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Shortage of young voters By Ana Mendoza The Collegian This November’s election involves several propositions that will directly affect college student’s education, health and future. But with the exception of the 2008 election, voter turnout among young college students has been historically low, significantly affecting governmental representation. “You can look at other groups that vote very strongly, like senior citizens and the elderly. Politicians try not to cut Social Security or Medicare,” said Rodney A. Anderson, political science professor at Fresno State. “It is much easier to cut from a group that doesn’t have a strong voice.” According to the Center of Information and Research o f C iv i c L e a r n i n g a n d Engagement (CIRCLE), 21.6 to 23.9 million Americans aged 18 to 19 voted in 2008. This

30 percent as Republicans and 20 percent declined to state or were independents. The number of registered Democrats has g rown from 6.7 to 7.6 million, and the number of independents from 3 to 3.4 million, while the number of Republicans went down from 5.4 to 5.2 million. “ I f o n ly 5 0 p e rc e n t o f D e m o c r a t s vo t e, b u t a l l Republicans vote, Republicans win,” said Fresno State political science professor Dennis Driggers. “That is how a minority group of people win an election in a democratic system. Minority rules.” According to civicgroup. org, in 2008 in Califor nia, which was a record voting turn out for young voters, 51.1 percent of people aged 18 to 29 voted. Of these voters, 62 percent had some college experience. In 2006 only 25 percent of young voters aged 18 to 29 voted. In contrast, that same year 53 percent of voters aged 30 or older voted.

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t is much easier to cut from a group that doesn’t have a strong voice.” — Rodney Anderson, Instructor, political science department

number is higher than the 1972 statistics when the minimum voting age was lowered from 21 to 18. According to the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) website, 17 million of the 23.5 million eligible adults in the state during the June 2010 primary were registered to vote. Of them, 44 percent were registered as Democrats,

The most popular issue among colle ge students is Proposition 19 to le galize marijuana and Proposition 25, which will change the number of legislative votes required to pass the California budget. “I think we are represented, but not the capability that we could be represented, since not everyone votes,” said Jesus Sepulveda, mass com-

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Christian Montiel (left) a freshman student, filled out a voter registration form at the ASI table on Tuesday. ASI members also passed out voter guides.

munication and journalism major. Reyna Alvarenga, also a mass communication and journalism freshman, is not registered to vote, but plans to. Like many students around campus, Alvarenga doesn’t

know where to register. “There usually are registration drives on campus, or you can actually go to the library or Student Union and get the See VOTES, Page 3

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While Fresno State celebrates their centennial, University High School (UHS) is reaching a milestone by accepting their tenth incomi n g c l a s s . H o w e v e r, t h e school’s founding and why it was placed on a college campus remains a mystery to many Fresno State students. Luis Costa, the for mer Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State, founded UHS with the idea that the school would be a college prep high school that included an emphasis in music. The school opened its doors in the fall of 2000 with Dr. Brad Huff as the original head of school. Approximately 400 students attend. The purpose of UHS “is to allow students to experience a small-school environment while enjoying the resources of a major university including the option of earning significant college credit while in high school.” “[Students] feel very comfortable no matter where they go [after high school] because they lived on a college campus for four years” said current head of UHS James Bushman. He added that the other advantage of being located on Fresno State’s campus is the ability for students to take college classes and understand what college classes are like. “Students head off to college with at least a semester, if not a year [of college], already completed,” said Bushman. Dean of the Kremen School of Education and Human D eve l o p m e n t Pa u l B e a re explained that UHS charter was based at Fresno State, so it was logical to place the school where the old lab school stood, and later supplemented by temporary trailers. “University High School definitely fulfilled its purpose,” said Jenneva Cantido, a former UHS student and current Fresno State student. “I graduated high school there completely prepared for academic college life and even ahead of my studies.” UHS students are expected to juggle their own college-prep courses and more advanced colle ge courses. According to Bushman, Fresno State does not shape their schedule around UHS students, which means that much like Fresno State students, UHS students struggle to get the classes they need. “It is more dif ficult for our kids because our kids are always trying to schedule [Fresno State] classes See UHS, Page 3

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Foreign films raise bigger issues national affairs. Even when it concerns the most populated countries in the world or the biggest displacement of a group of people in modern history, it doesn’t show up on our radar. But it’s not just the American educational system that has failed America. The media has also failed to provide Americans with the information we need in regards to what’s happening in other countries. I’ll give them that there’s plenty of news coverage on the Middle East. But how often do you hear about news in South America? Europe? What about Africa? It’s more common to hear about which ost of us have no clue about international afcelebrity got fairs. Even when it concerns the most populated arrested or countries in the world or the biggest displacement of a drunk on the group of people in modern history, it doesn’t show up on nightly news. our radar.” As for issues like the Partition in India, it would serve us well as a nation to 12 million people fled the mess into educate ourselves about the history of Pakistan. other countries. If we can understand The film, which was based on the the cultures of other parts of the world book “Cracking Earth,” taught me and how the people of these cultures more about Indian history than any ended up in the United States, then the history book I’ve ever read. After talkpossibility of becoming a less nationaling to friends of mine in the class, I istic country could become a reality. realized that it wasn’t just me who, Maybe we can start educating ourgrowing up, received a poor education selves by watching foreign films. in international affairs. It’s no secret that much of the world doesn’t like Americans. We’re rich, fat, nosy, nationalistic, etc. After watching BE HEARD: Send a letter to the editor via this film, I realized that maybe part e-mail at collegian@csufresno.edu. of the reason why we’re not well liked by the international community is because we are nationalistic. Most of us have no clue about interStates and Europe were affected during that era. In 1940s India, the Partition of India was taking place. Until I watched “Earth,” I wasn’t familiar with the Partition at all. The film tells the story of a little girl who grows up in Britishcontrolled India at the end of Britain’s centuries-long reign of the country. When the British pulled out, all the different factions in India competed for control of the new government, resulting in one of the biggest mass migrations in human history as more than

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watch foreign films every Friday night. Because I am taking MCJ 177T, otherwise known as CineCulture, I go to class at 5 p.m. on Friday nights. I leave class three hours later, usually starving because I didn’t eat before I went to class. Some weeks, I like the films we see. Other weeks, I just try to keep up with the subtitles. And other weeks, like last week, I can’t stop thinking about the film. Last Friday, we watched an Indian film called “Earth.” It takes place during the 1940s, a decade that brings to mind victory gardening, food rations, blitzkrieg and Pearl Harbor (at least that’s what I remember from my high school history class). But the film spoke to much more than how the United

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CLS Snobbery

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I was offended by the academic snobbery and the exclusiveness of the Chicano Latino Studies department at the 40th anniversary of the CLS program this past Thursday. A speaker called Arizona’s S. B. 1070 law racist, discriminatory and fascist. This was professed without any challenge from the intellectuals in the audience and without providing context or understanding of a law that mirrors current federal law under President Obama. I was not surprised that such a view came from a liberal academic such as Dr. Jose Luis Alanson addressing his peers. Another example of snobbery came when an individual asked a question without identifying himself. The academics present laughed at him. This was disrespectful and establishes intellectual snobbery on campus. The exclusiveness of the CLS department has been furthered in the lack of recognition of other Latino cultures that make up Latin America as a whole. The CLS department has an exclusive focus on the Mexican culture. This has been my experience since graduating in 2005 in CLS and participating in the Latino Commencement Ceremonies since then. I don’t think that the CLS faculty understands that by perpetuating such dominance, they demonstrate arrogance and rob individuals who are not Mexican, like myself, of their cultural ethnic pride. I can proudly say that I am from El Salvador, San Salvador and Chicano raised. Perhaps the CLS department’s academic arrogance puts their MEXICAN culture before AMERICAN pride as a whole.

I read the article titled “Campus car theft persists,” which I found to be an absolute lie. The reason I say this is because the incident that occurred to Fresno State student, Ben Ingersoll, occurred off campus not on campus; to be more exact, it occurred on the premises of the Plaza Apartments, which are located by Fresno State but not on the campus. I do understand that the University Police has a jurisdiction that covers the radius of one mile around Fresno State, but that does not mean that the crimes that occur within that mile can be classified as crimes committed on campus. If it was so, than we should consider the rapes, burglaries and murders that occur within that mile as Fresno State crimes, right? I ask of you to please stop making false statements about crimes occurring at Fresno State. As Senator of Parking and Safety, I have committed myself to see that Fresno State becomes a safe and crimefree campus, and therefore will not allow false crimes to be connected to Fresno State without consequences or a rebuttal. My recommendations to you, as the Editor, are to set your facts straight, do not lure in readers by making false claims and do not write stories that have a “conflict of interest” as this story does for the fact that Ben Ingersoll is the sports editor. Oscar Perez, ASI Senator of Parking & Safety

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CAMPUSSPEAK Should Fresno State leave the WAC? Nick Wogan Theater Arts Freshman “Fresno State needs as much money as it can get right now. They can’t afford to spend a lot of money on litigation. The wise thing to do would be to honor the deal they made. You can’t worm your way out of a contract.”

Matt McCleod Civil Engineering Junior “For the sports community, it’s going to be good because the WAC is falling apart. There aren’t going to be any teams worth competing against. As far as the litigation is concerned, from what I’ve read there are some loopholes in the wording of the agreement with the WAC. If that’s the case, the WAC needs to let it go.”

Heather Rater Vocal Performance Freshman “Do we have $5 million to spend on something we don’t need to spend it on? Is it really worth it to go through this big legal battle when we don’t have to? I understand that it would be better for the program, but I don’t necessarily think we need to spend the money right now, because $5 million isn’t pocket change.”

Steven Shepp Communication Junior “Being a basketball player, I see it being better for the sport and for the teams. We’ll have better competition, a better conference, and more exposure for the players. I don’t think the players really focus too much on the suing aspect. The bigger picture for the players is being exposed world wide, and more exposure with the conference. I really don’t think the suing aspect is such a big deal. As a player and a student, it doesn’t mean as much as it does in an office or where all the settlements go down.”

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a library assistant from the Henry Madden Library. registration form, fill it out and mail Government buildings such as the it in,” said Anderson. Department of Motor Vehicles, the Associate Students, Inc. (ASI) Federal Post Office and public librarstaffs a voting registration table on ies also have voting registration campus. Senator-at-large Jo Cha, who forms available. handles legislative affairs for ASI, is On March 4, known as Day of helping students who want to register Action, thousands of students across to vote. the state from different universities, “During the time of Obama and including Fresno State, protested McCain, a hundred students regisagainst California’s massive cuts to tered to vote,” said Cha, referencing education. the 2008 presidential election. Alvarenga, like many students, “It’s important because everything believe that voting is not the only way to get the younger generance college students are voting more, polition’s opinion ticians might have a bigger concern.” out there. She believes that public demon— Jesus Sepulveda, strations are Student also needed to get attention from politicians. depends on voting,” said Cha. “We ASI has traditionally set up a table have the right to choose our governor, to help students register to vote and [a governor that will] help our educathat continues this week. They have tion and [execute] different policies also handed out the Easy Voter Guide that will help our education.” by League of Women Voters. The voter registration forms in the The effort to get students involved library are located on the first floor is in place on Fresno State, but the past the reference desk on one of the outcome remains in the hands of bookcases to the left. individuals. The registration forms, however, “Once college students are voting are not very visible. more, politicians might have a bigger “ T h e re f e re n c e d o e s n ’ t h ave concern,” said Sepulveda. enough room,” said Olivia C. Estrada,

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The University High School, a charter school, made it’s way on campus in 2000 in temporary classrooms next to the amphitheater. Their new building is still under construction.

around the high school classes they are required to take,” stated Bushman. In addition to scheduling conflicts, UHS and its students have received mixed reactions throughout the years from Fresno State students. According to previous articles by The Collegian, criticism ranged from the controversy of building a permanent location for UHS where the outdoor amphitheater is (spring 2006), to debating whether or not high school students should be allowed on a college campus (fall 2007). However, UHS students received the most criticism in September of 2009 when a group of UHS students misused one of the Henry Madden Library’s elevators, causing it to get stuck. Since then, no incidents of UHS students causing any problems have been

reported. According to the school’s website, UHS has placed in the top ten of U.S. News and World Report’s best charter school in the nation; in addition to placing within the top fifty of best public schools in the nation. These awards stem from a demanding curriculum requiring students to take music and Latin courses, along with the option to take Advanced Placement (AP) and college level courses. “I guarantee you that no college in California, and likely none anywhere, has a high school that has ranked in the top 50 in the U.S. four years in a row,” said Beare. “Having one of the top high schools in the U.S. is a ‘feather in the cap’ for the University,” said Beare.

DREAM Act struck down By Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press The chance for hundreds of thousands of young people to legally re m a i n i n t h e U. S . evap o r at e d Tuesday when Republicans blocked a defense spending bill in the Senate. Democrats failed to get a single Republican to help them reach the 60 votes needed to move forward on the defense bill and attach the DREAM Act as an amendment. The vote was 56-43. The DREAM Act allows young people to become legal U.S. residents after spending two years in college or the military. It applies to those who were under 16 when they arrived in the U.S., have been in the country at least five years and have a diploma from a U.S. high school or the equivalent.

Several young people who would have benefited from the legislation watched the vote from the gallery, some wearing graduation caps and gowns. Many sat stone-faced when the vote tally was read. A young woman dressed in a gold cap and gown wiped away tears. “I was kind of speechless. It’s something that hurt, but we are not stopping. They only gave us a chance and more time to get even bigger,” said Diana Banderas, who graduated from high school in May and plans to go to community college after earning the money she needs to attend. Most of the young immigrants knew victory was unlikely, but in the hours before the vote they walked the hallways of a Senate office building trying to drum up support.

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The Engineering West building has several study rooms where engineering students can meet and do homework. Petroleum engineering is ranked as the number one most lucrative degree.

The major price of careers By Dani Villalobos The Collegian As a 16-year-old high school student, Renae Chavez was enthralled by her teacher Ms. Reese’s animated account of World War II. Each lecture was always the highlight of her day. It was in this class that Chavez was hit with an all-encompassing realization. Someday she, too, wanted to be a high school history teacher. “She made the whole class want to do better,” Chavez said. “It really made me want to help encourage others to appreciate history more.” But after experiencing this proverbial “ah-hah” moment, the history major said she had an epiphany of uncertainty in her decision after learning the average annual income of history graduates. In a 2010-2011 College Salary Report conducted by PayScale. com, the areas of social science, fine arts and early education were among the least profitable college degrees; each averaging around $31,600 to $38,100 for starting median pay. “It’s kind of discouraging because everyone needs to make a living and they want to do well in life with their job,” Chavez said. “But if you plan on going into teaching, you have to know it’s more about the cause than the money.” While g raduates in theater and criminal justice begin earning anywhere up to $35,600 annually, the report illustrates a much dif ferent standing for careers that involve science and mathematics. One of the most prominent and lucrative careers listed in the report is engineering, an area that Interim Dean of Lyles College of Engineering Dr. Ramakrishna Nunna said is gradually attracting more students to Fresno State’s nationally accredited programs. “This fall, our enrollment exceeded our target by almost seven percent,” Nunna said. Nunna believes that the number of students gradu-

ating with an engineering degree may play a role in the field’s affluence. “Much of this has to do with the supply and demand and the exponential growth in demand for greater services whether it is infrastructure, technology, transportation, new materials, energy, etc.,” Nunna said. “However, the demand across all the engineering segments of the industry far exceeds the number of graduates.” With a starting wage of $60,800 a year and an avera g e p ay o f $ 1 0 8 , 0 0 0 ove r time, the electrical engineering salary is a far cry from the $29,500 starting for the Child and Family Studies discipline. Something that the De par tment Chair of Child, Family and Consumer Sciences Dr. Marianne Jones finds to be a harsh reality for those interested in pursuing a career in this area. “The younger the child, the

less valued,” Jones said. “The younger the child that the individual works with, the less the position is valued.” “We talk about the value of family, we talk about the importance of children as our future, but we don’t put our money where our mouth is,” Jones said. However, Jones said that the department is one of the largest at the university, and about 80 percent of its students are focusing on early child development demonstrating that regardless of the value our society places on the dollar, there are other important factors to consider when choosing a desired major. “There are many people who choose careers solely on the basis of what does it feel like when I look at myself in the mirror in terms of what I’m giving to the world,” Jones said. “And thank goodness for people like that.”

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Fresno Art Museum director shakes things up Museum caters to younger audiences, displays edgy pieces By Maddie Shannon The Collegian

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“CruciFiction” is on display at the Fresno Art Museum, part of an exhibit designed to bring a younger, edgier crowd to the museum.

The Fresno Art Museum’s new executive director Linda Cano looks right at home in the museum galleries she’s spent the last few months presiding over. “I’ve been involved with the museum for a long time,” said Cano. “I volunteered here in my undergraduate days, and I did a couple of internships here in grad school.” Since taking her current position with the museum in June, her realization that the central valley’s art scene is dying has played a role in what direction Cano’s staff want to go in. “We want to take some chances and display art that will attract a younger audience,” said Cano. Exhibits that appeal to younger viewers, like the Cr uciFiction display that opened earlier this month, embodies a risk y conce pt brought to life by artist Mark Rodriguez. The exhibit feat u re s 1 7 t h - c e n t u r y m o d e l spikes rammed through books, one of which is what Cano calls a “classic undergraduate art textbook, ‘Jensen’s History of Art.’”

“The piece is supposed to symbolize the demise of the printed word,” Cano said. “In a digital world where people read books on Kindles, we’re literally crucifying fiction.” Another edgy piece, which features a pile of 250,000 loose keys, is unlike any other display the Fresno Art Museum has ever had. “Every key has a story,” said Cano. “This is the kind of piece people really like. It’s interactive, not just the kind of art that hangs on a wall and you stare at it.” A unique collection the museum is featuring is an untitled collection by local artist Phil Bower. The collection displays colorful patterns held together by staples. One of the pieces in the collection features rhinestones used as tears under images of eyes. Though younger ideas are part of the museum’s newest displays, one of the biggest problems facing the museum is a drop in donations. The problems created by a poor economy combined with a belief that San Joaquin Valley’s art is dying caused regular benefactors of the museum to stop donating. Though most valley residents didn’t expect the Fresno Metropolitan Museum to af fect the Fresno Art Museum, the closing of one was inextricably linked with the other. “The Met closing had a huge impact on the amount of people who donated,” said Cano. “It was a big part of the valley’s art scene that died, and after that a lot of people thought, ‘Why should we donate? It’s dying anyway.’” The pieces exhibited in the Met, despite Cano’s discussions with Met staff, were sold at an auction. “I thought those pieces should stay in the Valley,” said Cano. “That art was an important part of our culture, and it should have stayed here. Now it’s spread far and wide.” Despite setbacks, the museum has continued to pull through. “A lot of our ideas cater to younger students and families,” said Cano. “We want to engage the community and display art relevant to valley life.”

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Japan officials keep Paris News Briefs Hilton from entering the Brief News for the brief attention span country By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials delayed Paris Hilton at Narita International Airport while they decide whether she will be admitted to the country after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge in Las Vegas. The 29-year-old celebrity was stopped by immigration authorities upon her arrival in Japan on Tuesday, one day after her plea, according to an e-mailed statement by Hilton’s rep, Dawn Miller. Hilton was scheduled to appear at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday to promote her fashion and fragrance lines, but that appearance was canceled. Narita Airport’s immigration office questioned Hilton “for undisclosed reaons,” and said she was not allowed to enter the country, according to Hidekazu Akai, an Immigration official at the Narita. Authorities adjourned questioning and asked Hilton to stay at a hotel in the airport so they could continue immigration procedures Wednesday, Kyodo News agency reported. The front desk at her hotel said calls to her room could not be connected. Under Japanese law, immi-

gration authorities are empowered to deny entry to those who have been convicted of drugrelated offenses. Tokyo was the first stop on Hilton’s planned Asia tour, during which she planned to visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and open a new retail store in Jakarta, Indonesia. Both countries have strict anti-drug laws and immigration procedures, and it was unclear whether Hilton would continue her travels. Miller’s statement said Hilton was disappointed with the scr utiny by Japanese authorities. “Paris was contractually bound to her business trip and didn’t want to let down her brands and many Asian fans,” the statement said. “She intended on fulfilling her contract and is trying hard to do the responsible thing, but this is beyond her control. She is very disappointed by tonight’s events.” Hilton rose to fame after appearing with Nicole Richie on the series “The Simple Life” and has since starred in another reality series and minor films. The Asia trip had been planned before Hilton’s arrest last month in Las Vegas, when an officer found a small amount of cocaine in her purse. She pleaded guilty Monday to drug

possession and obstructing an officer and was placed on informal probation for one year. The terms of her sentence did not restrict travel overseas. “We have no legal basis to restrict her from traveling throughout the United States or throughout the world,” Clark County District Attorney David Roger said. Hilton’s sentence also requires her to complete a drug program, pay a $2,000 fine and serve 200 hours of community service. Her attorney said Monday that she planned to complete the service by volunteering with animal advocacy groups and children’s hospitals. Hilton served 23 days in a Los Angeles-area jail in 2007 after she was found to have violated her probation on an alcoholrelated reckless driving case. She also was detained in South Africa in July during the World Cup on suspicion of marijuana possession, but the allegation was dropped when another woman in her group pleaded guilty to carrying the drug.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Cher's final curtain on her headline show on the Las Vegas Strip is set for Feb. 5 after about 200 shows. Officials at the Caesars Palace hotel-casino said Tuesday that tickets for Cher's final run of shows starting Jan. 11 will go on sale Saturday. The last show ends a threeyear residency for the iconic singer known for over-the-top costumes, elaborate showmanship and hits spanning several decades. Cher's departure from the 4,300-seat Colosseum theater will come about one month before Celine Dion retur ns March 15 to start her second engagement. Her first five-year run grossed more than $400 million. "Cher at the Colosseum" features dancers choreographed by Doriana Sanchez and costumes designed by Cher's longtime designer, Bob Mackie. LOS ANGELES — A contestant will be eliminated from ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars.” After the first round of perfor mances, Comedian Margaret Cho, reality star Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and actor-singer David Hasselhoff all landed in last place with 15 points each. One of them could go home. By Entertainment Writer Sandy Cohen. Eds: Developing from

show, which begins at 8 p.m. LOS ANGELES — Court records show actress Elisabeth Moss has filed for divorce from her comedian-husband after less than a year of marriage. SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a helicopter used in the filming of the Hugh Jackman movie “Real Steel” snagged a power line in Michigan, causing a brief power outage and closing a roadway. Huron County Sheriff Kelly J. Hanson told the Huron Daily Tribune of Bad Axe that no injuries were reported after the Sunday evening incident in Huron County’s Sheridan Township, about 90 miles north of Detroit. A section of a nearby road was closed for a short time. Hanson says the helicopter was equipped with a frontmounted camera. Hanson says the helicopter hooked the electrical wire, then seemed to have “directional control issues” before safely flying away. “Real Steel” is a futuristic drama about robot boxing. The DreamWorks Studios’ film is scheduled for a 2011 release.

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Despite giving up just four sacks this season, the Bulldogs’ offensive line will have its hands full protecting Ryan Colburn Saturday with the physical Ole Miss defensive line.

Rebels’ defense impressive up front By Ben Ingersoll The Collegian A stiff test awaits the Fresno State offense this Saturday i n Va u g h t - H e m m i n g w ay Stadium, but head coach Pat Hill insists his line is up for the task. Although the Rebels have slipped to a less than impressive 1-2 star t that include losses to Football

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that is regarded as one of the Southeaster n Conference’s (SEC) best. “This is not like going down to play just a regular road game,” Hill said. “This is an SEC football team, with SECtype talent. They’ve got very good personnel, and right now they are not playing the way they felt they should be. When you have a team like that they are capable of a lot more and

against Utah State, nearly 200 yards better than the season-opening victory over Cincinnati. Experience will play a big factor if the ‘Dogs are to repeat their conference-opening performance offensively. The talent and size the Rebels will bring to the table Saturday is nothing new to Fresno State, which faced similar players in 2009.

hey’re Southeastern Conference-type players. People in that league have big bodies that can run. It’s a matter of you executing on the offensive side of the ball.”

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— head coach Pat Hill, On the Ole Miss defensive front

Ole Miss defensive tackle Jerrell Powe (57) anchors a defensive line that has recorded eight sacks so far in 2010.

Championship Subdivision (FCS) Jacksonville State and Vanderbilt, Hill is adamant his experienced of fensive line will have its hands full in Oxford, Miss. A week removed from its first impressive performance on the ground this season, the Bulldogs’ front five now must travel cross country to take on an Ole Miss defensive line

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we’re going to get a great shot out of them.” The Rebels boast the likes of 6-foot-5-inch defensive end Kentrell Lockett and 320pound All-American candidate senior Jerrell Powe. Both have the potential to create fits for the Bulldogs’ interior, especially with two-time All-WAC guard Andrew Jackson out with injury. But Hill is confident in junior Leslie Cooper, who filled in two games last season when Jackson went down with an injury and took over again in Fresno State’s 41-24 win over Utah State. “Our players completely understand it. They are very impressed with the athletic ability of this football team,” Hill said. “They’re Southeast C o n f e re n c e - t y p e p l aye r s. People in that league have big bodies that can run. It’s a matter of you executing on the offensive side of the ball.” The ‘Dogs, led by sophomore A.J. Ellis’ big game, looked solid up front en route to racking up 230 yards on the ground

“They’re defensive front is very similar to Boise’s in size and speed,” Hill said. “And it will be good work for our guys inside. They’ve played against big, good inside people. This is going to be a challenge to see if we can hold up in the offensive line, both in protection and in the run game.” The Rebels gave up an average of 328 yards of offense in their two losses this season, both at home, including 227 on the ground last week to Vanderbilt. But Hill maintains that if he is going to pick up his first win over an SEC foe, it will not be because of a lack of talent on the opposing sideline. “Their 1-2 record is not indicative of the kind of players they have,” Hill said. “This will be a statement game for them. This is a draw-a-linein-the-sand game, obviously. We’re not going to be sneaking up on anybody.”

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think right now we’re going into a place where you have a very hungry football team. But then again, the guys in the red hats are going to be hungry too” – Head Coach Pat Hill

On his team’s game at Ole Miss this weekend

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Heisman Trust made the right call N

ow that most of the dust has settled from last week’s Reggie Bush Heisman Trophy forfeiture, I’d like to throw my two cents in, fashionably late of course. First things first, the Heisman Trust could not have made a better decision in leaving the 2005 trophy slot blank in ceremony programs for years to come. The Heisman Trophy is more than arguably the most prestigious honor an athlete can Ben there, done that receive outside of an BEN INGERSOLL Olympic gold medal, and in no way should be handed to a runner up under any circumstance. Year in and year out, the Heisman winner has gone to not the most NFLready player or even the most talented player, for that matter. More often than not, Heisman winners are the most electrifying, stat-producing machines on the best team that particular year in college football. Bush, without a doubt, was that player. But no 294-yard games like the one Bush ripped the ‘Dogs for in 2005 can erase his actions off the field, which should have resulted in zero games played that season. Over the summer the NCAA finalized its investigation on the Bush scandal, concluding that he and his family received improper benefits from a sports agent. Had this surfaced prior to Bush’s Heisman-winning season, in which he amassed 2,218 offensive yards, he would have been ruled ineligible, ending his amazing season before it even started. But he did play, and he did dazzle in USC’s 12-game regular-season undefeated stretch. That was, of course, until he hit a roadblock in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship, for mally known as Vince Young. And that’s where the controversy begins. Vince Young, who finished 933 votes behind in the final Heisman voting, tore through the Trojans for 465 total yards 25 days after Bush hoisted the trophy. Fast forward nearly five years later, and many think the vacated trophy should be on Young’s mantel. The Heisman Trust made the correct choice. The situation is very similar to Brian Cushing’s situation in the NFL, in which Cushing tested positive for a banned substance and his Defensive Rookie of the Year honors was held to an Associated Press revote. Sure, Cushing won back his ROY honors, but maybe the NFL should take a page out of the Heisman Trust’s book and leave the award vacated. Prestigious honors such as the Heisman Trophy and Rookie of the Year are reserved for players who display excellence on the field, and should be taken away for those who make poor decisions off it. Had the Heisman voting taken place after the BCS National Championship, Young’s performance just may have been great enough to be the 2005 Heisman winner and make this situation a moot point. Unfortunately, that’s not how things work in the college football world and the situation is left for endless debate. But the Heisman Trust got this one right in protecting American sports’ most valuable 25-pound doorstop from falling into the wrong hands—or no hands at all for that matter.

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Dual-threat signal caller Jeremiah Masoli is 17-6 in his career as the starting quarterback at both Oregon and Ole Miss.

Masoli might cause fits for ‘Dogs By Vongni Yang The Collegian For the third game in a row, the Fresno State football team has to prepare for a mobile quarterback. This week, Ole Miss’ Jeremiah Masoli will get his tur n to test a Bulldogs’ defense that has proven capable of stopping a dual-threat quarterback. “In our first two games against those type of players you’ve got to give our defensive players credit, they’ve done a good job,” head coach Pat Hill said. “We’re holding these teams way below what their averages are.” After limiting both Cincinnati’s Zach Collaros and Utah State’s Diondre Borel to less than 200 yards of total offense, the task of containing the 5-foot-11, 220 pound Masoli seems like an attainable goal for linebacker Ben Jacobs and the defense. But Masoli’s aggressive style of play might cause multiple matchup problems for the ‘Dogs that the prior two quarterbacks did not. “He’s a physical runner, more physical runner than Borel, he’ll run you over if you’re in the way,” Hill said of Masoli. “This guy is built like a running back.” Before ending up at Ole Miss, Masoli was the signal caller in charge of directing Oregon’s explosive spread offense attack for two years. In his first full year as the starter last season, Masoli guided the Ducks to a Pac-10 Championship and its first Rose Bowl berth in 15 years, passing for 2,147 yards and 15 touchdowns. Masoli was at his best when running the ball, rushing for 668 yards on 121 carries and 13 touchdowns from the quarterback position.

As a sophomore, Masoli was thrown into the fire after the quarterbacks in front of him suffered multiple injuries. Masoli would go on to start 10 games in 2008, passing for 1,744 yards and 13 touchdowns. He also added 718 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns on the ground. Masoli’s longest run went for 66 yards. “Once he gets an edge he takes off,” Hill said. “He’ll pull that ball down and run a lot faster than Borel will.” Masoli might not make the same kind of impact like he did with Oregon considering Masoli’s only been directing the Rebels’ offense for a little over a month. Masoli and the Ole Miss offense are still trying to adjust on the fly. “They’re sort of still in a little bit of a transition,” Hill said. “That’s a hard deal to just plug him in there right away. I think the offense is growing with him. He’s got some weapons on the perimeter. They’ve got running backs that can hit it. They’ve got a huge offensive line.” Masoli has started two games for the Rebels this year while also seeing action in the disappointing season opening loss to Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Jacksonville State. In three games Masoli has passed for a less-than-impressive 580 yards and a touchdown with four interceptions. But he has been his dynamic self carrying the ball, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Masoli is coming off a season-high, 104-yard rushing effort against Vanderbilt. Masoli will try to expose a defensive unit that has yet to give up 100 yards rushing to a single player this year when the Rebels host the ‘Dogs on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at VaughtHemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.

Getting to know the Rebels... 2010 Record: 1-2 The story so far: After falling to Jacksonville State 49-48 in the season opener, the Rebels have since gone 1-1. With coach Houston Nutt handing the keys to the offense over to Jeremiah Masoli, the Rebels are much more dangerous on the offensive side of the ball. Offensive impact player: With the loss of versatile running back Dexter McCluster to the NFL, Brandon Bolden has filled in the role vacated by the All-SEC player. As the Rebels’ featured player on offense, Bolden has rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns with 92 yards receiving. Bolden ran for over 600 yards last season as a reserve. Defensive impact player: Middle linebacker Jonathan Cornell leads the team with 27 tackles, three sacks and two pass breakups after finishing third on the team in tackles in 2009. Cornell leads a Rebels’ defense that has shown improvement in the past two games after giving up 49 points to a lower-tier team in the season opener.