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VP Oliaro reflects on career and future

Spartans spoil season

By Megan Twedell The Collegian Dr. Paul Oliaro, vice president of student affairs, announced his retirement in September after a 42-year career in the student affairs profession at four colleges, including the last 11 years at Fresno State.

In an extensive interview with The Collegian, Oliaro talked about his career path that led him to Fresno State, his work at the school and the future he sees Dr. Paul for the univerOliaro sity.

THE COLLEGIAN: How did you come to Fresno State?

PAUL OLIARO: I began my involvement in student affairs back in 1969 as a graduate assistant in a residence hall in Michigan State University. I was working on my master’s degree and higher education administration and student affairs.

It was after I finished my master’s degree that I went into the Army for a few years in in 1969.

I ended up in ROTC during my master’s degree program. I went into the Army as an officer.

In the Army, I was the alcohol and drug control officer for the post in Alabama, which created my interest in alcohol and drug abuse, which carried on throughout my career. But then I came back to Michigan State and got my Ph.D. How long were you in the Army?

In 1972-1974. I was fortunately there for two years and ran that post, then went back to Michigan State and got my doctorate and worked full time at Michigan State in residence halls. Then I went to Vermont as director of residence life and dean of students.

I was there for 13 years, finishing off as assistant vice president of student affairs. In 1993, I became vice president of student affairs at West Chester University in Pennsylvania and then came here in 2002 as the vice president.

So that is a 42-year career all in public higher education.

What made you come to the West Coast?

We had been traveling a lot for vacations to California, but the president at the time, John Welty, is somebody I knew because he was a vice president of student affairs as well before he became president.

Our paths had crossed, and he See OLIARO, Page 3

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San Jose State quarterback David Fales is inches short of a touchdown in the Spartans’ 62-52 win over Fresno State (10-1) Saturday at Spartan Stadium.

Spartans end Bulldogs’ BCS hopes in 62-52 shootout win

By Christopher Livingston The Collegian The Fresno State football team’s bid for a BCS bowl ended Friday with a 62-52 loss to the San Jose State Spartans.

The Bulldogs (10-1, 7-1 Mountain West Conference) suffered their first loss of the season, while the No. 14 Northern Illinois Huskies ended their season as the only undefeated non-automatic qualifying team after a win over Western Michigan on Tuesday.

The Spartans (6-6, 5-3 MWC) were trying to recover from a triple-overtime loss to Navy last week and keep their postseason hopes alive.

Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr threw 38 of 50 for 519 yards and six scores, while San Jose State’s David Fales threw six touchdowns of his own in an offensive shootout.

At 114 points, the game is the second-highest scoring game in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) this season. The teams also combined for 1,382 yards of total offense, the most in a regulation FBS game this season.

“We faced a better team and they won,” said Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter.

“They outcoached us and outplayed us.

That’s why I have tremendous respect for teams that go undefeated. The longer you go, the more teams play up to you. [The Spartans] obviously played very, very well.”

San Jose State scored first after a 31-yard pass from Fales to wide receiver Kyle Nunn. On

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Fresno State misses an opportunity in final season of BCS

By Jacob Rayburn The Collegian

Fresno State’s loss to San Jose State Saturday marked the end of the Bulldogs’ last, slim chance at a BCS bowl and the perks that come with it.

When Northern Illinois passed Fresno State in the BCS standings on Nov. 24, the chances the program would break through the BCS glass ceiling in its final season took a big hit. The loss to the Spartans in San Jose made it official that, during the BCS’ frustrating rule over college football since 1999, Fresno State never made it to the promised land.

The significance of not reach-

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ing a BCS bowl is not just about this season or Friday’s loss. The significance is that the playoff system that starts next season marks the end of the path of least resistance to reach the glory of program-defining wins.

Before the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, the Boise State football program was respected as a strong midmajor that on any given Saturday could compete against the best.

The win over Oklahoma gave it something more: credibility that lasted past one season.

Boise State became a fixture in the top 25 and didn’t have to start the season scratching and clawing over a mountain of BCS conference teams. The higher preseason rankings helped Boise State reach another BCS bowl in 2009.

With the new playoff system, that mountain became Mount.

Everest.

See BCS, Page 7

‘Nooners’ give local bands chance to be heard

By Chloe Nakagawa Special to The Collegian The University Student Union brings free concerts to Fresno State so students can enjoy live entertainment without having to leave campus.

Every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m., there are Nooners, hour long concerts located outside the USU in The Pit. The Music Scene, a student-led USU committee at Fresno State, organizes and runs the concerts.

Karmen Geffken, a Fresno State student who is a coordinator on the committee, encourages students to spend their break

between classes enjoying the Nooners.

“It’s something fun to do during your lunch hour,” Geffken said. “You can watch a concert and maybe see a new band that you really like.”

Sonia Soghomonian, another student coordinator, said the concerts usually attract big crowds.

“That’s usually when everyone’s getting their lunch,” Soghomonian said. “Especially when the weather is great.”

She said that during Nooners there are even people standing on the USU balcony, taking in the music from a bird’s-eye view.

Geffken said the committee is trying to get larger night concerts on campus for next

semester, but is not quite sure how it is going to approach the change.

“A lot of students aren’t 21, so they can’t go to a lot of venues around town,” Geffken said.

“We want to try to bring something to them.”

Geffken said if The Music Scene is allowed to put on night shows, it expects big crowds.

“I think people will definitely come out to it,” Geffken said.

She said if night concerts are possible, they will bring popular entertainment to the students and heavily promote the shows.

Geffken tracks down bands to play at See NOONERS, Page 6

OPINION Reckoning: The true economic toll of Black Friday GOT OPINIONS? We want to hear them.

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By Haley Lambert Opinion Editor Is it just me or was Black Friday not the news fodder that it was last year? I mean, in years past, the antics of shoppers were front and center on the 6 o’clock news.

Journalist and columnist wrote about the strange and bizarre (possibly evil?) things people did to get a “good deal.”

This year, I didn’t hear as many of these anecdotes. Still, Black Friday is a filthy amoral blight on Americana.

Ages ago, Thanksgiving was a time of annually acceptable gluttony: eat everything in sight, drink a lot of sugary, highly caloric beverages, whether that’s apple cider or wine.

Now, apparently, that gluttony can manifest itself in shopping for junk that really isn’t all that necessary.

Now, I know there are those of you who believe you were just getting a “deal” and so you “gave in” and “did the Black Friday thing.”

I don’t need to hear your excuses. If you participated in Black Friday, you are part of the problem. If you used a medium of exchange to purchase a nonessential material item, you can count yourself responsible for the people who get trampled or

the folks who brawl over the latest lightup-loud-action-crazy-wild toy.

And I will say this to anyone. If Mother Theresa showed up from the hereafter to buy half-priced roller skates for poor Calcutta children, I would tell her I was ashamed.

Do I sound irrational and confrontational? Yes? Good.

I am disgusted. I am fed up with America’s obsessions with THINGS. I could grasp the Black Friday festival of stuff if it was the only day a year we bought indulgent, material goods.

If the rest of the year we patched things up, put foil on the TV antennas and wore mismatched buttons, I could get the whole buying spree thing.

Here’s the thing, though. We literally spend the whole year shopping. You want new shoes? How about a sexy new top? Or maybe another lamp for the living room?

IPhone? Something? Anything?

Just hit the dollar store, big box gadget place or one of the many vibrant “marts” just blocks from each other.

Most people’s excuse for Black Friday is the aforementioned “deal saving.” Two problems with that reason.

Number one: you would save a heck of a lot more money buy not buying crap

throughout the year. When it does come time to buy that prized 80-inch television or new pair of earrings, you can guiltlessly enjoy.

Oddly enough, I had to pay a jeweler a visit on this year’s Black Friday. It wasn’t for shopping. I was given a ring that needed to be sized ASAP. I cringed driving to Modesto’s Vintage Faire Mall. Highway 99 was packed with vehicles.

Car, trucks, SUVs all racing in or away from the direction of the mall. Of course, I couldn't see the cargo carried by each unit but I would assume it included alot of retail items and tuckered-out humans.

I encountered the quintessential parking lot frenzy. Nearly ran into a car. Later, a car almost ran into me. I also dodged several fender benders and tapped bumpers.

The parking spot I found was near the front of the store. It's always the last place you look, right?

I bobbed and weaved through the throngs of people. Every now and then I would pause to observe the zoo.

Many people carried bags of clothing, shoes and cosmetics. They simultaneously clutched bags from Cinnabon, containers from the Mongolian Barbecue restaurant, large Starbucks cups, foot-long delicacies

from Hot Dog on a Stick and boxes of burgers from the food court’s burger stand.

So let me get this straight: these people crowded the mall to “get deals” yet spent upward of $20 to buy food.

Granted, saving $80 at Victoria’s Secret isn’t canceled out with the purchase of a $5 dollar coffee, but it’s the principle of the thing.

Something here does not add up.

These people are wrecking havoc on Thanksgiving — the time of year when we are grateful for what we have— so they can save money, so they can buy more expendable, temporary goods like cinnamon rolls, lattes and French fries.

We live in a supply-side economy in which ration lines are unheard of, yet we wait in lines—at our own volition.

Our economy isn’t really controlled by a central overlord, yet you — the Black Friday consumer — create an oppressor.

You feed an addiction to things that ultimately controls your happiness and self-worth.

And for those of you still claiming to do it for one particularly good deal, I say: you are enablers, the co-conspirator needed by any fully realized addict.

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OLIARO: VP retires after 42 years in higher education CONTINUED from page 1 had called me to see if I knew anybody that I wanted to nominate for the vacant vice president position here [at Fresno State].

I said, ‘Does that include me?’

He said, ‘Are you serious?’

I said, ‘Yeah, I am ready to make a move.’

I was 55 at the time, and I said I think I have one more good move left in me. So we talked a little bit, and I applied, and I was fortunate enough to be selected. So I have been here for the last 11 years.

Why are you retiring?

It’s time. We have grandchildren in Colorado and North Carolina who we still see quite regularly, but they are growing up.

I have been doing this for 42 years. I am 66 years old. I think it is time for us to move on to another phase of our life and give someone else the opportunity to be in this great role.

Now tell me a little bit about your wife.

Her name is Kathleen, and she is a social worker and she got a master’s degree in social work from Temple University.

She worked her entire time we were here at Children’s Hospital as a social worker.

She retired from that in October of 2012.

So you are following her footsteps?

That’s right, just following her lead.

Are you going to stay in California?

We are going to be moving down to the Palm Springs area. We have always moved for me.

We met in college and have been married for 44 years, and we got married right after college. We moved to Michigan State, moved to Vermont, moved to Pennsylvania, moved to California.

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So this time I said, ‘It’s your turn. You decide where you want to move.’ So she said she wanted to live in the desert. She went down and found a house, and we will be moving down there at the end of this semester.

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think it is time for us to move on to another phase of our life and give someone else the opportunity to be in this great role.”

The interim is going to be Dr. Carolyn Coon. Do you have anything to say about her?

She has been a wonderful dean of students since I have been here. She cares deeply about students. She has been responsible for our student-life area. She has been in touch with students.

She has developed wonderful relationships with our academic affairs colleagues.

She is highly respected across campus for her fairness, her willingness to collaborate and for her compassion.

Now tell me a bit about programs and initiatives to improve retention rates and six-year graduation rates?

Is it something that came to your attention that it was taking students six years to graduate?

Well, 10 years ago the provost and I created the student success task force. It was designed to take a look at what we can do to better help students graduate in a timely way.

That committee still exists. The provost and I still chair it, and right now we are particularly focused on the 2009 cohort of first-time, full-time freshmen. They are a very special project.

That cohort and the subsequent cohort in 2010 have had the highest first to second year to third year and now fourth year retention rates of any previous cohort. So we expect that they will show the highest graduation rate we have ever seen.

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What do you find interesting about athletics to stay involved so long?

Sports is such an integral part of our culture. Athletics gets a great deal of attention and brings a great deal of attention to the university, and we have a wonderful program from top to bottom.

Football, of course, gets more attention than most, so that has put us on the national stage.

What it does is it gives the university an opportunity to showcase all of its academic programs. When the whole nation is watching, we get an opportunity to do a television spot on ESPN when we are broadcasting, and those television spots highlight some of our academic programs—like our winery and our farm market. The visibility that athletics gives us gives us a chance to talk about what great academic programs and great faculty we have as well.

So it is a win-win for the university.

How do you think the transition will go with the things you have started?

They will go very well. Our division is very happy to hear that Dr. Coon will be serving in the interim role.

Regardless of whom is in this role, they are going to spend all their time to make sure that they get their work done to support students.

So the vice president provides leadership and support for that and is there to help in any way he or she can. But our staff will continue to serve students as best they

— Paul Oliaro, Vice president of student affairs

can, and that will continue.

That will make the transition process easier.

There has been talk of higher enrollment next year. How do you think the school is equipped to handle that?

We are ready for enrollment growth.

We have consistently exceeded our targets for enrollment because the demand is high, and we feel strongly it is our responsibly to serve the students in the Valley who want to get a college degree.

We have the facilities, we have the classes and we have the commitment and services to continue to grow our enrollment to be sure students have a quality experience.

Do we have the faculty to do it?

We do have the classes. Now there are still occasionally some classes that are more difficult to get into, and we have tried to ensure that the students that are most in need of those classes, particularly the seniors, get access to those courses first.

We have tried to be as flexible as we can be, and for the most part, the vast majority of the time the courses are there. But we do have to admit that we still can do better.

There are still some courses that may be more difficult for juniors to get into. We do try to make adjustments every semester so we can maximize the students that get the courses they need.

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The holiday season can be a stressful time for people, especially when it comes to gift shopping, which can add more pressure.

Jessica Garcia, a junior criminology major, said she never knows if people will like the gifts she buys them.

“People have very expensive tastes and are very materialistic and only want name-brand

items,” Garcia said.

Ashley Benitez, a senior agricultural business major, agrees that the holiday season can be full of chaos and stress, when it comes to getting the right gift.

“It can be stressful,” Benitez said. “Because people want certain items that are sometimes hard to find. Sometimes you have to go to multiple stores to find them the perfect gift.”

For those who are at a complete loss as to what to get friends

By Esra Hashem The Collegian

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ome things I would like are flowers and a special day of planned activities...

Something that is creative and shows they put some thought into the gift.”

— Carmen Lara, Fresno State liberal studies major

and loved ones, several students on campus gave tips and some gift ideas to help find the right gift for that special someone.

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After attempting suicide, one student artist now uses her art to spread positivity, peace and love

At a loss at what to give this holiday season? Let Fresno State students guide you through gifting

By Matthew Jimenez The Collegian

MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2013

Miguel Quevedo, a junior kinesiology major, said he thinks gifts depend on specific time frames.

“A gift choice depends on how

long the couple has been together,” Quevedo said. “If it has only been a couple of months, then maybe a necklace or a pair of earrings.

“If the couple has been together for several years, then probably a ring.”

Senior liberal studies major Carmen Lara went the more traditional route when it comes to getting a gift for her boyfriend.

Lara said she would get her boyfriend cologne or a nice watch.

She said she would also give him a picture frame, which would have a picture of Lara and him in it.

Chances are that a boyfriend would be into sports. Benitez said sports game tickets or the guy’s favorite football jersey would suffice as Christmas presents.

Senior history major Rogelio Juarez said he would get his girlfriend a pet.

“I would get my girlfriend another puppy,” Juarez said. “So the puppy she has could have a puppy friend.”

For the men out there who are still unsure of what to get their girlfriends, the females made it quite clear.

“Some things I would like are flowers and a special day of planned activities,” Lara said.

“Something that is creative and shows they put some thought into the gift.”

“I would like something relevant to my life like a blood pressure cup,” Linda Chu, a nursing student, said. “It’s the thought that counts; that’s all that really matters.”

“For a female, a guy should get her something she has been talking about,” Lara said. “Sometimes girls talk about what they want, so that is a clue of what to get.”

Maybe students aren’t looking for gifts for their “special someone.” Maybe they just need a gift for their friends. Josue Gutierrez, a junior business major, said a good gift to get a male friend would be a gift card.

For a female friend, he said he would make something for her; something that is significant to both of them.

“I would get my female friend a little bear,” Juarez said. “Cause girls like little bears. Girls think little bears are cute.”

He said he would get his guy friend a thank you card, just for “being his bro.”

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and portraits of iconic figures that I admire,” she said. “My medium is mostly colored pencil.”

Michelle said she’s glad to be Before she graduates, 23-year-old artist Katy Michelle featured in one last event before said she plans to make the most of her last few weeks at she leaves town.

Fresno State.

“I’ve acted in the plays at Fresno An art show on Thursday will serve as her last “hoorah” State, and I do open mics around in the area before she moves to Los Angeles to pursue art, town,” Michelle said. “Overall, music and acting.

“I’m really excited about it,” Michelle said. “For this Fresno State has just been such an show, I was inspired by rave culture; all my pieces are incredible experience for me.”

Michelle is a double major in about spreading positivity. They’re about peace, love, unity psychology and theatre arts. When and respect.”

Thursday’s show will be at the Fresno Arthouse from 5 she’s not acting, writing music or p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free, and she said guests will drawing, she’s working at Fresno be able to have food, music and buy prints of her featured State’s Central California Center for Autism. art.

She said she plans to continue Michelle will be one of about 15 artists showing at the working in both the arts and psyevent. She said she’ll be featuring two types of art.

“The two styles I love creating are surrealistic pieces chology when she moves to LA. “I love working with the autistic community, so that’s something I’m Photo courtesy of Katy Michelle going to be doing,” she A flyer Fresno State psychology and theatre arts major Katy Michelle designed to promote her artsaid. “But I also want to work. Michelle’s next art show will take place Thursday at the Fresno Arthouse from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. find an art show in Hollywood and get that set up. I’m going to pursue acting and music, going to start joining theaters down there and start auditioning.”

Michelle has already had her art featured in shows in Hollywood, San Diego and all around Fresno, but she said she still wants to further her career as an artist.

“I just want to immerse myself in all kinds of art,” Michelle said. “I’m hoping to be able to support myself with art, whether it’s through paintings, acting or music.”

She said art has truly been a lifelong passion.

“I started taking private art lessons when I was 10 years old,” she said. “I’ve been drawing for about 13 years, so I’ve had a lot of time to perfect my skills.”

Michelle said art has helped her through some of the darkest, most difficult times in her life.

“I struggled with depression for a very long time, and art has helped me get through that,” Photo courtesy of Katy Michelle she said. “It’s my release and my escape.”

At 17, Michelle said art helped her in an es- Michelle displays a piece of her art, which she describes as “hippy trippy,” from a 2010 art show at Spinners Records in Fresno. pecially poignant way.

(559) 433-9200 1144 E. Champlain Dr #108 “I tried to commit suicide,” she said. “I was Fresno, California 93720 http://www.hckusa.com kind of numb and cold after that. But as time if I’m at that point where I just want to kill myself–if I feel went on in the coming months, I realized that this bad–why don’t I just try to go after my dreams and see what happens?”

After spending a couple of years in community college in Bakersfield, Michelle applied to Fresno State to pursue psychology and art.

“I think it was hard at first, picking my head up,” she said. “It was a constant battle for me, back and forth, but the music and the art helped me get through that. That was my release. That’s what helped me through hard times.”

On Thursday, Michelle said she hopes the positivity in her art will uplift others as well.

“Most of my artwork is really happy and upbeat because I want to spread positivity and love,” she said. “That’s the kind of mood I want to bring about with my art. I want you to look at it and feel good, feel happy and take inspiration from it.”

Michelle said she doesn’t regret the dark times in her past because they helped make her who she is today.

“I just live my life in the present moment. I think that’s why I do so many things. I just want to keep going; I just want to keep riding that energy train,” she said. “And you know what? Things are really good right now.”

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IN BRIEF

Affordable Care Act education fair set for Thursday The CSU Health Insurance Education Project will partner with Fresno County Department of Social Services for the Affordable Care Act Education and Enrollment Fair Thursday at Fresno State.

The fair will include 30-minute presentations on health insurance options and the Affordable Care Act at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. There will also be information tables set up.

Enrollment officers from Social Services will be available to help with enrollment for Medi-Cal and Covered California in the Free Speech Area and the Lyles Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The fair will be held in the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Room 204 in the Student Recreation Center.

Parking is $3 in all lots.

“La Pastorela” to raise awareness Fresno State will host the 21st annual “La Pastorela – A Shepherd Story,” a bilingual holiday play, Thursday night in the Satellite Student Union.

The student organization Teatro of Raza Towards Involvement in Local Latino Awareness (TORTILLA) will present the play, which is a parody in Spanish about a shepherd’s

journey to Bethlehem to witness the first Christmas. The Fresno State Mariachi will also perform.

The organization is presenting the event to raise awareness and educate the community about political, social and economic issues affecting the Latino community.

The event begins at 7 p.m.

Free parking permits for Lots A, C and J will be available from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

First Amendment Celebration The Fresno State First Amendment Celebration will be held Friday in the Satellite Student Union and will feature multiple speakers and discussions.

Dr. Ken Paulson, former editor of USA Today and president of the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, will be the keynote speaker. Paulsen will also lead attendees through the “Great First Amendment Quiz.”

Other sessions will include Fresno State’s debate team; Dr. Craig Smith, the director of the Center for First Amendment Studies at CSU Long Beach; and the band Amoret will perform during lunch.

Coffee, breakfast snacks and lunch will be free for the first 300 attendees. Parking for Lots P or O will be $3.

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FUN & GAMES

SUDOKU: Fill the 9x9 grid with digits so that each column, each row and each of the nine 3x3 subgrids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9.

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38 Come in last 39 Lasagna-loving cat 40 Growth chart nos.

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Nooners by contacting the Fresno alternative radio station, New Rock 104.1. The radio station has a segment every Sunday night called New Rock Homegrown which promotes local bands.

She also checks out local venues, such as Babylon Club and Audie’s Olympic, to scout out popular bands to play at Nooners.

“We’re trying to shake it up,” Geffken said.

The committee, Geffken said, is trying to book more than alternative bands and will try to get country acts to perform. Bands that have performed in the past include acoustic artist JJ Brown, pop band Amoret and folk pop band Underwater Track Team.

Geffken said The Music Scene is open to all genres.

Shawn Baugh II, founder of the band Future Class, played at a Nooner for the first time in October and said the experience was beneficial for the band, and they would appreciate a chance to perform again.

“We actually gave out a bunch of free CDs, about close to 100,” Baugh said.

He said after the performance at Fresno State, the band got a lot of new Facebook followers.

“It is a great experience for any

artist to play at Fresno State,” Baugh said. “Students are your fan base. They are what you need to attract.”

Soghomonian said The Music Scene also asks students for requests on what bands they would like to see perform again

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BCS: Playoffs will make it tougher on Bulldogs

1. FLORIDA STATE 2. OHIO STATE 3. AUBURN

CONTINUED from page 1 The selection committee is expected to put extra focus on strength of schedule and which teams deserve to make the fourteam playoff replacing the BCS. Even if the playoff eventually expands to eight teams, that is bad news for Fresno State and even Boise State since its recent slide by their standards.

The formula of dominating a weaker schedule that included a win or two against solid bigconference teams becomes ineffective after this season. Schools like Fresno State and Northern Illinois will find it difficult, some might say nearly impossible, to earn a shot at the glory Boise State won with two BCS wins.

Nearly impossible, however, is not the same as impossible. A lot needs to happen for Fresno State to become a program that can consistently make the top 25 and occasionally gather the talent necessary to threaten the elite four (or eventually eight) in the playoffs.

The infrastructure for success needs to improve first and foremost. That means facilities, donations and butts in seats on game day. The new sports medicine facility and the plan for the Jim Sweeney Center are steps in the right direction.

The center will be a 10,000 square-foot structure for the football program.

It’s a good start, but Fresno State will never be Oregon with its coffers full of Nike money.

But the school that resides in an agriculturally rich area must find a way to keep as much of its homegrown talent as possible.

This is a program that must be built slowly, with consecutive nine or 10-win seasons that establish the reputation Fresno State needs. The age of manipulating the BCS is over.

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Marvelle Harris (23) attempts a basket in Fresno State’s 71-76 overtime win over Northern Arizona Sunday at the Save Mart Center.

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the Roadrunners and a rebound by Harris with 2 seconds left ended the game and secured the Bulldogs’ victory.

Six Bulldogs were in double figures in the contest, and Huddleston led the pack with a career-high 23 points. Guerrero added 22 points, and Paul Watson added 14.

Harris also scored his first career double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) in 45 minutes played.

Fresno State 71, Northern Arizona 67 (OT) Next on the list were the 2-5 Lumberjacks, who were 0-2 in the

tournament going into the match.

Northern Arizona jumped up to a 15-5 lead and held off the Bulldogs to go into the half with a 32-30 lead. Harris led the team with eight points, while he and Davis had five rebounds apiece.

The Bulldogs also had seven turnovers in the first half, which turned into seven points for the Lumberjacks.

In the second half, the Bulldogs took control of their possessions and only committed two turnovers. Harris had 15 points, including the game-tying shots at the 1:34 mark and again with 5 seconds left in the contest.

With five seconds left on the clock, Northern Arizona guard Kris Yanku missed his jumper to send the game into overtime.

With 1:14 left in the overtime period, Davis made a freethrow shot to tie the contest at 67. Af-terward, Guerrero hit a long-distance jumper that, after review, was a 2-pointer to give Fresno State the 69-67 lead. The Bulldogs were able to hold off Northern Arizone for the remaining 30 seconds to win their second straight overtime matchup.

“We’re a work in progress,” Terry said. “I think that you’re going to see us improve defensively all year long, once the guys understand how urgent they need to cover the other side of the court.”

With the Classic now complete, the Bulldogs will head to Salt Lake City for a road contest against the Utah Utes on Dec. 7.

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The Fresno State women’s basketball team wrapped up the Seton Hall Tournament with a win over Liberty University and a loss to Seton Hall University.

In Friday’s win over Liberty, senior guard Taylor Thompson led Fresno State with 19 points, six assists, eight rebounds and four steals. She shot 5-12 and made 50 percent of her 3-point attempts.

In Saturday’s loss to Seton Hall, Thompson had 15 points, five assists, four rebounds and two steals.

In the first half alone, sophomore center Jacinta Vandenberg recorded a career-high four blocks. She ended the game with 14 rebounds and 10 points, her second double-double of her career.

The Bulldogs return to action Thursday night at the Save Mart Center (7 p.m. tipoff) against San Diego Christian.

9. BAYLOR 10. MICHIGAN STATE 11. ARIZONA STATE

12. OREGON 13. CLEMSON

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Volleyball: ‘Dogs end season on losing streak On Wednesday, The Fresno State volleyball team ended the 2013 season with a loss to the Air Force Falcons.

The loss was the fifth straight for the Bulldogs and placed them in seventh place at 11-9 in the Mountain West Conference.

Senior outside hitter Marissa Brand led the team in kills (14), hitting (.462), digs (10) and blocks (3). Korrin Wild finished with 12 kills and seven digs.

Junior setter Christina Lee ended with 26 assists, and freshman Brooke Legaux’s added nine of her own.

Brand ended with top-10 career rankings in kills (fourth, 1,310 ), sets played (fifth, 441), matches played (eighth, 123) and digs (eighth, 997).

Wild finished her career topranked in aces (third, 136; 0.31 p/s), digs (fifth, 1,203) and kills (seventh, 1,256).

17. OKLAHOMA

18. UCLA 19. LOUISVILLE

20. DUKE 21. WISCONSIN

22. GEORGIA

23. FRESNO STATE 24. TEXAS A&M 25. TEXAS

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FRESNO STATE FOOTBALL

Bulldogs host Utah State in MW title game Collegian Staff Fresno State will host Utah State (8-4, 7-1) Saturday night (7 p.m.) at Bulldog Stadium in the inaugural Mountain West championship game.

The Bulldogs, who clinched the West Division in their home win against New Mexico on Nov. 23, is hoping to win backThe Collegian publishes t o - b a c k its Winter Sports Preview conference titles after splitting the 2012 Mountain West crown with San Diego State and Boise State.

The Aggies won the Mountain Division Saturday in a 35-7 win over Wyoming, and won their last five games of the regular season to finish ahead of second-place Boise State in the division standings.

The conference championship game will be nationally broadcast on CBS. The Bulldogs (10-1, 7-1) and the Aggies not play each other in the regular season.

Fresno State concluded the regular season with the conference’s highest Bowl Championship Series ranking at No. 23. The Bulldogs remained in the BCS top 25, but slid seven spots this weekend after losing on the road to division rival San Jose State in a 62-52 shoot out.

Tickets for Saturday’s game went on sale online Sunday evening (www.gobulldogs.com) and are also available for purchase at the Bulldog Ticket Office outside of Bulldog Stadium.

Student tickets were made available for purchase online last week.

Prices for student tickets ($15) and student guest tickets ($25) are offered at the same discount as regular season games.

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Fresno State safety Derron Smith (13) grasps San Jose State wide receiver Chandler Jones (89) in the Bulldogs’ 62-52 loss to the Spartans Friday in San Jose.

LOSS: Poor defense dooms Bulldogs

CONTINUED from page 1 Fresno State’s ensuing possession, Carr connected a 46-yard pass to Davante Adams, followed by a 27-yard strike to Josh Harper for a score.

Harper was injured on the play and removed from the game.

Adams had 13 catches for 264 yards and three touchdowns.

Justin Johnson entered the game and caught 4 passes for 36 yards and a score in the contest. “[The San Jose State defense] couldn’t do certain things when Josh was on the field,” Adams said. “But Justin came in and did a great job. He grew up a lot in this game, and I’m proud of him.”

A blocked point-after attempt haunted the Bulldogs in each of their remaining possessions. As San Jose State and Fresno State exchanged touchdowns in the first half, the latter remained, at best,

one point shy to the former.

With Fresno State set to receive the second-half kickoff, San Jose State kicker Harrison Waid tapped the ball 13 yards for an onside kick. The Spartans recovered the ball and turned their drive into a touchdown.

“The play came from [tight ends coach] Terry Malley and his arena football experience,” said San Jose State coach Ron Caragher. “They were moving the ball, so we wanted to roll the dice and surprise them.”

“We talked about it at halftime, that [the Spartans] were going to try to steal a possession,” DeRuyter said. “We watched the ball get kicked, but we didn’t go attack it. [San Jose State] did a better job of executing it.”

The Bulldogs were only able to move the ball 48 yards in their next drive, settling for a McGuire 42-yard field goal to cut San

Jose State’s lead to 49-44. The Spartans answered back with an Austin Lopez 45-yard field goal to increase the score to 52-44 During the Bulldogs’ first drive of the fourth quarter, Carr threw a pass that was intercepted by Spartan linebacker Keith Smith.

It was Carr’s first pick in 305 pass attempts.

“We just hurt ourselves,” Carr said. “We had a couple of penalties and I threw a pick. It wasn’t [the San Jose State defense], it was us. We’ll get that corrected.

The good part is there’s no mystery to it.”

The offensive numbers put up by the Spartans reflected Fresno State’s poor showing on defense.

The Spartans scored in 11 of 14 offensive drives, with two fumbles and a punt ending the only nonscoring drives. San Jose State scored in each drive of the second half, going 4 for 4.

“They made plays and we didn’t,” said Fresno State safety Derron Smith. “That’s what happens against a good offense. If we can’t stop them and get them off the field, they’re going to keep putting up points.”

The Bulldogs’ undefeated season may be over, but there is one game left. Still the No. 1 seed in the MWC, Fresno State will host the Mountain West Championship on Dec. 7 (7 p.m., CBS).

“We can’t dwell on this loss too much,” Smith said. “We definitely have to learn from it, but we have to move forward, because we have a big game coming up.”

“It’s a tough loss to take, but we still have all of our goals ahead of us,” DeRuyter said. “We have to learn from this and come back Monday ready to work toward winning a championship.”

Fresno State caps Classic with overtime win

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Fresno State guard Allen Huddleston (55) goes for a layup in the Bulldogs’ overtime win over Northern Arizona Sunday at the Save Mart Center.

The Fresno State men’s basketball team returned home to host the 29th annual Fresno State Classic, in which it hosted Drake University, the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners and Northern Arizona Lumberjacks.

After an 84-74 loss to Drake, the Bulldogs fought the Roadrunners and Lumberjacks to overtime victories.They finished the Classic 2-1 and in second place.

“We’ve talked about working these games for 40 minutes, and this team has taken it to the extreme by now,” said Fresno State coach Rodney Terry.

Drake 84, Fresno State 74

Drake came into the tournament 4-1, and were seeking to begin a new win streak.

Fresno State was led by Harris’s career-high five 3-pointers, finishing with 26 points in the con-test. The Bulldogs saw themselves down 37-35 at the half, but tied the game at 42.

Drake was again on top, but Fresno State crawled back to tie at 56, then took its first lead at 61-60 through a Karachi Edo dunk.

Afterward, the visitors gained control of the contest, and outscored the Bulldogs 24-13 to win the game.

It was Fresno State’s first home loss this season.

Fresno State 96, CSU Bakersfield 86 (OT)

The Roadrunners began the tournament with a victory over Northern Arizona. They were seek-ing to extend their six-game winning streak.

And they were close to doing so, as Fresno State squandered its lead in the final half of play.

Fresno State had a 17-point lead with 12:03 left in the second half when Bakersfield put on a 40-23 rally to tie the game at 81 with 7 seconds left. The Bulldogs were unable to bring the ball down the court to score as time expired.

In overtime, Alex Davis and Cezar Guerrero put on five points apiece to aid the Bulldogs’ 15-5 run. Harris’ two free throws in the period gave Fresno State the See CLASSIC, Page 7