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Welty takes a hit, ponders future

Published December 10th, 2007 by Katrina Garcia in News | 4 Comments »
President John D. Welty responds to questions from The Collegian in a one-on-one interview in his office on Friday. The popular expression may be “three’s a charm,” but for Fresno State, three is the multimillion-dollar straw that may break the university president’s back.

But whether that moment is now, the man in question won’t say.

Three lawsuits over gender equity have rocked the campus in recent months, sending shockwaves and a powerful message to college athletic programs both in the California State University system and nationwide.

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University beefs up grade security in response to computer system hack attack by students

Published November 9th, 2007 by Katrina Garcia in News | No Comments »
Most students appeal to the student Academic Petitions Committee to contest a grade, yet in 2005, some Fresno State students took a different approach — they hacked into the system. After those students hacked into Fresno State’s system and made unauthorized grade changes, the university improved its security measures and increased the checks and balances in place to prevent that scenario from happening again. (more...)

Fresno State Army ROTC in the hot zone

Published October 29th, 2007 by Katrina Garcia in News | 2 Comments »
Jon Bosch, 10, sleeps behind the plaza level seats at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 22, after he and his family were evacuated from Poway. Bosch was one of thousands of evacuees making a temporary home of the San Diego Chargers
While thousands of students are cramming for midterms and writing essays, eight Fresno State cadets have pushed their textbooks and Scantrons aside to complete a different assignment. (more...)

‘The era of cowboy diplomacy is over’

Published October 24th, 2007 by Katrina Garcia in News | 6 Comments »
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton draws a large crowd Monday during a rally at Fresno High School. Clinton was making her first stop in Fresno as a presidential candidate. The would-be first female commander-in-chief maintains a healthy lead in the polls over her fellow Democratic rivals, both in California and nationally. Compared to states with earlier primaries, California has attracted relatively few presidential contenders this campaign season, and the Central Valley fewer still.
Buttons, bundled babies and coffee — lots of it — were scattered among a crowd of thousands who heard presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speak in central Fresno Monday morning. “Are you ready for change?” Clinton yelled at the beginning of her speech, against the backdrop of a giant American flag spread across the entrance of Fresno High School. (more...)

ASI calls for parking equity

Published October 19th, 2007 by Katrina Garcia in News | No Comments »
Associated Students, Inc., agreed yesterday to request that the California State Student Association push for the renegotiation of collective bargaining agreements, which the California Faculty Association made regarding parking equity. (more...)

Who’s in charge?

Published September 26th, 2007 by Katrina Garcia in News | 99 Comments »
A Collegian inquiry into an alcohol-related incident involving the Delta Zeta sorority found that the group did not inform its faculty adviser of its subsequent investigation. The inquiry has raised questions about what goes on the record for the university and what goes unreported. According to Fresno State’s Greek adviser, the university does not require (more...)

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