AS President fights textbook prices

By Morgan Steger
The Collegian

The next time you stroll through the Student Union and grab a free copy of The New York Times to peruse as you wait for your next class, offer a silent “Thank you” to Associated Students President, Jennifer Reimer.

Reimer, who serves as Fresno State’s key contact with The New York Times and helped bring the paper to campus, said she has noticed more students taking advantage of the 660 copies of the paper delivered to campus each weekday. “I would say over 98 percent, on average, are picked up every day,” she said.

As president, Reimer has also been instrumental in increasing Fresno State’s involvement in the California State Student Association, which addresses issues pertaining to all CSU students by working with state leaders, she said.

Reimer is also working to save students money here on campus by combating high textbook prices, she said.

Reimer and others will address faculty members and department chairs to help teach them ways to keep book costs down.

Reimer, a senior majoring in business finance and clarinet performance, said she is actively involved in at least 20 committees on campus and frequently attends as many as four meetings a day.

She doesn’t mind committing the time to go to all those meetings because that’s where she gets the latest scoop on campus news. “It gives me a broad perspective of what’s going on, on campus,” she said.

As president, Reimer said her role is to use all the information she is privy to, through her extensive involvement on campus, to effectively address all issues concerning the university, large and small.

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