» Ben Keller

In order to help the state close an $11 billion budget deficit, Fresno State will be accepting 500 fewer students in the fall, putting it in the same league as over-enrolled campuses in Fullerton, Northridge, Long Beach and San Diego.

MY GRANDMOTHER, WHO USED TO DRAG my brothers and I to church every Sunday, was a hardcore fanatic of the book of Revelation.

It was at the height of World War II when more than 10,000 Jews fled the ghetto of the German-occupied city of Minsk in Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

The stars show up much more clearly at 6,100-feet where Fresno State’s newest observatory is nestled near Shaver Lake.

A MAN NAMED JOE WURZELBACHER NOT LONG AGO asked president-elect Barack Obama if his new business would be subject to increased taxes.

More than 20 years after Kesterson Reservoir was linked to adverse health effects in wildlife, intensive research is still being done to find new ways of controlling the selenium that poisons drainage water in the Central Valley.

It was more than 40 years ago when Kathrine Switzer upset officials at the Boston Marathon by sneaking into the traditionally all-male event under a gender-neutral name. Dozens of marathons and several books later, she speaks to colleges and communities worldwide on the advancements women have made in sports and culture.

Formerly the bassist for legendary grunge band Nirvana, Krist Noveselic visited Fresno State yesterday to enlighten students on innovative ideas regarding voting and political participation.

Music meets politics on Thursday as Fresno State invites legendary rock icon Krist Novoselic to speak at Henry Madden Library’s endowed Womack Lecture Series.