SFJ has voted unanimously to endorse the United Students Coalition in their bid for De Anza’s Student Body government.

This was not an easy decision, as many of us have friends in the other electoral blocs. But we are convinced that United Students is the most diverse, will be the most accountable to student opinion, and act most diligently to change things for the benefit of students and workers, out of the available choices. Our confidence in them is not based on the showmanship of their campaign, but a longstanding working relationship in which they have proved themselves as capable and democratic leaders.

DASB was once a progressive force through which students were empowered and positive changes at De Anza accomplished. Without the past alliance of SFJ, MSA and MEChA in DASB, the Intercultural Studies Department might no longer exist. In the past couple years, however, due to the lull in activity by the progressive clubs, student empowerment through DASB has not been the case - student government has been dominated by business majors, motivated primarily by the chance to get a nice position on their transfer applications, and they have squandered the student government’s $1 million annual budget. The United Students, on the other hand, have a sincere desire to improve student life at De Anza College by putting their time and the school budget to the service of the student body as a whole.

Please take a moment out of your time this week (Monday, May 12th-Friday, May 16th) to vote for all of the United Students candidates during DASB elections. The stakes are high - this vote will determine whether we have an activist or a self-interested DASB for the entire next year!

The slate is as follows:

#3 David Hinault - President

#3 Yoon Minn Lai - Executive Vice President

Patrick Ahrens - Student Trustee

#20 Mohammad Shirazi - VP of Diversity and Events

#27 Anna Shevchenko - VP of Student Services

#17 Alan Okida - VP of Marketing

#7 Roger Arce - VP of Budget and Finance

#15 Robin Claasen - VP of Administration

#12 Andrei Fomenko - VP of Student Rights

#46 Amir Pourshafiee - Senator

#30 Emma Cruz-Montoya - Senator

#45 Jeff Noon - Senator

#37 Vijay Veeramachaneni - Senator

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