Fresno state professor, former U.S. poet laureate Philip Levine remembered
A global poetry icon known for his affinity for the Central Valley and revered for his award-winning work, former U.S. poet laureate and Fresno State Professor Emeritus Philip Levine, died from...
View ArticlePlagiarism an issue on campus, faculty says
“The first time I ever saw it, I found it in one paper. Then I started looking in other papers, and it was horrible. I lost five pounds, because it was personal. I felt like they were cheating on me.”...
View ArticleFresno State Talks: Family played important role in couple’s higher education...
Dr. Ignacio Hernández’s first teachers were his parents, immigrants who planted roots in Southern California and encouraged “Little Nachito” to “always do your best and go to school.” Hernández and his...
View ArticleUniversity Courtyard to implement gender neutral housing
Fresno State University Courtyard will be implementing a new option for gender-neutral housing on campus next semester, a major move for the campus largely same-sex living arrangements. “This is...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide: “We cannot forget”
Dr. Sergio La Porta, professor in the armenian studies program, concluded this years’ Fresno State Talks last night in the Satellite Student Union, with a lecture on the importance and relevance of the...
View ArticleCollegian wins eight awards at statewide journalism convention
The Fresno State Collegian staff won eight awards at the 2015 California College Media Association Awards Banquet held at the Sheraton Universal hotel in Hollywood on Feb. 28. The banquet featured...
View ArticleFresno State teaching associates push for greater compensation
Fresno State’s Academic Senate discussed Monday a resolution on teaching associate fee waivers, a possible solution to growing concerns by some that teaching associates were living on “subsistence...
View ArticleFresno State kicks off National Agriculture Week
For more than 50 years, California has been the no. 1 agricultural exporter, the fifth largest supplier of food and farm commodities in the world, and supplies 99 percent of almonds, artichokes, dates,...
View ArticleASI presidential candidates face off
The 2015 Associated Students, Inc. Presidential Debate took place Friday in the USU between senior ASI Executive Vice President Abigail Hudson and senior Interfraternity Council President Ralph Ruiz....
View ArticleParents of presumed dead Mexico students to speak in Fresno
Two parents whose children were kidnapped and were thought to have been killed nearly six months ago in Iguala, Mexico will speak tomorrow in the Fresno State Peace Garden as part of an effort to raise...
View ArticleNational Conclave highlights excellence in Air Force
Twelve students represented Fresno State in the 2015 Silver Wings and Arnold Air Society National Conclave last week in Chicago, where hundreds of students prepared for civic engagement, personal...
View ArticleCalifornians need to step up, author says
New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist Charles Fishman spoke Thursday in the Peters Educational Center about the drought in California, calling for action at both a community...
View ArticleThe Experimental Theatre Company presents ‘Blue Heart’
The student run production of the Experimental Theatre Company’s “Blue Heart,” will debut Friday a tale of sadness, comedy, intrigue and above all, what director Austin Yarborough calls a “play about...
View ArticleAward-winning war correspondent Peter Arnett: ‘The only cause to fight for is...
Pulitzer-winning journalist Peter Arnett spoke to a packed crowd Wednesday at the Satellite Student Union on his 50 years of reporting experience — from covering the Vietnam War to his struggles with...
View ArticleYear in review: a sit-down interview with University President Joseph Castro
The Collegian recently sat down with Fresno State President Joseph Castro for a recap of his second year as president, describing what’s in store next for the campus, what impact his presidency has...
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