Scarfing down on a pie, Walter Ramirez, right, participates in a pie-eating contest, along with fellow contestants Devon Tracy, left, and Tonisha Henson, while mass communication and journalism professor Dr. Tamyra Pierce cheers them on. Thursday̢۪s contest was part of the first Fresno State Conservation Carnival, hosted by public relations students. The carnival encourages the Fresno State community to conserve energy while on campus in ways such as turning off lights in empty classrooms and closing windows.