Gina Mendoza

Off the Court

CS Fullerton alumni, as Gina Mendoza tells it on the shows. Each story was checked against its source.

• Tracy Caldwell DysonNASA astronaut

  Tracy Caldwell Dyson earned her bachelor of science at Cal State Fullerton and ran track for the Titans. Now she is a chemist and a NASA astronaut. A Titan in orbit. That's how you finish.

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• Linda WoolvertonBeauty and the Beast screenwriter

  Linda Woolverton got her master's in theater for children at Fullerton in seventy nine, then became the first woman to write an animated feature for Disney. That was Beauty and the Beast, the first animated film nominated for Best Picture.

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• Kevin Costneractor and filmmaker

  Kevin Costner has a bachelor's degree from Cal State Fullerton, class of seventy eight. Then he went into acting and filmmaking. Worked out fine.

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• Gwen Stefanilead singer of No Doubt

  Gwen Stefani, lead singer of No Doubt, attended Fullerton and dropped out to pursue her music career. Worked out fine for her. We still count it.

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• Roy Choichef

  Chef Roy Choi holds a philosophy degree from Cal State Fullerton. So when he thinks hard about dinner, he's got the paperwork for it.

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