La Voz

Cigarette smoking is hazardous to your health. This is common knowledge. So what is the point of having a smoke-free campaign, other than to state the obvious? This isn't elementary school, where little children need to be made aware of the dangers of smoking, or high school, where we ignore all we've been taught and start lighting up during lunch.… Post the First Comment

F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, J.D. Salinger and Joe the Plumber. Yes, Joe the Plumber. The inclusion of Samuel Wurzelbacher - Joe's less-catchy full name - in the list of great American authors may cause a good deal of surprise from so-called literary know-it-alls, but it's a victory for the American dream.… Post the First Comment

Lighted snowflakes and neighing reindeers, eggnog lattes and gingerbread man cookies, elongated holiday hours and one jolly man in a fat suit for every mall in town! I love everything about the holiday season, but I can summarize why it means so much to me in just two words: holiday spirit.… 2 Comments

Call me Mr. Scrooge, or even the Grinch, but keep all the holiday baggage in the holiday season. The year's events come in and out of all of our lives fast enough, and there is just no sense in rushing it. Excuse me if I sound like the villain from Whoville, out to steal Christmas, but there is something about hearing Christmas carols when Halloween has barely passed and Thanksgiving is yet to come that makes me want to rip the holidays apart.… 1 Comment

In the spirit of today's news media obsession with gabbing on and on about what might happen, if this happens, we at La Voz would like to close out the quarter with a list of predictions for the future - say, ten years or so, for accuracy's sake. Google will begin indexing the idle daydreams of its users.… Post the First Comment

I think we should support a smoke-free campus at De Anza College because it is an important way we can provide a more healthy environment to study. In order to truly combat tobacco use on campus, it's necessary to address the issue on many fronts. Classrooms, dorm rooms, offices, living rooms, etc.… Post the First Comment

First let me get some things straight. I am a socialist, and no, I don't own a Wii or a plasma TV, much less a car. In fact, I'm a student, an activist and a part-time janitor. And I would like to give some feedback on the "Economics for Everyone" article.… Post the First Comment

Last summer, I noticed the now-barren landscape of De Anza College's L Quad, S Quad, and even some areas in A Quad that were once shady and covered with trees and shrubs. These trees that are cut down in the L Quad and S Quad provided shades to the students sitting on the bench as well as the passersby.… Post the First Comment

Congratulations on De Anza's award winning! I would like to say thank you to Quan Luong for mentioning De Anza's environmentally conscious program in the article "And the winner is…" on Nov. 3. To win the 2008 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design award is wonderful for us De Anza students.… Post the First Comment