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LA VOZ WEEKLY The voice of De Anza College since 1967
Vol. 48
Nov. 17, 2014
No. 8
Veterans honored at De Anza ceremony Samantha UyBico
Diana Brady, retired Navy Chaplain, asked the crowd for a moment of silence for the De Anza Student Veterans troops: those who have lost Association celebrated Veterans their lives or are currently one Day on Nov. 5 in an on-campus of the 10,000 ceremony with stationed in special guest Afghanistan. speakers. “We must “We are here not The Main honor our Quad was to mourn, but to veterans, as filled with the celebrate. Not with well as thank sounds of the sorrow, but with joy. them,” Brady De Anza Wind said, reminding S y m p h o n i c The patriotic spirit attendees of Orchestra who has spread” what has been ushered in the done for our ceremony with country. an instrumental The most – Manjor General Eldon version of memorable Regua, U.S. Army, the national guest speaker Retired anthem. was retired Miguel Maj. Gen. Rendon, De Anza Student Eldon Regua, U.S. Army. Veterans Association president, Regua was the only veteran was the first to speak. present who came clad in full He thanked everyone for uniform, and he opened up his attending the ceremony and speech with a humorous reminded the crowd to honor our veterans for their work. The other speakers were veterans honoring those who SEE VETERANS P. 3 have fought in the past as well as the present. STAFF WRITER
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Two performers, a guitarist and a singer, take the stage at Open Mic Night on Thursday, Nov.6 in the Euphrat Museum.
Student performances address social issues at Open Mic Night Alena Naiden STAFF WRITER
De Anza students, instructors and featured artists turned the Euphrat Museum into a performance hall, filling it with their music, energy and passion for Open Mic Night on Nov. 6. Planned performances interchanged and intertwined with students’ improvisation that continued even after the threehour show was over. Each first Thursday of the month people gather at the Open Mic to share their poetry, spoken word, songs, rap and any other kind of art. “It was the best turnout we’ve ever had!” said Albert Lutz-Paap, 25, communications studies major and an organizer of the event.
About 25 performers - first timers and experienced artists included - appeared on the stage in front of the packed house. “Every time it gets bigger and bigger,” Lutz-Paap said. Audience members came and went, but the atmosphere stayed warm and supportive. Students encouraged each performer, even
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if he or she forgot the words or was too nervous to start. After his comedic speech about a date with a female unicorn whom he ate and girls from anime who don’t
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have nipples, one of the performers, Levin Rajas, 18, nursing major asked, “Am I weird yet?” The hall answered him with a unanimous “Yes!” “And we love it!” a female voice added. The stage itself was just an area in front of rows of chairs, with no podium or enclosure. Neither was there a border between the audience and performers. Most of the audience soon enough came up to share their own art, and even those who didn’t perform, were engaged. When students were making jokes from the stage, the public caught them up and responded, and when Lyneisha Smith, 21, journalism major,
Dons defeat Skyline 4-0
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De Anza’s sophomore forward Ranier Plantinos (11) jumps for a header over a Skyline defender. Plantinos scored two goals in the game and the Dons won the game 4-0 on Friday Nov. 7. twitter.com/lavozweekly