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Kinesiology’s 100-mile walk Aid for studies abroad

By Oscar Perez The Collegian

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The Kinesiology Walk of the Century participants joined the Centennial Parade which ended at the Tailgate of the Century.

By Reganie Smith-Love The Collegian The kinesiology department celebrated Fresno State’s birthday walking 100 miles to honor their faculty, students, staff and alumni Participants marched in the Homecoming Parade which went throughout campus.

Without a float or cars to drive in, the group was a unique addition to the parade.

The Kinesiology Walk of the Century involved 35 peo-

ple walking the parade route.

Each contributor’s walking distance was added up to create the 100 miles.

“One of the initial goals of this was to make 100 miles and we weren’t sure if we’d make it,” said Associate Professor and coordinator of the event Scott Sailor. “We had 35 people walking and the parade route was about 3.4 miles so that was right at 100 miles.”

In order to achieve the 100mile goal, the kinesiology department needed walkers,

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so they approached some of the clubs in the department and found some students willing to walk along with them.

“I’m in this department because I love it,” said kinesiology and athletic training major Megan Nelson. “I want to show my support for all of the alumni.”

Though walking 100 miles was the initial goal, it wasn’t the only thing that the kinesiology department did. In preparation for the event, faculty went to the archives in

the library and sifted through the materials of Fresno State’s history compiling the names of faculty members that have taught in their department for the last 100 years. Those names were then separated into 25-year segments and put on four signs that were carried during the parade.

Many staf f and faculty members enjoyed the historical aspect of their involvement in the parade.

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Though the high cost of studying abroad usually prevents students from pursuing it, financial aid and scholarships made it possible for Bestina Mounenalath, an economics major at Fresno State, to experience life in a new country.

“There does seem to be a bit of a myth that studying abroad is really, really expensive, which isn’t always the case,” said Marcia Romsa, adviser for the Study Abroad and International Exchange Office. “In some cases it can be less expensive than studying here at Fresno State. It all depends on the location you want to go to.”

Romsa also said that even if the tuition is more expensive, it’s usually not by very much.

Many students don’t realize that financial aid helps them with finances when they study abroad as if they were attending Fresno State itself, so whatever financial aid the student currently receives can be applied toward studying abroad.

Financial help also comes in the form of scholarships.

The Gilman Scholarship offers awards for undergraduate studies abroad, which can provide up to $5,000 for a student.

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Culinary major wins national baking contest

By Tara Albert The Collegian Fresno State student Chee Her took first place Saturday in the student artisan bread category of the third annual America’s Best Raisin Bread Contest.

Chee said the experience was better than she imagined and being selected as the winner felt like a dream.

“I’m very happy because I put a lot of work into it,” she said. “I proved to myself that I can do more than what I think.”

The national competition was put on by the Fresnobased Califor nia Raisin Marketing Board, which represents nearly 3,000 growers of California raisins. Larry Blagg, raisin board senior vice president of marketing,

said the competition was held at the American Institute of Baking Inter national in Manhattan, Kan., which is the largest baking training school in the United States.

Chee was the first student from California to ever be a finalist in the competition, Blagg said.

T we l ve s t u d e n t a n d 2 6 professional finalists competed in six categories, Blagg said. A total of 12 winners we re s e l e c t e d . T h e y w i l l each receive a five-day trip to visit the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley, Yosemite National Park and the San Joaquin Valley.

“They get a chance to see raisin production,” Blagg said. “We will actually take them into the factories.”

Chee competed against two other students in the student

artisan bread category. The competitors were judged on the appearance, taste, marketability and ingredients of their item as well as their technique and execution in making the product.

Chee’s entry was called “Pan de Pasas” to reflect the language spoken in the Central Valley and the ingredients that were used, said Klaus Tenbergen, Chee’s mentor and coordinator of Fresno State’s Culinology program.

Her bread was a combination of sweet and spicy, with cocoa nibs, pepper flakes, Parmesan cheese and golden and natural raisins. The triangular bread offers a variety of colors, with a brown crust, yellow Parmesan cheese shaped like wine leaves baked on the See BAKING, Page 3

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Prop 25 won’t help Calif. budget O

n Friday, Oct. 8, Gov. Schwarzenegger finally signed California’s state budget—100 days later than the state’s constitutionally prescribed June 15 deadline. This comes as no surprise to veteran surveyors of the state’s political scene, as the legislature has only met this deadline five times since 1980.

The worst of it, though, is that the budget won’t even close California’s much talked about $19 billion deficit for the long term; it mostly delays much of the spending for next year through budgetary maneuvers. “It’s full of false assumptions and failed gimmicks,” Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, said in a statement.

Regardless of who’s elected governor, be it Jerry Brown or Meg Whitman, either will face immediate budget problems.

Because of these problems Californians have put Proposition 25 on the ballot, which would amend the state constitution to lower the voting requirement to pass a budget from twothirds to a simple majority, making it much easier to approve a state budget.

While we sympathize with those

who complain about California’s shoddy budget process, Prop 25 is not the way to solve this mess.

If our legislature were able to pass a budget with a simple majority, our budget process would become as political and partisan as the most recent campaign for governor has been. The party in power would be able to pass their legislative agenda without even a whimper from the minority party.

This may solve our problems with gridlock, but it will hardly lead to better budgets.

The legislature should still have a two-thirds majority to pass budgets, requiring compromise from both parties, but something must be done to force them to pass timely budgets.

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Visalia wrote in the 2010 edition of “The Washington Report,” a publication by the congressman, “I propose the automatic adoption of the governor’s proposed budget, provided it is free of tax hikes, if the legislature fails to pass its own budget by the constitutional deadline.”

This is too radical for The Collegian’s tastes, but it certainly has the right idea.

A better way to solve this problem may be another provision from Prop 25.

The lesser-known proposal in this proposition prohibits members of the legislature from collecting any salary or reimbursements for travel or living expenses for every day that a budget is not passed after the June 15 deadline.

According to analysis by the legislative analyst, this measure would cut $50,000 in costs for every day a budget was not passed.

This seems like a common-sense proposal. We students receive failing grades if we do not turn in our projects on time; it seems right that our state senators and assemblymen and women should receive this kind of punishment.

Prop 25 should not be passed; it will result in more partisanship and will not help our state as it tries to fix its fiscal woes. The two-thirds majority vote should stay.

The legislature, however, should pass a bill revoking members’ pay for every day that a budget is not passed.

Female sex teachers expose bad law

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he increasing number of affirmed accusations against female school teachers for having consensual sex with under-age boys ought to bring the complex and often taboo subject of statutory rape under scrutiny.

Statutory rape is a broad, nontechnical term for “rape” by way of legal statute. Its pretense is that adolescents under a certain age, usually between 14-18 depending on the state, are deemed unsuited to give consent to sexual relations of any kind and to anyone, not just older partners. Given the average age of first-time intercourse is 17, the law has been broken by most without repercussion or public outcry.

The age of the partners in question, the age difference between partners, and whether the “offender” holds a position of authority, such as teachers and coaches, determine the severity of the crime and maximum sentence.

The overarching interest of creating a staunch, cut-and-dry legal statute aimed at protecting vulnerable youths and deterring potentially malevolent predators is understandable, but such blanket restrictions can turn victim-

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less crimes into false calamities against humanity.

It defies sensibility to invoke the word “victim” when discussing the 14-year-old boy from Florida who endured the torturous agony of having consensual sex over and over again in the classroom, at home and in an SUV on the freeway with his reading teacher, a 23-year-old “firecracker” named Debra LaFave.

In 2004 LaFave followed the female sex-teacher pioneer, Mary K. Letourneau, and became perhaps the most infamous of sex teachers, largely due to Lafave’s barbie-doll looks and her documented sexual deviance.

The charges against her had a 30-year maximum prison sentence which reflect an overemphasis on generic content like age, rather than scaling age with the circumstances of the case.

The victimization propaganda fueling the public’s simplistic narrative on statutory rape is peddled by the courts, psychologists, social opinion leaders and Terri Miller, the president of Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation in Nevada.

“This isn’t an affair; it’s abuse, and we have to shift the paradigm,” Miller told TIME magazine of female sex predators like LaFave. “We say, ‘Bully for the boy and his conquest of the geometry teacher,’ but that makes it harder for boys to vocalize their victimization.”

Statutory rape has haphazardly allowed consensual sex to become synonymous with violent, forcible rape, sexual abuse and assault. It should be apparent that the interchangeability of consensual sex and sexual abuse (i.e., rape) leads to misguided conclusions because they follow from false premises.

Finding the “victimization card” laughable does not require having a PhD in psychology. Despite what

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the boy’s father said about LaFave— “It’s a horrible, ugly thing that she’s done”—after the boy’s consummations with LaFave he was not overtaken by victimization, depression or thoughts of suicide. He was in an utter state of nirvana as he reflected on his provocative escapades with LaFave amongst his buddies, deliriously dumbstruck as to what he had done to deserve living out every boy’s fantasy.

If there is a victim here it is LaFave, a women whose bi-polar disorder and many other emotional and psychological handicaps subjected her, a mildly attractive women, to sexual relations with a 14-year-old kid. The boy, however, is quite the opposite of a “victim.”

He’s what sane people and Creedence Clearwater Revival would call a fortunate son.

The infamous LaFave saga does not define all “female sex predator” cases; many involve legitimate manipulation and physical and mental abuse, often instigated by an adult holding a position of authority. Surely it is appropriate that LaFave, due to her professional obligations and position of power, pay the professional and social consequences of being barred from teaching and having to register as a sex offender, but current protocols of legal recourse are drastically out of bounds.

The same rule applies if the gender roles are switched. The circumstances of any inappropriate sexual relationship should guide the response, not numbers. For instance, if a 16-year-old girl is legally permitted to give consent and abort her fetus, it is not easily defended that such a person is legally prohibited from giving sexual consent to a much older man. This analogy is not perfect because statutory rape involves a second actor who is sometimes in a position of power over the consenter, but it is suggestive.

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Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian’s newsroom.

Thumbs up: Homecoming celebration Our campus was bursting with school spirit this weekend with a parade, a fireworks show, film screenings and tailgates galore.

The alumni band during the football game was a highlight as well.

Thumbs down: Hobb’s grove is closed What’s Halloween without a trip to Hobb’s Grove? It’s closed this season because of a pending divorce between the owners.

Hopefully they’ll get back together in time for next Halloween!

Thumbs up: AP ranking Oregon no. 1, Boise State no. 2 An Oregon-Boise faceoff would be quite a game. West Coast domination! But what’s up with Oklahoma as no. 3 and no. 1 in BCS?

Thumbs down: Pumping the brakes in the second half Just because we were up by 30 points didn’t mean we had to quit trying altogether. Next time, let’s play like we want to, no matter how far ahead we are...

Thumbs up: Campus clock chimes playing the fight song It was a sweet sound to hear our fight song ringing out the hour on Friday. We think the fight song should replace the regular clock chimes. It’s a perfect sound for Fresno State and has a nice collegiate vibe.

Thumbs down: Lackluster attendance at the game The student section was full, but we’d like to see Fresno State fans provide a better showing, no matter what the score from last week. Let’s see some loyalty!

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WALK: Kinesiology dept. celebrates Centennial CONTINUED from page 1 “We learned so much,” said Director of Development for the College of Health and Human Services Dana Lucka. “The College of Health and Human Services and Kinesiology is one of the oldest at Fresno State. We found a health and hygiene class that was here in 1912.”

At first the kinesiology department thought of celebrating their history and past 100 years in different ways, even considering a golf tournament and other active ideas. The department wanted something that more people could participate in and decided on the walk.

Sailor said they were thinking of creating their own path and using their own facilities. Instead they decided it would be better to participate in the parade during homecoming week-

end. This was to encourage alumni to attend the parade.

No float building or riding in cars was necessary for the kinesiology department and the College of Health and Human Services to participate in the Homecoming Parade. Instead of a float, they were the main attraction, walking the stretch on foot and showing their devotion for their department, alumni, faculty and history.

The Homecoming Parade route started near the Save Mart Center continued to Barstow Ave., followed onto the Fresno State campus and disbanding near the Peace Garden and tailgating area. The parade lasted approximately an hour and a half, and involved many other participants celebrating Fresno State’s Centennial.

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BAKING: Student wins big CONTINUED from page 1 outside, and a dusting of grey rye flour.

The bread took about three hours of hands-on labor to make, but it took a total of 30 hours for it to transform from ingredients into an edible loaf, Chee said.

She met with Tenbergen over the summer early in the morning and on weekends to develop her bread formula. Tenbergen said it took about four weeks to create the final formula.

He said helping Chee prepare for the competition was a large time commitment and a lot of work. But he said it was worthwhile because he wants his students to showcase what the Valley has to offer to the world.

“I get my joy out of seeing them rise to the occasion—just like bread,” he said.

Chee, who was born in Thailand in 1989 and came to America when she was two-years old, said she chose to be a culinology major because she loves to cook. She quickly learned, however,

that the major was about learning the science behind what happens to food when it is cooked, rather than how to become a chef.

But her love for food kept her in the program and on the path to a food-oriented career.

“I decided to stay because it is something involving food,” she said. “It was a little more than I expected, but I’m glad I’m here.”

Blagg said competing in the bake-off will help Chee get her foot into the baking world, opening up career opportunities.

“It could help make her career if she wants to become a professional baker,” he said. “There are lots of job opportunities that come from something like this.”

Chee said she is interested in pursuing a career in product development or the food service industry. She said she would like to develop menus for hospital patients or create fruit and desert sauces for food companies in Fresno.

FINANCES: Campus helps students study abroad CONTINUED from page 1 “This tremendous scholarship fits many of our Fresno State students,” said Romsa. “It’s geared toward first generation college students, students who receive financial aid, and students that are or will be receiving a Federal Pell Grant. They also award students who are learning a critical-need language, such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian or another language that is beneficial to the country as a whole.”

Mounenalath said that she was very

happy after receiving $3,000 in scholarship funds. “[The scholarship] allowed me to focus on my studies,” said Mounenalath. “I did not have to worry about money.”

In some cases, students have been able to get additional funding from loans.

Fresno State business major Kyle Long, who took out $8,000 in student loans, explained that it was worth it for him.

“I feel that the loans helped me tremendously,” Long said. “I wouldn’t

have been able to do it without the loans.”

The cost of studying abroad might seem a little daunting at first, but when it’s broken down it becomes less intimidating and more realistic.

“Students usually just look at the state university fee, but they never calculate their food and housing,” said Romsa. “Food and housing for a California State University student is a lot more expensive than room and board for someone studying in Taiwan [for an academic year].”

Other locations that are less expen-

sive than at CSU campuses are Mexico, Ghana, Chile and China.

Transportation is another thing that students have to take into consideration. An average Fresno State student doesn’t think about insurance, gas and car maintenance that accumulates during each semester. Paying for airfare to study abroad isn’t always that different in price.

“We are fortunate here at Fresno State to work with a highly studentoriented staff at financial aid,” said Romsa. “They work with the students and get the maximum help for them.”

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Belly dancing lessons help students’ self-esteem

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Belly dancing lessons on campus are open only to Fresno State students. Students have a chance to let loose and have fun with friends while learning to shake it like Shakira.

By Lucerito Salgado The Collegian After a lot of positive feedback from students, University Student Union Productions is offering belly-dancing lessons each Wednesday during the month of October.

“We had lessons in the spring semester as well,” said USU Productions Adviser Shawna Blair. “It was very popular and everyone that participated in the lessons enjoyed it, so we decided to offer it again.”

Blair said the idea came from the special event coordinator last year who wanted something new and unique on campus.

“The special event coordinator participated in belly dance lessons at another university while on a semester exchange program and she enjoyed them,” Blair said.

“She said they were very popular and felt it was something to try here at Fresno State.”

The one-hour lessons started Oct. 6 and are taught by the same instructor from last semester, Jennifer Jones from Mahzjai Belly Dance Fusion.

The last class is on Oct. 27.

“I am teaching basic belly dance which is pretty much the fundamentals,” Jones said. “You need the isolation in order to do any of the styles, so the main focus of this class would be the isolation.”

The class requires students to register and pay a $15 fee in order to participate. They also have to wear comfortable attire, preferably yoga clothing. Students can participate barefoot or with dance shoes, and showing their stomachs isn't necessary.

Jones said there are many stories of where belly dancing originated, but it's definitely a combination of dance styles from dif ferent European, African and eastern countries.

Psychology major Kathryn Mascola, 25, was one of the

first students to arrive at the first class this semester.

“I have always been fascinated by what I have seen in movies or TV,” Mascola said.

“I think it looks very interesting and the girls look so talented doing it.”

Mascola also said she wanted to try something new in her life that will not only serve as a workout, but also to help her overcome some of her personal fears.

“I'm hoping it gives me more confidence to be more comfortable and be more open to being myself in front of people,” she said.

Aside from being a for m of exercise, Jones said belly dancing provides other benefits. “ I t ’ s re a l ly ab o u t s e l f esteem, and if anything, the

girls in the class today will not be losing weight, but I'm hoping they will walk away feeling better about themselves,” Jones said.

English major Liliana Equihua, 37, was another student who wanted to try something new and fun. She also wanted to meet new people and learn more about belly dancing.

“All I know is by watching Shakira,” Equihua said.

“That's all I know about belly dancing, and that it's a beautiful and sensual dance.”

Jones has been practicing belly dancing for seven years and she said students will not be doing moves as complicated as Shakira’s, but they will walk away with the tools to be able to do it in a matter of time.

“I just pulled the real fun ones and some of the easy ones so that the students here at Fresno State are able to learn as much as possible,” Jones said.

Equihua said she fell in love with belly dancing, and she wants to get as good as she can. Belly dancing is for any-

one who wants to learn it.

“There is no age limit and there are no body type constrictions either,” Jones said.

“It’s all about confidence and feeling good in your own skin because everyone is different and it’s okay to be different.”

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Band celebrates Centennial

Band alumni and students rock Bulldog Stadium at Homecoming

By Alexandra Zentner The Collegian

Angela Salinas / The Collegian

Marching band alumni played on the back of a truck at Saturday’s Centennial Homecoming Parade.

In honor of Fresno State’s centennial celebration, alumni and current marching band members put on a show at Bulldog Stadium for the homecoming day celebration on Saturday during halftime.

A c c o r d i n g t o D r. T i m Anderson, Director of the Marching Band, 140 marching band alumni members participated by performing at halftime. Alumni from the past 30 years were also represented in the band.

This is an increase from the estimated 40 marching band alumni who usually return to perform at the homecoming game. The increased participation was due to the excitement surrounding the centennial celebration.

Preparation for the centennial homecoming celebration began years ago, according to Anderson.

Since becoming marching band director in 2005, there was some discussion about what the marching band was going to do for the centennial year.

However, serious discussion began two years ago about how the marching band would contribute to the homecoming game’s halftime show.

The Centennial committee and the Music Department decided on a composition written by alumnus John Bliss, titled Centennial Tribute. The song was played first at homecoming.

Bliss was chosen because of his music accomplishments since graduating from Fresno State. A slideshow showing pictures from the last 100 years was shown while the song played.

Following the song, the band played a rendition of “Happy Birthday,” arranged by alumnus Robert Nelson as they marched into the shape of a large birthday cake. Timeout, the mascot, was their conductor. A large birthday cake was brought onto the football field while the band finished playing the song.

The combined bands performed special pieces during halftime for a crowd of 32,000 people. Marching band alumni wore special t-shirts commemorating the centennial celebration.

For many alumni the centennial was a good excuse to come out and play their instruments again.

Alexis Holladay, a marching band alumnus, was one person who used the centennial as an excuse to come back and play.

“I had always wanted to come back and play, and this was the perfect opportunity to,” said Holladay.

Two other alumni, Christina Ledak and Stefanie Shuldt, return every year to play during the homecoming halftime show.

For these three women, seeing how the marching band has changed over the last few years was interesting. Each of them recalled the traditions that they participated in while they were in the band. One such tradition that they were surprised to see still done was a saxophone handshake that they did as band members.

According to Anderson, the marching band began preparing for the football season when they received a copy of the schedule. Due to the increase in the number of home games this year, the marching band was busy rehearsing the music for each game. It wasn’t until September that the marching band and alumni were able to start rehearsing the music for the homecoming game.

“We had one day to rehearse with both alumni and band members,” said Anderson.

Both groups practiced as two separate groups until Saturday when they were joined together for one last rehearsal before they perfor med in both the homecoming day parade and halftime show.

Time was cut even shorter due to the homecoming day parade featuring both groups.

The current marching band members opened the parade with the spirit squad. The alumni in their special centennial shirts were featured on a float near the end of the parade.

For current Fresno State M a r c h i n g B a n d m e m b e r, Mitchell Ross, the preparation and performance with alumni was very exciting and touching.

“Fresno State has so much history that it’s very exciting to be a part of the [marching] band during this time, it makes it more fantastic to have alumni here during the centennial.”

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Brief news for the brief attention span LONDON (AP) — An auction of art owned by model Jerry Hall has racked up nearly 2.5 million pounds ($4 million) in sales.

Sotheby’s said Saturday that the highest price in the two-day sale was for a painting, “Head of Helen Gillespie,” by the artist Frank Auerbach. It sold for nearly 1.1 million pounds ($1.76 million), above the estimate of 900,000 pounds ($1.4 million).

Hall acquired the painting in 1997.

Strong bidding pushed up the price of a nude study of Hall by Lucien Freud, painted when she was eight months preg-

nant with her fourth child with former husband Mick Jagger.

It sold for 601,250 pounds ($961,579), double the lower end of the pre-sale estimate.

The two-day Contemporary Art Sale included 14 works owned by Hall. Four failed to sell.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s time to celebrate again in Middle Earth.

Peter Jackson is set to direct “The Hobbit,” the two-part prequel to the popular “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and start shooting in February, Warner Bros. said in a release on Friday.

The movies, based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, had been delayed by union issues and the ongoing restructuring of flailing Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., which owns half the project.

Jackson, who directed the “Rings” trilogy, had originally hired Guillermo del Toro to direct, but del Toro left the project in May because of delays after working on the project for nearly two years.

Jackson also co-wrote the screenplays with del Toro, his wife Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens.

“Exploring Tolkien’s Middle

Earth goes way beyond a normal filmmaking experience,” Jackson said in the statement.

“We’re looking forward to reentering this wondrous world with Gandalf and Bilbo.”

The two movies will be shot back to back using digital 3-D cameras. Earlier this year, Warner Bros. had been criticized for hastily converting “Clash of the Titans” into 3-D after shooting it using regular cameras.

The Time Warner Inc. subsidiary even canceled plans to bring “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1” to the screen in 3-D on Nov. 19

because it wasn’t able to complete the conversion process in time. The final “Harry Potter” installment will hit theaters in 3-D next July.

In the statement, Jackson hinted at the importance of shooting the “Hobbit” movies in 3-D from the start.

“It’s an all-immersive journey into a very special place of imagination, beauty and drama,” he said.

No release dates for the movies was given.

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The Sports Desk Saturday’s Standouts

Saturday’s Standouts

Game-changing moment: first-quarter safety Already up 7-0 early in the contest, New Mexico State shot itself in the foot deep in its own territory. Aggie starting quarterback Andrew Manley couldn’t field an errant shotgun snap and was forced to fall on the ball in his own end zone for a safety. The defensive unit put Fresno State up by two scores, 9-0, and the ‘Dogs didn’t look back.

Interesting stat of the game: breaking off the long runs In five games this year, Fresno State had just one run of more than 30 yards or longer. But Robbie Rouse and Isaiah Burse broke that dry spell against New Mexico State, running from 57, 38, and 30 yards out, all for touchdowns. Rouse’s 57-yard dart was the longest run by a Bulldog at home since Ryan Mathews’ 57-yard run against San Jose State last year.

Unsung hero: Derron Smith, free safety Smith had his number called to start Saturday as Phillip Thomas’ replacement. Smith answered the call with seven tackles, one of them for a loss.

Smith, a true freshman, kept all receivers in front of him and surrendered no big plays, something head coach Pat Hill has stressed in recent weeks.

Fresno State sealed the deal when... ...quarterback Ryan Colburn play actioned on the Aggie three-yard line, rolled left and found Tapa Taumoepeau wide open in the flat for the only aerial touchdown of the night. The score extended Fresno State’s lead to 30-3 just before halftime. The 27-point margin proved to be more than enough for the ‘Dogs to cruise to their fourth victory of the season.

What we learned: and 38 yards. After his Ben Ingersoll and Vongni Yang It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t worst performance of The Collegian flashy, but the ‘Dogs got the season last week, the job done in typiq u a r t e r b a c k Rya n cal fashion for a Pat Colbur n was rarely Hill-coached squad. The Fresno State relied on, completing just 12-of-20 passoffense chewed up the clock with 37 es for 132 yards and a touchdown. In the rushing attempts, 16 coming off Robbie days leading up to the game, head coach Rouse’s 150-yard effort on the night. Pat Hill stressed that the Bulldogs’ Coming off a poor performance in just offense needed to have a healthy balabout every aspect of the game against ance of run and pass. The ‘Dogs did Hawaii the previous week, the ‘Dogs just that with 20 pass attempts and 37 regrouped and easily handled a poor rush attempts. One area in need of dire New Mexico State team. The defense improvement is third down efficiency. harassed the Aggies into a quarterback Fresno State converted just three of change in the first half and gave up a 12 third downs and remains one of the season-low 10 points. The first half was worst teams in the WAC in that area. packed with excitement, with 30 points and 258 total yards. The second half Defensive breakdown: was, well, conservative to say the least, After giving up a season-high 55 with just three points and less than 100 points last week to Hawaii, the defense yards of offense. rebounded with a dominating performance on defense. As a group, the ‘Dogs Offensive breakdown: collected five sacks and nine tackles for The ‘Dogs desperately needed to get loss. The New Mexico State offense conthings going on the ground and New verted only one third down conversion Mexico State was the perfect opponent and was forced to punt nine times. With to establish it with. The Aggies came the defense playing exceptionally well, into the game giving up an average of Coach Hill was able to play his second 227 rushing yards per game and the and third team players throughout most Bulldogs exploited it with 222 yards on of the second half. The ‘Dogs played betthe ground. Running back Robbie Rouse ter on defense this week, but it was due had a career night with 150 yards rush- to playing one of the worst offenses in ing and two touchdowns on runs of 57 the nation.

Call of the game: Burse on the reverse True freshman Isaiah Burse has taken on a more prominent role in recent weeks and hasn’t disappointed. On Fresno State’s third drive of the game, Burse took a double reverse 30 yards into the end zone and put the ‘Dogs up 16-0 with 3:15 remaining in the first quarter.

Dog bone giveaway: Chris Carter, defensive end On a defensive line that has been mostly noted due to Logan Harrell’s dominance this season, Carter had his night in the spotlight Saturday. Playing in his final game against New Mexico State, Carter tore through the Aggie offensive line en route to nine tackles, three sacks, four tackles for a loss and two forced fumbles.

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“Overall, I was happy with our performance,” Hill said.

“We’re still a work in prog-

ress, I still think there’s a lot of room to grow.”

Colburn threw for a seasonlow 132 yards on 12-of-20 passing.

Fresno State improved its

overall record to 4-2 and 2-1 in WAC play. The ‘Dogs hit the road this week when it faces in-state rival San Jose State on Saturday.

“We have to finish the month

of October here strong,” Hill said. “We have a bye week and then we have five very tough games in the month of November. If we can keep improving as a football team,

that puts us in a good situation to compete in November like we have to [for a WAC Championship.]”

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’m redshirting [Derek} Carr now. He wasn’t even in uniform tonight.”

– Pat Hill

On why Carr wasn’t dressed

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Fresno State 33, New Mexico State 10

Rouse carries ‘Dogs to win

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Sophomore Robbie Rouse recorded his first 100-yard rushing performance of his young Bulldog career. Rouse carried the ball 16 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns.

By Vongni Yang The Collegian Robbie Rouse has heard it all.

Fresno State fans have questioned the sophomore running back’s toughness while critics have been quick to point out that Rouse’s 5-foot-7, 185 pound frame cannot withstand the weekly grinding and pounding of a featured back.

But on Saturday, Rouse silenced both par ties, for now, after running wild for a career-high 150 yards and two touchdowns as Fresno State celebrated its centennial birthday during homecoming with a convincing 33-10 win over Wester n Athletic Conference foe New Mexico State.

“I thought Robbie looked for the first time this season like I think he can run—very explosive and quick to the hole,” head coach Pat Hill said. “I thought he ran strong tonight.

Robbie ran the ball very well.”

With the running game in full-attack mode, the Fresno State offense exploded with a season-high 30 first-half points.

“I thought the first half we played excellent football in all three phases—did a good job of establishing the run, defensively, did a good job of shutting down their offense ... and

our special teams once again really played well,” Hill said.

“We functioned really well as a football team in the first half.”

Rouse started the scoring surge early by taking a handoff on the second offensive snap and racing downfield for a 57-yard touchdown run to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead that it would never relinquish.

Both teams would trade a pair of three-and-outs on the next two possessions before defensive end Chris Carter took over. Carter blew past potential blockers on second down to force a quarterback sack and a fumble in the end zone for a safety. Carter exploded against the Aggies, tallying nine tackles, three sacks and two force fumbles.

With a 9-0 lead the ‘Dogs relied heavily on the ground game to exploit New Mexico State’s weak run defense.

True freshman receiver Isaiah Burse added to the rushing efforts with a 30-yard touchdown run on a double reverse.

But New Mexico State responded as former Fresno State quarterback Matt Christian marched the Aggies offense 71 yards for a field goal to cut the lead to 16-3 to end the first quarter.

Then Rouse’s momentum rushing the ball carried over into the second quarter. Rouse would continue his success on

the ground with a spectacular 38-yard touchdown scamper to extend Fresno State’s lead to 23-3.

“Coach [Joe] Wade stressed all week what we got to do is break tackles, and if you break tackles you make plays,” Rouse said. “That’s what I was able to do.”

After nursing early-season injuries, Rouse has slowly progressed back into the player that many felt he would become after rushing for 479 yards and four touchdowns as a reserve last season.

For the first time this year, Rouse said that his body finally feels 100 percent healthy.

“I came into the season hurt [and] knicked-up,” Rouse said.

“I just wanted to get healthy and get started and do whatever I can to help the team.”

With an effective running g a m e, q u a r t e r b a c k Rya n Colburn was able to generate most of his yards off of playaction pass. Colburn hit Tapa Tamaoepeau for a touchdown from three-yards out to cushion Fresno State’s lead to 30-3 just before halftime.

And then the wheels fell off for Hill and the ‘Dogs. Nursing a 27-point lead, the offense managed to score only once in the second half on a Kevin Goessling field goal in the See BULLDOGS, Page 7

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Senior Chris Carter provided relentless pressure all night from his defensive end postion. Carter taillied nine total tackles with four behind the line of scrimmage while also adding a game-high three sacks. On the season, Carter ranks second in the conference with seven sacks. After the game, Carter credited his position coach and defensive teammates for his success.