The Story of Work-to-Contract
Daniel Jacobson, Staff Writer
June 20, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Politics
“Fellow faculty, At the negotiations session this afternoon, FA and the District reached a tentative agreement for compensation for 2017-18 and 2018-19. While all the details are not yet finalized, we are happy to announce that the work to contract is over.” The previous email was sent o...
Foothill Students and Faculty Respond to Work-To-Contract Strike
Daniel Jacobson, Staff Writer
June 14, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Local News, Politics
Two weeks of continued faculty protests for fair pay have left impacts on the Foothill community.
District Withholds Faculty Raise, Prompting Union Action
Ben Klein, Managing Editor
May 18, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Local News
Updated on 5/18/2018 at 9:22 p.m. The Faculty Association will begin work-to-contract on Monday, May 21 in response to the Foothill-De Anza Community College District’s continued refusal to pass on a salary increase for faculty to adjust for rising costs of living. The refusal came amidst ongoing budget cuts for the FHDA District....
Instructor and Council Member Dominic Caserta Accused of Sexual Harassment
Liza Turchinsky and Devaki Dikshit
May 10, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Local News, Politics
Foothill instructor, Santa Clara City Council Member, and 2018 County Supervisor candidate has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple sources.
New Food Pantry Enables Student Health and Wellness
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
May 10, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life
Whole Foods has officially partnered with the Foothill College food pantry. Students experiencing poverty or otherwise in need will now be able to enjoy fresh food from Whole Foods with the ownership of an Owl Card and student ID number. "The criteria is any student in need. It's an honors system,...
New Veterans Plaza Aims to Help Connect Student Veterans With Campus
Clayton Nagle, Editor
May 7, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life
Ground was broken for construction of the new plaza outside of the Veterans Resource Center by President Thuy Nguyen on April 10, alongside Chancellor Judy Miner, Foothill-De Anza Foundation Director Tess Chandler, and Los Altos Rotary Club member Ron Labetich. The project was spearheaded by Labetich, who...
2018 International Transfer Fair
Stephen So, Staff Writer
May 5, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life
70 college admissions representatives from colleges all over the country and abroad gathered at the library quad on Wednesday, May 2. Hundreds of Foothill owls skirted from booth to booth, scoping out the prospective campuses to build their next nest. “We’ve been planning this since December...
2018 ASFC Election Debate: Live Video
April 29, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life
The Script hosted the 2018 student government election debate between candidates running for positions in the 2018-2019 administration. Voting begins on April 30 and ends May 3. Students can find more information at http://foothill.edu/elections and see live reporting of the debate at http://twitter.com/foo...
Humans of Foothill: David Asplund
Zahra Muzaffar and Aisha Chabane
April 19, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Humans of Foothill
Humans of Foothill is a weekly series during which The Script sits down with members of the Foothill College community. For the fifth installment, we sat down with David Asplund to discuss how his grandmother continues to shape his aspirations and inspires him to meet new people every day. If you...
Spring Quarter Club Day: New and Old
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
April 18, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life
During the first day of spring quarter's club day season, Foothill College students had the opportunity to sample a mall of clubs on campus. Long-standing organizations like the Chemistry Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Dental Hygiene Club, and Anthropology Club presented panels alongside the...
Foothill College: Keep Guns Off Campus
Liza Turchinsky, Editor-in-Chief
April 13, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Politics
In the seven months that The Script has been actively reporting news online, 25% of our political coverage has featured articles related to the issue of gun violence. During the same period, 27 school shootings took place across America. In an October article responding to the death of 58 people in a Las Vegas m...
National School Walkout Event at Foothill College
Brendan Swing, Staff Writer
March 15, 2018
Filed under Featured, Foothill Life, Local News, Opinion + Politics, Politics
Last month’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is yet another case of America’s periodic gun violence. The ramifications of this shooting, though, were unique. They sparked a surge in activism, with people of all generations rallying behind the hashtag #NeverAgain. Yesterday was National Walkout Day, duri...
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