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Fresno State saves University Center from demolition By Andrew Veihmeyer The Collegian The University Center, located directly across from the University Student Union (USU), is no longer facing demolition. Instead, the campus plans to renovate the building and use it for a central station for campus information and provide improvements in atmosphere and function to students. The project is not using any state funds, said Robert Boyd of Facilities Management. “What we’re doing is trying to help ourselves,” he said. According to the university’s Campus Master Plan, published Jan. of 2008, the University Center building (UC) was to be torn down and completely rebuilt and structured to make a wider plaza area across from the USU, providing more room for passing students to sit and gather. The plan changed and the building will remain intact, at least for now. “What changed was the economic situation the entire state and everyone else is in,” said Boyd. “ We said we better look at trying to utilize that facility for at least another five-year window.” The intent of the new building was to form a more defined entry point and exit point from the campus off of Shaw Ave. “One of the problems that the campus suffers from, it doesn’t have a main identity where you come into campus,” said Boyd. “It really doesn’t let
t’s going to be temporary too, so “byIwhat we’re trying to weigh both sides makes sense but also by providing a need.” — Gary Wilson, Facilities Management you know that it’s a grander entry that you’ve entered Fresno State.” In the future, in accordance with the original Campus Master Plan, those plans
will be implemented down the road, he said. But for now, the building is soon to become a one-stop center for current and future students and parents to get information on the campus and
as is, said Gary Wilson of Facilities Management. “We don’t want to invest a lot of money out there doing this,” said Wilson. “It’s going to be temporary too, so we’re trying to weigh both sides by
“We’re going to try to give it a facelift and make it more user-friendly.” — Robert Boyd, Facilities Management
learn what the university is all about. It will also retain the many food services already in place that students are accustomed to. The renovation is expected to be complete by late spring. “Having an information center will help students because everything they need to know about programs, campus opportunities, and other services will be in one central location, said Selena Farnesi, executive vice president of Associated Students Inc.. “I think the campus in general will benefit as well because we will have a useable renovated space.” Farnesi also expressed her gladness that the project had no state money involved, thereby avoiding wasteful spending that could be used for more classes for students. Although the major overhaul of the UC was postponed indefinitely, the Facilities Management, in charge of managing constructin on campus, hopes a fresh coat of paint, the new cement bench that was put in place at the beginning of this fall, and more bike racks coming in the future will help spruce up the building and its surroundings for students and provide a nicer compliment to the Madden Library directly next to it. “[The racks] would improve the bike parking,” said Pedro Ramirez, ASI president. “That area is in high demand.” The east end of the UC will be left
what makes sense but also by providing a need.” The building’s structure is relatively intact, said Boyd, but it’s more of a question of its age. “It’s 1950’s vintage,” added Boyd. “As a result, it’s getting pretty worn. What we’ve proposed are a few minor modifications that would dress it up.” “Our biggest challenge now is trying to work around the students”, said Boyd. “When we start putting up the panels, we’ll have fence off and have access for the workers to come in and out and just to make it safe.” Although most of the renovating is planned for the exterior, parts of the interior are also scheduled for remodeling, causing minor conflicts with services like the Taco Bell Express which had to close its doors temporarily. “We were notified in late July that we could not reopen our Taco Bell Express in the fall given that our franchise agreement was going to expire and that we could not renew the franchise until we remodeled to meet current franchise requirements,” said Debbie Adishian-Astone, associate vice president for auxiliary operations. “[The remodel] will improve the level of service and menu offerings to our campus community,” she said. “[It] was needed toimprove operating efficiencies and customer experience and See UC, Page 3
Those who head to the Student Recreation Center are focused on the workout ahead, but deciding how to keep their stuff safe can be equally as important. While some just leave their bag at home and bring only the essentials, many students find it easier to keep their belongings safely in a locker while they break a sweat. “A lot of people don’t want to carry their gym bag,” said Amy Allen, who is the coordinator of customer relations at the Student Recreation Center. “They have the option to leave their stuff here.” Most use the half sized lockers to stash their stuff because it’s free and convenient. If you don’t have a lock of your own you can purchase one for $5 at the desk. Deissy Ibarra, biology major, said, “I probably wouldn’t because I’m not consistent.” Ibarra brought her own lock to utilize the free lockers. A locker double the size is available for $45 a semester, which includes towel service and a lock. To some a larger locker is necessary so they don’t have to bring their belongings to and from the gym each day. For others, a locker isn’t even something they’re worried about. “I don’t mind carrying a few things in the gym with me,” said Brittany Stobbe, Biology Major. “I usually just leave my stuff in the car.” When asked if she’d ever rent a locker for the semester, Stobbe said she probably wouldn’t because she was saving for other things. The pricing of locker rentals and guest fees were settled upon with student budgets in mind. “The pricing has always been that price since we opened,” Allen said. “Most of our pricing is really low.” One of the services offered at the Recreation Center is towel service. All guests of the Recreation Center are required to have a towel with them while they work out. Towels are $10 a semester and visitors receive a fresh one to use each visit. “It’s definitely a good service to have,” Allen said. Although the Student Recreation Center has been open since February 2006, there are still misconceptions about the gym. A common misnomer among students, Allen said, is that using the Recreation Center is free to students. “Every student that comes to school here is actually paying for the Recreation Center.” The Recreation Center has increased its visibility among students. They have a booth at each Dog Day’s to educate students about the gym and now more incoming students are taking more advantage of the facility. With the provision of lockers, towel service and the equipment, the Recreation Center functions much like local gyms, only you already have paid for it.
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hree days to go until game day. With as many football fans as we have at this school, it’s difficult not to feel the excitement that many associate with the first game of the season. The food, lights and the mass of red T-shirts everywhere make the second weekend of school the most exciting one. It’s no secret that I love football, especially Fresno State football. But one thing that’s more exciting to me than the game itself is the marching band. Before you scream in horror and accuse me of blasphemy, let me explain. I went to Clovis West High School, one of the most spirited high
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screaming at the top of our lungs. On schools you could possibly attend (and Mondays everyone knew to not talk to yes, I know, everyone hated us). Part of us because we all screamed ourselves the experience of growing up in that hoarse three days earlier. kind of school is buying into the pervaEven though I thought that being sive school spirit. And what better way crazily spirited was just a high school to express your school spirit than by thing, I was glad to find out that it singing the fight song with the band at was a fairly acceptable thing to do in a football game? college too. Most of my band friends Now that I’m a student at Fresno understand the overwhelming urge to State, my band friends continue to go crazy for a few hours on game nights make every day I spend at school a fun because they get the same feeling. To and exciting one. Whether I’m going other people the urge to scream for to a concert to watch them perform, their alma mater doesn’t come as natuhanging out with them on a typical rally. Thankfully, I found a group of Thursday night, or watching them take kids who don’t laugh (very much) when the field for the first home game of the I get a call and my phone starts playing season, there is no shortage of inside a pep tune. jokes and shenanigans (although most Band kids, even in college, usually of the inside jokes are about either get stuck with labels like geek, dork, music or The Simpsons, so I usually etc. But as long as they’re my friends, don’t get them). I will gladly continue to cast in my lot Back in high school the kids I hung out with were, for lack of a better word, with them. spirit-y. They were usually athletes or the student government kids, and e were the ones who jumped up and down as the most spirfor three hours in the front row of the student it-y kids in the school, we were section, screaming at the top of our lungs. On Moncrazy. We were days everyone knew to not talk to us because we all the ones who screamed ourselves hoarse three days earlier.” jumped up and down for three hours in the front row of the student section,
Linda Chu Nursing Sophomore “I thought the e-mail was cooler this year. It looked nicer. It wasn’t as outdated. I think it worked fine – I like Google.”
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hroughout history the human race has plastered our world with racism and discrimination, which has led to hate. Are we really that ignorant? Both the past and the present prove that we are. To hate someone because of their race, ethnicity, color, religion, culture and so on is probably one of the most stupid things I have ever come across in my 23 years of life. Racism was an issue that bothered me all summer; the kind of racism that was imposed on Arizona’s residents by Gov. Jan Brewer. I was so deeply impacted by what Brewer was doing to these residents that I broke down and could not stop crying for nearly three hours. She claims to be trying to combat illegal immigration. However, she was not combating illegal immigration, but rather attacking individuals because of their race, ethnicity and color. In other words, attacking individuals that resemble millions of Americans like me. I’ve hoped for many things in life, but changing racism and discrimination is sadly something I have lost hope in, at least for the moment.
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Racism and discrimination will probably never be destroyed, which extremely saddens me. A world with such a cancer is pretty repulsive to live in. I feel that if we were all one color we would simply find another reason to hate one another. If we were all rich we would find out who had the least money and humiliate them. Racism and discrimination are the main reasons why we, as both a country and as the world cannot succeed. A recent crime due to discrimination occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 24, when a New York City taxi cab driver was stabbed because he stated he was Muslim. It didn’t seem to be something a healthy person would do. It’s as bad as if I were to go around stabbing everybody who was Catholic just because I was Mormon. It just didn’t make sense. Another incident of racism occurred just a few weeks ago. A MexicanAmerican man was severely beaten in Staten Island because he was a “wetback.” I could not believe that this happened in what we consider to be the “land of the free.” When I think of hate crimes that are committed against people because of how their creator made them it makes
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me feel sad, angry and most of all, disparaged. It’s insulting because before any race, ethnicity, culture or color, I consider myself human. Diversity is what makes the United States a beautiful country. If we, the educated, don’t break down the walls of racism and discrimination then it will never be done. Education is the key to begin the elimination of racism and discrimination. The only thing we should hate is hate itself. Let’s learn to accept and love one another for who we are.
“I like Gmail. I don’t know what the old system was like. I don’t like the two-step process, and I haven’t figured out how to sync it up to my BlackBerry.”
Ryan Dirlam Music Education Senior “The new system seems to work OK. There aren’t really any problems with it except people seem to forget that the address is mail. fresnostate.edu. I didn’t lose anything in the transfer. Everything went really smoothly.”
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Legal group seeks to compel California to defend Proposition 8 By Lisa Leff Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A conservative legal group is trying to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney G e n e r a l Je r r y B r ow n t o defend California’s gay marriage ban in court. The Pacific Justice Institute petitioned the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento on Monday for an emergency order that would require the two officials to appeal a ruling that overturned Proposition 8. Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down the voter-approved measure as unconstitutional last month. Its sponsors have appealed. But doubts have been raised about whether they have authority to do so because as ordinary citizens they are not
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responsible for enforcing marriage laws. The state has until Sept. 11 to challenge Walker’s ruling in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Both Brown and Schwarzene gger, who also refused to support Proposition 8 in Walker’s court, have said they do not plan to. The institute is arguing that as the state’s chief law
included with it a declaration of support from former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III. Meese, who served one term as attor ney general under President Ronald Reagan and Reagan’s legal adviser when he was governor of California, said that Schwarzenegger and Brown’s positions were at odds with his own experience.
o allow an elected official to trump the will of the people by mere inaction and the lack of fulfill“T ment of their duty to do their job would be an egregious violation of public trust.” — Brad Darcus, Pacific Legal Institute enforcement officer, Brown does not have discretion to defend only laws with which he personally agrees. And because the California Constitution gives the gove r n o r f i n a l s ay wh e n h e and the attor ney g eneral disagree on legal matters, Schwarzenegger must be compelled to file an appeal to preserve Proposition 8 as well, the group’s lawsuit states. “To allow an elected official to trump the will of the people by mere inaction and the lack of fulfillment of their duty to do their job would be an egregious violation of public trust,” Pacific Legal Institute Brad Dacus said Tuesday. The institute brought its motion on behalf of Joshua Beckley, pastor of Ecclesia Christian Fellowship church i n S a n B e r n a r d i n o, a n d
“Gover nor Reagan never refused or declined to defend a state law or state constitutional provision, regardless of his own opposition or dislike for a challenged provision,” he wrote. “As attorney general, I never refused or declined to defend a law on the basis that I disagreed with the law as a matter of policy.” Reagan’s Justice De par tment did refuse to defend at least one federal policy, when Meese was serving as a presidential adviser but before he became attorney general. Gover nment lawyers joined attorneys for an African immigrant whose bid for residency had been approved by the Immigration and Naturalization Service but overturned by Congress, arguing that such legislative vetoes were unconstitutional.
Brown has said both in legal filings and public statements that he has sworn to uphold the state and federal constitutions and therefore can not defend Proposition 8 because he thinks it is an unconstitutional violation of gay Californians’ civil rights. “The attorney general does not believe that he can be forced to prosecute an appeal of a decision with which he agrees,” Brown spokeswoman Christine Gasparac said Tuesday. In seeking to make the state file an appeal, Pacific Justice Institute is trying to address the possibility that the case might get shor t-circuited before the 9th Circuit can consider if Proposition 8 passes constitutional muster. T h e ap p e a l s c o u r t h a s scheduled oral arguments for the second week in December. But both Walker and the lawyers who persuaded him to invalidate the gay marriage ban on behalf of two same-sex couples and the city of San Francisco have said that measure’s backers may not have legal standing to ask the court to overturn Walker. Theodore Boutrous Jr., a member of the legal team that represented the two couples, said it is unlikely the state court would order the governor and attorney general to take action because Califor nia, like the federal government, requires its executive and judicial branches to operate independently. “It’s certainly a novel idea,” Boutrous said of the Pacific Justice Institute petition. “It seems like it would raise serious separation of powers issues, among other things. We will be interested to see how it plays out.”
UC: Sprucing it up CONTINUED from page 1 to upgrade the look.” The Taco Bell Express will hopefully reopen in November, said AdishianA s t o n e, bu t i t m ay b e delayed until December pending the new equipment. In addition, there will be improved seating and atmosphere in that area of the interior. Currently, there are no further interior modifications that will interfere with food services, said Adishian-Astone. Currently, the UC building is bare, with the landscape removed and the lettering stripped off. A badly damaged wooden pergula that provided shade nearby was also taken down for safety reasons. “Right now, [the area is] probably the most ugly it’s been in a long time but that’s all in preparation for the next phase,” said Boyd. Although the entire plan is not finalized, Gary Wilson of Facilities Management said that a new shade structure would materialize during the renovation. Tables and umbrellas would be placed near the building to give students more room to eat, to do homework, or to escape the sun but still be outside. The seating and shade, is most needed the first few months of the semester, said Boyd, when the heat is most intense. “We’re going to try to give it a facelift and make it more user-friendly,” he said.
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Students look to SCOUT for a helping foot By Kellcie Mullaney and Janessa Tyler The Collegian Disabilities can’t always easily be seen. While a broken leg can keep you from getting to class on time, so can a variety of other disabilities. That’s why Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) and Traffic Operations have teamed up to create a Student Campus Community Transportation Service vehicle (SCOUT). SCOUT was created eight years ago when a few students expressed their need for help getting around campus. From then on the program grew into something much bigger and more helpful to students. SCOUT provides the Fresno State campus with a variety of services, including transportation for registered students with mobility difficulties and/ or other disabilities that make walking around campus hard. Director of Services for Students with Disabilities Janice Brown said there are more than 600 students registered with SSD, and two-thirds of them have a hidden learning disability. There are currently 86 students that utilize SCOUT’s services. Brown said some hidden learning disabilities include attention deficit disorder (ADD) and dyslexia. Students with permanent conditions, such as being blind or deaf, as well as mental disabilities like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can use the services as well. Some temporary disabilities range from a broken leg or foot to a sprained ankle, whether you need the services for a couple of weeks or the whole semester. Public Information Officer Amy Armstrong said there are five designated golf carts used for the SCOUT Program. Four are used for students with crutches or other disabilities, while one is wheelchair accessible. There are several other golf carts available for the safety escort service. SCOUT’s five drivers make approximately 70 stops per day for registered students. But they will also stop and help others who need assistance. “Drivers will offer one-time rides for those who need them and offer temporary services,” said Brown. To become part of SCOUT’s transportation services students are asked to register with the SSD office to verify their disability. SCOUT accommodations for this semester will be made based on current class schedules. The SSD office is located on the first floor of the Henry Madden Library, next to the south elevators. The program is also responsible for responding to emergency calls, patrolling campus for unsafe situations, and monitoring the blue parking stalls to ensure individuals who need them are using them. A safety escort service is also available to students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Students can call the University Police Department dispatch number at 278-8400 and a safety escort officer will come accompany them to their next class or car.
“I encourage all students to use it [safety escort services] for safety,” said Brown. Every safety escort officer is trained and in unifor m, equipped with a radio for emergencies. A police officer will assist those in need if a safety escort officer is unavailable at the time. Getting to class on time is important, but being safe is more crucial. A great deal of students have classes at night so students are encouraged to save the University Police Department dispatch number in their cell phones, just in case. “We always encourage students to use the safety escort service if they don’t feel safe,” said Armstrong. “We are more than happy to provide this service.”
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Addicted to fantasy Sports fans are increasingly becoming more addicted to fantasy sports By Megan Morales The Collegian Addiction: the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming. When reading the definition of addiction, thoughts that commonly run through one’s mind are drugs and alcohol. But with the once-considered “hobby” of fantasy sports rapidly on the rise, it has managed to make its mark as an official unexpected addiction to some. Men everywhere have created their own self-addiction to fantasy sports. Whether it’s September and football season is about to take off, or it’s March and spring training is in session, the addiction never stops. It’s a year-round leisure pursuit that has captivated the lives of sports fans. “I’ve been doing it a long time, but I’m definitely not addicted,” said fantasy sports contestant Mike Grossman. “I mainly play to make money.” When dealing with addic-
tion, denial is often the primary psychological indicator that someone is involved with a personal struggle—for example, asking someone who religiously takes part in fantasy leagues on a daily basis at the expense of other responsibilities when claiming it’s nothing important to them. In 2007, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association reported that an estimated 30 million people over the age of 12 participated in fantasy sports in 2007. The numbers may seem low compared to the 300 million who are now on Facebook, but with the amount of effort it takes to successfully participate in a fantasy league, some consider the numbers to be respectively comparable. “It’s a lot of work to be successful in a league,” participant Ryan O’Rorke said. “Personally, I like to engage in a friendly competition with friends and family for pure entertainment. I’m not anywhere close to being addicted.” The phenomenon is a timely and tedious process that
requires sports knowledge and sometimes a lucky charm. A typical fantasy draft can take anywhere from one to five hours. Participants break down player stats, injury reports and opposing predictions when creating their roster. Participants are repeatedly having to update and maneuver their rosters based on the website’s scouting reports. They perceive that this managerial power gives them a sense of authority. “I like the feeling of having general manager power,” O’Rorke said. “Being able to control lineups, trades, free agents—it’s entertaining.” O ’ Ro rk e ’ s e x p e r i e n c e s seems to be a pattern among others who play. “I find it entertaining being able to put to gether your own team and manage it in a sense,” Grossman said. “It’s empowering as a sports fan.” Whether it’s playing for money, the feeling of authority or pure entertainment, there’s no question fantasy sports have become a common
activity for many. However, s o m e wo m e n c a n ’ t q u i t e understand the hype of the “fantasy world.” “I don’t get why guys make such a big deal about it,” graduate student Ali Llanes said. “They make such a big deal about their stupid teams when it just doesn’t seem like a big enough deal to get as mad as they do.” Llanes said she is 100 percent convinced that all males who play f antasy sports are addicted. “They all like to say they’re not addicted,” Llanes said. “That’s the first sign of addiction. If they weren’t, they wouldn’t spend four hours of their day messing with their ros-
ters.” Addicted or not, one thing is certain; fantasy sports are an easy getaway when trying to wean yourself away from Facebook.
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Getting to know the Bearcats... 2009 Record: 12-1 (7-0 Big East) The story so far: The Cincinnati Bearcats begin the season with new coach Butch Jones at the helm. Jones joins the Bearcats after spending the last three years as head coach at Central Michigan. He employs a spread, nohuddle offense and is switching the defensive scheme from a 3-4 to a 4-3. Offensive impact player: Running back Isaiah Pead led the team in rushing last season after running for 806 yards and nine touchdowns. Coach Jones has hinted that he might run the ball much more often than former coach Brian kelly. Defensive impact player: Linebacker J.K. Schaffer brought the wood last year as a first-time starter. Schaffer finished second on the team recording 100 tackles, 1.5 sacks and three interceptions. Schaffer takes over as the defensive leader for the Bearcats.
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BEARCATS: Cincinnati receivers may cause matchup problems for ‘Dogs CONTINUED from page 8 Collaros won’t be the only problem on offense for the ‘Dogs. Hill believes that the Bearcats’ receiving corps will be the best the team faces all year. “Their wide receivers are outstanding,” Hill said. “I think their receiving corps is going to be as strong as anybody, probably the strongest we see.” The Bearcats lose their All-Big East receiver Mardy Gilyard to the NFL, but they return two tall-rangy receivers in Armon Binns and former USC transfer Vidal Hazelton. Binns finished second on the team in receiving last year after catching 61 passes for 888 yards and 11 touchdowns. Hazelton sat out last fall because of transfer rules.
Hill said that Binns, the six-foot-three receiver, along with Hazelton might cause some matchup problems for the ‘Dogs. “Binns, that’s where they’ll try to get the mismatch with the height,” he said. “Hazelton’s a big target also.” Collaros and the receivers will be an early test for a ‘Dogs defense that finished last year the 111th-ranked team in run defense and 101st in interceptions. “They’re going to be a very explosive offensive team,” Hill said. “That’ll be great challenge for us.”
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: First week offers excitement CONTINUED from page 8 notoriously bad starts that ultimately doomed them at season’s end. Beavers head coach Mike Riley has stressed his team’s need for a fast start, but he will be stiffly tested by TCU, which finished 12-1 in 2009. No. 1: No. 3 Boise State vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech. College football junkies, such as me, love to see this kind of match up to kickoff the year. Monday
night the Broncos will travel to Blacksburg to take on the Hokies from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in arguably Boise State’s most important game of the year. If Boise State wins, they put themselves on the fast track to BCS history. If they lose, well, they are then at the mercy of the poll voters. Don’t sleep on Virginia Tech, which sports perhaps the most prolific backfield in college football with Ryan Williams and Darren Evans.
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Finally, college football is back While the rest of you are pouting because summer has come and gone with a blink of an eye, I’m celebrating. Why? Because my h o l i d ay j u s t began. With the debut of college football just days away, I get to Ben there, done that enjoy the next BEN INGERSOLL four months like it’s a 120-day Christmas because, well it’s truly the most wonderful time of my year. With the reigning Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram back in a college unifor m, as well as a slew of Bowl Championship Series (BCS) busting talent, 2010 has a lot of hype to live up to. With that being said, I’ve nar rowed down the “Ben there, done that top-5 college football must sees this weekend.” Cheesy, I know, but I’m excited. No. 5: Miami (OH) at No. 4 Florida. OK, I realize this will be a cakewalk, probably the Gators by 40, maybe 50. But I am intrigued to see how John Brantley will perform in his first start during the post-Tim Tebow era. Brantley has a lot of upside, but replacing a legend with a plaque outside the stadium is definitely must-see television. No. 4: No. 21 LSU vs. No. 18 North Carolina. If you like hard-nosed football with plenty of big hits, this is your game to watch this weekend. The Tigers and Tar Heels will head to Atlanta’s Georgia Dome in one of three top-25 matchups in week one. North Carolina boasts arguably the top linebacker corps in the nation, and LSU’s head coach Les Miles is on the hot seat. Expect a thriller when the Tigers face the Tar Heels defense. No. 3: No. 14 USC at Hawaii. This game is spotlighted for all the wrong reasons, but an important one to watch nonetheless. Over the summer the NCAA cracked the whip on the Trojans, issuing sanctions for the 2005 Reggie Bush scandal and stripping their chances of playing in a bowl game, at least for this year. It will be interesting to see how Lane Kiffin in his first year as the USC head man will motivate his new squad in its trip to paradise on the ESPN Thursday night showcase. No. 2: No. 24 Oregon State vs. No. 6 TCU. The Beavers travel to the Lone Star State in a battle with the Horned Frogs inside Jer ry Jones’ me g a place that is Cowboy Stadium. Oregon State has been plagued in recent years after suffering See COLLEGE FOOTBALL, Page 7
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The Bulldogs’ defense gave up 413.7 yards per game last season, fifth most in the Western Athletic Conference.
Collaros, Bearcats to test ‘Dogs Cincinnati’s offense ‘very explosive,’ says Hill By Vongni Yang The Collegian The last time Fresno State played Cincinnati, quarterback Zac Collaros was on the sidelines wearing a headset. Collaros was the backup to now NFL rookie Tony Pike, but in the season opener on Saturday, Collaros will be the man in charge, leading the Bearcats down the ramp at Bulldog Stadium. Collaros is going to be the first test of the season for a Bulldogs’ defense that is desperately trying to improve. “It’s going to be a great test for our defense,” head coach
Pat Hill said. “Obviously, the thing that we struggle with in the past are mobile quarterbacks, spread-option type teams.” Last season Fresno State had trouble containing teams that were equipped with a quarterback who had the ability to beat teams through the air and on the ground. Utah State’s Diondre Borel h a d a re c o rd - s e t t i n g d ay against the ‘Dogs in 2009 when he accounted for 345 total yards and two touchdowns. Borel ran for 105 yards and passed for 240 yards in the loss to the ‘Dogs. Colin Kaepernick, who some
consider to be the best dualthreat quarterback in college football, sliced and diced his way past the ‘Dogs defense last year, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns in the win over Fresno State. Hill said that Collaros’ style of play is similar to both Borel and Kaepernick. However, Hill believes he’s a better passer. “This guy also brings another dimension to the game, he’s a very accurate passer,” Hill said. “This guy’s a very good quarterback. When he played last year against the Big East opponents, he went up and down the field.” Collaros started four games
last season when he filled in for an injured Pike. He finished the year with 1,434 yards passing and 10 touchdowns. Collaros was also a threat on the ground, rushing for 371 yards with four touchdowns. He finished third on the team in rushing last year. Hill said that Collaros’ versatility can possibly change the outcome of a game. “I think this guy’s pretty sharp,” Hill said. “This quarterback’s going to make some plays, we just got to make sure he doesn’t make more than we make.” See BEARCATS, Page 7