relieve sore throats.”

The  men  won  two  events. 

Emmanuel  Gbondo,  a  sopho­

more,  helped  set  the  tone  with 

an early high jump victory. In a 

very close race, freshman Donte 

Williams  clinched  De  Anza’s 

second  win  by  out­leaning  the 

pack  in  the  last  two  to  three 

steps, said Mattis.

De  Anza  lost  a  hurdler,  due 

to  a  knee  problem  early  in  the 

season,  leading  to challenges  in 

the event throughout the season. 

High  jump  champion  Gbondo 

was also on the injured list after 

spraining  his  knee,  but  was 

cleared by a doctor to participate 

and finish out his last year.

As  reported  in  the  April  23 

edition of La Voz,  the  lack of a 

home track has been an issue for 

this  year’s  team.  Track  athletes 

have  had  to  visit  other  schools 

to practice, taking valuable time 

out  of  their  training  and  school 

schedules. While the men’s team 

employed  a  strategy  of  forcing 

prelims in some cases to tire out 

opponents,  De  Anza’s  women 

had  to  run  multiple  events  in 

order to score points. While they 

may not have had their best indi­

vidual  performances,  the  team 

effort paid off. 

The  women’s  team  scored 

179 points, losing only to Laney 

College, the highest ranked team 

in  the  state,  and  defeating  rival 

Hartnell.  Dominique  Guinnane, 

freshman, was  the  only woman 

champion,  taking  first  in  the 

3,000 meter steeplechase.

With a young team across the 

board, Mattis is optimistic about 

the next season.

“The  future’s  looking  good 

and  we’re  supposed  to  have 

some  good  recruits  coming  in 

too,”  he  said.  “We  lose  some 

good  leaders  and  good  point 

scorers,  but with what we  have 

coming in, we’re hoping we can 

pick right up and be even stron­

ger next year. And we’ll have a 

place to practice!”

from TRACK pg 1

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Mariah BravoStaff Writer

Bold, dedicated, employed and 

full­time  students  have  what  it 

takes to be De Anza student ath­

letes  while  juggling  a  full­time 

schedule.

The  first  step  for  prospective 

student  athletes  is  to  contact  the 

team  coaches.  Students  have  to 

call them ahead of time, because 

all contact with coaches must be 

done  prior  to  the  season,so  that 

student­athletes can participate in 

a  conditioning  program  before 

the  season  begins  due  to  the 

amount of skill necessary to play. 

It  may  be  too  late  to  join  a 

sports  team  this  quarter,  but  do 

not  wait  until  September  when 

fall  quarter  begins  to  contact 

coaches.  Contact  is  “probably 

the most  important  thing  to do,” 

said  De  Anza  Athletic  Director 

Kulwant  Singh.  Be  sure  to  call 

about  a month  advance  or  go  to 

the  De  Anza  College  Athletics 

website  for  dates,  schedules  and 

all contact information.

In  order  to  join  a  sports  team 

on campus, you must be enrolled 

full  time.  For  first­year  student­

athletes,  cumulative  GPA  does 

not affect elibility to join a team. 

However,  by  their  second  year, 

athletes  are  required  to  have 

completed  36  quarter  units  and 

have maintained a 2.0 cumulative 

GPA.

Keep in mind the time required 

in  order  to  be  a  member  of  a 

sports group. 

“It  takes about six to 12 hours 

of  practice  a  week  in  addition 

to  games.  It’s  a  Monday­to­

Friday commitment,” said Singh. 

However, the estimated time and 

days  dependent  on  the  sports 

team. Some sports, like track and 

field  and  football,  have  meets 

or  games  a week. More  practice 

is  necessary,  compared  to  other 

sports teams like soccer that have 

games generally twice a week. 

The time spent dedicated as an 

athlete  may  make  an  individual 

question  whether  he  or  she  will 

have  the  time  necessary  for  par­

ticipating  on  a  sports  team.  But 

do  not  be  discouraged.  Time  is 

no  excuse  for  inhibiting  most 

individuals  from  joining  since 

many  fair  amount  of  De  Anza 

student­athletes who  juggle  full­

time  status,  work,  family  and 

other responsibilities. 

“Student­athletes  can  juggle 

school, work and their team very 

well, said Singh. Their GPAs and 

transfer  rates  are  usually  higher 

than  non­athletes.  There  is  data 

on that everywhere,” said Singh.

The De Anza College Athletics 

website  claims  that  student­ath­

letes are “very successful in terms 

of  retention.”  —90  percent  and 

87 percent for transfer. According 

to communitycollegereview.com, 

community college athletes have 

been signed to pro leagues direct­

ly  out  of  two­year  colleges  as 

well.  Yet  for  those  who  prefer 

to  transfer  in  order  to  seek  bet­

ter  opportunities,  there  are  some 

safeguarded scholarships for stu­

dent  athletes. An  estimated  $1.4 

million was available for athletic 

and  academic  scholarships  for 

student athletes in the 2009­2010 

school year, according to the ath­

letics website. 

College  athletics  offer  many 

opportunities  for  De  Anza  stu­

dents, but you cannot be afraid to 

get involved. 

contact Mariah Bravo [email protected]

Photos and quotes compiled by Kelsey Purpura | La Voz Weekly

photo courtesy of DONALD WANG THEIR TIME - The 2012 De Anza men’s championship track and !eld team conquers the Coast Conference Championship for the !rst time.-

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Although having a Facebook !""#$%&' (!)*+' ,&' *!+,*-' &#' .%/'and  make  friends,  unbeknownst to  many,  the  social  networking website  is  also  being  used  as  a crime watch tool to target people of interest. Amid  the  various  clutter  of 

tagged  photos,  shared  links and random status updates, an increasing  number  of  photos of  missing  pets,  people  and items  photos  are  appearing on  Facebook  walls.  Recently, Music  Go  Round  in  San  Jose has been circulating a picture of a man who allegedly stole a guitar from the store, request­ing  anyone  who  recognizes the guy to come forward with his information. Similarly, many Facebook users 

and groups have  taken advantage of  Facebook’s  popularity  to  post have­you­seen­me  photos.  Five years ago, police in Hamilton, On­tario used Facebook to successful­ly track down a burglar in a failed robbery after he took off his mask and looked into a security camera.

Since  then,  many  other law  enforcement  agencies and missing persons  groups, such  as  the Black  and Miss­ing  Foundation  Inc.,  have begun  to  use  Facebook  and Twitter  to  spread  photos  of suspects  and missing  people with some success. Unfortunately,  a  darker  side 

also  exists  to  Facebook.  The Bahraini  government  used Facebook  to  target  opposition protesters  during  the  uprising that  begun  in  February  2011 through photos and tags of pro­

Jay ChowStaff Writer

Has social media become

the new most wanted list?

testers  who  did  not  bother  to change their privacy settings.To make matters  more  com­

plicated, if a friend posts an in­criminating  picture  of  you  and allows anyone to see it, even if you have your privacy settings turned  on,  that  photo  can  still be  seen  by  people  who  could use  that  against  you.  Because many  groups  are  catching  on to  Facebook’s  potential  to find  information  about  people, Facebook users should be more careful  about  what  they  post and consider who may see it. 

In  fact,  many  Facebook  us­ers  have  never  looked  at  their Facebook  settings  and  have the  minimal  security  default. While  this makes  it easier  for friends and family to find you, it also makes it easier for peo­ple you might not  like  to find your  personal  information  or see your photos. In  case  you  have  never  read 

Facebook’s user agreement, the policy  states:  “You  grant  us  a non­exclusive,  transferable, sub­licensable,  royalty­free, worldwide  license  to  use  any IP  content  that  you  post  on  or in  connection  with  Facebook. This IP License ends when you delete  your  IP  content  or  your account unless your content has been  shared  with  others,  and they have not deleted it.” Facebook  is  basically  say­

ing  that  it  is  not  responsible for the information others find and  see  on  your  account  and cannot  be  held  liable  in  any way.  Everything  that  users post ceases  to belong  to  them as soon as it uploads.That  being  said,  it  is  up  to 

users  to  control  who  can  ac­cess  their  personal  informa­tion  and  what  information they post online. 

Loans hold students back from prospective careers and life

Everybody has the right to free or affordable education. Many college students, however, spend their time worrying  about  how  to  pay  back their student loans after graduating. With  a  bad  economy  and  high 

unemployment  rates,  students simply  cannot  make  all  the payments on the debt they incur.There is no doubt the state should 

01!2' !' (#-*' +,3%,."!%&' -#1*' ,%'supporting higher education. More importantly, politicians should work to  make  college  more  affordable without  mortgaging  students’ future,  whether  through  lowering tuition or awarding grants. The  whole  reason  everyone  is 

Shaden AmlehStaff Writer

striving  to  get  a  higher  education ,+' &4*2' !-*' .34&,%3' &#' 3*&' 5*&&*-'careers in the job market. Because students  can’t  pay  the  ridiculously high  tuition,  they  borrow  money. But in the end, they face the fact that there are no enough jobs available.  According to the Federal Reserve 

Bank  of  New  York,  student  debt has  climbed  25  percent  since  the +&!-&'#6'&4*'.%!%",!1'"-,+,+',%'7889:'increasing  by  $440  billion  to  the current level of $550 billion. The  rate  of  student  loans  that 

were more  than  90  days  past  due rose  from  10.6  percent  to  11.2 percent  in  the  second  quarter  of 2011,  according  to  the  New York Federal  Reserve.    Not  only  has student debt risen precipitously, but an increasing number of those loans aren’t getting paid off on time.As  long  as  the  education 

system remains the same, it falls on  the responsibility of colleges to make it clear to students how the loans process work.  In  some  cases,  student  simply 

may  have  not  understood  the decision they were making.  According  to  a  survey  by  the 

youth  advocacy  group  Young Invincible  of  6,500  students who  owed  $76,000  on  average, a  majority—65  percent—either misunderstood  or  were  surprised by some aspect their loans. Twenty percent of  them were surprised by their repayment terms as well as the amount they had to pay monthly. “It did not seem too much money 

at the beginning,” said Jesse Hale, a student at Foothill College. “I went to a college before and took a loan, but when  I  started paying  it  back, ;'&4*%'.3$-*/'4#<'($"4'(#%*2',&'was.”   She added, “It was hard  to .%/'!'=#5'&#'0!2'5!")'(2'/*5&+>?While  the  interest  rate  is  still 

under debate in U.S. Congress, it is +*&'&#'/#$51*'&#'@>9'0*-"*%&',%'A$%*>''This will put students in big trouble, and might make  them  think  twice before  they  enroll  in  universities, especially when  the  job market  is still  poor.  If  Congress  extends  the 

lower interest rates on the federally subsidized  Stafford  loans  for  one year,  it will  save more  than seven million  students  $1,000  each  on their  total  loan  payments.  The extension comes with a $6 billion price  tag, which  is keeping  it  at a standstill.Finally, graduating students want 

to  encounter  a  lively  job  market when they graduate. And a nation’s growth is supposed to be enhanced by  higher  education  but  with  the enormous  debt  burden,  it  will  be hard for graduates to invest enough to allow this growth, to arise.The U.S. could be put on a slower 

growth path in years to come if the college debt stays the way it is. Less money will  be  spent  and  invested 52'!/$1&+',%'&4*,-'.-+&'6*<'/*"!/*+'as long as Americans struggle with high student loan payments.  

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