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Levine reception blends wine and friendship

By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian

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Philip Levine took part in developing the wine blend used to honor him for his time at Fresno State.

Philip Levine, one of Fresno State’s most treasured professors of English and poetry, returned briefly from retirement over the weekend to celebrate the love of wine.

He was here at the Smittcamp Alumni House where a special wine bearing his name was released. He signed a limited number of bottles of Picaresque to sell at $50 each.

“The wine came out better than I thought it would,”

Levine said. “I think it’s a terrific wine. I was hopeful, and it came out pretty much how I wanted.”

But even at the age of 84, the 18th Poet Laureate of the United States was not finished at the weekend’s end.

His bags are packed and they will accompany him east, back to Brooklyn to visit family, friends and to speak to likeminded lovers of the English language.

There is a lot on Levine’s mind.

He is revising his talk, titled

“My Lost Poets,” a lecture that recalled the early days of his long career in poetry, and those who he calls his mentors. He recited the lecture to the U.S. Library of Congress, closing out the 2011-2012 Poetry and Literature Center’s literary season.

He plans on having the lecture revised for publication.

He is searching for publishers, and has two offers to consider.

Levine is also working on a new book of poems, though he isn’t quite sure what to name it. Yet.

And just as he puts his soul into the poems he creates, Levine did not take the crafting of his wine lightly, for wine has been a part of his life for more than 50 years. “ I re a l ly s t a r t e d d r i n k ing wine when I came to California, and I was 29 years old,” he said.

Levine first came to California on a scholarship from Stanford. Yvor Winters, Levine’s mentor, introduced him to California wine, which See LEVINE, Page 5

Marching Band welcomes new director

By Rogue Morales The Collegian The Fresno State Bulldog Marching Band family welcomed David Fullmer as the new director of athletic bands this semester.

Fullmer has worked with marching bands from the high school to college level, eventually drawing the eye of Fresno State’s Gary Gilroy, director of bands. Gilroy was able to judge some of the competitions Fullmer’s band was in, stating that his bands were always wonderful. Gilroy encouraged Fullmer to apply for the position at Fresno State when it became available.

“It was a godsend when he came to us,” Gilroy said. “We really have struck gold. He’s such a seasoned professional.”

Fullmer came to Fresno S t a t e f r o m U t a h , h av i n g been the assistant director at Brigham Young University.

Born in Southern California, Fullmer moved to Utah with h i s f a m i ly wh i l e i n h i g h school. He attended Brigham Young University as well as University of Washington where he received his PhD. in conducting.

The marching band’s school year be g an a week before school was in session. This time is known as band camp, and was Fullmer’s official introduction to the band students.

The students had practice eight hours a day for six days.

Even during these rather tough

practice sessions, Fullmer said the students responded very well. He feels the band will be a good presence during the games. Hoping to bring a feeling of good sportsmanship to the game, Fullmer said the band will play the fight song from the visiting team during pre-game.

“Obviously we want the band to look and sound good,” Fullmer said. “But more than that I think the band can be a very positive force on game day.”

The students seem to be happy with their new director too. Emily Henderson, a senior in her second year in the marching band, feels that Fullmer is a more focused director.

“We are way ahead of where we were when the former band director was here,” Henderson said. “We’re getting things done.”

Even new students to the program like Fullmer’s style of directing. Rene Ponce, a senior studying music, said he likes how Fullmer pushes the band to be at their best even though they have much to learn in a short amount of time.

“At first it was rough, especially on the body,” Ponce said.

“But it’s been tremendous fun.”

One of the things some students enjoy about Fullmer is his respect for the marching band.

“He understands that he’s See BAND, Page 3

Fresno State professors using new technologies

By Rogue Morales The Collegian Fresno State is looking to find new opportunities for professors to integrate technology into their teaching methods.

Most students have become accustomed to online programs like Blackboard, and seeing a PowerPoint presentation is not out of the ordinary.

But even these are considered new technologies that have been adopted, said Director for Academic Technology and Innovation Rudy Sanche z.

M a n y s t u d e n t s a r e ve r y comfortable with using the Internet for classes, shifting the learning experience from looking through books to surfing through websites.

“We are sensitive to doing

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Bulldog Marching Band director David Fullmer points out directions during a Monday practice. The marching band will be performing their first show of the season during the Bulldogs’ football season opening game on Sept. 1.

the right thing with these technologies regarding student learning,” Sanchez said.

Fresno State has added more into the technological tool belt.

Two programs, e-portfolios and Tegrity, are changing the way the classroom works.

Tegrity makes things like web conferencing available on Blackboard. Instructors can record their lectures during the class and upload them onto Blackboard, allowing students to access their exact words at home.

Students can also search key words during a lecture and jump to the spots those words

are used. This allows students to quickly access the information they seek, rather than needing to skim the entire lecture to confirm one phrase.

Tegrity allows students to bookmark specific portions of the lecture they did not understand and email a professor their questions along with the lecture marked to the spot they were confused about.

T hese new technolo gies allow professors to flip their teaching structure, Sanchez says. Students can take in the information at home and work out problems or parts they did not understand in class.

E-portfolios are way for students to build an electronic portfolio that they can keep throughout their years at Fresno State. This allows students and professors to track progress. If a student is having trouble in a class, a professor can access an e-portfolio and look at past work to pinpoint where they are having trouble.

E-portfolios are available to all students who have access to Blackboard. Martin Shapiro, associate professor of psychology and director of the faculty See TECH, Page 3

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EVERYBODY’S WATCHING: Verbal spills in the public eye

Opinion Editor Liana Whitehead

Over a hundred years ago, neurologist and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud constructed a theory based on Fehlleistungen, or faulty actions. Today, we know this as the Freudian slip.

The theory suggests that a true Freudian slip occurs when a single taboo word or phrase slips off the tongue at the most inappropriate or inconvenient moments. Freud proposed that these unintentional verbal spills unleash unconscious thoughts or motives.

I assume that this has happened to many of us. It’s rather awkward, and given the perfect moment – or the most awkward timing — it can be absolutely hilarious or dreadfully humiliating.

I have experienced a few memorably inappropriate verbal slips myself. Just a few months ago I was pulled over by an officer for having a cracked headlight. After he asked for my license and registration, I continued to inform him that it was in the

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Response: ‘All aboard: undocumented immigrants tour the U.S.’ Josh L.: “You seem like one of those people who wants to enforce the laws and be damned about the consequences and those who disagree. I also get the feeling that you lack empathy for those effected by the laws and why they rise up to speak loudly. If your comeback to the strife of undocumented immigrants is “well, certain undocumented immigrants can pay in-state tuition if they meet certain requirements (not just any immigrant)”, then it sounds like you’ve never talked to undocumented people, ever.

I feel like your article takes an extremely superficial view of immigration policy (like ‘geeze why dont you just get status, we will let in people who are smart and will work hard for America’) and is completely ignorant of the lives of undocumented immigrants. I don’t think there’s much more to say except to advise you to find some families that are undocumented and talk to

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“drug box” — I meant to say glove box. numerous times throughout his speech: It happens.

“We had a moment of silence,” According to Jenna Pincott, author Romney said, “in honor of the people of an article on Psychology Today’s who lost their lives at that sheik temple. website, “For every 1,000 words spoken I noted that it was a tragedy for many, we make one or two errors. Considering many reasons. Among them are the fact that the average pace of speech is that people, the sheik people are among 150 words a minute, a slip is bound the most peaceable and loving individuto occur about once every seven min- als you can imagine, as is their faith.” utes of continuous talk.”

Last week, President Obama’s rightThe article also states that Freudian hand-man, Joe Biden, was mocked slips have the “astonishing power to for a controversial slip of his own. terrorize ordinary men and women.”

At a campaign stop in Virginia, Relating to Biden addressed re c e n t eve n t s, i t Romney’s supposed is no wonder why plan to “unchain” our seemingly likWall Street. During or every 1,000 words able political fighis speech, he spoken, we make one ures and candidates warned the audience or two errors. Considering may feel mortified of Romney’s plan that the average pace of when this happens. to “put y’all back in From George W’s chains.” Complaints speech is 150 words a minsimple-minded of racism and ignoute, a slip is bound to occur.” s l i p - u p s , t o Te d rance still surround Kennedy’s “breast the Vice President - Jenna Pincott and brightest” coma w e e k l a t e r. ment, we the people Ouch. have been witness You would think to some careerit was imposstopping moments. sible to go downWi t h t h e 2 0 1 2 e l e c t i o n c a m - h i l l f r o m h e r e, b u t n o t h i n g i s paigns running full speed ahead, unheard of when you’re dealing with America has watched and waited eager, crowd-pleasing politicians. as some of its favorite (and not-soT h e l at e s t swe e t - t a l ke r t o p u t favorite) political figures are caught his foot in his mouth was republiin unfortunate slips of the tongue. can Todd Akin, a U.S. Senate canIn early August, Mitt Romney com- didate from Missouri. Akin stated: mented on the tragic Wisconsin shoot“If it’s a le gitimate rape, uh , ing targeted at a group of Sikhs (follow- the female body has ways to try ers of Sikhism, a prominent religion to shut that whole thing down.” in Punjab). Throughout the speech, I am not sure I would even call Romney ignorantly addressed the this a slip. He did refer to the proSikh community as “sheiks”— mean- cess of human conception as “that ing “elder” or “leader” in Arabic. whole thing,” after all. The media This was certainly not the cor- really had a parade with this story. rect terminology, and Romney used it Although the politicians apolo-

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them, then rethink your positions, and if you still disagree, then at least you will be able to articulate it better. “

‘All aboard: undocumented immigrants tour the U.S.’ Antonio Olmos: “Dear Liana, I dont think you realize that good old fashioned Americans, who are legally citizens of the United States, people born in the United States are the ones giving jobs to these illegal migrants. You don’t seem very angry at them or angry at the low prices for your produce that you pay for at the supermarket, or for your meal that costs nothing because the american owner of the restaurant hires illegal aliens in the kitchen. You enjoy all the benefits that comes with a mass labor pool of undocumented aliens and yet blame them for all the woes that have befallen the good old USA. You don’t complain about the vast amount of sales and other taxes paid by the undocumented that allow others to enjoy lower income taxes. You don’t blame the unfairness of the North American Free Trade Treaty that creates huge profits for the American agricultural sector, but displaces thousands of Mexicans from their small holding rural plots forcing them to look for work north of the border. You enjoy your vast con-

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giz ed for the miscommunication — a l l e xc e p t B i d e n — m u r m u r s of their stupidity and ignorance are still spreading inter nationally.

Some of the commentary on the Huf fington Post website deemed Romney as tactless and unsubtle, or stated that he simply did not care enough to say the cor rect word.

Tactless and unsubtle, maybe — but I don’t believe Romney simply was not interested in being correct.

An article on CBSnews.com described Biden’s comment as a “blatant appeal to racism.” After he made the comment, Biden was accused of pulling the race card in hopes of benefiting Obama’s campaign.

Again, there was probably a misu n d e r s t a n d i n g . B i d e n , h oweve r, should have publically apologized for his slip-up to show that he had no intention of raising race as an issue.

As for Akin — I am sure he will pay for this comment for years to come. I understand his intentions — which I do not believe were completely dishonorable — but he chose the absolute poorest choice of words to communicate his thoughts. Those in the public eye should radiate respect and sensibility even when under pressure.

After the stor m passes and a new target is exposed, there will be another public figure taking in the ridicule for something they probably never meant to say in the first place.

I see nothing wrong with the public getting a free laugh out of these situations, but remember this — simply because something sounds inappropriate or seems negative doesn’t mean it is.

As Freud’s theory suggests, the more our brain tries suppressing a thought, the more we think about it, leaving more chance for us to say that very thing.

sumption of illegal drugs that cause untold misery upon Mexico as it’s transported through that country, and causes even more displacement. No, let’s blame the most defenceless of human beings for seeking a better life, whose mere presence in the USA has brought countless of benefits without the reward of having a voice. I agree with only one thing you say: you have not been on this earth long enough to have the wisdom to comment on these things. Sincerely Antonio Olmos, former student at Fresno State (and a child of those undocumented you so complain about).”

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TECH: E-portfolio and Tegrity find their way to the classroom CONTINUED from page 1

learning community for e-portfolios, says e-portfolios give students a chance to design a personal webpage and put whatever content they wish.

An e-portfolio page can be

made public or private. Those that are public can be found through Google searches.

Shapiro uses e-portfolios throughout his course with his students. The program allows students to embed videos in their essays as well as links.

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Though Shapiro stresses that students still need to write their essays well, the videos and links make the essay very interactive.

Some students, Shapiro said, use the e-portfolio as a resume.

“There are many companies that like this type of resume,” Shapiro said. “It looks great and shows a student is techsavvy in the digital world.”

Students can even upload their e-portfolios to another server and modify them to fit their needs. The program is also available to students once they graduate, free of charge.

E-portfolios are currently being used in the English department, nursing department and psychology graduate program.

“We’re really trying to make this a large part of our campus,” Shapiro said.

Students interested in learning more about e-portfolios can find the link at the top of their Blackboard page. There are tutorials on how to navigate the page as well as how to build and customize an e-portfolio.

Students can also visit https:// fresnostate.digication.com/ digication_tutorials_fresno_ state/Welcome/published

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Newly appointed academic band director, David Fullmer, stops the band to correct mistakes and prepare for their first show.

BAND: Fullmer happy to be part of time-honored tradition CONTINUED from page 1 coming into a developed program that already has bonds built among its members and he’s working on strengthening those bonds,” Henderson said.

The band, which comprises about 260 members including the color guard, will be marching its first show during the Sept. 1 football game. The halftime show will feature the trumpet section. This “trumpet screamer” themed show will be influenced by some of the great jazz trumpet musicians including Stan Kenton,

Maynard Ferguson and Bill Chase, said Fullmer.

However, the show does not stay the same throughout the football season. Football fans can look forward to also seeing a Wild West-themed show, a fiesta game Latin-themed show and a show to honor veterans that will be featured at the end of the season.

Fullmer is happy with his new position and looks forward to working with the band.

“It’s been a g reat honor for me to take this position,” Fullmer said. “It’s a long- honored tradition and I’m proud to be part of the Fresno State game day tradition.”

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LEVINE: Former professor honored at wine reception CONTINUED from page 1 he immediately loved.

“For the first time, I started drinking decent wine,” Levine said. “I hardly had any wine at all before then.”

Levine was approached by the Fresno State wine department, which wanted to create a wine blend in his honor.

Accompanied by his wife Fran, he went to the winery and tasted over 20 types of wine, spending an hour trying

many different blends.

He settled on one.

It’s Picaresque, a dark, red wine, made from a blend of 40 percent Barbera, 20 percent Syrah and 20 percent Sangiovese.

The blend was somewhat u n o r t h o d o x , s a i d Jo s e p h Joralemon, sales and market student assistant at Fresno State Winery, who spoke during the reception. But he was surprised by the result.

“It actually turned out to be

BLACK WINE

by Philip Levine Have you ever drunk the black wine - vino negro of Alicante? The English dubbed it Red Biddy and consumed oceans of it for a pence a flagon.

Knowing nothing - then or now - about wine, I would buy a litre for 8 pesetas - 12 cents and fry my brains. Being a happy drunk, I lived a second time as a common laborer toiling all night over the classic strophes I bur ned in the mor ning, literally bur ned, in an oil barrel outside the Palacio Guell, one of the earliest and ugliest of Gaudi’s monuments to modernismo. Five mor nings a week the foreman, Antonio, an Andalusian, with a voice of stone raked over corrugated tin, questioned the wisdom of playing with fire.

He’d read Edgar Allen Poe in the translations of Valle-Inclan and believed the poets of the new world were madmen. He claimed an affair with Gabriella Mistral was the low point of his adolescence. As the weeks passed into spring and the plane trees in the courtyard of the ancient hospital burst into new green, I decided one mor ning to test sobriety, to waken at dawn to sparrow chirp and dark clouds blowing seaward from the Bultaco factory, to inhale the particulates and write nothing, to face the world as it was. Everything was actual, my utterances drab, my lies for mulary and unimaginative.

For the first time in my life I believed everything I said. Think of it: simple words in English or Spanish or Yiddish, words that speak the truth and no more, hour after hour, day after day without end, a life in the kingdom of candor, without fire or wine.

very, very well balanced,” he said.

John Giannini, Fresno State winemaker and lecturer, oversaw the entire wine blending process.

“When we put the blend together, it turned out to be a very nice wine,” Giannini said while he stood at the podium.

“It’s very easy to drink; very nice cherry and blueberry fruit, with acidic balance, but with a little bit of tannin which will help this wine age for a certain period of time.”

Levine chose the wine’s label, which was designed by a student from professor Rebecca Barnes’ graphic design class.

Shae Sarraf created the label as part of her final project at Fresno State. She graduated in May 2012 with a degree in graphic design.

Sarraf told the audience at the alumni house that her inspiration came from Levine’s poetry, which often revolves around nature. She decided to base the label on an animal.

She chose the crow, due to the bird’s noted intelligence, rogue-like nature and that “they’re always up to no good.”

“I think the crow really comes across as that rogue-like character for the wine label,” she said.

When Levine took the podium he held out a bottle of Picaresque that was branded with his signature in gold ink.

The color was symbolic; as

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Philip Levine taught English and poetry for 34 years at Fresno State.

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y career at Fresno State was longer than what it should have been, and, in some ways, shorter than what I wanted. In the end it was fun and it was worth it.”

— Philip Levine he held the bottle he said to the audience, when he was a younger man, his mother once told him “may all your poems be gold.”

Levine said that he was happy to be given the opportu-

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The Picaresque wine label was made by graphic design student Shae Sarraf.

She was inspired by nature, as it plays an important part in Levine’s poems.

nity to craft his very own wine.

“It was great fun for me to do this,” he said, “to get involved with John Giannini and just go over there and see how wines were made here in Fresno.”

His retur n to the campus helped him recall fond memories of his 34-year career as a professor of English and poetry.

“My career at Fresno State was longer than what it should have been, and, in some ways, shorter than what I wanted,” he said.

“In the end it was fun and it was worth it.”

Peter Everwine, a fellow poet and retired Fresno State professor and close friend to the Levines, was quick to make jokes and send the audience at the reception into strong laughter, but ended his speech with some words from the heart.

With his right arm reaching forward, pointing toward his friend, and with his hand clutching a nearly-empty glass of win, Everwine said, “may your glass always have a good wine, may your glass always be half full, and may you drink it in a circle of friends and those who love you. Cheers.”

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My big fat Greek Fest

By Evelyn Demirchian The Collegian St. George Greek Orthodox Church and the Fresno community celebrated the 52nd annual Greek Fest, Aug. 24-26, with tons of food, dance performances and live Greek musicians.

Since the 1960s, Greek Fest has grown to become a massive affair, attracting thousands for the three-day-long event at the church grounds.

The church is converted for the festival. There are dozens of shopping booths, or the Agora area, a large amusement park for children with slides, games and movies, a large main stage where the live performances and dancing took place, and plenty of tents providing shade from the August heat.

The church is open during the weekend, and visitors were welcomed to learn more about the Greek Orthodox faith and see the new painted ceiling.

Valery Butyrsky, an iconographer from St. Petersburg, spent three years painting the ceiling of St. George along with

his wife. The church is open to the public, on Sunday morning and guests were welcome to take part in the Divine Liturgy.

The food at Greek Fest is one of the main attractions for the crowds. In the middle of the grounds, between the food booths, it is impossible to tell where one food line begins and another ends.

According to festival chairman Peterangelo Vallis, up to 25,000 people were expected to attend the event. In 2011, 18,000 people attended.

“We start planning in usually January or February; start cooking the food in June; and cook most of it in July,” Vallis said.

Vallis said that in recent years, turnout has grown so much due to more advertising by the church. With that large growth, the lot itself has become somewhat congested, particularly this past Saturday night. Questions of a venue change are largely dismissed.

“Well, we’re committed to not changing the venue, since our cooking facilities are there,” Vallis said. “But we are committed to figure out how to

accommodate the crowds. We have neighbors that are really good to us. They don’t mind when the lot goes more into the neighborhood.”

Kristin Livanis, member of the church and Fresno State alumna, has been volunteering at the event since she was a young child.

“We start preparing months in advance. I know at least in the beginning of the summer we started making all the pastries, and we freeze them. We get started pretty early because it takes a lot,” Livanis said.

“And I would say most of the food here, we make ourselves.

All the volunteers, members of the church, come together, and they make everything.”

Greek Fest is a diverse event.

Due to its central location, the event brings in people from all over the city, county and state.

“It is a great representation of the community,” Vallis said.

Livanis said, “I love my church. I love my culture. It’s nice to see that other people of different backgrounds and different cultures come here to share in something that I’m a part of.”

Photo by Khandaker Nabil Sakib

Traditional Greek food is served for three days at St. George Greek Orthodox Church on Aug. 24-26.

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THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR, LUKE SHAFFER • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

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The football team gathers for a mid-practice speech from head coach DeRuyter on Aug. 23. The depth chart for positions will be finalized this week, as the ‘Dogs head to the field for their first game.

Depth solidifies for season opener against Weber State

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian When head coach Tim DeRuyter released the Bulldogs’ depth chart against Weber State on Aug. 27, it missed a key component on special teams—the kicker.

Since the start of fall camp, the kicking competition had been a three-way race among senior Andrew Shapiro, junior B l a ke D u n n a n d re d s h i r t freshman Quentin Breshears.

Shapiro is last year’s returning punter.

D e Ru y t e r c i t e d inconsistencies in each of the candidates exposed in practice and team scrimmages as the main reason why a kicker has yet to be announced. DeRuyter said that Breshears was the top candidate to lead the field-goal unit heading into this week’s preparations for the Sept. 1 season opener against Weber State.

“I have confidence that we’ll put Quentin—if it’s Quentin or if it’s Andrew or Dunn— in positions where we think they should have success,” DeRuyter said. “And if they don’t we’ll go from there.”

Both the offense and defensive units underwent recent adjustments.

On the offensive line, senior Richard Helepiko, who started at center for l a s t ye a r ’ s s e a s o n

opener against Califor nia, shifted to right guard.

DeRuyter said he feels the position switch fits Helepiko’s skill sets more naturally.

Junior Lars Bramer is listed as this year’s starting center.

“Right now Lars Bramer has done a nice job in camp.

He’s really improved since last spring,” DeRuyter said. “So what we’ve done the last weekand-a-half or so is we’ve moved Lars into the starting role at center, which has done a couple of things for us.”

Matt Hunt, who left early in the Aug. 11 team scrimmage with a knee injury, continues to take repetitions at left guard.

The departure of freshman tackle David Keller, for mer San Joaquin Memorial-Fresno standout, decreased the depth on the offensive line.

“It’s still going to be a little bit of a flux in there, but I like our depth a lot better where we’re at right now than we were coming out of spring,” DeRuyter said.

The major position shift to take place on defense was senior Travis Brown’s switch from outside linebacker to the middle linebacker position.

Brown, who did not practice with the team in the spring due to injury, had been taking reps on the outside with the second team in f all camp behind senior Shawn Plummer.

“Travis is a guy that we felt we had to find a way to get him

on the field,” DeRuyter said.

“In our package we want get our four best linebackers on the field. Analyzing that I thought Travis was one of those four and I think he fits our [inside] position probably better than he did as [an outside linebacker].

“And so to be able to have Shawn and Travis on at the same time, we feel good about it.”

Defensive coordinator Nick Toth said Brown and junior Jeremiah Toma start at a position faced with arguably the hardest adjustment to make in the 3-4 scheme.

“They were coached before to be kind of just pluggers,” Toth said. “Linebackers are a huge part of this defense, and you’re not a plugger. No one on this linebacker core gives up their body for somebody else.

You’re always trying to make plays.”

“That’s been a tough change for our guys.”

As the program nears its first game under DeRuyter’s helm, the kicking competition remains the most unsettled position battle.

“The kicking situation is probably the biggest one,” DeRuyter said.

“Like I said, we’ve probably got about 15 guys on either side of the football that we feel pretty good about right now.”

CORRECTION: A story in the Aug. 27 issue of The Collegian said that outside hitters Korrin Wild and Marissa Brand received all-tournament selections at the Aug. 24-25 El Paso Sports Commission Invite. The correct recipients were Wild and sophomore middle blocker Maci Murdock.

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Saturday, Sept. 1st...

The ‘Dogs host Weber State in the first game of the season!

SPORTS EDITOR, LUKE SHAFFER • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

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DeRuyter wants a winning tradition

As the Bulldogs prepare to face Weber State, DeRuyter pushes for a strong start

By Luke Shaffer The Collegian During Monday’s weekly press conference, head football coach Tim DeRuyter declared that he wants to re-establish a winning tradition at Fresno State.

The way DeRuyter will go about doing this is to teach a new scheme that will sink in deeply with the players, both on offense and defense. With a history at Texas A&M as a defensive coach, DeRuyter will rely strongly on his mantra of “fast, physical, fanatical!”

“I think our coaches have done a nice job installing our systems on both sides of the ball,” DeRuyter said. “We still need a good week of practice to make sure we’re clicking on all cylinders, but I like where we are. I like the attitude of this team. I think we’ve got a little bit of a chip on our shoulders because of the way last year ended.”

Opening the season against Weber State this Saturday at Bulldog Stadium, the Bulldogs will be planning to limit the Wildcats’ offense.

“I think offensively, it’s a little bit easier to get a handle on,” DeRuyter said. “They’ve retained their offensive coordinator. They’re a multiple team.

They will use some tempo. A little bit more multiple as far as personnel packages than some of the teams we’ll play.”

Last year, the Wildcats collected 2,000 yards both in the air and on the ground so their offense is versatile. They can challenge any team with any offensive scheme. The Wildcats will definitely pose a challenge as the ‘Dogs’ first matchup of the season.

“They do a great job of mixing things up. They threw for over 2,000 yards0 and ran for 2,000 a year ago,” DeRuyter said.

“Weber State has 14 starters returning from that team, including there quarterback who had a heck of a year.

So we know our guys have a tremendous challenge. We’re ready for it.”

Throughout last spring and the summer, the Bulldogs have repeatedly tested their offensive and defensive players in different positions. With a complete overhaul of the coaching staff (minus Joe Wade, the running backs coach), DeRuyter has molded the offense and defense into being efficient in any and all situations.

“What you do in training camp is try to put guys through as many situations and personnel groupings and know how you want to adjust in different situations,” DeRuyter said. “So you may not have practiced it this week in anticipation, but you’ve got that knowledge banked from maybe a couple of weeks ago in practice. The same thing offensively.”

The Bulldogs will debut their new spread offense and 3-4 defensive scheme on Saturday night when they take on the Wildcats. DeRuyter wants to get off to a strong start against Weber State.

“I’m sure I won’t be sleeping a whole lot on Friday night in anticipation of walking down that ramp and seeing our guys for the first time against an opponent,” DeRuyter said. “I really feel our team will feel that same enthusiasm and energy. Hopefully it’ll be something infectious that our fans will really appreciate as well.”

An essential element for the Bulldogs to reach a high level of success is turnover margin. Last season, the ‘Dogs had 27 fumbles with 13 of them lost to the opposing team. Also if quarterback Derek Carr keeps his passes on target, that will go a long way in helping the offense win games.

“We have to get 20-plus takeaways this year. I think we’ve got guys capable of doing it. We’ve done a pretty good job in camp,” DeRuyter said. “Derek hasn’t thrown as many picks, but some of our younger guys have done a pretty good job of getting interceptions.”

With the multitude of changes both on offense and defense made by DeRuyter, he believes that people are

excited to see what the Bulldogs will do this season. A sense of anticipation and excitement abounds at Fresno State as not only the public but students are anxious to see how the ‘Dogs will contend in the Mountain West.

“I think people are anxious to see us do some different things. We’ve had a great legacy here a year ago.

wObviously, we weren’t up to that. I think our players sense that,” DeRuyter said. “But everywhere I’ve gone, I’ve sensed our fans excited about this year, excited about our guys. Excited to see Phillip Thomas back, to see Derek, to see Robbie (Rouse). I see a great anticipation out there and we’re hoping to live up to that.”

Head coach DeRuyter studying the team as they practice on Thursday.

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