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On May 14, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger released his revision of the proposed January budget cuts. The revision restores funding for community colleges in the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The revised budget reinstates $236.2 million (including carryover funds from 2007-2008) to community college segments of the California General Fund and Proposition 98 related sources, a formula that guarantees a minimum annual disbursement to community colleges and K-12 schools.… Post the First Comment

Anticipation filled the air last Thursday evening as candidates crowded around the De Anza Student Body Senate Office to receive the results of the recent elections. Grievances and appeals meetings had delayed the counting of the votes by over week and, although the results were scheduled to be released late Thursday afternoon, candidates had to wait hours longer due to technical difficulties.… Post the First Comment

What happened: The Senate has established its seventh committee, the Campus Environment and Sustainability Committee. A proposal was put forward to amend the current classroom presentation policy. The proposal presents a new process to address student concerns by giving each senator the responsibility to address and resolve one student concern each month.… Post the First Comment

It just didn't make any sense. She was the healthiest one in their group. She never drank. She was always active. She rode mountain bikes and rock climbed. Then, all of the sudden, she just couldn't keep up. Last February, as Michelle Maykin was riding her bicycle across the Bay Bridge, she felt uncharacteristically fatigued and short of breath.… Post the First Comment

What happened: The ICC Chair of Finance elections were held. Lina Wang won. ICC scholarship recipients were awarded as follows: Sarah J. Coote, Melissa Haryanto, Seema Rupani, Iok I. Tang, Victor N. Tanzil and Eden Su. A request from the ICC emergency relief fund was approved for $1,000 each to donate to Cherished and Red Cross respectively for earthquake relief in China and the cyclone in Burma.… Post the First Comment

The last empty parcel of land in Cupertino is being sized up for a possible downtown project to be built in a few years after approval of a master plan. At a May 20 Cupertino City Council meeting, Sand Hill Properties presented a status report on its master plan for revamping the property.… Post the First Comment

There were 1.7 million college students in the United States between the ages of 18 and 23 uninsured in 2006, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Ryan Smith, De Anza political science major and army veteran, is uninsured. Smith has been out of the army for more than two years, and said he hasn't been to the doctor very often.… 2 Comments

June 3 marks the date of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors election, in which Sunnyvale Council Member Otto Lee is running against San Jose Vice Mayor Dave Cortese and Milpitas Mayor Jose Esteves for the open position in District 3. The district comprises the cities of Milpitas and Sunnyvale, as well as the Alviso, Berreyessa and Evergreen areas of San Jose.… Post the First Comment

By placing second in the nation in the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges Competition, De Anza College student Yujin Yoshimura broke a promise to himself. Before moving from the Philippines to the United States, Yoshimura said he would stop competing because math competitions caused him to do poorly in school.… Post the First Comment