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WEDNESday Issue OCTOBER 6, 2010 FRESNO STATE
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A story of international service By Danielle Gilbert The Collegian It’s not every day that you travel barefoot for three hours on a narrow dirt road in South America in trail of an education. But for the people who inhabit the Republic of Columbia, this is an element of everyday life. It wasn’t until the inception of the Peace Corps that Americans gained a better understanding of life outside of the United States. Upon signing an executive order that established the Peace Corps on March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy stated that “Life in the Peace Corps will not be easy. But if the life will not be easy, it will be rich and satisfying.” Nearly 200,000 Americans have served in 139 countries since—Fresno State Education Administration Program Coordinator Don Wise is one of them. The following story is a first-hand narrative of life as a Peace Corps volunteer. T h e Vi e t n a m Wa r h a d just ended. I was certainly a product of that. I ended up not having to go to the war. It was 1972. I was a 23-year-old student at Humboldt State University. I was just kind of a little bit lost. I thought, “What am I going to do with my life? I’m studying natural resources and conservation. Am I really going to be a park ranger?” Very shortly afterwards, there was a Peace Cor ps recruiter on campus. I talked to this long-haired guy. But at Humboldt everybody had long hair, yah know. It was vastly different from Fresno State. Within five minutes he handed me an application and we began to look through
Photo courtesy of Don Wise
A then 25-year-old Don Wise receives a hair cut in 1974 in the small jungle town of Quibdó, Colombia. “The guy gave just one haircut style in spite of the posters,” said Wise. “The ‘even all over’ cut.”
it together. The application asked my language level. I took four years of Spanish. I don’t speak a word of it. He said to just tell the Peace Cor ps that I speak Spanish. I thought, “Really?” and checked off that I spoke Spanish. Then they accepted me. And I said “Holy criminey, I told them I speak Spanish.” I ran down to the store and bought this box labeled four thousand words in Spanish. It cost me like $10. Techo — ceiling, silla — chair. I’m like for two-months going straight. I’m not kidding you. I had a two-thousand disconnected word vocabulary. As long as people would ask me a one word question, I
could answer it perfectly. After about six-months I made that switch to Spanish. All of a sudden when people would speak to me, it wasn’t the words that came through, it was the whole culture that would come through. People who don’t do a deep study of a foreign language don’t understand that people think in different ways. You learn about the Latino mind, the Latino way of thinking, t h e L at i n o w ay o f d o i n g things, and that is a richness in itself. So I always tell people: el lenguaje no viene solo — language doesn’t come by itself. Peace Cor ps assigned volunteers to work in national parks around Colombia. I
found out that none of these n a t i o n a l p a rk s a c t u a l l y existed, other than on paper. After the language training, I spent the next year going out to the area where the national park was supposed to be. I remember working with these people who illegally lived in the park. Just to get to their homes we had to get to the river, get off the horse, put the saddle in the canoe — the boat would take us across while we led the horses swimming, then we would get back on the horses and ride another hour or two. These people had no roads. Nothing. Just little huts out in a village. I found that the agency I worked with was really trying to get rid of these
people. It wasn’t their fault that they were there. So I was trying to help educate them about conserving resources and how living together would be a good idea. It didn’t go very f ar. I got sick with malaria and bitten by mosquitoes. I took medication but got pretty sick. I had a relapse. What I learned was that the malaria virus goes inside your blood cells, like an infection. I got these terribly, terribly high fevers followed by these terrible, terrible chills. After nine or 10 months of that, you see life in all its aspects. I saw a young lady. A farmer said she is very sick. So I asked, “What does she got?” “It’s malaria,” said the farmer. “Oh shoot, the pills I have don’t do any good for that. You have to get her the other pills, the pills for the cure.” “I don’t have any money for that,” he said. “ H ow m u c h m o n e y d o you need?” I said. I gave him $20. His daughter died four days later. I remember him carrying her into town in his arms. It hit me pretty hard because that’s what I had. I remember that heat, those chills. The Peace Corps said it was going to send me home. One guy who I knew from a business program told me of a job opening. He said the agency he was with is in need of someone who speaks Spanish, and you’ve been speaking Spanish every day for the last eight months. Maybe you could get a job with this agency and with me, and the Peace Corps would allow you to move over. The agency set up homes on the edge of the cities. The kids that don’t have schools walk in, stay in these homes during See PEACE CORPS, Page 3
TOP 5 INTERVIEW MISTAKES
When degrees aren’t enough
Avoid being the candidate who looked great on paper but was an absolute disaster in person. Below are the top 5 interview mistakes.
By Oscar Perez The Collegian
Unprepared for tough questions
Unmatched speaking styles
Talking too much
Bringing up the past
TMI: Previous salary and earnings
The best strategy is to prepare ahead of time with answers to ALL kinds of questions.
Allowing the interviewer to set the tone of the conversation will put him or her at ease and makes the conversation flow naturally.
Avoid taking too long to answer direct questions. Do your best to get to the point, and nervous talk.
When faced with the challenge of discussing old employers, be sure you are prepared with a positive spin on your experiences.
No matter the official salary range of the position you are seeking, your current earnings have a huge effect on the size of the offer.
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Many Fresno State students have begun to question whether getting a college degree is still a good investment in the current economic climate, especially with rising state university fees and minimal job opportunities. But more than ever before, employment success relies on the individual who seeks it. According to the National Association of Colle ges and Employers (NACE), the national unemployment rate among college graduates is between 4.6 and 5.2 percent, which may be lower than other age demographics, but is still causing pressure for grad-
uates hoping to be employed. “Certainly, it’s more difficult today than in previous times, but imagine how much harder it is for someone without a degree to obtain a job,” said Rudy Sanchez, an associate professor of management at Fresno State. “In general, I feel that a college degree is a good investment, but more than the degree are the opportunities you have as a college student.” In spite of the dif ficult economy, some say things are improving, especially for college graduates. “We’ve learned from history that the economy changes and things will get better,” said Fresno State President John Welty.
NACE recently released some positive news for college students. “ [ NAC E ] s h ow s t h at employers will be hiring 13.5 percent more new colle ge graduates this upcoming year, which is great and positive,” said Aleta Wolfe, a career experience counselor. “A college graduate will also be more valuable than someone with no degree,” said President Welty. But how to remain a valuable college graduate in the job market has changed over the years. “Just graduating with a degree, a piece of paper, is not enough anymore,” said Wolfe. See GRADS, Page 3
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OPINION EDITOR, ANNA JACOBSEN • COLLEGIAN-OPINION@CSUFRESNO.EDU
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2010
Back to a humane economy
The Right Tone TONY PETERSEN
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he United States is in dire straits. Our country is $13 trillion in debt, with a $1.4 trillion deficit. According to the Heritage Foundation, entitlement spending—Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid—will completely consume all federal revenues by 2052, meaning that all of the government’s money will go toward these three programs, and these three programs alone. The economy has yet to awaken from its slumber. Unemployment remains above nine percent and underemployment—those who aren’t working or are working part-time and want to work
full-time—is at 18.6 percent according to Gallup. Tax revenues aren’t enough to pay for our bloated government, yet the Congress won’t raise taxes for fear of exacerbating the effects of the recession and losing their jobs. Stocks are still well below their prerecession high. Housing starts remain sluggish. And the Federal Reserve continues to lend money to banks at zero percent interest, which, when all the money they’ve loaned finally leaves banks and enters the market, will likely lead to at least moderate inflation. Nothing seems to be getting better. Americans are wondering if our best days are actually behind us. Socialism is not the answer. It leads, argued Nobel Prize-winning economist F.A. Hayek, to serfdom. Everywhere it has been tried, it has failed. Whatever its merits theoretically, practically it does not pass muster. Pure capitalism is not the answer either; it is “heads” to socialism’s “tails.” Though it does lead to prosperity, the unfettered free market concentrates the control of the means of production into a few wealthy individuals and businesses. In this system, few are rich and many are poor. These theories will not fix our mess because they are separated from humanity. Socialism worships the state, while capitalism’s deity is the individual. Left out are traditional structures like the family, churches,
local government and community groups. Everything must be bigger; Walmart, McDonalds and Starbucks reign supreme. The country’s manufacturing base is quickly disappearing. We no longer make our own TVs, airplanes or even cars. Our free trade ideology has resulted in the bolstering of China’s economy while hindering ours. It’s time for a different policy. A protective tariff should be passed which will eliminate our trade deficit of $42.8 billion and bring manufacturing jobs back to America. The blue-collar worker should not be forgotten. Wall Street has replaced Main Street as Washington’s main focus. Instead of bailing out these companies when they overextend themselves, they should be allowed to go bankrupt and restructure. They are too big, and rather than being protected by the government, should be broken up into smaller entities. The Federal Reserve should be greatly scaled back. Its Congress-granted power to print money and lend it to banks should be abdicated. The Fed promotes fiscal irresponsibility and the “bigness” of Wall Street. It needn’t anymore. What we need is smaller economy that has rational limits, one that has no huge booms or huge busts. We need an economy that is beholden to no ideology. We need a humane economy that puts the interests of its people first.
CAMPUSSPEAK How do you like this week’s weather? Jenny Mejie Criminology Freshman “It’s very nice. It’s a break from summer. If you don’t have a sweater, just get someone close by and huddle [up].”
Edna Vlaverde Liberal Studies Freshman “It’s better than the heat, but I don’t like it so gloomy. A little sun wouldn’t hurt, but it’s better than all the heat.”
Coral Guerrero Biology Freshman
Univision monopolized debate
The Democratic Socialist ANA MENDOZA
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was one of the 30 students that received a ticket to Saturday’s California gubernatorial debate. As I stood in the first of three lines that day, I observed the crowd. I saw very few ticket holders that looked like students. Most of the people around me looked 35 years old or older. During the entry process I asked people around me how they got a ticket. One couple said they got two tickets from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Others told me they got tickets from a friend that worked for Univision. Others said they got tickets from the Republican Party, some from the Democratic Party and one couple said they got their tickets from Fresno State’s administration. Among the attendees were a number of VIPs. Among these VIPs was Fresno
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mayor Ashley Swearengin, a city councilmember from Madera, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer and who appeared to be Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. When I noticed that some seats were empty in the VIP section, I decided to hide my non-VIP pass and walk towards the VIP section as if I belonged there. It worked. Not only did I manage to sit in the VIP section, but the man sitting next to me was the son of Cesar Chavez. He had gotten his ticket from Univision as a thank-you for helping convince Jerry Brown to participate in the debate. Very few students were permitted to attend the event. Of those who were allowed, Adriana Sanchez was the only student allowed by Univision to ask the candidates a question about their stand on the DREAM Act. After the debate, ticket holders were allowed to attend the reception at the Student Union. At this reception I talked to President Welty. In an effort to reflect the outrage many students felt for not being allowed to participate in the event, I asked Dr. Welty why students were not invited asthey’ve been on other campuses. “Fresno State received 50 tickets, and we gave out over 30 of those to students,” said Dr. Welty. When asked why wasn’t the debate held in a bigger room, Dr. Welty responded: “The facility itself has to be able to handle an event like that...The only other facility that could accommodate this was the Save Mart Center.” When asked why the event was
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not held at the Save Mart Center, he responded: “Well, I think Univision makes that decision, and they are really more interested in a TV audience than a live audience.” The Collegian was allowed in the press tent outside the event, but not inside the event. When asked about this, Dr. Welty said: “The rules were that the press was at the tent, and we were sponsored by Univision and we could not violate these rules.” “Does that mean then that freedom of press is therefore limited by Univision?” I asked him. Welty said: “No I don’t think that is accurate at all. They had limited space, they had to make a decision as to how to accommodate everybody, they accommodated the press by giving them a live feed into the tent, and there just wasn’t enough room in the Satellite Union.” I also asked Dr. Welty if the university had any expenses because of the event. “I don’t know the number. The bill will essentially be our own...providing facilities and people we had to hire, you know, the work in the Satellite Student Union and that kind of thing.” ASI staff and President Pedro Ramirez tried really hard to get tickets from Univision. Univision was reluctant, but he managed to get 30. The debate was held on government property at an educational facility, yet Univision made the rules. Where is democracy? If anybody finds it please let me know. It seems to me that when a corporation is involved, democracy flies out the window.
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PEACE CORPS: Colombia GRADS: Changing times CONTINUED from page 1 the week, attend school, learn to cook, learn to tend the garden, and learn to do all these things. Peace Corps allowed the transfer and gave me this little tiny motorcycle. I ended up being this visitor. I’m on this little Honda 90 driving out on these little tiny dirt roads to these homes where the kids would walk; one, two, three hours from these really, really rural, extreme poverty areas. There would be 20 to 50 kids living in a common home. They would attend the school and get an education during the week. The children would sleep there, on bunk beds. Then on Friday night they would travel by foot back home. On Sunday night they would come back to the town. It was a pretty amazing program. There were 45 of these homes. I managed to visit 30 of them. I ended up starting a handy crafts program. The kids would make arts and crafts and we would sell it for them. It gave them agricultural and home making skills. I loved it. I stayed in Columbia until the end of my year, then re-upped for another year and re-upped for another year. I stayed in the Peace Corps for four years. My roommate was a Peace Corps volunteer who worked with small businesses. He introduced me to a woman. Her name was Luiz Benina. She worked at a paint store. She was the secretary. The paint store was one of those small businesses my roommate consulted. After he left the country, I went down to visit that wonderful young woman. Pretty soon I was going there every day. I ended up falling in love with her. I asked her to marry me. I have a Columbian wife!
CONTINUED from page 1 After the Peace Corps I became a teacher. I decided to take a year’s leave of absence and went back to my wives country, her home in Medellin, Colombia. I extended that year of absence. Then I told the school district that I was quitting. I spent 18 consecutive years overseas as a teacher, school principal and superintendent. I got my masters degree and doctorate and would come back in the summer to study. I ended up working in five different countries. My daughter Melissa was bor n in Panama and my son David in Colombia. We purposely choose names that would flow in both cultures. We consider ourselves not from here, nor there, but from both places. My kids are children of the world; third culture kids — not a child of anywhere, but a child of everywhere. I went overseas idealistic. I came back with a view that, unfortunately, the U.S. is an extremely isolationist culture. Democracy is a good thing but materialism is not. We can lear n so much from the core values that I saw in the people of Colombia who are just making a very basic existence. I met some wonderful kids who will spend their lives tilling a field of corn with a little hoe and a wonderful nature and intelligence about them. And that’s going to be their life. They gave a lot to me. I never really could disconnect from Colombia.
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Ruby Salazar, an accountancy major at Fresno State, feels that a college education doesn’t give you the great advantage that most people say it does. “I think that skills and work experience give you a better advantage,” she said. “College just gives you that boost—but for sure, when people look for someone to work for them it comes down to their experience.” Today, it is about competition and students marketing themselves. Wolfe said that students have to become proactive in order to become successful in a demanding economic climate. “Sitting at home on the couch watching TV or playing video games will get you nowhere. Employers are not going to come knocking on the door.” According to Wolfe, in order to be a valuable college graduate, students need to get experience before they graduate. “In this economy, a 3.0 grade point average with experience is worth much more than a 4.0 grade point average with no experience.” Wolfe suggested that students build experience with internships. “If you don’t have an internship built into your curriculum, go out and find one,” said Wolfe. “I encourage students to do this because it will make them more marketable in this tough economy.” Salazar mentioned that she will be looking for internships her last year of school, as well as after she graduates, paid or unpaid. Bernhard Maussner, a management major at Fresno State, said he feels it is important to do an internship while completing your education because you build networks, making it easier to
find employment upon graduation. “You also figure out what you are good at in your internship and what you need to improve on,” said Maussner. Dr. Paul Oliaro, Fresno State’s vice president of student affairs, advises that students should search for job opportunities as soon as they start their major courses. “Students need to take some initiative and look for job opportunities, instead of waiting until they graduate.” Both President Welty and Wolfe encourage students to take advantage of the services offered at Fresno State as well. Upcoming special events include the Ag, Engineering, and Science Job Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union, and the Craig School of Business Job Fair on Wednesday, October 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Satellite Student Union. “There should be hundreds [or even thousands] of students lined up to meet employers,” said Wolfe. Other services offered to students at Career Services are counseling appointments, career assessments, resume and cover letter workshops, job searching databases, interviewing workshops and career management workshops. Dr. Sanchez affirmed that students who want to be successful need to take advantage of their experiences. “Treat your time here [at Fresno State] as an investment and you’re much more likely to be in a good position upon graduation.”
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR, MADDIE SHANNON • COLLEGIAN-FEATURES@CSUFRESNO.EDU
Hindi vocals, sitar and Jesus By Andrew Veihmeyer The Collegian T he sounds of Easter n musical culture mixed with t h e We s t p e r m e a t e d t h e Fresno State Grosse Industrial Te c h n o l o g y b u i l d i n g o n Monday and Tuesday with Aradhna. The group, formed in 1999 photo by Andrew Veihmeyer / The Collegian
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t’s not about keeping things to yourself. It’s about getting Him [Jesus] out.” — Chris Hale, Aradhna
by C h r i s H a l e a n d Pe t e r Hicks, sings Yeshu bhajans, which are devotional songs to Jesus Christ, using ethnic instruments like the sitar and tabla and incorporating guitar and bass guitar into their sound. In Hindi, Aradhna means “devotion”. Before the perfor mance began, Hicks said the songs are meant to be sung as a call and response with the audience, and encouraged participation, dancing, clapping, or whatever was most enjoyable. “It’s not about kee ping things to yourself,” said Hale during the performance. “It’s about getting Him [Jesus] out.”
Aradhna performs at Christian conferences, Buddhist temples and yoga studios. Peter Hicks (left) on acoustic guitar and Chris Hale (right) on sitar.
Hale, who plays the sitar and provides lead vocals for the group, grew up in Nepal since the age of one. “My parents were both medical doctors [in Nepal,]” he said. As a result, Hale had a l re a dy b e e n e x p o s e d t o singing Nepali bhajans at a very early age and eventually learned Hindi. In high school he picked up sitar playing. He now lives in Toronto with his family. P e t e r H i c k s p l ay s t h e acoustic guitar in the group, with Steve Robertson on the tabla, and Travis McAfee on the bass guitar. People of different faiths who have invited them to perform have responded well to their music and message, he said, but admitted that not everybody would take to it. “Those that want to build bridges invite us. Not every church would accept everything, and it’s the same
with temples,” he said. Harinder Singh, 25, is a biology student who grew up in Punjab, India and recently
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e were moved. For me, this [music] is pretty common. I’m from India. For Americans, it is going to be uncommon. But when you can read the lyrics with the music it takes you to a different level.” — Dhaval Waghela, Biotechnology major
transferred to Fresno State for a master’s degree. He came to experience Aradhna’s music. “I’ve heard Hindi prayers
in English before, but not the other way around,” he said, referring to how different it was for a group to have Hindi and Nepali influences and yet focus their lyrical content on Christ. Although Singh was able to follow along with the Hindi lyrics quite well, the Nepali influence that the group also uses is significantly different, he said. D h av a l Wa g h e l a , 2 4 , a biotechnology major at Fresno State, served as the master of ceremonies for Aradhna’s second performance Tuesday night at Smittcamp Alumni House. Wa g h e l a f i r s t s aw Aradhna at a Christian conference on Catalina Island in California through a national organization called InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. The conference was geared towards international students, and the members of Aradhna shared their music with the group throughout the week. “We were moved,” said Wa g h e l a . “ Fo r m e , t h i s [music] is pretty common. I’m from India. For Americans, it is going to be uncommon. But when you can read the lyrics with the music, it takes you to a different level.” Martha Solis, 20, a history major, brought her bible study group to the performance. “I really like multicultural stuff and it sounded cool,” she said. In the second half of the p e r f o r m a n c e, Ro b e r t s o n showed various rhythmic patterns on the tabla to the audience and had them keep track of the beat during one of the songs with percussive syllables. The song “Amrita Vani” with lyrics, Jai jai Yeshu jai jai ho (“Victory, victory to be to Jesus, victory, victory”), slowly built up in tempo and became more passionate while the audience joined in the chant. Aradhna’s next album releases in December.
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Insight into arts education By Maddie Shannon The Collegian Most students who earn degrees in art-oriented fields, despite public perception, are getting jobs. It seems that the world o u t s i d e t h e u n iv e r s i t y atmosphere is harsh on students who want to major in something artistic. “Most parents are afraid that their child won’t g et a job,” said Melissa Gibson, chair of the theater de par tment. “It’s one of those ‘You’ll be a waiter for the rest of your life’ things, but what I really drive home for the parents [of students] is that technology changes what you do. What you train for now won’t exist in 10 years.” In recent years, ar t a n d m u s i c p ro g r a m s i n Califor nia’s K-12 public s c h o o l s h ave b e e n s h u t down. Although it might seem like an education in the arts is becoming obsolete, Fresno State’s pro g rams prepare students for artistic disciplines that are still relevant. “T he experiences of our students really aren’t backing up the statistics,” said Tim Anderson, Fresno State marching band director. “The music department’s curriculum is designed to prepare students for their careers. We really provide our students with skills that will serve them well in the current teaching environment in California.” Anderson added that Fresno State’s music majors get high placement rates. “You hear all the time that band programs are going to get cut, but we’ve had a large number of our music majors land good jobs,” said Anderson. While most majors choose specific career fields, some students end up going into other fields. “Some employers aren’t necessarily interested in a specific degree,” said Rita Bocchinfuso-Cohen, director of Career Services. “Most are interested in employees that have a bachelor’s degree and demonstrate flexibility in a busy setting.” Although most employers might not be specific in what kind of employee they want, students with a broad educational background in the arts train for a specific career goal. “I’ve always wanted to end up teaching, even though things aren’t looking too great,” said senior music major Travis Rico. “After a lot of the elementary school music programs got cut, there are less jobs out there.” Despite the job market being tough for graduates with a degree in the arts, some industries aren’t significantly affected by the recession.
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NEW YORK (AP) — John Lennon would have been 70 this week, and who better to honor his legacy in song than ... Ozzy Osbourne? Yes, Ozzy Osbourne. The Black Sabbath heavy-metal king has made a cover of Lennon’s “How,” available Tuesday on iTunes to benefit Amnesty International. Osbourne says Lennon was a “driving force for humanity.” He also credits the Beatles as the inspiration for his musical
career. A video for the song is debuting on AOL’s PopEater.com. The former Beatle would have been 70 on Saturday. He was shot to death in December 1980. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donnie Wahlberg is the new single kid on the block. Court records in Simi Valley, Calif., show the actor-singer and his wife of nearly nine years finalized their divorce on Sept. 28. The pair each filed for divorce on the same day in August 2008 and reached an out-of-court settlement in the case, which was handled at a Ventura County courthouse about 38 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. They have two sons, were married in 1999 and separated in early 2008. Wahlberg was a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block, which was intensely popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have reunited in recent years. The 41-year-old is also an actor, appearing in series such as “Band of Brothers” and the new police drama “Blue Bloods.”
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Brief news for the brief attention span NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Schwartzman’s dog had the face for TV — just not the back for it. Schwartzman, 30, stars in HBO’s offbeat detective comedy “Bored to Death,” and show creator Jonathan Ames says he wanted to have Schwartzman’s French bulldog, Ar row, in the show. Ames liked Arrow because of his “incredibly beautiful, crushed, tormented face.” Unfortunately Arrow has a bad back and was not up to the rigors of acting. So they cast another dog in his place. Arrow did have a cameo in the show, though. “Bored to Death” also stars Ted Danson and Zach (Gal-iffin-NAK-ihs) Galifianakis.
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By Danielle Gilbert The Collegian NEW YORK (AP) — Usher and his mother have reconciled, but he still wishes she hadn’t boycotted his wedding three years ago. In an interview with Vibe magazine, the 32-year-old says he was “very disappointed” that his mother decided not to witness his marriage to his former stylist, Tameka Foster. The two divorced in last year. Usher says he “wouldn’t do that to my child.” The singer says “parents should be able to have unconditional love for their children and their decisions, regardless of how they feel.” Usher and Foster have 2-yearold and 1-year-old sons. Usher’s mother used to manage his career. The October/November issue of Vibe hits newsstands Oct. 12.
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Remember that Tupac song, “Only God Can Judge Me?” Well, when it comes to resumes, Tupac was wrong. A web-based recruiting
can simply type in specific experience, skills, personality traits and academic requirements for a particular position. Resumix electronically scans and sorts resumes that match the employers
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esumix is a software program used by company recruiters and hiring managers.”
and hiring solution from Yahoo! has been judging people since before most of the Fresno State student body was bor n. Resumix was founded in 1988. Yahoo! bought out Resumix and renamed the software Hiring Gateway in 2002. Hiring Gateway has been picking out winner resumes and spitting out the rest ever since. Resumix is a software program used by company recruiters and hiring managers. The Yahoo! patented technology extracts the best candidates from online databases. When a company is looking to hire, the employer
initial keyword search. The best resumes that fit the job description are pulled, photographed and printed, the rest are discarded. So when your revamping your resume make sure to pull keywords from the companies web site and job description. Check out the Career Center for resume assistance. Tell ‘em, The Collegian sent you.
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With five home games left on the football schedule, nearly 1,000 gallons of paint will be used for the remainder of the season.
By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian When thousands of Fresno State faithful cram into Bulldog Stadium for a football game that will last a little over three hours, few realize the hours it takes for the game to even be possible. On the Tuesday through Friday preceding each game day, the Fresno State Athletic Facilities and Events staff is busy working nine-hour days prepping the Jim Sweeney Field turf with roughly 200 gallons of red, white, blue and green paint. Director of Events Nate Wills heads up a facilities crew that exhausts four days in order for the ‘Dogs to have a freshly-painted surface to battle on. The process is no simple task however, and Wills’ crew has a strict agenda in order for the finished product to be up to par. “Typically we wait to put down logos until after,” Wills said. “Basically we’ll start with laying out the perimeter of the field, the corners,
to make sure they are square with the correct measurements. Then we’ll do the outline of the exterior of the field, string the lines across the field, and do the hash marks and numbers. After that, we’ll start filling in the checkerboard end zones. After that, we’ll do the rough layouts of the different logos we have on the field, like the Bulldog, or the V or the Centennial logo we have down this year.” The mid-field Bulldog is a combination of 15 stencils, each measuring 20 feet. Likewise, the Western A t h l e t i c C o n f e re n c e a n d Centennial logos are also stencils. The checkered end zones, which have been regarded as the hardest part to create, are laid out by string and hand painted. While Wills does not actually participate in the labor, he has two coordinators, Alex Cordova and Jason Holtz, along with a handful of student workers who manage the painting and take plenty of gratification in their work. “It looks pretty good,” Cordova said. “I watch all the
other games [around the country], and as a facility guy I catch all the imperfections of the other fields so I make sure I catch any of my imperfections. I take a lot of pride in it.” Although mistakes are rare, Cordova said he and the staff have run into a few miscues with errant paint spray. But since the paint is water-based, the paint can be washed off if caught early enough, or painted over with green paint under certain circumstances. C at ch i n g i m p e r f e c t i o n s may be hard to come by in the coming years, however, for Cordova and the rest of the events staff. The school is currently raising funds to install FieldTurf which is a permanent, artificial surface, in Bulldog Stadium. Head football coach Pat Hill said the fundraiser has acquired around $500,000, or half of the needed funds to facilitate the project. Although the field turf would essentially mean much less labor for Wills, Cordova and Holtz to account for, their jobs would be secure and there would still
be work to be done. “It wouldn’t necessarily be better but it would save us a lot of time,” Wills said. “Two of our fulltime employees would then have basically three whole days during a game week where they could be helping out in other areas and doing other things to get ready for a football game.” But for the time being, the natural surface remains, and the game-week preparations will continue for such staff as 23-year-old Chris Aguirre, a recent Fresno State graduate. Aguirre said the most difficult part of his field-preparation position recently has been the heat, but the end result is worth the effort. “You put basically your sweat, hard work and blood into it for three days for basically one night when 40,000 fans come to see the checkered end zone and the bulldog logo at midfield,” Aguirre said. “You do get a sense of pride when you see the field brand new with everything completed on it.”
tion. Goessling’s chance at redemption in regulation was blocked, and a short time later pushed a 40-yarder wide left on the first possession of overtime. When he was bailed out by a controversial runninginto-the-kicker penalty, his 35-yard retry sailed right and was greeted with a smattering of boos. Hawaii went on to pull the upset, and Goessling retired to the locker room with a swirl of doubts—some fair and some foul—for what appeared to be his second big mistake in four weeks. Since then, no matter how many times the talented kicker knocks through 50-plus yarders (five) or game winners (two), Goessling’s dissenters linger in the stands, waiting for him to crumble under pressure for the third time in a Bulldog uniform. But while the Kevin Goessling Hate Club still remains, I am waiting for the opposite. Last season, Goessling buried his Badger memories of 2008 by drilling a 41-yard field goal at Camp Randall Stadium to give his ‘Dogs a chance in overtime. Fresno State went on to lose the game, but it took two overtimes, and this time it wasn’t Goessling’s fault. Last year’s game at Hawaii provided Goessling with little chance at salvation, mostly because the ‘Dogs dismantled the Warriors from start to finish. But with an explosive offense that leads the nation in passing yards, expect Hawaii to force a more competitive contest Saturday in Bulldog Stadium that just may come down to Goessling’s left leg—again. Now obviously I’m being a little subjective, and could almost guarantee that, if asked, Goessling would give the politically correct response that it’s just another game and what happened in 2008 is far behind him. But no matter how far back his freshman season may be, putting a couple kicks through the uprights this Saturday, and perhaps a gamewinner, would put to rest a lot of Goessling’s doubters, and even bury his own demons. That is, if he has any left.
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Two of the WAC’s best quarterbacks will go head-to-head at Bulldog Stadium By Vongni Yang The Collegian When Bryant Moniz made his first career start against Fresno State last season, he threw two interceptions and completed only 46 percent of his passes for 283 yards in a losing effort to the Bulldogs. That was then, this is now. Fast forward a year later and Moniz enters Saturday’s game at Bulldog Stadium as the nation’s leading passer, throwing for 1,819 yards and 15 touchdowns. What a difference a year makes. “Last year we were very fortunate when we played him [because] it was his first start,” Bulldogs coach Pat Hill said. “He’s got a strong arm and a quick release. Moniz is a very good football player.” Saturday’s game will feature a head-to-head matchup with two of the top passers in the
Western Athletic Conference statistically. Fresno State quarterback Ryan Colburn leads the WAC in passing efficiency and is currently fifth in the country in that category after posting an impressive 179.8 quarterback rating. Colburn has thrown for 992 yards and 11 touchdowns while completing nearly 73 percent of his passes. Colburn has delivered his big numbers despite Fresno State’s injury woes at the wide receiver position. “He’s played with a whole different group of receivers from week to week and it really hasn’t changed the game for him,” Hill said of Colburn. “Thirteen different guys have scored touchdowns for us and ten different receivers have scored. That’s spreading the ball around well and really using your reads and going. I’ll tell you what, Hawaii spreads the ball out well themselves.”
With both teams boasting smart and experience quarterbacks as well as middle-ofthe-pack defenses, a shootout between Moniz and Colburn is likely. But an aerial attack is something that Hill hopes to avoid against Hawaii. “I don’t think it’s in our best interest to get in a passing contest with them,” Hill said. “That’s not a good idea against Hawaii. They’re a team that lives by the pass.” Hawaii is coming off backto-back wins which includes a dominating perfor mance against Louisiana Tech at home. Moniz threw for a career-high 532 yards and four touchdowns in a 41-21 rout of the Bayou Bulldogs. With Hawaii averaging more than 430 yards through the air, Hill said that the defensive line will be critical to stopping Hawaii’s Run n’ Shoot offense. “The pass rush is going to be important, it always is against
Hawaii,” he said. “They get rid of the ball quickly, but we need to be able to pressure and make sure if we are doing a good job on the back end we can control Moniz on the scrambles.” The Hawaii offensive line has given up 11 sacks while the Fresno State defense has collected 14 sacks. Defensive tackle Logan Harrell is tied for third in the nation with five sacks while defensive end Chris Carter is third in the WAC with four. If Fresno State fails to generate a pass rush, Hill said that eliminating the amount of big plays will be crucial if the team is going to find success defending Hawaii’s offense. “It’s eliminating the big plays, and against Hawaii the big play is something they are very capable of getting,” he said. “So we have to do a great job of eliminating the big play.”
“You’re not going to shut down this offense,” Hill added. “What you’ve got to do is shut down the big plays and shut down the scoring opportunities.” Although the passing game for Hawaii is the most explosive offense in college football, Hill insists that fans shouldn’t overlook Colbur n and the Fresno State offense. Through four games, the ‘Dogs have averaged over 36 points and 388 yards per contest, giving the Bulldog faithful plenty to cheer for. “I think our fans are going to have a chance to watch a highly-contested football game against two teams that are in a must-win situation,” Hill said. “Fresno State every week is a must win, and Hawaii’s in a must win too for staying undefeated in the WAC.”
Kevin Goessling aims to redeem himself T
wo years ago, a lot rode on Fresno State kicker Kevin Goessling’s left leg, probably more than head coach Pat Hill would have liked to put on his young freshman. The same year, a lot of groans and disappointments engulfed Bulldog Stadium, usually because that same left
leg. In 2008, Bulldog football was flying pretty high. A seasonopening road win resulted in Fresno State’s first national Ben there, done that ranking since BEN INGERSOLL 2005; that was
until tenth-ranked Wisconsin came to town. A lot of fingers could be pointed at Goessling’s horrible evening as resulting in the 13-10 loss, but the offense itself was poor, at best, through the first three quarters after moving into Badger territory just twice in the first half.
His Bulldog Stadium debut was difficult to watch with three missed field goals when just one could have sent the game into overtime. But the rough start to Goessling’s career was far from out of sight. Three weeks following the Badger meltdown, the ‘Dogs retained their national rank-
ing with a pair of road wins and hosted a hapless 1-3 Hawaii club that had issues of its own at the quarterback position. But the Warriors came to play that early October evening and forced Goessling into a familiar, but uncomfortable posiSee GOESSLING, Page 7