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FRESNO STATE COLLEGIAN.CSUFRESNO.EDU SERVING CAMPUS SINCE 1922 Accountancy students may need to

The green relocate for map shows the percentage of companies that are hir- work ing by region. In the light green box the numbers show the percentage of the By Stephen Keleher In the United States, there are three most inter- The Collegian four public accounting firms: ested employers for PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte accounting majors that are hiring. Accountancy majors at the Craig touché Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and Infographic by Dalton Runberg / The Collegian School of Business may find they have KPMG. The Big Four recruit Fresno broad work options upon graduation, State students for summer work in the Bay Area between their junior and a t but it could mean they’ll need to relo- Young senior year, however students have to the Craig school. cate. believes that a graduate who wants to be willing to move. But job prospects for accounting Those who don’t choose to go into the relocate to the Bay Area or Southern “Ninety-five percent of those stu- majors in the Valley are more difficult. public accounting side of accountancy California could find an entry-level dents who do a summer internship get “It depends on how hard the student may need to receive database and soft- position relatively easily. ware training in order to get that first a job offer after graduation from the is willing to work to get hired,” Young job. Big Four,” said Debbie Young, director said. “It takes six to eight months to get of internships and student experience hired in this market for a graduate.” See MAJOR, Page 3 Thousands of students protest at Capitol Students from the CSU and UC systems marched to the Calif. Capitol to protest budget cuts

By Steven Harmon and Matt Krupnick corridors and held steady into the eve- Lawmakers and the governor need spread anger throughout the state. McClatchy-Tribune ning as California Highway Patrol offi- to prioritize education in the state Undergraduate tuition in the 23-cam- cers warned they’d be arrested if they budget, said Assemblywoman Kristin pus Cal State campus was just $1,572 Thousands of sign-toting college didn’t leave. At 7 p.m., officers waited Olsen, R-Modesto. a year in 2002-03. This year’s tuition is students flocked to the state Capitol out about 100 protesters who refused to “It’s clearly a problem, and it’s a $5,472. Tuition at the 10-campus UC sys- on Monday to protest rising college leave the rotunda. problem that’s been brewing for some tem also has more than tripled — from prices and escalating higher-education “The point is to make links and time,” said Olsen, vice chairwoman $3,121 to $11,160 — during that time. cuts and then filed into the building see where people can get together of the Assembly Higher Education Deep budget cuts at the universities to chant in the halls and occupy the and where we have a common goal,” Committee. “The state hasn’t invested and community colleges also have hin- rotunda into the evening. University of California, Berkeley stu- properly in higher education for many dered students’ abilities to get required “You’ll hear us out or we’ll vote you dent Sally Diaz said outside the build- years.” classes. out,” demonstrators shouted as they ing. “This crowd shows that people are A combination of rising tuition at “I know so many people who aren’t joined professors, administrators and starting to notice the cuts and are not California universities and a short- other higher-education supporters going to go away.” age of student aid has led to wide- See PROTEST, Page 3 on the Capitol’s west lawn. They later The rally came the same day as a Bay filed slowly into the building, passing Area News Group report revealed the single-file through metal detectors, to cost of attending a California State bring their message closer to lawmak- University or University of California ers. campus had surpassed that of top pri- Students from public colleges and vate schools such as Harvard for mid- universities around the state boarded dle-income students. early morning buses and then marched The report caught some legisla- the final mile to the rally, the second tors by surprise, including state Sen. year of the “March in March” event Leland Yee, D-San Francisco. — a continuing reminder of the state’s “It is a little embarrassing that struggles to corral the runaway costs Harvard is cheaper than the California of its once-prized higher education State University,” he said in an inter- system. view. “When you price out so many stu- The morning rally was followed by dents, it is devastating to the future of an Occupy demonstration inside the the state. Our sons and daughters won’t Capitol, where protesters shut down be here to solve the state’s problems.”

t is a little embarrassing that Harvard is cheaper than the Califor- “Inia State University.” — Leland Yee,

Senator D-San Francisco Randy Pench/ McClatchy-Tribune Thousands of students converged on Sacramento, California on Monday to protest budget cuts and fee hikes for higher education. The Collegian THE REAL WORD OF THE DAY propitiate (verb) To appease, conciliate. Opinion Source: The Lexicon by William F. Buckley Jr. PAGE 2 OPINION EDITOR, TONY PETERSEN • [email protected] WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 Middle East is most important issue

hile the media badger can- a nuclear weapon. And as I’ve made didates with questions on clear time and again during the course Wcontraception, birth control of my presidency, I will not hesitate and the harsh opinions of a talk-radio to use force when it is necessary to merican power is waning. Troops are stretched thin, the people provocateur, the Middle East is looking defend the United States and its inter- are war weary and the country cannot finance another war. But like it will be the most important issue ests.” “A of the next presidential term of who- It is not yet known what type of gov- please, Mr. Candidate, tell us more of your thoughts on sex.” ever is elected. ernment will emerge in both Libya and Iran continues to be a thorn in the Egypt, but if the countries acquiesce side of the United States. Though to calls for democracy, it seems likely American intel- that they will become Islamic repub- deaths. Syria and Lebanon. They might be ligence agencies lics. Aside from the humanitarian car- attempting to make nuclear weapons, have found no Indeed, Washington policymakers nage, Syria is the ally of Iran, the but what matters more is the percep- evidence that are cozying up to the idea. Senators sworn enemy of the United States tion that they are. Iran is pursuing John McCain and Lindsey Graham, and Israel, and supports the terrorist Israel is feeling threatened at all nuclear weapon after visiting Egypt, even praised the group Hezbollah in Lebanon. sides. Republican presidential can- capabilities, Muslim Brotherhood. For all of these reasons, McCain has didates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum this intelligence “I was very apprehensive when I called for an invasion of Syria. and Newt Gingrich are all calling for is belied by heard the election results,” Graham “The United States should lead an a more belligerent policy toward Iran. the actions of said. “But after visiting and talking international effort to protect key Radical Islamist groups are gaining all the Israeli and with the Muslim Brotherhood I am population centers in Syria, especially around the region, to the detriment of American gov- hopeful that … we can have a relation- in the north, through airstrikes on American interests. ernments. The ship with Egypt where the Muslim The Right Tone Assad’s forces,” McCain said on the American power is waning. Troops ony etersen assassinations Brotherhood is a strong political T P Senate floor on Monday. are stretched thin, the people are war of Iranian scien- voice.” Yet, should the United States invade weary and the country cannot finance tists connected This is the same Muslim Syria and topple the Assad regime, another war. to Iran’s nuclear facilities are widely Brotherhood that has threatened, as the type of government that emerged But please, Mr. Candidate, tell us suspected to have been carried out by late as mid-February, to review the could not be guaranteed. It is not more of your thoughts on sex. Mossad, Israel’s equivalent of the CIA. Camp David accords, which estab- known whether American interven- And President Barack Obama lished peaceful relations between tion would nudge Syria in the West’s Tony Petersen is the opinion editor of refuses to take the option of a military Egypt and Israel. direction. Indeed, wherever some form The Collegian. Follow him on Twitter strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities off The situation in Syria continues to of voting has been introduced in the @tonypetersen4. the table. escalate. President Bashar al-Assad Middle East, be it in Iran, Iraq, Egypt “I do not have a policy of contain- has shown himself to be a barbarous or Palestine, Islamic parties, not liber- ment,” Obama said over the weekend dictator. According to the United al parties, have been the beneficiaries. in an address to the American Israel Nations, his efforts to quell the mas- COMMENT: The Collegian is a The stakes are high. Iran is slowly Public Affairs Committee. “I have a sive protests taking place in the coun- forum for student expression. achieving hegemony over the region, policy to prevent Iran from obtaining try have thus far led to at least 7,500 C http://collegian.csufresno.edu with considerable influence in Iraq, GOP loses the independent voters

By Dick Polman less elitism (Mitt Romney panders to that Romney’s unfavorability rating mainstream. Not surprising, the more McClatchy-Tribune Detroit by saying that his wife drives among independents had risen 20 per- Santorum voices those priorities, and “a couple of Cadillacs”) — it’s no won- centage points in two months. But now the more the pliable Romney indulges he Republican presidential der that swing voters have been swing- comes a different survey — conducted those priorities, the more they cede the race, a numbing slog doomed ing in droves to the president. on a bipartisan basis by a Democratic center to Obama. Tto be with us deep into the What’s striking is that so many play- pollster and a Republican counterpart Romney is basically a George H.W. spring season, brings to mind the final ers are willing to air the angst publicly. — and the numbers for Romney are Bush moderate-conservative who line in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The That alone is a sign of serious distress. even worse. Clearly, the bloody prima- has the misfortune of running for Great Gatsby”: Alex Castellanos, a Republican ries have taken their toll. president in a year when grassroots “So we beat on, boats against the strategist, remarked the other night The Politico/George Washington Republicans are demanding far-right current, borne ceaselessly into the that his colleagues were “going University Battleground Poll shows fealty. The tone for this primary season past.” through the stages of death” as they Obama topping both Romney and was set early on, when a debate audi- Has there ever been a more dispirit- witness this campaign. (I think he Santorum by double-digit percent- ence booed Rick Perry — Rick Perry! ing quartet than these finalists? The meant to say “grief.”) Steve Schmidt, ages. Independent sentiment is the — for touting the Texas law that gives ostensible front-runner barely won who ran John McCain’s 2008 race, said key. Among swing voters, Romney now tuition aid to young illegal immigrants his native state last week. The main his people were “deeply, deeply unhap- trails Obama 49 percent to 37 percent. who want to go to college. Swing vot- challenger, an ex-Pennsylvania sena- py” and “increasingly pessimistic” Santorum fares worse with swing voters prize tolerance; the dominant GOP tor who was kicked out of office by about beating Obama. Why? Because, ers (big surprise!), trailing Obama tone is anything but. one of the largest margins in history, first and foremost, “Mitt Romney is 50 percent to 34 percent. All told, Ed Jeb Bush, brother of W. and son of seems bent on rowing his boat cease- bleeding out among independent vot- Goeas, the Republican pollster who H.W., lamented to an audience last lessly into the past. The third guy, ers.” co-ran the survey, acknowledged the week, “I watch these debates and ... it’s besotted by his own grandiosity, is So true. Romney is still the likeliest obvious: “This is a trend that must be a little troubling sometimes when peo- being kept alive by donations from a nominee, but his prospects of win- reversed before the general election ple are appealing to people’s fears and casino mogul. The fourth guy, a fringe ning in November are nil unless he if Republicans expect to be truly com- emotion rather than trying to get them libertarian, has been a footnote from can stanch the bleeding and get those petitive in the fall.” to look over the horizon for a broader day one. swing voters back. Obama won inde- No question, the longer these candi- perspective.” The smart Republican players know pendents by eight percentage points dates parade themselves publicly, the Jeb, a widely respected party player, what’s going on. They can read the in 2008 (he won the election by seven), worse they come off. Santorum has has refused to endorse anyone this polls. The incendiary rhetoric (Rick and, thanks in part to the scabrous predictably turned off swing voters year. He already seems fixed on 2016, Santorum says JFK’s separation-of- Republican intramurals, he’s cur- with his theocratic lectures about how when presumably swing voters will church-and-state speech makes him rently well positioned to capture them women should live their private lives; have forgotten the current farce. Who want to “throw up”); the racist innu- again. he may be the darling du jour of social can blame him? endo (Newt Gingrich dismisses Obama The first sign of trouble came in late and religious conservatives, but their as a “food-stamp president”); the clue- January, when a national poll reported priorities are out of sync with the

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CONTINUED from page 1 truly extraordinary genera- to the state’s higher-edu- and northeast regions tion” and urged them to keep cation problems, said Jake fighting for affordable educa- Thompson, a College of able to transfer because tion. Alameda student, and every- they don’t have the classes,” “You’re not asking for char- body needs to pay more atten- said Kelly Gaab, a student at ity,” he told the crowd. “You’re tion. Oakland’s Laney College who CONTINUED from page 1 Moua has had some previ- asking for the same chance “Our lawmakers have a huge attended Monday’s rally. ous accounting experience that my generation got. Don’t disconnect with the people,” in Fresno, so she initially Among the speakers Monday “Locally, the job prospects let them tell you the state can’t he said. “But it’s a system- thought it would not be hard to was Van Jones, an activist and are picking up, but they are do better.” ic problem and we’re all to find work. But she found that former White House adviser, looking for that high-quality There is no easy answer blame.” a lot of companies want skill who called the students “a 3.2 GPA or better,” said Dr. and experience in accounting Garo Kalfayan, faculty chair and database software, partic- of accountancy. ularly Oracle and QuickBooks, Amy Lau, a senior in which are not taught at Fresno accounting who is current- State. ly doing an internship as a Demand for accountants in bookkeeper, hopes Kalfayan the West is down right now, as is right. Lau is a returning Moua has discovered. student with over seven years “If you don’t have that and work experience as an office you’re just as strong as the manager. next candidate, they’re going “I have to stay in the Valley to go with the one that has because I have kids here, but that experience,” Moua said. if that were not the situation “I just went out last week and I would branch out,” said Lau, they chose the one with Oracle who feels there is a lack of cor- experience over me.” porate jobs in the Valley. The accounting curriculum “There are few positions at Fresno State does offer a locally at Deliotte and many course in Peachtree, which is accounting students, so the similar to QuickBooks, but competition is tough,” Lau there are still hurdles for the said. “However, you can do recent graduate. government accounting and Recent studies reveal that local businesses.” accounting is not one of the Another senior, Richard top five sought-after majors Kramer, is looking for by employers in the west. accounting placement locally Currently there is more call as well as in the Bay Area after for accounting graduates in he graduates next fall. the midwest and the east. “By the time I graduate I’m Demand in Fresno and the hoping that I’ll have some Central Valley is dependent on Randy Pench / McClatchy-Tribune kind of offer,” Kramer said. the overall recovery of local The students marched on the Capitol the same day as a Bay Area News Group report revealed the cost of attending a “There are a lot of opportuni- businesses in the area. CSU or UC had surpassed the cost of such schools as Harvard. ties that the school helps us But Kalfayan encourages with. I need to get the most out students in the accounting of my education so I’m using major and recent graduates to BRIEFS all the resources that are avail- be flexible. able to me.” “The degree is portable Journalism prof. Rice ning work for several Valley Ariana Wing and Steve But for recent graduate beyond accounting because newspapers. Rice also was rec- Banister, authors of “Noodles Kethey Moua, employment honored at Valley high there are many other financial ognized for supporting high through Escargots,” will lead prospects are difficult. jobs and many of them want school conference school journalism through the talk on China Alley, settled “Now that I’ve graduated accounting units or degrees,” the conference held the first around 1877 by Chinese immi- this past December, and I’m Kalfayan said. “Graduates can Dr. Gary Rice, an associate Saturday each March and for grants who came to work on not going down the public cross over to finance-oriented professor of journalism at promoting his program on a the Central Pacific Railroad accounting path, it’s a lot jobs.” Fresno State who coordinates national basis. and stayed to farm. Wing and harder to get a job because a the annual San Joaquin Valley Banister’s book details the lot of companies want some- This is the first article in a Scholastic Press Association Wing family’s internationally one with experience already,” series that will cover the cur- conference for high school stu- Amerasia Week known Imperial Dynasty res- Moua said. “I did focus on the rent job market across majors dents, received the California unites diverse cultures taurant over five generations Valley in my last semester in offered at Fresno State. Journalism Education as a China Alley landmark. school, but I could never find across campus Coalition’s Lifetime anything that I wanted so now Achievement Award. I’m in the Bay Area.” Fresno State’s diverse ‘Women in Economy’ Rice was honored on Asian culture is celebrated by is topic of campus Saturday, March 3, during Cambodian, Hmong, Japanese the 81st edition of the confer- and Laotian students Tuesday- presentation Friday ence at Fresno State where Saturday, March 6-10, in the Clovis West High School annual Amerasia Week, with “Women in the Economy” is won the newspaper sweep- free public events at 6 p.m. the topic of a presentation by stakes trophy for the sec- daily at the Satellite Student Dr. Heather Sumner, a busi- ond time and Lodi’s Tokay Union. ness consultant, 11:30 a.m. to 1 High prevailed in yearbooks. Each night student groups p.m. on Friday. The event is sponsored by will showcase unique cultural The event will be held Fresno State’s Department performances such as skits, at the Vintage Room (in of Mass Communication and dances and fashion shows, University Center, just south Journalism. concluding March 10 with of University Student Union). More than 100 students from Festival Night. The event is sponsored by the 17 high schools competed in 25 The week’s theme is Women’s Campus Connection. newspaper and yearbook cat- “Metamorphosis.” “This For more information, con- egories. theme emphasizes how each tact Nina Palomino at npalo- Tokay High topped Selma Asian culture has evolved [email protected] or visit and Sanger in yearbook com- since arriving in the United http://www.csufresno.edu/ petition, while Clovis West States and yet people still wcc/index.shtml. edged Stockton’s Amos Alonzo hold strongly to their roots,” Stagg High by two points said Nu Vang, a member of in the newspaper contest. the Amerasia Club at Fresno Sanger, Tokay, Selma, Fresno’s State. Correction San Joaquin Memorial and Fresno State’s Asian student A March 4 article on page 1 and Madera followed Stagg. enrollment as the academic 3 of the News section of The Rice’s Lifetime Achievement year began was 3,018 – 14.4 per- Award in the four-year col- cent of the student body. Collegian referred to the Valley lege division is recognition The Asian Faculty and Staff Children’s Hospital. by peers of broad work with Association will host a dis- a positive impact on students, cussion 2-4 p.m. Wednesday, The correct reference should campus and industry. March 7, on the restoration have been the Children’s Hospital The coalition lauded Rice’s and preservation of the histor- Central California. commitment to preparing ic China Alley in Hanford. The student journalists to become free, public event is planned reporters through his com- at the Henry Madden Library, munity journalism program Room 2206. and its students’ award win- PAGE 4 • THE COLLEGIAN • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 The Collegian SCIENCE & CULTURE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 SCIENCE & CULTURE EDITOR, JOHNATHAN WILBANKS • [email protected] PAGE 5 Health Center will hold screenings to diagnose and assist those in need

ing. Students will have the oppor- College Anxiety Screening College years are a peak time for Dr. Rebecca Raya-Fernandez, tunity to fill out a screening Day. a licensed psychologist at form Thursday, watch a brief “It’s more of a fun activ- the University Health and video and meet individually ity to participate in National development of anxiety disorders Psychological Services said on an anonymous basis with College Anxiety Screening the anxiety screening day is a counselor and discuss their Day,” Varner said. “Not only By Laura Pola der, generalized anxiety, social very helpful for students to results. will it be good for me, but also The Collegian anxiety or specific phobias. gain knowledge and informa- During this time, students for students in getting educat- Typically 75 percent of these tion about how to cope with have the chance to have their ed on knowing themselves and Feeling stressed or anxious stressors occur by the age of everyday stressors. screening form reviewed with knowing how to ask for help.” about your upcoming exams? 21, making college years a Raya-Fernandez said every- a counselor and the opportu- Another organization, Are you having difficulty con- peak time of development for day stressors for students nity to utilize the resources Mental Health America of trolling some of your worries? these disorders. might include academic situ- Psychological Services has to the Central Valley, will also be Or have some family issues The University Health ations, problems with insom- offer. This may include psy- part of the event and will pro- you are struggling with? and Psychological Services nia, relationships with family, cho-educational information vide informational pamphlets According to National is collaborating with Dr. friends and work. or referral information. to students about the services Institute of Mental Health, Christine Edmondson from “Everyone has a certain “It’s really a screening tool within the community. anxiety disorders are the most the Psychology Department amount of anxiety or stress. to give students more informa- Students of all majors common mental illnesses in to host the National College But when that stress reaches tion,” Raya-Fernandez said. are encouraged to visit America. More than 19 million Anxiety Screening Day event a certain point it may become “It actually gives them the the University Health and Americans are affected each on Thursday from 9 a.m. to more acute. And this is when opportunity to meet with a Psychological Services for year. 4 p.m. at the Student Health we are starting to go into the counselor and get more clarity screening Thursday from 9 Anxiety disorders can Center, Area E. area of perhaps panic disor- on their... concerns or issues.” a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Student include panic disorder, obses- Fresno State students, staff ders or other disorders within Psychology Student Mary Health Center. For more infor- sive-compulsive disorder, and faculty are encouraged to the anxiety spectrum,” said Varner is looking forward to mation about the event stu- post-traumatic stress disor- attend a free anxiety screen- Raya-Fernandez. participating in the National dents may call 278-6738. Rapper Drake to play for sold-out crowd Thursday By Kristen Furtado Fresno State students learned The Collegian that they would have first pri- ority at purchasing tickets at Grammy-nominated artist, Drake, will per- 10 a.m. on January 24 at the form to a sold-out crowd at Fresno’s Save Mart Save Mart Center box office, Center for the first time Thursday. days before tickets were avail- Since signing with Young Money able to the general public. Entertainment in 2009 under the guidance of Alyssa Mandas, a pre-nurs- rap superstar Lil’ Wayne, Drake has released ing student at Fresno State, two studio albums and has been nominated for said that she lined up outside nine Grammys. His first studio album, Thank of the box office two hours “Me Later,” was released in mid-2010 and before the sale began. Mandas debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. said she waited in the near The Canadian-born hip-hop artist, who freezing weather to get the released his second studio album titled “Take best possible seats before tick- Care” in November 2011, was originally known ets went on sale to the public. for his role as Jimmy Brooks in the television “We had been waiting to see series “Degrassi: The Next Generation.” when the tickets would come Fresno State students have shown immense out. As soon as I found out we support and enthusiasm for Drake’s upcoming could buy the tickets me and sold-out show. my roommates got our money “When I first heard that together right away so that I Drake might do a show in could go get them that morn- Fresno, I knew that without ing.” a doubt I was going because Mike Osegueda, a features who knows if he’d ever come reporter at The Fresno Bee back to Fresno again?” said who covers music, said that he Josh Vega, a senior at Fresno was not surprised the concert State. sold out, but was surprised in Vega said Drake’s multi-tal- how fast it did. ented shows are what makes “It’s one of the few shows him so appealing to fans. that has sold out as quickly as “He raps and sings about it did,” Osegueda said. “Only stuff that you can relate to. a handful of artists have sold His lyrics are clever,” Vega out that quickly and they’re said. all pretty elite folks like The This Thursday will be Rolling Stones, Madonna, Drake’s first performance in Britney Spears and Taylor Fresno. Fans were left hang- Swift. That’s big company to ing in October 2009 when be in.” Drake’s scheduled concert The “Club Paradise Tour” at The Big Fresno Fair was kicked off on Valentine’s Day called off and replaced by rap- in Miami and Drake has been per Flo Rida after Drake suf- performing nearly every night fered a torn ACL. since as he makes his way In late 2011, the word began across the country. In addition to spread that Drake might to Fresno, Drake will be per- possibly be making a stop in forming in the Los Angeles, Fresno on his upcoming “Club San Jose and wraps up his U.S. Paradise Tour.” tour in San Diego on March After months of uncon- 11. He will be joined on the firmed information, the con- tour by opening acts Kendrick cert was officially announced Lamar and ASAP Rocky. in late January 2012 and PAGE 6 THE COLLEGIAN • SCIENCE & CULTURE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 SCIENCE & CULTURE EDITOR, JOHNATHAN WILBANKS • [email protected]

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All nominations must be submitted to the Office of the 3/14/12 Provost on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, 2012. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 THE COLLEGIAN • SPORTS PAGE 7 SPORTS EDITOR, ANGEL MORENO • [email protected] Women prepare for WAC Tournament Collegian Staff Despite the added bounty on her head as the WAC’s best The Fresno State women’s player, Moore knows the team basketball team will compete will need to focus just like they in its final Western Athletic have for every other game. Conference Tournament, “We come to every game the beginning today in a 6 p.m. same,” Moore said. “We know contest against eighth-seeded that after playing and beat- New Mexico State. ing everyone this season, that The top-seeded ‘Dogs, who everyone is after us. Everyone won the conference season usually plays their best game title with an 12-1 record, against us, so we just have will defend last year’s WAC to play our hardest and not Tournament championship worry about what everyone as well as exit the WAC as out- else is thinking about us.” right champions. Moore, who sat out last sea- “That has been our aim this son to fulfill NCAA trans- whole season,” said junior fer regulations, will make Rosie Moult. “We want to be her first trip to the WAC the last team to win the WAC. Tournament for the ‘Dogs. It would be great having fin- “We’re not treating the tour- ished winning the conference nament any different than in season and the tourna- we’ve been treating league ment.” or preseason,” Moore added. Moult, who is averaging 12.9 “Everything is still the same. points and 5.3 rebounds per We prepared the same, so I game for the ‘Dogs, was named think we’re ready.” to the All-WAC defensive Should the ‘Dogs win today’s team. Sophomore Ki-Ki Moore contest they will play the win- Sam Riche / McClatchy-Tribune was named WAC Player of the ner between fifth-seed San Peyton Manning is expected to be released by the Indianapolis Colts today. Manning spent the past 14 seasons in Year. She is the third Bulldog Jose State and four-seed Idaho. Indianapolis, earning four MVP awards and a Super Bowl ring in 2007. to earn the award. Colts to call it quits on Manning Men’s tennis ranked

By Bob Glauber but two people familiar with gery last May to alleviate neck No. 14 in the country McClatchy-Tribune the situation said the Jets pain and arm weakness. He are prepared to make a seri- had a follow-up procedure in Collegian Staff rently ranked No. 10. ous run. Coach Rex Ryan June, then had cervical fusion The team is led by senior The Peyton Manning era in The men’s tennis team con- Remi Boutillier, who although Indianapolis is about to end. and general manager Mike surgery in September. He was Tannenbaum said last month cleared to resume practicing tinued to climb in the polls suffered a singles loss in last The future Hall of Fame last week, reaching No. 14 in week’s win at San Diego State, quarterback, who was drafted they are happy with Mark in December, but he did not Sanchez as their starter, but play for the rest of the season. the Campbell/Intercollegiate is ranked No. 17 among singles first overall by the Colts in Tennis Association Team players in the nation. 1998 and led them to the Super both said they would not rule The Colts are expected to out upgrading at any position. draft Stanford quarterback Rankings. Sophomore Francis Bowl title after the 2006 sea- The No. 14 ranking is the Alcantara, or “Niño” as he’s son, is expected to be released That was a softening of their Andrew Luck or Baylor quar- previous stance on Sanchez. terback Robert Griffin III with highest spot the ‘Dogs have known by his teammates, is from his contract Wednesday. reached since 2000 when the currently ranked No. 52 in The Colts have scheduled a When asked by Newsday in the first overall pick. early December about their Ryan often has called team was ranked No. 12. singles. news conference to announce Eighth-year head coach Jay The ‘Dogs, who defeated San the move, according to a per- potential interest in Manning Manning the best quarterback if he were available, Ryan said in the game when healthy. He Udwadia has led the team to Diego State 4-3 last Thursday, son familiar with the team’s a nine-match winning streak, will host Wisconsin Saturday situation. Manning and Colts he stood by Sanchez. has said he considers him In August 2008, the Jets trad- better than the Patriots’ Tom including an upset over then- 2 p.m. in the Wathen Tennis owner Jim Irsay are expected No. 9 Stanford. Stanford is cur- Center. to attend. ESPN first reported ed for Packers quarterback Brady, winner of three Super that the Colts would release Brett Favre, who was 38 at the Bowls. Manning on Wednesday, the time, and released longtime The Jets reportedly also day before he would be due a starter Chad Pennington. are intrigued by the possibil- $28-million roster bonus. Teams will be free to sign ity of adding Manning and Manning missed the 2011 Manning as soon as he is Colts free-agent wide receiv- season because of neck prob- released. He does not need to er Reggie Wayne; Sports lems that required four sur- wait until the start of unre- Illustrated reported last week geries the past two years, stricted free agency Tuesday that the two would be inclined including three in 2011. to sign with another club. to play for the same team if Manning, who will be 36 The Dolphins, Redskins, Manning were available on March 24, will be one of the Cardinals and Chiefs are the open market. most highly sought-after free known to covet him as long But if the Jets do go after agents in NFL history. He is as he is healthy enough to Manning, they’ll have plenty expected to draw interest from play. He has been working of competition. Chiefs coach the Jets, Dolphins, Redskins, out in Indianapolis, Florida Romeo Crennel said any team Seahawks, Cardinals and and North Carolina in recent would be “crazy” not to con- Chiefs and possibly the 49ers, weeks in an effort to further sider Manning if he became Cowboys and Jaguars. rehabilitate his arm. available. It’s uncertain whether the Manning signed a five-year, That time has come, so let Jets will be able to sign him, $90-million contract extension the bidding war begin. last February, then had sur-

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SPRING FOOTBALL DeRuyter preps ‘Dogs for spring game

By Lindsey Jones way so that scheme changes wouldn’t The Collegian be too difficult. Rouse said this has made transitioning to DeRuyter’s for- Bulldog football hit the ground run- mations easy. ning last week with the kick off of “Football is football,” Rouse said. “It’s spring practices with a new head coach just different terminology.” for the first time since 1997. DeRuyter said he’s enjoying the fresh New head coach Tim DeRuyter said slate he’s been given as a brand new the team’s focus for the spring’s 15 prac- head coach. He said the energy his tices leading up to the annual spring players and coaches are showing will game on March 25 is clear and simple. give him many options when it comes “I want our guys to have a basic under- to securing positions for the spring standing of our offensive and defensive game. schemes, but more importantly than “They know they have a new that just how we’re going to play — that chance to write their résumé and fast, physical and fanatical on both you see some guys emerge,” sides of the ball,” DeRuyter said. DeRuyter said. With spring practices open to the pub- Rouse considers himself one lic, DeRuyter said fans are already able of these players and is ready to to get a taste of the team’s new playing take on the challenge. style. “I’m a competitor,” said “It’s gonna be fast and furious,” Rouse. “I just come out every DeRuyter said. “Where it may seem day and play as hard as possi- like chaos on the sideline, and right ble to keep that spot certain.” now initially it is, eventually that’s just Aside from his own goals gonna be our MO.” for the boys on the field, Senior running back and 2011 team DeRuyter wants to see the MVP Robbie Rouse said he’s already team’s reputation really take fairly comfortable with DeRuyter’s shape over this spring train- style of play. Rouse said it’s the way he ing as well. learned to play football in San Diego. “That signature of who we “If you’re going to make a mistake, are and what bulldog football make it full speed,” Rouse said. “I like is, I want that to be estab- that he pressures that upon everybody lished in the spring,” said on the team.” DeRuyter. Dalton Runberg / The Collegian Junior quarterback Derek Carr said The annual football spring the up-tempo style will only help him in game is set for March 25 at leading the offense. noon at Bulldog Stadium. “Us just playing fast will slow the defense down and that makes my job 10 times easier,” Carr said. Learning the new systems will take his team some time, but DeRuyter said he’s already very pleased with the team’s work. “Although we’re not anywhere near where we need to be, the concepts are getting through to them,” DeRuyter said. DeRuyter said he attests the players’ steady development to his fel- low coaching staff: “I really am impressed with our staff. They are great teachers.” Rouse said running backs coach Joe Wade, the lone returning coach from last year, taught him football in a general

“I want our guys to have a basic understanding of our offensive and defensive schemes, but more importantly than that just how we’re going to play – that fast, physical and fanatical on both sides of the ball” -head coach Tim DeRuyter