THE COLLEGIAN MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 FRESNO STATE'S STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1922 FRESNOSTATE.EDU/COLLEGIAN Brazile talks importance of voting Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian By Belen Gomez @TheCollegian Donna Brazile, the first African-Amer- ican to direct major presidential cam- Remembering ‘Tark the Shark’ paigns, wraped up African People’s His- tory month while also initiating the first event of Women’s Herstory Month, a cel- ebration of women’s contribution to histo- ry, culture and society. Brazile has served as vice chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and has been named as one of the 100 most powerful women in Washington, D.C. and one of 50 of the most powerful women in America by Washingtonian magazine. Fresno State community members gathered on Feb. 27 at the North Gym con- ference room 118 to welcome Brazile. She gave a talk on the importance of voting and the ways college students can improve their communities. President Dr. Joseph Castro opened the floor by giving a brief introduction about Brazile. “She first got involved in politics at the Photos by Paul Schlesinger • The Collegian age of 9,” Castro said. “I am excited be- cause personally she is one of my heroes.” Castro mentioned that young Brazile Fresno State honored the legacy of Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian at the Save Mart Center before the men’s basketball game against the worked to elect a city council candidate New Mexico Lobos on Saturday. Members of the Tarkanian family, including wife Lois, were in attendance. who had promised to build a playground Former basketball players Larry Abney, picured above, and Demetrius Porter reflected on their time as Bulldogs under Coach Tarkanian in her neighborhood. After the swing was installed, her passion for political progress and the impact he had on their lives. Abney said he didn’t realize that the former Fresno State and UNLV coach had the ability to motivate play- was awakened. ers to do anything for him until after his death, recalling a time when he made a jump for Tarkanian that he never attempted to do in his life. Brazile, who has lectured at over 125 A private event was held before the public ceremony where former players paid their respects to the Tarkanian family — including players colleges across the county, said that her passion is encouraging young people to who were coached by Tarkanian in the 1950s during his first coaching job at San Joaquin Memorial High School. Men’s basketball coach Rod- vote. ney Terry presented the family a framed jersey with Tarkanian’s retired number in the team’s locker room before the game. She began her talk with a quote from See BRAZILE, Page 3 ›› Also: Bulldogs men’s basketball beats New Mexico as conference tourney nears. Full coverage in sports. P8 IN A&E The Collegian wins 8 awards at state competition San Luis Obispo and Humboldt State for best editorial on the Affordable Care By Collegian Staff University. As per the mission of the Act;third place for best cartoon to senior @TheCollegian CCMAs, to honor excellence in journal- Paul Vieira; third place to multimedia ism, the CCMAs was created to instill a junior Darlene Wendels for best features The Fresno State Collegian staff won unified voice representative of college photograph. eight awards at the 2015 California Col- news media, provide support and edu- Other honorable mentions included lege Media Association Awards Banquet cation, and foster, nurture and promote senior Katie Eleneke for best photo illus- held at the Sheraton Universal hotel in collegiate journalism. tration and best photo series and senior Hollywood on Feb. 28. Fresno State winners included se- Martha Pinilla for best group promotion. 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Multimedia Journalist Jessann Stymens Editorial Faculty Adviser Ron Orozco Multimedia Journalist Fabiola Ramirez MCJ Chair Dr. Katherine Adams MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2015 THE COLLEGIAN • NEWS PAGE 3 Fresno State Opera debuts ‘Carmen’ Brazile talks voting tors sang. performance major, performed on BRAZILE from Page 1 Africana Studies and econom- By Marivel Garcia Fresno State student Lau- Sunday afternoon. ics student, enjoyed Brazile’s @TheCollegian ren Herring came to support her “To add extra dimension to the Langston Hughes. talk. Booker used to think that friends who were part of the character I knew I had to become “Hold fast to dreams, for in order to participate in poli- A packed crowd watched as production. This was Herring’s one with Carmen,” Trujillo said. if a dream dies, life is a bro- tics she had to graduate from sensuous Carmen seduced the first time attending an opera, and When playing the role of Car- ken-winged bird that cannot school first. naïve José, leading him to obses- said she was awed by the perfor- men, Trujillo said she wanted to fly.” She also felt that Brazile sion, jealousy, and her own death mances of both the cast and the take the audience through a jour- According to Brazile, this spoke to the audience in a way in Fresno State’s production of orchestra. ney. quote is a beautiful expression that they could understand her. Carmen. “She [Carmen] was really “If the artist is doing their job of the power of dreams. She “I felt like she was talking to On Friday night the Fresno working the stage,” Herring said.