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Rally attracts diverse crowd Alcohol By Ana Mendoza The Collegian The Free Speech area on campus was filled with students, faculty and community members on Friday as they heard speeches supporting the DREAM Act. The rally came only days after Associated Students, Inc. President Pedro Ramirez admitted his undocumented status. F resno State President John Welty not only spoke in support of the DREAM Act, but he also chanted with those present. “It’s time for Fresno State to lead the way,” he said. “I ask you today: Don’t let your commitment stop here.” He also encouraged students to contact Congress to pass the DREAM Act. Welty said he had a responsibility to voice what was the right decision. “I speak on behalf of all the AB 540 students in this country,” Welty said at a press conference after the rally. Most of those that attended carried signs in support of Pedro and other AB 540 students. Families with children we re a l s o i n at t e n d a n c e. Martha Calderon brought her two grandchildren to the rally to support students. Calderon said that she thinks that those that oppose the DREAM Act
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The DREAM Act rally gathered not just a crowd of students but also people from the community.
and AB 540 students do so out of fear that among them there will be a leader that would stand up for the Latino community to end the oppression. Among the supporters, students and community members who opposed the DREAM Act also made their presence known.
“If the laws were correctly applied here, Pedro would have never been in the United States to run for the ASI presidency,” student Neil O’Brien said. “This is sufficient evidence that proves that his presence, the election and his presidency are illegitimate.” In a public statement to
the media surrounding them, O’Brien and a small number of supporters demanded the removal of Sanchez as president of ASI. “The University of Fresno, Mr. Welty and Mr. Oliaro should withdraw their supSee CROWD, Page 3
Students learn of Mexican history By Lucerito Salgado The Collegian The 100-year anniversary celebration of the Mexican Revolution took place in the Satellite Student Union on Thursday night. Students, faculty and community members gathered together to remember and celebrate this historical event and the Mexican culture. “I think it’s always important to be open minded and learn more about different cultures, especially in the area that we live that is so multicultural,” Rosendo Iniguez, event coordinator, said. This is the third year the Mig rant Student Alliance club sponsored the event along with other campus organizations. “Many students don’t have an idea of what the Mexican Revolution is,” 20-year-old Francisco Vallejo, vice-president of MSA, said. “This is an event that they can learn more
about it and at the same time have fun and enjoy.” According to Professor Maria-Aparecida Lopes from the Chicano and Latin American Studies department, the Mexican Revolution was a movement that started in 1910 and ended with the creation of today’s Mexican Constitution of 1917. She said this historical event gave a new beginning to the Mexican nation. “The Mexican Revolution is one event in history that is really important,”Lopes said. “Everybody should know something about the Mexican Revolution because that was an event that changed Mexico [that also] af fected other countries as well in Latin America.” Lopes also said that in ter ms of historio g raphy, she thinks that the Mexican Revolution might be the most studied subject in history.
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Danzantes de Yoztaltepetl added color and vibrancy to the event with Aztec dancing.
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With the FDA decision imminent, Phusion Projects, which manufactures the popular Four Loko, announced late Tuesday that it would reformulate its drinks and remove the caffeine. The company’s statement said it was reformulating the drinks after unsuccessfully trying to deal with “a difficult and politically-charged regulatory environment at both the state and federal levels.” “We have repeatedly contended — and still believe, as do many people throughout the country — that the combination of alcohol and caffeine is safe,” said Chris Hunter, J e f f Wr i g h t a n d J a i s e n Freeman, who identify themselves as Phusion’s three cofounders and current managing partners. Four Loko comes in several varieties, including fruit punch and blue raspberry. A single-serving 23.5-ounce can sells for about $2.50 and has an alcohol content of 12 percent, comparable to four beers, according to the company’s website. T he FDA said it views Phusion Projects’ announcement as a positive step, but officials said they have not yet heard directly from the company about its timeline for taking the drinks off the market. As of Wednesday, a Four Loko Facebook page had more than 41,000 fans, and a similar Joose page had more than 27,000 fans. On Four Loko’s page, students mourned the demise of their favorite drink. Many blamed the government for overreaching and some said they would make their own concoctions. Last year the FDA notified more than two dozen manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it never had specifically approved the addition of caffeine to alcoholic drinks and began studying whether it was unsafe and should be outlawed. The agency noted the mix’s growing popularity among college students and its potential health and safety issues.
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have been an animal lover since the first time I watched Walt Disney’s “The Lion King” and “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” but my love for cats started the day I realized what the four-legged creature was. I have witnessed the circle of life firsthand. I have seen many of my cats give birth over the years (placenta and all) and I have had to say goodbye to those kittens who didn’t make it through the birth canal. I have had a few of my beloved cats die in my arms on the way to the 24-hour emergency veterinarian hospital and I have bottle fed day-old abandoned kittens until they were strong enough to eat on their own. If you know me, you know I’m a cat fanatic. Last December, I fostered two kittens from the Cat House on the Kings, a no-kill animal sanctuary and adoption center along the Kings River in Parlier. I found out about this opportunity because I sponsor a 4-year-old tabby cat named Heidi through the Cat House. I’m just one person, but I’ve made a difference in several lives. One common problem I hear about among pet owners is breeding. People have been breeding their purebred
dogs and pedigreed cats for years, and the recession has caused a great deal more of people to start breeding them. Offspring of these purebred animals can be sold for hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of dollars. Our world is already overflowing with homeless dogs. Why are breeders adding to this problem by creating more puppies and kittens? Instead of breeding to gain money, why not adopt a homeless animal? People don’t breed to get a liter of adorable puppies and kittens to just stare at; they breed for profit or for competitions and shows. Some people breed to get highly desired cat breeds like the Himalayan or Russian Blue and dogs breeds like the Pomeranian and American Pit Bull Terrier. There are thousands of homeless dogs and cats in the Central Valley who are desperate for adoption. People who adopt have the chance to change an innocent animal’s life for the better. According to Stephen Good, shelter officer manager at the Central California SPCA, 3,780 cats and dogs were brought to the shelter last month. Out of the 2,080 dogs and 1,700 cats, only 422 dogs and 152 cats were adopted. Common sense overshadows the facts here; it doesn’t take a genius to understand the math in this situation. If you add more dogs and cats to an already overpopulated world, then you’re creating more unwanted animals in the long run. The rewards of adopting a pet, instead of buying from a breeder, are numerous. Any homeless pet would love a second chance at life and a chance to be your best friend. Make this holiday season the year you change an animal’s life by giving them the gift of a loving home.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wrong view of Tea Party The problem with people in America today is that they view one side of the issue, not all sides. In her story covering the DREAM Act Rally, online writer Danielle Gillbert called the Tea Party “anti-government.” The Tea Party is not anti-government. It is composed of people who are tired of government not listening to the people who elected them as their representatives. It is a party that is for LESS government, not MORE government. It is a party for LESS spending and not MORE spending. It is a party that thinks government is getting too involved in stripping away the rights guaranteed by the Constitution, whittling away at it little by little. The government thinks it has to hold our hands and treat the American people as little children, as if we can’t think or act as responsible citizens anymore. This was never the intent of our founders. Americans are freedomloving people and have brains (well, at least most of them) and it is insulting to have the government run every little piece of our lives. It was never this way in the past and it should not be this way in the future. People in this country can, and need to, help themselves as much as possible before any government agency steps in their lives. Does Danielle read the bills when they are submitted? If not, I would suggest she do that. She might learn some very disappointing facts about some of these bills they try to force down our throats including the Health Care Act, which has some good parts, but most of the 2500-something pages, which I read, include earmarks that have no place in a health care bill and there is no tort reform, which was necessary for this package to really do its job.
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Thumbs up: Pat Hill keeping it real after the game At least Hill didn’t sugarcoat our horrific loss Friday after the game. A loss like the one in Boise can’t be glossed over with wishful thinking; it must force an honest assesment of our program.
Thumbs down: Losing the milk can, again Sure, Boise is ranked at no. 4. But did it have to be a shut-out? Could we at least have kicked a field goal? Oh well, maybe we’ll get the can next year.
Thumbs up: TSA humor TSA’s new pat-downs and screenings are ridiculous, but they make a great opportunity for humor, like these “bumper sticker slogans” that have been making the rounds in e-mails: “Can’t see London, can’t see France, unless we see your underpants” “Only we know if Lady Gaga is really a lady” “Don’t worry, my hands are still warm from the last guy” “If we did our job any better we’d have to buy you dinner first” “You were a virgin...”
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Mass cheating at University of Central Florida Last week a professor of a class of about 600 students at University of Central Florida found roughly 200 of his students cheated on the midterm. He said if the cheaters turned themselves in, their grade in the class would be determined by their performance in the class for the rest of the semester.
Thumbs up: Orlando airport kicking out TSA Orlando’s Sanford Airport has had it with the TSA’s new body scans and has hired a thirdparty firm to replace the government agency.
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port of the usurper, Pedro Ramire z, because university bylaws do not tramp the laws of the country and the Constitution of the United States,” O’Brien said. The rally was hosted by Adriana Sanchez, an AB 540 student who asked governor candidates Jerry Brown and Me g Whitman about their stand on the DREAM Act during the October debate held at Fresno State. She was followed by other students who made public their legal status, many for the first time. These students talked about their experiences and fears as AB 540 students. Byron Castillo, a for mer Fresno State AB 540 student who graduated in 2007, struggled being able to afford food and tuition. “Luckily I worked at a restaurant,” Castillo said. He worked full time while attending school. Castillo has a bachelor’s degree in social work but is currently working as cook at a restaurant. He says he has lost hope for himself. “I am here today, I might not be here tomorrow.” If the DREAM Act passes, Castillo said he would return to school to get his master’s degree. “Maybe once I was an inspiration for some of them, now they are my inspiration [for me] to come back and do something again,” Castillo said. “Today I decide to stand in front of you and say, I am
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Fresno State President, John Welty, attended the rally as a speaker who supported the DREAM Act and applauded undocumented students desiring an education.
undocumented and I am unafraid. DREAM Act Now!” Sanchez said. Ramirez was the last speaker at the rally. When he took to the podium, the crowd greeted him with cheers, applause and chants. Ramirez said that he would not resign. “I followed the rules and regulations, and there is a democratic process
to get me out,” Ramirez said. “This is democracy, this is America.” “If the people that are citizens here...think that we are devaluing your citizenship, then I’m sorry, but I would love to add more value [to] it.” Ramirez said. The rally came to an end with debate between the two sides still raging on.
The event started with the United States national anthem followed by the “La Escolta Mexicana,” which was integrated by six members of MSA, and then the “Himno N at i o n a l M e x i c a n o, ” t h e Mexican national anthem. Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval, the chair of the modern and classical languages and literatures department, was the speaker for the event and offered a speech about “Piramides y Revolutiones” (Pyramids and Revolutions) which included a brief description of the Mexican Revolution and a different perspective about it. “I wanted to instill in students the concept of revolution,” Jiménez-Sandoval said. “A revolution that I see is the following: For the most part, we in the Valley, as a society, do not concentrate heavily in giving credit to whom credit is due. Credit is due is to those who produce from the land.” Jiménez-Sandoval also said people never give credit to the people that actually produce the fundamental economy that is the back bone of this society. After the guest speaker, the audience enjoyed hot chocolate and bread in a 10-15 minutes break. After the break, the Danzantes de Yoztaltepetl began the program again with their Aztec dances. They dedi-
cated their last dance called “La Danza de Apache” to all the “Jovencitos Guerreros,” or warrior youngsters. The Associated Student, Inc. President Pedro Ramirez also attended the event to invite and encourage people to come to the rally held on Friday in support of the DREAM Act. “The message I want to give is to get suppor t for the DREAM Act and to get everybody in the community involved with the issue of immigration,” Ramirez said. In closing, students perfo r m e d a h u m o ro u s p l ay called “Los Vendidos” (Those Sold). “The message of the play is to show stereotypes and just tell people about them,” 21-year-old Luis Alcauter, president of Migrant Student Alliance, said. “[It’s to] make [the audience] aware that maybe some of those stereotypes are not true.” Junior student Monica Castro, 20, said it was her first time attending and encouraged others to check out cultural events. “I think it’s important to know about your culture and it’s important to educate yourself,” Castro said. “If you don’t educate yourself than you lose your culture, and in a sense you lose yourself.”
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Peace Corps look to recruit Fresno State graduate students By Lauren Bouthillier The Collegian Graduate students at Fresno State will soon be able to participate in a hands-on master’s program that will allow them to gain in-depth knowledge and international experience. This past April, Fresno S t at e w a s aw a rd e d p a r t n e r s h i p fo r t h e M a s t e r ’ s Inter national program through the Peace Corps. The proposal to incorporate MI into Fresno State’s graduate program was submitted last year, and the final approval was made when Karen Carey, dean of division of graduate studies, met with Peace Corps headquarters recently. Fall 2011 will be the kick-off semester for the MI program at Fresno State. “Provost Covino became interested in it and asked me to begin working on the proposal to send to the Peace Corps,” Carey said. “Now we have been awarded to run the program here at Fresno State.” MI incorporates academic learning with the Peace Corps volunteer experience and currently has partnerships with more than 45 academic institutions, offering more than 60 degree programs. The degree programs range from public health to education and economics. Carey said Fresno State is going to open MI to the agriculture and teaching English graduate programs, which are strong areas to recruit students. MI consists of one year of master’s program at the partnership school, followed by 27 months of service in the assigned country. Students then retur n to their home institution to finish their master’s program. While serving their time in the assigned country, Carey hopes students can acquire nine elective units in which tuition for those units can be waived. “This allows students to use experiences and knowledge from their service in their master’s project,” Carey said. Carey also hopes to expand MI at Fresno State to other graduate programs such as business. Bhoj Rai, regional recruit-
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er from the Peace Corps, has already come to campus to speak to juniors and seniors studying agriculture. Fresno State hosted another session this past Thursday on campus and at the Fig Garden Regional Library. G r a d u a t e Re c r u i t m e n t Coordinator Marco Diaz has been working closely with Rai to develop ways to encourage students to join the MI program. More recruitment will begin to take place on campus, including presentations, workshops on how to prepare for graduate school, and working with clubs and organizations. “I had a student who wanted to be involved in service, and study for her master’s while traveling abroad,” Diaz said. “This is the perfect program for that.” The Peace Corps began in 1960 when John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country by working and living in developing countries to promote peace and friendship. With their 50th anniversary coming up next year, the Peace Corps is looking to fill at least 1,000 new volunteer positions. The length of service is 27 months and volunteers are placed where their skills match the needs of the host countries. They live in the community they serve, whether it is a small rural village or large urban city. The application process to become a Peace Cor ps Volunteer is competitive and more people apply than there are positions available. Diaz said that since the application process is lengthy, the earlier students contact the Division of Graduate Studies office, the more that staff is going to be able to help them.
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A Peace Corps information session was open to all majors Thursday night at the Fig Garden Regional Library. Anyone interested in applying just needed to bring a current resume.
For current graduate students wanting to participate in MI, Carey encourages them to apply to the Peace Corps by the end of this month. “I think this is a g reat opportunity for students to receive their master’s and give service,” Carey said. “Working outside of the country for two years gives students an international edge.”
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Biggest shopping day of the year nears price. Construction management majors Lavell Ricks and Ruben Godoy said they are going to their hometowns of Madera and Merced for Thanksgiving Day, but they plan to wake up early Friday for a head start on shopping at Best Buy. “I plan on getting a laptop,” Ricks said. “My current laptop
By Janessa Tyler The Collegian The last Thursday of November is dedicated to a holiday where friends and family come together to give thanks. Although a lot of students are looking forward to spending time with family and friends while feasting on their favorite meals on Thanksgiving Day, they are preparing themselves for the biggest shopping day of the year—Black Friday. Black Friday occurs the day after Thanksgiving each year and has been dubbed the biggest and busiest shopping day of the year. It isn’t an official holiday, but a lot of people still have the day off. B l a c k F r i d ay gives many people an opportunity to start buying Christmas gifts at discounted prices. D o o r bu s t e r d e a l s are often used to lure shoppers in early Friday, sometimes as early as midnight and 2 a.m. Most stores offer discounts as high as 50 percent off, allowing buyers to get 60-inch television sets and other electronics for half the
is pretty much dead. Ricks said he went to CompUSA at midnight a few years ago and ended up buying a computer for a good price. “I want to go to Best Buy and get a good headset for my Droid X,” Godoy said. “I’ll probably go around 3:30 a.m.” Best Buy isn’t the only store in the Fresno area that will have a sale Black Friday. Wal-Mart, Macy’s, Walgreens,
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OfficeMax and Target will be opening between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m. Pets can benefit from Black Friday, too. Petsmart will open at 7 a.m. with items up to 50 percent off. Although Thanksgiving is an official holiday, everyone doesn’t celebrate it. Graduate student Maria Arroyo and Spanish majors Araceli Melena and Maria Gutierrez said they don’t celebrate Thanksgiving Day because they aren’t accustomed to the holiday since they grew up in Mexico. “We take this day to make Mexican food,” Arroyo said. Gutier re z said they prepare tacos, hot tamales and t h e i r f av o r i t e — pozole. Ar royo, Melena and Gutierrez said they don’t participate in Black Friday shopping either because there are too many people and a lot of messes in the stores. “This year, I feel like I don’t have much money to go shopping on Black Friday,” Arroyo said. Black Friday draws in millions of people each year; creating crowds galore. If you plan on participating in Black Friday shopping, remember to be safe and have a great Thanksgiving.
The Bulldog Pantry, Associated Students, Inc., University Student Union Productions and the Greeks are uniting this holiday season to make Christmas for families in a need a happier occasion by hosting a toy drive. Vice president of programs for Kappa Sigma Nicolas Neilsen said the main goal of this year’s toy drive is about making someone else’s Christmas better and helping out those in need “If we can help one person have a better Christmas, that’s all that really matters,” Neilsen said. The toy drive will be happening until Dec. 13th. Students, faculty and staff can also come and help wrap the toys collected at the Bulldog Pantry during the week of Dec. 13th. “These toys will be passed out to families that come to the Bulldog Pantry for food for their children to be able to open on Christmas morning,” Jessica Medina, Bulldog Pantry volunteer coordinator, said. Vice president of programs for Phi Mu Kristin McChesney said it’s about benefiting the people in need during the holiday season. Neilsen said most Greeks serve community organizations such as “Service for Sight” or “Military Heroes.” This year Neilsen thought it would be better to help charities closest to campus, such as the Bulldog Pantry, and make an impact on them, especially in the holiday season. “The Bulldog Pantry typically sees most of its families come from the areas surrounding Fresno State,”
Medina said. “That is probably the families we will be serving with this toy drive as well.” The Bulldog Pantry serves approximately 170 families each week. The family sizes range from one to two people to seven or eight people. “My ultimate goal would be to provide two toys for each child that comes into the pantry,” Medina said. “I can't imagine any child waking up Christmas morning and not having at
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least one present to open up and I don't think any of us should have to imagine that.” Donated toys can be dropped off in two places: the ASI office in the USU 316/317 and at the Bulldog Pantry. Wrapping paper donations will also be greatly appreciated. “I just want to make sure that we do the best we can to make sure that all the children we serve at the Bulldog Pantry are able to wake up on Christmas morning and have the joy of opening at least one Christmas present,” Medina said. “There's nothing like watching a child unwrap a new toy.”
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Chalkitition colors up Conley ‘Verge’ attracts students for competition By Tara Albert The Collegian Members of the student-run art magazine ‘Verge’ participated in Chalkition on Friday, coloring the sidewalk on the north side of the Conley Art Building with chalk drawings. Participants were serious about their drawings, applying sophisticated art techniques to create images that dealt with different themes. Jenn Goforth, editor-in-chief of ‘Verge’, said the magazine staff decided to host the event because they thought it would be a fun way to raise money for the magazine. “We’re just trying to get enough money in our account right now so that we have enough money to support the club and magazine without solely having to rely on advertisers,” Goforth said. Students from a variety of majors competed in the event, including psychology, English, biology and art. Each competitor paid $10 to draw a familyfriendly image on a 3-by-4 rectangle with chalk. Participants had from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to complete their drawings. Fresno State junior Joline Smith was selected as the winner of Chalkitition. The graphic design major drew a Monarch butterfly. Smith said she browsed through pictures on her laptop to find a picture she wanted to recreate. “I was looking for something with colors,” she said. Smith’s drawing took about two hours to complete. She said she was excited to be selected as the winner and was happy she competed in the event. “I felt like a little kid again,” she said. “I got to be creative and take a break from the world. It’s something you don’t get to do a lot in college life.” Smith won a turquoise and lime green glass vase with a decorative yellow-orange glass swirl created by Fresno State’s glassblowing instructor Joseph Morel. She plans to put flowers in her vase and use it as a decorative piece in her room. She said she will compete in the event again if it is brought back next year. This was the first Chalkitition held on campus. Fresno State junior Jessica Tangeman introduced the idea of the competition to ‘Verge’, hoping to bring a part of her hometown to Fresno. Tangeman competed in chalk-drawing competitions in Bakersfield, her hometown, for nine years. The interior design major said she fell in love with the event and wanted to expose Fresno State students to the joy of the competition. “It doesn’t matter if you can draw or not,” Tangeman said. “It’s just supposed to be fun.”
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Theresa LaFranchise, an art major, draws her image at Chalkitition. The chalk-drawing competition was held outside the Conley Art Building on Friday.
Goforth said the group was pleased with the turn out at the event and hopes to make it an
annual competition. “We definitely want to get this going again, because there
have been a lot of people that are interested, and it has been a lot of fun so far,” she said.
“It’s brought a lot of awareness about the magazine.”
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The daily crossword ACROSS 1 Red Riding Hood’s nemesis 5 Greek writer of fables 10 Not drooping 14 Ab follower on the Hebrew calendar 15 Dance that originated in Cuba 16 Indian princess 17 Boris and Lon’s contemporary 18 Genetic attribute 19 Soprano’s solo 20 Attempts a quick escape 23 Legendary soul-seller 24 Plant once used as a laxative 25 Ballpoint insert 28 Does something 30 Chapters of history 31 Happen as a consequence 33 Quilting event 36 Finishes a four-man race 40 Trevino of the links 41 Excessively enthusiastic 42 Step in a chess game 43 It may be hard to resist 44 Poked fun at 46 Completely ridiculous 49 Embarrassing episode 51 Dismounts perfectly 57 A or B, on a cassette 58 Sharpener 59 Heavy horse cart
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2 Bar at the dinner table, perhaps 3 Temporary calm 4 Sole, e.g. 5 Dodger descriptor 6 Modern Old World money 7 Hurt a little 8 News item that often includes a person’s age 9 It may be worn in the woods
10 Off-season moves 11 Brother of Moses 12 Strike force? 13 Pageant crown 21 Mineo in movies 22 Glyceride, for one 25 Nonfiction, e.g. 26 Seaside raptor 27 Meet head-on 28 Pale-looking 29 Pool player’s stick 31 To be, in Latin 32 Unnamed degree 33 Shapeless movie monster 34 Wasp’s nest site, perhaps 35 Gazed upon 37 Man-eating monsters 38 Toupee 39 Traveling with soldiers, as journalists 43 Word introducing an alternative 44 Makes more bombs 45 Place to stay the night 46 Miniature photo, maybe 47 Too trusting 48 Staff assistants 49 Word with “common” or “horse” 50 Unsullied 52 Definitely not this 53 Extinguisher attachment 54 “___ la Douce” (film) 55 Dipilatory brand 56 “Did ___ and gimble in the wabe” (“Jabberwocky”)
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THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS SPORTS EDITORS, BEN INGERSOLL AND VONGNI YANG • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010
‘DOGS: Stout Bronco defense holds ‘Dogs to 125 total yards CONTINUED from page 12 end Ryan Winterswyk said about stopping Colburn. “He’s kind of a dangerous guy. If you pressure him, he gets into the open field he makes things happen. We saw that against Nevada last week. We knew we had to pressure him, get in his face but also contain him.” With Winterswyk and the Boise State defensive line providing relentless pressure in the Bulldog backfield, Colburn hit on just 26 percent of his passes while throwing two interceptions. Colburn also lost a fumble on a crucial drive in Boise S t at e t e r r i t o r y. Wi t h t h e Broncos nursing a 17-0 lead in the middle of the second quarter, Colburn and the Fresno State offense was finally able
“I
really didn’t think we’d get handled like that up front. We could never get anything going on first down.” — Pat Hill, Head coach Associated Press File
to move the ball against the Western Athletic Conference’s top defensive unit and the nation’s second-best in total defense. Colbur n marched the Bulldogs to the Broncos 23-yard line from Fresno State territory after completing three passes for 55 yards. But
Defensive tackle Logan Harrell (77), linebacker Travis Brown (9), cornerback Desia Dunn (24) and the Fresno State defense held Broncos running back Doug Martin to a season-low three yards per carry.
on 2nd-and-10, Colburn was hit from behind and fumbled. The ‘Dogs would not get that deep into Boise State territory until the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, with the game virtually over.
After becoming the first player in Fresno State history to record back-to-back 200 yard performances, running back Robbie Rouse was held in check for most of the night, gaining 70 yards on just 17 car-
Petersen expected tough game against ‘Dogs By Vongni Yang The Collegian B O I S E , I d a h o —Coming into F riday night’s g ame against Fresno State, Boise State head coach Chris Petersen didn’t expect a blowout.
are going to play well.” During the week, Petersen firmly believed that Pat Hill’s Bulldogs were going to give his Broncos their best shot. After coming off a one-point heartbreaking loss to now-No. 18 Nevada, Petersen expected a highly-contested game with
held the Boise State offense to three points and two early turnovers in the first quarter, quarterback Kellen Moore rebounded and shook off his interception and fumble to torch the secondary for 333 yards and four touchdowns. “It was a different start than
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t’s certainly not how I thought the game was going to go. I was very worried about this game because of the emotional games that we played up to this and what we got next week. Hats off to our guys. They listend to us. They studied tape hard. They have tremendous respect for Fresno. I think when tye do they are going to play well.” — Chris Petersen, Boise State head coach
But his Broncos handed Fresno State its first shutout in 12 years after manhandling the Bulldogs en route to a 51-0 victory. “It’s certainly not how I thought the game was going to go,” Petersen said. “I was very worried about this game because of the emotional games that we played up to this and what we got next week. Hats off to our guys. They listened to us. They studied tape hard. They have tremendous respect for Fresno. I think when they do that they
the ‘Dogs. Against Nevada, Fresno State held a slim 34-28 lead deep into the fourth quarter. With the ‘Dogs playing very well against a ranked opponent, Petersen expected Fresno State to come into Bronco Stadium and test his Broncos. “What I’m waiting for is one of those games where we have to go fight in the second half and I’m thinking this might be it,” Petersen said. “I think these kids will be up to the challenge.” But it wasn’t. After the ‘Dogs
we had in the past, but [give] credit to Fresno,” Petersen said. “Fresno was probably a little more athletic than we have anticipated. We played against those guys last year, a lot of those guys. Their plan of attack was certainly different than we have seen in the past. They were bringing a lot more blitzes than they showed. It took us a minute to settle down and try to adapt.” With the loss, Fresno State drops to 6-4 and 4-3 in the WAC and Boise State improves to 10-0.
ries. “I think we tackled pretty well tonight,” Winterswyk said. “He is a great runner. The past few games, that scary rushing yards have been going off. We contained him pretty
well.” The offensive line for the ‘Dogs struggled to open up running lanes with underclassman Richard Helepiko and Austin Wentworth both only making the second starts of their career. Colburn was sacked four times and the Bulldog running backs were dropped behind the line of scrimmage numerous times (eight total tackles for loss). “I really didn’t think we’d get handled like that up front,” Hill said. “We could never get anything going on first down.” After surprisingly holding Boise State’s explosive offense to just three points while forcing two turnovers in the first quarter, the ‘Dogs’ defense collapsed down the stretch t h a n k s t o F re s n o S t at e ’ s inability to extend drives on offense. “Maybe if the two times we were in scoring position, we could make it a game [by scoring] to give us some confidence,” Hill said. “But we never did anything offensively to give us a jolt, give us a jump.” Fresno State converted just one third down on 12 tries–a season low–while Boise State thrived, converting 10-of-13. “I think you always have to give credit where credit is due,” Colburn said. “Give credit to Boise, I thought they played a heck of a game and had a great game plan for us on offense. I thought our defense played their hearts out, we just didn’t give them any chance. We put them on the field too long.”
BOISE STATE: Hill thinks Broncos deserve shot at BCS Championship game CONTINUED from page 12 minutes, and it ultimately resulted in a fumble. “T he floodg ates really didn’t open until we couldn’t execute on offense,” quarterback Ryan Colburn said. “Our defense had a great plan and were playing well and we just didn’t give them a chance.” Colbur n easily had the worst perfor mance of his Bulldo g career, completing just six of his 23 pass attempts for 76 yards and a pair of interceptions. On the other side of the blue turf, Moore, had a Heisman-esque night, completed 71-percent of his throws for 333 yards and four scores. “ Ke l l e n M o o re h a d a n unbelievable night tonight,” Hill said. “He made some big plays on third down, guys catching it with one foot in bounds on the sideline, under pressure throwing the ball up, just launching them for touchdowns.” The announced crowd of 33,454 witnessed a recordbreaking show, and not just for Moore. On the same night the junior quarterback solidified himself in Bronco lore as the school’s all-time leading passer, his favorite target rewrote the record
books as well. Senior wide receiver Titus Young became Boise State’s all-time leading receiver in yards after an eight-catch, 164-yard evening. He and fellow receiver Austin Pettis have given Moore plenty of comfort in 2010. “Who in the SEC has two (wide receivers) like that?” Hill said of Young and Pettis. “I don’t think anybody does. These guys are the real deal. They’re very, very good.” W h at t h e S o u t h e s t e r n Conference does have is perhaps Boise State’s biggest roadblock in its quest for the BCS National Championship g ame: Aubur n. T he 11-0 Auburn Tigers are an automatic-qualifying school, but in Hill’s eyes Boise State, orange unifor ms and all, may just be the NCAA’s best competitor. “Someday we’ve got to wake up and say we just can’t listen to all the people who get all the money,” Hill said. “We’ve got to listen to the people that have the best teams. They’re a great football team.”
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Game-changing moment: Kellen Moore to Titus Young, 42-yard score Being down 10-0 on the road, especially at Boise State, is a scary position, but managable. But on the Broncos’ second drive of the second quarter, it took all of two plays for Boise State to make the lead insurmountable. Kellen Moore heaved up a 42-yard scoring strike to Titus Young to go up 17-0. Falling behind by three scores in 35-degree weather at perhaps the hardest place to win in the country is disheartening for a visiting team.
Interesting stat of the game: Converting a first down Ryan Colburn and the Fresno State offense did not gain a fresh set of downs until there was less than a minute remaining in the first quarter. The offense opened the game with three straight three-and-outs until RB Robbie Rouse gave the ‘Dogs their first, first down of the game with a 23-yard scamper.
Unsung hero: Phillip Thomas, free safety Intercepting Kellen Moore isn’t easy. Only three other teams have managed to do so. Thomas picked off Moore in the first quarter, and although it didn’t amount to much for the Bulldog offense, it kept Boise State from possibly winning 58-0. Thomas also finished with seven tackles and two pass breakups. Boise State sealed the deal when... ...it shook off some early-game offensive struggles to route the ‘Dogs in the final three quarters. The floodgates really opened when the Broncos dropped 34 points in the second and third quarters combined. Fresno State had little chance once falling behind by three scores in the second quarter.
What we learned: Colbur n was out of Ben Ingersoll and Vongni Yang Boise State is one of sync from start to finThe Collegian the nation’s elite, and ish and turned in his Fresno State just hapworst perfor mance pened to be in the way of of his career. Due to the Broncos’ run at BCS madness. Not a trailing Boise State early, the run game lot can be taken away from losing by a never had a chance to get going. Robbie half-hundred, but a lot will be learned in Rouse ran for 70 yards on 17 carries and how the ‘Dogs react the next two weeks. eclipsed 1,000 yards on the season, givFresno State can still finish the regular ing Fresno State a little bit to hang its season 8-4 if it takes care of business at hat on after the first shutout in 12 seahome against Idaho and Illinois. A lone sons. bright spot for the Bulldogs in Boise was their run defense. Hill’s defense Defensive breakdown: gave opponents a little bit of a blueprint Although the defense got terrorized for of how to slow down Boise State’s one- 51 points by the Broncos, head coach two punch of Jeremy Avery and Doug Pat hill said after the game that unit Martin. The Broncos rushed for just 125 played well at times, especially against yards, a season-low. the power inside running game. For the first time this season, the Boise State Offensive breakdown: offense was held to just three points The Bulldog offense finally had its shot through the first quarter. With a game at an elite defense this season, and plan that concentrated on attacking things didn’t go so well. In its worst Broncos quarterback Kellen Moore offensive game in Pat Hill’s tenure as and the backfield, the Bulldog defense head coach, the ‘Dogs could do little of harassed Moore early on, forcing Moore anything against a Bronco defense that to throw an errant pass that safety came in giving up just 75 rushing yards Phillip Thomas picked off. But after a per game and 166 passing yards per strong showing in the first quarter, the game. In recent weeks, Hill stressed his defense dropped off due to the offense’s team’s need to convert first downs, but miscues. The secondary was torched the ‘Dogs were horrible in third down by Moore for 333 yards and four touchsituations converting just 1-of-12 third- downs. down situations. Quarterback Ryan
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Call of the game: Austin Pettis reverse pass Talk about adding insult to injury. Already up big 30-0 in the third quarter, Pettis hauled in a reverse pitch and threw a severely underthrown ball to Tyler Shoemaker. The receiver came back to the pass, caught it, shook off a tackle and took the Broncos down to the Fresno State six-yard line. The very next play, Pettis caught a pass of his own, a sixyard touchdown to put his team up 37-0. Dog bone giveaway: Coach Pat Hill There was no beating around the bush for Hill in his post-game news conference. The 14-year head coach spoke his mind and for Bulldog fans that left Bronco Stadium with a bitter taste in their mouths, Hill’s brutal honesty made the 51-0 beat down a little more bearable. Hill described the loss as “dominating” and “manhandling” and the sad thing was, he was right. It was no time to be politically correct.
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2010
Boise State 51, Fresno State 0
Fresno State’s poor performance boosts Boise State’s BCS credentials By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian BOISE, Idaho—For about one quarter it looked as if Fresno State had a glimmer of hope of holding Boise State’s Bowl Championship Series dreams. The Broncos spent the remaining three quarters proving head coach Pat Hill’s post-game comments to be true. “I think the truth of the matter is people are scared to play them,” Hill said following the 51-0 defeat. “They don’t want to play them … I’ll say it, I have no problems saying it. I’ll take Boise State against anybody in the country. What else do they have to do? They’re on the verge of their fourth undefeated season in six years, you’ve got to be kidding me.” The 10-0 Broncos rallied to 48 points and 428 total yards in the second, third and fourth quarters, putting an emphatic stamp on a letter to the BCS that says in bold print, “We deserve a shot at the title game.” On a weekend when fellow undefeated non-automatic qualifier TCU had the week off, No. 4 Boise State spent a three-hour ESPN timeslot boosting its resume in front of a national audience against a deflated and offensively flat Fresno State squad. The ‘Dogs were held scoreless in the game for the first time in 12 seasons, and just the third time in the Pat Hill era, and the 14-year head coach never undersold the talented, orange-clad squad he faced Friday night. “This Boise State team is the real deal,” Hill said. “I just wish them the best of luck. I hope they can make it to the big dance because they deserve it in my mind. I feel I can say that we’ve played against some pretty darn good football teams in my time. Never have we been manhandled like that.” Two turnovers by quarterback Kellen Moore on the
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Winston Venable (17) and the Boise State defense stifled the Bulldogs’ offense from start to finish. The Broncos harassed quarterback Ryan Colburn into two interceptions and held Fresno State to its worst offensive output in seven seasons.
Bronco’s first two possessions both set Fresno State up in scoring position and kept
first half and gave one of the most explosive offenses in the country plenty of time to oper-
Moore’s offense dominated the time of possession by nearly 13 minutes, putting
cially against Boise State’s run game, the Bulldog offense was severely out of sync from
“I
think the truth of the matter is people are scared to play them. They don’t want to play them ... I’ll say it, I have no problems saying it. I’ll take Boise State against anybody in the country.” — Head coach Pat Hill, On the Boise State Broncos
Boise State off the board. But the Bulldog offense, which had the worst offensive output since 2003, managed just two first downs the entire
ate. Had the Bulldogs not mustered 55 yards on its final drive of the game, Fresno State would have not eclipsed 100 yards of total offense.
a Fresno State defense that played relatively well in a precarious position. Although Hill praised the effort of his much-improved defense, espe-
a week prior. Of the Bulldogs’ seven first-half drives, only one lasted longer than two See BOISE STATE, Page 10
Broncos shut out ‘Dogs By Vongni Yang The Collegian BOISE, Idaho—It was ugly. It was demoralizing and even embarrassing. But the 51-0 beat down that No. 4 Boise State put on Fresno State on Friday night was impressive.
“It was a domination no matter what the final score was,” head coach Pat Hill said. I n H i l l ’ s 1 4 ye a r s , h i s Bulldogs have never been roughed up to a point where it felt utterly impossible to reach the end zone or even the red zone for that matter. The ‘Dogs were thrown, shoved
and pushed around like a rag doll by the Broncos dressed in orange. “I’ve said it before: This is an elite football team and there’s no doubt in my mind these guys, if they win out, should play for the national championship,” Hill said. “Defensively, we’ve played
some good teams before, but we have never got manhandled like that. We got dominated tonight at the line of scrimmage. That doesn’t happen to us too often.” Fresno State had 11 possessions that generated a seasonlow 125 yards of total offense. Quarterback Ryan Colburn,
who entered the game with a top 20 passing efficiency, was harassed all evening in the 35 degree weather and completed just six passes for 76 yards–all career lows. “That was part of the game plan,” Boise State defensive See ‘DOGS, Page 10