Joshua Jurado

I did this series of podcasts in 2020 for the Fullerton College Hornet. On the podcast, we talked about various news and entertainment topics that were relevant at the time. I appeared on every episode and hosted episode 3. I also edited audio for some of the episodes.

This is a link to my work done for the Fullerton College news site, The Hornet in 2020. The portfolio consists of a variety of work from news articles, to podcasts that I appeared on and edited as well as reviews and opinions.

Black faculty are heavily underrepresented at Cal State Fullerton and the CSUs, despite plans to initiate changes to hire and retain more faculty of color.
In spring 2022, CSUF had 39 Black professors of all ranks out of 826 full- and part-time professors, associate professors and assistant professors. Only one was part-time. An additional 46 of 1,313 full- and part-time lecturers identified as Black, according to university data.
“It’s very clear that the CSU is underrepresented with Black f...

Black faculty are heavily underrepresented at Cal State Fullerton and the CSUs, despite plans to initiate changes to hire and retain more faculty of color.
In spring 2022, CSUF had 39 Black professors of all ranks out of 826 full- and part-time professors, associate professors and assistant professors. Only one was part-time. An additional 46 of 1,313 full- and part-time lecturers identified as Black, according to university data.
“It’s very clear that the CSU is underrepresented with Black f...

After a pedestrian bridge over Nutwood Avenue was proposed in 2019, the construction has been delayed due to a lack of funding needed to design the bridge, with its final cost still undetermined.
The proposed Titan Gateway Bridge will connect the Cal State Fullerton main campus and College Park at Nutwood and Commonwealth Avenue for an estimated cost of $12 million.
The CSUF Physical Master Plan, issued in March 2020, proposed the bridge across Nutwood Avenue for pedestrians.
Sarabdayal Singh...

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, and the Sunrise Movement organized a rally at UC Irvine on Sunday, which featured five speakers who highlighted key issues in Orange County and promoted voter participation in the upcoming election.
Ocasio-Cortez’s visit came a week after President Joe Biden’s visit to Irvine Valley College, where he discussed his administration’s efforts to relieve inflation.
The Sunrise Movement, a political advocacy organization that advocates for action...

As final exam weeks approach, thousands of University of California graduate student workers plan to continue striking through the rest of the school session until their bargaining contract demands are met and ratified.

The statewide student worker strike continues into its third week. This is the biggest protest in higher education history, with over 48,000 student workers protesting across the UC campuses.

United Auto Workers 5810, which represents over 11,000 postdoctoral scholars and acad...

As catalytic converter thefts continue to rise across the nation, Cal State Fullerton is no exception. However, campus police may not have the resources to fix this problem as it worsens.
There were 21 catalytic converters reported as stolen on campus last year, said Capt. Scot Willey of the CSUF Police Department. This year, there have been 14 catalytic converters reported as stolen.
“There's no real way to narrow it down to a specific area that even we can really post up at and focus on, go...

Cal State Fullerton is increasing internet access for eligible students by providing them with a tablet that doubles as an internet hotspot for under $20 a year.

Rommel Hidalgo, associate vice president for the Division of Information and Technology, said the Center for Equitable Digital Access has set up a station for Excess Telecom on the first floor of the Pollak Library. Excess Telecom is an internet service provider that is licensed through the Affordable Connectivity Program.

David Ramo...