The Inquirer - Diablo Valley College Student Voice
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U.S. Army Spc. Niccola DeVereaux is not headed back to Iraq this month for another tour of duty, despite orders to do so. The 25-year-old DVC student was the subject of a story in the April 9 issue of The Inquirer, telling the reporter a return to Iraq after 18 months of active duty that ended in 2006 "will completely decimate my life.
DVC English professor James O'Keefe, who died of cancer in December, was honored for his "great humor, great outrage" in a memorial service May 6 on a sunny afternoon beside the DVC duck pond. More than 40 people gathered for the occasion, smiling, hugging and reflecting on O'Keefe's life as a teacher, friend and colleague.
The current president of the Associated Students of DVC says he will not apologize for endorsing and campaigning for the coalition that swept seven of 10 winners into office last month, despite being ordered to do so by the ASDVC Elections Committee. Bundit Kertbundit told The Inquirer he disagrees with the Committee's finding that he violated sections of the ASDVC constitution and elections code, that prohibit him, as "an ex officio member of all ASDVC committees," from making such endorsements.
They advertise other humans body’s for money. They are profitable in their business. You can recognize right away by the way they talk and carry themselves. More often than not they exploit their clients. They are called “sleazebags,” “leaches” and “SOB’s.
Finals are swiftly approaching and who doesn't want an edge? This week techophile and Inquirer Photo Chief Chris Corbin shares some of his tips on how to improve your Word documents, PowerPoint presentations and more.
What started as a school project for Speech 121 turned into a campaign May 1 to raise public awareness of homelessness among veterans. Four students from instructor John Hanecak's speech class - Ryan Berg, Alex Rigali, Ryan Baumbusch and David Murk - combined efforts with the DVC Student Veterans Group to host a benefit concert in the cafeteria.
Expect to wait four years for a kidney transplant, and in the meantime you'll be connected to two needles three times a week, two hours per session. This was a diagnosis Katherine Granado was not willing to accept. "Doctors had always told my parents a doomsday thing…, but I always defied it," the DVC student said.
The Art building remains a center of calm, despite the stress of approaching finals and other end-of-semester worries.The smell of wet clay wafts through the ceramics lab as students work meditatively to the rhythmic hum of the pottery wheel, an REM song playing in the background.
The ASDVC Elections Committee, led by Vice President Anna Braginsky, betrayed its calling by delivering the merest slap on the wrist after unanimously finding President Bundit Kertbundit and the UAID coalition of winning candidates in violation of the ASDVC elections code and its constitution.
April 30 2009DVC Faculty OfficesA staff reported that two mailboxes in the faculty offices had been vandalizedDVC Science Hill parking area An employee was struck by vehicle while he was attempting to advise the driver that he wasn’t in a legal parking space.