ASO state of mind New ASO VP hopes to achieve leadership and help community

track,” Haghi said.

Hidden behind a polite smile and his modest demeanor, Amir Haghi, 19, juggles a schedule routinely divided between school, athletics, and the demands of student club life. Despite the chaotic lifestyle, Haghi intends to finds time for student body as the new vice president for the Associated Students Organization (ASO).

Haghi recently moved from New York City, and although it’s his first semester at Pierce College, he already feels at home.

“I visited the campus and I really liked the environment. Everyone’s friendly, the staff is amazing and I really connected,” Haghi said. “I think it’s important to really connect to the campus you’re in.”

Haghi was a biology major but decided to change to computer science engineering. Also president of the volleyball club, Haghi is trying to balance school and sports and hopes to transfer to UCLA through the honors program.

“I’m also in the volleyball club here,” Haghi said. “At Pierce Go Days we had a booth, we were one of the biggest clubs on campus, we got almost 300 signatures of people wanting to sign up.”

Since they are a new club, they are working on trying to get hours to use the gym on campus.

According to Haghi, the role of a vice president is to be the chair of the senate meetings and evaluate the student committees.

“There are a few committees, two to four times a month, and I overlook them and make sure everyone is on

ASO president Barbara Lombrano was managing the vice president role at the beginning of the semester and is excited Haghi has showed interest in being involved.

“Even though he has experience, he’s opened to being trained, he’s going to be overseeing all of the committees so being vice president is more than just cheering the meetings,” Lombrano said.

Lombrano believes Haghi is perfect for the role because he’s organized, committed and responsible.

“I think he’s going to do a great job,” Lombrano said. “Just the way he carries himself, that mature presence, I’m looking forward to introducing him to several administrators here on campus.”

Since no one ran last semester, the vice president seat was vacant. The ASO held an election in the previous ASO senate meeting and Haghi ran against Kareen Cohen and won by one vote.

“It was a good competition, it was a very good speech, and I think we brushed off on different areas,” Haghi said. “I have experience from my previous university. I was the senator for my last university and the vice president of my high school.”

Student Engagement Coordinator and Counselor Lara Conrady Won, was impressed with Haghi’s persistence and dedication to become the vice president for ASO.

“He scheduled a time to meet with me before he became a senator just to learn about the process,” Conrady said. “He was already familiar with student government with his previous institutions and that helped guide him towards the right directions.”

According to Conrady, Haghi is determined to create a comfortable atmosphere for students and is focused on being involved at Pierce.

“He really impressed me as a student and as a potential leader,” Conrady said. “He’s a hard worker and he’s doing very well so far.”

Haghi hopes to build more for the future vice presidents.

“I want to show that I’m a good leader,” Haghi said. “I want there to be something that wasn’t here before. I want to build on what we have, that’s the reason why I’m here today, to help Pierce advance to the next level.” to attain more than 50,000 followers on her Instagram account under the same name and monetize her brand when she founded and created FashionTap. to establish themselves as fashion bloggers that it’s becoming more difficult to stand out.

Haghi tried out for the men’s volleyball team and is currently the middle hitter.

“I think it was a lot easier than it is now to gain a following and I was able to grow quickly because I was able to get sponsorship deals,” Roiland said.

“Nowadays it’s really hard. The game is changing and there are a lot more bloggers that it’s kind of insane.”

But there’s a silver lining according to Roiland.

“If you’re a menswear blogger it is another story because they’re like the unicorn and it’s so hard to find them so when any of them come up and have good content, done. They will take over very fast and make a lot of money.”

Men’s Volleyball Coach, Lance Walker said Haghi is an ambitious and fast learner and is proud of what he has accomplished so far.

“Amir’s one of those rare guys, who stands out. I’ve been here for 6 years and Amir’s one of those individuals,” Walker said. “He wasn’t recruited, he walked in, introduced himself, shook my hand and told me he had goals and visions.”

Walker said when Haghi walked into his office this semester he told him he hasn’t played volleyball in two years but he understands his role and Haghi knows that it’s going to take time for him to improve but he’s proud he’s putting in time to get better. “I’m very happy that life put him

“I created FashionTap when I was working at an e-commerce site and I noticed a huge void in fashion and technology,” Roiland said.

“FashionTap has an entire database of bloggers, photographers, models and designers in specific areas and you can search them out and work with them and we pay users 12 percent commission through tagged sales.”

Born in the Dominican Republic, Polo moved to New York with his mother when he was 12 and says that his life while growing up in the Dominican Republic was tough.

Known more for its export of professional baseball players than fashion forward people, things are starting to change with the help of the Internet connecting people who share an interest in fashion with Polo.

“Now there are tons of fashion bloggers in the Dominican Republic and it’s really developing,” Polo said.

“Bloggers from the country have contacted me to work with them and they’re dedicated to creating more fashion content and I appreciate that.”

Though the Internet has helped connect people with like minds, there is a lot of competition, and social media is saturated with people trying

Despite the challenges Polo may face with better establishing himself as a lifestyle and fashion blogger, Polo’s boyfriend Marlon Martinez has seen the hard work Polo has put into his craft.

“He’s always working on his blog, adding new videos and content to it on a regular basis,” Martinez said. “Pedro has been able to express himself, his style and his passion through this work.”

Martinez, who works in fashion design and has worked with companies like Calvin Klein, is hopeful about Polo’s blogging work ethic.

“He’s always coming up with new ideas all the time and I’m proud of the work he’s been doing.”

Some people may not be into fashion because they may feel uncomfortable expressing themselves sartorially, but Polo wants to be the person to break that shell by changing the general idea of what style ultimately is.

“It really is about how you wear it as opposed to what you’re wearing and to do that, you need to feel comfortable. If you’re not comfortable, you can’t easily express yourself and expressing yourself, that’s style.” on our team this year,” Walker said. “He’s a self starter, he’s ambition, he’s using Pierce as a stepping stone academically to move on.”

Walker likes to see his players develop and grow over time.

“We can recruit some rocks and polish them and maybe there’s a diamond underneath, and I think Amir’s one of those,” Walker said. “A pieces of coal, that we can turn into a diamond over time.”

“He’s [Haghi] doing a lot, he knows he’s doing a lot, but I think he could handle it,” Walker said. “I think he’s a great person, he’s doing a great job with the guys in the team, he’s being a great teammate.”

Haghi used to play soccer before he started playing volleyball in middle school. His father used to be a college pro volleyball player but never persuaded him to follow his footsteps.

“This might sound weird, but I wish he had pressured me to play volleyball because it’s the greatest sport ever,” Haghi said. “I really wished I started earlier, because I could have been a much better player.”

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In an intimate circle actors clasp each others hands and close their eyes while they imagine themselves as characters in the world of Tartuffe. Bursting into movement the entire cast strolls across the stage running lines and warming up to prepare for the first dress rehearsal before opening night.

As the lighting and sound operators give the cue, actors exit the stage and stand at the ready to begin the show.

The Pierce Theatre Department is presenting a fresh take on Tartuffe: a French comedy written by Molière that originally premiered 1664. Set in the late 1960’s, original costuming adding a unique flare to an old classic production in addition to complementing the humor of the show. Tartuffe will be premiering on Friday Oct. 21, 2016 and will run through Oct. 30. On Friday and Saturday the production will begin at 8 p.m and on Sunday at 2 p.m.