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January 3, 2005

Campus Updates Stargazers get a look closer to home

By Joeseph Narvaez LA VOZ The Minolta Planetarium operated by De Anza’s Community Education Division offers a variety of programs, shows, and lectures, all geared toward fun, entertainment and astronomical education for star-gazers of all ages.

Located on the De Anza College campus the 170-seat theater of the sky (jointly operated by the College’s Community Services Division and the Astronomy Program) provides a venue for advanced instructional technology.

“Astronomy evenings” are designed for all members of the family.

Shows are presented on select Saturday evenings at 7 p.m. Ticket sales start at 6 p.m. at the planetarium. Admission prices are $6 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under.

If conditions permit, telescope viewing is available, after each presentation.

In addition to these shows, the planetarium offers a line-up of laser-light shows, featuring soundtracks by artists such as: Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Pink Floyd.

These shows begin at 8:30 on Saturday nights, following Family Astronomy shows. Tickets are $9 for adults, $6 for children 12 and under.

Most programs run approximately one hour.

Steventhat Cabana/ VOZ The Sunken Gardens on the De Anza College campus seems impervious to the rain is LA forcasted to last through the week. Bring an umbrella and schedule extra time to get to class.

Cosby to perform at Flint Center

Car theft down EASY FREEWAY ACCESS MAKES DE ANZA PRIME THEAT FOR VEHICLE BURGLARY

By Jeff McGrew LA VOZ Car theft is on the decline despite concerns from students and faculty according to Foothill-De Anza College Police Chief Ronald J. Levine.

Vast array of cars throughout the De Anza parking lots, some luxurious, others sporty, but regardless the FHDA police are keeping car thefts in check.

“Any number for thefts from the victim’s stand point, is one too many,” said Levine.

“But I can tell you that vehicle theft is down.”

According to police reports, most auto thefts involve to newer cars, imports and high-end vehicles such as Lexus, BMW and Nissans.

But his staff has posted a small number of thefts in comparison with state wide sta-

tistics released by Attorney General Bill Lockyer, which shows the only increase coming from car theft.

According to police reports, parts of the vehicles are the number one cause of auto burglary because of the high-end stereo systems, expansive wheels and interior accessories.

“Some are joy rides, some take cars to commit other crimes, some people take the cars for their parts,” said Levin. “That’s one of the biggest things is that we find people that have tricked out cars, they’ve got special wheels, and we’ll find the car hours later jacked up with the wheel missing.

They just want the parts.”

According to Hartford Financial Services Group, one of the largest investment and insurance companies in the United States, there is a car stolen every 20 seconds in the United States – that’s rough-

ly 1.5 millions cars a year nation wide.

However, where you live does change your odds.

San Jose placed 129 of U.S. cities for vehicle theft with 6,186 cars stolen according to a National Insurance Crime Bureau report published Nov. 15.

De Anza is on the crossroads of two highways and one major street, Stevens Creek, which gives car thieves three easily accessible escape routes.

“Because De Anza’s at the crossroad of the freeways it’s a prime location for someone who wants to commit a crime because they can get in that car and be gone in literally four different directions on a freeway and by the time its discovered they could be long gone,” said Levin.

Despite the overall decline in automobile

FEATURES: Distinguished educator spotlight page 4 COMICS: The return of Chet and Ted, page 7

see Theft, page 2

By La Voz Staff LA VOZ Emmy winning comedian and actor Bill Cosby will perform live on the De Anza College campus with two shows on Jan. 9.

Best known for his role in “I Spy” and later in “The Cosby Show”, where the 67 year-old Cosby frequently tied in controversial topics in the plot to educate as well as entertain.

Cosby will offer two performances at the Flint Center of the Performing arts. Showtimes are 2 p.m and 5 p.m Ticket prices range from $41.50 to $61.50 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at http://ticketmaster.com or by phone (408)998-8497

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Theft Threat exists despite decline Keep your car safe There are a lot of steps you can take to save your car from theft and burglary on a small budget.

Editorial Staff

Never leave your car running unattended. Don’t hide your keys in the car.

Steven Cabana Editor in Chief editor@lavozdeanza.com

Never leave valuables in plain sight.

Even if your car is locked, put them in the trunk or out of sight. Park in a well-lit area, particularly at night. Dark areas give potential burglars a feeling of safety.

Sarah Gahan Managing Editor managing@lavozdeanza.com Julio Lara Editor Emeritus sports@lavozdeanza.com News news@lavozdeanza.com Features features@lavozdeanza.com Opinions opinions@lavozdeanza.com Photo photo@lavozdeanza.com Editor - La Voz Online web@lavozdeanza.com Contributing Staff: Ryan Bell, Pedro Paulo Viegas de Sa, Sarah Joy Callahan, Anna Callahn, Olga Malinoska

Business Staff Beth Grobman Adviser grobman@fhda.edu Walter Alvarado Lab Tech Reza Kazempour Business Manager ads@lavozdeanza.com

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Topping the 2002 list of stolen vehicles in California is Toyota’s Camry according to the National Insurace Crime Bureau. Honda’s Accord and Civic ranked second and third.

continued from front page theft auto burglary remains a major problem for the FHDA police department.

“We have problems, but with our officers proactively patrolling the parking lots, we try to do our best and try to act as a deterrent force,” said Levine. “But we have so many parking spots and so many parking lots and the number of officers we have is limited so it’s really tough to be at all places at the

same time.”

When asked, Levine stated that budget cuts are not a problem.

The department has the potential to increase its services, but the manpower isn’t there.

“When we have specific problems, we will sometime use what we call directed patrol so we will then have people strictly work in enforcement in an area where we are having a problem, but that requires additional staffing, overtime, so we don’t have the luxury of doing that as much as we would like,” said Levine.

If you’re worried about your car being stolen, invest in a theft-prevention device.

Steering wheel locks cost between $25 and $200. Airbag and steering wheel locks are $35 to $250. Wheel locks range from $20 to $300.

You can bluff potential thieves with inexpensive alarm system decal or spend the money on the real thing. If you own a high-end car or tote expensive equipment, it’s a worthwhile investment. An alarm system may not stop someone from breaking in, but the noise may prevent them from absconding with it.

Try to park in a well-lit, busy area. This isn’t a surefire car-theft prevention strategy, but at least you will feel safer and have an easier time finding our car when you’re tired after attending a late evening class.

Navigating De Anza College on the Web By la Voz Staff LA VOZ If you don’t have the URL “www.deanza.edu” memorized, do it now. It will be one of your most useful resources during you time at this college. La Voz explains how to access all the information you need.

“My De Anza”: To view your academic information and manage your classes, set up an account with your social security number and a chosen password.

Grades: If you’re wondering where the most recent results of your class work and calculation of your GPA are, you’ll find it under “Unofficial Transcript.”

“View my grades” shows information that is dated further back.

Fee Payments: Instead of waiting in line at the cashier’s window, you can make all your payments for units and other fees

online. You can also purchase a parking permit through this site.

Add/Drop courses: Adding classes is now done almost entirely online. Once you get your add code, signing up for the class is a few mouse clicks away. Dropping classes is similarly as simple.

Course Availability: The number of open seats in every class can be checked here, so you’ll make more informed decisions about which classes to try to add. http://www.deanza.edu/registration/my info.html Academic Calendar: Find all the vital dates, such as holidays, the last day to drop or add a class, and the first day of the coming quarter.

Also posted is a complete final exam schedule. http://www.deanza.edu/calendar/ Directories: Find e-mail addresses If you need to contact an instructor and have lost your green sheet, do not fret.

Look for a phone number or e-mail

address of any De Anza employee in the "directories" portion of the site, which is like an address book for the entire college. Also included under this section are an index of frequently needed phone numbers and faculty websites, where professors post information about themselves and their classes. http://www.deanza.edu/directory/ Bookstore: Buy books in advance A link is provided from deanza.edu to the campus bookstore website. By visiting this site, you don't have to wait until the first day of class to know which books to buy. Click the "textbook" link, chose information about the class and instructor you've registered for, and a list will display of all the material you will need. http://books.fhda.edu/fhda/ Campus Map: If this is your first or even second quarter here, print out several of these to keep in every pocket of your backpack. http://www.deanza.edu/map/

NO ROOM IN THE CLASS YOU WANTED? New ENGLISH and SPEECH sections added SPCH 10-22 SPCH 10-23

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Euphrat opening spotlights faculty

By Sarah Joy Callahan LA VOZ There’s an old saying that goes, “Many hands make light work.”

Although the hands of 38 De Anza and Foothill faculty members joined to create January’s joint Exhibit in Euphrat’s Museum of Art, the work is certainly not light or lacking in substance.

De Anza’s Dean of Creative Arts Nancy Canter, painting instructor Eugene Rodriguez, photography instructor Diane Pierce and sculpture lab tech and creator of one of DeAnza’s campus sculptures Moto Ohtake, are all contributors.

A faculty show is hosted every other year by the Euphrat and and covers a broad range of media and

faculty members.

This year’s collection even includes a piece and a farewell letter from deceased Foothill ceramics instructor Bruce George.

Janet Rindfleisch, executive director of the museum, designed the display of the contributions with overall balance of the show in mind versus equal allotment of space to each artist.

This show differs from the typical Euphrat approach in that it is not presented under a theme or title, but is simply called “Art Faculty Exhibition” and lets visitors make their own observations.

Hilary Ciment delivers two consecutive paintings of a woman doing her morning exercises, hands stretched to the sky as if in prayer, while the hands of Tom Decker’s

sculpture “Prayer” are unmistakably cupped in divine communication.

Although a pair of gloves is placed by Kent Manske’s book “Why ‘why?’” to protect it from visitor’s fingerprints, he intentionally smudges the pages with wax and touches his second book “Hope,” displayed as individual pages on a wall, as he explains the meaning of each page.

In Charles Cantwell’s painting “Mars and Venus in Love,” the main figure blocks the exposed body of a woman with one hand and wields a knife with the other.

While student and instructors’ hands occupy themselves with gearing up for the new quarter, many hands busy only with expression stay frozen in the museum.

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A masculine hand in Charles Cantwell's painting "Mars and Venus in Love" shields a mysterious woman, dressed in little more than a mask.

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Where the grass is greenest DE ANZA INSTRUCTOR’S REFLECTS ON LIFE DEVOTED TO FITNESS

By Sarah Joy Callahan LA VOZ

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Physical education and golf instructor Debi Schafer-Braun reflects that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. During her 28 years at De Anza College, she has also served as a coach to students and faculty.

Physical Education teacher Debi Schafer-Braun is an early riser. She wakes up at 3:45 every morning “before the crows crow” to get from her home in Santa Cruz to De Anza College on time. By 8:30 a.m. she has already taught a 6 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. class and is filling her hour break before golf class with a personal workout at De Anza's wellness center.

“At 1:30 p.m. I'm like, okay, I need some cafe mocha,” Schafer-Braun says as she rests between sets on a weight machine. In addition to teaching some of the earliest classes offered at the entire school, SchaferBraun has also been set apart from other professors by being the second teacher to win Vice President of Instruction Judy Miner's Distinguished Educator Award.

The award is given to educators “who display substantial, significant and sustained excellence, commitment and enthusiasm to the multifaceted aspects of teaching the diverse student population of De Anza College.” Schafer-Braun, who has been teaching at De Anza for 28 years, is the recipient of the award for December.

Students can nominate their own teachers by going to www.deanza.edu/instruction/dea_form.html Schafer-Braun was motivated to stay active from a young age. “I came from a very active family and have a brother who is an all-around athlete,” she says. Not much time is spent in her office in the PE quad. “I need to be in the world of movement. I can't sit at a desk.” At age 20 her efforts led her to Munich, Germany for the summer Olympics. She was to be an alternate for the 800 meters, though she never competed.

After the Olympics Schafer-Braun earned a Master’s degree in Physical Education at Cal State Hayward, and began teaching at JFK Jr. High School, but that wasn't her “niche.” In 1976 she came to De Anza for her third year of teaching. “I remember the pool area because that's where my interview was.” Schafer-Braun

says. “I was amazed at the beauty of the campus.” It was her first impression of a place she would devote many years to. “I knew right away that this is where I wanted to be.”

She began her time at De Anza by coaching volleyball and basketball and moved on to teaching classes such as step aerobics, core conditioning, and golf. Schafer-Braun adjusts the pin to add more weight on the weight stack. “I miss the interaction with my athletes being out of coaching,” she says, “but every day is a fun new day.” Now instead of athletes, she instructs students in the military and De Anza's faculty and Staff. How does it feel to yell at a Dean to do their crunches?

“It's very rewarding” Schafer-Braun says, rubbing her hands together in mock delight before moving to the next machine.

Midway through her time at DeAnza, she took a sabbatical and spent some time learning golf at a golf academy. There, she met her husband, Tom Braun. He has his own golf school and the two spend time golfing together. After her marriage, Schafer-Braun moved from her home near De Anza to Santa Cruz, a midway point between their two jobs.

In the future Schafer-Braun wants to teach a Pilates class and keep developing her course curriculum. “I really enjoy my job and never considered it work, but if you've never developed anything new, you're dead weight” Schafer-Braun says.

“My job as a teacher is to keep improving myself.”

Naturally, Schafer-Braun feels that physical education is an integral part of any education. “Physical activity should be part of life. Don't even go there with, 'I don't think we need it.' It's proven that physical health helps to improve mental health.” As Schafer-Braun wraps up her workout and prepares to move on to her golf class, she reflects on her previous aspirations to move on to a four year school and her extended time at De Anza. “The longer I stayed here, the more I realized that the grass is not always greener on the other side. This is the best place to be for me.” At least as long as the golfing range is well watered.

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Joy comes bottled - Sarah Joy Callahan

EDITORS WANTED

La Voz, De Anza’s weekly student newspaper, seeks students who are creative leaders with strong communication skills to apply for editorial positions for winter quarter.

Editors and assistant editors for the following sections: NEWS

OPINIONS

FEATURES

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We are also seeking the following: GRAPHICS EDITORS PHOTO EDITORS COPY EDITORS WEB EDITORS

Applicants will meet with a hiring committee and will be evaluated on experience, communication skills, leadership qualities and skills of relevance to the position.

Previous newspaper experience, familiarity with AP style and knowledge of QuarkXPress is helpful. Completion or concurrent enrollment in English 1A is required. Completion or concurrent enrollment in Journalism 21A or 21Bis recommended.

Interested? Submit a brief (up to 300 words) description of your qualifications to Editor-in-Chief Steven Cabana by e-mail at lavoz@fhda.edu or Advertising Manager Reza Kazempour at lavoz_ads@yahoo.com. Bring resumes and work samples.

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WE GIVE DIRECTIONS ON WHERE YOU NEED TO GO IN DE ANZA, AND HOW TO GET THERE

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The first day at new school can be challenging, as we have learned from all the cheesy 80’s highschool movies. De Anza presents the new student with its own unique challenges.

But despair not. We are sure that this orientation issue has been of great help on your wanderings through the perilous jungle of construction sites, confused students and rampaging squirrels. Here are some final advices from the entrepid La Voz staff.

- Learn where to park. parking is a big problem. There are

3 several parking structures on the campus (1). Find out which are closer to your classes.

- Learn the codes for your classrooms. MCC (3) stands for Multi-Cultural Center, and is located near the Parking Lot B. - Ask for help. If you don’t know where the new Science Building(2) is, look for the orientation booths, where people can direct you. They are located in the Main Quad and in the A quad, outside the bookstore.