Opinion

A celebrity obsession

By Shirley Lau • Oct 22, 2007

“Britney Spears booked on traffic chargesâ€Â was one headline under the “popular newsâ€Â section of the CNN Web site last week. Lately, news sources have been focusing on the once-beloved Britney, whether it’s about her involvement in a fender bender — that happened over two months ago — or her custody battle with ex-husband and Fresno native “K-Fed.â€Â

The One-Finger Salute

By Staff Reports • Oct 22, 2007

Thumbs up to Bulldog sports. The football team, the women̢۪s soccer team and the women̢۪s golf team all beat their respective opponents this weekend, making for a powerful homecoming showing.

WEB-SPE@K: What’s your opinion on Hillary Clinton coming to Fresno?

By Staff Reports • Oct 19, 2007

Hillary Clinton recently announced a visit to Fresno for a rally that will be occurring on Monday, Oct. 22nd at Fresno High School. What sort of impact do you think Fresno or the Central Valley can have on her bid for the presidency? Do you plan on attending? Why or why not?

Coming back home

By Mathew Gomes • Oct 19, 2007

I LOVE KARAOKE, but I don’t know what it has to do with homecoming. Wednesday, from noon to 1 p.m., there was a karaoke contest in the pit in honor of homecoming week. I didn’t go, but if I had, I probably would’ve tried to sing “Father and Sonâ€Â or “Peace Train.â€Â

Multiculturalism should be ‘more than a cheap exercise in labeling’

By Benjamin Baxter • Oct 17, 2007

I̢۪M IN A CLASS devoted to multiculturalism. My classmates choose to regard it as a cultural Holy Grail. If there̢۪s a class about it, it has to be good, right?

The worst of both worlds

By Timothy Ellison • Oct 17, 2007

TWO THINGS: who is Hannah Montana, and why are people willing to pay so much money to see her?

In retrospect, Jena 6 more culpable than protesters, Sharpton believes

By Joanne Lui • Oct 17, 2007

TEMPERS ARE STILL aflame in Jena, La. Cries of injustice and “free the Jena Sixâ€Â have been heard across the country. The story has dramatic, “Movie of the Weekâ€Â elements to it: nooses, six jailed African-American teens and tens of thousands converging on a small Southern town in protest. But perhaps protestors were too quick to point to racism as the cause of the Jena Six’s current plight.

Campus Speak

By Staff Reports • Oct 17, 2007

How do you feel about homecoming? Will you be celebrating homecoming week, if at all? Will you be attending the homecoming game?

The One-Finger Salute

By Staff Reports • Oct 15, 2007

Thumbs up to the women̢۪s soccer team for beating San Jose State on Friday.

Lot V’s ‘premium reserved parking’ appears impractical for student use

By Staff Reports • Oct 15, 2007

Two weeks ago, after undergoing a construction project that̢۪s been under way since last March, Lot V reopened for campus parking. According to an e-mail issued to students, the project included...

Embracing humor

By Kyle Lazarus • Oct 15, 2007

While I trudged though the crossword the other day in a class I won’t mention, I looked around at the other students. Bold, I know — I barely escaped making eye contact with my teacher. I was pleasantly surprised to see that many of the other students had The Collegian.

Waiving the flag

By Joanne Lui • Oct 12, 2007

EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it! Senator Barack Obama no longer wears a flag pin! This shocking story about the 2008 presidential candidate comes to you courtesy of every major news organization in the...