California State University, Fresno

» Megan O’Laughlin

‘Tis the season

IT WAS 4:03 A.M. when my phone started ringing off the hook.

 
 

Survey from the Office of the President asks campus for advice

The Office of the President concluded a five-year administrative program review on October 26 to evaluate the services the office provides to members of the campus community.

Michelle Nelson, who manages the Office of the President, said the purpose of the survey was to get feedback on services needed and how to better communicate with faculty, staff and students.

 
 

Electronic wait list option added

The first two weeks of a semester are hard enough on students and faculty without the added pressure of students trying to squeeze into full classes with no seats to spare.

 
 

Cutting hair for charity

Not all donators at the event felt the same about giving their hair.  While all were happy to give their hair to Locks of Love, the change was a big one, even to those who had donated before.  "It feels weird," 23-year-old Branda Place said about the experience, but added that she planned on giving again as soon as she could.  "It

“Are you ready?” Elsa Wolf asked, gripping the scissors firmly in her right hand.

“I guess so,” Carly Blau replied with a nervous grin and both legs shaking.

 
 

Political ad campaigns fall behind technological change in media

Television and radio advertisements continue to be the main ways political candidates target their audiences and relay their messages.

Political campaign advertising sticks to traditional media rather than Internet advertising because that’s what works, campaign experts said.

 
 

Study shows phone texting may turn out voters

A simple text message could make America’s youth put down their cell phones and sprint for the polls.
According to a new study conducted by researchers from Princeton University and the University of Michigan, “young voters who were sent text message reminders to vote on the eve of Election Day 2006 were significantly more likely to [...]

 
 

Geography students study the air — from above



The Fresno State geography department is conducting a unique, two-phased air quality research endeavor to measure ozone levels in the Central Valley and to educate the public on the health effects of air pollution.

 
 

Roll back roll call!

IT’S 8 A.M. You are desperately trying to hold your eyelids open while hoping against hope that just once the universe would have mercy on your weary soul and class would just magically go away.

 
 

Light(en) Up!

WANTED: A SLICK, sleazy attorney that specializes in the defense of society’s lowest life form. Apparently, I need one. I am a smoker.

That’s right, I admitted it.

 
 
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