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FIRST VETERANS WEEK

Army ROTC cadets stand at attention after their weekly lab class on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016 as their peer makes announcements in preparation for the weekend’s events.

Diana Giraldo • The Collegian

‘Soldier, athlete, leader’

Making leaders who will serve here and abroad

ROTC cadets experience culture outside the US

By Diana Giraldo | @DianaInspired

By Samantha Mehrtash | @SamMehrtash

“Leadership, excellence, today” are the words the Army ROTC cadets are taught to live by during and after they finish their journey at Fresno State. Master Sgt. Jose Quijas, a Military Science Instructor, said the word “today” in their mantra is key. “If they want to be leaders, they have to be leaders today. They have to have the leadership ability to lead men and women in combat, that’s what they are working to get to,” Quijas said. “They have to always be striving for excellence as far as today – not tomorrow – not the next day – not the next week – today.” The Army ROTC is designed to prepare the cadets to become officers. Each of them are pushed to reach excellence in every area of their life – from their school work to community service. One of the initiatives the organization helped lead is Fresno State’s first Veterans Week, which was officially kicked off by the Veterans 5K run Saturday and served as a fundraising event to help raise money for veterans. “What we operate off of is the servant-leadership mentality, which is to go out and find where the university or the community needs help and do it with a heart of giving and

Fresno State’s Army ROTC cadets visit developing nations over summer where they do volunteer work and gain cultural experience for the future. A select number of Army ROTC students are chosen to travel every summer with the Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) program, where they do humanitarian work as well as earn points towards their rank. “Army ROTC sponsors a trip called CULP, and basically they send a group of cadets, maybe one or two from each college in our brigade,” said Cadet Jordan Tarquinio of Fresno State’s Army ROTC, “and we go on a humanitarian trip or a ‘mil to mil’ which is military to military for one month.” Tarquinio went on a “mil to mil”, but did mostly humanitarian work because she said other countries militaries are lenient on what they can do with them. “The main goal of the program is for us to get more culturally diverse and get a sense of what the other part of the world is like and how other people view the world,” Tarquinio said. The CULP team that she traveled with went to Cabo Verde, Africa, which consists of ten small chains of islands. She said Cabo Verde is not economically well-off. “It was very surreal to see that people actually live this

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STUDENT LIFE

The four stages of procrastination

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By Amber Carpenter @ambscarpenter

Now that midterms are over, students at Fresno State are in the final stretch of the fall semester. That dreaded final stretch means things like prepping for cumulative exams, presentations and group projects. Students are feeling the pressure now more than ever, and that means that procrastination is even more present in the lives of the student population here at Fresno State. Procrastination comes with being human and is completely unavoidable, and it seems as though it comes in stages, making a slow-burning attempt at chipping away at one’s productivity, until the motivation to succeed is taken away and replaced by only Cheeto dust and your Netflix password. It begins with being assigned that big project or given the date of your next exam. You make your way over to the library in the early afternoon, armed with your coffee

and lunch, ready to concentrate on your work and blaze a path to success and then it happens – procrastination strikes. Stage one of procrastination starts with walking through the library looking to find the perfect spot. You try every part out, from the quiet section all the way to the third floor, only to decide you want to sit by the windows overlooking the peace garden, right by the woman basket weaving. You think she’ll help you concentrate. You’re wrong. You instead watch her basketweave for half an hour, even though you’ve seen this entire process from start to finish from all of the other times you’ve procrastinated. You did, however, manage to set all of your things out, so let’s give credit where credit is due. Now that you’ve got all of your ducks in a row and your laptop, textbook and highlighters all ready to take notes, stage two of procrastination starts to set in. You realize you haven’t checked Facebook and Twitter in a while.

You decide to check up on all of the people you graduated high school with. Where are they now? How many kids do they have? Are they also in the library having an existential crisis and creeping on your Facebook page as a means to prolong having to do work? Suddenly you’re in stage three and you don’t even realize it. You decide after an hour-long Facebook stalk session, it’s time for more coffee. You bump into your childhood best friend at Starbucks and figure what better time than the present to catch up? You each share your deepest hopes and dreams, you decide to prolong your quick Starbucks meeting into a full-blown teppanyaki dinner. The cook even did an onion volcano. How are you supposed to focus on any work when there’s an onion volcano? Finally, stage four. You pack all of your things, knowing that you didn’t do as much work as you knew you should have. But you resolve that you’re going to do it all at home, no distractions, all business. You get home and realize your dinner was not enough.

You curl up with your textbook and a bowl of Cheeto puffs, only to realize there’s an unwatched episode of “Real Housewives” saved on your DVR. The housewives are a gateway drug. You decide to burn through the last few episodes of “Lost” on Netflix and update your Tumblr blog. You also decide to take up knitting. And through those four stages, nothing gets done. Your project group text is exploding with questions and concerns, but your solution is putting your phone on “Do Not Disturb.” You are nowhere near prepared for your cumulative test, but that’s okay. You’ve finally given yourself the mental health day you’ve deserved for so long. Sometimes, it’s okay to procrastinate. Like all wonderful and indulgent things, please remember to procrastinate in moderation. Lazy days are great but so are passing grades. In these final weeks leading up to the end of the semester, may the curve be in your favor and may your due dates be kind.

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SEXUAL HEALTH

California continues to have increased STD cases By Chueyee Yang @chueyee15

Fresno State went down 10 spots on Trojan’s Sexual Health Report Card Ranking, making the campus rank 50 – the campus ranked 40 last year. The Trojan report “is an annual ranking of the sexual health resources and information available to students on campus nationwide,” according to it website. Colleges are ranked based on 11 categories such as the quality of sexual health information and resources on the campus website, if condoms are available on campus, the availability of HIV and STI testing and more. “Sexual transmitted infections (STI) are infections transmititted usually through vaginal sex, but also through oral, anal or other sexual contact,” said Dr. Ruth Avila, a student health and counseling center physician. Whereas sexual transmitted diseases (STD) are diseases that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2012, there were 7,788 cases of STDs in Fresno County, according to the Fresno County Sexual

7,788 Number of reported STD cases in Fresno County in 2012.

Transmitted Disease Annual Report. “Besides chlamydia, recently, syphilis has also increased in the Central Valley,” Avila said. The report said there were 6,213 cases of chlamydia, 1,527 cases of gonorrhea, 12 cases of primary syphilis and 36 cases of secondary syphilis in 2012. “I guess it’s a problem – everyone seems to be having one [STD],” said Luke Leija, a history major. “I haven’t, but friends [have].” Avila said once someone has an STD, it affects a person physically, emotionally and mentally. “Physically – even if they don’t have symptoms, they can eventually develop symptoms,” Avila said. “Symptoms being like vaginal discharge or penile discharge [and] when they urinate, they

might have some burning.” When getting treated, people with STIs have to prepare themselves mentally. The patient is given antibiotics and should not participate in intercourse for at least seven days. “They may use condoms,” Avila said, “but the problem is that a lot of people don’t use condoms correctly or the condom tears so we tell them that it’s best [to have] no intercourse.” If someone tested positive, they should notify their current partner as well as their previous partners about their result so they can get treated. For example Avila said, if their previous partner tested negative, he or she should still get treated. “If a person is negative, it’s not because they don’t have the organism, it could be that they don’t have enough organism to make the test positive,” Avila said. “Don’t wait until your test turns positive or you have symptoms [to get treated].” According to the Fresno State Student Health and Counseling Center, 75 percent of women infected with chlamydia and up to half of infected men have no symptoms – most STIs do not show symptoms. People who are sexually active should get tested at least once

a year whether or not they have symptoms, Avila said. Students can go to the student health center’s website and request for a STD testing appointment. “If the test is less than $20, then the health fee covers it. If the test is more than that, we just charge what the lab charges us,”

Avila said. According to CDC, in order to prevent STDs, use condoms, have fewer partners, get vaccinated, talk with your partner about STDS, and get tested. However, “abstinence is probably the most reliable, the surest way to avoid STDs,” Avila said.

ASI aims for larger Amtrak student discount By Razmik Cañas @raz_canas

Fresno State’s Associated Students, Inc. approved a resolution Thursday in support of discounts for students purchasing Amtrak tickets. The resolution was brought forth by Region V of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges which represents the Central Valley. Currently when you purchase an Amtrak ticket at the station, students present their student ID card and receive a 15 percent discount if you are between ages 13 and 25. The resolution states it

wants to increase the current student discount from 15 percent to 20 percent. The resolution also calls for removing the current age limit of 25, so that all ages can benefit from the discount. ASI approved the resolution so that Region V may have Fresno State’s support when moving this project forward. Region V will be presenting the resolution to the SSCCC General Assembly later this month. At that meeting the general assembly will make the decision on whether or not to pass the resolution. The Amtrak discount is valid for community colleges, CSU and UC students.

‘It was very surreal to see that people actually live this way’ CULP from Page 1 way. They go out and actually hunt their food. Or they go out and walk 10 miles to get water and walk another 10 miles carrying it on their head,” Tarquinio said. Tarquinio said her team of 22 lived in a single “house” made of cinderblock, and some days they went without water. Part of the ROTC students’ responsibility, is helping the communities. “We built a structure for kids

at a community center, we picked up debris, we taught English to the soldiers that were stationed there and did anything that could help,” Tarquinio said. CULP is not available to everyone, only a few students are selected from each university’s ROTC program. “From Fresno State itself, we only had two people go,” Tarquinio said. “The eighth brigade delegates a certain amount of slots to each school, so we got two, but the entire team that I went with there

were tons of different kids from different places. There were 22, plus two members of the army and a lieutenant colonel,” Tarquinio said. The exclusivity of CULP allows the students to meet and interact on a team with other cadets they have never met. Major Ivan Miller, who oversees the Army ROTC’s involvement with CULP, said it is not unusual for students to return from a CULP mission and explain how strongly their time with their team

affected them. “The Army hopes that the cadets will use these experiences to become a better officer and to appreciate other cultures and peoples,” Miller said. The cultural submersion helps cadets prepare for possible deployments in the future as they move up in rank. “Programs like this are rare and, at its basic level, it is a college course being conducted overseas by Army ROTC,” Miller said. Tarquinio said her time with

CULP made her realize how thankful she is to live in America. She applied for another mission with CULP for the coming summer but will not know where she will deploy to until later this year. Tarquinio gave advice to cadets interested in CULP: “Get ready for so much adversity and diversity. You’re going to bump into people that are from a totally different country and you’re going to have so much conflict with cultural differences, but I think it is worth the struggle.”

EMAIL SCANDAL

Clinton in the clear after FBI review of newfound emails By David Lauter & Del Quentin Wilber

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which had been found on a computer owned by former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., the estranged husband of Clinton’s close aide Huma Abedin. “During that process, we have reviewed all of the communications that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state,” Comey wrote. “Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton.” In July, Comey sharply criticized Clinton for being “careless” in handling classified materials but said there was no basis for a criminal charge against her. Clinton’s campaign Sunday expressed satisfaction with the

announcement. “We are glad this matter is resolved,” said the campaign’s communications director, Jennifer Palmieri. But the news from the FBI seems unlikely to calm the anger of many Democrats who have called for Comey to resign, saying that his original announcement that the emails had been discovered violated Justice Department rules designed to prevent investigative actions from influencing elections. Even if Clinton wins the presidential election, many Democrats fear that the week of controversy set off by Comey’s announcement damaged their prospects in several close Senate races that could determine control of the chamber.

Comey was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 to a 10-year term as head of the FBI. He prides himself on his independence and had tangled with the White House in his previous job as a senior Justice Department official in the George W. Bush ad-

ministration. But the fact that Comey is a Republican — coupled with a seeming deluge of leaks damaging to Clinton from current or former FBI agents in recent days — has caused concern among many Democrats.

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ART EXHIBIT

New exhibit features feminist artwork

By Johnsen Del Rosario @johnsentweets

The Department of Art and Design and the Henry Madden Library presented an exhibition titled, “Mary Maughelli: Abstract Expressionism and Feminist Artwork” on Nov. 4. The opening night brought Maughelli’s family, friends, former colleagues and fans together to celebrate her and her art. “Her abstract expressionist pieces are incredibly good and its shocking to realize she was in her 20’s when she did that,” said curator Nanete Maki-Dearsan. “In terms of her feminist pieces, they were groundbreaking. This is before a lot of the feminist movement took its big artistic swing. It [took] tremendous courage.” Maki-Dearsan hopes the exhibit will teach the community, especially millennial students, about the importance of abstract expressionism as well as the role Fresno State played in the feminist art movement. In 1962, Mary Maughelli started her career as a professor in Fresno State’s Department of Art and Design. Before beginning her career as a professor, she was a student of abstract expressionism at the University of California, Berkeley. She was also a prominent feminist artist, a contemporary of Judy Chicago and a founding member of Gallery 25 in Fresno.

Maughelli was a catalyst in bringing Chicago to Fresno State, which resulted in the formation of the university’s feminist art program, the first of its kind in the United States. Upon retirement after 36 years of teaching, she became a professor emerita at Fresno State. Maughelli died in October 2015. Peter McDonald, dean of library services, said women have not had the respect they deserve as artists, so having Maughelli’s art displayed at the library was amazing. “Women across the spectrum, for centuries, have not had the respect as artists that they deserve,” said Peter McDonald, dean of library services. “It’s great to honor her here.” Suzie Chang, a third-year art student, said Maughelli’s art is interesting and beautiful. “The abstract seemed very free,” Chang said. “The feminist artwork is very different. It shows a lot of different kinds of storytelling. The use of colors and how hard-edged the figures she used are – it’s very pronounced. Because it’s feminist art, people think it’s supposed to be soft – that women are supposed to be soft – but it gives off a bold and powerful statement.” The exhibition is also using Aurasma to enhance the guests’ experience. “I wrote so much information; people don’t want to read all of that on the wall,” Maki-Dearsan said. “So, you hold your phone

Yezmene Fullilove • The Collegian

Fresno State Professor Kamy Martinez (left) and Fresno State Alumni Lorena Moreno (right) view art at the “Mary Maughelli: Abstract Expressionism and Feminist Artwork” exhibit at the Henry Madden Library on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016.

up, it tags the painting and it brings you right to that part on the website. It tells you about the painting and its history.” The free app is available for download on

Android and iOS. The exhibition will be in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery and will run through Dec. 16.

MUSIC REVIEW

Music Monday: The Summer Set is still going strong By Selina Falcon @SelinaFalcon

The Summer Set, a pop-rock band from Phoenix, Az., has been recording for almost a decade and with every release continues to prove why it has lasted so long. Formed in 2007, The Summer Set is made up of singer Brian Dales, guitarists John Gomez and Josh Montgomery, bassist Stephen Gomez and drummer Jess Bowen. The Summer Set released three EPs (extended plays) before releasing its first fulllength album, “Love Like This,” in 2009. “Everything’s Fine” and the “What Money Can’t Buy” EP followed in 2011. It’s third album, “Legendary,” was released in 2013 and catapulted the band into the spotlight. The lead single “Boomerang” hit the radio and helped the band win the 2013 Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star competition. This gave the band a spot at the iHeartRadio Music Festival and in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Following the 2014 Vans Warped Tour, The Summer Set went to work on its fourth album. However, Dales began to feel lost, thinking nothing he wrote was good enough. “I distanced myself from everyone,” Dales wrote on his blog in February. “I got so discouraged I called my mom, told her I didn’t want to make music anymore, and went back to Arizona to hide for a few weeks. I didn’t want to make a sound or

write a single word.” That’s when Dales wrote “Figure Me Out,” which would become the first single from the band’s fourth album “Stories for Monday.” Once Dales wrote “Figure Me Out,” everything fell into place for the album, but not the band. “…On a melancholy day back in September we sat down as a band at our favorite bar and decided we had ‘run our course’ and that it was time to ‘break up’ [the band],” Dales wrote. The Summer Set broke up in 2015 and planned for “Stories for Monday” to be a farewell album. Three days before this was to be announced to the fans, guitarist Montgomery called each member and convinced them The Summer Set was far from over and that “Stories for Monday” deserved a fair shot. “Stories for Monday” was released in April. With honest lyrics, upbeat music and a fine coating of nostalgia, it is The Summer Set’s best release to date. Stand-out tracks include “All Downhill from Here,” which explores the confusion of venturing into adulthood and “Wonder Years,” which is the opposite, exploring friendship and the adventure in adulthood. “Stories for Monday” is original in every respect and offers something for everyone. As a band, The Summer Set has shown an immense amount of growth over the past 10 years and is sure to only continue to do so with all future endeavors.

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REVIEW

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Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss in a scene from the movie “Hacksaw Ridge” directed by Mel Gibson.

‘Hacksaw Ridge’ is compelling, romantic and inspirational. By Samantha Mehrtash @sam_mehrtash

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The World War II film, starring Andrew Garfield, is based on a true story. It follows the heroic journey of Desmond T. Doss, and how his devout commitment to his faith leads him to be the only man on the battlefront, face-to-face with enemies, unarmed. Going into the film with little to no background on the story, I feared that the gun conversation that is taking part in today’s news was going to have a political role in this film. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

The story starts by capturing the audience’s hearts by having a “Nicholas Sparks” type love story between Doss and Dorothy Schutte, played by Teresa Palmer. The plot takes a sharp turn as it throws you in the midst of WWII. Doss ends up joining the army, despite his rigid beliefs as a conscientious objector that he cannot hold a gun – wanting to be a medic in the war to save lives, not take them. All of the realistic action in the movie took place atop a mountain in the midst of the Battle of Okinawa, where men lost limbs, got stabbed, blown up and shot down within seconds. While Doss’s fellow soldiers fear he would hold them back since he couldn’t protect them, he proves himself to be the greatest

hero in that fight without ever pulling a trigger. Despite the captivating love story and God-like miracles, the film also offered extremely gory and violent scenes that are not for the faint-hearted The film truly grasped the harsh realities that epitomized WWII times, where men were seen as weak if they did not fight for their wives, children and country. The end of the film featured actual photos and clips of Doss and his wife in real life, from the early 2000’s. The video clips of Doss looking back and reflecting on his time in WWII, brought audience members to tears Hacksaw Ridge is a unique war hero story that is sure to move any audience.

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A Booty Tempura roll from local sushi joint Roll one For Mi.

They rolled one for ‘Mi’ By Samantha Mehrtash @Sam_mehrtash

What’s the hype? I always love a good pun so a sushi restaurant named “Roll One For Mi” tempted me to try it out. The clever name holds up to its high standards. With a great patio, good service and quality sushi, I am a new fan of the local joint. The restaurant was busy when I arrived, but the kind owner personally walked me and my friends to our table. I ordered the Booty Tempura that was made of spicy tuna, crab, shrimp, spicy mayo and avocado, all wrapped in white rice and a fried battered shell. I consumed the entire thing within 10 minutes.

Where is it? The restaurant is located off the corner of Cedar and Shepherd Avenue. It’s also next door to the ice creamery Marble Slab. Afterward I walked right over for a little dessert, as if the sushi didn’t fill me enough. The great patio they offer faces Cedar, so there were plenty of cars and people walking by to keep myself entertained. What’s the cost? After a beer, the sushi roll, tax

and tip, I ended up paying about $25. The prices range according to what kind of roll you order, and just as at any other sushi restaurant: the better the fish, the higher the price. My roll was extremely filling and they didn’t skim on avocado which is respectable considering the high prices for the popular produce item. A friend of mine ordered a side of chicken fried rice ($8.95) just to try it out, and the side alone was enough to serve three people. Even the beer was reasonably priced.

Worth it? The price admittedly was higher than an average college student’s meal should cost. However, taking into consideration the quality of the food, the service and patio, I was sold. The patio for me was the highlight – consisting of cushioned seats that I could lounge in, overhead string lights and candles on each table. The atmosphere was casual, inviting and perfect for friends to lounge at. I think I will find myself visiting Roll One For Mi more often to satisfy my ongoing sushi cravings and love for a good outdoor space.

6 NEWS ‘We are willing to die for one another’ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016

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a sense of service,” said Maj. Boyce Buckner, chair of Military Science. “We are in the idea of legacy, people-building and making solid leaders to go out in this world and do great and amazing things.” During the week, a memorial service will be held by veterans and student veterans organizations starting at 10 a.m. Nov. 10 with the Army ROTC presenting colors at the Veterans Monument near the Frank W. Thomas Building flagpole. Once the memorial service ends, the Armed Forces Walk of Honor will begin at the Rose Garden and end at Henry Madden Library. The walk will showcase all of the veteran tributes on campus and will be guided by an Air Force Academy veteran. The walk will lead to the exhibit, “Honoring Our Veterans: We are the Home of the Free Because of the Brave,” located in the library’s Diversity Lounge on the second floor. The exhibition ends Nov. 30. The week will be conclude with the Fresno Veterans Parade in downtown, where the first combined Fresno State veterans council march group, made up of student veterans and ROTC cadets in one formation, will march together to represent Fresno State, Buckner said. The parade will start at 11 a.m. at Fresno City Hall and will end at Chukchansi Park. “The goal is team-building and sharing with everybody what we do,” Buckner said. “We will have cadets do everything from run the 5K, to help setup the student veteran service, to help escort veterans in the Walk of Honor, and march in the parade” When the students aren’t looking for ways to help the community by organizing events, cleaning Bulldog Stadium before and after every football game, or being trained in

active shooter response with the Blue Dot Initiative, they are focusing on their school work and completing ROTC requirements. “We look at our students as athletes because they model very similarly to them,” Buckner said. “You see how early we come in, there are not too many sports teams that are up that early and not too many people at our university.” Each cadet knows the drill: they are up as early as 4 a.m. and are to be in formation by 5:20 a.m. where they commence physical training which lasts an hour. During the hours they engage in focused physical training which is tailored to the requirements each cadet has to complete to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) that is designed to test the muscular strength, endurance and cardiovascular-respiratory fitness of the prospective officers. “What we call it, is functional fitness to be a soldier, an athlete and a leader,” Buckner said. “That is just an hour out of their morning on top of all of their other workout. So when athletes go to practice, our students go to work out and continue to build upon what they did that morning.” Once they complete their training they begin their school day which can include their general education, major courses, a special ROTC class and a leadership lab where they have military-oriented training. “Between the training, the physical strain and being expected to train on my own as well, it really requires a tremendous effort on your part, but I like to say that in order to get what, you want you have to make sacrifices,” said Ruby Ruiz, a psychology junior and a cadet. “If you have to sacrifice sleep, you sacrifice sleep. Or if you have to sacrifice your social life, that’s just what you do.” In the labs the cadets are ex-

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Runners cross the finish line during the Veterans 5k Run at Fresno State on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016

posed to Key Leader Engagement training where they role-play the events that cadets could encounter in the field. During last week’s lab exercise, Hailey Hager acted as the lead of her group. In the exercise she had to speak to another leader who – because of his region – does not interact with women. When the lead from the other group declined to talk to her, she told him: “I respect your culture please respect mine.” That defused the situation. She learned these techniques from the ROTC class where she learned cultural awareness and was educated on the cultures and customs of other regions. “Our job is to prepare them for those military scenarios that life here might not replicate,” Buckner said. “We help stimulate, visualize and talk to them about it, so when they are out there it is not a shock because they have been prepared.” Among all of the opportunities

MCJ students get a ‘TASTE’ By Marcus Karby @MKarby

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s new scrutiny of emails related to Hillary Clinton has turned up nothing that would cause the bureau to recommend charges against her, Director James B. Comey said. Nine days after announcing that a new trove of emails had been found, Comey sent a brief letter to Congress that, in effect, ended the renewed controversy. The letter that agents “have been working around the clock to process and review” the emails, which had been found on a computer owned by former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., the estranged husband of Clinton’s close aide Huma Abedin. “During that process, we have reviewed all of the communica-

tions that were to or from Hillary Clinton while she was secretary of state,” Comey wrote. “Based on our review, we have not changed our conclusions that we expressed in July with respect to Secretary Clinton.” In July, Comey sharply criticized Clinton for being “careless” in handling classified materials but said there was no basis for a criminal charge against her. Clinton’s campaign Sunday expressed satisfaction with the announcement. “We are glad this matter is resolved,” said the campaign’s communications director, Jennifer Palmieri. But the news from the FBI seems unlikely to calm the anger of many Democrats who have called for Comey to resign, saying that his original announcement that the emails had been discovered violated Justice Department rules designed to prevent investi-

gative actions from influencing elections. Even if Clinton wins the presidential election, many Democrats fear that the week of controversy set off by Comey’s announcement damaged their prospects in several close Senate races that could determine control of the chamber. Comey was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013 to a 10-year term as head of the FBI. He prides himself on his independence and had tangled with the White House in his previous job as a senior Justice Department official in the George W. Bush administration. But the fact that Comey is a Republican — coupled with a seeming deluge of leaks damaging to Clinton from current or former FBI agents in recent days — has caused concern among many Democrats.

to further their career and become an officer in the Army, ROTC students can qualify for a scholarship and have their college tuition paid for. If students pledge to commissioning and meeting the requirements, they can get a stipend that will help them afford the things they will need through college, Buckner said. Ruiz was one of the students who was struggling financially. When she enrolled into the program her determination and commitment to the military resulted in Ruiz losing all support from her parents. “I talked to the cadre [ROTC leadership] about what help I could get because I wasn’t getting any help from my parents ... they had basically shunned me for my decision, and they told me I was a perfect candidate for the Army ROTC scholarship,” Ruiz said. The last day of the semester, she

was told she received the scholarship. After evaluating her home life and seeing that she couldn’t change her situation, she decided to change her environment and moved out. Through the years Ruiz has not only found a rock to lean on within the cadre, but a family. “I have gone through so much during this three-year span that I have grown as a person, and I have had to learn the hard way. I’ve had to mature very quickly in order to make sure that I am living. But I can definitely say that Army ROTC has become my second family. We are there for each other. We care for each other, and we are willing to die for one another,” Ruiz said. “Our work – what we do – and all the time that we commit – speaks tremendously of us, and I am so proud to be a member of the Army ROTC.”

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Bulldog Briefs Bulldogs pounce on Cougars in exhibition game The women’s basketball team beat Azusa Pacific 75-47 on Friday evening during an exhibition game at the Save Mart Center. The ’Dogs held the lead for the entire game. Freshman guard Kristina Cavey scored a team-high 18 points with six rebounds and two assists in her first outing as a Bulldog. Redshirt sophomore guard Tory Jacobs contributed in all aspects with 12 points, four rebounds, three assists, one block and a steal. Sophomore guard Breanne Knishka had 10 points and four assists on the night. The team opens the regular season on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. against Biola University at the Save Mart Center.

Gamecocks? ‘Lamecocks.’ No. 9 Fresno State beats No. 6 South Carolina The equestrian team beat South Carolina at Friday at the Student Horse Center, 10-6. The Bulldogs (5-2) began competition down 4-1 as the Gamecocks secured the Equitation over Fences event with Fresno State’s Maddy Keck earning the ‘Dogs only point. Kara Gustafson and Shea Gilson earned Fresno State two points in Reining to help close the Gamecocks 6-3 lead after they similarly scored two points in Reining. The ‘Dogs outscored the Gamecocks 4-0 in Horsemanship with the help of Taylor Brown, Taylor Dixon, Taeya Harle and Madison Robinson. With a 7-6 lead, Fresno State secured the win 10-6 with impressive performances by Kylina Chalack, Alexandra Dirickson and Natalie Wendt in Equitation on the Flat. The team returns to action Feb. 10 vs. Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

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said “I’m In,” a reference to Kiesau’s message to the team when he took over about the team being “all in.” “Everything we’re doing here, since we took over, is really to focus on the team, and if there’s anything we can do to get them off the individuals and buy in more to the team, which they’re doing a great job,” Kiesau said. “It was just one more way to symbolize that.” The offense did not get a first down until the second quarter, and managed 12 total compared to Colorado State’s 28. The Rams also dominated in total yards, 494 to 253. Kline saw more playing time than he had all year, but did not make the most of it. He was 11 of 24 for 147 yards with an interception. Kline also had 17 carries for 26 yards, a 1.5 yards per carry average. “We fought hard out there,” Kline said. “It was tough for us because we get so close, but then we’re just not there.”

Kline expressed his confidence in the team and said the Bulldogs will bounce back. The win brings Colorado State to 5-4 and keeps the Rams in a good position for a bowl game. Rams starting quarterback Nick Stevens was 18 of 23 for 237 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Michael Gallup caught nine passes for 126 yards receiving and one touchdown. The last time Fresno State endured a shutout was a 51-0 loss in 2010 to Boise State, then the No. 3-ranked team in the country. The search is still on for the next head coach, and the position could be filled this week. Fresno State enters its bye week which could set up an announcement from athletic director Jim Bartko. The Bulldogs return home in two weeks to play Hawaii, and finish the season the following week at home against San Jose State.

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FRESNO STATE

SCOReBOARD

Volleyball (13-12) Conf. (4-10) 8th in MW

Nevada 3

Fresno State 0

Fresno State 3

SDSU 1

Equestrian (5-2) No. 9 in the nation

Fresno State 10 South Carolina 8

Football (1-9) Conf. (0-6) 6th in MW-West

Colorado State 37 Fresno State 0

Basketball Men’s

Fresno State 76

CSUSB 69

Women’s

Fresno State 75 Azusa Pacific 47

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SPORTS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2016

VOLLEYBALL

’Dogs conquer Aztecs 3

Senior outside hitter Aleisha Coates (#3) goes for a kill against San Diego State on Saturday afternoon at the Save Mart Center.

By David Chavez @d23chavez

The Fresno State volleyball team defeated the San Diego State Aztecs 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in front of a lively Save Mart Center crowd. The Aztecs took the first set 23-25, but the Bulldogs were able to recoup and win the next three sets 28-26, 25-20 and 29-27.

“We weren't defending very well out of the gate,” said Fresno State head coach Lauren Netherby-Sewell. “We had our chances and I thought that our defense started to pick up a little bit, but if we could get that rolling a little earlier in the set we would have a better shot. We weren't siding-out terribly well in the second set, but we were defending a lot better, so we were taking care of the ball a lot more. We started blocking some good balls and made

them start hitting out of bounds. It was a little bit of an up-and-down, ugly offensive battle on both sides, but I thought our defense did a nice job.” Senior Aleisha Coates led the team with 13 kills and a season-high 14 digs. The ’Dogs had 14 team blocks, which is their second highest of the season. The win brings the Bulldogs to an overall record of 13-12 and a conference record of 4-10. With only four more games to go,

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Netherby-Sewell said the team is doing all they can to finish the season with a better record than they had last year. “We want to win our home matches so we got one today,” Netherby-Sewell said. “We want to win our senior night match so that’s a big one. We want to improve on last year. We’re a better team. Our national rankings are way better. So we are better than last year but we want our record to show that.”

FOOTBALL

Bulldogs lose 8th straight game By Daniel Gligich @DanielGligich

Fresno State lost its eighth straight football game Saturday, a first in the program’s history. The Colorado State Rams shut out the Bulldogs 37-0, dropping the Bulldogs’ record to 1-9. Fresno State’s defense started strong, forcing a turnover on downs on the Rams’ first drive, but could not keep it up. Colorado State kicked a field goal on its next possession and scored a touchdown on each of

the next five possessions. Interim head coach Eric Kiesau planned on giving backup quarterback Zach Kline some playing time, but his hand was forced early when starting quarterback Chason Virgil suffered a left-shoulder injury on the first drive. Kline entered the game on the Bulldog’s second possession and played for the remainder of the game, but was unable to get the offense going. Kiesau even covered up the names on the back of the jerseys to bring his team together and remove any individual focus. The coaching staff also wore shirts which

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Senior quarterback Zach Kline (#10) attempts to throw past Colorado State’s defensive lineman Toby McBride (#97) in Saturday afternoon’s 37-0 shutout at Hughes Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado.