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Alumnus wins Oscar

By Brandon Santiago • Feb 25, 2008

Fresno State alumnus Brad Lewis said in a phone interview the night before the telecast of the Oscars that “I’m crossing my fingers in hopes of winning my first-ever Academy Award.â€Â

Engineers showcased at the mall

By Valerie Nevens • Feb 25, 2008

A race car, smart window, golf ball shooter and the bulldog bot were just a few of the technical gadgets displayed by Fresno State engineering students Saturday and Sunday at Sierra Vista Mall in Clovis.

University police is ready to protect

By Joanne Lui • Feb 22, 2008

Bloodshed on campus may seem like a very real possibility these days. But the University Police Department wants Fresno State students to know they are in good hands following the Feb. 14 shooting at Northern Illinois University (NIU) that killed six students, including the gunman.

Rainy daze

By Joseph Edgecomb • Feb 22, 2008

Nursing major Mai Moua brought out her umbrella and university employee Luz Maria Sanchez sheltered herself from the rain with a plastic garbage bag on campus yesterday.

Utopian society

By Valerie Nevens • Feb 22, 2008

Everyone who has taken a psychology class probably recognizes the name B.F. Skinner, a scientist who is known for discovering operate conditioning and for studying the behavioral responses of animals and people to reinforcement.

Mock trial looks to nationals

By Valerie Nevens • Feb 20, 2008

“All parties have been sworn in, you may be seated,â€Â declared judges Saturday, marking the start of the mock trials at the Harvey Wallace Northern California AMTA Regional, hosted by Fresno State and named in honor of recently deceased CSUF criminology professor Harvey Wallace.

Career expo on campus

By Megan Bakker • Feb 20, 2008

You want money. And, barring any sudden winning lottery tickets in your life, you probably are going to need a job to get that money.

Fair brings federal agencies

By Paige Ricks • Feb 20, 2008

Fresno State students learned about federal government jobs at the Federal Networking Fair hosted by Fresno State. The U.S. Department of Agriculture was responsible for the event, promoting it to the community to create a strong partnership between government agencies and students.

Traditional TV to go dark

By Joanne Lui • Feb 15, 2008

A year from now, television as America knows it will be gone forever. On Feb. 17, 2009, in accordance with legislation passed by Congress, the analog signal that has been used to transmit TV since its invention will be turned off, and all TV stations will begin broadcasting its programming using a digital signal.

6 dead in Illinois shooting

By Kyle Lazarus • Feb 15, 2008

A man dressed in black and armed with a shotgun and two handguns opened fire at a Northern Illinois University (NIU) lecture hall Thursday, wounding 22 and killing five before committing suicide, as of press time.

Kissing for iPods

By Joseph Edgecomb • Feb 15, 2008

Sophomore Lindsey Oshla and senior Zach Sharp participated in a kissing contest put on by the Kennel Bookstore on Wednesday.

Awareness of eating disorders

By Jonathon Rezonable • Feb 15, 2008

February is eating disorder awareness month – a month dedicated to shedding light on a major issue among college-age students.