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Luckyregion VII
december 2014
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meeting’s highlights (2-5)Interview: Ray gosen (6-7)
Interview: janet lamas (8-11)Interview: Ali Asghar (12-15)
Interview: john noyola and hasun khan (16-21)christmas wishes from e.a. senators (22-23)
contact us (24)
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Meeting’s Highlights
12/5/14
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Compton Education Center — Upcoming events include a canned food drive and a Christmas event in which visit with Santa Claus will take place. CEC is in the process of branding themselves on social media encourages delegates to like their Facebook page.
region vii delegates delivered their aso’s reports:
El Camino College — Finals Madness, an event where students can continue their studies after the campus library closes, will take place to aid Finals preparation for students.
Los Angeles City College — regional chess tournament is happen-ing after the region vii meeting is over; event in March, El Camino is helping.
Los Angeles Harbor College — Harbor was informed at their last CORE meeting about their loss of a permanent stage in their new student union building. Future plans also include Constitution/Bylaws reform and a committee system overhaul.
Los Angeles Pierce College — A de-stressor event was held last Monday in preparation for Finals. LAPC recently approved a stu-dent fee budget to lobby.
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College — LATT’s petition for an extension of library hours for the Winter and Spring semesters has passed. They are currently working on the implementation of a college hour.
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Meeting’s Highlights
12/5/14
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Los Angeles Southwest College — Southwest’s ASO meeting will take place December 5 at noon; they will report on their activi-ties at the next meeting.
region vii delegates delivered their aso’s reports:
Los Angeles Valley College — On December 9th, LAVC will host a Red Cross blood drive. Club Day and their campus cleanup will take place on December 10th; Valley aims to host a campus clean-up twice a month. On December 15th, a finals relief will take place, in which massages will be given out to ASU members.
Pasadena City College — PCC aims to host legislative visits from around their district. They are currently going through accred-itation process, though their Academic Senate President refuses to sign the document.
Santa Monica College — The SMC President urged their ASO not to plan events at this time in order to increase studying and ac-ademic focus on campus. SMC is currently dealing with FTS con-flicts, in which the budgets of larger schools are cut in order to fund growth in smaller colleges.
West LA College — WLAC recently completed their food drive, which exceeded expectations. They are currently urging their li-brary to extend hours during final examinations.
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interview: Ray gosen
los angeles mission college delegate
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I decided to join student government as I realized that this was the ideal platform to institutionalize change. I am able to expose the student body to an eclectic diversity of races, religions, eth-nicities, cultures, and sexes. Something that was unheard of when I attended University in Beirut.
Why did you decide to join student government?
What is your position at your ASO?
Presdient.
What is your favourite part of being an ASO officer?
I am able to turn dream into reality by representing my constit-uency at local, regional, and state level.
Why do you think it’s important to represent a college on a re-gional level?
Representing a college on a regional level is pivotal because it ensures that the opinion of a constituency is voiced and they are able to make an impact on their future.
What are your plans this Christmas and/or New Year?
To study for the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) religiously.
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interview: janet lamas
los angeles valley college delegate
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There are many different reasons why I found so much interest in student government. One of the most important that I would like to openly express is the simple reason to see change. I want-ed to be a part of change and a part of a movement that would help me make better choices for my student body, as a whole, and in myself.
Why did you decide to join student government?
What is your position at your ASO?
I am the Secretary at the Los Angeles Valley College campus.
What is your favourite part of being an ASO officer?
For me, the fun always comes from having pure awareness. I like to be the first to know of a plan that is happening on my campus so that I can see what effort is needed of me to ensure it is a suc-cessful event.
Why do you think it’s important to represent a college on a re-gional level?
The importance of being a regional representative is making sure that you are very acquainted with the campus in which you rep-resent. People must know who you are, and what you are entitled to do to help them. As they start to become familiarized with you, it is also good to have an open ear to listen to others opinions. Making your own at times can be understandable, but having
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interview: Janet lamas
los angeles valley college delegate
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the opinion of all whom you represent gives you a broader per-spective on how to properly select your choices. I would also say that familiarizing yourself with other campuses is very im-portant. Communication is key to making it a fair and friendly en-vironment for all.
What are your plans this Christmas and/or New Year?
I plan to spend my holidays here in California with my family. I tend to take the role of “entertainer” so that no one feels out of the loop. This year, I will be setting up a karaoke machine for everyone to participate. I will also be bringing holiday cards so that everyone can write a card to a very special cousin who is far away from us at the moment.
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interview: Ali Asghar
los angeles pierce college delegate
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As a political science major, I feel it is my role to actively par-ticipate and solve the issues millions of students are facing.
Why did you decide to join student government?
What is your position at your ASO?
I am the ASO Senator for the English department at Pierce Col-lege. This means that I am supposed to bring the needs of the En-glish department to the ASO senate. I am also required to tell the department chair of English what is currently going on in ASO senate. I am also the Chair of the Rules/Lobby Committee which means that I have the task to review the Bylaws and Constitution of my ASO, as well as help lobby concerns of my fellow peers to the LACCD Student Affairs Committee and this body, Region 7.
What is your favourite part of being an ASO officer?
Using the power vested in me to positively change the lives of college students for brighter days ahead, and actually apply-ing what I have learned in my history, American government, and political science classes.
Why do you think it’s important to represent a college on a re-gional level?
Region 7 is a unique microcosm of 14 colleges smacked in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. You have 9 colleges which are part of the LACCD system which is the largest community college
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interview: ali asghar
los angeles pierce college delegate
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district, and 5 colleges that are outside such as Pasadena City College, Santa Monica College, Glendale City College, El Camino College, and the Compton Education Center. Region 7 indeed rep-resents the students that are in the 2nd largest city in the coun-try and the largest country in the country.
What are your plans this Christmas and/or New Year?
This holiday season I will try to relax and watch some films and catch up on some reading. I will try to cherish the time I have with family, before I head back to Winter Session on January 5th. But as a student leader, I still have issues that I need to solve which will be on my mind during the winter break.
Ali Asghar at the last region vii meeting (12/22/14) was elected as one of the communications officers!
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interview: john noyola and
hasun khangovernance and policy and external affairs senators
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john: I first got involved with student government as a com-missioner of athletics, then later became treasurer for LATTC. Student involvement on my local campus was not as popular as other campuses within our region. With the help of friends, we were able to transform Trade Tech into an organization where students voice can be heard.hasun: After getting acquainted with our shared governance system, I was approached to apply for a vacancy position on my ASO’s Board of Directors. As the director of student advocacy I was the delegate to region VII and the general assembly. Both experiences enriched my relationship with student government and inspired me to take on a more serious role as a representa-tive for the region.
How did you first get involved in student government on your campus?
What is your job as a Senator?
john: As senator of governance and policy my duties include rep-resentation, collaboration, accountability, and communication. Representation occurs in matters of statewide concerns such as the Board of Governors, consultation council, and all statewide advisory committees for the Chancellors office. Collaboration at the statewide level is crucial to fostering relationships with local student senates, statewide agencies and other
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organizations that have a vested interest in student affairs. Communication is key to making the SSCCC effective, by providing ongoing and widespread dissemination of information via Face-book or our listserve will allow awareness of statewide issues and as well as student input across California. By far the most important role as senator is accountability, as an elected offi-cial for region VII I have a duty to express the concerns and the will of my constituents. Also as senator it is important to hold fellow senators accountable for their duties and responsibil-ities within the SSCCC but also it is equally important support each other as the role of students. hasun: As External Affairs Senator, my primary responsibility is assessing the advocacy issues that our region cares about and what the region would like to see change at the state level like. Under the umbrella of External Affairs I also serve as the Vice Chair for our External Affairs committee. Currently I’m handling attendance at the Community College League of California’s Leg-islative Conference which will take place in January, so trustees from around the state will receive student input on our bills and subjects that students care for. Another side of External Affairs is Legislative and External Policies which refers to the legislation and policies that our state assembly and senate both vote into action. I serve as a member and write legislative sum-maries that are then sent to E.A. to be deliberated for a final
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recommendation to council where our priorities are finalized af-ter being examined by the entire student senate council. Outside of External Affairs I also serve on internal committees such as: Rules, Budget Advisory Committee, Resolutions, Incorporation taskforce, and the Eternal Sunset taskforce. Unofficially, I help the General Assembly Chair Tiana Buttice in creating documents and organizational materials for the General Assembly. This in-cludes assigning senators responsibilities, arranging rooms for the speakers, and coordinating the clicker process. My shared governance work includes being a representative to the Online education initiative and the CCLC Advisory Committee on Legisla-tion. I also serve as a liaison to the CCLC, CCCAST, and Chancel-lor’s Office for coordinating the General Assembly.
Can only Senators join SSCCC Committees?
Non-senators can join SSCCC committees as non-voting members. Non-voting members have the ability to make and second motions but, as the name implies, cannot cast votes.
What is your favourite part of being a Senator?
john: Witnessing the diversity of this beautiful state. We have passionate students leaders that come from far north such as Oregon and down south from the Mexico border. This diversity flourishes and comes alive through resolutions, General Assem-bly and through our internal committees. The collective input
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from across the state is what makes California so progressive.hasun: Seeing events like General Assembly come to an elegant fruition and constantly finding new innovative solutions to our limited resources is exciting. We’re under a lot of pressure to perform and seek independence from the Chancellor’s Office but we have students around the state who believe in the work of Council and Associated Student Organizations.What did you do so far that made you proud?
john: In less than a year i was able to implement my resolution on my campus, the deaf and hard of hearing students were able to organize and be a unified voice for the injustices that they faced as students. I am also proud to see region VII grow, last year I witness the region go through four different presidents and have seen the communications committee revamp and take the lead with developing a newsletter.hasun: Revamping online education and being openly critical about the new modules in place has given me a lot of hope in our system’s future. Additionally, collaborating with the Academic Senate on incorporation and seeing so many allies come to sup-port the council has been really incredible. The General Assem-bly was put on by 30 students who were volunteering their time and energy to make the event possible, not many people recog-nize that. If you look at the composition of the General Assembly Planning Committee there are really on 5 or 6 active members
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that worked relentlessly for months to make the General Assem-bly possible. Seeing my peers as well as myself complete goals under the most unlikely odds is equally as empowering as seeing lasting change in education; it almost epitomizes the difficulties of being a community college student. Clickers were pretty cool too.
john noyola and hasun khan
senator noyola and senator khan replied to more questions than featured here in this newsletter. follow this link to read full interview.
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s e n a t o r napier region i:
“Merry Christmas ev-eryone down there from
way up here in region one!”
senator costa region iii: “I would like to
say Happy Holidays to the con-stituents of Region VII! My wish for
the season is that everyone has a great winter break with their fam-
ily & friends and that the March In March 2.0 will be a huge
success.”
senator khan re-gion vii: “Merry Christmas to
all of my friends and region fami-ly, I hope you all enjoy some time away
from school to cherish those you love. My wish is to see Cal Grant reform be suc-
cessful in our next legislative cycle to improve access to education in both
community colleges and universities.”
vp ea medrano region ix: “MERRY CHRIST-
MAS REGION VII! My wish goes to all the individuals who have to spend Christmas without a family
or a home. I wish them true hap-piness and success in their
lives.”
christmas wishes from ssccc external affairs committee
