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HEALTH WEEK
FRESNO STATE GETS MOVING
By Hayley Salazar @Hayley_Salazarr
For many college students, maintaining a healthy lifestyle may seem like a burden on time and finances, but Fresno State is trying to change that mindset with its “Healthy Campus Week” campaign, held
last week. The weeklong campaign exposed students to healthy opportunities provided by the university and the community. To kickoff the events, students dressed as a bunch of grapes and a banana walked around campus in search for students. If a student posted their photo to social media with the hashtag “Healthy Campus,” they
would be entered into a drawing to win a $100 Target gift card. Boxes of free oranges, apples and bananas were made available to the campus community throughout the week also. A wellness fair last Wednesday was held outside of the University Student Union. Organizations such as Health Paws, Diabetes Coalition, Associated Students, Inc. and
the Fresno State Student Cupboard hosted booths with information on student wellness. In addition to the booths, Hunger U, a traveling food security mobile exhibit, encouraged students to take the Hunger U challenge: a six-question survey about food
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Students pose for a photo with Zumba instructor Gianna McCurry before the start of her Zumba class in front of the Kennel Bookstore on Sept. 29, 2017.
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CONSTRUCTION
Health center makeover almost complete By William Ramirez @willoveslakers2
Megan Trindad • The Collegian
The Student Health and Counseling Center under construction on Sept. 8, 2017.
Fresno State’s Student Health and Counseling Center has been undergoing reconstruction for over a year now, but this month all of that work should be completed. According to information provided by Deborah Adishian-Astone, vice president for administration and associate vice president for auxiliary services, the renovations are costing $580,478. Dr. Frank Lamas, vice president for student affairs and enrollment management, said this project has been a long time coming. The health center building has gone without renovations for what he estimated to be over 30 years, and the cracks were beginning to show.
“The building had water stains on it from sprinklers that weren’t aligning, trees that were dead and a whole bunch of other stuff that did not really make it easy for students to get in and out of the building,” Lamas said. He said the first phase of the project was renovating the interior, a phase that is close to completion. The lobby, pharmacy, medical center and counseling center are now meant be more spacious and easier to navigate through. Fresno State branding has been added, building school spirit in those who see it. “I think we now have a very modern facility that I think our students deserve to have,” Lamas said. “I think we’ve come a really long way in a short time with the interior spaces.
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