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WAC championship win sends ‘Dogs dancing for the fifth year in a row.

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Housing near campus gives students options

By Taylor Gonzalez The Collegian For many first-year college students, choosing a college to attend can be a tough decision. Another task that many incoming students may face is deciding where to live. With so many options available, incoming students are left with the decision of what kind of student living best suits their needs.

With both on-and-off campus living available, deciding between the two can be difficult.

Last fall, freshman Gina Smith moved into the dorms to begin her college experience.

“Living in the dorms is a great way to meet new people and transition smoothly into collegiate life,” Smith said.

Many students, especially those who come from out of town just as Smith did, prefer the type of community that is formed by the residents of those living in the dorms. Living on campus is not only convenient, but it also makes meeting other students easier than ever.

Senior Matt Johnson spent two years living on campus before making a transition to Bulldog Village.

“The social part of the dorms was probably my favorite.” Johnson said. “I also liked that the dorms were on camSee HOUSING, Page 3

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This map shows some of the student housing around Fresno State that offer two-bedroom apartments. All of the options shown are furnished and come with cable and Internet. University Courtyard also includes a 10-Flex meal plan.

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OPINION EDITOR, TONY PETERSEN • COLLEGIAN-OPINION@CSUFRESNO.EDU

MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012

R.I.P. Dr. Anderson

hen Dr. Rodney Anderson failed to show up to consecutive classes, part of me knew something had to be wrong.

Dr. Anderson, whom my friends and I, when speaking of him, affectionately called Rodney, just did not miss class. He was one of the few professors of upper-division classes who actually took regular attendance. It even took up a sizable portion of his students’ grades. It was certainly irreguThe Right Tone lar for him to Tony Petersen miss one class, much less two.

But it was still quite a shock when I received the intra-department email confirming his passing.

I did not know Dr. Anderson well, but I knew him well enough for his death to sting. He was my professor for four of my political science classes, and I can attest that the words of Political Science Department Chair David Schecter are true: Dr. Anderson was certainly very “caring, compassionate and dedicated.”

Dr. Anderson was a very kind man with a gentle spirit. When walking through the halls of the Social Science building, he could be heard asking colleagues how their families were, with

legitimate care in his voice. He knew their names — he was great at remembering names — and their situations and actually wanted to know how his friends’ loved ones were doing.

Dr. Anderson had several easy-tospot characteristics, which only made him more endearing to his students.

He said “here” a lot, as in, “The first presidential caucus is in Iowa, here, and the first presidential primary is in New Hampshire, here.” The more superfluous heres in a sentence, the more important the point he was trying to make. Dr. Anderson’s sentences could rightly be described as having a subject, a predicate and a “here.”

His excitement for political science was infectious. When he was really excited, he would speak faster and faster, his words tumbling out like a bunch of Jenga pieces falling to the floor. But this passion he had for the subjects he taught is what made Dr. Anderson so well liked by his students — his quirkiness and dorkiness were integral aspects to his charm.

Dr. Anderson was a throwback. He was steadfast in his refusal to sync his classes up to Blackboard. Electronics of any kind were outlawed. I’m sure, had the university left them in the classrooms, he would still be using an overhead projector.

He was a great teacher as well. It was not uncommon for him to fill up the white board multiple times with his notes during one class period.

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r. Rodney Anderson’s excitement for political science was infectious.” politics was extraordinary: After sitting through one of his classes, one could, with ease, have a notebook full of notes on something as seemingly simple as the Electoral College.

This dedication to his craft extended to his students. The man loved to teach. Whereas most professors want to have days off during the week for writing and research, Dr. Anderson willingly volunteered to have classes every day of the week. He had more office hours than any professor I have ever had. He was willing to help his students with anything they needed.

Dr. Anderson was a good man and a great teacher. He will be missed.

R.I.P. Tony Petersen is the opinion editor of The Collegian. Follow him on Twitter @tonypetersen4.

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Facebook comment: ‘Kenneth Hansen’: “RIP Prof. Rodney Anderson. You will be missed by a great many people.”

‘Stacie Dabbs’: “I was a student of Dr. Anderson’s ten years ago and I always appreciated him for being a fair and straightforward professor. This is sad news all around.”

‘@rsmithlove’: “#RIP :(”

Facebook comment: ‘Ana Mendoza’: “Fresno State professor Dr. Rodney A. Anderson passed away yesterday at his home. I will miss him enormously. He has been my professor almost every semester during the three years I have attended Fresno State. He gave me multiple interviews for The Collegian and I will always cherish the times we spend together speaking about politics. He will be missed.”

‘@annelois’: “Rip Rodney”

‘Kau Vue’: “I always wanted to tell him how much I enjoyed his classes, but I kept putting it off. I took just about every class I could from him, from Presidential Politics to Methods of Analysis. His methods course was my introduction to quantitative bliss. He loved his tables and charts, and I have to say I now enjoy those just as much. Dr. Anderson will be missed.”

Facebook comment: ‘Heather Scharmann’: “He was a very passionate professor and will be missed. Rest in peace Dr. Anderson.”

‘@Flying_Jays’: “#RIP Dr. Anderson. I came to class only to find out you peacefully dipped earth.”

Facebook comment: ‘Corey J. Clark’: “He was an awesome professor, I shall miss him. Such a kind-hearted man, never wanted confrontation, just a little respect.”

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HOUSING: Students weigh in on where is best to live CONTINUED from page 1 pus, so everything was a close walk.”

However, living at the dorms isn’t for everyone. Freshman Kayla Ferreira decided to skip out on experiencing dorm living and moved directly into an apartment.

“Just while touring the dorms I decided it wasn’t for me. Living at Palazzos is great.

It’s like your own little home.

I like to have my privacy and something feels like home at Palazzos which was a feeling I didn’t get while looking into the dorms,” Ferreira said.

With Fresno State’s student population increasing each year the need for student living has increased as well.

Within a five-mile radius of the campus itself, over 20 different options of apartments are available.

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ust while touring the dorms I decided it wasn’t for me.”

— Kayla Ferreira, freshman A portion of those apartment complexes are reserved for students only. Palazzo at Campus Pointe is the newest addition to this group.

Although Palazzo at Campus Pointe was built only two years ago, its favorable reputation has quickly placed the complex in the category of top student living.

Aside from Palazzo, U n i v e r s i t y Vi l l a g e a n d Bulldog Village tend to be the most popular student-oriented apartment complexes.

Sophomore Christina Demartini went from living in

the dorms to her current residence at University Village.

“The UVs are a great apartment complex who are extremely helpful in helping their residents with whatever they need,” Demartini said.

“They provide amenities such as a computer room, a game room, and a great gym that everyone utilizes and enjoys.”

No matter what type of preferences a student has, it is likely that there is a complex that will meet their needs.

With the wide variety of student housing located on and close to campus, students have many options.

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Freshmen Jamie Snyder, (left) and Sarah Hubert, (right) live at the Fresno State University Courtyard in a community style double room. The room features two bunk beds with attached desks underneath. This room runs for $8,119 a person for the academic year.

BRIEFS Ro d n e y A n d e r s o n Memorial Scholarship established T h e Ro d n e y A n d e r s o n Memorial Scholarship has been established to honor the Fresno State political science professor who died Tuesday, March 6, at age 46. For those wishing to donate in his memory, checks should be made out to California State University, Fresno Foundation (note: Rodney Anderson Memorial Scholarship), College of Social Sciences, 5340 N. Campus Drive M/S SS91, Fresno, CA 93740-8019. Plans for a memorial service will be announced when complete.

Kremen School Alumni honor four for education contributions The Kremen School of Education and Human Development Alumni Chapter will honor four outstanding individuals who have served education for many decades during a banquet at 6 p.m.

Thursday, at the University Dining Hall at Fresno State.

Janet Young will receive the Noted Alumni Award for significant contributions to education over a 30+-year career.

She was a teacher, principal, district-level administrator and assistant superintendent of human resources before being appointed superintendent of Clovis Unified, the region’s second-biggest district. Young frequently is a presenter at conferences in California.

Finian McGinn, whose five college degrees include philosophy, theology, Spanish and education, is the recipient of the Friend of Education Alumni Award for sustained impact on education. He has taught a variety of subjects including Spanish, Roman Catholic canon law, linguistics, bilingualism and multicultural theology. At Fresno State, he was director of bilingual education, established and taught Hmong classes and wrote bilingual and cross-cultural credential programs.

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Service Award will honor Ruben Castillo’s leadership and commitment to migrant students, which has transformed the county education office’s Migrant Department, Beaure g ard said. “Under his leadership, his dedicated staff has given students and parents hope that their lives can and will be better if they participate in the program,” added Beauregard. “He makes them believe in themselves, their dreams and their families.”

The Kremen Noted Alumni Special Recognition Award honors Clement Renzi, whose sculpture is in private collections and public settings – schools, government buildings and hospitals – throughout the region. At Fresno State, his works are in front of the Kremen Education Building and the Music Building. Mr. Renzi died in 2009.

The recognition banquet is open to the public. Tickets are $40 and available at the Kremen dean’s office or by calling 559.278.0249.

Free conference to feature young national entrepreneurs Fresno State’s Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Fresno City College present the 2012 Central Califor nia Young Entrepreneurs Conference 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, at Fresno’s Radisson Hotel and Conference Center.

The morning keynote speaker will be Dale Partridge, CEO and co-founder of Sevenly. org a social good company launched in June 2011.

Mashable and Fast Company have named Sevenly.org one of the nation’s fastest-growing social good start-ups.

Partridge also is the author of “Make it Happen, 30 Steps Young Entrepreneurs Take to Start Great Companies”.

Students will attend breakout sessions with topics such as social media marketing, writing business plans and secrets of being an entrepreneur, each presented by young entrepreneurs from the central San Joaquin Valley.

The conference will conclude with lunch and a presentation from Nick Friedman, president and co-founder of College Hunks Hauling Junk.

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¡Motívate! works to reduce Latino dropout rate

By Thomas Pearson The Collegian The Fresno State student p o p u l at i o n i s 3 6 p e rc e n t Latino. Of that 36 percent, 14 percent of full-time students and 50 percent of part-time students drop out during their freshman year.

After hearing about the high Latino dropout rate, seniors Lucerito Salgado and Amy Wilson decided to form the club “¡Motívate! Society of Latino Motivators.” ¡Motívate!'s main goal is to motivate Latino students to not only pursue a higher education, but to graduate as well.

"The idea spawned from the dropout rates facing the Latino Community in the Central Valley," ¡Motívate! vice-president Amy Wilson said. "We wanted to of fer something that would serve as an intermediary between students and the community."

The club also works to teach students and members of the community how to be professionals, network and to seek out mentors as well as be mentors. ¡Motívate! teaches through workshops, presentations and conferences.

"It's important to invite the

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As one of the activities for the club, students were asked to write what motivated them to attend college. Participants were filmed for a video that will be presented at the conference.

community because they are the ones that open the door," Wilson said. "They need to start the chain reaction. They need to offer opportunities while students are still in school."

One of ¡Motívate!’s main points is to teach students to

broaden their education outside of the classroom.

“Students need to look for opportunities,” Salgado said.

“They can’t just wait for opportunities to come to them.

Students need to be initiators and take control of their own education.”

“If students are going to b e c o m e m a rke t a b l e t h e y need to have more than just a degree,” Wilson added. “They need experience. They also need to get out of the same parameters they’re used to being in every day. They need to go out and test the waters,

find something new and take personal responsibility for their own success.”

The idea occurred to Salgado and Wilson over the summer when they heard about the dropout rate of Latinos.

Determined to do something about the problem, the two began planning and in August the club became an official club on campus.

This Saturday ¡Motívate! will hold a conference called “¡Motívate! Discover Your Passion for Success” that is open to college students, high school students and members of the community. The conference will have seven different speakers who are prominent members of the Latino community either locally or nationally.

"Latinos are the majority in the Valley," Wilson said. "We're the ones most likely to make a difference. It's up to us to make the Central Valley thrive.

Fresno State is the center of the community so why not start there?"

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Fresno State librarian's career dedicated to helping others

By Josephine Nava The Collegian Peggie Morgan is a 76-yearold library services specialist who has been working at the library for 43 years, making her the longest working librarian at the Henry Madden Library.

Her duties at the library consist of cataloging all graduate student thesis papers, Ph.D. dissertations and maps for students.

“I get to read about all the dif ferent topics and lear n something new and don’t have to take a test on it,” Morgan said of her tasks.

Morgan officially started her job on September 1, 1969.

She came from Texas with her husband, who came to California to pursue a degree in psychology at Fresno State.

That led to Morgan going to the Fresno State Employment Office and applying for the library job.

There were 30 people who applied for the job, which required applicants to take a typing test on a typewriter.

M o r g a n re m e m b e r s h e r score: 60 words per minute

and no mistakes. This was in large part due to her helping her husband type up the church bulletin and the high school typing classes she took.

She was hired instantly, which wouldn't happen now because all librarians are required to have a Master's of library science, something Morgan does not have.

Despite not having the credentials, Morgan is dedicated to learning and expanding her knowledge by continuously finding ways in which she can gain new skills.

She taught herself with the help of a former librarian, to manually type up library cards and catalog periodicals, which is now made easier through technology.

Morgan is not only a hardworking librarian and dedicated lear ner, but also a devoted volunteer and devout Christian.

The unexpected death of her husband in 1999 led her to become a chaplain at Saint Agnes Medical Center.

“He thought I could do anything,” she said of her late husband. “The wonderful memories I had of him

I need money. Maybe I should sell my books...

are what helped me to grieve because I could recall on them.”

Morgan also worked as a hospice, focusing on dying AIDS patients. She eventually concentrated on her work as a chaplain volunteer because of advances in AIDS medicine.

As chaplain, Morgan gets the opportunity to interact with new mothers telling them “to read to their children. It not only stimulates the brain, but it gives the child curiosity to know things.”

This is why she believes her two kids, Greg Morgan, a neurologist, and Kathy Johnson, a psycholog y professor at Fresno State, are well educated and successful.

As a mother, she required her children to read 10 books per week. Morgan labels herself as a “very proud mother” and the greatest thing about her being a mother to her children “is that they love me too,” she said.

She and her daughter are extremely close due to the fact that they live one mile away from each other. Also, working on the same campus means they get to see even more of

each other, whenever their schedules allow them to.

Morgan not only finds joy in helping and giving advice to her children and new mothers, but also in her co-workers.

“I love life and I love what I do and I like to make people feel good,” Morgan said.

Fellow librarians come to her for advice about life lessons and express their joy in working with her.

“She is a ray of sunshine.

I certainly feel very blessed to have the opportunity to work with Peggie Morgan,” Julie Moore, a faculty catalog librarian, said. She even recalls a time when she ripped her favorite skirt and Morgan restitched it.

On her days off from work and volunteering, she takes trips to the Woodward Park Regional Library because she cannot get enough of being sur rounded by books and learning.

On her personalized iPad she engraved the words, “lifelong learner."

“I got the best job in the world. There’s nothing bad about it,” she said.

“I don’t want to retire as

long as I’m enjoying what I do,” Morgan said. “Even when I do retire I won’t just sit at home. There are hundreds of opportunities to find something to do."

Whenever Morgan does choose to retire, she wants to be remembered as someone who always gave their best at any task given to them.

“Think of a picture frame,” Morgan said, “Every job I do is a self-portrait of Peggie. I don’t half way do anything.”

Even her daughter Kathy agrees and is always telling her mother that when she was younger, “Even when you mop the floor you do it with gusto.”

“Peggie Morgan is one of those people who make a positive difference in the lives of all those she comes in contact with and we will never forget how she made us feel,” Moore proudly said of her co-worker.

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Natural oil seep off California coast takes a toll on seabirds

By Tony Barboza McClatchy-Tribune

LOS ANGELES — Oil seeping from the ocean floor off Santa Barbara is taking a toll on seabirds that are turning up by the dozens along the Southern California coastline coated in crude oil and tar.

The naturally occurring oil bubbles up and afflicts birds every winter, but wildlife rescuers in recent weeks have seen an unusual influx of oiled seabirds stranded on the shore as far south as Orange County, with the region’s main rehabilitation center in San Pedro busy treating 140 of them since Jan. 1.

Accounting for most of the increase are common murres, penguin-like aq uat i c bi rds fro m C e n t r a l a n d Northern California that spend most of their lives on the water, diving hundreds of feet below the ocean surface to grab small fishlike anchovies, sardines and squid.

“The murres have been a new thing for us,” said Julie Skoglund, manager of International Bird Rescue’s wildlife center in San Pedro. “Over the last three years, we’ve really seen a lot of them.”

Scientists believe the murre population is growing and expanding south, putting the football-sized birds at greater risk of diving into waters slicked by Southern California’s oil leaks, the most significant of which are found in the Santa Barbara Channel near Coal Oil Point, where thousands of gallons of oil seep into the ocean each day.

When oil and tar get stuck in the murres’ feathers, it eliminates their waterproofing capabilities and makes it difficult for the black-and-white seabirds to float on the ocean surface, dive and regulate their body temperature in the cold water.

The hypother mic, malnourished birds lose energy fast. So they either die offshore or, in an act of desperation, plant themselves on the beach.

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Oil Response Team members bathe an oiled common murre in a degreasing dish soap mixture at the Wildlife Rescue Center in San Pedro, California.

Wildlife rescuers are seeing an unusual influx of birds coated with oil from a natural oil seep off the Santa Barbara coast this winter.

“They’re literally just bone — there’s no muscle on them,” Skoglund said.

“Typically they’re so weak people can walk right up them and grab them.”

And they do.

In recent weeks, beachgoers have found dozens of struggling, oil-stained murres on the shores closest to the major oil seeps in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties and as far south as the Orange County coast.

On Saturday, for instance, a young

couple scooped up a murre from San Pedro’s Cabrillo Beach, bringing it to the center stuck to a sweat shirt inside a gym bag, Skoglund said.

Some beachgoers have even tried to use soap to wash the birds themselves — a course of action that experts stress could harm the fragile creatures and should be left to professionals.

Mur res mig rate by the tens of thousands each fall and winter from colonies on California’s central and

north coast, until recently coming to Southern California only to feed.

That migration pattern appears to be changing.

Last year, researchers discovered a new colony of murres on remote Prince Island in the Channel Islands, marking the first time murre chicks had hatched there since 1912.

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Social work professor to lead students on study trip to Finland

By Kristen Furtado The Collegian After living and working in Finland for 20 years, Dr. Kris Clarke now resides in her hometown of Fresno.

While she is no longer a resident of Finland, Clarke, an assistant professor in the Department of Social Work Education at Fresno State, is working to establish a connection between the two places she has called home.

Clarke completed her undergraduate degree in English literature at Reed College in Portland, Ore. In 1987, she traveled to Finland to teach English with the intentions of staying for one year. She ended up staying two decades and completed three postgraduate degrees in international relations with a focus in development studies, as well as social work.

While in Finland, Clarke worked for

the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, the European Union as the Finnish National Representative for an HIV public health project and was also an assistant professor at the University of Tampere.

In May of this year, Clarke will lead a group of Fresno State students on a study trip to her former home in Tampere, Finland.

“The trip is interdisciplinary and the idea is to teach about the concept of the Nordic welfare state,” Clarke said. “It’s very comprehensive in terms of universal services.”

Clarke and a group of about ten Fresno State students will travel to Tampere, for the two-week trip. While in Finland, the group will visit a healthcare center, a childcare center, an asylum and possibly a rehab for substance abuse. Facility visits will aim at educating students on the his-

tory, theory and practice of the welfare society in Finland.

“I’m trying to really get this FinnishFresno connection working because I think we can learn a lot from each other,” Clarke said.

“We are different societies but it’s good to look at other places. When you’re from a big country, you don’t always have to get into other people’s cultures because yours is so vast, but I think it’s a healthy thing to do.”

The trip to Finland has not been done before and Clarke has created and organized the trip on her own.

“Dr. Clarke has been a force in our department for enlarging students’ view of themselves and the world because of her extensive experience working and living abroad,” said Dr. Anne Petrovich, an associate professor in the Department of Social Work Education.

Students who go on the trip will stay at a hostel that is located next to the university. Clarke’s presence and knowledge of Tampere will likely be beneficial and endowing to the overall experience the students have.

“I am sure that the trip to Finland will be a rich experience, as she is fluent in the language and the culture,” said Dr. Debra Harris, also an associate professor in the Department of Social Work Education.

The study trip to Finland is a threeunit course. A limited number of grants will be available for matriculated Fresno State students. The trip deposit is due March 12, with the remainder of the payment due April 16. For more information regarding the trip, contact Clarke in the Department of Social Work Education.

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OIL: Murres more susceptible to oil slicks, cleaning tedious CONTINUED from page 5 the Santa Barbara coastline,” said Josh Adams, a seabird biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey’s Western Ecological Research Center in Santa Cruz. “There’s substantial amounts of oil that surface that could pose a threat because of the proximity to the new breeding ground.”

Murres, Adams said, are considered more susceptible to oil slicks than other seabirds because of the inordinate amount of time they spend floating on the ocean surface and diving below to feed.

Ocean conditions or an increase in the flow of natural oil also could play a role in this year’s hike.

Tests of the oil found on this year’s birds also have confirmed that the oil coating their feathers is from natural seeps, not from any sort of spill.

Though the vast majority of oiled birds found this year have been

murres, International Bird Rescue also has treated other shore-based species such as Common Loons, Pacific Loons and Western Grebes.

On Tuesday, workers in rubber aprons and gloves washed oil from the feathers of eight murres found on Southern California beaches.

It’s a laborious process to hold down each bird one-by-one and dissolve the oil, spray their feathers with soapy water, sponge, dunk and rinse them, and then dry them off with towels and warm air.

In all, it takes about a week for the center to clean the birds and nurse them back to health.

Not until they have reached a healthy weight and regained their ability to float, dive and repel water will they be released somewhere off the coast of Malibu.

“We want to put them back out in tip-top shape so they’re able to thrive,” Skoglund said.

Birth control recall may not affect students

By Johnathan Wilbanks The Collegian The recall of 1 million packets of birth control pills issued by Pfizer Inc. should not be of concern to Fresno State students who use the Student Health Center.

“That type of contraceptive is not commonly of fered at the Student Health Center, [the recall] doesn’t really affect Fresno State students,” said director of health and psychological services Catherine Felix.

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Contraceptive measures are selected by health center officials to be easy for use by college students — measures often different than pills. “That’s how we design our pharmacy formulary, is what is the most popular among students and what is most convenient.”

Birth control from recalled packets have expiration dates ranging from July 31, 2013 to March 31, 2014, according to the Associated Press. The pills did not pose any health risks, but did pose the risk of unplanned pregnancy.

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Bulldog Beat plays to a different tune

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CHAMPS: Moore selected as AllWAC Tournament MVP CONTINUED from page 8 to be named tournament MVP. Moult was the only other player from Fresno State to be named to the All-Tournament team.

Fresno State advances to the NCAA Tournament, earning the WAC’s automatic bid and will find out its seeding Monday.

Wiggins hopes the NCAA selection committee will give the ‘Dogs a reasonable ranking — anywhere around 11 he said would be appropriate. The ‘Dogs were a No.12 seed in last year’s NCAA Tournament.

“We’re good enough to win two games in that,” he added.

“It’s not unreachable — the

problem is you have to play well. We just don’t need to get ahead of ourselves in the case that if we play well we won’t get ahead of ourselves.”

Overall, the ‘Dogs are taking it one goal at a time, accomplishing their first two — to win the WAC uncontested, in both the regular season conference tournament.

Now the team moves on to its next goal of advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

Moult said the team can make it to the Sweet 16 round of the tournament if it keeps up its style of play.

“If we played like we did today,” she said. “We can go pretty deep in it.”

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The Bulldog Beat plays during a timeout of the WAC men’s championship game between Louisiana Tech and New Mexico State. The band filled in as La. Tech’s band for the final because its band didn’t travel to the tournament.

By Angel Moreno The Collegian Fresno State’s Bulldog Beat played to a dif ferent tune after the women’s WAC Tour nament championship game, voluntarily filling in as Louisiana Tech’s band for its men’s basketball championship game later Saturday evening.

Fresno State’s Director of Athletics Thomas Boeh asked the band if they could step in as the Louisiana Tech’s band for their championship game.

The band members agreed to play.

Alan Moffett, the director of the Bulldog Beat, said the band simply loves to play so why not step up and represent both Bulldog teams?

“They love playing,” said Moffett. “They were up to the challenge and they’re having fun.”

This isn’t the first time the

Bulldog Beat has lent its musical prowess to another university. Last year, the band stepped in and played for the San Jose State men’s team in last year’s WAC Tournament.

Bulldog Beat member Robbie Vallone said playing for a different school is always fun because it’s all in good sportsmanship — or bandsmanship for that matter.

“It’s actually an honor to play for Louisiana Tech,” Vallone said. “I’m actually glad they’re here in the championship round. We were supposed to go home today after our women won but we have to be here and support the WAC. It’s all about sportsmanship here in the WAC so even though we’re leaving next year we have to stay true to our WAC just for this year.”

The band played its lungs out, committing itself to La. Tech the entire game, acting as the team’s student section

and cheering for the Bayou Bulldogs in their championship game against New Mexico State.

The band also began chants such as, “Let’s Go Bulldogs,” that applied to both Fresno State and La. Tech.

“We’re happy to play anything and happy to support anybody,” Vallone added. “We love playing. There’s a great set of musicians out here so you put a piece of music in front of us we’ll be ready to play it.”

With less than an hour of preparation and only having run through the piece twice, the Bulldog Beat learned the Louisiana Tech fight song so it could perform it when the team entered the arena.

L a . Te ch f a n D o ro t hy Hoogland couldn’t thank the Bulldog Beat’s efforts enough in stepping up and adding to the atmosphere of the championships.

“It’s a wonderful thing for them do that for us,” Hoogland said. “It shows good sportsmanship and conference unity, so we really appreciate Fresno State doing that for us.”

A s fo r t h e at m o s p h e re, Hoogland was glad to have a piece of the Bayou at the game — being able to hear the school’s fight song without the team present.

“It’s just wonderful to hear our fight song when our team runs out,” she added.

nament, averaging 15.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.

Moult also had a tournamenthigh 11 steals over the course of the weekend.

In the quarterfinal game against Idaho, Moult scored 15 points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.

It was not until the championship game did the 6-foot-1 Aussie light up from behind the arc.

Moult car ried the ‘Do gs a g a i n s t L o u i s i a n a Te c h Saturday afternoon, going on an 11-point scoring tear to lead the Bulldogs to a 26-7 run in

Sophomore Bree Farley of Kadina, Australia has become a defensive and offensive threat off the Bulldog bench.

the first half. She hit six of the 11 shots from 3-point range.

“Everyone was hitting shots, it felt good,” Moult said. “It was nice just to know they were going in. It gives me the confidence to keep going and I think once that flows, everyone else flows.”

Wi g g i n s h a s r e c r u i t e d in Australia for the majority of his seven-year career at Fresno State, and after bringing in Moult three years ago, he utilized his newfound Aussie talent to bring in more student-athletes from overseas.

Director of Athletics T homas Boeh attested to Wiggins’ success with recruiting from Australia, given that Wiggins does it without actually traveling, due to budget cuts.

“He’s had to use the reputation that he’s established over in Australia to get some of these kids,” Boeh said. “There has been a real movement on the CSU campuses, and we are happy to be a part of that, but no one does it better than Adrian Wiggins.”

The Bulldog head coach also recruited sophomore Bree Farley from South Australia and freshman Alex Sheedy from Moe, Australia, each of whom had a hand in bringing home the WAC championship trophy.

In the tournament semifinal Farley drained two 3-pointers and finished the game with 12 points. Sheedy was consistent the entire tournament, landing in the top 10 in field goal percentage, at 54 percent.

Fresno State women’s prog ram has seen a surge in production out of the Aussie players in the last two seasons and Wiggins has utilized their ability to knock down the long ball. The Aussies, for the 201112 season, shot a combined 34 percent from behind the threepoint line.

“Any of these players can hit 3s,” Wiggins said, but after receiving the No. 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament the Bulldogs will have to find a way to win utilizing all of their strengths.

“I definitely believe we’re an NCAA Tournament team,” Wiggins said. “You just never know how that’s going to go.”

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UNCONTESTED 2012 WAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Fresno State routs La. Tech, 89-55, to clinch fifth-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament

By Angel Moreno The Collegian The Fresno State women’s basketball team accomplished its season-long goal of leaving the Western Athletic Conference as both regular season and tournament champions in its 89-61 victory over rival Louisiana Tech, Saturday.

The win earned the ‘Dogs their fifthstraight trip to the NCAA Tournament under head coach Adrian Wiggins.

“It feels good,” head coach Adrian Wiggins said. “I’m excited for them.

The fact that they get to cut down the net and put on the hats, because they’re champions. They’ve been champions all year long.”

Sophomore Ki-Ki Moore gave the ‘Dogs their first push, scoring the team’s first seven points to stay with the Lady Techsters, who got on the scoreboard first.

“I just feel that we needed a quick start. That’s when we play our best — when our pace is fast,” Moore said. “I just started fast and I’d figure that my teammates would follow.”

And Moore triggered the Bulldogs’ fast-pace offense, as freshman Madison Parrish drilled a 3-pointer to give the ‘Dogs a 19-18 lead over La. Tech, a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish for the rest of the game.

Parrish finished with 13 points, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range in her performance off the bench.

“I just think that when we come off the bench we have to be a spark plug,” Parrish said. “I feel like that’s what kept us going and that’s what my role is and it helped.”

Parrish’s 3 gave junior Rosie Moult the confidence to continue the scoring run. Moult scored the next 11 points for the ‘Dogs including 3 straight 3-pointers to put the ‘Dogs up by 11 and silenced the Lady Techster defense.

“Everyone was hitting shots,” said Moult, who tied the WAC Tournament record for 3s made in a single game with six. “It felt good,” she added. “It was just nice to know they were going in. It gives me the confidence to keep going and I think once that flows, everyone else flows.”

And the ‘Dogs flowed, making 50 percent of their 3-point attempts in the first half and going into the locker room with an 18-point lead over La.

Junior Rosie Moult dusts La. Tech’s Whitney Frazier for a layup in Fresno State’s championship win. Moult was named to the All-WAC Tournament Team after her 23-point performance Saturday.

The gold mine down under

By Jeff Perlmutter The Collegian

Fresno State received another tremendous effort from the bench with Parrish and senior Veronica Wilson combining for 23 of the team’s 28 points off the bench.

“We come off the bench with players who are good enough to start,” said Wiggins of the contribution from his non-starters. “That’s the luxury we have right now when we substitute — we don’t’ have much of a down slide.”

Fresno State’s defense also stepped up, forcing La. Tech’s leading scorer — Shantale Bramble-Donaldson — to just nine points. The Bulldog defense also forced Louisiana Tech off target, as the Lady Techsters only made 39.3 percent of their shots.

Moore and Parrish led the ‘Dogs with three steals apiece, while the team forced 18 Lady Techster turnovers.

Moore’s tour nament performance earned her the 2012 WAC AllTournament MVP award. She’s the only Bulldog aside from Jalessa Ross

Following suit with many collegiate basketball coaches who recruit all around the world, Fresno State women’s basketball head coach Adrian Wiggins found his gold mine down under, in the heart of Australia.

Since 2009, Wiggins has recruited six Australian student-athletes to play for the Fresno State basketball program.

Three of those players are part of the current roster.

“We are very fortunate for that pipeline,” Wiggins said. “It’s just word of mouth [the players] come here and have a great experience. They get to finish what their goals are, which is go to college, get a degree and play some pretty darn good basketball.”

The Bulldogs traveled to Las Vegas this past weekend to compete in the Wester n Athletic Conference Tournament, where the ‘Dogs stole the show with the help of their ‘Aussie connection.’

When the Bulldogs left the Orleans Arena Saturday they were WAC champions, marking their fifth-straight bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Junior Rosie Moult from Olinda, Victoria, Australia helped Fresno State make WAC history setting the team record for most 3-point shots made in a game. The ‘Dogs made 15 3s, six of which were Moult’s, breaking the previous record of 13 set by Fresno State 2010 team. She has been to the NCAA tournament before with the ‘Dogs, and now has the chance to help end the Bulldogs’ NCAA Tournament woes.

“It’s real exciting just to know we’re there,” Moult said. “It’s been one of my main goals this season, obviously to win the WAC, but we want to win at least a game there.”

Moult brought the thunder from down under every game of the tour-

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Sophomore Ki-Ki Moore cuts down the net at the Orleans Arena after Fresno State’s 89-55 win over La. Tech. Moore, who finished with 19 points and five assists, was named All-WAC Tournament MVP.

Tech, 52-34.

“I just think the way the game started and the way we kept going really made the difference,” Moult added.

“Everyone was hitting shoots, so you know everyone had the confidence to hit everything so that’s what helped.”

Head coach Adrian Wiggins (far left), alongside assistant coaches Brett Frank and Amy Parrish, finally lets out a smile during the Bulldogs 89-55 victory over rival La. Tech. Wiggins led his team to its third WAC Tournament championship title in four years, as well as its fifth-straight NCAA Tournament appearance Saturday.