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FRESNO STATE COLLEGIAN.CSUFRESNO.EDU SERVING CAMPUS SINCE 1922 Report faults professor, UCLA in death of lab assistant By Kim Christensen McClatchy Tribune

Ever since Sheri Sangji was fatally burned in a December 2008 lab fire, UCLA officials have cast it as a tragic accident, saying the 23-year-old staff research assistant was a seasoned chemist who was trained in the experi- ment that went awry. But Sangji was neither experienced nor well trained — if trained at all — in the safe handling of air-sensitive chemicals that burst into flame, ignited her clothing and spread severe burns over nearly half her body, according Photo illustration by Esteban Cortez / The Collegian to a report on a Cal/OSHA criminal investigation obtained by The Los Angeles Times. The 95-page report adds new detail to the circumstances surrounding Sangji’s death and provides insight Students saw delay in grades into the basis for felony charges filed last month against University of

Professors of 65 classes did not make the January due date e didn’t just pluck her “Woff the streets and put her in a chemistry lab. She was By Alexandra Norton are dependent on knowing the grades to take on more students with fewer a trained chemist.” The Collegian of their members. resources. “For many of the fraternities and Thomas-Witt Ellis, a drama profes- — Kevin Reed, Typical Fresno State-issued syllabi sororities, being in good academic sor at Fresno State, is one of the many Vice Chancellor for legal affairs outline what to expect from the course. standing is part of the criteria for professors that has the duty of turning They may also address university-wide being a member in good standing,” in grades and believes having time to policies, turn-in dates and rules for the said Eddie Dominguez, coordinator of examine a student’s grade is impor- California at Los Angeles chemistry class. student involvement. “So if there are tant. professor Patrick Harran and the UC But, despite the premises each pro- students who fall behind on their GPA, “I could use more time to more thor- Board of Regents. Based on labor code fessor’s syllabus lays forth, a handful that’s how it can affect them.” oughly consider all aspects of each violations, the charges are thought to of students in the fall were alarmed to Dominguez reports the grades for student’s progress and skill develop- be the first stemming from an academ- find that their grades weren’t posted by fraternities and sororities and has the ment,” Ellis said. ic lab accident in the United States. the set due date in January. responsibility of looking up each mem- Ellis also points out that the regis- University officials have blasted the By Jan. 3 teachers were expected to ber of Fresno State’s 42 combined fra- trar has made it easier for professors to charges as “unwarranted,” “outra- have submitted grades online, and by ternities and sororities at the start of turn in grades. geous” and “appalling” and say they “The biggest change with final contradict an earlier Cal/OSHA inves- grades was a technical one put into tigation that resulted in nearly $32,000 place by the university about eight in Cal/OSHA fines but no findings of years ago, which allows us to file final intentional, or “willful,” violations. could use more time to more thoroughly consider all aspects of grades online,” said Ellis. “This grants The findings of the subsequent crim- “Ieach student’s progress and skill development.” faculty the flexibility to calculate and inal probe, conducted by a different file grades from any location with com- investigator, were far harsher. puter access.” — Thomas-Whit Ellis, The report states that UCLA, by The registrar also modernized the repeatedly failing to address previous Drama professor filing of incomplete grades and grade safety lapses, had “wholly neglected changes. its legal obligations” to provide a safe “This reduction of formal paper- environment in campus labs and that work, which could only be filed dur- Harran was personally responsible. Jan. 4 the Admissions, Records and each semester. ing business hours, is a major step “Dr. Harran simply disregarded the Evaluations Office at Fresno State “That alone takes a couple weeks to away from an inefficient bureaucratic open and obvious dangers presented in deemed them late. do just with the staff in our office. But morass,” Ellis said. this case and permitted Victim Sangji “We run a report that tells all the we are working on a process right now However, even with a more efficient to work in a manner that knowingly classes that are still ungraded,” said that were hoping we can implement for process, several professors were not caused her to be exposed to a serious Tina Beddall of the Admissions, future semesters is OrgSync — which able to make the deadline. Fresno State and foreseeable risk of serious injury Records and Evaluations Office. all students organizations are apart doesn’t issue a penalty for late grades, or death,” the report by senior special Once the report is printed it is sent to of.” but Ellis believes the sooner grades are investigator Brian Baudendistel states. the Academic Personnel Office, from OrgSync is run through the univer- turned in, the better for both students If Harran had trained his research there it is distributed to the different sity’s PeopleSoft application where stu- and professors. assistant properly and assured that deans and their departments to notify dents can access their own grades and “It does finish the academic process she wore clothing appropriate for the the teacher that they haven’t received class schedules. for the semester,” Ellis said. “Students work, “Sanji’s death would have been grades. “We’re hoping that will address the have grades and faculty are released prevented,” it said. And while only 65 class sections out time it takes us as an office to gener- from duties for a short time — closure.” Harran’s attorney, Thomas O’Brien, of the 4,296 offered this fall didn’t make ate that report,” Dominguez said. “But, disputed those conclusions. the deadline, some organizations are again, we are reliant on all the instruc- COMMENT: The Collegian is a “Dr. Harran remains devastated by affected by the delay. tors to get their grades in.” forum for student expression. this tragic accident,” he said. “There Fraternities and sororities are But with continuing budget cuts and C http://collegian.csufresno.edu among the various organizations that reduction in classes, teachers have had See UNIVERSITY, Page 3 The Collegian THE REAL WORD OF THE DAY concupiscent (adjective) Lustful. Opinion Source: The Lexicon by William F. Buckley Jr. PAGE 2 OPINION EDITOR, TONY PETERSEN • [email protected] MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012

EDITORIAL EDITORIAL Ditch SMC, go Ethics and the back to Selland new media

onsider two scenarios. rious arena — average attendance has he news of Joe Paterno’s death One is of a basketball arena declined every year, except for a slight on Sunday morning shook not Cwith a sellout crowd night uptick during a 22-win 2006-07 season. Tonly the college football world, n an ever-evolving world of after night. The consistently competi- During the last three seasons, atten- but the entire sports landscape as tive team it features is boosted every dance has declined even more rapidly, well. However, it was news, or, rather, “Ijournalism where access to night by the 10,000-plus screaming fans plumbing to the depths of 7,767 in 2009- misinformed news, released hours news publishing is literally just all clad in red. Opposing teams are 10, 7,332 in 2010-11 and, in spite of the prior to Sunday’s announcement that a click — or tweet — away, the scared to play here: from 1968-2003 the normal excitement that comes with reminded student-journalists just how mantra of ‘be the first to get it, home team won 406 games, nearly four the hiring of a new coach, 6,066 thus powerful the press can be. wins out of every five. far this season. As reports surfaced across ESPN but first get it right’ went unfol- The other is of a huge, magisterial Why is this the case? tickers, Facebook walls, Twitter feeds lowed by a Penn State news arena which attracts an increasingly Obviously, the lack of winning has and just about any sports news website source and its managing editor, dwindling fan base. Actual atten- not helped. Since playing in the SMC, that Paterno’s health had taken a turn dance is always a great deal less than the ‘Dogs have only posted three above- for the worse, eager followers awaited Devon Edwards.” paid attendance, students, who get in .500 seasons. to hear what seemed like just a mat- free, can barely fill three rows of the But there are more problems than ter of time. Likewise, reporters sat student section and, perhaps most Fresno State’s won-loss record. The on edge for the confirmed word that depressing of all, the arena gets louder ‘Dogs have no home-court advantage: college football’s all-time winningest Several of our editors were forced to for free pizza than it does for the team The arena is too spacious. SMC rivals coach had passed away. explain to Fresno State faculty why we it cheers for. NBA arenas in its attendance capac- But in an ever-evolving world of published the story, and many negative Obviously, the former picture is of ity. It is simply too big for a mid-major journalism where access to news pub- comments, both about Ramirez and Selland Arena, home of the Bulldogs college basketball team. Not once has lishing is literally just a click — or The Collegian, were posted online by from 1966-2003. Known as “Grant’s SMC been sold out, and a huge black tweet — away, the mantra of “be the readers as well. Tomb” during the era of head coach curtain covers the top level of the first to get it, but first get it right” In this situation, we had to evalu- Boyd Grant, the ‘Dogs made three arena at all home games today. went unfollowed by a Penn State news ate whether or not to publish such a NCAA Tournament appearances Fresno State will never have a home- source and its managing editor, Devon scoop. We had to consider whether under Grant, along with winning the court advantage so long as it plays at Edwards. we had sufficient proof, whether the 1983 NIT Championship over DePaul. SMC. Onward State, a student news site story would be fair to all involved Ten years after Grant left, Jerry Thus, we propose a radical solution: serving the Penn State community, and whether it would be worth it to Tarkanian arrived, leading the ‘Dogs ditch Save Mart and go back to Selland. tweeted Saturday evening from its publish. We ended up answering all of to six 20-win seasons and two NCAA Moving the team back to Selland Twitter feed that Joe Paterno had these questions in the affirmative. Tournament appearances. Arena could play a key role in the passed away, a post that was picked All this is not to paint The Collegian Sadly, the latter is of the Save Mart effort to revitalize Fresno, bringing up globally and treated as “breaking as the ideal student newspaper, just Center, now in its ninth year. basketball fans and Fresno State sup- news” by such prominent outlets as to point out that we have been in this The Collegian compiled attendance porters into Downtown and the myriad CBS Sports. situation too. records for Fresno State men’s basket- of shops and restaurants that exist in Onward State is a self-described It is easy to imagine how things ball dating back 11 years, including the area. “blogging fraternity,” and a rather could have snowballed had we pub- the first eight seasons in the Save Mart Selland is a great basketball arena. small entity compared to its student- lished the story before we were com- Center and the last three in Selland It seats enough fans to satisfy the journalism counterpart, The Daily pletely sure of our facts, and The Arena. wants of the public, but not more than Collegian, Penn State’s campus news- Collegian wasn’t on near the time What we found was staggering. would look bad if the team experi- paper. crunch Onward State was in. During the Bulldogs’ final three sea- enced a swoon. And, the way it’s built, Remember, Onward State is a sons at Selland, attendance averaged it holds the sound close to the court, strictly online publication attempting more than 9,500 fans every game, while making the crowd sound much louder to overtake The Daily Collegian as the arena was filled at or above the than it normally would be. n the news business, simply Penn State students’ news source of 10,132-seat capacity an unbelievable 34 But the major draw would be the being close does not count.” choice. Previously, it had a reputation times. tradition. There is so much history “I of scooping the other, bigger cam- Since moving to SMC, the story has at Selland. It would be a return to the pus newspaper. And they obviously been much different. Since averaging glory days, when it was not unheard of weren’t that far off, considering Joe Pa 14,064 fans at every home game dur- to see Fresno State in the Top 25, when No matter the prominence or estab- did succumb to death shortly after. ing the 2003-2004 season — no doubt players like Rod Higgins, Wil Hooker, lishment, however, being a student- But, in the news business, simply buoyed by the grand opening of a luxu- Chris Herren and Melvin Ely roamed journalist carries weight that paral- being close does not count. the court. lels professionals. Edwards resigned Edwards took the honorable road in The Save Mart Center is not an before Saturday was over, issuing an falling on his sword. And we certainly arena for sports, it is a home to con- apology on behalf of Onward State for feel sympathy toward an otherwise certs and other special events. It a lack of caution and restraint in its excellent student journalist. But his should be officially treated as such. reporting. story shows the pitfalls of the new here are more problems Selland Arena should once again be Published is published, and media and the care even student news- “Tthan Fresno State’s won- the home of Bulldog basketball. Edwards found out the hard way. papers must have for their craft. loss record. The ‘Dogs have no The Collegian, our Collegian, has Collegian editorials represent the home-court advantage: The arena Collegian editorials represent the likewise encountered situations over views of the editorial staff, not necessar- the past two years that have forced us views of the editorial staff, not necessar- is too spacious. SMC rivals NBA ily those of the faculty or the university. to deal with reporting the news and ily those of the faculty or the university. arenas in its attendance capacity. For news updates, links to articles and getting it right. For news updates, links to articles and It is simply too big for a mid-ma- more, follow The Collegian on Twitter In November 2010, we broke the more, follow The Collegian on Twitter @thecollegian. news that former Associated Students, @thecollegian. jor college basketball team. Not Inc. President Pedro Ramirez was an once has SMC been sold out, and undocumented immigrant. Naturally, a huge black curtain covers the this got a lot attention: the story COMMENT: The Collegian is a spread from local radio stations KMJ COMMENT: The Collegian is a top level of the arena at all home forum for student expression. and KYNO to the Los Angeles Times, forum for student expression. games today.” C http://collegian.csufresno.edu Associated Press and Washington Post. C http://collegian.csufresno.edu The story was controversial as well.

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Multimedia Journalist Sergio Robles MCJ Chair Dr. Tamyra Pierce of the staff or university. http://collegian.csufresno.edu All content Copyright © 2012 The Collegian. Online Reporter Jeff Perlmutter Former Business Manager Virginia Sellars-Erxleben MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS PAGE 3 NEWS EDITOR, ALEXANDRA NORTON • [email protected] UNIVERSITY: Implementing NEWS BRIEFS more safety precautions CONTINUED from page 1 her off the streets and put her she been properly trained in in a chemistry lab. She was a their handling by a senior are numerous misstatements trained chemist.” researcher, as Harran said, in that report, but I will refer Sangji, who graduated in according to the report. you to the UC regents for any 2008 from Pomona College in When interviewed by Cal/ comments.” Claremont, Calif., with a bach- OSHA, the researcher said he Harran and the Board of elor’s degree in chemistry, had might have given Sangji some Regents are to be arraigned worked in Harran’s organic “general guidance” on the pro- Feb. 2 in Los Angeles Superior chemistry lab for less than cedure but could not recall any Court on three counts each of three months when the acci- formal training. The report willfully violating occupation- dent occurred. also said the researcher’s own al health and safety standards. She was transferring about methods were “contrary” to Harran faces up to four-and-a- 1.8 ounces of t-butyl lithium the chemical manufacturer’s half years in prison if convict- from one sealed container instructions and generally ed; the regents could be fined to another when a plastic accepted lab standards. up to $4.5 million. syringe came apart in her “Despite Dr. Harran’s asser- Kevin Reed, UCLA vice chan- hands, spewing a chemical tions to the contrary, it is clear cellor for legal affairs, said he compound that ignites when that Victim Sangji was not File Photo/ McClatchy-Tribune “vehemently” disagreed with exposed to air. The synthetic properly trained, if at all, in sweater she wore caught fire the procedures necessary for Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, seen in this 2007 file photo, died the findings. He said Sangji Sunday, January 22, 2012. Paterno passed away at the age of 85 after being was well trained, had previ- and melted onto her skin. She the safe handling and transfer died 18 days later. of t-Butyllithium,” the report diagnosed with a form of lung cancer in November. His diagnosis came not ously performed the experi- long after a scandal swept the Penn State family in the wake of a child sexual ment safely and successfully, Sanji had not used pyrophor- noted. ics in her undergraduate work Since Sangji’s death, UCLA abuse investigation regarding former Paterno understudy Jerry Sandusky. and chose not to use available Paterno did nearly as much for the academic aspect of Penn State as he did protective gear. or during a brief stint at an has instituted more rigor- Azusa, Calif., pharmaceutical ous lab inspections, issued for the football program, leaving as Division I college football’s winningest “It was not as if UCLA found coach with 409 wins. a newbie who didn’t know company just before she took more fire-resistant lab coats, what she was doing and put the UCLA job, according to enhanced training in the use her in a lab with no regard to the Cal/OSHA investigative of air-sensitive chemicals and the consequences; there is just report, which was completed established a Center for Lab no evidence to support that,” in December 2009 but not pre- Safety. he said. “We didn’t just pluck viously made public. Nor had

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- Paid Advertisment - PAGE 4 THE COLLEGIAN • FEATURES MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 FEATURES EDITOR, THOMAS PEARSON • [email protected] Social media a modern way to employment Employers are constantly looking for new ways to find employees, and online presence is important in today's society

Employers can use social networking sites to gain background information on prospective employees. While this may sound like it gives the advantage to the employer, it can also be used to give the job-seeker an advantage as well. Those seeking jobs can use the websites for the same thing that employers do. By researching about the company and the current man- agement of the company, job- seekers can shift the advantage to themselves. Thomas Pearson "By finding out about topics that will interest the recruiter, you may gain an upper hand ith a California in the interview process," unemployment rate Wolfe said. "In addition, stron- Wof 11.3 percent and ger connections with a poten- a Fresno unemployment rate tial employer can be made by Richard Sennott / McClatchy-Tribune of 15.7, which is almost twice talking about the clubs he or the national unemployment she belongs to and even the Lisa Hendrickson, the self-proclaimed "LinkedIn networking goddess," and owner of LinkedMinnesota, is one of many rate, getting a job these days friends you may have in com- who stresses the importance of social media when searching for a job. can be tough. People search- mon — information that can ing for a job are constantly be discovered on Facebook." looking for a way to get a Another useful social net- social networking site specifi- gain tips on being successful • Be aware of what other head-up on other people also working site is Twitter. On cally designed for those seek- or just learning something people can see on your page. searching for a job. Twitter you can follow the ing employment and recruit- they didn't know. Recruiters use these sites One way to separate from company or follow employees ers. LinkedIn's primary use or ask their colleagues to do other competitors is to have of the company. This can be "By using the alumni con- however is that its profile searches on candidates. an online presence. In today's useful in finding out what is nections available through feature essentially acts as the • Determine access inten- digital age, having an online going on with the company LinkedIn you can gain insight user's online resume. Users tionally. presence should be consid- and what events it may have into potential employers," can post their resume to their • Set a standard. If anything ered an absolute must. Social coming up via its tweets. You Wolfe said. "You can have a profile, as well as a link to appears on your page that you media is an excellent way to can also use the tweets to have conversations with alumni via their person website, blog and wouldn't want an interviewer execute this objective. conversations you may not LinkedIn that you wouldn't online portfolio. to see, remove offending con- "More and more job seekers have been able to have with- have in an interview such as, Wolfe said, almost 40 per- tent. are using social networking to out Twitter by talking about 'Do you like the company?' or cent of HR managers predict enhance their preparation for pictures and links to posted 'Can you negotiate salary?'" resumes will soon be replaced This column is the first in interviews, gather an advan- articles. LinkedIn also has groups by social networking profiles. a series of columns that will tage over less-wired peers, and The most useful social net- that members can join where Wolfe's advice for those utiliz- appear in The Collegian in and even gain an edge with working site when it comes to they can have conversations ing social networking sites coming issues. recruiters," career experience looking for a job is LinkedIn. with people who are in their are: counselor Aleta Wolfe said. LinkedIn is a professional same field of employment to Fashion Inc. provides students the opportunity to learn what it takes to succeed in the fashion world

By Thomas Pearson ated, there was another fash- chance to gain experience in fashion industry, and be able The Collegian ion club. But since that spring, the world of fashion. to create a portfolio," Cazares Fashion Inc. has remained “I joined the club because I said. For students with an inter- the only fashion club on have always had a high inter- ll of these activities Internships are another est in Fashion and the world the campus. The Fashion est in fashion. It is something great thing that members can behind it, Fashion Inc. offers Merchandising program on I enjoy doing and learning “A give our members a obtain as a result of being a students a bevy of different campus is relatively small, so about,” Cazares said. “When chance to gain first-hand part of the club. opportunities. Prado decided to create the I first joined I was a different experience in the fashion "This summer I was given Fashion Inc. is a club club to give these students a major, but still wanted to expe- industry, and be able to the position as an intern for designed to support, promote rience a fashion club. I joined designer Eva Franco in Los and aid the fashion merchan- and ultimately learned that create a portfolio.” Angeles. Without Fashion Inc. dising program. Fashion Inc. it would be the industry that I would have never had the gives students an opportunity I wanted to make a career of — Reyna Cazares, confidence to go and seek it," to gain hands-on experience in he fashion mer- one day, so I switched to fash- Casarez said. things like retailing, manage- “Tchandising pro- ion merchandising.” Fashion Inc. also alerts its ment, merchandising, design, gram here at Fresno Fashion Inc. provides its members about local fashion event planning, design, style members with experience shows in the area and gives and business operations. State emphasizes the through things like volun- students can write for the them the opportunity to attend "The fashion merchandis- business aspect of the teer activities, writing for the blog,” club public relations these shows. ing program here at Fresno club's blog and its yearly fash- officer Nathaly Juarez said. "Anybody who loves fashion fashion industry. Fash- The club's fashion show is its State emphasizes the business ion Inc. offers students ion show. The club also does should join. It allows you to aspect of the fashion industry. themed photoshoots, learns yearly highlight and gives stu- connect with people of com- Fashion Inc. offers students the hands-on experience how to do fashion sketching, dents experience in a plethora mon interests and teaches you the hands-on experience need- needed to succeed in the create fashion look books, blog of different things. In order to hard work and determination. put on the fashion show, the ed to succeed in the industry industry as a whole.” and shopping days. It's not easy and takes a lot of as a whole," Fashion Inc. vice- “The club also allows stu- club needs student-designers, time," Juarez says president Reyna Cazares said. dents to become leaders photographers, models, DJs The club was created in — Reyna Cazares, because there are several com- and stylists. spring 2010 by former club Fashion Inc. vicepresident mittees in which one student "All of these activities give COMMENT: The Collegian is a president April Curran Prado. takes charge. For example, our members a chance to gain forum for student expression. C http://collegian.csufresno.edu Before Fashion Inc. was cre- there is a fashion blog where first-hand experience in the The Collegian SCIENCE & CULTURE MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 SCIENCE & CULTURE EDITOR, JOHNATHAN WILBANKS • [email protected] PAGE 5 Graduate degrees in the sciences profitable; financing becoming more difficult to find in research and technology. The top- There are three sections on the GRE: ranked institutions in computer sci- analytical writing, verbal reasoning GRE scores important in admission process ence are Carnegie Mellon University, and quantitative reasoning. The scor- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ing range of each section is from 200 to By Johnathan Wilbanks Stanford University and University of 800. The first 10 questions are the most The Collegian less well-known programs to get free tuition. Also, many Ph.D. students are California, Berkeley, according to US important to answer correctly in order conducting research to get grants and News & World Report. to achieve a high score, said national More than 20 million students were assistantships. If interested in chemistry, the top GRE content director for Princeton enrolled in graduate schools in the Applying early in the application schools are California Institute of Review, Neill Seltzer. Preparation United States in 2010. A person with cycle can offer a financial advantage as Technology, Massachusetts Institute of assistance is available from several a bachelor’s degree averaged $43,000 many graduate schools look for quali- Technology, University of California- companies in multiple formats to fit annual income while the holder of fied applicants early on. Berkeley and Harvard University students’ busy schedules. a master’s degree averaged $53,000 On-campus jobs also can provide a according to US News & World Report. “If you keep getting the early ques- according to the National Center for buffer for tuition expenses, although Jobs commonly open to students with tions right, eventually you’ll put your- Education Statistics. many schools with intense programs graduate degrees in chemistry can be self in such a high scoring bracket These figures, combined with the dif- prohibit students from working. Some found at research institutions, phar- that no matter how well you do on the ficulties many young people now have apprenticeships can greatly off-set the maceutical companies and laborato- remainder of the test, your score can securing a job in the downturned econ- cost of tuition. ries. only go so low,” said Seltzer in an inter- omy, are motivation to pursue higher Choosing a graduate school can be Most graduate institutions rate appli- view with US News. education. a difficult task, given the competi- cants by their GPA and GRE scores. “If you get those first 10 questions The average graduate school costs tion for a small number of open seats. The GRE, which stands for graduate right, you’ll be happy with your score $30,000 per year, according to the Being successful in graduate school record exam, is taken by more than no matter what happens on the rest of national center for education statistics. usually involves being aware of how 600,000 people each year. It is an adap- the test,” Seltzer added. “If you don’t Much of the financial aid for Ph.D. stu- to apply, what standardized test to take tive computer-based test. This means get those first 10 questions right, it dents, about 66 percent, has histori- and how to finance one’s education. that the more questions a person doesn’t matter what happens on the cally come from academic institutions. For most, the first step is choosing answers correctly, the more difficult rest of the test—you’re already in a Master’s degree students received the right school to attend. the questions become. hole that you won’t get out of.” about 20 percent of their financial aid In biological sciences, the top from their institutions. four schools in the United States Financial aid programs are now are Stanford University, Harvard being cut, along with tuition benefits University, Massachusetts Institute for employees of companies, such as of Technology and University of Boeing, a manufacturer of commercial California, Berkeley, according to US jetliners. News & World Report. To gain financial assistance, some Computer science, a rapidly grow- students who are qualified for presti- ing field, can be a gateway into careers gious universities are opting to attend

Allen J. Schaben / McClatchy-Tribune USC graduate student Kevin Haworth uses protective clothing as he selects vials of HIV-1 for testing as he works toward a cure for HIV at a medical research lab on the USC Medical School campus in Los Angeles, California. Air quality report Today’s forecast for air quality Fresno County: 29, Good Madera County: 25, Good Tulare County: 25, Good Merced County: 22, Good Stanislaus County: 29, Good Kings County: 26, Good San Joaquin County: 25, Good

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SPORTS ‘Dogs shine at invitational BRIEFS DeRuyter fills last three coaching positions Fresno State football head Football stand-out Jalen Saunders hopes to revive coach Tim DeRuyter final- ized his coaching staff Friday afternoon, hiring his last the role of the two-sport collegiate athlete three assistants. Cameron Norcross of By Jeff Perlmutter making the trip to compete. sion for individual athletes new head football coach Tim Nevada was named the offen- The Collegian USC, UCLA, Long Beach who wanted to compete over DeRuyter lets him. sive line coach and Ron State, UC Santa Barbara and the weekend. The women’s indoor track Antoine of South Alabama The women’s track and field Fresno State were some of Fresno State wide receiv- team was the only Fresno will coach wide receivers. The team kicked off the indoor the schools that competed in er Jalen Saunders, a first- State-affiliated team that com- only returner from the Pat Hill track season with the Run for the invitational. Run for the team All-Western Athletic peted in Run for the Dream. In era is running backs coach Joe the Dream Invitational on the Dream also had an open divi- Conference football player, the women’s 55-yard dash uni- Wade, who was retained by state’s only indoor track at the versity division, both sopho- DeRuyter. Save Mart Center on Friday. more Breeauna Thompson Antoine and Norcross are no Former Fresno State track and freshman Tanea Turner have a tendency of doing that sometimes and strangers to DeRuyter, as both and field coach Bob Fraley finished first in their have worked with him during created the event six years “Iit’s a bad habit that I need to break, but I just heats. Freshman Annette previous stints at both Nevada ago to bring premiere talent need to try to come out and run faster next time. Washington and junior and Ohio University. to the Central Valley. The invi- Shanelle Stephens finished Antoine said it was an easy tational has since grown with second in their heats, giving — Jalen Saunders, decision in picking Fresno schools and individual ath- Fresno State four sprinters in State because he has history letes from across the nation, Bulldog football player the top 16 overall in the uni- with other Fresno State assis- and even around the world, versity division. Stephens was tants. Antoine has worked the lone Bulldog to qualify for with DeRuyter, defensive was among the male athletes the finals, clocking a time of coordinator Nick Toth, spe- who competed in the open 7.08 seconds, good enough for cial teams and defensive line division. Saunders, who led a third-place finish. coordinator Pete Germano the WAC in receiving touch- But it was in the Livestock and offensive assistant and downs with 12, returned to the Pavilion where sophomores recruiting coordinator Phil track for the first time since Meagan McKee and Caitlin Earley. his days at Pleasant Grove Byrd stole the show in shot put “You’re working with guys High School. and weight throw. McKee took that you know, who you’ve Saunders competed in the the title in shot put, throw- been in the fight with before, 55-meter dash against some ing a personal-best 51-feet and it makes it very comfort- most talented runners from 0.25-inches. McKee also fin- able,” said Antoine. across the state on Friday. ished fourth in the weight Norcross’ decision wasn’t as Among them was former throw with a mark of 59-5.50. simple as he leaves his alma Fresno State track star Josh Byrd gave Fresno State a first- mater after nearly a decade of Norman, who has been train- place finish in the hammer coaching. ing for indoor events for years. throw on her sixth-and-final “The biggest reason is Coach In his first heat run, Saunders attempt with a 61-8.50 throw, DeRuyter and what his vision nearly won, finishing a close beating out UCLA’s Ida Storm of Fresno State Athletics second behind Norman. Off by nine inches. and Fresno State football is,” the blocks, he was faster than Run for the Dream is now Norcross said. “I see the ener- anyone, but near the end the premiere indoor track and gy the Valley has for Fresno his speed topped off, giving field event in Fresno. Fraley State football, and it’s some- Norman opportunity to pass. originally started the invi- thing I couldn’t pass up.” “I have a tendency of doing tational to help teach high In a move to ensure produc- that sometimes, and it’s a bad school students to not give up tivity in the running game, habit that I need to break,” on their dreams and to strive DeRuyter retained Wade, who Saunders said. “But I just need for the highest level of compe- coached both former-Bulldog to try to come out and run fast- tition. Ryan Mathews and Robbie er next time.” Rouse to 1,000-yard seasons. Saunders’ 55-meter dash VIDEO: Visit The Collegian Online “We’ve got some guys that time was 6.47 seconds, com- for a one-on-one interview with have a passion for coaching parable to his 40-yard dash C Jalen Saunders, and a recap of football. They’re outstanding time of 4.51 seconds. Saunders Friday’s events at .... teachers, outstanding men, http://collegian.csufresno.edu said he wants to make a run and to have our full staff on at becoming a two-sport col- board right now feels great.” legiate athlete this year, if Women’s basketball on four-game winning streak 1-3 Units Academic Head coach Adrian Wiggins Credit led his Bulldogs to their fourth-straight victory beat- Available ing Idaho 72-49 Saturday Community Service night, despite only making 36 percent of their shots, including 22 percent from behind the 3-point line. Opportunities Fair But it was the in the paint and on second-chance plays where the ‘Dogs dominated Wednesday the Vandals, outscoring them 42-22 and 17-2, respectively. Sophomore Ki-Ki Moore January 25, 2012 scored a team-high 16 points while grabbing a career- high 15 rebounds for her fifth 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. double-double of the season. Senior Veronica Wilson made an immediate impact for the Satellite Student Union ‘Dogs finishing with 16 points and eight rebounds in just 18 minutes off the bench. Fresno State (15-4, 3-0 WAC) VOLUNTEER returns home to host long- OPPORTUNITIES Visit with over 50 nonprofit agencies time rival San Jose State at the Save Mart Center, Thursday at Sponsored by the Jan and Bud Richter to learn how you can enhance your education 7 p.m. Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning with assistance while serving in our community. from University Student Union. PAGE 8 • THE COLLEGIAN • MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012