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The Collegian

Fresno State's student-run newspaper

The Collegian

Fresno State's student-run newspaper

The Collegian

Social Issues

A Maryland Transit Authority patrol car burns at North and Pennsylvania avenues on Monday, April 27, 2015, in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson Ӣ Baltimore Sun/TNS)

Rioters do disservice to real issue

By Troy Pope Apr 28, 2015

Baltimore is on fire. Where there was once a justifiable protest that could help push the nation toward discussing race, instead we are forced to look at the issue of violence toward police. With a dramatically...

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, left, joins members of the Richard family as they walk down Boylston Street in Boston on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. The Richard family lost 8-year-old Martin in the bombing. (Nicolaus Czarnecki Ӣ Boston Herald/TNS)

More killing isn’t the answer

By Troy Pope Apr 26, 2015

Anger grips us. The rage of what happened is still fresh in our minds. The question of guilt is no longer debatable. We seek justice. The “Boston Bomber” is guilty. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev didn’t claim...

Pope Francis at the Canonization of Saint John XXIII and Saint John Paul II by he and the Catholic Church on April 27, 2014. This event, attended by millions is amongst the most important in current history. (Jeffrey Bruno Ӣ Aleteia)

Acknowledging the Armenian Genocide

By Paul Schlesinger Apr 12, 2015

Genocide. That was a word that Pope Francis used in a Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the mass killing of 1.5 million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Turks....

Frat shows that racism lives

Frat shows that racism lives

By Troy Pope Mar 12, 2015

Did you know we live in a post-racial society? Well, it’s true, right? We have a black president, so racism is over. It turns out some people didn’t get that memo. By now, everyone has heard what...

Shelby Ryan, 18, left, from Sherman Oaks, a freshman at Cal State Northridge, and her roommate Abby Souza, 18, right, from Davis, hang out inside their dorm room with Austin Garcia, 18, from Bakersfield, who was visiting from his room located down the hall of the coed dorm, August 26, 2013. All three students are freshmen. (Mel Melcon Ӣ Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Dorm divide prejudicial

By Troy Pope Feb 24, 2015

Last week, The Collegian ran a story about the gender divide in the school’s dorms. When I read the story, I was shocked that this is still a thing. College is supposed to be preparing young people...

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