» Kirstie Hettinga

FOUR SCORE AND twenty years ago our leaders were better writers and speakers. Maybe even more recently than that, but I don’t think I was born yet.

The recent school shooting at Virginia Tech has elevated awareness both nationally and internationally.

Fresno State President John Welty described the shooting incident that took the life of a former Fresno State student and wounded two other people, including a current student, as a “senseless tragedy.â€?

Dean of Student Affairs Dr. Paul Oliaro said the counseling staff of the Student Health Center was on alert to help any students in need of someone to listen to them in the wake of Monday night’s shooting that left a former Fresno State student dead and two other people wounded.
Dr. Gena Gechter, the coordinator [...]

I AM AN ADDICT. I discovered that this weekend when I found myself in desperate need of a fix.
I was camping with family and friends and wasn’t sure if it was going to be possible. But like any good addict, I had planned ahead.
Stashed in my gear were a laptop and a manila folder [...]

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Brant Daniels, 19, a former Fresno State student who loved basketball was killed at the University Village apartment complex when a confrontation over a video game ended in gunfire.

6:52 a.m.
According to local news station ABC 30 a Fresno State student is the suspect in a shooting that killed one person and wounded two others.

IT’S 2000 FREAKING 7 — almost 90 years since women got the right to vote and more than 40 years since the civil rights movement.

The April 16 issue of The Collegian included the editorial “AS fails to promote elections,â€? which incorrectly stated: “AS pulled the remaining four ads that had not yet run.â€?
Due to an internal miscommunication in The Collegian office, the editorial staff understood that all Associated Students’ ads for the upcoming election had been canceled. The AS [...]