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Fresno State has moved a step closer to breaking ground on construction of the New Student Union (NSU), as the university has announced its selection of the design-build team.

McCarthy Building Companies and Harley Ellis Devereaux (HED) will be the design-build team tasked with the estimated $60 million project of designing and constructing the NSU, according to a university news release.

“We are very excited to be working with the McCarthy | Harley Ellis Devereaux design-build team on this project. The New Student Union will be a signature building and transformative space for our students, that creates a sense of belonging and provides opportunities for connection,” Dr. Frank R. Lamas, vice president of student affairs and enrollment management, said in the release.

The design-build team was selected following a competitive CSU procurement process, which included a two-step public works process. That process included a Request for Qualifications followed by a Request for Proposal/ Design Competition, the release stated.

“They [McCarthy and HED] had not only the best quality but the best quantity, the best bang for our dollar,” said Tinnah Medina associate vice president for Facilities Management.

“They provided us the biggest building.”

The team chosen has built more than 240 projects, including 10 student unions for the CSU system, and according to the release, are recognized as industry leaders with significant experience in the design, construction and delivery of student-centered facilities throughout California and the CSU system.

HED will be the architectural firm for the project, which will work under the general contractor, McCarthy. Both firms are locally established and nationally renowned with local offices in the Central Valley, according to the release.

Construction of the NSU will commence following approval of the CSU Board of Trustees in July, according to Medina. She said that she is confident the design and build plans will receive approval from the board.

“I’m very familiar with the process,” Medina said. “This team and this design is a really great design.”

The release stated that the NSU design includes approximately 80,000 gross square feet,

and will feature a campus living room, new dining options, a multipurpose ballroom, space for student clubs and organizations, offices for Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) and Student Involvement, as well as various other spaces for programs and services.

In keeping with the university’s aim for improving sustainability practices on campus, the NSU is expected to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold-equivalent standards by using solar panels and other energy efficient methods, the release stated.

“Every design decision that goes into this building will have a lens of sustainability kind of importance,” Medina said. “The way we pick out mechanical units, solar on the windows, solar panels, energy efficiencies throughout building systems.”

The exterior site design will incorporate the Amphitheatre south of the Speech Arts Building, and will include an outdoor event plaza for various activities. The location of the building will be east of the Student Center and south of the Kennel Bookstore, and will require the demolition of the Keats Building, as well as the existing Amphitheatre, according to the release.

The current University Student Union was built to accommodate 10,000 students. The

university’s current student population is now more than 25,000. However, the USU will continue to house programs and services in addition to the NSU, according to the release.

The construction of the NSU was approved by a student referendum in March 2018 by two-thirds of the student voting population, the release stated. The referendum included a $149 per semester student fee increase. The fee increase will not take effect until the NSU is opened.

According to the release, studies have shown that student unions improve retention rates and student success by providing students with a central hub for activities and engagement between classes.

Construction on the NSU is scheduled to start in the spring of 2020 with the target completion set for fall of 2021, the release stated.

ONLINE: for 3-D renderings of the New Student Union design, visit the Fresno State Student Affairs website: http://fresnostate.edu/studentaffairs

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Graduate School could be 9th college

By Andrea Marin Contreras Reporter

In 2018, Fresno State President Dr. Joseph I. Castro asked faculty, staff and administrators to offer their Bold Ideas to improve services at the university.

The idea of establishing The Graduate School as a ninth college on campus was one of the winners.

The Creativity And Innovation For Effectiveness (CAIFE) committee is currently working on this project which consists of four main points: building a stronger community among graduate students, maximizing research opportunities, streamlining processes and elevating the profile of graduate students and their research, according to Chuck Radke, thesis consultant in the division of research and graduate

studies.

“The staff is already here. The students are already here, but the recognition for it is not,” Radke said.

With this project, the CAIFE team hopes that the work of graduate students will receive greater attention from the Valley’s industries and donors.

A ninth college on campus will not require the construction of an extra building nor the hiring of new staff. The Division of Research and Graduate Studies will continue to be located in the Frank W. Thomas Building.

On March 13, Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) passed a resolution supporting the creation of The Graduate School.

The goal of this graduate school is to have more transparency and fewer issues for graduate students, according to Christopher Rodriguez, ASI senator of parking and safety.

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Frank W. Thomas Building may be the location of The Graduate School.

Additionally, this project could “enhance student experience and institutionalize graduate programs,” said Alexandra Chavez, senator of the Kremen School of Education.

Currently, the Graduate Statistics Studio,

which has been part of Fresno State for five years, is not institutionalized. It operates on a federal grant which ends on Sept. 30.

CAIFE hopes to institutionalize the Graduate Statistics Studio by having it under state funding. This studio provides research and statistical consulting to graduate students.

ASI supports CAIFE and hopes that future ASI officers create a senator for graduate school position. If created, only graduate students will be able to run for the position and only graduate students could vote for the position’s candidates.

James O’Bannon, a third-year graduate student in the Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing program, said that a graduate school could “help things feel more connected.”

CAIFE plans to pitch the idea of The Graduate School on May 13 to President Castro’s Cabinet.

Luncheon celebrates women in the military

By Jorge Rodriguez Reporter

Fresno State celebrated the second annual Women’s Military Luncheon at the Vintage Room on Thursday, March 21, bringing together veteran students, staff and faculty to celebrate women in the military.

The luncheon serves to honor veteran women on campus by bringing together veterans, active service, reserved and national guard, along with community members in celebration of Women’s Military History Week.

Robyn Gutierrez, coordinator of the Veterans Service Program, planned the event, along with members of the Fresno State Student Veteran Organization, in an effort to bring awareness to the veteran student population on campus.

“We want to bring awareness to them this week especially and celebrate all of their accomplishments that they had, not only while in service, but also in their civilian life,” Gutierrez said.

The theme of the luncheon was the 1940s, and some event goers even dressed in period-accurate attire.

There was a raffle for the women to participate in and even university mascot Victor E. Bulldog was in attendance to take pictures with the eventgoers.

complishments.

Llamas also said that the Students Veterans Organization will get a new office in the upcoming months.

Castro also spoke to the women in attendance and said that her grandmother was a veteran.

She encouraged the women in the room to share their service stories with the new generation of women.

“It’s important for us to recognize that we have strong women veterans here on our campus that are willing to serve our country and also willing to better their education, and we are proud to have them here at Fresno State,” Castro said.

Katherine Frazier, a Fresno State student veteran, said that the event helps to bring women veterans on campus together to share Jorge Rodriguez • The Collegian their stories.

“We are few and far between, Fresno State women veterans pose for a picture with Victor E. Bulldog during the second annual Women’s Military Luncheon celebrated in the Vintage Room on Thursday, March 21, and that is one of the reasons why 2019.

I enjoy coming to these events,” Also in attendance were Laura Yager, the Mary Castro.

Frazier said. “Without this type of university registrar and director of veteran serGutierrez introduced Llamas to the women event, I probably wouldn’t get to meet all these vices, along with Frank Llamas, vice president in attendance, who spoke about his support for people.” of student affairs, and Fresno State first lady them and congratulated them on all their ac-

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Forbes talks business, politics Car catches at President’s Lecture Series fire in

Fresno State parking lot

By Michael Ford | Managing Editor Forbes magazine chairman Steve Forbes delivered a lecture at the Save Mart Center Monday night as part of Fresno State President Dr. Joseph I. Castro’s lecture series.

Forbes delved into topics involving the United States’ monetary policies and his thoughts regarding the country’s business regulations.

But before he did, Forbes launched into speaking about one of the biggest news stories of the past week: United States Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s recently finished investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged collusion with Russian actors during his 2016 presidential campaign.

Forbes was supportive of the public’s clamoring to see the report, in full, released to the public.

“If you want to see the report, let’s see the whole thing,” he said.

Forbes said that Trump was vindicated

by Mueller’s findings that will reportedly not result in any more indictments. According to Time magazine, 34 people have been indicted, pleaded guilty or convicted that were allegedly involved in the collusion case.

Forbes then went on to discuss the president’s much-publicized trade disagreement with China. The business mogul discussed tariffs and the effects that it has on the economy.

“The biggest uncertainty is trade. Are we going to get an agreement with China? Because if we don’t get an agreement, the uncertainty, among other things, is going to hurt. We are both being faced with sales taxes,” Forbes said.

“We don’t need an economic version of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’ Let’s stop this mutual hurt.”

He said that he expects a new trade agreement with China will be reached in the next couple weeks.

Once a trade agreement is reached, Forbes said, he expects that an already strong U.S. economy will improve even more in the second half of this year.

Forbes also talked about his approval of the “deregulation of the economy” by Trump.

A fiscal conservative, Forbes said he was a proponent of regulations being lessened from the business sector because it helps stimulate economic growth.

He praised Trump’s administration for being very aggressive with deregulation of the economy.

“This administration has surprisingly done

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A Mini Cooper caught fire in parking lot P2 on Monday, March 26, 2019.

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Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, speaks at a press conference before his lecture at Save Mart Center on Monday, March 26, 2019. more in deregulation than previous administrations put together,” Forbes said. “Regulation, especially on small businesses, is an equivalent to a tax.”

After the lecture, Forbes answered questions from members of the audience. One person asked Forbes what he thinks about climate change and what people can do to deal with its effects.

Forbes acknowledged that humans are likely a factor in the change of the global environment, but that there is still time to do something about it.

“The question is what do we do about it,”

Forbes said. “We need to allow for more innovation in dealing with [climate change].”

He gave the example that Germany had used existing technology like wind and solar energy alternatives to fossil fuel and it caused the country’s electricity costs to be more than three times that of the United States.

“It turns out that solar still has some problems,” Forbes said. “They also had to get rid of their nuclear power plants, so now they are having to turn to coal plants.”

Forbes ended by saying that “some common sense approaches can help us with problems with in the future.”

The Clovis Fire Department was called onto Fresno State campus Monday morning after a vehicle was engulfed in flames.

According to Chad Fitzgerald, public information officer of Clovis Fire Department, reports of a fire in the parking lot came in just after 9 a.m.

As fire crews arrived, they discovered a Mini Cooper with its engine burning located under the solar panels in parking lot P2 parked next to other vehicles.

Crews were able to contain the blaze quickly and no other damages were reported.

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Henry Madden Library hosts Nowruz exhibit

By Marilyn Castaneda A&E Editor

The Henry Madden Library is now showcasing the art exhibit Nowruz, celebrating the Persian New Year on the day of the vernal equinox in the Ellipse Gallery located on the library’s second floor.

Nowruz, also meaning “new day,” is celebrated on March 21 by more than 300 million people around the world, marking the first day of spring and the renewal of nature. It promotes values of peace and solidarity between generations and within families.

“Through this exhibit, we hope that our community’s diversity can be embraced, celebrated and replicated. While we will not agree on some social and religious points, given each faith tradition’s historical path, we can agree that we can work together in so many areas,” said Dr. Negin Tahvildary, a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy and advisor for Middle East Studies Cultural Club.

The exhibition on campus is a collaboration between the Middle East Studies Cultural Club

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and Henry Madden Library, recognizing the International Day of Nowruz and the Persian New Year.

The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed International Day of Nowruz in its resolution, A/RES/64/25, of 2010 for countries like Afghanistan, Albania, Azerbaijan, India, Turkey and more to share this holiday.

Many homes begin by setting up their HaftSeen table. Haft in Farsi means seven and Seen is the equivalent of the letter “S.” Therefore, the names of the seven essential items on the HaftSeen table start with the letter “S.” The items included are Sabzeh [sprouts] representing rebirth, Seeb [apple] represents beauty, Samanu [wheat sprout pudding] represents transformation, Senjed [sweet, dry fruit of the Lotus tree] represents love, Seer [garlic] represents health, Somaq [sumac berries] represents good conquers evil and Serkeh [vinegar] represents patience.

Other symbolic items like a goldfish in a bowl, coins and a mirror are added to the table.

The art exhibit opened on March 18 and will run until April 25, including an open house and reception on March 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Courtesy Negin Tahvildary

Traditional outfits are displayed in the Nowruz exhibit on the second floor of Henry Madden Library.

“This exhibit means a lot to me because it warms my heart, and it makes me feel as if I am not far from home. We worked hard to set up this exhibit in order to show the beauties of

Persian culture to my friends on campus,” said Golnoush Khosravi, president of the Middle East Studies Cultural Club.

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Student club celebrates Holi Festival Party

By Vanessa Rios Reporter

Fresno State’s J.E. O’Neill Park was the site of vibrancy and diversity on Saturday when the Indian Student Club (ISC) presented “Holi Festival Party.”

Holi is an annual festival in India that marks the start of spring while celebrating positive new beginnings in love, relationships and life in general.

“It’s a very important festival in India,” said ISC president Sidharth Magesh Kumar. “It’s the festival of colors.”

Holi is known as the “festival of colors” because it is tradition for everyone who celebrates to play with color. Festivalgoers smear each other with a natural color powder all while listening to music and eating food, which is exactly what happened at J.E. O’Neill Park.

ISC members had a blast running around the park, applying colorful powders on each other, as they ate Indian food while Bollywood music played in the background.

There is a significance to the festival. Kumar said, “Holi is supposed to be good over evil— that’s why we put colors on others.”

“If you have a grudge against someone, or if you have hatred over someone, you play Holi— you put colors on them,” Kumar went on to say.

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For ISC member Sushanth Reddy, the festival represented freedom. “We put colors on our face to express our freedom,” he said.

Members from ISC said they believed it was vital to have a Holi celebration at Fresno State and for students to know the significance of the festival, whether they are Indian or not.

“We want everyone to join us and to see our Indian culture in this festival,” said ISC vice president Akash Prajapati.

“We want to celebrate it as a family, not just Indians,” said Kumar.

Holi is originally a Hindu religious festival but has become popular with non-Hindus and is celebrated all over the world.

James, for example, is a Christian, but still celebrates Holi proudly. “The whole point is to stay united despite diversity,” she said of the holiday.

Students of all backgrounds are invited to celebrate Holi because as ISC member Varnita Jain said, “It’s far beyond the religion—it’s about the country, the people.”

Students from Fresno State’s Indian Student Club throw colored powder as part of the Holi Festival Party at J.E. O’Neill Park on Saturday, March 22, 2019.

“It means that we are good now.“ Dawn James, member of ISC, who handles the club’s social medias, echoed Kumar’s thoughts on Holi. “When you are applying color on someone, it symbolizes the fact that you

are willing to forgive them and repair any relationship flaws you’ve had before, like a fresh start,” she said.

“Holi represents mostly peace, unity, forgiveness and joy,” James said.

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‘Book of Days’ not for the casual theatergoer

By Paige Gibbs Reporter

University Theatre’s “Book of Days” opened March 22 with a packed house in the Dennis & Cheryl Woods Theatre.

This Fresno State premiere focuses on the interconnected lives of 12 men and women from a small town in Missouri. When a man is found dead after a hunting trip, lies unravel as the characters weave the twisted tale in an effort to find the truth.

The play features many University Theatre familiar faces such as Evangelia Pappas and Jimmy Haynie, who appeared in last semester’s “Miss Bennet,” and Alyssa Benitez, who although graduated, continues to appear in Fresno State productions.

The tone of the production takes some getting used to. Each actor plays both a character and a narrator of sorts, setting up each new scene with popcorn-style dialogue where one person says a short phrase and the next character picks up where the prior left off.

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Some characters stay on stage and observe the others, even when they are not involved in the current scene.

The stage has no set other than four small, wooden benches that the actors move around.

All of the environment comes from the characters themselves and the lighting cues.

The lighting design by Thomas Barile was phenomenal. The characters jump in and out of scenes and monologue to the audience as a

mode for additional exposition. Every subtle light shift helps the audience follow what’s happening.

Although the narrative style is different than most traditional plays, the characters are compelling. The story keeps the audience hooked until the big reveal.

“Book of Days” is a show more for the serious theater patron. It takes work to keep up with the complicated plot and who belongs with whom. With mild language and complex thematic elements, it’s not the kind of play you go to with your mother.

The approximate running time is 2 hours and 30 minutes. The show continues through March 30. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.

For ticketing information, contact the box office at (559) 278-2216 or email universitytheatre@csufresno.edu.

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Fans invade Strummer’s for night of poppunk; band crosses off bucket list item

By Ashleigh Panoo Contributor

Just before midnight, under the dim orange glow of a parking lot in the Tower District, the five members of Santa Barbara-based poppunk band Yearbooks stood against the brick wall of Strummer’s and reflected on a bucket list accomplishment.

“We’ve always wanted to play Strummer’s,” singer Kevin Lietz said. “It’s kind of like a dream come true to play this venue.”

The frontman added, “Down south you have Chain [Reaction] or you have SOMA, and up here the biggest venue is Strummer’s.”

Not more than an hour before, fans swarmed inside the building as Yearbooks and four other bands, local and visiting, each displayed their own brand of pop-punk energy.

Los Angeles natives and headliners In Her Own Words both opened and capped off the

night, starting with a three-song acoustic set for VIP ticket holders before doors opened.

Yearbooks played a seven-song set, beginning with “Gemini,” and running through tracks from both their 2018 album “Peer Pressure,” and 2015’s “Hanging By a Thread.”

Brothers Kevin and Brett Lietz shared vocal duties on stage, while Brett and Jobany Ruiz played guitar. Miguel Guzman was on bass and Carlos Esparza on drums.

The band said it is finished with a five-song EP, but isn’t sure if it wants to extend it to a full album yet. Band members are hoping for a release date of this year.

Although the appearance was its first time at Strummer’s, it wasn’t Yearbooks’ first time in Fresno. It just played at Tioga Sequoia Brewing Company on St. Patrick’s Day. Fresno band Light of Mine was the only local band, and the crowd got up accordingly.

The four-piece showed off a style that was more post-hardcore than pop-punk.

Filling in the gaps was Florida quartet Never Loved, who dropped f-bombs throughout their set, cracked jokes and climbed the speakers.

Oh, Weatherly, a polished five-member crew hailing from Dallas, was reminiscent of peak pop-punk 2000s bands like Mayday Parade and the All-American Rejects.

In Her Own Words members say they only recently started playing in Fresno. They stopped at Full Circle Brewery in November.

“We neglected Fresno for so long and now that we come back, we’re like, why didn’t we come up here sooner,” singer Joey Fleming said.

“Everytime we come back, it gets a little bit better,” said bassist Eric Ruelas.

Although the band’s newest single “Steady Glow” was noticeably absent from the setlist, it debuted another song, “Rosé by the Ocean,” that releases March 29.

“We have a couple more days in California, then we’re home for like a day or two, then

we fly to London to meet Stand Atlantic and Shaded for a UK/European run,” percussionist Omar Sultani said. “On that tour, we will be prepared to play ‘Steady Glow.’”

Fleming said fans can expect some acoustic and slow ballads on the new album out April 12, in addition to the high energy tracks the band is known for. “[It’s] a whole lot of crazy vocals,” he said.

“A lot of rise and fall, peaks and valleys.”

“Bangers,” Sultani added.

After the fans filed out of Strummer’s, and the bands began to pile their gear into vans, trailers and trucks, they hugged and joked, adrenaline still running high.

Yearbooks seemed to take it all in.

“It’s just dope to see the following we’ve gotten over the last two years in Fresno,” Leitz said. “We play here once every couple months, I think, and every show gets better every time.”

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SHCC wants to increase student fees

By Hunter Sansom Fresno State student

Did you know the Student Health and Counseling Center (SHCC) is proposing a fee increase for the 2020-21 academic year?

Operating solely off student fees, the SHCC has identified that by 2020 they will no longer be able to maintain their current level of services without a fee increase.

Mandated by the Chancellor’s Office, the fee provides healthcare services to all students, regardless of whether or not they have insurance.

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Our current health fee falls below the CSU average at $226 per year.

Two proposal options are being explored – the first would increase the fee to $264 per year and maintain status quo services, whereas the second option totals to $278 per year and stipulates the addition of a case manager and two counselors to combat the growing demand and wait time for counseling services.

In order to garner student feedback, the SHCC is hosting several open forums to provide further insights on the need for a fee increase, but also to discuss the two proposals being explored.

For more information on the forums, please visit: bit.ly/SHCCFees Coming in at only $14 per year higher than proposal one, proposal two is an opportunity for the SHCC to better meet the needs of students.

The SHCC is a pivotal resource to our campus and being able to increase counseling services would be incredibly impactful due to the role mental health plays in student wellbeing and academic success.

As an advocate for mental health, I encourage you all to attend a forum, voice your opinion and highly consider supporting proposal two.

Millennials can’t take a joke, or should they?

By Christina Tran Opinion Editor

Over the past few years, millennials have been called out and labeled as overly sensitive in their reaction to the use of sexism, homophobia and racism as recurring themes by comedians.

Oftentimes, comedians use this type of material as something to fall back on in order to get audiences to laugh at a quick joke with minimal effort.

By exploiting topics like harassment, mi-

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sogyny, racism and homophobia quite often, minority groups seem to end up as the butt of a joke more than occasionally.

As far back as comedians have gathered attention, there have always been instances when one says something problematic or another continues to make inappropriate jokes to build on their comedic repertoire.

This all comes as no surprise to anyone.

In fact, it has helped build a sense of familiarity for future comedians and audiences alike as a common tradition over the years.

But now, millennials are consistently pointing out the flaws in using humor as a scapegoat in society to point out the social hierarchy that separates groups of people.

There is a message to be received when certain comedians revolve solely on making jokes that only surround derogatory and negative themes.

That message is that as today’s society continues to grow together over time, future

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Taking a moment to actually think about how comedians approach their material and deliver it to their audience can help inspire future generations to understand the ways in which humor should and shouldn’t be used to degrade others.

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All-American Hokit places fifth nationally

By Anthony De Leon Sports Editor

The Fresno State wrestling season came to an end Saturday as the final day of the 2019 NCAA Championships at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Of the five wrestlers selected for the Bulldogs to compete in the NCAA tournament, the weekend was highlighted by the fifth place finish of 197-pounder Josh Hokit.

Hokit was the only Bulldog to compete on Saturday, after coming off a successful Friday, clinching a top-six finish and securing All-American honors. With four victories in the consolation bracket Friday, he faced off against No. 4-seeded Patrick Brucki of Princeton and No. 6-seed Willie Mikius of Iowa State.

In the opening bout of the consolation semifinal, Hokit found himself being taken down early on, but Hokit was able to keep the matchup close, scoring an escape for one point, plus a locking hands call, finishing the first period tied up at 2-2.

But with the addition of two more takedowns by Brucki and points added through riding time, Brucki handed Hokit an 8-3 loss, knocking him down the bracket to matchup against Mikius for fifth place.

The bout ended in suspenseful fashion for Hokit as he defeated Mikius 7-2 in overtime, as both wrestlers needed more time to finish the matchup after ending regulation with a 1-1 tie.

Regulation ended with only one escape recorded between the wrestlers in seven minutes of

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Josh Hokit’s win on Saturday, March 23, 2019 gives the Bulldogs their first AllAmerican since the program was reinstated two years ago and their 35th in school history, the first since Marco Botehlo in 2003. action.

Mikius scored the first point of the tiebreaker with an escape from Hokit’s grasp and as he looked to finish the bout, Hokit was able to free himself and turn a reversal into a four-point near fall, giving him the 7-2 decision victory and a fifth place finish.

Hokit, a dual-sport athlete in both wrestling and football, finishes the season with a 27-8 overall record on the season and 36-16 in his past two seasons with the ‘Dogs, giving Fresno State its first All-American since the program was reinstated two years ago and the first since Marcio Botelho achieved the feat at 197-pounds

in 2003.

In an interview with Fresno State Athletics after his victory over Mikius, Hokit said he was excited to be bringing All-American honors back to Fresno State and that he felt that all his work culminated to his victory on Saturday.

“It is a dream come true to be the first All-American since they brought back the program,” Hokit said. “It is what I have worked my whole life for.”

For the Bulldogs, 133-pound redshirt freshman Gary Joint was the only wrestler -- besides Hokit -- to advance to day two of competition after losing his opening matchup on Thursday

to University of Pittsburgh’s Mickey Phillipi by decision and a decision victory over Lehigh University’s Brandon Paetzell.

On Saturday, Joint faced off against number 14-seeded Korbin Myers of Virginia Tech.

It would be a one-and-done day for Joint, as he was pinned in 4:54. The loss ended Joint’s season, giving him an 18-15 overall record in his second season with the ‘Dogs.

The three remaining Bulldogs who made the trip to Pittsburg were not as fortunate as Hokit and Joint, as redshirt junior Khristian Olivas, redshirt freshman Jackson Hemauer and sophomore AJ Nevills all suffered back-to-back losses during the weekend.

The 149-pound Olivas suffered a 6-3 loss to number 12-seeded Brady Berge of Penn State and followed that up with a 3-2 defeat by 28-seeded Michael Sprague of American university.

For Hemauer, he was defeated by 10-seeded Samuel Colbray of Iowa State 8-2 in the first round and was subsequently pinned in his second matchup against seven-seeded Nick Rennan of North Carolina State.

Finally, the highest seeded Bulldog, number 14-seeded Nevills, finished his sophomore campaign by decision to 18-seeded Brian Andrew of Wyoming and was upset by 33-seeded Jacob Aven of Purdue. For the heavyweight, he finished his season with an impressive 24-9 overall record.

The Bulldogs finished 29th overall, tying both Purdue and Utah Valley with overall points scored and one of 31 Division I programs to have an All-American this season.

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Bulldogs blow late-inning lead and series

By Michael Ford Managing Editor

After a split of the first two games of a threegame series, the Fresno State baseball team welcomed the visiting San Jose Spartans to Pete Beiden Field to finish off a short homestand.

The Spartans proved to be rude guests as they took the rubber match against the ‘Dogs, 7-5 on the strength of a three-run ninth inning.

Fresno State, having already come back from a three-run deficit earlier in the game, found itself down again, this time in the eighth inning.

Down by a run, the ‘Dogs refused to go quietly into that good night. The pinch-hitting Ryan Huggins started the inning off in style, lining a double just inside the right-field foul line. Jeff Jameson was then sent in to pinch run for Huggins.

But there was still work to do.

Following a wild pick off throw from the Spartan pitcher to second base that allowed Jameson to advance to third, San Jose State intentionally walked the next hitter in sophomore first baseman Zach Presno, setting the inning up for outfielder Nate Thimjon.

Thimjon came through in the clutch for the ‘Dogs, successfully laying down a bunt to score

Jameson and tie the game.

It wasn’t the first time that Thimjon came up big for his team in the contest.

The fourth inning saw the sophomore slug a monstrous homer to left field to score he and Ryan Dempsey, making the score 3-2, still with a lot of baseball left to play.

Thimjon said that he had a good feeling about what the pitcher was going to throw on the home run.

“It was a 3-2 count and I had fouled off a few fastballs and [the ball] came about belt-high, and I was just waiting for it and got the result I wanted,” Thimjon said. “I doubt he would

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Thimjon’s home run was his second in the team’s last four games. He finished the game going one for two with a run scored and two RBIs. But the ‘Dogs were only up by one run at that point. It proved to be not enough in the ensuing inning.

The Spartans led off the ninth with a home run by Ryan Strahm off of ‘Dogs reliever Jaime Arias to deadlock the score at five.

Arias just needed to sit down one more batter to get the ‘Dogs to the bottom of the inning with the score tied.

Instead, Troy Viola doubled to score catcher Johnny Mendoza and give the Spartans a 6-5 lead, followed immediately by a double from Richard Kabasinskas to score Viola.

Although Arias gave up the lead, ‘Dogs head coach Mike Batesole was supportive of his pitcher. “[Arias] has been great. He has pitched the toughest innings of the year, and he gets to keep doing that because I don’t bump guys out for giving up hits,” Batesole said.

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The ‘Dogs now look to regroup as they face an extended stretch of road games. Fresno State plays its next 13 contests away from Pete Beiden field, including series against San Diego State, the University of Oregon and Air Force, along with single games against CSU Bakersfield on March 27 and Stanford on April 2 before returning home April 13 for a three-game series against Air Force.

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[Arias] has been great. He has pitched the toughest innings of the year, and he gets to keep doing that because I don’t bump guys for giving up hits.”

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Equestrian places 2nd; four riders honored

By Anthony De Leon Sports Editor

The Fresno State equestrian team earned a second-place finish at the 2019 United Equestrian Conference Championships with a 14-2 loss to top-seeded Southern Methodist University in the championship finals this past weekend, according to a Fresno State Athletics news release.

The loss earns the ‘Dogs a second place finish in back-to-back years after falling to the Mustangs in similar fashion in the final round of 2018, 13-3.

The No. 3-seeded Bulldogs advanced to the UEC Championship round with a 9-7 win over the No. 2-seeded Delaware State in the semifinals on Friday.

First up was equitation over fences and

horsemanship, as the Mustangs took an early 7-3 lead at the half after sweeping the fences competition and taking horsemanship, 3-1.

Redshirt sophomore Nicole Campbell earned the Bulldogs’ only point in the first half with a 150 (74.5+75.5) to 149 horsemanship win.

Along with the win, Campbell went 2-0 in her horsemanship rides at the UEC Championships, bringing her season total to nine wins in the event this season.

Despite the win from Campbell, SMU was able to take a clean sweep in the reining event and took equitation on the flat, 3-1, to close out the meet.

Redshirt junior Brooke Nelson picked up a Bulldog point in the flat with a 137 (69+68) to 136 win in the event. Nelson was also a perfect 2-0 in her flat rides at the UEC Championships.

With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 5-8 and

will finish their season with a meet on March 30 before they compete in the National Collegiate Equestrian Association championships in April.

While in Tennessee, the Fresno State equestrian team was honored by the UEC at the conference banquet held on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs had four different riders earn conference awards for their performances during the 2018-19 season.

Campbell was named the 2018-19 UEC Horsemanship Rider of the Year.

She has earned a 7-4 record in horsemanship and was chosen as Most Outstanding Performer four times, according to Fresno State Athletics, becoming the only Bulldog in program history to be named UEC Rider of the Month on three occasions in both the same season and in the same event.

Campbell also earned a spot on the All-UEC horsemanship team, presented by Weakley

County Farmers Co-Op. The awards kept rolling in as the ‘Dogs swept the western titles with two freshmen named Freshman of the Year for the 2018-19 season.

The win marks the first time that Fresno State has had two freshmen honored by the conference in its five-year stint with the UEC. Brooklyn Moch was named Freshman Horsemanship Rider of the Year after earning a 5-2 record, while picking up horsemanship rider of the week and horsemanship rider of the month in October for her outing in her first collegiate ride.

Moch also joins Campbell on the All-UEC Horsemanship Team.

Lexee Padrick was named Freshman Reining Rider of the Year with a 5-4-2 mark in the event this season.

Softball victorious Sunday, but loses series

By Jorge Rodriguez Reporter

The Fresno State softball team opened conference play at home facing the San Jose State University Spartans in a three-game series from March 22-24 at Margie Wright Diamond.

The Bulldogs came back after being down two runs early in the game and took the victory from the Spartans with a score of 4-3.

Fresno State came into the last game of the series on Sunday with hopes of avoiding a sweep by the Spartans after losing the first two games of the series 3-2 and 2-1, respectively.

In the first inning, the Bulldogs started with Danielle East in the pitching circle, who had pitched two innings in the second game of the series a day prior. The ‘Dogs faced trouble early when East allowed a double to center field which in turn brought in a run for the Spartans.

East, however, fought hard to get out of the inning without allowing any more runs scored.

Being one run down, the Bulldogs were eager to get their offense going early in the game but could not find any luck in the batter’s box.

In the second inning, East didn’t allow a sin-

gle run to be scored. However, the struggles on offense continued for the Bulldogs who couldn’t get any momentum going.

In the third inning, East got in trouble again after allowing several walks, which the Spartans turned into a run. That was the only East allowed in the inning, but it gave a two-run lead to San Jose State.

For the bottom of the third inning, Fresno State finally found some momentum on offense quickly putting two runners on base. The Bulldogs took advantage of a throwing error by the Spartans which allowed Kaitlyn Jennings to score the first run by the ‘Dogs.

The Bulldogs had three more runs in the inning, one after Rachel Minogue singled down center bringing home McKenzie Wilson, and then Jade Nua’s double to left field line bringing in Aaliyah Cuevas and Miranda Rohleder.

“Today we all stepped up and decided that we weren’t losing. Today we were going to win.

We were going to battle and we were going to fight back,” Rohleder said.

After a very successful bottom of the third for the Bulldogs, the coaching staff decided to change the pitcher, sitting East and bringing in Danielle Lung to the pitching circle.

Lung kept the game scoreless for the Bull-

dogs, pitching the fourth through sixth innings without allowing a run and keeping the ‘Dogs ahead of the Spartans 4-2.

San Jose State also managed to keep the Bulldogs from getting anything going offensively for the remainder of the game.

The Bulldogs changed pitchers in the sixth inning after Lung got into some trouble with runners on first and third base. Lung was replaced by East who came back in to close out the inning.

East allowed one run by the Spartans but managed to get out of the inning.

For the top of the seventh inning, the Bulldogs changed pitchers once again, this time bringing Hailey Dolcini for East Jose Romo Jr. • The Collegian to close out the game.

Dolcini made easy work of the Spar- Fresno State’s Danielle East throws a pitch during the Bulldogs’ 4-3 win on Sunday, tan batters quickly, getting three outs and March 24, 2019. giving the Bulldogs their first win in conference play 4-3 and preventing the Spartans lieve that we’re a better team than how we have from sweeping the three-game series. been playing these last couple games, and we After the game, coach Linda Garza said that haven’t been able to get on a roll,” Garza said. she tips her hat to San Jose State who came out “We needed to get the monkey off our backs here and played really well. and get in the win column in conference and “I’m glad we were able to pull out a win at use that momentum to move on to the next the end, but I’m disappointed. I definitely beone.”