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TEDx conference coming to Fresno State

By Crystal Deniz The Collegian Bringing a global nonprofit organization to a campus like Fresno State is not always an easy task.

This did not stop communication professor Marnel Niles Goins and 14 Fresno State students from pursuing such an opportunity.

On Monday, the Satellite Student Union will be home to TEDxFresnoState, a TED event. The theme is “Exposing

Ideas to Inspire.”

There will be two sessions.

These will feature a wide variety of video and live speakers, as well as perfor mers, who will be sharing their perspectives.

Session 1 will be from 2:30 -4:30 p.m. and will include Matthew Ari Jendian, the chair of the sociology department at Fresno State, and Deby Hergenrader, founder of Break the Barriers, a performing arts studio organization. Her organization offers the opportunity

for people of all levels of physical and mental capabilities to participate in dance, performance and Session 2 take place from 5 : 3 0 - 7 : 3 0 p. m . Re g i s t r a n t s will hear different presentations. These include singersongwriter Rashandra Brown and Donna Hostein, the CEO of Quality Home Services, a Fresno water treatment company that has expanded since its birth in 1985.

Interested par ties have until this afternoon to register

online. While pre-registration is recommended, Niles Goins said many people procrastinate and will want to register the day of the event. Because of this, on-site registration will be available, but only until each of the sessions has reached its 100-person capacity.

“It was a great opportunity for me to get to know the students better because we’re all working together,” Niles Goins said.

She also organized TEDxSacramento last year.

Last semester, she brought up the idea to have a TEDx event at Fresno State and was excited to start the planning process in January. Once she had her team assembled, the brainstorming process to choose the theme took about two weeks.

“We chose ‘Exposing Ideas to Inspire’ because it seemed the best fit because the event is all about sharing ways to connect with the community and to not only make a difference in See TEDX, Page 3

Buddhist Society addresses violence its message on a more personal basis. To be able to talk one-onone, she feels, creates a stronTo overcome violence, one ger impact compared to merely placing fliers around campus. must find peace within oneself “We have influence over first, before bringing peace and [violence],” she said. “It’s harmony unto others.

That was the main mes- through the respect of your sage from the “Victory over own life and the importance of Vi o l e n c e ” e x h i b i t by t h e others’ lives, and your expresF r e s n o S t a t e ’ s B u d d h i s t sion of that respect, to help Value Creation Society, which others see these and go togethis under the Soka Gakkai er to build a community where Inter national – USA (SGI) you can face violence.”

A metaphor that Yang used organization.

T h e e x h i b i t w a s h e l d was “turning poison into mediMonday through Wednesday in cine,” whereby poison refers to the obstacles people face in life the University Student Union.

“The main goal of the SGI and medicine refers to the solu– and this – is what this whole tions.

“In any sort of situation thing “Victory over Violence” is – being at peace with your- that comes into your life, you self so you can be at peace with can turn it around,” she said. the world and others,” said “Make it into a learning situation. Lear n to ove r c o m e yo u r emotions and think more critic a l l y. H a v e a better mindset in order to pull through and try to achieve victory in the end. And through it all, maintain happiness.”

By happiness, Yang was not referring to the happiness brought by material possessions because that would fade, she said. Instead it is the lasting happiness that people Khlarissa Agee / The Collegian find within themBuddhist Value Creation Society promotes nonvio- selves.

“No matter lence by understanding “root cause” of violence. what happens, you’re going to Robert Delacruz, southeast pull through,” she said. “You’re still happy within, even if the Fresno SGI district leader.

Maj Yang, a civil engineer- situation you’re in is negative.”

Delacruz also holds on to ing student at Fresno State, is the vice president of the the core value of being happy B u d d h i s t Va l u e C r e a t i o n with oneself, coming together and promoting peace.

Society.

Using the exhibition, the Through the exhibition, she hopes the society is able to See VICTORY, Page 3 reach out to people and share

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Fresno State’s College Republicans members deliver to the Henry Madden Library the books they received throughout the last year for their book drive. The books were donated by ringht-wing political organizations in the Central Valley.

College Republicans donate to library

By Haley Lambert The Collegian It has been a year in the making, but Fresno State’s Colle g e Re publicans have made a significant donation to the Henry Madden Library.

Last academic year, before he graduated, previous club president Daniel Har rison began collecting books with a right-wing political theme. He filled one large cardboard box.

His peers, who have continued the book drive, collected four more boxes, as well as two brown paper grocery bags.

The books were donated by several Central Valley conservative political organizations.

On Wednesday mor ning, five College Republicans members delivered the books to the library. They took the books to the back of the library where they were left in the care of Thomas Ebert, a volunteer librarian.

Ebert was very glad to collect the donation. He said donations like that of College Republicans’ supplement the collection.

“In addition to the state funds, which we may or may

not have in any given year, we get a lot of books donated every year that make a difference,” he said. “They fill in the gaps in the collection.”

Eber t, however, has an unusual connection to Fresno State. He began as a librarian at the university in 1970. After that, he took on the job of vice president for academic personnel.

Three weeks ago, the club contacted Ebert to tell him of the donation.

“The library was really helpful,” said Simren Gill, the College Republicans communication director.

The books collected by the club will each feature a bookplate stating its donation on behalf of the Fresno State College Republicans.

Club treasurer Kate Kearney, who has been a member for a year and half, said the organization is expecting more books, thus they will be able to add continuously to the collection.

Gill explained that any books that are duplicates of the library’s existing collection would be donated to Reedley College’s library.

Ebert said this donation partnership between Fresno State and Reedley College has helped improve the community college’s library, and thus the education of the students.

For Ebert, that the books came from a political organizaSee DONATE, Page 3

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Fresno State College Republicans Kate Kearney (left) and Tyler Wilson explore the donated books.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013

By Liana Whitehead Opinion Editor Meet Leia. She is my best friend.

Despite our differences — her kneecracking tail whip, slimy jowls and innate hunting skill — we have been glued at the hip (also a funny visual) for two years now.

For those of you who have read my previous rants and raves, you already know that I have had my share of disheartening experiences while living in the Valley.

Finding Leia was not one of them.

In May 2011 after a doctor diagnosed me with clinical depression, I met Leia.

She was a happy 4-week-old, floppyeared, purebred pit bull puppy that fit in the palms of my hands. Her wide, Beyoncé-looking hips gave her a funny swag from day one — a walk that made her different from the rest of the pack.

Leia and I had an instant connection.

It was as if she knew I needed something to look forward to, and I knew she needed a mother.

Leia’s previous owner weaned her and her siblings from their mother at three weeks old — a huge “No” in the canine world.

Because of this, I had to provide for her what I could not easily offer – mother’s milk, socialization through sibling interaction and teaching her to fend for herself.

Leia looked to me for everything from the start.

Maybe she was meant to be my dog.

Maybe my Higher Power put her in my crazy, misguided path because He knew I wouldn’t make it without her.

Something was different about this dog. She listened as if she knew exactly what I was saying. She practically trained herself, with the exception of “shake hands” and “jump.”

I swear – sometimes I think she is human on the inside.

Since my move to the Valley, Leia has been the only constant in my life, no matter the trials and tribulations we faced.

Five months after her adoption, Leia was exposed to parvo — canine parvovirus type two, a contagious and often deadly virus.

After I spent $1,000 in veterinarian care, Leia was still extremely dehydrated and malnourished — unresponsive to the fluids and vaccinations provided by the doctor.

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I was broke. In debt, even. But I knew I had to take her health into my own hands.

I watched her health rapidly worsen as she lay on the floor in the same spot for hours, vomiting and barely breathing.

I became less hopeful of her recovery. Once wide-eyed and alert, her eyes turned from brown to yellow, and her skin was baggy, like a toddler wearing her mother’s dress.

I didn’t know whether or not I had it in me to save Leia, but nothing could stop me from trying.

After three days of shoving Gatorade, Pepto-Bismol and children’s Pedialyte down my dog’s throat (as recommended by the veterinarian and a friend), I noticed a slight change in her mood.

She was sitting, not lying. She began drinking water and chewing her bone again. And finally, she was hungry.

Hallelujah, she was hungry.

Leia overcame her battle with parvo that week. Despite the odds (an 80 per-

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cent chance of death in her case), I conquered one of the most gut-wrenching weeks of my life. Of her life.

At this point, there was no question about it: Leia was my godsend and I, hers.

Thankfully, the rest of 2011 was uneventful.

Leia remained my loyal companion day after day. She was with me during four of my five moves. She happily accepted every new floor plan and backyard that came our way.

She was simply happy to be with me.

To be my friend.

In May 2012, when I made the muchneeded move from Visalia to Fresno, Leia rode shotgun in my little white Mitsubishi, her tongue in the wind.

Here in Fresno, we began our new life in a small, blue studio apartment complete with a lush grass yard and a fence. It is still our home today.

Looking back on the past three years, the happiest times of my life were spent with Leia.

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Our early mor ning walks helped with my depression. Her smart eyes and human tendencies (crying like a child, staring at me until I caved on an issue, ignoring me when she’s upset) provided a sense of security and friendship. Her obsessive licking when she knows I am down.

From the fur on her back to her dirty paws and her massive hammerhead, I love everything about my dog.

This is why next month will present an excruciating inner battle: giving my dog away.

As a fresh-out-of-college graduate, I will not have the means to provide for her the way she deserves. I won’t have the money for a house with a yard.

Every dog should have a yard, and if I cannot provide one for Leia, she deserves someone who can.

I won’t have the time to exercise with her or play — all my time will go into looking for a job. And when I find a job, I’ll be working and Leia would be alone.

Unless I stay in the Valley exactly where I am, I cannot keep her. The issue? I cannot build my life and career choices around my pet. In the end, it may negatively affect us both.

Am I a horrible pet parent? Was I selfish to adopt her, not knowing where we’d end up two years later?

I have yet to come to terms with my decision. I flip-flop daily, wondering if I could alter my life for the sake of my dog.

Would I be happy enough because I have her? Or will I regret jobs turned down years down the road when Leia may not even be around? Will she be happier on five acres of farmland, or will she know that I’ve abandoned her?

These are the thoughts, 24 hours a day, every day. And the truth is, I fear more for her well-being than I do for my loss.

At times, I wonder if not adopting Leia would have been a smart decision. I wouldn’t have to say goodbye. I wouldn’t have to face her loving another owner as she loved me.

I would never have known the greatness that is my dog, and in the end, her greatness outshines any doubt or worry weighing on upon heart.

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TEDX: Conference features VICTORY: Understanding speakers and performers from another point of view CONTINUED from page 3 Fresno, but also to change the world,” Niles Goins said.

Many may wonder, “What is TED?” TED began 25 years ago as a four-day conference in California and grew to support ideas with multiple initiatives that are meant to change the world. The annual TED conference, according to the TEDxFresnoState website, invites those in leadership to speak for 18 minutes on whatever they like, as long as the ideas they present are related to “ideas worth spreading.” All of the presentations at TED talks are made available for free on the organization’s website, www.ted.com.

The annual TED conference takes place each spring in Long Beach, Calif., and speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore and Gordon Brown, former prime minster of the United Kingdom.

Amanda Schreiber, a communication student, explained that the “x” in TEDxFresnoState represents an independently organized TED event and the name that follows describes the location. Fresno is an ideal location for a conference such as this because the community presents opportunities for individuals to make something ordinary into extraordinary, she added.

“TED is not something that can really be explained — It must be experienced,” she said.

Schreiber served on the stage-design team, as well as speaker liaison and a contact for one of the conference’s performers. Other students were assigned to teams of registration, finance, social media and video management.

What drew senior Deniaelle Hoppe to the class and working the event was

not only the opportunity to work under Niles Goins but also the opportunity to utilize her public speaking skills and enjoyed the idea of influencing and inspiring through communication.

Diego Rodriguez Garcia, also a senior communications student, said he thoroughly enjoyed working with Niles Goins and was excited to be a part of the event.

“I appreciate that [Niles Goins] allows for us to be proactive and have a significant say in how TEDxFresnoState will be,” Garcia said.

Garcia’s prior knowledge of TED and everything it represents assisted him in working as the social media manager, which required that he create and maintain TEDxFresnoState’s Facebook, Twitter and Fresno State web page. He also was given the responsibility of making sure the event and its organization process followed the procedure established.

G a rcia, much like Hoppe and Schreiber, counted this as a learning experience.

“I learned what is required in order to run a successful online campaign when starting from nothing,” he said.

He used other TEDx sites as examples to see how they operated and the amount of dedication and time required in order to have other people take interest in what is being done.

Those who would like to learn more about TEDxFresnoState can do so by visiting the event’s Fresno State page, fresnostate.edu/TEDxFresnoState, as well as liking its Facebook page and becoming a Twitter follower.

CONTINUED from page 3 society hopes to create awareness among the entire student body, as well as professors, on the different types of violence and how to overcome it positively. Delacruz also emphasized that violence in people comes from a “trigger and root cause,” and it is important for us to deal with that first.

“If you don’t know what is the trigger – what is triggering your anger, what is triggering your hatred – it’s kind of like a disease or a sickness,” he said. “You need to know the root cause to heal the problem. If you don’t recognize the root cause, how are you going to heal it? How are you going to solve that problem if you don’t recognize the problem?”

Delacruz wants to encourage youths to stand up against violence and teach others about peace and compassion.

If people were selfish, it is difficult for

them to keep an open mind and understand things from others’ point of view, he said, thus making it hard for them to accept certain things in life.

“Sometimes if we don’t share and be compassionate about good things in life, and we just think about ourselves and not care about others, it’s a kind of violence too,” he said. “It leads to passive thinking of just ‘Me, me, me. I don’t care about anybody else.’”

T h e B u d d h i s t Va l u e C re at i o n Society meets once every month on campus and studies the Lotus Sutra, which is the collection of their scriptures and the teachings of Nichiren, a Buddhist monk. They also learn how to apply these principles and philosophies in their daily lives, Yang said.

If interested in the Buddhist Value Creation Society, email at BVCS.2013@ gmail.com. Or if interested in SGI, visit the organization’s website at www.sgiusa.org or call at 559-221-4653.

DONATE: Library accepts books from variety of donors CONTINUED from page 3 tion and carry a particular theme is no issue. If, he said, a university democrat club donated books, they would also be gratefully accepted.

“Libraries, like universities, are about ideas,” Ebert said.

To have ideas, Ebert explained, one must look at all sides of an issue.

Several club members made books

suggestions.

Claire Hinkle, club president, suggested Michael Reagan’s book “The New Rea g an Revolution.” Moses Menchaca, vice president, suggested “Liberty and Tyranny” by attorney and radio pundit Mark Levin.

Finacial director Tyler Wilson said the political biographies are very helpful in understanding Republicans’ point of view.

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By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian

Two Fresno State alums teamed together to create Dwibbles, a website that focuses the favorite content of social media users into one easy-to-use website.

Kenneth Koontz, who studied computer science at Fresno State, came up with the idea behind Dwibbles.

“Dwibbles started as a side project about six months ago,” he said. “At the time, I felt as if I was spending too much time on my social networks.

“I felt the industry lacked something that brought social networks together and provided users with relevant social updates and news.”

Koontz be gan prog ramming the foundation of what would become the website.

He soon brought the idea to Eric Santos, who graduated from Fresno State with a business degree with a focus on entrepreneurship.

Santos was behind Soshowise, Inc., an online interface that allows people to connect to experts all over the world via webcam.

Santos admitted that, at first, he did not take the prospect seriously. But after a couple days while using social media with Koontz’s idea in mind, he began to realize the usefulness of the idea.

“I was pretty psyched about it after thinking about it for a while,” he said.

Excited by the prospect behind Dwibbles, Santos began helping Koontz by offering business expertise.

“I was giving feedback and helping

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Fresno State alums Eric Santos (left) and Kenneth Koontz have collaborated to develop their project Dwibbles.com, a social media aggregator website. The website beta launched on April 1.

while getting the name out there for the company, getting ready for the launch,” Santos said.

Koontz said the website’s most useful feature lies with its ability to read a person’s social media use and instantly recognize patterns. The program then discovers relatable content that the user may find interesting and makes it the higher focus.

“Dwibbles will recognize what the user finds interesting through their interactions with social media,” Koontz said. “Along with social interactions, Dwibbles will perfor m natural-lan-

guage processing to further iterate upon a more relevant feed.”

Dwibbles experienced its beta launch on April 1.

“The launch has been great and humbling,” Koontz said. “We really didn't know if others would like Dwibbles. We knew it was a good idea, but there are many good ideas.”

The website has accrued feedback from users. Since launch, more than 100 people have signed up for the service.

Jef f Macon, pro g ram mana g er for technology commercialization at the Lyles Center for Innovation and

Entrepreneurship, is helping with the project.

Macon said he is advising Koontz and Santos on what he, and the general populous, would like to see in Dwibbles. com.

“What is potentially interesting with Dwibbles is that it can sort by your interest level,” he said. “From what I understand, that is a differentiator compared to some other products out there, and it’s adding more and more services as it goes through its beta launch, then [we] can get it in a better position with those other products.”

Not everything has been smooth sailing since launch, Santos said. Last Thursday they experienced a temporary server crash, brought on by what he believes came from coverage of the website by The Business Journal, a local business newspaper.

The coverage brought an unexpected flux of traffic, which caused the server to overload.

“I guess it’s better than no one showing up,” Santos said.

In a couple of months, Santos believes that the website should be ready for the developers to start introducing it to the rest of the world.

Dwibbles supports Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, but more will be added over time.

“Once we get a little more traction, we’d actually like to start getting funding from angel investors or venture capitalists,” he said. “That’s probably the next big thing we’d like to do.”

To try out Dwibbles, head to the website: http://www.dwibbles.com.

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Spring Green keeps parks clean

By Jeff Smith The Collegian Spring Green, a volunteer event presented by the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning, built trails and planted trees Saturday mor ning to benefit children and students who will visit the parks and preservations in the future.

About 20 Fresno State students volunteered to plant trees in Hinton Community Center in southwest Fresno and build hiking trails at the Fine Gold Creek Preserve in the foothills.

Daniel Ward, a reflection facilitator for the Spring Green event, said there was a definite need for new trails to be built.

“It’s used for elementary school students to come and experience the outdoors,” he said.

Spring Green is one of three annual events put on by the Jan and Bud Richter Center for volunteers. The other two, Saving Fresno Day and Make A Difference Day, take place in the fall.

Song Vang, a reflection facilitator and participant in the building of the hiking trails, said many students from Fresno State hadn’t previously been to the mountains before, so it was a rewarding experience to see something they didn’t know existed.

“It’s just interesting to see their faces light up, so it provides them the opportunity,” Vang said. “If we didn’t build these trails, there would be no way for

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lot of times, students just volunteer because they are there, but for us, we go deeper with the history behind why Fresno State is connected with them.”

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Student volunteers, like Cristobal Mendoza, planted trees within the first hour of the Spring Green event before setting up posts and raking leaves in the Hinton Community Center park.

the buses to come up, and it would make it harder for the students to come up and walk to the creek.”

As a reflection facilitator, Vang was on-scene to interact with students, help them feel comfortable and help them have a good time.

“We just want to make an environment that is open and makes you feel comfortable, to feel as though they are one and are a team,” Vang said.

She said she liked to see the volun-

teers’ faces after a hard day’s work and wants to share the history of the area instead of the experience of pure manual labor.

“We interact with the students,” she said. “Prior to that, we really bring in the educational aspect of it. We bring in the story behind it and why we are doing the project we are doing. A lot of times, students just volunteer because

they are there, but for us, we go deeper with the history behind why Fresno State is connected with them.”

Spring Green takes place annually, and the Richter Center receives feedback from the volunteers that is designed to make the next event better for the volunteers.

Vang said she has gotten great feedback from students who had volunteered in the past tom make future events better.

Students that were sent to Hinton Park finished planting trees within the first hour and spent the rest of the time setting up posts, raking leaves and painting the park.

“When you get those people out there, they see the beauty that is inherent to the country,” Ward said. “They become more aware of their actions and ways that they can help keep this green area of this nice outdoor area going strong for an indefinite time.”

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Renee Delport, the special events coordinator of the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning, and a community member prepare posts to support newly planted trees at the Hinton Community Center on Saturday.

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'42' Review: Robinson biopic knocks it out of the park Movie Review

By Zack Edwards The Collegian The baseball movie is a tricky thing.

It can produce a films like “The Pride of the Yankees” or “Field of Dreams.”

Films as perfect and classic as Ken Griffey Jr.’s homerun swing. However, it can also produce “Benchwarmers” and “Major League: Back to the Minors,” which are more akin to Michael Jordan’s swing (ala not good), so it can really go either way. Fortunately, “42” is much closer to the former.

“42,” as the posters say, is the true story of an American legend. It tells the story of how Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) became the first African-American to break Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. However, as the film shows, he did not do it alone.

The idea was Branch Rickey’s (Harrison Ford), the Dodgers general

manager. In 1946, when the film begins, Rickey tells his staff that he wants to do something important for baseball and break the color barrier, because to him all money is the same, whether it comes from black fans or white fans. He says the only color he cares about is green.

He does not let a poor reception from his staff and the league stop him though, so he begins the search for the right player to make history. He decides

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Dr. Paul Oliaro, Vice President for Student Affairs and the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute Invites you to the

8th Annual Diversity Conference

“Goal: Increased Cross -Cultural Interaction at Fresno State”

Friday, april 26, 2013 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Satellite Student Union This will be a Charette Style process where participants will engage in developing a procedure that facilitates, acknowledges and rewards groups and individuals for cross-cultural interaction.

Lunch and morning/afternoon refreshments will be served.

For more Details and to register go to www.fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs/

Diversity Awareness Week April 21 21— —27 2013

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SCHEDULE: 'Dogs open MWC play against Broncos CONTINUED from page 7 The inaugural Mountain West Championship game is Dec. 7 and will be hosted at the home stadium of the division champion with the highest BCS ranking.

“Our staff and players are fired up to see our full 2013 schedule,” said Bulldogs coach Tim DeRuyter, who enters his second season at the Fresno State helm.

“It will be a great challenge to defend our MW championship, and we know that the

Red Wave will be excited to see these quality opponents coming to Bulldog Stadium. With 15 returning starters, including the MW Offensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, we are looking forward to an exciting fall.”

The rest of Fresno State’s nonconference schedule consists of games against Cal Poly (Sept. 7) at home and Colorado (Sept. 14) and Idaho (Oct. 5) on the road.

Unlike last season, when the Bulldogs played all their games on Saturdays, two games will

be played on Fridays and its season opener on a Thursday.

Fresno State will have two byes this season during the weeks of Oct. 12 and Nov. 16.

Three of the Bulldogs’ home games will be played in the first four weeks of the season, and eight of their 12 games will be played within state lines.

Fresno State concludes the season on Friday, Nov. 29, on the road against division rival San Jose State.

Te l ev i s i o n i n f o r m a t i o n and kickof f times will be announced later this spring.

FOCUS: 'Dogs host Broncos this weekend CONTINUED from page 7 leads the Mountain West in stolen bases with 60, a huge increase from last year’s total.

The Bulldogs’ single-season record for stolen bases is 75 and was set in 1980.

“We’re absolutely being more aggressive, which is great,” sophomore Kiley Shae Aldridge said.

“We have a great short game, so that’s what we’re going to use to our advantage. We’re going to be scrappy. We’re going to execute the bunt.

We’re going to move the runners over, and we’re going to try and score some runs.”

Fresno State will have three more three-game conference series after this weekend.

The Bulldogs will travel out of state lines for the first time this season next weekend for a road series against Colorado State.

Ford is confident the Bulldogs will find a groove in the second half of conference play.

“The key is to peak at the right time,” Ford said.

HAIR: Softball partners with Locks of Love

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of hair.

“It’s a little nerve-racking.

It’s a big change, but to know that it’s going to go to a good cause and to go to kids is reassuring. None of us are getting cold feet, but we’re definitely excited,” Runge said.

The Bulldogs’ primary focus will still be on the Boise State game, but for Aldridge, who said she last cut her hair her freshman year of high school, there remains some apprehension.

“I’m going to be so nervous. I know I am,” Aldridge said.

“Just thinking about the munity is a wonderful comhair stylist m u n i t y. O u r behind me players have t’s a little nerve-rackabout to snip done amazing ing. It’s a big change, it off. I’ll defithings with but to know that it’s going nitely be a litthis Locks For to go to a good cause.” tle bit nervous, Love, and I’m but it’ll go by really proud quick, and I — Diane Runge, of them.” know I’ll be so The Fresno Fresno State senior State softball happy with it afterwards. team will also “I’m going be holding to be a little sad to see it go, but a book drive with First Five I’m definitely happy that some- of Fresno today before the body else is going to be getting Bulldogs’ first game against it.” the Broncos. Fans who donate Added Fresno State coach books will receive free admisTrisha Ford: “Our softball com- sion to the game.

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SENIORS: Bulldogs pulled off upset last time around against Aggies CONTINUED from page 8 in MPSF play on Saturday in their final home game of the season.

Fresno State will conclude the regular season with road games against Saint Mary’’s on Wednesday and USC on April 20.

“I think we’ve improved from last year,” Pausewang said. “We had some really great opportunities. We just need to finish and be a consistent 60-minute team.

“That’s our biggest problem right now. It’s something that we’re working on and we know it’s an issue.”

Last season, it was the Bulldogs who played spoiler to the Aggies and their senior day.

Fresno State, which won its

first game in program history last season, concluded the regular season with an upset over a heavily favored Aggies squad on the road, 12-11, in overtime last year.

It was also the Bulldogs’ first conference win in program history.

This season, UC Davis is 3-8 overall and 0-4 in conference play.

“I think that it’s going to be a great game,” Pausewang said.

“I think that if we come out and fix those problems I think we’re a force to be reckoned with. I know how bad they want it, and I want it to translate to how they’re playing on the field.”

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Major League Baseball

Big-league Bulldogs Scheppers establishing himself in Texas Rangers bullpen

By Damian Marquez The Collegian The Fresno State baseball team has had no shortage of players get their chance to play professional baseball in recent years.

Since 2003, Fresno State has seen 47 of its players get their names called in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. That number has taken a huge jump since Fresno State won the 2008 College World Series.

Since that winning run, it appears as if Major League Baseball scouts have started to pay a little more attention to what is going on at Fresno State. There have been 26 Bulldogs drafted since 2008.

And it appears as if one of those “Wonderdogs” has found a permanent place in the majors.

Fresno State’s ace in 2008 was Tanner Scheppers, but because of an injury, he was unable to pitch during the College World Series.

He was drafted in the second round by the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 2008 draft, but failed to sign with the team by the deadline. One year later, the Texas Rangers took their chance on the hard-throwing right hander and drafted him with the 44th overall pick.

Scheppers had his cup of coffee with the Rangers in 2012, appearing in 39 games and posting a 1-1 record with a 4.45

ERA. Now in his second year with the Rangers, Scheppers is off to a fast start. He has already pitched in four games. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 4 1/3 innings of work.

Scheppers is one of three former Fresno State pitchers in the majors, joining Matt Garza and Doug Fister.

Garza was originally slated to be the Chicago Cubs Opening Day starter, but a lat injury forced him to start the season on the 15-day disabled list.

Fister is a key part of the defending American League champion Detroit Tigers starting rotation. He picked up the win in his first start of the season. He started Thursday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

And finally, missing from this list is Casey McGehee.

The infielder spent the previous five seasons in the majors with the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs.

But this past of fseason, the 2003 draft pick signed a deal with the Rakuten Golden Ea gles of Japan’s Pacific League for $1.3 million.

Stay tuned for Monday’s edition to find out where the rest of the former Bulldogs have been assigned.

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Softball

Players to donate hair to children in need

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

S a t u r d ay ’ s M o u n t a i n West Conference home game against Boise State won’t be just any average game for the Fresno State softball team.

Fresno State will take the field at Bulldog Diamond at 6 p.m. and take on the Broncos in the second match of the series.

But after the game, student-athletes Diane Runge, Kiley Shae Aldridge, Taylor Langdon and Maria Sio – along with 13 other participants – will take the field again.

They will be donating their hair to Locks of Love, a public nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged

children in the country who are suffering from long-term medical hair loss.

Players and participants – who also include Fresno State assistant coach Carly Wynn and Boise State head coach Erin Thorpe – will line up from home plate to the pitching circle after the game to donate their hair.

Seven hair stylists will be on hand to cut hair following the game. Each participant will donate a minimum of 10 inches of hair.

“It’ll be exciting,” said Runge, who will be cutting off and donating a whole foot of hair. “Some of the girls and I have been talking about it for quite a while. It takes a long time to grow 10 inches

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See HAIR, Page 7

Fresno State softball players Diane Runge, left, and Kiley Shae Aldridge are going to donate their hair to children in need after Saturday's game.

Seniors to be honored in home finale The Fresno State lacrosse team, in its fifth year of existence, continues to grow in its senior class -- from the two seniors that were sent off near the end

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of the season last year to the 10 that have led the Bulldogs through this season.

F resno State will honor its 10 seniors – Paula Badali, Taylor Fiehler, Natalie Harrington, Lauren Natale, Vanessa Swalwell, Sophie Walker, Sara

Brad Soo / The Collegian

Fresno State will play six games at home and six on the road in 2013, the Mountain West Conference announced Thursday when it finalized its matchup dates.

The Bulldogs, the reigning co-Mountain West champions, will start conference play on Friday, Sept. 20, against Boise State at Bulldog Stadium.

Fresno State will kick off the season at home on Thursday, Aug. 29, against Rutgers.

The Bulldogs play their first game in the conference’s West Division on the road against Hawaii on Sept. 28.

Also in the West Division are: San Diego State, Nevada, UNLV and San Jose State (which, along with Utah State, will make the jump from the WAC to the Mountain West this summer).

See SCHEDULE, Page 7

Weber, Sarah Weeks, Katie Wilbur and Margaret Wolford – before Saturday’s 1 p.m. home finale against UC Davis at Bulldog Stadium.

“It’s been great having their leadership,” Fresno State coach Jessica Pausewang said.

“I’m really happy with what they’ve contributed to the program, and I think they want to show it in the next couple of games and really leave their mark. It’s going to be really nice getting a chance to honor them for all their work.”

Fresno State is coming off an 18-8 loss to Oregon on Wednesday in Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play.

The Bulldogs (2-10, 0-5 MPSF) fell into a 7-1 hole 14 minutes into regulation against the Ducks after getting an early 1-0 lead off an unassisted Harrington goal.

“I think that as a team we came out strong and scored the first goal,” Pausewang said.

“We had a really good run toward the end of the first half. Oregon’s a good team, and the way we played against them has been some of the best I’ve ever seen us play against them.”

The Bulldogs will take on UC Davis

Fresno State's Sara Weber (19) and nine other seniors will be honored before Saturday's 1 p.m. game against UC Davis at Bulldog Stadium.

See SENIORS, Page 7

Softball

'Dogs focus on basics against Broncos

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian Fresno State softball coach Trisha Ford said that the young Bulldogs have had to lear n some tough lessons, thrown away some games and that she “would’ve liked us to be a little bit more on the W side.”

The Bulldogs’ recent loss on Wednesday against CSU Bakersfield was one in which Fresno State rallied in the seventh inning and scored two run, but lost 5-4 from a walk-off single in the bottom inning.

F re s n o S t at e ( 22 - 1 8 , 3 - 3 Mountain West Conference) hosts Boise State this weekend at Bulldog Diamond in a threegame conference series.

The key for the Bulldogs, Ford said, will be focusing on the fundamentals, the things

“W

e're trying to gain experience and learn from the things that we haven't done so well on. We're scrappy. We're going to put it together.”

— Diane Runge, Fresno State senior “we can control.”

“The things we can control are working ahead, keeping the ball down, executing bunts and stealing bases – those types of things,” Ford said.

The Broncos enter the series 17-19-1 and 1-2 in Mountain West play, with Fresno State leading the all-time series 9-4.

Juniors Devon Bridges and

Tara Glover and senior Holly Bourke are all batting .330 or better.

“We’re definitely young.

We’re trying to put everything together,” said Fresno State senior Diane Runge.

“We’re trying to gain experience and learn from the things that we haven’t done so well on. We’re scrappy. We’re going to put it together, and I think the fans have seen that. We’ve come from behind quite a bit, and we’ve banded together.”

The Bulldogs won their first Mountain West series against Nevada 2-1 at home, but fell 1-2 to UNLV last weekend on the road.

Fresno State is playing the bases more aggressively and See FOCUS, Page 7

Khlarissa Agee / The Collegian

Bunting and stealing bases have been the new style of play for the Bulldogs this season. They host Boise State at Bulldog Diamond this weekend.