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Gadhafi was captured alive; how he died is in dispute
International Culture Night Event promotes diversity By La Vaughn Marshall The Collegian
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Libyan people celebrate the death of the fallen Libya leader Muammar Gadhafi in Tripoli, Libya on Oct. 20, 2011. Mahmoud Jibril, head of the Libyan National Transitional Council’s executive committee, confirmed Thursday that former Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi was killed in a gun battle in his hometown of Sirte.
By Osama Al Fitory and Hannah Allam McClatchy-Tribune For mer Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi asked his captors twice, “What do you want from me?” as they swarmed around him Thursday, according to video shot at the scene by a Libyan journalist. By early afternoon, he was dead, but how he died remained in dispute. In one version, recounted by a reporter for the Arabic-language satellite channel Al Arabiya, Gadhafi was shot moments after his capture by an 18-year-old revolutionary fighter who was hailed as a hero by his comrades.
In the other, told by officials of Libya’s interim government in Tripoli, Gadhafi died on the way to a hospital for treatment of wounds he suffered when the convoy he was riding in was hit by a NATO airstrike. Either way, Gadhafi’s death after revolutionary fighters found him hiding in a drainage pipe in his hometown of Sirte was an ignominious end for an over-the-top ruler who gained worldwide notoriety with his flamboyant personal tastes and calculating geopolitical games. Tripoli, the capital, and other Libyan cities erupted in gunfire and nonstop horn-honking as Libyans celebrated
the demise of the eccentric despot who ruled them for 42 years, turning the oilrich nation into a pariah state through his ill-fated military adventures and documented support for terrorist groups. “I feel now that my children will rest in peace because the cause of their death is gone,” said Ahmed Essa, 56, a businessman whose two sons were killed in the NATO-backed war against Gadhafi’s forces. “The country’s priority should be collecting the weapons from all the young people and starting See GADHAFI, Page 3
Fresno State ‘Takes Back the Night’ By Ciara Norton The Collegian On Wednesday students and faculty gathered in the Free Speech Area for the 32nd annual Take Back the Night event, coordinated by the Women’s Alliance and the Women’s Resource Center. The event was aimed at preventing violence against women and providing help for women who have been victim of domestic abuse. “Tonight we are going to focus on the invisible violence because that lasts longer than the bruises,” Jenny Whyte, coordinator for the Women’s Resource Center, said. The event, which took place from 5 to 9 p.m., consisted of various booths, speakers, a march through campus and a candlelight vigil. The Center for Women and Culture, the Fresno State Women’s Studies department, Planned Parenthood, U n ive r s i t y Po l i c e a n d Wo m e n ’ s International League for Peace and Freedom informed the audience on See NIGHT, Page 3
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Women’s studies instructor Melissa Knight gave a keynote speech in which she discussed different ways to identify an abusive relationship.
Every fall semester the Association for the Promotion of International Culture (APIC) at Fresno State hosts International Culture Night. APIC is an on-campus student organization of the International Student Services Program. International Culture Night gives international students the opportunity to share their cultures with both Fresno State students and the surrounding community. This year’s event will be held on Nov. 13 at the Student Satellite Union. President of the student committee Arrol Tiw said he hopes to see a large number of attendees. “I want more Fresno State students
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to attend and members of the community as well,” Tiw said. Tiw said international students are usually the vast majority of the guests who attend this event. The purpose of the international event is to educate people and bring light to the different cultures on and around campus. “A lot of times Fresno can be centered on its local community,” Paul Yunouye, staff adviser for the event, said. “I think that it is important for people to realize that Fresno attracts people from across the world.” Yunouye said this event is important because we have people from all over the world right here on campus. There will be about 15 different international performances this year. Students are going to share their cultures through dancing or singing as well as put on a fashion show. Auditions for the event were held on Oct. 16. Participants usually range from eight to 10 different cultures. “This year we were fortunate to get more applicants,” vice president of the committee Cody Soejima said. “A lot more cultures are making an effort to be apart of this event.” See CULTURE, Page 3
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Annoying mannerisms
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hy is it that all of us have such different personalities but so many of us have some of the same annoying personality traits? I’m not just talking about others: I have a tendency to annoy myself on a very regular basis with some of my personality traits. I know we all know what I like to call a “me-monster.” This is the person that finds it necessary to educate everyone of their awesomeness. Somehow a me-monster finds a way to bring any conceivable conversation
back to themselves. I’ve noticed that most of the time me-monsters take joy in one-upping another person’s story. If they happened to hear about your new car, they would counter with some story about when they bought their first Ferrari. Oh sorry, I didn’t realize I was in the presence of such greatness! One that I am constantly guilty of is that I’m a “zinger.” I can be in the middle of a conversation on one subject and at a moment’s notice it’s “ZING” off too some completely unrelated topic that popped into my head in the middle of a sentence. I can see the look on peoples faces as they wonder if I lost my mind for a brief moment. For some reason I’ve never been able to stop doing this. That and I have the ability to appear as though I’m listening to someone without actually hearing a word. The worst moment is when you realize the other person was talking for five minutes and suddenly they ask you a question, but you haven’t the slightest clue what they were talking about. Usually the other person realizes I was on another planet when they see the deer-in-theheadlights look on my face. One interesting personality is the person that is comfortable enough to share personal information with people they barely know. I had a very
interesting experience with a former co-worker who was a big fan of sharing what should be strictly personal information with near strangers. Somehow she found it necessary to blindside me with a story about breast feeding her kids until they were four years old. How are you supposed to respond to something like that? Some warning that the conversation was headed in that direction would have been nice. I made my best attempt to flee the scene which leads me to another annoying mannerism. When someone abruptly walks away from a conversation, sometimes it’s best not to follow them around until you finish your piece. I got to learn way more about a person than I wanted to which lead me to a state of paranoia as I would peak around the corner of my office to be sure the hallway was clear. None of this should suggest that these traits make someone an annoying person. I just find it interesting that we all know people with the same mannerisms. I actually think it gets to the point of hilarity when you notice these tendencies in people, that is, up until the point that you’re running for your life to escape an incredibly awkward conversation.
WEB-SPE@K Culled each week from discussions on The Collegian’s website.
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‘Concerns over bicycle racks to be addressed’
‘Stanley Ipkiss’: “I can’t park my bike anywhere! UPD told me that Welty and the administrators wanted the bike racks moved because it is part of the beautification process that is going on right now. I might just have to go park my bike in the administrators’ office. I’m just a student that wants to park my bike somewhere safe.”
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‘Beware of war with Iran’
‘Truth teller’: “Everyone should call their representative in the next few days and let them know that you do not believe the hoax perpetrated by the Obama/Holder administration. We have a few days left to head this off. How can we go to war or enforce sanctions on a crime that did not happen and was set up by the US government itself?”
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‘Abu’: “Peacenik propagandists would tell you Iran would not use nuclear weapons on Israel or America. I’m rather surprised such small minds muster up enough intelligence to state what is obvious to all of us. However, that’s not the purpose of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. They will use nuclear weapons to get their way in the region and you can assume they will become bolder.”
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‘Occupy Fresno camps for a cause’
‘Daniel’: “I fully support this peaceful protest of real American citizens of this great country of ours. Now is the beginning of the real change where the people will take back the power of government unto themselves and away from the corporations. I will stand by the movement until it finishes its job of giving voice back to the people of the good old USA.”
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‘Francine Oputa’: “Dr. Kytle: I always cringe when I hear of the Civil War reenactment. I have not been able to articulate the root cause of the emotion. Thank you for penning what was on my heart and in my mind. Additionally, your commentary allowed me to have a greater appreciation for the reenactment and to give some thought to how I can respond to frequent requests (as an actress and storyteller) to be involved.” Cartoon by Rebekah Franklin / The Collegian
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NIGHT: Domestic violence addressed by event CONTINUED from page 1 domestic violence awareness and prevention. The Center for Women and Culture reaches out to women, both survivors and witnesses, involved in domestic violence or sexual assault by hosting a peer-led support group every Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. More information about the support group can be found by calling (559) 278-4435. T h e U n ive r s i t y Po l i c e Department was also present at the event and informed the audience on safety precautions when walking alone at night. The Women’s Alliance club made posters for the event with signs such as “He loves me because he bought me a diamond ring,” “He loves when I wear my little black dress but only for him,” and “I used to have more friends, but now it’s just me and him.” Students were asked to place a purple origami rose on the poster that best related to them or someone they knew. By the end of the night, some of the posters were covered in purple flowers. T h e D o m e s t i c Vi o l e n c e Resource Center, dvrc-or.org, found that one in four women have experienced domestic violence in her lifetime. Maria Tapia, a Fresno State liberal studies major and volunteer at the event, thinks that the event is important because “many students go through some kind of abuse and they
might not know what to do in that kind of situation.” To address these issues, Women’s Alliance, a club at the Women’s Resource Center; is aimed at promoting the empowerment of women. Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment, also known as Family PACT, were present. Family PACT provides services and information for women as well as men regarding birth control methods, family planning counseling, pregnancy testing, counseling and cancer screening. “Domestic violence is probably one of the highest ranking problems in the Central Valley,” Hanan Ahmad, a Clovis Adult School student, said. “Women need to know what their options are.” Ahmad, 23, attended the event with friends hoping t o g a i n k n ow l edg e about addressing and ending domestic violence. Speakers at the event informed attendees on warning signs of what to look for if you think someone may be in danger of domestic violence. Some of the absolute red flags are rough play, bragging about other violence and any other violence or severe aggression. T h e Wo m e n ’ s Re s o u r c e Center urged students to stand up and put an end to the violence and aggression that so many women deal with on a daily basis, to speak out and to “Take Back the Night.”
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Fresno State student Nolan Heath looks at shirts put on display by the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. The shirts honor any person who has been a victim of violence.
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CULTURE: International performace brings diversity CONTINUED from page 1 Soejima said he encourages students to participate and even help as volunteers. “Every year we have the
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think that it is important for people to realize that Fresno attracts people for across the world.” — Paul Yunouye, staff advisor same perfor mances,” Tiw said. “This year we have more groups.” International Culture Night is an all-student coordinated event. Students produce the
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Performance from the 2008 International Culture Night talent show celebrates Fresno State diversity.
show, manage the performances, promote and find financing for the event. “I’m looking forward to the event going smoothly,” Tiw
added. He is expecting around 800 to 1000 guests this year.
GADHAFI: Leader killed by mob CONTINUED from page 1 the process of building a new and better future for Libya.” Even with Gadhafi’s dominating presence gone, Libya’s interim authorities face serious obstacles to their goal of assembling a caretaker government and conducting elections within eight months. But the deeply rooted regional and ideological divisions were shelved for a moment, at least, as Libyans rallied around the news that not only Gadhafi, but also several members of his inner circle, had been killed or captured in a single day. The bloody cor pse of Gadhafi’s son and national security adviser, Moatassim, was paraded before TV cameras, though video appeared to show that he, too, had been alive upon capture. Saif al Islam, another son and onetime presumed successor, was reported wounded and in the custody of revolutionary forces, though conflicting reports said he was also killed. Gadhafi’s defense minister, Abu Bakr Younis Jabr, also was said to have been alive upon his capture but was later
The Armenian Studies Program, the Department of History, and the Armenian Students Organization present
“From the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean: The Global Trade Networks of Armenian Merchants from New Julfa” by Dr. Sebouh Aslanian
Richard Hovannisian Professor of Modern History, UCLA Drawing on a rich trove of documents, including correspondence not seen for 300 years, Dr. Aslanian will explore the emergence and growth of a remarkable global trade network operated by Armenian silk merchants from a small outpost in the Persian Empire. Based in New Julfa, Isfahan, in what is now Iran, these merchants operated a network of commercial settlements that stretched from London and Amsterdam to Manila and Acapulco. The New Julfan Armenians were the only Eurasian community that was able to operate simultaneously and successfully in all the major empires of the early modern world — both land-based Asian empires and the emerging sea-borne empires — astonishingly without the benefits of an imperial network and state that accompanied and facilitated European mercantile expansion during the same period.
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Industrial Technology Building • Room 101 • Fresno State Free Admission — Relaxed Parking in Lots L, M, and Q “From the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean: The Global Trade Networks of Armenian Merchants from New Julfa” will be available for purchase at the lecture.
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identified as among the dead, according to news reports. The information could not be independently verified. “Today we can definitively say that the Gadhafi regime has come to an end,” President Barack Obama said at the White House. “The last major re g i m e s t ro n g h o l d s h ave fallen. A new government is consolidating control over the country. One of the world’s longest-serving dictators is no more.”
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feel now that my children will rest in peace because the cause of their death is gone.” — Ahmed Essa, Libya Businessman A number of amateur videos surfaced that chronicled Gadhafi’s last moments. In one, a khaki-clad man identified as Gadhafi appears wounded, splayed out on the hood of a truck. He is wounded, his shirt bloody. Revolutionary fighters haul him to a standing position, then surround him, pushing him away from the camera before he turns and seems to gesture.
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“We want him alive,” one man can be heard saying. Another clip, obviously shot later, shows a dead man who appears to be Gadhafi lying in the street, stripped half-naked and splattered with blood. Bystanders chanting, “God is great!” can be seen kicking him. In yet another video, Gadhafi’s battered face, his eyes partially closed in death, is held up to the camera for a close-up before the camera operator pans away to show about a dozen revolutionary fighters shouting and flashing victory signs as they jostled for positions in the picture. The short videos instantly became iconic images for the Arab Spring protests: a despotic Middle Eastern ruler forced out of power and killed by his people in a popular uprising that turned into an armed rebellion. The image of Gadhafi’s bloody face is sure to send chills among other embattled Middle Easter n leaders such as Syria’s Bashar Assad and Yemen’s Ali Abdullah Saleh. “This is the end of the war and the emancipation proclamation of Libya,” said Fatima Ben Massoud, 30, a schoolteacher in Tripoli. There was no definitive version of Gadhafi’s last day, however. Instead, bits and pieces emerged from eyewitness accounts and video footage that gave a sense of what took place, but with many questions still to be answered. A doctor who was part of the medical team that accompanied Gadhafi’s body in an ambulance and examined it told the Associated Press that Gadhafi had died from two bullet wounds, one to the head and the other to the chest. Al Arabiya reported that the fatal shots were fired by an 18-year-old revolutionary fighter named Ahmed Shebani, who was photo g raphed holding a golden handgun while being hoisted onto the shoulders of cheering comrades. There was no official confirmation of this account, but the British B ro a d c a s t i n g C o r p. l at e r offered substantially the same story, adding that the handgun had been taken from Gadhafi, then turned on the former dictator.
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Author brings his 'ghost' to Fresno State USU hopes By Dylan Patton The Collegian Frank Bergon grew up in a family of storytellers and used these influences to develop his writing style. He writes about events that happen in places that he's lived. “I think the greatest influences on my writing were storytellers who I grew up with on a Madera ranch, especially my dad, who was a great story teller,” Bergon said. His upcoming “California Trilogy” will begin with his new novel “Jesse's Ghost.” The next book in the series will be a non-fiction piece containing essays about the San Joaquin Valley. This book, “Toughest Kid We Knew,” will be a non-fictional essay based on the facts of “Jesse's Ghost.” The third will be a novel that takes place in
California. According to Bergon, “Jesse's Ghost” which takes place in the San Joaquin Valley, is based on true events. The characters, Bergon revealed, are what he refers to as “composite characters.” This means that the characters are actually made up of several characters. The release of “Jesse's Ghost” has given Bergon a chance to speak at Fresno State. On Friday, Oct. 21 he will make an appearance at the Alice Peters Auditorium in the Peters Building. This is the first time he will be speaking at Fresno State. “I'm happy to be invited to Fresno State because ‘Jesse's Ghost' is a story about the central San Joaquin Valley, and several of the real events behind the story took place in Fresno, including the novel's climatic murder,” Bergon said.
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When asked if he gets nervous about speaking in front of an audience, Bergon had an interesting outlook. “You never know. In the past, it was unpredictable if I would get nervous or not. Strangely enough, the more people in the audience, the less nervous I would be,” Bergon said. He went on to discuss how being a teacher for 33 years had helped him learn how to speak to an audience. Bergon has done readings at different places. His favorite kind of place to hold a reading is on college campuses. "Colle ge students are the most responsive audience," Bergon said. Natalie Mulford is the marketing and publicity director of Heyday Books. “Jesse's Ghost” is the first of Bergon's work that Heyday Books has published. Natalie chose to hold the reading at Fresno State due to the fact the Fresno is major city in the San Joaquin Valley, where the story is based. She was also impressed by the master of fine arts (MFA) program’s creative writing department at Fresno State. "We felt that the students would enjoy hearing from such an accomplished Valley writer," Mulford said. Cindy Wathen, a part-time staff member in Fresno in the English department, submitted the idea for Bergon to speak at Fresno State. Tim Skeene, head of the MFA program, selected him and suggested Bergon to Wathen. Skeen was impressed by Bergon's new book. "'Jessie's Ghost' adds to the Valley's literary history by recreating in language its bygone places and times," Skeen said. Although Wathen has never read any of his books, she is a fan. Wathen was more than happy to about Bergon's works for those who have never read them. "He is entertaining, and has a lovely style of writing," she said.
Author Frank Bergon will be at Fresno State on Oct. 21 in the Alice Peters Auditorium where he will speak about his new book.
Director creates film to bring awareness to the 'unknown war' in Mexico By Dylan Patton The Collegian In Mexico a wave of violence has swept across the country. Drug cartels have been fighting each other for control of the drug trade in the United States. One filmmaker, Charlie Minn, set out to do a documentary film that will show the world the extent of the violence. "8 Murders A Day," Minn's third film, will open in two theatres, the Regal Manchester in Fresno and the Hanford Metro 4 in Hanford. The movie is scheduled to run for a week. Minn hopes that if the attendance is high enough, the movie will run for a longer period of time. Minn has always had a passion for filmmaking, especially true crime drama. He's had experience in many different fields. He's done editing and writing and Minn has also dabbled in sports broadcasting. He worked for KSEE 24 as a sportscaster from 2003 to 2004. "It's been in my blood," Minn said. The success of his other films has helped him build connections that have allowed him to show the film in the Central Valley. The Central Valley's large Hispanic population is what drew Minn to show his movie in Fresno and Hanford. Minn described the violence in Mexico, especially in the city of Juarez, as an "unknown war." "It's been overlooked, ignored. Eighty percent of the people out there have no idea what's going on. The amount
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t's been overlooked, ignored. Eighty percent of people out there have no idea what's going on. The amount of people murdered are more than the people killed on 9/11” — Charlie Minn, Director
of people murdered are more than the people killed on 9/11," Minn said. Minn went on to reveal that in 2008 alone there were 10,000 executions in Juarez. He also revealed that since President Felipe Calderon declared war on the drug cartels, there has been a total of 40,000 murders. "That's the size of football stadium. Can you imagine if all those people were wiped out?" Minn said. Minn explained that the desire for illegal drugs is what has been fueling the violence. During filming, Minn's crew safety was at stake, but he knew how to play it safe. During the interview, Minn said that he and his crew mainly stayed inside. They kept a low profile. They went to Juarez and retreated as soon as they could. For the film, Minn interviewed Molly
Malloy, a research librarian at New Mexico State University who played a major role in preparing for “8 Murders a Day.” Malloy was assigned with trying to keep track of the incidents of violence. She wants to make sure people are aware of what is occuring in Juarez. "It's not really a drug war, but a human rights nightmare," Malloy said. Malloy discovered that 90 percent of the people killed were not criminals, but innocent bystanders. Malloy was able to find some footage that was able to convey the sincerity of the situation. Funerals of the victims, the suffering of people in Juarez and the views of American citizens were included in the footage Malloy contributed. Another contributor to Minn's film was Dr. Tony Payan. Payan works in the political science department at the University of Texas, El Paso. His background in political science made him study the war on drugs a bit differently. He was able to give insight into the similarities of how Mexico and the United States handle the drug war. "The laws and penalties are similar to the way the U.S. deals with drugs," Payan said. Payan hopes there is one message the audience doesn't take from the film. He doesn't want people to see “that side of the border as hell.” He wants members of the audience to see the violence as a problem that affects everyone.
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students will help spread Goodwill to the community By Sam Yoder The Collegian Last year the University Student Union partnered with Goodwill for a donation drive which raised enough items for Goodwill to open a new store. “ L a s t ye a r t h e y we r e a b l e t o donate almost 500,000 items,” Tamar Karkazian, assistant director of USU production, said. “Because we were
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ecause we were able to collect so much, Goodwill was able to open up a new store” — Tamar Karkazian, assistant director of USU production able to collect so much, Goodwill was able to open up a new store so they are using Fresno State as a basis for their donation campaign.” This year the USU and the Craig School of Business are partnering up with Goodwill for a second time to collect clothing, as well as electronic and household item donations from Oct. 24 through Oct. 30. Estevan Gutierrez, a USU board of directors member, said this is a national campaign Goodwill is starting and Fresno State is the first college to participate. “They want to use what happens here as a basis for what they do, marketing wise nationwide,” Karkazian said. The nearly 500,000 items collected was a number achieved by the San Joaquin valley as a whole, but Fresno State was a key contributor. According to Goodwill industries, the roughly 429,000 items donated by the San Joaquin Valley directly contributed to providing job services, such as clothing for interviews, to nearly 5,000 people in the community. Karkazian said the best way for students to get involved is to donate. Tables and donation centers will be set up in the Free Speech Area from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with another donation center set up in the parking lot across from the Student Recreation Center. Early donators will receive free T-shirts for their efforts from Goodwill, but you must be one of the first few. “If students are interested in volunteering they can just come to one of the tables,” Karkazian said. “We are just trying to collect as many clothes as we can, so that’s the main goal.” This year there are more organizations involved with the effort, more than last year’s event. “I think now that there are more people working on this campaign than last year,” Gutierrez said. “Hopefully we don’t match it, but get more than we did last year.” Students from the marketing department at the Craig School of Business will be volunteering along with USU board members and USU productions members. Break the Barriers is also going to be involved with the effort to get donations from as many students as possible.
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Meet the new ‘Boss’: Kelsey Grammer shines as doomed Chicago mayor By Steve Johnson McClatchy-Tribune There are as many ways to quibble with “Boss,” the new cable series about an allpowerful Chicago mayor, as there are city aldermen who haven’t voted their own minds in decades. Gubernatorial candidates can’t jump into the race three weeks before the primary. Print reporters don’t hand scoops over to their TV rivals. A mayor wanting to meet his neurologist secretly would probably not choose to do so on the Michigan Avenue bridge, in daylight. And, while you understand the temptation, calling it “Boss” is flat-out wrong. The word rings so powerfully, especially here, because it is and will always be the title of Mike Royko’s great, pointed 1971 analysis of the first Mayor Richard Daley. This is not Royko’s book, although the series’ producers have surely read and absorbed it, and the doomed mayor played so richly by Kelsey Grammer is neither Daley I nor Daley II, although Grammer’s Tom Kane couldn’t exist without the autocratic example set by those men. But these and a dozen other caveats aside, “Boss” (10 p.m. EDT Fridays, Starz) still manages to be a powerful work of dramatic fiction, a wrenching
story of power’s last, acrid breaths, of the blood and darkness that gather around an unrelinquished throne. And if it isn’t perfect in all of the fine points of Chicago _ when have we had an eloquent mayor? _ it is deft with the broad brush and eager to create a density of detail. Ju s t a s M ayo r K a n e i s Daleyesque, the city he rules is recognizably Chicagoesque, an unruly collection of featherbedding unions, profiteers disguised as education reformers, downtown businessmen who dismiss even a mayor so powerful as Kane with this: “I’ve always admired the administrators among us.” O’Hare Air por t, in this Chicago, is being expanded, but the discovery of old drawings means Native Americans get to claim a piece of the action. The current governor is being tossed aside in favor
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Actor Kelsey Grammer’s new TV series “Boss” is a far cry from his uprising on “Frasier.” Grammer plays a Chicago mayor with a much edgier role.
politics; it is no accident that Mayor Kane is shown in front of Sue the Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, one dinosaur stand-
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ven though I am a bad man and have done some bad (expletive) things, I’ve always known why.” — Kelsey Grammer, actor mimmicking character from new series
of the hotshot state treasurer. In a formal event at the Field Museum, the black tie does not cover up the cutthroat
ing by another. But for all the compelling atmospherics — the spot-on references to Hyde Park lib-
erals and urbs in horto, the learned digressions into the history of the slaughterhouses and 1930s Mayor Anton Cermak, the closely observed photography of the city — the core of the story is Mayor Kane himself. In both deep contemplation and furious outbursts, Grammer leaves the drawing-room farce of “Frasier” far behind, giving a spellbinding performance as a man in physical crisis and, increasingly as the series progresses, in a kind of unprecedented moral crisis. “Even though I am a bad man and have done some bad (expletive) things,” he says,
“I’ve always known why.” Now, though, his reasons are less clear. Kane is sentenced to death in the very first scene by his doctor’s diagnosis of a degenerative brain disorder — “How long?” are the first words he speaks _ and he becomes as much King Lear as King Richie. He is married, lovelessly, to the formidable daughter of a for mer mayor (played with delicous frost by Connie Nielsen). Their sole child (Hannah Ware) lost herself in drugs and was cast aside for political expedience by her See GRAMMER, Page 6
Singleton says Paramount ‘didn’t honor the deal’ By Patrick Goldstein McClatchy-Tribune LOS ANGELES — “Hustle & Flow” was such a sensation at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival that John Singleton, who produced and financed the film himself, had a host of studios bidding for the film. Even though other studios offered more money, Singleton says he went with Paramount Pictures because it not only
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ut a deal’s a deal and they didn’t honor the deal.” — John Singleton, producer
agreed to pay $9 million for the film, but also pledged to finance and distribute two films of Singleton’s choosing, with $3.5 million budgets. “Hustle & Flow” went on to make $22 million in the United States, earned glowing reviews and won an Oscar. But more than six years after the deal was signed, Singleton is suing Paramount for $20 million, saying the studio failed to live up to its end of the bargain, having never made either picture in the agreement (which is known in Hollywood as a “put” deal). “I’d always had a great relationship with Paramount, going back to being an intern on the lot when I was at USC,” Singleton told me. “But a deal’s a deal and they didn’t
honor the deal. I could have sold ‘Hustle & Flow’ for more money to someone else, but Paramount promised something special — giving me the ability to make two low-budget films with young filmmakers and great talent. All I’ve ever done is make money for Paramount. I’ve lived up to all the deals I’ve signed and it should work both ways.” Responding to the suit, filed Wednesday morning in Los Angeles County Superior Court, a Paramount representative said: “Paramount was hoping that John Singleton would produce two more pictures before his agreement with our studio ended in 2010, but that did not happen. See PARAMOUNT, Page 6
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Upset with Paramount not holding its end of the bargain for the success of “Hustle & Flow,” producer-financer John Singleton is seeking $20 million.
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The daily crossword Across 1 Six-time French Open champ 5 Perch, at times 9 Bucks 14 Couples choice 15 Wells’s Upperworlders 16 Sister’s outfit 17 Violent comic book protesters? 19 Clinton’s boss 20 Pigeon 21 Connection gizmo 23 Country pro 24 Big deer 26 The wind at ChiTown’s Wrigley Field? 28 Diet, usually 32 National Council __ Raza: Hispanic civil rights group 33 Flintstone receivers? 35 Bleeping official 39 French bath 40 Ultracompetitive sort 42 Gaseous: Pref. 43 Shout to an awardee 45 News agency’s betting method? 47 Who’s sorry now 49 Grand 50 Where horses box? 54 Bring forth, as 59-Acrosses 55 Kerfuffle 56 Following 59 See 54-Across 62 Nick of “Arthur”
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Down 1 Nods, sometimes 2 Walrus hunter 3 Fictional writer on the fictional “Alan Brady Show” 4 Bearded bovine 5 Conditionally give 6 Intestinal sections 7 Change, in sci-fi 8 Casual eatery 9 Sunday number
10 Hyde’s birthplace? 11 Sailor’s back? 12 Old copy 13 ‘60s Green Bay hero Bart 18 Did a croupier’s job 22 Discarded 25 Venezuelan herder 27 Game with melding 28 Marine retreats? 29 Put __ on: limit 30 Chair patter’s words 31 Milk source 34 Day __ 36 Catch sight of 37 ‘80s-’90s ace Hershiser 38 Frosted 41 Bottom line for stockholders, briefly 44 Juice 46 Conn. school 48 Disconcert 50 Whence Roo? 51 Stable emanations 52 War adversaries since the ‘70s 53 Procedures involving suction, familiarly 57 School sports regulatory org. 58 Pakistani language 60 Spice Girl Halliwell 61 Pluck 63 Sudden death cause 65 Publicity
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friend zone What you attain after you fail to impress a woman you’re attracted to. Usually initiated by the woman saying, “You’re such a good friend”. Usually associated with long days of suffering and watching your love interest hop from one bad relationship to another. Verb tense is “Friend-ed.” Source: UrbanDictionary.com
GRAMMER: New show to bring edge CONTINUED from page 5 parents, although in his sickness the mayor begins calling her again. The show’s creator, Farhad S a f i n i a , i s wo rk i n g w i t h a mu ch m ore sub t le p a lette here than he did in co-
vided. It is a fundamentally quiet, somber, weighty work, with a few piano notes thrown in for a soundtrack and spare, realistic opening credits, backed, perfectly, by Robert Plant singing the folk tune “Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down.”
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is dialog is vivid and muscular, if a sentence or two too long at times.”
writing the bloody action film “Apocalypto” with Mel Gibson. His dialog is vivid and muscular, if a sentence or two too long at times. His episodes have splendidly understated, yet powerful, ending notes. Only a pair of body parts severed to delliver a political message recalls the lurid, heavy hand of the Gibson collaboration. (Filmmaker Gus Van Sant and Grammer himself are also executive producers on the series, already renewed for a second season.) In addition to its shadings of “Lear,” the points of reference include David Simon’s widely celebrated “The Wire” and John Sayles’ underappreciated “City of Hope,” both carefully detailed treatments of the sweep of a big city. But “Boss” doesn’t offer the moments of pop leavening that those entertainments pro-
Even its lighter moments aren’t so bright: the quick couplings of a desperate sexual affair (rendered explicitly; this is cable), the mayor’s verbal evisceration of the politician played, with sad Irish cheer, by veteran Chicago stage actor Francis Guinan. Rather than a big speech, though, or the chaotic scenes shot in the City Council chambers, this series’ signature moment might well be Grammer staring at his hands for signs of the palsy that will make his condition impossible to hide. He has done horrifically bad things, already, to try to cover up the illness, and the question he seems to be grappling with, for the first time, is how important his credo of power and survival really is. It’s a hell of a thing to suddenly be wondering.
PARAMOUNT: Producer and financer suing for $20 million CONTINUED from page 5 Instead, he went on to direct ‘Abduction’ for Lionsgate. Paramount fulfilled all of its obligations and his claims have absolutely no merit.” Best known for his groundbreaking 1991 debut film, “Boyz N the Hood,” Singleton had carved out a successful career as a filmmaker by the time he took “Hustle & Flow” to Sundance, having directed a number of commercial pictures, including a remake of “Shaft” at Paramount. But his goal was to become a producer, overseeing modestly budgeted, multicultural genre films that he believed would fill a void in the marketplace. When he couldn’t find financing for “Hustle & Flow,” w h i c h s t a r r e d Te r r e n c e Howard as a Memphis pimp
Columbia, Focus Features and Paramount _ were in a bidding war to buy the film. According to press reports at the time, New Line offered $10 million for the film, but Singleton opted for Paramount’s $9 million offer. S i n g l e t o n b e l i e ve d t h e Paramount put deal would give him an opportunity to showcase his talent as a producer. “The model I wanted to set up is a lot like the model other people are going after _ to make small movies that have a real pop-culture value,” says Singleton, whose thriller “Abduction” starred Taylor Lautner. “It’s worked with films like ‘Juno’ and ‘Paranormal Activity’ because there’s a niche audience that just isn’t served by the big Hollywood franchises.” B u t a f t e r s eve r a l ye a r s
make. “They just kept thwarting my efforts to make any of the movies,” he says. Singleton’s suit contends that after years of haggling, Paramount began “asserting self-imposed, non-existent conditions on the puts that prevented Singleton from making the pictures.” He says that roughly four years after the deal was inked, Paramount said Singleton had to deliver scripted, fully completed films by Jan. 22, 2010 _ five years after the original deal was signed. The lawsuit contends that none of these conditions were in the original agreement, saying that Paramount “actively concealed and failed to disclose these conditions” to Singleton at the time of the “Hustle & Flow” negotiations. “This is about me as a pro-
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his is about me as a producer and a business person. I invested my time and money in this project ... I thought I had a partner in Paramount, but that’s not what happened..” — John Singleton, producer
who after a midlife crisis embarks on a career as a hiphop emcee, Singleton put up $5 million of his own money to bankroll the project. After “Hustle & F low’s” first Sundance screening, four studios _ New Line,
of submitting projects to Paramount, both in the form of sketched-out ideas and packa g ed films, with talent attached, Singleton said he became concer ned that Paramount seemed uninterested in anything he wanted to
ducer and a business person,” Singleton says. “I invested my time and money in this project. ... I thought I had a partner in Paramount, but that’s not what happened.”
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Women’s rugby gets underway By Ashley Alba The Collegian The Fresno State women’s rugby team is a new upstart program on campus this year and is ready to take on all opponents in its first season. In fall 2009, a Fresno State student named Cynthia Vasquez and two other girls appeared at the men’s rugby team meeting. Shortly afterwards, they started conditioning and practicing with the men. Barry Foley was the men’s head coach at the time and told Vasquez he would help create an official women’s rugby team. The following spring semester nearly 20 girls appeared at the meetings for general information about the women’s rugby team. At this time, the women’s club started meeting as a team and holding scrimmages. The senior continued to push toward her goal of making the women’s rugby team an official Fresno State club team. On Feb. 26, the team held its first rugby game in Fresno against San Jose State and won by a score of 35-32. Since that point, the program has continued to progress after having its first major recruitment meeting on Sept. 13. Fifty-three girls appeared for that meeting and 50 appeared during the first conditioning session. Vasquez is now the Fresno State women’s rugby club president and talked about the journey to get the club started. “In 2009, I ended up going to the men’s meeting with two other girls,” Vasquez, who is a kinesiology major, said. “We were going to the practices and ever since then, we’ve [gone] from there.” Vasquez position out on the gridiron is outside center, which is similar to the backline in soccer.
Foley coached the men’s team for two years and then switched over to the upstart women’s program once he saw that Vasquez had a number of girls interested in playing rugby. “I agreed to help them and get them going with enough players,” Foley said. This was first time Foley had ever coached a women’s rugby team, so initially his plan was to make sure there were enough players and scheduled games for the team. “In order to enter the league, we had to show that we’re a competitive rugby team,” Foley said. Now, Foley’s goal for this school year is to get the club’s foundation established so they can enter the Northern California League. Foley says that they will join the league in 2013. The games for this season will run through late October, November and December. Fresno State student Karina Holm plays the scrumhalf position on the rugby team, which is similar to quarterback in football. The junior joined the team to become active and try something new. “I saw a rugby sign and thought ‘Hey why not try it?’,” Holm, who is an international business major, said. Rugby is a combination of football and soccer where players use both their feet and hands. The rules are similar to both sports as well. The goal of the game is to make tries across the field during an 80-minute long game. With this being the program’s first season, it will also be the first time Holm will be playing the sport, but she wants to provide the foundation for the future. “I want start off the Fresno State women’s rugby program because it is the fastest growing sport in the United States,” Holm said.
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A lot of time has passed since Fresno State has won a big game
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Fresno State got a big win last Saturday against Utah State, building momentum going into this weekend’s game against Nevada.
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resno State head coach Pat Hill is known both locally and nationally for his mantra “anyone, anytime, anywhere.” He has lead Fresno State to 15 wins against Bowl Championship Series (BCS) teams since the year 2000. With the amount of wins Fresno State has accumulated against some of the top competition in the country, it has essentially taken on the role of the little football program that could. Sports However, recently it hasn’t seemed like Fresno State has beaten any top-notch programs around the nation. The ‘Dogs schedule a handful of top-tier teams each season, forcing them to try to beat one of the Goliaths from the six BCS conferences in the past couple years. This begs the question: when was the last time Fresno State beat a good team? It hasn’t happened so far this year with the ‘Dogs playing Califor nia, who is a BCS team from the Pacific-12 Conference, in the season opener. It wasn’t in week two against No. 10 Nebraska at Memorial Stadium, who is also a BCS team in the Big Ten Conference. And it certainly wasn’t a couple weeks ago against Boise State where the ‘Dogs lost in dominating fashion, 57-7. Maybe it was during the 2009 and 2010 seasons? Fresno State played three BCS teams in Cincinnati, Mississippi and Illinois last season, but all three finished well below the top of their conferences. It also played No. 3 Boise State last year, but that outcome was painfully similar to one that Fresno State fans experienced this year at Bulldog Stadium. In 2009, it had to be during that threegame stretch where the ‘Dogs played against Wisconsin, a Big Ten competitor, No. 10 Boise State and No. 14 Cincinnati of the Big East. But, again, it didn’t happen that year as Fresno State came up short losing at the end in each game. All three schools finished in the regular-season top 25, with Boise State and Cincinnati eclipsing the top 10. So when was the last time the ‘Dogs got a big win in the Hill era? Anyone know? The last big win at Fresno State hap-
pened seven years ago at the end of the 2004 season. Seven years ago. The ‘Dogs were playing in the MPC Computers Bowl on Boise State’s Smurf Turf against No. 18 Virginia, an Atlantic Coast Conference school. Fresno State wo n t h e g a m e i n over time after the then-junior quarterback Paul Pine gar threw five touchdown passes, including the game-winning score. A lot has changed since that season at Fresno State. There Editor is a new Carr behind c e n t e r i n D av i d ’ s little brother Derek and a bunch young players maturing with each passing week. There is still one constant at Fresno State: the tough non-conference schedule. Fresno State is on tap for another tough run through the early part of the 2012 season as it is to face Oregon, who won back-to-back Pacific 10 Conference championships and looks poised to take the conference again with only Stanford in the way. The ‘Dogs also face Pac-12 competitor Colorado and Tulsa, which seems to play up to any challenge. Fresno State will have to do a couple things to prepare for next year’s nonconference schedule and start the 2012 season with that seemingly unattainable big win. It first has to finish this season off strong, especially this weekend against Nevada. If Fresno State wins on Saturday, it puts itself in phenomenal position to give Hill his first outright WAC championship. After the Nevada game, Fresno State will have Hawaii as the lone team that can really pose a threat to the Bulldogs’ Western Athletic Conference title aspirations. If the ‘Dogs win the WAC title, receive a decent bowl game bid and win the bowl game, then they will be going into the offseason with momentum that has been lost at the conclusion of the past few seasons. The key for Fresno State to get that big win during the 2012 non-conference schedule. It could provide the opportunity for the young offense to mature quickly and for the defense to become more of a strength. If the ‘Dogs do this then the Bulldog faithful could be celebrating like they were in 2004.
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Soccer will play its second game of this current twogame homestand against New Mexico State on Sunday.
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2011
WEEK 8 PREVIEW
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, AT 1:05 PM, MACKAY STADIUM
Bulldog Game Day
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Keys to Victory 1. Contain the Pistol The biggest offseason headline for the Fresno State-Nevada matchup was QB Colin Kaepernick moving on to the NFL after four highly productive seasons. He had been Fresno State’s worst nightmare for four seasons. With Kaepernick gone, Fresno State has a much better chance of containing the Pistol. 2. Limit the ‘Big Play’ Fresno State didn’t limit the big play in the first half against Utah State, but in the second half the ‘Dogs held the Utah State offense in check the Fresno State “D” will need play the type of defense it played in the second half against Utah State to slow down Nevada. 3. Continue diverse play calling In the Utah State game, the ‘Dogs opened up the playbook and showed in a variety of ways they can attack a defense. Fresno State has to utilize its weapons again.
Position matchups
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Last week, Fresno State battled Utah State with its backs against the wall. Now it controls its own destiny against the Wolf Pack this Saturday.
Breakdown: Bulldogs
Fresno State will finally be on the road as it will travel to Reno, Nev. after a three-game homestand. This could be the biggest game of the season as the ‘Dogs and Nevada are both undefeated in Western Athletic Conference play. If Fresno State gets the win against Nevada, then its outright WAC title hopes will still be alive with only four conference games remaining this season. Quarterback Derek Carr had a better game than the Boise State outing in which he was a non-factor all night. The ‘Dogs will need the type of play calling they had last Saturday, allowing Carr to get the ball in his playmakers’ hands. Junior Robbie Rouse is one of those play-
makers that needs to get the ball at least 25 times to help Fresno State move the ball against the WAC’s top total defense. Punt returner Devon Wylie needs to continue his recent success of coming up with big returns to set up Carr and company with favorable field position. On defense, the ‘Dogs shut down the impressive Utah State rushing attack in the second half of Saturday’s game. Now the defense faces another top-notch run game this weekend and will need to rise up it did a week ago. If the ‘Dogs can control the line of scrimmage and play stout defense, Fresno State may very well take a firm grip on the WAC standings.
Breakdown: Wolf Pack
Nevada faced a similar fate as the Bulldogs a couple weeks ago ag ainst Boise State, losing 30-10. Since that 20-point defeat, in which Kellen Moore had an uncharacteristically poor game, the Wolf Pack have rebounded with two dominating wins a g a i n s t U N LV a n d N e w Mexico, who will be foes both Nevada and Fresno State will face next season in the Mountain West Conference. The Wolf Pack have won a majority of their games with a steady rushing attack that aids in winning the time-ofpossession battle. Nevada, uses a four-back rotation at running back with junior Mike Ball and three players from the Central Valley in sophomore Stefphon
Jefferson (Visalia, Calif.), s e n i o r L a m p f o r d M a rk (Clovis, Calif.) and freshman Kendall Brock (Clovis, Calif.). Nevada also has rotated quarterbacks so far this season with senior Tyler Lantrip and freshman Cody Fajardo p l ay i n g i n s i x a n d fo u r games, respectively. They are both threats with their legs as well as their arms. On defense, senior defens ive l i n e m a n B r e t t Ro y leads the Western Athletic Conference with six sacks and 12.5 tackles for a loss. Roy will provide Fresno State’s offensive line with another tough test in the run game and passing game come this Saturday.
Getting to know the Nevada Wolf Pack
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Player to watch: Jeremiah Green, linebacker
Wins against: San Jose State, UNLV, New Mexico Losses to: Oregon, Texas Tech, Boise State Head coach: Chris Ault, 27th year Offense: Pistol Defense: 3-4 Key players: Mike Ball, RB, Stefphon Jefferson, RB, Rishard Mathews, WR, Brandon Marshall, LB, James-Michael Johnson, LB,
Series record: Fresno State leads 24-16-1 Last meeting: 2010, Nevada won 35-34 Point Spread: Nevada favored by 11 points (Yahoo!) EDITOR’S PREDICTION: Fresno State: 28, Nevada: 21
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When Fresno State runs: Advantage - Fresno State RB Robbie Rouse bounced back from his worst game of the season with a good game against Utah State. Nevada has a solid overall defense, but has somewhat struggled to stop the run. When Nevada runs: Advantage - Nevada Fresno State’s run defense stepped up against Utah State in the second half, but have had a tough time in the past against Nevada’s Pistol offense. When Fresno State passes: Advantage - Even QB Derek Carr had a better game against Utah State, but Nevada’s pass defense tops the WAC. When Nevada passes: Advantage - Nevada Nevada’s offense has traditionally been a run-based attack, but this season it has averaged 239 passing yards per game. Special teams: Advantage - Even Kicker Kevin Goessling hit his first field goal since missing three against Mississippi. This one was a 39-yarder. He will have to play a key role against Nevada for the ‘Dogs to get the “W.”