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Art behind bars EXHIBITION

By Eric Zamora @ehhreec

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mong the many galleries featured during ArtHop last Thursday, one had a unique tie to Fresno State – and prisoners.

“Insider Art: Exploring the Arts within Prison Environments” held its opening night at the M Street Art Complex in downtown Fresno. The works are created by inmates at Avenal State Prison. They range from pencil sketches to poetry and sheet music.

Among the works is a sculpture created by Arnold Trevino, a post-graduate social work student at Fresno State, who once was held in the prison.

“I never imagined [my work] would be displayed,” he said.

Trevino’s work is a sculpture he created during his time at the state prison. He explained on April 4 during a panel discussion in the Alice Peters Auditorium that it was created using the prison’s materials.

Led by Fresno State criminology professor and chair Emma Hughes, the panel focused on the fine art programs in place at the prison

Eric Zamora • The Collegian

Passers-by walk through the hallway of M Street Art Complex featuring “Before, After and Now,” a sketch done on waxed paper by N. Moran during the gallery’s exhibition of “Insider Art: Exploring the Arts within Prison Environments” during ArtHop on April 5, 2018.

and how they have benefited the incarcerated men.

Rosemary Ndoh, warden of the prison, and Doug Snell, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation lieutenant, discussed the impact the arts have had on the well-being of the inmates.

“The simple answer is that [these programs] work,” Snell said. “And there are thousands [of inmates] that really don’t need to be there. There [are] many people like Arnold that don’t need to be there anymore.”

Snell explained that he has seen a positive behavior change in the inmates at the state prison who join the arts programs. Trevino is a proven example as he is now a graduate student at Fresno State.

Trevino’s sculpture is a miniature recreation of a jail cell created with materials such as rocks and toilet paper. It sits alongside

works such as a tank top decorated solely with a ballpoint pen and a variety of paintings.

The exhibit takes up four rooms of the downtown Fresno art gallery.

One room is dedicated to a video featuring inmates discussing their experiences working in theater productions.

Another exhibit shows photos taken by Fresno State photography professor Neil Chowdhury of inmates working on their art. The other rooms featured paintings and sculptural works by inmates.

One of the largest works was in the hallway connecting all of the rooms. It’s a 38 inch by 72 inch sketch titled “Before, After and Now,” done on waxed paper by N. Moran. It is reminiscent of “The Garden of Earthly Delights” by Hieronymus Bosch.

The oil painting by Bosch dates back to the late 1400s to early 1500s, and features three

panels depicting Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, humanity in a garden landscape and hell with humanity in it.

The work by Moran featured in the exhibit has a similar composition and style.

During the opening day of the exhibit, the gallery was packed full of people viewing and appreciating the art.

“My father has been in and out of prison, and he’s always sent me artwork, so I know that in prison they have a lot of good artists,” said David Paredes, a senior political science major at Fresno State. “So just to see an exhibit here is really nice.”

M Street Graduate Studios will feature “Insider Art: Exploring Arts within Prison Environments” until April 22. The gallery’s hours are on Friday and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Hutson enters as new coach

By William Ramirez & Vanessa Romo

@willoveslakers2, @VanesssaRomo

Fresno State interim athletic director Steve Robertello named Justin Hutson the new men’s basketball coach on April 4 after news began to break the night before.

In a late-night tweet last Wednesday, Fresno State President Dr. Joseph Castro piqued interest from his followers with a message saying “a new and exciting era” was about to begin for the university.

Immediately after, several reports began to surface indicating the university may have chosen its new head basketball coach — a position that became the center of attention after Rodney Terry left for the

Aly Honore • The Collegian

Paul Ledwig, the Senior Associate Athletic Director of External Affairs gives the fans and media an opportunity to ask Coach Justin Hutson a question during the press conference at the Save Mart Center on April 5, 2018.

head coach position at University of Texas El Paso in March.

During a news conference at the Save Mart Center last Thursday afternoon, Castro and Robertello formally introduced the Red Wave to its new men’s basketball coach.

Hutson, who had been associate head coach at San Diego State, is coming off a season which saw the Aztecs win a Mountain West championship and came within a 3-point basket of advancing in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. He is in his tenth year over the course of two stints with the Aztecs (2006-11, 2013-present) and served as an assistant coach until he was promoted to associate head coach in May 2017.

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OPINION EDITORIAL

By Collegian Editorial Board @TheCollegian

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t our recent midsemester meeting, The Collegian staff gathered to discuss the progress of the newspaper during the first half of the semester, including awards won and the exceptional news coverage our reporters have produced.

Two reporters were also given new assignments as beat writers – Bineet Kaur will focus coverage on the California State University system and William Ramirez will report on the New USU project for the remainder of the semester. Both topics are of importance and we intend to fill our pages with developments on both.

We also discussed how we interact with readers, how we produce our work and in what ways we can do both better. These talks came at a time when we are forced to adapt to the changing landscape of journalism and a time when a group of media, communications and journalism faculty is set to meet and discuss our future. That will happen at a meeting in the Henry Madden Library on Tuesday.

You may remember our previous pieces, in which we laid everything out on our financial situation and where we asked students to take ownership of their newspaper. As we inch closer to the end of the spring semester, the staff has taken steps to alter our product delivery to prove that we care about our future.

As the financial future of this publication is discussed by experts in the media, communications and journalism department, we hope the changes we’ve begun to implement produce results that will help The Collegian thrive if they are continued beyond the spring semester. We have reported previously that within a few months, we are set to enter a financial red

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If you have been following us lately, you may have noticed that we have launched a variety of podcast shows for readers to listen to. An email news alert system now lets you know of breaking news and what you may miss if you didn’t pick up our newspaper; it gets delivered straight to you if you subscribe on our website.

We’ve made a stronger push online to better inform readers by recently launching “The Blueprint,” a Friday email package with latest news and developments of the week. And with “The Blue Tape,” a weekly news broadcast featuring the week-

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Park neighborhood, such as a weekly basecamp meal and a food pantry distribution.

All proceeds from purchases made at the Pink Cow help support these important services. If you know of any people who would like to come and buy or donate clothes, the store is located at 1343 E. Barstow Ave. We are open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Come shop and make a difference in this community.

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Collegian Digital Editor Hayley Salazar, who has spearheaded the digital efforts, offered her perspective for readers recently.

“The Collegian is a classroom where reporters, editors, photographers and marketers alike can learn fundamentals

of media to become career ready. That includes learning how digital media works,” she wrote.

These efforts to increase our digital presence are all meant to enhance our print product, which remains the root of our existence. About 96 years ago, the printed Collegian was started because there was a need to inform students on a mass scale.

Just recently, our Associated Students, Inc. beat reporter reported witnessing several concerned public speakers at an open ASI meeting present hard copies of The Collegian to voice their opinions on matters we had covered in print. The students of this campus recognize the print publication as an irreplaceable way to deliver critical, unbiased and relevant information.

Doing away with the printed product would do more than damage communication between an independent source of news and its readers. Doing away with the print product would almost certainly reduce overall advertising revenue. And the real-world experience that advertising students get would greatly diminish and it would no longer put Fresno State’s student journalists at a competitive level with student journalists at other universities.

As we attempt to grow our digital audience, we certainly hope that it leads to new opportunities. More news consumers means advertisers will see the potential in promoting their services to students on our digital and print platforms. The financial benefit of that would be helpful, to say the least.

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El Dorado Park is a community in high need, and the Pink Cow helps those in need with affordable clothes and household items for their families.

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College tuition is a struggle at its finest.

With the costs of college being raised year by year at rates at which students can’t afford its clear to see a problem that needs a fix.

In March, the California State University board of trustees was to vote on a tuition increase for undergraduates. Looking at the current tuition rise being at 200 percent, it starts to bring questions on to why they continue to raise costs for college, and how they expect for students like myself to pay for schooling.

Already I can barely afford college and that’s with loans and a job and full-time schooling. Having the tuition rates to continue to increase will only result in problems

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for students nationwide.

We see that every year more and more students drop out because they simply cannot afford schooling, yet they would like to continue. You begin to think that you own nation wants to achieve better education and advance in your life, but at the cost of what?

We go to schooling to go into thousands of dollars in debt to achieve something other countries allow for free. It raises many questions on freedom and what it means to want to be the best country if everything we need is locked away at high prices.

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ASI NOTEBOOK

Senate discusses more online and night classes

By Angelica Hernandez @avh1992

The Associated Students, Inc. convened last Wednesday for the first meeting after the ASI elections before spring break.

Resolution to support online, hybrid and night classes is approved Sen. Primavera Martinez, undergraduate and graduate affairs, presented a resolution to the senate in support of adding more online and night classes to the course offerings.

Martinez argued that the diverse student population includes individuals who are parents, work multiple jobs or have other responsibilities that demand more flexible class schedules.

Adding a variety of flexible classes would help students who have difficulty earning their degrees and have to prolong their education because of scheduling difficulties, Martinez said.

The resolution, which would encourage the faculty of Fresno State to offer more online and night classes, was amended to include hybrid classes and passed with only one “no” vote — from Sen. Travis Childress, Greek affairs.

Senators discuss changes to senator at large positions Childress presented an action item from the ASI legal committee that would amend the bylaws to change the titles and

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formation of the senate positions.

ASI Executive Vice President Brandon Sepulveda asked about the legality of changing the bylaws without a student vote.

Childress said that because the senate positions would only change in name and not function, that the ASI senate is allowed to approve title changes.

Notable changes included the removal of “undergraduates” from the title of senator of undergraduate affairs and graduate affairs as well as the removal of “transfer” from the title of senator of veteran and transfer affairs.

The legal committee also proposed the removal of the senator of parking and safety and the creation of a new international student affairs senator and senator of new students.

Senators discussed their concerns, with some suggesting that the removal of the words “transfer” and “undergraduate” students was questionable.

Senators also expressed concern that some titles are too general. Martinez and Sen. Alexandra Chavez, student affairs, suggested “new students” does not easily apply to every different need of first-time freshmen and transfer students.

ASI President Blake Zante said he supports making titles more effective and accurate but recommended that the senate take time to consider the changes before approving them. The item was moved for the next meeting to allow for senators to come up with ideas.

Childress said he welcomed any and all input and encouraged senators to send him a list of positions they would consider ideal.

Sponsored Activity Grants reserve pull Patterson also requested a $20,000 reserve pull from the ASI’s Working Capital Reserve. The amount will be used to increase the funds available for Sponsored Activity Grants.

Patterson said the $90,000 allotted for Sponsored Activity Grants has been exhausted, with over 40 applications still pending review.

The working capital reserve contains between $250,000 and $300,000, Patterson said.

Sen. Elias Karam, Lyles College of Engineering, moved to approve the pull with Martinez as a second.

Childress attempted to amend the amount to $50,000, but Sen. Amanda Smith, Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, agreed with the recommendation of Patterson and asked senators to consider his expertise on the matter.

Although the $20,000 amount would not cover the approval of each grant application Patterson said he did not recommend an increase in the amount.

The amendment failed with only one “yes” vote from Childress, and the original proposal of $20,000 was approved by the senate.

FINANCES

Money Management Center holds grand opening

Benjamin Cruz • The Collegian

Charah Coleman cuts the ribbon and officially opens Fresno State’s new Money Management Center in the Thomas Building, March 4, 2018.

By Jorge Rodriguez @JrodCollegian

Fresno State students are now able get financial advice on campus with the help of the Money Management Center.

Although the center’s services were available since early January, a grand

opening for its on-campus location was held last Wednesday.

The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the east side of the Thomas Administration Building with many students and staff in attendance.

The center, located in that building, Room 104, is designed to help students have a better understanding of how to

manage their finances. Some services provided are financial literacy, money budgeting and debt management.

“As a college student, I think we can all use it,” said accounting major Britney AviIa. “I definitely think that this is a good resource to have on campus.”

The center is composed of coordinator Charah Coleman and two student financial

coaches, Roman Dedios and Caitlin Reiman. Student coaches act as peer-mentors who provide coaching sessions for students and help facilitate workshops.

“We want to reach all 26,000 students and empower them to take ownership of their personal finances,” Coleman said.

“I’m really happy and exited that this day is finally here – it’s an honor to serve our students in this capacity.”

The ribbon-cutting ceremony began with Coleman welcoming everyone and introducing Debbie Young, director of the Career Development Center, which the Money Management Center will be a part of.

Young spoke about the importance of having the center at Fresno State and how thankful she was for Coleman and her team for making the center a reality.

She also marked the center’s partnership with Wells Fargo bank. Young said Wells Fargo was instrumental in the development of the Money Management Center.

Fresno City Council President Esmeralda Soria presented the center with a proclamation. After the ribbon was cut, attendees were invited into the hallway of the Thomas building for refreshments.

Some students said they were happy to see that the center was finally open.

“I think a lot of students, including me, don’t know what they are doing with their finances, so I think it is a great resource for students,” said accounting major Arlene Jaramo.

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ALBUM REVIEW

On ‘Golden Hour,’ Musgraves shines

By Eric Zamora @ehhreec

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n the liner notes of Kacey Musgraves’ third album, “Golden Hour,” the country songstress writes: “There are certain junctures that you can’t think your way through – you just have to feel. I found myself at one making this album.”

The singer-songwriter is known for her biting social commentary and witty lyrics prevalent in her first two albums, “Same Trailer Different Park” and “Pageant Material.” On her latest album, she still has something to say, but you can hear her feeling it much more.

On “Slow Burn,” the opening track from “Golden Hour,” Musgraves immediately sets the mood for what is to come during the chorus: “I’m alright with a slow burn/taking my time, let the world turn.”

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Country music songstress Kacey Musgraves released her latest album, ‘Golden Hour,’ on March 30, 2018.

The track opens up with the soft strumming of a guitar enveloping Musgraves’ reverb-heavy vocals. As the song progresses, more string instruments are lightly introduced here and there,

while atmospheric and airy synthesizers slowly creep in alongside low-key percussion. It’s a change of pace for the country singer, whose previous works pulled heavily from Americana music,

but it’s a change that feels organic.

With the focus on more retrospective lyrics, the lush soundscape featuring hazy synths and vocoders lend themselves well to the world she creates in her music.

That is not to say that Musgraves’ lyrics are lacking the wit heard on her previous works.

“Space Cowboy,” one of the standouts from the album, was co-written with Shane McAnally, who previously collaborated with Musgraves on her Grammy Award-winning debut single, “Merry Go ‘Round.” The lyrics are just as strong and memorable as her earlier works, yet its melancholy tone is new territory for the singer while still feeling familiar.

Musgraves has a special talent of turning something ordinary and mundane into a profound, other-worldly revelation. Or, maybe, she’s just taking the time to appreciate what is often overlooked.

At just 45 minutes, the album is an exploration in finding the right words to describe a feeling, and in finding the right sounds to complement them.

However, that doesn’t mean that the work is lacking in

light-hearted moments.

“High Horse” is the country-disco hybrid that Daft Punk probably wishes was theirs. It is a savage read of someone who thinks they’re “cooler than everybody else,” set to country guitars riding a funky bassline made for the club. It sounds like it shouldn’t work, yet it ends up being perfect.

Other tracks like “Oh What A World” open with a vocoder and ethereal synths, something totally unexpected from Musgraves.

But the most earnest and surprising song might be the shortest one on the album. “Mother” is stripped back and features only Musgraves’ vocals over a piano track. It discusses the longing she has for her mother, and it is not what you would expect from, according to Musgraves, a song written on a summer night after taking LSD. But this album is full of what one wouldn’t expect.

“Golden Hour” is a slow burn that starts off strong and gets hotter the deeper you get into the album. It’s the product of when an artist has a true moment of clarity and reflection and is able to get it right.

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STUDENT CUPBOARD

March Match Up brings in over $100,000

By Razmik Cañas @Raz_Canas

Ramuel Reyes • The Collegian

Students raise the cards revealing how much money was raised during the Match Up fundraising in March held in the Fresno State Student Cupboard on April 6, 2018.

ECONOMY

Supreme Court case highlights MLK’s call for workers’ rights

By William Ramirez @willoveslakers2

Weeks before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began a movement for workers’ rights.

Fifty years later, the Services Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 100 and the NAACP have vowed to continue the fight. In a speech to sanitation workers a day before his death, King spoke on the significance of jobs that were not seen as “professional.”

“But let me say to you tonight that whenever you are engaged in work that serves humanity and is for the building of humanity, it has dignity, and it has worth,” he said in his speech.

“Undoing Injustice, Doing Justice: A Third Reconstruction in the context of Janus v. AFSCME,” was held to honor King’s legacy, while also showing how the Janus v.

AFSCME case could be detrimental to the mission King began.

The case is being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court and could stop unions from forcing non-union employees to pay union dues. Pastors, college educators, local activists and students spoke in support of workers’ rights in front a packed crowd at Fresno State’s Residence Dining Hall last Wednesday.

Keynote speaker Yvonne R. Walker, president of SEIU Local 1000, wasted no time calling for action from the attendees.

“Understand brothers and sisters – we are at war,” Walker said. “They said ‘the revolution will not be televised.’ I’m gonna let you in on a little secret, the revolution is here, and it is all of us in this room.”

Walker added that while the issue in the Janus v. AFSCME is union dues, it can later be healthcare and then job security. She encouraged the audience to do more than say “no” to injustice.

“You can’t afford to not go door-to-door.

You can’t afford not to be on a phone bank.

And you can’t afford not to vote,” Walker said.

The revolution and actions that Walker encouraged the audience to take were all put forth with the goal of a Third Reconstruction.

Ted Burnett, deputy field director of the SEIU Local 1000, provided historical context for the Third Reconstruction, a movement created by Rev. William J. Barber to tackle racial and economic inequality.

The First Reconstruction began in 1865, directly after the emancipation. The name is derived from then President Abraham Lincoln’s effort to bring the nation back together as a slave-free country.

The Second Reconstruction came during the civil rights movement, when everyday Americans protested for the rights of African-Americans.

“We must understand that the blueprint of race and class is part of our history. The two are joined at the hip,” Burnett said.

Charié Payne, president of Fresno State’s NAACP chapter, spoke for “the next generation” in support of Burnett and Walker’s cause.

She said that an unfair economic distribution has taken place of the shackles and segregation held in years prior.

“The Supreme Court case of Janus v.

AFSCME is nothing but a reflection of an ongoing struggle where the rich and privileged reap the benefits of the working class, while riding on their backs,” Payne said.

Other speakers featured during the conference included Dr. Walter Brooks, dean emeritus at Fresno City College.

Brooks honored figures throughout history who took action in the fight for civil rights. He called them “barrier busters.”

Alexandria Bens, president of the Pan-African Club at Fresno City College, said the conference really encouraged her to “mobilize” in support of this cause.

“Our life in the near future, if we don’t fight, we won’t have an opportunity for a life,” Bens said.

During a month of fundraising, Fresno State’s March Match Up campaign raised more than what organizers were hoping for – $150,044.

The fundraising campaign mission was to raise money for the Student Cupboard, a food and hygiene pantry for Fresno State students. The initial goal was to reach $100,000, but the campaign exceeded that by $50,044. Last year, the campaign raised $184,475.

As Mary Castro shared the amount raised, student helpers held up individual cards that revealed the total.

Castro said she has made it one of her priorities as the wife of University President Dr. Joseph Castro to help combat student hunger.

According to the university, more than 40 percent of students on campus face food insecurity.

“We can’t stop fighting for our students. They’re showing up every day and trying to do their best,” she said.

During the reveal last Friday, a student shared how the Student Cupboard played a role in how he will be able to graduate in May. Sociology major Reginald Colbert transferred to Fresno State last spring.

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donations were made during the 2018 March Match Up campaign When he arrived he ran into a problem – his financial aid was delayed two months.

With the help of Jessica Medina, coordinator of the Food Security Project, and other staff, Colbert was able to use the cupboard and other resources on campus until he got back on his feet.

Medina even assisted in helping Colbert stay in the dorms for seven days for free through residential services.

“It’s kind of hard to swallow your pride.

They make it feel good. They make everyone feel welcome,” Colbert said.

The fundraising campaign ran for the entire month of March with donations varying from $10 to $25,000.

According to a university news release, there were 286 donors, including Moss Adams LLP, Fagundes Dairy and The Wonderful Company Foundation.

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WATER POLO

Bulldogs win match against Concordia

By William Ramirez @willoveslakers2

On a day where the seniors of the Fresno State water polo team were honored, it was a freshman leading the charge offensively in the Bulldogs’ 14-7 victory over Concordia University.

Callie Woodruff, utility, led the team with four goals in the ‘Dogs’ final home game, and she found them every which way.

When her teammates found her on the break, she capitalized.

Woodruff also found the top right corner of the net on her one penalty shot.

Junior Isabella Magno was not too far behind in the scoring department, with three goals of her own. Magno used her sec-

We had a lot of girls score multiple goals, and had a really good team performance.

— Callie Woodruff, Water polo utility

ond score to show off her range, firing a rocket into the top right corner.

Magno said the confidence her teammates have in her helps

her have confidence to take the shots.

“Seeing [Woodruff and Magno] shine is why they signed up to play here. It’s because they wanted to be in that position to contribute to the team and help the team win, and they’re doing that,” said head coach Natalie Benson. “I’m so proud of them.”

The Bulldogs had plenty of opportunities at the net, outshooting their opponents by five points. The ‘Dogs were also more accurate with their attempts, making 43 percent of their attempts.

In total, eight Bulldog players found the net.

“We had a lot of girls score multiple goals and had a really good team performance,” Woodruff said.

The Eagles only saw 25 per-

cent of their shots go in, courtesy of a sturdy Bulldogs defense.

The Eagles saw a number of their shots hit the post and eight of their shots denied by goalie Hannah Duggins.

The ‘Dogs were quicker than the Eagles and had their way on the counter attacks. But while the Bulldogs were efficient on offense, they struggled when having a power-play advantage.

The Bulldogs were 3-for-9 on power-play opportunities. Benson attributed their struggles to the Eagles’ unorthodox defense.

The ‘Dogs’ dominated for most of the game, but Benson remained dissatisfied with how the team came out of the halftime break. The ‘Dogs came into the third quarter with an 11-3 lead, but gave up two quick goals to start the second half.

“I told them we need to treat this like the game’s just starting, it’s tied, or we’re up by one, or we’re down by one. That was the one thing I was a little disappointed with,” Benson said.

The ‘Dogs struggled to find their rhythm the rest of the half, but were able to hold on to their lead and win the game.

After the game, Benson took some time to reflect on the support from the Fresno community during the team’s inaugural season.

“The community has been awesome,” Benson said. “Having the support of not only the Fresno community, but also our school community and having everybody here has been awesome.”

COLUMN

Bulldog defense to continue at top of Mountain West

By Nugesse Ghebrendrias @nugebear13

The news broke early in the morning on Feb. 22. My colleague at The Collegian, William Ramirez, motioned toward his computer in class. I shifted my attention to the screen and read the headline.

Fresno State football’s defensive coordinator Orlondo Steinauer was departing back to his former team in Canada – the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

On one hand, I had suspected it. Yet on the other, I was confused.

I recalled a conversation I had with Steinauer after practice one day during the season. He mo-

COMMENT: to comment on this story visit our website collegian.csufresno.edu tioned to a smooth, undisturbed patch of grass and explained to me that above all, being a teacher and a leader was the aspect that can turn a program around, and I believed him.

With his enthusiasm and conviction, I bought in.

Well, his methods proved their worth. Fresno State, with head football coach Jeff Tedford at the helm, won 10 games and boasted one of the best defenses in the Mountain West Conference. They were ranked 15th in the country in total defense by

CBSSports.com and were ranked 11th in the country in rushing yards allowed at 113.4 yards per game.

I was shocked at the progress the team made. From a single win the year prior, the Bulldogs completely turned the program around.

Tedford and his team looked only to strengthen their squad for year two until Steinauer’s departure in late February caused somewhat of a stir.

I was worried. I thought that without Steinauer, this defense might take a step back. Along with players departing from the defense like Robert Stanley, losing Steinauer was a blow.

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When news broke that former linebacker coach Bert Watts was taking over, I felt comfortable. our defense. I traveled to San Jose State, and I saw that group punch the Spartans in the mouth on every play. That was who they were throughout the season.

They even held the Boise State Broncos to 17 points, twice. They had the best offense in the conference.

When news broke that former linebacker coach Bert Watts was taking over, I felt comfortable.

He knows the system. He has the pedigree – he was a defensive coordinator at UC Davis and, most importantly, his linebacker group was sensational all season.

I had the opportunity to chat with Watts after their spring scrimmage on Saturday, and he talked about his energy and building off the foundation that was set the year prior. I give Tedford credit for giving Watts a chance. He’s already been a great fit for Fresno State.

“I’m always going to be a coach that brings a lot of energy to the group and makes sure that I’m challenging myself every day to get the guys going and excited about what we’re doing to make every day a valuable day,” Watts said after the scrimmage.

Watts left an opening at the linebackers coach spot, but luck-

ily for the Bulldogs, Tedford was able to lean on his connections and hire Kenwick Thompson.

Thompson formerly served as the linebackers coach at Cal with Tedford for six years plus, he was their recruiting coordinator.

However, recently, Thompson held the position of defensive coordinator for the San Jose State Spartans and the East Carolina Pirates.

Like Watts, Thompson’s energy and knowledge will bring a fresh perspective to one of the MWC’s best linebacking corps.

Jeffrey Allison, James Bailey and George Helmuth headline the group.

In a news release, Tedford said the addition would have a positive effect.

“I worked with Kenwick for a long time at Cal, and his knowledge of the game is excellent,” Tedford said. “And there’s a lot of similarities with some of our schemes with coach Watts, which helps them be familiar with each other in that way. It was a really good fit. A good opportunity to bring in a great person who I trust and has a lot of knowledge and is a great mentor to the student-athletes.”

Tedford’s ringing endorsement says it all.

The Bulldogs also gained a 10th coaching assistant spot this season from the NCAA, promoting former quality-control specialist Lucas Gingold. He will assume the role of on-field assistant coach and focus on recruiting and other areas.

Heading into the summer, the Bulldogs can now put their search behind them and focus on reclaiming the MWC.

SPORTS

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MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2018

SOFTBALL

Bulldogs sweep Utah State

Senior Savannah McHellon hits against Utah State at the Margie Wright Diamond on April 8, 2018. The ‘Dogs won 15-1.

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resno State’s softball team swept a three-game series April 6-8, defeating the Utah State Aggies at home and taking the second spot in the Mountain West Conference.

“Winning this series was huge because now we’re second in the Mountain West...I’m really excited, especially playing San Jose State this coming weekend,” pitcher Danielle East said. “[My success] comes from taking it batter-by-batter and inning-by-inning. That’s really worked to my advantage.”

The starting time during the first game Friday afternoon was moved up to 2:30 p.m. due to possible rain. The Bulldogs started the game with East in the pitching circle. During the first two innings, neither team had success against the starting pitchers.

MEN’S BASKETBALL from Page 1 Hutson also spent time as associate head coach at UNLV (2011-2013) and as an assistant coach at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (2006).

His recruitment success is nationally-renowned. In a 2013 coaches’ poll conducted by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, Hutson was named the eighth best recruiting assistant in the country. He has helped land former and current Aztec stars such as Kawhi Leonard, Jamaal Franklin and Malik Pope.

Hutson is also known as a defensive coach. The Aztecs were nationally ranked

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It wasn’t until the bottom of the third when Fresno State scored two runs thanks to Vanessa Hernandez, who doubled and drove in Rachel Minogue, and Schuylar Broussard then singled to left field to bring in Hernandez.

East continued pitching, striking out two more Aggies in the fifth, but she allowed one run during the sixth.

The Bulldogs scored three in the the fifth, and once in the sixth to take a 6-1 lead. Fresno State took the first game of the series by that score. East, only allowed five hits, one run and struck out 10 in seven innings.

Game 2 on Saturday started with Tiffany Kennedy-Cummings in the pitching circle.

Kennedy-Cummings struggled in the first inning, allowing three runs.

She was able to regain control and get out of the first, but in the third, head coach Linda Garza took her out and brought in Samantha Mejia to finish the inning without allowing any runs.

The Bulldogs’ offense chipped away at the Aggies’ defense by getting one run in the first and another in the second. Fresno State tied the game in the fifth inning thanks to a triple by Kaitlyn Jennings, who managed to get home on a throwing error.

Mejia only allowed one hit, no runs and struck out six in five innings. The Bulldogs took the lead in the sixth inning when Dominique Jackson hit a pop-fly to center that brought in Hernandez from third.

The Bulldogs took a tough Game 2 in the series with a score of 4-3 and were set up to sweep with Sunday’s game.

In the last game of the series, Garza decided to start East after a one-day rest, and much like her first outing, she had an outstanding performance. East wouldn’t be the game’s biggest weapon however. That would be the Bulldogs’ offense.

The offense took charge early in the game by scoring eight runs in the first inning and then six more in the second. Some of the biggest performers on offense were

Miranda Rohleder, who scored three times in, and Hayleigh Galvan, who scored twice with one being a solo home run.

East pitched three innings, allowing only two hits and striking out seven. She was replaced in the fourth by Savannah Berkowitz. Even though Berkowitz allowed one run in the fourth, she managed to finish the game with the lead.

Fresno State scored one more in the fourth, adding to the lead and a final score of 15-1. The Bulldogs now have seven wins in a row and have good momentum going into next week’s roadtrip to first-place San Jose State.

“I feel like all weekend we found ways to get the hits when we needed to, and today we capitalized on some mistakes that they made, and we were able to put runs on the board,” Garza said. “I think our pitching performances are allowing us to stay competitive and allowing our offense to put runs on the board.”

in the top 15 in both scoring defense and field-goal percentage defense in his first four seasons of his second stint with the team.

That is something he hopes to build on with the ‘Dogs.

“I promised Dr. Castro and Mr. Robertello that they wouldn’t be disappointed in our attitude and our effort,” Hutson said at the news conference. “We are going to play great defense. We are going to play a fast style on offense that utilizes the three-point line in transition. I want to make sure we are playing an exciting style of basketball.”

Along with that new style of basketball, Hutson said he is also looking to increase attendance at the Save Mart Center games.

“It’s going to start with me,” Hutson said. “People are going to want to touch me, so I want to get out in the community. Not

just Fresno, but Hanford, Visalia, Bakersfield, Corcoran. I have to get out there.”

He added that it was time to “get the old Red Wave back” and that new fans needed to be brought to the game – and that it all starts with him. Robertello said that Hutson’s roots in the central San Joaquin Valley will help with that.

“After a search that yielded an abundant amount of talent and wish to lead our men’s basketball team, one person stands out among them and that is Hutson,” Castro said. “Today is the beginning of a new and very exciting era for men’s basketball at Fresno State.”

Robertello thanked everyone involved in the national search for Fresno State’s 19th men’s basketball coach.

“When we started this process, we were looking for some very strong attributes.

Basically, we wanted to find the best coach we could find and someone that could recruit at a high level,” Robertello said. “But we also wanted to find that individual that first and foremost would take care of our student-athletes – academically, socially, athletically – that was a big part of it.”

Robertello said Hutson has those qualities and then some. He said the department wanted someone who came from a high-level program and someone who had won at a high-level and knew how to win in the Mountain West. That was Hutson.

“Having the opportunity to come home and be the next head coach of the school I dreamed about is very special for me. I want to thank President Castro and Steve Robertello for trusting me with this program,” Hutson said. “I am ready to get to work and lead this team.”