Fresno State students will sing to campus departments in exchange for non-perishable food items. The program, ‘Caroling for Cans,’ is being organized through joint efforts of Associated Students, Inc., The Bulldog Pantry and Student Involvement.

Students will start caroling to campus departments at 2:00 p.m. to collect cans, food items, and cash donations to benefit the Bulldog Pantry.  The Bulldog Pantry is a student run food pantry that serves the community surrounding Fresno State.

“We’ll be caroling to different campus offices who have invited us and collecting food items,” explained Alex Andreotti, ASI Executive Vice President. “We’ll also be accepting cash donations.”

In addition to food donations, the Bulldog Pantry receives their supply of food by purchasing items from the Community Food Bank for as little as six cents to the pound. “We can purchase eight cans from the Community Food Bank for the price of one at the supermarket, which helps donations stretch further,” said Jessica Medina, advisor for the Bulldog Pantry.

The concept of a food pantry in the surrounding area came from an extensive need for food in the community.  The Bulldog Pantry opened its doors in November 2007 first serving approximately 20 families.  To date, the Bulldog Pantry helps feed over 175 families. 

“It is so exciting to see the support we have gained from the campus community in the two years we’ve been open,” said Medina. “This will be the second year we have done this with ASI and we anticipate receiving more donations.”

Students interested in helping carol for cans will meet in USU 316 at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, December 4, 2009 to organize into groups.  It is requested that students bring an empty backpack to help carry cans.

Campus departments interested in inviting students to carol for cans at their location must RSVP to Tara Powers-Mead at tpowers@csufresno.edu or by phone at (559) 278-2656. Cash donations will also be accepted.  Checks should be made out to “The Bulldog Pantry/LCM.”

In addition to the Caroling for Cans, there will be a drop-off location available for non-perishable food donations in the Student Involvement office in the University Student Union room 306.

More information about the Bulldog Pantry is available at: http://bulldogpantry.wordpress.com/ or contact Jessica Medina at jwatkins@csufresno.edu

Do you want to meet new people and have fun doing it? Become a DOG DAYS orientation leader! This is a paid position and all orientation leaders receive priority registration. Applications are available from Nov. 16 and due on Feb. 5. You can pick up your application outside Joyal 224 or online at FresnoStateDogDays.com.

Student orientation is 1,000s of new students, 20 Orientation Leaders and 1 Great Summer! If you want any additional information, call 278.4885.

Saturday, Dec. 5, at 7:30 p.m. the 34^th Annual World Championship Motorcycle Ice Racing will take place at the Save Mart Center.  Ticket prices are on sale now.  Children 2 – 12 get in for $6.75 and adults get in for $16.75.  If you want to get a seat in the golden circle, ticket prices are $26.75.  If you want any more info, check out www.icespeedway.com or www.savemartcenter.com. 

On Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m. Broadway’s “Mannheim Steamroller: Christmas” will be at the Saroyan Theatre.  This group is known all over the world for its modern recordings of Christmas music and has sold over 28 million albums in the U.S. alone.  Ticket prices range from $30 - $75 depending on location.

Ryan Mathews, the nation’s leading rusher, and a pair of Academic All-Americans (Andrew Jackson and Robert Malone) will lead the Bulldog football team into Big Ten country as Fresno State meets Illinois on Saturday, Dec. 5 at 9:30 a.m.  The game can be viewed on the Big Ten Network.  This is the final regular season game of the year, so include your Bulldogs in your Saturday breakfast plans.

The Fresno State men’s and women’s basketball teams will battle Mountain West Conference foes on Saturday, Dec. 12 in the Save Mart Center.  Jaleesa Ross and the Bulldog women’s team tip off against UNLV at 2 p.m.  The nightcap will feature freshman Greg Smith, the nation’s leader in field goal percentage, and the Bulldog men’s squad versus the three-time MWC champion BYU Cougars at 7 p.m. Pick up your tickets at the University Student Union today or show your student ID at the door on gameday.

Magic will return to Selland Arena tonight with the Bulldog men’s basketball team’s first game downtown since 2003. The Dogs will play age-old rival Pacific in the game, which will mark a return to the historic venue where they called home from 1967-2003 and posted a 407-136 record. The game starts at 7 p.m. so make sure to get your tickets and seats early before the game is sold out!

Today Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Curtis Schlaufman of CSU Fullerton as the new CSU Student Trustee.  If you want to ready more about the appointment then check out the CSSA blog: http://blog.csustudents.org/?p=431.

As some of you may (or may not) know, ASI works closely with the library on a lot of different projects.  When we heard that people wanted extra library hours we looked into what we could do about it.  You asked, we provided!  The library is going to be open for extended hours throughout the rest of the semester.  

So here is what happened.  In 1996, ASI created the Fresno State Library Endowment Fund (worth $20,000) to be used towards acquiring assets and Library operations.   With the annual interest generated by the endowment (about $2,200 a year), ASI is able to help keep the Library open on weekends. 
The new hours begin Sunday, Nov. 29.  If you want any more information please visit: http://www.csufresno.edu/library/about/hours.shtml.  Otherwise, I have listed the hours for you below:
 
New Hours
Sunday:            2 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Monday:           7:45 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tuesday:           7:45 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Wednesday:     7:45 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Thursday:         7:45 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday:              7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday:          1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
 
Extended Final Hours (Dec. 5 -16):
Sunday:            2 p.m. – Midnight
Monday:           7:45 a.m. – Midnight
Tuesday:           7:45 a.m. – Midnight
Wednesday:     7:45 a.m. – Midnight
Thursday:         7:45 a.m. – Midnight
Friday:              7:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday:          1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Here are some of the new forms for clubs and old forms that needed re-vamping that we are updating on our Web site.  If you are interested in them then take a look and if you have any questions feel free to give us a call at 278-2656.  Have a great weekend!

copy-of-copy_of_asi_travel_application_revised1.xls

copy-of-travel_expense_summary_new_version1.xls

sald__asi_-_clubaccountagreementsignature_2009-20101.doc

sald__asi_-_clubaccountexpenseauthorization_2009-20101.doc

proposed_budget_2006-20071.pdf

how_to_fill_out_club_account_expense_authorization_2009-20101.doc

sbizhub09111313150.pdf

2009-2014-strategic-plan.pdf

budget-call-letter-10-11.doc

budget-guidelines.doc

budget-request-form.doc

opening-memo-10-11.doc

accounts-payable-revised.pdf

code-of-conduct-revised.pdf

advertisement-policy-revised.pdf

privileges-and-services-policy-revised.pdf

A new, widespread e-mail virus is circulating on student, faculty and staff accounts at Fresno State and many other places. It has various Subject lines such as “You have received A Hallmark E-Card,” “A friend invited you to twitter” or “Jessica would like to be your friend.”These are not legitimate messages but rather, a virus that will infect your computer. Do not open the message or the attachment and do not forward it. Simply delete it from your Inbox. Do not open any attachment received from amazon.com, hallmark.com, hi5.com or twitter.com until you can be absolutely certain that the message and attachment are legitimate.

At the current time, the most common names for the virus attachments are “postcard.zip” and “invitation card.zip.”  State are working with our antivirus vendor to disinfect our system. We have taken steps to make sure no new messages come into our e-mail system and we’ve stopped outgoing messages from campus that contain these messages. But your computer can still become infected if you open one of the attachments.

If you already have opened the attachment, please send a message stating that to security@csufresno.edu. Do not forward the infected message.This new virus “harvests” all e-mail addresses from machines that open the attachment and then sends the virus to those addresses. Even if you did not open the attachment, your friends might have and you will see an increased amount of junk mail that will appear legitimate. Be cautious in opening attachments.Please be advised that this issue is not related to our Zimbra e-mail and calendaring system. It is infecting many e-mail systems.

Join a campus committee today! ASI is responsible for appointing students to over 85 campus committees and the list is growing. We need students to help fill vacant positions. By participating and becoming a committee member you get not just a voice but a vote.

Apply today at http://www.asi.csufresno.edu/index.php/join-the-team/web-applications 

I just found out that you can now purchase your semester parking permit online through your My Fresno State Portal. In case you are interested in doing that, I have included directions below:

-Sign in, and go to your account in the Student Center.
-Under Finances, click on “View ebills/Make a Payment”
-When the account page opens up, click on “Make a Payment” in the top menu.
-Choose “Parking Permit”
-Choose the one you would like to purchase
-”Add it to your basket”
-Continue checkout process.
-Permits are mailed* within 7 business days of purchase.

*Please note that your permit will be mailed to the address on file in your PeopleSoft account.

If you have any questions please contact Traffic Operations at (559) 278-2950

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra is coming to town!  On Wednesday, Dec. 2, the group will be at the Save Mart Center with the show starting at 7:30 p.m.  Tickets are on sale right now with prices ranging from $26.75 - $57.75.

On Saturday, Nov. 21, KISS is performing at the Save Mart Center at 8 p.m.  Tickets are on sale now and range in price from $19.50 - $128.  These guys have been around for awhile, so if you have not seen them yet make sure to check out the show!

On Saturday, Dec 5, there will be a bus leaving the North Gym at 8 a.m. and heading up to San Francisco where people will be dropped off at Union Square to do shopping in the city.  Tickets can be purchased at the USU Information Center. 

Fresno State students with a valid ID can purchase tickets starting Tuesday, Nov. 3, for $20.  The general public can purchase tickets for $30 starting Monday, Nov 16.  If you want any more information, call 278.2078.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, USU Productions is putting on a Thank Goodness for Laughter Amateur Comedy Night at 7 p.m. at The Bucket on campus.  Come watch Fresno State students show off their comedy skills.  If you would like to try your hand at the mic then come to USU 306 and sign up at the Student Involvement Center.  The winner of the evening will receive $100.

Tickets are $5 for the general public and $3 for Fresno State students with a valid ID.  There will be $1 off for every piece of clothing attendees bring to donate to the victims of the typhoons in the Philippines.  For more information please call 278.2741.

One of the best features of www.gobulldogs.com is “Bulldog All-Access” that takes you up close and personal with your favorite Bulldogs and gives you unparalleled footage of Fresno State Athletics.  Make sure to sign-up today for the affordable price of less than $10 a month at www.gobulldogs.com and click on “Bulldog All-Access” on the right-side of the home page. Go Dogs!

The Bulldog men’s and women’s basketball teams play in the Save Mart Center on back-to-back days when sharp-shooting Jaleesa Ross and the Fresno State women’s team hosts Saint Mary’s on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m., followed by high-flying Paul George and the Fresno State men’s team battling San Diego State on Monday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. Student tickets are FREE so make sure to see your Dogs fly!