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Fresno State’s Facelift

Multiple construction projects update campus

By Brianna Vaccari The Collegian

Work on the North Gym didn’t end there. Wilson said facilities management continued to make improvements to the North Gym area throughout summer.

Some of those improvements include a new outdoor plaza that Wilson said will undergo landscaping in the next 30 to 40 days, a concrete walkway, and a handicap ramp built to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standards.

This year’s enrollment and the large number of international students breaks the negative trend budget cuts inflicted on Fresno State in previous years, administrators said.

“This is the first time I’ve been positive and optimistic in the last four years where we’ve been cutting, and cutting and cutting,” said Bernie Vinovrski, the associate vice president for enrollment services.

Vinovrski attributed this step forward to Gov. Jerry Brown and California Legislature passing a budget on time, as well as to taxpayers for passing Proposition 30.

“I finally see a light at the end of the tunnel, and it’s not a train coming at us,” Vinovrski said.

Although the fall 2013 semester does have record high enrollment numbers, Vinovrski said those numbers are only a one percent increase from last year and met the university’s target goal. Overall enrollment increased by fewer than 200 students.

Although the freshman class is the biggest it’s ever been, it only increased by a little more than 150.

The category of students that saw the most growth this year was transfers. Fresno State did not admit transfers in January of 2013, which left the number of transfer students low. This year, Vinovrski said there are more than 400 new transfer students.

Overall Fresno State did admit more students this year, but they also turned away thousands of students.

There were more than 3,000 eligible first-time freshmen who were denied

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By Rachel Taylor The Collegian As the majority of students, faculty and staff disappeared from campus in May for summer, several major construction and renovation projects revved up at Fresno State.

The Meyers Sports Medicine Facility The Meyers Spor ts Medicine Facility, which is located between the Duncan Building and the Ricchiuti Academic Center, was among those projects.

“This is probably the biggest project that got completed this summer,” Gary Wilson, senior director of facilities management, said.

The 10,726 square-foot building, which had a total project cost of $6.7 million, was entirely funded by donors, with the largest donator being the Meyers family.

The facility, which will provide athletic training and rehabilitation services to all student athletes, will house first-class rehabilitation equipment, hydrotherapy pools, workout pools, a student-athlete lounge and offices for all employees that work in the athletic training area.

“It’s going to help tremendously with our student athletes and rehabilitation,” John Kriebs, associate athletics director for Facilities Operations, said.

“It’s also going to be the anchor for our student-athlete village, because it’s

Enrollment totals trend up, VP says

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Construction workers near the completion of the Meyer Family Sports Medicine Center located near Bulldog Stadium.

going to sit there right by the weight room, right by our academic center and where our computer lab is so everything can be almost a one-stop shop the for student athletes.”

Director of Athletics Thomas Boeh said he could not be more grateful to Fresno State alumnus Marvin Meyers and his family for their donation.

“It’s an honor for us to have his family’s name on one of our buildings,” Boeh said. “He is such an extraordinary individual, and he’s given so much back to the community.”

Wilson said the facility will be ready for occupancy no later than Labor Day weekend.

North Gym Another project completed near the beginning of summer was the transformation of the old aquatic center in North Gym 118 into a 500-seat multipurpose assembly room that students and faculty can reserve for seminars, conferences or any other needs they may have.

Student federal loan rates stabilize after brief spike

By Careen Wong The Collegian Students at Fresno State carrying the weight of heavy loans and financial aid received positive news this summer when Congress passed legislation keeping loan rates low.

These changes primarily impact students who are just entering college.

Student loan interest rates doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.89 percent, when Congress failed to reach an agreement to maintain the previous rate by the July 1 due date.

To curb this increase, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013 was signed into law

by President Barack Obama on Aug. 8, lowering the rates to 3.9 percent. The new bill also places a cap on interest rates, ensuring maximum rates of 8.25 percent for undergraduates and a 9.5 rate for graduates.

This has come as a relief for many students and also for the Financial Aid Department Director Bernie Ogden.

“I personally was very happy when this bill came out, lowering the interest rate,” Ogden said.

“Would I have liked it to be better? Yes, I would. I would like it to stay at 3.4.”

Ogden said that with the shaky economy

around the country hurting budgets, “to get 3.9 was probably a good concession for our concern.”

The student loan interest rate is tied to the Treasury bill rates, so future interest rates may differ. Treasury bill rates are adjusted quarterly, but Ogden said the rates do not have drastic fluctuations. The student loan rate will only change on a yearly basis. Students do not have to worry about changes while they are in school.

Even if the government did not pass the new bill, students would still be taking loans but shoulder a higher interest rate.

“I don’t think having it tied to the [Treasury bill rates] will have a dramatic effect because, bottom line, even if the loan rates were at 6.8 and students needed the money to get the education, they would still take the loan,” he said. “So the fact that they do not have to pay 6.8 but they’re paying 3.4, it’s better for them.”

Sophomore Karina Cooke was one of the many students lining up at the financial aid office in hopes to get a loan. “That’s really cool,” Cooke said about the lowered interest rate. “That’s really good because a lot of us, when we graduate, are going to have a hard time paying for it.”

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Arming the mind with reality Utilizing logic, refusing fallacy and discovering the truth in every message

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ne of my greatest frustrations in life is the astounding lack of autonomy in society.

For a country of citizens who toast to individuality, we seem to heavily depend on government intervention in almost everything- roads, postal service, public education, food and health regulations, building permits, police forces, and printing money, just to name a few.

People say things like: “That’s just the way it is” and “I would rather not think about it” all the time, sometimes in the same breath.

And how can one blame CHELSEY them when political CRUMRINE speeches contain nothing other than false hope and large vocabulary?

The information is far too complicated for us to understand anyway; it’s best to just give it to the big guys we voted for.

Well, I have some bad news for those who choose to outsource information to the government: there is evidence that a method of public manipulation is the encouragement of ignorance in a population.

It seems unlikely that ignorance would even be a political issue, since information is more easily available to the general population than it has ever been.

The brand name Google even plays a secondary role as a verb because search engines are used so frequently to answer everyday questions, hence the term, “Google it”.

It’s baffling that so many people are deterred from learning about important information in a time of incredibly accessible knowledge.

Before we analyze the causes and implications of motivated ignorance, I would like to touch on the beauty of logic.

Logic, as its name suggests, is a rational tool

of computation that the human mind uses to to the objects around it. develop its conceptual reality.

Ayn Rand once said, “To maintain contradicOur brains function more efficiently when tion is to abdicate one’s mind and evict one’s self we are able to connect point A and point B in a from the realm of reality” (The Lexicon, location straight, unobstructed line.

5348 of 10692).

Philosophy says we come to conclusions by Abstaining from making decisions is just as the means of premises, the building blocks of an bad as accepting ones that you know are wrong. argument, and we use multiple premises to come There is a correlation between value and the to a conclusion. amount of psychological investment placed in a But, if the premises are fallacious, then the specific thing. logical nature of the statement is irrelevant.

You or someone you know may have experiOne example of such an argument would be: enced a relationship where this is true. all things drop when there “We’ve been together for is nothing to support them; so long” and “I can’t imagine all things drop when they life without them” are only are unsupported because we two examples of why some top justifying Caltrans expect them to; therefore, choose to stay in relationwhen you see three all things drop because we ships that no longer satisfy men doing a one-man job, expect them to. their needs or make them In reality, we know that happy. just because that’s the way all things drop because of This mentality is often it’s always been.” g ravity, not because we adapted in extremely abusive expect them to, but think of relationships, no matter the the arguments used before nature of the abuse. an apple fell on Newton’s Even though they may head. have a list of reasons for God was the only explabreaking up and moving on, nation for the unknown. they will place that logic aside to avoid psychoEven today, concepts like the soul, morals, logical discomfort, forcing themselves to comand faith are justified through mystical means, pensate their happiness so that they can live othunperceived and immeasurable by bodily senses. erwise blissfully.

Why? Similar trends can be seen when observing Why do I care about logic? Because logic is the nature of the government-citizen relationhow we progressively utilize knowledge to under- ship. stand reality.

Authors Steven Shepherd and Aaron C. Kay First, we see things and apply meaning to studied the relationship between complex inforthem (bottle, mom, dad, etc.). mation, government dependence, and avoidance Eventually, these meanings extend beyond of unfamiliar topics. our first understandings, and the word table sudThey found that when their subjects were denly covers a variety of tables (coffee table, din- given complex information on topics such as ing table, etc.). energy sources or the economy, they were more Thus, we sacrifice reality if the fundamen- likely to be discouraged from learning more tal building blocks of our perceptual reality are about the topic and to outsource the information based on falsehoods. to the government.

It is not God who makes things fall, it is the This was not true for the subjects who gravitational pull of our planet’s center of mass received information about the same topics put

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Several staffers agreed that One Direction is lame because, "All their songs were done by The Backstreet Boys in the 90's."

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Because no one should care, 'cause it's a human baby that is healthy and lacking in super powers... much like 'The Royal Baby'

Thursday's game is going to be televised on national TV (ESPN) and its the first showing of the season for the Bulldogs -enough said.

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in simple terms, who felt that they had a sufficient understanding of what they read.

This creates a relationship where the citizen depends on the government more, and in turn, will avoid behaviors that go against their faith in the government.

Wouldn’t a government that wanted their citizens informed make it as easy as possible to spread valuable knowledge, instead of changing history in textbooks and making grandiose speeches? And when they don’t, when will more people be more interested in truth than in comfort?

Our ignorance is being extorted for power.

The less we know about what is going on, the moRe opportunities for control we give to those in office.

You want change? Start collecting mental ammunition. Empower yourself with verified information.

Don’t ignore contradictory information about the government making mistakes, because the government does not always know what is best.

Stop justifying Caltrans when you see three men doing a one-man job, just because that’s the way it’s always been; don’t ignore serious questions about genetically modified food because you don't know what GMOs are; instead of worrying over grades, question the reason behind making children learn more information than their brains are capable of handling and putting them through the unnecessary stress of a classroom.

Is this where you wish to see the human species go? Are we evolving from mindful to mindless?

I beg you to not let this be true, but, more importantly, to put a little more faith in your ability to perceive and think.

Don’t wait until the next election and cross your fingers or just give up your right as an individual to understand the world.

Start being human and distinguish fact from fiction to rationalize reality, not to hide behind avoided answers. It’s what humans do.

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ENROLLMENT: International student total a record CONTINUED from page 1 admission simply because there was no space for them at Fresno State, Vinovrski said.

These students were outside the university’s primary service area that covers five counties: Fresno, Madera, Kings, Kern and Tulare.

“Our primary obligation is to our current students,” Vinovrski said.

“There has been an intense effort to manage enrollment as closely on target as possible.”

If Fresno State surpasses its target enrollment, there are steep financial consequences from the CSU Chancellor’s office, Vinovrski said.

The university loses money when it brings in too many students, and classes are harder to obtain for students.

Because enrollment numbers only increased by one percent, Vinovrski said there will be the same number of courses offered as last year.

Vinovrski said more people that were accepted to Fresno State chose to attend, meaning Fresno State’s popularity is growing. This is especially evident with international students.

This year there are more than 500 degree-seeking international students from 40 different countries, said Paul Hofmann, the assistant vice president for international affairs. That is a 33 percent increase from last year.

“T hat is attributable to Dr. Hofmann and his recruitment initiatives and partnerships he forged. It’s wonderful news,” Vinovrski said.

Paul Yunouye, a faculty advisor for the International Student Services and Programs Office, said part of the recruitment effort included deans and faculty members going abroad to develop relations with different universities. He also said the International Affairs office pushed to be a part of more education fairs and worked with agents to get Fresno State’s name out to those who didn’t know about the university.

“It’s an exciting time of growth for the program,” Hofmann said.

International students come for programs that are popular among domestic students like business,

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Menchaca outlines ASI’s goals for 2013 Student government aims to tackle student involvement This Week:

By Megan Rupe The Collegian

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Fresno State saw an increase in its enrollment this year: a record number of firsttime freshmen, international students and junior-college transfers began courses this week. This year’s enrollment total is estimated at 22,710 students.

computer science and engineering, Yunouye said. Most international students come from India, but the number of Chinese and Saudi Arabian students is rapidly catching up.

A lot of international students begin their education by studying exclusively in the American English Institute (AEI) before seeking a degree.

Yunouye said one of the biggest challenges is getting international and domestic students to interact.

“I try to find opportunities and develop programs and initiatives to help. You can bring students here, but unless you have great interaction and learning there’s no ‘internationalization,’” he said. “We’ve made a lot of effort in getting students to this campus. Research has showed it’s not enough bring them here, we need to really support them with services that will keep them here.”

One organization that attracts a lot of international students is the International Student Association.

Makoto Saito, the group’s president, said it’s a way for international students to make friends.

Saito, an international student from Japan, attended a college in Japan that had a strong international transfer pro-

gram, especially with Fresno State. He came to Fresno State in 2012 to study business and minor in Chinese.

“I didn’t expect there to be so many international students here so I was surprised,” he said.

Saito first heard about the International Student Association from his AEI program leader. He knew he wanted to be more involved on campus and decided to join. He soon became a committee member and helped at events. He found he was good at organizing social activities and soon became president of the organization.

Although Saito had no trouble making friends, he said many international students have concerns about interacting socially.

“Many international students speak different languages, and it’s hard to get used to things here. They left their friends and family. This is a good opportunity to make friends if you don’t know other people,” he said.

Hofmann’s recruitment efforts tie in with the university’s motto: “Discovery. Diversity. Distinction.”

“I’m exceptionally gratified because this is another form of diversity—geographic, cultural diversity from international people,” Vinovrski said.

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After a summer of listening to the concerns and needs of the student body, Associated Students, Inc. President Moses Menchaca said he plans to enhance every student’s college experience.

“I say, ‘listen as much as you can, question as much as you can, and then do as much as you can,’” Menchaca said.

Entering his first semester as presiMoses Menchaca dent, Menchaca said he’s not exactly sure what this year will look like, but it’s about being flexible in these first few months.

“I think President [Joseph] Castro said it best today [at the fall assembly on Aug. 19]; a lot of time presidents come in and want to change things without ever listening to the foundation that was laid before, and that’s kind of where we’re at right now,” Menchaca said. “We do have our programs in place, and I do have a theme in mind with collaboration. But as far as trying to get program A, B, C, D in the works, it may be better just to listen and kind of see what are the important needs, and how can I help out just being a voice for students?”

Menchaca said he also hopes to get organizations like the Fresno State Alumni Association and the University Student Union Board of Directors involved in working together on events that encourage school pride and motivate more students to get involved. He said ASI is already collaborating with a few organizations on plans for a bigger and better homecoming week.

“At our last meeting we had the president of Panhellenic [Association] there, we had the director of the USU Board and the USU Productions. We also had faculty and administration; the Alumni Association has been pivotal,” Menchaca said. “Really just bringing everybody to the table and saying we’re all here for the same goal, to improve and enhance student experience at Fresno State, and how we can all play into that goal.”

Planning to take his theme of collaboration to the greater Central Valley, Menchaca said Fresno State hopes to host representatives from California State University, Bakersfield and California State University, Stanislaus to listen and exchange ideas.

Menchaca said he hopes this col-

ASI will hold its first meeting of the semester on Aug. 28 at 4 p.m. in the University Student Union, Room 314.

laboration will help student leaders better understand the issues facing the Central Valley.

“Every president might have their own goals, but it’s important to listen to the goals of the senators and the rest of the executives and figure out what areas can we make the biggest impact, and how can we work as a team in order to get that objective done,” Menchaca said.

This summer Menchaca served as a member of the transition committee selected to help Castro learn more about Fresno State’s student needs.

As part of the team, Menchaca said he was able to talk to Castro about some of the issues student representatives have shared with him.

“I get to go to one meeting and talk about graduation rates, go to another meeting and talk about advising and student success, and then go to another meeting and talk about athletics,” Menchaca said. “Just making sure that there’s representation and the voice of students is being heard and student concerns are at the table is what I’m passionate about for this [school] year, not just this semester.”

Menchaca said Castro shares this interest in communication and collaboration, and the president already linked arms with ASI in hopes of making student success a priority, which is something Menchaca said is exciting.

“His first day on the job we had lunch, and he came up to the ASI office, something that we haven’t seen in over the past five years,” Menchaca said. “Him acknowledging ASI and student leadership at his staff assembly, he has shown that he is ready to help out and engage with students, and it is something that as a student leader is definitely inspiring.”

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Bringing home the Garlic Fresno State chefs win first Garlic Bowl at Gilroy Garlic Festival

By Erica Heinisch The Collegian

Victory was achieved for Fresno State at this year’s annual Gilroy Garlic Festival on July 26. Fresno State’s University Dining Services Executive Chef Erik Debaude and Sous Chef Bryan Kramer won the first Gilroy Garlic Festival Garlic Bowl, defeating executive chefs from San Jose State and UC Berkeley.

Debaude and Kramer entered the Garlic Bowl, a one-hour cook-off where they created two dishes within the time period.

Each dish demanded a specific ingredient: garlic.

Together they practiced the two dishes in the one-hour period three times beforehand. Debaude said they were talking about what they were going to make back in February.

“I felt confident and 110 percent about the dishes we made,” Debaude said. “But under different judges, you never know what are their preference. Meaning that I felt confident that the dishes we made were strong, but you never know. This is food.

What I like, you may not like.”

Together they made two dishes: “Fresno State corn and St. André stuffed crêpes with tarragon and lavender garlic cream sauce” and “seared duck breast with red currant sauce, garlic purple mash potatoes

with beet croustillant, stuffed fig with chive and garlic goat cheese.”

Debaude and Kramer won a $5,000 scholarship, a garlic bulb trophy that will be displayed in the residence dining hall and a set of pots and pans.

Originally from Paris, Debaude said he was constantly around the aromas of cooking since he lived above his parents’ restaurant. He attended Jean Ferrandi Culinary School and completed a culinary internship at a fine dining restaurant in Paris.

Debaude said he later moved to Florida with his parents to open a restaurant where he worked various culinary jobs. In 2009, he moved to Fresno with his wife where he landed his job as the executive chef for Fresno State. “[It’s] sort of complicated because I work for both Save Mart Center and I oversee Fresno State operations, food-wise,” Debaude said. “Meaning that, on campus, we have the dining hall where we feed all the students. We have the catering department where we feed any catering events that we have on campus. And then I oversee the Save Mart Center where we feed all the special events from concerts to all the stars.”

Kramer, who graduated from Fresno State in 1997 with a degree in food and nutritional sciences, began his job in the culinary world as a dish washer in a pizzeria

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As they say in Greece, ‘Opa!’

Fresno Greek Festival draws estimated 24,000 attendees

By Rachel Taylor The Collegian

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Fresno State Executive Chef Erik Debaude [right] and Sous Chef Bryan Kramer [left] in their Fresno State gear.

during high school in Fresno. Over time, he worked his way to head cook in the pizzeria.

After graduating at Fresno State, he worked in food services at Fresno State and later was offered the sous chef position, which oversees the catering department.

The chefs also incorporated their dishes with Fresno State corn and olive oil, from the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market, both produced by students.

Debaude felt it important to incorporate Fresno State’s products to show what the college and Central Valley has to offer in agriculture.

“I think that, you know, people are not aware that

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we [Fresno State] have a culinary program,” Debaude said. “We have a farmers market, we grow our own produce, we grow our own tomatoes, we make our own ice cream and we butcher our own meat. It’s a lot of things that I think people don’t know about what Fresno State has to offer.

“And that’s what we are trying to utilize too in the dining hall too, is use all the fresh produce from the farmers market.”

Debaude added that his main goal soon is to talk to farmers at Fresno State and see what ingredients they will be able to use next year for the Gilroy Garlic Festival.

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The Fresno Greek Festival returned to St. George Greek Orthodox Church for its 53rd year on Aug. 23-25 and welcomed thousands of people from the Fresno Greek community and neighboring Valley cities for three days of Grecian-inspired food, fun and festivities.

Chairman Peter Vallis, who began organizing the event five years ago, said an estimated 24,000 people packed the festival’s grounds this year. Last year, Vallis said the event drew about 22,000 attendees.

The festival, which Vallis said began as a small bake sale to raise money for the newly-constructed church in 1954, has transformed into a massive event in recent years.

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For the past three years, the Fresno State Viticulture Club has attended the event to pour wine at Vallis’s request. In addition to his duties as chairman, Vallis is also the Executive Director of the San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association and represents all the grapes and wine from Bakersfield, Calif. to Stockton, Calif.

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A plethora of booths from the festival sold Greek items, from jewelry to vases.

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The Fresno State Viticulture Club has volunteered the past three years to pour wine at the Fresno Greek Fest.

thought it would be a great idea for them [the Viticulture Club] to learn about wines that they’re not going to find in Fresno, or experience through Fresno State, just because Greek wines are not sold very often,” Vallis said.

Daniel Price, a member of the Fresno State Viticulture Club, said this was his third year helping out at the festival and his second time pouring wine.

“This is really the only venue we have to pour authentic Greek wine,” Price said. “We’re broadening our horizons as wine makers and wine growers as well as helping the community broaden their horizons.

“Not many people have the opportunity to even drink these wines let alone pour them or explain them to other people, which is the best part of it.

Price said the festival is a great opportunity for Fresno State students to learn about the Greek culture, have fun, drink Greek wine—if they are of age—and support local ventures.

“If you aren’t knowledgeable, or you don’t know anything about the Greek culture, it’s a good way to learn what they’re about,” Price said. “But also the food—the food is awesome.”

Price said his favorite food at the festival is Greek feta cheese, which he recommended people try with a piece

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of pita bread or fries.

Erin Palumbo, the sergeant-at-arms of the Viticulture Club, said the best part of the festival is interacting with all the different people who visit the wine stand.

“You meet a lot of interesting people pouring, especially when the night gets later on,” Palumbo laughed.

This was Palumbo’s second year at the Greek Festival pouring wine. All of the wine featured at the festival is authentic Greek wine imported straight from Greece.

Rachel Noia, a senior at Fresno State, said the Greek food was what excited her most about the festival.

“I went to Greece this summer, and I didn’t realize all the food was going to be here [at the festival], so I’m like, ‘Oh my God, Greek food,’ and I’ve been freaking out about wanting everything,” Noia said.

At the festival’s shopping booths, patrons can find a plethora of traditional Greek items along with some non-traditional items such as flower vases, jewelry, purses, T-shirts and even some sports memorabilia.

Sophia Argiris—who traveled from San Jose, Calif. to work at Elaine’s Little “Gems,” a booth that sells a wide variety of items including handcrafted jewelry, candles and lotions—said one of

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the most popular items sold at the booth is their “to máti” bracelet. The bracelet features a small bead that looks like a human eye.

In Greek, “to máti” means “the eye,” which refers to the evil eye, a talisman of bad luck in many cultures.

“It’s a superstition that a lot of Greek elders believe in,” Argiris said. “One of the key points to it is that if someone with brown eyes gives you a compliment, they could be cursing you forever, so wearing that bracelet can protect you.”

The church also began selling items at its own booth, Yiayia’s Attic, three years ago. All of the money made at the booth goes back to the parish.

“We call it Yiayia’s Attic because “yiayia” in Greek means “grandmother,” and so our theme is like what you would find in your attic in your home,” Cindi Boukidis, a worker at the booth and member of the church, said.

Every item sold at the booth is donated or made by the church’s parishioners.

“One person’s junk is another person’s treasure,” Boukidis said. “It’s amazing what we sell.

“The entire festival money offsets our operating expenses for the church— it’s probably about 50 percent of our annual budget.”

Vallis said the money earned at the festival also helps support several nonprofit organizations the church is involved with throughout the year across the east-central Fresno area.

Visitors of the festival were also encouraged to take a self-guided iconography tour inside the church, which features intricate paintings of several well-known Christian prophets and saints.

“As people have come, they keep coming,” Vallis said. “It’s always had a cult following, it just used to be a smaller cult.

“Maybe by the 63rd Greek Fest we will have gone out all around the block as opposed to just the five-and-a-half acres we have here.”

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Junior Janelle Chao had the same opinion. “It saves them a little bit more money and gives them a little more time to figure out how to use their money if they’re going beyond their bachelor’s [degree],” she said.

Despite the good news, Ogden advises students to be more aware of the interest rates. He feels that students do not look far enough into the future to be aware of the repercussions of taking on too much loans.

“I don’t think they think enough about what the interest rate is because they don’t have to make payments,” Ogden said. “Unfortunately, sometimes we live in the ‘now’ and we don’t think of the future.”

Ogden said that the loans are there to help students complete their higher education and are a great investment in them and their future. However, he also advises students to be prudent and to only take the amount necessary.

“Take what you need, and learn to live with just what you need,” he said. “That’s always been my advice. No matter what the interest rate is, or how the interest rate is calculated, take what you need.

Don’t take everything that’s offered.”

Another result of the new bill is the 150 percent limit on students’ education length, Ogden said. For example, Fresno State is a four year institution. With this limit, students are allowed to receive six years of loans. So, students are ultimately given six years to complete a four year education program, Ogden said.

There are students who have been studying for seven or eight years. Ogden feels that this policy motivates students to graduate in a timely manner.

“When you have to start paying it for yourself, it becomes a different response,” he said.

Ogden emphasized that this new policy is not intended to rush students through college. The extra 50 percent is to ensure students are able to fully experience college within reasonable expectations.

“The outcome of the bill and its intent is to encourage students to go through the program and graduate more quickly,” Ogden said. “As students move through the campus in a more rapid manner, then the people coming in won’t have as much trouble graduating. They’ll be able to get their class, and then everything will flow much smoother.”

There is also a new turnaround for traffic near North Gym at the end of Campus Drive.

“This [turnaround] is huge right here,” Wilson said. “This takes care of a lot of the traffic that used to go through here—and all of the parking for the drop-off space—but it also enhances this area.”

The North Gym is also set to get its own convenience store in the near future.

The store was contracted by California State University, Fresno Association, Inc., a recognized, self-supporting auxiliary organization of Fresno State that provides commercial and other support services to campus entities, such as the Kennel Bookstore.

Deborah Adishian-Astone, associate vice president for Auxiliary Operations and Enterprise Development, said the store—which will be called the “Bulldog Bodega”—should be open to students by mid-September.

“There is a need for convenience items near the residence halls and students who walk or bike to campus from neighboring apartments,” Adishian-Astone said. “We have limited retail on the west end of campus and with all of the other modifications being done in and around the North Gym building, it was a great opportunity for us to provide additional services to our students and campus community.

“We plan to be open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. initially to determine traffic patterns and customer demand. Our goal is to capture evening sales so our students do not have to walk off campus.”

The store will offer a wide variety of food and snacks, basic school supplies, beverages and even some household items, Adishian-Astone said.

Wilson said construction work on the interior retail shelving and vending machines for the new convenience store is underway.

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility projects were also completed this summer. Wilson said Facilities Management aims to do one or two ADA projects every

semester and around six every year.

“No matter what projects we do, we always have an ADA project upgrade,” Wilson said.

“Those are always top on our list.”

For example, new restrooms that meet ADA standards were built in the Family and Food Science Building and Engineering West. Both restrooms are open for use now.

The ADA-approved restrooms will feature new grab bars, bigger restroom compartments to accommodate those with wheelchairs and new automatic hand dryers to help keep the area clear from waste.

All of the new buildings on campus are ADA accessible, but not all of the older buildings.

Minor Capital Outlay funding, which includes state-funded projects under $610,000 built to fix deficiencies, offer access, or create new or improved facilities used to pay for ADA projects. But that isn’t the case at the moment.

“With the recent economy in the state of California, we haven’t received any of those dollars, so we’ve just been paying for ADA improvements either through our general fund or deferred maintenance program,” Wilson said.

“It’s an ongoing challenge because the codes continue to change.”

Miscellaneous projects Some smaller projects completed over summer include a new bright red and blue shade structure over the Aquatics Center and a revamp of Fresno State’s campus water tower, which now boasts the new Fresno State logo.

Wilson said the tower was last changed about 15 years ago.

Students might also notice that 136 classrooms on campus were converted to smart classrooms over summer with the combined help of Technology Services, Classroom and Video Services, and Facilities Management.

Upgrades include new HDMI cables, Blu-ray players, top-of-the-line projectors and improved lighting controls.

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“All the audio and video is all in one cable, so it’s easier for the professor,” Mendoza said. “All they have to do is pop in one cable and they’ll get audio and video.”

Right now, Wilson said there are over 50 campus projects underway, so be on the lookout for more hard hats and yellow tape.

“The reason we’re here is to provide the best learning environment we can for these students,” Wilson said. “A lot of times we get frustrated because maybe we don’t have enough funding to do everything, but really, that’s everybody’s goal here.”

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“We’re talking a really talented football team,” DeRuyter said of Rutgers.

“I think it’s indicative last year, they had seven guys drafted in the National Football League. They do a great job in developing and coaching those guys.”

And because of that talent, preparation is important. During the weekend, the Bulldogs honed their situational skills. While they focused on Rutgers on both sides of the ball, they mixed in end-of-game drills and third down

plays. Friday’s and Saturday’s practices were their typical Tuesday practice.

Sunday’s was their typical Wednesday practice.

“We want to look at the tape, see what Rutgers does, put our game plans in and see how we’re going to fit that up,” DeRuyter said.

With the lingering, off-season questions answered, it’s only three more dress rehearsal-like practices before the Bulldogs are ready to play their first game.

“I know the Red Wave will be there and hopefully they bring some friends out there on Thursday night,” DeRuyter said.

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Linebackers Anthony Dickinson (47) and Adam DeCosta (57) stretch with their team before fall camp practice Friday.

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Fresno State opens the season against a Rutgers team running a 4-3 base formation on defense. Three seniors are tabbed to start on the frontlines for the Scarlet Knights.

The most recent tape of the Bulldogs that Rutgers has to study is of their Hawaii Bowl performance

against Southern Methodist – a 43-10 loss in which quarterback Derek Carr was sacked seven times.

“That’s the beauty of football: you get to move on to your next game,” Norcross said.

“If that would’ve happened in the middle of the year, we would’ve moved on to our next game. I realize you’re only as good as your last performance, but this unit as a whole hasn’t had any performances yet.

“We’re a different group right now.

That team was 9-4. Right now we’re 0-0.”

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Brian Burrell, left, and Carl Coleman practice on the field for the upcoming season. Burrell will be the No. 2 quarterback this season behind Derek Carr, while Coleman will make his Bulldog debut this season.

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there’s a lot of maturity on this team and a lot of determination. So I expect us to get better every day and I think it’ll be a terrific final year for our five.”

Fresno State kicked off the season on Saturday with its annual Alumnae Match – a dress rehearsal in which Fresno State examined its different lineups heading into the Bulldog Invitational, running Saturday and Sunday at the Save Mart Center.

The Bulldogs open the season against Rice (5 p.m.) on Saturday and Santa Clara (12 p.m.) and Cal State Northridge (7:30 p.m.) on Sunday.

Fresno State opens Mountain West Conference play on Sept. 26 at home against Utah State.

“We’ve got our videos on the way for a couple of the teams from last year,” Netherby-Sewell said of the upcoming tournament. “One of them we haven’t seen before, so we’re just going to be working on us getting bet-

ter and see what comes at us we’ll deal with. They’re all tough teams, they’ve done well in their conferences and they’re relatively strong nationally. It’s going to be a really tough opening tournament.”

Though the Bulldogs return marquee players that served as the driving force behind their production on offense and attacking, one key position – setter – was left vacated when allconference senior Barbara Alcantara graduated in the spring.

Alcantara led the Mountain West in assists per set (11.2) last season and her performance in games – such as Fresno State’s home stand against Wyoming, when she tabbed a careerhigh 65 assists – proved to be the difference maker for the Bulldogs last season.

Newcomers Cori Ehmen, a juniorcollege transfer from Iowa Western Community College, will start at setter this season and freshman Brooker Legaux is receiving looks at the posi-

tion, as well.

Fresno State proved it could find success going the junior college route.

Alcantara played two years at the College of Southern Idaho before starring for the Bulldogs for her final two years of eligibility.

“Cori has a really fast release,” Netherby-Sewell said. “She’s really talented. She’s working on keeping the hitters in tempo. She wants to perfect that. Once she does that, I think her leadership skills will come out. Right now she’s the starting setter for us and she’s pretty good.”

The Bulldogs enter their second season in the Mountain West and were tabbed to finish sixth in a preseason coaches’ poll.

Fresno State was battling for first place in the conference standings at one point in the middle of the season last year, but lost its last five of seven games and finished with a 19-13 record.

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By Christopher Livingston The Collegian

On a college campus, the end of summer means two things: classes and sports.

For the Fresno State Bulldogs football team, opening night is near. With only three days remaining until its game against Rutgers, focus on the practice field has shifted. It’s not about the fundamentals; instead, it’s about knowing their opponent.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights, based in Piscataway, N.J., will travel 2,914 miles to Bulldog Stadium for the first time to face the Mountain West co-champions. The last time they met was on Sep. 1, 2008, when the Bulldogs traveled to New Jersey and won the season-opening match 24-7.

Now, with Rutgers stepping onto Bulldog Stadium, the 2013 Bulldogs understand the significance of this meeting.

“Anytime you get a chance to have a BCS team come into Bulldog Stadium, our guys know it’s a tremendous challenge,” Fresno State head coach Tim DeRuyter said.

This season, Fresno State and Rutgers have similar backgrounds. Both have sophomore head coaches who posted a 9-4 record in their first year. They both also won their respective conference championships.

The difference lies in the style of play. Fresno State will continue to use the up-tempo spread offense, which arrived with offensive coordinator Dave Schramm last year. This fast-paced style of offense will go against Rutgers’ pro-style, not commonly seen in college football. Last year, Fresno State was ranked 16th in the football bowl subdivision in offense with 477.54 yards per game. Rutgers was ranked 104th with 329.92 yards per game.

Defensively, Rutgers will carry a 4-3 defense that was ranked tenth with 311.62 yards allowed per game. Fresno State, using a 3-4 defense introduced last fall, was 22nd with 338.85 yards allowed per game.

Starting at quarterback for Rutgers is junior Gary Nova. At 6-2, 220 pounds, Nova threw for 2,695 yards with 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions last year in his first season as the No. 1 quarSee RUTGERS, Page 7

Collegian Staff The Fresno State women’s soccer team dropped both of its weekend games against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and the Cal State Fullerton Titans.

On Saturday, the team visited the Gauchos to open the season. Goalie Katie DeVault had five saves and allowed only two goals. Allie Ariniello scored the first goal for the Gauchos in the 29th minute. Madison Buckley scored the second in the 52nd minute. The Bulldogs, made six shots in the game, and the Gauchos had 12 shots.

On Sunday, the Titans gained their first victory over the Bulldogs in a 1-0 contest. Christina Burkenroad scored the only goal of the game in the closing seconds of the first half. The Titans had 19 shots to the Bulldogs’ nine. Senior Morgan Castain led the Bulldogs with four shots.

The Bulldogs will host Santa Clara on Aug. 31 at Bulldog Stadium, where they will try to break the NCAA soccer attendance record.

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Derron Smith, the junior wide receiver, practices his formation as Fresno State continues to prepare for Rutgers.

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The key, Fresno State coach Tim DeRuyter said, was to shuffle the combinations on the offensive line during fall camp practices to find the “best five guys.”

That included moving players left and right along the line – from tackle to guard, and from the edge to the interior – and up and down the depth chart.

Heading into their season opener against Rutgers on Aug. 29 at Bulldog Stadium, a mixand-match fall camp has given way to this current rotation: Senior Austin Wentworth at left tackle, sophomore Alex Fifita at left guard, senior Lars Bramer at center, junior Cody Wichmann at right guard and sophomore Justin Northern at right tackle.

The starting lineup has yet to be solidified, DeRuyter said, though this was the lineup in the first two-deep that was released on Sunday.

The most recent developments, Fifita at guard and Northern at tackle, provide the Bulldogs with a beefier combination with Wentworth, Wichmann and Fifita all above 300 pounds and Northern and Bramer 280-pound range.

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“They’re both competing for that tackle position,” DeRuyter said. “We feel really good with either of them. Inside, Alex gives us a lot more bulk compared to the guys that were in there competing.”

Fifita started at right tackle last season and “he’s done a good job at guard,” offensive line coach Cameron Norcross said, “but I’ll also throw him out at right tackle in the middle of a period and he does a great job.

“Since the middle of camp, he’s really picked up his speed and he’s playing faster. He’s getting more comfortable and more relaxed. I think he’ll be comfortable in either place we put him.”

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Veteran team gears up for first home tournament

By Ricardo Cano The Collegian The Fresno State volleyball team lost one key piece this offseason, but finds comfort in a roster headlined by veterans and established hitters as nears the looming start of the season.

Korrin Wild, the Bulldogs’ selfless outside hitter, returns with a healthy Marissa Brand starting at outside spot opposite of her. Middle blockers

Maci Murdock and Lauren Albertson return in the frontcourt, as well.

In all, the Bulldogs bring back six of its seven starters from last year in a veteran-laden roster featuring 10 upperclassmen. And they return five seniors – all of whom saw significant playing time last season.

“Three of them are fifth-year seniors,” Fresno State coach Lauren Netherby-Sewell said, “so See VOLLEYBALL, Page 7

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