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The University Keycard Office, much like offices across campus, shuts down at 5 p.m. This can be a problem for students who work full-time jobs.
By Chelsea Cushing The Collegian Graduate students and those who only take classes at night often have difficulties with the common amenities that other students have access to on a daily basis. Most offices, like
the Bulldog Card Office, are accessible only during normal business hours. Students working full time, because of financial constraints and other obligations increase the amount of students in night classes. The Bulldog Card Office,
located in the Keats Building room 103, is like most offices on campus, open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Students, faculty and staff pick up their Bulldog Card from the office which offers a multitude of services including library privileges, printing and copying, discounts on and off campus as well as many others. “I commute and work during the day,” senior nursing major Jennifer James said. “It makes it difficult to get to the offices on campus before they close.” Opening later and staying open later once or twice a month might be an option, James said. “If of fices in the Joyal Administration and others like the Bulldog Card Office extended their hours every once in awhile, it would help relieve the stress of leaving work early to get paper work at school done,” James said. “At the present time we do not offer services outside of the [8 a.m. to 5 p.m.] timeframe,” the administrator
for administrative services, Clinton Moffitt said. Many services are offered online with different departments and offices to better accommodate students, but there are numerous requirements from the university that have to be completed in person. On the Bulldog Card Office website, you may report your card lost or stolen, but you still have to pick the card up in person to verify your identification with the staff members. The Bulldog Card Office manager Linda Simmons said she has not personally received a request to extend hours at the Bulldog Card Office. “We are always willing to accommodate students and to meet the student’s needs whenever possible and in accordance with University Policy,” Simmons said. Furloughs have also put a stress on students, faculty and staff. Simmons said the office may not be able to extend the Bulldog Card Office hours at the present time, because it would not be financially viable.
Professors meet with Mexican president By John Esquivel The Collegian Members of the Central Valley took part in a meeting with Mexican President Felipe Calderon last week to discuss a number of issues including Arizona’s newly passed immigration law, Senate Bill 1070. The meeting is a biannual event that involves the president meeting with members of Institute for Mexicans Abroad. While the meeting was meant to discuss a variety of issues, Alfredo Cuellar, an associate professor at the Kremen School of Education and Human Development who attended the meeting, said Arizona’s immigration law took up a majority of the fourhour meeting. “It was an overwhelming topic,” Cuellar said. Cuellar said the members and the president came up with a plan condemning the state of Arizona. Part of this plan includes boycotting Arizona’s professional sports teams and US Airways, which is based out of Tempe, Arizona. The meeting also came up with a plan that was aimed at Arizona’s political leaders. “We are actively talking to leaders to turn their backs
against the governor in the next election,” Cuellar said. “We are encouraging Mexicans to leave the state, calling to stop tourism.” Cuellar said that while Arizona is the main point of concern, there are currently seven other states that are considering similar laws. “Arizona was just in the right place at the right time,” Cuellar said. “This is very devastating news.” Cuellar said President Calderon wants to take a very active role in working against the law. He said that while this law will trigger more support for a comprehensive immigration reform, Calderon has been waiting for President Obama to do just that since he took office. “The president of Mexico gave a very strong message condemning this notion,” Cuellar said. “He cannot cross his ar ms and just wait for that.” Jo s e A n t o n i o R a m i r e z , city manager for the city of Firebaugh, was another member who attended the meeting with the president. Ramirez said he has been following the different phases of the law. He said he was shocked when it was considered, and even more shocked when the
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governor signed it into law. “I don’t care what race you are,” Ramirez said. “I don’t have to be Mexican to say ‘you can’t do that.’” Ramirez and Cuellar both expressed how participants in the meeting acknowledged that much of Arizona’s history is rich in Mexican culture. “It’s been built on immigrant labor,” Ramirez said. “They think ‘they have weak minds and strong backs.’” Carlos Perez, associate professor for the Department of Chicano and Latin American
Studies, referenced to past events that have been discriminatory to Mexicans. “Remember that Mexicans and their U.S. citizen children were also hounded by U.S. authorities during the massive deportations of the 1930s,” Perez said. “These deportations stemmed from anti-Mexican immigrant sentiment during the 1920s and the Great Depression turned these sentiments into actions.” Like Cuellar, Perez knows See MEXICO, Page 6
Police reports’ requirements ambiguous By Brian Maxey The Collegian National research suggests universities misreport crime in some cases, according to safety experts from the state attorneys general. In 2008, Fresno State reported 218 criminal offenses. But, that figure may not be representative. University statistics often draws a muddled picture of on-campus crime because of the different standards for what’s included in crime statistics. According to a 2008 report on crime statistics released by the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 324 instances of larceny-theft took place at Fresno State. The university, however, is not required to record this in its federally mandated annual security report. Annual campus crime reports to the Department of Education are required by all universities and colleges that participate in federal financial aid under the Clery Act, a federal law named for a student murdered at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh University in 1986. Yet, the Clery Act’s exclusion of larcenies serves as a loophole for some schools to misidentify burglaries as larcenies, which may result in a distorted number of campus thefts. The burglary tally is reported to the Department of Education, while the larceny tally is reported separately to the FBI. Fresno State recorded the highest incidences of burglary and larceny-theft out of the 23 California State University campuses in 2008, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Justice. Only eight other California college campuses, including state colleges, community colleges and University of California campuses, topped Fresno State in incidences of larceny-theft. T h e U n iv e r s i t y P o l i c e De par tment crime statistics show that no instances of larceny-theft on campus have taken place. However, 76 counts of burglary were reported in 2008. Freshman Barbara Shinaver knows the feeling all too well. While returning to her locker in the new Music Building, the 18-year-old music composition major noticed that her locker door was ajar. Inside, the locker had housed her recently purchased laptop. “I looked up where I hung See CRIME, Page 6
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ast Wednesday was Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrated in remembrance of the Mexican Militia’s victory over the French army at the city of Puebla, back in 1862. The day is also celebrated in the United States by white Americans, as another excuse to down pitchers of beer and tequila shots, all the while thinking it’s Mexico’s Independence Day. If you are a student at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, and wore a shirt displaying the American flag last Wednesday, you were asked by the assistant principal to either remove your shirt and return to class, or to leave the campus. Believe it or not, ABC30 ran a story last Thursday about five students who chose to leave the campus, instead of changing their shirts and returning to class, as they felt it was a violation of their First Amendment rights. According to the story, the assistant principal thought that wearing the shirts on Cinco de Mayo posed a safety threat to the students who wore them. In the story, one of the students, Austin Carvalho, said of the principal, “He said we could do it (wear the shirts) any other day but yesterday because we were supposed to respect
Setting it Straight Denton Dubbels their Mexican culture.” The story went on to say that dozens of other students were wearing green, red and white clothes, resembling the colors of the Mexican flag. Some students painted the Mexican flag on their faces and arms. These students were not sent home. Carvahlo later said, “If they made them, like, all the Hispanic-Americans take off their red, white and green also, then maybe I wouldn’t have had a problem with it.” Though the students were angered by the assistant principal’s action, some parents were equally disturbed. In the story, one parent said, “If they can wear a Mexican flag in America, we should be able to wear an American flag wherever we want to go, right?”
According to mexonline.com, Cinco de Mayo is only celebrated in the capitol city and throughout the state of Puebla in Mexico. Few celebrations take place in other parts of that country, but the site did say that the holiday is celebrated in U.S. cities with high Mexican populations. Even though it’s a popular day for good times in the U.S., it’s not an official holiday. American citizens, of all ages and backgrounds should be able to wear clothing depicting the American flag wherever and whenever they want, even on Cinco de Mayo. It’s called patriotism. Anyone in this country should also be able to wear clothing displaying flags of other nations. That’s called American. Without the blend of people from different nations, there wouldn’t be a United States of America. That’s what makes this country special. Interestingly enough, the school district is backing the views of the angered parents and students, and rightfully so. America’s young people should be praised for wearing patriotic American clothing, not shunned or punished for it. After all, this is America.
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With All Due Respect Mike Boylan Raider fans will never be able to forget Russell; nobody will. Ryan, or “Cryin,” Leaf can now sleep at night, for he no longer claims the dubious title of biggest sports bust ever. Most football fans were quite certain that Leaf—the no. 2 pick in 1998— couldn’t possibly be unseated as the most awful draft pick in NFL history. Even Leaf thought it wasn’t possible for anyone to be such a monumental disappointment. “I used to go to bed at night hoping somebody else might magically leapfrog me on those all-time bust lists,” he told the Los Angeles Times earlier this year. “Because I am no. 1 [bust]. I can’t even think of anyone else in the ballpark that might be close to my combination of disappointment and failed expectations.” Fortunately for Leaf, he no longer has to wake up with cold sweats from nightmares of losing fumbles, yelling at reporters and mental and emotional
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breakdowns filled with salty discharge excreting from his eyes. Russell’s release speaks volumes because the Raiders’ owner, Al Davis, has been on his jock since day one. Davis has a track record of having confidence in straw men. Who can forget his cartoon of a press conference in 2008 explaining his reasons for dismissing head coach Lane Kiffen. Davis said Kiffen didn’t think Russell was any good, and that Kiffen needed to “get over it” because, clearly, the team could win with Russell at the helm. The Raiders’ “commitment to excretions” leads us to contemplate the nature of Raider Fan. A friend recently told me that if you are a Raiders’ fan, you obviously hate yourself. Before you dismiss this presumption, ask yourself what good reason does one have to become, or to remain, a Raiders’ Fan? What drives someone down such a destructive road? Who willingly sports the silver and black and has a high sense of self and positive outlook on life? If Raider Fan is in your life, please, give them a hug. Console them. Tell them everything is OK, because it can’t possibly get any worse. They may be happy that part of their cancer has been removed, but on the inside they are still weeping. I would too.
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Yesterday we all got the time to thank our moms for everything they have done and are still doing for us. So here’s to you mom. Love you!
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The United Kingdom’s election resulted in no party garnering a majority vote, which means that there will probably be a “hung Parliament”— which means that no party will have power in Parliament and the result will be indecisive government. Everybody is a loser. At least it was an interesting election!
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A’s Braden’s perfect game Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden threw a perfect game yesterday against the Tampa Bay Rays and their vaunted lineup. It was the first one in the Major Leagues since Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox threw one on July 23 of last year, also against the Rays. This is part of what makes the game of baseball so great.
Bye-bye, Jamarcus t finally happened. It was the moment I have been waiting for. This past Thursday, quarterback JaMarcus Russell was cut by the Oakland Raiders. Just three years ago, the Oakland Raiders, the Raider Nation and the notorious “Raider Fan” pinned their hopes on a return to glory when they drafted an overrated, overweight and immature signal caller from Louisiana State. To the hilarity of the common sense football fan, Russell’s release— the soonest any no. 1 pick in history has been given his pink slip—is the culmination and apex of Raider futility. During his three seasons in Oakland he compiled a 7-18 record, 18 touchdowns to 23 interceptions, 15 fumbles lost and a QB rating of 65.2, all while making a cool $39 million. Russell was reported to have slept during team meetings while also leaving them early. He showed up to training camp weighing 280 pounds, the same weight as many offensive linemen. On the bright side, Russell is financially set for life, and can now focus on his strength, which is eating food. Russell couldn’t pick apart opposing defenses the same way he could dismantle cheeseburgers and hot dogs. Professional eating champions Kobayashi and fellow American Joey Chestnut now have some competition.
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School forces students to remove American flag shirts A school in Morgan Hill forced some students to either remove their shirts that had American flags on them or leave, all because it was Cinco de Mayo. (See today’s column by Denton Dubbels for more.) Thankfully, the school’s principal came out and apologized. Reasonable people can disagree on immigration laws. Reasonable people do not ban the wearing of shirts that have our country’s flag on it.
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Box office Here are the top new films at the box office for the weekend of Friday, May 7, through Sunday, May 9, based on estimates of ticket sales compiled by Yahoo.com. 1. Iron Man 2 Paramount Pictures Weekend gross: $133,600,000 Overall gross: $133,600,000 Number of weeks in theater: 1 2. A Nightmare on Elm Street Warner Bros. Pictures Weekend gross: $9,170,000 Overall gross: $48,530,000 Number of weeks in theater: 2 3. How to Train Your Dragon Paramount Pictures Weekend gross: $6,760,000 Overall gross: $201,093,000 Number of weeks in theater: 7 4. Date Night 20th Century Fox Weekend gross: $5,300,000 Overall gross: $80,854,000 Number of weeks in theater: 5
Terribly insane Review by Danielle Gilbert The Collegian Each Spring since 2002, on the second Friday of the month Fresno Film Works showcases first-run international and American independent films. Last Friday, the Tower Theatre featured the Danish drama, “Frygtelig lykkelig.” But the translation, “Terribly Happy,” is anything but happy. The film, written and directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, is set in the town of South Jutland, Denmark. South Jutland is a small town with lots of mud, murder and deceit. People aren’t raised in South Jutland, they are sent to South Jutland. The few that call it home are just as sinister as the city itself. The lead character, Robert Hansen is a Copenhagen cop assigned to South Jutland after having a divorceinduced mental breakdown. It doesn’t take long for Hanson to figure out that he isn’t the only one with issues. The entire town is on pills prescribed by the local doctor. The neighborhood hairdresser is also the neighborhood hussy. And the films antagonist and resident alcoholic, Jorgen, has also fathered more than half the town’s children. Jorgen’s wife thrusts herself on Hansen and
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“Terribly Happy,” was Denmark’s entry in the 2010 Academy Awards competition for best foreign film.
confesses her husband is violently abusive. While trying to do his job and keep his feelings for Jorgen’s wife at bay, someone dies. The murder is thrown in the bog, the local sinkhole, along with the town’s secrets.
Although “Terribly Happy,” is in subtitles, it proves to be the least of worries come credits, as viewers exit the theatre thankful to stand on the streets of Fresno and not the dirt roads of South Jutland.
Wong Fu raises awareness of Asian-American stereotypes By Julie Bounchareune The Collegian
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The three co-founders of Wong Fu Productions, Philip Wang, Wesley Chan and Ted Fu visited the Satellite Student Union last Saturday in celebration of Diversity Awareness Week.
To close Diversity Awareness Week 2010, Amerasia organization teamed up with the brothers of Chi Rho Omicron (XPO) and hosted an event to raise awareness of Asian-American stereotypes in mainstream media. The event took place earlier this month at the Satellite Student Union with an attendance of more than 600 people. The event featured Wong Fu Productions, an independent production company, as well as AsianAmerican and Filipino musicians and dancers. Wong Fu Productions was established in 2003 by a group of students who met in a visual arts class on the campus of University of California, San Diego. Co-founders of Wong Fu Productions, Philip Wang, Wesley Chan and Ted Fu, began to work together, create stories and make videos. The trio tackled the issue of AsianAmericans in mainstream media. “I think it’s ironic that we are just trying to be normal in movies,” Wang said. Francis Villas, who attended the event, said Wong Fu Productions impacts the Asian-American community to overcome barriers. “Asian-Americans are often stereotyped in the media as martial artists, nerdy math geniuses or imported car racers,” Villas said. “Those are the only characters that I’ve seen AsianAmericans play in movies.” Amerasia vice-president Alex Cheah said that each Wong Fu Production video, they are able to break barriers in the way mainstream media typecasts Asian-Americans. “For example, by promoting
YouTube stars AJ Rafael or David Choi, we are able to show the many talents that Asian-Americans have to offer,” he said. “It’s like we can sing, we can dance, and yet mainstream media always see us as that model minority or martial arts expert.” Before YouTube, the trio posted their videos on their website. “It was a time when online video was very new and Asian people on the computer was very strange,” Wang said. Then when YouTube came along, Wong Fu Productions’ fan base began to grow. “YouTube is this popularity contest that we never asked to be a part of,” said the group. Wong Fu Productions has millions of Web hits and thousands of fans. They have been featured on CNN and spoken at more than 80 college campuses. “Touring was a big deal to us,” the trio said. “We got to see the faces of who is watching us.” As their popularity grew, movie producers began to take notice. The trio recalled the time when producers were interested in their movie “A Moment With You.” The group talked about how the producers were trying to change their Asian lead actor. “They said if we wanted to have a successful movie, we couldn’t have an Asian lead,” the trio said. “So we were like that’s messed up! We did not want to be a sell out to our fans.” The trio said Wong Fu Productions was never meant to be an “Asian thing.” They said they felt a lot of pressure representing Asian-Americans in the media. “We hope Wong Fu Productions can be for everyone,” the group said.
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By Marina Cantu The Collegian The Wicked Witch of the West may be dead, but literacy is very much alive in the Henry Madden Library at Fresno State. The Wizard of Oz has inspired a number of other books, artwork, plays and a movie. It also inspired an Exhibition in the Leon S. Peters Gallery on the second floor of the library. The Arnie Nixon Center for the Study of Children’s Literature, in preparation for the Oz: The Books conference brought the collection to the public. The International Wizard of Oz Club co-sponsored the conference. The director for the center Angelica Carpenter said, “We had a writing contest well before the conference, and we got a hundred entries from local kids. We picked six winners, and they will be honored on Sunday at the conference.” The center went through many different channels in acquiring the items that help enhance the Wizard of Oz experience for the visitors of the exhibit. The memorabilia displayed in the gallery include movie posters from the Wizard of Oz, a cutout of
Extreme fitness at home
Some students and faculty stay in shape with P90X By Christian Walker The Collegian No matter what time of the day or which television channel, viewers can usually find before and after pictures that show how three easy installments can transform any average Joe’s body into a perfectly sculpted physique. P90X, an at-home workout DVD created by exercise instructor Tony Horton, emphasizes intense physical cardiovascular and strength exercise along with a closely controlled diet plan designed to compliment training. There are 12 different routines assigned periodically throughout the 90-day workout regimen. These routines range from yoga to pushups. The theory behind the workout centers on confusion for muscle groups through the implementation of alternate workouts, the harder the body works to keep up. Through an exercise called “muscle confusion,” which provides a variety of workouts intended to stimulate new muscle growth, P90X challenges its users to get in shape in 90 days. “Several of my friends have been
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Judy Garland as Dorothy and a pair of ruby red slippers that were crafted by Christopher Rocha, a local fan of Oz. Jasmine Harika, an art and mass communication and journalism major, toured the exhibit and said it was interesting. “The display shows different characters and their different stories.” Economics major Manjit Kaur accompanied Harika, but said she was not too familiar with the Wizard of Oz. “I saw the movie when I was a kid, and I heard about the exhibit from the Life section of The Fresno Bee,” Kaur said. “I thought it sounded interesting and wanted to get a better understanding.” Kaur and Harika are both volunteers for Read Fresno, and they both take part in a reading program with Fresno Unified students. “Reading exposes kids to a whole new world and has them open their minds,” Harika said. Carpenter said she is very excited about the exhibit and hopes students appreciate the value of Oz as an essential American fairy tail. “I want people to take away new knowledge about this particular story and the sequels that followed it,” Carpenter said.
using it,” said Dr. Scott Sailor, the Athletic Training Program Coordinator at Fresno State. Even some students have committed to confusing their muscles. “The thing I like about it is that it’s not only a six day structured workout plan, but it also includes a nutrition plan,” said freshman Lauren Goin. “Anyone who has ever tried getting in shape knows the diet is just as important as the actual workouts.” The three-phase nutrition plan, created by famous diet consultant Carrie Wiatt, works in conjunction with the rigorous exercises, providing the proper amount of protein and carbohydrates depending on where you are in the program. While the popularity of P90X may speak for itself, senior J.R. Gregory admits that it’s a lot more than he was expecting. “Each workout takes up only an hour a day but it’s hard to keep up with the training,” Gregory said. The wallet is also something to take into consideration. The DVDs cost $120, available in installments. “The DVDs aren’t cheap. But keeping up with the diet is what really gets expensive,” Gregory said. The strict nutrition plan and the intense workouts are certainly not for everybody, but the reputation of the product speaks for itself, according to those who have used it. Many celebrities and athletes attest to their results from using the workout plan, including actor Ashton Kutcher and Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis. “P90X isn’t just a 90-day intense workout plan, but it teaches you changes in your lifestyle to stay physically fit forever,” Goin said.
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Top 10 best and worst places for business By Kate Forgach McClatchy Tribune Job hunters are happy just securing a job; but even happier when they find a job in a financially healthy city (comparatively) with a high quality of life. For 12 years, Forbes Magazine has released a list based on such data, including the cost of doing business, taxes, education, crime, projected job growth, household income, unemployment rate, home prices and other factors. Unfortunately, the “Best Places for Business and Careers” list doesn’t include frugal-living data, but it serves as an excellent starting point for both job hunters and employers interested in relocating. The top of this year’s list is filled with Midwestern and Western cities, areas with reasonable business costs, strong economic outlooks and a solid quality of life. Not surprisingly, the majority of the 10 worst cities are in financially strapped California and the two primary auto-manufacturing cities of Detroit and Flint, Mich.
The 10 best metro cities: 1. Des Moines, Idaho 2. Provo, Utah 3. Raleigh, N.C. 4. Fort Collins, Colo. 5. Lincoln, Neb. 6. Denver, Colo. 7. Omaha, Neb. 8. Huntsville, Ala. 9. Lexington, Ky. 10. Austin, Texas
The 10 best small cities: 1. Sioux Falls, S.D. 2. Iowa City, Idaho 3. Manhattan, Kan. 4. Bismarck, N.D. 5. Logan, Utah 6. Auburn, Ala. 7. Bend, Ore. 8. Columbia, Mo. 9. Fargo, N.D. 10. Morgantown, W.Va.
The 10 worst cities are: 1. Merced, Calif. 2. Vallejo, Calif. 3. Modesto, Calif. 4. Flint, Mich. 5. Salinas, Calif. 6. Utica, N.Y. 7. Detroit, Mich. 8. Stockton, Calif. 9. Youngstown, Ohio 10. Canton, Ohio
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my laptop and it was gone,” Shinaver said. “It all happened in the matter of an hour.” She said that everything inside of her laptop case was stolen including a pair of sunglasses, documents and a metronome for her musical instrument. A report with the university police was filed immediately after, she said. The university, however, does not consider laptop theft to be burglary. Rather, the nonforcible entry is considered larceny. Under federal law larcenies can include purse snatching, shoplifting, bicycle theft, fraud, embezzlement, identity theft or forgery. Larcenies occur three to four times more often than burglaries, but some schools report statistics that indicate otherwise, according to the FBI website. However, multiple state and federal laws that tally crime at universities may not provide an accurate picture of the scope of the problem, critics argue. The House of Representatives twice voted to categorize larceny as a type of burglary, within the past decade. The Senate, however, passed versions of the bill without the stipulation. Other crimes have also alleg-
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edly been misre presented in the annual crime reports. Sexual assault, more often than not, leads this category. At UC Davis last year, university officials alleged that the head of campus anti-violence efforts inflated the number of forcible sexual assaults for three years. Eight years earlier, the Sacramento Bee revealed that a federal grant application
the campus health services as sexual assault victims, according to investigation from the Sacramento Bee. John Dussich, a criminology professor who specializes in victomology at Fresno State, said this may not always be the case. Most universities, he said, report accurately and underreported numbers are often isolated cases. Dussich went on
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ost campuses take tremendous caution in classifying cases as a rape when in reality it may have been an attempted rape.”
— John Dussich, Fresno State criminology professor was filed that stated upwards of 700 students at the university were victims of rape or attempted rape each year, all while university officials reported to federal authorities that rapes and assaults on campus were practically nonexistent. In that year, the UC Davis crime report only listed four sexual assaults, but 186 students sought counseling from
to say that a lot of the underreporting stems from the victim who may be afraid to report the case due to elements of embarrassment, intimidation or emotional investments with the perpetrator. “There is a lot of suspicion that revolves around this theory,” Dussich said. “Most campuses take tremendous caution in classifying cases as
a rape when in reality it may have been an attempted rape.” The Department of Education has launched investigations into allegations of intentional misreporting at several universities and colleges, including UC Davis, the University of WisconsinMadison and West Virginia U n ive r s i t y. A c c o rd i n g t o reports, officers at WVU filed a lawsuit against supervisors who allegedly retaliated against them after the officers claimed campus burglaries were being misclassified as larcenies on incident reports. Critics argue that too few penalties for universities that do not comply with Clery Act reporting exist. Crime data reported by universities, likewise, are not subjected to independent verification by the Department of Education, but violations in reporting in the Clery Act can result in fines.
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CONTINUED from page 1 that this could push other states to pass similar laws, but that there are also a lot of people in Arizona that oppose the law. The emotions and outcry against the law can even be heard on the Fresno State campus. Jordan Fowler, the former president of United Fresno State, said there is a need for students and local citizens to speak out against laws even if they are not directly affected by them. “I think that it is important for Fresno State students to stand up for what they believe in,” Fowler said. “Although it may not affect us directly, it may have repercussions on inter national relations between America and Mexico in the future.” She also acknowledged that these laws can create issues that can affect people locally. “Fresno State has a large Mexican demographic as well, so issues that affect Mexican immigrants may be affecting students indirectly through family members and friends,” Fowler said.
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hat makes Hike for Hunger unique is the opportunity to hike with fellow students, faculty and staff that share the desire to help a local nonprofit fight hunger in the Central Valley.” — Jason Van Pelt, Co-founder and project manager By Sarah Kain The Collegian
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Half Dome rises about 5,000 feet above Yosemite Valley and 8,800 feet above sea level. The hike is about 16 miles roundtrip. According to the National Park Service website, the majority of hikers take about 12 hours to hike it.
A group of nine students from a nonprofit management class have taken a common hobby of theirs, hiking, and combined it with the Bulldog Pantry to create the event Hike for Hunger. Hike for Hunger is intended to raise hunger awareness in the Central Valley through the student-run organization Bulldog Pantry. The Hike is going to take place June 10 at Yosemite National Park where the hikers will climb Half Dome. Co-founder and project manager Jason Van Pelt knew that the hike needed to be at Half Dome right away. “ We c h o s e H a l f D o m e because we wanted this event to be unique and representative of what the area has to offer,” Van Pelt said. “With Yosemite National Park just a short drive away, we wanted to hike the premier Half Dome trail since the conception.” The event is open to the public and participants do not have to be experienced to sign up for the hike. “We have three hiking levels with recommended stopping positions for each level,” Van Pelt said. “People are welcome to hike as far as they wish; we have team leaders that will stay with each group to make sure no person is alone on the trail.” Hikers are required to register for the event by May 14. There is a fee for the hike, but the proceeds go to the Bulldog Pantry and hikers receive a commemorative T-shirt. “T he Bulldo g Pantry is the student-run food pan-
try directly across from the Fresno State campus. And this being a student-run event, the Bulldog Pantry was the perfect partnership for the Hike for Hunger,” Van Pelt said. “We all felt so passionately about the cause and the event that each of us has continued on a second semester to see the event through.” Van Pelt said hikers will also benefit from the sense of accomplishment after completing the hike. “The hike itself is difficult, but overall it is very rewarding,” Van Pelt said. “What makes the Hike for Hunger unique is the opportunity to hike with fellow students, faculty and staff that share the desire to help a local nonprofit fight hunger in the Central Valley.” Co-founder and project management team member Nick Eldred shares the passion for the cause, but has another reason why he wanted to climb Half Dome. “Since my first time hiking, which coincidentally was the Half Dome trail, I’ve had the urge to hike that same trail once a year,” Eldred said. “I hiked that trail four times last year and of course look forward to this trip.” Eldred also hopes that the hikers will take away something personal from this experience and continue supporting Bulldog Pantry. “I hope they take away a sense of commitment and a personal tie to the Bulldog Pantry,” Eldred stated. “It would be great to make the hike an annual source of funding for the Pantry.”
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Alumnus launches virtual coupon business By Tara Albert The Collegian Coupons can be a great way to save money, but the hassle of clipping and transporting coupons is sometimes useless when a coupon is lost or forgotten at home. Fresno State alumnus Adrian Rodrigue z and his two business partners decided to eliminate that problem by creating their business, PayShrink LLC. The business provides consumers with free cell phone access to coupons by text message or through the PayShrink website for phones with Internet access. But, for customers who prefer the traditional way of using coupons, the company provides coupon books and allows the coupons to be printed from the PayShrink website. “The printed coupons are just like any coupon you’ve seen before, where you clip it and bring it in,” Rodriguez said. “But because we also have virtual coupons, shoppers don’t have to clip coupons at all. They can just register at PayShrink for free, activate their phone and start getting discounts.” Rodriguez graduated from Fresno State in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and journalism. He said Fresno State is a great school with many smart and talented instructors. While at F resno State, Rodriguez was an editor for The Collegian. Later, he worked on The Business Journal, a weekly publication in downtown Fresno. Rodriguez said he covered stories about technology, manufacturing and entrepreneurship, which have influenced the way he is shaping his business. “All of the stories that I covered as a business reporter at Fresno State contributed a lot to what I think about my own business and how it should develop,” he said. Rodriguez said the company has been in development since June 2009, and is just launching this month. He said the name PayShrink was chosen because it reduces the cost of what consumers purchase. “ Yo u u s e P ay S h r i n k t o shrin k wh at yo u p ay fo r local products and services,” Rodriguez said. The three business partners have another company, Particle Media Group, which they started in January 2009. The company designs websites and makes coupon books for other businesses. Rodrigue z said the idea for the PayShrink business sprung from a combination of the three partners’ skills, and from their experience with producing and designing for other companies. “It was a natural progression to see how we could merge the power of technology with their design and print experience,” Rodriguez said.
Frank Sanche z, a founding partner and the graphic designer for the company, creates the coupons and coupon books. “I pretty much handle any of the design aspects of the company,” Sanchez said. He said his experience with designing other companies’ websites and coupons helped him decide what would work best for PayShrink. He noticed where other companies’ designs fell short, and worked to correct them. “We want to go the extra mile to try to make it user friendly,” Sanchez said. “We want to make it possible for customers to get coupons in all forms.” PayShrink customers can access and use the coupons in four ways, Rodriguez said. They can clip coupons from complimentary coupon books that the company distributes to homes in the Fresno area and puts in participating businesses. The coupons can also be accessed online and printed from home. If customers would rather not carry their coupons around, they can access them with their cell phone in two ways. People with smar tphones can use the coupons directly from the website.
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Student checks out coupons on PayShrink before heading out to lunch.
expire the day they are printed or received as a text message on a cell phone. “This is all done through a time-stamped discount code that is unique for every single coupon retrieved by every user,” Rodriguez said. “Merchants have a way to know that it’s not going to be
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ll of the stories that I covered as a business reporter at Fresno State contributed a lot to what I think about my own business and how it should develop.” — Adrian Rodriguez, Fresno State alumnus and PayShrink co-founder
Customers can also receive the coupons by sending SMS text messages to the company’s designated phone number. Rodriguez said standard text messaging rates apply. Rodriguez said the ability to access coupons from the website or to have them sent as a text message eliminates the problem of forgetting a coupon at home, because they are always available as long as customers don’t forget their phones. He said businesses have the ability to decide how often a coupon can be used, and what deal they want to offer. Businesses can set discounts to be available daily, weekly or monthly, and can change the offered discount at any time. Each merchant can display up to five discounts, and the coupons work at every store if a business has multiple locations. Each customer has a special code, so merchants will know when a customer has used their coupon and if the coupon is valid to prevent customers from abusing the system, Rodriguez said. The coupons
overused.” Rodriguez said the company is able to provide consumers with free coupons, because store owners and businesses pay to offer coupons through PayShrink. He said the company does not give merchants any of the coupon users’ personal information, and does not send out text messages for random coupons. “We don’t send you anything you don’t specifically request,” he said. Rodriguez said the company is focusing on providing coupons in the Fresno State area, because college students are more likely to want to save money, and to be able to effectively use the technological services. “Because we know the technological twist my be jarring for anyone not accustomed to web services, we are figuring that students of all ages at Fresno State would like to use this great service,” he said. Civil engineering major Jeff Johnson said he uses coupons any chance he gets, but he does not think the cell phone access to coupons would benefit him.
“It could be useful for somebody else, but for me, not really,” he said. “I don’t really use my cell phone except for emergency purposes.” But, he said the idea to access coupons from a cell phone is beneficial, because print coupons are not as readily available. “Sometimes they can get lost in a wallet or could be somewhere else,” Johnson said. He said he liked that the coupons were mostly from businesses around Fresno State. “It would be very useful considering that the rise of tuition has been going crazy lately,” Johnson said. Liberal studies major Shelby Batrich also uses coupons often. She said they are a great way to lessen her financial burdens, but she does not always remember to take her coupons when she goes shopping. “Everything’s tight right now with the economy, so anywhere you can save helps,” she said. “A lot of times if I have a coupon, I usually put in on my desk so I remember to take it, and then I always forget it. So, it’s kind of useless.” Batrich said the PayShrink idea to send coupons directly to cell phones is a great, new way to save money. “I think that would be really helpful,” Batrich said. “Almost everyone has cell phones now, and a lot of people use text messaging or access the Internet on their phones.” She said she liked that many of the businesses currently offering coupons are around Fresno State, because it can provide students with a cheaper meal. “That would be helpful if you are on campus and run off to get something to eat,” she said. She said the main set back is that customers do not always use coupons when they are
available. “A lot of people don’t use coupons even if they have them,” she said. Stephen Gamboa, the third founding partner of PayShrink, said he handles the customer service for the company. He said businesses that provide coupons through PayShrink can choose different levels of designs for their coupons and business page on the website. They can have just the business’ logo or create a custom design that appears on the coupons and the website. Businesses can also have photographs of their products online. Gamboa said the company worked to make the PayShrink website user friendly and encouraged businesses to provide enticing deals to customers, so people would use the coupons. “People are still looking for deals at the places that they want to go,” Gamboa said. “It’s just a matter of having an easy-to-use system and giving people coupons that they want.” He said other companies provide similar services, but only focus on one aspect, either the print coupons or the online coupons. Gamboa said the combination of online, print and cell phone coupons makes PayShrink unique. “There are companies that are similar to what we do, but they don’t encompass all that we offer,” Gamboa said. Some businesses that are of fering coupons through PayShrink include Tacos Marquitos, Deli Delicious and The Geeks Computer Service.
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When will they learn Another brave fan steps on the field during a MLB game and was Tasered. By David Haugh McClatchy Tribune I am inside the head of a guy who once made a silly, split-second decision to run onto a Major League Baseball field in Chicago. And, yes, it’s as spacious as you would expect. One minute, the reformed infieldcrasher is talking about the huge regrets he still carries around and how others can learn from his mistake. The next, he is calling back to say he really doesn’t want to be quoted talking about all the lessons from the experience that changed his life. How ironic that someone who several years ago ran onto one of the most public venues in Chicago now has become publicity shy. But that’s his call. It struck me anyway, between phone calls, that one man’s tale of remorse alone may not be the most vivid way to illustrate why running onto the field during a sporting event is so dangerous and wrong. Oh, instruction is a good deterrent. It’s just that incarceration is better. On that, Tom Gamboa and I agree. Put any goof who sets foot on a playing field such as the teenager at the Phillies game last week behind bars for a mandatory period of time instead of assessing a fine and charging him with misdemeanors. “That might keep somebody from trying to make a name for himself,” said Gamboa, who as the Royals’ first-base coach on Sept. 19, 2002, was attacked at U.S. Cellular Field by the infamous Ligue father-and-son combination. “There’s a certain degree of fame these people think they achieve. It’s like they’re proud of it. Since (Sept. 11, 2001), you can’t take anything for granted. There’s no reason for a fan to be on the field of play.” Fans should fear the ramifications of running on the field as much as they fear telling a bomb joke in the airport security line. This time, the fan wasn’t armed. What about next time?
Baseball vs. New Mexico State Aggies Final: 4-0 (21-11, 16-10, 12-4, 8-6) With the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title up for grabs, the Fresno State baseball team inched a step closer to capturing its fifth straight WAC championship. The ‘Dogs swept No. 25 New Mexico State, the WAC’s top team in the conference standings, at Presley Askew Field 21-11, 16-10, 12-4 and 8-6. This is the first time this season that the team has swept a WAC opponent. On Friday, in game one of the fourgame series, the ‘Dogs dominated, recording a season-high 21 runs to snap the Aggies 10-game win streak. The ‘Dogs blasted the Aggies away with 24 hits, six doubles and three home runs. Junior Bobby Coyle led the way going 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBI’s. The ‘Dogs took both games in the doubleheader on Saturday, winning 16-10 and 12-4. The hitting clinic continued as the team accounted for a combine 33
I have no problem with ballpark security using a Taser to detain individuals foolish enough to run onto the field like the Philadelphia police officer did to the 17-year-old at Citizens Bank Park. If it takes the fear of a 50,000-volt jolt of electricity that temporarily paralyzes the body to keep athletes, coaches, umpires or referees safe from idiots, so be it. The debate over the safety of Tasers rages. Since June 2001, Amnesty Inter national says 351 Americans have suffered Taser-related deaths. Of course, the safest way to avoid a Taserrelated injury or death at a sporting event is to avoid doing anything stupid that warrants being Tasered _ like running onto the field. Sure, it can be funny to see chunky security guards chase geeky fans like Thursday night at the Cell when some guy being pursued went down with a hook slide. Sadly, these days we can’t guarantee that every pursuit will end with a laugh. Nobody can. That’s why the Taser precedent in Philly and the words of Gamboa resonate more than ever in an increasingly dangerous and unpredictable society. Steve Consalvi, the kid in Philadelphia, was charged with three misdemeanors. His mom placed him on “parental house arrest,” which sounds cute but only means he can log onto his computer and find a Facebook page calling him a hero and the latest odds on YouWager.com that he will sue the Phillies. How long before Letterman calls? “I don’t know the police training parameters for stun guns or Tasers, but what I do know for sure is the fine of $250 or $500 or whatever they fine you and probation (for running onto the field) isn’t a deterrent at all,” said Gamboa, 62. “In fact, I’d say it’s a dare to some kids.” The damage William Ligue Jr. and his then-15-year-old son, William III, did to Gamboa went beyond cuts, bruises and the hearing loss in his hits, 28 runs and seven home runs. Sophomore outfielder Dusty Robinson had a career-day at the plate. Robinson batted 5-for-8 with five RBI and three home runs alone on Saturday. Robinson also had a round-tripper on Friday. The ‘Dogs closed out the series with a 8-6 victory. Junior power hitter Jordan Ribera once again displayed his brilliance at the plate bring his hitting streak to 14 games. Ribera blasted yet another home run over the weekend to stay atop as national leader in home runs with 23. The ‘Dogs improved their record to 30-20 (11-5 WAC) and will try to extend their four-game winning streak when they host in-state rival San Jose State at Pete Beiden Field on May 14 for a four-game series.
Women’s Tennis For the third straight year, Senior Anastasia Petukhova will be competing against the best in the nation. Petukhova, the No. 14 ranked singles player, earned an invitation to the NCAA Singles Championships. She finished the season 13-4 while collecting seven victories against ranked players. The business major will hope to finish her senior season in style as she tries to finish as the top singles player in the 64-player tournament.
Men’s Tennis The duo of Rikus de Villiers and Remi Boutiller will have a shot at a national championship. Villiers and Boutiller will be competing together at the 2010 NCAA Doubles
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A policman chased a Phillie’s fan in the eighth inning at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia, after running on the field during the game.
right ear. The national attention the incident received forced the Royals to shift Gamboa to the bullpen the following season to decrease his visibility. At the end of that season, he was the only member of the staff dismissed. After leaving the Royals, Gamboa served a stint as a spokesman for a selfdefense training program and joined the Padres as a roving minor league supervisor. He was preparing to return for his fifth season when informed just before spring training a regime change meant he would be without a job. “I don’t see any sense in being bitter or carrying resentment around about anything,” Gamboa said. “I tell my players if I was the captain of the Titanic, I’d say, don’t panic, guys, we’re just stopping for ice.” Now the manager of the Palm Springs
Power, a college all-star team that plays a 44-game summer season, Gamboa hopes to return to the majors next season _ but he accepts that he still will be known as the coach attacked in Chicago. “I really thought a week after my incident it’d never come up again, (but) somehow I was elected the spokesperson of this issue and fortunately for me, I have a sense of humor,” Gamboa said. “Fans pay great amounts of money to come watch a game. It’s not fair when an idiot does something to disrupt the game and ruin the experience. In the cases of Philadelphia and in Chicago, you had a couple people tarnishing the reputation of a city.” Until similar people fear harsher penalties for such acts, more will try.
Championships. The WAC champions finished the season 25-3 while going undefeated, 4-0, against ranked opponents. The duo will hope to come out on top in the 32-team format. The Doubles Championships is set to begin on May 26 in Athens, Ga.
Ruston, La., on May 12. Senior Val-Pierre Dai’Re will look to compete for a WAC championship in the 400-meter hurdles. Dai’Re has had a season to remember, recording a personal and season-best 50.74 seconds last month in the event. Dai’Re and the track and field team will hope to add another championship to their trophy case.
Track and Field The Fresno State Track and Field team will try to build on their success this season as they head into the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in
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‘Dogs take the series The Bulldogs end season with an overall 11-10 WAC play record and take the weekend series, 2-1. By Megan Morales The Collegian The Fresno State women’s softball team concluded their regular season after winning two out of three games against Louisiana Tech at Bulldog Diamond last weekend. Bulldo g pitcher Morg an Melloh highlighted game one of the series with a careerhigh 16 strikeouts. Melloh (15-8) was finding the plate in superb manner, striking out
eight of the first nine batters and she recorded her 200th strikeout of the season. On day two, the ‘Dogs split the doubleheader with LA Tech winning the first game 4-0 and falling 3-1 in the second. Prior to game one, seniors L i s a m a r i e C o ro n a d o a n d Brooke Phipps were honored as they prepared to take the field one last time at Bulldog Diamond.
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Courtney Moore hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to put the ‘Dogs ahead for the rest of the game Saturday against Louisiana Tech for the win.
A s s o p h o m o re M i ch e l l e Moses took the circle in the second game of the series, it was obvious that once again, the pitching would lead the show. Moses set two records Saturday as she dominated the LA Tech lineup all game long, striking out the first 13, a new school record, and finishing with a total of 18 strikeouts for the game, another school record. Moses went the distance and with the complete-game shutout, improved her record to 9-1 for the season with the team’s 4-0 victory. In the fourth inning, Courtney Moore’s bat provided all the offense the Bulldog’s would need for their second win of the series, as she hit a two-run home run to put her team up for good. The Bulldogs added insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Phipps led off the fifth with a triple to left center, and later scored. Moore came through again in the sixth inning with a double, and pinch runner Kaylan Pollard scored the fourth run of the game for the Bulldogs when she was knocked in by Caitlin Stiglich’s single up the middle later in the inning. In the final game of the series, LA Tech came out swinging early. By the sixth inning, they had already put
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Sophomore Michelle Moses continued her season domination in the circle striking out 13 batters in a row Saturday against Louisiana Tech.
three on the board, and Fresno State was struggling to score. After shortstop Haley Gilleland hit a single to get herself on base, she was then sent home by another single from Moore, saving the Bulldogs from a shut out. Fresno State fell 3-1 and McKenzie Oaks, who is now 11-7, took the loss. The Bulldogs ended their season with an overall record
of 36-17 and 15-6 in the WAC. They snagged the No. 2 seed and will have a first-round bye next week in the WAC Tournament. Their opponent, Louisiana Tech, finished 26-19 overall and 11-10 in conference play and earned the No. 4 seed in next week’s tournament. The WAC tournament will be held in Las Cruces, New Mexico, May 12-15.
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