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President addresses budget By Marshall Hampson mhampson@statehornet.com
Two Sacramento State soccer players got the chance to make their passion in college a profession. Which teams drafted the pair of Hornets?
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Two Sac State students exhibit organic humanity.
Features B1 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
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Same day, just a new semester. Everything about the first day of school matters. Or does it? See if sitting in a certain seat or first impressions really mean a thing at Sac State.
Opinion A7 STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM
Find out how 11 Sac State students had the opportunity to travel to a different country to teach English.
News A3 NEW RECORDING STUDIO Weston House Recording will be open to provide Sac State musicians with a studio close to campus.
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Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez responds to reporters after his Spring Address regarding the potential budget cuts and the move into the new Nursing Center. The address was held on Thursday in the University Union Ballroom.
Key points of the President’s Spring Address • $500 million budget cut proposal to the CSU system is ‘best-case scenario’ • New enrollment for spring 2011 allows approximately 3,000 new and transfer students • Division of nursing completed move into Folsom Hall
During his Spring Address on Thursday, Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez informed hundreds of faculty and students about the extreme budget cuts being proposed for the California State University system in 2011. While success stories like the nursing program moving into Folsom Hall and a plan for a new science center were brought up in the address, the concern about future budget cuts to the CSU system overshadowed the positive progress of the university. Gov. Jerry Brown has mapped out a proposed $500 million budget cut to the CSU system. Despite no exact amount being cut from Sac State until the official budget gets released in February or March, Gonzalez and the University Budget Advisory Committee already began planning for Brown’s proposal. “We’re focused not only on the immediate things we need to do effectively, but the longterm is what we’re looking at,” Gonzalez said. “We’re going to have to respond to the budget reductions. We’ve managed our resources very well. This year will hurt. But we’ll get through it. Next year will be tough. If we don’t deal with the budget appropriately, we’ll be in trouble.” In recent years, Sac State students and faculty have seen different ways of handling budget cuts. Whether it has been cutting programs, classes, majors or raising tuition fees, Gonzalez said no idea has been ruled out. “It pains me to say that the CSU cannot rule out furloughs, enrollment reductions and more deep cuts,” Gonzalez said. “The chancellor has said that we need to look at all options, and no single solution will be enough to solve a cut of this magnitude.” The $500 million budget cut is not the full potential of what could hit the CSU system. Brown’s purpose for the budget cuts are to start erasing debt from the state of California. Brown’s proposal is seen as a best-case scenario for the CSU system. Budget cuts and fee hikes are nothing new to the campus. Undergraduate students have dealt with a 242 percent rise in tuition fees since 2002 on top of budget cuts in recent semesters. Junior psychology major Lindsey Pavao said she has lost hope in what college is supposed to be about due to all the changes in the CSU system. “I’ve kind of given up on the idealism of higher education as far as undergraduate goes,” Pavao said. “It’s become from this thing after high school where you go and make your dreams happen to ‘you need to get through it’ and either go on to graduate school or make something of yourself from what you have within you.” An estimated 3,000 students will be able to start their undergraduate education with the help of vice president for student affairs Lori Varlotta and the University Budget Advisory Committee. In the case of accepting new students, Varlotta said the “stretch” number of possible new students could be upwards of 4,000. Varlotta said not reaching the stretch goal will in turn be beneficial in the long run. “We’ve really come together and have a colsee Address | page A6
Survey shows limited 14 officers give free speech at CSUS chief a Vote of No Confidence
By Sean Keister skeister@statehornet.com A recent survey found Sacramento State to be among the most restrictive four-year universities in the nation in terms of limiting the free speech of students. In the report “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2011,” conducted by a national free speech advocacy organization, Sac State was ranked along with 236 other colleges considered major public universities, the top 100 national universities and top 50 liberal arts colleges, according to the U.S. News and World Report. In its ranking, each school was assigned either a green, yellow or red light based on the extent in which its administrators limited free speech on campus. Sac State received the redlight ranking along with Chico State, UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis, while other California universities such as UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley received a yellow light. Kimo Ah Yun, the new department chair of commu-
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Sacramento State police officers gave a 14-1 vote of no confidence to Sac State Police Chief Daniel Davis earlier this month because of disagreements over his management in the face of rising crime. The vote of no confidence against Davis occurred at a union meeting Jan. 4. The vote comes in the aftermath of seven
incidents of alleged sexual assault last semester. Some officers said they are concerned with the direction the police department is headed in the face of the rise in such crimes. “Morale is at an all time low,” said Sac State police officer Jeff Solomon, president of the California Statewide Police Ofsee Police | page A8
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nication studies, was surprised by the study and said he did not see the campus as a place where he has seen substantial limitations on free speech. Sac State confines demonstrations of free speech to the area in front of the University Library, according to Sac State policies. Ah Yun said he thinks free speech is vital because it gives people the right to express opinions without concern for retribution, and he believes Sac
State is a place where everyone can openly share ideas. “It is important to expose students to variety of ideas, especially counter-culture ideas,” Ah Yun said. “It becomes a place where students and faculty can take ideas they hear, and take them and discuss them in the classroom.” A university can earn a red light by having a policy that clearly and substantially limits see Speech | page A8
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State budget proposal could cut $1 billion from colleges By Benjamin R. Schilter bschilter@statehornet.com Despite Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to cut $1.4 billion from California’s state universities and community colleges, Sacramento State officials remain optimistic that no midyear cuts will take place. According to the governor’s budget proposal, the CSU and University of California systems stand to lose a total $1 billion in funding - each system faces a $500 million cut. The California Community Colleges will face a $400 million reduction. The heads of California’s three higher education institutions on Jan. 10 released a statement expressing their disappointment in the severity of the cuts. “It is clear the governor wants to engage Californians in a full and open discussion about what size of government they are willing to support,” the statement read. “The road to recovery from this recession and prosperity far beyond it runs straight through our many campuses. These universities are the economic engines of California.” In a statement to the campus community, Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez
said the $500 million in cuts is a “best-case” scenario based on an extension of vehicle license fee increases, personal income and sales tax increases. If the extensions are rejected by voters, however, the CSU system may be forced to make deeper cuts. “This budget plan would drop the CSU’s level of state support to the same level it received more than a decade ago, yet we are now serving nearly 70,000 more students,” Gonzalez said, according to the statement. He cautioned the campus community that the governor’s budget remains a proposal and many negotiations concerning these cuts will take place at the Capitol before any such spending plan is finalized. CSU Chancellor Charles Reed said the magnitude of the proposed cuts in a single year would have a serious impact on the state economy, limit access for students looking to get into the CSU and restrict classes and services for current students. “While we understand the administration has limited options, higher education is the
CSU budget facts for 2011 • Current year’s budget was not committed to restoring permanent spending • Effective enrollment management so “we are not ‘too big’ or ‘too small’” • Many positions kept vacant; others moved to non-state-funded sources • University Budget Advisory Committee composed of an experienced group of individuals from across the campus
state’s main economic driver, and we cannot improve our economy without an educated workforce,” Reed said. “Over the next few months, our 23 campuses will be faced with very difficult admissions decisions as they manage this reduction.” The CSU has been trying to reduce enrollment by 40,000 students over the past two years, but if the cuts go through, the university system may have to implement the same enrollment restrictions put in place during the fall 2010 semester, according to the CSU Employee Update. In the 2009-10 budget year, the CSU - in addition to the enrollment cuts - implemented staff furloughs, increased student tuition and reduced the workforce and administration. “We will work with the administration and the legislature to minimize, as much as possible, impacts to students,” Reed said, according to the update. “However, the reality is that we will not be able to admit as many students as we had been planning for this coming fall.”
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By Christina Hayes and Marshall Hampson news@statehornet.com Several students from Sacramento State returned to their homes in California after studying abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico. The 11 Sac State students were chosen from applicants across five California State University campuses. The program offers students an opportunity to receive a California Elementary Multiple Subject Credential with Bilingual Authorization. Students study abroad and receive hands on training in a foreign county for the first part, then return home to the CSU to finish their credential. Sac State alumna Leslie Francisco studied abroad in Spain during her time at Sac State and said she immediately jumped on the opportunity to study abroad for her second time. “I was a Spanish major in college, so when I saw this program I got really excited to be able to study the whole Spanish culture,” Francisco said. “I saw the opportunity to actually live in Mexico and that was even more important for what I wanted to do teaching.
Working in California, most of the kids I’ll be teaching will be from Mexico.” The program prepares future teachers with special expertise in working with English learners and students learning English as a second language and the program’s teachers are highly sought after by school districts because of their handson training and experience. “The program provides a unique environment for students to learn to teach,” said Nadeen Ruiz, Bilingual and International Teacher Education Program director and professor. The 17 students from the five CSU campuses – Sac State, Fresno State, CSU San Bernardino, CSU San Francisco and CSU East Bay, are placed with host families for the first month as they start their
immersion into the Mexican culture. The integration into the Oaxaca way of life begins with a three-week language-intensive Spanish class, field trips, salsa dancing, Mexican history and cooking classes. “There were a lot of festivities that were going on while we were there. It was the bicentennial of their independence,” Francisco said. “We got to participate in activities at the schools with the kids in their classes like traditional dances. It was a great learning experience about their culture and the kids” The Bilingual and International Teacher Education Program originally started in the mid-1990s as the Bilingual, Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development program, but was canceled
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from 2006 to 2008 when it was reestablished and moved to the Serna Center, located at the University Library, Room 1000A. As the only program of its kind in California, the CSU Bilingual and International Teacher Education Program received a California Association of Bilingual Education Board award for Outstanding Teacher Preparation Program. “Oaxaca is an indigenous state, full of art, artistry and rich culture,” said Peter Baird, Mexico director of the Bilingual and International Teacher Education Program. The program officially commences and concludes each year with formal ceremonies symbolizing the collaboration between the United States and Mexico – an inspiring display of civic pride through singing of the national anthems and presentation of the country flags, Baird said. Throughout the semester students attend 22-unit credential classes taught completely in Spanish and student teach with other university student teachers in the city and rural elementary schools throughout the state of Oaxaca. “There are a lot of cultural norms that were different,” Francisco said. “The things day-to-day you take granted for at home like transportation or the simplicity of printing a piece of paper for class is a huge adaptation, change and challenge.” At one rural school outside the city, the school was still under construction so it did not have electricity and the bathrooms were not finished, but it had new whiteboards and pens and the kids were ready to learn, said Adam Pearcy, a Sac State Bilingual and International Teacher Education Program student.
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Bilingual and International Teacher Education Programme student Adam Pearcy teaches children in Oaxaca, Mexico activities to help them learn English.
“Its amazing how kids will still find ways to learn,” said Adam Pearcy, another student in the program. With the popularity of the program growing, the directors this year are expecting to receive more than 40 applicants for the 22 spots available by the Feb. 15 deadline. Fees for Bilingual and International Teacher Education Program are $6,800 plus airfare. However, with the help of a federal grant awarded to the program the students receive a $7,500 semester stipend to help offset the costs.
Students who are interested in applying for the program in the future are encouraged to attend an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Napa Hall, Room 1003. “It’s one of the most important things anyone can do,” Francisco said. “It really challenges you and you learn a lot about yourself like your strengths and weaknesses. It’s one thing to learn it in a classroom, but it’s completely different experience to actually live it.”
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New communication studies chair seeks program change By Inna Gritsak igritsak@statehornet.com
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Kimo Ah Yun,the new communication studies chair, reviews a class schedule with a colleague.
A new office is being set up in Mendocino Hall to welcome the new chair of the Department of Communication Studies, Kimo Ah Yun. The Sacramento State graduate and long-time faculty member is taking on the position with plans to make curriculum changes to the department. Ah Yun was previously director of the Department for Teaching and Learning; he said he hopes to improve student learning while bridging the gap between administration and faculty. When Ah Yun graduated from the communication studies department at Sac State in 1988, he had no aspirations of returning to work for Sac State. Instead, he went on to pursue his master’s degree at Kansas State University and then his doctorate at Michigan State University. Yet somehow, he found his way back to Sac State and in 1996, Ah Yun was hired as a faculty member in the com-
munication studies department. “When I was hired here in 1996, many of the faculty members that were on faculty at the time were former professors of mine,” Ah Yun said. One of those professors is Nick Burnett, who was Ah Yun’s predecessor as department chair. When Ah Yun was a Sac State student and a member of the school’s debate team, Burnett was his debate coach. “He ultimately was probably the most successful debater in Sac State history,” Burnett said. Being Ah Yun’s coach, Burnett got to see many sides of him. “We went to a number of big tournaments, not just in northern California but really around the country and so I saw him at his best and his worst,” Burnett said. “Let’s just say that I was often the butt of practical jokes played by the debate team on their coach, but that’s OK, I forgive him for that.” Seeing Ah Yun taking over his position as chair of the department after so many years is kind of weird, Burnett said. “It makes me feel old, but
that’s OK,” Burnett said. “Good teachers are supposed to feel proud of the accomplishments of their students and I certainly feel proud of what Kimo has been able to go on and do.” Lawrence Chase, another former professor of Ah Yun’s and a current professor of communication, is also happy with Ah Yun’s new position. “I can’t think of a better person to succeed Nick. Nick did a great job and I think Kimo is going to do a great job as well,” Chase said. “He’s got a real good work ethic. He knows how to work with people, to bring out the best in them.” Ah Yun’s work ethic is already evident. Even though Ah Yun just stepped into the department chair position Jan. 3, he already met with faculty members to decide on necessary curriculum changes. “We had discussions about rethinking the curriculum and we’ve reached a point where we thought we have to divide the curriculum into two broad areas,” Ah Yun said. “We call that our professional track and
our non-professional track.” Although a specific curriculum model has not yet been agreed upon, Ah Yun said one of the options is a model that will allow students to choose from a larger number of courses to meet the same major requirements. These curriculum changes are only the beginnings of what Ah Yun wants to accomplish as chair of the communication studies department. “This is an exciting time … to be a chair of a department, an especially large department, to make smart decisions about how you infuse money back into your programs so you’re building something really strong,” Ah Yun said. “I’m really looking forward to that.” Others are also hopeful about Ah Yun’s future endeavors. “I’ll be disappointed if a few years down the road he isn’t a provost or a university president somewhere. He’s that good,” said Val Smith, professor of communication studies.
Sac State receives Carnegie honor for community service By Yvette Villasenor yvillasenor@statehornet.com Sacramento State on Jan. 5 was awarded with a Carnegie Community Engagement Classification for its commitment to the community. With hundreds of applicants waiting for a response, Sac State was one of 115 institutions that received the Carnegie Honor. The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification recognizes higher education’s overall commitment to community engagement. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which recognizes committed institutions, is sought out by institutes of higher education that want to further strengthen the relationship between the campus and
its community. Jana Noel, professor of teacher education, as well as the applications author and an active member for the Community and Civic Engagement, said only a few institutions nationwide make the cut. “Only those who can provide strong evidence of their commitment to the community engagement are eligible,” Noel said. Noel’s passion for teacher education and engagement to the community landed her in an opportunity to apply for the honor, believing Sac State had what it takes to receive such an honor. With Noel’s dedication to Sac State, she was able to gather over 160 surveys from Sac State’s faculty to present
to the Carnegie Foundation in order to be considered for the Classification. Although Sac State has been recognized before by the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in recent years, Noel said this is the first time Sac State applied for the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. The classification impacts a number of areas. It gives added importance to requests for donations and grants to further strengthen the bond between higher learning and the community, as well as expose those involved in community engagement to other faculty and students doing similar work. “It is heartening to see this level of commitment and activ-
ity,” said Carnegie President Anthony S. Bryk. According to Noel, the classification is a collaboration of four years of service that was initially started by Sheila Macias, Sac State’s director of the Community Engagement Center. The Community Engagement Center oversees many projects and services that have been provided by students and faculty. Some of the services provided include Alternative Break, which is when students donate time to specific community projects. Sac State Serves, which is open to faculty, staff, students, and alumni and partners with local non-profit organization, is another such project. The commitment provided
by students and faculty to its community has developed a wide range of partnerships with the state, county and city of Sacramento to further involve students and faculty to engage in community projects. Some partnerships include Harvest Sacramento, Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services and Habitat for Humanity. “All of us at Sacramento State are very proud of the extensive work we do to enhance the Sacramento region,” said Sac State President Alexander Gonzalez. “Our students also benefit directly from our commitment, through service learning projects and by forming connections to important causes that can last a lifetime.”
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Sacramento State received the Carnegie Honor for its commitment to helping out in the Sacramento community.
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Bayer donates $1 million in used equipment to Sac State By Lauren Greenwood lgreenwood@statehornet.com Faculty and students in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Sacramento State this spring will be using $1 million worth of donated research equipment from Bayer, an international pharmaceutical research company. Bayer is expanding in Berke-
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Sacramento State received $1 million of donated research equipment from Bayer.
ley and moving to Sacramento and will no longer use its Richmond facility. As a result, the company auctioned off all of the
Richmond facility’s equipment. Bayer in August approached Thomas Peavy, a professor of biological sciences who has a prior connection with Bayer, to see if Sac State wanted any of the equipment. “We jumped at the chance. Some of the professors and I organized trips to Richmond with vans, trucks and U-Haul trailers to pick out what we wanted. It was a big grassroots effort,” Peavy said. Peavy said he went with other professors five times over the semester to pick up equipment. “We had our pick of everything that was in there. We sifted and sorted until we found exactly what we wanted,” Peavy said. Peavy said the team of professors acquired incubators, culture hoods, microscopes and a liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry machine, which was a big item for the college and has an estimated value of $780,000. The machine will help with protein analyses and protein-related research. Peavy said the college was also excited about receiving a clinical centrifuge and a microscope valued at $30,000. In addition to the big equipment, the college also received research material resources like tubes, micro-pipette tips and
slides. Jill Trainer, dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, said the equipment may be used by under-
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graduate and graduate students, faculty and classes for research. Trainer said the majority of the equipment will be stored and used in the Center for Interdisciplinary Molecular Biology: Education, Research and Advancement, which works closely with the biology and
chemistry department. Farzeh Afshari-Nejad-Mojhadam, the CIMERA lab manager and graduate student in the College of Natural Sciences, took inventory of all of the supplies from Bayer and said it took a while to account for everything. “We are very appreciative of Bayer’s generous contribution to the school,” Mojhadam said. “We are actually in need of supplies and this came at a perfect time.” Mojhadam said the supplies will be used at all levels of research and he is especially excited to see how this will benefit the stem cell research that Sac State students and faculty are conducting. Peavy cultivated a relationship with Bayer in spring 2009 when he asked representatives from the company to speak to his seminar class about science career options. Peavy said Bayer sent the director of manufacturing and the director of research to speak to the class and after the presentation, Peavy mentioned that Sac State would love to use any of Bayer’s unneeded equipment. “We’ve enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Bayer and hope to continue this relationship in the future,” Peavy said.
lective goal in mind. To a large extent, not a complete extent, people really understand the tradeoffs that we’re making,” Varlotta said. “I think people understood that we’re not going to chase that stretch goal because that would put us in a precarious position for fall 2011 and letting new students in.” Even though he has been working two jobs throughout his college career and has been
given no financial aid, senior accounting major Gaurav Seth said the budget cuts in the past have not swayed him away from his original plan to graduate. “I just want all my academia to go well and graduate the way I’ve planned,” Seth said. “I certainly believe that I have received a quality education out here. The professors have mastered in their professions and are always willing to help.” But the budget cuts of 2011
could be a bigger issue than budget cuts in the past. In fact, Gonzalez said Sac State has not had this little support from the state of California since 1999. “We are now being asked to deliver a 21st-century education with 20th-century dollars,” Gonzalez said. “Much of this will rely on an approval by the Legislature and voters in a special election.” As Sac State administrators and the University Budget Advisory Committee plan for the of-
ficial budget numbers these next few weeks, Provost Joseph Sheley said he wants to make sure Sac State academics keep moving in a favorable manner. “We are trying very hard to provide a schedule for our students to make progress towards their degrees,” Sheley said. “We want to look in the mirror and say we did our best. We didn’t freeze at the switch.”
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freedom of speech or that bars public access to its speech policies and the web. A campus earns a yellow light if its policies could be interpreted in some ways to compromise protected speech or restricting certain types of free speech, with a green light meaning that its policies are very welcoming to all forms of expression. Ah Yun said he supports expansion of locations available for free speech on campus, but does not think there is a problem with the space that already exists. “It draws a greater cross-section of students,” Ah Yun said. He said it would be more confining if instead of the library the space was in a more closed-off part of campus, like if the administrators limited student demonstrations in a less noticeable place such as in front of the theatre. Of 390 schools in the survey, 67 percent received a red light, 27 percent a yellow light, 3 percent obtained a green light, and the final 3 percent did not get a rating because they were private universities that claimed to elevate certain values above a commitment to free speech for students. According to the survey, 64 percent of the 33 California university campuses received a red light. Sac State alumnus Jennon Valentine-Martinez said he did not realize how limiting the university was on this issue. “We have First Amendment rights, as long as it’s not violating federal law I don’t see it as a problem,” Ah Yun said. While there is the designated spot for expression of opinion in front of the library, the fact
that other schools in the state have more freedom was telling to Valentine-Martinez. “Anyone can give their opinion, and if they want they should be able to do so wherever,” Ah Yun said. Freshman engineering major Kayla Beal said she is unsure about the extent of free speech on campus. She said it depends on what it is about. “Some people could offend other people,” Beal said. Also critical, is not just where protesting is conducted, but exactly how it is expressed. Ah Yun said that while free speech is valuable it does have its limits. “If there is a physical effect from something violent that is said, then absolutely there should be restrictions,” Ah Yun said. Valentine-Martinez said there should not be a limit on what students can and cannot say as long as it is not threatening in nature. “You can’t just say ‘I’m going to blow up the university,’” Valentine-Martinez said. Beal said she is for expanding areas that would allow free speech. “It is important that everyone should get an opportunity,” Beal said. For many students, the issue comes down to how freedom of speech is conducted. “It’s being able to express yourself in a way that’s not threatening or harassing, but allowing criticism to occur in a responsible dialogue,” Valentine-Martinez said.
ficers Association. “I have never seen a police department with morale this bad.” Davis said he could not directly comment on union meeting activities, but felt that it was inappropriate for the officers to publicly air their grievances about him. “The focus of my day-to-day activities is the safety of the campus,” Davis said. “I have complete confidence in my staff to protect the safety of this campus regardless of whatever conflicts we have, but I don’t feel it is appropriate for us to air those in the public.” The vote marks the second time Sac State police officers have voiced concerns about Davis’ management. Last year, officers passed a union resolu-
Solomon said the officers’ main concern with Davis is his decision to increase management staff while not hiring more police officers. Davis’ administrative staff includes three lieutenants, one civilian manager, two full-time administrative analysts and one executive assistant. Before Davis took over as chief of police, the department employed only one lieutenant. Solomon said with so many administrators working for the campus police, management staff often outnumbered patrol officers working on campus at any given time. But Davis said shifts in which only one patrol officer is working for the entire campus is a rare occurrence. “It is discouraged by my
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Sac State police officers Jesse Smith (left) and Matt Kroner (right) patrol campus for increased safety.
tion stating an “immediate change in the direction of the police department leadership” was needed.
management staff,” Davis said. “Does it happen? Sure it does, but it’s usually because unexpected circumstances. When it
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Police officers patrol the campus after a semester with a record-high in sexual assaults.
does happen, we have a great partnership with the Sheriffs Department and Sacramento Police Department to provide with assistance.” Davis said he implemented a 12-hour shift policy at the recommendation of the union to prevent there being only one officer working on campus at one time. He also implemented a minimum staffing policy this week to make sure that at least two patrol officers are on duty at all times. There are 21 police officers working for the campus police, including the three lieutenants and Davis. A University Police Association press release said the Department of Justice recommends 2.3 patrol officers for every 1,000 people that a police department is tasked to protect. Last semester, a combined 28,328 students and faculty attended Sac State. Using Department of Justice guidelines, this would translate into patrol officers working at Sac State. Solomon said the union is not looking for that large of an increase in staff. However, he said the police are severely understaffed in terms of patrol officers. “We don’t want to play politics anymore with the safety and fiscal responsibility of the campus,” Solomon said. “We
are concerned enough that we felt that we needed to pass this symbolic vote to signal that we need change.” Davis said it is also important to note that he manages 75 employees, including 36 Community Service Officers who also patrol the campus. “I feel that we are adequately staffed at the moment,” Davis said. “I have the utmost confidence that we can protect this campus.” Despite the officers’ concerns, the university has still maintained its support for Davis. “Chief Dan Davis has my full support in regard to the job he has done to protect lives and property on the University campus,” said Ming-Tung Lee, interim vice president for Administration and Business Affairs, in a statement to The State Hornet. Solomon said he would not directly comment on the university’s continued support of Davis, but said he hopes the vote will open a dialogue between the officers and the school. “We hope that we can meet with them and they will take this as an opportunity to look at the police and take our concerns into consideration,” Solomon said.
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Same Spring Address, different semester A new year, a new governor, a new budget proposal for the state, and all the same problems for students, Sacramento State President Alexander Gonzalez said during his Annual Spring Address, repeating what he has said in past addresses. “The saying goes, ‘The more things change, the more they stay the same,’” Gonzalez said, lacking emotion. With $500 million in budget cuts proposed to the California State University system by Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget being the best-case scenario, Gonzalez said that furloughs, budget cuts and more are in the future of the Sac State. The major difference from a year ago is a tricky situation the college finds itself in: not having a budget, owing to the fact that the University Budget Advisory Committee does not know how much money the college will get from the state. Similarly, the enrollment rates are “impossible to predict,” and the target enrollment has changed four times since June, finally settling on about 3,000 new students, Gonzalez said. With classes already full to bursting and professors showing the door to those waitlisted, where are these students going to fit? Sac State’s deans have been asked to prioritize getting seniors to graduate, said Joseph Sheley, provost and vice president of student affairs. Many general education classes were added as a result, which works in everyone’s favor, but this is hard to believe without seeing it. Lori Varlotta, vice president
of student affairs, had the most real content, explaining the process of setting an enrollment goal. Since July, the enrollment target jumped nearly 11 percent, far higher than the 1 or 2 percent of other universities, Varlotta said. However, Sac State is in better shape than many other universities. “We are in the very positive position of being able to bring in freshmen, transfers, and graduate students in the fall,” Varlotta said. Many universities are not able to bring in more students, and will not have a freshman class of 2011, she said. Wonderful, a more crowded campus. While the result brings more funding, this also means fighting for parking and feeling like a salmon fighting against a stream of people while trying to get to class. The only real change Gonzalez brought to the table was that a proposal has been sent to the chancellor for a new science center. The current science labs in Sequoia Hall would be changed into classrooms. The new building would be furnished with more than $2 million in new equipment, provided by a federal grant and Bayer Healthcare. All excellent news for the science department. After the speech, Varlotta noted that all three speakers were in sync, all noting the same problems, and that without a budget, it is hard to keep students in the know of what is going on with the university. On the other hand, Kevin
Wehr, sociology professor and president of the California Faculty Association chapter on campus, said that it was not about what he heard, but what he did not. “There were a lot of platitudes, and not much content,” Wehr said. “They were not saying they would fight for the budget. There were no positive steps, just accepting it as a foregone conclusion.” The college is being reactive instead of proactive, and Wehr wondered why no one had approached senators in an attempt to change the budget in favor of higher education. Who is standing up for the students? It certainly does not sound like the college, or the 300 professors that the college has lost, Wehr said. Whoa, brake lights. The campus has taken a net loss of 300 professors and faculty, but is getting a return of 10 times that in students? There’s obviously something wrong here. Who is going to teach all these new students, the campus squirrels? Wehr was not pleased that Gonzalez gave misleading numbers about the budget. Student fees are up, and enrollment is higher, meaning the $500 million, or 18 percent, cut to the state’s general fund is not quite as harsh as Gonzalez made it sound, Wehr said. “It’s a 4.5 percent cut, a lot less than 18 percent ,” Wehr said. “That’s a factor of four, and not nearly as dismal. They are balancing the budget on the backs of students.” Time to play devil’s advocate. In defense of Gonzalez,
Brown’s budget is not yet known. It is hard to plan for the unknown, and the number may end up being far higher than $500 million. Solutions are hard to find for problems that are not fully understood. The college seems to be trying to make a pre-emptive strike on its money woes. On the university’s website, there are two openings for highlevel marketing positions. How does this help, and who is Sac State marketing to? Wehr’s hunch is that it is prospective students out of the region, noting he saw an ad at Sacramento International Airport for the college. People out of state and out of the country bring in more revenue than from those in the region. Wehr may have a point, but if those two job openings bring in more money for the school, helping offset whatever damage the budget does, the salary of two marketing representatives may be justified. Gonzalez had little to say this year in regards to the state of the school, but he is not entirely at fault. While Sheley spoke with conviction and emotion, he had little to add. Varlotta had a fair amount to say about enrollment, and while it was interesting, she could not say much about the budget. Wehr made excellent points, but having the answer without knowing the problem would bring about the reasoning of life itself. All in all, another semester, another disappointing address.
Combatting first-day fears
By Dante Frattini dfrattini@statehornet.com
Just as winter break brings cold weather, the spring semester brings a cold reality. Melodramatic? Perhaps. But the beginning of a new semester does bring on the aspect of the unknown, and that can often be scary. To help put your mind at ease, let me offer a few pieces of advice. The first week of class can set the tone for the rest of that semester, so take this seriously. When you walk into that classroom on day one, you are likely to feel a slight panic. If you don’t, you’re probably one of those “confident people” who I keep hearing about. If that’s the case, go ahead and flip the page; we don’t take kindly to your type around here. But for the rest of you, the time between entering the room and sitting down is extremely intense. With just a few seconds to work with we are forced to make what seems like a life and death decision: where to sit. To cut down on the stress, make sure to go in with a game plan.
If you know you have a friend in the class, coordinate a simultaneous walk-in, that way no one is left with the unholy burden of seat-saving. If you don’t know anyone in the class, your goal should be to sit next to the hottest girl. Note: If you are not attracted to women then please mentally replace the word “girl” with “guy.” I wrote this from a guy’s perspective – a very awkward and nervous guy. Most importantly, time your entrance. Don’t be one of the first people to sit down; that takes away all of your power. And no, the hottest girl is never going to choose to sit next to you. Definitely don’t be late, either, unless you want to sit in that one desk that wobbles every time you shift your weight. Lean against the wall outside the classroom and pretend to text until about half of the class shows up. By that
time you should have a pretty good idea about the overall hotness level of the class. Go in and calmly objectify the person of your choice. If you can nail that – the sitting down part, the rest of the first day should be a breeze. Your other worries are likely to be about more academicrelated things. “Will this class be hard?” “What will the final be like?” “Oh crap, how do you pronounce ‘cumulative’? I hope somebody else asks about that.” The professor is unlikely to say, “This class will be very easy, there’s no need to buy the book, and please show up only when it’s convenient for you.” Nevertheless, the difficulty of the class is fairly easy to judge if you know what to look for. Example: If the professor briefly introduces himself, hands out a one-page syllabus
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and excuses the class, you are in luck. However, if your professor is like David Corner, professor of philosophy, you might be in for a challenge. Sure, that might make the professor “passionate” and the class “engaging” but come on, who goes to college for that? “I usually give myself a pretty tight schedule and it helps if I can get started on the course material the first day,” Corner said. ”I like to get down to business.” A good way of judging the professor is by his or her method of breaking the ice with the students. I die a little inside every time I am forced to stand up, say my name, and state one interesting thing I did over my winter vacation. I also lose a little hope for that professor. Thankfully not all professors feel the need to start the semester on the wrong foot. “I kinda think (ice-breaking) is instructors killing time so they don’t have to prepare as thoroughly and give a lecture that day,” said humanities professor Philip Dimare. “You’d be surprised how much of that goes on!” No, I wouldn’t. Because I know that this semester, just like every one before it, I will find myself standing before a roomful of my peers in all my voice-cracking glory, explaining to them what I wish to get out of that class. The answer: myself.
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Verizon iPhone: not that special
By Nadiah Niazi nniazi@statehornet.com
What is the whole buzz about the new iPhone 4? It has been out since last year! People are excited for Feb. 10, the date when all existing Verizon Wireless customers will finally get the chance to invest in the latest iPhone. But why should there be so much excitement for a stupid phone? Without the extra new features, the iPhone 4 really is just a phone. It can make calls, it allows texting, and it has a camera with video recording. What else could you possibly want? As long as I have a phone that can make a call anywhere in the world, I am fine. I don’t need “FaceTime,” one of the new unnecessary features of the iPhone 4. FaceTime allows an individual to see the face of the person with whom he or she is speaking. What do you think the webcam was created for? The sole purpose is allowing you to see your family or friends’ faces occasionally, not every time you call them. Nai Saeteurn, junior liberal arts major, thinks otherwise. “FaceTime lets me keep in touch with my family even though they live two hours away from me,” Saeteurn said. FaceTime on the latest iPhone may work for some like Saeteurn; however, I don’t need FaceTime when I can use my $40 webcam instead. Other features of the iPhone 4 are video editing and recording. Unless you are a YouTube fanatic, being able to edit your videos is really pointless. You have a laptop or desktop computer for the very same reason. Ahmed Shaher, junior accounting major, also does not
understand the excitement for the new Verizon iPhone 4. “I really don’t care that the iPhone 4 is coming to Verizon, because it has been out for six months,” Shaher said. Verizon and AT&T are the nation’s largest wireless carriers, with more than 180 million wireless customers
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combined. So what’s the big deal? It’s just a phone. Those who have an iPhone with AT&T see a difference in cost. Adam Gardizi, a Sac State alumnus and nurse anesthetist, said he would change phone companies but felt AT&T was cheaper than Verizon. “My friend has Verizon and he pays a lot more than I do,” Gardizi said. Even though I think the iPhone 4 has unnecessary features, some features may work to the advantage of some business professionals. “I can do almost everything with it; I can upload my medical journals and PDF files, and calculate my medical dosages,” Gardizi said. In short, all the excitement created for the Verizon iPhone 4 is pointless. I don’t think so much excitement should be created for a phone. As long as I have a simple one with simple features, I am satisfied. Of course, the buzz for the iPhone 4 is still strong, unless the day comes when Apple stops manufacturing smartphones.
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Creating ‘Organic Humanity’
By Alexandra Poggione apoggione@statehornet.com
Neither Celso Dalisay Jr. nor Linda Neely anticipated their chance meeting in an art class would lead to an exhibit at Sacramento State. Both artists, who met in art professor Evri Kwong’s beginning drawing class, became interested in art at an early age. Collectively, their experiences range from beginning art classes to drawing to costume design to tattooing. After seeing each other’s art, they decided to create a collaborative art exhibit. “I became really interested in what (Linda) does. It was almost the exact opposite of what I was doing,” said Dalisay, junior art major. “I thought putting together an art show would be interesting.” Fast-forward to present day, when both artists are eagerly awaiting the opening of their art exhibit, “Organic Humanity,” which begins Monday. “I’m pretty excited about (the exhibit),” said Neely, senior art major. “This art is different than what I’ve done in the past, and I think a lot more people are going to come see it intentionally,” Dalisay and Neely’s art have common elements and roots. Dalisay started out and continues to draw portraits of his friends, family and role models; Neely shifted from portraits of familiar faces to uncovering shadowy shapes in her canvases. The art Neely produced for the “Organic Humanity” exhibit makes up the “organic” half. She begins by covering her drawing surface entirely in charcoal and then erasing until the image appears. Whether the piece turns into something earthly or something human depends entirely on what she sees hiding in the depths of her paper.
ity” of their joint art exhibit. He began drawing portraits of his friends and family members, and he continues to draw the important people in his life. “One of my favorite pieces that will be at the exhibit is a portrait of my dad,” Dalisay said. “It was very difficult for me
“My art is very hard to describe,” Neely said. “You could say it was totally surrealistic or abstract. I really like doing it because it’s not like what you did in kindergarten, it’s not planned at all. I scribble all over a piece of paper and then go back over it with an eraser until the shapes start to appear. I say, ‘Oh, that looks like a dragon,’ and then it turns into a dragon. It’s all very intuitive.” Much of Neely’s art is filled with monochromatic scenes that look as though they could be of a dank cave or a vine-cov-
to do because it was in a new medium for me, oil (paint), but I was able to pull it off to some success.” Although Dalisay’s favorite subject is family, not all of his pictures contain the visages of his loved ones. “I like drawing some of the ce-
lebrity characters that have had an impact on me. I practice with the martial arts club here at Sac State, and some of my drawings are of important role models to me, like Jet Li and Donnie Yen,” Dalisay said. Despite the contrast between Neely’s abstract scenes and Dalisay’s fully representational reality, both artists’ work remains cohesive with their similar mediums and minimal use of color. Though most of her work is just black charcoal on white paper, Neely began to use colored pastels because “people really respond to color and I want to use more of it in the future,” she said. Neely and Dalisay’s art makes for an intriguing alternative to the traditional portraits and standard landscapes found in most galleries. Dalisay said there is a possibility of more shows in the future. “Right now, it’s just the one exhibit together,” Dalisay said. “Who knows what could happen later?”
“Organic Humanity” will be on display in the Raymond W. Witt Gallery in Kadema Hall from Monday to Feb. 4. There will be a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 3.
ered jungle passage. There are a few human elements, though not nearly as many that appear in her co-exhibitor’s work. Dalisay’s drawn and painted portraits make up the “human-
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Top left: Linda Neely works on a drawing at her desk. Top right: Celso Dalisay’s portrait of his two sisters. Bottom left: Dalisay’s piece titled “Donnie Yen.” Bottom right: Dalisay drawing in San Diego.
Nooner: The Zoo Human Project By Dante Frattini dfrattini@statehornet.com
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Stumbling upon history
Author John Burgess to lecture at CSUS By Cayla Gales cgales@statehornet.com While on assignment for the Washington Post in 1979, John Burgess stumbled across an ancient Khmer temple. The temple would later become his inspiration for a book, and now, a lecture at Sacramento State. “One day I went for a walk in forest land outside the camp and came across a Khmer temple, ruined and untended. It was a magical experience,” Burgess said. Burgess, who started writing for the Washington Post in 1971, began writing his book part-time in the last year
of his stint at the paper. Once he retired from the Washington Post in 2008, his part-time work on the book turned to full-time, and he completed it 18 months later. His book, “Stories in Stone: The Sdok Kok Thom Inscription and the Enigma of Khmer History,” is about inscriptions found on sandstone monoliths built by the Khmer Empire in Southeast Asia, mainly the Sdok Kok Thom temples in the Angkor region of Cambodia, which is now Thailand. Art professor Pattaratorn Chirapravati invited Burgess to speak at Sac State as a part of his book tour.
“The inscription that he will talk about is one of the most important documents of Cambodian history,” she said. The lecture will be presented through PowerPoint slideshow and will discuss the details of the empire itself, how the inscriptions were written, and the story behind their disappearance and discovery. The inscriptions are significant because they tell the history of the Khmer Empire, an empire that had power over Southeast Asia for more than 600 years. “The work showed that in its day, the Khmer Empire was every bit as glorious its part of the
world as the Roman or Chinese empires were elsewhere,” Burgess said. Years after the empire fell, the temples and inscriptions were seemingly forgotten, and Burgess said it took decades to decipher their meaning. Back in the 1800s, the bulk of the deciphering was conducted by translating the ancient Cambodian language found in the Khmer inscriptions scattered in Cambodia, France and Thailand, he said. These inscriptions and their translations were pieced together to form the history of the see Inscription| page B2
Though it may sound like a mad scientist’s evil plot, The Zoo Human Project aims only to please all they encounter – but taking over the world, musically speaking, would not be half bad, either. The local acoustic rock and soul group will be making its second appearance at Sac State this Wednesday. They played in last September’s Phlagleblast, where they stood out amongst the other bands. This prompted UNIQUE director Zenia LaPorte to ask them to play a Nooner, Sac State’s weekly showcase event. “Their enthusiasm for music really shines through their performance,” LaPorte said. “People really enjoyed them, so we wanted to bring them back for a more formal show.” The music that will be on display outside the Union is the product of dedication, friendship and a mutual love for music among Derek Martinez, guitar and vocals; Jen Cordero, guitar and vocals; and Kevin Sakamoto, percussion and
vocals. Martinez and Cordero met while attending USC, with Sakamoto joining the band in 2006. After completing their first album “Naissance” in 2007, members of the Zoo Human Project made the bold decision to quit their jobs and tour the nation. “What a huge leap of faith,” Martinez said.“In each state we wondered – would complete strangers buy our music?” The answer turned out to be yes. The first tour was so successful they were able to fund their second full-length album, “Innominata,” released in 2009. “We’re relatively blessed to have any kind of response (from fans), especially for being a small-time band,” Cordero said. Since that first tour they have made the cross-country trek twice more, each time returning with fun stories and memories. The moment that most sticks out to Martinez highlights the band’s ability to see the humor in the everything. “Three dogs peed all over see Nooner| page B2
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empire that is known today. “I know that my students in both the Asian studies program and the art history program will be interested in the topic,” she said. “We have a lot of Southeast Asian students on campus and in the Sacramento Area so it will be interesting to have a lecture on Southeast Asia.” Burgess grew up in Thailand, Indonesia and India, and is
Continued | page B1 our merchandise during a gig at The Sweetwater Brewery in Atlanta,” Martinez said. Enduring the grueling schedule of a tour along with the perils of weak animal bladders is hard enough on its own. What makes the members of The Zoo Human Project stand out is that they were able to write, record and self-release all of their albums in between tours on their own dime. Derek, who Kevin describes as an “audio wizard,” acts as the band’s audio engineer. “We are certainly doing a lot, without having a lot,” Martinez said. “Our recording process is often ‘self-MacGyver’d’ in our own home studio.” The process seems to be netting results as their albums have sold very well for a local band. “We’ve sold out of our first album three times,” Cordero said. “And our holiday EP was sold out within two weeks!” While songs like “NWT” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?” feature the vocal harmonies and layered guitar melodies present in many Zoo Human Project songs, the three members listen to and draw inspiration from many types of music. Cordero listened to the original cast recordings of “Les Miserables” and “Miss Saigon,” piquing her interest strong vocal performances. Martinez, on the other hand, fed off of the energy and emotion present in the album “Vs.” by Pearl Jam. Dave Matthews Band “Under The Table and Dreaming” is one of Sakamoto’s favorite albums, inspiring his unique yet focused drumming.
no stranger to Southeast Asia, but it was not until many years after he found out what those temples were and their significance in history. “I found that there was no general interest book about this fabulous record from the past. So I assigned myself to write it. It was fabulous fun,” Burgess said. When he is not busy, Burgess enjoys doing “a usual collection of things” such as hiking, reading and architectural history.
Burgess is considering following up his current book with another, but has no solid plans for that yet.
John Burgess’ lecture is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday in Kadema Hall, Room 145
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Student club works to foster strong, healthy relationships By Cayla Gales cgales@statehornet.com
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The members of The Zoo Human Project mixed and recorded their own albums in their home studio with their own money “When I play I try to keep a thoughtful groove, and always add a little flair,” Sakamoto said. These three independent styles and personalities have served the band well, a trend the members hope continues as they record their third album. But for now, the focus is on performing to the best of their ability for the students at Sac State. The band promises a funny, intimate and soulful show that will also make your booty
shake. “Geez, I think we may confuse people,” Cordero said. Perhaps the Zoo Human Project does confuse some, but at least the band has fun doing it.
See The Zoo Human Project at noon today at in the University Unuon Redwood Room
The Student Relationship Union is a campus club founded in the fall semester by senior psychology major Aftab Hafeez. The club is focused on relationships, with the mission to empower its members and help them achieve successful relationships, whether it be social, romantic or familial. The Student Relationship Union meetings are held in open forum style, allowing the members to speak openly and freely, Hafeez said. “It’s very creative. I think it’s a really great way to meet other people, to interact and to learn different types of communication to maintain healthy relationships,” said Vanessa Rodriguez, club vice president. Members often discuss each other’s problems. “It is moving to me to watch students in the meetings con-
nect with each other in person, put away their cell phones – and stop texting or hanging out on Facebook to focus on really listening to each other and talking about what matters in their lives,” said club faculty adviser Elaine Gale, professor of communication studies. Gale has been one of their guest speakers in the past. And as a communication studies professor, she strongly supports the Student Relationship Union’s
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Student Relationship Union meetings are from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays in Brighton Hall, Room 104 mission. “There was no way that I was going to turn down the opportunity to be the faculty sponsor for a club on campus that recognizes the importance of our human relationships and that is committed to helping students improve the relationships in their lives,” Gale said. Hafeez believes this club is especially significant for college students. “(College) is a time of transitions, it’s a time of taking your own future into your own hands, and that’s the most important time to make a connection and network,” Hafeez said.
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Two players selected in MLS draft school history in career assists, By Matt Harrington mharrington@statehornet.com matches started and played. Coach Michael Linenberger said he was proud of the two Two former Sacramento State players and for what they have men’s soccer players are taking done for the program in their their game to the professional four years at Sac State. level. “I am so happy for our guys, Midfielders Ernesto Carranza they really deserve a chance and Fernando Cabadas on Jan. 18 were selected by two Major at the next level,” Linenberger League Soccer teams in the said. “I am also excited for our supplemental draft portion of program as this is a sign for bigthe MLS 2011 rookie draft. ger and better things to come.” The former teammates The last time a Hornet was finished their careers at Sac considered for a professional State as the No. 1 and No. 2 spot by an MLS team was in ranked players, respectively, in 1996 when Brandon Cavitt was
selected by the league in its very first college draft. Cavitt, drafted as a midfielder in the third round by the Dallas Burn, played two seasons for Sac State from 1993-95. Carranza was selected No. 22 overall in the supplemental draft with the fourth pick in the second round by MLS club Chivas USA. As for Cabadas, he was selected No. 24 in the same round as his former teammate by MLS club, the New England Revolution. Carranza, who on Jan. 7 was
invited to the MLS combine, finished his Hornet career with 18 goals and 20 assists for 56 career points. He appeared in 82 matches in four seasons, making 81 starts. Carranza was named first-team all-MPSF at the end of the 2010 season and was MPSF Player of the Year his junior year. Carranza said he was at home following the draft online when he found out Chivas USA selected him. “When I saw my name come up, I felt good. It was an unexplainable feeling,” Car-
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ranza said. “I was really happy because I have worked hard for this since I was a little kid.” Carranza hopes to contribute the same level of dedication to his new team that he did while at Sac State. “What I am hoping to bring to the table is hard work. I know some days I may not play my best soccer but I know if I work hard on my game, that should get me through those days,” Carranza said. “I feel that I can be a play maker for my team-
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Junior graphic design major Kari Clark tackles her teammate Giovanna Forno, a junior business major, while running a drill at practice. Although the practice seems physical they all cheer each other on and keep up morale while learning the fundamentals of women’s rugby.
With a new coach and many new players, the Sacramento State women’s team is cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season. Head coach Kristina Weber is beginning her first year with Sac State. Weber said she feels the talent is there and now the Hornets just need to demonstrate their talent on game day. “We have a very good, young group of girls. They have a lot of potential,” Weber said. “They have laid good foundation of friendships with each other and I think they can carry that onto the field and be successful.” Sac State should have three freshmen in its starting line up. One of those freshmen is fullback Kayla Miles. Miles said the squad has a tight family bond. “The older girls have helped us out a lot and the chemistry we have is really important,” Miles said. Weber agreed with Miles. “The biggest strength the girls have is that they are friends off of the field,” Weber said. “They care for each other and they want to see each other succeed.” Junior prop Kaileigh Bible is the president of Sac State Rugby. Bible said even though the Hornets are young, the team’s ultimate goal is the same as it is every season - to make the playoffs. “We’ve made the playoffs every year in the past and we want to keep up the tradition,” Bible said. “We have made the playoffs every year for at least the last nine years.” Bible said she does not think Sac State’s inexperience is necessarily a bad thing. “We’re little but we’re fast and I think that will help us wear out the other teams,” Bible said. “We have a lot of youth so if something goes bad we can bounce back from it quickly.” Junior flanker Daisy Galvan said this season is definitely going to be a learning experience for the Hornets. “We are going against a lot of Division I teams who have a long history of competition, such as Stanford, Cal and Chico State,” Galvan said. “A lot of the see Rugby| page B6
MoLos and Sac State ‘a perfect match’ By Marshall Hampson mhampson@statehornet.com After being one win away from the United Football League Championship game last season, the Sacramento Mountain Lions find themselves back at Hornet Stadium for another season in Sacramento. As the first season packed Hornet Stadium, Sacramento Mountain Lions Business Director Joe Wagoner said he witnessed a perfect match with Sac State and the MoLo’s. “The Sacramentans embrace their clubs. Looking at the at-
tendance numbers, we averaged 18,000,” Wagoner said. “This last year we focused on Sacramento football fans. People understand Hornet Stadium – it has the best field in the UFL, as far as playing surfaces go.” Both Sac State and the Mountain Lions worked well before the first game to get schedules coordinated, the new field turf in place and parking situations figured out. Sac State Athletic Director Terry Wanless said both parties made it through the first season with little problems. “Anytime you work with an organization for the first time
there is always stuff that is undetermined that you have to work through,” Wanless said. “But I think overall, the energy they brought to the sport of football was excellent. They brought people who had not been to our campus before and they worked hard to put a good product together for our community.” The Mountain Lions have proven they have the talent. After the first season in Sacramento, five players are headed to the NFL. Fullback Tyler Clutts, kickerFabrizio Scaccia, tackle Michael Tepper and wide receivers Joe West and Rod
Windsor will all be playing on Sundays after being standouts in the UFL. “If you tell people what our league stands for, those five guys encompass it – it’s getting a shot,” Wagoner said. “The big question going into this year was, ‘Are the players legitimate?’ Nothing speaks better than the best professional league in the world looking at our guys.” file photo The Sacramento Mountain MoLos linebacker Prince Lions also had big names who Kwateng kneels before an have already been in the NFL. Oct. 15 game against the Las Vegas Locomotives. see MoLos| page B6
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Men’s basketball team stays hopeful despite losing streak By AJ Taylor ataylor@statehornet.com Since the season started for the men’s basketball team, it has been a struggle to put wins on the board. So far this season the Hornets are 4-15 and still face the possibility of qualifying for the Big
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Hornets’ center Alpha N’Diaye goes up for a shot during a game on Nov. 5 against Menlo. Sky Tournament. If they reach the Big Sky Tournament they will open up the opportunity for themselves to qualify for the NCAA Tournament; a feat the Hornets have yet to accomplish since the 1987-88 season when the team made it to the Division II tournament. The top six universities in the Big Sky qualify for the Big Sky Tournament at the end of the season. Sacramento State is 0-7 in Big Sky play; their competition, Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona are tied for sixth place, both are 2-4 in Big Sky play. “It’s going to take some wins, but we’re (two games) back,” said head coach Brian Katz. “The way we are, as many close games as we’ve lost – four in
overtime – it might be that we win one and all of the sudden we win five, because winning is a confidence thing as well. Our guys are confident enough that they can play with most anybody.” Almost as if Katz saw it coming, Saturday night the Hornets were the ones celebrating after a close game, when they edged out Eastern Washington 55-57. The final minutes have not been kind to the Hornets this season. On day one, against CSU Bakersfield, the Hornets gave up a five-point lead in the final 13 seconds and lost in overtime. The Hornets again felt the wrath of a late-game loss when they gave up a sevenpoint lead in the final seven minutes of regulation and lost in overtime at McNeese State. And, once more, against Idaho State, the Hornets led by five with five remaining minutes and lost by five. Their struggles may have begun on opening night. Facing CSU Bakersfield at home the Hornets led for 38 minutes and 43 seconds – 97 percent of regulation time. Somehow, though, the Hornets allowed the game to go into overtime, and would eventually lose 80-78. But on Thursday night, facing first-place Northern Colorado (10-7, 6-0), it was the Hornets who made a late-game push. With just over five minutes left in the game the Hornets trailed by 14, but after a 19-8 Hornet run, nearly to the end of the game, the deficit was cut to three points. The Hornets did eventually take the loss 77-72 after the Bears sunk two final free throws, and the Hornets missed a 3-point attempt with only 13 seconds remaining. “We haven’t been closing games out,” Katz said. “There’s four (games) in that period – three of them (went to) overtime – that went down to the
last play, and we lost all four.” Although the team has been on a losing streak, the head coach remains optimistic. “Maybe losing a couple tough ones early you create a little bit of a cycle,” Katz said. “You hope not. You hope you can reverse it. It only takes one close win to get over the hump and fix it all up.” Despite that the team is currently sitting at the bottom of the standings in the Big Sky Conference with an 1-7 record, it still hopes that the season can be turned around. “We just need to become ‘one team’ and do everything we can to win more games and make it to the tournament,” said center Alpha N’Diaye, “because we still have that chance.” The men don’t think the fight is over. “We need to continue playing hard, continue practicing hard and realizing it isn’t over – we just need to go out there and give it everything we got,” said guard Sultan Toles-Bey. The last time the Sac State men saw the playoffs was during the 2005-06 season when they finished 15-15. But that streak could end this season. The Hornets have put up a strong contest in each of their last two games, and the way the Big Sky has played out so far – the tournament is open to just about anyone. The Hornets play eighth- place Idaho State on Thursday. The Hornets are looking forward to pay back the Bengals after they previously gave Sac State an overtime loss. “I think the guys are looking forward to the game, to getting some redemption,” Toles-Bey said. “I think one win will really trigger something good.”
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By Cassie Kolias ckolias@statehornet.com LeBron James says that God sees everything. Maybe he didn’t get the memo that God sees him being a cocky, stuck-up, narcissistic, attention-seeking jerk who has no class? Cleveland isn’t the only one who hates LeBron. Right now, he’s chilling on the list of most hated people, right next to his best buddy Kanye West. After the Cleveland Cavaliers
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played a horrendous 112-57 game against the Lakers, leaving the game with their heads hung low, LeBron had a blatant message on his Twitter. “Crazy. Karma is a b----. Gets you every time. It’s not good to wish bad on anybody. God sees everything!” Yes, the Cavaliers have the worst record in the NBA, and at the time of his Tweet, James’ former team had dropped 11
games in a row. But doesn’t he have any respect for the team that used to believe him to be their hero? It’s pretty easy to see why they are bitter. If the “King” would step down from his pedestal for a second he would be able to see that Cleveland was already at its lowest, and rubbing it in doesn’t help out with his karma. He not only made a public debacle of the Cavs when he snubbed his team of seven years on a television special, but he is continuing to be a cocky villain. The only thing the Cavs have really done wrong is openly express the fact he was wrong for leaving Cleveland. They were scorned that he moved on in his hunt for a championship without them. LeBron is a bully. Plain and simple. It doesn’t need to be stated he is an amazing basketball player. But you don’t have to step on people just because you’re on top. And where exactly is his championship ring? Oh, that’s right, he doesn’t have one. Instead of being a selfrighteous tool, maybe LeBron should try and be a role model, and use his status for good rather than for revenge. LeBron is trying to use all the hate to his advantage. He wants and is craving it. Since he isn’t really technically crowned the “King” of the NBA, he is settling for a new title: “Villain of the NBA.” It seems that karma is biting LeBron in the rear as well. Right after his post on Twitter, he had a minor ankle injury, and the Heat went on a losing streak. Not so funny, is it, LeBron? A blog for a Miami newspaper in September 2010 did a poll about the most hated athletes, and LeBron made it as the sixth. I wouldn’t be surprised if he has broken the top two by now. He is most certainly
the most hated in the NBA; he knocked Kobe off that throne awhile ago. The funniest part of the whole post was that he tried to backtrack and take back his statement saying it had nothing to do with the Cavs. But if you are going to be a jerk and say something, it’s pointless to also be a coward and try and take it back. Maybe he didn’t learn the old saying: “If you don’t have something nice to say, then don’t say it at all.” Yo LeBron, I’m really happy for you and I’mma let you be No. 1, but Kobe is the best basketball player of all time.
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Women’s gymnastics hopes to bring home a championship By Matt Harrington mharrington@statehornet.com Thirteen Sacramento State gymnasts will return this season and make a run for a championship. To help in the run for their second Western Athletic Conference championship since 2007, the Hornets introduced six new recruits to the team who will hopefully give them the push to win. Last year’s efforts were hindered by unpredictable scores and too many errors in routines. Head coach Kim Hughes said the key for this year’s team will be to stay fit in a tough conference. “We are trying to build on developing our consistency early but also trying to keep the team strong and healthy to maintain a constant composure needed throughout the season and into the next WAC championships,” Hughes said. Team co-captain Cayla Boyce said last year’s efforts were hampered by a lack of poise under pressure. “In all the events last year, we lacked an obvious confidence. For myself, when I am perform-
ing, I pretend to be confident until I convince myself that I deserve to be in the event and it is my time to shine for my team,” Boyce said. “So I have been trying to pass it on to my teammates that they deserve to be competing if they are in the starting lineup.” Hughes said he would be relying on his five seniors this season because they have the knowledge and spirit to guide the team to a conference title. “We have two seniors that could go all-around this year: Amanda Blauvelt and Jasmin Lipka. And our other three seniors all have at least two events where they can showcase their talents,” Hughes said. “All of the seniors have the ability to contribute in some way and use their competitive experience to lead the team.” Boyce, a redshirt junior this season, said the team developed goals for the upcoming season to get on track earlier. “One of our goals for the offseason was to come back in shape,” Boyce said. “So we worked really hard over the summer to get our bodies in shape.”
Hughes said his goals for the team include increasing the complexity of events with hopes to increase scores. “A goal I have for the team this year was to increase our difficulty in events. In two of our events we have actually gone up in our difficulty. We have a very strong vault and floor team this season,” he said. “However, we are still working on the uneven bars and balance beam, which are a bit behind schedule right now. So when we can increase the difficulty there, that will make us more competitive.” So far in this young gymnastics season, the Hornets have been competitive in their first three meets of the season, although finishing second all three times. In the Jan. 7 home opener against visiting Central Michigan University, University of Alaska-Anchorage and University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, the Hornets finished second overall. Sac State held second place with 185.875 points. In the four-team meet, the Hornets fell behind after the first rotation and were never able to recover. The bright spot
came from the first career event win by freshman Kailey Hansen in the floor routine. Hansen led all competitors with a score of 9.700 to earn her first collegiate event title and it helped propel the Hornets in second Robert Linggi State Hornet place where they would finAmanda Bieber performs her floor routine during a gymnastics exhiish the night. bition in December at Yosemite Hall. One week able to break the top three in Invitational, Friday night at the later on Jan. 14, the night’s events. Sophomore South Point Resort and Casino. the Hornets met up with No. Nicole Meiller had the only win Hansen was the only Hornet 12 Kent State University in the in an event for the Hornets as to place in the top three of any Lady Luck Invitational in Las she tied for first with two other event. Vegas. Thunderbirds on the uneven In the matchup with SouthSac State looked to improve on bars with a score of 9.800. ern Utah University in Cedar their second place finish from The other Sac State gymnast to City, Utah, Sacramento State the previous week but were unbreak the top three in any event improved their overall team able to solidify a win. and continue in her streak of score by nearly one point from The Hornets fell behind early top three finishes was Hansen. the previous meet, however and finished the invitational She finished in second place on it was not enough to earn the with a score of 189.625 points vault with a score of 9.750 right Hornets a first place finish over to Kent State’s 195.475 points. behind Southern Utah’s Lindsey the Thunderbirds and fell by Hansen finished second on Shultz’s 9.800. floor, tied for third on vault and the score of Sac State 195.750The Hornets will be back in 190.950. tied for fourth on beam to lead action on Jan. 28 against San In the meet with Southern the Sacramento State gymJose State at 7 p.m. Utah, just two Hornets were nastics team at the Lady Luck
Soccer: Carranza and Cabadas to make pro debut in March Continued | page B3 mates while scoring a few goals for myself.” As Carranza’s former college coach, Linenberger feels Carranza will have an immediate impact for his new team at the professional level. “We knew when we recruited him that he was a pretty special player. He has the ability to do things on the soccer field that as a coach you can’t teach. I feel that Ernesto can be a game changer for his team,” Linenberger said. “He has the ability to contribute in his first year, possibly coming off the bench
and being an extra attacker in situations where a goal is needed. He has enough soccer
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in him that if the team would be willing to give him a chance, that he can be a game changer for the professional level as well.” Carranza was instrumental for Sac State late in the championship game of the MPSF Tournament as his deflected assist to Max Alvarez was quickly cleaned up by Chris Bettencourt in the box for the game winning goal that would send the team into the second round of the NCAA Tournament against UCLA. Chivas USA head coach Robin Fraser said he was amazed a player like Carranza was still
available late in the draft. “With the number of picks we had in the first three rounds, we felt by the 40th pick that he would be gone,” Fraser said. “By the time our next pick came up in the supplemental, he was still there and we chose him.” Fraser also felt that Carranza has skills necessary to play professional soccer and it showed early on. “He was a player we didn’t know much about going into the first day of the combine. He showed a little bit of creativity and flare, so we continued to keep our eye on him throughout the combine,” Fraser said.
“He had good moments and felt he was a kid that could fit into our system.”
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Team officials for the Revolution and Sacramento native Cabadas were not immediately available for comment. Cabadas, a former walk-on with Sac State, completed his four seasons with nine goals and 19 assists for 37 career points. He made 73 starts while appearing in 78 games. He was named first-team all-MPSF for the second straight season following the 2010 campaign. Carranza will make his MLS debut March 19 against Kansas City at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. As for Cabadas, he will make his debut March 20 vs. the L.A. Galaxy.
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Rugby: Youth is key MoLos: UFL team proves to be profitable for the new season Continued | page B3
Continued | page B3 girls are enthusiastic about the season and we’re just ready to go out there to have fun and learn at this point.” UC Davis backs captain Ahjia Moore said experienced or not, Sac State has a reputation of being a tough team to play. Sac State is good year after year because of their aggression and continuous fight on the pitch,” Moore said. “Although UC Davis has come out with the win in these last several years against Sac State, it has always been a tough fight because of the aggressive effort that the Hornets put out on the pitch.” The Hornets host the Aggies on Feb. 5. Moore said the Hornets are physical and quick. “Although we haven’t seen Sac State compete since our match during a pre-season tournament, I recall their squad having some very strong forwards who love to take the ball into contact with a vengeance,” Moore said. “In these past few years Sac State has had a talented scrum-half and fast wings, so that is also something to look out for.” Sac State’s other big match-ups this season include a match at Stanford on Feb. 8, a home match versus Cal on Feb. 19 and the Hornets host UC Santa Cruz on March 5. Weber said she feels the entire schedule is going to be a challenge. “There are a lot of really great teams in our league who have won national championships,” Weber said. “Santa Cruz has always been a big rivalry for Sac State, and UC Davis is tough because they are our cross-town rivals.” Weber said the team’s main objective this season is to learn more about rugby, winning is second. “Our goals are to first have fun and learn rugby so that they can
carry that on and allow other people to be interested in the sport because rugby is a small community,” Weber said. “Having these girls learn it, love it and understand it will only help the understanding of it.” Weber said she hopes the rugby program can use this season as a building block for the years to come. “A lot of girls that were here in the years before have graduated but our third year players have definitely stepped up and helped the younger ones learn what it means to be a Sac State rugby player,” Weber said. Miles said that veterans like Bible and Christina Powers have been a lot of help to the younger girls. “Christina is the captain and she is tiny. We all say, ‘If she can do it then we can do it.’ She always keeps a positive attitude,” Miles said. “When we have a question Kaileigh doesn’t get mad or anything she just answers the question. They are easy to talk to and they help us out a lot.” Bible said she likes being a mentor for her teammates. “I am really comfortable with being the team’s leader. This is my third year and I’ll have a lot of fun teaching our less experienced girls about the game,” Bible said. Galvan said the Hornets needs to keep excelling and use the season as a tool for next season. She also said she does have some personal goals she hopes to achieve. “I want to get a really good tackle – just one of those tackles that everyone just gasps at,” Galvan said. “Overall, I want to learn more about the game and become an overall better player.”
“It has to be a good product and I have to believe in what I’m pitching,” said UFL Communication Director Michael Preston, in a recent UFL press release. “So having names like (Daunte) Culpepper, (Jeff) Garcia and (Dominic) Rhodes to throw out, and to have Dennis Green and Jim Fassel as coaches to really endorse the UFL gave us a lot of credibility. The standard of play on the field was, of course, excellent.” Despite the MoLo’s falling one game short of making it to the championship game, both parties found success. University Enterprises Inc. and University Transportation and Parking Services both gained revenue from concession stands and parking, while the university had $450,000 of the new field paid for by the UFL.
The Mountain Lions made the most out of their budget and opportunities by having Flo Rida, Lincoln Brewster and local musician Jackie Greene perform during the games. Wagoner said entertainment like that and reasonable ticket prices helped the city of Sacramento figure out what the UFL is all about. “It was an affordable option for people who were passionate about football,” Wagoner said. “It turned into a social scene, which was great. But for the most part, people came out because they were looking for something to do with their families and they love football.” As the two parties look forward to a second season together, the Mountain Lions want to make the most of Sac State’s potential. “I heard the other day that one out of 26 households in Sacra-
mento are Sac State alumni,” Wagoner said. “We need to do a better job reaching out to the university community and people that have attended school there and come up with some sort of ticket offer or scholarship program to get these people to a Sacramento Mountain Lions game.” This year, the MoLo’s will start a month earlier in August and play their first game on a Sunday. Although no exact date has yet been set, the UFL will start before Sac State football, high school football, and the NFL. As the Mountain Lions look to sell out Hornet Stadium for the four home games in the 2011 season, Wanless said he believes the fans who packed the stadium last season will continue to see Sac State as a great place to watch football. “What we do know is that we have a much more favorable im-
age in the community,” Wanless said. “Now literally thousands of people have been exposed to our campus and they came away with a very favorable impression of the changes and what it’s like to attend an event at Sacramento State.” Six months from now, the lights will be on once again at Hornet Stadium in time for professional football and the Sacramento community will have another opportunity to embrace the Mountain Lions. “Within a matter of a month, you went from seeing no Mountain Lions logos at all to people wearing jerseys around town, people having their T-shirts on and people with their faces painted at the games,” Wagoner said. “A lot went into making it work and we’re just glad that it all did.”