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LA VOZ WEEKLY The voice of De Anza College since 1967
Vol. 48
Oct. 13, 2014
No. 3
Flint Garage: Seismic, structural issues Renovate or replace with flat parking lot? BY THE NUMBERS
1,406
Number of parking spaces in the Flint Center Parking Garage
975
25%
amount of parking spaces lost on campus during construction
Number of parking spaces permanently lost with demolition and construction of flat lot
Staff Recomendation: Demo garage, replace with flat lot.
$6.25 million
Trustees: Asked for financing options for alternatives to demolition, more concrete details on parking alternative options.
Demolish structure, replace with flat parking lot. Duration: 10 months
$9 to $13 million
Renovation focused on collapse prevention. Duration: 10 months
Next step: Staff to report back.
$15 to $18 million
Source: FHDA Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 6
Full renovation with construction. Duration: 10-12 months
$3 to $7 million
Additional costs of focused, “valued engineering” option over demolition.
$45 million
Estimated cost of future rebuild down the road, with 3 to 5 percent increase each year Graphic by Michael Mannina/Rick Newman
Full story and continuing coverage in future issues of La Voz
“In the almost 15 years that I have been here that students come because we provide a great educational program and they will continue to come. I can’t say it won’t have an impact on enrollment, but I think we can survive and provide alternatives to our students. Donna Jones-Dulin De Anza Associate VP
De Anza Flea Market: Art, food, cheap finds Chrystal Goh Xue Yu STAFF WRITER
With more than 800 vendors, De Anza Flea Market is a fabulous find. It is held at in parking lots A and B on the first Saturday of every month, including holidays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The flea market has a variety of items to offer, ranging from handcrafted gifts to household utensils. On one side of the parking lot is a store adorned with gorgeous and unique three dimensional wheels and plates to decorate your garden, wall or patio. DK Design is owned by two
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De Anza flea market stand Head Cases sells Halloween themed hats and headbands on Saturday Oct. 4. friends, Kelly Limbaugh and Debi Clift, from San Jose who met 10 years ago while working as respiratory therapists at a hospital in South San Jose. “We sell environmental friendly
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and recycled lawn art. “We make drought-resistant flowers and sun catchers” Limbaugh said.
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Another UC drops its TAG program Adam Del Rio STAFF WRITER
UC San Diego officials recently announced the college will no longer participate in the Transfer Agreement Guarantee program. For years, California community colleges students have been able to sign a TAG agreement that guarantees admission to a specific University of California school. But many universities, such as UC Berkeley and UCLA, are no longer participating in this arrangement. According to UT San Diego website, UCSD campus officials opted out of the TAG agreement because, “explosive growth in the number applications under the program, coupled with sharp cuts in state funding for the University of California, have threatened to swamp the campus.” As well, strong eligible transfer applicants who did not apply through TAG were being rejected said Penny Rue, vice chancellor for student affairs at UC San Diego, in an interview with the
San Diego Union-Tribune. “There is a fundamental question of fairness to all qualified applicants,” Rue said. “Is it fair to guarantee admission to these students when we’re turning away transfer students with 3.7 GPAs?” In 2012, the UC system limited students to one TAG application. The hope was to decrease the high demand of applicants. But the demand for UCSD did not decrease. The recent announcement alarmed many students, who are now worried their TAG applications may be void with the new policy in place. Patricia Gibson, De Anza College transfer center coordinator, said students who already have an outstanding UC San Diego TAG application don’t need to worry. But TAG agreements are no longer available starting fall quarter 2014. ““The largest portion of students that get accepted, get accepted without using a TAG,” Gibson said. “Don’t be discouraged if you don’t have the TAG as an option.”
NCAA tougher transfer requirements may affect De Anza students Kavin Mistry STAFF WRITER
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has recently changed the requirements for athletes to emphasize the importance of education along with sports. “The minimum required GPA is now 2.5 instead of 2.0,” said De Anza College Athletic Academic Advisor Matt Trosper. Division I schools will only accept two units of PE toward a player’s GPA to transfer. This no longer allows students to take unlimited classes in the PE category Trosper said. Even though these changes could challenge student athletes more academically, it could keep them more focused in order to
attain the 2.5 GPA. All of these new requirements are in effect for the current period for transfer students. Division II schools are also going to change their prerequisites, but those will not be in effect until August 1, 2016. The new requirements include a minimum 2.2 GPA and a limit of two credits of PE. Other changes involve 12 semester or 12 quarter-hours of transferable degree credits per term, which must include six or eight hours of English, three semester or four quarter hours of math and three semester or four quarter hours of science, according to Competition Requirements for a Division II Two-Year College Transfer.
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