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Student transfer bill nears enactment By Andrew Veihmeyer The Collegian A state senate bill that articulates a more defined transfer process between the Califor nia Community Colleges (CCC) and California S t at e U n ive r s i t i e s ( C S U ) was passed by legislators on Aug. 25, and is awaiting final approval by the governor. Senate Bill 1440, the Student Achievement Transfer Reform (STAR) Act, would create a more for mal transfer program for students to follow as they begin their studies at community college. Although the future program is not yet named, its intention is to streamline the transfer process. Currently, CSU’s and UC’s have varying major-specific requirements, which can be troublesome for students applying to multiple universities for the same major. The bill establishes a transfer Associate of Arts Degree (AA), making students with 60 transferable units eligible at all CSU’s. Legislators and CSU officials contend that this would save millions of dollars through cutting down on unnecessary completed units, which, in turn, will allow students to graduate faster, and the CCC and CSU to serve thousands of additional students. Linda Chu, 19, a second year pre-nursing student at Fresno State, said she’s heard about the problems community college students face with non-transferable units. That’s one of the reasons why people don’t like community colleges, she said. “I have a friend who went to one [CCC] in L.A. and some of her summer classes didn’t transfer over,” said Chu. According to the bill analysis from the California State Senate website, SB 1440 “ requires a California Community College district to grant an associate degree that deems the student eligible for transfer into the California State University.” In conjunction, it requires the CSU to guarantee admission to transfer students who meet those requirements. The bill also prohibits community colleges from imposing its own requirements on transfer students, which better integrates all the CCC’s under this new program. “What students at community colleges don’t understand is that [an associate degree] varies at a community college,” said Vivian Franco,

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Many students and faculty are confused about the current status of the recycling program on campus. With recent layoffs and retirements, word has surfaced that the recycling program is no longer operating at Fresno State. The recent retirement of Assistant Vice President David Moll resulted in the department of Risk Management and Sustainability to be reorganized, which has caused the apparent misconception of the state of the recycling program. Lisa Kao administrator of Environmental Health and Safety, said she doesn’t know why the rumor started because the recycling program will continue to operate as usual. “I don’t know where people heard that, but we are still recycling,” Kao said. “We have blue recycling bins behind every building and individuals are allowed to throw their own recyclables in there as well.” Kao said there are other measures put in place to ensure that recyclables are not accidently thrown into garbage bins with trash. “We also maintain a student

assistant that goes around campus to collect paper from offices to be directly sent to recycling,” Kao said. “Whenever we have large events like football games, the local conservation group puts out bins to collect recyclable material.” Kao said a lot of people might not be aware of the extent the campus goes in order to ensure recyclables are not tossed in with the garbage. “Our trash gets collected by a company called Sunset Waste a n d t h e y a lw ay s s o r t through the trash and pull out the recyclable materials, and only non-recyclables make it to the landfill,” Kao said. Kelsey Ritcheson, a communicative and deaf studies major, said she thought that if a recyclable is tossed into a garbage bin that it would wind up in a landfill. “I think it’s really great that the school is making See TRASH, Page 3

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s most Fresno-area residents are fully aware by now, a Highway 99 crash involving a Greyhound bus and a SUV resulted in the death of six people. Three of those victims of the fatal accident were young women, all 18 years of age and younger, and all three were intoxicated. The other three victims were passengers of the 31-patron Greyhound bus, which overturned as it was struck by the SUV operated by the young woman. The scene has since been described as especially brutal. What many Fresnans are unaware of, however, are the ramifications of this tragic event on July 22. Obviously the accident was a product of underage drinking, an easily avoidable yet inevitable offense, and the Fresno Police Department has been strengthening its efforts to do something about it. First, the Fresno PD, in the weeks and now months following the accident, has been issuing stricter permit regulations on nightspot drinking venues throughout the city. Furthermore, DUI checkpoints and a citywide crackdown on underage drinking and driving has become a major policy for our city’s police department. These recent incidents beg the question: Which Fresno State students will be affected most by the Fresno sweep of alcohol abuse? After all, Fresno State

seems to pride itself on its responsible drinking habits, as demonstrated by the numerous banners and bulletins on campus. But there’s one place associated with Fresno State that not only abridges on the legality of underage drinking, it practically encourages it. We’re talking about the 17 social fraternities and sororities that are a part of our university. The entire object of Greek life is to stimulate brotherhood and sisterhood among the members while serving as balanced community servers and leaders for the future. Greek organizations often pride themselves on active community involvement and charitable services— to learn more about these efforts, turn to the article on page 4. Along with so many positive endeavors, however, comes a little bit of partying here and there. The issue at hand here is that the partying has recently turned into a subvert-Fresno-Police-Department-atall-cost maneuver, leading to several arrests for minors and “social probation” for a large portion of the fraternities. By rule, fraternities are the only houses permitted to carry and supply alcohol to guests and residents. Sororities are to neither have alcohol on their premises nor have male guests in a sorority member’s bedroom, unless

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granted special permission. Underage drinking is no secret, especially to those of us who have experienced the freedom of college. But sorority members, who are often under aged, are incited to consume alcohol at fraternities, which often spells trouble for all involved. Since the Greyhound bus incident nearly eight weeks ago, Fresno PD has been actively trying to put the breaks on these sorts of things from happening. Meanwhile, Greek organizations at Fresno State have been taking some initiative of their own, finding ways to dodge the crackdown. This isn’t to say that Greek life on campus has been running amok, seeking alcohol at every turn. Fresno PD is simply taking action following a horrific and tragic circumstance, and fraternities and sororities should be doing what they can to police themselves, not just for the duration of the crackdown, but permanently. Instead of eluding the heightened underage drinking enforcement, the organizations on campus that have been given permission to host such adult events should conduct themselves in a way befitting to adults. For all the good Greek life contributes to the community, it would be in character for them to do their part in assisting Fresno PD’s effort.

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TRASH: Is Fresno State still recycling? CONTINUED from page 1 sure to recycle as much as it can,” Ritcheson said. “It’s important for Fresno State, especially as an agriculture school, to lead the way for other schools.” Ritcheson said even though she likes that the trash on campus is sorted through, students should still make a conscious effort to not throw recyclables into the trash con-

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don’t know where people heard that but we are still recycling” — Lisa Kao, Administrator, Environmental Health and Safety

tainers. “I understand people are in a rush getting to and from class, but there are plenty of recycle bins around campus,”

Ritcheson said. Kao said if students are interested about the recycling program they can even get a tour of the Sunset Waste facil-

ity and observe the sorting process. “It’s really neat to see how they do it,” Kao said. “At one point you can see them handpick it out and then later you can see the machines do it.” Kao said if students are looking to get involved or want more information, there is an active sustainability committee that will meet Sept. 16 at 8:30 p.m. in room 2018 of the Henry Madden Library.

Once-convicted serial killer gets paroled By Paul Elias Associated Press S AC R A M E N T O, C a l i f . (AP) — They were dubbed the “Speed Freak Killers,” inseparable boyhood friends from the sticks who were finally brought in after a methamphetamine-fueled murder spree lasting 15 years. Wesley Shermantine is on California’s Death Row. Loren Herzog is walking free from prison in the coming days, the beneficiary of a bungled interrogation and a favorable appeals court ruling significantly reducing his prison sentence.

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do about Herzog’s impending release now that he has served his time. But it did heed pleas from witnesses and families of victims by choosing to settle Herzog hundreds of miles from San Joaquin County. “There is no bigger injustice,” said John Vanderheiden, the father of the pair’s last known victim — 25-year-old Cyndi Vanderheiden. “All Herzog’s release is doing is making me relive it all over again.” Shermantine and Herzog were each initially convicted of several first-degree murder charges, including the rape and murder of Cyndi

ll Herzog’s release is doing is making me relive it all over again.” — John Vanderheiden, Father of victim Cyndi Vanderheiden

The people living in the rural San Joaquin County region the pair terrorized in the 1990s are once again gripped by fear, rage and disbelief that Herzog — initially convicted of three first-degree murders and implicated in several others — will be set free. Their frustration is mitigated only slightly by news Friday that Herzog will be relocated to Lassen County in the state’s remote northeast corner. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says Herzog will be paroled from Norco prison in Riverside County sometime in mid-September, declining to give an exact date. He was previously scheduled to be released July 25, but corrections officials abruptly canceled that, saying they’d miscalculated his sentence. Despite calls from influential area politicians to keep Herzog locked up, the department said there’s little it can

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Vanderheiden in 1998. The two lured her to a cemetery with the promise of methamphetamine. Herzog testified that he hid in the back seat of Shermantine’s car while his friend attacked Vanderheiden. Herzog also testified that he helped load the body in the trunk, but doesn’t know what Shermantine did after that. Her body hasn’t been found. The Vanderheiden family of Clements doesn’t believe Herzog’s story — and neither does San Joaquin County De puty District Attor ney Thomas Testa. “These guys were so tight a n d t h e y d i d eve r y t h i n g together,” Testa said. “A dead body is kind of a heavy thing.” Te s t a n o w h o p e s t h a t the publicity surrounding Herzog’s release will prompt new witnesses to come forward and help crack several other unsolved murders the two are suspected of committing. Witnesses say that Shermantine boasted that he killed 19 people. Testa, who prosecuted both men, said he was disappointed when Herzog’s jury rejected a death sentence in 2001 and a judge sentenced him to 78 years in prison on the three first-degree murder convictions.

In 2004, the news got worse for the prosecutor. The California Court of Appeal tossed out Herzog’s convictions and sentence. It ruled that Herzog’s detailed statements that amounted to a confession were illegally coerced. The court ruled investigators ignored his several requests for a lawyer and pressed on with their interrogation after his 1999 arrest. Without the videotaped confession, prosecutors said they were left little evidence and had no choice but to offer Herzog a deal to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter for the killing of Vanderheiden. His 78-year prison sentence was reduce to 14 years. With credit for time served dating back to his 1999 arrest and time off for good behavior, the prison system can no longer hold him. Witnesses who testified against him have expressed fear of retribution, while prosecutors are concer ned Herzog will attempt to cover his tracks in several unsolved murders where he remains a suspect. Families of his victims are outraged he gets to return to his wife and three children while some of them don’t know where their loved ones were buried. Herzog’s attor ney, meanwhile, is trying to soothe those concerns. San Joaquin County Public Defender Peter Fox,

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his is not a dangerous person. It’s not fair to call him a killer. He is guilty of having the world’s worst friend.” — Peter Fox, Public Defender

who represented Herzog since his 1998 arrest, said the characterizations of his client are distorted. Fox portrays Herzog as a dim country bumpkin led astray by a dominant and evil friend who masterminded all the killings. Fox said Herzog was a nonparticipating bystander during all the murders and helped cover his friend’s tracks afterward. “This is not a dangerous

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person,” Fox said. “It’s not fair to call him a killer. He is guilty of having the world’s worst friend.” Herzog and Shermantine were the same age and grew up across the street from one another in Linden, a dusty community of 1,100 about 10 miles east of Stockton. Witnesses testified at trial the two, now both 44, were trouble almost from the start. They drank, did drugs and first turned to murder three months after graduating from high school in 1984, according to court records. By the time they were arrested in 1999, they were implicated in six murders and suspects in at least a dozen more that remain unsolved and open today. “There was some evidence that suggest it was part of a game,” said prosecutor Testa. Herzog was held in jail for four days before he was brought before a judge — the first of the many missteps investigators took that has led to his early release. During those four days, Herzog was visited by investigators from several different agencies seeking to connect him and Sher mantine to open murder cases in their jurisdictions. He was given various versions of his rights to remain silent and seek an attorney, but the interrogations continued despite mutterings that he didn’t understand what was going on and saying on several occasions that he thought he had better talk to a lawyer. Nonetheless, he unburdened himself with tales of murders he said he watched Shermantine commit. Herzog believed that the police interrogating him would set him free once he told him that he was only a witness to Shermantine’s depravity. At end of the fourth day and his last interview, the investigator asked Herzog why he cooperated. Herzog said he was hoping to “get that killer off the street” and looked forward to leaving jail. “I feel it’s gonna work out man,” Herzog said during that 1998 interrogation. “I’m going home sometime. I got, gotta go home and see my wife, kids, you know, I gotta raise ‘em.”

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BILL: Seeks to simplify transfers CONTINUED from page 1 d i r e c t o r o f A d m i s s i o n s, Records, and Evaluations. “If you pick up a catalog you might see an AA in mechanics or aviation. It might be more mechanically orientated and it may not have a GE course in mathematics or in critical thinking, for example. They don’t necessarily lead to completion of admission to a CSU.” They have an employment objective instead, not a CSU objective, said Franco. All of the transfer patterns currently in place (IGETC, UC, and CSU) are all components of the transfer process. “That is not effected at all by this legislation,” Franco said. Although the bill suggests that the UC universities implement the new transfer program, the UC is not a state agency and can opt-out, unlike the CSU system. The STAR Act is different from other bills, said Franco, in that it sends a clear message to the CCC’s that would directly affect their funding. In the bill summary, it states that the community college district is mandated “to grant the associate degree for transfer in exchange for receipt of state apportionment funds.” Although the bill states an effective date for the program, it won’t be implemented for the Fall 2011 semester as the legislation suggests, said Franco. “It’s too soon,” Franco said. “It’s ambitious but it’s very positive that the Chancellor’s Offices of the CSU’s and community colleges have been meeting and have already had discussions. I think they’re all on board.” Bernard Vinovrski, associate vice president for Enrollment Services, said that it’s a very well constructed bill. “The real issue will be the implementation at community colleges and advising,” he said. If a well-conceived plan is put in place, but students are not presented it in a clear way, it won’t have an impact, said Vinovrski. According to Franco, the bill won’t necessarily get rid of the unnecessary amount of units that some students take to transfer. That’s up to them. “The one thing we cannot govern is student interest, student objectives, student’s personal circumstances.”

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USU Productions host clothing drive By Janessa Tyler The Collegian

Summer is coming to an end as autumn and winter gear up to give us some chilly months. So it’s time to clean out your closet and sweep your unwanted clothes into a pile for the less fortunate. University Student Union (USU) Productions is hosting a clothing drive through Friday. All donated clothing will go across the street to the Bulldog Pantry, on the corner of Shaw and Jackson avenues. The clothing drive started Aug. 25 with the hopes of helping The Bulldog Pantry provide for the community. USU Productions Director Dana Elkins said the clothing drive has been a success thus far. “One of my goals this year is to get USU Productions involved in the community,” Elkins said. Elkins said one student brought six bags of clothing and a Fresno State staff member donated a bunch of professional attire last week. B u l l d o g P a n t r y Vo l u n t e e r Coordinator Jessica Medina said they’re in need of clothing for all ages. “When marketing clothing drives to college students, we get a lot of adult sizes, but we're also in need of children clothing since we have a lot of families who come to the Bulldog Pantry,” Medina said.

Elkins said USU Productions is looking to do a coat drive in October or November. Clothing for the cooler seasons is in high demand with autumn starting next week and winter around the corner. “We have approximately 150 to 200 families that come to the Bulldog Pantry each week, so we have a lot of students and families to clothe,” said Medina. Students, faculty and staff can drop off their clothing at four locations oncampus: The University Student Union Recreation Center, the University Student Union Lounge, the Student Involvement Office at USU room 306 and the Student Recreation Center. “There's still time to donate more,” Medina said. Medina said anyone with additional clothing after this Friday can come to the Bulldog Pantry and donate. “As long as it doesn't have holes or stains and is still in wearable condition, we're happy to take it,” Medina said. “Our families are grateful for whatever clothing we're able to provide.”

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Greeks bury stereotypes By Melissa Mata The Collegian Partying and hazing have been synonymous with sororities and fraternities for decades. Fresno State Greeks, however, are working to change that stereotype. According to the Fresno State Student Involvement office, there are 38 social and cultural Greek organizations. Student Activities and Greek Life Advisor Eddie Dominguez said philanthropy efforts are initiated and implemented by students in Greek organizations. With Rush Week coming to a close, many students involved in sororities and fraternities have started to make plans for the upcoming school year. Among those plans are ways in which they can further serve their community, all while dispelling stereotypes about Greek Life. Political science major and Sigma C h i f r at e r n i t y m e m b e r A n d rew Renteria said one of the cornerstones of Greek Life is a commitment to community service and philanthropy. Renteria is proud of his fraternity’s success in fundraising. With their participation in Kids Day and a number of other events, Sigma Chi has been able to raise $11,000 for Children’s Hospital Central California. Renteria hopes to exceed that amount this year. Chapters of Fresno State’s fraternities and sororities often have levels of community service. Psychology major and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority member Ann-Marie Clayton said her sorority has three tiers of philanthropy: National, local and internal. Internally, her sorority supports the Kappa Kappa Gamma foundation, “which works to support Kappa’s in need,” Clayton said. Nationally, Kappa Kappa Gamma supports Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and locally, they support Stone Soup—both organizations that aim to assist children and teens. RIF is the nation's largest literacy organization for children and Stone Soup is an organization that prepares children and

teens for a strong start in school. “Greek philanthropy is outshone by the few tragedies in our Greek community’s experience,” Clayton said. The tragedies Clayton is referring to include incidents when University policies are violated within the Greek system. “The stigma that Greeks are all about partying and hazing is engrained in the minds of people who don't know [what the organization is about],” said Clayton. To accept that we are community-minded individuals would take the sensationalism out of the stigma.” Political science major and Delta Sigma Phi fraternity member William Daly said that Greek community service efforts are not part of some sort of public relations scheme, but rather a part of their principles. “Delta Sigma Phi’s three main founding principles are culture, harmony and friendship; to live in harmony is to give back to those that are less fortunate or give in a manner that will better improve the community,” Daly said. Delta Sigma Phi has a national partnership with the American Red Cross. It's called “Blood, Sweat and Cash.” The fraternity has committed to coordinate the donation of 50,000 pints of blood, performing 75,000 hours of community service (sweat), and contributing $100,000 to the Red Cross. “We're determined to help those in our community, nation and world, regardless of the credit we do or do not receive for it,” Clayton said. Although there is frustration among the three students because their efforts to serve the community are often buried by stereotypes and stigmas, they continue their commitment to community service and philanthropy. “I don't think one Kappa can say they've gotten where they are alone— philanthropy gives us a chance to give back,” said Clayton. “It also allows us to graciously accept how blessed we are, and one hour, one dollar and one step at a time, we do our very best to prove how grateful we are by trying to improve the quality of the lives of others.”

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Good week to go to the movies This week set to release new batch of films Library promotes literacy through gaming By Reganie Smith-Love The Collegian Sitting in the library between classes isn’t how many students want to spend their free time. Students may use this time to study and relax, but where’s the fun in that? Now available on the second floor of the Henry Madden Library is a game room in Studio 2. Students now have the option to play a video game on their break, instead of working on homework that’s not due until next week. Civil engineering major Addison Balasbas said the game room is a g reat idea because she knows many people who live in the dorm rooms and don’t own video games. The game room gives students a chance to break away from homework. “It’s a relaxing place to relieve stress,” said Balasbas. Employees were expecting the game room to be a big success and the staff was worried the room would be overrun by students. But much to the staff’s surprise, only approximately 20 to 30 people have used the game room and there are only a few regulars. To have access to the game room students must complete the information literacy tutorial that can be found under the “hot spots” section of Blackboard. All that’s needed after this process is completed

is a Fresno State ID card and students are ready to start the gaming experience. Many students decided not to utilize the game room after hearing there was work involved. Library computer assistant Worth Freeman said a lot of people came in eager to see if the game room was true, but they never returned after asking about it.

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ideo Games help strategic abilities, finding resources and thinking ahead.” — Worth Freeman, Library assistant

The games and gaming consoles were purchased by special funds distributed throughout the library. The video game room is meant to promote literacy. According to the American Library Association (ALA) with modern advances in technology literacy must go beyond reading, writing and speaking a language. “Video games help strategic abilities, finding resources and thinking ahead,” said Freeman. Students may bring guests along with them. The requirement for a guest to use the

game room is merely to present a form of government issued identification. Blackboard tutorials are not required for guests. Not all students have a desire for this service. Criminology and psychology major Jessica Henslee said she prefers using her own gaming system. “I don’t use the library much in general,” said Henslee. The game room operates on a first come, first served basis. Game room users are limited to a maximum of two hours of game time per day. If there’s no one waiting to play in the game room more than two hours may be allotted for that day. Only six people are allowed in the game room at one time. The game room includes the following games and consoles: Halo 3 for XBOX 360; Wii Sports, Super Smash Brothers Brawl and New Super Mario Brothers for Nintendo Wii and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Age of Empires, Starcraft: Brood Wars and Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne for personal computers. Students can take advantage of the new game room every Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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By Maddie Shannon The Collegian This week, movie fans are in for a treat. Starting Sept. 15, 10 movies are scheduled for release nationwide. Among them are highly anticipated films, such as “Catfish,” “Easy A,” and “Alpha and Omega.” Most of the films are set to hit theaters on Friday, Sept. 17. Each of the ten films cater to different viewing interests, so for those who love their movies, this week is long anticipated. Below is the rundown of some of the movies coming out this week. Easy A (PG-13) – Sept. 17 W h at i t ’ s a b o u t : Emma Stone plays Olive, a good girl gone bad…sort of. After she agrees to help her gay friends convince everyone in school that they’re straight by faking hook-ups with each of them, she earns a reputation as the school tramp. Noteworthy movie moment: Olive’s weekend-long rendition of Natasha Bedingfield’s “Pocketful of Sunshine.” Who’s in it: Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Alyson Michalka, Lisa Kudrow and Penn Badgley. Alpha and Omega (PG) – Sept. 17 What it’s about: This kidfriendly animated film features two wolves that are removed from their pack and relocated to unfamiliar territory in order to repopulate the area. The alpha-wolf, Kate,

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has to find her way back home with Humphrey, the male wolf she’s been relocated with. Noteworthy movie moment: When Kate and Humphrey realize why they’ve been relocated, Kate freaks out and Humphrey responds with, “Sounds good to me.” Who’s in it: Justin Long, Hayden Panettiere, Cristina Ricci and Dennis Hopper. The Freebie (R) – Sept. 17 What it’s about: Darren and Annie are a married couple who are still in love after years of marriage, but sex is no longer a part of it. A racy conversation at a dinner party gives them the idea to have a “freebie” night—a night off from being married. Noteworthy movie moment: Annie questions whether being monogamous for the rest of a person’s life is a natural human ability. Who’s in it: Dax Shepard, K at h r y n A s e l t o n , Ro s s Partridge, Bellamy Young and Frankie Shaw. Catfish (PG-13) – Sept. 17 What it’s about: A photographer, Nev Schulman, gets an e-mail from an 8-year-old girl named Abby who saw his picture in the paper and wants his permission to paint a portrait of him. When he gets a copy of the portrait, he’s surprised by how good it is and tries to get in contact with her. Instead of meeting Abby, he meets Abby’s 19-year-old sister, Megan. When he and Megan agree to meet, Nev also meets Megan and Abby’s family and is surprised by how the family isn’t what he expected. Noteworthy movie moment: When you realize that what seems to be a romantic comedy suddenly feels like a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Who’s in it: Megan Faccio, N ev S ch u l m a n a n d Re l Schulman Skateland (PG-13) – Sept. 17 What it’s about: A guy named Ritchie is the manager of a roller-skating rink in Texas, a job he loves since it pays him to skate and hang out with his friends. But after he notices that fewer and fewer local kids are into skating, he worries about the future of his job while he helps his family cope with his parent’s divorce. Noteworthy movie moment: When Ritchie sees a haunting reflection of what he could be in his girlfriends’ older brother, who suffered an injury after an exciting career in motorcycle racing and now lives at home drinking and hooking up with underage girls. Who’s in it: Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Greene, H e at h F re e m a n , Tay l o r Handley and A.J. Buckley.

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The daily crossword ACROSS 1 Person with a puffy white hat 5 Adhesive 10 “Back to the Future” destination 14 Zeus’ sister and spouse 15 They’re above sea level 16 Distinctive style 17 Is neither late nor early 20 Undeniable facts 21 The night before Christmas, e.g. 22 “Sesame Street” watcher 23 Mas’ men 24 Pastors and priests 27 Zipper alternative 29 Standard of perfection 32 ___ West (inflatable life jacket) 33 Aussie bird 36 Airport area 38 Last straw 41 Seuss’ Horton, for one 42 Place to spend the night 43 Drink daintily 44 Not on the level 46 Where the sun rises 50 7 Up alternative 52 Blow away, so to speak 55 “For Whom ___ Bell Tolls” 56 Suffix with “organ” or “patriot” 57 National cemetery on the Potomac 60 Conception to delivery 63 Word with “history” or

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“hygiene” 64 Excessive, as force 65 “Fifteen Miles on the ___ Canal” 66 “Get rid of it,” to a proofreader 67 Arrests, in slang 68 ___ one’s way (proceed along) DOWN 1 Pies in the boardroom

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2 Immediately afterward, in legalese 3 “Oops!” list, in publishing 4 Flunk out 5 Michelangelo’s 1499 marble masterpiece 6 St. Francis’ city 7 Blackthorn fruit 8 Bills with Hamilton’s portrait 9 Suffix that maximizes 10 Pet ___ (annoyance)

11 City official 12 ___ Paulo 13 You can have a blast with it 18 Red carpet walker 19 Rowdy one 24 Bones affected by typing 25 “Atlas Shrugged” character 26 “That’s an affirmative” 28 Chick’s chirp 30 “The Divine Comedy” penner 31 A little bit of work 34 Title for Gandhi 35 Authoritative proclamation 37 Botanical climber 38 It might be on one’s radar 39 Retaliation 40 Writing fluid 41 Superman’s emblem 45 Brownie mix-in 47 Apparel 48 Certain victor 49 Watched over, as a bar 51 Tough fiber for baskets 53 Cleans up a spill 54 180 degrees from WSW 57 Japanese native 58 There are 320 in a mile 59 Got taller 60 In ___ we trust 61 “... ___ he drove out of sight ...” 62 Bath vessel

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Screenior Citizen An old person who spends all his/her time at the computer or television.

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The Intern Sports medicine major Matt Brandt spent his summer as an intern for the Oakland Raiders. By Luke Shaffer The Collegian How adrenaline-pumping and intimidating would it be to stand toe to toe with a professional football player who is six and a half feet tall and weighs more than 300 pounds? Athletic trainer and Fresno State student Matt Brandt had the opportunity to intern for the Oakland Raiders this past summer. Working primarily with the wide receivers and offensive units, Brandt’s main role was to assist the players with stretching, treatments and wrapping ligaments with tape. In addition, he provided the players with heat packs and retrieved Gatorade whenever he was called to do so. While interning from the end of July to the end of August, Brandt not only worked with the individual players, but he also worked two of the Raiders first three preseason games. He traveled with the team to Dallas for the game against the Cowboys on

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Matt Brandt worked two preseason games in August with the Oakland Raiders.

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open. Brandt knew what kind of guy Gallery was (being a big jokester) and he played along with him laughing it off. Stories like this brief encounter with one of the Raiders’ gigantic offensive linemen are what intrigued Brandt as he continued his internship, and he will never forget his time spent and experiences gained as an athletic trainer for a pro football team. Overall, Brandt enjoyed his experience and would do it all over again if given the chance. He plans on contacting the head staff trainer regarding a possible year-long internship. If that plan falls through, he’ll complete his classes toward a degree from Fresno State. Brandt hopes that his past summer internship will provide a big “resume booster” and will allow him to enter graduate school to further his career in kinesiology. “You just have to keep working

ou just have to keep working hard and someone will notice.”

Aug. 13, and was on the sidelines for the San Francisco 49ers game in Oakland on Aug. 28. Living with the team and training staff, Brandt got to spend his month-long experience at the luxurious Marriott Hotel in Napa, Calif. Each day he would walk out the back doors of the hotel, cross the fence that separated the hotel from the middle school and begin training with the players on the school’s football field. At first, his relationships with the athletes were strictly business because he needed to make a strong impression. However, after a few weeks, the players finally warmed up to him and his relationships became more personable. Brandt got to know a lot about the athletes and he remembered a specific time when he was making an ice pack and offensive guard Robert Gallery came up to him and ripped the bag

— Matt Brandt, Student trainer

hard and someone is going to notice,” Brandt said. This was evident when Tony Hill, head football athletic trainer, came up to Brandt last Febr uary and approached him with the offer to do the internship in the summer. Brandt gladly accepted. “You just got to keep working hard and prove that you want to be there, and this is what you want to do,” he said. “Someone will help you make it to the next step.”

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OVER THE WEEKEND... The Fresno State volleyball team went 1-2 in the Hilton Garden Inn Classic in Berkeley, Calif. The ‘Dogs beat Seton Hall, but fell to UC Davis and Cal-Berkeley SPORTS EDITORS, BEN INGERSOLL AND VONGNI YANG • COLLEGIAN-SPORTS@CSUFRESNO.EDU

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Aggies steal victory

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Head coach Brian Zwaschka described his team as ‘sluggish’ Sunday as the ‘Dogs let the UC Davis Aggies slip away with a victory, ending Fresno State’s four-game winning streak.

Despite dominating the first 40 minutes of play, the Fresno State soccer team gave up three unanswered goals en route to a 3-2 extra-time defeat. By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian All Fresno State soccer head coach Brian Zwaschka needed was a little more time. But in extra time Sunday afternoon, the Bulldogs were eventually downed by the visiting U.C. Davis Aggies, leading to the second heartbreaking home loss in as many games inside Bulldog Stadium. Nearly three weeks ago, Fresno State suffered a finalminute 1-nil loss to Long Beach State to open up the 2010 home schedule. But Zwaschka said dropping a game in similar fashion Sunday does not mean the season is lost. “I don’t just jump the gun and start talking to them about things until I’ve had a chance to review the video and really kind of pinpoint information because I don’t want it to be an end-of-the-world speech based on another loss,” Zwaschka said. “When we lost to Long Beach it was a heartbreaker because it was in the last minute, but they’re an excellent team and they showed that within the next week or so they were already in the top24 rankings, so of course that was a difficult team.” After 90 minutes of regular game play, the ‘Dogs and Aggies were deadlocked at 2-2 and headed to extra time. Just

three minutes into the extra period, however, UC Davis’ Samantha Faber devastated Fresno State with a gamestealing goal on Bulldog goalkeeper Kaitlyn Revel. “Dealing with Davis there were a few more unknowns in terms of the idea that they haven’t started out that well this season so they’ve been working hard to improve and they snuck one on us,” Zwaschka said. The ‘Dogs came out firing in the first half against the Aggies, racing to a 1-0 lead after junior midfielder Laura Dodd’s goal in the 33rd minute off a Tara Boynton assist. The goal marked Dodd’s team-leading third score of the season. Less than seven minutes later, senior forward Nicole Duff headed in a Molly Nizzoli corner kick and had the ‘Dogs cruising, up 2-0 in the 40th minute. B u t U C D av i s f o r w a r d Allison Kelly ignited a resilient Aggie squad with her penalty kick goal just prior to halftime. The goal was the first of three unanswered goals that doomed the ‘Dogs in the final 51 minutes of play. “I thought that we were a little bit sluggish unfortunately,” Zwaschka said. “I think that Davis really came to play and I think they’ve had a rough go at the beginning of their season and so they had something

to prove.” Zwaschka’s team is familiar with rough starts, as the Bulldogs opened 2010 with a 0-3 start. However, a twoweek road stretch that sent Fresno State to tournaments in El Paso and Miami, Fla. jump-started his unit as they went 4-0 while showing vast improvements. “We definitely had two very difficult road trips and so it was an excellent start for us because with the travel and the distances and the time changes and everything like that I was really impressed with how our team sucked it up and got their details right and came away with two sweeps,” Zwaschka said. Fresno State will need to regain that strong play later this week when it hosts the Anteaters of UC Irvine. The ‘Dogs were shutout by UC Irvine 3-0 last season, so Zwaschka is very aware of what his team faces and the preparation that lays ahead. “I know Irvine is a really good team,” Zwaschka said. “I think some of the training that we’ll do this week will have to do with bouncing back and showing the character that we’re actually a good team and we’re prepared to play with the top teams. We’re just going to work a little bit more on our fitness and getting our details polished up.”

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Senior Nicole Duff found the back of the net for the second time this season. Her goal put the ‘Dogs up 2-0, but the lead was short lived.