2008 Woodie Awards
Par fore the Course
Extra college time, worth the wait
Marcelo Araujo
Issue date: 5/12/04 Section: Sports
I came to Citrus College in 1999 with the dream of playing professional golf. Today nearly five years later I find myself not playing golf but rather writing about golf for LA Golf and its sister magazines OC and SD County Golf.
I think to myself when others ask me "Was it really worth it spending all that time at Citrus?
I proudly answer back "Of course it was."
The many people that I have met and the countless lessons and facts that I learned will not be forgotten as I move on to study communications at Cal State Fullerton.
Some say that spending four and a half years at a community college is too much time. However, I think differently. I have met many people and professors while, taking classes, playing golf with the Citrus team, working at the Range, and writing fore the Clarion that I would likely not have met if I did not stay at Citrus that long.
Beyond the classroom Citrus College has provided me with work experience. Working at The Range at Citrus and designing the football media guide has taught me business skills and helped me earn money to pay the bills.
Without the four years and a half years spent here at Citrus, I would not have gained the experience needed to become a professional journalist or me the people who I will always remember.
Journalism was not my first choice for a major. It took words from a friend who is long gone, to inspire me to finish my education and to pursue journalism not as a hobby but as a potential career. After taking the beginning reporting and writing news class, I knew that I succeed in journalism.
Believe it or not, I come to think of life this period of my life at Citrus College as a sport. Playing the game involved was managing a full-time class load, working at The Range and finding time to relax by going out with friends.
With that frame of mind, I played the sport of college life. Every test was like a game in the World Series. The trophy that came with winning the game was an A.A. degree that I earned from Citrus College.
I think to myself when others ask me "Was it really worth it spending all that time at Citrus?
I proudly answer back "Of course it was."
The many people that I have met and the countless lessons and facts that I learned will not be forgotten as I move on to study communications at Cal State Fullerton.
Some say that spending four and a half years at a community college is too much time. However, I think differently. I have met many people and professors while, taking classes, playing golf with the Citrus team, working at the Range, and writing fore the Clarion that I would likely not have met if I did not stay at Citrus that long.
Beyond the classroom Citrus College has provided me with work experience. Working at The Range at Citrus and designing the football media guide has taught me business skills and helped me earn money to pay the bills.
Without the four years and a half years spent here at Citrus, I would not have gained the experience needed to become a professional journalist or me the people who I will always remember.
Journalism was not my first choice for a major. It took words from a friend who is long gone, to inspire me to finish my education and to pursue journalism not as a hobby but as a potential career. After taking the beginning reporting and writing news class, I knew that I succeed in journalism.
Believe it or not, I come to think of life this period of my life at Citrus College as a sport. Playing the game involved was managing a full-time class load, working at The Range and finding time to relax by going out with friends.
With that frame of mind, I played the sport of college life. Every test was like a game in the World Series. The trophy that came with winning the game was an A.A. degree that I earned from Citrus College.