The new AP rankings are out and it’s official, we have moved up to number 22 with 232 votes. USC’s loss dropped them to no. 9 and Georgia dropped to no. 11.

For more information on the latest standings, visit: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex

In yet another sensational performance, the Bulldogs marched into the Rose Bowl and accomplished something that has not been done since 1983.  They became the first non BCS team to beat the Bruins at home since BYU. In a game that featured electrifying plays and emotional highs and lows, Tom Brandstater, Ryan Matthews, and Bear Pascoe led the team to a 36-31 victory.

Tom Brandstater threw for three touchdowns, highlighted by  a four yard strike to Pascoe capping a remarkable two-minute drill at the end of the first half. Ryan Matthews added 166 yards to his sophomore campaign including a Reggie Bush-like score as he leapt over a defender on his way to the endzone (see picture). He also had one rushing touchdown.

The defense provided its own highlights as well. Despite missing two starters on the line the Bulldogs were able to hold UCLA’s touted running back Kahlil Bell to 73 yards (he missed the last two games due to injury). In a critical fourth down the Bulldogs were able to come up with a stop that lead to Brandstater’s two-minute drive at the end of the first half. Moses Harris recorded a sack and Wilson Ramos put the game away when he recovered a fumble by UCLA freshman Derrick Coleman.

The Bulldogs are now 3 and 1 after an intense non-conference schedule. They return to Bulldog stadium on October 4th against Hawaii. Go Dogs!

Homecoming is right around the corner. Are you ready? Here is a schedule of events so you know what to do!

Monday Oct 6 – 11a.m. – 1p.m. – Homecoming Kickoff – Pie eating contest, Mini Bike Relay Race and more – Memorial Garden

Tuesday Oct 7 – 11a.m. – Blimprov Comedy Group, 12p.m. - Name that tune competition, Rock Paper Scissors Competition – The Pit

Wednesday Oct 8 – 10a.m. – 2p.m. Navy Tour, Car Dancing Competition, Best Excuse to Get Out of A Ticket Competition,  Best Road Trip Stories

Thursday Oct. 9 - 11a.m. – Craft, Speed Tournament (Card Game) 12p.m. – Car-e-oke Contest
Thursday Oct 9 - Outdoor Movie – Hancock – Free – Field next to softball field – 8p.m.

Friday Oct 10 – 11a.m. Crafts, 12p.m. – Potato Sack Contest, Hot Potato Competition, Musical Chairs

Plan for your future NOW!!  Next week will offer you multiple professional development opportunities to prepare for your life after Fresno State .  It is a week specifically geared toward getting students with 90+ units to think about their future opportunities.

Even if you are not graduating until spring or next fall, you need to meet with employers and plan for your career now!

For those of you who missed the stressful game this past weekend, the Bulldog Blog Crew is here to keep you updated. The Bulldogs started out strong and kept a strong grip on Toledo. Toledo, however, had a different idea in mind. It was a game of tug-of-war all the way to the last second. Ultimately, the Bulldogs went into overtime and held their own. . . mostly. Toledo almost scored once more but Ben Jacobs broke up the two-point conversion attempt which led to the Bulldog victory. For more detailed information, head to www.gobulldogs.com

Join the Red Zone, the official student fan club of Fresno State Athletics.  The Red Zone is the largest student organization on campus and only costs $10 to join.  Benefits of joining the Red Zone inlude a Red Zone t-shirt, priority seating at all Fresno State home events, access to Red Zone and Alumni tailgates, special discounts on road games, a weekly email newsletter, the chance to meet new friends and leadership opportunities.  For more information visit www.gobulldogs.com

Season Long Student Promotion – Be sure to pick up a volleyopoly card at the marketing table and have it stamped at each home match.  If you attend six or more home matches you can turn your card in and be eligible to win a red iPod Nano or a $100 gas card.

Season Long Promotion - $10,000 Perfect Serve - One lucky person will have the opportunity to win $10,000 at each home game!

Volleyball vs. San Jose State – Saturday, September 27 – 7 p.m. – Save Mart Center – FREE with Student ID – Picture Night – bring your camera and get your picture taken with your favorite Bulldogs post-match

Volleyball vs. Boise State – Thursday, October 2 – 7 p.m. – Save Mart Center – FREE with Student ID
Volleyball vs. Idaho – Saturday, October 4 – 1 p.m. – Save Mart Center – FREE with Student ID – Autograph Day

• When:                      Tue Sep 23 2008 10:00 AM  to  02:00 PM
• Location:                FREE SPEECH AREA 12    (75 expected)
• Organization:         Student Activities & Ldrshp Dev
• Who to contact:     Students For Barack Obama     474-0303
• Description:          Voter Registration

Really, take a hike! We recommend taking the 14 mile roundtrip hike up the 4,737 foot rise to Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. It’s about an hour and a half of driving and there is a $20 entrance fee per car. Visit www.nps.gov to plan your trip.

Graduate student D.A. Hartley’s video installation and photography about the properties of water comprise the current Conley Gallery exhibit at California State University, Fresno.

Paintings by Dr. Laura Meyer, an assistant professor of art at Fresno State, are on exhibit through Oct. 1 in the President’s Gallery at the university’s Thomas Administration Building.

The exhibits are just part of a busy schedule of faculty and student work for both galleries this academic year.

The rest of the schedule for the Conley Gallery is:

• Sept. 18-26: Angel White (installation)
• Oct. 16-29: Faculty show
• Nov. 4- 21: “Outside/In” faculty invitation
• Dec. 3-17: Annual student show
• Jan. 22-30:  Karen Nachtigall (installation)
• Feb. 5-13: Aimee Dent and Peter Janzen (painting)
• Feb. 19-27: Genevieve Bartolo (sculpture)
• March 5-13: Autumn Lencioni (photography) and Meriu Huang (painting)
• March 19-April 1: Interior design portfolio
• April 16-24: Graphic design portfolio
• May 2-15: Studio arts senior exhibition

The schedule for the President’s Gallery is:

• Oct. 2-Oct. 29: Nanete Maki-Dearsan (painting)
• Oct. 30-Dec. 3: Julia Bradshaw (photography)
• Dec. 4-Jan. 28: Ed Gillum (photography)
• Jan. 29-Feb. 25: Doug Hansen (book illustrator)
• Feb. 26-April. 1: to be announced
• April 2-September: Sameh El Kharbawy (posters)

Admission to the Fresno State art galleries is free. For more information, contact Carol Hartman at carolh@csufresno.edu.

Season Long Promotion - $10,000 Bulldog Sharp Shooter - One lucky person will have the opportunity to win $10,000 at each home game!

• Soccer vs. Seattle University – Friday, September 26 – 7 pm – Bulldog Stadium – FREE with Student ID Movie Theme Night
• Soccer vs. Sacramento State – Sunday, September 28 – 2 pm – Bulldog Stadium – FREE with Student ID Autograph Day

As a recap, this past week has been a tumultuous time for the Fresno State Bulldog Soccer Team. This was the third meeting between the two schools. The last time the Bulldogs faced Colorado was Aug. 30, 2002 and Colorado won, 3-0. The series was tied at one a piece going into Friday’s (9/19) match. However, the match did not end well with a 4-1 loss for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs have played Denver University once before the game on Sept. 21st. Denver lead the series, 1-0 as they beat Fresno State, 3-2. Denver has never traveled to the Valley, but it is the second trip to Colorado for the Bulldogs.

Don’t fight for parking, rent a Red Bike! There is a $20 deposit for reconditioned bikes the first semester and $5.00 for every semester after that. Call (559) 278-6958 for more information on the Red Bike Program.

To rent a new bicycle, there is a $55 deposit and the first semester is free. Each semester following is a $5 fee. A U-lock and a helmet are provided. Depending on the contract stipulations, people participating may receive a $50 refund.

Rental of a reconditioned bike is $15 with the same conditions. Personal bicycles can also be brought in, licensed by the State of California Department of Motor Vehicles and registered in the University Police Department system.

With this program, students and staff can save $68, money they would have spent on the expensive price of gas and actually reduce air pollution and traffic congestion.

Check out the bikes today!

CineCulture, a campus/community film series, has announced its fall schedule at California State University, Fresno. Films are free and open to the public.

The screenings are followed by a discussion of the topics within the film. CineCulture sessions begin at 5:30 p.m. Most are held in McLane Hall Room 121.
http://cineculture.csufresno.edu

The Fresno State Football team takes to the road for a pair of televised games the next two weeks as they traveled to Toledo and  head to UCLA.

Football at UCLA – Saturday, September 27th – 12:30 pm on ABC

The Bulldogs return home on Saturday, October 4th to open WAC play against Hawai’i at 7:00 pm in Bulldog Stadium

The rGrant Program, formerly known as the Educational Research and Project Grant (ERPG) Program, is designed to provide financial support for student (graduate and undergraduate) research, projects, and other scholarly endeavors under faculty supervision- in all academic disciplines. Students, with the supervision of a professor, may apply for funds to complete an educational project. Examples include activities such as laboratory experiments, senior projects, field studies, printing of thesis, subscription to related journals, and material to create artwork. Funding will not be allocated, however, for salaries, meals, or symposia, manuscript presentations, and travel.

Applications are accepted during the fall semester only and are due by the first Thursday of October.  No late applications will be accepted.
http://asi.csufresno.edu/academicgrants.html

* Add a class with permission
* Drop a class with only the instructor’s permission and without a
serious and compelling reason.  Drops after this date must have a
serious and compelling reason and will have a grade of “W” listed
on official University transcript.
* Change to/from CR - NC grading
* Take examination for Credit by Examination
* Change from credit to audit and audit to credit registration

Fresno State’s scholarship application for the 2009-2010 academic year will be available and accepted online from October 1 through February 28.  Over a thousand scholarships totaling more than two million dollars are awarded to Fresno State students each year.  Scholarship awards range from $100 to nearly $8,000 and are awarded each year to graduate and undergraduate students.  Scholarship criteria varies, so regardless of your accomplishments, interests, or major, we encourage you to apply for scholarships.  The University Scholarships web site provides a one-stop opportunity to apply for hundreds of institutional scholarships by submitting just one online scholarship application.  Log-on to www.csufresno.edu/scholarships for more information.

The Linguistics Club is pleased to announce the first colloquium in Fall 2008.

Learn all the English secrets and find out that Old English meter strictly regulates

all of the syllables in the poem. Learn more interesting stuff like that on Friday,

September 26 at 3:00-5:00 p.m. in Peters Business 390. Chris Golston

(CSU Fresno) will be enlightening us!                  

Last Thursday our nation remembered the devastating loss that occurred on September 11, 2001. As a tribute to those that lost their lives on that day, a national campaign has been launched to remember the fallen, by doing positive works of service. Many Fresno State students contributed to the many local memorials. Fresno State students have many more opportunities to continue to help. To find out where you can serve, please visit www.volunteerfresno.org or call The Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning at 278-7079.