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California bike laws take on heightened awareness

By Ciara Norton The Collegian With gas prices on the rise and campus parking often difficult to find, some students prefer to travel by bicycle.

Fresno State provides a web page to help students understand California bike laws, safety reminders and prevent bike accidents.

“I

didn’t see the car.

He was going into McDonald’s and he didn’t look both ways so he almost ran me over.”

— Sarait Martinez, Fresno State student

The 2002 National Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes and Behaviors survey found that 57 million people, or 27.3 percent, of the population age 16 or older rode a bicycle at least once during the summer of 2002.

T h e N a t i o n a l H i g h w ay Traffic Safety Administration found that in 2009, 51,000 pedal cyclists were injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes. Of those 51,000 injured were age 14 and younger.

To prevent such unfortunate events, Vehicle Code Section 21200 requires every person driving a bike to be subject to rules that also apply to vehicle drivers such as driving under the influence of alcoholic bev-

erages or drugs.

Vehicle Code Section 21201 requires every bicycle to be equipped with a lamp that can be seen from a 300 foot radius. A bicycle must also be equipped with red reflector on the rear of the bicycle that can be seen from 500 feet away.

A white or yellow visible reflector is also required on each pedal.

Students are not allowed to carry any materials that prevent them from using both hands when driving a bicycle.

Hand signals are also required to properly drive bicycles.

Negating these laws can lead to fines or worse: accidents.

“When you’re riding on campus I don’t think it’s necessary,” Fresno State student Alexandra Zentner said. “If you’re riding in a high-traffic area, I would recommend it.”

Fresno State master student Sarait Martinez last semester was involved in two close acci-

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ou tend to think nothing will happen to you until it does.”

— Sarait Martinez, Fresno State student

dents. “This semester I have been more careful.”

“I didn’t see the car, he was going into McDonald’s and he didn’t look both ways so he

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Fresno State student Diana Magana chavez is locking her bike and getting ready to head to class. Many students choose to drive their bycicles to school instead of driving.

almost ran me over,” Martinez said about the first accident.

“The second time was my fault. I was crossing the street and I saw the red hand, I kept going, but then the light turned green.

“Now I pay more attention to what I’m doing. I slow down and look both ways,” added Martinez. “You tend to think nothing will happen to you until it does.”

Although Califor nia law

only requires those under age 18 to wear a helmet, some students believe laws should require helmets.

“If it’s going to keep them See LAWS, Page 1

Discussion panel held for 9/11 anniv.

By Alicia Luna The Collegian

Over 250 attendees and panel members participated in the 9/11 Ten Years Later discussion panel, hosted by the Ethics Center on Monday.

Panelists discussed the historical, ethical and practical implications of 9/11 while reflecting on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“I want the people to think objectively. This is the opportune time to reflect on what has happened,” Fresno State student, who helped organize the event, Randy Walter said.

While the United States

underwent many changes, the panelists agreed that the biggest change was the effect

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here are extreme radicals in every kind of society and everyone has them, so to say that Islam as a religion is the driving force of terrorism is ridiculus.”

— Thomas Knowles, former supervisory Special Agent of the FBI of the United States Patriot

Act of 2001. The law overarching goal was to “intercept and obstruct” terrorism.

A recurring theme on the panel was McCarthyism and the spirit of fear that has persisted since 9/11.

McCartyism is the act of accusing an individual of something that is untrue o r u n a c c e p t a b l e by s o c i ety. McCartyism is named after Joseph McCarthy, who in the 1950s accused many Americans of Communism.

Several Middle Easter n Fresno State students spoke of their experiences in airport security checkpoints and how they have been subject to more airport checks than other passangers.

“Muslim are not the targets,”

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hey hate our freedom here because we don’t let them have it there.” unidentified audience member former supervisory Special Agent of the FBI Thomas Knowles said. “Radicals and extremist such as al-Qaida and the Taliban do not represent the entire 1.9 million Muslims in the world.

“There are extreme radicals in every kind of society and everyone has them, so to say that Islam as a religion is the driving force of terrorism is ridiculous,” Knowles added.

“The people need to look up their facts.”

Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, Kamal Abu-Shamsieh feels that there is an escalated negative impression that America has on the Islamic religion.

“The extremists that committed the attacks are less t h a n o n e p e rc e n t o f t h e Muslim population,” AbuShamsieh added.

An unidentified student of See PANEL, Page 3

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THAT’S WHAT THE PEOPLE ARE SAYING... the founders of our nation, I find democracy and “L ikemajority rule a contemptible form of government.”

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Older is better

The Sticks

Jake Severns

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s technology creating a society that is lazy and boring?

Some argue that life is more exciting and more productive with technology. That might be true in some aspects, but in other areas we are irrefutably falling behind as time passes.

I was struck with this epiphany last weekend when I stopped into an amazing antiques shop on the coast. My jaw dropped as I noticed the amazing craftsmanship of the items from the 1800s and 1900s.

It is impossible not to notice the difference between the current era and ones preceding it. You can see the pride people used to put into their craft. That same kind of pride is hard

to come by these days.

The mentality used to be about building to the best of your ability. We are seeing less uniqueness and character in products the further society pushes toward technology and mass production. This is the old quantity versus quality theory.

This is not to say that technology and mass production are evil. These can both be very good things. My one question is: Why is everything so bland and boring?

I remember the furnishings in my great grandparents’ home. All the appliances and furnishings had so much character, and most everything in the house couldn’t be destroyed if you hit it with a tank. Now most furnishings and appliances seem to break if you look at them wrong.

Take a closer look at the exterior and interior detail on a decades old church. In those days churches were the shining examples of craftsmanship in a town.

In terms of comparing quality, a great example is modern houses. A modern average house might look

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just as nice as the average house from decades ago, but if you have ever worked in construction you would know that isn’t the case.

The lumber used in new houses are is junk, and the houses are slapped together so quickly that walls are anything but straight. The build quality in older homes is far superior because builders cared a little more about building something well rather than just building as many as possible.

Judging by my observations, earlier generations had a different mentality about making a product. They didn’t make something to be just good enough, it was better than it had to be. I still hear the same kind of things from those who were part of those generations.

I think the convenience of technology and mass production is for the most part a good thing, but I wish we were able to grow quality and character along with it.

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he build quality in older homes is far superior because builders cared a little more about building something well rather than just building as many as possible.”

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‘Gibson government blues’ ‘Mark’: “Whenever I hear the words federal agents, it makes me want to puke.

They’re nothing but criminals with badges.”

Response:

‘ASI reveals big plans for new budget’ ‘Gerry Mander’: “ASI recently increased the salaries of staff members in the office.

Stupidity at its finest! Good job guys! Keep wasting student money on dumb things.

Have you guys heard of investigative journalism?”

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‘ASI reveals big plans for new budget’

‘Ray Martinez’: “Nothing wrong with giving a little bit of salary increase for these staff members — they have to eat also. It is no different than these frats and sororities who continue to waste the funds of ASI with all these events ‘to help the community’ In reality, it is a ploy to build up their ego for the members.”

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‘I don’t heart radio’

‘Abigail’: “I have to agree with this opinion piece. I sometimes feel that I listen to obscure music when I’m with friends. But it’s really because the shuffle feature on my iPod gives me a wider variety than any local radio station can.”

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‘Crystal’: “I couldn’t have said it better myself. In fact, I knew I liked this article just by the headline and the lead!

It summed it up perfectly. I have a mini stereo set in my apartment, and it never gets used unless I absolutely just don’t want it to be quiet, meaning, I usually will tune out the radio. Because you’re right.

‘The Valley’s Hottest Music?’ I’m guessing only 10 songs are popular enough to be looped throughout the course of 24 hours.

My iTunes has more variety than that.

There is so much good music out there that is being overlooked (a nicer way of saying ‘ignored’)because it isn’t popular to the masses that call the radio station every day and request a song. Do people even do that anymore? I wouldn’t bother because when I used to try that, it didn’t get played anyway. People’s choice, yeah right. The point is, well written!”

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BIKES: Safety rules CONTINUED from page 1 safe, adults should definitely wear helmets,” Fresno State student Milford Miles said.

California bicycle laws also say that, “No person operating any vehicle, including a bicycle, shall wear any headset covering, or any earplugs in both ears.”

The bicycle parts and accessories website, megabikecenter.com, recommends bicyclist to put away the iPod and listen to surroundings. This is especially important when sharing the road with vehicles.

“I can see why it would be a problem,” Miles said. “But I’m not going to lie, if I was riding

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a bike I would probably wear my headphones.”

Since some students’ schedules require them to take night classes, there are often cyclists riding at night that can be hard to see.

To prevent night accidents, megabikecenter.com suggests that cyclists avoid riding after dark. If driving after dark, bike headlights, taillight and tire reflectors are necessary.

Students should also wear reflective leg bands or a reflective vest to be seen from all sides.

T h e N a t i o n a l H i g h w ay Traffic Safety Administration found that in 2009, “630 bicyclists died on U.S. roads in 2009.”

CONTINUED from page 1 the audience said, “They hate our freedom here because we don’t let them have it there.”

Walter encourages students to “separate themselves from [the 9/11 attack] and look at it scholastically.”

The panelists included the former supervisory Special Agent of the FBI, the director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno and Bill McEwen

from the Fresno Bee. Several history, philosophy and political science professors also participated in the discussion panel.

Sponsors of the event included Phi Alpha Theta from the History Honor Society, the Ethics Center, the philosophy club, Phi Kappa Phi, history department and the Fresno Historical Society.

The 9/11 discussion panel was one of several events planned by the Ethics Center,

among them the Oct. 3 event, Media Responsibility, Ethics, and Civility and the October 13 to 15 event Ethics, Religion, and Civil Discourse.

The event “was a good example of civil discourse,” Dr. Andrew Fiola from the department of philosophy said.

Fiola added that there were disag reements but everyone treated each other with respect.

Bad economy stalls a generation

By Dee DePass McClatchy Tribune Ashley Cassidy has spent most of her career trying to find a way to support herself without her parents’ help.

So far, it hasn’t been easy.

Cassidy has returned home twice after earning college degrees. She moved back after graduating from St. Cloud State University in 2008, the year the financial crisis hit.

In May, she re-entered the job market with a master’s degree in mass communication, only to find herself back in her old room in Brooklyn Park suburb of Minneapolis.

“I just didn’t know how bad or stressful it would be to try and find a job in this market,” said Cassidy, 26.

For most young adults, the only jobs market they know is the one shaped by the Great Recession. Unemployment for 20- to 24-year-olds is about 14.9 percent, still well above the national average of 9.1 percent. That doesn’t allow young workers to think much about the job they want, just the job they can get. And if they live on their own, it’s often with roommates.

The economic impact extends well beyond mom and dad’s wallet. With young adults struggling to live independently, household spending is diminished as fewer new households are being created.

As a result, less need exists for furniture, appliances and a variety of services.

“Job formation helps determine household formation,” said Maury Harris, chief U.S. economist for UBS Securities.

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2010, the number of new households in the United States was the lowest on record. The plight of younger workers played a large part in the downturn of households, as families were forced to consolidate.

When the housing market collapsed and waves of job losses followed, many of today’s new job seekers were still in school. Since then, unemployment for workers 20 to 34 years old has roughly doubled.

The reality check has been felt in a number of ways. Only two of five college graduates who applied for a job this year received an offer, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. In 2007, the figure was more than

“T

here is really a gap in services for college graduates who are looking to get into the workforce.”

— Jeff Ambroz, spokesman for HIRED in Minneapolis

three in five.

Kacey Wyttenhove, a Luther College graduate, feels the pinch. She’s lived at home while searching for a full-time job in business management or communications.

“I have been talking to all of my friends, and it takes a long time,” said Wyttenhove, 22, who works at Caribou Coffee and has an unpaid internship.

For young adults with only high school diplomas, the situation is more dire. Their jobless rate reached 18.8 per-

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Fresno State political science professor Dr. Michael Becker and Director of the Islamic Cultural Center of Fresno, Kamal Abu-Shamasieh were part of the 9/11, Ten Years Later discussion panel.

cent in June. Even in a dour economy, the numbers clearly show that education improves your employment outlook, said Steve Hine, director of Minnesota’s Labor Market Information Office. But, he added, the data are likely to mask underemployment that may be occurring with people with college degrees.

“They may be employed but in jobs that are well under their skill level or might be part time,” he said.

Cassidy aptly fits the “underemployed” description. She works part time at Pier 1 to bring in some income and juggled two unpaid marketing internships to gain professional experience. She spends the rest of the time looking for a full-time job and the independence she hopes will follow eventually.

“When I do find a job, I know my plans are not to get a house right away,” she said. “I would like to start payments on my (college) loans and start saving as well to have a base.”

Jim Kwapick, district director for employment agency Robert Half Inter national, said he sees more college graduates in their early 20s turning to temporary employment agencies for help.

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For younger workers, hiring success stories typically are more a product of luck and perseverance than outside help.

State agencies, for example, are not set up to help young, educated people find their first professional job, said Jeff Ambroz, spokesman for the job servicing agency HIRED in Minneapolis. Most state programs are designed to help low-income job hunters.

“There is really a gap in services for college graduates who are looking to get into the workforce,” Ambroz said. “No one really helps them besides their colleges. And I know the services they get there are really limited.”

Some young adults make adjustments beyond living at home or playing the waiting game.

A d a m P r i by l g r a d u at e d last year from St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minn., hoping to become a social studies teacher. Yes, he heard the warnings about a weak job market for teachers, but he still wanted to try_especially after a fun stint at student teaching.

By May, Pribyl was back at his high school summer job at Jim Lupient Water Park in Minneapolis. He kept busy cranking out teacher applications, but got no response. “I started to panic,” he said. “I did not want to be a college grad that moves back home with his parents.”

Pribyl had a breakthrough last month, and it came with a twist. The University of Minnesota Medical Center

in Minneapolis hired him to work with chemically dependent teens. Not exactly social studies, but the job has benefits and allows Pribyl to live on his own.

“I love the work I do,” he said. “I am not doing conventional teaching, but in my own way, I am teaching and affecting teens in a positive way.”

Wyttenhove, the Luther C o l l e g e g r a d wo rk i n g at Caribou, just found a fulltime job through a friend.

She starts this month in the human resources de par tment of Teachers on Call, which works with substitute teachers. Not the outcome she expected, but unlike her

“T

hey may be employed but in jobs that are well under their skill level or might be part time.”

— Steve Hine, Minnesota’s Labor Market Information Office

marketing internship, this job comes with a salary.

“I’ll be getting experience, and that is always the tough part after you finish school,” Wyttenhove said.

Just don’t expect her to give up her gig at Caribou Coffee.

Or her internship. Working multiple jobs of fers some insurance. “Don’t stop looking, and look in unexpected places,” she tells friends.

And that’s what Nick Blanco did.

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Fresno State SDA promotes healthy lifestyle through on campus farmer’s market

By Alene Istanboulian The Collegian Students will have the opportunity to grab a peach on their way to the library next Thursday as the Fresno State Student Dietetics Association holds a farmer’s market to promote health and wellness to students on campus.

The far mer’s market, held every Thursday, is a place where students, faculty and staff can purchase healthy snacks and learn about healthier eating habits. The farmer’s market aims to educate about disease prevention, diabetes and obesity awareness, reading food labels, BMI status, learning the difference between good fat versus bad fat and much more.

The SDA began the on-campus farmer’s market in 2008. Club members volunteer their efforts by selling fruits and vegetables from the Rue and Gwen Gibson Market, all while educating about the importance of healthy eating habits.

Dr. Lisa Herzig, the SDA’s advisor, is proud of the SDA farmer’s market’s success and its positive influence on the Fresno State community.

“We are trying to provide healthy onthe-go snacks that students can get on the way to class and have something healthy to eat,” Herzig said. “It has evolved into not just selling the product, but also providing nutrition education.”

Herzig stressed that the farmer’s market is a collaborative ef for t between the SDA, the Fresno State Nutrition Department, the Rue and Gwen Gibson Market, and the Student Health Center.

“This is all a product of positive collaboration. Students are responsible for getting products from the farmer’s market, and they bring it onto campus in order for it to be available to students,” Herzig said. “I think President Welty is a big proponent of collaboration here in the university. It’s made a name for the SDA and the nutrition department here at Fresno State.”

Herzig explained that the SDA’s main goal is to educate students on the importance of understanding nutritional values.

“For example, the students provide the grapes and go on to explain why they want you to have them,” Herzig said. “We provide the why to the how.

It’s credible information, it’s science based, it’s evidence based. The students get to take what they learn in school and practice it in real life.”

Alaina Loomis, the SDA president, is passionate about the club’s efforts.

“As dietetic and nutrition students, we believe it is important to have a far mer’s market on campus every week to help connect the Fresno State community with healthy snack options like fresh fruits and vegetables, calcium-rich and vitamin D fortified milk, healthy nuts and raisins and much more as healthier alternatives to eating on the go,” Loomis said.

Loomis’ goal is to expand the farmer’s market into a huge event on campus.

“We are busy during the time we are open, but we know we can reach out to more of the students, faculty and staff,” Loomis said. She hopes gain more attention to the farmer’s market by relocating to the Free Speech Area

Illinois law school investigates admissions statistics

By Jodi S. Cohen McClatchy Tribune

CHICAGO — The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has put its law school admissions dean on leave and begun an investigation into whether the school inflated test scores and grades when describing this fall's incoming class.

The possible inaccuracies come two years after an admissions scandal over the university's acceptance of subpar, politically connected students over more qualified applicants. Some of the most egregious examples were in the College of Law. The latest concern is that median law school entrance-test scores and grade-point averages of the new class "may have been inaccurately reported" on the school's website and in promotional materials. The data have been removed, and the assistant dean of admissions, Paul Pless, has been put on administrative leave.

"Any time you have issues raised or doubts about the integrity of any aspect of the institution, it is disappointing and regretful," said Thomas Hardy, university spokesman. "The key thing here is that there is recognition that we need to work very thoroughly and very quickly and get to the bottom of the matter."

Pless, a U. of I. law school graduate and dean for the past eight years, could not be reached for comment.

Hardy said university officials have not confirmed whether the information was inflated intentionally.

"It is one of the many questions that we have that we are trying to get answered," he said.

Hardy said the U. of I. ethics office received "credible information" about the inaccuracies on Aug. 26. The university hired Theodore Chung of the law firm Jones Day to assist in the review. Chung, a Northwestern

University Law School graduate, previously was counsel for the state commission that investigated the U. of I.'s admissions irregularities.

In a 2009 investigation of the U. of I.'s admissions practices, the Chicago Tribune found that Pless challenged his bosses' desires to admit underqualified but politically connected students because it would have a "negative impact ... on the profile of the incoming class."

A report by the state's Admissions Review Commission criticized the law school for leaving all decision-making authority to the admissions dean instead of including faculty in applicant reviews, as it had done in the past.

Pless testified before the commission that the change allowed him to better shape the academic profile of the incoming class "and, accordingly the college's ranking," according to the report.

Hardy said that arrangement has not changed. "That is one of the things we are going to be looking at," he said.

He said applicants' grades and test scores are reported to the university through an outside organization.

After choosing the class of students, the admissions office computes their average grades and test scores and publicizes the figures on its website and in publications. The data now under review had not yet been shared with the American Bar Association or publications that rank schools.

Hardy declined to provide the grades and test scores that had been reported and said the university will provide accurate information when it is verified.

The most recent U.S. News and World Report rankings listed the U. of I. College of Law at No. 23. It reported that the 25th-to-75th percentile for the 2010 incoming class had GPAs of 3.3 to 3.9 and LSAT scores of 163 to 168.

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All fruits and vegetables that are sold at the SDA farm market come from the Rue & Gwen Gibson Farm Market.

on campus, and by working with the Student Recreation Center to promote their cause.

Jia Lu, SDA member and Farmer’s market coordinator, explained that she and her fellow club members understand how it may be difficult for busy college students to sustain a healthy lifestyle.

“It’s really fun. We are giving the general members of our club an opportunity to volunteer at the farmer’s mar-

ket and talk about what like to do. Our club mission is to promote health and wellness on campus from this farmer’s market,” Lu said.

The SDA farmer’s market is held every Thursday between the Henry Madden Library and the University Student Union from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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3-D ‘Lion King’ to duel ‘Contagion’ for No. 1 Nearly two-decade old Disney favorite expected to debut at $15 million

By Amy Kaufman McClatchy Tribune LOS ANGELES _ After 17 years, it appears the “The Lion King” still has a mighty roar.

A 3-D version of Disney’s popular 1994 animated film is hitting more than 2,000 theaters this weekend for a limited two-week engagement and is expected to debut with about $15 million, according to those who have seen pre-release audience surveys. That should put the movie in a tight race for No. 1 with “Contagion,” the pandemic thriller that was most popular with moviegoers last weekend, when it opened to $22.4 million.

Meanwhile, none of the three other new films debuting this weekend is expected to generate much business. “ D r ive, ” a v i o l e n t c r i m e drama starring Ryan Gosling, will likely collect about $11 million. A remake of the 1971 thriller “Straw Dogs” and “I Don’t Know How She Does

It,” a romantic comedy led

by Sarah Jessica Parker, will probably each sell between $7 million and $9 million worth of tickets.

Nearly two decades ago, “The Lion King” opened to $40.9 million during its first weekend in wide release. The film went on to be a global blockbuster, raking in $788.2 million worldwide by the end of its run. It sold more home entertainment units than any film in Disney’s history but has not been available for purchase on DVD or VHS since 2004.

Disney has re-released its popular animated titles in 3-D before. In 2009, reformatted versions of Pixar Animation’s first two “Toy Story” films came out as a double feature, opening to $12.5 million and ultimately collecting $32.3 million worldwide. Earlier this month, a 3-D version of “Beauty and the Beast” played at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood for an exclusive

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‘Contagion’ could get a run for its money this weekend when the 3D Lion King remake debuts on the big screen.

two-week run to help promote the new version’s DVD and Blu-ray launch in October.

“Drive,” in which Gosling plays a Hollywood stuntman who works as a criminal get-

away driver at night, has so far had exceptionally positive reception from critics.

As of Thursday morning, the film scored a 93 percent fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes

— making it the 10th bestreviewed picture of the year.

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By Steven Zeitchik McClatchy Tribune TORONTO — When it comes to Hollywood and awards, a little controversy can sometimes go a long way. If that’s the case this season, interest in the new movie “Shame” could stretch on for miles.

Centered on an attractive sex addict (played by Michael Fassbender) with crippling emotional issues, “Shame” has already created a significant stir. Over the last 10 days at the Toronto, Venice and Telluride film festivals, director Steve McQueen’s drama has been a source of debate, fascination and even discomfort among audiences. At the Toronto premiere on Sunday night, a woman fainted toward the end of the film (though apparently during a moment featuring a lot of blood, not explicit sex).

McQueen’s film is a visceral portrayal of a 30-ish uppermiddle-class New Yorker, Brandon, who has a propensity for hard-core Internet porn, public sexual encounters with strangers and various forms of X-rated kinkiness. Brandon

isn’t capable in his sex life of an emotional relationship; the prospect of a real human connection, let alone commitment, frightens him (so much so in one scene that he turns away from his partner, sends her home and immediately calls a prostitute).

The film also stars Carey Mulligan as Brandon’s sister, a free-spirited chanteuse who turns up on his doorstep and who, it soon becomes clear, has a complicated relationship with her brother, emotionally and otherwise. Mulligan’s first scene is one of full-frontal nudity; Fassbender, too, is buck-naked, front and back, from the opening minutes of the film. (Fassbender told reporters Monday that shooting the movie was as awkward as you’d expect. “It was pretty uncomfortable and sort of embarrassing to get naked or what-not in front of a crew of people,” he said.)

Yet “Shame” is far from an exploitation piece. The BAFTA-winning McQueen is prone to long takes and longer silences, and puts meticuSee SHAME, Page 6

By Chuck Barney McClatchy Tribune DON’T MISS: THE 63RD PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS —First-time host Jayne Lynch will bring plenty of spark _ and snark _ to television’s big night, but let’s hope her “Glee” alter-ego, Sue Sylvester, doesn’t show up to sabotage things. Meanwhile, expect HBO to take home lots of hardware. The cable titan leads everyone with 104 nominations (including 21 for the miniseries “Mildred Pierce”). And two HBO series — “Boardwalk Empire” and “Game of Thrones” _ figure to provide the stiffest competition for AMC’s “Mad Men,” which aims for its fourth straight Emmy in the best drama category. 8 p.m. Sunday, Fox. OTHER BETS: SUNDAY: “Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation” is a documentary that explores the connection between hip-hop music and the crack cocaine epidemic. Narrated by Ice-T, the pro-

gram features interviews with Snoop Dogg, B-Real, Raekwon and others. 10 p.m., VH1.

MONDAY: Break out the sequins, spangles and spray-on tans — it’s time for another round of “Dancing With the Stars.” Among the 12 marginal celebrities vying for the hideous mirror-ball trophy are Chaz Bono, Nancy Grace, Ricki Lake and Carson Kressley. 8 p.m., ABC. MONDAY: Can “Two and a Half Men” survive the departure of Charlie Sheen? TV’s most popular sitcom returns for its ninth season with Ashton Kutcher trying to fill a big void and keep those ratings up. 9 p.m., CBS. MONDAY: The retro freshman drama, “The Playboy Club,” offers of plenty of eye candy in the form of scantily clad “bunnies.” But if that’s not enough to fuel the ratings, they’ve also thrown in a mobster murder case. 10 p.m., NBC. TUESDAY: The Season 3 opener of “Glee” finds our McKinley High crooners in a dismal funk after their stunning loss at the Nationals.

Meanwhile, Sue is her same delusional self as she prepares to run for Congress. 8 p.m.,

Fox. TUESDAY: The critics have heaped well-deserved praise on Zooey Deschanel for her sparkling performance in the freshman comedy, “New Girl.” But let’s also give some love to her male co-stars who help pump up the laughter and make this one of the most promising shows of the fall. 9 p.m., Fox. WEDNESDAY: Simon Cowell and his favorite sparring partner, Paula Abdul, return in the “The X Factor,” a new singing contest that has solo vocalists and groups vying for a $5 million recording contract. Also on the judges’ panel are Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Nicole Scherzinger. 8 p.m., Fox. WEDNESDAY: Prime time’s top comedy, “Modern Family,” returns for its third season with a fresh batch of laughs and a new (older) actress playing the role of Lily, the adopted child of Cam and Mitchell (Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson). 9 p.m., ABC. WEDNESDAY: Most of us still know him as Sam Malone, the lady-killer on “Cheers.” But now, Ted Danson makes a dramatic change as the new boss See TV, Page 6

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CONTINUED from page 5 est from men, though some young females may be attracted to the picture because of heartthrob Gosling.

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by Bold Films and Odd Lot Entertainment for about $15 million; FilmDistrict later purchased U.S. distribution rights.

“I Don’t Know How She Does It” stars Parker as a working mother trying to balance her personal and professional duties. Not surprisingly, the

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the Morgans?” — her 2009 movie with Hugh Grant about a couple in a witness protection program — did not catch on with American audiences.

Of its modest $83.3 million worldwide tally, the film collected only $29.6 million in the U.S. Another disappointment for Parker was 2008’s “Smart People,” a quirky dramedy that managed only $11.8 million in global ticket sales.

Meanwhile, the original “Straw Dogs” was a critical favorite but never became a

young, urban crowd is expected to show up this weekend to see the film.”

— Marc Frydman, producer

film is so far appealing most to older women, many of whom are likely familiar with the star from her long-running turn on the HBO series “Sex and the City.” The movie was produced by the Weinstein Co. for roughly $24 million.

Although the two films based on that television program proved to be successful at the box office, Parker has struggled to find her footing on the big screen in recent years. “Did You Hear About

blockbuster at the box office.

The new version, directed by Rod Lurie, centers around a married couple who move to the Deep South and are quickly threatened by locals there. A young, urban crowd is expected to show up this weekend to see the film, produced by Sony’s Screen Gems label for about $25 million, according to producer Marc Frydman.

on “CSI,” which opens its 12th season on a new night. 10 p.m., CBS. THURSDAY: Apparently someone thought we just couldn’t live without another version of “Charlie’s Angels.”

Ready or not, here comes a new trio of sexy sleuths — Minka Kelly, Annie IIonzeh and Rachael Taylor — to dazzle us with their martial arts skills. 8 p.m., ABC.

THURSDAY: We have a hard time imagining “The Office” without Steve Carell’s dearly departed Michael Scott. But we’re willing to give the new guy, James Spader, a chance as the comedy kicks off its seventh season. 9 p.m., NBC. FRIDAY: After four decades of paternity secrets, long-lost twins, romance, and of course, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), the daytime drama “All My Children” signs off network television. Will Erica walk

down the aisle one more time?

Check local listings, ABC. FRIDAY: How can we tell that the freak fest known as “Fringe” is back for Season 4?

Our brain is already cramping up. 9 p.m., Fox. SATURDAY: Alec Baldwin earns bragging rights during the 37th season-opener of “Saturday Night Live” as he hosts the show for the record 16th time. He surpasses Steve Martin, who has hosted 15 times. 11:29 p.m., NBC.

SHAME: Movie generates stir CONTINUED from page 5 lous effort into composing each shot. A British painterturned-filmmaker who made a splash in 2008 with the Irish Re p u bl i c a n A r my d r a m a “Hunger” (also starring Fassbender), McQueen said he was surprised that his new film has proved polarizing.

“I didn’t do this to be provocative,” he said in an interview in Toronto on Tuesday. “They say Michael is naked. Half the people in the audience have what he has, and 99 percent of the audience has seen what he has. It’s the most unshocking thing you can think of.”

“Shame” was acquired by the specialty film powerhouse Fox Searchlight (the company that released Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” this year and was behind last year’s sensation, “Black Swan”). The movie will certainly be a commercial challenge when it is released, likely in December.

The early indications are that the studio will position the film as “Leaving Las Vegas” but with sex; indeed, in the interview McQueen said that, because of its “prevalence” of sex, “the movie is so now. But it still could have been anything _ it could have been gambling and it could have been an alcohol addiction.”

Because Fox Searchlight is part of 20th Century Fox, which is a signatory to the M o t i o n P i c t u re A s s n . o f America, it must submit the film to the MPAA instead of releasing it without a rating (an option for smaller studios). That presents an issue _ “Shame” seems destined to get an NC-17, and many theater chains refuse to play films with that rating. Re-cutting the movie so it lands an R is not an option, the studio has said; that would essentially turn the feature into a short film.

Hollywood studios are no

strangers to ratings-induced challenges. Last year, the Ryan Gosling-Michelle Williams romantic drama “Blue Valentine” was initially tagged with an NC-17 before being given an R on appeal.

Still, there is precedent for a movie slapped with the MPAA’s harshest rating to find critical and commercial success. Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Last Tango in Paris,” for instance, was released as an X-rated movie in 1972. That generated enormous media interest, and the movie went on to attract crowds to theaters and also landed director and actor Oscar nominations.

For his part, Fassbender said he hopes the film’s controversial elements can become a selling point. “This film is being made contrary to a lot of the films out there,” he said.

It’s “for an intelligent, brave audience that can participate instead of just eating popcorn and being entertained.”

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WAC: In 17 years, Commissioner Benson has seen a lot CONTINUED from page 8 With the new schools, it went from Tulsa to Honolulu and Houston to Laramie.”

Just like that, Benson was in charge of the first 16-team conference. Little did he know that he was seeing what could be standard in the future, as talk of college football morphing into four 16-team “super conferences” is all the rage.

But the nation’s first “super” conference lasted only three years (1996-98), torn apart by disparate athletic agendas and unwieldy boundaries.

“I didn’t think it was a good idea at the time,” Utah athletic director Chris Hill says. “Let’s just say that I was very skeptical. That’s a fair way of putting it... “ W hy w a s I s k e p t i c a l ?

Because it seemed so big. And we hadn’t really thought that way as ADs. We had thought of going to 12. There seemed to be, right out of the gate, some complications. It was such an unknown you had to question what would be next.”

Before the Pac-12, SEC or any other Big Six league makes the plunge, it should study what happened to the WAC’s 16-team experiment from 1996-98.

“We were first to make a m o ve l i k e t h a t , ” s ay s Texas State coach Dennis Franchione, who was coach of New Mexico (1992-97) at the time. “It did seem the trend of things.”

The good and the bad With the notion of 16-team conferences trending, there seem to be some benefits.

Those crying for a playoff finally may see one if the sport transforms into four 16-team conferences. The structure seemingly lends itself to a tidy postseason setup.

One possible scenario is an eight-team playoff. Give the four conference champs playoff spots, and use the BCS standings to select four other at-large squads. “(A 16-team league) seems to be a popular opinion out there, that everything is going to 16 teams,” Hill says. “I’m not so sure. ...

“I know (Pac-12 commissioner) Larry Scott and Pac-12 presidents were interested in going to 16 teams, and I can see them in some dominant TV areas. I can see the attraction of it. But from a standpoint of rivalries and a cohesiveness of the league, it’s difficult.”

The move to 16 teams would come about because of TV contracts, and a collection of 16 major universities sprinkled in massive population centers with big TV markets would seem to equal huge broadcast revenues. The recent TV deal signed by the Pac-12 was enormous. How much more loot could the league get with a 16-team format?

But as the WAC showed, such large conference often mean a diverse set of agendas and priorities that don’t always match.

“We were a very diverse conference geographically, academically, private schools, church school, Asian culture with Hawaii, military culture with Air Force,” Benson says.

“We tried to promote it as the most unique conference in the nation 16 schools, nine states, four time zones, 4,000 miles, no limits.

“That was our original pro-

motional tagline.”

It sounded good. But it didn’t work.

Multitude of teams means multitude of problems In April 1994, the WAC board of directors made the decision to expand its ranks from 10 teams. The decision came with the Southwest Conference about to disband and the Big 12 on the verge of hatching. It also was the same time that the College Football Association was in the process of dissolv-

within the WAC footprint, and they made the most sense geo g raphically. But when SMU, Rice, Houston and TCU became available after the SWC broke up, it widened the choices for the WAC. In the end, the WAC added six schools: SMU, Rice and TCU from the SWC; UNLV and San Jose State from the Big West; and Tulsa, which was an independent. The 10 WAC holdovers were BYU, Utah, Colorado State, Air Force,

“The 16-team WAC failed from within,” Benson says.

“There were schools that never bought into the 16 teams. The 10 original WAC members never had buy-in from all the athletic directors and some of the high-profile coaches. They were critics, not supporters.

Geographic incongruity is just one of the issues a 16-team league would have to wrestle with today. There also are expanded travel expenses,

The old16-team WAC

Here’s a look at the makeup of the WAC from 199698, including what league the school was in when it expanded to 16 schools.

Air Force

San Jose State

BYU

UNLV

Colorado State

Utah

Fresno State

SMU

Hawaii

TCU

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New Mexico

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Tulsa

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Rice

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San Diego State From: WAC Now: Mountain West Next Season: Mountain West

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Wyoming

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ing, causing every league but the Big Ten and Pac-10 to seek its own TV arrangements.

The thought by the WAC’s board was to get to 12 teams and add a championship game to maximize its TV potential.

It was all about TV: The WAC wanted to make itself as desirable as possible as it entered the TV marketplace by itself for the first time.

“ESPN said it would pay the WAC ‘x’ regardless of what schools we added,” Benson says. “And they would pay us another ‘x’ if we had a championship game.”

But when the WAC sent out notice it was interested in growing from 10 to 12 teams, there was intense interest from a number of schools looking for homes. UNLV, San Jose State and Nevada were Big West Conference schools

Wyoming, New Mexico, San Diego State, UTEP, Fresno State and Hawaii.

“I think they had a hard time knowing who to tell ‘no’ to,” says LaSalle AD Tom Brennan, who was athletic director at San Jose State from 1990-97.

It was an uncomfortable association from the beginning. And it wasn’t nearly as lucrative as some had envisioned.

“The reality, in Texas, Dallas and most Texas areas are owned by Texas and Texas A&M,” Hill says. “And in the (San Francisco) Bay Area are Cal, Stanford and pro sports.

So though we added schools in big TV markets, it didn’t really influence much the value of our TV contract.”

The far-flung geo g raphy posed its own set of issues.

scheduling issues and the loss of rivalries. “ T h e re u s u a l ly i s c o m monality and regionality to a league,” Franchione says.

“There was difficulty to get people to agree on the direction of things. Hawaii had a different outlook than someone in Texas. It was a broad consortium of opinions and thoughts that sometimes was hard to mesh together.”

To help combat the wideranging geography, the WAC developed the conce pt of “pods.”

“We had two years of preparation before going to 16,” Benson says. “The first thing we had to address: What will the divisions be? We created four groups of four, a pod system.”

T he league g rouped the teams along quasi-geographic

lines: SMU, Rice, Tulsa and TCU; San Diego State, Fresno State, Hawaii and San Jose State; BYU, Utah, UTEP and New Mexico; and Air Force, Wyoming, Colorado State and UNLV. “The idea of quads was interesting,” Brennan says.

“The intention was to keep rotating the quads, but you don’t develop rivalries like you would with set divisions.”

N ew M e x i c o a n d U T E P agreed to do it. But Air Force and UNLV weren’t happy. In fact, Benson says that Air Force threatened to go indep e n d e n t . E ve n t u a l ly, A i r Force received the support of Colorado State and Wyoming.

Thus, if there were to be divisions, Air Force and UNLV would be unhappy, but if quad play continued, BYU and Utah would be rankled.

The breakup began.

“That’s when the presidents of the ‘Gang of Five’ – BYU, Utah, Wyoming, CSU and Air Force – met in the Denver airport to talk about the future,” Benson says. “And that’s when those five said, ‘Hell with this; we are going to form a new league.’ “ They invited New Mexico, UNLV and San Diego State, and the grouping became the Mountain West Conference.

The 16-team WAC died after the 1998 season.

Not everyone was happy.

“I think it was a good move (for the WAC to move to 16 teams),” says Sonny Lubick, who was coach at Colorado State from 1993-2007. “I think we were ahead of it. I enjoyed it as a coach. ... I do think it was ahead of its time.”

Everything’s gone green Today, there is speculation that the Pac-12 and SEC are about to take the 16-team plunge.

The biggest losers in this seeming rush to 16-team leagues look to be the Big 12, Big East and ACC, whose teams appear primed to be poached by the SEC, Big Ten and Pac-12.

Texas A&M seemingly is poised to join the SEC. Would the SEC then look to add three more schools, or would it be willing to have 14?

Oklahoma of ficials have stated publicly that the school would consider leaving the Big 12, leading to speculation that Texas Tech, Texas and Oklahoma State would join Oklahoma in an exodus to the Pac-12, a move Colorado made after last season. That would push the Pac-12’s ranks to 16. “ I s 1 6 t o o m a ny ? I d i d think it was too many,” says Franchione, whose Texas State program, ironically, will join the WAC next season as it moves from the FCS ranks to FBS. “It was for the WAC, but it may not be for a bigger league with BCS money. But for the WAC, I think it was going to be difficult revenuewise. The division of revenue would be difficult. That may not be the case today for bigger conferences.”

Benson says revenue is the key.

“If there is more money to be made by going to 16,” he says, “then it wouldn’t surprise me if there is some 16-team league.”

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SAFETY DENNIS SUSPENDED

WAC Commissioner Karl Benson suspened junior Terrance Dennis for the North Dakota game after his helmet-to-helmet hit on a Nebaraska player during last Saturday’s game.

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WEEK 3 PREVIEW

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Keys to Victory 1. Minimize mistakes The Fighting Sioux will be treating this contest as Fresno State did the Nebraska game so the ‘Dogs can’t look past North Dakota. Fresno State needs to win the turnover battle and limit the penalties it avoids allowing North Dakota the chance at the upset.

2. Continue with run game Fresno State held its own at the point of attack with junior Robbie Rouse finding running room against one of the top defenses in the nation against Nebraska.

3. Limit the ‘Big Play’ In first two games, the ‘Dogs have been prone to give up the big play allowing both offenses to score on plays of 20 yards or more. Fresno State will have to limit the big plays

by North Dakota.

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After Fresno State’s second loss against Nebraska, the ‘Dogs are looking to get their first win of the season and could rely heavily Robbie Rouse on Saturday.

Breakdown: Fighting Sioux North Dakota will be playing its second game against a Western Athletic Conference opponent after losing against Idaho last week, 44-14.

Next season, North Dakota will be making the jump to a new conference just like Fresno State. The Fighting Sioux will be a Big Sky member a year from now. The Big Sky is one of the top conferences in the Football Championship Subdivison.

North Dakota is led by their head coach Chris Mussman, who is in his fourth season as the face of the Fighting Sioux program. On offense the Fighting Sioux’s top signal caller is sophomore Joey Bradley. He beat fifth-year senior Brent Goska for the

Breakdown: Bulldogs

starting role. Junior running Fresno State is coming off back Mitch Sutton will try to a loss against Nebraska, but provide balance for Bradley the ‘Dogs showed improvein his third career collegiate ments in some key areas. start.

Most of the improvement On defense, North Dakota was on the offensive side of has some veterans at key the ball with the offensive positions in line protectdefensive lining quar ter EDITOR’S PREDICTION: man Ross D e re k C a r r Fresno State 35 Brenneman better than North Dakota 21 and linebacker in the season Mitch Goertz. opener. Carr Brenneman wasn’t sack leads the team with two ed in the game and was only sacks on the season and hit once against one of the Goertz leads North Dakota top defenses in the nation. with 17 tackles.

The only downside is Fresno They will lead the Fighting State lost guard Matt Hunt Sioux into a tough environwith an ankle injury. The ment and will have their ‘Dogs will be without him for hands full on Saturday. the North Dakota game.

Fresno State also improved

in sustaining longer drives and having more of a rhythm as a unit. Junior running back Robbie Rouse carried the offense against Nebraska.

He finished the game with 36 carries for 169 yards and helped take the pressure off of Carr. The defense was another story, giving up more yards to quarterback Taylor Martinez and company. than against California.

Nebraska’s offense accumulated 444 yards last Saturday.

Now, the defense has to focus on this game and try to get back on the same page before the Bulldogs travel to Moscow, Idaho to face the Vandals in their first Western Athletic Conference game of the season.

What the WAC once was

By Tom Dienhart McClatchy Tribune Karl Benson never will forget the April day in 1994 he

was hired as WAC commissioner.

“I interviewed on Sunday and got a call that night. I was offered the job and told they

were adding six teams,” says Benson, who was hired away from the MAC and remains the WAC’s commissioner.

“I was surprised. I was hand-

ed off the six schools. The WAC’s geography stretched from El Paso to Honolulu.

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When Fresno State runs: Advantage - Fresno State Junior Robbie Rouse had his best game of the season last Saturday against Nebraska’s vaunted defense. He will have plenty of opportunities to match that on Saturday.

When North Dakota runs: Advantage - Fresno State Fresno State’s run defense had trouble stopping Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez, but it faces North Dakota running back Mitch Sutton, who only has 131 yards in two games.

When Fresno State passes: Advantage - Fresno State QB Derek Carr has attempted 74 passes in two games and its safe to say Carr will continue to chuck it up against North Dakota.

When North Dakota passes: Advantage - North Dakota Fresno State had some lapses in the secondary against Nebraska and with junior safety Terrance Dennis suspended the ‘Dogs will be light in the defensive backfield.

Special teams: Advantage - Even Fresno State senior Kevin Goessling hit three big field goals against the Cornhuskers and will look to continue that production on Saturday.