October 14 2011

OCTOBER 14, 2011

HOMECOMING

SPECIAL EDITION

FRESNO STATE

School pride comes out

By Ciara Norton The Collegian Homecoming activities celebrating Fresno State have taken place this past week in many different areas of campus to increase campus spirit.

T he Staf f Assembly Executive Committee is hosting its homecoming office decorating contest, which this

year involves about seven different departments throughout campus.

“It’s just to show your Bulldog pride,” Michelle Melikian, president of the Staff Assembly Executive Committee, said. “We try to encourage incorporating school spirit in different areas and this is a great way to do that.”

The theme for this year’s decorating contest, which has been around for at

least five years, was “Bulldog pride.”

T he Staf f Assembly Executive Committee sent out a bulletin inviting various offices to get involved.

“Some departments get really crazy,” Melikian said. “So we try to take pictures of everybody because there’s so much effort put into it.”

See PRIDE, Page 4

SERVING CAMPUS SINCE 1922

Program helps students with ADHD

By Johnathan Wilbanks The Collegian

Services for Students with Disabilities offers services to nearly 600 Fresno State students. Of these, 14 percent have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

In California, 6.2 percent of the population has been diagnosed with ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder generally makes time management, organizational skills, goal

“T

here are disorders that are adult onset, and a lot of students never get checked.”

— Janice Brown, Mike Howells / Collegian File Photo

director of Services for Students with Disabilities

Several event are being planned for the homecoming events including Top Dog Gala, office decoration contest among other events promoting school pride. The Fresno State Marching Band will also be performing at the homecoming halftime show.

Concerns over bicycle racks to be addressed

Esteban Cortez / The Collegian

For weeks students have been receiving warning notes to discourage them from parking bicycles on poles after the bicycle racks near the Henry Madden Library entrance were removed.

By Samuel Cosby The Collegian Students have resorted to locking their bicycles to light poles and handrails after the University Police Department moved two bike racks near the Henry Madden Library entrance.

“It’s a hassle for me,” Jason Wara, a graduate student at Fresno State, said.

“I don’t know why they moved those racks. If anything they need more.”

Wara rides his bicycle on campus every day. He has been forced to lock his bicycle to a handrail near the entrance of the library since the movement of the old bicycle racks.

“Those bicycle racks were always packed,” Wara said. “It [would be] help-

ful to have them placed where they were. I would really like to see them back.”

Wara is not the only student frustrated by the sudden move of the bicycle racks. Associated Students, Inc. president Selena Farnesi said that more than one student at several ASI meetings have brought the issue to the attention of ASI senators.

“There were two students who came to the campus issues meeting and brought the issue to our attention,” Farnesi said. “It’s my understanding that the University Police Department is in charge of traffic and safety and moved [the racks].”

Students attended the campus issues forums with questions as to why the racks had been moved, Farnesi said.

“They wondered why the racks had been moved, and said that having them near the USU was more convenient,” she said. “We are looking into it, and we are interested in responding to the concerns of the students.”

University Police parking adminis-

setting and steady employment difficult for adults, according to WebMD, a health information website.

Hidden disabilities are also common among the youth. Many students might suffer from this condition and not know it, or decide to treat it themselves.

“It’s not about a student’s disability, it’s about accessibility, whether that is to the environment or academics,’’ director of Services for Students with Disabilities Janice Brown said.

“There are disorders that are adult onset, and a lot of students never get checked,” Brown added. “There is a lot of misunderstanding and misdiagnosis.

“There are a whole series of brochures for anyone to pick up,” Brown said. “There is no specified checklist of symptoms that every individual should have, we simply deal with each student on a case-by-case basis.’’

Studies indentifying some of the causes for ADHD are used as a method to better understand and address the condition.

According to a model of ADHD devel-

See BICYCLE, Page 4

See ADHD, Page 4

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THAT’S WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING...

you raise taxes on anybody today, rich or poor or middle class?

“S hould No, because there’s no growth in the economy.”

– Bill Clinton, Late Show with David Letterman OPINION EDITOR, TONY PETERSEN • COLLEGIAN-OPINION@CSUFRESNO.EDU

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Pat Hill will have to do

Editor in chief Ben Ingersoll

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resno State football is off to its worst six-game start in the last five years. The Bulldogs are ranked dead last in Western Athletic Conference scoring defense, sixth out of eight in total offense and are coming off the worst whipping in Bulldog Stadium history.

Internally, the formal affairs conducted by the football program are kept relatively close to the vest, as holds true with almost every program from Hawaii to Maine. But internal affairs can’t drown out public interest, and plenty are interested in a change of leadership.

Blame it on the simplistic play calling or the dwindling attendance over the years from the home opener to senior night, but some are beginning to grumble that it may be time to show coach Pat Hill the door.

After all, pointing the finger and canning the head coach in major col-

lege football seems to be a favorable trend across the nation. Arizona just fired Mike Stoops on Monday after the Wildcats dropped 10 straight Football Bowl Subdivision games dating back to last season. Likewise, New Mexico gave its head coach Mike Locksley the boot because, well, when you win just two of your 28 games while in charge, D-Day is on its way.

While the Bulldog faithful are over seeing questionable calls in crucial situations, or brutal beat downs from formidable opponents, consider some of the following before calling for Hill’s departure.

Since that 2006 season that Fresno State started off a disastrous 1-7, 108 coaching changes have happened, some fired, some moved on or retired, etc. Of those 100-and-change, only 34 schools have posted winning records in their first season with a new coach.

That’s 31 percent for those of you without a calculator. Moreover, 45 of those 108 coaching changes occurred in the past two seasons.

Those 45 changes have seen just four immediate winning records. That’s 0.8 percent, ya’ll.

Hill’s 14-plus seasons at the helm need to be addressed with the begging question of could we really do better?

We could hire internally, but what good would an understudy be for a

coach some people are unsatisfied with? We could play the market, but let’s weigh some available options.

There’s Mike Leach, but what are the chances that pirate lover is going to want to go from the Big 12 to the Mountain West Conference? There’s Rich Rodriguez, but let’s face it: yeah… right. Rich Rod was leading a school that leads college football in wins a year ago. Not happening.

Every so often mid-major programs like Boise State and TCU will find diamonds in the rough such as Chris Petersen and Gary Patterson. But for every Petersen and Patterson there are as many big names in big places that just don’t get it done.

Hiring and firing coaches is a lot like what drives college football programs to the Bowl Championship Series or into the ground: recruiting.

Coaches want to go to a place they feel they can succeed, just like recruits do.

Facilities, reputation and administration are the bait on the hook, and let’s face it, Fresno State isn’t quite bringing in prize marlins with any of these.

For a mid-major program, Fresno State is doing relatively well, but before you decide Pat Hill’s win-loss record this season calls for change, ask yourself if we could realistically do better?

I say no.

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oaches want to go to a place they feel they can succeed, just like recruits do. Facilities, reputation and adminstration are the bait on the hook, and let’s face it, Fresno State isn’t quite bringing in prize marlins with any of these.”

WEB-SPE@K Culled each week from discussions on The Collegian’s website.

Response:

‘Debate, but don’t hate’ ‘Dylan’: “Well said!! The moment someone slings insults, they lose credibility.”

Response:

‘Pat Hill calls for student support’ ‘Michael’: “Sure! I’m down to support the travesty that took the field and get beat by 50 pts! Where do I sign up?”

Response:

‘Tear down the fence’ ‘D’: “Who pays for maintaining the field?

If it’s the Kinesiology Department, then they have every right to restrict usage. I’m just guessing, but if they have to choose between preserving the field and cutting classes to pay for maintenance, then the decision is obvious. Maybe ASI could foot some of the maintenance bill in exchange for increased usage?”

Response:

‘Tear down the fence’

‘Student’: “@D ­— I don’t think Kineseology pays for the field. You do! I do! Students do! That’s why this is total crap and students should get to use it.

What kind of college has fenced-in fields?

Its just a cage then.”

Response:

‘Let’s privatize the CSU system’ ‘lokomotive’: “In case you didn’t know, you can already go to a private school and “take the responsibility of educating yourself.” If you have the grades and the money, it’s called going to a private school.

Good luck getting through the four years for a couple thousand dollars a semester though. Must be nice to sit on your high horse and bite the hand that feeds you while reaping all the benefits. Just remember, when you get your diploma from the CSU system, make sure you put a nice tag on it: For: Maddy From: Daddy State.”

Response:

‘Committee in charge to enforce smoking policy’

‘anonymous’: “I don’t smoke, but people should be able to smoke wherever they want — it’s called freedom. They pay to be at this campus too. It’s a public university and they have just as much power as you telling them where to smoke and where not to.”

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NOTES & Technology, curse or blessing?

ASIDES

By Tony Petersen The Collegian After his recent meteoric rise in the polls — a month ago he was registering in the low single digits; today he’s around 20 percent and challenging Mitt Romney — establishment politicos are starting to look into Herman Cain’s candidacy as legitimate, much as they did after Michele Bachmann won the Iowa straw poll and Rick Perry anounced his candidacy.

Even The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake — ­ bastions of the establishment media — have recently written a column entitled, “Why Herman Cain can win.”

Though Cain will likely turn out to be a flash-in-the-pan like Bachmann and Perry, it is worth taking a look at his singular economic policy prescription: his 9-9-9 plan.

The gist of his plan is this: replace all current taxes with a 9 percent business flat tax, 9 percent individual flat tax and 9 percent national sales tax. He would eventually replace it with just the Fair Tax, a national sales tax on all goods.

As a campaign tactic, it is brilliant.

Cain needed something to distinguish himself from the other candidates, so he did what he does better than anybody else in the GOP: He came up with a catchy slogan. It does not matter what 9-9-9 means. All that matters is it’s catchy, easy to remember and includes enough conservative economic ideas, no matter how hastily it is thrown together, to win over the Republican base.

On a practical level, it stands almost zero chance of passing Congress. Most Democrats will reflexively vote against it, and even most Republicans, judging by the tepid responses to the plan by fellow Republican candidates for president, won’t sign off on it either.

How about judged on its merits?

There, too, Cain’s plan falls short.

The arguments against a national sales tax are legion. It would be attacked from the left because a sales tax is an inherently regressive tax: It taxes a larger percentage of the poor’s wealth than the rich’s wealth.

But conservatives are not enamored with the so-called Fair Tax either. In order to raise enough revenue to replace the current tax code, the national sales tax rate would have to be 30 percent. That’s a lot of extra money to pay every time you purchase something.

Most conservatives would rather the existing tax code be simplified.

Cain’s 9-9-9 plan is all fluff, no substance. It’s a nice slogan filled with a grab bag of random conservative policies that, put together, make a bunch of mumbo-jumbo that would never pass.

This is really the problem of the entire Cain campaign. His other economic proposals are akin to “get the government out of our way” rather than showing how he will make that happen.

He’s even more vague on foreign policy. He has made a habit of saying that he will wait to say what he’d do on foreign affairs until he has all the information — presumably when he’s president. And recently, he said, “I’m ready for the ‘gotcha’ questions and they’re already starting to come.

And when they ask me who is the president of Ubeki-beki-beki-bekistan-stan I’m going to say, you know, I don’t know. Do you know? And then I’m going to say how’s that going to create one job?”

Sorry, but that doesn’t cut it. If Cain wants to be taken seriously as a candidate, he needs to start acting like a serious candidate.

The Sticks

Jake Severns

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ith the help of technology and handy gadgets, the world of communication allows incredible access to information and people on any side of the planet. Smart phones, tablets, the Internet and email are nearly an extra limb to most of us even to a point that we can’t remember what it was like before this technology existed.

It is odd to think that it really wasn’t that long ago that none of this technology was around and to see how advanced it has become in such a short amount of time. I remember when my family got its first dial-up Internet connection, when we would start opening a web page, go to dinner and return to find the page wasn’t fully loaded. It was rather frustrating when you real-

ized that you opened the wrong page after an hour of waiting, not to mention the bleeding in your ears from listening to the shrieking sound of a dial-up connection.

I had to think about what we used to do when we needed information and had no Internet, so I typed into Google, “what did I do before you were here?”

Apparently we had to go to something called a library and find what is called a “book.”

All joking aside, the Internet is an amazing tool that made nearly any kind of information available within minutes. For example, who remembers having to take a map on a vacation rather than printing off directions off of MapQuest?

Of course we have to consider our precious cell phones. I imagine some of us would be more comfortable living in a dog house for the rest of our lives than living without a cell phone.

Cell phones are a blessing and a

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here is no need for in-car board games for the kids anymore — just toss a tablet or smart phone loaded with mindnumbing games in the back seat and watch them zone out as you drive peacefully down the road.”

curse. It is convenient to have the ability to get a hold of anyone at any time, but it isn’t always great that everyone can get a hold of me any place and anytime.

I think I would have been in a lot less trouble in high school if cell phones weren’t around. There would have been a perfectly legitimate reason that my parents didn’t know exactly where I was rather than making an entire household of psychotic friends shut their mouths as I answered my phone.

I also wonder if families had a lot more to talk about when they got home before cell phones, before people reported a play-by-play synopsis of their daily life via text message or social networking site.

There is no need for in-car board games for the kids anymore — just toss a tablet or smart phone loaded with mind-numbing games in the back seat and watch them zone out as you drive peacefully down the road.

I like the fact that I can bust out a game of Angry Birds during some class lectures instead of trying to see shapes and figures in the texture on the walls.

I am amazed that such small items have created such a massive change in our daily lives. All of this technology increased the speed of life in some good ways, but in others I believe it created somewhat of a distraction.

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Bring back electronic media

By Mary Ellenberger

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ast semester, I had the honor and privilege of being the assistant director on the student short film, “9 Ball.” The half-hour hit-man movie was a class project, written by a classmate, directed by another classmate, and put together in every aspect by students. None of us would have had the time or resources to make this movie happen had we not been in the electronic media productions class MCJ 119. At the end of the spring semester, my department had a red carpet event where we featured “9 Ball” and other projects that students have created over the years. Family, friends, classmates and professors came to honor both the students and their accomplishments, and it was an incredible night to showcase our hard work. However, within a year’s time, events like this will have no reason to exist because my department will no longer exist.

The main professor of the electronic media productions option in the mass communications and journalism department is Don Priest. Don has been heavily involved in television and film productions for more than twenty years, and as such, he is finally taking the time to retire. Instead of replacing him, however, Fresno State desk-sitters have decided to merge electronic media with the digital media option, naming it “multi-media productions.”

It sounds like a great idea; by combining two similar options and not replacing Don Priest, the school is cutting excess “fat” and creating a more efficient major. But take a closer look.

The one electronic media class that is a pre-requisite for all the others is MCJ 113. Offered only in the fall, it teaches patience for those who want to take it but missed the deadline. This new merger, though, will be changing this core class to an elective offered once every fall semester of an odd year — that’s once every two years.

Unfortunately, Candace Egan will be

the only EM professor left at Fresno State and her training was not in live TV, thus contributing to the decline of EM classes offered. This is the story for most of the EM classes. If they aren’t changed to being offered once every other semester or longer, they’re being removed altogether, whereas digital media will change very little.

DM dabbles in all forms of media: photography, web design, graphic design, filming, etc. The DM students will therefore have a few extra film classes added to their major to create the multi-media productions option.

Even though dissolving EM won’t really change DM, I believe it will have a strong impact on the MCJ department as a whole. MCJ is all about journalism, focusing mostly on broadcast and print journalism. However, due to the demanded visual stimulation of anyone younger than 30, print journalism is dying. That leaves broadcast as the most effective way of mass communication. But again, broadcast journalism is only at its peak of success if it is visual, using videos or a series of photos. In the past, that hasn’t affected the journalists themselves, because they could always leave the visuals to the film crew. But times are changing.

In many of my MCJ classes, I have learned about one-man-band journalists, or video journalism. One journalist will grab a camera, light, sound equipment, a pen and paper, and will go find and report on a story without any assistance. These journalists are becoming more and more popular because it cuts down the cost from paying four people to just one. But how can upcoming journalists learn the technical skills if schools stop offering those classes? Even if students don’t choose to be video journalists, knowing the skills of being one crucial.

Rodica Melinda, from the University of Bucharest in Romania, points out the importance of this by saying, “The journalists who best understand the specific strengths of multiple media

will become the leaders of tomorrow.”

I genuinely believe that the MCJ department will disintegrate over the next five to 10 years unless the electronic media option is reinstated.

When students desiring to major in journalism discover the lack of filming classes at Fresno State, I believe they will turn to a different school that teaches all aspects of journalism.

Without students, the MCJ department cannot survive, and without MCJ, the school will suffer.

Some may argue that students are fleeing Fresno because they hate living here, not because of Fresno State. And I agree: Many people in my generation are too bored to stay in Fresno, especially if they grew up here. And with the already prominent stature of Hollywood, it seems easiest to move there to create a career in film. But instead of Fresno State accepting defeat, they should add new aspects to the EM option.

I have heard that Fresno State is dissolving my major because of the school’s budget crisis. However, the school managed to scrape up approximately $6 million to spend on football in 2010 alone. Fresno State is also breaking their contract with the Western Athletic Conference to move to the Mountain West Conference, costing the school $900,000 in exit fees.

People often view sports as the moneymaker of Fresno State, thus justifying the money spent on athletics. But if that’s the case, why did Fresno State spend almost $29M on sports in 2008 while earning only $27.5?

While I understand that it is impossible to stop bureaucracies, it is a shame that Fresno State has lost focus of academics so much that it would prefer to spend its extra cash on a game. Meanwhile, the Fresno film culture risks being hidden forever, the MCJ department is likely to implode and Fresno State will no longer see a famous filmmaker or journalist and be able to say, “I made that happen.”

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BICYCLE: Student unhappy about racks removal CONTINUED from page 1 trator Amy Armstrong said that the move of the bike racks was in the best interest of those walking to class.

“The reason for the relocation of the bike racks from the

and skateboards through that area.”

Armstrong explained that the racks near the front of the library have been moved to various other buildings in the area to accommodate bicyclists.

“W

hen bikes are locked to walk rails they can block disabled and emergency access.”

— Amy Armstrong, University Police parking administrator

Free Speech Area is to move towards protecting the area for pedestrians,” Armstrong said. “The Free Speech Area has been identified as the most densely traveled area by pedestrians. Safety measures are being taken to reduce the number of bicycles, scooters

“Plans are moving forward to create additional bicycle parking just south of the library,” Armstrong said.

She also explained that maintaining the safety of the pedestrians in one of the top priorities of the University Police Department, and addi-

tional measures will be implemented to protect those walking through the Free Speech Area.

Armstrong also added that it is important that bicyclists are locked to bike racks and bike racks only.

“When bikes are locked to walk rails they can block disabled and emergency access,” Armstrong said.

Some of the racks that were previously in front of the library have been moved to the quad area, which Armstrong says is the closest accessible location for bicyclists to lock their bicyclists.

At the next ASI meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 19, someone from the university will be available to discuss the movement of the bike racks, Farnesi said. The meeting will be held at 4 p.m. in the USU, room 312/314.

PRIDE: Homecoming is here CONTINUED from page 1 Pictures from this year’s contest and previous contests can be found at csufresno.edu/ staffassembly.

Winners from this year’s contest will be announced at halftime of the homecoming football game on Friday Other campus events include the Top Dog Gala on Thursday evening, hosted by the Fresno State Alumni Association at the Save Mart Center.

This classic event aims to honor distinguished alumni for their accomplishments after college and also recognizes Fresno State Alumni Association scholarship recipients.

This year, $125,000 will be given out in scholarships to Fresno State students.

Previous Top Dog recipients include Fresno mayor Ashley Swearengin, who was declared an outstanding alumni by the Craig School of Business in 1997.

Former Fresno State quarterback and Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer was recognized in 2009 as well.

“This is a good event to have

because it allows students to see other successful alumni,” Brooke Lindblad, Alumni Association events coordinator, said.

The Top Dog winners and other details can be found at alumniconnections.com.

Another homecoming event is the Fresno State Homecoming Bulldog Band Bash benefit dinner.

This event, which will take place Friday, Oct. 14, is organized to fundraise for the Dr. Lawrence R. Sutherland Scholarship Endowment and will consist of a tri-tip dinner and a live silent auction.

“It’s a really great time for alumni and friends to get together,” Sindi McGuire, administrative assistant for the Bulldog Marching Band, said.

The Fresno State Marching Band will also be performing at the homecoming halftime show.

Other than these events, tailgates and waves of red will be seen and heard about throughout campus up to game day.

University Student Union productions is also planning to host a student tailgate on Saturday, Oct. 15 before the

homecoming football game.

Several Fresno State students h ave s h o w n t h e i r pride days before and during the event. Tristyn Silva, an English major, wore something red every day this week.

“I wanted to show my school pride,” Silva said. “It’s important to be proud of where you’re from and I hope that other students will do the same.

“Even though times are bad, we are really fortunate to have events like this still taking place,” Silva said. “I don’t want to miss out on any of my college experience, because I’m lucky to be here.”

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ADHD: Students get tools to address ADHD CONTINUED from page 1 oped by Dr. Russell Barkley, response inhibition is the major deficit in ADHD. A study by P.A. Teeter in 1998 also found that exposure to toxic substances such as lead, alcohol and tobacco during pregnancy can cause ADHD. The National Institute of Health found that in the fron-

learning style evaluation and alternate test-taking arrangements.

“In my Music 74 class there was an unidentified student who needed a copy of the lecture notes. The volunteer note taker would just share the notes after class. In every class I’ve had they made sure it was anonymous,” mass communication and journalism

“I

t’s not about a student’s disability, it’s about accessibility, whether that is to the environment or academics.”

— Janice Brown, director of Services for Students with Disabilities

tal cortex of the brain of a person with ADHD there is a delay that “suppress inappropriate actions and thoughts, focus attention, remembering things moment to moment, work for reward and plan.”

The motor cortex, which controls the movement, in contrast tends to mature faster than normal which causes a mismatch in brain development that causes “restlessness and fidgety symptoms common among those with ADHD.” To help students deal with these issues, Services for Students with Disabilities offers individual counseling, note-taking assistance, training in time management and organizational skills.

The center also offers alternate for matting for text documents, peer mentoring,

major Kyle Wheeler said.

“I’ve had teachers ask for note takers in class and people have been pretty willing to volunteer,” Fresno State student Denora Miller said. “I have never seen the person with the disability, they just ask for a note taker.”

Students may call 559-2782811 if they have a disability and do not utilize the center or if they think they may have a disability and have not been diagnosed. The Services for Students with Disabilities center is located on the first floor of the Henry Madden Library, suite 102.

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Fair affects Fresno’s economy

Ezra Romero / The Collegian

More diverse crowds attend the Big Fresno Fair every year which contributes to an increase in revenues for the city. About $10 million is used every year to bring the Big Fresno Fair to Fresno. The fair also employs about 1,000 residents from Fresno and neighboring cities.

By Luke Shaffer The Collegian Once a year Fresno hosts the Big Fresno Fair, which brings many people from neighboring cities together. The event increases traffic, jobs and revenue for the city.

From every concession stand and food vendor to the multiple community-focus events that take place, the fair seeks to give back to the community of Fresno.

“We are a great community

partner and we do everything we can to be involved in the community and get them to be involved with us,” Stacy Rianda, deputy manager and spokesperson for the Big Fresno Fair, said.

The planning of the fair begins at the beginning of the year and sometimes events and acts are even being booked while the fair is still in Fresno.

About $10 million is used every year to facilitate the Big Fresno Fair.

“We hire 1,000 people and

have a per manent staff of 50. So we basically have over 1,000 employees working for us,” Rianda added. “The operating budget is around $10 million for the entire year,” Rianda said. “We are open all year long, so we have interim events that take place here all throughout the year.

“In one weekend we can have five-to-seven events during non-fair time,” Rianda said.

The exact amount brought by the Big Fresno Fair is unknown, but Rianda affirms

“$68 million of direct and indirect revenue goes back into the community just by coming here. Money goes to the city, county, tax revenue and back to businesses.

“Our vendors who come here go to restaurants, buy gas and shop in [Fresno],” Rianda said. “That’s all revenue coming back to our city and the county because of what we do here.”

Not all jobs go to Fresno community members. The fair also hires employees from dif-

ferent surrounding communities in California.

“We hire people at the beginning of the year and they travel with us from fair to fair, which saves time when were training,” Gerald Smith, comanager of Chicken Charlie’s, said.

“We do everything on the go and we hire locally,” Smith said.

Several fair employees have worked with the fair and food vendors for several years.

Smith described them as family.

“You have steady hours for a job, even though sometimes you can work from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. It’s a very nice atmosphere,” Chicken Charlie’s employee Mika Gomes said.

“The fair is like going to a football game. You have an attraction that people want to go see and they will spend money on it,” Smith said.

“Spending money is the greatest way of boosting the economy,” Smith added. “If people held onto their money, nobody would be doing anything.”

The Big Fresno Fair also tries to help Fresno by hosting the “Feed the Need Food Drive” last year.

“The ‘Feed the Need Food Drive’ collected 52 tons of food last year that went back to the starving residents in our county,” Rianda said.

The Big Fresno Fair annually sponsors a blood drive.

“We also collected 11,000 pints of blood in our blood drive,” Rianda said. “So we always try to identify a need within the community and fill it, whether it’s hunger or blood or jobs.”

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African-American theatre puts on classic play

By Brittney Farr The Collegian Starting this month, Fresno State’s African-American Theatre will perform a play that director Thomas-Whit Ellis said is “one of the most important works underscoring the collective voice of African-American women.”

“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” is a 1975 play written by Ntozake Shange. It has been performed onstage numerous times and is now a movie. The play focuses on several women and their struggles with everyday life.

“The play is about various subjects including interpersonal relationships, growing up black and female in America, violence against wo m e n a n d a l l k i n d s o f [things] re presenting the general social landscape of America in the late 60s,” Ellis said.

He thinks a play centered on African-American women is significant because theatre has mostly been a Caucasian male-dominated art form over the 20th century. Ellis said that little theatres representing female voices were presented and even less for AfricanAmerican female based dramatic literature.

“Everyone should see this,” actress Janice Gonzalez said.

“It's a wonderful play — a choreopoem, a series of poems ch o re o g r ap h e d t o m u s i c.

Photo courtesy of Thomas-Whit Ellis

The cast of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf" is based off a 1975 play by Ntozake Shange.

T here's dancing throughout and poetic imagery and words.”

Actress Deja Thompson said the title of the play somewhat explains the whole concept.

“It displays a good message

for colored girls about womanhood and empowerment,” she said.

Thompson said Ellis wanted everyone to have equal lines, therefore no one has one specific role. One of her roles is

out of her comfort zone, but she enjoys playing the part.

“I really feel the whole scenery. It all flows together. It’s something that you just have to go see to understand,” she said.

Gonzale z will por tray a Puerto Rican dancer and a little girl. It’s easy for her to get into character because she’s a dance major who teaches little girls and picks up their energy.

“I don’t want to give away the message because everyone can relate to the play in some way and take away what they perceive is the message for them. You’re missing out if you don’t watch,” she said.

The all-female cast of eight has been rehearsing since mid-September for about 12 hours per week.

Ellis said the Theatre Arts Department launched and supported a program to foster the inclusion of AfricanAmericans’ contributions to this art for m. This consisted of presenting AfricanAmerican dramatic themes and developing ideas to better include underserved student populations. Some commitment was made to continue offerings in this genre.

“The general premise of higher education is to provide an avenue from which students can gain a broader skill set, world view and awareness base,” he said. “The presentation of cultural forms that coexist with general American themes should be exposed and learned from.”

“For colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf” will be performed in the Dennis and Cheryl Woods Theatre beginning Friday, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. until Saturday, Nov. 5.

Big Fresno Fair food and prices More robot fighting, leave much to be desired MOVIE REVIEW: REAL STEEL

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he first thing that comes to many peoples' minds when it comes to fairs is the food.

Especially fried food, which seems to be the staple at most fairs. You can find almost anything your heart desires — deep fried.

The problem, however, is that the fair lacks food for those who want healthy options. A lot of people in today’s society are becoming more health conscious and trying to eat as healthy as possible. For those looking for a healthy meal or snack, finding that something can be very difficult. You almost have to search to find the healthy options.

The list of unhealthy foods at the fair this year goes on for miles, literally, and includes bacon-wrapped hot dogs, fried twinkies, funnel cakes, 2-pound burgers, pizza, fried chicken and a plethora of other unhealthy things. Even the vegetables are fried. The fair even has some unusual fried items such as fried KoolAid and fried frog legs.

The significantly smaller list of healthy food includes fruit cups, chicken kabobs, rotisserie chicken, some sandwiches, gelato and Greek salads. The amount of unhealthy food it seems is almost triple the list of healthy choices.

It’s understood that many people that go to the fair go

for the fried food and to have fun trying the many different foods it has to offer. However, it should also be taken into account that some people who go there do want healthy options. Many people that go to the fair go with their families and friends to have fun and socialize.

Thomas Pearson People who go to the fair with family and friends and want to eat healthy should be given more options than what the fair currently offers. Of the 72 food stands at the fair, only 13 of them have healthy options. That’s a substantially low amount that comes out to about 18 percent. Also, it seemed that of the 13 stands that offered healthy choices, about half of them really only offered snacks, which makes

finding a healthy meal even more difficult.

The other problem that is encountered is the price of food. Food prices are absolutely outrageous at the fair. Even a smaller meal tends to cost at least $8. Walking around, I noticed that the average price for food seemed to be around $10 to $12. The highest price I noticed was $18 and that was for a 2-pound cheeseburger.

Just to give an example, if you’re looking to feed a family of six and each meal costs $8 (and that’s assuming you’re going on the cheap side), that’s going to cost $48.

Forty-eight dollars may not sound like a lot to some people, but for some in Fresno County, where the unemployment rate is almost double the national unemployment rate, it can be a substantial amount of money. It almost makes the fair unaffordable to some families.

The point of going to a fair for the most part is to have fun. The fair encourages everybody to attend. Right now, however, it seems as though the fair is only catering to the select few. The fair is for the community, but right now, between its food choices and prices, it's just not cutting it.

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By Dylan Patton The Collegian Who doesn't love a good fight? And what could be more awesome than robots pounding each other into scrap metal? The new movie, "Real Steel," has the promising premise of robots, controlled by humans, fight each other. After seeing this movie, I wanted to rush home and build my own fighting robot.

In 2020, robot fighting has become the new extreme sport. We as a society have spent so many years getting a thrill of humans beating each

other to a bloody pulp. The human body can only take so much punishment. The public wants more violence that the human body can withstand. Thus, robots replace humans. They can dish out and take more punishment than humans.

Human boxers are now obsolete. One such boxer, Charlie Kenton (Hugh Jackman), once a promising prize fighter, is now reduced to traveling across the United States with his robot, Ambush, in hopes of earning money selling picSee REVIEW, Page 7

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REVIEW: Jackman's unfamiliar role CONTINUED from page 6 tures to Ambush's fans. Since falling from the spotlight, Charlie has become an alcoholic and a gambling addict.

His only friend is Bailey Tallet (Evangeline Lilly), the daughter of the man who trained Charlie. Bailey is the

Max finds a robot named Atom. Max wants Atom to be the next fighter. Charlie warns Max that Atom is just a sparring robot, built to take a lot of punishment, but not built to fight.

Max refuses to give up and convinces Charlie to help him.

"Real Steel" does seem to

a more human role. Jackman is great as a man who knows he might not be able to redeem himself, but he tries nonetheless. Dakota Goyo is outstanding as young Max. The kid's positive outlook is contageous.

Evangelline Lilly does service to her character who thankfully isn't forced on the audience

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ugh Jackman is given quite a challenge. He's most known for his role as Wolverine in the 'X- Men' movies.”

only person that actually cares for Charlie, no matter how often he seems to leave her hanging.

Charlie's life is given an unexpected curve when he lear ns he has a son, Max (Dakota Goyo). Charlie is busy trying to find his next "get rich quick" scheme, so he hardly has time for a kid. Charlie and Max don't like each other.

They do manage to find a way to bond.

of fer something for every member of the audience. The kids and some adults will get a thrill of watching the robots fighting. There is also an element of drama that will satisfy drama fans. This movie has an unique way of showing the drama that happens in and outside of the boxing ring.

Hugh Jackman is given quite a challenge. He's mostly known for his role as Wolverine in the "X-Men" movies. In "Real Steel," Jackman has to take on

as a love interest, but rather a woman who cares about those who care about her.

Shawn Levy took an interesting approach here as director. He could've easily focused solely on the fighting aspect.

He chose more to find a balance between the fighting and the emotions of the characters. "Real Steel" may not have as much action as you'd like, but that doesn't mean you should leave it down for the count.

Apple, Hollywood talk cloud

By Ben Fritz McClatchy-Tribune LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc. is preparing to put movies in the cloud, entering a market in which it may be both competitor and ally to a similar offering backed by most Hollywood studios.

Re p r e s e n t a t ive s o f t h e iPhone and iPad maker have been meeting with studios to finalize deals that would allow consumers to buy movies through iTunes and access them on any Apple device, according to knowledgeable people who requested anonymity because the discussions are private.

The service is expected to launch in late 2011 or early 2012.

The talks come as the first movies from the multi-studio venture known as Ultraviolet are launching: Warner Bros.'

"Horrible Bosses" and "Green Lantern."

People who buy DVDs or Bluray discs for those and other upcoming titles, including Sony Pictures' "The Smurfs" a n d U n iv e r s a l P i c t u r e s ' "Cowboys and Aliens," will have access to digital cloud copies they can instantly w at ch o n t h e i r I n t e r n e t connected TVs, smartphones and tablet computers.

Ultraviolet purchases via the Web, without discs, are expected to come in 2012.

Every major studio except Disney is working on Ultraviolet with a large group of retailers and electronics

companies that notably does not include Apple.

The studios are eager to boost purchases of movies, which have flat-lined in the face of competition from less expensive video -on-demand and Netflix and Redbox rentals. Sales of DVDs and digital downloads are still crucial to the studios' bottom line, as they are much more profitable than rentals.

Despite the increasing popularity of digital distribution, online movie purchases are on track to bring in only $231 million this year, about the same as in 2010, according to IHS Screen Digest.

Storing digital films in the cloud, instead of making buyers manage the digital copy themselves on a computer or other device, could help spur online purchases by making it easier for people to access the movies on any device.

On Wednesday, Apple began rolling out an update to its operating system for mobile devices, called iOS5, which enables users to access music, photos and some other media from the cloud, but not yet movies.

Though studios have spent years building Ultraviolet, people familiar with the thinking of several studio executives say they'd be happy to see Apple join as well, since it accounts for 66 percent of online movie sales and rentals.

"This is going to be a huge boost to a struggling online movie business," said Arash

Amel, digital media research director for IHS. "Apple is going to make it work right off the bat."

Building a cloud movie business without iTunes would be difficult, Amel noted, as it accounts for 66 percent of online movie sales and rentals.

Under the plan Apple is proposing, users could stream movies they buy via iTunes on any device the company makes, such as the Apple TV, iPhones and iPads, as well as on PCs. Apple already lets users store songs, TV shows and other digital content in the cloud, but not yet movies.

In addition, though Apple is not part of Ultraviolet, its devices could be compatible.

The people who have talked to Apple representatives said the company is considering allowing people who buy and store movies with Ultraviolet to easily watch them on Apple devices via apps.

That would be a big help to Ultraviolet, as Apple dominates the market for tablets and is one of the top two players in smartphones.

Movies bought on iTunes would continue to work only on Apple devices and computers. That's because the company makes its biggest profits on hardware and wants to encourage people to keep buying its devices.

A spokesman for Apple declined to comment.

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LOS ANGELES — For the first time, scientists have used cloning techniques — inserting genetic material from adult cells into unfertilized human eggs — to create embryonic stem cells.

T h e a dv a n c e, r e p o r t e d Wednesday in the jour nal Nature, moves scientists one step closer to their goal of developing therapies to treat maladies including diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, researchers said.

In the world of stem cell research, the achievement marks an important step, but only a step.

The stem cells created by the team at the New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory in New York City and collaborators at Columbia University a n d t h e U n ive r s i t y o f California, San Diego, were genetically abnor mal, containing a mixture of DNA from the adult skin cells that were cloned and from the egg used in the procedure. That's because the team bypassed a step in the process in which genetic material from the egg is removed.

They did so because, like others in the past, they were not able to get an embryo to develop to a sufficiently advanced stage if they removed the genetic material from the egg.

That hurdle must be overcome if anyone wants to use cloning technology to create stem cells suitable for therapeutic use, said Dieter Egli, a senior research fellow at the New York Stem Cell Foundation Laboratory, who led the study along with senior research fellow Scott Noggle.

Still, the research shows that somatic cell nuclear transfer, as the cloning procedure is technically called, could one day help create stem cell therapies tailored to prevent immune rejection, said Dr. Robert Lanza, an embryonic stem cell researcher at Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass.

"This is saying 'It can be done,'" said Lanza, who was not involved in the study.

Physicians who would like to harness embryonic stem cells — which have the potential to develop into any type of cell in the body _ to rebuild or replace diseased tissues and organs face a major problem: Such cells may be rejected by patients unless they're a good genetic match. Stem cells made from cloning a patient's own tissue would get around that problem.

S i n c e 2 0 0 6 , re s e a rch e r s have been able to create wellmatched stem cells without the use of either cloning or human embryos by genetically tweaking body cells and rewinding them to an embryonic state.

But although these so-called induced pluripotent stem cells

are promising and avoid some of the ethical problems posed by the use of human embryos, recent studies have shown that the reprogramming trick might raise a cancer risk and that the cells maintain some "memory" of their original state.

These glitches may make it difficult to use them to safely treat disease.

"As we've looked closely at th ose ce l l s, th e y h ave some warts," said Dr. George Q. Daley of the Stem Cell Transplantation program at Children's Hospital Boston, who wrote an article accompanying the new study in Nature.

But, Daley added, pursuing both avenues of research — and finding out which one works better — carries the best chance of bringing treatments to patients as quickly as possible.

The next step for Egli and other researchers who hope to make stem cells from clones will be figuring out a way to take out the egg's DNA but keep whatever it is within the egg that allowed the abnor-

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his is saying 'It can be done.'”

— Dr. Robert Lanza, embryotic stem cell reseracher

mal embryos to grow for long enough to make embryonic stem cells.

It is possible the missing factor is not the DNA itself but certain proteins within the egg's nucleus, where the DNA is housed, Lanza said.

Lanza added that studying these cloned embryos to see exactly how the egg promotes growth may help scientists perfect the creation of safe and sufficiently versatile induced pluripotent stem cells.

"We don't know which of these technologies is going to give you a line that will do the trick best," he said. "All we need is one method."

Neither the study authors nor other stem cell scientists who were interviewed said they had any interest in creating cloned human babies from the technology, a possible fallout from such work that — along with the use of human embryos — has shrouded the field in some controversy.

The scientists created two lines of stem cells, one of which was derived from a person with Type 1 diabetes.

The research was privately funded. The team paid women $8,000 to donate eggs. After donation, the women could choose to have their eggs used for research or for reproductive purposes.

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Facebook’s new features explained Popular social network site introduces number of new elements

By Mike Swift McClatchy-Tribune When Facebook revamped many of its most heavily used features last month, millions of users were unhappy. For days, the hashtag #newFacebook on Twitter was a litany of complaints: The new features were too busy, too complicated, too un-Facebook.

But the changes — which CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook brain trust see as the most important since the addition of games and other software apps in 2007 — aren’t going away. Perhaps the biggest innovation, a new feature called “Timeline” that Zuckerberg calls “the story of your life,” isn’t even officially available yet.

This guide is an attempt to demystify Facebook’s most important new functions — those you can see now, like “Ticker” and “Lists,” and those you’re

about to get access to, like Timeline.

TICKER Facebook is taking the main feature people used to keep up with the activities of their friends on the social network, and splitting it into two: Ticker and News Feed.

The significant addition is “Ticker,” a virtually unfiltered, automatically updating stream of the actions of your friends. Ticker, which scrolls down the upper right side of the home page, is supposed to provide a real-time sense of what your friends, and the brands and businesses you like, are doing at any given moment.

By clicking a Ticker item, you can instantly join in — from sending a Happy Birthday wish, to friending someone your friend is friending, to listening to the new Wilco album through the Spotify app.

NEWS FEED The stream of “Stories” that run

down the center of the home page, is still there, but it has been changed.

Since it was launched five years ago, News Feed has been a primary way that people keep track of their friends. “News Feed is the lifeblood of Facebook,” said Meredith Chin, a senior communications manager for the company.

You used to be able to toggle back and forth between “Top Stories,” the posts that Facebook’s algorithms judged most interesting to you, and “Most Recent,” the freshest content. Now, there is one News Feed with content Facebook judges to be most interesting based on your interests and social connections.

SUBSCRIBE Relationships on Facebook used to be two-way connections; both parties had to agree. Now the Subscribe button allows you to create one-way relationships with anyone, just like Twitter.

I’m a fan of Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, but it was unlikely an NBA player would agree to my friend request. Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg

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But by visiting their profile pages and clicking “Subscribe,” everything Rondo and Sandberg post publicly shows up on my News Feed. Existing friends are automatically subscribed to each other, but the feature allows you to adjust whether you want to see all of their posts, some of them, or only the most important ones — useful for people you don’t dislike enough to unfriend, but who share way too much.

There’s a problem for public figures and even journalists, though.

Subscribe doesn’t allow you to limit your posts to those people you don’t know who have subscribed to you, and avoid posting to your real friends.

I want to use Subscribe to build audience for my journalism, but I doubt family and buddies from college really want all the tech news I post. Subscribe might force me to spam my friends.

LISTS With ever more stuff on Facebook — more people, more brands, more “Likes,” more apps — lists allow you to filter out the noise. Facebook now automatically suggests “Smart Lists,” including co-workers, people you went to college with, and people who live nearby. By clicking on “Lists” on the left side of the home page, then clicking “Create A List,” you can build your own.

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Mark Zuckerberg and company see the Facebook changes as “the most important since the addition of games and other software apps in 2007.”

Lists work in both directions: By clicking a list like “Close Friends,” you only see posts from people on that list in your News Feed, and your posts only go out to them.

TIMELINE Timeline could turn be Zuckerberg’s master stroke, but it is also certain to freak many people out when it begins appearing to the general Facebook population in the weeks ahead. While it technically isn’t adding any information that wasn’t available before, it will represent a massive amount of personal information available in one place. It’s possible to access Timeline now (directions on my Facebook page) if you register as a software developer.

Timeline feels like the digital Ghost of Christmas Past. It carries you back to that dim, dark epoch when you first joined Facebook. By clicking the “View Activity” button, you get an instant index of every comment you have posted and every photo shared on Facebook, organized by month.

Activity Log allows you to instantly click back to your first Facebook post, the date and the time of day you signed up, and see the first thing you ever posted. A map shows every place you checked in with your smartphone over the past year. The pins on the map can be a way to rediscover faded memories; I clicked one pin and was transported to photos I took at the Humane Society Silicon Valley on the happy day we adopted our cat. Smartphone location checkins can now become bookmarks for your memories.

You can import digitalized photos from the pre-smartphone era, and a tool near the top of the Timeline allows you to add life events _ the day you broke a bone, got engaged or lost a loved one.

Initially, users must opt in, but ultimately Facebook plans to require everyone to use Timeline, something sure to be controversial. Facebook gives you five days to remove incriminating photos or other content you’d rather a prospective employer or new girlfriend not see, before your Timeline becomes visible.

Facebook wants Timeline to become the digital scrapbook for your entire life, but don’t think the company is being sentimental. My Timeline already has ads in it.

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Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black talk birding and ‘The Big Year’

By Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune ORLANDO, F la. — Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black signed on to make this comedy about competitive bird-watching.

And they were amazed at what they discovered while making “The Big Year”: Birdwatchers, or “birders,” hopping on planes, flitting from Attu, Alaska to Key West, trying to spot the rarest birds in North America during the course of a calendar year.

And the most amazing discovery of all? Honor.

“This huge competition, birders all over the country, is done on the honor system,” Martin says. “I thought for sure you’d have to at least have a photograph. Then I thought, ‘Photographs can be faked or bought anywhere.’ It has to be done on the honor system. You have to admire that, because there is almost nothing in American society that operates on the honor system.”

As author Mark Obmascik wrote in “The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession,” the book on which the film is based, “In a Big Year, there are few rules and no referees.”

Black pipes up: “It just seems like they’re wide open and vulnerable to fraud, doing it

that way. Someone could come and cheat, blow wide open the world record.”

Then Wilson weighs in: “You know, they could verify it with travel, if it ever came to that.

‘This rare bird was only spotted here at this time, so do you have the paperwork to show that you were there?’”

Martin remembers a line Wilson’s character utters in the movie: “You know the one,” he prompts Wilson. “’People know who cheats.

Everyone knows’ And you go, ‘Who wants to be THAT guy?’”

Black, 42, Wilson, 42, and Martin, 66, decided to team up for this comedy about life priorities, obsessions and birding for reasons they can’t quite explain. Was it their chemistry?

“I always feel that it’s like when you’re a kid and you’re spending the night at a friend’s house, and you assume it’s going to be this GREAT time,” Wilson says in that familiar tall-tale drawl. “And the moment you get there, you realize, ‘Oh, I made a mistake.

I don’t want to be at this house.

The house SMELLS weird.

Their parents are going to give you chores!’”

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I’m not necessarily simpatico with these guys.’”

OK, Wilson is joking, but it might not have been chemistry. So it must have been the travel, right? British Columbia and environs?

“The travel turned out to be a bonus, these gorgeous locations they took us to,” Wilson says. “We weren’t filming in Manhattan and going to the clubs every night. But we were sort of in the Yukon dodging grizzles, in Tofino, seeing bald eagles.”

To f i n o i s t h a t p a r t o f Vancouver Island “where people go in the fall to watch stor ms,” Martin explains.

“Very violent storms come in and these people go visit just to see the storms. It looks just like Attu, Alaska, don’t you think?”

A c t u a l ly, ye s. T re e l e s s, storm-swept and covered with birds. So if it wasn’t chemistry OR travel, the trio must have done the movie for the birding.

“Since I was playing the record holder for having a Big Year, so going into it I had to get myself up to some of expert level,” Wilson says. “We had experts helping us. But I just, uh, followed the script.”

“What he’s saying is NO. He didn’t become an expert bird-

Olivier Doulier / McClatchy-Tribune

Owen Wilson and the trio of actors are creating a film based on a book about competetive bird watching.

er,” Martin says, contradicting Wilson. “You really can’t pick and choose your passions. I had never quite gotten the passion for this that my wife, for example, has. I’m not going to put on a parka and a pair of binoculars and a funny hat.

On the day of this interview, Martin has been named Bluegrass Entertainer of the Year, which is why he adds, “My passions are art (he’s a well-known collector) and the five string banjo!”

Black, famously an indoor guy, chortles at the suggestion that he looks “at home with a pair of binoculars.” But he’s the one who left with the most appreciation for the allure of the sport.

“Before I read this script, I would look at birders and go, ‘What are they DOING, wasting all this time with their binoculars, going all around to find this or that bird?’ It looked easy, and it was easy to make fun of. ... But when you get to know a couple of birders, you realize they’re special. ... Their brains are so attuned, their eyes and ears so obsessively sensitive to birds...

I find that makes them sort of superhuman.

“You see this speck on the horizon and the dude next to you goes, ‘Yup. That’s a condor.’ Wait. What? He could tell by the speed of the wing flapping that it was a condor.

You’re in awe.”

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THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR, JERRY HUERTA • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011

The ‘Dogs welcome Utah State to Bulldog Stadium for homecoming Fresno State will try to rebound from last week’s loss this weekend against Utah State

By Angel Moreno The Collegian After last week’s heart-wrenching 57-7 loss to Boise State, the Fresno State Bulldogs are working to turn things around for Saturday’s homecoming showdown against the Utah State Aggies.

Coach Pat Hill was remorseful during his Monday press conference for the lackluster performance his team fielded on Friday against the Broncos, but he told his fans that they would have something to cheer about Saturday.

“I thought our crowd was awesome for the Boise State game. I feel very, very bad that we were never able to give them anything to ignite them,” Hill said. “Hopefully we can give them something to really get excited about this weekend for homecoming.”

Hill and his ‘Dogs have homecoming on their side come Saturday evening.

Since the new millennium began, Fresno State is 11-1 on homecoming day at Bulldog Stadium with its only loss coming to Hawaii in 2006. The

“I

thought our crowd was awesome for the Boise State game.”

— Pat Hill, head football coach Warriors went on to an 11-3 record that year, including a big win over Arizona State in the Hawaii Bowl.

As for Utah State, Hill and the Bulldogs lead the overall series against the Aggies with a 15-10-1 record. The last time the two teams met for Fresno State’s homecoming was in 2005, where the Bulldogs defeated the Aggies 53-21 behind then-starting quarterback Paul Pinegar. That was also the year the ‘Dogs beat Boise State, Hill’s only win against the Broncos.

But the Aggies won’t gift wrap a Bulldog victory on Saturday.

The ‘Dogs are going to have to dig deep to pull out the win against the Aggies, who sport a 2-3 record but have lost all three of their games by a combined total of eight points.

The Aggies, who were picked to finish fifth in the Western Athletic Conference in the preseason, currently lead the conference in rushing (309.6 yards per game), total offense (480.4 ypg) and scoring (42.6 points per game).

Much of that success can be accredited to junior running back Robert Turbin, who leads the WAC with 12 total touchdowns. Turbin has rushed for 599 yards on 93 attempts and 10 rushing touchdowns for the Aggies in their first five games.

Fortunately for the ‘Dogs, they have their own breakout running back in junior Robbie Rouse, who has rushed for 672 yards on 143 carries. Rouse, who

Dalton Runberg / The Collegian

Fresno State has gone 10-1 during the last decade in homecoming games and will look to build on that record this Saturday at Bulldog Stadium.

finished with a season-low 72 yards on Friday against Boise State, is ready to look past the loss and focus on Utah State.

“The one great thing about football is that there are more and more games, especially after a game like last week’s,” Rouse said. “We just have to put it all together. I don’t know what happened on Friday, but that wasn’t our style of play.”

But Rouse is confident his team can give the fans something to cheer for on Saturday and play the Bulldog football he has practiced week in and week out.

When asked what his goal was for Saturday to get the fans on their feet, Rouse had a simple but powerful statement.

“Just win.”

Homecoming games during the past decade • 2010: W, 33-10 New Mexico State • 2009: W, 41-21 San Jose State • 2008: W, 45-32 Idaho • 2007: W, 30-0 San Jose State • 2006: L, 68-37 Hawaii • 2005: W, 53-21 Utah State • 2004: W, 42-0 SMU • 2003: W, 31-28 Rice • 2002: W, 30-7 SMU • 2001: W, 38-28 La Tech • 2000: W, 58-21 Nevada

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011

THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS SPORTS EDITOR, JERRY HUERTA • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

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Collegian Q&A with Utah State’s sports editor F

resno State faced No. 5 Boise State last Friday and got dismantled.

Now the ‘Dogs move back into Western Athletic Conference play against Utah State this Saturday. The Aggies have had a tough time closing out games so far this season against some of the top teams on their nonconference schedule, which is a similar situation to what Fresno State has dealt with.

Last year the ‘Dogs traveled to Utah State to play the Aggies after a close game between the two teams in 2009. Fresno State came away with the 41-21 victory against an improved Aggies team. The 2011 version of the Aggies will provide the ‘Dogs with another tough task before Fresno State’s upcoming road battle with Nevada next weekend.

Tavin Stucki is the sports editor at Utah State and sports editor Jerry Huerta caught up with him to talk about what the ‘Dogs can expect from the Aggies in the second Western Athleic Conference game for Fresno State this season.

Q: What can Fresno State e x p e c t f ro m U t a h S t a t e ’ s offense?

A: The Aggie offense has multiple weapons at all the skill positions. The offensive line is doing a very good job of protecting freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton much more than Utah State offensive lines have done in the past.

Q: What has freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton meant to the program this season?

A: Keeton is a very talented freshman quarterback who plays beyond his maturity. On a team that just needs a quarterback to get the ball to the playmakers, Keeton has gone beyond that and become one of the playmakers himself.

Q: What kind of impact can running back Robert Turbin have?

A: Turbin will hurt defenses. He can sustain a drive with six or seven consecutive carries or rip off an 80-yard run on the first play. He can also take a screen pass in for a touchdown. He’s a very versatile back who is also an exceptional blocker.

Q: What can Fresno State e x p e c t f ro m U t a h S t a t e ’ s defense?

A: Expect to not run the ball very well. The Aggies have

held opponents to an average of three yards per carry, 111.2 yards per game and eight total rushing touchdowns. At the same time, the pass defense is weaker, with only one interception all season.

Q: Which players are difference makers in the secondary, linebacking corps and defensive line?

A : Cor nerback Nevin Lawson plays solid, shutdown defense in the secondary. Seniors Bobby Wagner and Kyle Gallagher anchor the deep linebacker corps.

Combined, those two have as many tackles as the next five players on the Aggie defense.

Senior defensive end Levi Koskan led the Aggies in sacks last year and can also drop back into a linebacker spot or cover a slot receiver.

Q: Would you consider the punting and kicking games as team strengths?

A: Junior Tyler Bennett is a good punter. Utah State’s punt coverage isn’t the best, and that weakness should play pretty well into the strength of Fresno State’s senior return man Devon Wylie.

Q: Are there any dangerous

players in the return game?

A: Junior Kerwynn Williams set an NCAA record last year for kickoff return yards in a single season. He is dangerous, but the way the Utah State special teams have played this season, he won’t have any big returns than normal.

Q: How has head coach Gary Anderson impacted this program?

A: Head coach Gary Andersen has taken a team, who was among the bottom of the entire NCAA, and made it a contender for a Western Athletic Conference championship in three years. If half the team hadn’t been injured last year, it might have happened a year early. He has started to win recruiting battles in the state over the two bigger football programs and beat BYU for the first time in 17 years. Crowds are filling Romney Stadium again and people are getting excited. He never gave up on Turbin, who wasn’t expected to play football again because of injuries.

Basically, he’s resurrected the program.

Q: What will it take for Utah State to get back to a bowl game

this season?

A: Closing out games; see Auburn’s miracle onside kick, the twice-failed 2-point conversion in double overtime against Colorado State, and the former Utah State quarterback Riley Nelson leading BYU 96 yards to win with 15 seconds left. The Aggies had been leading the game for a fraction of the time. People in Logan are talking about a curse and superstitions about how Romney Stadium was built on an ancient burial ground and other nonsense, but bringing home a WAC championship will be a matter of closing out games and finding a way to hold on to wins.

Q: What will it take for Utah State to beat Fresno State on Saturday?

A: Aggressive play calling.

Turbin will score two touchdowns, Keeton will score one or two more, and the defense will make things very difficult for Fresno State to get on the board. I think the key will be just like any other game, to hold on in the final seconds and not make a hero out of quarterback Derek Carr.

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SPORTS EDITOR, JERRY HUERTA • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011

WEEK 7 PREVIEW

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, AT 7 PM, BULLDOG STADIUM

Bulldog Game Day

UTAH STATE AGGIES

FRESNO STATE BULLDOGS

2011 OVERALL RECORD

2011 OVERALL RECORD

2-4

2-3

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CONFERENCE RECORD

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1-0 Analysis by Jerry Huerta

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Keys to Victory 1. Contain Turbin and Keeton Fresno State will have one of the conference’s best rushing attacks come to Bulldog Stadium this Saturday. Utah State has senior running back Robert Turbin and quarterback Chuckie Keeton to challenge the Fresno State run defense from multiple looks.

2. Limit the ‘Big Play’ The ‘Dogs are still having trouble limiting the big play. Last Friday, Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore torched the Bulldogs’ pass defense all night. They will need to shore this area up if they want to come out of Saturday with a “W.” 3. Convert ‘Big Plays’ In the Boise State game, the ‘Dogs reverted back to their conservative style and it showed on the field. The Broncos dominated the offense. Fresno State will need to hit the deep ball to keep the Aggie “D” honest.

Position matchups

Player to watch: Kyle Knox, linebacker Dalton Runberg /The Collegian

Sophomore quarterback Derek Carr will need to get back to utilizing the deep ball if he wants to rebound from the Boise State performance.

Breakdown: Aggies

Utah State has started off its season in a similar manner as Fresno State. The Aggies have played a tough non-conference schedule, which is what head coach Pat Hill has done at Fresno State.

In these games, Utah State was close to upsetting the reigning national champion Auburn Tigers and in-state rival BYU, but came up short losing in the fourth quarter of both contests.

Utah State has one of the best rushing attacks in the country with freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton, who is a dual-threat style that has traditionally given Fresno State fits in the past.

He is accompanied in the backfield by senior running

back Robert Turbin, who has 599 yards and 10 touchdowns on the season. With such a productive rushing attack, the Aggies have opportunites open in the passing game.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Aggies are led by a couple of experienced players in senior linebacker Bobby Wagner, who was voted the preseason Western Athletic Conference defensive player of the year.

Wagner is leading the team in tackles with 61 on the season. Another impact player on the defensive line is senior Levi Koskan, who leads the team with 3.5 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss.

Breakdown: Bulldogs Fresno State had a tough time with the No. 5 Boise State Broncos as it lost 57-7 on Friday. Now the ‘Dogs have to move forward toward their quest for their first outright Western Athletic Conference championship under Pat Hill.

The ‘Dogs will have to get back to the aggressive brand of football on the offensive side of the ball against the Aggies. This will start with getting starting quarterback Derek Car r in situations to utilize his big arm. Carr needs to find his weapons early and often this weekend.

Junior running back Robbie Rouse had a tough game against Boise State and the ‘Dogs will need to use Rouse as the workhorse he has been

throughout the early season.

Senior wide receiver Devon Wylie hasn’t been the main target on offense, but has made his impact as a big-time punt returner. Wylie has two punt return touchdowns on the season.

On defense, senior defensive lineman Logan Harrell leads the team with 3.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss.

Harrell and company will need to keep contain against the Aggies’ vaunted rushing attack.

If the ‘Dogs can get back to where they were in the beginning of the season, then it should allow the offense to keep the Aggies’ offense on the sidelines.

Getting to know the Utah State Aggies

Todd Jones/Utah Statesman

Player to watch: Robert Turbin, running back

Wins against: Weber State, Wyoming Losses to: Auburn, Colorado State, BYU Head coach: Gary Anderson, 3rd year Offense: Multiple Defense: 3-4 Key players: Robert Turbin, RB, Chuckie Keeton, QB, Bobby Wagner, LB, Levi Koskan, DL, Michael Smith, RB, Matt Austin, WR. Series record: Fresno State leads 15-10-1

Last meeting: 2010, Fresno State won 41-21 Point Spread: Fresno State favored by 3.5 points EDITOR’S PREDICTION: Fresno State: 31, Utah State: 27

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When Fresno State runs: Advantage - Fresno State RB Robbie Rouse had his worst game since the season opener against Boise State. Fresno State will need to feed Rouse the ball like it did earlier in the season.

When Utah State runs: Advantage - Utah State Fresno State had a tough time with Boise State’s rushing attack so this could be another tough week with RB Robert Turbin and QB Chuckie Keeton coming to Bulldog Stadium.

When Fresno State passes: Advantage - Fresno State Last Friday, QB Derek Carr had his worst game of his young collegiate career. Look for Carr to bounce back early and often against the Aggies.

When Utah State passes: Advantage - Utah State Kellen Moore and company were able to do whatever they wanted against Fresno State’s defense last week. Utah State’s rushing attack will open up opportunities in the passing game.

Special teams: Advantage - Even Kicker Kevin Goessling didn’t get any opportunities to make up for his poor performance against Mississippi. He should get his chance against Utah State.