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ASI scales back spending By Ana Mendoza The Collegian In 2008, the Associated Student, Inc., Fresno State’s student government organization, was marked by high spending, a lawsuit and scandals. But 2010 brought about a different group of student officers and tighter spending. F re s n o S t at e h a s b e e n involved in several lawsuits and other money handling problems in recent years. The Auxiliary Organizations audit Report in 2008 revealed several of the universities money mismanagement problems in several Fresno State departments. Some organizations within the university were shown to have no abnormalities but after months of investigation, the Audit revealed that ASI, “did not reveal any major findings or significant internal problems or weaknesses.” But months later, ASI was sued and was involved in a scandal that ended in the resignation of ASI President Mackee M. Mason and
Executive Vice President Sandra Flores after admitting to underage drinking. That same year, ASI spent $50,449 in traveling expenses which included a trip to Disneyland for one of their retreats. A c c o rd i n g t o A S I Vi c e President of Finance Cesar Sanchez the group has not traveled anywhere this year. Sanchez also talked about additional money being i nve s t e d i n a d d i n g m o re computers to the University Student Union. Sarait Martinez, a senate member in 2008, said it’s very important for all students at Fresno State to be involved in the workings of ASI. “It’s our [students’] money,” Martinez said. All students are charged student body fee of $34.50 every semester. According to the 2008-2009 Annual Report, ASI received $590,071 and $623,904 of yearly income for the 2008 and 2009 fiscal year from student fees. These fees are used to support ASI, whose members
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decide how the money will be distributed among ASI sustainability and student programs. Cesar Sanchez, vice president of finance, said that ASI does not get the full $34.50 per student. According to
Sanchez, he was told that ASI only receives $14 per student. He is unaware of what happens to the remaining money. When the amount of students increases, ASI receives See FINANCE, Page 3
Graduate school decision stumps By Kellcie Mullaney The Collegian As the second semester is quickly approaching, many seniors are faced with the perennial question: do I go to graduate school or not? Senior year is often the most demanding year for students. The decisions they make in the last year of college will affect them for the rest of their lives. There are typically two directions to choose from. One, jump into the real world and get a job or two continue on with school and get a master’s degree. While many students are wiped out from their last four, sometimes five or six years of college, additional schooling is the last thing they want to do. “I have been in school for what feels like my whole life. I can’t even imagine two or more years more of homework. I need a break!” says senior Chris Ramos, a construction management major. But on the other hand, many students find themselves struggling to find jobs right after graduation. The current state of the economy isn’t the best for new graduates. Students with just their bachelor’s degrees are competing with people with years of experience. According to careerbuilder.com, a master’s degree is worth it in the long run and that “more formal education or advanced credentials in
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Although graduate school gives students an upper edge in the job market, it means at least two more years of study and even more intense coursework.
the specific field of work or occupational area will carry some weight in starting-salary offers.” It is doubtful that any Fresno State student will argue that having a bigger salary is a problem. Graduate school proves to be beneficial to those students
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who are unsure if they have picked the right major. Getting a master’s degree can broaden students’ range of knowledge, which can open many doors to other opportunities. “I’ll have my [bachelor’s] degree in child development, but I want to get my masters in counseling. I feel like it
will give me more job opportunities,” says senior Kristen Bergmann. Grad school isn’t for everyone. Master’s programs are typically two-year programs of rigorous work, and usually require much more detail and in-depth analysis of the subject. To get into many graduate programs in the United States, undergraduates are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The exam is used to assess students skills and readiness for graduate-level school work. The test is set up similar to the SAT, but at a more advanced level. It evaluates verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills. Each section is not related to a specific field of study. The test is offered in two formats. It can be taken yearround by appointment at computer based testing centers (Fresno State is a testing center), or as a paper based test which is only offered a couple times a year. There are a variety of GRE prep materials to get students prepared for the tests including computer software and test prep books. While g rad school may seem like an eternity away for some students, for others it is just around the corner. Choosing the right path is a challenging decision, but having a degree, bachelor’s or master’s, is rewarding either way.
A change has hit Fresno State with class schedules only being available online. But the shift to the electronic world hasn’t seemed to leave many negative feelings. “T he students haven’t complained about the class schedule only being accessible online,” Registrar Tina Beddall said. This year the spring 2011 class schedule was no longer available as a print copy in the Kennel Bookstore. Students have not addressed any complaints to the bookstore or the registrar’s office about the transition. Kennel Bookstore director of 10 years, Ron Durham, says it’s not a problem so far. “No one has come up to us and complained,” Durham said. “There are always going to be people that struggle with change, but so far everything has been running smooth.” He and associated director Jack Gartner also say the change is for the better. “[It] has taken all the sales for the class schedules, but I think the fact of the matter is that students are lot more Internet savvy and the new way of registering is more up to date and user friendly,” Gartner said. That is not to say that there haven’t been a few confused students from the change. “I’ve seen a few students look around for it but when an employee explains it’s online they don’t seem mad,” Durham said. “In fact the student employees tell them where to find it and how to do it.” S o m e s t u d e n t s e x p re s s their positive feedback for the change. “When I was at Reedley Community College, I never used the print version of class schedules,” Leighanna Mixter, a double major in political science and linguistics, said. “One problem I had with the print version was that the courses would be outdated and some classes would be dropped and I wouldn’t be able to register,” Devon Lowe a mathematics major, said. Beddall believes this is another benefit of the transition to the Internet. “Before the class schedules were printed the class scheduling is planned three months in advance, so by the See CHANGE, Page 3
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ast week, The Collegian’s Megan Morales wrote a three-part investigation of University Police Department and their potential lawsuit from Fresno County. After weeks of waffling and presenting incomplete information, it is clear that Fresno State Police Chief David Huerta must make transparency a bigger priority at UPD. It’s not surprising when the press gets the runaround in sensitive matters like UPD’s debt to the county, but after administrators at two other California State University campuses readily supplied The Collegian with detailed parking information, UPD’s lack of transparency is laughable. Amy Armstrong, the department’s public information officer, and Huerta provided The Collegian with very little information regarding where parking ticket money goes. Although we were able to find out that UPD received $840,000 in parking tickets in 2009-10 alone, none of that money is accounted for. Also not accounted for are the millions of dollars UPD collected from parking tickets in the last 10-12 years. Although Huerta said that the money is going toward the Red Bike program, most of the bikes in the program are old and in need of repair. He said UPD isn’t planning to purchase new bikes anytime soon. If UPD is using the money for the Red Bike program like they say they are, then Fresno State students should be riding to class on bikes comparable to those in Lance Armstrong’s garage. UPD, it is time to tell us where the money we pay for parking tickets goes. More questions than answers came
out of last week’s investigation. Aside from where the money is going, UPD needs to explain why they stopped paying county fees, who in their legal counsel advised that they stop paying the fees and why this issue is coming to light now after more than a decade of evading the payment of money owed to the county. They also need to be clear about how much money they owe after ten years of not paying county fees. The biggest question, though, is this: Who is paying these fees? Obviously the money has to come from University Police, but if they won’t tell us how they’ve been using the money, who’s to say they even have the money to pay Fresno County? Will they pull from other sectors of the school, or will they increase the amount of parking tickets they give out to campus parking violators? In a bad economy like the one we’re in now, students are paying more for less. Tuition will increase by more than 15 percent by fall 2011, financial aid is becoming scarce for those who need it most and students are getting less bang for their buck, with the lucky ones able to enroll in overcrowded classrooms. The last thing students need is a bureaucratic University Police Department that is too busy using their funds irresponsibly to do their jobs.
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‘Dogs’ loss problematic Once again, our football team had a chance to beat a Top 25-rated team and found a way to lose. There are a few Pollyannas out there who will say, “Oh, I don’t want to say anything bad…” Well, I’m not one of them. The Fresno Bee’s Matt James put it in a nutshell: “The Bulldogs couldn’t put it away, as has been the case in so many big games.” So true. Alas, there was no Bernard Berrian to rattle the opponents’ cage with a 96-yard kickoff return like he did against 23rd-ranked Wisconsin in 2001. “They made some stops at the end,” coach Pat Hill said. Yes, coach, but it’s your job, along with those on your staff, to teach these young men how to prevent that from happening. You used a similar excuse (“…you have to give a lot of credit to the defensive stand…”) last year following the humiliating loss to Wyoming in the prestigious New Mexico Bowl, when the offense failed to get into the end zone after four tries from the one-yard-line. It was Wyoming, for Pete’s sake. More quotes from Matt James: “Somehow, someway, losing is infectious.” It certainly appears that way. “This team can play with pretty much anyone…” Yes, it can. It just lacks the character to beat them. The first step to overcoming a problem is to admit that it exists. It’s time for this team to start ‘fessing up. Michael Kincheloe Mass Communication & Journalism
Thumbs up: Release of Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi survived 15 years of house arrest and was released on Saturday. Suu Kyi is the leader of the fight for democracy in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, and is 65 years old.
Thumbs down: Christmas overshadowing Thanksgiving TV advertisements are blaring carols, Christmas tree lots are going up, yards are being decorated, and it’s not even Turkey Day yet. Don’t make Thanksgiving jealous of Christmas! It just wants a little love.
Thumbs up: Robbie Rouse’s record The tough loss to Nevada was softened by Rouse’s outstanding performance on Saturday, being the first Bulldog to run two consecutive 200-yard games.
Thumbs down: Scientists decoding cats’ method of drinking Scientists spent four years figuring out how cats drink. They used high-speed photography and other high tech tools to figure the puzzle out. Which is funny, because it seems rather obvious to the rest of society: They use their tongues! Duh!
Thumbs up: Night owls are smarter
Economics researchers discovered something slightly more useful than the cat scientistis, showing that late to bed, late to rise makes one healthy, wealthy and wise, not the other way around. They found that people with high I.Q.s got to bed and got up later.
Clarification A story on Wednesday, Oct. 20, on the front-page of The Collegian quoted a California Faculty Association report that said, “an employee of the Fresno State Foundation received a no-bid managing Contract for a theater complex in which he held an interest.” The selection of the developer was done through a Request for Proposal process. The “no-bid” part was false.
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CONTINUED from page 1 more money. This year, ASI received $648,779. The 2008 abnormalities did not stop after the year ended. Some costs decreased in 2009 such as the telephone fee, which was $6,825 in 2008 down to $2,908 in 2009. Traveling decreased from more than $50,000 in 2008 to $15,000 in 2009. Not all fees decreased, however, as legal fees in 2008 were $1,544 and became $24,551 in 2009 due to lawsuit troubles. The cost of supplies in 2008 was $15,191. In 2009 it went to $48,892. In the 2008 fiscal year, of the $590,071, only $94,633 was spent on student programs, such as clubs. Melissa Mata, a senior and former ASI senator also believes that students should be more involved in the student government. “They represent you on the state level,� Mata said. “How they behave, what they do, it’s representing you and ultimately your money.� In October of this year, California State University, Long Beach student newspaper The Daily 49er published an article revealing the high wages its student government members received. The president, vice president and treasurer each received $22,762 in annual income. The highest wage for stu-
dent government, according to the article, is the student government president from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo who earns an annual income of $29,121. According to Sanchez, the president of ASI is supposed to make $400 every two weeks. Sanchez says he and Executive Vice President Selena Farnesi make $750 per month. In addition, all ASI executives have the option of purchasing a yellow parking permit which allows them to park closer to campus in the employee parking lot. They also receive a $50 cell phone stipend and get early class registration and sometimes free tickets to Save Mart Center events. According to the bylaws the main purpose of the organization is to “meet the needs of the students and campus communities on the University; and stimulate the educational, social, and physical well-being of the University community.� Sanchez affirmed that ASI has been registering students to vote and have encouraged students to call state officials to voice themselves about pressing issues, like the fee increases. “If the power ASI has is utilized in a very positive and good way, it can lead to big changes. But [ASI] cannot do it alone. We need the student body to be involved in the process,� Martinez said.
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time the print copy is printed it will have been outdated by four months,� Beddall said. “Now that the class schedule is done online students will
“I imagine the process to print copies to sell is costly and money is tight at the collegiate level,� Mixter said. “So why not go green and save some money in the process.� But Beddall explains that
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ne problem I had with the print version was that the courses would be outdated and some classes would be dropped and I wouldn’t be able to register.� — Devon Lowe, Student, Fresno State
have it constantly up to date so they don’t have to worry about classes being dropped.� Some students speculated that the transition to onlineonly schedules was because of Fresno State’s commitment to going green.
going green was an added benefit to the user-friendly transition. “I asked around if students use the print version, and nine times out of ten they said no and that they preferred registering online,� Beddall said.
Beddall thinks that this meant that the move to the Internet was the best option for students and that they are open to students and encourage them to contribute to the process. “We actually take suggestions from students about how we can make the process easier and we implement a lot of those changes especially the good ones,� Beddall said. “One thing we have thought about is adding a keyword search to make it based on hits to help students find things quicker, but we haven’t done it yet.� Some students think this would be a good start to making registration even easier. “Adding changes like a keyword search engine that goes by hits to narrow down searches would be less tedious and annoying,� Mixter said.
Cities embrace pot as tax By Marcus Wohlsen Associated Press C a l i fo r n i a n s m ay h ave rejected le g alizing recreational marijuana, but voters across the state are more than ready to reap revenue from the state’s largest cash crop. On Election Day, all 10 cities with local measures on their ballots approved new or higher taxes on marijuana sales that put the need for cash above the stigma of a federally banned drug. The same was true in Colorado, where medical marijuana was approved in 2000. Nine municipalities approved higher sales taxes on medical marijuana products this year. So far, no Colorado town with a marijuana tax question on the ballots has rejected it. The embrace of pot as a legitimate revenue stream signals the continued mainstreaming of marijuana in both states, despite the defeat of California’s Proposition 19. “As part of treating this business like any other business in the city, we need to update our business operation tax to include them,� said Amy Williams, a spokeswoman for the City of Sacramento, where voters approved a 4 percent tax on medical pot. Other cities that approved s p e c i a l m a r i j u a n a t a xe s, including San Jose, Long Beach and Oakland, have all struggled with recession-driv-
en deficits, and all decided to look to marijuana to bridge the gap. Some cities put measures on the ballot to prepare themselves in case voters approved Proposition 19, which included a provision that would have legalized small-scale cultivation of marijuana across the state. Long Beach’s measure, which passed overwhelmingly, would have imposed a 15 percent tax on businesses that sold marijuana for recreational use. Voters in Stockton imposed a 4 percent tax on medical marijuana dispensaries. The same measure would have levied a 10 percent tax on nonmedical marijuana businesses. Oakland voters led the way last year by passing the country’s first special tax on medical marijuana, an extra $18 for every $1,000 in sales on top of the city’s regular sales tax of 9.75 percent. In the most recent election, voters raised that tax rate to $50 for every $1,000. And the city is poised to lead again in pushing the limits of government-sanctioned pot sales. Later this month, the city will begin taking applications for permits to run four industrial-scale medical marijuana growing operations. Nearly 300 groups and individuals have registered their interest in applying for the
permits. Each would have to pay a $5,000 nonrefundable fee to apply. Recipients of the permits would be required to pay an annual fee of $211,000. The decision to tax the drug in a way that resembles special taxes on recreational substances like alcohol and tobacco moves the state even closer to acknowledging openly that marijuana being sold legally under state law is “medical� in name only. Currently, tobacco distributors in California must pay 87 cents in taxes per pack of cigarettes and a tax rate of more than 33 percent for other tobacco products. Beer and wine are taxed at a rate of 20 cents per gallon. Hard liquor taxes are $3.30 per gallon for spirits less than 100 proof and $6.60 per gallon for over 100 proof. Medical marijuana advocates are frustrated by the comparison to other moodaltering substances. They believe that what they see as the drug’s broad therapeutic properties should put pot in the same category as prescription medications, which are not taxed. They also believe that not granting the drug the respect they think it deserves as medicine has led to crackdowns in other California cities less enthusiastic about embracing marijuana as a revenue source.
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Band Day rocks Bulldog Stadium
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The Bulldog Marching Band performed with 22 high school marching bands at Saturday night’s football game. The game’s theme was Band Day.
Bulldog Marching Band and local high school bands steal the show By Anna Jacobsen The Collegian S a t u r d ay ’ s f o o t b a l l g a m e against Nevada had a special treat for halftime entertainment: Band Day, an annual event bringing high school marching bands from around California together to perform with Fresno State’s band. Bands as far away as Lake Ar rowhead, Calif. traveled to Fresno State for the perfor mance. More than 1,600 high school students joined Fresno State’s band in Bulldog Stadium to perfor m pieces honoring heroes from World War II. Among the musical selections was Glenn Miller’s famous hit “In The Mood.” “It adds an awful lot of pageantry,” said Tim Anderson,
Fresno State’s band director. “Every square inch of the field is covered with 2,000 people for the show.” As high school bands lined up in the north end zone for their entrance just before
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the game. “It was really colorful,” Ellis said. “I thought it was a really good opportunity for the high schools to come out here and show us their stuff. Maybe some of them in a few years
really fun to see and the fans really enjoy it.” Ryan Dirlam, Fresno State’s marching band president, said preparation for Band Day began a few months ago. “We have to think about the
t exposes another group of freshmen to Fresno State, and they can see how we grow through the years.”
halftime, football fans knew something special was in store instead of the usual mid-game entertainment. Nichelle Ellis, a sophomore criminology major, enjoyed the variety Band Day brought to
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from now will be playing out here.” Anderson said the different uniforms added a colorful visual aspect to the performance. “It’s like a kaleidoscope of colors,” Anderson said. “It’s
difficulty level,” Dirlam said. “We have to keep it interesting for Fresno State’s band, but we also have to make sure it’s interesting for the high school students as well.” F re s n o S t at e ’ s b a n d rehearsed on its own around noon on Saturday. Later, it joined the high school bands for a combined rehearsal. The high school bands enjoyed a meal and entertainment provided by Fresno State’s band and watched the game in seats located next to Nevada’s fans. Joshua Phillips, a senior clarinet player from Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, liked experiencing the college atmosphere of Fresno State’s marching band.
“You get to see the college side of music, instead of your own little band,” Phillips said. Dirlam said Band Day is an important recruiting venue for Fresno State’s marching band. “Almost any band member that has come from the Central Valley has seen the Fresno State marching band, whether it’s at Sierra Cup Classic or at Band Day,” Dirlam said. “It exposes another g roup of freshmen to Fresno State, and they can see how we grow through the years.” Marco Mellone, Fresno State’s senior drum major, adds that the event shows students the musical opportunities they have after high school. “It shows high school students that it doesn’t stop after high school, that there is a way to keep going and keep the music alive in a way that’s fun and active,” Mellone said. “It’s not just sitting in a chair in a band room or a concert hall.” Jerry Lees, band director from Rim of the World High School, said he brought his band to Band Day because of Fresno State’s strong musical reputation. “I started looking for a place to take my groups,” Lees said. “Fresno came up and I know they’re a strong school of music. It’s a great school.”
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News briefs Brief news for the brief attention span ATLANTA (AP) — The two members of the country duo Sugarland avoided a nasty public trial with the group’s founding member, settling a lawsuit over claims that she was owed an estimated $14 million of the band’s profits after she left to pursue a solo career five years ago. Sugarland, which last week was named the Country Music Association’s vocal duo of the year, was set to go to trial Monday with founding member Kristen Hall over claims she was owed one-third of the band’s profits even though she quit the band in December 2005. U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten signed a court order Friday saying the parties reached a settlement. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but Batten gave both sides until Dec. 13 to complete the agreement. Attorneys for the parties could not immediately be reached for comment. Hall sued Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush in 2008, claiming that she should have been given a third of the group’s profits — a sum her lawyers said could exceed $14 million. The complaint said Hall, who founded the band in 2002, set the stage for the group’s success by acting as its manager, marketing officer and tour organizer in its early years. It said she used her personal credit cards to pay for the band’s expenses, and that she “collaborated generously” on the debut album, which sold millions of copies. Nettles and Bush countered in court documents that Hall never reached a profit-sharing agreement with them when she quit. They said they were left
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Game-changing moment: Colburn fumble just before the end of the half Clinging to just a three-point lead just before the half, head coach Pat Hill opted to try to move into scoring position despite being backed up on Fresno State’s own 29-yard line with only a minute left. On second down, quarterback Ryan Colburn lost control of the ball and Nevada pounced on the fumble. Two plays later the Wolf Pack were in the end zone and entered the locker rooms up 21-17 with all the momentum.
Interesting stat of the game: Out running the Wolf Pack For the first time since Sept. 19, 2009 Nevada had few rush yards in a game than its opponent. Paced by Fresno State running back Robbie Rouse’s explosive performance (26 carries, 217 yards, two touchdowns) the ‘Dogs rushed for 250 yards to the Wolf Pack’s 245. Nevada came into the game averaging 317 yards per game on the ground.
Unsung hero: Austin Wentworth, guard Both Andrew Jackson and his backup Leslie Cooper were out with injuries, causing Pat Hill to call on the 6-foot-5, 305-pound freshman Wentworth to fill the void. Wentworth and right side of the offensive line opened some gaping holes for Robbie Rouse. Nevada sealed the deal when... ...Fresno State quarterback Ryan Colburn’s pass fell incomplete on fourthand-five with under two minutes left to play. The senior was flushed from the pocket after a heavy blitz from the Nevada linebackers. Colburn was hit as he threw, the pass hit the turf and the Wolf Pack escaped with a one-point win.
What we learned: slicing, dashing and Ben Ingersoll and Vongni Yang Fresno State did not lose sprinting for 217 The Collegian the game due to effort, yards and three total far from it. Entering the touchdowns. Despite g ame under manned, Rouse’s heroics, the especially along the offensive line, the offense couldn’t capitalize on his per‘Dogs hung with one of the premier formance. Quarterback Ryan Colburn offenses in the country. With that being was sharp through three quarters, but said, the Bulldogs left far too many he didn’t show up in the clutch. opportunities on the field. If Kevin Goessling knocks through his 55-yard Defensive breakdown: attempt in the first quarter, the ‘Dogs Although the outcome of the game was win. If Fresno State moves the chains in Nevada’s favor, the defense actually just once after Nevada turned the ball played better than expected against over on downs in the fourth quarter, the Nevada’s Colin Kaepernick and the the Bulldogs win. But head coach Pat pistol offense. Kaepernick was held in Hill will be the first to say that “ifs” check for most of the night despite ripdon’t win games. On a positive note, ping off a few long runs, but it was his Robbie Rouse looked sensational and arm that beat the ‘Dogs. The secondary it’s becoming obvious Fresno State has was torched late in the fourth quarter depth along the offensive line. as Kaepernick completed five passes for 51 yards en route to scoring the gameOffensive breakdown: sealing touchdown for Nevada. The The Fresno State offense played its defense couldn’t get off the field in the best game of the year, but fell short fourth quarter as Nevada kept the ball when it mattered most. With the game for 10:46 compared to Fresno State’s on the line in the fourth quarter, the 4:14. Linebacker Kyle Knox’s big stop ‘Dogs failed twice to convert two drives on fourth down and safety Lorne Bell’s into scores. But despite its struggles interception in the end zone were gamein the last nine minutes of the game, changing plays, but the Fresno State the offense played relatively well for offense failed to convert those two huge the first three quarters. Running back turnovers for scores. At the end of the Robbie Rouse had his most produc- day, the defense did just enough to keep tive game at Bulldog Stadium after the ‘Dogs in it, but the offense did not.
Call of the game: Dial up the blitz Nevada had a difficult time getting to Ryan Colburn for much of the night, but with the game on the line, the Wolf Pack defense delivered. On fourth-and-five and the game hanging in the balance, Nevada defensive coordinator Andy Buh loaded the box and immediately put pressure on Colburn, forcing the quarterback to his right before getting hit by Dontay Moch as the pass fell incomplete. Dog bone giveaway: Bulldog offensive line A giant question mark was placed on the offensive line in the week leading up to the game. Center Joe Bernardi was questionable, guard Andrew Jackson has missed the last eight weeks and even some backups were hobbled with injuries. The line, however, paved the way for Robbie Rouse’s 217 rushing yards and allowed just two sacks all night.
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at a very high level next week because if we don’t “W ewehavewill togetplayembarrassed.”” – Pat Hill,head coach
On Fresno State’s next game at Boise State
SPORTS EDITOR, BEN INGERSOLL AND VONGNI YANG • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2010
Nevada 35, Fresno State 34
Fresno State’s WAC Title hopes end By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian With aspirations of a first Western Athletic Conference title hanging in the balance, and 72 yards of Jim Sweeney Field turf to work with, quarterback Ryan Colburn had his chance to do what a Bulldog quarterback has not done in six seasons: take down a ranked opponent. But when a pair of questionable run calls and a short completion set Colburn up with a fourth-and-five situation on Fresno State’s final drive, the Nevada defense did what it struggled doing for much of the game: get to the quarterback. A heavy blitz dialed up by the Wolf Pack forced Colburn to heave a desperation incomplete pass that both hushed the raucous Bulldog Stadium and eliminated Fresno State from WAC title contention. For Colburn the 35-34 loss was a bitter ending to a game that Fresno State otherwise looked in sync, confident and in control on offense. “I don’t think there was any point during tonight where we didn’t feel we like we were going to win,” Colburn said. “We have great belief in ourselves and our teammates in each other. We just didn’t get it done.” T h e B u l l d o g s a n d Wo l f Pack changed leads five times over the final two quarters as Robbie Rouse and the Fresno State offense held pace with Nevada’s lethal Pistol attack that came into the g ame ranked second in the country in rushing yards. Rouse had his second straight 200-yard game, finishing with 217 yards on 26 carries despite playing behind a depleted offensive
line that started three underclassmen. But after Rouse’s first two scores of the night in the opening quarter (one rushing, one receiving) Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick showcased how he has torched the ‘Dogs four years running now. D ow n 1 7 - 7 , K a e p e r n i c k engineered a 10-play drive just before halftime to cut the Bulldog lead to 17-14. Moments later, after Colburn fumbled in a questionable attempt to increase Fresno State’s halftime lead, and the Wolf Pack wasted little time re gaining momentum. Two plays later, running back Vai Taua plunged in for a one-yard score, giving his team a 21-17 halftime advantage. “A couple of weeks ago, here at home we got booed because we just kneed the ball and went in at the half,” Hill said. “We probably should have just have just kneed the ball and gone in at the half. Twice we’ve tried to do two-minute drills. Two times it’s burn us: once against Cal Poly and once against Reno here tonight. I thought it was the right thing to do though. We had two timeouts and a minute left in the half.” F re s n o S t at e o u t s c o re d Nevada 14-7 in the third quarter off Isaiah Burse’s 26-yard touchdown catch and Rouse’s third touchdown of the game, a 44-yard burst from Hill’s “Hound” package. The latter of the two scores gave the ‘Dogs a 31-28 advantage through 45 minutes of play. With just more than six minutes left in the game, Nevada faced a crucial fourth-and-one scenario on the Fresno State eight-yard line down 34-28. The Bulldogs’ Kyle Knox and Desia Dunn stuffed Taua in the back-
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In front of an announced crowd of 37,116 in Bulldog Stadium, Pat Hill’s team fell to Nevada for the third straight year. The loss killed the Bulldogs’ chances at sharing the WAC title for the first time since 1999. Boise State, Hawaii and Nevada are the only teams left contending for the conference championship.
field, giving the ball back to Colburn and the Fresno State offense. “[That was a] g reat stop down there on fourth down,” Hill said. “The ef fort was excellent. I thought we as a defense have improved a lot and gotten a lot better against the option type teams.” But after the ensuing drive lasted less than a minute for Fresno State, the Bulldogs were forced to punt the ball back to the most dangerous offense in the WAC, averaging 542 yards per game. The Pistol attack chewed up 3:03 off the clock, drove 54 yards and on the seventh play
of the series, Taua ripped off his longest run of the night, a 24-yard touchdown off a dive option play for the game-sealing lead at 35-34. “Fresno State football and Nevada football gained a lot of respect in this country tonight,” Hill said following the game. “There’s no doubt about it. That was a great football game you guys witnessed here. It just didn’t come out the way we had it planned. I really believed we were going to win that football game on that last drive.” The loss both drops Fresno State from the conference title race and puts Nevada in
the driver’s seat for a Nov. 26 showdown with Boise State with the WAC on the line. The ‘Dogs fall to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the conference heading into this week’s game at No. 4 Boise State. Since being paired together in the WAC, Fresno State has never defeated the Broncos on the blue turf. But despite the loss and Boise State’s national-leading 23-game winning streak, Hill insists his players simply need to press forward. “We need to put this thing behind us,” Hill said. “We need to move on. We have a great matchup against Boise in Idaho.”
Fresno State opens season with road win By Luke Shaffer The Collegian SANTA CLARA —Opening the season on Friday night, the Fresno State Bulldogs collected their first win in a mistake-filled 74-54 victory over the Santa Clara University Broncos. Although first-game jitters were possibly the main cause of the ‘Dogs first-half woes, the team struggled early on to execute coach Adrian Wiggins play calling. Early in the game, the ‘Dogs traded steals and sloppy turnovers with the Broncos, as neither team could find any offensive rhythm. After the first
timeout on the floor was taken 10 minutes into the match, the score stood at 7-6 in favor of Fresno State. After the timeout, the ‘Dogs started to make a quick run, led by seniors Jaleesa Ross and Hayley Munro. With the first half winding down, Ross made a few quick steals against the Broncos and quickly brought the ball up past half court to find a wide open Munro, who was waiting to drain a three-point shot. These multiple plays brought the score to 33-23 at the end of the first half. Opening up the second half of play, the Broncos made a run of their scoring on two
quick lay ups and drawing a foul to complete a small comeback narrowing the gap to 35-30. Then the two teams began a seesaw battle as each side traded baskets with less 12 minutes remaining in the game, the ‘Dogs began to pull away from their opponent. F r e s n o S t a t e p l a y e r, Marnique Arnold started to assert herself as she finished with a strong overall performance collecting 12 points in 22 minutes of playing time as a reserve. In addition, down the stretch, forward Hayley Munro hit a couple of crucial three pointers and the Bulldogs were able to cruise toward a non-confer-
ence victory. With a comfortable 20 point lead, Wiggins was able to insert younger and inexperienced players like true freshman Alex Furr into the game to get them some quality playing time. A l t h o u g h t h i s m ove by Wiggins was good in the perspective of trying to let some of his younger athletes gain confidence, Santa Clara was still trying to mount a comeback which led to Furr being easily pushed around. At the end of the game the score stood 74-54 and Wiggins’ squad came away with their first win of the early season. The ‘Dogs played a good game
but decided that they still needed to work on a few kinks in order to continue to perfect their playing ability on the court as a team-first effort. “I think overall we played good, but they are still some things we can work on,” Arnold said.” Being that it was our first game, everyone had jitters. But if we go watch film see what we need to work on as far as defense and help rotation we should be fine.” Fresno State returns home this Wednesday for their first home-court game of the season against the Cal Poly Mustangs.