Let’s privatize the CSU system

By Maddie Shannon • Oct 12, 2011

Once upon a time, The San Francisco Board of Education established the first publically funded post-secondary school in the state. Weekly Normal School, as it was called at the time, was the first of its kind on the west coast, and was the first school that would eventually become the California State University.

Notes & Asides, 9-28-11

By Tony Petersen • Sep 28, 2011

Commenter Abigail asks a very pertinent question regarding my contention that today’s university does not teach students the way that it should:

What’s the point?

By Tony Petersen • Sep 26, 2011

I wanted to start this column with a snarky quote about education, so I did what came natural ”” I Googled it.

For-profit versus public universities

By Ciara Norton • Sep 7, 2011

Choosing to attend which college is hard enough. Between location, money, friends, degree programs and campus life, things can start to get a little complicated when it comes down to making a decision. When the option of a private university versus a public college is thrown into the mix, it can create an even greater whirlwind of dilemmas.

Part ways with the party

By Maddie Shannon • Sep 7, 2011

We college kids are generally regarded as a hard-core, drinking, partying bunch. Society has probably always thought kids in the 18-23 age range are a bunch of partiers anyway, but I can’t help but think that the party mentality has recently reached a fever pitch.

Why college football is better

By Ben Ingersoll • Aug 31, 2011

It’s just around the corner and the anticipation is increasing by the minute. No, it’s not the new episode of Jersey Shore, or the highly-anticipated NFL powerhouse preseason showdown between the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. It’s the 142nd season (plus or minus some years, sources vary) of college football, the greatest sport you’ve probably never appreciated enough.

Is it worth it to go to college?

By Tony Petersen • May 11, 2011

Congratulations, graduates. You have survived four (more likely, six) gruesome years of higher education. You are brimming with potential, looking forward with optimism, ready to show the world what you’re made of. (Insert cliché here.)

Illinois comes to Fresno

By Collegian Staff • Dec 2, 2010

Big 10 opponent Illinois makes the trip to Bulldog Stadium this Friday in the final home game of the season.

Planning game day

By Collegian Staff • Oct 15, 2010

A Bulldog game day offers a variety of fun, but hosting a game is a lot more than providing seats for the fans. Learn what it takes to put on a college game day.

College costs

By Tribune News Service © • Jan 30, 2009

Dumb is a good way to describe America̢۪s approach to paying for a college education. A college diploma is treated like any other commodity, priced at whatever the market will bear. And the market, historically, bears a lot.

The best six years of my life

By Heather Billings • Aug 27, 2008

Construction AND detours everywhere. Impossible parking. Parking tickets. Stressing over grades. Campus administration red tape. Hitting every red light on Shaw when you̢۪re late to class.

Leading the way to higher education

By Brandon Santiago • Feb 20, 2008

For most students, nothing is scarier than uncertainty. Especially the uncertainty faced when making the transition from high school to college.