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TREE CARE

Diseased trees to be removed from campus By Diana Giraldo @dianainspired

As a part of the Fresno State tree care work program, 87 trees throughout campus are confirmed to be either dead, diseased or damaged beyond recovery and have started being removed. Fresno State’s Arboretum and Campus Planning Committees were consulted in December about the need to remove the unhealthy trees and a certified arborist thoroughly inspected each tree and confirmed its state. “Once pests gets in and damage the trees, they are susceptible to all these different types of diseases and then you add the drought on top of that, that stresses them even further they declined very rapidly,” said the Grounds Manager Mike Mosinski. The main trees that have been affected are the Modesto Ash trees, located between Agricultural Sciences building and the Satellite Student Union at north end of the Maple Mall. The Modesto Ash trees were commonly planted on and around campus in late 1950s, when Fresno State moved to its current location, said Mosinski. After about 10 to 20 years after being planted, the trees started showing signs of having disease and pest issues. The trees found to be susceptible to different types of beetles that would infest the trees and cause damage, he said. Even throughout the state, he added, in ideal conditions the trees might have a lifespan of 50 to 60 years. At Fresno State, they have typically lasted about 40 years.

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HMONG

Understanding Hmong culture through shamanism By Justin Johnson @JustinJohnson

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

A panel of Hmong Americans discussed their daily lives in American society, stating their weekends are sacred for them to practice their beliefs, while the work week is a cultural compromise they must make in western society as the Cross Cultural and Gender Center presented, “Shamanism: Religious Diversity Among the Hmong” on Tuesday. “The workshop’s mission wanted to create an open discussion for the Fresno State community about shamanism and to understand its background,” said Tom Thao, a graduate student in multicultural multilingual education at Fresno State. The Hmong community has a significant presence in the Central Valley. According to 2010 Census data, Fresno has the second largest Hmong population in the United States. The workshop consisted of a panel of five guests discussing their culture and community. They expressed the cultural compromises they have made in the United States and the identity struggle they face with their traditions in Western society. “One cultural conflict is animal sacrifice, which is viewed as animal cruelty in western culture,” said Shai

Fresno State plans to remove 87 dead, diseased or damaged trees, including some redwoods, across campus as part of the campus’ tree care work program.

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BULLDOGS LASSO COWBOYS Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Fresno State senior guard Cezar Guerrero (right) and Wyoming guard Trey Washington III (left) dive for a loose ball during the Bulldogs’ 71-60 win over the reigning Mountain West Tournament champion Cowboys.

OPINION

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STOP LAUGHING AT TRUMP GOP

By Megan Bronson @Bronsosuarus

Something dangerous is happening in the GOP. Donald Trump is leading in the polls. Consistently. At first, the Democratic Party laughed it off as a joke. I mean, who could take Donald Trump seriously? He tossed out reporters based on their race and floundered during the preliminary campaign, accusing Megyn Kelly of being on her period. His hair is dumb and he wore a trucker hat to appeal to middle class America. But he is not floundering any longer. Trump stands as a legitimate threat to Americans as we advance toward the Iowa caucus. The Iowa caucus is the first round of voting during the primaries. This is where the state of Iowa will choose which candidate they want to represent the parties. But more than this being the first round of voting, this is the first prediction as to who will win the party nomination. Iowa sets the presidence as to who will win. And right now in the polls, Trump is going to win that party nomination. I cannot laugh at him any longer. He is worshipped because he speaks his mind. He will destroy our foreign policy because he speaks his mind to people who have power, ill will and weapons. He is heralded as a great businessman – and therefore, is an ideal candidate for president. But a country is not a business. We

are dealing with livelihoods instead of infrastructure, with families instead of capital and with the futures of over 300 million individuals. No businessman can manage that. No one person can manage that. Which is the crux of the problem. Trump is one very loud voice. He is incapable of working with others. How would he work with congress to expedite policies to help the middle class? To help Syrian refugees? He wouldn’t. He would be a very loud stick in the mud with bad hair. This stick in the mud will soon become a stick somewhere else if we, the voters, do not change it. We cannot be complacent with the GOP choosing Trump as their party’s nominee. We need to take Trump seriously, as the threat that he is. He has become too comfortable in his lead. Comfortable enough that last week at a rally he said that his fans were loyal enough that he could, “stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody” and not “lose any voters.” While this seems absurd, and surely that absurdity should have reflected so in the polls, it did not. His fans agreed with him. His polls did not drop. Trump is Jesus. He can do no wrong. He can threaten to kill innocent people without cause, and not face any censure at the polls. This is dangerous. His supporters are loyal to the point of mindlessness. And he knows it. He brags about it. He revels in the fact that so many Americans have become Trumpsheep. Yeah, I just coined a new term. These Trump-sheep breed

Robert Gauthier • Los Angeles Times/TNS

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump makes a campaign stop aboard the USS Iowa battleship in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2015.

fascism without question. They have a nationalistic view of the nation and believe that Trump can do no wrong. They are lemmings. Sadly, they are going to take the whole nation off the cliff with them if Trump is elected president. These fascists are blindly following a leader with his head so far up his own butt, he cannot see daylight. But it is okay, because Sarah Palin endorsed him, and she can see Russia from her front porch. That is all the foreign policy we need in America. The cracks of sunlight from Donald Trump’s butt, and distant relations with

Russia. I cannot call for Americans to wake up. I have to ask them to stop laughing with me. A man who does not welcome Muslims into America is no laughing matter. A man who wants to build walls between us and our neighbors is not giggle-worthy. A man whose followers worship him to the point that they cannot fault him for threatening to shoot people should be met with stoicism and censure. He should be silenced at the polls. Start taking Trump’s campaign seriously. Start recognizing that

he may be the Republican Party nominee. And there would be no stopping him from that. The Democratic Party has an independent running on their ticket. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is running as a “Democratic Socialist.” The word “Socialist” still scares Americans. That alone could deter them from winning this election. Stop laughing America. Trump could become our reality.

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Panel discussed the fear of losing cultural practices

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Cher Tang Yang (right) alongside Chayeng Xiong (left) speak about the different practices in Shamanism during a special workshop hosted in the Fresno State Henry Madden Library, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.

HMONG from Page 1 Chang, a sociology major at Fresno State. He says his culture and spiritual beliefs are sometimes misunderstood. For him, shamanism is more spiritual than it is religious. Many discussed the fear of losing their cultural practices in generations to come, because they face a cultural struggle war between Hmong identity and American

pop culture. “I hope people walk away from this with a greater awareness and appreciation for how shamanism affects Hmong students, staff and faculty,” said May Yang, a graduate student and student lead coordinator at the Cross Culture and Gender Center. She expressed concern with the violence in society and seeks to broaden awareness of cultural understanding through workshops like this.

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Mosinski: We are trying to get the word out to people, this is just one of those necessary things we have to do TREE CARE from Page 1 “Unfortunately those were planted in pretty large numbers on campus,” Mosinski said. “Then over the last decade as they have become deceased, we have systematically removed them.” The biggest issue is these diseased trees are a potential hazard to student and campus employees who walk or congregate around them. “When the arborist did the inspection on the trees and they said we have to much rot and there’s a pretty high danger of these tree branches falling, of the tree just splitting and falling over, so really from a safety aspect we just really had to get those trees removed,” Mosinski said. The rotting of the trees causes them to become hollow, which generates the potential of the heavy limbs reaching out over the sidewalk and sitting areas which create shade to break off and injure any passers-by. “We don’t like to take the trees down, but it just comes to a point when we are in danger of causing injury or worse to people then we have to cut them down,” Mosinski said. “A lot of the work has been in progress, and now people are seeing a bigger impact.” He added that in the last couple years when trees have been removed from campus people have expressed anger. Since then, Mosinski said he has tried to be more proactive about contacting people to inform them about any improvements in the grounds landscaping. Magda Gilewicz, English professor and director of the writing center, said she monitors the removal of trees because to her it is sad to walk through school and see the voids of the trees that once provided shade. In her 25 years of being a faculty member, she said she has seen the once flourishing areas of campus destroyed and was compelled to share their story on her personal Facebook page. “I just do it to raise awareness because I think students come and they don't care, but some of us remember what it looked like when we came here when the trees were big and mature,” Gilewicz said. “When you go to Sacramento State, it’s a campus in the same climate as we and it is gorgeous. There are huge trees growing there. What are we doing wrong that our trees are diseased and we are chopping them down and replacing them all the

time?” Madhusudan V. Katti, an associate professor in the biology department, said he has seen his class progress directly affected by the removal trees in the past, which he uses as habitats to teach a number of his field classes. In his courses, he involves making observations in the field, learning how to measure habitat and understanding the diversity of trees. “As a biologist and an ecologist, I understand that trees have life cycles, and I also understand that in the urban context the reason why trees need to be removed sometimes,” Katti said. Katti’s concern as an ecologist is to make sure that there is adequate consultation and the removal is not done merely for convenience but it is done with mindfulness and without disrupting the ecology of campus. “We are trying to get the word out to people, this is just one of those necessary things we have to do,” Mosinski said. “Our goal is to make it even better. We are trying to get things turned around on campus to where students can enjoy it, and students in the future will have nice shade trees.” In the areas where the trees will be removed, they will be replaced trees with native oak trees. “We are looking at native plants and native trees that typically grow in our type of weather,” Mosinski said. “We are still working on which exact species but we are going to pick oak trees that are native to California that would grow well in this environment.” Other areas like Barstow Avenue, between Maple and Cedar avenues, the Modesto Ash trees were replaced with Chinese pistache trees and toward softball field, the trees have been replaced with Crepe Myrtle trees. The trees that will be planted are 10-year-old trees, which require a crane to move, but they will begin to provide immediate shade than younger trees would. “It costs more money, but we get the desired effect of having this grove and those trees would provide some shade, and within a couple of years, you get quite a bit of shade canopy compared to having to wait five more years to get any benefit from the tree,” Mosinski said. The tree care work plan will continue through February.

NEWS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016

MILITIA

Oregon militia occupation leaders arrested; one dead and one injured

Andy Nelson â&#x20AC;˘ The Register-Guard/Zuma Press/TNS

Ammon Bundy speaks during his daily press conference at the top of the road leading to the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Jan. 6 near Burns, Oregon.

By Matt Pearce

Los Angeles Times/TNS One person died and at least seven others were taken into custody Tuesday when authorities confronted an armed protest group responsible for a nearly month-long occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Oregon, officials said. Shots were fired, and selfstyled protest leader Ammon Bundy was among a group of five people arrested on a state highway, officials said. One other person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. The incident began at 4:25 p.m. on State Highway 395 when agents of the FBI and Oregon

State Police "began a law enforcement action" to take into custody those associated with the armed occupation of the refuge, authorities said in a statement. The person who died as not identified, and no information was given on the cause of death. Officials said that this suspect "was a subject of a federal probable cause arrest." Police said they made a separate arrest of another man, Joseph O'Shaughnessy, of Cottonwood, Arizona, who was taken into custody in the town of Burns, Oregon, where the refuge is located. About two hours after the initial confrontation, authorities also arrested Internet radio host Peter Santilli, a supporter of the occupation who has documented the case on his program and via live

stream since it began. All of those taken into custody, including Santilli, face a federal felony charge of conspiracy to impede federal officers through the use of force, intimidation or threats, authorities said. Leaders of the group have been largely holed up at the wildlife refuge outside Burns since Jan. 2, protesting the federal sentencing of a local rancher and the government's administration of public lands. They had been expected to appear at a community meeting Tuesday night in the city of John Day, but never arrived. In addition to Bundy, a resident of Emmett, Idaho, those arrested included his brother, Ryan C. Bundy, 43, of Bunkerville, Nevada; Brian Cavalier, 44, also

of Bunkerville; Shawna Cox, 59, Kanab, Utah; and Ryan Waylen Payne, 32, of Anaconda, Montana. "Isn't this a wonderful country we live in?" Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, Ammon's father, said sarcastically when the Los Angeles Times informed him about the arrests and the death. "We believe that those federal people shouldn't even be there in that state, and be in that county and have anything to do with this issue. ... I have some sons and other people there trying to protect our rights and liberties and freedoms, and now we've got one killed, and all I can say is, he's sacrificed for a good purpose." Bundy and a group of about 15 other men took over the wildlife refuge after a march in support of a pair of ranchers, Dwight and

Steve Hammond, who had been sentenced to prison for illegal fires and alleged poaching on their land. The protesters made a muddled set of demands about what they wanted from the occupation. They demanded freedom for the imprisoned Hammonds and asked that local land be returned from the federal government to local land owners, the county and the town of Burns. They made it clear they were willing to resort to violence if the federal government moved against them, but also said they did not want such a confrontation. Through it all, the renegades won support from around the country, and also among some local residents. But they also angered many. Around Burns, signs popped up declaring: "Bundy militia go home" and "No Bundy caliphate." The occupiers repeatedly said they were protesting on behalf of their fellow citizens. "We're trying to accomplish the task of restoring rights to the people who have lost them or surrendered them," Ryan Bundy said earlier this month. "We don't want it to end with violence. We're not looking for bloodshed," he said in an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "We can enforce the Constitution in Harney County and that's what we intend to do," Ammon Bundy told reporters one day. "We have a lot of plans." Los Angeles Times staff writer Nigel Duara contributed to this story

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ELECTION

IS TED CRUZ ELIGIBLE TO BE PRESIDENT? By Megan Bronson @Bronsosuarus

Is Ted Cruz eligible to be president? This month, presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has come under fire in regards to his eligibility for president. Cruz was born in Canada. He moved to Texas when he was 4. The Constitution says that, “No person except a natural born Citizen . . . shall be eligible to the Office of President.” The argument arises from the ambiguity of the statement “natural born citizen.” Does the phrase mean only individuals born in the United States are eligible for presidency? According to the Harvard Law Review, the answer is no. The Harvard Law Review posted a forum last March “On the Meaning of ‘Natural Born Citizenship.” In it, Neal Katyal and Paul Clement, both former solicitor general, give background on the phrase “natural born citizen.” They said, “the original meaning of the phrase ‘natural born citizen’ includes persons born abroad who are citizens from birth based on the citizenship of a parent.” The pair cited the Naturalization Act of 1790 as the reason for Ted Cruz’s eligibility. This act gave citizenship to children born abroad, if one of their parents held American citizenship. Cruz’s mother was an American citizen at the time of his birth. They continue that, “despite the happenstance of a birth across the border, there is no question that Senator Cruz has

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been a citizen from birth and is thus a ‘natural-born citizen’ within the meaning of the Constitution.” Dr. Thomas Holyoak, professor of political science at Fresno State, said, “Ted Cruz is eligible to run, pretty much everyone who has thought seriously about this agrees. Nobody disputed Senator McCain’s eligibility in 2008, and he was also not born in the United States, but in the U.S. controlled Panama Canal Zone.” Ironically enough, at the start of the month McCain commented on Cruz’s eligibility during an interview on Phoenix CBS affiliate KFYI-TV. “I think there is a question. I’m not a constitutional scholar on that, but I think it’s worth looking into. I don’t think it’s illegitimate to look into it,” said McCain. Jeremiah Folia, Central Valley regional chair for the Cruz campaign and campus chair, said, “one must understand what our founding fathers meant when they wrote “natural born citizen” in the constitution.” “After the mid-seventeenth century civil wars in England, parliament created an act stating that all children who were born during the span of the wars ‘were born out of his majesty’s dominions. and whose fathers or mothers were natural born subjects of this realm’ were natural-born themselves (cited from the 1898 Supreme Court case United States vs Wong Kim Ark). Later, in 1708, it was again clarified, ‘the Children of all natural born Subjects born out of the Ligeance of Her Majesty, Her Heirs, and Successors shall be deemed adjudged and taken to be natural born Subjects of this Kingdom to all Intents Constructions and Purposes whatsoever.’

Carolyn Cole • Los Angeles Times/TNS

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz meets with voters at the Freedom Country Store in Freedom, N.H., on Jan. 20, 2016. Sept. 15, 2015.

It was soon after, in 1787 that the constitution was signed. All English law was clear on what ‘natural born’ meant despite the somewhat ambiguous nature of the term in the constitution. By looking back on these acts and English statements, we can see clearly what the framers meant when they wrote ‘natural born.’” Donald Trump sparked the conversation at the last GOP debate, asking Ted Cruz if he was even eligible to run. Cruz responded saying, “Back in September, my friend Donald said he had his lawyers look at this in every which way, there was nothing to this birther issue.” He said, “since September, the Constitution hasn’t changed. But the poll numbers have.” The two candidates are leading the polls

as the Iowa Caucuses draw near, and at the time of the GOP debate, Senator Cruz was up by four points. “Donald Trump is simply using this to cast doubt in the minds of people who easily swayed by such wild charges, or who want to be swayed, including many of the same people who were convinced that President Obama was born in Kenya when he was clearly born in Hawaii,” Holyoak said. Trump is currently leading the polls again. As of Sunday, Fox News released a poll out of Iowa with Trump up by 11 points. Trump is still sticking to his guns when it comes to Senator Cruz’s eligibility. On Friday he tweeted, “Cruz did not renounce his Canadian citizenship as a U.S. Senatoronly when he started to run for #POTUS. He could be Canadian Prime Minister.”

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016

ELECTION

Clinton-Sanders battle at town hall meeting By Kathleen Decker Los Angeles Times/TNS

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders put aside much of the rancor that has defined the Democratic presidential contest in recent days and, in a televised Iowa town hall Monday night, pared their race down to its essence: Do Democrats want the revolution Sanders pledges or the experienced continuity Clinton promises? Both candidates, as well as the third member of the field, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, seemed intent on casting themselves as the grown-ups in this presidential contest, emphasizing their general agreement and contrasting their party’s candidates against the blisteringly negative tone of the Republican campaign. The timing of the forum – one week before Iowa’s caucuses and the first official votes of the 2016 race – lent an urgency to the proceedings that had each candidate nearly shouting at the audience even while ticking off the most basic of campaign stances. While the format of having candidates on stage separately may have negated some of the fizz of a face-toface dispute, the results still were illuminating. Vermont Sen. Sanders sang one note most of the night, a passionate appeal to upend the economic status quo and the nation’s campaign finance system – and he did not shy away in the least from his self-description as a socialist. He blithely noted that his plans would require increased taxes, a declaration that would have left previous Democratic candidates quaking. His limitations were apparent – at one point he tiptoed toward naivete by suggesting that a victory would cause Congress to capitulate to the will of voters, the same suggestion that President Barack Obama once made, but has long since learned not to expect. He was long-winded and circuitous

at times, but also poignant as he reflected on his family’s move in one generation from immigrant poverty to the U.S. Senate. Clinton, who followed Sanders and O’Malley, demonstrated – as she has in every debate – the breadth of her experience and her general cool under pressure. With more emphasis than before, she detailed the unflashy but substantial ways she has fought for Democratic desires over the decades, her way of suggesting that she, too, has passion, if of a different style than Sanders. She all but dropped what has been daily criticism of Sanders’ past votes on gun measures and his health care plan. Her limitations were apparent too. She grew terse when asked about criticisms that she bungled the Benghazi terror attack and wrongly used a private email server as secretary of State. But she persisted in crafting a vision of a White House tenure that would improve upon Obama’s terms with more sure-handedness than upheaval. For his part, O’Malley seemed thrilled to be invited to the party. With the night likely to be his last best chance to make a pitch, O’Malley repeated his laundry list of proposals but ultimately seemed something of a palate cleanser between the two disparate main courses. And they are, decidedly, different. For all the years that opponents have cast Clinton as a flaming liberal, Monday’s gathering underscored how comfortable she is in the middle of the road, while Sanders coasts along in the far left lane. If Clinton has defined her potential presidency as one that would polish and extend the Obama years, Sanders has promised to upend them. To her vow to improve Obamacare, he pledges to adopt a single-player health care plan. To her proposal for some help for college students facing big tuition bills, he promises free college for all.

Erin Hooley • Chicago Tribune/TNS

Vermont Sen. and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to a crowd at the Village Leadership Academy during a campaign stop in Chicago on Dec. 23, 2015

He received some push-back for his views from voter questioners and the CNN moderator, Chris Cuomo. When Cuomo pointed out that critics of Sanders’ health care plan have said it would be costly, Sanders replied: “We will raise taxes, yes we will.” (He also said the increase would be offset for some people by diminished insurance premiums.) He defended himself again when Cuomo noted that Sanders’ proposals, taken together, meant creating “the biggest government ever.” America, Sanders said, had experienced a “massive transfer of wealth” from the middle class to the very wealthy on Wall Street, whose “recklessness, greed and illegal behavior brought this country to its knees.” “I demand that Wall Street start paying its fair share of taxes,” he said, suggesting that dramatic change was required to right the ship. “People want to criticize me, fine.” The downside of hitting one note repeatedly is that Sanders can come off as hectoring. But on Monday, as if aware that many voters in Iowa and elsewhere might be taking their first ex-

tended look at him, he leavened his appeal with some humor. At one point, Cuomo interrupted as Sanders answered a young woman’s question about how he would be a better president for women than Clinton. “One more point, Chris – I’m trying to win her vote,” he responded, with a smile. Softer, maybe, but Sanders was not backing away from what he was calling for: a more radical presidency than has been seen before. “We have got to go beyond establishment politics and establishment economics,” he said. “In my view, we need a political revolution.” Clinton is, of course, the very definition of establishment politics in this race, even if she takes pains to note the historic reach her candidacy represents. Every part of her appearance Monday underscored her position. Her answers were crisp, every “t” crossed and “i” dotted, her statements generally agreeable. The recent turn in the Iowa race, where Sanders has pulled into a tie with her in several polls, have resurrected fears that for the second time in a row, she will lose the state to a flashier candidate

fresher on the national stage. So on Monday, she reminded Democrats that she had been a loyal foot soldier in all of the Democratic Party’s fights over the decades – for women’s rights, children’s rights, civil rights, gay rights. That was meant to accomplish multiple things: remind voters that Sanders, for all his liberal ideology, is an independent and not a Democrat; that she has expended energy and capital on fights that benefited others; and, importantly, that criticism of her is criticism of them. Indeed, when one young questioner noted that his peers were more enthusiastic about Sanders and worried that she was “dishonest,” Clinton started out by praising student involvement in the campaign then quickly pivoted to brush aside the criticism. “I’ve been around a long time; people have thrown all kinds of things at me,” she said. “I just keep going forward because there’s nothing to it. They throw all this stuff at me, and I’m still standing.” If the questions signaled the messiness that a Clinton campaign conjures – with mentions of Benghazi, her vote on Iraq and her email server – she also spoke movingly of the often unseen work of rallying allies and the calculated and complex decisions that a president must make.As Sanders had praised Clinton as “a very good person,” Clinton spoke of the “respect” she had for him. “But I believe that I’m the better person to be the Democratic nominee and to be the president and commander-in-chief,” she added. For all the fierce fighting in Clinton’s battle with Obama eight years ago, their differences were slim; each was positing a mainstream Democratic point of view that skewed little from the past. The differences between Clinton’s and Sanders’ views are more distinct, setting up a choice not just between two candidates but two visions of government – a choice that starts in Iowa, on Monday.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

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Dave Hyde’s Top 10 Super Bowl storylines

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Members of the Carolina Panthers including Luke Kuechly, Charles Johnson, Greg Olsen, Thomas Davis and Cam Newton hold up the George Halas Trophy after winning the NFC Championship over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.

NFL from Page 8 with blather until the Super Bowl kicks off in Santa Clara, Calif. So, as an annual public service, here are the Top 10 Super Bowl storylines that will allow you to bypass the coming two weeks of nonsense: 1. No. 1 vs. No. 1. This is the first time two quarterbacks drafted first overall meet in the Super Bowl. This will go a long way toward saying the obvious, that you need a great quarterback to win. Of course, Cam Newton is in his prime, and Manning is looking for one final day in the sun. 2. Von Miller's Sack Dance vs. Cam Newton's Touchdown Dance. Miller, the Denver linebacker, punctuates his dance with a crotch grab right out of "Magic Mike." Newton's dance is the arm gyrating, "Dab." Far more entertaining than the dances will be

the generational discussion that comes from them. 3. Patriots Arrogance. OK, this isn't exactly a Super Bowl theme, but it should be. The Patriots lost Sunday in Denver with everyone gulping diluted Colorado oxygen, because they tried only so hard to beat the Dolphins in the season finale. You can understand why they didn't take the Dolphins seriously. They simultaneously ran the ball and exposed Brady to the Dolphins' pass rush. When the Dolphins won, the playoff seeds were reshuffled and the Pats lost their home-field edge. 4. Name the coaches. No Belichick. No Pete Carroll. Not even a Mike Tomlin or Mike McCarthy. Some enterprising reporter will conduct fan-on-the-street interviews in which people have no idea who the coaches are for the simple reason that Gary Kubiak and Ron Rivera aren't big names

to anyone but the TV voices lauding them for everything. 5. Carolina receiver Ted Ginn Jr. vs. Denver's Evan Mathis. Him vs. Him, to Dolphins fans. Ginn was the first-round pick who bore a thousand lines ("Ted Ginn's Family; "Got to turn those thumbs this way") and didn't excel as people hoped. Mathis? The Dolphins didn't sign him on the cheap this summer and was rated as the game's top guard by ProFootballFocus.com. He's in the Super Bowl. The Dolphins still need a guard. 6. Peyton Manning commercials. I like Manning. You like Manning. Everyone likes Manning. But this might test his popularity as between now and the Super Bowl every commercial you see might have him in it. Think of his arsenal: Buick. Papa John's. Oreo. Spring. Gatorade. ESPN. He does high-voice Peyton for Di-

Strong second half fuels ‘Dogs past Cowboys BASKETBALL from Page 8 guard. “Coach Terry always talks about using your length and squaring guys up and that’s what worked for me tonight,” Watson said. “I can tell he was getting frustrated.” The defensive intensity eventually led to easy baskets on the offensive end, and that’s when Harris and the rest of the team capitalized with 22 points off turnovers. The game was still tight with

the Bulldogs holding on to a 5551 lead with 5:03 left to go in the game when Watson made a key 3-pointer to push the lead to 5851. Junior forward Cullen Russo then drained another 3-pointer to essentially close the game out for the ‘Dogs. Offensive rebounding was also a major factor in the Bulldogs victory as the ‘Dogs had 12 offensive rebounds to the Cowboys’ two. “They’re only sending one guy to the glass,” Terry said. “We can really play to our strength in

transition so it was critical that we didn’t have empty possessions and that we got a shot every time down the floor – and more than likely we wanted it to be on our terms.” Harris scored 13 of his 25 points in the second half while also adding two steals, Russo – who got his first start of the season – had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Watson chipped in with 12 points. Adams led Wyoming with 32 points.

recTV and jingle-singing Peyton for Nationwide. Plus, how many new deals are signed by him now? 7. Mike and Don Shula. Mike, who is Carolina's offensive coordinator, comes from good coaching stock, and his good work is central to the development of Newton and the Panthers being the top-scoring offense. When Mike was born, the doctor told Don in the waiting room, "You didn't get the fullback you want." Shula was disappointed as he wanted a son. The doctor then said: "But you got a helluva quarterback." 8. Where is Santa Clara? San Francisco is the host city of the Super Bowl. Santa Clara is 38 miles away. But it built a publicly funded stadium for the 49ers, which got it the Super Bowl, which is how America plays its sports games. This is promised to be the most "interactive Super Bowl ever." Maybe it can even make ev-

eryone in San Francisco interact like they're in Santa Clara. 9. Radio-Row Repeats. Did you wonder what middle-aged, male maladies might befall you? Listen to talk-radio Super Bowl week. The perfectly cliched, former-player interview doubles as a marketing pitch for companies fighting male-pattern baldness, erectile dysfunction, overactive bladders, enlarged prostates, high cholesterol, low testosterone and general incontinence. Whichever radio show checks off every issue first yells, "Bingo!" 10. Carolina 30, Denver 13. Carolina has a great offense and great defense. Denver has a great defense and a great storyline in Manning. But what do I know? I picked the Patriots to make this game.

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2016

MEN’S BASKETBALL

‘Dogs top reigning MW Tournament champion Wyoming By Cox Odia

@TheCollegian The Fresno State men’s basketball team improved to a 5-3 record in Mountain West Conference play with a 71-60 against the Wyoming Cowboys Tuesday night at Save Mart Center. The Bulldogs tightened up on defense and senior guard Marvelle Harris took over in the second half to help the Bulldogs come out with the victory. The game started off slow for the ‘Dogs, who were stagnant on defense in the first half while also missing easy baskets on the offensive end. The first half was back-and-forth with Cowboys’ guard Josh Adams scoring 17 of the team's 37 points, in which at times he looked almost unstoppable. After halftime the Bulldogs tightened up their defense and their shots began to fall consistently as they also got to the line more often. Head coach Rodney Terry was very pleased with the defensive intensity the team came out with, holding Wyoming to 23 points in the second half. “Well I think it's something that we’ve tried to buy into all year in terms of that being a part of our identity,” Terry said. “When we got back from winter break, we talked about [how] defense wins.” The game was close in the second half and although the Cowboys’ 3-point shot wasn’t falling as often Adams continued to pour it in. But it was not easy with rangy junior forward Paul Watson drawing the task of defending the shifty

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NFL

Dave Hyde: Here’s what Carolina,

Denver means for Super Bowl By Dave Hyde

Sun Sentinel/TNS I'm happy Denver advances to the Super Bowl to offer Peyton Manning a happy ending and even more commercial opportunities. I'm happy Carolina advances, because it's good to have a Shula back in the big game. And I'm happy New England lost Sunday, if only so Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln aren't replaced by Bill Belichick and Tom Brady on Mount Rushmore. Like the rest of you, I watched the NFL's best afternoon of the season Sunday. Unlike the rest of you, I watched with a wary eye as the worst two weeks of the sports year begin, the ones filled

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Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Fresno State senior guard Marvelle Harris (left) drives the ball against Wyoming’s Alexander Aka Gorski during Tuesday’s Mountain West matchup at Save Mart Center.

MOUNTAIN WEST MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS OVERALL

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15-6

8-0

12-8

3-4

15-5

6-1

11-8

3-5

11-8

4-2

10-12

3-6

14-7

5-3

10-10

1-6

12-8

4-4

6-14

1-7

11-8

3-3