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Ruck-A-Thon raises revenue
Andrew Puzder of CKE Restaurants spoke on economy. PRISCILLA BUI Daily Titan Students and faculty members alike gathered in Mihaylo Hall last Wednesday to attend a presentation featuring Andrew Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants, which owns and operates the restaurants Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, Green Burrito and Red Burrito. Cal State Fullerton College Republicans hosted the event in an effort to talk about individual freedoms, free trade markets, job creation and other business prospects before Election Day on Nov. 8. CSUF Republicans Vice President Amanda McGuire said that acquiring Puzder, who was also one of Donald Trump’s advisors, as a speaker was not only a privilege, but also an effective tool in emphasizing these points in business. “We think talking to kids about job creation rather than government subsidizing is going to be the way that we can take back not only our state, but our nation,” McGuire said. SEE CEO
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Ruck-A-Thon participants gathered on Saturday to support ROTC by walking or running in 5k and 10k courses while being sponsored by various organizations and donors. This weekend’s event brought in over $3,500, according to Major Brad Isler, executive officer and instructor for ROTC.
ROTC cadets carried 35-pound rucksacks in 5k and 10k runs around CSUF campus to help fundraise for the program. ZACK JOHNSTON Daily Titan
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The Cal State Fullerton community got a taste of military lifestyle Saturday morning at the fourth annual RuckA-Thon, a fundraising event for CSUF’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). Participants in the event either ran or walked a 10k course
while lugging a 35-pound rucksack over their shoulders. Other participants could opt to do a 5k run without the ruck. Fundraising for this year’s Ruck-a-Thon was a bit different, said Major Brad Isler, executive officer and instructor for ROTC. In years past,
participants paid a $25 registration fee to participate. This year, in addition to the registration fee, cadets were encouraged to raise money by having people sponsor them in the run. SEE RUCK
Pitch event bolsters innovation Titans
Participants given 60 seconds to present their ideas.
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KALEB STEWART Daily Titan Students from both Cal State Fullerton and other schools looking to become entrepreneurs had an opportunity to enter a shark tank, though these sharks were not out for blood. Instead, the judges for the Titan Fast Pitch Competition on Saturday gave students the opportunity to learn the crucial skill of pitching business ideas both succinctly and eloquently under the pressure of a 60-second time limit. Director and advisor for the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship, John Bradley Jackson, encouraged students to participate even if they did not succeed. For those who were nervous, he recommended using a visualization technique, which has often helped him in the past with nerves. “What I like to think about is that you are my friend and we are in Starbucks and we are having a coffee and I wanted to tell you about my new idea,” Jackson said. “So it is just us friends, let’s share an idea and then listen to what we have to say.”
Fullerton tops Irvine with clutch goal in overtime. HARRISON FAIGEN Daily Titan
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John Bradley Jackson, Director and advisor for the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship, introduced the Titan Fast Pitch Competition to both competitors and audience observers Saturday in the Titan Student Union.
The event, which was sponsored by the CSUF Center for Entrepreneurship and other organizations such as the National Startup League, ran from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. After the introductions, the Titan Fast Pitch transitioned into what was called a “bull
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pen round,” where judges sat around the room waiting for registered students to pitch their concepts. This round lasted for around one hour, with a minimum requirement that participants pitch to at least three judges within the allotted time.
“I think there is an opportunity for you to pitch up to 10 times hypothetically,” Jackson said. Before the bullpen round began, Will Taormina, founder of the National Startup League, led a warm-up in which participants started a
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60-second argument over who was a better entrepreneur: Steve Jobs or Elon Musk? The participants also had a person next to them in order to help bolster their passions and confidence. SEE FAST
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Cal State Fullerton women’s soccer will enter the Big West Conference Tournament as the third seed after having a chance to claim the top seed over the weekend. Following a loss to CSU Northridge Friday, the Titans rebounded to win 2-1 in overtime against UC Irvine Sunday. The postseason will be the first in two years in which the Titans did not begin as the top-seeded team in the Big West. “We’re 0-0-0, and there’s one game in front of us that we have to pay attention to. It’s against a now-familiar opponent in Irvine,” said Head Coach Demian Brown. SEE CLUTCH 8
Volleyball competes against Hawaii
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