February 23 2015

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Middle class scholarship provides aid to students

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By Diana Giraldo @dianainspired

Middle class students often have limited financial options when it comes to paying for university tuition, but a new financial aid opportunity is now awarding students money to pay for their education.

Although the Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) was open for application for the 20142015 academic school year, not many students were aware of the financial aid opportunity and much of last year’s aid went unused.

“Last year we wanted at least 150,000 students to apply and only 81,000 were awarded, almost half percentage that could have applied and didn’t get it,” said Bernardo Reynoso, the Central Valley California Student Opportunity and Access Program Director. “And if the state of California sees that middle income students are not applying to FAFSA toward getting this money who knows in 2016 if it will still be in existence.”

Designed to relieve middle income students of some of the financial burden of college costs, Reynoso said middle income families and students still need help. Through the MCS, students can receive this aid.

“It was made for middle income families who are sending their kids to a CSU or a UC and couldn’t afford the tuition,” Reynoso said. “The money can give them a sense of relief when they might be stressing about paying a bill or purchasing books, by getting this money that gives them less amount

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BEST ACTRESS

The Fresno State Month of Love campaign wraps up this week with three workshops focusing on maintaining student health and fitness: Today’s workshop covers fitness on the go. Other topics on Tuesday and Thursday cover eating well on a budget and spreading eating disorder awareness. Free health screens will also be held on Thursday. P3.

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AND THE WINNERS ARE...

“Birdman,” the big winner at the 87th Academy Awards, earned Best Director (Alejandro G. Iñárritu) and bested “Boyhood” and “American Sniper” for Best Picture on Sunday night. Julianne Moore (Best Actress), Eddie Redmayne (Actor), Patricia Arquette (Supporting Actress) and J.K. Simmons (Supporting Actor) won the awards’ top individual honors. At four awards, the Iñárritu-directed dark comedy and “The Grand Budapest Hotel” left with the most hardware.

WOMEN’S HOOPS

BULLDOGS BARK: ›› The Collegian asked students who they thought would be Sunday’s big winners. P2.

OSCARS’ BEST DRESSED: ›› On Hollywood’s biggest night, Reese Witherspoon, Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo dressed to impress. P4.

Photos by Tribune News Service

STUDENT LIFE

University Courtyard to implement gender neutral housing next semester

See SCHOLARSHIP, Page 3

Workshops conclude Month of Love week

BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Bulldogs snap skid, but not a lot of wiggle room left in race for first place Fresno State broke a four-game losing streak with a 64-55 win over Utah State on Saturday at the Save Mart Center. But the Bulldogs, who reigned atop the Mountain West for most of conference play, are two games behind first-place Colorado State with two games left to play. P8.

By Megan Ginise @SimplyMeg13

Fresno State University Courtyard will be implementing a new option for gender-neutral housing on campus next semester, a major move for the campus’ largely same-sex living arrangements.

“This is something that University Courtyard has discussed for several years,” said Housing Director Erin Boele. Students, campus organizations, and University Courtyard housing will be working together to provide a new opportunity on campus, Boele said, based on inclusion.

The new housing option will be open to any students that may

be interested.

Other campuses that have already implemented a gender-neutral housing option include CSU Long Beach, San Diego State University, San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, and CSU East Bay. Bobbie Styles, a former resident adviser at San Diego State University, said that SDSU was a pioneer in implementing gender-neutral housing in the CSU System.

“The practices that San Diego State have implemented have had a largely positive impact on the students to which they represent,” Styles said.

See HOUSING, Page 3

“Our campus is all about promoting gender equality and the dorms keep it equal by having two separate sides, but gender really shouldn’t be an issue on campus anymore.”

— DANI KNIGHT, sophomore dorm resident

OPINION

GOT OPINIONS? We want to hear them.

COLLEGIAN-OPINION@CSUFRESNO.EDU MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015

“Boyhood”

“American Sniper”

Jacqueline Santana Communicative Disorders

“Not a huge fan of Bradley Cooper, but he played his part very well. I think it got an insight to that part of the area and the war ... not more of just the American side. Kind of like showed ... what exactly they have to do there and how hard it is for them.”

“American Sniper” “I thought it was really touching. I thought Clint Eastwood did a good job.

He always does a job; always a big fan of his movies.”

“I thought it captured the true story and I thought it was really well done and put together. The whole movie is really like, it’s kind of like, it gets to you.

If you just sit there and watch it, it just catches on to your heart about the story about his life.”

Devan Cruz Anthropology

BULLDOGS BARK “What would you have voted for, for Best Picture at the Academy Awards?”

Aaron Buenrostro Criminology

“American Sniper”

“I just think it’s really cool the fact that it took like 12 years to make it.” “Good acting.”

Laura McIntyre Anthropology

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“American Sniper”

Seth Owen Marketing

“American Sniper”

“I had a military background and I love the story they have to tell.

Bradley Cooper did an amazing job researching that role and just getting to know the military inside and out. I really respect him for that and showing how it is out on the battlefield.”

“Theory of Everything”

“I like how they touch base on post-traumatic stress disorder and the real-life things that happen sometimes when you come home from war and the psychological and mental toll it takes on you.”

Overall, I think it’s really touching in the part how they fell in love and, you know, he’s still handicapped and they still stuck together. I thought it was like a girly thing, you know? More like a feminine thing, too.”

“American Sniper” “I feel like it’s something happening right now and it kind of impacts us. Like it’s more of an impact we can relate to.”

Juanita Tran Pre-Nursing

Raqel Wilson Pre-Law, Philosophy Tania Barajas Pre-Law

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THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015

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Amid record year in financial aid disbursement, middle class students are still low in the application pool SCHOLARSHIP from Page 1 of stress toward getting those little things accomplished.”

To be eligible for the MCS, the student has to be an undergraduate attending a California State University system or a University of California and have a family income of $50,000 up to $150,000.

“The qualifying factors for the scholarship are: a 2.0 GPA or higher, the student cannot have been incarcerated and the student cannot be in defaults of any loans,” said Alma Ochoa, the MCS coordinator. “They also have to meet the March 2 application deadline.”

To apply, students just have to complete FAFSA or the Dream Act. “Even though it says scholarship, there’s really nothing extra you need to do besides fill out the FAFSA or the Dream Act,” Ochoa said. “It automatically puts them in that bowl depending on how much income the family makes.”

Once the students are awarded, the money goes directly to their financial aid and it pays for their tuition, Ochoa said.

“When you fill out the FAFSA or the Dream Act, they give you different types of aid,” Ochoa said. “For example, in Fresno State you would qualify for Cal Grants A, B, C. Then there is the School University Grant, and those types of grants you don’t have to pay back.”

If students need to take out loans, they also have the option through financial aid.

“We always tell the students ‘fill out the FAFSA or the Dream Act because you do get loans and those are already given to you, you just have to accept them’ and the APR on those are so low,” Ochoa said.

School loans, through financial aid, usually have an interest of 3-5 percent, but private bank loans have a 15 percent interest, Ochoa said. In addition, with most school loans, students don’t have to pay them back until after they graduate.

One of the main reasons many students did not apply for the MCS was they thought their family income would not be eligible for the aid, but there are different variables that Financial Aid Institute looks at.

In the 2014-2015 school year, $107 million was allotted toward the MCS recipients, and students were awarded 14 percent of their tuition costs. For the 2015-2016 school year, $152 million was allotted toward the recipients and the MCS will cover 20 percent of tuition costs, if the students are fully awarded, Ochoa said.

By the 2018 school year, the MCS will be fully implemented and will cover the full 40 percent of the student’s tuition, if the students receive the maximum award.

“Fill out the FAFSA; it doesn’t hurt to try,” Reynoso said. “A lot of students feel because they are middle income or they’re even high income they might not qualify. It takes about 20 to 25 minutes to do, so why not give it a shot?”

New inclusive housing options to meet campus diversity needs HOUSING from Page 1 In an open letter to the university, President Joseph Castro writes that Fresno State is “dedicated to reducing any barriers to success that come from race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, culture, religion, sex, national origin, color, linguistic diversity, ability, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, geographical region, personality, learning styles, life experiences and other human characteristics.”

As part of an effort to remain an inclusive campus that promotes diversity, Boele said the specifics of the implementation are still being planned.

“We are looking at best practices and also the needs of our community,” Boele said. “Students, faculty and staff are currently helping to provide feedback.”

Dani Knight, a sophomore ag education major, said that it would be a good idea to implement coed housing on campus, saying that many students get along better with the opposite sex. She says that although University Courtyard has made efforts to change and adapt to its diverse student population, it might not be enough for every student.

“I believe that University Courtyard is stuck in its old ways,” Knight said. “They automatically assign you a room based on your gender.”

“Our campus is all about promoting gender equality and the dorms keep it equal by having two separate sides, but gender really shouldn’t be an issue on campus anymore,” Knight said. “Having an option would really help students who get along better with the opposite sex, or choose not to conform to a specific gender.”

As part of California law since 2004, the Gender Nondiscrimination Act prohibits

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

University Courtyard students who choose to live on campus currently have one housing option: students must live with other students of the same sex.

discrimination against transgender and gender nonconforming people in housing and employment in public accommodations.

Discrimination against transgender and gender-nonconforming people is prohib-

ited in virtually every area of life in California, including housing, employment, education, insurance, and public accommodations, according to the transgender law center.

A small suite will be designated this

year, and a larger community is intended to be built for the 2016-17 Academic year for students who choose the gender-nonconformity option.

Month of love campaign wraps up with workshops to promote student health

By Jen Liz Cheong @thecollegian

While the month of February and Valentine’s Day are typically associated with showing love and affection toward others, people should also not forget to love themselves first.

That was the main message from the Month of Love campaign launched by the Student Health and Counseling Center at Fresno State –a monthlong campaign that hosts several events and workshops covering topics such as health and fitness.

“Our goal for this campaign is for students to be able to identi-

fy at least two ways that they can better love themselves and also increase the awareness of the campus resources that are available to encourage self-love,” said Melissa Norris, special projects coordinator for the health center.

February began with the I Love Me Information Fair and has workshops throughout the month.

Workshops taking place this week will focus on “fitness on the go” today, “eating well on a budget” Tuesday, and “eating disorder awareness and screening day” Thursday.

The I Love Me Information fair gave students an opportunity to visit community resources such as the Women’s Resource Center, Student Health and Counseling Center and the Student Cupboard.

“We want students to be aware and be familiar with the campus resources so that they could bene-

fit from it,” Norris said.

Today’s workshop will be Love Yourself Healthy where it will be focusing on fitness on the go. Students will be able to learn how to achieve a healthy lifestyle despite their busy schedules and discover tips by using technology to enhance their life and burn extra calories.

Rachel Kauffman, fitness and promotions coordinator, will be hosting the workshop. Kauffman said that being fit is not as hard as it sounds.

“Students think that it is hard to stay fit because of time and money,” Kauffman said. “But, if they can see that they don’t need to spend six hours in the gym or wake up early in the morning to be fit, I think it would break down a lot of barriers and help students achieve a healthier lifestyle that fits their schedule.”

The workshop Tuesday on

eating well on a budget, will help students to plan, purchase and prepare healthy meals and snacks without spending a fortune.

With Thursday’s focus on eating disorder awareness and screening day, where students can learn more about eating disorders and ways to overcome as well as prevent it. Students also have the opportunity to speak to a counselor about any questions or problems.

Carly Grote, a senior interior design major, said that this campaign is very beneficial to students.

“I think it’s really good that Fresno State is offering these events, especially around the time of Valentine’s Day,” Grote said.

“In order to love other people, we need to learn to love ourselves first and foremost.”

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ARTS & ENTE

The 87th Academy Awards From the red carpet to the stage, a look at some of Sunday night’s best dressed

Los Angeles Times • TNS

Left: Reese Witherspoon in a off-the-shoulder Tom Ford gown.

Middle: Lupita Nyong’o in a white, pearl-adorned Francisco Costa for Calvin Klein Collection gown.

Right: Rosamund Pike wearing Givenchy with a textured floral motif.

Top right: David Oyelowo in a red Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo.

Latin American Film Festival premieres

By Rory Appleton @RoryDoesPhonics

Students, faculty and community members packed the Peters Educational Center Auditorium on Friday for a screening of the Colombian film “Jardin De Amapolas,” or “Field of the Poppy.”

The event kicked off the spring section of the Latin American Film Festival, a three-film series from the department of Chicano and Latin American studies and the mass communication and journalism department’s CineCulture club.

The series continues on March 6 with the Brazilian animated feature “Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury” and on May 1 with and “The Golden Dream,” a Mexican film.

“Jardin De Amapolas” tells the story of a father and son cast out of their home during a civil war. The father, Emilio, is forced to take a job manufacturing heroin in the poppy fields of rural Narino in southwestern Colombia with his cousin. He does his best to shield his son, Simon, from the horrible trade, but Simon is inevitably drawn into the fields.

Patricia Rodriguez, a professor of Latin American politics at Ithaca College, was onhand to put the film in the proper context.

“Colombia has been in a state of civil

war since the 60s,” Rodriguez said. “Five million people have been displaced in Colombia during the conflict – and that’s just those wandering in the country. Many have left it.”

Rodriguez, who spent seven years working in Cauca just north of Narino, said the fighting takes place between the Colombian government’s paramilitary troops, rebel guerrilla forces and drug mafias. The United States has backed the paramilitary with millions of dollars in weapons and training in hopes of ending the drug trade, but Rodriguez believes this has only complicated matters.

The film, which Rodriguez said is an accurate dramatization of the conflict, illustrates the plight of those caught in the crossfire. Emilio and Simon are trying to survive, but they face violence and the threat of death daily from guerilla forces, the paramilitary troops and Emilio’s drug lord bosses.

Simon’s side of the story begins with literal and figurative puppy love. He and a neighbor girl, Luisa, bond over the daily theft of a dog. The two kids steal the dog from another neighbor’s yard each day and return it before she gets home from work.

The two do their best to stay out of the violent affairs of the adults, but that proves to be impossible. An active minefield surrounds the idyllic forest where they spend

Photo courtesy of Jardin de Amapolas

their days. Simon soon discovers his father’s clandestine work and begins to help out around the drug lab. The paramilitary identifies Luisa’s father as a guerrilla spy.

The movie left Friday’s audience with many questions for Rodriguez, who answered what she could for more than an hour. Among the chief concerns of the crowd was the United States’ backing of what the film portrayed to be a murderous band of thugs, the paramilitary.

The solution to this problem, Rodriguez said, is not a simple one. She suggested that

the U.S. shift its aid from military to economic and applauded local nonviolent activist groups in Colombia.

“I would recommend checking out the groups working for peace in Colombia, like Witness for Peace and Fellowship of Reconciliation,” Rodriguez said. “But really the most important thing is getting educated from alternative forms of media.”

“You’ll have to look beyond the mainstream media to really find out what’s happening.”

ERTAINMENT

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015

FIGHTING WITH FASHION Non-profit Made For Them raises awareness for human trafficking with spring fashion show

By Cassandra Sandoval @TheCollegian

Made For Them hosted its second annual Fight With Fashion event on Friday to launch its spring collection along with raising awareness on the combat of human trafficking. The event was held at Porsche of Fresno.

Made For Them is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness toward the issue by raising funds with its clothing line and partnering with other non-profit organizations. Fight With Fashion had various guest speakers who spoke about human trafficking and what Made For Them is doing to support people who have been affected by it.

The spring collection consisted of models of all body types walking the runway.

Arlette Vargas-Ali was one of many guest speakers who were present at the event. Ali is a di-

rector of strategic partnerships in Northern California for the International Justice Mission. The International Justice Mission is a human rights organization that addresses violence against the poor.

“Change is happening in front of our eyes and the light is starting to shine on this dark runway,” said Ali during her speech.

According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, there are about two million children in the commercial sex trade worldwide.

Unfortunately, this was the case for a survivor of human trafficking who shared her story before the show.

Amber Lopez-Menagh said during her speech at 11 years old, her life changed forever when she was held in captivity for 30 days.

During that time, Menagh said she was raped and abused along with other children.

“I was drugged every day,” Menagh said. “I was sure I was going

to die there.”

Menagh said she had survived domestic violence and now is a survivor and can relate to others who have gone through similar circumstances.

“For the first time in my life I don’t feel alone anymore,” Menagh said.

Mollie Nicoletto, a social work major, had been following Made For Them on Facebook, which informed her about Fight With Fashion.

“I’ve been supporting Made For Them for a long time, and I’m really passionate about the human trafficking issue,” Nicoletto said. “So, I really do like that they incorporate fashion and art into helping combat and bring awareness to human trafficking.”

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Models walk in last year’s Made For Them fashion show for the “Fight with Fashion” event.

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THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015

FUN & GAMES

SUDOKU: Fill the 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contain all of the digits from 1 to 9.

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis / McClatchy-Tribune

Across 1 Jeweler’s concerns 9 Coke product 15 Passed 16 “Top Hat” dancer 17 How Dickens’ novels were first published 18 Is wild about 19 Backwash creator 20 Montreal Canadiens’ all-time leading point scorer 22 Toon shopkeeper 23 Signals one’s presence, in a way 25 Highly visible septet 27 Year in Clement VIII’s papacy 28 Piquancy

29 Silly sorts 30 Jump back into the fray 32 Clingy husk 33 Paper fatteners 34 Flips 38 Hot air ballooning watchdog: Abbr.

39 Almond confection 40 About 1% of the Earth’s atmosphere 43 Engine once known as Live Search 44 Abbey section 45 Gig at the brig 47 Your alternative, at times 48 Taper off 49 1974 top ten hit for Carole King

51 Kenyan export 53 Green Giant morsel 55 Dietary practice 57 Efface 58 Sea along the Balkan peninsula 59 Letter closing 60 Buoys up Down 1 Underwhelming 2 She played Principal McGee in “Grease” 3 View providers 4 Prefix with athlete 5 Right-leaning type?: Abbr.

6 Bourbon Street city, informally

7 Drivers can be seen in them 8 Broad view 9 Mountebank 10 Five-time A.L. home run champ 11 A BMOC may have a big one 12 Colorful cover-up 13 Brunch order 14 Guarantee 21 Whisking target 24 Miss badly 26 Blofeld’s cat, in Bond films 27 Picture of health?

28 “I’m off!”

31 Baryshnikov move 32 Wimbledon five-peater 34 Largest moon of Jupiter 35 Fondness

36 Submits, as an exam paper 37 Topeka-to-Peoria dir.

39 Bar __ 40 Handout from a chair 41 40th anniversary symbols 42 Unintelligible talk 43 Sawyer of old comics 46 “Antiques Roadshow” expert 47 Booth warning sign 50 Onetime capital of the Mughal Empire 52 Pacers and Ramblers 54 Bk. of the Torah 56 Baseball’s Ryan Zimmerman or Jordan Zimmermann, briefly

Campus hosts National Eating Disorders Awareness week

By Nikki McCabe @songbird177

This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness and the Fresno State Student Health Center will be holding an Eating Disorder screening day for students on Thursday to help spread the word and encourage students to seek help.

Sokun Terry Chhoeung, a senior kinesiology major is very aware about eating disorders. She has known others who have suffered from eating disorders, but also has gone through it herself.

“I used to be depressed often, which caused me to just not want to eat. I used to buy Panda Express on campus, take one bite, sit there and throw the whole box away,” Chhoeung said.

Chhoeung said she would start working out to use up her energy, and that by keeping busy and doing more productive activities, it helped her.

“I have no more problems eating,” she said. “Being productive with a positive mindset will distract one from losses or depression, once you use your energy, you will be hungry.”

Hearing about the health center offering a screening day for students, Chhoeung

commented on the importance of the event.

“It is important and yes they should offer this for our college students because some may not know that they may have this problem,” Chhoeung said.

Jennifer Lombardi, Marriage and Family Therapist and Executive Director of Eating Recovery Center of California, said research about eating disorders has grown over the last five years.

“We know that most people who struggle have pre-existing anxiety and/or depression,” Lombardi said. “We also know that individuals with eating disorders have very common personality traits-harm avoidance and perfectionism to name only two.”

There can be many causes of an eating disorder. Lombardi mentioned that an eating disorder can develop due to someone’s genetics, cultural issues, family dynamics, personality traits, trauma, or loss.

Lombardi talked about why she believes awareness week is so important, especially for college students. Lombardi mentioned a 2006 National Eating Disorders Association study, that stated nearly 20 percent of college students struggle with an eating disorder. She also mentioned that eating disorders have the highest death rate compared to any other mental illness.

“Bringing awareness to the severity of

eating disorders brings hope to anyone suffering in silence, and afraid to seek help,” Lombardi said.

Working in eating disorder treatment, Lombardi has personal reasons for why she chose to enter into the profession.

“Having recovered from anorexia 17 years ago, I know first-hand that treatment options were incredibly limited,” Lombardi said. “There were very few treatment centers at that time of my own personal struggle, and insurance often did not cover the cost of treatment. Fortunately, much of this has changed.”

Discussing screening day, Lombardi encourages students who may not know that they are suffering from an eating disorder to get checked.

“My best advice is to not wait-the sooner the person can be assessed by a true eating disorder specialist, the better the chance for full recovery,” Lombardi said.

In order to recover from an eating disorder, Lombardi said people need to follow in their treatment plans.

“Eating disorders are life-threatening illnesses that require intense medical, nutrition, and psychological treatment,” Lombardi said. “One of the most important components of treatment is that the person develops a close, supportive and hon-

est relationship with someone,” Lombardi said. “This is important so that the person suffering can focus more upon the relationship with another person, rather than the relationship they have with their eating disorder.

Faculty for the Department of Food Science and Nutrition and Dietetics Program Coordinator, Lisa Herzig noted how important she believes proper nutrition is for people suffering from eating disorders.

“Nutrition is important because adequate calories and protein need to be calculated to prevent any long term loss of lean body mass,” Herzig said. “Anytime someone eats less than they require, they are compromising their nutritional health.”

Herzig also mentioned how an eating disorder can affect someone’s personal well-being. She said depending upon the severity, an eating disorder can cause dizziness, black-outs, significant weight loss, loss of muscle, bone loss, compromised immune system, organ failure, and even death.

For anyone seeking information, help or treatment for eating disorders should email info@eatingrecoverycenterca.com. You can also visit www.eatingrecoverycenterca.com or www.nationaleatingdisorders.org for more information.

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015

MEN’S BASKETBALL

‘Dogs fall on the road to Utah State

By Daniel Leon @DanLeon

The Fresno State men’s basketball team hasn’t won a road game since mid-January, and it continued that drought Saturday night with an 85-79 loss to Mountain West Conference foe Utah State (16-10, 9-5 MW).

“I can’t fault our effort tonight or how hard we played,” Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry said.

“I thought we competed at a high level here tonight, but we couldn’t get meaningful stops when we had to get those. Our 1-on-1 defense wasn’t where it needed to be and we need to clean up our ball-screen defense. It has been pretty good for a majority of the year, but tonight it let us down.”

With the Aggies leading the entire second half, the Bulldogs made a charge in the final minutes. Leading scorer Marvelle Harris knocked down a pair of free throws and a three inside the final two minutes to make it a three-point game. Harris finished with 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists.

“I thought [Harris] did a good job of trusting his teammates,” Terry said. “And then when it was time for him to step up and make big plays, he did just

that.”

Utah State guard Darius Perkins, who scored 19, made a 3-pointer in the ensuing possession to push the lead to six and shift the momentum in favor of the Aggies.

“Give those guys credit for making the big play,” Terry said. “They beat our ball-screen defense down there and created an opportunity where Perkins got a wide-open look in the corner, and he made a big shot.”

The ‘Dogs (12-15, 7-7 MW) had another shot with 14 seconds left, but Utah State’s Jojo McGlaston denied a Paul Watson 3-point attempt that could have made it a one-possession game.

Bulldogs junior guard Julien Lewis netted a game-high 21 points. Cezar Guerrero and Watson were among those in double figures, recording 14 and 12, respectively.

The win gave Aggies head coach Stew Morrill his 400th career win, becoming the eighth active Division I head coach to do so The Bulldogs now have four regular-season games remaining before they head to Las Vegas for the conference tournament.

Their next comes Wednesday at Wyoming (21-6, 10-4 MW).

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MWC STANDINGS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

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Fresno State swept by Nevada

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Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Fresno State third baseman Manny Argomaniz squares to bunt during the ‘Dogs’ 7-5 victory over UC Irvine Feb. 14 at Pete Beiden Field.

By Tomas Kassahun @TomasKassahun

On a 44-degree afternoon in Reno, the Fresno State baseball team jumped out to a 3-0 start but couldn’t keep the Nevada Wolf Pack cold for long.

The Wolf Pack roared back for 7-4 victory to sweep the series against the Bulldogs.

After starting the season with a three-game winning streak, the Bulldogs have now lost four straight.

With senior Garrett Mundell making his 11th-career start Sunday, the Bulldogs kept the Wolf Pack scoreless until the third inning. Third baseman Austin Byler connected for an RBI to give Nevada its first score of the game and close the gap to 3-1.

Nevada’s Bryce Greager connected on a home run in the bottom of the sixth and tied the game with William Munro on the mound for the Bulldogs.

Fresno State catcher Joe Prior hit a sacrifice fly in

the top of the seventh to score Ryan Dobson, but the Bulldogs’ 4-3 lead was short lived.

The ‘Dogs unravelled in the bottom of the eighth by allowing two walks, then an error in the outfield which gave the Wolf Pack the lead for good.

Manny Argomaniz recorded two hits to lead Fresno State. With two doubles added on Sunday, Argomaniz has seven doubles on the season to lead the Mountain West.

Pitcher Tim Borst, who started the eighth inning for the Bulldogs, was charged with the loss.

Cameron Rowland (2-0) earned the win for the Wolf Pack.

The Wolf Pack improved their record to 7-0, becoming the first team in program history to open a season with seven consecutive victories.

The loss dropped the Bulldogs to 3-4, 0-3 in the Mountain West.

The Bulldogs return home Tuesday for a onegame set against USC.

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OVERALL

CONFERENCE

21-6

10-4

20-7

10-4

23-5

10-5

16-10

9-5

12-15

7-7

15-12

6-8

14-13

6-9

22-6

12-3

12-14 5-10 8-18

4-10

2-24

0-14

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2015

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Fresno State finds victory

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Fresno State guard Alex Furr drives to the basket during the ‘Dogs’ home victory over the Utah State Aggies Saturday at Save Mart Center.

It was a second half full of emotions for Jaime White.

Fresno State’s first-year head coach did all she could to maintain her composure on the sideline, but found herself going through a mix of reactions, as the women’s basketball team did all it could to prevent a fifthstraight loss.

And it wasn’t until the end that things went in the ‘Dogs’ favor. Fresno State beat Utah State 64-55 to snap a losing skid that featured miscommunication and frustration for the team that was once on a 13-game winning streak.

“Initially, we talked about where we needed to be to get a good seed,” White said.

“But at this point, especially in the past four games, we have to realize that winning helps everything.”

More good news accompanied the win: New Mexico lost to UNLV on Saturday, which means that Fresno State is now a ½ game out of second place.

“We’re turning the corner in the stretch to tournament time,” White said. “So we know it’s going to be physical. We know it’s going to be up-tempo. I thought that we did a good

job.”

Turnovers were the cruces of White’s frustration. The ‘Dogs put up 22 of them, and that turned into 17 points for the Aggies. On the other hand, Fresno State put up nearly identical numbers, forcing 21 takeaways for 15 points.

The Bulldogs battled behind a solid outing

by Alex Sheedy. The senior forward racked up 22 points and 12 rebounds for her 15th career double-double and ninth of the year.

Senior guard Robin Draper was perfect from every shooting category -- field goals, 3-point shooting and free throws -- and posted 12 points.

“Each game I’m trying to bring what our team needs, because that’s my role as a senior,” Draper said. “I feel like our team needed a lot of leadership to stay on the same page, because we’ve been struggling. So I just felt like my presence there was to help lead the team and reduce any confusion.”

Utah State guard Funda Nakkasoglu gave Fresno State a hard time, putting up 24 points on 10 of 15 shooting.

The ‘Dogs now have two home games left in the season, one of which will be against the Wyoming Cowgirls on Wednesday. Fresno State beat Wyoming in the last affair, a close 66-65 decision on Jan. 17.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

‘DOGS FALL VICTIM TO LATE SHOCKERS RALLY

By Trentyn Pues @TheCollegian

There was no warmth at the end of a match for the Bulldogs women’s tennis team, which began in bitter cold temperatures at the Wathen Tennis Center on Saturday and finished with a 5-2 loss against its first ranked opponent.

The No. 39 Wichita State Shockers brought consistency across the board and a 9-2 record to the court, as Fresno State brought its own impressive home-court advantage and a six-game win streak. But ultimately, the Shockers won the day late.

Fresno State head coach Ryan Stotland said he believes that through the disappointment, there’s an opportunity for his team.

“There’s a reason they’re ranked so high,” Stotland said. “They don’t give you anything; you have to earn what you’re getting. I think hopefully you can learn a lot more from failing than

you can from succeeding. So we want to take our lessons from it.”

While Fresno State came out firing with plenty of energy, Wichita State settled in nicely, taking the doubles point two sets to one. However, the two losses by Fresno State were tightly contested, so it looked like a comeback was possible.

Sophomore Sophie Watts made the Fresno State faithful believers with a dismantling of Wichita State’s Julia Schiller in the second set after a tight first set. When the dust settled, she had won Fresno State the tying point with a 6-4, 6-0 victory over an opponent that had gotten the best of her in the past.

“I was the one controlling the points,” Watts said. “I was stepping in, being aggressive, trying not to let her dominate too many points like I did last time. Definitely an improvement over last year (because) I lost last time.”

The game stayed generally even as one by one, the matches were decid-

ed. Anneka Watts and Tanya Murtagh each went down in two sets, but Maiar Sherif Ahmed overcame a one-set deficit to make things interesting with her 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 victory over Rebecca Pedrazzi on the No. 2 court.

Still, Wichita State’s strength came in its depth. The Shockers picked up wins on all remaining courts to contribute to the victory.

With Wichita State holding a precarious 3-2 lead and Rana Sherif Ahmed rolling following a 6-3 win in the second set, things were looking up for the Bulldogs. The momentum could not be sustained though, as Ahmed went down 6-1 in the final set.

The imminent loss also caused senior Aishwarya Agrawal, who had been battling an ankle injury sustained in her first set, to withdraw.

Despite the result, the match was closely contested throughout.

The Dogs have six days to rest and recuperate before heading on the road again to face rival Boise State on Feb. 27.

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Fresno State’s Anneka Watts battles during the ‘Dogs home match against the Wichita State Shockers Saturday at Wathen Tennis Center.

FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS CALENDAR ESDAY TU

WGolf @ Juli Inkster Spartan Invite MGolf @ Jones Invite

Baseball vs. USC 6:35 p.m.

Lacrosse @ USC 3 p.m.

MGolf @ Jones Invite

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MBasketball @ Wyoming 6:35 p.m.

WBasketball vs.

Wyoming 7 p.m.

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Track @ MW Invite

FRIDAY

TURDAY A S

ND SU AY

Baseball vs. UNLV 6:35 p.m.

Softball vs. UCSB 4:30 p.m.

MTennis @Pacific Mountain Invite

Softball vs. Oregon State 5:30 p.m.

WBasketball @ New Mexico 1 p.m.

MBasketball vs. New Mexico 7 p.m.

Lacrosse @ Furman 7 a.m.

Baseball vs. UNLV 1:05 p.m.

Softball vs. Saint Mary’s 2 p.m.