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Mykal Walker, defensive end, celebrates a touchdown after a blocked Idaho field goal. Fresno State defeated the Idaho Vandals 79-13 at the home opener at Bulldog Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018.

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Bulldogs open season with rout of Idaho

By Michael Ford @mfordcollegian

Special teams play, good defense and smart quarterbacking. Fresno State head football coach Jeff Tedford would be hard-pressed to ask much more from his team in it’s season opening demolition of the Idaho Vandals 79-13.

The ‘Dogs seemed intent on getting their second-year, senior quarterback Marcus McMaryion comfortable early by mixing up the play calling.

Short throws, perimeter runs and bruising rushes up the middle had the Vandals’ defense on it’s heels early and often.

It was a sight that Bulldogs’ fans were looking for from McMaryion. Fans were expecting a huge step forward after a very solid season in 2017, leading the ‘Dogs to one of the greatest turnarounds from one season to the

next in college football history.

But, it’s not as if the Bulldogs really needed McMaryion to be good anyway. Not with a veteran defense led by the likes of Tank Kelly, Mike Bell, Jaron Bryant and a host of others who suffocated Idaho all night long.

In the first half alone, the ‘Dogs blocked two field goals, both returned for touchdowns by junior defensive back Bryant, and returned an interception for a touchdown, all while allowing only 13 points.

Bryant said that during preparation for the game, the team identified a weakness in Idaho’s field goal unit and exploited it heavily. “[Defensive coordinator Bert] Watts talked about it all week. If we rush one person off the edge, the end guy is going to step out and create that hole, and that is what happened tonight,” Bryant said.

Tedford attributed this success to his team’s tireless efforts on plays that typically don’t

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“We don’t take field goals off. It’s not a play off, it’s a chance to make a play. That effort gave us two big plays tonight,” Tedford said. “Those type of plays just reinforce the effort you need to get it done.”

The Bulldogs could have won this game even if they hadn’t trotted their offense out onto the field.

But, the offense did come out on the field, and that was just fine with sophomore running back Jordan Mims. Midway through the third quarter, Mims already halved his touchdown total of six from 2017.

Mims said that this type of performance from him will be more of a rule than the exception “as long as our line and our quarterbacks are doing their job.”

Mims rushed nine times for 36 yards along

with the three trips to the endzone.

Halfway through the third quarter and with the game well in hand -- 58-12 type of well in hand. Tedford appeared to attempt to literally call off the Dogs by inserting redshirt junior Jorge Reyna in at quarterback to replace McMaryion.

Reyna foiled that plan as he threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Derrion Grim, and the rout continued without missing a beat.

The offense, whether it needed to or not, racked up 486 yards and an unholy 6.7 yards gained per play.

Time will tell if the Bulldogs can carry the momentum to their next game on the road against the University of Minnesota on Sept. 8.

The Golden Gophers defeated New Mexico State 48-10 on Saturday, setting up a matchup of two teams coming off of dominant victories.

Beer sales increase revenue at football games, associate AD says

By Seth Casey @carlo_rossier

With the new season of Fresno State football officially underway, facilities management personnel at Bulldog Stadium are preparing for another year of passionate fans and successful concession sales.

The 2017 football season marked the first time since 2006 that beer was served at a Fresno State football game. The change brought about a $100,000 increase in net concession sales since the previous season, according to Paul Ladwig, senior associate athletics director for external communications.

Concession sales reached a net total of $145,000 in 2017, a number Ladwig expects to top this year.

“Fans have responsibly embraced the new policy, and incidents involving alcohol did not rise at all … at this time there is no reason to

reconsider the sale of alcohol at the game,” Ladwig said Ladwig also said that security personnel with experience in venues that serve alcohol, along with watchul monitoring, has prevented negative alcohol-related experiences.

Since the restriction of beer sales was lifted last year, fans can purchase the alcoholic beverage within the stadium, but only in one of the three designated beer gardens.

Greg WIlliams, who manages a beer stand at one of the stadium’s beer gardens, has worked at Bulldog events for the past two decades and said that keeping the beer sales in a separate location from the food concession stands has reduced the “opportunity for over-consumption.”

“When there wasn’t alcohol inside the stadium, everyone tried to consume as much as possible before they entered,” Williams said.

“It’s a much better crowd than what we had before when there was no beer, it’s kind of reverse logic from what you would think.”

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Wednesday is last day to enroll in free, online CSU course

By Marilyn Castaneda @marilyncast98

Students in the California State University system can count on graduating early, or on time, thanks to a host of free online courses that are available.

CSU Fully Online offers free online courses for students from any of the 23 statewide campuses. Students are allowed one free course online each semester with no additional cost to their tuition.

The free course program has been available for a couple of years in order to assist students at a CSU campus to complete their degrees in a more timely fashion, according to Ellen Klute, associate registrar at the office of the university

registrar.

“The thought is that once the students at an institution have registered for their classes online and if there is still space, other students from other CSUs can enroll on a space-available basis,” Klute said.

Students can complete the classes to fulfill general education requirements or requirements within their majors. There are thousands of courses available.

Course offerings by campus varies and depends on the campus, according to Klute.

Fresno State offers a few hundred fully online courses, with the number of courses increasing each semester. This year, there are three times as many students taking online classes from other institutions than fall 2017.

The Office of the University Registrar en-

courages matriculated students to register for online courses, but also reminds them of the challenges that come with the online classroom setting.

Completing degree requirements is also a possibility for undergrad students according to Erica Lassen, who specializes in degree audit and articulation at the office of the university registrar.

“From an articulation perspective, I really encourage any student who is interested to meet with one of their academic advisors prior to registering,” Lassen said. “So they can look at their classes together and see if it’s likely to meet any of their degree requirements.”

The last day to register for CSU Fully Online in the fall semester is Sept. 5th for Fresno State.

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Castro is District 4’s first Genocide exhibit opens ‘Man of the Year’

By Sabrina Stevenson

By Cresencio RodriguezDelgado @cres_guez

The Fresno City Council presented Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro on Aug. 30 with a proclamation naming him District 4’s first “Man of the Year.”

The announcement was apparently a surprise. Castro was joined by wife and Fresno State First Lady Mary Castro as well as several other people as Councilman Paul Caprioglio presented the proclamation.

The Collegian obtained a copy of the proclamation, where the city council highlights several recent achievements by Castro.

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“Not only has Castro made improvements to the graduation rate, but he has reached out to the communities in central California to recruit,” part of the proclamation states.

The city council also declared Aug. 31 “Dr. Joseph Castro Day.” Fresno State spokeswoman Patti Waid released a statement from Castro on last week’s proclamation, where Castro thanked Caprioglio and Fresno Mayor Lee Brand for the recognition.

“I am as much honored as I am surprised by the City of Fresno’s award,” Castro said. “It’s a great honor to receive such acknowledgment from our elected officials with whom we have a strong and collaborative partnership.”

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Students can learn about and connect to a tragic part of our diverse histories at “Genocides of the 20th Century,” an exhibit in the Henry Madden Library.

Barlow Der Mugrdechian, organizer for the exhibit, said the exhibit gives the history of the Armenian and Rwandan Genocides, and Jewish Holocaust, so interested students can learn about and gain perspective on these tragedies.

“It’s a way to teach students about the concept of genocide. What it is, the people who’ve experienced it, and how to prevent it,” Mugrdechian said.

The exhibit officially opened on Sept. 1 in the Leon S. Peters Ellipse Gallery on the second floor of the library. The exhibit closes Oct. 31.

Jessica Piffero, communications specialist, said the exhibit took a few days to set up after Memorial De La Shoah created the exhibit pieces.

“They connected with Barlow and the library to have the exhibition here,” Piffero said.

Piffero encourages students who come to the library to check the exhibit out.

“While you’re here just take a moment to walk through this exhibition. You might learn something new,” Piffero said. “Students should

take advantage of this opportunity.”

Mallory Coit, a student, perused the exhibit before its official opening date.

“I saw the sign and felt like learning about it,” Coit said. “It’s a bold-ish statement.”

Coit said that the exhibit is timely because of the way our government is handling things.

“In the Holocaust, Jewish children were separated from their families. Now we’re separating immigrant children from their families,” Coit said.

Sayra Ochoa, a student, said she didn’t know about the exhibit, but thinks students can learn a lot about recent genocides.

“Most of the ones (genocides) that are here are the ones not being talked about as much,” Ochoa said.

Mugrdechian said if students were interested in learning more about the Armenian Genocide, there would be a lecture on it Sept. 21.

Mugrdechian said these events are important because many Armenians came to the Central Valley as survivors of genocide.

“It’s a way to understand the experience of these people,” Mugrdechian said. “If you look at the world, there’s a lot of problems in the world.

It (genocide) is a recurring problem.”

“We want to remember, but we also want to prevent those sorts of things.”

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Four named to university’s advisory board Fresno State president Dr. Joseph I. Castro announced earlier this summer the appointment of four new members to the 25-member campus advisory board that provides strategic input on the development of Fresno State.

ence providing support to tribal youth, community and tribal government. She is the vice chair of the Table Mountain Rancheria tribal council. She founded and is the chair of the Phil D. Hunter and Warren Lee Jones Scholarship Fund, chair of the Central California NAGPRA Yokuts Coalition and chair of the Traditional Indian Health committee for the California Rural Indian Health Board. She graduated with an associate of arts degree in liberal studies from

best known in the U.S. for Bertolli Olive Oil. He also has been the chief customer officer for Tree House Foods and worked in various capacities for Kraft Foods, The William Wrigley Jr. Company and BestSweet, Inc. Sweeney is best known as Fresno State’s record-setting quarterback in the 1980s. After graduating with a business degree from Fresno State, he played professional football for the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.

California, Merced.

Wolaridge is the founder and owner of From Above Financial, which provides customized financial solutions that match the individual and business. He is involved in numerous community groups in the Bakersfield area, including the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, Kern County School Boards Association, CSU, Bakersfield Roadrunner Scholarship Fund, Stop the Violence, Kern County Black Chamber of

The new members are Beverly J. Hunter, Harry Overly, Kevin Sweeney and Keith C. Wolaridge. Sweeney and Wolaridge are Fresno State alumni. Board members generally serve three-year terms, according to a university news release.

Hunter has more than 20 years of experi-

Fresno City College and a certificate in anthropology from Porterville College.

Overly has been president and CEO of Sun-Maid Growers of California since 2017.

Prior to going to Sun-Maid, he was the CEO of North America for Deoleo, the seller of the largest olive oil brands in the world. Deoleo is

He then went into financial services, where he has over 25 years of sales and leadership experience. At present, he is the managing director and the head of national sales for Wells Fargo’s Wealth Management and Private Bank. He served on the Fresno State Board of Governors and as a board member for the University of

Commerce and the Kern County Workforce Investment Committee. He also mentors students at Bakersfield College. He graduated with an accounting degree from Fresno State, and holds masters degrees in leadership from Grand Canyon University and in governance from the California School Board Association.

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Thousands have used shuttle. Have you?

By Melina Ortiz @thecollegian

Fresno State has begun the fall 2018 semester with a record number of enrolled students – and that could mean longer wait lists, and less parking.

But the university is offering relief from parking headaches with a shuttle system that began January 2016, since a parking structure isn’t an option anytime soon.

Fresno State’s shuttle bus, the Bulldog Express, has been operating with a monthly ridership of anywhere between 10,000 to 15,000 students, according to Derek Brantley, interim parking and transportation manager.

“The idea behind Bulldog Express is to try to reduce single-occupancy vehicles on campus, and to encourage folks to park in areas that may be a little farther from campus,” Brantley said.

The Bulldog Express aims to encourage students to park in areas farther from campus since the shuttle will take students to the main campus.

“You would go out and park in like the Save Mart Center parking lot,” Brantley said, “and then we run the shuttle from that parking lot to campus.”

The Bulldog Express offers stops at six locations – Bulldog Lane and Millbrook Avenue, Millbrook Avenue and Barstow, Campus Drive at North Gym, Save Mart Center parking lot, Campus Pointe and the Athlete Village.

The shuttle operates Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The shuttle arrives to all six locations every 15 minutes.

Brantley said the shuttle is helping students.

“Especially at the beginning of the semester we can tell people where we know there will be parking, and we have an option for them to ride to campus,” Brantley said.

Miguel Carrasco, a senior criminology student, occasionally shuttles to campus.

“Sometimes, I won’t even bother looking for parking,” Carrasco said. “I’ll drive to Save Mart Center and wait for the shuttle.”

Carrasco said the he’s noticed other stu-

dents also parking farther from campus, and taking the shuttle to their destination.

“It only takes me about 7 minutes to get from Campus Drive to the Save Mart Center,” Carrasco said. “And it saves me the frustration going in circles trying to find parking.”

Demi Wack, president of Associated Students, Inc, suggests students download the Fresno State Mobile app that can be downloaded on the App Store. Through the app, students can access the SmartTraxx app that gives real-time tracking on shuttles.

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The Bulldog Express shuttle arrives every 15 minutes

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CAMPUS UPGRADES Jose Romo • The Collegian

Debbie AdishianAstone, vice president for administration and associate vice president for auxiliary services, and Frank Lamas, vice president of student affairs, stand in the University Courtyard at Fresno State.

The university is planning to build or renovate campus student housing.

Fresno State mulls student housing revamp

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resno State is in the early stages of developing new on-campus student housing, a project that has become increasingly significant considering student enrollment for the spring semester has reached a record high.

The university has employed a third-party firm, Brailsford and Dunlavey, to conduct a preliminary feasibility study that will give administrators a better understanding of the students’ needs and how to better address them, according to Debbie Adishian-Astone, vice president for administration and associate vice president for auxiliary services.

The study will also evaluate and weigh the demand and cost of new housing against the cost of renovating existing dorms to determine if additional buildings will be necessary.

According to Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Frank Lamas, the project — whether adding new buildings or renovating current ones — will be self-sufficient in that “students

By Seth Casey | @carlo_rossier who live there will pay for the cost of the building,” and no additional student fees will be necessary.

“The study will help to guide the program and what the highest priorities are, and really where the demand is,” Adishian-Astone said.

“We are looking to see what other amenities and what other types of learning spaces that would be synergistic.”

The university’s administration has been sourcing input from students on what amenities they would like the on-campus dorms to feature.

“We want to know what students want. We want to know what would make your experience at the university a better experience,” Lamas said.

Some of the amenities being discussed include more dorms with private bedrooms, full kitchens, in-unit laundry and additional fitness centers.

While the exact location for new housing is

Next week The Collegian explores Fresno State’s central heating and cooling plant upgrades for the “Campus Upgrades” series. still being analyzed and discussed, Adishian-Astone said she expects new dorm buildings would be constructed “within that footprint” of the existing dormitories, but may require “some reconfiguration.”

The existing on-campus dorms can accommodate up to 1,157 students, and currently houses 983 residents. A new dorm building would increase the overall capacity by an estimated 350 to 700 additional students.

Lamas estimates the entire project taking three to four years.

New student housing is not the only construction project the university is currently un-

dertaking. A referendum in the spring semester received student approval, including to raise student fees, to fund the new Student Union.

The new USU is estimated to cost $60 million. Although no exact location has yet been designated, administration speculates it will be somewhere toward the center of campus, possibly replacing the amphitheater just south of the Keats Building.

The university is also evaluating the process of updating the campus’ central heating and cooling plant, which will need a significant renovation to support the campus’ planned construction projects.

Lamas said the projects reflect the university’s enrollment growth over the years and the need to expand facilities. The university welcomed 25,200 students for the fall semester, the largest group according to campus records.

“This (new student housing) will be, along with our (New) Student Union, really great facilities for our students,” Lamas said.

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Marching band rocks Bulldog Stadium Saturday night

By Olivia Hayes @livi_hayes3

On Sept. 1, the football team opened up the season with an annihilating win over Idaho, along with successfully starting off the new “Run to Victory” tradition this year.

The stands were packed to the brim, and the Red Wave returned once again, but another significant highlight of the night was the marching band’s new halftime show. The show started off with the popular ‘80s tune most probably know, “Sweet Child Of Mine” by Guns N’ Roses. The band’s director, Steven McKeithen, chose this “huge rock classic” because he loves the song and wanted to pick something the crowd would be familiar with.

He stated, “I don’t know how anybody could grow up in this country and have not heard it once.”

From playing Guns N’ Roses, the band swiftly jumped to another iconic rock band, Van Halen. The marching band performed the hit song “Eruption,” about which McKeithen said, “the song was really about Eddie Van Halen showing off.”

This time it was Fresno State faculty member, Corey Whitehead who got to show off on his electric guitar. He played alongside other students who accompanied him on their own rhythm and bass guitars, but Whitehead remained “the primary vehicle of the halftime show,” according to McKeithen.

The idea to feature Whitehead was spurred from an alumni performance last year by a guest saxophonist.

The last song that the band played in conjunction with “Eruption” was “You’ve Really Got Me.” The crowd went wild for its performance, and now the band is looking forward to performing its halftime show at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Sept. 15, when the Fresno State Bulldogs go head-tohead with the UCLA Bruins.

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Corey Whitehead jams it out with a band member.

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Marching band’s trumpet section waits to start the next song in their set.

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‘Cosby’ actor not alone: Day jobs, low stipends among financial realities of being an actor

By Nina Metz

Chicago Tribune/TNS CHICAGO – "Geoffrey Owens, a former actor on 'The Cosby Show,' found himself at the center of the news cycle when shoppers captured photos of him working at a New Jersey Trader Joe's," Entertainment Weekly reported this week.

Let's move past the gawping and apparent shock some had at the idea of a recognizable actor working a non-glamorous job and talk about the financial realities of being an actor.

Because except for a lucky few earning top dollars, it is a fickle industry and profession where there are lulls between jobs, even for talented performers.

Audiences, I suspect, have no concept of what actors get paid – and the assumption that they all get paid well just isn't true.

A few years ago I spoke with theater actors in Chicago – specifically non-Equity actors performing at storefront theaters – about what it means to earn little-to-no money for each project. Even if it's a hit show.

That means most have day jobs in order to pay their bills, working an eight-hour day and then going to work at night for rehearsals or a performance.

This isn't uncommon, which is why the hashtag #ActorsWithDayJobs took off in the wake of the original story about Owens working at Trader Joe's.

The exhaustion is real. But it's a strategic decision.

McKenzie Chinn was an actor I talked to for the piece and here's what she told me: "I think most of us were prepared for the grind of it, this idea of finding a way to make a living while continuing to make our art."

Will Kiley was another actor I spoke to: "When I moved to Chicago I had no concept that the pay would be so low at established theaters. I was surprised at the stipend culture; that was my ignorance.

"For the work you put in compared to the money you receive back, it doesn't feel like there's a direct correlation. I did some

ONLINE: For the full story, visit our website: collegian.csufresno.edu industrial voice-over stuff, and for two hours of work I got paid a couple thousand dollars, and that helped finance moving to Chicago, but that work felt artistically shallow and super-easy. Whereas I'll work my tail off on a storefront show, which is what I want to be doing, and get paid in, you know, beer."

Getting TV and film work can dramatically change their circumstances to a point where they can finally quit that day job.

But even then, it's not as much money as people assume. Big earners are outliers.

Here are the numbers for film (as of 2017) according to The Hollywood Reporter: "An actor with only a few credits appearing in his or her first big franchise movie – like Gal Gadot in 'Wonder Woman' or Henry Cavill in 'Man of Steel' – can expect to earn between $150,000 and $300,000. They'll make considerably more if there's a sequel.

And on the really low end, the kids in 'It' were paid SAG-AFTRA scale, now between $65,000 and $75,000."

TV actors are paid per episode. The Hollywood Reporter has the going rate on the low end at $30,000 per episode – “which is what the kids from ‘Stranger Things’ earned their first season.”

“Stranger Things” ran eight episodes in Season 1, making that a total of $240,000.

For actors on broadcast network shows with 22 episodes, the $30,000/episode year-end total is considerably higher at $660,000.

Both are considerable sums. But not the kind of money to ensure an actor will never need to work again in their lifetime. And those salary figures are before agent (usually 10 percent) and manager (another 15 percent) fees are subtracted. And before taxes.

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The straw restriction spreads to Fresno State

By Christina Tran @chrissyrose77

Fresno State is aligning with many other California restaurants and food services by joining the #stopsucking movement to restrict plastic usage.

On Aug. 20, the University Dining Hall on campus posted over social media that there will no longer be plastic straws available for students, unless requested.

This restriction has gone into effect this fall semester at Fresno State but cities all over California, along with a few other states like New York and Hawaii, have likewise become participants for the ban of plastic straws and cutlery.

Among other universities joining this movement, Chico State has also gotten ridden of all plastic straws on campus and replaced them with paper and stainless steel straw kits for students on campus to use. Out of state, the University of Portland and Dartmouth College have rid their campus of plastic straws and switched to paper replacements.

Taking the initiative to join this battle against plastic waste pollution, California lawmakers have been recognized as the first state to begin restriction of plastic straws.

But, in order to decrease the amount of plastic consumers create on a day-to-day basis, there needs to be some type of regulation at hand.

Starting off with something as small as a single straw can become the catalyst for change

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needed to begin the process of cleaning the air we breathe, clarifying the water we drink and purifying the ocean we swim in.

Over the past few years, it has become clear that there have been critical issues dealing with our environment and the forms of life that thrive in it. For example, marine life has been suffering greatly, along with the contamination of drinking water in various cities.

Again and again, we see these same type of events come up in social media of animals ingesting plastic waste or cities having to go days or weeks without filtered water.

The plastic -- and what we do with it -- is the problem, but nothing is being done to fix it.

This isn’t something that happened out of the blue or something people didn’t see coming.

Slowly but surely, our actions over the past

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few decades have created consequences that will need to be addressed in the near future.

We fail to realize how much of an impact we create in our environment because of the waste thrown out on a weekly basis.

It’s not immediately affecting how most of us live our lives so we often forget how dangerous things are becoming, both for animals and us.

Recognizing how much the products we use can affect other forms of life is something society needs to understand and care more about.

Often we go through pounds and pounds of trash with no concern for where it will end up or how it will be disposed of.

The disconnect between individual and environment is something that needs to be seen as a relevant issue by lawmakers, major com-

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panies and the public. Including universities in this movement to clean our cities and country can show everyone what simple reform looks like.

If we care about ourselves and our future, then we should also care about other forms of life we could be changing in negative or caustic ways.

This ban on plastic straws and cutlery in restaurants and food services can be the help environmentalists need to make us understand how we all can begin changing and how we are able to live fulfilling lives while protecting our surroundings and life within them.

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HEALTHY BULLDOGS

CalFresh: Stretching your dollars for healthy eating Jessica Medina

Food Security Project Coordinator You have your financial aid for the semester, you’ve purchased your books, and classes have begun…now it’s time to get your food aid! Did you know you might be eligible for up to $192 each month for groceries?

CalFresh, also known as SNAP, helps stretch tight food budgets to allow you to incorporate healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables into your diet. The Student Cupboard, a free food and hygiene pantry on campus, located in Industrial Technology room 144, helps prescreen students for eligibility and assists with the application process.

During the prescreen process, you will be asked about who you purchase and prepare food for, in order to determine your household

size. If your household size fits into the income guidelines, as a college student between the

Keep in mind, if you are living at home with your parents, you will need to be 22 years old or

The Food Security Project will be introducing a new workshop series called “How to

ages of 18-49, you have one more additional college student exemption. Common college student exemptions include: • Working and getting paid for at least 20 hours a week • Approved for federal work study (even if you don’t have a work study job) • Receiving Cal Grant A or B (25 years old or younger, unmarried, and household income of less than $50,000) • Enrolled in Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) or Renaissance Scholars Program (RSP) • Exerting parental control over a dependent household member under 6 years old, or between 6 and 12 years old, with no adequate childcare

older in order to apply by yourself. Otherwise, you should apply with your family.

The application takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete and most eligible students receive their benefits from the county within 7 to 10 business days. Even with a minimum award of $15 each month, can you imagine how many extra items you could add to your refrigerator or pantry with that?

Once you’ve received your CalFresh benefits, use them at your local grocery stores that accept CalFresh EBT to purchase fruits, vegetables, meats, dairy and more. Farmers Markets that accept CalFresh EBT may also participate in a market match program, which gives you DOUBLE your CalFresh dollars to use for more healthy fruits and vegetables.

Adult: Learning Beyond the Classroom,” which will include tips on budgeting, transportation options, as well as free cooking classes. For more information, visit www.fresnostate.edu/ foodsecurity.

Visit our upcoming CalFresh Clinic dates on Sept. 27 and Nov. 14 to apply for CalFresh and learn more about valuable resources on campus.

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Free resources from ASI to students

Demi Wack

Associated Students, Inc. President Hello Fellow Students, I hope everyone has had a smooth transition back to school. This week I want to highlight a few of the services and programs that ASI is offering in hopes that you will take advantage of them.

Did you know that the ASI office has free scantrons and blue books? Before your next exam visit us on the top floor of the USU, Room 316.

Also, ASI is selling tickets for the Fresno State football game against Nevada on Oct. 6 in Reno. The $20 ticket includes transportation to and from Nevada, entrance to the game, and a meal.

Tickets are first come, first serve and can be purchased in USU Room 317. And finally, if you are interested in being a student advocate, joining student government, or being a leader in a club, you should sign up for ASI’s Legislation Education Advocacy and Democracy Academy.

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influencing higher education, and learn how to be a more effective student advocate. Join us for a free bus trip to our State Capitol on Oct. 2.

Thanks for reading! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us at fresnostateasi.org, and I will see you all at our senate meeting this Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 4 p.m. in USU Room 314.

About this column: ASI At a Glance is a weekly column written and provided by the office of the Associated Students Inc. president.

The California State University does not discriminate on the basis of gender, which includes sex and gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation in its education programs or activities. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and certain other federal and state laws, prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation in employment, as well as in all education programs and activities operated by the University (both on and off campus). The protection against discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation includes sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and gender-based dating and domestic violence and stalking.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Jamie Pontius-Hogan Director of Title IX and Clery Compliance jphogan@csufresno.edu 559.278.5357

About this column: Healthy Bulldogs is written by the staff of the Student Health and Counseling Center to encourage Fresno State students to build and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

ing coordination of training, education, communications, and administration of grievance procedures for faculty, staff, students and other members of the University community.

Erin Boele Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Athletics and Director of Housing eboele@csufresno.edu University Courtyard 5150 N. Barton Avenue M/S RH82 F resno, CA 93740 559.278.2345 Option 5 Duties and responsibilities: oversight of gender equity in athletics, including training and education programs and responding to concerns.

Questions may also be addressed to: Office for Civil Rights ocr.sanfrancisco@ed.gov 415-486-5555 FAX: 415-486-5570; TDD: 800-877-8339

Harold H. Haak Administrative Center 5200 N. Barton Avenue M/S ML52 Fresno, CA 93740 Fresnostate.edu/titleix

U.S. Department of Education 50 Beale Street, Suite 7200 San Francisco, CA 94105-1813

Duties and responsibilities: monitoring and oversight of overall implementation of Title IX compliance at the University, includ-

The preceding letter was released to campus emails by Fresno State President Dr. Joseph I Castro on Tuesday.

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Bulldogs finish strong at CrossCountry Invitational

By Michael Ford @mfordcollegian

On a cool late-summer morning, the top cross-country teams in California convened at Woodward Park on Saturday to compete in the Fresno State Cross Country Invitational.

This being the first race of the season, the Bulldogs came out as if they were in midseason form with strong finishes by both the men’s and the women’s teams.

Sophomore Ellie Leather, who is from Bristol, England, had the highest finish for the Bulldogs on both the men and women’s sides.

Leather finished fourth in the 5K race with a time of 18:30 and an average mile time of 5:58.

She said after the race that she told herself to “finish strong and keep positive” to keep herself from slowing down and giving in to the exhaustion.

“A UCLA girl got me right at the end. I think that I had a pretty good finish,” Leather said.

But she was not the only Bulldog to finish in the top 20. Freshman Maureen Jordan finished 14th with a time of 19:05 and an average mile of 6:09.

The men’s side saw one Bulldog finish in the top 20.

Freshman Jaden Uphoff finished the fourmile run 13th with a time of 21:24 and an average mile of 5:21.

Cross-country coach Christine Engel said after the race that she was happy with the result, especially with nine freshmen, men and women combined.

“I was happy to see them jump in and handle the race distance with those new guys.

It reinforced for some of them a good summer of training,” Engel said.

Chris Morzenti from UCLA finished first on the men’s side, while Amy Quinones from Sacramento State finished first for the women.

The Bulldogs now have three weeks off to prepare for their next meet, the UNLV Invitational in Las Vegas on Sept. 22.

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that’s helped develop Fresno State’s version.

Eberlein says Fresno State’s vision of the campaign is different “because we weren’t coming from a place of sorrow and healing like Oregon State was.” She adds she hopes #BulldogBraveBulldogStrong has an impact on high school athletes and coaches in the area as well.

Eberlein says her staff uses a variety of on- and-off-campus services in caring for student-athletes.

“The demands on student-athletes’ time are tremendous, so we use providers who best fit with the athlete’s needs and with time constraints on appointments for example,” Eberlein said.

She contrasted the demands on today’s student-athletes with her time competing in the 1970s. In those years, it was typical for student-athletes to hold down part-time jobs and be involved in campus life along with competing. Eberlein says that today’s athlete doesn’t

In the education area, annual team sessions focused on resources and suicide prevention training are planned. There are also plans to bring in outside speakers to open up the conversation about mental health and keep it moving forward; and continue to educate staff and coaches on suicide prevention, high risk mental health referrals and navigating difficult conversations, just to name a few areas.

As for awareness, Eberlein says she hopes to make videos in which student-athletes’ personal stories are featured.

“I hope some athletes open up on video telling their stories of being helped,” she said.

Jennings says the student-athletic advisory committee plans to table the campaign at one competition in every sport. Mental health information would be made available about resources available to students on campus and about local resources for the general public. There are also plans to expand the campaign’s social

have the time to do that. Softball player Jennings concurs.

Jennings, who is vice president of the Bulldogs Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, says new student-athletes can experience anxiety and panic attacks from the internal and external demands of playing a sport. She says some of the internal demands stem from social media -- ”If you have a bad game, everyone knows it instantly. Nothing you do is unseen.”

Cerami and Jennings agree that for a freshman athlete, the challenges can seem overwhelming.

“As a freshman,” Cerami says, “you’re drowning. You have class and practice. You have a coach you want to please. You have homework and studying. You look at your older teammates, and you think they have it together when, in reality, they might be struggling, too.”

Eberlein adds that the bulk of mental health referrals for student-athletes occur early in their first fall semester on campus.

The Fresno State campaign focuses on three areas: resources, education and awareness.

In the resource area, the plan is to continue to partner with providers, maintain the campaign website and hold group sessions for student-athletes organized by sports medicine and facilitated by Avante Health providers.

Services include the National Suicide Prevention Hotline and Community Behavioral Health Center on Cedar Avenue, north of campus. There’s also a link to the Crisis Text Line. You text to 741741 and are connected to a trained crisis counselor who will message back.

The objective is to get the texter to a calm, safe place mentally.

media reach.

The Oregon State campaign has been nationally honored. In April, it received the 2018 Giant Steps Award in the Civic Leaders category from the Institute for Sport and Social Justice (formerly the National Consortium for Academics and Sports).

Then, in May, Braaten and Ricci received the 2018 Waldo-Cummings Award from Oregon State. According to the university, the award is “among the most prestigious honors bestowed

by Oregon State University as recipients are chosen on the basis of academic excellence and superior extracurricular achievements during their college careers.”

Ricci is a two-time recipient. She also received the award two years ago.

On May 16, the Pac-12 Conference awarded a grant to Braaten and Ricci to expand the program to the other conference members’ athletic departments and student-athlete advisory committees. It was the only student-created program among the six that were awarded a total of $3 million, according to the release announcing the awards.

Eberlein and Cerami both say Oregon State wants campaigns like #DamWorthIt to spread across the country. Clemson University’s effort focuses on suicide prevention.

The “Tigers Together” campaign targets all students, not just student-athletes on its North Carolina campus. Like the Beavers and Bulldogs, Clemson uses social media heavily. It also has a webpage with information links and an online chat capability. The Oregon State videos are available on Twitter.

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Fresno State ends Invitational on high note

By Jorge Rodriguez @jrodcollegian

After a come-from-behind win in five sets to reach the finals the Fresno State volleyball team faced the University of San Francisco Dons in the final match of the Fresno State Invitational.

The Bulldogs defeated the Dons in five sets, 25-22, 14-25, 25-21, 25-27 and 15-13 to win their second game of the Invitational and get their sixth win of the season.

The first set was very competitive, with both teams playing strongly and without either team having a big advantage. The set ended 25-22 in favor of the ‘Dogs, giving them the first set of the match and the momentum needed to start the second set.

The Bulldogs came out for the second set with lots of confidence, but it would be the Dons who would get the upper hand in the set.

USF took an early lead and kept it throughout the set.

The Bulldogs weren’t able to catch the Dons, and with an 11-point deficit would lose the second set, 25-14, evening out the match to to a set apiece In the third set the ‘Dogs started fast, taking advantage of errors made by the Dons and gaining an early lead. USF would keep it close,

making the set a competitive one.

The Bulldogs would eventually win the set 25-21.

Much like the third set, the fourth would be another competitive one, with both teams losing and gaining the lead from each other. The team would stay within a few points.

However, the Dons took a 5-point lead midway through, but the Bulldogs rebounded, cutting the lead to a more manageable 2-points.

Fresno State would tie the set at 24-24, but the Dons battled back to win, 27-25, and force a fifth and final set.

Both teams came out strong and just like the earlier sets, it quickly became a back-andforth fight. The battle continued with the Dons taking a 2-point lead, but the Bulldogs would closed the gap to tie the set up 9-9.

Fresno State would take a 2-point lead toward the end of the set and never look back, winning 15-13.

“In the beginning things didn’t go the way we planned, but we came together and started executing plays and everything came together in the fifth set,” senior Jessica Gilbert said after the game. “We were very resilient and able to come back when we were down, come together as a team and play through the tough times and get the win.”

The Bulldogs’ top performers were: Taylor

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Fresno State volleyball coach Jonathan Winder talks to his team during a timeout at the Fresno State Invitational. Sept. 1, 2018.

Slover with 17 kills, eight digs and 47 total attempts: Jessica Gilbert with 18 kills, 21 digs and 42 total attempts: and Kava Durr with 12 kills three digs and 41 total attempts.

“Early on it was tough...but even when things weren’t perfect we didn’t fold, we kept coming back playing hard and working together,” head coach Jonathan Winder said. “In the preseason, this is what you’re trying to get, good competitive matches that will prepare you for the regular season.”

Gilbert and senior Haile Watson were among the players that made the All-Tournament team.

Saint Mary’s University finished the tournament as champion at 3-0. Fresno State and Cal Baptist tied for 2nd. American University were fourth and USF finished winless and in last place.

Football team faces early season test at Minnesota

By Dan Waterhouse @waterhousedan

Fresno State’s football team could have a battle on it’s hands against the Minnesota Golden Gophers this coming Saturday afternoon.

“We’ll have our hands full,” Bulldogs head coach Jeff Tedford said during Monday’s press conference. “You can’t be one-dimensional against Minnesota.”

Fresno State is heading to Minneapolis with a record of 1-0 after a 79-13 pounding of the Idaho Vandals in Bulldog Stadium last Saturday. Minnesota is also 1-0, after defeating New Mexico State 48-10 last Thursday.

While Tedford is 7-2 against current members of the Big 10, Fresno State has had a lackluster 5-9 record versus the conference. Saturday’s game will be the first matchup between

the Bulldogs and the Golden Gophers. Minnesota will play in Bulldog Stadium next season.

Tedford said the Bulldogs will be up against a Minnesota team that’s “physical up front.” He added the Golden Gophers are a team “where every guy up front is over 300 pounds.”

But Minnesota is a very young team. Over half of the team are freshmen or redshirt freshmen. They are the youngest team nationally this season with 53 percent of their roster under classmen.

According to the Minneapolis Star, the team’s youth is due to older players leaving after head coach P.J. Fleck was hired and his not recruiting many junior college transfer players.

Their starting quarterback, Zack Annexstad, is a frosh walk-on. He completed 16 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns against New Mexico State. Annexstad is backed up by Tanner Morgan.

“Their quarterback is young, a tough kid, “Tedford said. “But there’s a reason why he’s the starter.”

“We’ll need the pass rush on Saturday,” Tedford said. “We’ll have to do our best to get to the quarterback.”

Some oddsmakers are predicting a Minnesota win. Ryan Burns of 247 Sports said the Golden Gophers should win 23-17 because they’re playing at home, and they’re more talented than the Bulldogs.

Tedford said he’s never encountered Fleck, who’s in his second year as head coach.

“He’s been successful everywhere he’s been,” Tedford added.

Fleck was hired in January 2017 after being the head coach at Western Michigan between 2013 and 2016. Prior to that job, Fleck was a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 2006 and wide receiver coach at Northern Illinois and

Rutgers from 2007 to 2011. He was an assistant coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2012 season.

Fleck played wide receiver for Northern Illinois from 1999 to 2003. He then played for the San Francisco 49ers in 2004-2005.

Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. Fresno time on Saturday. Television coverage will be on the FS1 network. It’ll also be aired on 940 AM ESPN Radio and on ESPN Deportes (1600 AM) in Spanish. 940 AM’s coverage begins with Gameday Live at 2 p.m. and the pre-game show at 3:30 p.m.

For fans with satellite radio, the game will be on Sirius channel 127; XM channel 388; and Internet Radio channel 989.

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Promoting mental health awareness in athletics

By Dan Waterhouse @waterhousedan

T

he Bulldog athletics department has launched the #BulldogBraveBulldogStrong campaign – a social media project aimed at addressing mental health.

At the heart of the campaign at Fresno State is a short, black-and-white video featuring Bulldog coaches, athletes and sports medicine staff. It announces that approximately one in five adults experiences mental illness in a given year, and that this rate is highest among college students. The video acknowledges that mental health is not normally talked about in the college sports world.

“Mental health challenges in college athletes is a silent epidemic,” according to the video.

“It’s time for it to be seen; it’s time for it to be talked about.”

The video ends with head football coach Jeff Tedford saying the campaign is “to help our student-athletes know they’re Bulldog Brave

Bulldog Strong when they ask for help and encourage you to do the same.” He concludes, “Seeking help for your mental health is being Bulldog Brave Bulldog Strong.”

Associate athletic director for sports medicine Kelli Eberlein and athlete trainer Sarah Cerami say the Fresno State campaign is inspired by a project started by two Oregon State student-athletes in 2017. It began at Fresno State in mid-July.

Beavers men’s soccer player Nathan Braaten and former gymnast Taylor Ricci “experienced the turmoil of suicide when they each lost a teammate,” according to Oregon State’s Synergies.

“Through personal grief and frustration, the duo put their heads together to brainstorm ideas to bring mental health awareness out into the open,” Synergies added.

They originally planned to sit down for a half-hour. The 30 minutes turned into three hours of drafting a proposal for the #DamWorthIt campaign, which is social media driven. In October 2017, Braaten and Ricci brought their

10-page proposal, which included background information, a vision and mission statement and a detailed execution plan, to Beavers athletics staff and got the buy-in and support they were looking for.

“We wanted this to be a peer-driven initiative and use something we both know well -- sports, which is so visible in the community -as a platform to speak about it and bring awareness to the issue,” Braaten said. “Although we’re using sports as the platform, this campaign is for anyone who is looking for hope.”

That’s what Eberlein, Cerami and student-athlete Kaitlyn Jennings hope happens at Fresno State. They say although the campaign targets student-athletes, its message, in reality, applies to every student on campus.

The Oregon State campaign’s message is carried by two current student-athletes, according to Eberlein. She said the message was perfect.

“Only a student-athlete can say to another athlete it’s OK not to be OK and to do something about it,” she said. “There’s a different

impact when one of your peers, not an outsider or even your coach, says it.”

Eberlein echoes Braaten’s words. According to him, the fundamental message in the videos is that it is OK not to be OK – and OK to get help.

“We want to end the stigma,” Braaten said.

“No one wants to admit they’re not OK and need to talk to someone, but we encourage them to get help. Just in the same way you go to the doctor when you have an injury, when you’re hurting and not OK, talking to someone can help you feel better.”

The #DamWorthIt campaign officially started on Twitter in January 2018 during the week Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski killed himself. Braaten said the timing of the campaign’s launch and Kilinski’s death was coincidental.

Cerami says Ricci is a former teammate of hers. She adds she’s had the opportunity to talk with Ricci about the Beavers’ campaign, and

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