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The Collegian Sports Multimedia Fresno State Basketball: Rogue Festival 2009 WAC tournament comes to a close. preview, Page 8 Online Fresno State | Serving the campus since 1922 March 9, 2009 | Monday collegian.csufresno.edu Conference tackles health care, OSITIVE ROWTH birth control P G By Alex Zimmerman The Collegian Latinas Empowered for Action (LEA) made its way to Fresno State on Friday March 6, to spread the word of their cause. That cause is to inform students and community members, mainly of the Latino community about public policy and reproduc- tive justice. Access was the theme of the conference — gaining access to things like birth control, and proper health care for children and fami- lies. T h e c o n f e re n c e t o o k place in the Alice Peters Auditorium in the Peters Business Building. About 25 people attended and participated in the con- ference. The conference was broken up into sections and went from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The pre- sentation was interactive, giving the participants the ability to converse and ask questions. One of the exercises was called “six chairs.” Six women from the audience were given common situa- tions and told how to deal with them. Tree Campus USA program A few of the questions answered included trouble with receiving health care, honors Fresno State for how to talk to people to find the help one may need and questions regarding birth school’s arboreal achievements control and public policy. The senior director of com- By Kaley Delarosa and the results of this com- munity mobilization pro- The Collegian mitment will have a lasting, grams for California Latinas positive impact not only on for Reproductive Justice California celebrates Arbor campus but in the overall (CLRJ) Gabriela Villa spoke Day this week. While stroll- community,” John Rosenow, for most of the conference. ing to class, you can enjoy the chief executive of the Arbor It is Villa’s job to do train- beauty, clean air and shade Day Foundation, said. ing to focus on community provided by the thousands Fresno State is the only outreach to bring in com- of trees planted throughout one of the 23 California State munity members for train- campus. University campuses to earn ing, and to reach out to other Because of these trees, as the designation. The only social justices. well as numerous other plants other school in California “We were talking about and flowers, California State to receive recognition is the how reproductive justice University, Fresno has been University of California, San really works at the inter- recognized by the Arbor Day Diego. section of issues and so it’s Foundation’s Tree Campus “The Tree Campus USA equally important for us to USA program. program will have a last- build support with other jus- The foundation recog- ing impact at Fresno State tice organizations around nized 29 campuses across the and throughout the country the country,” Villa said. nation this year, making up because it will engage stu- Health science major Alida the inaugural Tree Campus dents and local citizens to Espinoza came out because USA class. plant trees and create health- she believes in reproductive “These schools have made ier communities for people rights. a major commitment to pro- “I think that in the Latino tecting, caring for and add- ing to their campus forest, See TREES, Page 2 See LEA, Page 2 Matt Weir / The Collegian Page 2 The Collegian • News Monday, March 9, 2009 News Editor, Mathew Gomes • [email protected] LEA: Conference fea- TREES: University takes ‘a great deal tured CLRJ speakers of pride in our trees and gardens’ CONTINUED from page 1 involved in many ways. Perez CONTINUED from page 1 ignated an arboretum: a place in the valley,” he said. “[The is a senior, majoring in social where extensive varieties of award] just shows people that community there are a lot of work. to enjoy for generations to plants are cultivated for sci- we are committed to that.” taboos related to contracep- Perez has an internship come,” Rosenow said. entific, educational, and orna- McCaughey said students tive use, and taboos on hold- on campus with the Foster The Tree Campus USA pro- mental purposes. can use the campus as a labo- ing off to start a family when Parenting Project, working gram is a new national pro- The person responsible for ratory. you get married,” Espinoza with foster parents and doing gram that honors universi- the care and maintenance of “The arboretum helps stu- said. training with them. ties, campus leaders and the all these living things is Ryan dents identify trees and plants CLRJ is an organization As part of the internship, surrounding community for McCaughey, the university’s that they would not normally based out of Los Angeles. Perez is sent out to a lot of promoting healthy urban for- manager of grounds and see,” he said. Although it is a very small different training events in est management and engag- arboretum. Dr. John Bushoven, an assis- organization, consisting order to expose her to differ- ing the campus community in McCaughey, who came to tant professor who teaches of only five on staff, it still ent communities. environmental stewardship. Fresno State in 2006, is desig- horticulture through the travels throughout the state A lot of the social work stu- Ro s e n o w s a i d , “ T r e e nated as a certified grounds plant science department, explained Villa. dents are encouraged to go Campus USA will teach stu- manager by the Professional uses the campus for exactly Taking turns speaking to lobby days in Sacramento dents the many benefits trees Grounds Management Society that purpose. along with Villa was Marisol California. provide our communities, and and a certified arborist by “We work closely together Franco, the Policy and advo- Lobby days is where CLRJ the students will leave school the International Society of to provide a living laboratory cacy manager for CLRJ. goes to the capitol building and go out and plant trees Arboriculture. for students in all of my horti- Franco explained that the and give a presentation simi- where they work and live.” McCaughey leads a staff culture classes,” he said. main point of the conference lar to Fridays. The program recognizes col- of more than 20 people who “Not a semester goes by and CLRJ is trying to make Also, it may push for legisla- lege and university campuses care for the campus plants, when you will not see Dr. the connection the between tion to pass. There is a Fresno that: trees, all athletic venues and Bushoven in his signature Latino community and pub- State grant that pays for all • Effectively manage their University House, the presi- hat, on one of his many cam- lic policies. the expenses to send social campus trees. dent’s residence. pus excursions with groups “We have these somewhat work students to the capitol • Develop connectivity with “We take a great deal of of students studying the ben- great laws on the books, but to participate. the community beyond cam- pride in our trees and gardens efits of the urban forest,” he they’re not reaching Latinas On March 25 CLRJ will be pus borders to foster healthy, around campus,” he said. added. who have all these health heading to Sacramento for urban forests. “Living in Fresno, there are Bushoven said the campus desparities,” Franco said. Reproductive Freedom Day. • Strive to engage their stu- not a lot of green areas. We arboretum provides much Franco went on to explain On April 25 it will be travel- dent population utilizing ser- pride ourselves on being an needed green space for a that to fix the disconnect ing back for the third annual vice learning opportunities urban oasis.” diverse array of species. “It between policies, they need to Latina Reproductive Justice centered on campus, and com- McCaughey said he and his benefits our entire commu- get involved in the process, to Policy Briefing. munity, forestry efforts. team are always expanding nity, not just my classes.” make sure these policies are Both Marisol Franco and Fresno State’s 327 acres are their collection to beautify reflecting our issues. Gabriela Villa will be attend- home to about 4,000 trees that the campus and help the com- There are no other ways to ing the Sacramento sessions. represent more than 100 spe- munity. address our issues if we are cies and thousands of other “I can’t control how much not getting involved. COMMENT: The Collegian is a plants and flowerings. people drive and use fos- COMMENT: The Collegian is a Jessica Perez is getting forum for student expression. Because of this wide array, sil fuels but every tree that forum for student expression. C http://collegian.csufresno.edu in 1978, the campus was des- I plant is cleaning up the air C http://collegian.csufresno.edu The Collegian That’s What the People Are Saying On Iraqi girls being sold into sexual slavery by mothers he buying and selling of girls in Iraq—it's like “Tthe trade in cattle. I've seen mothers haggle with agents over the price of their daughters.” — Undercover human rights activist, cnn.com OpinionOpinionPage 3 Opinion Editor, Daniela Lopez • [email protected] • Monday, March 9, 2009 ONE -FINGER Culled each week X-rated homosexual cats from discussions in The Collegian gressed to mutual grooming and shar- feline ones, and she always attacked newsroom. ing a bed. It was rather sweet. the crotch first.