Sukhdeep Singh named Fresno State’s 2009 President’s Medalist

May 26, 2009

Sukhdeep Singh of Fresno, who was born in India and came to the United States as a child, was chosen as the California State University, Fresno President’s Medalist, the highest honor the university presents to a graduate.

Fresno State President John D. Welty presented Singh with the award during University Commencement at the Save Mart Center, which celebrated the achievements of 5,349 students who have earned their baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral degrees. Read more

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ABC Anchor speaks at Latino Commencement

May 25, 2009


Tom Uribes / The Collegian

Graduates and family members packed the Save Mart Center Saturday night for the 33 annual Latino Commencement Celebration where John Quinones, the co-anchor of ABC’s “Primetime,” was honored and gave the night’s commencement address.

The celebration concluded the week-long activities for the more than 5,349 students who earned baccalaureate and advanced degrees. It was also the culmination of the weekend’s 27 individual events. Read more

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Underdogs to Wonderdogs, Part II?

May 25, 2009


Matt Weir / The Collegian

It may be a little early to be making comparisons like that, but the Fresno State baseball team is giving new meaning to the label of “Cardiac Kids.”

The Diamond ‘Dogs opened the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament with a loss last Thursday night, but bounced back with four straight wins facing elimination to clinch their fourth straight WAC Tournament title. Read more

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Commencement broadcast live

May 22, 2009

Bulldog TV, Fresno State’s live streaming video service, will broadcast Saturday’s 9:30 a.m. commencement live over the internet. The 98th commencement will include captioning.

Also streamed live will be one Friday event , the Graduate Hooding Ceremony at 7:30 p.m. at the Save Mart Center.

The International Graduation Celebration, held at 1 p.m. Saturday, will be broadcast live as well. This ceremony takes place in the Music Building Concert Hall.

The feeds will be available via iTunes U by the end of May.

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Four-game sweep lands ‘Dogs in tourney

May 17, 2009

SACRAMENTO – Fresno State chose a great time to pick up its first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) series win of the season.

The defending national champions swept the Sacramento State Hornets in a four-game series over the weekend at Hornet Field to improve their conference record to 12-12 and clinch the No. 3 seed in this week’s WAC Tournament in Hawaii.

The Bulldogs came into the series in last place, but leap-frogged Nevada and Hawaii in the standings. Fresno State has an identical conference record with New Mexico State, but since the Bulldogs won two games against conference champion San Jose State, the Bulldogs moved into third place.

After winning Thursday’s game 15-7 and Friday’s contest 4-3, Fresno State needed only one win to clinch a spot in the postseason tourney.

Game one of Saturday’s doubleheader provided a chance for Fresno State’s young talent to be part of the Wonderdogs legacy.

Freshmen outfielders Dusty Robinson and Brennan Gowens each hit home runs in the top of the ninth inning after the Bulldogs were down 8-6 going into the inning.

Robinson’s two-run blast over the left field wall tied the score at 8-8 and Gowens’ three-run roundtripper put the ‘Dogs up 11-8.

Senior right-hander Holden Sprague pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up the win and secure the team’s birth in the tournament.

Sprague finished the weekend with two saves and a win.

Tom Mendonca did what he does best and brought the Bulldogs back from a 6-2 deficit. The junior third baseman hit a grand slam in the top of the seventh inning to tie the score at 6 apiece.

Although most of the dramatics happened on Saturday, the performance of freshman right-hander Derek Benny was nothing to forget.

After two consecutive bad outings, Benny regained form and put on a beautiful display in front of his friends and family from down the road in Roseville.

He pitched 7 1/3 innings, surrendering no earned runs to pick up the victory.

Benny (3-3) was consistently clocked in the mid-90s and struck out three batters to give the pitching staff a much-needed shot in the arm.

The Bulldogs finished out the sweep by winning the seven-inning game two of Saturday’s doubleheader, 7-6, thanks to homers from Isacc Vivas and Gavin Hedstrom.

Fresno State will face New Mexico State in the first game of the WAC Tournament on Wednesday at Les Murakami Stadium in Hawaii.

The Bulldogs split four games with the Aggies back in April at Pete Beiden Field. Coach Mike Batesole will likely send junior Matt Morse (3-2) to the mound in game one.

Morse pitched 7 1/3 innings against the Aggies back in April and only surrendered an earned run and struck out seven, but picked up a loss in the 2-0 final.

Check back at The Collegian Online for WAC Tournament results.

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Cooking 101: Build-Your-Own BBQ

May 13, 2009

Cooking 101 finishes its run with this show. Host Toni Martinez demonstrates how to make a simple meal perfect for a graduation party: fruit salad and chicken kabobs. Both dishes can be completely customized to your personal taste. Toni recommends getting your guests to help you build them so that everyone has a chance to put a personal spin on the recipe. Read more

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