After two years under the guidance of Coach Mark Faaita, the Chico State Speech and Debate Team took gold at the National Forensics Association tournament. In this episode of Chico Person, Faaita candidly shares his journey to this position, expresses what the team means to him, and opens up about his future aspirations in the field.
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Chico Person: Speech and Debate Coach Mark Faaita
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Mark Faaita smiling in his Speech and Debate team shirt. Photo courtesy of Mark Faaita.
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Molly Myers, Managing Editor/Features Editor
Molly Myers is a transfer student from Palmdale, California. She is a journalism major also minoring in religious studies. Molly is Managing Editor at The Orion and previously worked as Editor-in-Chief. Her work is also published in Watershed Review. Getting to meet new people and hear their stories is her favorite part of being a journalist. Outside of The Orion she instructs yoga at the WREC and volunteers with the Torres Community Shelter.