The 2007-2008 school year was a tumultuous one for University President John D. Welty.
» Joanne Lui
‘It’s a difficult decision’
BREAKING NEWS: Welty approves IRA increase
University President John D. Welty revealed exclusively to The Collegian on Tuesday morning that he has decided to accept the Campus Fee Advisory Committee’s recommendation to increase student fees by $52, with $20 going to academics and $32 going to athletics.
The increase is down from the $70 Instructionally Related Activities (IRA) fee increase that students [...]
Ethnic face of campus changing
Just a generation or two ago, the face of Fresno State’s student body was predominantly white. In the last twenty years alone, the ethnic face of Fresno State has changed dramatically.
University police is ready to protect
Bloodshed on campus may seem like a very real possibility these days. But the University Police Department wants Fresno State students to know they are in good hands following the Feb. 14 shooting at Northern Illinois University (NIU) that killed six students, including the gunman.
Traditional TV to go dark
A year from now, television as America knows it will be gone forever. On Feb. 17, 2009, in accordance with legislation passed by Congress, the analog signal that has been used to transmit TV since its invention will be turned off, and all TV stations will begin broadcasting its programming using a digital signal.
An appearance with a purpose
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The auditorium was abuzz at Fresno State’s Student Recreation Center on Friday afternoon in anticipation of the arrival of some famous guests for a rally supporting presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton.
Students help revitalize ‘Sin City’
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The area behind the Fresno State sorority and fraternity houses may have been nicknamed “Sin City,” but residents of the neighborhood – actually called El Dorado Park – demonstrated on Saturday that hope is still very much alive for them.
Republicans for Bartlet
I’m a Republican, and I want a certain Democrat to be president. It isn’t Barack Obama or John Edwards. It certainly isn’t Hillary Clinton.
The Democrat I would desperately wish into the Oval Office is Jed Bartlet.
Okay, so he’s a television character. I can’t help it. In an election year where my only choices seem to [...]
From Fresno State to Pulitzer Prize
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As a child, Fresno State alumnus Robert Gauthier was fascinated with the photos in newspapers his mother had lying around the house.







