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Associated Students, Inc. President Selena Farnesi was happy with her Senate after a 15-1 vote passed the updated bylaw which will include the new executive position.

ASI Senate passes bylaw, fills vacant seat

By Alexandra Norton The Collegian Six days following an Associated Students, Inc. Senate meeting, a meeting President Selena Farnesi called an “embarrassment,” an updated bylaw that includes the new position of Vice President of External Affairs passed with a 15-1 vote.

“I’m really happy that they passed the bylaws that include the election code,” Farnesi said. “That means we can move forward past some of the debacles we’ve had in the past, and make sure our election process coming up is smooth and clean and that everyone is held accountable to the same standards.”

Students voted for the new position in late January, and passed the referen-

dum 268-202 last Thursday. people may have had a change of heart A two-thirds vote from the Senate after hearing some of the student’s was needed to update the bylaw, which sentiments regarding the no-vote earwould recognize the new position, lier.” however, three senators voted against Senator Jose Luis Nava stood by his the bylaw, while three other senators were not in wanted to get involved with the leadership attendance to contribute to the mostly, and kind of inspire other students to join vote. and help run campus.”

Far nesi isn’t exactly sure — Mike Pronovost, what changed the Senator of Student Affairs senators’ minds that resulted in the 15-1 vote on Wednesday. previous decision and was the lone “I’m not really sure what’s going on “no” vote against his 15 colleagues. there; that strikes me as kind of interAlong with the updated bylaw, the esting,” Farnesi said. “I think some vacant senator’s seat was filled at

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Wednesday’s meeting.

Mike Pronovost, a business administration student, was appointed as Senator for Student Affairs with a 16-0 vote mid-meeting and joined the rest of the senators at the table for the duration of the time.

Pronovost applied for Senate last semester, but didn’t meet the requirement of being at Fresno State for at least a semester.

“I wanted to apply to senate just so I could help have an influence here on campus — help get voices heard really,” Pronovost said. “I wanted to get involved with the leadership mostly, and kind of inspire other students to join and help run campus.”

Farnesi has high hopes for Pronovost and believes his business background will be beneficial to the school.

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Copy, paste, caught: Plagiarists beware

By Larry Gordon McClatchy-Tribune The student’s admissions essay for Boston University’s MBA program was about persevering in the business world.

“I have worked for organizations in which the culture has been open and nurturing, and for others that have been elitist. In the latter case, arrogance becomes pervasive, straining external partnerships.”

Another applicant’s essay for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management was about his father. He “worked for organizations in which the culture has been open and nurturing, and for others that have been elitist. In the latter case, arrogance becomes pervasive, straining external partnerships.”

Sound familiar? The Boston University student’s essay was written in 2003 and had been posted at businessweek.com. The UCLA applicant

was rejected this year _ for plagiarism.

The detection of such wholesale cheating in college applications is on the rise due to the use of Turnitin for Admissions, an anti-plagiarism database service that compares student essays to an immense archive of other writings. Around the country, more than 100 colleges and universities have adopted it, mainly in graduate divisions, although Stanford University is among the dozen schools starting to use it for freshman applicants this year.

That growth highlights the search for authenticity in college admissions at a time when the Internet offers huge amounts of tempting free material, increasing numbers of private coaches sell admissions advice, and online companies peddle pre-written essays.

In addition, the larger numbers of applications from overseas have raised concerns about cheating that may be

difficult for U.S. schools to discover unaided.

“The more we can nip unethical behavior in the bud, the better,” said Andrew Ainslie, a senior associate dean at UCLA Anderson. “It seems to us nobody ought to be able to buy their way into a business school.”

In the school’s first review of essays from potential MBA candidates this year, Turnitin found significant plagiarism _ beyond borrowing a phrase here and there _ in a dozen of the 870 applications, Ainslie said. All 12 were rejected.

Turnitin _ as in, “turn it in” _ began in the 1990s and became a popular tool at high schools and colleges to help detect copying in academic term papers and research by scanning for similarities in phrases from among billions of Web pages, books and periodicals.

Two years ago, the Oakland, Calif.-

based firm developed a service for admissions decisions, allowing large numbers of essays to be reviewed quickly and creating a database of students’ essays. The service shows sections of essays next to the possible source and calculates a percentage of possibly copied material. It is left up to schools to determine whether the plagiarism was minor, accidental or serious enough to reject the applicant.

“If you are a very selective institution, or a very prestigious institution, and you have a huge number of people vying for just a couple of slots, admissions people want to make sure they have all the information to make the fair decision,” said Jeff Lorton, Turnitin for Admissions’ product and business development manager.

Inter nal testing of the database, using past essays, showed plagiarism See CHEATING, Page 3

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When colleges cheat The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, Feb. 1:

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ociety trusts teachers and school administrators to deliver a lesson arguably more important than reading and math: Cheating is not only forbidden but dishonorable. How discouraging and frustrating it is, then, to discover yet another instance in which an institution itself has been caught violating the rules. On Monday, Claremont McKenna College announced that an official there inflated the SAT scores of incoming students to make the school look good in national rankings, including the overhyped lists published annually in U.S. News & World Report.

This follows revelations last year of widespread cheating on state standardized tests by public school teachers and administrators in Georgia, New York and Pennsylvania. As a sign of how worrisome the problem has become, the U.S. Department of Education is soliciting public opinion until Feb. 16 on how to stop cheating by schools.

It is bad enough when teachers cheat on tests, but when the cheating is carried out at a college — supposedly an unimpeachable bastion of the disinterested pursuit of pure truth — the notion of honor seems fragile and

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t is bad enough when teachers cheat on tests, but when the cheating is carried out at a college — supposedly an unimpeachable bastion of the disinterested pursuit of pure truth — the notion of honor seems fragile and fleeting indeed.” fleeting indeed.

The truth is, this sort of trickery has been going on at colleges for many years, as they sought to burnish their images. Maybe they didn’t out-and-out change numbers, but they certainly manipulated them. According to a 1995 report by the Wall Street Journal, this included omitting the SAT scores of (take your pick) bottom scorers, international students, disadvantaged applicants and athletes before the scores were reported to various publications.

A more recent gambit is SAToptional admissions. A growing number of colleges leave it up to applicants whether to divulge their SAT scores.

To some degree, that reflects a lack of confidence in the college admissions test, but it also happens to boost the colleges’ rankings in U.S. News and other publications because only the highest scorers submit their results.

Statistical shenanigans involving recruitment and acceptance are even

worse, because they hurt students.

For example, some schools encourage applications from students they know have no chance of being admitted because a high application-to-acceptance ratio is a ranking boost.

Colleges and public schools are under pressure to look good, which means they must also ramp up efforts to ensure that’s done ethically. Do teachers cut students a break if they’re caught cheating on final exams because of academic pressure? No, those students receive a big, fat zero.

As schools continue to lecture on the importance of trustworthy behavior, more of them need to look inward and honestly assess whether they behave with the same honor they demand of their students. (c)2012 the Los Angeles Times Visit the Los Angeles Times at www. latimes.com Distributed by MCT Information Services

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‘Referendum passes, but ASI conflict arises’ ‘Victoria Partida’: “As a senator who voted against the updated election code, I believe I have fulfilled my duty by representing the students who were opposed to the position of Vice President of External Affairs. Ms. Farnesi has stated that it was “irresponsible” to have voted no, but I beg to differ — voting ‘yes’ would have been irresponsible. In light of the continuous fee increases, I stood with students who opposed yet another ASI paid position, and I will continue to stand with them. I swore an oath to represent the voice of the students in its entirety. I strongly urge Ms. Farnesi to remember the oath she swore to before she resorts to hate and child-like pettiness.”

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‘Referendum passes, but ASI conflict arises’ ‘Curious’: “Voting ‘no’ on the election code does not eliminate the position that the students voted yes for. So please explain to me, what is it that you are trying to gain from voting ‘no’ on an election code? The election code is just giving guidelines as to how this position may run, not if the position may run.”

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‘Seminar examines California, Finland’s justice system’ ‘John’: “Social science research is clear on the fact that as diversity increases, trust and co-operation decrease. Thus, very significant increases in diversity in California (but not in Finland) over these past decades has had a very large role (not the only one) in increasing the crime and punishment problem in California.”

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‘Seminar examines California, Finland’s justice system’ ‘Allen Jones’: “If only California would listen to wisdom instead of fear, we could turn our prison system upside down, which is what I am advocating. For starters, we should have a new clemency process that is controlled by average citizens not politicians.

I predict Sacramento will listen THIS YEAR.”

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Mike Provonost stands in front of the Senate giving his reasons for wanting to serve students. A 16-0 vote appointed him as Senator for Student Affairs.

SENATE: At full staff with addition of Provonost CONTINUED from page 1 “He worked for us as a student representative on some campus-wide committees, a lot of which dealt with student affairs, specifically the Student Success Task Force,” Farnesi said. “So, because of his previous work and his previous enthusiasm, we were happy to be able to get him on the Senate.”

Pronovost was one of the 100 entrepreneurs invited to the White House back in November to share his business, Powerband, a program that speeds up Internet connection.

Dr. Paul Oliaro, the president of Student Affairs, also sat in on Wednesday’s meeting to update the Senate of the technical problem with the pay-for-print services.

Oliaro said he received a call from the Key Card Office notifying him that the server for

the pay-for-print was down.

As of Thursday evening, the pay-for-print service has been restored and is available for students again.

The next Senate meeting is on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. in the University Student Union, Room 312/314.

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ranging from about 3 percent to 20 percent of applicants, Lorton said.

Colleges want “to be proactive in discouraging dishonesty,” said Richard Shaw, Stanford’s dean of undergraduate admission and financial aid.

So Stanford will test Turnitin on the 7 percent or so of its 36,000 applicants who make it past other hurdles to be offered admissions, Shaw said. If plagiarism is detected, students will be allowed to respond but probably will face revocation.

Other schools are skeptical about using Turnitin on prospective freshmen, especially since the company charges large campuses several thousands of dollars a year. Rather, plagiarists can be discovered when admissions of ficers notice mismatches between strong application essays and weak grades, interviews and SAT or ACT writing samples, said David Hawkins, public policy and research director of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Schools also fear wasting time on false positives triggered by cliches and platitudes, he said.

And experts say it can be easy to tell when several applicants repeat the same materi-

al or, more glaring, when they don’t change electronic typefaces from their sources.

Turnitin’s freshman screening could rise sharply, however, if the service is adopted

by Common Application, the online service used by 456 college admissions offices. Rob Killion, Common Application executive director, said there is “a very real chance” it will add Turnitin in 2013.

Among current Tur nitin for Admissions users are some g raduate schools at Johns Hopkins, Brandeis, Northeastern and Iowa State.

They pay annual fees that start at $1,500 and rise depending on volume, averaging about a dollar per application, Lorton said. About half the schools explicitly tell applicants about the detection while others warn more vaguely.

Before adding the tool, staffers at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business two years ago discovered 29 essays about “principled leadership” that contained material lifted from the Web, said Carrie Marcinkevage, the MBA program’s managing director.

Except for a few borderline cases, those graduate school applications were denied.

Since then, Tur nitin has helped find plagiarism rates

of between 3 percent and 5 percent, Marcinkevage said, adding that the technology “covers a lot more ground” than humans can.

Dominican University of Califor nia, in San Rafael, recently began using Turnitin in g raduate prog rams.

Applicants sometimes “resort to whatever means possible to get an edge. It’s unfortunate, but I think it’s human nature,” graduate admissions director Larry Schwartz said.

A few suspicious reports are being investigated and most suspected plagiarists will be given “the benefit of the doubt” and a chance to submit a second essay for scrutiny, Schwartz said.

At UCLA Anderson, one recent applicant didn’t search far for essay material. He stole verbatim from the school’s website in citing “exceptional academic preparation, a cooperative and congenial student culture, and access to a thriving business community.”

If plagiarists like that are denied admissions, future business leaders may include fewer unethical careerists, said UCLA Anderson’s Ainslie. “If they are going to do that,” he said, “they are going to do it in every aspect of their lives.”

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Provost William Covino, center left, along with several members of the Budget Advisory Task Force, presented the final report to fix the university’s budget gap.

Task force presents final budget report to Covino

By Sergio Robles The Collegian The Academic Affairs Budget Advisory Task Force presented its final recommendations on closing a budget gap to the public at a meeting Wednesday morning.

Several members of the task force and Provost William Covino answered questions about the original report, released last October, with revisions and additions to it included in the final report submitted on Jan. 27.

According to the report, the budget gap, which the task force estimates to be $13 million, could potentially almost double by the end of the year if an additional cut of $11 million is made in November.

Retained in the final report is the suggested redesign of curricula to be more fiscally re s p o n s i bl e a n d reva m ping courses to improve student perfor mance. Covino

addressed this issue in what he called a student misperception that a redesign would reduce a course’s quality. He cited the example given by the task force of a biology course’s redesign resulting in a drop in its failure rate, while raising its student enrollment.

While the previous proposal to dissolve the College of Science and Mathematics has been dropped, the task force reiterated that mergers between campus colleges, or between departments, would still be considered.

“It’s not all about budget reasons, but alignment reasons,” Covino said.

When pressed on this issue by a student, Covino responded, “Deans already manage departments that are not their [own] interest. The Jordan College Dean is a scientist, while the Arts and Humanities dean is a linguist.”

Another modification to the original report is that all

programs, both undergraduate and graduate, should be reviewed to determine their campus role. The report says that all undergraduate programs “should be reviewed to consider reduction of majors, options and emphases, and minors.”

New recommendations by the task force include having the provost ask each college’s dean to produce a balanced budget for 2012-13 year and produce a plan that focuses on fiscal sustainability.

Colleges will also be asked to reassess professors’ assigned time. Michael Caldwell, Chair of the Department of Music and co-chair of the task force, said that the assigned time granted for research projects “is paid for by money for which there is no return of any sort.”

The Task Force asked that Covino discuss the report with the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate.

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Knowing how to market yourself is the key in any successful job search Great self-marketing can result in an interview with a great company, and perhaps a job

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company can have a great product, but if it doesn't know how to market the product, then no matter how great the product is, it won't sell. The same thing applies to marketing yourself.

Knowing the best way to market yourself can be the difference between getting the job of Thomas Pearson your dreams and having just another run-of-the-mill job.

The first and most basic thing to remember is to have a good resume. A resume is the most traditional way of applying for a job, yet some people don't know how to create a superior one.

A good resume generally should be one page. A resume longer than a page might show that you don't know how to organize or prioritize things. A good resume should also have your work experience on top. The top of the resume is prime space, so it should be utilized to highlight work experience and skills.

Historically, the education section tended to be on the top

of the resume. However, over the years higher education has become expected when applying for jobs. An objective statement is something that should be removed from a resume entirely. An objective statement should be removed because it states the obvious.

Another good idea is to create a separate references page.

This will save you space and allow you to expand on who your references are.

Another important thing to have is an online presence.

A professional Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blog are great to have, but when it comes to having an online presence, an online portfolio is paramount. An online portfolio is a way for an employer to see all of your work in one easy-to-find place. An online portfolio should reflect your best work. An online portfolio can benefit anyone.

Another important thing to remember is to make sure you utilize search engine optimization (SEO). SEO basically means improving the visibility of a website or web page. In terms of marketing one's self, SEO means making yourself easier to find.

For myself, that would mean instead of using Tom Pearson (there could be 5,000 Toms), I

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Getting an interview can be a daunting task and frightens many job-seekers, but with proper preparation and selfmarketing, job-seekers can go into interviews with confidence.

would use Thomas J. Pearson to optimize my search results and make it more likely prospective employers find my online portfolio and social media sites.

The infographic resume and presentation resume mentioned in my previous columns are great tools to use as well, but should be used in addition to traditional ways because some still prefer the traditional route.

Networking is important as well. Networking and building relationships are extremely important because you never

know whom somebody knows.

Networking also is great because it can help create a buzz that results in a company seeking you out as opposed to you seeking them out.

An important tool in both networking and marketing yourself is having a business card. A business card is a must-have because it is a quick, nonintrusive way of providing a prospective employer with your information. Adding the URL to your social media sites and online portfolio on the business card is a smart idea, as well. This

allows prospective employers to view your sites at their leisure.

The final and most important thing to remember when marketing yourself is to highlight your strengths while downplaying your weaknesses.

This column concludes the series of columns that have appeared in The Collegian in recent issues.

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'The Artist' proves to be a modern masterpiece

By Irene Velez Black and white pictures are rare in this day and age, and a silent picture is virtually unheard of. Despite these factors, Michel Hazanavicius decided to create "The Artist."

Jean Dujardin plays George Valentin a silent film star, and the true definition of a movie

star. That was until the advent of talkies when the studios wanted to bring in new talent like budding young starlet Peppy Miller, (Bernice Bejo.)

The Artist at its core is a wonderfully entertaining romantic comedy, that just so happens to be in black and white and is almost entirely silent.

Hazanavicius, a French writer and director, is better

known for his OSS 117 movies in which Dujardin is the French 007. In The Artist he departs from the action and gives the audience, especially cinephiles an ode to silent film and Golden Age cinema. The multitude of emotions that the film draws out is truly a testament to superb filmmaking.

D u j a rd i n , a s t h e p ro u d Valentin, could not be more

suited for the part. He plays a charming debonair, and wins the audience over instantly.

Dujardin goes through a gamut of trials and tribulations as the silent movies that gave him his fame and fortune become obsolete, and his pride drags him down as the times change. He sparks the career of a young girl, and a wonderfully funny dance number, who eventually becomes Hollywoodland’s new star, Peppy Miller.

Bejo portrays Miller with a youthful splendor and likablity that will make you fall in love with her as much as everyone else, including Valentin. As she rises to fame with the advent of the talkies, she is no less captivating.

She cares for Valentin and it is because of her that their romance continues.

The supporting cast is just as

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he supporting cast is just as sensational as the lead actors.”

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The cast of "The Artist" with their award backstage at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards show at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday, January 15, 2012. From left, Missi Pyle, Uggie the dog from the film, Jean Dujardin, Michael Hazanavicius, and Berenice Bejo.

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he Artist at its core is a wonderfully entertaining romantic comedy, that just happens to be in black and white and almost entirely silent .”

sensational as the lead actors.

Dujardin’s partner in crime is an adorable Jack Russell dog named Uggie. He is magnetic and hilarious. John Goodman, is as always brilliantly expressive, and plays the studio executive responsible for Valentin and Miller’s careers. James Cromwell is cast as the quiet and loyal chauffeur, and a joy to watch.

T he score is crafted by Ludovic Bource and compliments the film adding a serene e l o q u e n c e. Re c e n t ly, T h e Artist’s score has been in the media for using a part of the Vertigo Score, as Kim Novak bruskly pointed out.

Despite the negative light that Novak decided to shed, it does not taint the picture, and notwithstanding the piece borrowed from Vertigo, the score remains glowing.

It's one of the best romantic comedies in years, regardless of the lack of sound or color.

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Jason Wu’s Target line provides fashionistas with affordable, youthful clothing options

By Esteban Cortez The Collegian Local Target stores might have another fashion stampede on their hands this Sunday when the highly anticipated Jason Wu clothing line is released by the mass retailer.

The 53-piece Jason Wu for Target collection features 1950s and 1960s-inspired women’s apparel and accessories ranging from $19.99 to $59.99, a price point that excites Fresno State student and fashion enthusiast Reyna Cazares.

“There are a few pieces that I really like from the line,” said Cazares, who is also vice president of the Fresno State club Fashion INC. “I think it’s a good thing for Target to do these collaborations because the economy is down and it’s a good step to make Target more fashion-conscious.”

D e s i g n e r Wu r e c e i v e d national recognition in 2008 when he designed first lady Michelle Obama’s inaugural ball gown. Since then, the Taiwanese designer has received praise from the fashion world, including his celebrity clients Natalie Portman and Diane Kruger.

The collaboration was announced in October of last year, and photos of the pieces were released in mid-January, keeping Wu fans on edge until

the official release date of Feb. 5.

The Target line draws inspiration from his spring 2011-12 ready-to-wear collection. It mirrors many of the feminine silhouettes Wu showed at New York Fashion Week late last year. He also incorporates the pastel-colored shades present in many of the 2011-12 spring and summer collections. These qualities keep the Target collection “on trend,” Cazares said.

“I really like the pink, pastel-colored dress with yellow stripes and black stripes,” she said.

The dress is featured in a print and online advertising campaign and is selling for $39.99. She is also a fan of the T-shirt advertised in a TV and Internet commercial that features a black cat wearing a red bow tie, a piece many bloggers and fashion writers say is “adorable.”

Other pieces include a frontflap, baby-blue floral print bag with a ticket price of $39.99, as well as a pleated, sleeveless navy blue dress with white dots for $39.99.

The collection will only be available in some Target stores throughout the U.S. and on the official Target website.

Three Target stores in the Fresno and Clovis areas will carry the collection, including the River Park store and both Clovis stores.

Nick Quenga, a manager who oversees the clothing de par tment at the Target located in the River Park shopping center, says pieces from the Jason Wu collection will be available as soon as the store opens on Feb. 5 at 8 a.m.

“We’ve had a few phone calls and guests in our store asking about the collection,” he said.

“But it’s hard to say if it will be popular.”

Stores throughout the U.S. saw an unexpected demand for pieces from their previous Missoni for Target collection, which was released in September of 2011. Local stores immediately sold out of many items and scalpers listed pieces that sold for hundreds of dollars more than their original price. The Target website also crashed due to heavy traffic shortly after the Missoni release.

Pieces from the upcoming Wu collection are already listed on eBay, such as a yellow and blue dotted spring dress that sold for $279. The expected retail price of the dress is $44.99.

“We understand that there is a possibility of high demand like with the Missoni line,” Quenga said about the Wu collection. “Our store isn’t doing anything different to handle the release.”

Target of ficials released a statement saying it will ensure that its customers

know the collection is limited. Joshua Thomas, a press representative for Target, said to the New York Daily News that he encourages people to go to a store or online as early as possible to shop for the items.

Cazares plans to visit a local Target store the day the line is released. She wants to take advantage of the opportunity to buy a dress from a designer who ordinarily sells his clothes for thousands of dollars. She hopes people in Fresno take advantage of the opportunity to buy the reasonably priced items.

“Fresno people are a little bit more conservative in the way they dress, but a lot of the dresses are really nice,” Cazares added. “[Wu] designs for the lady on the street and the collection is very feminine and wearable. I think people here would appreciate that.”

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Items from the upcoming Jason Wu collection at Target include this jersey dress in red and navy stripes, $34.99, and this cat tote in cream, $39.99.

Supporters of Prop. 29 encourage students to aid in finding cancer cure

By Johnathan Wilbanks The Collegian A message was delivered to students on Wednesday of a proposition that, if passed, will generate $600 million every year toward research on cancer, emphysema, stroke and heart disease prevention.

If Proposition 29 clears, it will impose a $1 tax on each pack of cigarettes sold in stores.

T h e n ew proposition is expected to decrease smoking rates by investing $179 million per year into tobacco prevention and cessation programs. “ O n ly 2 p e rc e n t o f t h e tax will go to administrative costs,” said Paul Mills, a cancer epidemiologist and adjunct professor at the University of California, San Francisco.

“Tobacco is such an addictive drug. If you are smoking at a young age, you are more likely to be a smoker for life,” added Mills.

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Lung cancer survivor Maurice Soulis spoke about his experience as a cancer patient and encouraged students to vote “yes” on Prop. 29.

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19 Sleep acronym 20 Summary of a shrinking mass?

22 Capital of Colorado?

24 T designation 25 Marlin’s son, in a 2003 film 26 Caused an insurrection 28 Court maneuver 32 Jungle noise 33 Characterize 36 Title for the longest bridge?

40 Two-part answer 41 Vet 42 Bangkok natives 43 Pennsylvania home of Lafayette College 45 Control 48 Well-chosen 49 Colorado native 50 Construction site order?

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30 Taper?

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38 “‘Twas white then as the new-fa’en __”: Alexander Anderson 39 Thing to do in style 43 Foil alternative 44 Diamond turns 45 For real 46 Transmission repair franchise 47 Screw up 48 Stop on the Métro?

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CANCER: Proposition 29 hopes to further cancer research with $600 million CONTINUED from page 5 funded by the tax, which will allow laboratories, such as the one run by Dr. Jason Bush at Fresno State, to continue their work.

“Vote ‘yes’ on Prop. 29. The fact there is an opportunity to bring more money to research is wonderful. Cancer affects everyone,” biology profes-

sor and cancer researcher Dr. Jason Bush said.

“I am glad the school has the provisions to do this.

Typically, you had to go the UC Berkeley campus to get this kind of open forum,” cancer survivor Maurice Soulis said.

“The move to eradicate this is moving in the right direction.”

Al Seib / McClatchy Tribune

The cast of “The Artist” with their award backstage at this year’s Golden Globe Awards show on Sunday, Jan. 15.

Mute appeal: Hollywood’s rewarding movies for their silence

By Gary Thompson McClatchy-Tribune When the Oscar nominations were released last week, the silence was deafening.

Three actors were nominated for saying virtually nothing—two for the silent movie “The Artist,” and Max von Sydow, who was anything but extremely loud in “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.”

He plays a mute.

Von Sydow was mum on the subject of his nomination, but issued a photostat of a handwritten note: “I don’t know what to say.”

Last year, everyone was talking about perfor mers who didn’t talk. A campaign was mounted to recognize Andy Serkis for his nonspeaking, simian work in “Planet of the Apes.” There were lobbying efforts to nominate one or both of the dogs in “Beginners” and “The Artist.” Without the equine star of “War Horse,” there would be no best-picture nomination for that film. And few would argue that the best thing about “Hangover 2” was the chain-smoking Capuchin

monkey.

“Hugo” won 11 nominations for its tribute to a silent-film director, and while none of its actors was nominated—they made the mistake of talking — there was a moving (if stoic) performance in the movie by an automaton.

And would George Clooney have been nominated for “The Descendants” if not for his heart-wrenching scene opposite Patricia Hastie as his uncomprehending wife? Her silent presence was crucial to the movie.

Even among the talking nominees, there were actors who hardly said anything.

Glenn Close in “Albert Nobbs,” Rooney Mara in “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” —there’s a reason the movie isn’t called “The Girl With the Big Mouth.”

Gary Oldman didn’t say m u c h i n “ T i n ke r Ta i l o r Soldier Spy,” and when he did, you can barely hear him.

Hollywood is giving us the silent treatment, and it’s not without precedent. Samantha Morton was nominated for her role as a mute in 1999’s “Sweet and Lowdown,” and

Joss Whedon was Emmynominated for a “Buffy the Va m p i re S l aye r ” e p i s o d e called “Hush” in which the characters could not speak.

Bring it on. There are many contemporary movies that would benefit from an expanding cone of silence. (I’m addressing you, “Jack and Jill.”)

Perhaps, when the Oscars are announced, we will see a silent majority—Berenice Bejo and Jean Dujardin for “T he Ar tist,” Von Sydow for “Extremely Loud,” “The Artist” for best picture. Just don’t count on it winning best sound.

Will the trend continue in 2012?

Apparently. In “The Grey,” which opened Friday, the talking cast is stalked, killed and eaten by the nontalking cast.

The blabby, bickering wolves of “Breaking Dawn, Part One” could learn something from the reticence of the “Grey” wolves.

So, for that matter, could Taylor Lautner. Anyway, the message to future Oscar contenders is clear: Shut up and act.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING

Senior swimmers say goodbye The swimmers, along with the program, have matured together quickly in the shortThe Fresno State swimming lived span of the team. and diving team will honor its “The program has definitely seniors Saturday at the final developed,” Morillo said. “We home event of the regular seahave girls that have Olympic son against San Jose State. trial cuts and Senior National This will mark the final cuts.” time that seniors Heidi Gjoen, The change within the team Jordan Morillo and Dede is evident to everyone associTorres will compete at Fresno ated with the program.

State as Bulldogs. The women “Our first year we had some will be the first class to compeople who didn’t swim in colpete with the team a full four lege or in high school, and we y e a r s were all since it revery fortuhey’re a big reason why emerged nate to be in 2008 folon a team,” we’re as successful as lowing a said Gjoen. we are right now. f o u r- ye a r All three hiatus. seniors’ — Jeanne Fleck, The trio roads to has seen F res no head coach the proS t at e a re gram grow dif ferent. from a Gjoen, who is from Norway, team just trying to get enough was one of the first recruits swimmers to compete, into that Fleck brought in. a program that is breaking Tor res was recruited by school records.

F leck while she attended The team has changed since Clovis East High School. The its inaugural season. two had talked about the proHead coach Jeanne Fleck, gram after Torres competed in who was hired in May of 2008, the California Interscholastic did her best to piece together a Federation Championships.

20-player roster by August.

Morillo was planning on “The team has changed,” attending junior college before Fleck said. “About 90 percent deciding on Fresno State two of the girls from the first year weeks before the beginning of wouldn’t make the team now. her freshman school year.

But all those girls from that The three have now become first year really helped me leaders through their fourbuild this program. Every one year journey on the team, and of them was so important.” all are on track to graduate.

By Tim Salazar The Collegian

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Gjoen and Torres are set to graduate this semester while Morillo will graduate in the fall.

“I think it’s huge, for not only as the three seniors, but for the program to set a precedent of graduating 100 percent of our athletes,” Torres said.

“They’re a big reason why we’re as successful as we are right now,” Fleck said.

The ‘Dogs are coming off a second-place finish at the University of San Diego Beach Cup. Junior diver Stacy Luke was named Verizon Diver of the Week for the week of Jan. 16-22 for her contributions during the event while breaking a school record.

T he team will host San Jose State, which is 6-1 in head-to-head competitions this year. Fresno State will host the Spartans in its final competition before the Western Athletic Conference Championships on Feb. 22.

What They’ll Miss Most

Heidi Gjoen

“Seeing all my teammates every day. You come and you see all these girls that are great. I’m going to miss them a lot.”

“The environment and the relationships I developed with all my team.”

Jordan Morillo

Fresno State vs.

San Jose State WHERE: Aquatics Center (off Barstow Ave.) WHEN: Noon, Saturday RECORDS: Bulldogs 4-5, Spartans 6-1.

Dede Torres

“We struggle together, we achieve our goals together and I’m going to miss seeing them almost every single hour of every day.”

Patriots’ options depend on health of key players

By Tom Silverstein McClatchy-Tribune INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a chance that New England Patriots right tackle Sebastian Vollmer will retur n to the star ting lineup and tight end Rob Gronkowski will be absent from it Sunday.

Vollmer (foot) practiced for the second time this week and appears to be closer to getting his job back from rookie Nate Solder, who held down the position for seven games.

G r o n kow s k i ( h i g h a n k l e sprain) didn’t practice and remains a huge question mark for Super Bowl XLVI. G ive n G ro n kow s k i i s a multi-dimensional threat whose size allows him to be a force in the running game, the Patriots might have to get creative to reproduce some of that power up front.

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Solder to tight end and let him line up next to Vollmer on running plays. Having six offensive linemen would seem to make the Patriots one-dimensional until you consider that Solder, the Patriots’ firstround pick, played tight end as a freshman at Colorado.

Solder is 6-8 and 319 pounds, and his strength is run-blocking, but his pass-catching history would at least cause the New York Giants defense to honor the pass. Bill Belichick is the same coach who used linebacker Mike Vrabel as a receiving tight end in goal-line situations in a previous Super Bowl.

The Giants are ready for anything and figure no matter who is playing it won’t change their willingness to pass or run in given situations.

“I really do think he’ll play,” Giants coach Tom Coughlin s a i d o f G r o n kow s k i . “ I t sounds like he’s making great pro g ress. You could have somewhat of a difference in percentages (run vs. pass), if you will, for the style of the type of personnel used.

“I don’t see a lot of change in how they approach it. They always run the ball and they will always do that in whatever fashion they choose.”

Gronkowski set NFL all-time marks for tight ends with 1,327 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns during the regular season, so his importance to the offense should never be undere s t i m at e d . B u t B e l i ch i ck might be able to use some combination of Gronkowski and Solder if Gronkowski man-

ages to play.

“He can run,” for mer Patriots quar terback Jim Miller, a radio analyst who has studied his former team closely, said of Solder. “He’s a big guy. Say it’s third and 5 and everyone thinks you’re going to pass. You could run a quick draw with him in there.

The matchups would be pretty good.”

If Gronkowski plays, the one factor that puts his impact on the game in question is the long Super Bowl halftime. If the ankle loosens up in the first half, it’s almost certain to tighten up during a long halftime layoff.

At this point, Gronkowski still hasn’t run on the ankle _ at least that’s what he’s telling reporters.

“We are making positive strides and every single day we d o s o m e t h i n g m o re, ” Gronkowski said. “We add on a new rehab. We add a new pressure point or something, so I can move better. Overall, we are moving ahead, making progress.”

Show me the money: Imagine how much better the Green Bay Packers defense would be if its front line consisted of Ryan Pickett, B.J. Raji and Chris Canty.

G e n e r a l m a n a g e r Te d Thompson had a chance to make that happen two years ago in free agency, but he refused to make an offer until Canty came to Green Bay for a visit.

Canty was in New York and was interested in the Packers, but he wasn’t going to leave

without an offer on the table.

“Yeah, that’s true,” the 6-7, 317-pound Canty said this week. “What you heard is what happened.”

Canty signed a monstrous six-year deal with the Giants worth $41.5 million, including $18 million guaranteed.

Thompson may have balked at those numbers at the time, but he needed a big defensive end like Canty to anchor his new 3-4 defense.

Canty, who is making $5.25 million this year, had four sacks and 11 tackles for loss overall in the regular season, rotating with three others at defensive tackle. He takes up a lot of space and probably would have been effective in a 3-4.

“I’d say it worked out for both of us,” Canty said of the Giants and Packers.

Put it on the board: Apparently, Coughlin did not stress enough this week that his players should avoid making any declarations of superiority.

According to the Boston Herald, when Giants receiver Mario Manningham was asked about the possibility of lining up against Patriots receiver-conver ted-to-cornerback Julian Edelman on Sunday, he said, “I hope he’s out there when we play them.

I don’t want to sound like that, but you know what I mean. To our advantage, I hope he’s out there.”

It wasn’t exactly a Namathian guarantee, but with the Patriots you better exercise your right to be silent

because Belichick has been known to pipe in radio interviews throughout the team’s facility of players who have dissed the Patriots.

Manningham should expect a face full of crow if New England prevails.

Tough role to play: A challenge for the Patriots during their two weeks of preparation is simulating the big, athletic front four of the Giants.

The Patriots’ backup defensive line can offer only so much playing on the scout team.

“We try to move our guys around a little bit and get them to play like the Giants play,” Belichick said. “I don’t know if anybody can play like the Giants play. They have so many talented guys up there.

“We do our best to simulate that. They (the scout team) try to bat some balls down, even in 7-on-7 when there is no pass rush. We get some guys up there at the line of scrimmage to try to distract the quarterback and bat balls down, things like that, because they are good at that, too.”

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Class in session NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

“It’s a great day in Bulldog Country. We’re really, really excited to announce this year’s class.”

— Head coach Tim DeRuyter

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DeRuyter signs 15: 8 offense, 6 defense and 1 athlete.

By Jeff Perlmutter The Collegian

New Bulldog football coach Tim DeRuyter announced his first recruiting class on Wednesday, when 15 athletes signed letters of intent to play football at Fresno State. The rookie head coach is proud of his first-ever recruitment class and said some of his recruits will suit up for action in the 2012 football season.

DeRuyter and his coaching staff toured the West Coast tracking down the best fits to add to the Bulldog football team. He and his staff brought on eight offensive players, six defensive players and one player that can play both sides of the ball.

“We knew that this was going to be a class that was going to set the tone and be our bedrock for the future,” DeRuyter said.

Among the talent in this class was

Fresno’s very own David Keller, who starred at offensive line at San Joaquin Memorial High School.

“For us to be successful we’ve got to get guys like David Keller,” DeRuyter said. “A guy that can play at a very high level, who’s a local guy.”

The 6-foot-4, 285-pound lineman was initially recruited by for mer head coach Pat Hill, but still caught the eyes of DeRuyter and his coaching staff.

“One of the first calls I made as head coach was to David Keller to try and secure him,” DeRuyter said. “The first home visit was to David’s house. He’s a young man that’s wanted to be a Bulldog.”

DeRuyter’s recruitment process was kicked into high gear directly after being hired in December. Before hitting the road for recruitment, he and his coaching staff made sure to do their sweep of the Valley.

“We are always going to start here in the Valley and then expand throughout California,” DeRuyter said.

While targeting players primarily in California, DeRuyter and his staff set their sights on two out-of-state recruits: running backs T.J. Thomas from Mesa, Ariz. and Marteze Waller out of Georgia.

DeRuyter praised his coaching staff for the tireless work it put into the recruitment process, leaving its families for nearly a month and putting thousands of miles on the road.

DeRuyter gave football operations coordinator Drew Hill, son of former coach Pat Hill, a special shout out for his connections in the Valley and his recruitment experience. “ D rew w a s i nv a l u abl e t o u s, ” DeRuyter said. “Having been here, knowing the ins and outs, knowing where the recruiting class was com-

ing in, some of the guys we were on.

He really did a fantastic job and really helped me out as far as knowing the process here at Fresno State.”

The ‘Dogs still have five remaining scholarships to give to potential recruits. Although the NCAA has strict rules about coaches continuing recruitment on the road, DeRuyter is not done recruiting locally.

“We will continue to make contact with high schools and junior colleges and do our due diligence to see if there is somebody out there that can still help us,” DeRuyter said.

Each of the recruits will have the chance to play in the 2012 season.

“This program is going to be about competition,” DeRuyter said. “Every one of our guys, whether he is a true freshman or a junior college transfer, is going to have the opportunity to start day one.”

Vitals: DL, 6-4/275 DeRuyter said: “He’s a playmaker, a guy we think can play defensive end but also can grow to be a noseguard or inside player.”

Vitals: DL, 6-4/275 DeRuyter said: “He’s a playmaker, a guy we think can play defensive end but also can grow to be a noseguard or inside player.”

Jamal Ellis

THE RECRUITS Justin Johnson

Vitals: WR, 6-1/185 DeRuyter said: “Very athletic, long reciever that can stretch a field and make plays…he’s going to be a bigtime playmaker for us.”

Aaron Peck

Vitals: WR, 6-3/215 DeRuyter said: “He’s a long, athletic receiver who can stretch the defense.”

T.J. Thomas

Myles Carr

Travis Harvey

Dalen Jones

Vitals: DB, 6-1/185 DeRuyter said: “Very physical safety that can also play offense. We’re excited about the future for Dalen.”

Mike Saenz

Vitals: OT, 6-5/295 DeRuyter said: “We signed Mike with the intention that he’s going to compete right away.”

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Shannon Edwards

Brandon Hughes

David Keller

Jerry Smith

Marteze Waller

Vitals: DB, 5-11/180 DeRuyter said: “He’s got the speed, the athleticism, the competitiveness that we’re looking for as a corner.”

Vitals: LB, 6-3/215 DeRuyter said: “He’s a long, rangy, athletic guy, with a tremendous burst off the edge.”

Vitals: OG, 6-4/285 DeRuyter said: “A physical offensive lineman with great size.”

Vitals: Athlete, 5-8/165 DeRuyter said: “When you’re around him he’s got an infectious personality and a drive to compete.”

Vitals: RB, 6-0/200 DeRuyter said: “He’s a guy that jumps off the screen… another physical running back.”

Jean-Marc Brierre

Vitals: QB, 6-1/190 DeRuyter said: “I really love his leadership…A very athletic guy who can operate in an uptempo offense.

Vitals: OT, 6-5/325 DeRuyter said: “This is a guy who can play at a championship level.”

Vitals: RB, 6-0/205 DeRuyter said: “A guy that has an edge to him, a toughness, very typical of the backs that have played here at Fresno State.”

Vitals: LB, 6-3/215 DeRuyter said: “I think he can be a difference-maker as an end rusher for us.”