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SAFETY

Police cut gang unit after stabbing Ben Mullin NE WS EDITOR

On the heels of a gang-related stabbing and a series of shootings in Butte County, the Chico Police Department announced Thursday that it will liquidate its gang unit and reassign those officers to patrol duty. The reorganization was prompted by the onset of officer injuries and retirements, Chico police Capt. Lori MacPhail said. About one-third of the department will be of retirement age in the next three years. The patrol division, which normally has about 49 officers, currently has 44 available, according to a press release from the Chico Police Department. Two more will retire next month, and more retirements are expected next year. The department has already begun replacing outgoing officers, but the hiring process is a lengthy one that includes interviewing, background checks and training, MacPhail said. Chico police could have new officers as early as the summer season.

Chico police responded to a stabbing at the in February, which will result in the addition entrance to Forever 21 at Chico Mall that was of four officers to the patrol section, accordinstigated by an argument between two rival ing to the press release. gang members Nov. 1, according to a Chico The TARGET team identifies areas where police press release. Officers arrived to find high levels of criminal activity take place and a 15-year-old with numerous conducts busts that result in stab wounds to his back. numerous arrests. Police arrested 20-yearThe Chico Police Depart“All of that savings old Fernando Palomares on ment is doing the right thing that you make should by increasing the number of suspicion of attempted murder, according to the release. be diverted toward the officers available to respond Police are unsure whether to emergency calls, said Dave police department.” the stabbing was connected Donnan, a former Chico City to a gang-related shooting Council candidate. DAVE DONNAN that occurred in the Chico The city could conserve former City Council candidate area during the last week money by subcontracting out of October or to other simipublic services like garbage lar gang-related shootings in Oroville and collecting and use the savings to hire more Gridley. police officers, he said. In addition to the gang unit, the depart“All of that savings that you make should ment will also eliminate the street crimes be diverted toward the police department,” and traffic units by Sunday, which will add Donnan said. an additional six officers to the patrol division, according to the press release. Ben Mullin can be reached at The department will cut the TARGET team newseditor@theorion.com

6 Number of officers from the gang, street crimes and traffic units to be reassigned to patrol duty

4 Number of officers from the TARGET team to be reassigned to patrol duty

Number of officers currently on patrol duty, down from the 49 positions funded by the city. SOURCE • CHICO POLICE DEPARTMENT

POLITICS

BUDGET

CSU delays vote on new student fees

University dips into reserves to thwart $5.3 million slash Chico State dodged a $10 million trigger cut when Proposition 30 passed, but the university is still staring down the barrel of an enormous budget cut.

Allison Weeks Ben Mullin THE ORION

The chairman of the California State University board of trustees decided Tuesday to indeﬁ nitely postpone a vote on three proposed undergraduate fees, saying that the board needed more time to gather feedback from students, faculty and administrators throughout California. Chairman Bob Linscheid said he decided to pull the fee discussion from the agenda yesterday after getting input from many sources, including Gov. Jerry Brown, who attended the board meeting. It would have seemed contradictory for the CSU to approve new fees for students just days after it refunded them about $132 million for a tuition hike they paid in advance of the election, Linscheid said. “I don’t think it looks good, alright?” he said. The announcement came after a meeting between the board of trustees and Brown, said David Allison, president of the California State Students Association, which represents CSU students. CSSA leaders, who recently drafted a resolution against the new fees, were pleased with the delay, Allison said. “We are ecstatic,” he said. “We can’t wait to engage even more on coming to a healthy, mutually beneﬁcial resolution.” The governor also came to the board of trustees meeting to thank CSU students who >> please see FEES | A4

FOR MORE ON THE CSU BOARD OF TRUSTEES, SEE A2 • Proposal to cut high-unit majors down to 120

Quinn Western ASST. NEWS EDITOR

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Chico police find no suspect in 9-hour standoﬀ on Warner Street BATTLE RATTLE Four members of a SWAT team advance with weapons drawn at the scene of a nine-hour standoff on Warner Street and West Fourth Avenue. The area was blocked oﬀ for the duration of the incident. To read more, turn to A3.

Proposition 30 passed by a paper-thin margin last week, but Chico State is still sweating. The California State University system avoided a $250 million cut with the passage of the proposition that increases income tax for those who make more than $250,000 a year “The cuts we will still and raises sales tax by a quarter face this year mean of a percent. that the CSU has seen But the sysstate support drop by tem is still $882 million in three facing a $132 million chop, years.” and Chico PAUL ZINGG State’s share is Chico State President $5.3 million. The proposition includes a retroactive rollback of CSU tuition for the current semester and promises $125 million for the 2013-2014 academic year’s budget, CSU spokesperson Stephanie Thara said. The refunds for the tuition rollback is a $132 million loss in revenue for the CSU. To cope with the cut, the university transferred $2.5 million in reserves from the Center for Regional and Continuing Education into its general fund, said Debra Barger, dean of the center. The money was saved over time from intersession, >> please see CUT | A4

Student evaluation of teaching plunges after push to online and going to class,” Fosen said. “Their email gets lost or goes by the wayside.” Evaluations, whether online or on paper, should be given during class time, he said. When Fosen gave his students time in class to fill out the evaluation surveys, there was nearly 90 percent participation, he said. The university is devising methods to encourage students to fill out the evaluations online, said Belle Wei, provost and vice president for academic affairs. One way includes allowing students to fill

Evaluations of Teaching to help determine retention and tenure for professors, STAFF WRITER he said. “Students need to understand that it Student participation in teaching evaluations has dropped off since the surveys is their civic duty to the school to evaluate their campus and professors,” Henry went online last semester. Students are asked to evaluate their said. Some students, howprofessors and classes ever, do not see the point every semester as part of in taking the surveys for a contract between the “The only reason to ﬁll every class. California Faculty Asso“The only reason to ciation and the California out an evaluation is if fill out an evaluation is State University system, you love the professor if you love the professaid Tyson Henry, the or really hate them.” sor or really hate them,” computer science prosaid Tim Phelps, a junior fessor who collects the TIM PHELPS chemistry major. “There’s survey data. Junior chemistry major no incentive.” About 70 percent of One of the biggest professors moved their evaluations online last semester, Henry reasons students don’t evaluate their prosaid. During that survey period, student fessors and classes on their own time is participation dropped by about 40 per- because they are busy, associate English professor Christian Fosen said. cent compared to the previous semester. “Students are busier than ever, working Departments use the Student Aubrey Crosby

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them out during class time, as Fosen has done. If fewer students fill out evaluations, it is reasonable to conclude that faculty retention will be lower, Fosen said. The surveys will be available until Nov. 30 and can be found in Blackboard Learn in the student portal, Henry said. “I hope that by raising student awareness about the SETs they will decide it is worth their time,” he said. Aubrey Crosby can be reached at acrosby@theorion.com

40 Percentage decrease in student participation in evaluations during spring 2012 compared to the previous semester

Percentage of professors who moved student evaluations online last semester. SOURCE •TYSON HENRY, COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSOR

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Voters hang up on cellphone tax A 15-year-old boy was allegedly shot and killed by military forces in Honduras. Three military oﬃcers have been arrested after the boy’s father presented his own investigation to the prosecutor’s oﬃce. Source: The Associated Press

Two political parties and several other groups in Cairo have sent a letter protesting a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. The loan would be used to combat budget shortfalls from the Arab Spring.

Katrina Cameron STAFF WRITER

Chico residents narrowly avoided having to pay a tax for using cellphones and other forms of wireless communication in the recent election. Measure J, the Chico Telephone Users’ Tax, would have reduced Chico’s telephone tax rate from 5 percent to 4.5 percent, Mayor Ann Schwab said. If the measure had passed, it would have modernized the definition of the telephone communication services in the current Users Utility Tax ordinance. Currently, the tax only applies to land line phones, she said. “But now so many people use cellphones and other forms of communication, so I felt it was time to modernize it,” Schwab said. The tax would have only affected members of the community who live in town and have their cellphone bills sent to their addresses in Chico, she said. Had the measure passed, Chico would have collected an estimated $900,000 for its general fund, which pays for services like police, fire, roads and parks. The tax would have been added to the bills

of cellphones and other forms of electronic The measure would have targeted people communication, City Councilman Mark who avoid land line phones and opt for cellSorensen said. phones instead, Sorensen said. “It was completely open-ended,” Sorensen “People who aren’t usually taxed will be said. “It could have applied to anything yet to taxed,” he said. be invented.” City officials are not yet sure what they will Measure J would have disdo to make up for the failproportionately affected ure of the measure, Sorensen students, because they prisaid. marily use cellphones rather The city attorney will give than land lines, said Ryan the City Council an update Fedrizzi, president of the about what will happen to the Chico State Republicans and city’s budget at the Council’s a senior biochemistry major. first meeting in December, “We’re currently not Schwab said. subject to the telecommuni“There’s no simple way cations tax in Chico,” he said. to make way for that tax,” “I thought it was targeting she said. “We might have to our population.” reduce services in areas of Local taxes should not be the city.” increased for students, said The community may have SOURCE • BUTTE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER Erik Taylor, president of the to make up the funds it would Chico State Democratic Club have received from the tax by and a senior political science major. shopping more in the city to increase sales “They’ve already done things that affected tax revenue, Schwab said. students’ lives in Chico,” he said. “I feel like this would have been another thing to tack Katrina Cameron can be reached at on.” kcameron@theorion.com

VOTING RESULTS

53.15% NO

Source: The Associated Press

CSU to consider shortening high-unit majors

NATION

As part of an eﬀort to help students graduate in four years, the CSU may reduce unit requirements in some majors. Marisela Pulido STAFF WRITER

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Kevin Clash, the puppeteer of Elmo on “Sesame Street,” has taken a leave of absence to address allegations that he had a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old boy. Clash has been the voice of Elmo for nearly 30 years. Source: USA Today

The California State University board of trustees will decide today whether to ask departments with majors exceeding 120 units to reduce course loads to help students graduate in four years. The proposal should allow students to complete most bachelor’s programs within four years, said Erik Fallis, a spokesman for the 23-campus system. However, some programs cannot be reduced to 120 units based on accreditation or professional requirements. “Those programs would be exempted, as would others that can demonstrate a necessity for maintaining higher-than-average units,” he said. At this point, only about 20 percent of CSU bachelor’s programs require full-time

students to attend more than four years at a full load, Fallis said. This change addresses an inconsistency in the university system in which some campuses require extra units and semesters for a bachelor’s degree in a particular major and others allow students to earn the same degree in the typical four years, he said. Some undergraduate majors that would be under revision are fine arts, chemistry, civil and electronic engineering and computer science. The high-unit majors that would be affected would primarily be in the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management, said Kim Dufour, interim director of academic advising programs. With the general education pathway program, Chico State has been able to make high-unit majors more attainable, Dufour said. The CSU originally planned to also consider imposing three new fees to encourage students to graduate within four years at the

same board of trustees meeting, but it was decided Tuesday that the discussion of fees would be held at a later date. The three fees would have been a graduation incentive charge for students who have completed more than 160 units, a charge for students who take more than 18 units per semester and a fee for students who repeat courses. About 66 percent of undergraduates who enrolled in classes at Chico State as freshmen in 2005 graduated by 2011, according to a previous Orion article. In comparison, 41 percent of Humboldt State freshmen who enrolled in 2005 graduated by 2011. Sacramento State’s six-year graduation rate for 2011 was about the same, with 41 percent of the 2005 freshmen class completing studies by 2011, according to the school’s institutional research website. Marisela Pulido can be reached at mpulido@theorion.com

Council race decided by fewer than 300 votes 268 votes. Incumbent Bob Evans fell from STAFF WRITER fourth place as the night went on, After days of uncertainty and leaving him in sixth place. Ritter was relieved after hearing several lead changes, the citizens of Chico finally know who the the preliminary election results, she said. fourth and final city councilor is. One of her campaign’s messages After Chico’s provisional vote tally was released Monday night, was to stretch the city’s budget and Councilman-elect Randall Stone bring “more bang for the buck,” Ritter said. increased his Morgan, a Chico lead to take the State College of last available “Pension reform will Business alumnus seat on the City and professor, said Council. bring solvency for the city still has a On election decades to come.” long way to go. night, Stone Morgan hopes finished just RANDALL STONE to bring transpareight votes City councilman-elect ency and financial ahead of canknowledge to Chico didate Andrew Coolidge, but Stone was confident citizens as a councilor, he said. that he would win after all of the Economical development will bring more jobs to Chico. ballots were tallied. Schwab will work to bring a The other candidates elected were Chico Mayor Ann Schwab, qualified workforce to the community, she said. She’d also like Tami Ritter and Sean Morgan. Because the tally was so close, to work with Chico State to bring the election was decided by the safety to the south-campus area late provisional ballots and mail- with better lighting. Stone plans to work on social in ballots that were dropped off at issues such as homelessness, voting locations in town. Stone won the fourth City Coun- home affordability and pension cil seat, defeating Coolidge by reform for city workers. Pedro Quintana COURTESY PHOTO • RICHARD MARTIN VIA FLICKR

The federal government is reducing police presence in Native American territories despite the increase in violent crime, murder and rape. The FBI reports that crime is declining in the rest of the United States. Source: The New York Times

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Police fatally shot a Marine who allegedly struck an oﬃcer with his vehicle in a parking garage in Palm Springs. The Marine ignored orders to stop, and a stolen smartphone was later found in his vehicle.

“Pension reform will help bring solvency for decades to come,” Stone said. Most of the Council candidates spent money to advertise their campaigns. The 11 candidates spent more than $200,000 in the election on their campaigns in hopes of being elected to one of the four open seats, according to the Butte County Clerk-Recorder’s website. Ritter raised more than $17,616 and spent about $15,493, according to the Butte County Clerk-Recorder’s office. Morgan raised more than $38,611 and spent about $36,093, according to the Butte County Clerk-Recorder’s office. The three top fundraising candidates were Sean Morgan with $38,611, Andrew Coolidge with $33,520 and Bob Evans with $32,825. In Chico, there are more than 19,082 voters registered as Democrats and 14,456 registered as Republicans, according to the Butte County Clerk-Recorder’s office. Pedro Quintana can be reached at

11,245 The number of votes for third-place candidate and Chico State professor Sean Morgan as of Tuesday.

10,996 The number of votes for fourth-place candidate and financial planner Randall Stone as of Tuesday.

10,728 The number of votes for fifth-place candidate and event planner Andrew Coolidge as of Tuesday. SOURCE • BUTTE COUNTY CLERK-RECORDER

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Two people had died as of Monday after consuming a soup with wild mushrooms. A caregiver at a retirement home in Placer County picked the poisonous mushrooms and prepared the meal. She was also sickened. Source: The Sacramento Bee

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Mock trial demonstrates hazing dangers Laura Hass STAFF WRITER

A night out with her sorority sisters quickly turned potentially fatal for Tiﬀany, a second-semester freshman and newly initiated member of the Zeta Alpha Zeta sorority. She succumbed to peer pressure and fell into a 10-day coma after a night of binge drinking and Xanax. This was a completely made-up scenario created by members of Chico State’s Greek community for their annual mock trial, but a similar one has occurred at Chico State before. In 2005, 21-year-old student Matt Carrington died of water intoxication due to fraternity hazing. Carrington’s death led to the start of the annual mock trials, held to demonstrate the consequences of hazing. Chris McEachern, a member of the Theta Chi fraternity and a senior political science major, led the event. Representatives from the Chico and University Police departments discussed the legal implications and consequences surrounding cases similar to Carrington’s. Chico police have tried to educate students on the risks of binge drinking, but it keeps happening, said Chico police Sgt. Rob Merriﬁeld, who worked on the Carrington case in

2005. “We’ve been saying the same thing for almost 25 years,” Merrifield said. “Sometimes you get to the point where you start to really wonder, ‘Does it really matter what we say?’ Because it seems to keep happening.” Gamma Phi Beta members do not haze initiated sisters but instead shower them with “kisses, hugs and candy,” said Chelsea De Young, a member of Gamma Phi Beta. “I know, as a chapter, it is always something that is talked about, and we make sure everyone stays safe,” De Young said. State legislators have created laws with more severe punishments since Carrington’s death, said Dane Cameron, an attorney and political science professor who defended the Chi Tau fraternity members involved in Carrington’s hazing. “The hazing law did not specify the hazing could not be done by a fraternity not affiliated with the university,” Cameron said. To prevent alcohol abuse, students should look out for themselves rather than assuming others will take care of them, Merrifield said. “If you choose to drink to the point of intoxication, then you need to have some steps in place beforehand,” he said. Laura Hass can be reached at lhass@theorion.com

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MOCK UP Legal studies students listen as a ﬁctional trial plays out in front of them. The mock trial is designed to demonstrate the negative eﬀects binge drinking and hazing could have on students. The annual mock trial was created after the death of Matt Carrington, a 21-year-old Chico State student who died in 2005 after a Chi Tau fraternity hazing incident.

Police recover assault riﬂe after standoﬀ on Warner Street Pedro Quintana STAFF WRITER

After a nine-hour standoff on Warner Street, Chico police officers did not find the suspect they were looking for Friday. Police blocked off the area between West Fourth and West Sixth avenues at 11 a.m. after a 17-year-old wanted for the possession of a stolen assault rifle was seen fleeing into a Warner Street apartment, according to a Chico police press release. There is a felony warrant out for the suspect’s arrest in Sacramento County. Police officials considered the juvenile armed and dangerous, so they assembled SWAT and hostage negotiation teams in addition to calling the Butte County Inter-agency Bomb Squad to assist, according to the release. Police tried to contact the suspect while they waited for the Butte County District Attorney’s Office to approve a search warrant. When the warrant came through, two flashbang grenades were used to disorient whoever was in the apartment, Chico police Capt. Lori MacPhail said. “We don’t take any chances,” she said. The SWAT team searched the house at 8:30 p.m., but

no suspect was found, according to the press release. Police recovered the stolen rifle, along with a stolen shotgun. Many students and residents were on their way home from work or school during the standoff and were unable to get to their homes. Phil Polansky, a junior nursing major, lives only a couple of houses away from where the incident occurred. Polansky was on his way home from class when he saw officers looking for the suspect and police turned him away from his residence, he said. He decided to go to a friend’s house to wait it out. The situation was frustrating for Vanessa Brown, a senior criminal justice major. She went out to run

errands while she was unable to get to her home, but she returned to the same situation. “I really didn’t think this would happen,” Brown said. Kyle Riddle, a senior agricultural business major, was unable to retrieve his dog from his apartment in the area, he said. “She has been in the house all day,” Riddle said. “All I care about is getting to her.” Residents were allowed back into their homes about 10 p.m., shortly after the search was over, MacPhail said. Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

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Chico police officers spot a suspect wanted for possession of a stolen assault rifle. The suspect fled from police and ran toward a rear apartment on Warner Street. Police set up a perimeter and block off traffic between West Fourth and West Sixth avenues.

Police force entry to the apartment and detonate two ﬂashbang grenades to disorient the suspect they believe is still inside the apartment. A SWAT team moves in and searches the apartment.

Residents are allowed back into their homes after police search the apartment. An assault riﬂe is found but not the suspect they were looking for. SOURCE • CHICO POLICE DEPARTMENT

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POLICE BLOTTER Information cited directly from Chico Police Department or University Police Department. University Police Thursday, 10:55 a.m.: Verbal disturbance reported in Glenn Hall. “Approximately one hour a non-student was waiting in the hall for reporting party to arrive. Told reporting party if he did not do something that he was going to ‘Mullholland’ him. This is carried over from an argument that occurred on Election Day.” Thursday, 11:01 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported on 900 block of Nord Avenue. “Reporting party reports she was walking to campus and a white male with reddish hair, baseball hat, in a red sports car pulled up and asked her if she needed a ride. She declined, and he drove further down the street by pedestrian crossing on Nord Avenue and asked another female the same thing. That female also declined.” Thursday, 9:41 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported in parking structure. “Reporting party advising gray and blue older sedan ‘joy riding’ through structure. Advised vehicle raced her up to the top floor.” Friday, 5:19 p.m.: Property lost, found and recovered at parking structure between West Second and West Third streets. “Stairs, large knife located, left in open, locked position.” Saturday, 12:06 a.m.: Alcoholrelated medical aid requested in Whitney Hall. “Female is intoxicated and fell and hit her face. Female is now sitting in study lounge. Requesting medics.” Saturday, 5:30 p.m.: Fire alarm reported in Whitney Hall. “No flames, smoke from a curling iron.” Saturday, 9:08 p.m.: Non-alcoholic medical aid requested at Whitney Hall. “Fire and medics en route to report of female with concussion who fell earlier.” Saturday, 11:30 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported at University Village. “Reporting party is advising Hispanic male in hot tub who is nude, does not believe he is a resident. Reporting party called back and advised subject got in silver vehicle and left.”

Chico Police Thursday, 6:44 a.m.: Transient problem reported on 300 block of East Fourth Street. “Transient sleeping wrapped up in blanket on the sidewalk.” Thursday, 9:15 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported on 300 block of Rio Lindo Avenue. “Male, gray sweatshirt, shorts, ran from complex to an unknown street with a woman’s brown purse and ran toward the bike path.” Friday, 2:55 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported on 500 block of Morgan Drive. “Vehicle parked across the street and running for last hour. No one inside, belongs to neighbor. Reporting party advising domestic problems with owner’s vehicle. Subject inside the vehicle appears to be passed out.” Friday, 5:40 a.m.: Stolen vehicle reported on 3500 block of Middletown Avenue. “Trailer taken from front yard. Black utility trailer says, ‘Butte College Sports Medicine’ on the outside. Had three four-wheelers, ﬁ ve mountain bikes and tools inside. Reporting party had put everything from his garage inside while having the garage worked on.” Friday, 4:02 p.m.: Grand theft reported on 900 block of McIntosh Avenue. “Boat motor stolen from the yard of this residence. Reporting party reporting his daughter’s friend has asked for the motor in the past and the reporting party has refused to give it to her. Reporting party located the motor at the Chico Scrap Metal and now has it in his possession. Reporting party would like to talk to an oﬃcer to take a report.” Friday, 6:10 p.m.: Prowler reported on 100 block of Lakewood Way. “Reporting party heard the gate slam. Reporting party says her dog is still uneasy and growling at the wall that borders the backyard. Reporting party’s house is on the bend in the road, very bright porch light, tan van in the driveway, one-story home. Reporting party locked inside, with her kids.” Compiled by Laura Hass and Marisela Pulido

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FEES: Some students decry proposed charges continued from A1

were instrumental in the passage of Proposition 30, Allison said. The fees would have included a graduation incentive fee, a third-tier tuition fee and one for repeating a course, CSU spokesman Erik Fallis said. They would have been imposed to encourage students to graduate in a timely manner. “We would be very happy if no students had to pay these fees,” he said. The graduation incentive fee would have charged students who have completed more than 160 units. The third-tier charge would have been for students who take more than 18 units a semester, and the course repeat charge would have been for students who had to retake a class. The projected rates per unit come to $372 for the graduation incentive fee, $182 for the third-tier tuition charge and $91 for the

course repeat fee, Fallis said. The fees would only aﬀect a small group of students systemwide, he said. In addition, many campuses in the university system already have regulations on unit caps and course repetition, said Pedro Ramirez, the CSSA vice president for legislative aﬀ airs. Most students are not falling behind in their studies or taking more units than they are capable of, Ramirez said. “I think it’s not fair to generalize all students are staying behind,” he said. Some students do not understand why they would have to pay fees in addition to tuition, including Erica Virgen, a senior business administration major. “It’s dumb,” Virgen said. Allison Weeks can be reached at aweeks@theorion.com

CUT: CSU students to receive $249 tuition refund because of Prop 30 continued from A1

online and distance education revenue. “We are happy to help the general fund in the challenging time,” Barger said. The university is trying to protect its ability to provide classes and accommodate enrollment in the spring despite the further state budget cuts, Chico State President Paul Zingg wrote in an email to The Orion. The center will continue oﬀering its services with no fee changes, Barger said. The reserve funds will eventually run out, so the transfer is not a viable, long-term strategy to cover the university’s losses, Zingg wrote. He hopes to raise long-term revenue for Chico State with the Chico Compact for Student Success fee and fundraising. “We must take charge of our future, not just let it happen to us,” he wrote. Zingg also wants the state to reinvest in higher education. “The cuts we will still face this year mean that the CSU has seen state support drop by $882 million in three years,” he wrote. “There is no indication from the governor that any of that is

coming back to us.” Chico State’s University Budget Committee will meet shortly after Thanksgiving to discuss the school’s ﬁnancial state now that Proposition 30 has passed, Zingg wrote. CSU enrollment would have been cut by 20,000 if the proposition hadn’t passed, Thara said. The system will refund full-time undergraduates $249 to make up for this semester’s tuition increase, according to a CSU press release. Annual tuition fees for full-time undergraduates will now roll back to $5,472, the 2011-2012 academic cost. Students will either be credited the money, refunded or given a new ﬁnancial aid package to make up for the revised tuition rates, according to the release. The CSU has been educating students with the same budget it had last year, even though enrollment has since increased, Thara said. “There is only so much that we can do since we are already cut to the bone,” Thara said. “We need the state to do more.” Quinn Western can be reached at qwestern@theorion.com

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More fees not the way to expand access Bob Linscheid, chairman of the California State University board of trustees, decided yesterday to postpone reviewing and making a decision on three proposed undergraduate fees that target super seniors, course repeaters and students who take more than 18 units per semester. A statement on the CSU’s website said the fees will be reviewed once the trustees “gather additional information and input from stakeholders.” The only information they need has already been supplied, with a resounding conclusion that fees

are not the solution to expanding access to courses. The postponement came after widespread criticism that began when the fees were first proposed in September and mushroomed after voters approved Proposition 30 last week. • The California State Student Association drafted a resolution against the fees, stating that the fees “further inhibit students’ access and affordability to a quality education, which is the mission of the CSU Board of Trustees.” The CSSA added that “the reasoning behind

these fees is inconsistent and outof-touch with the current reality that CSU students are facing.” • A Sunday editorial in The Sacramento Bee said the fees were an insult to students and voters. “In reality, the proposed fees are an ‘ambition penalty’ on students who want to graduate early or on time or pursue a double major or high-unit major (such as engineering),” the editorial reads. “Even worse, these fees favor wealthier students who can afford to pay, creating differential access to courses.” • A survey conducted over the

past month by the group CSU Students for Quality Education of 2,400 CSU students found that almost two-thirds of respondents think the proposed fees would delay their graduation even more, and only 3 percent of respondents think the fees would help them graduate faster. • Others opposed include the California Faculty Association, this editorial board and those of The Los Angeles Times, The Monterey County Herald, The Chico Enterprise-Record and Cal State Northridge’s Daily Sundial. Even

Gov. Jerry Brown thanked Linscheid for postponing a decision on the fees; although that was probably based more on concern about public perception regarding the fees following Prop 30’s approval rather then the fees’ merit. The deficiencies of this fee proposal are clear. If it’s really about more than just money, then how about the CSU displays some vision for once and comes up with policies that will actually help all students without further marginalizing those who struggle to afford college as it is.

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Turkey memories trot from sneaky drinks to adult dates Carly Caumiant Ca OPINION COLUMNIST OP

The youthful games and laughter I shared with my cousins at the kids’ table over the years on Thanksgiving will always be cherished. Each time the holiday rolls around, I marinate ithe memories I harbor of playing charades and acting out comic improv scenes with my cousins. But as I mature, so do my holidays. I am entering a chapter in my life in which I am

eye-level not just with my cousins, but my parents and grandparents as well. Holidays are a big deal in my family, and being in a committed, adult relationship has led me to see a different side of the celebration. My family is so big that we have to set up five tables with nametags to regulate the commotion that comes with the holiday. I’ve always eaten at the kids’ table, but there were some drastic changes to our dinner ritual last year. I was booted from the kids’ table for the first time. To my

surprise, this had nothing to do with my age, but instead with being a part of a relationship duo. A photo was snapped of me and my cousin, Erika, who had also been booted because of her relationship status. We frowned into the lens as we left our youth at a table where cousins our age sat giggling among playing cards and sparkling water. Although I was booted from the fun table, Thanksgiving wasn’t tainted. At our new, adult table, we were able to bond over the relationships we have and make the night into a sort of double date for the four of us.

Gatherings are more enjoyable with my loved one by my side, and it is also nice to be treated like an adult in a respected relationship. I no longer have to sneak that glass of red wine and can instead clink glasses with my dad while chatting about my life in Chico. At first this was hard to grasp. How much is too much to drink in front of your family? Will they judge if I pour myself a third glass? I’m beginning to realize that a third glass is OK when my mom is pouring it for me. I found a sort of solace in the midst of all this

growing up business. There’s a sense of satisfaction that comes with arriving at a family event in my own car instead of traveling in the backseat of my parents’ car. More satisfaction comes when I introduce a side dish I made with my boyfriend to contribute to the night’s meal. In 10 or so years when my own children are frolicking around with their siblings and cousins, I’ll be in a different chapter of my life and I anticipate the holidays to feel even richer. Carly Caumiant can be reached at ccaumiant@theorion.com

Money moves creative music to soulless beats, meaningless lyrics Ian Scerri-Martin Ia OPINION COLUMNIST

Call me a pessimist, but some of the songs on the radio these days sound like a dial-up modem. Music is supposed to be art, an expression of emotion. Artists should be passionate about what they create, but the music industry has become as soulless as a sweatshop, creating plastic products fans can marvel at for 30 seconds before moving on to the next thing. Creativity has been hijacked and turned into a money-making machine that attracts the public like a set of keys enthralls a baby. When I listen to today’s music, I have a hard time associating the sounds with the word art. Hearing some guy talk over a 99 cent beat from the Internet doesn’t compare to witnessing a musician perform a passionate jam. Songs on the radio have one purpose: making money. When the artist, producer and record label care more about making money than making art, the music is tainted. “With the music technology we have today almost anybody can sound like a pop star,” said

Stephen Bauer, a senior music industry and technology major. “The music industry is relying mostly on the image and marketability of an artist these days.” While not all music is created with the sole intention of making millions, most of the music being promoted on MTV and VH1 certainly is. It’s like shopping at Wal-Mart. Students who study recording arts and the music industry are taught to create and promote music targeted at specific groups of people. The same concept is used in advertising. Promoters of this music view college students as a target audience, in the same way advertising agencies view a group of children who like action figures and watch Cartoon Network. The worst part is that it works. Every time we watch a Lil Wayne video on YouTube or buy a Ke$ha song on iTunes, we are hand-feeding a monster that is destroying the art in music. There is hope, however. And while that hope may not be on the radio or on TV, it is out there waiting for you to find it. Hope can be found in the millions of talented, up-and-coming musicians who are still making art and expressing themselves with music.

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Every time we watch a Lil Wayne video on YouTube or buy a Ke$ha song on iTunes, we are hand-feeding a monster that is destroying the art in music.

Go to YouTube and watch videos of bands you have never heard of. Look up covers of your favorite songs and enjoy the contribution of that particular piece of art. Next time you are at a friend’s house and see a musical instrument, ask him or her to play something. Or if you are a musician yourself, share your talents

with the people around you. Hearing someone’s rendition of a song is like hearing a story from a different point of view. Whether I agree with it or not, it exposes me to something new, to something I have never heard before. That is what music is all about, but society is moving it further and further from what music

was originally intended to be: an inspired expression. If we continue to tolerate mediocre music, the industry will continue to feed it to us. Don’t let the world tell you what to listen to.

Ian Scerri-Martin can be reached at iscerri-martin@theorion.com

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THUMBS Thumbs up to the $249 refund after Proposition 30 was passed. We can finally get that pair of boots we’ve been pining for.

Thumbs down to the standoff at West Fourth Avenue and Warner Street. The SWAT team froze out there for nine hours to rush into the terrifying tension of losing a suspect. THE ORION •ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ COFFEE

To wear or not to wear, that is the question In the heat of the moment, when partners have almost lost distinction between self and other, they are Kevin Crittenden unlikely to notice a broken rubber. The OPINION COLUMNIST sex just feels better, so they continue. This creates a paradox, because as Condoms don’t just interrupt the flow of sex — they ruin the entire experience. soon as the sensation has entered the For most college students, a latex film realm of genuine intense pleasure, reabarely a millimeter thick is both a hero son for concern is completely legitimate. My mind argues with my body in a and a villain. I would rather abstain entirely than schizophrenic dialogue ranging from risk catching a sexually transmitted practical concern for my health to in-thedisease through unprotected sex with moment ecstasy: Body: “Wow. This is great!” someone I am unfamiliar with. Mind: “Yeah, not Yet, in the course of bad for sex with a life, there are inevitable Everyone has been condom, eh? That temptations thrown in thing is still intact, front of us by the nature there. It’s late, you’re right?” of experience. And, drunk and you’re Body: “Who even with an inclinacares? This is awetion toward responsible, horny. some! Let me finish. safe sex, nothing is I’m almost done.” guaranteed. And why would I Everyone has been there. It’s late, you’re drunk and you’re ruin the bliss of sexual play? Sure, I’ve heard of the horrors of herhorny. In other words, it’s business time. pes, with its occasional festering sores Then the excitement comes to a screech- accompanied by flu-like symptoms and the fact that it lasts a lifetime. ing halt. But so does a child, and everyone is “Hold on, let me get something...” After some fumbling in the dark and OK with them. After all, we were all chilsome mildly disappointing but none- dren once. Besides, my religious upbringing does theless enthused mashing about, the not permit me to use contraception. condom breaks.

So when I am in the company of a trustworthy sexual companion I steer clear of condoms. This is not because I am a good Roman Catholic, but because bare sex without a rubber balloon around my manhood feels natural. Maybe I am kidding myself, but I am allowed to do that. I can still remember my high school health teacher saying, “Not wearing a condom is like playing Russian roulette with your genitals. Only it’s worse.” That’s a pretty grim picture. Imagine the morning horror that comes with the realization of an infection after a night of unprotected sexual indulgence with a stranger. Wham, bam, goodbye, said the infected member. Looks like your gambling career is over. Unfortunately, this metaphor is hardly a stretch of reality. According to an article in TIME magazine, the average cost of raising a child is about a quarter of a million dollars. Still feeling lucky? If I am going to purposefully do something that may seem wrong but feels so right, I am going to do it with someone I know, not a late-night bar straggler who smells like Riley’s and can’t remember my name. Kevin Crittenden can be reached at kcrittenden@theorion.com

WEEKLY TOP FIVE Chico spots to avoid at night

Muggings, stabbings, shootings, rapes and druggies. You name it, many towns have it. Some areas in Chico, however, are more prone to these incidents, especially at night. Here are five sketchy areas in town you may want to avoid.

from campus, it gets worse. There are police cars constantly lighting the street red and blue, as well as broken glass shining from the asphalt and people you probably don’t want to look straight in the eye hanging around. Unless you live on this street and carry some mace or other form of protection, try to avoid it as much as possible.

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Lower Bidwell Park

This area has such a bad reputation that many people refer to it as “the rape trail.” It’s quite dark, considering there’s only one lamp post every 100 yards or so. It is particularly dangerous because it is isolated and difficult for police to access. Many sexual assaults and muggings have happened there. It is always a good idea to be on alert when in this area, or just avoid it all together.

Many homeless people come here to hang out, especially at night. These people may not be inherently violent, but there is a lot of drug use and alcohol consumption. Added to that, the lighting is poor, and I rarely see any police patrolling the park. Because of this, muggings and other assaults by people under the influence of drugs or alcohol are more likely to happen. If you find yourself in this part of town at night, having your pepper spray ready to go may be a good idea.

Tara Miller OPINION COLUMNIST OP

The Avenues The Avenues can be two different scenes. The streets farther from campus are more urban and very family oriented, but the closer you get to the university the more careful you have to be. This area also has a big party scene. We all know parties are fun until a couple of drunks get into a raging fight. Shirts come off, insults, fists and even bottles start flying. A wrong look at the wrong person can quickly land you in the middle of a dangeruos situation in the Avenues. North Cedar Street Although this street runs through the Avenues, it feels like a neighborhood of its own. I live near this street, and although it seems safe during the day, it’s a whole different place at night. As you go farther and farther down the street, away

Chico Children’s Playground, south of Bidwell Mansion This area also becomes a hang out for the homeless at night. Drug use is also common. A friend of mine was once approached here by a woman who seemed to be under the influence of something, possibly heroin. The woman was bleeding pretty profusely from her elbow and kept asking if my friend had a needle on him. While this may not qualify as a very dangerous experience, most of us would rather not be exposed to an incident like this one. Once the sun starts to hide for the night and the trees start turning into shadows, it might be best to stay clear of this area. Tara Miller can be reached at tmiller@theorion.com

Thumbs up to Take Back the NIght. Solidarity for safety glowed throughout the streets of Chico.

Thumbs down to turkey meal deals offered at restaurants before Thanksgiving. Way to take the magic out of the holiday.

TALKING POINTS

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The California State University board of trustees will decide whether to ask departments requiring more than 120 units for majors to reduce course loads to help students graduate within four years. While this may be a good way to help students graduate faster and it seems to be a signiﬁcantly better step than the recently proposed graduation incentive fee, there are other classes that would be less essential to students’ education and their graduation maps. Cutting classes outside of a major such as upper division theme or pathway classes sounds like the place to start. Story A2

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Guilty pleasure of gossip not so bad, serves as positive communication tool Dani Anguiano D OPINION COLUMNIST OP

Hearing good gossip is like opening presents on Christmas. I like hearing who is pregnant, who got married and who broke up with whom. Most of us enjoy hearing the juicy details of our friends’, acquaintances’ and even celebrities’ lives. We want to know which professor had an affair with which student and which celebrity got arrested. Gossip is just as much a part of our relationships as anything else. Contrary to the quote that says “Small minds talk about people,” everyone talks about people. Gossip is a collaborative way to solve problems and understand the strange and interesting things we see and the actions of those around us. Being called a gossip is traditionally an insult, because it is assumed that someone who talks about others’ private lives must have too much time on their hands. Well, I think it’s time for gossips to reclaim the title. Gossip doesn’t have to be negative or involve things that are untrue. Although most of us regularly engage in this form of banter in a harmless fashion, there are those who want to talk about how Karen is such a slut, or how John flunked

out of college or how they are pretty sure Brian went to rehab. Not all gossip is harmless, and it is important to differentiate between discussing or critiquing and completely bashing on someone. Some people use gossip strictly to boost their own egos and make themselves feel better about their own decisions. That kind of gossip is unproductive. It leaves you feeling guilty and can earn you enemies. Most people don’t want to be known as people who air others’ dirty laundry. But if we don’t acknowledge its use, we don’t gain anything from it. Gossip is known as idle talk because it is thought of as pointless or a waste of time, but without it, how could we possibly begin to understand things that happen like a friend getting married right out of high school to someone he or she has known for only a month? We could not. We would be more confused. It is best not to engage in negative or vicious slander but to instead try to shift the conversation to a more positive form of communication. If you only think of gossip as something negative, you probably don’t realize that everyone, including yourself, gossips. Gossip keeps the world sane. Dani Anguiano can be reached at danguiano@theorion.com

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The Chico Police Department will liquidate three units and reassign those oﬃcers to patrolling duties after losing oﬃcers to injuries and retirement. Apart from wondering whether Chico streets will be safe with a reactive strategy rather than the preventive one that was previously in place, we have to wonder why it took so long for the department to make this change. While injuries can strike suddenly, a plan should be in place. As for retirements, well, there’s really no excuse for not planning for those. Story A1

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Movie review: “Skyfall” Daniel Craig embodies the timeless, lethal yet seductive spy for the third time in “Skyfall,” the 23rd installment of the James Bond series. Craig displays a more humanized, raw Bond than some of the previous actors chosen to display the most beloved spy in film history. Reminiscent of earlier films with Sean Connery, “Skyfall” is a high-octane film that keeps the suspense pumping. In every way that Craig is a near perfect Bond, Javier Bardem plays the perfect villain. With his hair dyed a ridiculous shade of blond, Bardem plays Raoul Silva, a former operative turned rouge who balances wit and style. “Skyfall” is a fantastic installment to the Bond series and possibly the best of Craig’s three 007 films. –Compiled by Trevor Platt

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Kinesiology department’s Autism Clinic helps youth a water tank illuminated by a color-changing light. After STAFF WRITER screaming at the top of his Wielding a red plastic bat, lungs, Jacob is able to calm 7-year-old Jacob Pestana down by walking inside the steps up to the plate and room to a hodgepodge of swings at a softball in hopes bubbles and plastic fish. Meanwhile, a Chico State that one day he’ll play baseball alongside other children intern takes note of whether Jacob is using motor or senhis age. The Chico State Autism sory skills and if the activity Clinic, a weekly program was his choice or Cline’s. “We try to get them into the hosted by the kinesiology department, offers exercise optimal zone where they’re in cognitive, communicative, most comfortable,” Cline said. “Kids motor and with autism sensory skills “We try to get them are either to autistic too stimuchildren. into the optimal zone lated or their The 45 chilwhere they’re most system is dren currently comfortable.” super underenrolled are aroused and taught to we’re trying play catch, JOSIE CLINE Chico State Autism Clinic coordinator to wake them run and ride up.” bikes, along Getting them into the optiwith other athletic basics that help them achieve indi- mal zone for learning is the whole point of the clinic, vidually tailored goals. “The clinic serves children Cline said. “You’ll see them go out and from age 3 to 15 in individual motor and sensory sessions,” learn to ride a bike,” Cline said. coordinator Josie Cline said. When an 8-year-old boy Blue crawl-through tubes and a rock climbing wall dec- with Asperger’s syndrome orate the clinic to create a started coming to the clinic and mentioned he wanted to friendly environment. “Kids with autism have play golf like his dad, he was lots of sensory concerns, and taught how to play the game. “He had zero-tolerance for when they start playing we start infusing motor skills losing, everything bothered within their sensory behav- him and his motor skills were ior they are participating in,” horrible,” Cline said. “A lot of these kids are just so down Cline said. Autism is a spectral disor- on themselves.” But as the clinicians der that affects one in every 88 children, Cline said. It’s worked with him on Yolo characterized by three types Field’s putting course, he of impairments: social, com- started to relax and put less munication and stereotyped pressure on himself, Cline said. He eventually gradupatterns and behaviors. Playing T-ball helps Jacob ated from the program and develop his vestibular sys- now plays golf for the Orotem, which controls balance, ville High School team. As the fastest growing disspatial orientation and ability, autism should be reflex. Since joining the program more widely known, Cline more than three years ago, said. These children don’t Jacob and his 5-year-old sis- engage well with others but ter Emma have improved are given a chance to have by “leaps and bounds since fun while achieving goals in coming here,” their mother Chico State’s clinic. Jessica Pestana said. For calming sessions, the Paul Smeltzer can be reached at clinic has a dark room with psmeltzer@theorion.com Paul Smeltzer

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HELPING HAND Chico State Autism Clinic coordinator Josie Cline, right, hands 7-year-old Jacob Pestana, left, a ball at the clinic during a session Friday. The clinic has 45 children between the ages of 3 and 15 enrolled in the program.

Men’s soccer coach invests in players, repaid with wins Restrepo makes major impact on, oﬀ ﬁeld with support for players Isaac Brambila OPINION EDITOR

Silence invaded the bus as the bad news set in. The Chico State men’s soccer team had not been chosen to compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs. Amidst the voiced angry regrets of missed goals and flashing memories of poorly defended plays, head coach Felipe Restrepo stood in front of the team members and did what he has been doing for the past five years, junior midfielder Luis Martinez said. In the confident tone of a strong father figure, Restrepo reassured the soccer players of their abilities, hard work and determination and reminded them that even if they weren’t chosen for the tournament, they had played THE ORION •FILE PHOTO BY FRANK REBELO a season to be proud of. RESPONSIBILITY Men’s soccer team head coach Felipe Restrepo, right, speaks to his team during practice. MidfieldLuck did not accompany the er Luis Martinez, left, has dealt with hardships in college, but Restrepo has always provided support, Martinez said. team this year, but it still earned a California Collegiate Athletic Association North Division title three consecutive CCAA North productive members of society. If for about six years, he said. Division titles, that is done right, success on the Restrepo coached a club opposto add to the sucing Martinez’s when the as well as quali- field will come as well. cesses Restrepo “I’m proud and excited to see midfielder was 16. has cultivated “And they’ve made me fied for the NCAA Restrepo’s team was good and in the last five a better person too, so playoffs twice the growth in my guys,” Restrepo and reached the said. “And they’ve made me a often beat Martinez’s team, he years. I’ve seen that growth CCAA champion- better person too, so I’ve seen said. Restrepo’s ability and style Restrepo came in myself.” as a coach ultimately brought that growth in myself.” ship twice. to Chico State From the staff to the play- Martinez to Chico State. Restrepo’s phiin 2008 after Since he became a Wildcat, losophy reaches ers, everyone in the program is working as the FELIPE RESTREPO men’s soccer head coach further than just focused on working together, he Martinez has faced adversity, he head assistant soccer, he said. said. A lot of hard work and a col- said. He broke his leg his freshsoccer coach at UC Davis. Since he arrived, His main goal is to serve as a lective passion for what they do men year and found himself having to leave school halfway the Wildcats have attained an mentor to his players and help inspires success in the program. Martinez has known Restrepo through his sophomore year. NCAA West Region title and them become successful and

Personal reasons caused hime to be away from Chico State and the team for a year and a half, but Restrepo’s support was always there. “He treats us like his own kids,” Martinez said. When Restrepo was younger, he played the center midﬁeld position, and his experience has added to his coaching, Restrepo said. Technically gifted teams that pass the ball around and go on the attack through most of the game are products of Restrepo’s experience. Because of his years spent as a soccer player, Restrepo is inclined to recruit players who play like he used to, Martinez said. “After these ﬁve years, the team looks like him,” Martinez said. Even with the success the team has seen, Restrepo continues to work toward his ultimate goal of winning a national title, Restrepo said. “I think that if you knock on the door long enough, the door will eventually open,” he said. Isaac Brambila can be reached at ibrambila@theorion.com

MORE ON men’s soccer Head coach Felipe Restrepo has 58 wins in his ﬁve years at Chico State. The former UC Davis assistant coach has only lost 27 games and tied 15 in ﬁve years. The ’Cats have been nearly unbeatable at home, dropping only 11 games at University Stadium in Restrepo’s tenure. SOURCE • CHICOWILDCATS.COM

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SABLE VILLAESCUSA Position: Setter Class: Senior Height: 5 feet, 8 inches

The Southern California native set the Chico State assist record on Senior Night on Saturday at Acker Gym with 4,458 total career assists. The English major has two games left in the season to pad her record.

Finishing first in the California Collegiate Athletic Association with an 8-1-5 record wasn’t enough to give the Chico State men’s soccer team a nod to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship tournament. The ’Cats managed to play their way to the finals of the CCAA Championship, where they were defeated by Cal State Stanislaus 3-2. Prior to the loss, the ’Cats had not been defeated in 13 matches dating back to Sept. 9. The team had an excellent year before it was screwed by the NCAA selection process. Many people eagerly waited Monday to hear the announcement of the seeding for the championship tournament. After finishing first in its division and being the runner-up in the conference tournament, the Chico State team seemed like a logical choice. But then the brackets were announced, and it seemed as though logic didn’t factor in. Of the six teams chosen for the NCAA West Division, two were from the CCAA, both Cal State L.A. and Cal State Stanislaus. No matter which way you look at it, these choices seem absolutely crazy. Let’s break it down. When you look at the two teams that finished the best in the CCAA Championship tournament, you get Cal State Stanislaus and Chico State. Or even if you take the best teams from the CCAA North Division and South Division, you then get Cal State L.A. and — wait for it — Chico State. Both Cal State L.A. and Chico State won their respective divisions

and ﬁnished the regular season with similar records, but Chico State went further in the CCAA tournament. The biggest problem I have with the ’Cats not being selected is that the selection process seems to be almost completely arbitrary. From a third-party perspective, it seems as though the committee gathered in a room and agreed to see how it could screw Chico State out of the tournament after its excellent season. If this was the only time such an injustice had happened, it would be frustrating. But this is not the ﬁrst time, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. Along with the Chico State men’s soccer team being left out of this year’s

tournament, the volleyball team was also shafted last year. The top four volleyball teams in the CCAA are traditionally invited to the NCAA tournament, but only three were chosen by the national athletic regulators last season. The fourth ranked team was Chico State’s. I’m not entirely sure what problem the NCAA has with Chico State or why our teams have been snubbed. Are we too good? Will the Chico State teams dominate tournaments so much that the other teams can’t handle the ’Cats? Since the statistics show that the Wildcats belong in the tournament, this is the only logical reason I can come up with. NCAA, please stop screwing Chico State. I’m sure the ’Cats would love to show the rest of the nation how well they play. Trevor Platt can be reached at tplatt@theorion.com

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Alumnus ties single-season MLS record with 27 goals WONDO-FUL Chico State alumnus Chris Wondolowski led the Wildcats in scoring during his college career and has now earned the MLS Golden Boot award twice in his major league career with the San Jose Earthquakes.

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(MEN’S BASKETBALL) Days until the Carl’s Jr. Mac Martin Invitational. It’s the 53rd year of the tournament.

4 (VOLLEYBALL) Consecutive wins for the volleyball team. They need two more wins to have a shot at receiving an NCAA tournament bid.

(WOMEN’S BASKETBALL) Days until the ﬁrst game of the season against Paciﬁca University in Acker Gym.

2 (MEN’S SOCCER) Number of teams selected for the NCAA Division II soccer tournament from the California Collegiate Athletic Association. Neither was Chico State.

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Chico State alumnus Chris Wondolowski made Major League Soccer history in the final game of this season against the Portland Timbers. The San Jose Earthquakes forward blasted a penalty kick, upping his goal total on the year to 27 and tying the single-season goal scoring record held by Roy Lassiter since the league’s inaugural season in 1996. Wondolowski, also known as Wondo to his teammates, led the Earthquakes to the best record in the MLS for the first time since 2005. The team tallied 66 total points with a record of 19 wins, six losses and nine draws. He was the top scorer on the club that scored a seasonhigh 72 goals this season, 13 more than the second-highest scoring team. The Earthquakes selected Wondolowski 41st overall in the 2005 MLS Supplemental Draft, but he played very few minutes in his first 4 1/2 seasons. He led the reserve team in scoring late in the 2009 season, but impressed coaches enough that year to earn a starting position. Since then, the former Wildcat has been a star. He now has two Golden Boot awards to his name, an award given for the top goal scorer in the league, and he is on the hunt for more. Wondolowski and the Earthquakes came up short in playoffs this season, losing to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the conference semifinals. Adam Levine can be reached at alevine@theorion.com

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Wondolowski scores 39 goals with 23 assists in 84 games with the Wildcats. He helped lead the ’Cats to a spot in the NCAA Championship ﬁnal in 2003.

The alumnus is selected 41st in the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft by the San Jose Earthquakes.

Wondolowski has his breakout MLS season, scoring 18 goals with the Earthquakes to earn his ﬁrst of two Golden Boot awards. He helped lead the Quakes to the Eastern Conference ﬁnals, where the team lost to the Colorado Rapids.

Wondolowski ties Roy Lassiter’s single-season goal record with a penalty kick in the 24th minute of a game against the Portland Timbers. With 27 goals, Wondolowski earned his second Golden Boot award.

STANDINGS VOLLEYBALL

CCAA Cal State San Bernardino 17-3 Sonoma State 14-6 San Francisco State 14-6 UC San Diego 14-6 Chico State 12-8 Cal State L.A. 12-8 Cal Poly Pomona 9-11 Cal State Dominguez Hills 9-11 Cal State Monterey Bay 6-13 Cal State Stanislaus 6-14 Cal State East Bay 5-14 Humboldt State 1-19

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@ CAL STATE L.A. CCAA 12-8 (14-13 OVERALL)

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@ CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS CCAA 9-11 (11-16 OVERALL)

FUTURE GAMES Overall 20-8 20-8 19-8 19-9 18-9 14-13 13-14 11-16 12-15 9-19 10-16 3-24

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Feb. 9 Feb. 15

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Humboldt State

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Western Washington

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Seattle Paciﬁc @ Notre Dame De Namur

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UC San Diego

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Feb. 16

UC San Diego

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Cal State East Bay

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7:30 p.m.

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Silence Speaks

I said no, but it wasn’t enough. –Loryn

freshman psychology major

LIGHTING THE STREETS Students carry candles and signs on a silent march from Trinity Commons through downtown Chico during the biannual Take Back the Night event Thursday.

exual assault survivors and allies unite to Take Back the Night with a march to raise awareness of the need for safety in Chico. Nicole Gerspacher STAFF WRITER

10 Number of college-aged women who have been sexually assaulted in the areas surrounding campus in the past year, according to a September press release from University Police

3 Percentage of rapists who will spend time in jail

80 Percentage of sexual assault victims who are under 30 years old at the time of the attack SOURCE • RAPE, ABUSE, AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK

A Chico State student fought back tears Thursday night as she remembered being raped. “I said no, but it wasn’t enough,” said Loryn, a freshman psychology major. Her then 18-year-old boyfriend raped her when she was 16, she said. She had been dating him for 10 months at the time of the assault, and she stayed with him for another two months. “When you are in an abusive relationship, it is just this cycle of guilt but feeling like you love them and that you are obligated to stay with them,” she said. Everything Loryn did felt wrong and she tried to do whatever she could to make up for that, even though now she realizes it was not her fault, she said. The sexual assault against Loryn was not a one-time occurrence. “After that, he treated me like a sex toy, like ‘Oh, now we can do it whenever,’” she said. “I felt like I was obligated to because the ﬁrst time

had already happened.” Loryn joined more than 350 students and community members in a silent march through downtown Chico for Take Back the Night, an event held to help bring awareness to the issue of violence against women. The soundless procession had an eﬀect on many of the people it passed. Participants carried candles to light the night. A police car accompanied the marchers for safety, allowing them to cross roads without stopping, even for red lights. J.D. Stone, a junior computer science major, was standing outside Madison Bear Garden when the participants walked by. “I think the march is for a good cause, and I wasn’t expecting this at all,” Stone said. “It made me pay attention. I got up. If it did it to me, then it will do it to anyone.” Both men and women took part

in the event, showing a universal desire for change. Members of two fraternities joined the cause by standing outside their houses in silence, holding lit candles. “Women in Chico really need to have a voice and people to support them,” said Chris Hopkins, a junior liberal studies major who joined the cause. “Women are frightened, and they shouldn’t feel like that, even at night.” As Loryn continues to face her fear of the night, she looks back on the things she could have done diﬀerently after she was assaulted. Loryn wishes she could tell her ex-boyfriend that she is better oﬀ and stronger without him, she said. “I never once told him that he was wrong,” she said. Nicole Gerspacher can be reached at ngerspacher@theorion.com

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SIGNS FOR CHANGE Mia Kirk, left, a senior health science major, and Sara Cuesta, right, a senior liberal studies major, hold up signs Thursday during Take Back the Night, the biannual event put on by the Chico State Gender and Sexuality Equity Center that aims to raise awareness about safety concerns in Chico.

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Pro-pot grad student smoked in state Senate race Risa Johnson STAFF WRITER

While most Chico State graduate students were in the library, Dan Levine was running for state Senate. Sen. Doug LaMalfa resigned from his Senate position, causing a special election for the seat to be added to the general election ballot. Levine received 2.5 percent of votes in the special election and ran against ﬁve others. He originally had no intention of running but felt it was his civic duty to do so, he said. He used a grassroots approach for the election because of the time and monetary constraints of trying to run a state Senate

campaign while attending graduate classes at Chico State. Levine focused on the issues of university system reform, medical marijuana regulations and water policies rather than raising money, because the special election gave him little time to campaign, he said. Chico State alumnus Weston Mickey worked closely with Levine during the election and advised him on policies, Mickey said. The two met through the Citizens for Compassionate Use program and worked together as proponents of medical marijuana, he said. Levine is an advocate for medical marijuana and thinks the restriction of access in the Chico State residence halls is a problem,

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INVOLVED Political science graduate student Dan Levine reviews paperwork near the Wildcat Store. Levine hopes to make changes on the Chico State campus and at the state level.

Mickey said. He understands the benefits of marijuana use to treat depression and anxiety, Mickey said. Levine doesn’t think it is right that students are allowed to use prescribed addictive pharmaceuticals in the dorms but not medical marijuana. Levine is working to change Chico State’s University Housing and Food Service policy in regards to medical marijuana. Levine also thinks there are too many decision-makers in the California State University and University of California systems and wanted to change that. “It’s the professors that matter and getting classes that matters,” Mickey said. “That’s what we have a state Senate for.” Levine wasn’t able to purchase a ballot statement, and the only exposure he got was through newspaper coverage. “Dan is an incredible, intelligent and articulate person,” Mickey said. “He is exactly what we need in Sacramento if we want change in our state. Dan didn’t get votes because he had no money and very little community outreach.” Running in the election was a good learning experience, Levine said. He was able to learn firsthand about the general process of debate and interaction with political groups. Stress and time management were the most difficult parts of running for office, especially because of his time-intensive graduate school class schedule, Levine said. Despite that, he was constantly at political events or doing publicity interviews. “The hardest thing was keeping a game

face on,” he said, “At the end of a long day I would have to do an interview and I just wanted to roll over.” Levine is originally from a rural area in New Jersey and now owns a ranch in Butte County. Political science professor Charles Turner enjoyed hearing Levine’s perspective and spoke to his students about it, he said. “I think he did a good job of trying to make his views clear to the public,” Turner said. Levine received few votes, but it is always a challenge running as an independent, he said. “Most candidates don’t win the ﬁrst time they run,” Turner said. “It’s a positive experience, especially for someone studying political science.” Risa Johnson can be reached at rjohnson@theorion.com

STATE SENATE DISTRICT FOUR Election results Dan Levine 2.5 percent Michael Harrington 27.7 percent Dan Logue 11.2 percent Jim Nielsen 50.4 percent Benjamin Emery 1.8 percent Jann Reed 6.4 percent SOURCE • SECRETARY OF STATE DEBRA BOWEN

O-FACE: Beneﬁts of friends

Aubrey Crosby SE X COLUMNIST

When a friend texted me a few weeks ago telling me he broke up with his girlfriend, I thought he wanted sympathy. When he told me in the next message that he found me attractive and had always wanted to hook up with me, I got the point. Having a limitless and emotionless relationship with a friend is ideal for someone who doesn’t want a new hook-up every night. These relationships always turn out in one of two ways in the movies – the two people either end up falling in love or things simply don’t work out. Outside of Hollywood the latter is more common, but good sex can make up for any failed friendship. When all you’re seeking is an orgasm, a friend can be easier to locate than someone to fall in love with and easier to land than a hottie at the bar. The emotional complications of relationships often mean it takes longer to get around to the sex, and random hook-ups

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tend to be less sexually rewarding than getting it on with someone who knows how you like it. Having sex with someone you are comfortable with on a friend-level gets you closer to satisfaction quicker. It is easier to experiment with a buddy than with someone you are emotionally attached to when you’re just in it for the sex.

The drawback? Having sex with a friend can easily disintegrate the friendship. Save your best friends for the daylight and lay your acquaintances instead. My former friend with beneﬁts was a classmate, someone I barely had a friendship with. This made me more comfortable when it came time to have some fun. Jumping right into sex is the best thing to do when you have a friend with beneﬁts.

It may seem odd to start out so quickly, but the longer you take, the more likely it is that you’ll build up an emotional attachment to your partner, which is exactly what you want to avoid. Your best bet is to go all the way first, and then regress to oral sex and everything in between for extra entertainment. Having a friend with benefits is also the best way to learn what you like in bed. It’s casual, so try experimenting a little. A previous booty call opened me up to the sexual habits I love now. Experimenting can feel strange, but it’s even worse when you do it with a stranger. A sexual relationship with a buddy is the best way to try something new. The biggest advantage of this type of relationship is that you’re able to remain single. Disregard the misconception that developing a relationship is necessary for good sex — it’s not. In college, not everyone has time to devote a huge effort to someone else. An acquaintance is the way to go when you are looking for a friends with benefits relationship. Aubrey Crosby can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

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SAVVY SAVING: Turkey for two my advice and head over to Pluto’s Restaurant on West Second and Main streets. They can set you up with all the usual fixBen Mullin ings, and they won’t even force you to try NEWS EDITOR your great aunt’s string bean casserole. If you’re willing to shell out $9.25, you I don’t know what you’re thankful for during Thanksgiving, but I worship at the can stuff your face with carved turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry altar of store-bought feasts. I don’t see why sticking a large frozen sauce and an ocean of gravy. That may seem like a lot of money, but bird in the oven and waiting hours for it to cook through has been inducted into Amer- you have to realize that they also do the ica’s culinary pantheon. I enjoy the aroma dishes for you. You can just get up and of turkey and stuffing wafting through my leave when you’re done. For those with a family to feed, the Pluhouse as much as the next guy, but I’m to’s route will be a little pretty sure Glade has a frabit steeper. You can get grance you can buy. an eight-person feast Bottom line: Spending My girlfriend Quinn boxed up and ready to a whole day, and half of thinks cooking go from the restaurant your paycheck, to make a somehow makes the for $99. Or, if you’re feast for two defies everyholiday special. the type of maniac who thing Thanksgiving stands doesn’t enjoy stuffing, for — thrift, temperance you can spring $59 for and appreciation of those just the bird. around you. Either way, you’ll be thanking me as you My girlfriend Quinn thinks cooking somehow makes the holiday special, but crack open your beverage of choice and she doesn’t realize that buying the meal watch the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving lets you spend your hard-earned holiday Day Parade. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I think Quinn the way its meant to be spent — utterly motionless in a La-Z-Boy, enjoying what I wants to talk to me about something. call a “turkey coma.” If you want a Thanksgiving meal with- Ben Mullin can be reached at out any of the Thanksgiving drudgery, take newseditor@theorion.com

does Ben. We attempted to cook stuffing from a box once, and my sister, a former Orion food columnist, laughed for days when we failed Quinn Western miserably. ASST. NEWS EDITOR I grew up baking pumpkin pie, and I look A weekend trip home isn’t always in the forward to teaching my boyfriend my secrets. For now, the secrets aren’t so secret. I cards when my home is a 14-hour drive away. For the long days filled with homesick- briskly walk back to the hidden section of ness and the imaginary smell of my family’s Safeway to the discounted items and cross my fingers that a dented can of pumpkin pie kitchen, I cook with my boyfriend Ben. A homemade meal can temporarily cure filling has made it to the shelf. I know the my longing for home while I await the pig- items on that shelf are there because they are dented or expired, but I don’t ging out and fighting over care. the last scoop of cheesy I grew up baking The days before Thankscauliflower with my sister giving break are crunch time on Thanksgiving. pumpkin pie, and for projects and homework Students can find the I look forward to assignments, so my backpieces of a delicious hometeaching my boyfriend up plan is the Sweet Cottage cooked meal with deals my secrets. pie lady at the Chico Farmers around town and fill their Market. Now that’s a pie. kitchens with familiar A large part of Thanksgivsmells and tasty memories. Safeway has special turkey savings for ing in my family is not the eating itself, but customers with a club card. With a $25 pur- the cooking. My sister and dad dominate the chase, you can get a Safeway brand turkey for kitchen, my mom makes popular side dishes, 59 cents a pound and a Butterball turkey for my brother and I do the taste testing and our 99 cents a pound. The Open Nature turkey is dog, Jack, waits for the spillage. Cooking is a fun thing to do with my boy$1.99 a pound for club card members. Nothing could ever outshine my mother’s friend, and a good meal for a good deal mashed potatoes, so I won’t even make an reminds me of home. attempt. Instead, I buy microwavable mashed potatoes for $2.84 from WinCo. Quinn Western can be reached at I don’t try to make stuffing, and neither qwestern@theorion.com

FOOD COLUMN: Warming up for Thanksgiving

Pumpkin soup

Annie Paige FOOD COLUMNIST

Thanksgiving dinner is approaching, and most students are either thrilled to be reunited with family or dreading the close encounter. Either way, nothing will cheer up the parents making the traditional feast quite like adding a dish. This pumpkin soup recipe will surprise your relatives and show oﬀ your culinary skills. Except for the hassle of ﬁnding a blender, this recipe is fairly easy to follow and will be great way to impress everyone in the room and start table conversation. In the spirit of the season, cook up this pumpkin soup and give a helping hand to your family on Thanksgiving Day.

PREP 20 minutes TOTAL 60 minutes SERVING SIZE 4 to 6

WHAT YOU NEED 2 3/4 2 1 1 5 1/2

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blender pounds of sugar pumpkin or butternut squash Shiitake mushrooms onion garlic clove cups vegetable stock cup olive oil salt and pepper

HOW TO MAKE IT PREHEAT oven to 450 F. CUT pumpkin into 2 pieces after removing the seeds. COMBINE pumpkin, onion cut into quarters, mushrooms and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet. ADD oil and 2 teaspoons of salt to combination, tossing to coat and then spreading evenly on baking sheet. ROAST for 30 minutes until pumpkin is tender when pierced with the tip of the knife. ROTATE pan and toss vegetables. COOL combination and remove skins. TRANSFER the now soft vegetables to a medium saucepan. COOK over medium heat. POUR in two cups vegetable stock. PUREE mixture in a blender when heated all the way through. ADD the remaining vegetable stock into blender while mixing, and blend until smooth. SIMMER entire mixture in saucepan until heated all the way through. SEASON with salt and pepper.

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