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THE ORION •PHOTOGRAPH BY BRETT EDWARDS

LAUNCH Tubers gather Sunday at Irvine Finch River Access, the primary entry point for floaters on the Sacramento River. By 2 p.m., about 3,641 people had joined the float, about the same number who had gathered by that time last year. That number increased to approximately 10,000 by sundown Sunday, the busiest day of the weekend.

Floaters flood Sacramento River About 10,000 coast down waterway; 2,000 crowd Beer Can Beach Katrina Cameron STAFF WRITER

Thousands of floaters and partygoers took over the shores of the Sacramento River equipped with 30-packs of beer and plastic liquor bottles Sunday during the Labor Day weekend float.

Law enforcement worked to keep the estimated 10,000 tubers safe to ensure that the day went well.

“It’s busy, but it’s been pretty smooth,” said Robert Lloyd, a California State Parks park aide and senior recreation administration major.

More than 2,000 participants had stopped to celebrate at the beach by 3

p.m., Glenn County Sheriff Larry Jones said.

The speakers and the DJ equipment at Beer Can Beach were carried to the island on homemade pontoon boats, said Spencer Reider, a junior business administration major.

“This is the best time in Chico,” Reider said.

The busiest time for authorities on the river was from 3 to 7:30 p.m., Glenn County Undersheriff Rich Warren said.

Incidents An estimated 63 people were fished out of the river by emergency workers during the float, Warren said.

“We’re trying to keep people away from snags,” said Sgt. Derek Bell of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. “If they get caught in that, it can get pretty bad.”

Forty people were ferried off Beer Can Beach and the river for medical treatment provided by Enloe Medical Center Emergency Services and First Responder Emergency Medical Services, Warren said.

Alcohol and rocks were involved in many of the injuries.

Of the 40 taken in, 13 were taken to Enloe Medical Center by ambulance.

And a total of 16 Chico State students were arrested by Chico police officers >> please see FLOAT | A3

KICKOFF Junior Wildcat forward Jennie Barto blasts a shot toward Western Washington University goalkeeper Jamie Arthurs. The women’s soccer team prevails over Western Washington University Thursday night.

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The number of river rescues performed by law enforcement Sunday, the busiest day of Labor Day weekend.

The number of people arrested for driving under the influence Sunday at Irvine Finch Boating Access Area, the primary point of access for floaters.

The number of people taken to Enloe Medical Center by ambulance during the float Sunday.

SOURCE• GLENN COUNTY UNDERSHERIFF RICH WARREN

Middle class grant dies on Senate floor The bill needed to pass in the Senate by a two-thirds supermajority, NE WS EDITOR because it had an urgency clause that would have made it go into effect Don’t give up.

That was Gov. Jerry Brown’s mes- immediately, Vigna said.

The bill would have provided sage early Saturday morning, after legislation that would have granted financial relief to students during millions of dollars in financial aid a time when fees are on the verge of to middle-income college students escalating.

The California State University failed.

“We’re not finished yet, and we’re board of trustees will meet Sept. 18 going to work together to get it done,” to determine how it will deal with a Brown said in a two-sentence press proposed $250 million “trigger cut” release published on his website to the 23-university system that could shortly after the bill was voted down. go into effect in November, Chico Assembly Bill 1501, also known State President Paul Zingg said in an as The Middle Class Scholarship email Monday to The Orion. The trigProgram, would have closed a tax ger cut would reduce Chico State’s loophole that allows out-of-state budget by about $10 million, which could result in fee corporations to pay increases or enrolllower taxes than their ment reductions. in-state competitors, “We’re not finished The CSU has said John Vigna, a yet, and we’re going to already endured $750 spokesman for John work together to get it million in cuts over Perez, the assemblydone.” the last two years, man who authored which has resulted in the bill. a $31 million reducThe tax revenue JERRY BROWN California governor tion in funding to gained from the rate Chico State, Zingg increase would have been put into a scholarship program said.

Perez posted a message Saturday for students whose families make too much money to qualify for financial on The Middle Class Scholarship Proaid but not enough to pay for college gram’s Facebook page that pointed the finger at Democratic Sen. Lou tuition without struggling, he said.

“We decided we needed to do Correa and his Republican colleagues something about higher education for hindering the progress of the bill.

The problem with The Middle Class affordability,” Vigna said.

The act was originally designed Scholarship Program was that it to cut middle class student fees by granted new financial aid to college about two-thirds, but negotiation and students, thereby adding another amendments brought cuts below that, financial obligation to a state that Vigna said. Students whose families was already severely indebted, said made less than $100,000 would be Ryan Fedrizzi, the president of the eligible for the entirety of the schol- Chico State Republicans.

By giving away money from a new arship, and students whose families made between $100,000 and $150,000 fund without living up to its current would be eligible for some funding. >> please see CSSA | A4 Ben Mullin

THE ORION •PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVIN LEE

Report shows increase in residence hall violations from year to year Allison Weeks STAFF WRITER

Last semester saw a sizable spike in some residence hall violations, according to a report released by University Housing and Food Service.

The report, which was submitted to the university administration July 13, shows violations of UHFS policy for the 2011-2012 academic year in comparison to the last seven years.

Alcohol citations, noise complaints and defiance of resident advisers showed the largest numerical increases over the previous year, according to the report.

Citations given for alcohol violations jumped to 182 incidences, up from 94 in the previous year. Noise complaints went from

MORE ON residence hall violations Alcohol violations Non-compliance 2010-2011: 94 2010-2011: 9 2011-2012: 182 2011-2012: 31 Noise complaints 2010-2011: 111 2011-2012: 270

Copyright violations 2010-2011: 2 2011-2012: 6 SOURCE • UNIVERSITY HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICE

111 in the 2010-2011 school year to 270 in the 2011-2012 school year. Instances of non-compliance, a category that describes defiance of residence hall authority, increased from nine to 31.

The increase in noise complaints was mostly attributable to behavior of residents >> please see UHFS | A3

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Directory

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Police Blotter

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Opinion

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Sex Column

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The cross-country team races into the new season with high hopes.

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Features The sex columnist breaks down how to get innovative when giving a handjob.

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Opinion Misusing the word “rape” is offensive. It detracts from the actual meaning.

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AB 970 would change the standards for student fees in the California State University and University of California systems by requiring the regents and trustees to provide public notice and student consultation before increasing student fees. This will be added to the Donahoe Higher Education Act.

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The Romanian tradition of bride-napping is growing more and more popular every year. Brides are taken by family and friends who then negotiate over the phone for whiskey or a romantic song from the groom.

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SB 960 would prevent the California State University system from establishing, redistributing or adjusting mandatory campus fees without a vote from the student body or appropriate campus fee advisory committee. It also prevents the CSU Mandatory Catalog from giving this power to campus presidents.

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Nigerian police discovered a mechanic in possession a cocainestuffed roasted chicken Monday. The 5.7 pounds of foil-wrapped cocaine were placed in the chicken to finance a life of leisure.

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State votes to make free textbooks Ben Mullin NE WS EDITOR

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A 12-year-old girl was left in critical condition after her 6-year-old brother was killed by Osvaldo Rivera, who broke into their home. The mother of the children was in the hospital at the time recovering from surgery.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

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AB 1955 would require a go-between for campus law enforcement and students exercising their free speech rights in peaceful protests.

Free textbooks for undergraduates may be a not-so-distant reality after a vote in the California Senate.

The Senate unanimously passed two companion bills, SB 1052 and SB 1053, that provide open-source college textbooks for the 50 most common undergraduate courses, said Mark Hedlund, a spokesman for Darrell Steinberg, the California Senate president.

If signed by Gov. Jerry Brown this month, SB 1053 would go into effect Jan. 1, with the new textbooks available as early as the 2013-2014 academic year, Hedlund said.

“It’s not going to impact this school year,” he said.

The textbooks could be developed by professors, publishers or anyone else interested, Hedlund said.

SB 1053 would also create a council composed of three faculty members from each of the public higher education systems in California: the California State University, the University of California and the California Community Colleges.

Those faculty members would pick which courses should have free textbooks and decide which publishers or individuals would be awarded a commission to create them, according to a press release from Steinberg’s office.

Alternatively, existing textbooks could be used if the publisher is willing to license them for common use, the press release said.

The cost of developing the textbooks is still unknown but accounts for the majority of the $25 million bill, according to an analysis from the California Committee on Higher Education. It will cost an estimated $400,000 for the CSU to implement the digital library.

It is still unclear how the bill will affect Chico State’s Wildcat Store, said Keaton Bass, the Associated Students vice president of business and finance.

The open-source textbook bill would give students an affordable alternative to textbooks released by publishers, who frequently release updated versions with very few actual updates in them, said Pedro Ramirez, vice president of legislative affairs for the California State Student Association.

The CSSA is a Long Beachbased organization that represents the interests of CSU students systemwide.

“It does provide an avenue of access for a group of students,” Ramirez said.

Ramirez said he paid about $200 for four textbooks this semester.

Textbook publishers were initially against the bill, but removed their opposition after legislators removed a provision that would have required them to provide three copies of specified textbooks on loan for California’s public libraries, Hedlund said.

The governor is expected to pass or veto the bill by the end of the month, Hedlund said.

Ben Mullin can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com

Ground under Madison Bear Garden owned by university Ben Mullin NEWS EDITOR COURTESY PHOTO • TIM TOOTEBOOM

Twenty-two pilot whales beached themselves this weekend at Avalon Beach State Park in Florida. The five surviving whales are being fed a blend called a “fish milkshake,” which includes ground-up fish and vitamins.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

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Vallejo police officers shot and killed Mario Romero, a parolee, after he reached for a gun and refused to show his hands. Officers discovered he reached for a pellet gun. This is the seventh officer-involved shooting since May in Vallejo.

Madison Bear Garden has fenced off a portion of its back patio after a land-use survey found the area was university property.

The survey, conducted about three years ago, revealed that Chico State owned a piece of property that The Bear was using, said Joe Wills, director of public affairs and publications.

Representatives from The Bear could not be reached by press time.

Because Chico State was maintaining and using a section of the property, it was granted the parcel by a legal process called “quiet title,” after the survey revealed that the former owner died without an heir, Wills said.

The survey was conducted because Chico State is getting ready to build a new arts and humanities building where Taylor Hall currently sits, Wills said. Demolition could begin as early as January, which would be ideal because classes are not in session.

Chico State fi rst received funds to design the new arts and humanities building, also known as Taylor II, in parts in 2010 and 2011, according to Chico State’s website. The new facility will be about 67,000 square feet and is estimated to cost $57.2 million.

The proposed construction end date is December 2014, according to the website.

The police station is also sitting on the footprint of the proposed building, Wills said. The university has discussed putting up a wall between The Bear and the new building to

THE ORION • PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANK REBELO

FENCED OFF Madison Bear Garden has installed a fence that reduces its back patio area by about eight feet. The university was granted the property after the previous owner died without an heir. serve as a sound barrier.

A representative from Chico State has been in recent contact with The Bear, Wills said.

Litigation against the management of The Bear was never on the table.

There is currently a fence that reduces the area of The Bear’s back patio by about eight feet.

The Madison Bear Garden and Chico State have been next to each other since the 1800s, Wills said.

“These are very very long standing property lines that are in this block,” he said.

Ben Mullin can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com

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A wildfire has already burned through 3,600 acres of Angeles National Forest, a popular spot on Labor Day weekend. The area was evacuated, so the typical 12,000 visitors to the campground didn’t show.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

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FLOAT: City pays to contain chaos during Labor Day weekend, according to a press release the Chico Police Department sent out Tuesday. Fourteen students were arrested for being drunk in public, and two students were arrested for driving under the influence.

There were 36 local, non-student arrests and 16 nonstudent, non-resident arrests, according to the release.

The cold water of the Sacramento River and the warm weather made for a dangerous combination.

“Mostly they just need to mellow out and take a breather,” said Alan Adams, an Enloe Medical Center paramedic.

One person was arrested on suspicion of battery, four people were arrested for being intoxicated and uncooperative and 10 people were arrested for driving under the influence near the Irvine Finch Boating Access Area.

Things went well at the float until about 7 p.m., when a series of three or four fights broke out at the large party at Beer Can Beach, Warren said.

Police officers were able to get onto the beach to handle the situation before it worsened. One person was arrested, and there was one

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UHFS: Reaction to Sutter Hall good, report finds

SCRATCHED UP Law enforcement officials load a crying float attendee onto a truckbed at the Labor Day weekend float Sunday. The float drew an estimated 10,000 people.

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major injury.

The fighter left the brawl with a broken nose.

Aftermath Volunteers spent the night on the beach and picked up most of the debris by Monday morning, Warren said.

The Labor Day float doesn’t have a huge long-term effect on the river, said John Merz, the director of the Sacramento River Preservation Trust.

“It’s a large river, so it has the capability to cleanse itself,” Merz said.

Officials checked attendees’ bags and coolers, and all glass containers found at the event were confiscated and thrown away.

The economy of floating Labor Day festivities attract a lot of visitors who bring the chaos with them, said John Rucker, Chico’s assistant city manager.

“I’d rather see all these folks visit Chico spread out over the course of the year and not all in one weekend,” he said.

The city has to pay for overtime and resources for law enforcement, as well as hire additional personnel to deal with public safety over the weekend, but sales tax revenue

goes up while people flood the city, Rucker said.

“So it’s sort of a trade-off,” he said. “I don’t know if when it’s all said and done if the community actually makes money or not, but the city definitely loses money.”

Some Chico businesses thrive during Labor Day weekend.

Ray’s Liquor made approximately $60,000 in sales during 2011’s Labor Day weekend – about twice what the store sells on a normal weekend, manager Reed Aliass said. Most of the sales were from 30-packs of cheap beer and plastic handles of vodka for the float.

This year’s Labor Day weekend sales dropped from last year’s, but it was a relief to the store because out-of-town visitors gave employees less trouble, Aliass said.

“Usually we have some sort of trouble when the out-oftowners come in, because they don’t obey the laws,” Aliass said. “The locals and students know what they can and can’t do.”

“It isn’t easy dealing with thousands of people, especially in such a small place,” he said.

Katrina Cameron can be reached at kcameron@theorion.com

on two floors, UHFS Director David Stephen said.

The number of violations reported each year is the result of several factors, including behavior of residents, diligence of staff in reporting behavior violations and combinations of isolated incidents, Stephen said.

Every violation category showed increases ranging from 12 to 200 percent over the 2010-2011 school year, but Stephen said that the percentages didn’t accurately reflect the number of violations in some cases.

Copyright violation was up 200 percent, but only because the amount of violations increased from two instances in 2010-2011 to six instances in 2011-2012, according to the report. Similarly, drug violations increased 64 percent, but there were only 13 more incidents reported last year than in the previous one.

In addition, almost every violation category has dramatically decreased since the 2004-2005 school year, which Stephen attributes to more rigorous conduct standards for students, he said.

Under the standards implemented near the beginning of Stephen’s tenure in 2003, students were kicked out of the dorms if they receive a single drug citation or two alcohol viola-

“I could tell no one liked the food when I served them.”

HANNAH BOTTENFIELD former Sutter Dining server

tions, Stephen said.

Students are still required to pay for their residence hall rooms if they are kicked out for conduct violations.

Sixty-four students were thrown out of UHFS housing in the 2011-2012 school year, a 137 percent increase over the 2010-2011 school year, according to the report.

The report also noted that the large majority of students in Chico State residence halls surveyed last year thought the food in Sutter Residential Dining Center was average or above average, with 37 percent of people surveyed describing the food as “below average.”

SUTTER DINING About half of the people surveyed at residence halls described the service as excellent, and about 67 percent said they loved Sutter Dining’s atmosphere.

About 43 percent of on-campus residents described the prices at Sutter Dining as poor, and about 40 percent of University Village students agreed.

SOURCE • UNIVERSITY HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICE REPORT

Twenty-one percent described the food as excellent, and about 46 percent of University Village residents said they were pleased with the food.

However, negative opinions from the survey were reflected in the reactions of residents eating at Sutter Dining, said Hannah Bottenfield, a former Sutter Dining server and senior anthropology major.

“I could tell no one liked the food when I served them,” she said.

About half of the people surveyed from residence halls described the service as excellent and about 67 percent said they loved Sutter Dining’s atmosphere, according to the report.

About 43 percent of on-campus residents described prices at Sutter Dining as poor, and about 40 percent of University Village students agreed.

The food at Sutter Residential Dining is not worth the money that students have to pay to eat there, senior health science education major Alejandra Menjivar said.

UHFS instituted the “flex cash” system with meal plans in response to the report, which gives students cash to spend at other food stores on the Chico State campus, Stephen said.

Allison Weeks can be reached at aweeks@theorion.com

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POLICE BLOTTER Information cited directly from Chico Police Department or University Police Department.

Chico Police Thursday, 8:36 a.m.: Drunk subject in public trying to start fight on 400 block of Broadway Street. “Aggressor was kicking cans and parking posts before starting fight.

No weapons were reported.�

Thursday, 10:41 a.m.: Petty theft reported on 300 block of Rio Lindo Avenue. “Says someone came into her home and took her Vicodin and Xanax.�

Saturday, 9:54 p.m.: Noise complaint coming from party on 700 block of West 11th Street. “Approximately 50 people at party.

Loud partygoers reported.�

“Laptop was stolen, and a red shoe was left behind. Unknown who red shoe belongs to.�

SUNDAY, 4:33 A.M. CHICO POLICE RECORDS

Sunday, 4:33 a.m.: Residential burglary reported on 1200 block of West Fifth Street. “Apartment broken into while no one was home. Laptop was stolen, and a red shoe was left behind. Unknown who red shoe belongs to. There was no sign of forced entry.�

Sunday, 6:28 a.m.: 500 block of Main Street. “Customer at Jack’s Restaurant refused to pay $10 bill. Acted oddly, looking around floor for something that doesn’t appear to be there. Possibly under the influence.�

University Police Thursday, 4:08 p.m.: Theft of clothing at Lassen Hall laundry room. Some time within past hour.

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Bill gives bikes room on road, spotlights collision awareness Pedro Quintana STAFF WRITER

A new California law may provide peace of mind to cyclists who share the road with motorists on a daily basis.

The bill, SB 1464, would require drivers to give bicyclists 3 feet of space when passing from behind, said John Casey, chief of staff for Sen. Alan Lowenthal.

The goal of the law is to remove ambiguity in current state law regarding “a motorist safely overtaking and passing a bicycle,� according to the fact sheet on Lowenthal’s district website.

Last year, a similar bill, SB910, was introduced and voted on, but was rejected by Gov. Jerry Brown because of a speed limit requirement, Casey said. “We are now conďŹ dent that this bill will be signed by the governor, due to the removal of the speed limit,â€? Casey said.

The law would ease the minds of Chico State students who commute on their bicycles and are concerned about sharing the road with reckless drivers.

Sophomore computer science major Brandon Borrelli avoids busy roads due to

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SHARE THE ROAD Motorists must now stay at least three feet away from cyclists, as mandated by a new bill that recently passed the California senate. The bill was introduced partially to raise awareness of the number of injuries that come from vehicle-related cycling injuries that occur every year. vehicles driving at high speeds, he said.

Nursing student Daisy Lopez rides her bike down Nord Avenue every day to get to campus, but has to stay alert for vehicles that don’t pay attention when she is on the road, she said.

More than 3,000 traďŹƒc incidents involving bicyclists and vehicles colliding were reported, according to California Highway Patrol statistics released last year.

The California Bicycle

Coalition is urging voters to take initiative and email their state legislators about the new law.

Fifty percent of fatal injuries for bicyclists occur when the cyclist is hit from behind, said Jim Brown, communication director for the CBC. This bill not only saves lives, but also focuses the discussion on safety.

Some drivers who remain alert for bicyclists are pleased that the new law will

bring more clarity.

Students who ride their bikes to campus don’t look when crossing a street, said Haley McGrath, a junior communication science major. “I usually move to the side if I’m sharing the road with a bicyclist,� she said.

Brown will have to sign or veto the bill by the end of the month.

Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

Thursday, 9:56 p.m. Bike seat stolen at Lassen Hall bike racks.

CSSA: Scholarship bill not passed despite increasing fees

Saturday, 2:56 a.m Suspicious subject reported at University Village. “Ex-boyfriend at north end of UV throwing rocks at her window.�

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Sunday, 12:05 p.m.: Robbery near Yolo Hall behind tennis courts, cellphone was taken.

Monday, 1:03 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported near Kendall Hall, subject was found sleeping on grass.

funding obligations, the state was going to dig itself deeper into a ďŹ nancial hole, Fedrizzi said.

Since this bill would have enabled students to pay ever-increasing fees, it might have allowed the CSU to feel more comfortable raising the price of college in the future, he said.

Associated Students held a rally April 24 to raise awareness for the scholarship

bill that was attended by Assemblyman Marty Block, the chair of the Assembly’s Higher Education Committee.

The rally at Trinity Commons was attended by about 100 students, some of whom were previously unaware of what the assembly bill was about until the rally, said Erik Taylor, the president of the Chico State Democratic Club.

The Middle Class Scholarship Program would have been unnecessary if

the state decided to prioritize higher education, said Pedro Ramirez, the vice president of legislative affairs for the California State Student Association. “We wouldn’t be needing so much more support if higher education was set at an affordable level,� Ramirez said.

Ben Mullin can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com

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Labor Day still holds threat of student tragedy

THE ORION •ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ COFFEE

Casual use of ‘rape’ offensive, insensitive Dani Anguiano D OPINION COLUMNIST O

Rape should be the most unambiguous word in our language. I don’t need to pull out my Oxford English Dictionary to tell you that rape does not refer to success, high achievements or winning.

The word “rape” has recently been used to describe victory, which is similar to the way “gay” inappropriately became a synonym for something disliked. The new use of the word is insensitive and nonsensical.

Rape is not a word to be reclaimed in a more positive way. Rape is rape.

For Sam Jones, a freshman Spanish major, hearing the word constantly means that she rarely thinks of the actual meaning, she said.

“I just don’t think about it,” Jones said.

The more people use this to describe something positive, the more it changes the word.

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People use it in the wrong way because they forget what it means, said Cory Ferns, a senior business administration major.

“I’ve said it, like ‘I raped that test,’” Ferns said. “It reduces the severity, to

“It reduces the severity, to throw it around without feeling like it’s a bad word.”

CORY FERNS Senior business major

throw it around without feeling like it’s a bad word. It’s not a bad word. It has bad connotations.”

This particular use of the word is not just limited to campus.

The word rape is commonly used when it comes to sports teams, because rape suggests dominance and taking control, said Enrique Casiro, a freshman psychology major.

“It glorifies it,” Casiro said.

“That’s why I try not to use it.”

Beyond the true meaning of the word, there are other factors that make its use particularly disheartening. During a five-year college career, one in five women are sexually assaulted, according to the Office on Violence Against Women within the U.S. Department of Justice.

So, when you walk around campus chatting about how the Giants raped the Dodgers, you are likely walking by someone who has actually been a victim of such a crime. No matter the desire to reclaim the word or use it in a positive manner, its use will come across as insensitive.

Just knowing we are in the presence of survivors of sexual assault will cause many of us to reconsider our use of the word.

“If I knew I was with a friend who had experienced that, I would be offended and it would upset me more,” Jones said. “It would feel

Thorn Hart

In 2010, there were six reported forced sex offenses on campus, according to University Police.

Between 80 and 90 percent of victims are sexually assaulted by someone they know, according to Safe Place.

Consensual sex while intoxicated is possible, but there is a greater chance of misunderstanding your partner’s signals if alcohol is involved, according to Safe Place.

For more safety tips and information, visit www. csuchico.edu/safeplace.

directed toward me.”

No one should be using the word “rape” in any way other than with its original definition. On campus and off, we are always in the presence of survivors.

Dani Anguiano can be reached at danguiano@theorion.com

Occupy message still relevant despite lack of support

Dear Editor, With Chico State students returning to town, now is a good time to remind everyone about responsible pet ownership and the importance of spaying and neutering. Before you adopt a pet, realize that it’s a commitment for the life of the pet.

The dog or cat you adopt to be your “college pal” depends on you to feed, house and love them their entire lives. If your home is too small or your daily schedule too busy, wait to adopt until your life is more stable. Never, under any circumstances, abandon your pet.

Calculate the cost of pet ownership into your budget. Pet food prices, as well as vet costs, are constantly rising. Spaying and neutering can cost between $60 and $150 and must be done before the age of 6 months.

If you can’t afford the cost of spaying and neutering, PAWS can help. A Chico nonprofit, PAWS hosts periodic low-cost spay and neuter clinics costing about $20 per pet. See the clinic schedule at www. chicospayneuter.org.

PAWS helped me when I had a number of cats fixed, and I highly recommend them.

Love your pets. Have them spayed or neutered (PAWS can help!), provide them a good home their entire lives and they will return your love tenfold!

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Law enforcement and floaters alike are calling the Labor Day weekend celebrations successful, because no one died. But with 63 rescues, 13 people taken to Enloe Medical Center and a visiting student missing for more than 24 hours, we are led to wonder: How close were some of these incidents to being tragedies?

In his exit interview with The Orion in February, former Chico police Chief Mike Maloney talked about Labor Day. He said: “It is predictable that there will be a tragedy, and when there is, somebody is going to say, ‘How did we let this happen?’”

Maloney said this after 32 years on the job with the Chico Police Department, which makes him an expert on Labor Day festivities control.

Chico should heed Maloney’s warning.

Last year’s attempt to pass an alcohol ban on the river was a failure, but it seems as though proponents of that ban have given up altogether.

If the risks of the holiday were so concerning that city officials thought the ban was necessary, why is it that there have been no further attempts at legislation for preventive safety measures brought to the City Council?

Instead of waiting until a tragedy occurs and sliding by with another few years of hundreds of close-calls, the problem needs to be addressed.

Yes, local law enforcement agencies went to great lengths this weekend to ensure safety. And yes, students receive emails with safety tips before the big weekend, but is that really enough?

It is doubtful students will read through those big blocks of text when they are already managing full courseloads of reading material. And Chico’s drinking culture will not be altered if we only seek to keep people safe while they are partaking in excessively dangerous activities.

While having fun and enjoying your freedom is a big part of the college experience, it isn’t worth the accidents and injuries that have the potential to occur during our “typical Chico” activities.

There has to be a better way to prevent students from acting so recklessly. It shouldn’t take a death to make people realize the risks students take on Labor Day are not justified by their “college kid” status.

City officials need to have another serious discussion about this holiday and its impacts on the community to figure out what can be done to prevent Chico from being scarred by a tragedy that was predicted, that was bound to happen, that we all let happen.

Ian Scerri-Martin OPINION COLUMNIST

Since the Occupy movement garnered major coverage and then fizzled out, it may not seem like the movement was a success, but I would have to disagree with that.

The Occupy movement has put pressure on many public officials, none more than UC Davis chancellor Linda Katehi, who faced strong calls for her resignation.

Now that it has slowed down, it is interesting to hear critics and supporters alike put forth their opinions. People now have the chance to reflect on its impact and judge its motives.

It doesn’t seem as though the movement made a significant impact, said Felesha Valdez, a senior political science major.

“The Occupy movement started off strong, but I think it’s lost a lot of enthusiasm and support,” she said.

Some say the protestors need to stop complaining and go get a job, which is understandable.

However, that response could lead people to believe that you are content with the way things are. That means that you are OK with the division of wealth.

The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans control more than onethird of our country’s wealth, and the top-10 percent control more than 70 percent of it, according to bussinesinsider.com. The bottom 50 percent holds only 2.5 percent.

Looking back at history, peaceful protests seem to have been the

most successful way to express the need for social and economic change.

If those involved in the AfricanAmerican civil rights movement had decided that they should just forget it and get a job, they probably wouldn’t have achieved the things that they did. Their success was driven by speaking out.

So before you rag on the people using their time and effort to protest, take a look in the mirror and think about whose side you are really on. Those involved aren’t just representing themselves.

They are

representing you and me.

We could sit and crunch numbers all day, but it’s basically impossible to come to any conclusion other than this: We have a major problem with the distribution of wealth in this country.

And odds are, the system isn’t looking out for you.

Free speech is one of the fundamental pillars of our country,

and if we don’t use it, we lose it.

Next time you see a protest, take a minute and think about why it is happening. Think about what those people are representing, and ask yourself: Who is actually wasting their time?

The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

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THUMBS Thumbs up to coffee.

The extra caffeine boost helps us adjust to the return of 8 a.m. classes.

Thumbs down to a portion of the back patio at Madison Bear Garden getting closed.

It’s was already packed back there as it was.

Related story on A2

Thumbs up to professors who don’t make students buy textbooks. Thanks for saving us some money.

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On-campus preachers should listen, hear others out Kevin Crittenden Kev OPINION COLUMNIST O

Dear soapbox preachers, Spewing damning language and hateful words at students on campus is not nice.

It paints an ugly picture of the notion of faith itself.

Watching you on campus is like watching an awful automobile accident unfold in slow motion — most people just can’t look away. And it is not because what you are saying is interesting. It is because it is fascinating to watch you lose your composure as you are repeatedly proven to be a hypocritical moron.

Insulting students and citing Bible verses and anti-gay rhetoric creates a spectacle. It does

not generate interest in the content of your sermon.

While you are within your rights as a citizen to voice your message and your freedom of expression should remain intact, it should not be used to perpetuate hatred. But watching you speak is like watching yeast fester, bubble and eventually fizzle away. By the end of the day, it looks like you could really use a hug. Or a beer. I’m pretty sure Jesus was OK with hugs and beer.

“Hellfire and brimstone” is worn out. Using a story of damnation, like that of Sodom and Gomorrah, to create fear in listeners just doesn’t work as well as it did in the days of the Puritans. It is 2012. People can reach their own conclusions about the Bible.

If your purpose is to entertain

you are doing an excellent job.

There is nothing like live performance, and America will respect your right to be a fool.

This country specializes in making your kind of craziness a commodity of entertainment.

Think Charlie Sheen, Glenn Beck and reality TV. Despite my opinion of your methods, I do admire your consistency. It takes a big man to admit when he is wrong. I’m not sure what kind of man it takes to do what you do, but I am not even saying that you are dead wrong. However, it may help your credibility if you allow for some uncertainty in the conclusions you have drawn from the Bible.

Next time you come to campus, consider doing some listening.

We could start with this:

“There are cultural implications that are put onto the Bible,” said Kristine Gilreath, a senior musical theater major.

“There had to be man and woman. That was the value system that had to be taught.

Now there are enough people on the planet. Maybe that’s not the case.”

One thing that bugs me about you hateful preachers is that you think you are in sole possession of the truth even though the truth cannot be hoarded. Yet, like a selfabsorbed toddler who has not learned to share, you cling to the act of your speech. Pass the speaking stick, hombre. Communication involves listening too.

We’ve all had those moments where we are sitting in class, listening to the lecture and our minds wander. We notice little things that really get on our nerves, things that other students do while in class. Here are just a few of those pet peeves:

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Constantly asking to borrow school supplies As college students, some of us don’t automatically think about bringing looseleaf paper or even a pen.

This can be a problem when you get to class and realize there’s a pop quiz or group activity. For the sake of your neighbor, don’t ask to borrow a pen for the third week in a row. Make a reminder to get some.

Side conversations in the middle of lecture Chewing food and making Yes, we’ve all been there. really obnoxious sounds No matter how hard we try to With a busy schedule, it listen to the professor lecture may be tough to get a full on and on about the impor- meal, or even a snack, in tance of the comma, we have before your next class. With been swept away into conver- all due respect, please don’t sation with our neighbor. eat any foods during the But this can be a big dis- middle of class that make a traction and can take away lot of noise, such as chips or from the learning experience crackers. of others.

Autumn Kleinert, a senior When students argue over liberal studminor ies major, details For the sake of your tries to You may avoid doing neighbor, don’t ask to be one of this because those stuborrow a pen for the she plans to dents who third week in a row. be a teacher enjoys herself one showing off day and their debate wouldn’t want her students skills in front of a bunch of doing so, she said. other people, but during lec“I feel as if they aren’t ture might not be the right receiving the most out of time to show them off, even if their education, and because the professor wants students I can hear them, they’re wast- to have a serious discussion ing my money too,” Kleinert about a topic. said.

When people start arguing over pointless things, Amber Repeatedly getting up to go Grable, a junior agriculture to the bathroom and animal science douI know that there are ble-major, reacts differently moments when you just can’t depending on her mood, she hold it any longer, especially said. during class. You just have “One, I’ll get annoyed to leave during the middle of because they are wasting my lecture to relieve yourself. time and I have better things But then there are those to do,” Grable said. “Or two, times when you are just so I’ll be happy because they are bored that you decide to wasting time and that means get up and leave, giving the it’s five, 10 or 15 minutes excuse that you have to use where I don’t have to think the bathroom. To be courte- about what we’re doing.” ous to other students and the professor, just stick it out and Tara Miller can be reached at stay in class. tmiller@theorion.com

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Mitt Romney accepted the nomination for Republican presidential candidate Thursday, but his inevitable acceptance was overshadowed by Clint Eastwood’s erratic and confusing speech, especially the “invisible Obama” chair part. Maybe an 82-year-old celebrity wasn’t the greatest choice for the big finale of the Republican National Convention.

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Thumbs down to police horse poop littering the streets after the big party weekends. Ivy Street smells like the state fair.

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Letter grades, GPAs do not accurately portray knowledge Carly Caumiant OPINION COLUMNIST

Our academic success is based on grades and GPAs. We are ranked on a scale from A to F and feel that the closer we are to an A, the better.

Rarely do we base our success on the knowledge obtained from a course.

Instead, we tend to focus on the score we receive. In college, we need motivation to keep us going, and grades can do this for us. It is when we forget that knowledge is power that the problem arises.

The grade at the end of a course should be determined by overall effort, not the average of separate assignments and grades. One low test score due to unfortunate circumstances could lead to an overall grade that is inconsistent with how much effort was set forth and how much was learned.

Professors determine our overall grade for a course.

Yes, the amount of effort we put into a class and how much we study have major effects on our grades, but there are times when we work hard and do not get the grade to prove it. On many occassions, I have left a class satisfied with the knowledge I acquired yet unsatisfied with the grade I received.

Receiving a B or higher is

a mark of success, said Martin Salgado, a senior English education major.

Twice during Salgado’s college career he has encountered a class where he understood the material but didn’t receive a grade that acknowledged that, he said.

The A-F system helps to motivate overall effort but should not be used when grading individual exams.

I know that it would be difficult to keep schooling structured without a grading system, but it isn’t difficult to change our attitudes toward success.

For junior psychology major Emily Umberger, the grading system works well.

“I really can’t think of another way that individuals could be evaluated other than by a grading system,” Umberger said. “How would one determine if they were fit to have a degree or not?”

Success means feeling you have done your personal best, she said. It is about being happy with what you have achieved or accomplished.

We can all live more positively if we stopped defining our success by a letter grade or GPA. What you learn in college and what you take with you is far more important and beneficial to your future than letters and numbers placed on a page.

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Actor Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, died Monday morning. He was best known for his part in “The Green Mile,” for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Duncan never fully recovered from a heart attack he suffered in mid-July. His deep voice and tall stature were his most recognizable characteristics.

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MOVIE REVIEW: “Safety Not Guaranteed” “Wanted: Somebody to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. I have only done this once before. Safety not guaranteed.” This is the newspaper classified ad that sends Seattle Magazine writer Jeff Schwensen (played by Jake M. Johnson) and interns Darius Britt (Aubrey Plaza) and Arnau (Karan Soni) on an adventure to the seaside community of Ocean View to discover the socially awkward man behind it, Kenneth Calloway (Mark Duplass). This indie comedy keeps viewers heavily enthralled as they attempt to figure out if Calloway is truly insane or an actual genius.

While flirting with possible cynicism, director Colin Trevorrow keeps it light-hearted with a well-timed sense of humor. For those looking for the perfect mix of date movie, love story and dark comedy this is the film to see.

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Cross-country hopes run high Isaac Brambila STAFF WRITER

Wildcat runners are ready to conquer narrow, dusty, rocky and muddy trails to continue a winning tradition for the cross-country program.

For 17 years, cross-country head coach Gary Towne has cultivated one of the most successful athletic programs in Chico State’s history, and cross-country runners come into this season with the top national spots in sight.

The men have been ranked third in the nation and fi rst in the West Region by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association polls. Wildcat cross-country runners are coming back this season to attempt their 14th consecutive top-10 spot in National Collegiate Athletic Association competition and their 11th consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association championship.

The men also have four returning All-American runners: Dayne Gradone, Isaac Chavez, Adrian Sherrod and Johnny Sanchez.

Gradone hopes the team will make it to the top-two in NCAA competition, he said, which would best Chico State’s all-time record. He would also like to reach the top five in individual competition and repeat his All-American performance from 2011.

“I want to start doing things that I wasn’t doing in the past in training, like more mileage per week, more confidence in workouts and more confidence in racing,” Gradone said.

The women also run into this season with high expectations, as the team is ranked eighth in the nation and second in the West Region by USTFCCCA polls and has 10 straight NCAA top-10 fi nishes and four recent CCAA titles.

High expectations, however, are not new to the Wildcats, and they are used to it by now, junior runner Jonah Weeks said.

The women are expected to fi nish in the topfour in national competition, she said. As for herself, Weeks would like to reach All-American status by the end of the season, something she was close to accomplishing last year.

Much of the program’s success lies with Towne’s work in the program, Weeks said.

Recruitment of freshmen and transfer students always helps the team, and Towne’s coaching takes the team even further.

“Coach Towne has a pretty good track record of turning good runners into great runners,” Weeks said.

The secret to keeping the positive streak going is teamwork, senior Amy Schnittger said. Chemistry, camaraderie and internal athletic competition are part of a successful strategy.

The men’s team could serve as a good example for the women’s team this season, she said.

“The guys’ team is always doing amazing, and they’re all pretty close,” she said. “That’s kind of one of our goals this year, to get the girl’s team to be somewhat like the guys team.”

The Wildcat cross-country team will see action for the first time this season Sept.

15 at the West Coast Conference Preview in Portland.

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ONE GEAR, ONE BRAKE Senior construction management major Eli Copsey, above, rides a single-speed bike around Chico daily. Triathlons requires the ability to ride a bicycle, run and swim for miles. The average bicycle speed for triathletes is about 14 to 16 miles per hour.

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Triathlon team conquers fears, goals students of all abilities to join the multi-sport lifestyle STAFF WRITER of a triathlete.

“There aren’t any tryouts; As her strokes cut through the ice-cold water of Folsom we don’t have to submit a Lake, Keelin Shea took quick 70-team roster at any date,” gulps of air, her head high Taylor said. “We just need and her body strained to people who are dedicated continue farther across the and willing to give it a try.”

Before the spring season half-mile of open water.

After joining the Chico starts, the club will schedState triathlon club and ule a series of monthly sprint triathlons, spending which are three months composed of preparing “I was afraid of putting a half-mile for the April my head under water swim, 13 to ICE Breaker until last year when I 16 miles of Triathlon in biking and Granite Bay, became a part of the a three-mile Shea had club.” run. conquered After comher fear of KEELIN SHEA pleting the swimming, Junior triathlete initial two and then some. She made it to the fin- stages of his first triathlon, ish line after biking 13 miles club treasurer Jordan Chaand running four on top of varin said his legs felt like Jell-O while running the last that half-mile swim.

“I was afraid of putting my three miles.

“All I was thinking about head under water until last year when I became a part of was the current moment, not the club,” said Shea, a junior even the finish line,” Chaand the club’s vice president. varin said.

The team works collectively Now that the West Coast Collegiate Conference sea- toward achieving individual son is over, Shea and the goals, Taylor said.

“The purpose of club is to club want to build the roster, design team jerseys and plan give students who are interand train for February, when ested in competing in a triathlon the tools to do so,” the spring season begins.

Senior club president Mat- he said.

When he moved to Chico, thew Taylor encourages Paul Smeltzer

HEAD ABOVE WATER Swimming one half-mile makes up one-third of a triathlon, while 13 to 16 miles of biking and three miles of running make up the rest. The triathlon club had 11 members in spring.

Taylor felt like something was missing. Becoming a member of the triathlon club gave him direction and filled that hole.

“It’s incredible to be around people who are pushing themselves as hard as they can because it makes

me push harder also,” Taylor said.

Students interested in becoming a part of the triathlon club should email Taylor at mattwind@sbcglobal.net.

Paul Smeltzer can be reached at psmeltzer@theorion.com

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Volleyball, soccer notch weekend victories on road, at home Blake Mehigan SPORTS EDITOR

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BLOOD SPORT Junior defender Carly Singer suffers a bloody nose after taking a shot in the women’s soccer team’s win over Western Washington on Friday.

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Where do you think you would be without Title IX?”

The opening weekend for Wildcat athletics was better for some teams than others, but none had a stronger start than the volleyball team.

The team began its season in Arcata at the yearly Humboldt State Tournament. The ’Cats won eight sets in a row for the weekend and went 9-1 overall.

In the first game against Dominican University on Friday, Chico State dominated from the first set, taking the Penguins down 25-10, 25-16 and 25-22.

Senior setter Sable Villaescusa had 29 of the team’s 32 assists in the game and 110 assists for the weekend, tallying all but 16 of the Wildcats’ total assists.

Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams started their seasons on the right foot at home with narrow victories over Western Washington University on Friday.

Sophomore forward Octavio Guzman assisted both goals scored against Western Washington. Both goals came within 10 minutes of

each other. The first was in the 65th minute off a header from junior Kramer Runager, and the second was in the 75th minute, when junior Luis Martinez took the goalie one on one for the game-winning goal.

Junior Gail Bassett’s goal in the 35th minute was the only one the women’s team needed to secure its win over the Vikings. Western Washington got only two shots on goal compared to Chico State’s five.

The men’s team fell Saturday in its second game to No. 11 ranked Seattle Pacific. The Wildcats, ranked No. 23, knotted the game in the 36th minute with a goal by junior Akwafei Ajeakwa, but the Falcons struck back later when freshman Danny Olivas made their second of three goals.

The Chico State women ran away with a 3-0 win Monday against Dominican University.

Junior Scottie Walker scored two goals for the ’Cats with one from sophomore Halima Abdelshife in between.

GAME 1 (women’s soccer) Chico State

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Western Washington

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GAME 2 Chico State

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“I’d try my best to compete with the boys.”

“I honestly don’t think I’d be doing track. I’d hopefully be doing another sport.”

“I probably wouldn’t even be at Chico State playing volleyball, because I wouldn’t be able to afford it most likely.”

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WEEK Title IX, football anniversaries oer reminder of program’s past Funding, compliance causes for football’s elimination in 1997 Jake Martin STAFF WRITER

Sable Villaescusa vol l e y b a l l The senior setter has been an asset to the volleyball team in its first three matches of the season, tallying 110 of the team’s 126 total assists. The ’Cats came out of the Humboldt State Tournament with only one dropped set to go 9-1 for the weekend.

Villaescusa also leads the team in total attacks on service at 55, with only one error, giving her a 98.2 percent success rate on serves.

Wildcat of the Week is a regular feature meant to acknowledge the contributions made by individuals to the team. Winners are chosen by The Orion sports sta from nominations taken from all sports. To nominate: sportseditor@theorion.com

This year marks 15 years since the Wildcat football team was disbanded and the 40th anniversary of Title IX’s passing — two events that helped shape Chico State athletics.

Since joining the California Collegiate Athletic Association 14 years ago, the athletic department has thrived, but success has not come without sacriďŹ ce. Five programs, football the most notorious, have been lost along the way.

The football program enjoyed 73 seasons in its history before former university President Manuel Esteban announced its elimination in spring 1997.

While common myth contends that the football program was cut because of excessive partying, the oďŹƒcial reasons Esteban cited were funding and compliance issues involved with Title IX legislation, which was given stricter guidelines in the 1990s.

Title IX was created as part of the Equal Opportunity in Education Act, which applies to all schools that receive federal funding. The most famous passage states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the beneďŹ ts of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal ďŹ nancial assistance.â€?

To comply with Title IX regulations, the university would have had to cut an estimated two to three men’s sports and add two to three women’s sports to continue the

football program, Esteban said.

Also, if the team was to continue playing, it would have to travel to Oregon, Washington and even Canada to play the same level of competition. Travel expenses for the 1997 season called for roughly $100,000 per away game, according to school oďŹƒcials.

The failure of the Northern California Athletic Conference prompted school oďŹƒcials to switch to the CCAA. While the NCAC granted scholarships for football, the CCAA decided that it wouldn’t, giving Chico State another reason to cut football in order to save the athletic department.

The immediate response from students and alumni alike was to attempt to ďŹ le a lawsuit against the university to prevent the program’s demise, according to Orion archives. Students even proposed a plan to save their beloved program by raising tuition by roughly $50 per year, per student, but they were still unable to save football.

Although the program had struggled to ďŹ ll stands or have a winning season, ďŹ rst-year coach Rob Tomlinson led the team to a .500 record in its ďŹ nal season in 1996, which included 3-1 in league. Nine teammates were named First Team All-Conference players, and the team was named conference champion of the NCAC. Following this, Tomlinson was named the conference’s Coach of the Year before the disbandment was announced.

Tom Aldridge, an alumnus and former defensive lineman, was a member of the Camellia Bowl team that faced Boise State in 1971. The team was inducted into the Chico State Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011. “Many people felt like the administration didn’t really explore all their options and maybe just took the easiest path,� he said.

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GLORY DAY Brian Lyle sacks John Khamis of San Diego State on Sept. 7, 1996, while teammate Gene Kwon looks on. The Wildcats won the game 13-9.

Aldridge added that when there was a winning tradition of football in Chico, it became a catalyst that brought students and residents together from all the nearby communities to cheer for Wildcat football. “The stands were full, there was excitement about the school, and the team became a regional favorite, not just a Chico team,�

Aldridge said.

Don Dutton, an alumnus and former Wildcat linebacker, was disappointed when he ďŹ rst heard the news, he said. It saddens him to think that no one else will get the opportunity to play football at Chico State like he did.

The football program was an unparalleled experience that brought a diverse group of people together with the goal of making a purposeful impact on the community, Dutton said. “For me, football made a dierence in my life by teaching me to work hard, build new relationships

and make dierences in others’ lives,â€? Dutton said. “Looking back, I’m proud to be part of that tradition.â€?

While many have viliďŹ ed Title IX for the folding of the football program, the athletic department as a whole has since earned 107 National Collegiate Athletic Association championships, 47 CCAA titles, 26 West Region titles and 15 national titles, according to Chico State Public Aairs and Publications.

Many college campuses across the nation are gearing up for football season, arguing about who will start as quarterback, questioning coaching decisions and tailgating at their respective stadiums.

Chico State will instead be focusing on its successful soccer teams, hoping for another men’s basketball NCAA playo berth and patiently waiting to see how the fall season will unfold.

Jake Martin can be reached at jmartin@theorion.com

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Spring 1976

Fall 1997

Fall 1998

Title IX is signed by President Richard Nixon and becomes an eective United States amendment.

The men’s swimming and diving team wins its third National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II championship in four years. The program is eventually cut decades later.

The football program is shut down due to ďŹ nancial constraints.

Chico State becomes a part of the California Collegiate Athletic Association after the dissolution of the Northern California Athletic Conference.

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I see the elusive “W� of a Washington Nationals baseball hat bob in the crowd of students walking to classes. “Hey man, can I talk to you about your hat and being a Nationals fan for a story?�

He responds with a bewildered look and asks what I am writing about. “Well, you know, bandwagoning.�

With a “No comment,� he scurries away into the crowd.

The Nationals have a tradition of one thing: being terrible. However, the team has developed into a major competitor in baseball this year.

Prior to this season you would be hard-pressed to ever see the Nationals “W� on anyone, let alone on a student so far away from Washington, D.C. Bandwagoning is something that every sports fan deals with at one time or another. San Francisco Giants fans saw many people suddenly became fans after the 2010 World Series win, and most of them claimed to have been one “since they were a kid.�

Los Angeles Lakers fans recognize the people

wearing Miami Heat colors now and know the pain of dealing with bandwagon fans.

Let’s not forget football and all those longtime Green Bay Packers fans we have in Chico. Please tell us how much you loved the Packers before Aaron Rodgers and the 2011 Super Bowl.

I’d like to take a moment to clarify.

It’s ďŹ ne to root for teams outside of your home state. Wearing your Cleveland Indians hat while being a Giants fan is ďŹ ne— if you have a reason.

Having family from Cleveland makes supporting its teams important, junior Christopher Friske said. But being from Northern California makes supporting Bay Area teams important too.

If you genuinely like the New York Yankees and have never been to New York, that’s OK. Just don’t be shocked when you’re accussed of being a bandwagoner to a popular team. “It’s like nails on a chalkboard to a real sports fan,� said Alex Kalajakis, a senior communication design major. “Bandwagon fans are more prevalent in casual sports fans, because real sports fans hate bandwagon fans.�

Bandwagon fans really do give team loyalists a bad name. It’s frustrating but something that cannot be avoided. Regardless of the sport, bandwagoning is such a big part of the industry that it’s almost accepted as the norm.

On a positive note, I have never met a bandwagon hockey fan. It appears that they may actually be the most loyal group of sports fans.

As much as people like to piss and moan about bandwagon fans, they can’t be fully blamed. Various forms of sports media have branded us into following players rather than franchises.

Whether it is the Lebron James’ or the Tim Tebows, the SportsCenters of the world hold these people up to an incomparable level, so we have nothing to do but idolize them. We lose sight of the actual team they play for and focus solely on the player.

The ways of the ’60s and ’70s are gone. We don’t see franchise players very often anymore, and it’s a sad fact of sports.

While it would be great if bandwagoning would just disappear, it’s a fact that people will continue to jump from team to team.

As long as a team succeeds, the herd will follow. As long as the sports media cater to the large franchise market, the herd will follow.

As long as players move from team to team for more and more money, the herd will follow.

Trevor Platt can be reached at tplatt@theorion.com

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EST. 1960 Interns gain production skills, experience at meats laboratory Jake Spielberger STAFF WRITER

Bacon isn’t just breakfast food for students at the University Farm, who spend time curing it themselves in the meats lab.

The lab is a processing facility for cattle and swine raised by students and farmers in town.

The main function of the lab is to “provide students with the experience of the entire meat industry on a small scale,” said Adam Knapp, the lab technician manager.

Those working there learn to process and package meat, while creating quality cuts such as bacon, beef jerky and up to 15 different types of sausages.

“There is a big learning curve with the challenges, but once we acquire the skills and understanding we get more responsibilities,” said Haydn Clement, a junior agricultural education major who works in the meats lab.

Clement is inspired by the sense of teamwork between lab employees.

“Almost everything gets done in teams, and we work very well together,” he said.

“Although, if you get in trouble, you’re going to be out back washing gut barrels.”

The lab is inspected and held to U.S. Department of Agriculture standards, which are the same for student operations and commercial operations. Food safety is one of the most important things taught at the farm.

All of the steers from the Butte County Fair were recently processed through the meats lab.

At the fair, Chico State students worked with high school students who helped raise the steers, Knapp said. Everyone was able to see the progress firsthand.

The meats lab also has a partnership with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. “On top of what we do for our store, we process beef and make the sausage for Sierra Nevada’s taproom and restaurant,” Knapp said. “Their cattle are fed out at the farm’s beef unit.”

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. orders many different kinds of steaks, as well as beef to make burgers. The beef is also combined with pork from the University Farm’s swine unit to make the restaurant’s sausages.

The swine unit is run almost completely by

students, said Brendan Close, a farm employee who works with the swine unit.

Those working in the swine unit are responsible for everything including vaccines, medication, food, water and breeding of the pigs.

“The most amazing thing about the pigs is the turn-around rate compared to other big livestock,” Close said.

Cows are pregnant for nine months and usually only have one calf, whereas a sow, a female pig, can have up to 20 piglets with a gestation period of only 114 days.

Students can work up to 40 hours per week during the summer and up to 20 hours per week during the school year, Knapp said.

Students typically intern to earn one to three units. After completing the internship, they have the opportunity to work a full-time, paid position. Knapp spent four years interning in the meats lab before being hired.

The meats lab, at the Universiy Farm off Hegan Lane and Dayton Road, is open to the public 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and it sells everything from bacon to beef jerky.

The student-interns are currently working on new beef jerky flavors and seasonings.

Jake Spielberger can be reached at jspielberger@theorion.com

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Pair of original Occupiers continue campus protests Corey Bruecker STAFF WRITER

“We’re drowning in debt!”

Four protesters stood in Big Chico Creek holding signs above their heads Friday despite the fact that passersby barely stopped to take notice. Most students rushed by and ignored the shouts from the creek below.

They were the same shouts that were heard in November in front of Kendall Hall and the same cries that carried over into spring semester. The hordes of students that once crowded Kendall Lawn in support of the Occupy Chico State movement have dissolved into the handful of protestors found in the creek Friday.

Occupy Chico State is a grass-roots movement that was started by a group of students including Colton Wanner, a junior sustainable manufacturing major, and Isaac Zenk, a senior recreation administration and philosophy double-major, in September 2011. They were inspired by the national Occupy movement that gained momentum about the same time, and students in the group held protests on campus to raise awareness of rising tuition, university spending and debt issues.

Wanner and Zenk are the only two original members still holding signs, and both plan to continue carrying them

through graduation and beyond.

The dwindling support was due in part to the lack of organization of Occupy Chico State, Wanner said.

“It ended up being a few people doing most of the work and a lot of people attending and just giving their opinions,” he said. “I think people got discouraged because nothing was happening.”

Though their movement has been known on campus for less than a year, both students felt strongly about the issue long before starting Occupy Chico State.

Zenk grew up in a military family, joined the Marine Corps and served four years. He is now getting paid to go to school through the G.I. Bill.

“I’m not really hurting financially in all of this, but I guess I just grew up in the military ideology to help your nation,” he said. “I hate seeing how wasteful the government is in schools, and I think everyone should be aware of where all their hard-earned money is going.”

For Wanner, it all began when he graduated high school and was trying to get accepted to universities.

“I had a 3.87 cumulative grade point average and I scored fairly high on my ACTs and SATs, but I wasn’t able to get any scholarships or grants,” he said. “I was trying to pay for college without my parents’ help, but the government just

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PREOCCUPIED Colton Wanner, left, and Isaac Zenk, right, shout to those passing on the bridge above in an effort to get noticed f0r their first Occupy Chico State protest of the semester.

Wanner and Zenk, the founders of Occupy Chico State, are two of few who are still involved. wasn’t helping me out.”

Zenk and Wanner have made it clear that they want to see a change in the education system and that they want students to think for themselves and realize that they’re paying too much for their education.

“We’re not here for silly club things or pizza parties or anything like that,” Zenk said. “We’re just trying to fix what we see

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The financial fight is not egocentric, Wanner said. They are fighting for the university as a whole.

“No one else is going to do anything,” he said, “so we, as students, need to make a change.”

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PINK FLOYD La Fin Du Monde, composed of guitarist Chris Roberts, center, bassist Mike Crew, left, and bassist Josh Kinsey, right, contributes to a night of musical interpretations in honor of Pink Floyd’s 1973 album, “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

Student bands pay tribute BLUE MOON The Dynamics perform their version of the Pink Floyd song “Time,” with guest vocalist Tybox at the Chico Women’s Club.

Visit theorion. com for the full story about the 10 bands that came together to perform Friday night and hear what students have to say about the show.

When it comes to giving handjobs, you don’t just grab and go. There is definitely more than one way to please a man with your hands. A hand job doesn’t have to be seen as a cop-out — with the techniques listed below, he won’t feel the need to touch himself at 2 a.m. anymore.

So before you jump right into the act, there are a few key things to remember. It is important to use some kind of lubrication – lotion, water-based lube, saliva and so forth – because doing it dry can lead to chafing. And remember to avoid white-knuckling it. The goal is to please, not maim.

The original If you’re new to the game, this is the place to start. Firmly grasp the shaft with one hand, and then work the skin flute. It also helps to roll the testes around, as gentle grasping can help add to the experience.

Riverboat grip For this technique, your hands must either be very dainty or your partner well-endowed. If this is the case, grab the shaft with both hands.

If your partner isn’t big enough for both of your hands, then it’s best to stick to the original and use your other hand to massage his sack.

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Once you reach the top, start moving back down.

Because the base is bigger than the tip, the ring will get smaller as you go up. This allows for a tight, but not too tight, grip for the journey back down. By the time you get back to the base, you will need to loosen up the ring a bit so that it is not uncomfortable for your partner.

While these styles are good ways to start getting creative, don’t limit yourself to this guide.

There are many more ways to put your hands to use, so whether you’re using the handjob as foreplay or in place of other sexual interactions, get innovative.

Aubrey Crosby can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

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Policy keeps study abroad students on track Sarah Morin STAFF WRITER

Students who choose to study abroad are now able to get more of their academic requirements out of the way while traveling thanks to a new policy.

Those who study abroad can complete up to 18 units of their General Education

Pathway requirements while out of the country, making it easier for them to spend up to a year in a foreign country and still graduate on time, said Steve Wildhaber, the CSU International Programs and Direct Exchange adviser.

Chico State sends more than 300 students to study abroad each year, representing more than 85 program locations in 30

countries. The study abroad office sends students to various countries for full academic years or a single semester, and sometimes even just for a summer or winter break. Eligibility requirements vary by program and depend on grades and class standing.

There are numerous countries around the world where students can study, and Chico State uses three main programs to

help them go: University Studies Abroad Consortium, the CSU International Programs and Direct Exchange. Each program has different destinations and pricing, but studying abroad may not be as expensive as you think.

Sarah Morin can be reached at smorin@theorion.com

GERMANY Bryan Fregoso senior | communication studies “I ate a lot of meat over there, either schnitzel or spätzle, which is a weird kind of noodle dish.”

Go to Germany through Direct Exchange for about $16,890 per year.

ENGLAND Kylynne Macfadyen senior | music industry and technology “A lot of my friends are into English indie-rock, so we took a roadtrip and went to a lot of those concerts there.”

Go to England through the University Studies Abroad Consortium for about $30,000 per year.

SOUTH KOREA Ian Eckert senior | computer science “It was essentially a family, and all of the people there didn’t speak English and we’re learning Korean, so it was a great way to learn the language.”

Go to South Korea through the CSU International Programs for about $20,110 per year.

SPAIN Michael Deller graduate student | linguistics teaching credential “Of all American college students, only 5 percent study abroad, so that’s a small percentage. You look at other countries like Korea, Japan, Germany especially, and there are much higher percentages. In fact, many times it’s required before you graduate.”

Go to Spain through CSU International Programs for about $24,607 per year.

AUSTRALIA Molly Alexander senior | recreation administration “We went bungee jumping, scuba diving, snorkeling with turtles, and we went on a party tour of all the bars and pubs in the city.”

Go to Australia through the University Studies Abroad Consortium for about $38,300 per year.

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This week’s recipe is special to me because it’s chicken divan, a meal that was introduced to me by my mother.

For me, it’s comfort food.

It’s that cheesy chicken taste I crave when I’m sick. For you, it’s something different, but it’s also easy to make.

Although I’m not usually a fan of cold food, I eat this right out of the fridge.

Chicken divan is typically a casserole dish of chicken, broccoli, curry, lemon and cream of mushroom with breadcrumbs sprinkled on top.

But this recipe is a twist on that, since I don’t use breadcrumbs. I use cheese instead, because let’s be real— unless you’re lactose intolerant, most dishes are better with cheese on top.

My mom got this recipe from a friend back in the

Forty-three percent of the 39 people who took The Orion’s online poll think the Thursday Night Market has the cheapest produce, but I’ve found different results.

I compared Thursday Night Market finds with the same products at WinCo, which received 38 percent of the votes, Safeway, which got about 8 percent, and Trader Joe’s, which received 11 percent.

Each venue has its perks and is right for different shoppers. The Thursday Night Market has that small-town, everyone-knows-everyone feel, while WinCo caters to those who want a large variety at a cheaper price. Trader Joe’s has more eclectic items, such as yogurt

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Stone Age, (where most parents are from) because it’s cheap, easy and tasty. And for college students, nothing beats an easy meal that can be made at the beginning of the week and heated up again when you’re too tired to deal with anything other than the microwave.

Preparing and cooking this meal will ake about two

hours of your time, but don’t let that discourage you from giving it a try. Leftovers will definitely compensate for the time put in.

Unless, however, you have hungry roommates like me.

In which case, you’ll just wish you had leftovers.

cheese and soy ice cream, and Safeway is within walking distance of campus.

Though prices depend on seasonal produce and sales, this week’s cheapest produce award goes to WinCo. However, the market wasn’t far behind.

You can’t really go wrong with deals like four bell peppers for $1.

Before you get too excited and run off to the store that boasts about its “24-hour savings,” keep in mind the cost of gas and tax that is eliminated when shopping at the Thursday Night Market.

This study is based solely on numbers, and quality was not taken into consideration.

What are your ways to save? Send us your ideas.

Samantha Youngman can be reached at multimediamanager@theorion.com

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Chicken divan PREP 30 minutes TOTAL 2 hours MAKES 6 servings

WHAT YOU NEED Lawry’s Seasoning Salt 4-5 boneless chicken breasts with skin 2 pounds ofbroccoli 1 14-ounce can cream of mushroom soup 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 tablespoon curry 1 teaspoon garlic salt 2 ounces shredded medium cheddar cheese 1/2 cup milk

HOW TO MAKE IT PREHEAT oven to 350 F before cleaning the chicken and seasoning it with Lawry’s Seasoning Salt.

BAKE chicken at 350 F for 45 minutes. You may crank up the temperature to save time, but the chicken will be less tender.

STEAM broccoli on high heat for 10 minutes or until soft.

COMBINE cream of mushroom soup, lemon, curry, garlic salt and milk in a small bowl, and season to preferred taste.

CUT chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces, and place in bottom of casserole dish before layering broccoli on top.

SPREAD cream of mushroom sauce over broccoli and chicken, and sprinkle shredded cheese over the casserole.

PLACE in oven at 350 F for 30 minutes, and let cool before serving.

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