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Proposition 30: a smart move or a gamble?

By Rogue Morales The Collegian With the election on Tuesday just around the corner, many students have been urged to vote on their futures. One of the main propositions that directly affects students is Proposition 30.

Fresno State has hosted at least two separate debates on whether Proposition 30 deserves the votes of students.

One of these events featured Fresno State College Republicans chairman Daniel Harrison and Fresno State Democrats president Sean Kiernan in an informal debate in the Free Speech Area.

“The side that isn’t getting told is that Prop. 30 doesn’t benefit education,” Harrison said during an interview with The Collegian. “The budget was created under the assumption that the proposition would pass. It’s governor Brown playing a political system to guilt people into voting for a tax increase.”

The second event hosted on campus was a formal debate between two teams consisting of two graduate students each.

All the students participating in the debate were from the communications department at Fresno State. These students did not choose their sides based on their personal feelings, but simply chose a side to debate.

Graduate students Christian D. Angelich and Stephanie Hartzell debated in the Free Speech Area. Angelich argued against the proposition and Hartzell argued in favor of it.

What is Prop. 30?

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Arguments for and against Proposition 30 took place during two debates held on campus, one of which was a formal debate between graduate students in the communication department. Voting on propositions like 30, as well as the General Election, will take place on Tuesday.

Proposition 30 will increase the state sales tax by a quarter of a penny for four years. It will also place a higher income tax on those households that make $250,000 a year or more for seven years.

From the revenue made from the proposition, 25 percent will go into an education protection account. Of this 25 percent, 89 percent will go towards funding levels K through 12 while 11 percent will go towards community colleges, both Hartzell and Angelich said.

The remaining 75 percent will go into the general state budget fund.

The other half of the legislation refers to the 2011 Re a l i g n m e n t L e g i s l a t i o n .

According to lao.ca.gov, “… the realignment plan provides $6.3 billion to local governments (primarily counties) to fund various criminal justice, mental health, and social services programs in 2011–12, and ongoing funds for these programs annually thereafter.”

Proposition 30 will make the

Will students vote?

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

Section 1 of the 26th Amendment to the United States Constitution states that “The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.”

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Students had the chance to register to vote on campus with the help of Associated Students, Inc. representatives in the Free Speech Area.

Inc. have taken proactive measures to uphold that amendment and ensure that students have an opportunity to vote on Election Day. ASI, through an initiative issued by t h e C a l i fo r n i a S t at e S t u d e n t Association, registered more than 1,700 students to vote, said ASI president Arthur Montejano.

Montejano said that that effort continued through Oct. 22, the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 election.

Fresno State will have its own polling place on campus in the Satellite Student Union – a first for the university.

But exactly how many students will be voting in this election?

It’s a question that offers the same level of ambiguity as asking how many licks it takes to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop. “If all of us voted, we would probably swing most elections,” Montejano said “And we just don’t. That’s what makes it politically safe to do things like cut education. Or that’s why the national discourse pays lip service to education without any real follow-up because we don’t follow up.”

The youth vote (ages 18-24) – a category most undergraduate college students See VOTE, Page 3

2011 Realignment Legislation as well as the temporary tax increases part of the California constitution.

Arguments for Prop. 30 Har tz ell argued that of the money raised, 25 percent is guaranteed to education, which is reason enough to consider the proposition.

“Absolutely guaranteed is that 25 percent of the money raised by Prop. 30 will go into a special education protec-

tion account,” Hartzell said.

“So that’s going to education regardless of what happens with the money in the general fund.”

An argument for voting for Proposition 30, and the strongest argument for students Hartzell said, is preventing the trigger cuts from taking effect in the Califor nia State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) systems.

If the proposition fails, the CSU and UC systems would lose $250 million from their funding, which would take place following the election.

Fresno State will lose approximately $13.3 million from its budget, said Fresno State President John D. Welty.

If Proposition 30 passes, and the CSU system dropped the $498 tuition increase, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a budget trailer stating the CSU system would be given an additional $125 million towards the 20132014 school year, Welty said.

Students would receive a refund of $250, Hartzell said.

“To me the strongest point of Prop. 30 is absolutely that it’s going to prevent the trigger cuts to public education,” Hartzell said. “Prop. 30 is the only proposition on the ballot that guarantees that if this passes, these trigger cuts are not going to go into effect and tuition and fees are not going to go up in January.”

Another major strength is the funding for the realignment. There is strong evidence to suggest that realignment is effective for solving major economic and budgetary issues, See PROPOSITION, Page 3

Fresno Future targets students

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian The Fresno Future Project held its second annual conference, a two-day event, at the Fresno Art Museum on Friday and Saturday.

The conference – organized and moderated by A. Sameh El Kharbawy, a Fresno State art and design professor – was centered on the discussion of Fresno’s economic, cultural and social future.

The event featured more than 10 speakers – instructors, local officials and community leaders – who engaged in various topics of lecture and panel discussions. T he topics included Fresno’s economy, communities, culture and arts scene and more.

“Fresno Future is a gathering of minds,” Kharbawy said.

“What we do is we get a few smart people and talk about how we can make the city better… That’s what Fresno Future is. It’s really a way to promote that kind of dialogue between experts, businesses, the community and people in order to solve some of the problems in Fresno.”

Kharbawy founded the project in 2011.

Attendance and interest has increased considerably since the proj-

ect’s inaugural conference last year, Kharbawy said.

“We had a much bigger turnout that we had to break (the conference) into two days,” Kharbawy said. “The crowd got younger. It was a nice mix of things and we’re getting the attention of the people that I closely care much about: my students.”

One of the topics discussed through panelists and audience participation on the second day was the city’s revitalization efforts in downtown Fresno and the Fulton Mall. Various audience members participated in the discussion and shared their thoughts.

Geoffrey Becker, a senior construction management major graduating this semester, said it was among one of the more engaging topics discussed among conference panelists and audience members.

“It’s eye-opening to see everyone’s different ideas about Fresno,” Becker said.

“It’s interesting to think about things in a new way and it really gets you fired up. It increases your level of pride in the community.”

“We can’t make (downtown Fresno) a destination. We need to make it a community, which means adding the residential elements to it so that they’re the See FUTURE, Page 3

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The Benghazi Explanation

By William Scoggin Senior, major in anthropology Like many Americans, my concerns over the lack of adequate security in Benghazi — due to failures within the State Department to protect Ambassador Stevens — created more questions than answers.

Stonewalling by the administration — first blaming it on a video, then slow dancing around a coordinated terrorists attack — were finally relieved upon hearing the president’s explanation: “I’ve spoken to you from this historic office on many occasions and about many things.

“The power of the presidency is often thought to reside within this Oval Office. Yet it doesn’t rest here; it rests in you, the American people, and in your trust.

“Your trust is what gives a president his powers of leadership and his personal strength, and it’s what I want to talk to you about this evening.

“For the past three months, I’ve been silent on the revelations about (Benghazi). And you must have been thinking: 'Well, why doesn’t he tell us what’s happening? Why doesn’t he just speak to us as he has in the past when we’ve faced troubles or

tragedies?’

“Others of you, I guess, were thinking: ‘What’s he doing hiding out in the White House?’

“Well, the reason I haven’t spoken to you before now is this: You deserve the truth.

“And as frustrating as the waiting has been, I felt it was improper to come to you with sketchy reports or possibly even erroneous statements, which would then have to be corrected, creating even more doubt and confusion.

“There’s been enough of that.

I’ve paid a price for my silence in terms of your trust and confidence.

“But I’ve had to wait, as you have, for the complete story. That’s why I appointed Ambassador David Abshire as my special counselor to help get out the thousands of documents to the various investigations.

“And I appointed a special review board, the Tower Board, which took on the chore of pulling the truth together for me and getting to the bottom of things.

It has now issued its findings.”

And then I woke up.

No, the above speech is not attributed to President Barack Obama about Benghazi.

It is a speech delivered to the American people by President Ronald Reagan over Iran-Contra on March 4, 1987.

Reagan did not make this speech because Republicans had serious questions.

He made that speech because Democrat leaders posed serious questions, and with the assistance of media pressure, poked the president into doing the right thing.

That was then. This is now.

The dif ferences are huge.

Reagan did not blame IranContra on a “video.” He didn’t address the United Nations blaming it on a “video.”

He kept silent until the investigation was completed before addressing the people.

Contrast that to President Obama’s quickness to blame Benghazi on a video without having all the facts.

We have since learned it was not due to a video at all, and now the administration has backpeddled refusing to answer questions until a full investigation is completed after the election.

Re publican leaders have serious questions, but the lack of media pressure has kept the pressure off the president to address the American people.

Nothing could be more damaging to a presidency.

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PROPOSITION: Outcome of tax initiative still debated CONTINUED from page 1 Hartzell said.

According to Hartzell, realignment has been successful in the past with mental health services. Hartzell believes that if the people of California support local governments with revenue from Proposition 30, other issues can be addressed.

Hartzell pointed out that the proposition, if passed, would only tax the income of the wealthiest citizens of California.

“According to data released by the census bureau, the wealthiest 1 to 3 percent in Califor nia, which would be who would be affected by Prop.

30, have not seen a significant decrease in their income in the past few decades,” Hartzell said. “People who are making less than $70,000 a year, which is actually 80 percent of Californians— they’re the ones that have been severely affected by the recent recession.”

Hartzell argued that the proposition is a smart way to generate revenue by asking the 1 to 3 percent of Californians to contribute to temporarily fix some of the issues bearing on California.

Hartzell said that Proposition 30 is a temporary fix, not a permanent one. “ N o b o dy i s s ay i n g t h at we’re going to increase taxes on anybody in the long term, but this is a quick and temporary solution to a big problem.

With the hopes that using this temporary solution as a jumping point, we can then work to make more long-term solutions viable,” Hartzell said.

Hartzell also argued that

Opposition to Prop. 30 the sales tax increase that would affect all Californians Angelich argued against for four years was very modest to the average consumer Proposition 30. He pointed out in California. The tax would that though the 25 percent of equate to an extra penny for the money raised will not go to a burger at In-n-Out, an extra administrative costs, teacher 15 cents on a $60 textbook and pensions that are part of the $75 more on a $30,000 purchase, CALSTRS (Califor nia State Teachers’ Retirement System) Hartzell said.

In a calendar year, the aver- could potentially eat up the age consumer would spend an money raised by Proposition extra $50, Hartzell said. She 30.

“Some argue that the money also pointed out that the sales tax just decreased a year and won’t go to classrooms at all, a half ago, which was at 8.25 but that the state teacher pension is so far percent. The behind that increase with those funds Prop. 30 would ome argue that w i l l b a ck f i l l put the sales tax that pension,” at 7.5 percent. the money won’t Angelich said.

In response go to classrooms at Even if all to the argument all...” the money that money from raised went to Proposition 30 would go — Christian D. Angelich, the fill teachtowards teachDebate team member ers’ pensions, it would not e r s ’ p e n s i o n s, put a signifiHartzell said it c an t d e nt i n is very speculative. She said that while it is the state teachers’ pension syspossible that money could go tem. It’s in this argument that towards teachers’ pensions, the money from Prop. 30 would the real argument is whether not go to classrooms or raise any new money for schools. that is necessarily a bad thing.

The argument is also that if “These are the benefits that our teachers are promised it doesn’t go to the teacher penthroughout their careers and sions, it will just keep things around the status quo and will when they reach that stage of retirement, we want them to be not solve Califor nia’s probable to have a decent life for all lems.

The sales tax increase is for the service that they’ve given us throughout their working four years and the personal income tax increase is for lives,” Hartzell said.

Hartzell said she doesn’t seven years. The education think a significant portion protection account is supposed of the revenue would go to teachers’ pensions if that does become the case. There are ongoing reforms going on with the pension system, Hartzell CONTINUED from page 1 said.

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ones using the area the most, because we can’t count on people coming from north Fresno just because it’s another place to shop.”

One of the concepts that fell with the project’s theme of “Global, Sustainable, Diverse” was the idea of a “Boomerang Project,” ensuring and enticing Fresno graduates and products to come back to Fresno to maintain sustainability in the economy, Kharbawy said.

“Most of my students want to g raduate, and the day they graduate they want the first train ticket to get out of Fresno,” Kharbawy said. “They want to go to San Francisco or Los Angeles… they want to have the culture

“There needs to be a national conversation regarding these issues, but that conversation is not happening on the political scene,” Angelich said. “There’s too much interest in maintaining the status quo. There’s too much money made off of the status quo. I think we’re going to continue to see these problems until the system breaks.

P ro p o s i t i o n 3 0 i s b e i n g pushed as an education act, Angelich said, when only 25 percent of the money raised goes to education. Most of the money and half the text is about the 2011 Realignment Act. Another point Ang elich made was that Gov. Brown has already budgeted the money raised by Proposition 30 into the state budget, anticipating the proposition would pass.

“To me, it’s a very risky, unethical way to legislate and to budget for special services,” Angelich said.

“There is a state wide crisis in our budget and right now the most injured are public safety and education,” Hartzell said. “T he state needs to address those first by generating more revenue temporarily so those systems can continue to work— so the students and community will not be suffering as a result.”

Voting will take place on Tuesday. Students and faculty can search their polling place at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/ find-polling-place.htm.

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to last for 21 years, but after seven years the funds disappear, Angelich said.

“This was the other point we made. How do you get money for per manent spending requirements from temporary tax measures?” Angelich said.

The argument he posed was that these temporary taxes have the potential to become permanent. With the increasing spending for programs, these programs will have higher budgets every year based on a tax that will only last seven years and an increased need for the money will be created.

“What we actually need is fundamental reform and this measure acts to mask the problems with our financial system in the state,” Angelich said.

The problem, Angelich said, is with the money system, which does not address the issues with accumulating interest.

The current dollar will begin to lose value, Angelich said, and issues like inflation are not being taken into account.

“Unless you start making an extra 5.5 percent next year to cover what you spent, you’re going to be in the hole.”

An example, Angelich said, are the teachers’ pensions. The debts begin to accumulate and then become so large that they become unmanageable. Debts then become too difficult to deal with, Angelich said, and the state assembly would rather raise taxes instead of dealing with the issue.

and the museums and the entertainment – all of that.

And that’s understandable. “(Fresno Future) is really a function of persuading people that you can have all of this here in Fresno.”

Becker, who was one of four Fresno State student speakers present at the conference, is researching graduate school options in sustainability management.

Pursuing a graduate degree will likely steer him away from Fresno, he said.

“I definitely feel that in my field I would be able to work and live very comfor tably here,” Becker said.

“I will have to be one of the boomerangs because I will have to go elsewhere to further my education.”

fall under – has established a positive trend in recent elections. Since the 2004 general election, where the youth vote accounted for 9.3 percent of voters, voter participation among the age 18-24 demographic has increased.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 51 percent of the country’s 18-24 population did not vote in the 2008 election. About 15 million registered voters in the 2008 election belonged to the age 18-24 demographic.

Of that number, 12.5 million reported to have voted in the general election.

But, again, how many students will be voting this year?

“I haven’t gotten a lot of infor mation,” said Estela Herrera, a fourth-year student.

“And I haven’t had time to. I don’t like to vote if I don’t have the information.”

In both recent general elections, the youth vote accounted for the least percentage of votes.

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“I think a large part of it is we’re just busy,” said Jacob Sheeter, a second-year student.

“I mean, let’s face it: most of us are college students who have one or two jobs. To be on top of politics, you have to devote a lot of time to kind of really know what’s going on.”

The U.S. Census Bureau released a poll listing reasons for not voting in the 2008 election. More than 2.5 million people in the 18-24 age group participated.

Twelve possible reasons for not voting were listed. Of those 12, the overwhelmingly popular reason was that participants were too busy or had conflicting schedules.

Is it a valid reason?

“Hell no,” Sheeter said. “I feel, as a youth, I’m going to spend a lot of time in this country. I’m only 19, so it’s important to me that I elect people that will shape policies that are beneficial to me in the long term.”

State and local initiatives – primarily Proposition 30 – in this year’s general ballot have the potential to be heavily influenced by the youth vote, Fresno State President John D. Welty said.

“I think this is an election where the 18-to-24 year-old group can actually turn the tide one way or another,” Welty

said. “It has probably never been more important for that group to vote. Their vote’s going to count.”

Welty said, “I think the important thing for everyone Tuesday is to get out and vote.

Certainly in doing that, be as informed as possible about all of the issues on the ballot.”

Students like Daniel Dukes, a senior, primarily choose to vote on state and local initiatives, and not necessarily on presidential candidates.

“I’m not really concerned about the presidential election because I live in California – it’s a blue (democrat) state,” Dukes said.

“If you’re in a swing state, then you matter. You don’t see advertisements for presidents here.”

Fresno County has 410,188 registered voters, as reported by the County Clerk Registrar of Voters on Oct. 30. It is an increase from the 382,827 registered voters during the 2008 presidential election.

It remains to be seen how many of those who are registered are youth voters.

“Taking yourself out of the equation doesn’t solve the problem,” Montejano said.

“It perpetuates it.”

Several students declined to comment for this story.

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Performers shine during Day of the Dead

By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian

Students in skull face paint walked around, incense filled the air, and drums, song and dance broke the typical commotion of the day in the Free Speech area.

Once again, Fresno State welcomed Dia de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead.

For the past several years, the Aztec Dance Club hosted the celebration.

For two days the Free Speech area was dressed in colorful cloth, pictures of lost loved ones and papier-mâché skulls, some bearing grim smiles or decorated in flowers.

Club president Daniel Mejia led the celebrations, which began at 1 p.m. Thursday.

Mejia has been with the dance club for the last four years.

During his first semester at Fresno State, Mejia picked up a flier calling out for new members of the dance group.

Mejia decided to join.

He felt that he needed to learn more about his heritage, and he believed the dance group would be able to do that.

“Dancing is a bridge to connect to my ancestral roots, to that culture and philosophy I wasn’t able to grow up with,” he said.

This is the first year he is serving as club president.

During the celebration, the club brings several performances.

The first to perfor m was Four Directions, a NativeAmerican powwow group led

by Jason Cerritos.

Cer ritos and two others played the drum and sang for students, even though the rain forced them to perform under a tent.

The drum, made with the traditional rawhide, is played in ceremonies, where people are allowed to dance. Cerritos said the music is a form of prayer, as well as celebration.

“Our songs are prayers,” he said. “Everything we do like this is a prayer, and we do it for the people and we do it for the ones who can’t.”

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ancing is a bridge to connect to my ancestral roots, to that culture and philosophy I wasn't able to grow up with.”

— Daniel Mejia, Aztec Dance Club president T he symbol of Four Directions is a four-pointed cross with colored arrows that represent the ethnic groups of the world.

“We think everyone’s equal,” said Ricardo Flores, a powwow perfor mer. “We’re all from the one creator. We’re all one people. We’re all the same— Humans.”

Fresno State student Luis Sanchez played his collection of traditional flutes on Friday.

“The flute...is an ageless instrument, at least to our people,” Sanchez said.

Sanchez was introduced to the flute when he was 9 years old after his great uncle bought him one of the instruments.

Sanchez said he plays the flute to honor his ancestors and those in his family, like his great uncle, who recently passed away at age 105.

“He was actually the last native-language speaker in our family,” Sanchez said.

T h e D ay o f t h e D e a d , Sanchez said, is more than a day for the deceased.

“To us, dancing, music, singing, flute playing is a prayer that we offer to the spirits (and) even the living,” he said.

“It’s also a reminder of our mortality, and through our mortality we are reminded that we have to live life in a joyful manner.”

Sanchez said that dressing fake skulls in garish colors has an important purpose.

“We’re, to a certain extent, m o ck i n g d e at h , ” h e s a i d .

“We’re saying, ‘Yeah, we know we’re going to die, but we’re not afraid. We know we’re going to pass, but we’re not afraid.’”

Sanchez played several different flutes for the Friday after noon crowd. Most instruments drew applause from the crowd, as Sanchez played music rich in CentralAmerican influences.

One, however, drew more n e r vo u s g l a n c e s a n d s o f t chuckles.

The Aztec death whistle pierced the air, causing several in the crowd to sit up in surprise.

“This instrument itself was designed to emulate the sound of a dying person,” Sanchez said.

The whistle, Sanchez said, was created solely for Dia de los Muertos.

“That instrument is ugly and it makes a horrible sound, but it’s a reminder that we will die,” he said. “It’s a reminder that there is suffering, but we shouldn’t dwell on it.”

During celebrations, the instrument is an interjecting flute played at random during the music.

Sanchez said that the Aztecs often used the death whistle as they went into battle. The frightening sound would often empty a village of people even before the war riors would arrive.

“A lot of death was actually avoided because of the death whistle,” he said.

Though Sanchez owns many flutes, there’s always one that he never leaves behind.

“I love the sound of the Kiowa flute," he said. "It’s that really deep, watery sound to it. It’s a real soothing instrument.”

The first day of the celebration featured Juan Santiago, part of the Zapotec Indian group in Fresno, who spoke of the differences and similarities in how Dia de los Muertos is celebrated between the United States and Mexico.

Mejia said his hope is that t h e c e l e b r at i o n w i l l c o n vince others at Fresno State to become more interested in their cultural ancestry.

“Just like how the college level reintroduced me to my cultural roots, this public event is another bridge to

The Aztec Dance Club and community group Yoztaltepetl begin their ceremonial performance on Thursday evening by burning incense on an alter that sits in the middle of the Free Speech Area at Fresno State.

Photos by Roe Borunda / The Collegian

Performers of the Aztec Dance Club wear intricate headwear and garments traditional to the culture.

those Fresno State students who weren’t able, or didn’t get the opportunity, to learn about their ancestral roots or cultural heritage,” he said.

Mejia said he plans to organize Dia de los Muertos again next year.

“It’s a tradition we hope to continue for as long as we can,” he said.

“The point of (the) tradition of cultural heritage is to pass it on to the next generation.”

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‘Blind Pig’ premieres big

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The director of Fresno State’s Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute, Francine Oputa (Weedy), plays the mother and voice of reason in “Sty of the Blind Pig,” playing Nov. 2-10.

By Jeff Smith The Collegian “Sty of the Blind Pig,” a play directed by Thomas-Whit Ellis of the theater department, opened Friday in the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre.

“The first few performances went smoothly,” Ellis said. “The more we do it, the better we get. We are fixing a few technical things, but I’m very proud of everything.”

The play follows the story of an African-American family made up of Alberta and her mother Weedy. They meet a mysterious man who calls himself Blind Jordan. The play takes place during the civil rights movement.

“Sty of the Blind Pig” will be playing in the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre through Saturday.

“Because it is a historical play, it is kind of hard for college students, who generally aren’t really interested in history,” Ellis said. “It is relevant however,

and academics love it.”

Daniel Vaughn, a theater arts major, was excited about the technical aspects of the performance rather than the conventional parts that make up a play.

“I was really impressed with the lights and how they were coming through the ‘windows’ and the ceiling,” Vaughn said.

The cast was composed of four main characters, played by Myles Bullock, De’Andre Jean-Pierre, Francine Oputa and Breayre Tender. Bullock, JeanPierre and Tender are Fresno State students, and Oputa is the director of Fresno State’s Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute.

Ellis makes a cameo appearance in the play as well.

The music is played on a piano and is accompanied by a choir made up of 12 people.

Tickets for “Sty of the Blind Pig” are $15 for adults and $10 for Fresno State students.

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VOTE ON CAMPUS! The General Presidential Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, with polls open from 7am to 8pm. The last day to register to vote was October 22. There will be a polling place in the Satellite Student Union to make voting easier.

To vote here, you must live within the same precinct as the polling place (Shaw, HW168, Bullard, Cedar border, ecompassing University Courtyard and the Palazzo). If you live outside the boundaries of this precinct, you can still vote at this polling place, but you will need to do so with a provision al ballot. Be advised that you could be missing out on races that you are qualified to vote for by voting a provisional ballot. It is recommended that you vote at the polling location printed on your sample ballot.

Of course, if you are a registered voter outside of Fresno Couty, you are required to vote within your county of residence.

You can turn in an absentee ballot at any polling place as well. ASI would like to thank Bardi Orth and Rossy Barajas from the Fresno County Elections Office for allowing us to have the polling place on campus.

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FPU: ’Dogs win by nine HAWAII: ’Dogs score 42 points in first half CONTINUED from page 8 bing 10 rebounds and blocking five shots. If this game is any indication, Bulldogs’ fans can expect a lot more of this during the season.

“The coach emphasizes playing hard on the defensive and offensive end,” Giddings said.

“That’s what I do.”

The Sunbirds proved to be better competition than what Fresno State probably thought.

And they also displayed their own shooting abilities. John Taylor led the Sunbirds with 20 points despite going 7-24.

Malcolm Griffin was the other big shooter, scoring 15 points on 5-10 shooting.

The Sunbirds may have been a thorn in the Bulldogs’ side, but Terry is not worried about teams that apply pressure and defensive intensity.

“We’ll get better as the year goes along,” Terry said. “We’ll get better at handling pressure.”

The Bulldogs kick off the season Friday by traveling to Austin, Texas, to take on the Texas Longhor ns, who are ranked No. 24 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll.

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the Warriors were forced by Fresno State’s defense to kick a field goal. Hawaii’s kicker Tyler Hadden converted the field goal attempt and this put the score at 28-3 with 7:03 left in the first half.

However, the ’Dogs were relentless in their offense as they were able to score two more times after Hawaii got on the scoreboard. Carr found receiver Davante Adams for another passing touchdown as Adams hauled in a 45-yard catch putting the score at 35-3.

After Hawaii stalled on its next possession, Fresno State scored again via the passing game. Carr hit receiver Isaiah Burse for a 31-yard touchdown that put the ’Dogs up 42-3.

The second half featured ve r y l i t t l e a c t i o n a s t h e Bulldogs played most of their backup players. With the game pretty much in hand, Fresno State focused on its run game.

Hawaii was unable to make up the point differential and didn’t get another score until late in the fourth quarter. With the Warriors starting quarterback out, they turned to their backup in Jeremy Higgins. He

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e’re ready to go.

These guys have had our number a little bit, but we’ve got to get after them.”

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Foward Kevin Foster executes a slam dunk in Saturday’s exhibition game against Fresno Pacific University. Foster helped the ’Dogs win by contributing 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting.

— Derek Carr, Junior quarterback

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Wide receiver Davante Adams jukes a Hawaii defender on his way to scoring a 45-yard touchdown. Adams collected 93 yards on six receptions and one touchdown in the win against the Warriors on Saturday.

was able to get Hawaii into the end zone on a 5-yard rushing touchdown.

This put the score at 45-10 after the ’Dogs kicker Quentin Bresheares converted a 32-yard field goal.

In the game. Carr was able to pass for 304 yards on 15 completions and four touchdowns. This put him over 3,000 yards on the season. Carr joins Trent Dilfer as the only other Bulldog quarterback to eclipse the milestone in two separate seasons.

Although Fresno State won the game, the ’Dogs lost sophomore receiver Victor Dean to injury. Dean was diagnosed with a broken leg that he suffered on a passing play early in the first half.

T h e B u l l d o g s t r ave l t o Nevada next week for their

second-to-last game of the season. Fresno State will attempt to win out its last two games in order to grab a share of first place in the Mountain West Conference.

“We’re ready to go. These guys have had our number a little bit, but we’ve got to get after them,” Carr said. “We’re going to be ready to play and I’m looking forward to this one.”

“I think our guys have got a lot of confidence. It doesn’t matter who we play, we know we can win on the road,” DeRuyter added.

Scan the QR code to the left to see a video recap of Saturday’s game.

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THIS WEEK...

Both the men’s and women’s basketball kick off their season on the road. The guys play Texas, the girls play Stanford.

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’Dogs get physical, Hawaii withers

By Luke Shaffer The Collegian Playing it’s 200th game in Bulldog Stadium, Fresno State outmuscled and outscored Hawaii on Saturday night.

With the fanatical energy of the home crowd behind the ’Dogs, Fresno State defeated Hawaii 45-3.

“Our guys get excited every week playing in front of the Red Wave,” head coach Tim DeRuyter said. “We jumped on them early and our defense did some things that sparked our offense. And our offense took advantage if it.”

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ur guys get excited every week playing in front of the Red Wave.”

— Tim DeRuyter, Head coach The Bulldogs brought their physicality and speed for all four quarters, as Hawaii was unable to muster any type of offense. Fresno State racked up 21 points in the first quarter on pace to scoring 45 in the game.

“We don’t ever look at the

Running back Robbie Rouse fights his way for yards against Hawaii’s defense en route to collecting 102 yards on 13 rushes and one touchdown. Rouse becomes the first tailback to have three separate 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

scoreboard. We just play,” DeRuyter said. “And we want to hold ourselves to the standard that we set.”

“I thought coach Schramm did a great job of getting the game plan together,” quarterback Derek Carr added.

The Warriors’ running game was not able to get going as the ’Dogs held them to eight yards in the first half.

“They tried to get us with a little bit more run game, but I felt like we played the run game really well,” offensive lineman Lars Bramer said.

After Hawaii punted, the Bulldogs were able to set up a short field when Carr was able to connect with receiver Isaiah Burse for a 56-yard pass. On the very next play, receiver Rashad Evans was able to spring open for an eight-yard touchdown pass from Carr.

Fresno State was able to add onto its lead by scoring off a Hawaii tur nover on a trick play. The ’Dogs snapped the ball to running back Robbie Rouse who then handed it off to Carr. He then proceeded to roll right and found redshirt freshman Dillon Root for the first touchdown of his career.

“I saw myself on the left side and I thought I was open.

But then when I saw Dillon Root on the other side, he was wide open,” Rouse said. “I was happy for Dillon and he’s been working hard. But I was really excited for D-Root.”

The Bulldogs continued to add to their lead on a one-yard

Photos by Roe Borunda / The Collegian

Quarterback Derek Carr sits back in the pocket against Hawaii as he passed for 304 yards on 15 compeletions and four touchdowns. Carr also went over 3,000 yards for the season and joins Trent Dilfer as the only other Bulldog quarterback to eclipse the milestone in two separate seasons.

touchdown run by backup quarterback Gre g Watson, which put the score at 21-0 late in the first quarter.

Continuing to score points, Fresno State got Rouse going early on in the game when he rushed for a 51-yard touchdown. This stretch the ’Dogs’ lead to 28-0 over Hawaii.

“It was crazy because we had guys set so fast on offense,” Rouse said. “The line had some great blocks for me and I just saw the seam and hit it.”

Prior to this rushing touch-

down, Rouse had a six-yard run in the first quarter that put him over 1,000 yards for the season. Rouse becomes the first Bulldog tailback to have three separate 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

“I just get so happy for my teammates, especially when they’re doing well.” Carr said.

Before halftime, Hawaii was able to muster a decent drive.

After passing center field for the first time in the game, See HAWAII, Page 7

Bulldogs outhustle FPU for exhibition win

By Jason Smithberg The Collegian

In their final preseason tune-up before beginning the 2012-13 regular season, the Fresno State Bulldogs outhustled the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds 77-68 in an exhibition game Saturday night at the Save Mart Center.

The Bulldogs were led by Allen Huddleston, who scored 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting.

Huddleston also demonstrated his shooting range by hitting three of four shots from the 3-point line. Kevin Foster and Jerry Brown were the other big contributors for the Bulldogs.

Foster scored 16 points on 6-11 shooting while Brown totaled 13 points on 4-10 shooting.

Before an announced crowd of 5,834, the Bulldogs played an up-tempo, and at times, careless game that was headlined by exciting plays, timely shooting and a lot of turnovers.

Fresno Pacific harassed the Bulldogs all night, matching Fresno State’s intensity and

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e can’t be a team that’s going to beat ourselves.”

— Rodney Terry, Head coach

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he coach emphasizes playing hard on the offensive and defensive end.”

— Tanner Giddings, Freshman center forcing the ’Dogs to commit some costly turnovers. Overall, the ’Dogs had 25 turnovers.

Coach Rodney Terry was clearly irate over the Bulldogs’ inability to protect the basketball. That is something the Bulldogs will have to change if they are to be a successful team.

“We can’t be a team that’s going to beat ourselves,” Terry said. “Tonight, we didn’t get better.”

One thing that made Terry happy was the shooting by the Bulldogs. Considering Fresno State was playing without Robert Upshaw, Kevin Olekaibe and Braeden Anderson, having players like Huddleston and Foster stepping up their play by providing consistent shooting all night was a welcome sight.

The Bulldogs also displayed a solid low-post presence, courtesy of Tanner Giddings. The freshman center was a force in the middle all night, grabSee FPU, Page 7

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Guard Allen Huddleston goes up for a layup in Saturday’s exhibition game against Fresno Pacific University.

Huddleston led all Bulldog players with 19 points on 5-of-9 shooting. He also hit three of four shots from the 3-point line.