I don’t understand the question, and I won’t respond to it

By Haley Lambert • Aug 22, 2013

You’re an adult now. If you are reading this, you are likely a high school graduate. You probably have a myriad of burgeoning adult responsibilities. Maybe you pay for your car insurance or rent or...

Fresno State’s stake in immigration reform

By John Welty • Apr 18, 2013

Our foreign-born students at Fresno State and other American universities have a lot at stake in the national debate about immigration reform. And so do the rest of us. While American universities train...

We’re trying to learn here!

By Editorial Board • Mar 6, 2013

What is the first thing most students wake up to every morning? A screeching alarm, usually. Maybe the dog next door, trying to prove a point to the groaning garbage truck right outside your window,...

What the future holds

By Tony Petersen • May 9, 2012

As college students, we have it fairly easy. We spend our days in relative security compared to our post-baccalaureate brethren. It is obviously not accurate to paint with a broad brush ”” a great many students struggle to pay their own way to school, working one or more jobs to be able to live and learn.

Computer science students in demand

By Stephen Keleher • Mar 27, 2012

Fresno State offers three routes for those whose goal it is to make their living in modern computer technology, and some programs are gaining highly praised regional attention.

Credit cards and college students do not mix

By Ricardo Cano • Nov 30, 2011

Whether you are purchasing a textbook at the Kennel Bookstore, looking to stock up on groceries at the local supermarket or buying a pack of your favorite gum at a gas station, the process is always the same once the cashier sees you whipping out that piece of plastic from your wallet.

Tuition to rise again in fall

By Ana Mendoza • Nov 16, 2011

Last Monday, the Chancellor’s Office invited California State University campus newspapers to partake a phone conference to discuss a 9 percent tuition increase for the fall semester while reducing additional student services.

Students, get involved

By Thomas Pearson • Nov 16, 2011

In today’s tough economy, getting a college degree is a necessity if you would like to have any hope of attaining what most would consider a respectable, well-paying job.

How much is your degree worth? [interactive]

By Collegian Staff • Nov 2, 2011

"How much is your degree worth?" Infographic

Managing student loan debt

By Barack Obama • Nov 2, 2011

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to get out of Washington and talk with folks across the country about how we can create jobs and get our economy growing faster.

Striving for a backup plan

By Jake Severns • Oct 28, 2011

It was never a particularly easy task to find a job directly after graduating college, but the economy’s current state and several factors relating to it can make graduation a less than jubilant experience for some.

Give us more control

By Maddie Shannon • Oct 26, 2011

A­little over a month ago, Professor X, an education columnist for Newsweek magazine’s website dailybeast.com, evaluated a study recently released by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.