Letter to our Readers

Dear readers,

Last semester you voted in favor of The Collegian Referendum and gave us the power to be an independent voice representing students on campus. On behalf of The Collegian staff, I thank you.

While campaigning for the referendum, we made several promises.

We promised to bring you a more interactive paper, introduce more cartoons, crossword puzzles, breaking news and an events calendar. We have kept these promises.

Every Wednesday, The Collegian provides students with the Fun and Games page, which includes cartoons, crossword puzzle and a calendar that covers events on campus and around Fresno.

We have also introduced a breaking news section on our Web site to provide our readers with 24-hour access to latest news affecting them. So far we have been able to post breaking news items about our football team. We are looking forward to introducing more interactive features such as Web videos in the nearfuture.

We also promised to provide students with an open forum for discussion.

We have enhanced our award winning Web site and introduced The Collegian Discussion Forum, where students can interact with one another and give their opinion about issues free of charge.

To enjoy this service, please visit our Web site at collegian.csufresno.edu/forums and sign up using your Fresno State e-mail address.

The Collegian welcomes contributions from students of all majors. Currently, our staff includes students from majors such as history, graphic design and political science.

To become part of The Collegian reporting team, please pick up an application from our office located at Speech Arts Building Room 169.

We are committed to providing the Fresno State community with student-oriented news.

We believe that a newspaper’s most important responsibility is to its readers.

Yours sincerely,
Maurice O. Ndole
Editor-in-Chief
The Collegian