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THE COLLEGIAN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 FRESNO STATE'S STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1922 FRESNOSTATE.EDU/COLLEGIAN Two involved in frat pledge death get jail time er program. Aaron Joseph Raymo, 26, was whom were underage, consumed excessive By Megan Ginise sentenced to 30 days in jail, three years’ amounts of hard alcohol provided by the @SimplyMeg13 probation and 90 in the adult work offend- fraternity on the night of Aug. 31, 2012. er program. When Dhanens was discovered unre- Two years after the hazing-related death “I think about Philip every day, but I try sponsive, Raymo provided CPR and chest of 18-year-old Fresno State Theta Chi and let it inspire me. I try to inspire others,” compressions on Dhanens and followed pledge Philip Dhanens, two of the three Raymo said. him to the hospital that night, said Raymo’s men involved in the case were sentenced Serrato and Raymo plead no contest on attorney Douglas Foster. Tuesday at the Fresno County Superior charges of hazing and providing alcohol to “Universities and the national fraterni- Court. a minor causing death, which could have ties have the power to audit these fraterni- Leonard Louis Serrato, 30, was sen- meant up to 180 days in jail. ties, send people in and check to see wheth Roe Borunda • The Collegian tenced to 90 days in jail, three years’ pro- Both Serrato and Raymo were present in A candlelight vigil on Sept. 4, 2012 held for Philip bation and 90 days in an adult work offend- the chapter room when 14 pledges, some of See THETA CHI, Page 3 Danes at Fresno State. Search for Celebration athletic of culture director Campus rings in Mexican outsourced Independence Day By Alex Sheedy By Colby Tibbet @aksheeds @Robotmilk In the midst of Hispanic Heritage Month and Fresno State’s Cross Cultur- Fresno State has hired DHR Interna- al Celebration Week, the anniversary of tional, a Chicago-based executive search Mexican Independence Day was cele- firm, at the cost of $70,000 to help hire brated Tuesday in the Peace Garden. a new athletic director to replace Thom- The event, known as Bienvenida, as Boeh. boasted an exposition of student orga- The campus will use $70,000 of non- nizations and support programs, a mari- state funds to hire the DHR consultant, achi band, a raffle and taquizo (free ta- according to the university. cos). Dr. Frank Lamas, vice president for Glenn Sugiyama, the DHR represen- student affairs, was the keynote speaker tative who will be conducting the search, for the event, welcoming the students is the company’s executive vice presi- and encouraging them to celebrate the dent and global practice leader of sports. month. DHR representatives have “speciality practice areas” in which they concen- trate on finding candidates for positions in certain markets. Sugiyama’s list of specialities include media and enter- PHOTO ESSAY INSIDE tainment, sports, real estate and educa- tion. He is currently helping other cam- PAGE 6 puses in searches, including Mountain WRESTLING West school Colorado State. Raul Moreno, the coordinator for uni- While global executive search firms versity migrant services, a support group are generally used for corporate enti- on campus, described the Peace Garden ties, many schools nationwide have used POISED FOR A celebration as the “kickoff” for Hispanic DHR to help find head positions in their Heritage Month, which runs from Sept. sports and athletic departments. 15 to Oct. 15. The campus, through its search com- “Most of the countries in Latin Amer- mittee, defines what it would like to ica got their independence around the see in a potential candidate. DHR then COMEBACK months of August, September and Octo- searches for those best suited for the po- Ryan Tubongbanua ber,” Moreno said. “So it’s a good month sition based on that rubric. Former Fresno State wrestler Cory Borges in 2006 • The Collegian to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.” “Fresno State sets the criteria. DHR “This, by the way, is what makes Fres- merely finds the best candidates that why he feels it is important to bring no State such a great university, because meet the requirements the universi- By Alexandria Garcia back collegiate wrestling to the Central it’s not only talking about diversity, it’s ty has set for its next AD,” said Merritt @TheCollegian Valley and to the Fresno community, also celebrating and acknowledging di- Norvell, a representative from DHR. specifically. The most compelling of versity,” Moreno said. DHR has a “two-year guarantee” with which is keeping some of Fresno’s ac- Plans for reinstatement of the Fres- Josh Edrington, a coordinator in the its search services, which states that if a complished wrestlers from seeking out no State wrestling program are mov- student involvement office and the advi- candidate selected by DHR is to be ter- another school in order to continue ing forward as Fresno State President sor for the United Sorority and Fraterni- minated or leaves within two years of wrestling, he said. Joseph Castro continues to pursue the ty Council (UNFS), is also involved in the being hired, DHR would immediately “I think it will bring what was dear- project — a plan he hopes will satisfy Cross Cultural Celebration Week. find another candidate on a pro-bono ly needed: wrestling to the San Joaquin those within the Valley who have long “Every year they’ve got this indepen- basis. Valley for these kids who’ve had to go supported the idea. dence of the Americas event, it’s called The option is “very seldomly used,” elsewhere or nowhere in the last eight Since being appointed president Bienvenida, but we’ve kind of created a according to the firm’s website. years,” said Dennis DiLiddo, Fresno last year, Castro said reinstating colle- new program called Cross Cultural Cel- “Search firms are generally used to State’s wrestling coach from 1981 to giate wrestling has been a top priority. ebration Week,” Edrington said. “We’ve recruit a wider talent pool than an em- 2004. He said a number of people have ap- joined forces. United Sorority Fraternity ployer can attract on its own,” said Dr. “It’s one of the biggest things to hap- proached him with energy and passion council is our multicultural Greek soror- Bill Bommer, professor of the manage- pen to wrestling in a long time,” he said. about the topic, causing him to look ities and fraternities here for the univer- ment department at the Craig School of Castro said while Fresno State was at wrestling carefully and with under- sity. So we thought, ‘let’s kind of go big- Business. “They have been common in always competitive in wrestling, the standing as to why it was first cut as a ger.’” the industry for many years, and their university is in a better position now Fresno State sport. With Rush Week coming up, the so- usage in academic settings has increased to be increasingly competitive — this The wrestling program was discon- rorities and fraternities were also present significantly in recent years.” in part because other public California tinued in 2006 as a way to balance the for the event. Jennifer Bobadilla, from Bommer said the main positive exec- universities including UC Davis and budget and stabilize programs at the the Alpha Pi Sigma sorority, said they utive search firms have over traditional CSU Fullerton have also cut their wres- university, according to Fresno State’s set up for people to come and learn more methods is the broad reach within that athletics department. information about the sorority and about Castro said there are many reasons See WRESTLING, Page 3 See AD SEARCH, Page 6 See CULTURE, Page 6 2 OPINION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2014 I SCREAM; It’s a strange life DO YOU? By Julian Paredes the point of it all is. I have seen three dead it under the banner of denial. I’ve seen @HighDefJulian human beings; these stories are called “fa- hell, and it’s made me a bitter person. My tals.” laughter is hollow now, and it’s wrapped My first came July 26, and it was a man in depression. Look at the corner of this page and you who slammed his motorcycle head-on into When I first started working in news, I will see my name. If you look at the corner a turning big-rig. He died instantly. He was struck at how normal of a workplace it of any of these stories, you will see other didn’t stand a chance, and his body lay on was. I imagined a newsroom to be some- people’s names. These people all share a the asphalt in a sea of debris and twisted thing more dramatic. But it’s an office like common thread; we’re journalists. metal. It’s strange to see something you any other -- at least that’s what I initially You may gloss over these names as know you will never forget. I put my hu- thought. Working in news is like working mere words on paper, but we are real peo- manity on hold and covered the story. in a post office in hell. It’s a normal work- Alison Sherwood • McClatchy Tribune ple. And we work so hard to bring you in- But after it was all over, my humanity place surrounded by unadulterated insan- formation. While we are at the very begin- came back, and it hit me like a hammer. I ity. ning of our careers, we all share the same wondered if he had a family, a wife, chil- When people in my major say they By Troy Pope title as Anderson Cooper or Diane Sawyer.

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