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Candidates address campus

Candidates running for the 2010-11 Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) president engaged in a formal debate Thursday afternoon to a crowd of nearly 50 people.

ASI presidential candidates Alex Andreotti, Cody Madsen, Cole Rojewski and Pedro Ramirez laid out their plans at the March 18 debate in the Free Speech Area before students vote in next week’s election. Read more

Senator resigns

An Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) senator resigned earlier this month, and said it was because ASI is too passive.

Jamie San Andres, senior anthropology and political science double major, served as the senator for the college of social sciences since June 1, 2009. Her resignation was official as of March 1, 2010. Read more

Garden to honor local artist

Fresno’s most-celebrated children’s author and illustrator Leo Politi is being honored with a garden, which broke ground March 8, outside the Henry Madden Library.

Politi was born in Fresno in 1908, he spent his first seven years in the area until his family moved to Italy. Politi then moved back to the United States in 1931, spending most of his adult life in Los Angeles. Read more

Faculty underreport cheating

Fresno State instructors underreport incidents of cheating and plagiarism, according to university officials.

Fresno State’s policy on cheating and plagiarism calls for instructors to report all incidents of cheating or plagiarism to the office of the vice president for student affairs and the dean of students.

During the 2007-2008 academic year, the university recorded 59 reports, compared to 162 during the 2008-2009 academic year. Read more

Tuition, grants uneven

The federal government’s efforts to improve access to higher education by increasing Pell Grant funding has fallen short of supplementing the increases in college tuitions.

President Obama has vowed to make higher education a priority, stating that by 2020, he expects the United States to have the highest rate of college graduates than any other country in the world. Read more

The week celebrates Asian culture

Lions, flowers and butterflies came together last week to celebrate the variety of traditions that represent different Asian cultures.

Amerasia Week featured different Asian cultures, Wednesday through Saturday, sharing about each culture through dances, songs and theater performances in the Satellite Student Union. Read more