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De Anza College’s First Amendment Student Press October 10, 2011 www.lavozdeanza.com Volume 45 | Issue 2 a Voz Weekly STEVE JOBS !" $%& ’()*+’" ’, % -%. ’/%’ /%0 % 1("%’ ).2+".3" ,. ,+( 3,--+.)’&4 55 6748 Foothill-De Anza Community College District’s Board of Trustees has chosen the former Onizuka Air Force Station in Sunnyvale as the site for the new education center that will replace the district’s current campus in Palo Alto. The new center will focus on career tech- nical education and will offer classes on early childhood education, pharmacy tech, emergency medical tech- nician and computer education. The district hopes to acquire the land by receiving a public benefit conveyance from the federal government which will effectively give the district the land for free. “This is . . . a highly unusual and extremely fortunate oppor- tunity to be able to acquire 9.2 acres of land in the Silicon Valley for free,” said Chancellor Linda Thor. “It’s just too good to be true.” In order to receive the public benefit conveyance, Sunnyvale must first approve an amended reuse plan to include an education center. A vote on this is scheduled for Nov. 15. “I’m fairly confident . . . I think based on the comments I’ve heard on the dais I think we’re not going to have any trouble get- ting it approved,” Sunnyvale Mayor Melinda Hamilton said. Should the new reuse plan be approved, the district will then apply to the U.S. Department of Education. “We’re very optimistic we’re going to get the public benefit conveyance. The Sunnyvale City Council and the Sunnyvale city officials are enthusiastic about the proposal,” said Thor, “We also have had preliminary conversations with officials at the U.S. Department of Education who have been helpful and appear to be interested in sup- porting the proposal.” Thor estimates the public ben- efit conveyance process will take approximately six months and said she hopes the district will have title over the land by next spring. In the meantime, the district plans on hiring an envi- ronmental consulting service to ensure the site and future center complies with state environ- mental regulations. The Air Force, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for the former base. However, the reuse plan the Air Force was operating under did not include an educational center. Charles Allen, executive director of facilities, operations and construction manage- ment said he thinks the FONSI is still valid, but the city of Sunnyvale is taking steps to be sure. Actual construction of the center is not antic- ipated to begin until the second half of 2013, and the center is expected to begin operations by early 2015. Until the new center is completed, classes will continue to be held at the Middlefield Campus. Current buildings being used at the Middlefield cam- pus, which serves around 4,000 students, date back to the 1950s and lack heating, air condi- tioning and proper ventilation. “It’s operating in a 1950s high school that was closed and the facilities are definitely not state of the art and not to the standard that either the Foothill or the De Anza campuses are,” Thor said. The district estimates it will have to spend $5 million to demolish the existing structures on the site. The money saved as a result of the public benefit conveyance will be spent on the center’s construction. Overall costs for con- struction of the 55,000 square foot education center, amenities and parking lot are estimated at $35.6 million. All construction costs will be paid for by money raised from Measure C, a bond measure passed in 2006. Annual operating costs, estimated to be $4.3 million, will come from the district’s gen- eral fund provided by the state of California. The district currently receives $1 million a year from the state of California for running the educa- tion center at Middlefield, most of which is used to lease the buildings from Palo Alto. The former Onizuka Air Force Station is located near the junction of Highways 101 and 237. Light rail and bus lines also have stops within walking distance. Nearby businesses include Juniper Networks, Yahoo and Lockheed Martin. Chancellor Thor expects some of the classes offered to reflect the sur- rounding businesses saying, “It will be influ- enced by all those companies that are around it as well as to what kinds of continuing education or basic education needs their employees may have.” BRYCE DRUZIN STAFF WRITER |See ONIZUKA : Page 3| Onizuka site of new Foothill-De Anza College Current build- ings lack heat- ing, air condi- tioning and ven- talation. It’s just too good to be true. - Linda Thor Cry to God Ministries turned the campus stage in De Anza College’s main quad into an open air church on Oct. 3, just the latest in a line of street preaching events organized by the group. Street preaching is the act of wielding the First Amendment right of free speach to preach the gospel in public. Cry to God Ministries is not a 501(c) church, meaning it would pay taxes were it to have a central place of worship. The ministry has dem- onstrated outside of San Jose Sharks games, Shoreline concerts, San Jose’s Christmas in the Park, visits from the Pope and even FanimeCon, a convention for anime lovers. “You’ve never been spanked; you need a good spanking!” said Kevin Farrer, Internet essayist on the gospel, street protester and the founder of cry- 2god.com. His remarks were met with a flurry of memes from the crowd, such as “cool story bro,” a phrase meant for quelling Internet trolls. “They feed off attention,” said Lauren Ashley, a 25-year-old sculpture major. “They’ve been here before but this is the first time [I’ve seen] people yell back at them.” “We know this is controversial, that’s why we go to colleges.” said another member of the min- istry who would only be identified as J.K., “This is between classes and we already have a lot of people; wait till class is out.” Cry to God is a Northern Californi-based street protesting ministry and consists of about nine people of close relation, united in their religious devotion. The name is taken from a prayer, “A cry to God for mercy . . . ” Street ministers preach hell and brimstone; !" $%&’ ()*+"%)( ,")*,% -," MARTIN TOWAR NEWS EDITOR |See GOSPEL : Page 3| PHOTOGRAPHER, NICK TSANG | LA VOZ WEEKLY WHO’S PROTESTIN WHOM? - Oct. 3 Preachers Kevin Farrer and J.K. from Cry To God Ministries cause an uproar of controversy on the stage in the Main Quad. David Byars retaliates against Cry to God’s inflamitory words with anger. Other students cite Bible passages of their own. See more photos of the event on page, 4.

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Page 1: Issue 2 Fall2011

De Anza College’s First Amendment Student Press

October 10, 2011www.lavozdeanza.comVolume 45 | Issue 2

a Voz WeeklySTEVE JOBS

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Foothill-De Anza Community College District’s Board of Trustees has chosen the former Onizuka Air Force Station in Sunnyvale as the site for the new education center that will replace the district’s current campus in Palo Alto. The new center will focus on career tech-nical education and will offer classes on early childhood education, pharmacy tech, emergency medical tech-nician and computer education.

The district hopes to acquire the land by receiving a public benefit conveyance from the federal government which will effectively give the district the land for free.

“This is . . . a highly unusual and extremely fortunate oppor-tunity to be able to acquire 9.2 acres of land in the Silicon Valley for free,” said Chancellor Linda Thor. “It’s just too good to be true.” In order to receive the public benefit conveyance, Sunnyvale must first approve an amended reuse plan to include an education center. A vote on this is scheduled for Nov. 15.

“I’m fairly confident . . . I think based on

the comments I’ve heard on the dais I think we’re not going to have any trouble get-ting it approved,” Sunnyvale Mayor Melinda Hamilton said. Should the new reuse plan be approved, the district will then apply to the U.S. Department of Education.

“We’re very optimistic we’re going to get the public benefit conveyance. The Sunnyvale City Council and the Sunnyvale city officials are

enthusiastic about the proposal,” said Thor, “We also have had preliminary conversations with officials at the U.S. Department of Education who have been helpful and appear to be interested in sup-porting the proposal.”

Thor estimates the public ben-efit conveyance process will take approximately six months and said she hopes the district will

have title over the land by next spring. In the meantime, the district plans on hiring an envi-ronmental consulting service to ensure the site and future center complies with state environ-mental regulations.

The Air Force, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, issued a Finding of No Significant Impact for the former

base. However, the reuse plan the Air Force was operating under did not include an educational center. Charles Allen, executive director of facilities, operations and construction manage-ment said he thinks the FONSI is still valid, but the city of Sunnyvale is taking steps to be sure.

Actual construction of the center is not antic-ipated to begin until the second half of 2013, and the center is expected to begin operations by early 2015. Until the new center is completed, classes will continue to be held at the Middlefield Campus.

Current buildings being used at the Middlefield cam-pus, which serves around 4,000 students, date back to the 1950s and lack heating, air condi-tioning and proper ventilation. “It’s operating in a 1950s high school that was closed and the facilities are definitely not state of the art and not to the standard that either the Foothill or the De Anza campuses are,” Thor said.

The district estimates it will have to spend $5 million to demolish the existing structures on the site. The money saved as a result of the public benefit conveyance will be spent on the

center’s construction. Overall costs for con-struction of the 55,000 square foot education center, amenities and parking lot are estimated at $35.6 million. All construction costs will be paid for by money raised from Measure C, a bond measure passed in 2006.

Annual operating costs, estimated to be $4.3 million, will come from the district’s gen-eral fund provided by the state of California.

The district currently receives $1 million a year from the state of California for running the educa-tion center at Middlefield, most of which is used to lease the buildings from Palo Alto.

The former Onizuka Air Force Station is located near the junction of Highways 101 and 237. Light rail and bus lines also have stops within walking distance. Nearby

businesses include Juniper Networks, Yahoo and Lockheed Martin. Chancellor Thor expects some of the classes offered to reflect the sur-rounding businesses saying, “It will be influ-enced by all those companies that are around it as well as to what kinds of continuing education or basic education needs their employees may have.”

BRYCE DRUZINSTAFF WRITER

|See ONIZUKA : Page 3|

Onizuka site of new Foothill-De Anza College

Current build­ings lack heat­ing, air condi­tioning and ven­talation.

“It’s just too good to be true.

­ Linda Thor

Cry to God Ministries turned the campus stage in De Anza College’s main quad into an open air church on Oct. 3, just the latest in a line of street preaching events organized by the group.

Street preaching is the act of wielding the First Amendment right of free speach to preach the gospel in public.

Cry to God Ministries is not a 501(c) church, meaning it would pay taxes were it to have a central place of worship. The ministry has dem-onstrated outside of San Jose Sharks games, Shoreline concerts, San Jose’s Christmas in the Park, visits from the Pope and even FanimeCon, a convention for anime lovers.

“You’ve never been spanked; you need a good spanking!” said Kevin Farrer, Internet essayist on

the gospel, street protester and the founder of cry-2god.com. His remarks were met with a flurry of memes from the crowd, such as “cool story bro,” a phrase meant for quelling Internet trolls.

“They feed off attention,” said Lauren Ashley, a 25-year-old sculpture major. “They’ve been here before but this is the first time [I’ve seen] people yell back at them.”

“We know this is controversial, that’s why we

go to colleges.” said another member of the min-istry who would only be identified as J.K., “This is between classes and we already have a lot of people; wait till class is out.”

Cry to God is a Northern Californi-based street protesting ministry and consists of about nine people of close relation, united in their religious devotion. The name is taken from a prayer, “A cry to God for mercy . . . ”

Street ministers preach hell and brimstone;

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MARTIN TOWARNEWS EDITOR

|See GOSPEL : Page 3|

PHOTOGRAPHER, NICK TSANG | LA VOZ WEEKLY

WHO’S PROTESTIN WHOM? ­ Oct. 3 Preachers Kevin Farrer and J.K. from Cry To God Ministries cause an uproar of controversy on the stage in the Main Quad. David Byars retaliates against Cry to God’s inflamitory words with anger. Other students cite Bible passages of their own. See more photos of the event on page, 4.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER1:30 p.m., Soccer FieldOur Women’s soccer game against Las Positas College.

For the schedule of all 2011 De Anza College Womens’s Soccer games, visit http://www.deanza.edu/athlet­ics/soccerw/schedule.html

MEN’S SOCCER4 p.m., Soccer FieldOur men’s soccer game against City College of San Francisco.

For the schedule of all 2011 De Anza College Men’s Soccer games, visit http://www.deanza.edu/athletics/soccerm/schedule.html

ICC CLUB DAY11 a.m. ­ 1 p.m., Main QuadCollege clubs host information ta­bles. Students are invited to learn about the clubs and sign up to par­ticipate. In case of rain, event will be held Oct. 20.

WOMEN’S SOCCER1:30 p.m., Soccer FieldOur Women’s soccer ggame against Ohlone College.

MEN’S SOCCER4 p.m., Soccer FieldOur Men’s soccer game against Ohlone College.

Last day to drop with no record of grade

FOOTBALL2 p.m., Football FieldDe Anza football game against West Hills College. The kickoff is at 2 p.m. $8 general admission; free for students with a DASB card and em­ployees with a staff card.

BOOK ARTS JAM10 a.m. ­ 4 p.m., Foothill College Campus CenterA regional celebration of the book arts, print arts and paper arts featur­ing unique gifts and supplies, more than 50 exhibitors/vendors, demon­strations, artist talks, an art exhibit, a digital slideshow of artist books and a silent auction. Free admission. Parking is $2. For more information, go to http://www.bayareabookartists.org.

ASTRONOMY AND LASER SHOWSFUJITSU PLANETARIUMThe planetarium holds astron­omy and laser shows on Satur­

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Campus Events

Send event notices [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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vs. San Jose City(W) 25­14, 25­16, 25­11at. San Francisco(W) 25­18, 13­25, 25­22, 21­25, 15­5

DASB SENATE MEETING3:30 p.m., Conference Room AEvery Wednesday

BOARD OF TRUSTEESMEETINGFirst Monday of the month at 6 p.m., Public SessionThe is a regular meeting of the Foothill­De Anza Community Col­lege District Board of Trustees. Re­view the agenda to verify time and location of the meeting. Agendas are posted 72 hours in advance at http://www.fhda.edu/about_us/board/agenda/

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Free Film Screening: GaslandCan You Light Your Water on Fire?October 11Noon, Hearthside LoungeFoothill CollegeThe Foothill College Sustainable Learning Community and Foothill Center for a Sustainable Future 9(")"+#$*$1(""$)5(""+2+:$&1$#."$#."$4,;$“Gasland: Can You Light Your Water on Fire?” Tuesday, Oct. 11, at noon in the Hearthside Lounge.

Part mystery, part travelogue and part banjo showdown, “Gasland” documents a cross­country odyssey <%$ 4,;;*="($ >&.+$ ?&@$ #&$ 4+7$ &'#$ 21$the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, a form of gas drilling, is actually safe. Traveling across 24 states to interview families, EPA whistleblowers, congressmen and scientists in vast drilling areas, Fox unearths a shocking story about a practice that is understudied and inadequately regulated. “Gasland” (*5")$ #&$4+7$*+)A"()$*<&'#$ 1(*5=2+:$<"1&("$ 2#B)$ #&&$ ,*#"C$8."$4,;$A&+$ #."$Special Jury Prize Documentary Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. 106 mins.

TRANSFER ADVISINGUC Santa CruzTuesday Oct. 11, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Transfer Center, SCS Building, 2nd FloorJuli Craig, a UC Santa Cruz admissions and outreach representative, will be on campus to provide one­on­one transfer advising with prospective transfer students. Craig will be able to answer your questions about the college and the different aspects of transfering.San Jose State UniversityMonday Oct. 17, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Transfer Center, SCS Building, 2nd

day nights throughout the quar­ter. For more information, go to http://planetarium.deanza.edu

$7 ­ Astronomy Shows$9 ­ Laser Shows

Today’s schedule:5 p.m. ­ The Little Star that Could (A)6 p.m. ­ The Planets (A)7:30 p.m. ­ Stars (A)9 p.m. ­ Spooktacular Halloween (L)10 p.m. ­ Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon (L)

PSEC BUILDING TOPPING OUT CEREMONY1 p.m., Foothill College VIPS, donors, faculty, students and staff will attend the topping out ceremony for the college’s PSEC Building Friday, Oct. 21. RSVPs are due by e­mail by Oct. 13 to Robin Lyssenko at [email protected]. The PSEC is the future home of the Foothill College Science & Learning Institute.

Last day to request pass/no pass grade

ASTRONOMY AND LASER SHOWSFUJITSU PLANETARIUMThe planetarium holds astron­omy and laser shows on Satur­day nights throughout the quar­ter. For more information, go to http://planetarium.deanza.edu

$7 ­ Astronomy Shows$9 ­ Laser Shows

Today’s schedule:5 p.m. ­ Secrets of the Cardboard Rocket (A)6 p.m. ­ Two Pieces of Small Glass (A)7:30 p.m. ­ Saturn: Jewel of the Heavens (A)9 p.m. ­ Spooktacular Halloween (L)10 p.m. ­ Pink Floyd The Wall (L)

FOOTBALLvs. Foothill (W 21­20)at. San Francisco (L 48­7)

MEN’S SOCCERat. Skyline (T 1­1)at Chabot (L 2­4)vs. De Anza (L 1­2)at Gavilan (W 2­1)

WOMEN’S SOCCERvs. Evergreen College (L 3­8)at. Fresno City College (L 0­7at. Cabrillo College (L 1­2)

VOLLEYBALLat. Siskiyous Santa Rosa(W) 25­15, 25­21, 25­25(L) 23­25, 19­25, 12­25

FloorPatricia Gutierrez, a San Jose State University admissions & outreach representative, will be on campus to provide one­on­one transfer advising with prospective students. Be sure to schedule an appointment &($ 7(&$ 2+$ 21$ %&'$ .*D"$ )9"5245$questions about major requirement and housing, among other thing. A SJSU representative will also be participating at Transfer Day Oct. 27 where you can pick up general transfer information and materials. For more information, visit http://www.deanza.edu/transfercenter/transferday.html

UC San DiegoTuesday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Transfer Center, SCS Building, 2nd FloorErica Quintor, UC San Diego Northern E*,21&(+2*$(":2&+*,$*7;2))2&+)$&145"(F$will be on campus to provide transfer admission advising to prospective students. Come prepared with your questions about major and general education requirements, housing, 4+*+52*,$*27$2+1&(;*#2&+$*+7$;&("C

Bring copies of your grades/transcripts from ALL colleges attended.10 a.m. to 1 p.m. By Appointment1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Drop in

NOTE: All scheduled university representative visits are subject to change or cancellation without notice. To view the most current schedule, visit http://www.deanza.edu/transfercenter/repvisits.html

TRANSFER DAY 2011Oct. 27, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Main QuadTransfer Day provides prospective transfer students the opportunity to meet and visit with admissions and outreach representatives from four­year colleges and universities. Par­ticipants at this annual event include select campuses from California State University (CSU), University of California (UC), California indepen­dent/private and several out­of­state colleges and universities. See the calendar of college and university representative visits this fall at http://www.deanza.edu/transfercenter/repvisits.html

ECO PASS REMINDEROnce fees have been paid, log on to MyPortal to order your Eco Pass for the quarter. The Eco Pass costs $4 dollars for part time students and $5 for full­time students. Enjoy free rides on VTA buses and light rail with the Eco Pass.NOTE: Once ordered, the Eco Pass takes about a week to be mailed out to you.

TUESDAY, OCT. 11

THURS., OCT. 13

FRIDAY, OCT. 14

SATURDAY, OCT. 15

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

DE ANZASCOREBOARD

ANNOUNCEMENTS

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News

De Anza College students will no longer have to meet with their part-time instruc-tors outside or in the cafeteria. Over the summer, offices for De Anza’s part time faculty were built under the Baldwin Winery.

“Due to the lack of office space . . . students are the ones who have been harmed the most,” wrote part-time instruc-tor Mary Ellen Goodwin in the 2007 De Anza Academic Senate newsletter. Four years later, the plans for the offices have come to fruition.

The par-time offices will hold an application process every quarter and while con-struction has finished, the application process to allow

staffers into the building is currently underway. The offices are not constructed in a typical office design; they consist of cubicle walls within a large room.

These offices will benefit students, who will now have an office where they can con-gregate with their instructors, but also the par-time staff. “In

the past, office hours for part time [faculty] were voluntary,” said Goodwin. “Some full time staff shared their offices, and some divisions had space for part time staff, but it is good that we finally have a place to call our own.”

TONY BARRAZASTAFF WRITER

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PHOTOGRAPHER, TONY BARRAZA | LA VOZ WEEKLY

OFFICES FINISHED BUT UNOCCUPIED ­ The application process is still underway.

The District’s original intention was to purchase the current Middlefield campus and build a permanent educa-tion center. This option was shelved after the Palo Alto school decided to retain own-ership of the Middlefield cam-pus to meet their future school needs.

“We’ve had . . . a wonder-ful period of time to be there and build up the education center, and so we were look-ing for opportunities to really either make it permanent in Palo Alto or look for a perma-nent site (elsewhere),” Board of Trustees President Pearl Cheng said.

Tentative plans have been made for what is called “Phase II.” This envisions acquiring a 4.6 acre parcel of land adja-

cent to the planned education center and the construction of a separate 55,000 square foot building. Currently there is no funding allocated for this project.

The Onizuka Air Force Station operated as a satellite communications center and was closed in July of 2010. The station was named after astro-naut Ellison Onizuka, who died in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Onizuka had trained at Sunnyvale Air Force Station in preparation for the Challenger mission.

Thor has stated that the dis-trict will keep the monument to Onizuka and the other astro-nauts and plans to incorporate his name into the new center.

ONIZUKA: From page 1

Contact BRYCE DRUZIN [email protected]

Contact TONY BARRAZA [email protected]

In 2008, the group attend-ed what they called a “cru-sade” to Africa giving ser-mons, touring missions and attending a street preaching conference with other mis-sionaries.

While Farrer preached over the hecklers, J.K. said he’ll be up soon. “We tag team it.”

Standing on the back of a bench behind the stage, De Anza student Tom Fan pleaded with the crowd, “If you want to be saved you can go across the street, there are places here on campus. You can find places, you don’t have to go to them and be judged!”

“They’re acting like the Pharisees” Fan said later. The sentiment was echoed by Zac Harrell, a 25-year-old Graphic Design student.“They preach against having fun.”

Nineteen-year-old busi-ness major Bryan L., who refused to give his full name, is another student who shares Fan’s sentiments. “Christians are taught to forgive,” he says. “I don’t believe God to hate or judge without good cause.”

GOSPEL: From page 1

Contact MARTIN TOWAR [email protected]

PHOTOGRAPHER, TONY BAR­RAZA | LA VOZ WEEKLY

PART­TIME OFFICE LOBBY INCLUDES A KEYPAD ­ Page the professor you are meeting with and they will buzz you in or even speak to you. Don’t know your professors’ extention? A helpful guide is located right below the keypad, updated quarterly.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIPEDIA

LOCKHEED’S “BLUE CUBE” ­ Onizuka Station 2009.

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News

DeAnzavoices“Are there any circumstances where

censorship by the media is acceptable?”

Breana Romo, Child Development

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STUDENT RESPONSE (TOP LEFT) ­ Tom Fan, 18, was one of the many students who felt they needed to speak their mind to the group of preachers. He eventually gave his own message to his fellow students, pleading with them to worship in a place free of judgement.HARSH WORDS (TOP RIGHT) ­ Preacher J.K. (full name not disclosed) presents a sign which reads, “Jesus says fear God! If you do not believe that I am he, you shall die in your sins.” LACK OF RECEPTION (MIDDLE RIGHT)­ A student in the crowd shows her disagreement with the message from preacher Kevin Farrer.CONVERSATION CONTINUES (BOTTOM) ­ 19­year­old Sulekha Abdi confronts preacher Kevin Farrer after a remark he made greatly offended her.PEACEFUL MESSAGE (LEFT) ­ Two young students hold a hand­made sign showing their support for Christianity and the gay lifestyle, contrary to the message being conveyed by Cry to God Ministries.

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NICK TSANG| LA VOZ WEEKLY

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The De Anza Men’s Soccer

team endured a frustrating loss

last Friday to Cañada. It looked

like a hopeful start with an

early first goal scored by Luis

Martinez. Assists were made

by freshmen midfielders, Raouf

Smati and Christian Chu.

The lead was short lived as

the Dons gave up a penalty

kick soon after. Without delay,

the Dons picked up offensively

and set the pace throughout

the remainder of the first half.

The Dons continued on their

offensive attack during the

second half, allowing goal

scoring opportunities. Despite

the Dons dominating posses­

sion, Cañada’s defense held the

lead as De Anza determinedly

attempted to score.

De Anza forward Jonathan

Martinez turned into a legiti­

mate offensive threat, persis­

tently charging down the field

trying to create goal­scoring

chances. But it was Cañada

that broke through, finding the

net in the second frame, creat­

ing a 2­1 win over De Anza.

The Dons were disappointed,

yet remain optimistic for future

games.

“We got a bunch of guys

who are proud to play for

De Anza,” said coach Mark

Landefeld. “There were mis­

takes made and missed oppor­

tunities, but we’re improving

on every game and only creat­

ing more chances for success

than before.”

Midfielder Raouf Smati said

the Dons are still a new team.

“More than half of the team is

made up of first year players

and we’re still learning how to

come together and play well

with each other. It’s a rough

start to a new season, but we

hope to build for next year

and play hard for the rest of

the season.”

De Anza’s next home game

will be on October 11, at 4

pm, against City College of

San Francisco.

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DUEL (TOP) ­ Lisa Yokoyama (red and gold cap) tries to pass the ball through a West Valley defense in their match Sept. 30.AVOIDING ­

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Considering how tech­ savvy Silicon Valley has become, it is surprising to find someone sitting at Peet’s Coffee, on Stevens Creek Boulevard, with a notebook and a pen in his hand. Be on the look­out. You might just meet him, a man of words recognized in the literary society as a poet.Professor Dave Denny, a

longtime teacher of various language­art subjects at De Anza College, was chosen as Cupertino’s first honor­ary poet laureate by the City Council. His term as poet laure­ate will last for two years during which he will be working on “breathing life” into poetry as an art form in the community, he said.“I have a poem about com­

ing home at night when there are skunks out in our front yard. Trying to see the world from their point of view, the human coming back to his nest, but I’m interfering with their activities and so forth. So, it’s a little bit of that, just humor of situation,” Denny said. His poems portray the essence

of the city of Cupertino, humor, and the contrast of people along­side animals.“I think we have a lot to learn

about com­munity from skunks,” Denny said with a laugh.He remem­

bers the first time he was published in his high school yearbook and the attention he gained from it. His interest in poetry was ignited.Denny has been teaching at De

Anza College for 25 years. He has taught classes ranging from cre­ative writing to magazine produc­tion. With what he calls his “per­fect marriage” between poetry and teaching, he believes he’s found his ultimate passion.Denny will be working to

promote language arts, hosting poetry competitions and writ­ing workshops to target students and young adults. The Cupertino library will act as the home base for most of the events. He’s cur­rently planning a poetry reading on Oct. 15 on the patio in front of the Cupertino Library, reciting a few of his poems and inviting several local poets to join in.Ken Weisner, a colleague and

chair of the creative writing com­

mittee said, “Dave Denny is the perfect match for the new Cupertino Poet Laureate job. His new poetry collection­Plebeian on the Front Porch­is coincidentally all about liv­ing in Cupertino, the wildlife of the suburbs, and the glories of things like writing poetry at Peet’s on Steven’s Creek Boulevard. He’ll do a really good job bringing the freedom, power, and awareness that poetry provides to our town & our lives.” When asked for writing tips

Denny replied, “My approach has always been that writing is play and that it’s fun, so I would encourage people to read and write poetry for their own enjoyment and for their own personal satisfaction.” Denny’s new book, “Plebeian

on the front porch” is coming out soon.

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As the new fall 2011 quarter kicks off, De Anza College was treated to a performance from San Jose Taiko, a per­forming arts group based in the Japantown neighborhood of San Jose. The event was presented by De

Anza Inter­Club Council (ICC) who had funded the live perfor­mance through efforts of the De Anza Student Body Senate.La Donna Yumori­Kaku, De

Anza’s college life advisor said “I found the event to be very exciting. It was an educational experience and it helped with promoting student activities.” Said La Donna, De Anza’s col­lege life advisor.The taiko drummers started

their routine at noon and con­cluded at 1 p.m. on De Anza’s cafeteria quad stage.Eshita Shah, biology major

and audience member said the performance “was enthusiastic and it was nice to have entertain­ment alongside work.”Tiako is a Japanese word

that means drum. In the United States, the same term is used to

describe both the Japanese drum and the art form of Kumidaiko (ensemble with Japanese drums). “I heard drum sounds and I

wanted to see what they were doing,” Simon Stahl, a 35­year­old systems programming major stated. The drum beats were dynamic, ranging from a slow tempo to a high energy finale with rapid drumming. The taiko group was formed

in 1973 under Roy Hirabayashi, Dean Miyakuzu, and Rev. Hiroshi Abiko. The creators’ intentions were to develop youth appeal to their local Buddhist temple. Once the group started to perform, it gained adult appeal and that of college students.Franco Imperial, the group’s

art director and performer said, “Our performance is meant to attract all audiences. We give them a sense of culture and expression of identity. We use Taiko to celebrate the human spirit through performing arts.”For more information about

San Jose Taiko and its perfor­mances, visit: http://www.taiko.org.

A new school year at De Anza College means a new DASB pres­ident. This year, Arvind Ravi­chandran hopes to bring “positive change” to campus by shifting fo­cus to students themselves.“The main goal of the DASB

Senate,” Ravichandran said “is to invite newly­elected students to feel welcomed, and empowered within the student council and to help the members of the DASB senate ‘realize they are also stu­dents,’ who should help each other academically.” Not concerned with his own per­

sonal political aspirations, Ravi­chandran never intended to run for DASB President. “I was in the sen­ate last year, thinking for my sec­ond year, I should be doing some­thing different…planning events

more or being more specialized on campus.” In February, Ravichandran saw

that no one else would be qualified for the DASB President role and decided to place his bid. “I knew the system enough. I became con­fident I could make a difference,” said Ravichandran. As a senator in 2011, he was in­

volved in the finance committee as vice chair. He gained council expe­rience in student rights and servic­es. Ravichandran cites De Anza’s Pepsi Refresh Project and Measure E as his main contributions.This year, Ravichandran took

an oath to mentor and reach out to students, which he stated is “more important than the typical political agenda.” He expressed his disagreement

with the concept of politicians. “People choose leaders because it is the person who is right­for now,” he said. “We are all are just citizens and you should only serve for the time you feel you can contribute. If you can’t, you should get out.”As a second year business major,

Ravichandran plans on attending one more year at De Anza while taking internships as well. As for a future in politics, Ravichandran has no long­term plans. “You never know,” he said. “I may decide to jump in if I feel that I have some­thing to contribute.”

De Anza professor adds “poet laureate” to resume

Mr. DASB President...

Taiko beats welcome students back to schoolVICTOR ARREDONDOFEATURES EDITOR

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DAVE DENNY ­ English professor recently bestowed the honor

of being Cupertino’s Poet Laureate.

HAIL TO THE CHIEF ­ DASB president,

Arvind Ravichandran joyfully poses

for a picture in the main quad.

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EDITORIAL|Goodbye Steve Jobs

In the latest event involving the contentious statehood negotiations between Palestine and Israel, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas submitted a unilateral request for a United Nations membership for the Palestinian State, a controversial move destined to fail given the promised United States veto. Despite Israeli and U.S. concerns, the Palestinian statehood gambit has prima facie merit.

What are the requirements for a U.N. membership? United Nations Charter Article 4 contains nebulous language regarding membership. The first reads, “Membership in the United Nations is open to all other peace­loving states which accept the obligations,” while the second states, “The admission of any such state to membership in the United Nations will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.” What kind of convoluted political criteria is that? There is an alternative worthy of consideration. The 1933 Montevideo Convention contains specific

criteria for statehood. These include a permanent population, a government, the capacity to enter into relations with other states, and a defined territory. The Palestinian populations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip constitute a permanent population, check. The Palestinian National Council adopted the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in exile on November 15, 1988. Palestine is a parliamentary democracy with Mahmoud Abbas as the current President, check. As of September 2011, Palestine has bilateral relations with numerous countries, has embassies in over 100 nations and 127 out of 193 U.N. members recognize the State of Palestine, check. The central point of contention is defined territory, something that is not

mentioned in U.N. Charter Article 4 as a necessary condition for membership.The Israeli position for rejecting Palestinian U.N.

membership, and to a lesser extent the United States, is primarily twofold. First, it posits that the Palestine “state” has no legitimate claim to Jerusalem as its capital. This is an issue for negotiation between the states themselves; it is not sufficient unto itself to prohibit U.N. membership to Palestine. Second, Israel contends that the Palestinian

government is not “peace­loving,” pointing to rocket attacks from the Hamas­controlled Gaza Strip. However, those attacks are the work of a small group within a faction of the Palestinians, not the majority of peaceful Palestinian people. The Fatah­Hamas conflict is now into its fifth year. Fatah currently controls of the organs of diplomacy. A major win at the U.N. would only strengthen Fatah’s position, reduce Hamas’ influence, and help insure Israeli security at the expense of the Palestinians. The Palestinian gambit has merit. Despite the

litany of issues to negotiate, admission of Palestine as a U.N. member, even if it is non­voting for the interim, is a vital step in renewing the peace process.

Left­wing protestors cry wolf over Yahoo! censorship of services

On Sept. 17, protesters formed along Wall Street in New York in order to call attention to the neces­sity for financial restruc­turing and reform of the stock market and financial system. While the protest­ers gathered peacefully to take a stand, the New York Police Department formed bar­ricades to prevent protesters from blocking the streets. Later, the real uproar

from protesters surfaced when emails regarding the protests were apparently being blocked by Yahoo Inc. email users. Any out­going Yahoo email contian­ing the Web address ‘occu­pywallst.org’ was blocked. According to thinkprogress.

org and various YouTube videos, any outgoing Yahoo email containing a link to occupywallst.org on Sept. 20 was rejected by Yahoo with the following message:“Your message was not

sent. Suspicious activity has been detected on your account. To protect your account and our users, your message has not been sent.” Yahoo took to Twitter

within hours of the news and clarified, “We apologize 4 blocking ‘occupywallst.org’ It was not intentional & caught by our spam fil­ters. It is resolved, but may be a residual delay.” Unfortunately, these actions were not enough to cease the cry of protesters who later accused Yahoo of unlawlful censorship.I fail to see this claim as

anything more than a delu­sional perspective of fearful protesters. Yahoo is far from

a small, private company and has an abundance of transpar­ency as it is publicly traded. If such censorship action was to be considered, I’m more than sure the realization of immorality would present itself to said Yahoo employ­ees. Not only would such action be immensely immoral and unjust, but it would seem to violate our right to free speech.

While I somewhat under­stand the public’s fear of cor­porate media control, I do not find it applicable to the people of the United States.

This week De Anza College mourns the loss of Silicon Valley’s prodigal son, Steve Jobs, co­founder and CEO of Apple, Inc. Jobs formed Apple in his parent’s garage with friend and colleague Steve Wozniak. Both attended De Anza. in the past.With the advent of iMacs, iPods, iPhones and iPads,

Apple is a company whose products can be seen virtually everywhere across the world.Born in San Francisco, Jobs’ life and career embodied

the spirit of Silicon Valley: ambition, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Over the course of a decade he aided in elevating Apple from its humble beginnings to the position of status symbol and cultural icon. His company championed the idea of simple, user­friendly personal computers and electronic devices. Looking around campus, it is obvious the effect Steve

Jobs and Apple have had on De Anza. Practically every computer at this school is an Apple product. Apple prod­ucts are sold in the bookstore, and they can be found in the hands of many students wandering to and from classes. A display of original Macintosh computers donated

by Steve Wozniak can be found at the entrance of the Advanced Technology Center. The Apple 1 prototype was hand made by Steve Wozniak and sold by Steve Jobs; only 200 units were produced. Each computer consisted of a wooden box that housed a primitive (to today’s stan­dards) circuit board; everything else had to be provided by the customer. “Steve Jobs changed the way that students live and

learn today,” said Marisa Spatafore, De Anza’s director of marketing and communications. “De Anza College was fortunate to call him a neighbor, and part of his legacy

will be the innovations that serve to connect diverse and distant communities as neighbors. We extend our deep­est sympathy to his family and friends, as well as to his colleagues at Apple.”In a 2005 commencement speech at Standofrd

University, Jobs said, “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life; don’t be trapped by dogma; don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. Everything else is secondary.”The editors of La Voz firmly believe the world has

lost one of its great innovators. Steve Jobs was a man of immense vision, and served as a shining example for those of us who dream of shaping the world. He will be greatly missed.

There have been a number of protests and uprisings in countries around the world this year. During such upris­ings, most revolting coun­tries’ media outlets were heavily censored and shut down. In a time of volatile economies and governments, I can grasp why some would be skeptical of the Yahoo incident. Unfortunately this is a case where fear is over­riding the ability to logically decipher the situation.Yahoo’s spam filters are

incredibly useful in fending off spam, viruses, and other harmful information being sent to its users daily. Due to a flux in email contain­ing occupywallst.org, the fil­ters simply did their job and blocked the outgoing emails. I wonder if the skeptic pro­testers would prefer Yahoo to lower their spam filter level in order to avoid any possible future conundrum.

Perhaps if Yahoo were to oblige and allow those pesky spam emails to infiltrate all of their users inboxes. I would be very intrigued to find the response of said skeptics when their email systems shut down or witness their comput­ers crash through a virus. When there are faults in

the system, responsible cor­porations such as Yahoo should resolve the issue in a timely and just manner. Why? Because if Yahoo loses pub­lic support based on a lack of service, it loses money and the power to continue to innovate and help the public. Perhaps the protesters and skeptics should stop causing a raucous over the problems in the economy and look to working with such corpora­tions to better the world we all live in.

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Palestinian statehood gambit has meritJOHNARVIZUFREELANCER

“Unfortunately, this is a case where fear is overriding the ability to logically decipher the situation”

“A major win at the U.N. would only strengthen Fatah’s position and help insure Israeli security at the expense of the Palestinians.”

Contact JOHN ARVIZU at [email protected]

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