The University Lecture Series will host actor and political activist Ben Stein on Thursday, Mar. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union.

The spring 2009 lecture series sponsored by the Ethics Center at California State University, Fresno will begin Wednesday, Feb. 2, with a discussion of religious wars.

Upcoming lectures

Feb. 2: “The Myth of Religious War.â€Â David Chan, an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, will discuss religious wars and the myths that accompany them. March 4: “God, Darwin, and the Culture Wars.â€Â Fresno State philosophy faculty member Leonard Olsen will lecture on the arguments surrounding the origin of life on Earth and how individuals take extreme sides without acknowledging a middle position. The lectures are from noon to 12:50 p.m. in the Alice Peters Auditorium in the University Business Center. They are free and open to the public.

As part of its community partnership in ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Editionâ€Â Fresno project, California State University, Fresno is offering to pay the fees for all members of the Riojas family to earn their college degrees. Grants to Mary Ann Riojas and her four teen-aged children are intended to help them complete their higher education at Fresno State. The grants are provided through privately donated funds and are contingent on the students’ meeting university admissions and retention criteria. The grants will provide an opportunity for Mary Ann Riojas to complete her higher education and for her children – Nicole, 18; Victoria, 17; Angel, 15; and Jessie, 14 – also to attend Fresno State. University President Dr. John D. Welty said, “We were inspired by the Riojas family’s example of perseverance and commitment to others and we wanted to help them.â€Â

Tonight, Friday, Jan. 16 at 8 p.m., the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Built Ford Tough tour will return to the Save Mart Center.

Applications for admission as a freshman for the fall 2009 semester at California State University, Fresno are no longer being accepted.

Most areas of the Agricultural Sciences Building have reopened for public use. The

The Agricultural Sciences building is temporarily closed for work to repair heating/air conditioning pipes and conduct asbestos tests and abatement procedures.

Like you, I have been following with concern the disturbing international, national and state economic news of recent months. As the state of California faces an unprecedented fiscal crisis, you may have questions and concerns about the impact on our university.

Due to a domestic water main break on the east side of the south gym, water will be shut off to the following buildings until repairs are completed:

The Student Recreation Center is open regular semester hours through Thurs., Dec. 18. Please note the following adjustments to our building hours: Fri., Dec. 19 6 a.m. –...

Dec. 15 – 18 Free Speech Platform 8 a.m. Free coffee, hot tea, hot chocolate, scantrons, pencils and fresh fruit (while supplies last) Sunday, Dec. 14: Calm Before the Storm University...

As you may have heard, the United Auto Workers Local 4123 representing the Teaching Associates, Graduate Assistants and Instructional Student Assistants has voted to strike on campuses starting Wednesday, December 10, 2008.