Thursday March 14, 2019
Volume 105 Issue 23
The Student Voice of California State University, Fullerton
Latinx leaders and authors pave way
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Authors George Pla and David Ayón signed free copies of their book, ‘Power Shifts: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America,’ along with other panelists.
Past local and state officials changed national politics at the spoke on increasing visibility Titan Student Union on March for marginalized residents. 12. HOSAM ELATTAR Daily Titan
Historical California Latinx politicians sat on a panel to discuss how their community has
The event was a collaboration between Associated Students, University Advancement and Student Affairs, said Michael Karg, senior director of development. Inez Gonzalez, moderator and director of the Latino
Communications institute (LCI), formulated and asked questions to George Pla and David Ayón, authors of the book “Power Shift: How Latinos in California Transformed Politics in America.” “My biggest takeaway is that regular people can become great leaders and do great things and so that’s how I ended the event,
encouraging students to read the book and be inspired by regular people that were bold and decided to run for office,” Gonzalez said. Pla and Ayón’s book recounts the story of 10 Los Angeles Latinx leaders who the authors said were critical in forming social change in politics as well as reforming the U.S. labor movement
and U.S.-Mexico relations. A free copy of the book was handed out after the event and could be signed by panel members. The book is entitled “Power Shift” because Ayón and Pla recognized a change in California politics. SEE CHICANO
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Women’s reception celebrates strength
Keynote speaker Charlesetta Medina shared her life story and academic comeback. TAYLOR ARREY ADAM MALDONADO Daily Titan
Cal State Fullerton President Framroze Virjee hosted a Women’s History Month Reception in the Arboretum on Wednesday to celebrate women and advancements that they have made to pave the way for future generations. The night began with a welcome by president Virjee who recognized Cal State Fullerton’s success in encouraging female empowerment. He specifically gave recognition to the many female leaders that have held influential roles on campus. “For the first time in our history, our ASI officers are all women. For our campus leadership team, our executive team, half of them are women. Six of our nine deans are women,” Virjee said. Charlesetta Medina, a fulltime staff member for the Mihaylo College Center for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Institute, was the keynote speaker. Medina, a CSUF alumna, shared her story as a mother of three who was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business and working two part-time jobs, when she was academically disqualified. She used her experiences to encourage the mostly
At the Bacon Pavilion in the Fullerton Arboretum, Charlesetta Medina reminded students that failure isn’t the end,.
female audience to persevere, embrace adversity and test their limits. “Sometimes we look to others to sort of empower us, and empowerment for me is a self-motivated thing. I want to encourage women to empower themselves just by being willing to step out of their comfort zones and take the risk, do new things, do things that they haven’t done
before,” said Medina. Medina saw her experience of being disqualified as a setback, but not one that would keep her down. She cared more about how the disqualification affected her family than how it affected her career. “Failing didn’t feel good, but you know what? It wasn’t fatal. I believe that as parents we can use our families as excuses or
reasons. Mine became reasons for doing what seemed impossible,” Medina said. Continuing her mission to promote women in business, Medina began the Titan Women Collective. The collective is geared towards junior- and senior-level students enrolled in Mihaylo College and gives them the opportunity to learn skills from Orange County business
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executives. The reception also included an interview between Associated Students President Ana Aldazabal, Patricia Palleschi, president and founder of The Executive Agency, and Tess Buckley, a CSUF communications professor and recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Teacher Associate Award. SEE FEMALE
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‘Echoes of Steel: A History of Martial Arts’
Column: Being previously homeless keeps me motivated
European weapons and artifacts from the 15th to 19th century displayed in the Pollak Library.
Although it’s not a stepping stone to a lifelong career, I stay at my job because it provides me with crucial stability.
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