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New York Times bureau chief gives insights

By Nadia Pearl @nadia_pearl_

Reporting on the serious social issues of Central America and working as a journalist for the “blow horn” that is the New York Times has its challenges, said the newspaper’s bureau chief for the turbulent area.

Randal Archibold, the New York Times bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, gave journalism and Chicano and Latin American studies students an insight into the life of a professional in a speech at the Alice Peters Auditorium on Thursday.

Reporting about some of the world’s most important stories, Archibold said, is like working in an “atmosphere of fear and anxiety” in which you have to “watch yourself and think things through.”

Yet despite the “sketchy” atmosphere, working within the diverse region ensures stories of variety.

During his past four years based in Mexico City, Archibold has covered a number of issues.

His experiences include investigating the “very much struggling” Haiti after the dramatic 2010 earthquake, the overcrowded prisons and gang relations in El Salvador and

See REPORTER, Page 3

The University Testing Center, above the Taco Bell on Fresno State’s campus, opened at the beginning of the Spring semester.

Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

New testing center, new rules

By Roger Muñoz Collegian Staff

The recent change of location for the testing center at Fresno State aims to serve students more efficiently and build a better testing environment.

Linda Ensch, director for testing services and the academic testing center, said the change of location was due to lack of space in the Family and Food Science Building.

“We ran out of room,” Ensch said. “[The

testing center] grew over about 25 to 35 percent per semester. More and more faculty members were using it. So we only had like 90 seats, and being in the hallway in Family and Food Science, it was hard for the classrooms. It was hard for the students, and it was noisy.”

The University Testing Center, now located above Taco Bell, provides students with more room and quicker check-ins.

“We needed more room, and we needed more computers,” Ensch said, “so that we can check-in two [students] at a time instead of just one because our goal is to get

them in as soon as possible.”

Ensch acknowledged that with the move, more rules have been put in place and said it was to create the best testing environment possible.

“We try to make it fair for everybody,” Ensch said. “When they go in there, we try to make it the least distracting environment possible. For instance, now there are smartphones on watches. So now we can’t allow watches. Every rule that’s been put

See TESTING, Page 3

Fresno City Council bans marijuana grows, moves ahead with bus rapid transit

By Jesse Franz

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Photo by Matthew Vieira • The Collegian

A bus takes riders through the intersection of Cedar and Shaw avenues. The revised bus rapid transit plan calls for a faster bus system to run down Shaw Avenue from West Avenue to Fresno State.

In a landmark 6-1 vote the Fresno City Council approved a measure that will outlaw indoor marijuana growing -- a decision that bans the last legal route of obtaining medical marijuana within the city.

This comes after a similar measure by the Fresno County Board of Supervisors that unanimously approved a near-identical ban in January.

The city, which already bans outdoor grows and medical marijuana dispensaries, is one of the first in the state to outlaw all cultivation.

The Fresno Police Department has investigated 317 cases regarding residential grows in the last year, including four home invasion robberies associated with marijuana, according to Chief Jerry Dyer.

“What’s happened with our existing ordinance is that we have not had

the consequences in place that would seriously deter people from growing marijuana outside,” Dyer said.

“This would allow us not only to have the appropriate penalties and consequences in place to prevent outdoor, but also indoor growing of marijuana.”

Dyer also said that over time he believes it will place a smaller burden on police resources.

The council set a deadline of 120 days from the vote for growers to get rid of their plants or face a $1,000 fine per plant.

“I know you cannot see any visual wounds on me, but may I remind you that not all wounds are visible,” medical marijuana user Keith Clement said to the council. “None of you know my story, and why I medicate, but it is my medicine.”

Clement, despite the passing of the law, said he would continue to grow

See BRT, Page 6

OPINION

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Teamwork takes you far

Letter to the editor World Water Day March 22 Water composes 60% of our bodies and is essential to sustaining human life. We are fortunate in this country to have access to a steady flow of clean water. That makes it easy to adequately hydrate our bodies daily, which is critical to self-care. As student nurses we are keenly aware of the importance of hydration in maintaining health and in the healing process. One of our first assessments of patients, particularly those presenting with symptoms of illness, is their hydration status.

Around the world today there are over 750 million people lacking access to clean water. This negatively impacts their health, well-being, education, and economic opportunities. The truth is you’ll only survive five days without water, serving as a constant reminder that everyone – regardless of where we live - should remain vigilant in our continued efforts to preserve this fundamental source of life and be good stewards in conservation.

In 1933 the United Nations General Assembly designated March 22 as World Water Day, with a focus on the importance of fresh water and urging the appropriate management of our resources. The UN recognized that the health of both individuals and of entire nations depends on their ability to provide clean water for consumption and sanitation.

As we celebrate the 81st anniversary of the global recognition of the role clean water plays in the lives of each of us, let us be increasingly mindful of the earth’s water and how each of us must take greater responsibility as guardians of the planet and of one thing that none of us can live without.

Elijah Ochoa Student Nurse, Fresno State Chapter Leader—Fresno State Holistic Nursing Chapter AHNA.org

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OneFinger Salute Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian newsroom.

THUMBS UP MENS AND WOMEN'S HOOPS: The men's basketball team is hosting a college basketball invitational quarterfinal Monday night at the Save Mart Center.

The women's team plays in the NCAA tournament's Lincoln Regional against Nebraska in Los Angeles Saturday.

THUMBS DOWN RUSSIA: For invading a sovereign country. That's the United State's job.

2014 ASI ELECTIONS

Meet this year's candidates EDITOR'S NOTE: With this year's Associated Student Inc. elections nearing, The Collegian reached out to this year's candidates, asking them to provide letters to the editor introducing themselves. We will continue publishing the voluntary responses from candidates as they are received in our Opinion section Mondays and Fridays leading up to the March 25-27 elections.

SENATORS AT-LARGE

Courtney Grewal Hi my name is Courtney Grewal and I am running for a senator at large for the Fresno state student government. I am a freshman, double majoring in Biology and Criminology with a minor in music. I am a 4.0 student, just as I was throughout high school. In high school I was captain of the academic decathlon team, captain of the tennis team, and had a job. Currently, I am a member of the Delta Zeta sorority and help coach my high school’s academic decathlon team. A few of my interests are wakeboarding, water-skiing, tennis, reading, traveling, Harry Potter, Batman, and Star Wars!

Sarena Silva I am a third year Agricultural Communications major from Tulare, CA. Currently I am serving as the chairmen of the JCAST Student Leadership Council. I am a member of Alpha Zeta Fraternity, Fresno State Ag. Ambassadors, Dairy Club, FFA State Conference Committee and Phi Mu Fraternity. I have helped plan; Where’s the Food Without the Farmer day, National Ag Week, the JCAST Club Fair and Ice Cream with the Deans.

I would like the opportunity to serve as the JCAST ASI

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I love being involved and I hope to make a difference in our community. I want to get more students to become interested in being involved and leaving their mark at Fresno State. College is more than just earning a degree. Being involved doesn't have to be just sororities or on campus clubs. I want people to see that there is more. Joining a group that helps in class and raises your GPA, or volunteering and helping with our community are just two ways you could leave your mark. There are so many opportunities, and I want to put more emphasis some of them and make people more interested!

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Senator because I would like to increase awareness about ASI and get more JCAST students involved in our student government. I would also like to increase awareness about the Fresno State Farm. Our college has so much to offer our university and the community and I believe that through education and outreach we can increase awareness for our college.

After graduation I hope to work for an agricultural commodity board or marketing group and be a positive spokeswoman for the agriculture industry.

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CASTRO SUPRISE SPEAKER AT Testing center WATER ISSUES RALLY move

brings new policies TESTING from Page 1

Photo by Abel Cortez• Special to The Collegian

Surprise guest speaker President Joseph Castro of Fresno State gives a speech to farmers and community members on Wednesday in front of Fresno City Hall. He spoke regarding what Fresno State can do to find solutions for the Valley’s water crisis prior a meeting held by The House Natural Resources Committee on the subject.

Archibold talks about covering cartels REPORTER from Page 1 Pope Benedict XVI’s 2012 visit to communist Cuba – a place Archibold said journalists are not followed but assumed to be “watched.”

While travel in Archibold’s position is prevalent, being prominently situated in Mexico City means his main coverage is about organized crime and drug cartels.

Currently, his work includes the aftermath of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera’s capture. Loera is the head of the Sinaloa cartel -- arguably the world’s most powerful drug trafficking organization.

Covering a story as big as El Chapo’s capture, Archibold said in today’s media means “you’re feeding the Web with one hand and preparing the story for print with the other.”

Another major issue concerning news about organized crime is filtering through “murky water” in order to find reliable sources. It’s a situation Archibold said involves having to “tread lightly” due to the potential dangers journalists face.

“One of the bigger issues these days

are the threats to journalists in Mexico today, in particular Mexican journalists,” Archibald said.

While the New York Times flies at “30,000 feet giving more of an overview” about organized crime, Archibold said the experience is worse for local journalists. At times “probing where they were told not to probe,” for example, questioning connections between politicians and organized crime leaders, many Mexican journalists have been murdered or fled the country.

“I think the ones that are really in danger, the real heroes of journalism, are the Mexican journalists who suffer a great deal more,” Archibold said. “Many stay on despite dealing with the death threats because they believe in a brighter future for the country, and, again, the only way to change it is by exposing these issues.”

Archibold said drug cartels “think twice” before threatening an American journalist in the same way.

“Harming an American journalist would bring such tremendous response and heat,” he said. “These are practical businessminded people who run the cartels. They don’t want interruptions to their products.”

It’s a career that seems extensively serious, but Archibold was sure to emphasize there is a lighter side to the area so commonly portrayed as threatening.

His example? Researching the resurgence amongst young people of traditional Mexican spirits such as mezcal and tequila.

His news gathering method? Attending an alcohol company’s promotional taste testing – an experience he admitted left him not sure of “who he was” after “the eighth or ninth glass of mezcal.”

“I told it because I wanted to illustrate one, that you do get to do fun stuff in this job,” Archibold said. “Also, that Mexico is a pretty complicated place with lots of different types of stories – not just the sober, depressing insecurities of violence.

There’re light stories, too.”

Dr. Annabella España-Nájera, a professor in Chicano and Latin American studies, organized Archibold’s visit in hope of showing students the diversity of the region and how its issues affect the United States.

“I thought Randy, as a reporter for the New York Times, is used to talking about Latin America to an American audience,” España-Nájera said.

into place, it’s because it had to be put into place because something happened that made us put it into place.”

One of the new rules is that students must put their backpacks in a bigger bag before going inside the testing area.

“We ordered bigger bags for the backpacks,” Ensch said. “What was happening is students were having notes underneath their backpacks, or they were getting into their backpacks and getting things that they shouldn’t be getting.”

Joey Darby, supervisor for the University Testing Center, said noise was a major issue in the old testing center, and it usually had to do with students getting into backpacks.

“We had a lot of noise in the room, which was people getting in their bag and pulling stuff out, zipping and unzipping, and shuffling,” Darby said. “In [the old testing center], we would ask people to have everything out when we checked them in, but then they would always get in there and forget their pencils or their erasers.”

Darby said the new backpack rule has improved the testing environment, and it has made checkins much more efficient.

“It’s super quiet in there,” Darby said. “There’s no shuffling. Not only that, but because [students] have everything in the bag, when they put everything in the bag, they remember everything they need out. So when they come in to check-in, they’re ready to go, and so the line goes even faster.”

Ensch said the testing service allows faculty the opportunity to have more time to lecture and for students to learn core concepts.

“I’m proud of the University Test Center and Academic Test Center,” Ensch said. “It’s a service for students and faculty. Faculty, it gives them a chance to actually teach.

You get more of an education.”

With a new bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies, España-Nájera said the department has been working this year “to bring different speakers and films to show students how exciting it is to learn about Latin America.”

“I thought it would be something students are interested in and let us raise the profile of Latin America,” she said.

SPOTLIGHT

Mock Trial makes first trip to nationals ‘All-star’ group set to represent school, but travel funding an issue

By Ricardo Cano @Ricardo_Cano1

The Fresno State Mock Trial team is sending an “all-star” group to the American Mock Trial Association’s April 11-13 National Championship Tournament in Orlando, Fla. for the first time in its nine-year history – but is trying to scrunch up funding for traveling.

Fresno State, which was represented by two groups in the March 8-9 Opening Round Championship Series, will live to prosecute another day after its “B-team” secured it a spot in the 48-team championship tournament.

Members of the two teams Fresno State sent to ORCS – the “A-“ and “B-teams,” comprised of the program’s most seasoned and experienced members – are combining to form a team composed of the best witnesses and attorneys to compete at nationals.

“We are so thrilled to finally be going to nationals,” said Hailey Bonds, a team captain and “all-star” team member.

“The coolest moment in my entire four years of mock trial happened as we got the bid for nationals during the awards ceremony. Every single team in the entire room stood up for us.

It just went to show how much everybody loves our program.”

See NATIONALS, Page 6

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Rolling with Inspiration

‘Divergent’ Falls Flat Amongst Hype

The Walk and Roll Foundation’s dance team speaks about adversity

By Matthew Jimenez Collegian Staff

RATING: C+

Fresno State students received an eye-opening experience to the world of disabilities Thursday night as USU Productions presented an inspiring night with the Walk & Roll Foundation’s “Just Roll With It.” The Walk & Roll Foundation, founded by Chelsie Hill of “Push Girls” and her father Jon Hill, works to help people facing physical challenges through talks, dance and education.

Chelsie Hill was the first presenter. She opened up with a video that showed her athletic nature and passion for dance before her accident.

Hill and her friends were at a party drinking alcohol. Hill felt an urgent need to get home because she had work in the morning. She got into a car with one of her friends who was intoxicated. The car crashed straight into a tree head-on.

All seven passengers suffered severe injuries.

Chelsie broke her back and was instantly paralyzed.

She spent 51 days at the hospital learning how to do everyday things.

Hill said her passion for dance was reignited when she met the seven girls on the dance team.

“I’m still human,” said Hill. “Everyone has feelings. Give someone a second to tell their story.”

Chelsie said the experience has made her more humble. She learned that it’s what’s on the inside that matters.

By Yvette Mancilla @yvette_mancilla

Veronica Roth’s popular teen novel “Divergent” is now on the big screen.

Question is: Should you go see it?

Well, if you’re an avid fan of the trilogy or in need of something good to see this weekend, then I highly recommend it.

Of the film’s 143 minutes, much of it is spent shaping the world in which “Divergent” takes place and making the viewer root for the heroine, Shailene Woodley’s “Tris.”

For those who already have their minds set on seeing it, I would suggest taking a quick bathroom or popcorn refill break during the film’s training scenes, as you won’t miss too much.

“Divergent” takes place in a dystopian Chicago where society is ruled and divided into five factions: Abnegation, the selfless; Amity, the peaceful; Candor, the honest; Dauntless, the brave; and Erudite, the intelligent. Those who don’t fit into any of the above are either factionless or the rarities, Divergent.

When young people come of age, they take an aptitude test on “Choosing Day” to decide which is their designated faction. Tris finds out she’s Divergent and decides to go with the Dauntless, the foot soldiers and protectors of the city.

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A majority of the film showcases Tris’ training with the Dauntless and her comrades.

Meanwhile, Miles Teller performs well as Tris’ adversary

See ROLL, Page 6

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Ali Stroker performs a dance move as part of The Walk and Roll Foundation that spoke on campus Thursday night.

Photo courtesy of Jaap Buitendijk / MCT

Shailene Woodley (left) and Theo James star in “Divergent.”

Tris’ narration in the beginning and finale provides useful background for the start of events and establishment of the next film.

Kayla Lebow, 20, has cerebral palsy. Lebow said she is unable to go to the bathroom on her own and needs an attendant to do most things for her.

Lebow said it took her many years to come to terms with her disease. She said she was unable to understand how she has a functional brain but her body would not do what it was told.

Lebow said she realized things were not going to change, no matter how hard she prayed. She wasn’t going to wake up and suddenly get better. Instead, she decided to deal with the life she was given.

At 18, she was determined to move out and live on her own. She knew it would be hard because she would need to find a handicap accessible place and would need an attendant.

Lebow plays wheelchair sports such as power chair soccer. She goes coast to coast speaking to students and communities about living with a disability.

“If you want it bad enough it’s possible,” said Lebow.

She will be a student at Fresno State this upcoming semester.

Arthur Renow presented a rap video produced and written by him. The video was called “Smile” featuring his song, an uplifting and powerful song about gun violence, finding happiness and living with a disability.

Renow had gone to a night club with friends. He decided to wait outside for them to come out. He was mugged and shot. Renow said he recalls trying to get

and bully, Peter. Tris’ love interest, Four, played by Theo James, gives great smoldering looks and offers off-beat charisma to Tris to pass the Dauntless tests, but falls

short in overall chemistry with Woodley.

The rest of the Dauntless crew consists of stock characters from tough instructors to Tris’ fellow comrades. Zoë Kravitz shines as a Candor named Christina, providing great comedic relief, but still filling up space in yet another supporting role.

“Divergent” also provides the audience a slight adrenaline rush outside of the training grounds when Tris jumps into Dauntless’ headquarters by falling several stories onto a giant net. I was especially jealous and nervous when Tris zip lined from atop the John Hancock Center, stretching across what seems like the whole city of Chicago.

Tris’ underdog arc gives the otherwise generic story a boost even when the conflict finally comes to a head at the end.

Without saying too much, Woodley’s acting in the final scenes showcases admirable efforts in her female action role, all while portraying the moral struggle and using a weapon with deadly force. Woodley provides a balance between being a “total badass” or “sexy,” unlike other female action characters.

Kate Winslet provides a yawnworthy performance as Tris’ foil, whom she shapes her strong resilience against.

See DIVERGENT, Page 6

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Bus rapid transit gets nod of approval from council BRT from Page 1 and use medical marijuana.

Several councilmen raised concerns about where people who legitimately rely on marijuana for medical purposes would be able to get the drug moving forward.

While the Fresno county and city bans do not outlaw the use of medical marijuana, users may have to go as far south as Bakersfield or as far north as the Bay Area to obtain it.

District Seven Councilman Clint Olivier was the sole no vote.

Bus Rapid Transit Weeks after a contentious Jan. 30 debate over the future of Bus Rapid Transit that stretched late into the night and in, the council Thursday voted to fund the planning and construction a revised plan for the system.

In a 6-1 vote the council approved the revised plan for BRT, a public transportation system, funded mostly by state money, that advocates say will be faster

than Fresno’s current bus system, with three of the four councilmen who voted against it initially voting for the plan.

“The goal of what we’re doing here is not the status quo, it should be about getting people to use busses, to increase the ridership,” said Councilman Lee Brand, who voted against the original proposal.

“I think this model will move a large way in that direction, to improving our ridership.”

The revised BRT proposal calls for 40-foot instead of 60-foot busses, more

portable bus stops without the originally planned raised platforms and added security features at bus stops.

With this comes a project savings of $13.5 million from the original plan which can be used to create a faster Fresno Area Express system down Shaw Avenue stretching from West Avenue to Fresno State.

Councilman Steve Brandau, the only no vote, said his decision came as a result of lessening ridership and demand for existing busses.

Group plans Cesar Chavez event Photo courtesy of Gordon Park

Front row from left: Deasha Brown, Claudia Salinas, Simone leighty holding trophy with Grant Mason, Samantha Williamson and Kaitlyn Sims, asstistant coach Hon. Geoffrey Sims. Back row from left: Ryan Sharp, head coach Gordon Park, Kevin Piercy, and Gurch Dhillon.

Team makes the cut for 1st time NATIONALS from Page 3 Fresno State pulled upsets at ORCS to grab the sixth and final qualifying spot for nationals, beating out Cal Poly, University of Arizona and USC – the “sweetest of all,” said head coach Gordon Par of Fresno’s McCormick Barstow, LLP in an email.

The “B-team” consisted of Grant Mason, Simone Leighty, Samantha Williamson, Kaitlyn Sims, Kevin Piercy, Ryan Sharp, Claudia Salinas, Deasha Brown and Gurch Dhillon.

The “all-star” team includes Bonds (who won a second consecutive outstanding attorney award at ORCS), Mason, Sims, Brown, Piercy, Salinas, Gage Marchini, Ashley Eggleston, Andrew Bunting and Denise Barns.

This year’s case involved an armed robbery at an amusement park – upgraded to murder charges for ORCS. Teams of three trial attorneys and three witnesses represent the prosecution and the defense sides of the case.

Fresno State’s success this year seemed to take the mock trial community by surprise – including Fresno State.

“Unfortunately, we did not budget for travel to the national finals,” Park said, “so we have no money to pay for plane tickets, hotel and rental vans.”

The Mock Trial program is accepting tax-deductible donations to help with fundraising efforts to travel to nationals.

For more information, contact Kent Karsevar of the University Development office at 559-2784381.

Dystopian film lacks spark similar adaption ‘Hunger Games’ provides DIVERGENT from Page 4 Winslet acts as the Erudite leader with an agenda that will change the system the people have been accustomed.

Although the film shares similarities in terms of plot and story elements to its predecessor, “The Hunger Games,” this franchise opener provides nothing more than an admirable performance from a rising star and the establishment of the next chapter for our heroes to set foot.

For fans of the novel ready to see this adaptation, I hope your bar is set low. The early outcries (as expected for any adaptation) for Woodley’s casting as Tris should be nothing but a whisper post-viewing. Woodley

held down the fort as Tris when she could have been working on films where her talent is needed.

And for those not interested, feel free to check out the other less-than-stellar films premiering this weekend: “Need for Speed,” “Muppets Most Wanted” or Tyler Perry’s “The Single Moms Club.”

Where does “Divergent” fall in dystopian young teen novel adaptations? Certainly above the recent adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s “The Host” and well below the more popular, goodlooking cousin of “Divergent,” “The Hunger Games.”

In the end, the first installment of the series will entertain some newcomers to the film and satisfy a somewhat-devoted fan base.

Photo byJulian Paredes • The Collegian

Coordinator of University Migrant Services Raúl Moreno plans the March 26 Cesar Chavez celebration along with 30 student volunteers at the University Student Union.

Speakers share stories of adversity ROLL from Page 4 up to run but could not.

“No matter what you have to smile,” Renow said.

Renow used to play sports and loved basketball but his passion was music. After not being able to talk for so long he decided to not take his voice for granted. Renow began write music and started an organization called “Live On,” which educates people about youth violence.

Renow said that he was depressed, but his brothers helped him find meaning again by taking him to Berkeley where he took up hand cycling and was asked to join a wheelchair basketball team.

Ali Stroker, who appeared on “The Glee Project,” spoke about her mother’s car accident she and her brother were involved in when she was age 2.

Stroker does not recall how it happened but only knows what people have told her.

Stroker said that she was grateful her brother went through rehabilitation with her. It helped both of them get through it and push forward.

Stroker said she used to think that hanging out with disabled people somehow made her more disabled, but that that changed when she met the girls

on the dance team.

Stroker tried getting onto “ The Glee Project” during the first season, but could not because she had another event to go to. She tried again for the second season and placed second.

Later that year, she was called by “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy to appear on the show.

Stroker said there needs to be more disabled people on television and the media to create a fair representation.

“Have a dream or a goal,” Stroker told Thursday night’s crowd. “Stay clear with what you want; it’s important.”

Stroker also said she likes challenges because it’s what pushes her forward. She likes to prove she can handle any challenge.

In between each talk, the girls danced in their multicolored wheelchairs executing wheelies, hand choreography and other dance moves.

Stroker also surprised the audience by singing David Guetta’s “Titanium.”

The group also danced to Top 40 pop songs from the likes of Bruno Mars and Macklemore.

At the end of the event, the audience participated in a Q&A session with the four speakers.

FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014

MEN’S HOOPS

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

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The Madness Begins

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket. The Mountain West’s San Diego State (West Region) and New Mexico (South Region) are playing in the tournament.

McClatchy-Tribune

Fresno State beats UTEP Men’s basketball team will return home to face Princeton Monday

By Daniel Leon @DanLeon25

Matt Vieira • Collegian file photo

Fresno State sophomore Marvelle Harris fights off a San Diego State defender during the Bulldogs’ loss to the Aztecs on March 1.

The Fresno State men’s basketball team won its first postseason game in over 10 years and extended its season Wednesday night when it beat UTEP (23-11, 12-4 C-USA) 65-61 in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational Tournament at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.

The ‘Dogs’ (18-16, 9-9 Mountain West) last postseason victory was in 2001 when they defeated the California Golden Bears in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

“Great team win tonight versus a talented team in a hostile environment,” Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry tweeted after the win. “[Our] guys worked the game for 40 minutes! Proud of them! Go Dogs!”

A defensive tone was set early by the ‘Dogs and Miners, as neither team accumulated more than 27 points by halftime. The game remained close – no team led by more than six.

However, the ‘Dogs also got into more of a rhythm offensively in the second half. They sunk 50 percent of their shots compared to 33 percent in the first. This was done all while holding the Miners to 34.6 percent shooting in the second period.

Redshirt sophomore Cezar Guerrero led the way for the Bulldogs by recording 19 points, 10 rebounds and five assists en route to his first career double-double.

Guard Marvelle Harris was the other Bulldog in double figures. He posted 14 points on 4 of 8 shooting from the field including a 3 of 3 performance from downtown.

Paul Watson, the Mountain

West Freshman of the Year, nailed a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left.

Watson’s shot from behind the arc served as the dagger and sealed the win for the ‘Dogs, as it gave them a 57-53 lead. Prior to the shot, Watson was 0 of 6 from 3-point range.

UTEP’s John Bohannon collected 18 points and Julian Washburn added 16.

The ‘Dogs will host the Princeton Tigers (21-8, 8-6 Ivy League) on Monday at 7 p.m. in a quarterfinal CBI match. Fresno State is entering the game having won 10 of its last 13 while the Tigers are riding a six game win streak.

“We’re thrilled to be able to host a well-coached and talented Princeton team,” Terry said. “And we are looking forward to being back at home for a great postseason environment on Monday night.”

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FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 2014

Pro Day Progress

Fresno State’s Derek Carr passes the ball to Isaiah Burse during one of the drills at Pro Day Thursday at Bulldog Stadium.

Fresno State Bulldogs perform in front of NFL scouts

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

To Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, it was “just another workout.”

But this workout happened in the presence of NFL scouts, general managers and a head coach.

Twelve Fresno State alumni showcased their abilities and talents in front of 23 NFL teams Thursday as part of the annual Pro Day event.

Wide receiver Davante Adams partici-

pated in the event after his involvement in the NFL Combine. He was also enrolled in a six-week training program at Michael Johnson Performance to build his speed.

“It’s been good and stressful,” Adams said. “It’s been demanding having to wake up every day and do the same thing.

“It’s helped with discipline. That is the type of schedule you’ll have in the National Football League. I never ran track, so with things like the [40-yard dash], it’s helped me out.”

Adams, whose goal was to run a 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds, was told he had done

so during Thursday’s event. At the NFL Combine, he ran the sprint in 4.5 seconds.

“Just having that feeling that I came out here, knew I wanted to do it and I did it made me feel good,” Adams said.

The athletes performed in various workouts, including the 40-yard dash and high jump. Adams, Isaiah Burse and tight end Marcel Jensen performed a drill where they ran routes and received a pass from Carr.

“We just wanted to come out here and be smooth in our routes, catch everything, tuck the ball and finish,” Burse said.

At the NFL Combine, Burse said, the

balls were overthrown. This made the Pro Day drills smoother, as Carr’s passes were “right on the money.”

But with both the Combine and Pro Day over, the next day to look forward to is May 8 – Day 1 of the NFL Draft.

“It’s a stepping stool,” Burse said. “As you go up the ladder, you check things off.

You have the combine – check. You come out here for Pro Day and want to do well – check. Now it’s a waiting game.

“You enjoy your time with your teammates who are going to the same processes as you.”

Fresno State alum Devante Adams chases a pass from Fresno State alum Isaiah Burse catches a pass from Derek Carr during the Fresno State alum Ben Letches performs a running drill in front of scouts during the Bulldog’s Pro Day. Derek Carr during Bulldogs’ Pro Day workout.

Bulldogs’ Pro Day workout on Thursday.