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Fresno State launches education program to help local veterans

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FROM ARMS TO ACADEMICS Omega Delta Sigma fraternity provides support and services to Fresno State student veterans

By Rogue Morales The Collegian

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian

Fresno State will be launching the Veterans Education Program, a program aimed to help local veterans adjust to civilian life and utilize Fresno State’s resources.

A flag ceremony, reception and open house to introduce the program will begin today at noon with a public reception in the Vintage Room followed by the presentation of colors by a joint Army and Air Force ROTC color guard at 2 p.m. The presentation will conclude with a open house through 3 p.m. at the program’s new classroom and office in Lab School, Room 1.

“The goal of the program— it’s really a transitional program specifically designed for returning veterans coming back from the war,” said Daniel Bernard, program coordinator for the Veterans Education Program The program, which operates out of the Division of Continuing and Global Education, will be welcoming its first class in January.

“Our goal is to help facilitate what their goals are,” Bernard said.

The program aims to serve veterans that are returning from their service.

Many times, Bernard said, the last academic class they had taken was in high

There lies a fraternity on campus – fairly young though still growing – with members that thrive on serving the community and supporting each other, all while facing the challenges of adjusting to civilian life.

It is a service fraternity that consists of a special brand of students – those who are United States Armed Forces veterans.

With the assistance of the Student Veterans Organization, Fresno State student veterans established a chapter of Omega Delta Sigma, the national veterans fraternity, in order to “make a presence here for veterans,” said Enoc Perez, the fraternity’s president and a teaching credential student. “They’re always in your classes. They could be a fellow student.”

The California Alpha Chapter on campus is the state’s first chapter of ODS and the only one on the West Coast.

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The Veterans Education Program office is located in Lab School, Room 1. A lounge specially for veteran students is also in the office.

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Courtesy of Omega Delta Sigma

Omega Delta Sigma is a service fraternity that is made up of United States Armed Forces veterans. The group supports one another during their time in college and give back to the community.

The chapter was founded on Jan. 7, 2011 and was chartered on March 8 of last semester, according to the fraternity’s national website.

Pere z, who served 10 years and two tours in Iraq in the United States Marine Corps, said the establishment

of an Omega Delta Sigma chapter on campus was intended to assist student veterans such as himself ease into the transition of student and civilian life.

“When I first got to Fresno State, I See FRATERNITY, Page 6

Art gallery showcases veterans

By Haley Lambert The Collegian The Veteran’s Fall Open Fine Art Show—featuring paintings of peach blossoms to children amid war--is now on exhibit at the Clovis Veteran’s Memorial Building.

The show opened Wednesday evening.

More than 60 pieces of artwork are displayed, many of them centered on war, soldiers and their families. Other artwork focuses on California’s coast, the Central Valley and portraiture. The works on display include paintings as well as charcoal sketches and sculptures.

Ma Ly is a professional artist in

Fresno. Born in Laos, Ly and his family left after the Vietnam War. They settled in France. Ly lived there for 32 years. In those years he studied art, perfecting his craft.

However, it was not until his move to Fresno, five years ago, that he began working professionally.

“When I came here it was a new start, a new career and a leap of faith into the art world,” Ly said.

Ly’s featured work at the art show is “Spring Passage.” The painting shows a woman--pregnant in a soft, white dress--standing among Rogue Morales/ The Collegian pink-blossoming peach trees. She is reaching for the upper branches of a During the opening of the Veteran’s Fall Open Fine Art

Show, contributing artist Jackie McCoy (right) guides

See GALLERY, Page 3 Lou Davis, a World War II veteran, through the gallery.

Welty, ASI pleased about Prop. 30

By Rogue Morales The Collegian President John D Welty, along with Associate Students, Inc. president Arthur Montejano and vice president of external affairs Sean Kiernan, said they were pleased with the passage of Proposition 30.

“This is a great day for the citizens of California,” Welty said. “The citizens voted yesterday [Nov. 6] to reinvest in higher education.”

Welty said that with the passage of Proposition 30, Fresno State will be able to admit the class they had planned on next year, as opposed to Sergio Robles/ The Collegian reducing enrollment. Fresno State will be able Fresno State President John D Welty, Associate Students, Inc. president to have some predictability in the funding made Arthur Montejano and vice president of external affairs Sean Kiernan sit dur- available in the next three or four years and look ing a press conference on Wednesday to comment on Proposition 30 passing. to making courses available to students.

“It certainly has been a rough four years when the state has been disinvesting, in fact in our system almost $1 billion has been reduced,” Welty said. “By no means is this new dollars flowing to us, it simply means the hemorrhaging has stopped and now we can plan ahead and do a better job of serving students in the central valley in the coming years.”

Welty spoke of the challenges ahead as state funding remains below the level of previous years. Fresno State is operating with $15 million less than in 2008-09.

The student fee hike of $249, which was approved by the California State University Board last semester, will be eliminated for the upcoming semester. The fee will either be credSee PASSED, Page 3

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For decades, the United States has nationally recognized military veterans on two celebratory days: Memorial Day and Veterans Day. On Monday, Americans will observe the older of the two national holidays – a day dedicated to veterans, both alive and eternally at rest.

In 1926, it was celebrated as “Armistice Day” — the first anniversary of World War I. Ten years later, Nov. 11 officially became home to a national holiday now known as Veterans Day. This year, Veterans Day will observe more than 20 million U.S. military members from young men and women to those who honorably served during WWII, the Korean War and Vietnam — more than two million of whom reside in California.

Starry flags of royal blue and crimson will fly on front porches over the

weekend. Black POW/MIA flags will soar over homes and businesses with conc e r n fo r p r i s o n e r s o f war and those missing in action.

Military men and women who have served during wartime and eras of peace will receive recognition for their heroism.

In Califor nia alone, many of the major cities host annual parades and street celebrations.

Los Angeles veterans and supporters celebrate annually with grandiose band music and parade floats.

In 2011, San Diego hosted a college basketball game, featuring Michigan State and North Carolina, on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson, a Navy supercarrier.

Here at home, Fresno hosts the largest annual parade west of the Mississippi, according to event organizer John Schuler.

Soldiers serving from afar, in places as perilous as Afghanistan, are familiar with Fresno’s yearly celebration.

Although millions of Americans recognize our past and present heroes on Veterans Day, all of the marching bands and flowery floats are miniscule in comparison to the attention they should receive on a daily basis.

These grounds — the

soil on which our country was built —are stained with the losses and consequences of many wars and battles.

But nationally, we only recognize these heroes two of the 365 days in a year when they deserve more recognition than American politicians and celebrities.

Since 1675, American men (and now women) walked onto battlegrounds understanding the consequences of war: injury, loss of loved ones and the chance of one’s own death.

Today, more than 300 years later, servicemen and women choose to aid their country in times of war and peace.

T he draft no longer exists, and despite what critics of American military say, servicemen and women, though untrue of some, serve their country because they want to.

In a time when U.S. heroes should be reveled and rewarded, many are victim to homelessness and mental health issues such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

The number of homeless veterans is devastating.

As of 2011, one in seven homeless people previously served in the military, according to the Huffington Post.

Tens of thousands of

veterans do not have a steady roof over their heads.

Quality treatment for mental illness is something President Barack Obama says he is working toward, and rightfully so.

I f t h e U. S . g ove r n ment insists on providing welfare to all who ask, American veterans should rest at the top as deserving candidates for government aid.

As for the rest of the nation, we have a responsibility to our neighbors and loved ones, many of whom have been changed by wartime experiences.

Rather than taking two days out of the year to salute our military men and women, they should re m a i n i n h e a r t s a n d minds year-round.

Whether we join veteran-affiliated organizations, volunteer at a veteran center or connect with service members we know, we are bound to make a difference in at least a single life.

Now is the time to take on our own civil duty — to realize the sacrifices of millions of men and women, and to seize every opportunity to express our gratitude.

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I attended both the Colorado and Wyoming games at Bulldog Stadium this year and was pleased to see our Bulldogs win both games in resounding fashion.

Our new coach, Tim DeRuyter, has our team p l ay i n g we l l w i t h a n amazing defense and an offense that is both effective and a lot of fun to watch.

As a fan of many years, it is exciting to see the positive changes DeRuyter has brought to the program, and I foresee good things in the years to come.

We are going to see electrifying and competitive

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tails off and dominate a game only to play the second half in front of empty bleachers.

Do we as fans need each game to be a “nail biter” in order for us to stay and be supportive?

Look around major college football games and you will see stadiums that are significantly larger than ours, full to capacity, from start to finish no matter the score.

You will see these fans yelling, screaming and going crazy. These fans are having a great time.

An excited, exuberant crowd at a college football game is a phenomenal atmosphere that we can all be a part of and enjoy — if we make the effort.

If we as fans want our

interesting Veteran fun facts 1. An organization based in Salinas, Calif. is dedicated to healing wounded veterans with the help of animals such as specially trained elephants.

2. The unofficial but recognized flower of Veterans Day is the poppy. This first became the symbol to remember fallen soldiers after John McCrae wrote a poem called In Flanders Fields on May 3, 1915.

3. The meanining behind Veteran’s Day is often confused with that of Memorial Day, a holidy recognizing the lives of deceased veterans.

4. Over 15 million veterans voted in the 2008 presidential election. Seventy-one percent of veterans cast a ballot.

5. The flag can only be flown at night if properly illuminated. Otherwise, it should only be flown from sunrise to sunset.

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‘Valley democrats unite on election night’

A plea to all Bulldog fans football and that is great for both Fresno State and the Valley.

What is upsetting is the lack of support from the fans.

Neither game had a capacity crowd to beging with, although our stadium only seats half of what a major football program usually holds.

More troubling is the number of fans that left both games at half-time and in the third quarter.

Both games were blowouts and the outcome was already decided by halftime, so the majority of “fans” left the game.

What does this show the players and coaching staff about our support?

It is inexusable for these players to play their

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Response:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

By Lance Heiden Student, Fresno State

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Fresno State Bulldogs to be a major football program, we need to support them by selling out the stadium and remaining in the stands from start to finish, no matter the score.

Go to the games, be supportive and have a lot of fun — that is what college football is all about.

Our team is heading in the right direction and we the fans (the twelfth man) need to help the team get to that next level of a topnotch football program.

Please show our Bulldogs the support they need to take us there.

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Juan: “I wonder if these kids will be cheering like that when they get to the job market, begging for a job from the very people they are trying to crush.”

Response: ‘It is finished’ Rasmus Hansen: “I read this with enthusiasm. Here are some issues you should grab onto. Do you know that just a few years ago, there was one vice president of Fresno State? How many today? Seventeen Vice Presidents. How much money goes into a special fund that only the elite on the third floor of the library has control over? Very close to $67 million. Where does it come from? You and the students. The administration garnishes 2 percent of all student fees generated and puts it into a special fund. Do some heavy research as it will not be admitted to you by anyone in authority.

Do you have a close relationship with anyone on the presidents council? Go for it.”

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EDUCATION: Program helps veterans adapt to civilian life CONTINUED from page 1 school, which could have been a few years before. This causes some trepidation about coming back to school, as many may not know where to begin.

The prog ram idea be gan when Scott Moore, the associate dean for the Division of Continuing and Global Education and Lynnette Zelezny, the associate provost, met a triple Purple Heart veteran. They were speaking with him and he explained that he felt he wasn’t smart enough to go back to college, Bernard said.

The experience broke their hearts, so they worked together to obtain a grant to start the program, Bernard said.

The start-up funding was provided by the Califor nia State University Commission of the Extended University.

Additional funding was provided by Fresno State’s Office of the Provost and the Division of Continuing and Global Education. The program also receives suppor t from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Some members of the Fresno community have come forward to support the program with donations. The first of these is Fresno State Alumni Air Force Capt. Ryan King. The second is New England Sheet Metal.

“We have a lot of veterans working at our company so it was a natural role for us to play,” said Robert Bell, chief operating of ficer for New England Sheet Metal.

Bell is an alumnus who received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Fresno State where his graduate advisor was Moore. When Moore told him about the new veter-

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Daniel Bernard, program coordinator for the Veterans Education Program, works with and teaches student-veterans.

The Veterans Education Program aims to help recently returning veterans adjust to civilian life and utilize local resources available at Fresno State.

ans program, Bell jumped at the opportunity to help.

“We do try to give preference to veterans,” Bell said. “Quite frankly, we do owe it to them.”

Bell said his experience of working with veterans has been very positive. When veterans come back from service, they usually need a bit of “freshening up,” Bell said.

What really attracted him to the program at Fresno State was that it would be accomplishing just that.

He finds veterans make trustworthy employees with a level of discipline that they don’t find in civilian candidates. He looks forward to New England Sheet Metal continuing to support to the program by providing scholarships to veterans.

The Veterans Education Program is split up into parts.

The first is the program itself,

which consists of a six-week, six-unit program. This part of the curriculum is an intensive refresher in English, mathematics and other courses of that nature.

Veterans will be able to utilize the services Fresno State offers such as the Henry Madden Library.

The second phase is designed to help veterans with life-long learning skills such as fiscal literacy, business acumen, communications skills, resume building and interviewing.

The last portion is designed to help veterans achieve their self-identified goals. Should these goals include attending Fresno state, the program can help them with the application process and direct them where to go. However, if participants want to go to Fresno City College or apply to a college

out of state, the program will help them achieve these goals as well.

“That’s what the program is designed to do. We’ll help them get their resumes and make sure that they’ve taken courses in different places and they have all their units together,” Bernard said.

If veterans prefer to enter the workforce after completing their course, the program will assist them with finding jobs they are qualified for. There is a bulletin board posted in the office’s lounge area with current job listings specifically for veterans. There is also information about services useful to veterans such as internship opportunities and workforce development opportunities.

“We also realize that some folks are not going to want to come to college, and that’s fine

too,” Bernard said.

Veterans will have access to a lounge where they can study and utilize computers and printers.

“They can really have a place to call their own,” Ber nard said.

The lounge is located next door to the classroom where the course will take place. It comes complete with sitting area, a worktable and a kitchen area. There is also a display case with various brochures containing information about resources outside of Fresno State.

“It’s really great because they can come through the sixweek program and really get themselves into a great position and either come back to college or have some really good skills sets to go in to the workforce or get some information from us about some local opportunities,” Bernard said.

The pro g ram is not just aimed to direct veterans to Fresno State, but really help them find what the Valley has to offer, Bernard said. Those enrolled in the program can also get advice on how to utilize the benefits from their GI Bill.

Fresno State currently has a Veterans Services office which veterans will have access to.

Even though the program has not officially started, many veterans have already come to the office requesting information, Bernard said. This gives him a good feeling that the program will be well received and able to assist many who use it.

The start cost for the veterans program is $500. Those interested in contributing to the program can contact David Bernard at dbernard@csufresno.edu or 559-678-1901.

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Associated Student, Inc. vice president of external affairs Sean Kiernan said 1,000 students utilized the polling place ASI helped place at Fresno State.

CONTINUED from page 1 ited to students’ accounts for next semester or refunded.

Students can also receive a reconfigured financial aid package to account for the revised tuition fee rates.

“It is important for people to have access to higher education, which this will allow,” Montejano said. “It will allow us to continue to provide that

opportunity for people in the fall as well as secure a level of quality that the students need.”

Though this is a step forward, Welty said, this is not a return to the way things were a few years ago.

With his retirement closing in, Welty said that with the passage of Proposition 30 he will be able to work over the next few months to get the “fiscal house” in order so that who-

ever replaces him will not need to immediately deal with the reductions.

Welty credited the efforts of Montejano and Kiernan in getting students registered and voting in the decisive election.

ASI worked with the Fresno County Elections Department in providing a precinct in the Satellite Student Union during the General Election. The polling place was also available for any Fresno County voters to drop off absentee ballots and to those who wanted to fill out a provisional ballot.

The polling place served roughly 1,000 students, Kiernan said.

With the passage of the proposition, the CSU system will avoid $250 million cuts to its budget.

“We need to increase the number of college graduates in our region, and stability in state funding is key,” Welty said. “We know there is a demand in Central California for a college education – at Fresno State we admitted our largest-ever freshmen class this fall. Now we can look forward to maintaining our capacity to serve qualified new students next year,” Welty said.

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His work is an interesting contrast in the midst of the many beautiful yet melancholy paintings of the military and war. Where those paintings are representations of bittersweet remembrance, Ly’s painting portrays joy through rebirth.

An interesting foil to Ly’s work is that of retired Navy Seabee James Henry Jacobsen.

He has two pieces on display— “The Innocence of War” and the other, “The Destruction of the Da Nang Cargo Ramps and Depot.”

“The Innocence of War” shows children in a village, surrounded by brilliant green Rubber Trees. Under the painting Jacobsen placed a short anecdote about the experience

that inspired the painting.

He writes of seeing—every day for a period of months in 1968--children from the village of Phu Bai playing as his unit drove past in military vehicles.

He explains further his astonishment and later, apprehension when one day he did not see the children. That day, he explains, the Tet Offensive began.

“The Destruction of the Da Nang Cargo Ramps and Depot” shows destroyed tanks and cargo ramps at Dan Nang Bridge. In hues of blue and gray, Jacobsen’s painting is meant to convey destruction and decay.

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Correction In Friday’s, Nov. 2 issue of The Collegian, the article “The Collegian talks Prop.. 30 with Welty” the president of Fresno City College was named as Tony Vang. This is not correct, the Fresno City College president is Tony Cantu.

Note The Collegian will not be printed on Monday as we will be observing Veterans Day. We will resume publication on Wednesday, Nov. 14.

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FRATERNITY: Members support each other, community CONTINUED from page 1 didn’t have much of a direction,” Perez said. “There’s already that bond of just being veterans… when we come together through Omega Delta Sigma, we’re able to fortify that bond.”

The fraternity has 10 members on its governing board, Perez said.

“The first time I heard about the veterans fraternity, I was very disinterested,” said Anthony Graves, a member of the fraternity’s founding class.

“I had preconceptions about what a fraternity was, and what it could actually be to me.

“But once I had actually committed to doing it, it became something that I was very proud of just because we started creating an organization and the success of that is before your eyes of a place where all veterans can come together and support each other in our goals.”

Omega Delta Sigma accepts veterans who served in any branch of the armed forces, Perez said.

According to a Fresno State press release, approximately 350 veterans are enrolled through the university’s Veterans Services Office.

One of the fraternity’s long-term goals is to continue to expand its presence on campus and establishing Fresno State as a campus that veterans would want to attend.

“Having classes filled with younger adults, it was foreign to me,” said Brenden Alfheim, a fraternity member.

“Being here and hearing stories and being around veterans who have been doing this that have already been in school and have gotten out. It gives me another sense of I could do this.”

For Kevin Piercy, the fraternity’s Sergeant-At-Arms and an Army veter-

an who served six years of active duty, ODS serves as “another family” that helped him ease into the transition of civilian and student life.

Readjusting to civilian life Even though many of these studentveterans have faced the dangers of fighting for their country, the integration into college life presents a different challenge in itself.

“I was very eager when I found out about this,” Piercy said. “It’s very hard for a veteran to integrate back into society.

“It was very difficult for me on my transition back. There’s just a feeling of disconnect with the average student.

So when I found the veterans fraternity it was very helpful because it was people that I knew I could relate to that have shared similar experiences.

“Sometimes you just need to be able to talk about with people who’ve been there and who understand. It’s therapeutic and cathartic to speak with your fellow veterans about that kind of stuff.”

Veteran Devon Mathis, the fraternity’s vice president who was deployed to Iraq twice throughout 12 years of service, said the chance to pursue a higher education was one of the reasons he enlisted in the armed forces.

“One of the benefits of joining the military is that it’ll help pay for school,” Mathis said. “But when are you going to get to that point where you can actually use that benefit?

“I’ve got a picture of me pointing to a sign when I was getting on the bus for my first deployment that said, ‘Join the National Guard; it’ll help pay for college.’ I keep that picture above my desk at home to remind me that I went through all of this so I could get here.”

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At an Omega Delta Sigma conference meeting, a member sports one of the fraternity’s mottos on his jacket. The members of the fraternity take pride in their skills on and off duty.

As a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Piercy said he views Nov. 11 in a different light.

“It’s nice to be honored for your service but that’s not – I think I speak for all veterans – what Veterans Day is for us,” Piercy said. “For us, Veterans Day is just another Memorial Day. It’s a day where we remember those that we lost.

We’ve all lost friends here. It’s a day of mourning and a day of celebration. We celebrate the time we had with those that are not longer with us.”

Veterans helping veterans Omega Delta Sigma will host its second annual veterans fundraiser at Groggs Traditional Irish Pub in Clovis (on the corner of Willow and Nees avenues). The event begins at 6 p.m.

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Half of the proceeds will go to helping a local veteran homeless shelter.

Last year, the fraternity donated its efforts to the Wounded Warrior Project.

The frater nity fulfills members’ needs to fulfill “that need to continue to serve our communities with or without the uniform,” Perez said.

“The community has a chance to come out and show their support to veterans in the community and we help out with that process,” Graves said.

In the past, the fraternity has helped send aid and care packages to units deployed overseas, Mathis said.

“As a veteran, getting a care package overseas is like Christmas,” Mathis said.

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THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR, LUKE SHAFFER • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

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Pebley’s Bulldogs debut season in Palo Alto Tonight’s season opener a tough test for ’Dogs

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian The Fresno State women’s basketball team, coming off a confidence boosting 102-57 exhibition win against Fresno Pacific University on Oct. 30, kicks off the regular season tonight at Maples Pavillion against the Stanford Cardinal.

Tonight also marks the Bulldogs’ debut under head coach Raegan Pebley.

“Our girls are excited to go up there and play Stanford on its home floor and compete,” Pebley said. “I know a lot of people subscribe to this and I do as well.

You’ve got to play the best to beat the best and this is a great opportunity for Fresno State.”

The Bulldogs face arguably one of their toughest nonconference opponents tonight against Stanford.

The Cardinal, were perfect in conference play last season posting an 18-0 Pac-12 record and finishing the regular season at 35-2.

Stanford has won the Pac-12 championship the last 12 years running and was pegged to win it again this year by

“O

ur girls are excited to go up there and play Standford on its home floor and compete.”

— Raegan Pebley, Head coach

“I

think it’s a great opportunity to start the season off against them and see what we need to get better at.”

— Ki-Ki Moore, Junior guard

a preseason coaches’ poll.

“These games, sometimes when you play them, it is better for the underdog to play right away,” Pebley said. “This is as good a time as any and we’re going to approach every situation focusing on the positive and what we need to do to make the most of it.”

Junior guard Ki-Ki Moore, a San Francisco native and Fresno State’s leading scorer last season, returns to her Bay Area roots tonight against Stanford.

“I think it’s a great opportunity to start the season off against them and see what we need to get better at,” Moore said.

Against the Sunbirds, Fresno State’s starting lineup consisted of Moore, senior Rosie Moult, Taylor Thompson, Bree Farley and Alex Sheedy.

Freshman center Jacinta Vandenberg will join the starting rotation in place of Sheedy, who will contribute off the bench, Pebley said.

In 14 minutes of playing time against Fresno Pacific, Vandenberg posted four assists and led the team with two blocks.

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Junior guard Ki-Ki Moore and the ’Dogs will debut their season tonight at Standford. Moore led the team in scoring last season with 571 total points and averaged 16.8 points per game.

“We’re going to have Sheedy come off the bench tomorrow,” Pebley said.

“We’re going to start a young freshman, Jacinta, and it’ll be baptism-by-fire for that girl.

“Sheedy could come in if we got into early foul trouble with Rosie or Taylor or Ki-Ki. We could rotate her in for any one of those five and shift positions around and that allows us some flexibility.”

The Bulldogs will make their Save Mart Center debut on Monday against Cal Maritime.

Women’s Basketball Schedule 11/09/12 at Standford 11/12/12 vs. Cal Maritime 11/20/12 vs. Grambling St. 11/28/12 at Pacific 11/30/12 vs. Washington State

‘The Ghosts of Ole Miss’ SPORTS COLUMN

By Jason Smithberg The Collegian A couple of nights a g o, I d e c i d e d t o refrain from my studies by taking a little break to wind down and relax.

I tur ned on the T V a n d s u d d e n ly remembered I hadn’t watched a sports documentary I recorded earlier in the week.

As I scrolled through my DVR menu, I found the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary I was looking for. The film, “The Ghosts of Ole Miss,” chronicles the undefeated season of the 1962 University of Mississippi football team.

More importantly, though, the film chronicles how that team became one of the most under-appreciated national champion squad in the history of college football because of intense riots that erupted on the campus due to the admittance of James Meredith, the first black student to attend the university.

The film told an excellent and disturbing tale – about how race relations and sports have often become entwined.

And whether those relations are good or bad, the sports world has often mirrored the real world when it comes to race and acceptance.

The film is a reminder about how far we’ve come, and how far we still have to go. While watching “The Ghosts of Ole Miss,” I couldn’t help but think about how sports can shield us from issues like racism, yet reveal the darkest parts of our humanity.

That’s one of the beauties of sports: It is a powerful tool during good times and bad times.

About 15 minutes into the film, I hit the pause button on my remote, and started thinking about the pivotal role sports has played in race relations in our country.

I suddenly found myself thinking about the great Jackie Robinson, and

the courageous journey he took to integrate Major League Baseball. When Robinson became the first black player in the Majors for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, he had to endure months of hate mail, racially laced taunts from fans and players and other horrors that I can’t possibly fathom.

But despite all of the negative pressures placed on his shoulders, Robinson was able to overcome the obstacles and prove to others that the color of your skin has nothing to do with your ability to play sports.

Robinson’s story is, of course, the most popular and well-known. There are many other examples of race and sports colliding, but I would need at least six pages to opine some more.

After I did some thinking, I hit “play” on my remote and finished the film.

Once I finished, I did some more thinking. I thought about how all the players on that team, all white, of course, did not condone the violence that took place on that dreaded day. I was surprised to discover that many of them welcomed Meredith on campus.

I also thought about how, 50 years after the University of Mississippi became integrated, bigotry and hatred still permeate our national landscape, and sports are often caught in the middle of it.

In the case of “The Ghosts of Ole Miss,” one sports team came together to embrace change and help others forget about one of the darkest chapters of civil rights in this country’s history.

The film served as a reminder that the world of sports is not immune from important issues like racism.

For those of us die-hard sports fans, we rely on the love of our teams to unite us. We celebrate when they win, and we cry in agony when they lose, regardless of the ethnicity, sex, creed or race of the athletes. It should be this way all the time – in life and in sports. We, as fans and people, can learn a lot from the 1962 Ole Miss Rebels.

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SPORTS EDITOR, LUKE SHAFFER • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2012

WEEK 11 PREVIEW SATURDAY NOV. 10 AT 7:30P.M. MACKAY STADIUM

Bulldog Game Day

FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS

NEVADA WOLF PACK

2012 OVERALL RECORD

2012 OVERALL RECORD

7-3

6-3

VS.

CONFERENCE RECORD

CONFERENCE RECORD

5-1

3-2

Analysis by Luke Shaffer TELEVISION: NBC Sports Network RADIO: KMJ AM 580 (ESPN DEPORTERS)

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With two games remaining, head coach Tim DeRuyter and the ’Dogs will seek to win out as they travel to Reno, Nevada to play the Wolf Pack in conference action. Averaging 38.3 points a game on offense, Fresno State will look to continue its three-game win streak Saturday against Nevada and beat the Wolf Pack to move closer to winning the Mountain West Conference.

Breakdown: Bulldogs With two games remaining, Fresno State has a chance to control its own destiny by winning out.

The ’Dogs can do this by continuing their momentum on the road and keeping their threegame winning streak alive.

Away games have, at times this season, posed problems for the Bulldogs with losses at Oregon, Tulsa and Boise State.

Holding a record of 2-3 on the road, Fresno State can reach .500 for the first time this season with a victory at Nevada.

To do this, the ’Dogs must brave the elements and roll into Mackay Stadium with resolve and determination.

T h e ke y p l aye r s fo r t h e Bulldogs will, of course, lead the way again. Quarterback Derek Carr, who has been brilliant all season long passing for 3,070 yards on 266 completions and 30 touchdowns, will continue to lead the ’Dogs attacking scheme.

Senior running back Robbie Rouse must also contribute to Fresno State’s offensive effort by constantly pressuring Nevada’s defensive line. Already at 1,101

Keys to Victory

Breakdown: Wolf Pack

yards on the season, Rouse is an After starting off the season explosive tailback both in rush- strong as the Wolf Pack went ing and passing as he has a com- 6-1 in their first seven games, bined 12 touchdowns.

Nevada will look to regain its Although the ’Dogs boast a early-season momentum. dynamic and versatile offense, Coming off a bye, the Wolf their defense is as dangerous if Pack comes into Saturday’s not more so. Already at 26 take- game licking its wounds after aways on close lossthe seaes to conson, the ference Bulldogs rivals Air have sevForce and EDITOR’S PREDICTION eral playSan Diego Fresno State 41 ers both S t a t e . in the secNevada Nevada 38 ondary now sits and on the fifth in defensive the conferl i n e wh o ence and play with is dangerphysicality and tenacity. ously close to being shut out For Fresno State to continue from winning the Mountain its recent success especially on West championship. the road, it will look to not only Although the Wolf Pack are its offense to put up points, but desperate for a win, they should also to its defense to shut down remain confident as they boast Nevada’s running game. If the one of the most fearsome and ’Dogs continue to control the balanced attacks in the nation. line of scrimmage and force the Ranking eighth in rushing and Wolf Pack into third down and 45th in passing yards, Nevada is long, they should come away very explosive on offense. with their fourth victory in a The Wolf Pack rely primarrow. ily on running back Stefphon

1.) Stay focus on the road With two games left in the season, the ’Dogs need to remain hungry.

With this week’s game in Reno, Fresno State needs to continue to focus its efforts on the game in front of them. The ’Dogs can’t let any distractions (such as winning a conference title) get to them.

2.) Send a message early A key to the Bulldogs success this season has been jumping out to an early lead against their opponent.

This should remain true in Nevada as the Wolf Pack will be desperate to get a win after losing their last two games. If the ’Dogs can score early and put Nevada in a big hole, they should prove victorious.

Jefferson who leads the nation in rushing yards. Already at 1,397 yards and 16 touchdowns, Jefferson has two more games to add to his impressive statistics for the season.

Nevada also adds to its explosive offense with quarterback Cody Fajardo. His ability to scramble and keep plays alive helps not only the Wolf Pack’s rushing attack, but also their passing attack as well. Fajardo has 2,635 combined yards on the season.

Defensively, Nevada ranks 95th in the nation as it gives up 31.9 points per game. Led by linebacker Albert Rosette who has 40 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery, the Wolf Pack will try to defend against Fresno State’s potent attacking schemes.

If Nevada can get Fresno State into third and long, they could grab a few interceptions.

In addition to winning the takeaway battle, the Wolf Pack must continue to run the ball in order to win at home.

3.) Stop the running game Nevada averages 260.6 rushing yards a game. Its star running back Stefphon Jefferson is the Wolf Pack’s primary scorer. If Fresno State seeks to come out of Reno with a win, it’ll have to limit the big plays in Nevada’s rushing game to come away with a win.