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Fresno State is part of ‘next Fresno’

By Jacob Rayburn The Collegian

A clear message from Friday’s Fresno Future Project was that Fresno State would be an integral part of the city and Valley’s future.

It was the third edition of an annual forum designed to give people in Fresno an opportunity to share ideas about shaping “Next Fresno.” Dr. A. Sameh El Kharbawy, a professor of art and design and chair of the Fresno Future Project organizing committee, said the idea began simply.

“The idea from the beginning was that we would get a group of people together each year, and we would talk,” El Kharbawy said.

“We would talk about the issues of the day. We somehow got on to the idea of thinking, dreaming,

about the future of Fresno.”

Fresno State President Joseph Castro was the first to speak before about 70 people at the Fresno Art Museum about his vision for Fresno and the university’s role in plans to positively affect the Valley.

“Dr. Castro said it best. The fundamental function for a university is that it’s a forum for the exchange of ideas,” El Kharbawy said. “For the extended community, if you believe that ideas have a way of influencing what happens inside the city, then you believe a university is an agent of change.”

Castro said an all-time high enrollment and recent hirings of faculty “from around the world,” has made it an exciting time at Fresno State. He emphasized that student success is critical for

Valley communities flourishing and outlined his plan to make that happen.

“I want each one of our students to graduate in a timely way, to go on to graduate school or get a job in a relatively short period of time,” Castro said. “We’ve made strides, but still have a long way to go.

“Over two-thirds of students at Fresno State are the first in their family to go to college. What that means is that Fresno State is a vital institution that transforms lives. If we can enhance student success, then we are going to make enormous leaps as a community and the San Joaquin Valley.”

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Fresno State President Joseph Castro discusses his goals for the campus during his honorary address at the Fresno Future Project’s third annual conference Friday morning at the Fresno Art Museum.

University survey: Sleep is key to student success, health

By Megan Tweddell The Collegian Sleep: It has the second biggest academic impact at Fresno State.

Students told the Health Center in a survey that sleep causes them to miss assignments, miss class or even drop out of a class.

“We put together our top 10 list of student impacts, and this is what students are telling us affects their academics,” said Kathy Yarmo, health promotion and wellness services coordinator.

“Stress is always No. 1, and sleep difficulties is always No. 2.”

Yarmo said 19 percent of Fresno State students responded to the survey.

“College students need sleep, humans need sleep. That is where you regenerate, rejuvenate and recharge,” Yarmo said.

She said that college students need approximately 8.5 hours of sleep a night, and the survey indicated that Fresno State students are not getting that.

The American College Health Association’s (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) on Fresno State indicated the majority of students only

get enough sleep three to five days a week, which is 44.3 percent of the time. The survey found 31 percent feel well-rested only one or two days.

Georgianna Negron-Long, health educator with university health and psychological services, created a couch map in 2010 when she was part of the health ambassador program as a student.

“I got the idea because I was a commuting student. I commuted every day to campus, and I also worked nights,” Negron-Long said. “I would be literally up all night and then on campus from 9

a.m. to 3 p.m., and I would have spaces in between my classes, and I would always be looking for a couch to take a little nap on.

I would never seem to be able to find one when I needed it.”

University Police pulled the couch map after the 2010 school year for safety concerns.

University Police did not respond to inquiries about napping on campus.

Though the Health Center recognizes that there may be safety concerns when napping on campus, it does encourage napping as a way to deal with the sleep diffi-

culties Fresno State students face.

“Maybe the safest place to do that is in your car if you lock the doors,” Yarmo said. “That is the tricky thing—we want students to be safe.”

Negron-Long said that naps can help students feel more relaxed and reduce any fatigue they may be feeling. Naps can also increase alertness and even improve some people’s mood.

Negron-Long referenced a 2011 article from the New York Times that talked about combining a See SLEEP, Page 3

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FUTURE: Discussion highlights unequal access to resources CONTINUED from page 1 could help shape the Valley, alumna Paula Castadio (1989), president and CEO of Valley PBS, took the podium to explain the program’s impact on education.

Castadio said 74 percent of teachers say educational technology is a student motivator, and two-thirds want more. She said PBS is the No. 1 source of educational content for preschool teachers.

A site called PBS LearningMedia, Castadio said, is a free asset for teachers to use that includes video lesson plans, coloring activities and handouts.

She said a grassroots movement is needed to spread knowledge about education tools on PBS to help the Valley.

“People are desperate for a more-informed community,” Castadio said. “Active and informed citizens will strengthen the community.”

Fresno communities were the focus of Dr. John Capitman, director of the Central Valley Health Policy Institute at Fresno State, for different reasons: public health and questions about jus-

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Capitman said there are questions in Fresno about “distribution and process” that need to be asked in connection to the general plan being drafted to improve Fresno.

About distribution, Capitman asked, “Are all neighborhoods treated equally in the distribution of the city’s benefits? Do all equally share in what is great about Fresno?”

He said it will never be completely equal, but they should debate fairness, especially when things are blatantly unfair.

About process, Capitman said, “Do they [neighborhoods] have equal opportunity to be a part of the decision-making process? Do they have equal voice?

Those questions, Capitman said, frame the criteria of justice within which he addressed issues of public health in the Valley and Fresno. Part of the discussion focused on life expectancy and the disparity between poorer counties, communities and even neighborhoods compared with more financially stable areas.

“We’re talking about differences of 10 to 15 years [life expec-

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tancy],” he said. “There has to be “Kids in southwest Fresno I’ve something going on that’s more talked to have literally not been to than just individual choices. Downtown Fresno or River Park,” There’s something else going on he said. “How do we make sure beyond we are individual serving all behavior. neighborFor examhoods? here Fresno goes, California goes. ple, the life We need Where California goes, the U.S. goes expectanto think and where the U.S. goes, the world goes. cy in New about job We are a mirror for what happens in the rest Orleans creation of the world.” can vary to draw by 20 a s s e t s — Dr. A. Sameh El Kharbawy, years or to peoChair of the Fresno Future Project organizmore [in ple who ing committee neighboralready hoods] live here. just a few We need m i l e s to have apart.” a richness of opportunities in He said the poverty that leads neighborhoods.” to a disparity in life expectancy is Alumna Sabrina Kelley (1987) also present in Fresno and the rest has worked to improve those of the Valley. neighborhoods at the ground “It’s like comparing Japan and level as coordinator of neighborTonga,” he said. “It’s comparing hood revitalization for Habitat best in the world to some of the for Humanity. Kelley shared vidworst.” eos and images of a west Fresno There are neighborhoods in neighborhood the organization Fresno, Capitman said, that seem has been helping for several years. to be isolated from the opportu“It looks like a Third World nities that exist in other places in country,” Kelley said in the video Fresno. as she looked at crumbling streets

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and buildings.

“Who are casualties of this injustice?” she asked rhetorically to the audience. “People in these neighborhoods bear a disproportionate economic burden.

Impoverished neighborhoods affect the ability of children to learn. These environments are food deserts that lead to childhood obesity and other health problems.”

Kelley said her organization and other partners are reaching out to kids to give them a second chance.

They recruit fathers who used to be gang members, she said, “empower them to be agents of change.”

El Kharbawy said listening to the speakers reinforced something Mayor Ashley Swearengin said.

“Where Fresno goes, California goes,” El Kharbawy said. “Where California goes, the U.S. goes and where the U.S. goes, the world goes. We are a mirror for what happens in the rest of the world.”

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Students, faculty adjust to Common Core

By Crystal Deniz The Collegian Across the country, students and teachers are adapting to Common Core State Standards.

Future teachers at Fresno State are taking notes, as well.

The standards are an educational initiative designed to bring diverse state curricula into alignment with each other by following principles of standards-based education reform.

Since its development in 2010, 45 states have fully adopted the new standards.

Dr. Jim Marshall, associate dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human Development, said steps have been taken to help faculty and students adjust to the new standards.

“Both this semester, and the

previous year, our entire teacher education faculty has gone through multi-day professional development workshops on Common Core,” Marshall said.

Faculty have also worked in teams to redesign the course syllabi for their credential students to accurately reflect the shift brought on by the new standards, he said. The course assignments and competency tests on the students’ field experience, where students work in the classrooms as student teachers, have undergone modifications.

This includes revising the placement policies and curricula of first-year courses that are in place as a bridge between K-12 and college majors.

Kathleen Godfrey, associate professor in the English department and director of the San

Joaquin Valley Writing Project (SJVWP), said Common Core changed the educational system to allow teachers to create a learning environment that pushes students to ask questions and explore their world.

“It’s important that they learn strategies, to ask questions, learn about technology and how to use it efficiently,” she said.

Most of what the standards do for the system is based on the original curricula to which students were exposed. The main idea behind it is to make sure students do not end up developing the idea that the only reason to learn is to take a test, Godfrey said said.

“The standards move us away from simple rote memorization of knowledge to the application and use of that knowledge to address

real life issues,” Marshall said.

Marshall said the higher education community can participate in local workshops. He said it helps current and future teachers understand what is expected of them.

He said it also allows them to discuss what it means for higher education’s faculty and teacher preparatory programs, such as the ones offered on campus.

Throughout November, the third of a four-workshop series dedicated to Common Core instruction will give Fresno State students a chance to partner with local teachers for an online workshop offered through a partnership with Kremen School of Education, the SJVWP and the Arne Nixon Center.

The November symposium, “Understanding Family

Histories,” will be accessible all month via Blackboard, Godfrey said.

“You have all month to do the work, but really it’s only about six to eight hours, so whatever works with the person’s schedule,” she said.

The workshops are meant to provide attendees with the opportunity to learn about the standards, Godfrey said Fresno State students can earn a unit of credit for the workshop series through the Division of Continuing and Global Education.

Participants must complete three of the four sessions to obtain the unit. The next workshop will be a face-to-face meeting on Feb. 8, 2014 and will take place in Room 140 of the Kremen School of Education building.

PLANT: Master’s in plant science looks for committed students CONTINUED from page 5 ronment,” Mahal said. “So I’m working on that, like how much

NO [nitrous oxide] is emitted from our agriculture fields and how we can control these emissions.”

Along with tracks for students wanting to work in universities, Benes said the program is also one of a number of colleges in the U.S. with a “Master’s International” option, which allows students to take one year of course work and then join the Peace Corps.

Benes said up to six units of their Peace Corps work could be counted toward their degrees, depending on the type of work they did.

“It helps people who want to go into the Peace Corps but kind of also want to get a master’s, and they don’t want to have to do the Peace Corps and then come back and start,” Benes said. “So this way they can, and, in a certain sense, it would also better prepare the Peace Corps volunteers.”

“Working in the New American Legal Clinic has been an extraordinary experience.

I see firsthand what a positive impact an attorney can have upon a person’s life.”

Benes said agriculture has been attractive to students with no agriculture background because of its job opportunities in times of economic recession.

Although Fresno’s graduate program in plant science is open to students with degrees in other areas, Benes said they must take a number of prerequisites--statistics, soils, plant health, physical science and life science--to provide them with an adequate foundation for graduate-level coursework.

“So we’re going to teach them an upper, a graduate level, statistics course, well they had to have had statistics as an undergraduate, specifically statistics, because when they do their research and they get the data, they have to analyze the statistics,” Benes said.

At the end of their master’s work, Benes said students present the thesis they worked on

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throughout the program.

“That makes you feel real good,” Benes said. “To see them get up there and be able to see them confident and present, really, what in many cases was two years of work.”

Students interested in the master’s program in plant science at Fresno State can email Benes at sbenes@csufresno.edu or call 559-278-2255. For more information on the program, students can visit the plant science department’s page http://www.fresnostate.edu/jcast/plantsci/index. html. The graduate program link can be found under “Degrees & Programs” and then “Graduate Program.”

20-minute nap with coffee. She said it takes about 20 minutes for the benefits of coffee to kick in so she suggests a student drink a cup of coffee, take a 20-minute nap and then wake up and have the benefits of both.

Yarmo also cautioned that sleeping for more than 30 minutes can have a negative effect.

“Do a power nap, and that can be any-

where from 10 minutes to half an hour, because if you sleep more than that, your body can go into deep sleep, and it can be difficult to wake up out of that, and you might feel groggy,” Yarmo said.

Keeping a regular sleep schedule, as well as limiting sugary foods, exercise and alcohol right before bed can help. Yarmo suggested sleeping in a dark, quiet environment or even going as far to use sleep masks and earplugs.

Young adults eligible for cheaper health care

University to provide financial planning workshops for students

A report released Oct. 28 shows that 46 percent of single adults are eligible for health care that costs $50 or less per month.

The U.S Department of Health & Human Services said young adults are the age group most likely to be without health insurance, but that the new health care legislation provides a cheaper option to them, such as Medicaid.

The report noted that if 34 states expand Medicaid programs, 4.9 million young single adults could have low-cost coverage.

The department also said states could receive 100 percent federal funding to expand Medicaid programs to cover $15,800 for an individual and $32,500 for a family of four in 2014.

Fresno State will host its first Financial Success Week beginning today to help students better understand how to achieve long-term financial success.

The week will begin today with an information fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union where two new resources, CashCourse and Common Cents, will be unveiled.

Financial literacy workshops will be held Tuesday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the University Student Union.

Students can win a $500 U.S. Savings Bond in a raffle for participating in events.

For more information, contact Cher Travis Ellis, coordinator of the Bulldog Card Office at 559-278-5608 or chert@csufresno. edu.

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‘Latin American Film Festival’

highlights diversity of Latin culture

By Matthew Jimenez The Collegian Fresno State launched its first film in the Bridgeman said he went in “looking for Chicano and Latin American Studies’ “Latin another side of Mexico.”

American Film Festival” Friday in the Lyles “I can see Mexico from an outsider’s perCenter Auditorium. spective,” Bridgeman said. “So I would be Dr. Annabella Espana-Najera has taught able to make a film Mexicans have not seen.”

Chicano Latin American Studies at Fresno Bridgeman said he is obsessed with the State for the past three years and came up human condition, and this is his third film with the idea for the festival. about it. He said for this film, he had Mexi“My hope for the Latin American Film can artists, philosophers and thinkers reFestival is that it will bring to the Central flect on the idea of the human condition.

Valley some glimpses into the complexity “The language of music is a lot more powand diversity of Latin America in terms of erful than words itself,” Bridgeman said. the social, political and economic,” EspanaJeanette Tellez is a third-year Fresno Najera said. “I want to give the audience State student majoring in criminology with some idea of past and current issues that are the option in law enforcement. Tellez said relevant there, but that also connect to the she enjoyed the film and liked that it focused United States and the Central Valley.” on the side of Mexico that is rarely seen.

In choosing “ I films, Espanaliked how Najera said the film she wanted to showed the screen films different that reflected cultures y hope for the Latin American Film Festival all of the difw i t h i n is that it will bring to the Central Valley ferences in Mexico,” Latin AmeriTellez said. some glimpses into the complexity and diversity of ca.

“We always Latin America in terms of the social, political and “I wanted tend to see economic...” to include narcs and films that drugs, and dealt with we never — Dr. Annabella Espana-Najera, important really see Professor and festival organizer issues that the true Latin Amerculture or ica is facing, the true such as ‘With traditions My Heart in and the Yambo’ and true beauty ‘The Death of Pinochet’ that deals with the that Mexico has to offer. question of memory and the need to address “I thought it was a great movie, it shows the consequences of repressive regimes in the positive side of Mexico.” the 1960s to 1980s,” Espana-Najera said. “I Cesar Orosco is a mass communication also wanted to include films, such as ‘Made and journalism major with an emphasis in Mexico’ (Hecho en México) and ‘Chinese in electronic media. He said although he Take Away’ (Un cuento Chino) that also thought the movie would be boring, he liked show us the beauty that we can find in the it. region,” she said.

“It turned out good; the music was really Espana-Najera said it took a lot of time good,” Orosco said. “I really connected to it. and hard work to put the festival together.

“I’m a first-generation Mexican in the She started the process last semester and U.S., so I connected to these people. I know worked on it over the summer. all of the traditions, and I really understood “It takes quite a bit of work to put togeth- all of the jokes.” er the schedule and coordinate with differEspana-Najera would like more students ent campus groups,” she said. “Also, since I and members of the public to come out to have five international speakers coming to the Latin American Film Festival. campus, it adds another layer as I had to co“I hope that students from Fresno State ordinate for the best times with them that and the Central Valley take advantage of this would still work for the festival.” opportunity to see some great independent Director, writer and producer Duncan films and talk to interesting artists about Bridgeman was on hand to introduce his their work,” Espana-Najera said. “I also film “Hecho En Mexico,” which he spent want them to consider thinking about studytwo years in Mexico filming, to a full house ing Latin America with the department of of students and the general public.

Chicano and Latin American Studies.

In the discussion following the film, “Given the United States’ own history many audience members expressed excite- and ties to the region, as well as the growment because they finally got to see a movie ing economies to the south, it makes a great in which Mexico was depicted in a positive deal of sense for those living here, especially light. in the Central Valley, to learn more about Bridgeman is an independent filmmaker our neighbors to the south.” from England, but said he is first and foreAll films are free and open to the public. most a musician.

There are also parking codes available for Bridgeman also said his films are nonlin- the films screened during the week. Those ear, calling them “art films”: films with no interested may contact the department of script and based around the idea of being Chicano and Latin American Studies for the human. codes. All films start at 5:30 p.m.

“About 15 years ago, I came up with the The festival will continue through Nov. idea of adding film to my music,” Bridge- 21. The next film, “Marimbas from Hell” man said. “Not making music for a film but (Guatemala), will be screened on Wednesmaking a film out of my music.” day.

He said he was invited to Mexico to make For more information, contact Dr. Ana film on its beauty, which most people nabella Espana-Najera at aespanajea@csucouldn’t see. fresno.edu or call 278-3020.

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Nov. 21 “A Busca” featuring anthropologist Adela Santana Alice Peters Auditorium PB 191 Parking code: 333403 Dec. 5 “The Death of Pinochet” featuring directors Bettina Perut and Ivan Osnovikoff Alice Peters Auditorium PB 191 Parking Code: 333404

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Collegian Graduate Series: Plant science

Fresno State’s master’s program in plant science is equipping some students to make impact in field

By Megan Rupe The Collegian Rama Paudel, a Fresno State plant science graduate student, said she originally looked at Fresno State’s master’s program in plant science with hopes of receiving a scholarship.

From Nepal, Paudel said education, especially international graduate tuition, is difficult to afford.

Nearing the end of her time at Fresno State through course work and her thesis research, Paudel said she now looks at agriculture through different eyes. It was after attending seminars in her graduate program, Paudel said, she first developed ideas about a global agriculture system.

She said now her aim is to feed the world.

“Billions of people are dying due to hunger, so we need to take care of these things,” Paudel said. “And so I would say agriculture is basically an applied social science, so our scientific concept, our scientific innovations should be translated into the benefit of society, and that would create a healthy life and a healthy world.”

Dr. Sharon Benes, a plant science department professor and graduate program adviser, said when looking at applicants for the plant science graduate program, she looks for applicants like Paudel: students who will be committed.

“Plant science research, you can’t do it Tuesday night at 11 p.m., just get on the computer and work till 3 a.m. in the morning,” Benes said. “Well, you can do that with your data analysis, but you need time.

“The types of research people do, we have a lot of work that is field research; sometimes greenhouse work.”

Benes said the 30-unit program is relatively small— comprised of around 22 students and only seven or eight faculty—and consists of classes, seminars, fieldwork and a six-unit thesis, which students work on throughout their time at Fresno State.

Although the program has full-time students straight from their undergraduate degrees, Benes said it is committed to serving working students.

“Those, a lot of times, are people who have a full-time job, and sometimes even a family and children,” Benes said. “Not as common, but some have had children, and they realize oftentimes for career advancement they need a master’s degree.

“So they take the classes, and then the real challenge for them is finding the times to do the thesis research.”

Through assistantships with labs like the USDA-ARS

Photo courtesy of Dr. Sharon Benes

Caio Diaz, an undergraduate research intern from Brazil, helps a graduate student gather data for their thesis research on conservation agriculture systems for cotton production.

research lab in Parlier, Benes said students are able to work and hopefully put some of that paid work toward their master’s thesis: through special arrangements or deals to use work facilities on their off-time.

Benes said Fresno State’s program also works with students, both international and domestic, who can’t afford tuition. She said the program is usually awarded one or two Harvey-Jordan Graduate Fellowships, which provide receiving students with more than $18,000 a year.

“So that’s a big issue for us,” Benes said. “We have to continue to work to get funding to have, well, to have the best students that we can and have students that are committed to the program but also that have the time to do high-quality research.”

If students can’t find funding, Benes said professors who receive research grants sometimes pay students to help conduct research.

Navreet Mahal is one of these students.

Having completed her Bachelors of Science in India, Mahal said her professors there encouraged students to look for master’s programs outside of the Indian state where she lived.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Sharon Benes

Plant science graduate student Bardia Dehghanmanshadi samples tomato plants as part of an experiment.

So that is what Mahal said she did, except she took it a step further. Mahal looked for master’s programs outside her country.

“If we study at one place, we get knowledge of that place only,” her professors told Mahal. “If we go to some other place, we gather more information; they wanted us to go outside, to some other university.

“Many students went to some other states, but I was just thinking outside of India.”

After contacting Benes, she introduced Mahal to another professor, and Mahal said she was hired as one of his assistants.

“I assist Dr. Dave [Goorahoo] with his research, with his different projects as a research assistant and also as a teaching assistant, and he is providing me funds to continue my education,” Mahal said.

Ultimately, Mahal said she wants to continue on with a doctorate and someday work at a university: researching and teaching.

Mahal’s current study focuses on the environmental effects of a certain gas emitted from agricultural soils.

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4. OHIO STATE

5. STANFORD 6. BAYLOR

7. CLEMSON 8. MISSOURI

9. AUBURN 10. OKLAHOMA

11. MIAMI 12. SOUTH CAROLINA

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OKLAHOMA STATE

15. TEXAS A&M 16. FRESNO STATE 17. MICHIGAN STATE 18.

NORTHERN ILLINOIS

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LOUISVILLE

21. UCF 22. ARIZONA STATE 23. NOTRE DAME 24.

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CARR: Another record set in win

Khlarissa Agee / The Collegian

Fresno State midfielder Morgan Castain, right, practices a defensive strategy during an early morning scrimmage.

By Christopher Livingston The Collegian As the Fresno State soccer team heads to the Mountain West Tournament game, senior midfielder Morgan Castain is approaching it with a bittersweet feeling.

“I’m excited for the tournament,” Castain said. “But I’m sad because this is the last few games I’m playing at Fresno State.”

Castain ended the regular season as the team leader in goals (12), points (26), shots on goal (31) and shot percentage (.554).

She led the Bulldogs to a 10-72 overall record (7-2-1 in the Mountain West), and they are heading into the tournament on an 8-game unbeaten streak.

“Any team or coach is going to be thrilled if they have a specific talisman if they can go to that’s going to help rack up the points,”

said Fresno State coach Brian Zwaschka.

After graduating from Castro Valley High School, Castain began her career at Washington State University, where she played one season alongside her twin sister Micaela. Afterward, Morgan decided to transfer to Fresno State.

“When I visited here, I really liked the community, and everyone supported the Bulldogs,” she said. “And I love California.”

Castain’s first game in a Fresno State uniform was on Aug. 19, 2011, at then-No. 11-ranked Texas A&M. In her first season as a Bulldog, Castain was second on the team in goals (7) and points (18). In that year’s postseason, she scored the game-winning goal during the Western Athletic Conference tournament semifinals against New Mexico State.

In 2012, she started in seven

games and scored four goals, second most on a Bulldog squad that finished 4-11-5 during the season.

But this year’s team is heading into the postseason as the second seed, a fitting end to a hard-working career for Castain.

“My team has a lot to do with the successful season,” she said.

“They’ve given me a lot of support in the games to score these goals.”

“Getting the points may be more Morgan’s job,” Zwaschka said, “but all of the jobs are equally important, and Morgan’s flourishing because people are doing their jobs.”

And the Bulldogs’ good fortune is something that Castain has maintained belief in.

“A lot of people told me over the years that I was going to make it to college,” she said. “So, I’ve carried that confidence with me and I did think we would be in the tournament this year.”

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The game remained tied for nearly 10 minutes, until Carr dove into the end zone for a touchdown.

“Honestly, I was trying to throw [the ball],” Carr said. “I didn’t want to have to do a flip or something and get yelled at. Once I pump-faked and the guy backed up, I was praying that I was fast enough to get to the corner.”

Defensively, the Bulldogs shut out the Wolf Pack in the second quarter. During Nevada’s first drive of the quarter, Fresno State safety Derron Smith, nursing an injured ankle, intercepted a Cody Fajardo pass attempt at midfield and was tackled just 3 yards shy of the end zone.

“I couldn’t really accelerate as much as I wanted to, so I was just trying to make moves out there,” Smith said. “[The ankle] was hurting a little bit out there, but just like last week, it’s a matter of pain and playing through it.”

After a penalty forced Fresno State to begin its drive at the 18-yard line, the Bulldogs were only able to get nine yards in three downs before a Carr incompletion at fourth and 1 turned the ball over. It was the third time in the

game that DeRuyter decided to go for it on fourth down.

“We’re going to go for it on fourth down because I have a lot of confidence in our offense,” DeRuyter said. “Sometimes it’s based on field position. We have to execute, and it’s a gamble doing it. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”

Later in the quarter, a Colin McGuire field goal increased the Fresno State lead to 17-7. With two minutes remaining in the first half, Carr completed a 17-yard scoring pass to Harper to send the Bulldogs into halftime with a 3-score lead.

For Nevada, the first-half offensive strategy was the opposite of Fresno State’s. Fajardo seldom threw the ball — going 3 of 7 for 23 yards — and, instead, relied on his running back Kendall Brock.

In the third quarter, Fajardo passed the ball more and connected with Brandon Wimberly and Hasaan Henderson for a total of 82 yards.

“We know that Nevada is a runfirst offense,” Smith said. “One thing that surprised us was that [the Wolf Pack] didn’t do as many bullet passes to the outside. We saw that a lot on film, so we were really prepared for that.”

A Brent Zuzo field goal ended Fresno State’s 24-0 run and brought Nevada within two scores. That deficit would decrease when Fajardo completed a 13-yard scoring pass to Wimberly, but a missed field goal separated the two teams by 8 points.

But Fresno State sealed the victory in the final quarter. After Harper’s second score of the evening, the Wolf Pack only found the endzone once, a 32-yard touchdown reception by Henderson.

The Bulldogs scored 10 unanswered points to end the game and continue their undefeated streak.

This Saturday, Fresno State will head to Laramie, Wyo., to visit the Wyoming Cowboys (4-4, 2-2 MWC).

“It’s going to be great, another late game,” DeRuyter said. “It’s always tough going on the road.

I’ve been to Laramie, and it’s the highest elevation out there.

Unfortunately, we’re playing outdoors, not indoors.

“It’s going to be cold, but I reminded our guys that we were 2-0 last year in below-20-degree temperatures. Bulldogs like colder temperature games. Hopefully, we do the same thing this year and play well.”

Burse who threw it back to Carr who threw it to Harper for a 57-yard gain, Carr’s longest throw of the night.

Carr broke the record in the fourth quarter with 1:38 remaining on a 27-yard strike to Harper that set up a 3-yard Marteze Waller touchdown run.

It was Carr’s final throw of the game.

“Just like ‘Te or Burse having a big night, all three of those guys work so hard,” Carr said. “They have to decide who they want to cover. They have to decide who they want to double-team, who they’re going to roll their coverage to, and it just happened to be Harp tonight.

“Again, I’m not going to force feed anybody, I’m going to go out there, read the defense and see it how I see it. I have complete trust that Harp can have 20 catches every game. I have complete trust that all those guys can. It just happened to be Harp tonight, and he deserves it because he works his tail off.”

Sa tu rda y w a s th e se con d straight home game in which Carr broke school records.

In the Bulldogs’ 38-14 win against UNLV on Oct. 19, Carr set the record for most touchdown passes (86) and completions (849 on 1,278 pass attempts) in a career. In that game, sophomore Davante Adams caught eight passes for 221 yards and four touchdowns.

This game, it was Harper who hauled in the majority of the yardage.

“That’s one of the reasons why I had a big game,” Harper said.

“Davante and Isaiah take a lot of pressure off of me. … A lot of teams focus on Davante. He’s a great player, as well as Isaiah. I just have to have to step up when I’m called upon.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

‘Dogs win weekend exhibition Collegian Staff The Fresno State women’s basketball team opened the season an 81-42 exhibition victory over Notre Dame De Namur Sunday at the Save Mart Center.

Twelve of 13 players saw playing time and three Bulldogs scored in double-digits with center Jacinta Vandenberg and guard Bree Farley scoring 13 points each.

Senior guard Taylor Thompson had 10 points, seven steals, five rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes of play.

“Tonight we wanted to No. 1 win, No. 2 have some fun, it’s great when you can do both of those, but also be able to get a lot of experience on the floor,” Fresno State coach Raegan Pebley said.

The Bulldogs forced 25 turnovers and limited Notre Dame De Namur to 32.7 percent shooting.

“I was happy with tonight in that our depth showed some pretty good execution,” Pebley said.

“To see our bench execute the way they did was pleasing.”

Fresno State opens the regular season at home on Friday against UC Merced at 7 p.m.

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FRESNO STATE 41, NEVADA 23

Powering through the Pack

Roe Borunda / The Collegian

Fresno State receiver Josh Harper bursts through two Nevada defenders during the Bulldogs’ 41-23 win at Bulldog Stadium. Harper finished the night with 17 receptions for 253 yards and two touchdowns.

‘Dogs remain undefeated after win over Nevada

By Christopher Livingston The Collegian

A sold-out Bulldog Stadium was blacked out Saturday night, as the Fresno State Bulldogs (8-0, 4-0 Mountain West Conference) collared the Nevada Wolf Pack (3-6, 2-4 MWC) 41-23.

Some 41,031 fans donned black shirts to accompany the new-look Bulldogs, who marched onto the field clad in black uniforms for the game.

“I have to hand it to the administration on the blackout and the Red Wave for showing up in black,” said Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter. “It just really created a great energy in the stadium and a great buzz for our program.”

Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr completed 39 of 55 passes for 487 yards and three touchdowns. On his final throw of the game, Carr set a school record in passing yards with 10,821, breaking Kevin Sweeney’s 27-year-old record.

“It means heck of a whole lot to me,” Derek Carr said, “especially with big brother here to witness it. It’s something I told him, I wanted to go here and make sure our names are at the top of the record books.”

It was also a big game for Fresno State receiver Josh Harper. He finished the

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Harper plays pivotal factor in Carr’s record night

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

Roe Borunda / The Collegian

Fresno State safety Derron Smith takes an interception downfield in the second quarter of the Bulldogs’ 43-21 victory over Nevada Saturday night at Bulldog Stadium.

game with 17 catches for 253 yards and two scores.

“It’s the best game I’ve ever had,” Harper said.

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On its first drive of the game, Nevada’s running back Kendall Brock finished an 81-yard drive with a 43-yard touchdown for a 7-0 lead.

“We put our guys in a tough call,” DeRuyter said. “We called a run blitz, and they ran a power play. It was a good play against a good play, and we didn’t fit it very well.”

Fresno State wasted no time in reciprocating. On the first snap of the ensuing drive, Carr passed the ball to his left to receiver Isaiah Burse, who threw it back to Carr.

Carr then threw downfield to Harper, who got tripped up at the Nevada 18-yard line to finish the 57-yard trick play. Harper caught another pass — this time 13 yards — before Carr connected with Davante Adams See WIN, Page 7

Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr broke another record Saturday night in the Bulldogs’ 41-23 win over Nevada at Bulldog Stadium.

Wide receiver Josh Harper played a starring role.

Harper caught a 17 passes for 253 yards – both career highs – and two touchdowns to help Carr break Fresno State’s all-time record for career passing yards.

“It’s the best game I’ve ever had – ever,” Harper said.

Carr, who entered the game needing 475 passing yards to break Kevin Sweeney’s record (which had stood since 1986), completed 39 of 55 passes for 487 yards and three touchdowns. He finished the night as Fresno State’s all-time career passing leader before a sold-out Blackout crowd at Bulldog Stadium.

“It means a heck of whole lot,” Carr said.

“It really does, especially with big brother here to witness it. That’s something that I told him. I wanted to go there and make sure our names were at the top of our record books.”

Said Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter: “I’m really happy for him. DC will tell you that the number one thing we worry about is winning. I do think it’s nice that he was able to break the record here at home on Blackout with a sellout crowd. I think it played nicely, but we didn’t talk about breaking the record.”

Carr and Harper started the night with a bang. On the first play of the game, Carr threw a triple pass – a lateral to Isaiah See CARR, Page 7