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Jorge Campos
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“I love the service
aspect of it all.
I believe
information is
very powerful.”
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STACY
RUSSO
Before the punk-rock loving librarian
came to SAC, she ran her own ‘zine.
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DIGITAL EDITOR
Alessandra Gonzalez
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NEWS
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Joanna Meza
Chelsea Ybanez
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Professor C.W. Little Jr.
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From her throne at the
desk, hidden from view
and almost invisible, librarian and punk-rock fan
Stacy Russo keeps herself
engaged in her job and
enjoys helping people.
“I love the service aspect
of it all. I believe information
is very powerful, and being
able to give information to
people — I believe in that
as a democratic principle,”
Russo said.
Russo has been hopping
libraries for nine years.
She started out as an
Academic Librarian at Cal
State Fullerton, then split
part-time positions at
Chapman University and
Santa Ana College. But
because of her love for SAC,
she chose to dedicate herself to the Dons.
“I’d rather be here than
UCLA,” Russo said.
Growing up in the 1980s
punk-rock scene, Russo published her own ‘zine called
Anti-Establishment where
she interviewed bands and
wrote about music-related
topics. Her favorite musicians during the time were
Black Flag and Joni Mitchell.
Literature has always
played a big part in her life.
As a teen she discovered
Jack Kerouac and the gritty
realism of Charles Bukowski.
Not only is she a big lover
of music and books, but
animals as well. Russo owns
two cats, Mr. Pibs, whom
she rescued from an alley,
and Sasha.
“I’m really into animal
rights,” she said. “That came
out of the punk-rock scene,
so I became vegetarian
when I was 16 and I’m a
vegan now.”
Russo is very passionate about her work and is
always open to answering
students’ questions, even
some weird ones.
“Someone asked if I had
nail clippers,” Russo said.
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