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Revitalizing downtown Fresno CSU funding further restored By Leonard Valerio The Collegian
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Much like the Tower District, the city of Fresno plans to pump new life into the historical Fulton Mall.
By Kellcie Mullaney The Collegian In late September, the city of Fresno allowed the community to voice their vision on a variety of issues pertaining to the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan and the Downtown Neighborhoods Community Plan. Both plans are broken up into six different phases. The first phase, Discovery, concluded in May 2010. The second phase, Visioning and Design Workshop was designed to have the community participate and include their ideas on how to make downtown a better place. Community members of all ages, including Fresno State students, were encouraged to voice their opinion since those students make up such a large part of the community. The Tower District is an example of how such plans can help improve
somewhat neglected parts of the city. In 1991, a similar plan was constructed to revitalize the Tower District. The Tower District is now a popular place that boasts local artists, musicians and businesses. The hope is that
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the new plan for the Fulton Mall and surrounding areas will show similar, if not better, results. T h e Vi s i o n i n g a n d D e s i g n Workshops took place during the week
of Sept. 27 with two separate workshops each day. The first was an hourlong overview of the specific topic. The second was a three-hour workshop that allowed public input. “I think improving the Fulton Mall area is a really good thing,” says Kristen Bergmann, a child development major. “I’ve lived [in Fresno] my whole life and that side of town hasn’t always been the best.” The Fulton Mall, considered to be an historical asset to the city of Fresno, was the first topic discussed at the workshops. The mall was built in 1964 and contains some of Fresno’s most historic buildings, as well as a world-class public art collection. In its prime, it served as a central shopping attraction. Other topics discussed during the workshops were the downtown econoSee DOWNTOWN, Page 3
Journalist addresses culture, politics By Mike Boylan The Collegian The American journalist and author Chris Hedges addressed the culture of consumption, the perils of unfettered free-market capitalism and America’s obsession with celebrity culture before a packed conference room at Fresno State’s Henry Madden Library Wednesday night. Hedges has been a foreign correspondent for two decades, covering conflict in over 50 countries, and was part of a group for the New York Times that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for their coverage of global terrorism. Hedges sought to explain some of the key concepts from his recent book, “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of the Spectacle.” Hedges argued that the perverted ethic of celebrity culture, most commonly seen in reality television, is fostered by the ethic of corporatism and the delusion of a self-regulating freemarket economic system, and has thus produced a majority culture that is unable or unwilling to separate truth and substance from fantasy and illusion. “The cult of self, which [Michael] Jackson embodied, dominates our culture,” Hedges said after depicting the spectacle surrounding Jackson’s life, public persona and his eventual
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In the Table Mountain Rancheria Room in the library, Chris Hedges addresses a student question regarding the future of education.
death. “This cult has within it the classic traits of psychopaths: superficial charm, grandiosity, self-importance, a need for constant stimulation; affection for lying, deception and manipulation, and the incapacity for remorse.” This ethic promoted by corporate culture and marketing breeds passive citizens that internalize these cult-ofself messages, argued Hedges. “The fantasy of celebrity culture is not designed to simply entertain, it is designed to drain us emotionally, confuse us about our identity, condition us to chase illusions of unachievable
fame and happiness, and to keep us from fighting back.” In the face of economic and political turmoil, fraud and deception, this infatuation with a promotion of selfworth personified by spectacles of the unreal, Hedges claimed, has created a populace “that is unprepared intellectually, emotionally and psychologically” for such crises. “Even in the face of catastrophe, mass culture assures us if we close our eyes, if we visualize what we want, if See ILLUSION, Page 3
Califor nia’s new budget pact, announced Wednesday, provides the financially drained CSU $139 million in one time additional funding. With the $106 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding awarded last week, the total budget increase is approximately $365 million. While the added funds are not all of the approximately $600 million cuts the CSU system was faced with in the last few years, it will still provide some breathing room and help the CSU system get back on its feet. Budget cuts resulted in class shortages, furlough days and the grave possibility that Fresno State along with many other CSU schools would not have the funding to accept applicants for the 2011 spring semester. The spring 2010 semester had to be scaled back and only 150 students were accepted but only those in specific circumstances such as credential students and students in certain graduate programs. According to a Sept. 16 CSU press release, a one time increase of funding amounting to $106 million was awarded to the CSU system and allowed for a partial restoration of spring admissions. As reported in the Fresno Bee, Fresno state is to receive $5.9 million of the AARR funding allowing the university to accept up to 1000 spring students. In a previous interview with The Collegian, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Services, Bernie Vinovrski expressed his mixed feelings about the one time allotment. “When one-time money comes in, we serve [more] students, then we don’t get additional funds, the we have to go back to that game of reducing enrollment next fall,” Vinovrski said. “No one wants to do that.” Fresno State may not have to play that game with the additional $199 million funding increase. The states new budget pact also provides a plan to fund enrollment growth, which can be up to an additional $60.6 million. Vinovrski said in a previous Collegian article that if the full $305 million was to be restored as the governor it was possible that all students that meet the admission requirement for spring would make it into the university. In a press release from the Califor nia Faculty Association, President Lillian Tai said the funding is a welcome change from the direction the CSU system was heading in. “The CSU truly is the economic engine for California and restoring this vital funding is an important art of putting our state back on the road to economic recovery.”
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ying. It’s what we do. We lie for justifiable reasons: We lie for convenience, to exaggerate, to cover up mistakes or to protect a friend. We lie to evade punishment and we lie to evade nagging. We deceive our moms and our significant others the most. In her 1996 study on lying, Bella DePaulo found that “College students lie to their mothers in one out of two conversations.” Sounds high, but if you think about it, it’s probably true. No one wants their mom to know of their indiscretions, especially ones tied to the stereotypical college lifestyle. In a Psychology Today article, Allison Kornet said, “Dating couples lie to each other in about a third of their interactions.” This figure is high, but
it factors in the “big nasty” lies with the “little white” lies, too. The irony is striking—those we trust the most are the ones who are most likely to lie to us. And somehow, the people closest to us bear the brunt of our duplicity. One would think that with the potential anonymity that the Internet provides, we’d be more honest. It would seem that the Internet would be a safe place to say what we really mean, express our true selves and claim ideologies that we hold dear. But we lie online. A lot. The Journal of Applied Psychology published an article this year called “The Finer Points of Lying Online: E-Mail Versus Pen and Paper.” The article describes three studies that show we lie more online than anywhere else. The article notes that we lie online more than in other situations because we can distance ourselves from the consequences of our lies easier. We perceive that what we say online is less permanent than face-to-face or penand-ink communication. CNN recently featured some options to escape deceit detection when online. Among them, they recommended being vague, adjusting privacy settings, and, gasp, telling the truth. Here’s why their last suggestion is best. 1. Telling the truth can be messy, but if done with tact, it boosts your authority and respect. Few things degrade your reputation like being caught in a lie, even if it’s lying about being too sick to attend your sister’s tuba recital. Tactful truth enhances the way others
view you and gives you the power of a trustworthy reputation. 2. Honesty frees you from the fog that accompanies frequent fabrication. Habitual liars begin to believe the lies they tell. Telling lies is one thing, but believing your own lies is another. 3. Honesty frees you from the headache of covering your tracks. It’s a pain to have a protected Twitter feed and it’s a headache to wade through Facebook’s privacy settings. Think of all the photo untagging one could avoid if they lived free of duplicity. If all this sounds unrealistic, don’t panic. Telling the truth is sometimes as simple as not telling a lie. Sometimes we tend to overcompensate with our alibis. Next time you need a day off from work to go rock climbing in Yosemite, you don’t need to say your car broke down and you can’t make it to your job. Tell the truth with tact and simply ask for a day off. Don’t volunteer unnecessary details. In Alexander Dumas’ novel, “The Count of Monte Cristo,” a character named Monsieur Morrell preferred to lose his life than his honor and good name. Shocking, right? These days, people just don’t act the way they did in novels from the 19th century. A revamped approach to honesty probably won’t put you in the position of Morrell, but it can renew a sense of honor and reputation that is so commonly lost in the culture of relativistic morals that the online experience propagates.
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V news, by and large, is a waste of time. At least that’s what I’ve noticed while watching big news networks like FOX or CNN. As much as I used to love watching the news, it’s getting old. So when I found Current TV, a documentary news channel that broadcasts stories that your average Couric-wannabe won’t report, I went crazy over this fresh new take on reporting the news. Because they’re owned by corporations, major news networks have more of an incentive to not only spin the news, but entertain their audiences. While entertaining viewers might not be their fault (because they
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have to hold the attention of the easilybored masses), the “infotainment” approach to news is played out. Those of my news-viewing peers agree that it’s time for a style of reporting the news that isn’t tired. This is a style of reporting that Current TV has already adopted. One of Current TV’s award-winning news shows, Vanguard, documents stories you wouldn’t ever hear about on well-known news channels. Mail-order brides, the African drug trade, the OxyContin trade between Florida and Kentucky, and the ever-controversial porn industry are just a few of the subjects Mariana Van Zeller and her crew of intrepid reporters cover for Current TV. Stories that are the subject of Current TV documentaries actually have merit. Informing the public of issues that matter will inevitably lead to a population that doesn’t need to be entertained when they’re watching the news. Making a story out of the most popular celebutante’s latest arrest isn’t news—it’s gossip. Unfortunately, that’s the depths that journalism has sunk to in the name of money. Not only is watching movie stars get arrested entertaining, but it’s cheaper to send a reporter and cameraman to Los Angeles to cover that story than it is to send them to Africa or Asia to cover something that actually matters. Networks that constantly try to one-up each other by reporting the same mindless stories on a regular basis dominate the news industry. In
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that kind of market, integrity takes a backseat and corporate interests start to dictate what is newsworthy. The approach that Current TV takes to informing the masses is just that: informational. The station doesn’t try to entertain viewers; it tries to report important issues responsibly. As harsh as it may sound, mainstream news channels don’t report the news responsibly anymore. Although society is so entertainment-driven, it’s crucial that news networks stop trying to entertain their audiences. Information—not fun—should be the reason people watch the news. Until we, the consumers, change our viewing preferences as they relate to news, major news networks won’t have the incentive to change the way they do business. In this day and age that is so pushed by entertainment, it’s easy to be bored out of your mind while watching the news. Even though watching a news report on living conditions in third-world countries might not be the most entertaining thing to watch, we live in a country where information is power. And the more informed you are, the more power you have. Hopefully the day when network news and news viewers realize that comes soon.
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Response: ‘Univision monopolized debate’ ‘jbiebs405’: “I heard that Pedro gave most of the tickets to other presidents at other campuses. That’s outrageous! Why not support our students first? Pathetic!” ‘student’: “Thanks for the hard work Pedro.”
Response: ‘Whitman lost Latino vote in Fresno’ ‘DreamAct’: “It’s sad when undocumented students are doing much better academically than American born citizens. People should stop complaining (including Whitman) that undocumented students are taking the slot of American born students because the real issue is that most of the undocumented students earned those slots due to their stellar performance in school.”
Response: ‘Kevin Goessling’s shot at salvation’ ‘Supporter...’: “Great kicker, maybe a finalist for the Groza award, but he failed to make the kicks when they counted. We can say that he was a freshman, but he redshirted his first year and was working with Clint Stitser (who was one of the best kickers in Fresno State history). Stitser (strongest kicker to ever play at Fresno State) was a kicker who focused on always getting stronger and better. Kevin should have picked up on that during his first year here. He knew that he was going to be the face of the special teams, and it seemed like he psyched himself out for the role. Although the experience was like a first year player, he should have gone into his first playing season with the attitude and composure of a sophomore, something we haven’t seen until now. He will be a great kicker in Fresno State history, but he did have an opportunity to help us win the biggest game of our football program and failed. ”
Response: ‘The hiring gateway’ ‘Paul Gantz’: “So what you are inferring is that it does not matter how qualified you are, just make sure that you include all the buzz words and you will end up on the top of the pile? What kind of pile is that?”
Response: ‘Back to a humane economy’ ‘joshua4234’: “Too bad Wall Street owns most of the Republicans and a lot of the Democrats. We need to change the way we get people into office before this will ever become a reality. We need to change the way they campaign and change the voting system to make third parties an actual option without automatically giving in to the opposition so you can vote for who you want and not just against who you don’t want. The parties have to actually fear being thrown aside if they stop representing their constituents and that’s just not how it is.”
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ILLUSION: Journalist speaks on cultural obsessions CONTINUED from page 1 we have faith in ourselves, if we tell God that we believe in miracles, if we tap into our inner strength, if we grasp that we are truly exceptional, if we focus on happiness, our lives will become harmonious and complete,” said Hedges. “This cultural retreat into illusion that are peddled by positive psychologists, Hollywood or Christian preachers, is a form of magical thinking.” The ethic of commodity culture that reveres homogeneity under the guise of different “brands” is pervasive in our political culture, Hedges argued. This ethic has enslaved Washington to the interests of corporations, lobbyists and globalization, and has left many Americans blind to how political parties are different brands of the same anti-democratic forces. “Brand Obama is about being happy consumers,” said Hedges. “We feel entertained, we feel hopeful, we like our president, we feel he is like us.” This false reality, he said, blinds Americans from acknowledging how little difference exists between the Bush and Obama administrations, because the corporate structure and celebrity ethic is still in place, and will always dominate so long as it is intact. The “Obama Brand” has diverted our attention from how he has continued the security state, corporate welfare, aggressive imperialism and human suffering at the expense of democracy and the American working class. “Obama has given $12.8 trillion to Wall Street and insolvent banks to re-inflate the economy,” he said. “He has appropriated $1 trillion in defense related spending. He will not prosecute [George W.] Bush for war crimes…
He has simply made the defiance of domestic and international law bi-partisan.” Hedges added that the “so-called health care reform bill” is an illusion that not only maintains, but also promotes the corporate structure by throwing $400 billion in subsidies at private, for-profit health insurance companies, who are still permitted to raise co-payments and premiums. “For-profit health care, like the defense industry, makes money from death and suffering. It is legally permitted to hold a sick child hostage, while their families frantically bankrupt themselves to save their child.
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defy the elite or question the structure of the corporate state, and these corporations, in return, employ them and promote them as celebrities or elected officials. Pork Ears are hedonists of power. They are the smiley faces of the corporate state.” The institutionalized pork ears of America, Hedges said, downplay the negative consequences of the corporate state. “Our actual unemployment rate, when you include those who have stopped looking for work, and those who can only find poorly paid part-time jobs, is not 10 percent. It is somewhere between 17 and 20 percent; a sixth of
his cultural retreat into illusion that are peddled by positive psychologists, Hollywood or Christian preachers, is a form of magical thinking.” — Chris Hedges, Journalist, author
Any discussion of health care should acknowledge that our for-profit health care system is the problem and should be destroyed.” Media’s implicit submission to the corporate structure is a product of being corporate forces themselves, and Hedges deems American media as “pork ears”— individuals or groups whose primary role is to parrot official propaganda. “The media has evolved into a class of pork ears. The Democrats, like the Republicans, are mostly pork ears. We are captivated by the hollow stagecraft of political theater. Pork ears do not
the country is unemployed, and shedding more jobs than we did after the 1929 crash.” Hedges added that in such crises as the ones we face currently, pork ears continue “a sort of coup d’etat in slow motion” that preys on the despair and futility of citizens. “These anti-democratic forces will use fear, chaos and hatred of the ruling elites and a specter of left-wing dissent and terrorism,” he said. “While they do it, they will be waving the American flag, chanting patriotic slogans, prophesying law and order, and crutching the Christian cross. Totalitarianism,
as George Orwell pointed out, is not so much an age of faith, but an age of schizophrenia. A society becomes t o t a l i t a r i a n wh e n i t s s t r u c t u re becomes flagrantly artificial.” When asked by an audience member about the future of American education, Hedges held particular despair because the university system has gone completely corporate. “As funds are cut, as universities further resemble for-profit entities, the only things they value are departments that make money, raise money, grant money, corporate money. That makes it really tough if you are in the English or philosophy department.” This adulterated priority has been underway for quite some time, said Hedges. “There has been an assault against the humanities since the beginning of the 20th century, and the reason is they see the humanities as subversive—and they’re right. That is why Socrates was put to death. The role of the humanities is to ask the broad moral questions to challenge assumptions and structures, and what the corporate state wants are vocational schools that produce systems managers that go into the corporate state. They don’t want people questioning the social, political and economic system by which it operates.” Hedges tells his students to avoid personal debt, which he acknowledges is difficult for students who need loans for school. But other countries have circumvented this dilemma. “If you told French-university students they had to pay 30, or 40 or 50 thousand dollars a year to go to college, they’d shut the country down. You shouldn’t have to pay a dime to go to school.”
DOWNTOWN: Tidying up CONTINUED from page 1 my, its transportation, landscapes and open space. The widely talked of highspeed train system was also brought up. Janine Dreifuss of San Die go planned to attend the event. “I think it will be an asset to the community and people like me who don’t know this area all that well,” she said. Both the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan and the Downtown Neighborhoods Community Plan consist of many specific city areas: the Central Business District, the Cultural Arts District, the South Stadium zone, Chinatown and the surrounding neighborhoods of Lowell, Jefferson, Southwest and Southeast. In all, the combined plan areas comprise approximately 7,000 acres. These two plans are common procedures of the land use law in California,
as well as in Fresno. They are part of the city’s Downtown and Community Revitalization Department. The department’s mission is to help transform downtown into a friendly community accessible to, and for, the public. They are also in charge of restoring historic neighborhoods and building and maintaining a strong local economy. Three future phases in the Fulton Corridor project will take place this month. Unpacking, where ideas formed during the Visioning and Design phase are refined for city review, and the Specific Plan Preparation and Environmental Review, which will assess the exact construction logistics and the environmental impact of the developments, will be conducted to bring the project closer to its final adoption in June 2012.
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International Coffee Hour stirs up October By Janessa Tyler The Collegian The aroma of fresh coffee and pastries filled room 3212 in the Henry Madden Library as Inter national Student Services and Programs hosted the fourth International Coffee Hour of the fall 2010 semester. "East Meets West" was the topic for the two presenters, linguistics major Nathan Lyness and business management major Hyunji “Shine” Kim. Lyness represented the United States and Kim represented East Asia. “Both of these people have something in common,” said International Coffee Hour Coordinator David Rasiah. “Both of them have seen both sides of the world.” Lyness went overseas to Central Asia recently
and taught English for a couple of weeks at an English center. “I loved the people, the food especially, and the culture was really great,” Lyness said. Kim migrated to the U.S. in 2008 from South Korea. She started her jour ney at Howard Community College in Maryland and then went b a c k t o S o u t h Ko r e a in 2010 to apply for the exchange scholar program in business, which led her to Fresno State. Rasiah is a transfer student from Sri Lanka, the tiny country south of India. He said they find presenters by networking and word-of-mouth. “We look for people who can present well, who can talk well and most i m p o r t a n t ly, wh o c a n bring a lot of content and experience to the presen-
tation,” Rasiah said. Inter national Coffee Hour has been an active program on campus since 1993 with the help of ISSP and the library's multicultural program. It's a weekly program that allows guests to learn about the diversity on campus and in the community while enjoying refreshments. “It's a prog ram that brings together students from all over the world, inter national students mainly,” Rasiah said. “It's also open to faculty and community members.” Lyness and Kim shared the differences and comparisons between the two countries through a PowerPoint presentation. There were seven categories: food, high school, college life, job qualifications, couples living together before marriage, family relationships and
human rights. Kim said one difference between the food in the United States and in South Korea is portion size. Meals in South Korea are smaller, less salty and include a lot of vegetables and rice. “We always have rice,” Kim said. Kim also said high schools in South Korea don't participate in dances or sports, but 84 percent of students attend college after high school, versus 33 percent in the U.S. Lyness and Kim both said their experience as a presenter was great and they learned a lot through the process. “It was really good working with a partner like Kim,” Lyness said. “I think the presentation flowed really well and we were able to kind of compliment off each other.”
Kim said she was able to make new friends while preparing and researching for the presentation. “I'm very glad that I had a chance to give a p re s e n t at i o n t h ro u g h Inter national Cof fee Hour,” Kim said. “I recommended this program to one of my teachers at HCC.” The next International Coffee Hour takes place Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 2 p.m. on the second floor of the library, room 2206. Tamia Ruiz from Ecuador will be the host and the following week, Ekaterina Ganzha will share the differences between Russia and the United States. “It's a time of lear ning, but it's also a time of relaxation among the hustle and bustle of school,” Rasiah said. “It's a very unique learning experience.”
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Horses, Heigl and Horror all in one weekend By Maddie Shannon The Collegian Racehorses, babies and smalltown killers come to the big screen today as five new movies kick off the weekend. Another thriller film, “My Soul to Take,” opens tonight in addition to the three horror films released last week. Another highly-anticipated film, “Secretariat,” has fans raving about Diane Lane’s performance as Penny Chenery, a woman who inherits a ranch from her father. She raises horses on the ranch and comes to find a champion racehorse in the fray. Here is a full rundown of this weekend’s movies. Life as We Know It (PG-13) What it’s about: Two complete opposites, Holly and Eric, find themselves the parents of their goddaughter Sophie. The little girl’s parents die in a car accident early in the movie, and Holly and Eric are forced
to deal with each other in order to raise Sophie. Why you should see it: The new parents come face-to-face with the worst parts of parenting, for example changing diapers. The ensuing drama makes for some good laughs. Starring: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas and Jean Smart. It’s Kind of a Funny Story (PG-13) What it’s about: Craig, a 16-year-old kid dealing with stress, checks himself into a mental health clinic. The clinic’s teen ward, now defunct, transfers all their patients into the adult ward where Craig finds himself. He is subsequently adopted into a rag-tag team of mental patients, one of whom is a teenage girl that Craig has a fling with. Why you should see it: This film is a lighthearted comedy. The hilarious situations that
revolve around the patients’ lives and experiences in the hospital will make you laugh, and it brings up valid points about society in general. Starring: Gier Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis, Viola Davis, Emma Rober ts and Aasif Mandvi. My Soul to Take (R) What it’s about: A dying serial killer, known only as The Riverdale Ripper, curses the little town he operates in. The seven babies born on the day he died now face a future as his last victims. Sixteen years later, those children have to figure out how to defeat the Riverdale Ripper as he comes back for them, one by one. Why you should see it: The twist sets the movie apart from others of its kind--the seven kids born on the day of the Riverdale Ripper’s death have to figure out if the he survived after all, or if he’s been reincarnated as one of the seven.
Starring: Max Thieriot, Emily Meade, John Magaro, Denzel Whitaker and Nick Lashaway. Secretariat (PG) W h at i t ’ s a b o u t: Mrs. Penny Chenery, a housewife in Caroline County, Virginia takes over a thoroughbred breeding operation after her father’s death. Despite her i n e x p e r i e n c e i n a ny t h i n g horse-related, she manages to breed the stubborn champion racehorse Secretariat. Why you should see it: Everyone loves an underdog story, and Secretariat is just that. Diane Lane brings her superb acting skills to yet another role that critics are saying is worthy of an Academy Award nomination. Starring: Diane Lane, Dylan Walsh, John Malkovich, Dylan Baker and Scott Glenn. Stone (R)
What it’s about: Jack Mabry, a corrections officer, takes the case of one inmate, Gerald “Stone” Creeson. Stone was caught in a coverup after killing his grandparents in a fire. As Mabry reviews whether Stone is eligible for early release from prison, Stone’s beautiful wife Madylyn tries to sway him in Stone’s favor. Why you should see it: The difference between Mabry, a man of the law, and Stone, a lawbreaker, gets smaller and smaller as the pasts of both men come to light. Madylyn makes matters more complex in the lengths she goes in order to free her husband from jail. Starring: Robert Di Niro, Milla Jovovich, Edward Norton and Frances Conroy.
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News Briefs Brief news for the brief attention span LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Officials in northern Colorado say they won’t replace a controversial piece of artwork allegedly ripped up by a woman in the city’s museum. Police said 56-year-old Kathleen Folden of Kalispell, Mont. was arrested Wednesday at the Loveland Museum. Witnesses say she used a crowbar to smash a display case holding a multi-panel print which critics say portrays Jesus engaged in a sex act and then tore part of it up. The remaining portions o f t h e wo rk by S t a n f o r d University professor Enrique Chagoya were taken by police as evidence. The museum re o p e n e d T h u r s d ay a n d city spokesman Andy Hiller said the print would not be replaced. Folden was set to appear before a judge Thursday afternoon to lear n about what charges she faces. ROME (AP) — Julianne Moore will receive an acting award at the Rome Film Festival opening this month, org anizers said Thursday, while Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes and Aaron Eckhart will walk the red carpet to present their new movies. Also attending the Oct.
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28-Nov.5 festival are John Landis, director of “The Blues Brothers,” with his new film “Burke and Hare”; Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan; and French diva Fanny Ardant with a short film on the Roma community — a hot topic in her home country, which has been expelling Gypsies. Knightley and Mendes will kick off the festival with “Last Night,” a marital drama also starring “Avatar” leading man Sam Worthington, who is not expected in Rome. Eckhart will promote “Rabbit Hole,” which also stars Nicole Kidman, about a couple grieving over the death of their son. Both movies are among the 16 films competing for the top prize. Also in competition is “Oranges and Sunshine,” the first feature film by Jim Loach, English director Ken Loach’s son, and star ring Emily Watson and Hugo Weaving, of “The Matrix” and “Lord of the Rings.” Moore is presenting “The Kids Are All Right,” a family comic drama in which she stars opposite Annette Bening and Mark Ruffalo. Rome Film Festival artistic director Piera Detassis said the American actress is being awarded for her ability to represent both mainstream Hollywood and
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12 “And now, without further ___ ...” 13 A joker might pull yours 19 Snack in a tortilla 21 Where Moses received two tablets 24 Visualized 25 Flies off the shelves 26 It may be kosher 27 Eclectic assortment 28 “The ___ of the Cave Bear” 32 From the jungle 33 The older Dumas 34 It may be glossed over 35 Birthplace of LeBron James 37 Matter for a judge 38 It might be self-cleaning 39 Canasta combination 40 Macabre (Var.) 41 Comic strip cry of frustration 45 Inclined to conversation 46 Reggae great Peter 48 Boneless cut of meat 49 Bring into accord 50 What a green light may represent 53 Outward appearances 54 Machu Picchu native 55 Abrades 56 Color of Angels and Devils? 58 That’s what ewes say 59 Tidal movement 60 Easy tennis return 61 “Eureka!” 62 Sugar amt., perhaps
indie movies. The festival will also mark t h e 1 0 0 t h a n n ive r s a r y o f Akira Kurosawa’s birth with a screening of “Rashomon” and the 50th anniversary of “La Dolce Vita” with the presentation of the restored version of Federico Fellini’s classic. Now at its fifth edition, the Rome fest is seeking to establish itself in the busy international circuit of movie festivals. PARIS (AP) — Paris City Hall has come under fire for barring minors from a museum exhibit of works by U.S. photographer Larry Clark, a show that includes sexually explicit shots of teenagers. Critics said the move was akin to censorship, with the French Human Rights League calling the decision “backward and reactionary.” The Socialist-run mayor’s of fice has expressed fears about legal challenges if it lets minors into the exhibit by Clark, who is also a filmmaker best known for the 1995 film “Kids,” that caused a scandal for its raw portrayal of teens, sex and drugs. A 2007 French law forbids showing pornographic images to minors under 18 and is punishable with up to 3 years in prison and a fine of euro75,000 ($104,760). Yet Paris City Hall’s cautious interpretation of the law perplexed many in a country where bare breasts are not uncommon in mainstream advertising and soft-core porn is shown on television, albeit with a parental warning message. Clark called the move “ridiculous” in an interview published Thursday.
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“I see this as an attack on youth, on teenagers,” he was quoted as telling Liberation newspaper. “These photos are for them.” Liberation showed one of Clark’s shots on its front page: a young naked couple embracing and visibly fondling each other’s private parts. The exhibit is showing at the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris, which is run by city hall. Several Greens lawmakers asked Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe to explain himself, calling the move “censure.” Delanoe defended his decision by saying that “what was easy (to show) 20 years ago causes problems today.” In a letter to the Greens last week, he said a ban for youth was the only way “to allow a great artist to show in a great Paris museum.” Clark’s “Kiss the Past Hello” shows through Jan. 2 at the Museum of Modern Art of the City of Paris. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Taylor Swift has won a court fight against 16 individuals she claimed violated trademark by selling counterfeit merchandise bearing her name and picture. Court documents said a federal judge in Nashville granted a default judgment last week permanently barring 16 individuals from making or selling Taylor Swift merchandise. Swift claimed in the suit that her merchandise enforcement team found numerous individuals selling fake goods across the country during her 2009 tour, including T-shirts with her image on them. A message left for Swift’s
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attorney on Wednesday was not immediately retur ned. Court records indicated that the accused individuals had no attorneys listed and they had not responded to the lawsuit. B E R L I N ( A P ) — Ju s t i n Timberlake says he thinks vinyl records sound better than digitalized tunes. The 29-year-old pop musician and actor told German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau on Thursday that he loves putting on records featuring oldies from the Beach Boys and early Beatles, claiming they “sound warmer” and “more vintage” than digital versions. Still, the singer acknowledges that MP3 files are handy for selling his own songs online. Timberlake currently stars as Napster founder Sean Parker in “The Social Network,” a biopic about Facebook creator Mark Zuckerburg. Napster clashed with the music industry over illegal sharing of music files. But Timberlake expressed sympathy for his character, saying he believes Parker really didn’t harm the record labels.
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Fresno State’s ‘under ‘Dog’ By Vongni Yang The Collegian He is often the most overlooked player on the football team. If someone was asked to call him out by name in a busy crowd of players, most wouldn’t be able to identify him. But long snapper Bobby Shepard plays a position that is just as important as the 25 starters on offense, defense and special teams for Fresno State. “It’s a critical position,” Bulldogs coach Pat Hill said. “Every snap that he’s involved in is either changing field position or points. It’s a position that you have to be undefeated at.” Long snappers do the dirty work: They snap the ball 10-15 yards backwards, block rushing defenders and, in punting situations, are responsible to make tackles 40 yards downfield. The position does not generate applause or praise, but its importance can’t be measured. “It’s a very a valuable posit i o n , ” H i l l s a i d . “ B o b by Shepard is a guy that’s been doing it now for two years. Nobody knows who he is because he hasn’t made a bad snap. As soon as a long snapper makes a bad snap everybody looks on the program to see who he is. Just as long as nobody knows who they are,
they’re doing a good job.” For this reason long snappers do not get recognized for their consistent play. It’s only when they hurl the ball over a punter’s head or botch a field-goal snap that the crowd finds this otherwise forgotten player. “Absolutely, they go unnoticed,” Hill said. “The only time they’re noticed is if something bad happens. “ Despite the lack of attention that is given to the position, Shepard embraces his role on the team. “It’s not the most glamorous position, but I don’t mind it,” Shepard said. Like the position, Shepard was an under-the-radar type of player coming out of Lodi High School in Lodi, Calif. He had dreams and aspirations of playing college football, but he never thought it would come to fruition. “ P e r s o n a l l y, m e , n o , ” Shepard said of a possible college career long snapping. “I didn’t really think I was going to play college football, but my skills as a snapper kind of progressed and transpired.” Shepard didn’t put up jawdropping statistics as a prep player, recording only 12 tackles as senior while playing defensive end and offensive line. He was also the team’s long snapper. To help improve his skills as a long snapper in high school,
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Junior Bobby Shepard is often overshadowed by his teammates, but he’s one of the top long snappers in the WAC.
Shepard attended the Chris Rubio Long Snapping Camp. There he caught the eye of then-Fresno State assistant coach Tim Simons. “Coach Simons was there at the camp and saw me,” Shepard said. “He was the first coach to call me.” Soon after, Shepard was asked to walk-on by Fresno State coaches to be the team’s next long snapper. Since then, Shepard has been contributing in a big way to Fresno State’s special teams prowess that often garners national
attention. “I can only really recall one bad snap over 14 years,” Hill said. “So it’s been a pretty darn good position for us.” After taking over the fulltime duties in 2008, Shepard has yet to make a mistake. Shepard’s made 283 straight snaps without sailing one over the head of the punter or holder. “Everyone has a role on the team, mine is to put Kevin [Goessling] and Andrew [Shapiro] in the best position,” Shepard said. “My role is to
make Kevin and Andrew’s job a whole lot easier. I take the job and do the best I can.” Although Shepard doesn’t put up gaudy statistics or garner attention like some of his teammates, he’s grateful for the opportunity that he has been given. “I get to be one of the 11 guys to play inside Bulldog Stadium and that’s a special thing,” he said. “Not a lot of people get to play college sports in general. Not a lot of people get to play college football and I get a chance to live out that dream.”
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1. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan, So. It has pretty much become Robinson, and everyone else. The Michigan sophomore star has increased his nation-leading rushing total to 905 yards, and eclipsed the 1,000-yard passing mark in last week’s victory over Indiana. 2. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon, So. You all thought I was crazy with this pick last week didn’t you? James delivered against then No. 9 Stanford with a 257yard rushing perfor mance and three touchdowns, both career highs. 3. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State, Jr. While the top-two Heisman contenders are improving from week-to-week, Moore has remained somewhat stagnant. But Moore is still amazing with 1,069 passing yards and 11 touchdowns to just one interception. 4. Terrell Pryor, QB, Ohio State, Jr. Pryor fought through a midgame injury to squeak by unranked Illinois last week 24-13, but his numbers were less than impressive. Despite rushing for over 100 yards for the second straight week, Pryor tossed a season-low 76 yards through the air. Dark Horse: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford, Jr. Luck’s big stage at Oregon was overshadowed by James’ ridiculous performance, but the Cardinal signal caller didn’t totally implode. His first half performance against the Ducks saved his Heisman chances, but he finished with two interceptions.
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Tony Petersen EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 1. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State, Jr. Heisman “experts” be damned, Moore stays atop my list. How
1. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan, So. As long as Michigan keeps winning, Robinson will remain the top candidate. In five games this season, he has gained 1,913 total yards and 15 touchdowns from scrimmage. 2. Kellen Moore, QB, Boise State, Jr. With each WAC game that Moore plays, his numbers are only going to increase. He’s thrown for 11 touchdowns. 3 . M a rk I n g r a m , R B , Alabama, Jr. Ingram’s the best player on the No. 1 team in the nation, which usually relates well to Heisman votes come December. Ingram is averaging 118.3 yards per game against quality
teams. If Ingram continues to play at this pace, it’ll be tough not to hand him the Heisman. Again. 4. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon, So. After running wild for 257 yards against Stanford, James has skyrocketed up many Heisman lists. If he keeps it up, he will likely receive some hardware by the end of this season. Dark Horse: Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada, Sr. Kaepernick has been overshadowed by the arrival of Robinson this season, but he has played just as well passing for 1,048 yards and eight touchdowns while also rushing for 548 yards and nine touchdowns.
can you fault a guy for leading his team to a 59-0 victory while throwing for three touchdowns with a 72 percent completion percentage? I say you can’t. 2. Denard Robinson, QB, Michigan, So. Though Robinson sure is enticing. Last week he threw for 277 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 217 yards and two touchdowns. Wow. I guess I can’t blame those who have Robinson at the top of their lists. 3. LaMichael James, RB, Oregon, So. As much as I am annoyed with co-sports editor Ben Ingersoll’s obsession with Oregon, I must give credit where credit is due. In last week’s huge win over Stanford, James ran for 257 yards and three touchdowns. Those are definitely Heisman numbers.
4. Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama, Jr. Though he only averaged 3.9 yards per carry last week, he still ran for two touchdowns. If he bounces back tomorrow against South Carolina, he is likely on this list to stay. If not? Say goodbye to a repeat. Dark Horse: Cameron Newton, QB, Auburn, Jr. Haven’t heard of him? Newton leads college football in passer rating with a 191.44 rating. If this pace keeps up (and he leads Auburn to a SEC championship), Newton just might sneak up on us and win the coveted award.
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THIS WEEKEND... Volleyball hosts New Mexico State on Saturday in the Save Mart Center. The ‘Dogs are 0-12 all time in WAC play against the Aggies. SPORTS EDITORS, BEN INGERSOLL AND VONGNI YANG • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU
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WEEK 5 PREVIEW SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, AT 7 P.M., BULLDOG STADIUM
Bulldog Game Day Fresno State Bulldogs (3-1, 1-0 WAC)
Keys to Victory
Hawaii Warriors (3-2, 1-0 WAC)
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1. Limit big plays Hawaii lives off of its big plays on offense. If the ‘Dogs can limit the amount of big plays more than 20 yards it will be successful containing Hawaii’s run-and-shoot offense.
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2. Keep Hawaii’s offense off the field Coach Hill has said all week that he doesn’t want to get into an aerial attack with Hawaii, so the ‘Dogs will try to keep the Warriors on the sidelines by running the ball.
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3. Make Moniz uncomfortable Along with his strong arm, Moniz has some escapability. The ‘Dogs have 14 sacks, good for second in the WAC.
Position match-ups
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Player to watch: Jermaine Thomas, Cornerback
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Breakdown: Bulldogs After retur ning to for m last week against Cal Poly, the Fresno State Bulldogs look to extend their home winning streak to six games dating back to last season. The Dogs host Hawaii on Saturday and hope to have their offense in full attack mode again. Last week, the Bulldogs lit up the Mustangs to the tune of 459 yards and four touchdowns. Bulldogs’ quarterback Ryan Colburn was his usual self, throwing for 206 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72 percent of his passes. More impor tant to the Bulldogs victory over Cal Poly was their ability to get the running game going. Led by running backs Tracy Slocum, Robbie Rouse and M i ch a e l H a r r i s, F re s n o
State rushed for a combined 202 yards. In order to have success against this week’s Western Athletic Conference rival, the Bulldogs will need continual improvement in the ground game. A g a i n s t H aw a i i , t h e Bulldogs defense must stiffen up even more as they will be facing a dynamite aerial attack led by Warriors’ star quarterback Bryant Moniz.
Breakdown: Warriors After demolishing Louisiana Tech 41-21 a week ago, Hawaii will be riding into Bulldog Stadium this Saturday ready for a true aerial showdown against the ‘Dogs. The Warriors carved up last week’s opposing defense by g aining 647 yards of offense and five total touchdowns. Hawaii exhibits an offense with many skilled players and will present difficult match ups for the Bulldogs’ defense in the open field. In addition to Moniz being a big time play-maker with his arm, speedy wide receivers Kealoha Pilares and Greg Salas can stretch the field. Employing the runand-shoot offense, Hawaii passes the ball an average
of 46 times per game. Fresno State head coach Pat Hill also praised Hawaii’s run game, which is much improved from year’s past. Hawaii will rely on its star linebacker Corey Paredes, who leads the team in tackles, to anchor the defense Saturday. Watch out for a match up with plenty of offensive fireworks as both teams will be airing the ball out repeatedly.
Battle on the Mainland: Breaking down Hawaii
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Player to watch: Greg Salas, Wide Receiver
Wins against: Army, Charleston Southern, Louisiana Tech Losses to: USC, Colorado Head coach: Greg McMackin (third year, 16-16) Offense: Run-and-shoot Defense: Multiple
Key players: QB Bryant Moniz, WR Greg Salas, LB Corey Paderes Series record: Fresno State leads 21-20-1 Last meeting: Fresno State won 42-17 in Honolulu Point Spread: Bulldogs favored by 11 points
Editor’s Prediction Hawaii 31, Fresno State 24 Follow Us on Twitter Saturday Night: @TheCollegian
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When Fresno State runs: Advantage - Even The run game for the ‘Dogs has been inconsistent this season at best. Likewise, Hawaii’s run defense hasn’t proved much either, giving up an average of 185 yards on the ground. When Hawaii runs: Advantage - Fresno State Instead of “when” Hawaii runs, it should say “if” Hawaii runs. The Warriors rank dead last in the WAC in rush offense, and 117th in the nation, mostly because they only run the ball about 20 times per game. When Fresno State passes: Advantage - Fresno State Ryan Colburn is having a tremendous season (11 touchdowns, 3 interceptions), and Hawaii’s pass defense is middle-of-the-pack in the conference. When Hawaii passes: Advantage - Hawaii Bryant Moniz leads the country in passing yards, and although Fresno State’s pass defense ranks first in the WAC, Hawaii’s offense can put up numbers on just about everyone. Special teams: Advantage - Fresno State The Bulldogs’ return game has looked solid this year, even with Devon Wylie out. Outside of kicking, Hawaii is ranked near the bottom in every major special teams category.