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Businesses prep for holiday rush

By Erica Heinisch The Collegian

Preparations for small and large businesses are well under way for this holiday shopping season and Black Friday.

A recent study from the National Retail Federation (NRF) found that 53.8 percent of holiday customers already began their

seasonal shopping, an all-time record high.

Fresno Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Al Smith said that he believes this season is a shorter shopping season since large corporate businesses are opening up holiday sales sooner this year.

“The traditional shopping season that used to be the Friday

after Thanksgiving, or Black Friday, is not so much ‘black’ anymore because a lot of places are already opening up on Thursday instead,” Smith said.

Tracy Kashian, vice president of marketing and public relations at Lance-Kashian & Co., the property management company for River Park Shopping Center, said that some businesses at River

Park are opening Thanksgiving evening rather than on the traditional Black Friday at midnight.

“Some of the smaller stores will be open, but the majority are the big box corporate stores that are opening earlier this year,” said Steven Baronian, marketing and event coordinator at LanceKashian & Co. ‘Eat turkey, then come out and shop.’

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The NFR also estimated that this year’s holiday retail sales will rise by 3.9 percent compared to last year. Smith said he believes holiday sales in Fresno will increase this year.

“I think people have a better attitude this year,” Smith said.

“There is more job security and See HOLIDAY, Page 6

Chancellor White to speak on campus today Collegian Staff

Winery interns learn on the job

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Fresno State students Cole Dennis and Shane Vetter add sulfur dioxide, a wine preservative, to the freshly barreled wine.

Collegian Staff The Fresno State Winery produces more than 8,000 cases of wine each year – in a year-round operation that involves Fresno State students taking hands-on roles in the production process.

The winery helps serve as a laboratory component for students in the department of viticulture and enology.

Fresno State student Cole

Dennis, a winery intern, is a part of the hands-on process that complements the classroom learning.

“There is a major and dedicated effort to make sure that we as students are prepped for the kind of job that we will be performing in the industry as a wine maker,” Dennis said.

Interns such as Dennis are involved in wine-grape research and vineyard consultations.

Interns receive and sort grapes – part of the initial steps in the

lengthy wine-making process – and make sure that the machines function properly. The wine is racked, barreled for about a year and then bottled and prepared for the store shelves.

“From receiving the grapes to bottling the grapes, that’s what we’re involved in – the whole nine yards of the process,” said Dennis, who balances 12-hour days on campus between the classroom and the winery when school is in session.

Cole and the other wine-making interns learn the procedures from the assistant winemakers, who are tasked with overseeing the operations.

“There are always students trying to learn, so that’s one way it is done,” said Shayne Vetter, an assistant winemaker and Fresno State alumnus. “I am there to guide the students in how to do it.”

California State University Chancellor Timothy White, who is a Fresno State alumnus, will meet with students, faculty, staff and community members during his first official visit to the campus since taking office in December 2012.

Fresno State President Joseph Castro will introduce White at the beginning of an open forum at 3 p.m. in North Gym Room 118.

During the forum, the chancellor will take questions from the audience.

White has spoken recently about funding infrastructure projects throughout CSU campuses, a possible system-wide smoking ban and technology use in classes.

Castro marks 100th day with outline for future plans

By Rachel Taylor The Collegian Fresno State President Joseph Castro announced a comprehensive review of all the university’s athletic programs, including the possible return of the men’s wrestling team, during a press conference Friday.

“This review will be done in collaboration with the athletic department and will lead to decisions made next year regarding men’s and women’s athletic teams,” he said. “As part of that review, we will explore the reestablishment of the men’s wrestling team.”

The program was cut in 2006 due to budgeting issues.

If the program were to be revived, Castro said it would take

a “significant investment of private funding by those in the community who, like me, would like to see this become a reality.”

The press conference marked his 100th day in office, and, since day one, Castro has made it clear that ensuring students graduate in a timely manner is one of his top commitments for student success.

“We will invest more in programs with proven success in helping our students to graduate in a timely way,” he said.

For Castro, that investment includes the use of tablets, a piece of technology he has consistently since arriving as president.

“To ensure that our students have access to the most valuable tools, we will launch phase one of our tablet initiative in fall 2014,

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which will serve a cohort of undergraduate and graduate students,” Castro said. “Other students will participate in future years.”

Castro said Interim Provost Andrew Hoff and Associate Provost Lynnette Zelezny will lead the tablet initiative.

Conversations regarding the application of the tablets and their cost, Castro said, began this fall and will continue throughout the implementation process.

“We are still trying to figure out exactly what all the costs will be,” he said.

Included in those costs, Castro said, are the prices of the tablets themselves and investments in preparing faculty and students for the change, which includes hiring See CASTRO, Page 3

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Fresno State President Joseph Castro announces the launch of a tablet initiative for fall 2014 by holding up his personal tablet during a press conference Friday.

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GMOs: They're what's for dinner

By Montanna Tarkington

The average farmer can provide enough food for himself, his family and more than 155 other people. Unfortunately, even with that fact, every day in the United States alone, more than 500,000 households will go hungry.

The 2.2 million farmers and ranchers of today are having to constantly innovate and improve the tools in their toolbox to provide for 9 billion people, the population that demographers predict will be here by the year 2050.

To combat this dilemma, we agriculturists have many tools. Biotechnology is one of the most important. This leaves the question, "What is biotechnology accomplishing in the race to feed the 9 billion?"

For those questions to be properly answered, we first have to define what biotechnology is, when it began, and its advantages and disadvantages.

Biotechnology is a science that includes gene splicing, taking a desired trait from one organism and combining it with another to create a modified and superior product.

While genetic modifications have been taking place for more than 10,000 years, modifications at the DNA level are a relatively new development. Some philosophers will argue that biotechnology is merely the human way of adapting to our environment and the rapid disappearance of farmable land.

An example of this is found in Homer’s “The Odyssey” in which humans are referred to as "bread-eaters" numerous times. The reason for calling humans bread-eaters is that bread, in a sense, is what captures our human ingenuity.

We are human because we think, because we reason and because we adapt.

Bread would not have existed had humans not bred certain grasses to make wheat which is genetic modification on a primitive scale.

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have existed for a long time, that much is indisputable. They are renowned for their improved yields, durability and nutritional content. Of course, the questions as to whether their advantages outweigh the disadvantages still remain.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration heavily restrict the development process of any GMO. A mandatory 3-10 year test period is strictly enforced. There are also other checks and flags in place to keep the food as safe as possible.

Despite common belief, the producer is not the only one to benefit from GMOs. The consumer benefits are numerous. Organic crops have consistently low yields, and considerably shorter shelf lives. While they are guaranteed their permanent niche in the agriculture market, their yields alone cannot sustain a large population.

Genetically modified products can retain their freshness on the shelf for longer periods of time, and the yields are a needed addition to those of conventionally and organically grown crops.

With gene splicing, whole new varieties of crops can be produced. At this moment

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in time, we can buy locally grown papayas.

Papayas are a tropical fruit that normally we would have to import. That was a big problem, due to the fact that 100 percentof locally grown food is checked for safety, while only 2 percent of imports are checked.

The imported papayas put the general public at risk because it can't be certain that they meet safety regulations.

With the U.S. grown, genetically modified papaya on the market, consumers are offered a product that meets those regulations.

As with everything that has its benefits, with those benefits come certain risks and disadvantages. Some bio-engineered products have very narrow gene pools, and unmonitored crossbreeding can occur.

There are certain weeds that have developed immunities to sprays and chemicals.

Unfortunately, the development of new chemicals is required to rid the fields of these pests.

Another very real dilemma with biotechnology is the rest of the world’s view.

The U.S. cannot export any of its genetically modified crops to Europe. Taking our economy into consideration, we are left with the question of whether or not we should only grow what can be exported.

However, with over 90 percent of all of our corn and soy products being genetically modified, an end to biotechnology would result in a severe reduction in the yields of some of our main staple crops.

Recent legislation provides a great example. Take Proposition 37, which was was ultimately defeated.

This proposition pertained to food labeling and would have required that foods containing GMOs would have to be labeled as such.

We are entering the age of the informed consumer. Many individuals want to know what goes into their food. It was not that the general public wished to remain in the dark about their food that caused Proposition 37 to fail, but the fact that the enactment of the requirements of the new regulations are not currently feasible.

The costs to the state would have been increased by more than $1 million, and the cost of the family food bill would have increase by hundreds of dollars per year.

Another reason that the proposed law failed was its form. It was full of loopholes and exemptions that created a bias in the marketing world.

This point leads to the thought of biotechnology's future. It has both clear advantages and disadvantages. Its increased yields have contributed greatly to the concept of growing more on less land.

The scale is there, but the way the balance tips is left up to the consumer. We are left with the "So what?" factor. So what if we eliminate the use of GMOs? How are we going to provide for the imminent 9 billion?

Comments from the web

Recent comments pulled from collegian.csufresno.edu "I don’t think it’s about being healthier-than-thou. There’s a reason why there are so few restaurants that have a smoker section these days: it’s not as inviting to the general public.

I personally do not like walking to class and having to pass by smoking sections, silently choking so as not to be rude to the smoker because they are following the rules. Often I see people light up while not in a designated smoking area, and it sucks having to breathe their air while they’re not even following the rules.

"I don’t care if people want to smoke in their cars or whatever (I think that’s a bit extreme), but no smoking on the main part of campus? Yes please."

-- Kelsey, on "The California State University: smokers need not apply"

"This is long overdue, There are way too many instances of sex offenders enrolled anonymously on a campus. Knowledge is power and the power to KNOW who could tear your world apart is priceless.."

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Juices and the affluent society

By Haley Lambert Opinion Editor

On Monday, The Wall Street Journal ran a story about the increased consumption of organic fruit and vegetable juice.

In fact, the article stated that many people have begun substituting a fruit and veggie concoction for a full meal.

In a nation fraught with seemingly pandemic obesity rates, it's refreshing (pun intended) to know that Americans are embracing healthy choices.

In the midst of all this uplifting information, the author writes that this juice craziness can be attributed to the status symbol associated with health juices.

Sounds absurd, right? C'mon, maybe people just really like the crisp sweetness of pomegranates, carrots and kale pressed together.

Obviously, if the products didn't have some redeeming qualities — great taste, energy inducing vitamins and minerals — people would not be spending between $5

and $10 a bottle.

As silly as it sounds, the new role of juices as status symbols seems totally plausible.

People in our affluent society want to feel unique, with a personality and lifestyle that are impossible to replicate.

No longer do we have to concern ourselves with getting enough calories to sustain our day-to-day activities. No longer do we have to concern ourselves with having enough clean water to dispose of sewage, cook dinner and bathe.

No doubt, these are good things. Yet, as members of an affluent society we must remember to use prudence when deciding how to spend our winnings.

Do we consume products because we legitimately need them? Do we even enjoy the products? Or, does it simply give us an effect of deeply aesthetic pseudo-culture?

No one can stop you from partaking, but for posterity's sake; maybe we should double-check our reasons for buying, watching, reading and consuming.

About the author Montanna Tarkington was raised in Tulare county by her grandparents and is currently pursuing a degree in agriculture business. Her areas of expertise are gun rights and agriculture.

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CASTRO: Tablets for students, agriculture commission discussed CONTINUED from page 1 additional staff.

Castro said he anticipates that the university will help to offset the cost of the tablets and “make it as easy as possible for them to be used.”

“I also believe that students will need to make some investment,” he said. “It will be shared opportunity, and I think it will be a great payoff for them. Eventually, I believe that it will save money for our students in textbook costs.”

Castro said the university has not yet chosen a tablet company to work with on the initiative.

Zelezny said the tablet initiative would serve students by training them “for the 21st century.”

Because of the Valley’s strong

ties to agriculture and Fresno State’s proximity to the industry, Castro announced the establishment of a presidential commission on the future of agriculture.

Castro said the commission will be co-chaired by dairy farmer George Soares of Hanford, Hoff and “leaders from throughout the Valley.”

“The members will assess industry needs and make recommendations to me regarding how Fresno State’s agricultural programs—defined broadly to include science and math, engineering, business and other areas—can be among the very best in the nation and world,” he said.

The commission, Castro said, will share its first report in May. Castro said an upgrade to the

NSA: Spying practices ‘Too high a price’ CONTINUED from page 8 nice to know where our tax dollars are going?” Clune said. “If it weren’t for Edward Snowden, we would not know that it’s costing us $10.8 billion a year. We haven’t, as a democracy, had that conversation whether it was worth it because we didn’t know.”

The NSA defended itself and said that this type of spying was the only way to protect the U.S. from terrorists.

“We’ve been sold a poor bill of goods,” Hansen said. “They told us to give up our freedom and we’ll be safe, but that’s not the

case. I’d rather have my freedom back and take my chances with bad things happening.”

Clune said the government has to find a balance on what is acceptable and what is not.

“I think, in general, not violating the law is a good idea,” Clune said. “I think in general, protecting the Constitution is a good idea. I think, in general, not alienating friends and allies around the world is a really good idea. We’re doing something that’s pissing off countries that we work best with, that should cause pause. That should cause us to stop and say well wait a second, maybe this is too high a price to pay.”

university’s aged electrical infrastructure is also in the works.

“My most urgent non-academic priority is to upgrade our campus infrastructure, much of which has been in place since the 1950s,” he said. “We will invest significantly to upgrade our information technology and electrical infrastructure over the next few years.”

Cynthia Teniente-Matson, Fresno State’s vice president for administration and chief financial officer, said the university would need somewhere around $200 million to address all of its deferred maintenance projects.

“We don’t have that kind of money, so what we’re looking at is our highest priorities for deferred maintenance and for infrastructure repair,” she said. “As

President Castro mentioned in his remarks, our highest priority is our electrical and technological infrastructure.”

Matson said the campus is allocated about $500,000 a year for deferred maintenance projects, which she called “a drop in the bucket,” compared with the university’s needs.

Castro said the state’s unstable economy and budget cuts to the California State University system made it difficult to get the project on its feet.

“We’ve just come out of a period where the state has reduced its investment in the university dramatically, so it was much harder to [upgrade the infrastructure] before than it is now,” he said.

Due to record enrollment and

“evidence of Fresno State’s continued attractiveness to students and families,” Castro plans to increase enrollment by 800 students starting next year are under way.

“It certainly helps to make the argument for growing our enrollment when the applications to our university are increasing so significantly,” he said.

Matson said the university will request at least $2.5 million from the CSU board of trustees to help support a surge in capacity.

The money, she said, would go toward academic programs and student support services so the campus can meet the increased enrollment.

International skills speaker to give students study abroad advice

By Jacob Rayburn The Collegian It’s a big world, and learning international skills can be an important step for students to thrive.

That idea is the focus of International Education Week and Wednesday’s keynote speaker Jean-Marc Hachey.

Through Friday, Fresno State will host a series of events designed to make students aware of the benefits of international education and exchange programs. Students can learn about opportunities to study abroad and find out how to finance an international educational experience.

Hachey will discuss how students can gain inter-

national experience during his keynote address today from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. in Professional Human Services Room 215.

Hachey, an international employment strategies expert, said students can gain experience to help them work with different cultures in a myriad of ways.

“It’s about building global career skills and encouraging students to build international skills while they are at school,” Hachey said. “That could mean interning abroad, backpack traveling or studying abroad to gain skills employers are looking for.”

Since 1990, he has presented seminars at more See INTERNATIONAL, Page 6

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Embracing a different beat

‘International Education Week’ inspires performances showcasing Fresno State’s cultures

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‘Santa Paws’ is coming to town Shelter holds holiday event to raise money for animals and encourages students to volunteer

By Linda Vang Special to The Collegian The Valley Animal Center brings “Santa Paws” to town for its Holiday Bake, Craft and Book Faire on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

VAC community relations coordinator Rosie Davenport said the faire with Santa Paws photo booth is a holiday fundraiser event featuring a crafts fair, a bake sale, a book fair and a photo booth with Santa.

Davenport said the event has been a part of the shelter’s tradition for six years.

“It is a fun holiday-based event to fundraise for our shelter,” she said. “It is our sixth annual, and it just grows every single year.”

The event’s bake sale consists of baked goods donated to the shelter, and Davenport said the book fair sells new or gently used donated books.

“Vendors are set around perimeters of the lobby,” Davenport said. “We have an area donated to our bake sale, and we have a separate room that is dedicated to the book sale, as well.

“In an adjacent small room is where we set up the Santa Paws photo booth.”

At the event Saturday, Davenport said patrons can take a picture with Santa, or they can bring their pets for a picture with him.

“It’s just like the photo booths with Santa at the mall,” she said. “We figured it doesn’t just have to be kids; why not include our pets, too?”

Davenport said photo packages are available at a small

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Members of the Malaysian Student Organization perform the “Chinese Lion Dance” Tuesday afternoon in the pit outside the University Student Union.

By Daniel Salas Special to The Collegian On a chilly and overcast Tuesday afternoon, a DJ played some music in the pit outside the University Student Union to set the mood for a few performers. The performers, including members of the Malaysian Student Organization, performed the “Chinese Lion Dance,” featuring drummers and two members in a golden-colored lion costume.

Fresno State is one of many colleges taking part in this week’s International Education Week, said Shawna Blair, program and event coordinator at University Student Union Productions.

At noon every day through Thursday, 11 different cultural groups will perform live at the USU pit: three on Tuesday and Wednesday and five on Thursday, Blair said. She said eight of these groups are on-campus clubs.

During the performances, tables will be set up in the Free Speech Area by different groups; including study abroad programs and other international programs on campus.

Along with the opportunity for students to walk up and talk to representatives from these groups, Blair said the live cultural performances are another way for students to share and represent the variety of cultures on campus.

“We have a lot of different cultures here at Fresno State, so we love when we get to embrace them and show them off to the campus,” Blair said. “A lot of times, it’s just what we learn in books in our classes, so it’s al-

ways fun to see something that might be a dance or seeing someone perform a song in a language of another culture.”

Cora Cha, an event coordinator in the celebrations and festivals committee at USU Productions, said some of this week’s performances include Egyptian belly dancing and poetry readings.

“It’s just going to be like a big mixture of everything,” Cha said.

Blair said USU Productions helped plan International Education Week. Other groups include the division of continuing and global education, international student services and programs and study abroad and international exchanges.

She said the groups wanted to have live cultural performances, and that is what USU Productions delivered. Blair said students can come see the performances and afterward walk up to the Free Speech Area and learn about different international programs. “[The performances] connect to what they have up there,” she said.

Scheduled for Wednesday’s performances are the Jewish Studies Association, the Hmong Student Association and Leonnart Cullberg, a German accordion player, Blair said.

“It’s just a fun way for students to see something new about a culture that they might not have known,” Blair said.

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Santa and a fluffy friend take a sit at the photo booth at last year’s Holiday Bake, Craft and Book Faire put on by the Valley Animal Center.

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INTERNATIONAL: ‘It’s about understanding culture’ CONTINUED from page x than 160 universities and career fairs.

Since 2008, Hachey has collaborated with more than 100 universities to offer his advice and resources online as the publisher of the website MyWorldAbroad.

Hachey, who has a business degree from the University of New Brunswick and a masters in political science from l’Université Laval in Québec City, has worked overseas for the United Nations

High Commissioner for Refugees, World University Service, Canadian Crossroads International and the German Volunteer Service.

He recommends students take five years to complete a four-year degree: one extra semester to study abroad and another to travel.

“There is a unique set of skills that define international people and make them different than people who haven’t traveled,” Hachey said. “I encourage people to

travel internationally any way they want.

Maximize the career value of studying abroad. Think about it before you go. You come back with experiences that look good on a résumé. It’s about thinking ahead to have professional experiences.”

Hachey, who is fluent in French and English, said knowing a second language is important but not mandatory to be an “international person.”

“It’s also about understanding culture, being culturally astute,” Hachey said. “It’s

having a portable set of skills that helps you cross multiple cultures. Any language is important. It’s not a career-limiting move not to have a second language. It’s about having a set of international skills.”

Hachey said Fresno State purchased access to his website, and students have free access. Students can go to www. myworldabroad.com/csufresno and register with his or her email address.

HOLIDAY: Stores adjust to accommodate holiday shoppers CONTINUED from page 1

ing up earlier so the lines won’t be quite as long outside. It’s a lot unemployment has dropped a bit. of people but it moves very fast, Retail spending is up in certain especially now that the stores are categories. People who have jobs opening earlier every year.” feel more comfortable about holdRiver Park’s Starbucks near ing onto those AT&T and off jobs and those of Blackstone who were Avenue will be ell, the stores are opening unemployed opened overup earlier so the lines won’t last year are night for almost be quite as long outside. It’s a lot partially or 48 hours, startof people but it moves very fast, fully employed ing at 5 a.m. on especially now that the stores are this year.”

Thanksgiving opening earlier every year.”

B o t h Day and closing Kashian and at midnight at Baronian — Tracy Kashian the end of Black said the early Friday, store VP of marketing and public reopening of manager Jason lations at Lance-Kashian & Co. stores and Munoz said.

Black Friday “ W e ’ l l frenzy will get around attract thousands of customers to 1,000 customers or more on the shopping center.

Thanksgiving only,” Munoz said.

“There was a point where there “We’ll probably get around a were a lot of people standing in total of 2,000 to 3,000 people on line for a very long time,” Kashian Thanksgiving and rolling over to said. “Well, the stores are open- Black Friday.

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“Amidst all of that holiday madness, we want to be that friendly face and that comfort zone for people to come get a drink while they are shopping.”

Clovis Chamber of Commerce membership director Beth Bridges said she believes it is important to support Fresno’s and Clovis’ local and small business stores this shopping season, specifically “Small Business Saturday.”

“When you do shop local and when you shop in places that are owned here, a much larger portion of your dollar stays inside your community,” Bridges said.

Shopping centers are also host-

ing several holiday events during the season, from charity donations to honoring fallen loved ones.

Kashian said River Park will have a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 4 at 6 a.m. along with flying in Santa Claus on a helicopter.

“It depends on the fog in Fresno, but Santa will fly in on a helicopter and get dropped off.

There will be a small parade afterwards on the morning of Black Friday around 9 a.m.,” Kashian said.

To promote small businesses this holiday, Bridges said Clovis Chamber of Commerce is also

hosting a small business treasure hunt starting Nov. 30 to Dec. 15.

Participants can enter a drawing for prizes after visiting a selection of various businesses on a treasure hunt map.

“It’s a great way to discover local businesses you did not know about, and it’s also a great opportunity to possibly win Christmas presents,” Bridges said.

Bridges said anyone interested in participating in the treasure hunt can visit www.clovischamber.com/treasurehunt.

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price and are another means of raising funds for the shelter.

Whether you are an animal lover or not, Davenport described the event as festive and fun for all to attend.

“It is a really festive atmosphere and a great way to meet with other pet lovers, but more than that, it is just a fun holiday event,” she said.

Although barking may be a part of the package, Davenport assures animals at this event are wellbehaved.

Davenport said guests are also allowed to walk through the dog or cat center and spend some time with the homeless animals and possibly even adopt one.

For private not-for-profit organizations like the VAC, Davenport said fundraisers and donations are crucial in keeping their doors open.

“We rely entirely upon fundraisers and donations from the community to ensure that we are providing the best possible care for our animals, so events like this are crucial to what we do on a daily basis,” she said.

According to Davenport, Fresno State students have made a strong effort to volunteer at the shelter, whether it is for course work or their own interests.

“We’re totally involved with Fresno State,” she said. “We love Fresno State students.

“Every semester, we get quite a number of student volunteers from marketing classes and community service classes.

“For this event, we have a lot of students helping with the set up.”

She said other students have

chosen to volunteer through the regular volunteer process, which consists of a volunteer orientation.

“You obviously want to have some love for animals,” Davenport said. “However, it is a great way to give back to the community and to know that you are helping the animals here until they find their forever home.”

Typical volunteer duties include cleaning, so the animals do not get sick, and walking or socializing with the animals to help them feel more comfortable with humans.

Although fundraisers provide some help for the cost of caring for the animals, Davenport said human contact allows the cats and dogs to maintain a more sociable and friendly attitude.

“There are only 27 of us, and we have 500 animals, so we cannot possibly pet, love and spend time with all of them,” she said.

Davenport said it feels rewarding to see an animal finally find its home and know that animal will be taken care of for the rest of its life.

“A lot of the stray animals don’t have a warm bed or a family,” she said. “Our mission is to provide a safe haven for them.

“We always think of the holiday as a time to give, and what is better than giving an animal a home.”

The next volunteer orientation is Dec. 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Valley Animal Center, 3934 N. Hayston Ave. For more information on volunteering, interested parties can email Davenport at rosie.davenport@valleyanimal.org.

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Ice-skating returned to Downtown Fresno Monday with the opening of the ice rink that drew 30,000 people last year to the Fulton Mall at Mariposa Plaza.

The ice rink provides an opportunity for people to experience an activity that is not common in the Valley. For some people, though, it’s also an opportunity to help Downtown draw crowds.

Rink manager Ney Vann, a Fresno State business major and Fresno native, said the opportunity to help revitalize the area drew her to the job.

“People think it’s a scary place, but it’s not,” Vann said. “It’s a fun place to spend your holiday. It’s fun family time.”

Downtown ambassador Matthew Patnaude, who worked at the ice rink last year, said a survey of visitors last year—the first

time it was open—showed that people who were coming had not been to Downtown in a long time, if ever.

“A lot more people are aware of it this year,” Patnaude said.

“People are excited about it. I hear, ‘I can’t wait for it to come back.’ It was busy after the Veterans Day parade. It has more decorations and more polish.”

Part of the plan, he said, is for people to skate and then shop. He said the rink does a promotion where if you bring a store receipt you get a dollar off admittance.

Patnaude said visitors get a wristband so that they can come back all day to the rink. He said all-day parking is also validated for any garage in Downtown.

“It’s not about making money on the skating rink,” Patnaude said. “Even if we break even, it’s a success. It’s about bringing new people here.”

The money from the rink, he said, goes back to the Downtown Fresno Partnership, which is a nonprofit. Patnaude said all the events, like the ice rink, pay for themselves, not by property owners.

The rink opens daily at 11 a.m.

It closes at 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and at 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Monday through Friday the prices are $10 for adults and $8 for children, which is anyone under 12 years old.

Saturday and Sunday, the prices are $12 for adults and $10 for children.

To buy a season pass for a family of two adults and up to four children is $99. Additional children can be added to the pass for $20 each.

A season pass for adults is $49 and $39 for children.

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The ice rink in the Fulton Mall at the Mariposa Plaza opened Monday for its second year after 30,000 people visited last year.

NSA spying under scrutiny

Recent revelations of scope of spying sparks debate

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perspective employers might get vided the information. the information that the corporaThe NSA’s main role was to tion and government has access monitor, collect, decode, translate and analyze domestic and With the disclosure by the to,” Hansen said.

Both Clune and Hansen said global information, Clune said.

National Security Agency (NSA) that it conducted both domestic the government put itself in a bad Predominantly, it was focusing position once on communications between the and international t h e n e w s o f United States and foreign counspying on United the NSA spy- tries.

States citizens ing on foreign “If you look at the history of and foreign leadleaders from NSA, what they’re doing now is ers in the past ally countries what they’ve been doing since year, the right of became public they were created in 1952, except privacy in techow you’re into in October. this is on an unprecedented nology use has “ S i n c e scale,” Clune said. “In our peran area where been the subt h e e n d o f spective, this is certainly more ject of national you might be violating October’s rev- abusive than the time during the debate. e l a t i o n t h a t early Cold War when they got the “We’d like to somebody’s rights.” we’re spying agreement of companies.” think that when on foreign The Foreign Intelligence we do a Google search, it’s — Dr. Lori Clune, leaders, which Surveillance Act required the NSA not a huge to obtain a court order for any between Google History professor was surprise, but wiretaps on citizens, Clune said. and you,” said we don’t usu- But changes in the court in 2008 history professor ally spy on our undermined the judicial oversight Dr. Lori Clune. “I a l l i e s q u i t e of the act, making it easier to get think we should t h i s m u c h , ” mass wiretapping approved. always assume Clune said.

“That’s a slippery slope,” Clune that everyone is “So now we’re said. “Now you’re into an area watching.”

Professors caution students pissing people off in France, in where you might be violating about what they put online since Brazil, in Germany, in Spain and somebody’s rights.”

The NSA argued that the inforfuture employers could find out who knows how many other counanything about their interviewees tries because they’re finding out mation gathered was only part of with one click of a button, Clune about the documents we’ve been metadata, not the actual content tapping in.” of the communications. Metadata said.

Hansen said that it was not summarizes information gath“I don’t think we can assume that anything that happens on uncommon for countries to spy on ered about other data and, since your smartphone, on the Internet, each other, however he thought it does not focus on specific individuals, it does on your private texts, is pri- that the United not impact indivate,” Clune said. “The director States ended up vidual rights, of the CIA [Central Intelligence doing a poor job Clune said.

Agency] had to quit because he of it.

“Israel is supW h a t had an extramarital affair that he changed since couldn’t even hide. If the direc- posed to be one f they can listen the NSA’s cretor of the CIA can’t do it, we can’t of U.S.’s closest allies, but they ation was the either.” to your phone technology.

Dr. Kenneth Hansen, an asso- spied on us all “Because ciate professor in the political sci- the time and, calls and read all your we’ve got the ence department, said domestic in fact, they are emails, then what priInternet, smartspying and wiretapping by the better at that phones, the NSA on Americans violated their s o r t o f t h i n g vacy do you have?” than we are,” NSA has the rights. ability to tap “If they can listen to your H a n s e n s a i d .

— Dr. Kenneth Hansen, into these stuff phone calls and read all your “The U.S. spyemails, then what privacy do you ing on France, Political science professor without permission – they can have?” Hansen said. “I think it’s a Germany and hack in,” Clune huge human rights violation, and Mexico is not said. the entire country should be angry really acceptable, at least not I t w a s about it.” revealed that Similar to Clune, Hansen if you want to the NSA has advised everyone to be cautious keep allies.”

The NSA was created in 1952 as a budget of $10.8 billion a year, of what goes online, although he believed that government tech- a place to carry out cryptographic employed around 35,000 peonology might be 10 years behind security research during the Cold ple and is probably the largest War, Clune said. In the beginning, employer of mathematicians in private sectors.

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WOMEN: Fresno State begins season 1-1, prepares for month-long road stretch CONTINUED from page 12 other moments where we were passive, and we’ll keep working to refine that.”

Fresno State’s fast-paced gameplay was the focus during this contest, as the Bulldogs got themselves to a hefty 20-3 lead. At halftime, the score was 40-19.

The second half was a closer match, as offense increased for the Bobcats and slowed for the Bulldogs. Howard came off the bench and scored 14 points in the frame alone, while Courtney Danna accompanied with 10 second-half points.

No Fresno State players reached double-digit points in the half. Farley and Vandenberg came close with eight points apiece.

However, the first-half blowout was enough to seal the victory for the Bulldogs.

“Some of it was just our rotation,” Pebley said of her team’s second-half defense. “We had some players out there quite a bit in the second half who were just getting experience. They were fighting for some playing time and finding their roles in the team.”

USC 63, Fresno State 54 The second game of the season — a shootout with the Women of Troy — was close but slipped out of the Bulldogs’ hands.

“USC played aggressively and to its talent level,” Pebley said.

Fresno State continued to be aggressive in its defense, but got in a lot of foul trouble. The team had 23 fouls total in the contest, compared with 17 for USC. “We need to do a better job at

playing aggressive defense without fouling,” Pebley said.

Fresno State mounted a rally to get within one point of USC at the half. With 48 seconds re-maining in the period, down 21-15, Farley hit a 3-point jump shot to cut the deficit to three points. Alex Furr was fouled by USC junior guard Ariya Crook to send the former to the line, where she made her two free throws.

Now down 23-20, USC freshman guard Courtney Jaco made a layup to bring the lead back to three, but Farley made a longrange jumper to send the Bulldogs into the half trailing only 23-22.

In the second period, the Bulldogs struggled defensively, as USC led them in steals (7-6) and total rebounds (24-16). Fresno State’s Taylor Thompson and Sheedy led the team with seven points apiece.

The Bulldogs kept up with the Women of Troy during the half, as they changed the lead three times. However, with 10 1/2 minutes remaining in the game, USC’s Cassie Harberts made a free throw to take the final lead for her team.

Fresno State would remain within 10 points of USC, but the Women of Troy were able to increase their lead and won the match by nine points: 63-54.

The Bulldogs will now hit the road for nearly a month, beginning with a trip to Cal State Fullerton on Monday. The next home game will be on Dec. 5, when they host San Diego Christian College.

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VOLLEYBALL

‘Dogs sweep San Diego State

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From left to right: Maggie Eppright, Korrin Wild and Marissa Brand await a UNLV serve during the Bulldogs’ 3-1 loss last Thursday.

By Christopher Livingston The Collegian After snapping its three-game winning streak with a loss to UNLV, the Fresno State volleyball team needed only three sets to knock off San Diego State on Saturday.

The sweep was the Bulldogs’ ninth of the season and first at home since Oct. 12 against Nevada.

“I’m really impressed with how poised we were after a rough Thursday night,” said Fresno State coach Lauren NetherbySewell. “We came back and played smart and consistent.”

One area that saw improvement in this game was hitting.

The Bulldogs hit .358 overall, with junior middle blocker Maci Murdock leading the team individually with .474. Korrin Wild had 16 kills and 10 digs in the con-

test en route to her 38th career double-double.

Junior setter Christina Lee assisted 79 percent of the team’s total kills. Defensively, she led the team with 14 digs.

“Christina Lee is the big difference between our game against UNLV and [Saturday’s],” Netherby-Sewell said. “She set our hitters and kept them in tempo.”

Maintaining a tempo was something the Bulldogs needed to do in order to win the game. Set 1 was a back-and-forth matchup, as San Diego State showed a noquit attitude. The shootout went beyond the 25-point total needed to win. A Wild kill followed by an Aztec attack error gave Fresno State a 30-28 victory.

“We just couldn’t side out at the end [of Set 1], and it was really frustrating,” Netherby-Sewell said. “We were making easy shots,

and I like us to be really aggressive in those moments.”

Set 2 saw the aggression Netherby-Sewell was looking for.

Fresno State mounted a 6-3 lead and, with the exception of a brief 7-7 tie, kept the lead throughout the set. Wild and Marissa Brand had 6 kills in the frame, and the team hit .425. Brand’s sixth kill in the set ended it at 25-18.

The Bulldogs scored four consecutive points to start Set 3 and never looked back. The lead in-creased to 15-9 before San Diego State called a timeout. The Aztecs did come close afterward and scored eight points, but the Bulldogs had 10 of their own during that stretch and finished the sweep with a 25-18 victory.

Up next for Fresno State is a road trip to Boise State on Thursday, then to Utah State on Saturday.

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stayed close behind the Bulldogs and took their first lead through a free throw by Jamel Artis with 10:17 left in the first half.

The Panthers kept the lead and had a 17-point lead at halftime. The Bulldogs played a closer matchup in the second half and only trailed by four points in the frame (40-36). Pittsburgh outmatched Fresno State in free throws (76.9 percent to 62.5)

but fell short from the field (42.9 percent to 44.4).

The loss ends the two-game road trip to begin the 2013 season. The first game, at UC Irvine, went to overtime. Fresno State senior guard Allen Huddleston made a game-winning 3-point jump shot to give the Bulldogs the 98-97 victory.

On Saturday, the Bulldogs will return home to host the Cal State Stanislaus Warriors.

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FRESNO STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL

‘Dogs fall to Pittsburgh on the road

By Christopher Livingston The Collegian The Fresno State men’s basketball team will return home Monday in search of a new winning streak.

The Bulldogs suffered their first loss of the season Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Panthers 75-54.

The Panthers, who are in their first season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, won their first game of the season against Savannah State University. It was the first time ever that Fresno State and Pittsburgh faced each other.

Freshman guard Paul Watson led the Bulldogs in scoring (18) and tied for rebounds (five) in the game. Sophomore guard Marvelle Harris, who scored the first three points for Fresno State, played 31 minutes and tallied five points and two defensive rebounds. Cezar Guerrero had 10 points and a career-best seven assists.

Panthers center Talib Zanna was a big leader for his team. He finished the game with a double-double: 19 points and 10 rebounds, both the highest on the team.

Forward Michael Young had nine rebounds (six offensive).

A weakness for the Pittsburgh offense was long-distance shooting. The Panthers were 0 for 11 in 3-pointers, but 15 of 21 (71.4 percent) in free throws.

Fresno State began the game with a sixpoint lead after 3-pointers by Harris and guard Cezar Guerrero. After, the Panthers See DOGS Page 7

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Bulldogs split weekend games

By Christopher Livingston The Collegian The Fresno State women’s basketball team went 1-1 in the first week of the season with a victo-ry against UC Merced on Friday and a loss to USC on Sunday at the Save Mart Center.

Fresno State 74, UC Merced 50

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Fresno State forward Paul Watson fights off a Dominican University defender during the Bulldogs’ exhibition victory over the Penguins

Fresno State played well offensively in its Friday night matchup against UC Merced. Guard Bree Farley led the Bulldogs with 16 points in the contest and was one rebound away from a double-double. Alex Sheedy (11 points) and Jacinta Vandenberg (10 points) also had double-digit points for the team.

“Our team had some mental mistakes that we would like to fix,” said Fresno State coach Raegan Pebley. “But I like that we took care of the ball with 22 assists and 15 turnovers and really got ourselves some second-chance opportunities.”

The Bulldogs’ defense held the Bobcats to 50 points. Shelby Howard, who was not in the starting lineup, was the leading scorer for UC Merced with 20 of those points.

“Defensively, we hold ourselves to a very high standard,” Pebley said. “We had moments where we were excellent but See WOMEN Page 7

FRESNO STATE 48, WYOMING 10

Second-half explosion fuels ‘Dogs Fresno State routs Wyoming to remain undefeated

By Christopher Livingston The Collegian

The Bulldogs found their rhythm down 10-0 in the second quarter, when Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr completed The No. 14 Fresno State Bulldogs (9-0, a 9-yard scoring pass to tight end Marcel 6-0 Mountain West Conference) kept their Jensen to cut Wyoming’s lead to three.

In their next possession, the Bulldogs undefeated streak alive and moved up in the BCS rankings with a 48-10 victory over took the lead. On a first and 10 at the Wyoming 19-yard line, Carr stepped back the Wyoming Cowboys (4-5, 2-3 MWC).

“Wyoming came out with a lot of ener- and lobbed a pass to his right, intended gy,” said Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter. for Isaiah Burse. Fighting off his defender, “They had a new defensive coordinator that Burse jumped up, caught the throw and the kids really rallied around and did dif- landed in the end zone for the Fresno State score. ferent things that “I knew [based we had to get a bead on the Wyoming on.” defense] that if I put On their second it in a certain spot, possession of the The Collegian publishes its winter Burse can have a game, the Cowboys chance to go up and were the first team sports insert on Dec. 6 get it,” Carr said. to get into the red “You have to give zone. Running back credit to the offenTedder Easton broke through the Bulldog defense for a 79-yard sive line, because on plays like that, they run that ended at the Fresno State 1-yard take time.”

Now up 14-10, Fresno State took control line. Afterward, Shaun Wick caught a pass from quarterback Brett Smith in the end of the game.

“At halftime, we said that it was all on zone to score.

“It was a third and long, and we called a us,” DeRuyter said. “If we execute, catch blitz,” DeRuyter said. “We weren’t antici- balls and avoid penalties, we can win this pating them running the ball in that situa- one.”

Fresno State shut out Wyoming for tion.”

After a Colin McGuire field-goal attempt the rest of the contest and added 34 more was blocked, Fresno State was down 7-0 at points behind an established ground presthe end of the first quarter. This was atypi- ence.

In the game, the Bulldogs had 234 rushcal for the Bulldogs, who averaged 13 firsting yards, the most since Oct. 5’s 61-14 rout quarter points heading into the contest.

It was also the first time Fresno State of Idaho. Seventeen of 39 first downs were was held scoreless in the first quarter since made on the ground. Josh Quezada led with the 2012 Hawaii Bowl against Southern 105 yards and a touchdown.

Week 11 will be a bye for Fresno State.

Methodist University.

“I don’t know if it was the cold or the alti- After, the Bulldogs will host New Mexico on tude,” DeRuyter said, “but we had a couple Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNews. of uncharacteristic drops.”

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Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr (4) aims the ball towards tight end Marcel Jensen during the Bulldogs’ 41-23 victory over Nevada on Nov. 2.