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Serving the Fullerton Community Since 1922

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Serving the Fullerton Community Since 1922

The Hornet

Summer 2025 Issue
From the girls who couldn’t get enough of The Beatles in the ’60s to the Swifties crying at The Eras Tour on social media feeds—fangirls have always been key to shaping pop culture.
Fangirl Fever: The Power Behind the Pop Machine
Karla Garcia, Managing Editor • April 10, 2025

Fourth place winner for magazine opinion article in the Journalism Association of Community Colleges 2025 SoCal Publication Awards at the Associated...

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Feelings, Unpacked. Crumbling Over Kisses
Feelings, Unpacked. Crumbling Over Kisses
Bella Do and Kelly Crisanto May 27, 2025

 In this episode, we dive into the deep and often overlooked connection between mental health and relationships. Whether you're navigating friendships...

Breaking Bank: How OC college students are struggling and stretching dollars in 2025
Breaking Bank: How OC college students are struggling and stretching dollars in 2025
Alexandrea Ezeb, Staff Writer • May 24, 2025

I remember sitting in my parents’ house in California talking on the phone with my apartment’s leasing office in Las Vegas. As I asked, “So,...

Feelings Unpacked. Curated Feeds, Real Feelings
Feelings Unpacked. Curated Feeds, Real Feelings
Bella Do and Kelly Crisanto May 23, 2025

Our guest, Jazmin Mendez, a college junior, shares her experience with social media anxiety, comparison culture, and learning to set boundaries...

MLB Logos: Guessing Game
MLB Logos: Guessing Game
Andre Ramota, Staff Writer • May 22, 2025

How well does the campus know their MLB teams? ⚾️🔍 We went around campus asking students if they could recognize the MLB logo, and...

Artist Spotlight: Reann Wenceslao
Artist Spotlight: Reann Wenceslao
Reann Wenceslao, Featured Artist • May 22, 2025

Earlier this semester, Inside Fullerton announced an art contest opportunity for Fullerton College artists to have their...

For poet Jaimé Rodriguez, jotería is an everyday embodiment of queerness.
¡Viva la Jotería! Rejecting a Legacy of Hate, Reclaiming Our Right to Joy
Karla Garcia, Editor-in-Chief • May 19, 2025

On the night of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, the newly re-elected President Donald Trump announced to the American populace that the...

Embracing My Dinè: Internalized Walls of Shame Slowly Dissolved
Madeline Rhea Sigur, Lifestyle and Culture Editor • May 17, 2025

On our family computer, there are very old photos saved of past relatives. The great, and great-great grandparents I never met, mostly digital...

Feelings, Unpacked. We’re All Struggling, Right?
Feelings, Unpacked. We’re All Struggling, Right?
Bella Do and Kelly Crisanto May 16, 2025

College can be exciting, but also incredibly overwhelming. In this episode, we sit down with Monique Alvarado, a nursing student at Cal State...

Inside the FC Spring 2025 Student Art Exhibition
Inside the FC Spring 2025 Student Art Exhibition
Ean Ramirez, Staff Writer • May 15, 2025

The Spring 2025 Art Exhibition returns once again to Fullerton College, bringing students to the center—showing off their artistic skill and...

At 15, the author won $2,100 when the Cowboys beat the Chargers—he would go on to chase that high every day.
Prize Picked Apart: Overcoming My Sports Betting Addiction
Andre Ramota, Staff Writer • May 14, 2025

It all started when I was 15, just a sophomore in high school, completely unaware that one simple conversation was about to change my life. It...

In 1945, the Mendez family, along with four other Mexican American families, filed a class-action lawsuit against four Orange County school districts after the Mendez children were denied enrollment from a segregated “white” school.
80 Years After Mendez v. Westminster: Sylvia Mendez’s Mission Continues
Sal Castro, Staff Writer • May 13, 2025

At first glance it’s just a house in Fullerton, California—but step inside and you’ll find a shrine to one of the most consequential and...

A situationship is defined as “a romantic relationship between two people who do not yet consider themselves a couple but who have more than a friendship.”
It’s Hard Being Casual: The Rise of Situationships
Kelly Crisanto, Staff Writer • May 9, 2025

 Fresh out of a relationship, Danielle downloaded a dating app in search of validation, swiping through profiles not for romance but for reassurance....

NBA Logos: Guessing Game
NBA Logos: Guessing Game
Andre Ramota, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

How well does the campus know their NBA teams? 🏀 We showed students zoomed-in shots of NBA team logos and asked them to guess which team...

Locals gather on Walk on Wilshire on Sept. 8, 2024, for an event hosted by the volunteer group Save Walk on Wilshire. (Courtesy of Save Walk on Wilshire)
Wilshire Avenue: A Dead End for Pedestrians
Ean Ramirez, Staff Writer • May 8, 2025

Nancy Jamar first opened her vintage art supplies brick-and-mortar store, Gilding the Lily, nearly 20 years ago. Despite Jamar’s long residence...

Shooting Predictions for the NBA Finals
Shooting Predictions for the NBA Finals
Andre Ramota, Staff Writer • May 6, 2025

With the NBA Finals approaching, we hit the campus to hear what students had to say about who they think will take home the championship 🏀🎤   For...