The Collegian Multimedia Sports Women’s hoops takes WAC Cooking 101: St. Patrick’s Tournament, ready to Online Day edition, dance for second straight year, Page 8 Fresno State | Serving the campus since 1922 March 16, 2009 | Monday collegian.csufresno.edu Kids celebrate 51 years of poetry By Erin O’Brien Best friends Erika Vilhauer and The Collegian Emily Bevins, both 9 years old and from Steinbeck Elementary, returned for the The 51st annual Peach Blossom Festival third year in a row to participate as a 2009 kicked off Thursday, attracting 6,000 team and said that they picked their poem participants from 200 Central Valley months ago. schools onto the Fresno State campus. “We went through our favorite book and The two-day event was started more found the best poem that we liked best,” than 50 years ago by a joint effort from Vilhauer said. “It’s about teddy bears and the Speech Communication and Theatre it’s both our favorites.” Arts Departments. Their goal was to Vilhauer’s mother, Janet Vilhauer, give young students the experience of 40, said that she sees the benefits of her performing a poem or reciting a story in daughter’s participation. front of a crowd and to introduce them to “It’s definitely something I encourage,” the Fresno State campus. Vilhauer said. The event is now put on solely by the “This is something she wants to do on Communication department and all 16 her own and it teaches them to talk in students running the show are hand front of people and gives them a lot con- picked by the event director. These stu- fidence.” dents are selected based on their attitude, Fresno State athletes were also at the responsibility, dedication and personality. event to give out autographs and meet the They have to enroll in a Communication participants. Joe Bernardi, sophomore class and have all the responsibilities an and Fresno State football center, was in event coordinator would have, such as charge of recruiting athletes to the event recruiting schools, t-shirt design, regis- and said that it’s a good experience for all tration and communication with partici- involved. pants. “It’s a great opportunity for the kids to Children from kindergarten to sixth meet the athletes,” Bernardi said. “These grade from public, private and home guys are coming out in their free time, schools all over the Central Valley were between classes and the kids love meeting eligible to participate. them and they love meeting the kids.” The event was directed by Fresno Sate Moore said that most kids are in awe of graduate, Stacie Moore, who said that the the athletes and their presence sends a experience the kids get is priceless. positive message to the participants. “These kids come so prepared,” Moore “The kids see these athletes and they said. “From kindergarten to sixth grade, look at them like heroes,” Moore said. they learn to be sure of themselves. “We want the kids to come to campus and They’re not going to get many opportuni- see the athletes and think to themselves, ties to do something like this very often.” ‘I want to go to Fresno State and grow up Children pick their own poem or short to be just like these guys.’” story, memorize the piece and then recite Each participant is given a button with it to a panel of judges — some of whom the event name and date, a certificate for were even participants from the 1960s participation and a sticker. T-shirts were and ’70s — using hand gestures and facial also available for purchase for $10. expressions. They are not allowed to use “The past participants were so excited props. to see how the event has grown,” Moore Jerry Marquez, 19, a communication said. major, volunteered and said that the kids’ “And it’s an event that rewards students preparations start long before the event. with a great experience, introduces them “They work really hard,” Marquez said. to the arts and a positive experience with “They’re practicing in school sometimes the campus. It’s just a great experience months before the event takes place. The all around.” amazing thing is that they have it all VIDEO: For more about the Peach Blossom Sarah Gilbert / The Collegian memorized and aren’t reading from any- Festival, visit The Collegian Online. More than 6,000 participants from 200 Central Valley schools participated in last week’s thing.” C http://collegian.csufresno.edu 51st annual Peach Blossom Festival. Competition gives students a shot at $25,000 By Alex Zimmerman The other three to four slots plan submissions are due. long way and has been very Fisher Jurvetson conference The Collegian on the team are open to the “The judges go through all successful. for $250,000. public. the business plans and select There have been a lot of The winner of the Draper $25,000, an office in the Lyles According to the Associate those that look like they might changes since the first year of Fisher Jurvetson competition Center Hatchery and an addi- Director for the Lyles Center, be viable. Then we’ll select the competition. will receive $250,000 invest- tional chance to win $250,000, Genelle Taylor, a person that’s those to do a presentation at This year’s first prize win- ment toward their business. are all prizes for the winner not a student may have a great a semifinal round, from there, ner gets $25,000 to help start Fresno State reserves one of of this years Lyles Center business idea and they can five or six teams are picked to his or her business, as opposed sixteen university spots. Business Plan competition. find a student to bring on to go to the final round,” Taylor to previous years where the “In 2008, students did really The Business Plan competi- their team and make them eli- said. first prize was $10,000. well and impressed judges. It tion is open to all interested gible. The semifinal round is the Mentorship students have was exciting to see them do Fresno State students. “They can do that, it’s not first chance for teams to pres- been networking with their well among so many other con- The deadline to apply for encouraged, but technically ent to judges. Five or six teams own personal mentors, to raise testants,” Taylor said. the competition was, Friday they can do that. That’s the will be selected for the final an additional $15,000 for the The $25,000 prize winning March 13. only barrier of the competi- round. competition. team from Fresno State will be The Business Plan competi- tion, that you have to be an Venture capitalists will be “It’s the mentorship students decided on May 2 at the Peters tion is a chance for students enrolled college student,” coming from the Bay Area to that are going out and really Education Center Auditorium and entrepreneurs to start Taylor said. judge the final round. beating the pavement asking on the first floor of the Student their business. There are three selection Unlike the semifinal, the final for money, which is hard to do Recreation Center. Each team consists of four processes for contestants. To round is open to the public and in this economy right now,” contestants. At least one of enter the competition, a per- held in the Peters Educational Taylor stated. those contestants has to be a son must submit an executive Center Auditorium on May 2. Like last year, the first place student at Fresno State or a summary. Taylor says that since the prize will also include an office COMMENT: The Collegian is a neighboring community col- After submitting the execu- competition first year of the in the Lyles Center Hatchery, forum for student expression. lege. tive summary, the business competition, it has come a and an entry to the Draper C http://collegian.csufresno.edu )UHVQR6WDWH¶V&OXE&RQFLHQFLD &RPLGD<3UHVHQWV &RQFLHQFLD /HFWXUH6HULHV Page 2 • The Collegian • Monday, March 16, 2009 16, March Monday, • Collegian The • 2 Page (Everyone is welcome to this free Fresno State monthly event) 7XHVGD\ 0DUFK SP(G%± This month’s topic of Discussion: 3DVWRUVIRU3HDFH&XED± )DFLOLWDWHGE\-RKQ:DOOHU &XED&DUDYDQ&RRUGLQDWRU Pastors for Peace is a major project of the Interreligious Founda- tion for Community Organization which has its spiritual and political roots in the civil rights movement of the 1950/60s and the strategic use of non-violent civil disobedience to challenge unjust and immoral laws and policies. The Friendshipment Caravan to Cuba began in 1992 and annually takes people and humanitarian aid to Cuba from the US as an act of civil disobedience, challeng- ing the US government's economic blockade and the virtual ban on travel by US citizens to Cuba. Also shown will be Bloqueo - Filmed during the 2001 Cuba caravan, this 45 minute film has Caravanistas and Cubans explaining how the US blockade works, and its impact on Cubans and the achievements of their society. A good educational film for people new to the issue.
For more information please call: (559) 307-9682 CLAS Department The Collegian That’s What the People Are Saying On Fresno Metropolitan Museum's financial troubles s it the city's role/responsibility to step up at a “I time like this? I don't know. I'd rather see it done through donations and community support, but I'm doubting a silent-auction gala is going to do it. Without the city, is there another way?” OpinionOpinionPage 3 Opinion Editor, Daniela Lopez • [email protected] • Monday, March 16, 2009 —Famous Whitewater, fresnofamous.com On e -Fi n g e r Economy falls, slackers rise Culled each week from discussions in The Collegian black or white, all or nothing. Visions of breadwinning “Prince Sa l u t e newsroom. There are infinite shades of gray, Charmings” compete side by side with and I do believe that these guys are not images of Superwomen who can do it the only ones at fault. all. While I do hope these dudes appreci- The majority of my friends and Thumbs up ate all that their girls do for them, it is acquaintances who are finding them- Fresno State also important for me to keep in mind selves in this Superwoman situation Women’s basketball team Pepsi & Prozac that it’s the choice of these chicks to are really confused, and I can’t say that put up with this. I blame them. Major kudos to the team for its WAC Sa r a h A. Pe t e r s o n I admit, if I were a guy, I’d consider Gone are the days of “Leave It to championship win against Nevada this it a pretty sweet deal. Beaver,” when gender roles and their past Saturday. Our Bulldogs are now ot too long ago, I actually “But why buy the cow, when you can respective responsibilities were clear- headed to the NCAA Tournament for the Nthought slacker dudes had gone milk it for free?” my mom never fails ly defined; since feminism ushered second straight year. the way of the ’90s. But now that the to ask. And why buy the cow and pay sexual equality through the front door, nation is deep in the throes of a hard- for its upkeep, when it’ll pay for yours nothing has ever been the same. core recession, Jay, Silent Bob and instead? And it’s been a mixed blessing, because these friends of mine have Thumbs down Ethan Hawke are back. St. Patty’s on a Tuesday I can’t tell you how many com- inadvertently taken on both roles, that of homemaker and breadwinner. plaints I’ve been getting from friends nd why buy the and acquaintances over the last few I forget which “Sex and the City” months about guys who not only don’t “A cow and pay for its character it was who said, “We’re Having a major drinking holiday— pay for anything, but don’t seem to upkeep, when it’ll pay for becoming the men we wanted to that’s completely void of any cultural marry,” but that just about sums it up. give a shit either. yours instead?” meaning—at the beginning of the week, And I’m not talking about the dudes But this goes beyond lazy guys and almost ruins all party plans. And while who got laid off and just can’t find their lenient girlfriends. we’re on a green bashing roll, thumbs work no matter how aggressively they If anything, it has made me realize down to green poop, it’s just unhealthy. search. that gender roles aside, it can’t hurt I’m referring to the Romeos who In that regard, I don’t know if femi- women to learn and know how to take live off their ladies, spending each and nism actually did any of us females care of themselves, let alone somebody any good. Sure, we got more of a else. Thumbs up every day snoozing till noon, playing Fresno State video games and pondering the mean- variety of professional and academic Nevertheless, I would hope that if a ing of life, while their old ladies juggle choices to choose from, but when it girl finds herself both bringing home Baseball team work, school, domestic duties and per- comes to dating and mating, it seems the bacon and frying it up for dinner, haps even child care. like all bets are off. that she’s doing it because she wants Fresno was cheering all week long But before I get caught up in a rant Females born and raised in the to, not because she feels incomplete with the team’s 5-1 record in the 2009 that goes nowhere, let me say that I’m ’80s grew up surrounded by conflict- without someone who may or may not Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic Tournament. also aware that nothing is ever just ing messages that persist to this day. be in it for the long haul. The champs outscored the competi- tion 65-12 and finished things off right with a 20-0 win over Buffalo this past Le t t e r s t o t h e Ed i t o r Saturday. Thumbs down ‘Who cares’ about cats and 2008 Recently increased ‘local flavor’ Confusing weather “X-Rated Homosexual Cats” ...EW! No offense to Sarah Congrats to the Collegian editorial staff and writers for Peterson, but who cares about your cats! And can I say the recent awards sweep. I’ve been around this campus for Cold in the morning, hot in the afternoon again...EW!!!!!!!!!! This story is disgusting! Who wants a few years and don’t read the Collegian regularly, but I’d and chilled at night. How are we sup- to read about that kind of stuff ? Are you serious? The have to say I’ve noticed something different this past year. posed to figure out what to wear?! Collegian, prints a story about possible lesbian cats based The paper seems to have more of a local flavor than in on the type of stuff the cats do? I couldn’t even finish read- recent years past, as if staff reporters were really out there ing the article because it was such an absurd story to begin on campus watching, listening and asking questions! That’s Thumbs up with. Yes, I realize that it is in the “Opinion” section, but good. San Joaquin Valley could you not find a better topic to talk about? The front and inside pages seem most always to carry Colorguard and Percussion “The biggest celebrity losers in ‘08”…um..I don’t know local stories that are relevant to our campus. In past years if you realized it or not, but it is 2009! 2008 was over more I’ve seen the Collegian filled with press releases and AP Review than two months ago. No one thinks about 2008 anymore. wire stories about far-off college issues. The talent of the Valley’s youth was very Everyone is thinking about what’s happening in ’09! I am a I like it when our paper digs and finds our own issues to nicely displayed at the Review’s perfor- huge pop culture, celebrity gossip fan myself, but I am sick address. That’s when our paper is doing its job. I don’t know mance on Friday. All of the performances of hearing about Britney Spears!!!!!! It’s enough that we see if the awards had anything to do with that, but they should were very impressive, particularly the them when we go through the check out lines at the grocery have. badass drumlines from Clovis West and store in all the tabloid magazines! Maybe it would have Keep up the good work. Homestead, who tied for first in the been cool if you did like “Celebrity losers thus far in 2009” World Class Competition. or maybe you could have just cut the whole story idea out and printed something of more value! For a long time now, I have heard several complaints from Steve Olson fellow journalism students about this on campus newspa- Publications Editor Thumbs down per and how it has gone down this year. It is not just this California Agricultural Technology Institute Wal-Mart issue that upsets me, but there have been several stories that The Collegian has ran in previous issues that makes me wonder “What were they thinking! Why did they print that when there are so many other stories that they could While some of us questioned the mammoth retailer’s move to open cover that would have way more value to it?” COMMENT: The Collegian is a ‘Supermercado de Wal-Mart,’ a super- forum for student expression. Marissa McPhail C http://collegian.csufresno.edu market targeting Hispanic consumers, Mass Comm & Journalism we all disliked the store’s ability to con- Junior sistently draw people giving off extremely offensive smells.
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ment as well. Jake Floethe is 3-0 on the season with a microscopic .69 earned run average (ERA). His postgame interviews consisted of describing how he keeps warm during the Bulldogs’ long, prolific innings. Andrew Riggs / The Collegian “We just try to stay loose Jaleesa Ross averaged 18.7 points per game in the WAC Tournament. as a staff. We run in between innings in the bullpen and sometimes we’ll play catch,” CONTINUED from page 8 thing.” Floethe said. Perhaps no one may be more Senior pitcher Holder come out with a win. That was proud of a WAC title than Sprague won the tour- definitely a factor.” Bailey Amundsen, who is one nament award for Most The game was not an easy of three seniors on this year’s Outstanding Pitcher after one for the Bulldogs, however. squad. going 2-0 with a 1.86 ERA. After trailing 12-6 early in the “ I t f e e l s a w e s o m e , ” The lone blemish in the first half, Fresno State went on Amundsen said. “I’m glad we team’s last nine games came a 14-2 run to take a 20-14 lead did it two years in a row. It’s a against Portland and their with 8:27 left. The Bulldogs good way to go out. I’m really best pitcher, Kyle Kraus. went into halftime with a 31-20 happy we were able to pull it The loss served to discipline lead. off. I couldn’t be happier.” the batters, who became But then the Wolf Pack made Amundsen’s career isn’t accustomed to inconsistent a run of their own to start the over yet, with her team likely pitchers. Coach Batesole second half and took a 41-40 playing in either Los Angeles said, “sometimes you can lead. That was the last time or San Diego in their first get a little bit too confident. Nevada led for the rest of the round game. Maybe that’s what hap- game. “No preference, I like pened today. The kid threw “We got a little lead going California. Either way, it’s a heck of a game.” into halftime, and then they okay with me,” Amundsen After starting the season came out really hard on us and said. 2-4 and causing some doubt, made it a tough grind right Amundsen’s coach is also the team is now 10-5 and through the end,” Munro said. hoping that the Bulldogs stay clicking on all cylinders. “But, luckily, we came out with in California when the brack- The crowds at this year’s the win.” ets are revealed on Monday, Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic Bryan Cole / The Collegian Coach Adrian Wiggins because it will be an opportu- were some of the largest Through the first 15 games of the season, the Bulldogs are 10-5. Senior sec- also noticed the level of play nity for the fans to see the two- and most enthusiastic seen ond baseman Gavin Hedstrom has played strong defense and has eight RBI. Nevada was bringing to the time WAC champions. in years. defending WAC champions. “We want to be able to drive The team now gets a six- “Both teams were fast in and have our fans drive down day break before playing a The facilities crew has until sound system went down. As transition,” Wiggins said. and watch us play,” Wiggins weekend series at Loyola March 27, when the Bulldogs long as the team stays this hot, “Their post players are long said. “Hopefully, we get some- Marymount. host Lipscomb, to fix the PA the fans can make plenty of and athletic. They were a thing in L.A or San Diego. “We’re going to take a system at Beiden Field. noise without it. challenge for us. It was just This team, right here, likes couple of days off. And we’ll The Fresno faithful sang a great effort. We’re really come up with a plan for next COMMENT: The Collegian is a challenges. They really step “Take me out to the Ballgame” forum for student expression. proud of the players. Another week and what we’re going up to it, so I’m excited about a capella Saturday after the C http://collegian.csufresno.edu WAC championship is a great our next game.” to do,” Batesole said. Softball goes 1-4 in weekend tourney Melloh’s record falls to 10-9 By Collegian Staff that day, they were shutout by Louisiana-Lafayette 7-0. The As the Judi Garmen Classic ’Dogs could not get their bats comes to an end, the Fresno going; their only two hits are State softball team takes a hit credited to Caitlin Stiglich and in their overall record. The Perkins. ’Dogs went 1-4 in the tourna- After 11 innings of play on ment, which brings their over- Saturday, the Bulldogs lost all record to 14-12. control of the game as they In their first game of the fell behind No. 2 Washington tournament, the ’Dogs sopho- Huskies to lose 14-11. On the more pitcher Morgan Melloh mound again was Morgan played hard, striking out 11 Melloh. Melloh allowed five Wolverines and allowing only hits, two earned runs and two hits. Unfortunately for struck out 13 Huskies. Melloh, those two hits were In game 5, Fresno State took a solo home run in the first on No. 20 DePaul. The ’Dogs inning and a two run home started the game with an early run in the third inning. The 1-0 lead. After pitching through ’Dogs lost 3-1 to the No. 10 four Melloh was replaced in Wolverines. the top of the fifth. The ’Dogs In game one of two on Friday, don’t score after the early lead Fresno State faced No. 24 and lost the game 6-1. Florida State. In extra innings The Fresno State Bulldogs after a walk, a sacrifice bunt softball team’s record goes to and a base reached by an error, 14-12 after the tournament. the ’Dogs loaded the bases. Sophomore pitcher Melloh is Senior Mallory Perkins hit now 10-9 on the year. in the winning run to end it After playing a tournament 1-0. Melloh picked up the win where every opponent is a Top against Florida State with 25 competitor, the Bulldogs nine strikeouts allowing seven return to Fresno to begin hits. Melloh now has 10 wins WAC competition. They will on the season. be hosting the San Jose State Game two on Friday did not Spartans on Friday, March 20, go as well for the ’Dogs. Earlier and Saturday, March 21. The Collegian Bulldog sound bite of the week “What we learned last year is just how fast this does go by. It seems like we have time, but really we don’t.” -Coach Adrian Wiggins on how quickly the opening round of the NCAA tournament approaches after selections SportsSportsPage 8 Sports Editors, Logan Hopkins and George Stepanoff Jr. • [email protected] • Monday, March 16, 2009 Coach Dan Brown Ba c k -t o -Ba c k passes after For the second cancer fight straight year, the
By Collegian Staff women’s basket- ball team is going After a two-year battle with brain cancer, former Fresno State defensive coor- to the ‘big dance’ dinator Dan Brown passed away late Friday night. He By Lorenzo Reyna was only 50 The Collegian years old. Brown was Most Saturday nights in an assistant Fresno usually involve people coach with going out to clubs or parties the Bulldog and doing their own celebrat- f o o t b a l l ing. t e a m f o r But that wasn’t the case for the past 12 a few Fresno State women’s seasons and basketball fans after the team s p e n t h i s returned from the Western f i n a l t w o Dan Brown Athletic Conference (WAC) years bat- tournament. tling not only opponents, “We are the champions!” was but also a serious illness. what one ’Dog fan was singing Even through chemother- towards guard Jaleesa Ross. Photo by Tyler Keck / Courtesy Fresno State Athletics apy and experimental treat- The Bulldogs returned home ment, Brown rarely missed The women’s hoops team won the WAC Tournament in 2008 and lost to Baylor in the first round of the NCAA to the Fresno State campus a practice and only missed Tournament. The Bulldogs will find out today who they will play in this year’s NCAAs following another WAC title. with their second straight one game while with the WAC title after their 56-49 vic- Bulldogs. tory against Nevada. with 93. were last year.” first round and go from there.” Brown had surgery to Ross was named tourna- Now, Ross will be playing in A year ago, Fresno State Munro has been crucial remove the cancerous ment Most Valuable Player her second NCAA tournament played Baylor in the open- towards collecting rebounds in tumor in Nov. 2007 and with for the second year in the later this week. ing round and was sent home the tournament. She finished treatment, it was thought row, after hitting four three- “I’m excited and ready to early. Another sophomore on with eight boards as her team that the surgery was a suc- pointers and finishing with 22 play some more games,” Ross the Bulldogs’ roster, Hayley out-rebounded Nevada 51-34. cess. points against the Wolf Pack. said. “We just expect a really Munro, wants to see a much “That’s what wins games,” But Brown experienced The sophomore averaged 18.7 hard matchup. We expect a lot different outcome this time. Munro said. “If you out- a relapse and the cancer points per game in the tourna- of size that we’re going to go “Wherever we go, we’ll be rebound a team, you usually began to grow again. ment and became the school’s up against and we expect to be happy with it,” Munro said. He announced that he single-season 3-point leader a little more prepared than we “We want to make it past the would be retiring prior to See CHAMPS, Page 7 the Bulldogs’ 2008 trip to the New Mexico Bowl. Brown said he would be spending more time with his family. He became an inspiration ’Dogs go 5-1 and win for his team and was very well respected on and off the field by his players. In an Aug. 2008 story pub- home tournament lished in The Collegian, his By Haisten Willis some of these freshmen out players said they have an The Collegian there.” Batesole said, “It’s immense amount of respect always better to learn and win for their coach and what he D a n n y M u n o , To m m y than to learn and lose.” has taught them. Mendonca and the rest of the Those within earshot of the “He told us to not let any Bulldog offense don’t know bullhorn, that substituted for challenges hold you back,” when to let up. They scored a PA system Saturday night, strong safety Moses Harris a combined 65 runs en route learned that Danny Muno won said in Aug. 2008. “He’s per- to winning the 31st annual the tournament MVP award. severed through life’s chal- Pepsi/Johnny Quik Classic, He wasted no time in crediting lenges.” and crossed home plate so his teammates for the effort. According to those close many times Saturday night Muno said, “Our whole to him, Brown was always that the public address system pitching staff pitched a great quick to deflect attention died in the seventh inning. game. As an offense we were from his illness and rarely Mark Thomas, the Beiden all feeding off each other and, granted an interview to talk Field announcer, wore it out when one guy gets a hit, every- about it. He was always a announcing so many runs and body just keeps having great team-first person. names. at bats.” Brown and his wife, The Fresno State baseball Muno has a .446 batting aver- Mindy, have six children. team went 6-1 in the tourney. age on the season. Two of their sons, Eric The team played eight games Tommy Mendonca also and Travis, are going to be in eight days overall, outscor- played well in the tournament, playing linebacker for the ing the competition 85-19 dur- winning Wednesday’s game Bulldogs this fall. ing that run. against Buffalo with a walk- Eric will be a redshirt Just a typical work week for off two-run homer, and hitting junior and Travis will be a the Bulldogs. a grand slam Saturday that true freshman this fall sea- After the eighth and final cleared the Beiden field wall son. game of the stretch, coach by what looked like 35 feet. A funeral service to honor Mike Batesole said, “They’re Fans and players alike said the Brown is still pending. not tired, they’re young.” same thing, “it was a bomb.” Check back later this Batesole also said the games The pitching staff was suc- week for more about the life aided in experience for the cessful through the tourna- and memories of coach Dan Bryan Cole / The Collegian Senior pitcher Holden Sprague threw a career-high 8 1/3 innings giving up younger players. Brown. “It was a good week, we got only two runs. Sprague was the tournament’s Most Outstanding Pitcher. See BASEBALL, Page 7