Algorithms ruin astrology, stick to tarot for spirituality

Tales of suns and moons determining how you love, hate and live sound like something that comes from fairytales and myths. But it seems nowadays you can’t enter a room without hearing the question,  “What’s your sign?”  Astrology is a system of beliefs that the positions of the sun, moon and planets at the time of someone’s birth has a direct influence on their character. … Continue reading Algorithms ruin astrology, stick to tarot for spirituality

No more illegal sidewalk riding with Lime scooters

Lime, a transportation company known for their electric scooters, announced that it will be implementing new technology to detect when users ride illegally on sidewalks. If the new software detects someone illegally riding on a sidewalk for more than half the ride, it will send an in-app notification and an email to the rider that their action is illegal. There are no penalties at this … Continue reading No more illegal sidewalk riding with Lime scooters

Underground computer culture welcomed by Noisebridge hackerspace

Within the Mission District lies Noisebridge, a community run, nonprofit hackerspace open to anyone interested in the creative space and all it has to offer. This includes not only the space itself and all its resources, but weekly classes on programming, game design, art, music and laser cutting.  The hackerspace has been open for 12 years and is seen as the home for underground computer … Continue reading Underground computer culture welcomed by Noisebridge hackerspace

Danny Acosta appointed new Chief of Police

Son of immigrant parents, Daniel Acosta, newly appointed Chief of Police at Foothill-De Anza Community, hopes to build a better relationship between the police department and the community it serves. Born in the Sacramento area in a town called Colusa, Acosta was raised in San Jose as the middle child of immigrant parents from Mexico. He graduated from San Jose State University with a major … Continue reading Danny Acosta appointed new Chief of Police

Michale Bublé returns with new album ‘Love’

After a two year hiatus, Michael Bublé has returned with his new album “Love,” consisting of songs that express Bublé’s deep love for his fans, music and most evidently, his family. “Love” has an overall jazz pop genre feel, with jaunty big jazz melodies in most of the songs. The impeccable performing from the jazz band featured forced you to listen to the wonderfully boisterous … Continue reading Michale Bublé returns with new album ‘Love’

Media coverage trends help desensitize us to violent crimes

School shooting have become a reoccurring horror film for us and due to news stories and media covering them all in the same way, school shootings are beginning to feel normalized. When Butler High School in Mathews, North Carolina experienced an on campus shooting on Oct. 29, resulting in the death of a student, administration decided to continue classes after the shooting, showing the normalization … Continue reading Media coverage trends help desensitize us to violent crimes

De Anza faculty get one time raise, retirement plan

The Foothill-De Anza Faculty Association ratified a deal with the district resulting in a temporary five percent pay raise for faculty on Thursday, Oct. 11. Three-hundred six faculty members voted in favor of ratifying the salary settlement and two opposed, according to an email from Faculty Association president Tim Shively. In the spring quarter, faculty members requested a cost of living adjustment increase, but the … Continue reading De Anza faculty get one time raise, retirement plan

Tennis team left wondering what went wrong after viability recommendation

The Instructional Planning and Budget team recommended viability for elimination for the tennis team last spring quarter, a decision resulting in some student players considering to transfer schools to continue tennis. Tennis player Mariano Sigifredo, 20, political science major said, “I started thinking about playing for Foothill, so I can play two years of Tennis.” As mentioned in a previous La Voz article, if the … Continue reading Tennis team left wondering what went wrong after viability recommendation

E-books save money, space, environment

This article is one of a two-part debate. The opposing argument can be found here. Hard copy textbooks have proven to be an inconvenience in space and money and if you want to avoid such issues, e-books are for you. In most cases, e-books will be the cheapest option for students especially when compared to a hard copy version. More often than not, these e-books are free … Continue reading E-books save money, space, environment

Update on myPortal

The new quarter brings a newly updated portal The Foothill – De Anza Community College district released a newly updated portal on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Everything is placed onto an “Apps” page and allows users to personalize their portal using a new drag and drop feature. It also allows users to search for whatever service or app they need, using a search bar.The new change was … Continue reading Update on myPortal