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13 Occupy Fresno protesters arrested Sunday sheriff’s finally decided to take action, according to the group’s Twitter page. Over 30 sheriff’s deputies in riot gear invaded the camp, and after a few hours more than a dozen Occupy Fresno protestors were arrested. Avila, who is also a senior at Fresno State, explained that the group reached a general consensus to not reapply for a facility use permit, after their permit expired. “We originally applied for the permit
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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law the California Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minor Act, also known as the DREAM Act. Opponents of the law have raised questions of the cost and effect of the bill. On July 9, Brown signed Assembly Bill 130 known as part one of the California DREAM Act, which will give undocumented students access to private scholarships and grants. The law will take effect on Jan. 1, 2012. The signing of AB 131 soon followed on Oct. 8 giving undocumented students access to financial aid at public universities and community colleges. The law will take effect Jan. 1, 2013. Fresno State student Alex Chavez said the California DREAM Act is not only an education opportunity but rather a benefit for the California economy. “New Mexico, which has their version of the DREAM Act, has granted in-state tuition and financial aid, [the state] has been quite prosperous,” Chavez said. Critics are concerned with the cost of the new laws. “The state has a big deficit. When did we get this extra money to give away?” Fresno State student and chairman of Fresno State College Republicans Matt Shupe said. The California of Finance estimates about 2,500 students will benefit from AB 131. The law will cost the state $14.5 million which is 1 percent of Cal-Grant funds. “I wouldn’t want to call it a cost but rather an investment,” Chavez said. “When we talked about American kids getting an education, we call that an investment but that’s not the case with undocumented students. “These are tax dollars that our parents have paid too and they are long over due,” Chavez added. Assemblyman Tim Donnelly in an opinion piece for the UC Berkeley newspapers stated that the California DREAM Act is an incentive for future immigrants. “Students who are in the country illegally cannot legally get a job in California.” So arguments that this is an investment are, at best, misguided,” Donnelly added. Donnelly, along with other opponents of the new law, have begun collecting signatures to overturn AB 131 which they see as unfair to California students. “Conservatives will argue that we (undocumented students) are taking seats and I believe that we’re not,” Chavez says. “I want to defend that by saying that I’m competing for my seat at this university just like everybody else who’s competing for their seat.” To qualify for this new legislation, students must meet certain requirements such as having attended and graduated from a high school after See DREAM, Page 3
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Over 30 sheriff deputies in riot gear arrested 13 Occupy Fresno protesters Sunday at 3 a.m. at the Courthouse Park in downtown Fresno. Protesters were arrested for operating without a permit.
By Samuel Cosby The Collegian About 13 Occupy Fresno protestors were arrested Sunday morning at 3 a.m. and were later released at 1 p.m. by Fresno Sheriff’s deputies, according to Occupy Fresno’s official Twitter. Since Tuesday, Nov. 1, the Occupy Fresno movement has been operating
without a facility use permit. The group received a final notice, or a “move immediately” notice, one of the protestors Steven Avila said. The eviction notice warned the group if they continued to protest in Courthouse Park downtown, they could be fined or possibly imprisoned. Sunday mor ning around 3 a.m.,
not expecting to get it,” Avila said. “We feel that showed an attempt to at least comply with the local or county laws.” Avila explained that after the group received their permit, the county office began tacking on multiple clauses and addendums. “They were basically telling us we have no say, and that they can put whatever they want on this permit,” Avila said. “Not anywhere does it say that we See ARRESTS, Page 3
Students and faculty unite for education rally
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Students and faculty got together on March 4, 2010 to protest tuition increases (above photo). Students and faculty will meet again Nov. 8 to “Rally for Education.”
By Samuel Cosby The Collegian Fresno State students, members of the California Faculty Association and other universities across California will band together Tuesday, Nov. 8, in order to “Rally for Education.” The rally is focused on getting student involvement in and recognition for the increases in student tuition, as
well as continuous pay cuts. Occupy Fresno is also working closely with the rally as the two groups have similar goals, Fresno State alumni and rally organizer Jesus Mendoza said. “We want to highlight the issues,” Mendoza said. “Including the $2.5 billion that students will see in budget cuts this December. “These cuts will be passed on to the students, families, parents and work-
ers,” he continued. “In general we just want to get this point across.” One of the students participating in the event is Camile Duria, a senior at Fresno State. “I feel like with the tuition increases, this is something that really affects me,” Duria said. “If the tuition keeps going up, I won’t be able to continue See RALLY, Page 3
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ver since 1937, the year the Supreme Court stopped nullifying elements of FDR’s New Deal, progressive commentators have assured Americans that constitutional limitations on the power of the national government to regulate commerce are either infinitely flexible or altogether outmoded. Conservatives and libertarians often objected that such a view was inconsistent with the intentions and structures of the Constitution. But, faced with large-scale economic and social problems that individual states either couldn’t or wouldn’t address, many Americans were persuaded that an expansive view of national power was both useful and necessary. Recently, however, widespread opposition to healthcare reform has signaled a turning point. For the first time in eighty years, people have begun to sense the loss of control over their own lives that national regulatory schemes entail. At the same time, popular opposition to the health reform law — already at majority levels and still rising — gives the Supreme Court the political cover it sometimes needs to uphold principles of law against arguments of political practicality and moral “obligation.” The most important argument against the law pertains to the “individual mandate,” which would require nearly all U.S. citizens to purchase health insurance policies approved by the national government. Failure to comply would trigger a penalty, rising over time, and collected by the IRS. The mandate is said to be “essential” to the government’s regulatory scheme which aims both to expand coverage and lower costs by enlarging the pool of the insured to include younger and healthier individuals. There is no dispute that health care and health insurance are involved in interstate commerce and that both can be regulated by Congress using its Article I, section 8 power to regulate commerce among the states. But as broad as this power seems to be, it is not a blank check. In both U.S. v. Lopez (1995) and U.S. v. Morrison (2000), the Supreme Court rejected Congress’s arguments that the economic dimensions of gun
possession near schools and violent crimes against women were sufficient to authorize national regulatory schemes. The reasoning in both cases was that to accept the government’s argument would be to erase any distinction between state and national power and to overturn the very logic of Article I’s enumeration of powers. The whole point of enumeration was to announce that Congress could not legislate on matters not listed. Why bother to enumerate powers at all, if the Commerce Clause covered everything and the mere fact that some everyday activity had an economic dimension was sufficient to justify national regulation? Americans have grown accustomed to governmental interventions that might have seemed unwarranted and oppressive to the authors of the Constitution, but one of the great virtues of republican government is that it enables a people to take stock of its condition, compare its present with its past and, if it finds itself rapidly approaching the edge of a cliff, deliberately change course. In support of the health care reform legislation, the government has argued that anyone who fails to purchase health insurance is not refusing to enter the market for that product, but merely delaying an entry that’s inevitable in the long run. Setting aside its flawed logic, the government’s claim of authority to regulate a decision whether to enter a market is without judicial precedent. There is simply no case law to support an interpretation of the Commerce Clause that would authorize Congress to require Americans to purchase a product. If the Court upholds the government’s claim, the only remaining limitations on national power are those few specified in the text of the Constitution and the first ten amendments. This outcome would eventually destroy the Constitution’s federalist framework and, as regulatory mandates multiplied, make state governments indistinguishable from one another and incapable of resisting bureaucratic centralization. Now, some may not be troubled by the prospect of thoroughly centralized power, but perhaps they should reconsider. The argument for a nearly unlimited national regulatory power
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rests on a dangerously unbalanced view of the Constitution, which holds that certain individual rights in the areas of speech, religion, privacy and sexual mores are deserving of the most rigorous protection, while others in the areas of property and commercial interaction can be freely infringed on almost any claim of higher social utility. Yet historical experience and theoretical insight both suggest that economic and moral liberties are essential to one another. Dynamic and prosperous economies require participants accustomed to asserting themselves and defending their differences from others. At the same time, if individuals are to stand up for themselves and defend the moral choices that shape their characters, they need the incentives and optimistic outlook that only free or mostly free economies can supply. Somewhere along the road to the present administrative state, many Americans lost track of the connection between economic and political liberty, but recent developments, including the rise of the Tea Party, the lopsided results of the 2010 midterms and the growing evidence of miscalculation and misdirection in the health care reform measures, may presage a change in outlook. “If men were angels,” James Madison famously observed, “no government would be necessary.” The corollary is that government itself must be controlled. The first step towards restoring reasonable control would be to acknowledge that popular opposition to the adoption of massive new “social responsibilities” is not a speed bump on the road to a progressive utopia, but a welcome sign of life in a people not yet ready to have its destiny defined by policy “experts.” Nothing in the Constitution would have prevented Congress from establishing universal public healthcare and raising taxes to pay for it. But such a direct approach was considered politically impossible, so the very party that won power by attacking “evil” insurers ended by bargaining with them: “Adopt our costly reforms,” they offered, “and we’ll offset the costs by forcing Americans to purchase your product.” It seems never to have occurred to anyone that the Constitution might prohibit that devil’s bargain or that the people from whom the Constitution derives its authority might object. Yishaiya Abosch is a political science professor at Fresno State.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR This Tuesday, students, faculty and staff will come together on Nov. 8 to participate in the Defend Quality of Education Rally at the Free Speech Area on Fresno State’s campus. A conference will be held at 11:00 a.m. and a rally and demonstrations will be held from noon to 2:00 p.m. It will be in deeply appreciated if The Collegian joins the students, faculty and staff, for everyone will be affected by the cuts of programs within the departments. We are the 99 percent, and through our taxes we’re already paying more than our fair share to save public education and vital social services in California. We are at a make-or-break moment for public education. We have endured $17 billion in cuts to public education and 200 percent increases in tuition for University of California, California State University and community college students since 2008. Now, $2.5 billion in additional cuts to education and essential services are under consideration for December. The rally at Fresno State will be the first of many rallies throughout the CSU and UC in California. Join us to defend education, social services and the future of California. We are the 99 percent and it is time to get involved. Camile Duria
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classrooms rather than new, creative and wonderful initiatives.” going to school, especially if I Mendoza hopes to see want to go to grad school.” between 250 and 300 students Duria got involved in the taking part at the rally. rally when someone in her “We really just want to bring social policy class brought awareness to those students it up as a project idea. Duria on campus who don’t see what then began doing independent is happening and to those off research into some of the educampus who may be interested cation and tuition bills passed in helping,” Mendoza said. by legislators in California. “We want people to see this “One of the bills is SB181: social and economic issue that post secondary student fee is facing the community. And policy,” Duria said. “We’d like we want to get the attention of to bring this to people’s attenthe executive tion because it administrasays we must tors and those be warned e want to highpeople at the three months state level.” in advance light the issues. endoza of any fee Including the $2.5 billion isMpart of an increases.” that students will see in organization One of the known as budget cuts this Decemother bills Community the g roup is ber.” for a New interested Califor nia, in is SB 70, — Jesus Mendoza, which helps which would Fresno State student with multiple increase the projects and cost per unit issues relatin community ing to the community. colleges. Students will see an “Right now we are working increase in cost from $26 per on a project called ‘Refund unit to $36 per unit, Duria California,’ and it’s a coalisaid. tion to achieve tax fairness,” “When they voted on it, it Mendoza said. “Occupy had to be passed with a majorFresno has been really supity rule,” she said. “There was portive through all of this. only one person who voted Everything we stand for runs against it. Hopefully with the parallel to their organization.” rally, we can bring this to the O n e o f t h e p o i n t s t h at attention of students and peoMendoza stressed was the ple will change their minds.” proposal to merge the Social The rally will start at noon in Sciences and Arts and the Free Speech Area at Fresno Humanities colleges at Fresno State. The rally hopes to have state. multiple keynote speakers, “This is nothing positive for Mendoza said. Of these speakthe university,” Mendoza said. ers will be Dr. Lisa Weston “It will impact the students in of the English department major ways, such as staff cuts and chair of the California and class reductions.” Faculty Association. The rally is part of a stateIn an interview for a prior wide week of action througharticle, Weston explained her out California and includes displeasure with the workload movements such as the increase that teachers have Occupy Wall Street-inspired been experiencing. “Move Your Money Day.” “We’d like to see a rational On Nov. 16, Mendoza and workload. That will allow us to other members of Community teach the students as we think for a New California will be best, rather than what’s effiattending a meeting with cient,” Weston said. “In terms the University of California of the budget, during tough group in Long Beach, where times, it would be a good idea students will learn more about to see more money go into the the impending effects of the budget cuts on the UC system.
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accounts and to transfer their money to smaller, local credit unions. The group even protested outside of one Bank of America until the branch closed its doors and locked up. On Saturday, the group also did the same for Chase Banks. The “Move Your Money” day urged members to close their accounts with the large bank chains and was a part of the larger national movement. S a n ch e z e x p l a i n e d t h at the group also worked on a smaller local scale by attending school board meetings and asking questions of the board members. “I think it’s great that people are getting politically active and politically aware,” Sanchez said. Avila said that the sheriff’s Department had actually remained relatively quiet when dealing with the Occupy protestors. “They have been supportive for whatever reason,” Avila said. “Maybe it’s because they realize that they are a part of the 99 percent as well, and that we are fighting to protect their rights and pensions. The most opposition we are getting is
from the county itself.” So far the Occupy movement has gained momentum on a worldwide scale. The groups, tired of pay cuts, foreclosures and bank bailouts, have spawned off of the Occupy Wall Street movement. So far, whether by coincidence or persistence, the group has got the Bank of America to rescind a proposal that would charge members for using their debit cards. Sanchez thinks that even if the protestors are removed, the movement in Fresno will continue on. “I expect this to go on, probably about another month,” Sanchez said. “I don’t believe these movements ever die. They just take on new forms of life in different ways.” Avila said that if the group is removed, they will move, and continue their protest elsewhere. “The movement is indefinite until we are satisfied,” Avila said. “We plan on being a presence in Fresno. If we are moved, we will redeploy to another spot.”
DREAM: Event to help guide undocumented students CONTINUED from page 1 attending a California school fo r at l e a s t t h re e ye a r s. Students must also show they are in the process of applying to legalize their immigration status. Undocumented students must also meet specific financial and academic standards. “Once people are informed and know more about it they will see that most of the fear tactics that the opposition is using are just that,” Fresno State political science student Luis Ojeda said. “And there is no credibility to them.” The goal of many supporters of this new law is to pass similar legislation at the federal level and to help undocumented students gain access to a college education. “Our main goal would be to enact a federal Dream Act that would be the same throughout the United States rather than
doing it by a state-by-statebasis,” Ojeda said. “But since Congress has been ineffective lately at doing much, I think the state-by-state process has been adequate.” While Arizona, Georgia and Alabama have passed harsh
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Fresno State Thomas Holyoke said, “If we don’t give them the opportunity for a university education then what we are creating is a large permanent underclass. “All the indicators show that in California and everywhere in the United States the future is going to be in advanced jobs in which you need a solid university education,” Holyoke said. To i n f o r m p a r e n t s a n d u n d o c u m e n t e d s t u d e n t s, the Education Leadership Foundation and other organizations will host a summit Nov. 12 at Fresno State. The New Chapter in Higher Education: AB 540 event will be held at the Pete Peters Educational Center. The summit will include presentations and workshops among other presentations for students and parents.
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Fresno State Democrats offer students a plethora of opportunities By Dylan Patton The Collegian Politics are involved in almost every aspect of life. School, work and church are places you are more than likely to face some form of political discussion. A cl u b at F re s n o S t at e has found a way to not only address political issues, but created a way for students to get to know one another. Gilbert Felix is the president of the Fresno State Democrats. He has been the club president for two years. He first showed interest in the club while he was attending Fresno City College. Felix already had friends in the club and even helped out when he could. Alexandro Garcia serves as the club's secretary. He had previously been the club's treasurer. He was encouraged to join by many of his friends who had joined the club. "I joined to help strengthen and build up its activity and membership," Garcia said. Garcia has benefitted from being in the club as a student. "Being a center for volunteer,
internship and work experience opportunities has been the best thing Fresno State Democrats has had to offer," Garcia said. Felix said that in order to qualify for membership a can-
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ues to family and friends. Felix mentioned that a lot of club members are political science majors. He went on to explain these students benefit from joining the club. "They get to see first hand how politics work," Felix said. Garcia likes the opportunity to do volunteer work. "I like that we are the first to hear about or be called upon as a premier volunteer force on or off campus," Garcia said. Felix knows that there might be other students out there who might be interested in joining. He listed off several perks to joining the club. Such
as free food given out at club meetings, students who join and participate are given a chance to expand their connections with political parties and local labor unions. Cape sees being in the club as a chance to improve one's "social well-being." "Califor nia Democrats is where you want to be," Cape said.
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Every year we are bombarded by an onslaught of Christmas specials. Some are cute and cuddly, others make us cringe. “A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas” is a unique Christmas special. It will make you laugh at things that probably should offend you. But you have to give the film a little credit for being so bold to offend almost every person possible. Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) are two lovable stoners who first took us for a spin as they went on a journey to “White Castle,” then were thrown in the infamous Guantanamo Bay prison. Now they will attack Christmas with the same lewd drug and sex-fueled jokes they are known for. You’ve been warned. Since the last film, Harold has become quite successful. He has a lucrative job on Wall Street. He has a beautiful wife, Maria (Paula Garces). Christmas is coming so it’s time for the in-laws to visit. Harold is especially nervous about dealing with the imposing father-inlaw, Mr. Perez (Danny Trejo). Harold is a nervous wreck, trying to make sure he gives a good impression of himself, and of course Kumar is on his way to make things as difficult and amusing for the audience as possible. Kumar shows up with a package that was sent to him by mistake. After delivering it, hi-jinx ensues. The more these two try to stay away from trouble, the more trouble they get into. From running away from Russian
gangsters to running into their old friend NPH (Neil Patrick Harris) Harold and Kumar find themselves in one hell of a Christmas story. If you’re a fan of the “Harold and Kumar” movies, you’ll not be disappointed. If you aren’t, you will most likely be offended. There are plenty of sex, drug and religious jokes to make you wish you saved the $10.50 for a rainy day. But then again, the movie is rated R. What did you expect? The movie does create a multitude of whacky moments. A teenage party filled with sex and drugs is crashed by a Russian mob boss who comes to believe that Harold and Kumar were trying to de-flower his daughter. A young child also tries cocaine and marijuana for the first time. (I told you it’s offensive). Harold and Kumar run into NPH at a production show rehearsal totally unplanned. Unbelievable yes, but if the plot were believable the movie would be very boring. Director Todd Strauss-Schulson takes over the directing for this installment. He manages to keep the shock and awe of the previous entries. For better or worse, he kept the spirit of the series. The 3D effects really were not impressive. If anything, they added a factor of disgustingness to the movie. As a heads up, skip the extra fee and just watch it in 2D. Seeing eggs being thrown in 3D seems interesting, but not for an extra ten bucks. If you’re a fan of the series, you’ll enjoy the latest installment. But the 3D effects? They hurt more than help the movie.
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The ‘Dogs lose heartbreaker in WAC championship game
Sergio Robles / The Collegian
Fresno State gave up a crucial goal in the 83rd minute, which proved to be costly as it was the winning goal in the game for Utah State, crowning the Aggies Western Athletic Conference champions.
By Angel Moreno The Collegian On paper, second-seeded Fresno State dominated the WAC Championship game and was set to celebrate its second consecutive tournament title - but the game isn’t decided on a stat sheet. The ‘Dogs were handed their first home loss at the most crucial time against top-seeded Utah State in a 1-0 nail biter. Head coach Brian Zwaschka talked about the WAC championship game. “It’s just a tough way to finish,” Zwashcka said following the loss. “The stage was set on our home field and we played OK, but in the end they had a game plan to counter attack. They found their one opportunity and that’s what finished it off.” The one opportunity came in the 83rd minute for the Aggies, when Shantel Flanary found freshman Jade Tarver on the left side of the pitch to squeeze in the winning goal past freshman goalkeeper Katie DeVault. Utah State continuously focused on defense, which helped it get the victo-
ry as the Bulldogs outshot the Aggies, 15-5. Senior goalkeeper and tournament MVP Molli Merrill recorded her sixth shutout of the season with five saves. “I have all the confidence in the world in the back line in front of me,” Merrill said. “I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, I think we have the best defense in the WAC. We had no doubt in our minds that we would shut them out. We just needed that one counter attack to get that goal.” The one counter attack was the difference maker, as the Aggies handed Fresno State its first loss on the new soccer and lacrosse facility, which eliminated the ‘Dogs from the opportunity of receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Throughout the game Fresno State clearly led the possession battle, outshooting the Aggies 8-2, and 4-0 on goal, but the Bulldog offense couldn’t find the net. Junior Callie Hancock led Fresno State with her two shots, but couldn’t manage to find the back of the net. The second half was, in a word, frus-
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trating for Fresno State. The ‘Dogs once again outshot the Aggies 7-3, and 5-1 on goal, but still could not score. Five minutes into the half, senior Laura Dodd found Hancock on a through in, but she failed to put the ball on target, sending it wide right of the goal post. Later in the half, senior Molly Nizzoli took a corner kick that gave the ‘Dogs two opportunities to score, but both times Merrill was there to stop the play before it could develop. Off the bench, freshman Jaycee Bingham applied pressure multiple times for the Bulldogs before being replaced by starter Morgan Castain. Bingham’s header with 22 minutes remaining in the game looked like it would be the go ahead goal, but it came up short. When Castain returned, the ‘Dogs just kept shooting, inching closer and closer as time dwindled down. With seven minutes remaining, Utah State made the biggest play of the game as it scored on a counter attack. After that, Fresno State was forced into catch-up mode. Frustrated by the Aggie defense,
Castain let her emotions get the best of her and was ejected in the final minutes of the game. This proved to be a major blow to Fresno State as it left the squad one woman down. With the clock winding down, Fresno State pressed on, looking for any chance at a goal. The ‘Dogs were hoping to force overtime before the referee’s final whistle, but couldn’t knot things up at 1-1. Fresno State closes out a memorable season at 11-5-5 overall, and 4-1-2 in the WAC. Seniors Dodd, Nizzoli and Kendall VanDine were named to the all-tournament team in their final game in Bulldog red. Zwaschka gave some thoughts on the outcome of the game. “It was a team effort,” Zwaschka said of his defense. “Utah State has the mentality to not get scored on and it has served them well all year. In this instance it was no different. We had some chances, but credit to them. They were desperate to keep it out and they did exactly that.”
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ing like a different unit with Fresno State utilizing Carr’s arm as he drove the offense down the field again to get into scoring position. The drive ended with Carr finding Wylie for the 26-yard touchdown pass, Carr’s third of the game, to cut Louisiana Tech’s lead to 41-21. Carr finished the game going 39 of 49 for 290 yards and three touchdown passes. Junior running back Robbie Rouse had a relatively productive night, though off his season average, finishing with 24 carries for 96 yards and also went over the 1,000-yard mark for the second consecutive season.
Rouse’s play wasn’t enough as Louisiana Tech cruised to a 41-21 victory to knock Fresno State’s conference record down 2-2 on the season. After the game, head coach Pat Hill gave some thoughts on his team’s demoralizing defeat. “We gave up some big plays and dug ourselves quite a hole,” Hill said. “Once we dug that hole, it really gave all the advantage to them.” With the loss, Fresno State’s bowl chances took a huge hit and now it will need to win its remaining four games to become bowl eligible. The Bulldogs will face New Mexico State next Saturday. The Aggies are coming off a 63-16 loss to Georgia.
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Fresno State stumbles in crucial WAC contest
Dalton Runberg / The Collegian
Fresno State’s defensive Achilles heel has been the big play, being burned once again Saturday. Louisiana Tech running back Lennon Creer (5) finished the game with 117 yards on 17 carries.
By Jerry Huerta The Collegian
Dalton Runberg / The Collegian
Junior Robbie Rouse finished the game with 96 yards on 24 carries, pushing him over 1,000 yards for the second consecutive season.
Fresno State was fresh off a bye week and welcomed another Wester n Athletic Conference opponent, Louisiana Tech, to Bulldog Stadium for a game with conference title implications. Louisiana Tech was without its starting quarterback Nick Isham, but started off fast with backup Colby Cameron finding his top target junior wide receiver Quinton Patton for the 45-yard touchdown reception to jump out to a 7-0 lead. On the next drive, Cameron duplicated what he did on the first drive by leading Louisiana Tech down the field with a variety of plays. He would end the drive with a 22-yard touchdown pass to Patton to extend the Bulldogs’ lead to 14-0. It continued to be the C a m e ro n s h ow a s h e l e d Louisiana Tech down the field again to set up the Bayou ‘Dogs in scoring position. Junior kicker Matt Nelson booted a 26-yard field goal to increase the lead to 17-0. Fresno State’s offense finally woke up in the second quarter with sophomore quarterback Derek Carr utilizing his weapons throughout the drive. Carr avoided the rush and found senior wide receiver Devon
Wylie for a 39-yard reception. Carr would finish off the drive by hitting freshman wide receiver Victor Dean for the six-yard touchdown pass, Dean’s second reception of his collegiate career. The score cut the lead to 17-7. The Louisiana Tech offense would get on the board again on the next drive, but this time on the ground. Senior running back Lennon Creer sliced the Fresno State defense to the tune of 53 yards to extend
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e gave up some big plays and dug ourselves quite a hole.”
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Louisiana Tech’s lead to 24-7. Creer ended the night with 17 carries for 113 yards and one touchdown. Louisiana Tech’s offense continued to make the Fresno State defense work as Cameron found wide receiver Myles White for another big touchdown pass. This time it was of the 75-yard variety to give Louisiana Tech the 31-7 lead. With only a couple minutes remaining at the half, Louisiana Tech kicked a field
goal to extend its insurmountable lead to 34-7. Louisiana Tech still wasn’t done after the half as it drove down the field on its first drive with Cameron having his fingerprints all over it. Cameron would find junior receiver Richie Casey for the six-yard touchdown pass, his fourth touchdown pass of the game, giving Louisiana Tech the 41-7 lead. Cameron finished the game going 17 of 32 for 358 yards and four touchdown passes. It was a tale of two halves as Fresno State came out of the break looking like a different team, perhaps because Louisiana Tech took the foot off the peddle a bit. After giving up the first score, Fresno State’s defense put the clamps down on the Louisiana Tech offense holding the unit to just one second-half score. T he of fense also played like a different team behind Carr’s arm. Carr utilized his playmakers throughout the drive. Carr’s main playmaker, sophomore wide receiver Jalen Saunders, made the biggest play of the drive as the Bakersfield Christian High School graduate found him for the 16-yard pass in the back of the end zone to cut into the lead, 41-14. The offense continued lookSee DOGS, Page 7