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Armenian Student Organization brings awareness of genocide

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A student with Fresno State’s Armenian Student Organization waves the Armenian national flag while standing in the university’s Free Speech Area during Wednesday’s Silent Protest.

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Film festival Undergrads present research promotes LGBT awareness

By Jacob Rayburn The Collegian

Sexuality was the hot topic at a film and panel discussion held in the library Wednesday, geared towards the struggles of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Just one of the events held during Diversity Awareness Week around campus, a screening of the documentary ‘Anyone and Everyone’ was shown at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Following the final screening, a discussion took place in which a panel of LGBT people talked about their personal experiences.

The film focused on sharing the stories of parents with gay children, emphasizing this is a social issue affecting all American families regardless of cultural diversities.

From places such as Califor nia, Oklahoma and Rhode Island, the personal accounts were from people of multiple ethnicities and religions.

Whether white and Mormon, Indian and Hindu, Italian and Roman Catholic, or Cherokee origin, the filmmaker Susan Schutz showed homosexuality is found in all walks of life.

Delving into the struggles faced by LGBT individuals, the documentary also highlighted the pains behind their experiences in coming out. With the reactions of disappointment, shame and blame appearing repetitively, the film showed there is still progress yet to be made in diminishing homophobia.

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The Armenian Student Organization, composed of Fresno State students, silently stood in the Free Speech Area on Wednesday to remember the lives lost in the Ar menian Genocide.

This year marks the 98th anniversary commemoration of the genocide.

The genocide refers to the deliberate destruction to the Armenian population in which 1.5 million Armenian were killed.

“This event is very important to us because it educates the youth and community. That tragedy had struck our culture years ago, and we want recognition,” said Marine Vardanyan, a member of the Armenian Student Organization at Fresno State.

The systematic destruction of Armenians in 1915 by the Ottoman Empire sometimes seems to go unnoticed in modern day society. Some attribute this to the fact that the Turkish government denies the fact that the genocide took place.

“As an Armenian, we know about the events that took place in 1915,” said Vardanyan. “We want the Turkish gov-

By Nadia Pearl Special to The Collegian

honorary

A meeting of young competitive minds was held Thursday in the University Business Center where undergraduate students from around t h e C e n t r a l Va l l e y s h a re d t h e i r research.

The 34th annual Central California Research Symposium in some ways evokes memories of the science fairs from middle school and high school with poster boards and oral presentations.

In this academic competition, however, it took months of dedication for the formally clad students to eventually present research projects with far more complex information than the science fairs of years past.

One thing that remains the same is how it feels to defend your research

against the prying questions of judges.

“Nerve wracking,” said UC Merced student Vu Dinh with a smile.

A fellow UC Merced student nearby who was still waiting to present agreed.

“Hopefully I don’t get too nervous,” Stacey Van said. “I usually get a little nervous.”

Van made the trip to Fresno State to present her work on a “cardiac patch” that is surgically transplanted on the area that’s damaged after a heart attack.

“I first heard about the symposium from my friends who presented here last year and they said it was a really good experience.” Van said.

Adjustments were made to the traditional presentation lineup. In the previous 33 years of the symposium there was a gathering of up to 160 underSee SYMPOSIUM, Page 3

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Tamas Forgacs (right), a judge at the 34th annual Central California Research Symposium, tells a students where to get more information and gives advice on their individual presentation.

T. Alan Hurwitz, president of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., and a role model for deaf and hard of hearing citizens, will receive an honorary doctorate May 10 and be recognized at Fresno State’s 102nd Commencement on May 18.

President John D. Welty will confer the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters on Hurwitz upon the authority of the CSU Board of Trustees, recognizing his achievements, leadership and contributions on a national scale. Joining Welty will be Peter Mehas, a member of the CSU Board of Trustees.

The award will be made during the College of Health and Human Services Honors Convocation at 1 p.m. on May 10 in North Gym 118.

Also recognized will be the U n d e r g r a d u at e D e a n ’ s M e d a l i s t , Graduate Dean’s Medalist and Faculty Achievement Award recipients.

Hurwitz became the 10th president of Gallaudet University on January 1, 2010, and has the distinction of being the first ‘born deaf’ president in Gallaudet’s history. Gallaudet University, federally chartered in 1864, is a bilingual, diverse, multicultural institution of higher education that ensures the intellectual and professional advancement of deaf and hard of hearing individuals through American Sign Language and English.

“As a role model, Alan Hurwitz has had a great impact locally on the lives of Deaf and hard of hearing people in our community,” said Welty. “Not only has he visited our region and our campus, he has made a lasting impression on the hundreds of our neighbors who were filled with the hope and inspiration that he provides.

Hurwitz thanked Fresno State and the CSU Board of Trustees for the honor, and noted “Fresno State has robust academic offerings in the fields of deaf education and deaf services for students who want to work with the deaf and hard of hearing community. I look forward to visiting the campus and attending convocation in May.” During his tenure, Hurwitz has overseen the ongoing establishment of four pre-graduate programs including law, medicine, architecture and business; the opening of a world-class neuroimaging research laboratory; and new relationships forged internationally and nationally in Beijing, Panama and with the U.S. federal government.

Hurwitz recently received the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District II Chief Executive Leadership Award and the Washington University in St. Louis School of Engineering Alumni Achievement Award.

Prior to Gallaudet, Hurwitz was president of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, one of eight colleges within the Rochester Institute of Technology. Hurwitz began his career See DEGREE, Page 3

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Can new chief of CSU shrink graduation gap?

McClatchy Tribune California State University's new chancellor, Timothy P. White, began his job in December and he's plugging away at visiting all 23 campuses.

He comes in at a time when the nation's largest and most diverse state university system struggles to ensure access to students — and, more important, to improve graduation rates.

White is the right leader for this daunting task.

As he told The Sacramento Bee editorial board in March, he came to the United States as an immigrant born in Argentina, and was pretty much a deadend kid in high school.

He started at Diablo Valley Community College and earned a bachelor's degree from Fresno State, and was the first in his family to earn a college degree.

He went on to get a master's degree from Cal State Hayward (East Bay), and a doctorate at UC Berkeley.

The first CSU system chancellor who is a CSU product, White speaks eloquently about reaching out to students who have the intellect to succeed, but not necessarily the high school preparation or family background of college education: "Our duty is to embrace these kids who don't necessarily have the lifelines in their homes or schools."

At UC Riverside — the most diverse campus in the University of California system — white, Latino and black students graduate at roughly the same rates.

While it aims to do even better, two-thirds of all students graduate within six years, proving that California universities can have diverse student bodies and success.

White was chancellor at UC Riverside for the past four years. He brings that experience and commitment to the CSU,

which recognizes that it needs to dramatically improve the rates at which students complete degrees.

Two Education Trust reports from 2010 place three CSU campuses -- Chico, Fresno and Bakersfield — among the worst for big gaps in graduation rates.

Nationally, 57 percent of all students who start college earn a bachelor's degree within six years — 60 percent of white students, 49 percent of Latino students and 40 percent of black students. That is dismal.

Four years ago, the CSU joined the national Access to Success initiative, a partnership with the Education Trust, and pledged to improve its overall six-year graduation rate from 46 percent to 54 percent for freshmen entering in fall 2009 — as well as to halve success-rate gaps that separate black and Latino students from their white peers.

We won't have results until 2015. But we do have some indications of success.

The Education Trust highlights San Diego State, which has increased graduation rates for all students while posting double-digit increases in graduation rates for underrepresented students.

Six CSU campuses are "top gainers" in closing gaps for black students — Pomona, San Jose, San Francisco, Northridge, San Luis Obispo and Long Beach.

Education Trust expects that the CSU system will meet its 2015 goals.

Then what? White needs to lay out a bold vision and an effective partnership with the faculty for even better overall graduation rates and eliminating graduation gaps.

This can be done, as White knows from Riverside.

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er and not a follower and it shouldn’t matter whether it will cater to the Bay Area or Southern California. My point being, who gives a crap about what Los Angeles or San Francisco think? If they want to enroll in this program, they’ll have to do what people in Central California have had to do for decades: commute or relocate. Why should it be any different just because we aren’t located in the Bay or in Southern California? Let them come here.”

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR In response to"There comes a time: A dog owner's tale"

Very good article, and I will try and provide a response from the perspective of a dog.

Three years ago, my family lost God’s gift to dogs in a tragic accident. I swore off on dogs, at least I thought, since “Achilles” was the closest to being human as our welcomed fifth wheel into the family.

After the pain subsided over a year of losing the world’s greatest dog, we felt a desire to have another, and found a Boxer mix online.

Her name was Hallie, and she was 1 1/2 years old. The owners could no longer afford her, the recession was taking its toll on them and they gave her away for free.

It was something that somewhat shocked me, since they bought her and took her to regular vet visits,and Pet Smart, totaling around $1,100.00 they had spent, not asking for a dime in return.

Hallie was very well cared for and loved by this family. When we took her home we treated her like a member of our family – doggie door for at-will access, daily walks, treats, toys, and rubs from four family members who were doing everything they could to acclimate her presence.

But we could tell she was sad.

It was obvious she had grown

attached to the only family she had known, before coming to us, and she would sometimes just go outside and lay down. She was nervous and people shy. After a few months, we decided to get her a companion, thinking another dog would lift her spirits. Luckily, it worked.

We found Bandit, a half pitbull and half labrador, who forgot about his previous owners in two minutes, and has served as the perfect ice-breaker for Hallie, who after a year, is acting like a normal, loving, happy dog.

Giving up a dog sometimes is necessary, but if you go through the pains of finding a good home, your dog will be well taken care of.

Your dog will miss you, as you will miss her.

But if you replace the love you have given to her with the love of a family that will treat her like a family member (as opposed to being chained to a tree), then you will both do well.

The trick is weeding through those that think pitbulls are status symbols of doggie terror. Good luck with that assignment.

William Scoggin is a Fresno State student majoring in anthropology.

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Historically, the United States has been considered a refuge for those seeking a better life.

Since the first European colonists arrived in the late 16th century, immigrants have sought a fresh start for centuries in America, the “Land of Opportunity."

So it should stand to reason that Americans would feel empathy for their fellow emigrants, yes? In fact, Americans’ view on immigration policies might be summed up as, like the Facebook status: “It’s complicated.”

Much of this complexity stems from the varying circumstances of foreign-born people.

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Walter A. Ewing, a senior researcher at the Immigration Policy Center, believes current U.S. immigration policies around nonimmigrant foreign students and high-tech workers undermine America’s economy.

Many of these students and workers were educated at U.S. universities, but are forced to leave the country when their temporary student or work visas expire.

They take their potentially valuable contributions to the U.S. economy with them. the impact of nonimmigrant foreign-born students on the U.S. economy, and what current government initiatives such as the Dream Act are doing to help foreign-born (especially tech-savvy) students stay in the United States.

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The Silent Protest is a reminder of the 1915 genocide of Armenians. They protest the Turkish government’s refusal to acknowledge the genocide. Turkish forces were responsible for the killing.

ARMENIAN: Remembering those lost, while celebrating the future CONTINUED from page 1 ernment to acknowledge what they have done and give us justice that is long overdue.”

The Ar menian genocide started April 24, 1915, when Ottoman authorities arrested 250 Armenians including community leaders in Constantinople.

Massacres, deportation, death marches, rape and sexual assault were all used as mechanisms by the Ottoman Empire to eliminate the Armenian population, he said.

“I am motivated by the fact that some Armenians did survive,” said Hagop Ohanessian, president of the Armenian Student Organization. “My great-grandparents survived this tragedy, which brings me here today, and we understand that we are blessed to be here in the United States to promote our culture.”

According to Ohanessian, the genocide happened for two reasons. First the Turkish government did not see Armenians fit for their society. Turkish rule wanted to “Turkify” everyone in Central Asia, and the Armenian population was the only race standing in its way of completing this objective.

To “Turkify” people that lived within the Turkish society, individuals would have to practice the same religion as Turkish people, regardless of racial

background.

He says also the Turkish government could not “Turkify” the Armenian race because of religion. The Turkish government promotes and advocates for Muslims, while the Ar menians practiced Christianity.

The timing of this event played a large role as well. The genocide took place in the middle of World War I and is considered the second-largest genocide behind the Jewish Holocaust of World War II. Many Armenians managed to escape the grasps of the Turkish government and relocated to other areas. Many came to the United States where they could practice their religion and other cultural aspects in relative peace. Many of those Armenians moved to Fresno.

By the 1950s, Fresno County was home to the second-largest Armenian community outside of Armenia. Today, that has changed. Los Angeles has the second-largest Armenian following outside of the nation itself.

“Silent protesting is significant to me for my family.” Marine Vardanyan said. “My great-uncle disguised himself as a woman and went through deportation just to survive. That’s the reason why he escaped. What he went through is why I am here today, standing here, advocating and speaking for those who lost their lives.”

LGBT: Colleges serve as good place to break down ignorance CONTINUED from page 1 This notion of spreading understanding about the LGBT community is a core aim of the organizations behind the event, the Allies Network and Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institution. As Jennifer Crow, a representative of the Allies Network, explained, raising awareness is vital in acceptance.

“We just think it’s important that people are aware of the issues the LGBT community faces, the intolerance,” Crow said. “Hopefully this will shift people’s understanding, to understand these issues and be more sympathetic.”

For Crow, the ultimate goal is not just to have acceptance, but celebration.

“We want to be celebrating! I’m going past tolerance, as I think tolerance is only halfway,” she said. “I want to be able to celebrate everyone’s diversity and that includes the LBGT community.”

The documentary touched on the idea of discrimination against the LGBT community being an injustice based on ignorance. In Crow’s opinion, college is a great avenue to break down that ignorance and instead gain knowledge about such issues.

“I think university is where people widen their understandings, widen their minds,” she said. “So I think this is the perfect place to show these types of things.”

However, as student Sydney Pease

believes, such films and events need to also be brought more into the wider community.

“It would be very important if parents of gay children saw this film, rather than just students at this school,” Pease said. “If we could get it out there in the community, I think it’d do a lot more to help.”

As a young person connected to members of the LGBT community, Pease still thinks awareness on campus can progress.

“I’ve gone to many LBGT events on campus, and it’s never a very good turn out,” she explained. “But I feel like if we get out there a little bit and get more people to see it, then people will feel better about the LGBT community.”

While events are regularly organized, too often students are oblivious of what is going on around campus, Conrad Weston Monreal said.

While he knew it was Diversity Awareness Week, a lack of promotion and marketing meant he knew nothing about the specific programs offered.

“The only reason I knew it was Diversity Week was because of a big sign,” Monreal said. “If they were to promote a specific time, it might get more interest.”

As Crow emphasized, with greater advertising of events, a university can help contribute to the awareness of the adversity faced by the LGBT community.

graduate, graduate and professional presenters.

“We always had graduate, undergraduate and professional presentations, and that has proved to be a very interesting way to do it,” said Dr. Thomas McClanahan, co-chairperson for the symposium and the associate vice president for research at Fresno State. “There’s a packed house here. In fact, we’ve become a victim of our own success.”

There are now separate symposiums for undergraduate and graduate students.

“We now have as many undergraduates who present, that includes both oral presentations and poster presentations, than we had graduates, undergraduates and professionals combined 10 or 12 years ago,” McClanahan said.

“This has grown very rapidly and the quality of the presentations each year gets better and better. We have outgrown the building.”

The presentations varied from a discussion about a multiethnic SpiderMan to the beliefs and practices of Hmong women regarding childbirth to microbial verification of milk’s “best by” date.

“It gives students a real experience of what it is like and how demanding that can be when you’ve worked a year,” McClanahan said. “Just imagine, you have a very complicated project with all kinds of connections to it, presumably you can talk for hours about it, and you have to essentially boil it down into that period of 10 or 12 minutes.”

Fresno State senior Manuel Jacquez won outstanding undergraduate oral presentation from the Office of the Provost at California State University, Fresno, for his research on the topic of a multi-ethnic Spider Man. Jacquez argued that while the indus-

try has taken steps to break away from traditional racial depictions of its characters, it is important for popular literature to avoid stereotypes and completely embrace other cultural identities. With millions of readers just in the United States, Jacquez recommended the writers of these stories take the advice of Uncle Ben from Spider Man, who said that, “with great power comes great responsibility.”

“The significance of popular literature is that it influences our next generation,” Jacquez said. “With great selling power comes great responsibility.”

Other Fresno State winners from the symposium included: • Davin Youngclarke Memorial Award for presenter who best addresses a community issue with use of sophisticated and sound research methods: James Stinecipher • American Chemical outstanding science presentation: Maya Castro de la Torre.

• California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University outstanding poster: Nawras Samaan • California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University honorable mention poster: Alexander Nardocci • U n iv e r s i t y C a l i f o r n i a S a n Francisco Fresno Medical Education and Research outstanding undergraduate oral presentation: Nick Vizenor • Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at Califor nia State University, Fresno outstanding undergraduate: Elaina Aceves • Office of the Provost at California State University, Fresno, outstanding undergraduate poster: Nicole Hoke • Outstanding Math Undergraduate: David Heywood • Honorable Mention undergraduate poster: Adrienne Olaivar

NEWS BRIEFS Migrant students honored at CAMP banquet, April 26 The 27th Annual College Assistance Migrant Program Freshman Recognition Banquet at 6 p.m. Friday at International Catering (4277 N West Ave.) will honor 67 CAMP students of migrant or seasonal farm working backgrounds for successfully completing their first year at Fresno State.

During the fall semester, 46 (69 percent) students in the CAMP freshman cohort achieved a 3.00 GPA or better. Of those students, nine earned a 4.0 GPA. The federally funded program has been at Fresno State since 1981. INFO: Ofelia Gamez, CAMP director, 559-278-4768.

Hispanic business students will be honored, May 3 Dora Westerlund, president and CEO of the Fresno Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will deliver the keynote address at the Fresno State Hispanic Business Student Association’s 35th annual scholarship and awards banquet 6 p.m.-midnight May 3 at the Wedgewood Wedding and Banquet Center in Fresno (4584 W. Jacquelyn Ave.) This year’s theme is “A

Night in Paris.” The banquet will honor students who have demonstrated outstanding leadership at Fresno State and in the community. Tickets: $40 individual, $310 table of 8. RSVP/INFO: Lupe Tapia, banquet chair, at fresnohbsabanquet@ gmail.com.

Free plants and gardening advice at Water-Wise Plant Exchange, May 4 The 5th annual Water-Wise Plant Exchange, 8 a.m.-noon May 4, at the Fresno State Horticulture Park (3150 E. Barstow Ave.) will offer free drought-tolerant plants, brochures, advice from master gardeners and planting activities for kids.

The free, public event is presented by Fresno State’s Horticulture Department with the City of Fresno, Central Valley Wa t e r Aw a r e n e s s C o m m i t t e e , U C Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program, California Native Plant Society, Clovis Botanical Gardens, Tree Fresno, Water-wise Landscape Design and the International Center for Water Technology of Fresno State. INFO: Nora Laikam, 559621-5305 or Calliope Correia, Fresno State Horticulture Nursery, 278-2952.

DEGREE: Trained engineer and advocate for education CONTINUED from page 1 in the engineering field.

Throughout his career, Hurwitz has been involved with many professional and deafness-related organizations.

Hurwitz is currently chair of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) Presidents’ Council, the first deaf person to hold this position in NEAC history. He is a past president of the National Association of the Deaf as well as the World Organization of Jewish Deaf.

Hurwitz is widely published and lectures extensively throughout the world on topics such as education, rights for people with disabilities, deaf culture and American Sign Language.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, a Master of Science degree in electrical engineering from St. Louis University and a doctor of Education in curriculum and teaching from the University of Rochester.

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Dinner benefits doctor, lost Fresno State student

By Dalton Gumz The Collegian

paigning in honor of those who have been affected by cancers of the blood according to the LLS website.

Dr. Emami is competing with the other candidates from the Central California chapter in honor of Rad, who lost her battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia last month. Rad was first diagnosed in May of 2008, and finished her chemotherapy treatment in August 2010.

In April 2011, she relapsed for the first time, and then in October 2011 she relapsed for a second time, forcing her to leave school.

Her enrollment at Fresno State never came to fruition, due to her being transferred to a hospital in the city of Hope, Calif. Dr. Emami agreed to campaign in honor of Rad due to his close proximity with the family.

The benefit dinner will take place on May 4 at the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, and all proceeds will go directly toward Dr. Emami's campaign for Man of the Year.

The committee is anticipating more than 200 patrons to attend.The dinner is open to the public.

Also taking place at the benefit dinner will be a silent auction to help raise the money for Dr. Emami.

One of the people sitting at the table at the brewing com-

Upon entering the patio at the Sequoia Brewing Company, the talking and excited laughter coming from the most populated table could be heard. But what could be perceived as a group of friends having an easygoing night out could not be farther from the truth.

The serious discussion that was about to take place was one many would not anticipate occurring among such seemingly young individuals.

The friends and family members of the late Nasim Rad decided that a dinner to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Man and Woman of the Year campaign was just the idea they needed to honor their beloved friend.

The annual campaign is put on by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). It was created to honor those who have gone to great lengths to help patients affected by blood cancers.

The candidates for the Man and Woman of the Year have been nominated within the different chapters nationwide.

To represent the Central C a l i f o r n i a c h a p t e r, D r.

Ahmad Emami of the Central California Family Medical and Urgent Care was nominated by the mother of Nasim Rad. The candidates are cam-

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pany was Rad's close personal friend, Fresno State student Emily Lorenzen.

Lorenzen said, “What's so great about Fresno is the large Persian community. Everyone has come together so much in this.”

Another member of the committee putting on the dinner is Kamran Assemi, another close friend.

Remembering Rad, Assemi said, “She inspired me a lot over the years, very compassionate and constantly worrying about other people. She once spearheaded a fundraiser and raised $15,000.”

The winners of the Man and Woman of the Year awards will be announced at the end of the 10-week period of campaigning at the Grand Finale ceremony to be held in Clovis on June 15.

The winners will receive a full-page announcement in USA Today, and all of the money raised will go straight to the LLS in order to advance its mission: to “Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families,” according to the LLS website.

Rad was able to touch many lives, even those she did not know personally, said Fresno State alumna and friend Zaina Assad.

Assad remembers that “there were people who tweet-

ed about her after she passed who didn't even know her. They were just so touched by her story.”

The Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno is located at 2111 E.

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Nees Avenue.

Tickets start at $25, and the dinner begins at 5 p.m. For more information or details on how to donate, contact Dana Amireh at 559-213-2177.

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Join us for a conversation with Aimee Carrillo Rowe, author, Rhetorician, and Feminist & Cultural Studies Scholar to discuss alliance building along cultural power lines.

Date:

Monday April 29, 2013

Time:

3:00 – 5:30 PM

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Contacts:

The Communication Graduate Student Association (CGSA) welcomes acclaimed author and scholar Aimee Carrillo Rowe, who currently resides as an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at California State University, Northridge.

Dr. Rowe is known for her scholarship in Rhetoric, Feminist Theory and Cultural Studies. She is the author of Power Lines: On the Subject of Feminist Alliances, as well as co-editor of her new book, Silence, Power, Feminism: Reflections at the Edges of Sound. Her scholarship extends the discourse on feminist alliance building within multiracial relations.

The lecture is free and open to all! Please join us in learning how we can become agents of change in our own communities by building alliances.

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Service dogs help the handicapped

By Careen Wong The Collegian For most people, hearing the phrase “man’s best friend,” the picture of a wet nose, pink drooling tongue and wagging tail instantly flashes in their minds.

But dogs are not just our friends.

To many people with psychological or physical disabilities, having a dog to assist them in their daily life means independence and confidence. The term for these dogs is assistance dogs.

Fresno State student Tif fany Hendrickson, a senior majoring in communication, is the owner of a golden labrador service dog named Roxanne.

Roxanne understands more than 50 commands and is always ready to lend a helping hand – or “paw” – to Hendrickson, who is in a wheelchair, in daily tasks. Among the tasks that Roxanne can perfor m are opening doors, retrieving dropped items, turning on lights and even a “pull command” where she can pull Hendrickson in her wheelchair.

“You don’t have the intimidated to ask someone to do it for you all the time or you dropped something and you can’t do it,” she said. “She’ll do it, and she’s more than willing to do it.”

Hendrickson found it indescribable to explain how much Roxanne had changed her life since she brought her home in 2001. Roxanne not only boosts her self-confidence but also is the best form of ice breaker for meeting new people.

“I do outreach and public speaking,

and I wouldn’t have d one any of those things before I got her,” Hendrickson said. “I feel like she’s kind of that foster between the disabled world and the abled world.

People asked me questions about the dog, and they aren’t afraid to confront me or come speak to me.”

Hendrickson’s friend, Holly Jensen, is a masters student i n l i n g u i s t i c s, specializing in English as a spec i a l l a n g u a g e.

Her guide do g, Ajax, acts as her eyes because she is blind. He takes her around obstacles or stops at them so she can figure out the Jeff Smith / The Collegian best way to get Holly Jensen (left) and Tiffany Hendrickson have their service dogs Ajax and Roxanne assist them with their physical disabilipast it. Usually, ties around Fresno State as well as at home. he prefers to take around, but Ajax just sort of does it,” trained to do,” Hendrickson said. “Dogs Jensen around if he can.

“It’s really cool because with a Jensen said. He knows how to stop at want a job. This is fun for her and she enjoys it. I mean you ask her to do somecane, you have to sort of feel your way curbs and stuff.”

Jensen received Ajax almost two thing, and not only her tail wags, but years ago, and has since made travel- her whole body wags, like, ‘Yeah! I’m ing an adventure for her. Similar to doing my job!’”

Hendrickson, Ajax has also helped her During their off days, both Ajax a lot, socially. “There isn’t any ice to and Roxanne still act like normal dogs. break anymore because everyone says, They play together with their owner ‘What a beautiful dog!’” she said. “From and owner’s family, or they play by complete strangers!” themselves with their many toys.

Assistance dogs are trained since “Sometimes when I’m doing my they were puppies, going through sev- homework, I will have him in the room eral homes of volunteer puppy raisers with the door shut. He wants attention. under the guide of organizations such ‘Well if I’m going to stay here, I’m going as Guide Dogs for the Blind and Canine to get attention,’” Jensen said. “He’d Companions for Independence. put his head on my lap and sleep there.”

Ajax went through three homes, For Roxanne, she is just content by Jensen said. sleeping in her own bed when she has “By switching them around, it makes nothing to do, Hendrickson said. them adaptable to socializing and being in different forms of environment.”

When the dogs are about 1 year old, they are sent for formal training where CULTURE BRIEFS they learn specific tasks depending on what type of assistance dogs they will New play hits theater lights become.

As owners of assistance dogs, Jensen "The Arabian Nights," a play by and Hendrickson occasionally face misMary Zimmerman and directed and understandings from other people that choreographed by Ruth Griffin, will assistance dogs are treated as “slaves.” be in the John Wright Theatre May “He is not a slave,” Jensen said. “He 3-4 and 7-11 at 8 p.m. and May 5 at 2 doesn’t work for nothing in return. I p.m. Tickets will be available at will give him a lot of love and affection. He call or online at www.fresnostate. gets time to play. He is just held to a ceredu/theatrearts. tain standard of behavior that a lot of people don’t have to hold their dogs to, India ambassador to attend but I have to or he’d start misbehaving Ghandi ceremony in public.”

Hendrickson found it dif ficult Nirupama Rao, the ambassador to explain to others the differences of India, and U.S. Rep. Jim Costa, between a normal pet dog and an assiswill join President John D. Welty at tance dog. People always ask her if a wreath ceremony at the Mahatma Roxanne ever gets to have fun, she said.

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Migrant students honored at CAMP banquet The 27th Annual College Assistance Migrant Program Freshman Recognition Banquet will take place Friday at 6 p.m. to honor 67 students of migrant or seasonal farm working backgrounds for successfully completing their first year at Fresno State.

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Student Forum helps members network

By Erika Harley Special to The Collegian With more than 270 student clubs and organizations on campus, it can be hard to make a lasting impression, but one club is using its leadership skills to expand its organization to other local campuses.

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is one of the largest professional organizations in the world with more than 700,000 members. The org anization’s local chapter, California Central Valley Chapter (CCVC), partnered with Fresno State to support the creation of a PMI CCVC – Student Forum.

“T he Student For um was formed three years ago under the guidance of Dr. Tomasz Wielicki, a professor

of Information Systems and Decision Sciences,” said Don Stengel, the club’s faculty advisor.

When the Student Forum began, it had five founding members, but has since grown to include 75 members and nine board members, said Joshua Diebert, club education director.

Members of the Student Forum are given the opportunity to network with a range of professionals who exemplify the importance of project management, including doctors from Community Medical Center and leaders from California’s High Speed Rail Authority.

“We have become a valuable student organization to the project management industry and small businesses in the

Central Valley,” Diebert said.

Dieber t and the rest of the organization’s student leadership team are expanding their ef for ts to create another Student Forum at ITT Technical Institute in Fresno.

The Student Forum already has a presence at Fresno City College, Devry University and Heald College.

“I think ITT could benefit from the leadership and project management experience the Student Forum provides just like we have at Fresno State,” Diebert said.

Stengal said, Student Forum members meet regularly with local project management professionals to learn the value of leadership skills and receive advice about successful careers in project management.

Any student in the Central

Valley is welcome to become a part of the organization.

“Our organization is predominantly engineering and business majors, however we do have members who emphasize in a variety of fields,” Diebert said. “Project management can be beneficial in a large range of industries and is a unique skill to help you stand out in this competitive job market.”

The Student Forum was recently acknowledged as one of only two active PMI student organizations in the world. The organization is in contact with universities in Washington and Nevada that wish to start their own Student Forums.

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SOFTBALL

'Dogs take on MWC tourney Bulldogs hit the

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian The Fresno State women’s tennis team take on Wyoming in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Conference tournament knowing that it has the league’s best freshman.

Rana Sherif Ahmed, who has played at the top of the Bulldogs’ singles and doubles ladder for most of the season, was named this season’s Mountain West Freshman of the Year by the league’s coaches on Thursday.

The third-seeded Bulldogs take on No. 6 Wyoming today at 2 p.m. in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Ahmed was also named to the AllMountain West Singles Team after finishing the season 9-12 overall and 3-5 in conference play. Her and Melissa McQueen (13-4 overall in doubles play this season and 6-2 in conference play) were earned All-Mountain West Doubles Team honors, as well.

Fresno State finished the regular season 14-7 and 7-2 in the Mountain West.

Freshman Nikolas Papic scored the sole point for the Bulldogs in singles play.

Sophomore Reid deLaubenfels, who forced his singles match against the Lobos into a third set, earned a spot on the All-Mountain West Singles Team. DeLaubenfels finished the season 16-18 in singles play.

The Bulldogs, with a six-man roster, concluded the season 7-17.

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Senior Melissa McQueen and freshman Rana Sherif Ahmed were named to the All-Mountain West Conference Doubles team.

SUCCESS: 'Dogs ascend to top playing 'moneyball' CONTINUED from page 8 to help ease the burden of fundraising, but not the powerful arms of the Shockers, who Preble said were rumored to have six-figure budgets powering their men’s and women’s teams.

He might not be far off.

According to Wichita State’s official school website, the total economic impact of the Shocker Bowling Program to Wichita State University and the city of Wichita for 2011-2012 Shockers Bowling Program, billed as “the most successful sport program on the WSU campus,” was $3,625,365.

T h e S h o c ke r s m a d e 2 8 straight national tournament appearances up until failing to

qualify this season.

That title now belongs to the Bulldogs.

F resno State now holds the nation’s longest-active streak of national tournament appearances, having made it to the 16-team tourney 12 years in a row that started a year before Preble took over the program.

T h e B u l l d o g s wo n t h e national championship in 2011, got knocked off in the first two rounds of nationals in 2012 and finished third this season.

Team president Kiel Jordon also earned an all-tournament selection.

Next season?

“If you were to tell me tomorrow that we had a sponsor that could take care of all the fundraising we have to do,

OPEN: Expect to see improvement in relay CONTINUED from page 8 Outdoor Championships in Las Vegas.

On Saturday, Fresno State will host the Bulldog Open at Veterans Memorial Stadium at Buchanan High School and all throwing events will be held at Warmerdam Field at Fresno State.

“It’s a small meet. We just have a couple of teams coming in,” Winsor said. “We’re kind of banged up right now, so we’re going to want to get healthy is what we need to do.”

That means that some runners will get the day off, but Winsor does not expect things to look too different from normal.

“We’re going to sit some people. Not everybody’s going to be competing," he said. "My people are going to compete. A vast majority of the sprinters and hurdlers are going to compete. We’ve got a little bit of a

team. Leading the way for the Aztecs is Lorena Bauer, who is hitting .418 with 11 home runs, With the Fresno State soft- 15 doubles, two triples and 39 ball team still in contention for RBIs. the Mountain West Conference If the Bulldogs are going to championship, the upcoming shut down the Aztecs, they will three-game need the type series at San of pitching perDiego State formance they t a k e s o n a The Fresno State softball team received from whole different heads down south for a threeJill Compton level of imporin Sunday’s 5-0 game Mountain West Conference tance. victory over T h e A z t e c s series against San Diego State.

Colorado State.

By Damian Marquez The Collegian

This Weekend:

Men’s team ends season in 6-1 loss The Fresno State men’s tennis team made a quick exit in this season’s Mountain West tournament, losing 6-1 to fourth-seeded and nationally ranked New Mexico on Thursday in the conference quarterfinals.

road to play SDSU

mix of trying to gets healthy, but at the same time, we’re trying to sharpen things up.”

One area where Winsor expects to see improvement is with the 4x100 relay teams.

“We’ve got a 4x1, both on the women’s side and the men’s side that have really run well throughout the year.” Winsor said. “We need to improve just a little bit to get into the NCAAs, same thing with the 4x4s.”

He said while they have run well, it is their handoffs that have been a concern.

“The exchanges haven’t been sharp and crisp, so we need to get those squared away,” he said.

The Bulldog Open will be Fresno State’s last-ditch effort to get things straightened out before facing much stif fer competition in the impending Conference Championships in two weeks and the NCAA tournament two weeks after that.

I would be extremely thrilled to hear that,” Preble said.

“But in the meantime, I’m going to use every bit of that to motivate my players to not back down to programs that have it better.”

are tied for Compton f i r s t i n t h e • Records: Fresno State (26, 20, tossed a comMountain West, 7-5 MWC); San Diego State (28plete-game boasting a 6-3 16, 6-3 MWC) shutout in the record and are win, limiting 28-16 ove ral l . the Rams to Colorado State is just two hits and also 6-3. striking out nine. It was her The Bulldogs are 7-5 in con- 12th win of the season. ference and 26-20 overall with The Bulldogs don’t need to just six conference g ames rely on just Compton though. remaining.

They have a three-headed monFresno State could leave San ster that has been very effective Diego with a much brighter in the circle this season. Taylor outlook in the Mountain West, Langdon has a 6-2 record with or the Bulldogs could return a 1.96 ERA, and Hannah Harris home out of the championship is 8-6 with a 2.45 ERA. picture.

Offensively, the Bulldogs are It is the last road series of hoping Brenna Moss can be the season for Fresno State, the sparkplug. The outfielder which closes out the confer- has seven triples this season, ence season at home next week- which is tied for first in the end against New Mexico. nation, and 23 stolen bases to It won’t be easy for the lead the conference.

Bulldogs to win in San Diego.

Michelle Solomon has been The Aztecs are 13-4 at home a RBI machine for the Bulldogs and have a very potent lineup. with 34, and Paige Gumz leads S a n D i e g o f e a t u r e s a n the team with a .326 batting offense that is hitting .298 as a average.

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“It was fun to see them in a different environment than the pool,” said Nguyen, one of the supervising dietetics students on hand who also previously participated in Bulldogs in the Kitchen as a student-athlete.

Suli Faletuipapai, a defensive end on the Fresno State football team, had a tough decision to make: tackle the kitchen or watch the first round of the NFL Draft, where former teammates such as Phillip Thomas and Robbie Rouse awaited their fates.

It wasn’t a hard decision to make, he said.

“It was kind of a toss up. But I’m glad I’m here. The Draft is prerecorded so I’m not really worried about it. I can go home and watch it later.”

After the a one-hour lecture and two-hour cooking session, the student-athletes ate the meals they worked hard to prepare together – family-style.

“It’s interesting: same recipe, but they all taste a little differently, which is really cool,” Herzig said. “They’re very proud of the end result.”

“It smells really good right now,” Faletuipapai said of his stir-fry cooking on the stove while whisking batter for his crepes.

“I just want to eat it out of the pan.”

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Suli Faletuipapai, a Fresno State defensive end, participates in the Bulldogs in the Kitchen cooking skills course on Thursday.

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TRACK AND FIELD

Fresno State preps for Open

By Zack Edwards The Collegian

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Megan McKee and the Fresno State track and field team host the Bulldog Open on Saturday at Buchanan High School.

It has been a transition year for Fresno State track and field. Like all the other teams on campus, track and field had to adjust when the news came in that the university was shifting from the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) to the Mountain West Conference.

“We came out of the WAC making strides, heading up,” head coach Scott Winsor said. “This is a great move for Fresno State going to the Mountain West, but we were getting better, building depth and recruiting toward the Western Athletic Conference, then we

switch over to the Mountain West and we’re kind of back to square one to be honest with you.”

Winsor said it has been a rough transition, most evident at the Mountain West Indoor Championship in Boise, Idaho.

“We got our lunch handed to us to be quite honest with you, indoors, but we didn’t have the best two days either,” he said.

Winsor cited numerous injuries and untimely illnesses as contributing to that rough weekend.

The biggest difference the Bulldogs have noticed between the conferences has been the depth of the Mountain

West — something Winsor said will not be a bad thing once the team adjusts to the conference.

“It’s deeper in each event, and it’s deeper team wise,” he said. “That said, when you’re deeper in each event and you’re deeper team-wise, the points are spread out more.

“It takes time to build depth, but once you can get that, once you can start building some depth in each event, then it doesn’t take as many points to win a conference championship.”

However, the team has one last competition left before the Mountain West See OPEN, Page 7

Football student season tickets on sale Student-athletes participate in cooking skills survival course Monday

'Dogs tackle kitchen heat

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

Collegian Staff Be ginning Monday, student season tickets for the 2013 Fresno State football season will go on sale, Fresno State Athletics announced Wednesday.

Student season tickets are available for $60, which represents a $30 savings when compared to the single-game prices. Students will also be allowed to purchase two guest season tickets this season at the rate of $90 per ticket.

Students must be registered full-time in the fall of 2013 to be eligible to purchase student tickets at the discounted rate.

Student seating is general admission and 4,000 tickets are available to students at the discounted rate. Tickets will be automatically loaded to their student IDs. With the purchase of a student season ticket, the Bulldog Ticket Office will be offering a complimentary 'Dog Zone' T-shir t that students will be able to pick up in August through the Dog Pound.

The student season tickets can be purchased online at gobulldogs.com by using their student ID or by visiting the Bulldog Ticket Office located at Bulldog Stadium.

The scene Thursday evening inside Room 108 of the Family Food Science Building featured the sounds of clinging pans, whisked batter, boiling water

and sizzling sautéed vegetables mixed together with the critical ingredient of the night: Fresno State student-athletes.

These student athletes – which on this evening featured Bulldogs from the equestrian team and a football player –

participated in Fresno State’s Bulldogs in the Kitchen, a program coordinated through the Food Science and Nutrition Department that teaches cooking survival skills.

Dietetics students in red aprons accompanied and guid-

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Kirsten McKillop (left) and Sonya Koch of the Fresno State equestrian team participate in Bulldogs in the Kitchen.

ed groups of student-athletes in hair nets, kitchen gloves and white kitchen coats with rolled-up sleeves during the cooking process.

“What we’re trying to do is give them that sense of independence and autonomy so that they can go to the grocery store, purchase foods and guess what? They can make foods as opposed to always having to buy things that are already premade,” said Lisa Herzig, director of the Dietetics and Food Administration Program at Fresno State.

The program is in its fourth year of existence. This year, the program expanded from four sessions to seven fourhour sessions that will stretch through April 30.

The success stories have included several repeat participants, including Fresno State volleyball player Marissa Brand, who has participated all four years.

“The fun thing is to see them here, make a full-course meal and then be able to say, at the end of the night, they know how to make four new dishes,” said Rayanne Nguyen, a senior Fresno State swimmer and dietetics major.

Nguyen’s fellow swim and dive teammates took the cooking skills courses earlier in the See KITCHEN, Page 7

Bulldogs club bowling sustains national success

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

The concept is simple: win more with less.

It’s called “moneyball,” and it’s an idea coined by Oakland Athletics Billy Beane, whose notoriety with conceiving playoff teams given the club’s financial restraints sparked a film adaptation star ring Hollywood A-lister Brad Pitt.

It’s a concept the Fresno State men’s club bowling teams is utilizing right now.

T he Bulldo gs, who won t h e I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e Te a m

Championships in 2011, were within grabbing distance of the national crown again this season.

This year, Fresno State finished in third place, falling to McKendree University in the semifinals on April 19.

And consider: the Bulldogs lack the funds – and the scholarships – storied bowling programs have.

The Fresno State men’s bowling club operates “somewhere around $45-50,000,” coach Chris Preble said. “(That’s) what we’re doing it with.”

“I love the attitude that that

puts into our players,” Preble said. “There’s never any ‘we’re living fat off the hog, we’re getting lazy.’ If we get fat off the hog or lazy, we don’t get to go.

“I think the kids buy into it. I think they appreciate that challenge. It’s a lot of fun to win, and it’s a lot of fun to knock programs that have more.”

The prog rams that have more include schools such as Robert Morris, this year’s national champion, and Wichita State, “the Duke of college bowling,” Preble said.

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Photo courtesy of Fresno State Men's Club Bowling

The Fresno State men's club bowling team finished their season on April 19 in third place in the Intercollegiate Team Championships in Lincoln, Neb.