March 11 2015

THE COLLEGIAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

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MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT

NO IGGY IN APRIL

›› The Aussie rapper is rescheduling her April stop in Fresno for Sept. 20 due to production delays. P6.

ASI ELECTIONS

EVP Hudson talks presidential run in Q&A

By Jesse Franz

@JesseOfTheNews

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Fresno State’s Alex Furr battles a double team from Wyoming’s Jordan Kelly, left, and Marquelle Dent during the Bulldogs’ 74-66 win over the Cowgirls in a Mountain West Basketball Tournament quarterfinal Thursday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Monster second seals win It was tied 27-27 at the half, with No. 3 Fresno State in a dog fight in the opening round of the Mountain West tournament against No. 6 Wyoming. But then the Bulldogs turned on the jets, getting huge boosts from Alex Sheedy, Moriah Faulk and Alex Furr — their playmakers all season — to pull off a 74-66 win at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Sheedy led the Bulldogs in scoring with 19 points, and Fresno State held its ground late, outscoring Wyoming 47-39 in the second half. The Bulldogs’ quest for a third conescutive Mountain West toutnament title continues.

›› Full coverage from Las Vegas in sports. P8 ›› Follow @TheCollegian on Twitter for live updates from courtside.

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BULLDOGS

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CHASING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VEGAS ›› The Fresno State women’s team moves on to play No. 2 New Mexico in a semifinal Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. (Mountain West Network). ››The Bulldogs men’s team, seeded sixth, plays No. 3 Colorado State at 8:30 p.m. Thursday (CBS Sports Network).

INSIDE: ASI election candidates make their pitches In the first part of an ongoing series leading up to the ASI elections on March 24-26, The Collegian will be publishing op-eds from this year’s candidates. P2

Craig School of Business honors program remains open after rumors of closing But the school will no longer be able to offer scholarships to participants in the program. P3

Plans for Free Speech Area’s club booths are on the horizon Booths could possibly be removed altogether to make room for shaded structures. P6

What to Watch Wednesday. P5

With Associated Students, Inc. elections less than two weeks away, candidates are ramping up their campaigns for positions in Fresno State’s student government -- including two vying for the top spot of ASI president.

Abigail Hudson will face off against Ralph Ruiz, who was featured in Monday’s The Collegian, for the presidency in the elections which start March 24 and last through noon on March 26.

Currently ASI’s executive vice president, Hudson also serves on the Panhellenic Council and is

Abigail Hudson, ASI presidential candidate ›› 2015 ASI Elections will be held online from March 24 through March 26 at noon.

See HUDSON, Page 3

Academic Senate mulls supporting TA fee waivers ‘We shouldn’t think of TAs as students.

These TAs are our colleagues. They are instructors like us,’ professor says

By Megan Ginise @SimplyMeg13

Fresno State’s Academic Senate discussed Monday a resolution on teaching associate fee waivers, a possible solution to growing concerns by some that teaching associates were living on “subsistence levels.”

“We have masters students that live in poverty with multiple roommates on ramen noodles,” said biology professor Mamta Rawat. “They provide a valuable service to our undergrad students. They teach lower division courses. They teach service courses. They teach G.E. courses, and we want success for both our undergrad and graduate students.”

See FEE WAIVERS, Page 3

OPINION

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GOT OPINIONS? We want to hear them.

COLLEGIAN-OPINION@CSUFRESNO.EDU WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

CAMPUS COLUMN: ASI ELECTIONS 2015

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The Collegian reached out to students running for Fresno State’s student government, Associated Students, Inc. The following are submissions sent by candidates on issues important to them and their campaign.

Elections take place Tuesday, March 24 at 9 a.m. through Thursday, March 26 at noon.

Teachers need to use cheaper textbooks

LIBRARY HOURS

By Kelli Kennedy

Running for Senator at Large Political Science/Woman’s Studies Major As a student, I feel that the main premise of our university system is to provide quality educational instruction along with the resources and academic tools to achieve intellectual success.

The library is one of the main facets in which our university provides infor-

STUDENT OUTREACH

By Francisco Escamilla Jr. Running for Senator at Large Agricultural Education Major

An issue on Fresno State’s campus that I feel needs addressing is to bridge the gap between the student body and Associated Students, Inc. ASI has a lot to offer, while many opportunities are overlooked because students are unaware.

When I began my campaign for sena-

mation, assistance, and resources, which I would argue should be available to our student body for longer durations of time.

In this day and age, more and more students are working jobs, volunteering, interning and raising families throughout the day and evening hours.

In consideration of this, I believe it would be wise to provide our school’s resources for a longer duration of time to accommodate the busy lives of students so they could be able to access the infor-

mation and tools the library provides.

In light of that many other institutions in California that offer 24-hour library access, I believe that our university could place a more substantial effort toward the academic success of our students by making these resources more accommodating to the schedules of students by extending them to being both earlier and later than the current schedule.

tor-at-large, I was shocked by the number of students who had little to no knowledge of ASI and what it has to offer. I would like to reach out to students to find the best form of communication, to relay what is happening on our campus.

Some ways students can get involved and informed about issues on campus are serving on committees such as the USU Productions, board and the Vintage Days board, as well as taking part within different department clubs and organizations.

Many students do not understand that

part of their tuition goes toward covering the costs of events, which ultimately means that they are missing out.

That being said, I would like to be able to bridge the gap between students and ASI, as well as show students where their money is going and how it is affecting them.

This is just the tip of the iceberg on the various issues that I want to address, if I were elected as senator-at-large. Let’s jump into action together and make the change!

seems that many students are not as connected as they should be.

One aspect of this university that I believe is an integral part of the learning experience is the availability of programs and organizations around campus that help students achieve academic and career-oriented success.

It appears to me that there is currently a lack of awareness and accessibility in regards to current academic clubs and organizations for the variety of disciplines within social sciences.

It would be my primary goal to implement easier access to these resources and make proposals for additional specialty courses and programs with the hope that I will be able to further the success of my fellow students.

I would also work to facilitate better communication between faculty and administrators of social sciences and the students in order to address any further issues that might inhibit educational success.

STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

By Timothy Ryan

Running for Senator of Social Science Political Science Major So far in my experience as a student at Fresno State, I have had the opportunity to get involved in a number of campus organizations and positions and am currently working as the research assistant for Associated Students, Inc. Despite being well-informed on these opportunities offered around campus, it

By Bradley Martin

Roger H. Tatarian Chair in Journalism

One solution to the college textbook racket, as Rory Appleton notes, is for teachers to choose less costly alternatives to the publishers’ constant offerings of new editions.

In each of my two spring MCJ courses, at least one assigned book is available for one penny plus shipping charges from an online bookseller working through Amazon.

One of those volumes is the fourth edition of a textbook that’s now in its fifth edition. I decided students could do without the updates, especially since I was not having them read every chapter. The other is a book that’s now out of print completely but shouldn’t be.

I checked on the book your article used as a horrible example: the $118.75 “Mastering Sociology.”

A quick online check finds no one offering earlier editions of that book for sale for a few bucks, much less for a penny. Why? What has become of all the copies of those earlier editions?

Are the publishers buying up all the old ones and shredding them so that compassionate professors can’t assign them and thrifty students can’t buy them?

After all, how much has the field of sociology changed since the previous edition or, for that matter, in the last decade or two?

How many other similar situations exist regarding introductory texts?

Here’s an in-depth reporting challenge for Mr. Appleton or anyone else who cares to dig into the matter.

Drew Sheneman • Tribune News Service

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Conference aims to refine Craig School’s honors program to continue English majors’ craft

By Tomas Kassahun @TomasKassahun

By Delores Peralta @TheCollegian

For the past 6 years, the Undergraduate Conference for Multiethnic Literatures of the Americas (UCMLA) has aimed to teach many students what an academic conference is like.

UCMLA offers students the chance to share ideas and research within a scholarly environment. The conference aims to guide undergraduates on their research presentation and allows graduate students to participate as event organizers.

“It really gives the undergraduates an opportunity to get their feet wet,” said Jeremiah Henry, UCMLA organizer and president of the English Honors Society.

The UCMLA committee began its work last semester by distributing a call for a submission of essays. Fresno City College and Reedley College English students were invited as well.

Organizing this event has allowed Henry to achieve one of his on-going motives: “to foster the love for language and literature, not only in the English department, but around campus.”

Former panelist and current organizer Eryn Baldrica-Guy participated in last year’s UCMLA and found it useful to obtain feedback on research. She plans to apply for her PhD in English

and since many PhD candidates do this, she knew she would gain valuable experience.

“I know there are a lot of undergraduate conferences, and I wanted to make sure Fresno State could have a really good one,” Baldrica-Guy said.

Fresno State senior Lupe Remigio is one of the panelists this year. An American literature class she took last semester opened her eyes to the different struggles minority groups face in America. Remigio wrote her class essay on the issues of African-American manhood, and her professor suggested she submit her paper for UCMLA. Remigio hopes to get constructive criticism from her peers. She encourages other English students to apply in the future and enhance their resume.

“If you do not get selected, you have the satisfaction of knowing that you tried something to be proud of,” Remigio said.

This year’s conference will begin March 13th at 9:15 a.m. in Peters Building 192.

The guest speaker is Manuel Muñoz, a native of Dinuba, and assistant professor of creative writing at the University of Arizona at Tucson. Muñoz will give a reading from one of his books, “The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue.” On Saturday, a craft talk will be held, and Muñoz will be available to answer questions about creative writing.

“Anyone interested in new perspectives or literature about a variety of cultures and ethnicities in America, not just the United States should come,” Henry said.

The Craig School of Business has decided to continue with its honors program after considering cutting the program for next year.

Robert Harper, dean of the Craig School of Business, said there was a possibility of cutting the honors program due to a lack of financial and personnel resources.

“The program has had external support for a number of years, and that support has not been provided recently,” Harper said.

“There was also concern about identifying a highly qualified faculty member to continue as the coordinator.”

After receiving multiple pleas

from those who wanted the program to continue, the Craig School found a way to extend the program.

“We have received some limited additional financial support to fund a modified version of the program,” Harper said.

Still, the Craig School will no longer be able to offer a scholarship to participants in the program.

“I have been assured that other school and department honors programs on campus do not provide scholarships for participation, so we will be consistent with those programs,” Harper said.

Associated Students, Inc senator Kaitlyn Sims pushed for the program to stay open after learning about the possibility arose of losing it.

“I spoke to some faculty members, and it looked like a done-deal,” Sims said. “I spoke to students and faculty, and there was an outcry about how important the program is not only to students and faculty, but also for the school. I expressed our frustration to the administration and we were able to get it open within two weeks.”

Sims added that students are sad about losing the scholarship, but still happy to see the program back.

“It’s such a foundation for the school,” Sims said. “It’s one of those programs that has been around for so long. Especially, for those looking to go to graduate school, for economics majors, it sets you apart.”

Hudson laysout platforms for campaign HUDSON from Page 1 part of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.

A junior political science major with a minor in criminology, she also participates in the university’s moot court and mock trial programs.

Hudson is running on a slate with Kaitlyn Sims, who’s running for vice president of student affairs; Anthony Farnesi, who’s running for a second term as vice president of finance; and Nick Stevens, who’s running for senator at large.

The Collegian sat down with Hudson for its second candidate Q&A for this year’s election.

Q: Why are you running?

I’m running because I have a passion for serving Fresno in general. I’m from here; I grew up here. So I know a lot of the people that have attended this school.

My parents attended this school.

So I care a lot about Fresno State, and just Fresno in general.

I’m really passionate about serving Fresno State students and making a difference and being able to be the voice. I’ve always been pretty outspoken, so I think it’s a great opportunity to be able to speak for those that don’t necessarily have the ability to do it for themselves.

Q: And what would some of your major policy goals be

as ASI president?

So, one thing I’ve worked on a lot this year and would plan on working on is student visibility of ASI representatives. I think a lot of people don’t know who represents them.

So, that’s why this year we worked on the posters we put up all around campus of all the different people who represent students in ASI. That way people would know familiar faces and be able to walk up to me and just ask me a question. I had it happen all year after my posters were plastered all over campus.

And just getting students involved, because I think a lot of

See HUDSON, Page 6

Academic Senate considers supporting TAs in bid for greater compensation FEE WAIVERS from Page 1 Taylor Spalding, a teaching assistant for the biology department, works 30 hours a week at a bar at night, because he is unable to work at a preferred job in his field during the day. He does 20 additional hours of research at Fresno State while taking a full course load to obtain his masters degree.

He also teaches three lab courses, Biology 1B and Biology 10.

The only reason he continues to teach Biology 10, Spalding said, was that he was asked to by the university.

“It’s really stressful,” Spalding said. “It means that my grades slip a little bit. I have no time to prepare for teaching. That means that my teaching ability goes down, and that’s a disservice to the student.”

Geology professor Christopher

Pluhar said that because graduate students aren’t being paid enough by the university he is finding difficulty filling the five sections of the geology department lab, because he cannot find students willing to teach them.

“We’re having a difficult time recruiting T.A.s. They earn $217 a month per class, so if you work out the hours they work, it’s about $10 an hour,” Pluhar said. “So these people have bachelor’s degrees in that science, and they are getting paid the same as if they were doing retail; some of them do do retail instead. So to me it’s a matter of re-accessing our priorities.”

Pluhar said that, at other campuses, like California State University, Northridge, fees are waived for graduate teaching assistants. Other campuses support their graduate teaching assistants by waiving some or all of their tuition. Fresno State, he said, is an exception.

“At most other CSU’s and most other colleges T.A.s get some kind of tuition remission. They come to campus to get their degree, to do research they are supposed to do and to contribute to the overall academic community as T.A.s,” Pluhar said. ” How is it that we can’t do that, and other schools can?”

Agribusiness professor Lynn Williams said the cost of implementing these waivers range from $110,000-$500,000.

“A half a million dollars is going to have to come from somewhere,” Williams said. “I’ve seen a lot of G.E. courses proposed, so when I hear we can't teach our G.E. classes, why are we offering them? With how scattered our g.e. program is, are there too many courses offered in the program?

I think all those things play into that. I also hear this same lament from my undergrad students. And to pay for such things that we all like and support, something has to be given up. So I’m curious what we are willing to give up to achieve this.”

Rawat conducted research last semester to see the average cost of covering teaching assistant fees in the College of Science and Mathematics. Based on 2012-2013 numbers, she calculated approximately $110,000 per year for tuition fee waivers for 20 students in the college of Science and Mathematics.

“I think the finances are very important, but $120,000$500,000 is really nothing in the university budget for student success,” Rawat said. “We are spending a lot of money for student success in other things — it would help student and faculty success.”

Rawat said that teaching assistants help bring money to the university rather than subtracting from it through lab work, research and grants.

“So really, this is looking for-

ward and trying to help student success and faculty success. It’s a very bold idea,” she said.

Because some teacher’s assistants positions are not being hired, Pluhar said that some departments are forced to hire lecturers, which actually increases the price overall.

“That’s fantastically more expensive than giving them to T.A.s,” Pluhar said. “They would save tremendous amounts of money. So we aren’t talking about just paying a bunch of money out. We would save money by not hiring lecturers to fill those G.E. courses.”

Biology professor Ulrike Muller said that it is important for faculty to adopt teaching assistants — saying that they are one of their own.

“We shouldn’t think of our T.A.s as students,” Muller said. “These T.A.s are our colleagues. They are instructors like us. They’ve been fighting for a pay raise as faculty for a long time, because we are underpaid. They are not students from a department that are none of your business. These people are teaching your students. A third or a half of students on campus are taking Bio 10. They are teaching many students and affecting many students. We are teaching our T.A.s to become better teachers.

We want to keep them motivated.

We want them to be successful.”

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

TAKE A HIKE:

By Jordan Nicholson Special to The Collegian

The weather in the Central Valley as of late has been quite sunny and warm. Pretty soon, the threat of rain won’t be an excuse to put off that epic hike you’ve been meaning to do since Christmas. It’s safe to say that it’s time to take a hike.

Nestled in the giant redwoods of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park lies one of my favorite scenic trails in the area, the Redwood Mountain Trail, which is roughly a 10-mile loop. The trail weaves its way through dense trees, beautiful vistas and is sometimes referred to as the “grove within a grove.”

This particular hike combines two trails together to cover the 10-mile distance, the Fallen Goliath Trail and Hart Tree Trail.

When you begin the hike, there will be a wooden sign posted at the trailhead, showing the entire route so you decide whether you’d like to cover the entire distance or not.

This particular area is home to a wide variety of wildlife and vegetation, including a young sequoia population. It is known as one of the most densely populated redwood areas in the world. The switchbacks throughout the trail will take you through

the forest and lead you to the top of Sugar Bowl Grove, where the density of the red woods is pretty magical. I highly recommend bringing a camera.

Overall, I’d say this hike is easy to moderate in intensity. There will be moments of incline along the trail but there are many points of flat land throughout, where you can rest and explore the dense thicket of trees.

To get to this trail from Fresno, travel east on Route 180. You will drive about 50 miles until you reach the Big Stump Entrance Station for Kings Canyon National Park. From there, drive about 1.7 miles until you reach a three-way intersection and turn right onto Route 198 towards Sequoia National Park.

Drive about 3.6 miles and then turn right down Redwood Saddle Road. Look out for a sign for Redwood Canyon at the top of a dirt road, which you will drive down roughly 1.5 miles to a split.

Turn left and drive the short remaining distance to the parking lot. The parking is free and there is access to restrooms at the trailhead as well.

To be on the safe side, I’d recommend bringing a map, just in case directions are not your strong suit. It may be over an hour to get to this hike, but believe me, it’s worth it.

REDWOOD MOUNTAIN TRAIL

Marek Warszawski • TNS

Redwood Canyon, one of the world’s largest giant sequoia grove and the San Joaquin Valley as seen from the summit of Big Baldy located on the western edge of Kings Canyon National Park.

Feel free to make it an all day event.

You’ll be surrounded by giant redwoods, so be sure not to bring any homework whatsoever. It’s time to start enjoying the natu-

ral wonders in our backyard so bring some friends with you and have a great weekend.

Drink Responsibly

WHAT TO WATCH WEDNESDAY The top picks for tonight’s primetime television (yes, actual live TV)

By Yvette Mancilla @yvette_mancilla

“Broadchurch” (BBC America) 7 p.m.

The recently renewed British crime drama stars David Tennant (“Doctor Who”) and Olivia Colman (“The Iron Lady”) as detectives solving a shocking murder that took place in a seemingly quaint seaside town. The show’s success spawned an American remake, “Gracepoint,” that also stars Tennant and aired last October on FOX. Differentiating itself from Season 1, which focused on the death of an 11-yearold boy and its immediate impact on the community, Season 2 balances two plot parallels: Joe Miller’s trial and the reopening of the Sandbrook case.

Tonight’s episode is the second of the season and focuses on the impact of recent events on the town locals.

“Melissa & Joey” (ABC Family) 8 p.m.

For those looking to kick back with a sitcom, check out ‘90s favorites Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence as the stars of their own show.

Since it was not renewed for a fifth season, there is all the more reason to catch a glimpse of the comedy. The show’s current Season 4 will wrap up the series.

The series follows Mel Burke (Melissa Joan Hart), a local politician who hires Joe Longo (Joey Lawrence) to babysit her niece and nephew.

“Black-ish: Bloopish” (ABC) 9:30 p.m.

This episode focuses in on the cast’s outtakes along with a tour set by the “kids” of the show, Yara Shahidi (Zoey), Marcus Scribner (Andre Jr.), Miles Brown (Jack) and Marsai Martin (Diane). Also featured are previously unseen behind-the-scenes and interviews.

“Catfish: The TV Show” (MTV) 10 p.m.

The popular reality series centers on young couples getting “cat-fished,” or duped by their significant others they met online. In Season 4, the show gets a twist: along with main stars Max (Max Joseph) and Nev (Nev Schulman), celebrities also guest star to help the couples sort it out.

Tonight’s episode features up-and-coming rapper Angel Haze.

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IN BRIEF

Iggy reschedules April show, Kids Day sets record and more

Iggy Azalea postpones tour Iggy Azalea will not be opening her “The Great Escape Tour” at Save Mart Center in April.

The Grammy-nominated rapper, who was slated to open her North American tour in Fresno with Nick Jonas, has pushed her tour back to September due to production delays. Supporting act Tinashe instead will join Azalea.

The tour will kick off Sept. 18 in San Diego, followed by a Sept. 20 show at Save Mart Center. Tickets purchased for the originally scheduled tour dates will be honored on their city’s rescheduled date.

San Francisco consul general of India to visit campus Friday Ambassador Venkatsan Ashok, consul general of India in San Francisco, will discuss “India-U.S. Relations and India – A Vibrant Democracy” at 10 a.m. Friday in Henry Madden Library Room 2206.

The consul general will participate in a meet-and-greet at 9:30 a.m. before the talk, which will touch on President Barack Obama’s recent visit to India. He will also visit the Peace Garden for a flower offering at the Gandhi memorial.

For more information, contact Dr. Sudarshan Kapoor, professor emeritus of social work education, at skapoor334@gmail.com.

Haven training approaches deadline Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Frank Lamas spoke Monday at an Academic Senate

meeting on the mandatory Haven training program with its March 20 deadline looming.

“We felt this topic was an important topic to create a better campus environment,” he said.

So far, Lamas said, 12,353 students have completed the training, but said that there is still a long way to go. Students who do not complete the training by March 20 will not be able to enroll in courses for the Fall 2015 semester. Lamas said that the majority of feedback from the training has been positive and a few comments quite interesting.

“One guy tweeted out that he was going to be a better boyfriend for everyone because he had gone through Haven. He said ‘my next girlfriend is going to be really happy with me,’” Lamas said.

Kids Day raises $535K for Valley Children’s Hospital Fueled by thousands of volunteers, last week’s Kids Day raised a record $535,000 for Valley Children’s Hospital.

Hundreds of thousands of special copies of The Fresno Bee were sold throughout Fresno, Madera, Merced, Kings, Tulare and Mariposa counties at a suggested donation of $1 each.

This broke last year’s record of $514,152.

Fresno State students helped raise a sizable chunk of this year’s funds. More than 2,000 students raised $44,000. Student groups and clubs staked out intersections across northeast Fresno on March 2 from early morning through the afternoon selling newspapers.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

CLUB BOOTHS MAY BE REMOVED

Jesse Franz • The Collegian

Club booths, long a staple within Fresno State’s Free Speech Area, may become a thing of the past if the university moves forward with ideas aimed at making the space better compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act compliant.

By Manuel Gutierrez @TheCollegian

Fresno State could be making changes to the Free Speech Area as soon as this fall, which would include modifications to club booths to make them compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act — or getting rid of them completely and installing shaded areas.

The possible changes are in response to concerns about accessibility and a lack of booth spots for the school’s clubs and organizations. They were highlighted recently at a focus group meeting between student groups and organizations with faculty, staff and an architect.

The current guidelines for club booths on campus were set in in the 1950s and allocated 22 booth spots. While seven spots have been added since then, they do not meet demands. A

lottery is held each semester to decide which groups get a spot in the Free Speech Area, but more than 20 clubs are routinely left without a booth spot.

“Concerns were brought to the office about ADA complaints and organizations wanting equal opportunity,”said Josh Edrington, student involvement club and organization coordinator.

Fresno State is either looking at expanding the number of booths and making them ADA compliant, or building about 20 permanent shade structures in their place.

“Our problem is how do we create a space that students would want and meet what they said [in the focus group],” Edrington said.

The plans are still in their early stages and final decisions on the fate of the campus booths have not been made. More focus group meetings are scheduled this semester. The next one will

be held Friday at 11:45 a.m.

“Maybe we can change the layout. We have a big campus.

It doesn’t necessarily have to be here,” said Nikki Wheeler of the Rugby Club. “We can’t do things like the booth decorating contest if we don’t have a booth.”

Kylee Ott of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority proposed her own idea: “If organizations can’t staff a booth, why doesn’t Fresno State just build some booths that they can rent?”

Phi Delta Theta Recruitment Chair Will Right said organizations will lose individuality if the new structures are installed.

“I don’t particularly like it,” he said. “We are thinking of starting a petition to keep our booths,” Right said.

“A majority of the students seemed in favor of the new structure [at the last meeting],” Edrington said. “We are here to ultimately serve the students.”

ASI presidential candidate weighs in on impaction and other issues HUDSON from Page 3 problems come from students not getting involved on campus, so they don’t invest their time here, and then they don’t really care when things are happening.

I think that our voter turnout is so low.

It jumped 3 percent last year, and that was great, but it needs to get higher. It’s only at 12 percent right now. And I want students to care, and I want them to be invested in Fresno State and the future of Fresno State. … My other policy changes would be improving the safety, not only on campus, but in the surrounding areas. A lot of people park right off campus or live right across from campus. I personally live in my sorority house, so sometimes I walk home in the evening from school, and sometimes it’s a little scary.

As well lit as our campus is, sometimes it gets a little scary. And it’s improved a lot in the last couple years, but it’s nowhere where it should be.

And then also, it’s student affordability.

There’s a lot of policy -- sorry, fee increases being proposed, and I’m not necessarily against or for any of them, but I think they need to be justified to the students.

I recently spoke in Long Beach to the CSU board of trustees about why they shouldn’t impose this SIRF fee for $4, and it wasn’t about the $4. I don’t think anyone’s going to throw a fit about paying $4.

But, they just didn’t show how they could justify it and how it benefits students, and they didn’t do a very good job about showing students why it could benefit them or showing me why it could benefit anyone.

So, I chose to go speak against it, and, unfortunately, it did pass, but I’m all about being there whenever I need to be to make sure I’m representing the students.

Q: Student fee increases have been considered on campus for, probably, about the last year. Fresno State President Castro had a plan for a proposed student success fee and an athletics fee which would have been separate. He tabled those for this year, but they might be back in discussion next year. How would you represent the student voice on this issue?

Again, I’m not necessarily against or for any student fee increase, but I don’t think I would support a fee increase unless it’s really justified, not only to myself, but to the majority of the student population why it would benefit students, and if it’s publicized that way.

So, they can’t just come to ASI and tell us why it’s going to benefit students. They need to show the student body why it’s important, how it can benefit them and make them understand, because if the student body doesn’t understand why it’s benefiting them or where this money is going, then there’s no way that they can really, fully support it...

Q: Another big issue right now is Fresno State’s impaction plan -- raising admission requirements, because we can’t afford to accommodate how many students are currently applying. Having the ear of Castro and everything, how would you represent the students on that issue?

Well, I recently met with Provost (Lynette) Zelezny about this actually, and she was going over the statistics of students who come into Fresno State, who met the minimum requirements and were admitted from our area based on those minimum requirements.

So, what she talked about, was the stu-

dents that don’t graduate in six years, don’t graduate at all and drop out of Fresno State and have to go back through community college or just don’t go to school at all.

And that number is increasing -- it’s a huge number of students who come into that lower level and then don’t succeed.

So, I think there are a lot of opportunities to reroute them through community college or different things, because I don’t feel that if -- if those numbers are really indicative of the students and how they don’t succeed, then those students should be rerouted to something where they will succeed...

Q: And what do you think separates you from your opponent, Ralph Ruiz?

I know Ralph very personally. We’ve been friends for a while. He’s a very energetic, entertaining young man.

It’s funny. I actually read The Collegian article on Monday, and I think he’s absolutely right, that what he believes separates us, I also believe separates us.

I believe reliability, accountability and following through with goal setting absolutely distinguishes us. I have a pristine track record of doing all three of those things.

I came in as EVP my first year on ASI, and I set up a goal incentive system and an accountability system for the senators, and we’ve had great results with that. They used to never meet with their EVP like they were supposed to according to the bylaws and policies.

They never would turn in their eighthour reports. This year, we’ve not had a problem with that.

They do their eight hours. They turn in their reports. They meet with me every month. They get things done, because I set

up an accountability system, and I made the goal that I wanted them to get that done, and they did.

I think everyone can describe me as pretty reliable. I show up to everything on time ready to go and above and beyond. So, I think those three things, Ralph was right, do distinguish us.

Q: What do you think is the biggest issue facing the current ASI, being an ASI member yourself, that will go into next year, and how do you plan on attacking it? … That we have the ability to do things above and beyond what the school would necessarily allow us to do, but that we do have certain things that we answer to administration for, like our budget revisions and things like that.

But just that there’s certain things that have to go a little slower than I know students want, especially with parking I know is a huge issue this year. I came in saying, ‘We’re going to fix, we’re going to build’ -I knew it wasn’t going to happen this year.

They weren’t going to build a parking structure, but ‘Let’s build a parking structure.’

Come to find out it’s actually part of the five-year plan for Fresno State for the administration. So, just finding a way to get that information to students for them to understand what programs are already in the process of happening, because I think that’s a hard thing for people to grasp, because no one tells them...

Q: If you had to sum up your campaign in one sentence, how would you do it?

Wow, that’s difficult. I would do it as: making sure that the students’ voices are heard through getting them invested, not only in me, but in our campus.

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Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Fresno State junior Nikolas Papic gets set to return an offering during yesterday’s 4-1 conference loss to Utah State.

By Collegian Staff @TheCollegian

The Fresno State men’s tennis team dropped its home matchup to the Utah State Aggies, 4-1, at

the Wathen Tennis Center. Fresno State’s lone point was in doubles action, as the ‘Dogs took three of four matches from the Aggies.

But the Aggies rebounded quickly and dominated the ‘Dogs in singles play. Utah State shut

out Fresno State in all four matches to remain undefeated in conference play.

The next men’s tennis game is against the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay on March 17.

Fresno State shows gritty gameplay, prepares for New Mexico BULLDOGS from Page 8 Fresno State built its 10-point lead with 1:33 left in the game, and it earned its largest lead at 11 points with 1:14 remaining. That forced the Cowgirls to foul to stop the clock and send Bulldogs to the line.

“We’ve had those great first halves and some trail-off second halves,” White said. “Especially

right now, that’s the time to go on those runs. We’ve had some situational stuff late.”

Four other Bulldogs scored in double-digits alongside Faulk’s 16: Sheedy led the team with 19, Furr added 15, and Shauqunna Collins and Fox had 10.

Marquelle Dent was the Cowgirls’ leading scorer with 26 points. The guard was 8-of-18 from the field and 10-of-12 at

the free-throw line. Kelley had a double-double – 10 points and 11 rebounds – in her 38 minutes played.

The ‘Dogs will play the New Mexico Lobos tonight at 8:30 p.m. in the semifinals of the Mountain West Tournament. The winner will play in the championship game on Friday.

Photo courtesy of Mountain West Conference

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Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Fresno State junior pitcher Brennon Williams (39) delivers a pitch during Tuesday’s 4-2 win over Wagner at Beiden Field.

By Tomas Kassahun @tomaskasshun

There’s no place like home for the Fresno State baseball team.

After a winless four-game series at Oregon State, the Bulldogs added their latest home victory Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Wagner College.

With the win, the Bulldogs improved their home record to 8-2.

On the other hand, the Bulldogs hold an 0-7 record on the road.

“We love the atmosphere here,” pitcher Tim Borst said. “This is a special place to play. On the road we’ve competed well but we just haven’t come out on top.”

Borst earned the win against Wagner with six hits allowed and five strikeouts in six innings pitched.

The Seahawks came into Tuesday’s game with an 0-5-1 record. But the Bulldogs did not know much about them as it was the first ever meeting between the two teams.

“Maybe as team, we underestimated them a little bit,” catcher Taylor Ward said. “I think we should have put up more runs.”

In the weekend series against the Beavers, the Bulldogs failed to score more than two runs in any game.

Tuesday against the Seahawks, the Bulldogs took a 2-0 lead after two innings.

Third baseman Manny Argomaniz scored the first run of the game when Kevin Viers singled. Then, first baseman Joe Prior added another run for the Bulldogs with a sacrifice fly.

The Seahawks finally got on the board with a leadoff home run in the top of the sixth from first baseman Tommy Mazurkiewicz.

With four hits and a Fresno State error in the sixth inning, the Seahawks tied the game at 2-2.

The Bulldogs regained the lead in the seventh inning when Taylor Ward hit a 2-RBI single against a full count to give the Bulldogs a 4-2 lead.

Fresno State’s bullpen of Jake Shull and Brennon Williams stranded runners on first and second base with back-to-back outs to end the eighth inning.

Shull returned to the mound in the ninth to earn the save and seal the win for the ‘Dogs.

Tuesday’s game was the first of a five-game homestand for the Bulldogs.

‘DOGS LASSO COWGIRLS, WILL FACE LOBOS NEXT Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Fresno State senior guard Raven Fox drives to the basket during the Bulldogs’ 74-66 win over Wyoming in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Basketball Tournament at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

LAS VEGAS -- The Fresno State women’s basketball team survived its first test: a gritty, back-and-forth battle against the Wyoming Cowgirls to reach the Mountain West semifinals.

The 74-66 victory was reflective of the ‘Dogs’ performance against the Cowgirls during the regular season.

“Wyoming was not any different,” said Fresno State forward Alex Sheedy. “The Cowgirls played similarly when we were at their place. They are generally a good team, and they have players who know what it takes to win.”

However, Fresno State head coach Jaime White decided to use a guard-oriented lineup against the Cowgirls because of her familiarity with their gameplay. After all, she was an assistant coach there from 2003-06.

“Wyoming has a similar guard [to the Bulldogs], Jordan Kelly,” she said. “When I worked at Wyoming, she came to our camps from when she was 10 years old and up. She was always a guard. So we knew we could match with the Cowgirls if we played more guards.”

A key factor in the victory was the Bulldogs’ ability to stifle Wyoming from behind the arc. The Cowgirls only made 2-of-12 3-point attempts, both of which came from guard Kaitlyn Mileto.

The first half was one of peaks and valleys for the ‘Dogs. After a quick start to the game, when Alex Furr made her first two 3-point attempts, Fresno State was able to pace the Cowgirls for half of the stanza.

But things changed. Fresno State fell victim to a scoring drought that Wyoming was able to take advantage of. An 8-0 run turned a

Cowgirl 3-point deficit to a lead by four.

Fresno State found its rhythm after center Toni Smith’s layup broke its drought. The ‘Dogs were able to reverse the rally and held Wyoming scoreless for 3:38.

“We felt that Wyoming was not forcing the turnovers; it felt like we were rushing our offense,” White said. “We talked about slowing our offense down. We saw Bego [Faz Davalos] and Toni take a couple of high-post shots. I felt that we were a little stagnant offensively.”

By the time the buzzer sounded to end the first frame, however, the ‘Dogs and Cowgirls were knotted at 27. The game was far from over.

In the second half, the ‘Dogs were able to start the scoring, but fell into some foul trouble. Within the first five minutes of the half, Fresno State committed five fouls, while Wyoming had none.

The penalties were enough to give the Cowgirls a 4-point lead and the momentum that, for White, gracefully was halted by a media timeout with 15:41 left in the game.

Fresno State slowly crept back into the game and regained the lead at 41-40 after Raven Fox’s fastbreak. After that, it was back-and-forth basketball, with the ‘Dogs and Cowgirls trading leads.

Things turned up for the ‘Dogs late in the game. Fresno State held Wyoming scoreless for 6:01, including three turnovers during the span.

Fresno State guard Moriah Faulk came off the bench and scored 16 points off 5-of-10 shooting. She was also productive at the line, going 5-of-7.

“I really just wanted to do whatever my team needed me to do,” Faulk said. “So I came in the game, followed the game plan and wanted to get the win for my team. Whatever I had to do, I was willing to do.”

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Fresno State guard and top scorer Marvelle Harris was one of five players in the league to be named to the Mountain West Conference first team, as announced Tuesday morning by the conference.

Joining Harris as part of the league’s first team selections are Boise State senior guard and Mountain West Player of the Year Derrick Marks, Wyoming senior forward Larry Nance Jr., Colorado State senior forward J.J. Avila and San Diego State senior forward JJ O’Brien.

In addition, Harris’ high-level play earned him a spot on the Mountain West All-Defensive Team for his efforts on the defensive end of the court. Harris led the MW in several categories during conference play including steals (39, 2.2 spg), minutes played (639) and ranked second in assists with 3.7 per game, minutes per game with 37.0 minutes per game and points scored with 309.

Among those on the defensive team are Boise State sophomore forward James Webb III, SDSU’s O’Brien and junior forward Skylar Spencer, UNLV freshman forward/center Goodluck Okonoboh and Wyoming’s Nance Jr. The junior, who ranks No. 17 on Fresno State’s all-time scoring list with 1,302 career points, averaged 17.2 points per game this season and recorded double figures in points in 29 of 31 games this season.

Harris’ All-League efforts helped the Fresno State (15-16, 10-8 MW) make a late-season surge by winning three of its last four and securing the No. 6 seed and a first-round bye in the conference tournament.

The ‘Bulldogs take on the No. 3 seed in the conference in Colorado State tomorrow at 8:30 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The Rams (26-5, 13-5 MW) swept the ‘Dogs by an average of 15.5 points in each regular season game and are riding a five-game win streak heading into Thursday’s matchup.

First-Team All-Mountain West Derrick Marks, Boise State J.J. Avila, Colorado State Marvelle Harris, Fresno State JJ O’Brien, San Diego State Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming All-Defensive Team James Webb III, Boise State Marvelle Harris Fresno State JJ O’Brien, San Diego State Skylar Spencer, San Diego State Goodluck Okonoboh, UNLV Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming • Due to a tie in voting, six student-athletes were placed on the All-Defensive Team.