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After years of increases, Fresno State's enrollment dropped to its lowest point since 2014

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Campus honors 'Acorn Lady' for her work

By Jennifer Reyes Reporter

The American Indian Programs and Services, Cross Cultural and Gender Center, American Indian Studies and Outreach and Special Programs all sponsored the California Native American Day held in the Table Mountain Rancheria reading room in the Henry Madden Library on Sept. 27.

Lois Conner Bohna, a North Fork Mono and Chukchansi basket maker, cultural practitioner and artist popularly known as the “Acorn Lady,” was honored at the event for her work.

“In becoming a master basket weaver, she is the keeper of memory. She sustains memory through her fingers, through her hands and in doing so, she honors her ancestors, nature, grandmother, aunts and her mother who taught her how to weave, said Dr. Saul Jimenez-Sandoval, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. “She honors her people's history and California as land of the Native Americans.”

Conner moved in with her grandparents

the day of her high school graduation; her bags packed, she was ready to go discover more about her culture and her people.

She said she figured that there would be so many stories about her culture at her grandparent’s home, but the culture was rarely spoken about.

Conner’s mother shared with her wonderful stories about when she was growing up and lived with rattlesnakes.

Rosalie Bethel, an individual who is close to Conner, taught her about her people and culture.

“Lois, inside of us Native women are baskets waiting to be born,” Bethel told her.

In 2009, a documentary of her process of basket making was sponsored by Fresno State and the Table Mountain Rancheria.

For the documentary, Conner filled every role from make-up artist to the director, as she had a button next to her water bowl to turn the camera on and off in order to capture every stitch.

She said the setup for the project was “amazing for weaving, perfect,” with lots of LED lights.

The long red dress draped over her feet

when seated because her feet needed to be covered.

She was given the task to make a basket that had men and women holding hands, rattlesnakes and the rest was up to her.

“That basket looks exactly like it was supposed to look. That was the basket inside of me waiting to be born,” Conner said, recalling what Bethel had shared with her.

The library has a replica of the 32-inchwide gambling tray, which Conner weaved over the course of two years, in the Table Mountain Rancheria reading room.

“Her weaving is both literal and symbolic,” Jimenez-Sandoval said. “One can say that she weaves the library together.”

During the event, Conner welcomed attendees to take pictures with her.

Visitors were also allowed to take a moment to admire her table full of her materials and pictures of her loved ones.

“My heart is here in this library because I always am aware that I am working, and the students that have their heads down and they are working,” Conner said. “We’re a team, and that has never left me, and has not left me for ten years. I am here.”

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Lois Conner Bohna speaks at her honoring ceremony in the Table Mountain Rancheria reading room on Friday, Sept.

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Inside ASI's latest senate meeting

By Jorge Rodriguez Sports Editor

The Fresno State Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) held its biweekly student senate meeting Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. in the University Student Union (USU). The agenda for the meeting contained two information items and five action items for the senate to vote on.

During the roll call, ASI President Omar Hernandez decided to diverge from the normal roll call response of “present” and instead said, “Bulldog born, Bulldog bred.” This prompted other senators to also change their response to phrases like “Go Dogs” and “Be bold.” However, there were a few senators who said present.

The meeting got underway with public comments, a time allowed for members of the public or the university to address the senate.

One of the comments was from Laura Yager of the University Registrar, who spoke to the

senate about directory information and how the registrar is looking to add students’ email addresses, mailing addresses and phone numbers.

However, before the department does anything with the directory information, Yager wanted to get suggestions and feedback from the student body.

The senate asked Yager to come back next meeting and expand on what the University Registrar’s plans are and how this could affect students.

The meeting moved on to the approval of the agenda and the minutes. Once that was approved, the senate moved to the reports.

During the campus administration reports, Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Dr. Frank Lamas talked about how the Veterans Center had moved the University Center to the space right next to The Bucket.

After the reports, the meeting continued with new business, which consisted of three information items and four action items.

The first information item presented was the Graduate Net Initiative, a program that was dedicated for graduate students and their success. However, Dr. Maritere Lopez, the program coordinator, told the senate that due to the ending of the program’s funding, the initiative would no longer be active.

For the next information item, ASI Vice President of Finance Kevin Prill informed the senate of a plan to change a policy regarding new club grants.

Prill told the senate that there will be a rolling deadline instead of a set date and that only new clubs would be allowed to ask for the $500 grant.

The meeting moved on to action items, the first of which the senate voted on was the elections timeline item. The senate voted to hold the ASI elections next semester from March 24-26 and have the candidate applications due on Feb. 13.

The next action item voted on was not on the agenda nor found on the ASI website or in

the copies found at the meeting. Instead, it was on the agenda posted outside of the ASI office.

That action item was a vote on what to do with four computers that were replaced in the ASI office.

The senate voted to donate two of the computers to the Veterans Center, sell one computer at market value and donate the fourth computer at the discretion of the ASI executive team.

The next two action items voted on were the at-large ASI committee appointments and the campus-wide committee appointments, both of which passed.

Prill spoke to the senate for the last item on the agenda, regarding how ASI is looking into purchasing a golf cart to help with ASI's promotional events.

The senate discussed how the golf cart would be used and who would have access to the cart.

ASI is expected to have its next meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 9 in the USU Room 312-314.

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Fall 2019 student enrollment dips

By Hector Mendoza Reporter

An unexpected number of graduations were behind this fall’s enrollment decline, a university official said.

For the 2018-2019 academic year, Fresno State enrollment was at a record high of 25,200.

This year, that number dropped to 23,622.

The cause of the decline: more students graduated than the university anticipated.

“Our enrollment went down a bit because a lot of students had graduated,” said Melisa Lee, associate vice president for enrollment management. “We graduated more students, and we brought the same amount of students back.

Our numbers would go down.”

Some students graduated after attending summer courses and fulfilling required credits.

By the time those graduate numbers were available, it was too late for the university to issue more acceptance letters.

Additional funding for the 2019-2020 state

budget will allow Fresno State to add 610 students for the spring semester.

Lee said that it would have been great to add those 610 spots for the fall, but the university was unable to do so because it did not know how many openings the funds would provide until July. Lee and her team then had to adjust those numbers for the spring.

“We don’t want to just admit students just to admit students,” Lee said. “We want to make sure to admit them, and that they’re going to be successful.”

Some 5,400 slots were open strictly for undergraduate students in spring 2019. The number of undergraduate applications submitted was a little more than 25,000.

The number of acceptance letters sent out for the 2019-2020 academic year was 14,677.

Of those, 7,167 students were accepted. Those numbers include first-time freshmen, transfer students and graduate students.

“Applying to Fresno State was very hectic.

Making sure that all my requirements were met and making sure that I had good ACT and SAT

10,000 expected to attend annual Spanish education fair on campus

By Marilyn Castaneda News Editor

The college information fair conducted in Spanish, known as La Feria de Educación, will be returning to Fresno State from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 5.

The annual fair is designed primarily to help increase the number of Latino students who consider attending college and those graduating. About 10,000-plus students and their family members are expected to attend, according to a university news release.

Mexican artist Ezequiel “Cheque” Peña will be honored at the event. Peña will be recognized as the ambassador of the free, public fair that is presented by Fresno State, the California State University (CSU) system, Spanish-language TV network Univision and the Chancellor’s Office among other collaborators.

The college resource fair includes represen-

tatives from multiple colleges and universities throughout the state and features workshops on the topics of educational paths and financial aid, information on immigration services, as well as guest speakers. There will also be special activities for children, such as visualization booths where students can pose for photos depicting their future careers.

TeamSmile will provide free dental services to as many as 300 children and youth from ages 6 to 18. The Reading Garden will feature local leaders from the community who will read to children. Live entertainment will include student performances by Fresno State’s Los Danzantes de Aztlan.

Feria de Educación is being held at two CSU campuses, Fresno State and Sacramento State, on Oct. 12, in an effort to support the CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025.

For more information, contact Martina Granados at 559-278-5374 or visit feriadeeducacion.gotofresnostate.com

scores was very stressful,” said Tania Morales, a freshman biology major. “But once I got accepted, everything else was very fun.”

The admissions office has three teams reviewing the applications that come in. A team of six reviews the freshmen applications; a team of five reviews the transfer applications; and a team of two handles graduate applications.

Incoming freshmen are admitted to Fresno State using an index that takes into account GPA, SAT and ACT composite scores and inserts them into a formula that determines which students are to be admitted. Transfer students are admitted based on a transfer GPA. All students may appeal any decision the admissions office has made. Some students are admitted to the university due to special circumstances.

A committee reviews the students’ reasons for appealing the decision and allows the committee to view other factors that may have caused students to be denied. A student has 15 days after receiving a rejection letter to appeal.

Even though many students get denied,

Fresno State has partnered with Fresno City College to establish a program called the Transfer Scholars Program.

This program was established three years ago to help students remain Fresno Statebound.

A waitlist system was used this year, which contained the names of 100 students. Fifty students on the waitlist were freshmen, and 50 were transfer students.

Acceptance numbers for incoming freshmen were unusually low this year, creating an opportunity for the school to add about 20 students from the waitlist.

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Halloween-themed film screenings

By Christina Tran A&E Editor

With the beginning of October finally here and the changing of seasons quickly approaching, people will be looking to find cheap things to do to celebrate the festivities surrounding the year's favorite spooky holiday: Halloween.

Classic horror movies will be screened throughout the month at several different locations in downtown Fresno for the public to enjoy. For students living on campus, free bus transportation is available to and from downtown when using a valid Fresno State ID card.

The Historic Crest Theatre, located at 1170 Broadway St., and Bitwise Industries, located at 700 Van Ness Ave., will both be providing free admission and cheap tickets, ranging from $6 to $8 for the following films:

‘The Crow’ A couple is violently murdered the day before their wedding by members of a gang. In order to enact revenge for the injustice committed against them, Eric Draven rises from his grave as a supernatural avenger to punish his murderers. The 1994 film’s screening opens its doors at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the Historic Crest Theatre. Tickets are $6.

‘Hocus Pocus’ Teenage boy Max Dennison and his kid sister explore an abandoned house in Salem, Massachusetts, with a new friend. After Max accidentally opens a cursed book, a coven of evil witches escape and wreak havoc on Halloween night as they search for innocent children to kill for their potion of immortality. The 1993 film’s screening opens its doors at 6:30 p.m., and the film begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 5 at the Historic Crest Theatre. Admission is free and seating is first come, first serve.

‘Frankenstein’ An obsessed scientist by the name of Dr. Henry Frankenstein attempts to create life by assembling a living creature from body parts of exhumed corpses. After succeeding in bringing the supernatural monster to life, it escapes, and the scientist has to go on a hunt for his ungodly, tormented creation. The 1931 film’s screening opens its doors at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the Historic Crest Theatre.

Tickets are $6.

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‘The Addams Family’ Con artists plan to trick an eccentric family out of their fortune by claiming an accomplice is a long-lost uncle of the family. However, this long-lost uncle cannot prove his ties with the family because he doesn’t have any memories with anyone. Gomes, the head of the family, realizes the trickery going on and must challenge the imposter before it’s too late. The 1991 film’s screening opens its doors at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 12 at the Historic Crest Theatre. Tickets are $6.

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nearby forest. When tragedy strikes, the discovery is made that the collection of mysterious graves hold the power to raise the dead. Celebrating the 30th anniversary, the 1989 film’s screening opens its doors at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 19 at the Historic Crest Theatre. Tickets are $6.

‘Poltergeist’ A Californian family finds out their TV is haunted when ghosts start communicating with them through it. From friendly to menacing, the family learns that the spirits are not to be taken lightly when the youngest child, Carol Ann, goes missing. It requires the help of a parapsychologist and exorcist to discover where the young girl was taken. The 1982 film’s screening begins at 7 p.m. on Oct. 16 at Bitwise Industries. Admission for the screening is free.

‘Rosemary’s Baby’

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ A group of teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured monster of a man who creeps into their dreams to terrorize and kill them, one by one, in real life. In order to find out the truth behind what these teenagers’ parents did to Krueger long ago, they all have to connect the puzzle pieces before he finishes everyone off. Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the 1984 film’s screening opens its doors at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the Historic Crest Theatre. Tickets are $6.

A young woman and her husband move into a new apartment with a peculiar reputation for strange occurrences and odd neighbors. When

‘The Exorcist’

the wife suddenly becomes pregnant, paranoia regarding her unborn child leads her to isolation as she learns the diabolic truth after giving birth. The 1968 film’s screening opens its doors at 7 p.m., and the film begins at 8 p.m. on Oct. 18 at the Historic Crest Theatre. Tickets are $6. Attendees can get $1 off by dressing up in a costume.

normal entity, and her mother needs the help of two priests to save her daughter’s soul from the devil. The storyline for “The Exorcist” is loosely based on actual events that occurred. The 1973 director’s cut film’s screening opens its doors at 10:45 p.m., and the film begins at midnight on Oct. 26 at the Historic Crest Theatre. Tickets are $8.

A teenage girl becomes possessed by a para-

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Hundreds of fans gathered to celebrate all things related to video games and anime in downtown Fresno on Saturday, Sept. 28.

The conference room in the Radisson Hotel was home to the first-ever Super Smash Fest, a one day celebration for anime and video game fanatics.

Fans crowded the conference room looking at artist, clothing and merchandise booths of all kinds. TV monitors were spread throughout the room with consoles for attendees to immediately pick up and play.

A small crowd gathered in the room to discuss their favorite TV shows and video games, while others played their favorite card games.

The highlight of the festival was a “Super Smash Bros.” tournament, reigning in more than 200 competitors for a grand prize of $4,000.

“The main goal for this event was to bring together a community,” said Quincy Adams, the coordinator of the event and President of R3 Gaming and Media.

Adams said nothing was quite as popular as the game “Super Smash Bros.” because of the way it brought people together.

“I really wanted to give back to the community,” Adams said. “This is the Central Valley.

No one is ever going to hold a $1,000 prize pool here, so we decided to do it ourselves. The community is all that matters when it comes to ‘[Super] Smash [Bros.]’ It's why we do what we do.”

Competitors were put into a bracket system tournament and competed in team double matches, which later dwindled into one-on-one matches.

Film tickets for the Historic Crest Theatre can be purchased online at brownpapertickets.com.

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Tickets on sale now at Save Mart Center

By Christina Tran A&E Editor

The Save Mart Center (SMC) has kicked off its ticket sales for several concerts and entertainment shows coming up in 2019 and 2020.

From concerts to entertainment performances to monster trucks, all of these are events that the public can look forward to attending in the near future.

Here are the following events located at the SMC that advertise tickets being on sale: ‘PJ Masks Live’ For parents, “PJ Masks Live” provides an animated series that preschoolers love that comes to life right in front of your eyes. With captivating colors and super hero characters, younger audiences will be enticed by the daily-aired Disney Junior TV show. Adding brand new music and a different twist on adventure, the musical production will have tickets for purchase starting at $29.50. Tickets can be bought at ticketmaster.com or at the SMC Box

Office for the performance on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 2 p.m.

TobyMac Hip-hop artist and seven-time Grammy Award winner TobyMac performs his “Hits Deep Tour.” He has charted 20 solo singles on the Billboard’s Christian Songs list. Joining him will be rising star artists Tauren Wells, Jordan Feliz, We Are Messengers, Ryan Stevenson, Cochren & Co. and Aaron Cole. TobyMac’s tour concert features a 20 percent first weekend discount promotion, which started Sept. 27, on tickets when purchased online. Tickets can be bought at ticketmaster.com or at the SMC Box Office for the performance on Feb. 14, 2020, at 7 p.m.

the performance on Feb. 27, 2020, at 7 p.m.

Monster Jam The Monster Jam Triple Threat Series returns to Fresno with an action-packed experience for families and friends who love to watch motorsports. There will be a Pit Party available on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8 for attendees to get up close and personal with the monster trucks, take pictures and meet drivers for autographs. There will be four show performances in 2020: Friday, March 6 at 7 p.m; Saturday, March 7 at 1 and 7 p.m.; and Sunday,

March 8 at 1 p.m. Tickets will cost $23 and can be bought at ticketmaster.com or at the SMC Box Office.

Brantley Gilbert Country singer and songwriter Brantley Gilbert performs his “Fire’t Up Tour 2020,” featuring special guests Dylan Scott and Brandon Lay. Gilbert’s new album “Fire & Brimstone” will be released on Oct. 4, 2019. Concert tickets will cost $40.25 and can be bought at ticketmaster. com or at the SMC Box Office for the performance on March 27, 2020, at 7:30 p.m.

Miranda Lambert Country singer and songwriter Miranda Lambert performs her “Wildcard Tour 2020,” featuring special guest Lanco, along with other guest artists soon to be announced. Concert tickets will cost $38.75 and can be bought at ticketmaster.com or at the SMC Box Office for

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Violin, viola concerts

By Christina Tran A&E Editor

The Fresno State Music Department will hold violin and viola festival concerts on Oct. 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. in the Music Building’s Concert Hall. The concerts will feature renowned guest artists violinist Martin Beaver and violist CheYen Chen.

On Oct. 4, Beaver and Chen will join Fresno State faculty Limor Toren-Immerman, Michael Chang and Thomas Loewenheim, and Fresno State student Kelvin Diaz Inoa, for the Faculty Chamber Music concert.

On Oct. 5, director Loewenheim will guide guest artists Beaver and Chen in the Fresno State Symphony Orchestra.

Included in the festival are free daytime master classes by Beaver and Chen, which can be accessed by students who RSVP. Tickets for the Faculty Chamber Music concert are available to the general public for $15; Fresno State faculty for $10; and Fresno State students and seniors for $5.

Tickets for the violin and viola festival concert are available to the general public for $15; Fresno State faculty and seniors for $10; and Fresno State students for $5.

Parking is free in all green and yellow lots for both concerts.

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Coming home to your body by ditching the diet

By Anjanae Freitas Reporter

Thinking about food to the point of obsession and ignoring your body's sensations is a signal of a disorder.

Struggling with body image and restriction all of my life, I want you to know that being on any form of a diet is giving in to disordered eating. Restricting your food intake when you are hungry and your body is begging for nutrition is slowly killing you.

Dieting is just another form of anorexia, orthorexia or bulimia that convinces you that the natural practice of eating is unhealthy.

I have learned through recovery of disordered eating that as a society we are taught to label food as “good” or “bad.”

However, the reality is when we label food, our mind obsesses over the restriction. This leads to binges where we gain more weight, which leads to cycles that tell us we are not “strong” or “powerful enough” to lose weight,

which overall leaves us feeling like garbage.

When you stop restricting, food just becomes less appealing. Good and bad food just becomes food. Labels on the food we eat are what make it seem like a guilty, remorseful practice.

When I was on one of my million diets that was working because of unhealthy restriction, a co-worker of mine said to me, “I just wish I was as strong as you to diet.” Behind her comment was a girl who was suffering. A girl who was starving and isolating herself to avoid food. A girl using food to numb out unwanted feelings.

Being strong is not being on a diet. Being strong is being resilient enough to overcome our battles in life, not restricting yourself from a piece of bread or allowing yourself a “cheat day” on the weekends.

After I stopped labeling food as good or bad, I started to have less binges and just enjoyed food for the taste. If I want pasta, I eat it, and I eat it without guilt. I now allow myself an ice cream before bed, not to “reward” myself but to listen to my hunger scale.

Susan Ballenger's color illustration of woman's feet on bathroom scale.

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When I stopped thinking about every single food item available at every moment of the day, there was nothing left to think or obsess about.

Initially, recovery from restriction and dieting came with weight gain for me. I know this is everyone's biggest fear from ditching dieting.

However, let me remind you that no amount of weight gain is worth depriving your body from its cravings and malnourishing your body to the point of starvation.

Do I love myself for who I am? Some days, I don't. But that does not mean I do not appreciate my body and love it or how it works and how it fuels me. I am grateful for what my body does and am mindful of how it allows me, each day, to do things that some people are not lucky enough to do.

Ditching your diet and being willing to love yourself is not an overnight process. But it is a start. No compromise of health to achieve society's idea of body image is worth your energy.

Your happiness is key, and your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

Couple gets hate over their gender reveal

By Jennifer Reyes Reporter

When it comes to announcing the gender of your baby to family and friends, the idea of a gender reveal party uplifts your mood.

A gender reveal party is a gathering of family and friends sharing the same anxiousness of finding out what you will be expecting.

The other weekend, a gender reveal video went viral, and by last Tuesday had up to 8.1 million views.

A couple, Jonathan and Bridgette Joseph, had their gender reveal in the Capital of Texas

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Their video went viral after filmmaker Ana Bretón shared a video of the couple’s reveal party.

She said in her tweet, “I did it. I found the worst gender reveal.”

The couple had gone above and beyond, feeding a 4,000-pound hippopotamus a watermelon filled with organic blue Jell-O. I had to take a minute to take in the news of the worst gender reveal party because I was ready to judge.

The idea that a couple had fed a 4,000-pound hippo a watermelon with Jell-O seemed crazy to me.

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I had read their whole story, and it changed my perspective toward the whole situation.

The zoo had helped the couple organize the celebration and defended the event, saying that the hippo, Tank, receives watermelon and different flavors of organic Jell-O often as a treat.

After their video had gone viral, the couple received awful comments, such as “I hope the baby dies” and “Why don’t they just feed the baby to the hippo?”

I believe the couple had a creative and well-done gender reveal party.

Many gender reveal parties already seem to be over-the-top with the location, decorations and huge gatherings.

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These events seem so entertaining. I have not attended one, but I believe so many people are sharing moments of their lives on YouTube and social media with the whole world. These special moments to expecting parents should always be a celebration bringing in a new life.

I can understand why some people were upset with the couple, but if they had gotten permission from the zoo, why judge and throw so much hate? They were so happy finally expecting their first baby boy.

You can never criticize a person without hearing their whole story with an open mind.

Congratulations to the couple and let the creativity of gender reveal parties continue.

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Weekend sports review: 'Dogs away from home

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The Fresno State football team, women's volleyball team and women's soccer team all won their away games over the weekend.

By Jorge Rodriguez Sports Editor

Football The Fresno State football team visited Las Cruces, New Mexico, to face the New Mexico State University Aggies on the last non-conference game of the season. The Bulldogs defeated the Aggies 30-17 in a match that saw the ‘Dogs get their second win of the season and their second win in a row.

Fresno State controlled the game for the majority of the time, only allowing the Aggies to score three points in the first half of the game.

In the second half, the only points for the Bulldogs came thanks to two field goals by kicker Cesar Silva.

For the Bulldogs, quarterback Jorge Reyna had 147 yards total in the game while completing 20 passes out of 31 attempts.

On the ground, the ‘Dogs found success with true freshman running back Jalen Cropper finishing the game with 118 yards on five carries and his first career touchdown.

Josh Hokit and Ronnie Rivers had similar numbers with 13 carries each; 47 yards and a touchdown for Hokit and 43 yards for Rivers.

Wide receiver Emoryie Edwards led the team with eight catches for 70 total yards.

On defense, the Bulldogs had a great game, limiting the Aggies to 118 rushing yards and 210 passing yards.

Defensive back Wylan Free had two interceptions with one going for 91 yards and a

touchdown.

Fresno State football will be off this week.

Its next game will be on Oct. 12 when the team visits Air Force.

Volleyball The Bulldogs volleyball team continued its Mountain West (MW) dominance on Saturday when the team visited the San Jose State University Spartans.

Fresno State was in good spirits after sweeping Nevada at home to win its first conference game of the season.

The ‘Dogs took the match in three sets, 2519, 25-15 and 25-18, to win their fourth game in a row and their second game in conference play.

For the Bulldogs, outside hitter Amilya Thompson had 11 kills, setter Madelyn Halteman had five aces and 28 assists, middle blocker Grace Doyle had three blocks and libero Reagan Leonard had 24 digs.

The Bulldogs will be back home on Thursday, Oct. 3 facing the University of New Mexico Lobos at the Save Mart Center.

Soccer After a 1-0 defeat at home against Air Force on Friday night, the Bulldogs were ready to bounce back and get their first conference win of the season against the Colorado College Tigers Sunday afternoon.

Fresno State defeated the Tigers with a solo goal 1-0 and took home its first win in MW Conference of the season, giving the Bulldogs a 5-3-1 overall record and a 1-1 record in the MW.

The only goal of the match came at the 34 minute of the match by defender Robin McCarthy who scored her second goal of the season.

The ‘Dogs’ defense was able to keep the Tigers from gaining any momentum during the game.

With this win, the Bulldogs improve their road record to 2-1 and gain momentum for their next game against the Utah State University Aggies.

Fresno State will face the Aggies in its third conference game of the season on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium.

Men’s Tennis Three Bulldogs competed in different tournaments this weekend representing the Fresno State men’s tennis team.

Bulldog Zdenek Derkas, who is ranked No. 63 in the nation, represented Fresno State and the MW at the ITA Oracle Masters that took place in Malibu, California. Daniel Baturyn and Bailey Gong competed in the UC Davis Fall Invitational, which took place in Davis, California.

In singles competition, Derkas was defeated in the round of 32. However, he continued in the consolation bracket where he won two matches and lost one. In mixed doubles competition, Derkas and fellow womens’ team member Shir Azran competed together, but fell in the round of 32.

At the UC Davis Fall Invitational, Baturyn made his debut for the ‘Dogs, falling in singles competition in the round of 32. Baturyn moved to the consolation bracket where he won one match. He later played two extra matches, win-

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ning both.

Gong, much like Baturyn, was also defeated early in the invitational. However, Gong got his redemption in the consolation bracket, winning one match. Gong was also able to play two extra matches, but was defeated in both.

In doubles, Gong and Baturyn paired up, but were defeated in the early rounds and had to move on to the consolation bracket.

In the consolation bracket, Gong and Baturyn got one win, bringing an end to their tournament.

Next for the ‘Dogs, they will host the Bulldog Fall Classic at the Spalding G. Wathen Tennis Center from Friday, Oct. 4 to Sunday, Oct. 6.

Cross-country Fresno State men’s and women’s cross-country teams took a trip up north for the Capital Cross Challenge at the Haggin Oak golf course on Saturday morning.

The Bulldogs men’s team finished 35th in the 8k run. Matthew Founds led the team with a finish time of 26:24.1. Sam Hawley and Jaden Uphoff finished behind Founds with a 26:39.5 and a 26:58.5 respectively.

The Bulldogs women’s team finished 32nd in the 6k run with Gabbie Lugo as the team’s fastest runner with a time of 22:24.7. Hailey Fernandez and Agita Svetere finished behind Lugo with times of 23:05.4 and 23:09.8, respectively.

Fresno State’s next meet will be at the Bronco Invitational in Santa Clara, California, on Saturday, Oct. 19.

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Transfer finds perfect home at Fresno State

By Hector Mendoza Reporter

Finding the right place to call home is not always easy but was possible for one volleyball player at Fresno State.

Desiree Suhkov grew up in Murrieta, California, with her parents, Alex and Jody, and three older brothers. Her hometown was small, she said, but she loved living there.

“It was awesome, actually, I wouldn’t have asked for a better place to grow up,” Suhkov said.

The community was very involved and because the city was small, all of the people in that community knew each other and were friends, she said.

Aside from the city being a welcoming community, volleyball was also something that was very big there. She said that the competitive level of volleyball there is really high but she didn’t get into volleyball until her freshman year.

“I started playing volleyball around my freshman year of high school,” Suhkov said.

“So, I was kind of a late bloomer. Most people usually start much younger, but I started at like 14 or 15.”

Suhkov’s talent on the volleyball court earned her a spot on the varsity team her sophomore year in high school.

She finished her high school career earning second team all-league, offensive team All-Southwestern League honors and winning team MVP as a junior and senior. She also led her team to the CIF playoffs in all four seasons.

Outside of school, Suhkov also played for two volleyball clubs in Murrieta, Forza 1 and

California, Irvine, Cal State LA, the University of California, San Diego, CSU Bakersfield and Portland State University.

When it finally came time to decide, she went with CSU Bakersfield.

“At the time, I thought it was the best thing for me as far as the level of play,” Suhkov said.

“It was also close to home, which I thought was super important because I'm super family oriented and I wanted to stay closer to my family.”

In her first year at Bakersfield, she recorded 11 double-doubles and led her team to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title and an NCAA tournament appearance.

But she wasn’t happy in Bakersfield. She felt as if she wasn’t able to play at her full potential and most importantly, she didn’t feel like part of a family.

“I was super tentative and not free, and I didn’t want to make a mistake,” Suhkov said.

Jorge Rodriguez • The Collegian “I wasn’t part of the true family.

Fresno State volleyball player Desiree Suhkov gets It was a little forced, and it was ready to play during a match against Santa Clara University at the Save Mart Center on Sept. 7, 2019. not natural.”

During her second year with Viper Temecula. She earned MVP honors at the the Roadrunners, she decided that it was time Junior Olympics in 2017. to find a better place to call home.

All that talent was seen by schools, and “There’s this new thing called the transfer she began to get scholarship offers from uniportal, and when you decide to leave a school, versities, like Wake Forest, the University of you get put on this transfer portal and it tells

the coaching staff where you’re from, where you’ve played and a bunch of details about you,” Suhkov said.

During this time, Suhkov began to speak with a recruiting coordinator from Murrieta.

The recruiting coordinator and Suhkov were going back and forth talking about schools that were interested in her and schools she was personally interested in.

On one of those phone calls with the recruiting coordinator, she was told to expect a phone call from Fresno State. Fresno State was interested in talking with her about a potential career as a Bulldog.

“I was super excited and was like, ‘Oh my gosh! That’s cool,'” Suhkov said.

The very next day, she received a phone call from the assistant coach from Fresno State, Maggie Eppright, and they just hit it off, she said.

“The best thing about that was, on the phone, she wasn’t just talking about volleyball," Suhkov said. "She really wanted to know the core me and everything about me and my family.”

Suhkov got a sense of love, respect and family on that phone call. After that phone call, she knew that Fresno State was the right place to call home. Suhkov said that one of her most prized accomplishments in her entire volleyball career was making it to Fresno State.

“I mean, when I was in Bakersfield and we won the WAC, [that was] hands down a great moment of my career,” Suhkov said. “But, obviously, I’m doing so much better as far as happiness and volleyball. So just committing here and saying those words on the phone, best moment ever.”

'Dogs finish fourth in Nick Watney Invitational

By Hector Mendoza Reporter

The Fresno State men’s golf team finished in fourth place in the 2019 Nick Watney Invitational at the Fort Washington Country Club on Tuesday morning, according to a Fresno State Athletics news release.

The annual two-day tournament returned to Fort Washington in northeast Fresno for the

first time since 2015.

Originally named the Fresno State Classic, the first event was held in 1964 and eventually renamed the Nick Watney Invitational in the fall of 2014.

The three-round tournament had low scores by the top contenders: BYU 281-273-268, Long Beach State 274-280-273, San Jose State 280280-269, Fresno State 283-272-278 and San Diego 281-279-273.

Fresno State’s Michael Cliff, who tied for 14,

and Matthew Sutherland, who tied for 16, both finished in the top 20 of the 92 players.

Tommy Stephenson, who tied for 21, and Kevin Huff, who tied for 27, would end up in the top 30.

Bulldogs’ Tyler Gardner delivered with his second straight under-par with a 1-under-par 70 on Tuesday to follow up a 4-under-par 67 he shot on the final 18 holes on Monday.

BYU would finish 30-under-par to capture the team title, and Long Beach State’s Hunter

Epson would make a birdie on 15 to win the individual championship.

"We had a nice performance this week," said Fresno State head coach Chad Spencer in the release. "We got in position to win and just didn't have the back nine that we wanted, but we are in a good place heading into next week."

Fresno State will compete again next week when the Bulldogs travel to the Alister Mackenzie Invitational hosted by UC Berkeley at the Meadow Club in Fairfax.