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One Billion Rising celebrates women and awareness

By Jena Rodriguez Special to The Collegian Students on campus broke into dance at noon Thursday for V-Day: a One Billion Rising movement to end violence against women all around the world.

One Billion Rising began as a call of action based on the statistics that one in three women worldwide will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. Megan Flores, women’s studies major and president of People Organized for Women’s Empowerment and Representation (P.O.W.E.R.) the student-run club, said the goal of the event was to rise, strike and dance.

“Those who participate in the event are rising and making it known that they are against this unnecessary evil,” Flores said.

The annual worldwide event is in its 15th year. At Fresno State it was celebrated in the Free Speech Area.

Students and faculty danced to the official V-Day song, “Break the Chain” and to other songs including the Macarena and the Cupid Shuffle. The event also included a student playing

a guitar in the background as others recited poems about violence against women.

A booth was set up to provide information about the mission of One Billion Rising and ways in which to advocate for women affected by violence.

Students held up signs as other students spoke out on violence.

The event concluded with students and faculty members reforming the conga line and dancing.

Students enrolled in a women’s studies activism class organized the campus event.

Flores said she and other students noticed news stories of women being beaten and raped daily.

“This doesn’t just happen on the bad side of town.

This happened to one of our very own, here on campus last semester,” Flores said. “It’s because of these reasons that my peers and I felt as though this was an appropriate event and cause to bring awareness to our fellow peers.”

Flores said that they received support from diff e re n t wo m e n’s org aniz aRoe Borunda / The Collegian

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Students dance while celebrating women’s rights at the One Billion Rising event. The event was sponsored by several women’s rights groups and organized by students of the Fresno State Women’s Studies department.

Fresno State 101 fosters new crop of campus leaders

By Elly A. Walker Special to The Collegian Although many students do not realize this, they can directly impact the decisions made by the California State University (CSU) board of trustees. However, in order to influence these decisions and bring change to our campus, students must understand the process of change, and that is just what Fresno State 101 offered.

Associated Students Inc. (ASI) designed Fresno State 101 as a three-week program, held once a week in order to educate its inaugural class and introduce students to various leadership opportunities within Fresno State. In order to receive a certificate of completion, students enrolled in Fresno State 101 must have attended all three courses.

“The fact of the matter is that knowledge itself is not power; knowledge applied is power so once we have it, we have a responsibility to do something with it and that is the idea,” said ASI president Arthur Montejano. “We are hoping to inspire them.”

ASI built Fresno State 101 as an on-campus program to help students understand the CSU system, the structure and budget of Fresno State, and various other topics

regarding Fresno State and the CSU system.

Approximately 20 students gathered in Room 3212 of the Henry Madden Library to listen to prominent members of the community, Fresno State, and CSU Board of Trustees as they addressed an array of issues regarding Fresno State and the CSU system.

ASI was founded in 1921, became a non-profit in 1998 and was incorporated for the second time in 2002. Since then, ASI has provided governance between the university and students.

Tara Powers-Mead, an ASI coordinator, spoke of the positive impact of being involved with ASI. “You might consider it a laboratory where concepts become transformed into reality,” Powers-Mead said. “ASI offers high impact learning and hands on experiences to develop lifelong skills.

Students involved with ASI go on to become some of Fresno State’s most successful alumni.”

The initial meeting of Fresno State 101 be gan on Tuesday with CSU trustee Pete Mehas, who discussed the CSU system’s function and its

Professor says ‘No’ to laptops

By Megan Rupe Special to The Collegian

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Geography professor Michelle Calvarese is trying to give her students the best learning environment possible, using a seating chart and no-laptop policy.

C a l va re s e, wh o h a s b e e n teaching for almost 20 years, said she does not see any correlation between laptop use and better scores in the semesters she allowed laptops. Some semesters, Calvarese said she saw scores go down.

“From what I found, a majority of students, although they may use it for notes, they’re consistently toggling back and forth between taking notes, checking their email, updating Facebook statuses, watching YouTube videos, and this was apparent in just their expressions in class.”

Calvarese said. “I mean I could be talking about a, you know, Rwandan genocide, and someone in the back is laughing because they’re watching a YouTube video.”

In her upper division classes Calvarese does not implement a seating chart or laptop policy. In her larger lecture classes however, she saw that laptops affected both students using laptops and

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Honor society members express gratitude

By Edith Cuevas Golden Key President, Fresno State Chapter Golden Key International Honour Society can guide you on the path to discovering your potential.

It was founded in 1977 and was established to reward students with outstanding academics by providing them with great opportunities for success.

These opportunities utilize the three pillars —academics, leadership and service — to help maximize possibilities for becoming a well-rounded individual.

Golden Key offers many scholarships to its members for their academic achievements. More than $8 million in scholarships and grants have been awarded to members and alumni in different fields around the world.

We want students to have the tools in order to further their education without the financial trouble.

Have you always been shy and afraid to become a leader? Golden Key can help you break out of your shell by building leadership skills.

You can become an officer and attend meetings and org anized events, as well as working with others at chapter, regional and international levels. Golden Key is also dedicated to impact local communities through service and public works.

Golden Key members put in thousands of hours of community service each year. As a result of a commitment to excellence, Golden Key also helps members seek employment and internship opportunities, set-

ting them up for a lifetime of achievement.

Golden Key officers and members at Fresno State are benefiting from these opportunities at Golden Key: “Golden Key entices me to want to be a hardworking and determined person in my every day life.” Amanda Orr, GK chapter Recording Secretary “As we start to gain significant momentum toward our goals in college, we also tend to become isolated within it.

We get closed off — even from other majors in our discipline. As you start joining honors groups, consider joining Golden Key. It's a great way to see different opportunities available to you on and off campus that you would not normally find closed off in your department.

It's a great way to meet hard striving students like yourself with a large variety of backgrounds, goals and interests.

If we are the future of our society, we should get to know one another across several disciplines.” Idell, GK member & recent graduate “Golden Key has provided me with opportunities to expand my knowledge and increased my awareness of activites going on in campus and the community. I would recommend anyone that can to join. It's worth it!”

Lucia Miranda, GK member “The community involvement has helped me to not only become a better person, but has helped the commu-

nity become a better place as well.”

Erin Stueve, GK member “Golden Key has allowed me to be apart of an environment that inspires me to continue to strive for high goals in the academic field by providing an atmosphere with students that have the same academic level and goals as myself.

Not only that, but it provides many opportunities for leadership positions at all levels and encourages me to continue in community service no matter how busy my academic schedule is.

I have been able to prove to myself that I am capable of maintaining my GPA while leading my peers and giving back to the community.

Golden Key is both fun and inspirational, but at the same time, it illuminates a sense of encouragement to continue one’s hard work.” Courina Hughes, GK member “Golden Key has allowed me to grow as a person. Before becoming an officer, I would get nervous talking in front of an audience, but now I am comfortable talking in front of an audience.

Since I'm going to be a teacher some day, public speaking is required everyday. I have also become more social and outgoing.

Lastly, I have learned to work in groups and I learned the importance of working in a group. This is a skill that is required, because everyday you will have to deal with people and even work with other people.” Edith Cuevas, GK chapter president

LETTER TO THE EDITOR On Tuesday, I accidentally left behind my iPad in one of the stalls in the women's restrooms by the food court in the USU. When I realized it 15 minutes later, I rushed back to find an empty stall. I called all of the nearby places, but nothing had been turned in.

My colleague who was with me told me to keep the faith because she had left hers behind that same day and a girl rushed after her to return it.

Wednesday evening, I filed a police report and proceeded to post a sign in every stall in the restroom pleading for a return back with no questions asked.

Then I asked Veronica, a cashier at the food court, if anyone by chance had turned in an iPad. To my surprise and excitement, she said YES! That same day, a good soul promptly turned it in.

I am a graduate student that enjoyed a 7year break from a college campus.

This small gesture by a fellow student has reassured me that strong values such as honesty and integrity are alive and well in our young professional community and in turn, gives me hope and inspiration that our future is in good hands.

To the kind student who turned in my iPad, if you read this, know that your gesture meant the world to me and I will forever pay it forward.

Fabiola González Master of public administration (MPA) Fresno State

Poll Results Do women in combat make the military a stronger fighting force?

Yes, women are as capable and strong as men in combat (69%, 22 Votes)

Women should be able to join the military, but not fight (13%, 4 Votes)

No, a woman's involvement in combat does not strengthen the military (9%, 3 Votes)

I am unsure (9%, 3 Votes)

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tions including P.O.W.E.R and Women’s Alliance.

“The response we have gotten from the public has been amazing,” Flores said.

J a n e t T r a p p S l a g t e r, instructor of the activism class said her class teaches students how to create such events.

“This semester they jumped right in from the first day of class to begin researching this new, worldwide uprising, then reading and brainstor ming what the work would include and dividing up the tasks necessary to make the event fun

and successful,” Slagter said.

Slagter praised her students for their hard work.

“They brought enormous energy and brilliant ideas to this work,” she said. “I can’t ima gine who wouldn’t be happy that their students have showed such initiative and dedication.”

Stephanie Canales, a student enrolled in the class, said she was motivated to be part of the event based on her love of women’s studies.

“We accepted the challenge knowing that we didn’t have time to prepare but trusting that people care about women’s

News Briefs University screens ‘Addiction Incorporated’ film Fresno State’s Project I M PAC T 4 L i f e s t u d e n t club will screen “Addiction I n c o r p o r a t e d , ” 6 p. m .

Wednesday in Engineering East, Room 191. The film documents Victor DeNoble’s research and his work as a chemist for Phillip Morris.

Sponsored by Fresno State’s Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs Safety Council and Associated Students, Inc., the film is free and open to the public.

Viticulture and Enology to host inter nship and career fair The Fresno State Viticulture and Enology Internship and Career Fair will be 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in the Viticulture and Enology Research Center. The event gives students an opportunity to network with members of the grape and wine industry while lear ning about career and internship opportunities. Students are encouraged to bring their resumes.

LEADERS: Learning about ASI opportunities CONTINUED from page 1 purpose in light of that function. During the second week, Fresno State 101 discussed Fresno State’s structure and budget. Those speaking included Provost William A. Covino, Michael Caldwell, associ ate vice president of student affairs, and President John D. Welty.

The final week of Fresno State 101, which occur red Tuesday, concluded with keynote speakers Breanne Scogin, coordinator for leadership programs, Gary Nelson, ASI advisor and senior coordinator, and Maeketah Rivera, ASI elections commissioner.

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involvement or student government.

Every year, ASI sees many changes as its executive leaders and senators complete their term and new students take their positions. One duty of the current ASI leaders is to help prepare the next group of leaders for success. Fresno State 101 was created to serve this purpose by giving students who were interested in student government and student involvement the tools they need to be successful and accomplish their goals.

“We really do have a voice and we really can make sure that our voice is heard,” said senior Anna Ruelas, a social work and Spanish double major. She is also a Wellness Ambassador with the Student Health Center.

“I think that the more that we do to invest in our next generation of leaders, the better equipped students are going to be to advocate for themselves, and that is really what it is about,” Montejano said.

Elections for the new ASI executives and senators are just around the corner.

“Student gover nment is one of the best opportunities to network, pursue individual passions and bring real change to our campus community,” Powers-Mead said.

Petitions to apply for an ASI position are available until todayand can be picked up in USU 306.

affairs and because we felt motivated to spread the word,” Canales said. “I’m so inspired and convicted that we need a social change.”

Canales said that she was pleased with the outcome of the event.

“I was so happy dancing and having fun with everyone,” Canales said. “There was great participation from all students.”

Canales said that she and fellow students are planning future events with the hope of making them bigger and better.

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Students participating in One Billion Rising hold signs conveying the message of the event: stopping violence perpetrated against women.

PROFESSOR: Laptops are distraction CONTINUED from page 1 the people sitting nearby.

“It’s hard to pay attention to an instructor when someone is watching a video next to you or in front of you,” Calvarese said.

Calvarese does allow laptops in special circumstances, but requires those students to sit in the front of the class.

“And that’s primarily because everyone behind will see what they’re doing and undoubtedly someone will tell me,” Calvarese said.

Although this is the first year Calvarese is putting students into a seating chart, she said she hopes it will help her adequately enforce her nocellphone policy. With the seating chart, if Calvarese sees students on their cellphones, she can quietly deduct a point without embarrassing the student or interrupting the lecture. “ Yo u k n ow t h e p e o p l e I’m talking about, where the phone is sitting on the desk, and they’re texting during the entire class,” Calvarese said.

“I’m not going to obsess over someone who happens to reach in and check something very discretely and put it back in.”

Calvarese said the effect of cellphone use during class was most apparent in the gaps she would see in students’ notes when they would come to her office for help.

“Which is generally when they were answering a text,” Calvarese said.

Because of the way she

structures her classes, Calvarese said listening during lectures is essential. She does not post the lecture PowerPoints online for students to download.

“I think sometimes students see it differently because students see it as, I pay your salary, and therefore, I get to do what I want,” Calvarese said.

“I don’t see it that way. I see it as yes, you may contribute to paying my salary, but I’m doing a job for you, and my job is to teach you.”

Students have complained about her policy in the past, but she said that she does not doesn’t think letting students fail is doing them any favors.

“I want to provide the best education that I can for you, that’s what you’re hiring me for,” Calvarese said. “You’re not hiring me to let you just sit there for an hour and play on your phone.”

Senior Megan Russell, a student in Calvarese’s Geography 167 class, said she thinks Calvarese’s policies are good and thinks the seating chart has its benefits.

“It makes me feel better because I know when I come to class I have a designated place to sit, and I don’t have to worry about all that searching for a place,” Russell said.

However, Russell admits she can see why students would not like being told where to sit.

“Yeah, because they might end up sitting by someone that they really don’t like, or maybe they smell, or maybe they just kind of annoy them, they do

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While some students use a laptop for note taking, others go with a more tradition notebook and pencil. One Fresno State professor bans laptop use for note taking as she believes they can be a distraction.

little things,” she said.

Sophomore Brenna Moss, also a student in Calvarese’s class does not mind the no-laptop aspect.

“A lot of the times students get distracted, and I know myself. Personally, if I see someone else not doing their work, than I find myself watching their computer instead of listening to the lecture,” Moss said.

Moss notes that every professor runs his or her class differently.

“You know it’s her classroom, how she wants to do things,” Moss said. “So I mean, if you didn’t like it in the first place you didn’t have to be in this class. You could’ve switched teachers.”

Other professors on campus are trying out similar policies in their classrooms.

Katherine Adams, interim chair of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, said she allows laptops on an honor system.

“The reality is, so many students are on electronic tablets, etc., anyway, and we are going the way of digital books, that teachers should find creative ways to integrate this technology into class interactions,” Adams said. “Students, however, have to start taking more responsibility for their own learning and own that they too must be engaged in the classroom.”

Adams said she has seen laptops become distracting to students but has never completely banned them. “ S o m a n y t i m e s, eve n when they know I am looking, students are surfing the Internet and not taking notes.

Sometimes they are even commenting on the teacher and class with other students in class and not in productive ways,” Adams said. “We have to re me mbe r th ou g h th at students use computers in class to read class files from Blackboard, so the note-taking is not the only function of laptops for students.”

Adams does ban cellphones in her classrooms and requires students expecting an emergency call to sit near the door.

As for keeping students with laptops accountable, Adams said she has tried different things.

“In the past with laptops, I have required students to send me their notes after class,” Adams said. “I got tired of this though. Even students taking notes longhand are not necessarily paying attention.”

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Circle K lends Stockton a hand

By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian Circle K Inter national at Fresno State joined more than 300 other Circle K students around California last weekend at the city of Stockton to clean up trash and revitalize a local community farm.

A dozen members of the Fresno club went to the event. Fresno State senior Christopher Kawaguchi, Circle K president, said the members were excited to help out the small city just north of Fresno.

“Even though Stockton isn’t Fresno, it’s still our community. It’s still a part of California,” he said. “It’s still a part of what we are, so any community that we help out is a community that we feel strongly towards.

“We like helping out Fresno, but if we can help other communities too then we know that we’re doing our part.”

The event was hosted by the Circle K club at the University of the Pacific in Stockton.

Fresno State’s Circle K club is part of the California-Nevada-Hawaii district.

The plan to help Stockton was chosen by the Fresno group for its District Large-Scale Service Project (DLSSP).

Other Circle K members who joined them included students from University of Reno, UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UC Riverside and Stanford University.

The DLSSP events come around every so often, and Kawaguchi allows the other members to decide if they want to do it. This year people wanted to help out rivers in the Valley, and Stockton allowed them to do that as well

ing in Fresno, Gordy said. The city is in need of aid, and the group felt that it needed the extra hands, and the University of the Pacific Circle K club was happy to see the Fresno State chapter volunteer.

“I think it was a great experience,” he said. “They were definitely very welcoming. You get the opportunity to meet a lot of great people that are just as passionate about helping the community.”

The Fresno State organization has rarely slowed down this semester.

Two weeks ago, the group, partnered with University Student Union, made more than 100 scarves for the Poverello House, an organization that helps the homeless in downtown Fresno.

On Saturday, the group will take off for Pacoima, Calif., near Los Angeles county. Kawaguchi said they will work with MEND Poverty and Youth Speak Collective assisting low-income famiPhotos courtesy of Christopher Kawaguchi lies “to create a pathway of self-reliCircle K International members Danny Vo (left) and Bradley Miller (right) removed tumbleweeds ance through providing basic human at the Boggs Tract community farm at Stockton. needs and services, while Youth Speak Collective focuses on youth and empowas help the farm. you learn that.”

Circle K is a leadership development The DLSSP events come around erment.”

The group will make stuffed rabbits, and community service organization every so often, and Kawaguchi allows and club at Fresno State, Kawaguchi the other members to decide which blankets and aprons as well as pack said. The club’s goal is to promote lead- events they want to do. This year, the food and plant trees. Finally, they will ership via the platform of community Circle K members wanted to maintain have a college day with local teens and service. the rivers of the Central Valley, and the host a community health fair.

Kawaguchi said he entered Fresno “By the time you graduate from col- cleanup at Stockton allowed them to do State for mechanical engineering, but lege, you should have that ability to that as well as help a community farm. have a lifelong commitment to wantAt Stockton, Kawaguchi said the after a fateful encounter with a thanking to serve your community and doing group’s task included cleaning trash ful patron when he was volunteering at more than what you think is possible, from the banks of the Calaveras River, a soup kitchen, he decided to follow the path of becoming a community leader. because leadership is not an easy task,” which sees heavy homeless traffic.

“Ever since then, he said. “It’s always easy to learn, but Afterward the I realized that such never easy to actually do. And we hope g ro u p we n t t o t h e small acts we do make Boggs Tract area farm ou get the opportua big dif ference in t o re m ove t u m bl e somebody’s life,” he nity to meet a lot of weeds, spread gravel, said. pull weeds and plant great people that are just Kawaguchi is now trees. as passionate about helpa political science K aw a g u c h i s a i d major, focusing on ing the community.” that taking care of the public administrafarm was important, tion. He believes that as it provided a vital — Kevin Gordy, students who share service to the city’s Circle K International Lt. Gov. a similar passion in residents. helping others will “The whole comfind membership at munity there, actually, Circle K International rewarding. is affected by that community farm, “Not only are you doing leadership, because every profit that the farm produces goes straight back to that commu- which is for yourself, but you’re helpnity,” Kawaguchi said. “We took great ing other people in the process and, as pride in that because we have that man- a community, I think we really need to power to accomplish so much in that concentrate on that,” Kawaguchi said.

“I really feel that we have more in us to one day.”

Kevin Gordy, Circle K club Lieutenant help each other.

“You don’t always have to do the big Governor, said that Stockton was chosen due to its key location in California. projects. You can do small projects, “It was an area that could be accessed and you can do a lot of them. But those by multiple clubs in the region, so that’s small projects, they do affect people.”

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why we decided on [Stockton],” he said.

Stockton is a city that is usually under the radar of many people liv-

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Red roses handed out to reduce red faces

By Careen Wong The Collegian For students who may have wanted to avoid a thorny situation Thursday night, the Fresno State Health Center handed out red condom roses to students for Valentine’s Day and National Condom Week.

Prisma Cuevas is the Family Pact peer health educator (PHE) student coordinator who handles such events. The concept of “condom covers” was to wrap condoms up to make them look like candies or roses so that people would feel less awkward to receive them and learn about safe sex.

“So instead of us saying, ‘Take a condom,’ we say, ‘Here’s a candy,’ and they’ll take a candy and they like, ‘Oh, OK,” Cuevas said. “And we’ll say, ‘Take a rose.’ We don’t want to emphasize on condoms, just what it looks like.”

Britney Aaronian, a peer health educator, agreed that packaging condoms makes people more comfortable with receiving and taking them.

“Some people are shy, so they come up and grab a condom,” she said. “It’s kind of embarrassing to them. Sometimes they don’t feel very comfortable. ‘What is this person going to think if I go up and grab a handful of condoms?’ So packaging condoms makes them a little more discreet.”

However, not all students are embarrassed. There are students who are curious and attracted to the creative packaging.

“Sometimes they enjoy our packages,” Cuevas said. “They say, ‘I just want one because this looks cool. I’ll just take it.’

People love roses.”

In acknowledging of National Condom Week, the health center collaborates with Planned Parenthood to “promote the importance of using condoms for STDs and pregnancy prevention,” Cuevas said.

Aaronian is a public health major. This is her first time participating in the National

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Liberal studies major, Diana Lopez (right), answers questions to the “Message in the Bottle” game. Participants received a prize for correctly answering about practicing safe sex.

Condom Week.

“I’m excited,” she said. “It’s a fun event. Valentine’s Day is fun, and February is the month of love, so it’s nice to promote safer sex and protecting yourself.”

The Peer Health Education program is created by Fresno State’s Family Pact. “[Peer Health Educators] are trained to do confidential one-on-one and group education,” said Cathy Yarmo, coordinator of health promotion and wellness services.

“Sexually transmitted infections, birth control – safer sex basically. Prisma oversees that group, so as part of their programming, they do a lot of outreach programming. National Condom Week is one of the

events.”

During Valentine’s Day, Cuevas was at the booth in the Free Speech Area with other Family Pact members.

They gave out free condoms, awareness pamphlets and bookmarks. Passersby could play a game where they had to throw a Nuvaring over bottles and answer a question from inside the bottle. If they got the answers right, they got a free condom rose.

Sofia Zabada, a psychology major, played the bottle game and found it interesting and informative. It was a good way for people who are normally uncomfortable talking about sexually transmitted diseases to learn about safe sex, she said.

Another program that started last August is the Condom Access Program (CAP). Under this program, condoms are wrapped in pink paper are put in baskets in the health center’s lobby.

About 6,262 condoms have been given out since August.

CAP provides free condoms to teens around California.

“However, with our student population, it’s predominantly 18,19, 20 and upwards that come in and get the condoms,” Yarmo said. “We have them in our lobby. No questions asked, they can come in and grab condoms. It’s just part of our effort to make condoms accessible to them.”

The condoms are wrapped with information on how to use them, and information on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and pregnancy prevention are placed beside the bowls.

Another way the PHE educates and promotes safe sex is “Don’t Cancel That Class.”

“We go to classes, so instead of the professor canceling classes, we go in and we play a jeopardy with them, and it’s all about safer sex and STIs,” Aaronian said. “It’s just a way to educate the students in a fun way.”

The PHE program urges students who need help or to just talk about STIs or pregnancy to look for them. Students can do so by walking up and asking if a peer educator is around for them to talk with, or even set up an appointment.

As a peer health educator, Aaronian loves the experience.

“I want to be in this profession, so it’s helped me to become aware of the things I can face in my career one day,” she said. “It’s just rewarding to help somebody, and once somebody comes in and feels comfortable to ask a few questions and open up to you, it’s just nice to build that connection with the students.”

The health center is also inviting students to apply for the PHE program. All students are eligible, and it is a one-year commitment volunteer job.

“The only thing we’ve been lacking in the last few years is men,” Yarmo said. “When we first started, we had three guys who were peer educators, and we’re just not seeing the men this time. So we want men, too!”

Application opens in April and students can apply online or at the health center.

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Intramurals: Basketball divisions nearing tip off

By Ronald Giannetta Special to The Collegian Basketball intramurals tip off at the Fresno State Student Recreation Center Feb. 19. Fresno State has been hosting basketball intramurals for students since the 1970s.

Multiple divisions have been set up to ensure balanced games will be played.

Any student who wants to join can participate in a division that best fits their skill level.Intramural sports coordinator Lerin Mundell will be leading and organizing basketball intramurals for her sixth consecutive year.

“We have intramurals going on all year long for sports such as dodgeball, pingpong, and flag football,” Mundell said. “Basketball definitely has the biggest turn out of around 75 teams.”

Once the season starts, games will be played within the three divisions.

Five games will be played over the span of five weeks on Mondays through Thursdays.

After the season ends, a single elimination playoff system -- lasting until

early May -- will decide the champion.

Division I offers the most competitive play. Most teams that sign up for division one have either played basketball in high school or during college.

They are very familiar with the game and highly skilled.

Division II is usually the most popular of the three divisions. Teams have mixed players on the team consisting of people that are familiar with basketball and also those that are new to the sport.

Division III is the least skilled and competitive of the groups and mainly consists of mostly new comers to the sport. They generally want to play in a real basketball setting with their friends, have fun or just get in some good exercise.

“The team that wins the championship in each division will receive a Fresno State intramurals champion T-shirt,” Mundell said. “These shirts are very coveted and students try all semester to play in the intramurals and win a championship just to get their hands on one of the T-shirts.”

If a highly skilled and veteran team

signs up in a weaker division in hopes of winning the championship, they can be moved up and placed into the division that is appropriate for their skill level.

Fresno State senior Danny Siharath has played in the basketball intramurals every year since becoming a student in 2008.

“In 2011 we played in Division II because the time slots they had available fit best with our schedules,” Siharath said. “We won every game in division two by a lot and we were eventually moved up to Division I where we would eventually win it all.”

The intramural staff emphasizes the importance of creating a fair and balanced division for everyone involved.

“If a team is winning every game by more than 20 points, we look closely at the team to see if they really belong in that division or if they should be moved up,” Mundell said. “Some teams may try to play in a lower division in hopes of getting their hands on a champion T-shirt, but we are able to make sure that does not happen.”

Siharath was fortunate enough to obtain a championship shirt after winning division one playoffs in 2012.

“I wear the shirt sometimes when I play pickup games at the recreation center and everyone knows we won last year,” Siharath said.

“It was not so much about winning to get the shirt for me as it was for the bragging rights that came along with winning Division I.” Taylor Brouwer, a senior at Fresno State, played in Division II the last three years with his fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon. Brouwer is not playing this year because of conflicting time schedules with his night classes and game times.

“It is really fun to get out there and play with my brothers from the fraternity,” Brouwer said. “Other fraternities play as well so it can be pretty competitive because everyone wants to have the best team among the fraternities.”

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cessful, with 13 and 14 wins respectively. He chose to test free agency in 2006 and joined the Los Angeles of Anaheim, where he got to play with his brother Jered. Sadly for Weaver, his brother would be the one to steal his spot in the rotation.

Everything worked out though, as the St. Louis Cardinals acquired Weaver.

He played a key role in the Cardinals march to the World Series against the

Tigers. He lost Game 2, but came back in Game 5 to give up 4 hits and 1 earned run in 8 innings. The Cardinals would win that game and the series, giving Weaver the game-clinching win.

3. Tom Goodwin, outfielder Goodwin played for Fresno State from 1987 to 1989. The Dodgers picked him 22nd overall in the first round in ’89.

He made his major league debut in 1991 for the Dodgers to begin his long

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career. Goodwin played 14 years in the league for six different teams; the Dodgers, Kansas City Royals, Rangers, Colorado Rockies, the Dodgers again, Giants, and Chicago Cubs.

While not always a star player, Goodwin made a long career out of being an extra outfielder, pinch hitter, and pinch runner.

Goodwin played in the playoffs four times in his career. He Twice with the Rangers in 1998 and 99, once with the Giants in 2002 when they lost in the World Series to the Angels, and again in 2003 with the Cubs when they lost to the Florida Marlins.

2. Matt Garza, pitcher This Selma, Calif. native was the 25th pick of the Minnesota Twins in 2005.

Garza made his debut for the Twins in 2006, after a short stint in the minors, but it was not until 2008 when he became a Tampa Bay Ray that he began to find success.

In the 2008 season, Garza was a major factor in the Rays reaching their first World Series, when he went 11-9 during the regular season. The 2010 season was his best though at 15-10, but it was a day in late July of that year that was his strongest.

Garza became the first Bulldog alumni and Ray to throw a no-hitter on July 26, 2010. He shut down the Tigers facing

the minimum 27 batters, giving up only one walk in the second inning, but a double play erased it.

And the best Bulldog to play in the MLB is…

1. Terry Pendleton, third baseman The Los Angeles-born Pendleton was an All-American during his time with the Bulldogs. In 1982, he was drafted in the seventh round by the Cardinals.

He was a three-time Gold Glove winner, earning the award in 1987 and 1989 with the Cardinals, and in 1992 with the Atlanta Braves. In 1991 as a Brave, he won the National League batting title and the National League MVP award. In 1992 he made his first All-Star game and came in second in the MVP voting.

He made it to five World Series with the Cardinals in 1985 and 87, and the Braves in 1991, 92, and 96.

Pendleton became a coach for the first time in 2001, when he took over the hitting coach position for the Braves. In 2011, he switched positions, taking over the role of first base coach.

These are just five of the Bulldogs to find success at the next level. This easily could have been a much longer list.

Years from now Aaron Judge, Trent Garrison, or Tyler Linehan may find their way on to this list. Only time will tell.

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That brought up Gumz, whose hit slapped a single down the third base line to score Smith from third. Cal State Northridge got its first hit in the fourth with a standup double to right by catcher Mikayla Thielgas.

After a wild pitch from Hannah Harris, a sacrifice fly to left by first baseman Sydney House brought home Thielgas to give the Matadors their first run.

The hit parade marched on in the fourth, as Fresno State put up another three runs. It started with back-to-back triples by Runge and Moss to bring home the sixth run for the Bulldogs.

The next five batters all proceeded to get on for the Bulldogs to give them two more runs to make the score 8-1 going into the fifth.

Fresno State went into cruise control from there. Harris helped out with back-to-back 1-2-3 innings in the fifth and sixth.

Despite a little shakiness from the freshmen pitcher in the seventh, that allowed the Matadors to get one more

run across, Harris shut down Cal State Northridge to give the Bulldogs an 8-2 win.

Ford said she was not happy with how the team started the first game, but that she appreciated the way they recovered.

“We came out a little flat,” she said.

“The good thing is they bounced back in the bottom half of the first inning, came back and responded. Which is the sign of a good team, a sign of a team that’s going to fight. The second game they came back with a little more tenacity and little more focus and put it to them.”

Now Ford leads the Bulldogs on their first road trip of the season, where they will take part in the UC Santa Barbara Tournament this weekend.

Fresno State will face the Gauchos, t h e U n ive r s i t y o f M i s s o u r i a n d University of San Diego.

“We got two W’s,” Ford said. “We took care of business and now it’s on to prepare for this weekend.”

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Softball

Fresno State sweeps Matadors

By Zack Edwards The Collegian Cal State Northridge came to town on Wednesday to take on Fresno State softball in a doubleheader.

The Bulldogs started the doubleheader by scoring three runs in the first inning of the first off of Matador pitcher Shelly Tait.

An early pitching change brought in Brianna Elder, who was able to prevent Fresno State from getting any more runs across.

Despite the fact that the Matador out hit the Bulldogs 9-5, another strong outing from freshman Jill Compton kept them in the game, leading them to a 3-2 victory. Compton’s record improves to 4-1 on the season.

Bulldogs coach Trisha Ford is happy with what Compton and the young pitching staff has put together early in the season.

“She’s (Compton) done well so far,” Ford said. “I think we have a good staff, so you’ll see a good mixture of them. Hannah (Harris) came in today, did really well and kind of showed what she’s capable of doing, so we’ll see. We’re still trying to piece it together and figure it out.”

Fresno State struck first a g a i n i n g a m e t wo. T h e Bulldogs were patient at the plate in the second inning.

Third baseman Whitney Smith and catcher Paige Gumz both earned walks to get the nightcap started. That brought up shortstop Maria Sio. A f t e r M at a d o r s p i t ch e r Jennifer Tyler missed the

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Senior outfielder Diane Runge blasts the ball during the Bulldogs’ first of two wins against the Matadors Wedneday.

s t r i ke z o n e t w i c e, a w i l d pitch caused both runners to advance. That was enough for Matadors coach Taria Flowers, who made another early pitching change, to move Crystal Maas over from third base to finish the inning.

It did not stop the bleeding – Mass walked Sio to load the bases.

That brought up left fielder

Diane Runge with two outs and the bases loaded. Despite the pressure, she worked a walk to score Smith, giving the Bulldogs their first run.

Center fielder Brenna Moss was up next and hit a single to right field to bring home Gumz, making the score 2-0.

In the third inning, the hits kept coming, as first baseman Stesha Brazil led off the inning

with a home run to left field.

Right fielder Michelle Soloman joined in with a single. Another pitching change by the Matadors brought in Elder for the second time of the day to face Smith.

She promptly responded with a double to the left field fence. Megee followed with a fly out to left, but an errant throw See SWEEP, Page 7

Fresno State Basketball

Women’s basketball team escapes with road win Collegian Staff The Fresno State women’s basketball team managed to escape by the slimmest of margins.

The Bulldogs grabbed a 51-50 come-from-behind victory on the road against New Mexico on Wednesday night.

Fresno State (16-7, 8-2 MWC) bounced off a blowout loss ag ainst San Die go State – clinching a road win that keeps it in the hunt for first place in the Mountain West Conference standings.

Bree Farley made a layup and a free throw to help the Bulldogs pull ahead of the Lobos 51-48 with 55 seconds remaining. New Mexico could not capitalize on its two following possessions.

Ki-Ki Moore led the Bulldogs with 15 points, shooting 6-of-10 from the field.

Fresno State hosts Wyoming (19-4, 8-2 MWC) Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Save Mart Center.

The Bulldogs will wear their pink jerseys to promote breast cancer awareness.

After nar row defeat, men’s basketball travels to Wyoming The Fresno State men’s basketball team -- holding a 31-20 over Mountain West-leading No. 19 New Mexico -- experienced a late-minute collapse Wednesday night at the Save Mart Center.

The Bulldogs went on an early scoring run, grabbing a decisive lead that they carried into the second half, but were unable to retain it.

New Mexico beat Fresno State 54-48 Wednesday night.

Kevin Olekaibe hit a 3 to put Fresno State up 48-45 with 3:46 remaining. But the Bulldogs weren’t able to finish -- missing out on the opportunity to gain its first win against a ranked opponent since 2002.

Olekaibe led Fresno State with 11 points.

Fresno State (8-15, 2-8 MWC) takes on Wyoming on the road on Saturday night.

T h e C ow b oy s ( 1 7 - 3 , 3 - 7 MWC) fell to the Bulldogs 49-36 at the Save Mart Center earlier on the season.

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Junior Bree Farley’s timely 3-pointer helped lead the Bulldogs to a nailbiting 51-50 win against conference opponent New Mexico on Wednesday night.

Commentary

Top 5 Diamond ’Dogs turned pro It may only be February, but baseball is in the air.

Tonight, the Fresno State baseball team starts the 2013 season against UC Santa Barbara at Beiden Field. On the Major League level, pitchers and catchers reported to spring training in Arizona and Florida on Monday.

Fresno State has a storied baseball program that has seen many Zack players enjoy successful Edwards careers in the MLB. In honor of such a history here is a list of the top five Bulldogs who have had the most success at the professional level. To reiterate, this list is based of off a players’ time in the Majors, not their time as a Bulldog.

5. Doug Fister, pitcher Following a success ful senior year, the Seattle Mariners came calling in the seventh round of the 2006 amateur draft. Fister would spend four seasons in the Mariners minor league system before making his Major League debut in 2009.

Fister was traded to the Tigers during the 2011 season, where he flourished. He went 8-1 in his first 10 starts with a 1.79 earned run average (ERA).

He also played a major role in the postseason, winning a decisive Game 5 in the American League Divison Series against the Yankees to help the Tigers advance. In the American League Championship Series, he would win game three, holding the Texas Rangers to two runs in 7 and a third innings.

He pitched another strong season in 2012 to help ear n the Tigers a trip to the World Series to play the Giants. He pitched in Game 2. Despite being hit in the head by a line drive, he held the Giants to one run over six innings.

4. Jeff Weaver, pitcher Weaver came to the Bulldogs in 1995 from Northridge, Calif.

After four years with Fresno State, the Tigers drafted him in the 1998 draft. Following only one year in the minors, Weaver made his major league debut in 1999. He would be the Tigers opening day starter in 2001 and 2002, before a trade sent him to the Yankees.

His time in New York was short lived though, and he became a Los Angeles Dodger in 2004. His first two seasons in L.A. would be his most sucSee PRO, Page 7