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Addressing heightism

Thank you CNN, for pointing out prejudice I didn’t know was affecting me. Honestly, I did not know about “heightismâ€? — discrimination based on height for unusually tall or short (primarily short) people.
At 4 foot 9 inches, I definitely qualify.
Any woman under 5’2â€? is considered shorter than average. Men have to fall under 5’7â€? [...]

 
 

CFA, CSU continue strike negotiations

In a conference call Monday with multiple news organizations, California Faculty Association President John Travis said he was “cautiously optimisticâ€? about a resolution between the CFA and CSU System that would not involve faculty strikes.
The CFA announced Sunday that it would accept a fact-finding report created by a neutral third party.
Edward Purcell, director of representation [...]

 
 

Lots B & K will open to students

As of Thursday, March 22, parking lots B and K became partially open to students. The lots, which were originally designated for staff and faculty use alone, will either be repainted or signs will be placed to accommodate some student parking.
These changes were implemented due to the closure of Lot V where work [...]

 
 

Do campus reports of alcohol consumption understate abuse?

National study belies campus stats
I DON’T THINK of Fresno State students as paragons of virtue. I rarely think of any college-aged individual as a paragon, especially when it comes to alcohol.
Eddie Jimenez, a columnist for The Fresno Bee, wrote on Monday that after a six-student survey at Fresno State he was amazed that students acknowledge [...]

 
 

CFA members cast their votes

Administrators agree that if a California Faculty Association strike takes place, both the campus and the faculty will do what they can to reduce its effect on students.

 
 

Oscar Night

Is there a better chance to bag on celebrities than on Hollywood’s most bizarre and over touted night of the year? And where besides the Oscars can you find someone wearing half million-dollar shoes?
While I do not profess to be a connoisseur of haute couture, I think I have a general idea of what looks [...]

 
 
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