Combs Holds Her Own at Poverello House
Story By: Tamika Rey, News Editor
May 1, 2019
“I’m homeless. I’ve been out here on the streets for six years. It’s not a picnic,” said Marianne Combs, standing about 4 feet, 11 inches. “It’s hard, especially being a woman out here.” Combs stands out; she sports a nude lipstick and pink blush. She looks showered and well groomed....
Shame, Stigma, Misinformation Compound Food Insecurity Problems
Story By: Tamika Rey, Angel De Jesus, Hannah Lanier, and Blake Evans
May 1, 2019
Close your eyes and visualize the word hunger. Many people imagine an emaciated person, their ribs showing, probably homeless and living in filth. You may conjure up a family with both parents unemployed, on a street corner with a sign, soliciting your help. That is not always the case. Dozens...
Trustee Perea Plans for the Brightest Future
Story By: Tommy Tribble, Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2019
Community members gathered before a wall of design plans, dozens of photos portraying different concepts and configurations of the planned West Fresno campus. The planning charrette was open to the public. Students and faculty held green and red dots, which they used to mark their preferences for...
Poetry Instructor Celebrates Release of Third Book
Story By: Blake Evans, Reporter
January 31, 2019
Fresno City College poetry instructor and former Poet Laureate of Fresno is celebrating the release of “Scar and Flower” on Jan. 31 in Room 251 of the Old Administration Building, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45. Lee Herrick describes the book as a compilation of poems he’s written individually in resp...
Annalisa Perea Follows Family Tradition of Service
Story By: Paulina Rodriguez, News Editor
August 29, 2018
An earlier version of this article stated Perea was currently on the Board of Directors for Fresno REEL Pride Film Festival, and was the vice president of the Central California Chapter of US Green Building Council. State Center Community College District Trustee Area 5 candidate Annalisa Perea’...
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