Palestine: no peace but apartheid
Mona Taleb-Agha
May 15, 2013
Due to the number of complaints of Palestinians being a “security risk” received from Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israel launched a segregated bus service meant for Palestinians at the beginning of March. While Israel’s Transport Ministry claimed that the bus... Read more »
Why the Jason Collins story shouldn’t matter, but does
May 15, 2013
Much is being made about NBA center Jason Collins — the first active professional male athlete in one of the “Big 4″ sports to come out as being openly gay — and while there’s no shortage of ground covered by his story, we can’t help but notice that the story occurs... Read more »
Real Deal: Super Bowl 50 equals economic growth for the Bay Area
Aaron Hudson
May 15, 2013
In October the NFL announced that San Francisco and South Florida were the two finalists for the 2016 Super Bowl bid. If San Francisco doesn’t win the bid for the 50th Super Bowl, they will compete with Houston to host the 51st Super Bowl the following year. First we must observe that the South... Read more »
The Real Deal: How macho culture has forged a relationship with rape culture
Aaron Hudson
April 25, 2013
It seems like each year there is a story about a huge rape scandal. More often than not, it involves a jock or a person who is directly related to some form of competitive team atmosphere. Whether it is sports or the military, rape culture is prevalent in today’s society.The crazy thing is that... Read more »
Transferring troubles: overcoming the obstacles
Evan Wesley
April 24, 2013
April has come and is nearly gone. All students that have remained persistent at DVC to this point of the semester have shown that their determination from the beginning of the spring semester has not faltered. It may not seem like a big deal to many, but those who failed to persist in their classes... Read more »
Boston tragedy gives rise to heroic compassion
April 24, 2013
Near the finish line of the iconic Boston Marathon, two explosives were detonated among the crowd on Monday April 15, leaving three dead and many others horribly injured. Following a lengthy manhunt on Friday, which shut down transit and forced a shelter-in-place order throughout Watertown, Mass., 19-year-old... Read more »
As semester ends, let’s (not) be best friends for life?
Rachel Ann Reyes
April 22, 2013
As the semester winds down and fall registration approaches, I look back at the classes I’ve taken over past semesters and recall a certain speech that has me thinking. In my public speaking course, a guy talked about an unmentionable topic- making friends and maintaining friendships in community... Read more »
The Buzz
Evan Wesley
April 10, 2013
DVC Buzz NotesQuestions 1) What would you expect from a first year professor? 2) How prepared/qualified do you feel your teachers are? Vi Vo, 18, Psychology1) That they’re passionate about what they’re teaching. That’s how you get through to students. 2)I love all of my professors.... Read more »
DVC should require and pay for instructor training
Editorial Board
April 9, 2013
DVC recently received an overall score of 61.1 percent, indicating that well over half of students have successfully transferred or completed a certificate program. As we celebrate DVC’s above-average state student success scorecard, it’s worth pointing out that another important report card... Read more »
The Real Deal: The Jackie Robinson Story Untold
Aaron Hudson
April 9, 2013
First, I would like to say that I am thrilled that Hollywood has finally completed a biographical film on Robinson that has the same quality as highly budgeted movies like “Ali ” starring Will Smith or “Glory Road.” Untold stories that are brought to light with high-tech camera... Read more »
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