The Collegian

ASI passes changes to club grant policy at biweekly meeting

By Jennifer Reyes • Nov 8, 2019

Fresno State's Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) passed new changes for the new club grant policy and voted to provide more funds to sports clubs as long as dollars are matched by Student Affairs and Enrollment...

Reverend offers immigration reform policy during campus speech

By Francisco J. De León • Apr 3, 2017

The Rev. Robin Hoover told a Fresno State audience on March 30 that a more humane and economically integrated immigration policy lies in granting visas that would help immigrants move freely in the country....

Stereotype Perpetuation

By Richard Thistle • Jan 31, 2017

The new administration and its current policies aimed at illegal immigrants hailing from Mexico are perplexing and unwarranted. Money spent on policing the roundup...

Speaker argues the war on drugs is a failure

By Myles Barker • Oct 20, 2015

Students filled the seats in the McLane Hall Room 121 to hear guest speaker Ethan Nadelmann talk about why we need to end the war on drugs. Nadelmann, the founder and executive director of the Drug...

New football season brings new tailgate policies

By Tomas Kassahun • Sep 3, 2015

A new tailgate policy took effect at Fresno State before the start of Thursday’s season opener against Abilene Christian. Tailgaters who park in the blue, white or red lots on the west side of Cedar...

Ride share services face legal hurdles local and statewide

By Jesse Franz • Aug 24, 2014

Uber, Lyft and other transportation network companies, or “TNCs,” favored by Millennials are currently locked in statewide and local battles the companies say could drastically undermine the way...

Professor says ‘No’ to laptops

By Megan Rupe • Feb 15, 2013

Geography professor Michelle Calvarese is trying to give her students the best learning environment possible, using a seating chart and no-laptop policy. Calvarese, who has been teaching for...

Capital Fellows internships give inside look

By Collegian Staff • Feb 8, 2013

Internships are often seen as the key to job placement after graduation, but for those interested in politics or government, the Capital Fellows Program is much more than that. The Center for California...

A look into Fresno State alcohol policy

By Rogue Morales • Sep 7, 2012

With the recent alcohol related death of a student, the question about Fresno State policy arises. Fresno State has an alcohol policy covering all campus events as well as events affiliated with...

Change: An Occasional Series – Prof. James Cypher [video]

By Sergio Robles • May 3, 2012

Professor Emeritus James Cypher explains his decades-long research of Mexico and how he has begun to analyze Brazil as well. In the first half of an hour-long conversation he talks about Mexico’s involvement in international transactions, and what opportunities there are for young Mexican nationals in their country.

ASI senators violate updated policy

By Alexandra Norton • Feb 17, 2012

Associated Students, Inc. senators violated an updated Senator Expectations Policy they had passed just minutes prior at Wednesday’s Senate meeting. Noting several senators with cell phones visible, Executive Vice President Craig Parks had to remind senators that devices that allow outside communication are prohibited during Senate meetings.

Smoking policies becoming more stringent on college campuses

By Johnathan Wilbanks • Jan 22, 2012

Numerous controversies have surrounded smoking policies on the Fresno State campus. A group known as Project IMPACT has attempted to make the Fresno State campus smoke-free in the past, as well as attempting to pass legislation to require retailers obtain licensure for tobacco products, similar to the licensing requirements to sell alcohol.