May 7 2014

THE COLLEGIAN WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

FRESNO STATE'S STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1922

TURBULENCE AT FRESNO STATE: Campus to host first HISTORY IN THE SHADOWS LGBTQ

graduation ceremony

By Sam Desatoff @sdesatoff

“The whole story began with the Mezey case,” said Bush, who served as a type of counsel to faculty and students involved in the multiple legal cases that shook the campus from 1967 onwards.

Robert Mezey, former Fresno State English professor and award-winning

Fresno State will host its first ever commencement ceremony for its LGBTQ graduates this year.

The chairperson for the inaugural LGBTQ graduation ceremony is Curtis Ortega. He has been planning the event since August of last year and envisions the graduation as a significant step forward for the homosexual, bisexual and transgendered community at the school. “[This is] a project that has derived from my own personal history,” said Ortega, who experienced hardship for being openly gay while in high school.

“The heckling that took place was a sort of narrative that overshadowed my high school years. After high school, I [worked] odd jobs, but had no drive to return to academia.”

This year, Ortega will be graduating in the LGBTQ ceremony.

Speakers will include current master’s student Zoyer Zyndel, United Student Pride founder Peter Robertson and university President Joseph Castro.

Ortega currently serves as treasurer for USP and has worked closely with his peers to make the commencement a reality.

“Just like any other job, there [have been] obstacles along the way,” he said.

Perhaps the biggest challenge organizers faced was securing funding for the ceremony. Despite months of fundraising, USP failed to bring in enough money to pay for the entire commencement.

Using his position as USP treasurer, Ortega requested funding from the Associated Students, Inc., but was denied on grounds that the event was too exclusive. After a lengthy appeals process, Ortega managed to convince ASI to allocate funds to move forward with the graduation ceremony.

While ASI may have been reluctant to assist the USP in the endeavor, the event garnered support from a number of students and organization on campus.

The Arne Nixon Center, Student Involvement, Reservations, the Women’s Resource Center, and the social work department have all shown backing for the ceremony.

“We have found outstanding support throughout campus,” said Ortega.

Ortega has made an effort to

See HISTORY, Page 3

See LGBTQ, Page 4

Photos from The Daily Collegian archives

By Nadia Pearl @Nadia_Pearl_

As the semester closes, another year has gone by in university history with relative calm.

Yet this absence of unrest was not always the case. During the late 1960s and early ‘70s, Fresno State was a campus of turbulent conflicts between faculty, administration and students.

The Collegian, then published daily, was full of articles about faculty dismissals, photography of demonstrations, satirical cartoons of campus politics and letters to the editor that were bold with passion.

Not only did headlines become repetitive with the word “protest,” but captions described events that are unheard of in comparison with today’s university activism: • “FSC Computer Center firebombed – Estimated $1 million worth of equipment destroyed by arsonists,” • “Student senate votes 12-7 to hold campus-wide boycott next week,” • “Why Black professor was fired by Baxter,” • “Chicanos go on hunger strike, issue 10 demands,” • “Zumwalt, Chittick are demoted, campus police board up offices,” • “Students detain acting dean as meeting erupts into confrontation.”

Fresno State were what several previous professors called an example of the “corporalization” of a higher-learning institution.

Alex Vavoulis, a professor emeritus of chemistry who taught at Fresno State from 1963-1989, said the movement against liberal faculty and students by conservative administration was not “considered academia as we know it or as we want it to be.”

Paul D. Bush, 81, a professor emeritus of economics who taught from 1961-2001, said the occurrences were an example of corporate procedures in which “faculty become employees, and students become customers.”

“The university begins to think of itself as a business, employing good business principles as opposed to good academic principles,” Bush said.

“This is what bothers us,” Vavoulis said. “That this has happened, and it continues to happen. Not only in Fresno, of course, but throughout the country.”

THE CASE THAT STARTED IT ALL

The series of events that took place at

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Opinion column: The end, at last Castro prepares for his investiture

OPINION

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

GRADUATING

The end, at last

Does it feel real yet?

Finals are next week, and so is graduation if you're a senior like me.

It's the end of your college career.

Feels weird, right? Maybe Julian you're not even Paredes thinking about it.

You have too much work to do before any of that, but you'll get there.

It's something that I've been thinking about.

My college career has been a muchtoo-long serpentine adventure. You know actually "adventure" might be too strong a word; it's mostly been boring.

In high school, I remember thinking that college was a massive bacchanalian party filled with drugs, sex and alcohol. But, it wasn't. Not for me, anyway. I spent most of my days going to class on time, dutifully studying for tests and spending my spare hours in the library worrying about my life choices. The booze and sex was

probably here somewhere, but I never pursued it.

In retrospect, I sort of wish I had.

God, I'm so boring. I'm such a stale cracker. I'm like eating plain white bread.

That proverbial college life that is glamorized in so many movies and throughout pop culture wasn't there for me. However, because I spent the majority of my time bettering myself.

I've already earned a solid job before the end of the semester. So, while most of you are stumbling to get your careers started, I'll be relaxing at the office making money. In your face...I guess.

But, in reality, I wish I had done things differently. If you're not graduating, it's something to consider.

You need to have fun and enjoy life.

I stressed out, worked too hard and did too much. I'm getting a lot of job offers because I worked so diligently, but there are only so many hours in the day. There are diminishing returns at a certain point, and I believe a lot of that time studying could have been better spent.

The best memories I've had in these past few years have always stemmed

from the times when I didn't make the safe, boring choice.

Sometimes I'd take a chance, take a risk and it paid off more often than not. You need to go out and live, not because you're in college, but because it's your life.

It's good to work hard, but it is absolutely essential to learn how to have fun. Because it's a long life we have ahead of us.

Taking risks is how I learned how to date, make lifelong friends, and it inexplicably made me a stronger person.

I'm not encouraging you to do something stupid, illegal or to run to the next orgy around the corner. But I am telling you to balance your career with fun; it's what makes life worth living.

So, yeah, before you graduate you should go out and break a bone, get your heart broken a few times, go on a road trip to nowhere, go to parties, talk to strangers and do something that completely isn't you.

You won't regret it in the long run, and please drink responsibly.

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Letters to the Editor To the editor: Our department appreciated The Collegian’s May 1 reporting on the outstanding performance of our Barking Bulldogs debate team in 2013-14.

I would also like to note that President Castro provided financial support that helped the team complete this season’s schedule, along with matching funds for scholarship assistance for debaters 2014-15. Our department was very grateful for this support for our students. We also want to acknowledge and thank Dean Samiian and the College of Arts and Humanities for their substantial support this season.

Coach Deven Cooper has recruited an exceptional first-year class of debaters to join our returning team members next season. Our students will only be able to continue the trailblazing success of this year’s team if they have the resources to travel to tournaments where they can compete against the best teams in the nation. Stable, ongoing support for our intercollegiate debate team is an essential element of a long-term plan to maintain a nationally ranked program.

Doug Fraleigh, Professor and Chair, Department of Communication

During my first year as a student at CSU, Fresno, I was told not to go west of the Fresno State’s fraternity/sorority mall because it was unsafe. I heard horrible stories of the crime happening there, but I never took the time to actually see for myself because I was afraid.

Last semester, I began volunteering in this neighborhood, which is known as El Dorado Park. I quickly began meeting residents and was amazed at their efforts to make their neighborhood a safe and crime free place to live. Community leaders have weekly meetings and work together with others to resolve issues.

They recently added a neighborhood resource center; here they provide resources and aid community members.

It is also a place where residents come in and mingle with one another. Other community members initiated weekly alley cleanups. The alleys in this neighborhood were previously filled with trash that was potentially harmful. Now, they are cleaner and safer.

In the short time I have been volunteering in the area I’ve seen the determination and faith the residents have. They are making positive strides toward making their neighborhood a safe place to live. So, I want to invite to support this community in their journey to become a safe and crime free place to live. If you would like to volunteer or get to know the community feel free to stop by the Fresno Wesley United Methodist Church to ask how you can help.

Sincerely,

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REVISITING FRESNO STATE’S TUMULTUOUS ’60s AND ’70s HISTORY from Page 1

poet, was invited to participate in a panel discussion about marijuana alongside other professionals.

During the “Panel on Pot,” held Nov. 14, 1967, Mezey made remarks that the drug was “perfectly harmless.” The Daily Collegian ran the headline “Mezey Defends Use Of Pot.” The article went on to say Mezey admitted using the drug on and off for 12 years and criticized the drug laws in place as “insane, probably unconstitutional.”

Robert Mezey Former Fresno State professor “It [his comments] got him fired, pure and simple,” Vavoulis said.

Following the panel, an anti-Mezey campaign was launched by certain campus groups. In an interview with The Daily Collegian published on Feb. 29, 1968, Dr. James Fikes, a health education professor at the time, disclosed that a petition was circulated and collected 140 signatures.

“Some people have accused us of illegally trying to hang an individual, but we’re guaranteed the right to petition in the Constitution,” Fikes told a staff reporter.

“And besides, if we’re going to hang someone, I can’t think of a better individual to do it to.”

In an announcement on March 1, university President Frederic W. Ness made the decision to terminate Mezey’s contract at the end of the semester.

In a letter written to the Ad Hoc Committee for Academic Freedom and released to the student senate March 19, Baxter explained his stance on the situation.

“I can assure you that my decision on Mr. Mezey’s reappointment was not made as the result of any pressure exerted upon me from on or off campus,” Baxter wrote.

“Let me add that it will not be changed as the result of pressures from on or off campus.”

The incident sparked a debate about the consultative procedures, free speech and faculty rights.

“If faculty could be fired for exercising their right to free speech in open campus forums, what could be said of its traditional duty to pursue the truth in its teaching?”

Bush said.

Groups of students and faculty rallied to see the poet reinstated.

“These were principles we cherished as academicians – namely academic freedom and academic due process, which we believed in very thoroughly,” Vavoulis said.

FACULTY DISMISSALS CONTINUE Following the Mezey controversy, Ness submitted his resignation in the fall of 1969. By the end of October, an acting president was announced as Ness’ replacement – Dr. Karl Falk.

“The Falk administration of course took a very authoritarian point of view, and a very legal point of view,” Vavoulis said.

In a speech given to the Fresno County Bar Association on Feb. 20, 1970, Falk offered his thoughts on the growing discussion of academic freedom on the campus.

“Nowadays, we hear a great deal about academic freedom and how the community and the body politic should not try to stifle this academic freedom – assuming we can agree on a definition of academic freedom,” Falk said. “Academic freedom is not license. It implies responsibility.”

Falk had some support within the community, evident by letters to the editor sent to The Fresno Bee. The Fresno Guide wrote a headline as early as Nov. 7, 1969, that the “Community backs program of acting president at FSC.” The liberal and conservative factions that developed since the Mezey case further Student protesters march down Shaw Ave. in May 1970, 47 of which would later be arrested. escalated under the Falk administration, and continued into the administration of Norman Baxter, who was appointed July cers “were at no time on the roof of the linked arms and made a fence between in building.” the Free Speech Area and held them apart,” 14, 1970.

“The president who pulled this off was Zumwalt said. “That was a very dangerous Bush said while the Ness administration reluctantly nullified “rights of democratic ultimately disgraced, but the university has moment because if anyone had done someacademic governance,” Falk and Baxter never, ever acknowledged what it did to the thing just the slight bit wrong, I think gundepartment or to me, to my career or to my fire could have broken out.” “did so with enthusiasm.”

African-American students also faced The Collegian and university archives family,” Zumwalt said.

He said the force and demeanor of vio- challenges during 1968-70. This included reveal a number of reorganizations, dismissals and decisions to not rehire faculty lence used by police at the time caused a the Marvin X case, outcry concerning a Black Panther speaking on campus and the under the two latter administrations. The fear on campus that is still felt today.

“The students are not even as near as suspension of five black students and promost notable cases were taken to court.

The most dramatic faculty termina- politically involved now as they were then, fessor Dr. Joe Toney for allegedly detaining tion happened in the English department and I think that’s all partly a result of the acting dean Phillip Walker.

On May 19, 1970, the administration on Dec. 4, 1970. Acting dean of humani- police action on the campus,” Zumwalt issued a news release saying it would not ties Ralph Rea entered the offices with said. rehire eight faculty members in the Ethnic plainclothes police officers and handed Studies Program. The announcement Dr. Eugene Zumwalt, chair of the English caused the campus to turn to chaos, with department, and professor Roger Chittick STUDENT PROTESTS Falk declaring a state of emergency on May letters of demotion.

AND ETHNIC STUDIES 20.

According to archives, a locksmith CONFLICTS A computer center was firebombed, then proceeded to change locks and bolt destroying $1 million worth of equipment.

Zumwalt’s door shut with an iron bar. Filing While the campus saw student protest A group of 50 students marched through cabinets were also reportedly searched on wider social issues like the draft and the campus yelling, “Strike,” damaging furfor incriminating documents before being Vietnam War, frequent demonstrations niture and smashing windows. Two days chained and padlocked shut.

“When the dean and the plainclothes also took place that were specific to the uni- later, 47 students were arrested after a demonstration along Shaw Avenue. officer came through my door, I asked versity.

This seemed to peak in the spring of During a press conference on May 21, the officer to identify himself because he wasn’t wearing a uniform,” said 90-year- 1970, a semester in which a number of three faculty members from the Ethnic old Zumwalt, now a professor emeritus of anti-Falk rallies took place. Student unrest Studies Program said the college had English. “He didn’t say anything. He just especially escalated due to what was seen “effectively destroyed” the black studies folded back the front of his coat jacket and by minorities as increased moves by the program. administration against the Ethnic Studies This article only begins to discuss Fresno showed me a revolver, and that was it.”

State’s history under the presidencies of After the incident, armed guards were Program.

Falk addressed these concerns during Ness, Falk and Baxter. However efforts put in place both inside and outside the his Fresno County Bar Association speech. were made, both during and since, by facdepartment. Reports even surfaced that H e s a i d w h i l e i t ulty on both sides of the debate to expose guards were stawould be a “stupid their grievances. tioned on rooftops. society” that fails to One such account was “The Slow Death “This is the incredrecognize “the equity of Fresno State: A California Campus under ible thing,” Zumwalt of providing them Reagan and Brown,” a book written by said. “They had a [minority students] Kenneth Sieb, an English professor during rifleman on the roof with an opportunity the time of unrest. First published in 1979, of the science buildfor the best possible it is now available as an e-book. ing next door.” education,” limitaUsing Fresno State as an exemplar, Sieb “It was a military tions on the program applies the argument of “corporation” to takeover of a faculty were “not of our mak- university systems on the national level. department, and it ing,” but rather the Bush said, “the absolute and relative had never happened result of financial decline of higher learning in the U.S. over before in the United stringencies by the the last 50 years is clearly foretold” in the States,” Zumwalt state administration. book. said. “I don’t think “But I am sorry Despite these events taking place around it’s ever happened w h e n I s e e t h e 45 years ago, Vavoulis, Bush and Zumwalt since then.” minorities and their all agree the period should be carefully The takeover legitimate grievances remembered. attracted national and demands being “There is history here on this campus, media attention diverted in a direc- and students and faculty ought to know from the Los Angeles Former Fresno State tion for achieving what happened,” Vavoulis said. “And why Times, the San revolutionary aims is that? Because it could happen again.”

Health professor on the Francisco Chronicle by some who are Vavoulis, a believer in the free exchange and The New Yorker ousting of Robert Mezey not really interested of ideas on universities, said all it takes is to name a few. in the education of another Mezey-type to instigate an upheav“The news of this minority students,” al in today’s power structure. went like wildfire all Falk said.

Meanwhile, Bush quoted famous philosthe way to the East Coast,” Zumwalt said.

Chicano students staged a weeklong opher George Santayana when asked about “From then on, for days I had people calling from all over the country to find out what hunger strike March 1 in protest of “the the purpose of such historical information, daily oppression of all Chicano people” and seen in the likes of “The Slow Death of had happened.”

Baxter addressed the faculty, staff and the “suppression tactics of the Falk-Fikes Fresno State:” “Those who cannot remember the past students in a letter Dec. 7 explaining his regime,” according to an article in The are condemned to repeat it.” version of events that “has been overly dra- Daily Collegian.

During the hunger strike, violence broke matized by some of those involved.” out between Chicano students and a group Information for this story has been He said the campus police chief “disgathered from interviews, Collegian patched two plainclothes officers – only believed to be agricultural students.

“We understand that there were arms on archives, University archives and “The for the purpose of accompanying the lockSlow Death of Fresno State.” smith” and that, contrary to reports, offi- both sides of this, and so a group of faculty

“... And besides, if we’re going to hang someone, I can’t think of a better individual to do it to. ”

• James Fikes

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Study tips to gear up for finals

By Matthew Jimenez Collegian Staff

It’s that time of year again -- finals week, when students jam-pack the library to full capacity and stuff the trash cans full of empty Starbucks cups and Redbull or Rockstar cans.

Many students tend to procrastinate, said Ashley Regalo, a SupportNet adviser.

Students should start studying as early as possible, Regalo said. She recommends they study seven to 10 days before a final.

They should also schedule specific

times for when they will study and what they will be studying for, she said.

Regalo said a common problem is that students don’t know what to study and try to learn everything at one time. She said students should not be afraid to talk to their professors about tests.

Cynthia Ramirez, a senior studying American Sign Language, said she has to exclude herself from large groups or crowds when studying because it brings too many distractions.

She usually goes into a quiet section of the Henry Madden Library where there are few people, but a little bit of noise. She

needs some noise to study.

Many students tend to not read class books and open them at the last minute, Ramirez acknowledged.

“Deactivate social media,” Ramirez said. “that’s probably the No. 1 problem for students who can’t study.”

Khouri Harrison, a junior studying animal science, said sometimes she stresses over finals.

It depends on the classes, she said.

Harrison said that it helps to take breaks and do something else.

“Don’t wait until the last min-

ute [to study],” Harrison said.

“Study throughout the semester.

That helps.”

Michael Owens, a writing tutor for the tutoring center located in the library basement, suggested classmates form study groups.

Students should utilize resources on campus, like the tutoring center, he said.

“Keep ahead in your classes,” Owens said. “Always stay ahead of schedule that way you have days to fall back on in case you need the extra time.”

Students can take advantage of SupportNet, which offers students studying strategies and can help them make a study schedule.

MORE THAN 3,000 EXPECTED FOR CASTRO’S INVESTITURE

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By Tori West Collegian Staff

There will be a special ceremony for the official investiture of Dr. Joseph I. Castro, Fresno State’s eighth president, at the Save Mart Center from 2-4 p.m. on May 10.

More than 3,300 people are expected to attend the event.

“I see this as an opportunity to engage and excite the community about higher education,” Castro said.

An investiture is defined as the formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of high office. It is California State University policy to hold these events during a new president’s first year in office.

Castro is the first presi-

dent in Fresno State history that is a Central Valley native. The CSU board of trustees chose him for the position, and his term began on Aug. 1.

Castro has had a 23-year career working for various California campuses including UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Merced and UC Santa Barbara in the president’s office.

During the investiture, CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White will present Castro with his presidential medallion. KFSN TV’s Graciela Moreno will serve as mistress of ceremonies.

Dr. A. Eugene Washington, vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences, dean of the David Geffen School of Medicine and Castro’s menotr, will deliver the keynote address.

It is expected that 2,000 students from all ages and

around the Valley will come witness the ceremony.

The investiture will be followed by an open to the public picnic where The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology will serve Bulldog hot dogs along with other student-produced food.

Castro was the first in his family to attend college and is also the first Latino to become president of Fresno State.

Castro has a bachelor’s degree in political science, a master’s degree in public policy and a doctorate in higher education policy and leadership. He earned these degrees at UC Berkeley and Stanford.

Mary is also a Central Valley native, and both hail from Hanford. They have three children together.

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keep the traditional skeleton of other commencement ceremonies in place while at the same time acknowledging aspects of LGBTQ culture.

“The end result is a program that consists of two guest speakers, two performances, a recognition ceremony in a very intimate setting and closing statements by President Castro and myself,” he said.

While Ortega hopes the ceremony receives a warm reception, he hopes it does not become overly controversial in nature.

“There are people who would politicize this [event],” Ortega said. “But I do not want this ceremony to enter the political arena. I hope never to have to fight for the right to participate in an openly gay ceremony.”

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CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT PAINTS STARK PICTURE OF POTENTIAL DAMAGE

By Neela Banerjee & Kathleen Hennessey

Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — The warming of Earth, with human consumption of fossil fuels as the main cause, will have severe consequences for every region of the United States, according to the Third National Climate Assessment released Tuesday morning by the Obama administration.

Mandated by Congress and published every four years, the report is a science-based resource that is meant to inform public policy and private sector decisions.

The report concludes that extreme weather events influenced by climate change have grown more frequent and intense, including heat waves, drought and severe precipitation. “These and other aspects of climate change are disrupting people’s lives and damaging some sectors of our economy,” the report said.

Most Americans believe that climate change is happening or will happen in their lifetimes, according to a March Gallup poll.

But only one in three sees it as “serious threat” to their way of life, the poll reported.

The climate assessment is meant, in part, to drive home the seriousness of the threat by focus-

ing on local impacts. “The overall message is that climate change is happening right now — we can’t think of this as an issue for future generations,” said Radley Horton, one of the lead authors and a climate scientist at the Earth Institute’s Center for Climate Systems Research at Columbia University. “We know that the effects on ecosystems, infrastructure, economics and public health are going to grow.”

The National Climate Assessment also assesses humanity’s contribution to climate change, the thorniest question tied to the issue and the one at the heart of political disputes over it.

Very early on, the report states that lots of different kinds of evidence “confirm that human activities” have driven global warming over the last 50 years, specifically the emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases from the burning of coal, oil and gas.

The paper tackles in plain English and swift strokes the arguments that climate contrarians generally use to deny that man-made climate change is occurring. The report states, for example, that satellite data show that the warming has not been caused by greater solar activity or by volcanic eruptions. A so-called pause in recent global average land temperatures “appears to be related to cyclic changes in the oceans and in the sun’s energy output,” the report said.

Written by more than 240 scientists, business people and other experts, the report explains that the U.S. annual mean temperature has risen by 1.3 to 1.9 degrees Fahrenheit since the late 19th century, with most of the increase occurring since 1970. “Temperatures are projected to rise another 2 degrees F to 4 degrees F in most areas” of the country over the next few decades, according to the report.

If the U.S. and other big emitters enact polices that would cut emissions considerably, U.S. temperatures would rise about 3 degrees to 5 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century. Under today’s “business-as-usual scenario,” U.S. average temperatures would rise by 5 degrees to 10 degrees, which means that summers in New Hampshire by the end of the century would be as hot as those in North Carolina now. “Extreme heat is becoming more common, while extreme cold is becoming less common,” the report says.

The report sketches out sobering scenarios for different regions. The Northeast and Midwest, for instance, would see a huge increase in heavy downpours that could lead to flooding and erosion. The Southwest would be more prone to extreme heat, drought and wildfire. The first rains after fires compound the peril and damage because they wash down debris and earth

left behind, said Gregg Garfin, a climatologist at University of Arizona and a co-author.

The climate assessment arrives amidst increased efforts by the Obama administration to address climate change. In February, the administration created socalled climate hubs under the Agriculture Department to connect farmers and ranchers with universities, industry groups and federal agencies to help prepare for disasters worsened by climate change, such as wildfires, pests, flooding and drought.

Obama has also directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department to develop a new generation of tougher fuel economy standards for heavy-duty, long-haul trucks. The draft rules are due by March 2015 and the final version a year later.

The president also plans to ask Congress for $1 billion in his 2015 budget to establish a “climate resiliency fund” that would finance research, preparation and infrastructure to adapt to extreme weather driven by global warming.

Recently, the administration also came out with a blueprint to reduce emissions of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas.

And in early June, the EPA is expected to issue the first-ever rules to cut greenhouse gases from power plants, the singlelargest source of emissions.

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The White House touted the report as comprehensive, but also useful at the local level.

“We expect it will contain a huge amount of practical, usable knowledge that state and local decision-makers can take advantage of as they plan on — for the impacts of climate change and work to make their communities more resilient,” White House adviser John Podesta said Monday.

To promote the findings, the president is slated to be interviewed in the Rose Garden by local and national meteorologists on Tuesday, an effort to reach past Washington policymakers.

The administration was slated to host a summit on energy efficient building construction this week.

And later in the week, the White House planned to announce another round of private-sector commitments to using alternative energy sources.

The strategy was yet another to maneuver around Republican opposition on Capitol Hill — if only to take incremental steps.

Although the White House expressed support for energyefficiency legislation coming up in the Senate this week, aides expressed little hope Congress will pass it. Instead, Obama planned to take executive action and tout outside efforts for mitigating the impact of climate change.

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Fresno State Graduates From

Come celebrate with us!

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Class of 2010 Personal Injury, Social Security and Workers’ Compensation

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Michelle Oleksa

Class of 1999 Staff Attorney, United States Small Business Administration

Warren Paboojian Class of 1985 Plaintiff’s Personal Injury

Nick Zinkin

Class of 2001 Real Estate Law

Alumni Panel Forum Tuesday, May 20, 2014 | 7-9pm

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS

FUN & GAMES

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

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis / McClatchy-Tribune

Across

1 Bailiff’s repeated cry 5 Captain’s order to stop 10 Amo, __, amat 14 Prefix with scope or meter 15 Like many pretzels 16 Money owed 17 Gradually and steadily 19 Nebraska tribe 20 Fellow members 22 “Ben-__” 23 2000s White House nickname 26 Like a private tutoring session 28 CIO partner 29 Not used 32 Senior-to-junior address

33 Betty of cartoons 35 Lantern fuel 39 Back up talk with action 42 Make like new 43 Ventilates, with “out” 46 “Ivanhoe” author Sir Walter 49 The Tar Heels of the NCAA 51 Forget-me-__ 52 Considering everything 56 Stows away 58 Naughty 59 Condition of being forgotten 62 Hosp. area for urgent care 64 In person 68 Got to one’s feet 69 Not quite right 70 Word after something or anything

71 Mex. miss 72 Eccentric 73 Mass transit option

Down

1 Chances to get pics 2 Up to now 3 Before, in odes 4 Go past fast 5 “__ sow, so shall ...”

6 Expansive 7 Even if, briefly 8 Violinist Isaac 9 Melville work subtitled “A Peep at Polynesian Life” 10 “Much __ About Nothing” 11 Way of doing things

12 Teem (with) 13 Audio system 18 Dietary fiber 21 Finnish mobile phone giant 23 Blot gently 24 ET transporter 25 Squander, as a wad of cash 27 Nabisco wafer brand 30 Antlered grazers 31 “W” on a light bulb 34 First installment of a miniseries 36 Old reciprocal electrical unit 37 Lima’s land 38 Wilson of “Marley & Me” 40 “... __ man put asunder” 41 Compassionate 44 __ v. Wade

45 Ave. crossers 46 Cavalry blades 47 Loud uproar 48 Most senior 50 When doubled, tot’s train 53 BBC sitcom, to fans 54 Andes pack animal 55 Permitted by law 57 Get by reasoning 60 Sleeveless garment 61 “The __-bitsy spider ...”

63 “The Crying Game” actor Stephen 65 Pie __ mode 66 CBS series with Miami and NY spin-offs 67 Wriggly swimmer

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

COMMUNITY

Keeping It Fresh

Vendors and local commmunity members gather for Farmers Market

Gifts For Grads Have a friend or family member who is graduating?

Don’t know what gift you should get them? Worry not. Here’s a list of gifts sure to please the soon-to-be college graduate in your life.

Gift card

By Collegian Staff @TheCollegian

The River Park Farmers Market continues through October every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Located at the River Park Shopping Center, look for featured goods and products from local artists, farmers and other vendors.

For more information, visit www.shopriverpark.com.

Congratulations!

HEATHER BEAM Class of 2014 You set your eyes on a goal and achieved it!

I couldn’t be prouder.

- Love Mom

Photos by Matt Vieira • The Collegian

Attendees check out local farmers produce that include apricots, cherries and strawberries on Tuesday at the River Park Shopping Center in Northwest Fresno.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

the best way to say

congratulations

graduate is with a sizzling steak for your

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Bring your 2014 graduate to Ruth’s Chris and we will treat them to a complimentary Ruth’s Classics 3-course meal* with the purchase of 4 entrées.

For reservations and more information, contact Haley Wagner at salesfresno@ruthschris.com

Fresno | 559.490.0358 | 7844 N. Blackstone Ave. *Valid April 21 through June 30, 2014. Valued up to $42.95. Purchase of four additional adult entrées is required. Offer not available on Mother’s Day, May 11, and Father’s Day, June 15. Offer is limited to one graduate per table. Must show proof of 2014 graduation. Must mention offer at time of reservation or make reservation through website. Subject to change without notice. Offer valid at participating locations only.

If they are a specific type of person and you still don’t have clue what to get, a gift card is always appreciated.

Coffee cup They survived college with the aid of caffeine, why not let the tradition continue onward with a personalized coffee cup?

Alumni license plate The perfect way to show off their pride from the back of their car!

Bottle of wine After all the stress of figuring out post-graduation, why not help them relax with a glass of wine?

Photo courtesy of University Communications

Plush blanket How comfortable would this gift be? A warm reminder of where their hard work paid off.

Sweatshirt or T-shirt Whether it’s a shirt or a sweater, the Bulldog pride can be seen while they are walking around in their new surroundings.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

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Damian’s dagger through my heart Basketball fans rejoice! The 2014 NBA Playoffs are well under way and, boy, the games have been wild, controversial and very, very good.

Nearly every game in the first round was a laserquick shootout or a gritty duel between two teams fighting for their lives; it was glorious. But none of the series was more exciting than the matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers.

And considering that the Rockets have always been my team, this should be nothing short of amazing.

Some of my earliest NBA memories were Hakeem Julian Paredes Olajuwon’s “Dream Shake.” A few years after that, I can still remember watching the one-two punch of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady dominate the court and me running outside to practice my dribble drives.

After years of mediocrity, Houston is a contender once again -- headlined by James Harden, Dwight Howard, Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin. This iteration of the Rockets just might be my favorite. It’s a team that’s all flash and thunder. The Rockets play at a lightning-fast pace, they have no defense, and their game consists of dunks, layups and 3-pointers -- all the best parts of basketball. They’re easily the team that is the most fun to watch in the NBA. And Portland’s Damian Lillard killed the fun with a last-second dagger to send the Rockets back to Space City. The two teams tallied identical 54-28 records during the regular season, and it showed. Half of the games in the series went to overtime and were settled by three points or fewer; the two were dead even.

But it shouldn’t have been. It was going to be close, but every analyst had the Rockets taking the series. The Rockets had the big-time talent to lock it up, and for much of the series they did. Houston held the lead for the majority of each game but somehow managed to choke at the very end. When the game plan is to give the ball to Harden, it’s pretty easy for Portland to figure out what to do. When LaMarcus Aldridge is putting up 40-plus points, maybe it’s time to consider something else. When Lillard is the third-best 3-point shooter in the league, maybe cover him when you’re up by two. But no, the Rockets refused time and time again.

And for all the blockbuster trades, this season ended exactly the same way as last -- in Game 6 of the first round.

Am I disappointed? Yeah, a little ...

George Bridges • McClatchy-Tribune Damian Lillard (0) of the Portland Trail Blazers drives by Jeremy Lin (7) of the Houston Rockets in the second half of the Rockets’ 108-98 victory in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, in Houston.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS

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A time for recognition Fresno State student-athletes honored at award ceremony

By Daniel Leon @DanLeon25

Matt Vieira • The Collegian

Fresno State student-athletes gather on the red carpet before the Night of Champions award ceremony Tuesday night at the Save Mart Center.

Fresno State hosted its seventh annual Night of Champions Tuesday night at the Save Mart Center to honor the school’s studentathletes.

The end-of-the-year banquet, hosted by football players Lars Bramer and Jamal Ellis, lacrosse’s Kara Concheck and volleyball’s Melissa Brand, recognized Bulldog athletes for their efforts both on and off the field.

Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr and senior track and field athlete Meagan McKee headlined the event. They each won the Bulldog of the Year Award, the most prestigious award of the night.

The women’s lacrosse team earned the Director of Athletics Service Award for its efforts and contributions for the community.

The George Ilg Newcomer of the Year Award went to freshmen Paul Watson and Ariana Holmes. Watson, a forward on Fresno State’s basketball team, was named an AllAmerican and helped lead the Bulldogs to the College Basketball Invitational Finals.

Holmes, a defender on the women’s soccer team, helped lead the ‘Dogs to a 7-2-1 conference record this season.

The Harold Haak Memorable Moment Award recognized fantastic plays and moments throughout the season. The female award went to women’s basketball team senior Taylor Thompson for her game-win-

ning buzzer beater shot against Utah State.

The male award went to the Bulldog football team for winning its second consecutive Mountain West Championship.

Fresno State shortstop Brooke Ortiz gave a heartwarming speech in the middle of the event. Ortiz addressed hardships she has faced throughout her life, such as losing her father. The senior’s emotional speech had a powerful impact on the audience, as she received a standing ovation after.

“I have been through this darkness and fought my battles,” Ortiz said. “I’ve wanted to give in, to give up [and] let myself be beat. But I realized even the darkness can’t last forever.

So in my last words to you all, I say appreciate what you have because before you know it, it will be gone in the blink of an eye.

“Be strong through the hard times and eventually that light will show up. You will live a whole new life with the greatest appreciation for a second chance of happiness, and you will become the strongest soldier you’ve ever been.”

Senior women’s basketball guard Alex Furr and cornerback Sean Alston won the Paul Schechter Courage Award for their courageous efforts and perseverance through serious season-ending injuries.

The SAAC Spirit Award went to junior lacrosse attacker Marcy Levatino and senior track and field standout Michael Jamieson.

Some 146 student-athletes were named to the Dean’s List (3.5 GPA and up), and seven Bulldogs earned All-American honors.

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2014

NFL DRAFT PREDICTIONS

By Daniel Leon

1.Houston Texans

@DanLeon25

Houston is one of the teams desperate for a signal caller. But I believe it will turn in a different direction with the No. 1 pick and select defensive end Clowney.

The South Carolina product is the best overall player in this year’s draft and one of the fiercest pass rushers we’ve seen in a long time. Line him up opposite of J.J. Watt in Texans head coach Romeo Crennel’s 3-4 scheme, and they could automatically have best the defensive line in football. After all, with a quarterback class this deep, they can snag one in a later round.

Khalil Mark, OLB, Buffalo It is simple, defense wins championships. Being a defensive-minded head coach, Gus Bradley is aware of that. He is in the early stages of putting together a special defense, and what better way to start that than to add a young, athletic, highmotor pass rusher like Mack.

5.Oakland Raiders Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State

4.Cleveland Browns

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7.Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M Surely a quarterback could be in the equation here considering Mike Glennon’s inconsistent play last season for Tampa Bay. However, he will most likely receive another shot since running back Doug Martin and other key players around him also had an inconsistent year. The loss of Pro Bowl offensive tackle Donald Penn leaves a void to be filled, putting the Bucs in position to select a player who could serve as the team’s franchise left tackle for the next decade or so.

8.MinnesotaVikings The Vikings are hungry for a passer, having lacked reliability at the position since the departure of former quarterback Brett Favre. Minnesota has come to realize that Christian Ponder is not their long-term solution. Bortles, regarded as one of the top quarterback prospects, is a big-armed athletic passer who has a frame similar to Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger’s. Bortles has the talent to take over the reins for the Vikings from Day 1.

Blake Bortles, OB, Central Florida

Watkins is regarded as the most dynamic receiver in this year’s draft. Even though a wide receiver isn’t the most urgent need for St. Louis, I believe he is too talented of a football player to pass up. He has the star power to develop into a No. 1 wide receiver for Sam Bradford and company, not to mention he can also contribute in the return game. The former Clemson standout excels in many areas including yards after catch, which is critical in the NFL.

Illustrations by Khlarissa Agee • The Collegian

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Oakland acquired aging Matt Schaub this offseason, and he will not be around much longer. That leads me to believe that the Raiders will go after a young quarterback in this year’s draft. General Manager Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen have expressed interest in former Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, both of whom were present at his Pro Day workout. Adding a young passer like Carr to the organization can bring depth, stability and leadership to the position, something the organization has lacked in recent years. Carr, who led the nation in passing last season throwing for 5,082 yards and 50 touchdowns, has the potential to blossom into an NFL starter, whether it will be sooner or later.

2.St.Louis Rams Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson

Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina

3.Jacksonville Jaguars

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Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M I do not think Manziel is the best quarterback in the draft. However, he possesses the “it factor” and special playmaking ability that can’t be coached. His style of play and durability are huge concerns, but the Browns need someone who can win games. Manziel has proven he can do that. Cleveland needs some excitement at the position, and Johnny Football can provide that.

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6.Atlanta Falcons Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn

Robinson has proven to be a dominant blocker with huge potential. Despite his technique, and a few things he may have to clean up, he will be able to step in immediately and help protect franchise quarterback Matt Ryan’s blind side.

9.Buffalo Bills Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan Considering the injuries E.J Manuel dealt with last season, upgrading the offensive line will be a priority for the Bills. Lewan, a two-time AllAmerican, has all the physical tools to develop into a franchise left tackle.

10.Detroit Lions Picking up a receiver to compliment wide receiver Calvin Johnson here would be nice, but there are bigger needs for the Lions. Detroit’s secondary has been one of its more inconsistent units, leading them to select a playmaking safety like Clinton-Dix. Addressing this back end is a must for the Lions if they wish to compete in a division with All-Pro, Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers and Jay Cutler.

Ha Ha ClintonDix, FS, Alabama