The Collegian

Fresno State gets high marks in affordability

By Collegian Staff • Mar 16, 2014

By Matthew Criswell Fresno State ranked 18th out of 40 in a recent NerdScholar ranking of the best “bang for your buck” universities in California The average income for someone between the ages...

The California State University: smokers need not apply

By Andrew McMillan • Nov 7, 2013

As a survivor of childhood cancer, I never thought I would write an article defending smokers, but here I am. Recently it has become in vogue for policymakers ”” especially of the California and...

CSU Chancellor White fields questions from student media

By Collegian Staff • Sep 29, 2013

During a teleconference with CSU student media, Chancellor Timothy P. White addressed multiple issues concerning campuses across the system. ‘Bottlenecks’ affecting students’ ability to enroll...

Together, let’s lead Fresno State to new heights

By Joseph Castro • Aug 27, 2013

It’s a great time to be Bulldogs! Like many of you, I am excited for a new school year on the Fresno State campus, and I am humbled and honored to be your new president. I emphasize the word “your”...

AB 67 approved in bipartisan committee

By Haley Lambert • Apr 14, 2013

Assembly Bill 67 (AB 67), which was authored by Republican legislators of the California State Assembly, was passed with bi-partisan support in the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee. It is now been...

Fresno State 101 fosters new crop of campus leaders

By Elly A. Walker • Feb 15, 2013

Although many students do not realize this, they can directly impact the decisions made by the California State University (CSU) board of trustees. However, in order to influence these decisions...

Wanted: transparency and Valley ties

By Haley Lambert • Feb 13, 2013

Fresno State is in the market for a new president. On Monday morning the people responsible for the search gathered in the Satellite Student Union for an open meeting. “Our task is both profoundly...

16-unit cap on fall enrollment has students scrambling

By Stephen Keleher • May 1, 2012

Students are feeling the crunch after the CSU Chancellor’s Office announced in March that due to budget cuts, all 23 CSU’s would have to initiate a unit cap on fall enrollment.

ASI president clears up common misconceptions about the CSU and state budget

By Selena Farnesi • Apr 24, 2012

In Monday’s issue, students received the first installment of a three-part series on budgets and fees. This series is a collaborative effort between ASI and The Collegian. It is our hope that this series will help students become more informed about the budgets and fees that affect their student experiences.

CSU admissions freeze causes high school grads to face uncertain futures

By Samuel Cosby • Apr 22, 2012

High school students are worried that Fresno State’s projected spring enrollment freeze will affect their chances of getting into the university and staying close to home. “I’m really disappointed,” said Gabriel Gomez, a senior at Bullard High in west Fresno. “I wanted to take a semester off, and apply in the spring. Now, I may not even get in.”

CSU budget woes continue

By Selena Farnesi • Apr 22, 2012

As more and more of the costs of higher education are shifted to students, and news of continued budget cuts plague public higher education institutions, many students have started to ask how we got into this mess in the first place. Many of the budgetary decisions that impact higher education in California were made more than a decade ago and still impact our institutions’ funding today.

Faculty begin voting today to authorize strike

By Alexandra Norton • Apr 15, 2012

For the next two weeks faculty members from the 23 CSUs will vote on whether or not to authorize the California Faculty Association Board of Directors call to strike. If a strike is authorized, each CSU will have two designated days during which faculty will withhold from work.