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Former ASI Presidents

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Juan Pablo Moncayo Jun. 2007 - May 2008

Mackee Mason June 2008 - Oct. 2008

Graham Wahlberg Oct. 2008 - May 2009

Jessica Sweeten June 2009 - Present

Next ASI President June 2010 - June 2011

ASI Presidential Candidates

Alex Andreotti

Cole Rojewski

Cody Madsen

Pedro Ramirez

By Thaddeus Miller and Brian Maxey The Collegian

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he race to become Fresno States centennial president is underway.

With elections only a day away, The Collegian sat down Saturday afternoon with each of the four Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) presidential candidates to discuss why the students should vote for them.

The candidates, current ASI Executive Vice President Alex Andreotti,

ASI Chief of Staff Cole Rojewski, Senator for Resident Affairs Cody Madsen and Senator for Parking and Safety Pedro Ramirez. The Collegian asked the candidates a series of 16 questions that delved into their backgrounds and exposed their political ideologies.

Q: If elected, what would your first duty as student body president be?

A: A: A: A: My first duty as student body president would be to train, teach and lead the ASI members. My theory, and what I’ve learned throughout my time in ASI, is that before a team can actually work together, you need to get to know each other. And everyone needs to understand the responsibilities set forth in their positions. I feel that’s been lacking in the past few years.

It’s hard to narrow it down to one duty, but I would help restructure ASI. The structure that we have on paper would work. It is not being implemented as of right now.

There is a lack of communication. A lack of structure itself, from the committee up to the senate.

Every choice that I make needs to incorporate my understanding of the student opinion. Before I do anything, it’s really important that I work with the executive vice president and the personnel committee in ASI to fill vacancies in the senate. If we try to do anything legislative without a full ship, we won’t be as successful.

I would build a relationship with all the students. I would make an aggressive approach to reach every student on campus at the time, but also start planning the communication aspect for ASI. What we need to do is build up our communication.

Basically, the pivotal point for ASI is to build up the communication efforts between ASI and the students.

Q: What makes you a better presidential candidate than your opponents?

A: A: A: A: I’m a student and not necessarily a politician. I am outgoing, hard working and passionate. I’ve been in ASI for two years, and have seen that its internal world is completely different then people view it.

I’m not afraid to step on a few toes, make people a little angry and tell it how it is. I’m not afraid to go out there and be with the students. I think that I have had the opportunity to learn as much as I have about ASI only being there for eight months.

I feel like I have the opportunity to really make a difference and shake up this organization from the ground up to try and change it.

I’m not willing to play the political game. I think at this level we don’t need a “career politician� placing themselves at the head and treating their fellow students as constituents. I’m going to do my best to treat my fellow students as fellow students. And I think that is something that seems will be lacking with some of the other candidates. In everything that I do, I try to work to get people to work together.

I think I’m one of the most qualified candidates, because I have many aspects, and I see the respect for the position and for the students. I have experience in managing many organizations. I’m a member of several student organizations and several off-campus organizations. One factor that makes me stand out is that I am a fee-paying student.

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— Jason Whitlock, The Kansas City Star

Opinion Editor, Tony Petersen • collegian-opinion@csufresno.edu • Monday, March 22, 2010

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@issue: What should the kids One-Finger The debate on whether or not teachers Salute be taught? should be objective in their teaching

Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian newsroom.

With All Due Respect Mike Boylan

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exas’ board of education on March 12 voted to substantially alter their educational curriculum in the social sciences by “putting a conservative stamp on history and economic textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the founding fathers commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican philosophies in a more positive light,” reported the New York Times.

The politics of this decision lags behind a more pressing issue, which is the manipulation of educational policy in order to indoctrinate children to think, believe and feel a certain way.

The conservative bloc has used their authority to prey on credulous youth. They’ve paved the way for the next generation of foot soldiers for the conservative and religious right, a clan of uniformity and subserviency, roaming aimlessly like hand-puppets, convinced their country of origin is flawless and reason to risk one’s life for the agenda of its leaders.

This contrived state of being is what I call tribalnationalism - an amalgam of tribalism and nationalism, broadly defined as irrational allegiance to an identity, group and set of ideals within physical borders, and cannot be broken by reason, circumstance or facts.

This is a dangerous state of being and is exempt from criticism. This is the dogma of American Exceptionalism.

Assuredly, dogmatic American Exceptionalists will balk at this assessment, undoubtedly evoking the word “patriotism,” in effort to support their unqualified proAmerican sentiments. After all, this is essentially what the school board believes it is promoting - a vision of future Americans who unwaveringly maintain “devoted love, support and defense of one’s

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country.”

The “Exceptionalists” have misled their novices about the application of patriotism.

Patriotism does not require blind loyalty to a nation.

Exceptionalists have tied patriotism to tribal-nationalism, promoting a concern that is restricted by borders, an identity that is insular and an attitude that sees the “other” with superior deprecation.

This is the America the Texas school board implicitly admires.

Americans are asked to disregard American initiated atrocities, foreign and domestic. We are great liberators, those we liberate are brash peasants. They must adapt, we mustn’t. We are the burning candle in their world of darkness.

What k-12 schools need is not a continuance of liberal biased curriculum, but rather thoroughly objective textbooks, ones that provide historical facts and diverse theories that encourage the development of a young person’s critical mind. This forces independent analysis, freeing them from their acquiescence of cultural maxims developed before him.

The champion of free thought in the 20th century, philosopher Bertrand Russell, had enlightened ideas about escaping the tyranny endorsed by the Texas school board, and the consequences of being unable to.

Through philosophical and critical inquiry, Russell said, we “enrich our intellectual imagination and diminish the dogmatic assurance which closes our mind against speculation…in this citizenship of the universe consists man’s true freedom, and his liberation from the thralldom of narrow hopes and fears.”

True patriots do not need to flaunt the red, white and blue to show they are invested in the well being of the nation in which they reside. They do not need to endorse their country in vain. Their identity lies with fellow human beings, not an arbitrary mass of land or ideology. They do not feel it honorable to lay paralyzed in the tyranny of a tribal-nationalist culture the Texas school board so saliently approves.

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s my colleague Mike Boylan has pointed out, the Texas board of education, according to The New York Times, “approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light.”

Seems damning at first glance. For the majority of us more than likely are of the same sentiments as Mr. Boylan when he says that schools need “thoroughly objective textbooks, ones that provide historical facts and diverse theories that encourage the development of a young person’s critical mind.”

But is objectiveness possible?

Humans are naturally subjective—we see events that happen or hear about these events and interpret them one way or another. It is impossible for a person to be completely fair to a point of view that they are diametrically opposed to.

And besides that, objectivity is boring. If I wanted a laundry list of facts with no analysis, I would go to Wikipedia, where the entry for Jesus Christ says, in part, that he is “the central figure of Christianity, which views him as the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament, with most Christian denominations believing him to be the Son of God who was raised from the dead.” Transcendent poetry worthy of the man himself !

Back to the matter at hand.

The decision by the Texas board is undoubtedly politically incorrect and obviously dumb in certain respects— “presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light?” Really? In today’s hyper-partisan society, what is needed is not a lecture

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on which party is the best.

What is needed is a lecture on the truth.

And, believe it or not, some of the Texas school board’s actions are centered on truth, specifically the points on American capitalism and secular government.

Why shouldn’t students learn about the superiority of America capitalism?

Would we rather learn about the superiority of Marxist theory of economics? Like it or not, the United States has had some form of what we call capitalism for the duration of our country. For the most part, this has been a good thing, as we have been the most prosperous nation in the world for the last 200 years.

And it is time we question the Founding Fathers’ commitment to secular government, mainly because they weren’t for it. The famous maxim of “separation of church and state” is simply folly—it is nowhere to be found in the U.S. Constitution, only in a letter written by Thomas Jefferson. All that it says about religion is that the federal government cannot establish a national religion, that the federal government cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion and that no religious test shall be required for any wanting to serve in public office.

It is also false to say that our founders were secular. It is true that some, such as Ben Franklin and Jefferson, were deists (people who believe God made the universe and then backed off from his creation), but the vast majority of our founders were Christians.

Indeed, John Adams is purported to have said that it would be far better to turn back to the gods of Greece rather than endure a government run by atheists.

The crux of this argument, however, is to state simply this: absolute truth exists.

And that is what we should teach our children, not some politically correct ideology that offends none to the detriment of us all.

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Thumbs up

March Madness The NCAA Tournament definitely lived up to its name. There were 16 games where the higher-seeded team upset the lower-seeded team. 16! Ladies and gentlemen, that is why that is the best four-day stretch in the whole year.

Thumbs down Brackets busted

Time to get out the red ink and start crossing off every game you picked incorrectly, which, invariably, was a lot for most of us this year.

But step away from that ledge folks. Console yourselves with the fact that President Obama’s bracket is likely in the shredder at the moment, seeing as he picked Kansas to defeat Villanova in the championship game. If our president can pick poorly, then so can you!

Thumbs up Tiger coming back at the Masters

My apologies for a very sportscentric salute, but these stories warrant the attention! Tiger Woods has finally announced his comeback will be at the Masters golf tournament, ensuring the most watched golf tournament of all time and the return of golf’s popularity.

Whatever one thinks about Tiger and his acts of infidelity, he is the best golfer of our time.

And without him, golf is, let’s be honest, quite boring.

Thumbs down Romney leads polling for Republican nod

According to Public Policy Polling, Mitt Romney has the early lead in the race for the Republican nomination, garnering 28 percent of those polled.

This is bad news for fans of politics. Do we really need two slick candidates who won’t say anything controversial running against one another? How interesting is that? Give me Ron Paul or Sarah Palin! With Paul, we’ll at least get the truth out of a politician, and with Palin we’ll get to see liberals foam at the mouth at the mention of her name. Now that would be exciting to watch!

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Monday, March 22, 2010

The Collegian • Arts & Entertainment Arts & Entertainment Editor, Danielle Gilbert • collegian-features@csufresno.edu

The daily crossword

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis Los Angeles Times

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Duncan Sheik springs into tour

By Glenn Gamboa McClatchy Tribune Duncan Sheik laughs as he talks about happy accidents.

His transition from the singer-songwriter behind the hits “Barely Breathing” and “Reasons for Living” to Tony-winning composer for “Spring Awakening” wasn’t really planned. Neither was the development of last year’s “Whisper House” album into a musical, which recently wrapped up its first run at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.

Soon, Sheik will start work on writing songs for the musical adaptation of the Bret Easton Ellis novel “American Psycho.” But first, Sheik will head out on a short tour and finish recording his new album.

Q. What will you be playing on this tour?

A. I’ll definitely be playing a fair amount from “Whisper House,” and Holly Brook, my singing cohort from the album, will be with me. I’ll be playing a couple from “Spring Awakening” and some songs from my catalog, then a couple of new _ brand-spanking new songs and maybe even a cover or two from a covers album I’ve been working on. For better or worse, I’ve gotten to this point of my career where there’s a big enough body of work that figuring out what to play is a bit tricky.

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Q. Have you set on a sound for the album?

03/25/2010 - Orlando, FL USA The Plaza Theatre 03/26/2010 - Tampa-St.Petersburg, FL USA Tampa PAC -Ferguson Hall 04/07/2010 - San Francisco, CA USA Symphony Hall 04/08/2010 - San Francisco, CA USA Symphony Hall

A. I’m taking it really slowly and letting it evolve the way it should. I go through phases where I feel like I’m going to do something much more electronic ... and I go through phases when I’m going to make the most organic folk music record I’ve ever made so far. It’s kind of hard to say.

Q. Has working on the musicals changed the way you work?

04/09/2010 - San Francisco, CA USA Symphony Hall

A. When I did “Whisper House,” I

did have this big skeleton to hang all the songs on like a musical. But right now, I’m a bit relieved to be able to write a pop song for the sake of writing a pop song, a three-minute entity that exists in and of itself and doesn’t need to be tethered to any other material. That being said, I do think I’ve been bit by the theater bug.

Q. What can you say about “American Psycho”?

A. Well, I haven’t started on it yet.

When I was first approached about the project, I thought, “This is a terrible idea.” I wasn’t sure it should be staged, let alone as a musical.

But this summer, I reread the book, and I had an epiphany about how this could sound and what the band might be. I don’t know whether this will happen, but, in my head, I thought, “What if the band were like Kraftwerk or Depeche Mode?

What if it was four or five guys at banks of analog synthesizers and drum machines totally minimalist?” It would have that bleak ‘80s, icy, synthesized sound. What if that was the sound of the show?

Certainly, nothing like that has ever been done on Broadway. The songs would reflect that.

04/10/2010 - San Francisco, CA USA Symphony Hall

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Men of style

By Denton Dubbels The Collegian Guys, spring is finally here. It’s time to shed the sweaters and update the old wardrobe. Scared? Don’t be. This can be done easily by visiting one store: Macy’s Mens and Kids.

Take it from sales associate Alan Mandiline. “We have everything. It’s a great selection,” Mandaline said.

“We always have sales events and clearances.”

Let’s face it. The holiday season has been over for months now. There aren’t nearly as many screaming babies or bumbling elders to dodge while shopping. The store is laid out with different sections to make finding what you want an easy process.

On one side of the store, you’ll find casual clothes. Designer T-shirts, shorts and pants by Volcom

and Element, for example, are in abundance. There’s also sports apparel

by Nike and Adidas for those who need to look good at the gym while getting buffed for summer.

Men can also dress up for the summer in Ralph Lauren Polo shirts with different patterns and colors paired with cargo shorts or distressed denim.

If you’re in to the “preppy” or golfer look, this is the look for spring.

Mandaline buys his work clothes at Macy’s. “Hey, it’s not like L.A. fashion, but it’s Fresno fashion,” he said. “We certainly keep up with the trends.”

Accessorizing is also a must for men.

Cufflinks, designer sunglasses and cologne are essential to complete a spring wardrobe, and finish off the perfect look, whether it’s casual or refined.

This has potential to be a winwin situation. Grab some cash and coupons, and shop on a sale day. You’ll help to stimulate the economy and end up looking like a million bucks, without spending it.

Monday, March 22, 2010

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Child poets perform at annual festival

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More than 6,000 students throughout the Central Valley made their way to Fresno State to deliver poems and short stories at the 52nd annual Peach Blossom Festival last week.

By Tara Albert The Collegian Thousands of students from kindergarten to sixth grade recited poetry and short stories at the 52nd annual Peach Blossom Festival last Thursday and Friday at Fresno State.

More than 6,000 students from 132 schools in the Central Valley attended the festival to deliver their poems and short stories in various classrooms on campus.

“I love that we can put this on for them,” said Jerry Marquez, the public relations coordinator for the festival. “We make them feel like they can achieve something.”

Marquez said the festival is always a positive experience for the students. He said they enjoy visiting the college cam-

pus and meeting athletes from Fresno State.

Kenny Wiggins, the athletic coordinator for the festival, recruited Fresno State athletes to attend the event and sign autographs for the students.

Wiggins is on the football team, and has attended the event to sign autographs for the past four years. He said this was his first year being on the committee.

Wiggins said he decided to help with the event because it was a positive experience for the students.

“I just like helping out whenever I can,” Wiggins said. “I love interacting with kids.”

Patrick Su’a, a football player at Fresno State, was at the Peach Blossom Festival to sign autographs for the young poets as well.

He said the festival is a great way for the students to meet positive role models.

“I think it’s amazing how all the kids come out to participate in the Peach Blossom Festival,” Su’a said. “I wanted to come out and support them.”

Su’a said he plans to sign autographs again during the festival next year.

Austin Wentworth, another football player at Fresno State, has signed autographs for the festival participants for the past two years.

“I think it’s good for the kids to come out and see athletes and students helping,” Wentworth said. “It’s cool to see the kids come up and be excited to talk to you.”

Many parents and teachers also attended the festival to

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t's fun that you're able to express your feelings, and have a great time doing what you love to do -- reciting poems.”

— Grace Miller, Fourth grade student at Sanger Academy Charter School

support their students.

Renee Laquerriere, a second grade teacher at Malloch Elementary School in Fresno, said she brought 35 students from first through sixth grade to the festival.

Laquerriere said she has been bringing students for the last four years. She said the festival always runs smoothly, and is a positive experience for the students.

“It’s a good system,” she said. “Everything was great.”

She said the students will perform their poems and short stories again for their peers when they return to school.

“It helps them not be afraid of getting up in front of people and speaking,” Laquerriere said.

Jamie Scharton, a mother to one of the students, went to the festival to support her daughter, Hailey Scharton.

Hailey is in the fourth grade, and performed at the festival for the third year in a row.

This year she performed “My Book Report is Due Today” by Kenn Nesbitt.

“I think it’s exciting,” Scharton said. “The kids love going, and being up in front of people.”

She said the students enjoy their time at the event.

“It’s always a very positive experience here,” she said.

“They’re always excited to come on Fresno State campus.

Grace Miller, a fourth grade student at Sanger Academy Charter School, performed at the Peach Blossom Festival for the first time. She and her partner, Haylee Bulaich, recited “Welcome to Earth.”

Grace said she had a wonderful time at the festival.

“I really like it,” Grace said.

“It’s fun that you’re able to express your feelings, and have

a great time doing what you love to do—reciting poems.”

She said the judges were kind, and only had positive feedback.

“The judges were nice,” she said. “They never gave me any down side. They gave me the good side of things.”

Alyssa Flores, a fifth grade student at Sanger Academy Charter School, perfor med at the festival for the second time. She recited “Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too” by Shel Silverstein with her partner, Caitlyn Trejo.

“I think it’s fun, because you get to recite poems,” she said.

“It’s pretty fun to see how you do.”

Nam Dang was a judge at the festival, and a previous participant when he was a student in elementary school. He said it was an interesting experience to come back on the other side of things.

“To be on the other end of the spectrum—it was different and fun,” Dang said.

Ashley Muniz, another judge, said the students’ performances were impressive.

“I thought they were amazing,” Muniz said. “They were very creative.”

Jason Savage judged two of the sessions. He said he was impressed with the parents and teachers.

“They’re really supportive and nurturing,” he said.

Phil Johnson judged four sessions, and said he really enjoyed watching the students perform. He said judging was a great experience.

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Leadership club revived on campus

By Tara Albert The Collegian A dormant club on campus has recently been reactivated with a fresh breath of new life.

The Rotaract Club of Fresno State has been restarted on campus to help members develop professional and leadership skills, work in cooperation with sponsoring Rotary clubs and have opportunities to address the needs of the community.

The club is a branch of the larger Rotary International.

Rotary Inter national is a worldwide organization with 1.2 million members in more than 200 different countries.

The first Rotaract Club started in 1968 at the University of North Carolina. There are more than 7,100 Rotaract clubs in 163 countries worldwide.

Dr. Michael Jenkins is the Dean of the Lyles College of Engineering, and a faculty advisor for the Rotaract Club.

Jenkins is also a member

of the Rotary Club of East Fresno.

He said the Rotaract Club is for young professionals between 18 and 30 years old.

Jenkins said the club is a great way for students to participate on campus, and can translate into involvement in Rotary International after graduation. “ Ro t a r a c t p rov i d e s a n opportunity to connect with the community-based club and the international and national See ROTARACT, Page 6

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Monday, March 22, 2010

ELECTION: Will be held from Tuesday to Thursday Alex Andreotti Age:20 Major: Business administration Time in office: 2 years Positions held: Executive Vice President, Senate Secretary and student assistant Are you a member of the Smittcamp Honors College? No

Cole Rojewski Age: 21 Major: Political science Time in office: 8 months Positions held: Chief of Staff Are you a member of the Smittcamp Honors College? No

Cody Madsen Age: 20 Major: Anthropology with a minor in music Time in office: 1 year Positions held: Senator for resident affairs Are you a member of the Smittcamp Honors College? Yes

Pedro Ramirez Age: 21 Major: Political science and agricultural economics Time in office: 1 year Position held: Senator-at-large for parking and finance Are you a member of the Smittcamp Honors College? No

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Q: If elected, would you want to fight fee increases, and how?

A: A: A: A: I definitely want to fight fee increases. I don’t advocate for fee increases. I feel the only way to fight increases is to speak out, and definitely speak out at a state level.

We’ve had a lot of activism at the local level, which is a great start. But we need to take that activism and put it on the state level, because that’s where decisions are actually made. I feel the prime organization responsible for lobbying and for that activism should be our lobby core program. That’s one of my goals for development next year.

Fee increases have definitely impacted students. They’re going to go up 10 percent regardless, because of what the California State University Board of Trustees have said and what’s in [Gov. Schwarzenegger’s] budget for the next eight years. What we can do is put caps on those increases. That’s why I am a huge supporter of the student reductions act. That would put a cap on fee increases and give a 180-day waiting period before they can be implemented. For students, I think that is essential.

The best way to handle the current fee situation is to fight it on two fronts: supporting the legislators that are fighting for us, and organizing a campaign going toward the legislative offices in Fresno like [Congressman George] Radonovich and other federal legislators. I think that if we can take the fight to their offices, then they could recognize that we have issue with [fee increase], and they won’t be able to ignore it.

The first thing that sets me apart from the rest of the candidates is that they all acknowledge that fee increases are coming. They acknowledge that they’re coming and they’re here to stay. For an ASI president to say stuff like that – you shouldn’t say that.

That discourages people. You should be motivated to fight the fees and do everything you can in your power, because that’s what you were elected for: to represent the students.

Q: What do you think about the protesters? How would you handle them?

A: A: A: A: I love the activism on campus.

I think it’s a strong idea. I think it is a good thing for this campus, because it’s showing that people are frustrated, and it’s showing we want to fight for something we believe in.

Students should always be allowed to fight for something they believe in. I don’t think it’s a matter of “handling” them. It’s more a matter of figuring out how we can work together.

It depends on the type of protest and whether I am approached or not. I wouldn’t have minded being on the panel with President John Welty out in the Peace Garden. Depending on the situation, I might not want to be involved with the protests, but I would go out there and listen. I’ve attended almost every one when other ASI people haven’t. I think that it is important that we listen to them, and take a page out of their book as well. They [the protestors] have been more successful than ASI has been.

Something I really admire from the protestors is their gumption.

It’s something that is almost part of the college experience. This is where we as college students have a lot of power. My criticism of the protests has been that it takes students out of class.

I think that anything that removes students from their classes isn’t the right way to go about it. I think ASI has had problems working with people who are protesting, because there has not been a lot of communication between the two parties.

Q: What is ASI to you? How should it work ideally?

A: A: A: The whole purpose of ASI is to be student government on campus, and to provide important services to students. That is the overarching mission. ASI is interesting because it operates as a business and not as a government. I believe that it should be a collective and unified effort where 20 students work as a team and not as 20 individuals.

Ideally, ASI should represent the students. We’re not here to represent just our personal opinions.

We’re here to represent every student on campus holistically. We’re here to support organizations. Students are elected to the senate and they are supposed to represent their student constituency. Right now, it’s just a few people jamming a bunch of information down people’s throats.

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The mantra behind ASI is to serve students. I think that ASI working at its most successful would be constantly looking at students and trying to find what their needs are, because I feel that those needs are constantly changing. What’s great about ASI is that we have a lot of diverse people. But I don’t think that we have done enough to get to know one another.

I was in the first walkout and also the March 4 Day of Action.

So, I guess you can classify me as a protestor. But, I did not participate in the takeover of the library because I felt that could have escalated and got violent. I know many of the people in the leadership of those groups that formed the coalition of the students.

I know how effective they’ve been at planning, so I would work directly with them to see how ASI and the groups can forge a relationship.

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ASI is basically the only student body organization recognized by the university and the chancellor’s office, and the state as a matter of fact, that advocates for higher education. But, we’re here as an oversight also. I see ASI as an oversight to make sure good policy is instituted in this university, that good money management is instituted, so we don’t face any more issues like we have in the past.

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ROTARACT: Club for young professionals ages 18 to 30 years old CONTINUED from page 5 clubs,” Jenkins said.

He said connections with the prof e s s i o n a l s wh o m a ke u p Ro t a r y Inter national will help students develop their careers. They will have the opportunity to network with and be mentored by professionals in the Fresno community.

“It is a great opportunity for students to get involved in an international community service group,” Jenkins said.

He said the Rotaract Club of Fresno State was originally started in 2003, and had 20 members. Jenkins said the group had one meeting, but failed to do anything more.

Chris Fiorentino, the director of the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and ServiceLearning, is also a faculty advisor for the Rotaract Club. He was also involved with providing service projects for the Rotaract Club when it first started on campus seven years ago.

Fiorentino said his primary role in

the reactivated club will be to provide the students in the club with community service opportunities. He said the club will probably do one international and one local project each year.

He said the club offers students a unique community service experience.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for students to get involved on the ground floor of a service and professional development organization,” Fiorentino said.

Mechanical engineering professor Walter Loscutoff, is another faculty advisor for the Rotaract Club and a member of the Rotary Club of East Fresno.

He said the Rotaract Club will provide students with the chance to do service projects that will be affective and make a difference.

“It’s really a great opportunity to do community service,” Loscutoff said.

“It gives them an opportunity to really experience what they can do to help.”

Loscutoff said the faculty advisors are committed to making the club thrive on campus. He said the club members will have meetings twice a month, and officers will meet weekly.

“We want to make sure that it stays active and the kids participate,” Loscutoff said.

He said the Rotary Club of Fig Garden and the Rotary Club of East Fresno each donated $500 to the Rotaract Club to give the group a financial boost.

Loscutoff said any student at Fresno State can become a member of the club.

“It’s open t o eve r yo n e, ” Loscutoff said.

“It’s an interesting experience that everyone www.peacecorps.gov

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Students interested in joining can attend the next meeting, or contact any of the faculty advisors.

The next Rotaract Club meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at noon in the University Student Union room 308. Members will discuss the plans and procedures for the club, and vote for officers.

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Racquetball court conditions are subpar While outdoor court conditions are not ideal, the Fresno State Recreation Center houses two indoor courts

By Christian Walker The Collegian The outdoor racquetball courts, located in the north gym, provide an opportunity for students to pick up some exercise and enjoy friendly competition, all free of charge.

But is it really worth it?

There are six courts available for use, which become open to the public after Fresno State racquetball classes end at 3 p.m. every day.

The courts are located in a dark corridor in the southwest corner of the north gym, adjacent to the athletic department’s parking lot.

Each court is equipped with ceiling lights that make playing in the afternoon possible with the exception of court number two, whose lights are broken.

Once inside the court, a dark red steel door grinds across the floor to a close. A small glass window in the door allows for friends to peer in, unless you’re standing in front of court five or six. The vacant glass at these courts provides a nice aperture for a small racquetball to fly through, quickly ending any intense rally and possibly someone’s day.

The floor and walls of each court, which are made of concrete, are worn and damaged.

The scars of years of racquetball are shown in the form of large gashes in the wall, most of them from the misjudged swing of racquets.

On top of the engraving, graffiti and cob-webs have found a home in the racquetball courts.

At 10 p.m. a dilapidated chain-link fence secures four of the six courts from being used at night. It’s not much of a defense against intruders as each of the fenced gates have gapping holes ripped out of them, where a determined racquetball player could easily fit through.

Despite conditions that almost make playing racquetball unbearable, students such as Senior business marketing major Erik Garland are happy to have somewhere to play.

“The courts are a great recreational activity provided to students and other racquetball enthusiasts,” Garland said. “It is apparent that maintenance has been a last priority but for those that play the game for the fun of it, it is a great asset.”

The issue of a much needed rendition is clear. What isn’t clear, however, is who is

Baseball vs. Loyola Marymount Final: 1-3 (5-12, 3-4, 2-5, 16-10) The bats finally came a l ive fo r t h e diamond ‘Dogs o n S u n d a y.

The baseball team picked up its only win against Loyola Marymount, 16-10 in the four-game series. The ‘Dogs racked up 19 hits against the Lions en route

responsible for these courts.

The Campus Recreational Services was unable to speak on behalf of the courts as well as the kinesiology department.

Nate Wills of the Athletic Facilities and Events said that he was not in charge either.

“The athletics department is not involved in the racquetball classes,” Wills said.

Wills then refers students back to the kinesiology department.

This frustration has led some students to search for alternative places to play racquetball, like the Recreation Center.

“I’d rather play racquetball at the ‘Rec’ Center for a lot of reasons,” said business marketing major Parker Mar. “The courts are completely enclosed, there are no dead spots, and you and the ball moves faster.”

The Recreation Center, available to all students, boasts two glass enclosed regulation sized racquetball courts.

Re s e r vat i o n s a re n e e d e d to secure these courts, and often have to be made a day in advance.

While there may be other options, many students find the convenience of on-campus racquetball courts enjoyable.

It also promotes an active life-

to its only win.

The pitching performance for the ‘Dogs improved over the weekend but a lack of run support cost the ‘Dogs a few games.

Sophomore pitchers Derek Benny and Charlie Robertson both had a good outing for the ‘Dogs. Benny pitched a complete game, lasting eight innings while striking out three batters during game two of the doubleheader on Saturday.

Rober tson meanwhile pitched six and a third innings, giving up just three earned runs en route to striking out to two players.

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There are six outdoor raquetball courts that are open to the public after 3 p.m. located at the southwest corner of the North Gym.

style for the students that live on campus.

“These courts provide an open and competitive nature to the game of racquetball,” Garland said.

While the immediate future of the outdoor racquetball courts does not look bright, students can hope that their continued popularity will bring about awareness.

Junior Jordan Ribera blasted another home run during the weekend, bringing his season total to eight. Third baseman Garrett Weber also hit the first home run of his career against the Lions.

Men’s Tennis

Softball @ Judi Garman Classic Final: 3-2 (5-7, 4-1, 1-0, 2-3, 8-2) The softball team collected three wins at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif., this past weekend.

The ‘Dogs beat Cal State Fullerton 4-1, Virginia 1-0 and New Mexico 8-2. The team dropped two games against No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette 5-7 and DePaul 2-3.

Sophomore pitcher Michelle Moses picked up her second and third wins of the season, pitching compete games against Virginia and New Mexico.

Moses also made noise as a batter, blasting three home runs during the weekend.

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vs. Oklahoma State Final: W, 4-3 The men’s tennis team won their second match at the Blue Gray Invitational picking up a win against Oklahoma State, 4-3.

The doubles team, made up of junior Rikus de Villiers and sophomore Remi Boutiller, collected a win for the ‘Dogs, beating Oklahoma State 8-6 in doubles play.

Seniors Taylor Lelby and Mirko Zapletal also picked up a win in doubles play for the ‘Dogs, winning 8-6 against the Cowboys.

In singles play, senior Tejesvi Veerapalli, sophomore David Ayoun and Villers all won for the ‘Dogs.

The men’s tennis team will continue play in the Invitational when it takes on TCU at Fort Worth, Texas on March 28.

Women’s Tennis vs. Harvard, Pacific Final: 1-1 (0-7, 4-3) The women’s tennis team finally returned to its home court this weekend after traveling on the road for over a month.

The ‘Dogs hosted No. 51 Harvard and Pacific on Saturday. The team lost to Harvard 0-7 but picked up its first win of the season, beating Pacific 4-3.

Against Harvard, the doubles duo of Julia GrageraCano and Anna Mikhaylova collected the ‘Dogs only win.

T he women f ared much better against Pacific winning four matches in singles play and another in doubles p l ay. L a u r a Po l a , B i a n c a Modoc, Melissa McQueen and Gragera-Cano all won for the ‘Dogs.

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This coming week...

Lacrosse: Tuesday, at Bulldog Stadium vs.

Cinncinati at 4 p.m.

Baseball: Friday, at Pete Beiden Field vs.

UC Davis at 6:05 p.m.

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Early exit at the Big Dance The Bulldogs fall short Saturday night as the team was unable to win the programs first NCAA Tournament game

By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian Fresno State’s women’s basketball team’s record-breaking, dream season came to an abrupt end Saturday night as the Baylor Bears escaped with a 69-55 NCAA Tournament first-round victory.

A second-half Baylor surge, in which the Bulldogs went scoreless for nearly six minutes, proved to be the difference in Fresno State’s third straight national tournament early exit.

The ‘Dogs’ six-minute drought in the final period stretched from 17:05 to 11:11, allowing Baylor to build a doubledigit lead and seal the victory inside of Haas Pavilion.

For the third straight game, Fresno State shot under 40 percent, due in large part to 6-foot-8-inch Baylor center Brittney Griner’s lengthy presence in the paint. The ‘Dogs were forced to take jump shots for most of the game,

something they have struggled with as of late.

“A lot of times, when shots don’t go in you say you’re taking bad shots,” head coach Adrian Wiggins said. “I can’t say that tonight. We took shots we can make, and we didn’t make them.”

Despite Baylor’s obvious size advantage, Fresno State held its own on the glass, hauling in just one rebound fewer than the Bears in front of a raucous crowd.

“We had a great rebounding effort,” Wiggins said. “We had great fan support. It was awesome to see our crowd out there today. It just makes you feel very proud to be a part of our program right now.”

Although Fresno State held pace with Griner on the boards, the freshman All-American candidate caught fire in the second half, scoring 12 of her gamehigh 18 points.

Wiggins relied on a steady rotation of guards Joh-Teena Felipe, Taja Edwards and Hayley Munro to defend Griner under the hoop.

“We played behind her and tried to be as physical as possible and keep her out of the paint,” Munro said. “That’s where she’s most dominant.”

Jaleesa Ross, Fresno State’s leader in every major statistical category, had an uncharacteristically rough night, scoring just nine points and shooting 1-for-11 from three-point land. Ross, who will retur n in 2010-11 for her senior Matt Weir/ The Collegian season, has now been a part of three NCAA Emma Andrews scored 13 points for the ‘Dogs Saturday going Tournament first-round 3-5 from beyond the arc. losses.

“Every year I want it more and more,” Andrews were the only two ‘Dogs in Ross said. “We just have to start traindouble figures, scoring 13 points a ing like it, starting in a couple weeks.” piece. Andrews left the game in the firMunro and backup guard Emma shalf with an apparent knee injury, but returned to score eight points in the final 20 minutes.

Now that the most successful season in Fresno State women’s basketball history is in the books, Wiggins, Ross and the rest of the returning players look to erase the national tournament woes and come back strong in the 201011 campaign.

“We thought we could hang today,” Ross said. “We came in thinking we could win. But we definitely do want to work on having a better preseason, so we can get a higher seed and win a game.”

The Bulldogs finished in Berkeley on Saturday with final records of 16-0 in the Western Athletic Conference and 27-7 overall.

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Northern Iowa, this year’s Cinderella Kansas, the No. 1 seed gets knocked out in a big upset champions.

By Dwain Price McClatchy Tribune That time-honored “One Shining Moment” song the nation expected to be ringing sweetly in the Kansas Jayhawks’ ears at the conclusion of this three-week NCAA Tournament run? It’s not going to happen.

In the most stunning upset of this year’s tournament, Northern Iowa probably wanted to cut down a couple of basketball nets of their own Saturday after the Panthers, seeded ninth in the Midwest Region, pulled off an improbable 69-67 triumph over the No. 1-seeded Jayhawks before 15,587 in a second-round game at the Ford Center.

In busting nearly every tour nament bracket in America, including President Barack Obama’s, the Panthers were last seen humming a happy melody all the way to the Sweet 16.

But the Jayhawks were off-beat all day long, struggling to stay in the game against the Missouri Valley Conference

“I don’t know if I’ll watch the tape,” KU coach Bill Self said. “I know that there’s just one or two plays here or there that (were) the difference in the game, but this stings a lot.”

The bracket-busting Panthers were in harmony and in control for the balance of the game and wound up giving the Jayhawks the blues in shocking fashion.

“We are certainly going to enjoy this for a day or so,” UNI coach Ben Jacobson said. “Then we’ve got to get ready for our next basketball game.”

UNI, which advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history, was in control of this game so much that the only time KU led was 2-0 after Cole Aldrich scored nine seconds into the game.

UNI (30-4) will f ace Sunday’s Maryland-Michigan State winner Friday in St. Louis in the Midwest Region semifinals. Kansas (33-3) was the top overall seed in the 65-team NCAA field and was widely favored to capture its second national championship in three seasons.

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