November 5 2014

THE COLLEGIAN WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

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ELECTION 2014 *Race results as of Wednesday 1 a.m. PT

STATEWIDE GOVERNOR

58% 41% CONTROLLER

52% 48%

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 16

THE ELEPHANTS’ STAMPEDE Republican Party takes over both the Senate and House of Representatives

By Jesse Franz

@JesseOfTheNews Republicans now control both houses of Congress as they gained at least 7 seats and control of the Senate and tightened

their grasp on the House.

While most experts predicted a Republican power swing, few models had such drastic gains for the party. In every competitive race, excluding New Hampshire, the Democratic senatorial can-

didate lost leading to big gains for Republicans.

Fresno City Council president Steve Brandau, w ho w as e le cte d w it h strong Tea Party support in 2012, said that the Republican win gives the party a bigger opportunity

to block the Obama administration’s agenda.

“It’s fantastic. It’s the best news I’ve heard in a long time,” Brandau said.

“I think we can look forward to blocking a lot more

See SENATE, Page 3

Dave Craven and Dianna Bingle cheer with other supporters of Republican U.S. Sen. candidate Thom Tillis on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. Jeff Siner • Charlotte Observer/TNS

Tacherra, Soria closing in on upsets

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DISTRICT 22

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PROPS & MEASURES PROP 1

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PROP 2

By Jesse Franz

69% Y

@JesseOfTheNews California’s 16th Congressional District In what could cap off a disastrous election night for Democrats, incumbent Jim Costa (D) is down to challenger Johnny Tacherra (R) in what could be a blind-side victory for Republicans in the Central Valley.

Costa, the lone Democrat representing the Valley in Congress, was expected to have a cake walk into re-election. However, following the national trend, this race could be bad news for an already suffering Democratic party.

Still too close to call as of midnight Wednesday, the race may come down to late-counted provisional ballots and a possible recount.

Costa said that he was confident that ballots counted later in the night would push him over the edge, according to ABC 30. However, as of midnight he was down 49.5 percent to Tacherra’s 50.5 percent with 100 percent of precincts reporting.

See UPSETS, Page 3

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PROP 47

Darlene Wendels • The Collegian

Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin awaits election results during her election party Tuesday night.

SWEARENGIN TRAILING IN BID

By Yvette Mancilla @yvette_mancilla

As of midnight Tuesday, with 85 percent of the vote in, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin trailed Democrat Betty Yee in her bid for California state controller.

The results showed Yee with 52 percent of the vote and Swearengin with 48 percent.

Swearengin spoke to her supporters, family and friends around 8 p.m. The event took place at the home of Fresno State

Board of Governors member Kristine Walter.

“I’m just so thankful for all of the support that we gathered around the state, through small business owners, family, friends — so many people around California,” she said. “Every major newspaper around the state — almost every major newspaper has endorsed our candidacy. It’s been a very rewarding experience and I’m grateful to be at this stage.”

See SWEARENGIN, Page 4

INSIDE:

›› In her first run for office, Amanda Renteria comes up short against David Valadao. P4 ›› Voters pass three of six propositions. P5 ››› Measure Z passage a win for zoo. P5

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PROP 48

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MEASURE Z

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OPINION

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

SHOULD PEOPLE BE ALLOWED TO

‘DIE WITH DIGNITY’?

By Troy Pope @darktroy

Is “death with dignity” the same as suicide?

There has been much discussion of whether or not it’s morally right to be able to “die with dignity,” a term used to describe ending your own life if you have a painful, terminal illness.

Some people say it’s no different than suicide, but while suicide is usually associated with an emotional issue, “death with dignity” is for people who are already facing certain death.

To be eligible, you must live in Oregon, Washington or Vermont, the only three states where it’s legal. Also, you must be at least 18 years old, you must be able to communicate health-care decisions, and you must have been diagnosed with a terminal illness which gives you six months or fewer

Abel Uribe • Chicago Tribune/TNS

Lynn Lawson, 89, left, and her husband Court Lawson, 93, both of Evanston, Ill., would like to see an Oregon-style death with dignity law in Illinois.

to live.

The restrictions of the law are specific, but does it make it morally right to allow people to end their own lives, at all?

I’m not a religious person, but I believe suicide is never the answer. However, are suicide and “death with dignity” the same

thing? Certainly not.

Earlier this year, comedic-icon Robin Williams killed himself. Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and suffered from depression. He was in no danger of dying, but he committed suicide.

It’s very sad to lose someone, but it’s

even worse if the person could have been saved. Depression kills, but it can be helped or cured. On the other hand, if people with painful diseases that are going to kill them anyway, it should be acceptable if they choose to end their lives instead of waiting for their life to end in agony.

The government and religion like to control people’s lives and say what they can and can’t do at the expense of no one else’s physical well-being. The fact that these laws only exist in three states shows the large amount of control the government has in your life. The fact that suicide is a mortal sin shows how much religion runs people’s lives.

Why does the government force life onto people whose pain is increasing and whose dignity is decreasing? Who are we to impose values onto people in a situation we cannot possibly understand?

We shouldn’t. In these situations, people should have the right to die, painlessly.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Obama administration is responsible for ISIS

By Daniel Gai

Political Science Major While I usually enjoy reading the articles in The Collegian, I must take issue with Mr. Pope’s remarks regarding ISIS and U.S. “democracy.” Not only is Mr. Pope wrong, he’s stupid and I mean that, with all due respect. Thomas Hobbs said: “War is the natural state of man.” He happened to be quoting Plato. As far back as we can go through written history, this rings true.

Yet, Mr. Pope has either never taken a humanities class,

never read Plato and Hobbs, or he must have flunked political science 101, because his assertion that ISIS was created by the U.S., although to the less informed is a valid argument, rests on faulty assumptions.

ISIS and the Islamic insurgency came to be a cancer under the stewardship of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.

But this seemingly lack of understanding regarding foreign policy can be forgiven because most students couldn’t find Iowa on a map let alone understand the intricacies of American involvement abroad.

However, what is most shocking is his blind analysis of U.S. “democracy.” The United States is, indeed, a republic,

not a democracy.

To the extent that the U.S. has moved away from its republican roots and become more “democratic,” it has strayed from the intentions of the Constitution’s authors.

Whether or not the trend toward more direct democracy would be smiled upon by the framers depends on the answer to another question.

Are the American people today sufficiently better informed and otherwise equipped to be wise and prudent democratic citizens than were American citizens in the late 1700s? After reading Mr. Pope’s opinion piece, the answer to this second question is an emphatic “no.”

Paul Vieira • The Collegian

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

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Construction students see High-Speed Rail up close

By Nadia Pearl @nadia_pearl_

As steel, concrete and windows came tumbling down, Fresno State construction students observed the demolition of the old Del Monte building in Downtown Fresno on Monday, the property being cleared for the California High-Speed Rail project.

Part of a demolition and construction class, five students and construction management professor Lloyd Crask observed the destruction process and spoke with representatives from the project’s local contractor, J. Kroeker Inc., and the HSR design-building team, Tutor Perini/Zachry/Parsons.

Once a raisin processing and packing house constructed in the mid-1950s, the 110,000-squarefeet Del Monte building has been abandoned for years. Located opposite Chukchansi Park on G Street between Tulare and Kern streets, it is the largest structure to have been torn down so far in the HSR project. Demolition first started Sept. 17.

Its location is in the footprint of the future HSR Fresno station, which will be built between Kern and Fresno streets. Mariposa Street will serve as the entrance to the station.

Crask said the opportunity for students to observe a real-life demolition will “expose them to the details of deconstruction” a classroom setting couldn’t.

“We want to make them aware not just from books and video

and just talking about it, we want them to see the projects,” he said.

Nesthor Palomera, a senior in the upper-division class, said the opportunity gave him an understanding of the steps involved for subcontractors to actually finish a job.

“I always think it’s better to learn in the field,” Palomera said.

“I mean books are good, but they only teach you the basics. You never build something exactly how the plan says.”

While there would be no explosion or wrecking ball to demolish the building, project manager Brian Herrick said the exposure to a real-world project is beneficial to students in a way that classroom settings can’t achieve.

“Once you’re out on the project, it’s quite different, especially on a state project,” Herrick said.

The contractors were able to explain to students the nuisances of a large-scale project, such as coordinating with neighbors and utilities like PG&E and the adjacent Union Pacific railroad.

The HSR track will align with the UP track through Fresno County, which runs parallel with Highway 99.

Sustainability and recycling of the project was another learning opportunity for the class, Crask said.

The project is monitoring fuel and water usage, using the latest equipment and must recycle 100 percent of asphalt and steel.

Meanwhile, other materials must be at least 70 percent recycled.

The contractors are currently running a recycling rate of 90 to 92 percent, Herrick said.

Paul Schesinger • The Collegian

Tyler Cannon (center left) and Brian Herrick (center right) explain safety procedures on Monday to Dr. Lloyd Crask’s demolition and reconstruction class at the the Del Monte packinghouse demolition site in Downtown Fresno.

Overall, Herrick said he believes the HSR will be beneficial for Fresno in the long run because of its success in other countries.

Additionally, he said its planned infrastructure of overpasses and underpasses will improve traffic, and it would also get rid of some of Fresno’s aging infrastructure, such as Motel Drive, a string of motels along Highway 99.

The contractors have turned over 80 parcels of properties so far in the project, although some

properties were empty lots and did not require building demolition, said Elizabeth Jonasson, information officer for California High-Speed Rail Authority.

Jonasson said the opportunity for Fresno State to partner with HSR was a valuable way to get hands-on experience in the demolition process.

With many Fresno State graduates involved in the wider HSR project, she said the class visiting was “taking collaboration to an-

other level.”

“For a project this big, it’s the first time Fresno has seen something like this, and it’s right in our backyard,” she said.

For Palomera, who graduates this year, the HSR also offers the prospect of future job opportunities. He said there might be positions he can pursue in the project that would develop his work experience in the construction industry.

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California State Assemblyman Henry T. Perea (D-Fresno) said he was disappointed in the Democrats’ Senate losses.

“There are a lot of big issues that need to be settled like immigration reform, and I’m not sure that the Republican party is addressing it in a meaningful way,” he said.

Though he added, “Having said that, I have heard some very encouraging remarks from folks like Mitch McConnell.

We don’t always have to be at odds.”

The Kentucky election, which pitted Republican Senate Majority Leaderelect Mitch McConnell against Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, was the first to be called in favor of Republicans. The race, seen as being one of the best chances for Democrats to deal a major blow to Republicans, saw McConnell breeze past Grimes.

Later, Republicans gained seats by taking out Democratic incumbents in West Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, Colorado, South Dakota, Iowa, Virginia, with Alaska’s competitive Senate race still

being too early to call as of midnight.

In Louisiana, the Senate race will go to a January run-off between the top two candidates, as none of the three people running was able to garner a majority of the vote – a race Republicans are expected to win.

Democrats were successful in staving off at least one Republican takeover in the battleground state of New Hampshire, where former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown was unsuccessful in his bid against incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.

However, Virginia, which many saw as a relatively secure state for Democrats, went down to the wire with Mark Warner (D) barely eking out an apparent victory against Ed Gillespie (R). The margin is so low, in fact, that the results may not be officially called for a few days until all provisional ballots are counted or a recount is held.

Fresno City Councilman Clint Olivier was cautiously optimistic about the big Republican gains.

“Last time my party had control of Congress, they left a lot to be desired,” he said. “I am optimistic that this time will be different.”

Election outcomes that are still uncertain UPSETS from Page 1 Fresno City Council District 1 In the final Fresno City Council race of 2014, Esmeralda Soria and Cary Catalano battled for a termed-out Councilman Blong Xiong’s seat, and, in what turned out to be a nail biter, the race was too close to call.

By midnight, the difference between the two candidates vying for the District 1 seat was just 20 votes with all precincts reporting. Those votes, coupled with the

late-counted provisional ballots, could toss the race either way.

Earlier in the night, Soria said that she was confident in her chances and “excited about this overwhelming support out in the community.”

“The majority of the volunteers that did help me were from Fresno State and Fresno City College,” she said. “So it’s just very exciting to see us really hitting the pavement.”

E L E C T I ON 2 0 1 4

Marcus Yam • Los Angeles Time/TNS

Robert Gauthier • Los Angeles Time/TNS

A night of celebration — and defeat

LEFT: California Gov. Jerry Brown, along with Anne Gust, speaks in front of the California Governor's Mansion after Brown was re-elected to a fourth term in Sacramento.

RIGHT: Republican gubernatorial candidate Neel Kashkari officially concedes to incumbent Gov. Jerry Brown during Kashkari’s election night party in Costa Mesa.

Amanda Renteria addresses the media in Bakersfield on Tuesday night after conceding defeat to incumbent David Valadao in the 21st Congressional District.

Julian Paredes • The Collegian

Valadao keeps seat in 21st District

By Nadia Pearl @nadia_pearl_

California’s 21st Congressional District stayed Republican, as incumbent Congressman David Valadao was re-elected for a second term.

Defeating Democrat Amanda Renteria, Valadao had earned 58.9 percent of the vote as of 11:30 p.m.

Tuesday. At that point, nearly 60 percent of precincts had been reported.

“I am so proud of this district. It is a privilege to represent the Central Valley in Congress,” said Valadao, according to The Fresno Bee. In Renteria’s concession speech,

she noted her campaign’s effort to include all areas of the district.

“Clearly, not exactly what we were hoping for tonight, but here’s the reality,” Renteria said. “When we first started this, we said a couple of things. We said we’re going to go to towns no one’s ever been too.

“We’re going to tell people they matter. Not just in this election, but in their communities. And that’s what we’ve done tonight.”

The election campaign saw Valadao, of Hanford, and Renteria, of Sanger, debate over pressing issues affecting the Central Valley such as water, immigration and unemployment.

Both candidates campaigned

hard to earn the Hispanic vote, with the 21st District being one of the largest Spanish-speaking electorates in the country. The district is composed of Kings County, western Fresno County, southwestern Tulare County and northwestern Kern County.

Since the primary election in May, which had Valadao with 63 percent of the vote and Renteria with 25.6 percent, polls showed Renteria making significant gains.

A SurveyUSA poll in September had Valadao with 56 percent and Renteria with 37 percent. By October, Valadao was down to 47 percent and Renteria up to 42 percent, meaning Renteria had closed the gap from 19 points to five points.

Swearengin looks forward to getting back to mayoral work after election SWEARENGIN from Page 1 The controller, one of the more obscure state office positions, is the state’s chief fiscal officer and manages the budget’s expenses, holds the ability to audit how tax dollars are spent and serves on 81 state boards and commissions.

Around 45 percent of California’s registered voters are Democrats like Yee, while about 30 percent are Republicans. Swearengin, 42, spoke about the support her campaign received in the Central Valley and throughout the state, while adding she is “anxious to get back to work” full time as mayor regardless of the final outcome.

Bay Area resident Yee, 56, currently serves as one of five members on the State Board of Equalization. The agency’s main priorities are tax administration and fee collection in California.

She was re-elected in 2010, representing over eight million Californians in the First Equalization District. The district is comprised of 21 counties in northern and central California.

Before being elected to the board in 2006, Yee was chief deputy director for the state department of finance, helping lead the development of the Gov. Gray Davis’ budget and provided fiscal analysis of legislative actions and proposals, amongst other duties.

While growing up in San Francisco, Yee handled her Chinese immigrant parents’ laundry and dry cleaning business. She earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from University of California, Berkeley and her master’s in

public administration from Golden Gate University, San Francisco.

The mayor touched on some plans she will be working on for the rest of the calendar year with councilmembers. Swearengin said she plans to stay busy in November and December by helping move forward the city’s general plan for adoption by the city council — a general plan adoption that hasn’t been updated since 2002.

The general plan is a blueprint of policies and programs for the physical development of Fresno. The update will be for development through 2035. Another focus of hers will be bringing forward a new development code, one that hasn’t been streamlined nor updated in the last 60 years, Swearengin said.

“We still have major policies to still get adopted for this calendar year,” Swearengin said. “We’ll be hard at work making sure that happens as soon as the campaign is over.”

Swearengin also said she wishes Yee the best of luck if the Democrat wins the position as state controller.

“She certainly has my well wishes and my support and we’ll hope she’s very successful in the position,” Swearengin said.

Fresno councilmember Steve Brandau of District 2 said Swearengin would be successful as controller.

“She’s done great by the city of Fresno,” Brandau said.

“It’s right in her wheelhouse, it’s really what she does best.

I’m very supportive [of her] and she would make a fantastic controller.”

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A WIN FOR CHAFFEE ZOO

Three of six state props pass

WHAT TUESDAY'S WINNERS AND LOSERS HAD TO SAY...

By Colby Tibbet @Robotmilk

Clearly, not exactly what we were hoping for tonight, but here's the reality: When we first started this ... we're going to tell people they matter.

Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian

Amanda Renteria, conceding defeat in 21st Congressional District

It's been a very rewarding experience and I'm grateful to be at this stage in the game.

Ashley Swearengin, Fresno mayor, on state controller race

It's the best news I've heard in a long time.

I think we can look forward to blocking a lot more of Obama's stuff, which is going to be fantastic for this country.

Steve Brandau, Fresno City Council president, on Republican takeover

There are a lot of big issues that need to be settled like immigration reform, and I'm not sure that the Republican Party is addressing it in a meaningful way.

Henry T. Perea, Assemblyman, on Democrats' Senate loss.

Tami Moore and other Measure Z supporters applaud early returns for the county ballot measure on election night during the Yes on “Z” party at the Chaffee Zoo Tuesday.

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF: MEASURE Z PASSES DECISIVELY Measure's passage will keep taxpayer money flowing for another decade

By Jackson Moore @JacksonMoore_BB

Measure Z, which would give the Fresno Chaffee Zoo sales-tax funding for another decade, was on track to pass late Tuesday night.

With 95 percent of precincts reported at midnight, yes for Measure Z had secured 71.34 percent of the vote. The measure required two-thirds, or 66 percent, of the vote to pass.

In 2004, a 73 percent vote in favor of Measure Z gave Fresno’s struggling Chaffee Zoo a onetenth-of-a-cent sales tax in hopes of revitalization.

Early results suggest that Fresno County will pass Measure Z to extend the tax for another 10 years.

Alisha Anderson, campaign manager for the Yes on Z campaign, warned that dramatic changes would occur if Measure Z did not pass. Anderson and Yes on Z supporters gathered at the zoo Tuesday evening to watch the results come in.

“I’m very proud we ran a positive campaign,” Anderson said. “We think that there’s a lot of pride in our community for the zoo, and we just were really grateful for that and wanted to make everyone confident in what we’re doing here at the zoo.”

The No on Z campaign co-chair, Joan LeRoux, argued that Measure Z had many flaws and was critical of the zoo’s lack of transparency, cost overruns and consequences of it being funded by a sales tax.

It appears that although at a lower percent than the 2004 election, Measure Z will pass despite the opposition’s arguments.

Measure Z raised over $100 million over the last ten years and is expected to raise over $105 million over the next decade if it passes.

If the measure passes, the zoo is already set on its next exhibit: the return of the hippopotamus to Fresno in a new-and-improved attraction.

“The No. 1 thing is a hippo exhibit,” Anderson said. “The second that we are confident that this passes is the second we start designing the hippo exhibit.”

The Fresno Chaffee Zoo will continue to move forward with its African Safari Exhibit regardless of Tuesday’s election outcome.

The initial Measure Z money is in place to support this new attraction.

However, the passing of the extension for Measure Z would allow for more expansions to the project. It is set to open in 2015.

FRESNO COUNTY

Wrapup: Xiong loses county seat Blong Xiong faced off against Brian Pacheco Tuesday for a seat on Fresno County’s Board of Supervisors representing District 1. Unlike the city council race for the same district number, it wasn’t nearly as close.

By midnight Pacheco had garnered 59 percent of the vote with 94.3 percent of precincts reporting.

Two candidates also vied to represent the supervisor’ fourth district. Buddy Mendes battled against Daniel Parra, but, like district one, it was a rout, with Mendes taking 62.4 percent of the vote by midnight.

Judge race runs close The race for Fresno’s Superior Court Judge No. 15 was a tight one late Tuesday night, with results at midnight showing Lisa M. Gamoian inching ahead of Rachel Hill.

With 96.4 percent of precincts reported, Gamoian had 51.09 percent of the vote and Hill 48.46 percent.

California residents voted on several propositions Tuesday night that will affect various aspects of local communities and statewide policies.

One of the more contentious and closer races, Proposition 47, which would reduce certain drug and nonviolent felony charges to misdemeanors, was close throughout the night and appeared poised to pass. The yes vote had amassed 58.1 percent of the vote by midnight.

“California is a failed experiment, when it comes to being hard on crime,” said Dale White, sentencing consultant at Assessment, Training, and Research Associates based in Fresno.

White says Prop 47 is the alternative solution for handling crime in California and will help residents who get out of prison looking for employment and technical positions.

Proposition 1, which also appeared to be on track to pass, will allocate $7 billion in water infrastructure, aid and resources, as well as refilling aquifers in the state. As of midnight, 67 percent had voted yes on the proposition.

Proposition 2, which is often called the “rainy day” fund proposition, would allocate an additional 5 percent of resources to the state General Fund (making it 10 percent). It also appeared to pass, having secured 69.3 percent yes votes as of midnight.

A bill that will directly affect the Central Valley is Proposition 48, a veto referendum, which will determine whether the North Fork tribe would be able to build a casino in the Central Valley. As of midnight, 60.3 percent voted no on allowing a casino to be built.

Two other propositions that do not appear to pass, propositions 45 and 46, were set to make some changes in the medical and insurance industries. Proposition 45 would have required health care rates to be approved by the California Insurance Commissioner and also prohibit business with a large pool of employees from having a health plan. As of midnight, it had only 39.8 percent voting yes.

Proposition 46, the Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap and Drug Testing of Doctors Initiative, would increase the cap of damages that parties could receive in malpractice suits from $250,000 to $1 million.

Additionally, it would of required drug and alcohol testing of doctors. Results showed only 32.5 percent voting yes as of midnight.

Two states, D.C. on track to legalize marijuana

By Nadia Pearl @nadia_pearl_

Oregon and Alaska were on track to legalize the possession, production and sale of marijuana for adults 21 and older late Tuesday night.

With 74 percent of precincts

reported as of midnight, Oregon’s Measure 91 had earned 54 percent of the vote to legalize the drug.

Results in Alaska at midnight showed 52 percent voting yes to legalize marijuana with 94 percent of precincts reporting.

If the measures pass, the states would join Colorado and

Washington in full legalization of the drug.

Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., passed an initiative legalizing possession of marijuana for personal use. With all votes counted, 69.4 percent voted for legalization and 30.6 percent voted against.

However, Congress can still override the outcome as the Dis-

trict of Columbia is partially under federal law, in which marijuana is still illegal.

In another marijuana reform on the ballot, Florida voted no on medical marijuana. Despite gathering 58 percent support, the amendment required a majority of 60 percent to pass.

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Fresno State junior Sofya Malysheva returns an offering by the Portland State Vikings during her doubles contest Friday during the Bulldog Classic.

By Collegian Staff @TheCollegian

The Fresno State women’s tennis team hosted the Bulldog Classic last weekend at the Wathen Tennis Center and the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club.

Overall, the ‘Dogs won 10 of 14 singles matches and five of seven doubles contests.

“Going 10-2 on the last day of the tournament is a great [thing] by itself,” said Fresno State coach Ryan Stotland. “But the way the team fought through every match and handling whatever was thrown at them makes the coaches extremely proud.”

Five teams competed in the classic with Fresno State: the Cal Poly Mustangs, Cal State Stanislaus Warriors, Oregon Ducks, Pacific Tigers and Portland State Vikings.

The ‘Dogs began the tournament Friday afternoon, when they went 3-for-5 in doubles play and had the same fate in singles competition.

In the first round, Fresno State’s Sofya Malysheva and Anne Susdorf beat Cal State Stanislaus’ J’Ana Diamond and Jessica Laurie 8-5. The Bulldogs’ Rana Sherif Ahmed and Anneka Watts beat Cal Poly’s Abigail Bacharach and Danè Joubert 8-3, and then teamed up again to beat Pacific’s Antonella Santeusanio and Regina Suarez 8-3.

Watts, a junior, won her first singles match for Fresno State with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Portland State’s Kelsey Frey.

Agrawal beat Vikings freshman Siena Peri 6-0, 6-2.

Ahmed dropped her singles match to Oregon’s Nia Rose 6-3, 7-6 (0).

On Day 2, which was played on a Sunday due to rain washing out Saturday’s scheduled competition, the ‘Dogs won both doubles matches over Oregon and Cal Poly at the Wathen Tennis Center. Then, the match moved to the Sierra Sport and Racquet Club, where Fresno State finished its singles play by going 7-for-9.

“We are just happy with our progress and excited about our last fall tournament,” Stotland said, “as the girls really relish the team atmosphere and are looking forward to working hard to defend our titles.”

SPORTS CLUB SPORTS

Fishing club mixes fun and competition

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014

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BULLDOGS BATTLE VS

By Trentyn Pues

Special to The Collegian Club president Cory Kerber says the Fresno State Fishing Club is a great place to be whether you’re a beginning fisherman or have been doing it for a long time.

“As long as you’re a Fresno State student, you’re welcome to come and join,” Kerber said.

He said the club is more than just fishing enthusiasts getting together and sharing their best stories, it actually competes in tournaments throughout the West Coast. As it turns out, it has some pretty strong fishermen.

“This year, we were pretty good,” Kerber said. “We took first, second and third at one of the tournaments. There were 40 schools from all over the West, and we were one of the Top-3 schools.”

They are impressive feats that have largely gone unnoticed. Kerber said most people don’t seem to know the club exists.

“I mean, if I wear a shirt that says ‘Fresno State Fishing Club,’ or a hat, they don’t believe me that it’s a real thing,” he said.

The club, which is about nine years old, actually predated the popularity spike in college fishing, which Kerber said really began to happen in 2007.

Kerber said the club had humble beginnings. It was originally just a group of students getting together for some organized fishing trips, and that still remains the core of the club to this day.

“Really, it’s just kind of a group of guys getting together and talking about fishing,” Kerber said. “There’s only three tournaments a year that we do. We’ll go on camping trips to lakes around here and spend the weekend there fishing and just hanging out.

We’re trying to go to Shaver this year and also an ocean fishing trip somewhere off the coast.”

Club veteran Carl Nelson said he believes people shouldn’t be afraid to come and try out the club.

“We’re not just all about bass fishing,” Nelson said. “We’ve got guys in here that like to just go fishing. In general, we try to line up some things like trips just for people to have fun – people that share the same passion for fishing.”

That’s the hope of Kerber, who believes that outside activities, like fishing, have fallen out of favor in recent years.

“I feel like, in this day and age, people are kind of getting away from outdoors and outdoor activities,” Kerber said. “They’re moving inside on computers and stuff like that. I feel like the more people that get to try it out, they’ll enjoy it and pass it along to their kids and friends.”

The club meets every Monday at 3 p.m. in the University Student Union near the bowling alley. Kerber said not to worry about coming unprepared.

“If you don’t have gear, I’m sure someone could let you borrow some of theirs,” Kerber said. “Rod or reel or something like that, just to get you going.”

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GREENLEE

By Daniel Leon @DanLeon25

Uncertainty haunts the quarterback position for the Fresno State football team heading into Week 11 of the 2014 season.

Bulldogs head coach Tim DeRuyter announced in Monday’s weekly press conference that again, there would be an open competition this week to determine the starter for Saturday’s matchup when the ‘Dogs host in-state rival San Jose State (3-5, 2-2 Mountain West).

“We’re going to look at competition everywhere. and the quarterback position is of one of those that we’re going to look at,” DeRuyter said. “We have to feel confident that whoever lines up can effectively run our entire offense. We’re looking at everything right now, and nothing is set in stone.”

The Bulldogs (3-6, 2-3 MW) had started junior Brian Burrell every game this season up until last week against Wyoming.

He was replaced by redshirt freshman Zack

Greenlee, who the coaching staff turned to in hopes of turning the season around.

Burrell struggled in the first three games of the season, which all came against Power-Five opponents. Then, he helped lead the team to wins over Southern Utah and conference opponents New Mexico and San Diego State to get back to .500. The most recent three games, however, haven’t been in the Bulldogs’ favor. The losses include falling short on the road to UNLV and Boise State and being blown out by Wyoming at home last week.

In his first career start at Fresno State, Greenlee totaled 55 yards on 7-of-16 passing. The freshman played up until early in the fourth quarter. At that point, Burrell replaced him with his team down 28-10.

Based off of the Cowboys’ defensive tendencies, DeRuyter hoped his freshman quarterback would be able to get into a rhythm and operate the offense. But that didn’t appear to be the case, as he was forced to turn to Burrell to finish the game.

“With going up against this type of defense, we had anticipated Zack having some success and getting into a rhythm

running our offense,” DeRuyter said. “We knew they weren’t going to be a team that is exotic or a team that blitzes a lot.

“When we got late into that third quarter or fourth quarter, we brought Brian in, and we were trying to work some things with Zack. We had some plays called against the exact defense we had practiced against during the week. Multiple times, he wasn’t executing the offense correctly, not going through the reads and not trusting his protections. We thought at the time that for us to have a chance for us to win the football game, we had to go with Brian, because we knew he had been in that situation.”

Burrell, on the other hand, was 7-of-13 for 94 yards and a touchdown but threw two interceptions in his quarter of play.

With the signal caller position being open, Burrell said he would prepare himself as if he were the starter and focus on preparing for the task at hand.

“It was a whole team effort, and we didn’t do good enough as a team,” Burrell said about last week’s game. “We have to go 1-0 each week, and that’s all we’re going to focus on.”

The Bulldog Bulletin Homecoming festivities announced For the third straight year, Fresno State will hold a “Bring it Home” weekend as part of the Homecoming activities planned before Saturday’s football game.

The weekend will include a casino night on Thursday, the Homecoming pep rally on Friday, a barbecue cook-off on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Football Alumni Tailgate at 3:30 p.m.

The ‘Dogs will host San Jose State beginning 7:30 p.m. on Saturday in a rematch of last year’s 62-52 loss at Spartan Stadium.

Soccer: Bingham earns end-of-year honor Fresno State senior forward Jaycee Bingham was named to the Mountain West women’s soccer All-Conference First Team on Tuesday.

The Sanger, California, native led the team with 10 goals, 22 points, two assists and 27 shots on goal this year. She is tied with Wyoming’s Kaitlyn Lomsnes for the conference lead in goals scored and goals per game (0.53).

Men’s Golf: ‘Dogs finish sixth at Pacific Invite The Fresno State men’s golf team finished in a sixth-place tie at the University

of the Pacific Invitational in Stockton, California.

The ‘Dogs finished with a total score of 8-over par (860). Fresno State sophomore Michael Pugh ended the tournament in seventh place with scores of 70, 68 and 73 to finish at 211. Freshman Justin Avery trailed Pugh by one shot, finishing at 1-under (212). Harold Calubid tied for 34th place at 6-over, and Keenan Nelson and Neil Bautista tied for 44th at 9-over.

“We are almost there,” said Fresno State coach Chad Spencer. “[It was] not exactly the way we wanted to finish the fall season.

But we did a lot of good things, and we are clearly headed in the right direction.”

Washington State won the tournament with a total score of 11-under (841). The University of Denver won second place at 5-under (847), and the host Pacific ended even for third place.

Fresno State’s fall slate ends, and it will resume play in February to start its spring season.

Lacrosse: ‘Dogs release 2015 schedule The Fresno State lacrosse team announced its 2015 schedule Tuesday, in which eight of the games will be played on the new Soccer and Lacrosse Field east of Bulldog Stadium.

It will be the ‘Dogs’ seventh season in the

Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, which features Stanford, California, Oregon, USC, Colorado, Denver, San Diego State, St. Mary’s and UC Davis.

“We are looking forward to a competitive schedule that includes three teams who made an appearance in the NCAA Tournament last year,” said Fresno State head coach Jessica Pausewang.

The ‘Dogs will open the season in Palo Alto, California, at Stanford on Feb. 18.

Their second game is at USC on Feb. 24.

Afterward, Fresno State will visit first-year programs on the East Coast at the end of February: Gardner-Webb University and Furman.

Beginning March 4, the ‘Dogs will open up their six-game homestand against Campbell University, San Diego State, Bryant University, Winthrop University, Monmouth College and Oregon.

The last two home games will be in April against UC Davis and California.

“Having eight home games for the 2015 season is a record at Fresno State,” Pausewang said. “Our program is excited to bring fantastic competition from outside of the conference to play in our new stadium and to continue to grow the game on the West Coast.”

The lacrosse season ends on April 24, when the ‘Dogs visit Denver.