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State rep. visits campus, pushes bill

By Joe Bailey The Collegian State Assembly majority leader Alberto Torrico visited the Fresno State campus Thursday afternoon, speaking at a rally aimed at gaining student awareness and backing for his “Fair Share for Fair Tuition” bill, Assembly Bill 656.

Approximately 60 students gathered in the Peace Garden, rallying to support AB 656. The measure would impose a 12.5 percent severance tax on oil that is extracted from California. It is estimated that the bill would raise $2 billion annually.

The proceeds generated will fund the Califor nia Higher Education

Endowment Corporation, which would annually allocate revenues to the threetiered college system in California.

Fifty percent would go to the California State University (CSU) system, 25 percent to University of California schools, and 25 percent to community colleges.

Torrico said he is disappointed in the way the state chooses to spend its money, and said this bill would give students a break in tuition costs.

“What do we get for all the money we spend on prisons?” Torrico said. “Total and abject failure. There is a direct correlation with all the money we spend on prisons and all the money we spend on higher education.”

Torrico added that California is the

only state in the country that does not tax oil companies for extracting the valuable natural resource. He said that he was given a chance to go to college,

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State Assembly majority leader Alberto Torrico spoke to a crowd of about 60 in the Free Speech Area while pushing AB 656.

and this is a way to give the current generation the same opportunity.

“I was the first person in my family to go to college,” Torrico said. “California gave me and my brothers a chance to go to college. Those doors of opportunity are closing.”

The bill has yet to gain Republican support, Torrico said he is going to college campuses around the country to build up a grassroots movement for the bill.

“Politics are broken in Sacramento,” Torrico said. “That’s why we’re trying to get people involved in the campaign.

They need to hear the struggles of the people.”

Whitney Thompson, a member of See BILL, Page 6

Science building unveils info center

The Science and Health Career Information Center, aimed to answer President Barack Obama’s call for more students in health, science and engineering fields, opened at Fresno State Wednesday. President John Welty, Provost William Covino, the dean of the College of Science and Mathematics Andrew Rogerson and others took part in the ribbon cutting, which was followed by an open house. Science building 136 will offer information to students and potential students about programs and careers; connections with advisers; and guidance to support services. The center also houses the Health Careers Opportunity and PreHealth Scholars programs, a joint venture with the University of California, San Francisco’s Fresno Latino Center for Medical Education and Research. The center will provide information on such programs as forensic science, biotechnology, computer science, and physics, as well as others.

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Could the iPad revolutionize education?

By Tara Albert The Collegian With hundreds of thousands sold in the first two weeks, iPads have been a big hit in stores. But how will they be received at Fresno State?

Wes Crockett, an information technolo g y consultant for the Henry Madden Library, said it is definitely a possibility that the iPad will be used as an educational tool, but it needs many adjustments first.

“The possibilities are fairly endless in educational use,” Crockett said. “It comes down to if developers go in that direction or not.”

Crockett said the iPad could be a beneficial study tool for students, because it is lightweight and portable. Also, the device makes searching for information much easier.

“You can do searches through the text, rather than going to the index every time,” he said.

However, Crockett said the functionality of the iPad as a study tool depends

on the student.

“Every student is going to react to it differently,” Crockett said. “I think it will work for a lot of students, and it will not work for a lot of students.”

Crockett said he still prefers to read books in their print form.

“I’ve always been a fan of having a physical book in front of me,” he said.

Crockett said the library might eventually loan out iPads to students who want digital copies of books if all of the legal issues get worked out. He added that this process would take several years, but he is hopeful.

“I’m curious to see how the institution adopts them,” Crockett said.

Otto Benavides, the technology director for the Kremen School of Education and Human Development, said he is exploring the possibilities the iPad has in education. He said the iPad may provide students with the ability to carry all of the material they need for their classes in one device, rather than having to carry several textbooks.

He said he is also researching the

possibility of cutting textbook costs by only requiring students to purchase digital copies of specific chapters that teachers will use, rather than having to buy an entire textbook.

Benavides said the application of the iPad as an educational device will take some time.

“It is something that is not going to happen tomorrow,” Benavides said. “We’re preparing for the future.”

Susan Bartel, the book department manager of the Kennel Bookstore, said there is a definite possibility that the iPad will be used as

a textbook reader, but it needs a lot of adjusting. She said students need time to adapt to the digital form.

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I’m with the team

The Weir’d Life Matt Weir

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e all know someone who seems to care way too much about “their team,” especially now that the NHL playoffs have officially begun. All of the closet hockey fans, die-hards and bandwagon fans alike have started to bust out the jerseys, hats and other apparel that contributes to their collective “swag.”

They won’t shut up about ‘em, they can’t go one day without checking the stats online, and they keep referring to themselves as a part of the team.

Ladies and gentlemen, that someone is me.

I am a born and raised die-hard San Jose Sharks fan. You could cut my arm open and I would bleed teal during the winter and spring months.

When I talk about the San Jose Sharks, many times you will hear me refer to them as “we.” This is not because I consider myself a part of the hockey team (as much as I would enjoy that).

It is simply because I am referring to the entire community that is involved with the team. This includes, but is not limited to, the players, the coaches, the trainers, SJ Sharkie, the fans, the TV broadcasters, the radio broadcasters, the arena employees, the Zamboni drivers and the sponsors.

You may think to yourself “Matt, those people are not all on the ice, and they are not the ones putting the pucks in the net.” You would be correct.

But as a person who played hockey (and participated in a few other sports here and there), I know that the system of sup-

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port off the ice is something that no one can put a price on. Watching a few player interviews would be all it takes to prove it. When the crowd is into the game, yelling, screaming, chanting and even booing, it amps the players up. It lets them know they are playing for a reason.

Not only that, if the fans didn’t come to the games, where would the money to pay the Zamboni driver come from? If there was no Zamboni driver, how would the ice get resurfaced between periods? If the ice didn’t get resurfaced, how would the players play the game? You see what I’m saying?

We’re all important.

So while I may not be sitting on the bench, facing off at center ice, or even driving the Zamboni, I know that my support contributes to the overall end result of the season.

When I say that the Sharks are the best team in the National Hockey League, that it’s the best season we’ve ever had or that we won last night, I am talking about the actual team.

But, I’m also talking about the rest of us.

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Corrections: • A front-page article that ran on Wednesday March 24, 2010, in The Collegian titled “Antiquated textbooks sent overseas” referred incorrectly to one of two programs that donates unused books and textbooks. The Collegian retracts the original article following notification that reporter Aaron Warn fabricated information that may have misled readers. As of the date of publication, Eric York was not the local president of the Golden Key International Honour Society. The current president of Golden Key International Honour Society is Gagandeep Aulakh. And while York may have previously worked for the organization, he did not agree to a formal interview. The article also incorrectly stated how the organization receives books. Golden Key International Honour Society receives books directly from the Kennel Bookstore as well.

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BOOK REVIEW

By August Brown McClatchy Tribune Picture a time when new technologies are threatening the livelihood of performing musicians. Music business titans are scrambling to adapt to the decentralization of distribution.

Skeptics say it was all better back when music was an intimate transaction between artist and fan, instead of

record store. “People were just getting used to electricity, and many artists resented the presence of records. They thought nobody would buy sheet music anymore.”

The sentiment will feel uncannily modern to anyone who has downloaded a torrent file or seen a pink slip from a major label. In “Record Store Days,” Calamar and Phil Gallo document a unique retail culture, one in which so

“T

o this day, the first stop I make in any new town is to the weird local record store. It’s how I get my bearings.

I wanted to document that as it was disappearing.”

— Gary Calamar, Co-author of “Record Store Days” a fleeting bit of consumption.

The year is 1924. The new technology is the vinyl album, and the new retail concept as seen by one particular forward-thinking San Francisco piano dealer is the record store.

“That was a time when people thought records were really bad for musicians,” said Gary Calamar, the co-author of “Record Store Days: From Vinyl to Digital and Back Again,” a new history of (and unashamedly geeky paean to) the culture of the

many American teenagers learned what “cool” looked and sounded like.

The writers also detail the long history of the music marketplace to show how today’s Wild West business climate is far from unprecedented.

Calamar, a KCRW-FM host and music supervisor for television shows such as HBO’s “Six Feet Under” and “True Blood,” is versed in both the past and future of selling music. A veteran of L.A. stores such as Rhino Records and Moby Disc in the 1970s and ‘80s, he

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“Record Store Days: From Vinyl to Digital and Back Again” co-authors Phil Gallo (left) and Gary Calamar visit Freakbeat Records in Los Angeles, California.

also helped shepherd in an era in which a key TV placement meant as much or more to an artist’s bottom line than a record deal. But his allegiance to the idea of the physical store is palpable a recent half-hour visit to Freakbeat Records in Sherman Oaks with him and Gallo quickly turned into an entire afternoon there.

“Record Store Days” isn’t a memoir, but it is charged with the sense that a record store is an unusual convergence of capitalism and counterculture, one that deeply shaped who Calamar and Gallo (a music journalist who has contributed to the Los Angeles Times and Variety) are today. “To this day, the first stop I make in any new town is to the weird local record store,” Calamar said.

“It’s how I get my bearings. I wanted to document that as it was disappearing.”

That contemporary sense of doom, however, is largely a bookend to the plucky midcentury optimism of much of “Record Store Days.” The book

makes an implicit case that the rise of the record store mirrors the advent of American pop culture.

In the early 20th century, record stores were often isolated outposts of regional or ethnic music, or retail outlets using 78s as promotional items to sell new and more-profitable home electronics. But with the rise of teen culture in the 1950s and rock music in the 1960s, record stores became the front line for youthful rebellion. Buying each Tuesday’s new releases under the glare of a long-haired, oft-stoned store clerk was an initiation rite into adolescence and the complexities of American identity.

“I’d go to stores as a kid and hear whole sides of New York Dolls albums and see album covers of these guys in lipstick and dresses,” Gallo said. “That was amazing to me. Then I’d hear a nine-minute funk song from Baltimore that would tell you so much about a particular place and time.”

Senior interior design students hold a show for reaccreditation

By Alex R. Cocilova The Collegian Seniors of Fresno State’s interior design program are stretched thin this semester as they seek to complete their senior show and receive reaccreditation.

The Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) has accredited hundreds of colleges and universities throughout North America to assure the integrity of an interior design education for more than 35 years. School’ must undergo a rigorous evaluation every six years to maintain the accreditation. Fresno State’s interior design program has been accredited since 1986.

The CIDA show will be held in concurrence with the program’s senior exhibition.

Brianna Smith, president of American Society of Interior Designers Student Chapter at Fresno State, has had her hands full with graduation and CIDA’s arrival nearing.

“As a senior, I am working with my classmates to prepare our senior exhibition as well as a second show strictly for CIDA that will exhibit how our curriculum meets CIDA’s standards,” Smith said.

Accreditation is an important aspect to consider to many college applicants who are looking to join the interior design program. Some states may even require a degree from an

accredited school to consider an applicant for employment.

“Since I have been part of an accredited program during the entirety of my time here at Fresno State, I will be able to state that I graduated from an accredited institution regardless of whether or not our program loses its accreditation in the future,” Smith said.

Previous graduating classes have not had the opportunity to put on multiple shows in one semester.

“I feel truly honored to be involved in an event that will help make sure our department stays accredited,” said interior design senior Mara Peterson.

Peterson is currently designing the senior show, Paradigm Interior Design Exhibit, as well as blogging information regarding each exhibit to provide the CIDA with documentation.

Stress has been circulating through the students and faculty as the dates for both events draw near.

“So far, the CIDA exhibit process seems to be running smoothly. This could very well change once we begin construction on the exhibit kiosks and final set up,” Peterson said. The CIDA exhibit coincides with the Paradigm Interior Design Exhibit, and senior students will have to set up their own gallery exhibits in addition to CIDA’s.”

In order to fund the shows, the students must also undergo multiple fund raising efforts. They will be putting on anything from a garage sale to a special donation from Panda Express with

a dinner purchase.

“I have been working tirelessly on my exhibit for the senior show, and have also been working to oversee the budget and a great deal of fundraising and overall planning of the show,” Smith said.

The four-day exhibition in the Conley Art Gallery began on April 15.

The CIDA show will run concurrently in the Pete P. Peters gallery in the Henry Madden Library.

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Student with Naun Q&A Garcia

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By Sarah Kain The Collegian

When people walk through the Henry Madden Library to get their daily Starbucks fix, they might unknowingly pass by a quiet student working on his computer.

Business administration major Naun Garcia, 22, may have changed his major from

computer science, but he is still connected to his computer. He even claimed to be “kind of a computer nerd,” despite the fact that Garcia spends his free time playing soccer. His motto in life is “live to play and play to live.”

Q: Why did you choose to attend Fresno State?

A: It was close to where I am from. Also, I could not go away for school.

Q: What has been your favorite class here?

A: My soccer class. I also really liked decision science (DS) 73 because of my professor. That was a math class, but to have a decent professor teach it makes it a better class.

Q: Why did you pick your major?

A: Business administration was a lot more interesting than my old major, computer science. I didn’t like the department.

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Naun Garcia sits upstairs in the library catching up on some homework.

Q: Do you have any brothers and sisters?

A: Yes, I have one sister and two brothers.

Q: If you were a candy, what flavor would you be?

A: I would be strawberry because I like strawberries.

They are sweet.

Q: Who is your hero?

A: I do not have any heroes.

Q: What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?

A: It was a beetle. It didn’t taste good at all, but I made $50 by eating it. I gave into peer pressure.

Q: What is your favorite physical activity?

A: My favorite activity is playing soccer.

Q: What would happen if you took over President John Welty’s job for a day?

A: I would bring back the soccer team and club.

Q: What would people find surprising about you?

A: I am kind of a computer nerd. I know a lot about computers. I think that fact would stand out to a person.

Q: What is your plan after college?

A: I will get a job and hopefully it is something within my major Q : A r e yo u g o i n g t o Vintage Days?

A: Yeah, I am going. I always check it out for an hour or so with friends. If I like it, then I go back.

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BILL: State Assembly iPAD: May be some time before the device is integrated into education majority leader, Torrico, pushes AB 656 on campus CONTINUED from page 1

CONTINUED from page 1 Students for Quality Education (SQE), helped organize the event supporting the bill.

“We just want to bring awareness about the bill and educate the public,” Thompson said.

“This is a cool opportunity to join Central Valley students and education funding.”

Mayra Miranda, also with SQE, said she is hopeful, if the bill passes, it will take some of the burden of tuition off students’ backs.

“With 50 percent of those proceeds coming to us, it means we wouldn’t feel the impact of budget cuts if there were any more,” Miranda said. “We still want funding from California.

This bill just means more people can get access to an education.”

Newly elected Associated Students, Inc. President Pedro Ramirez was also on hand to show his support for the measure.

“It is important because it’s going to bring more money into the CSUs and more money to all systems of higher education,” Ramirez said. “The only drawback I see is that it isn’t enough. I wish they would have gone for more but you always have to compromise somewhere. Any money we can get is for the better.”

Ramirez said many state programs are in need of more funding, but feels that more support for higher education is a near necessity.

“Everybody is going for a piece of the pie,” Ramirez said.

“There are prisons, health care, pensions and stuff like that, but we have to fight for our share. I think it’s fair that

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we get this. We are the future of California.”

Torrico said there is still a lot of work to be done before students can start feeling AB 656’s impact.

Students and their parents, Torrico said, need to tell the stories of their personal hardships to legislators.

“People need to talk to their legislators, both democrat and republican,” Torrico said.

Torrico added that with the extra tax, some oil corporations may try to raise the price of gasoline, but the bill has a clause in place to prevent that.

“Because we don’t trust the oil companies, we put a provision in the bill that says that the Board of Equalization has the authority to oversee and monitor the prices of gas,” Torrico said. “If they jack up the price first of all, it’s illegal under the bill, and second of all they can get their profits taken away.”

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“My experience with eBooks is that students aren’t really interested in them yet,” Bartel said. “I think students are still more comfortable with a print book.”

She said that once the device is set up for interactive use and the right textbooks are available for purchase, students will begin to shift to digital textbooks.

“It can be really good,” Bartel said. “I think that it will enhance the learning experience.”

Bartel said once the iPad is set up to support textbooks, it could create a change in the textbook industry.

“I think that it could dramatically affect the bookstore,” Bartel said.

Daniel Frank, a first-year master’s student, owns an iPad and said he is very pleased with the device.

“I am really impressed with it,” Frank said. “For the portability it gives you, it can do a lot.”

He said the device is very light and easy to carry to all of his classes.

“It feels like a piece of paper,” Frank said. “I don’t even feel it in my backpack.”

Apple’s iPad only weighs one and a half pounds, has up to 64 gigabytes of memory and 10 hours of battery life.

Frank also owns an iPhone and a MacBook Pro. He said he is very happy with his iPad, but it will never replace his laptop, because the lack of

hard drive space limits its usefulness.

“The iPad is going to be less functional in some ways than the MacBook Pro,” Frank said.

However, he said the iPad is a great educational tool, and allows him to learn the way he likes.

“I really am a fan of digital stuff,” Frank said. “I would rather read and write digitally. The iPad makes that possible.”

Frank said he is excited to see what types of programs developers create for the iPad, and hopes that they work to make digital copies of textbooks available for the device.

He said digital textbooks would be a great tool for students, because they would have their books and notes in one small package.

“I would jump at the opportunity to buy my textbooks digitally,” Frank said. “I think it will happen someday, but it is going to be a big job.”

Frank said the iPad is very easy to use and works well with the Inter net network at Fresno State. He said the device has several applications that can be used for taking notes in class.

Frank said the application Evernote is particularly useful, because it allows users to take photo, audio or text notes. He said the application automatically makes all text and photo notes searchable, so students can type in keywords

when looking over their notes.

PadNotes, Frank said, is another useful application for taking notes, because it allows users to type and draw on files.

“If your instructor gives you a worksheet, you can do it digitally,” Frank said.

The built-in digital keyboard takes some getting used to, Frank said, but can be even faster than typing with a regular keyboard, because it has a feature that automatically fixes mistakes.

“You can really fly on these keyboards if you trust the autocorrect feature,” he said.

“It really catches a lot of errors.”

Sophomore Addison Balasbas was not enthusiastic about the iPad being used as an educational tool. He said if he were to buy an iPad, he would use it to watch videos and read books, but not for educational purposes.

Balasbas said the device will have a very limited use in an educational setting.

“I don’t think students will really need it,” Balasbas said.

Balasbas was not convinced the iPad would be a durable product. He said the screen of the iPad is likely to crack, because it is not protected or reinforced like a laptop.

“It won’t have as much endurance as a laptop,” Balasbas said. “I don’t want something that will break that easily.”

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All-star Dad

With much more on his plate than school and baseball, Trent Garrison embraces his role as a father and fiance.

By Vongni Yang The Collegian Sophomore Trent Garrison not only juggles his time as a full-time student and a Division I athlete; he also saves time to be a father.

Garrison is the starting catcher for the Fresno State baseball team. His life as a student-athlete differs from many.

Not only does Garrison have to meet the demands of a studentathlete, he also has to take care of his 1-year-old son, Bryce.

“It’s definitely hard,” Garrison said. “I got to get up in the morning, go to school for three or four hours and come to

practice or play a whole game.

Then take care of my son and my fiancee.”

With such a grueling schedule, Garrison said he gets tired sometimes. Ideally, he would prefer to wake up at 7:30 a.m. or later, but every so often, he has to wake up much earlier than that because of Bryce. It’s something that Garrison has become accustomed to in the past year or so.

“He’ll wake up occasionally in the middle of the night,” Gar rison said. “I’ve kind of gotten used to it. It’s fun though.”

The preseason first-team AllWAC selection said it’s tough

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Batting .319 this season, Garrison has 22 RBIs and four home runs.

doing all three on a daily basis, but he said managing his time efficiently has helped him throughout the process.

“You got to be organized,” Garrison said. “You have to put your priorities in the right position.”

Time management has helped Garrison to be successful both on and off the field.

Garrison has started 29 games for the diamond ‘Dogs this year. He is batting .319 with four home runs and 22 RBIs through 31 games. As a catcher, Garrison has caught 10 players stealing base, which ties him for third in the WAC. Garrison credits his fiancee, Amanda, for his achievements behind the plate and in the classroom. He knows that he wouldn’t be able to play baseball, be a father and go to school simultaneously without the Amanda’s help.

Garrison said that he is grateful to have such an amazing woman by his side.

“She’s awesome. She does so much for me,” Garrison said of his fiancee. “She is a full-time mom and a full-time student.”

Garrison might be the triple threat, but he believes that Amanda has the tougher job of the two.

“She’s got just as hard of a schedule,” he said. “[It’s] probably harder for her, because she’s always taking care of him.”

While Amanda, Bryce and baseball takes a lot of time away from his schedule, Garrison still manages to find time for his schoolwork. The kinesiology major usually sneaks it in when baby Bryce is in bed.

“Late at night I do it, right after he goes to bed,” Garrison said. “It cuts time away for me.”

Concentrating on schoolwork and playing baseball are activities that Garrison enjoys doing, but he said nothing beats being a father.

“It’s awesome. It’s an unbelievable feeling,” Garrison said. “It’s indescribable.”

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Conference play comes to Beiden Field

Pre-conference play gives ‘Dogs questions to answer.

By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian With the bulk of a tough pre-conference schedule now behind them, the Fresno State baseball team has officially begun its quest for a thirdstraight Wester n Athletic Conference (WAC) title.

The ‘Dogs managed to escape the first 29 games against opponents from such top conferences as the Big 12 and Pac-10 with a respectable 17-12 record, but serious areas in need of improvement emerged during

conference play.

Expected preseason ace Derek Benny has slumped to a 1-2 record with a 7.28 ERA, while juniors Greg Gonzalez and Gene Escat each sport unbeaten records and have made up some of the slack.

Offensively, 2010 has been an unpredictable year for Fresno State. Preseason AllAmericans Danny Muno and Dusty Robinson have been overshadowed a bit by Garrett Weber’s .377 batting average and Jordan Ribera’s 14 home runs. Ribera is just one home

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Entering tonight’s game with 14 home runs, junior Jordan Ribera is ranked fourth in the nation and closing in on Fresno State’s all-time list.

that stretch.

While the ‘Dogs opened the season well with series wins over Nebraska and Washington, trouble ensued with a winless series at home with Oregon, and posting only one win over Loyola Marymount in a fourgame series.

Early inconsistency on the mound and trouble at the plate left fans concerned with head coach Mike Batesole’s squad and its chances heading into

run shy of being atop the WAC leader board. With five more bombs, Ribera will launch himself into Fresno State history, breaking into the top-10 alltime home run leaders.

Although Batesole has expressed his dissatisfaction for his offense, the ‘Dogs are averaging almost exactly as many runs as they were this time last season.

Fresno State had a strong opening weekend at Hawaii, taking the series 3-1, highlighted by Gonzalez’s Saturday no-hitter, the first by a Bulldog pitcher in 34 years.

But posing the biggest threat to the Bulldogs’ conference title hopes is New Mexico State, which boasts a 24-11-1 record, and has six of the top 10 batting averages in the WAC, including the leading slugger Mike Sodders who has 15 home runs.

Uncharacteristically, the ‘Dogs have been better on the road so far this year than the comfortable confines of Beiden Field.

The ‘Dogs are just 9-10 at home this year but 9-2 away from home, which is tops in the conference.

After falling to Cal State Bakersfield 12-2 on Tuesday, the ‘Dogs will look to regroup for this weekend’s WAC homeopening series with Louisiana Tech. Fresno State has had trouble with Louisiana Tech in recent meetings, having been swept last season, and have not defeated their crosscountry rivals since March 23, 2007. Louisiana Tech travels to Fresno with a 17-14 record and has not played on the road since a March 28 date at Minnesota.

Sports The

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Collegian

Sports Editor, Brianna Campbell • collegian-sports@csufresno.edu • Friday, April 16, 2010

Stacey Luke

the ‘Dogs’ rivals, the San Jose Spartans, with a career best score of 265.87.

As a freshman, Luke placed top in her meets and earned a spot at the NCAA Diving Zone competition. She became the first Bulldog since the return of the program to have an opportunity to compete in the zones.

Q&A Was the height factor overwhelming in the beginning?

It was really scary when I first started. I said there is no way I am ever going to jump off that. They work you into it and do a lot of basics and training to get you prepared. But I am still scared, but it adds interest and excitement into the sport.

What was it like going from high school to the collegiate level?

It was definitely different because you do different dives. You do easy and hard dives when you’re in high school, then in college you do just your optionals, which is all of your hard dives. It was different adjusting to the competition and hard dives.

It was definitely a hard adjustment. I think any freshman athlete would tell you that. Just because the college training is so different from high school and training and what they expect of you especially at 6 a.m. I wasn’t use to.

Did you reach your goals your first season as a Bulldog diver?

It was hard to know where my skills were going to fit in the competition that we have in WAC. So, I tried to gauge it off of previous scores when I was making goals for our championships, and I definitely hit my goals at championships. I was excited about that and got a few extra achievements along the way that I hadn’t expected so it was a really good season.

Brianna Campbell / Collegian File Photo

Freshman Stacey Luke made history by being the first diver since the program returned to qualify in the NCAA Diving Zone competition.

By Brianna Campbell The Collegian Freshman diver Stacey Luke made history her first year in the swimming and diving program taking a spot at the NCAA Diving Zone for the 1-meter dives in Austin, Texas.

Growing up a gymnast, Luke found

her way to the pool after a tragic accident that resulted in a stress fracture in her back. She was told that diving would be a good transition and easy on the body. “My freshman year of high school I switched and I have been doing it ever since because I love it,� Luke said.

Making the transition was a breeze for the former gymnast as she com-

peted in high school and club competitions. Her decision to come to Fresno was late. However, she was excited for the opportunity to dive for an up-andcoming team. “Since I’m from the Seattle area, we dive indoors. That was a big switch for me. But I really like it, being out in the sun.�

Luke recorded her best score against

How was the NCAA Championship experience?

It was really intense. It was a great experience. I was kind of taken back, I don’t think I was ready for it. I didn’t know what to expect because I had never been there before. It is definitely a really high level of competition, but it was interesting to see what skill is out there. So, I have so much motivation for next year to get new dives and better dives to improve my own skills so I can be more competitive.

What are some fun things you like to do in your spare time?

I don’t have a car so I don’t know. As a team we have done some fun stuff, like go to Millerton and Shaver Lake. I have seen so much of California because I am not from here. It has been fun just visiting different places.

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