Let the word be heard

Thursday is Art Hop night and Fresno State's Master of Fine Arts program will team with the Fresno Poets' Association to sponsor a poetry reading from Philip Levine.

Levine is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who also happens to be one of the founders of the Fresno State creative writing program, a professor emeritus of English and has taught poetry at Fresno State for four decades.

Levine's reading begins at 7:30 p.m. inside the Fresno Art Museum’s Bonner Auditorium.

Admission is $4 for students with a valid I.D. and as an added bonus, because the event is being held on Art Hop night, admission to the museum is free.

Are you going? Post a comment of your thoughts on the reading if you happen to make the event.

Add a class, drop a class.

According to the The Registrar's Office:

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 is the last day to add or drop a class without permission.

ADDS:
After Tuesday, January 30 all adds will have to be done with a permission number. The last day to add a class with a permission number for the spring semester is Tuesday, February 13. No exceptions after this date!

DROPS:
After Tuesday, January 30 all drops will have to be done using a change of program card obtained from the Admissions, Records and Evaluations Office. From Wednesday, January 31 through Tuesday, February 13 all drops will require the approval of your instructor. Beginning Wednesday, February 14 through Tuesday, April 17 all drops must be of a serious and compelling reason and will need the approval of the instructor and School/College Dean.

New library hours for Spring '07

Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

During the library renovation, the study areas in the library are limited to the 1st floor Solarium, the 2nd floor Bridge and the 3rd floor Music & Media Library.

Justin brings his love to the 'No

Katrina Garcia
News Editor - Spring 2007

I'm not gonna deny it — I love Justin.

I was secretly a huge fan back when he was the heartthrob of 'NSYNC, even though I was a die-hard Backstreet Boys fan. When he went solo, I fell even harder after hearing him sing those profound lyrics, "Senorita, I feeeeeel for you."

So it's no surprise that I think Justin Timberlake's performance last night at the Save Mart Center was one of the best concerts I've attended.

Despite my love for JT, it's hard to believe that anyone who saw him bring sexy back to Fresno could disagree. Not only does he sound just as good live, if not better, he has moves that rival Michael Jackson — the '80s-Thriller MJ, that is. But perhaps his time spent on the piano was what impressed me most. JT proved he has staying power with his piano performance of "What Goes Around...," his latest single. JT also has no problem getting up close and personal with the audience, as he sang thisclose to the front-row fans several times during the concert. Damn those JT fan club members for taking up all the good seats...

The best moment had to be when some front-row fan tried to give Justin a gift. Who knows what was in that shiny red box, wrapped panties, perhaps? (I'll refrain from making any SNL references. I've never blogged on here before, so I don't want to use any words I'm not 100 percent sure I can use.) Timbaland's guest DJ stint was fun too, and a really effective way to keep the predominantly female audience from screaming "Juuus-tin! Juuus-tin!" during the 30-minute intermission. Although some of the songs he mixed were random: The Fray and Coldplay as dance mixes? I guess anything goes at a JT concert. Pink's opening was surprisingly good too. I would definitely not describe myself as a Pink fan, but she got the crowd pumped for JT.

I'm a huge concertgoer, and I've been to many of the shows at SMC. I've seen the "legends" — Elton, Madonna and Prince, among others. And I was really impressed with his 2 1/2 hour performance. I had pretty high expectations of Justin... and he exceeded them. I wouldn't be surprised if years from now, I can list him among the legends I saw.

If you too are a fan of Justin and attended the concert as well, let us know what you thought about it.

What was your favorite moment?

Did you feel like you got your money's worth?

Did more than a total of, like, 11 guys go to the concert?

Are you tired of people using the phrase bringing-something-back?

I know I am.