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Where did all this money come from? By Angelica Hernandez | @avh1992

wo weeks ago, during the first Associated Students Inc. (ASI) meeting of the spring 2018 semester, ASI senators discussed various ways to spend an enormous reserve fund of $700,000. Where did the reserve come from? ASI vice president of finance Cam

Patterson said the reserve fund is the result of many years of accumulated student fees and budget surpluses. “We set aside a budget every single year,” Patterson explained. “Usually around $680,000. So I have to predict student fee revenue. But there’s no perfect way to predict that.” Patterson said that student fee revenue tends to fluctuate due to changing enrollment numbers each year, often creating a budget surplus. In addition to surpluses in fee revenue, the difference from budgeted expenses and the actual amount spent for programs and services at the end of the year also feeds into the growing reserves. “That money just pools over into our reserve fund,” Patterson said. “Sometimes we decide to take a little bit out

Sometimes we decide to take a little bit out to spend on sponsored activities grants. Sometimes it just rolls over, and that’s what it’s been doing for the past few years. —Cam Patterson, ASI Vice President of Finance

to spend on sponsored activities grants. Sometimes it just rolls over, and that’s what it’s been doing for the past few years.” Patterson estimated that the reserve fund has been growing for almost a decade. This means that although past senators have used some funds from the reserve, students paying fees each semester may not have benefited fully from their contributions. “Students pay that every single year,” Patterson said. “So it doesn’t do the students of Fresno State justice for that money just to be sitting in some figurative bank.” Spending the $700,000 reserve fund was a main focus during the first ASI meeting of 2018. The ASI senate has decided to find ways to return those funds to students, something ASI President Blake Zante advocated for, according to Patterson. Big plans for the $700,000 Pending a vote by the senate, about $5,000 from the reserve will be donated to the Student Cupboard on campus as

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CAMPUS

Meet the new booth on the block By Christian Mattos @ChrisssyMattos

After 2 ½ years at Fresno State without a booth, dance club Ritmo y Pasion is now one of the 27 club and organization booths that are featured in front of the University Student Union. The Ritmo y Pasion club, which translates to “rhythm and passion” in Spanish, teaches students how to dance salsa, bachata and merengue. The members also dance cumbia, cha-cha-cha and zouk dance. “It is just about giving students, faculty and staff an opportunity to learn and grow in the diverse art of Latin dancing,” said club president Sara Essary. Currently, many club members are from the Fresno community and not from Fresno State, Essary said. However, she hopes the booth gets the club more exposure and more students involved. “We always have new students just out of the blue, and then returning students tend to come every now and then,” she said. “It’s kind of rare that you see new students come and then come every single Friday after that, and those are the ones I hold onto and recruit.” The club meets Friday nights at 8 p.m. in Rooms 011 and 013 at the Peters Business Building. Kris Greene, the graduate assistant for clubs and organizations, said there are 27 booth openings for recognized clubs and organizations each semester. Members are required to build their own booths

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according to safety guidelines, and they must be staffed for at least six hours each week. Club members must fill out a form to

be entered into a lottery drawing for a booth, Greene said. As entries are pulled from the raffle, members are able to hand-pick which booth site they want for

their club. “It gives everyone a chance if they want to [have a booth],” he said. Greene said there were around 40 club entries in the lottery vying for the 27 booth slots this spring. “[The booths are] a good way for recruiting and just being able to promote your events or just what’s going on, or even just needing space for your club just to hang out and [have] unity with your members,” Greene said. For club secretary Bianca Carballo, working at the booth has helped her come out of her shell. “It’s really gotten me to be more open because I’m a really shy person. So the fact that people approach me and ask me about it is really beneficial for myself, as well,” Carballo said. Essary said it was a hectic process to build the booth. Community club members as well as fraternity members from a neighboring booth helped with the construction and assembly. “We purchased all of the materials, took it to my backyard, painted it and assembled parts of it, and then we took all of the pieces to campus and assembled the rest on campus,” Essary said. “I don’t know how we did it.” Carballo said she and other members helped with the lettering of the logo and painting the booth. “It was fun putting it together because I feel like it brought us together more,” Carballo said. “It’ll definitely catch people’s attention more.”

A&E Behold, a zine

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

DIY

By Ramuel Reyes @kierkegaardens

In a small room at Common Space in Downtown Fresno, about a dozen people recently gathered to read. Except, it wasn’t the typical book or magazine in their hands. It was a zine. Zines are often defined as self-published, homemade or online pieces of publication that resemble a magazine. Unlike a regular magazine, a zine is not reviewed by an editor or overarching organization. Its contents can range from writing, drawing, pasted magazine clips or photographs – all done by the author and creator. Zines normally draw inspiration from what the person can create. Armed with scissors, glue, paper and their vision to inspire, most in the small group who gathered recently constructed their first zine during a workshop. They used the simplest zine format, a folded 8½ by 11 inch piece of paper, which results in a six-page mini zine. The workshop was one of Laguna Zine Collective’s attempts to introduce zines to Fresno and to plant seeds that may lead to a thriving local zine community. “It can be seen as very punk because there’s really no rules to it,” said Jemimah Barba, a co-founder of Laguna and a Fres-

no State anthropology major. Barba said that zines can come in many different formats, and the way they are created can vary and depends on how an author wants to create it. She designed a zine inspired by anxiety, she said. “It’s a zine basically handwritten and Xeroxed,” Barba said while holding up the tiny zine. “The very act of making zines, it’s a very DIY [do it yourself].” With such freedom, any topic the author chooses can be written about without the fear of a publisher or editor censoring the narrative, according to the zine enthusiasts. “Essentially, it really goes down to basis of voice,” Barba said. “For somebody to enable anyone to make zines, it’s kind of giving that power through them to give them the voice.” Zines typically offer outsidethe-box creativity. So it is fitting that they appeal to the often underrepresented issues and voices in society, like trans and queer issues and people whose muted voices often come alive through a zine. In fact, the recent workshop was a collaboration with TransE-Motion and MyLGBTPlus, two local support groups. They brought the supplies – paper, magazines and glue – while Laguna provided the helping hand in creating a zine.

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Jemimah Barba’s zines alongside zines made by other people.

“We need more narratives that aren’t so whitewashed. We need more narratives that come from people who are underserved and marginalized,” Barba said. “There’s so many issues that we can explore in different ways if it’s written and distributed.” And the low cost of creating a zine allows artists, photographers and writers to distribute their art for a fraction of the price compared with a traditional magazine. Zines are all about accessibility and exposure for both creators and readers, according to those who take part in them. “It’s an easy way to get my prints out there in a more tangible format versus selling a very big print for very [a] expensive [price],” said Vicente Velasquez, co-founder of Laguna. “I can sell a very small photo zine for a really inexpensive price and still get my work out there.” Barba and Velasquez, aside from displaying examples of their own zines, also brought examples of zines that they gathered from visiting and tabling at

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zine fairs in other cities, such as San Jose and Los Angeles. They hope the attention and excitement for zines grows and will inspire people to create their own in Fresno. “The whole thing about making zines [is] making it accessible to folks that may want to get into it soon,” Barba said. “We’re making that happen. In Fresno, it’s unfortunately not a scene of importance yet. I’m trying to push for it.” Hannah Livingstone, who attended the workshop, showed off her zine. It was made with images cut and pasted from various magazines. An exact theme was lacking, but it was her first time trying it out, she said. The meaning emerged through the images she found and resonated with. She described it as being about “resistance” and drew from the current social climate. One spread said, “Now is the time for resistance,” with each of these words being different cuts from a magazine or written in marker. “I always kind of wanted to

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get into making zines but never exactly [knew] how or when to start,” Livingstone said. “Having the resources around and the people showing you how to fold the paper, it’s really nice.” By the end of the workshop, Barba and Velasquez said they felt better about their goals to bring a concentrated zine scene to Fresno. “I’ve never really ever been to an event [like] this, where people bring whatever they had and put together zines right here and there,” said Velasquez. “It’s really fun and it’s really important for people to be around other creatives.” And in the quest to grow the zine community, Barba said Laguna is there to offer any assistance. After all, she said, it’s for a good cause. “As Laguna, we want to make copies of what you make,” Barba said. “We just want to enable folks who are interested in writing their own voices or their own narratives.” Barba plans to create more events around Fresno like the one at Common Space, specifically in the Tower District. Other ventures include a pop-up library at Fresno State to introduce students to the art form. “My agenda, personally, is to make people create more and push people in Fresno to read and write,” Barba said. “That is my passion, writing and literature. This is my agenda that I’m pushing through Laguna.”

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

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requested by Zante at the last meeting, Patterson said. ASI Vice President of External Affairs Demi Wack has requested $20,000 for a proposal to add benches to the Peace Garden and Craig School of Business. That project will be voted on at the next ASI meeting on Jan. 31. The largest portion requested is a total of $100,000 to create the ASI Impact Grant. The grant would be given to clubs or organizations requesting funds related to general use, technology, sustainability, clubs or campus climate with a maximum $5,000 being awarded per application. “Technology is definitely our biggest field,” Patterson said. “But we want clubs to have the chance to be funded for things that they normally wouldn’t be funded for. I want to be able to say that ASI supported this not just with our words, but with funding, as well.” According to Patterson, the reserve fund is separate from the budget itself, which means that the use of the remaining $575,000 can be decided at any time during the semester. Changes to the budget call process Patterson said the budget call process for next year is now accepting applications from organizations on campus. “If any departments or organizations

NEWS BRIEFS COMMENT: to comment on this story visit our website fresnostate.edu/collegian on campus think that they contribute valuable programming, I encourage them to apply for budget call,” Patterson said. “This allows me to incorporate them in the budget for next year, which makes them a priority. Money is power at the end of the day.” Patterson said he has been working to change the way funding is requested on campus, implementing a new rubric to ensure that resources will have a substantial impact on the quality of student life. In addition to a written application, those requesting funds can now speak directly with the finance committee, made up of various members of ASI, to explain how they will utilize the funds. “My goal here is for transparency,” Patterson said, “I want every organization to know that we look at their application just the same as the next organization’s.” An example of an approved application from previous fiscal years is the Clothing Closet located in the Career Development Center on campus. The closet service gives students free access to professional clothing to use for interviews.

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Castro to be honored as Linked Learning ‘champion’ Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro was named 2018 “Linked Learning Educator Champion” by the The Linked Learning Alliance. The Linked Learning Alliance organization said its work is based on making education relevant to students. The organization provides real-world and hands-on learning and encouragement, according to a news release announcing Castro’s achievement. Castro is being honored specifically for his contribution to the university's agriculture department, the news release stated. He has implemented an agreement with the Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep (Ag Prep) to guarantee admission to high school students who transfer to the university and meet certain requirements. Ag Prep students are considered transfer students based on the associate degree

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of transfer they receive after completing their high school pathway, according to Linked Learning Alliance. The Linked Learning champions will be honored at the fourth annual Linked Learning Convention in February in Anaheim.

Professor named ‘emerging scholar’ by magazine Fresno State associate professor Larissa Mercado-Lopez was recognized as a 2018 Emerging Scholar in “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine. Mercado-Lopez is among 15 other individuals featured as “emerging scholars” in the magazine’s January edition. The magazine explains that those individuals who have all made efforts toward equal rights for all. Mercado-Lopez’s article, titled “Embracing Motherhood,” details her life, including her work related to student-parents. Mercado-Lopez became pregnant toward the end of her college career, ac-

cording to a news release about her article. Initially, she was concerned that motherhood would deter her from having a career. In graduate school, Mercado-Lopez became more accepting of her status as a mother. In addition, Mercado-Lopez surveyed student parents at Fresno State and found that many of them didn’t know the rights granted to them under Title IX. For example, Title IX protects pregnant students and student-parents, among other different groups, from discrimination.

Lecture will detail life before Armenian Genocide The Armenian Studies Program’s spring lecture series will feature a presentation by Dr. Yektan Türkyılmaz, who will discuss life before the Armenian Genocide. The lecture, titled “Van Vaspurakan Armenians: From Renaissance to Resistance and Genocide,” will be on Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Business Center’s Alice Peters Auditorium, Room 191. In his presentation, Türkyılmaz will provide an overview of the 19th and early 20th centuries of the Van/Vaspurakan Armenians with references to Armenian, Ottoman and Russian archival materials, according to a news release. He will detail the economic growth and

developments that coincided with massacres and social destruction for Armenians during the period leading up to the Genocide. Türkyılmaz is a research fellow at the Forum Transregionale Studien in Berlin, Germany, according to the news release. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m., and the lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and parking is free in lots P5 and P6. A free permit can be obtained at kiosks with the code 273825. For more information, contact the Armenian Studies Program at 559-278-2669 or visit its website at www.fresnostate. edu/armenianstudies.

SPORTS ‘Dogs shut down Air Force 4

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2018

BASKETBALL

By William Ramirez @willoveslakers2

Fresno State proved to be too much for the Falcons Monday night. Guard Aly Gamez was a major contributor. She had 15 points, five assists and seven steals in the 64-48 home victory over the Falcons. The bulk of those contributions came in a crucial stretch in the third quarter. The first and third were the quarters in which the Bulldogs found the most success. In those two quarters, the team shot 15 of 24 from the field. Gamez was directly responsible for nine of the 11 points in the ‘Dogs’ 11-0 run that extended their lead to 18 points in the third quarter. “[That stretch] felt good. The last game, the third quarter – it wasn’t too great, so we knew we had to put them away, for sure, in the third quarter. So it felt good,” Gamez said. Gamez has rapidly endeared herself to the Fresno State fans. After the game, she was approached by three children for autographs. During the game, Gamez was everywhere and anywhere her team needed her to be on the floor. On defense, she hounded the opposing guards, poking balls loose and forcing jump balls. “The defensive side, I think that’s more

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Junior guard Candice White drives the ball to the basket on Jan. 29, 2018 at the Save Mart Center. Fresno State won 48-64.

important. Just getting in passing lanes, getting my hands on the ball, loose balls, 50-50 [balls], anything I can,” Gamez said. The entire women’s basketball team came charging out of the gates, establishing a 10-point lead thanks to a 10-0 run midway through the first quarter. The team was able to cling to that lead throughout the quarter. Head coach Jaime White said the hot start was crucial in the victory. “We had a good a start. A good start in the first quarter and our kids, I thought they played hard and knocked down some big shots,” White said.

The ‘Dogs finished the quarter shooting 57.1 percent from the field. But they were unable to extend that dominance into the second quarter, when they only hit 4 of 11 shots. Second-chance points proved to be another problem for the ‘Dogs in the first half. They were outscored 9-4 in that category. “It’s been this whole year, and we really need those kids – as young as they are – to find out how to find that positioning on that shot and to pull those rebounds. Every outing it is important that we are completely focused on that,” White said.

The ‘Dogs went into halftime with a 3124 lead. The Bulldogs built a comfortable lead in the second half. They outscored the Falcons 33-24 and extended their lead to 20 points by the end of the third quarter. The ‘Dogs established an offensive dominance over the Falcons in the third quarter when they made 7 of 10 shots. On the defensive end, no points came easy for the Falcons. The Falcons found it difficult to maneuver around the ‘Dogs’ zone defense. They only hit 20 of 53 shots. When the Falcons did find a basket, it was always inside the stripe. Air Force only hit 1 of 12 shots from beyond the arc. By the time Air Force made a run late in the fourth quarter, it was too little too late. “We did a good job with [the zone]. We just needed to rebound a little bit better. Tonight, I thought they didn’t shoot as well as they had at Air Force, and they also started driving inside,” White said. White cited sophomore Katelin Noyer’s presence as one of the main reasons why the Falcons struggled to score. Air Force had to reschedule this game against Fresno State after the government shutdown on Jan. 20. They were clear to play on Jan. 22 when the shutdown was resolved. The ‘Dogs will be in action again Wednesday night against Nevada at the Save Mart Center.

WRESTLING

Elite is in his DNA By Michael Ford @MFordCollegian

Many great wrestlers have come through the Fresno State’s wrestling program. And heavyweight AJ Nevills may be on his way to adding his name to that list of greats. Looking at his lineage, it is no wonder why he chose wrestling. AJ has two older brothers who have wrestled collegiately for two national heavyweight schools. Zach wrestled at Stanford from 2012 to 2016 and Nick is a senior at top-ranked Penn State University. Wrestling for Clovis High School, AJ won the California Interscholastic Federation championship in 2016 at 220 pounds. His younger brother Seth also wrestles for Clovis High and has won three consecutive state championships and may be the third California prep to win four state titles. Not only is wrestling in his blood. Elite wrestling is in his blood. AJ credits his older brothers with helping him develop as a wrestler through his younger years. “From the beginning you always have that brotherly competition. Seeing my brothers do well made we want to work harder and accomplish the things that they have done,” AJ said. He has already accomplished one thing that his brother Nick did – gray-shirting at Penn State for a year before moving back home. He grew up as a young wrestler in

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Freshman AJ Nevills secured the 29-13 win for the ‘Dogs on Jan. 4, 2018 at the Save Mart Center with a fall over Cal Poly’s Ryan Anderson.

the Central Valley. “I learned a lot [at Penn State]. I saw the best of the best. They’re No.1 right now,” AJ said. “I saw what it takes to be the best. I tried to absorb as much as I could over there

and take some of the knowledge back here.” Being able to come back to the Valley wasn’t the only reason he came to Fresno State. A familiar face proved to be an obstacle.

“I had to wrestle my brother for that last spot,” AJ said. Now at Fresno State, he has a fresh beginning. “I wanted to be a part of something from the very beginning, and it feels pretty good to be a part of the first team [at Fresno State],” AJ said. AJ believes he has a shot at being part of rebuilding a great wrestling tradition that Fresno State had established before its 11-year hiatus. “It’s just good for the sport of wrestling, in general,” AJ said. “You see programs just dropping left and right. Hopefully, we can be a beacon for the rest of the colleges and help grow the sport of wrestling. It’s special here in the Valley.” AJ and the Bulldogs returned for Fresno State’s first season in November. They are competing in one of the best conferences in the country, the Big-12. The freshman standout said that he embraces the tough competition. It is the best way to improve as a wrestler, he said. “If you are not going to go out and push yourself to be the best, you are not going to get the results that you want. I would rather go out and wrestle the best and take some losses instead of wrestle a weak schedule and get a bunch of wins,” AJ said. “It doesn’t mean as much.” AJ has a 23-3 record, something that he is proud of. “Coming from not having any college matches at all to here, I am proud of myself. I put in a lot of work, and I think that I have earned it,” AJ said. “I would like to be a Big-12 champ and, hopefully, make a big splash at the NCAA tournament and see how that goes.”