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Emergency rescue and recovery under way in Sandy disaster areas By Michael Muskal and Joseph Tanfani McClatchy Tribune ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The easter n portion of the nation turned to emergency rescue, recovery and resupply Tuesday even as meteorologists warned that the danger from super storm Sandy will continue as the massive system works its way through the country. Sandy chur ned about 120 miles east of Pittsburgh and was moving toward the Great Lakes and Canada, carrying winds of 45 mph and pelting rain or snow across an area stretching from Lake Michigan to Maine. At least 38 deaths were reported by The Associated Press. More than 8 million people remained without electricity. Manhattan remained paralyzed with hundreds of thousands without power and its subway system shut, portions flooded. About 80 homes were destroyed by fire in the Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens. The Jersey Shore has suffered “incalculable” losses, Gov. Chris Christie said, with aerial photos showing widespread flooding, sand and water inundating street after street of homes. Snow and blizzard conditions pummeled West Virginia on Tuesday, knocking out power and closing roads. “I don’t want anyone to think the event is anywhere near over,” National Hur ricane Center Director Rock Knabb said Tuesday afternoon. He
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The Breezy Point neighborhood of Queens, New York, was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Firemen from Engine 45 from the Bronx mop up the area of Breezy Point where more than 50 homes were burned to the ground on Tuesday.
echoed a warning also delivered by President Barack Obama during a trip to the Washington headquarters of the Red Cross. “This storm is not yet over,” Obama said. Obama will visit hard-hit New Jersey on Wednesday, the White House announced, where he will view stor m
damage and talk to residents and first-responders. He will travel in the Garden State with Christie, a GOP surrogate for presidential challenger Mitt Romney. Both Obama and Christie have insisted that dealing with the storm and its aftermath trumps any politics even in a presidential election
year. Obama stressed a must-do idea of dealing with the recovery. “Do not figure out why we can’t do something. I want you to figure out how we do something,” Obama said. “I want you to cut through red tape; I want you to cut through
the bureaucracy. There is no excuse for inaction at this point. I want every agency moving forward to make sure we are getting the resources where they are needed as quickly as possible.” During the telephone briefSee SANDY, Page 3
Fresno State College Republican Local organization hosts soccer named ‘Tax Fighter of the Year’ fundraiser for student scholarships By Rogue Morales The Collegian Fresno State student Daniel Harrison has been named the 2012 Tax Fighter of the Year, an award from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. The award was given at a “No on 30” rally at BRE Software in Fresno on Oct. 25 by the taxpayer association’s president, Jon Coupal. “I feel honored,” Harrison said.
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Fresno State College Republicans Chairman Daniel Harrison will be running for the Fresno Unified Board of Trustees, Area 6 seat.
“When they first told me, I thought they were going to ask me to help present the award to the winner.” According to a press release issued by Harrison’s campaign, the association stated it chose him because of “his willingness to stand up against Proposition 30 and his ability to educate and engage young people on the issue.” Harrison, 21, is the youngest recipient of the award, thus far. Chair man of the F resno State College Republicans, Harrison sees the award as an opportunity to showcase his credibility since he also is running in the upcoming election for the Fresno Unified Board of Trustees, Area 6 seat. “Being a young candidate, credibility is extremely vital to how the campaign comes about,” Harrison said. “If the media doesn’t take you seriously, voters won’t take you seriously.” Harrison is currently in his last semester at Fresno State. He is majoring in both economics and political science. Harrison said politics is taking precedent over the children, and he wants to bring priority to Fresno Unified students. See TAX FIGHTER, Page 3
By Yocelin Gallardo The Collegian T he Education and Leadership Foundation (ELF) hosted a women’s soccer tournament Sunday as a fundraiser for its scholarship program. The nonprofit organization began in 2007 with the mission to promote educational opportunities and leadership development for all students. It helps students with scholarships, internships and community service opportunities.
For this event, students and community members were invited to create teams for The Women’s Soccer Cup held at West Fresno Middle School. The fee charged to all teams participating helped the Community Leader Scholarship Fund raise about $1,000 for its scholarship program. The foundation encourages higher education opportunities within the communities. See SOCCER, Page 3
During the soccer tournament hosted by The Education and Leadership Foundation, goalie Myla Dominquez tosses the ball to her teammate. The tournament raised $1,000 for its scholarship program.
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o far for Halloween, sales of Obama masks are 30 percent higher than “S Mitt Romney masks. Well, that makes sense – what’s scarier than four more years of this economy?” – Jay Leno, The Tonight Show
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Undocumented students: Now Hey, that’s is the time for deferred action interesting By Luisa Marquez Senior, broadcast journalism major
With the presidential election on the horizon, undocumented students and their families are questioning whether or not they should apply for the deferred action program. During the Republican Convention, Mitt Romney made no comment about deferred action, leaving undocumented students afraid of applying. “The Dreamers” do not know whether or not Romney is going to support the action if he is appointed as the next president. Obama, on the other hand, made the program active before the elections. He promised undocumented students – the Dreamers – deferred action at the beginning of his presidency, but he didn’t finalize his promise until now. “We all know it is a political move,” said Raul Z. Moreno, the Fresno State migrant services coordinator. “I don’t care if it is a political move because as long as President Obama gives my undocumented students something to protect them I am fine with the move.” “Obama is giving something to my students,” he added. “What is Romney giving them?” It is highly recommended that undocumented students apply for deferred action as soon as possible. Moreno urges students not to hesitate or be afraid of the coming reelections. But undocumented students are concerned that the action will be revoked and they will get deported. If you don’t apply for deferred action and the border patrol comes along, you are gone, according to Moreno. Students and their families are
afraid to apply and he understands this. “Look at the fact that you’re here undocumented. That is already a risk, so if you’re saying that applying for deferred action is a bigger risk, it’s not,” he said. Janet Napolitano of Homeland Security presented a memorandum postponing action of immigration laws. They will not be enforced on persons who were brought as children to the United States. This allows undocumented students to get a permit to work and gives them a two year break in which they will not be deported or removed from this country — if the applicants meet certain criteria. “Obama hasn’t done anything,” family attorney Joel Murillo said. “Obama didn’t do anything but support Napolitano, so there has been no action taken by the president as an executive order.” If deferred action is revoked, there is no recourse – you cannot appeal that. “If there is an executive order by the president,” Murillo said, “then the president will be able to provide the security of his office to the undocumented students who will be applying under an executive order.” Murillo is not preparing documents for undocumented students until it becomes a presidential executive order. In the meantime, he is preparing a petition in support of a presidential executive order. He will lead undocumented students to a lawyer who is willing to prepare documentation needed for applying. “I wouldn’t do it myself,” he said. “The risk is that this could be revoked at any time.” The Consulate of Mexico and
Moreno are providing information and guidance for undocumented students who are looking into applying. They are joining forces with whoever is willing to help undocumented students. “We, of course, are working with Moreno’s organization and the help center that has been established,” said Reyna Torres-Mendivil, head of the Mexico Consulate. If eligible, students need to apply as soon as possible. It is a complicated process and undocumented students should take the time, with their families, to gather their documents and ask the necessary questions regarding the process. “I keep saying this is a family exercise,” Mendivil said. “The family should be engaged preparing the documents before submitting it to the immigration authorities.” If deferred action is active and a lot of students are taking advantage of it, Romney is not going to do anything about it, according to Moreno. “This week I have been pushing students a little bit harder,” Moreno said. “Come on – it’s time to move. It’s time to apply for deferred action. It’s their time.” Students should go to the website for information instead of depending on word-of-mouth. At the end of the day, it is up to undocumented students and their families to apply for deferred action. Resources are available online to begin the process. The application is at www.da4dc.org. The guidance provided by the Consulate of Mexico offers a helpline at 1-877-639-4835.
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Our health and the hope of our nation is in your hands At the current rate, this generation will be the first not to outlive their parents. Californians can stop special interest abuse by voting “yes” on 37. After my college graduation, I moved from California to Washington, D.C., where I now have a disheartening view of the ease with which deeppocketed special interests buy off politicians at the expense of ordinary citizens. No more egregious example of the repercussions of this exists than the flooding of our markets with untested, unlabeled genetically engineered foods that jeopardize our health and the financial health of our nation. Here in D.C., known advocates of genetically modified organisms are routinely
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appointed to top regulatory positions at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is supposed to regulate food safety. Instead, the FDA merely accepts the word of Biotech companies, which do their own pre-determined research, using the wrong control groups, the wrong detection methods and the wrong statistics. And, their feed trials are so short they can never detect cancer, reproductive disorders or birth defects. Meanwhile, the rates of autism and other serious diseases are soaring while our longevity rate is plummeting. At the current rate, members of this generation will become the first to live shorter lives than their parents. One bright spot is Proposition 37, which has been
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the subject of a million-dollara-day disinfor mation campaign designed to scare and confuse voters while depriving them of their fundamental right to know what’s in their food. Because Proposition 37 stands to impact every citizen in this country, voters in other states are counting on Californians to preserve our sacred right to know what’s in our food by voting “yes” on 37. Our health and the hope of our nation is in your hands. Please vote “yes” on 37. And help to spread the word. Mike Snow Washington, D.C.
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1. Michael Meyers’ mask in the 1978 film Halloween was actually a Star Trek mask resembling William Shatner. (National Confectioners Association)
2. Originally, Jack O’Lanter ns were carved from turnips. (Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night)
3. Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas. (Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween)
4. The word “witch” is derived from the Old English wicce, which means “wise woman.” (Holiday Symbols and Customs) 5. Samhainophobia is the fear of Halloween. (National Confectioners Association) 6. The owl is a popular Halloween image.
In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches, and to hear an owl’s call meant someone was about to die. (Holiday Symbols and Customs. 3rd Edition)
7. Scottish girls believed they could see images of their future husband if they hung wet sheets in front of the fire on Halloween. (Holiday Symbols and Customs. 3rd Edition)
8. Halloween is thought to have origi-
nated around 4000 B.C., which means Halloween has been around for over 6,000 years. (Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night.)
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SANDY: Dramatic rescues in wake of hurricane’s destruction CONTINUED from page 1 ing, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate stressed that federal officials had moved supplies, including food, medicine and generators to help hard-hit areas such as New York and New Jersey. Obama also granted major-disaster declarations to New York and New Jersey without a full federal assessment, clearing the way for quick grants to individuals hit hardest by the storm, Fugate said.
Rescues have taken place through the Northeast. But New Jersey, first hit when Sandy made landf all, was the scene of dramatic rescues as crews in boats pulled people out of two flooded towns: Moonachie, near the Hackensack River, and nearby Little Ferry, N.J. More than 800 people were stranded in Moonachie after the surge sent water over a berm in the town of 2,700 about 10 miles northwest of
Manhattan. The town was under 5 feet of water in just 45 minutes and some residents clung to rooftops, officials said. At least one body was recovered in the city of Hackensack, upstream from the main flood area, officials said. Houses in Little Ferry were swamped when the stor m drove 4 feet of water onto the streets. “We are in the midst of urban search and rescue. Our teams are moving as fast as they can,”
Christie said during a televised news conference. “The devastation on the Jersey Shore is some of the worst we’ve ever seen. The cost of the storm is incalculable at this point.” Christie then left for a helicopter tour of the region. The barrier islands in the s o u t h e r n p o r t i o n o f N ew Je r s e y we re c u t o f f, s a i d Christie, citing beach erosion, flooded and sand-crusted houses and heavily damaged amusement park rides.
SOCCER: Fresno State students compete for a cause CONTINUED from page 1
“All students can apply,” said Gloria Baez, special event and fundraiser coordinator for the foundation. “We are an organization dedicated to all students. We mainly focus on low-income students because they are the most in need. “Last May, we gave $143,000 in scholarships to about 93 students. These types of scholarships help them with part of their tuition or full (tuition),” she said. Seven all-women teams and spectators gathered Sunday morning for a day of music, food and soccer. Around 80 percent of participants were Fresno State students, said Arturo Rios, project specialist at ELF. Rios created a team of his own after female friends wanted to play and needed a coach. “It puts the community together and brings people together for the same cause, and at the same time you are having fun,” Rios said. The seven teams consisted
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During the soccer tournament hosted by the Education and Leadership Foundation to raise money for scholarships, seven teams, mainly consisting of Fresno State students, competed.
of Fresno State and Fresno Pacific students and friends. “A lot of girls here are competitive, and others are just here for fun,” said volunteer Yadira Arreguin. “Some got tired, but it is all good for a cause.” Arreguin, a child develop-
ment major, has had first-hand experience with the help ELF provides to students. The organization helped her get an internship that would benefit her major. “I am very thankful,” Arreguin said.” “Without ELF, I wouldn’t be doing all the
internships I have done.” “I would like the community to know about our mission because it’s not just the foundation’s mission, it should be everybody’s mission,” Baez said. “Education is the door to a person’s future.”
TAX FIGHTER: Fresno State Student runs for local office CONTINUED from page 1 Har rison’s parents are both educators in Fairfield, near Harrison’s hometown of Vacaville. He said many of his family members are or were educators, and he feels a strong connection to education. “My life is committed to
serving others,” Harrison said. “I feel I have a lot to offer education.” Harrison feels he has gained a perspective of what Fresno needs in terms of education from his years living here and attending Fresno State. He has developed a two-part test that, he said, will guide
him through decision-making, should he be elected. To secure a vote from him, motions must make financial sense and must benefit students, he explained. Harrison will be running against incumbent Janet Ryan, George Whitman, Carole Blomgren and Ken Trapp. Voting will take place Nov. 6.
Harrison feels confident in his abilities and his campaign, he said. “The mission of my campaign is to put students before politics,” Harrison said.
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The General Presidential Election will be held on Tuesday, November 6, with polls open from 7am to 8pm. The last day to register to vote will be October 22. There will be a polling place in the Satellite Student Union to make voting easier. To vote here, you must live within the same precinct as the polling place (Shaw, HW168, Bullard, Cedar border, ecompassing University Courtyard and the Palazzo). If you live outside the boundaries of this precinct, you can still vote at this polling place, but you will need to do so with a provisional ballot. Be advised that you could be missing out on races that you are qualified to vote for by voting a provisional ballot. It is recommended that you vote at the polling location printed on your sample ballot. Of course, if you are a registered voter outside of Fresno Couty, you are required to vote within your country of residence. You can turn in an absentee ballot at any polling place as well. ASI would like to thank Bardi Orth and Rossy Barajas from the Fresno County Elections Office for allowing us to have the polling place on campus.
News Briefs ‘Jazz-O-Ween’ offers spooky family concert today The Fresno State Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble’s annual JazzO-Ween concert begins at 8 p.m. at the Concert Hall in the Music Building. The family event invites the audience to join the musical groups by wearing costumes since the concert is on Halloween. General admission is $7, faculty/ staff $6 and seniors/students $5. INFO: Dr. Alan Durst at 559-2782537 or adurst@csufresno.edu Town hall meeting on poverty in the region is Thursday The Smittcamp Family Honors College Colloquium will host a town hall meeting 7-9 p.m. on Thursday, at Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union addressing poverty in the central San Joaquin Valley. “Why Are We So Poor and What Can We Do About it?” will be moderated by Fresno Bee columnist Bill McEwen. The presentation is free and open to the public. INFO: Dr. Honora Chapman at 559-232-3035 or hchapman@ csufresno.edu. Kappa Kappa Gama softball tourney Sunday to help childhood literacy The Delta Omega chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Fresno State holds its 22nd annual Kappa Softball Philanthropy Tournament at 9 a.m. on Sunday at the Clovis West High School JV softball fields. The tourney raises money to help combat childhood illiteracy through Reading is Fundamental, which provides books to children throughout the nation, and Fresno’s Stone Soup, which serves the El Dorado Park area just west of campus. Entry to the tourney is $100 per nine-member team. INFO: Natalie Granados at 559349-5424 or nataliegranados@ yahoo.com. Annual LUNAFEST Nov. 9 highlights women leaders LUNAFEST, a national touring festival of short films by, for and about women that highlight women as leaders in society, will be at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Fresno State’s Satellite Student Union. The event is hosted by the Fresno State Women’s Resource Center. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $5 for Fresno State students. Proceeds benefit the center and the Breast Cancer Fund. INFO/ TICKETS: 559-278-4435 or visit www.lunafest.org.
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Movember grows for men’s health awareness By Thomas Dontelli Special to The Collegian Movember is a time to learn the dangers of prostate and testicular cancer by growing a moustache. Funds raised by Movember are handed over to affiliate organizations who develop new methods of research. Affiliate partners are the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG Foundation. All three unite to help spread the word. Jonathon Duncan, president of Movember and a Fresno State Student, along with his committee are spreading awareness about men’s health. “If you want to grow a moustache, you can grow a moustache. But if you want to be a little bit more ambitious, let your imagination be the limit,” Duncan said. “Whatever you can dream of, Movember would be more than happy to help you accomplish that.” Before starting, go online to www. movember.com to register. All men, known as Mo Bros, are asked to start Thursday, Nov. 1, clean shaved. For 30 days they will show support for men’s health and seek sponsorships for their Mo-growing efforts. Movember also has female participants known as Mo Sistas. Ladies are asked to support the Mo Bros as the men grow their moustache out. At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate their gallantry and valor by either throwing their own Movember party or attending one of the Gala Parties held around the world
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Participants of Movember will shave existing facial hair and avoid shaving for the month of November to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer. Mo means moustache in Australia.
by Movember, for Movember. The Student Health Center offers routine lab tests at no charge. F resno State phar macist Mark Facchini said testicular cancer is the most frequently occurring cancer in
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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 mancarry forward his inner light.” him. kind, that bell tolls for all us.” Throughout the candlelit Fresno State faculty member Members of the Theta Chi vigil, students and friends of James E. Walton, and members fraternity spoke at the vigil but Dhanens wrote their names of the Theta Chi frater nity did not identify themselves to and messages on a large, white were among the public speak- the crowd. sign that read: “In Memory of ers. One member recounted the Philip Dhanens.” Flowers from Walton, who said he has been first time he met Philip during the mourning crowd were set teaching on campus since 1990, a game of capture-the-flag. on the steps beneath his smil- was the first to pay his respects “I’m looking up at him like, ing portrait. to Dhanens. He never knew ‘There’s no way this kid is 18. During the moment of Dhanens personally. silence, student Jenny Tormey “In the 20-plus years I’ve of the Phi Mu sorority sang the been on this campus, I have See VIGIL, Page 3
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Facts about testicular cancer Testicular cancer has the highest cure rate of all cancers. Testicular cancer is most common in caucasians and rare in men of African or Asian descent. Testicular cancer is not common; a man’s lifetime chance of getting it is about one in 270. The risk of dying from this cancer is about one in 5,000.
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TECH REVIEW
RAZR MAXX HD outlasts the competition By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian
only comes in black, while the smartphone with such clear standard comes in both black and robust audio quality. and white. The calling card for the No, you’re not having a The phone has a solid weight MAXX HD is undoubtedly its s t re s s - i n d u c e d fl a s h b a ck . to it, but isn’t too heavy at 157 3300mAh battery that, in simMotorola has released the grams (0.35 pounds), which is ple terms, provides around 32 second versions of the Droid only slightly heavier than the hours of moderate use before RAZR devices, the Droid RAZR RAZR HD at 146 grams (0.32 n e e d i n g t o b e re ch a r g e d . HD and Droid RAZR MAXX pounds). Motorola’s official specificaHD. The comfortable rear tions say the phone can achieve Though the cover is encased in tough up to 21.5 hours of talk time or Droid RAZR DuPont KEVLAR, and 13 hours of streaming video. didn’t necessargives the back a carbon On the first day I had the ily set the world fiber look with black and phone, I decided to really put it on fire when it gray rectangles. through its paces by, well, simwas released last The screen is coated in ply using it like I had my HTC November, many scratch-resistant Corning Incredible, the phone I had in the smartGorilla glass, and the body upgraded from. phone commureinforced with splash I ran around Fresno State nity believed that guard protection. taking a few pictures, shootFeatures Editor the new device Cameron Woolsey The HD part of the name ing a couple videos, made calls, w a s a p o s i t ive comes from the fact that sent texts and downloaded step forward for Motorola. this release has a 4.7-inch 1280 around 200 megabytes worth S o m e e v e n s p e c u l a t e d x 720p screen, over the 4.3-inch of applications off the Google that the MAXX edition of 960 x 540p screen of the RAZR Play store in a laughable the phone, released earlier MAXX. attempt to fill some of the 32 this year, with its enormous But does the screen look gigabytes of onboard memory, 3300mAh lithium-ion battery good? all the while testing the limits would spark the “battery wars” In one word: Yes, it looks of the battery by keeping it among smartphone manufac- absolutely stunning—as long away from a charger. turers. as you have more faith in my When I finally gave in, the This didn’t happen, as proved eyesight than you do in my phone hit 4 percent of its batby the release of Samsung’s grasp of mathematics. tery life and was surely tired Galaxy S III smartphone in The phone is equipped with of giving me warnings to plug May 2012, with its meager a Super AMOLED HD dis- it in. At this point the battery 2100mAh battery. play, featuring use screen was Motorola announced the bright, vibrant telling me that HD series in September, and it c o l o r s a n d the phone had quickly became apparent that d a r k b l a c k s . lasted nearly 37 he calling card the new phones would mimic The screen has hours of f the for the MAXX their non-hi-def counterparts, around 312-ppi charger. HD is undoubtedly save for a few small changes. pixel density, There are To be clear, both the RAZR wh i c h m e a n s those who have its 3300mAh battery HD and RAZR MAXX HD are that you would struggled with that, in simple terms, practically the same, save for be hard-pressed their phone’s provides around 32 the larger battery in the MAXX to find single limited bathours of moderate use version. This review will focus i c o n o n t h e tery life and on the latter version of the s c r e e n w i t h have, like before needing to be phone. even one pixel myself, needed recharged.” The RAZR MAXX HD takes out of line. to charge their what Motorola did right with To compare, phones more the previous iteration and the MAXX HD than once a day. improves on it. The screen is a boasts a tighter pixel density The news that a smartphone, in little bigger, the performance a than the recently released this day and age, can reach 37 little better, but strangely, the iPhone 5, which has a ppi count hours of moderate use, sounds design is a little smaller. of around 326. like some form of wizardry, or At 131.9 x 67.9 x 9.3 mm, the Smaller features include soft perhaps strange gypsy magic. phone is close to the original keys, or non-physical buttons, The very next day, after size of the RAZR MAXX. The on the screen and a large noti- spending more than 5 hours to major design dif ference is fication light at the top of the charge it back up to full, I felt on the back, which no longer phone just below the Motorola that unmistakable, trained has the short rise near the top logo. instinct to think, “I should where the camera lens sits. I’m deeply impressed with grab my charger,” only to end The phone has a superb look the sound quality of the speak- up laughing to myself and and feel. The MAXX version er. I have never experienced a starting the day leaving my
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Motorola has released a bigger, better version of its Droid RAZR, the MAXX HD, which offers a larger screen and faster processor than its predecessor.
charger at home—no doubt I had broken some cardinal sin of the smartphone community. In comparison, the Droid RAZR HD has a 2530mAh battery, and can achieve around 24 hours of mixed use. The phone comes equipped with an 8-megapixel camera on the back, as well as a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera and a video that shoots film at 1080p at 30 frames-per-second. Performance-wise, Motorola has upped the strength for the MAXX HD from its original iteration. The standard RAZR and RAZR MAXX had a dual-core 1.2GHz processor with a gigabyte of RAM. The HD re-editions come with a dual-core 1.5GHz processor and a gigabyte of RAM. The Galaxy S III runs with the same specs, and the iPhone 5 has a dual-core 1.2GHz processor. The extra power won’t be completely noticeable between the two devices, but the dualcore power of the device means the phone can open and run apps at a blazing speed. Like most moder n smartphones, th e MA XX HD is capable of 4G LTE data speeds, which gave me a download average of 25 megabytes per second. Not everything with the MAXX HD is perfect, however. Fo r s t a r t e r s, t h e p h o n e comes with Android OS version 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), and not the latest version, 4.1 (Jelly Bean). The official word on the digital street is that the phone will receive the upgrade to version 4.1 before the end of the year. But fellow Android users like myself know to take upgrade announcements with a grain of salt. The phone also comes with a lot of bloatware (pre-installed applications) from Verizon. You can go in and disable many
of the unwanted apps, however. Recently, an upgrade for the phone installed advertisement software, causing the phone to buzz once a day and inform me of some product that I could not really care less about. I have yet to figure out how to get rid of it. The phone can support an SD card, but opening the slot is a task. In the box that the phone is sold in you are given a “key,” which is basically a short, thin piece of metal attached to a piece of black plastic. To open the slot, you must spear the side of the phone with the key and yank out the card slot, which is something I feel is better suited for a mass murderer or an ancient spearchucking Greek Olympian. The phone is also rather pricey for being a re-release. The MAXX HD comes with 32GB of memory and a 3300mAh battery over the RAZR HD’s 16GB and 2530mAh battery respectfully. But for $299.99, compared to $199.99 for the RAZR HD, with a new two-year plan, not everyone may be convinced to rush off to stores right away. The phone is fast, but it has launched on the dusk of dualcore smartphones. In a few months we will start seeing smartphones with quad-core processors, which will be faster than we can currently imagine. Beyond that, I completely love the Droid RAZR MAXX HD. The phone feels great and performs incredibly (far more than my Incredible, ironically enough). To me, the positive points overshadow the few low marks on the phone. Motorola hasn’t necessarily reinvented the wheel with the Droid RAZR MAXX HD, but for fans of powerful smartphones and leaving home without a charger in confidence, this may be the phone for you.
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HAWAII: Will test ’Dogs both offensively, defensively CONTINUED from page 8 football. Anytime we get an opportunity to play in Bulldog Stadium and in front of the Red Wave, our guys have fun playing football,” DeRuyter said. “When you have a team that has been going as fast as we have been going, it’s pretty hard to stop,” wide receiver Davante Adams added. Not only the offense has been excellent, but the defense and special teams, as well. In the game against Wyoming on Oct. 27, Fresno State was able to score in several ways, including on a 78-yard punt return by wide receiver Rashad Evans. T he ’Do gs’ defense was e q u a l ly i m p re s s ive, s t o p ping Wyoming on 15 of its 17 third downs. In addition, Fresno State’s defense held the Cowboys to only 83 total rushing yards. The Bulldogs will look to do more of the same against H aw a i i by h o l d i n g t h e Warriors’ rushing game in check and forcing them in to third and long. This should create opportunities for Fresno State’s secondary to exploit Hawaii’s nationally ranked 106th passing attack. “We got to stop the run
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game. Everything for us comes through that and we got to make them throw the ball on our terms, which means they’re not able to run the ball,” defensive coordinator Nick Toth said. “If you can get teams into third and six plus, it’s not real manageable. We can dial up some pressures to make it tough on an offense,” DeRuyter added. Nose guard Tyeler Davison could have another strong game, as he will look to put pressure on Warriors’ running back Will Gregory. “Tyeler is having a great year. He’s prepared from last spring through the summer time, and he’s focused every
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day,” Toth said. “He’s had a solid season for us. He’s really been a stout figure inside, and he really helps our run defense,” DeRuyter added. Stopping Hawaii’s rushing attack will be critical to the ’Dogs success and should force Hawaii into more passing situations that should benefit Fresno State’s defense. “This week, we got to play solid on first and second down. If we can get them into third down and long, I like our chances on defense,” DeRuyter said. If all these elements combine for the Bulldogs, they should be able to grab an easy win come Saturday. Fresno State should defeat Hawaii handily if history (on the side of the visiting team) doesn’t decide to repeat itself.
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Reflections on Penn State scandal Are other schools learning from Sandusky trial?
and the lengths to which they And it’s not just coaches or will cover it up. executives in sports. Police I, like many other people, am officers, teachers and health By Jason Smithberg disgusted beyond words when care professional have come The Collegian it comes to the atrocity of under public scrutiny as well. If San du sk y’s case h as A couple of weeks ago, the this scandal. In following this story, I can only help but think taught us anything, it has darkest and most controversial chapter in the history of col- about the young lives that illustrated the importance of legiate sports finally came to a have been irrevocably altered spotting the warning signs of by Sandusky’s actions. These child abuse and reporting them conclusion. – not ignoring Former Penn State assistant victims had them. The scarihead coach and defensive coor- their youths robbed from est part of this dinator Jerry Sandusky was or Sandusky, the case is no one escorted into a Pennsylvania them; many of them will really knows sentence means he courtroom to hear the sentence how many that Judge John Cleland was c a r r y t h i s will spend the rest of his burden well other victims set to announce. life in a prison exercise are out there. After a long and exhaust- i n t o a d u l t h o o d . T h i s Since most of yard, tending to the garing trial that exposed the is the worst the victims monstrosities and horrors of den and watching cable kind of scar were products sexual abuse under Sandusky, TV. of Sandusky’s Cleland ordered the embattled t h e y c o u l d — Jason Smithberg p o s s i b l y charity for coach to serve a sentence of 30 youth, it is logito 60 years in prison for abus- have. A n d cal to assume ing 10 boys he met over a 15 after seeing there are more year period. Sandusky walk out of the court hiding underneath the blanket For Sandusky, the sentence means he will spend the rest in his orange prison-issued of their embarrassment. As much as I want to believe of his life in a prison exercise jumpsuit and wrist and ankle yard, tending to the garden and restraints, I can only wonder something like this will never watching cable TV. As for the if this incident shed light on happen again, I feel that anothvictims of his heinous actions, stopping child abuse or hiding er Sandusky – like scandal is waiting in the wings. How hopefully some closure for a it even further. We know child abuse is out many other coaches in athletperiod of their life, which was there. It exists, no matter how ics are abusing their power-and robbed from them. The Sandusky case has been much we may want to deny it. innocent children? How many a stark reminder to all of us And when it involves people in other institutions are sweeping about how the malicious and authority, the issue seems to the warning signs under the brutal reality of child abuse become important only when it rug? I am afraid that another becomes so transparent in the becomes publicized. And most “lack of institutional control” real world. It also reminds us people who are placed in the is right around the corner. Shortly before he walked out of how people with certain lev- power of authority – individuals we presumably trust – seem of the courtroom, Sandusky els of authority abuse the trust and leadership given to them to be some of the biggest perpe- made one last, passionate plea trators. to the judge for leniency. It was the biggest slap-in-the-face to the victims fathomable. All I could do was shake my head in astonishment. Hopefully, the f Sandusky’s case has taught us anything, it has final chapter of this tragic tale has a happy ending. illustrated the importance of spotting the warning
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Fresno State soccer seniors, Callie Hancock and Vanessa Gonzalez, have been named to the Mountain West AllConference team. The teams are selected by the league’s eight head coaches. Hancock, a forward hailing from Littleton, Colo., was named to the First Team All-Mountain West as she leads the team with eight goals and 18 points this season, as well as in shots and shots on goal. She also leads the conference in shots and shots on goal and ranks third in goals and points. This is the second conference award for Hancock, who was named to the 2011 First Team All-WAC. Gonzalez, a midfielder from Clovis, Calif., was named to the Second Team All-Mountain West as she was the leader for the ‘Dogs in the midfield all year. Gonzalez has started every game for the Bulldogs this season and is averaging close to the full 90 minutes per game. In addition to her strong midfield play, she has added a goal and two assists this
season. For Gonzalez, this is her third all-conference award after being named to the Second Team All-WAC in 2009 and 2011. The Mountain West also announced the Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year which went to San Diego State’s forward Megan Jurado and defender Haley Palmer. Boise State’s midfielder Brooke Heidemann was tabbed the Freshman of the Year. San Diego State notched another award with head coach Mike Friesen being named the MW Coach of the Year by his peers for the second time in his career. The entire All-Conference team can be found at www.themwc. com.
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Men’s basketball will face Fresno Pacific in an exhibition match on Friday. SPORTS EDITOR, LUKE SHAFFER • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012
Fresno State will face new-look Hawaii By Luke Shaffer The Collegian
After seemingly solving their road woes in their comefrom-behind win against New Mexico last Saturday, the ’Dogs will go to work again at home against Hawaii. The Warriors visit their rival in Fresno State as a whole new offensive team in their 45th meeting all-time. “We’re going against a coach in Norm Chow, who is legendary in his offensive schemes. And we know we’ll have our hands full again this week,” head coach Tim DeRuyter said. The Bulldo gs’ defensive scheme could be challenged by Hawaii’s pro-style offense. Fresno State has seen this scheme before. The ’Dogs also used it as recently as last season. Fresno State appears poised to continue its winning streak against Hawaii. The Bulldogs defeated the Warriors 24-21 in Aloha Stadium last season. T h e Wa r r i o r s, wh o a re led by first year coach Norm Chow, have plummeted to the bottom of the Mountain West Conference this season. After posting an even record of 6-6, Hawaii has seen its share of lows this season. Coach Chow and his squad come into Saturday’s matchup
on a five-game losing streak. With crushing defeats of 30 points or more in six of its seven losses, Hawaii could potentially be an easy victory for the ’Dogs. However, DeRuyter and the Bulldogs are not underestimating the Warriors. Although Fresno State is undefeated at home this year, Hawaii could prove a difficult task as it always is for the ’Dogs. “We’re just going to work hard this week during practice and just go out there and do the best we can. And leave the rest up to God,” quarterback Derek Carr said. In the past four games of the rivalry between Fresno State and the Warriors, the road team has won each contest. Even though the Bulldogs lead the series, their margin is slim. Holding a 22-21-1 edge over Hawaii, the ’Dogs will try this Saturday to break the current trend of the road team winning. The Bulldogs feel confident at home this season, where they have been dominant. Averaging 50 points per game and defeating their opponents by an average margin of 30.5, the Bulldogs will look to feed off the energy of the crowd. “ O u r g u y s l i ke t o p l ay See HAWAII, Page 8
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Scoring 42 points in a rout against Wyoming on Oct. 20, wide receiver Davante Adams contributed to Fresno State’s total by catching a 11-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Derek Carr. The ’Dogs will look for more offense from Adams in Saturday’s matchup against Hawaii.
’Dogs shine in exhibition, stomp FPU 102-57 By Ricardo Cano The Collegian It wasn’t last year’s massive thrashing of 122-49, but the Fresno State women’s basketball team started this year’s season in the same routine and seemingly sound fashion that they have been used to debuting under. The Bulldogs won their exhibition bout against cross-town opponent Fresno Pacific with a 102-57 rout on Tuesday night at the Save Mart Center.
The exhibition game marked the team’s first competitive s h ow i n g u n d e r f i r s t - ye a r Fresno State coach Raegan Pebley. “This is a new system for them. I’m really proud of this team,” Pebley said. “Everything has been so new for them – from terms to drills, the offense, and defense. Just a lot of new things for them and they’ve handled it with a lot of maturity. We needed a chance to be able to get out there and compete against somebody
else.” The Bulldogs boast a starting lineup that returns four of five players from last season’s school-record 28-win, Western Athletic Conference championship-winning team. Senior guard/forward Rosie Moult and junior guard Ki-Ki Moore led the Bulldogs in scoring and combined for 43 points. Four players reached double figures in scoring. “I think early in the game they kind of let me be a shooter,” Moore said. “In the sec-
ond half, they kind of tried to take the shot away and let me attack. In the second half I just took advantage of that and tried to attack.” Behind the 3-point arc, Moult made an efficient five-ofseven shots in the basket. Moult, whom Pebley described as “one of the best 3-point shooters in the country” on Oct. 23’s Red and White Hoops Night, sparked a 12-point scoring streak for Fresno State early in the first half. Moult netted a three-point shot with no one in sight. Moore followed shortly after that with a three-pointer of her own. Moore charged towards the rim for back-to-back scores following an Alex Sheedy basket to put the Bulldogs up 18-7. Sophomore guard Raven Fox swooshed the ball in the basket as time expired to give the Bulldogs a 58-38 lead to conclude the first half. “Early in the game, we saw an execution of a mentality that we want our team to have – and that’s aggressiveness,” Pebley said.
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his is a new system for them. i’m really proud of this team,”
Guard Taylor Thompson’s eight assists led the team. On several occasions Thompson found Moult unguarded behind the arc for open shots. Fresno State shot 50 percent of its field goals and 42 percent behind the arc. Several reserves saw plenty of playing time in the second half. Sophomore Robin Draper and freshman Toni Smith each contributed eight points apiece for the offense. Draper shot a 3-pointer off a pass from Fox that concluded a strong debut for the Bulldogs under Pebley. “I think it was really good just to get a game against someone that didn’t know what we were coming at and just get all of the jitters out,” Moult said. Fresno State was voted to finish second in its first season in the Mountain West Conference in a preseason poll. Fresno State opens the regular season on Nov. 9 in Palo Alto against Stanford, the reigning Pac-12 champion. The Bulldogs lost to the Cardinal 93-57 last season at home. “There are two main keys that we’ve got to get better at pretty quickly, and that’s rebounding… and taking care of the ball,” Pebley said. “Stanford wants to be a g g ressive too with their defense. And we’re going to need to handle some pressure a little bit better than we did today.”
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The ’Dogs enter the season under new head coach Raegan Pebley. Fresno State will face reigning Pac-12 champion Stanford on Nov. 12 in Palo Alto to debut the regular season.
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