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Professor found dead in Bidwell during break Aubrey Crosby Nicholas Carr

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Number of U.S. students who studied abroad in 2012: 14,000 – 34,000 7,000 – 14,000 3,000 – 6,000 The Orion ∤ Infographic by bob harris

The top five countries that students nationwide are traveling to are: United Kingdom

Most students going to the U.K. study social sciences. U.S. student traffic to the U.K. has increased by 7.8 percent since 2010.

Italy

Spain

29,645 students from the U.S. studied in Italy in 2011. Programs in Italy offer 60 percent more English degrees than most other host countries.

There were 26,480 U.S. students studying abroad in Spain in 2011. Most U.S. students in Spain are studying humanities.

France

U.S. student traffic to France has increased by 7.9 percent since 2010. Programs in France offer 43 percent more English degrees than most other host countries.

China

Most students in China are studying science, technology, engineering and math. The U.S. has sent 46 percent more students since 2010.

National study ranks Chico State No. 2 for study abroad program Business majors are among the most well-traveled students in the nation, and Europe remains one of the hottest destinations. Aubrey Crosby

Asst. News Editor Chico State’s yearlong study abroad program for graduate students was ranked second in the nation for the 2011-2012 academic year, according to a report issued in November. The Institute for International Education issued the Open Doors report, explaining national trends and university rankings.

The yearlong program had been ranked number three in the nation the past five years, said Jennifer Gruber, a study abroad and international exchange coordinator. “Chico State’s study abroad staff encourages yearlong participation because it offers the best opportunity for full cultural adaptation, foreign language development and personal growth,” she said. Trends at Chico State’s study abroad office generally fall into line with the national trends outlined by the report. Most students that go abroad from Chico State are business majors or minors, Gruber said. The national statistic shows business

is one of the fastest-growing areas of academic schooling abroad, according to the report. Last year, about 60,000 business students studied abroad, according to the report. “The number one place we send students is Europe, so we are not all that different from the national average,” she said. “But there has been an increased interest in Latin America and Asia as students are looking at some of the cheaper options we offer.” Aubrey Crosby can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or

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students at Chico State studied abroad during the 2012-1013 academic year.

students at Chico State are expected to study abroad during the 2013-2014 academic year.

is the average number of Chico State students that stay for a semester in a foreign country

is the average number of Chico State students that chose to study abroad for a full year.

Michael Gundlach, a management professor, was found dead in Upper Bidwell Park on Nov. 24. Gundlach, who was reported missing Nov. 22, was found in Big Chico Creek above Bear Hole, according to an email sent to the campus community. The Butte County Coroner’s Office is invesMichael tigating his cause of Gundlach death, and foul play is not suspected. Aug. 1973 – Nov. Gundlach, who was 2013 born Aug. 10, 1973 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., came to Chico State in 2006, according to the email. After working as a lecturer and assistant professor in the management department, he was granted tenure in 2010. Gundlach was a nice person with a positive outlook on life, said Michael Regh the He would meet chair of the manwith his stuagement departdents at night, ment. whenever “He used to be he could or the adviser of the whenever they human resource and management needed him. association,” As a colleague, Regh said. “He he was fun to would meet with be around. his students at night, whenever he could or whenever they needed him. As a colleague, he was fun Michael Rehg to be around.” Chair, Gundlach is Department of survived by his Management daughter, Sylvie Michelle, according to the email. Financial contributions can be made to the “Sylvie Zivnuska Fund” which has been created to see to Michelle’s education and future health. The Orion can be reached at

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Chico State’s sexual assault reporting practices to be audited The audit request is largely a response to a federal complaint filed against UC Staff Writer Berkeley in May, in which students allege Chico State’s sexual violence and ha- that the school did not adequately invesrassment reporting policies is being au- tigate reported sexual assault incidents, which is a violation of federal law. dited by the state of California. Each university was chosen The audit will also include by the auditor’s office. The state San Diego State, UCLA and did not explain why Chico State UC Berkeley, according to the and San Diego State were choCalifornia State Auditor’s ofsen. fice. The auditors visited Chico Title IX of the Educational State in November. Amendments of 1972 prohibits Assembly Member Anthony discrimination in educational Rendon, D-Lakewood, proposed institutions receiving federal the audits to the Joint Comfunds. The audit will be for mittee on Legislative Audit in the period between 2009 and August. It was approved unan2013 and will determine if the imously. anthony schools have policies and proce“We’d like to get a sense of Rendon dures consistent with existing what the different Cal State’s Assembly member, federal and state laws. and UC’s are doing with reD-Lakewood The Committee on Audit for spect to sexual harassment the Board of Trustees previcomplaints — how they’re acously conducted an audit on Titually investigating those comtle IX compliance within the CSU system plaints,” Rendon said. “Also, those practices that work best and finding a way we in 2012. No pervasive problems were recan use those best practices throughout ported in the results for Chico State, but it found that campus delegations of authorthe system.” Bill Hall

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ity were not always documented, and that ditor’s office, but is not able to provide any documentation specific details at of student comthis time, said Joe plaints was not Wills, a spokesalways complete. man for Chico Chico State State. We’d like to get a sense agreed with the Ongoing auof what the different Cal recommendations dits are confiStates and UCs are doing of the audit and dential, and no informed the uniinformation can with respect to sexual versity auditor be provided on harassment complaints — that the issues when the audit how they’re actually inveswould be corwill occur, what tigating those complaints. rected by Aug. 31, documents will 2012. be reviewed and Anthony Rendon Chico State’s Tiwho will be interAssembly Member, (D-Lakewood) tle IX coordinator viewed, said Mardid not respond to garita Fernández, inquiries seeking a spokeswoman comment. for the California In addition to State Auditor’s how complaints office. are received, investigated and resolved, The estimated release date of the report the state auditors will also review efforts is April 2014. to educate students on how to be aware of and prevent sexual harassment and vioBill Hall can be reached at bhall@theorion.com or lence on and near campus. Chico State will cooperate with the au- @thebillhall on Twitter

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Chico State must remain transparent in state audit Chico State is one of two schools in the way sexual assaults are reported at Chico State. California State University system that This is crucial, given the huge discrewill be audited on its handling of sexual pency between sexual assaults that are harassment and sexual violence incidents recorded in Chico State’s annual Clery Reon and around campus. The audit was prompted by a federal port and the number of assaults that affect complaint that UC Berkeley was handling Chico State students. There were 109 rapes reported in Chico sexual and violent crime investigations between 2009 and 2011 and nine on campus and reports incorrectly. The audit will also include San Diego during that same time period, according to Chico police statistics State, UCLA and UC and Chico State’s Clery Berkeley, according to Many of the rapes report. the California State Many of the rapes Auditor’s office. The that occurred throughthat occurred throughresults will be pubout Chico probably out Chico probably aflished in April. affected Chico State fected Chico State stuState officials did students, but you dents, but you wouldn’t not indicate why Chico know it from looking at State and San Diego wouldn’t know it from the university’s Clery State were chosen. looking at the univerReport. Sexual and violent sity’s Clery Report. Hopefully the audit crimes aren’t a rarity will bring increased on college campuses, attention to sexual asand they affect many sault at Chico State, and maybe even suggest college students. That’s why Chico State ways Chico State can shed light on these should welcome the increased transparcrimes and make this university safer. ency and oversight that comes with a It’s important to be transparent during high-profile audit. the next few months — not only for the auCooperating with the audit will show dit’s sake, but to show students and prospecthat Chico State is willing to make this tive students that the university is working campus and city safer. The audit might also shine a light on the toward a safer Chico.

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Don’t sweat your mid-college freakout Amanda Irons

Opinion Columnist Contemplated switching majors? Switching schools? Do you lay awake at night wondering if you’re doing college the right way? If you said yes to any of these questions, you may be having a mid-college crisis. At some point it’s going to hit you that there is not much time left between now and entering the so-called “real world.” For me, the realization that college would one day cease came at the end of freshman year. It dawned on me that I couldn’t get a degree in undeclared. I had to sit down, print out the list of majors Chico State offered and pick one. Highlighter in hand, I was making what felt like the biggest decision of my life. It’s been almost two years since that day, and it somehow feels like last week. I vividly recall the frustration. I remember sitting at my desk. I cannot forget talking to my roommate about what she was going to major in, being undeclared herself. We went over the list together, feverishly crossing out all the obvious majors we would not pursue and highlighting our potential careers. We compared notes every so often to try to make sense of it all. We were clueless freshmen trying to figure out our direction for the next three years. Maybe it is that thought rattling in the back of my head that makes me feel anxious. I was a freshman picking my academic future. I have pictures from that period of my life, and I can clearly see some of the bad decisions I made. I drank

too much on the weekends. I was perhaps a bit too comfortable with my floormates. My taste in men has yet to improve. I was so naïve about the entire college experience and simultaneously making decisions that dictated my future. If you are anything like me, you have contemplated changing majors. You have seriously deliberated switching schools. You worry that you are not taking all of the right classes, getting involved in the right clubs, and pursuing the right internships at the right times to land the right job after this is all over. You are having a slight mid-college crisis. This overwhelming wave of maturity forces us to analyze ourselves. It forces us to look into the mirror and ask, “Am I prepared for the rest of my life?” College is only so many semesters away from being a thing of the past, and I am not quite sure if I am ready to go. With this Goliath of a question in mind, I recommend that students seize their time here. Do all you can, even if that leaves you exhausted each night. Ensure that you’re doing all you can with your time here, because it’s finite. Keep your decisions in perspective. Think deeply about changing majors, and remember joining a club is not a life sentence. Whether you are here for three years or five, you are bound to freak out about your future. Do what makes you happy. You will be alright. Amanda Irons can be reached at airons@theorion.com or

Do all you can, even if that leaves you exhausted each night. Ensure that you’re doing all you can with your time here, because it’s finite.

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Media’s portrayal of women is destructive Valarie Teegardin

Opinion Columnist

Equal rights? Hardly. Land of the free? Guess again. We say that as Americans we are sexually liberated, yet women are still bound to the belief that they have to embody sexual appeal in order to gain status and success. The media has the nation in a crippling chokehold of conformity with fear ripping at our throats. To see the affect that the media has had on women, look no further than journalist Julie Chen. Chen, who is of Asian ethnicity, underwent eyelid surgery this year to give her a Caucasian-style double eyelid, according to nymag. com.

Television networks and magazines use When she was asked why she had the surtheir barbarous power as they whip out their gery done, Chen replied that she wanted to look more alert and expressive. But in reality, machine guns and rain bullets of insecurity she was merely trying to confirm to the harm- and non-existent flaws upon the females in ful societal standards that say there is only America. Bloodthirsty cosone version of female metic companies like beauty. Women are still bound Maybelline and Cover Television, entertainGirl create rippling ment and many books, to the belief that they waves of terror with re-enforce these absurd have to embody sexual their must-have beauty beliefs — that women are objects of sexual desire. appeal in order to gain products that promise to mask your every This twists reality and status and success. “flaw”; soaking us in constantly forces us to a crippling fear of our bow down to a delusional natural selves in ordefinition of femininity. der to encourage conformity of the social Sunken into submission, some people barely notice the bite of injustice festering on norms the media has bombarded our culture with. their ankles. Others aren’t as oblivious to the Frantically, women are trying to escape inequality shackled to them. Its heavy weight dragging behind their every step is like a per- from their own skin as if looking attractive by media’s definition will reward manent iron ball and chain.

them with power and desirability. Even in our own Wildcat Store there is a designated section specifically for the wildly overpriced Clinique makeup. As a result, able-bodied female victims are desperately struggling to stay alive. Surrendering to the media’s deceiving help, they seek refuge under the knife on an operating table or in the artificially-lit makeup aisle in vain efforts of social acceptance. Unable to afford or endure the costs of being “sexually desirable,” the less fortunate women bleed out in the filthy streets as the self-confidence death toll mounts to a whole new level. Only then will the media holster its weapon until the next attack while its group of believers hit a staggering height.  Valerie Teegardin can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or

@vteegardin on Twitter

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WiseCat :

Significant others are not a top priority

Kristina Martinez

Advice Columnist

Question for Wisecat How do I tell a boyfriend that he is becoming a distraction from school? - Anonymous

Juggling a relationship with the demands of school can be difficult in college. You came here for school, and that should be your first priority here in Chico. Relationships can be great if your significant other is your main supporter, because there are many other hardships in a college student’s life besides classes. But if homework is piling up, telling your significant other that you need more time apart for yourself might be a necessity. If you decide to broach the subject, follow these three guidelines.

1. Think about if the relationship is worth it. As long as your boyfriend is supportive, he should understand that you need to focus on school, he should be able to accept what you are saying. If your boyfriend is distracting you from school and everything else you do, you have a problem. Your boyfriend should be someone who makes Telling your you a better persignificant son. If he is, then other that tell him how you feel and work it you need out.

2. Tell him you need to spend less time together.

more time apart for yourself can be tricky, but not impossible.

That may mean no sleeping over at each other’s houses on school nights and hanging out less than usual. Focusing on school is important right now. With finals coming up, you do not have time to waste.

3. Make it clear that you need time apart because of school and not because he did something wrong. He needs to know that you are not managing your time the right way and that you need to give school more attention than him right now. Do not confuse him into thinking you are trying to take a break, because there’s a difference between taking a break from a relationship and spending less time together. If your boyfriend does not understand what you are saying, you should probably reconIf your sider being in boyfriend the relationship. It is easy to get does not caught up in the understand whirlwind of being with somewhat you one else, but you are saying, cannot just put you should your priorities to the side. It is probably good that you are reconsider trying to change your focus back to being in the school instead of relationship. your relationship. You do not want to realize that you should have prioritized classes after you get your semester’s grades back. -Wisecat

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cup of tea. But where else are students who like seeing those kinds of movies going to go to view unique cinema on its first run? What other theaters will show a diverse mix of indepenNick Sestanovich dent and foreign Opinion Columnist movies as well as documentaries? Chico’s only independent movie theater Movies too If The Pageant needs donations to keep it from going dark. offbeat for doesn’t meet its In September, I wrote about how there goal, there will be weren’t enough movie theaters in Chico multiplexes no place for this within walking distance of campus. That should be excellent cinema. number may dip to zero if a certain theMovies too offbeat ater doesn’t get the funds it needs by the allowed to for multiplexes end of the year. keep their should have a The Pageant Theatre on East Sixth Street home in Chico. has brought independent and foreign movhome in For those who ies to Chico since 1980. Now, the theater’s Chico. enjoy seeing inmanagement is stuck with a dilemma. Holdependent movies lywood is pushing for digital projection on the big screen, to become the standard, replacing 35mm I would strongly film. The industry is forcing all movie suggest donating money to keep The Pagtheaters to convert to digital projection by eant alive. Students can contribute dona2014. If they don’t have the money to make tions by going to PageantChico.com and the transition, many movie theaters, inclicking on the “Go Digital cluding the Pageant, could go o u t or Go Dark” banner of business at the top, which To get the should take them money to tranto the Indiesition to a diggogo site. Evital projection ery donation system, the comes with a Pageant has prize. Donatset up a funding as little raiser on Inas $20 nets die go go.com two movie where people tickets, and can donate. $25 will The theater has score a Pagto raise a mineant T-shirt. imum of $51,000 I won’t even by Dec. 31. Otherget into what wise, the Pageant will people will cease operating. receive for Co-owner Tim Guista donating in says the Pageant-going the thoucommunity inspired the sands. All campaign. I’ll say is, “We were almost wouldn’t it be ready to close down becool to have a cause we thought the theater audimoney was too much, torium named but people told us ‘No after you? way, we’ll contribute,’” If your funds Guista said. “We saw other are low, you can theaters had found success at least attend the with similar fundraising camfundraiser conpaigns, so we decided to try it cert at the ARC out.” Pavillion on Dec. I support keeping The Pag11. The event will eant Theatre open for the feature Jonathan same reasons I stressed in my Richman, the article in September. Without The Orion ∤ ILLUSTRATION by liz coffee former leader of it, there will be no movie thethe excellent ’70s aters close to campus. There is proto-punk band The Modern Lovers, so still Tinseltown, which is only accessible there’s an incentive. Whatever helps to to people who own cars or those who live keep indie cinema alive in Chico, I’m all by it — a small percentage of students. The for it. rest of us are out of luck when it comes to movie theaters within walking distance. Also, Tinseltown does not show many Nick Sestanovich can be reached at nsestanovich@theorion.com or indie movies. @Nsestanovich on Twitter I know these movies are not everyone’s

Girls, take dating initiative begin to imagine this is what it will be like when the two of you are married and run away quickly,” the article reads. “If you seem to always have a positive outlook on Tara Miller life, you’ll be a keeper, as he’ll imagine Opinion Columnist great times with you in the future.” Also, don’t try and over-think anything. It’s OK for girls to make the first move. As women, taking charge when it comes If you over-think the situation by agonizing over what you’re going to say or what to asking a guy out is commonly perceived as abnormal. However, the pathetic per- the end result might be, you may end up ception that guys should always be the backing out of taking that first step. If that happens, you may never know if he wanted ones to ask girls out needs to end. to be in a relationship with you. There is When it comes to taking that initial first step, the majority of guys are usually just the chance that he might end up asking you out later anyway. But if that doesn’t as nervous as we are. Making the first happen, over-thinking move may just end up the situation and failing getting the relationship to ask him out may keep going, especially if you you from ever knowing have chemistry. whether the two of you Of course, making It’s not the end had a chance. that first move is always Lastly, have fun with nerve-wracking, and it of the world if he it. The worst thing that takes an unimaginable says no. And if can happen is that he amount of courage. I he says yes, then says no. If that happens, have always been nerso be it. Let it go and just vous about asking guys all the more reathink of him as a pracout. I’ve only done it son to be happy. tice round for the next a couple of times, and time you want to ask a even though it never guy out. ended up working out, And if he says yes, I’ve always come out then all the more reason of the situation feeling to be happy. Either way, more confident about myself than I did before. It helped me re- just remember that even guys get scared alize that I was capable of a lot more than when it comes to asking us women out. I mean, who can blame them? We can be I thought I was. quite intimidating sometimes. The key to taking the risk and asking a So take that leap of faith and take the guy out is playing it cool and keeping it casual. Keep a positive attitude throughout initiative. Don’t let a possible relationship slip from beneath you just because you’re the entire conversation, and be a bit flirty nervous. Be brave, and have fun in the proin the process. Men are attracted to women who make cess. them feel good, according to an article on yourtango.com, a website dedicated to love Tara Miller can be reached at tmiller@theorion.com or and relationships. @chicojournalist on Twitter “If you nag or complain a lot, then he’ll

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THUMBS Thumbs up to the veritable truckload of Thanksgiving leftovers we took home with us after break ended. We’ll be eating well until our parents pick us up for Christmas dinner.

Thumbs down to being sick while working out. Soup and bedrest doesn’t exactly jive with endurance running and power lifts. See B6.

Thumbs up to former Chico State student Brandon Fisher, who’s recovered from his coma and is working to promote alcohol awareness. See B7.

Thumbs down to people who fail to impress when it comes to oral sex. To get a talented tongue, read this week’s O-Face column by Chantal Richards. See B6.

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Last weekend the Chico Art Center hosted its annual exhibition, Salon d’Art. Local artists had the opportunity to showcase their creative talents. This year’s creations included ceramics, paintings and jewelry. It is great that the Chico community has this kind of show, but these need to happen when students are in town so they can enjoy it too. We can learn from these shows and become interested in local artwork.

Photograph by Shelby Keck

The attendants at the makeup counter in the Wildcat Store reported that the most sought-after look among Chico State students is the Kim Kardashian “smoky eye” look. We’re all for long lashes and alluring eyes, but when did the first lady of the United States of celebrity become a beauty icon? The list of people who accentuate their eyes with mascara is larger than the balance in Kim K’s overstuffed bank account, so why is a pseudo-celebrity credited for a commonplace look? Cleopatra did it first.

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“Catching Fire” Movie Review Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss Everdeen in the sequel to the Hunger Games series in “Catching Fire.” Everdeen and Peeta Mellark, played by Josh Hutcherson, have to compete in the Hunger Games again as part of the 75th anniversary of the games. The best part about this movie is that the plot follows the book perfectly. There’s nothing worse than a director deciding to change the plot of a perfectly good book. Lawrence is able to show audiences how Everdeen has matured since the first movie. This is a movie that should be seen in theaters, you do not want wait until it comes out on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Asst. Features Editor Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that time of year again, when the voices of professors are drowned out by our coughs, sniffles and sneezes. We try our best to make it to school, but where should we draw the line between working out and staying home? To each their own, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like missing consecutive days of the gym, so I sought to find out what kind of symptoms are OK to ignore and which arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.

Go to the gym if:

You have a minor cold, with symptoms like runny nose, nasal congestion, sneezing or minor sore throat, according to an article on mayoclinic.com. Reducing the intensity of

colds didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t affect the length or severity of their colds. An article on runnersworld.com described an experiment Weidner conducted to determine whether exercise affected minor colds. He gave two groups the common cold and had one group exercise every day for a week while the other group did nothing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The two groups didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t differ in the length or severity of their colds,â&#x20AC;? Weidner said. He also found in another study that having colds didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compromise athletesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performance. Being as active as in their routine work outs was beneficial for them, fitnesswise and psychologically. Next time I get my seasonal cold, I know I should stay away from the gym when I have a cough, but I will continue to not let the sniffles get in my way of training. Risa Johnson can be reached at rjohnson@theorion.com or

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Student Spotlight: Dustin Anderson

Volunteer advocates for international health

Photograph courtesy Dustin Anderson

overseas Dustin Anderson, center, spent the summer volunteering in Guatemalan clinics.

myself,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. When Anderson arrived, he was connected with a host family that treated him like their own son, he said. It was a way to experience true Guatemalan culture. Sharon Martin â&#x20AC;&#x153;They would call me their son and I would Staff Writer call them mom and dad,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got to eat homemade meals and see the everyOne Chico State student plans to spend his day struggles they went through.â&#x20AC;? upcoming winter break volunteering in medAndersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite part about being in ical clinics and experiencing the unpredictGuatemala was traveling to a village called ability of traveling to Guatemala. Dustin Anderson, a senior microbiology Zunil to see the nearby hot springs, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All along the way we had no idea what was major, has been to Guatemala three times algoing to happen and depending on ready, but is heading back to work people to help us get there,â&#x20AC;? he said. on his honors thesis. He will be comThey arrived too late to catch a paring the health goals of different ride to get to the hot springs, Andervolunteer organizations to those of son said. the government, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We spent the night at a strangâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping to connect the two so erâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house for like two dollars,â&#x20AC;? he they can help each other out,â&#x20AC;? Ansaid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had the most uncomfortable derson said. night of sleep there, with people This summer, Anderson volunyelling outside and dogs barking. teered in rural Guatemalan clinics There was a dog with rabies on the through a diabetes screening camDUSTIN ANDERSON roof right above us.â&#x20AC;? paign. He spent between 4 and 5 One of the hardest parts about hours each day working in a clinic. International volunteer living in Guatemala was not being His trip was made possible by the Inable to help everyone, Anderson ternational Volunteer HQ program, which aims to help volunteers travel to devel- said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want to be able to just give kids money, oping countries. but does that really benefit them?â&#x20AC;? he said. Anderson also helped vaccinate Guatemalans. He raised $500 and used the money â&#x20AC;&#x153;You would want to teach them something, rather than just give it to them. If you give to buy glucometers and other diabetes testing money to one person, others will wonder why materials for different clinics. Anderson helped set up free diabetes they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as deserving as the other.â&#x20AC;? Anderson hopes that other people will acscreenings for the locals, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were five people that were full-blown knowledge the struggles in other countries, he said. He encourages everyone to find one diabetic and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it,â&#x20AC;? Anderson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Around 15 or 20 people were pre-diabetic and thing to be passionate about, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are far too complacent,â&#x20AC;? Anderson didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it.â&#x20AC;? said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to care and we need to help.â&#x20AC;? Anderson decided to travel to Guatemala after becoming passionate about the disparities in wealth and the widespread poverty that ex- Sharon Martin can be reached at smartin@theorion.com or ists in the world, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to experience it and see it all for @SharonBMartin on Twitter

The O-Face: Oral sex

Chantal Richards

Sex Columnist

Sometimes I just want to put things in my mouth. There are a lot of varieties of oral sex, which I have narrowed down to the top three most common.

Blow jobs

To spit or to swallow? That is the question on most peoplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; minds before they get a mouthful of cum. Swallowing has its benefits, of course â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s little to no mess to clean up afterwords. Spitting has its benefits, too. But the fact is, where do you spit it out? You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very well spray it all over your partner. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to swallow, have a trash can nearby so there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a big mess. The other thing to watch for is that aw-

ful gag reflex. Too many times I have heard horror stories about partners deep-throating and vomiting all over their partner. But your partner deserves to be thrown up on if he keeps pushing your head further down his shaft. Men, if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to have bile all over your penis, keep your hands off of the back of your partnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head.

Eating Out

Partners love eating out â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and not just for fast-food. Most partners run their tongue around the vagina and swirl it around the clitoris. This feels great and often induces orgasm because many women enjoy clitoral stimulation in addition to vaginal penetration. This is one of my favorite sexual acts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; until my partner tries to kiss me. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like being kissed afterwards because of the taste that lingers in my partnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mouth. Most women I have conversed with agree.

Ass-To-Mouth

Ass-to-mouth, also called the ATM is less conventional than the other two methods of oral sex. This is not the kind of ATM where you slide your card. Rather you slide your tongue to lick your partnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anus. Speaking from personal experience, ass-to-mouth isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t glamorous. In fact, I was so turned off by the fact that I had a wet tongue in my butthole and wanted nothing else but for it to end quickly. Some people are into it, which is fine. But if you are going to make a deposit at the ATM, make sure your partner is clean down there. Or, if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the receiving end, make sure you wiped thoroughly. Oral sex is great to spice up your sex life but be aware of the things that work for you and your partner and the things that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Chantal Richards can be reached at

sexcolumnist@theorion.com or @ChantieRichards on Twitter

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Bike cart keeps students peddling Nicole Santos

Staff Writer

Why walk your bike to downtown bike shops for a repair when you can receive affordable and quick service on campus? Thanks to the technicians at the Associated Students Bike Cart, located between the Performing Arts Center and Bell Memorial Union, students can receive convenient services at great prices. Depending on the weather, the cart is on campus every Monday through Thursday from noon to 4 p.m. The cart provides many services, including fast repairs, flat tire repairs, gear and brake adjustments, wheel straightening and tune-ups. All mechanics at the A.S. Bike Cart are Chico State students who are passionate about biking and have plenty of advice to offer the bike-riding community.

Tanner Lyon, Junior, Communication Design The Orion: What’s your advice for students that ride their bikes to campus and around Chico? Lyon: Don’t ride your bike on campus, cops will catch you. They are really lurking out now. They keep telling us to tell people not to ride through campus because their getting like 40 people before 12 o’clock, it’s been crazy. I’d say just check your bike regularly to make sure it’s ridable and up to standards. If not, bring it by cause it’s pretty cheap. Like quick things you wouldn’t check for: air in the tires, make sure your chain’s not totally rusted, breaks, basic stuff like that and be safe. The Orion: What’s your favorite part about this job? Lyon: I’d say the ability to just communicate with people at all times. It’s in a great spot to always have people walking by. It’s an awesome job to be able to just work and hang out and talk to people and see a lot of friends and meet people.

Spokes Man Junior Tanner Lyon fixes a bike at the Associated Students Bike Cart.

Brian Bryson, Junior, Mechanical Engineer The Orion: Most common repair you give? Bryson: Flat tires. It’s a combination of things like thorns, random bits of debris in the road. Thorns are probably most popular. The Orion: What’s your favorite thing about this job? Bryson: I like working with my hands, being able to tinker with different bikes, just seeing all the different bikes people bring through because there’s a lot of generic cruisers and then people bring other really cool bikes, like one guy brought this custom bike that was super lifted.

Jonathan Hale, Junior, Mass Communication

The Orion: What’s your favorite thing about this job? Hale: I love working on bikes in general so having this as a job is fun, period. But probably my favorite part, apart from working on bikes, cause that’s a given, is just being able to work for A.S. and have the perks of being able to have that.

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about this job? Crossland: This is my second year working here and I like meeting everyone and talking with people about bikes and stuff. It’s fun cause we get to be outdoors all day and sit around and fix bikes and talk to people.

The Orion: What part of bikes do you not like fixing? Hale: Forks and Hydraulic brakes. Forks is basically the front of the bike, what holds the front wheel to the frame.

The Orion: What’s your advice for students that ride their bikes to campus and around Chico? Crossland: Don’t get hit by a car and keep your tires inflated so it’s easier to ride. More importantly, be safe.

Sean Crossland, Junior, Construction Management

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Knights fight drinking dangers, promote safe practices til three hours after the accident. Fisher didn’t think he was going to be able Asst. Features Editor to stay alive for three hours until his parents More Chico State students are standing up could get to the hospital, Hobbs said. Hobbs is grateful that a group of students, and saying enough is enough when it comes Knights of the Night, has taken on the reto alcohol-related deaths in the community. The Knights of the Night, a group of about sponsibility of looking out for one another. Hobbs said Brandon, will be returning to 30 students in professor Gina Tigri’s leaderChico State in January to finish his classes ship class, are promoting a safe drinking culand receive his college diploma. ture at Chico State. Their weapon of choice? The student group Social media. is taking a proactive, The group held rather than prevena launch party for The App tative, approach to their mobile applithe drinking culture cation Thursday at Apple has not yet approved the problem that exists Selvester’s Cafe-bysale of the app through the App in Chico. the-Creek offering Store, since Knights of the Night is “We recognize that raffle prizes, free food, currently a small start-up. However, people on college tear-jerking speeches the app is available for download campuses are going and pictures shared for Android. IPhone users can also to drink,” said Mark by former Chico download the app by going to the Rossiter, a senior State student Branwebsite: communications madon Fisher and his http://larodsal02.wix.com/thejor. “However, we’re mother, Juline Hobbs. knight-club. trying to promote Last December, safe habits while Fisher went into a The app should show up in the drinking.” coma after being hit App Store within the next few days, Rossiter is the marby a drunk driver Kingsbury said. keting director for while walking across Knights of the Night, the street. and has been promotAt the launch event, Hobbs shared the video of the accident, ing the group through tabling, working on caught by the nearby Valero gas station’s se- social media applications, getting sponsors and selling shirts, he said. curity footage. “It started as a class project, but now it is Fisher is on the road to recovery, but he still is suffering from traumatic brain inju- more than that,” Rossiter said. “We can actually affect our peers.” ries. The app has a list of taxi cab services, That night, Fisher was walking home alone intoxicated and his cellphone was along with a Google map that helps students orient themselves at night. It also has a link dead, Hobbs said. His parents didn’t get the call about his admittance to the hospital un- to the group’s Facebook page, where they Risa Johnson

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The Orion ∤ Photograph by Chris Ng

KnIghts Attendees line up to enjoy the food provided at the Knights of the Night launch event. hope to build a network of students and community members who are interested in preventing alcohol-related injuries. The group is trying to point Chico’s culture in a positive direction, said Stephen Graydon, a senior organizational communications major and project manager for the group. “The culture in Chico is choking itself,” Graydon said. “The elephant’s in the room and no one knows how to train it.” Up to 1,000 students can currently download the app for free, and Graydon hopes 5,000 students will download the app. This would be the “tipping point,” he said. “We’re learning about what actually creates change, like using marketing tools to make something go viral,” he said. The app is an important resource because it is very functional, said David Kingsbury, a senior organizational communication major. Kingsbury was in charge of developing the

app. “You’re having a rough night and need to get home safe,” Kingsbury said. “What’s going to be more helpful than an app on your phone?” The project was submitted to a competition called 4Emily, which challenges students to use social media to solve the problem of college-aged alcohol-related deaths, Crane said. The top prize is $2,500. 4Emily was created by a father after his 19-year-old daughter died in an alcohol-related car crash. The group would like to see the project live on after their class ends in the fall. Graydon is writing a proposal for the university to take over the project after the semester. Risa Johnson can be reached at rjohnson@theorion.com or

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