[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 23 (Thursday, February 6, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      IN HONOR OF SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE'S EL SOL MAGAZINE

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                            HON. JUAN VARGAS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 6, 2014

  Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Southwestern 
Community College student journalism publications. Southwestern 
College, in Chula Vista, California, is one of our region's premier 
journalism programs whereby students publish a newspaper and a magazine 
for the students and surrounding community members. With the journalism 
students' dedication, Southwestern College has asserted itself as one 
of the top college newspapers in the nation with their newspaper, The 
Sun. Additionally, these dedicated journalism students devoted off-time 
hours to design, create and publish a magazine, El Sol. They were also 
instrumental in finding the funding in order to publish their student 
magazine. Southwestern College has reason to be proud of their 
Journalism Department's accomplishments and the hard work and 
dedication of student advisor Max Branscomb, Ed.D., should also be 
recognized. As the recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists 
National Journalism Teacher of the Year award, Dr. Branscomb's 
dedication to the field of journalism is creating an environment 
whereby the results of his instruction are motivating students toward 
careers in journalism. In honor of Dr. Branscomb and the Southwestern 
College students in the Journalism Department, I do hereby recognize 
February 6, 2014, as the ``Southwestern College Journalism Students 
Day'' in the City of Chula Vista.

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