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Fresno State students students working with NASA. Students conducted experiments at zero gragvity. Chemistry student Riann Egusquiza and other students conducts experiments in NASA’s “Weightless Wonder” aircraft.

By Ezra Romero The Collegian In July, a team of eight Fresno State students went to NASA to conduct an experiment in its Grant Us Space

Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program. The students departed to Houston, on July 5, where they trained for their weightless experiment.

“We were the only team there doing work at zero gravity,” Mujahid Umar, a mechanical engineering major at Fresno State said. The team tested the formation of a substance called calcium oxalate in order to see how it reacts in a microgravity environment on NASA’s “Weightless Wonder” aircraft. Calcium oxalate is salt crystals found in plants and is also the major component of kidney stones. The Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program gives undergraduate students the chance to offer ideas to NASA. The teams also build and fly in a reduced-gravity experiment. The team was chosen from more than 20 groups nationwide after they reapplied. NASA rejected their first proposal but after hours of researching, building the experiment and then reapplying they were selected. “Being a NASA employee for two weeks, you know, that just hits home. It’s just pretty cool,” said Jordan Ringel, chemistry major at Fresno State. The craft produced weightlessness for 18 to 25 seconds at a time in a series of 30 parabolas, Umar said. “The best part of the trip was being weightless. It is indescribable and such a natural feeling,” Gonzalo Leyva, an electrical engineering major said. “It was the best decision I have ever

made.” The trip was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the students and they are still deciding if they will apply for next year’s simulation, Joy Goto said, the assistant professor for the chemistry department that went on the trip with the students. “So I just held on a little bit to one of the straps and just let my body float up,

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he best part of the trip was being weightless. It is indescribable and such a natural feeling.” — Gonzalo Leyva, Team Fresno State

it was an amazing experience,” Jose Correa said, a civil engineering major at Fresno State. According to NASA’s website, astronauts are at risk for developing kidney stones because of the loss of bone calcium and decreased fluid intake. See NASA, Page 3

Students look to revitalize neighborhoods By Ana Mendoza-Santiago The Collegian Crime in neighborhoods around campus has sparked the development of a coalition to clean up and improve neighborhoods in the vicinity. Revitalization efforts have risen before, but this year Fresno State students, Fresno City Council member Larry Westerland, and both Fresno and University police have joined the cause. Student participation began through Facebook. The social media site has become the meeting place for students who wish to improve El Dorado Park, Sierra Madre and other neighborhoods near campus. The Facebook account that has ignited this collaboration is “Revitalize the Fresno State Community,” which has currently accumulated more than 1,000 members. The decision to revitalize the community was brought forth due to the high demand from students who contacted Associated Students, Inc. to voice their concerns. “There was so much support on the social media sites that we thought if there is much involvement over the summer, this is definitely something we want to jump on and help students do,” ASI President Selena Farnesi said. ASI is expecting a large numbers of students to participate in the revitalization efforts. Several events have been planned to help students get informed, participate and get involved in the improvement of neighborhoods such as El Dorado located west of campus and Sierra Madre area one block south of campus. ASI has hired a full time employee, Lauren Smoot, to help lead revitalization efforts. Smoot is a former Fresno State student and ASI member.

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A Fresno resident walks past shards of glass in an empty lot across the Fresno State campus. The area near Shaw and Barton Avenues is being considered for revitalization by Associated Student, Inc., Greek community, both Fresno and University Police Department among other organizations.

“The university has actively been pursuing work with the community,” director of student involvement at Fresno State Sally Ramage said. Students have now joined the movement. “We have noticed and students have noticed that there is an issue in the community that needs to be addressed, that’s the issue of revitalizing the area around Fresno,” Fernesi said. The revitalization of these neighborhoods has not been novel news

to University Police. This is not new, “in police work, this is called community base policing,” University Police Department Lieutenant, Jim Watson said. While Fresno Police and University Police have concentrated on patrolling the neighborhoods, reaching out to businesses and citizens to improve neighboring communities, this new effort will focus primarily on studentcommunity involvement. “In talking with administrators we

have heard that this is an issue that gets brought up and then dropped [continuously].” Farnesi said. Fresno State “has all kinds of standing committees that look at all kinds of issues and make decisions for the campus,” Farnesi added. To address inconsistency, ASI is hoping Fresno State will adopt a new committee “into it’s regular cycle of standing committees” that will guarSee Revitalization, Page 3

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The day I threw my graduation cap into the air — and hoped it wouldn’t stab me in the eye on the way down — I was filled with mixed emotion. On the one hand, I was elated to be done with homework, teachers, with everything my life had thus far been about. On the other hand, I was terrified. What the heck was I supposed to do now? A few months after graduation, the combination of a cloudy economy and a cloudier idea about my direction soon plopped me into a job as an overnight news editor, with a weekend gig as a bouncer at a local bar. A fellow bouncer (whose day job was as a mortician) and I joked that we’d found the only three industries immune to economic downturn: news, booze and death. We’d chuckle, and then look down at the floor as waves of soulcrushing depression washed over us. It was frustrating to find that no silver platter awaited me at the end of college, that the road ahead was foggier than ever. But then one day, something clicked in my brain. If I didn’t know yet what my career was going to be, I thought, I should at

least do something I’d never be able to once I had a career. Something ridiculous. Something that 60-yearold me could tell my grandkids about, as a partial explanation for why my student loans still weren’t paid off. My “something ridiculous” was to borrow my parents’ beat-up blue van and drive to all 48 contiguous United States. I scraped together graduation checks and what meager savings I had, ignored (for now) my eighty grand of tuition debt and set out with a cooler of PB&J’s and a two-foot road atlas. I drove from Minnesota to Maine to Florida to Washington to California and back, zigzagging to pick up Texas and the Dakotas, doing whatever I’d always wanted to do in every state. I stayed with friends where I had them, but most of the time I slept in the car. I ran into problems, strangers and had a LOT of time alone behind the wheel to think. The trip wasn’t easy. I often had to get outside myself and do things I wasn’t comfortable with. I became very lonely at times, and felt guilty about turning my back on everything I was “supposed” to do. And then there were the middle-of-nowhere breakdowns, tornados and at least one swim

in a snake-filled river in search of lost car keys. One morning I woke up on the roof of my car in a strange park in Idaho and realized I hadn’t seen anyone I knew in six days, hadn’t showered in seven and that I was almost out of money and had no idea where I was. And that was the moment I realized I was the happiest I’d ever been. I learned a lot on the trip — about myself, about direction, about where not to accidentally sleep in one’s car to avoid trouble with the police (day care centers are a big one). Looking back eight years later, I’ve realized everybody has their own “road trip” where they figure out their path, and some people have known all along. For those who know their road, go after it, and don’t let fear and doubt stand in the way. But for those who don’t, go do something else. Something ridiculous. There will be time for your career — in fact, you’re going to spend most of your life doing it. Maybe now’s the time for a detour. Paul Jury is the California-residing author of “States of Confusion,” about a misadventure-filled, direction-finding road trip to 48 states. His website is paulpjury.com.

Bring fashion back to the masses By Maddie Shannon The Collegian Summer is the time of year to engage in absolutely mindless reading. And read mindlessly I did, mostly of the fashion magazine variety. And in all the summer fashion issues that publications like Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle and W magazine put out, I realized that most of the clothes that high-end fashion designers produce for any season are completely unwearable off the runway. In the most recent issue of Elle magazine, I read a brilliantly written story about the return of Christian Dior’s “New Look,” which defined the waspy-waisted, full-skirted fashions of the 1950s. The look has returned, with a twist — heavy metal details, boxy winter jackets and layered leather skirts constitute the new “New Look.” Most of these outfits, like so many others that fashion editors publish, is a style of dress that isn’t likely to be embraced by most women. Although the new “New Look” is just one style that seems to be popular

among the rich and famous jet-set, it’s just one style of dress that will alienate most readers. For those of us who can’t afford or pull off the styles that so often go into these magazines, reading about these new styles is the closest we’ll get to being part of the jetset-go crowd. While fashion writers and editors might publish what they do for the benefit of that sort of reader, it’s time for them to reconsider exactly what their job entails. For so long, fashion magazines have been a haven for the stylish elite — a place for fashion designers to create art in a garment. To fashion insiders, a dress or a shirt or a shoe isn’t just something to wear; sometimes, it’s a museum piece, and it’s treated as such. Who will possibly benefit from this shoe or this dress that nobody can ever wear? I agree that some clothes are so beautiful that they aren’t meant to be worn. But then what’s the point? If fashion professionals continue to let magazines like Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar sell magazines just to other people in that tight-knit

New York-Paris clique, then the reality of bringing wearable fashion to the common man is a lost one, and fashion magazines will lose out on reaping the profit. With the age of print-first journalism dying, magazine and newspapers have to make sacrifices, even those of the fashion variety. Digitally-based journalism, while helping to sustain the fashion publication niche, may not be enough. Bringing affordable, reasonable-to-wear clothes into fashion magazines is an important step in the right direction — not only will readers be less estranged from the fashion world, but they will also contribute to it. And for fashion designers who approach their profession as an art, isn’t that what art’s all about? In a more involved fashion community, it can be. Maddie Shannon is the former Arts & Entertainment editor of The Collegian and will be contributing occasional columns throughtout the semester.

Corrections •A column on page two of the August 22 edition of The Collegian said that the newspaper would publish 45 issues this year. The correct number is 87. •An article on page four of the August 22 edition of The Collegian

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By Tony Petersen The Collegian Earlier this week, The Collegian’s Editorial Faculty Adviser Reaz Mahmood and I were having a discussion about third parties. No, not an afterafter party — political third parties: Libertarians, Greens, Commies, et al. He brought to my attention a segment from The Colbert Report which featured AmericansElect.org CEO Elliot Ackerman. AmericansElect.org is an organization that allows Internet users to nominate a third-party presidential candidate for 2012. It sounds enticing at first. Everyone rails against “Washington,” “the establishment,” “Wall Street” and “politics as usual.” (Quick, name the last politician to win an election while touting his fealty to the Washington establishment.) Sarah Palin has made a career decrying “politics as usual.” It is now in vogue to call oneself an independent — there are now as many self-proclaimed Independents as there are Republicans and Democrats. However attractive a third party may be, it is, dare I say, impossible for a minor party candidate to win a presidential election. The American system is not set up to encourage third parties; in fact, we’ve been a two-party system throughout our existence: first it was Federalists vs. Republicans, then the Democratic-Republicans all on their own, then the Whigs vs. the Democrats and finally Republicans vs. Democrats. Even America’s independents are rather partisan — the vast majority already have conservative or liberal sympathies, and those that don’t likely don’t follow politics. Supporting third parties, while a good idea in principle, does not work in reality. The closest a third-party candidate came to winning was in 1912, when former president Teddy Roosevelt nearly defeated Woodrow Wilson with his short-lived Bull Moose Party, and 1992, when billionaire Ross Perot siphoned votes away from G.H.W. Bush, leading to the election of Slick Willy Clinton. Those who think a third-party candidate ever has a chance of winning a presidential election, without America switching to a Europeanstyle democracy, are dreaming. This is a new section, and it’s a shameless copy of something William F. Buckley Jr. did in the fortnightly National Review. It will be a place for me to expound upon newsroom discussions, classroom discussions, global, national or local events, letters to the editor or reader comments.

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NASA: Fresno State students experience weightlessness CONTINUED from page 1 The kidney stones can form during or after the flight, and can pose serious consequences if not treated immediately. “Mentoring and going with this group of students is something that most professors

don’t get to do,” Goto said. The students that went on the trip are Mujahid Umar, the team leader, mechanical engineering from Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Jose M. Correa Jr., civil engineering from Oxford, Mich.; Datoliban Roland Coulibaly, civil engi-

neering/mathematics from Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire; Riann Egusquiza, chemistry from Sanger; Gonzalo Leyva, electrical engineering from Newark, CA.; Jordan Ringel, chemistry from Temple City; Robert Benjamin Runyon, mechanical engineering from Madera Ranchos; and Craig W. Seber, plant science from Fresno. The team will evaluate their findings and provide the results to NASA at a meeting in November. Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n about the Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program visit microgravityuniversity.jsc. nasa.gov.

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The Fresno State students sent to NASA described the experience as “once in a lifetime.” Seen here are seven of the eight members.

Revitalization: Students take charge of ongoing effort CONTINUED from page 1 antee long-term revitalization efforts, Farnesi added Revitalization efforts will focus on “networking and wo rk i n g w i t h U n ive r s i t y Police Department, Fresno Police department, neighborhood watch groups and city counsel,” Smoot said.

ASI will focus on “reaching out to [these groups], and letting them know our concerns, letting them give us feedback on ways that we can make a difference,” Smoot added. To increase community relations and involvement, these collaborating groups are organizing events, such as Day for Kids on Sep. 17, Clean Up

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Days and other ongoing meetings and events. The Greek community will also be an active participant in the revitalization of neighboring communities. “We plan to contribute in anyway that we can. Hosting fundraisers. Providing volunteer hours is more likely how we will contribute most,” said Pi Kappa Alpha president Michael Eberhard, said. Greek organizations are scheduled to clean up surrounding neighborhoods Sept. 11. Other Fresno State Students are asked to participate on Oct. 2. “Personally, my main goal is to raise awareness and educate students on how to protect themselves and what they can do to help with the revitalization movement,” Eberhard said.

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Danger of supplements can go unnoticed By Dylan Patton The Collegian There may come a time when some people want to change their body image. This may include increasing their muscle mass or losing weight, and exercise can help in these changes, but some people want a shortcut; they want results immediately. In order to achieve this, many people turn to the assistance of supplements. One of the most popular supplements is whey protein, which is used by those looking to gain and repair muscle. Augustine, who chose not to give his last name, is a sales associate at Vitamin World. H e s t at e d t h at P re c i s i o n Engineered is a very popular brand that is exclusive to his company. Augustine also pointed out that low lactose and lactose-free protein are available at most health stores. Whey protein contains protein which is used to rebuild muscle. Nate, another sales associate, who also elected not to give his last name, gave some tips on using whey protein. "The best time to use whey protein is in the morning," said Nate. He reccomends 20 to 30 grams with breakfast He also advised that those who are using whey protein for the first time should

a l s o t a ke m u l t i - v i t a m i n s along with the whey protein. Another supplement that was recommended was fish oil. Mass gainers are another popular supplement. Ashton a sales associate at GNC who chose not to give her last name, pointed out that mass gainers have a lot of calories but are completely safe. Many supplements also have age restrictions. "Any supplement that is used for preworkout, has a large amount of caffeine, or involves male enhancement, must be purchased by someone who is 18 or over," said Augustine of Vitamin World. What some people may not be aware of is that there are some dangers in using supplements. Stephanie Annett, a registered dietician with the Fresno State University Health Center, urges students and others to be careful with these products. "Do research, talk to a health professional," said Annett. She also stressed that students are welcome to come in to the health center and discuss any health issues or concerns free of charge. Annett also would like to re m i n d p e o p l e that mos t supplements are made to work along with exercise and healthy eating. She also explained that a lot of students self-medicate with sup-

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plements not realizing future medical problems that can occur. "Nothing can replace exercise and eating healthy," said Annett. In 2003, Hydroxycut, a popular weight loss supplement, was found to be responsible for many health risks. Ephedrine, an ingredient in the drug was found to be closely related to methamphetamine, was found

to cause heart problems and damage to the nervous system. A lot of the cases were a result of the users misusing the drug. The Food and Drug Administration found there were 16,000 instances of health issues, including two deaths related to Ephedrine. In 2003, the FDA announced a ban on Ephedrine, and subsequently any products containing Ephedrine were pulled

off store shelves. Many products found on store shelves can be misunderstood by users and present health risks that can go ignored. It is reccomended by physicians to conduct research and become educated on products before consumption.

Fresno State ranked No. 463 in Forbes top undergraduate Institutions By Tom Pearson The Collegian Fresno State was one of 13 California State University campuses named in Forbes' annual rankings of the top undergraduate institutions in the country. Fresno State was ranked No. 463 overall which is an improvement from the previous year. The university was ranked No. 488 overall last academic year. Fresno State has been ranked as high as No. 339, which occured in the 2008 rankings. The university finished as the sixth best university in the CSU system. Fresno State was ranked behind Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, California Maritime Academy, Cal State Long Beach, Cal Poly Pamona, and Chico State. T he university finished ahead of other institutions such as San Jose State, Cal State Northridge, Sacramento State, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State San Bernadino, San Diego State and San Fransisco State. Forbes ranked each university based off of a list of criteria they assembled. The list used to judge the universities was the quality of teaching, career prospects, graduation rates, low levels of debt for those who graduate, and competitive awards. The rankings included only 650 universities and as the "Compiling the Forbes/CCAP

rankings" methodology packet stated only universities which offered undergraduate degrees or certificates in which students needed four or more years of education to obtain. The packet also stated that only colleges The Carnegie Foundation categorized as Doctorate-granting universities, masters colleges

and universities or baccalaureate colleges were included. Only 610 schools returned from the previous years rankings and this marked the fourth straight year that, Fresno State made Forbes rankings.

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Federal Communications Commission at the end of January after being opposed by Re p. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and activists who contended that NBC had a poor record in terms of putting African Americans in front of and behind the camera. MSNBC President Phil Griffin said Sharpton’s lobbying for the merger was totally unrelated to the hosting job, and any suggestion of a possible conflict of interest was “baseless.” “The Rev. Sharpton’s success led to my decision to give him the hour, period,” Griffin said. He described Sharpton as “a big personality and a smart guy. His life experience has prepared him for this position. He’s been on our air for 15 years. We have a history of taking guests and developing them as hosts.” Sharpton, who was unavailable for comment, said in a statement, “I am very happy and honored to join the MSNBC team as we collectively try to get America to ‘lean forward.’ It is a natural extension of my life and work. We all learn from our pain and stand up from our stumbling and one must either learn to lean forward or fall backwards. I’m glad they have given me the opportunity to continue my forward lean.”

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LOS ANGELES _ The number of women working as writers and directors on prime-time broadcast programs took a big tumble in the 2010-11 season, a new study reports _ part of an overall decline in women’s employment as actresses and in key creative jobs behind the camera. Women comprised 15 percent of writers on the prime-time dramas, comedies and reality shows on ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and the CW, down from 29 percent in the 2009-10 season, according to the report from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University. In the directing ranks, it found, 11 percent were women, compared with 16 percent the previous year. Overall, the center said, women accounted for 41 percent of all on-air characters _ down from the recordhigh 43 percent the year before _ and comprised 25 percent of the people working as series creators, producers, executive producers, directors, writers, editors and directors of photography, a decrease of two percentage points. The study, which the center has been doing since the 1995-96 season, is based

on surveying one randomly selected episode from each network series during the season. “Statistically speaking, the randomization of the choice of episodes _ across many series _ should yield an accurate picture of the season of network shows because biases or idiosyncrasies are minimized,” said Martha Lauzen, executive director of the center. The number of female characters varied widely by network, with only the CW, at 52 percent, representing women “in accurate proportion to their representation in the U.S. population,” the report said. ABC was next with a 43 percent showing, followed by CBS at 40 percent, Fox at 39 percent and NBC at 36 percent. In addition to the drops registered among writers and directors, employment for women was also down among program creators (18 percent) and producers (37 percent). It was unchanged for executive producers (22 percent) and up slightly among editors (20 percent) and directors of photography (4 percent), the report said. “Programs with at least one woman creator or writer featured more female characters than programs with no women creators or writers,” it said.

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New season brings about change

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The Bulldogs were sporting their brand-new uniforms during an Aug. 15 press conference in front of the media. Fans were able to see the new uniforms through a live streaming video on the athletic website. By Jerry Huerta The Collegian A lot has changed since F resno State was embarrassed on national television by Northern Illinois in the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl in December. First, the Bulldogs lost four of five starters along the offensive line and three of four starters on the defensive line. They also were forced to replace a four-year starter at linebacker in Ben Jacobs and two-year starting defensive backs Lorne Bell and Desia Dunn, all unquestioned leaders on and off the field.

And that was just on one side of the ball. Fresno State also needed to fill a vacancy left by signal caller Ryan Colbur n, who recently signed with Sacramento’s United Football League squad. A major change not found on the 2011 roster was the athletic department’s announcement of the FieldTurf installation in Bulldog Stadium. But there is also a new change that is leaving the ‘Dogs feeling and looking the part to match their new playing surface. Before the Bulldogs travel to Candlestick Park next Saturday to battle

the California Bears, they had the opportunity to flaunt their brand-new uniforms. The new look was unveiled in front of the media on Aug. 15, but the fans could see it through a live streaming video on the athletic website. Fans caught a glimpse of the new away uniforms, which are white with red letters and white pants, sporting a new number font and player last names on the back. On the sides of the jerseys there are new red stripes. The home jerseys mirror the away look, but are traditional red with white letters and blue stripes on the sides. The pants

are also all red. The helmet remained the same, including the “V” logo on the back, with the exception of a blue stripe addition. Coach Pat Hill talked about a couple new features and benefits the uniforms present. “I thought the design came out really well.” Hill said during the unveiling session. “The No. 1 thing I was concerned about was to get the lighter weight jersey and pants that breathe. If you notice the pants have the hip and kneepads sewn right into them and are still a lighter weight. In the past, we weren’t able to keep up with the new stuff that was

coming out. We’ve had a greater relationship with Nike for 15 years and they gave it to us for a price that we could afford within our budget. It was really good to be able see the kids get something new.” The uniforms will also come with matching cleats, socks and gloves. At least one key senior player liked the fact that the new uniforms would come with all these matching things. “Everything complements everything really well,” linebacker Kyle Knox, who was chosen as one of the players to model the new uniforms, said. “The helmet with the stripe and the V in the back is a nice little touch for the stripes on the side of the jerseys and the pants. To go along with the cleats, they also complement our socks and our gloves that we’re going to have. It’s just great to have a whole new type of uniform to come out in.” Knox was one of the four players chosen to model the new uniforms. The other three were new quarterback Derek Carr, defensive tackle Logan Har rell and running back Robbie Rouse. Sophomore Derron Smith wasn’t one of the players chosen to show off the new uniforms but he talked about what all these changes could mean going into this year. “A lot more excitement,” Smith said. “Just getting new things going into a new season. Trying to go from good to great. That’s our saying. That’s what coach Hill has us thinking. It’s just getting our excitement and momentum going into a new season.”

GALLERY: Check online to see more pictures of the new uniforms. http://collegian.csufresno.edu

Terry puts imprint on program By Jerry Huerta The Collegian It has been just more than five months since head basketball coach Rodney Terry was hired to resurrect a program that has only been to one postseason tournament in the last five years. Since day one of inheriting the program there have been major changes to the implemented. The most notable changes have been to the roster where key cogs from last year’s team have departed from the program. The players that have left the program for their respective reasons are Greg Smith, Tim Steed, Bracken Funk, Givon Crump, Bennie Rhodes and John Ryan. Nedeljko Golubovic was lost due to graduation. Now, with all of these players moving on from the pro-

gram, Terry has restocked his team with new names and faces to fill the holes. “We have a class of three junior college players and one high school kid,” Terry said. “Kevin Foster is a 6-foot7 kid who has a chance to be a really good player. Also, have a kid named Larry McGaughey who is coming in from Lawson State Community Colle ge. Another junior college kid who was an All-American has a chance to be a contributor for us as well. Daquan Brown is 6-foot-10 and coming in from Barstow College. We lost a lot of size from last year’s team. So he gives us a little bit of length and hopefully he can bring some things to the table skill wise. Our high school k i d Ju l i u s B i l b rew f ro m Inglewood High School is a combo guard who we hope can bring a spark in terms of ball handling and other duties out

on the perimeter.” One player who Terry didn’t address is Grant Hefeng. Hefeng is a 6-foot-8 power forward who is the first Chinese player to play college basketball without going to prep school first. Also, he competed on the Chinese National Team as one of the top players under the age of 20. Hefeng’s addition is significant because at Texas, Terry was the main recruiter known for bringing in some of the top Canadian recruits. N ow, t h e f o r m e r Te x a s assistant may have started an official destination spot for Chinese recruits. “We’d like to think so,” Terry said. “Grant’s always dreamed of playing college basketball. He’s come up through the ranks in terms of the national team over there. He’s had some opportunities to go professional over there but chose

to go the college route. The country of China loves basketball so it could be a great niche for us.” Hefeng and all the other recr uits bring some new faces to the prog ram to go along with a retooled coaching staf f. T he staf f includes Jerry Wainwright, Michael Schwartz and Byron Jones. Terry worked under Wainwright while Wainwright was the head coach at UNCWilmington. He also worked with Schwartz at Texas where they were both assistants under current Longhorn head coach Rick Barnes. Problems that Terry didn’t face at Texas were empty venues night in and night out. At Texas’ Frank C. Erwin, Jr., Special Events Center, 84 percent of the seats were filled at the home games in the 201011 season. At the Save Mart Center, only 47 percent of the

seats were filled every home game. The program hasn’t been consistent in the win column and the attendance has taken a hit because of it. Terry talked about what it will take to fill up the Save Mart Center consistently. “It’s going to be about our brand,” Terry said. “How our team competes and obviously the connection we make with the community. Hopefully, they give us support because we need a great home crowd. We need all the support we can get to help make our venue one of the toughest places to play. I think standing behind our brand and really trying to mirror this community as a hard working and hard playing team.”

VIDEO: Check online to see the Rodney Terry interview. http://collegian.csufresno.edu