La Voz

OJ Custodio is doing it all: rapping and performing, fundraising for his hip-hop club on campus and training in Muay Thai martial arts. On the side he is an ambitious student, a caring friend and a loving brother. He has aspirations to make a change in the world.… Post the First Comment

De Anza College received yet another compliment about its well-rounded excellence in many of its educational departments - in this case, music. Part-time musician Ryan Johnson, 21, is a De Anza student working full-time as an English teacher to support himself.… Post the First Comment

"Making the River," shown on campus June 3, is a documentary about the life of a Native American man named Jimi Simmons. The film documents his life from when he was taken by social workers as a baby, all the way through his trial for a murder he did not commit.… Post the First Comment

"What happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas" - at least that's the case for the three guys in "The Hangover," who wake up after a wild stage party with no memories of what happened the night before. But one thing is certain: the hotel suite is completely trashed and the groom is missing.… Post the First Comment

Anyone who has ever been to the Student Art Show would be impressed at what De Anza College's Euphrat Museum has to offer. As you walk in, live music is playing and student volunteers greet you courteously. The reception is laid out in an elegant manner, and to the right the museum, which hosts art pieces from over 100 artists from De Anza.… Post the First Comment

The Social Environmental History class embarked on a special project on June 6 to collect cigarette butts scattered around campus. The initiative is part of an extra credit assignment offered to students by instructor Benjamin Kline. "A student came up with the idea for the project a couple years ago," said Kline.… Post the First Comment

In today's technology age, there is a place to see if a particular instructor is a good fit for you or not, before you actually attend the class. It is called RateMyProfessor.com. Founded in May 1999 by John Swapceinski, the site allows college and university students to anonymously assign ratings to professors of American, Canadian, and British institutions.… Post the First Comment

Finally. The time has come. I'm so very close to end my journey at De Anza College and begin a brand new one in Tucson, Arizona. Oh boy - I'm so eager I can feel the excitement in the air. After two years of hard work my graduation is just three short weeks away.… Post the First Comment

Time flies! Six months have passed since the beginning of 2009. A lot of artists released debut or new albums so I'd like to list my 10 favorite and most played albums released in the first half of 2009 (in random order). READ MORE… Post the First Comment

There may be many ways of thought on the political spectrum, but there is not a single one that is perfect. Each one has something that appeals to an individual and that overshadows some of its hidden flaws. Take liberalism (in the modern American definition) for example, an ideology that seeks to improve society where the government works for the well-being of the people while protecting the rights of all individuals.… 1 Comment

While the debate as to whether it is technology that affects societal progress or society that affects the progress of technology is a bit of a chicken-or-egg quandry. The outright denial of the importance of technology's role in our everyday lives is something only the ignorant or senseless would contemplate.… Post the First Comment

With summer break soon upon us, it seemed appropriate to use this academic year's last installment to look back and update everyone on (you guessed it) the state of the economy. And as promised in last quarter's grande finale, let us do so by returning to the land of the United States of Amnesia, where, after going through a rather traumatic economic crisis of their own, the country was rescued by its new Prince and his Knights of the Economic Square Table, who, with swift and decisive action, cured the land of its ills.… 1 Comment