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Debate workshop examines Affordable Care Act By Ricardo Cano The Collegian More than 75 students and members of the Fresno State community engaged in The Great Health Care Debate Workshop on Thursday in the Alice Peters Auditorium. The presentation, coordinated through the Central Valley Health Policy Institute, examined the state of America’s health care system. In particular, the audience discussed the Affordable Care Act – signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 – and the different possible options given in this year’s presidential

election. “The issue of the Affordable Care Act is very much part of the national debate leading up to the (presidential) election,” said John Capitman, a public health professor at Fresno State. “We thought it was really important for Fresno State students to learn more about the Affordable Care Act and the alter natives being proposed so that they could make their own decisions.” The Affordable Care Act, popularly dubbed “Obamacare,” has allowed for dependents to stay on their parent’s insurance until their 27th birthday and has eliminated lifetime limits on health

care coverage – two of the private insurance reforms the presentation highlighted. The presentation, however, also outlined the problems surrounding the Affordable Care Act, in terms of sustainability and effectiveness. Pamphlets handed out to audience members criticized the act for not having enough support for primary care expansion and not placing enough attention to shared financial responsibility. After reviewing the Affordable Care Act and its alter native – replacing it with the proposal of presidential candidate Mitt See HEALTH CARE, Page 3

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Fresno State public health professor John Capitman speaks with students during a group discussion about health care.

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The Career Services Job Fair gave over 60 businesses the opportunity to recruit Fresno State students. The two-day event was held in the Satellite Student Union. The first day focused on business and liberal arts. The second day was centered on employment in the agriculture, engineering and science fields. The Job Fair comes at time of fluctuating employment statistics. In the midst of this instability, students crowded the Satellite Student Union. Morgan Huguet is a senior viticulture major who attended the event. He graduates next spring. He wanted to glimpse his job prospects within the wine industry. After speaking with two wine companies featured at Thursday’s fair, Huguet was very hopeful. “They are looking for stud en t s, ” H u g u e t s a i d w i t h excitement. Panda Restaurant Group, best known for the Panda Express restaurant chain, was new to this year’s fair. Frank Mark, an area manager and Fresno State alumnus, spoke with enthusiasm about the opportunities offered by Panda. He has worked with the Panda Express chain for 12 years, initially as a kitchen and service team member. When he earned his business degree in

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Students like Jacob Garcia, graduate student in civil engineering, are able to experience on-site interviews at the Career Fair with companies that are interested in providing students with internships and career opportunities.

2011, he was promoted to management. Mark mentioned four recent recruits out of Fresno State. “The biggest reason they join is the opportunities. They have seen the opportunities,” Mark said. Another food-oriented

company present at the job fair was Califor nia Dairies Incorporated, a dairy processor that was looking to hire plant supervisor trainees and quality assurance technicians. Both positions require a degree in biological sciences. The job fair also featured

nonprofit org anizations. One of these was American Conservation Experience, also known as ACE. This company is based in Santa Cruz. As an organization centered on environmental conservation, ACE See CAREER FAIR, Page 3

University Student Union Productions and AT&T’s sponsorship brought the AwareTXT Texting and Driving Simulator to campus Wednesday to raise awareness of the dangers behind texting and driving. Texting is something that can be fatal, said Rose Winquest of the Peer Foundation, who was contracted by AT&T. “You are 23 times more likely to get in an accident.” According to Winquest, texting is responsible for 28 percent of accidents on the road. The free event, the first of its kind to come to Fresno State kicked off at 8 a.m. and wrapped up at 3 p.m in the free speech area. AT&T has traveled the country to bring awareness to the public. The Free Speech Area attracted many throughout the day as students were able to get behind the wheel of a Fiat and test the simulator. Jacqueline Moreno, 18, an undeclared freshman student, got first-hand experience of what it feels like to get behind the wheel while texting and See TEXTING, Page 3

Link+ offers wider rage of resources By Alan Wileman The Collegian

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Link+ allows students to access libraries across California and Nevada to check out books not available in the library at Fresno State.

The Henry Madden Library has made available a catalog that allows Fresno State students to access books all over the country in as few as two days. Link+ provides students quick access to libraries in California and Nevada. The database was put together to service students who cannot find books in their own campus libraries.

Through Link+, students can access other libraries by filling out forms available online. The request forms are processed, and within a few days, the books are at the requesters’ libraries for check-out. Any items requested through Link+ may arrive within two to four days and will be held up to 10 days at the student’s request. Some media will be held for only five days. Items found through Link+ are

generally loaned out for 21 days. However, some media is only out allowed for seven days. Students are encouraged to find out how long they are given on loans. Dave Tyckoson, associate dean of library services, thinks that Link+ is a great addition and hopes that more students will learn about and use the service. “We provide the service so that people can get the books that they See LINK+, Page 3

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FOR THE UNIVERSE? The year was 1961. It was the height of the total federal budget. The initial of the Cold War, with the United States funding slowly declined to about 1 perlocked in a political, economic and sci- cent in 1975, holding steady until 1993. entific battle with the Soviet Union. Wi t h A m e r i c a n o w b e c o m i n g Our Red rivals launched Sputnik, the involved in wars in the Middle East first artificial satellite, in and elsewhere around the 1957, using essentially an globe, NASA’s budget fell intercontinental ballistic further, now at a crippling missile as its propulsion .5 percent. method. Fear fell over our Let that sink in. The budnation after the realizaget for the United States’ tion that we were not as entire space program is untouchable as we had preone-half of a penny for viously thought. every tax dollar. Every This fear gave birth to shuttle, astronaut, telethe National Aeronautics scope, rover and mission is and Space Administration funded by this small sliver. (NASA), and the United As of 2011, the American States began its own jourspace shuttle program has Editor in Chief ney to the stars. been retired. Our astroDalton Runberg The National Defense nauts now have to hitch Education Act was passed in 1958 as a a ride with (our formal rival) Russia response to Sputnik as well, pouring in order to travel to the International massive amounts of funding into the Space Station. educational system to cultivate the next I n S e p t e m b e r, S p a c e S h u t t l e generation of scientists and engineers Endeavour took its final journey — in order to surpass the Soviets. but not to space. The shuttle was flown On May 25, just six weeks after Soviet across the country on the back of a cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the heavily modified Boeing 747, eventually first human in space, President John reaching its destination in Los Angeles. F. Kennedy stood before a joint session It was an odd sight for many, seeof Congress and told the American ing a space shuttle being transported people, with great conviction: “I believe through the streets of an urban city. that this nation should commit itself to For a moment, we were reminded of achieving the goal, before this decade is the excitement and glory that space out, of landing a man on the moon and exploration offers. But it was too little, returning him safely to the Earth.” toolate, as the shuttle was taken to its Kennedy knew this would not be an final resting place at the California easy feat, and certainly not an inexpen- Science Center. sive one. The Curiosity Rover, which landed “No single space project in this peri- on Mars just a few months ago, ran up od will be more impressive to mankind, a bill of merely $2.5 billion. In comparior more important for the long-range son, the 2012 London Olympics cost $15 exploration of space; and none will be billion. so difficult or expensive to accomplish,” Think about it: We sent a Mini he said. Cooper-sized exploration robot to the But the American people were surface of another planet for just onebehind it, nonetheless. Money was no sixth the cost of a competition that object, if it meant the United States tak- used remote-controlled Mini Coopers ing the lead in the “Space Race,” and to retrieve discuses and javelins. The therefore the Cold War. swimsuit that Michael Phelps wore in Eight years and $24 billion later, the Games was a byproduct of NASA astronaut Neil Ar mstrong took his research. famous “small step” on A tax increase is not July 20, 1969, becoming the solution however, the first human to ever but reallocation could step foot on the moon c e r t a i n ly h e l p t h i s he Department of and tacking up another embarrassing lack of Defense budget for point for the U.S. on the funding. Cold War scoreboard. The Department 2012 is more than 38 Unfortunately, JFK of Defense budget for times higher than that was wrong about one 2012 is more than 38 allotted for NASA.” thing: the moon being times higher than that important for the longallotted for NASA. The range exploration of total cost of the wars space. in the Middle East has Yes, the moon was the first stepping- reached a staggering $3.7 trillion, and stone on our path to explore the vast continues to climb. expanse of the universe, but we have The problem is not that we cannot fallen flat on our face since then. afford it; it is that we do not want to. With proper funding and a deeply Our national priorities have shifted and embedded ideological war at hand as become warped. We are more focused motivation, we accomplished a remark- on policing the world than we are about able feat in an astonishing amount of reaching the stars. time. Once we “won,” however, and the At this rate, a manned Mars landing Soviets were no longer our mortal ene- is a feeble dream, likely still another mies, the space program suffered dras- two or three decades away. And then tically. what? As its peak in 1965, and largely as a Americans have lost their sense of response to JFK’s compelling speech, the bigger picture. Not at the national NASA’s budget was nearing 4.5 percent scale, or even the international – the

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pace gives us a desire to push the boundaries of the human will, spirit and mind to a level never thought possible.”

universal picture. In the words of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, “How much would you pay for the universe?” But the pursuit of space is not simply science for science’s sake. Countless everyday items have been conceived as a result of space program research and development. Freeze-dried food and water filters to cordless power tools and satellite television are all modern-day products that have either been invented, improved upon, or made possible by the efforts of humans to dip our toes in the cosmic waters. Perhaps the most important contribution NASA has made to the modern world is the computer. Computers existed before the Apollo missions, but they were the size of entire rooms. Even the computer on board Apollo 11, the mission that landed a man on the moon, was incredibly simple by today’s standards – the iPhone in your pocket is unfathomably more powerful and complex. Huge advancements have been made to medical technology as well, thanks to NASA research, including breast-cancer screening, MRI and CAT scans, artificial limbs from robotics experimentation, and even dialysis. Memory-foam mattresses, GPS technology and car tires are all products of the space industry, too. But more importantly, space gives us hope. Space gives us imagination. Space gives us a desire to push the boundaries of the human will, spirit and mind to a level never thought possible. But without the necessary funding, the dreams of building a colony on Mars are fading fast. The inspiration for children to become scientists, engineers and astronauts is all but gone without a national interest in the exploration of space. This is not only detrimental to the goal of astronomy, but hurts nearly all facets of American industry. Imagine the impact that simply doubling NASA’s budget – to one penny on the dollar – would have on our economy, our world and our human spirit. Many say that we can’t afford to invest in space exploration. I say we can’t afford not to. This piece was inspired by Neil deGrasse Tyson’s book “Space Chronicles.” Tyson is director of the Hayden Planetarium. For more information on this topic, visit penny4nasa.org or use #penny4NASA on Twitter.

WEB-SPE@K ‘William S.’: “I have often wondered how my parents generation grew up with cigarettes glued to their lips, who then feigned surprise upon learning that smoking causes cancer. What else would pumping smoke into the body do? Make them sprint faster? Now it’s sugar drinks that make people fat with diabetes. Or Monster drinks with unregulated caffeine content capable of killing at risk kids. It all goes back to the old proverb “Too much of a good thing can kill,” thus validating loads of lawyers defending society from corporate misdeeds. Perhaps restricting the amount of caffeine in energy drinks is a good idea, because much like cigarettes, they don’t just limit themselves to “an incredibly small minority of people,” and can effect an entire generation. Meanwhile know the health of your kids… those Monsters lurking in the fridge can kill.”

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‘Partisan Agendas for voter ID Laws’ ‘Diane’: “Dear Liana, Your points are well-written. You’re an educated person, as in college-level, I’m assuming. But, none of the points from any side of the issue / impending law verbatim for future elections, intellectual dissection, personal interpretation, etc. etc. etc. matter to the several thousands of lower-educated, immigrant, frightened or surprised voters who still believe that they can’t vote this year without an I.D. This has mostly been a this-year-current-Presidential-electiononly-issue. And it’s not a question of paying $7 for an I.D. It’s the absolute difficulty it inflicts on people (believe this or not, it is true) who cannot stand in a line at this point to get a presentable I.D. because they were not prepared prior to the media dribble – for some “new law” (which isn’t even law yet), the time to stand in line, get access to proper transportation to a registrar’s office, etc. Even for myself, a well-educated college graduate with a business degree, had hairraising difficulty scheduling time not just to stand in line, but to make bus connections into the city to do so. We can harangue and dissect the particulars amongst ourselves about having this law. OK. In the meantime, let’s try to look at the simplistic reality: this media buzz is scaring people, and it does not matter if it is even one vote. Please don’t scoff at even one vote. It’s the whole basis of our democracy.”

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CAREER FAIR: Students offered on-the-spot interviews CONTINUED from page 1 works in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management, several land trusts and other conservation nonprofits. ACE specialized in restoration of national parks and historic sites. Employees can expect to physically labor while learning a variety of skills from chainsaw operation to ecological restoration. Andrew Mumm, a recruiter with ACE, said the organization is funded through federal grants. Recently, it received an Americorp grant. The grant has allowed ACE to create 60, sixmonth paid positions, including housing. According to Mumm, those employed with ACE often move on to positions in government agencies, other environmental organizations or they go on to graduate school. “You leave with a lot of conflict resolution skills and leadership skills,”

Mumm said. Some companies present at the job fair were veterans to the event. One such company was Rain for Rent. This company operates across the nation. R a i n Fo r Re n t , b a s e d o u t o f Bakersfield, builds liquid handling equipment for agriculture, construction and manufacturing. Recruiter Leo Bautista has been visiting the Fresno State job fair on behalf of Rain For Rent for the last five years. He said Rain For Rent has seen consistent increases in sales, unlike many companies in the industrial manufacturing sector. He was recruiting for positions in mechanical engineering, sales and project management. Miguel Aguilar, a senior majoring in civil engineering, has been interested in water resources and would like to innovate water purification systems. He was speaking with representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency.

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For the past five years, Rain For Rent has been involved with the Career Fair. Recruiter Leo Bautista (left) speaks to students about possible opportunities in agriculture and industrial manufacturing.

TEXTING: Students text and drive in AT&T simulator CONTINUED from page 1 driving. A key word Moreno brought up was multitasking. Gripping the steering wheel with her left hand and cell phone in the right, after about 10 seconds of texting and driving, Moreno said she died. “It was so interesting,” said Moreno. “I thought I was going to do pretty decent. But I kind of died.” Moreno admitted that before, she would glance at her phone but not respond. However, after this experience and pledging she will not text and drive, glancing is something she won’t even do again. “I’m really scared to just look at my phone now,” said Moreno. The simulator was meant to travel at speeds of 55 mph, but one could very

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easily exceed the speed limit while distracted by a cell phone. ‘T his is my last text’, Moreno was instructed by Winquest to text. Through the virtual reality headset, a city street appeared with street lights, cars, pedestrians and so on. One quick glance at the device in her right hand, and a pedestrian could be killed. T his event couldn’t have come at a more perfect time said Bianca Maglalang, public relations and marketing co-coordinator for USU Productions. Last week, USU Productions held Alcohol Awareness Week. “We care about our students, because we are students. We care about the students and their safety as well,” said Maglalang. “We want to raise awareness. We want to make sure every student is safe.” Madison Gonzaga, special events

coordinator with USU Productions, said they received positive feedback from participants. Participants had the chance to have their photos taken under an “I Pledge...” sign on a whiteboard as they pledged to never text and drive followed by #itcanwait, the motto behind AT&T’s awareness campaign. “Texting takes 38 percent of the brain activity that you would normally focus on your driving. It’s taking that away from your driving to send that text message,” explained Windquest. To send or read a message takes away 4.5 seconds of every 6 seconds driving, she added. AT&T has developed a free mobile application for AT&T customers with Android and Blackberry devices called Drive Mode. This application when enabled will send a custom auto-reply message if a message comes in while

driving. “One simple word could change the life of somebody else or change your life. It can definitely wait,” said Maglalang. “One little text isn’t worth a life or the life of another.”

Correction In Wednesday’s edition of The Collegian, the photos for the article “Fresno State Celebrates Oktober Wellness Festival,” are attributed to Roe Borunda. This is not correct. The photos should have been attributed to Rachel Waldron.

LINK+: Students connected with different libraries CONTINUED from page 1 need. It includes academic and public library resources. Feel free to order any book that is available in the system, whether it is an academic text or a novel that you want to read for pleasure,” Tyckoson said. The idea of Link+ is to make materials more available to students so that their research and discovery process are not hindered by unavailable materials. Link+ can make renting books from the library more appealing and make materials more readily available. Javier Lopez, a student at Fresno State, has seen a link online for the ser-

vice and thinks that it can really help kids with papers and projects. “It makes research a lot easier, instead of having to go look up books. It gives you a chance to view articles from other places and just makes research easier,” Lopez said. Tyckoson thinks that Link+ should help students with access to so many books, articles and materials, and it is available 24 hours a day and seven days a week. “Link+ connects about 50 libraries throughout California and Nevada. If we do not have a book -- or if ours is checked out -- you can order the book through Link+, and it will arrive in two

days,” Tyckoson said. “So what it does is get students the books that they need if we do not have one.” Link+ has been available to students since 2007, and library services is hoping that more students will use the program. When asked what advice he would give to students about Link+, Tyckoson recommended they “use it.” There is no charge to access Link+ and students can access the website online at csul.iii.com. You can go online or contact the library with any questions regarding Link+.

HEALTH CARE: Workshop encourages health discussion CONTINUED from page 1 Romney and vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan – audience members were able to give their input. “I think it’s a step in the right direction,” said Bill Daily, a doctorate in education leadership, in regards to the Affordable Care Act. “It has addressed providing universal accessibility to all citizens. It does have some deficiencies that we should address.” The presentation examined the pros and cons of both the Affordable Care Act and the alternative proposed by the former Gov. of Mass. Through three separate criteria – whether the health care plan is universal, sustainable and

effective – audience members would be able to create their own conclusions on the nation’s current health care status and its viable alternatives. “Everybody is going to come to their own understanding of what universal, sustainable and effective means,” Capitman said. “They’ll be able to use that to judge a system. We’re not saying what is perfect. We’re saying what are some goals. It’s a simpler way to understand the alternative proposals. “The question that we’re posing to folks is looking at the Affordable Care Act and the Romney/Ryan alternative being proposed and which one works best for them.”

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Ex-professor: 'It's goodbye, but not farewell' By Sam LoProto The Collegian Soft blue lights whispered romance. The bartender polished crystal, the waitress delivered drinks. The jazz quartet laid down smooth riffs on stage while the cameramen were frozen in time. It sounds like a club in New York or maybe even Chicago, doesn’t it? No, this was the scene inside Studio A, at Fresno State back in the early ‘90s. Don Priest and his digital media class had the studio into a full-fledged nightclub—except for the booze, of course. Who could have possibly known, that a 1950s style, 8 mm home-movie camera was to blame. But that’s life, according to Don Priest, a.k.a. the Hound Dog. “It’s really true. My father bought this home-movie camera, and it all snowballed from there,” Priest said. “He took it everywhere. He documented everything and annoyed the hell out of everyone. In high school it was the band, marching through in the day, and rockin’ blues at night.” Priest is a recently retired Fresno State media professor. That is putting it mildly, considering the accomplishments he has achieved. He spoke at length about

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Retired Fresno State professor Don Priest recalls the many trials he had faced throughout his life leading up to his career in digital and electronic media while speaking at the University Student Union.

h i s c a re e r a n d e a rly l i f e Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the University Student Union. “Yeah, so the kid grew up with music and movies in his bones,” Priest said, as he reflected back on a distinguished career as an educator, while achieving full professor status at Fresno State. “That fact alone would just crack my family up,” Priest said. “They thought that was so funny, because it took me five years just to get out of high school.”

If it wasn’t the band, the music program, or singing in the choir, it would have taken Priest even longer to graduate. “I hated high school!” he said. Upon graduating in 1964, Priest went to a community college for a semester. But after a disagreement with his father, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. “I really showed him,” Priest said. “Of course when I got to Vietnam I wondered who showed who.”

He spent three years working as a clerk at Treasure Island, then as an escort for fallen Marines, bringing their remains back to their families Priest was discharged from the Marines in 1968. After bouncing around odd at jobs for five or six years, Priest had become dependent on alcohol and drugs while attempting to re-adjust to civilian life. After a serious motorcycle accident, Priest went home and enrolled at Skyline Community

College in San Bruno at the age of 35, and applied for a few writing classes. “You take a couple photos, and you write a few stories,” Priest said. “I wrote about anything and everything, from Queen Elizabeth visiting Yosemite to Joan Baez and Ronald Reagan.” Upon g raduation, Priest narrowed his search for an undergraduate school with the programs he had in mind. San Francisco State had a program that was impacted, and Chico State, wasn’t a good fit. His conversation with Greg Lewis, who ran the photojournalism prog ram at Fresno State, became the deciding factor. Priest chose Fresno State for his pursuit for a bachelor’s degree, and after arriving on campus he began looking for a job. Priest had made a personal connection with professor Candace Egan, at that time a fellow student. They both ended up working at KMPH Channel 26. Priest thought he had found his dream job. He was able to shoot many different things in various lighting conditions. “Then I got to go back and edit all my own stuff,” Priest said. “You don’t get to be a good shooter unless you edit See PRIEST, Page 5

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Mithila art exhibit visits campus By Sammy LoProto The Collegian California residents usually sleep right through earthquakes. In rural India, tremors are considered rare. But, how ironic is it that an earthquake in India would be the catalyst to bring a unique art exhibit to Fresno State? The Mithila art exhibit, currently on display in the Henry Madden Library through today, held its reception gala on Oct. 12. The event featured an unusual portfolio of original artwork from the Mithila region of India. The paintings focus on oppression and the ever-changing face of gender relations. There also was a spiritual dance by LeSandre, a local dance teacher who tells stories of legends through her movements. Joan Sharma, professor of art and design, organized a student tour group to the region in 2011. She said the experience was wonderful. “It truly showed us how this has been referred to as an evolution of an art form,” Sharma said. “People are very excited about the works, and enjoying the traditional and contemporary pieces.” In 1934, British colonial officer W.G. Archer was one of the first officials to arrive on the scene of a residential area that was ravaged by an earthquake in the small town of Bihar, 20 miles from Nepal. Archer was intrigued by what he had discovered while inspecting the damaged homes. On the newly exposed interiors, he stumbled upon something that was generally kept under wraps.

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Community members look closely at the details in the Mithila paintings that were brought to campus from the Madhubani District in India. Joan Sharma, professor of art and design, presented the exhibition.

Colorful frescoes were painted on the living room walls, with similarities to some of the renowned western artists of the time. Archer, who would later become a curator for London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, took some black and white photos of the artwork, which were the earliest known artifacts from this era. Bihar was considered to be the spiritual center of the Indian culture. There were no women associated with the rich culture of poets, artists and philosophers of the era. Their lives were relegated to housework, child bearing and chores within the home. Their only artistic release was painting the walls

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tions, the laughter, the words and memories we will never be able to share with Philip,” Montejano said. “Through the lighting of our candles, by passing this flame on to one another, we will symbolically carry forward his inner light.” Throughout the candlelit vigil, students and friends of Dhanens wrote their names and messages on a large, white sign that read: “In Memory of Philip Dhanens.” Flowers from the mourning crowd were set on the steps beneath his smiling portrait. During the moment of silence, student Jenny Tormey of the Phi Mu sorority sang the

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song “One Sweet Day.” been out to a number of memoThe service concluded with rial services here in the Free an open-mic period where Speech Area,” Walton said. f r i e n d s a n d f a m i ly m e m - “We can’t ask for whom the bers closely associated with bell tolls. Maybe this weekend Dhanens were encouraged to it tolled for Philip. But since speak memorable words of we’re all involved with manhim. kind, that bell tolls for all us.” Fresno State faculty member Members of the Theta Chi James E. Walton, and members fraternity spoke at the vigil but of the Theta Chi frater nity did not identify themselves to were among the public speak- the crowd. ers. One member recounted the Walton, who said he has been first time he met Philip during teaching on campus since 1990, a game of capture-the-flag. was the first to pay his respects “I’m looking up at him like, to Dhanens. He never knew ‘There’s no way this kid is 18. Dhanens personally. “In the 20-plus years I’ve been on this campus, I have See VIGIL, Page 3

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of their homes, with some stunning results. “In the beginning, the artwork that adorned the walls of their domiciles was a way of inviting the gods and goddesses into the home,” Sharma said. “This was reminiscent of the caves of Laskau and other discoveries in the 20th century.” This ritual has been traced back to its origins, beginning in the 14th century. The subjects of the paintings have changed overtime. It wasn’t until a drought hit the region in the mid1960s that female artists were encouraged to transfer their frescoes to a special paper, supplied by an artist from Bombay. From religious figures to blessed marriages, the practice today has taken on new meaning. Many female artists are expressing their true feelings on topics considered taboo in India’s culture. This includes critical commentary on feminist issues and the abuse that women face. “These paintings can now bring

some economic flow to the artist and their family,” Sharma said. “Young women growing up listening to the BBC and becoming interested in international issues and concerns, like 9/11, inspired them to create these paintings that relate to today’s issues.” Artist Shalinee Kumari was like many women her age in India – frustrated by her arranged marriage and handcuffed by society’s rules. She picked up a brush and learned the artwork style quickly; now her paintings are in big demand. Using her paintings to express personal concern, and to critique society, she openly comments on national and international events through her brush strokes. The ar tist, Kamlesh, created a visual gem, depicting two Indian lovers entwined in lustful embrace with flames lapping around them. The title: Burning Up with AIDS. Kamlesh also created a controversial piece when she depicted the World Trade Center’s infamous twin towers into her latest creation. Flanked by Osama bin Laden, his followers rush towards the towers. LeSandre also recreated stories of local legends with every move. As an artist herself, she used her hands and the bells on her feet to paint a tapestry while bringing a fertile understanding to their world. “The dance was a beautiful way to weave together culture and art form,” Sharma said. Sitanjali Chandra has been studying this ritualistic dance style for the last six years. Chandra said she has become anxious for more knowledge of the art. “The way she teaches this style of dance, it makes me want to share it with the world,” Chandra said. For young women of India, it is a serious dilemma. “The world is at their fingertips even in their own backyard.”

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your own stuff.” Once again, fate would step in. While covering the U.S. Olympic bicycle trials in Wonder Valley, he was angling for the perfect shot, almost hanging onto the roadway, when a bicyclist struck him. He ended up in a hospital bed, suffering from a concussion and a broken neck. Priest figured it was time to get back to graduate school. “I wanted to go to UT Austin, because that’s where Austin City Limits was filmed,” Priest said. “I had earlier applied to Washington State, and they came through with a full ride.” Priest ended up in Philadelphia, Miss. to do his thesis on a documentary on the Choctaw Indian reservation, while teaching them video production. When the funding ran out on that project. Priest was ready to come back home. He called all of his friends in Fresno including Candace Egan. “So, he calls me on a Friday morning,” Egan said. “And I had recalled a job opening in the video production department,” Egan said. “Only problem was, the application was due by 5 p.m. that day, and this was pre-Internet. You had to walk in the application.” Egan called it the “fickle finger of fate” as Priest was hired by Fresno State as a video production engineer,

filming anything that was related to the campus. Priest had originally intended to write his graduate thesis on the Choctaw project, but one thing led to another, and the Video Café series was born, Priest’s new thesis theme. “We brought in local blues musicians, and the thing ended up going national on PBS,” Priest said. “Video Café was a nine part series of 30 minute music venues shot in the ‘night club’ here at Fresno State. “I locked myself in the basement of my apartment for two months and hammered out that paper.” If Priest could offer any advice to the students here on campus, it would be able to grasp any opportunity that comes along. “Find out what you love to do, and immerse yourself in it,” Priest said. “If you get the gig, don’t screw it up. And when the door opens, be ready to take the plunge.” Priest is about to turn the page on a new chapter of his life. A radio theater production firm in New York is looking for an executive assistant. If all goes as planned, Priest will move to New York in the spring of 2013. “It’s goodbye, but not farewell,” Priest said. “If fate has taught me anything, I’ll be back.”

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Basketball players undergo summer training By Vanessa Viramontes Special to The Collegian

Although fans in the community only see the hard work the Fresno State men’s basketball team puts in during their season, the team trains yearround to prepare for the next season’s schedule. Director of basketball operations Nick Matson said the team’s schedule is very rigorous year-round. “We are always trying to get our players better and stronger throughout the whole year,” he said. Its season runs from November to March. Once the season ends, the guys get up to three weeks off to rest up and re-focus before they’re back at it again. In April, they start with what they call “post season workouts.” “Each of these workouts is really intense,” Matson said. “The post season is the best time for players to get stronger and faster.” Matson said they then give the players a few weeks to go home and visit their families before they head back for their “summer workouts.” After eight weeks of summer training, they move into “pre-season workouts,” which consists of mostly conditioning. “It’s very important that guys are in their best shape heading into the season,” Matson said. One of the forwards, Jerry Brown, a six-feet seven-inch junior, said the offseason isn’t much different than the regular season. “As a player you want to keep getting better year round,” Brown said. “I would say balancing the demands of basketball with academics is the most difficult part.” With the first game of the season being less than a month away, Matson said the teams has been working mostly on communication and defense. “It creates togetherness and an intimidation that is hard to play against,” he said. “We want to be one of the hardest playing teams in the country, and it will take communication and defense to do that.” This year, the Bulldogs have five returning players and eight new players entering the program. Six of the newbies are freshmen that Matson said

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s a player you want to keep getting better year round.” — Jerry Brown, Redshirt junior foward are still adjusting to the college-level atmosphere. “The biggest challenge for us will be getting all our freshmen acclimated to the speed and toughness of college basketball as soon as they can,” Matson said. “So far they have been very good.” Head coach Rodney Terry will be heading back to his old stomping grounds as the Bulldogs hit the road for their first game this season against the Longhorns in Texas. Terry was part of the Longhorn basketball program for nine seasons before becoming a part of the Bulldog family. “It will be a great test for us,” Terry said. “Of course I know how tough a place it is to play, but I’m very excited for our guys and the opportunity it presents.” The team is prepared to take on a new and competitive conference this year. “The Mountain West Conference is one of the best basketball conferences in the country,” Terry said. “We welcome this competition. As a player or coach you always want to compete at the highest level.” Brown said the competition in the Mountain West is going to be competitive. “It’s a step up from the WAC,” he said. “We are really excited to compete at that level.” Terry said the team’s mentality every season is to go to work each day trying to better themselves in every way. “We have a saying posted on the wall in our locker room that reads, ‘Punch The Clock.’ This is what we want to have – A worker-like mentality each day.” Mentally, Brown said they want to be as prepared as possible for each opponent. “Reading back over the scouting reports and what the coaches tell us and

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Redshirt junior forward Jerry Brown participates in the slam dunk competition during Tuesday’s Red & White Hoops Night. Brown will look to spark the Bulldogs’ offense this season.

knowing our game plan on offense and defense helps us stay focused and prepared,” he said. On game days, Brown said he gets to the gym early to practice shooting and to get loose. He said he goes over all the plays for that night’s game in his head. Brown said he is ready to get out there and play this season. “We work so hard as a team that we can’t wait to get out on the court and compete and have a great season.” Apart from all the workouts and the games, Terry expects more than just talent from his boys. Terry said that “character” is the number-one quality he looks for in his athletes. “When we say character, we mean a number of important traits that go hand-in-hand which are a precursor to success on the basketball court and in life,” Terry said. “Character traits that

make winning programs include integrity, preparedness, determination, perseverance, and toughness. We demand this on a daily basis from our studentathletes.” Terry said his favorite part about coaching is to see the impact that the game and a college basketball program can have on a young man’s life. “There is no greater feeling than seeing someone you coach go on to become a successful employee, husband, father or mentor to others.” Seven of the 2012-2013 season games will be televised this year as they take on new competition in the Mountain West conference. You can see the Bulldogs in action on Nov . 2 as they host Fresno Pacific in an exhibition game at the Save Mart Center.

Thompson should bring veteran presence By Jason Smithberg The Collegian There are a lot of reasons to be excited about the Fresno State women’s basketball team. It enters the 2012-13 season as the newest member of the Mountain West

Conference and is the reigning Western Athletic Conference champion. Add to that a school record 28 wins and five consecutive trips to the NCAA Women’s Tournament, all of the cards are in play for a successful first year in a new conference under new head coach, Raegan Pebley.

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Junior point guard Taylor Thompson is one of many veterans on the women’s basketball team who will look to lead the squad to another conference championship. Last season, Thompson averaged 8 points and 4.2 rebounds a game while having the highest assist-to-turnover ratio in the Western Athletic Conference.

Perhaps the best thing about Pebley’s team is that she inherits a veteran squad that welcomes back four of five starters and nine players from last year’s conference championship team. One of those players returning is junior point guard Taylor Thompson, 22, a native of Oklahoma who played a vital role in the Bulldogs’ success last year. A second-team All-WAC selection in 2011-12, Thompson averaged 8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. She also dished out a team-high 124 assists. Those numbers, along with the highest assist-to-turnover ratio in the WAC last year, make Thompson a key player for the Bulldogs. With Pebley taking the reins from Adrian Wiggins, Thompson figures there will be some kind of adjustment period learning a new philosophy and system. But as far as her game is concerned, she doesn’t expect much of a change. “I’m going to try and keep my role and I’m going to try and contribute in other ways,” Thompson said. She also figures to be more of a vocal leader as well. Thompson said Pebley wants the point guards to be more vocal and outspoken about the teams’ play. “For me, that’s the biggest change – being more vocal,” she said. As far as the play of the team is concerned, Thompson expects big things for this season. Despite a new coach taking charge, she said fans could expect much of the same up-tempo style of

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game that Wiggins emphasized last season. And that bodes well for Thompson and the Bulldogs because it is that style of play that helped lead them to the NCAA Tournament each of the last five years. “I feel like it’s a bit similar, as in the offense; maybe just a little change in where we go,” Thompson said. Defensively, Thompson feels like the changes could benefit her and the team. Pebley has inserted more of a zone scheme, which should fit the Bulldogs just fine. “That’ll be a good switch for us to have because we’re a run-and-gun team,” she said. “That’ll be good to have.” As for expectations in 2012-13, Thompson has high aspirations for herself and the team. Winning the MWC and beyond is the ultimate goal, but she also realizes that they’ll have to take things one day at a time.

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NEW MEXICO LOBOS

2012 OVERALL RECORD

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Second in the nation with 15 interceptions, the ’Dogs will look to continue their excellent defensive production against New Mexico on Saturday. In what should be another tough road matchup, Fresno State will need to bring all phases of its game in order for it to win.

Breakdown: Bulldogs After a crushing victory over Wyoming last week, Fresno State (5-3, 3-1 MWC) looks to continue the momentum as it travels to New Mexico to take on another Mountain West opponent Saturday. The Bulldogs won 42-14 at home against the Cowboys. T he trip to New Mexico should test the Bulldogs to see if they can maintain their composure and not play down to the competition. Fresno State will run its air and ground game. The wellrounded Bulldogs average 459 total yards per game – the 29thranked offense in the NCAA. Led by Derek Carr and Robbie Rouse, the Bulldogs have weapons passing and running. The Bulldo gs’ defense is second in the NCAA in total interceptions. Defensive safety Phillip Thomas leads all players with seven interceptions. He also has two sacks on the season. Thomas added another touchdown last week on a 20-yard interception retur n, making him the NCAA leader in defensive touchdowns. This could add

pressure on the Lobos. Thomas could use some help Hoping to bounce back from a from their defensive line. With five-point loss to Air Force last one of the league’s best run- week, the Lobos (4-4, 1-2 MWC) ning attacks, New Mexico will host another tough conference look to expose the Bulldog’s line opponent in Fresno State. and try to limit its passes. ’Dogs New Mexico looks to sidenose tackle Andy Jennings will step another big loss against look to a conadd to his ference sack total opponent, of 4.5 by utilizing keeping its skilled EDITOR’S PREDICTION pressure of fense. Fresno State 24 on the The Lobos quarterare also New Mexico 17 back. The looking Bulldogs to shake need to up the remain Mountain persistent W e s t on both offense and defense. Conference with another win, which would move them to 2-2 in conference play. With all but two of their games being decided by more than 10 points, the Lobos will try to keep the game close by utilizing their ground game. The Lobo’s offense ranks 99th in the country with 353 total yards per game. However, New Mexico ranks sixth in the nation in rushing with 296.7

1.) Play a complete game

Keys to Victory

Breakdown: Lobos

Last week against Wyoming, the Bulldogs played a strong game in all three phases, offense, defense and special teams. If Fresno State hopes to win on the road, they should bring this style-of-play on the road against New Mexico.

2.) Start “fast, physical and fanatical” An important element for the ‘Dogs is to have a strong start against New Mexico. Putting up multiple points in the first quater will go a long ways to helpping Fresno State grab an away win.

yards per game. Its passing game is worst in the NCAA with 447 yards all year. New Mexico will showcase its offensive talent with star running back Kasey Carrier, who is ranked among the top five backs this year in total yardage. Carrier has 968 yards in eight games. Carrrier’s 138.3 yards per game puts him at No. 4 in the nation. He also has 11 touchdowns. New Mexico’s defense is its Achilles heel and can be exposed to big plays and deep passes. The Lobo’s defense ranks 65th in rushing and 85th in passing. New Mexico is looking for its defensive players to make some big plays and allow the offensive to get on the field consistently. If New Mexico hopes to win this game, it will need to focus on its running game. With one of the nation’s leading rushers, the Lobos are best suited to keep the ball on the ground and grind down the clock. If New Mexico can find a way to stay in the game and maintain running the ball, they could have a chance for an upset.

3.) Limit the big running plays The Lobos average 296.7 yards on the ground. Another critical key for the ‘Dogs will be to stop New Mexico’s star running back Kasey Carrier. If Fresno State can crowd the line of scrimmage and slow down Carrier, the ‘Dogs should prove victorious.