Three officers sworn in
University police expanded its force after three officers were sworn in Tuesday.  University police chief David Huerta said he was glad to have the new officers but said the force still needs more.  More>>

Welty optimistic about this year
Fresno State faculty and staff gathered in the Satellite Student Union last Thursday to hear university president John Welty’s spring semester address.  More>>

Science II opens; but construction continues
Finishing touches are still being put on the new $22 million Science II Building located on the northeast side of campus.  More>>

Reactions to Bush's inauguration mixed
President Bush’s inauguration to a second term in office has been received with a mixture of optimism and skepticism around Fresno State.  More>>

Teaching Diversity
At first, Ia Xiong hated school. And it’s hard not to blame her. She wasn’t considered the brightest kid in class. She was slow to understand the subject matter. So she tried to avoid class, but couldn’t go very far, especially when class was held in a refugee camp in Thailand, where she lived.  More>>

'Idol' shoots down dreams with insults
People like to watch other people’s lives get dismantled. Especially when it’s televised. Call it the I-can-laugh-at-you-because-I-don’t-have-as-much-courage-as-you syndrome. More>>

Travel, study common for professors' winter break
One week into Fresno State English professor Steve Adisasmito-Smith and his family’s winter break in Indonesia, the massive and infamous tsunami struck. But they were fortunate to be about one thousand miles away from where the tsunami hit.  More>>

Home still not kind to 'Dogs
Just when things were looking dark for the Fresno State women’s basketball team, the lights came on for the Bulldogs. Too bad they didn’t stay on for very long.  More>>

Bulldogs safety opts for draft a year early
Junior strong safety James Sanders will forgo his senior season to enter the NFL draft a year early. More>>

'Dogs fall out of first
Fresno State’s stay on top of the Western Athletic Conference standings didn’t last long. More>>

Fresno State vs. Tulsa
The Bulldogs didn’t get much production from the point against Rice, with Kevin Bell scoring four points and Dominique White going scoreless. Bell did have three steals.  More>>

Pointing toward the top of the WAC
Want to watch a top-notch player get even better? Say she isn’t top-notch. Say she isn’t the best at what she does.  More>>

Rejected weapons show Pentagon's silly side
Though I’ve always had a suspicion that Pentagon files read like bad science fiction, I never could have imagined this. Recently declassified documents detailed a list of rejected chemical weapons worthy of even the worst B-movie plot.  More>>

National pride missing from modern America
If you were asked today, “So (insert name here), what are you?” You might answer with the following: I’m Irish; I’m Mexican; I’m German; I’m Italian; well, I’m 25 percent Irish, 15 percent German, 37.5 percent Italian, two percent Polish, etc. etc. etc.  More>>

Pell Grant plan unsure
President Bush has made a commendable commitment to the federal Pell Grant program, which helps lower-income students attend college.  More>>