Nicole is a communications & journalism major as well as a business consultant/ small-business owner with a passion for marketing and corporate comms. Orange County, CA
Worked on 64 assignments, created 7, named on 16 bylines for Fullerton College Hornet.
By Nicole Melanie Freerks (Nicole Melanie as photographer) + 5 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 2 min read
4 killed, 2 wounded in Orange shooting
Four people, including one child, died and two others were injured during a shooting at an Orange commercial building around 5:30 p.m., Orange Police confirmed. A gunman entered the building at 202 West Lincoln Ave and opened fire on the second floor. Police responded, and when they arrived, shots were still being fired. Officers returned fire and wounded the suspect....
By Gerardo Chagolla (Nicole Melanie as collaborator) + 3 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 10 min read
Fullerton College president search troubled by allegations raised at board meetings
The search has been ongoing for a president of Fullerton College since former President Greg Schulz accepted a position as superintendent at Citrus College on June 15, 2021. Conflicting concerns from the campus community about the search for president have drawn many attendees and speakers at Board of Trustees meetings in April, May and June. At the June 28 meeting,...
By Jared Chavez (Nicole Melanie as publishing editor) + 3 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 14 min read
Data shows Fullerton College students earned more A’s during the pandemic
In the semesters following the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a clear shift in students’ grades at Fullerton College. Classes had moved to nearly fully remote, radically changing teaching and learning styles. But that didn’t translate to grades plummeting across the board. According to data analyzed by The Hornet, Fullerton College actually saw a 7.27% increase in A’s...
By Isaac Figueroa (Nicole Melanie as publishing editor) + 4 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 4 min read
Composting at Fullerton College Q&A
Everything from eggshells to coffee grounds should now be placed in brown and green bins to accommodate a new law regarding composting in California. Most cities have trash, recycling, and green waste bins; now food waste is included in the green waste bins. Senate Bill No. 1383 also requires 20% of edible food that would have been disposed of to...
By Isaac Figueroa (Nicole Melanie as photographer) + 2 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 2 min read
Breaking News: Mask mandate to be lifted soon
As the spring semester comes to a close, the North Orange County Community College District is planning to lift the indoor mask mandate for Fullerton College on June 1. This is due to vaccination rates increasing and COVID-19 numbers decreasing. The mask mandate took effect on campus as soon as in-person classes returned and COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders ended. Once California...
By Dylan Faircloth (Nicole Melanie as publishing editor) + 2 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 3 min read
Cinco de Mayo events around Fullerton
Cinco de Mayo is upon us, a day that brims with festivity and good times. Consider checking out these spots in and around the Downtown Fullerton area to celebrate the holiday. Revolucion 1910 CantinaLocated on North Harbor Boulevard, about half a mile away from Fullerton College, patrons can visit Revolucion 1910 Cantina. A restaurant that prides itself on serving great...
By Valerie Strummer (Nicole Melanie as publishing editor) + 2 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 3 min read
Parting pitch for Fullerton College baseball
Fullerton College baseball took to the diamond to play the last game of the regular season against Saddleback College. With the final score of the Friday home game 12-3 Saddleback, the Bobcats ultimately outscored the Hornets 46-4 across the three games series. In the first couple of innings, Jon Sarmiento (1-5) a freshman from Fullerton, and Connor Wilford (9-2) a...
Fullerton College hosted its fifth annual FC night at Angel Stadium last Saturday. Hundreds of students, alumni, and faculty came out to support the Los Angeles Angels.724 tickets were pre-sold for $25 each which included an Angels and FC co-branded baseball hat as a part of the ticket purchase. Some of the ticket proceeds from the event went towards supporting...
By Valerie Strummer (Nicole Melanie as publishing editor) + 2 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 3 min read
Art displays amplify the voices of victims
Fullerton College held multiple events last week to raise awareness for victims of sexual assault and for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women from across the country. Displays such as the Clothesline Project and Nicole Merton's Pop Up Art Installation gave victims the opportunity to raise awareness and share their stories. The Clothesline Project brought T-shirts from Waymakers to the quad...
By Isaac Figueroa (Nicole Melanie as publishing editor) + 2 others for Fullerton College Hornet - 4 min read
Breaking News: Two recent Chapman graduates killed in Anaheim
ANAHEIM – Griffin Robert Cuomo and Jonathan Andrew Bahm, both 23-years-old, were stabbed and killed in their residence around 6:30 a.m. April 19. The apartment, located in the heart of the Platinum Triangle is adjacent to Angel Stadium of Anaheim. After the Anaheim Police Department received reports of a possible assault in progress officers responded to the scene where they...