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Greeks collect coins for Japan relief effort
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DARRELL COPELAND THIS SUNDAY
Friends of Darrell Copeland are invited to go say goodbye at a visitation scheduled for this Sunday. Memorial Service: Stephen & Beans Funeral Chapel 202 N. Teilman in Fresno. 1:00-5:00 p.m. Celebration of life: The Well Community Church 7676 N. Palm Ave. in Fresno. 11:30 a.m.
By Leonard Valerio The Collegian Fresno State fraternities and sororities held a coin collection earlier this month to aid in Japanese tsunami relief efforts. T he pro g ram, called Corners for Coins, took up donations on busy street corners surrounding the university and in the free speech area. Megan Hamik, vice president of public relations for the Panhellenic Council, said the event was designed to help in the relief efforts and to bring the Greek community together as a whole for one cause. “By the Greek community coming together for a cause, it will hopefully encourage other Fresno State students to
Those attending are asked to come wearing Fresno State gear to support Darrell’s greatest passion: Fresno State and the Bulldogs.
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come together and help in the relief efforts,” Hamik said. Melisa Sanders, president of the Delta Gamma sorority, said that it even also helps the
Fresno State campus unite. “Other campus clubs may see it and want to do something like it of their own,” Sanders said. “It raises awareness that there are other people out there that need help, and helps encourage people to keep up with current events around
the world.” Natalie McCallum, a sophomore and member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority said the Greek community saw the need and wanted to help.
Correction: An article on the front-page of the April 27 issue of The Collegian incorrectly spelled Darrell Copeland’s and Nathan Hathaway’s names wrong.
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Fresno State honors Armenian history
By Karlena Franz The Collegian
The Ar menian Students Organization and Armenian Studies held the 96th commemoration for the Armenian genocide this past week. April 24, 1915, marks the day in history when the Armenian genocide began. The Ottoman Empire sought to destroy the Armenian people by arresting them, deporting them and killing them. The estimated death toll was around a million and a half people, which was about half of the Armenian population in that area. Many methods were used to kill these people such as burning, drowning and using gasses. “One of the purposes is awareness to what happened,” Tamar Karkazian, president of the Ar menian Student Organization, said. “It brings the community together to remember.” For more than 40 years, a
commemoration for the genocide has been held at Fresno State as part of awareness to what happened. Every year different events are chosen by a council of students in the Ar menian Student Organization and Armenian Studies to be run during the week of April 24. This year the events ranged from Fresno Supervisor Debbie Poochigian speaking, a screening of “The Armenian Genocide,” a candlelight vigil and a lecture by professor Barlow Der Mug rdechian. These events were taken place in a three-day period. T-shirts were made for the commemoration as well. “We are not just mourning the deaths,” Karkazian said. “We are celebrating a survival of a nation of people.” Students begin planning for the commemoration months in advance. Every year different activities are chosen for the week of the anniversary
of the genocide. “It took a lot of time and prepare for the activities,” Faten Kassabian, a nursing major and the public relations for the club, said. “We used Facebook to advertise when things were going to happen.”
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e are not just mourning the deaths. We are celebrating a survival of a nation of people.” — Tamar Karkazian, Armenian Student Organization president
Connecting to the community was a major motive of the commemoration. The events were not just for Armenian
students, but also for anyone in the community who wanted to learn. “It was wonderful, it brought out a lot of people who didn’t know much about it,” Andrew Esguerra, prebusiness major, and coordinator for Mondays events, said. “It feels like we are more connected to the community.” For many of the students who have ancestors who were involved with the genocide, keeping the history of what went on alive is important. There are some people in the world who disregard that the genocide even existed. “We want the younger generation to know about it,” Kassabian said. “To continue to fight for recognition until people know about it; people were massacred.” Many people from the Valley descend from survivors of the genocide. They fled to parts of America to escape being killed.
“The Armenian Genocide was responsible for an unprecedented, large disbursement of Armenians into the diaspora early on in the past century,” Ar men Melidonian, an accounting major and member of ASO, said. “Many Ar menians in Fresno had parents, grandparents, and relatives who were Armenian genocide survivors.” Members of ASO found that learning about the Armenian culture is beneficial to their lives and helps them understand more about the history. “I’ve always enjoyed contributing to ASO as I’m interested in learning more about Ar menian history and culture,” Melidonian said. “As an Armenian student, I think taking Ar menian studies courses is very important to understanding my identity.”
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lthough I may be a techsavvy Gen Xer, I do remember life before the Internet. Times were better. Kids were physically active and played outside. Nowadays, all kids seem to play is Angry Birds on their iPhones. Believe it or not, before the Internet redefined life as we knew it, people actually made phone calls, on landlines none the less. Nowadays, landlines are unheard of and cell phones aren’t even used to make calls. Times were
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better before the Internet. People weren’t dependent on apps, Google and Microsoft Office. Everything was handwritten — lecture notes, essays, love letters, thank you notes, postcards, recipes, checks, grocery and to-do lists. Whereas now, computers are mandatory, the Internet is a necessity and writing longhand has become a nuisance. The demise of print was inevitable. But I didn’t expect it to fall as soon as it has. And no I’m not talking about newspapers, although they too are “dying.” I’m talking about cursive. The Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices have removed cursive from the Common Core State Standards for English. So far, 41 states have adopted the non-cursive standards. The
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riting is simply not part of the national agenda anymore. It has no core value in school or at work. However, penmanship has a value all its own.”
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Technology has improved a lot over the years. The forms of Communication went from writing letters to house phones, then emails, and now it is all about texting . These forms of communication have made it easier and faster for people to communicate, but all this change in technology has had both a positive and negative impact on the way society communicates. Of course with the improvement of the house phone to a cell phone came along text messaging, which if not used in a responsible way it can be a negative thing for society. Nowadays though most people spend hours on their phone. It has changed relationships people have with one another. For example, when my friends and I go out it is different; now we go out and everyone is on their phones texting. It does not even feel like we are actually hanging out anymore because everyone’s attention is on their phones instead of on each other. It makes me a little mad because I remember before we would all have a great time, and we would all be laughing and talking and now it seems like everyone is in their own world.
The new way of communication this day in age, is through social networking sites. You are able to talk to anybody at anytime through message or chat, whether they live down the street or halfway across the world. Teens have taken a real liking to this. I, myself, as one, like communicating through the web. Which leads to the question, how do social networking sites affect how teens build relationships? In a matter of seconds you are able to meet new people through the web or meeting people through “mutual friends.” Also teens could feel more comfortable expressing themselves on the Internet then in real because they are writing to a screen then saying something face to face. The only problem with that is that it leads to Internet bullying because some teens feel that is easier to write rude comments then saying it in person. This new way of communication puts parents at unease because they do not know what their child may be up to on the Internet. Also the amount of friends they have can determine how a teenager feels about themselves. If they have a lot of friends then they feel popular and well known, but if they don’t have many friends then they may feel like nobody likes them. I personally believe that it should not matter how many friends you have because the point of Facebook is to keep up with your friends and find common interests with your friends. I think it should help to know you are not alone and that other people may feel the same way with any of your opinions.
— Jennifer Fresno State student
— Melissa Fresno State student
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standards that apparently ensure that the next generation of K–12 students are college and career ready in literacy by the end of high school. Thankfully, California isn’t one of them. As society’s values and norms change and technology advances, the standards evolve. The CCSCO and the NGA were right to remove cursive. Writing is simply not part of the national agenda anymore. It has no core value in school or at work. However, penmanship has a value all its own. Like a familiar voice, handwriting is recognizable. Erasing a form of that is like erasing memories. Something about receiving a letter and being able to identify who wrote it is a feeling that no parent, teacher, school administrator or state leader should be allowed to erase. America’s academic standings may suck compared to other countries, but replacing a 15 minute a day cursive lesson with QWERTY lessons is not going to improve IQs and GPAs. Gen X may be able to read our own prescriptions when we hit our 60s, but our grandchildren won’t even know how to write legibly, let alone sign their signature. Whatever the long-term effects entail, I will always still prefer to read a newspaper over
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merica’s academic standings may suck compared to other countries, but replacing a 15 minute a day cursive lesson with QWERTY lessons is not going to improve IQs and GPAs.”
an online article, a paperback book over an iPad and a handwritten cursive letter over an Edwardian Script ITC email. Computers becoming more widely used in the classroom is not a compelling case to remove cursive from the CCSS for English. Cursive is a skill, in which builds upon other artistic skills. After all, there will always be certain lessons that the Internet can’t teach. And it seems that if elementary schools nationwide decide to adopt this noncursive standard than print will surely die, right alongside physical activity and playing outside.
Media bad influences Television might influence you to do something bad, it has many negative effects, but it still has positive ones in the long run. Only you decided how television will affect you and how much of it you will use to make your life better. Bart Simpson is representing the American life. Many people are against this cartoon, they say it has many negative effects but each character has a meaning each represents our American lifestyle. Lisa, the good one of the family represents the positive part of media, how it helps a person get intelligent in a positive way. Then we have Bart Simpson, the boy who’s always ditching school and riding his skateboard, having no care for life and how things will be for his future. Bart embodies youth culture’s ironic distance from media and its willingness to disassemble and resplice even the most sacred cultural and ideological construct. Even though there are a lot of negative things in this television series, there are still those that are good. The Simpson’s episode of “The Raven” is very intellectual, it is shown in high schools so that the students have a better understanding of Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven.” It sure did make a lot more sense when The Simpson’s did it then reading the poem. There is more appreciation to Edgar Allan Poe when you understand how powerful his writing was. But you have to give thanks to The Simpson’s for helping you understand who Edgar Allan Poe was. — Jocelyn Manriquez Fresno State student
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To the NFL draft This weekend, teams in the NFL draft will make its picks. Fresno State could have multiple players drafted. Well, that’s if they even play next year.
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To the royal wedding Honestly, the Kate Middleton and Prince William wedding hoop-la has got to end. Two redneck thumbs down.
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To the women’s basketball team The women’s basketball team have signed two recruits for next season. One’s a transfer and the other one is an Australian. What’s up with Wiggins and the Aussies? In his seven years as head coach, Wiggins has signed a total of eight Sheila’s.
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COINS: Sororities and fraternities raise money for Japan CONTINUED from page 1 “We had done Hope for Haiti the previous year and developed a coin drive on the corner, and this year we did one day on the cor ner and one day down here in the free
pies remind members of the reasons to join a fraternity or sorority. “It allows us to remember why we joined in the first place,” McCallum said. “It’s not for the brothers, sisters or best friends, but for contribut-
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t raises awareness that there are other people out there that need help, and helps encourage people to keep up with current events around the world.” — Melisa Sanders, Delta Gamma sorority president
speech area,” McCallum said. McCallum said unlike other philanthropies, fraternities and sororities participate in, the Corner for Coins program is not a competition. “This isn’t a competition at all,” McCallum said. “This is just raising money for one goal and we’re doing it together. It’s just not one person’s philanthropy.” Hamik said it’s important to have events like this because it reminds the community that there is more to the Greek community than the stereotypes and negative connotations that exist. McCallum said philanthro-
ing to a greater cause.” The exact amount of money raised was not available and will be released when it is. Relief efforts are currently underway by the Japanese Student Association. For a list of relief activities and volunteer opportunities contact the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Learning at (559) 278-7079.
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Finalists compete for $5,000 By Carlos Perez The Collegian Imagine yourself sitting back in a chair, hands behind your head and your feet on the desk. Comfortable, right? Imagine yourself doing this in your own office, running your own business. The Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has made this dream of owning and running one’s own business a closer reality than most students are usually given the chance at. T o m o r r o w, f o u r s t u dents will compete in the Peters Educational Center at the Fresno State Student Recreation Center at 11 a.m. in the final round of the Student Venture Challenge. After the presentations are over, one student will be presented with $5,000, provided by Alibaba. com. The runner-up will take home $2,500. At the start of the year, students were encouraged to submit 90-second video business pitches via YouTube. During February, these videos were judged and 20 students were selected to move to the semifinal round. After the 20 students made a presentation to a panel of judges, five finalists advanced to the final round of competition for a chance at $5,000 and an office they can call their own in the Lyles Center Hatchery. “[The Lyles Center] believes that entrepreneurship is a key factor in overcoming economic hardship,” Dr. Timothy Stearns, executive director of the Lyles Center, said. “The Student Venture Challenge has helped to form both the
students’ business ideas and their entrepreneurial mindset for after they graduate college.” One of the finalists recently bowed out of the competition, leaving only four to compete for the grand prize at Saturday’s final round. “The marketplace is highly competitive and this competition aims to give students that real-world experience,” Dr. Stearns said. “We’re not going to hold the students’ hands until the final round — we’re going to aid them and give them advice that will not only help them in the competition, but in life after school.” The competition was open to students of Fresno State and 11 other community colleges in the Central Valley. Although each of the finalists is a Fresno State student, that doesn’t mean that he or she will have an advantage during the final presentation. “We’ve selected judges who are going to be as unbiased as possible,” Genelle Taylor, associate director of the Lyles Center, said. “We gathered together seasoned professionals and successful entrepreneurs that would be the most beneficial to the students in providing constructive criticism and praise for each business model.” The judges include investor and entrepreneur Rock Clapper, Maury Domengeaux, CEO of iSearch Media; and Edward McNulty, principal of the Central Valley Fund. Each finalist is a business administration major at Fresno State looking to graduate within the next couple of years, if not this spring. One finalist, Anmmar Alsaggaf, says he finds himself at no dis-
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es on Saturday: Alsaggaf has pitched the business “Grease Monkey Mobile,” a mobile oil service that will provide its customers with worry-free car assistance. Tiffany Lowe, a Fresno State entrepreneurship major, has developed “Justina Confections,” a selection of homemade confections that will be offered as gifts adapted to the customer’s liking. Justin Page, a senior management major, has pitched “Dressings to Impress,” a line of all-natural condiments, marinades, pasta sauces and salad dressings. The final student presenting on Saturday, Lyle Quillin, has developed a home-service business, “Cal Services,” which offers customers assistance with any routine maintenance one would need with a pool, lawn or around the house. “While it’s important to note that we’re all students competing,” Alsaggaf said, “it’s also important to realize that we’re not ignorant children — we are businessminded, young professionals who are striving for the best for our futures and we believe that [The Student Venture Challenge] is really giving us the opportunity to succeed.”
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THE ROYAL WEDDING
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L O N D O N ( A P ) — New f l a g s w e n t u p, c l e a n i n g crews scrubbed down, police checked for explosives and a handful of die-hard fans were already camping out. Welcome to Westminster Abbey, the ceremonial focus of Britain’s royal wedding frenzy. Scores of police carefully examined the large temporary media structures that have gone up near the venerable abbey in central London, which will offer standing room for the thousands of journalists expected to cover Friday’s nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton. Police slid mini-cameras inside piles of scaffolding pipes to make sure no bombs were hidden. To enhance security in the area, dozens of bailed anarchists — arrested in connection with alleged public order offenses during a chaotic protest against government cuts last month — have been barred from entering the Westminster area, for fear that they may cause trouble during the wedding, police said. Workmen also delivered some surprising wedding floral decorations to the abbey. Instead of flowers, five men hoisted an 18-year-old potted maple tree inside. In all, six field maples and two hornbeams will form an “avenue of trees” lining the aisle leading up to the altar. “These wonderful curved ceilings are supposed to reflect the branches of trees and that was what I thought of when I thought of having trees in the abbey,” said florist Shane Connolly. Streets in London were being sealed off so hundreds of troops from the city’s Wellington and Hyde Park Barracks could participate in a pre-dawn dress rehearsal Wednesday morning involving those expected to line the procession route. See WEDDING, Page 6
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WEDDING: Nation prepares for wedding of the century CONTINUED from page 5 Scotland Yard’s cavalry arm put its ceremonial division, known as the Grey Escort, through its paces Tuesday and t h e B a n d o f t h e Roya l Marines rehearsed. Police plan to de ploy around 5,000 officers to police the royal wedding procession, but Assistant Commissioner Lynne Owens appealed to the public Tuesday to be on guard amid fears that Irish or
Middleton as they prepare for their great day on Friday,” the Rev. Martin Hume said. London has been bracing for a surge of visitors ahead of the wedding and on Tuesday those predictions were borne out, as the Tower of London recorded its highest weekly number of visitors in 12 years. London and Partners spokeswoman Jacqueline French said the city could expect some 600,000 tourists specifically there for the royal wedding. In London and across the
Duke, the frigate on which Prince William served in 2008, addressed a video message to the prince and his fiancee that carried “best wishes for their wedding day and future life together.” At a prime spot along the wedding procession route, John Loughrey of London, a 56-year-old self-described “super-f an” of the late Princess Diana, was already camped out. We a r i n g a s h i r t w i t h Wi l l i a m a n d M i d d l e t o n ’ s
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Islamist extremists could target the ceremony. “We really need you to be our eyes and our ears,” Owens said. Tuesday was the last day the abbey was open to the public before closing for wedding rehearsals and preparations. Dozens of tourists milling around the ancient building were asked to pause for a moment of reflection as a public prayer was offered for the upcoming royal marriage. “Today we pray for all couples preparing for marriage, especially today we pray for His Royal Highness Prince William and Miss Catherine
country, Britons were getting ready to mark Friday with royal wedding parties. At the prime minister’s Downing Street residence, just down the road from Westminster Abbey, children were baking cupcakes in anticipation of a wedding-themed charity bash. The children, joined by Prime Minister David Cameron’s wife Samantha, posed for pictures as they finished their cupcakes, which were topped with Union Jack flags and edible stickers of the royal couple. Those who couldn’t make it to London sent their regards. Sailors from the HMS Iron
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photo and the words: “Diana would be proud,” Loughrey predicted that Friday would “be a fabulous, fantastic day.” G u e n M u r r ay, 7 6 , h a d camped out for the 1981 royal we d d i n g b e t we e n P r i n c e C h a rl e s a n d L a dy D i a n a Spencer and was ready to do so again for their son William. She staked a place outside the abbey with her two daughters beginning at 8:00 a.m. Murray said the wedding was important to her because she “grew up during the war and lear ned to respect the royal family.”
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Collegian staff sounds off on Kate’s dress
Because it’s the wedding of the century Maddie (A&E): Traditional white wedding dress with a long train and veil, semi-low back, bow in the back, completely plain (no lace, beading, or rhinestones), with long sleeves and a high neckline. The veil will be all tull. She’ll of course wear a tiara.
Michael (Graphics): White.
Tony (EIC): Red polka dots. Ben (Sports): Meat dress.
Vongni (Copy): Strapless, no veil, long train, gorgeous necklace.
Frank (Videographer): A renaissance-style dress designed by Sophie Cranston.
Allie (Online): Will be beige, with a long train, feathers, and strapless neckline.
Daisy (Advertising): Fitted, white, long train, super long, lots of diamonds, diamond choker, lots of jewelry, and shiny silk.
Luke (Writer): Strapless, light material, flowy, horizontal stripes, pattern of British flag.
Shadia (Advertising): Poofy white skirt, long train, strapless. Dana (News): White, sapphires weaved into train, which will be 20 feet long, empire waist, crew neckline, satin, sleeveless. Anthony
(Accounting):
Same color as Lady Diana’s dress.
Cory (Art): Similar to Lady Diana’s. Joel (Advertising): White, sleeves, modern with lace, designed by Oscar de la Renta, no rhinestones.
Rachel (Online): 10-foot train, long sleeves with mesh on sweetheart neckline, lots of embellishment (pearls and diamonds), ivory, cloak, tiara veil, glass slippers. Mike (Webmaster): Don’tcare. Want more Royal Wedding coverage? Go to The Collegian Online to receive updates on Prince William, Princess Catherine and all things royal.
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DRAFT: Illustrious Bulldog careers for Chris Carter and Andrew Jackson could lead to early-round selections CONTINUED from page 8 are the two right now that are getting the most attention,” Hill said. Carter, the 2010 Wester n Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year, enjoyed a sensational senior year as a defensive end after harassing opposing quarterbacks for a team-high 11 sacks, and has impressed NFL scouts enough during the offseason where Hill expects that a team will be willing to use a draft pick on Carter. Carter who measured in at 6-foot-1, 248 pounds at the NFL Combine in February lacks prototypical size to play defensive end at the next level,
which is one attribute why some teams might stray away from selecting the pass rush specialist. “His biggest knock was he probably never played linebacker,” Hill said. “He played defensive line and he’s an undersized defensive lineman. So he’s a projection at a new position, which would be the only hold back on him.” However, Carter did suit up as a linebacker as a sophomore while racking up a career-high 88 tackles. With Carter’s overall body of work at Fresno State, and his tenacity on the field, Hill believes that the ceiling on Carter is high. “He’s got four great years of
HILL: Coach advises players on contracts CONTINUED from page 8 sixth, seventh rounder and a free agent really is not that g reat,” Fresno State head coach Pat Hill said, who spent five seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. “When you get drafted you have no choice. When you’re a free agent you can make some choices.” Before signing with a team as a free agent, Hill teaches his players to do their due diligence before committing to a contract. He advises them check out a team’s roster, a team’s players’ salaries and at what positions did the teams actually draft a player at. “Find yourself the right fit,” Hill said. “It’s all about making a team. Put yourself on a team that gives you a better opportunity to play.” Also, an undrafted free agent’s chances of making a team is dashed when they sign with a team that drafted a player at the same position
high in the draft, like in the first, second and third rounds. “Your chances are pretty minimal,” Hill said. “You want to go to a team that didn’t draft, that drafted low at that position and maybe has a couple older players that are big salary guys that are coming to the end of their contract.” By doing so, a player might increase his odds of making an NFL roster. But selecting the right team with the right need won’t guarantee that a player will earn a spot on the 53-man roster or a spot on the practice squad. Most undrafted free agents will have much more to prove than the guy that an NFL team selected. So, often times, players who go undrafted will have to work harder than the next guy to prove their worth. “When you get your chances, you got to take advantage of them,” Hill said. “You don’t really count your opportunities, you make your opportunities count.”
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Seyi Ajirotutu went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, but was picked up by the San Diego Chargers and scored two touchdowns this past season.
production here,” Hill said. “So, Chris has got a really good chance of being drafted.” While Carter was able to improve his draft stock as a senior, Jackson on the other hand might have seen his stock plummet after missing most of his final season to an injury. “Andrew missed almost his entire senior year,” Hill said. “Not only did that hurt us as a football team, but it might hold him back a little bit. But he’ll definitely be drafted, and I think he’ll draft at a very good position because he had three years prior to that as great football.” From Jackson’s redshirt freshman season to his junior
year, the 6-foot-5, 299 pound offensive guard from Grass Valley, Calif., had started 33 straight games as a Bulldog until being injured late into the 2009 season. Despite missing two games, Jackson was still named by conference coaches as a first-team AllWAC performer. A f t e r t h r e e p r o d u c t ive years as a starter, the future looked bright for Jackson as a senior and many draft experts pegged him as the top interior offensive linemen in the WAC, but he was hit by the injury bug in just the second game of the year against Utah State. “He just got caught in a pile, and it was an injury that really wasn’t caused by any weak-
nesses,” Hill said. “It just was a freak accident, so he’s completely rehabbed.” Carter and Jackson’s path to the NFL might be a tad different, but both have a quality that most NFL teams desire. “Both young men have their degrees,” Hill said. “They’re both highly intelligent. They’re both fine young men, and I think because of their, not only their playing ability, but of their characteristics, their character qualities are so high that, that’s gonna really add to them being drafted.”
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Kaepernick picks living room over green room By Ralph D. Russo Associated Press Colin Kaeper nick picked the living room at his parents’ house over the green room at Radio City Music Hall. The Nevada quarterback declined an invitation to attend the NFL draft Thursday night in New York so he could relax with friends and family in his hometown of Turlock, Calif., about 90 miles south of Sacramento. “The biggest thing for me was I wanted to be with my family. There’s been a lot of people who have been there for me and supported me through this and I wanted to make sure everybody could be a part of it,” he said in a phone interview Wednesday night. “It’s a time for us to hang out and catch up and relax.” S o wh i l e C a m N e w t o n , Patrick Peterson, Von Miller and more than two dozen other potential high draft picks were tooling around Manhattan, participating in flag football games with grade school kids and meeting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Kaepernick was catching up with his friends from high school. As for draft day, he’ll do his best to treat it like any other. “Work out in the morning and spend the rest of the day with my uncles and friends,” he said. Time to relax has been at a premium for Kaepernick. Since playing his last game for Nevada — a 20-13 victory against Boston College in the Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco — he has trained for a month and a half in Atlanta, attended the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., and the combine in Indianapolis, and visited more than a dozen NFL teams. “Exciting and crazy,” he said of preparing for the draft. “It’s such a privilege to have that opportunity to go through this whole process. “At the same time, you’re running everywhere. For the last two months it seems like
I’ve been on dead sprint from morning to night every day. But it’s such a great experience to have and go through.” The 6-foot-5, 233-pound quarterback is the only player in college football history to have three seasons in which he rushed for 1,000 yards and passed for 2,000, but he wasn’t thought of as a possible firstround pick until the past few months. His powerful ar m stacks up to any quarterback in the draft. He’s got the speed and agility to get away from all those blitz-happy defenses NFL teams use. And he seems to have a spotless resume off the field. The general consensus among those who try to forecast the draft is that while there is a chance Kaepernick could go in the first round, it’s more likely he will be selected on Day 2 during the second or third round.
Among the teams reportedly interested: San Francisco, Indianapolis, Jacksonville and Tennessee. Kaepernick is trying not to get caught up in the speculation or worry about where he ends up or when he is drafted. He said his family has had a more difficult time sharing his laid-back approach. “I think they’re more excited about it than I am,” he said. “They’re definitely running around talking about all the different scenarios and what could happen. While I’m just sitting back, watching to see how it plays out. “There’s been a few times where they get worked up about where I might be going and what someone says.” Over the next couple nights at the Kaepernick house, with plenty of brats, burgers and pizza on hand, Colin and his family will finally know where this journey ends.
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Colin Kaepernick decided against New York for his draft selection.
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The Fresno State track and field team hosts the Bulldog Invitational Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Clovis beginning at 3 p.m.
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SPORTS EDITOR, BEN INGERSOLL • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2011
By Vongni Yang The Collegian Graphics by Michael Uribes / The Collegian
Carter, Jackson headline ‘Dogs at draft Although Fresno State does not have a top tier prospect in this year’s NFL draft like last year when running back Ryan Mathews was taken in the first round by the San Diego Chargers, Bulldo gs head coach
Pat Hill said that Chris Carter and Andrew Jackson are the players most likely to be selected. “Andrew Jackson and Chris Carter See DRAFT, Page 7
California State University, Fresno
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Campus Activism: 40 Years of Struggle, Setback, and Triumph Friday, April 29, 2011 8:30 a.m. -------- Opening Session
Undrafted, late-round picks have hope Not being selected in the NFL draft does not decrease a player’s chances of making an NFL roster. At times, undrafted college players will be able to catch on with a team as undrafted free agents. And, on
some occasions, not being drafted in the later rounds can be better for a player than being drafted at all. “The difference between a fifth, See HILL, Page 7
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