By Vic Bedoian Dr. Joseph Castro, San Joaquin Valley born and bred, son of immigrant parents, was the first Hispanic to become president of Fresno State. Now, in another historic milestone, he has [...] Continue Reading
Slow Train Wreck of California’s Online Community College
By David Bacon It might have taken more than two years, but the Calbright online community college has apparently lost any support it might have enjoyed in the state legislature when the California [...] Continue Reading
Seven Years Later
By Ruth Gadebusch On the seven-year-anniversary of that horrific shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the gun situation in this nation is hardly better. In fact, one could argue [...] Continue Reading
What to Do About Teen Stress
By Ariana Mohebbi People often think that teenagers are influenced by the media to smoke, vape, drink or do drugs, but the main cause of these bad decisions is stress. School is the culprit for [...] Continue Reading
Cultural Immersion and Volunteer Program
By Maria Fernanda Camara Perez During the summer of 2019, the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE; Secretary of Foreign Relations), through its Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (IME; [...] Continue Reading
From California to Oaxaca and Back
By Patsy Mejia Recently, I had the distinct privilege to participate in a pilot program initiated by the Mexican consulate aimed at reconnecting university students with parents or grandparents of [...] Continue Reading
Floyd Harris III: Southwest Fresno Student, Activist and Cheerleading Champion
By Hannah Brandt While most four-year-olds are preoccupied identifying barnyard animals, learning the alphabet and playing patty-cake, Floyd Harris III accompanied his father, Rev. Dr. Floyd [...] Continue Reading
First Social Justice Scholarship Presented
By Mike Rhodes The first Mike Rhodes Social Justice Scholarship of $1,000 was given to Esmeralda Serapio, who is a student at the San Joaquin College of Law. The scholarship was set up by Howard [...] Continue Reading