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Title: The Bridge, 1991 Spring
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today.
Subjects: Student Protests, Conferernce on Higher Education, LGBT, Student Government, AIDS (Disease), Poetry, Ehrlich, Dan, Tuition Increase, Budget Cuts, Traffic
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Umoja Kwaguva(right) Coordinator of College-Wide Programs
Description: Umoja Kwaguva(right) Coordinator of College-Wide Programs speaks with Vincent Banrey
Subjects: , Kwaguva, Umoja, Banrey, Vincent
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: African-America Literature Marathon- Professor Umoja Kwaguva addressing participants - February 1976
Description: Professor Umoja Kwaguva addressing participants at the African-American Literature Marathon
Subjects: , African-America Literature, Reading Marathon, Kwaguva, Umoja, Black History Month
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College

Title: Umoja Kwaguvu
Description: Umoja Kwaguvu was the Coordinator of Student Activities, a long time staff member and a Family Institute Adjunct. He was involved in organizing many events in the early college years. Timestamp summary of interview [Follows Gil Muller interview on VHS tape]: (41:37) Professor Umoja Kwaguvu began to work in LaGCC in 1972, starting in the Veterans Program teaching English, and then moving to Student Services in 1974. (43:40) Covers organizing theatre shows, student parties and flyering the college buildings for events (45:03) “The Main building was like a factory and there was a little room there they called Student Activities.” (46:00) Talks about all night movie festivals that were organized, the mix of students and faculty at the events (49:33) “We could do almost anything we wanted to do. Bureaucracy had not set in yet.” (51:12) Describes African American Reading Marathon – President Shenker said we were to do something for the 1976 Bicentennial. The event had people continuously reading from February 1st-8th for 200 hours straight. [Archivist Note: Institutional Archives has photographs of the African American Reading Marathon in the photograph collection] (58:38) Became fulltime Coordinator in Student Activities in 1976. (58:53) Describes organizing trips to: Stratford, Connecticut; Montreal, Canada; Jamaica; Brazil; Europe (London, Paris, Rome). Trips were focused on opening students up to the world, many who never left New York City before (01:02:53) Student Services had a performing arts Marathon in the late 1980s/early 90’s. LaGuardia was a regional representative at the Bob Hope Talent Show in 1977/78 [Archivist Note: Institutional Archives also has photographs of the Bob Hope Talent Show in their photograph collection] (01:05:30) Talks about having prominent figures visiting the college including: the comedian Dick Gregory, Judge Bruce Wright, Yolanda King (Dr. King’s daughter), and Attallah Shabazz (Malcolm X’s daughter). (01:13:29) Direction and guidance for events and programs came from the Director of Student Activities – Leo Newball (01:16:20) Talks about the change of events that happened when Student Activities became Student Life (01:80:00) Describes his experience working with students and the changes in the student body, and political in. (01:21:31) Covers the 1989 student takeover and other protests, where students occupied parts of the campus in protest over rising tuition. Describes the students as militant but non-violent during these events. (01:23:40) He discussed what he thought made LaGCC different – "Students get training fit for work – see them professionally doing their work – anywhere you go you find LaGuardia people" (01:25:10) End
Subjects: Kwaguvu, Umoja, Kwaguvu, Umoja, 25th Anniversary, 25th Anniversary, Oral History, Oral History
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (New York, N.Y)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1978 February
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It succeeded The Bridge.
Subjects: Sony Cafeteria--Williams, John, Financial Aid, Day Care Center, Student Activities, Traffic, Cafeteria Prices, Blood Drive, Transfer Services, CUNY Audit, NYPIRG, Art Gallery, Michael Sullivan Dance Company, LaGuardia, Fiorello
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Perspective, 1974 January
Description: Perspective was a newsletter published every two weeks to keep the campus informed about current activities. It ran from 1972 to the 1990's.
Subjects: Governance Plan, Traffic issue, Traffic light

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1977 December
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1994
Subjects: Student Council--Kwanguvu, Umoja, Cafeteria, Fire Awareness Day, CUNY Audit, Gym, Job placement, Middle College Higt School, Rape, Student Activites Center/Halloween Dance, NYPIRG, Music department, S-Building, Sexual Harassment, Holiday season, LaGuardia, Fiorello
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1973 December
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1985. It was succeeded by The Bridge.
Subjects: Traffic Issues--Kwanguvu, Umoja, Middle College High School/students behavior/letters, Cafeteria, Student council, Poetry, Basketball
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1975 October 14
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1990. It superseded The Bridge.
Subjects: Cooperative Education, CUNY budget cuts, S-Building, Continuing Education, Recreation Center, Extended day, Center for Afro-American Studies, Open Enrollment, Minter, Jerolyn, Newball, Leo, Hamilton, William, Farrell, Catherine, Berman, Alan, Kwanguvu, Umoja, Shenker, Joseph--Hamilton, William--Newball, Leo, Shenker, Joseph, Hamiltion, William
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1974 February
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It superseded The Bridge.
Subjects: Hamilton, William, Veterans Affairs, Textbook Prices, Poetry, Cooperative Education, Recreation Department, Human Rights Day, Commencement Committee, Human Rights Day, Student Services, Kwanguvu, Umoja--Shenker, Joseph, Minter, Jerolyn, Internships, Shenker, Joseph, Minter, Jerolyn
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1982 June
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It was succeeded by The Bridge.
Subjects: International Dance Festival, Student Council, CUNY Budget Cuts, CUNY Tuition, Body Building Contest, LaGuardia, Fiorello, Astoria Center, Who's Who, Poetry, Ridgewood - Bushwick campus, Campus issues- Ventilation, Health Services, Blood Drive, Program for Deaf Adults, Board of Higher Education, Medgar Evers College, Nuclear disarmament, Extended Day
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute,1977 July
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1996
Subjects: Student Council--Kwanguvu, Umoja, The Humanist, Blood Drive, Music Department, Art Department, Talent Show, Murray, Bill
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: Fiorello's Flute, 1976 April 19
Description: Fiorello's Flute was the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College, running from 1974 to 1981. It succeeded The Bridge.
Subjects: Middle College High School, Continuing Education, Student Clubs, Bicentennnial Festival, Photo contest, T.A.R., Cooperative Education, Afro-American Culture Club, CUNY Caws Contest Winners, Recreation Center, Intercambio Cultural Club, Daycare Center, CUNY Budget Cuts, Kwanguvu, Umoja, Shenker, Joseph, Minter, Jerolyn, Farrell, Catherine
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, N.Y.)

Title: The Bridge, 1983 June
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today
Subjects: , College Senate, Scholarships, Scholastic Press Association, Solomon Amendment, Wurtz, Adam, Roberts, Lillian, Day Care Center, El Salvador, Knight, Robert, Nicaragua, Nuclear disarmament, Cooperative Education, Traffic, Williams, John, Galaxy, Drug use, College for Children, Disability Services, International Dance Festival, Theatre, Hamiliton, William, Student Clubs, 10K Race, Mr. and Mrs. LaGuardia contest, Stern, Catherine, Macheski, Cecilia
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: The Bridge, 1984 June
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today
Subjects: , Mondale, Walter, Traffic, Cooperative Education, Disabilities services, Taxi Institute, Student Clubs, Middle College High School, Faculty Council, Student Government, Persian Gulf, Greenbaum, Joan, Health Fair, Green, Bill, Shenker, Joseph, Deans List, Dance Festival, 10k race, Student Clubs, Soccer
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College (Long Island City, NY)

Title: The Bridge, 1993 May
Description: The Bridge is the student newspaper of LaGuardia Community College. Following Fiorello's Flute, it started in 1982 and continues to run today. Logo designed by Tony Severino
Subjects: Clinton, Bill, Leadership Conference, Traffic, Springfest, Student Clubs, Poetry, Campus Safety
Publisher: LaGuardia Community College