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Fresno State community mourns passing of student

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Fresno State students and faculty joined together for the candelit vigil in memory of Philip Dhanens in the free speech area where Theta Chi members, ASI members and select faculty spoke.

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian The Fresno State community gathered Tuesday night by the hundreds to mourn the sudden loss of freshman Philip Dhanens, who passed away this Sunday in what Fresno Police believe to be a death linked to excessive alcohol consumption.

People attended to mourn the loss of “a member of ou r F re sno St at e f amily,” Associated Students Inc. President Arthur Montejano said.

D h a n e n s, 1 8 , a 6 - fo o t - 5 , 325-pound ex-defensive line-

man out of Garces MemorialBakersfield, was in his second week of college when he passed away. He was a Theta Chi fraternity pledge.

The silent, candlelit vigil held in the Free Speech Area preceded a ten-minute moment of silence to pay respects to D h a n e n s. P re s i d e n t Jo h n Welty and Dr. Paul Oliaro, Vice President for Student Affairs, were the first to light their candles. Their flames spread from candle to candle, and two tiny flames eventually engulfed a whole crowd in mourning.

“Through the observation of a moment of silence, we will pay homage to the conversa-

tions, the laughter, the words and memories we will never be able to share with Philip,” Montejano said. “Through the lighting of our candles, by passing this flame on to one another, we will symbolically carry forward his inner light.”

Throughout the candlelit vigil, students and friends of Dhanens wrote their names and messages on a large, white sign that read: “In Memory of Philip Dhanens.” Flowers from the mourning crowd were set on the steps beneath his smiling portrait.

During the moment of silence, student Jenny Tormey of the Phi Mu sorority sang the

song “One Sweet Day.” The service concluded with an open-mic period where f r i e n d s a n d f a m i ly m e m bers closely associated with Dhanens were encouraged to speak memorable words of him.

Fresno State faculty member James E. Walton, and members of the Theta Chi frater nity were among the public speakers.

Walton, who said he has been teaching on campus since 1990, was the first to pay his respects to Dhanens. He never knew Dhanens personally.

“In the 20-plus years I’ve been on this campus, I have

been out to a number of memorial services here in the Free Speech Area,” Walton said.

“We can’t ask for whom the bell tolls. Maybe this weekend it tolled for Philip. But since we’re all involved with mankind, that bell tolls for all us.”

Members of the Theta Chi fraternity spoke at the vigil but did not identify themselves to the crowd.

One member recounted the first time he met Philip during a game of capture-the-flag.

“I’m looking up at him like, ‘There’s no way this kid is 18.

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Alcohol plays part in student death

By Rogue Morales The Collegian Fresno State student Philip Dhanens died Sunday after a night of drinking at the Theta Chi fraternity house.

According to University Communications, Dhanens died at a local hospital.

Dhanens, an 18-year-old freshman from Bakersfield, had just accepted an invitation to join Theta Chi, which is located offcampus at 1455 E. Joyal Court.

Fresno police sources were not able to comment to The Collegian about this issue at this time.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Philip at this incredibly sad time,” said Fresno State President John D. Welty. “We are heartbroken at the loss of this young man who had just joined out university community and had a life of promise ahead.“

According to CBS 47, an autopsy was perfor med Tuesday morning and found that Dhanens did not choke from vomit or injure himself to cause the death.

F resno State as well as Theta Chi Inter national H e a d q u a r t e r s h av e s u s pended recognition of Theta Chi’s Fresno chapter and are working with authorities.

According to Dean of Students Carolyn Coon, while investigations are underway, the university’s first action is to suspend recognition. This means the fraternity will not be able to conduct activities as a student organization of Fresno State.

University action from this point will depend on what the investigations finds, said Coon.

The fraternity could potentially face probation, formal suspension and revocation of recognition for a period of time or the pursuit of individual sanctions.

“The thoughts and prayers of the members of Theta Chi International Fraternity are with the family and friends of Philip Dhanens,” Theta Chi headquarters released in a statement. “Our deepest sympathy is with them during this difficult time.”

Fresno State is providing counseling services to students, said University communications.

The Theta Chi Fraternity International Headquarters stated that they have dispatched senior representatives to Fresno to assess the situation and get the details of what happened. From there they will determine what their course of action with the local chapter will be.

Fresno police are heading the investigation with the assistance of the Fresno State University Police Department.

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ASI members gave an opportunity for those who knew Philip Dhanens to speak about their memories of him.

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Republican Convention Recap: The Hope and Change America Deserves

By Daniel Harrison Tens of millions of people all across this nation tuned in last week to watch Republicans make their case against the failed economic policies of President Obama at the Republican National C o nv e n t i o n a n d they succeeded i m m e n s e l y. T h i s election is not about the lesser of two evils, it is about choosing between two very different ideologies, one of which promoting g o v e r n m e n t dependency, and the Daniel Harrison other promoting independency and self-reliance. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan have the economic vision to move this country forward and they laid out that plan last week alongside many other notable Republican leaders.

Mia Love, a Republican candidate for Congress in Utah, who happens to be an African American woman, gave an electrifying speech about the importance of saving America from President Obama’s failed policies. She spoke of how during the many tough times in her life she did not depend on the government to give her free help, but to do what it took to earn success in her own right. This nation’s economy is built on small businesses with big ideas, not government trying to mediate every individual’s life. The America she knows and fights for is a nation where every child can look at impossible ideas and believe in their heart that they can

Response:

“Tax tribulations and budget cuts dim Golden State” Soquel Creek: “If there are ‘devastating cuts’ to California public education, then the fault lies solely with the Governor’s office and with the Legislature. Both together crafted their sham “balanced” budget that requires an additional $40-50 billion tax hike called Proposition 30. It was the Governor and the Legislature that included trigger cuts to public education instead of exercising actual leadership and prioritizing critical spending.

In effect, the Governor and the Legislature are using public education as a “human shield” to protect their failed leadership and to protect their political cronies.

Prop. 30 is bad public policy, horrible tax policy, and an abuse of the democratic initiative process. It was specifically “electioneered” to circumvent the 2/3rds majority requirement in the California Legislatures–a key taxpayer protection mechanism.

Prop. 30 is the wrong medicine for what ails California. It raises taxes without addressing any of the structural and spending issues that have damaged our privatesector economy. Vote no on Prop. 30. The more people learn about it, the less they like it.”

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accomplish something great, which is exactly what she and Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who spoke, have done. Success comes from achievement, not from rewarding mediocrity.

Our hopeful next First Lady, Ann Romney, spoke about the tremendous unconditional love between herself and her husband Mitt Romney. Too often, Mitt Romney is misconstrued as a talking head with no emotion, and no sense of reality, but Ann Romney’s speech told a story not told about Mitt Romney, a story that showed him as a loving husband, and a caring father. Too often Mitt Romney is misconstrued as someone that never struggled, and Ann told stories of how she and Mitt struggled throughout their lives in ways that every parent could relate to. She spoke not of a storybook marriage, but of a real marriage, with times of hardship and pain; founded on the principle of dealing with problems and moving forward together rather than giving up.

Ann Romney is a tough fighter, having raised five children while suffering from multiple sclerosis and breast cancer. She would not have been able to make it through those dark, tough times without the intense love of her husband Mitt Romney.

Vice president candidate Paul Ryan spoke of his Medicare plan that will put our country back on track so we can realistically address our national debt, which has surpassed $16 trillion just as the Democrats began celebrating Barack Obama’s “success” this week in North Carolina. The Medicare debate is one this country needs, one Romney and Ryan want and a debate Romney and Ryan will win. I will not go into details about that in this col-

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ASI sponsors upcoming events The Associated Students Inc. (ASI) is involved in several groups and projects on campus that are open to students.

Students often hear about ASI, but presented with the question of what ASI does, the answer may be unclear. There are some specific projects that ASI is in the middle of for students to get involved.

Community Revitalization The student-ran revitalization movement is continuing to make a difference on campus and in the area surrounding Fresno State. We need students to volunteer their time to make a difference and to positively impact their community. The upcoming events include volunteering at the El Dorado Boys and Girls Club, Saturday Sports with the children in the community and serving dinner weekly to the less fortunate.

If you are interested in volunteering in the Fresno State community, contact the ASI Community Affairs Coordinator

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umn; however, please contact me and I of what party or ideology you identify will happily explain it and its contrasts yourself as, if you have an employee to ObamaCare to you. Paul Ryan is the that is not doing their job, you have to intellectual leader of the Republican let them go.

Party. His masterful skills interpreting Republican presidential candidate budgets and his ability to produce long- Mitt Romney gave an inspiring speech term solutions rather than short-term focused around the central theme that solutions have helped him win his seat Barack Obama has failed. It says a lot in Congress in a Democrat district by about President Obama’s leadership large margins. Politicians that think in if the happiest you have been in the the long-term rather past four years was than the short-term when you voted for are hard to come by. him. Americans need nder President Nearly one of six a n d d e s e r ve h o p e.

Obama, Americans Americans is in povAmericans need and have not become any more deserve change. Under erty, and this president thinks he has President Obama, hopeful for the future, and been successful? 23 Americans have not the changes have not been million unemployed become any more for the better.” and underemployed hopeful for the future, Americans and and the changes have Democrats call this not been for the beta successful administration? Without ter. President Obama made grandia change in leadership, how would the ose promises that sounded great in next four years be any different from speeches worded specifically with the last four years? political rhetoric, but he did not keep A c a d e my Aw a rd Wi n n e r C l i n t those promises. Romney has just one Eastwood spoke of how excited the promise for the American People; he is nation was in 2008 when Obama was going to make things better for you and elected. Mr. Eastwood said, “I thought your family. Romney and Ryan reprethis was great. Everybody was crying. sent realistic leadership; they are not Oprah was crying, and I was even cry- promising to get the $16 trillion debt ing. I have not cried that hard since I eliminated in one year, it has to be a found out there are 23 million unem- long-term process, but they can get our ployed people in this country, and that deficit under control now, which is what is something to cry for because that is a Romney and Ryan intend on doing. national disgrace. This administration hasn’t done enough to cure that and Daniel Harrison is chairman of their interests are not strong enough the Fresno State College Republicans. and now it may be time for someone else You can follow him on Twitter at to come along and solve the problem.” @GOPDaniel. You can visit the Fresno He reminded us that we Americans State College Republicans on Facebook own this country, that politicians are at www.Facebook.com/CSUFCR. employees of ours, and that regardless

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DHANENS: Fraternity receives suspension after student death

CORRECTIONS Part of an article headlined “ASI gets into the sw i n g o f t h i n g s ” t h at appeared in The Collegian’s Aug. 31 edition dealt with a presentation by Brittany L. Grice, institutional compliance administrator for Fresno State. Grice has indicated that in some places in the coverage she felt “I have been inadvertently misquoted and/or misinterpreted.”

CONTINUED from page 1 occurred in the past within the fraternity community at Fresno State. In 2006, Danny Daniels, 19, was found dead in his room at a Phi Gamma Delta house with high amounts of alcohol in his system.

Daniels had been staying at the house, though he had not been enrolled at Fresno State for a number of semesters.

Though fraternities are recognized by Fresno State, they are independent organizations with fraternities houses located off campus on private property and not under the universities preview, said University Communications.

However, in order to gain recognition, student organizations must agree to follow the Student Code of Conduct and adhere to certain requirements including prohibiting minors from drinking alcohol at group events. The university provides information and resources on the subjects of alcohol and abuse issues to help students, said Coon.

Associated Student Inc attended a vigil for Dhanens Tuesday night promoting the counseling services the Health Center at Fresno State provides.

“Right now our focus needs remain on remembering Philip,” said ASI President Arthur Montejano.

Students in need of counsel can seek services from the Health Center located on campus.

Grice wanted to make sure that students understand: 1) Title IX is an anti-discrimination statute, and thus, addresses sex-based a c t s o f d i s c r i m i n at i o n , harassment and retaliation, including sexual violence. It is not concerned with “sexbased acts” that are consensual and otherwise legal.

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Theta Chi brothers pay their respects at the candelit vigil for Philip Dhanens on Tuesday night, where hundreds of Fresno State community members gathered in the Free Speech Area to remember the recently deceased student.

VIGIL: Members of the Greek community speak at memorial for fallen pledge brother CONTINUED from page 1 This kid’s huge.’ And he just came back at you with this huge smile,” said one Theta Chi fraternity member. “He

was just the nicest kid.”

Another member described how Dhanens’ presence in his life, though brief, was enough to change his life.

“When you look at him, you see this big dude. But right when he opened his mouth, all he had were positive things to say,” he said. “I tried to be there for him as much as I could. I regret a lot and I feel really bad for what happened. I can’t stress enough how much love I had for him. He blew my mind away. He changed the way I look at life.”

The recognition of the Theta Chi fraternity was suspended

by Fresno State as the pending investigation continues. The

Fresno Police suspect underage drinking to be one of the probable causes in Dhanens’ death.

Investigators are awaiting toxicology results that would point to a direct cause of death.

According to collegedrinkingprevention.gov, alcohol consumption is linked to about 1,400 college deaths per year.

“I think as members of the Fresno State family, we have to find a way to stop that bell from tolling,” Walton said. “It’s tolled too many times for too many Fresno State students.”

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2) That Executive Order 1074 provides the policy and procedure for all student complaints of discrimination, harassment or retaliation based on any protected-status, not just sex. She emphasized that the university has always taken complaints of discrimination, harassment and retaliation very seriously (not just sex-based), and that the new order requires reporting by community members in addition to university employees.

3) That the nature of an of fense does not dictate whether confidentiality of the incident and/or identity of the victim can be preserved. Grice explained that confidential resources remain available on campus, and if a student seeks out one of those options first -- before speaking to a university employee without privilege protections -- there is no disclosure obligation triggered for the receiver of the infor mation to report the incident. She said a frequently recognized example of this type of privilege is psychotherapist-patient.

She said that when a victim directly reports a possible sexual assault to campus police and requests to have his or her name removed from the report as public record under Califor nia Penal Code Section 293, the report from the police to the Title IX coordinator will not include the victim’s name.

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BULLDOG BOOT CAMP FRESNO STATE ARMY ROTC SENDS BASKETBALL TEAM BACK TO BASICS

By Cameron Woolsey The Collegian Last week during the waking hours, when most Fresno State students are still cozy in bed, the Bulldog basketball team was at Warmerdam Field next to the North Gym. As the sun finally began to creep above the tree line, the team stood in line, dressed in training clothes, waiting with anticipation for its orders, as a drill instructor in Army fatigues looked on.

“Let’s go,” yelled Corey Souza, a sergeant cadet in the Fresno State Ar my Reserve Officers' Training Corps.

The 14 members of the basketball team shot forward. The mile run was the first task in a series of exercises in a weeklong prog ram designed by Souza.

F r o m M o n d ay t h r o u g h Friday, the Bulldogs met every morning at 6 a.m. sharp for an hour of training.

The program, a collaboration between the ROTC and the Bulldogs basketball team, was designed to train the players in the same fashion of an Army boot camp.

B u l l d o g s c o a c h Ro d n e y Terry came up with the idea, which was presented to Master Sgt. Donald Spock.

“Coach Terry really wanted an Army-like disciplined program, where they have to pay attention to detail, (and) stand in for mation,” Spock said.

“We speak the same language; we just kind of had different accents and words that we use, but we’re all going the same direction.”

After the run, the Bulldogs weren’t allowed to catch their breath.

“Let’s get on (the) line,” Souza ordered. “Let’s hustle!”

Putting on authentic Kevlar vests complete with Ar my camouflage, the ’Dogs lined up horizontally. With a command, they hit the grass, still wet with morning dew.

The players slowly crept forward in an Army crawl, low through the grass.

“It’s about 60 degrees out,” said 2nd Lt. Arturo Ramirez.

“Crawling through the grass really requires mental toughness.”

Reaching the end of the crawl, the ’Dogs stood up. Half the players found a partner, hoisted him on his shoulders, and ran the distance back.

They repeated the process several times. In the final lap the ’Dogs walked the length, bending their knees to a 90-degree angle while carrying a partner on his back.

“You first want to get them tired,” Ramire z said. “Get them out of the zone so they can start focusing on helping each other. Because that it what they will be doing out on the field.”

Lt. Col. Lorenzo Rios, a professor and department chair of military science, supervised the exercises.

Rios said that the program’s goal is to push the players beyond their limitations.

“They’re all pushing themselves and finding that plane where that’s the most they can perform, and they’re finding a way past that,” Rios said.

“They’re going past those mental blocks. If anything that’s going to help them as a team, it’s to understand that, once they hit that wall, they still have more and they can push through it.”

Photos courtesy of Arturo Ramirez

Senior guard Brad Ely carries a teammate around the track as part of the basketball team's training with the Fresno State ROTC.

“I think it’s going to bring them closer as a team,” he said.

The program was the first of its kind, Spock said. But he hopes it won’t be the last.

Spock said he had been thinking of new directions to take the ROTC since joining the program a year ago.

Terry’s proposition was too

A member of ROTC teaches a basketball player how to do a proper pushup on the wet track at Warmerdam Field.

good to let pass by, Spock said.

He believes it was successful, and wants to make it even better before next season.

“We want to continue to improve on it, to refine it,” he said.

Once the kinks are worked out, Spock plans on reaching out to the other sports programs to become involved, he said.

“We’re going to seek those other teams and ask if they’d like to participate,’’ Spock said.

Souza joined ROTC four years ago, he said. However this was the first time he took the role of drill instructor.

Not an imposing figure at 5 foot 7 inches tall, Souza admitted he felt a little intimidated standing among the Bulldogs, many of whom stood at a towering 6 feet and higher.

But it was impossible for the ’Dogs to ignore Souza, who barked orders in a voice that could rival any true bulldog.

“They gave me respect that they would give their coach, and I showed the same respect back to them. I treated them as professionals, as adults and as athletes,” he said.

Soaking wet and panting,

the Bulldogs were still not allowed a moment to rest.

Souza ordered the team to grab one of the large water containers waiting by the track and wasn’t going to let the team slack off.

“I didn’t say walk,” Souza yelled. “Move with a purpose.

Hustle!”

T h e b a s k e t b a l l p l aye r s picked up large, beige water containers weighing up to 15 pounds each, with leaking caps, and lifted them above their heads.

As the water dripped from the loose caps, drenching the players who were still wet from the grass, the ’Dogs used the containers to perform a shoulder press, then held the jugs above their heads for up to 15 seconds.

After a set of pushups, the players hit the grass again for another crawl.

The players started showing signs of strain, and a few began to lag behind on the grass.

They didn’t know what to expect when they walked onto the track the first day.

“We were expecting to come out at 6 in the morning and do some track work and run around,” senior basketball player Garrett Johnson said.

“But we ended up crawling through the grass and carrying jugs — it blindsided us, but it was for the better.”

Something began to change in the players’ drive.

“At first it was tough,” Johnson said. “But now, you start to get used to it. You start to adapt to it.”

A few of the players who finished the crawl jumped back onto the grass next to one of their struggling teammates.

Crawling side by side, the players that returned to the uncomforting grass spoke to their teammates, spur ring them on to finish the final stretch of the exercise.

“I know we will be mentally stronger,” Johnson said.

It was moments like the Bulldogs pulling together that impressed Souza the most.

“There were several players that exhibited natural leadership potential. They brought their teammates alongside them. They were constantly encouraging them, constantly had that dedication to perfection,” Souza said.

“That gave me a lot of pride to see that.”

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CineCulture dances into season

By Katherine Ayala The Collegian “Mao’s Last Dancer,” an Au s t r a l i a n f i l m d i r e c t e d

by B r u c e B e r e s f o r d , w a s shown last Friday as part of CineCulture’s focus to bring cultural awareness to campus through film and discussions.

Edward EmanuEl, drama professor at Fresno State, playwright and winner of several awards, led the post-screening discussion at the Peters Auditorium.

The screening attracted students and members of the public, both young and old, to follow the journey of a ballet dancer.

Based on an autobiographical book by Li Cunxin, his life story and journey as a ballet dancer beginning in his native China are de picted in the film.

As a child, Cunxin was selected to become a ballet dancer by a single motion from his teacher. From that point, his life changed. Later, Cunxin was scouted by an American ballet company to travel to the United States where he became a symbol for his people in China and made a mark in ballet as a world-class dancer.

EmanuEl chose to share this film with the audience because of its “tremendous social message,” he said. “Just one gesture changes a boy’s life from poverty to eventual riches and great success and artistic accomplishments.”

H e a l s o e x p re s s e d t h at CineCulture wanted to kick off with a film with a strong cultural influence and a strong artistic communication.

EmanuEl said this film is a “film that changes the world in terms of the way people see it, the way we saw China, and the way we see China. China is our essential partner in the world.

T h e re a re t wo s u p e r p ow ers in the world today, one’s

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CineCulture discussant Edward EmanuEl, drama professor and playwriter, speaks to students and community about the life of Li Cunxin, the main character of “Mao’s Last Dancer.” This film was based on a true story and was directed by Bruce Beresford.

China and one’s America, and we have to deal with them in strong ways, and this is a film that I think bridges that, and I think it’s a significant film.”

During the pre-screening i n t ro d u c t i o n t o t h e f i l m , EmanuEl told the audience to compare repressive and open societies.

In Cunxin’s time in China, he is caught in the birthing of the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s, a time when leader Mao Zedong tried to eliminate west-

ern influence in the People’s Republic of China. It was a time when scholars were sent to re-education camps and books of Shakespeare were burned in the streets.

Breaking tradition and stepping away from his culture, Cunxin had to leave his family behind to fulfill the requests of the Chinese government to become a ballet dancer.

In the film, Cunxin is taken from his family in a peasant village in communist China

to Beijing to products of dance with the China.

Beijing Dance Audience Academy, where member Dan here are two suhe is later choleft with a posiperpowers in the sen to dance with tive reaction to world today, one’s China The Houston the film but also and one’s America, and Ballet company noted that it we have to deal with in America for did not actually them in strong ways, a few months. depict China at and this is a film that I This foreign the time. think bridges that, and land became a Ya s e e n w a s I think it’s a significant place where he quick to recogfilm.” learned to be free nize the discrepas a dancer and ancies of the gained courage.

— Edward EmanuEl, film that were “Mao’s Last drama professor brought up durDancer” shows ing discussion. the evolution of “The Cultural both Cunxin and Revolution was China. in the ‘60s, and “You can see all of a sudden the actual cultural develop- George Bush is coming in. ment in China in this film as I knew that, and then when well as Li’s, how they began to the Cultural Revolution was loosen up and see that the cor- going on there were no ATM ruption of the west wasn’t as machines and all that so I bad as maybe the corruption noticed all that.” But overall it of the Cultural Revolution,” he felt it was a good film.

EmanuEl said.

This film is “a journey of During the discussion por- a young man in the Cultural tion of the event, the audience Revolution who rose through asked questions and gave feed- hell to get to heaven,” said back of the film. Highlights of EmanuEl. This film “is a very, the discussion centered around very good example of why art the politics and economics. can bring people together; how The film also brought up points art can bring people together.” of China’s evolving political “Everything is in a state status, economy and the reali- of evolution. Nothing stays ties of immigration policies. the same.” This is something An audience member asked EmanuEl wanted the audience if the speaker saw Nor th to walk away with.

Korea progressing, to which He said,“We’re all growDr. EmanuEl responded with ing to the same point, we’re a quick, “No, no,” because all coming to the same place North Korea and China are together.” very different. He continued to explained that China would realize that the real wealth was COMMENT: The Collegian is a by “sucking us dry.” China has forum for student expression. learned to export - he gestured http://collegian.csufresno.edu to his articles of clothing and jiggled his pockets and said they are most likely imported

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’Dogs brace for Oregon’s speed, tempo

Senior safety Phillip Thomas, junior linebacker Patrick Su’a and redshirt sophomore defensive back Derron Smith combine on a tackle Saturday against Weber State.

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian After proving every bit “fast, physical and fanatical” — that coach Tim DeRuyter billed them to be — in Saturday’s 37-10 victory against Weber State, the Bulldogs (1-0) have a date with BCS royalty this week in the Pac-12’s Oregon Ducks.

Fourth-ranked Oregon (1-0), the reigning Pac-10/Pac-12 champion three years running, features a spread-option attack that racked up 605 total yards in its season opener, a 57-34 drubbing of Arkansas State.

Piloted by freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota, the fast Oregon offense executed 96 plays last Saturday and possessed the football for 32 minutes.

“For a guy who has just started one game, he’s extremely athletic,” DeRuyter said of Mariota. “He can throw it accurately.

“Oregon is a bit more optionoriented. Nobody does it better than them. They’re pros at that. Their tempo is extremely

fast. And you match that with some extremely fast athletes — they put a lot of stress on you.”

The challenge for this week’s practices, DeRuyter said, is replicating the same, quick tempo of Oregon’s offense.

“It’s hard to replicate the tempo,” he said. “The plays they run aren’t magic. They’ve got great players doing it and they do it at a great tempo. It’s a matter of us getting lined up as quickly as we can.”

Fresno State’s defense has the task in stopping an Oregon team that is the only in the Pac-12 to average 40 points per game in two consecutive seasons.

“Even if we beat them, I don’t think we’re one of the top-5 programs in the country,” defensive coordinator Nick Toth said. “If we beat these guys it’s not going to mean ‘we’ve arrived.’ If they get after us and they beat us, it doesn’t mean that we can’t play football against good people.

“I think it’s just a game that challenges us. And what it challenges is our toughness. That’s really what I’m looking at this

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week.”

Fresno State debuted its up-tempo, no-huddle spread offense this past Saturday in near-seamless fashion.

In the Bulldogs’ first possession of the game, quarterback Derek Carr led the offense on an eight-play, 97-yard drive in two minutes and 37 seconds to a score.

But to compete with an Oregon offense that DeRuyter said “presents tremendous issues with their speed [and] their tempo,” Fresno State will have to increase the number of plays it runs in this year’s offense.

It would have to be more than the 65 plays they ran against Weber State, DeRuyter said.

“We’ve got to get the plays in quicker. We’ve got to get lined up quicker and put more pressure on defenses.”

DeRuyter said he expects the team to continue to make improvements this week.

“I believe in the old adage that teams make the most prog ress between the first two games,” DeRuyter said.

“Hopefully, that’ll be the case for us because we do have a lot of work to do.”

The change in opponents appears drastic, however.

Fresno State goes from a 27-point victory over Weber State, a Football Championship Subdivision program, to being a 34-point underdog, according to VegasInsider.com, against Oregon.

“I’m excited to go out there and compete against Oregon,” Carr said.

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“Not a lot of people have faith in us and I love it that way.

I hope it stays that way all year because I have nothing but faith in our guys.”

Middle linebackers have strong first showing Before the start of the season, Toth said that the middle linebacker position—that he said holds more relevance and significance in this year’s 3-4 base for mation—was faced arguably one of the toughest transitions to make in switching schemes.

Junior Patrick Su’a and senior Travis Brown, starters in Fresno State’s 37-10 win against Weber State, combined for 12 tackles. Su’a’s eight tackles led the team.

“We showed a lot of good things in the first g ame,” Brown said. “A couple mistakes just had to do with where we are in alignment. Issues like that are easy fixes. I felt like we put most of them to bed. I feel like we’re on the right track right now.”

Senior captain Jeremiah Toma did not dress in uniform for Saturday’s season opener.

DeRuyter on Adams: ‘He’s got to get more consistent’ Of all the wide receivers on Fresno State’s roster, redshirt

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freshman Davante Adams enjoyed a breakout performance Saturday.

A g a i n s t a We b e r S t a t e defense, Adams finished with two touchdowns and 118 receiving yards on seven receptions.

Adams meshed with Carr and could establish himself as Carr’s go-to receiver.

Carr and Adams, as well as the new spread offense performed with fluidity early in the game. Adams caught passes for 27 and 38-yard scores.

DeRuyter said Adams still has to improve in cer tain aspects of the game, namely consistency.

“Primarily, when the ball’s n o t b e i n g t h row n t o h i m and when he’s got to block.”

DeRuyter said.

“T hose young receivers don’t realize that every single rep is very, very important. If we’re throwing screen passes and we’re not sprinting down the field, defenses see that, and they can react quicker.

“If he is not the primary receiver getting the coverage, he still has to run the route to make sure that they cover you. I like his progress. We saw those glimpses of greatness in the spring. And he’s carried it over in the fall. To make him the player that he can be, he’s got to get more consistent.”

Senior linebacker Shawn Plummer and the Dogs defense look to the sidelines for another play to be called. The Wildcats were held to only ten points.

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’Dogs trample Wildcats 37-10

By Luke Shaffer The Collegian Last Saturday, Fresno State convincingly won its home opener against Weber State at Bulldog Stadium.

With the final score ending in a crushing 37-10 victory for the Bulldogs, head coach Tim DeRuyter started off his era with success.

“I’m extremely proud of everything that happened tonight. To go out there and the Red Wave – I thought that the crowd was great,” DeRuyter said. “I was proud of the effort of our team.”

Early in the game the ’Dogs forced Weber State to punt, and their new-look offense came out aggressively with a passing play from their own three-yard line. Junior quarterback Derek Carr hooked up with redshirt freshman Devante Adams on a play that resulted in a big gain getting the Bulldogs off to a fast start.

“He’s a great player. It shows how great our depth is at receiver,” Carr said.

“I’m just proud of our receiving corps as a whole!”

DeRuyter has let it be known that the style of offense he wants to run will be aggressive. As on Saturday, there were a multitude of long passing plays called from the offensive playbook.

“We wanted to be agg ressive,” DeRuyter said. “We don’t want to be conservative, but we want to take our shots where we think we have them. That’s going to be our style.”

Senior running back Robbie Rouse continued to inch closer to the Fresno State football rushing record held by legend Ron Rivers. Now tied with Ryan Mathews for second at 3,280 yards, Rouse needs 198 yards to break the record.

He’ll look to continue his success next Saturday against Oregon.

“He’s the kind of guy that if you’re in a phone both with him, you wouldn’t be able to catch him. He’s going to make people miss,” DeRuyter said. “I like him in our scheme. He’s dynamic. He’s electric.”

Being Rouse’s first game back in live action since last season at San Diego State, he didn’t miss a beat amassing 123 yards on 22 carries and scoring two touchdowns. With Carr hitting the majority of his passes to multiple targets and Rouse running through holes in

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Senior running back Robbie Rouse rushes through a hole in the Wildcats’ defense. Rouse is only 193 yards from from tying Ron Rivers record.

opposing defense, the ’Dogs offense was clicking on all cylinders.

“This was my first time going live since San Diego State. So it felt good to be back out there and help my team out,” Rouse said. “There’s a lot of draws in there (the playbook), and that’s great for me because it leaves me in one-on-one situations and my line making blocks.”

Defensively, the Bulldogs were strong from start to finish. However, in the third quarter, Fresno State allowed the Wildcats to gain momentum as they scored a touchdown about a quarter into the second half.

“I think, overall, we approached playing with a fanaticism that we wanted to play with. We did a really good job against the run,” DeRuyter said. “We gave them reason in the third quarter

Derek Carr completed ten passes in a row at one point in the game against Weber State.

to be encouraged because we didn’t play very well. We didn’t play very inspired.”

The Bulldo gs travel to Ore gon Saturday to face the Ducks in their stadium. This will be Fresno State’s first game against a Top 25 team this season.

Coach DeRuyter knows that in order to have a chance to pull off an upset, the team will have to be more disciplined.

“We’ve got a heck of a lot of work to do to get more discipline. We had way too many penalties,” he said.

Overall, DeRuyter was really pleased with his team’s performance and his coaching staff. He was especially pleased that his staff was able to smoothly transition his new schemes into the offense and defense, which happened during last spring and in the summer.

“I think they did a tremendous job

starting back in January until now installing our schemes on both sides,” DeRuyter said. “We’ve got some things to clean up, but I like where we’re at after this first game.”

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Redshirt freshman Devante Adams catches a pass from junior quarterback Derek Carr, adding to the crushing victory over Weber State.