California nightmare: Spending cuts vs. tax extension
Keep paying higher taxes or face deep, painful cuts in services. Those are the options Californians are faced with…. For more,...
View ArticleStudent says he’s been threatened for being undocumented immigrant
Much has changed for Fresno State student body President Pedro Ramirez since he made news in November for admitting to being an undocumented immigrant…. For more,...
View ArticleA college education is your best bet
Investor Peter Thiel has generated attention by making some provocative claims about America’s colleges and universities. Thiel has labeled U.S. higher education “a bubble in the classic sense,” and...
View ArticleFormer basketball player Davin White plays for Mexican team
As the players run on to the court, the excitement begins to build in the arena full of fiercely loyal basketball fans. It’s a small arena with capacity for only 1,200 people, not counting...
View ArticleCalifornia campus police chief on leave after pepper-spraying
The police chief at the University of California at Davis has been placed on administrative leave while officials investigate officers’ use of pepper spray against protesters, the university said in a...
View ArticleFormer CSUN prof Mohamed Morsy – Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Egypt’s first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsy. For more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/28/world/meast/mohamed-morsy—fast-facts/
View ArticleAlum Heather Sinclair Wood writes: From career to classroom: 6 things I...
I’m a newswoman, tried and true. Journalist, news junkie, news hound, call me what you like. So when I decided three years ago to pursue a master’s degree in education, family and friends thought I was...
View Article‘Old Yeller’ actor Kevin Corcoran dies
After graduating from California State University, Northridge with a degree in theater arts, he shifted his focus to behind the camera, according to Walt Disney archives....
View ArticleShifting the blue line: Why a black woman is joining LAPD
Relatives shook their heads when Hardy told them she wanted to become a police officer, because they believed Hardy’s education exceeds what’s required to enter the police academy. Hardy graduated in...
View ArticleVeterans Day: Family’s anguish in 45-year search for MIA pilot
Eric Huberth was a reluctant warrior, according to his sisters. He loved animals and wanted to be a veterinarian. He applied for admission to veterinary school but didn’t get in. After graduating from...
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