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Governor takes last stand for Prop 30 Gov. Jerry Brown denounces opposing ‘shadowy figures’ Americans for Responsible Leadership’s “No on Prop 30” campaign. A SST. NE WS EDITOR “It’s the only time you get to vote, In the week before an election that put money in your pocket,” Brown will affect the future of higher educa- said. “Do something good or do sometion, Gov. Jerry Brown advocated for a thing bad.” Ryan Fedrizzi, president of the tax increase at Chico State on Monday Chico State Republicans, said he was during a “Yes on Prop 30” rally. Proposition 30 is Brown’s tax ini- disappointed by Monday’s rally. “I found it very disheartening that tiative that, if passed, would increase sales tax by a quarter of 1 percent and my own governor would say that if increase personal income tax for Cali- I oppose Prop 30 that we are a shadfornians who earn more than $250,000 owy figure and must be rich,” said a year. It would generate $6 billion in Fedrizzi, a senior biochemistry major. Everyone should take the time to revenue for the state and prevent a read the proposition, $250 million cut to the he said. It allocates California State University system. “It’s the only time you money for the K-12 schools and commuAbout 1,500 peoget to vote, put money nity colleges, but the ple were at the rally, in your pocket. Do CSU system won’t get said Joe Wills, Chico State’s director of something good or do any of it. Fedrizzi thinks it’s public affairs and something bad.” a disservice to vote publications. upon the perception CSU student trustee JERRY BROWN of a measure rather and Chico State stuCalifornia governor than upon its merit, dent Jillian Ruddell he said. spoke in favor of the “Then we’re voting on slogans, not proposition along with Belle Wei, the provost and vice president for aca- actual texts of law,” Fedrizzi said. Chico Mayor Ann Schwab attended demic affairs. Professor Susan Green, President the rally to support the Proposition 30 Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg and CSU campaign. “Chico supports higher education, Board of Trustees chair Bob Linscheid also spoke about the measure and the and we need to support Prop 30,” Schwab said. importance of voting. “Education represents hope,” Green said. “It represents our future.” Quinn Western can be reached at Students and community members qwestern@theorion.com cheered when Brown approached the microphone. He denounced the “shadowy figures” who oppose Proposition FOR MORE ON PROP 30, SEE A2 The possible effects of its passage or 30, including an anonymous $11 mil- • failure lion donation to the Arizona group Quinn Western

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EVERY VOTE COUNTS Gov. Jerry Brown holds a “Yes on 30” sign during his speech in the Student Services Center plaza on Monday. About 46 percent of registered voters supported the hike as of Thursday. THE MASSES About 1,500 people attended the governor’s rally Monday for Proposition 30, a measure that would increase the California sales tax and income tax rates for some. THE ORION •PHOTOGRAPH BY PEDRO QUINTANA

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Alcohol citations major part of Halloween festivities Quinn Western Pedro Quintana THE ORION

The scariest things in Chico during the weekend preceding Halloween weren’t the costumes, but some of the people underneath them. Sixteen agencies assisted the Chico Police Department with crowd control, alcohol violations and violence from Friday to Sunday morning, with Alcohol Beverage Control officers issuing 40 citations for alcohol-related offenses, according to a press release from Chico police. There were also two felony assaults and two sexual assaults reported, according to the press release. University Police patrolled campus looking for drunken people and those with open alcohol containers. The city implemented a glass ban for the weekend to ensure that party-goers would not carry any glass containers. >> please see TICKETS | A4

15 The number of Chico State students who were arrested during Halloween weekend. Eleven were for public intoxication.

The number of non-student, non-residents who were arrested over the weekend. Two were arrested on suspicion of DUIs, and 15 were for being drunk in public .

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NOT HORSING AROUND Mounted police officers oversee pedestrian traffic in the crowded West Fifth and Ivy streets intersection over Halloween weekend. Police fielded 312 calls for service in the south-campus area during the 48-hour period and a total of 871 calls for service throughout Chico.

The number of total arrests made during Halloween weekend. Forty-one were for public intoxication, and 10 were for domestic violence. SOURCE • CHICO POLICE DEPARTMENT

SAFETY

Butte Hall asbestos tests ﬁnd no hazardous material Pedro Quintana STAFF WRITER

Fifteen dust samples collected in various locations inside Butte Hall were tested for asbestos, but none of them showed presence of the material. The university followed up on a request from employees who work in the building to test for hazardous asbestos, wrote Joe

Hutchinson, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, obtained by The Orion. The tests found cotton and cellulose fibers, but no asbestos, he said. The major non-fibrous components were skin cells. Mark Stemen, a professor of geography who posted signs outside Butte Hall warning passers-by of the perceived

Wills, director of public affairs and publications for Chico State, in an email to The Orion. The samples were analyzed by a nationally accredited lab in the Bay Area. The samples were collected on the third, fifth, sixth and seventh floors of Butte Hall, wrote Marvin Pratt, the director of environmental health and safety at Chico State, in a email to Gayle

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Faculty member Dean Fairbanks sends an email to fellow employees expressing concern about Butte Hall’s safety.

Geography professor Mark Stemen puts up signs warning passers-by of possible asbestos in Butte Hall

A California Division of Occupational Safety and Health representative tours Butte Hall in response to complaints.

Cal-OSHA’s investigation of Butte Hall is due to be completed within six months.

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dangers, still believes the building is unsafe because of its asbestos spray fireproofing, he said. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health received a complaint about the possible hazard, said Patricia Ortiz, a representative for the safety organization. A Cal-OSHA representative visited Chico State Oct. 22 and took a tour of Butte Hall with Pratt, Wills said. Hutchinson notified her college’s faculty about the ongoing investigation in an email. The environmental health and safety department at Chico State serves as a liaison and provides Cal-OSHA with an >> please see BUTTE | A4

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The discovery of a 550pound bomb Tuesday triggered the closure of an airport in northern Japan. The bomb is said to be an American dud left over from World War II, but it appeared to have a working detonator. A military bomb squad considered whether to move the bomb or blow it up on the spot. Source: Times of India

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Chico voters guide 2012 Not sure how to vote in Tuesday’s election? Is schoolwork cutting into the time you set aside for election pamphlet-reading? No worries. The Orion has broken down the most important issues of the election to help you ﬁnd where you stand this year. PROPOSITION 30 Temporary tax increase This would increase the state sales tax by one quarter of a cent for a four-year period and increase income taxes for seven years for those who earn more than $250,000 a year.

PROPOSITION 32 Payroll deduction

PROPOSITION 31 State budget

PROPOSITION 34 Death penalty ban

PROPOSITION 33 Auto insurance reform

This would establish a two-year budget cycle. It would also permit the governor to cut the budget if the Legislature fails to act.

This would prohibit unions from using funds taken from an employee’s paycheck for political purposes.

This would change current law to allow insurance companies to set rates based on whether a driver previously had auto insurance.

This would replace the death penalty in the state of California with life imprisonment without parole.

PROPOSITION 36 Three strikes revised This would change the three strikes law to impose life sentences only when the felony conviction is serious or violent.

PROPOSITION 37 Food labeling This would require food that contains or is made from genetically modiﬁed organisms to be labeled.

PROPOSITION 38 Income tax increase This would increase personal income tax rates for 12 years and allocate the $10 billion raised per year to K-12 schools, early childhood programs and repaying state debt.

PROPOSITION 39 Interstate tax reform This would require interstate businesses to calculate income taxes based on the percentage of their sales in California.

PROPOSITION 35 Human trafficking penalties This would increase the jail time of convicted human traffickers and require human sex traffickers to be registered sex offenders. PROPOSITION 40 State Senate redistricting This would approve the new state Senate districts redrawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission.

Compiled by Aubrey Crosby and Ben Mullin SOURCE • 2012 VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE

A yacht designed by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was christened “Venus,” after the Roman goddess of love, in a Dutch shipyard Sunday. Jobs said he kept working on the yacht even as his cancer worsened, because abandoning it would have been admitting he was dying. The boat is between 230 and 260 feet long with teak decks and huge panes of glass. Source: CNN

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The Orion conducted a survey to check the pulse of Chico State students to see how they plan to vote in Tuesday’s general election.

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At least seven deaths were reported in New York as of Monday after Hurricane Sandy pounded the East Coast. The storm had winds at 80 mph and caused a large chunk of Manhattan to lose power. Source: The New York Times

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The San Francisco Giants won the World Series Sunday night on the Detroit Tigers’ home turf. The Giants swept the Tigers in four games, with the ﬁnal one ending 4-3 in extra innings.

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The article “Wildcat shop to open after mall overhaul” that ran on A1 of last week’s newspaper stated that Chico State’s storefront in Chico Mall will carry textbooks. In fact, the store will carry Chico State merchandise such as apparel and gifts but not textbooks.

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The state will cut $250 million from the California State University system’s budget if Proposition 30, a tax measure on Tuesday’s ballot, fails. The following is a breakdown of how the cuts could affect Chico State: University budget If the proposition fails, the university will receive a cut of $10.1 million, its share of the $250 million trigger cut to the system, said Lorraine Hoffman, Chico State’s vice president for business and finance. However, even if Proposition 30 passes, about $5 million will still be cut from the university’s budget. No matter what happens in the election, the CSU system will still receive a $132 million cut, said Belle Wei, Chico State’s provost and vice president for academic affairs. Gov. Jerry Brown has promised to include an extra $125 million in next year’s CSU budget to make up for the $132 million reduction if the CSU rebates tuition, Hoffman said. There is currently a hold on prospective students’ applications to the university, Wei said. If Proposition 30 fails there will be 1,000 fewer students on campus in the next academic year. CSU system If Proposition 30 fails, $1.2 billion will

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have been cut out of the state’s budget since the 2007 to 2008 year, which is a loss of nearly 40 percent in funding, said Stephanie Thara, a spokeswoman for the CSU system. The state funding for the CSU is the same as it was in the mid-1990s, but enrollment has since increased by 90,000 students, Thara said. If Proposition 30 fails, enrollment for the CSU will decrease by about 20,000 students. Chico State will be affected by the layoffs that will occur throughout the CSU system, if the proposition does not pass, Chico State President Paul Zingg said. If the proposition passes, students will be given a $250 refund for a tuition increase that was implemented this semester, she said. Whether Proposition 30 passes or fails, Chico State will experience further reductions in state support, Zingg said. Classes University administrators are working to avoid letting the potential cut affect the number of courses offered, but $10 million is a lot of money, said Arno Rethans, Chico State’s senior vice provost. The budget cut would begin affecting classes next fall, Wei said. Quinn Western can be reached at qwestern@theorion.com

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The number of young voters is rising, but it’s still up in the air if they will turn out for Tuesday’s general election. Fifty-one percent of registered voters ages 18 to 29 voted in the 2008 presidential election, which was two percent more than in 2004, according to a report from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. However, the percentage of registered voters heading to the polls this year should decrease from the 2008 percentage, said Charles Turner, a professor and chair of the Chico State political science department. “From what I’ve heard, people are less excited about the candidates in general, and attendance at events and rallies for the candidates have gone down,” Turner said. The 2008 voter increase in California was in part caused by Barack Obama’s charismatic campaign, Turner said. The lack of incumbents in the 2008 election also drove people to the polls. Butte County saw more voters register before this election, because they could register online f0r the ﬁrst time, said

Candace Grubbs, Butte County clerkrecorder. Voters usually turn out for general elections in greater numbers than they do for the primary election, Grubbs said. In 2008, about 69 percent of the 122,842 registered voters in Butte County voted. About 1,200 students have registered to vote with the Chico State Democratic Club, club president Erik Taylor said. About the same number of students registered with the club before the 2010 election. The Chico State Republicans registered about 450 students to vote, club president Ryan Fedrizzi said. More people have registered with the Republican club for this election than the last, because the club allowed people to approach the group on their own, rather than hiring professional petitioners, Fedrizzi said. Some Chico State students, including junior mechanical engineering major Keith Bruce, are not voting because they do not think they are well-informed about the issues. “Politicians are terrible,” Bruce said. Allison Weeks can be reached at aweeks@theorion.com

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A.S. mulling options for store’s second ﬂoor Sept. 6, 2001 The Bell Memorial Union is reopened after a remodel that added 81,000 square feet of space

Fall 2011 Wildcat Wakeup, a coﬀee shop in the Wildcat Store, opens for business.

November 2011 By this time, there is a 24 percent reduction in sales at Common Grounds. It is estimated that about 16 percent of that drop is attributed to Wildcat Wakeup.

Fall 2012 Associated Students consider merging Wildcat Wakeup and Common Grounds, the two coﬀee shops in the BMU. SOURCES • CORINNE KNAPP, A.S. DINING SERVICES RETAIL MANAGER GABE ADLEY, A.S. VICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES AND SERVICES

Pedro Quintana STAFF WRITER

Associated Students is still discussing what to do with the second floor of the Wildcat Store, but changes are expected to be made to the space in spring semester. The second floor will no longer be a part of the Wildcat Store because of a loss of $3.5 million in textbook sales over the last three years. Whether the Wildcat Store will still sell books on the second floor has yet to be determined, said Keaton Bass, A.S. vice president for business and finance. A.S. representatives have been discussing how to better use the space with Roseville architect company Williams and Paddon, said Gabe Adley, vice president for facilities and services. A.S. has considered converting the space into a conference room or a reception area to hold guest speakers, Adley said Another idea is to merge both of the Bell Memorial Union coffee shops, Wildcat Wakeup and Common Grounds, in order to give the Wildcat Store more space and make a more visible coffee shop, Adley said. This combined coffee shop could take the place of the conferences services area in the BMU lobby. The shops compete with each other, which causes some losses in sales, but overall the shops are frequented by different kinds of customers, Bass said. “It’s like Pepsi losing money to Sierra Mist,” Bass said. However, none of the ideas are set in stone, A.S. President Jaypinderpal Virdee said.

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NEXT COFFEE SHOP? Associated Students is considering a few options for the second floor of the Wildcat Store. Among the options is the idea to convert the space into a reception area to hold guest speakers. A.S. may also merge the Wildcat Store’s Wildcat Wakeup and Common Grounds into one coffee shop that could occupy the current conference services space in the Bell Memorial Union lobby. Also, health inspectors working for Butte County have asked A.S. to raise the kitchen ceiling in Common Grounds and redo its molding to bring the establishment up to code, he said. The space was initially a billiards hall, and it was never intended to be a coffee shop. Bringing Common Grounds up to code would cost A.S. about $50,000, he said. A.S. is also moving the offices of several student organizations into the BMU. The student life and leadership office will leave its current location in the Student Services

Center, Adley said. The A.S. human resources office will move from BMU Room 202 to BMU Room 213. The Wildcat Institute for Leadership Development, a new A.S. program, will get its own office. It has been sharing space in the BMU with A.S. government affairs. “We want it to expand and open it up to blossom,” Virdee said. Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

Actress can’t appear at Chico State due to political conflict of interest Allison Weeks STAFF WRITER

A celebrity and political activist will not advocate for Proposition 35 at Chico State Monday as planned because of a fee the advocate’s organization would have to pay. The university placed second behind UC San Diego in an online contest called Battle for Justice in which the two universities with the most collected signatures get celebrity and political activist Jada Pinkett Smith to speak on campus. The contest was hosted by the nonprofit organization California Against Slavery, and Pinkett Smith is an actress best known as the wife of actor Will Smith. Proposition 35 would increase prison terms for human traffickers and require those convicted of human sex trafficking to register as sex offenders. The student group Stop Trafficking of

Pinkett Smith would not have been paid Persons collected 1,937 signatures to try to win the contest, Associated Students Presi- for her appearance, and it would not have dent Jaypinderpal Virdee said. Once Chico been correct to pay $3,000 to use the BMU, said Rosario Dowling, the Northern State won, STOP representatives met California coordinator for California with A.S. to tell them they wanted Against Slavery. to increase political awareness of The nonprofit held conference human trafficking. calls with four student groups to However, Pinkett Smith would decide how to host the activist at only be able to speak on campus for Chico State, she said. free if she spoke of both sides of the The only on-campus space that proposition rather than advocating could have been used free of charge for one, Virdee said. JADA PINKETT was Trinity Commons, Dowling A.S. then spoke with represenSMITH said. California Against Slavery tatives from California Against The actress is a opted out of this option, because it Slavery, who said they only wanted prominent activagainst human has rained in Chico on Nov. 5 for the Pinkett Smith to advocate for Propo- ist trafficking. past five consecutive years. sition 35, Virdee said. Trinity Commons is an inapproA.S. bylaws require $3,000 be paid to rent the Bell Memorial Union audi- priate venue because of safety concerns and torium for speeches with a political stance, Pinkett Smith’s celebrity status, she said. “It really is a shame not to bring Jada because student dollars are used for set up, there,” Dowling said. he said.

The contest lasted one month and ended Oct. 15, said Erik Taylor, president of the Chico State Democratic Club, which worked with STOP to make the event happen. “A.S. has been there to block every step of the way,” Taylor said. The event is one of many that students have tried to use to promote clubs, but efforts have been stopped by A.S., Taylor said. A.S. representatives made every effort to get Pinkett Smith to campus, but it just didn’t work out, said Janja Lalich, STOP’s faculty adviser. The money that would have gone toward the appearance is better spent helping victims of human trafficking. A.S. intends to equally represent the students, Virdee said. “We want to make sure we are doing our job ethically and correct,” he said. Allison Weeks can be reached at aweeks@theorion.com

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TICKETS: Punch knocks man into critical condition continued from A1

People were asked to discard any open glass bottles in their possession, Chico police Sgt. George Laver said. University Police officer Bill Kolb and his partner patrolled the west side of campus near the bike path that connects to Nord Avenue and told people to avoid walking on the railroad tracks, he said. Officers also shook an unconscious man awake Saturday on the steps of Whitney Hall near Legion Avenue. He was taken to Enloe Medical Center. Chico police officers on foot and horseback broke up parties that got too large

and maintained the crowds on West Fifth of being drunk in public at West Second and Broadway streets Satand Ivy streets. urday night, Chico police Police traditionally The man tried to start Sgt. Greg Keeney said. The see many parties and man tried to start a fight the most trouble in the a fight with a hot dog with a hot dog vendor, and downtown and southvendor, and officers officers had to tackle him campus areas, so that is had to tackle him when he resisted arrest. where the department Forty-one people were focused its attention, when he resisted arrest. arrested on suspicion of Laver said. being drunk in public. Police arrested 74 peoBars such as Crazy ple over the weekend. Fifteen of those arrests were Chico State Horse Saloon, LaSalles and Madison Bear Garden were at full capacity during the students, and 22 were out-of-towners. Chico police arrested a man on suspicion weekend. Officers assisted in managing

the crowds after the bars closed and arrested anyone who started ﬁghts. Police arrested a man Sunday morning for punching a Shasta College student around 1:15 a.m. at West Eighth and Ivy streets. The student suﬀered a head injury, and as of Tuesday, he was still in critical condition at Enloe Medical Center. The hospital experienced a spike in emergency room patients this weekend, said Christina Chavira, an Enloe spokeswoman. The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

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TAKEN AWAY Police officers, above, load a male suspect into a police vehicle on West Second Street on Saturday night. A man is questioned by police, below, near West Fifth and Ivy streets across the street from Franky’s Pizza.

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WATERING THE GRASS Chico police oﬃcer Don Finkbiner pours a handle of Captain Morgan Rum into the grass Saturday night. Police enforced a ban on glass bottles between Thursday and Saturday for the Halloween celebrations. A ban is also in eﬀect through today for the holiday.

POLICE BLOTTER Information cited directly from the Chico Police Department or University Police. University Police Thursday, 9:14 a.m.: Shoplifting reported at Butte Station. “Toward Sutter dressed all in black, bald. Stole a burrito and ﬂed on foot.” Thursday, 2:41 p.m.: Possession of stolen property at Bell Memorial Union. “Reporting party received phone call wanting to extort money for a stolen cellphone. He is being told if he wants to get phone, he is to leave money in the BMU but not be present and they will leave the phone.” Friday, 10:11 a.m.: Medical aid requested at Tehama Hall. “Female fainting, medics at scene. Unfounded, fell asleep. Will go home and rest.” Friday, 10:30 p.m.: Suspicious subject in University Police parking lot. “Advising white male wearing brown shirt in back lot carrying big knife. Subject was looking for military ID and was carrying plastic knife.” Saturday, 12:59 a.m.: Standby call on 600 block of West Second Avenue. “Reporting party advising was at a party at this residence and got into altercation. Believes phone is still in residence. Requesting standby.” Saturday, 1:18 a.m.: Suspicious subject in Whitney Hall. “White male, 18, no shirt, pink beanie. Nonresident, ran up the stairs after coming in behind some residents, unknown where he went, resident advisers requesting to speak with an oﬃcer.” Sunday, 12:30 a.m.: Suspicious subject at Esken Hall. “Subject was trying to crawl through window. Housing to handle further.” Sunday, 1:11 a.m.: Medical aid requested between Sutter and Whitney halls. “Unconscious male. Medics en route. Subject being transported to Enloe.” Sunday, 3:16 a.m.: Suspicious subject in Normal Street parking structure. “Man sleeping by elevator entrance. Liberty Cab en route. Subject taken home in cab.”

Chico Police Thursday, 3:48 a.m.: Grand theft reported on 100 block of Oak Drive. “Items taken from three vehicles. Vehicles were not locked. Dogs were barking, and motion sensor light went on. No one seen.” Friday, 5:22 a.m.: Fight reported on 300 block of Rio Lindo Avenue. “Fight in the parking lot. Several vehicles associated. Four males yelling. Unknown weapons, reporting party does not know the suspects. Yelling in Spanish. No longer sounds physical and is not loud as before but is still verbal.” Friday, 10:59 p.m.: Party reported on 400 block of Ash Street. “Reporting party is resident, wants help breaking up the party at his house. Two-hundred or 300 people at the party. People are kicking wall and cars at the residence. Just becoming violent.” Saturday, 1:57 a.m.: Drunk in public reported on 900 block of West Fourth Street. “Male subject passed out drunk on the sidewalk. Grass area by the apartments.” Saturday, 3:42 a.m.: Vandalism reported on 700 block of West Third Street. “Unknown subject ran into reporting party’s residence, kicked and shattered reporting party’s window and then ran oﬀ. Reporting party’s neighbor is a witness. Saturday, 7:25 a.m.: Petty theft reported on 900 block of Columbus Avenue. “Reporting party went home from the bars with a male subject she did not know to an address somewhere on Columbus. The male subject just dropped her oﬀ on North Cedar Street, and reporting party has discovered male subject stole her phone and all her money.” Sunday, 2:19 a.m.: Suspicious subject on 300 block of Washington Avenue. “Subjects at reporting party’s door banging on the door and whispering. Can’t tell what he is saying because he is whispering but sounds like a male. Reporting party home alone. All doors and windows locked. No longer hears the knocking.” Compiled by Laura Hass and Marisela Pulido

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CSU network switch won’t hit Chico until old tech wears out this one, it needs to be put out to bid, Fallis said. The previous low bidder was Cisco, but STAFF WRITER Alcatel-Lucent came in with the low bid in California State University campuses are this cycle. The CSU can get a better deal on hardupgrading to a faster and less expensive way of connecting to the Internet, but Chico State ware systemwide because it buys routers and switches in bulk, Fallis said. won’t get the update for a few years. Just because one company is the low bidThe 23-campus system decided to make the switch from Cisco Systems to Paris-based der right now does not mean it will be the low Alcatel-Lucent to save tens of millions of dol- bidder the next time the CSU goes out to bid, Fallis said. lars, CSU spokesman Erik Fallis said. “The reason that we go out The switch to Alcatelto competitive bid is so that Lucent is being made because it’s far cheaper than Cisco “The reason that we go we can make sure we’re getthe best price,” Fallis Systems, said Scott Claverie, out to competitive bid ting said. director of communications is so that we can make The other companies were services at Chico State. technically adequate, but Chico State upgraded its sure we’re getting the Alcatel-Lucent met the technetwork with the old sysbest price.” nical capability needs of the tem in spring, because the CSU and provided the lowest new agreement with AlcatelERIK FALLIS CSU spokesman cost, Fallis said. Lucent was not in effect at Improved technology can the time, Claverie said. “Our campus will be primarily a Cisco cam- provide more access than in the past, Falpus for the next five to six years until we need lis said. Network speed will be improved because of the replacement of old equipment to update the electronics again,” he said. The only drawback to the future change with new. Campuses have the option to choose will be learning how to use the new system, but the learning curve will be small, Claverie whether to change networks, Fallis said. Not every campus is obligated to follow the said. Alcatel-Lucent was the best choice in an contract. “apples-to-apples comparison,” Claverie said. Marisela Pulido can be reached at When there is a major purchase such as mpulido@theorion.com Marisela Pulido

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investigator who has access to documents and facilities for examination, Hutchinson said. Once the department provides the proper documents and information to Cal-OSHA, the university expects the investigator to revisit the campus to verify certain aspects of the documents, programs and test results and to interview a number of employees, Hutchinson said. Cal-OSHA has six months from the day the complaint was ﬁ led to complete the investigation, Ortiz said. Stemen believes Butte Hall will remain

unsafe until its asbestos spray ﬁ reprooﬁ ng is removed, he said. Until then, the building will need continuous monitoring and frequent testing to remain usable for students and faculty. The university has reiterated that the building is safe for the campus community to use many times since faculty members called its safety into question in September. After Stemen put up signs on Oct. 15 warning passers-by of the potential dangers, the university sent out an email to emphasize the building’s safety. Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

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Proposition 30 necessary, but not simple When Gov. Jerry Brown spoke to Chico State students on Monday, he said the choice was simple, “third-grade arithmetic:” “Yes” on Proposition 30 gives money to schools, and “no” takes money away. But with regard to the California State University system, it’s not so simple. And yet, we have no choice but

to support the initiative. The truth is that Proposition 30 doesn’t really do much to improve the CSU’s budget; it only prevents it from getting much worse. The only additional money the CSU will get if the proposition passes is $125 million to compensate for a tuition rebate that would be issued to students. This money will bring tuition back to

last year’s level — which is an improvement — but last year’s price tag of $5,742 is no deal. Despite the fact that Proposition 30 is in no way a cure-all for the dismal state of the CSU system, it’s critical that it is passed because the cuts it prevents would be so devastating. Trigger cuts to the CSU would translate to a $10.1 million cut to Chico State,

a 5 percent tuition increase next spring and a reduction in CSU enrollment of about 20,000. To avoid these cuts, the initiative would increase California’s sales tax by a quarter of a percent for four years and increase the personal income tax for seven years for those who make more than $250,000 annually. The money generated by these

Cute trumps comfort through the years for Halloween

increases, estimated by the Legislative Analyst’s Office to be about $6 billion a year, would go toward K-12 schools and community colleges, both deserving recipients. Third-grade arithmetic? Probably not. But an equation that provides the best option we have? Yes.

We trick or treat ourselves to a little excess booze for the night, weekend, week or however long we decide to celebrate.

Carly Caumiant OPINION COLUMNIST

When I was 7, my mom forced me into an oversized mouse costume. It was a round caboose with puffy arms and a hooded jacket with ears that enveloped my tiny frame. I cursed my mother as I shuffled from door to door in my ill-fitting costume. I have to admit, though, I looked pretty darn cute. Fifteen years later, few things have changed for most of us. We mold this childhood holiday to better fit into our adult worlds. The idea that cute dominates comfort has followed us into adulthood. When I see women my age dressed in costumes they can’t seem to walk in, I think of my 7-year-old self. Her childhood is bursting out in a very adult way, and I ask myself, why would they purposefully do this to themselves? Plus, they are usually freezing their own adult cabooses off in order to sex-up their version of Minnie Mouse. Halloween is not a holiday I would expect adults to celebrate, but in fact, it only gets better with age. As an adult, I can experience so much more of the holiday than just gathering big pillowcases full of candy. Let’s face it. Candy is just the beginning. Corn mazes, handpicked pumpkins and all the smells of the fall season are so much richer through an older, wiser perspective. We get more creative with costume ideas, treats and outings. Instead of scurrying home by 9 p.m. from an evening of door-to-door treat collecting, we can stay out and celebrate as long as we wish. Halloween is a prominent holiday in Chico. Not only is it an excuse to party our little hearts out, but it’s also a time for us to jump into costume for an entire weekend and leave our mundane everyday attire hanging in our closets.

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We trick or treat ourselves to a little excess booze for the night, weekend, week or however long we decide to celebrate. And although our choice of dress has definitely shifted, they’re still costumes. We still push ourselves to a world of fantasy in the spirit of All Hallow’s Eve. Despite Halloween’s origins in celebrating demons and the dead, it has been socially constructed into a holiday full of fun and treats. And as adults in a college town, we have appropriated this holiday as our own time to booze it up and get sexy. Because honestly, there seems to be no restriction on how little clothing we can wear and how much booze we can drink. I, however, plan on staying warm this Halloween, and not through an excess of alcohol consumption.

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Whether I decide to flirt with my youth as a plumped mouse or keep it simple with my go-to Indian costume, you better believe I’ll be rocking a warm jacket to keep it practical. Carly Caumiant can be reached at ccaumiant@theorion.com

Posey for president: Baseball, politics go head to head Ian Scerri-Martin OPINION COLUMNIST O

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Who cares about Mitt Romney’s take on foreign policy when Pablo Sandoval hits a home run in three straight at-bats? Never mind the fact that a presidential election is six days away. The San Francisco Giants are in baseball glory. Being around students all the time makes it apparent that some people spend more time choosing their fantasy baseball pitcher than choosing who to vote for, and that’s assuming they will actually vote. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Giants. However, there are much more important things going on in the world than grown men dressed in matching uniforms chasing a ball around. I looked to find out what students on campus think about the two pressing events. I asked one man about the MLB playoffs, and he went off for nearly five minutes about the Giants’ amazing pitching staff and how the Detroit Tigers’ power hitters couldn’t touch it.

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Then I asked him what he thought about the latest presidential debate. He didn’t watch it, he said. He also didn’t know which propositions on the ballot he found intriguing. I know this person isn’t a representative of the whole campus, but there are a lot of people with the same priorities. If this guy could spend a 10th of the time he spent memorizing meaningless baseball statistics doing research about the election instead, he could be an educated voter. But that’s the thing. Most students seem to be more interested in celebrating a World Series win than participating in the election. Interests and hobbies are perks of living in this day and age, but we need to recognize more serious aspects of a lifestyle in order to support fun activities like skateboarding or having some beers and watching a Giants game. We need to do our civic duty and be aware of the choices we make and how they will affect us. Every decision we make has

some kind of impact. Throughout the course of history, there have been few people brave enough to fight and give their lives for a better tomorrow. The idea was to make things easier for the generations to come. Ask yourself what you have done to make things better for the future or for your peers. I think our predecessors may have made things a little too easy for us. If passed, Proposition 30 will help avoid a $250 million budget cut to the California State University system. Your vote could be the difference. Choosing not to vote could also be the difference, and you may end up with less than ideal circumstances because of it. Buster Posey may hit a home run that will make my night, but he won’t be able to prevent my classes from being cancelled because of budgets cuts. We all came to Chico State for the same reason: to get an education. Use this opportunity to learn about our world and get involved in it. Ian Scerri-Martin can be reached at ianscerri-martin@theorion.com

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‘When I grow up, I want to look like Minnie Mouse’ Dani Anguiano D OPINION COLUMNIST O

You’re either too skinny, too fat or not muscular enough. Your forearms are nowhere near as big as a GI Joe’s and your waist is way bigger than Barbie’s. Society and commercial advertisements shape what we aspire to look like. The ease with which most young women say, “I look so fat in that picture,” shows us how ingrained poor self-esteem is in our identity. Unrealistic body image among young men and women is a serious issue we know exists but do little to remedy. People don’t develop in a vacuum. Their feelings and views are shaped by the stimuli around them. Body image for young children is shaped by their dolls and action figures, their favorite movies and cartoon characters. GI Joe and other action figures influence boys to want to be strong and muscular. Girls learn at a young age they should wear makeup, look cute and be skinny. These ideals are brought to you by Barbie, Disney princesses and television advertisements. Disney princesses have always been thin. They also usually wear beautiful, modest dresses, with the exception of the non-white princesses, such as Pocahontas or Jasmine, who wear more revealing outfits that show their stomachs or much of their legs. Although we have become

blindly accustomed to this in princesses, we don’t expect to see unrealistic beauty ideals in our favorite animal characters. Recently, Minnie Mouse, who is normally cute and mouselike, has recently received a makeover. Barneys department store has given Minnie Mouse a new look that includes sky-high heels, a slinky dress and lots of eye makeup. She is now pin thin and resembles a druggedout pencil more than a mouse. When a mouse is being sexualized, the unrealistic beauty ideals our society promotes have gone too far. If children watched movies and played with dolls without developing unrealistic expectations for what they should look like, this would all be fine. But that is not the way things work. Instead, children grow up and carry these ideals with them. This is evident when women wake up early just to apply makeup or diet so that their bodies can match those of the images they saw in a childhood they barely remember. It can also be seen in the men who spend hours in the gym working on their biceps so their arms can meet the standard established at a young age. We don’t actively think about how we have carried these standards with us, and it doesn’t have to happen to the next generation of children. We can expose our little brothers, sisters and our own kids to healthy images of what beautiful and brave people really look like.

Thumbs down to students who didn’t register to vote. They are not allowed to complain for the next four years.

Thumbs up to mountains of candy. You’re never too old to trick or treat.

Thumbs down to Disney buying Lucasfilm and planning to produce a seventh “Star Wars” movie. Stop tampering with our childhood.

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A greater step is to change the ideals some characters promote by demanding better role models from the companies responsible. Following Minnie Mouse’s makeover, more than 130,000 people have signed a petition on the website Change.org to tell Barneys to leave Minnie Mouse alone. This is how we change things.

When things don’t change, children grow up and become the same people who talk about how fat they look or how small their muscles are. Children should grow up loving themselves rather than striving to be they think they are supposed to be. Dani Anguiano can be reached at danguiano@theoroion.com

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Tara Miller OPINION COLUMNIST

Francisco Giants’ center fielder Angel Pagan’s chopper turned into a double when it hit third base. In game two, a rolling bunt came to a dead stop in a tight pitchers’ duel. These decisive moments make games interesting. The objectives are clear in sports and in gaming, and there is a drive toward success without the fear of failure. It is the process itself that is the reward. It’s like hitting reset on your problems, and failure is not something to worry about. Some games may be more cerebral than others, but they all push the participant to the edge of their abilities: the rock climber plays with the limits of their body, the cliff face and gravity, while the chess player’s struggle is an internal grappling of dynamic strategy. Skill sets honed through gaming transfer to everyday life. Ideally, everyone would make their favorite games into a career. But even when work and play are separated, gaming can be a refreshing activity. My mom used to condemn video games. As an anxious parent, she bought into the popular notion that games are a waste of time. Now she plays Ms. Pac-Man on her phone every day. “Now I get it,” she said the last time I talked to her. “These things are really fun.” Yes, Mom, I know. Welcome to the 21st century path to enhanced awareness.

Urine-covered toilets, paper towel-infested floors and stalls too small to fit your body in. In the year and a half I have attended Chico State, I’ve been in a few restrooms that sent chills down my spine. Because I am a woman, I focused only on the women’s restrooms when determining the very worst on campus. Sorry guys, you’re going to have to fend for yourselves on this one. Physical Science Building, second floor This is by far the worst restroom on campus. Part of the wall by the sinks is falling apart, along with a part inside the large stall. Also, one of the mirrors is placed at an awkward spot on the right side of the sinks. It’s very low and just isn’t meant to be there. I don’t know what it is with the women’s restrooms, but almost every single one I’ve used has really low sinks. Whoever designed them was either really short or thought all women are really short. Modoc Hall, second floor There’s a stall door missing, and the fact that the replacement is a zebra print curtain doesn’t really help. Yes, it’s a nice curtain, but that doesn’t make up for a missing door. Also, the doors that are intact are really hard to close. If there was ever an ax-swinging maniac running around campus, trying to hide in one of these stalls would be a bad idea. These sinks are also quite low, making washing my hands difficult. What bothers me the most is that the restroom only has two small mirrors. Women’s restrooms should have lots of mirrors and big ones. Holt Hall, first floor, west side The jack-o’-lantern orange colored stalls scream for a new paint job. I don’t like orange to begin with, but this shade is absolutely horrible. The stall I used had a scary little monster floating around in the toilet, and considering that the other two were occupied, I was stuck with the haunted one. There’s a neat little waiting room inside, but the uncomfortably narrow pathway leading to it makes it hard to get around someone walking past. Glenn Hall, second floor This one is straight out of a a restroom out of a bad horror movie. The first thing I noticed was the vomit-green colored floor. There are also tiles missing from a floor that didn’t look very clean. Two out of the three towel dispensers were out of towels when I tried to use them, and it was fairly early in the afternoon, which makes me wonder how long they were empty. Langdon Engineering Center, third floor If you don’t ask someone, you probably won’t find it. It’s really small and only has two stalls and one sink. It makes sense that this bathroom is located where the offices are, but it’s one of those hidden spots. If you don’t know where to look, you’ll have to trek down to the first floor to use the restroom.

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Therapeutic value found in gaming

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Gaming is my meditation. When I am playing at the top of my game, I am in a state of super consciousness. Time melts away, and total immersion follows. I drown in the rapture of the unfolding action and become one with the flow of the present. Athletes and gamers on the edge of an epic win call this hyper-focused state being “in the zone,” hackers call it “hack mode,” and Eastern religions like Buddhism and Taoism include the concept of “flow” as a central principle of their spiritual tradition. Gaming is therapy, and it’s cheaper than a psychiatrist and healthier than prescription drugs. It is the greatest form of distraction from real-world problems and a neutralizer of stress. Unlike much of everyday life, success is clearly defined in the realm of gaming. I prefer games, but you may use something like rock-climbing or chess to satisfy your need for accomplishment through a pattern of rules and a community of peers. They may seem to be repetitive and predictable on the surface, but games never cease to surprise. Every round, match or period is distinct from those that came before. Take, for example, a couple of plays from the 2012 World Series. San

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Movie review: “Argo” Based on true events, CIA operative Tony (Ben Affleck) develops a cover story around a fake film to save six American diplomats during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The casting of Affleck, who also directs the movie, Alan Arkin and John Goodman, combined with excellent writing, give the film a near perfect comical tone. A fist-tightening thrill, “Argo” keeps viewers glued to the edge to their seats. Arguably one of the best films of the year, it would be a mistake to pass it up. –Compiled by Trevor Platt

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Men’s soccer team clinches division; women’s team takes final game; volleyball team falls Isaac Brambila OPINION EDITOR

The men’s soccer team clinched the No. 2 seed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship tournament with a tie against Cal State Stanislaus on Friday. The tie earned the ’Cats their fourth CCAA North Division title in ﬁve years. Men’s soccer A tie at Cal State Stanislaus on Friday gave the men’s soccer team its third consecutive California Collegiate Athletic Association North Division title in a game that kept fans on edge until the closing minutes. The Warriors went on top with a goal in the 18th minute, but the ’Cats managed to come back on top with a header goal by junior forward Kramer Runager in the 55th minute and a long range goal by senior midfielder Micah Miranda with three minutes to play. The ’Cats led the game 2-1 with 26 seconds to go when senior Warrior defender Nolan Holdridge bent his shot around the wall on a free kick to tie the game and steal an outright win from the Wildcats. Only a few seconds stood between the Wildcats and the glory of a win in the last game of the season, but the tie still earned the team the division title. Women’s soccer The women’s soccer team split its weekend games with a 4-3 loss Friday at Cal State Stanislaus and a 3-1 win over Humboldt State to

close out the regular season Sunday at University Stadium. The Wildcats did not go down without a fight Friday, but a flurry of goals gave the Warriors the victory. Cal State Stanislaus’ Karenee Demery put the Warriors up 1-0 in the third minute of the game. But that was only the beginning of a hard-fought, high-scoring scoring game. Senior midfielder Denni Jo Berger and junior forward Scotie Walker put the ’Cats on top 2-1 within 19 minutes of play. Sophomore Warrior defender Karli Nestler and Demery gave Cal State Stanislaus a 3-2 lead in the 61st minute. Chico State came back to tie the game in the 71st minute with Walker’s second goal of the day, but Demery completed her hat trick in the third minute of overtime. On senior day Sunday, fans had to wait until the 57th minute to see the first goal of the game, which put the Jacks on top. Berger scored the first for the ’Cats in the 70th minute, and goals by senior midfielder Shelby Dunlap in the 77th minute and freshman forward Jenny Konishi in the 86th gave the Wildcats the victory to close out the regular season with a win. Volleyball The team had a losing weekend with a 3-1 defeat to San Francisco State and a 3-2 defeat to Sonoma State. With the losses, the team fell to an 8-7 record and to ﬁfth place in CCAA competition. Outside hitters Alex Shurtz and

KICK IT Senior midfielder Shelby Dunlap and sophomore Kelly Skelton defend against a Humboldt State player Sunday. The women’s soccer team celebrated senior day and beat the Jacks 3-1 in the final game of the season. The team finished the season with a 7-11 record.

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Ellie Larronde combined for 74 kills in the weekend, 18 and 16, respectively, against the Gators and 20 for each versus the Seawolves. The ’Cats managed to tie the match at the half Friday, losing the ﬁrst set 14-25 and winning the second 25-21, but the Gators swept the third and fourth sets 25-21 and 29-27. It was a closer match Saturday, but the Wildcats still came up short.

The ’Cats had what seemed like a comfortable lead after winning the ﬁrst two sets, but things were tied after four. The game was forced into a ﬁfth set, but Sonoma State completed a three-set sweep, winning the last by a score of 15-10 for the win.

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COSTUMED CROWDS Chico police Sgt. Rob Merriﬁeld stops party-goers from entering a section of the downtown area Saturday night. Police blocked access to the intersection of West Fifth and Ivy streets to prevent loitering on the sidewalks and people walking in the street. Merrifield worked with a group of other officers to block the intersection.

“ sideways — ” I don’t know when Halloween here started to turn so

On the streets with Chico police during one of the busiest nights of the year

Editor’s note: An Orion reporter observed Sgt. Rob Merrifield as he worked the swing shift in downtown Chico the weekend before Halloween. Risa Johnson STAFF WRITER

Scantily dressed women and men decked with bloodied faces – real and painted – approached police officers Saturday night with both innocent inquiries and shouts of annoyance at being unable to pass through a road block. While revelers’ biggest worry seemed to be the fact that they were unable to to get to Riley’s because a large portion of the south-campus area was blocked off to prevent overcrowding, police had other concerns. Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield stood on the corner of West Fifth and Cherry streets, directing foot traffic around the area. “I don’t know when Halloween here started to turn so sideways,” he said. Although most partiers are cooperative and polite, Merrifield wasn’t surprised by the jests directed toward him. “I know 100 times someone is going to say ‘Nice costume,’” he said. “After 50 times, I get bored.” Merrifield was one of fewer than 50 police officers on duty in downtown Chico Saturday. Officers traveled on foot in groups of three with the objective of keeping the streets clear and the parties small. “It’s not something I look forward to,” Merrifield said about working over Halloween weekend. “There is nothing enjoyable about it.” MORE ON THEORION.COM

He has been with the Chico Police Department for 24 years and still gets anxious when patrolling Halloween weekend. To prepare for the night, he made sure he got plenty of rest, said goodbye to his wife, son and daughter and headed out into one of the craziest nights in Chico. Keeping himself and people on the streets safe throughout the chaotic night was his main concern, he said. The best way to keep people out of danger is to keep crowds moving. “We busted one party that had 500 people in the backyard,” he said. “It’s hard to write tickets, because there aren’t enough officers.” Other areas of town don’t get patrolled, because officers have to focus heavily on Ivy Street, Merrifield said. Merrifield worked the swing shift from 4 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday – or at least that was the plan – until he was called to the scene of an assault and didn’t get off work until 10:30 a.m. Sunday. The most effective way to control parties is to get to them before they get out of hand and people have to be arrested, he said. When Chico police tried a hands-off approach in previous years they found it to be less effective, Merrifield said. “People had bigger parties and lit things on fire,” he said. Police have been somewhat successful in reducing the number of out-of-towners who frequently cause problems during the holiday weekend, Merrifield said. Many visitors don’t have a stake in the Chico community, and they’ll do things

they wouldn’t do at home. Merrifield poked a little fun at the underage drinkers who think they are discreet. “Kids carry around five-liter bottles of soda like I don’t know what’s in there,” he said. “Yeah, I usually just get really thirsty when I go out too.” Those are the people the police stop and ticket. But the officers aren’t always making arrests and stopping fights. They spent monotonous hours Saturday night and Sunday morning simply standing at the corner of West Fifth and Cherry streets, having to repeat, “Road closed, sorry, can’t get through” every few seconds. While most students stopped only to complain about being unable to get to the bars, others made a scene. People who lived within the blockedoff area became insistent, and a few attempted to get around the police and into the area. After repeating that the area was blocked off to passers-by who tried to get through, Merrifield got creative. There has been a Martian landing on West Fifth and Ivy streets. There was a hot air balloon accident. Pizza has been outlawed in Chico. These were just a few things Merrifield told people who asked why the area was blocked off as he sent them on their way. When the smell of marijuana followed a mass of people, Merrifield joked, saying, “Wow, there must be a lot of sick people out tonight.” Risa Johnson can be reached at rjohnson@theorion.com

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Sexual assaults, stabbings and alcohol violations peak, leading police to address the issue of overcrowding and the need for extra police enforcement.

Three-hundred extra police oﬃcers are brought to Chico to control the revelers.

Halloween falls on a weekend and becomes a bigger event again.

Halloween falls on a Wednesday; police estimate that crime peaked the Saturday before Halloween. SOURCE • LT. LINDA DYE

WORD OF MOUTH: What does H Halloween mean to you?

Compiled by Nicole Gerspacher

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having a good time,

eating candy and

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reliving your child-

having fun.”

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Students volunteer with at-risk youth Sarah Morin STAFF WRITER

The ringing of hammers hitting nails and the screeching of saws echo along C Street. At the end of the block, sawdust flies off with the breeze away from a house being built. Builders begin the day in a group huddle and break off to their assigned areas, whether that be to construct the frame or cut wood. Chico State and Fair View High School students are building the house for a single mother with five children. The family currently lives in a two-bedroom apartment. About five Chico State studentvolunteers work with Habitat for Humanity and the Junior Leadership Development Program to help teach leadership skills to about a dozen juniors and seniors from the high school by building houses. The Junior Leadership Development Program, which works with at-risk youth aged 15 to 19, started at the Table Mountain Juvenile Detention Center and now includes students from Fair View High, a continuation school. The goal is to benefit Chico youth with the help of volunteers from the university, said Jacob Peterson, a Chico State alumnus and the founder

of the program. “We just basically want to help them out, and we feel like we can relate to them on a whole other level than teachers or adults might be able to,” he said. Olivia Jackson, a Chico State psychology major, has worked with the group for more than a year and learned about it through CAVE. Jackson will graduate in spring, but her outreach won’t end there.

“I don’t like it when there’s an older teacher telling me what to do. They work with us.” TREVOR FONTANA-GAGE Fair View High School student

“I plan on continuing with the program,” she said. “I think it’s something deﬁnitely worth my time, just hanging out with the kids and showing them about leadership and what it’s all about.” Working with high school students has broadened her education, Jackson said. “Because this program has a lot to do with leadership, I would deﬁnitely say that it has impacted me on my

leadership skill, and I’ve taken from it what the kids have taught me, and that’s being committed to something bigger than yourself.” Habitat for Humanity builds houses for families on a need-based system. Although the houses aren’t free, they come at a cheaper price with no interest, said Mary Rumiano, a member of Butte County’s Habitat for Humanity’s board of directors. Payments that the family makes on the house go toward buying materials for the next Habitat for Humanity build, and the owners must complete 250 hours of work on their home while it is being built. Trevor Fontana-Gage, a senior at Fair View High School, has been helping with the build. The students who come out and lend a hand are the ones who work hard in school and care about their education, he said. It is mainly students from the high school’s leadership class and its Regional Occuptional Program for construction. “It’s pretty fun,” Fontana-Gage said. “It’s more realistic. I don’t really like it when there’s an older teacher telling me what to do. They’re working with us.” Sarah Morin can be reached at

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HELPING HAND Olivia Jackson, a senior psychology major, works with students from Fair View High School to nail together the frame of a Habitat for Humanity house for a family of six Friday.

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O-FACE: Cheating: How far is too far?

Aubrey Crosby SE X COLUMNIST

When I found naked pictures of my boyfriend’s high school crush on his laptop last semester, I was livid. I was even angrier when I checked again after confronting him and saw that they were still there. There was no actual physical contact with this girl, but just seeing her full frontal on his laptop constituted cheating for me. Emotional cheating and physical cheating may seem to be on two opposite ends of the spectrum, but they are more closely related than people think. Emotional cheating can eventually lead to the physical kind and the physical kind contains emotional aspects. I was crushed when I ﬁrst saw the photos, but I kept going forward with my relationship. I can’t even think of a word to describe how I felt the second time around. It is easy to gauge when it’s time to dump your signiﬁcant other if you are facing blatant instances of cheating, because unless you happen to be in an open relationship or part of a threesome, there is no excuse

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for having sex with another person. You should probably dump him or her if: • There is a form of emotional cheating that leaves you thinking of the best ways to get revenge • It isn’t the ﬁrst time • The apologies seem more rehearsed than honest With seemingly lesser cases of cheating, there is no easy way to judge whether you should stick with your partner. It always depends on the situation and the people involved, and the decision can be diﬃcult.

In my case, the only thing that was truly hurt was my ego, because I felt like I wasn’t enough for him when I found the photos. After spending a good two or three hours talking to my girlfriends about it, I decided it was worth it to work through our problems. In the case of a drunken make-out session with someone else, you have every right to be mad. Should you go ahead and end it right there? The whole act needs evaluation. Do you think your partner will do it again or was it a one-time thing?

If it’s not the first time it has happened, then things clearly need to change. But if you see that your partner is honestly sorry and is doing just about anything to make it better, then the call isn’t easy. In cases like these, I think a second chance is appropriate. Other small cases, such as flirting or a kiss, fall under the same category. But there is a certain line that, once crossed, changes everything. If I had found out that my boyfriend had an active relationship with the girl in the photos, or that he had a one-night stand with her, there would have been no way to fi x it. A clean break is the answer to a true affair. Revenge is not the solution. It only makes things worse. Cheating to get back at a cheater just creates an infinite cycle that ends with both parties feeling utterly miserable. In all cases, cheating needs to be addressed. When it comes down to deciding the fate of your relationship, it’s best to look at where you and your partner stand as a couple. If it’s something more than a minor mishap, it may be time to leave. Aubrey Crosby can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

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FOOD COLUMN: Crust of mushroom Annie Paige FOOD COLUMNIST

Pizza is a guilty pleasure. If there is a $10 bill, a Little Caesar’s coupon and a couple of stressed-out college students hanging around the house, you better believe the night will end up including pizza and trashy TV. But sometimes I want my pizza without the greasy, guilty feeling that often accompanies it. This week’s recipe lets you have

When I returned to Chico from summer vacation for my sophomore year, I couldn’t help but smile when I saw signs around town welcoming back students. I then realized how much of a college town Chico really is. This was a few years ago, but my love for Chico and its residents hasn’t changed. The people are friendly, and they genuinely care about students. In my time living here, I’ve noticed many

OTHER Chico Nails gives students a 10 percent discount.

Celestino’s Pizza has a student lunch special that includes a slice of pepperoni or mushroom pizza and a drink for $3.95.

Nutrishop gives free VIP discount cards, shaker cups and samples.

Associated Students Dining gives 10 percent off to those wearing Wildcat gear on Wednesdays. Kwando Buffet gives 10 percent off of a meal.

Chico Sports Club gives gym memberships for $30 a month. B-Line bus rides in Chico are free with Chico State or Butte College ID. Chico Computer Clinic has a $49.99 flat rate for labor, discounted from $79.99. Cartridge World offers 20 percent off for refilling printer ink cartridges.

Woodstock’s Pizza oﬀers a large pizza for $11.99.

Ellis Art and Engineering gives backto-school bucks at the beginning of every semester: $1 redeemable at Ellis for every $10 spent.

Brooklyn Bridge Bagel Works caters to students from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Grab a pizza bagel or bagel dog and a drink for $3.50.

Trucker gives students a 10 percent discount.

The Pita Pit oﬀers students 50-cent drinks.

Annie Paige can be reached at foodcolumnist@theorion.com

stores giving deals to students. With the help of people on Facebook and Twitter, I have compiled a list of businesses that know how little money college students have and are willing to help us out. Bring your Wildcat ID to these establishments to reap the beneﬁts of being in college. *This is not a complete list of businesses that give student discounts. Always ask if student deals are available.

FOOD Subway on West Sacramento Avenue oﬀers $1 oﬀ any foot-long sandwich.

Chipotle oﬀers $2 burritos for those who come in dressed in a costume on Halloween.

your cheesy, garlicky pizza without making you feel like you need to hit the gym afterward. All you need is a skillet, an oven and a few vegetables, plus the portobello mushrooms. In this recipe, the mushroom takes the place of crust to transport wonderfully seasoned vegetables into your mouth. With this recipe, you can have your healthy diet and your pizza, too.

Age of Aquarius has a student discount for all services.

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Mushroom-crusted pizza PREP 20 minutes TOTAL 35 minutes SERVING SIZE 4

WHAT YOU NEED 4 tomatoes 4 large portobello mushrooms 4 garlic cloves 1 lemon 1 leek 1 onion 1 pinch of salt 5 leaves of fresh basil 1/2 cup shredded Parmigiano–Reggiano cheese 5 sprigs of fresh parsley 2 tablespoons of olive oil Skillet Baking sheet

HOW TO MAKE IT CHOP onions, tomatoes, garlic, basil and the leek. SAUTE onions until brown. ADD tomatoes, garlic, the leek and a pinch of salt. SQUEEZE lemon over sauteing vegetables. SPRINKLE basil over vegetables as they continue to cook. POUR olive oil on a baking sheet. PREHEAT oven to 400 F. PLACE portobello mushrooms bottom-up on baking sheet. DIVIDE the vegetable mixture and put inside of mushroom evenly. TOP each mushroom with cheese. BAKE for 12 minutes. ADD extra cheese and parsley if desired.

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