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By Dana Hull The Collegian Students are experiencing shorter lines in the Joyal Administration building, and lighter traffic upon returning to campus for the first week of the spring semester. The lines at the Joyal A d m i n i s t r at i o n c a s h i e r ’ s window contained between 10 and 15 people at 9:00 a.m. on the first week of school. Additionally, the hall leading to the Financial Aid office was nearly empty. Nathan Weckwerth, a business and marketing major, waited in a shor ter-thanexpected line to purchase his parking pass. “Last year, the line was all the way down the hall,” he said. “It’s a lot better, and traffic’s not bad.” Financial Aid Director Maria Hernandez stated that things so far are going very
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he faster students take care of things, the faster we can take care of things.”
— Maria Hernandez Financial Aid Director smoothly, and she attributes a lot of the ease into the new semester to the students getting things done in a timely manner. “The faster students take care of things, the faster we can take care of things,” Hernandez said. “That makes a big difference.” According to Hernandez,
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Cinde Oliphant, international relations grad student at Fresno State, in the Joyal Administration building.
approximately 60 percent of students receive some kind of financial aid award every semester, regardless of how many students are in attendance. Traffic and parking also seem calmer as students ven-
ture to the first day of their classes. Ray Barg as, public safety assistant for the University Police Department, noticed a smoother transition into the new semester. See BACK, Page 3
Associated Students, Inc. has elected a new student to fill its Health and Human Services Senator position. Hannah Day, a senior public health major with an option in community health, was chosen to fill the position. D ay g r a d u at e d f ro m Fresno High School in 2006. Since then, she received a job with the Family PACT peer health education program at the Student Health Center. She has also been involved with the Alcohol Safety Council, Women’s Resource Center and the Public Health Student Association.
Day plans to graduate in May. Petitions are now available for students who wish to join the ASI team. Two executive officer positions, eight college senator positions and nine senator-at-large positions are open for next semester. Petitions are available for pick-up in the Student Involvement office, USU 306. Petitions must be completed and tur ned into the Associated Students office no later than Friday, Feb. 18 by 5 p.m. The election will take place March 22, 23 and 24. Newly elected officers will be introduced into office on June 1, 2011.
Victim’s family sues Schwarzenegger By Judy Lin Associated Press
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The parents of a slain college student said Thursday that for mer G ov. Ar nold Schwarz ene g g er “messed with the wrong family” by reducing the prison sentence of the son of a political ally. Fred and Kathy Santos spoke after filing a lawsuit in Sacramento County Superior Court asking a judge to restore a 16-year sentence for Esteban Nunez, the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez. “Arnold Schwarzenegger underestimated us,” Kathy Santos said outside the courthouse. “I think he believed
he could get away with this despicable commutation. He messed with the wrong family.” The younger Nunez, 21, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon for his involvement in the 2008 stabbing death of Luis Santos on the San Diego State University campus. Prosecutors said Nunez and his friends were irate after being turned away from a fraternity party and were looking for revenge. After drinking alcohol, prosecutors alleged, they headed out on the street and came upon an unarmed group that included Santos, 22. Schwarzenegger reduced
Nunez’s sentence to seven years the night before he left office and did not contact the family or the San Diego County district attor ney’s of fice before making the move. Daniel Ketchell, a personal aide to the for mer Republican gover nor, said h e h a d n o t s p o ke n w i t h Schwarzene gger in several days and declined to comment on the lawsuit. Schwarzenegger has been in Maryland this week helping his family cope with the death of his father in law, Sargent Shriver. Brad Patton, an attorney for Esteban Nunez, said See FAMILY SUES, Page 3
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here are some people that are only OK with gay people as long as they stick to the stereotype roles of gay males working in cosmetics, retail and fashion. But most are not OK with homosexuals taking leadership roles in the community.”
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en. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, proposed Senate Bill 48, also known as the Fair Education Act, last month in hopes to acknowledge gay Americans in classroom textbooks and prevent gay bullying in California public schools; however, there are many opposing the bill. “There isn’t social science that demonstrates that teaching children about the glories of the gay rights movement will reduce bullying,” Tucker Carlson said on the Dec. 17 episode of Fox News’ & Friends. Growing up gay in the Central Valley isn’t easy. In fact, it’s tough for many young gay teens because exposure to people like themselves is a rare occurence. The high school I attended in Bakersfield did not carry books that
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showcased historical gay characters or gay public figures. Celebrities had yet to come-out and I had never heard the name Harvey Milk until the movie “Milk” released in theaters in 2008. And in many instances, I am the first gay person that many people in the Central Valley ever meet. Fresno is one of the most conservative cities in California and has yet to fully accept its gay community. There are some people that are only OK with gay people as long as they stick to the stereotype roles of gay males working in cosmetics, retail and fashion. But most are not OK with homosexuals taking leadership roles in the community. Senate Bill 48 will
inspire gay youth to believe that they too, could one day, be elected to serve in office, and make a difference like their predecessors. “In this circumstance history would flagrantly be rewritten with propaganda favoring pro-homosexual messages in the schools,” writes Rebecca Burgoyne, CFC Research Analyst with California Family Council, who opposes the new bill. The new bill will not re-write history as Burgoyne says; it will teach students on real events that otherwise would not have been learned. The majority of college students have no idea what the Stonewall riots were. I only know about the event because of a gay documentary I saw on Netflix after coming out. Gay history is as important as the civil rights movement and the women’s rights movement. They are two minorities that fought for equal rights. Learning about the struggle has helped many students understand about minorities and learning about gay history will help students understand gay peers and their struggle that is still visible today. Gay teens need positive role models and the public school system is not providing them with the correct education to inspire them for greatness. Sen. Leno said in his press release, “Our collective silence on this issue perpetuates negative stereotypes of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender people and leads to increased bullying of young people.”
Take a break, read a children’s book “K
ids with at least 50 children’s books at home score around five percentile points higher than kids who don’t have books.”
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ome of my favorite books, as odd as it may sound, are children’s books. Despite the fact that I’m in college, I still make a habit of revisiting favorite childhood characters: Eloise, Madeline and every literary figure from Andrew Clements’ books are some of the best in English literature. The fresh plots and breezy pace of children’s literature is something that grown-ups would do well to revisit once in a while. After all, who can resist Eloise’s “sklonking and sklathing and skibbling,” or the revolution that Nicholas Allen started once he called a pen “frindle?” Not to mention classic examples of books that got kids reading, such as Harry Potter and The Chronicles of Narnia, children’s books are fixtures of every self-respecting bookworm’s shelf. And I’m not the only one who
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Maddie Shannon thinks so. The Codex Group, a literary publishing organization, released a 2010 study that 47 percent of 18 to 24-year-old women categorized their choice of literature as “young adult,” compared to the 24 percent of men that did. Adults aren’t the only ones who benefit from reading children’s books. Studies show that adults who read kid’s books in front of their children are more likely to raise kids who can read well — which in turn improves the child’s chances of doing well in school, scoring high on the SATs and being
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ready for college. The subject of adults reading children’s books, however immature, even made its way into the New York Times in 2010. Acclaimed author and New York Times columist Pamela Paul implemented an idea she had for a children’s book club for adults. Kidlit, which she started in 2006, attracted high-profile figures in the literary industry, including Gretchen Rubin, former clerk for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and Amy Zilliax, who has a Ph.D. in English. Steven J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt, coauthors of “Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything,” wrote in a USA Today editorial in 2005 that kids with at least 50 children’s books at home score around five percentile points higher than kids who don’t have books. Similarly, children with 100 books score five points higher than the child with 50 books. From my own observations, the smartest kids I know here at Fresno State were read to a lot as little kids. So what do all these fancy studies on kid’s books mean for us college students? It goes without saying that the more we read, the smarter we are. But during breaks between reading those exciting textbooks, we would all do well to chill out a little bit and read something that is a bit below our reading level — go pick up your favorite children’s book.
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Juan Rodriguez Social Work “I would say, probably, maybe a grand more. I would have to work more hours. I work part time and I work at least five to 10 hours more a week this semester. I would pretty much be working full time by then. I wouldn’t be able to afford it anymore.”
Anastacia Fraijo Kinesiology “Its made it very difficult to be able to live out on my own and pay for other books and school supplies because most of my money is now going to tuition. Instead of being spent on other needs for school. I’m not entirely sure. I need an education. I guess we will find out when it happens.”
Dustin Presley Business “To be honest, the tuition increase hasn’t really affected me as of yet. I still get the same amount of financial aid and same amount of loans that I got in my past year at Fresno State. Either way you have to pay for school. Even, if tuition were to reach $20,000 I’d still probably be going here. I still have to get my education.”
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the Santos family “wouldn’t be satisfied with anything other than an unjust sentence, which was imposed on Esteban Nunez.” In issuing the commutation, Schwarzene gger called the sentence excessive because Esteban Nunez
original sentence. Patton, the attorney representing Esteban Nunez, said Marsy’s Law does not a p p l y t o t h e g ove r n o r ’ s authority to issue clemencies. “Marsy’s Law applies to the criminal justice system, and not to the executive branch,” he said. Schwarzene gger has
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think he believed he could get away with this despicable commutation. He messed with the wrong family.”
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CONTINUED from page 1 “It’s not as busy as it has been,” he said. “There haven’t been too many problems.” Barg as stated that the biggest problems for parking this year have been malfunctions of the daily parking pass machines, along with the removal of several 30-minute parking spaces near the Joyal Administration building to accommodate the new roundabout. For those who have yet to purchase their parking permit, Fresno State offers four different ways to purchase parking permits: the cashier’s window
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t’s not as busy as it has been. There haven’t been too many problems.”
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at the Joyal Administration building, the police pavilion located downstairs at the University Student Union, at the police station located off of Barstow Avenue and online via the My Fresno State portal. If students do purchase t h e i r p a s s e s o n l i n e, t h e
University Police Department advises students that it takes seven days for the order to be processed. Additionally, students should make sure their address is correct in the system because the parking permits are mailed to the address that is listed online.
did not stab the student who died. Authorities said Nunez stabbed two other men who survived. Still, under California law, his involvement in the crime made him responsible for the death of Santos. Santos’ parents, who live in the San Francisco Bay area city of Concord, accused the former governor of granting a favor to a political ally and said they had no notice about the action. T he Santos f amily is suing under Marsy’s Law, which amended California’s constitution to give victims advance notice of legal proceedings and the right to fight early release of felo n s. T h e l aw s u i t n a m e s Schwarzenegger and the state corrections department as defendants. “Although he’s allowed to commute sentences, he’s not allowed to violate the constitution when he does so,” said Laura Strasser, an attorney representing the Santos family. Another attorney, Nina Salar no-Ashford, said the family’s goal was to secure an injunction stopping the commutation and reinstating the
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refused to answer questions about his decision but wrote a letter Jan. 5 to the parents of Luis Santos acknowledging that his last-minute action provided no notice. Fred Santos said Thursday that the governor’s letter was nothing more than “a publicity stunt to shut me up” and offered more excuses. “As victims, it’s tough enough that we have to deal with the horrible loss of our child,” Santos said. “And with politicians trying to do this to us, that makes it even more horrific than the original crime itself.” The family also has filed a civil lawsuit in San Diego against Esteban Nunez and the three others who were involved in the killing. Fabian Nune z served three, two-year ter ms in the state Assembly and was speaker from 2004 to 2008. The Los Angeles Democrat cultivated a close relationship with Schwarzenegger that led to their agreement on infrastructure bonds and a landmark law to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California.
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Bicyclists may be affected by new bill By Angel Moreno The Collegian With one hand on the handlebars and the other punching buttons on a keypad, twowheeled texters can be seen all over the Fresno State campus. For some not rolling around on wheels, it has become a nuisance. The joy some students take from texting and riding, and the danger to others it may cause.
State Sen. Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) is working on another bill that would make it illegal to use a cell phone while riding a bike. Simitian’s first attempt to ban two-wheeled texters didn’t pass last year, although the California State Senate passed it last June. “These people don’t even know where they’re going,” liberal studies major Jesicca Mora said. “They text in one hand and their eyes are on their phones — not the road.” B e c a u s e o f i n c re a s i n g
distractions to bicyclists, Simitian’s office said it’s currently working on a new bill that would have more success than the previous one which was killed in the state assembly. According to a spokesperson of Simitian, the previous bill was unsuccessful because it included an increase in the fines for motorists who use cell phones and would add a “point” to their record for every violation. S o p h o m o r e Z a c h Ro s s
admits that he does text while riding, and feels that Simitian’s legislation is ridiculous. “I think it’s dumb,” Ross said. “I know what I’m doing when I ride my bike around campus and [cyclists] shouldn’t be the only ones paying attention. We all share the road and walkways, so we are all equally responsible.” Ross also expressed that it would be unfair if the law only applied to bicyclists. “If this [bill] were to pass, skateboarders, people on roller
skates and even pedestrians would be next,” Ross said. “Nobody would be allowed to text unless they’re sitting down.” If Simitian’s law passes, students on campus could be cited for the violation. The University Police Department enforces the laws of the campus, but also the city's and state’s as well. For now, two-wheeled texters and pedestrian texters are safe, as long as they pay attention.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR, MADDIE SHANNON • COLLEGIAN-FEATURES@CSUFRESNO.EDU
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Weekend of Movies Romantic comedy, foreign films and intense dramas take over Friday
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By Maddie Shannon The Collegian This weekend, four highly anticipated movies are scheduled to be released. Natalie Portman, who won a Golden Globe for best actress in a drama for her role in Black Swan, tries out a completely different project in “No Strings Attatched,” a romantic comedy about two friends who decide to start sleeping together. No matter what your taste in movies, there is a movie coming out this weekend to match a wide variety of tastes. No Strings Attatched (R) What it’s about: Two lifelong friends, Emma and Adam, decide to take their relation-
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ship from best friends to… better friends. Emma’s nonchalant attitude about hooking up with Adam clash with Adam’s growing feelings for Emma. Despite Emma’s stressful career as a doctor (compelling her to pursue a casual relationship with her best friend), she finds herself falling for his goofy antics. What to look for: One of the funniest parts of the movie, where Adam makes a mix to help Emma and her friends through a tough week. Starring: Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig and Cary Elwes The Way Back (R) What it’s about: Based on a true story, a small group of convicts escapes from The Gulag
prison camp in 1940s Siberia. Reputed to be the world’s most brutal prison system (ever wonder where all those “I’m-inthe-middle-of-nowhere Siberia references come from?) people died in these prisons from malnutrition and brutal torture. Despite the hopelessness of their situation, a military officer from the camp leads the group in an escape attempt that will take them more than 4,000 miles to freedom in India. What to look for: During one stretch where the characters encounter a thin layer of melting ice over a river, the only girl in the group runs across, fearing that she won’t be able to swim. Starring: Dragos Bucur, Colin Far rell, Ed Har ris, Alexandru Potocean, Saoirse
Ronan, Gustaf Skarsg ard, Mark Strong and Jim Sturgess. The Company Men (R) What it’s about: Bobby, Phil and Gene, three higher-up company executives lost their jobs when a bad economy takes its toll on the company. After their abrupt change of career plans, the men and their families try to adjust as they make ends meet. What to look for: Bobby’s new career as a construction worker, under the authority of his new condescending boss, teaches him about what he and his family need. Starring: Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner.
The Housemaid (R) What it’s about: This film, a favorite of critics at the Cannes Film Festival, is about Jung-Jae Lee, a young South Korean woman who lands a job as a maid in the house of a rich family in town. After some time passes, she falls into an affair with Eun-yi, the husband and father of the household. The situation takes a dark turn when Eun-yi’s wife discovers her husbands affair, with some disastrous and dark consequences. What to look for: JungJae’s transformation from an innocent to, quite literally, a homewrecker. Starring: Do-yeon Jeon and Jung Jae-Lee.
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Brief news for the brief attention span LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dude and “30 Rock” boss Jack Donaghy are coming to the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Producers say SAG Award nominees Jeff Bridges and Alec Baldwin will help present prizes at the 17th annual ceremony, along with LL Cool J, Josh Duhamel, Amy Poehler and “Glee” star Cory Monteith. They will join previously announced presenters Rosario Dawson, Betty White, Eva Longoria, Angie Har mon, Hilary Swank and guild president Ken Howard. The Screen Actors Guild
Awards, honoring the year’s best perfor mances in film and television, will be presented Jan. 30 at the Shrine Exhibit io n Center in Los Angeles and broadcast live on TNT and TBS. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles’ district attorney says a review of domestic violence allegations against Mel Gibson is ongoing after a meeting between prosecutors and the actor’s attorneys. The statement by District Attorney Steve Cooley didn’t indicate when prosecutors
will decide whether to pursue charges against the Academy Award winner. Gibson’s exgirlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva (gree-GOR’-yeh-vuh) claims the actor-director struck her during a fight in January 2010. Cooley says Gibson’s attorneys presented information about the accusations during Tuesday’s meeting. His statement didn’t address Gibson’s allegations that Grigorieva attempted to extort him. The former couple have been locked in a bitter custody dispute over their infant daughter for months.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cord and Jet McCoy are saddling up for another season of “The Amazing Race.” The bull-riding brothers are among the 11 veteran teams competing on the 18th edition of CBS’ around-the-world competition (premiering Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. EST), the network announced Wednesday. Other returning duos include goth dating couple Kent Kaliber and Vyxsin Fiala, and Harlem Globetrotters teammates Nathaniel “Big Easy” Lofton and Herbert “Flight Time” Lang.
“We’re not intimidated by anyone,” Jet McCoy said before setting off in November. “That’s the thing about this race, even in the season that we were on, we sized up the competition, but it wasn’t the same people that were in the finals or that went out first. When it comes to this race, even though we’ve seen people on previous seasons, it’s too hard to tell.”
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Rivals clash with Super Bowl on the line By Don Babwin Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are headed to town for the NFC championship game and Chicago Bears fans are starting to become, well, a bit unbearable. Turn on the radio in Chicago and you’ll hear no shortage of jokes about Packers fans, many of which have something to do with low intelligence. There’s been plenty of laughs over a Green Bay newspaper headline that read “On To Chicaco.” Many more center on the dietary habits of fans north of the “Cheddar Curtain,” like this one: What do you call a 400-pound Packer fan? Anorexic. All of this sniping, fun or otherwise, makes sense since the NFL’s oldest rivalry has had 92 years to simmer. Vince Lombardi, Don Hutson, Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Bronko Nagurski, Dick Butkus, Mike Ditka and Walter Payton — all of those names and more add to the rich history, but so does the relationship between the loyal fans in the two states. John Cochara has been hearing from his so-called friends who decided he was celebrating a Packers win over the Bears a little too much in 1995 and duct-taped him to a stop sign. “They’re saying, ‘You better watch out, there are a lot of stop signs out there,’” said Cochara, whose punishment outside a bar just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois state line included a sign over his head that read “Packer Fan.” The Super Bowl Shuf fle video by the 1985-86 Bears is
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getting tens of thousands of fresh clicks on YouTube. At least one Chicago TV station got texts imploring them to ask Packers fans to swear off cheese or, at least cheeseheads, cheese ties and, honestly, cheese bras. A sign outside the Crystal Lake Rib House not far from the Wisconsin line warns that prices for Packers fans are twice the menu listing.
“They say, ‘We really don’t have to pay double, do we?’” said owner Dave Faccone, who insists it’s a joke. Still, some Bears fans have chimed in. “I got a text saying, ‘You big troublemaker, charging them double. It should be triple,’” he said. On the other side of the state line, Packers fan Frank Emmert Jr. of Superior, Wis.,
reminisced this week about the time he survived a small plane crash in 1995 thanks to the foam cheesehead he put over his face seconds before impact. “The FAA credited it, not me,” said Emmert, 52. Mike Pyle, who played center for the Bears for nine years, including the 1963 championship season, recalled how
his coach and owner of the Bears, George Halas, brought a message over to Packers coach Vince Lombardi before a game. “He went to the locker room door at Lambeau and said, ‘We’re going to whip your (expletive),’” said Pyle, 71. Yet, with all that bad blood all those years, you’d have to go back to the week after the attack on Pearl Harbor to find the last time the Bears and Packers met in a playoff game. (The Bears won on their way to the championship). This time around, the winner of Sunday’s showdown goes to the Super Bowl at Cowboys Stadium. “T here have been some highly hyped games that went splat, but this, they’re playing for the Halas Trophy, to go to Dallas to win the Lombardi Trophy,” said Marc Silverman, the co-host of a radio show on ESPN 1000, Waddle and Silvy, with former Bears receiver Tom Waddle. Not that the Super Bowl seems to matter much: Packers fans said beating the Bears at Soldier Field would be a wonderful cake, with a Super Bowl victory serving as the frosting. “There would be nothing sweeter than to watch the Packers take that George Halas trophy at Soldier Field,” said John O’Neill, whose outfit at Packers games is a green bishop’s costume and mitre, with Lombardi’s face on it. He’s appropriately known as St. Vince.
MEN: Newcomers step up CONTINUED from page 8 a load of responsibility will fall on those who rise to the challenge, most notably the eight new faces to the program that see significant minutes. “They’ve all been given a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p l ay, ” C l eve l a n d s a i d fo l l ow i n g Monday’s loss to Idaho. “Right now it comes down to who’s going to step up and who’s going to consistently make a contribution on the floor.” A few players who were questionable to exactly how much playing time they would receive this season have seized
the oppor tunity and have made names for themselves. Freshman Kevin Olekaibe has emerged as one of the few consistent scoring threats with his 11 points per game while Tim Steed came on strong at the beginning of conference play before suffering an injury. But perhaps a lingering disappointment has come from what many saw as the key cog in the preseason. Center Greg Smith has averaged a respectable 10.6 points per game to go along with seven rebounds, but may not be good enough to garner All-WAC honors as expected.
WOMEN: Second half looms CONTINUED from page 8 needs just 21 more points to become the school’s all-time scoring leader. But beyond the Bulldogs’ “Big Three” lies the question: Where is the size under the basket? Wiggins has just one player on his roster over six feet tall with legitimate experience in post play, leaving Fresno State on the short
end of the rebound column on most nights. But something fans can count on is Fresno State coming on strong in the second half of the season. Wiggins has made his money finishing seasons strong in the past, and has a group of seniors that have a bitter enough taste in their mouth from yesteryear to get the job done.
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epeating a 19-game win streak and arguably the most successful season in Fresno State women’s basketball history is no small order. B u t b e fo re t h e s e a s o n began, head coach Adrian Wig gins said that through all the wins and success from 2009-10, the two losses the ‘Dogs closed out the year with didn’t sit well. “ I t ’ s great motivation,” Wiggins said. “This team does a good job of looking at their mistakes and their setbacks
r iva l r y b e t we e n F re s n o State and Louisiana Tech is becoming the heavyweight fight of interconference play. Midway through the season, point guard Jaleesa Ross and forwards Hayley Munro and Rosie Moult all average double-figure scoring. Ross
works. But during a seven-game stretch from Dec. 7, 2010 to Jan. 6, 2011, the ‘Dogs reeled off six wins, including the o p e n i n g t h re e g a m e s o f Western Athletic Conference play, and actually cracked the .500 mark for the first time all season. Then things retur ned to normal. Last year the Bulldogs also opened the first three games in conference with wins over Boise State, Hawaii and San Jose State. The ‘Dogs then dropped 11 of their final 17 games and were eliminated in the first round of the WAC Tournament. That was then, and this is now, but now is starting to look an awful lot like yesteryear. If head coach Steve Cleveland’s squad has any shot at reversing its fortune,
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average, three more points than last season’s 27-6 squad. Bulldog leader Jaleesa Ross is once again filling stat sheets, averaging 16 points per game on 44-percent shooting. Fresno State also leads the WAC in assists (17 per game).
idway through the season, it has been same song, different verse for Fresno State men’s basketball. Sure, fans expected a drop off from last year’s squad that only went 15-18. With 2009-10’s toptwo scorers in Paul George and Sylvester Seay leaving, a rebuilding year seemed to be in the
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Offense: The women are putting up a WAC-best 76 points per game on
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and learning from it.” Wiggins’ preseason assertion of his team in situations of adversity couldn’t help more this season. The Bulldogs suffered a tripleovertime thrilling loss at home on Jan. 13 to Louisiana Tech, Fresno State’s first regular-season conference loss since March 2, 2009. The Lady Techsters, who have won the last two matchups with Fresno State, pose the biggest threat to the Bulldogs’ chances at repeating as Wester n Athletic Conference regular-season champions. In the Bulldogs’ last two losses to Louisiana Tech, they gave up an average of 46-percent shooting and were outrebounded by double digits both times. But if the team follows through on Wiggins’ comments, a showdown in two weeks in Rustin, La., may decide who wears the WAC crown. The ever-g rowing
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Defense: The Bulldogs’ defense has had its fair share of holes this season.
dead last in the WAC in scoring, averaging 65 points per game. Surprisingly, the Bulldogs are averaging nearly the same scoring as last season. Even more surprising is Fresno State’s leading scorer is true freshman Kevin Olekaibe.
Defense: Similar to the offensive end, Fresno State’s defense has had
Fresno State sits only in front of Utah State in the WAC, giving up an average of 69 points per game, nearly ten points more than last season. The ‘Dogs rank in the middle of the pack in conference rebounding due to lack of size.
stretches of dominance, but an equal amount of weakness as well. The Bulldogs’ defense earns a leg up on the offense because it plays its best against most tough opponents.
Newcomers: Guard Taylor Thompson has emerged as a reliable scoring
Newcomers: If it wasn’t for some of the fresh faces stepping up this
threat this season, averaging seven points per game while starting all but one game this season. The redshirt freshman missed all of last season recovering from injury. Outside of Thompson, few newcomers have cracked the lineup.
season, Fresno State may have been irrelevant from the outset. Freshman Kevin Olekaibe leads all Bulldog scorers with 10.9 points per game, and junior college transfer Tim Steed is averaging 12 points per game in conference play.
Returnees: While the impact seniors that returned from last year’s team
Returnees: Blame it on the high expectations or the pressure of
haven’t quite matched the 19-game win streak recorded a season ago, they are the primary reason the ‘Dogs are in the WAC title hunt. Jaleesa Ross and Hayley Munro together average 29 points per game.
being a pre-season All-WAC center, but Greg Smith hasn’t quite lived up to the hype It’s hard to get a beat on point guard Steven Shepp, who has only played in eight games this year.
Coaching: It’s not easy for head coach Adrian Wiggins to repeat last year’s performance, but early-season struggles dinged the coach a little bit. Also a home loss to Louisiana Tech set the ‘Dogs back a bit, but Fresno State still stands at 12-6 (3-1).
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Offense: The ‘Dogs have shown flashes of offensive potential, but still rank
Coaching: Head coach Steve Cleveland has tampered with several different starting lineups, but not one seems to be meshing. Cleveland had the ‘Dogs off to a 3-0 start in WAC play, but have been outscored in three straight by an average of 12 points.
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