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CSU Board of Trustees talks new fees

By Mark Smith The Collegian

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Associated Students, Inc. Vice President of External Affairs Sean Kiernan discusses possible new fees that could affect students as early as next semester.

Changes to degree requirements and the implementation of new fees are being considered by the California State University Board of Trustees, and many students could end up paying the price if they don’t prepare.

“There are two major proposals on the table that will affect students,” said Sean Kiernan, vice president of external affairs for Fresno State’s Associated Students, Inc. “[The Board of Trustees] are considering it and we want the student voice to be taken into consideration.”

The first proposal would revise current CSU policy to limit all majors except two five-year programs—a bachelor’s degree in architecture

or landscaping—to a 120-unit maximum.

“This would be scheduled to be implemented in January, for the 2013 to 2014 academic year,” Kiernan said.

“It would be left up to each individual campus to figure out how to cut each major down to 120 units.”

According to documents given to Kiernan by student trustee Jillian Ruddell, in 2008 81 percent of degree programs across the CSU system had already instituted 120-unit caps as part of the CSU’s attempts to streamline graduation.

“The rationale behind it is because there’s so many majors that take so long to complete, the university is not able to admit as many new freshman as it could,” Kiernan said.

While the first proposal may not affect many students in programs

already limited to 120 units, a trio of new fees are looming.

The first of which Kiernan called a graduation incentive or super senior fee.

“That means if you took more than 150 units you would start getting charged per unit after that,” Kiernan said. “So once you’ve finished 150 units each unit after that you incur a $372 charge.”

Kiernan said that the $372 per-unit amount, equivalent to non-resident tuition excess rates, could go up in the future and that students who incur the charge would pay it as part of tuition.

Kiernan also said that failing a class wouldn’t count towards the 150See FEES, Page 3

Dogs strut their stuff at the Wiggle Waggle Walk

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Owners and their dogs participate in the 13 annual Wiggle Waggle Walk. Dogs like Einstein (right) were dressed up in their Halloween costumes and decorative attire to showcase their best. Proceeds from the walk benefit The Valley Animal Center, the largest no-kill shelter in the Central Valley.

By Jeff Smith and Roe Borunda The Collegian Fresno dog owners were given the chance to give to charity while exercising, along with man’s best friend, Saturday at the 13th annual Wiggle Waggle Walk and Furry 5K Run on campus.

The fundraiser was put on by The Valley Animal Center – the largest nokill shelter in the Central Valley. The center cares for around 500 animals.

Rosie Davenport, the community

relations coordinator for the center, organized the event.

“Events like this really help us to not only get our name out there in the community, but also to raise money for the homeless animals in our care,” Davenport said.

The event began at 7:30 a.m. with the Furry 5K Run, where participants were allowed to run with their dogs alongside them or on their own.

After all of the runners finished, the two-mile walk began.

“A few hundred preregistered and

then we’ll get a lot more who will come and register prior to the event,” Davenpor t said before the event.

“Approximately 500 people will be here today.”

There was an obstacle course where dog owners could test their pet’s agility in between demonstrations by Mari’s Canine Crew. Doghouses were also raffled off as prizes for lucky participants.

A vendor fair near the finish line featured 22 different booths such as pet resorts, stores and salons for owners to pamper their pets.

Fresno State students volunteered to help with the event. Business major Bryce Greenfield worked with the center’s event as part of a project for his marketing class.

“It’s been really fun volunteering,” Greenfield said. “They have been really helpful to me. There has been some good communication and it’s been a good combination working together.”

Vera Kennedy, a professor in the department of sociology, took part in See DOGS, Page 3

Glimmers of tradition seen through Halloween costumes

By Kathy Ayala The Collegian A voluptuous leopard kitten and a zombie, masks mocking our presidential candidates fill up store walls in costume shops around Fresno.

Perhaps dressing up as a taco or maybe a favorite movie villain is more appealing.

But where does the tradition of

dressing up in costume originate?

Superstition, death, trick-or-treats, pumpkins and costumes; they all can be traced back to ancient times.

Halloween, being the second-largest commercial holiday after Christmas, traces back to Celtic beliefs.

According to History.com, the Celts recognized Oct. 31 as Samhain as the last day of their calendar year. This time also marked the end of summer

and the harvest, as the cold winters would arrive soon.

It was believed that on Oct. 31, the spirits of the deceased would awaken and return to the present.

Paul Armstrong, store manager of Spirit Halloween store in Northwest Fresno, said the holiday dates back to the early 800s.

These were dark times when sacrificing and devil worship were occur-

ring. That is until Catholics came in and changed the holiday into a funfilled event, he said, which eventually evolved into the holiday we celebrate today known as Halloween.

The tradition of dressing up in costume originations from pagan beliefs that was meant to ward off evil spirits. Treats and offerings were left See COSTUME, Page 3

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THE REAL WORD OF THE DAY samhainophobia (noun): a fear of Halloween.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012

A life lost, a life found

By Liana Whitehead The Collegian Over the past 10 days, I have lived out of a rolling suitcase spotted with hurried drops of airport coffee. I fled Fresno’s summer-like temperatures and stumbled into Iowa Hawkeye territory, in 20-degree temperatures, sporting jeans and a Bulldog T-shirt.

I spent nine nights on an old springy twin mattress in the room formally belonging to my dead great-grandmother. The 20-pound calico cat that survived her kept my feet warm while I dreamt within walls adorned with glued puzzles of teddy bears, framed with frilly pink lace.

I brushed my teeth in a bathroom that was dressed in flowery 80s décor.

I traveled down foreign streets painted with homes from the 1800s that wore coats of pastel purples and blues.

Leaves from fiery red-orange trees were sprawled across lawns and stuck to the bottoms of shoes and in the hoods of coats. The scenery was striking – something pulled from a coffee-table book or a Reese Witherspoon film.

Every one of my meals was on wheels, provided by none other than conveniently located fast-food joints, or a swarming hospital cafeteria.

The one time I did sit down at a restaurant ended in disappointment – I know now that California is home to the best Mexican food.

Iowa is also home to my grandfather, a 73-year-old Air Force veteran with a tender heart, stubborn character and blackened lungs – a result of his emphysema.

My trip to Des Moines was anything but a vacation. It was an opportunity for chance and change, for shining hope on a situation in which I was powerless.

A goodbye, if nothing else.

Two weeks prior to boarding my United Airlines flight, my mother anxiously asked if I would do something for her: Take some time off to be by her

side as she faced her father’s worsening of our first visit, he knew well where we health. stood.

Eager for a change of scenery, I told As I watched him inhale and cough, her I would go. Looking back, I know then exhale and cough some more, I that I was unprepared for what I would became inspired. As a smoker of four encounter during my time in Iowa’s years, I thought to myself, “How can capital.

I sit here and encourage him to quit All of the illuminated trees and while I am in his backyard lighting up?”

Victorian houses in the Midwest would I was a hypocrite and my preachnot mask what was happening within ing was pointless. So, then and there, my grandfather’s home – within his I dropped my dirty habit in hopes of tired body. dodging the fatal disease dwelling withMy mother and I spent the days in his in his dead lungs. smoke-filled home. I sat on a dusty plaid I talked to him about my hasty decicouch and drank coffee and laughed, sion, and with a cigarette stuck to his not admitting that my eyes burned and bottom lip, he said, “Good, honey. In the my nostrils stung. end, the relaxing burn in your throat is Although my body disagreed, my not worth your life.” I wish he felt the mind felt at home as our old souls let same about his life. loose and their small-town lifestyle After a week of mood swings and brought a comfort I wish mad cravings, I felt I had I had known back in conquered the habit that California. had previously owned The joy diminished my body and my wallet. n the end, the reeach time my g randGrandpa continued pufflaxing burn in your father lit a cigarette. ing away as my mother With a tube in his nose throat is not worth your and I realized that our and a combustible oxybegging would have litlife.” gen tank at his side, he tle effect. continued to smoke.

One day before our Sometimes a pack per scheduled trip home, day. one of my aunts divHis frame was 10 times smaller than vied our share of my diseased great I remember. As a child, I thought he grandma’s china plates and tea sets. resembled Santa Clause – rosy cheeks, a With a trunk full of Norman Rockwell jolly belly and bright blue eyes that con- coffee cups and German-crafted dishtrasted with his gray hair. es, we drove 30 minutes north to show He was always sporting a pair of sus- Grandpa – only to find him unconscious penders. Nobody looked better in sus- in his favorite chair, facedown on his penders than Grandpa. kitchen table.

Ten days ago, when I hugged him for Sparing the unpleasant details, I can the first time in six years, he felt brittle say that it was a horrifying moment and was unusually thin. His beard was – I think it was the most horrifying scraggly, like a mountain man, and his moment I have experienced. Having cheeks were gray like the Iowa sky. to dial those three dreaded numbers He was dressed in worn striped paja- for the first time in my young life was ma pants, no suspenders, and never left debilitating. his swiveling chair in the dining room.

My hands were clammy as I tried His eyes, however, were still as blue gripping the phone. My voice trembled as I remember.

– no – my entire body trembled with My mother and I spoke every “smok- fear as I answered the operator’s quesing kills” cliché in the book. By the end tions.

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“Is he breathing?” Barely.

“Is he responding to your voice?” No. “Is he moving?” Not at all.

Forty-eight hours passed before he was fully awake and alert. My mother and I spent hours by his side at the intensive-care unit, talking to him and praying for him – mostly praying.

Those who praise the power of modern medicine should also praise the One who created it, and we did. My grandfather was delivered from his unconscious state and though he struggled to breathe, he was alive and I finally exhaled.

When I embarked on this trip, I was unprepared in every sense – mentally, emotionally, physically and beyond. I never expected to learn a life lesson, or to witness what pain a single habit can inflict on the human body and everyone around it.

Picturing me hooked to two or three machines, with tubes in my nose and my family at my bedside – this is not what I wanted for myself. Or for them.

Before this experience, I had no intentions of quitting smoking anytime soon. Of course thoughts of lung cancer and a shortened life crossed my mind.

But fearful thoughts alone will not stop an addiction from taking its course, and eventually, my life.

I went and I saw, and I was changed.

And I now urge others to consider the option. I witnessed the strongest of men, who had always been full of life and lived fully, wither into a complete state of nothingness, in body and mind at one point.

My grandfather’s emphysema will never go away. His lungs no longer serve their God-given purpose, and because of these recent events, his heart is irregular and constantly monitored.

His deep voice is now soft and raspy, and though his memory and humor remain sharp, pieces of my grandpa are missing – and that is enough to change my perception of life and the importance of living it healthily.

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Culled each week from discussions on The Collegian’s website.

Response:

‘How much would you pay for the universe?’

‘William S.’: “According to NASA administrator Charles Bolden, the direction he received from President Obama was to conduct outreach with the “muslim world,” not exactly a mission to Mars, but OK, he is the president. As for NASA’s new budget, the Earth Science Division has fared better than the other departments that have faced drastic cuts, as the new focus is on climate change. For 2013 the White House requested more funds to monitor Earth with satellites by collecting data on ice sheets, soil moisture, vegetation and precipitation.

The way things are going NASA should change their name from the National Aeronautical Space Administration to something less bold and more Earthcentric.”

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DOGS: Dog walkers give to local no-kill animal shelter CONTINUED from page 1 the walk with a group of friends she met at a dog park. She decided to participate in the event after hearing about it from a friend.

“It shows that the university is a good role model to students and that we have that expectation,” Kennedy said. “Not just the faculty, but also for the students to be civic-minded and to give back to the community.”

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Fresno State has hosted the Wiggle Waggle Walk for 11 of the 13 years it has been held.

FEES: Three new fees try to push students to graduate CONTINUED from page 1 unit total.

“You’re not earning those units so you would not be charged,” Kiernan said.

The second fee would implement an additional charge for retaking a class, at $100 per unit.

“If you took a course twice, either if you failed it or to raise your GPA, you could get charged for retaking the class,” Kiernan said.

The final fee would add a third tier to tuition rates, or what Kiernan quoted from the board as “extra full-time.”

Currently, students fall into either part or full-time tuition rates. Any student that takes 12 units or more falls under the label of full-time.

Under the proposed fee, every unit a student enrolls in over 16 would incur an additional $200 charge.

“I believe the reasoning is that if a student is getting more from the CSU they should be paying more,” Kiernan said. “I believe full-time tuition now only covers the cost of 16 units, so any units taken after that now are effectively free.”

Kiernan said he expressed concerns to the Board about students who need

to take more than 16 units a semester as part of majors with higher unit requirements.

“Robert Turnage, vice chancellor for budget, and other trustees responded that there is no way to craft this perfectly,” Kiernan said. “No matter how it is written, you could always find one situation that the fee would apply to when it really should not.”

The three new fees will be considered by the Board of Trustees at its November meeting.

Kiernan said that all the proposals were separate from the debate surrounding Proposition 30, the ballot initiative that would trigger a $250 million cut to the CSU system if it does not pass.

“These fee proposals are separate from the Proposition 30 contingency plan and recommended to the Board of Trustees for approval regardless of whether Prop. 30 passes or not,” Kiernan said. “These proposals are said to be for changing student behavior, not raising revenue to help the budget gap.”

Kiernan also made it clear that no decision has been made yet.

“Both the unit cap and fees could be deferred to later meetings, voted down, or amended in any way,” Kiernan said.

“Anything could happen.”

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out in front of doorsteps for ghosts, Armstrong said.

Children used to dress up in ghostly attire and masks to repel any evil spirits and protect themselves from those that roamed the nights on Samhain, Armstrong said.

The origin of Halloween is not known to some.

Claudia Martinez, a senior Fresno State liberal studies major was shopping for a Halloween costume Saturday evening. She browsed through a section at the Spirit Halloween store looking for a pirate costume to celebrate.

For Martinez growing up, Halloween meant dressing up, spending time with family and trick-or-treating. But that has changed.

“Now I think for me it’s more about hanging out with friends and just having a good time,” said Martinez.

Costume shopping didn’t only bring out those looking to celebrate in costume.

Bethany Stockton, a school photographer and member of the Revival Fellowship Church said she was taking advantage of the many costumes out for the season.

“We do a lot of dress-up stuff, so this is the perfect time to look for all the

dress-up stuff,” Stockton said. “Our church has a lot of dress-up nights and things where we get together.”

Stockton said she doesn’t celebrate Halloween but knew the history behind the popular holiday.

“It was a pagan holiday to where they celebrated – well they didn’t really celebrate it— but they were giving gifts to the evil spirits and stuff and gave the candy out trying to ward away evil spirits,” Stockton said.

T r a d i t i o n s h ave c h a n g e d a n d throughout time the actual meaning and purpose behind celebrating Halloween has evolved.

“Now a days, Halloween is still really, really popular, but our culture is kind of phasing it out – between parents not letting their kids go out at dark anymore,” said Amrstrong. “Now you’ll see kids in the middle of the day. It’s not uncommon to have kids knocking at your door at 4– 5 o’clock in the afternoon.”

L u r i e Va l e n t i n o , c o - o w n e r o f Valentino’s costume boutique in the Tower District said Halloween is the most popular holiday and event that draw big crowds to the area.

“There’s thousands of people that love to come to the Tower District. It’s kind of a party in itself,” Valentino said.

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about it once we snapped out of it and played Bulldog ball.”

Running back Robbie Rouse also had a strong game as he contributed to the Bulldogs’ offense by gaining 120 rushing yards on 18 carries and one touchdown.

After Carr connected with Adams for an 89-yard touchdown, Fresno State forced the Lobos into a three and out possession.

The Bulldogs then struck again on a Rouse 1-yard plunge into the end zone midway through the third quarter to put Fresno State up 35-24.

“We still picked it up and got the stop. We got the score and that was the end,” Rouse said.

Starting the fourth quarter, the ’Dogs scored on another rushing play. After Carr passed to tight end Marcel Jensen for 19 yards, tight end Greg Watson scampered on first and goal for a 3-yard score. This put Fresno

State up 42-24 and punctuated the Bulldogs scoring frenzy that started at the beginning of the second half.

“Offensively, we had some matchups that we took advantage of in the throwing game.

And then once we did that, they had to try to help guys on the perimeter, our running game opened up,” DeRuyter said.

In addition to Fresno State’s offensive production, the ’Dogs defense was equally strong.

New Mexico’s option running attack was held to 81 rushing yards and zero touchdowns in the second half. The Lobos rushed for only 11 yards in the third quarter after gaining 268 yards in the first half.

“We knew we could stop them. We knew if we played our assignment, we weren’t going to let them get any yards or score again. We were just fired up,” nose guard Tyeler Jensen said.

New Mexico was able to score on a late passing touchdown toward the end of the g ame. T he Lobos’ backup quarterback Quinton McCown p a s s e d t o w i d e r e c e iv e r Lamaar Thomas for a 19-yard score, closing the gap to 42-35.

Senior wide receiver Victor Dean was able to have another strong perfor mance for the

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e take confidence and the confidence we have in each other from this game.”

In a rout against Wyoming on Oct. 20, the ’Dogs had 268 passing yards.

Playing on the road against New Mexico last Saturday, quarterback Derek Carr passed for 416 yards on 31 completions and four touchdowns.

— Robbie Rouse, Senior running back

Photos by Roe Borunda / The Collegian

Wide receiver Victor Dean had a strong game in the Oct. 20 matchup against Wyoming at home. Last Saturday, Dean played well again collecting seven catches for 88 yards and one touchdown.

second week in a row as he accumulated 88 yards on seven receptions and one touchdown.

Carr also had a solid game by passing for 416 yards on 31 completions and four touchdowns. It was his second 400yard passing game of the year, which ties the Mountain West record for the most in a year.

The Bulldogs come home next weekend for their second-to-final home game of the season. Being an earlier than usual start (kickoff sis at 4p.m.), Fresno States looks to continue its momentum at

home against the Warriors of Hawaii.

“We take confidence and the confidence we have in each other from this game,” Rouse said. “And for us to come out and score how did, we didn’t get the start we wanted, but we finished definitely how we wanted and it just felt good.”

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A world without Lance Armstrong SPORTS COLUMN

By Jason Smithberg The Collegian Last week, as I was on my way to school, I was listening to one of my favorite sports talk shows, The Jim Rome Show.

Normally, I wouldn’t bring this up, but I’m mentioning it because Rome had a very intriguing and interesting guest on his show: Tyler

Hamilton.

Hamilton was a teammate of Lance Armstrong’s on the U.S. Postal cycling team. Hamilton was an Olympic gold medalist and competed in the Tour de France with Armstrong.

Hamilton was on the show promoting his new upcoming book, “The Secret Race,” which chronicles his nearly decadelong experience of doping, EPO use and fraudulent blood transfusions.

The book is about cheating in the worst way, but more importantly, it also sheds light on the doping of one of the most highly decorated athletes in the sport of cycling, Armstrong.

The allegations in Hamilton’s book are a salacious look at the real Armstrong, a man who deceived the general public and his teammates, lied to countless fans and used the notoriety of a valiant recov-

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ut now Armstrong has left us with nothing to root for.”

— Jason Smithberg ery from cancer to cash in on instant fame.

Hamilton’s book comes on the heels of Armstrong’s decision to end his long-time feud with a United States AntiDoping Agency investigation that alleges his use of performance-enhancing drugs. The result of the USADA probe ended up with Ar mstrong being stripped of all seven Tour De France titles and a lifetime ban from competitive cycling.

During the last few years, Armstrong has been the hero who everybody has cheered for.

His athletic accomplishments in one of the most grueling and physically demanding sporting events placed him in the pantheon of greatness.

More importantly, though, Armstrong has been the face of cancer awareness in the U.S. and around the world. His personal victory against this dreaded disease turned him from an athletic legend to a cultural icon. He was the best role model that parents would want for their child; he was the person we all rooted for.

But now, Armstrong has left us with nothing to root for. As it turns out, he is one of the biggest frauds in the history of sports.

While talking with Rome, Hamilton disclosed how

Armstrong would intimidate, threaten and bully others who questioned his integrity and character. Hamilton also mentioned Ar mstrong was the ringleader of a doping scandal that tore at the seams of professional cycling. Does this sound like the Armstrong we have known all these years?

I h ave be e n on e of th e many ardent supporters of Armstrong during his little brouhaha. I wanted to believe that certain people were after his fame and his money. I wanted to believe that a symbol of hope and perseverance to so many was being defamed because of what he stood for. But now, my hope in Armstrong has withered away.

And the hope that the general public had in him has disappeared as well. Last week, three of Armstrong’s major sponsors – Nike, AnheuserBusch and bike manufacturer Trek – dropped their endorsement. The only company still standing firm with Armstrong is Livestrong, the corporation he started to help cancer victims and survivors.

Regardless of what is and isn’t true, Armstrong’s image has been damaged beyond repair. The philanthropic and caring individual I rooted for is now a disgrace. After all of his posturing and denial, Armstrong is nothing more than a con man. He sure had everyone fooled.

I’m sure there are those around the country who still support him – and believe him.

And I can’t blame them for that. Sometimes, it’s hard to let go of a hero.

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Women’s basketball will face Fresno Pacific in an exhibition game on Tuesday.

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’Dogs turn tables on Lobos, win 49-32 Bulldogs fall behind early, rally

By Luke Shaffer The Collegian After falling behind early in the first quarter 21-0, Fresno State used momentum it found in the second to push the ’Dogs to victory against New Mexico on Saturday.

Scoring 21 straight points in the third quarter, Fresno State was able to shut down the Lobos’ offense. The Bulldogs found their rhythm in the passing game and devastated New Mexico’s defense with their high-octane offensive schemes.

“We knew that if we could get back in it and play the way our guys can play, we were going to be okay,” head coach Tim DeRuyter said.

The Lobos seemed to be in control at the beginning of the game when they were able to have their option running attack clicking on all cylinders.

On New Mexico’s first and third possessions, it was able to rush for touchdowns.

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e knew that if we could get back in it and play the way our guys can play, we were going to be okay.”

— Tim DeRuyter, Head coach

“O

nce we started figuring out what they were doing, coach Schramm did a great job play-calling.”

— Derek Carr, Junior quarterback Lobos running back Kasey Carrier was able to find multiple holes in the ’Dogs defense, gashing it for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Then at the beginning of the second quarter, Carrier was able to scurry through Fresno State’s defense by rushing for a 30-yard score.

“You try to simulate the triple as well as you can during the week, but obviously they executed offensively better than our scout team does,” DeRuyter said. “And it took us a while to figure it out and adjust to it. After they did that, I thought we defended the option pretty well.”

The Bulldogs were able to close the scoring gap to 21-14 on two passing touchdowns late in the first half. Quarterback Derek Carr was able to hit wide receiver Victor Dean for a 7-yard score. With three minutes left in the second quarter, Carr connected with receiver Davante Adams for another 7-yard passing touchdown.

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Defeating Wyoming 42-14 on Oct. 20, redshirt freshman Davante Adams led all players in receiving statistics.

Against New Mexico, Adams had another big game collecting nine receptions for 198 yards and two toucdowns.

“Once we star ted figuring out what they were doing, coach Schramm did a great job play-calling,” Carr said. “He was calling some plays that were kind of perfect for what they were bringing and he did a great job.”

Coming out of halftime,

the ’Dogs were able to pounce on New Mexico for 21 quick points. Sparked by Adams’ spectacular performance of nine receptions for 198 yards and two touchdowns, Fresno State’s passing offense exploded for 221 yards in the second half.

“Once you have a big play either on offense or defense, that got us going,” Adams said.

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Rebels thwart ’Dogs on Senior Appreciation Night

By Jason Smithberg The Collegian On Saturday night when seniors Callie Hancock and Vanessa Gonzalez were honored for their contributions to the Bulldogs soccer team, UNLV decided to spoil the party by defeating the Bulldogs 1-0 at Bulldog Stadium. The game was the season finale for both teams.

UNLV’s Susie Bernal scored the game’s only goal in the 65th minute when she took a crossing pass from teammate Jenn Wolfe and booted it past Bulldogs goalkeeper Katie DeVault.

With the loss, Fresno State finishes the regular season with an overall record of 4-10-5 and 2-3-2 in the Mountain West Conference. UNLV finished with an overall record of 11-3-4

Senior Vanessa Gonzales starts the second half without senior teammate Kallie Hancock as she drives with the ball pushing through UNLV’s midfielders. Gonzales had four shots and three of them on goal.

and 3-1-3 in the conference.

Senior Vanessa Gonzalez was one of the sparks for the Bulldogs, shooting four times with three of them on goal.

From the opening kickoff, the game was an up-tempo contest. The first period was pretty much a back and forth affair, with neither team being able to find the goal. The Bulldogs had eight shots in the first half, along with one save by goalkeeper Katie DeVault.

The Bulldogs had several opportunities to score all night, but they were unable to capitalize on them. One of them came when junior defender Kayla Kret attempted to score a goal at 21:30 in the first period when she thumped the ball off of her head, but the ball sailed just past the goal.

UNLV’s Kylie Wassell was a strong presence in the goal for the Rebels, saving all six shots she faced.

Hancock, the other senior recognized before the game, was around the ball all night.

However, she sustained an ap p a re n t l e g i n j u r y w i t h roughly 6:36 to play in the first period. She did not return to the game.

When the second period started, the Bulldogs and the Rebels turned up the intensity. The ‘Dogs were around the Rebels’ goal a lot, but, like the first period, were unable to make anything happen.

Despite a tough season-end-

Photos by Roe Borunda / The Collegian

With the first goal scored in the second half by UNLV, goalie Katie DeVault pushes the ball forward to help her team. DeVault had four saves in the game.

ing loss at home, the Bulldogs will have a chance to avenge their loss against the Rebels.

They will travel down to San Diego to begin their first-ever play in the 2012 Mountain West Conference Tournament.

The tour nament begins on Wednesday, with Fresno State scheduled to play UNLV. The

Bulldogs enter tour nament play as the fourth-seeded team, while UNLV is the ranked as the fifth seed.

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