» Brent VonCannon

With the stroke of a judge’s order, monetary damages from former Fresno State volleyball coach Lindy Vivas’ sexual discrimination lawsuit, awarded during the summer, were slashed by $1.33 million on Friday — from $5.85 million to $4.52 million.

California is essentially ungovernable, the current political system needs to adopt European-style reforms and the needs of college students are largely ignored because young people don’t vote.

After four months of construction, Lot V reopened today for parking by students, faculty and staff.

The California State University Board of Trustees voted to give CSU executives a pay raise at their meeting last week in Long Beach.

This decision comes as student fees are set to increase by another 10 percent approximately, a topic that was also discussed at the meeting.

Campus Pointe, the multi-use retail development planned for just east of campus, can go forward. The city of Fresno reached a settlement with Fresno State Tuesday, ending a long-standing legal battle.
The $167-million project was held up for months over opposition from various interest groups. Construction could begin as early as next month.
Fresno State officials have [...]

Observant students may have noticed “men in black” and “women in black” walking about campus yesterday, and it wasn’t because of the cooler weather.

The Henry Madden Library will be closed Tuesday until 3 p.m. during the initial installation of the outer walls of the new building on the east side, close to the current library entrance.

In addition, the popular walkway between the library and the University Center will also be closed but for a longer period. During the installation process, this walkway will be inaccessible from today through Friday, Sept. 21.

In a dramatic change of course, Fresno State may soon start building up instead of out for parking facilities to alleviate the ever-increasing traffic congestion around campus.

September 10 is approaching fast.

That’s the last day students can add or drop a class “without special privilege,” university Registrar Tina Beddall said.