Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian newsroom.

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Fresno State Women’s basketball team

Major kudos to the team for its WAC championship win against Nevada this past Saturday. Our Bulldogs are now headed to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

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St. Patty’s on a Tuesday

Having a major drinking holiday—that’s completely void of any cultural meaning—at the beginning of the week, almost ruins all party plans. And while we’re on a green bashing roll, thumbs down to green poop, it’s just unhealthy.

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Fresno State Baseball team

Fresno was cheering all week long with the team’s 5-1 record in the 2009 Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic Tournament. The champs outscored the competition 65-12 and finished things off right with a 20-0 win over Buffalo this past Saturday.

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Confusing weather

Cold in the morning, hot in the afternoon and chilled at night. How are we supposed to figure out what to wear?!

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San Joaquin Valley Colorguard and Percussion Review

The talent of the Valley’s youth was very nicely displayed at the Review’s performance on Friday. All of the performances were very impressive, particularly the badass drumlines from Clovis West and Homestead, who tied for first in the World Class Competition.

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Wal-Mart

While some of us questioned the mammoth retailer’s move to open ‘Supermercado de Wal-Mart,’ a supermarket targeting Hispanic consumers, we all disliked the store’s ability to consistently draw people giving off extremely offensive smells.