2008 Woodie Awards
Heat makes you sweat.
hot days bring need for shade
Matt Larvey
Issue date: 6/2/08 Section: Features
As the sun makes it's migration towards the tropic of cancer, people in the northern hemisphere are beginning to see some changes.
Shorts replace pants, shoes turn into sandals and swimming pools fill up and become noisy once again. Shade becomes a commodity, beverages get colder and Highway 17 fills up with people trekking over the hill to the cool ocean air.
In the wake of heat waves and temperatures that only threaten to rise, we have to ask ourselves: How does one stay cool at De Anza College?
Vedada Sirovica, a 23-year-old German major, says she takes a midday swimming class.
"After swimming, I just jump right into my car, turn on the air conditioning and go home," she says. "I don't hang out on campus too long."
That's great, but what about those of us who didn't have the foresight to sign up for swimming this quarter? There have to be other ways to dodge the heat, right?
22-year-old Mustafa Hussain says that he tries to stay out of the sun as much as possible. "I hang out in the library or cafeteria and I bring lots of deodorant."
Sweat, it would seem, is the bane of many students' existence during the broiling days of summer.
Brett Avery, a 19-year-old nursing major, says he sometimes keeps a change of clothes in his car. "If I am playing around with my friends on campus, it's nice to have something I can change into later. On top of that, I always try to park in the garage so I keep my car out of the sun."
If you don't like parking in a garage and you find yourself in a shadeless spot, you may want to grab a sunshade for your windshield. Reflective sunshades work best, keeping that dreaded solar radiation out of your car.
When you do get on campus, there are plenty of cool spots where you can stay out of the glaring sun, indoors and out.
"I like to hang out by the lawn area on the side of the library," says 20-year-old Dina Zukanovic. "There is plenty of shade there and it's relaxing to sit on the benches."
Zukanovic says she also likes to hang out on the other side of the library by the fountain. "Something about looking at the water just cools me down," she says. "I don't know, it's probably just in my head."
Wherever you like to hang out, protect yourself with sunscreen, bring a bottle of water and stay hydrated. And whatever else you do, enjoy the sunshine while it lasts - you'll miss it come November.
Matt Larvey is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at mattlarvey@lavozdeanza.com.
Shorts replace pants, shoes turn into sandals and swimming pools fill up and become noisy once again. Shade becomes a commodity, beverages get colder and Highway 17 fills up with people trekking over the hill to the cool ocean air.
In the wake of heat waves and temperatures that only threaten to rise, we have to ask ourselves: How does one stay cool at De Anza College?
Vedada Sirovica, a 23-year-old German major, says she takes a midday swimming class.
"After swimming, I just jump right into my car, turn on the air conditioning and go home," she says. "I don't hang out on campus too long."
That's great, but what about those of us who didn't have the foresight to sign up for swimming this quarter? There have to be other ways to dodge the heat, right?
22-year-old Mustafa Hussain says that he tries to stay out of the sun as much as possible. "I hang out in the library or cafeteria and I bring lots of deodorant."
Sweat, it would seem, is the bane of many students' existence during the broiling days of summer.
Brett Avery, a 19-year-old nursing major, says he sometimes keeps a change of clothes in his car. "If I am playing around with my friends on campus, it's nice to have something I can change into later. On top of that, I always try to park in the garage so I keep my car out of the sun."
If you don't like parking in a garage and you find yourself in a shadeless spot, you may want to grab a sunshade for your windshield. Reflective sunshades work best, keeping that dreaded solar radiation out of your car.
When you do get on campus, there are plenty of cool spots where you can stay out of the glaring sun, indoors and out.
"I like to hang out by the lawn area on the side of the library," says 20-year-old Dina Zukanovic. "There is plenty of shade there and it's relaxing to sit on the benches."
Zukanovic says she also likes to hang out on the other side of the library by the fountain. "Something about looking at the water just cools me down," she says. "I don't know, it's probably just in my head."
Wherever you like to hang out, protect yourself with sunscreen, bring a bottle of water and stay hydrated. And whatever else you do, enjoy the sunshine while it lasts - you'll miss it come November.
Matt Larvey is a staff reporter for La Voz. Contact him at mattlarvey@lavozdeanza.com.
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