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The new leader wants to hold public
office one day, but is starting with ASG.
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Even before attending
Kindergarten, Associated
Student Government president Raquel Manriquez
had a connection to Santa
Ana College.
Her mother attended
dance classes on campus
when Manriquez was fouryears old and her father is a
SAC graduate.
Now both of her parents
are taking computer refresher courses and her younger
brother is in his first year as
a Don.
It is safe to say SAC is a
family affair.
Nineteen-year-old
Manriquez is a sophomore.
Last year she served as
ASG’s Senate Secretary but
resigned after feeling that
she would make a bigger
difference by becoming
Senate Secretary for the
Disabled Student Program
and Services.
“I hope that throughout
the year ASG as an organization is able to reach out to
more students so they know
exactly what we do on and
off campus on their behalf,”
Manriquez said.
Being ASG president is no
easy task. All decisions she
makes have to represent the
needs of the students.
“Whether I am meeting
with administrators or with
other members of ASG, I
always have to be thinking,
‘Does the student population want to go in this direction?’” Manriquez said.
Other students are also
what inspired her to get
involved with student government in the first place.
Retreats with senate members sparked her interest in
legislation and advocacy.
Intending to become
a political science major,
Manriquez hopes to transfer
to UCLA and one day be a
partner in a prestigious law
firm or hold public office to
assist the community.
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