March 10 2014

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Scholarship aims to help students in emergencies

By Roger Muñoz Collegian Staff

GRAFFITI RUN SUPPORTS LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL’S VOLLEYBALL TEAM Photo by Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

A night in the life of a Fresno State police officer

By David Lee @D_Lee64

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Thursday night, Collegian reporter David Lee participated in a ride along with Fresno State Police Department to get an inside look of everyday life as a university police officer. The following is his account: Officer Joseph Pulido and I drove around El Dorado Park and began talking.

“See how they all look? They’re guilty of something. Just joking, just joking,” Pulido said. “They just don’t like cops. You’ll find out real quick a lot of people don’t like us.”

Pulido then started to describe his approach to calls.

“It’s how you talk to people. As a police officer, I try to treat everybody the way I want to be treated.

“Every officer is different.” Pulido said.

“Some officers like to be right away authoritative.

“I try to be a cop that is easygoing, this job being as stressful as it is, you know,” Pulido said. “Some people get all amped up in this job. I stay easygoing, cracking jokes, things like that.”

Upcoming ASI Presidential Debate

The newly established “Good Samaritan Fund” aims to help Fresno State students overcome unanticipated financial setbacks.

Fresno State President Joseph Castro established the fund as part of the President’s Circle for Excellence, which is one of four projects intended to boost student success. The other three programs are the Tablet Project, the Bulldog Pantry and the President’s Fund.

Students can now apply for financial assistance from the “Good Samaritan Fund,” which focuses on helping students overcome unexpected hardships.

Jessica Stemwedel of the office of Scholarships and Student Affairs Development said students facing an unexpected crisis like a robbery, fire or crashed computer should apply.

“A lot of our students are on very [thin] budgets,” Stemwedel said. “And if something comes up that they don’t expect, it can be catastrophic. We had one student who had his mother die unexpectedly, and he was an international student. So he didn’t have the funds to go back to her funeral. So we helped cover some of the cost for that.”

Since 2005, Fresno State has offered this type of assistance through the Parent’s Association under the name Catastrophic Fund, but had limited funding to fully promote the program to students. Stemwedel said that recent large donations and commitment by Castro have made it possible to promote the program to more students.

“We have more money dedicated to it. Before, we had very limited funds,” Stemwedel said. “So we couldn’t promote it that heavily to our students. It was more of letting people within our division of student affairs know if they came across a student in a tough situation that this was available.”

So far, $11,000 has been raised in private support since Castro announced the fund last year. Stemwedel said there’s still a limited capacity of support that the

See SAMARITAN, Page 3

Photo by Matt Vieira • The Collegian

Fresno State Police Department officers pulled over a woman on Thursday who was riding a bicycle without reflectors and made a suspicious U-turn after seeing the officers, police said.

Earlier in the night, Matthew Viera, our photographer, and I drove to the Fresno State Police Department about 7:45 p.m for our ride along. Due to my nervousness, we

Collegian staff report The Collegian will host a debate between this year’s Associated Students, Inc. presidential candidates Tuesday, March 18 at 12:30 p.m. in Room 312-314 in the University Student Union.

This year’s candidates for ASI’s top position are sophomore business marketing major

hardly spoke while we waited in the room

See FSPD, Page 3

Jared Bertoni (currently an ASI senator), graduate student Lizbeth De La Cruz and senior Moses Menchaca, ASI’s current president seeking reelection.

Collegian news editor Jesse Franz will moderate the debate.

The debate, expected to run about 45 minutes to one hour, will include a period where candidates will answer questions from the audience.

This year’s ASI elections are March 25-27.

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Woman killed in officer involved shooting ID’d Alfred Hitchcock inspired play hits Tower District Bulldogs gear up for MWC Tournament

OPINION

GOT OPINIONS? We want to hear them.

COLLEGIAN-OPINION@CSUFRESNO.EDU MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

OneFinger Salute

NADIA KNOWS

Food for Thought A New Zealander's take on American cuisine

What I would do to eat a steak and cheese pie, lathered with tomato sauce.

Or maybe a flat white with a caramel slice. Some yeast spread on a piece of toast? Give it to me Nadia any hour, any day.

Pearl Don’t even get me started on the possibility of a whitebait fritter, or my cravings could get exceedingly real.

America, as a country that’s obsessed with food, you’ve let me down on multiple levels. Sure, you’ve got burgers, burritos and ice cream sorted. But at times you’re walking on a fine line between disappointing me, or just plain regret that I made the move from New Zealand Don’t you know that egg yolks are supposed to be orange, not yellow?

Or that cheese should be white or pale yellow, but not orange? That bacon should taste remotely like meat opposed to crispy fat? That milk and butter can actually be tasty?

American’s are leading oblivious lives believing such things are the norm. Standards are measured by how quick it is to make, bake, cook or consume instead of that descriptive word that was once associated with food – flavor.

In my world “down under,” you can’t buy premade cookie dough from the fridge at the supermarket.

Instead, we have this crazy concept called mixing together sugar, flour, baking soda and chocolate chips in a bowl.

It’s safe to say, there’s a whole world out there beyond the obsessions of pre-made food, BBQ sauce

New Zealand vs America Unsweetened bread Orange egg yolks White cheese Meaty bacon

and peanut butter. Yet the majority of people in the United States happily jump on the bandwagon of McDonalds-style cheese, Taco Bell standard meat and Starbucks trademark coffee.

Then there’s the sugar issue. It’s almost like Americans are immune to the taste, that they all receive vaccinations as children to protect them from recognizing when food and drink is drenched in unnecessary sweetness.

When I first tasted your bread, it was like I was eating a donut. As for so-called “healthier” cereals, such as Honey Bunches of Oats and Raisin Bran, they tasted similar to dessert.

Even Cheerios have let me down.

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Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian newsroom.

Donut bread

THUMBS UP "COSMOS" PREMIER: Good to know this science show is back on air, rather than another cooking show or animated series.

Yellow egg yolks Orange cheese Crispy, fatty bacon

THUMBS DOWN

However, you’ve got to give some credit to the innovators out there.

Who would think to have french fries in a burrito, fried chicken with waffles or combine a pancake and a sausage and put it on a stick?

I’ll never forget the first time I walked down an alcohol aisle. I think my jaw physically dropped. Sure, I’d heard of peach vodka, berry vodka and citrus vodka… But never in my life would I think to see vodka tainted by the American favorites whipped cream, cotton candy, cake, marshmallow or cookie dough.

That Ben & Jerry’s ice cream though… I can’t fault you there America. Feel free to come to New Zealand any day.

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a v i t o M y a d n Mo

MIDTERMS: A few words to describe midterms: Unnecessary, overwhelming, annoying, daunting, stressful and monotonous.

THUMBS UP GOOD SAMARITAN FUND: With the support of Fresno State President Joseph Castro, students can now apply for a scholarship to cover unexpected catastrophies like crashing computers, stolen items and fires. Finally, students can catch a break.

THUMBS DOWN DAYLIGHT SAVING: As if it wasn't hard enough to get up for 8 a.m. classes, we just lost another hour. And we want it back!

Jennifer Sawyer • The Collegian

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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2014

THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS

Campus women’s groups express feminism through different mediums

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WOMAN KILLED IN OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTING ID’D

Ricardo Cano • The Collegian

Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer addressed the media Friday regarding the officer-involved shooting near San Bruno Avenue and 4th Street that resulted in the death of a woman who allegedly threatened officers with a knife.

By Ricardo Cano @Ricardo_Cano1

Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

ampus women’s and cultural groups came together Sunday to celebrate International Women’s Day and express feminism through different mediums in the Sattelite Student Union.

The event which was held between 2 and 4 p.m. featured local artists sharing their craft and a performance education workshop by ‘Climbing Poetree’ called STICHED (pictured above). It offers students the chance to share their stories, testimonies, intentions, truths, confessions, healing expressions and dreams through writing on a piece of a quilt. “(The event) mixes activisim and education, to bring awareness to impower people to know what’s going on,” said Cecilia Knadler, a member of Fresno State’s P.O.W.E.R. club.

The woman shot and killed by Fresno police Friday in an apartment complex west of Fresno State after allegedly threatening two officers with a kitchen knife has been identified as Veronica Carter, 49.

Police received a call from a man about 3:30 p.m. regarding Carter, an acquaintance of the man, who was behaving erratically outside his apartment near San Bruno Avenue and 4th Street west of Bulldog Stadium, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said.

Carter, who did not live in the apartment complex, entered the man’s apartment and police were asked to remove her when they arrived.

Two officers – one armed with a taser, the other a handgun – went inside the apartment and found Carter in the kitchen holding an 8-inch carving knife.

One officer employed a taser after Carter continued to advance toward the officers, and when she did not stop the other officer shot her at least twice, in her lower body and torso, Dyer said.

Carter died at the scene after officers tried to provide first aid and CPR.

“Things can go wrong very quickly,” Dyer said, “especially in this instance where officers made entry into the apartment at the request of the tenant to have her removed and then she suddenly appears armed with a knife.”

The officers were in a “confined area of a living room and did not feel like t h e y h a d a n y Officers made other option but than to deploy entry into the the taser,” Dyer apartment... said. “That did n o t h a v e t h e and then she effect that they suddenly hoped.”

The man, also appears armed in his 40s, was believed to be with a knife. an acquaintance -- JERRY DYER of Carter and was detained by FRESNO POLICE CHIEF police, Dyer said.

Police had a previous altercation with Carter in February. Her behavior then was similar to Friday’s incident, Dyer said.

It was not confirmed if drugs or alcohol were involved in the incident.

Fresno State police officer guides reporter through a normal night shift FSPD from Page 1 and my bladder began to ache.

I believe the show “Cops” had something to due with my sudden anxiety.

Officer Pulido greeted us around 8 p.m., and I asked him if I could use the facilities. He said he trusted me and let me into the backroom.

We then met with Sgt. Ted

Guerrero and discussed certain stipulations for the ride along.

After the ground rules were set, we walked outside to Pulido’s car and discussed safety. The most prominent things I took away from the talk was to run behind the police car if shots were fired and to not chase after a fleeing suspect.

Pulido usually arrives early to the 6:30 p.m. briefing with

Guerrero. They discuss information they need to know regarding prior incidents that occurred on or around campus.

There are four patrol cars for the night shift, which lasts for 12 hours. Some small cities only have one or two patrol cars.

Pulido said things don’t pick up until midnight, and the majority of calls are property theft crimes and public intoxication.

The night shift’s jurisdiction extends one mile from campus, but their main priority is the campus.

“My main priority always is the students, the campus.”

Pulido said. “I am always thinking about that as my main priority, student safety.”

During our ride along, Pulido made about seven stops.

After the first stop, Pulido talked about his background.

He attended Fresno City Police Academy, and after he graduated he was a reserve officer for the Fresno Police Department.

He was then hired by the Fresno State Police Department.

“Hopefully when you guys graduate, you find something you guys love to do,” Pulido said.

“Not many people like nights, but I do.”

Guerrero said nothing is routine in his line of work, and each experience is unique in one way.

He encourages more students to participate in the ride along program to show them their world and how they interact with the public.

“I wish students showed more of an interest,” Guerrero said about the ride along program. “It lets them see we are people.”

Students can fill out an application for the ride along program at: https://www.fresnostate. edu/adminserv/police/patrol/ ride-along/

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Students in need encouraged to apply for scholarship SAMARITAN from Page 1 program can offer because it is dependent on donations.

Stemwedel said that unexpected hardships often distract students from accomplishing their educational goals, and the Good Samaritan Fund aims at keeping students focused on accomplishing their educational goals.

Stemwedel said if students falls victim to a theft or fire then they should attach a report from the authorities to their application to verify their losses.

Applications are reviewed by the Good Samaritan Fund committee and the Financial Aid office coordinates the appropriate funds.

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MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Running for Color and Charity

Photos by Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

Participants are doused in colored powder as they run through the 5K course at Woodward Park on Sunday for “The Graffiti Run.”

Central Valley residents, children and students ran ‘The Graffiti Run’ that benefits local high school

By Yvette Mancilla @yvette_mancilla

Newcomers and returning runners gathered in Woodward Park Sunday to participate in The Graffiti Run, a 5K run that drowns runners in various color powders and benefits local charities in the city the run takes place in.

Portions of the funds raised through the participation costs for Sunday’s run, were given to both the boys and girls Hoover High School volleyball teams.

The course had four color stations—blue, green, yellow, and purple.

Each wave of runners wore a variation of white clothing along with colorful tutus, headbands, hats and other festive accessories.

The runners ran in large groups between 15-minute intervals and after each run, they were greeted with healthy refreshments like water and Cliff bars.

Throughout the festivities, onlookers and participants listened to music played by The Graffiti Run’s DJ, took photos in the photo booth area and grabbed free color packs and tutus.

Although it was called a run, participants were able to finish the course at their own pace by walking, jogging or running. Soon after all participants completed the course, a large crowd gathered in front of The Graffiti Run stage to prepare for the finale.

Three color cannons shot out bright pinks, purples and green to drench the runners even more in color. The actual color substance used in the runs is dyed cornstarch

and is easy to wash off participants’ clothing.

To help with the cleaning, volunteers with leaf blowers were on hand to blow off color dust from the runners if they wanted to get rid of the colors right away.

The Graffiti Run was established two-and-a-half years ago and has seen “tremendous growth in participation,” said Adam Lippert, race director of Graffiti Run. Courtney Lock, a recent Fresno State graduate, has joined in on similar color runs before such as Color Me Rad and said it is a good way to get some exercise in while having fun.

“I like the atmosphere here, everyone is here to have fun,” Lock said. “I’m not much of a runner and it is definitely a good way for those who don’t exercise to get out there.”

Vendors were also present to sell goods and participate in the charity’s cause— such as CASA de TAMALES, a local Mexican restaurant that specializes in tamales made from scratch.

Christina Martinez from CASA de TAMALES said CASA’s participation in the event was a good outlet to get word out about the restaurant and give back to the community.

“It’s a great way to get out there in the community and gain a lot of new customers,” Martinez said. “We also thought it was good for CASA to be out and contribute to charity, with these events it’s nice to give back and get new followers at the same time.”

Incoming Fresno State student Angelina Guerra agreed it was an opportunity to not only have fun, but also be a part of a good cause.

“It was a fun experience,” Guerra said.

“It was also awesome to give back to charity. That’s the best part about it. We get to have fun and then we get to give back.”

Guerra said after such a great experience for her first time she plans on doing more color runs in the future.

“I plan on doing more now,” Guerra said. “This is something I want to keep doing.”

To learn more about The Graffiti Run and details on the next available location, visit www.thegraffitirun.com.

Left: Two “Graffiti Run” participants get drenched with coloring as they cross the pink color station in the beginning part of the 5K course at Woodward Park on Sunday.

Right: A crowd of runners finished the course and leapt for additional color packs -- one of the free giveaways during “The Graffiti Run” festivities.

LOCAL THEATRE NEWS

‘39 Steps’ and Counting Good Company Players premieres play based off Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The 39 Steps’

By Matthew Criswell Collegian Staff

A play based off the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock thriller, “The 39 Steps,” has been produced by the Good Company Players in the Tower District.

The play was adapted in 2005 by Patrick Barlow and turned into a comedy. The play follows Richard Hannay, a simple Englishman who is trying to stop a group of spies from starting a war.

There are only six actors in the play: James Sherrill, a Fresno State alumnus, plays the main character, Richard Hannay. Emily Pessano, plays three characters, Annabella, Margaret and Pamela.

Two others, Tyler Branco and Billy Anderson play everyone else.

This creates a very humorous atmosphere to the play, calling for the actors to make lightning fast changes and even a change of accent or gender.

Sherrill said that this is a very exciting and fun play to work on because of the small cast.

“I love small cast plays because you get to bond better and there is more time to play,” Sherri said. “I couldn’t ask for a better situation, I have probably the best cast ever.”

The humor does not stop at quick character changes. There are also many contemporary references throughout the play including a train passing through the city of Downton Abbey and one of the characters being sad about Leonardo DeCaprio still not winning an Academy Award.

Throughout the play the characters break the fourth wall by talking to the audience and address things that other characters are doing.

Many other Hitchcock movies are also

referenced throughout the play, like a man having “Vertigo” on top of a train, or a woman being attacked by “The Birds” in the hallway of a Scottish hotel.

Branco, who plays a constable, a newspaper boy, a female hotel clerk, and an angry Scottish man, states that it is sometimes difficult to switch between characters so abruptly.

“Getting everything memorized was very difficult for this show,” Branco said.

“But now that we are up and running it is a little easier. I cannot do anything out of sequence, it must be in order.”

Branco has been in 13 plays with the Good Company Players and he believes this specific play is one of his favorites because of the cast and crew’s professionalism.

The director of the play Denise Graziani has been the general manager at Roger Rocka’s Dinner Theatre since 1978 and has directed more than two-dozen plays in her career but “The 39 Steps” is one of her all-time favorites.

“It is one of my favorites but it is quite a challenge, moving the six people around, but working with this cast and crew has been wonderful,” Graziani said.

Since its opening weekend on Feb. 27, the turnout has been very good, Graziani said.

“It has been very good, we have a lot of season ticket holders who come at the beginning, and we get regular customers in and out as well,” Graziani said.

The play runs for seven more weeks at the 2nd Space Theatre in the Tower District. There are showing every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night as well as a Sunday matinee. The final show is on April 19th.

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THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

FUN & GAMES

SUDOKU: Fill the 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contain all of the digits from 1 to 9.

Across

1 “Famous Potatoes” state 6 Speak drunkenly 10 Addition word 14 “__ what?”: “What next?”

15 Adhesive strip 16 Shopper’s memory aid 17 Porky’s girlfriend 19 Impressionist 20 Very __ yours 21 Utter mess 22 Tire inflater 24 Feigns sleep, say 28 Pitt of “Troy”

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30 Three-note chord 31 Aboveground trains 32 Per __: for each person, as income 35 Got one’s uniform dirty, perhaps 36 Runs away from military duty 38 Israeli parliament 43 “Exodus” author Leon 45 Haughtily terse 46 “From __ Zinc”: vitamin slogan 49 Skimpy skirts 51 Cut out, as coupons

52 Either of two of the Inspector Clouseau films, with “The” 56 Cooler cubes 57 World book 58 Like a lummox 60 Lamb serving 61 Yipping adoptee 66 Pile 67 Undersized 61-Across 68 Sharp-crested ridge 69 Novelist Ferber 70 Twistable cookie 71 Leavening agent

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1 AOL, for one 2 Deer girl 3 Devices to stop tiny invading armies 4 Semiannual time-change amount 5 Admit (to) 6 Patronize, as a hotel 7 Spot for a cat, or drink like a cat 8 Wire service initials 9 Coffee order: Abbr.

10 Thinks ahead 11 Enzyme that breaks

down fats 12 Handy 13 Plays the banjo, like someone “in the kitchen with Dinah” 18 Unwell 21 Wetter than wet 22 “The Alphabet Song” start 23 “Dies __”: Latin hymn 25 Mos. and mos.

26 Fancy tie fabric 27 “Growing” difficulties 29 Craps cube 33 Spades in a four-

spades bridge contract, say 34 Sunlit courtyards 37 Ireland’s __ Féin 39 [error left as is] 40 Soup legume 41 Many a DeMille movie 42 Use a keyboard 44 Command to Rover 46 Tribe for which a helicopter is named 47 Gave 10 percent to the church 48 Borrowed, as a library book

50 Japanese religion 53 Phi Beta __ 54 Put a stop to 55 Settle, as a debt 59 Chaste 61 NHL player, e.g.

62 “__ Father, who art ...”

63 One in Quebec 64 Qt. halves 65 Nonetheless

MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

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Women’s hoops MW Tournament bracket

LACROSSE

Katie Eleneke • Collegian file photo

Fresno State lost to Colorado 12-6 on Saturday, continuing a five-game skid.

’Dogs continue skid in loss to Colorado Collegian staff report The Fresno State lacrosse team lost its fifth-straight game after dropping Saturday’s match to the Colorado Buffaloes 12-6.

This puts the Bulldogs at 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

The Buffaloes went on a 4-0 run in the first 10 minutes of the contest through goals

by Amelia Brown, Cali Castagnola (two) and Sarah Lautman.

Fresno State attacker Kara Concheck ended the Colorado rally with a free-position goal with nearly 20 minutes remaining in the first half.

Colorado scored six more goals in the first frame to go into the half with a 10-1 lead. The Bulldogs found the net more in the

second stanza led by two goals by Concheck.

Fresno State also had an 11-9 advantage in draw controls in the second half.

Freshmen Kyleigh Westgarth and Caroline Dineen-Carlson added one goal each for the Bulldogs.

"We won the second half today, but we have to win the whole game," said Fresno State coach Jessica Pausewang. "That is where we struggled."

Bulldog senior goalkeeper Lisa Barnaba tallied four saves and freshman Meganne Weissenfels had five saves out of 10 shots in the second half.

Up next for the Bulldogs is a trip to Eugene, Ore., to visit the Oregon Ducks this Saturday.

"I think Colorado is a good team, we need to learn from this as we go into Oregon next week, " Pausewang said.

Coach Raegan Pebley: ‘I like how we feel heading into the tournament’ HOOPS from Page 8 “You can’t ask for a better senior sendoff than that,” Fresno State head coach Raegan Pebley said. “These two performed very well, their teammates played really hard for them and our Red Wave showed up for them.”

The ‘Dogs pounced on the Spartans early, scoring 31 of their 48 first-half points in the first 10 minutes of the game. When it was all said and done, Fresno State topped the Spartans in every major category, including fieldgoal shooting. The ‘Dogs shot 52.2 percent for the game compared to San Jose’s 39.7.

Farley, who was recently named second-team All-Mountain West, didn’t even “dream” of going out with a clutch performance in the season finale.

Besides her 31 points, she grabbed seven boards, had three assists and was a perfect 12 of 12 from the free-throw line in her 27 minutes of play.

“I couldn’t ask for anything more,” Farley said. “To be playing at my best form at this time of the season is important to me and the team.

“I’m just really happy that we could win tonight and do it in the way that we did.”

Thompson also went out in style with 14 points, five assists, and four rebounds.

“It wasn’t just because it was Senior Night [that we felt we needed to win],” Thompson said. “It was the fact that we needed to win this game to keep this momentum going into the tournament.

“Our coaches prepared us well and I couldn’t ask for a better game.”

Junior forward Alex Sheedy posted a

double-double with 11 rebounds and a career-high 22 points. This was Sheedy’s second game back from a lower-leg injury. Prior to her March 1 return against San Diego State, she missed 10 games.

So far, the Australian native has scored in double figures in each game since her return. Pebley hinted that Sheedy has played a critical role in the Bulldogs’ success lately and will be a key player in the tournament.

“I think we’re playing our best,” Pebley said. “Physically, confidencewise, our depth is really solid right now having [Alex] Sheedy back and also just having a few players perform their specific roles off the bench really well.”

Fresno State is riding on a 5-game win streak, its longest winning streak of the season, heading into the Mountain West Tournament.

“I like how we feel heading into the tournament,” Pebley said. “You want to head into the tournament confident and base that confidence off of facts.”

The Bulldogs will compete in the 2014 Reese’s Mountain West Tournament next week in Las Vegas, Nev., where they look to repeat as Mountain West Champions. The ‘Dogs will square off on Tuesday against the winner of tonight’s UNLV-San Jose State game at the Thomas & Mack Center.

“Right now I think our team is playing the best we’ve played all year,” Thompson said.

“I think we’ve grown and matured as a team. That’s great going into the tournament, but we’re definitely going to take it one game at a time and we want to make sure that teams know that they have to play their best to beat us.”

Fresno State goes 2-1 against Air Force in first series BASEBALL from Page 8 In Sunday’s Game 3, Fresno State pitcher Tim Borst won his first game of the season after tossing 6 1/3 innings and allowing eight hits and five runs.

First baseman Kevin Viers slugged home run No. 1 of the season in the top of the fourth inning.

Fresno State junior Jordan Luplow smacked the first Bulldog triple of the season in the first inning and cleared the bases his next time up in the second with a double.

The Falcons rallied for two runs in the sixth and added two in the eight, but

it was not enough, as the Bulldogs won 10-8.

During Game 2’s 2-day affair, Derick Velazquez earned his first career save, and freshman Jimmy Lambert tallied his first win in the Bulldogs’ 7-5 victory over the Falcons.

The Bulldogs dropped Game 1 by a score of 6-2 on Saturday, their first loss against a Mountain West opponent in 2014. Fresno State pitcher Jordan Brink (2-1) threw seven innings, allowed six runs and gave up four walks.

The Bulldogs will head back to Pete Beiden Field in Fresno on Tuesday to host the Penn State Nittany Lions.

SPORTS

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MONDAY, MARCH 10, 2014

MEN’S HOOPS

OVER THE HUMP

WOMEN’S HOOPS

’Dogs down Spartans on Senior Night No. 2 Bulldogs open MW Tournament against winner of UNLV-San Jose State opening round game

By Daniel Leon @DanLeon25

Fresno State senior guard Bree Farley recorded a career-high 31 points on Senior Night en route to becoming the 21st Bulldog to surpass the 1,000-career point mark.

She and fellow senior Bulldog Taylor Thompson are the only members of the women’s basketball team to reach the 1,000point milestone.

With the 107-80 win over the San Jose Spartans (11-18, 5-13 Mountain West Conference) in their final game at the Save Mart Center, the senior duo helped the Bulldogs (19-10, 13-5 MWC) clinch the No. 2 seed in the Mountain West Tournament.

See HOOPS, Page 7

Thompson, Farley earn All-MW honors Collegian staff report

Matt Vieira • Collegian file photo

Fresno State sophomore guard Cezar Guerrero focuses on the basket during the Bulldogs’ final home game against the San Diego State Aztecs on March 1.

Fresno State tops Spartans to enter conference tourney above .500

By Quinn Robinson Collegian Staff

WEDNESDAY

(16-15, 9-9)

VS

(12-17, 6-12)

The Fresno State men’s basketball team held off a potential San Jose State rally to beat the Spartans 69-56 Saturday night in San Jose.

The ‘Dogs closed out the season strong by winning eight of their past 10 games after starting the season 8-13 and 1-7 in Mountain West play. Fresno State also has a shot at its first winning season since the 2006-07 campaign, which saw Steve Cleveland at the helm and Ja’Vance Coleman and Dwight O’Neil running things on the court.

Fresno State was led by freshman forward Paul Watson, who shot 4 of 8 from beyond the arc and had a team-high 16 points en route to Fresno State tying for fifth in the Mountain West.

The Bulldogs will enter the 2014 Reese’s Mountain West Basketball Championships as the No. 7 seed this week.

Saturday night, the ‘Dogs wasted little time to get their offense going. Jumping out to a 22-8 lead in the opening min-

utes, Fresno State never looked back and was sitting comfortably at halftime with a 35-13 lead. Fresno State flexed its muscle even more by allowing the Spartans to shoot a measly 20 percent from the field in the first half.

San Jose State was able to cut the deficit to nine points, trailing 43-34 with under 15 minutes remaining. The ‘Dogs answered that challenge with another run of their own and extended the lead back to 63-44 with 3:43 remaining in the contest.

Cezar Guerrero and Tyler Johnson had 12 points each for the ‘Dogs, and sophomore guard Marvelle Harris added 11 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth career double-double.

The win secured the best turnaround in league play in Mountain West history.

The Bulldogs are the first MW team ever to start league 1-7 and finish with a .500 record as Fresno State ended up 9-9 in league play.

No. 7 seed Fresno State opens play at the Mountain West Tournament on Wednesday, squaring off against 10thseeded Air Force at the Thomas & Mack Center at 4:00 p.m.

On Sunday, the Mountain West Conference announced that two seniors on the Fresno State women’s basketball team were named to the 2013-14 All-Conference team.

Bree Farley and Taylor Thompson earned the honor after finishing productive careers at Fresno State.

Thompson is ranked No. 1 in school history in steals, No. 3 in assists and No. 13 in scoring. She has earned the all-conference honor for the fourth consecutive year. She was selected to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) All-Freshman team in 2010-11, All-WAC second team in 2011-12 and Mountain West third team last season.

Farley led the Bulldogs in scoring during Mountain West play (fifth in the conference) with 15.2 points per game. This is her first all-conference honor.

Thompson was also named the Mountain West's Co-Defensive Player of the Year, an honor she shares with Nevada center Mimi Mungedi.

This is the second consecutive season and the third time in school history that a Bulldog has been named the league's defensive player of the year. Ki-Ki Moore won the award last season, and Jaleesa Ross earned the honor for the WAC in 2009-10.

During the season, Farley won the Mountain West Player of the Week Award twice, and she received the most recent honor after a 31-point performance against San Jose State last Friday.

She is one of only six players in the conference this year that has registered a 30-point game.

BASEBALL

’Dogs win weekend series against Falcons

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

Surely, the Fresno State baseball team had an eventful weekend in Colorado Springs.

First, Friday’s scheduled Game 1 contest between the Bulldogs and the Air Force Falcons was postponed due to inclement weather. Then, the Bulldogs split the second-day doubleheader Saturday – which saw Game 2 suspended in the seventh inning until Sunday due to darkness.

In the end, the Bulldogs went 2-1 against their conference opponent to finish the week 5-1 in the Mountain West this season.

The game saw production on both pitching and hitting, with a few firsts achieved over the three games.

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