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Student turns online games into business

Published May 6th, 2007 by Lyndsey Besser in Arts & Entertainment | No Comments »
A Fresno State student has made his greatest dream a reality with the opening his own business, Cyber Alley. Cyber Alley, which opened this spring in Fresno, is a computer gaming company, which is thriving off the growing interest in “new age arcades.�? Josh Castorena, owner and manager of Cyber Alley, is a senior business (more...)

Crowned with wickedness

Published May 3rd, 2007 by Lyndsey Besser in Arts & Entertainment | No Comments »
Action, evil and wickedness take center stage in “Macbeth,�? University Theatre’s final production of the spring semester. University High School instructor Eric Day, being crowned above, plays Macbeth. Dr. Tim Skeen, a poetry professor at Fresno State, plays a priest and Hayley Galbraith, a theatre arts major, plays Lady Macbeth. The show opens Friday in the John Wright Theatre.
Shakespeare’s classic power struggle between good and evil gets a new twist in Fresno State’s last play of the season, “Macbeth.�? (more...)

Texting during class can B distracting 4 U

Published April 23rd, 2007 by Lyndsey Besser in News | 10 Comments »
In a generation of technology and information, students have the ability to engage in constant communication with others, but this practice may actually harm their education, according to a recent poll. The informal survey conducted around the Fresno State campus revealed some prevalent issues regarding students’ usage of text messaging. It looked at the frequency (more...)

Tower dances to Rogue beat

Published March 5th, 2007 by Lyndsey Besser in Arts & Entertainment | No Comments »
Tanjora Tribal Bellydance performs Sunday at the Rogue Festival. The group is one of about 100 performers heating up the Tower District next weekend.
The city of Fresno kicked off one of its fastest growing traditions this weekend as the Rogue Performance Festival 2007 opened in downtown Fresno and the Tower District. (more...)