December 10 2012

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Timeless holiday tales and traditions OPINION Samuel L. Jackson hosts the 10th annual Video Game Awards FEATURES “Elephant Man” stampedes into theater CULTURE

With a comeback victory over Northridge, the women’s basketball team extends its perfect home series to 17.

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The library is open longer during the last week of classes and finals.

The Henry Madden Library has extended its operating hours for the remainder of the fall semester to accommodate the needs of students preparing for finals.

The library, which closed at 11 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, extended its hours on the weekdays by one hour, closing at midnight.

T he last of ficial day of

Fresno State Symphonic Band salutes veterans

By Alan Wileman The Collegian December 7 is the day we honor the servicemen and women who defended our country during the devastating air raids at Pearl Harbor. To honor these soldiers, sailors and others who have served, Fresno State’s Music Department and the Fresno State Symphonic Band presented a “Remember Pearl Harbor” concert Friday.

The concert took place in the Concert Hall. Men and women

instruction for this semester is on Wednesday, with Thursday and Friday serving as dead days.

The last day of finals examinations is Thursday, Dec. 20.

Fo r Wi n t e r B r e a k , t h e library will remain open for a limited period of time. During break, the library will be open on Dec. 27-28 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and will be open on New Year’s Eve as well from those hours.

Operation hours for The Henry Madden Library Monday: 7:45 A.M. - 12:00 A.M.

Saturday: 10:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Tuesday: 7:45 A.M. - 12:00 A.M.

Sunday: 2:00 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.

Wednesday: 7:45 A.M. - 12:00 A.M.

Thursday, December 20: 7:45 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.

Thursday: 7:45 A.M. - 12:00 A.M. Friday: 7:45 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Friday, December 21: 7:45 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

Smittcamp Alumni House decks its halls

of all ages piled into the theater for the performance. The music, conducted by Fresno State’s David Fullmer, included several different ensembles, some of which were written and widely known during the World War II era.

Selections played included “Hail to the Fleet,” written by Richard Maltby, and John William’s “To Awaken a Sleeping Giant.” The concert included one sing-along with See BAND, Page 3

Fresno State Alumnus’ writing career starts to take off with recent award

By Sergio Robles The Collegian Alumnus’ writing career beginning to take off Scott Barnes says he’s wanted to be a writer forever – at least, since age 11 – the age when he wrote his first 60-page science fiction “novel.” But it wasn’t until six years ago that he began to put more emphasis on his writing.

N ow h i s yo u n g w r i t i n g career is beginning to get recognition. His recent short story, “Insect Sculptor,” was one of the 12 winners of the 28th annual Writers of the Future Contest, a competition that attracts thousands of entries from around the world.

Winners were awarded with prize money and a mentorship See WRITING, Page 3

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Fresno State Alumnus Scott Barnes always wanted to be a writer. He recently was one of the winners of the 28th annual Writers of the Future Contest.

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The Smittcamp Alumni House is decorated for the holidays, complete with nutcrackers and a festive winter wreath.

Santa made an appearance Friday where he took photos with Fresno State friends and students.

Upcoming events and functions

By Mark Smith The Collegian

As the final day of instruction approaches and with finals looming, students looking for entertainment or holiday-themed events need look no further. Fresno State has a number of activities ready to relieve that studying stress.

Tuesday: l 8 p. m . m a rk s o n e o f many presentations of “The Elephant Man,” a play based a ro u n d t h e t r u e s t o r y o f Joseph Merrick, a severely deformed man from 19th-century London.

It is directed by J. Daniel Her ring and presented by Fresno State’s Theatre Arts Department inside the John

Wright Theatre (Speech Arts 109).

Tickets are $17 for general public, $15 for seniors and $10 for students. The performance will run every day at 8 p.m. until its conclusion on Saturday, Dec. 15.

Wednesday: l Fresno State men’s basketball takes on the Colorado Buffaloes starting at 7 p.m. at the Save Mart Center. Tickets can be found at www.gobulldogs.com. lLAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION Thursday: l Popular rock bands Daughtry and 3 Doors Down roar inside the Save Mart Center from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets can be found on the Save Mart Center website at www. savemartcenter.com and range

from $29.50 to $49.50.

Saturday: lFrom 6 to 10 p.m. inside the Satellite Student Union, a pageant will be held to find this year’s “Mr. Hmong.” The event is free and open to the public. l Fresno State men’s basketball takes on the UC Irvine Anteaters at the Save Mart Center. Tickets can be found at www.gobulldogs.com.

Sunday: l The first of three “Finals Cram Jam” days takes place.

During the mor ning at the Free Speech Area or inside the University Student Union lounge at night, student affairs workers will hand out free snacks, drinks, pencils, scantrons, tutoring and study tips, even games to help break up the stress of finals week.

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Timeless holiday tales and traditions

As a lifelong wannabe history buff (emphasis on “wannabe”), I carry a constant curiosity for anything age-old and rich in history, tradition and meaning.

The timeless customs, folklore and fanciful characters of the holiday season bring to mind some of America’s most cherished and loved memories.

Holiday festivities are not exclusive to Christmas alone. Hanukkah is also the center of many unique and historical stories.

In recognition of these important holidays, here is a brief history of some of our most well-known and beloved tales and traditions, in a nutshell, of course.

Hanging stockings with care: While the origin of this tradition is still somewhat in the air, legend offers us the “Noblemen Theory,” which illustrates a rags-to-riches miracle.

As it goes, the wife of a nobleman fell fatally ill and eventually died, leaving her husband to raise three daughters.

As the father grew worrisome about money and his daughters’ futures, it is said that St. Nicholas of Myra knew this and passed through the father’s village, dropping three bags of gold coins down his chimney.

In the morning, the three girls woke to find their washed-and-hung socks contained gold coins. After witnessing St. Nicholas’ generosity, the villagers continued hanging stockings every year after.

Lighting of the menorah: The menorah (hanukiah in Hebrew) of Hanukkah is a six-to-nine branched candelabrum, which is said to symbol-

ize the Israeli nation and its mission to be “a light unto the nations.”

Its significance also stems from a story about Jewish revolutionaries and the retaking of the Temple from the Syrians.

According to tradition, in order to restore the Temple’s purity and dedicate it to God, the Jews needed eight days’ worth of oil to keep the menorah burning.

With only one day’s worth of oil at hand, the menorah was lit and miraculously lasted for eight days.

In the 1980s, Johnson received an excited phone call from her grandson who informed her of Christopher PopIn-Kins’ arrival at his home. Inspired by her grandson’s cheer, Johnson took her idea and mass-produced the elf and his story.

The Elf on the Shelf has grown into a mysterious, modern-day tradition and has evolved, as seen in Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell’s version which has become a Christmas norm for many families.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: In 1939, a Montgomery Ward department store copywriter, Robert L. May, created America’s favorite reindeer as per request of the shopping center.

Originally a coloring book, the story of Rudolph sold 2.5 million copies its first year of production. Before deciding on “Rudolph,” May considered naming him “Rollo” and “Reginald.”

Together, May and his brother-in-law and songwriter Johnny Marks brought Rudolph’s story to life in print, music and film.

The original book is currently displayed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

Spinning the dreidel: During the rule of Antiochus, Jews were unable to freely practice Judaism.

Because of this, when Jews came together to study the Torah and worship, they would bring a top – a foursided spinner with Hebrew lettering on each side – and spin as soldiers passed through, hoping it would distract them from their Torah study.

The letters on a dreidel translate to the Hebrew phrase, “A great miracle happened there,” meaning Israel.

The game associated with the dreidel is often played by children during Hanukkah, and the prizes won usually include chocolate coins, candy, nuts and raisins – anything, really.

The Elf on the Shelf: The original “The Elf on the Shelf” story was brought to life by Flora Johnson in the early 1960s.

Christmastime in Johnson’s family meant a visit from Christopher Pop-InKins, a traveling elf doll that “pops in” during the holiday season to encourage children to behave nicely for Santa (and for parents, I’m sure).

The nativity scene: Although a seemingly obvious tradition, the nativity scene of Jesus’ birth is an age-old image and story. In 1223, a man named St. Francis of Assisi held a midnight Mass in honor of the Jesus’ original birthplace in Bethlehem.

With the high priest’s permission, the man constructed a live manger scene filled with hay, a donkey and

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an ox. St. Francis, “bathed in tears and radiant with joy,” according to St. Bonaventure’s description of the incident, publically preached the gospel of Jesus.

This is the first recorded account of a public manger scene.

Fried foods of Hanukkah: T he impor tance of oil in the Hanukkah story is also seen in the fried foods served during the eight-day celebration.

Some of the holiday’s more prominent foods include fried potato cakes (latkes), which are often topped with applesauce or sour cream and doughnuts filled with jellies and gelt (chocolate Hanukkah coins).

The Yule log: Dating as far back as the 1200s, the tradition of the Yule log spread throughout Europe and into the United States.

Although the tradition is practically non-existent today, it is said that Europeans would cut an enormous log and place it in a hearth on Christmas Eve. After sprinkling the wood with salt, oil and wine, families said prayers to protect their homes from the devil. In some parts of Europe, daughters lit the new Yule log with splinters from last year’s.

In other countries, “the lady of the house” did the honors. In the 1800s, Yule logs transformed into a decorative piece such as a centerpiece. It was often decorated with candles and tree branches, and cooks created Yule log pastries covered in chocolate or coffee.

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News Brief CineCulture, together with Filmworks, presents: Chicken with Plums and Meet me in St. Louis Screenings on Friday and Sunday: Tower Theater, 815 E. Olive Ave. Chicken with Plums (2011): Friday at 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Mother Jones magazine calls this French/German/Belgian drama “an artfully rendered romantic/ tragic fantasy full of dark humor and surreal tangents.” The movie is a live-action adaptation of the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, author of the award-winning “Persepolis.”

Set in Iran in 1958, the film tells the story of Nasser-Ali Khan, one of the most renowned musicians of his day. When his prized violin is broken, Nasser-Ali loses all taste for life. Finding no instrument worthy of replacing it, he decides to confine himself to bed to await death.

As he hopes for death’s arrival, Nasser-Ali’s death serves as a springboard to remember life: He plunges into deep reveries with dreams both melancholic and joyous, including a conversation with Azraël, the Angel of Death, who reveals the future of his children.

Starring Mathieu Amalric and Isabella Rossellini. Co-written and co-directed by Satrapi and comic artist Vincent Paronnaud.

Rated PG-13. 93 minutes. In French with English subtitles.

Tickets cost $10 general and $8 for students and seniors.

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944): Sunday at 3 p.m.

The 1944 musical romance stars Judy Garland. The movie, set in the year leading up to the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, tells the story of the four well-to-do Smith daughters, who learn lessons of life and love as they reluctantly prepare for a move to New York with their parents.

Garland plays 17-year-old Esther, who falls in love with the boy next door. She debuted the standards “The Trolley Song” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” which both became international hit songs after the film’s release.

Co-starring Mary Astor, Tom Drake, Lucille Bremer, Marjorie Main, and child actor Margaret O’Brien, who won a Juvenile Oscar in her role as “Tootie,” the youngest sister.

113 minutes.

Tickets cost $5 general admission.

Tickets for both shows can be purchased by check or cash at the Tower Theatre box office, 815 E. Olive Ave. For more information: Fresno Filmworks: http://www. fresnofilmworks.org/ CineCulture: http://cineculture. csufresno.edu/

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WRITING: Self-discipline important CONTINUED from page 1 program with successful science fiction and fantasy writers, but Barnes found something else more gratifying.

“The best thing about the award is that now it’s very easy to ask my wife for time to go write,” he said. “She always supported me, but she doesn’t roll her eyes now.”

He said he always had an interest in writing, and before he seriously considered a writing career, Bar nes received jour nalism and Spanish degrees from Fresno State, and later completed an MBA. “I have a combination of the logical and the creative side,” he said. “I have a master’s in business, and I also write science fiction.”

It was during his years working toward his master’s degree that he realized he needed to be more disciplined in order to become successful.

“When I was going to Fresno State, I would study for two hours and think that was a really hard test,” he said.

“When I was getting my master’s degree, I studied four hours every day, and when the test came, I didn’t even have to study. So you just develop that discipline.”

Barnes has transferred that discipline to his budding writing career. He spends his days managing commercial real estate, but he tries to find time to get some writing done every day; a routine that he considers vital to achieve success. He is also an avid reader, and considers reading quality writing as a way to perfect his own and create his own artistic voice.

Finding that artistic voice is a theme that is evident in his award-winning “Insect Sculptor,” where an aspiring artist fears immersing himself so deeply into his art that he is consumed by it. But Barnes says that nearly a year after writing the story, he realized that it is somewhat autobio-

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Scott Barnes said that while he was working towards a master’s degree, he learned to discipline himself which helped him with his writing career.

graphical.

“I think that every artist has a fear of committing themselves,” he said. “The more I look back, the more I think, ‘That’s me, not willing to commit to writing 100 percent’ for years and years. It is probably the best story I’ve written to this day.”

By next summer he plans to have two more projects completed to add to the dozen or so short stories that he has already published. The first is a children’s book he is coauthoring that takes place on one of the last working ranchos in California. The other is a nonfiction book about martial arts.

Barnes said he now considers himself a semiprofessional author because he has begun to be recognized for his work, but he must write more to become even better.

“If I don’t write in a given

day, or at least in a given week, I feel very guilty about it,” he said. “(Being an author) is not what I do for a living, but that’s what I do with every spare minute I have.”

A team of F resno State m a rke t i n g s t u d e n t s c o m pleted what is believed to be the world’s largest serving of salsa Friday night when they mixed 3,626 pounds passing the standing world record of 2,672 pounds set in Texas in 2010.

Working at PR Far ms in Clovis, the students surpassed their own goal of 3,500. The team will submit its claim to Guinness World Records for verification, which takes 4-6 weeks.

Another team will attempt to make the world’s largest bowl of cereal at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, at Fresno State’s O’Neill Park (Barstow and Woodrow), the last of five projects by students in William R i c e ’ s m a rk e t i n g s t r a t e gies class aimed at shattering Guinness World Records marks.

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Scott Barnes finds time to write every day, a routine that he feels is essential to achieving success. He is also an avid reader, looking to other writers to help him perfect his own skill.

BAND: Pearl Harbor honored during concert CONTINUED from page 1 the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, one of Fresno State’s fraternity chapters. The evening was capped off by a Russian Christmas song and a medley of American Christmas songs with a light twist.

The symphony included a multi-media presentation during the perfor mance which showed footage of old naval warships, and guest speaker Paul Loefller narrated in between to inform the audience of the significance behind each economic move America was making. Loefller gave a brief inspirational speech on the importance of remembering how much was sacrificed for America to be where it is today.

In attendance at the concert were several retired veterans and 92-year-old Navy veteran Charles Lishman, one of the few remaining Pearl Harbor survivors. Lishman attended the concert with his wife of 70 years, Dorothy, and was in good spirits when he told conductor Fullmer he thoroughly enjoyed the performance from start to finish.

Loefller stressed how important it is that younger generations attend events like “Remembering Pearl Harbor.”

Loefller said that we must recognize the sacrifices made by the generations before us and remain thankful.

Chrysanthe Pappas, a Fresno State sophomore, was there supporting her brother and said she strongly supports the servicemen and women of this country.

“No matter how old an event may be, it still lives on in the hearts of everybody. We are still deeply saddened by it and are still grieving for those people,” Pappas said.

Band members were excited at the opportunity to give a little back to the people wh o s e r ve d b e f o r e t h e m .

Percussionist player and new addition James Ramirez said he is excited every time he gets

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The Fresno State Symphonic Band performed under the direction of David Fullmer on Friday in honor of the servicemen and women at Pearl Harbor.

a chance to play.

“I thought it was pretty spectacular. The conductor was really involved with the veterans, and he was trying to pass on the knowledge to us, get us inspired with a bunch of these pieces,” Ramirez said.

The concert concluded around 9 p.m. but no one seemed ready to leave. The event was interactive, and t h e a u d i e n c e h o n o re d a l l five major services during

the “Armed Forces Melody” which included Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard.

The multi-media symphonic concert helped honor the remembrance of what happened prior to and after Pearl Harbor.

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Samuel L. Jackson Hosts VGA 10 SpikeTV.com

Samuel L. Jackson hosted the 10th annual Video Game Awards in Los Angeles Friday night. Winners at the show included "Halo 4," "Borderlands 2" and "The Walking Dead: The Game," which won Game of the Year. Celebrity guests included Snoop Lion and Neil Patrick Harris, and the show featured musical talent including Linkin Park and Tenacious D.

By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian Spike TV's 10th annual Video Game Awards (VGA) lit up Friday night as celebrities and video game professionals mixed at Sony Picture Studios in Los Angeles to celebrate a year of some memorable gaming.

Attending the VGAs were ce0lebrities such as Snoop Lion, Neil Patrick Har ris, Jessica Alba, Zachary Levi, Johnny Galecki and several cast members from “The Walking Dead,” including Danai Gurira and Nor man Reedus.

South Park’s Eric Cartman gave Jackson a hand, opening up the show with lights, pyrotechnics, music and a dead hobbit.

The VGAs didn’t allow for a conservative Jackson, whose untethered personality underlined the show’s explicit con-

tent.

It was Jackson’s fourth time hosting the show, and he certainly gave the group in charge of the bleep button a workout.

It was a difficult task, to be sure, and some “m-fers” did slip through the gate.

The biggest winner of the evening was developer Telltale Games’ “The Walking Dead: T h e Vi d e o G a m e, ” wh i ch took home the Game of the Year award, along with Best Downloadable Game and Best Adapted Video Game.

Telltale also took home the award for Studio of the Year.

Multiple award winners included “Halo 4,” which walked away with Best XBOX 360 Game and Best Graphics, and “Borderlands 2,” which won Best Shooter and Best Multi-Player Game.

Dameon Clarke, who voiced the villainous Handsome Jack in “Borderlands 2” took Best Perfor mance By a Human

Male, and Melissa Hutchison, who voiced Clementine in “The Walking Dead: The Game,” took Best Performance By a Human Female.

The show featured premiere trailers for some of the most anticipated video games of 2013, including Naughty Dog’s “The Last of Us,” Epic Games’ “Gears of War: Judgment,” Square Enix’s “Tomb Raider” and 2K Games’ “BioShock Infinite.”

T h e VG A s i n t r o d u c e d unparalleled interactivity with the audience, allowing viewers to affect how the show ran by letting them vote for upcoming videos, music, environmental effects and props.

Several games had their world premieres during the VG A s. T h e a u d i e n c e w a s s h o w n n e ve r- b e f o r e - s e e n g ames such as Moby Sick Studios’ “The Phantom Pain” and From Software’s “Dark Souls II,” which should pre-

sumably put some fear in the hearts of gamers who have not yet recovered from last year’s crushingly difficult original.

The recently released Wii U

by Nintendo also had a presence. The best game of the console was Nintendo’s own “New Super Mario Bros. U.” Bethesda’s “The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim” walked away with another award for the second year running, after taking Game of the Year in 2011 with Best DLC for its “Dawnguard” expansion pack.

Jackson gave a shout out to the men and women in uniform fighting overseas before welcoming Linkin Park, which performed “Castle of Glass,” a song featured in “Medal of Honor: Warfighter.”

Nearing the end of the show, the VGAs gave out an award to the best game of the decade.

Fans voting at the Spike TV website chose Valve’s groundbreaking “Half-Life 2.”

Several videos during the show starred a digitized Jackson playing, well, himself, as a game character. Jackson was seen being hunted by zombies in “The Walking Dead: The Game” as well as smacktalking a ship captain in “Halo 4.”

The event was rounded out by a performance by Tenacious D, led by a wild-haired Jack Black.

Spike TV’s website has the entire two-hour show available for those who missed out on watching it live. The show can be watched at www.spike.com/ events/video-game-awards/ full-show/p3dnl6.

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‘Elephant Man’ stampedes into theater

By Kathy Ayala The Collegian

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ven without wearing makeup, the characters reacted to him. You can get the feeling that he’s supposed to look this bad.”

Play Review T he banner above the stage reads, “Step in and see!

Half ma n , h al f e le p h a n t .

S e n s at i o n a l ! Te r r i f y i n g ! ” Behind the tan curtain lies the mystery of a grotesque, disfigured man, to which the imagination could envision.

T he tr ue story of John Mer rick, known as the Elephant Man, has been told for years through theater, film and books. It has won several awards, including a Tony Award for Best Play in 1979.

Merrick, displayed as a carnival sideshow freak, lived his short life through humiliation for his lack of external beauty.

Friday was opening night fo r “ T h e E l e p h a n t M a n , ” directed by J. Daniel Herring, at the John Wright Theatre in the Speech Arts Building.

The show continues through Friday.

Herring read the play of “The Elephant Man” for the first time as a freshman in college for personal reading, but has never seen a theatrical production of the work. Herring, a director for 26 years in his career, including six at Fresno State, said he had held onto this play for many years. He is pleased with the outcome of capturing his vision.

“I was really taken by the whole aspect of acceptance and being who you are. Who you are is on the inside not on the outside,” Herring said.

The director’s notes read: “Beauty is only skin deep. You can’t judge a book by its cover.”

“The Elephant Man” is perhaps one of the most touching and passionate plays to examine these universal and timeless themes.”

Dane Oliver, a theater arts major with an emphasis on acting, takes on the leading role of the disfigured, crippled character. But the image of Merrick is left to the viewer’s imagination and perception.

“The style of the show is done in a way that the actor has to portray the role completely with his own body and own voice, without any makeup,

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“The Elephant Man” follows the story of John Merrick, the real-life Elephant Man who was a carnival sideshow because of his facial disfiguration. The play is in the John Wright Theatre through Friday.

without any prosthetics, without any deformity to help him speak differently or any of that. He has to do it all on his own,” Herring said.

Herring said it is to have juxtaposition of what is beautiful and what is not.

Viewers see a young man’s beautiful body. But the actor’s movements and speech show differently, creating an image of a disabled, disfigured body and a grotesque image of what he physically is.

As an audience member, one gets to decide what makes someone beautiful or what makes someone ugly, Herring

said. That can be internal or external, he added: “In your mind’s eye, or in your heart or in your head.”

As a car nival sideshow freak Merrick, was always on display and this concept held throughout the production.

Through the 21 scenes, “The Elephant Man” was in sight, Herring said he wanted to have the audience see every moment and used living transitions in his production.

“It reinforces that idea what is it like to always be on constant exhibition,” Her ring said.

Scene changes flowed seam-

lessly during the hour, 45-minute play. There are no blackouts during scene changes. It is one continuous flowing piece.

B l a ck - a n d - wh i t e p h o t o s of the actual Elephant Man were shown as a visual aid for audiences. Merrick, a shorter man unable to stand straight, stumbled around to walk. He slouched over, held up with the dependency of his cane.

Breanna Blackbur n, who is majoring in biology, was in attendance Saturday. Prior to the show, she said she read some background information about “The Elephant Man” and thought it was something she

would be interested in watching.

Two friends joined Blackburn for moral support.

Ashley Pickett, math major, and Julie Bolme, majoring in music education, said they were looking forward to the production.

Oliver’s performance was a sight to see as he appeared throughout the entire play and as an actor who took grasp of the character’s true gentle and innocent nature.

Pickett said that “even without wearing makeup, the characters all reacted to him. You can get that feeling that he’s supposed to look this bad. It really helped with the show and the way he por trayed being this hideous monster. It’s amazing.”

Oliver’s manipulation of body movements and facial expression helped create the image of the elephant man for Bolme.

“The way his actions and his movements helped us maybe kind of picture what he could be like,” Bolme said.

Herring said, “You really have to look for an actor who really has those skills to be able to pull off both the physical and the vocal work all on their own.”

The misshapen man transformed his image and reveals his true self through his gentle innocent manner and his intellect during the production, Herring said.

Blackburn said that as the play prog ressed,” the lead character, “got more human as his emotions came off, to me.”

She added that Oliver did an amazing job during his performance.

Fresno State professor appointed to CIC Via University Communications G o v. J e r r y B r o w n announced 17 appointments Nov. 20, including Jason Bush, associate professor of cancer biology at Fresno State, who will serve a four-year term on the Carcinogen Identification Committee (CIC).

As a result of Proposition 65, the scientific committee was for med to deter mine which chemicals in California are classified as carcinogens, or cancer-causing agents.

“I am delighted to serve on

the CIC,” Bush said. “The tasks of the committee are important for the health and welfare of Californians and I am especially hopeful to be a productive advocate for the unique health and environmental issues facing the Central Valley.”

Bush has a broad background in cancer biology, biological research on cancer cell models and animal models and applications proteomic technologies to data discovery.

He is the primary investigator on several university and National Institute of Health

funded grants, which have laid the groundwork for incorporating ethnic minorities and underserved populations into research that addresses critical health-disparities common to Central California.

He also administered the creation of the RIMI Functional Genomics and Proteomics Facility at Fresno State, where students and faculty engage in cutting-edge cancer biology research.

“The Ef fects of Central Valley Pesticides on Breast Epithelial Cells in Hispanic/

Latina Far mworkers” a n d “ M a r i t a l C a r e g iv i n g Interactions in Alzheimer’s Disease” are independent projects currently being supported by the program and its students.

Bush earned his doctorate in experimental medicine/cancer biology from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, with a focus on the chemoresistance mechanisms of melanoma and other skin cancers. He pursued post-doctoral training at the SanfordBurnham Medical Research

Institute, where he served as a post-doctoral fellow 2002-2006, with focus on molecular profiling of breast cancer.

Since 2006, he has been at Fresno State researching work with cell models and a range of biological problems addressing breast, ovarian and pancreatic cancer.

For more information, contact Bush at 559-278-2068.

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COMEBACK: ’Dogs rally behind senior forward Moult’s return CONTINUED from page 8 said Moult, who played in her first game in December coming off the bench. “It was good to get back in the lead. I felt like our team momentum lifted a bit.

“It’s really nice. We have g r e a t s u p p o r t h e r e. T h e crowd’s always behind us.”

CSUN was held scoreless for four of the final eight minutes of regulation and shot 25.8 percent from the field in the second half after completing almost 40 percent of its baskets

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t’s really nice. We have great support here. The crowd’s always behind us.”

— Rosie Moult, Senior forward

in the first half.

“We got stops,” Pebley said.

“We got good stops and I think Rosie hitting those threes opened up the paint a little bit for us. I think they had to defend her a little tighter, which opened up some lanes for some of our drivers.”

Alex Sheedy shot 4-of-12 for 10 points and Taylor Thompson contributed six points to go along with a game-high five steals.

The Bulldogs, winners of 17-in-a-row at the Save Mart Center, be gin a six-g ame, month-long road stretch Friday at the University of Portland.

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Junior guard Ki-Ki Moore (24) drives hard into the post. Moore finished the game with 17 points and nine rebounds.

’Dogs prepare for Pac-12 opponent Colorado MEN’S BASKETBALL

By Alan Wileman The Collegian Breakdown: Bulldogs After an upsetting 59-50 loss to Washington State, the

Fresno State (5-4, 0-0 MWC) men’s basketball team will host a Pac-12 team this Wednesday when it plays Colorado at the Save Mart Center. Game time is at 7 p.m. Tickets are free for

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Forward Jerry Brown rises up for a shot in the ’Dogs 84-49 win over San Diego Christian Thursday night. Fresno State will need Brown’s energy when they play Colorado this Wednesday at the Save Mart Center.

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This home g ame should be a challenge for the experienced Bulldogs as they get set to battle one of the tougher opponents they have played this year. Colorado, which was ranked in the nation’s Top 25 earlier in the year, is poised to have a good season and possibly make a run for the national title.

In order to win, Fresno State will look to play a defensive game and keep the score low.

The ’Dogs will use their hustle on defense to defend the talented Buffaloes squad, in hopes of stealing the victory at home.

Fresno State’s four losses have come by a combined total of 23 points.

Fresno State will continue to rely on its leading scorer, junior Allen Huddleston, who ranks 15th in the Mountain West Conference. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs will look to take full advantage of the home cour t and stop Colorado’s tough rebounding squad.

Fresno State’s 6-foot 7-inch, 2 2 0 - p o u n d f o r w a r d Je r r y Brown and 6-foot 8, 230-pound forward Kevin Foster will have

their night cut out for them as they try to slow down a surging Colorado defense. Colorado has one of the nation’s top rebounders, and the ‘Dogs will try to keep the Buffaloes second-chance opportunities to a minimum.

Breakdown: Buffaloes Coming off a loss to ninthranked Kansas, the Colorado Buffaloes (7-2, 0-0 Pac-12) look to regain momentum against a Fresno State team that is still searching for its identity. Colorado will travel to Fresno Wednesday to meet the Bulldogs in a nonconference game.

Colorado has a young and talented team with two starting sophomores who played a part in helping the team win last year’s Pac-12 title and taking the Buffaloes to a surprising first-round win in the NCAA tournament H oweve r, C o l o r a d o h a s struggled on the road this year going 0-2 in away games. The Buffaloes remain unbeaten at home and will look to get themselves back on track while visiting Fresno.

The Buffaloes’ game will

continue to revolve around their offense and the team’s two leading scorers, Spencer Dinwiddle and Askia Booker.

Dinwiddle leads the Buffaloes with an average of 16.4 points in their first nine games.

Colorado needs to get its big men going early and utilize its rebounding advantage in order to get more offensive opportunities. Colorado’s 6-foot 7 210pound Andre Robinson ranks as one of the nation’s top five rebounders, averaging 11.4 a game. Robinson also ranks fifth in the Pac-12 in blocks and steals.

Colorado was coming off a surprisingly successful season and was ranked in the country’s Top 25, but after a heartbreaking 2-point loss in November to Wyoming, Colorado was pushed out of the Top 25.

The Buffaloes have had a few key victories this year including a win over Baylor in the second round of the Charleston Classic Tournament. Baylor ranked 17th, knocked Colorado out of the NCAA tournament last year by two points.

Fresno State hangs tough, but falls 59-50 to WSU MEN’S BASKETBALL

By Collegian Staff Playing a tough defensive battle to the end, Fresno State lost on the road to Washington State University 59-50 Sunday afternoon.

Trading scores, the ’Dogs played the Cougars tough and built a three-point lead with roughly 12 minutes left in the second half. However, Fresno State (5-4, 0-0 MWC) was unable to hold this lead as Washington State (6-4, 0-0 Pac-12) scored 21 of the game’s final 30 points. ’Dogs’ standout freshman Robert Upshaw started his first game of the early season and finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and six blocks. Sixthman specialist, forward Jerry Brown came off the bench and

again provided energy for the Bulldogs as he contributed a team-high 12 points. Guard Allen Huddleston added 10 points and two assists for his seventh game scoring in double figures.

Washington State rode the shoulders of forward Brock Motum, who scored 23 points and eight rebounds in 37 minutes of action. Former Bulldog Mike Ladd added 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field.

He also hit a critical 3-pointer that put the Cougars ahead of Fresno State for good with six minutes left to play.

As a team, the ’Dogs shot poorly. They went 2-of-20 on attempts from 3-point range and finished the game with 30 percent shooting from the field.

Fresno State was able to keep the game close as it totaled 37 rebounds, and nine of those were offensive, which led to the Bulldogs scoring 11 secondchance points.

Fresno State retur ns to action this Wednesday to face No. 23 Colorado (7-2, 0-0 Pac-12) at the Save Mart Center. The game tips off at 7 p.m. as the Bulldogs will seek to get back on a winning track. The Dogs also play seven of the next 11 games at home over the winter break.

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Guard Allen Huddleston attempts a free throw on his way to scoring a teamleading 13 points in the win over San Diego Christian Thursday. Huddleston scored 10 points in the loss against the Cougars Sunday for his seventh double-digit game this season.

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’Dogs remain perfect with comeback win

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian In the Bulldogs’ 68-53 win against Cal-State Northridge Saturday at the Save Mart Center, possibly the loudest fan cheers were drawn for Fresno State’s Rosie Moult.

The senior guard received a standing ovation after sitting out the last three games due to injury, and drew a thunderous uproar when she made back-toback second-half 3-pointers to give the Bulldogs the lead that led to the come-from-behind victory.

“I think that did a lot for our team, not just in helping us get the lead,” Bulldogs coach Raegan Pebley said. “I think it also helped out Rosie and her confidence and understanding and remembering one of the great strengths that she has.

“Having Rosie back was a good emotional lift for our team. Our crowd helped us out in the end.”

Ki-Ki Moore led the way with 17 points and nine rebounds and Moult finished with 16 points draining 4-of-9 from behind the arc in a game that saw the Bulldogs trail through most of the second half.

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t was good for us to go through some adversity today.”

— Raegan Pebley, Head coach

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Rosie Moult (25) breaks past two Matador defenders for a layup in her return from injury as the Dogs defeated Cal State Northridge 68-53 Saturday. Moult finished the game with 16 points and shot 5-of-11 from the field.

“It was good for us to go through some adversity today,” Pebley said. “Our girls knew that this Northridge team was not the same Northridge team that they’ve seen in the past.”

The Bulldogs (6-2) squan-

dered a 16-7 first-half advantage that turned into a CSUN 30-28 lead heading into halftime.

Fo r w a rd M a r t a M a s o n i led CSUN in scoring with 14 points and matched Moult’s

four 3-pointers. Eight of those points were scored in the second half to help preserve the Matadors’ 14-minute secondhalf lead over the Bulldogs.

A Masoni 3-pointer gave the Matadors a 46-41 lead with

eight minutes remaining.

“Great shooter,” Pebley said of Masoni. “She’s going to do some awesome things in the Big West Conference. She was someone we needed to account for everywhere on the floor – midrange, in the 3-point game and on the boards.”

Two other Matadors (5-4) finished with double-figures in scoring, with Janae Sharpe and Camille Mahlknecht scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively.

But for the Matadors, who ended the game shooting 32.8 percent from the field, the magic ended with 6:17 to play.

That was when Moult netted two 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to fuel a 27-7 run that gave the Bulldogs the lead for good.

“My shot was feeling good,” See COMEBACK, Page 7

Thorpe Award: Why Thomas was robbed SPORTS COLUMN

By Tom Pearson Special to The Collegian Each year, the Jim Thorpe Award is given to the nation’s top defensive back. Except in 2012, it wasn’t.

No disrespect to Mississippi State’s Johnthan Banks, who was named the winner, but Fresno State’s Phillip Thomas was clearly the best defensive back in America this season.

T homas dominated this season like no Bulldog defensive back in recent memory by leading the NCAA in interceptions and tying Stanford’s Ed Reynolds in interceptions returned for touchdowns.

He finished the season with 82 total tackles, including 12 for losses; four sacks; 12 passes defended; eight interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns; and four forced fumbles.

Those statistics are AllAmerica caliber stats, for which Thomas has been named to four different AllAmerica teams including the prestigious Walter Camp and American Football Coaches Association All-America teams.

Banks, who was also named to num e rous Al l - A m e r i c a teams, didn’t have nearly the numbers that Thomas had.

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ine statistics for sure, but not fine enough to justify winning the award over somebody as dominant as Thomas was this season.”

Banks finished the season with 59 total tackles, including two for losses; no sacks; 11 passes defended; four interceptions, none of which were returned for a touchdown; and one forced fumble.

Fine statistics for sure, but not fine enough to justify winning the award over somebody as dominant as Thomas was this season.

Thomas’ level of production and play was Ed Reed-esque, while Banks may not even be the best corner in his conference. Some may say that distinction would go to Alabama’s Dee Milliner.

Thomas, on the other hand, not only was clearly the best at his position, the Mountain West Conference awarded him the 2012 conference Defensive Player of the Year award, recognizing him as the conference’s most devastating player on defense.

While it is true that Banks plays in the Southeaster n Conference, the toughest con-

o disrespect to Mississippi State’s Johnthan Banks, who was named the winner, but Fresno State’s Phillip Thomas was clearly the best defensive back in America this season.”

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Named the 2012 conference Defensive Player of the Year, safety Phillip Thomas was not given the Jim Thorpe Award when the winner was chosen on Thursday. However, Thomas had an outstanding season ending it with 82 tackles, four sacks and eight interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns.

ference in colle ge football and that is possibly why his statistics aren’t as impressive as Thomas’, it is also true that Thomas did exactly what you’d expect him to do in a weaker conference. He dominated week in and week out even having one of his better games against Oregon, which possesses perhaps the nation’s best offense.

The fact that Thomas plays in a non-major conference may ultimately be what doomed him. A player outside the major conferences has not won the Jim Thorpe Award since the Western Athletic Conference

did so in 1995 with Colorado State’s Greg Myers.

An award should not be handicapped by what conference a player plays in. A dominant player is a dominant player, regardless of what conference he plays in. This should be evident to those who hand out awards, especially given the success that non-major conference teams such as Boise State have had in BCS bowl games against some of the nation’s biggest names.

Thomas was an absolutely dominant player for the Bulldogs this year. He played like the best defensive back in

America and deserved to be recognized as such.

According to The Jim Thorpe Association, winners of the Jim Thorpe Award are those who display tremendous athletic ability, dominance on the football field and outstanding character. Phillip Thomas exemplifies all of those qualities. It’s disappointing that the best defensive back didn’t win the award.

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