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THE LEGACY OF JOHN D. WELTY FRESNO STATE

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Fresno State’s longest-serving president leaves mark of service

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hat I was attracted to was I saw a university with tremendous potential and an opportunity to serve the region in which it was located.”

By Haley Lambert The Collegian After 22 years, Fresno State President John D. Welty is retiring.

His tenure has seen the creation of many programs and much infrastructure improvement. He also initiated a spirit of community service among Fresno State’s student body.

Welty was hired in July of 1991, coming from the U n ive r s i t y o f I n d i a n a o f Pennsylvania ONLINE: where he served See The as interim presiCollegian’s full dent. Before this video interview h e wo rke d i n with Welty at administration at collegian.

State University csufresno.edu o f N e w Yo r k at Albany, Southwest State University in Minnesota and Michigan State University, East Lansing.

The public university, Welty believes, is not only a place of higher education, but also a

SERVING CAMPUS SINCE 1922

— John Welty Fresno State president

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After 22 years of serving as Fresno State’s president, John D. Welty will retire at the end of the semester. Since beginning in 1991, Welty has garnered a reputation for fundraising, academics, athletics and community involvement.

place that reaches out to the region in which it is located.

“What I was attracted to was I saw a university with tremendous potential and an opportunity to serve the region in which it was located,” he said.

At the time of his hiring, the California State University (CSU) system was in a financial crunch. Going into the position of president, Welty said he knew money and fundraising would be a big focus of his tenure.

Indeed, fundraising has been a significant mark of his time at Fresno State. Recently, the university celebrated the Campaign for Fresno State.

Through this campaign developed by Welty and other administrators, Fresno State accumu-

lated more than $214 million in donations.

Through the fundraising initiatives begun by Welty, the university has seen several significant building additions.

These transcend anything seen within the CSU system.

Such projects include the building of the Save Mart Center, University High School, the Fresno State Winery and the Smittcamp Alumni House.

“I think the facilities we have really have added opportunities for more students.

Cer tainly the library has become he focal point of the campus,” Welty said. “A number of other things that we’ve gotten support for — the winery — have linked the industry much more closely. Certainly, the Save Mart Center links this entire region. Instead of everyone leaving to go somewhere else for entertainment or a concert people now come to Fresno.”

Welty said the building projects and academics go hand in hand in creating a university experience.

“I think what we’ve been able to do is link people to the university through academic programs, through other facilities that we have so that there is a greater understanding See WELTY, Page 3

FRESNO STATE’S BIG MOMENTS UNDER PRESIDENT JOHN WELTY 1991 John D. Welty hired as Fresno State’s new president

1997 1998 Smittcamp Family Fresno State wins Honors College the NCAA Softball established National Championship

Fresno State upsets USC 24-7 in the Freedom Bowl 1992

Fresno State Winery becomes first college licensed to sell its wine 1997

Fresno State’s 102nd graduation ceremony, President Welty’s last Via University Communications On Saturday, May 18, more than 4,900 Fresno State students eligible for degrees will celebrate at the university’s 102nd Commencement ceremony, and the last for retiring President John D. Welty. The processional will begin at 9:30 a.m., at the Save Mart Center. Doors open at 8 a.m.

Commencement activities begin Friday, May 17, with 19 college and school convocations in addition to department and program celebrations throughout the day at multiple locations. View the complete commencement schedule here.

New this year, the Provost’s Award recipient for Excellence in Teaching will speak, and a video of student messages for President Welty will be shown.

The Graduate’s Medalist and the President’s Medalist – the university’s top graduate and undergraduate Dean’s Medalists representing each college/ See GRAD, Page 4

2008 The Bulldogs win the NCAA Baseball National Championship Construction on the Save Mart Center completed 2003

2009 Henry Madden Library finishes construction

Fresno State students achieve 1 million volunteer hours 2010

2013 Campaign for Fresno State hits $214 billion

Fresno State President Welty celebrates its to retire at end of centennial spring 2013 semester 2011 2013

Dog House cancels pre-graduation celebration

By Brianna Vaccari The Collegian The rumors are, in fact, more than rumors: Dog House Grill will not open early for its annual graduation celebration this year.

After a meeting on May 9, Fresno State’s vice president of student affairs, Paul Oliaro, sent a letter to the manager of Doghouse Grill, Matt Billingsley, thanking him for honoring the request to not open early on the days of this year’s graduation ceremonies.

For the past three years, beginning in 2010, Dog House Grill opened its doors at 6 a.m. and had drink specials on alcoholic beverages in order to celebrate seniors graduating from Fresno State.

Last year, there were about 150 people waiting in line in the morning for the doors to open, and 500 people total showed up for the two-day event.

Billingsley said that at the May 9 meeting, Oliaro explained the goal of his request, and, in turn, Billingsley explained the

intentions behind the graduation event at the grill.

In the letter, Oliaro noted that the effort was to “ensure that [graduation] is a safe and dignified event for the students and parents who will be celebrating this moment.”

Oliaro also wrote that the number of students showing up to the commencement ceremonies intoxicated was concerning.

Billingsley said the goal of the event was to honor graduating seniors.

“Our goal was to, like other cities, provide an atmosphere of college graduates so that they could interact with each other,” Billingsley said.

The goal was not to get students intoxicated, he said.

“No student was overserved [alcohol] in our establishment,” Billingsley said.

Billingsley said the relationship between Dog House Grill and Fresno State is worth more than one or two days of the year. Students, faculty and See DOGHOUSE, Page 3

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After three years of tradition, Dog House Grill will not open at 6 a.m. this year for its pre-graduation festivities.

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Dear Mr. President, do you not know?

By William Scoggin Senior, majoring in anthropology In his address to the graduating class of Ohio State University, President Barack Obama offered this insightful perspective on government tyranny: "Still, you’ll hear voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s the root of all our problems, even as they do their best to gum up the works; or that tyranny always lurks just around the corner. You should reject these voices.

Because what they suggest is that our brave, creative, unique experiment in self-rule is just a sham with which we can’t be trusted."

Does our President not know it was the government that enabled slavery for 90 years before it was abolished at great loss of life? Does he know about Jim Crow laws that permitted racial tyranny to continue, often at the end of a noose?

Does he not know that government policy permitted slave ships into U.S. ports until 1808? And that unarmed slaves were taken as slaves because they were not armed to defend themselves against government-sponsored tyranny?

Does he not know that the NSA distorted the Gulf of Tonkin incident in order to escalate our involvement in the Vietnam war? How many Americans were needlessly killed in that war?

Does he not know that up until recently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture discriminated against minority farmers by denying them loans based on their race, and who recently settled a lawsuit agreeing to pay out a $1.2 billion settlement? That wasn't tyranny?

Does he not know that the U.S. government literally treated Native

American Indians like savages under the name of manifest destiny, stole their land, massacred them on more than one occasion and to this day, won't release artifacts being held by museums and institutions to their rightful ancestors? That isn't tyranny?

D o e s h e n o t k n ow ab o u t t h e Tuskegee syphilis experiments from 1932 to 1972, carried out by the U.S. public health service on over 600 black sharecroppers?

Does he not know about Executive Order 9066, signed by Franklin Roosevelt, that ordered the internment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps, stripping them of their Bill of Rights?

Does he not know about the Patriot Act, that has suspended a great deal of the Bill of Rights under the guise of fighting homegrown terrorism?

Does he not know that a "false tip" can have the FBI crashing through my door without any investigation or without a search warrant?

Does he not know that it was by his own hand that he signed the Indefinite Detention Bill into law (NDAA in Dec. 2011) which is a statute that contains sweeping "worldwide indefinite detention of anyone without probable cause," and that he himself said that he had "serious reservations" about signing it, but he signed it anyway?

He should at least know the American Civil Liberties Union is fighting it, and many Americans are opposed to it.

Does he not know about the U.S. Ar my Field Manual FM 3-39.40 I n t e r n m e n t a n d Re s e t t l e m e n t Operations manual, dated Feb. 2010, that includes the inter nment of U.S. civilians on U.S. soil without being charged of any crime? Does he not know that the Army recruits Internment / Resettlement Specialist (31E)?

Does he not know that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878, a law prohibiting U.S. Army from operating on U.S. soil, was, for all pratical purposes, redacted.

Tyranny does lurk right around the corner, Mr. President, and in the words of other Presidents who knew better than to mislead a graduating class of college students, here are some notable quotes: “Experience hath shewn, that even under the best for ms (of gover nment) those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.” (Thomas Jefferson) "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty." (Thomas Jefferson) "I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves."

(Ronald Reagan) "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." (Thomas Jefferson) “Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it and to institute new government.” (Thomas Jefferson) “We must not look to government to solve our problems. Government is the problem.” (Ronald Reagan) “A government big enough to supply you with everything you need is a government big enough to take away everything that you have. The course of history shows that as the government grows, liberty decreases.”

(Thomas Jefferson) The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." (Thomas Jefferson)

Thank you, Bulldogs Tremendous amounts of time, energy, sweat and enthusiasm were put forth by dedicated and hard-working volunteers from Associated Students, Inc., the Bulldog Pantry, a variety of Fresno State organizations amd departments and Greek Life to have made this first dance marathon a reality.

The Bulldog Pantry is grateful to have been chosen as the marathon's inaugural fundraising recipient. We would like to thank everyone who shared in, were a part of and who donated to this worthwhile benefit.

Although many recipients for the food reside in the Pantry's surrounding neighborhood, Fresno State students are encouraged to stop by for free groceries as the need arises. Please pass the word around to other students. The Bulldog Pantry is there for you.

Please call 559-224-9052 or visit our website at www.bulldogpantry. wordpress.com for more infor mation, including hours of operation and volunteering opportunities. Open Saturday mornings when the regular school year is in session, we are located across from campus at the corner of Shaw and Jackson in the Lutheran Campus Ministry facility.

The Bulldog Pantry aspires to help the community one neighbor at a time, and again, wishes to thank you, the Fresno State community, for your continued and incredible support.

Saturday, April 27 was a day to remember.

Submitted on behalf of the Bulldog Pantry and Les Chinn.

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CONTINUED from page 1 sports fans from the university account for more than half of the restaurant’s business.

In his opinion, Billingsley said that Oliaro was trying to make sure that the ceremony is as flawless as possible, especially since it is President John Welty’s last year.

“His job basically consists of making sure this commencement doesn’t go wrong,” Billingsley said.

Of the 500 people to attend the event last year, Billingsley said nearly 200 of those were alumni and family of graduating students.

“It’s more of a family event,” he said.

Billingsley noted that in college, many students partake in extracurricular activities, and others are more involved in the bar scene. He said this event was a chance for those students to interact with each other and share their experiences.

The event was also a way to give back to Fresno State patrons who were loyal to the restaurant, Billinglsey said.

“It was a good deal. We said, ‘We’ll give you some cheap drinks, some mimosas and buy everyone a shot.’ We saw kids here take their first shot in college when they’re graduating. It was more or less just a good time,” he said.

Some Fresno State students think the request was out of line.

Steve Bacca, 27, who is graduating this year with his degree in communicative disorders and deaf studies, said he has mixed feelings about the situation.

Bacca said he understands why Oliaro made the request and agrees that students shouldn’t be drunk at graduation.

“People shouldn’t consume excessive amounts of alcohol before a commencement ceremony,” Bacca said.

Although he wasn’t planning on going to Dog House Grill with the intent

of getting intoxicated, Bacca said he was looking forward to hanging out with his friends and having a good time.

Likewise, Bill Scoggin, 50, who is graduating with his degree in anthropology, thinks it is inappropriate for students to be drunk at graduation.

“It shows a high level of immaturity and gives all young adults a bad rap,” Scoggin said.

He said drinking to celebrate a huge event is acceptable, but that some people abuse it.

Both Bacca and Scoggin think it was inappropriate for the university to make the request.

“I don’t like the way it was handled.

It sounded like the [vice] president was making a decision for us,” Bacca said.

“They don’t see the big picture.”

Scoggin said that graduates are adults and can choose on their own to get drunk before graduation or not.

“It was wrong, puritan in nature, intended to be largely symbolic and will not put a dent into the number of hungover grads showing up for commencement,” Scoggin said.

Bacca said the request would not deter people from drinking before graduation.

“I think a better plan of action would be telling all grads that the police will be at the event and will arrest anyone they find who is intoxicated,” Scoggin said.

Billingsley said there are no hard feelings against the university for the request and that the restaurant will “honor the request with flying colors.”

Dog House Grill will open at its usual time, 11 a.m., on the days of graduation. Billingsley said he still expects it to be a busy two days.

“Graduation is always busy. It’s like an event night for us. It always has been a great day for us,” he said.

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of the role the university plays in this region,” he said.

President Welty and the administration’s projects have received some criticism from community members, students and some faculty.

Fresno State political science professor Mark Somma is one such faculty member. He voiced acknowledgment of Welty’s skill for fundraising and promoting student involvement, yet questions the retiring president’s understanding of university culture.

“We have, for good or for bad, the Save Mart Center. We have Campus Point, whatever that’s going to turn out to be,” Somma said. “It’s not easy to do that stuff. However, it detracts from the mission of the university.”

Somma criticized the Welty administration for its seemingly overt focus on infrastructure improvement and public relations, saying the need is for financial priority on academics: class size, research, student jobs and highly qualified faculty.

“I see a brand new farm market, and I teach in a building that’s as old as I am, and I’m pretty old. So it’s clear where their priorities are,” Somma said.

Somma said the emphasis should be on academics first, then infrastructure.

That, he said, is how universities operate.

“I don’t want to leave the impression that [fundraising is] an easy thing to do, because I don’t think it is. But the buildings have to have a richer culture of academics, and they don’t,” he said.

In 2007, Welty challenged the student body to log more than 1 million volunteer service hours by the Fresno State Centennial celebration in 2011.

The university reportedly reached the 1 million hour mark by the 2009-2010 academic year. According to Fresno State’s university communications department, 1 million hours was once again met during the 2010-2011 year.

The distinction of this many hours has been recognized with a place on the Higher Education Community Service President’s Honor Roll with Distinction from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S.

Department of Education.

For Welty, this volunteering has helped the university connect with the community in new ways.

“The fact students contribute over a million hours of community service every year is a great tribute to, not only students but also to the faculty that have worked on expanding service learning opportunities,” Welty said.

Community service from the student body has indeed set Fresno State apart from other schools, said Honora Chapman, director of the Smittcamp Family Honors College.

“Raising money is an expectation of all presidents across this nation, but setting the bar so high for community service is not typical of many presidents,” she said. “But President Welty embraced that as the hallmark of his presidency.”

As part of his legacy, Welty said he hopes academics will continue to expand.

“I would hope that the university continues to focus on students and particularly serving first-generation students, because I think we do a very good job of providing those opportunities for students, and a lot of students that take advantage of what’s here,” he said.

Welty said the greatest challenge facing the next president will be in the realm of academics and tuition cost.

“I think the challenge will be to try to engage faculty into looking at ways that we can deliver and structure more effectively,” he said.

Welty went on to say the other challenge will be keeping costs at a minimum for students.

Though he is retiring, Welty will be working as a trustee professor at the Palm Desert campus of CSU San Bernardino.

“I’m still working out specific assignment,” Welty said. “And I’ll probably work out with the president of San Bernardino some specific assignments to serve that area and that region.”

Welty sees Fresno State as place that has grown consistently for the last 102 years. For this reason, he forecasts a bright future for the university.

“I think that the sky is really the limit,” Welty said.

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top graduate and undergraduate Dean’s Medalists representing each college/ school and the Student Affairs Division – will be announced Saturday during commencement. The announcement will be posted on the university’s commencement web page.

Live streaming – with captioning – will be available online Saturday for the morning University Commencement and for the 1 p.m. Inter national Graduation Celebration in the Music Building Concert Hall where graduating international students will be recognized. The broadcasts will be available on the Fresno State YouTube page the week after commencement.

Commencement events are held at various locations on campus. Some of the smaller venues require tickets due to limited seating. The Commencement schedule contains ticketing and contact information for each event.

In addition to the University Commencement, there are seven other events and celebrations on Saturday, concluding with the Latino Commencement Celebration at 6 p.m. at the Save Mart Center.

The Class of 2013 includes 4,070 students who completed their bacca-

laureate studies, 794 students who have earned master’s degrees, 10 students earning education specialist degrees and 38 doctorate degrees.

One hundred and sixty-six students earned Summa Cum Laude (with highest praise) distinction for a GPA of 3.9-4.0; 33 students achieved perfect 4.0 GPAs. Forty-nine Smittcamp Family Honors College President’s Scholars are graduating with university honors.

Clyde Ford, the president of the Fresno State Alumni Association, will welcome the Class of 2013 graduates as official alumni after the degree conferral.

Parking will be free in the Save Mart Center lots for all commencement events on campus. Guests are encouraged to arrive early. For the University Commencement, students begin lining up at 8 a.m. at the loading dock on the east side of the arena. The procession starts at 8:30 a.m.

E ve n t s a re o r g a n i z e d by t h e University Commencement Planning C o m m i t t e e, c o o r d i n a t e d by t h e Division of Student Affairs under the guidance of Commencement coordinator Gary Nelson in the Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development. For more information, call 559-278-2741 or see updates online.

Moran repeats as ‘I am Fresno State!’ video contest winner

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Rigoberto Moran of Farmersville, a senior majoring in electronic media production, won the first place $450 cash award in the 7th annual “I am Fresno State!” student video contest yesterday.

The $350 second place prize went to Chris Samaro, an electronic media production major from San Jose, and the $250 third prize was won by Chris Healy, a business alumnus living in San Diego. The viewer’s choice award was given to Colby Vasquez, a music major from Clovis, and members of the Bulldog Marching Band.

The videos can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/ user/iamfresnostate.

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flags at Fresno State were lowered to half-staff in Perry’s honor.

“Everyone respected him,” If someone had a question Mize said. about anything related to sciIn the late ’80s, Perry came ence or technology, Russell to work for the computer sciDarrin Perry had the answer. ence program at Fresno State.

For more than 20 years, A short time later, he was in a Per ry had been a par t of meeting with colleagues when Fresno State's Technolog y the question came up, “What Services. can we do to improve?”

On April 15, Perry passed “Russ said, ‘You need to get away at age 53, leaving behind ARPAnet,’” Mize said. his wife Margarita, two daughARPAnet is the networking ters, his Portuguese immigrant technology that would soon father Jim and a legacy at evolve to become the modern Fresno State. day Internet.

“We were just shocked,” said It was created in the late Greg Chapman, friend and 1960s by the Department of coworker to Perry. “The hardDefense’s Advanced Research est part is him not being here Projects Agency (ARPA). anymore.”

The purpose of ARPA was Mike Mize, another close to create expensive timefriend and colleague to Perry, share computers, which were knew him as a person that each designed using a special could be relied on. application available to users "That's one of the things I'm through a network instead of a really going to miss, that you Photo courtesy of Margarita Perry direct connection. could count on him," he said.

Perry earned his bachelor's A Kingsburg native who Fresno State employee Russ Perry (left) with his wife, Margarita. Perry, who worked for Technology Services, passed degree from Fresno State and once rode his purple Harley away in mid-April. He was instrumental in bringing the Internet to Fresno State back in the late 1980s. his master's from University Davidson cross-country to though his tongue was too big much like Russ.”

“I don’t know why I did that, Washington, D.C., in 2006, for his mouth. But he brushed Margarita didn’t feel the but it’s a good thing because of California, Davis. He was Perry spent most of the week it off. need to panic because she had everybody was calling me, and tapped to explain the way leading up to his sudden death Perry decided he was ready just seen her husband min- I didn’t need to have that going ARPAnet worked when the proposal to bring it to Fresno State ill due to food poisoning, his to return to work on Monday. utes before, but she decided to on,” she said. was presented to the California wife said. She added that his He called his wife, who works call him to be safe. He didn’t Margarita recalled the time prior issues with irritable a s t h e o f f i c e m a n a g e r i n answer after two tries, which spent sitting in the waiting State University System in Long Beach, Calif. bowel syndrome exacerbated A d m i s s i o n s, Re c o rd s a n d she said was typical because he room as she awaited news of Perry knew what he was his illness.

Evaluations, kept his phone on silent. her husband’s doing, Mize “I kept tellThen Margarita received c o n d i t i o n . asking her to said. ing him to go lunch. But she another phone call, this time She spoke of “He had to the doctor,” was busy and coming from her husband’s a nurse who such a wealth Margarita e were shocked. t's probably safe to asked him to phone number, but it wasn’t came to check of knowlsaid, shaking The hardest part say that he was the p i c k s o m e - his voice on the other end. The up on her and edge,” he said. her head. “He voice asked if she was a family thing up for t h e s e c o n d is him not being here first person to send an M i z e, wh o was so stubmember and told her that her time around, her. anymore.” email from Fresno State.” has worked on born.”

He brought husband was being taken to the she asked the the campus When Perry her lunch and hospital. nurse for an finally went to — Greg Chapman, then went on — Mike Mize, since 1989, is Pe r r y h a d c o l l ap s e d at update. a lead on projthe doctor on parking lot D near the Henry T h e nu r s e Close friend to Russ Perry his way.

Close friend to Russ Perry ects through Friday, April A b o u t 2 0 Madden Library. told her the Technolo g y 12, he was told Staying calm and collected, o u t l o o k w a s minutes later, Services. He he was severeM a r g a r i t a Margarita left her office and grim. said Fresno ly dehydrated, received a phone call from her drove to the emergency room.

Doctors had been working but otherwise fine. He was friend, Car men, Chapman's “I’m the kind of person on Perry for the past hour, try- State was one of the first camgiven medicine and sent on his wife. who always thinks the worst, ing to revive his heartbeat, but puses on the West Coast to have such advanced technology. way, hoping to return to work “She asked me where Russ because then it doesn’t really it was too late.

Mize, along with Chapman, at Fresno State the following was and told me to call him happen,” she said. But this Margarita couldn’t describe Monday. because she’d heard someone time, she couldn’t allow her- what it felt like when she agreed that the Internet would eve n t u a l l y h ave c o m e t o Over the weekend, however, had passed out in the parking self to think that way. walked into the room and saw Margarita noticed her hus- lot,” Margarita said. “She said She left her cellphone in her her husband as he appeared at Fresno State as it did to all college campuses, but that Perry’s band’s speech started to slur, as the description sounded so car once she got there. peace while he lay in the hospiinvolvement allowed for it to tal bed. happen sooner.

“He was still warm when I “It’s probably safe to say that went in there, and I touched his he was the first person to send hand,” she said.

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By Careen Wong The Collegian The universe is filled with many wonders – most of which go unseen by the unaided eye.

However, at the Fresno State Campus Observatory, students are given the opportunity to take one of professor Frederick A. Ringwald’s physics classes and observe the distant planets and stars through a telescope.

“The moon, Jupiter, Saturn and colorful binary and multiple-star systems are the big pleasers,” Ringwald said.

As a professor of astronomy and physics who oversees the observatories, Ringwald said he hopes students who take his physics 151 class would have the rare experience of watching the universe up close.

By “up close,” Ringwald wants his students “to see the universe with their own eyes,” he said.

As part of the class’s goal, Ringwald hopes to give his students the knowhow on “interesting techniques, particularly using telescopes and digital imaging.”

Ringwald wants to send students in his class who are interested in astronomy to the “research frontier” at an early stage of their studies. The plan is to prepare them with the skills they will use to face “research problems of the future,” he said.

There are two observatory sites students have to attend for Ringwald’s class. The first is the Fresno State’s Campus Observatory, located on the grounds of the Downing Planetarium.

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Photo courtesy of Frederick A. Ringwald

In Frederick A. Ringwald's physics 151 course, students have the opportunity to take photographs of the universe through high-powered telescopes. This photograph of the Rosette Nebula was taken by Ringwald at the Fresno State Campus Observatory on the grounds of the Downing Planetarium.

used by students in Ringwald’s observational astronomy class and is offered during fall semesters. Ringwald’s students have the opportunity to work with him as he researches. Students benefit by having their named published as coauthors.

Ringwald has published three papers

in referred astronomy journals.

“One of these papers was about observing planets of other stars, also called exoplanets,” he said.

“The other two papers were on our observations through the nuclear-powered eruptions of classical novae.”

The second site is around Shaver

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Lake at the Sierra Remote Observatory, called Fresno State’s Station. It is mainly used by students from Ringwald’s other astronomy classes.

Students in Ringwald’s class operate the station by remote control over the Internet, Ringwald said. However, they do drive up to the station every month or so for maintenance.

“We use it mainly for research,” he said. “So far, we've published seven papers with it, five of which have students listed as co-authors.”

Ringwald believes through the numerous images taken by students and shown online, it is the best proof his students benefit and enjoy the observatory.

Ringwald is working on changing the telescope used for the campus observatory to prepare for his all 2013 classes.

“It will involve several weeks over the summer of adjusting equipment, making observations and adjusting equipment further,” Ringwald said.

Ringwald sometimes allows public access to the campus observatory during special events. These events are usually hosted by Fresno State’s Downing Planetarium, the Central Valley Astronomers and Fresno State’s Astronomy Club.

The public can also take advantage of the opportunity to see the wonders of the universe during public showings at the Downing Planetarium. Shows are conducted by Steven White, Fresno State professor and director of the planetarium.

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PERRY: Fresno State tech worker helped bring Internet to campus CONTINUED from page 5 an email from Fresno State,” Mize said.

Perry’s name may not ring a bell for some people, but it should.

Chapman echoed Mize’s sentiment.

Perry’s positive reputation preceded him, he said with a smile, because he was not a hard person to be friends with.

“Russ was really special in his own way, and you don’t really realize that until you lose the person,” Chapman said.

Margarita said she and her husband of four years had discussed his future retirement, which was only a few years away, and he was looking forward to it.

Perry was involved in the technological aspect of writing a grant to get the High Performance Computing cluster to campus. The cluster consists of several computers, each handling different aspects of the same project and transmits information all over the world.

The cluster was a part of the discovery of the Higgs boson, more commonly known as the “God particle.” With this achievement under his belt, Margarita said her husband had another experience to look forward to: working with CERN—the European Council for Nuclear Research.

CERN and its laboratory sits on the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva.

Founded in 1954, the organization consists of physicists and engineers using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments possible to study fundamental particles.

Margarita said her husband’s face lit up like a Christmas tree when he

received word that he had an official email account with CERN. Perry would often help his oldest daughter, who was in her early teenage years, with her homework that left her frustrated.

“She wanted him to just give her the answers and he wouldn’t, but he also didn’t understand why other people didn’t get things as easily as he did,” she said.

One of Perry’s few regrets that he had in life was not finishing his doctorate, Margarita said. He could have gone to any school for it but wanted it from UC Davis, as he had his master’s, but the school required perfect Graduate Record Examination scores.

Perry’s score was off by one point.

“He was wired like a computer,” Margarita said. This quality of his led to frustration at times, but also success.

While the weeks since Perry’s death have been a roller coaster for her, Margarita said she is grateful for the outpouring of support she has received.

Chapman and Mize also spoke of holding a memorial service to honor Perry at Fresno State.

To those who know him the most, Perry's passing leaves a gap that can never be filled.

“He used to sit across from me in the office,” Mize said. “The other day something came up on my computer that I knew he would like, so I was going to look over and say, ‘Hey Russ!’ to show it to him. But he wasn’t there. I can’t do that anymore.”

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Association a month after losing the valuable possessions he needed to compete.

“It really put a damper on stuff for a while, but I just had some goals and I knew I could achieve,” Adem said. “It slowed me down a little bit, but I didn’t think about it much. I just tried to keep going on with it.”

And Adem made it clear: he just wanted his gear back.

“He did a very classy job,” said Art Parham, Fresno State Animal Science Department chair and team coach.

“When it became known that he was without a saddle, he didn’t go out and seek financial help or other help. ... He just kind of tried to stay above it and not let the adversity drive him,” The Clovis Police Department was not able to find his saddle, but they did find his boots.

Adem said he “went back and forth from three different saddles these past couple of months,” including one he used from when he was younger.

He finally found a suitable saddle to ride heading into a rodeo competition in Coalinga. His friend lent it to him,

and it will be the saddle he will use to compete in the natonal finals.

Adem has also battled through knee injury he sustained during the Tuesday practice heading into the Wester n regional finals.

“I’m going to have to use a lot of tape (for the national finals), and it might hurt a bit,” Adem said.

Adem will take a jab at placing in the top five in the nation when he competes in the June 10-17 national finals as Fresno State’s sole representative.

“Uhuru is pretty driven," Parham said.

“There’s not a bronc-riding clinic on every street corner. You have to kind of seek them out and be willing to get on them and get better. And he’s done that.”

There have been obstacles that Adem has had to overcome – like the saddle.

There are obstacles Adem still has to fight with – like his knee.

He’s not preoccupied about any of it.

“It is a big deal, but all of those guys up there are trying to win, so I can’t think about my knee or my saddle,” Adem said.

“I’m just in it to go out there and try to win, as well.”

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If the Bulldogs wish to reach a seventh NCAA Tournament, they will have to win the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

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By Damian Marquez The Collegian It has been a frustrating season for Fresno State baseball fans.

The Bulldogs are just 17-29 overall and 10-14 in the Mountain West Conference.

This is the time Fresno State fans should start to get excited.

The Bulldogs have six regular season games left and then they host the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

The Bulldogs will host the May 22-26 tournament, with the champion ear nONLINE: ing an automatic MWC berth to the NCAA Tournament Tournament. preview It is a long shot capsules for Fresno State to win the conference tournament. The clear favorite is New Mexico, which has dominated the competition and clinched the regular season championship with six games still left to be played.

Fresno State is fifth in the Mountain West and leads only Air Force in the standings.

But with six games left in the regular season, this seems like the perfect time for the Bulldogs to turn their season around.

A long shot you say?

Fresno State’s baseball team has made it a habit to take those odds and turn them into tournament success.

The ultimate example was in 2008 when the Bulldogs shocked the world and captured the College World Series.

But that is not the only time Fresno State has shown it knows what it takes to win come tournament time.

Just last season, Fresno State struggled to an 8-10 Western Athletic Conference record only to win the WAC Tournament and earn a berth to the NCAA Tournament.

They did that in typical Bulldog fashion, losing to Sacramento State in the third round of the tour nament and bouncing back to beat Louisiana Tech and Sacramento State twice.

They also did it in 2009.

They went just 12-13 during the WAC season and lost the opening game of the tournament to New Mexico State. The Bulldogs turned things around with four straight wins, including two over the Aggies.

There is one constant – coach Mike Batesole.

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Critical games from Kevin Viers (left) and Aaron Judge propelled the Bulldogs to a 8-6 win at home on Tuesday night.

Big hits from Viers, Judge push Bulldogs to win

By Zack Edwards The Collegian It seems that the Bulldogs have figured something out, at least at home anyway. Fresno State jumped to an early lead against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and never let go.

Wi t h t h e 8 - 6 w i n , t h e Bulldogs have won nine of their last 12 home games. In a fortunate turn for coach Mike Batesole and the Bulldogs, the team will have no reason to play a game away from Beiden Field until the NCAA regionals at the earliest, due to their hosting of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

“It’s tough to win on the road. We played very well,” Batesole said. “At home, things seem to go your way just a little bit more, enough to push you over the hump.”

This game was all Bulldogs (17-29, 10-14 MW) at the start.

Junior Tyler Linehan got the starting nod for the Bulldogs. The veteran southpaw has had an off year this season with a 1-7 record and an 8.39 ERA heading into the game.

H e f o u n d a g r o o ve o n Tuesday night though and shut out the Rainbow Warriors for the first three innings.

Batesole credited Linehan’s control for the strong outing.

He said Linehan was locating all three of his pitches — fastball, cutter and curveball — with consistency.

“That’s probably the best control I’ve seen him have in three years,” Batesole said. “I mean, he was spotting the ball pretty well.”

Linehan had one of the best pitching performances of the season for the Bulldogs on March 15 against San Diego State. He threw a complete game shutout, still the team’s only nine-inning shutout of the season.

Batesole said he hopes the game can be a jumping-off point for Linehan, leading to him going deeper into games.

The team will need him heading into the final games of the regular season and the conference tournament that follows.

“Maybe he’s in a position now where maybe he can go five (innings) next time and then maybe seven,” Batesole said.

William Munro continued Linehan’s scoreless streak for two more innings before he gave up a run to Hawaii in the sixth.

At the plate, the Bulldogs

did not see much they did not like from the Hawaii pitching staff. It was a big night for much of the lineup, particularly sophomore third baseman Kevin Viers.

He got the first hit of the night for the Bulldogs with a double in the first inning. He went on to provide two more of those. His second double of the night, a ground rule double in the fourth inning, resulted in two runs for Fresno State making it a 4-0 game.

Following his third double in three at-bats — he walked in the third inning — Fresno State's offensive powerhouse, center fielder Aaron Judge, hit his ninth homerun of the season to give the team a 7-1 lead.

Not every Bulldog pitcher could find the groove Linehan set at the start of the game though. Garrett Mundell got the call in the seventh and proceeded to give up four runs to let Hawaii back into the game at 7-5.

However, Tim Borst would stop the bleeding for Fresno State. He earned the final out of the eighth inning on one pitch and kept Hawaii from adding any more runs in the ninth. The outing earned him his team-leading third save of the season.

Carr, Yoho earn Bulldog of the Year honors Quarterback Derek Carr, far left, and swimmer Dani Yoho, far right, were named the Bulldogs of the Year during Fresno State athletics' sixth annual Night of Champions gala Monday night in the Satellite Student Union.

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Fresno State wide receiver Victor Dean and defensive back Davon Dunn were dismissed from the football team on Monday due to” violations of athletic department policy”, according to a university release issued Tuesday afternoon.

According the release, Dean and Dunn were informed of their dismissals Monday morning.

The release said the university would not comment further on the matter.

Both players were previously suspended by the university for violation of athletics department policy heading into Fresno State’s seasonopening home win against Weber State last season.

Dean, a 6-foot-6 junior, was part of a dense wide receiver core that is expected to play a significant role in the Bulldogs’ offense next season with the return of quarterback Derek Carr and the departure of senior Robbie Rouse, the team’s leading rusher last season.

Dean, one of Bulldogs’ deep-ball threats last season, finished his sophomore season fifth on the team in receptions (30) and earned four consecutive starts in October and November. He finished with 30 catches for 389 yards and two touchdowns.

Dean’s season ended with a broken leg in the first half of his last start of the season — a Nov. 3 Mountain West Conference game at Hawaii.

Dunn played in 11 games last season and also served as a return specialist.

TRACK: Bulldogs aim for high marks CONTINUED from page 16 stamina and endurance for the 800-meter. It’s critical for pushing through the start of second and final lap, the “crucial” third turn, he said.

“That’s the point of the race when you need to go your hardest and that’s when most people back off and try and catch a breather because it’s a whole other lap until you’re done,” Jamieson said.

Last season, the Bulldogs advanced 11 to the NCAA Preliminary Round Championships and captured three individual titles in the WAC Outdoor Championships.

Wi n s o r h o p e s t o s e e improvement this year in the Mountain West.

“We’ve had a good year,” Winsor said. “People are going to have run well, throw well and jump well for us to climb the ladder on the winning side.”

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2013

TRACK AND FIELD

'Dogs fine tune for MW championships

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian For senior Breeauna Thompson, it’s maintaining the basic mechanics – keeping arms and thighs up – during that critical leg of the race when it’s most difficult to execute the fundamentals.

For sprinter Cam Parker, it’s been improving on his starts in the 100-meter dash.

For long distance runner Michael Jamieson, it’s cranking the pedal when the opposition isn’t.

The Fresno State track and field team heads to Las Vegas this weekend for its first-ever Mountain West Conference Outdoor Championships, and each participant – runner, thrower or jumper – is fine-tuning certain intricacies in their respective events in preparation for the culminating meet of the outdoor regular season.

Individuals are perfor ming with NCAA Outdoor Championships implications on the line.

Fresno State hopes to make some noise this weekend as the Mountain West’s newcomer.

“This is what we’ve worked for. It’s a team sport,” said Parker, who will be competing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and possibly both relays.

“Individual records and accomplishments come as the season goes on, but right now all our focus is on winning a team title,” Parker said.

“And if times are good enough to get into regionals, that’s just the icing on the cake -- a little something extra.”

For seniors like Jamieson, the conference championships serve as potentially the final opportunity to hit that final mark.

Ja m i e s o n , wh o r a n t h e fastest 800-meter time last year in the Western Athletic Conference at 1:51.73 – and set a personal record in the event this season – aims to lower his time to 1:50.

But, more importantly, he said, he wants to place first.

“I really want to go for that title, so I don’t want to so much count on a time and just be competitive when it counts,” Jamieson said.

“I know I’m fast enough to be up front and I if make it to the finals I’m just going to do everything I can do to help out the team.”

Long jumper Je’Nia Sears and thrower Meagan McKee are among the Bulldogs eyeing a deep run in the NCAA Championships.

Winsor has also said other Bulldogs in the men’s and wom-

CLUB SPORTS

Champion rider Uhuru Adem overcomes adversity

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

Khlarissa Agee / The Collegian

Jeffery Dewall (left) and Demetri Payton exchange the baton in a relay race in the Bulldog Open at Buchanan High School's Veterans Memorial Stadium.

en’s sprint and long distance events are “on the outside looking in,” with their times and marks measurements short of the typical NCAA standard.

Thompson, a senior who has qualified for the opening round of nationals each year, expects a first-place finish in the 400 this weekend – and hopes it catalyzes a deep run into June.

“I’m looking to win the 400,” said Thompson. “If I go out there and execute and do what I’ve been doing there’s no doubt in my mind that I’m

going to win…. If I finish well, then I’m going to have a great race.”

The preparation for the conference championships has been ongoing throughout the year for some Bulldogs.

Thompson ran the 100-meter – an event she typically does not compete in – during the indoor season to gain speed for her outdoor events.

Jamieson ran cross-country – five- to six-mile runs – to gain

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Fresno State Saddle Bronc champion Uhuru Adem has lofty goals – he wants to be ranked among the top five riders in the nation.

There was a moment during the season when the very oppor tunity seemed to be stripped away.

Adem’s gear – his custom saddle, his rigging bag – was stolen along with a friend’s truck five days before the Fresno State Intercollegiate Rodeo.

Adem was without $3,000 worth of equipment. He had a competition to prepare for.

The Rodeo West Coast Region Championships were a month away. His performance there would determine if he’d get a crack at the top five – at placing in the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. It was a sudden blow.

It didn’t stop Adem, who was crowned Champion Saddle Bronc rider for the Wester n re gion of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo See ADVERSITY, Page 14