News

Wanna see the world? International programs on campus offer opportunities to get far, far away

By Ben Keller • Oct 29, 2007

Now is the time for Fresno State students to seize that rare opportunity to travel and see the world. There are several programs and dozens of countries open to students who wish to study abroad, but there are also many factors to consider before they commit to one.

Game goers can aid SoCal fire relief

By Staff Reports • Oct 26, 2007

Football fans will have more than one way to show their support today when the Bulldogs face off against Boise State. They can donate food and other items to the Southern California Wildfire Relief Effort to help families who have been devastated by the raging wildfires.

New law curbs credit card marketing to college students

By Brent VonCannon • Oct 26, 2007

The business of offering credit cards to students just got a little harder with the signing of a new law that slaps a number of restrictions on credit card solicitors.

Students unite to Take Back the Night

By Shaun Ho • Oct 26, 2007

Students from Alpha Pi Sigma march behind the Women̢۪s Alliance banner Oct. 24 for the night̢۪s main activity. An annual event, Take Back the Night seeks to raise awareness on domestic violence, sexual violence and violence toward children. These students yelled out chants, printed on the pieces of paper they held.

Is downloading getting you down?

By Joanne Lui • Oct 26, 2007

In this age of technological dominance, living without a computer is virtually impossible. Yet every day, students engage in activities that could put their computers in danger — by simply downloading a song, visiting a Web site or opening an e-mail.

Fresno State to host Race for the Cure

By Destiny Rodriguez • Oct 26, 2007

It’s Breast Cancer Awareness month, and Fresno State is doing its part to commemorate the word “awareness.â€Â

‘The era of cowboy diplomacy is over’

By Katrina Garcia • Oct 24, 2007

Buttons, bundled babies and coffee — lots of it — were scattered among a crowd of thousands who heard presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speak in central Fresno Monday morning. “Are you ready for change?â€Â Clinton yelled at the beginning of her speech, against the backdrop of a giant American flag spread across the entrance of Fresno High School.

Candidates in Fresno few and far between

By Kyle Lazarus • Oct 24, 2007

Hillary Clinton̢۪s visit on Monday was not the first presidential campaign to stop in Fresno. Other presidential hopefuls have come to Fresno, both for campaign contributions and voter support.

Campus Republican, Democratic clubs vary in strength

By Staff Reports • Oct 24, 2007

“If young voters had decided the election, John Kerry would have been elected in a landslide with 375 electoral votes,â€Â claims the Web site for the College Democrats, referring to the 2004 presidential election. But Morgan Lucas, the vice president of the Southern California branch of the College Democrats, said that most college students aren’t registered and don’t vote.

Political ad campaigns fall behind technological change in media

By Megan O’Laughlin • Oct 24, 2007

Television and radio advertisements continue to be the main ways political candidates target their audiences and relay their messages. Political campaign advertising sticks to traditional media rather than Internet advertising because that̢۪s what works, campaign experts said.

‘It was a quick little sting’

By Joseph Hollak • Oct 22, 2007

Approximately 200,000 people are hospitalized every year in the United States because of influenza, commonly known as the flu. An additional 36,000, most of those over 65-years-old, die from the disease annually. Yet less than 200 Fresno State students — roughly 1 percent — will get vaccinated through a flu shot in a typical flu season.

Take Back the Night targets violence

By Eunice Camacho • Oct 22, 2007

At the young age of 18, Fresno State student Shera Rodrick is coordinating this year̢۪s Take Back the Night, an event associated with the Women̢۪s Alliance Program and the Women̢۪s Resource Center. Take Back the Night, on Oct. 24 in the campus Free Speech Area, raises awareness of domestic violence, sexual violence and violence toward children.