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Whether it’s a slam dunk or a bucket of confetti over a referee’s head –– the Harlem Globetrotters are bringing their humor along with their A-game to the Save Mart Center tonight at 7 p.m. (more...)
MITT ROMNEY IS MORMON. I open with his religion instead of introducing him as a candidate because it is Romney himself who, yesterday, decided that it would be a good idea to address the already controversial issue of religion. He gave a speech that addressed it directly — “Faith in America,” which was meant to restore potential voters’ faith in him as a man who can separate church and state. (more...)

Tired of the same old food?

If four-wheel-drive comes to mind when someone says “four by four”, if you would agree that “PB&J” is short for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and if “Now and Laters” are only a candy, you’ve missed out on a big secret –– the menu, that is. Big chains are offering more options than ever –– too many to list. So they don’t. But it doesn’t mean that you can’t have it. Read the following and never be stuck to the confines of value meal numbers again. (more...)
Rachael Buckley (front) and Lauren Kwiatkowski of Kappa Kappa Gamma took a post at the northeastern corner of Shaw and Cedar avenues on Monday morning to collect money that will be given to the American Red Cross.
Two college students took their post on the northeast corner of Shaw and Cedar avenues early Monday morning with the same goal –– to raise funds for the victims of the southern California wildfires. (more...)

Homecoming makes a splash


Fresno State students get ready for the big game their own way. (more...)

Go ‘Dogs!

Missed the first couple of days of the activities leading up to Fresno State's game against San Jose State? Not to worry, The Collegian will be running a Homecoming themed paper on Friday so you can read everything you missed. (more...)

Poetry Jam


On the roll sheet, he’s junior English major Rion Spears. But to those who know him, he goes by Chicago, also known as Chicago the Lyracist, sharing his poems on the stage. (more...)

International Culture Night


History and background. Stories and legends. Though they are different depending on where one grows up, they all make up the same thing –– culture. (more...)

Poet comes to class

"Half the stuff he said, I didn
Poet Sam Hamill, known for his poetry against war, has spent the last couple of days at Fresno State, ending with a question-and-answer session on Sept. 11. (more...)

The Ten commands attention

The Ten is a movie that portrays people breaking the Ten Commandments. Meant to be a tongue-in-cheek, humorous take, co-writers/ producers Ken Marino and David Wain set out to write a “Midnight movie” that dared to make a spoof out of a usually serious topic. (more...)

What is CSU Summer Arts?

Andrew Gordon, a key animator with Pixar Animation Studios, taught an eager class this summer in July. Gordon is popular teacher, but he gave Fresno State preference for a special reason –– he is an alumnus of the CSU Summer Arts program. (more...)

Joseph Vasquez / The Collegian Last Thursday, dorm days meant 1,150 students moving into nine resident halls at University Courtyard for two days straight. To the courtyard staff, this meant the beginning of the school year crowds. (more...)

10 places

Picture this: It is your first day on campus. Hundreds of students are walking past you. They all look like they know where they are going. You are standing in front of a campus map, but while the map told you where you are currently standing, you know that getting across campus is going to (more...)
With an heiress in prison stealing more of the spotlight than the recent $5.8 million case involving former Fresno State volleyball coach Lindy Vivas, it could be easy to wonder who decides which story is more worthy of telling. Fortunately, in this case, you the reader get to decide. From crumbling bridges making (more...)

Immersed in robots

Author Lee Gutkind is no stranger to the mysteries of life, especially when it comes to writing about them. (more...)