The Colby Echo

Issue date: 9/16/09 Section: Features

Media Credit: Nick Iodice

Dressed in a T-shirt and jeans, Jacob Fischer '10 saunters casually into the student center with a smile on his face. As he greets friends, discusses business and calmly observes the world around him, it is evident that Fischer is at home on Mayflower Hill-and he is excited to be back.

"I want to make the most out of my senior year," says Fischer, something he has already begun to do in his capacity as President of the Student Government Association (SGA). Already working on a diverse range of campus projects, Fischer is thinking not just of his last year at the College, but of his future and of what his time here will ultimately mean to his life.
"I want to have a legacy at this school, something with real impact and meaning," says Fischer. "I don't care whether or not my name is attached with it. I just want to establish something that will still be having a positive impact on the school two or three years down the line."

One such program, reflecting Fischer's commitment to a lasting impact, is his revival of the Winter Carnival that began last year. Winter Carnival will be held again at the beginning of second semester, and Fischer hopes to build on the collaboration of SGA and the Student Programming Board (SPB).

Fischer first became involved with SGA at the end of his freshman year. "I had spent the year getting used to Colby and by the end of the year I felt comfortable-like I belonged here and I was starting to want to find a way to give back," he says. Fischer was appointed President of Treworgy dormitory and then, during his junior year, former President Patrick Boland '09 appointed Fischer to the SGA Executive Board. "As Secretary of the Executive Board I got to see what it was like to be president and I also started to develop a list of things that I wanted to do."

But Fischer did not always know that SGA was where he would ultimately like to put his energies. "My advice to freshmen is to try everything out, even if you feel uncomfortable." Thinking back to his own first year, Fischer underscores that exploring the various opportunities the College offers helped him to develop his place on campus. "Get involved in everything and have fun," he said. "Colby has so many things to offer and getting involved with different things also helps you meet different kinds of people." Fischer himself tried everything from Rugby to Woodsmen, and even though he ultimately left those activities behind, he still counts people he met there as some of his closest friends.

He's not all seriousness and existential striving though. His favorite super hero is Batman, "because he is just a normal guy and doesn't have any actual super powers." His favorite food is a cheeseburger, although on campus he most enjoys a fresh panini. Fischer's favorite campus spot is in front of Miller Library on the Quad, and his favorite movie genre is comedy.

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