February 27 2015

THE COLLEGIAN FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015

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MOLLY GRIFFIN

FORMING A ‘COMPETITIVE’ VISION

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Fresno State grad was passionate about life

“WE’RE STRIVING

TO BE THE BEST. WE’RE NOT GONNA SETTLE FOR BEING AVERAGE.” — JIM BARTKO

In first press conference as Fresno State AD, Bartko lays out blueprint for facilities upgrades and adding wrestling, women’s water polo

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Fresno State athletic director Jim Bartko announced on Thursday the university’s plans on adding women’s water polo and bringing back wrestling at a press conference in the North Gym.

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

Fresno State athletic director Jim Bartko’s “Empowering Excellence” speech on Thursday featured an answer to a pressing question Bulldog fans have had since he was hired last November.

Yes, wrestling will make a comeback.

As part of a measure to make Fresno State more competitive, Bartko announced the proposed addition of wrestling and water polo, bringing the total number of Bulldog sports to 21.

It’s a part of a five-point plan he spelled out on how Fresno State will improve: achieve highest standards, strengthen the pack, build home-field advantage, expand competitive opportunity and swell the Red Wave.

“When you lay out a plan in place, you have to have something you’re doing,” he said. “And you have to have a vision going forward over the next five years. If you don’t have a plan or vision, it’s hard to be reactive.”

The new programs are expected to

See BARTKO, Page 8

By Tomas Kassahun & Diana Giraldo Friends and family of Molly Griffin remember her passion in nursing and compassion for others.

Griffin, 23, graduated from Fresno State in May with a degree in nursing and was working as a surgery nurse at Madera Community Hospital. She was about to be a homeowner.

On Saturday night, as Griffin and a friend were driving back from visiting a northeast Fresno house she planned on buying, a suspected drunk driver ran a red light, causing a collision that killed her and another passenger.

Police said the suspect was heading north on Friant Road when he collided with Griffin’s white Acura SUV as she was turning left off East Copper River Drive. Griffin died at the scene.

See GRIFFIN, Page 3

FRESNO STATE TALKS: LA PORTA ‘TALKS’ ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

‘We cannot forget’

In Opinion: FCC vote is a good thing Internet speeds should be divvied up fairly. You don’t want Comcast to intentionally slow down websites like Google, Facebook and Netflix to extort more money from them.

Well, because of a new FCC ruling, they can’t do it anymore.

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By Megan Ginise @SimplyMeg13

Dr. Sergio La Porta, professor in the armenian studies program, concluded this years’ Fresno State Talks last night in the Satellite Student Union, with a lecture on the importance and relevance of the Armenian Genocide and how it shaped world civilization today.

Titled “Who Cares? Genocide, Historical Memory, and Moral Responsibility,” La Porta’s lecture emerged from his own personal history with Armenian studies as a graduate of Harvard University.

Lucy Garayan, a senior psychology student, joked that although La Porta’s last name did not end in a “ian” representative of the Armenian heritage, his expertise and love of the field and the people inspired his students

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Campus to host Asian-American Commencement Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Dr. Sergio La Porta, professor in the Armenian Studies Program, concluded this year’s Fresno State Talks lecture series Thursday night.

through his lectures and knowledge to learn more about the culture.

“At the time, I thought Armenian role in history was minute,” Garayan said.

“Armenia today is the size of Maryland, however, it was in Dr. La Porta’s class that I learned about a rich and

See TALKS, Page 3

A group of Fresno State students spearheaded efforts to bring back an Asian-American Commencement at Fresno State, which had been discontinued due to lack of student participation and commitment.

The commencement will be held May 9 at the North Gym auditorium. P6.

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Rogue Festival makes its way to Fresno’s Tower District

See A&E for a lineup of Friday’s events.

OPINION

GOT OPINIONS? We want to hear them.

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CAMPUS COLUMN

UNDERSTAND THE PAST, EMPOWER THE FUTURE

By Mackee Mason Fresno State Alumnus

This February, my students joined their peers across the country to celebrate Black History Month.

For many of my students, who are primarily Latino, the lessons can seem abstract at first. I am the first black person that some of them have ever met. But as we dive in and they learn about the struggle of the past, they begin to recognize it in their own present.

When a cashier squints suspiciously when they walk into a store; when they turn on the news and see another person of color lose his life to senseless violence. These lessons are anything but history.

This was hammered home to me on a recent afternoon after our basketball team played a great game. We went to a nice mall, and as my kids walked through the

stores, managers began following them.

One approached our group and asked if we were buying anything, paying no mind to any of the other customers browsing the same way as we were.

As uncomfortable as it was, I had to use that experience as an opportunity to talk about why my kids were targeted. I had to talk about the odds they’re against, about the expectations society has for people who look like them and the notions in their minds of how far kids like mine can go.

In the face of these realities, we have no time to waste. This school year marked the first in which the majority of public school students are minorities. Our generation has a responsibility to work to ensure that each and every one of them is moving through a system that affirms their identities, shows them they’re valued and allows them access to the opportunities they have been denied for far too long.

My kids are just as bright as the kids on

the wealthier side of town. They have the same dreams and fears, the same hobbies and passions, the same desire to make their families proud of them.

When my mom called me during class one day, my kids insisted on talking to her.

She told them embarrassing stories about me that made me groan, as I wondered how in the world I was going to control this classroom later now that they had this to use against me. But then, they asked her if she was proud of me.

“Oh my gosh,” she replied, “I’m so proud.”

Every child, whether he or she grows up in a poor section of San Diego as I did or a wealthy part of Austin, deserves to feel proud each and every day. We have a responsibility to help make that happen.

We have a long way to go as a country before we truly achieve justice for all. To fix the systemic oppression that has created the gross inequality of the present will take

the hard, dedicated work of countless leaders and change-makers – many of whom have experienced it firsthand, others who bear witness to it from further away. We must work toward these long-term changes as well as the immediate, urgent opportunities to change the way our students view themselves and their futures.

As teachers, we can play a central role in this. Every day, we can remind our kids that their thoughts, ideas, identities and opinions are important. We can share our own stories so that when our kids look to the front of the room, they see a little bit of themselves reflected back. We can remind them that they matter, that they always have and that they always will.

Mackee Mason is a 2009 Fresno State and Teach For America-Rio Grande Valley alum. He teaches eighth-grade science at Austin Achieve and is preparing to become a high school founding principal.

The ‘net neutrality’ vote is a major victory

By Troy Pope @darktroy

The Federal Communications Commission announced Thursday that it would add Internet and mobile services to Title II of the Communications Act. This is a huge victory for everyone, even if you’ve heard lobbyists say otherwise.

Basically, this adds Internet service to a list with other public utilities, like telephones, and prevents companies from adding fees for actually having quality service. It’s like a phone company charging you one rate for phone service and a higher rate for phone service that doesn’t drop calls.

During this long battle, there has been plenty of spin

as to why Internet service providers should have multiple levels of service.

It makes sense in theory; after all, you already choose your service level when you sign up for Internet service.

But their argument is so unbelievable, it’s easy to see that they’re just hired guns towing the company line.

The spin is that there will be one tier for fast service and another tier for really fast service, when in reality, we all know this to be unrealistic. What’s really going to happen is there will be one tier for regular service and one tier for slow service.

They sound like used-car salesmen who are trying to sell you on a concept of something you don’t need. Or in this case, it has the potential to do more harm than good.

During a feud with Netflix, Comcast throttled down bandwidth speeds for Netflix, causing low-quality rendering for consumers, which made Netflix look bad. This decision of net neutrality makes this practice illegal.

If it weren’t illegal, Comcast could demand more money from Netflix based on its popularity, knowing that they’ll pay it to keep their service running. It’s a mafia shakedown.

Even though the decision was good for our society, the battle probably isn’t over.

There are many within the government that have taken money from companies like Comcast, and they just happen to be against net neutrality despite that it’s in the best interest of the people. Coincidence? These billion-dollar companies probably won’t give up because of this decision.

Paul Vieira • The Collegian

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A Fresno State tribute to Philip Levine Flags were held at half-staff Thursday in honor of former poet laureate and Fresno State emeritus professor Philip Levine, who died Feb. 17 at age 87. Levine's memory was honored by faculty and staff, as a former professor at Fresno State who was crucial in establishing the creative writing program. Levine is recognized as one of the best-known and most highly-honored American poets, his legacy influencing thousands of young writers in his 30-plus years as an educator. He will be remembered for his bluntness and wit which helped turn students’ works into gems, as well as his own works on community solidarity and working class citizens.

Armenia part of our own history, La Porta says TALKS from Page 1

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Nursing scholarship honors Molly Griffin GRIFFIN from Page 1 As a nursing student at Fresno State, Griffin was actively involved as a member of the California Student Nursing Association and stood out among her peers. Griffin graduated magna cum laude.

“Through externships at multiple hospitals, Molly demonstrated the compassion and commitment it takes to care for one sick and in need of expert nursing care,” the Griffin family said in a written statement. “These are very impressive professional milestones for anyone to achieve at such a young age.”

The Griffin family is establishing a scholarship in her name. The Molly Taylor Griffin Nursing Scholarship at Fresno State will serve undergraduate students.

Nursing was a passion Griffin displayed proudly on social media. On July 8, the day she received her Registered Nurse license, Griffin posted on Facebook, “It’s official. I’m a nurse!!”

An August post on Instagram shows Griffin and a friend smiling, dressed in green scrubs and surgical caps. “One month as nurses already :) #babynurses #lovewhatido.”

“Molly loved nursing,” said Dana Zupanovich Lucka, director of development for the College of Health and Human Services. “The family wanted to honor her in that way by the scholarship.”

Lucka said the Griffin family was “very interested in paying it forward.”

Lucka said the scholarship will have a positive impact on the school’s nursing program.

“It’s just really important because tuition is going up, and the cost of education is rising,” Lucka added.

“Scholarships are vitally important, and they make the difference.”

When she passed away Saturday night, Griffin and her friend, Emily Krieghoff, were returning from the new home Griffin planned to buy at the Copper River Ranch community in northeast Fresno.

The suspect, Hector Castillo-Pichardo, 23, suffered minor injuries. He was booked into Fresno County Jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI. His passenger, Oscar Felix, 32, a father of three from Fresno, died at Community Regional Medical Center.

Krieghoff, 23, suffered a lacerated aorta and a fractured hip.

The Griffin family said they forgive Castillo-Pichardo.

In lieu of flowers, the Griffin family is asking for donations to be made to the Molly Taylor Griffin Nursing Scholarship at Fresno State. Checks should be made payable to the Fresno State Foundation and mailed to 2345 E. San Ramon, M/S MH26, Fresno, CA 93740. Donors may also contribute online at www.fresnostate.edu/ advancement/giving/givenow.html.

Mark “Other” and enter “Molly Taylor Griffin Scholarship.”

Memorial services will be held at Clovis Hills Community Church at 10 a.m. Saturday.

powerful history. I felt it was my duty to learn about my own culture and history, but in fact it is the duty of all Armenians to study our history and language. It is through knowledge that we can keep our traditions alive.”

La Porta began his lecture with an introduction into the history of the Armenian Genocide, which began on April 24, 1915, when the Young Turk regime of the Ottoman Empire arrested 250 Armenian intellectuals who were soon murdered after their seizure.

In the next four months, La Porta said, the regime murdered 800,000 Armenian citizens of the empire, at a rate of 200,000 people a month, comparable to the Rwandan Genocide. By 1923, approximately 1.5 million people had been murdered by the Young Turk forces, and over 500,000 people displaced.

“Now, 100 years later, this crime against humanity, this genocide, remains unrecognized by the Republic of Turkey,” La Porta said. It’s historical reality is consistently questioned, not only insulting the memory of millions of people, but also denying them historical justice and their inherent human dignity.”

La Porta spoke about local events commemorating the Armenian Genocide, including the memorial currently being built on campus set to be revealed on April 23 and coordinated with the Republic of Armenia.

Other local events include the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee, a philharmonic concert April 25, the current art exhibit at Fresno Art Museum, and a town hall meeting on March 16.

La Porta noted the similarity of the Armenian Genocide to that of the Holocaust during World War II. He explained that there was a specific organization employed for the mass extermination of Armenians, legalizing and putting into effect laws which authorized the deportation of Armenians and seizure of their property--millions of acres of land and possessions, which La Porta said led to part of the modern economic basis of Turkey today.

“We realize that this is not a random set of killings, but an organized attempt to eliminate a portion of the

population,” La Porta said.

He spoke of the horrors of the genocide, in which modern technology such as telegraphs and railways were used. Armenians were transported in packed cars where they often suffocated to death.

“To add insult to injury they were often forced to buy their ticket first, then packed into these cars, and often the train would stop in the desert and have them taken out and murdered,” he said.

To this day, La Porta says, the Armenian Genocide fails to be recognized by the Republic of Turkey.

“The argument that they make was that many Turks died during World War I, as if this negates the atrocities

FS TALKS RECAP ›› Feb. 12 Jes Therkelsen, mass communications and journalism professor, presented “The stories we weave, the stories we believe, and the stories we leave behind” ›› Feb. 19 Drs. Ignacio and Susana Hernandez, Kremen School of Educational Leadership and Development professors, presented “Degrees of Connection: Familia, Educación, and Success” ›› Feb. 26 Dr. Sergio La Porta, an Armenian studies professor, presented “Who Cares? Genocide, Historical Memory, and Moral Responsibility” that occurred,” La Porta said.

“Yes, a lot of Turks did die in World War I, and a lot of Armenians died as well. The difference was a lot of Turks died fighting in World War I, a lot of Armenians died because they were executed.”

But La Porta said that from the destruction, there is still an opportunity to show a better side of human nature through the internationalization of the Armenian Genocide. Through American aid and relief, La Porta called this one of the greatest moments in american history.

“People often say that’s not that important, nobody remembers it, nobody knew about it. This is completely untrue. People knew about the Armenian Genocide very well. The New York Times

had over 200 articles on the Armenian Genocide between 1915 and 1922.”

According to La Porta, between 1916 and 1930, The American Committee for Relief in the Near East (today known as the Near Eastern Relief Fund) raised 116 million dollars in relief aid for Armenians and others similarly affected, (equivalent to 1.5. billion dollars today.) La Porta said that this was the largest relief effort ever launched in the United States.

The effects of the Armenian Genocide, La Porta said, are still very alive and present today.

“It destroyed a vital sector of Armenia, also caused the Armenian diaspora, part of the economic basis for the economy of Turkey, and allowed the Republic of Turkey to form its modern capital. We see that this process of nationalism and of purity beginning with the Armenian Genocide. We can chart its progress in the early 20th century.”

He says that remembrance may be crucial in honoring those that were lost.

“Never again, Armenians will never again allow themselves to be executed in the way that happened in 1915.

The Armenian Genocide continues to penetrate current political conflicts in the middle east.”

Amongst many stories of the survivors, La Porta says there is no debate about the reality of the Armenian genocide, and the reality of who was responsible.

“The genocide is a historical fact,” La Porta said. “It’s important to remember that they didn’t just disappear.

They didn’t just die. They were killed by an agent, and that agent was the Ottoman Turkish regime of the Young Turks. This moral distancing is understandable because it’s uncomfortable to think that people could do this to one another. Yet we need to be honest about it. We need to say who did it. We need to be clear about who did it to overcome the trauma of the genocide itself.”

La Porta concluded his lecture by demonstrating the power of memory.

“Actually remembering is not stopping us from going forward,” he said. “It’s the catalyst that allows us to engage in acts of humanity.”

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2015 Rogue Festival Fires Up Creativity Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Adrian Lim of Circus Et Cetera spouts fire from his mouth during the Rogue Festival Preview Show on Thursday night at the entrance to the Tower Theater. Circus Et Cetera is performing at Full Circle Brewing Co. during the festival’s run.

By Yvette Mancilla @yvette_mancilla

The 14th annual festival features independent artists performing a variety of performing arts including theater, dance, music, art, film and comedy.

This year’s festival will have around 68 acts performing about 300 shows in 10 venues over ten days. Rogue Festival is mod-

eled after fringe festivals that take place across the country and worldwide as it is a non-juried festival and proceeds from ticket sales go directly back to the artists.

Rogue Festival runs from tonight toMarch 7. A full list of the acts and ticket information can be found at roguefestival. com.

Here are some of tonight’s performances:

“Switch Back” play 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.

Fresno Soap Co. “A Girl’s Guide to War” play 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

California Arts Academy “The Wreck of the Spanish Armada” play 6 to 8 p.m.

Full Circle Brewing Co.

Barbara Anderson-Jones and Christina Bellota flutist concert 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.

Spectrum Art Gallery First Men of Promise gospel concert 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Mia Cuppa Cafe

APPLE-CENTRIC ‘MODERN FAMILY’ EPISODE IS A MUST SEE

By Nikki McCabe @TheCollegian

Emmy-winning TV show “Modern Family” has built a reputation for being progressive in its plotlines, so it was no surprise that cast and crew delved into a new-age form of filming by using only Apple technology, such as an iPhone 6 and an iPad Air 2.

The most recent episode, “Connection Lost,” premiered in Wednesday night’s line-up on ABC. The episode was filmed entirely through the tech giant’s latest technology. What better way to film an episode about failing to communicate than with technological devices that have elevated our ways of speaking with one another?

Compared to how it’s originally filmed, I found it to be somewhat refreshing to see a new format for the show. It was entertaining and interesting getting the chance to see how the characters interacted with each other online. For anyone who is just as invested in the show and characters as I am, this is an episode you have to watch.

From the start of the episode, we are invited inside character Claire Dunphy’s activities on her MacBook computer. The episode illustrated the communication issues Claire is having with her daughter Haley after a recent argument.

Claire is anxious and goes off on a tangent involving cyber-snooping and Facebook stalking to find out why Haley isn’t replying to her messages. Then

comes the possibility of Haley being pregnant, and running off to Las Vegas to get married. But, as always, the writers show through social media that not everything is what it seems.

This isn’t the first show to use computer technology in place of original filming. Showtime’s “Web Therapy” starring Lisa Kudrow centered around a therapist conducting therapy sessions through online video chats with her patients.

Actor Rico Rodriguez, who stars as Manny, recently spoke in an interview on Good Morning America through a Skype chat (no surprise) about what it was like filming the episode in this unique way.

“Filming it on iPhones was kind of mind-boggling at first, but we all got the hang of it pretty fast,” Rodriguez said.

According to Rodriguez, the total film time it took for the entire cast and crew to make the episode was two days.

If more TV shows continue filming television in this format, I wouldn’t be surprised to see it and would welcome it.

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ERTAINMENT

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015

THE BREW

‘Super Tramp’ is Super Good

REVIEW

By Troy Pope @darktroy

 Wheat beer is a beast of its own. It’s light, yeasty, low in alcohol and pours gold and cloudy.

Super Tramp is a departure from everything held dear by lovers of run-of-the-mill wheat beer. It’s everything a traditional wheat beer isn’t.

While at first glance it might appear standard with its golden body, Super Tramp is anything but standard. The first thing to note is that while many wheat beers go well with citrus fruit, like a slice of orange in Blue Moon, this beer has the aroma of strawberries.

That’s right, Super Tramp is a strawberry wheat beer. The combination of sweetness and bitterness works well as it balances the strawberries with the beer.

The beer is labeled as a “wheat wine ale.”

Although the beer is incredibly smooth, it successfully disguises the whopping 9.8 percent alcohol by volume – an ABV virtually unheard

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of in a wheat beer.

For the roots of Super Tramp, you needn’t go far.

Dust Bowl is a brewery based in Turlock and is known, generally, for its IPAs like “Hops of Wrath” and “Therapist,” whose tagline is “no appointment necessary.”

The family of Dust Bowl’s founder Brett Tate left Oklahoma during the Great Depression; they eventually settled in California after surviving the Dust Bowl.

Their humble upbringing is how they raised their children “to appreciate hard work, love for family, a hearty sense of humor and a craving for new frontiers,” according to Dust Bowl.

Dust Bowl has a history of making exceptional beers, and Super Tramp is one of them.

Available in 22-ounce bottles, the beer is remarkably smooth and delicious.

The only problem is that Super Tramp is only released once a year for Valentine’s Day. Also, for the past couple of years, the company that distributes the beer in Fresno has failed to get it into town in time for Valentine’s Day. Super Tramp is a fantastic beer made for a limited time each year, and you should definitely get it before it goes away again.

Photo courtesy of Dust Bowl Brewing Company

SANDWICH DELI PREPARES FOR CAMPUS POINTE OPENING

By Nikki McCabe @TheCollegian

The Beach Hut Deli, one of Campus Pointe’s planned establishments, is preparing for a special grand opening toward the end of April.

One of the business partners involved in the development, Sammy Franco, said he got involved in the deli franchise after visiting and eating at a Beach Hut Deli in Natomas, California.

“I had one sandwich, and I was hooked.

I asked if there was franchising information, and the rest was history,” Franco said.

Franco and his wife will be working together as owners and operators of the new

The deli will have TVs, music and offer full bar with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages along with its variety of sandwiches that range from four to 12 inch sandwiches.

One popular specialty sandwich on the menu is called the “Surfin’ Bird.” It is a turkey, bacon and avocado sandwich with cream cheese, mayonnaise, mustard and a variety of veggies.

The menu will include healthy options such as a selection of veggie sandwiches on 100 percent whole-wheat bread and some seasonal soups.

There will also be a variety of salads, such as “The Super Salad,” which is made with quinoa, edamame, red onions, bell peppers, tomatoes and feta cheese. The deli

"Their menu has a lot to choose from, so I think it could be a nice place to eat."

— Natalie Nigg, Fresno State Student deli. They have been with the business for a year and a half working to open a location in Fresno. The Beach Hut Deli was founded in 1981 with locations in most of Northern California.

“We truly believe that Campus Pointe is the next power center in Fresno,” Franco said. “This area needed something like this, and we wanted to make sure that we capitalized on this opportunity to be a part of something so special.”

Franco described the deli as “a fun, relaxed and light-hearted place.” Franco said The Beach Hut Deli will be a good place for anyone, from parents to students, to come and eat.

will offer catering and delivery services for customers.

“Their menu has a lot to choose from, so I think it could be a nice place to eat,” said Natalie Nigg, a Fresno State junior. “I think the menu options differ from other places on and around campus, which adds to the variety of places students can go to eat and relax.”

Franco said he plans to have one more franchise open in Fresno and have two more throughout the rest of the Central Valley.

“We want to get this one up, running and under control,” Franco said. “It’s going to be a monster.”

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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 Wrap giant 6 Reliever Orosco with the MLB record for career pitching appearances 11 Center of excellence?

14 Quaking causes 15 Plant pest 16 Rest one’s dogs, so to speak 17 It’s fraudulent 19 “Double Fantasy” artist 20 Extras in an env.

21 Squeezed (out) 22 Web-footed critter 24 Mustard, for one: Abbr.

25 Encouraging shouts 26 Shout

27 It’s fabricated 30 “Saint Joan” star Jean 31 __ Locks: St. Marys River rapids bypass 32 Hid the gray in 33 Brewers’ outfielder Braun 35 Creator of Della 37 Morales of film 40 Part of a foot 42 Pompous authority 46 It’s fake 49 Beer with “Since 1775” on its label 50 Big dos 51 Grazing area 52 More of that 53 Detective Peter of old TV 54 Estate attorney’s concern

55 __ Lingus 56 Race errors, and what 17-, 27- and 46-Across have 59 Mrs., in much of the Americas 60 Classic six-couplet poem 61 Has __: can save face 62 Triumphant cry 63 Dost espy 64 Has a sudden inspiration?

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1 Gets to 2 H e r o i n e o f B e e t h o v e n ’s “Fidelio” 3 AAA, for one 4 AAA et al.

5 Enzyme suffix

Students spearhead return of Asian-American Commencement

By Ricardo Cano @RicardoCano1

After a hiatus of more than a decade, Fresno State will hold an Asian-American Commencement in May as part of the school’s graduation festivities.

The commencement, which had been discontinued because of a lack of student interest, will be held in North Gym Room 118 on May 9, the Saturday before the schoolwide commencement.

Fresno State President Jo-

seph Castro will be the keynote speaker at the commencement.

Melissa Vang, a higher education and leadership graduate student and one of the commencement’s organizers, said the ethnic commencement is a big step in celebrating “student success in the Asian-American body.”

This year’s ceremony will help lay the foundation for future Asian-American commencements, she added.

“We just want a good, solid amount” of students to participate in the commencement, Vang

said.

“Even if it’s 10 students, we’re still going to carry the commencement. Because if we don’t start now, then when are we ever going to start this?… If not us, then who? If not now, then when?

“I just want to see the students enjoy it. I want to see this happen.”

Fresno State also holds Latino and African-American commencements. The school held its first LGBT commencement last year.

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6 Hiked, with “up” 7 “The Comedy of Errors” setting 8 Word with wood or water 9 Quote qualifier 10 Ex-mayor with a cameo in “The Muppets Take Manhattan” 11 Abstruse stuff 12 Pedigree 13 Came (in) dramatically 18 Convention attendees 23 Exploit 25 “Live at the __”: Patsy Cline album 26 Venomous arachnids 28 Sources of fine wool 29 “... rapping at my chamber door” poet

34 Fish-fowl link 36 Filming sites 37 Heaven on earth 38 “Told ya!”

39 Natural light shows 41 Pours out 43 Short, tailored jackets 44 Really dug something 45 San Simeon family 47 Guards may prevent them 48 Antarctic explorer Shackleton 53 Pure delight 54 1985 U.S. Open champ Mandlikova 57 Modern art?

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IN BRIEF CSU financial aid priority deadline March 2 Students looking to apply for financial aid for the 2015-16 school year have until March 2 to submit their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

The application can be completed online at http://www. fafsa.ed.gov.

CineCulture to screen Pakistani film ‘Josh’ Fresno State CineCulture will screen “Josh/Against the Grain,” today at 5:30 p.m. in the Peters Education Auditorium that will feature a discussion with the film’s director, Iram Parveen Bilal.

The film explores the internal debates of the Pakistani youth following a nanny’s disappearance and search and is based on true events.

Campus to host Rosa Parks Awards Fresno State will host the Rosa Parks Awards and Africana Culture Night at 6 p.m. today in the Satellite Student

Union as part of the school’s celebration of African Peoples’ History Month.

The awards will honor students for their commitment to academics, athletics, the arts and community service. The event is organized by the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute, the Africana Studies Program and Black Students United.

Maddy Institute awarding graduate fellowships Applications are due today to the Maddy Institute, which will award two $56,000 fellowships for a total of $112,000 through the Wonderful Public Service Fellowship program.

The fellows will use their skills to develop future policy in the Central Valley.

“We are looking to help the best San Joaquin Valley students obtain their graduate degree from a top graduate program and return to apply what they’ve learned to make the Valley a better place,” said Mark Keppler, director of the Maddy Institute.

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‘Dogs find more confidence in win over Wyoming

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Fresno State guard Raven Fox (1) rushes down the court after grabbing a defensive rebound in Wednesday’s Mountain West contest against the Wyoming Cowgirls at Save Mart Center.

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

For at least Wednesday night, the Fresno State women’s basketball team looked different than it has in the past few games.

In the 67-50 victory over Wyoming, the Bulldogs pressured the Cowgirls and improved ball control.

Fresno State cut its turnovers nearly in half from the previous game, only committing 12 compared with Saturday’s 22.

That was enough to put a smile on Fresno State head coach Jaime White’s face.

“We set the tone defensively,” White said. “We had a pretty good game plan; we felt good about it.

It was not much different than what we had done in Wyoming, but we knew it would be a different game.”

Fresno State was able to prevent Wyoming’s X-factor, Kayla Woodward from scoring behind the arc, a spot where she was efficient during the teams’ earlier matchup. Wednesday, the senior forward was only 1-for-2 in 3-point shooting. “[Woodward] hurt us. She was 4-for-5 from the 3 [when Fresno State was] at Wyoming,” White said. “She got most of them right there at the end

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to close the lead.”

The Bulldogs led from the beginning and never let up. They held the Cowboys to 42.3 percent shooting in the first half and only 20 percent 3-point shooting.

“I thought we distributed the ball well in the first half,” White said. “We got the ball where we need it to be, and we felt like we had an advantage inside early.”

Wyoming guard Marquelle Dent led her team with 16 points and shot 50 percent from the field (8-of-16).

Senior forward Alex Sheedy led the squad with 25 points, her second-straight game shooting more than 20 points. Center Toni Smith had 12 and guard Robin Draper added 10.

“I had a bit of a reset,” Sheedy said. “I had a couple of games where I wasn’t really myself. I talked with the team, and I came back hungrier and more confident. This performance is thanks to my teammates believing in me.”

The win keeps the Bulldogs in third place in the conference, a half game behind New Mexico, who beat Boise State 63-50. Fresno State will head to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Saturday to battle for the second-place spot.

lead to 61-57 with 18 seconds to go in the ballgame.

“When you believe in what we’re doing, great things will happen, and tonight our guys believed,” head coach Rodney Terry said. “Our group has fought through adversity and never stopped working.”

Harris continues to shine for the Bulldogs, posting 23 points, five rebounds and three steals, and fellow junior guard Julien Lewis registered 13 points. “[The win] means a lot to our program and our community,” Harris said. “It’s been a while since we came in here and got a victory, so this one was big for us moving forward … I just tried to take over and lead my team to a victory. We had a lot of teammates step up and make great shots and set screens. Overall everything went great.”

Wednesday’s victory avenges the mid-January 70-65 triple-overtime loss the Bulldogs suffered

to the Cowboys (21-7, 10-5 MW) at the Save Mart Center.

The 2015 Mountain West Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament takes place March 11-14 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Fresno State can clinch a first-round bye if it finishes the regular season in the top six in the conference standings.

Harris told CBS that he feels the win gives the ‘Dogs (13-15, 8-7 MW) a boost heading down the stretch before they enter the tournament. “[Wyoming] is a great team, and we knew we were going to have to come in and play hard for a full 40 minutes in order to beat them” he said. “We feel like the win gives us a lot of momentum going into the tournament.”

The final three-game slate gets going when the Bulldogs take on New Mexico (14-14, 6-10 MW) this Saturday at 7 p.m. as part of a “blackout” promotion, in which fans are asked to sport their black Bulldog gear.

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ATHLETICS

‘Fresno State will be competitive.’

BARTKO from Page 1 ...comply with Title IX requirements and will cost roughly $250,000 in first-year operating costs.

Spelled out over a nine- to-12-month timeline, Fresno State will start out with fundraising and budgeting how much it needs for the programs. From June until December, the school will evaluate the conference, establish practice facilities and offices then evaluate coaching prospects. Toward the end of the year, coaches will be hired and players recruited.

“It’s not a sprint. We have to do this the right way,” Bartko said. “A lot of people will be looking at this and how effective it is. We don’t want to add sports and have to drop them again.”

Bring the community back The most important facet of the five-point plan, Bartko said, is the building of the Fresno State fanbase.

Bartko has noticed that there have been negative numbers in the community’s participation in Bulldog athletics – the university has lost 1,600 donors over the past five years.

And he will try to bring them back and more.

The key to warming up to the community, Bartko said, is communication. By using a donor, fan and constituent survey given out

by Pursuant Sports, he wants to be able to hear what the community sees as important to a successful fan experience.

The surveys will be distributed through email and available on the Fresno State website. It will be used to help Fresno State prioritize the recommendations for improvements.

“We’re not going to have 100 percent [feedback],” he said. “But if we can get 10 or 15 percent, it’ll be really good.”

An emphasis on fundraising One of Bartko’s strengths at the University of Oregon was fundraising. He raised over $375 million for improvements at the university, including the $227 million Matthew Knight Arena.

That’s why it was no surprise when he pulled up data comparing Fresno State’s financial numbers with its Mountain West

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Fresno State athletic director Jim Bartko discusses priorities for the athletic department in his first press conference Thursday at the North Gym.

competitors. Fresno State is eighth in the conference in revenues at $33.7 million and sixth in contributions at $4.8 million.

“When I first got here, I kinda wanted to get an idea as to where we stand financially,” he said. “There’s a lot of NCAA rules coming up and new legislation. How does it impact us?”

In addition, the university has received $3.8 million in donations for its scholarship fund, short of the $5.8 million it requires.

While the remainder is subsidized by campus funding, Bartko stressed a desire to have all of the funds provided by donors in 2015-16.

However, Fresno State has seen a dip in donors. Over five years, the university has lost 1,600 donors to the scholarship fund. In 2013-14, 3,309 people donated to the fund, below the 5,000 mark that Bartko wants to see.

To fix that, there will need to be more transparency between Fresno State and the donor. Most donors do not know where their money goes; they just know that they are getting a seat. Bartko said that he wants to make sure that people who give money to the department understand that they are funding a student-athlete’s education.

“I want to take care of our scholarship fund,” he said. “We have the Bulldog Foundation. I love that name, but somewhere up in the Bulldog Foundation, I want to establish a Bulldog Scholarship Fund, so people know they’re giving to scholarships.

“We don’t say too much, that money goes to scholarships. And we need to take care of that, first and foremost. Without that, we’re in trouble.”

Remain competitive in conference Bartko touched on updating campus facilities and strengthening the staff to keep Fresno State up to speed in the Mountain West.

The university will work with AECOM, a professional services company, to assess what upgrades athletic facilities will need.

Over time, the university plans to phase in improvements, such as scoreboards, graphics, parking and sound systems.

“I just asked them to give me the [improvements] in phases,” Bartko said. “Can we do them all, a little bit, some of it or not all of it? We may not be able to do any of it, who knows? I think we can. We’ll make some strides.”

MEN’S BASKETBALL

‘Dogs pull off road upset

‘Harris, ‘Dogs take down Cowboys in Laramie for the first time since 1994

By Daniel Leon @DanLeon25

The Fresno State men’s basketball team had a daunting task ahead of it and it stepped up to the occasion Wednesday night in Wyoming by pulling off a 64-59 upset over the Cowboys, who had been 16-1 on their home court this season.

Just inside three minutes, the Bulldogs grabbed a one-point lead behind a Marvelle Harris 3-pointer. Fresno State maintained the lead and extended it to as much as five, but things got tense down the stretch.

Josh Adams, Wyoming’s leading scorer on the night with 22 points, hit a 3 to cut the lead to two with about a minute to go.

The ‘Dogs would answer back as forward Alex Davis, the Bulldogs’ only senior, tipped in a missed Harris layup to push his team’s

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Fresno State sophomore point guard Emmanuel Owootoah (0) looks for an opening during the Bulldogs’ Feb. 18 conference matchup Colorado State