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Requests for info leave more questions PARKING INVESTIGATION By Megan Morales The Collegian
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Some say the Four Loko cans don’t look like alcoholic beverages at first glance, like these being sold at a 7-Eleven on Shaw Avenue.
By Leonard Valerio The Collegian To combat dangerous drinking among students, several universities across the nation have banned the Four Loko alcoholic energy beverage. The mixture of caffeine, taurine, gaurana and alcohol in Four Loko has some authorities and health experts concerned. According to Harvard’s University Health Services, one 23.5-ounce can contains the equivalent of six standard servings of alcohol and five cups of coffee. The ban comes after numer-
ous reports of students suffering from alcohol poisoning after consumption of Four Loko. According to USA Today, 23 students from the University of Washington were hospitalized after drinking the beverage. The incidents resulted in a ban of the beverage at each university and, according to the Chicago Tribune, the entire state of Michigan will begin to ban all caffeinated alcoholic beverages. Students at Fresno State have mixed feelings about the drink. Pre-physical therapy student, Christopher Johnston,
said the drinks are not the problem and that consumers are to blame. “People that drink them need to be responsible just like they were drinking any other alcoholic beverage,” Johnston said. “I drink Four Loko, but when I do I am responsible and make sure I stay within my limits.” Gregory Thatcher, a professor of public health at Fresno State, said the mixture of caffeine and alcohol is a problem and students may not always know their limits when consuming them. “Your body doesn’t know if it’s coming or going,”
Thatcher said. “[The drink] masks the effects and you can actually be a lot more drunk than you realize because the caffeine will make you alert and you don’t feel the full effects of the alcohol.” Thatcher said one of the drink’s problems is the mixture of caffeine, taurine and guarana. “ Ta u r i n e a n d g u a r a n a are not fully understood,” Thatcher said. “The FDA doesn’t regulate them and that is a problem. There is no guarantee of how much is in an energy drink.” See DRINK, Page 3
Violence in UK over student fees By Gillian Smith & Jill Lawless Associated Press Te n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f students marched through L o n d o n o n We d n e s d ay against plans to triple university tuition fees, and violence erupted as a minority battled police and trashed a building containing the headquarters of the governing Conservative Party. Organizers said 50,000 students, lecturers and supporters demonstrated ag ainst plans to raise the cost of studying at a university to 9,000 pounds ($14,000) a year — three times the current rate — in the largest street protest yet against the government’s sweeping austerity measures. As the march passed a high-rise building that houses Conservative headquarters, some protesters smashed windows as others lit a bonfire of placards outside the building. Office workers were evacuated as several dozen demonstrators managed to get
into the lobby, scattering fur niture, smashing CCTV cameras, spraying graffiti and chanting “Tories Out,” while outside police faced off against a crowd that occasionally hurled food, soda cans and placards. “We are destroying the building just like they are destroying our chances of af fording higher education,” said Corin Parkin, 20, a student at London’s City University. T h e v i o l e n c e ap p e a re d to be carried out by a small group as hundreds of others stood and watched. Anarchist symbols and the words “Tory scum” were spray-painted around the building, and black and red flags flew from atop an office block beside the 29-story Millbank Tower. Rooftop protesters threw down water, paper — and in one case a fire extinguisher, to boos from the crowd below. Police said eight people, a mix of protesters and police officers, were taken to hospiSee MARCH, Page 3
With parking citations issued daily at Fresno State, and with public-record information being unavailable despite several attempts and a lack of communcation from Fresno State officials, there a re m o re q u e s t i o n s t h a n answers for the University Police Department. An initial investigation conducted by The Collegian to find where the citation money is going began with an attempt to speak with pubic information officer Amy Armstrong. With Ar mstrong out of the office for a week, The Collegian was directed to traffic operations employee Matt Babick, who was also out of the office for the week. Without any response to emails and voicemails, The Collegian went to the traffic operations department office and spoke with traffic supervisor, John Hung. Hung wasn’t able to provide information, but said he would pass the request along to Babick and have him call The Collegian back. When Babick returned to his office, he did make a call to
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a Collegian reporter, and said he would be able to provide the information within 24 hours. Five days after not receiving the requested infor mation, The Collegian contacted Babick again, who then said he had forwarded the requests to Fresno State Chief of Police David Huerta. The Collegian made several attempts to contact Huerta, but his assistant didn’t return calls, and the Fresno State communications department didn’t return a voicemail from a Collegian reporter asking for help and explaining the difficulty they were having acquiring the necessary information for the story. After calling Huerta’s assistant one more time, she
Protestors burn a banner outside Millbank, the headquarters of Britain’s ruling Conservative Party on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010.
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Four Loko should not be banned It’s true that the drinks are packaged in bright colors and they come in fruit flavors. However, Four Loko features seven warnings about alcohol on its can in large font. AEDs come in flavors like fruit punch and lemonade, but coolers like Smirnoff Ice and Mike’s Hard Lemonade are equally sweet. A ban of AEDs on this basis would call other drinks into question as well. If AEDs are banned completely, college students will continue to drink Jägerbombs, rum and Cokes, Irish coffees and f AEDs are banned completely, college students other cocktails made with cafwill continue to drink Jägerbombs, rum and feine. AEDs Cokes, Irish coffees and other cocktails made with have about the caffeine.” same amount of alcohol as wine, far less than the hard liquor that goes into energy drink affect of alcohol, making drinkers feel cocktails. less intoxicated and capable of drinkBanning AEDs is not the answer to ing more than they normally would. irresponsible drinking. AEDs are not Both the alcohol and caffeine in the problem; the way some people drink AEDs stimulate dopamine levels. The them is. dopamine affect is only increased when Instead of banning AEDs, college alcohol and caffeine are consumed campuses should continue to educate together, and some think this heightstudents on responsible drinking. ened level of dopamine makes AEDs Students and teens need to know the more addictive than a normal beer. hazards of combining alcohol and cafWhy are so many calling for bans on feine so they can make responsible these drinks? decisions about drinking, whether it’s The bans are triggered partly Four Loko, a Jägerbomb or some other because of the drink’s harmful effects, drink. but also because some feel the drink is more appealing to youngsters because of its packaging and taste. dents can find them as close by as the shelves of 7-Eleven on Shaw and Maple Avenues. Alcoholic energy drinks, or AEDs, can be dangerous for a number of scientific reasons. The combination of alcohol’s enhancement of GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, and caffeine’s dampening of adenosine, also an inhibitory neurotransmitter, gives drinkers an odd combo of an upper and a downer. The caffeine in AEDs mitigates the
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n Wednesday, the state of joined the ranks of three other states banning drinks that contain alcohol and energy boosters. Four Loko, an alcoholic energy drink, was blamed for the alcohol poisoning of nine Washington college students a month ago. One student almost died. Utah, Oklahoma, Michigan and Washington are the current states shunning the drinks. Central Washington University, the home of the nine students hospitalized, also bans the drinks, along with other campuses including the University of Rhode Island and Ramapo College of New Jersey. Alcoholic energy drinks are available in California, and Fresno State stu-
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DRINK: Causes stir CONTINUED from page 1 According to their webs i t e, t h e Fo o d a n d D r u g Administration will begin to look into the legality and safety of companies selling caffeinated alcoholic beverages. Under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, substances intentionally added to food or drink is considered unsafe and unlawful unless they have either been approved by the FDA or been
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the drinks are cheap, their popularity increases among certain groups. “There are students that are responsible when they drink and then there is that sub group that drinks to get drunk,� Thatcher said. “These drinks were made for that group; for the sole purpose of getting drunk.� Donald Ostrander, a junior at Fresno State, said that some students purposely drink Four Loko to get drunk.
hese drinks were made for that group; for the sole purpose of getting drunk.� — Gregory Thatcher, Professor of public health, Fresno State
PARKING: Unresponsive officials CONTINUED from page 1 answered, but transferred The Collegian’s reporter back to Amy Armstrong who was now back in the office. In addition, simultaneous efforts to gain statistics from the ASI senator for parking and traffic were unsuccessful. An ASI communications assistant said the senator was unable to answer the questions asked, and she was trying to find someone qualified to answer questions, then ulti-
“I have several friends who will drink two or three of them in a short span just because they want to get drunk,� Ostrander said. “I drink them every once in a while, but I don’t do it to get drunk. I may have one with some friends on a weekend when I don’t have work or any homework.� In its research of caffeinated alcoholic beverages, the FDA convinced AnheuserBusch and Miller to remove their caffeinated alcoholic beverages from their product line. Tilt, Bud Extra and Sparks were discontinued and the companies agreed to not produce any caffeinated alcoholic beverages in the future.
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mately directed The Collegian to Amy Armstrong. After being redirected several times and attempting to speak with more than five separate sources, The Collegian was able to interview both Armstrong and Huerta, who answered questions but were never able to provide sound information or documentation regarding the actual dispersion of the money collected for parking citations. The difficulty in gathering information showing where
the money from parking citations is going provides more questions than answers. The Collegian will continue to work with the traffic operations department and will make students aware of any new information or developments.
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MARCH: Student protests in London leaves injuries, damages CONTINUED from page 1
recognized as a safe substance. Because caffeine is recognized as a safe substance in other beverages such as tea and soft drinks, some manufacturers have begun adding it to alcoholic beverages. Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, principal deputy commissioner of food and drugs, said the FDA plans to research the products as soon as possible. “The increasing popularity of consumption of caffeinated alcoholic beverages by college students and reports of potential health and safety issues necessitates that we look seriously at the scientific evidence as soon as possible,� Sharfstein said. Thatcher said that because
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tals with minor injuries. The Metropolitan Police said, “A small minority of protesters have taken it upon themselves to cause damage to property, whilst the vast majority have peacefully made their point.� Nearby, the headquarters of Britain’s MI5 spy agency, Thames House, was sealed with heavy metal doors as police guarded the rear exits. Organizers condemned the violence. Sally Hunt, general secretary of faculty group the University and College Union, said “the actions of a minority, out of 50,000 people, is regrettable.� Elsewhere, protesters were peaceful but determined. “I am here because it is important that students stand up and shout about what is going on,� said Anna Tennant-Siren, a student at the University of Ulster in Coleraine. “Politicians don’t seem to care,� she said. “They should be taking money from people who earn seven-figure salaries, not from students who don’t have any money.�
Frances O’Grady, of the Trades Union Congress, said the hike would make colleges “no-go zones for young people from ordinary backgrounds.� “This is about turning col-
party who vote in favor on the hike. “We will not tolerate the previous generation passing on its debts to the next, nor will we pick up the bill to
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leges and universities from learning institutions into finishing schools for the rich,� she said. Britain’s Liberal Democrats, who are part of the coalition government with the Conservatives, pledged during the country’s election campaign to abolish fees. Protest leaders said they would attempt to use recall powers to oust lawmakers who break campaign promises on the issue. T he National Union of Students said it would try to recall legislators from the
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Kennel Bookstore gets a new addition Scantron vending machine benefits students after bookstore hours and on weekends By Janessa Tyler The Collegian It's five minutes before your biology test as you realize you're out of an 882-E Scantron and a No. 2 pencil. The long lunch lines at the Kennel Bookstore would have created a problem for you seven weeks ago, but now you have an alternative way to get the supplies you need in time for your test. The new Scantron vending machine is located on the lower level of the University Student Union Pavilion, next to the Kennel Bookstore entrance and the ATM. Kennel Bookstore Merchandise Manager Jack Gartner said he thinks the machine is in a great and secure place for students to access when the store isn't open or if the lines are long. “We've talked about having something like this for after hours and days we're not open for some time,” Gartner said. “We're usually open most Saturdays during the school year, but with some of the budget cuts we've had to close about half the Saturdays.” Assistant Merchandise Manager Kim Spencer said the only drawback of the Scantron vending machine is that it doesn't sell single Scantrons. The Scantron vending machine is only equipped with packs of Scantrons to prevent jams. “If you only need that one Scantron, then the machine really isn't for you,” Spencer said. “You're going to need to
go into the store and just get the one Scantron.” Spencer said the machine has double sections for their most popular items: 882-E Scantrons and large Blue Books. She also said there was an empty section, so they decided to fill it with a popular candy bar—Snickers. “ We ' ve a l re a dy s o l d ab o u t 1 0 [Snickers] out of there,” Spencer said. Aside from more than 10 different Scantrons and Snickers, packs of No. 2 pencils and highlighters are also inside the machine. Gartner said he thinks the success of the Scantron vending machine will increase once more students know about it. “I think it's done a little better than we thought initially,” Gartner said. Some colleges throughout the country have a Scantron vending machine, including Fresno City College. Gartner said he guesses that less than half of colleges have a Scantron vending machine. “I think it's because of the expense,” Gartner said. “It's almost an $8,000 investment to just get the machine, and then you have ongoing labor everyday.” Gartner said the machine requires three to four hours of maintenance each week with stocking and removing money. Coins are removed everyday and the supplies are refilled once a week. Once that's done, items sold must be rung in the cash register to maintain inventory. Students can access the Scantron
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The Scantron vending machine only accepts cash, but there's an ATM right next to it for students with credit cards.
vending machine as long as the USU Pavilion is open. Gartner said the Scantron vending machine is on campus to assist students, rather than to make a profit. “The financial gain out of it is very minimal, I think it will probably operate at a loss for years,” Gartner said. Although there are no immediate plans for a second machine, students
have found having just one beneficial. “The students seem to like it,” Gartner said. “It's been real positive so far.”
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Fresno State gets a taste of Kallari By Phillip Lochbaum The Collegian The Kallari Farmers’ Cooperative presented the tedious process of turning cacao beans into chocolate bars this past Tuesday. Culinology Program Director Klaus Tenbergen hosted the cooperative’s presentation inside Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library. “I nor mally volunteer to do one seminar every year, but I try to come up with something that is cool, different, and to the benefit of everyone involved,” Tenbergen said. “This presentation was a good way to educate both students and consumers about how much work is behind something that we love so much.” Kallari has its own line of organic chocolate that is harvested and marketed by a coalition of farmers and local families in the Napo region of the Ecuadorian Amazon. Two members of the cooperative flew from Ecuador to San Francisco, and then drove to Fresno in order to present at Fresno State. “We have been harvesting cacao beans for over 100 years in Kichwa, Ecuador,” said Kallari Tour Guide Roxana Salvador. “In our culture, cacao has been known as the ‘golden bean’ because it was our best produce along trade routes.” Salvador, who is only 18 years old, works approximately two to three months out of the year at the organic Kichwa Far ms. She explained the entire history of the cacao bean and presented a step-by-step guide to how they are taken from the farms and processed. Judy Logback, manager of United States Sales for Kallari, was able to translate for Salvador as she presented
detailed pictures of the cacao beans, and explained how supply and demand has helped to establish the local communities. “Cacao beans are the world’s third largest commodity due to the fact that harvesting is so labor intensive,” Logback said. Logback lived with the Kichwa people in Ecuador for 11 years in order to set up the cooperative’s infrastructure. “I do this because I have a passion for culture, and I am glad that I have the opportunity to tell the stories of the workers behind the scenes,” Logback said. The audience was first handed a plate with chocolate pieces that resembled the hours on a clock. The pieces were spread apart to signify the decrease in darkness of the chocolate. “I wanted people to experience our chocolate with multiple senses and for them to actually see what chocolate looks like in its early stages,” Logback said. Tenbergen also added to the audience’s experience by pairing the various levels of dark chocolate with three variants of wine. The final taste for the evening was Tenbergen’s freshly baked dark chocolate cake. The cake breading was made with ground up cacao beans, and the inside was filled with rich, creamy Kallari chocolate. “I think events like these are fantastic because it really increases peoples’ awareness of different types of food,” Maria Frye, a nutrition major, said. “I know that they [culinology department] can be busy, but I definitely think that more events would be beneficial to the students.”
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How to do Thanksgiving Alternatives to a turkey Thanksgiving By Eric Morana The Collegian Thanksgiving is a traditional holiday that dates back to before our country was even recognized as a nation of its own, but the meal that represents the centerpiece of the holiday was not designed with vegetarians in mind. Today, being a vegetarian is not considered uncommon, but traditional meals such as Thanksgiving dinner present unique challenges in terms of what can and can’t be eaten while staying true to a vegetarian diet. One option for a vegetarian living in Fresno is going out to eat on the days around Thanksgiving, because most places will be closed the day of. Loving Hut is a restaurant on Van Ness Avenue that only serves vegetarian and vegan dishes. Trung Tran is the owner of Loving Hut in Fresno, but says that it is a chain with locations all over the world. “Our mission is to help save animals and help
save the planet at this time,” Tran said. Vegan meat, or fake meat, takes less time to prepare than a traditional turkey dinner. According to Tran, an entire vegan turkey meal only takes 20 minutes to cook, whereas a traditional turkey dinner can take hours to cook and prepare. Loving Hut also sells meals ready to cook for larger parties if they are contacted a day in advance. They even sell mashed potatoes if they are given advanced notice. “We offer a 20 percent discount for ordering for a group,” Tran said. For those that want to cook a vegetarian meal for Thanksgiving, Whole Foods Market is a specialty grocery store that sells products that are natural, organic and have the least amount of processing available. Alana Sugar, a food blogger, wrote a blog for Whole Foods about paying special attention to special diet guests on Thanksgiving. She recommends serving a buffet-style service to meet the needs of any special diet that a person might have. “This is a great way to please all guests and keep the food separate,” Sugar wrote. “It will also introduce many of your guests to new food choices.” One easy fix for changing a traditional dish into a vegetarian one is to switch a chicken or turkey-based broth with a vegetable-based one. Another easy fix is to offer a tofu or lentil dish as a main course for guests. These dishes provide an alternative to traditional Thanksgiving courses, and they allow for the vegetarians to still take part and enjoy the celebration with everyone.
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Ingredients 1 pound extra-firm tofu, cut into 5 “steaks” 1/2 pound uncooked udon noodles Olive oil cooking spray 3 carrots, thinly sliced 1 spear broccoli, cut into bitesize pieces 1 cup baby corn 6 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced 1 / 2 c u p w at e r ch e s t nu t s, drained and sliced 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded and roughly chopped 3/4 cup vegetable broth
1/2 cup plum jam 1 tablespoon grated ginger 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon soy sauce Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove excess moisture from tofu by lining a baking sheet with a double layer of paper towels and placing the tofu in a single layer on top. Cover steaks with another double layer of towels and place a baking sheet over the towels. Weigh down baking sheet with cans from your pantry and set aside for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook udon noodles slightly less than called for on
package directions. Drain and set aside. Lightly grease a 9- x 13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray. Evenly distribute noodles at bottom of dish. Spread carrots, broccoli, corn, mushrooms, water chestnuts, and peppers evenly over noodles. Pour broth over the top. Mix plum jam, ginger, lemon juice and soy sauce together. Arrange tofu over vegetables and spoon sauce over the top. Cover and bake for 20 minutes. Recipe by Whole Foods.
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The daily crossword ACROSS 1 Gymnast’s apparatus: ___ horse 7 Hushed “Hey, you!” 11 They frequently pop up 14 Come on the scene 15 Imitation is his vocation 16 Vientiane inhabitant 17 Lighten up 18 Method of memorization 19 Aves lay them 20 Get tough 23 Hindi equivalent of Mr. 26 Part of a stable snack? 27 User-friendly 28 Escorts to jail 31 Himalayan Sasquatch 34 Handwoven rug 35 Incubator sound 37 Small Australian parrots 41 At work again 44 Elvis’ expressions 45 Eye part with color 46 Certain Ivy League student 47 Homeowner’s paper 49 Teach a different skill 51 Astonished 54 Self-esteem, taken too far 56 In addition 57 Allow without restrictions 62 Doc’s group 63 Relaxed gait 64 Heir apparent 68 According to
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Title acquired in marriage Goof “Will they ___ learn?” “Stormy Weather” singer Horne 7 Hooded Arctic coat 8 Lacking consistency 9 Fourth man 10 Chart with ancestors 11 Hawaiian salutation 12 Lincoln’s Confederate
counterpart 13 Lathered up 21 Math subgroup 22 Very unusual 23 Stinging remarks 24 Indo-European, formerly 25 Prepare for a collision 29 Taper upward 30 Wound up 32 Elmer the Bull’s mate 33 Hot bread 36 ___ Beta Kappa (honor society) 38 Just right 39 Upper New York Bay’s ___ Island 40 Fish net with floats 42 Light anchor 43 Blunder 48 Extend farther down 50 Give, as an apology 51 With an open mouth 52 Third letter of the Hebrew alphabet 53 Egg source 55 Skein fliers 58 It waves patriotically 59 Apple variety 60 Spawning fish 61 Pieces of pelvises 65 Fiji-to-Samoa dir. 66 Date 67 Some NFL pass catchers
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Word of the Day
BMS Bitchy Men Syndrome. Male version of PMS.
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Uncredited archives photo / The Collegian
Fresno State students watch a series of anti-war skits in the school ampitheater. This picture ran in the Nov. 4, 1971 issue of The Collegian.
News Briefs
Brief news for the brief attention span NEW YORK (AP) — Angelina Jolie says her 6-yearold son Pax is a better cook than she is. The actress opens up about h e r h o m e l i f e, i n c l u d i n g Pax’s culinary skills, in the December issue of Vogue magazine. In the article, readers get a glimpse inside the Jolie-Pitt household with its six kids, bulldog named Jacques and nannies who speak Vietnamese to Pax and Cambodian to Maddox. Jolie says she feels her oldest son Maddox, now 9, almost raised her in a way. She adopted him in 2001. Maddox seems aware of his mother’s feelings. He encourages her when she
cooks breakfast, saying “Good job!” She also talks about daughter Shiloh, who recently found a dead bird and wanted to keep it for a pet. Jolie’s answer: find a bird from a taxidermist instead. Jolie shares some of those “every mom” struggles that parents everywhere can identify with. She and longtime partner Brad Pitt make sure one of them is always home with the kids while the other is working. What makes Jolie different, of course, is the paparazzi follows wherever she and Pitt go. She’s chosen to navigate Hollywood her way, without an agent or a publicist — which is
rare — especially for an A-list actress. As for Pitt, Jolie addresses him as “extremely handsome and the most sexy,” but feels most in love when she sees him with their six kids. The December issue of Vogue hits newsstands nationwide on Nov. 23. NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Award-winning show “Next to Normal” will play its final Broadway performance Jan. 16. Producers of the musical, which won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three 2009 Tonys, say the show about one family’s attempt to cope with mental illness will close after more than 730 performances.
But fans also get good news: A tour starring original cast member Alice Ripley will kick off Nov. 23 in Los Angeles. After that, it will play Denver; San Die go; San Francisco; Seattle; Des Moines, Iowa; Providence, R.I.; Hartford, Conn.; Pittsburgh; St. Louis; Chica go; St. Paul, Minn.; C l e ve l a n d ; P h i l a d e l p h i a ; Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; and Toronto. RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A samba group says top model Gisele Bundchen is set to make her debut on a new stage next year as the star in one of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival parades. The directors of Unidos de Vila Isabel samba group told G1, Globo TV’s Web site, that
Bundchen has just accepted their invitation to appear in their parade. Her costume and float have not been decided yet. Brazil’s 2011 Carnival will fall in the second week of March. Samba groups spend up to $5 million each on their parades, competing fiercely for first place and the attention of millions. Unidos de Vila Isabel came in fourth in this year’s competition. The Brazilian model is married to U.S. football player Tom Brady.
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‘Dogs build camaraderie for success By Luke Shaffer The Collegian On the court at a Fresno State woman’s basketball game, the Bulldogs can always be seen rooting their teammates on. The players who are on the bench always stand and cheer whenever a teammate sinks a three pointer, as the team lives and dies by three. This unwavering encouragement is part of the team’s extreme dedication to building strong bonds with each other. No matter if the team is on or off the court, at a game or practice or at school or out on the town, the girls of the women’s basketball team are constantly with each other. During the off-season, the basketball team does interesting activities such
Senior guard/forward Mar nique Arnold raves about her experiences in these team-bonding activities. “I love it because instead of just playing with someone and knowing them on the court, you can get to know them off the court by finding out where they’re from and really get to know that person,” Arnold said. On the opposite end of the spectrum are the underclassman of the group, and these team-bonding activities can sometimes be a challenge for them, especially since this year there are only four newcomers. But for most of the group, experiences serve as an effective way of breaking the ice with the rest of the team. With such a wide range of experience on the team, which consists of
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anging out with the team since we’re new, and just being around the girls has made it easy for us and it is easy to trust them on and off the court, which builds good confidence.” — Alex Furr, Freshman Guard
as community service, movie nights, playing board games or competitive ping-pong matches. However, in the weeks prior to starting the college basketball season, coach Adrian Wiggins and his staff normally come together to think of extra-special activities that the team can do to really find a deep connection. For some of the upperclassman on the woman’s basketball team these activities are common and familiar and they always look forward to participating in them.
four freshmen, four sophomores, two juniors and five seniors, it is important that the teams build strong bonds, in part because, it strengthens their overall playing ability. For true freshmen, including guard Alex Furr, it has been an easy transition into the program as they have found it easy to get along with the older and more experienced players. Furr believes that the team-bonding activities are crucial to a team’s chemistry on and off the court. “Hanging out with them since we’re
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Freshman Alex Furr hails from the state of Texas. As a prep player, Furr etched her name in the Texas state record books by scoring 3,169 points while starting every game in high school.
new and just being around the girls has made it easy for us, and it is easy to trust them on and off the court which builds good confidence,” Furr said. Overall, these experiences should boost the confidence of all the team members involved. With this allimportant ingredient in the making of a “well oiled machine,” the Bulldogs have a great shot at making another
run at the Western Athletic Conference championship. The team opens the regular season today on the road against Santa Clara and hosts their first home game of the season against the Cal Poly Mustangs on Nov. 17 at 6:00 p.m.
Baseball signs 13 to 2011 recruiting class Collegian Staff The Collegian Coming off a 2010 Western Athletic Conference regular-season title, head baseball coach Mike Batesole inked 13 newcomers to his program. The 13 signees are all from California and Arizona, including four local products from Fresno and Clovis. With the loss of short stop Isaac Vivas, Batesole landed a huge product in infielder/pitcher Seth Moranda from Buchanan High School in Clovis. Joining Miranda from the Central Valley are Jordan Brink from Central
High School, Jordan Luplow out of Buchanan and Clovis North High School product Chris Mariscal. Scott Barlow (Santa Clarita, Calif.), Ryne Dean (Mesa, Ariz.), Garrett Mundell (Lake Forest, Calif.), Will Munro (San Marcos, Calif.), Grant Palmer (El Segundo, Calif.), Aaron Gillis (Stockton, Calif.), Matt Fontaine (Freemond, Calif.), Jordan Lewis (Coolidge, Ariz.) and Austin Wiggins (Antioch, Calif.) round out the recruting class. The Bulldogs finished last season 38-25 and 16-8 in conference play during Batesole’s eighthyear as head coach.
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INSIDE: WOMENʼS BASKETBALL, ETBALL, RUITS BATESOLE SIGNS 13 RECRUITS SPORTS EDITORS, BEN INGERSOLL AND VONGNI YANG • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU
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WEEK 9 PREVIEW SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, AT 7:30 P.M., BULLDOG STADIUM
Bulldog Game Day Fresno State Bulldogs (6-2, 3-1 WAC)
vs. No. 21 Nevada Wolf Pack (8-1, 3-1 WAC)
TELEVISION: ESPN RADIO: KMJ-AM 580 AND KGST-AM 1600 (ESPN DEPORTES) Analysis by Ben Ingersoll and Vongni Yang The Collegian
Keys to Victory 1. Pick up the flag With a slew of injuries along the offensive line, it’s time for some underclassmen to step up. Pat Hill’s signature phrase “somebody will pick up the flag” is crucial against a physical Nevada front. 2. Get up early In Nevada’s only loss this season to Hawaii, the Warriors jumped out to a 17-0 halftime lead. If Fresno State can rock Nevada early, it has a much better chance at pulling off the upset. 3. Limit big plays Nevada’s offense is explosive, as evident in last week’s 844 total yards on the road at Idaho. The past two matchups have been won via the big play. The Wolf Pack’s pistol offense thrives on big plays.
Position match-ups
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Breakdown: Bulldogs Under head coach Pat Hill, the Bulldogs are 35-11 all-time in the month of November. Hill’s squad has played relatively well down the stretch since suffering its first Western Athletic Conference loss to Hawaii a month ago with dominating wins against New Mexico State, San Jose State and Louisiana Tech. After being nonexistent to begin the first four games of the season, the traditionally strong rushing attack for Fresno State has finally emerged behind sophomore running back Robbie Rouse. Rouse is coming off a recordsetting day against Louisiana Tech after running wild for 286 yards on a school-record 43 carries. Since recording his first 100-yard rushing effort against New Mexico State,
Rouse has exploded for 542 yards and five touchdowns in the past three games. If Rouse has his fourthconsecutive 100-yard rushing performance, expect Fresno State to control the tempo of the game with Rouse and the ground game. By doing so it’ll keep Nevada’s potent offfense off the field.
Breakdown: Wolf Pack If the Nevada Wolf Pack has proven anything this season, it’s that its offense is virtually unstoppable. Nevada makes the five hour drive across the border to Fresno fresh off a 63-17 beat down of Idaho, a game in which the Wolf Pack rolled to 844 yards of total offense. The Pistol attack, lead by senior quar terback Colin Kaepernick, ranks second in the country in rushing yards with 318 per game. Running back Vai Taua and Kaeper nick rank first and fourth respectively in the Western Athletic Conference in rushing yards. Taua is the only player in the WAC over 1,000 yards rushing on the season so far. In Nevada’s only loss of the season, at Hawaii, it turned
the ball over four times and was put in a 17-0 hole to open the game. The margin proved to be enough for Hawaii to hand head coach Chris Ault’s team its only loss of the season. An area of concer n for Nevada has been its sometimes porous defensive secondary, which surrenders 260 yards through the air on average.
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Player to watch: Vai Taua, Running Back
Wins against: Eastern Washington, Colorado State, Cal, BYU, UNLV, San Jose State, Utah State, Idaho Losses to: Hawaii Head coach: Chris Ault (26th season, 213-97-1) Offense: Pistol Defense: Multiple
Key players: QB Colin Kaepernick, RB Vai Taua, RB Lampford Mark, DE Dontay Moch Series record: Fresno State leads series 24-15-1 Last meeting: Nevada won 52-14 in Reno Point Spread: Wolf Pack favored by 8.5 points
Editor’s Prediction Nevada 41, Fresno State 24
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Player to watch: Logan Harrell, Defensive Tackle When Fresno State runs: Advantage - Even The Bulldogs’ run game has been on a surge as of late, led by Robbie Rouse. But Nevada’s run defense is second to only Boise State in the WAC, giving up 114 rush yards per game. When Opponent runs: Advantage - Nevada Nevada has the upper hand on most teams with its lethal pistol offense, ranking second in the country in rushing yards per game with 317. When Fresno State passes: Advantage - Fresno State A soft spot this season in Nevada this season has been its defensive secondary. Wolf Pack opponents average 260 yards through the air per gaame When Opponent passes: Advantage - Nevada Colin Kaepernick is a very improved passer, completing nearly 70 percent of his passes. Nevada’s offense uses the run well to set Kaepernick up for big pass plays. Special teams: Advantage - Fresno State We don’t know much about Nevada’s punt game, because they haven’t had to much. But Kevin Goessling gives the ‘Dogs an edge being the WAC’s best place kicker.