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.
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What can you tell us about yourself?
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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?”
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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.
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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
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