The S tate Hornet
November 17, 2010 INSIDE THE HORNET SOCCER TEAM
Sac State’s men’s soccer team won the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship and will advance to the NCAA College Cup.
C alifornia S tate U niversity , S acramento
E st . 1949
O ne C opy F ree
CSU Seven alumni land votes renowned fellowships for fee hike By Ken Paglia and Kristine Guerra news@statehornet.com
The price of a California State University degree rose again last week. The CSU Board of Trustees on Friday voted 14-2 for a 5 percent fee increase beginning Jan. 1, and 14-3 for a 10 percent increase in fall 2011. Within an hour of the
Sports B3 Robert Linggi State Hornet
Brittany Bradley State Hornet
Courtesy Photo
WORLD-CLASS PIANIST
Full-time per semester tuition starting next spring: Undergraduate:
$2,220
Post-baccalaureate: Robert Linggi State Hornet
Robert Linggi State Hornet
Courtesy Photo
Courtesy Photo
$2,736
Credential:
$2,577
Japanese pianist Yu Kosuge is beginning her career in the U.S. Her next stop: Sac State.
Features B2
SO I’M NOT GETTING ANY ACTION TONIGHT? Hm, maybe you are ... if you play your cards right. Guys just don’t seem to get it when it comes to first dates.
Opinion A7
A ROBOT NAMED CHEDDAR?
Of the 1,468 applicants, Sacramento State’s mately be selected to work in one office. Most of Capital Fellows Program accepted 64 people for the fellows will begin their 11-month internship the 2010-11 fellow class; seven of them are Sac on Nov. 30. State graduates. Hernandez said fellows also form a close bond This nationally recognized public service with each other and build a strong support internship, administered by the Center for Calinetwork during the fellowship that last the rest fornia Studies, receives applications from college of their careers. graduates from around the country for its four After the fellows complete the program, they fellowship programs. go their separate ways. Many of them stay in Eighteen fellows are chosen for each of the touch and return as leaders in state, federal and Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship, Senate local government as well as in the private and Fellowship and Executive Fellowship, and 10 for nonprofit sector, said Donna Hoenig-Couch, the Judicial Administration Fellowship. Fellows director of the Judicial Administration Fellowreceive health benefits and a monthly stipend of ship Program. $1,972. They enroll as graduate students at Sac In the most recent election, three former State and receive units from the public policy fellows ran for the Assembly, Sacramento City and administration department. Council and the Sacramento County Board of Fellows work as full-time members in their Education. respective branch, are exposed to the inner The program coordinators agreed that the workings of state government and engage in fellows’ leadership potential shines through in public service, while actively contributing to their applications, and the program equips them the development and implementation of public with the skills they need to run for office or take policy in California, according to the Center for leadership positions in their careers. California Studies’ website. Hernandez said the four selection committees “Fellows receive real-life experience that goes for each program look for leadership potential beyond an internship. They not only observe, in applicants. but also fully participate in the process as staff,” “We are just looking for bright, enthusiastic said Consuelo Hernandez, director of the Aspeople interested in public policy,” Hernandez sembly Fellowship Program. said. “I encourage re-entry students, alumni Each fellow was interviewed last week by a in the workforce, and people from all differmember of the Legislature, depending on the ent majors to apply. I don’t want people to rule program in which they applied. They will ultithemselves out.” For more information about the Capital Fellows Program, go to www.csus.edu/calst. Read about the Capital Fellows on A6 Graphic by Megan Harris State Hornet
Shown are the seven Sacramento State alumni who were accepted into the Capital Fellows Program. Fellows work as staffers in the executive, legislative and judicial branches of the state government.
board’s vote, Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez released a statement saying it was a difficult decision to raise tuition, but reminding the university community of the CSU’s plan to admit 30,000 new students this winter and spring. “We will need additional course sections for those students, and we are already working on accommodating this larger enrollment,” Gonzalez said in his statement, adding that Sac State will admit 3,000 new students this spring. The enrollment increase was made possible by $106 million in one-time federal stimulus funds received earlier this semester. Reflecting the 5 percent fee increase, undergraduate tuition will be $2,220 per semester starting this spring. Post-baccalaureate and credential program tuition will be $2,736 and $2,577, respectively, according to Sac State Public Affairs. The Board of Trustees is hoping the 10 percent fee increase would ultimately be revoked. In the 2011-12 budget proposal adopted last week, the board is asking the state provide $121.5 see Fees | page A5
Shuttle cuts could save $100,000 a year Find out what other wacky names Sac State students gave their mini-robots.
News A3
14-UNIT CAP Find out if there will still be one this spring.
Online News statehornet.com
The State Hornet Issue 12 | Volume 63 | No. 12
By Cayla Gales cgales@statehornet.com Students expressed their outrage Wednesday over the proposed major cuts to the Hornet Shuttle, which includes eliminating early and late morning, midday and eveniing routes.
Major changes to the Hornet Shuttle • Elimination of early and late morning, midday and evening routes • Elimination of the Gold Line, which serves the Arden-Howe area
The University Transportation and Parking Services held a forum last week to seek student and staff input about the proposed changes to the Hornet Shuttle. The proposed changes would save the university about $100,000 annually, according to UTAPS.
“It’s ridiculous. It’s really sad because for most students, that’s their main use of it, being able to get back and forth to school, back and forth to their lives. That’s what gets me here,” said Shamika Newman, junior deaf studies major. “It’s tragic; there’s not much more to say than it’s depressing, frustrating and
infuriating really.” Based on the proposed changes, the shuttle, which now runs continuously from 6:50 a.m. to 6:20 p.m., will only run from 7:50 to 9:40 a.m. and not start again until 2:20 p.m. The end run will be at 4:20 p.m. see Shuttle | page A8
Geology Club hopes to raise $8,000 at auction By Michelle Curtis mcurtis@statehornet.com
MINERALS FOR AUCTION
Members of Sacramento State’s Geology Club will auction off a variety of rocks, fossils and minerals Friday to raise $8,000 for the geology department. The seventh annual rock auction, which will feature 240 rocks, fossils and minerals, will be from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Alumni Center. About 500 Sac State students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members are expected to attend.
These are a few of the rare minerals that will be auctioned off at the seventh annual rock auction Friday in the Alumni Center. The event will feature about 240 minerals, rocks and fossils from Mexico, Utah and India, among others.
see Auction | page A8
Mayra Romero State Hornet
A2
Wednesday - November 17
News Section
NEWS ROUNDUP Sac State’s weekly news briefs and campus events Jones’ arraignment set for Friday
Quran Jones, the suspect in last fall’s killing of Scott Hawkins in their American River Courtyard Residence Hall suite, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday. Arraignment will be at 8:30 a.m. in Sacramento County Jail, Department 61. New evidence, such as a stab wound to Hawkins’ brain and Jones’ written statement saying “I kill people,” were released at the preliminary hearing last month.
“fees” to “tuition” to eliminate confusion and provide clarity for financial aid programs. The term “tuition” refers to revenue that supports the basic needs of academic programs, student services, student financial aid, libraries, technology and other areas of institutional support as well as the maintenance of instructional facilities, according to a CSU press release. The term “fee” will be applied for the costs of health services, student government and student unions among other areas.
Sac State dean nominated by governor for earthquake prevention and policy management
Courtesy Photo
Court determines high school attendance does not require residency
The California Supreme Court ruled in the case Martinez v. Regents of the University of California that students who have attended a California high school for three years are eligible to pay in-state tuition. The Court determined that the high school attendance requirement does not involve residency, and therefore does not violate the federal immigration laws, according to a California State University press release.
CSU changes finance terminology
The CSU changed the terminology from
Emir Macari, dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has been nominated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to be on the California Seismic Safety Commission for a four year term. Macari still needs to be approved by the California Senate. If approved, Macari would investigate ways to make earthquakes least hazardous and review earthquake-related legislation. ▶◀ ▶◀ ▶◀
statehornet.com
The State Hornet | Staff Editor in Chief
Assistant Features Editor
Leidhra Johnson
Matt Rascher
(916) 278-6584
(916) 278-5148
editor@statehornet.com
mrascher@statehornet.com
Print Managing Editor
Photo Editor
Katrina Tupper (916) 278-7300 ktupper@statehornet.com Online Managing Editor Dustin Nosler (916) 278-5590
Robert Linggi (916) 278-5500 rlinggi@statehornet.com Assistant Photo Editor Julia Keefer (916) 278-5500 jkeefer@statehornet.com
online@statehornet.com Graphics Editor News Editor
Megan Harris
Kristine Guerra
(916) 278-5590
(916) 278-5590
mharris@statehornet.com
news@statehornet.com Multimedia Editor Assistant News Editor
Sean McCullough
Lauren Greenwood
(916) 278-5590
(916) 278-7248
smccullough@statehornet.com
lgreenwood@statehornet.com Copy Chief Opinion Editor
Benjamin R. Schilter
Daniel Vasilchuk
(916) 278-5585
(916) 278-7567
bschilter@statehornet.com
opinion@statehornet.com Advertising Manager Sports Editor
Diane Kauffman
Marshall Hampson
(916) 278-6583
(916) 278-5145
ads@statehornet.com
sports@statehornet.com Advertisement Designer Assistant Sports Editor
Matt Erickson
Cassie Kolias
(916) 278-6583
(916) 278-5145
ads@statehornet.com
ckolias@statehornet.com Features Editor
Courtesy Photo
Contact Lauren Greenwood in the News department at (916) 278-7248. ▶◀ ▶◀ ▶◀
Professional Journalist in Residence & Adviser
Miriam Arghandiwal
Holly Heyser
(916) 278-4155
(916) 278-5612
features@statehornet.com
hheyser@statehornet.com
The first copy of this newspaper is free. Additional copies cost $1. All views expressed herein are the responsibility of The State Hornet and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sacramento State Journalism Program, the Communication Studies Department, administration, student body or ASI unless otherwise noted. The State Hornet is copyrighted, and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the express permission of The State Hornet. Signed articles, letters and artwork express the opinions of the authors and illustrators. Unsigned articles are the responsibility of The State Hornet. The State Hornet reserves the right to reject or edit all submissions.
The appearance of an advertisement in The State Hornet does not constitute an endorsement by the newspaper of the goods and services advertised therein. The State Hornet reserves the right to reject any advertisements deemed inappropriate. An advertisement is not considered accepted until publication. Further, The State Hornet shall not be liable for any omission on an advertisement ordered to be published. By written request, The State Hornet will reschedule and run the advertisement at the advertiser’s cost. In no case shall The State Hornet be liable for any general, special or consequential damages. Claims for adjustments of any error must be made no later than three days after publication date upon which said error occurred.
Wednesday - November 17
News Section
statehornet.com
A3
College of Arts and Letters’ dean announces retirement By Laila Barakat lbarakat@statehornet.com
Courtesy Photo
Jeffrey Mason, dean of the College of Art and Letters, announced his retirement last week.
After five years as dean of Sacramento State’s College of Arts and Letters, Jeffrey Mason is ready to retire and go back to his first passion - directing plays and performing onstage. “For me, retirement is just a way to do the things that I like to do that don’t necessarily have to. I found that during the kind of job I’ve had as the dean of the college, the word that comes to mind is demanding,” Mason said. “I’m always thinking about the college, how to help the college and how to get the job done. By retiring, I lose that responsibility. I can focus on (other things like) theater, acting and directing.” Mason said he has had the privilege of working with “wonderful” department chairs with whom he collaborated in
almost all aspects of his job – including discussing how to cope with the budget cuts. “One of the most difficult and serious challenges we’re all facing is keeping the university running and keeping the quality high and the level of service to the students high in spite of the budget cuts,” Mason said. “I have had some very productive discussions with the (department) chairs on different approaches to reducing the budget.” In addition to his role as dean, Mason is also interested in the politics of gay marriage and organized a community conference about Proposition 8 in October 2009. “I was not interested in debating the merits of the proposition itself. What interested me more was the (question) of ‘How do we, as a community, continue to live and work to-
gether although we disagree on very different issues?’” Mason said. “It interested me as a citizen and as an artist – I want to be able to make art sometimes on difficult questions.” Before coming to Sac State, Mason was head of the University of Oregon’s department of theater arts for four and a half years. He had also been a theater professor at CSU Bakersfield for 17 years. Mason, who comes from a family of performers, first acted on stage when he was 6-yearsold and directed his first play when he was a senior in high school. “My father was a singer and later taught music. It was (like) a family business for me,” he said. Mason said he hopes Sac State would finally be able to start “rebuilding” the college, and hire new faculty and tenure-
track faculty. “We are seeing tenure-track faculty shrink every year. In a typical year, I lose about 12 people (due to) retirement or resignation. I have not hired anybody for the past two years,” he said. “When the budget turns around, I hope (Sac State) begins hiring and starts rebuilding the college. It is very exciting, hiring new faculty and rebuilding departments.” All in all, Mason remains positive about Sac State’s future. “In 10, 20 years from now … maybe the departments will be different from the way they are. I see a bright future for rebuilding this college, which will be all the stronger for the measures we have taken over the past several years. I shall watch from a distance and wish (Sac State) well,” he said.
Sac State students build mini-robots to show creativity By Cayla Gales cgales@statehornet.com The Competitive Robotics Club’s third annual Robot Rumble held Sunday saw interest and participation from Sacramento State students, local high school students and even 5-year-olds. “Our son is very interested in building robots. He’s been interested in how things are made and seeing how they work. He’s loved robots ever since he watched Wall-E. We knew he’d be interested so that’s why we brought him,” Theresa Drum said about her 5-year-old son. While some of the robots were pitted against each other, the event was more of a demonstration than a competition. Members of the Competitive Robotics Club gathered about eight 1-pound robots that took turns in the mini-arena set up in the University Union Ballroom. The club members spent most
of their time at a table crowded with wires and scrap pieces of metal, where they fixed damaged robots while the participants took over the remote controls. Robert Mair, president of the Competitive Robotics Club, said the event gave the kids a chance to get excited about science and engineering. The club members said building robots could be fun for anybody. “We have a lot of non-engineering students in the club too – a history major, a psychology major- and people who just think robots are cool, and this gives them an outlet and funding and experience to just play around with cool robots,” Mair said. One of whom was graduate student Robert Davis. “I’m in graduate school for psychology which is really boring. I wish I did mechanical
engineering because I’d actually be doing stuff like this,” Davis said. Davis decided to participate in the club because he has always been interested in assembling parts and creating new things. “When I was a kid I always built stuff out of legos and would rip apart radios just to see how they worked. I was always interested in mechanical things, building my own little projects,” Davis said. For this event, Davis has created a robot that he named the Death Bringer. He said he spent about eight hours building the robot, complete with a hooded skull, red lights for the eyes and a remotecontrolled scythe as a weapon. The design of the robots was not very restricted; the only real guidelines were that they should not weigh more than 1 pound, and should not have weapons that would potentially immobi-
lize other robots. Other robots at the event were named Cheddar, which was wedge-shaped, and La Cucaracha, which had an exterior similar to that of a cockroach. “There’s a lot of creativity involved in these robots; everyone has a different robot design,” Mair said. “My favorite part about the event is seeing the bots that we’ve worked hard on actually getting into the arena zipping around, banging into each other, bouncing each other off the walls; it’s pretty cool.” Right: Junior civil engineering major Bryant Ho works on one of the robots available for public demonstration at the Robot Rumble Sunday in the University Union Ballroom.
Steven Turner State Hornet
A4
Wednesday - November 17
News Section
statehornet.com
College Motivation Day hopes to remedy low enrollment By Micah Stevenson mstevenson@statehornet.com To encourage American Indian youth to attend college, Sacramento State will host its second Native American College Motivation Day on Monday. The College Motivation Day, sponsored by the United Auburn Indian Community and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, is a free event taking place from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the University Union’s Redwood Room. “We do this to bring the kids together and get them moti-
Native American College Motivation Day When: 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday Where: Redwood Room Contact: Ricardo Torres, torresr@csus.edu
vated and show them what’s out there,” said Ricardo Torres, academic counselor at Sac State and coordinator of the event. The event, targeted toward American Indian high school students and graduates, will present keynote speakers, raffles, workshops and campus tours. About 150 showed up to last year’s event. Torres said the low college enrollment rate of American Indian students has sparked the need for the College Motivation Day. As of fall 2009, American Indian students comprise .7 percent of Sac State’s student population - the lowest among ethnic groups - according to California State University’s Analytic Studies website. “It’s a big problem nationally, and even the high schools have real dismal numbers,” Torres said. “Many of our youth are just disenfranchised and aren’t really involved with the public school systems because of homeschooling. They are not part of the curriculum because many of them live in rural areas where there are cultural conflicts and
clashes.” Torres said he is very involved in the American Indian community. “I’ve also been running the American Indian Summer Institute for the past 15 years, which is a four-day residential program for local or regional high school kids,” Torres said. “We do a college readiness curriculum for them. Each year we usually have about 20 kids stay in the dorms, and we take them to different colleges and have various panels and projects.” Torres said the event will reach out to young American Indians that are isolated in rural towns. “You can go to a lot of places in an urban area to get exposure to higher education-related events, but people in rural areas don’t get that as much,” Torres said. “Many of them are the first of their community to come, so it’s exciting to allow them more access to the city to see what our university looks like. We’ll also have tours on that day to get them a little motivated about schooling and finishing their
degrees.” Special guest presenters at the event will be leadership and motivational speaker D.J. “Eagle Bear” Vanas and hypnotist Robert Johnston. Vanas’ performance encourages his listeners to apply the Native American warrior spirit in present-day activities and decisions. Johnston also works as an athletic trainer for the youth programs of the Native Wellness Institute, a nonprofit organization that promotes Native American traditions. Torres said Johnston’s performance is not exclusively a hypnosis show. “Johnston uses his work as a hypnotist to entertain his audience while speaking to them,” Torres said. “He might start with a little activity where he gets students on stage and hypnotizes them and makes them all act like chickens or fall asleep when someone says a certain key word, but after he conducts his exercise and has all the students’ attention, he presents his motivational speaking topic.” Throughout the day, there
will be five different workshops available. One of them is “Stay Local, Go Far,” a presentation explaining the benefits of enrolling in community colleges after high school. The workshop will show programs available at local community colleges, and encourage transferring to four-year institutions. “A lot of our youth is told by the media that specialty trade schools are the only option they have, so for example they pay $18,000 to get into a fashion design program that they could have gotten into at the local JC for $2,000,” Torres said. One of the panelists, David Rasul, dean of counseling at Sacramento City College, said his presentation caters to students from other ethnicities. “The key here is to open up the students’ eyes to see how far they can go,” Rasul said. “They determine their own career, and once they find that career – if they put all their heart into it – then they will be successful.” Another workshop will be a discussion on leadership led by
Maggie Steele, a national trainer who works on reservations nationally with American Indian youth. “Her workshop will identify leadership and its qualities, as well as emphasize the importance of staying on a wellness path and staying in school as a means to contribute to your community,” Torres said. There will also be a workshop aimed at helping students in their college application process. “If there are any seniors that want to be in the enrollment process and aren’t getting any help in their local area, we will have some computers available and help them get online and start their files to get them into the system before the admissions deadline,” Torres said. Torres said the College Motivation Day is a single segment of the vital ongoing dialog between higher education institutions and local and regional tribes. “This event is a product of that dialog, so this isn’t happening in the vacuum,” he said. “We pay much more attention to this issue than just once a year.”
ASK A SAC STATE POLICE OFFICER
Campus police stresses drinking and driving violations Get answers to all of your questions about Sacramento State Police Department affairs. This week, public information officer Scott Christian answers questions about drinking and driving.
At a recent home football game, six students were arrested for alcohol-related violations during the tailgating festivities or after the game. Four of the students were arrested for being minors in possession of alcohol, and two for being drunk in public. Unfortunately, most students
probably don’t consider the consequences of their actions regarding their decision to consume or provide alcoholic beverages to others. Almost everyone knows that drinking and driving can result in being arrested for driving under the influence. But for those people who are under the age of 21, all that is required to be arrested for driving under the influence is to have a blood alcohol content of 0.01 percent on a preliminary alcohol screening device. That level of blood alcohol content can result from drink-
ing as little as six ounces of beer, three ounces of wine, or a half an ounce of 80-proof hard liquor. Additionally, if a driver under 21 years of age is suspected of being under the influence, he or she doesn’t have the right to refuse a police officer’s request to submit to a preliminary alcohol screening. A refusal to submit to the test will result in the immediate suspension of the individual’s driver’s license. Generally, a first conviction for driving under the influence results in spending the night in the ‘drunk tank’ at the jail,
approximately $5,000 in fines and court costs, another $500 in vehicle towing and storage fees, two to four weeks of community service, plus a six- to 12-month suspension of your driver’s license. Most minors also don’t realize that furnishing alcohol to a minor, being in possession of alcohol, or being under the influence of alcohol can result in their driver’s license being suspended. The vehicle code mandates that after conviction for these crimes, the driving privileges for the individual shall be suspended for a period
of one year, in addition to the jail time, fines, and court costs relating to the original arrest. Being involved in an alcoholrelated incident while on campus or while at a campus sponsored event can also lead to being found in violation of student conduct policies. Bottom line, being involved in any sort of alcohol-related incident is bad news, and can result in a criminal record, jail time, a hefty dent in your wallet, and can potentially affect your attendance here at school. If you have a question for the police officers, dispatchers, and
administrative staff members of the Sacramento State Police Department, email the question to asktheofficer@csus.edu, and your question may be answered in a future column.
A5
Wednesday - November 17
News Section
statehornet.com
Fees: $121 million needed to buy out 10% increase Continued | page A1 million to “buy out” the 10 percent fee increase. “We made a direct request to the governor and the Legislature to buy out the 10 percent fee increase for next year,” said CSU spokesman Erik Fallis. “If that happens, we’ll rescind the fee increase, and students will not have to pay that 10 percent.” Student trustee and senior international relations major Nicole Anderson said she supports the CSU’s buy out proposal. “We’re actually proactive in saying that here’s the 10 percent buy out that we want the Legislature to pay for. While I don’t know if it’s going to end up working, it’s a good alternative to try instead of just waiting (for the governor’s budget proposal) and just be reactive to what the budget will be,” she said. “Either way, whether this gets approved or not, this now gives students and families over six months additional notice of what next year’s fees are going to be.” CSU officials requested the tuition increases – telling trustees it was necessary to maintain enrollment and service levels in light of a perpetually late state
budget, Fallis said. This year’s budget provided the CSU with $260 million to restore state funding. But funding for this year is at the same level as 2005-06, when the system is serving fewer students than it does now, according to the CSU. Furthermore, the stimulus funds used for spring enrollment is just one-time funding and will not be provided next fiscal year. “The fee increase at least provides a certain level of funding that we can count on for next year,” Fallis said. “We don’t know where we stand on next year’s budget. It likely won’t come out until next summer, which makes things very tenuous in the meantime.” Anderson, who voted against the tuition increases, said she was “very frustrated” with the budget negotiations last summer. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s May budget proposal included a 10 percent tuition increase. The Assembly proposed to buy out half of the increase, on the assumption there would be state revenue to cover it. The Board of Trustees then decided to vote only for a 5 percent increase in June. How-
Nov. 7 Tools were reported stolen at Folsom Hall. Nov. 8 A woman was inappropriately touched by an unknown suspect while walking through the Library Quad, police said. Police were calling it a sexual battery. Read the full story online at www.statehornet.com. - Compiled by Ken Paglia
ever, the signed budget does not include the expected funding, hence the other 5 percent increase next semester. “That puts the CSU in a very bad position in a sense that we needed additional revenue,” Anderson said. “I voted no on that because I felt like it kind of had been a political tool during the election cycle, and sentimentally, I just don’t agree with increasing student fees.” Speaking at the board meeting on behalf of students, California State Student Association President Chris Chavez spoke out against the fee hikes, reminding trustees who would be hurt the most. “This is going to affect students who don’t receive financial aid, which is about half of the student population,” Chavez said, in an interview after the meeting. “That includes middle-class and AB 540
Source: California State University
Graphic by Megan Harris State Hornet
(undocumented) students.” However, Chavez conceded that the CSU was in a tough spot financially, saying he has seen the budget numbers as
position was that the CSU needs to look for alternative ways to cut costs, perhaps by looking at ways to streamline.”
a member of the CSU Budget Advisory Committee. “The picture isn’t pretty, and the CSU honestly doesn’t have many options,” he said. “Our
A6
Wednesday - November 17
News Section
statehornet.com
Capital: Fellows hope to have influence on policies Continued | page A1
ROBERT GRAHAM, Assembly Fellow By Cayla Gales cgales@statehornet.com Months away from leaving for the Dominican Republic on assignment for the Peace Corps, Sacramento State alumnus Robert Graham found out he had won one of the coveted positions in the Capital Fellows program. “I actually didn’t think I was going to take the fellowship. I had to do some soul searching, and it really lined up with what I want to do 10, 15, 20 years down the line,” he said. Graham is the recipient of the Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellowship, which allows its recipients to work as a legislative staff member involved in public policy adoption. Once he is done training, Graham will draft bills and policies, as well as lobby for votes. Graham plans to go into federal, state or local government policy. Whichever position he ends up in, he said he expects to give back to his community. “I believe if we’re going to be effective in advocating for change when it’s Sacramento-
specific, we need to understand how the legislative process works,” he said. “I want to learn that process and be able to bring it back to our community.” Compared with other applicants who may have looked at this opportunity as just something to add to their resume, Graham Robert Linggi - State Hornet genuinely wanted to utilize the experience, he said. During his internship with Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, Graham worked 40 hours a week drafting bills while attending night school. “It’s always been about getting in and creating change and that’s why I chose this,” he said. “You can do much more damage by changing the system from the inside than throwing stones from the outside.”
JENNIFER TEASDALE, Senate Fellow By Micah Stevenson mstevenson@statehornet.com Even as a child, Jennifer Teasdale considered herself political. “I’ve always been very opinionated, and politics offer a great field for arguing that you’re right without anybody being able to prove you wrong, because it’s a lot of opinion,” Teasdale said. As a Senate fellow, she will be providing research and staffing assistance in one of the offices in the Legislature, while earning 12 units of credit toward her master’s degree in government at Sac State. “The experience itself is huge,” Teasdale said. “That would be really cool, just to take part in policy that, hopefully, I take a lot of pride in. Teasdale’s passion for politics comes from her father, a Sac State graduate who also works for the Senate. “It was definitely a sense of pride for me,” Teasdale said. “I kind of thought it was more prestigious than it was. I remember my thirdgrade class taking a field trip to the Capitol, and when he met us there, one of the kids went up to him and was like, ‘Mr. Teasdale, are you rich?’ and I’m fully expecting my dad
to be like, ‘Of course we are, I mean look at my job – look at the building I work in,’ but he’s like, ‘No,’ and kind of laughed, so I was mortified.” Teasdale said her four-month internship in the Assembly, won her a position in the Robert Linggi - State Hornet fellowship. “My competition was probably just as academically successful and involved in their community,” Teasdale said, “but by the time the interviews rolled around in May, I have already been working on bills and working with constituents and making press releases, so I had real experience.” Teasdale said being a Sac State graduate has given her an advantage. “Being at Sac State is such an ideal place if you want to work in the Legislature, because in the government department there are classes that are taught by California legislative professionals,” Teasdale said.
MATTHEW PLUMMER, Executive Fellow By Michelle Curtis mcurtis@statehornet.com During the 1992 presidential election, Sacramento State alumnus Matthew Plummer’s mother bought him a blank U.S. map, and red, blue and green markers. On election night, he colored each state based on the winner. Plummer, 27, said this sparked his interest in politics. “Around the country all these people were going out and voting and participating in a process that is unlike our normal day. For this period of time the whole nation was engaged in this exercise in electing their leadership,” said Plummer, who will be working for 11 months in one of the departments of the state government’s executive branch. Being a Sac State student allowed Plummer to study government while gaining experience in state policy through internships. He has worked for Assemblyman Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, lobbyists Willie Pelote, the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, and Lenny Goldberg from the California-based lobbying firm Lenny Goldberg and Associates. “Sac State’s location next to the Capitol is something other schools don’t have,” Plummer
said. In 2005, he worked on U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui’s election campaign. “(With volunteering), you have the chance to do something you would have to wait to do in a professional organization,” he said. “If you’re Brittany Bradley - State Hornet a volunteer you can head an initiative where you’re managing 25 people or you’re the lead person setting up a philanthropy event.” When Plummer graduated in 2007, he took a year off from school to work as a project manager at Butte and Lake Tahoe Community College districts. He is interested in government planning, regional planning or working for a consulting firm. He hopes that when the program ends in August, his direction of where he wants to work will have narrowed. “I want wherever I am placed to be able to say, ‘We were really happy to have Matthew Plummer and the work he did was valuable and meaningful,’” Plummer said.
CHRISTINE HANSEN Judicial Fellow
GEOFFREY WARNER Judicial Fellow
Christine Hansen graduated from Sac State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies. Last May, she graduated from McGeorge School of Law and is now “anxiously waiting” for the bar results that will be released on Friday. Before Courtesy Photo returning to school, she spent 15 years working in customer service, administration and finance. As a Judicial Fellow, she now works in Butte County Superior Court in Oroville.
Geoff Warner graduated from Sacramento State last spring with a degree in criminal justice. Aside from being captain of the football team, he was also part of the Honors Program and member of Sigma Chi fraternity and Alpha Pi Sigma, the criminal justice department’s honor society. As a Judicial Fellow, he now works at Courtesy Photo the Los Angeles Second District Court of Appeals. He said he plans to attend law school next fall.
LESLIE VILLEGAS, Assembly Fellow By Ken Paglia kpaglia@statehornet.com While most fellows may intern to help their future, Leslie Villegas, in a sense, is doing it for her past. “My parents always made sure I had everything I needed to get ahead, so I’ve done my best not to let the opportunities go to waste,” Villegas said. “I felt like I owed it to them.” Villegas’ heritage has also played a role in her drive to succeed. The Mexican-born Sac State alumna said many people in her culture “get taken advantage of ” by not understanding their rights – which she feels does not need to happen. “You can put yourself in a place to affect change. If you don’t like the way things are, you can do something about it,” said Villegas, who graduated last spring with a degree in government. She is most excited about “being entrenched in the process” of lawmaking, she said. “I’d like to see a bill go from being drafted
to hopefully being signed into law,” she said. “I’ll be working with people at the Capitol who have been around for so long. I want to learn from them, and see where I can take that knowledge.” Robert Linggi - State Hornet Villegas did two internships during college, one with Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, and the other with the city of Sacramento. She has also worked on several local campaigns. It was those experiences that likely made her an attractive candidate for the Capital Fellows Program, she said. “Showing you’re involved says a lot,” she said. “I think they were looking for people who had previously shown an interest in public service.”
LAURA MARTINEZ, Executive Fellow By Ken Paglia kpaglia@statehornet.com Sacramento State alumna Laura Martinez will start an internship Nov. 30 in one of 120plus departments at the Capitol, but she is not concerned with where she lands. “I’m more interested in working with a great mentor, someone who will help me become a young professional,” Martinez said. “I think I’ll end up loving the department even if I’m not initially interested.” Martinez, 21, who graduated last spring with a degree in government and a 3.99 grade point average, was chosen for the Executive Fellowship, an 11-month internship at a department within the state government’s executive branch. “I’m interested in how to design cities so they work better for people,” Martinez said. “I like to think about how elements of transportation and design can be healthier for people.” She sees the internship as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to develop relationships with
some of Sacramento’s key players. “I’ll have the chance to meet high level agency executives that some people don’t meet in their entire careers,” Martinez said. “It’s kind of like an insider’s guide to California government. It’s an invaluable foot Courtesy Photo in the door.” Martinez has been interested in state government since high school, and during college interned with U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-California, and state Assemblywoman Kathleen Galgiani, D-Livingston. “It turned out to be interesting in real life too,” she said. “There’s a lot of cynicism out there, but for the most part those in public service want to make a difference. Society needs those people.”
A8
Wednesday - November 17
News Section
statehornet.com
Shuttle: Drivers express Auction: Funds to pay for concerns over job losses trips, community service Continued | page A1 “The proposed changes will reduce hours of operation, thereby reducing operating costs sufficiently to allow the program to operate within its budget,” said Abigail Stone, associate vice president of business and administrative services. “The schedule changes will also eliminate the times when there is the least average number of riders, which will
allow the buses to run at greater capacity.” Newman questioned the decision to eliminate that chunk of time from the schedule, pointing out that it did not seem necessary and would be highly inconvenient for a student to have to take the shuttle to campus and not be able to take another one until hours later. Stone and Alfredo Orozco, UTAPS director, told students the midday block was
Dan Ward State Hornet
Hornet Shuttle driver Ethan Perez explains that buses are usually crowded from Monday to Thursday and shares disappointment over the elimination of the Gold Line, which has the most ridership.
eliminated from the schedule because the time frame had low ridership, and the empty time slots will be used to refuel the shuttles. According to UTAPS, this would save the university about $46,000 annually. Shuttle drivers, who attended the forum, expressed their concerns of losing jobs or work hours because of the shortened routes. Stone said UTAPS is still working on the drivers’ schedules, so unless the proposed changes were approved, there would not be a clearer idea of the shifts. A second change proposed was the elimination of the Gold Line, which serves the Arden and Howe areas and has the highest ridership. UTAPS is eliminating the line because it covers the same route as Regional Transit’s Route 82. This would save the university about $50,000 annually, according to UTAPS. Stone and Orozco acknowledged that many students’ schedules and routes to school would be affected by these changes. But they stressed throughout the forum that there are many city buses to accommodate any routes that would be altered by these proposed changes. “Students can ride Regional Transit buses and light rail at no extra charge with a OneCard and the Commuter Pass (sleeve), carpool with other students who have similar schedules and/or live in the same area, or continue to ride the Hornet Shuttle during its hours of operation,” Stone said. Stone said the changes are necessary because the Hornet Shuttle’s expenses are expected to increase due to fuel, maintenance and other expenditures, while revenue will stay the
Continued | page A1 “Us rock nerds really geek out,” said senior geology major Michael Sekigahama, the club’s vice president. Funds will help subsidize fees for geology field courses that range from $75 to $150, and students’ field trip fees. In the field courses, students travel to places such as the east side of the Sierra Nevada and conduct hands-on activities where they map the geology of an area, said David Evans, auctioneer and chair of the geology department. To give back to the community, funds will provide resources for geology studies in local elementary schools. Funds will be used to buy materials to create rock boxes for the schools. The rock boxes will contain 15 to 20 igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, such as granite, sandstone, slate, quartz and feldspar, Evans said. “There are several samples of each kind, so the students can be really hands on,” said Robin Wham, Sac State alumna and auction coordinator. The schools that will receive the rock boxes are currently unknown. In the spring semester, the department will have more information on how many schools will receive rock boxes, said senior geology major Candice Houghton, secretary of the Geology Club. Even though the funds raised every year help geology students, Wham said the biggest benefit of the auction is the standing it gives the geology department. “It’s about how can we make the event the best possible event it can be,” said senior geology major Katy O’Donnell, the Geology Club’s president. “(It’s about) how can we present
ourselves in the best way to our donors in the hopes that they will want to come back and interact with our department.” Items are donated by firms, rock shops, rock and mineral specialists, past attendees and Sac State alumni. Fossils that will be auctioned off include: fossilized corrals, trilobites and ammonites. Two of the minerals include creedite, a colorless transparent mineral, and rosasite, a brittle translucent blue mineral. Wham said there is something for everyone because the prices of items vary. She said the 220 silent auction items go up in $1 increments and in the past the highest silent auction item went for $275 and the lowest one went for $2. Some of the items auctioned are for everyday use such as polished petrified wood book ends and a 500-million-year-old trilobite fossil necklace. Wham said because two silent auction tables close every 20 minutes, the event is actionpacked as bidders try to outbid one another. During the live auction, auctioneer Evans said the room will be silent until the item is sold; then the audience applauds. When Evans is auctioning an item and the bidding slows down, Evans said he tries to bring people’s interests to an item by showcasing its “healing” powers, such as being able to promote peace and mind and adding detail on the item’s mineralogy. “I like to have fun with it,” he said. “It’s the highlight of my year.” In a previous year, the bidding for a geode rock began to slow down, Evans recalled. So he said the geode rock was large enough to hold a Thanksgiving turkey. Following this comment, the
Geology Club Rock Auction When: 6 to 9 p.m., Friday Where: Alumni Center Contact: Geology Club (916) 995-1436, sacstategeologyclub@ gmail.com bidding began to pick back up. At one point during the live auction, Evans will randomly select one item during the night that will go up in price by prime numbers. This semester, Sac State President Alexander Gonzalez will be a guest auctioneer for the first time. Wham said he will auction off a “green and gold” item. Wham said the item will not be known to the public until the event. There will also be a kids table, which will consist of games and prizes. Specifics for the kids table are still being worked on, O’Donnell said. Before the rock auction began in 2003, the geology department raised money through a bake sale. The event was changed to a rock auction because rocks, minerals and fossils are parallel to the geology students’ studies. “(The rock action) is unique,” Wham said. “I don’t think there’s an event like this where there is a combination of silent and live and where the students manage it.”
A7
THESTATEHORNET
Opinion
www . s tat e h o r n e t . c o m
N ovember 17, W ednesday
| F a l l I s s u e 12 | S a c r a m e n t o S tat e
EDITORIAL
Cheating cheapens your education
Whether or not we like to admit it, most of us have cheated on a quiz, exam, paper or other assignments at one point or another in our academic careers. Apparently, we tend to do this more often in online classes, where the disconnect between us and the professors is much larger. Several professors, all of whom teach or have taught an online class at Sacramento State, were asked about cheating in those classes. Their collective response: Just don’t do it. A recent study titled “Assessment design and cheating risk in online instruction” suggested cheating happens more often in online classes than regular classes. In regular classes, at least we can interact with our professors face to face. With online classes, we never re-
ally get to know professors on a personal level. If the class does not have a videostreaming feature, we do not even get to see what our professors look like. Not knowing the person behind the class might make cheating a whole lot easier and make its immorality less apparent. Samantha Hens, an anthropology professor, said students insult her intelligence when they cheat on written assignments. Not only is cheating insulting to professors, it also violates the basic trust that should exist between professors and students. “It disappoints me. It also prompts me to reflect on what I could have done to prevent it,” said Lawrence Chase, communication studies professor. Feelings aside, there are severe consequences for
cheating as laid out in the University Policy Manual – it is considered a serious offense. Is it really worth it to cheat one time and end up failing the class? The punishments for cheating are the same, regardless of whether you cheat in an online class or in a regular class. Some professors will simply fail you on a particular assignment, but others will fail you in the class and will report your offense to a Student Conduct Officer. The officer would then decide what type of administrative actions to take in regard to the cheating incident. “We’re not in high school and it’s not my job to coddle overworked students,” said Liam Murphy, anthropology professor. “I have little sympathy and even less mercy.” It is really up to you if you want to ruin your reputation or your entire college
career with some unnecessary cheating. All it takes is devoting time to studying. Obviously you are paying for this education. With limited class sections, why keep taking the seat of someone who really wants to learn, and cheapen your whole educational experience? Besides, professors employ preventive tactics against cheating in an online class and do give you the necessary options, so there is no need to cheat. Matthew Schmidtlein, geography professor, said he allows students to collaborate and uses the “open-book” approach when it comes to online work. “I try to reduce the temptation for cheating in online assignments by creating online assignments where students should not need to cheat,” Schmidtlein said. Tim Croisdale, criminal
justice professor, requires students to submit written responses as opposed to multiple choice questions in online work. He can easily tell if two students have the exact same responses from this method. This approach hopes to motivate students to do their own work. Croisdale also communicates with his students through the “announcement” functions on SacCT and encourages them to do good work. “I feel that more communication may reduce students’ disengagement in online classes,” he said. In her classes, Hens requires students to do reading that is not necessarily covered in lecture so as to encourage students to do extra work before taking exams. Additionally, a simpler method some professors
employ in order to prevent students from cheating online is by switching up the questions on exams or quizzes. This way, if two students attempt to take an assessment at the same time, they will not be able to work collaboratively on the exam. Other professors, like Chase, reserve classrooms for exams if the class was administered entirely online. Students have to bring their ID to these exams; if they live too far away from campus, there is also the option of taking the exam at a local testing center. So really, there is no need for you to cheat. If you get tempted to cheat to pass an online class, consider the effects it will have on your future academic career. Professors are people, too. It is a slap in their face if you cheat in their class. Ultimately, it is just not worth it.
Marcy Hendricks State Hornet
Remaining friends Mainstream 3-D media will cause problems is pricey and overdone
By Dante Frattini dfrattini@statehornet.com
Breaking up is technically one single action. But next to glacial movement and supernovas, breaking up is one of the most drawn-out processes there is. Or at least that has been my experience. Guys and girls. The heartbreakers and the heartbroken. Everyone at one point in their dating life has uttered this infamous and cringeworthy phrase during a break-up. “We can still be friends, right?” No. The end... What’s that? Oh, crap. Never mind. My editors are telling me I need more. Fine. Remaining friends after a breakup seems fairly harmless. At first glance it actually seems logical. So say, two people were not able to cultivate a successful romantic relationship with each other. With so many common interests and a high level of comfort between them, why does this have to mean the end of their friendship? Because people in your social life should only get promoted. Like a job promotion, your friends get access to new and greater things as they move up.
When you initially become someone’s friend you learn of their basic background, meet other friends and attend parties. But you know there is more. If you gain inner-circle status, you have more responsibility. You are now entrusted in such sacred acts as secret-keeping and bringing the right kind of chips to guys’ night. If one of your inner-circle friends shares with your coworker the story about you, the cactus, the condom and the dare, they just cannot go back to “regular friend” status. Even if it just slipped, they are done. A demotion does not work here because the privileges one would lose are too severe. Same goes for significant others. It is hard to be around the person you were the most open and honest around, when you realize they no longer want you to be that way around them. “I have only remained friends with one ex,” said Caitlin Kerton, business major. “I ended up hurting him when he saw I was moving on.” You see them much less frequently and it is always uncomfortable when your paths cross. People who were dumped are likely to be overly chipper just to prove they are all right with this, even though you can tell they are dead inside. When a romantic interest jumps onto the social ladder, they are already starting above the friendship level. At that point they either climb
that ladder all the way up to a wedding or just fall off completely. Even your favorite “ex” lands in the same boat of failed love as all the other relationship failures from your past. It is sad, but true. They are right next to your first girlfriend, your first love and your first mistake. All of them. Even that girl whose mom you met 20 minutes after greeting the cops, in the nude, from the back seat of your car, while your age was used as a threat against you and your motives in that high school parking lot were questioned ... on Christmas. Whew. Ahem ... anyway. Everyone should be treated the same after the breakup. Ideally, they should no longer exist to you, except in memory. It sounds harsh but it is for everyone’s benefit. Remaining friends can only lead to further and prolonged heartbreak, an illfated attempt at rekindling the relationship or pure contempt and hatred. It is always difficult to break up. Trust me, I know, I have been there. And by “there” I mean “an alcoholic.” There is going to be bitterness. People who want to be friends with exes are like those weirdos who stuff their pets after they die so they can lean them against the couch while they watch syndicated “Jeopardy” reruns. Accept it. Your dog is dead. And your girlfriend is gone. Both were dumb and neither would make a good friend at this point.
Want to see your opinion in print? Please send letters or comics to the editor to opinion@statehornet.com.
By Cole Mayer cmayer@statehornet.com
One of the few things I truly loathe is when people tell me they have just seen a 3-D movie. They simply gush about it. They tell me something along the lines of “Dude, I felt like I was totally in the movie.” That does not match up too well with my personal experiences. The 3-D movies right now are highly flawed and are little more than cash cows. Tianjun Cao, junior civil engineering major, thinks it is a step forward in terms of innovation, at the least. “It shows how far we have come in terms of entertainment. It’s too pricey right now, but 3-D will
catch on in a year,” Cao said. But wait, you say, “Avatar” was totally awesome and a pinnacle in movie making! The 3-D was incredible and provided a ton of depth perception! Yes, to all accounts. “Avatar” used two video cameras side by side, specially developed by director James Cameron, and it was an incredible movie. It provided depth and it was amazing. But I did not feel as if I was actually on Pandora, the planet where most of the movie takes place. What about “The Last Airbender,” directed by M. Night Shyamalan? Remember how horrible that was? The 3-D effects were thrown in at the last second to get some cash with higher ticket prices. Fine, movies are meant to be enjoyed in a theater full of people, so fully immersing the audience feels as if they were in a Star Trek holodeck or the X-Men Danger Room. The movies themselves can be good, but the actual 3-D
element isn’t yet sophisticated enough to justify spending the extra money. You have two options in order to bring 3-D into your own living room: Purchase an overly priced 3-D TV, or get an expensive special graphics card for your computer. Those 3-D TVs do not yet have the technology to be completely effective. Really, Sony is out to make money. I, for one, am not hip to the idea of wearing extra glasses all the time to see 3-D. I already wear glasses to be able to see in front of me. “The market just isn’t ready for it yet,” said Miguel Razo, junior journalism major. “Right now it’s more a novelty than anything else.” While 3-D at the movies is great, and computers and TVs are making great strides with 3-D graphics, oversaturating all types of media with 3-D is simply overkill. Call me back when you’ve got a holodeck. For now I will be enjoying my plain ol’ 2-D media.
Graphic by Megan Harris State Hornet
B1
THESTATEHORNET
Features
www . s tat e h o r n e t . c o m
N ovember 17, W ednesday
| F a l l I s s u e 12 | S a c r a m e nt o S tat e
Cast enjoys life despite Depression
Robert Linggi State Hornet
Left: In the opening scene, Essie Carmichael, played by Rachel Williams, practices her dancing for her mother Penny Sycamore, played by Tracy Lynn LaMar, while they chat about the newest play Sycamore is writing. Top Right: Two characters joke about the office they both work at while one pretends to write a list of things, the other is saying; “I love you, I love you, I love you!” Bottom Right: Carmichael’s dance teacher Boris Kolenkhov, played by Shane Edward Turner, arrives for dinner at the Vanderhof home, and warmly greets the family with a resounding shout. By Tzahuiztil Sanchez tsanchez@statehornet.com The eccentric Sycamore family is poor and unemployed during the Great Depression, but that does not stop them from enjoying life in “You Can’t Take it With You,” an award-winning comedic play put on by Sacramento State’s theater and dance department. Theater and dance professor Michelle Felten is directing the play, which will be taking place in Playwrights Theater in Shasta Hall. Alice Sycamore and Tony Kirby are in love, but Alice fears that her unusual family will scare away the wealthy Kirby family. When Alice and Tony decide to get married, Tony brings his parents to the Sycamore house in New York City for dinner. Alice tells her family to try to act normal on
the night the Kirbys come for dinner, which is easier said than done for the Sycamores. The Kirby family arrives to the chaotic scene of snake feeding, a ballet lesson, firework making and a drunken actress passed out on the living room couch. The night ends when federal agents storm the house and arrest everyone. But it is nothing too out of the ordinary for the Sycamores. Although there is not a dull moment throughout the play inside the families house, moments of serious conflict still arise in the midst of all the chaos. Alice is continuously annoyed with her chaotic family that cannot seem to do anything productive or normal. She wishes that they could be more like Tony’s much more stable and calm family. Playwrights George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart wrote the play in the 1930s and it
soon became a big success. It opened in December 1936 in New York, and ran for 837 performances on Broadway. The play was adopted into a film in 1938 and won the Academy Award for best picture. Although the play was written in the 1930s, Felten said it is still relevant today. The core values of the play express the idea that gathering material wealth is not as important as personal relationships with family and friends. The cast and crew have been rehearsing the production for six weeks after starting in late September. “It’s always really exciting to watch the actors grow and change,” Felten said. She said she enjoys the rehearsal process because that is when creativity is expressed as students try new things and portray their characters for the first time.
“The rehearsal for me is the most fun because that’s where the journey is. Performance is the end result, which is also very rewarding to see how successful you are at your journey,” Felten said. Shane Turner, senior theater arts major, is playing a Russian ballet teacher in the production. He said the actors worked very hard to create a believable bond between the family members during rehearsal. Turner said his most memorable moment of rehearsal came when the actors performed their first read through of the play and they got to hear each other’s interpretations of the characters and interact for the first time. He said he hopes the hilarity of the first run through comes through during their performances. “We had to stop and just wipe the tears from our eyes because we were laughing so hard,” he said. Turner said he enjoyed the range of experience in the production. “We had the freshness of the new actors and then we had the ability of the older ones and they all kind of melded together really nicely,” he said. The set takes place in the living room of the Sycamore house. The theater and dance group not only created an authentic-looking living room, but also made the audience feel like they were inside the room by hanging props from the ceiling. Props that hung from the ceiling included things such as bicycles, chairs and postcards. “We’ve had a couple people walk in and say ‘Wow, I think I’ll have Thanksgiving dinner here because it looks like a nice warm house to be in,’” Felten said. A dinner was what the play opened and ended with, both on very different terms. This production uses a three-quarter thrust stage configuration, meaning that the audience surrounds three quarters of the stage instead of just sitting directly in front of it. Stewart said this made it more difficult to place actors on the stage in a balanced manner. “It is especially difficult in that kind of threequarter configuration because there are three sides of audience that all have to have a good viewpoint,” said senior theater and deaf studies major Tim Stewart, who plays the father of Tony Kirby in the production. Turner said the set was constantly evolving as they added new props over the course of the production process. “The set is a character itself. It’s a part of the family and it really reflects how eccentric we all are and how fun it really is in that house,” Turner said. “You Can’t Take it With You” reminds us that family and friends are what is most important in life no matter how crazy they are. The Sycamores are a perfect example of that idea in this feel-good, hilarious play. You Can’t Take it With You showtimes located in the Playwrights Theater: - Today and Thursday: 6:30 p.m. - Friday and Saturday: 8:00 p.m. - Sunday: 2:00 p.m. Ticket Prices: $12 general $10 Students $5 Children
Pianist finds personality for music in Germany By Leia Ostermann lostermann@statehornet.com
circles now and I find it very exciting to have her here at Sac State. “All of the pianists who perform in my series are world class. It is for the benefit of our students and our community to enjoy the highest caliber music.” Classical music is a difficult
and the Far East.” Kosuge began playing when she was 2 years old. Now, at 27, Musicians work their whole she realized that something that lives to master their art. For started out just for fun became a pianists, this means years of life pursuit. rehearsal before considering a “Since I found out how deep career as a performer. and profound music is, I had to “Pianists must study and do it professionally to spend as practice for 20 much time years before as I can to even thinking find out the “Since I found out how deep and profound music about a career,” truth behind said piano pro- is, I had to do it professional to spend as much time the music,” fessor Richard Kosuge said. as I can to find out the truth behind the music,” Cionco, direc“When I was tor of the Sac little I also - World class musician, Yu Kosuge. State Piano had dreams Series and of becomPiano Festival. ing an astronaut “The study must continue, as industry in the U.S., said Koor film director, I always loved there is always more to do and suge’s manager, Diane Saldic. adventures and stories, but I had more to know.” She wants Kosuge to be to put these aside to concentrate World class musician Yu exposed to the Sacramento on my passion, music, which Kosuge has an active career in Philharmonic in order to engage can be also adventurous and Japan and now is beginning her a concerto performance. story-telling in itself.” exposure in the U.S., Cionco “There are many more qualiNow Kosuge feels that the said. Kosuge is performing at fied artists than performing arts story of her music involves tell7:30 p.m. Saturday in Capistseries or orchestras can accoming about different cultures. Her rano Hall. modate,” Saldick said. “Yu’s music is rooted in two coun“Ms. Kosuge is a huge success career in the U.S. is only just tries: Japan and Germany. in Japan and other parts of beginning to develop yet I have Born in Japan, she received the world,” Cionco said. “She every confidence she will flourher original music education is breaking into the American ish here as she does in Europe there through lessons and in-
structors, not only in piano but also with composing, harmony and singing. When she was 9, Kosuge moved to Germany where she said her music was given personality and creativity through exposing her to the German style of teaching music. Kosuge said she wants both cultures represented in her music, but that Japanese roots are the most important to her because of how she can use Japanese style of pausing in all music. “In Japanese gardens, distance is very important. Not only architecturally, but from the moment when a drop of water falls from a bamboo into a stone vase, there is this intense pause between when the drop is still in the bamboo and when it’s in the vase,” Kosuge said. “In music, the pause between two notes is very important. I play German music a lot but the Japanese sensitivity and aesthetics See Kosuge| page B2
Courtesy Photo
Painst Yu Kosuge will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Capistrano Hall. Kosuge is a world-famous musican.
B2
Wednesday - November 17
Features Section
statehornet.com
UNDERGROUND ALBUM OF THE WEEK | JOE BUDDEN
Artist reveals maturity, growth in series of four mixtapes By Miriam Arghandiwal arghandiwal@statehornet.com The ink on the back of his neck spells out the phrase, “I’m doing better than I’m feeling,” a position he often finds himself in. While other rappers work hard to portray themselves as being invincible by hiding their vices, Joe Budden has become an unstoppable force by exposing his. Nobody can hurt him with truth when he beats them to the punch. Nov. 9 marked the release date of Budden’s “Mood Muzik 4,” the fourth installment in his mixtape series. Budden has used the series as the foundation to showcase who he is as an emcee. Fans were introduced to a mature, comfortable, and less angry Budden this time around. Budden created his critically acclaimed mixtape series, “Mood Muzik,” after deciding a career under his label Def Jam was not for him. The success of his Grammy-nominated, self-titled debut album, which included his hit single, “Pump it Up,” in 2003 was not enough to keep Budden creatively bounded. “I didn’t really fit the mold of what I saw was taking place there,” he said. “I wanted to be more involved, more in control of my own destiny and I felt the best way to do that was to be independent.” As Budden raps in his song “Aftermath,” he believes that a better living should be earned never fed or given, so he traded his recognition instead for a vision. Budden demonstrated that vision with his “Mood Muzik,” series, where he has been able to provide his fans an unapologetic and honest look into his psyche. The “Mood Muzik” series does not suffer from normal label restraints or censorship. With complete creative control no topic is off limits for Budden. From depression to addiction to insanity to being self-destructive, “Mood Muzik” served as a platform for Budden to face his demons through song. For example in his song “Sober Up” he raps, “I broke down a while ago, finally picking up the pieces, memoirs I had are undefeated I feel depleted, I
don’t talk to God as a matter of fact I plead with, At times I hate my reflection and others I’m conceited, half the time I’m arrogant other times I’m vengeful at times it’s to convince me, at times it’s to convince you.” Budden said he has built a deep connection with fans by making music that is very personable and relatable to them because he raps about deals very common-man, everyday issues. When most musicians rap about pain, they speak of events like death and heartbreak on a drastic scale. Everyday problems are most often considered insignificant or trivial. Rappers do not pick deeper at wounds that reveal that sometimes the greatest calamity is the one we give ourselves, or that our biggest obstacles can be our own vices. With Budden it is those very simple and personal insecurities that others do not speak about that strike a chord with his listeners. He cleverly translates his own emotions into lyrics for those who mirror the same insecurities. The images he puts forth make listeners take a minute to stop and pay attention, for the words hit close to home. Budden is often times criticized for wearing his emotions on his sleeve, but he said hip hop is starved right now when it comes to honesty. “It’s just a matter of being comfortable in your own skin and not being so self-conscious and (concerned with) what everyone has to think of you, and I’m extremely comfortable in that aspect, so I am able to treat the booth as a place to just go in and vent and say whatever is on (my) mind,” he said. “I think that’s one of the things that hiphop was built up on originally and is lacking right now.” The genre of hip hop is dominated by artists who choose recollections of street life, flashy and designer material possessions, and misogyny as their subject matter. For a genre that once was so powerful a message it even served as tool for social change, it has become a somewhat of a sleeping giant with a few moving limbs every now and then. Budden is one of a limited number of artists who serve hip hop’s original demands
of requiring credibility from its artists. Only for Budden it is as though the nature of his stubborn persona gives him no other choice. “Been medicated, meditated, Sedated, hated, Character assassinated, all theses years I masqueraded, Hard headed, if it was on my mind I had to say it, Tongue on the devil’s pitchfork to see how disaster tasted, Rap is fabricated, rappers are so exaggerated, Wouldn’t be scared of the truth if they weren’t castrated,” he raps in “Black Cloud.” To deliver the most rawest of feelings, Budden said he writes about life as it occurs, capturing his feelings before they escape him. “I write about everything immediately. As soon as I’m inspired I try to get a pen and pad and jot something down because you never know when it can leave; when it can come again,” he said. “You want to take advantage of being inspired as soon as possible.” Even though he is at ease with expressing himself, Budden said he still goes out of his way with every project to challenge himself creatively, conceptually and lyrically. “Mood Muzik 4” was a step in challenging himself in all three of those areas, he said. “Everything is different - the mood is different, the sound is different, the lyrics are different, it’s a lot less angry,” he said. “I’d like to think all Mood Muziks are pretty motivational and point taken but this one even more so, when fans pick it up they’ll have an idea of what I’m talking about.” His words hold truth for in many “Mood Muzik” songs Budden is left sounding exhausted by the end of the track. Listeners can feel that he just had a much-needed conversation with whatever voices haunted him. In “Black Cloud,” he says “Normally it’s just me in my lonely mind,” in his voice you can hear the strain in his vocal chords, the pleading he does with the track. While in the early installments of the “Mood Muzik” series the vibe is given that the song is over but he has not let go of that anger, by the end of each song
Courtesy Photo
Best known for his single “Pump it Up,” emcee Joe Budden released the fourth installment of his Mood Muzik series, “Mood Muzik 4,” on Nov. 11. on “Mood Muzik 4” it sounds as though Budden has made peace with the topic and filed it away. It is over, the pain is somehow released. This growth and maturity shows in songs like “Inseparable,” where he raps about his ex-girlfriend of five years, with whom he went through a nasty and public breakup. Despite the burns of the breakup, he reflects upon the relationship peacefully in song. “Better off without each other, I’d have been depriving us. At times you see people in ways you shouldn’t portray ‘em. Cause they ain’t living up to a title you shouldn’t of gave ‘em.” By the end of “Mood Muzik 4,” Budden celebrates his progression with the track, “Stuck in the Moment,” the track feels as though he does not want the moment to end. There is a notion that he is complacent with
where he stands. Budden said in a trailer for “Mood Muzik 4” that he is a firm believer that one should not give someone a problem without giving them a solution, and that “Mood Muzik 4” is the beginning of getting to the solution. “Information is pointless if not applied to something, and that’s what this (Mood Muzik 4) is doing,” he said. In seven years, Budden has done something few rappers have done before by moving backwards with his career, only to move forward again in a different, brighter light. He has built one of the most loyal fan bases in hip-hop, that sell out his shows at venues faster than fans of mainstream artists such as Drake and B.o.B can. And most importantly he has created a steady catalog of music that has inspired many.
Despite his success, Budden still remains standing as hiphop’s hidden jewel, an underdog even in the underground scene. “The challenge for me every day is to try and find new innovative ways for other fans and new listeners to be open minded towards what I have to offer and I’m open to that,” he said. “It is a struggle daily but it is one that I am well prepared for.” Budden said he recognizes that it will take time and patience for the masses and his peers to note he is one of the best. The last words he raps on in “Black Cloud,” describe his journey best. “You’ll never progress if you’ll never try, All I ask, let every word I birth, never die, My wings spread, but when I’m at the sky, Weather didn’t change like I thought and had me petrified.”
Kosuge: Musician combines two different musical influences Continued | page B1
Courtesy Photo
Pianist Yu Kosuge hopes to adapt to California musical culture when she performs at Sac State Saturday night.
are a part of me and I want to treasure them.” One of Kosuge’s favorite pieces she will be performing is a short Japanese piece from Takemitsu. “It’s called ‘Rain Tree Sketch,’ and the image is from a Japanese literature. The Rain Tree is a big tree and its leaves have a lot of raindrops on them. I think it shows what those pauses in Japanese music,” she said. Kosuge said she did not always feel like an artist, as a child she just loved entertaining
people on stage. “As I grew, I felt pressure from myself and responsibility for the music pieces, which I wanted to understand. I wanted to study what the composers wanted to tell as much as I could, so I think I evolved to become an artist gradually and as a musician you never stop learning and growing,” Kosuge said. Kosuge is learning how to adapt to the musical culture of California. “I have never been in California and am very excited to meet people and see this different
environment,” she said. Kosuge picked pieces to perform at Sac State that she feels reflect her background, from Beethoven to Chopin to Japanese pieces. While Kosuge hopes to be inspired by what she sees in California, she also hopes to inspire others with her performance. “I hope to be able to inspire students to think about their own interpretations of music even if it differs very much from mine,” she said. “Their reaction I can’t control, but I’d be happy
if my playing can give a lot of energy to everyone to enjoy their own profession.” Cionco said this performance should appeal to everyone in the community since Kosuge’s music is exciting and fresh. “Students will closely observe Ms. Kosuge as a creative, thoughtful, and polished professional artist at work,” Cionco said. “This modeling is crucial for the development of any musician. This is the goal of any live performance.”
B3 Sports Updates
THESTATEHORNET
Sports
www . statehornet . c o m
N ovember 17, W ednesday
| F a l l I ss u e 12 | S a c ra m ento S tate
Causeway Classic draws near
FOOTBALL at IDAHO STATE
NOV. 13
W 45-17 at UC DAVIS
NOV. 20 @ 4:05 P.M.
MOUNTAIN LIONS vs. OMAHA NIGHTHAWKS
NOV. 13
W 41-3 MEN’S SOCCER MPSF TOURNAMENT NOV. 11-14 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME VS. NO. 2 CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD
W 2-1 OT
SEMIFINALS
VS. NO. 1 DENVER UNIVERSITY W 3-1
QUARTERFINALS VS. NO. 4 AIR FORCE W 6-2
WOMEN’S SOCCER at NCAA
COLLEGE CUP
NOV. 12
(PALO ALTO, CALIF.) FIRST ROUND
at NO. 1 STANFORD
UNIVERSITY L 3-0
VOLLEYBALL vs. MONTANA
NOV. 12
W 3-0
(21-25, 25-20, 28-30)
Graphic by Megan Harris State Hornet
Carolyn Smith Year: Junior Major: Health Science “It’s healthy to keep the rivalry between both campuses. It’s the Causeway Classic and we have to beat Davis.”
vs. MONTANA STATE
NOV. 13
W 3-0
(25-21, 25-23, 21-25) at PORTLAND STATE
NOV. 19
@ 7 P.M. MEN’S BASKETBALL vs. CAL STATE BAKERS-
FIELD
NOV. 14
L 80-78 OT
Rachel Lotz State Hornet
Rachel Lotz State Hornet
Julie Azevedo Year: Freshman Major: Business “I’m used to rivalry because of my high school. I think it’s very interesting. I just kind of figured it would be a little more (intense).”
vs. BETHANY
NOV. 16
@ 7:05 P.M. at NORTH DAKOTA
NOV. 19
@ 5:05 P.M. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL at PACIFIC
NOV. 12
L 94-86 vs. FRESNO STATE
NOV. 14
L 120-93 at NEVADA
NOV. 17
@ 7:05 P.M. Inside: How did a professional soccer player come to Sac State to coach the men’s soccer team? Find out on B4.
Alex Hoch Year: Senior Major: Government “In my tenure here at Sac State, I haven’t gone to a single football game. I don’t plan on starting my senior semester.”
Rachel Lotz State Hornet
Steven Turner State Hornet
The football team will look to get its third straight victory against rival UC Davis on Saturday. By AJ Taylor ataylor@statehornet.com Last season quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson and the rest of the Hornets faced their rival UC Davis Aggies within the walls of Hornet Stadium. Bethel-Thompson led his Hornets down the field in a last minute drive to take the lead and the win. But most importantly the Hornets’ win kept the trophy of the Causeway Classic on Sacramento soil for yet another year. This year the 57th annual contest will be Saturday at Aggie Stadium in Davis at 4:05 p.m. Quarterback Jeff Fleming and his 2010 Hornets will soon begin their venture on Saturday. Sacramento State is hoping for its third straight Causeway Classic victory. The last time Sac State won three straight Classics was 19 years ago when they won
five straight from 1988-1991 (two were played in 1988). “I just remember the look on the seniors faces and how good it felt to beat (Davis) for the second year in a row and just what it means to this school and this community” said sophomore lineman Tyler Worthley. The Hornets are currently riding a three game winning streak including 30 and 28 point victories over Big Sky Conference opponents including a 4517 win at Idaho State University which guaranteed the team a winning season. “(A winning season is) something that last season I didn’t get to enjoy, and it just makes you happy to know that that’s going to happen,” Fleming said. “But you’ve got to put that in the back of your mind because at the end of the day you’ve got another see Causeway| page B6
Men win championship in overtime By Matt Harrington mharrington@statehornet.com
The Sacramento State men’s soccer team won its second Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship in two years and will advance to the 2010 NCAA College Cup after the 2-1 win against No. 2 CSU Bakersfield in overtime on Sunday. With the win, the Hornets improve to 10-4-7 overall and will advance to their second College Cup appearance. It is also the first time in school history that the Sac State men’s soccer team has won back-toback MPSF championships.
This is also the second time in MPSF history that a low seed in the tournament has won the conference championship. In 2001, the Hornets were the No. 1 seed in the tournament when they lost to the No. 8-seeded New Mexico University in the first round of play. It did not take Sac State very long to score their first goal of the match as the Hornets went up 1-0 just eight minutes into this year’s championship game. Chris Bettencourt took a long and high inbound throw from sophomore forward Max Alvarez. Bettencourt timed the throw as the ball sailed to
the middle of the goal box and he jumped over Roadrunners’ defenders to head the ball into the back of the net. The goal was Bettencourt’s 10th of the season and his fourth of the tournament. At the end of the match, he was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Also named to the all-tournament team were senior midfielder Ernesto Carranza and junior defenseman Rory O’Day. Bettencourt said the assist from Alvarez was big for the team as his throw made it possible for the team to get ahead see Champs| page B6
Brittany Bradley State Hornet
The Sac State men’s soccer team surrounds Rory O’Day (center) who scored the winning goal in overtime to win.
B4
Wednesday - November 17
Sports Section
statehornet.com
On Second Thought: Causeway Classic Preview Will Sac State win its third stright Causeway Classic against UC Davis? Will Davis upset?
By Brad Schmidt bschmidt@statehornet.com It is prediction time as the Causeway Classic draws near. Although the UC Davis Aggies hold the all-time advantage over Sacramento State 39-18, it has been the Hornets that have walked away with the Yolo Causeway Trophy the past two years. As a team, the Aggies are giv-
ing up nearly 400 yards of offense, which is a recipe for disaster when Sac State wide receiver Chase Deadder walks into the stadium on Saturday. I believe Jeff Fleming’s ability to get him the ball will be the difference in the game and tip the scale in favor of the Hornets. The two of them have developed a trust with each other and have become one of the most feared tandems in the Big Sky Conference. The game will be close, as they usually are, but this year the Hornets have more firepower offensively than the Aggies are equipped to handle. The score will be 28-21 when the final seconds tick away in the fourth quarter and the Hornets will bring the Yolo Causeway Trophy home with them for a third straight year.
By Dustin Nosler sports@statehornet.com I watched UC Davis whip the University of North Dakota 3516 on Nov. 6. For a brief moment I thought Davis was actually good. Then I realized North Dakota – a future member of the Big Sky Conference – did not have a good football team this year. Then Davis used up its good
Center moves to USA from Africa, picks up basketball By Alyssa Huskinson ahuskinson@statehornet.com Sacramento State center Alpha N’Diaye, a 6-foot-8, 210-pound native of Bamako, Mali, Africa, moved to the United States to learn English and became a college basketball player. N’Diaye is a 2006 graduate of Kodonso High School in Africa, where he did not play basketball. The same year he left Africa and arrived in Atlanta, Georgia. N’Diaye said one of his friends told him he needed to play basketball because of his height. He had never played basketball before, but said he knew a little bit about the sport from watching it on TV. In the summer of 2007, his cousin contacted N’Diaye to have him come visit him on the west coast. Ever since N’Diaye traveled to the bay area, he said he misses home, but does not want to leave. He contacts his family via Skype on a regular basis and N’Diaye said he travels back to his homeland once a year for a month to visit his family. N’Diaye, who has a 7-foot-1 wing span, pursued his athletic career in 2007 at Fremont’s Ohlone College. As a freshman in 2006-07, he averaged 5.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 blocks per game while shooting 53.4 percent from the field. During his freshman year he played against Delta College, their head coach at the time is now Sac State head coach Brian Katz. During his last season at Ohlone, he was named honorable mention All-State and first team All-Conference after averaging 8.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 52.4 percent from the field. Among the conference leaders, he ranked second in blocks, fifth in rebounds and tied eighth in field goal percent-
ages. During both seasons at Ohlone, the team reached the regional finals of the state tournament. “Initially the transition was difficult for Alpha,” said Ohlone head coach John Peterson. “Socially and academically the transition was seamless, he is a smart kid, articulate and he gets along with everyone. But the transition from a basketball standpoint was the difficult part because he had never played Ashley Neal State Hornet in an organized e n v i r o n m e n t . Center Alpha N’Diaye dunks the ball There were de- against Menlo on Nov. 14. mands and pressures for structure recruitment he wanted to redthat were placed on him, which shirt because has only played a might have been difficult for couple years of basketball and him at first.” Peterson said N’Diaye was so he wanted an extra year to play much more athletic than the basketball, so I think it greatly majority of people in the confer- benefited him.” ence. N’Diaye said he now knows “He chose Sac State because what he needs to work on and we thought Brian and the staff that he learned a lot from the would do the best job continubench. ing his development and teachKatz said N’Diaye is a factor ing him a lot of the little things on offense and defense and he he needs to improve upon,” Peterson said. “If Alpha chooses to is athletic, long, can block shots continue to play after Sac State, and is probably the most athletic he will certainly be prepared af- big guy in the league. ter playing for coach Katz.” “Alpha is genuinely a great N’Diaye said that although the guy, ” said senior guard Sultan two schools are different, as far Toles-Bey. “He is a nice guy who as basketball goes, they both cares about his teammates. He have the same intensity between the two schools. N’Diaye red- plays and works hard and I wish shirted last year, this year he will I would have had two years to finally take the court in his de- play with him.” but career at Sac State. N’Diaye, on his fourth season “We hope the redshirt seaas a basketball player said we son paid off,” Katz said. “In his need to play hard and believe in our team. He also said that the team needs to be smart, know the plays and work hard. Coach Katz said he feels very fortunate to have a player like Alpha and that although he redshirted last year he is a key returning player for the Hornets. “You have to be dedicated to basketball, because you cannot take a day off,” N’Diaye said. “I’m excited about the team and it feels great to be able to start after redshirting last season.”
football fortune on Saturday against Cal Poly, in a game the radio announcers said was “one of the greatest comebacks in school history” – a whole 18 points. Silly Aggies (5-5) thinking they can hang with Hornet football. How about last season when the Hornets were down 14-3 at halftime and 21-10 at the end of three quarters in Hornet Stadium? Remember how the Hornets outscored you 21-7 in the fourth quarter after inserting McLeod Bethel-Thompson at quarterback after halftime? Yeah, you remember. The Hornets will push their own winning streak over the Aggies to three games, and there isn’t a damn thing you Cal-wannabes can do about it. Hornets 41, Aggies 17
By Aj Taylor ataylor@statehornet.com The lore of the Causeway Classic first was passed down to me during the summer of 2010. I was about to enter my freshman year of college at Sacramento State when an alumnus mentioned the “Causeway Classic” as some of his favorite times at Sac State. I was puzzled. “What is the
Causeway Classic?” I asked. He paused, and explained. From that moment on, I couldn’t wait for my first Causeway Classic. I was already planning on attending Sac State that fall, but the moment the Causeway Classic was described to me was the moment I truly became a Hornet. Watching our Hornet football team play so well all year has been great. First putting up 17 points against No. 6-ranked Stanford University, then taking multiple ranked FCS opponents to the last seconds of the game and eventually compiling a 6-4 record has ensured a winning and successful season. The day is almost upon us. Our journey across the causeway, to UC Davis is quickly approaching and I for one would never miss the game. Sac State wins it 35-20.
Assistant takes break from pro career to help coaching By Alyssa Huskinson ahuskinson@statehornet.com Sacramento State men’s soccer assistant coach Matt McDougall is a former Hornet goalkeeper, and years later the buzz about him still continues even after playing professional soccer. In July 2007, he led the Stockton Pumas to the Premier Arena Soccer League Summer National Championship, where he earned tournament MVP honors. In 2006, he played for the Sacramento Knights of the National Premier Soccer League, making 72 saves on the season before prevailing in the 2006 NPSL National Championship with a 2-0 victory over the Princeton 56ers. From 2006-08 he played for the Stockton Cougars of the Major Indoor Soccer League, and he said he is taking a break from his professional career. Following his athletic career at Sac State, McDougall enters his fifth season coaching for the Hornets. In July 2009, he was promoted to the top assistant coach position after three seasons as the goalkeeper’s coach. “I like Matt as a coach, he brings intensity to the team,” said sophomore forward David Norton. “He is an energizer
Steven Turner State Hornet
Assistant coach Matt McDougall motivates his team during practice. and he always encourages us to have energy during training and games.” Not only is he a coach and teacher at Sac State, but he manages to find the time to coach the San Juan Soccer Club goal-
keepers. McDougall said for community for years,” McDouhow busy he is, he just wants to gall said. “It’s where I started help his players with soccer and and they helped develop me as their lives. a goalkeeper.” “When you are a soccer coach, A 2001 graduate of Jesuit High it’s your life,” McDougall said. School in Carmichael, McDou“It’s very rewarding to see the gall competed in all four years players grow up not only as in- of soccer and earned All-Metro dividuals, but to help them in League honors as a senior. As their lives. I get to know their a Marauder, McDougall led personality and to see them be- the team to consecutive Metro come adults. I enjoy my job and Championships in 2000 and I enjoy soccer.” 2001 with an overall record of McDougall said he loves helping out during the summer and winter camps because he gets to see the youth soccer players come on campus and learn just like he did. Not only is McDougall a coach, but he has two beginning soccer classes this semester and will Steven Turner State Hornet have three classes next semester. He Assistant coach Matt McDougall aspires to have an coaches the goalies at practice. intermediate class at Sac State. “He is a great coach and he 30-0-1 during the seasons, while makes us work hard,” said fresh- playing for River City Soccer man goalie Cesar Castillo. “He Club as well. has a lot of experience and every McDougall was the goalie at day I learn something new from Sac State during 2001-05 and is him. He gives me advice on a three-time Mountain Pacific other things as well as soccer. I Sports Federation honoree. The know he is always there for me.” alumnus holds the program reMcDougall is involved in every cord during his career with 306 aspect of the program, including saves and is second all-time with recruiting, and the day-to-day 10 career shutouts. functions. McDougall is tied with several “Being a freshman he has re- Hornets with a single-season really welcomed me and helped cord of 19 matches started and me progress as a goalie,” Castillo during 2004 he made a remarksaid. “Overall he has helped me able single season record of 109 to do my best and play hard.” saves. Then in 2005, he picked McDougall’s soccer career beup the second most saves in gan in Oregon at the age of nine, school history with 89. where he played for Oregon recMcDougall continues to mainreational soccer, then when he tain his hectic schedule; during was 13 he moved to California his spare time he manages to and played for Placer United go watch the youth players he Soccer Club. coaches. Placer United did not have a McDougall said he has been goalkeeper so one of his teammates decided to play goalie, contacted by Cougars head then a few games into the season coach Antonio Sutton to play his teammate decided to play on for them this season. He said he will possibly continue his prothe field. McDougall took on the chal- fessional career with Stockton if lenge of being the goalie and the he has the time, but right now he teammates ended up splitting said has obligations to Sac State the time in the goal for the next and San Juan. “The players are with us for couple of months. McDougall eventually took over the rest of four years and were kind of like the season and ever since then their family,” McDougall said. “It’s that kind of bond that keeps he has never left the goal box. “Placer has been a staple of the me going.”
Wednesday - November 17
Sports Section
statehornet.com
B5
Players, coach honored with all-Big Sky Conference team Shooting a half-court shot makes the top-10 bucket list DOUBLE COVERAGE
By Matt Harrington mharrington@statehornet.com
The Sacramento State women’s soccer team has battled its way through the conference championship to make a second appearance in the NCAA College Cup while also receiving honors for performance this year on the field. This season, nine Hornets were voted to the all-Big Sky conference team. Two players were named first team, four players
you can’t do all by yourself. I had a lot of help from Maureen Whitney and Jenny Lawrence. This year I think I did a good job of letting them do their job, letting them coach and give their input.” Dedini’s career record, which also includes this year’s standings, is 38-27-13, and in his four years as the head of the women’s program has never had a losing season. In his four seasons as coach, he has produced 19 first or second-team all-Big Sky
Brittany Bradley State Hornet
Goalie Savannah Abercrombie was one of nine players to be voted to the all-Big Sky Conference team. Abercrombie recorded 23 shutouts throughout the season.
were named second team, and three others made it onto the Honorable Mention list. For many of the payers it is their first time being selected to the team. First team members are senior forward Leah Larot and senior midfielder Cori Shreve. On the second team all-conference, the Hornets have junior keeper Savannah Abercrombie, sophomore midfielder Megan Burg, junior defender Shea Roberts and junior midfielder Laura Bahno. And finally, the three players who were selected to the all-conference list as honorable mentions are senior defender Erin Tarantino, junior midfielder Elece McBride and sophomore midfielder Victoria Ramirez. For many of the payers it is their first time being selected to the team. Beyond players being honored, head coach Randy Dedini was named the 2010 Big Sky soccer Coach of the Year. His Hornet squad finished the season 9-10-1 overall and 4-3-0 in conference play and won the championship by defeating Northern Arizona University 1-0. He led the team to its second Big Sky Championship in four years as he received the same honor in 2007 when his team won the championship over Northern Colorado University 3-0. Dedini said the vote of confidence from the other coaches in the conference was much appreciated but that he also couldn’t have done it without his staff. “It is a great honor and I have great respect for all the coaches in the conference that voted me for this honor. At the same time I would also like to give a lot of credit to my assistant coaches,” Dedini said. “This is something
selections, including offensive player of the year, Katie McCoy, in 2007. As a first selection, Larot this season has started 19 of 20 games, while scoring 10 goals with one assist for a total of 21 points. Dedini said Larot is a marvelous athlete and a team player in her four years with the program. “She is a tremendous player. I am very happy for her because since she was a freshman she was worked extremely hard. She has always had a great attitude and she has always been great with her teammates,” Dedini said. Larot said it was something really special to be named to the list of all-conference athletes this season. “It is an honor and it is nice to receive recognition, but if I didn’t this season that would have been okay as well. I am just glad that I can be a representative for our team,” she said. “I know a lot of our girls deserve to be on all-conference list. So it is an honor for me to be recognized like that.” Senior defender Cori Shreve has played in just 12 of the team’s games due to a knee injury at the University of the Pacific on Aug. 29. For Shreve, this is her second time being selected to the all-conference team. As a junior in 2009, she was a first team selection for the Hornets. Shreve played in all 18 games and tied for the team lead with points with eight, scoring three goals with two assists from the midfield. Dedini said she stayed very positive and had the desire to make it back into the starting rotation. “She went out injured in the UOP game and we thought
we would be losing her for the season. She however stayed extremely positive,” Dedini said. “As a senior leader on the team, she didn’t let that affect what she could contribute to the team. She helped coach the players that were playing her position. She stayed on the track that she was going to come back and contribute to the overall team effort.” For Shreve, this is her second time being named to the all-Big Sky conference. She first received the honor as a junior. Shreve said she was proud to be a selection this year and it has been a difficult season for her. “I feel that it is a great honor in such a competitive league with so many girls that have talent. So I really feel honored to be named first team,” Shreve said. “Even through my injury I persevered a lot and did as much as I could of the field. So guess all that hard work paid off.” For the second team and honorable mention members of the team, their seasons are as follows. Abercrombie played in all 20 games and has a 1.07 goals against average. Her record this season is 9-10-1 and in three seasons defending the net she has a career record of 24-19-7 with 23 shutouts. Burg has played in 18 games while scoring three goals with two assists for a total of eight points. Roberts has played in all 20 games and has one assist for one point. In her career as a Hornet, she has played in 37 games with a total of four points by way of one goal and two assists. Bahno has played in 36 games in her Sac State career. In 2009, she sat out the season with a medical redshirt. This season Bahno played in all 20 games and earned a total of six points with two goals and two assists. Tarantino has played and started in all 20 games this season and has one goal and two assists for a total of four points. McBride has played in 20 games this season and has seven goals and one assist for a total of 15 points. And finally for Ramirez this season, has played in 19 games and has one goal and three assists for a total of five points. Dedini said the season’s outcome was an entire group effort and the awards reflect the time and concentration that each player put into the season. “This is a team where it felt like a new hero was stepping up each week. It wasn’t one person that carried us through,” Dedini said. “It was multiple people. Like Elece McBride getting the conference tournament most valuable player. She stepped up for us at the right time and so there wasn’t just one player that helped to win the championship, it was an entire team effort.”
the atmosphere of taking in a Lakers game at Staples Center. It is the home of some of NBA’s history, including in January 2006 when Kobe Bryant scored a career high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors to settle with the second highest number of points scored in one game in NBA history. By Cassie Kolias ckolias@statehornet.com What do you want to do before you die? Maybe you’ve seen the movie “The Bucket List” starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson, or maybe you’ve seen MTV’s hit reality series “The Buried Life.” Either way, you have probably heard of a bucket list. It’s a compilation of things in the form of a list that you want to do or accomplish before you die. Each basketball fan should have the chance to experience something amazing, something that would shock them, or leave them in awe. Well if you’re a die-hard basketball fan, why not make a bucket list of the top 10 basketball things that you want to see before you die? Here’s my top 10. 10. Attend Training Camp Each year before the NBA players take the courts, they start out at training camp. This is where every player on the roster practices. Just like with baseball’s spring training, and football’s training camps, this is the opportunity to scope out the new talent for the coming season. 9. See a Lakers game at Staples Center Current NBA Champions share a home with the LA Clippers, but nothing would beat
8. Visit Madison Square Garden As the second oldest arena in the NBA, and the place where the Knicks won their 1970 NBA Championship, Madison Square Garden is one place that any basketball fan should visit at least once in their lives. It doesn’t hurt that it is considered the World’s Most Famous Arena. 7. Visit the Hall of Fame Named for the founder of basketball, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is a must for basketball fans everywhere. The hall is located in Springfield, Mass. 6. Go to the Olympics Since 1936, basketball has consistently been played at the Summer Olympics. The U.S. men’s team not only participated in the Olympics, but it took home all of the gold medals for 32 years straight. 5. Attend March Madness March Madness is a tournament that features 68 college basketball teams, and is held single-elimination style. The tournament has been held since 1939, and is obviously held in March. With all the craziness keeping track of 68 teams how could it not be a good time to go and see some of it live? 4. Meet Michael Jordan Since the moment I saw him in the movie Space Jam when
I was a child, I believed that Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player of all-time. He was partially responsible for popularizing the sport of basketball throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s. Each time I watch my favorite movie, I stand by my belief that he is the greatest player of all-time. 3. See an All Star Game Since 1951, the NBA has hosted the All-Star game. The best players from the Eastern Conference play against the best players of the Western Conference. All in one game you could see Kobe Bryant and LeBron. But I don’t know if you’re ready for that kind of intensity. 2. Shoot from half court on an NBA court This one is pretty self explanatory, but it would be an amazing moment for any die-hard fan to step onto the shiny floor of their favorite team, grab a ball that their favorite players have held and possibly dunked, and step up to half court and have a shot at the net. It definitely would be a moment you would never forget. 1. Go to the NBA Finals Of course, the NBA Finals tops my basketball bucket list, just like the World Series topped baseball, and the Super Bowl topped my football list. What can I say? There is just nothing more exciting than experiencing a game where a team wins a title.
B6
Wednesday - November 17
Sports Section
statehornet.com
Causeway: Football looks to Champs: Team reaches NCAA win its third straight Classic College Cup for second time Continued | page B3 game coming up this week and we have to focus on that and try to make the best out of it.” In comparison, the Aggies are in the middle of a two game winning streak - with the last win in comeback fashion. The Aggies scored 22 unanswered points in the second half of their other rivalry game against the Cal Poly Mustangs to win 22-21 at San Luis Obispo. So far this season the Aggies have not defended their home well. The Aggies are 1-3 at home this season, compared to last season when they went 4-1 at home. The Aggies’ (5-5) season in many ways depends on this game. The outcome of their last game will decide whether they finish the season with a winning record or not. “I think this game is important every year that we play no matter what’s on the line for either team. Primarily because there are certain games on your schedule that you look at that stand out more than the others and any rivalry game is going to jump out to anybody right away,” said UC Davis Assistant Athletics Director Mike Robles. The Causeway Classic always brings close results. In fact, the last three years have been decided by 10 points or less. The biggest question mark for the Hornets entering the Classic would be running back Bryan Hilliard, who did not play in Saturday’s victory over Idaho State due to a bone spur in his foot. Hilliard leads the team in rushing yards with 883, and led the Big Sky conference in rushing yards only a few weeks ago. Hilliard is third in the Big sky in yards per game with 98.1. Hilliard was unavailable for comment. If Hilliard is unable to play this week against UC Davis it would mean he has missed the
Causeway Classic the last two seasons. Fleming went 15-19 passing with 207 yards and three touchdowns despite Hilliard’s absence. Fleming was named Big Sky co-offensive player of the week two weeks ago, after passing for 333 yards against No. 25 Northern Arizona University. He passed for three touchdowns, two to freshman wide receiver Morris Norrise. “People have been talking about (the rivalry), I’m just trying to focus on doing my stuff right now,” Fleming said. The Hornet quarterback also comes into this contest with a bit of experience of his own. In his time at New Mexico State University, Fleming played in all of his Aggies’ 13 games including games against University of Texas at El Paso and their most heated rivalry game against the University of New Mexico. “I’ve been a part of a couple big rivalry games before and this is going to be my first one here at Sacramento State versus Davis. But I’ve heard a lot about it from the guys, so I’m pretty
excited for it,” Fleming said. In 2009, Fleming defeated their rival University of New Mexico 20-17. Fleming is fourth in the conference in passing yards with 1,784 yards and has thrown for 20 touchdowns. Not only do the players look forward to rivalry of the Causeway Classic, but so do the students. Carolyn Smith, a junior health science major at Sac State, said she has not missed a Causeway Classic since she has been attending Sac State. “Of course (I will be there). It’s football and it’s the Causeway Classic and we have to beat Davis,” Smith said. But Smith said Sac State needs to show more support at this year’s match since it is an away game. “I think we need a little bit more help on Sac State’s end,” Smith said. “UC Davis has their cheer team a little bit larger than ours, so we need to work on ours a little bit.”
Steven Turner State Hornet
Heading into the final game of the 2010 season, the Hornets look to improve their 6-4 record. UC Davis and Sac State have been participating in the Causeway Classic for 57 years. The Aggies have won 39 games out of the 57 during the rivalry.
scribable feeling,” O’Day said. “We are going to have some early. fun and rock out because we “His throw in was huge; it go dancing on Thursday. I just put us up 1-0. We found that can’t describe it, we are ready he had a long throw and we to go.” use him for occasions Head coach Mijust like that,” Betchael Linenberger tencourt said. “They said winning the way weren’t marking me the team did was in the goal box. So difficult. he threw it and I got “I am really happy my head on it and for our team right was able to catch the now. It has been a goalie off guard.” fantastic weekend for Freshman goalie us,” Linenberger said. Cesar Castillo held “Even though we of the attack by the are home, it is tough Roadrunners for to win three games nearly 45 minutes as in four days against he faced 10 shots on quality opposition.” goal in the first half. The team will be The first half hosting Santa Clara would end in a tie. University in the first In the second half, round of the NCAA the amount of shots College Cup on on goal dried up as Thursday Nov. 18 at neither team could 2 p.m. get an edge over the other. The game then “We’re excited to headed into overtime host,” Linenberger after 90 minutes of said. “Last year was Brittany Bradley State Hornet play. our first time into The men’s soccer team holds up the MPSF the tournament and In overtime, it took Championship trophy after the 2-1 win. just over three minwe’re excited to be utes for the Hornets there. I think when to score against the we are at our best, we can play “I don’t know what I am Roadrunners as sophomore with anyone in the country. feeling right now. I want to go defenseman Matt Linenberger We hope we’re peaking at the to Disneyland. It is an indefound teammate and defenright time.” seman Rory O’Day for the game-winning goal. Linenberger said the ball floated in the air like it was on a cloud after it hit the goal post as he then got it to O’Day. “When Chris hit the ball across the field to me, I tried to head it in but it went off the crossbar and was coming down almost in slow motion. As it was coming down, I saw that no one marked up Rory, so I got it to him and he hit in to win,” Linenberger said. Continued | page B3
O’Day said he may need some time for the feeling of hitting in the game-winning goal in sudden death overtime that gave his team their second conference title in two years.