Students travel far and wide, head home for Christmas
With 10 days left until the last day of finals, excitement is building as students get ready to escape school and enjoy the holiday season. This is especially true for students who are not from the Fresno area and have not been able to frequently travel home. More>>

UHS students banned from recreation center
The University High School student who sprayed an aerosol chemical in the Fresno State recreation center did so on accident, head of the high school Brad Huff said. More>>

Author speaks to capacity crowd about his life as a literary writer
Author Jonathan Franzen is known for numerous achievements. He has received much recognition for his work, including being awarded the prestigious National Book Award in 2001 for his novel “The Corrections,” a tragic yet comedic story about a family breaking down in an age of easy fixes. More>>

Rhinoceros: A roaring ride
In a conventional European town, all but one person abandon being humans with rational minds and choose to be monster-like creatures like rhinoceroses. More>>

Bulldogs capture own tourney
After Division II Grand Canyon gave Fresno State a scare in the opening round of this weekend’s McCaffrey Classic, freshman Chris Berry admitted that it just wasn’t his team’s night. “Shots just weren’t falling,” Berry said. “We were sluggish. It took us too long to get fired up.” The Bulldogs shot just 38.5 percent against the Antelopes on Friday, including 11.1 percent from beyond the 3-point arc. More>>

Women off to best start in program's history
If the Fresno State women’s basketball team continues at this rate, by the end of the season, every player will have led the team in scoring for at least one game. In the Bulldogs’ 68-43 win over San Diego at the Save Mart Center on Sunday, senior Aritta Lane matched her career high with 25 points to become the Bulldogs’ fifth leading scorer in as many games this season. More>>

Bad news from sports world
Sex. Violence. And now, right in step, drugs—the third soldier of this apocalypse, the third leg on this perfect and perfectly unholy triangle of sports scandals.  More>>

Both fans and athletes contribute to violence
At the Indiana Pacers game, there were more punches thrown than a boxing match. More>>

Letters to the Editor
Concerning the opinion article written by Nathan Hathaway on November 17th (“Insurgents willing to kill own for terrorism”): Hathaway concludes that the moral of this story is: “Don’t try to help Iraqis, it might get you killed”.  More>>

Sex education funding increases, accuracy falters
Since President Bush took office, federal funding for “abstinence-only’’ sex education has more than doubled.  More>>