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Leadership Scholars connects business majors VERONICA FELIPE Daily Titan Burgers sizzle on the grill as conversation fills the air. Some people eat while others play “heads up” with company executives. This is not a regular barbecue, but a social event for active members of the Leadership Scholars. “It’s like a kick back, but in a semi-professional environment,” said Adam Galwey, a Leadership Scholars board member. The event is held to help build members’ confidence in approaching company executives and to provide networking opportunities. Many “big wigs” attend this annual event, said John Barbuto, Ph.D., director of the Center for Leadership. “You come to this barbecue and go, ‘Oh, hi this is Jay Scott, he’s the vice president of the Anaheim Ducks,’” Barbuto said. Leadership Scholars is a program provided by Center for Leadership at Cal State Fullerton. Over 315 students are a part of the program, which provides students opportunities to strengthen their leadership skills and learn through interactions with Orange County business executives. SEE SCHOLARS
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Francisco Balderrama, Cal State Fullerton alumnus, visits his alma mater Wednesday as the keynote speaker for the Titan Law School Fair event. Balderrama encouraged CSUF students to pursue a profession in law by sharing his challenges in getting into law school.
Alumnus persuades students to pursue law school GRAHAM MCTAGUE Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton alumnus Francisco Balderrama
returned to CSUF as a keynote speaker Wednesday to encourage potential law students to pursue their dreams during the Titan Law School Fair. After graduating from CSUF, Balderrama attended UC Irvine School of Law and went on to become a civil rights attorney with the state of California.
“I’m always suspicious of people that say they love their job, but I actually really like it,” Balderrama said during his speech. Law school applications are at an all-time low compared to when Balderrama applied. But instead of using this as a point of concern, Balderrama encouraged
CSUF students to embrace a profession in law by compassionately relating to student concerns. He said that he understands students’ fear in applying to a University of California law school when they’re coming from a Cal State University. “It wasn’t so long ago when I was in your guys’ position and I was wondering
whether or not law school would be the right choice for me,” Balderrama said. While there are many concerns students may have about going into law school, Balderrama said that the first concern, and rightfully so, is the financial struggle. SEE ALUMNUS
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Softball coaches talk women’s issues HAYLEY SLYE Daily Titan The WoMen’s Center hosted a panel discussion Wednesday afternoon to explore the unique challenges that female coaches encounter. Cal State Fullerton softball Head Coach Kelly Ford and her two assistant coaches, Tori Tyson and Cya Neal, led the discussion. All three women are single mothers walking the line between family and work as Division 1 softball coaches. “We often feel like we have about 30 children with our players and with our own,” Ford said. The talk is part of a WoMen’s Center series discussing ideas of gender. Rosalina Camacho, coordinator for the
WoMen’s and Adult Reentry Center, said that the objective of the talk was to shed light on challenges unique to female coaches. “The important thing is that there’s some really great coaches out there and we fail to really acknowledge the great women who are doing some really incredible work in helping develop some really amazing athletes out there,” Camacho said. The WoMen’s Center looks to highlight issues that affect students or specific departments on campus, Camacho said. When Ford asked the audience how many of them were interested in being coaches, several attendees raised their hands. “I would definitely say what got me into coaching was the passion for the sport and the experience that I had playing the sport, and I really can sit here and tell you that I feel like I have the best job in the
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world,” Ford said. Ford was the head softball coach at Mt. San Antonio Junior College for 11 years, where she led her team to a .816 winning percentage. She is in her third year as head coach of the softball program at CSUF.
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We often feel like we have about 30 children, with our players and with our own.
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WoMen’s Center hosted panel with female coaches
KELLY FORD CSUF Softball Head Coach Neal is in her first season as Director of Softball Operations at CSUF. Beyond working as a coach, she also has two sons. After becoming pregnant with her first child, she lost a full ride softball scholarship to the University of Washington. SEE WOMEN
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CSUF softball HeadCoach Kelly Ford talked about straddling the line between being a coach and being a mother at a WoMen’s Center panel Wednesday.
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