La Voz

Jim Panetta is a 20 year old stand-up comedian from Campbell who is rising from having little to establishing an independent production company with a major show premiering. With only a GED and one class of night school at De Anza College, Jim Panetta has established his own production company, Clownshoe Entertainment, and now has a major show titled Stand Up for Humanity at the Campbell Heritage Theater on March 7.… 4 Comments

About 53 years ago, a young boy saw a telescope in a store window and began to yearn for it with all his heart. His grandmother had just taken him to a planetarium in Pittsburgh, and it seemed to his ten year old mind that all his dreams lay in that beautiful telescope.… Post the First Comment

Recently elected ICC Chair, "Shuo" Kobe Gong who gave himself the name Kobe from one of his favorite basketball players, Kobe Bryant, chose to run for the ICC Chair because he wants to contribute back to De Anza who he believes has given him a lot. Name: "Shuo" Kobe Gong Post: New ICC Chair (will be sworn in on the 12th) Posts held before: ICC Representative of Furendo Suppoondo (Fu Su), External Vice President for International Student Volunteers (ISV) (2007-2008) Birthday: December 18, 1987 Hometown: Northern part of Mainland China - Tsingtao Major: Business Dream School: Stanford Hobbies and Interests: Basketball, hanging out with friends, shopping, watching movies Why did you want to study in the states? I want to study in the United States because I want to be a business man and everybody knows that America has the best business schools in the world.… Post the First Comment

Bay Area resident Bo Caldwell demonstrated that determination leads to success in her speech at the Hinson Campus Center at De Anza College on February 29, where she promoted her debut novel, "The Distant Land of My Father." The plot of the novel strikes the portrait of Caldwell's own uncle in vivid colors, a millionaire turned prisoner of war who was finally exiled from Shanghai in the 1930s.… Post the First Comment

Armed with markers, paint, charcoal, watercolors, plaster, spray paint, ceramics, clay and just about anything else a person could possibly think of, 22-year-old Christian Marin makes art. "I like to work with everything," he said. "One way or another, I'll use it.… Post the First Comment

"At particular times a great deal of stupid people have a great deal of stupid money; it seeks for someone to devour it and there is a 'plethora'; it finds someone, and there is 'speculation'; it is devoured, and there is 'panic'." Is this a recent observation by a contemporary economist? No.… Post the First Comment

What are energy drinks and how do they differ from your average soda or espresso? Energy drinks are beverages that are super-charged with sugar, caffeine and other caffeine-like substances like ephedrine, ma huang and guarana. Some also have vitamins, "acid stabilizers" or other nutritious-sounding ingredients, too.… 1 Comment

Where is the best place for a student at De Anza College could go to eat a good meal for $5 or less? Students need to eat so they may do better in class, as recommended by most health experts. Yet with a tight budget it is difficult to find a good meal that is both healthy and cheap.… Post the First Comment

Hometown: Los Gatos Age: 20 Major: Business Administration Position: Left Field Dream School: Cal Poly Favorite Pro Athlete: Chipper Jones, "I used to wear my socks up as a kid and played 3rd base just like him." Most memorable baseball moment: At Saint Francis, only getting to enjoy 30 minutes of my senior prom because we had a CCS playoff game against Serra High School, we lost and after we drove fast to the hotel that it was being held at, we made it just in time to take pictures and dance a few songs.… Post the First Comment

MARCH 3/25 De Anza v. Skyline De Anza College, 2 p.m. 3/27 De Anza v. San Francisco CC San Francisco CC, 2 p.m. 3/29 De Anza v. West Valley College. West Valley, 12 p.m. APRIL 4/1 De Anza v. Cabrillo Cabrillo College, 2 p.m. 4/3 De Anza v. Chabot De Anza College, 2 p.… Post the First Comment