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WITH JAIRO RODRIGUEZ STORY AND PHOTO BY COLLIN BEREND Jaito Rodriguez is the current Associated Student Government President for Clackamas Community College. .He ran for office again this year and won. Rodriguez is one o f few students to serve as president more than once. Q What can you tell us about yourself? Q Q . I am a first generation college student. My parents are immigrants from Mexico. I am the youngest of three and I am the first person to actually pursue a higher education, besides my sister who attended only three terms. I am a hard worker, dedicated and flexible. How did you get into ASG? What got me into ASG was Ruby Ramirez who was last year’s vice president. At the time when she recom mended me to ASG, she wasn’t VP just yet. She lent a hand because she felt she needed more people and we did a project in class together and she thought I did pretty well, so she recommended me to join. How do you feel you’ll do as president next year! I feel confident. I have one year under my belt, one year of experience and that will help me a lot next year, such as getting all the little things done next year. People tend to go into office with the mentality of Oh, 111 do it for a year.” So, I’m lucky that I can serve again as president and “What can I do better? or What can I improve on?” Q B PRINT Q © EDITORIAL Co Editors-in-Chief Blake Swan Victoria Tinker chiefed@clackamas.edu Copy Editor Merari Calderon Ruiz copyed@ciackamas.edu Photo Editor Sam Weston photoed@clackamas.edu . News Editor Collin Berend newsed@clackamas.edu Arts & Culture Editor Nick Allison aced@clackamas.edu Sports Editor Doug Fry , sportsed@clackamas.edu Web Editor Alexis Wagar webeditor@clackamas.edu Design Editor Chelsea Pagan Ad Manager Elizabeth Kessel - I admgr@clackamas.edu STAFFWRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS lanVanOrden Kristen Wohlers Ahmed Almarai Linda Barnett I PRODUCTION Jeffrey D’Auvergne What are your goals as president for next year? I want to see a lot of involvement with the other departments. ASG is in charge of the multicultural depart ment, so I plan on communicating with the art department and to see if we can get more multicultural art around campus. One of my goals is to get the Fireside Lounge decorated with more art work. I think the first place to start is with the students, and to collaborate with students and instructors. I want to make sure we can advertise that we offer grants. We are one of the few in the state of Oregon that offer grants through student government. Q CLACKAMAS If you went to Portland State University, would you run for their student government? I don’t really see myself as a political person. Brent Finkbeiner, who was the president last year, just won pres idency at PSU, and one thing he told me earlier this year, because he was considering it since the beginning, was if I should transfer over and help him out. I don’t really see myself as an advocate because when you go over to a university, it’s a bigger deal. A college, like CCC, we try to get students involved. I think universities ______ __ business. U n w r-or» a p t more m n rp m o n e v . more m o re funding, are more How can w we p get money, funding: more capital? So if it came to university, I don’t really see it. On the Cover Transgender student services are lacking on campus. Cover design by Jennette Bijieveld and Victoria Most Trafficked Story This Week: Changing landscapes changing campus by Collin Berend. 2 Oadamas Print MAY 17,2017 ttieclackamasprintcom JOURNALISM ADVISER Melissa Jones melissaj@clackamas.edu The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional manner. Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. Email comments, concerns or tips to: chiefed@clackamas.edu or call us at 503-594-6266 Roger Rook Room T35 | 19600 Molalla Ave. | Oregon City, OR 97045 t The Clackamas Print is free, but please take-only one copy. Any person removing our papers in bulk will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
