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ASI presidential candidate sets platform

By Matt Criswell Collegian Staff

MARDI GRAS Photo by Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

Two parade goers walk Olive Avenue on Sunday during the 17th annual Mardi Gras parade in the Tower District.

The third candidate running for Associated Students, Inc. president is 23-year-old graduate student Lizbeth De La Cruz.

De La Cruz graduated from Fresno State in the spring of 2013 with honors, completing her bachelor’s degree in four years. She is a San Pedro, Calif., native, but has lived in Fresno since 2006.

She graduated from Hoover High School in 2009.

De La Cruz is involved in many clubs on campus and is president of Club Austral, a Spanish club on campus that promotes the importance of literature, writing and cultural awareness in the San Joaquin Valley. She is also the editor of Revista Literaria Austral and a writer for the newspaper Community Alliance.

The Collegian sat down with De La Cruz and asked her about what she plans to do if elected president, and on what platform she plans to run on.

THE COLLEGIAN: What inspired you to run for ASI president?

DE LA CRUZ: I feel that I understand students on many levels, especially since I am in

the master’s program and have undergone the process of being an undergrad. I feel that being a firstgeneration college student who has earned her bachelor’s and is working toward a higher degree puts me in the position of a facilitator to help students accomplish their goals, because I understand their importance and value.

Ever since I started my undergrad, I have always been involved in school. I was never just a student. I have always been a student, a co-worker and a leader. I love to be involved. It’s something my parents taught me.

What would you like to accomplish if elected?

I have a special interest in making the ASI-student relationship stronger than what it is now in order to have more students involved on campus, especially with the student government. I also want to work with students from different colleges on campus to inform them of the great opportunities offered by ASI to help fund events on campus.

Based on my interaction with students from different departments, I have noticed that the parking pass price and the availability of parking is still an impor-

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Trap and skeet team places at first-ever tourney

By Brianna Vaccari @bvaccari10

Fresno State Gun Club’s trap and skeet team placed third in its first-ever tournament in February against 15 other teams, including Arizona State University and University of Arizona.

On the team were Fresno State senior Abel Coronna, sophomore Yordon Cross, sophomore Sam Lord Huff, and freshmen Grayson Stewart and Steven Garcia.

The team competed for the first time together Feb. 22-23 in the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Lower West Coast Conference Championship Shot Gun Bowl Series against 14 other teams of five. The team practiced trap shooting once a week for a few weeks at the Kingsburg Gun Club leading up to the tournament.

Each team member shot 100 rounds at a distance of 16 yards.

Cross said all team members were fairly new to shooting trap, so the experience was good for the team.

“We got to see a lot of competitors and how they shoot,” he said.

Huff shot so well that he went on to compete in the individual shoot off. His final score was 91/100, tying for third place. Huff placed fifth overall out of 125 people.

Though Huff said he grew up around guns and going deer and dove hunting with his dad, he only began shooting trap a few weeks before the tournament.

“I was super stoked because I was not expecting to do that well at all,” he said.

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Photo courtesy of the Fresno State Gun Club

Fresno State Gun Club's trap and skeet team. (From left to right) Steven Garcia, Abel Corona, Grayson Stewart, Sam Lord-Huff, Yordan Coss, and student coach Nate Chang.

OPINION

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Chinese New Year Celebration a part of Chinatown's revitalization efforts

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OPINION

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The debate about 'Net Neutrality'

By Joseph Deutscher Collegian Staff

Since the concept of “Net Neutrality” began circulating around the Internet around eight years ago, it has been the subject of a considerable amount of debate. Here’s my take on network neutrality and what it means for people like you and me.

However, my take requires a little bit of context.

In 2006, Sen. Ted Stevens delivered his infamous “Series of Tubes” speech in which he described the Internet as so: “The Internet is not something you just dump something on.

It’s not a big truck. It’s a series of

tubes.”

These comments ended up being the butt of many jokes for several years afterward because they do seem pretty uninformed.

As anyone who has visited Youtube, 4chan or Reddit can attest, the Internet is, in fact, something that everyone dumps things onto.

However, Stevens was not entirely wrong in describing it as a series of tubes. Like a set of pipes in plumbing, the Internet does transmit data through its own set of arteries and veins, and like any pipe, these veins can experience a buildup of pressure. When too many computers, phones or tablets attempt to access a server (the computer

that provides content to visitors), it can result in the connection becoming slowed or even a system outage. A great example of this is a visit to the Apple website on the eve of a keynote or a product launch.

This is where the heart of the conflict comes into play. On one side, we have the Internet Service Providers (ISPs), who you pay to connect to the Internet, and those who provide services on the Internet, which can include these ISPs, as well as corporations like Apple, Google, Netflix or a local online store. ISPs, being in control of the means to connect to the Internet, have the power to ration Web access in cases like an Apple product launch where it may fear

an overload on its systems.

The question that proponents of net neutrality pose is “do ISPs have the authority to impose such restrictions?”

Their fears are legitimate. A company like Comcast also happens to own NBC, a major provider of entertainment. Proponents fear that companies like Comcast could slow connections to competitors like AT&T or CBS and thus corral users into using only their services, or slow services to any content online that they find objectionable.

Proponents would like to see the Federal Communications Commission in this country impose regulations preventing this so-called Internet rationing.

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The Oscars: Winners and losers A dedicated film fan's take on this year's 86th Academy Awards

This was it.

The big one.

The last night of seeing stars from behind the scenes amongst the stars of the big screen. What am I speaking Yvette of? Why, the Mancilla Super Bowl of (without my life: The glasses) 86th Academy Awards.

If you didn’t catch Ellen DeGeneres’ second time hosting the Oscars Sunday night, I suggest you check your Twitter feed or YouTube for some major catching up.

The evening consisted of the usual red carpet coverage, with actress Lupita Nyong’o standing

out amongst the sea of golds, nudes and royal blues. Nyong’o donned the best look of the night: a light blue Prada gown accessorized with a diamond headband.

Actress Jennifer Lawrence set social media on fire ("The Hunger Games" inside joke) when she tripped after exiting her limousine on the red carpet.

Embarressing? A little. Funny to watch repeatedly? Always.

Of course, the Oscars would not have been complete without some hijinks by the host.

DeGeneres’ antics included taking a group “selfie” with the likes of Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence and other major stars. Needless to say, if anyone else would ever be so lucky to obtain the same “selfie,”

they would quickly frame that picture in every single room of their home. For me, this photo would have been my Christmas card for the rest of my life.

Another moment to be envious of was when a pizza boy came to feed the first couple of rows in the audience, which sat again the likes of Streep, Roberts and Pitt among others. In that instance, every pizza delivery boy at home probably ate his pizza proudly.

A couple of tributes were paid to one of the most iconic films made, “The Wizard of Oz.” The film was celebrating its 75th anniversary since its release in 1939.

On a personal note, this film pretty much scarred me for life after I witnessed what would be a recurring nightmare: “The

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Wicked Witch of The West.”

Before you start judging, I was five and this green-faced lady, whose cackle cannot be mimicked, was probably the first scary thing I ever saw and maybe still scares me from time to time.

There were many winners and losers for the 86th Academy Awards, one of them being me.

No, I didn’t graciously receive a shiny little guy called Oscar, but I did win an Oscar ballot bet among co-workers. That’s enough bragging rights for the rest of the week.

Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for his film, "Gravity" becoming the first Latin American director to do so.

My two favorite winners were Jared Leto and Lupita Nyong’o, who both won for their supporting roles in “Dallas Buyers Club” and “12 Years a Slave” respectively. Both gave genuine speeches, and despite squashing rumors that they are dating, I am still rooting for the potential duo to work together in some way. It’s easy to say the two were both the critical darlings of this year’s awards season, dominating most of the shows and topping it off with their first Oscars.

One last tidbit would be Matthew McConaughey winning Best Actor for his role in “Dallas Buyers Club.” After thanking God, his Dad and family, he ended his speech with a couple of his key (and my favorite) catchphrases, “Alright, alright, alright,” and “Just keep living.”

How am I going to deal until next year's awards? I think I'll try consoling Leonardo DiCaprio for his Best Actor loss.

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I am not an opponent of business. I think it’s one of the things that make this country great. But the reality of the matter is: businesses typically exist to generate revenue, and generating revenue is easier when the competition is crushed. So I can appreciate this concern.

However, opponents of these laws argue that net neutrality is a danger to the free nature of the Internet. At surface level, this seems like an odd statement. How can preventing corporate censorship endanger the freedom of the Internet?

True, by allowing the government to impose net neutrality, you are ensuring you can access whatever content at roughly the same speed, but where you gain one freedom, you lose another.

Imposing net neutrality is effectively an attempt to regulate and govern the Internet, even if it is for “the sake of fairness.”

The government has not demonstrated an especially responsible approach to this, regardless of your stance on the political spectrum.

Take for example the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 under the Bush administration, or the NSA program X-Keyscore, which the Obama administration has failed to extinguish. By enforcing this neutral playing ground, we would effectively be giving control of one of the most important avenues of individual liberty we have to a group we may—or may not— agree with.

Now, there are some things that are inherently evil and should never surface on the face of the Internet, things like child pornography, the ability to hire a hitman or purchase drugs, or even things like online bullying and psychological harassment.

Unfortunately, we do not live on a utopian planet, and some people out there will always demand and provide these services.

I would not be advocating that whoever controls access to the Internet denies themselves any authority in determining what content can be viewed. A government exists to protect its people, and a government that won’t intervene in matters like these has failed its people.

A corporation might exist to create profit, but it is a body made of human beings. If it were to allow the use of sickening services like these – services that destroy the lives of other human beings simply because it makes more money – then I would highly recommend switching providers.

We elect our officials to do our will, just as we purchase products from companies of which we approve. The question is, which of these powerful groups do we trust?

That I will leave for you to decide.

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Rain, rain don't go away

By Jesse Franz

@JesseOfTheNews As this weekend’s storm is came to an end with no major rain expected throughout the week, hopes of a “miracle March” are evaporating.

Wind damage was reported in Reedley, Orange Cove and Squaw Valley where unconfirmed estimates indicate gusts could have blown as fast as 70 mph, causing trees to fall down and power outages in some areas.

Fresno received just over one inch

of rain from two storms last week, said Jim Andersen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford.

That leaves Fresno’s total precipitation for the water year at just 40 percent of normal. To date, Fresno has received about 3.41 inches of rain, compared to the normal for this time of year which is 7.95.

Forecasts predict warmer temperatures in the 70s throughout the week and no major rainfall. However, long-range models from the National Weather Service anticipate a storm may hit the Valley around March 10.

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Part of a tree near Fresno State's Amphitheater broke and fell during this weekend's storm.

The Collegian wins 7 awards at California College Media Association competition Collegian staff report

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The Collegian's Spring 2014 editorial Staff

The Collegian won seven awards Saturday in the California College Media Association’s annual competition, including first place for Best Features Page Design.

Assistant news editor Brianna Vaccari and Megan Rupe and editor in chief Ricardo Cano placed second and third, respectively, for Best Breaking News Story. Vaccari and Rupe were recognized for their reporting of the Dec. 5 blackout that caused class cancellations the following day and trapped three students in elevators. Cano’s story on the hiring of President Joseph Castro earned The Collegian’s second award in the category.

“It’s a very humbling and validating experience to be recognized by the CCMA for the work we’ve produced,” Cano said.

Rachel Taylor won third place in the competition’s Best News Story for reporting on the university’s outdated electrical infrastructure system.

Vaccari won third place for Best FrontPage Design, her second award of the night which recognized The Collegian’s Aug. 30 front page centered on the Fresno State football team’s season-opening overtime win against Rutgers.

Former Collegian editors Dalton Runberg and Roe Borunda both won second place in Best Personal Opinion Column and Best Sports Photo, respectively.

The Collegian competed in the association’s Division A, reserved for the student newspapers in the state with the most frequent publication days during the week.

More ahead for trap and ASI presidential candidate explains platform skeet team Gun Club from Page 1 “There were schools there that had more experience, so I was super excited that I did well,” Huff said.

More than anything, Huff said the tournament was a good bonding opportunity.

“The team didn’t really know each other, so we definitely came home with some good friends,” he said.

The trap and skeet team will participate in another tournament this month in San Antonio, Texas.

There, Huff said the team’s main goal is simple: to shoot better.

Huff hopes to improve his personal score by one or two.

Cross said since the club is fairly new, it’s nice to see it doing well.

“The club is just starting to take off, and it’s exciting to see the school embracing the team,” he said.

The club will also host a hunters safety course March 15 in Lab School 134. For more information about the event, contact Nate Chang at (408) 204-9048.

ASI from Page 1 tant issue for them. I want to be a source of help in providing an option of parking passes that are not too expensive and still working toward maintaining and improving the security in the parking lots.

What will your biggest challenge be if elected president?

I think that if I were elected my biggest challenge would be the transition, learning and applying the duties that the ASI president should perform. I always keep the mentality that nothing is impossible.

With dedication and persistence, anything is attainable.

Is there a specific platform that you are running on?

The acronym for my platform is P.A.W.S. The four main points I want to emphasize are to: promote student involvement on campus, add more library hours, work towards student education success and to work toward a more safe and secure campus.

I am also focusing on promoting that tuition cost stays low and that no unnecessary fees are applied to student tuition.

FROM AROUND THE GLOBE Ukraine-Russia on the brink of war

Ukraine stepped closer toward military confrontation Sunday calling Russian troops’ takeover of the country’s Crimea region a declaration of war, calling up its military reservists to active duty.

Russia responded, issuing an ultimatum for Ukrainian military units to disarm and leave their bases in Crimea by 5 a.m. Sunday, Ukraine’s interim president Olexandr Turc reported.

When Ukrainian troops refused, exceeding the deadline, Russian forces surrounded and confined them in their military bases.

The upper house of the Russian parliament unanimously voted to give powers to President Vladimir Putin to use military force in Crimea in a vote that came after troops had already taken up positions there.

President Barack Obama warned that “there will be costs” if Moscow intervenes in its neighbor’s political upheaval,” threatening increased political and economic isolation.

The message was disregarded by Putin, who told

Obama that the situation was a result of “provocations and criminal actions by ultranationalist elements encouraged by the current powers in Kiev.”

Secretary of State John Kerry will head to Ukraine for talks Tuesday in support of the country, reports indicated.

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Mass-stabing in China linked to terror At least 29 are dead and 130 injured at the hands of 10 people wielding knives, in what Chinese authorities are calling an act of terror by separatists The bloody assault occurred Saturday at a train station in the nation’s southwestern city of Kunming.

The attack ended after a shootout left four alleged attackers -- three men and one woman -- dead from police fire.

“The terrorists were devoid of conscience, brutally attacked unarmed civilians, exposed their anti-humanity and anti-social nature, and should be harshly punished in accordance with the law,” said China’s domestic security chief Meng Jianzu.

Sept. 11 trial to start Monday in New York The first federal court trial of a Sept. 11-related case will start jury selection on Monday at a U.S. District courthouse in Manhattan, five years after President Barack Obama vowed to close Guantanamo Bay and put certain detainees on trial in the U.S..

Sulaiman abu Ghaith, 48, Osama bin Laden’s son-inlaw, who is accused of being a top al-Qaida propagandist and calling for additional attacks after Sept. 11, faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Obama has faced congressional roadblocks preventing him from trying more Guantanamo detainees on U.S. soil.

However, the Justice Department brushed aside pressure to send Ghaith, who was arrested last year, to Guantanamo and launched proceedings in New York, partly as a test case to demonstrate the effectiveness of trying high-profile terrorist in the U.S. Richard A. Serrano (MCT)

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Reviving Chinatown A crowd of children and Mardi Gras onlookers reach for beads being thrown during the procession of the parade on Sunday in the Tower District.

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Right: A singer accessorized with Mardi Gras beads performs on stage during the festivities Sunday at Tower District.

Bottom left: A participant donned purple attire and dressed up for the parade’s superhero theme Sunday in the Tower District.

A day of family, a night of fun

By Nadia Pearl @nadia_pearl_

Rowdy patrons filled the bars drinking local brews. Families packed the cafes eating lunch. Kids were in awe of street performers, and people of all ages set out chairs and picnic mats to reserve their spots.

The Tower District was painted with color and character on Sunday as thousands turned out to celebrate the 17th annual Grand Mardi Gras Parade.

Despite the dreary weather, an array of people lined Olive Avenue awaiting for the superhero-themed spectacle to begin at 1:30 p.m. But until the parade commenced, the public found fun in experiencing the unusual culture that the Tower District embodies.

Bill Kuebler, the director of Tower District Marketing, said events such as the parade are a “critical component” to Tower’s cultural life. He believes it’s the perfect neighborhood in both location and atmosphere, unique to anything else in Fresno.

With a total of 28 entries this year, Kuebler said the parade gets “a little better and bigger every year.”

“It’s a great opportunity for people to come down and experience something different,” Kuebler said.

The parade’s performers first arrived on bikes before being followed by those on stilts, rollerblades, skateboards, old-fashioned Volkswagen cars and various floats.

Some dressed as the usual heroes and villains, such as Batman, the Joker, Catwom-

an and X-Men. Others decked themselves out in the vibrant colors of Mardi Gras festivities – purple, green and gold.

The visuals were just one element of the display. Music also played a role in creating the parade’s atmosphere. Several floats featured a variety of bands, from an allinstrumental trumpet ensemble to popular local groups like Q-Pop Radio and Sippy and Old Guzzler.

For Jennifer Ramos, a mother of four, the outing was perfect for a “family day” of a different style and one she’d definitely do again.

“It’s a good way to get outdoors and meet people and have fun,” Ramos said.

Fresno State student Tara Boynton, a senior majoring in child development, said the day was an experience to see the parade, but also people watch.

“There was such a different array of people there,” Boynton said. “There were families, single people, young, old. I thought it was cool the community all came together.”

After Sequoia Brewing Company was packed to capacity, Boynton instead went to Pinot Wine Bar and Bistro for a drink and wasn’t disappointed. With more live music being played inside and the bar busy, she said it left her with a good impression of the Tower District.

“It’s cool that afterwards all the businesses are full of people,” Boynton said. “It helps build awareness of these places.”

While the parade was a family-orientated event, Tower District nightspots will also offer Mardi Gras parties Tuesday night for those 21 and over.

Two red lion dancers perform down Kern street in the heart of Chinatown, during the 14th annual Fresno Chinese New Year parade on Saturday.

Chinese New Year Parade reminds many of the efforts needed to renew Chinatown

By Yvette Mancilla @yvette_mancilla

Fresno’s Chinatown celebrated the 2014 Year of the Horse with the 14th annual Fresno Chinese New Year Parade on Saturday.

Fresno State President Joseph Castro was present for the festivities, acting as grand marshal for the parade, and thanked community members, faculty and students for all the support during the celebration.

The event was made possible by the Chinatown Revitalization organization, a nonprofit dedicated to restoring Fresno Chinatown and preserving its history through community development, increasing public attraction and improving the area’s appearance.

Kathy Omachi, a board member of the organization said most people now are unaware of the historic diversity the neighborhood once held.

“Think of the word diversity, people think it’s a new word but it’s not,” Omachi said. “This is an area that was an original home for Armenians, AfricanAmericans, Chinese, Japanese, Italians, Portuguese, MexicanAmericans, Greek, Germans and Filipino communities. All called Chinatown home and then they dispersed out from the area.”

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Because of poor economic times and other factors, Omachi said very few are aware of Chinatown and don’t venture to the area in Downtown Fresno. This was one of the reasons the new year parade was started up again 14 years ago by the committee.

The first parade consisted of around four entries, and only 50 people showed up to the watch the two-block procession, Omachi said.

“We take pride on this [the parade],” Omachi said. “We have very few sponsors, but it’s important to us to show people it’s safe to visit here more often. We just kept at it, rain or shine.”

Steve Lee, a Fresno State alumnus and now president of Hua Zang Si Fresno mission, a local Buddhist temple. Lee said that the parade was a great outlet for different people in Fresno to come learn more about the Chinese presence in Fresno.

“There are not a lot of Chinese here, and I think students and more should learn more about Chinese culture,” Lee said.

He added that the youth and local college students are unaware of the culture, and the Fresno mission would be happy to collaborate with Asian-oriented clubs on campus.

“Most of the kids don’t know [about the culture] and don’t know how to speak Chinese,” Lee said. “We try to promote

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Fresno State President Joseph Castro thanks the Chinese New Year Parade volunteers and organizers for their efforts in the community. that, too, so they can speak Chinese, and the mission would be interested in doing collaborations with Fresno State clubs.”

Fresno State student Richard Yang volunteered his time to the Fresno chapter of the Food Recovery Network during the parade. Yang said he was ready to eat different foods at the parade provided by the diverse cultures present, but was taken aback by how many different groups there were.

“I was looking forward to the

food and to see what other races were on hand to celebrate,” Yang said. “But I was actually surprised to what other cultures are here, and I saw the Scottish group and I was like, ‘Am I at the right place?’ “ Some of the groups present were the Scottish Society of Central California, Tzu Chi Fresno and Fresno Fire Department.

Castro said the Chinese New Year Parade was an important

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here is a definite possibility of the 15th parade next year. We’ve gone through the zodiac once, and we’ll go through it again.”

-- KATHY OMACHI CHINATOWN REVITALIZATION BOARD MEMBER

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Lupita Nyong’o

Directing

Alfonso Cuaron

Best Original Screenplay Spike Jonze

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FUN & GAMES

SUDOKU: Fill the 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contain all of the digits from 1 to 9.

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Across

1 "Giant" novelist 11 Sweeping 15 1971 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year 16 MillerCoors brand 17 Where one can swing close to home?

18 Jaws 19 Pitcher of milk?

20 Fall preceder 22 Japanese drama 23 Kingpin 26 Email program named for a writer 28 Union fighter: Abbr.

31 Cheese shop offerings

34 Peels 35 With it 36 Daughter of Jacob and Leah 37 Letters from Greece 38 1940s command: Abbr.

39 Traditional Amish toy 41 Together 42 Evaluate 44 Do away with 45 10, at times: Abbr.

46 Eponymous German bacteriologist 47 Pass a second time, in a race 48 French article 49 Overthrow target 51 Lee of Marvel Comics 53 Flying Cloud, e.g.

54 Proceeds 57 Ruy __: chess opening 61 Car trip game 63 Tanks 66 Pacific salmon 67 Compound used in photographic film production 68 Was onto 69 Florist's decorative supply

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1 Dresden's river 2 Pass out 3 Brooklyn team 4 Top story 5 69-Across preservation technique

6 Election end?

7 Campground array 8 Chest protectors 9 Hydroxyl compound 10 "Chicago" song 11 Book before Neh. 12 Bench alternative 13 Weight 14 Liquid holdings 21 1982 James Bamford book about the NSA, with "The" 24 Song on Sarah McLachlan's "Surfacing" album 25 Park __ 27 Two-point Scrabble tile 28 "The Flame" band 29 Observes

30 Sign of possession 32 Sierra __ 33 Isles of __: Gulf of Maine locale 40 Quarterly half-day exam 43 Constellation next to Scorpius 50 Volga region native 52 Acknowledge silently 55 Bell or shell lead-in 56 Squeezes (out) 58 Type size 59 Source of harm 60 Letters from Lancaster 62 "Ouch!"

64 Festival d'__ de Québec: annual music event 65 Taste

Chinatown community hopes New Year celebration helps spark revitalization CHINATOWN from Page 5 occasion for the various communities in the Central Valley to learn more about Fresno State through the student volunteers who were present.

“I love that our students and

faculty have volunteered to serve today,” Castro said. “In their own way, they’re role models for Fresno State. Young kids can see what’s possible through them.”

“It’s a great opportunity for different communities in Fresno and throughout the Valley to know about Fresno State,” Castro

said. “It’s especially important for the parents and their children to know that if they want to get a higher education that Fresno State will be there for them.”

Castro also said that he knows how much of the student population at Fresno State complete volunteer and internship hours,

but encouraged students to reach more in the underserved Downtown area.

“Students are already volunteering a number of hours every year, and I encourage as many of them to serve throughout the community, especially in Downtown,” Castro said. “I think it’s a great thing that they’ll get more out of it in the experience than however many hours they will put in.”

Omachi said that despite hard

times, through the efforts of volunteers and multiple organizations that join the Chinatown Revitalization, the New Year Parade will continue on.

“Just like those 11 communities that were here, you just hang in until you’re successful,” Omachi said. “There is a definite possibility of the 15th parade next year. We plan to keep going for while. We’ve gone through the zodiac once, and we’ll go through it again.”

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WOMEN’S HOOPS

‘Dogs beat San Diego State Bulldogs defeat Aztecs on the road, return home Friday for season finale

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

MWC STANDINGS

After a 10-game absence due to a leg injury, Fresno State junior forward Alex Sheedy returned, scoring 12 points off the bench in the Bulldogs’ 67-65 victory at San Diego State Saturday afternoon.

“She’s another good presence for us in the paint and gives us another body in there that can rebound and score,” Fresno State

coach Raegan Pebley said. “She’s got a lot of experience under her belt and leadership capabilities, so I think [having her back] was good.”

The win puts the Bulldogs at 6-5 on the road in the 2013-14 season. They will close out the year at home against San Jose State on Saturday. It also gives Fresno State a four-game win streak, its longest of the season.

Pebley credits her team’s defense as a key to the victory.

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The Bulldogs only allowed 13 Aztec offensive rebounds – three of them coming in the second half alone.

The Bulldogs also tallied more defensive rebounds than San Diego State. Senior guard Taylor Thompson earned the team-high (7) in that category, totaling nine rebounds overall.

In the end, the Aztecs – the conference’s top rebounding team – were outmatched 36-34.

Offensively, guard Bree Farley

scored a team-high 16 points and made every shot attempted except two free throws.

“Picking up with some of our pressure also helped,” Pebley said, “but this is the time of the year where you have to pull out all stops to get the win.”

San Diego State was led by Cierra Warren’s 21 points on 8 of 16 shooting. Khristina Hunter had the most rebounds (9), one shy of a double-double.

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LACROSSE

Bulldogs fall to Marist in L.A.

By Christopher Livingston @senorlivingston

The Fresno State lacrosse team fell to Marist 17-8 on Sunday morning at Loker Track Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif.

“I thought we did well today. We need to continue working on our execution of our game plan and being consistent,” said Fresno State coach Jessica Pausewang.

“We had moments where we played really well, but we let up a little bit and that is hard to come back from.

“One big thing we need to pick up on is our draw controls.”

Four Bulldogs scored Fresno State’s eight points in the loss. Senior Kara Concheck and junior Marcy Levatino had two goals apiece.

Concheck now leads the ‘Dogs with six points this season.

Freshmen Chelsea Hall and Sarah Goetz scored their first career goals, and both totaled two goals in the game. Hall shot 2 for 2 and scored one of her goals off a free position.

Fresno State senior goalkeeper Lisa Barnaba had 10 saves, while freshman Meganne Weissenfels had two saves in her 13 minutes in the cage. Barnaba also set a Fresno State single-game record with eight groundballs.

“I hope we learned a lot from this game going into our conference play coming up, we are going to grow from that,” Pausewang said.

Fresno State returns home to Bulldog Stadium for two conference home games this week. The ‘Dogs host No. 13 Stanford on Wednesday at 5 p.m. and Colorado on Saturday at 12 p.m.

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Texas A&M ace Daniel Mengden pitched seven innings and gave up all seven Fresno State hits and five runs.

Fresno State pitcher Jordan

Brink excelled on the mound as he held Texas A&M scoreless and allowed just one hit in seven innings.

Junior pitcher Derick Velazquez took over for the remaining two innings in which he held the Aggies scoreless.

In Game 2, Fresno State beat

the Aggies 6-5 behind Medrano’s 2 RBIs. Fresno State pitcher Jimmy Lambert pitched 5 1/3 innings and allowed five hits and as many runs.

Garrett Mundell, who threw 1 2/3 innings in relief, earned his second win of the season.

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He and fellow classman Allen Huddleston were recognized before the game as part of Senior Night.

“The crowd was really something. They did a great job. I know we didn’t give them a whole lot to cheer about but I want to

thank them for all of the support,” Johnson said. “I want to thank all of the fans that came out.”

San Diego State, one of two ranked teams in the conference, remains atop the Mountain West standings. However, the Aztecs are only half of a game in front of No. 25 New Mexico for first place.

Fresno State’s season finale will feature a trip to San Jose on

Saturday to take on the last-place Spartans in a 7 p.m. showdown.

The ‘Dogs are in seventh place in the conference standings and look to climb a couple spots before heading to the 2014 Mountain West Championships which will take place March 12-15 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

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Bulldog brooming

Fresno State improves to 9-2 after walk-off win caps series sweep over No. 18 Texas A&M

Texas A&M senior Jace Statum slides into Fresno State shortstop Jesse Medrano during the Bulldogs’ 5-0 victory over the Aggies Saturday at Beiden Field.

Collegian staff report For the first time in recent memory, the Fresno State baseball team swept a nationally-ranked Southeastern Conference (SEC) team.

Fresno State designated hitter Taylor Ward’s ninth-inning double in Sunday’s Game 3 scored catcher Trent Woodward to

break a scoreless tie and keep the Bulldogs undefeated all-time against the Texas A&M Aggies.

Bulldogs pitcher Tim Borst’s eightinning, three-hit shutout kept the Aggies in check. Jake Shull, who pitched the ninth inning in relief, was awarded the win.

Texas A&M pitcher Andrew Vinson, who allowed a leadoff hit in the ninth inning before he was taken out of the game, was charged with the loss.

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“These guys have to feel pretty good about themselves,” said Fresno State head coach Mike Batesole. “That is a heck of a team we just beat over there.”

The win now gives the Bulldogs a sixgame win streak as they hit the road for Sacramento State.

In Saturday’s Game 1, catcher Trent Woodward commenced the scoring for the Bulldogs in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Minutes later, the ‘Dogs added another run

Katie Eleneke • The Collegian

in the same inning to take a 2-run advantage.

RBI singles from Ward and shortstop Jesse Medrano fueled the ‘Dogs two runs in the fourth.

Fresno State added 3 runs by Woodward, Taylor Tempel and Jordan Luplow in the bottom of the fifth inning to increase their lead to five and hold on for the 5-0 win over

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‘Dogs fall to Aztecs Fresno State drops Senior Day matchup

By Daniel Leon @DanLeon25

Matt Vieira • The Collegian

Fresno State sophomore guard Marvelle Harris fights off San Diego State in the Bulldogs’ 82-67 loss Saturday night at the Save Mart Center.

On Saturday night, when a coaching legend was honored, the Fresno State men’s basketball team dropped its home finale to the San Diego State Aztecs 82-67.

This was the second meeting this season between the conference foes. With the win, San Diego State swept the season series. The Aztecs won the Jan. 15 contest, 68-60.

San Diego State’s 60-percent shooting propelled it throughout the night and enabled it to eventually pull away.

The Bulldogs started off slow as it took them nearly four minutes to get on the board. The ‘Dogs’ only lead of the game came after a Tyler Johnson 3-pointer that got

the crowd on its feet to make the score 13-12.

After that, the Aztecs took command and led the rest of the way.

They established various doubledigit leads, their largest being 19 points.

Paving the way for the No. 13 team in the country was standout senior guard Xavier Thames, who sunk 7 of 12 field goals en route to a game-high 22 points. That included a 3 of 4 performance from 3-point range.

“We give [the Aztecs] a lot of credit. They came in and shot the ball extremely well,” Fresno State head coach Rodney Terry said.

Terry said that the inconsistency on the defensive end of the court was “the story of the game” that allowed the Aztecs to pull away. The ‘Dogs struggled to make plays when they desperately

needed them.

“We couldn’t get meaningful stops when we needed to get stops,” Terry said. “We didn’t compete at the level we needed to on defense.”

The Aztecs bench also played a critical role in the victory. It outscored Fresno State’s, 28-12.

Guard Aqeel Quinn led the substitutes with a 17-point performance.

At halftime, the Bulldogs retired Jerry Tarkanian’s No. 2 jersey. The coach of the Bulldogs from 1995-2002 smiled as 14,801 fans – the fourth-largest crowd in the history of the Save Mart Center – roared during the ceremony.

Tyler Johnson, a senior. scored a team-high 18 points in his final

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