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Parking permit price may increase to $102 The $34 raise per semester would fund Lot J renovations starting in the summer By Alexandra Norton The Collegian

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The current parking permit fee is $68 for each semester. If Lot J is renovated over the summer, students could be paying $102 a semester.

Students may see a $34 parking permit increase to $102 a semester starting fall 2012. In 2009, Associated Students, Inc. passed a referendum that would allow for a parking pass increase after a parking garage was built. In memorandum addressed April 22, 2009, to President John Welty, Dr. Paul Oliaro proposed a parking fee increase from $68 to $136 to cover the cost of the new structure. However, the structure, which would have replaced Lot K and L near the North Gym and provide 900 additional spaces, was scrapped due to cost, and a new arrangement was made to expand Lot J near Craigs School of Business. The current plan is to pave ove r t h e w a t e r b a s i n s i n between Lot J to make more parking spaces. The construction would take place over the summer and the current parking permit fee of $68 would increase $34, bringing it to a total cost of $102 per semester. Senator Nicholas Yingst said that renovating Lot J in place of building a

parking structure would be more costefficient. “Cost and benefit of the parking structure is quite bad compared to simply expanding parking lots,” Yingst said in an email. “The parking structure would add about 900 parking spots while requiring a 100-percent fee increase, whereas the additional spots provided by expanding Lot J would only require only a 50-percent increase.” Yingst said at Wednesday’s Senate meeting there are 8,000 parking spots on campus and that with the new plan about 600 spots will be added. ASI President Selena Farnesi said the referendum passed back in 2009 agreeing to Oliaro’s proposed fee increase should no longer apply since the agreement was to increase after a structure was complete. “The issue is that originally the campus had students vote on a fee. And in that vote, students voted yes, but the document they voted on says, after a parking structure is built,” Farnesi said. “The campus is now saying ‘Well, you guys already voted yes, so we’re going to do this instead,’ and our argument is, ‘No we voted yes to enact a fee after See PARKING, Page 3

ASI receives warning from ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union told ASI the public has a right to record meetings By Alexandra Norton The Collegian A s s o c i a t e d S t u d e n t s, I n c. h a s received a cease and desist letter from the American Civil Liberties Union of Norther n Califor nia regarding President Selena Farnesi’s enforcement of cellphones during an open Senate meetings. After the Feb. 15 Senate meeting in which senators were seen using cellphones, Farnesi sent out an email to the ASI listserv addressing the issues that have come up in previous meetings. In her email, which was obtained by The Collegian, Farnesi cites the dress code, cell phone policy, speaking out of turn and the policy on recording meetings. Farnesi wrote: “Neither public meeting laws nor the First Amendment give anyone the right to record public meetings. Additionally, it is unlawful

to record anyone without their permission. If you would like a recording of the meeting you can access it from our live feed. No one should be recording the meetings independently, especially since no one has come to any member of the staff or executive team to ask permission to do so.” Farnesi said that only people within ASI received the email, which means somebody internally forwarded the email to the ACLU. Senator Jose Luis Nava said later that he forwarded the email to the ACLU. “It would have dragged on if the ACLU didn’t step in,” said Nava. “There was a possibility that the law would have been violated if the ACLU hadn’t stepped in.” Farnesi said the university’s attorney looked over the letter from the ACLU and found that her email was in compliance with procedures and that no statements in it were found to be See ASI, Page 3

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here was a possibility that the law would have been violated if the ACLU hadn’t stepped in.” — Jose Luis Nava, senator of clubs and organizations

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An email regarding the policy of recording meetings that Associated Students, Inc. President Selena Farnesi composed was forwarded to the ACLU by a member of the Senate. The ACLU asked ASI to stop enforcing it’s unlawful prohibition of recording meetings.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the editor: The Democratic Party is the party of “Yes” — we are the party of the middle class, we are the party of inclusiveness, we are the party of opportunity and equality for all. Democrats brought America into the 21st century while our friends across the aisle want to take our country back to the 19th century with their outdated and dangerous social, economic and world views. We have always worked for the middle class: that is the case for Democrats. In 2008, our country experienced a trans-generational shift in politics as we changed the face of power and elected President Barack Obama. Since that historic election, the president and the Democratic Party have enacted historic reforms that have made America stronger, safer and better. We enacted Wall Street reform and credit card reform to ensure that big corporations could no longer make off like bandits at the expense of hard working American families. Democrats stood up strong against our counterparts by enacting major investments in our economy which saved our auto industry and our country from a complete financial meltdown. We enacted the most historic healthcare reform policy that our country has seen in over fifty years with the “Affordable Care Act.” No longer can people be denied insurance because of pre-existing conditions, 2.6 million young people can continue on their

parents’ insurance policies and everyone in America can now have access to what we have always believed is a right: quality, affordable healthcare. Democrats enacted the “Lilly Ledbetter Act” to ensure that women are no longer treated as second-class citizens at their workplace and we consistently stand up for the reproductive rights of women. We are champions on immigration, supporting the “DREAM Act” and calling for comprehensive immigration reform. Democrats have also struck down “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the military and we are fighting to repeal the “Defense of Marriage Act” because we believe in equality for all Americans and we understand that an inclusive society will only strengthen our country. The Democratic Party has worked diligently to improve the lives of all Americans and we have long stood as the champion for those who are fighting to build a better future for themselves and their families. As the 2012 presidential election shapes up, Democrats are working to secure a second term for President Barack Obama as well as making Democratic gains on all levels of government. I urge any and all students who are interested in moving America forward to get involved with College Democrats — as I mentioned, we are the party of “Yes” and all are welcome! Gilbert Felix President, Fresno State College Democrats

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To the editor: This past weekend, February 24-26, 11 members of Fresno State College Republicans attended the California Republican Party Convention in Burlingame, Calif. They were fortunate enough to have the opportunity to meet some our nation’s most notable Republican politicians and icons, such as presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus, former presidential candidate Herman Cain and former syndicated radio host Michael Reagan. Fresno State College Republicans continues to offer campus Republicans the opportunities to network within the Republican Party, obtain internship positions and jobs and the chance to socialize with like-minded individuals on campus and in the community. Fresno State College Republicans invites those who are right leaning and fiscally conservative to join our organization. Keep your eyes open for our flyers on campus or come visit us at our booth, located in the Free Speech area, for more information on how to join and get involved with “The Best Party on Campus.” Matthew Martinez Vice-Chairman, Fresno State College Republicans

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‘Library may require ID card for access’ ‘matt gomes’: “If this program isn’t going to be used for security (which seems to be the point of the last half of this article), why does the student assistant interviewed believe that its effects are supposed to be preventative in securing the library from ‘homeless people’? (Ay, & as a follow-up question, does the problem of ‘homeless people … coming in and sleeping and stinking up the basement,’ even exist??? I’ve never seen it.) The question then is this: What exactly is this program supposed to do? How exactly will it help faculty “[determine] which services are most effective for students”? I checked the gradesfirst website, and frankly, I was too exhausted by the web of voodoo-language to figure out how, precisely, checking in with an ID card at the library can indicate anything specific about students, other than the fact that they went to the library. Sounds bogus.”

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‘Paul George robbed in Slam Dunk Contest’ ‘CJ’: “That’s why fan voting isn’t the way to go with the dunk contest. All of Kevin Hart’s fans voted for whomever was with him, not necessarily who had the best dunk. It’s the same reasoning for Justin Beiber winning the celebrity game MVP last year.”

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‘Controversial historian visits campus’ ‘Veritas’: “So where is the other side? The Middle East Studies program doesn’t present it. Given that, and the fact that Pappé’s work is criticized for being faulty, even by ideological cohorts, my question would be why this charlatan is even brought to the university. He himself has stated he is not a truth seeker. What are they teaching at Fresno State?”

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‘Lemon tree honors former journalism professor’ ‘Stefi’: “Nice story. I would never think that there was so much history behind a lemon tree! Great article.”

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PERMIT: Price might increase $34 in fall CONTINUED from page 1

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This basin is one that the university plans to pave over in the summer to make 600 more parking spots in the fall.

NEWS BRIEFS Valley Business Index bounces into positive growth range For the first time since November, the San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index moved above growthneutral 50.0, signaling improving economic conditions for the area in the months ahead. The index is compiled for Fresno State’s Craig School of business by Dr. Ernie Goss, a research associate. T h e Va l l e y B u s i n e s s Conditions Index is a leading economic indicator reflecting a survey of individuals making company purchasing decisions in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties. The index is produced using the same methodology as that of the national Institute for Supply Management. The overall Index rose to 50.1 from 48.1 in January and 48.4 in December. An index greater than 50 indicates an expansionary economy over the course of the next three to six months. The index was at 53.0 a year ago. “A large share of fir ms reported that very healthy new export orders were an important driver of the February improvement. Firms in the area tied to agriculture and energy continue to benefit from the cheap-dollar policy of the Federal Reserve. The cheap dollar makes U.S. goods more competitively priced abroad,” said Goss. The index covers such areas as employment, wholesale prices, inventories, business confidence, trade and other

Malone wins Rosa Parks Outstanding Person Award

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Vi o l a M a l o n e w a s p r e sented with the Outstanding Person Award at the Fresno State African Peoples History Month Rosa Parks Award Banquet at the Smittcamp Alumni House on Wednesday. Students Kennard Harris and Kiani Shaw received the Owning the Spotlight Arts Award and Coreyon Edwards t h e O u t s t a n d i n g S ch o l a r Academic Award. Tawanda Kitchen, a counselor in Fresno State’s Educational Opportunity Program, received the Unsung Hero Award. The Making It Happen Group Award was presented to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

T h e Jo r d a n C o l l e g e o f Agricultural Sciences and Technology at Fresno State will participate in the Fresno Food Expo 8 a.m.-8 p.m. March 8 at the Fresno Convention Center. Culinology students will conduct live cooking demonstrations and the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market w i l l s h ow c a s e a v a r i e t y of products. Fresno State also will host the Wester n Collegiate Food Marketing Competition at noon. Tickets are $40 to visit more than 100 booths featuring regionally produced foods.

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Kremen Education Fresno State alumni will be hon- presents fully ored March 15 staged opera ‘La The Kremen School of Education and Human Development Alumni Chapter will honor four outstanding alumni during a dinner on March 15 at Fresno State’s University Dining Hall. They are Dr. Janet Young, superintendent of Clovis Unified School District; the Rev. Finian McGinn, former Fresno Unified Teacher and Fresno State instructor; Ruben Castillo of Fresno County Migrant Education and the late sculptor Clement Renzi.

Boheme’ this weekend The Fresno State Symphony Orchestra and Fresno State Opera Theatre will present Puccini’s “La Bohème” at 8 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Music Building Concert Hall. It is believed to be the first fully staged opera in Fresno State’s 101 years. General admission tickets cost $30; faculty/staff, $20; and seniors/ student, $10.

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a parking structure is built — not yes to any fee or any increase.’” Farnesi said that the university shouldn’t make this decision without student consultation because student consultation was previously sought for a fee increase back in 2009. Farnesi said that Oliaro said no student discussion was necessary because parking on campus is a decision students can make, and would therefore makes the increase a Category Five Fee in The Califor nia State University Student Fee Policy. According to the document, Category Five Fees are “Fees paid to self-support programs

such as Extended Education, Parking and Housing including materials and services fees, user fees, fines, deposits.” Farnesi brought the issue to the senators attention at the meeting and said she’d like to work with senators to draw up a resolution. “My feelings about them calling it a user fee — I feel like that’s just unfair,” Senator Parmita Choudhury said. “It’s a commuter school; people need a parking pass — they have to drive here.” For now, Farnesi said the best thing students can do is write to ASI and give their opinions on the matter so that ASI can give student input to the university.

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Senator of Clubs and Organizations Jose Luis Nava said he sent the email to the ACLU to prevent unlawful activity within ASI.

ASI: Found in compliance with recording policy CONTINUED from page unlawful. “They are claiming that we can not ask people to not record the meeting and that is an infraction on someone’s civil rights,” Farnesi said. Farnesi said that the university’s attorneys drafted and sent a letter to the ACLU, but have yet to hear back. “We are assuming this issue is over,” said Farnesi. “It’s a threat of litigation, not an actual lawsuit.” Farnesi said the issue was never that recording was going on. It was the device that was being used. “Our issue is not that people cannot record the meeting — we record the meetings ourselves and make them public,” Farnesi said. “The issue is if you use your cell phone to record.” In the Senator Expectations Policy, devices that allow for outside communication are prohibited during meetings

because the policy states, they would be a violation of the Gloria Romero Open Meetings Act. Farnesi said that the point of having an open meeting is so anyone can access the information being said, and when a senator uses his or her cellphone, it could be considered communication the public doesn’t have access to during the meeting — violating the Open Meetings Act. N ava s a i d h e h a d u s e d his cell phone at the Feb. 15 Senate meeting to record, but has since switched to a device that is strictly for recording. “I like recording the meetings to keep them as a reference,” Nava said. Farnesi plans to regulate the meetings as usual and hold senators to the same standards that have been used in the past. “We will continue to enforce all our behavior policies at the meetings,” Farnesi said.

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Divorce workshop helps kids cope with parents' separation By Kelli Muirheid The Collegian The child development department at Fresno State is co-hosting a six-week divorce workshop which is open to the Fresno community and aims to help all people affected by divorce. F r e s n o S t a t e i s wo rk i n g w i t h Encourage Tomorrow, an educational enrichment program for the Central Valley, and the event takes place Saturday mornings. The event started Feb. 4, and focuses on teaching communication skills within family dynamics.

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ivorce affects the whole family unit. Every single person has their own story, their own personal battle. This workshop involves learning how to communicate with their parents, and being able to set boundaries.” — Jennifer Anderson, program assistant for Encourage Tomorrow

The workshop began in 2003 with a grant from First Five. Jennifer Anderson, a program assistant for Encourage Tomorrow, has seen growth in both parents and children who attend the six-week program. “Divorce af fects the whole family unit," Anderson said. "Every single person has their own story, their own personal battle. This workshop involves learning how to communicate with their parents, and being able to set boundaries.” Children ages 4 to 14 are separated by age and use activities such as puppets, poetry and art to express their emotions and develop communication skills. “The healing that takes place is incredible," Anderson said. "This program reinforces to the children that marriage is OK, not something to be scared of.” “The kids interact and learn, and through this they are learning communication,” said Lai Robinson, a fourtime volunteer for the workshop and a child development student at Fresno State. “However, the biggest thing we teach the kids is that it is not their fault.” Although ‘Kids Tur n’ is new to Encourage Tomorrow, it has been around since 1988. Lacie Turner, who has worked with Encourage Tomorrow for the last four

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hildren are generally resilient. Most commonly I see regression, anxiety and attention-seeking behaviors.” — Tamara Fisher, marriage and family therapist workshops, has seen what the program can offer. “Both mine and Jennifer’s parents are divorced. I just wish I had this program growing up,” Turner said. After the program is completed, a graduation ceremony is held. Both the parent and child receive a certificate of completion. “It doesn’t take a piece of paper to notice and see the growth in the kids and parents from the first to last session,” Robinson said. Sixty percent of the parents who come to the workshop are courtordered. “there are parents on campus who need this program," Anderson said. "Anyone with a young family is faced with so many challenges.” Tamara Fisher, who has been a marriage and family therapist for five years, has seen changes in children

once their parents separate. “Children are generally resilient. Most commonly I see regression, anxiety and attention-seeking behaviors,” Fisher said. She believes that the most common change that occurs for a child once their parents divorce is the splitting and manipulating between two households. “They need structure and consistency,” Fisher said. Corrina Grijalva, a graduate of the child development program and previous intern for Encourage Tomorrow, believes the workshop is extremely important. “The workshop is teaching them how to parent and put differences aside, to learn what is best and easiest for the kids," Grijalva said. "This program is a co-parenting workshop centered around how to read kids' cues.” Anderson acknowledges that the success of the workshop and the growth that is seen in both the parents and children wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers who work with the different age groups. “We cannot run the program without the volunteers, people whose heart is in the right place,“ Anderson said. Why do the volunteers come back? Grijalva said,“I come back to be there for someone. Being here is the minimum. Being here is showing support,”

Study: Facebook profile beats IQ test in predicting job performance By Deborah Netburn McClatchy-Tribune Can a person's Facebook profile reveal what kind of employee he or she might be? The answer is yes, and with unnerving accuracy, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. And if you are smugly thinking to yourself, "I've carefully wiped my Facebook page of any incriminating photos, comments and wall posts," well, it turns out you may still not have hidden your true nature from future employers: On a rating scale that examines key personality attributes that indicate future job success, you might get rated high in conscientiousness and possibly low on extroversion. Other things a prospective employer might be able to glean from your Facebook profile is openness to new experiences (vacation pictures from a glacier off New Zealand), emotional stability (are your friends constantly offering you words of comfort?) and agreeableness (are you constantly arguing with "friends?"). In a series of two studies conducted by researchers at Northern Illinois University, the University of Evansville and Auburn University, six people with experience in human resources were asked to rate a sample of 500 people in terms of key personality traits using only the sample group's Facebook pages as a guideline. The raters were told to spend roughly five to 10 minutes with each person's Facebook page, and work on the project for no longer than one and a half hours per day to avoid fatigue. They

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hey were asked to rate members of the sample group on what is known as the 'Big Five' personality traits, which includes extroversion, conscientiousness, emotional stability, agreeableness and openness to new experiences.”

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Facebook users who aren't careful with what they post can often find themselves falling in to a hole with potential employers. Some companies look at Facebook to determine whether the potential employee is a good personality fit.

were asked to rate members of the sample group on what is known as the "Big Five" personality traits, which includes extroversion, conscientiousness, emotional stability, agreeableness and openness to new experiences. High scores on these traits are generally accepted by human resources managers as an indication of future good job performance. Members of the sample group were asked to give a self-evaluation and took an IQ test. In one study, researchers followed up with the employers of people in the sample group six months after their personality traits were rated, to ask questions about job performance. The researchers found that the raters were generally in agreement about the personality traits expressed in the

sample group's Facebook page, and that their ratings correlated strongly with self-rated personality traits. More importantly, they also found that the Facebook ratings were a more accurate way of predicting a person's job performance than an IQ test. Although the study does suggest that looking at a job applicant's Facebook page can prove useful for employers, Donald Kluemper, the lead researcher on the study, said employers need to tread carefully here. A Facebook page can provide a lot of information that it would be illegal for an employer to ask of a candidate in a phone interview. For instance, a person's gender, race, age and whether they have a disability might all be visible on that person's Facebook page.

Still, a 2011 study conducted by the social media service Reppler found that 90 percent of recruiters and hiring managers look at an applicant's Facebook page whether they should or not. "This was an effort to provide some evidence that checking on a person's Facebook page might be valuable and might be useful," Kluemper said. "But I wouldn't go so far as to say that one study should be used as a reason to start using Facebook in hiring. "Any other selection tool that is out there has been studied hundreds of thousands of times. Basically, there needs to be a lot more work done in this area."

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By Johnathan Wilbanks The Collegian March is National Nutrition Month. Members of the Student Dietetic Association set up an informational display in the Free Speech Area Thurs. in an effort to promote student and faculty nutrition. “There are so many myths and misnomers about nutrition. People get confused because the media says one thing, research says another, and then the muscle magazines or whatever else tell you something else,” said Student Dietetic Association (SDA) advisor Dr. Lisa Herzig. Herzig commented on her status as the SDA advisor saying, “I am here to provide my expertise in the field of nutrition and also to be able to help [the association] to be able to have a strong presence here on campus.” The association is taking the message of nutrition and all of its complexities and simplifying it so people can have user-friendly tools to utilize in their everyday lives. The goal of the booth was to not only promote healthy snacking habits, but also to provide education. One of Herzig’s goals is to educate the public and community about nutrition. She is aiming to dispel common myths about nutrition. The display included a push-up challenge for the entire month of March. The winner with the highest number of push-ups at the end of the month will receive $10 and a free SDA T-shirt. Handouts and information are available from the dietetic students. The student dietetic association wants to help local college students to be aware of how they eat, and how their nutritional intake affects their bodies. The students presenting the display are studying to become registered dieticians. National Nutrition Month is common knowledge to dietetic students, but less well known within the student body.

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Students obtained nutritional information and competed in a push-up competition at the National Nutrition Month display hosted by the SDA Thurs.

“I just want every major to know it and just be aware of their health, of their eating habits and stuff like that,” said dietetic student and event coordinator Kalvin Lazcano. “We are trying to promote good health by selling healthy snacks to

the student body. Everything is grown here in Fresno, on the Fresno State campus,” said dietetic student Anette Washington. The dietetic students are reducing their carbon footprint by selling their produce locally, thus eliminating the need for transportation.

For additional information on how to build a properly balanced meal and make healthy snack choices, students can visit the website eatright.org.

Wellness ambassadors work to promote healthy living By Stacey Luke The Collegian Each semester a group of students known as the wellness ambassadors is chosen to facilitate health promotion and services on the Fresno State campus. These students come from a variety of backgrounds. Georgianna Negron has been a part of the program for two and a half years as a wellness coordinator. She is a graduate student in psychology. Negron is a strong advocate of the program because the benefits it produces for both volunteers and students. One of Negron’s favorite parts of the program is “having a position that not only is about student service, but a place where I can have my own creative outlet.”

The ambassadors hold mandatory weekly meetings at which they brainstorm ideas to promote health among their fellow classmates. The meetings “touch on hot-button topics,” said Negron. “What’s in the forefront of students’ minds right now.” A high level of commitment is demanded of each member. “We want to reach all students,” said Kathy Yarmo, health and wellness services coordinator and staff adviser. This year the ambassadors are focusing their efforts in the dorms. Developing healthy habits at the start of college will help students be successful by keeping them in class and focused on their degree, Yarmo said. Darla Vang, wellness ambassador, said a heavy focus was put on prevention. The health center has a cold-andflu-care station open daily to provide

hot water for tea and soup and information on how to stay healthy. The ambassadors create materials for tables around campus that promote healthy living. They also host and facilitate workshops and work with other organizations to reach their goals. “This is a really great place to get involved,” Vang said. “You feel that your opinions and ideas matter,” said Halley Gildersleeve, president of the wellness ambassadors. “This prog ram bridges the g ap between the health center and students. I think it’s easier for students to interact with other students.” Through this program, students are educated, gain volunteer and career experience and develop skills in group cohesion. “The evolution of the program is important,” Negron said. “Students make a lot of the changes.”

Each month the ambassadors choose a topic to promote. March will spotlight sleep hygiene. National sleep week is held during March, and the ambassadors will host activities, like a pillowcase race to educate students and get them involved. In April, the focus will change to stress management. Besides the focus of the month the ambassadors also have other promotional events. On March 21 they will host a spring-break extravaganza called “Get Your Game On.” This event encourages students to have a productive and safe spring break. The annual wellness fair will take place on April 18. The ambassadors will set up a table from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with informational handouts geared to educate students and increase awareness.

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Congratulations to the Greek women of the following chapters who made the Dean’s List for Fall 2011:

Delta Gamma

Katrina Alaniz Taylan Bennett Brittney Block Jessica Caldwell Arielle DiPinto Alyse Ferguson Hannah Gilbert Tiffani Grilli Chelsie Grossman Chelsea Cochrane Skylar Howe Ariel keyes Simone Leighty Katelyn Morrill Nicole Peck Megan Phelps Jordan Rangel Melisa Sanders Brittany Smith Kourtney Sweeney Kaitlyn Thele Laura Weaver Angela Yoder

Phi Mu

Victoria Adam Megan Alsup Candace Barry Jessica Camarena Katie Carmichael Alysse Clark Katie Crookston Maelyn De Fede Stephanie Erbe Danielle Escobar Christina Gates April Green Amber Huff Alexandra Latona Alyssa Malinoski Angie Neathery Courtney Rodriguez Jessica Rogers Sarena Silva Paige Tagami Melisa Thomson Lulu Wong

Sigma Alpha

Ashley Correia Tiffany Garibay Haley Hanse Victoria Samelson Ashley Thine Michelle Vasquez

Kappa Kappa Gamma Jillian Bertolucci Amanda Conway Brooke Koetsier Megan Dodd Gabrielle DuRivage Taylor Gonzalez Mikala Hatfield Lauren Hoekstra Alene Istanboulian Emily Tyllesen Lyncee Mendalla Kaylei Perry Sara Repanich Andrea Sadredin Marissa Skaggs Stevie Smelski Gina Smith Raychel Yeaw Katelen Weisenberger

Delta Zeta

Ashley Borba Kadie Calac Lisa Cruff Carolina Diaz Katrina Gutierrez Sarah Hubert Candace Huffman Vivian Inthavong Brandi Jacobs Fallon Jones

Kappa Alpha Theta Lexi Broggi Corri McGowan Anna Griggs Elly Walker Meghan Komin Tracie Fonseca Julia Amar Chrizia Dela Rosa Amy Jennings Heather Burgoni Reann Bettencourt Kelli Muirhead Karissa Ferrari Kelly Hosey Monica Chaisson Taylor Roe Isabella Comin Alina Marrone Kayla Spencer Sarah Frampton

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Diamond ‘Dogs host No. 1 Stanford By Angel Moreno The Collegian The Fresno State baseball team will host top-ranked Stanford in a three-game series beginning today and ending Sunday. This is the first time the ‘Dogs have hosted a No. 1 seed in nine years, when then-No. 1 Rice made the trip in April 2003. The Bulldogs hope to upset the Cardinal, but will need to get past their elite bullpen, led by preseason All-American Mark Appel. Appel will get the start in today’s game. The right-hander is 2-0 and posts 1.29 earned-run average. Sophomore pitcher Tyler Linehan will get his third start for the ‘Dogs today. Linehan, who was named a Louisville Slugger National Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 13, is 1-1 with a 0.59 ERA. The lefty has struck out 19 batters, allowing only one earned run and nine hits in 15.1 innings on the mound. The ‘Dogs, 4-5, are coming off a 7-1 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday as they head into today’s game. Stanford, 8-0, is off to its best start since 1998, defeating two top 10 opponents to start the season in No. 10 Vanderbilt and No. 7 Texas. The three-game series will be first meeting between the two schools since 2006, when Stanford won the series 2-1. On Saturday, the Cardinal will start fourth-year junior Brett Mooneyham while senior Cody Kendall will be on the mound for the Bulldogs. Mooneyham is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA and Kendall is 1-0 in two starts with a 4.50 ERA. P ro b abl e s t a r t e r s fo r t h e final game of the series will be freshman John Hochstatter for Stanford and left-hander Thomas Harlan pitching for Fresno State.

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Louisiana Tech’s Raheem Appleby lays up an easy basket in Fresno State’s 75-70 loss to the Bayou Bulldogs. Appleby finished with 15 points.

Late comeback not enough for ‘Dogs By Jeff Perlmutter The Collegian

With the Western Athletic Conference Tour nament a mere week away, Fresno State needed to be the stronger of two Bulldogs in the contest against the Louisiana Tech, Thursday. Unfortunately for Fresno State, a late second-half comeback wasn’t enough as it suffered a 75-70 loss. In front of one of the biggest crowds at the Save Mart Center since 2009 (10,012), the ‘Dogs shot a measly 25 percent in the first 20 minutes of play, hitting only seven of their 27 shots from the field. La. Tech worked out of a 2-3 Esteban Cortes / The Collegian zone defense and it proved to Sophomore pitcher Tyler Linehan will work against the poor shot get the start in today’s game against selection and lack of size top-ranked Stanford at 6:05 p.m. at of Fresno State. The Bayou Bulldogs were on point from Beiden Field. behind the arc hitting 5-of-9 in

the first half. They also shot a devastating 60 percent from the field, in the first half, drilling 15 of their 24 shots. A sur prise perfor mance from Jonathan Wills kept F resno State relevant in the first half, but his efforts proved futile as the ‘Dogs trailed by as many as 22 points, which is the biggest deficit they have seen all season. “We can’t let our defense dictate our offense, and that’s what was happening in the first half,” Wills said. “Our shots weren’t falling and we were playing defense just to get back on offense, and we can’t do that. We aren’t going to beat anyone in the country playing like that.” The ‘Dogs made their way to the locker room trailing by 16 points. The second half was a differ-

ent story as Fresno State came out gunning for La. Tech, reducing the lead to eight in the first five minutes after the break. T h e ‘ D o g s d r a i n e d f ive of their first six shots, and simultaneously invigorated a seemingly dead crowd. Kevin Olekaibe, in the wake of a career-high 43-point game last week, was held to just one point in the first half. He relied on his teammates to spread the floor and make the shots that La. Tech was forcing. Tyler Johnson showed up in the second half and contributed a good supporting 10 points. Coach Rodney Terry said they were not reliant on Olekaibe to score 20 or 30, and he feels they have some of their best games when the team has balanced scoring across the board. “We don’t go into any game

putting pressure on him saying that he has to score ‘X’ amount of points for us to be successful,” Terry said. Despite the second-half surge, which brought the ‘Dogs within four points midway through the half, they could not silence the loud bark of the Bayou Bulldogs and were unable to secure the win. The Bulldogs outscored La. Tech in the second half, nearly doubling their points, but an inconsistent effort to shorten the lead was too overwhelming to secure a win. “This time of year you can’t throw away 20 minutes of a ballgame, where you don’t execute,” Terry said. “And that’s what we did.” Fresno State will host New Mexico State at 7 p.m. Saturday in their final home game of the season.

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Senior Veronica Wilson (right) thanks Bulldog fans who set an attendance record of 7,689 after their 65-62 win over conference rival La. Tech.

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‘Dogs clinch WAC championship By Angel Moreno The Collegian The women’s basketball team added another banner to the rafters in its 65-62 win over rival Louisiana Tech, clinching the regular season Western Athletic Conference championship. “La Tech did a good job of making it tough on us,” head coach Adrian Wiggins said. “We didn’t give up. We tried hard on defense and in the end it paid off.” The ‘Dogs started off cold from the floor, making just eight of 29 total shots from the field for a 27.6 shooting percentage while the Lady Techsters climbed ahead early with an 11-5 lead with 10:57 remaining in the first half. But senior Blakely Goldberg and sophomore Ki-Ki Moore made sure they would never trail again combining for 18 points in the first half, giving Fresno State a 26-22 lead at the break. Jasmine Bendolph and Whitney Jones led the Lady Techsters with eight points apiece in the first. “In the first half, we were all a bit stagnant and weren’t moving very well,” said junior Rosie Moult. “So in the second half we started to move well, and that created a lot of open things for me cutting to the basket.” Moult erupted in the second half, scoring all of her 17 points after halftime. “I started to move a lot better,” Moult said. “My shots just felt a lot better in the second half than rushing them in the first.” The 6-foot-1 forward spurred Fresno State to a 13-2 scoring run, stretching the Bulldog lead to 11 with 13:22 left in

the game. The double-digit lead didn’t hold for long as the Lady Techsters marched back to within three points, 65-62, with 1:21 remaining. Fortunately for the ‘Dogs, the La. Tech run ended there as they held on for the win in the final conference game against their long-time rival in front of a record crowd of 7,689. “The crowd was fantastic tonight,” Moult said. “It’s always good to have a crowd when playing La Tech in our rivalry game and to clinch the WAC title. It was just a great night.” Fresno State had three players score in double figures as Moore led the way with a team-high 18 points while Moult and Goldberg added 17 and 14, respectively. The ‘Dogs clinched the regular season WAC title, as well as the topseed in the conference tournament despite having one more game left in conference play. “It ended the right way,” Wiggins said about the rivalry. “We started a long time ago and we wanted to be and have what they had. And today I can say we are ending the rivalry and we have what they had. That’s why you play sports and that’s why we work, and it doesn’t take anything away from what [our players] have done but we’re happy where we’re at now.” “It’s just exciting to be a part of something like this,” Moore said. “We worked hard all season and I think we deserve it.” The ‘Dogs will host New Mexico State at 2 p.m. Saturday in their final regular season game, where they will honor Goldberg and Veronica Wilson for senior night before tip off. Senior Blakely Goldberg goes up for layup against La. Tech’s Shantale Bramble-Donaldson in Fresno State’s 65-62 win. Goldberg finished with 14 points and four rebounds.