Budget cuts curb university plans for trimester system

By Martha Martinez

Plans to move Fresno State from a two-semester school year to a trimester system have been laid to rest for now, Associate Provost and Chair of Year Round Operations Kenneth Shipley said, because of the impact budget cuts have had on the university. A considerable number of classes would have been cut in the coming school year had YRO proceeded with their plans for this summer, he said.More>>

Turn the Radio Up

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New York band, TV on the Radio, takes their act from a cramped Brooklyn loft to the stages of America

By Mitchell Peters

It all began in a small factory-converted Brooklyn loft. Like many other New Yorkers, they were three young guys living together trying to make ends meet, each with their own unique artistic vision. It started with a few song ideas recorded on a four-track, and the next thing they knew, they were rock stars.More>>

Southern reaches 1,000 k's

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By Eddie Hughes

Fresno State pitcher Jamie Southern greeted Texas-El Paso by reaching a strikeout milestone during game one of the Miners’ first-ever visit to Bulldog Diamond. Southern became the 22nd player in NCAA history to reach 1,000 strikeouts in the fourth inning when she caught UTEP’s Denise Emmons looking at strike three. UTEP’s softball program is 7-35 overall and 0-12 in the Western Athletic Conference in its inaugural season. Southern recorded 10 strikeouts in the 3-0 victory over UTEP to bring her career total to 1,005, which puts her at No. 20 on the all-time list. She notched that number up to 1,008 when she came in to get the final four outs of the second game, a 4-0 Bulldogs’ win.More>>

Despite insurgencies, Iraqi war still justified

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I'm Wes Tibbs

By Wes Tibbs

With the fall of Baghdad, the official end of the war in Iraq and the capture of Saddam Hussein came the rebuilding of Iraq’s infrastructure and the long-awaited foreign aid that was prevented by U.N. sanctions that withheld aid to Iraq while Saddam was in power.More>>