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The Bucket filled for ASI radio show launch By Jillian Bertolucci Special to The Collegian
It seemed like a quiet night on the Fresno State campus Thursday, but not at The Bucket. Conversation, laughter and, of course, music poured out of the on-campus pub and grill as more than 100 students of all types gathered for the launch party of 90.7 KFSR Full Spectrum Radio’s new program, “Dog Dish.” Associated Students, Inc. collaborated with The Bucket to host the latenight celebration for the live airing of the first “Dog Dish” hosted by Jordan King, ASI communications assistant. “Since this is a Fresno State radio, we want to make sure that we have something that’s run solely by students and interviewing students,” said Parmita Choudhury, executive vice president of ASI. King said she hopes students know about the radio station. “I love for them to know that they have that opportunity, and the fact that ASI gives them that voice on the radio is the cherry on top,” she said. “Now they will know that every Thursday from 9 p.m. to midnight they can hear what’s going on around campus and hopefully later on whatever music they request.” Students said they will now tune in to the radio station knowing that a peer is running the program. “It’s very exciting to have a Fresno State student, who is also your peer, to now be the voice on Thursday nights,” student Tom McLaughlin said. “Jordan is doing a great job. Now that I know she is the one on the radio, I will listen.” Fresno State student and local musical artist Jenny Tormey was the first student on “Dog Dish” Thursday night. She sang along and danced with friends as her songs played throughout the
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The Bucket is awash in red and blue as 90.7 KFSR and Associated Students, Inc. premiered the newest radio talk show, “The Dog Dish.”
night. “I can’t believe I was chosen to be the first one, and I’m really grateful for it,” she said. “I think all Fresno State students should always promote other students.” Tormey said she hopes “Dog Dish” has more artists on the show in the future. “I hope it makes their careers that much better,” she said. “I know it’s
already done that for me, and I feel great about it.” C h o u d h u r y s a i d s h e b e l i eve s Tor mey’s musical talents drew the large crowd on Thursday. “Tonight I think is an awesome turnout,” King said. She said that no one expected the large gathering. “We have everyone from the Fresno State club sports hockey team, the
FREAKS Boardgaming Club, ASI, KFSR, Collegian, Alumni and Greek life,” she said. “We have everything possible here, including people who never were involved with anything.” It was a chance for everyone to hang out with friends, be on campus late and meet new people, King said. “I think it brings totally different See LAUNCH, Page 3
ROTC provides dinner and donation Maddy Institute By Haley Lambert The Collegian
The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets at Fresno State wear T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase, “Leadership Excellence Today.” For these cadets such words are more than ink on fabric, it’s a motto they
want to personify. On Saturday evening, these cadets hosted a spaghetti dinner for residents of the Ronald McDonald House at the Madera Children’s Hospital. These residents include children currently undergoing treatment at Children’s Hospital and the family members who want to stay nearby. The event was the idea of Cadet
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Cadet Megan Maloy checks spaghetti in preparation for the dinner Fresno State Army ROTC hosted for the residents of the Ronald McDonald House at Madera Children’s Hospital.
Megan Maloy, a criminology student from Northern California. “This is a perfect way to give back because these families sacrifice so much. I may get stressed out at school over a test, but, at the end of the day, I need to realize I have my health,” Maloy said. “My family isn’t carrying a financial burden trying to pay medical bills.” To pay for the dinner each cadet gave $10 or more. There are 45 cadets in Fresno State’s ROTC battalion. Maloy said she spent $180 of this money on the food supplies for the dinner. Not only did the cadets buy and serve the dinner, they cooked it as well. Thirty residents were served, but the cadets were sure to make enough for weekday leftovers in the house community kitchen. The ROTC Cadet Fund matched the amount of money not used to buy food. With this, the cadets donated $600 to Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) at Madera’s Children’s. Lt. Col. Lorenzo Rios, a professor of military science, came to Fresno State last June. He encourages the cadets to practice leadership by serving their community and university. “They’ve got gifts. They’re at a great university that understands and practices service to the community. My challenge to them is: start providing that service,” Rios said. “Don’t just talk about it, live it.” Rios emphasized that Maloy, and several other cadets who have organized service events, did so at their own deci-
The Maddy Institute at Fresno State recently partnered with KMJ 580 to provide listeners with discussion of a wide range of issues affecting the Valley. The show, “The Maddy Report – Valley Views Edition,” provides the style of radio coverage heard in the Bay Area and Southern California, said Mark Keppler, host of the program and executive director of the Maddy Institute. “We wanted to bring top-level political discussion to the Valley,” he said. “We wanted to make sure the Valley wasn’t flyover territory.” The Maddy Institute was established in 1999 with the goal of providing nonpartisan, interdisciplinary and factdriven analysis of public policy issues impacting the region and state. A TV show called “The Maddy Report,” which can be seen on PBS and several other channels, is primarily filmed in Sacramento and covers public policy in the state capital and Washington, D.C., that is pertinent to the San Joaquin Valley. The first half of the show is audio from the television
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hits the radio By Jacob Rayburn The Collegian