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What really happened and what will happen next? By Dana Hull The Collegian Every seat in the Alice Peters Auditorium was taken on Friday as four experts spoke about the recent events in Egypt. The panel included Dr. A. Sameh El Kharbawy, professor of art at Fresno State, Nubar Hovsepian, an Egyptianbor n political scientist, Sasan Fayamanesh, professor of economics at Fresno State, and Egyptian-born author Randa Jarrar. The four covered different aspects of the recent protests that occurred in Egypt that led to the eventual resignation of their leader Hosni Mubarak. Mubarak ruled over Eg ypt for nearly three decades. According to El Kharbawy, the revolution did not begin in January, but it actually began last June, when a teenage boy was tortured and killed by their police simply for using the Internet. After that event, a Facebook page was created to let the world know what had happened to the teen. The page attracted nearly a quarter of a million people. Because of this, technology is greatly credited for the success of the revolution. Fayazmanesh agreed that technology aided in the success of the revolution. Television, Facebook and Twitter are so common worldwide, and many can access all three with their cell phones. “We are seeing changes in technology that make revolution easier,” he said. E ve n t h o u g h t h e g ove r n m e n t attempted to cut off the Internet to its citizens, there were several who were tech-savvy enough to use the Internet
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Four Middle Eastern scholars gave a presentation about conflicts in Egypt and spent more than an hour answering questions from the public.
anyway. “There was no way they could lose,” El Kharbawy said. El Kharbawy had just returned from Egypt and was able to witness some of the events in Egypt first-hand. “There is much I hope to forget, but there are a lot of images that will be impossible to forget,” El Kharbawy said. El Kharbawy called the recent events a beautiful revolution, and also stated that the challenges are far from over. “There is no question that [the
events of the past several weeks] are historic — a turning point for Egypt and the world,” he said. “But they are also still very recent and still developing. It is too early to speculate on what might happen — but you can be certain that the coming weeks will bring expected challenges and opportunities, just as the past ones brought hopes and aspirations.” Political scientist Nubar Hovsepian commented that this revolution, along with most others in history, included people who were mostly of a younger generation. He noted that 60 percent of
the population in Egypt is 30 years old or younger. He added that the discourse in the United States is that of fear, mainly for the economic impacts the conditions in Egypt will have in the U.S. “They need to learn from the young who are struggling and dying for their freedom,” he said. “Instead of recoiling in fear, we must embrace [the revolution].” Fayazmanesh said the problems in the Middle East have to do with dictaSee EGYPT, Page 3
Lawmakers to consider thousands of bills By Don Thompson Associated Press S AC R A M E N T O, C a l i f. ( A P ) — California lawmakers will be focused on the state’s $26.6 billion budget deficit in the weeks ahead, but that’s not the only issue on their minds. They introduced 2,323 bills by Friday’s deadline. That’s roughly 19 bills for each of the 120 members of the Assembly and Senate. Among them are four bills that grew out of the arrest last year of a paroled sex offender who later pleaded guilty to raping and murdering two teenage girls in San Diego County. Legislative committees will begin considering those and thousands of other bills in the coming weeks after lawmakers act on proposals to close the state’s $26.6 billion budget deficit through June 2012.
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ost graduation, she will earn five percent less than he. Regardless of credentials, grade point average or experience, she will still make 95 cents to each of his dollars, according to Associate Women’s Studies Professor Dr. Kathryn Forbes. This is what we feminist labor advocates call the gender wage gap. It does not take a sociologist to tell you that most majors are dominated by one gender. However, it just might take one to explain how the choice of one’s major can have long-term effects on nationwide wages. According to Beyond the Gap, a study published by the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, men tend to go into more lucrative, higher-
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paying fields, such as engineering, mathematics and physical sciences, whereas women tend to go into lowerpaying fields, such as education, health and psychology. Many occupations lack workplace flexibility and penalize women for being mothers. Thus the extended leave women must take from their careers to bear children ultimately impacts her hours, her income and further
broadens the wage gap. According to Forbes, this is known as the mommy penalty. Although there are a number of factors that contribute to the gender wage gap, occupational segregation is the leading cause. Occupational segregation is when one gender or race dominates one position. For example, there are a total of 178 administrative assistants employed by Fresno State — 173 of them, are women. This type of discrimination is what pulls woman into these dead-end service-sector jobs like waitressing, childcare and secretarial work. These pink-collared jobs where duties are endless and promotions are limited. This is the pink ghetto — where the wages of a woman go to die.
And if you don’t know the women who run it by name, you’ve likely seen their handiwork. They keep the mail coming and blackboard running. They make financial aid and university travel expenses possible. They are the underpaid and overworked women who do more than just sit behind the desks in each one of our departments. Then, on April 22, 2010, as if they were not stretched thin enough, 75 staff members were issued lay off notices. As any of the administrative assistants would tell you, it was the biggest employment downturn in recent Fresno State history. More than a dozen of them had to take on multiple roles amid a 10 percent pay cut and bi-monthly furloughs. And still, despite a decrease in staff and an increase in workload, as well as wages going down and the cost index going up, administrative assistants continue to be under appreciated. For some, it is indisputable gender discrimination. But for others, it is business as usual. So I ask you to take a minute and imagine what the campus would look like without these pink collared workers. And never underestimate the power of the woman — a lesson Fresno State has had to learn time and time again.
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EGYPT: Middle Eastern scholars hold Egyptian panel discussion CONTINUED from page 1 torship, political dependency and economic dependency. “Many dictatorships contain lack of basic freedom, secret police and jails overflowing with political prison-
ers,” he said. Author Randa Jarrar added that another problem is with the way women are treated. She has visited Egypt several times, and has been harassed on the streets simply for being a woman.
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She added that Arab stereotypes, from the way the world views Arabs to the way Arabs view themselves, added to the unrest that led to the Revolution. She said that Egyptians stopped believing the stories they were being told by their own government. “This time it’s not foreign entities and agents that people on the street are protesting,” Jarrar said. “It’s the very story they have been told — the story that they are a chaotic and savage people that need the iron fist of a decadeslong government for their own good, that they don’t deserve dignity or freedom because they would squander it, and that they are violent and infantile.” The discussion actually wrapped up an hour later than expected, due to the flood of questions the panel received from the audience. Many were turned away in disappointment because the auditorium filled up so fast.
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Students name top professors By Dana Hull The Collegian MyEdu.com polled students at Fresno State to find the professors they love most. The top five professors students named “Fresno State’s 2011 Most Loved Profs” list were: Yishaiya Abosch – Political Science William (Bill) Regonini Mathematics James Taylor – Decision Sciences Denis Driggers – Political Science Travis Kelm - Mathematics
In addition to surveying Fresno State students, the website analyzed more than 3,500 student reviews and professor ratings to finalize its list of favorite professors. MyEdu.com provides information to students about professors and coursework from universities nationwide.
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Valley Fever By Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — San Joaquin Valley communities are reporting more cases of an illness known Valley fever, especially among children, and doctors are trying to determine the cause of the increase. Valley fever is caused by the inhalation of a certain type of fungus spore that grows in the region’s dry alkaline soil. D r. J i m M c C a r t y o f Children’s Hospital Central California tells the Fresno Bee that since last summer about 15 children were admitted with the disease, and some are still being treated there. McCarty says one child admitted Sept. 13 is still hospitalized. Overall, the state reported more than 4,000 cases last year, up from 2,488 in 2009. Kern County is the hardest hit region, with more than 2,000 reported cases in 2010, up from the 595 cases in 2009.
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By Luke Shaffer The Collegian Lights flashing, music and bass pumping, the crowd swaying in a unified motion — these are just a few elements club goers will find at Fresno’s newest club. For those who didn’t visit the night scene this past weekend, an intriguing attraction called Club Rome made its grand opening at Granite Park on Cedar Avenue near Me-N-Ed’s Victory Grill. Opening its doors this past Friday night, Club Rome brought many people from far and wide as its particular style and charm attracted a diverse spectrum of clubbers. People of all cultures and backgrounds flocked to this center of entertainment. “We had a very successful weekend,” Lewis Everk, director of entertainment and promotion for Club Rome, said. “People from all corners of Fresno and Clovis came out, and I believe everyone had a good time.” With its introduction into Fresno’s nightlife now complete, bringing around 3,000 people, Everk hopes that the club’s initial success will roll over to next weekend. Justin Bobby, who starred on MTV’s series “The Hills,” will be a guest host for Club Rome and
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Club Rome displays the Eiffel Tower and houses two bars, spotlights and chandeliers inside.
“Although it is not in the better part of town, it is still the best thing out of whatever we have,” Fresno City College student Ethan Wright said. “It is also a lot bigger than any other place in town such as Swiggs or Club Roe and definitely less ghetto.”
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like the vibe and the building itself, and I also like how everything is setup.” — Leslie Noukhay, Psychology major
this, Everk said, should bring even more people to the scene. “By having this type of big-time club situated in Fresno, people don’t have to take a flight or drive three hours to go to premier clubs that you normally only see in big cities,” Everk said. “Club Rome is unique because it offers this type of experience which you can’t get at any other club in the area.” Psychology major Leslie Noukhay said she was really pleased with her experience at Club Rome. “I like the vibe and the building itself, and I also like how everything is setup,” Noukhay said. “The place is really nice — better than the clubs you find in Northwest Fresno like Twist or Club Roe.” Noukhay said she heard about Club Rome opening from her cousin, who lives out of town.
Originally occupied by Cabo Wabo Cantina, a restaurant and bar, the building closed down after an issue came between the developer and operator. After about eight months, the manager of Club Rome decided to buy the space and the plans for instituting an elite nightclub began. Renovating the building to make both the inside and outside look like a classic scene out of Rome itself, the venue offers not only clubbing on the weekends, but a excellent center to host upscale events. The club also allows for artists of all styles to spread the word about their music as the facility plays various genres. Staking its claim into the nightlife of Fresno, Club Rome hopes to be on the minds of everyone as young and old as they wait for the start of another weekend.
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‘A Day Without A Mexican’ brings new perspective to polarizing issue CineCulture film explores reality of no Latino population begun. Sergio Arau, the film’s director, did an excellent job of poking at the issues surrounding “A Day Without a Mexican,” illegal immigration and the CineCulture’s latest film, filled concerns of how Mexicans are every seat on Friday night in perceived in California, but did the Peters Education Center. so in a comical way. The film explores the reality of The film also illustrated the what California would be like view of many Californian’s if the state’s Mexican populaat t i t u d e s : I f C a l i fo r n i a ’ s tion, 14 million people in total, Mexican population disapceased to exist. peared, not only The film opens wo u l d t h e s t a t e with in a fog envellose out on the jobs oping the borders of f California’s Mexican population disapthose Latinos have, Califor nia, causing peared, not only would the state lose out but the rich culany communication on the jobs those Latinos have, but the rich ture they brought in or out of the state would be lost. to be impossible. One culture they brought would be lost.” The film itself by one, all the people spoke to conserwith a Latino backvat ive at t i t u d e s ground vanish. The towards Latino workers in fog leaves their cars running, ers, who make up a quarter of leaf blowers still blowing and a teachers in California, disap- the state. Needless to say, the pear. Restaurants that employ character’s attitudes towards void in the state. The movie revolves around Mexican cooks and waiters those who disappeared change, two different stories, one a close, and garbage litter the something Arau wanted to porCaucasian lady whose hus- streets of Los Angeles. It seems tray. band and son disappear, and a to some an apocalypse has woman named Lila Rodriguez, who should have disappeared but didn’t. Rodriguez is seen as the “missing link” and perhaps the answer to the missing people lies with her, as she is the only Mexican still there. Panic sets in as people storm the grocery stores to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, since there is no one to work in the state’s fields. Latino teach-
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‘Dogs line up hoops double header By Jerry Huerta The Collegian Thursday will mark the sixth time the women’s and men’s basketball teams share the same court this season, with the men hosting Boise State and the women hosting Idaho. With both teams playing on the same night at home, fans get to watch the both games right after each other. It allows supporters of both teams to see them play. Fresno State men’s basketball coach Steve Cleveland sees how the double header affects the university. “We’ve had a number of doubleheaders and they’re always great,” Cleveland said. “It’s great to be able to play on the same night, have fans from both groups. It’s a positive thing for the school. It helps attendance. It’s always good.” Like coach Cleveland, Fresno State women’s basketball coach Adrian Wiggins acknowledged the significance of the doubleheaders, but also gave another reason why Thursday will be a big night. “It’s senior night,” Wiggins said in a phone interview. “It’s a big night for us; We have five seniors and they’ve all done a lot for this program. They’re all going to graduate. One of them is already in graduate
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Kevin Olekaibe has struggled in recent games, averaging just six points per game in the Bulldogs’ last four matchups.
school so they’ve just been a huge part of the university for the last four years and it will be sad to see them go.” The doubleheader will feature Wiggins’ team playing against Idaho, a team it beat earlier in the season 84-67. The ‘Dogs are riding a four-game
winning streak and will face a tough challenge with a capable Vandals squad. “They’re a tough team,” Wiggins said. “They’re quick. They run a matchup zone. It’s unique to deal with so expect them to be very aggressive toward us. They’ve tradition-
ally come out and played us very hard. So we’re going to have to match that intensity level. They usually have four or five people on the court that can all score and that means that we have to play hard on the defensive end.” The men’s team is fresh off
a game against UC Riverside where it won 68-49 on ESPN’s BracketBuster Saturday. Like the women’s team, the men also face a familiar foe with Boise State coming to the Save Mart Center. Two weeks ago, the ‘Dogs played against Boise State with the Broncos coming out on top 75-61, so coach Cleveland knows this game will be challenging. “They’re a very good basketball team,” Cleveland said. “We played them already and they have outstanding guards. They’re a great three-point shooting team. They’ve won their last couple league games and beat a good Idaho team at home. They went down to Santa Barbara and beat an outstanding Santa Barbara team that was in the NCAA Tournament last year, in overtime. So we have our hands full.” With the WAC Tournament beginning in a couple weeks, Cleveland knows the significance of each remaining game. “Every game is big right now,” Cleveland said. “We take them one at a time, but I mean these are all big games in terms of preparing for the tournament but also for solidifying seeds. We can finish anywhere from 4th to 8th still so how we perform the next three league games will dictate what our seed is.”
BASEBALL: Bulldogs jump to 3-0 CONTINUED from page 8 Harlan, bringing in Luke Acosta who had a singled but made it all the way to third on one of the Bulldogs’ errors. Harlan would finish the game pitching 5.2 innings, striking out four and allowing only one unearned run. T h e B u l l d o g s a n swe re d back in the second, bringing in three runs, once when Andy Qualls scored when the Beavers’ Jordan Poyer misplayed a would-be single hit by freshman Aaron Judge. After a walk by Pat Hutcheson, preseason All-WAC third baseman Danny Muno hit a tworun double. Judge also added a RBI single in the sixth inning. In the seventh inning, with
Mankins gets franchise tag According to a Feb. 11 report by ESPN.com’s Tim Graham, the New England Patriots placed the franchise tag on former Fresno State tackle Logan Mankins. Mankins, a six-year NFL veteran, has run into contract negotiation issues with the Patriots’ front office before, holding out for a large portion of the 2010-11 season. Makins initially refused New England’s offer of a one-year restricted free-agent tender, but ended his holdout on Tuesday, Nov. 2 according to an ESPNBoston.com report. Tim Graham reported Mankins is expected to receive around $10.5 million next season.
the bases loaded and one out, relief pitcher Cody Kendall almost got out of a jam when he struck out the Beavers’ Susac for the second out of the inning. Kendall then allowed Parker Berberet to hit a tworun single, inching closer to the ‘Dogs at 4-3. In the ninth the Beavers’ quickly knotted things up at 4-4 when Wynns overthrew Muno at third base. In the ninth inning Wynns, who has taken over the starting job at catcher due to Trent Garrison’s knee injury, redeemed himself with a walk-of f single. Junior Brennan Gowens provided the winning run. “He was g reat with the exception of one play, but he
answered back right away in the bottom of the ninth to get the game winner,” head coach Mike Batesole said of Wynns. “He did some major stepping up, Trent [Garrison] got hurt,” Kendall said. “He’s stepping into a big role. He did great.” The Bulldogs enjoyed an efficient pitching staff on opening weekend, as oppose to last year. In the Bulldogs’ three season-opening wins in 2010 over Nebraska, Batesole was forced to rotate in 15 pitchers. The wins over Gonzaga and Oregon State, however, saw just two pitchers featured in each win. “Three games, we brought in three guys out of the pen and that’s why we called them finishers,” Batesole said.
Softball earns big victory The Fresno State softball team scored a big win in the San Diego Classic I tournament on Friday after noon, knocking off No. 8 Missouri. The Tigers were coming off a 51-13 record in 2010, but ran into a hot Bulldogs squad at the plate. Head coach Margie Wright’s team slammed in three home runs and scored six runs in the first two innings, extending Fresno State’s record to a perfect 3-0 on the season. Michelle Moses turned in her first win of the season with seven innings of work, allowing three earned runs on seven hits.
Women take down NMSU On Presidents’ Day the women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to four games with an important road victory over conference opponent New Mexico State. The Bulldogs held off a second-half surge by the Aggies to move to 10-2 in WAC play with just four conference games remaining in the regular season. Hayley Munro paced the ‘Dogs with a team-high 14 points off the bench, giving Fresno State a boost on an otherwise rough shooting night. Head coach Adrian Wiggins’ squad shot just 29 percent from the field and 18 percent from beyond the arc.
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‘Dogs enjoy another successful season opener By Tim Salazar The Collegian Opening weekend provided a quick spark for Fresno State baseball en route to a 3-0 record against Pacific Northwest foes Gonzaga and Oregon State. A f t e r F r i d ay ’ s o p e n i n g night was cancelled due to inclement weather, the ‘Dogs picked up their first win of the young season in a 10-4 rout of Gonzaga behind the strong pitching of junior Derek Benny on Saturday. J.D. Salles picked up the save, pitching four innings.
The ‘Dogs got the ball rolling again a day later in a 2-1 grindit-out victory over Oregon State. Senior Greg Gonzalez turned in Western Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week honors in the win over the Beavers, sitting down eight batters in seven innings of work. But late-game heroics capped off another successful opening weekend when sophomore Austin Wynns provided the latest heroics for the ‘Dogs during Monday’s showdown with Oregon State. With the score tied 4-4 in the bottom of
the ninth. Wynns hit a walkoff single bringing in outfielder Brennan Gowens to win the game, 5-4. “I was pretty much thinking put the ball in play and hit a line drive somewhere,” Wynns said Monday’s g ame was f ar from flawless, however. The B u l l d o g s c o m m i t t e d f ive errors, all leading Oregon State’s unearned runs. Ore gon State jumped to an early lead when catcher Andrew Susac hit a sacrifice fly off starting pitcher Tom See BASEBALL, Page 7
Derek Benny opened his 2011 campaign with a bang in Saturday night’s season opener. The junior ace gave up one earned run in five innings of work in a 10-4 win over Gonzaga. Matt Weir / Collegian File Photo