{"id":22227,"date":"2018-11-26T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=22227"},"modified":"2018-11-26T13:21:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-26T18:21:17","slug":"tartan-spotlight-justin-a-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2018\/11\/26\/tartan-spotlight-justin-a-baker\/","title":{"rendered":"Tartan Spotlight: Justin A. Baker"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0Justin A. Baker was born in Toledo, Ohio. However, he grew up in Jamaica till the age of 4 then relocated back to the States for financial and educational reasons. He has two younger sisters and a mother from Jamaica. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In 2008, he entered college for the first time at Wright State University then took nine years off while he worked hard and tried to make it as an adult. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0His major here at Sinclair is Criminal Justice and Political Science. He says that he has always had a positive experience with the police and wants to help change the negative view of police in the world today. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Baker says, \u201cThe way you change something is through the inside.\u201d After Sinclair, Baker plans to join the Police Academy or attend Howard University in Washington D.C. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0After schooling, he plans to work for the FBI and help catch the bad guys at the top to make the world safer. The FBI is not Baker\u2019s end goal though, as he hopes to end up working for the government as a congressman. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0In his spare time, he enjoys writing, reading, playing and finding vintage video games and making short films with friends. He is an avid Netflix watcher and enjoys a wide variety of shows and music. He is always looking for new movies or music to listen to and enjoy. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Baker also enjoys cooking as one of his many hobbies and trying new dishes. He enjoys elaborate drinks from Starbucks from time to time as well, since recently trying coffee for the first time. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Baker is involved with many activities on campus. Such as being involved in many groups at Sinclair, he is a member of Ohio Fellows and African American Male Initiative (AAMI). He works as a Student Tutor in the library and formally worked as a Student Ambassador. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0He also writes for the Clarion and does some of the mascot duties around campus. You can always find Baker somewhere on campus making people laugh. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Baker said, \u201cI’m a guy you always see around, whos always working hard to help make sure everyone is having fun.\u201d Justin Baker always has a smile on his face and keeps a ready to help attitude.<\/span><\/p>\n

Briana Spurlock<\/strong>
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