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By Michael Kincheloe The Collegian Par mita Choudhury and Brandi Jacobs were chosen as the newest members of the Associated Students, Inc. Senate during Wednesday’s meeting at the University Student Union.

At the end of a discussion that at times got raucous, Jacobs was chosen as senator for the College of Social Sciences after challenging the process under which Elijah Carrillo had been selected to fill the position.

During the public comment session, Jacobs told the ASI that she had applied for the position, “… and it came to my attention that the election committee had spoken to the candidate who was elected by the election committee, and I never had the opportunity to do that.”

Jacobs said that she was very involved in the College of Social Sciences and had See ASI, Page 3

ASI debate time change

By Collegian staff

Associated Press

Black smoke rises from a burning building in Tokyo after Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.

Associated Press TOKYO – A magnitude 8.9 earthquake slammed Japan’s northeaster n coast Friday, unleashing a 13-foot (4-meter) tsunami that swept boats, cars, buildings and tons of debris miles inland. Fires triggered by the quake burned out of

control up and down the coast.

At least one person was killed and there were reports of several injuries in Tokyo, hundreds of kilometers (miles) away, where buildings shook violently through the main quake and the wave of massive aftershocks that followed.

TV footage showed waves

of muddy waters sweeping over farmland near the city of Sendai, carrying buildings, some on fire, inland as cars attempted to drive away.

“This is a rare major quake, and damages could quickly rise by the minute,” said Junichi Sawada, an official with Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

Of ficials were trying to assess damage, injuries and deaths but had no immediate details. Police said at least one person was killed in a house collapse in Ibaraki prefecture, just northeast of Tokyo.

A large fire erupted at the Cosmo oil refinery in Ichihara See JAPAN, Page 3

The Associated Students, Inc. presidential debate has been moved to Monday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m. to accommodate students and candidates who may be participating in the protest in Sacramento on the same day.

The debate will be held in Speech Arts room 172, studio A. The line begins at 5:30 and students need their Fresno State ID card to get in. The studio seats 50 people and it’s first-come, first-served. An online video of the debate will be posted on The Collegian’s website soon after.

Students can send in questions they’d like to see asked to collegian@csufresno.edu.

Corrections A story on the front page of the March 4 edition of The Collegian said that fewer than 20 percent of the Fresno State faculty was African American. The correct figure is less than 3 percent.

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Reid agrees to dedicate significant floor time to debate spending and debt well in advance of the “I ffederal government reaching our statutorily-mandated debt limit, then we’ll withhold our objection.”

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To my friends: At least I tried WEB-SPE@K

Going Madd

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s a marching band groupie, I sit in on plenty of conversations involving music major terms and inside jokes. As someone who’s never seriously studied music beyond the sixth grade, I usually don’t get any of them. Nevertheless, I continue to listen to these conversations, nodding now and again and giving my band friends the Jim-from-The-Office smile and shrugging my shoulders. I’ve long ago given up trying to understand what most of my musical friends talk about.

However, for those of us who are completely lost in terms of music (much like me), the New York Times has, once again, come to our rescue.

Anthony Tommisini, top music critic at The Times, demonstrated the intricacies and methodology of counterpoint on the piano in a nytimes.com video blog.

Counterpoint, he says, is basically playing two notes at the same time. Counterpoint happens when two lines of notes are played simultaneously. (Ever seen those musical geniuses play something on the piano and both hands are moving faster than Kevin Harvick at a Nascar race? Apparently, that’s what it’s supposed to look like.)

As he fits years worth of music education into two minutes of video, I start to feel smarter. Is this what my music major friends feel like all the time? Do they walk around with this feeling of smugness that they know what counterpoint is and everyone else doesn’t? If so, then I know now what it feels like to be a music major.

And then I kept watching. He started talking about how fun it is when it gets ambiguous, how atonal counterpoint is underrated, how some composers are into great contrapuntal intricacy and complexity. Three-part counterpoint?

Is two-part counterpoint not enough?

Most people only have two hands!

Despite the simplicity Tommisini was trying to convey throughout

the first four minutes of the video, I just thought, “Are the black keys and the white keys supposed to look segregated?” I’m pretty sure if my music buddies had been there, the shame of having me, a tone-deaf news junkie, as their friend, they would have hung their heads in embarrassment.

“Counterpoint is a little intellectual,” Tommisini said. “It’s a little demanding.”

As he started to get into the subtlety of atonal counterpoint (the kind of unmelodic song you would expect to hear during a particularly scary part of an M. Night Shyamalan movie), I gave up my last vestige of motivation of trying to understand the most complicated musical concept that, apparently, my entire Thursday night crowd understands.

So much for being as smart as the music majors. There was almost hope.

As I shook off the disappointment of not fully understanding the six minutes of video that managed to cram in a decade’s worth of musical training, I decided to go back to my usual Jim-shrug-smile and go back into my new junkie ignorance. Maybe ignorance is bliss after all.

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Rec Center congestion solved

In response to the article, “ASI members under review” on Feb. 25, 2011 — wait a minute! Selena Farnesi and Cesar Sanchez are both being investigated for unethical leadership practices!? And they’re trying to get my vote for ASI President? Do they think I’m stupid? There is NO way on earth I will ever consider voting for Selena or Cesar!

From what I’ve seen from following the stories in The Collegian over the past few months, those two are only in this world for themselves. If Selena and Cesar are found guilty of these “conduct violation” charges, I don’t think they should be disqualified from becoming ASI President.

Response to the Student Rec Center Articleon March 4, 2011 — I have been to the Rec Center during the busy times and agree that it is packed, but wait on expansion. The way I avoid crowdedness at the gym most of the time is by working out in the mornings between 6:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. I have found that during this time there is sufficient room and equipment available. If frustrated, try adjusting your routine schedule first and experiment with other available times. Think about when you might workout upon graduation. It may have to be during the more unfavorable times. The Rec Center opens at 6 a.m. Monday through Friday. The key is time management.

— Molly Philosophy and Pre-Law major

That’s not much of a new website. It’s a new homepage plus links pages. Every link goes back to the old style.

A car is only as good as the engine, not how shiny and well polished it is on the outside. The link system within Fresno State’s website is like a labyrinth within a paradox within a monkey’s gastrointestinal system. But I guess we’re trying to sell an education here so the used car salesman system Fresno State is using works.

After several tries I have given up replying to sport articles because of the “disqus” format!! My comp skills are average at best, but for the life of me I can’t seem to record (or have accepted) any comments. Please consider dropping the disqus and seek some system that is user friendly. You are likely losing reader input due to the present system!

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‘Obama’s DOMA decision a dumb one’ ‘joshua4234’: “‘For all laws that remain on the books, the Executive Branch must enforce them and defend them.’

This is plainly wrong. The past three administrations, at one time or another, have chosen not to defend at least one issue in court (for one reason or another) and left it up to Congress to defend if they wish. They have an obligation to enforce the law, but they have some discretion in defending things in court and have used it for decades. It’s completely obvious you’re only making an issue of this because it is DOMA.”

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‘Obama’s DOMA decision a dumb one’ ‘yallen28’: “I am pleased that somebody has tried to write ABOUT something.

This something may score rather low regarding issues along the political landscape that should truly concern us, but it is refreshing none the less. There are many things this writer got correct here. Of course, Obama, along with all other political executives in the age of instant mass communication, didn’t all of a sudden have an epiphany about DOMA. This should be clear. It very well could be that he is trying to solidify his base like you said, along with reclaiming the queers that have been disappointed in him. But, as this conservative author should know, it is not to divide the Republican party across cultural lines. No Republican is going to support anything like a repeal of DOMA or of the DOJ not prosecuting these cases. Even if the Republicans who are closet homosexuals, which there are surely plenty, rightly believe that DOMA is quite the ridiculous federal statute, they are not going to come out publicly and defy their party. It would be career suicide.”

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a personal association with Dean Luz Gonzalez, and asked ASI to reconsider its decision.

Previous ASI senator Patrick Simon also spoke on Jacobs’ behalf.

“I think that Brandi Jacobs would make an excellent replacement for me,” Simon said.

Choudhury addressed the senate before a vote was taken, saying that although she is a second-semester freshman, she had a long and distinguished career in high school that included many leadership roles.

Choudhury was appointed to the at-large seat in a nearunanimous vote, with only her sister, Songita, senator for the Lyles College of Engineering, abstaining.

T he motion to approve Elijah Carrillo was met with o b j e c t i o n s. T h e q u e s t i o n

was posed as to why Carrillo was allowed to speak to the Personnel Committee but Jacobs wasn’t, since neither was invited to do so. Sen. Lauren Smoot said that she had “heard a lot of g reat things” about Jacobs.

A motion was made to amend discussion on the appointment of Elijah Carrillo. Sen. Alicia Orozco claimed the procedure was unfair, and that racism was involved.

“I don’t see why it’s a big issue that Elijah, or Mr. Carrillo, can’t be appointed to this position once the Personnel Committee has made a decision,” Orozco said.

“I think it’s very unfair, and I think that race has to do with it; race has to do a lot with it,” Sen. Diego De La Puente objected to the accusation of racism.

“If you guys look at everybody in the senate, over 65 percent of the people who sit on

the senate are minorities,” De La Puente said. “There doesn’t appear to be any racism, not that I see.”

The vote to amend discussion on the appointment of Carrillo passed. A vote was then taken to approve Jacobs to the position.

Due to a number of abstentions, there was no majority, and Executive Vice President Selena Far nesi announced that without a majority the motion could not pass. She then announced a three-minute recess to confer with faculty advisor Gary Nelson.

Far nesi reconvened the meeting shortly thereafter and announced that during the recess she was told by Nelson that “abstentions do not count in your tally of the majority.”

“That being said, the count is six yesses to four noes; the motion passes, and Ms. Jacobs is now part of the senate as the Senator of Social Science,” Farnesi said. “Please join us.”

Jacobs then proceeded to take her seat as the ASI’s newest senator.

The senate approved two activity grants: $1,500 to the Chicano Writers & Artists Association to finance an appearance by writer Carla Trujillo, and $2,000 to the Bulldoggers Rodeo Club for livestock expenses.

The atmosphere intensified once again when discussion on the issue of health and retirement benefits for full-time ASI employees Tara Powers and Cynthia Dolan began.

Orozco and Vice President of Finance Cesar Sanchez had several questions about the procedure, and at one point Farnesi had to scold a member of the audience who interrupted the proceedings.

The plan, which would also cover future full-time ASI employees, passed 10-1, with Orozco being the only “no” vote. There were three absten-

Campus clubs raise funds for Vintage Days

By Leonard Valerio The Collegian

Vintage Days is more than six weeks away, but many of the campus clubs and organizations are in full preparation, for what is to some, the biggest fundraiser of the year.

The University Student Union held its annual Vintage Days food booth and game lottery on Thursday and nearly 50 clubs and organizations were in attendance, vying for one of the few spots available.

Leadership development and activities coordinator Josh Edrington said Vintage Days is a great opportunity for students to represent the diversity of majors, cultures

and traditions to the community.

“The event was created as a way [to] showcase Fresno State and the university, and having the students out there being involved with that showcase is key,” Edrington said.

“It’s who we are at Fresno State, the students who make up the university.”

Vintage Days not only allow student organizations to gain exposure to the community but also to provide them with a unique fundraising opportunity.

With approximately 50,000 visitors each year, Vintage Days combines fundraising with social, cultural and recreational activities.

“I think it’s huge opportunity for a student organization,” Erdington said. “It’s collectively the largest fundraiser for clubs and organizations that takes place here on campus.”

Chris Moua of the Internal Business Association said Vintage Days allows her club to fundraise to attend off-campus events that helps the club grow.

“I think this is our fourth year doing Vintages Days,” Moua said. “One of our biggest events is our semester trip where we go out of town and visit different companies for networking opportunities.

This allows us to fundraise so we can take more members or

go at a cheaper price.”

For some clubs Vintage Days is not just about the fundraising.

Dwayne Walker of Phi Beta Sigma said fundraising is not the main reason his organization participates in Vintage Days.

“We are not focused on a set amount of for fundraising,” Walker said. “We are focused on having a good time and meeting other people. Last year it went very well and we hope to see the same this year.”

A r a m Yo u s i f o f t h e American Criminal Justice Association also said that Vintage Days helps group beyond fundraising.

tions.

Dave Tyckoson, associate dean at the Madden Library, spoke about the Laptop Lending prog ram at the library, where students may borrow a laptop for up to four hours.

“Many of you know that last year we checked out 99,400some laptops,” Tyckoson said.

“I wish we had gotten another 600 to go over 100,000.”

Tyckoson also said that during the spring semester the library is running a pilot program at the second-floor service desk. The service desk will serve as the printing-help desk, so students will need to visit just one place if they need help with printing, formulating documents, or printing from a USB. Sen. De La Puente announced that he will be hosting a fan booth for the March 17 St. Patrick’s Day baseball game as well as for the April Fool’s Day softball game.

“It allows us to come together as a group and teaches us a lot about each other,” Yousif said.

Not all clubs hoping to have a game or food booth during Vintage Days will be given one.

Edrington said that to help those clubs without food or game booths, Vintage Days offers them the opportunity to volunteer their time as work crews in the setup and take down of vintage days.

Last year clubs and organizations raised an estimated $43,000 up from $39,000 two years ago. Edrington said he hopes the clubs on campus continue to grow and raise more and more each year.

JAPAN: Tsunami leaves path of destruction CONTINUED from page 1 city in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo and was burning out of control.

Public broadcaster NHK showed footage of a large ship being swept away by the tsunami and ramming directly into a breakwater in Kesennuma city in Miyagi prefecture.

Similar destruction was seen in dozens of communities

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along the coast.

In various locations along the coast, footage showed massive damage from the tsunami, with cars, boats and even buildings being carried along by waters.

The quake struck at 2:46 p.m. and was followed by five powerful aftershocks within about an hour, the strongest measuring 7.1. The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the strength of the first quake to a magnitude 8.9, while Japan’s meteorological agency measured it at 8.4.

The meteorological agency issued a tsunami war ning for the entire Pacific coast of Japan. NHK was warning those near the coast to get to safer ground.

T he Pacific Tsunami War ning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami war ning w a s i n e f f e c t fo r Jap a n , Russia, Marcus Island and the Norther n Marianas. A t s u n a m i w at ch h a s b e e n issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and the U.S. state of Hawaii.

The quake struck at a depth of six miles (10 kilometers), about 80 miles (125 kilometers) off the eastern coast, the agency said. The area is 240 miles (380 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.

In downtown Tokyo, large

buildings shook violently and workers poured into the street for safety. TV footage showed a large building on fire and bellowing smoke in the Odaiba district of Tokyo.

In central Tokyo, trains were stopped and passengers walked along the tracks to platfor ms. NHK said more than 4 million buildings without power in Tokyo and its suburbs.

T h e c e i l i n g i n Ku d a n Kaikan, a large hall in Tokyo, collapsed, injuring an unknown number of people, NHK said.

Osamu Akiya, 46, was working in Tokyo at his office in a trading company when the quake hit.

It sent bookshelves and computers crashing to the floor, and cracks appeared in the walls.

“I’ve been through many earthquakes, but I’ve never felt anything like this,” he said. “I don’t know if we’ll be able to get home tonight.”

Footage on NHK from their Sendai office showed employees stumbling around and books and papers crashing from desks. It also showed a glass shelter at a bus stop in Tokyo completely smashed by the quake and a weeping woman nearby being comforted by another woman.

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In this image made off Japan’s NHK TV video footage, vehicles are washed away by tsunami in coastal area in eastern Japan after Japan was struck by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, March 11, 2011.

Several quakes had hit the same region in recent days, including a 7.3 magnitude one on Wednesday.

Thirty minutes after the quake, tall buildings were still swaying in Tokyo and mobile phone networks were not working. Japan’s Coast Guard has set up a task force and officials are standing by for emergency contingencies, Coast Guard official Yosuke Oi said.

“I’m afraid we’ll soon find out about damages, since the quake was so strong,” he said.

The tsunami roared over embankments in Sendai city, washing cars, houses and farm equipment inland before reversing directions and carrying them out to sea. Flames shot from some of the houses, probably because of burst gas pipes.

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people were evacuated from Shinjuku station, the world’s busiest, to a nearby park.

Trains were halted.

Tokyo’s main airport was closed. A large section of the ceiling at the 1-year-old airport at Ibaraki, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo, fell to the floor with a powerful crash.

TV announcers urged viewers near the shore to move to strong concrete buildings and stay above the third floor .

Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency said they were still assessing damage but had not confirmed any deaths.

One person was injured at a baseball stadium in Sendai, but his condition was not immediately known.

Dozens of fires were reported in northern prefectures of Fu.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2011

Fresno's best outdoor activities

Jeff Phillips

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mong midterms, hectic work schedules, video games, Facebook updates and daily routines of shake-weights and P90X, it can be tough for students to find the time to get outside and enjoy an afternoon in the sun.

But in my own humble opinion, getting a taste of the great outdoors each week is an essential part of living a

happy and healthy life.

As a result of Fresno’s bad rap for having “nothing to do,” people often overlook some of the region’s best outdoor activities and opportunities for healthy and active living.

Most people are spending the majority of each day sitting in front of a computer or TV screen, and missing out on ample opportunities to get outside. Even those people that exercise regularly often turn to the dismal confines of the gym, or staring off into a myriad of TV screens to pass the time.

As the online news videographer for The Collegian, I want to go a step beyond the standard formula for campus news and provide students with a unique insight into some of Fresno’s recreational gems.

“Active Fresno” is a new vlog (video blog) series that will be posted on The Collegian website approximately every other week for the remainder of the semester. The series will showcase a variety of local activities including hiking, cross-country skiing and

whitewater rafting, among other more casual “backyard” recreation.

But before you shy away from these potentially intimidating or extreme sounding activities, consider the following three points: 1. You don’t have to be an extreme athlete or sports enthusiast to participate in the showcased activities.

2. Each video and supplemental text will provide information for various skill and experience levels, which will allow you to adapt the experience to fit your personal preference.

3. College is a time to experience new things and step outside of your comfort zone.

You’ll have to excuse the irony, but my hope is that students, faculty and staff will watch the short videos and be inspired to start spending more time outdoors.

The videos will provide a brief recap of each activity and will be supplemented with additional information and the resources necessary to do the activities on your own.

Photo Courtesy of Jeff Phillips

Yosemite National Park is approximately two-and-a-half hours away from the Fresno State campus.

With the ideal weather of the spring season quickly approaching, it is the opportune time to take advantage of all that Fresno has to offer.

The first episode of the series will highlight

cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in nearby Yosemite National Park.

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Forty days and 40 nights of sacrifice

By Danielle Fontana The Collegian Lent started two days ago on Ash Wednesday and lasts nearly 40 days and 40 nights unti l i t s e n d, t h e E a s t e r holiday. In the duration of this time period, those who follow this Catholic tradition must give up their utmost temptation and endure the obstacles of self-control to test their own will power.

The tradition of Lent is still firmly followed by those who are faithful believers, but it has also become the perfect excuse for individuals to discipline themselves on a strict regime before bikini season begins.

Business major For rest M i l l e r a d m i t s t h at h e i s neither Catholic nor an avid churchgoer, but he said

Lent allows him to test his strengths and weaknesses.

“I’m always up for a good challenge,” Miller said. “Lent g ive s m e a n o p p o r t u n i t y to make an unusual selfs a c r i f i c e, a n d h e l p s m e determine the ability of my self-control.”

Although not every college student can find time to fit church into their busy schedules, some do believe that it is important to follow their family’s religious rituals.

Business major Kathryn Mercurio said she is a faithful Catholic. She describes Lent as “the right thing to do.”

“Every Lent season I try to improvise a healthier diet on myself, but I also love setting goals such as having more patience with people and not thinking so negatively,”

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Mercurio said. “I don’t do it because I want to, I do it because I feel like I have to.”

While some people look to Lent as a trial period to deprive them of some of the things they love most, others

reflect on the sacrifices that were made for us and to focus our energies on being more Christ-like,” Arredondo said.

“Although I live three hours from home, I still choose to attend Ash Wednesday and

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t is a part of who I am and makes me more cultured.”

— Rebekah Arredondo, Marketing and economy major

look at the occasion and see a deeper meaning.

Marketing and economy major Rebekah Arredondo said she is a firm believer in the Catholic tradition.

“Lent serves as a time to

participate in Lent to carry out my family’s conviction of the Catholic religion.”

The practice begins with Ash Wednesday, which is said to represent the willingness to enter into a protracted period

of prayer, fasting, repentance and almsgiving that is called Lent. All of these attributes that are represented in the holiday are devoted to the faith of Jesus Christ.

“It is a part of who I am and makes me more cultured,” Arredondo said.

Whether it is merely an excuse to adjust ones lifestyle, or it is a cherished practice to a personal religious conviction, Lent is widely known and commonly pursued. The timing of Lent is not accidental. It symbolizes the transition from dark nights of winter to longer days of sunshine in the spring and introduces a new season.

It also just so happens to fall around one of the most infamous bikini seasons — spring break.

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Weekend of Movies Classics fill big screen this weekend

By Maddie Shannon The Collegian This is going to be a good weekend for local theaters.

Two new films, portraying classic English tales, are scheduled to release this week: “Red Riding Hood,” a good movie for thrill-seekers, and Jane Eyre, the unfortunate character in one of Charlotte Bronte’s most well-known novels.

It’s also a good weekend for families.

“Mars Needs Moms,” a kid-friendly movie about aliens who kidnap mothers from earth to raise kids on mars, can expect a good crowd of screaming babies.

Here’s a rundown of this week’s movies.

Red Riding Hood (PG-13) What it’s about: Based on the famous Little Red Riding Hood legend, a wolf terrorizes a medieval village in search of one thing. That one thing might just be Little Red Riding Hood herself — a girl named Valerie. While the village, a once peaceful little community in the woods, begins to fall apart under the threat of more wolf attacks, Valerie starts to disregard her own safety more and more. Meanwhile, while she starts to fall for a boy in her village, she comes to find he might have more ties to the wolf than she thought.

You should see it if: You’re all for a movie based on fairy tales. But be warned — this isn’t a movie for kids.

This dark twist on a well-known tale is for thrill-seekers. “Red Riding Hood” is definitely not a family-friendly movie.

Star ring: Amanda Seyfried, Julie Christie, Gary Oldman, Shiloh Fernandez, Billy Burke and Lukas Haal.

Jane Eyre (PG-13)

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“Red Riding Hood,” “Jane Eyre” and “Mars Needs Moms” are just a few of the movies set to release on Friday.

What it’s about: Jane, a girl with a troubled and loveless past, experiences abuse, oppression and deprivation before seeking refuge in Thornfield Hall — the place where she finds love in the man of the house, Edward Rochester. But though Thor nfield

seems to be a place where she can escape her past, she finds that sometimes there is no outrunning problems.

You should see it if: You’re familiar with the book, and appreciate classic English literature. If you associate yourself with more intelligent audiences, this is also a good movie to see.

Mia Wasikowska and Judi Dench, who both have excellent taste in scripts, consistently play characters that appeal to a more educated audience.

Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jamie Bell, Michael Fassbender, Judi Dench and Holliday Granger.

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f you associate yourself with more intelligent audiences, [Jane Eyre] is also a good movie to see. Mia Wasikowska and Judi Dench, who both have excellent taste in scripts, consistently play characters that appeal to a more educated audience.”

Mars Needs Moms (PG) What it’s about: Nine-year-old Milo’s mom is driving him crazy.

Eat broccoli? Take out the trash? No thanks. Just when he starts to feel bad about giving his mom attitude, he finds that she’s been kidnapped by aliens from Mars. Turns out they need his mom just as much as he does. As he sneaks aboard the spaceship in an attempt to save his mom, he meets all sort of odd but helpful friends. Now if only he can find out where his mom is…

You should see it if: You are a little kid who loves aliens. Or you just act like a little kid who loves aliens.

Starring: Seth Green, Dan Fogler, Joan Cusak, Mindy Sterling and Elizabeth Harnois.

‘Spider-man’ postponed, Taymor out as director

By Jocelyn Novek and Mark Kennedy Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Taymor, the Tony Award winning director of “The Lion King,” will no longer direct Broadway’s troubled “Spider-Man” musical as producers announced a new creative team and postponed the show’s official opening to summer.

Taymor, who also co-wrote the book for “Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark,” will remain a part of the new team, lead producers Michael Cohl and Jeremiah J. Harris said Wednesday, in announcing an unprecedented sixth delay for the musical.

“Julie Taymor is not leaving the creative team. Her vision has been at

the heart of this production since its inception and will continue to be so,” the producers said in a statement.

“Julie’s previous commitments mean that past March 15, she cannot work the 24/7 necessary to make the changes in the production in order to be ready for our opening.”

On Wednesday, a friend and longtime associate said the lack of time to hone the show had been one of Taymor’s great frustrations.

“She’s been distraught that there’s so little time to rehearse,” said Jeffrey Horowitz, artistic director of the Theatre for a New Audience.

Also distressing to Taymor has been the tenor of much of the news coverage and online chatter. “It’s hard — I try not to look,” she told The

Associated Press in a brief conversation in December. She more recently referred to her troubles during a talk at TED, an annual tech conference held this year in Long Beach, Calif.

“I’m in ‘The Crucible’ right now,” she said, referring to the Arthur Miller play about the Salem witch trials. “It’s trial by fire.”

“She’s distraught at how she’s been labeled,” Horowitz said. “They’ve said she’s an artist only concerned with spectacle. I can tell you that all her visual ideas come from a deeply human idea of the story she is working on. And they say she’s a ‘perfectionist’ — well, what’s wrong with being a perfectionist?”

“You don’t hire people like Julie Taymor unless you want people who

push boundaries,” he added. “This show is a piece of art, and it has been described as a spectacle gone out of control. That is dangerous — for her, and for other artists who take risks.”

The show’s representative, Rick Miramontez, said no performances will be canceled during the overhaul.

Philip William McKinley and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa have joined the $65 million production to assist with new staging and rewrites for the show, which was to have opened on March 15. Musical consultants Paul Bogaev and sound designer Peter Hylenski are also on the new team.

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History of Fresno State in Pictures In honor of Fresno State’s Centennial

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Mary Svenson and Mike Blicha flirt on the campus farm right before Fresno State’s Sadie Hawkins Dance in 1968. This photo ran in the Monday, April 19, 1968, issue of The Collegian.

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Adrian Wiggins’ 2007 recruiting class as Fresno State’s head coach was arguably the best group in Bulldog women’s basketball history. The senior class has competed in three straight NCAA Tournaments.

in the postseason,” Ross said.

This group of seniors has experienced the ups-anddowns of an entire college basketball career, but the last three losses to Louisiana Tech sticks out most.

The Lady Techsters dropped 94 and 90 points against the Bulldo gs in two meetings this season. Louisiana Tech was the only WAC team to score 90 or more points on the Bulldogs.

But the most disappointing loss of all came against the Lady Techsters in last year’s WAC Tournament final. Down by two in the final seconds, LaShay Fears drove the ball coast-to-coast to only miss the game-tying layup as time expired, ending Fresno State’s chances of a three-peat as WAC Tournament champions.

That heartbreaking experience has driven this team all season, and the two overtime losses against Louisiana Tech has added extra motivation for

a Bulldogs team that hopes to recapture its WAC supremacy in the conference tournament.

“T his g roup has prided themselves in putting up banners and that’s a banner we don’t get to hang,” Wiggins said. “So if we can find a way to hang up another banner that would mean a lot.”

However, Louisiana Tech does pose a threat in the conference tour nament for Fresno State and its quest for another conference championship. The Lady Techsters’ average margin of victory this season against WAC opponents is 13 points.

But Wiggins is hopeful that if the Bulldogs do fall in the WAC Tournament, that they may have done just enough in the regular season to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s tough, I think we’re lacking a couple key big wins,” Wiggins said. “But I think our numbers are really similar to last year and we got one last year.”

NBA: Policy would decide when concussed players return CONTINUED from page 8 clear symptoms is OK with him.

“Brain injuries are nothing to play with, no matter what,” he said. “If you want to call a guy soft for sitting out with a concussion, you’re an idiot.”

Reigning NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans missed five games for Sacramento last season after being elbowed in the face and said it was hard to stay out of action.

“That was a situation where at the time I really wanted to play,” Evans said. “Maybe in the long run it was best that I didn’t.”

All-Star Chris Paul sustained the most recent concussion in the NBA when his forehead hit Cavaliers guard Ramon Sessions’ shoulder on Sunday. The Hornets’ guard

was taken from the court on the stretcher and the team has hired a neurologist to monitor Paul’s condition.

Paul retur ned to practice on Thursday, but is not yet cleared to play.

Cavaliers coach Byron Scott said he can remember Magic Johnson getting a concussion and the 1987 playoff collision between Pistons teammates Vinnie Johnson and Adrian Dantley that knocked both players out of a game.

Current players say they think the game is less violent than the physical teams of the ‘80s and ‘90s. But Scott, who doesn’t recall ever having a concussion in his playing days, said today’s players are bigger, stronger and faster — and that the collisions have become more violent.

“It’s a good thing that the league is taking a seri-

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ous look into concussions because again, we don’t have helmets, this is something probably that should’ve been put in place a while back, but obviously it takes time and when something like this happens, I think the commissioner has done a real good job of jumping on it,” Scott said.

“Hopefully we’ll have something in place.”

Timberwolves coach Kurt Rambis, who was known for his scrappy, hard-nosed play during his 14-year career, said that he could’ve had several concussions and had no idea.

“They didn’t test us for anything back then. No MRIs, X-rays. If the bone was sticking out they might say, ‘Yeah, you need an X-ray,’” Rambis said. “There was probably a lot of cases where guys may or may not have, but the diagnostic testing is much more accu-

rate now and there’s much more intensity to getting players checked for everything and anything than there was back then.”

In the NBA, six players have missed games in the past four weeks with concussions or concussion-like symptoms.

The injuries, and particularly the incident involving Paul, have gotten the attention of many players.

They say they’re looking to the league to protect them.

“I’m all for it,” Bucks guard John Salmons said. “I was just talking to my wife and saying there’s been a lot of concussions lately in basketball.

We’ve had a few on our team, alone, so I think it’s a good thing they’re looking at it.”

Sessions, who didn’t know he was the one who Paul ran into until his shoulder hurt the next day, said he hasn’t

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been a part of any educational programs geared toward players learning the warning signs of concussions.

H o r n e t s g u a r d Wi l l i e Green, though, talked extensively about the materials he received about the dangers of head injuries in both Philadelphia and New Orleans.

“They pass out handbooks that give you ideas or things to do if you symptoms or if you feel nauseous or what have you — if you get a concussion, these are the steps,” Green said. “The doctors and our training staff, they’re going to do a great job and take you through all the tests that you need.”

Currently, the NBA tracks concussions, but leaves it up to teams to determine the guidelines for when a player can return to the court. Wizards coach Flip Saunders said he believes the franchises do everything they can to make sure the players won’t put themselves at risk.

“There’s a policy here even on fevers. If you have a fever over 101.5 or whatever, we don’t let guys with that sort of fever play because of where you can be with heat,” he said.

“So whatever they do, anything to protect players from being further hurt, I think everyone in the league’s all for that.”

For Bogut, the contact in the NBA is as serious as any other pro sport given the elbows and lack of head protection. He fears some players feel they must stay in games and keep their symptoms quiet. “ I ’ ve p ro b ably p l aye d through something like that when I was a rookie, a bit naive. I wanted to play every game. I’ve gotten to a point where I want to play every game, but it’s stupid to put my body in harm for 10, 15 years down the track. It’s only money,” he said. “If someone’s going to take my spot because I miss time with a concussion and I’m out of the rotation, so be it.”

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Senior five not ready for it to end Fresno State’s winningest group in school history looks to right the ship in WAC Tournament

By Vongni Yang The Collegian When the senior class for the Fresno State high-flying spirits of the Bulldogs and women’s basketball team first stepped on their 20-game regular-season conferto campus in the fall of 2007, head coach ence winning streak dating back to the Adrian Wiggins didn’t expect that this 2008-09 season, but also that of WAC team of five would become the winfoes as the Lady Techsters cruised a ningest class in school history.

15-1 record in conference play.

But for Emma Andrews, Marnique But despite the blemishes this seaArnold, Taja Edwards, Hayley Munro, son and the two overtime losses to and Jalessa Ross, L o u i s i a n a Te c h , the 95 games the Bulldogs firmly won won’t be as b e l i eve t h at w i t h meaningful if the a senior class that f we could find a way Bulldogs do not has paid its dues the to hang another banner w i n t h e We s t e r n past four years, not that would mean a lot” Athletic Conference even an almighty Tournament this weekL o u i s i a n a Te ch end in Las Vegas to earn — Adrian Wiggins, t e a m s t a n d s i n the league’s automatic bid head coach their way for an to the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA bid.

“We just want to go in “ Yo u c o u l d n ’ t there and win every game have asked for a no matter who we play,” Ross said, a firstbetter group as far as experience team All-WAC selection for the third straight and confidence,” Wiggins said. year.

“We’ve been there before so hopeThe Bulldogs, a team that has prided themfully we find a way to get there.” selves in WAC supremacy in recent years, “Experience definitely helps you had their dominance come to an end this seaSee SENIORS, Page 7 son as Louisiana Tech not only crushed the

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Players would welcome NBA concussion policy

By Colin Fly Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aaron McKie remembers being popped by an elbow on the side of his head and finishing the game in Los Angeles anyway.

Things started going badly a few hours later.

“I was watching TV but I wasn’t really watching. I got up, went to the bathroom, didn’t have an appetite, and I went and spit in the toilet and blood came out,” said McKie, a longtime NBA guard and now a 76ers assistant coach. “I went to the hospital and I had a mild concussion.”

Still, McKie said, he played the next game because “concussions weren’t a big thing at that time.”

The NBA told The Associated Press this week it has been working with an independent neurologist to establish a league-wide concussion policy and return-toplay protocols. A policy could be in place before the start of next season.

Players and former players who spoke with the AP say they would welcome the move after years of head-jarring hits and a feeling among some, like McKie, that they needed to play on.

“They have to,” Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut said of a for mal policy. “It should’ve been done years ago.”

Added Magic coach Stan Van Gundy: “I think it’s a great idea in all the sports.”

“We’re dealing with a very dangerous thing,” the coach s a i d . “ T h e m o r e t h e y ’ ve learned about concussions, especially the danger of not recovering from concussions before you’re back to activity tells you that every sport has to be very conscious of it.”

Bogut, a former No. 1 pick now in his sixth season, figures he’s had “five to 10” concussions in his pro career, including three after breaking his nose three different times. He said he’d like to see “mandatory” testing in the preseason to establish benchmarks to evaluate when a player is ready to return from a concussion.

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Associated Press

Portland forward Gerald Wallace suffered a concussion when his former team, Charlotte, played Sacramento on Feb. 22.