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The Collegian

Fresno State's student-run newspaper

The Collegian

Fresno State's student-run newspaper

The Collegian

Social Issues

Mims' fight against marijuana is futile

Mims’ fight against marijuana is futile

By Troy Pope Feb 18, 2015

Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims attended a “high-profile week for the president’s anti-drug agenda” in Washington, D.C., Feb. 5 at which she advocated for the federal government to send clearer...

Mormons come out in support of LGBT

Mormons come out in support of LGBT

By Troy Pope Jan 27, 2015

A day I didn’t think would ever come in my lifetime arrived Tuesday. The Mormon church announced its support of the LGBT community on anti-discrimination legislation. “This appeal for a balanced approach...

Students walk through the Free Speech Area in front of The Bucket Grill & Pub in between classes on Aug. 21, 2014. (Darlene Wendels/The Collegian)

Recognizing your sexual stereotyping

By Troy Pope Jan 22, 2015

Most of us go about our daily lives living in a microcosm. We feel the way we feel and think the way we think. Most of our thoughts go unexpressed all the while making hundreds of assumptions about people...

Protesters rally against police brutality and racism by marching with their hands up along Liberty Avenue on Dec. 4, 2014 in downtown Pittsburgh. (Michael Henninger/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette/TNS)

Witnessing Institutional Racism

By Jesse Franz Dec 4, 2014

“None of the ambiguities that existed in the Ferguson case exist in the Staten Island case, and yet the outcome is exactly the same. No crime, no trial. All harm, no foul.” - Jon Stewart With...

University Communications

It’s about the players, not the profits

By Jesse Franz Nov 23, 2014

Fresno State announced Jim Bartko as its new athletic director Monday creating an opportunity for some to discuss the future of what they see as the defining characteristic of the university — athletics. However,...

Bobby Shriver, left, laughs about signing upside down at a joke by poll clerk Aimee Goldberg, right, while signing in to vote at Carlthorp School in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday. Shriver is a candidate for the LA County Third District Supervisorial seat running against Sheila Kuehl. (Al Seib/LA Times/TNS)

Voter turnout was bad, again

By Troy Pope Nov 6, 2014

A huge governmental shift took place on Tuesday, changing the balance of power in Washington, D.C. The Republican Party took control of the U.S. Senate away from the Democratic majority. Now Republicans...

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