ʻDOGS DEFEAT SPARTANS Fresno State beats rival San Jose State 33-18 in 75th meeting
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FCC to halt surprise cell charges By Andrew Veihmeyer The Collegian
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The nearly limitless capabilities of today’s cellular d ev i c e s a re o f t e n p a i re d with service plans that limit the consumer’s usage per month. But when calls, text messages and web browsi n g a re a d d e d u p o n t h e monthly bill, it’s no question that some students get surprised by large overcharges they weren’t expecting. The Fe d e r a l C o m m u n i c at i o n s Commission unveiled proposals on Thursday, Oct. 14 to ease the shock. In what it calls “bill shock”, when consumers go over their plans without knowing, the FCC proposed that mobile providers be required to notify subscribers via text message or voice notification when they are about to exceed their limit and receive additional fees. Providers would also be required to inform the customer of international fees and roaming charges that would exceed normal rates or monthly plans. “[The FCC rules] would be good for us, but not for the cell phone companies,” said Alex Calderon, physical therapy major at Fresno State. “At a time like this in the economy, it would be good for students who are busy and lose track of
their minutes.” Calderon said the rules probably will not affect people like his father who doesn’t use text messaging nearly as much as most students. To give the user even more worry-free phone usage, tools that could be used to monitor usage and review balance on a device were also proposed. In addition, the option for a consumer to cap their usage to avoid overcharges may also be a requirement the FCC intends to enforce. Calderon said he can already check his balance
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with his current cellular provider but said it should be an option with all companies. Janine Fer nandez, a pre veterinarian student supports the FCC’s proposed rules and thinks an alert system would help consumers avoid increased charges. “[An alert system] is what See SHOCK, Page 3
By Michael Kincheloe The Collegian Fresno State students who drive to school in vehicles or bicycles may have experienced the potholed, rutted, cracked and unevenly paved roads on campus. No matter what time of year it is, those who traverse the roads are in for a rough ride. Potholes can cause significant damage to a car’s suspension system or tires if the driver fails to avoid them. During the rainy months, potholes can fill with water, which often obscures the severity of the pothole to the unsuspecting driver. Liberal Studies major Daniel Ybarra experienced the severity of hidden road hazards on the way to his morning class. “I’d hit a huge pothole that I didn’t even see,” Ybar ra said. “The car wouldn’t steer right, and even after I had it aligned... it was never the same. I
sold it and bought another car.” Drivers who cannot avoid such hazards often suffer damage to their cars. Damage from a pothole may result in immediate damage like a flat tire, or it may be collective such as a misalignment of the car’s steering. “We get pothole damage all the time, especially after it starts to rain” said Barry Proxmire, manager of the Sears Auto Center on Blackstone Ave. “Blown tires and cracked rims are common, and we had one guy pull in with a lowered front end who’d torn the bumper off.” Repairs can cost hundreds of dollars, Proxmire said. Those who ride bicycles know all too well of the varying street conditions on the Fresno State campus. Riding in the bike path down Barstow Ave. will expose the rider to many
cracks in the asphalt, but other streets fair much worse, such as the many cracks, dips, ruts and other unevenness on Jackson Ave. between Barstow and San Ramon Avenues. Potholes form because asphalt road surfaces eventually crack from the heat and the constant stresses of traffic. These cracks allow rainwater to seep into the underlying dirt and gravel. During cold winter nights, this water freezes and expands. Some of the dirt and gravel is pushed out as a result, leaving a hole when the water eventually melts. Drivers continue to drive over these unseen holes, putting even more stress on the thin asphalt layer covering them. The City of Fresno’s Street Maintenance Division repairs thou-
The potholes at Fresno State, shown here on Campus Drive, are some of the rough terrain students face in their vehicles and See TERRAIN, Page 3 on their bicycles. Angelina Salinas / The Collegian
Disputes mean less free shows on Web By Ryan Nakashima Associated Press Broadcasters took a big step toward eliminating free TV shows on the Web after they blocked access to their programming online this month to enforce their demands to be paid. Recent actions by Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS in two separate fee disputes suggest that after a few years of experimenting with free, ad-supported viewing, broadcasters believe they can make more money from cable TV providers if they hold back some programming online. That could mean new limits on online viewing are coming: Broadcasters might make fewer of their shows available to begin with, or delay when they become available — say, a month after an episode is broadcast, rather than the few hours it typically takes now. It would make it tougher for viewers to drop their cable TV subscriptions and watch shows online instead. If cable and satellite TV providers can hang on to more subscribers, broadcasters can then demand more money from them to carry their stations on the lineups. Last weekend, News Corp.’s Fox made TV programming history by blocking online access to its shows, including “Glee” to 2.6 million Cablevision Systems Corp. broadband Internet subscribers. It was part of a fee dispute over how much Cablevision pays to carry the signals of Fox-owned TV stations. At around the same time, ABC, NBC and CBS turned off access to full episodes when accessed from the new Google T V We b b r o w s e r, w h i c h became available this month. Both actions sent the message that broadcasters are demanding to be paid for their shows wherever they are seen — just as new devices are making it easier to watch those shows on regular TV sets. “Basically, they’re trying to work hard to ensure that ‘cordcutting’ is not an attractive option anymore,” said analyst Derek Baine of research firm SNL Kagan, referring to the phenomenon of people cutting their cable subscriptions and catching shows online to save money. BTIG Research analyst Rich Greenfield put it more bluntly in a blog post on Monday. “Consumers must be made to realize that nothing is free anymore,” he wrote.
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O NE F INGER The Collegian’s Vote SALUTE
Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian’s newsroom.
In honor of the upcoming Nov. 2 election, The Collegian’s editors voted on candidates and propositions on this year’s ballot. The following recommendations are the results of our “mock” election.
Thumbs up: Fresno State fans on the road
PROPOSITIONS
GOVERNOR Meg Whitman The next governor of California will have to make tough decisions to get the state’s budget back into the black. The Collegian doesn’t feel that Jerry Brown, whose relationship with public employee unions has been described by The Fresno Bee as “intimate,” is up to the task. Meg Whitman, because of her tremendous business experience, looks to be the one who can get our state’s economy out of the doldrums.
U.S. SENATE Carly Fiorina Barbara Boxer is a liberal partisan who, in the last weeks of her campaign, has touted her abortion record as a reason why people should vote for her. This shows how out of touch the three-term senator is. Our next senator should put Californians first, not partisan ideology. Fiorina will do that.
PROP 19 — NO The legalization of marijuana would cause more problems than it would solve. There is no certainty that it would bring in a sizable amount of revenue, it would be a nightmare for businesses and is difficult to test for driving under the influence laws. The Collegian recommends a “no” vote on Prop 19.
PROP 20 — NO This measure would give the power to draw lines in the state to a 14-member commission instead of to the legislature. California has many problems— its district lines is not one of them. This proposition is a waste of money and should not be passed.
PROP 21 — YES California is one of the most beautiful states in the union. Prop 21 would help keep us that way by increasing revenues for maintenance in state parks by adding $18 onto vehicle registration fees. We support this reasonable measure.
REPRESENTATIVES 18TH DISTRICT
19TH DISTRICT
Michael Berryhill Berryhill will fight for the Central Valley and try to fix this area’s water issue in Congress. That’s good enough for us.
Jeff Denham In his time as a state senator, Denham was a vigorous fighter for balanced budgets, something Washington D.C. is in need of at the moment.
20TH DISTRICT
21ST DISTRICT
Andy Vidak The 20th district has been one of the hardest hit areas in the state, with its unemployment hovering around 15 percent. Change is needed, and Vidak brings that change.
Devin Nunes Nunes is running unopposed.
An away game in San Jose is a great opportunity to travel with the ‘Dogs, and a lot of Fresno fans braved unpleasant weather to witness a road win.
PROP 22 — YES If we pay taxes because of something like hotels, transportation and public safety, those taxes should benefit that which we are paying taxes for. This proposition makes that idea law. The Collegian supports it.
PROP 23 — YES Prop 23 suspends AB 32, which requires state greenhouse gas emissions to return to 1990 levels by 2020, until the state’s unemployment rate is 5.5 percent. The bill, passed in 2006, strives to combat global warming, but will cost gobs of money and jobs while having a negligent impact on global warming. California jobs must come first. The Collegian supports this measure.
PROP 24 — NO California is one of the most heavily taxed states in the country. If this measure is passed, three tax breaks for businesses would end. We should try to encourage businesses to come to our state; this law would discourage them. The Collegian rejects this measure.
PROP 25 — NO If Prop 25 were to pass, budgets could be passed without input from the minority party. This would be highly detrimental to the state. California needs to keep the two-thirds majority.
Thumbs down: Broncos’ embarassing loss A lot of Broncos fans saw an apocalypse when Denver surrendered to Oakland 59-14 yesterday, but you don’t have to be a Broncos fan to hurt on their behalf.
Thumbs up: Ballotpedia.org Searching for info online for this year’s election can either be really frustrating or really simple. Ballotpedia.com comprehensively covers candidates and propositions. It even links to YouTube campaign ads.
Thumbs down: CSUB shooting Bianca Jackson was shot and killed last Thursday night at a party on CSU Bakersfield’s campus. She wasn’t a student. Investigators booked two suspects in her death the next morning.
Thumbs up: Sweet vibe, food, drinks and games at Swiggs
PROP 26 — YES This bill would require a two-thirds vote for the state legislature to pass new fees, levies and charges. It should be difficult to raise Californians fees. They should have broad measures of support. For this reason, we support Prop 26. PROP 27 — YES This proposition eliminates the 14-member commission created in 2008 that would, if Prop 20 passed, have the power to draw the state’s district lines. This would eliminate yet another unnecessary bureaucracy. We recommend a “yes” vote.
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Swiggs is the coolest sports bar in Fresno, hands down. It opened just over two weeks ago in the building that used to host the Red Room on Shaw, and its remodel gives it a virgin-resturant feel. Check it out and help break it in.
Thumbs down: Haitian cholera outbreak Haiti is still struggling to recover from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake earlier this year, and now cholera is spreading through the nation. The outbreak has already claimed 200 lives.
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TERRAIN: Streets get bumpy CONTINUED from page 1 sands of potholes every year using everything from a hot patch truck to bagged asphalt and shovels. Priority is given to potholes that affect the most drivers. The rest are dealt with on a first come, first serve basis. Since they cannot find all of the potholes in the city, maintenance workers rely on
the public to report potholes whenever they see them. Besides patching holes, Street Maintenance must s o m e t i m e s re p ave e n t i re stretches of road on an already much-depleted budget. “The city can’t afford to do actual reconstruction of the road, so they’ll opt to put down slurry seal instead,� said Frank Lawter, Street
Maintenance Supervisor for the City of Fresno. Slurry seal is a combination of materials that are mixed together with water to create an industrial grade asphalt surfacing. It is economical and quite easy for crews to install. “Slurry is a minor seal for a little while that holds the glue of the asphalt together,� Lawter said. “It’s not a structural repair, it’s a maintenance repair.� Measure C, a sales tax initiative passed by Fresno County voters for transportation improvement funding, was partly intended to repair potholes and repave Fresno’s aging streets. But with rising construction and material costs, additional funding will be needed to upgrade Fresno County’s roadways. One alternative to asphalt roads is concrete. Concrete roads have a longer service life of 40 years, whereas asphalt roads last for just 10 years and can withstand harsher weather conditions. The production of asphalt is more polluting, however, concrete production doesn’t rely on costly petroleum and instead on limestone. But in the meantime, Fresno State students, and everyone else who travel the roads of Fresno County, will need to hang on tight to the steering wheel in the hope that streets which resemble a Baja racing course won’t force them to keep footing the bill for costly repairs.
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SHOCK: Alert system for cell phones proposed CONTINUED from page 1 I had with my older phone,� said Fernandez. She currently owns a no-contract mobile phone to avoid any monthly charge surprises. Earlier this month, Verizon Wireless ag reed to refund nearly $50 million to about 15 million customers after a two-year FCC investigation found users were paying for data usage or Internet access charges that were not specified in customer contracts, as reported by The Los Angeles Times.
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don’t think very many people will take to it.� — Jose Gamino, Student, Fresno State
According to the FCC website, a recent survey was conducted that showed “30 million Americans—or one in six mobile users—have experienced ‘bill shock’, a sudden and unexpected increase in monthly bills that is not caused by a change in service plans. Bill shock can occur for a number of reasons including unclear or misunderstood advertising, unanticipated
roaming or data charges, and other problems.� Reported in a PCWorld article, the Wireless Association, in a rebuttal of the survey, accused the FCC of polling customers younger than 18 to amplify the results and also asking misleading questions to survey participants. The Wireless Association called “bill shock� an inflammatory term. The FCC is encouraging consumer feedback of the proposed rules for a monthly period. “For a portion of people, [the rules] might work,� said Jose Gamino, accounting major at Fresno State. “I don’t think very many people are going to take to it.� Gamino argued that many people are already getting unlimited plans, like himself, where surprise charges are not much of an issue. But regardless if the FCC rules are implemented, students should take the necessary precautions said Calderon. “It should be the responsibility of the user to know what their usage is.�
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Parking lot trash continues to be a problem Vuong said that it’s the students’ responsibility alone to keep all of the parking lots clean. “We are out here more often and we park here, so we should help,” Vuong said. Finding on-campus parking can Trash cans are present in the lot, often be a daunting task, except in one but they are arranged unevenly. In the spot. Located on the southwest side of back of the lot, there are about eight Fresno State’s campus, just west of the cans. In the center, there are about University Courtyard dorms is a parkthree cans and there are at least twelve ing lot that often has many open spacin the front of es, as well as an the lot. By the abu n d a n c e o f time that stugarbage littere are out here more often dents reach the ing in the aisles majority of the and gutters. and we park here, so we cans, they have This lot has should help." already dropped had a consistent — Leena Vuong, their waste on history of litChild development major the ground. ter throughout " I wo u l d n ’ t the years. But park and throw the question my trash out remains, who is there,” McKinney said. in charge of picking up the parking lot The lot’s aisles have trash that has trash? been so flattened and ravaged by traffic “It’s the campus’ responsibility, that it blends into the asphalt. Littered we just help out every now and then,” objects range from bottles, cans, fast said Patrick McKinney, Facilities food bags and cigarette packs to the Coordinator of University Courtyard. obscure, such as T-shirts, broken sun “I think it’s everybody’s responsibility glasses, a whiskey bottle and even a to maintain a clean campus.” plastic tool box. Such items could be McKinney said that street sweepserious hazards for the traffic going ers could be used to clean the lot, but through the lot. it’s difficult with the lot full of parked Next time you’re in a parking lot on cars. So, the lot’s cleanliness seems to campus and see trash, remember the be left up to the morals and actions of campus is our home away from home students. and it should be treated with care. The act of parking and rushing to class may leave some oblivious to the trash they are passing by. A lot of students usually run to class so they don’t COMMENT: The Collegian is a notice the garbage beneath their feet. forum for student expression. “I really haven’t noticed it,” said http://collegian.csufresno.edu Guhue Moua, criminology major. Child development major Leena By Michael Mygind The Collegian
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Students take the ‘challenge’ By Kelsey Campbell The Collegian Conserving 20 gallons of water a day can pose quite a challenge. Yet many people in the community take on that challenge, with a few easy tips and a little dedication. The seemingly impossible task is much easier than people think. If each person does their part and cuts a few corners, the community can accomplish a lot. “I do whatever I can to save water,” criminology major Bryce Laemmlen said. “It’s important not to waste water because water is the most important thing we have on earth.” I n A p r i l 2 0 0 9 , G o v. A r n o l d Schwarzenegger declared California to be in a state of emergency due to drought conditions. Supplies have been cut due to the Delta smelt in the Sierra Snow peaks. He encouraged businesses and residents to help conserve water and to contribute to the 20-gallon challenge. Since then, many citizens have pitched in to help the urban communities save water. There are many ways you can help your community save water. Just by fixing a leak you can save 10 gallons of water per minute. By turning off the water when you brush your teeth, you save two gallons of water per minute. Everyone can do their part, and 20 gallons is not very much to cut from your daily life. Just take shorter showers and save two and a half gallons a minute, or only fill the bathtub half way up and you save 15-25 gallons per bath. The bathroom is the easiest place to save water. Fix all leaky sinks, showerheads and toilets and save 30-500 gal-
lons per day, per leak. Also, don’t use your toilet as a wastebasket; only flush when necessary. “I only take 10 minute showers and I always turn off the water when I brush my teeth,” said Courtney Berg, a kinesiology major. You can also help in everyday household chores. Turn the water off while washing dishes or only use the dishwasher when it is full, to save two and a half gallons of water per minute. Also, only do the laundry when the load is completely full. In the yard you can fix leaky sprinklers and hoses, saving 15 gallons per minute, and cover pools and spas to reduce evaporation and the time between cleanings. “It’s pretty catchy,” said Nora Laikam, the Water Conservation Supervisor for the City of Fresno. “People like to know that they can help do something about it.” Soon the community will have to start personally paying for the water that they use. Fresno uses about 300 gallons of water, per person, per day. That is more than some cities of the same size because of the hot weather. However, Laikam said water usage in Fresno has gone down recently. To help a little bit more, the city of Fresno Water Division offers a free landscape service to the community. They come to a home and set up a timer on the irrigation system in the yard to stop from over watering. They also check the efficiency of the existing irrigation system and help fix any leaks or problems. For more information, go to www.fresnowater.org.
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Students have a hard time finding a parking stall sometimes, but they don't have difficulty finding trash scattered throughout the parking lot.
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Hobb’s Grove closes down Local Halloween attraction will not open for 2010 season By Amy Nadeen Wilson The Collegian
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Hobb’s Grove is closing its doors this season because of the owner’s pending divorce.
Once home to the terrified screams of hundreds of satisfied customers, Hobb’s Grove Halloween Haunt will not be open for the 2010 Halloween season. Open since 1999, the haunted attraction is closing its doors due to the divorce of its owners, Mike and Lore Callahans. Located in Sanger, the facility usually sees about 15,000 visitors during the month of October, according to Lore Callahan, director of Hobb’s Grove. Haunted Attraction Magazine ranked Hobbs Grove as one of the top 25 must-see haunts in the country in 2009. “ We a r e ve r y u n i q u e, ” Callahan said of the three haunted attractions that are offered at the site. Hobbs Grove featured a haunted house, forest and hayride along with concession stands, a Halloween store and fire pits. Theater arts major Kelly Hurst, a huge fan of Hobb’s Grove, was extremely disappointed to hear that it would not be open this year. “My husband and I saved up all year to go and now we can’t,” Hurst said of the haunted attraction that she stated was the best place to go for Halloween. Loyal fans of the grove continue to call, according to Caleb Robinson an actor who
currently still works for Hobb’s Grove. “They (fans) want to know why we’re closing and then they want us to recommend where they should go now that Hobb’s Grove isn’t an option,” Robinson said. Students shouldn’t worry too much about where they will get their Halloween thrills this year because the Central Valley has several other haunted attractions still open for business, such as Haunted Fresno and Fright Night Scream Park. Haunted Fresno, the top haunt Robinson recommends, opened its doors in 2008 featuring “The Séance,” “The Fortress of Fear” and “House of Zombies”. Tickets to Haunted Fresno are being sold at discounted prices this year in an attempt encourage thrill seekers to come out to their facility. Dexter Morgan, who got his start in the haunted attraction business hosting “The Séance” at Hobb’s Grove five years ago, said that he felt disappointed that Hobb’s Grove would not be open for business this year. Callahan said she has every intention of reopening Hobb’s Grove for the 2011 Halloween season but that as of now nothing is definite. “I just want to thank our customers for being a part of what we’ve done all these years (because) everything we’ve done was for the customers,” Callahan said.
‘Paranormal’ follow-up scares $41.5M out of fans By David Germain Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP)— Fear has taken hold at the box office with a $41.5 million debut for scary movie “ Pa r a n o r m a l A c t iv i t y 2 , ” according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount Pictures’ followup to last year’s micro-budgeted hit “Paranormal Activity” got a jump on Halloween as fans packed theaters for another documentary-style thriller about a household plagued by a menacing spirit. “Paranormal Activity 2” did nearly half its business on Friday, following the pattern of many fright-flick franchises, which often draw big crowds on opening day then
drop off sharply. The movie took in $20.1 million Friday, with receipts falling to $13 million Saturday and $8.4 million Sunday. The first “Paranor mal Activity” rolled out gradually from city to city in a stealthmarketing campaign that built the buzz for the independently produced thriller that was shot for less than $15,000. By the time the movie went into nationwide release, it had turned into a horror sensation that went on to become a $100 million hit. The first movie came out of nowhere, and follow-up films to similar surprise smashes sometimes fall flat, such as “The Blair Witch Project” sequel. In its publicity campaign, Paramount tried to maintain an air of mystery
around “Paranormal Activity 2.” “The challenge was to not make the mistake of some other movies of the past, and to treat it as its own very special entity. Even though we went wide with it, we tried to treat it a lot like the first one was treated from a publicity and marketing standpoint,” said Don Harris, the studio’s executive vice president for distribution. Paramount also had the No. 2 movie with the stunt comedy “Jackass 3D,” which opened in first place the previous weekend. “Jackass 3D” pulled in $21.6 million, down sharply from its $50 million opening. But the movie raised its 10-day total to $87.1 million, more than either of the earlier two “Jackass” movies took in
during their entire runs. Summit Entertainment’s action comedy “Red” held up well from its No. 2 debut a weekend earlier, slipping to third with $15 million and lifting its 10-day total to $43.5 million. After opening Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon’s “Hereafter” in limited release a week earlier, Warner Bros. expanded the supernatural drama nationwide, and the film came in at No. 4 with $12 million. That slightly exceeded the studio’s expectations, yet like most Eastwood dramas, it was a modest start. His films play to older adults who do not rush out on opening weekend in the same numbers as young crowds. “Clint’s movies these days are more of a marathon than
they are a sprint, so we’ll see how it plays out,” said Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warner. “I always tell Clint, ‘Let’s not talk about the first weekend. Let’s talk about the third.’” “Hereafter” played well in bigger cities but delivered softer business in some parts of the South and Midwest. That could be a sign that Bible Belt areas were not as interested in “Hereafter,” which deals with the afterlife in secular fashion without bringing God or religion into the picture.
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Jack Black of the band Tenacious D performs onstage during the closing ceremonies on the second day of BlizzCon 2010 in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 23, 2010.
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Brief news for the brief attention span LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Museum of Art is joining in the effort to help repair and conserve the landmark Watts Towers. The museum announced T h u r s d ay i t w i l l p a r t n e r with the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and local institutions to address ways to preserve the outdoor monument. LACMA says it will provide staff to assess the city’s conservation and preservation plans for the Towers, and address ways to care for and manage
them. They city will provide $150,000 in funding. The folk art Towers feature 99-foot steel spires and other structures decorated with shards of glass and pottery. The structures were built by Italian immigrant Simon Rodia from 1921 to 1954. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A concert promoter who planned a “Welcome Back Party” to celebrate rapper T.I.’s release from jail is suing him for failing to show up. Carl D. Davis filed the law-
suit in Alabama this week. He claims he paid T.I.’s agents more than $50,000 to appear at the May concert, but the performer was a no-show. Davis says he suffered chest pains, nausea, emotional distress and hospitalization after T.I, whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., didn’t show. A judge in Atlanta last week ordered the Grammy-winning rap artist back to prison for 11 months for violating his supervised release on federal weapons charges. An attorney who has represented T.I. in the past didn’t
immediately retur n a telephone message. BERLIN (AP) — Berlin is going Bollywood: Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in Germany’s capital filming “Don-2,” a sequel to the 2006 Bollywood action movie “Don,” about a sexy but deadly gangster. Director Farhan Akhtar said Friday that Berlin holds a “certain degree of mystery” for Indian filmgoers, who are used to London or Paris for European movie scenes. Much of the movie will be
set around famous Berlin locations like the Brandenburg Gate and the 1936 Olympic Stadium, but filmmakers provided no plot specifics. “Don-2” has a budget of €12 million ($16.7 million), €6.8 million of which will be spent in Berlin. Crews have been in Berlin since early October . The original Hindi plus English and German versions are scheduled to be released in November 2011.
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The Sports Desk Saturday’s Standouts
Saturday’s Standouts
Game-changing moment: Jermaine Thomas’ interception Heading into the third quarter, the Fresno State offense couldn’t generate anything offensively after being shut down on their first drive to start the second half. After a Bulldogs punt, the Spartan offense marched into Fresno State State territory in a prime position to score until Thomas stepped in front of a Jordan La Secla pass. The interception led to a touchdown just four plays later on an Isaiah Burse touchdown toss to Rashad Evans. The interception was Thomas’ first of the year.
Interesting stat of the game: Five different players complete a pass A football game typically features two quarterbacks, sometimes three. But five? On Saturday five different players completed a pass, two for Fresno State and three for San Jose State. The longest completion from the ‘Dogs came from wide receiver Isaiah Burse.
Unsung hero: Kevin Goessling, kicker Goessling had a career night, booting in four field goals, the most in a single game for his career. The junior was a perfect four-for-four including an impractical 43-yard connection that bounced through off the left upright. Goessling also has kicked through 116 straight extra points. Fresno State sealed the deal when... ...Robbie Rouse darted into the end zone for his second touchdown of the night, giving the ‘Dogs a 27-3 lead just before the fourth quarter. Although there was still more than 16 minutes to play, San Jose State’s dead-last-in-the-nation scoring average essentially ended any shot at a Spartan comeback.
What we learned: in his smash-mouth Ben Ingersoll and Vongni Yang Not much can be taken s t y l e o f f e n s e. T h e The Collegian away from Saturday’s only downside for the 33-18 win over longtime offense on Saturday rival San Jose State, was that coach Pat but it’s clear that this football team is Hill and the offensive coaching staff improving. The running game is finally decided to take the conservative route starting to emerge like most expected after taking a 27-3 lead into the fourth while the secondary is quietly playing quarter. Instead of taking a shot at the its best football in years after intercept- end zone after Phillip Thomas’ intering two passes off of Spartan quarter- ception, Hill elected to take a knee to back Jordan La Secla. Ryan Colburn end the game when he could have added has fallen back to earth as of late, but some style points. the team does not need Colbur n to throw for 250 yards every week to win a Defensive breakdown: game against the bottom feeders of the Outside a fourth-quarter scoring barWestern Athletic Conference. Expect rage by the Spartans, the Fresno State much of the same when the team trav- defense tur ned in one of the most els to Lousiana Tech after their bye impressive performances of the season. week. The defensive front continued its string of dominance by generated six sacks. Offensive breakdown: A knock on the defense all season has The Fresno State offense wasn’t flashy been its lack of forced turnovers, but against the Spartans on Saturday, but defensive coordinator Randy Stewart’s it got the job done after running for 185 unit had a season-best three turnovers, yards and passing for 168 yards and a including two interceptions. Likewise, touchdown. Sophomore Robbie Rouse the Fresno State run defense has taken recorded his second-straight 100-yard some flack this season, but held San performance with 116 yards and two Jose State to just 12 yards on 21 carries. touchdowns on the ground while quar- The Spartans did score a season-high 18 terback Ryan Colburn was held out points, but 15 came in the fourth quarof the end zone for the first time this ter with the game well in hand off two year. Rouse is slowly evolving into the long touchdown passes. featured back that Hill likes to employ
Call of the game: Burse on the reverse... pass True freshman Isaiah Burse took in a double reverse for a touchdown run in last week’s win over New Mexico State. Afterwards many wondered when the former high school quarterback would attempt his first pass. Fans caught their first glimpse on Saturday when Burse took the reverse pitch and threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Rashad Evans to give Fresno State a 20-0 lead. Dog bone giveaway: Bulldog defensive line The unit that has been nearly nonexistent the past few seasons has suddenly turned into the most productive unit for Fresno State. Chris Carter, Logan Harrell, Anthony Williams, Nat Harrison and Cornell Banks combined for six sacks against San Jose State. The ‘Dogs have a WAC-best 26 sacks on the season now.
Soccer secures first home win By Luke Shaffer The Collegian With Friday’s 1-0 win over Western Athletic Conferenceleading Utah State at Bulldog Stadium, the Fresno State soccer team got their much needed first home victory of the season. The first half started off with a scary moment for the Bulldogs when goalkeeper Kaitlyn Revel was forced to make a spectacular save off of a shot in the 15th minute. The momentum was heav-
ily in favor of Utah State as the Aggies pelted Fresno State with shot after shot. However, the ‘Dogs defense held firm and didn’t give up any quality shots after Revel’s goal-saving save. Coming out of the second half, the momentum began to swing in Fresno State’s favor as the ‘Dogs midfielders and forwards began to apply heavy pressure on the Aggies. Fresno State outshot Utah State 10-4 and the Bulldogs finally broke through late in the half and scored the lone
goal of the night in the 83rd minute. With a corner kick ensuing after the Dogs pressed Utah State into making a defensive mistake, the goal was scored of f of the kick. Forward Claudia Cardenas scissor kicked the ball to send it into the back of the net. The goal whipped the small but faithful crowd of 576 fans into delirium as the ‘Dogs held off Utah State for the remaining few minutes to win, deliver their first home victory of the season.
Coach Brian Zwaschka thought that overall his team played the most complete game of the season at home. “I thought that our team, hands down, played their best game all year,” Zwaschka said. “From execution of the game plan to the individual efforts and team play and also people rising above when they were needed to. I was also thrilled for the players because everything they had been working on came together, especially in the last two games, and the timing is really important.”
Friday night‘s game was the first of two final home stand g ames this weekend. The ‘Dogs finished senior weekend with a 1-1 draw against Nevada on Sunday. The Wolf Pack got on the board early as forward Kori Disarufino nailed her second goal of the season in the 6th minute to give Nevada a quick 1-0 lead. But the ‘Dogs would answer in the 45th minute when forward Nicole Duff scored the team’s only goal of the game to even up the score at 1-1. Both teams would go scorless in the second half to force two overtime periods before the game ended in a draw. The ‘Dogs improved their overall record to 6-8-3 and 2-3-1 in WAC play.
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Bulldog sound byte of the week...
guess my favorite play was probably when Desia [Dunn] threw the quarterback all the way to the Gatorade.” – Chris Lewis, defensive end
On his favorite play from the win over San Jose State
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Fresno State 33, San Jose State 18
‘Dogs dominate in 75th meeting
Vernon McKnight / The Spartan Daily
Ryan Colburn finished only 10-18 with 125 yards and no touchdowns, but the effort was good enough to lead the Bulldogs to a 33-18 victory over rival San Jose State.
By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian
ties were administrative calls, they were all judgment calls.”
SAN JOSE—It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t pretty, but in head coach Pat Hill’s eyes, a win is a win. Playing on the road for the first time in nearly a month while battling poor weather conditions, Fresno State (5-2, 3-1) handled San Jose State (1-7, 0-3) in the 75th meeting between the two schools with a 33-18 win in Spartan Stadium. “Anytime you win it’s good. I’ve learned that after 38 years of coaching,” Hill said. Behind sophomore running back Robbie Rouse’s 89-yard second half effort, the ‘Dogs scored 28 points in the final two quarters despite holding a slim 10-0 halftime lead. Rouse, who recorded his first 100-yard performance of his career a week prior, finished the rivalry game with 116 yards on 27 carries. In part due to sloppy conditions, the first half provided little offensive consistency and yielded just 165 yards on 31 plays from the Bulldogs. But throughout the game, Hill stressed that the Bulldogs’ six penalties set back the offensive production. “If you’re down in a position to score points, it’s very hard to make up first-and-20,” Hill said. “We shot ourselves in the foot tonight offensively with penalties. None of those penal-
All six of the Spartans’ drives in the first two quarters resulted in punts. Likewise, the ‘Dogs mustered just three points after four offensive series, a 43-yard Kevin Goessling field goal that found its way in despite hitting the left upright. On Fresno State’s second to
quarter. Freshman wide receiver Isaiah Burse, a high school quarterback, took a double reverse and connected with Rashad Evans for a 43-yard touchdown pass for a 20-3 lead. “I didn’t think we were going to run it in this game. We were kind of saving it for later on in the season,” Burse said. “Things weren’t really going right so I guess coach Grady thought we could get a little
Secla, Fresno State’s secondhalf proved to be too much. Following Burse’s touchdown pass, Rouse punched in his second touchdown of the night and Goessling followed suit with his third and fourth field goals of the afternoon. Although the ‘Dogs were able to escape with their fifth win of the season, many players recognize the number of missed opportunities on Saturday.
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’ve got one quarterback right now and I’m not going to take any chances with him.” — Pat Hill, head coach On Ryan Colburn’s production in the fourth quarter
last series in the first half, the offense finally gave the hoard of Bulldog faithful that made the trip north something to cheer for. Quarterback Ryan Colburn engineered a nineplay, 80-yard march, capped off by Rouse’s four-yard score from their “Hound” formation to give Fresno State a 10-0 lead heading into the locker room. Then the second half kicked into gear, and so did the offenses, sometimes with a little trickery. Fresno State reached deep into its bag of tricks on its second possession of the third
tricky, put one in the end zone real fast so we could gain some momentum.” The Spartans scored on three of their eight second-half possessions, an impressive feat for a squad that came into the game ranked dead last in the country in scoring, averaging just 8.8 points per game. San Jose State’s 18 points were the most it has scored in any game this season. But despite San Jose State’s offensive explosion in the fourth quarter, which included two long touchdown passes from quarterback Jordan La
“[We had] a lot of missed opportunities,” defensive end Chris Lewis said. “We dropped a few interceptions. We left some points on the board. ‘Goose’ had four field goals and those are obviously because we couldn’t score touchdowns.” Many of the missed opportunities were a result of third down inefficiency and pressure on Colburn. The Bulldogs were just two-of-13 on third down conversions and the Spartans forced four sacks. Reminiscent of last week’s win over New Mexico State, Colburn threw just three pass-
es in the fourth quarter with the lead well in hand, a maneuver Hill said is because his lack of a proven backup. “I’ve got one quarterback right now and I’m not going to take any chances with him,” Hill said. “When it’s a game that’s right on the line anything goes, but tonight’s game was not on the line at the end.” Colburn finished with ten completions for 125 yards, both season-low numbers. In back-to-back weeks, the ‘Dogs faced the bottom two schools in the Western Athletic Conference in New Mexico State and San Jose State and head into a much-needed bye week on Halloween weekend. With the injury list being added to Saturday as Joe Bernardi did not play with an ankle injury and linebacker Kyle Knox sitting out after a pre-game warm-up injury, the ‘Dogs will spend the weekend getting healthy and prepared for the tough schedule that lay ahead. “We’ve got some time now to really do a lot of work on our next opponent, plus get a lot of our files done for the opponent after that,” Hill said. “We got four good days where coaches can really do a lot of film work.”
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