Editor's Note: Tweets from author and Fresno State professor Randa Jarrar are triggering national outrage. Some people are saying they will no longer support the university. Here is Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro's response: I know that many of our friends are upset, and I'm upset, too. I'm upset...
Jarrar is Media Victim & Target of ‘Online Lynch Mob’
EDITOR'S NOTE: In February 2017, the author of this piece, Fresno State lecturer Lars Maischak, became a national story after tweeting "To save American democracy, Trump must hang. The sooner and the higher, the better.” Once again, a professor at Fresno State is the target of an online lynch mob. ...
Prof Drops Out of Literary Event After Tweeting Barbara Bush Was ‘Amazing Racist’
Randa Jarrar, whose tweet that former first lady Barbara Bush was an "amazing racist" is stirring national outrage, has withdrawn from a planned speaking engagement Saturday at Fresno City College. The school said in a statement released Wednesday afternoon that the "headline speaker for LitHop 2018, Randa Jarrar, has informed...
Editorial: Want To Rebuild Middle Class? Then Boost CSU Funding.
There is unfinished bipartisan business in the state Legislature that belongs at the top of every lawmaker's to-do list. Members of the Assembly and the Senate must make it clear to their respective leaders that Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed $92 million budget increase for the California State University system is...
Fresno State's 'Be Bold' President Talks Sports, New Projects & Much More
Joe Castro, the studious, affable president of Fresno State, put a scare into his secretary the other day. That's because she heard him yelling in his office around the corner from her desk. She and others rushed to see what in the world was going on. No worries, Castro said,...
Update: City Water Boss Esqueda Confirms He's Leaving for Executive Post at Fresno State
UPDATE: 12:02 p.m., Thursday, March 22, 2018: Fresno State acknowledged its hiring of Tommy Esqueda with a news release: “Thomas Esqueda brings a wealth of water experience in private industries, local and state government and higher education,” Fresno State Provost Lynnette Zelezny said. “A high-energy leader, he is eager to...
Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down Tonight for Proposed Clovis Charter School?
A proposed Clovis charter school based on the principle of “mindfulness” could be DOA before getting off the ground if Clovis Unified trustees follow a staff recommendation. One of the school's goals is to provide a safe space for Sikh students who are subjected to bullying and harassment in public...
Tarkanian Avoids Trump's Wrath. Exits Nevada Senate Race.
Former local resident and assistant Fresno State basketball coach Danny Tarkanian announced Friday that he was abandoning his bid to challenge fellow Republican and incumbent U.S. Senator Dean Heller in Nevada. Tarkanian's decision came about one hour after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would be best if Tarkanian allowed the embattled...
RIP, Augie Garrido, Former Bulldog & College Baseball's All-Time Wins Leader
Augie Garrido, perhaps the greatest college baseball coach ever, died early Thursday morning after suffering a stroke Sunday. August Edwin Garrido Jr., a native of Vallejo, was an all-conference outfielder at Fresno State, where he played on the Bulldogs' 1959 third-place College World Series team. Enrolling at Fresno State required...
UPDATE: Bulldogs' Voice Loeffler Donates Kidney to Fresno Man
[Update 1/30/2018]: Paul Loeffler updated his Facebook account today (Jan. 30), thanking his friends for their well wishes. He had four simple messages: patience, prayer, donate, and rejoice in God. Loeffler, longtime announcer for Fresno State football, men's basketball and baseball, donated his kidney to friend Michael Alexander. Loeffler's message:...