The Collegian » Katrina Garcia

Welty takes a hit, ponders future

Katrina Garcia — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:41:28 +0000

The popular expression may be â€œthreeâ€™s a charm,â€ but for Fresno State, three is the multimillion-dollar straw that may break the university presidentâ€™s back.

But whether that moment is now, the man in question wonâ€™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.

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

Katrina Garcia — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:34:35 +0000

Most students appeal to the student Academic Petitions Committee to contest a grade, yet in 2005, some Fresno State students took a different approach â€” they hacked into the system. After those students hacked into Fresno Stateâ€™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.

Fresno State Army ROTC in the hot zone

Katrina Garcia — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:15:27 +0000

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.

‘The era of cowboy diplomacy is over’

Katrina Garcia — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:29:49 +0000

Buttons, bundled babies and coffee â€” lots of it â€” were scattered among a crowd of thousands who heard presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speak in central Fresno Monday morning. â€œAre you ready for change?â€ Clinton yelled at the beginning of her speech, against the backdrop of a giant American flag spread across the entrance of Fresno High School.

ASI calls for parking equity

Katrina Garcia — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 08:22:22 +0000

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.

Who’s in charge?

Katrina Garcia — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 08:43:08 +0000

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 fraternities [...]

Vivas case not over yet

Katrina Garcia — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:24:50 +0000

This summer, former Fresno State womenâ€™s volleyball coach Lindy Vivas won $5.85 million in a gender discrimination suit against the university, a verdict the school has since appealed. Meanwhile, CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed criticized the award and continues to stand behind University President John D. Welty, saying he felt the jury â€œwas essentially trying to punish the CSU.â€

Students study … wherever

Katrina Garcia — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:53:29 +0000

Junior Ortega sits in an uncomfortable chair in the University Student Union, focused on his botany book, study notes sprawled out in his lap and on a small end-table. Students hum all around him. People on laptops, people on cell phones, people eating Panda Express.

With library construction ongoing, some students still find comfy study areas on campus

Katrina Garcia — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:34:37 +0000

David Finnegan, above right, a student in the credential program, studies Thursday afternoon before class in the lower lobby of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development. One of the designated alternate study areas, this location is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Some buildings, such as the Science building, house more than one substitute study space. Lobbies on all three floors of the building are open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Big Fresno run fundraiser this weekend

Katrina Garcia — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 04:38:00 +0000

Training is involved in preparing for a marathon, but for Tim Borland, running 63 marathons in 63 consecutive days requires more than just stamina. What he needs are runners who can support his cause to follow him on his journey.

What is ASI?

Katrina Garcia — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:35:55 +0000

While many students are crashing classes and begging instructors to add them to their roll sheets, a few have been checking out classes they donâ€™t plan to add. Thatâ€™s because theyâ€™re just stopping by to introduce themselves. Theyâ€™re students who want to tell the story of what itâ€™s like to be involved in the campus community and inform their peers about what Fresno State has to offer. And they only need a few minutes to tell students what Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) can do for them.

Student held in shooting death

Katrina Garcia — Wed, 09 May 2007 06:53:24 +0000

A 19-year-old Fresno State freshman was arrested late Tuesday morning and is being held on $3 million bail in connection with the deadly shooting of one former student and for wounding two other people at University Village.

Wisdom gleaned from college years

Katrina Garcia — Wed, 09 May 2007 05:21:02 +0000

THE CLOSING OF the spring semester signals the end of many college careers. But not for me. I’ll be back for one last hurrah in the fall, with some knowledge as to how the world works. I know not to miss so many classes in a row that my psychology professor thinks I’ve dropped the class. [...]

UPDATE: Shooting suspect in custody

Katrina Garcia — Tue, 08 May 2007 19:13:03 +0000

UPDATED: 12:32 p.m. The suspect in a shooting near the Fresno State campus that left one dead and wounded two others has been apprehended. Fresno State criminology major Jonquel Brooks was arrested at approximately 11:30 a.m., Police Chief Jerry Dyer said in a press conference held at the Fresno Police Department. Brooks was found in the vicinity of Peach and Olive avenues.

UPDATE: Fatal shooting near campus

Katrina Garcia — Tue, 08 May 2007 17:43:56 +0000

UPDATED: 9:51 a.m.
The search for the suspect in the fatal shooting at University Village continues, and students who live in the complex are returning to the residence where three people were shot, one fatally.