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Zarr leaves lasting legacy as her ASG presidency ends

ASG President Sarah Zarr is graduating with a degree in mass communications. | Photo courtesy of csupueblo.edu. For many students at CSU-Pueblo, the university’s financial difficulties in 2013 and resulting faculty and administrative changes may now seem like ancient history. But there were hard times, and we aren’t through it yet, though the light at the end of the tunnel is finally clearly visible. At the frontlines of the battle for recovery was Sarah Zarr, now ending her tenure as CSU-Pueblo’s student body president in favor of graduating with her...
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ASG sets plans for 2015-16 academic year

ASG President Sarah Zarr said plans for the year include increasing technology funding, ensuring students feel safe to be themselves and furthering existing programs. | File photo With the 2015-16 academic year underway, the Colorado State University-Pueblo Associated Students’ Government is gearing up to address campus initiatives most important to students. ASG President Sarah Zarr, a senior mass communications major elected last April, said she primarily wants the ASG to promote a culture that not only represents CSU-Pueblo students, but also connects them with their elected representatives. “We have a...
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Newly elected ASG members take office

Former ASG president and vice president,Timothy Zercher and Mario Ruiz join newly elected executives Sarah Zarr and Gene Wilson at their induction.Photo from CSU-Pueblo ASG Facebook. The Associated Students’ Government elections last week saw a 100 percent victory for Sarah Zarr and Gene Wilson’s Legendary Party, and the newly elected ASG members were inducted Tuesday night at the 6 p.m. meeting, which was held in the ASG chambers on the third floor of the Occhiato University Center. The meeting was called to order by Speaker Anthony Schievelbein, and he requested...
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Campus participates in 77th International Food and Cultural Extravaganza

This theme of this year's International Extraganza was sports around the world. | Photo by Jessica Warren The International Students Association's 77th Annual International Food and Cultural Extravaganza attracted around 300 people to participate in a night of cultural exchange April 9. Emceed by mass communications majors M. Talha Qureshi of Karachi, Pakistan and Sarah Zarr of Pueblo, the theme of this year’s extravaganza was sports around the world. The event featured a potluck style feast with various dishes representing many heritages. In addition to international cuisine, the event included...
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Zarr and Wilson win ASG election

Sarah Zarr and Gene Wilson | Photo courtesy of Sarah Zarr Sarah Zarr and Gene Wilson of campus political party Legendary won the presidential and vice presidential positions during the 2015 Associated Students’ Government election at CSU-Pueblo. “I am honored and overwhelmed by the support of CSU-Pueblo choosing me and my party as their next ASG,” said Zarr, a junior mass communications major at CSU-Pueblo. “I am excited to get to serve the student body and be an advocate for the students of CSU-Pueblo,” she said. All but one member...
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Candidates for ASG participate in debate

Presidential and vice presidential candidates participated in a debate Thursday, discussing their plans for the university if elected. Voting was held Monday and Tuesday and results of the election will be announced shortly. CSU-Pueblo ASG Debate from CSU-Pueblo TODAY on Vimeo....
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Zarr and Wilson look for votes in upcoming ASG election

Sarah Zarr | Photo by Daniel Potter Candidates for Associate Students’ Government positions have been campaigning for student elections, which will be held April 6 and 7. One running party is Legendary, which consists of CSU-Pueblo presidential candidate Sarah Zarr and vice presidential candidate Gene Wilson, among various senator candidates. Zarr, a mass communications major, is in the president’s leadership program, where she actively participates in volunteer work for both the college and community. She also serves as the president for CSU-Pueblo Students For Life and as a college of...
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Associated Students’ Government reestablishes student emergency fund

Photo by Daniel Potter The Associated Students’ Government at CSU-Pueblo plans to re-launch the Student Emergency Fund at the Student Leadership and Involvement Awards Banquet April 14. The program is meant to help students financially through tough times such as emergency situations, catastrophic events or any unexpected expenses that would put their education in jeopardy. The fund will begin accepting donations in April but funds will not be able to disperse until an established amount has been raised by the fall 2015 semester. Students and faculty, as well as the...
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Involvement is key to success for Zarr

Sarah ZarrCSU-Pueblo Color Guard Zarr and her father at the 2014 ASG inauguration Sarah Zarr’s weekly schedule looks a bit like a game of Tetris. Meetings, classes, work responsibilities, homework and more meetings are all carefully pieced together like a puzzle to make her days manageable. Zarr is a junior mass communications major at CSU-Pueblo, and she carries two minors in leadership studies and nonprofits, but her class work is only a small fraction of her involvement at school and in the community. She works for Student Engagement and Leadership...