THE COLLEGIAN MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015
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Brazile talks importance of voting
Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian
Remembering ‘Tark the Shark’
Photos by Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian
Fresno State honored the legacy of Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian at the Save Mart Center before the men’s basketball game against the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday. Members of the Tarkanian family, including wife Lois, were in attendance. Former basketball players Larry Abney, picured above, and Demetrius Porter reflected on their time as Bulldogs under Coach Tarkanian and the impact he had on their lives. Abney said he didn’t realize that the former Fresno State and UNLV coach had the ability to motivate players to do anything for him until after his death, recalling a time when he made a jump for Tarkanian that he never attempted to do in his life. A private event was held before the public ceremony where former players paid their respects to the Tarkanian family — including players who were coached by Tarkanian in the 1950s during his first coaching job at San Joaquin Memorial High School. Men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry presented the family a framed jersey with Tarkanian’s retired number in the team’s locker room before the game.
By Belen Gomez @TheCollegian
Donna Brazile, the first African-American to direct major presidential campaigns, wraped up African People’s History month while also initiating the first event of Women’s Herstory Month, a celebration of women’s contribution to history, culture and society. Brazile has served as vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and has been named as one of the 100 most powerful women in Washington, D.C. and one of 50 of the most powerful women in America by Washingtonian magazine. Fresno State community members gathered on Feb. 27 at the North Gym conference room 118 to welcome Brazile. She gave a talk on the importance of voting and the ways college students can improve their communities. President Dr. Joseph Castro opened the floor by giving a brief introduction about Brazile. “She first got involved in politics at the age of 9,” Castro said. “I am excited because personally she is one of my heroes.” Castro mentioned that young Brazile worked to elect a city council candidate who had promised to build a playground in her neighborhood. After the swing was installed, her passion for political progress was awakened. Brazile, who has lectured at over 125 colleges across the county, said that her passion is encouraging young people to vote. She began her talk with a quote from
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The Collegian wins 8 awards at state competition By Collegian Staff @TheCollegian
The Fresno State Collegian staff won eight awards at the 2015 California College Media Association Awards Banquet held at the Sheraton Universal hotel in Hollywood on Feb. 28. The banquet featured dozens of winners from across the state and a record turnout, with campuses varying from University California Berkeley, University California Los Angeles, Chico State, Cal State University Northridge, Cal Poly
San Luis Obispo and Humboldt State University. As per the mission of the CCMAs, to honor excellence in journalism, the CCMAs was created to instill a unified voice representative of college news media, provide support and education, and foster, nurture and promote collegiate journalism. Fresno State winners included senior political science major and editor-in-chief Jesse Franz, who won third place in two categories for best non-breaking news story and best infographic; second place to mass communication and journalism senior Troy Pope
for best editorial on the Affordable Care Act;third place for best cartoon to senior Paul Vieira; third place to multimedia junior Darlene Wendels for best features photograph. Other honorable mentions included senior Katie Eleneke for best photo illustration and best photo series and senior Martha Pinilla for best group promotion. The Collegian competed against statewide newspapers in the daily category, including UC Berkeley, USC and UCLA, with other campus categories for weekly and non-weekly submissions.
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