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Mayoral nominees, head to head
By Melissa Knopp
The Collegian
While most Fresno State voters focus
on the choice of their next president,
a smaller but just as significant Nov.
4 race is going on, right in their backyard: the election of Fresno’s next
mayor.
H e n r y T. P e r e a a n d A s h l e y
Swearengin, who are both in their 30s,
each would bring dynamic ideas to the
job of leading the state’s sixth
largest city.
Perea grew up in Fresno. He
went to Fresno State and has been
a Fresno City Council member
for six years. Swearengin moved to
Fresno while in high school. She, too,
went to Fresno State and has been working on
campus for 10 years.
In separate interviews with The Collegian,
Perea and Swearengin explained their positions
on some of the most important citywide issues
that face student voters.
What issues are students and young adults
showing concern for in this election, and how
do you plan on addressing them locally?
PEREA: I have heard many students show concern for the economy. I’m going to [address] that in
a couple of ways. Number one: I’m going to invest
more in renewable energy; it creates green-collared
jobs. The second thing I’m going to do is invest more
in entrepreneurship, making sure that we are providing the resources that our future entrepreneurs
need while they graduate. They may have a good
idea but don’t have the money to take it
out to the marketplace.
The other issue that I have heard
young people show interest in, in
terms of quality of life, is downtown
revitalization. That means more
mixed-use urban housing. Today, for
example, if you wanted to live in the
suburbs, you could do that in Fresno,
but if you want to live in a more
urban, higher-density area, where,
say, you want to live in a loft or something, it’s a lot harder to do. I really
want to attract and build that kind
of housing and create more entertainment districts so that there are more
places for people to go.
SWEARENGIN: The issues that I have
heard students show concern on are jobs
and things relating to their economic security. I’ve also heard a lot about mass transit
and downtown revitalization. I would add air
quality to college students’ concern. I think
the intensity that college students have for these
issues is greater than that of other folks.
How does your stand on these issues differ
from your opponent?
PEREA: I am different … from my opponent in
my experience. I’ve been doing this for the last six
years as a councilman. Should I be elected mayor, I
would have authority to do more.
SWEARENGIN: I think the difference between
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Illustrations by Patrick Tran / The Collegian
Candidates take
on student issues
By Paige Ricks
The Collegian
T
Jazz-O-Ween
he Fresno State Jazz Band began its season on Oct. 13
under its new director Alan Durst, Ph.D. Both Jazz Band
“A” and “B” per formed last night at the Jazz- O -Ween
concert. Members dressed in Halloween costumes for the performance.
Directed by Professor Craig VonBerg, Jazz Band “B,” above, performed
pieces including “Counter Block” and “Mandala.”
Photos by Bryan Cole
The Collegian
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VIDEO: To see performances
from Jazz-O-Ween, visit:
http://collegian.csufresno.edu
College is not affordable for
many families. Many college
students are in debt or lack
health care. And some students are worried about what
jobs will be available when
they graduate in the next couple years.
With issues such as unemployment, health care, civil
rights and education on the
minds of voters, young people
are seeing that this presidential election involves them too.
“This is big,” said Kelley
Barnett, a child development
major at Fresno State.
B a r n e t t i s a re g i s t e re d
Republican, but because she
disagrees with the party’s policies, she is voting Democrat
this election.
This includes the presidential race; she is actually voting
for Obama, not McCain.
During the last presidential
debate viewing at The Bucket
on campus, students and staff
almost filled the room.
There were lots of rolled
eyes and forehead slaps.
Organizers gave iClickers
to each person and an overhead projector displayed the
statement, “Barack Obama
answered the question well,”
with a rating scale of “strongly
agree” to “strongly disagree.”
The same scale was presented for McCain.
“These issues, like health
care and the future of our jobs
are important to college students because of the changing
economy,” Barnett said. “I am
very passionate.”
Barnett said she wears her
“Obama ’08” pin every day to
show her support.
“I wear it so that people
come up and talk to me,” she
said. “My neighbors have a
McCain/Palin sign outside
their house and I really want
to talk to them and see their
views.”
The discussion on education
grabbed the attention of the
audience.
“That’s really cool,” one
woman said after Obama
explained his hopes for education.
Obama explained that at
the college level, he wants to
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News Editor, Kelly Lucus • [email protected]
Friday, October 31, 2008
MAYOR: Perea and Swearengin battle for voter support
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you guide Fresno?
Henry and me is our experience…
These are the kinds of issues that I
have been addressing, hands on, for the
last 10 years in my field of economic
development.
PEREA: No, I don’t think it will have
any effect at all. I’ve been on the City
Council for six years and one of the
things I’ve learned is that good ideas
come from Democrats, Republicans
and Independents. I think that at City
Hall, the most important thing is to
embrace good ideas no matter where
they come from.
Where do you stand on Proposition
8, the marriage initiative? Do you
think it has a big impact on students?
PEREA: I am opposed to Prop. 8
because I believe that when we look at
history and what the Constitution is
for, we see that it was meant to guarantee our rights as individuals, not take
them away. Anytime you start messing with the basic philosophical function of the Constitution, I think it’s
the wrong way to go. The government
attaches certain rights to married
couples, and if you’re not technically
a married couple then there are a lot
of things that you will not be able to
share in. When I look at this issue, I see
discrimination. Coming from a background where my grandparents were
discriminated against when they first
came to this country, I could never do
that to somebody else.
SWEARENGIN: I think student
views are much like that of the voting population. There are many people
in my support base that agree with
Prop. 8 and there are many people that
don’t. It’s not a campaign issue for me,
although I will let my personal views
be known and say that I will be voting
for Prop. 8.
The position of Fresno mayor is a
non-partisan position. Do you think
your stances on issues follow party
lines and how might that affect how
SWEARENGIN: It absolutely is a
non-partisan position. If you look at
the work that I’ve done over the last
15 years and if you look at the coalitions that I have pulled together and
the teams of people that I have brought
together to address the serious issues
of Fresno and the Valley, [my work] is
completely bi-partisan.
How do you think your time in
Fresno and at Fresno State would
influence how you run the city?
PEREA: Growing up in Fresno gives
me a deeper understanding of the
needs of our community. Having grown
up here, I’ve seen Fresno change over
the course of the last 30 years, some for
the good and some not. I think having
my roots and … going to Fresno State
really gives me a unique perspective
that I think my opponent doesn’t get.
SWEARENGIN: Fresno State really was the thing that anchored me
in this community. I came here as a
freshman in high school and I think
that if I hadn’t had gone to Fresno
State as a freshman in college, I probably wouldn’t have decided to put roots
down in this area.
I just love this city. I think that Fresno
has so many wonderful things to offer.
We have gotten the short end of the
stick time and time again from our lead-
ership in Sacramento and Washington
D.C. I think that Fresnans ourselves
have had a negative view of our own
city. I think all that that is changing is
that Fresno has always had a little bit
of an underdog kind of an image. But I
think that our future is going to be one
of vibrancy and of a high quality of
life for the people who live here.
How impor tant do you think
Fresno State is to the community?
PEREA: I think Fresno State is
extremely important. Anytime you
have a university in a town you’ll find
that those cities that thrive have a
strong relationship with their universities. I think maintaining a strong
relationship with Fresno State is critical to Fresno’s success.
SWEARENGIN: We can’t get to
where we want to be without the university. Fresno State really is a cornerstone of this community. It is the major
vehicle to provide college education for
people in Fresno and the San Joaquin
Valley. … There is not a thing in this
community that isn’t positively influenced by Fresno State. Frankly, that is
why I decided to go to work at Fresno
State eight years ago; I am the director
of economic development, and I realized that if we really wanted to move
the needle on economic prosperity in
Fresno and in the San Joaquin Valley,
Fresno State would really have to be
front and center on that.
How important do you think it is
for students to vote? Do you think
this election is different from past
elections in that more students are
showing a need and a want to vote?
PEREA: I think it’s vitally important. But what I have found is that most
of our youth are pretty engaged and
pretty active in what’s going on. We
have even had a lot of students especially from Fresno State, that have
volunteered for our campaign. I’ll tell
you, there’s a real excitement in the air
right now. Not only for what is happening locally, but also [for] what is happening nationally. I think that kind of
excitement has really generated a lot
of buzz on college campuses. Our campaign has certainly seen the benefit of
that.
SWEARENGIN: I think it’s critically
important for students to get out there
and vote; people need to take ownership
of their communities. That’s one thing
that I learned from a very young age,
something that my parents instilled in
me — the sense of responsibility that
we all have for our own community. I
think it’s terrific that college students
seem to be inspired in this election.
There has been such a layer of cynicism over our country and I think the
only way to break that is for the young
people of our country to say it’s not so
and make a conscious choice to reverse
that cynicism with their civic actions. I
think it’s time.
Candidate info
For more information on the
candidates, visit their campaign
Web sites:
• Henry T. Perea:
http://www.perea2008.com/
• Ashley Swearengin:
http://ashley4mayor.com/
Friday, October 31, 2008
The Collegian • News
News Editor, Kelly Lucus • [email protected]
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PRESIDENT: Students feel the weight of election results
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make schooling more affordable to
all Americans. He said he would
ensure that the first $4,000 of
college tuition would be free.
He said that his plan would
cover two-thirds of the
cost of tuition for most
Americans if they conduct 100 hours of community service.
Obama also hopes
to cut the financial
aid application
process and have
families simply
check a box on
their taxes.
“Obama is
giving students
resources,”
Barnett said.
Education
differences
emerge
In contrast,
McCain’s platform on higher
education is to
provide more
information to
families so that
students can be
more informed
about their
educational
decisions.
McCain wants
to of fer lower
taxes to families
to help them send their
children to college.
To help with student loans and debt,
McCain wants to reform and leverage
the private sectors of the student loan
system — consolidate programs,
such as financial aid, to simplify the
process.
Carly Hammond, a senior psychology major at Fresno State,
spends 30-40 hours a week at the
Republican headquarters. One
of her reasons for volunteering is that McCain plans to
lower interest rates for student loans.
“Although [McCain’s]
demographic
Photo Illustrations by Doug Griswold / McClatchy Tribune
is the middle-
class American, he is still giving resources to people
who may not be able to pay for school and need loans,”
Hammond said.
Hammond said that although issues such as jobs,
health care, civil rights and education are important
to young adults, McCain’s stance on national security
is what drew her to his side.
“I just feel that that McCain is more qualified to be
our commander-in-chief,” she said. “I think Obama
should be commended for his accomplishments, but
he is not as qualified.”
Health care costs examined
On the issue of health care policy, Obama and
McCain disagree.
McCain wants to achieve savings in Medicare without reducing benefits or eligibility.
In his plan, he wants to promote payment reform,
eliminate Medicare fraud and abuse and also ensure
that the middle class is not subsidizing drug premiums for the wealthiest Americans.
With these plans, McCain hopes to put families in
charge of their health care and where their money is
going.
Another volunteer for the McCain campaign,
Allison Morris, a freshman political science major at
Fresno State, agrees with McCain’s ideas of a “small
government” in terms of health care.
“It’s about taking responsibility for themselves and
not relying on the government,” Morris said. “It’s
about keeping the choices in the people’s hand.”
Robert Herrara, a Fresno State political science
major, supports Obama’s health care and small-business plans.
“My dad has a small business and is suffering
because he cannot afford health care for his employees,” Herrara said.
Obama’s healthcare platform is such that that he
wants to make health care more affordable and accessible to all by building on existing healthcare systems.
He also wants to lower healthcare costs and promote public health by providing coverage of preventive services, including cancer screenings. Obama
would increase state and local preparedness for terrorist attacks and natural disasters.
Civil rights also important
Herrara’s friend, Levon Minassian, a political science student, is also voting for Obama because of
Obama’s vision on equality and human rights.
Obama’s platform states that he wants to expand
hate-crime statutes by passing the Matthew Shepard
Act, which would expand federal hate-crime laws.
Obama also wants to ban racial profiling by federal law enforcement agencies and wants to provide
incentives to state and local departments to prohibit
the practice.
“Obama makes it easier for people who are being
denied rights,” Minassian said.
Both Minassian and Herrara believe that McCain is
more focused on the war than helping Americans as
a whole.
“I have no words for him,” Herrara said.
Clarke Plunkett, a Fresno City College student who volunteers 30 hours a week at the
McCain headquarters, said McCain’s
beliefs agree with his.
“Yes, he is making grants
more accessible,” he said.
“But his stance on national
defense and abortion is
more important to me.”
A ‘historic’ election
After the last presidential debate, in an
informal poll, 76 percent of the audience
at The Bucket on
campus said they
wo u l d vo t e f o r
Obama.
M a t t h e w
Jendian, a sociology professor
and director of
the American
Humanics
Program, hosted the debate
and is passionate about getting students
involved in this
election.
“I fundament a l l y b e l i e ve
we are more of
a democracy
if everyone is
i nvo l v e d a n d
participate,”
Jendian said.
“We have to hold
the President — whoever it is — accountable,” Jendian said.
“Citizenship begins on Nov. 4,
not ends.”
Sophomore Caitlin Sawatsky agrees.
She sees the election as exciting and historic.
Since September, the political science
major has been spending five to six
hours a week at the Obama campaign
headquarters.
“In the fourth grade, I would ask
my classmates who their parents
were voting for,” she said. “It’s
really exciting to be a part of this.
It’s history.”
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That’s What the People Are Saying
On the remainder of President Bush’s term
esterday, in Washington, the Secret Service
arrested a man who climbed over the White
House fence. True story, yeah. Yeah, the Secret Service
told the man, ‘Get back here, Mr. President. You have
two more months.’”
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— Conan O’Brien, ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’
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Prop 8 proponents true threat to marriage
My uncle asked what the deal was, and my
aunt told them that recently Sean had come out
as gay.
Since then, my cousin’s life has improved
n institution known as the bedrock of
drastically. He has made peace with who God
civilization is under attack. Marriage
meant for him to be all along. Sean tried to be
is threatened.
straight, to find a girl to marry.
No. Not by gays.
But that wasn’t the way God made him. God
By heterosexuals like myself who, unlike
made him gay, and that’s great, as far as I am
me, chose more and more often to shack up
concerned.
in cohabitation without the rings, solemn
He now has a great career in culinary scipromises, cool gift registries and protection of
ence, and shares a condo with Clint and their
California’s community property laws.
two dogs, who are spoiled rotten. Clint calls my
Studies show that fewer and fewer hetero
mom “Aunt Patty” and my dad “Uncle Allan.”
couples are taking advantage of their straight
If you were to tell me being gay is a choice, I
privilege to be bridezillas or grooms missing
would want to punch you in the face, because I
in action while planning that joyous event that
have seen a gay man struggle and try to choose
marks starting a life together.
to be straight. It does not work.
Who needs all that, when you can simply sign
So-called ex-gay programs and ministries
a lease together?
have been widely discounted as ineffectual
Meanwhile, lots of gay friends and family
and downright dangerous, according to the
members are praying (that’s right, many gays
American Medical Association, and the
go to church!) and hoping against hope that
American Psychological Association.
California’s Proposition 8 will be rejected by
They do more damage than good.
voters, and they can keep their wedding china,
What’s the danger in espousing anti-gay rhetor at least keep dreaming about the co-bride or
oric? You might want to ask Mary Lou Wallner,
groom of their dreams.
of Little Rock, Arkansas. She went to a funHere we have a whole group of people jumpdamentalist church, and regularly listened to
ing for joy at the idea of ‘til death do us part’
conservative psychologist, Dr. James Dobson’s
at a time when marriage rates are declining,
“Focus on the Family”
and some people want to
radio programs, which
turn them away from the
claim parents can make
courthouse, forever barchildren who think they
ring them from obtaining
am a straight woman who has
are gay straight.
a marriage license.
been
happily
married
for
four
When Wallner’s
Could we get any more
years. I am also a Christian. I feel
daughter, Anna, came
silly?
out, Wallner wrote her
I know, I know.
absolutely no threat from gay mara letter saying she could
Somehow, the idea that
riage.”
never accept her daughI might someday see my
ter’s sexual orientation,
best friend Jo wear a
which she “would always
cute white suit while she
hate.” The two became
marries another woman
estranged, and a few short years later, Anna,
makes my straight marriage less special. At
depressed, committed suicide, by poignantly
least according to those so-called Christians.
hanging herself in a closed closet. Wallner has
Let me say this: I am a straight woman who
founded TEACH Ministries, which is dedicated
has been happily married for four years. I am
to speaking out against homophobic religious
also a Christian. I feel absolutely no threat from
rhetoric, “and helping the thousands if surrogay marriage.
gate Annas I have met,” she says.
In fact, I feel relief, because I know when
Studies show gay, lesbian, bisexual and transmy cousin Sean marries his boyfriend Clint,
gendered teens are much more likely to commit
they will not make me wear an ugly lavender
suicide.
bridesmaid dress with a butt bow that looks like
I am not surprised, when you see people carit was made from the drapes from the Ramada
rying homophobic “Yes on 8” signs at the corInn. (What the hell is wrong with us straight
ner of Blackstone and Shaw.
brides?) They will pick something cute, probThese people claim they are worried their
ably by Dolce and Gabbana or Versace.
precious, Sunday school perfect children will be
Kidding aside, I am really happy that Sean
exposed to gay marriage in public schools.
and Clint can currently marry, if they want, as
This is a lie.
can Jo when she someday finds the woman of
Parents can always opt to have children not
her dreams. I love them all dearly, and it rips
attend school during a lesson they find controme up to see them subjected to such statements
versial, and schools are under local control by
as “God Hates Fags,” and “Adam and Eve, not
school districts, so parents can make their conAdam and Steve.”
cerns about curriculum known.
Let me tell you something about my cousin,
Let’s be honest: these parents really worry
who I grew up with. Sean and I were raised
their child might be like another kid who had
Roman Catholic, in a tight-knit, Irish-American
perfect attendance at Sunday school, and went
family. Sean was an altar boy who went to
on to become a minister.
Catholic school, all the way through 12th grade.
His name was V. Gene Robinson, and he
Family is very important to him. He’s actually
became the first openly gay bishop of the
a kind of traditional dude, and when we were
Episcopal Church. Robinson, like my cousin,
younger, he was a Republican.
tried to be straight, even married a woman and
Sean struggled so hard to fit into what our
had kids. According to the great documentary
church and society defined as “normal.” In
“For the Bible Tells Me So,” “God made Gene
college, he dated girl after girl (he is extremely
gay for this reason — to give people hope.”
handsome). But the relationships never lasted.
Here’s hoping we can all remember the Bible
I started to worry about him, when he began
tells us in First Corinthians, which I used at my
drinking heavily, getting into bar fights and
wedding: “Love is patient. Love is kind... It is
having money problems. He spent money wildly,
not rude or boastful. Love never ends.” Nowhere
and eventually went bankrupt.
does it, or did Christ say, “Love is straight.”
It was clear something was very wrong
Finally, shortly after my own marriage, when
Sean’s other grandmother died, my mother and
Jasmine Marshall Armstrong is a graduate
others were puzzled by the presence of a really
student at Fresno State working on her MFA in
nice young guy who never left Sean’s side durcreative writing. She hopes to do a mean electric
ing the service.
slide at Jo’s wedding someday.
By Jasmine Marshall Armstrong
Special to the The Collegian
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Students should ‘get up, get out, go vote’ in
this year’s presidential, mayoral election
The most important presidential election of our lifetime is
about to take place in a few days. This election is important
for a myriad of reasons, but the most important reason is —
you.
Yes, you are important. Yes, you do count. Yes, you can
make a difference.
Therefore it is imperative, that on Tuesday November 4,
2008 of this most tumultuous year — to do something. Get up.
Get out. Go vote.
However, before you cast your ballot — get informed. Learn
about both candidates. Learn about the propositions. Learn
about the local issues.
Why?
Because all of it matters, from National to State to Local
issues. If you have not read your sample ballot or voter information guide — then please read it.
Or better yet, Google whatever questions you may have. It
sounds so easy, but most American citizens take their right to
vote and participate in the political process for granted.
Participate in what is your Constitutional right. People
have died so every American — whether they are man or
woman, black or white, Christian or Muslim — can safely
vote.
Suffrage did not take place to let your vote go uncast. Here
is your chance to do something. Polling stations will be open
all day from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
If you have to work during those hours, you have the right
to leave work and cast your vote — by law you have this right.
So please: Get up. Get out. Go vote.
Christina Guzman
English and Public Administration
California State University, Fresno
If passed, Proposition 2 will prove ‘biggest
victory for animals in American history’
Thank you for your coverage of the debate over Proposition
2 (“Should chickens get more space?” by Jakob Smith, Oct. 27).
Proposition 2 is a modest measure that would ban some of
the factory farming industry’s cruelest confinement practices.
It will be the biggest victory for animals in American history, and its passage will underscore our society’s belief in
humane treatment for even the most vulnerable among us.
The same unsafe practices that Prop 2 opponents are using
to try to scare voters actually occur every day in factory farms
across California.
In the egg industry’s battery cages, chickens are crammed
into cages so small they can’t turn around or stretch their
limbs. Some live chickens are even forced to live on top of
dead chickens.
That can’t possibly be safe for consumers.
There’s no excuse for the abuses of the factory farming
industry, and that’s why I’m encouraging all my friends and
family in California to vote Yes on Prop 2.
Max Fischlowitz-Roberts
Sociology
American University
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Why Be Scared?
I
She also wrote that she hasn’t been in the
ocean since 1975 thanks to “Jaws.”
According to communication professor
ing.
Glenn Sparks of Purdue University, our body
It’s time again to spend your
goes through changes when
time and money on an outfit
we watch horror movies. Our
you have been planning for
heartbeat increases as much
weeks or maybe even longer
as 15 beats per minute, while
and will only wear once a year.
our temperature drops several
Wait, so I’ve concluded that
degrees. Other symptoms of
Halloween is prom.
fear include tense muscles,
Besides loads of candy
blood pressure spikes and
eating, people begin attendsweaty palms.
ing corn mazes and haunted
I stumbled upon a quiz at
houses to get their adrenaline
Quizilla that matches you with
Jessica Dugan
pumping.
the horror movie killer you
For those who would rather
most resemble. I decided to
stay in and be afraid of zomtake it, just to warn friends in
bies, psychos and possessed children from the
case I snap one day.
comfort (or danger) of their own home, scary
Evidently I’ve been classed with 26 percent
movies are the perfect solution.
of other people who all got Jack Torrance from
Why watch scary movies that seem to con“Stanley Kubrick’s ‘The Shining.’”
firm our fears that scary clowns exist and
The description said I would be best suited as
vengeful ghosts walk really slow and then somea writer, critic or columnist. I believe it’s time
how so fast that they are standing behind you
to worry.
right now?
Curious, I decided to get a second opinion
Professors of all degrees and geographical
and take a different Quizilla quiz. This time I
locations have done studies to figure this out.
was lumped with 20 percent of others who got
Leon Rappoport, a psychology professor at
Annie Wilkes from “Misery.”
Kansas State University said that it links to a
Seems it is easy to get on my bad side and
Freudian or analytical process that believes
that I’m caring but domineering.
as civilization tries to make the world safer it
Everyone is afraid of something, even if it
represses any outside worries, so we have an
isn’t supernatural. I have fear of tapeworms
subconscious need to locate those danger presbased on nothing except for how gross and
sure points.
destructive they are.
Another factor is that as the world becomes
I also have some kind of worry that one day
more extreme, so does our need to still be surI will wake up and have barnacles or mollusks
prised by fear.
growing out of my arm and won’t be able to
It’s like the equivalent of bungee jumping
remove them. I assume that comes from watchoff the Eiffel Tower for the thrill, but with less
ing too much “Pirates of the Caribbean.”
effort.
Of course not everyone’s fears can be dealt
Dr. Deborah Serani, who is a technical adviwith through film. I know someone who has an
sor on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit,”
irrational fear of Popsicle sticks.
said that other reasons include watching to
I don’t see that coming to a theater near you
figure out ways to escape terror, to revisit an old
anytime soon.
trauma, or to release the viewers’ own violent
Jessica Dugan is a student at Fresno State majorwishes and aggression by seeing someone else
ing in mass communication and journalism with
do the work.
an emphasis in print journalism.
She claims to be a doctor of psychology, but
her Internet Movie Database picture looks like
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f you haven’t been to any store in the past
couple of months, you may have not
noticed that Halloween is vastly approach-
That’s What She Said
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courge
&
Minister
Mathew Gomes
Dressing for less (on Halloween)
The Sequel
F
Wednesday, I wrote the first part
effort and inspiration.
of a two-part column exploring
When somebody finally turns and asks,
cheap Halloween costume ideas
condescendingly, the inevitable question
for those people, like me, who have been
— “What are you supposed to be?” — give
either too lazy or too thrifty to pick up a
that smug sap a death glare; you mean
Halloween costume.
business.
Unfortunately, writing the first part of
Wait two beats before responding, and
that column
then, quietly
hasn’t done
and gently, tell
much for
them. “I’m a
me in terms
serial killer.”
o, still, even today on the morning of
of acting as
Creepy.
Halloween, I don’t have any kind of
some kind
In keeping
dress planned for tonight. But, I am still lookof catalyst to
with my intertransform my
ests in wearing.”
laziness or my
ing clothes
thriftiness.
you probably
So, still, even
already have
today on the
(and, really,
morning of Halloween, I don’t have any
in rejecting the normative traditions of
kind of dress planned for tonight.
Halloween costumes), I have a second proBut, I am still looking.
posal: dress in business attire.
I turned to the Internet again, lookThrow on your nicest skirt and blouse,
ing in particular for a cheap and fast way
or a suit and tie. Shine those shoes. Press
to throw together a costume that would
the outfit if you have time.
make me look like Pixar’s adorable star of
When you show up at wherever you’re
“Ratatouille,” Remy.
planning on showing up — if, indeed, you
I guess I was a year too late. The
have plans to show up in any place at all —
industrial-sized box called for in the
you probably won’t get the same strange
variousWALL-E outfits I found is probably
looks as with my previous suggestion.
cheaper anyway.
Just act confused and keep muttering
Since I wasn’t completely happy with
under your breath, “I thought so-and-so
the results that I’ve been getting in this
meant something else when they told me to
search, I decided that it might be time to
come dressed up.”
try my hand at coming up with costume
Here’s my last suggestion, though not
ideas for myself.
exclusively mine: Get some foil and dress
So here’s one option: show up at whatlike a burrito.
ever Halloween party you’re planning on
It’s cheap and you’ll get free food at
frequenting dressed in street clothes.
Chipotle.
Act casual — don’t show any sign of
A net gain, in the end.
shame or embarrassment when three of
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Are you happy with this year’s
election results? Did you
vote?
Web-Spe@k Question: What are you Halloween
plans this year?
“A
bstaining from social norms.”
Response: ‘Battle of the Bone’ set for Saturday at
Tech
“D
on’t try to get me excited about La Tech.
Fresno State — won’t happen. This is why we
need a WAC-MWC merger. I want a TCU, Utah, BYU,
Hawaii or Boise week-in and week-out.”
Response: Should chickens get more space?
“A
n excellent piece that laid out the two sides of
the issue. Too often both sides on this proposition have oversimplified the issue as simply being one
of treating animals better versus money. As we can
see from this article, it is a more complicated topic
than that and deserves deeper thought and analysis
on the part of the voters. Great article.”
“P
rop 2 won’t mean the end to the suffering of
farmed animals. But it will do a lot to redress
the increasingly egregious privations that factory
farmers have subjected upon these animals. Those
of us in California who support Prop 2 believe it is
torture to cram hens into grim wire cages with six or
more other birds, leaving each hen less room than a
sheet of letter-sized paper on which to live. That’s not
even enough room to spread a single wing. Such confinement is cruel to animals and it jeopardizes human
health. Prop 2 is a modest measure that will hold
corporate agriculture to basic standards of humanity
by allowing egg-laying hens, pregnant sows and veal
calves to fully extend their limbs and turn around.”
“I
f you do some research on the issue, you may
learn a lot. Try looking up animal behaviors of
those involved, health issues for the humans and for
the birds and the number of veal operations in California. Maybe you will change your mind.”
Response: High-speed future
“D
on’t forget that if private investors and the
federal government don’t provide the additional
money, then the bonds just simply won’t get issued.
The ballot measure gives the state the right to issue
bonds, not an obligation. Further, high-speed rail has
the potential to make a profit. [If] it doesn’t get built,
then miles of unprofitable highway lanes will have to
be built instead.”
“H
igh speed rail sounds like a great idea, but in
reality California cannot afford it. There is little
to no money right now for the maintainance of our
state highways. This idea is built on the assumption
that investors would help with cost. What investors?
Also, bond projects almost always fail due the time
constraints put on them. The environmental documents alone will take years to complete, let alone the
mitigation factor. If our state could afford it, I would
vote for it. Right now, it’s a bad plan.”
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The missing story
of
Little Rock
The son of a courageous white man, tells
his father's story of walking nine AfricanAmerican students into an intergrated
high school — ‘The Little Rock Nine.’
By Sandra Sedano
The Collegian
More than a dozen clergymen said “no” when asked to
walk nine African-American
students to school.
These men felt they had a lot
to lose if the white community
was to think they supported
the integration of Central
High School in Little Rock,
Arkansas in 1957.
One said yes and lost his congregation.
“ J u d e b e t r ay e d J e s u s .
Betancourt betrayed a nation
and you betrayed a race,”
said University of California,
“M
y mom told him,
‘do what you
think is right,’”
— Dunbar Hunt Ogden,
professor, University of
California, Berkeley
Berkeley professor, Dunbar
Hunt Ogden, describing the
mail his family got as a result
of his father’s decision.
Dunbar Hunt Ogden is son
of the Dunbar Ogden Sr., the
pastor who walked with the
teenagers and the object of the
hate mail.
The Presbyterian pastor
got a call late one night from
Daisy Bates, a journalist and
NAACP president at the time.
She asked Ogden Sr. to use his
respected position to help the
students walk to an all-white
school the following day.
“He had a powerful sense of
fair play,” Ogden said. “The
only time I saw him angry is
if he saw some kind of injustice.”
The Arkansas Governor at
the time, Orval Faubus, had
said, “Blood will run in the
streets if Negro pupils should
attempt to enter Central High
School.”
Ryan Tubongbanua / The Collegian
Dunbar Hunt Ogden is the son of the only white man who would walk ‘The
Little Rock Nine’ into high school. This coin was handed to him as a gift from
a member of the audience at a lecture on Wednesday night on campus. It is a
Little Rock Central School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative
Silver Dollar.
After hours of thinking and
praying, he agreed to do it,
despite the fact that no other
member of the Little Rock
Ministerial Association, of
which he was president, would
go with him.
“My mom told him ‘do what
you think is right,’” Dunbar
Hunt Ogden said.
Teasing tastebuds at Teazer World
By Tori Pollock
The Collegian
Great atmosphere is what
brings people into Teazer World
Tea Market.
The instant one enters, the
smell of tea is in the air, like burning incense.
The natural light from the sun brightens up the
room and the atmosphere is calm.
The walls are painted bright green and orange with
Chinese paintings on the walls.
Different shapes and sizes of colorful teacups and
pots sit all around the shop.
“The atmosphere is like Cheers, everyone knows
each other by name and it is a relaxed vibe to work
in,”said Mike Adame, a Teazer’s employee. “Before
working here I was not that into tea. There is so much
to learn about tea.”
“Teazer’s”offers more than 120 different tea flavors,
as well as mixed drinks.
They offer both bottled tea, which is already made,
and loose tea, which is dry until brewed and water is
added.
The flavor in loose tea is said to be healthier for
you because it is stronger and the nutrients and oil
come out better.
“For it to have a long “shelf life” the packaging
company adds an agent to make it last until we
sell it,” said employee Toshak Yaakop.
Yaakop is from Asia and enjoys working at
“Teazer’s” for a different reason than Adame.
See Teazer, Page 7
See Ogden, Page 7
Tea Market
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Ogden:
Teazer: Atmosphere keeps regular costumers
Family
hardships
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“My best memory of my father was
when I was little and we would sit and
drink very hot tea together,” Yaakop said.
“It was our bonding time together.”
For the past three years, “Teazer’s” has
been partner-owned by Ann McAtee and
Ferry Santoso, who have hired a staff that
does not go unnoticed to go along with the
variety of teas they offer.
“When I come in I never get a specific
drink,” said Evan Bunderoe, who is a regular customer. “And they have yet to fail
me with whatever they make me.”
Bunderoe comes to Teazer because he
does not like coffee.
Another customer said that the atmosphere was better than Starbucks, and
likes to go to “Teazer’s” to study since it
is close to Fresno City College.
Along with regular customers, Teazer
brings in tea lovers from all over.
O n e c u s t o m e r wh o l ive s i n S a n
Francisco makes sure to stop in whenever she drives through Fresno.
People from the north side of Fresno
come in as well because of the variety of
teas they serve.
“Everyone who works here is really
cool,” said Katherine Janzen, a Fresno
City College student. “And it being locally owned is a really nice change.”
CONTINUED from page 6
Joseph Edgecomb / The Collegian
Teazer World Tea Market offers over 120 different types of teas, such as the “Tangerine Dream.”
Some customers get a different drink everytime they visit, and say that everytime the drink is just as
good as the last visit.
“David, our younger brother,
who was about 6’1” and about
190 pounds said, ‘Dad, I think
you are going to need a bodyguard. May I go with you,’”
Ogden said.
The kids did make it to
school that day.
They faced lots of hardships
during their schooling, but
they graduated.
They were able to take some
of the 50 university prerequisites that the “white school”
offered, that the “black school”
didn’t.
They became “The Little
Rock Nine,” the first to attend
an integrated public school in
the United States.
When all this was happening
Ogden was in Germany and
all he got to hear were stories
from his mother.
One time she sent him a
newspaper cutout that talked
about his father.
“I went in search of my
father,” Ogden said. “I got to
know another side of him, but
when they spoke about him I
knew it was true, I knew it was
him.”
When he retur ned home,
Ogden wrote a book about
his father and the collaboration between Daisy Bates and
Dunbar Ogden Sr.
“Daisy Bates told me he was
a man among men,” Ogden
said. “You could trust everything she said and she hated
clergymen; she hated organized religion as a whole.”
“I am lucky that he was my
father.”
The difficulties the family
endured because of Ogden’s
Sr.’s decision were harsh and
lasting.
He was fired and the entire
family had to relocate to avoid
being the target of harassment.
“ D av i d s t aye d b e h i n d , ”
Ogden said. “He was harassed.
He couldn’t take it and shot
himself.”
“This book is not a memorial
to David,” he added.
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“And I don’t get down on nobody else for
doing whatever else they do. To each his
own.”
— Little Richard,
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October 31 — Central
California Auto Show —
Don’t miss the latest
vehicle trends at the
2009-Model Central
California Auto Show at
the Fresno Convention
and Entertainment Center
— Suitable for all ages —
Held from 10 a.m. to 9
p.m. — For more information, call 445-8100
The California Arts
Academy presents, “The
Rocky Horror Picture
Show” — Held at the
Artists’ Repertory Theatre
— Opening night is on
Halloween night and running through November
22nd. For more information and ticket information,
call 222-6539
USU Production presents,
Fresno State Halloween
Bash — Begins at 11 p.m.
until 2:30 a.m. — For
more information, contact,
Shawna Blair at 278-2741
Expereince Downtown’s
only haunted house! —
Open Thursday - Sunday
from 7: p.m. to 12 a.m.
untill Nov. 1 — Downtown
Fresno, one block south of
Chukchansi Park at 665
Fulton Street — This is not
your mommies haunted
house! We recommend
that anyone under the age
of 13 is accompanied by
an adult.
November 1 — Cage
Combat Rumble in the
Park — Fight begins at 7
p.m. in Woodward Park’s:
Rotary/Woodward Park
Amphitheater For more
information and to purchase tickets, visit, ticketmaster.com
November 3 — Fresno
State Students for Obama
present, “United for
Change Rally” — To participate, meet front of the
Kennel Bookstore — Rally
is being held from noon to
1 p.m. — For more information call 756-7635 or
visit csufresno4obama@
gmail.com
November 4 — ELECTION
DAY! — All day — Where
will you be on election
day? DON’T FORGET TO
VOTE!
Events are listed as space allows.
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1 Mr. Basketball of the
1950s
6 Sports commentator
Albom
11 Short haircut
14 Mania
15 Bullet train
16 Coach Parseghian
17 Hit by Della Reese and
Puccini
19 Country: abbr.
20 “Picnic” playwright
21 Kind of chart
22 First drawing
24 Lot of land
26 Ms. enclosure
28 Composer Schifrin
29 Man’s title
31 Hosp. area
33 “Original Sin” novelist
35 Scenarios
37 Rodeo rope
39 Hit by the Toys and Bach
44 __ Island, NY
45 Stenches
46 Typical one
49 Bro’s bro
51 Have debts
52 Lawless princess?
53 Limb
55 Clicking sounds
57 Part of CAP
59 Mature
61 Coup d’__
64 DDE
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65 Hit by Eric Carmen and
Rachmaninoff
68 Stimpy’s pal
69 Deejay Casey
70 Mattress brand
71 Actor Byrnes
72 Temples
73 Disinfectant brand
DOWN
1 1401
2 Press
3 Down Under critter
4 Montezuma, notably
5 Napoleon’s commander at
Waterloo
6 Hawaiian island
7 Interior Secretary under
FDR
8 Sawbuck
9 Drew near
10 Warmonger
11 Small chicken
12 Delphic seer
13 From the sublime to the
ridiculous
18 Oil cartel
23 Quite happy
25 Meet, as expectations
27 Stage fronts
29 Hot spring
30 Feeling poorly
32 Long overcoat
34 __ ladder
36 Small screen idol
38 Top shot
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41 Hens’ men
42 Credit-tracking corp.
43 Sugar suffix
46 Die out
47 Topped out
48 Have in mind
50 List particular
Horoscope
ARIES (March 21-April 20)
Pace your reactions according to the
time schedule of loved ones: at present, others may be highly motivated to
make improvements. After Saturday
rest and discuss long-term dreams and
plans: loved ones will listen.
TAURUS (April 21-May 20)
Find new ways to explore romantic
commitments: relationships will now
quickly evolve based on your subtle
comments, guidance and direction.
After Friday short-term financial ventures may be delayed. Be patient.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Don't be shy: new opportunities will
soon be offered. After Friday watch for
a close friend to organize an unique
group event. Join in and expect tensions to fade: all will be supportive.
CANCER (June 22-July 22)
Over the next 5 weeks honest and
sensitive confrontation will bring about
positive emotional change and new
growth in family security. Late Friday
expect a close friend to provide unusual
information about a mutual friend.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Over the next 5 weeks close relation-
ships will be less complicated by social
rules: set concrete goals and let others
see your confidence. After Thursday
your physical and social charisma will
dramatically increase: stay focused.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Say your farewells to old patterns and
move swiftly on: loved ones now need
present day dedication. Late Friday
marks the beginning of 5 weeks of joyful romance and renewed interest in
family or social celebrations: stay open
to new love.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Unusual forms of study, educational
plans or artistic pursuits will be highly
appealing. Late Sunday rest and regain
focus: family memories will soon fade.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
Clarify long-term goals and show
loved ones your dedication: all is well.
Thursday through Sunday family relationships may also require clarification:
someone close will now benefit from
a strong statement of loyalty. A mildly
draining week: stay alert to small hints
and gestures.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
Spend extra time with loved ones
54 Vocalist Mercer
56 Writer Ken
58 Grown acorns
60 Workout spots
62 Palo __, CA
63 Cookware brand
66 Baton Rouge sch.
67 Fashion letters
By Lasha Seniuk
McClatchy Tribune
before Friday: long-term relationships
will now offer increased intimacy and
powerful moments of family sharing.
After Saturday watch for a series of
annoying phone calls from a nervous
relative: stay balanced.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 20)
Show others your intentions and welcome positive growth in all key relationships. After Friday dreams, intuitions
and social wisdom will be vivid. Pay
close attention to fast hunches: someone close may now need public support.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)
Further development and new research
methods will now bring surprising advancement: don't hold back.
Thursday through Sunday romantic
passion will be rewarding: remain open
to new invitations and bold statements
of affection.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Friends
will greatly respect your ability to settle
long-standing disputes. After Saturday
a close friend may reveal unique family
information. Relocation or a job change
may be key issues: expect important
decisions from friends or roommates in
the coming weeks.
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Friday, October 31, 2008
NCAA benches Andrews for 2008-09 season
Sophomore guard’s stint with Australian pro
team leads to suspension and possibly more
By Jimmy Graben
and Logan Hopkins
The Collegian
Fresno State point guard
Emma Andrews will sit out
the 2008-09 season due to a violation of NCAA regulations.
Andrews, a sophomore from
Victoria, Australia, unknowingly violated an NCAA amateurism standard by playing
with a semi-professional team,
the Dadenong Rangers, in
Australia’s Women’s National
Basketball League when she
was 16 and 17 years old.
The violation could possibly force Fresno State to
forfeit last season’s Western
Athletic Conference (WAC)
title and tournament title, but
the NCAA has ruled it will not
affect the Bulldogs’ status in
the 2008 NCAA Tournament.
Andrews was slated to be
the starting point guard this
season and averaged 5.2 points
per game for the Bulldogs last
season.
“My aim now this year is to
be the hardest worker on my
team,” Andrews said. “I’m
going to show up every day
and work extra hard.”
Andrews will be allowed to
practice with the team and
remain on scholarship, but
she can’t travel with the team
and must sit out the first three
games of the 2009-10 season as
well.
Fresno State will not be
required to pay the standard
$5,000 fine for letting an ineligible athlete play because the
NCAA ruled “the institution
did not show and should not
have known of Andrews’ participation.”
Andrews played in seven
games with the Rangers, accumulating 32 minutes of play.
When she did play for the team
it was in a reserve role, playing
“mop-up” minutes. Andrews
never received monetary compensation for playing with the
Rangers, nor did she travel
with the team.
Andrews’ mother, Cheryl
Andrews, worked with the
team and brought Emma
Andrews to practice with her
so she wouldn’t be home alone
after school.
Cheryl Andrews and the
coach allowed Andrews to sit
on the bench during home
games, but to do this, Emma
Andrews had to sign an amateur player agreement.
Andrews filled out the necessary paperwork with the
university and the NCAA
Amateurism Clearinghouse
without mentioning her time
with the Rangers because she
thought it wasn’t significant.
“It was her mom’s team, so
it never even occurred to her
to write this down and let us
know this happened,” said
Senior Associate Athletic
Director Betsy Mosher.
Fresno State did not find
out about the infraction until
March 2008, following the 200708 season. Since then, the university has been working with
the NCAA student-athlete
reinstatement staff and committee to discuss the status of
Andrews’ eligibility.
Coach Adrian Wiggins said
Andrews’ replacement could
be last season’s backup, senior
LaToya Brown, or UC Santa
Barbara transfer LaShay
Fears.
The WAC is still debating
whether or not it will revoke
Fresno State’s conference and
tournament titles from last
season.
“I think it’s fair to have rules,
I think it’s fair to expect to go
by the rules, you always want
to honor that.” Wiggins said.
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BCS is wide open with eight teams in the hunt
By Teddy Greenstein
McClatchy Tribune
College football’s eight-team
playoff begins Saturday.
Don’t bother filling in any
brackets or arguing about
seeding. This is a BCS-style
playoff. There are few absolutes and many questions.
A few things to keep in mind,
courtesy of CollegeBCS.com
founder Jerry Palm:
Penn State is not in danger
of being jumped by a one-loss
Florida, Georgia or Oklahoma.
Only once has an undefeated
major-conference team been
denied a spot in the BCS title
game (Auburn in 2004), and the
Big Ten actually ranks second
to the Big 12 in Jeff Sagarin’s
computer rankings. The reason: The SEC lacks impressive
nonconference victories.
The Nittany Lions do need
help — an Alabama defeat or
losses by both Texas and Texas
Tech.
Oklahoma needs both Texas
and Texas Tech to lose. Why?
Because if the Sooners don’t
win the Big 12 South to reach
the conference title game, they
have almost no shot at the Big
One.
1. Texas (8-0)
Nuts and bolts: Most figured
the Longhor ns would sputter after upsetting top-ranked
Oklahoma. Wrong. Texas followed the Red River romp by
beating two more ranked foes,
Missouri and Oklahoma State.
Danger ahead: Stiffest test
comes Saturday at No. 7 Texas
Tech, which is averaging nearly seven touchdowns a game.
One writer calls the primetime showdown the biggest
thing to hit West Texas since
irrigation.
Bottom line: Survive Texas
Tech, and the Longhorns can
breathe again. Final three
opponents are Baylor, Kansas
and Texas A & M. Then a possible rematch with Mizzou in
the Big 12 title game.
2. Alabama (8-0)
Nuts and bolts: Started 24th
and got huge boost by downing
since-discredited Clemson.
Offense ranks only 60th nationally, but rushing defense is
second to one (TCU). Crimson
Tide barely beat Kentucky (1714) and Ole Miss (24-20).
Dang er ahead: Only
remaining ranked opponent is
LSU, with teams meeting Nov.
8 in Baton Rouge. Also face
Arkansas State, Mississippi
State and Aubur n before
SEC title game vs. Florida or
Georgia.
Bottom line: If Alabama
w e r e B i g Te n p r o p e r t y,
Southerners would be slamming the Tide as overrated.
3. Penn State (9-0)
Nuts and bolts: Started
22nd but gained legitimacy
with romps over USC-killer
Oregon State and Wisconsin.
Played almost flawlessly (zero
turnovers, zero penalties) in
sneaking past Ohio State.
Danger ahead: Nov. 8 trip to
Iowa and Nov. 22 game versus
Michigan State won’t be easy.
Date vs. Indiana will. No conference title game to trip over.
Bottom line: The Nittany
Lions are smart, efficient and
tough. Joe Paterno can see
that from the sideline — or
the press box. But they need
Alabama or Texas to lose.
4. Oklahoma (7-1)
Nuts and bolts: Hasn’t
scored fewer than 35 points in
a game and dropped 55 (!) in
the first half against Kansas
State. Defense, especially secondary, is nothing to crow
about.
Danger ahead: After playing host to Nebraska and traveling to Texas A & M, Sooners
face two ranked foes — Texas
Tech and Oklahoma State.
Bottom line: Loss to Texas
makes Sooners long shots for
Big 12 title game.
5. USC (6-1)
Nuts and bolts: Six impressive victories, one shocking
defeat, no mulligans. This
ain’t the NFL. Trojans tout
the nation’s stingiest defense
in points (8.1 points per game)
and yards (215.6).
Danger ahead: More like
c r u i s e c o n t ro l . T h re e o f
five remaining opponents
are respectable (Cal, Notre
Dame and UCLA) but none is
ranked.
Bottom line: Probably need
Penn State and Alabama to
lose. Computers rank USC
sixth, and pummeling the likes
of Washington won’t help.
6. Georgia (7-1)
Nuts and bolts: Preseason
N o. 1 f e l l b e h i n d 3 1 - 0 t o
Alabama and could not get up.
Stud back Knowshon Moreno
has topped 160 yards in two
straight games, in perfect time
to face ...
Dang er ahead: Florida.
After that, Georgia f aces
K e n t u c k y, Au b u r n a n d
Georgia Tech. The FloridaGeorgia winner is destined
to play Alabama in the league
title game.
Bottom line: It would be
hard to deny the SEC champ a
spot in the title game. At least
in theory.
7. Texas Tech (8-0)
Nuts and bolts: Who needs
defense or 100-yard rushers?
Texas Tech’s aerial assault
is producing 418.4 yards per
game. But Red Raiders have
yet to play a top-20 ranked foe.
Danger ahead: Here comes
the Grim Reaper: a showdown
with No. 1 Texas, followed
by a home date with No. 9
Oklahoma State. Then, following a week off, a visit to fourthranked Oklahoma.
Bottom line: Nonconference schedule was a
joke, but three straight victories over top-10 teams would
more than compensate.
8. Florida (6-1)
Nuts and bolts: Just like
USC ... six blowout wins, one
stinging defeat (31-30 to Ole
Miss). As good as Tim Tebow
is, it’s Florida’s defense (11.9
points per game) that drives
the Gators.
Danger ahead: Georgia’s
the red-level threat. But the
Gators can’t nod off against
Vanderbilt, South Carolina or
Florida State.
Bottom line: In same position as Georgia. Could win the
SEC title game and lose out
to Penn State and the Big 12
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FRESNO STATE VOLLEYBALL
’Dogs won’t go down without a fight
Photos by Bryan Cole / The Collegian
Above: She’s only a freshman, but Baylee Platt ranks sixth in the conference with 3.08 kills per game for the Bulldogs.
Left: In her first year with Fresno State, setter Allanah Munson has totaled 714 assists.
After a winless October, Fresno State has sights set on finishing strong in the WAC
By Lorenzo Reyna
The Collegian
Even with a 5-14 record and
a seven-game losing streak,
Fresno State volleyball still
doesn’t want to push the panic
button just yet.
“We have a lot of opportunities coming up,” setter Allanah
Munson said. “I think if we
play well enough and work
really hard we’ll catch some
wins.”
Freshman Baylee Platt is
one of the Bulldogs who still
has optimism for the rest of
the year.
“I think we’re not like ‘oh my
gosh,’ we need to win,” Platt
said. “We’re just trying to do
it the right way. We know that
the wins are going to come.”
For coach Lauren NetherbySewell, the most important
par t of the season is an
upcoming tournament for the
Bulldogs.
“In this conference right
now, it’s all about the WAC
To u r n a m e n t , ” N e t h e r by Sewell said. “Everyone goes.”
Fresno State hasn’t won
a volleyball game in over a
month, when they held off
Utah State at Logan, Utah, in a
five-set match on Sept. 25.
Most recently, Fresno State
played against a highly-ranked
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine team
where the Bulldogs lost the
sets 3-1. The nationally-ranked
Rainbow Wahine dropped
F r e s n o S t a t e ’ s We s t e r n
Athletic Conference (WAC)
record to 2-8 on the year.
Netherby-Sewell did see one
accomplishment against No. 9
Hawaii this past Sunday.
“We were one of two teams
that have taken them past
three games,” Netherby-Sewell
said. “I thought that was pretty impressive.”
Platt saw the Hawaii game
as more exciting than nerveracking.
“It wasn’t so much tough,”
Platt said. “It was a lot of fun
and really exciting. It was a
good opportunity for us to play
up to their level.”
Allanah Munson believes
that the Warriors aren’t the
only team dominating in the
WAC right now.
“Hawaii and New Mexico
State are tied in the WAC,”
Munson said. “Those two
teams are definitely on top.”
Munson feels that despite
the way the year has gone for
her team, Fresno State is still
working hard inside the North
Gym and at the Save Mart
Center.
“ We ’ r e g e t t i n g b e t t e r. ”
Munson said. “Even though
the wins and losses doesn’t
show. We’re going to keep
working hard towards the
WAC Tour nament because
that’s when the wins really
matter. But hopefully we’ll
start pulling a few wins.”
M i d d l e b l o c ke r L a u r e n
Berger feels that improving
the ability to finish off games
will snap the seven-game losing streak for Fresno State volleyball.
“We’re right there, we just
need to finish off,” Berger said.
“We need to come out strong
and finish well.”
Munson sees this year as a
learning experience despite
the losing streak and dismal
November rain...
The Bulldogs have five games in
November to improve their seeding in the WAC Tournament.
•Saturday, 7 p.m., La. Tech
• Nov. 8, 7 p.m., New Mexico
State
• Nov. 10, 7 p.m., Hawaii
• Nov. 13, 6 p.m., at Boise State
• Nov. 15, 7 p.m., at Idaho
• Nov. 20-23, WAC Tournament
record.
The whole year has been positive,” Munson said. “We’re
learning and growing everyday. We’re coming together.
The whole year has been a
positive experience.”
The goal for the Bulldogs
now is to get in a position
where they are not one of the
lowest seeded teams in the
WAC Tournament.
“It’s going to be tough to get
into the sixth spot,” NetherbySewell said. “If we can get into
the sixth spot we’re in pretty
good shape. But that’s really
tough at this point. We’re looking at seven, eight or nine and
those three are playing the top
of the conference right off the
bat.”
The WAC Tournament will
be held from Nov. 20-23 in
Hawaii.
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Bulldog of the Week
Senior defender Selena Gill
Gill scored the first goal of her career against
Idaho to push the Bulldogs past the Vandals,
1-0. Gill was named the WAC Defensive
Player of the Week.
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WEEK 8 PREVIEW
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, AT 11:30 A.M., JOE AILLET STADIUM (RUSTON, LA.)
Bulldog Game Day
Fresno State Bulldogs
(5-2, 2-1 WAC)
at
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
(3-4, 1-2 WAC)
By Jimmy Graben and Logan Hopkins
The Collegian
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Keys to Victory
1. Shut down the run.
Porter and Jackson are the key
parts to La. Tech’s offense. If Fresno
State can shut them down, it’s
game over.
2. Return a kick for a touchdown.
A.J. Jefferson has yet to return a
kick for a touchdown this season. If
he’s healthy he should be back in
All-American form.
3. Create turnovers.
Fresno State has been unable to put
pressure on opposing quarterbacks.
If the Bulldogs can intercept a pass
or force a fumble, the defense will
help itself out.
Position matchups
Bryan Cole / The Collegian
Breakdown: Bulldogs
It took a record breaking,
58-yard field goal, as time
expired, for the Bulldogs to
escape from Utah with a win
last Saturday.
T his week, the F resno
State Bulldogs will hope to
have things in control a little
earlier when they travel to
Ruston, La., to take on the
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.
Fresno State has been playing games close this season,
with games being decided by
an average of 6.3 points.
The of fense will ag ain
look to establish the rushing attack early and wear
down Louisiana Tech with
the power-run game. The
three backs, Ryan Mathews,
Anthony Harding and
Lonyae Miller should combine for a high percentage of
Fresno State’s offensive pro-
duction.
T h e
defense
has been
s t r u g gling this
season, especially to get pressure on the quarterback.
Fresno State ranks 114 out
of 119 Division I teams with
six sacks in eight games this
season.
Coach Pat Hill said that his
Bulldogs will get creative
with new pass-rush schemes
to get pressure on Louisiana
Tech’s quaterbacks.
The Bulldogs are hoping
to get defensive tackle Jon
Monga and tight end Bear
Pascoe back from injury this
week and put the game out of
reach with some time left on
the clock.
Breakdown: Bulldogs
T he Louisiana Tech
Bulldogs have a stat working
in their favor this Saturday
against Fresno State — they
are undefeated this season at
Joe Aillet Stadium.
Unfortunately for the
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs,
they haven’t won a game on
the road this season, which
puts their record at 3-4.
Louisiana Tech ranks third
in the conference behind
Fresno State in total rushing
offense with 176 yards per
game.
A big reason why is the
tailback tandem of senior
Patrick Jackson and junior
Daniel Porter.
Porter ranks fifth in the
WAC with 71.6 yards per
game and 501 yards for the
season. The two backs both
have three touchdowns.
At the quarterback position,
Dooley started
the season with
Taylor Bennett,
but switched to
sophomore Ross Jenkins.
Jenkins doesn’t have a passing touchdown this season.
Louisiana Tech has the
worst passing offense in the
WAC.
Defensively, Tech relies on
free safety Antonio Baker.
He is an all-conference
defensive back and ranks second in the conference with
9.7 tackles per game.
With a homecoming crowd
behind them and a solid running attack, Louisiana Tech
may have the right formula
to upset Fresno State.
The Bayou Bulldogs...
Photo Courtesy of La. Tech Media Relations
La. Tech Player to Watch:
Daniel Porter, Tailback
Wins against: Mississippi State,
Southeastern Louisiana, Idaho
Losses to: Kansas, Boise State,
Hawaii, Army
Head coach: Derek Dooley (Second
season, 8-11)
Offense: Multiple
Defense: 4-3
Key players: RB patrick Jackson, FS
Antonio Baker, LB Quin Harris, CB
Weldon Brown
Series record: Fresno State leads 6-3
Last meeting: Fresno State won 17-6
at Bulldog Stadium
Point spread: Fresno State favored by
five points
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Fresno State Player to Watch:
Jon Monga, Defensive Tackle
When Fresno State runs:
Advantage - Fresno State
Louisiana Tech ranks third in the
conference in rush defense, but
Frenso State’s running attack has
yet to be stopped in 2008.
When Louisiana Tech runs:
Advantage - Louisiana Tech
Porter and Jackson are an electric
tandem for La. Tech. The instability at quarterback has forced the
Bulldogs to perfect the run game.
When Fresno State passes:
Advantage - Fresno State
La. Tech’s pass defense is secondworst in the WAC and quarterback
Tom Brandstater is starting to heat
up in Doug Nussmeier’s offense.
When Louisiana Tech passes:
Advantage - Fresno State
Inconsistency at quarterback has
resulted in the WAC’s worst passing
offense for La. Tech. The Bulldogs
only have two passing touchdowns
this season.
Special teams:
Advantage - Louisiana Tech
Kevin Goessling redeemed himself,
but there are several other problems in the Bulldogs’ special teams
unit.