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ENTRANCE CLOSED MONDAY, May 5, 9-11:30 A.M. The Stevens Creek Blvd. and Mary Ave. entrance will be closed due to a major event for school children at Flint Center. FACULTY/STUDENT READING MONDAY, May 5, 12:30-1:30 P.M., WrC - ATC 309 De Anza College faculty and students will give readings as the opening event of the De Anza LitFest '08: A Multicultural Literary Arts Festival.… Post the First Comment

he renovated De Anza College planetarium will be renamed "Fujitsu Planetarium at De Anza College" at a ceremony on May 6 after a $1 million donation from Fujitsu. De Anza will spend half of the $1 million donation on planetarium maintenance and future program costs, and the other half on Fujitsu products.… Post the First Comment

The "Subliminalities" student mural, created in 2001 for building L8 in De Anza College's L Quad, was uncovered last week for the first time since late 2006. Art students created the outdoor mural in an extracurricular effort using acrylic on wood. After its initial unveiling seven years ago, weather conditions damaged it.… Post the First Comment

What happened: The senate agreed to support a proposal by Student Health Services to raise the quarterly fees for students from $13 to $14. This an estimated $100,000 extra annually for Student Health Services. The Senate denied a motion to put a "green fee" ballot initiative on the upcoming ballot.… Post the First Comment

An alternative voting system to be used in the upcoming elections, called approval voting, was proposed by De Anza Student Body Senator Robin Claassen to the senate election committee during its March 14 meeting. The proposal was not approved. Claassen said, "Approval voting is a system with a higher degree of democratic excellence that's basically mathematically proven.… Post the First Comment

Name: Yoon Minn Lai Age: 22 Major: Undeclared Previous posts held: President of Student Council at Methodist Boys School in Malaysia 2003-2004 Why are you running for executive vice president? I always had the idea of joining the DASB at the back of my mind, so when the elections came, a DASB member approached me to join his coalition.… Post the First Comment

Name: Yujin Yoshimura Age: 21 Major: Economics Previous posts held: Vice President and President of Math Club 2006-2008 Treasurer of Economics and Law Association 2007-2008 Senior Tutor Tutorial Center 2006-2007 Vice President of student services, Senator DASB 2007-2008 Why are you running for vice president of administration? I wanted to create the best environment for the DASB senate to keep on making changes for students.… Post the First Comment

April has been a pivotal month in the lives of many De Anza students, as responses from schools in the University of California system have both lifted spirits and broken hearts. Although transfer admissions data has not yet been fully compiled, "this was definitely our most competitive year yet," said Stacy Redd, assistant to the director of admissions at UCLA.… Post the First Comment

What happened: President Brian Murphy presented an alternative to his proposed De Anza College governing structure. In the new plan, the Distance Learning Center and library would go under the same division and be overseen by the library's dean and the vice president of instruction.… Post the First Comment

Name: Terell Christopher Sterling Previous posts held: Youth Authority of California President 2004- 2005 Black Student Union President 2004-2005 What are your plans for the DASB? My plans are to pick up the torch from where the last senate just left off.… Post the First Comment

What happened: A request by International Student Volunteers was approved for $600 for the security at a dance party which will be held on May 16. A request by Students for Justice was approved for $400 for printing of flyers for a May 1 rally. Club day awards were given out.… Post the First Comment

uy local food, ride mass transit, help slow down coal power and plant a tree, and you won't be halfway through the list of options W.I.S.E. 37 present to help fight environmental waste. Following their successful Focus the Nation event, which provided education on global warming, W.… Post the First Comment