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Alcohol poisoning ruled as Dhanens’ cause of death By Rogue Morales The Collegian Fresno State student Philip Dhanens’ toxicology report showed that the young man died of acute alcohol poisoning, said Fresno County Coroner Dr. David Hadden. Dhanens, 18, died on Sunday, Sept. 2, after drinking at a Theta Chi Frater nity party the Friday before. Dhanens was a first year freshman from Bakersfield. Results from the toxicology showed that the 314-pound student’ blood alcohol level was .36, over four times the legal limit and enough to establish cause of death, said Hadden. Dhanens did not have any other substances in his system. “It’s very, very painful for us,” Hadden said. “You look at that and say, ‘Why did they do that?’” According to collegedrinkingprevention.gov, alcohol depresses the nerves that control involuntary actions like breathing and the gag reflex. An excess of alcohol can stop
these functions and possibly lead to a coma. A person’s blood alcohol concentration, which is the percentage of alcohol a person has in his or her system, can continue to rise even after the person has passed out or gone to sleep. It is because of this that sleeping off the effects of alcohol may not always be the safe bet. The website lists the following as signs of alcohol poisoning: mental confusion; stupor; coma; or a person that cannot be roused; vomiting; seizures; slow breathing (fewer than eight breaths per second); irregular breathing (10 seconds or more between breaths); hypothermia; bluish skin color or paleness. Having a sober person watch over someone who is intoxicated is not always a safe bet, said Hadden. Most people are not trained to help someone who has over indulged in alcohol and are not trained to see the signs, Hadden said. “He should have immediately gone to the emergency
room,” Hadden said. Hadden encourages students to take people they see displaying signs of alcohol poisoning to the hospital despite the consequences that could arise from underage drinking. F resno State as well as Theta Chi Inter national Headquarters suspended Theta Chi’s Fresno chapter. Police are still investigating the incident. Dhanens’ death comes six years after Danny Daniels, 19, was found dead with alcohol in his system at the Phi Gamma Delta house. Phi Gamma Delta was suspended and has not been re-established. Hadden fears that despite the recent circumstances of Dhanens’ death, people will not stop binge drinking. “I don’t think any amount of preaching from a coroner is going to change their attitudes,” Hadden said.
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Fresno County Coroner, Dr. David Hadden, explains the dangers students expose themselves to when they chose to binge drink. Hadden presided over Philip Dhanens’ autopsy and toxicology.
Valley economic indicator’s slide President Welty joins predicts slow or no fiscal growth national commitment to
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Via University Communications For a fourth straight month, Fresno State’s Craig School of Business San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index declined in September, sinking below growth-neutral 50.0 for the first time since January a n d s i g n a l i n g s l ow t o n o growth in the months ahead. The index is a leading economic indicator from a survey of individuals making company purchasing decisions for firms in Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare counties. The index is produced using the same methodology as that of the national Institute for Supply Management (www. ism.ws). Overall, the index produced by Craig School research associate Dr. Ernie Goss dipped to 49.5 from 50.6 in August. An index greater than 50 indicates an expansionary economy over the course of the next three to six months. “Much like the rest of the nation, the area is growing at a slow pace,” Goss said. “Our survey results point to slow to no growth for the final quarter of 2012. The national ISM index has now moved below growth neutral for four months in a row.” The hiring gauge improved slightly in September: 50.4 from August’s 48.6. “The area has been adding jobs but at a very slow pace,” Goss said. “Our surveys over the past several months point to slow to no job growth for the final quar ter of 2012.
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Fresno State’s Craig School of Business San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index dipped from 50.6 to 49.5 in August.
Expansions for non-durable goods producers will be offset by pullbacks for durable goods manufacturers.” The prices-paid index, which tracks the cost of raw materials and supplies, slipped to a still inflationary 62.1 from 62.3 in August. “At the wholesale level, we are tracking price growth at an expanding pace. Over the next six months, survey participants expect the costs of inputs that they purchase to rise by 2.9 percent,” Goss said. “This annualized rate of 5.8 percent is much too high for the Federal Reserve to ignore any Fed action on inflation. With food prices pushed higher by the drought, further cheapening of the dollar by the Fed via QE3 (bond buying) would
only serve to drive food and energy prices even higher with consumer prices rising well above the Fed’s comfort zone,” Goss said. Looking ahead six months, economic optimism, captured by the business confidence index, fell to a weak 36.1 from 38.8 in August. “Survey participants, much like the entire business sector, remain very pessimistic regarding future economic c o n d i t i o n s eve n w i t h t h e improving housing market,” Goss reported. “The drought, the fiscal cliff, the elections and European economic turmoil are all weighing on economic confidence.” Businesses expanded invenSee INDEX, Page 3
system. “We serve an increasingly larger number of underrepresented students and those students are going to be critical for the future workforce of the state of California,” Welty said. Part of the Project Degree Completion strategy is to make a concerted effort to reach out to former students who have attended APLU and ASSCU institutions but who have not earned a baccalaureate degree from any institution. Welty said that outreach aligns with the upcoming Cal State Online program, an effort he is heading that launches in January. “One of the major thrusts of Cal State Online will be to reach out to students who have previously been enrolled in one of our California State University campuses but have not finished,” Welty said.
Nearly 490 four-year public colleges and universities – including Fresno State – have pledged to boost college completion by 3.8 million students to help the nation reach the goal of 60 percent of adults possessing a college degree by 2025. T hrough Project De g ree Completion: A Public University Initiative, the institutions will increase the number of college degrees they award from an estimated 14.6 million to 18.4 million over the next 14 years. Collectively, public colleges and universities currently award just over 1 million degrees annually. The participating institutions are members of the American Association of State Colle g es and Universities (AASCU) and the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU), representing nearly all the four-year public colleges and universities in the United States. Fresno State President John D. Welty, who addressed a national press teleconference Tuesday, Oct. 2, said the project provides support for an effort begun in 2008-09— and already bearing fruit – to improve the graduation rate at the university and the entire California State University system. Rogue Morales / The Collegian Welty said Project Degree Fresno State President John Welty Completion ef forts will be “extremely important” for the joins the push to reach wayward stuCalifor nia State University dents.
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CALIFORNIA GIVES LGBT A VOICE It will soon be illegal for licensed therapists to try to “cure” minors of their homosexuality in the state of California. G ove r n o r Je r r y B row n s i g n e d SB-1172 into law this past weekend, outlawing the dangerous, destructive practice for those under 18 statewide. So-called “reparative therapy” has been around since psychologists first began recognizing the complexities of sexuality. Credible psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals have rejected it for nearly 40 years. Trailblazing California is the first state to ban it altogether for minors (effective January 1, 2013). “These practices (reparative therapies) have no basis in science or medicine and they will now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery,” Brown said. The law itself is quite stunning and one of the many reasons I am proud to be California born-and-bred. Paragraph after paragraph, SB-1172, also known as the “Sexual orientation change efforts” law, destroys the myth that being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender is abnormal and somehow perverted. The first half of the very first section of the bill makes the case for why such a law is needed: “Being lesbian, gay, or bisexual is not a disease, disorder, illness, deficiency or shortcoming. The major professional associations of mental health practitioners and researchers in the United States have recognized this fact for nearly 40 years.” The bill continues to discuss the consequences of the sexual orientation change efforts: LGBT youth can experience depression, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, shame, social withdrawal, suicide, substance abuse, stress, disappointment, self-blame, decreased self-esteem, selfhatred, feelings of anger and betrayal — and the list goes on. “Therefore,” according to the bill, “the American Psychiatric Association opposes any psychiatric treatment such as reparative or conversion therapy which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the a pri-
ori assumption that a patient should logical well-being of minors, including change his/her sexual homosexual ori- lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender entation.” youth, and in protecting its minors T h e A m e r i c a n P s y c h o l o g i c a l against exposure to serious har ms Association issued a resolution on caused by sexual orientation change Appropriate Affirmative Responses efforts.” to Sexual Orientation Distress and T he American Psycholo gical Change Efforts in 2009, which states: Association and The American “ T h e A m e r i c a n P s yc h o l o g i c a l Psychiatric Association are not alone Association advises parents, guard- in their assessments. The American ians, young people, and their families to School Counselor Association, The avoid sexual orientation change efforts American Academy of Pediatrics, The that portray homosexuality as a mental American Medical Association, The illness or developmental disorder and American Counseling Association, to seek psychotherThe American apy, social support, Academy of Child and educational serand Adolescent vices that provide P s y c h i a t r y his is not accurate infor maand The Pan tion on sexual orienAmerican Health some ‘liberal’ tation and sexuality, Organization increase family and (regional office of conspiracy. These are school support, and the World Health reduce rejection Organization) peer-reviewed, scholarly of sexual minority have all denounced youth.” reparative therapy. studies designed to The American This is not some P s y c h i a t r i c “liberal” conspiradiscover the effects of A s s o c i at i o n p u b cy. These are peerraparative therapy. ” lished a position reviewed, scholarly statement in March studies designed to of 2000, in which it discover the effects stated: of reparative ther“Psychotherapeutic modalities to apy. The findings of the professionals: convert or ‘repair’ homosexuality are stay far away from it. based on developmental theories whose The law delivers a major blow to scientific validity is questionable. one of the main pillars of the arguFurthermore, anecdotal reports of ment against same-sex marriage. The ‘cures’ are counterbalanced by anecdot- Proposition 8 trials were filled with al claims of psychological harm. numerous claims that homosexualIn the last four decades, ‘reparative’ ity was not a natural variant on human therapists have not produced any rigor- sexuality — despite all credible mental ous scientific research to substantiate health organizations saying otherwise their claims of cure. — thus, discrimination should be mainUntil there is such research avail- tained in the state constitution. abl e, ( t h e A m e r i c a n P s ych i at r i c With an entire American state essenAssociation) recommends that ethical tially slamming the door in the face of practitioners refrain from attempts to that argument, marriage equality is change individuals’ sexual orientation, now even more inevitable. keeping in mind the medical dictum to There is one exception to the law: first, do no harm.” minors 12 - 17 years of age have the abilSB-1172 upholds California’s respon- ity to choose to undergo this ridiculous sibility to ensure the well-being of treatment. I worry that the LGBT youth everyone, especially youth, and it “choosing” to undergo this quack treatstates: ment will, in actuality, be coerced or “California has a compelling interest even forced by their families to go. in protecting the physical and psychoWill there be a way to tell if parents
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and family are forcing their children to undergo this ”treatment” under the guise of “choice?” We shall see what happens. Despite this compromise, anti-gay groups are already preparing to sue over SB-1172. I must say, you have to admire their determination. In spite of society moving to accept and treat all people equally, ironically labeled “pro-family, proAmerica” groups have the gall to identify which groups deserve second class citizenship and which deserve first. It is almost a moving story on the perseverance of a small, organized and determined group (insert mega sarcasm). Dar n that United States Constitution and its equality for all. Citing the official positions of the world’s leading mental health organizations is not the only angle SB-1172 takes. This groundbreaking law also cites disturbing facts: LGBT youth who experience family rejection for their identity are over eight times as likely to attempt suicide, almost six times as likely to have high levels of depression, over three times as likely to abuse drugs and over three times as likely to have dangerous, unprotected sex than their LGBT counterparts who experience little to no rejection from family. This is one of the best things to come out of the California legislature in a while. Despite the fact that California is very dysfunctional politically and economically (thanks mostly, in my opinion, to an out-of-control ballot initiative/proposition process), the Golden State doesn’t condemn people for being who they are. California’s lead on this issue is already being emulated. New Jersey and other states are considering similar laws. Despite the protests of groups that are neither “pro-family” nor “proAmerica,” society is moving forward. As Dick Cheney said (ironically, to say the least), “. . . Freedom means freedom for everyone.”
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Corner ASI has new updates that encourage students to get involved as well as provide them with opportunities. Getting involved and giving back to the surrounding community is the best way to bring in the fall season. Every week, there are ways to give back to your community.
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Saturday Sports Every Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon, participate in or lead sports, games and crafts at the Wesley United Methodist Church. For involvement information, attend the orientation held on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 6:307:30 p.m. in the Fireside room. For further information, contact Melissa Ellis at asi-cos@csufresno.edu.
rGrants: Looking for funding for academic projects? Part of a laboratory experiment that is too expensive? Trying to get the funds to print a thesis? Or for art materials? Applications for rGrants are due Thursday, Oct. 4 by 5 p.m. to the ASI office in USU 317. Applications are available at www.asi.csufresno.edu. Don’t miss out on the opportunity.
Student-to-student tutoring: At Wesley United Methodist Church every Tuesday from 4 - 5 p.m., get involved with math tutoring. Starting Oct. 2, show up willing to aide elementary age students with their complications in math.
IRA Funds: The Instructionally Related Activity (IRA) provides funding for activities and laboratory experiments that are partially sponsored by an academic program, discipline or department. If students believe they may qualify, the deadline for these funds is Friday, Oct. 5. Forms can be found online at www. asi.csufresno.edu under “funding,” and
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NOTES & ASIDES Don’t forget to register to vote. There is now an opportunity to register to vote online (register.rockthevote.com). Forms are also located in the ASI office in USU 316 if students want to register to vote, change an address or a name, or want to apply for an absentee ballot. On election eay, Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., there will be a polling place on campus in the Satellite Student Union. This is only open to voters registered in this precinct.
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Fresno State hosts campus debate watch in October Via University Communications Fresno State students and faculty will participate in four debate watches on campus during October, the first of which is 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Alice Peters Auditorium in the University Business Center. Participants can bring an I-CLICKER to participate in on-site polling while they watch President Barack Obama, a Democrat, and Republican nominee Mitt Romney debate domestic policy. Three other watch and poll events are scheduled leading up to the Nov.6 election at the same time and location. They are: Thursday, Oct. 11 – Vice President Joe Biden and Congressman Paul Ryan: “Foreign and Domestic Policy.” Tuesday, Oct. 16 – President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney: “Town meeting format including foreign and domestic policy.” Monday, Oct. 22 – President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney: “Foreign Policy.” All events are free, sponsored by the Departments of Sociology and Political Science and the Sociology Club, College Republicans and College Democrats student organizations.
INDEX: Economic optimism falls CONTINUED from page 1 tories for the month. The September inventory reading climbed to 55.4 from 54.0 in August. “At this point, we cannot determine if this expansion is planned or unplanned,” Goss said. “Given the other negative indicators in our August survey, it is likely that the inventory accumulation resulted from a downturn in sales and production rather than a more optimistic outlook.” N ew expor t orders on ce a g ain declined for the month, sinking to 33.5 from August’s 34.8. At the same time, August imports contracted for the month with an index of 43.2, down from 47.1 in August. “Weaker global and area growth are weighing on both foreign purchases and sales,” Goss said. Other components of the August Business Conditions Index were new orders at 41.2, down from 47.7 in August; production or sales at 45.6, down from 47.4; and delivery lead time at 54.8, lower than August’s 55.0.
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News Briefs Erratic behavior results in man’s arrest in Free Speech Area University Police Department officers arrested a man who caused disturbances around campus on Monday morning. The unidentified, unarmed man was not a Fresno State student, said Shirley Armbruster of University Communications in an article by The Fresno Bee. The man initially raised concern with his erratic behavior in the Henry Madden Library, causing a short evacuation of the building when security guards were unable to apprehend him. The man then left the librar y and climbed a tree near the Free Speech Area. Firefighters and other emergency workers attempted to coax the man out of the tree for about 40 minutes. A ladder was used to try to assist the man out of the tree, but was eventually taken away as he hesitated to step down. At that point, workers were able to secure the man and bring him to the ground. University police officers handcuffed the man and took him away in a patrol car, first to the hospital to assess any injuries, then to the Fresno County Jail. Details of the charges or other factors involved in the incident are currently unavailable. At least two Fresno State club booths in the area sustained light damage as a result of the commotion. Bulldog Pride scholars awarded Bulldog Pride Fund gave five Fresno State Bulldog Pride Fund Scholars $2,000 each last Friday. The fund was established in 2006 and has provided 23 scholarships. The reception was held at the Smittcamp Alumni House. Donations to the Bulldog Pride Fund exceeded $234,000. Bulldog Pride Scholars: Dausha Calhoun, Justin Kamimoto, Leonel Barajas, Michelle Swift, TimeOut. Film: ‘Mexican Suitcase’ on Friday. Fresno State’s CineCulture program will screen “Mexican Suitcase” at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center in the Student Recreation Center (Woodrow and Shaw avenues) with a post-screening discussion led by filmmaker Trisha Ziff. The film portrays friends and Jewish exiles from Hungary, Poland and Germany who became acclaimed photojournalists in the 1930s. The event is part of Hispanic Heritage Month and is free to the public. The evening’s activities are sponsored by Fresno State’s Jewish Studies Association, Department of Chicano and Latin American Studies and the Jewish Federation of Central California. INFO: Dr. Mary Husain at 559278-5702 or mhusain@csufresno.edu. ‘Fresno State Talks Politics’ State Sen. Michael J. Rubio (D-Shafter), will speak at 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Free Speech Stage for the launch of the series Fresno State Talks Politics, presented by University Student Union Productions. The event is the first of two planned this fall and three in the spring. ‘Maddy Report’ will address Prop. 31 in Friday broadcast “Proposition 31: Government Reform or Proposition Overreach?” will be the topic of this week’s “Maddy Report” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, on KVPT, Channel 18.1, produced by Fresno State’s Maddy Institute. The guests: Juan Arambula, former Assembly member; Lanny Goldberg, executive director of the California Tax Reform Association; Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California; and Pete Weber, state co-chair of the Yes on Prop. 31 campaign and a board member of California Forward. Bill McEwen, a Fresno Bee columnist and radio talk-show host, will provide commentary.
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Freshman shares Fresno State experiences in online blog for Seventeen magazine By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian Earlier this year, Seventeen magazine put out a call for some new applicants for online Freshman 15 blog. It shouldn’t come as a surprise when it chose Fresno State freshman Kaitlyn Sims, a girl whose daily life consists of mock trials, Disney movies and basketball-playing robots. S i m s n ow wo rk s w i t h Seventeen magazine’s Freshman 15 blog with 14 other college girls, who use the program to share their experiences to others online. “Basically we just blog about our experiences in the dorms, relationships, anything that basically comes to our freshman experience,” Sims said. Sims said the program features girls from all over the U.S., including universities and Ivy League schools. Sims said that the blog set out to feature different types of students to get a well-rounded view of early college life. “I think the one thing I really like about Seventeen is that we all come from different backgrounds and perspectives,” Sims said. She said she was chosen by the magazine to be the “honor student who wants to stay sober while still having a full
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e're trying to balance out the perspective that we get.” — Kaitlyn Sims, Freshman 15 blogger college experience.” The blog includes other personality types such as a party girl, a sorority girl and the girl who has to commute to campus. “We’re trying to balance out the perspective that we get,” she said. Sims has to post a written blog post with occasional video throughout the semester. The first video she published was called "Tips and Tricks for Meeting New People in College." “I hope it wasn’t cliché,” Sims said. “It was just (me) talking about the different ways I have figured out how to meet new people who live in the dorm.” Sims’ secret on making friends: “I have a collection of Disney movies, and I have food.” Other than Disney movies, Sims also went around her dorm greeting her neighbors and handing out treats. Being a part of the robotics club, she
was also more than willing to let a few of the guys borrow a socket wrench or screwdriver. “I got to meet a bunch of the guys that way, which was really very helpful.” Other than the blog, Sims leads a very busy life. A political science major, Sims said she is taking 20 units this semester. She is also involved in mock trials. When she was a student at Buchanan High, Sims was on the Buchanan robotics team, in which she helped build robots that competed for top honors. However, these weren’t the fighting bots seen on TV. “Ours aren’t battle bots or anything,” she said. “Ours play basketball.” After g raduating, Sims returned to help with public relations as well as mentor the drive team--the students that control the robot’s movements With the blog, school and extracur ricular activities, Sims doesn’t always have free time. “I’ve managed to keep everything balanced,” she said. “I got sick and almost had a breakdown, but I’ve still been able to work and have mock trials and have robotics and have classes and a little bit of sleep on occasion.” Sims still has the time to make videos, and she already
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Kaitlyn Sims blogs for Seventeen, sharing her monthy college experiences.
has an idea in mind. “For this month I’m going to talk a lot about professors (and) how high school teachers are different from college professors, things that surprised me about going into college from high school, the different kinds of people you meet at the dorms and a little more,” she
said. T hough Sims has a full schedule, she said she enjoys being a part of the Seventeen team. “I get to write what I’m interested in,” she said. “I’m writing about my life, and I get to share it. It’s really fun.”
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By Evelyn Demirchian The Collegian Fresno State’s Renaissance Scholars Program is among eight local charities reeiving more than $300,000 from the 2012 Granville Home of Hope Giveaway on Saturday. This is the third year Renaissance Scholars participated in the fundraiser, helping Granville to sell raffle tickets and raise awareness for the event. Renaissance Scholars supports students who were previously in foster care and are attending Fresno State. They are picked through a competitive process, where on average 10 students are chosen, given partial scholarships and receive aid for personal, financial, social and academic needs. Kizzy Lopez, program coordinator for the Renaissance Scholars Program, spent all day Saturday at the Home of Hope Giveaway, helping to sell last-minute tickets with students. She talked about the scholerships offered by the Renaissance Scholars Program. “I think what’s unique about our scholarship is that it’s non-traditional. It’s given during winter break and the summer months when school is not in session and financial aid is not readily available,” Lopez said. The Renaissance Scholars Program began four years ago through the Educational Opportunity Program as a mandate with funding from the Walter S. Johnson Foundation and the California Wellness Foundation. These foundations planted the financial seeds needed for the scholarship but it was Granville that stepped in to partner with the school to provide aid. “Darius (Assemi) went and met with President (John) Welty and wanted to get Fresno State involved and so we met with Darius and Richele (Kleiser) and did a presentation,” Lopez said of the process. “They liked the work that we
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The Granville Home of Hope Giveaway took place on Saturday. John Welty, Fresno State president, and Darius Assemi present the raffle. The home given away is valued at more than $270,000.
do and wanted to include us. It’s been a phenomenal partnership.” Home of Hope has raised over $2.5 million since 2006 for various non profits, including the Renaissance Scholars. Cong ressman Jim Costa, Olympic champion Jose Ramirez, Granville marketing manager Richele Kleiser and president of Granville Homes, Darius Assemi, were among the presenters of the raffle giveaway. “We love the Renaissance Scholar Prog ram,” Assemi said. “They do incredible work, offer help to the people that are out of foster care and without this program, those kids — we don’t
know where they would be. They offer higher education to this group of folks, of young men and women in our community and help them get a better education.” Ticketholder Robert F. Lewis, Jr. was this year’s grand-prize winner. Lewis and his wife won a Pasatiempostyled home from Granville in the new Sunnyside development area. The home is valued at more than $270,000. Runner-up prizes include a helicopter ride on Eagle One from the Fresno County Sherif f’s Department, the Presidential Skybox for a men’s basketball game donated by the Fresno State
Office of the President, Apple iPad 2 from an anonymous donor and several gift certificates and packages from local companies that were donated to Home of Hope. Other beneficiaries, in addition to the Renaissance Scholars, include the Foundation for Sanger Schools, Fou n dation for Ce n tral Sch ool s, Foundation for Clovis Schools, Hinds H o s p i c e A n g e l B ab i e s p ro g r a m , Assistance League, Community Food Bank and Poverello House.
The Black Keys hit all the right notes Concert Review By Yocelin Gallardo The Collegian On Monday night, concert tees, leather and your occasional fedora-wearing fans gathered at the Save Mart Center for a night of good music. Hipsters rejoiced this summer when it was announced that The Black Keys had added Fresno to its 2012 world tour. For general admission ticket holders, the doors opened at 6:30, and for reserved seating, entrance began at 7 p.m. But no matter where you were seated you had to go through the routine pat down by security. The concert promptly began at 8 p.m. with The Black Keys’ opening act, Tegan and Sara. You might remember Tegan and Sara from your high school years, but the sister duo managed to bring in a good number of younger fans. The pair opened with one of its more popular songs, “ Walking With A Ghost.” Even if you were not a fan or knew who they were, you could find yourself moving and bopping to their songs. Sara lightened up the audience with jokes about having to stop drinking and smoking before the show because she didn’t want to be the second Canadian of the week to vomit on stage (referring to Justin Bieber, who vomited in the middle of his concert earlier this week). The sisters played an hourlong set including a new track called “Closer.”
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A disco ball descends from the ceiling as The Black Keys play three encore songs at the end of the night’s concert at the Save Mart Center.
Expect to hear more from these two Canadians, who said their new album will drop in the beginning of next year. The Black Keys took the stage shortly after, opening with their hit “Howlin’ For You” from the album “Brothers.” The stage was decked out with a variety of lighting combinations for each song performance, and large screens were placed on the sides for the audi-
ence who were in the back or were unlucky enough to stand behind a tall person. Dan Auerbach, lead singer and guitarist, and Patrick Carney, drummer, are men of few words. Auerbach said a couple of words thanking the audience, but they stuck to what they were there to do — play music.
Throughout the concert, Auerbach and Carney did not just play songs for their newest album “El Camino,” but serenaded the audience with old hits from their 10-year career. The Black Keys played crowd favorites including “Same Old Thing,” “Little Black Submarine,” “ Lonely Boy,” and the g roup’s first single that appeared on Billboard Top 100, “Tighten Up.” You could see the audience in the reserved seating standing as The Black Keys played, while the crowd on the floor had people jumping and dancing. The floor crowd even had a few younger fans who decided crowd surfing was a good idea. Carney, besides showing his talent of keeping his glasses on while playing, showed his intense form of keeping the beat and getting into the music throughout the entire 90-minute set. After finishing the set list, the band left the stage, but came back out to the screaming fans for an encore that made the crowd go wild as a giant disco ball was lowered onto the stage. Wi t h t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f “Everlasting Light,” Auerbach showed his unexplainable vocals that range from garage, blues, alternative and indie rock — the genres that best describe the band’s style of music. Monday night, The Black Keys showed that rule number one to sound good live is to have talent.
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Evans. A dynamic player, who is able to make opposing defensive players miss, Evans could be a force to reckon with. “I feel I can be a dynamic returner and be able to make people miss. It’s always better to go untouched,” Evans said. “I like the fact that we got some weapons in our receiving crew. He’s (Evans) probably as explosive of a guy that we have,” DeRuyter added. The Bulldogs will continue Mountain West Conference play by going on the road for two games. Playing the Rams in Colorado, and then continuing on to Boise State to play the Broncos, Fresno State will need to learn to win on the road. “Winning on the road is tough,” DeRuyter said. “We’re going to point out every mistake we made and get it corrected. Whether we win or lose, we
have to do that. We got to learn to win on the road.” A key component for the ’Dogs will rest in the offense and how well Carr and the wide receiver corps can continue to mesh together. If Evans, Harper and Carr can come close to resembling what they did in the game against the Aztecs, they hopefully will find success on the road. “We got a tough opponent here on the road. So that one is behind us now and we’re looking forward to the next one,” Schramm said. “We got to continue working hard. This is a completely different opponent. We’re going on the road into a hostel environment.”
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With 120 yards and one touchdown, Josh Harper was the second most productive wide receiver in the game against San Diego State.
DEFENSE: DeRuyter calls for more turnovers CONTINUED from page 8 coordinator Nick Toth said. “Special players should make special plays. Phillip’s an NFL football player. When you have those guys, they’d better make plays because if they don’t, you’re in trouble— because you count on those guys to do that.” Bulldogs face struggling Rams Fresno State will play at Colorado State (1-4, 0-1) on Saturday. It is the first of two consecutive away games. The Bulldogs are winless on the road so far this season. On Saturday, the Rams will start b a c k u p q u a r t e r b a c k M . J. McPeek, a 6-foot-4-inch fifthyear senior. Sophomore starter Garrett Grayson left Saturday’s 41-21 loss to Air Force early in the first quarter with a broken collarbone. Against the Falcons, McPeek completed 22 of 34 passes for 292 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. “He’s a bigger kid, a little more physically imposing. This kid’s a big physically imposing guy that we have to be ready to hit,” Toth said. Colorado State boasts running back Chris Nwoke in its backfield. Nwoke earned allconference honors last season after rushing for 1,130 yards and nine touchdowns. “If we can stop the run and get guys in a predictable second-and-long, third-and- long, we feel that’s an effective formula to win football games,” DeRuyter said. The Bulldogs defense will focus on stopping Colorado State’s run game early in the game, Toth said. “They’re a good running team,” Toth said. “They’ve got two really thick backs that are hard runners. They’re good at throwing the ball off their run game. So we’ve got to always stop the run first and then do as good of a job as we can against the pass.” This season, the Rams have faced woes in the first quarter. In five games, the Rams have been outscored 61-10. The Bulldogs’ next home game is on Oct. 20 against Wyoming.
Easing Toma back to action Junior middle linebacker Jeremiah Toma, a team captain this year, suited up for the first time this season on Saturday. Toma played sparingly in the game and was listed second on the depth chart behind junior Patrick Su’a. Su’a totaled six tackles and a sack against San Diego State. DeRuyter said he plans on gradually increasing Toma’s workload in practice to ease him back into action and further increase the depth at the middle linebacker positions. “He only played a few plays. That was by design,” DeRuyter said. “He hasn’t played a whole lot of scrimmage reps. It was good to have him out there. He brings energy to the huddle. We’ll increase his this week in practice and hopefully that’ll translate into Saturday.” Toma was also a team captain last year as a sophomore. He started in every game. “It’s a big lift for us—both his playing ability, but also his leadership,” Toth said. “It’ll be good
FOOTBALL EXTRA NOTES Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr and defensive lineman Andy Jennings have been named the Mountain West Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively. This is the first player of the week honors for both players and they mark the fifth and sixth times a Bulldog has received the weekly award from the MW through five weeks of the season. Carr, a junior from Bakersfield, had a record-setting night while leading Fresno State to a 52-40 win over San Diego State. He set new school and Mountain West single-game records with 42 completions and 579 yards of total offense. Jennings, a junior from Turlock, Calif., had a careerhigh five tackles in the win over the Aztecs. He recorded two sacks, three tackles for a loss and forced two fumbles, both of which led to touchdowns. His first forced fumble came on a sack in the second quarter when the game was tied at 21, giving Fresno State the ball at the SDSU 18. On the very next Aztec drive, Jennings’ nine-yard tackle for a loss forced another fumble that the ‘Dogs recovered on the 50-yard line.
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WR Evans meshes with spread offense
’Dogs spread offense begins to develop into a dangerous one-two punch By Luke Shaffer The Collegian
It seems like every week the Bulldogs are scoring multiple points in a variety of ways. Whether it comes through the rushing game or the passing game, Fresno State knows how to score in waves. “Honestly, when we go into a game we feel like we should put up numbers all the time,” wide receiver Rashad Evans said. Last Saturday, the ’Dogs put up a hefty 52 points. They also limited San Diego State to only 160 yards passing, 19 fewer than the Aztecs had in rushing. “It’s something we emphasize since Day One. I think Nick Toth and our defensive staff do a great job of teaching,” coach Tim DeRuyter said. Although the Bulldogs’ defense was impressive, Fresno State’s offense really stood out. “The thing that impress me most was that we kept fighting. We stuck to it and kept working hard. It ended up going our way,” offensive coordinator Dave Schramm said. The main contributors to this high-powered attack for the ’Dogs were quarterback Derek Carr, and wide receivers
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t’s something we emphasize since Day One. I think Nick Toth and our defensive staff do a great job of teaching.” — Tim DeRuyter, Head coach
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Returning from his four-game suspension, Rashad Evans collects 100 yards en route to becoming the top receiver in last Saturday’s game against the Aztecs.
Evans and Josh Harper. With the return of Evans, Fresno State was able to call multiple plays featuring a spread four or five attacking scheme. “They (the offense) did well and put up some good numbers. It was a good game for us and a good win,” Schramm said. “It comes from Derek reading the defense and the o-line blocking and everybody else doing their assignments,” Evans said. “It’s just a team effort.”
T h e w ay i n w h i c h t h e Bulldogs were able to dominate so strongly on offense is a key feature for future games. Opposing defenses will now have to not only focus on stopping Fresno State’s running game – showcasing running back Robbie Rouse – but also its passing game. “Like I said before, we’re going to take what the defense gives us,” Schramm said. “They’re going to have to choose. If they want to try to stop the run like San Diego
State did and load the box, we’re going to throw the football. If they try to stop the pass, then we’re going to run the football.” The win against San Diego State was quite an achievement for the Bulldogs because they were able to accomplish it with Rouse having a subpar game. Against the Aztecs, Rouse was able to rush for only 70 yards. He also lost two fumbles and had 18 negative yards. Although Rouse had two touchdowns, both were only 1-yard
scores. “It wasn’t anything that Robbie did. But he’s got to take care of the ball better. He put the ball on the ground twice,” DeRuyter said. In addition to not only keeping the opposing secondary on its heels, the return of Evans also helped out with the ’Dogs’ special teams. Wide receiver Isaiah Burse, who normally handles kick retur ns, will begin to share duties with See OFFENSE, Page 7
Bulldogs defense leads nation in turnovers By Ricardo Cano The Collegian In the span of one offseason, Fresno State’s defense has gone from a tie for dead last in forced turnovers among Football Bowl Subdivision schools, to leading the nation in the category. Five games into the season, the Bulldogs (3-2, 1-0) have forced 16 turnovers. It is a drastic improvement from last year, when they recorded nine turnovers in 13 games. Fresno State caused five tur novers—three interceptions and two forced fumbles— in Saturday’s 52-40 Mountain West Conference win against San Diego State. Coach Tim DeRuyter said
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ur guys play fast, and they attack the football.” — Tim DeRuyter, Head coach Leading the country in interceptions, Phillip Thomas is recognized by DeRuyter as being a vital component to the defense. The Bulldogs will travel to Fort Collins this weekend to face Colorado State.
earlier in the year that the goal for the season was set at a nowmodest 20 turnovers. The actual ideal goal, he said, is 30. Part of the transformation from last year’s defense has been because of the added emphasis on creating tur novers, DeRuyter said. “Our guys play fast, and they attack the football. I wouldn’t say I’m surprised. The numbers have been good. We’ve got good players on defense. “Right now, we’re at 16 takeaways. That’s not very good for the year. We need to continue this. If we continue this pace, I’ll be pleased.” Senior safety Phillip Thomas’ five interceptions lead the nation, as well. “Phillip’s done a tremendous job of adapting to our scheme,” DeRuyter said. “He’s playing fast, and when you play fast, you can make plays.” Thomas had two interceptions on Saturday. It was his second game of the season where he recorded two or more interceptions. “He’s doing what Phillip Thomas should do,” defensive See DEFENSE, Page 7