2009 COMMENCEMENT SCHEDULE

Friday, May 22nd
8 a.m. Mass Communication and Journalism Ceremony (Satellite Student Union)
278-2087
8:30 a.m. Lyles College of Engineering (Student Recreation Center) 278-2500
9 a.m. Kremen School of Education (Save Mart Center) 278-0274
10 a.m. Department of Math Convocation (Science II Courtyard) 278-2992
11 a.m. College of Arts & Humanities (Student Recreation Center) 278-3056
TICKETS REQUIRED
11 a.m. Department of Communicative Disorders (Satellite Student Union) 278-2423
12:30 p.m. College of Social Sciences (Save Mart Center) 278-3013
1 p.m. Department of Social Work Education (Saroyan Theatre) 278-3992
1:30 p.m. Interdisciplinary Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Satellite Student Union)
278-2625
2 p.m. Army ROTC Commissioning Ceremony (Peters Education Center) 278-5284
2 p.m. College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (Student Recreation Center)
278-2061
TICKETS REQUIRED
2 p.m. Department of Philosophy (Wahlberg Hall) 278-2621
2:30 p.m. Recreation Administration & Leisure Studies Celebration (Residence Dining) 278-2838
3:30 p.m. Department of Communication (John Wright Theatre) 278-2826
4 p.m. Craig School of Business (Save Mart Center) 278-2482
4 p.m. Masters of Physical Therapy Class of 2009 (Satellite Student Union) 278-2625
5 p.m. Nursing Pinning Ceremony (International Catering and Banquet) 278-2041
7:30 p.m. Graduate Degree Hooding Ceremony (Save Mart Center) 278-2448

Saturday, May 23rd
9:30 a.m. 98th UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT (Save Mart Center) 278-2741
11:30 a.m. Counselor Education Graduation Ceremony (Satellite Student Union) 278-0328
Noon Migrant Student Graduation Luncheon (Satellite Student Union Grass Area) 278-4768
1 p.m. International Commencement Celebration (Concert Hall) 278-2782
1 p.m. Department of Psychology (Student Recreation Center) 278-2691
2 p.m. African-American Recognition Program (Save Mart Center) 278-1787
5 p.m. University High School (Student Recreation Center) 278-8263
6 p.m. Latino Commencement Celebration (Save Mart Center) 278-3013
5/1/2009

Saturday, June 6th
2:45 p.m. Air Force ROTC Commissioning Ceremony (Peters Education Center - Student Recreation
Center) 278-2593

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JOB OPENINGS:

On-Campus Jobs:

Open PSA positions in Residential Life Staff - Positions will be open until filled!!
http://www.universitycourtyard.org/09_10_psa_position.html

Year-Round Positions Available:
Student Maintenance Assistant:
Description & Application online @ www.universitycourtyard.org and available for pickup in the Atrium.

Events

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE SAVEMART CENTER:

STRIKEFORCE Challenger Series coming to Fresno on Sunday, May 15, 2009 @ 8:00pm at the Save Mart Center. Tickets on sale now!

Can’t Stop Rockin Tour coming to Fresno on Sunday, May 17, 2009 @ 7:00pm at the Save Mart Center. Tickets on sale now!

No Doubt rocks Fresno with special guests Paramore, and The Sounds on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ at the Save Mart Center. Tickets on sale now!

For more information on prices visit their website at http://www.savemartcenter.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

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UPCOMING EVENTS ON-CAMPUS:

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Bus Trip
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Leave at 8:00am from the North Gym
Tickets on Sale Now at the USU Information Center:
$20 Fresno State Students
$25 General Public
For more information call 278-2741

Now Available in the USU Information Center
Movie Tickets- $7.00
Universal Studios- $49.00 (1 day pass)
Sea World- $55.00 (2 days of fun)
Disneyland- $138.00 (2 day park hopper adult)
Fresno Area Express-One Way Passes- $4.25
Convenience- $35.00
Handy Ride- $25.00
Special- $10.00
Clovis Transit- $18.00 (monthly pass)

Fax and money order services also provided.
For more information, please call the Information Center at 278-2078

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Entertainment

Television
For May 4th to May 10th

Music
New Releases on May 5th:

Movies
New in Theaters May 8th:

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Softball:

WAC Tournament (DH) on May 6 @ All Day at the Bulldog Diamond.

Baseball:

Fresno State vs. UC Davis on May 7 @ 6:05pm at Beiden Field.

Fresno State vs. Hawai’i on May 8 @ 6:05pm at Beiden Field.

Fresno State vs. Hawai’i on May 9 @ 2:05pm at Beiden Field.

Fresno State vs. Hawai’i on May 9 @ 5:35pm at Beiden Field.

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Housing Happens: How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
Krystin Forsythe: 20
H.H.: Do you wear flip-flops even when it’s cold outside?
K.F.:  Heck yes, I’m from Southern California it is in my blood.
H.H.: If they made a movie of your life, what would it be about and which actor would you want to play you?
K.F.:  It would be about how in life you have to persevere and how believing in God can change your life for the better. I would hope a fresh face would be playing me, but I think Mandy Moore or Jennifer Aniston.
H.H.: What was your nickname growing up or now?
K.F.:  Little Mama, it still is used today.
H.H.: What’s your middle name? Why?
K.F.:  Patricia, after my grandmother.
H.H.: If you were a pirate, what would your name be?
K.F.:   Hmmm Ruby Rage, it sounds like a good pirate name.
H.H.: Name one thing that you couldn’t live without?
K.F.: Truly God.
H.H.: Which is the best vacation you’ve ever had in your life?
K.F.:   This past weekend, seeing my cousin graduate college and being a 2nd Lieutenant officer in the marines, going to the Grand Canyon, repelling off a cliff, off roading, old mine exploring, and enjoying it with family and friends.
H.H.: Who was your first big crush? Why did you like this person? Did he/she like you back?
K.F.: Oh man, well it was a family friend and his name was Chris. I enjoyed him and not to mention he was cute, he did like me back.
H.H.: What is a song for which you thought you knew the words and later found out that you had them wrong?
K.F.: The “I Lost My Poor Meatball…” song.

Housing Happens: If a doctor suddenly had a heart attack while doing surgery, would the other doctors work on the doctor or the patient?
Matt Gilchrist: Which ever is closest to death.
H.H.: How did your parents pick your name?
M.G.:  My dad shouted it while my mom was too drugged up on medicine to give me a dorky name.
H.H.: What are your favorite hobbies?
M.G.: Basketball, basketball, and more basketball.
H.H.: If you could eliminate one thing you do each day in the bathroom so that you never had to do it again, what would it be?
M.G.: Shave.
H.H.: If you were in the “Miss America” talent competition, what would your talent be? (Note: both guys & gals have to answer this question)
M.G.: Being able to talk in a deep man voice.
H.H.:  What is your favorite season?
M.G.: Spring!
H.H.: What household chore do you hate the most?
M.G.: Laundry.
H.H.: Do you have a birth mark? Where? Does it look like anything?
M.G.: Nope.
H.H.:  Who was your first big crush? Why did you like this person? Did he/she like you back?
M.G.: Her name was Ashley and she was in the fifth grade. Fifth grade hottie with a body.
H.H.: What is your favorite weird food combination?
M.G.:  Nothing, I’m a picky princess.

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Man Cuts Off Finger And Eats It To Protest About Unpaid Wages

A union leader in Serbia used a hacksaw to cut off his pinky finger and then ate it as a protest over unpaid wages. Zoran Bulatovic said "It hurt like hell."
Bulatovic said "We, the workers have nothing to eat, we had to seek some sort of alternative food and I gave them an example." He took the action after a co-worker said she would cut off her finger but he "could not allow her to do that".

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Gang Member Forcibly Tattooed Son Aged 7 Years

Enrique Gonzalez, 26,is being sought by police for holding down his son while Travis Gorman, 20, tattooed the dog paw insignia of his gang on the child's stomach.
Gonzalez is charged with child abuse, battery, false imprisonment, participating in a criminal street gang and committing a crime for the benefit of a gang.

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Man Opens Door and Exits Plane at 23,000 Feet, No Parachute

Canada: The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are searching for a man who opened the door and jumped out of a charter plane while flying over Cambridge Bay. The man was not wearing a parachute.

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FOR THE ENCHILADAS

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