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PRESIDENT MURPHY AND DEAN SWENSSON VISIT CHINA, VIETNAM
MAY 7, 2007 Volume 40, Issue 23
The Voice of De Anza College Since 1967
STUDENTS RALLY FOR CHANGE The Walk-out Breakdown: WHO: Students For Justice! Club and Muslim Student Association, along with over 100 students and faculty.
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WHAT: The two groups organized a class walkout which was followed by a march to the Main Quad.
PROTEST ON CAMPUS A POSITIVE STEP Why De Anza needs more activism.
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WHEN: Last Tuesday, May 1, at 11:45 a.m. May 1 was the first year anniversary of immigration rights rallies which numbered in the hundreds of thousands in 2006.
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RAMEN IS NEW AGAIN! The cash-strapped student staple is revamped in seven delicious ways. PAGE 7
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Everything from standup comedy to an event for Mom. PAGE 10
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Students for Justice! and the Muslim Student Association, including student Rosa de Leon, pictured right, led a march through De Anza College’s Main Quad. Their Festival of Resistance featured guest speakers, free food and an open mic.
Kelly McManus STAFF REPORTER
To commemorate May Day, an international celebration of the labor movement, De Anza College’s Students for Justice! and Muslim Student Association sponsored a student walkout. This event’s aim was to spread information about social issues affecting the nation including imperialism, worker’s rights and illegal immigration. The clubs started their Festival of Resistance with a march around the campus, from Parking Lot A to the Main Quad, where they served free sodas and pizza. The crowd was enthusiastic, chanting along to statements that denounced immigration raids and U.S. imperialism, including “People, people, say it loud: occupation, end
Other speakers included De Anza professors who talked about the United States supporting cheap labor, the importance of getting involved in issues and immigration raids. Sociology instructor Rich Wood said, “we are all immigrants” and the only indigenous people are the American Indians. He urged students to educate themselves on social issues and to take action. “The situation is getting more and more serious, more and more dangerous,” he said. Students from Westmont High School joined the event. A group called Revolution Youth was “harassed” by police and suspended by Westmont vice principals for walking out of their classes. The Students For Justice! Club and the Muslim Student Association closed the rally asking for a moment of silence to honor the students who were killed at Virginia Tech.
John Swensson selected as interim vice president of instruction
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Joanna Alday STAFF REPORTER
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it now!” Students carried handmade signs saying “Worker’s Rights Now” and “It’s Not You Versus Me!” I. Sheik, a member of the hip-hop group Revolution of the Mind and former De Anza student, was the first guest speaker. He laid down some rhymes, then spoke to the students about the unfair trial of journalist, activist and former Black Panther Mumia AbuJamal. Mumia was convicted in 1982 of murdering a white police officer in Philadelphia, however, several key pieces of evidence in Mumia’s defense were suppressed and not allowed to be submitted to the court, he said. He also pointed out that while the walkout was a peaceful rally, there were police officers surrounding the assembly. He closed with a simple two-word statement aimed at George W. Bush.
WHY: The groups protested immigration raids, racial profiling and U.S. foreign policy.
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Dean of Language Arts John Swensson will fill for Judy Miner as the interim vice president of instruction. Swensson begins his new role on July 1 when Miner begins her Foothill presidency.
The Current Dean of Language Arts, John K. Swensson, is not only a man of many connections, he is also De Anza College’s future interim vice president of Instruction. He will start the position July 1. After the appointment of De Anza’s current vice president of instruction, Judy Miner, as Foothill’s new college president, a committee selected by President Brian Murphy examined Swensson’s involvement with the school. Swensson’s numerous contributions to De Anza put him on top of the list for the decision makers. Among many positions, Swensson served six years as the dean of Language Arts,
was the former chair of the Academic Senate and has been a business, speech and English instructor even after becoming a dean. “His skills at fund-raising will be very helpful because he has a lot of connections to the local community,” said Miner. As vice president of instruction, Swensson will be in charge of all the instructional programs, watch over 12 division deans, and sit in for final interviews for faculty positions to make recommendations to the president during hiring processes. “He will be a real champion for instruction,” said Miner. Aside from his involvement with De Anza, Swensson is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the United States Army who attended West Point.
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