{"id":5998,"date":"2011-07-25T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-25T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slisgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-descriptor\/?p=244"},"modified":"2011-07-25T13:31:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-25T20:31:00","slug":"meet-alasc-treasurer-maryanne-rodriguez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ischoolgroups.sjsu.edu\/alasc\/wp-students\/meet-alasc-treasurer-maryanne-rodriguez\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet ALASC Treasurer: Maryanne Rodriguez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\">\n<style><!-- \/* Font Definitions *\/@font-face {font-family:Arial; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face {font-family:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}@font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;} \/* Style Definitions *\/p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:\"\"; margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}@page Section1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 90.0pt 72.0pt 90.0pt; mso-header-margin:35.4pt; mso-footer-margin:35.4pt; mso-paper-source:0;}div.Section1 {page:Section1;}--><\/style>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Here are a couple of my summer book recommendations:<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. <\/b>by Luis J. Rodriguez<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">  <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HG8fq5YoyM\/Ti3EPRyFytI\/AAAAAAAAAD8\/94Zmt1ajxdM\/s1600\/alwaysrunning.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-7HG8fq5YoyM\/Ti3EPRyFytI\/AAAAAAAAAD8\/94Zmt1ajxdM\/s1600\/alwaysrunning.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">  <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This book was recommended to me by a friend who said this book is notorious for being one of the most frequently stolen library books! &nbsp;I haven&#8217;t been able to confirm, but I can certainly recommend this book for those looking for a rare, eloquent narrative of a chicano gang member turned poet and activist. &nbsp;From his own words, the reader follows the life of &#8220;Chin&#8221; from a childhood in some of the rougher parts of L.A. to his teen years toting guns, experimenting with drugs and being chased by police. &nbsp;The book is more than a biography about La Vida Loca: Rodriguez&#8217;s command of the first person narrative and his timeline hopscotch never loses the reader or its genius. &nbsp;A highly recommended page-turner.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><b><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Into the Wild<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: small;\"> by Jon Krakauer<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">  <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wGiKePmQ5LQ\/Ti3EUFFTH_I\/AAAAAAAAAEA\/glCZQ1-kGOY\/s1600\/intothewild.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-wGiKePmQ5LQ\/Ti3EUFFTH_I\/AAAAAAAAAEA\/glCZQ1-kGOY\/s1600\/intothewild.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">  <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Why would a young college graduate with money, brains and a humanitarian spirit ditch his family, his assets and his identity in the Alaskan wilderness? This book addresses that imminent, haunting question and many others of Christopher &#8220;Alexander Supertramp&#8221; McCandless&#8217; acquaintances and family. &nbsp;McCandless&#8217; body was found only weeks after he starved to death in the Alaskan wilderness&#8212;his death drawing strong reactions nationwide, and drawing the borderline obsession of Krakauer who tells his tale step by step. &nbsp;Reading the words of Chris&#8217; journal and of those who loved him, Krakauer tries to bring us as close as possible to the young man in an impossible attempt to satiate our questions. &nbsp;Though it is an emotional read, Krakauer&#8217;s graceful adventure writing style produces an unforgettable reading experience as he follows the final trail of our generation\u2019s Thoreau.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a name='more'><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">More About Maryanne<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ip-P8uz8sfk\/Ti3DQ1OZlFI\/AAAAAAAAAD4\/eYla3QmMCKI\/s1600\/MaryanneRodriguez.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-ip-P8uz8sfk\/Ti3DQ1OZlFI\/AAAAAAAAAD4\/eYla3QmMCKI\/s1600\/MaryanneRodriguez.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Maryanne Rodriguez is currently in her first year at SJSU SLIS. A left-handed, dyslexic Chicana, she decided to pursue librarianship in 2009, after becoming enthralled and motivated by the UC Berkeley academic library system. Maryanne is the Office Manager at Albion Power Company, a small solar integrator located in San Francisco that installs solar electric systems on homes as well as commercial and non-profit buildings. Eager to be part of the SLIS community she got involved with the ALASC to encourage other students to better assimilate to SLIS. Maryanne&#8217;s focus at SJSU is in Academic and Comparative Librarianship, as she hopes to pursue a career in Film, Gender and Women&#8217;s Studies and travel abroad.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Q: If you could only read one book over and over for the rest of your life, what would it be?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A: I think Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami, which has long been one of my favorite stories, would be my desert island book! There are a number of books I can see myself reading over and over, like Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre and Lolita, but none have the mystery and open-endedness of that book. &nbsp;If I were going to read a book over and over again, it would need to have room for my own creativity and interpretation, and I can see myself interpreting the unfolding of events and characters in new ways for years. &nbsp;This book has hints of the magical realism Murakami is famous for, but with such a strong autobiographical nature that it has the right balance of truth and fantasy that keeps me engrossed as a reader.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Q: What&#8217;s one book that you hope never, ever, ever gets made into a movie (no matter how good that movie might be)?<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">A: I couldn&#8217;t choose a book I want to save from being made into a film because I LOVE books to film. I know most people tend to trash the film industry for not doing literature justice, but as much as I love reading, I love film and I am very fascinated by the reading that directors take away from a book. &nbsp;A great example of a book to film that I adore is William Shakespeare\u2019s Twelfth Night (1996). I adore the story, Shakespeare is one of my favorite writers, but this film is very entertaining with fantastic acting and some well-chosen artistic liberties.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are a couple of my summer book recommendations: Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. 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