ASCC President-elect Joe Cobarrubio and ASCC Vice President-elect Alex Armendariz were sworn into office during the last ASCC Senate meeting of the 2005-06 school year last Wednesday.

ASCC Vice President Charlene Angsuco also expressed appreciation to ASCC members for what she called their “commitment to your positions.”

Cobarrubio and Armendariz will replace outgoing ASCC President Paulo Amaral and Angsuco and afterward both expressed that they will carry on the leadership that Amaral and Angsuco exemplified.

“Amaral left a good legacy during his time as President,” Cobarrubio said, “and his leadership is what will help me as I transition to this position.”

He added that he will continue to help Cerritos College build its reputation as a great community college and also hopes that those who are interested in being in the ASCC Senate will contribute and be involved in student government.

“There will be a lot of the Senate members who will be transferring,” Cobarrubio said, “and I am looking forward to seeing new faces in the ASCC Senate because there will be numerous seats to fill.”

For Cobarrubio it is also important to welcome freshman students who don’t know much about student government and make those who will be in the Senate feel welcome.

Armendariz agreed.

“Being vice president will be a challenge,” he said, “because students don’t know who Cobarrubio and I are and we will go out of our way for people to get to know who we are by going out and talking to students.”

In addition, Armendariz said that Angsuco set an example for him and will continue to improve and extend a welcoming environment to those in ASCC.

“Angsuco was a hard worker,” he said, “and I will try to follow her example and focus and the needs of students so that they know what is going (on campus).”

Furthermore, Armendariz said that he will focus on improving the gocerritos.com website by having regular updates on campus activities.

Lastly, Angsuco said that it was a pleasure to serve as ASCC vice president but most of all she added, “I will value the friendships, and inspiration is what I value the most.”

Also, she explained that learning about student government takes years and there are things that those students who are not involved should know.

“The ASCC is looked at negatively,” she said, “and those students who are not involved think that we as members just sit here and argue but we don’t because it’s about helping those enjoy college life (at Cerritos).”