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THE WEEKLY VOICE OF DE ANZA COLLEGE SINCE 1967 October 29, 2012 | Volume 46, No. 5 | lavozdeanza.com
Arm yourself! Prepare for Z-Day on campus You are up with the latest of “The Walking Dead” on AMC, you beast on “Left 4 Dead,” but can you survive a real zombie apocalypse? At De Anza College options are plentiful when you want to choose a course or club that teaches you survival skills.
Automotive Technology: You won’t always find gas, so you need to change vehicles very often. De Anza instructor Rick Maynard teaches auto tech courses and advises the club. “We have learned how to start cars without keys,” Maynard said. “ You can learn to maintain your vehicles, weld and fabricate weapons out of car parts. Think of a steel fan welded to a piece of exhaust pipe. A five bladed zombie decapitation tool.” Visit http://www.deanza.edu/autotech/
Baseball: You might think a mean bat swing is all you need to knock some zombie brains around, but De Anza Baseball head coach Scott Hertler gets deeper than that. “If there’s a good team and you play a good game then it’s no problem with zombies,” Hertler said. “If you play a bad game and the team’s not very good, then you have a stadium full of zombies.” Visit http://www.deanza.edu/athletics/ baseball/
Critical thinking: This suggestion by Sgt. Stanley Cross of Foothill-De Anza Police might surprise people at first, but you do need this skill in high stress environments that require a swift response. A critical thinker will be able to properly react when those dear to them morph into zombies; an irrational person might very well get bitten and join the horde. Visit http://www.deanza.edu/ english/resources/crit-thinking-techniques.html
Wen Lee Staff Writer
Outdoor Survival: Instructor Mary Donahue advises the De Anza Outdoor Club. “Rather than hiding in your attic for a few months, the De Anza Outdoor Club offers you skills training so you could escape to someplace beautiful like Yosemite National Park,” she said. “Knowing how to camp out in snow is useful if the apocalypse causes a worldwide prolonged winter.” Visit http://faculty.deanza.edu/donahuemary/SnowCamp
see ZOMBIES pg 6
CSUs hold applications Green party VP candidate and homeless advocate Cheri Honkala until decision on Prop 30 addresses De Anza students Jason Leung Staff Writer
Wen Lee Staff Writer Green Party vice presidential nominee Cheri Honkala spoke to De Anza political science students on Oct. 21 about her life as a homelss woman, an activist, and a third party candidate restrained by a two-party system. Honkala was initially scheduled to speak in the main quad but the event was canceled due to the rain and she spoke in a political science classroom. Honkala started her presentation talking about her political aspirations. A homeless mother surviving in the streets with her young child, Honkala sought to create safe spaces for homeless families. For 25 years she has been on a journey to fight poverty, facing down law enforcement in her struggle on multiple occasions.
WEN LEE | La Voz Weekly
CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE - Vice presidental candidate Cheri Honkala dons a green sweater to match her party for her visiti to De Anza
“Things started to deteriorate, with rats, and children living outdoors in the pouring rain. We decided we were going to march to our capitol and speak with our governor,” said Honkala. “We marched every day, upwards of 22 miles per day. Media was covering us everyday.” said Honkala. “We would camp and
News
Campus Events CSU application workshops & last football home game ... p. 2
Former De Anza student runs for office... p. 3
sleep alongside the road at night. People from across Pennsylvania dropped off food for us.” Honkala was confident that media and public attention would ensure a response from the governor once the march reached Harrisburg, Pa.
see GREEN VP pg 4
Features
Terrifying tales of La llorona & Bloody Mary... p. 7
California State University campuses are currently holding all applications until Nov. 30. The decisions to admit students will come after this date. The measure is taken in light of the inclusion of Proposition 30 in the Nov. 6 election. CSU campuses will be informed of the proposition’s outcome before notifying students of admission decisions. CSU campuses will lose $250 million in state funds if Prop 30 is rejected. CSU campuses will admit fewer students in such case. Per California’s official voter guide, if Prop 30 is passed, sales taxes, as well as personal income taxes on annual earnings of over $250,000 will increase to provide funding for education programs. If the proposition does not pass, schools will take close to a $6 billion budget hit. Many De Anza students who would be forced to seek other op-
tions are advocating strongly for Prop 30. Lisa Sallaz, a 23-year-old liberal arts major, is feeling extremely nervous about the situation. She is campaigning for Prop 30. Andrew Demerest, a 23-yearold aerospace major, was not aware of CSU’s decision to delay admission and applied for transfers to CSU campuses only. He said he does not feel a late decision would affect him. Anna Jenny, a 25-year-old communications major, said she felt the CSUs late decision “sucks”. She is planning to attend massage therapy schools and perform vocational work in case of a rejection. The CSUs are California’s second largest public school system. More budget cuts could drastically impact education at all levels.
Sports
Karate and Adaptive P.E. instructors take spotlight ... p. 8
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Opinions
Halloween costumes too revealing?..p. 11