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New senator brings
brains, experience
By Sé J.
Reed
On-line Forty-Niner
Ria Superville
may be one of the Associated Student Inc.'s newest senators,
but she is no stranger to A.S.I.
Superville was
appointed to the senate seat for the College of Natural Sciences
this semester after the position remained vacant for most
of the fall semester.
Having been the
assistant to the four executive officers since January 2000
and the temporary A.S.I. office manager since October, it
only occurred to her in December that as a student in the
college, she could fill the open position.
Her experience
in the offices had exposed her to the workings of A.S.I. and
prepared her sufficiently for the position.
"Just being
in the office I learned a lot about the government,"
Superville said.
Superville, who
had been president of the Natural Science and Math College
Council for most of fall, stepped down in December to take
the senator's seat.
As a senior microbiology
major, Superville is entrenched in the requisite science classes,
which is one of the reasons she feels qualified to represent
the College of Natural Sciences.
"Of course
it's challenging sometimes," Superville said of her major.
"You can get into so many different aspects in bio ...
all the different 'ologies.'"
She understands
the intense aspect of majoring in microbiology and acknowledges
that it is not an easy choice, given the strong background
the major requires in all fields of science, such as chemistry.
"Chemistry
is a steppingstone for me," she said. "If you want
more of a challenge, it's an interesting field."
Superville plans
to head to Washington D.C. after she graduates, but despite
her student government experience, she does not want to go
as a politician. Her focus is forensics.
"It's pretty
difficult to get into the FBI, but I plan to get there,"
Superville said. "I think I may start with the LAPD crime
lab."
After conquering
the FBI, Superville plans to head back to school.
"I want to
go to med school for pathology," she said. "Hopefully
at UCLA."
However, while
she is at Cal State Long Beach, she is focusing on representing
her constituents.
She has been actively
involved in organizing a spring faculty-student mixer for
her college and is already arranging for the annual Nobel
Laureate speaker for next year.
Although she was
appointed to her position this semester, Superville said she
wants to continue her involvement and plans to formally run
for her position in April's A.S.I. elections.
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