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BULLDOGS FOR RECOVERY

ONE STEP CLOSER TO RECOVERY

By Chueyee Yang | @TheCollegian

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

(Top) Scott S., a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, with bracelets he wears that hold meaning to him, Thursday, April 7, 2016. The yellow and blue bracelets are for Scott’s cousin who was a drug user and committed suicide and also represent when Scott contemplated suicide. He wears bracelets with the names of his daughters Scottlyn Love and Journey Sky. The “drugs kill” bracelets represent Scott’s recovery. (Above) Scott holds a photo of himself in 2012 during his years of substance abuse.

No one else could make this decision for him – Scott S. was the only one who had the power to take back control of his life. “I was the last person to know until I looked in the mirror that I had a problem,” Scott said. “To look at myself and say, ‘You know what? It’s you dude. Don’t blame it on anything else. Don’t blame it on your PTSD. Don’t blame it on your parents. It’s you.’” “That was one thing with going into recovery – getting over the denial and becoming honest,” he said. Scott, who is majoring in recreational therapy at Fresno State, is now a student volunteer at Bulldogs for Recovery, a campus program that provides students who are in re-

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STUDENT UNION

New location, new design – new ‘bold’ USU in the making By Jeanine Fiser | @TheCollegian Fresno State has a new student union, but for the moment it only exists as a few artistic renderings, colorful floor plans and in the minds of a committee of administrators. This “bold new union” and its feasibility were discussed by Dr. Frank R. Lamas, Vice President for Student Aﬀairs and Enrollment Management, and Provost Lynnette Zelezny at a forum for student and faculty feedback on Tuesday. Lamas shared a general floor plan of the proposed 100,000 square foot, three-story building that would house retail food space, a ballroom, many multi-use

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Ricky Gutierrez • The Collegian

Dr. Frank Lamas speaking at the Bold New Union about the new student union facility that is in the plans to be constructed in the next four years. The event was held at the Kremen Education Building on April 12th.

OPINION

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JUST CENTRAL VALLEY THINGS VALLEY NATIVES

A guide to experiences unique to people who grew up in the Valley By Megan Bronson @Bronsosuarus

There some thing that are unique to Central Valley people. We are in the middle of one of the most diverse states in America. Of course we have our own idiosyncrasies as we live between the bustling Bay Area and the low key Los Angeles area. As we try to cut our own paths that combine the best parts of those above and below us, here are some things that only Central Valley natives encounter. We don’t really get Mystery Spot stickers. We have all been and it is a really cool place, but what is the fascination with slapping a gross yellow bumper sticker on your car to prove that you visited Santa Cruz one time? We have all thought about buying a Bear Republic shirt. You know, the ones with the California flag on it somehow. You are browsing in the mall and you stop pushing hangers and wonder if you need a shirt that says “California” on it. But then you keep pushing hangers because you are California enough. We judge other people on their water use. “Oh? Someone left the faucet running while soaping up their hands? We are in a drought! Shame on you!” Our eyes narrow and we send out passive aggressive tweets with “#DroughtShaming.” We always know the best places to get tacos. In any part of town, in any neighboring city. We all know where the roach coaches reside and the telltale scent of

Managing Editor for The Collegain, Diana Giraldo, proves that she is from the Central Valley by posing for a photo at Yosemite for social media.

roasting asada draws us in. Even if we are in a city we have never been before, a Central Valley resident can size up a taqueria by just standing in it. If there are no nopales or housemade chips, we bounce. We generally know how to spell methamphetamine without having to think about it anymore. We all have that one friend who dresses like a cowboy. He wears immaculate boots to class that make you wonder if he has ever set foot in a dairy or farm, and he often wears a Carhartt in

the winter. Somehow he has a slight southern accent and is infatuated with chewing tobacco. We all have a photo on Facebook taken at Yosemite. It has probably been our profile photo at one point. But who cares? We live next to the most beautiful park in the world that people travel from all over to see. So rock that cover photo of Half Dome with the amaro filter. We have argued over whether french fries belong in burritos. It certainly isn’t authentic, but it tastes fantastic. But fries take up

much needed space that could be used for more carnitas. But it is literally called “The Californian” when you order a burrito with fries. The debate continues. We have low key tried to put our hair in a man bun. We saw it become popular in Southern California, and then spread to Northern California. We were bewildered at first, but now we are stealthily taking rubberbands in our bathrooms when alone to see if we can rock the look before we admit that we cannot and brush it out.

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We usually own an umbrella, but we can never find it when we need it because we haven’t had to think about using it since the last time that it rained – like a year ago. We are one of those lucky and special places that gets to decide what our culture is because we have such a diverse population. So cheers to the Central Valley, and cheers to our irreplaceable experiences.

Paul Vieira • The Collegian

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Discussion addresses plans for a new USU building STUDENT UNION from Page1

meeting spaces and a faculty development center. This plan places the new union where Taco Bell is located, so the building would sit near Speech Arts, the Henry Madden Library and across from the current student union. “When we were looking at all of this we were looking at the synergy of the various buildings,” Lamas said. “The synergy was not to recreate the things that in the library, the one union and this one - it was more to have a synergy and make this middle of the campus just an outstanding place for people to come.” Lamas said plans are to not recreate any things in the union but floor plans for the new union propose offices for Associated Students Inc. The organization’s offices are located in the current USU. Lamas said plans for the new student union were set into motion after the Association of College Unions International visited campus during Spring 2015 and spoke with faculty, staff and students to gauge the needs of Fresno State. A feasibility study was approved by University President Joseph I. Castro. Lamas said so far the budget for the study itself that hired Stantec, a higher education architecture firm, to create the vision for a new USU is around $100,000. “I don’t have the number off the top of my head,” Lamas said. “I believe it was a $100,000 for the study. Just off the top of my head I don’t remember the exact number, plus the bills are coming in and out and so there’s a certain amount we’ve allocated but that doesn’t mean that we’re going to spend all that.”

Although Lamas said he didn’t have specific numbers, earlier in the semester he said a new USU would probably cost at least $60 million to $80 million. Funding for the building would need to come from a number of sources if it gets approved. “If we were to move ahead, in terms of funding the building we would have to look at private donations, we would have to look at possibility of student fees and whatever other, if there were any operating funds we could put towards this project,” Lamas said. The project would be completed in four years, Lamas said. After another feedback session is held on April 27 and online feedback is collected, Lamas, Zelezny and their committee will present the information to the president’s cabinet. “At that point we will look if we are getting enough positive feedback that hey ya this is a priority, then we’ll move ahead,” Lamas said. “Next year we would go to a referendum in April, if it passes then we move ahead and it would probably be three or four years from there for the building to be in place.” The conversation eventually turned to one of the hottest campus topics: parking. At first, faculty were concerned the proposed location of the new union would take away a large portion of their parking lot. Lamas said only one row could possibly be lost. “That was one of the conditions with Stantec, fit it in there and don’t take a lot parking because then the provost and I would need flack jackets,” Lamas

said. Then others in the crowd began to wonder how the administrators plan on accommodating the increased demand for parking the union would likely generate. Lamas said parts of the university’s master plan propose increasing available parking. Zelezny said they will take steps to understand the priorities of students and faculty before

“I’m not a parking car,” Zelezny said, “but one of the things we’re trying to think about here is the sequencing of things, and what are the things we want to move forward on to make this campus a showcase. Parking is important, but we’re trying to give some legacy ideas. Let us know through feedback, though, if parking does need to take a higher priority.”

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Paul McCartney comes to the Save Mart Center

Sir Paul McCartney, one of the two surviving members of the iconic band The Beatles, kicks oﬀ his world tour Wednesday at the Save Mart Center in Fresno. As a part of his One on One Tour, McCartney’s Fresno stop is one of only six American cities, and Fresno is his only stop in California. The 18-time Grammy Award-winning artist is known for writing, along with the late John Lennon, “Let it Be,” “Live and Let Die,” and “Hey Jude.” The show begins at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. The three-hour spectacle will feature his greatest hits from the last 50 years. Traﬃc congestion is expected by the Save Mart Center from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Concert goers and night students are encouraged to arrive early and allow extra travel time due to the heavy volume of traffic around campus at that time.

The tale about a frog prince in a diﬀerent perspective

The Theatre for Young Audiences will performance “The Frog Prince”, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 16, at the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre in the university’s Speech Arts Building. The play is a contemporary adaptation by David Mamet and is directed by J. Daniel Herring of the traditional children’s story by the Brothers Grimm. The play will feature the prince who turns into a frog after falling under a spell of a mysterious peasant woman. After being turned into a frog, the prince attempts to befriend a young milkmaid in an attempt to find a pure and honest woman to break the spell. The free performance is targeted toward all ages. The free performance’s seating will be on the first come, first serve basis due to limited availability. Parking will be free for both shows.

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SPRING BREAK

Students use spring break to help community

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Students who participated in Fresno State’s Alternative Spring Break program share their experiences of volunteering with Scout Island, Stone Soup, and the Ronald McDonald House for spring break, during the Alternative Spring Break 2016 Celebration and Reception on Friday, April 8, 2016.

By Justin Johnson @TheCollegian

Alternative Spring Break ran March 21 through the 24 as students dedicated their time to diﬀerent teams working with children, families and the environment in their community. “Each team varied, depending on what each team decided to do,” said Ramiro Merino Diaz, Stone Soup team leader and communications major. “There was Ronald McDonald who did home prepared meals, upholstery and planting. Scout Island did invasives specie removal, reforestation and

river clean up, and my team did science, technology, engineering and math. We had a beautification project and then we had our spring carnival the last day.” Students gathered Friday in the University Student Union to share their experiences. “Today, we are doing the Alternative Spring Break reception and presentation, this is where the students get the opportunity to give their presentation of what they did throughout the spring break,” said Marina Aguileria, a public health major. She has participated in the program for six years.

The room was filled with a sea of blue T-shirts that read “Alternative Spring Break 2016,” worn by all those who volunteered. The backs read the hashtag “ASBethechange.” “The thing that motivated me to do this would be my friend who participated last semester. He did this program, and he invited me to a reception, and when he invited me to it, I got really involved and started as a co-team leader with him,” said Bernave Tinajero, a chemistry major. All three groups presented the organizations they worked with and shared their experiences with a PowerPoint presentation

that documented their journey over spring break. “It’s been a great experience. I myself have been able to grow and also having the opportunity of mentoring the students to kind of make a diﬀerence in the community,” said Aguileria. All the students said volunteering made them feel good and expressed concern for improving their community. “I would tell everyone to be open about getting involved because I was not really a student that was involved in school,” said Tinajero.

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BLACK LIVES MATTER

Black Power Movement revisited on campus By Justin Johnson @TheCollegian

Students were packed inside the Industrial Technology Building at Fresno State to hear Melina Abdullah, chair of Pan-African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles and Black Lives Matter organizer. The event was sponsored by the Fresno State Afrikan/Black Coalition, African-American Edge Initiative and the California Faculty Association, Fresno chapter. Her lecture was titled, “The Rise of the New Black Power Movement: Black Studies, Black Students and Black Lives Matter.” The talk began with Abdullah noting the recent death of Wakiesha Wilson and advising the room to write down her name. Abdullah proceeded to tell the story of the 36-year-old Los Angeles woman, who police claim committed suicide while in their custody. She said the oﬃcial story given by authorities about Wilson’s death doesn’t make sense. The Wilson family also doesn’t believe Wakiesha committed suicide. The discussion then transitioned to black people claiming their own identity and not the one marketed and assigned to them by pop culture and “the colonial capitalist state.” She cited Bill Cosby as an example of the “state and the corporate media machine producing a white-friendly mold as to what it is to be black.” “I think the black community is uneducated about their own history. All they know about is Martin Luther King and the basic figures,” said Keyauna Morris, a mass

communication and journalism major. The acknowledgment of state-sanctioned violence is nothing new, Abdullah pointed out. She talked about the life and murder of Chicago Black Panther Fred Hampton. The reason she said she focused in on Hampton is because in his speeches he challenged us to constantly ask ourselves what side we’re on. Abdullah then explained that she believes that between the Black Power Movement in 1978 up to the Black Lives Matter movement of today, there has been a campaign to fool the black community into believing its interests were the same as the interests of the ruling class. “There are informants. The system tries to set up ways of gaining access to movements, and that’s not surprising,” she said. “One of the important things to consider during this current era is the role of the Patriot Act and the amount of money that is invested in surveillance now.” She pointed out corporate media consolidation and urged students to seek out alternative media outlets. In a question-answer session following the lecture, a student asked Abdullah if she feels like the two-party political system has been oppressing black lives, and her response was, “Hell yeah.” Abdullah said she hoped that people would understand their power. “Whatever you vision and imagine and work toward is what you can have,” Abdullah said. “President Obama has not done enough on this issue. I think he’s an unauthentic leader for black people. He’s been unwilling to really advance the issues of

Khone Saysamongdy • The Collegian

Dr. Melina Abdullah gives a presentation on the Black Lives Matter movement and how it pertains to higher education in the Industrial Tech Building, April 11, 2016. Abdullah is also the chair Department of Pan-African Studies at California State University of Los Angeles.

black folks.” She explained that the Black Lives Matter Movement interests aren’t aligned with those of the ruling class, because the two

party system is controlled by corporations, which is also why the Black Lives Matter Movement doesn’t identify with any of the presidential candidates.

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Campus program provides resources for students in recovery RECOVERY from Page 1 covery a place to connect. “Bulldogs for Recovery is really an eﬀort to be a resource for Fresno State students who are on this campus right now that are currently in recovery,” said Kathy Yarmo, health promotion and wellness services coordinator for the student health and counseling center. After receiving a $10,000 grant from Transforming Youth Recovery in 2015, Fresno State launched Bulldogs for Recovery, which includes resources such as Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meetings and Bulldogs for Recovery open meetings. AA meetings are located in the Bark Park room at the Student Recreation Center on Thursdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. “It’s a 12-step group that’s based on the AA 12-step model, and they’re two students who have come forward to run the meetings,” Yarmo said. Scott who is a recovering alcoholic and drug addict and one of the two students, got involved with Bulldogs for Recovery when Yarmo asked him to attend a conference with her. “I seeked the drug of methamphetamine, and that’s all I really wanted to do,” Scott said, “I would just seek that versus wanting to spend time with my family.” Scott said recovery is an ongoing, dayto-day process. “I’m not healed; my brain will always be wired to like alcohol – always be wired to

like the smell, the feel – everything about marijuana and methamphetamine, and the way it made me feel,” Scott said. His recovery process started when he hit bottom, he said. “My wife left with my kid. My life fell apart, and I had no other choice if I wanted to keep my family,” Scott said, “and I had no other choice if I wanted to live because I was on a sure track to die.” Although his friends and family members were aware of his addictions, he was the last person to realize it. That was before 2013. Today, Scott has an associate degree in alcohol and drug abuse counseling and is majoring in recreational therapy. Although Scott has an associate degree in counseling, “he’s not oﬀering any kind of therapy, it’s not therapeutic. It’s more peerto-peer,” Yarmo said. “When students come here, they’re not talking to a licensed-mental health person,” Yarmo said. “This is really an opportunity to talk to fellow students that are in recovery. So it’s not facilitated by a licensed person. It’s a fellow student.” Bill E. was one of the first people who approached Yarmo, seeking advice and resources. “I came on campus and looked for a recovery program, a 12-step program, and I couldn’t find one,” he said. Bill, 61, is a child development major who is in recovery for being an alcoholic and a drug addict.

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Scott S., a recovering alcoholic and drug addict, shows a picture of him and his daughter taken approximately five years ago during his years of substance abuse, Thursday, April 7, 2016.

He spent part of his life trying to get away from alcohol and drugs. However, “people were always bringing them by,” he said. “I just couldn’t get away.” “It got to the point where I was losing my job; my family was moving away,” he said. “I was getting sick and tired of drugs.” As an escape route, he move to Tulare County in hopes to get away from drugs and alcohol. However, “[it] turned out to be like the capital of methamphetamine and a lot of marijuana is grown there,” he said. He hit bottom, and he did not want to go on anymore, he said. As a result, in August 2011, he reached out to a friend who helped him start his recovery process. “Recovery for me has been nothing but a blessing – it has changed my life around,” Bill said. Semesters later, Fresno State now has resources for students who are in recovery. Joe, a 34-year-old nursing student, whose name was changed for this story, is currently in recovery from being an alcohol and drug addict. The steps to his addiction started when he attended his friend’s brother’s party, where he drank alcohol, hoping to impress others. “I was trying to impress so I started drinking,” Joe said. “I took 12 shots of Jose Cuervo tequila and probably got alcohol

poisoning the first time I got drunk.” As part of his recovery process, he has been attending AA meetings on campus. “It’s really about one alcoholic – one addict – sharing their experience and talking to another,” Joe said. Along with AA meetings, students have the option to attend Bulldogs for Recovery open meetings, which take place on Mondays at 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Health Center Library. Yarmo said, “It’s just an opportunity for students to get together and have the space with other students in recovery.” The open meetings are where students who are recovering can connect with others who are also in recovery as well as share their stories. “Right now it’s very open,” Yarmo said. “If the students just want to commiserate about their classes, they can do that. If they want to share their personal stories of what brought them into recovery, [they can do that].” Although Bulldogs for Recovery just launched this semester, “my hope is that this will help make Fresno State just that much more welcoming to a more diverse population, including those in recovery,” Yarmo said. “You don’t have to be in this alone,” she said. “You can reach out to others that have been through this.”

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SPORTS

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BASEBALL

Errors, pitching woes cost ‘Dogs in 7-3 loss to Pacific

Fresno State junior infielder Ryan Dobson (right) dives and retreats back toward first base during Tuesday’s 7-3 loss to Pacific at Pete Beiden Field.

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Although the Fresno State baseball team out-hit Pacific 10-7 in Tuesday’s home matchup, the Bulldogs surrendered a threerun lead in the early innings while allowing seven unanswered runs, ultimately falling to the Tigers 7-3. Despite being down 7-3 with two outs left in the game, the ‘Dogs still had a shot. With the bases loaded, senior Brody Russell was at the plate with the potential game-tying run but the outfielder couldn’t generate any oﬀense and struck out to end the ballgame. “We had guys in scoring position all night but their pitchers did a great job and beat our hitters in the clutch,” Fresno State head coach Mike Batesole said. “We had guys on base all day and we had 10 hits but when it mattered, their pitchers beat our

hitters.” Early on the game was diﬀerent story as the ‘Dogs began the game clicking on all cylinders as junior outfielder Austin Guibor got things going, recording the first hit of the game with a single to right field in the opening inning. Russell followed with another hit to reach first base advancing Guibor and junior outfielder Jake Stone followed as he crushed a single to right field to drive in Guibor from second base. Later in the inning, Stone stole second base, allowing Russell to steal home and take a 2-0 lead. Soon after, junior infielder Scott Silva, who has been hitting very well as of late, hit another single which brought Stone home to extend the Bulldog lead to 3-0. In the second inning, the Tigers bats seemed to wake up as senior infielder J.J. Wagner crushed a home run to center field

and put the first points of the night on the board for Pacific and close the gap to two runs. In the top of the fourth inning, senior outfielder Gio Brusa hit a two-run homerun for the Tigers, his sixth of the season, to tie the game at three apiece. Senior infielder Louis Mejia followed with a double down the in-field line to score in fellow outfielder Nate Verlin and give the Tigers their first lead of the game at 4-3. The Tigers’ home-run derby continued as sophomore catcher Lucas Halstead hit a solo home run to right field, which allowed them to begin to pull away with a 5-3 lead in the seventh inning. In the top of ninth inning junior Blake Barry doubled to score in Halstead and a wild pitch from senior pitcher Dylan Lee helped score Barry and extended Pacific’s lead to 7-3. “We walked too many guys and three of

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them scored,” Batesole said. “We didn’t do a good job behind the plate. We had three balls that should’ve been blocked and those [errors] ended up costing us. Those are things that we’ll have to clean up.” The ‘Dogs have now lost five of their last six but will have an opportunity to turn things around this weekend when they host Nevada for a three-game series. “This team has been on some runs,” Batesole said. “We win and get on some [winning] streaks and we lose and get on some [losing] streaks. But the big picture is we’re 21-13 and our RPI [rating percentage index] and strength of schedule are outstanding. If the season ends today, we’re going to be in the [NCAA] Regionals but it doesn’t end today. We’ve got to hit another [win] streak or two before we’re done.”

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‘Dogs honored at team awards banquet By Collegian Staff @TheCollegian

Fresno State’s Time Out Club recognized the men’s basketball team for its championship season Monday at the Belmont Country Club. During the fan-based organization’s end-of-the-year awards banquet, head coach Rodney Terry and the coaching staﬀ honored player for their eﬀorts during the 2015-16 season in which the team picked up 25 wins, won the Mountain West Tournament title and earned an NCAA Tournament bid. “I am very proud of the young men in our program for how they came together as a team,” Terry said. “We fought through adversity and brought home a Mountain West Conference championship to the Valley. Our seniors have built the foundation for our program going forward.” 2015-16 Fresno State Men's Basketball – Team Awards

(Note: A "Level 5" distinction represents championship level production, eﬀort and attitude.) Level 5 Teammate of the Year Grant Shell Level 5 Student-Athlete of the Year Sam Bittner Level 5 Bulldog of the Year Terrell Carter II Level 5 Player of the Year Marvelle Harris Coaches' Award Jahmel Taylor Bulldog Awards Cezar Guerrero, Marvelle Harris and Julien Lewis 1,000/2,000-Point Scorers Marvelle Harris (2,031 points) Julien Lewis (1,276 points) Cezar Guerrero (1,147 points) Weight Room Award Karachi Edo Most Valuable Player Marvelle Harris

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Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry and the men’s basketball team celebrate after winning the Mountain West Tournament title on March 12 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.