Valerie Strummer

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Worked on 7 assignments, created 0, named on 7 bylines for Fullerton College Hornet.

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Parting pitch for Fullerton College baseball

Photo credit: Valerie Strummer

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...

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Art displays amplify the voices of victims

Photo credit: Valerie Strummer

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...

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Hornets knock Dons from the top spot in OEC

Photo credit: Gerardo Chagolla

Fullerton College starting pitcher, freshman Olivia Nunez pitched a seven-inning, complete game against Santa Ana College, the leading team in their commerce, on Monday allowing only five hits, one earned run, and five walks while earning the win. With only four games left until the OEC tournament, this win was particularly important to the Hornets as it improves their chances...

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Symphonic Winds plants seeds for a strong spring season

Photo credit: Valerie Strummer

The Symphonic Winds ensemble played their first live performance on Mar. 31 to kick off their Spring concert season. Led by David Francisco Lopez, the Symphonic Winds took the stage a few weeks prior with the spring musical "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." This performance, however, held them in the spotlight. This performance featured a varied program with musical pieces...

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An intense men's volleyball match ends in a close win for the Hornets

There are wins that come easy and there are wins that take everything a team has to be able to rise above. The men's volleyball team had one of those wins Wednesday night when Fullerton College took on Santa Barbara City College. In an exciting home match with a set count of 2-2 and the points at 14-14, the Hornets...

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Bells toll for the opening night of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'

Photo credit: Gigi Gradillas

When the call to perform was made, the stage was set, the audience was seated, and the lights went dim. The Fullerton College Theatre arts department stepped up to deliver an outstanding opening night performance of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" on Thursday, Mar. 10. Every member of the production from those behind or below the scenes, to the cast...

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Movies, shows, and books to read and watch during Black History Month

Photo credit: Cyrus Burton

Black History Month celebrates all the things African-Americans have contributed to our culture and society. Here are some great pieces of content to show a different perspective than you may be used to. 13th '13th' is a Netflix documentary that examines the criminalization of Black Americans from the Civil War to the present day. Scholars, politicians, and political activists discuss...

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