The Collegian

Memories of a 9/11 survivor

By Sara Ohler and Josiah Poynter • Sep 11, 2025

Erik Ronningen was on the 71st floor of the South World Trade Center Tower when the building was struck by a plane, and was the last person who left alive on Sept. 11, 2001. The annual 9/11 Memorial...

Remembering 9/11: The horrific tragedy that changed the United States forever

By Ezequiel Reyes, Reporter • Sep 11, 2024

Today the nation remembers Sept. 11 as it marks the 23rd year since 9/11, the most tragic event to occur in U.S. history. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, at 8:46 a.m., the World Trade Center was crashed...

Families gather at ground zero to mark 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

By Tribune News Service © • Sep 11, 2018

By:Noah Goldberg and Larry McShane New York Daily News NEW YORK — It was another Tuesday morning in September, this one beneath gray skies, as the loved ones of the 2,753 New York victims of...

‘12 Strong’ shows the pride and pain of war

By Christian Mattos • Jan 18, 2018

The hardest part about watching a movie based on or inspired by true events is the harsh reality of it. A part of me wants to shake my head, close my eyes and say, “That’s not real. It’s just a movie.” But...

With Saddam Hussein gone, we helped create ISIS; go democracy

By Troy Pope • Nov 2, 2014

The world is embattled in endless conflict. Our government is collapsing a little more every day, and yet the United States is doing its best to force its unproven form of government onto the world. After...

9/11 shaped, doesn’t define millennials

By Jesse Franz • Sep 11, 2014

The Millennial Generation’s political consciousness became a teenager Thursday, as the hallowed anniversary of one of America’s most tragic days came and passed. Sept. 11 undeniably changed who we...

The disillusionment of the American President

By Sumaya Attia • Sep 12, 2013

Twelve years after the fact, America is still mourning the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 3,000 people were killed in an event that shook the nation, an unfathomable evil of which we as a country...

Remembering 9/11

By Jesse Franz • Sep 11, 2013

Twelve years after almost 3,000 people died during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Fresno State students and faculty reflected on the day’s impact. On Sept. 11, 2001, four passenger...

Voices Echo: wind orchestra and symphonic band to perform piece composed by Fresno State professor

By Christina Napier • Sep 30, 2011

On Oct. 4, both the wind orchestra and the symphonic band will have a concert revolving around a specially composed piece commemorating the events of 9/11.

Discussion panel held for 9/11 anniv.

By Alicia Luna • Sep 16, 2011

Over 250 attendees and panel members participated in the 9/11 Ten Years Later discussion panel, hosted by the Ethics Center on Monday.

Remembering Sept. 11

By Tony Petersen • Sep 12, 2011

It is really hard to write about 9/11. I was all ready to write about the mistakes our government has made in the foreign policy arena. About how President Bush’s outlook changed after that day. About where we could go from here, what foreign policy changes we could make right that have been wrong for so long.

Welty on Sept. 11

By Dr. John D. Welty • Sep 12, 2011

Sept. 11 is a date that forever will occupy a special place in the hearts of all Americans. And for those of us who hold Fresno State dear, it is a date that is twice as significant.