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You can only feel it when you’re there. It’s not on television. It’s not on the Internet. You have to be in the arena to get the full feeling of March Madness.

Standing behind the curtain, Yosef Mahmood feels his body start to tense and his stomach start to churn.
He steps onto the stage and the nerves disappear as the energy from the audience takes over.
Mahmood is performing in “Escape,” a dance concert put on by Fresno State’s Department of Theatre Arts.
The Portable Dance Troupe, which includes [...]

Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles and Dave Brubeck are just a sampling of the many musicians jazzing up local airwaves everyday on Fresno State’s radio station, KFSR 90.7.
KFSR has been a fixture of the FM dial since 1982 and reaches a half-million listeners daily.
The station reaches as far south as Kingsburg and as [...]

I HAVE A SECRET.
I love the designated smoking sections on campus.
It isn’t even about being a smoker for me. Mostly, I just enjoy the sense of security these tiny pockets on campus offer.
Before I go on, I recognize the risks of second-hand smoke. This article is not about my own naiveté.
I am not endorsing smoking. [...]

Puzzle solutions and comics for Wednesday, March 28, 2007.

AS money available to clubs
Your student government wants to give your club or organization free money to fund on-campus events. Each year Associated Students, Inc., allocates thousands of dollars to subsidize on-campus events, but these funds are consistently underutilized. This unspent money could have been put to use helping students.
So, this year, we [...]

The California State University Board of Trustees and the California Faculty Association agreed Sunday to temporarily extend its contract until April 6, 2007 — a 10-day extension that may allow enough time for the two parties to reach a settlement.
A fact finding report from a third party gives the CFA and CSU system 10 days [...]

Lemony Snicket has some advice for aspiring writers now in college: “Don’t worry about it in college, and spend more time making out.â€?
Snicket, whose real name is Daniel Handler, is scheduled to speak on campus Tuesday about his internationally famous children’s fantasy novels and his experiences as a writer.
Although “Lemony Snicketâ€? may not ring a [...]

The Collegian Online takes an exclusive look at the proposed nuclear power plant in Fresno.
VIDEO & EDITING: Andrew Riggs / REPORTING: Jennifer Amezcula