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an event called “Grillin’ on the Grass” will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday at the George Petersen Rose Garden. Free burgers will be offered along with games. Contact the Cross-Cultural Leadership Center for more information. Source: Student Announcements
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PARTY ON A group of tubers celebrate Labor Day weekend by waving their hands in the air and drinking alcohol on the Sacramento River. A proposed alcohol ban had many students fearful that they wouldn’t be able to celebrate the tradition like last year. But the ban was struck down by Glenn County last week. Still, fewer people attended the event.
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“It’s confusing to me,” Higginson said as he waved cars into the lot at Irvine Finch River Access. The weather was cooperative, not too hot, but the atmosphere was mellow and slow, he said. Drinking isn’t allowed at the traditional take-off point because it’s in state park jurisdiction, but tubers brought along racks of beer for their journey on the river and for the stop-off point at Beer Can Beach. While it was mellow at the take-off point, Higginson speculated tubers would be “hungry, cold and crocked from the drinking” once they reached the landing point
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After a summer of uncertainty about whether a proposed alcohol ban would dry up this year’s Labor Day float, tubers came to the Sacramento River in deflated numbers even after Glenn County supervisors struck down the alcohol ban. At 2 p.m. Sunday, the count at Irvine Finch take-off point was about 3,700 tubers with no apparent spike in the steady flow. Last year, about 15,000 had been counted about 4 p.m. Sunday, said Tim Higginson, State Park maintenance chief II.
about five miles downstream. Though alcohol consumption isn’t allowed on park grounds, some tubers were bucking the law and drinking anyway, State Park Ranger Gary Lumbley said. “We don’t have time to cite a lot of people,” he said. Park officials issued warnings instead, asking offenders to pour their alcohol out if caught, Lumbley said. Officials expected about 15,000 to 20,000 tubers on Sunday with agencies from around the state such as Chico police, Hamilton City Fire Department, Butte and Glenn County Sheriffs all coordinating under a singular Incident >> please see LABOR DAY | A7
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The Chico Police Department is cracking down on unruly parties this semester, enforcing the “one and done” rule. In the past, students who host house parties have received warnings before they are shut down or given a citation. This year, Chico police will be employing a different strategy. The rule states that police will shut down a party if either an object is thrown at an officer or if there is an act of violence, a press release said. It also continued to say that police will make preparty contacts whenever possible in order to ensure that hosts have an understanding of the rules. “In the past we haven’t really proactively tried to get that message across,” Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield said. “We always just kind of dealt with it.” Merrifield hopes that this rule will help regulate open >> please see ONE AND DONE | A7
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The University Farm has a farmers market stand from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday in the Student Services Center Plaza where fresh organic fruits and vegetables are sold. Fresh eggs, herbs and flowers can also be found there. Source: Student Announcements
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NEW OPPORTUNITIES State Assemblyman Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, introduces the California Dream Act bill January. The bill would allow undocumented students the opportunity to receive state grants and private scholarships. The bill passed in the state Assembly on Friday by a 45-27 margin.
Landmark bill passes, awaits signature Griffin Rogers A SST. NE WS EDITOR
Every Friday of this month the Peace Institute will hold a series of 9/11 lectures in Performing
Arts Center Room 134 at 7 p.m. The lecture series is titled “9/11: Ten Years Later” and is free to the public. The different topics that will be discussed on each Friday can be viewed on the campus calendar.
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The state Assembly passed a controversial bill Friday by a 45-27 vote, which will allow undocumented college students access to state-funded financial aid if signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The second part of the California Dream Act, Assembly Bill 131, would make Cal Grants, UC Grants and other types of public aid available to undocumented citizens. Brown signed Assembly Bill 130 on the back of Assemblyman Gilbert Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, the author of the Dream Act, in July. The bill allows undocumented students meeting certain criteria to apply for and
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receive private scholarships. Supporters of the Dream Act now turn their attention to the next challenge — passing AB 131 to further help immigrants pay for college. “I don’t think it’s fair that students are denied this who
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have lived here their whole life,” said Elizabeth Alaniz, an adviser in the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office. Undocumented students can be the result of expired visas or entering the country illegally, and many were brought into the U.S. at a very young age, Alaniz said. They have been raised in American schools, and many don’t understand they are in the country illegally until they reach their teens. “All their dreams of what they learned since kindergarten kind of goes down the toilet,” she said. But Cedillo said AB 131 would be a step toward changing that. “We’ve paid for their >> please see DREAM ACT | A7
A Chico police lieutenant was supposedly impersonated in a recent telephone scam. On Wednesday Chico police became aware of a scam in which it appeared that an unknown individual was placing telephone calls to people claiming to be Chico police Lt. Mike O’Brien, O’Brien said in a phone interview Monday. The scammer, claiming to be O’Brien, called senior citizens informing them that they had won a Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes and said it would cost $4,000 to facilitate the winnings, O’Brien said. “It’s a form of identity theft,” he said. “They are using my name to try to scam people.” Three people contacted the Chico Police Department regarding the scam, but it is unknown whether more were targeted and did not contact the police, O’Brien said. “I was personally disturbed — insulted, if you will — that people were using my name to steal from people; particularly me being a police officer,” he said. “The good thing is that it does not appear that anyone fell for this scam.” Anyone could have been a potential target for this scam, and students should be aware that anything involving a payment of money, especially one that is unsolicited by the victim, should always be considered some type of scam, O’Brien said. If there is any question, always contact the local police department and confirm the information, O’Brien said. In most cases, probably every case, it is a scam that someone is trying to pull. “There is no one that is out there trying to give away money,” O’Brien said. “There is really no free lunch. People are not going to be lining up to provide you with winnings and things of that nature, so you should just be suspicious anytime you have someone who is saying that they are doing so.” Students are not so fearful about the scam >> please see SCAM | A7
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Dick Cheney’s book, “In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,” defends the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation tactics used in the Iraq war. Cheney said he believes waterboarding is not torture and the use of it following the attacks of Sept. 11 revealed valuable information that kept the country safe. Cheney is currently promoting his book.
Japan — Typhoon Talas killed at least 25 people as it passed through Japan’s southern island Shikoku and central Honshu on Sunday. In western and central Japan, 460,000 people have been ordered or advised to evacuate. Talas, which was later downgraded to a tropical storm, is moving north slowly, leading the Japan Meteorological Agency to warn against possible flooding and landslides. Source: Associated Press
Paris — Dominique StraussKahn returned to France after charges of attempted rape of a housekeeper were dropped. Strauss-Kahn, who has been the pollster’s favorite to win the next year’s presidential election, denied any allegations of sexual assault and his lawyers have said that any sexual contact had by Strauss-Khan and the housekeeper was consensual. Source: Agency Reports
Chile — All 21 passengers of a Casa C-212 plane were killed instantly in a crash off a Chilean island in the South Pacific after the plane ran out of fuel due to strong headwinds. The plane was carrying businessmen, troops and journalists who were bringing humanitarian aid to three volcanic islands that were devastated by a tsunami following a December 2010 earthquake in Chile. Source: Bloomberg
Israel — More than 400,000 protesters in cities across the country rallied for social justice and organizers of the protest have called Saturday’s demonstration the “March of Millions.” “We’re the new Israelis,” said Itzik Shmuli, chairman of Israel’s National Student Union. “We want not only to love the state of Israel, but also to exist here respectfully, and to live with dignity.” Source: JTA.org
Tripoli, Libya — Fighters from the National Transitional Council are positioned outside the town of Bani Walid after planned peaceful talks fell apart. Although there is a possibility rebels may move in on Moammar Gadhafi sympathizers beforehand, Libya’s new leaders have given the remaining Gadhafi loyalists until Saturday to surrender or face military force. Some tribal leaders and many residents have surrendered their weapons, but many loyalists are still protecting Gadhafi and his sons. Source: CNN
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President Barack Obama has urged Congress to pass a transportation bill, which will continue to fund thousands of construction jobs paid for by fuel taxes. These Federal Highway programs will expire Sept. 30 if the bill is not signed. “There’s no reason to cut off funding at a time when ... so many businesses are feeling the cost of delays,” Obama said. Source: Associated Press
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Luis Mijangos, 32, of Santa Ana pleaded guilty to charges of computer hacking and wiretapping and will now face six years in prison. Mijangos hacked into dozens of computers, stole personal information and then demanded naked pictures of female victims in exchange for not releasing the information. Forty-four of the victims were juveniles. Source: CNN
Petition demands less bicycle citations; Police say adequate bike parking exists Sam Kelly STAFF WRITER
Nearly 900 Chico State students have joined a petition on Facebook expressing their concern over an increase in University Police citations for illegally parked bikes while at the same time removing bike parking. The petition was started by Tim Lynch, a senior recreation administration major. It requests that Chico State add more bike parking or University Police relax their enforcement of bike parking citations, according to the petition. Bike racks don’t need to be put next to every building, but as a sustainable campus Chico State needs to encourage bikers by adding more bike parking for students, Lynch said. “They can’t steal our cake and make us pay for it too,” he said. A bicycle parked illegally is one that is taking up a car parking space, blocking any pathway or “no parking” areas or locked to any object that is not a bike rack, according to the University Police bike parking requirements. Bikes blocking walkways will be impounded because they could be in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance laws, said Lt. Robyn Hearne, University Police operations captain and parking service manager. In an effort to stay on top of the bike storage needs of a college campus, University Police surveys bike rack usage by comparing available racks to racks being used during peak hours on campus each semester, Hearne said. Of 5,052 bike spaces on campus, 59 percent are utilized during peak hours, according to the fall 2011
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PARKING WARS A bike is parked illegally on Warner Street near a University Police sign threatening citations. A petition, signed by about 900 students, demands relaxed enforcement of the rule. University Police has increased citations. bicycle parking survey. The members of the petition are “misinformed” about how many bike racks Chico State has on Campus, Hearne said. “I don’t think they realize how many bike racks are out there,” she said. “I don’t think that they realize yet that some of them are underused.” Chico State plans to add 242 bicycle parking stalls in addition to 359 automobile spaces and 11 motorcycle stalls upon completion of the Normal Avenue parking structure, according to a Chico State press release. The university also plans to replace old and damaged racks as part of the renovations to West First Street with two styles of racks — Parka-Bike and Wave racks, according Chico State’s 2011 sustainability report.
Bicycles aside, with thousands of students and employees vying for about 1,800 available car spaces every day, parking has been an unaddressed problem for years, Hearne said. “The biggest complaint I hear consistently and constantly is lack of parking for vehicles,” Hearne said. Chico State has the lowest ratio of parking spaces to potential campus users in the California State University system with only 1,866 spaces for 17,772 possible campus users, according to the sustainability report. But some students and faculty still don’t support the new parking structure. It’s a 30-year, $14 million loan that depends on student drivers buying parking permits for 30 years to pay it
off, said Haley Kettelkamp, a communications major from Santa Clarita. “This campus talks of sustainability and then does the complete opposite,” she said. It sends the wrong message to bikers and does not encourage sustainable transportation to get to campus, said Jon Hooper, recreation, hospitality and parks management professor. “I must admit I’m not in favor of more parking structures,” Hooper said. Work on the structure has begun and will continue throughout the semester with an approximate completion time of September 2012, according to a Chico State press release.
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Remembering 9/11 Dani Anguiano STAFF WRITER
As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks draws near, memorials are being planned across the country. In New York, the memorial ceremony at Ground Zero will include a reading of victim’s names by their families. In Chico, memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at King’s Christian School with
Committees in need of students to make decisions for entirety of campus affairs run by organization Sam Kelly STAFF WRITER
Student committees and councils on Chico State’s campus allow for student input on everything from multicultural affairs to campus fees, but the problem is there are not enough students exercising their right to be on these committees, Associated Students officers said. There needs to be more student representation in these committees, and faculty wants to hear student voices, said Elyse Gutowski, A.S. executive vice president, at the A.S. board of directors meeting Friday. Student councils and committees make sure administrators know where students stand on important issues, said Trevor Cuchna, a senior business and journalism major from Encinitas. “It’s a cool way to help and make sure students have some say in things,” Cuchna said. Any student may apply for a committee or council by filling out an application on the A.S. website and providing the additional information for the specific council he or she wishes to join, according to the A.S. website. It is important to our campus that students have a voice, but students must be informed of the avenues available to make that voice heard and make people listen, said Justin Murtey, a sophomore art major from Castro Valley. “I did not know you could apply online,” Murtey said. “I thought you had to go down to the office or something. There needs to be more awareness.” The issue of student involvement in oncampus committees will be further explored at the Bell Memorial Union Committee meeting today. There are 10 committees and councils that are accepting student applications, according to the A.S. website. Environmental Affairs Committee This committee, chaired by the A.S. commissioner of Environmental Affairs, makes policy recommendations to other groups on campus on issues of sustainability, environment and social justice. Event Funding Allocation Council This council is chaired by the A.S. commissioner of activity fee and is in charge of allocating the activity fee budget to fund events for student organizations and clubs on campus. Legislative Affairs Council This council is chaired by the A.S. director of Legislative Affairs and is responsible for informing students when legislative action will affect them, coordinating campus-based voter registration and hosting political forums. Bell Memorial Union Committee This committee, chaired by the vice president of Facilities and Services, established the procedures and policies for use of the BMU for everyone on campus. Associated Students Business Committee Chaired by the A.S. vice president of Business and Finance and is charged with setting policies and procedures for the A.S. businesses, this committee acts as a liaison between management and the student body and approves strategies for the short and long-term. Sustainability Program Fund Allocation Committee The A.S. commissioner of Environmental Affairs chairs this committee, which is responsible for accepting and approving student sustainability projects or programs. Campus Fee Advisory Committee This committee is responsible for reviewing new student fee proposals and advising the campus president of fee increases. Campus Climate Committee Responsible for upholding the university’s anti-harassment and anti-retaliation policies and procedures, this committee recommends policy revisions and promotes education and awareness of forms of harassment and retaliation. Equal Opportunity Employment Committee The goal of this committee is to provide physical and programmatic access and equal opportunity to all university aspects. Multicultural Affairs Council This council is chaired by the A.S. commissioner of Multicultural Affairs and is responsible for allocating funding for student organizations or clubs of a cultural nature. This council also deals with A.S. affirmative action proposals and ensures compliance. Sam Kelly can be reached at skelly@theorion.com
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guest speaker Rick Keene, a former assemblyman. In addition, a memorial concert at 8 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church will feature music by SonaTrio + 1. “It was devastating,” sophomore Aaron Boble said of the attacks. “There should be something done to remember all the lives lost and emergency personnel, so they’re never forgotten.” The effects of the attacks were felt far and wide. Nabila Lerohl, a sophomore, was almost directly affected. Her father was supposed to be at the World Trade Center
that day, but was unable to go, she said. Lerohl said there is a need for some sort of memorial here in Chico, or a moment of silence. Maddison Hawk, a sophomore, said that a subdued memorial that includes a moment of silence would be most appropriate for remembering 9/11. The Chico State Peace Institute is sponsoring the “9/11: Ten Years Later” lecture series, which will take place throughout September. The lectures and panel discussions will feature professors from Chico State, Butte College and other universities. Dani Anguiano can be reached at danguiano@theorion.com
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ANNIVERSARY An image of the New York City skyline prior to the attacks of 9/11. Sunday is the 10-year anniversary of the attacks where nearly 3,000 people lost their lives. The King’s Christian School will host a memorial at 10 a.m. featuring guest speaker Rick Keene.
Vets fight through sizable budget reduction Sarah Harpold STAFF WRITER
Although they received some bad news, most veterans were in high spirits Thursday when they were welcomed back for a reception held at the Bell Memorial Union. The Office of Diversity and the Veterans Education Support Team hosted the event, which focused on the transition from military life to student life. “It’s a big change going to school after coming from four to five years of being told what to do, when to do it, where to do it and how it’s done,” said Derek Evans, president of the Student Veteran Organization. The transition process is different for everyone, Veterans Affairs Coordinator Larry Langwell said. The organization serves more than 600 students each semester. They also have a lounge where students can take a break from school. “The Student Veteran Center is key for people to decompress and build camaraderie in an area that’s completely theirs,” Langwell said. “It’s a community where everyone comes from a similar thread, but all their experiences are unique.” Some students were upset after receiving word that they would not receive a funding grant that had previously been awarded. News of the
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PRESIDENTIAL CHAT President Paul Zingg [left] greets Student Veterans Organization members William Swartz [center] and SVO President Derek Evans at the Veterans Welcome Reception. loss didn’t reach the organization until just before the semester began, Evans said. “Chico State is one of the top 15 schools for veteran affairs, but over 75 veterans had their financial aid cut in half this semester,” Evans said. Veterans often receive priority in the financial aid process to help “cut through
all the red tape” involved with obtaining veteran scholarships and grants, which can come from various sources, said Jessica Calhoun, Financial Aid and Scholarship Office coordinator. New fundraiser plans are already in the works, including a barbecue toward the end of September and a golf
tournament at the Tuscan Ridge Golf Club in the spring. Money raised through these events will go to a new scholarship fund for student veterans. “Scholarship distribution will be based on need, but everyone has been affected by the grant cut,” Evans said. “It may be five $1,000 awards or $100 for each member, it depends on how well the fundraisers go.” Diversity Coordinator Tray Robinson said the California State University Chancellor’s Office has aimed to put more resources into veterans programs such as the Veterans Educational Support Team, which is made up of representatives of various student services. The Student Veteran Organization was reestablished in 2005 to provide student veterans with all the services and benefits necessary to facilitate a smooth transition into life at Chico State. Services include education benefits, employment assistance, financial aid and the opportunity to meet and connect with other veterans. President Paul Zingg and representatives of various diversity organizations and student service offices attended the reception. Sarah Harpold can be reached at sharpold@theorion.com
SUSTAINABLE AWARD Chico State recently won the 2010 Best Practice Award as a result of a monitoring based commissioning system in the Student Services Center. PHOTO COURTESY OF • THE CHICO STATE WEBSITE
Chico State wins sustainability award Orion Staff An award recognizing Chico State for its extensive efforts toward sustainability was presented to the university in July after partnering with the California State University system and saving thousands of dollars in energy. The 2010 Best Practice Award was given to Chico State through its association with the Energy Efficiency Partnership Program with the CSU. Chico State first won the award for their work in Yolo Hall two years ago, but this year’s honor was presented as a result of the monitoring based commissioning system in the Student Services Center. “Both SSC and Yolo Hall were in good shape to begin with, so the fact that remediation measure taken by CSU in a record amount of time resulted in tens of thousands of dollars of energy savings is remarkable,” said Neil Nunn, chief engineer and energy manager, in a Chico State news release.
Tested energy levels showed deficiencies that Cogent Energy, a company hired by the Chancellor’s Office, was able to remediate by cutting energy as much as three-quarters, Nunn said. Some of the improvements to the SSC include ongoing monitoring, which will alert the manager when the energy system is not working properly, as well as identify the location of the problem, said Kathleen McPartland, a public affairs spokesperson. The SSC was finished last year, but the heads of the project insisted on waiting to apply for the award, so they could have time to prove the program was efficient, she said. Students on campus have commended the efforts of the university to create a more sustainable campus. Although freshman Andrew Neuenschwander didn’t hear of the award, he said sustainability is a goal worth striving for. “It’s helping the world, helping the community,” he said.
Additionally, students should help Chico State save on costs by participating in community service related projects, he said. It’s important that the school receives recognition for its sustainability efforts because it is a model for the entire community, said Brittany Whitman-Hall, a senior international relations major. However, timing should also be taken into consideration. “At the same time, we shouldn’t risk our education on projects we can’t fund at this time,” she said. Sustainability should also be practiced at an individual level, she said. The choices consumers make and the decisions of local businesses should all be made with sustainability in mind. And saving energy at school is the best place to start. “I really do believe that schools are an excellent standard of how we should run our societies,” she said. The editor in chief can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com
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POLICE Low crime statistics BLOTTER questioned by chief All accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty | Information cited directly from Chico Police Department or University Police Department. University Police Wednesday, 1:06 p.m.: Suspicious circumstance reported on the 1300 block of Nord Avenue. “Note left on reporting party’s door by unknown subject reading ‘You’re next.’” Friday, 12:05 a.m.: Alcohol violation reported at Lassen Hall. “Resident was believed to have been in fight on campus. Slight bleeding from hand. Not requesting medics at this time.” Friday, 11:47 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported at Taylor Hall. “Subject cited for urinating in public.” Saturday, 2:32 a.m.: Narcotics violation reported at Whitney Hall. “Resident adviser requesting contact in lobby. Smell of marijuana.” Saturday, 9:40 a.m.: Petty theft reported at Meriam Library. “Computerized pen taken from laptop lounge sometime last Wednesday. Value $120.”
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Sunday, 4:49 p.m.: Transient problem reported at West Seventh and Oak streets. “Male with a bike and shopping cart doing laundry using university facilities.” Monday, 12:17 p.m.: Suspicious circumstance reported at University Village. “Interior window broken, believes it was attempted burglary.” Tuesday, 12:12 a.m.: Narcotics violation reported at Shasta Hall. “Smell of marijuana.”
Chico Police Thursday, 11:28 a.m.: School grounds violation reported on the 1400 block of East Avenue. “Student at Fairview made threats to PV teacher. Said, ‘He would take care of him when he saw him on the street.’” Thursday, 9:50 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported on the 400 block of Rio Lindo Avenue. “Male stumbling around the complex. Walked into a neighbor’s apartment and then back out.” Friday, 12:34 a.m.: Verbal dispute reported on the 2500 block of the Esplanade. “Reporting party at Carl’s Jr. Sees male across the street in verbal with some females. Male had been causing a disturbance at Carl’s Jr. earlier. Male and female singing karaoke without the music moved along.” Saturday, 2:39 a.m.: Drunk in public reported on the 200 block of Broadway Street. “In front of Pita Pit. Subject trying to start fights. Suspect had grabbed reporting party by the neck and reporting party’s friends pepper sprayed the suspect.” Saturday, 10:08 p.m. Commercial burglary reported on the 1000 block of West Sacramento Avenue. “Uncooperative juvenile trying to steal 30 pack of beer. Being cooperative now in cuffs. Friend got away with a 30 pack. Mom en route.” Sunday, 9:51 a.m.: Disturbance reported on the 700 block of Mangrove Avenue. “Male threatened to shoot reporting party because her car alarm honked when she locked her car. Told reporting party she was blowing out his ear drums.” Sunday, 4:16 p.m.: Petty theft reported on the 600 block of Hazel Street. “Reporting party just dropped off a group of girls at this address. They all went inside and did not pay the cab fare.”
Juniper Rose STAFF WRITER
Despite a statistical drop of crime rates in Chico over the past year, student safety is still at risk as the Chico police chief questions the reliability of the numbers reported. During the first six months of this year there has been a noticeable reduction in crime rates, Chico police Chief Mike Maloney said Aug. 17 at the Police Community Advisory Board referencing the crime report compiled by the Chico Police Department. “At the lowest level, our reductions are at about 2.5 percent,” he said. “The highest level, which was in the number of police reports taken, was a little under 15 percent.” The report covers overall activity that is handled by the police department, from calls for service to violent and property crimes. There is one caveat, however, and that is the reliability of the report when Chico police are not able to keep up with the activity level of the community, Maloney said. Due to the number of crimes that are not reported or responded to, Maloney said the statistics may not be completely accurate. “I continue to not have full confidence in the actual numbers that we report here,” he said. “Not all the calls are getting handled, not all the crimes are being investigated and not all the calls are going to be handled or crimes investigated.” A great deal of diligence goes into pursuing crimes, Maloney said. But a lack of resources forces the police to prioritize which crimes they respond to. “Our No. 1 top priority is
crimes of violence against people,” he said. While Maloney may not have full confidence in the report, crime rates in Chico are consistent with nationwide crime rates, which have
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also been declining for the past two to three years, Maloney said. “We continue to be focused on making sure that we are doing the best that we can and really using our resources in the best possible way,” he said. Some Chico State students also question whether crime rates in Chico are going down as much as the statistics show. “I had an incident over the summer where I got jumped,” said Katie Schoendienst, a senior exercise physiology major. “So, personally, I don’t think crime has gone down.” The attack occurred on West Second and Orange streets near the railroad tracks, Schoendienst said. “There aren’t a lot of lights on that side of town, but there was so many people out and I was with such a big group of people that I didn’t feel unsafe at all.” Her group had just passed a house party when she and one other female in the group were pulled down from behind, Schoendienst said.
“It was two girls,” she said. “They started beating us and stole our stuff.” Having walked this route many times alone in the past, Schoendienst said she never would have expected something like this to happen while she was with a group. “That, I think, was the shocking part,” she said. The police came and took a report, but they were not able to identify the attackers, Schoendienst said. People who have lived in the area for years have different opinions on the crime rates. “I think it’s cooling out, actually starting to mellow down,” said Mike Jordan, a junior sociology major who grew up in Chico. He added that he thinks crime has decreased significantly since he has been in college. Jordan said when he was a freshman at Butte College in 2007 there were often parties with 400 to 500 people. “Then it’s just out of control,” he said. “People throwing bottles. Guys hitting girls.” And in the last few years, crime seems to have dipped, said Ely Muro, a junior exercise physiology major. Muro’s experience with crime in Chico includes being threatened by a woman with a stun gun. “She screamed at me as I passed her and said, ‘I have a Taser. I could have tasered you,’” Muro said. “She didn’t do anything. She scared me though.” Despite this experience, Muro said she has a positive outlook. “I feel like things are looking up,” she said. “But crime is still happening. It’s still out there.” Juniper Rose can be reached at jrose@theorion.com
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It is uncommon to eat a sandwich and know where the ingredients were grown and produced. A.S. Dining Services is changing that. The local lunch program gives students a way to support nearby farmers and ranchers with meals made almost entirely with locally-sourced produce and products. It also makes it possible to know where each part of the meal is coming from. The featured farms and companies with products used in the lunch are listed on the menu. The meals use an average of 85 percent local product, said Corinne Knapp, retail manager of A.S. Dining Services. With a program in the Marketplace Cafe and Sutter Dining, the dining service offers all students access to locally grown and produced lunches. Almost everything from the breads and meats to the sundried tomatoes, feta cheese and olive oil is brought in from local farms and business. “I first search for ingredients that are in connecting counties,” Knapp said. “If I can’t find the right ingredients I need, I consider Northern California. We do what we can to meet the criteria for organic, fair trade, humanely raised and local.” Many ingredients are purchased from the University
Farm, while others come from companies such as Sierra Nevada Cheese Company, West Coast Products and Tin Roof Bakery & Cafe. Most produce in California is shipped an average of 1,500 to 2,500 miles before being sold, according to buylocalca.org. Food may also spend more than a week in the shipping process. Buying products from nearby farmers and companies can help the environment, as there are often fewer fuel emissions released in the transporting of the products. Local can also mean a fresher product. The daily local lunch is served at the Savory’s station in the Marketplace Cafe in the Bell Memorial Union. It is the only station in the Marketplace Cafe that has a menu that changes every week. A new lunch is introduced every Monday. The meal’s price is in the same range as those offered at other stations in the marketplace. “The local lunch is fun for us in the kitchen,” Knapp said. “Around Wednesday and Thursday we start thinking about the following week. We pass each other practically at a run in the kitchen and shoot out ideas.” The menu this semester will repeat many of the most popular lunches from spring semester, including butternut squash soup and homemade macaroni and cheese. “We’re going to be featuring some of our best items,” Knapp said.
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BON APPETIT Roasted turkey sandwiches are being served with salad. The local lunch features food grown both locally and organically. The lunches are available at Marketplace Cafe and in Sutter Hall. Vegetarian options are available some weeks. The program is a joint effort between A.S. Dining Services, students in the Local Food Task Force and A.S. Sustainability. The Marketplace Cafe began the program in spring 2010 and originally only offered a local lunch once a week. Last spring, its popularity allowed a daily addition to the lunches served in the Marketplace Cafe. “This was in many way inspired by the students,” Sustainability Coordinator Robyn DiFalco said. “Students started
expressing a lot of interest in seeing more locally-sourced meal options and organic foods. It’s in line with Chico State trying to be recognized as a leader in sustainability.” Sutter Dining offers a local lunch twice a month on Wednesdays. Their program is run with a separate menu. “We do a lot of handmade stuff,” said Aric Snow, production manager and chef for Sutter Dining. This semester he plans to do more handmade pastas, tamales and breads.
The first local lunch of the semester in Sutter Dining will be Sept. 14. Morgan Shaw, a senior international relations major, has had the local lunch three times this semester. “It supports local business and is a good price,” he said. This week’s basil and sun dried tomato stuffed chicken breast costs $6.99 and is served with wild rice and organic green beans. Molly Rose Livingston can be reached at mlivingston@theorion.com
Critics say Monster job search engine discriminates against unemployed Dani Anguiano STAFF WRITER
While job search engine Monster is one of the most visited websites in the United States, its recent decision to give only the employed a chance to compete for certain jobs has many critics angry over what they say is an unfair business practice. “It’s a travesty when people aren’t afforded the same opportunities because of
their current employment situation,” said James Starmer, director of the Career Planning and Placement Office. With a 14 percent unemployment rate in Butte County, jobs that require applicants be currently employed do nothing to help lower the unemployment rate, and continue to leave many jobless, critics say. Starmer said he could not understand such discrimination, which to him is just as
serious as discrimination based on religion, age or race. Despite turning in applications at more than 50 businesses in Chico, Oroville, and Gridley, Butte College student Samantha Roper said she has yet to receive even a single call. Although she has volunteer experience and useful skills gained while working for her mother, she believes the past few years without a job has made it harder to find one.
Often, employer discrimination isn’t so blatant and stems from fear and personal bias rather than fact, said Sandy Parsons-Ellis, director of the Accessibility Resource Center. But not all businesses subscribe to this strategy. All of the hiring at Jon and Bon’s Yogurt Shoppe is based off resumes, employee Pearline Thomson said. This is not discriminatory in any way, she said.
Her employer is very willing to work with a multitude of people, whether they are unemployed, employed or students, Thomson said. Numerous attempts to contact Monster for comment were not immediately returned. It is unknown if Monster plans to change its current business practices. Dani Anguiano can be reached at danguiano@theorion.com
BUTTE COUNTY JOBLESS RATE July 2011 14.2 percent June2011 14.1 percent May 2011 12.8 percent April 2011 13.2 percent March 2011 14.4 percent February 2011 14.2 percent
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JUMPING THE SHARK A Labor Day weekend tuber holds on as his inflatable shark takes him for a ride in this upside-down maneuver with people looking on.
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Thousands of tubers swarmed the Sacramento River Sunday for the Labor Day weekend float, but compared to last year it was a mellower holiday with fewer overall floaters. A proposed Labor Day weekend alcohol ban on a stretch of river from the Highway 32 bridge to the mouth of Big Chico Creek was struck down by Glenn County supervisors in August, allowing tubers to indulge as they floated like years past.
While Chico police prepared for an influx of out-oftowners during the holiday weekend, what happened fell short of expectations, Chico police Chief Mike Maloney said. Seven Chico State students were arrested or booked over the holiday weekend, compared to eight from Butte College and seven non-resident students, according to a Chico police press release. Forty-two local non-students were also booked. Andre Byik can be reached at abyik@theorion.com
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PUMPED UP Students swarm Beer Can Beach during the Labor Day float celebration. Although police prepared for an influx of floaters, there was a decrease in participants. RIVER SNAKE A chain of Chico tubers coasts down the sun-spackled Sacramento River. Floaters often tie their tubes together to create a drifting colony mid-river.
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CURRENT EVENTS Floaters raise their beers, floats and voices to the sky as they bob in and out of the waters of the Sacramento River. This year’s float had an estimated 3,700 attendees around 2 p.m. Sunday, despite predictions of about 15,000.
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Command System. “It’s a true test of the ICS system,” Hamilton City fire Chief Dan James said as tubers queued and inflated rafts with beer in hand ready for launch. The scene was orderly, but authorities took care to make sure they weren’t letting tubers that could be a danger to themselves in the river, James said. “It’s a moral decision whether we let tubers in the river,” he said. “We don’t need any more business.” Because the river is running unusually fast and high this late in the summer from a great amount of snowmelt and water released from Shasta Dam, rescue resources swarmed the short stretch of river for Sunday’s event. The words “swimmers deployed” would screech through James’s radio if a tuber was in distress, James said. A few first-time floaters were quickly acquainted with what rescue officials warned of — the combination of drinking and floating on a fast and cold river. Alec Espin, a first-time floater from San Mateo, said he did not get the full experience of the event as he had to tend to his friend. “My buddy fell off his float,” Espin said. “He was a little tipsy, you know?” A jet ski rescuer grabbed him from the water, Espin said. Another tuber at the landing point, with a face red from crying, was waiting for her best friend that was being helped by first responders. “People don’t eat, they try to get as drunk as they can,” said Alexa Jelonek, a student at Napa Valley College. “Wasn’t alcohol supposed to be banned?” After last year’s 68 critical river rescues at the Labor Day event, Chico police, in cooperation with Assemblyman Dan Logue and District Attorney Mike Ramsey, sought a legislative plan that would ban alcohol on a stretch of the Sacramento River from the Highway 32 bridge to the mouth of Big Chico Creek. Assembly Bill 494, the ban bill, sailed through the legislature and garnered a signature from Gov. Jerry Brown in July, but it needed Butte and Glenn counties to pass their own ordinances to ban alcohol on the river in order for it to be enforced. Butte County unanimously passed its ordinance, but Glenn County supervisors struck theirs down. The number of tubers, however, was not as high as seen in the past, Chico police Chief Mike Maloney said. Chico police’s operations plan for the holiday weekend accounted for an influx of out-of-towners in Chico, and while Maloney said he is seeing some evidence of that, it’s not what it could have been. Additionally, tubers were cooperating at a DUI checkpoint on Highway 32, Maloney said. Just like one bad police officer can attract a label of police as “assholes,” the same goes for the tubers, he said. The event this year saw tubers acting more responsibly, he said. Maloney credits Chico police’s educational outreach through advertisements, Facebook, their community partners and Chico State’s Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center for lowered numbers and a tamer holiday. The legislation, the operations plan and increased educational outreach expose a department that doesn’t have the resources to handle major regional events. “We’re not Fort Lauderdale, Florida,” Maloney said, alluding to a region where agencies are well equipped for large, regional events. Agencies are spread thin on holidays such as Labor Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Cesar Chavez Day, and it has become a challenge to balance the policing and the fun, he said. It’s difficult to manage a regional event with the department’s resources, but for the weekend, Sunday was the test that authorities hoped to pass, Maloney said. “I’ve been holding my breath for 48 hours and have 48 more hours to hold it,” Maloney said. Andre Byik can be reached at abyik@theorion.com
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itself, but about the idea of not being able to trust a police officer. “My dad is a police officer, and I think that police officers are a trusted figure in our society,” said Kaity Hutto, a sophomore liberal studies major. It is challenging when you have to constantly be on the lookout for scams, Hutto said. Students are getting used to looking for internet scams or scams from unknown people, but if police officers are being impersonated it makes it even harder to know who you can trust, Hutto said. It’s uncomfortable to think that someone is impersonating a police officer, said Erin Philleo, a sophomore exercise physiology major. “It’s terrifying,” she said. “The one kind of person I would always trust is a police officer, but now this police officer could be a fake.” Juniper Rose can be reached at jrose@theorion.com
A relatively small organization, the Black Leaders on Campus hope to achieve big things with the help of the community. The organization has been around for about three years and is intended to be an umbrella organization for black student associations. Its purpose is to promote black programs and projects that will help strengthen the bond between members. The values that the
organization promotes have kept senior Boston Cummings an active member since his sophomore year. “I created a family within a community that originally didn’t feel like home,” Cummings said. “Blending into a new environment didn’t come easy, but here at BLOC, I was able to cope with that and it became my home away from home.” The organization’s vice president, Egypt Howard agreed. “We all are very close and consider each other to be
a second family,” Howard said. Howard, who is a junior from Davis, has stayed very active in student organizations, including serving as the community service chair of Women of Excellence. Despite the organization’s limited size, helping the community is a bigger concern than expanding, Howard said. BLOC’s meetings are held in the office of Charles Carter, director of the Cross-Cultural Leadership Center, who
recognized the potential effect that another black organization can have on the Chico State campus, he said. This would give them the opportunity to gain support from other campus groups like the Women of Excellence and Men of Honor. “BLOC is a pretty small organization,” Howard said. “But it helps build a substantial amount of comfort since we all work so closely together.” The editor in chief can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com
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ON THE PATROL Parties like this Cesar Chavez Day event are subject to immediate closure after one violent act under the new “One and Done” policy. Under said policy, Chico police will no longer give warnings before issuing citations or tickets to unruly party attendees.
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house parties and discourage hosts from allowing parties to get out of control and violent, he said. “We don’t want to be driving around shutting down parties,” Merrifield said. “That’s the last thing we want to do.” While the police department seems enthusiastic about its new motto, many students are having a much different reaction. “We are in college, not in high school,” said Carissa
Kellogg, a junior English education major. “It’s kind of over the top.” Though Kellogg does not agree with the rule, she does think it will be an “eyeopener” to students and even herself. “It will probably change the way I go out and I will be more careful with who I bring with me,” Kellogg said. The strict policy may cause more problems, said Mitch Bloomfield, a junior criminal justice major. “If they want to get rid
of parties it will be effective, but it’s not going to make students any happier,” Bloomfield said. “I guess they are going to have more riots like they used to.” While some students can see it being effective, others don’t think it will make any change in the downtown party scene at all. “I feel like they are going to be wasting their time with this because there is just going to be more parties replacing the other ones that are shut down,” said Kayla McCabe, a
sophomore recreation major. Merrifield thinks that guests are usually the cause of most open house party problems, he said. What the police are hoping for is to not ruin students’ fun, but for them to be smart and to police their o wn parties. “It’s fun to have an open party where anybody can show up,” he said, “but that’s where the bad things usually happen.” Raquel Royers can be reached at rroyers@theorion.com
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education from K-12, utilizing the taxpayer dollars of their parents and the taxpayers of the state of California,” he said in a statement following the bill’s passage through the Senate Appropriations Committee. “And now we want to protect that investment by permitting them to apply for scholarships.” However, opponents to the bill say AB 131 isn’t fair to California residents. Phyllis Nemeth, state director of California for Concerned Women of America, said she isn’t against immigrants coming into the country, just as long as they do it legally. Undocumented students are committing a crime and providing funds for their education would only increase illegal immigration, she said. “We are in dire times, giving financial aid to people who should not be in this country,” Nemeth said. Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the Dream Act in 2007 when it was under the label Senate Bill 1. According to a veto message sent to the Senate, he said he made his decision because California universities were raising student fees. Steve Thompson, chairman for Butte County Republican Party, shares similar sentiments. Money is tight for everyone right now and funds would be better spent
on non-resident citizens from other states who have to pay increased college fees, he said.
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But the funds that would need to be applied to the bill, if passed, would come back to the state in larger amounts, said Zelica Rodriguez, policy director for the Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network. Educated students would obtain citizenship and hold higher paying jobs that would generate more taxes, as well as providing some pocket money for general consumption. The passage of AB 131 through Legislature was a big victory, Rodriguez said. But the fight isn’t over. “We are glad,” she said. “But there’s a lot more work to be done to sustain a healthy and striving workforce.” Griffin Rogers can be reached at grogers@theorion.com
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A potential revision to the way California State University presidents are hired has created controversy in recent weeks. The proposal, submitted by the CSU board of trustees’ Special Committee on Presidential Selection and Compensation, states that potential presidents would no longer be required to visit the campus they are applying to before getting hired nor will their names be required to be released. “This is an outrageous proposition,” said Susan Green, Chico State’s California Faculty Association president. The first time faculty, students and staff would lay eyes on a new campus president is after he or she is hired. President Paul Zingg adding that he didn’t understand how a president could work at a campus he or she has never visited. “The town is right there,” Zingg said. “People need to know you and you need to know them.” But the committee insists that the proposal is the way to go, especially given that many of the CSU system’s 23 campus presidents are nearing retirement age. The new process would
allow “the CSU to provide the best possible pool of candidates and the appropriate level of confidentiality,” said Herb Carter, CSU board of trustees chair, in an Aug. 25 press release. Along with president confidentially, the campus visits proposal is designed to speed up the presidential hiring process when multiple positions need to be filled, said Bob Linscheid, vice chair of the CSU’s board of trustees. “We want to create the flexibility in the policy to cut the process a little shorter, not disengage representation at the table,” Linscheid said. In addition, current presidents face the risk of damaging their relationship with their current college if they don’t get a job they’re seeking, he said. In mid-August, two CSU presidents announced their retirements: Jolene Koester of Cal State Northridge and Robert Corrigan of San Francisco State. Koester will retire in December, and Corrigan at the end of the academic year. Critics argue that the new policy would allow many outside the CSU system to apply for the job, instead of promoting from within — a charge the board of trustees deny. The committee will now send their revised policy changes to the board of trustees, which will vote on the matter later this month. The editor in chief can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com
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Thumbs Up to a four-day work week — the best part of a threeday weekend.
Thumbs Down to one-way rivers. What do you mean, there’s no turning lane?
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Thumbs Up to everyone who participated in the Sacramento River clean-up. Can we have our tubes back?
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‘One and done’ policy protects students, public realize that alcohol and stupidity come served in the same glass. Three “dangerous” parties were broken up by Chico police between Aug. 13 and Aug. 25, using the zero-tolerance “One and Done” policy. Under the new policy, police will invoke Chico’s Disorderly Events Ordinance to end parties where any one person commits
Sometimes party conversation in Chico has to be shouted over earth-shaking levels of bass. Often, there’s monkey business around the jungle juice. But most of us mind our p’s and q’s during parties, even if we can’t spell with them as the night wears on. Unfortunately, not every student is responsible enough to
one act of violence. Even if the guilty individual is identified and arrested, the entire party is still subject to closure. In a perfect world, instituting and publicizing this policy would make enforcing it unnecessary. If hosts and DJs are aware that violent acts won’t be tolerated, they will go to great lengths to prevent them in their
own parties before they get out of hand. This is ideal, but the type of violence that accompanies drinking is not the kind you can always prepare for rationally. Students can choose who they invite. They can choose what and how much they drink. But they can’t always predict how people will behave.
No matter how cautious police and partygoers are, the “One and Done” policy will continue to be enforced as the semester wears on. The first amendment grants everyone the right to be loud and obnoxious, but not loud, obnoxious and violent. Students don’t got to fight for their right to party, as long as they party responsibly.
Turning the page on iPads, Kindles, e-books Marty Salgado OPINION COLUMNIS T
When you walk into Lyon Books and Learning Center, you can find the poetry of a Chico State professor on the same shelf as Robert Frost. But shared shelf space may become a relic of the past as iPads and e-books take their place as bookends. More and more I notice Chico State students carrying around Kindles and iPads for their e-books and applications. Kayla Raymond, a senior liberal studies major, is one of the students who’s wrapping her digits
aroun digital books. “I wasn’t planning on having it,” Raymond said. “I got it as a gift. I’m still in between the electronics and paper and pen.” She’s not the only one who’s having trouble putting her paperbacks down. For the first time in my college career, I’m taking a course that requires me to use my laptop during class. The computer takes up all the available desk space, forcing me to rest my spiral notebook on top of it. When I push down on the spiral, the keys get pushed in, and a long string of gibberish flashes across the computer screen. Heather Lyon, owner of Lyon Books and Learning Center, said that she does not believe that using a Kindle or iPad is in the tradition
of going “green.” You can eat a book and be safe, but Kind les and iPads are hazardous, she said. Lyon doe sn’t desc ribe her bookstore as “brick and mortar” bec ause it doe sn’t do just ice to the serv ices her business offers. “I don’t thin k people care about bricks and mor tar very much, but they do care about people and jobs,” Lyon said . We may be savi ng a lot of money on e-bo oks, but we’re losi ng the persona l con nection of hold ing a book in our hands and phy sica lly turn ing pages. When I take note s in class I write with a pen bec ause my brai n has trouble orga nizi ng information usingscreen-based digital ink. Flicking my finger to travel from page to page without a piece of pap er
is somehow hollow. And when I read a book, I like to set goa ls and watch my accompl ishment draw nea rer by cou nting the pages and watching them melt away. I wou ldn’t be able to do this with an e-bo ok. “We all read differently with an e-bo ok than a pap er book,” Chico State creative writ ing professor Jean ne Clark said . In the futu re I’m going to go dow n the list of loca l bookstores to uncover some real books — books with some spine. And if the shelf’s still full, I might also grab my professor’s newest antholthere. I’m while ogy Mart y Salg ado can be reached at msal gado @the orion .com
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Open Xbox, faceless Facebook leads to new identities Cassidy Gooding OPINION COLUMNIST
You can’t tell by looking at me, but I sometimes moonlight as a 12-year-old boy. Oscar, my alter-ego, is a young man from an ambiguous part of the country who loves his mother very much and tolerates zero smack talk about her. I invented him mostly as a joke, since the first question usually posed to me in Xbox 360 Live matchmaking is, “Are you a girl or a little kid?” Once you tell a group of guys playing Call of Duty, Halo or any other online multiplayer platform that you’re female, the rest of the match is going to go one of two ways: they will target you mercilessly while spewing degradation the entire time or they will just as persistently try to talk you into sending them nude pictures after the game. Even though either route is irresistibly tempting, I usually just skip the whole ordeal by asking them not to make fun of me just because I haven’t hit puberty yet.
And as bizarre as that sounds, I’m definitely not the only one that acts differently online than in person. In my experience, many guys act really tough during gameplay. They cuss incessantly, brag about their sniper prowess and generally never shut up about how great they are. Most of the ones I know personally speak and think much more calmly outside the Xbox. This sort of behavior can be blamed on competitiveness and male ego, but the gaming world isn’t the only place people hide behind their screens. The average Facebook user has 120 friends. My mom has 10. I have 280 and I try to add only people that I’ve met more than once. More hyper-social members must have hundreds — way more people than they can possibly know. It’s very easy for people to stretch the truth while floating in Facebook’s pseudo-reality. From cleverly photoshopped pictures to exaggerated statuses, people seem to be much bolder online. This phenomenon has everything to do with the risk associated with social interaction, Chico State psychology professor
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make it more difficult to “friend” real people, Minden said. “Some people get so involved in online activity that it prevents them from establishing real relationships with actual people,” Minden said. With everyone so hungry for attention and acceptance, it seems like many get lost in the race for the most likes on a picture or comments on their status. The Facebook world has become more and more like the gaming world — people find others randomly, vie for victory and shoot clip after clip into the big cloud of social media, hoping to get a byte of recognition. Maybe we should all focus a little harder on being ourselves. Impressing hundreds of “friends” you don’t have any interest in knowing is just exhausting. And as far as gaming goes, let’s hang up the tired “yo mama” jokes. They’re old, and using them makes you seem really unoriginal. Besides, Oscar’s getting sick of cussing you all out. Cassidy Gooding can be reached at cgooding@theorion.com
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Thumbs Down to the tides of trash created during the Labor Day float. If we’re capable of learning, we can pick up after ourselves.
Thumbs Up to hitchhiking back upriver. Someday, they’ll install a tram.
Thumbs Down to the Internet. How do you expect us to study when there’s a world full of multitalented kittens one click away?
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Thumbs Up to the snooze button. We’ve never seen a more beautiful metaphor for grad school.
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69 students surveyed at Arizona State University each used 113 more gallons than the average adult. That extra water could be used to make:
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Collegiate weekly water waste makes 6.27 granny smiths
fills 213 2-liter bottles
133 extra gallons produces 43.3 sheets of paper
fills 3 bathtubs of water Sources: Orange County Water District Asutriplehelix.org IINFOGRAPH BY LINDSAY SMITH
Western water waste distills resource debate Ben Mullin OPINION EDITOR
A streetside tour of Chico shows sprinklers watering the sidewalk, rather than the sunbaked grass. No one pays attention — there’s enough water to go around and around and around before the sprinkler finally dribbles itself to a stop. But for the less fortunate, the water we waste daily could mean the difference between eating one meal per day or starving. The people of Somalia and their neighbors in eastern Africa have been living in a state of famine since early July. The worst drought in 60 years triggered the sudden scarcity, which was only worsened by crowded, unsanitary living conditions and civil war. In the past three months more than 29,000 children under the age of 5 have died, and the British government warns that 400,000 more are at risk
of starving to death. It’s impossible to feed those starving people by giving them the water we waste in Chico, but the shadow of their need darkens the reality of our daily desires. Our routine of emerging from a 10-minute scalding hot shower into loads of freshly laundered clothing isn’t defensible in the light of what the U.N. has called “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” It’s easy to look at this contradiction in resource use and become a cynic. But in recent years, the sustainability movement has swept the country, bringing unprecedented attention to the idea of water conservation. There are countless hardworking people that fight every day for a better more sustainable future. At Chico State, the Campus Irrigation Project incorporates native plant species and awareness of regional climate conditions to better conserve and direct water flow. “This Way to Sustainability,” an
environmentally-focused conference put on by the students of Butte College and Chico State, highlights the obstacles and goals to creating a sustainable society. However inspiration from the university isn’t enough to create a generation of environmentallyfocused students. Every person at Chico State has to be willing to do the dirty work of conservation, whether it means planting a tree or dancing into and out of a lukewarm shower. There’s enough water for malfunctioning sprinklers to irrigate Chico’s sidewalks today — but as Benjamin Franklin once said, “We will never know the value of water until the well runs dry.” Foresight — or famine — will lead future Americans to conserve water. This generation gets to decide which. Ben Mullin can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com
Jake Buffenbarger contributed to this article
Midol cramps competition, Chico sport safety Quinn Western OPINION COLUMNIST
I have the worst cramps in the world right now, but I can’t take Midol. As a Chico State student-athlete, I am banned from using supplements like Midol, which has about as much caffeine as a half cup of coffee. At first I was enraged that these everyday products are restricted. It was my go-to pill that would help me get through my day without lashing out. When I found out the drug was forbidden, I was just as crabby as if I was on the dreaded third day of my monthly gift. So I went to head athletic trainer Scott Barker for an explanation. Caffeine is in Midol, which is primarily why it is banned by the NCAA, Baker said. The presence of caffeine is alarming because it is in so many every day products. Multiple doses can cause a buildup that leads to a positive test — even though it would take the equivalent of five cups of coffee to receive a failing grade. Caffeine is bouncing around Chico State just as much as the students who take it. When taken in excess, caffeine can cause dehydration, which could mean delerium and unconsciousness after walking miles on the green or sprinting up
Thumbs Down to water waste. No more 20 minute showers after a workout.
and down the hardwood. There are alternatives to Midol athletes can take, like Pamprin, a caffeine-free over-the-counter pain reliever. Our student-athletes know that when they need a medication of some sort, they can check with him first, Barker said. But it is not the medications that always get the athletes — it’s supplements. Some protein drinks, such as Muscle Milk and Myoplex contain more than the daily recommended limit of harmful elements such as arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury, according to a Consumer Reports study. This is the same Muscle Milk that’s “designed after one of nature’s most balanced foods: human mother’s milk,” according to the Muscle Milk website. Peeking under trusted brand names to discover caffeine and cadmium was a shock. I always assumed it was safe, so I never really looked at what I was putting into my body. The NCAA didn’t create these rules to make our lives more difficult — they create them to help keep athletes healthy and equal. It’s up to the all of us to take full responsibility for what we are putting into our bodies.
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Editor’s note: Every week, Greek Speak will feature a different voice from a member of Chico State’s Greek community. Sisterhood. Scholarship. Leadership. These are reasons, among others, that I chose to join the Greek community. The leadership positions I held in my sorority helped me grow in many ways and I credit some of my experiences there with reaching my current position as Associated Students president. I joined Alpha Delta Pi the second semester of my freshman year. When I joined I never thought I would hold a position on Alpha Delta Pi’s executive board. At the end of my first semester of membership, my chapter was put on probation, and it was at this point that I realized I wanted to help us get back to our core values: sisterhood, scholarship and leadership. I was elected Alpha Delta Pi’s executive vice president and through this position I was responsible for the executive board meeting all deadlines and making progress throughout our probationary period. These duties forced me to demonstrate courage, as I had to send constant reminders and set strict deadlines for some of my best friends. At times it was uncomfortable because I had to be stern with women I called my sisters, but the experience helped me better manage the teams I lead now. As I served my term as executive vice president I also became involved with philanthropy, making regular visits to the Ronald McDonald House in Sacramento and serving on the executive board of Up ’til Dawn as the Greek co-chair. In my position with Up ’til Dawn, I worked with some of the chapters in the Greek system to create fundraisers and rally support for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital before the big event. This experience taught me how to network, plan fundraising events and recruit volunteers. I loved working with other Greek chapters, so I decided to run for a Panhellenic position. Panhellenic is the governing body of the five social sororities that are recognized by the university. I was elected vice president of philanthropy and community service for Panhellenic in December 2010. Serving on the Panhellenic board gave me a different perspective on the Greek system and how to work with a variety of organizations. This experience helps me today in understanding how to work with the various programs and businesses in A.S. One of the most beneficial experiences I’ve had with Greek leadership is recruitment. The week-long process of interviewing new woman and planning activities helped me tremendously with my conversation and interview skills, as well as preparing for speeches and meetings today. Currently, I am an active member, or “Delta,” of Alpha Delta Pi and A.S. president. The incredible experiences I’ve had as a part of the Greek system serve as a foundation to becoming a better academic, leader and sister for the rest of my life.
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WAYS OF THE WARRIOR Farshad Azad [right] and his student, David Gantt, demonstrate multiple martial arts techniques at his studio on Nord Ave. Azad’s Martial Arts is only one option Chico State students have in the Chico community.
Allie Colosky SPORTS EDITOR
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Martial artistry provides smack down
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Battle has made its way on campus with Azad’s mixed martial arts classes, creating internal and external strength for students. Having the ability to defend oneself is different than simply knowing how to fight. Grandmaster Farshad Azad teaches his students to become physical and mental warriors in every aspect of life. “The idea of martial arts is perfecting excellence in everything that you do,” Azad said. “Our objective is to utilize thousands of years of martial
arts training and history from master to master.” As one of the few universities across the country to offer martial arts for credit, Chico State gives students the opportunity to learn alongside fellow classmates. Azad would love to see Chico State get bigger and more successful, as he feels all students are ambassadors of this university, he said. “If you look at a tree, what do you see?” Azad said. “The root, the invisible part is the one that really makes that person; the strength or martial arts is what you don’t see.” Tai chi, tae kwon do and mixed martial arts are taught at Shurmer and Acker gyms
on Monday and Wednesday. Azad wasn’t born into the world of martial arts. He was exposed to what would become his lifelong passion when he was disciplined as a child. It was there he met his future instructor. “Within a matter of a week I saw how wonderful this whole culture of martial arts, philosophy and training of martial arts is,” Azad said. “That was over 40 years ago, and the rest is history.” Azad reiterates the distinction of a fighter from a warrior and emphasizes his goal to empower a person mentally, spiritually and physically. “A warrior is a person who can take >> please see AZAD’S | B4
Wildcat runners have reputation at stake Sarah Bohannon STAFF WRITER
When your goal is to uphold the legacy of Chico State’s cross-country team, there’s no time to stop. Training in Upper Bidwell Park, Adrian Sherrod runs three miles just to warm up before running intervals. This week’s total is 85 miles. Last season, both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams won the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships, the National Collegiate Athletic Association West Regionals and placed fifth at the NCAA Championships. This year, both are predicted to do much of the same.
If you’re ranked third on the Chico State women’s crosscountry team, chances are you’re probably also ranked third in the conference. Nine of the fi rst 10 runners to cross the women’s CCAA Championships fi nish line were Chico Wildcats last year. In cross-country you’re only as good as your fi fth, maybe seventh runner, said Gary Towne, Chico State’s cross-country coach. If this is true, Towne is a lucky man. This year’s women’s roster has a depth that extends farther than either of Inspector Gadget’s “Go-GoGadget” arms. Returning four of last year’s top seven runners, many of whom are strong >> please see CROSS-COUNTRY | B4
’Cat’ Fights? W H AT S CO M IN G U P
Chico State soccer faces conference rivals Sonoma State at home Friday. The men’s side kicks off at 4:30 p.m., followed immediately by the women’s game at 7 p.m.
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RUNNERS REPUTATION Members of the Chico State men’s cross-country team run through Bidwell Park on Aug. 31. The goal for head coach Gary Towne and the Wildcats is to continue on the path of success that the team has built over the years.
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Born and raised There’s a pretty popular response when people hear I am from Southern California. They squint at me and raise their eyebrows before asking if I am a Dodgers fan. I politely smile and tell them that no, rest-assured, I am an Angels fan. This seems to be the neutral team to love now that I live in the North State. As a Lakers fan, I can argue that I was raised into the purple and gold nation. My dad tells me stories of “playing at the park on the corner” with Magic Johnson as a kid. The Angels and the Lakers are in my blood growing up in good ol’ Apple Valley. You can’t argue with fans that have stayed true their entire lives. Now ready for the real fan favorite – throw in the Vancouver Canucks for good measure. I apologize to any Sharks die-hards now. My mother was born in Burnaby, British Columbia and has her green card to this day. With Canadian in my blood, I’ve heard my fair share of Canucks jokes throughout my adolescence. Singing “O Canada” really isn’t that funny either. But when the Canucks faced the San Jose Sharks in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, it was as sweet a victory as any to be a Vancouver fan. I watched hoards of people walk downtown in every piece of Sharks apparel they could find. Chico is well known as Sharks territory, but I knew what I was getting into when I rooted for the Canucks. Hockey is a Canadian sport. They have the added bonus of hunky Ryan Kesler, too. Out of 100 people in Chico during game five of the Stanley Cup playoffs, I was in the 5 percent of non-sharks fans. Let’s face it – the other 4 percent didn’t know what the Stanley Cup was. Needless to say, I was in the minority that day, but I was damn proud. While I can’t say I’ve followed the Canucks since I was a kid, I can furiously deny being a fair-weather fan. Sure, they haven’t seen playoff action since 1994 and I only just recently took note of Kesler’s features, but I didn’t abandon my Canadian side during the most embarrassing display of poor sports in hockey history. People cheer for teams for many reasons. They like the colors of the uniforms — have you seen Oregon’s sweet neon suits? — or they’ve followed a specific quarterback since their college days — like becoming a Patriots fan after watching Tom Brady own in Michigan. Some are born and raised, like me. So when you see me around campus, just know I am not a Dodger fan. I despise them just as much as anyone. You can shake your head or glare at me for being a Vancouver Canucks fan, even after proving to be a bunch of sore losers. I am aware of the risks of entering shark-infested waters. The Canucks are in my blood. I’ll give a cheer for them any day. Allie Colosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com
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Sports updates in and around Chico
The Silver Dollar Speedway will host the 58th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions from today until Saturday. Opening night will include the Civil War 360 race and the Joe Hunt Magnetos Wingless Sprints Shootout Series. Thursday night will headline the United States Auto Club. Friday and Saturday will hold the Greatest Show on Dirt on the quartermile clay oval track. source: silverdollarspeedway.com
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DOWN AND DIRTY The course for the Mudder Nature Challenge features mud pits and piles of hay. The 5K course is designed to challenge runners and bikers and bring awareness to improving the wildlife habitat near rivers.
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Nature challenges runner, bikers Out of seven Wildcats who participated in the 87th California State Fair Men’s Amateur Championship, a golf tournament, during the weekend, only two made the final cut of 45 player to participate in the final round on Monday. Wildcat Bobby Bucey finished even and tied in 36th while Brenden Beeg finished right behind Buecy with a +1, tied in 38th. The event took place in MacKenzie Golf Course at Haggin Oaks in Sacramento. Source: chicowildcats.com
The Chico Big Push took place in the Lower Bidwell Park on Saturday. The winner of the race was 21-year-old Oscar Maturana who took home the $1000 prize. Maturana completed the course in just more than 23 minutes. Chico High School student Jacob Daniels took second place and Cole Henderson took third. The goal of the event was to bring the community together and to raise money for the improvement of Chico’s only skatepark, Humboldt Neighborhood Park. Source: theorion.com
Wildcat of the Week
Sam Evans men’s soccer
Recording his first shutout of the season, goalkeeper Sam Evans had three saves in the men’s soccer tie with Seattle Pacific University. The sophomore from Snoqualmie, Wash., also recorded his first career shutout against SPU in 2010. Evans also had two saves in the Wildcats 2-1 victory over Western Washington University. Evans will have the chance to tally a few saves when soccer takes on Sonoma State at home Friday. Wildcat of the Week is a regular feature meant to acknowledge the contributions made by individuals to the team. Winners are chosen by The Orion sports staff from nominations taken from all sports. To nominate: sportseditor@theorion.com
Dariush Dias Azmoudeh A SST. SPORTS EDITOR
Participants can expect to get down and dirty at the Mudder Nature Challenge on Saturday morning at Willow Bend in Colusa County. The main attraction of the event is the course, which will allow participants to run a 5K, the equivalent of 3.1 miles, through obstacles such as several pits of mud, piles of hay and tires. Runners will be awarded at the end of the 5K run when the Sacramento River washes away the mud. Following the run, an eight-mile bike race will take place in the course. The event is being hosted by River Partners, a non-profit organization located in Chico whose goal is to restore wildlife habitat near rivers. The challenge will serve as a fundraiser for the group to help restore the area, River Partners’ board chair Irv Schiff man said. Around 600 to 1,000 people are expected to participate in the challenge, and including spectators, the event could see up to a total of 1,200 people, said Julie Pokrandt, development director of River Partners. Registration is halfway through the maximum of 1,000 and people looking to participate can register online or register last minute at the event.
Registration fees are $55 online and $60 at the event. A goody bag and a barbecue lunch will be included for participants. Parking will open at 6:30 a.m. and the fi rst race will begin at 9 a.m. followed by the bike race at 11:15 a.m. A “Mini Mud Fun Run” will be held for children ages 5-12 afterward. Gift certificates will be given out to winners who finish with the fastest time individually divided by age groups and by male and female, as well as to the fastest team, Pokrandt said. Costumes are welcomed, and a prize will be given to the best costume. Viewing areas will be provided for spectators and the beach will be open. “A lot of community groups and local businesses are helping out,” Pokrandt said. “We got over 70 volunteers, including groups from Boy Scouts, to River Partner members and Colusa High School.” The barbecue will be run by the Colusa High School Athletic Foundation to help raise money for its athletics program. River Partners’ previous fundraisers were dinners, but they wanted to do something that connects to the organization’s purpose. “We want people to experience the river and know what we do,” Schiff man said. “This is the first of what I hope to be an annual event.” Another goal of the event is to provide students an alternative to the Labor Day float while
showcasing Willow Bend and MORE ON the river, Pokrandt and Schiff- THE MUDDER man said. CHALLENGE The Mudder Nature Challenge is a more physically demanding option, said Shawn To regisGower, Norcal Strength & Con- ter online ditioning operation manager and for more information and personal trainer. participants Norcal Strength & Con- can visit www. ditioning is one of the muddernasponsors of the event and turechallenge. has a team of 64 participants, com. including Gower. To train for the challenge, the team has been doing burst training and trying to build up their endurance, Gower said. The team has members who can run a 5K, but nothing like the Mudder Nature Challenge. “I have never done anything like this before but it looks fun,” he said. “I’m looking forward to getting dirty and jumping in the mud.” The area is usually closed to the public but will be open for the challenge. “In the future, we will restore the area and give it to a public agency so they can provide to public access, but that’s the future,” Pokrandt said. “This is just the beginning.” Dariush Diaz Azmoudeh can be reached at dazmoudeh@theorion.com
WREC provides abundance of options for active students Dario Gut STAFF WRITER
Two years after its construction, the Wildcat Recreation Center is thriving with athletic Chico State students. With an indoor soccer field, pool, basketball courts, rock wall and an indoor track that circles part of the second floor, there are plenty of opportunities for students to remain active. This semester the WREC has created a larger selection of classes for the students to participate in by simply rescheduling workout classes. Classes are available this semester that were not in previous years. Muay Thai, meditation, TRX classes and even fuego fusion dance is back, said Brooke Magnotta, group exercise and training coordinator. “We really changed up the schedule,” Magnotta said. “We wanted to put a little more creativity in our classes this semester.” The facility is doing a great job keeping the place sparkling clean, she said. “We literally have a 24-hour staff keeping the gym looking like brand new,” Magnotta said. A few classes have changed their times to better fit the students’ schedules. Yoga classes are now mainly night classes, giving students a chance to relax after class. During the day, a variety
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SERIOUS STRENGTH Erin Gillette, a senior communications major, faces the challenge of the climbing wall at the Wildcat Recreation Center. With a variety of classes and an abundance of equipment, students with an active lifestyle can get their fi x on campus. of Chico State students meet on the basketball court and skirmish without any referees, giving the gym a relaxed environment. Belay certifications are also available at the 36-foot rock wall for students who want to climb.
Gabriela Robles, a senior international relations major, has been taking weekly Pilates and abs classes at the WREC. “The teacher is very dynamic and motivated, which keeps you moving and working,” Robles said.
Each class ranges from 30 minutes to an hour and is offered Monday through Friday. “The workout was better than I expected, especially after doing a workout for 30 minutes straight,” Robles said. A few classes have stuck out to students more than others, such as the mixed martial arts classes, which are available this semester, Magnotta said. “There has been consistently a high attendance to those classes,” she said. Students can also compete against each other in the Strong Cat Competition Saturday Oct. 1. Students who participate will be pulling trucks and lifting numerous weights to compete for the title of the strongest Wildcat. The WREC opens its doors during the week at 6 a.m. and closes between 9 p.m. and midnight, depending on the day. The classes are packed with students, which makes it fun and easy to meet people, said Yvette Vargas, a senior international relations major. Instructors are really welcoming and help out everybody, even the people who just joined, she said. “The WREC is here to give students an outlet,” Magnotta said.
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Dario Gut can be reached at dgut@theorion.com
STAT ’CAT >> MEN’S SOCCER
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The number of shots Chico State blasted at Seattle Pacific University in Thursday’s first regular season match up. The Wildcats couldn’t capitalize, however, and had to settle for a 0-0 tie.
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The number of kills Makenzie Snyder recorded in her first action of the 2011 season. Snyder led the Wildcats to a 3-1 finish at the Coyote Classic.
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Men’s soccer wins, ties, eyes Sonoma GAME 1
Allie Colosky SPORTS EDITOR
The Chico State men’s soccer team has been marked. The Wildcats came away with a win and tie this weekend in what head coach Felipe Restrepo called “true playoff atmosphere.” “Everybody’s getting ready for Chico State,” Restrepo said. “Teams are better prepared but our guys battled through and handled it well.” Despite pummeling Seattle Pacific University with 17 shots, the heated opening match ended in a 0-0 tie. With a string of controversial calls, Restrepo credited his team for how they handled Thursday’s match up. Senior forward Ferid Celosmanovic led the attack with seven shots, three of which were on goal.
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True freshman forward Octavio Guzman and senior forward Chris Akwaja added three shots apiece but the Falcon’s goalkeeper made four saves to shut out Chico State. The favor was returned, however, as Chico State goalkeeper Sam Evans recorded his first shutout of the season in front of a familiar crowd. The sophomore from Snoqualmie, Wash., said it was a satisfying shutout in front of his former coaches and the rest of the hyped-up home crowd. “SPU has a lot of fans who were trying very hard to get inside our heads,” Evans said.
“It was a big match in their home stadium and it was a tough atmosphere to play in.” The frustration and intensity from Thursday’s match up only fueled the ’Cats more as they traveled to Bellingham to face Western Washington, Celosmanovic said “Thursday’s game we were frustrated and we weren’t going to let the refs or anybody stop us on Saturday,” he said. Celosmanovic, a 2010 AllAmerican, scored the first goal of the regular season when junior midfielder Micah Miranda crossed a ball to the penalty area where Celosmanovic was waiting to blast it into the far post. The goal is his first of the season. Freshman Cody Levar and Guzman both contributed in the second goal when Levar was fouled in the penalty box
and Guzman put away the penalty shot on route to a 2-1 victory for the ’Cats. Restrepo was happy to see the newcomers “get their feet wet” and improve the level of play for the ’Cats this season. The talent of the team at this point in the season is already better than in 2010, he said. “Cody Levar, Adam Black, Octavio Guzman – they’re all working hard for more time,” Restrepo said. “In terms of talent and depth, it’s probably the best it’s been since I’ve been here.” With a successful weekend against two of the top three ranked teams in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, Chico State has shifted its focus on its home game against rival Sonoma State. The ’Cats beat the Seawolves 2-0 in last season’s National Collegiate Athletic Association West
Region semifinals. “We know they are going to be fired up to play us because they are our rivals and they are our top opponents this year in conference,” Evans said. Some players have a more personal goal for their first conference game. Both Bosnian native, Celosmanovic, and senior defender, Jacob Darr hope to celebrate their birthdays in winning fashion on Friday. “It’s on,” Celosmanovic said jokingly. “There’s no way I’m losing to Sonoma on my birthday.” The ’Cats kickoff at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at University Stadium before traveling to Turlock when they take on Cal State Stanislaus Sunday at 2:00 p.m.
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’Cats endure winless weekend in Washington, prepare for Seawolves Dariush Dias Azmoudeh A SST. SPORTS EDITOR
FILE PHOTO • JOSH ZACK
’CATS CAN’T FINISH Senior Blake Lopes and the Chico State women’s soccer team couldn’t pull out the win on the road this weekend. The Wildcats dropped a 2-1 contest to Seattle Pacific and then tied Western Washington 0-0.
The Wildcats found trouble finishing this past week during their two-game road trip in Washington. The women’s soccer team only scored once in 27 shots and couldn’t bring a victory home. Chico State lost its first game 2-1 on Thursday to Seattle Pacific University and played to a scoreless draw against Western Washington University on Saturday. In the two games, the Wildcats outshot their opponents 27-16 with nine shots on goal. However, Seattle Pacific were able to convert their only two shots on goal into points. Both games were nonconference, however, the Wildcats, 0-1-1 overall, will begin conference play at home on Friday at 7 p.m. against rivals Sonoma State. The Wildcats looked at these two games as good predictors
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for what awaits when conference play begins. “We have some strong teams in our conference and these past two games were good preparation,” defender Molly Downtain said. On Thursday’s game against Seattle Pacific University, the early Wildcat goal on the sixth minute by midfielder Lisa Webster couldn’t prevent the 2-1 loss to the Falcons. “The play was built up from the back,” Webster said. “We were connecting with our passes and then Blake Lopes sent a perfect through ball to me. I stopped it with my chest and half-volleyed it in.” The Falcons struck back with a converted penalty kick by defender Andrea Chan and
a header off a deflected free kick by midfielder Kelsey Jenkins for the game-winning goal on the 68th minute. “It was a great opener but a bit of a heart breaker that we gave up two goals,” coach Kim Sutton said. The loss was disappointing because the Wildcats were the dominating team, Sutton said. “We played extremely well,” Downtain said. “We came out strong. We dominated possession in the fi rst half, but in the second half we got a little tired.” In their second game, the Wildcats played to a double overtime draw against Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday. Once again, the ’Cats showed they weren’t scared taking shots. Out of 15 shots, four were on target, but none found their way to the back of the net. On the other end of the field, Chico’s defense did its job to
hold off the Vikings and helped Wildcats’ freshman goalkeeper Brianna Furner achieve her first collegiate shutout. While the midfield had trouble connecting passes and relied on playing the long balls, the strongest part of the team was the backline, Sutton said. Webster agreed that the defense played well in both games. The defense played through hard tackles and hit their mark with long balls, Webster said. Along with trying to be more consistent on finishing, the Wildcats are still trying to adjust to their current formation. The two games in Washington showed the team which areas it needs to improve on. “These games gave us experience with our formation,” Downtain said, “which we are a little more comfortable with now.” Dariush Dias Azmoudeh can be reached at dazmoudeh@theorion.com
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WORK TO THE CORE Women’s cross country practices in Bidwell Park. They head to Arcata for the Humboldt Invitational, Saturday.
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CROSS-COUNTRY: Legacy on line UPCOMING ACTION Both men’s and women’s cross country head to Arcata for the Humboldt Invitational. Their first taste of conference begins Saturday.
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fifth-year runners, this season’s veteran women’s roster lists five All-CCAA runners including juniors Amy Schnittger, Michelle Johnson and Paige Henker, senior Katie Spencer, as well as All-West Region runners senior Stephanie Consiglio. At the top of the roster are 2010 All-American Shannon Rich and 2009 All-American Alia Gray, who is running strong despite missing last season due to an injury. “It’s crazy how good of shape everyone’s in right now,” Rich said after the women’s timed-trial Friday. “People who used to be last were finishing at the top today.” With three of their runners having attended the NCAA Championship every year, Towne said the women’s team will be running not only on hard work but also experience. “It’s worth a lot when you’ve competed on that stage,” Towne said. This year’s women’s team has competed on that stage a lot. And they’re not the only Wildcats to do so. Returning with their ninth consecutive CCAA Championships title in hand, the men’s cross-country team brings back a handful of NCAA Championships veterans of its own. This year’s roster includes Adrian Sherrod and All-West Region runners Anthony Costales and Joey Kochlacs, both seniors. All-CCAA runners Alfonso Cisneros, a sophomore, and Miles Dunbar, a senior, add
to the depth of the roster that includes AllAmerican athletic sophomore Issac Chavez, who led his team last year when he took fifth at nationals. A common misconception about crosscountry is that it’s only about running, senior Joseph Rivera said. It’s also about dedication. “It’s a lifestyle,” Rivera said. The men’s team — many of whom spent three months training on the high altitude mountains of Truckee near Lake Tahoe this summer — said they are ready and excited for the season. Both sides have their eyes on the national podium this year and even though both teams came back and defeated the University of Alaska Anchorage at nationals, they don’t want to take second to the University of Alaska Anchorage at regionals again. “We just want to prove to them that we have what it takes,” Rich said of the women’s team. The men’s team has three goals this season, Sherrod said. The fi rst goal — take back the regional title. The modest goal — fi nish in the national top four. And the immodest goal — win the national title and bring home the gold. “Maybe be the best team that Chico has had,” Sherrod said. “Who knows, anything could happen.” Sarah Bohannon can be reached at sbohannon@theorion.com
AZAD’S: Martial arts brings peace of mind GRASSHOPPER Farshad Azad demonstrates a martial arts technique at his studio in Chico.
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thousands of years of martial arts lessons and turn it into a lesson for their day to day lives so that they become stronger and become better.” Jesse Silberman, who assists Azad in his Tai Chi and mixed martial arts classes, understands the importance of the tactics. “Respect is there always, and it is most important to respect your teacher and your fellow students,” Silberman said. “I like groundwork, but kickboxing is very useful for exercise and on the street if you have to.”
Azad helps prepare men and women with moves that are easily learned for situations such as sexual assault or assault and battery. Gaining the confidence and ability to protect yourself empowers you mentally, physically and emotionally, Azad said. “The whole purpose of martial arts is for you to become a happy, fulfilled person, fully centered without ego,” Azad said. “If you want to enjoy yourself and learn to become strong and see a dramatic change in your life, get in there.” Hugh Hammond, a junior music composition and recording art major, thinks that the knowledge and awareness gained from
studying martial arts is valuable in the confidence it gives you, he said. Hammond started taking classes in Kung Fu San Soo, translated to the “business of selfdefense,” at the Chico Area Recreation & Park District in 2001. He attended classes with Vince Scocozza until 2008 but continued teaching classes for children ages 6-9. Hammond credits Scocozza for making his experience with martial arts seem very real, he said. “I was having my own conflicting feelings, but I loved my experience because the instructor made it delightfully fun,” Hammond said.
With the hope to explore an area of martial arts that focuses on the workout, rather than an increased focus on rare, violent situations, Hammond is excited to try courses offered at Chico State. “The knowledge is valuable,” Hammond said. “It gives you a normal amount of awareness without being overly fearful.” James Rudolph can be reached at jrudolph@theorion.com Allie Colosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com
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SWEET SETS Junior Makenzie Snyder led the Wildcats with 60 kills over the weekend at the Coyote Classic in San Bernardino. The ’Cats finished the tournament with a record of 3-1 as they prepare for conference play at 7 p.m. Friday at Sonoma State.
Volleyball team starts season in ace fashion Sarah Goad STAFF WRITER
Despite falling in their fi rst match, the women’s volleyball team had a strong start to its season this weekend at the Coyote Labor Day Classic held at Cal State San Bernadino. The fi rst opponent of the season for the ’Cats was University of Alaska Anchorage, who defeated Chico in five sets. Chico took the first set 25-23 but lost the next two 25-23 and 25-21. The Wildcats took the fourth set to even up the game but ultimately lost in the last set 15-8 to give Alaska the win in the match. Of the four teams the Wildcats faced at the tournament, Alaska was most comparable to them in size, head coach Cody Hein said. Every team brings about a different game plan and Alaska was just a better team, Hein said. Figuring the approach wasn’t wrong, the ’Cats didn’t change their strategy for the next games. Makenzie Snyder had 27 kills, which was also the game high, in her fi rst game back after sitting out the 2010 season with a wrist injury. “She plays like a fullback,” Hein said. Her aggression, spirit and how hard she plays motivate the rest of the team to play as hard as she does, Hein said. Freshman defensive specialist Lauren Orozco along with the two returning defensive specialists Jessica Simms and Molly Ratto were stabilizers for the ’Cats this weekend, Hein said. Orozco was nervous at fi rst to be playing in a new atmosphere with a new team, but once she started playing the nerves went away and she was on her game, she said. Next up was Western Oregon University. The Wildcats fell in the first set 25-19 but stepped it up to win the next three sets 25-21, 25-22 and 25-12. In their third game of the tournament the ’Cats took down Dominican University of California in three sets 25-14, 25-17 and 25-18. The team had a total of 46 kills in the game and Dominican handed out only 22 kills against the ’Cats. The players that came off the bench did well against
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Dominican University of California and probably even better that the starting six, which was a great encouragement as to what the ’Cats can look to from their bench for the rest of the season, Hein said. The challenge for the fourth game was that they were playing a ranked team. The fi nal team that Chico faced was Western Washington University. Western Washington is ranked 17th in the nation, and the ’Cats took them down in three sets 25-16, 25-20 and 29-27. Seeing the team’s work ethic and desire to win shows that “anything is doable,” Orozco said. Beating a nationally ranked team shows that as a team they can compete and potentially beat everyone, senior middle-hitter Jacqueline Johnson said. “Most of all it gives us confidence in ourselves and each other that we can compete with the big teams,” Johnson said. Johnson was virtually unstoppable when she got the ball this weekend, Hein said. Overall the weekend was a successful team effort. Snyder did great in her fi rst games back, Johnson said. Lindsay Quigley was a great block in the middle. Orozco was aggressive in the back row. Jessica Leek made smart game shots, and the bench was cheering for the ladies on the court. “Everyone did great and did their part,” Johnson said. Although the weekend was a success, Hein said he has pages of notes of things for the team to work on to improve for the rest of the season. It was encouraging because they played well, but they have to be hungry to win, Hein said. Coming out knowing that everyone can improve every practice is key to improving throughout the season, Orozco said. The Wildcats ended the weekend on a three game win streak and look to continue that streak in the upcoming games. Sarah Goad can be reached at sgoad@theorion.com
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WILDCAT SPORTS SCHEDULE
MEN’S SOCCER
WOMEN’S SOCCER
VOLLEYBALL
Aug. 18
Aug. 17
Yuba College
W 8-0
Aug. 27
@Dominican (scrimmage)
Aug. 23
@UC Davis
L 2-0
Sept. 1
Southern Oregon (scrimmage)
Sept. 1
@Seattle Pacific
T 0-0
Sept. 3
Sept. 3
@Western Washington
W 2-1
Sept. 9
Sept. 9
Sonoma State
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 11
Sonoma State
Sept. 11
@Cal State Stanislaus
2 p.m.
Sept. 16
Sept. 16
@Cal State Dominquez Hills
7 p.m.
Sept. 18
Sept. 18
@Cal State L.A.
11:30 a.m.
Sept. 23
Sept. 23
@Cal State Monterey Bay
12:30 p.m.
Sept. 25
@Cal State East Bay
11:30 a.m.
Sept. 30
Cal State Stanislaus
Oct. 2
Humboldt State
Oct. 7
W 2-0
Sept. 2
Alaska Anchorage
L 3-2
T 1-1
Sept. 2
Western Oregon
W 3-1
@Seattle Pacific
L 2-1
Sept. 3
Dominican
W 3-0
@Western Washington
T 0-0
Sept. 3
Western Washington
W 3-0
7 p.m.
Sept. 6
@William Jessup
7 p.m.
@Cal State Stanislaus
11:30 a.m.
Sept. 9
@Sonoma State
7 p.m.
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 10
@Humboldt State
7 p.m.
@Cal State L.A.
2 p.m.
Sept. 13
Simpson
7 p.m.
Sept. 25
@Cal State Monterey Bay
3 p.m.
Sept. 16
San Francisco State
7 p.m.
Sept. 30
@Cal State East Bay
2 p.m.
Sept. 17
Cal Poly Pomona
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
Oct. 2
Cal State Stanislaus
4:30 p.m.
Sept. 23
@Cal State San Bernardino
7 p.m.
2 p.m.
Oct. 7
Humboldt State
11:30 a.m.
Sept. 24
@UC San Diego
7 p.m.
UC San Diego
4:30 p.m.
Oct. 9
UC San Diego
7 p.m.
Sept. 28
@Cal State Stanislaus
7 p.m.
Oct. 9
Cal State San Bernardino
11:30 a.m.
Oct. 14
Cal State San Bernardino
2 p.m.
Sept. 30
Cal State Monterey Bay
7 p.m.
Oct. 14
@San Francisco State
12:30 p.m.
Oct. 16
@San Francisco State
3 p.m.
Oct. 1
Cal State East Bay
7 p.m.
Oct. 16
@Cal Poly Pomona
11:30 a.m.
Oct. 21
@ Cal Poly Pomona
2 p.m.
Oct. 7
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
7 p.m.
Oct. 21
Cal State East Bay
7 p.m.
Oct. 23
Cal State East Bay
4:30 p.m.
Oct. 8
@Cal State L.A.
7 p.m.
Oct. 23
Cal State Monterey Bay
2 p.m.
Oct. 28
Cal State Monterey Bay
11:30 a.m.
Oct. 14
Humboldt State
7 p.m.
Oct. 28
@Humboldt State
3 p.m.
Oct. 30
@Humboldt State
12:30 p.m.
Oct. 15
Sonoma State
7 p.m.
Oct. 30
@Sonoma State
11:30 a.m.
Nov. 4
@Sonoma State
2 p.m.
Oct. 21
@Cal Poly Ponoma
7 p.m.
Nov. 4
CCAA Semifinal
TBA
Nov. 6
CCAA Semifinal
TBA
OCt. 22
@San Francisco State
7 p.m.
Nov. 6
CCAA Championship
TBA
Nov. 11-13
CCAA Championship
TBA
Oct. 28
UC San Diego
7 p.m.
Nov. 11-13
NCAA Championship Far West Regional
TBA
Nov. 19
NCAA Championship Far West Regional
TBA
Oct. 29
Cal State San Bernardino
7 p.m.
Nov. 19
NCAA Championship Quarterfinal
TBA
Dec. 1-3
NCAA Championship Quarterfinal
TBA
Nov. 2
Cal State Stanislaus
7 p.m.
Dec. 1-3
NCAA Championship Tournament Final Four
TBA
NCAA Championship Tournament Final Four
TBA
Nov. 4
@Cal State East Bay
7 p.m.
Nov. 5
@Cal State Monterey Bay
7 p.m.
Nov. 11
Cal State L.A.
7 p.m.
Nov. 12
Cal State Dominguez Hills
7 p.m.
Nov. 17-19
NCAA Championship Tournament Pacific Regional
Dec. 1-2
TBA TBA
CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 10
@Humboldt Invitational
Oct. 22
CCAA Championships
Sept. 24
@Stanford Invitational
Nov. 5
NCAA West Regional
Oct. 1
@Willamette Invitaional
Nov. 19
NCAA Championships
Oct. 15
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AND THE CURTAINS RISE Michael Gannon [left] and Roger Montalbano [right] star in ‘The Six,’ a comedy about the Navy Seals who killed Osama bin Laden receiving their own reality show. The third annual Blue Room Theatre production of ‘The Butcher Shop’ showcases Chico talent in one-scene acts. Brooke Hespeler STAFF WRITER
Running on a week’s worth of preparation and rehearsal, a ragtag group of performers took the stage this weekend to entertain and shock their audience. Through comedy, drama and a touch of the bizarre, the group showcased some of the amazing talent to be found in Chico. Over the weekend in the orchards at the south end of Normal Avenue, the Blue Room Theatre presented their third annual production of “The Butcher Shop,” a I’m so collection psyched of one-act that I got plays, tabto be here. leaus and music meant to be as ZOE KARCH diverse as a Blue Room Young butcher shop Company actress window. At this year’s installment, called “The Goat Cries at Midnight,” something was provided for every taste and sensibility imaginable. The pieces themselves had no specific connection to one another. “The overlying theme of ‘The Goat Cries at Midnight’ was to get a bunch of people
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BREAK A LEG Steve ‘Eppie’ Eperson [left] stars in ‘Tower of Silence’ a bizarre telling of how dreams are a place between life and death.
together, work our butts off and entertain people,” said Brad Moniz, who directed one of the pieces titled “Tower of Silence.” The evening started off with a preview from the Blue Room Young Company production of “Into the Woods” Jr. Children performed the title-number from the show, providing a sneak peek into what’s to be seen at their October show. Each of the two acts from the main show began with a short “commedia,” or comedy pantomime show. Free of context but nonetheless entertaining, these performances helped set the mood for the night of abstract entertainment. Over the course of the night there were four one-act plays, which together encompassed every theme and emotion possible. “Dave the Butcher” provided a segue between plays, performing an eclectic mix of songs ranging from country to metal in order to help set up the next performance. To put on an event in such a short amount of time requires a wealth of patience and willpower and an extraordinary amount of talent. Several individuals became stars in their own >> please see BUTCHER | C4
[below] Dylan Latimer [left] and Matt Helms [right] consult with Dream Thought Head played by Haley Hughes [center] in ‘The Tower of SIlence.’
Thursday night was a night of firsts: first time I took a Chico cab, first time I went to the Maltese Bar and the first time I took the stage for karaoke. I always thought karaoke to be the “drunken man’s game,” but after attending karaoke night, I found it to be more than drunken serenades. My friends and I piled into Ian Thompson’s TNT Taxi minivan and headed to the bar for our adventure. Thompson’s humor during the ride set the stage for what awaited us at the Maltese. This grand evening of karaoke started out slow and I thought it was going to be lame. But the next act was the fi rst glimpse of the fun that would follow. A gentleman by the name of Rodney, accompanied by a yellow lab guide dog, took the stage and asked the audience if they were “ready to get nasty” — and they were. The sight of this man busting out rhymes of Ginuwine’s “Pony,” keeping the enthusiastic crowd grooving to his raps, brought the night to life for my friends and me. My favorite performance, aside from my friends’, was that of a large Harley Davidson biker. His robust demeanor slowly melted as he crooned out Elvis Presley’s “Teddy Bear.” A lively rendition of Katy Perry’s “Firework” sparked an instant bar sing-a-long and dance party. Drinks were raised and the barroom party officially started. DJ Larryoke played master of ceremonies and kept the flow of the night at a steady pace, filtering singers on and off stage so there was never a dull moment. From my barstool, I had fun singing along with beloved classics like the Spice Girls’ “Wannabe.” But nothing really compared to when I mustered up the courage to sing a duet with my friend. I was so intrigued by the other performances, the company of my friends and my delicious sweet tea peach slushies that I forgot to sign up for a song. Once I remembered to sing, we settled on an Amy Winehouse song and eagerly jumped on stage right when our taxi showed up to shuttle us home. Our driver patiently waited while my friend and I belted out Winehouse’s “Tears Dry on Their Own.” The massive horde of butterflies that stewed in my stomach parted once the song started and in-between lines my friend and I were laughing and having fun. Some patrons took the mic with confidence knowing their impressive pipes did justice to any song, and others were there for fun times with friends. There are no barriers when it comes to karaoke at the Maltese. Every patron who graced the dimly lit stage made every performance memorable. It’s a supportive, lively environment and definitely one everyone needs to experience. Leila Rodriguez can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com
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●●●●● Although it differs much from the eponymous comic series, this prequel to the “X-Men” series is a great film with lots of action and insight into how “Professor X” and “Magneto” help mutants survive being different. At first it’s a little bit unnatural to see Kevin Bacon as a villain, but his cast of mutant bodyguards helped add to his bad-boy cred. Buy this movie now in preparation for the next big Marvel superhero team-up movie “The Avengers” in May.
Cobra Starship “Night Shades”
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●●●●○ Sometimes all you want to do is go to Madison Bear Garden, get a drink, stand in a circle near your purses or jackets and boogie. David Guetta knows this and has provided a perfect soundtrack. It’s a full on music riot that will have you fist pumping like you’re making Shake ‘n Bake. Snoop Dogg, Usher, Will.i.am and Nicki Minaj lend their talents to this hot party starter.
A LITTLE TASTE OF HOME Chinese artist Niana Liu [above] showcases years of mixed modern media, sparking political interests in the University Art Gallery until Sept.25. Much of her work draws inspiration from ‘Dr. Strangelove.’ ‘You don’t need to be inspired. You can allow yourself to be inspired,’ Liu said.
Artist fills cultural gap Kayla Wohlford STAFF WRITER
Illustrating the best and worst of both worlds is all in a day’s work for full-time artist Niana Liu. Born in the Chinese province of Hunan, Liu has lived in San Francisco for the past 10 years and within that time has created various projects. Her art examines the similarities and differences between U.S. and Chinese culture. “Through my little effort I want to bridge the gap,” Liu said. “I want to spread the understanding of these two different cultures.” Liu, who said she has loved art since childhood, attended business school and traveled in Europe before settling in San Francisco. “In San Francisco you can be as weird as you want,” she said. “I didn’t start doing art until I moved to San Francisco.” All of Liu’s artistic developments were self-taught, she said. You should always
listen to your heart, because it’s never too old to learn. “You don’t need to be inspired,” Liu said. “You can allow yourself to be inspired.” One of Liu’s favorite movies, “Dr. Strangelove,” is an inspiration for her artwork. The 1964 dark comedy’s influence is apparent in her piece “Hello Beijing,” where she includes a digital image of the Chinese president and the symbols for “hello” and “fear” to signify her interpretation of the lack of communication between the U.S. and China. “I really love this movie,” she said. “It’s a great concept.” Liu’s artwork takes many different forms as her exhibit integrates painting, photography and mixed media. Her painting “Great Wall of America” is a simple piece showing a large gray wall separating the U.S. from Mexico. The piece is meant to symbolize how history is repeating itself: the Great Wall of China was built to keep out invaders and America’s
wall along the border of Mexico is meant to keep immigrants from crossing illegally. Liu’s modern-take on art is enjoyable, art enthusiast John Wood said. She has six paintings enacting a conversation between Jesus and Allah on Windows Messenger. “Her art is the culmination of the 21st century,” he said. Liu takes her mixture of experiences from China, Europe and the U.S. and shares them through her art to cross boundaries and bring people together, Liu said. “Niana’s work is delightful, thoughtful, provocative and eclectic,” Chico State President Paul Zingg said. “The exhibit is appealing and has me both wondering what she will do next and looking forward to whatever it is.” Art lovers can view Liu’s creations in the University Art Gallery until Sept. 25. Kayla Wohlford can be reached at kwohlford@theorion.com
Hair metal band plays final show Hair, Gin & Tonic rocked the stage like a hurricane for the last time at LaSalles and fans were sad to see this cover band go.
“Parks and Recreation” Season three Season four premiers this fall on NBC
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Fall in love with “Li’l Sebastian” and the awkward town of Pawnee all over again with the complete third season on DVD. Rob Lowe joins Amy Poehler and Aziz Ansari in the mockumentary comedy about a parks and recreation department of a small town in Indiana and their attempt to revitalize the town’s harvest festival. Check out all of “Ron Swanson’s” eating habits and Ansari’s hijinks in this series worth a watch for those who enjoy “The Office.”
“Contagion” Opens Friday, Staring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow
●●●○○ Isn’t it just so convenient that a new bird flu scare is starting up at the same time a movie about a contagious virus is coming to theaters. Nothing sets your mind at ease like a good movie about a fast-moving, worldwide epidemic, but as the film explores — nothing spreads faster than fear.
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POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME Rockin’ Robby #5, [above] bassist for Hair, Gin & Tonic, plucks a final strum in his ’80s embellished costume at Wednesday’s show.
LaSalles set its flux capacitor back 30 years Wednesday when tribute band Hair, Gin & Tonic played one last set before retiring their leopard skin tights for good. After more than six years of belting out ’80s hair metal classics, the disbandment wasn’t anything one would see on “Behind The Music.” It was more an issue of loyalty and respect. Lead guitarist Jamey “Gash” Smith, a Chico State graduate, is taking advantage of his master’s degree in music by relocating to Bermuda to become a classical guitar teacher. Raving about his talented bandmate, lead vocalist Mario Magana said Smith is the best guitarist he knows. “I’m not just saying it because I’m drunk,” he said. “I’m saying it because it’s goddamn true.” With no plans for a replacement, the band decided it was time to retire the mullet wigs and move on. Although ’80s hair metal was not initially the band’s favorite genre, it became more and more of an interest. “None of us were really fans of that era at the beginning but we grew to appreciate that,” guitarist and vocalist Dan “Glam” Evaro said. Music wasn’t the only part of the show. Hair, Gin & Tonic’s costumes were their
own spectacle. With costumes that dazzled with bold metallic colors and long wigs up to par with hairspray standards, the band put forth a great effort in keeping the spirit of ’80s hair metal alive. LaSalles was host to a diverse crowd and even some feline friends — from our very own Chico Wildcats to cougars on the prowl that looked like they came out of a VH1 special titled “I Screwed the ’80s.” A charming front man with a wicked voice and a true rock star persona, Magana began the set with Ratt’s “Round & Round.” It wasn’t long until lighters hit the air and metal horns blared as the crowd began to warm up. The band kept the crowd going with covers of awesome tunes like Poison’s “Nothin’ but a Good Time” and Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me.” Some people in the audience couldn’t help but break out their air guitars and try to join in with the band. Smith melted faces alongside bassist Robert Stupey, aka Rockin’ Robby #5, who is majoring in kinesiology at Chico State. As Magana sang all of the 1980s biggest hits off the stage, Evaro and drummer Matt Eckhardt kept the stage presence alive singing along to “I Wanna Rock” by Twisted Sister. As their farewell show came to an end, the crowd wanted more. The band played two encores before graciously leaving the stage for the last time. Brittany Comas can be reached at bcomas@theorion.com
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Emerging band steals show Bands play in art gallery for back-toschool celebration Nicole Walker STAFF WRITER
Pizza, beer and good music — welcome back Chico State. School is in session. Battle Beard Productions brought students and the community to 1078 Gallery for the Back-to-School Show Saturday night with music from The Jeff Pershing Band, Swamp Zen, The Dynamics and new Chico band SpeakEasy. After bringing crowds to house parties, SpeakEasy opened the night to a full house during their first venue show. Their quality of professionalism and tight, collective sound made them instant naturals at their craft, said Laura Daegling, a senior religious studies major who attended the show. The five-member, sixmonth-old band is made up of drummer Matthew Hagarty, a senior organizational communications major, rhythm guitarist Cortlan Miller, a senior music industry major, lead guitarist Campbell Fourchy, a senior sociology major, bassist Mike Pavicich, a senior business management major and vocalist Kate Holtzen, a Chico State graduate with a degree in psychology. With different backgrounds in music and education, the members bring diverse talents to the group. Holtzen’s soulful voice complements the rock style of the instrumentals, creating an innovative sound, but not to the point of experimental, Daegling said. The band’s collective style reflects an inventive genre they refer to as “fun-core.”
Although the band can be identified as alternative or indie rock, they are not constricted to playing one genre, Holtzen said. With reggae and some soul, their music is as diverse as their personalities, which makes for the obvious chemistry on and off stage. The hard hitting, easy listening band makes it a goal to provide an energized performance guaranteeing people have a good time, Hagarty said. SpeakEasy played four original songs and one cover. The love song “Place Your Hand in Mine” followed by reggae style “Cali Fusion” were two of the originals. They covered “Electric Feel” by MGMT, which matched the sound of the original but with their own flavor. Musically inspired by one another, the band’s instrumental members compose the songs while Holtzen writes lyrics to flow with the sound. The group has four recorded songs, but is working toward their EP, or extended play, and plan to keep recording with Chico State and Butte College. The name SpeakEasy came from the HBO series, “Boardwalk Empire,” where speakeasies are prevalent, Miller said. The word has two meanings, one being a liquor store or nightclub and the other being the ease of speaking. After much discussion among the band members, they all agreed a distinct way of spelling and capitalizing SpeakEasy would set their sound apart from the term’s original meanings, Holtzen said. With approachable music, SpeakEasy will be known for not only their sound, but also their stage presence, Daegling said. “I dug their vibe,” she said.
‘BOARDWALK EMPIRE’ SpeakEasy [above] rocks out among the 1078 Gallery art at Battle Beard Productions Backto-School show Saturday evening. [Below] Kate Holtzen from SpeakEasy belts out a simple tune with ease.
Nicole Walker can be reached at nwalker@theorion.com
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‘BALLAD IN PLAIN D’ Kate Tansey [left] on acoustic guitar joins the Month of Sundays troupe. ‘This show brings an intimate atmosphere between the artist and the crowd,’ she said.
Funky folk concert turns off amps and cranks up the acoustic chord progression with guitars, ukueles and cellos. Artists bring depth to an often rowdy Main Street venue. Juan Mejia STAFF WRITER
Sunday came twice this week at Lost on Main downtown. Chico artists struck chords among friends Wednesday, playing mixtures of bluegrass, folk and hybrids of the genres. Month of Sundays and Friends Acoustic Variety Show was born when a group of musically inclined friends gathered in a backyard and decided to bring a full-on acoustic performance to the Chico scene. It’s just “We had a whole like being bunch of friends come in our over,” said Mark Zempel, backyard, producer and guitarist for Month of Sundays. but we can order “While trading off songs, I thought, ‘Why don’t we drinks. just do that at a bar in front of people?’” MARK ZEMPEL Embracing the acousGuitarist of Month of tic style, Zempel took Sundays the idea of friends playing for friends into Lost on Main and shared the stage with local performers like Kate Tansey, Lisa Langley and Feraaaaa. “It’s been in my head for 10 years to do this, so that’s what we’re doing,” Zempel said. A variety show allows each artist to play a couple songs, and that way people don’t get tired of any one act, he said. They’ll stick around longer than they normally would. “It’s just like being in our backyard, but we can order drinks,” Zempel said. More than seven different acts performed and were given the option to
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return to the stage more than once. The acts ranged from solo artists to bands with a diverse range of instruments fitting the atmosphere of the event. Ukuleles, cellos and powerful voices moved conversations forward, sparked dancing and moved the audience far more than the drinks in hand. Tucked away in the farthest end of Lost on Main, performers brought life to an otherwise dead downtown on Main Street, which was populated only by a hot dog stand and a student losing the battle with alcohol. The inviting lure of Tansey’s solo act found its way from the depths of the bar into the city street where other
artists congregated. “They asked me to come and play, and I’m always interested in performing and getting my name out there,” Tansey said. “This show brings an intimate atmosphere between the artist and the crowd.” Many of the artists felt that what made this show intimate was the mellow feel the artists brought to the stage and the casual ambience where one could talk with another without the screeching of electric guitars between growls and screams. Getting rid of electric instruments gives room for other uncommon instruments to shine.
The ukulele and flute brought an exotic feel to the backyard staple that folk artists provide, said Craig Schafer, bassist for Month of Sundays. “To have instruments there that are more melody based gives you more options, more depth,” he said. As the night grew closer to Thursday, artists started to say their goodbyes as another workday grew nearer. With an opportunity to play in a well-known downtown bar, some stayed until the very end while others gave in to the need for well-deserved rest. Juan Mejia can be reached at jmejia@theorion.com
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A SOUND SALVATION
College radio show encouarages students to branch out Eli Gibbs STAFF WRITER
While sitting in my English 130 class as a sophomore, a fellow student stood up and pitched the KCSC radio meeting that was going on later that week. I had never heard much of the campus radio station but had seen their building on West Fifth and Ivy streets. In his pitch, the student said that anyone with a love for music should come to the meeting. My love for music is now defined by what I have learned while workMORE ON THE ing with KCSC. Prior to interning at RIGHT FRAME the radio station, I had no clue how OF MIND much quality music is made on a non-commercial level. Airs every KCSC has a very interesting music Wednesay from philosophy that they stand by noon to 2 p.m. proudly. You are not going to hear the Eli and Lauren same types of songs you would hear run a correon a Top 40 radio station because sponding blog ours is dedicated to sharing great at therightmusic that is lesser known, though frameofmind. not less talented. wordpress. College radio is the gateway for com and can many new artists to get recognized. If be found on college radio stations do not have an Twitter @ The open mind in their approach, genres RightFrameOM.
are not pushed. At KCSC, all genres are welcome. Music at KCSC is intended to be entertaining and educational. The station runs live broadcasting from 8 a.m. to midnight every day of the week. The first shows of the fall 2011 semester started Tuesday. People can listen from a variety of different sources, but KCSC is entirely Internet based. I am starting my fifth semester with KCSC, hosting my show “The Right Frame of Mind.” My co-host, Lauren Knight, joined me in my second semester and is now KCSC’s music director. Since the beginning, our show has always been about making a playlist for those who wanted to listen and providing our insights on different genres and artists. Seven days a week, viewers will discover a wide variety of show types. Some are based entirely on new music, some are genre specific. Regardless of your musical taste, KCSC is providing this wide variety of music to share. You can listen to KCSC Radio on iTunes Radio under the College/University tab or by going to www. KCSCRadio.com. For those of you with an iPhone or iPod Touch, there is a KCSC Radio app downloadable for free from the app market. All shows are recorded and archived at kcsc.aschico.com. FILE PHOTO • FRANK REBELO
RADIO, RADIO Ian Fennie, a senior recording arts major, spins a set at KCSC’s 60th Anniversary on April 5 at Woodstock’s Pizza.
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FAMILY TIES All-American family in ‘The Six’ played by Yana Lehman [left], Zoe Karch [center] and Martin Chavera [right] enjoy the Navy Seal reality show from the comfort of their home.
right over the weekend. Actress Zoe Karch, 11, shone in her part of “Little Red Riding Hood” during the “Into the Woods” preview. She also played the part of all-American girl Ashley in the final play, “The Six.” The sixth-grader from Emma Wilson Elementary has lost track of how many shows she’s done over the course of her five-year career. “I love acting and singing,” she said. “I’m so psyched that I got to be here.” Steve Swim, a board member for the Blue Room Theatre, has been acting since 2000. He performed in “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” a short piece written by Raymond Carver and adapted by Rob Davidson, a creative writing professor at Chico State. His character as “the beta-male” is caught in an awkward situation and forced to think about uncomfortable
topics, Swim said. Steve “Eppie” Eperson, a professional chef, brought life to the character MurderEd in “Tower of Silence.” The abstractionist play, set in a hotel that specializes in dreams, explores our understanding of life and death and what comes in-between. Eperson’s character has been marked to suffer an untimely death, hence the name. “We all know that we’re going to die,” Eperson said. “In this story my character knew he was going to die sooner rather than later.” He’s been acting for roughly 20 years, but still had difficulty conveying all the layers of emotion required for animating the full understanding and acceptance of death, he said. The Butcher Shop promises to become a Labor Day weekend tradition for many years to come. Brooke Hespeler can be reached at bhespeler@theorion.com
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Chico State Wildcat Store Scavenger Hunt
Willie Nelson & Family
The first Wildcat Wednesday event will test students’ social networking skills.
Willie Nelson brings his country tunes to Chico. He will backed by his band of rockin’ musicians.
7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. @ Bookstore
7:30 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $50 student
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Brand New
8 p.m. @ Senator Theater $24 advance Brand New comes to Chico, performing with Sainthood Reps, Robbers. Brand New’s Album Deja Entendu, released in 2003, went gold in the US. US
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Queensryche will be performing as part of their 30th anniversary tour.
Enjoy live entertainment as you munch on Chico’s most delectable restaurants, breweries and wineries.
Jason Castro will be performing songs off his album “Who I Am.” The performance will begin with local openers.
The Swinging Mexican Brass quintet will be performing with fun, humor and style.
8 p.m. @Senator Theatre $27.50 advance All Ages
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Noon - 5 p.m. @Avenue 9 Gallery Icons winners Jane King and Karen Kolb’s installation is hanging in the gallery.
Sprint Cup
6:30 p.m. @ Silver Dollar Speedway $12 The California Sprint Car Civil War Series will showcase Joe Hunt Magnetos’ Wingless Sprints Shootout Series.
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Take a break from the back to school fuss by enjoying homegrown delights at the Thursday Night Market.
Gallery Exhibit: Niana Liu
9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. @University Art Gallery Free San Francisco based artist Niana Liu explores culture in her paintings, drawings and photography installation.
Sapphire Soul stops by the downtown City Plaza for some Blues, R&B and Soul. Last Friday Night Concert of the season.
March of the Mannequins 8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda $5 cover
March of the Mannequins are playing a reunion show with guests Mystery Siblings and The Michelin Embers.
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Ha’Penny Bridge
Dance Church
Bear-E-Oke
Come to Café Culture with a skip in your step and praise in your heart for the Mind, Body and Soul exercises with David Winglifter.
Calling all jukebox heroes – The Bear hosts a karaoke night every Monday until closing
8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda Free
Ha’Penny Bridge celebrates their sixth anniversary with a special show.
Guitar Project 7 p.m. @ 1078 Gallery $10 cover
The first Classical Guitar Project of the season will feature Chico’s jazz legend Charlie Robinson.
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Concours d’Elegance
10 a.m.- 4 p.m. @ Butte Creek Country Club Free Check out classic cars and entertainment at this year’s benefit for local charities.
STAFF FAVORITES >> BOOK TURNED MOVIE “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” — The final flick in the Potter saga had just as much fun blowing up Hogwarts as the books did building it up in our imaginations.
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“Candy” — This is tragic love story of an artist falling for a poet and his addictive herion habit. This film does justice to Luke Davies novel and it has an awesome soundtrack.
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“Memoirs of a Geisha” — Love, beauty, sex and jealousy are themes all explored in this visually enchanting film that transports the audience to early 1930s Japan.
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Club teaches students how to invest wisely Tasha Clark STAFF WRITER
With expenses like rent, textbooks, tuition and outfits for themed parties, money can be tight for many students, so they can be thankful there is a club that gives students pointers on how to stay out of debt. The Chico State Investor’s Club helps students manage and invest their money by providing discussions on money management and how to make money grow by studying the stock market, even in this troubling economy.
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The mission is to study students’ financial futures and teaching them how to do that, said Jaycob Arbogast, a junior business administration major and club president. Arbogast joined the club three years ago when it was created by two alumni. The younger students start an investing account with small or large companies, and the longer they have it, the more it will grow, Arbogast said. Most people don’t start to invest until they open a 401(k) account as a retirement plan with their job. If students have the knowledge they need about investing, they will be ahead of the game, said Marcy McCormick, a senior economics major and club vice president. Every semester, members make an account with UpDown, a virtual investing website based on real company stocks, McCormick said. Members manage their portfolio and at the end of the semester, whoever has the highest return wins various gift cards. There is also a club portfolio where the members discuss what’s happening, implement strategies and use them on the website, she said. Before investing, an objective has to be found, said Brandon Davis, a junior economics major. If students want to safely invest they can look into big cap stocks such as Coca-Cola Co. and Johnson & Johnson, businesses that will do well even in a bad economy. Students who want to do something risky can invest in small cap stocks, Davis said. These businesses don’t have the same steady earnings as big caps but do have higher chances of rewards. “If a small cap business earns big,
investors win big,” he said. The club expects most students to already be in debt, McCormick said. The club’s job is to try to help turn that around by managing money better or considering investing to possibly make more. As of August, the stock market has fallen and hasn’t been in this much trouble since 2001, Davis said. The stock market projects about four to six months into the future, and if the second half is going to get worse, the economy will get worse. Small investors such as the students in the club don’t have the power to control the stocks like big businesses do, Arbogast said. The organization has a round table council where members can give their opinion strategies and ideas they have about investing. “If you’re in college without debt, you’re in leaps and bounds ahead of your peers,” she said. This semester, the club is working with Net Impact, a club for sustainable business, on a solar panels project, Arbogast said. The Investor’s Club’s job is to keep track of what the panels will cost to show that it will save the school money because of the electricity generated. “It will eventually pay for itself,” he said. The club is also doing a presentation called WRECfit at the Wildcat Recreation Center, which they first did last semester, Arbogast said. There will be a discussion on stress-free money management, budgets and the difference between banks and credit unions. Tasha Clark can be reached at tclark@theorion.com
INVESTORS [from left to right] Brandon Davis, Marcy McCormick, Jaycob Arbogast and Mike Steffen set up a table to inform students about the club.
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BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL Trombonist Alden Denny of Brass Hysteria! performs at Down Lo Sept. 3. Denny plays on campus from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. once a week to practice and get over stage fright.
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For some people, performing on stage feels like home, and for others, nerves get the best of them. Alden Denny, a Chico State alumnus with a degree in music education, likes to play on campus late at night to avoid stage fright. Denny has been playing the trombone for 15 years. Throughout those years, he has performed with many bands but has also dealt
with the fear of playing solos on stage. Two years ago, he came up with an idea that might help him overcome his problems. When he is not playing with his band Brass Hysteria!, Denny makes time once a week to play his solo pieces on campus between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. in front of the Performing Arts Center. This is an ideal location, because the music echoes back to him and it makes him feel good about himself as a musician, Denny said. “I like playing
outside because I am a lot less sweaty, for sure,” Denny said. The idea began when one day there weren’t any available practice rooms and his only option was to play outside and that’s plain and simple how it all began, Denny said. “Practicing outside has defi nitely helped, but there is no substitute for a formal, announced performance where it’s just you and the audience,” Denny said. His late-night hobby >> please see TROMBONE | D5
The Secret I’m going to tell you a secret: There is no secret. One of my professors showed the movie “The Secret” in class. “The Secret” is based on the idea that image-based positive thinking will grant you whatever it is you wish for. I can’t help but be reminded of Peter Pan saying that Tinkerbell will spring from death if “I believe.” It seems as though the movie is telling me to apply these same principles to wishing for an empty parking spot. While I have no problem with uprooting negative thinking patterns, no one is so special that they can simply wish for something and it will happen. Most things in life have to be worked for. Staying positive does have its benefits, but the most important thing is to work hard and make the most of what you are given. If you haven’t seen “The Secret” or read the book, don’t bother. The minds behind “The Secret,” Rhonda Byrne and James Ray, have made a lot of money telling people the very obvious theory that living positively will improve life. My sister recently told me about a similar idea called a “vision board.” She created a poster depicting all the goals she has for herself. She has the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo logo, her dream school, a white Jeep and a drawing of her with really long hair. I’m glad that she has high hopes and goals for herself, but simply having a picture of her with long hair doesn’t necessarily mean it will grow. Another teaching of “The Secret” tells about the healing powers of positive thinking. Ray claims that we all have cancerous cells in our body and that “some of us activate them, some of us don’t.” I have a really hard time believing that the millions of cancer victims brought their disease upon themselves. I think there is some connection between your body and mind. If you are in a good mood, your body does feel better, but tricking yourself into believing you are cured does not free you of your illness. A study in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology in March showed that lung cancer patients who were more optimistic had a sixmonth survival advantage compared to those who were less hopeful about their situation. However, this was only true for people in stage one and stage two. Those in stage three and four did not have the same positive results. It is almost sad that we have to be reminded to be in a good mood. While staying positive might increase your health a bit, it won’t change your luck. If things don’t go your way, the best thing to do is make the most of the situation. That’s my secret. Ally Dukkers can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com
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Decoding the ‘big O’ I once asked a friend of mine what superpower he would want. He thought for a moment, and then replied, “The ability to get any girl off every time I have sex with her. That would be epic.” Setting aside the obvious entertainment value in his answer, I realized that for both men and women the ideal orgasm can be a far-away fantasy shrouded in mystery and confusion. I’ll never deny how important it is to experience the pleasure of a good orgasm, but it’s by no means a standard on which to judge the quality of your sex life. I’d like to take this opportunity to first debunk a common myth about the male orgasm for my women readers — Not all guys finish all the time. Delayed ejaculation is one of the least understood male sexual dysfunctions, according to the International Society for Sexual Medicine. It usually takes full effect between the ages of 18 and 25, but diminishes as men age. Experts think that the problem is the pressure. It turns out there’s a pretty strong mind-body connection for men as well as women, so if the heat is on and the moment isn’t happening, it’s probably because he’s stressed about it. Not reaching orgasm is more common for women. Some of you might have experienced that exhausted, expectant look on your partner’s face as they’re pulling out their best moves, hoping you’re near the end. However, if you’re thinking that the best way to handle this situation is to fake a big finish and save his ego, you’ve got the right idea, but that leaves no room for improvement, and ultimately, that isn’t helping anybody. If you’re not getting there and you want to keep going, try switching positions so he can hit your favorite spot. If you know you’ve lost the moment, try slowing down the pace and saying that you need a break. This way you won’t set a precedent for dissatisfaction, and you won’t hurt his feelings. Also, for those of you who haven’t yet figured out that heavy drinking has more consequences than just a hangover, do not expect a drunken roll in the hay to always end happily. For the men, many of you may think that the female orgasm is a concept far too complicated to even begin to explain, I’m here to tell you quite plainly that it really isn’t that difficult. For starters, let’s make it simple. An orgasm is an intense muscle contraction. The phenomenon known as “multiple orgasm” is a series of muscle contractions. Both are achievable through either clitoral stimulation or actual penetration of the vagina. The hard part is that there really isn’t one formula that works every time. Every woman is different and can reach climax through different types of stimulation. Unfortunately, it can take time to find that perfect primer for pleasure, but paying close attention to your partners reactions during sex can be the key to finding the right spot . If you’re a woman and you don’t know what type of stimulation gets you there, I recommend freeing your calendar for some personal time and figuring it out. There are many great toys and techniques that you can experiment with to discover what works best. The good news for everyone is that having sex is like playing a sport — just because you’re a good runner doesn’t mean you’ll make it to the finish line every time, but you’re still going to enjoy the race. Lexi Brister can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com
PEACH FUZZ Junior Jenny Kaslin, an agriculture and education major, sells a box of peaches at the University Farm. The farm will be selling boxes of peaches today through Friday.
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JUST PEACHY Peaches can be purchased for $1 per pound.
University farm faces low fruit production Dallas Green STAFF WRITER
Although school has resumed, students can still get an extra juicy bite of summer this week. For $1 per pound, students can take home and enjoy O’Henry peaches knowing proceeds will go toward supporting the University Farm. But repeat customers of this annual sale may be disappointed. The peach sale has been a tradition for many years, but due to this summer’s weather anomalies, a few things have to go, said junior Jenny Kaslin, an agriculture and education major. Not only will there be no weekend sale, but students and community members are
no longer able to pick their own peaches straight from the orchards through the popular “U-Pick” option. Senior Tanner Dietz, a molecular biology major attends the Thursday night market weekly and went to the University peach sales last year. Dietz will miss having the “U-Pick” option this year, he said. “Being able to pick your own fruit was what made this sale stand out from the farmers markets,” Dietz said. The period of mild weather that Chico enjoyed in late July and early August is now a point of pain for the College of Agriculture, with a smaller and less ripened fruit crop. Many peaches simply fell to the ground before they were
picked, Kaslin said. Late rainfall not only flooded and damaged irrigation in the orchards, but also caused the necessary heat to ripen fruit to occur later in the year. The absence of the “U-Pick” option is not the only loss caused by the late heat. Paul and Betty Davis, owners of P&B Orchards in Marysville, claim to have lost up to 80 percent of their fruit crop this year. “This entire year has affected our fruit adversely,” Betty Davis said. Despite these problems, the community hasn’t kept away. Richard Roth, an early morning customer, stopped by the University Farm to purchase two 15-pound boxes of peaches.
“One box is going home, and one is going to the Chico Community Children’s Center,” Roth said. The College of Agriculture’s on-site sales have been beneficial to the farm, both through monetary profit and raising awareness, he said. The 800-acre farm is almost completely run by students, and some other specialties such as walnuts, almonds, olive oil and meat products are also available during the peach sale. The various sales have even allowed the farm to come into a partnership with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Kaslin said.
PEACH SALES Where University Farm office Hegan Lane When 8 a.m. to noon Today through Friday $1 per pound Bring containers
Dallas Green can be reached at dgreen@theorion.com
Cheer team springs back, brings spirit Kjerstin Wood STAFF WRITER
They’ve got spirit, yes they do. And after a five-year absence from campus, cheer team is once again an official club at Chico State. Co-founder Shana Cloonan, a junior communication disorders and sciences major, got in contact with Brooke Shanahan, a junior psychology major, last semester to get involved because she missed the feeling of being on a team and thought it would be a good experience. With the new team, Shanahan and Cloonan want to promote and support the athletic department teams and clubs with a renewed sense of school spirit. The last Chico State cheer team placed second in the Universal Cheerleaders Association’s West Coast Championship in 2006, beating the University of Southern California. This team was coached by Tiffany Hayes, who is now director of the Chico TRYOUTS Cheer All Stars, an athletic gym that provides training for When all levels of cheer and also has Friday through competitive teams. Sunday The former team, sponsored by the athletic department, Where ended due to lack of interest, Yolo Field Hayes said. Attempts to restart the team over the past few years have also not gained enough momentum to bring the club back. “I think Chico State needs that athletic support,” Hayes said. To create a club, a student must file a petition including at least five student members, complete the student organization registration form and have a constitution and bylaws, said Rick Rees, director of the Student Activities Office.
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CHEERS Chico State Cheer Club is back and it is ready to bring spirit to the athletic department The club has been absent from campus for fi ve years. They hope to expand and are holding tryouts. “I meet with all proposed new organizations and work through the initial filing steps and other information with the group’s leaders,” Rees said. The biggest challenge when starting the club was filling out the various forms and getting approval from all the correct offices, Shanahan said. The challenges they face now is gaining support from students and the athletic department. Tryouts were first held for the new cheer team last spring, both in person and over Skype. The team added 13 members from a fairly large turnout and is seeking to add 25 to 30 more during tryouts this semester, Shanahan said. This semester’s tryouts will require participants to do a back handspring, as well as have some cheer and dance experience, she said. “Dedication is one of the big things,” Shanahan said.
Rachel Westerhoff, a junior graphic design major and president of the women’s water polo club, heard about the new cheer team at the Wrectacular event early in the semester. “If they partnered with the Rowdy Red, they could have a really positive outcome with attendance at sporting events,” Westerhoff said. Car washes have been the team’s main source of fundraising, as well as a required $25 fee for those trying out, Shanahan said. The team is also planning to hold a silent auction later in the semester. The cheer team hopes to perform at rugby, basketball and soccer games, along with many other athletic department games. Kjerstin Wood can be reached at kwood@theorion.com
WORD OF MOUTH >> How do you protect yourself against identity theft? “By not using credit cards on untrusted websites.”
Jenna Leiberg
sophomore | communications
“I probably should.”
Xander Ritchey
sophomore | business administration
“I keep all my personal items in a safe place, and I don’t fill out online forms offering free vacations that want social security numbers.” Emily Tholson
senior | nutritional and food sciences
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In 1981, some students had to face problems others may have overlooked, such as not being able to reach the dial in a telephone booth or not being able to take their eyes off the teacher in a lecture because they had to read their lips in order to know what they were saying. These were problems faced by approximately 175 students with various disabilities who used Chico State’s Disability Support Services. This program was located in the old Sutter Hall and provided services for students with physical, visual, hearing and learning disabilities. Laurel Ittelson was a DSS learning specialist at the time. The area of learning disabilities was a fairly new and very
broad field, she said. Students with learning, hearing and visual issues have hidden disabilities that people don’t naturally make accommodations for, said Shirley Jarman, who was in charge of deaf services. Bill Bowness was a recreation major at Chico State who had been a wheelchair user for four years. If students in wheelchairs wanted to get to the A.S. Bookstore that was in the basement of the Bell Memorial Union, they had to use the freight elevator located in the back of the building, he said. It made going to the bookstore for a simple purchase quite an ordeal, he said. “We’re not asking for any special treatment,” Bowness said. “Just for the things other people take for granted.” STUDENT SERVICES Chen Liu, a foreign exchange student, gets driven around campus to help her get to classes while she’s using crutches.
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Lauri Evans was one of the students that had to take the freight elevator down to the bookstore in 1981. There is now an elevator inside the Wildcat Store that students with disabilities can take. Evans is currently Chico State’s Americans with Disabilities Act education coordinator, she said. The Disability Support Services changed its name to the Accessibility Resource Center this semester. With 600 to 700 students with disabilities at Chico State, the services provided are based on types of academic activities that happen on campus, Evans said. They also provide services for injured students.
All computer labs on campus must have an accessible station, such as one with no barriers for wheelchairs. “Most stuff we do now wasn’t even thought of back then,” she said. The Adaptive Technology Center on the first floor of Meriam Library has course materials for disabled students, Evans said. The pathway from West Second Street to Kendall Hall and the Chico Transit Center was built this summer and is all American Disabilities Act compliant, Evans said. Future plans depend on how academics, technology and the campus evolve, she said. -Compiled by Tasha Clark
Campus Spotlight: Alumnus hosts TV show on Food Network Troy Johnson, a 1997 Chico State alumnus who majored in speech communications and creative writing, now hosts Food Network’s new show “Crave.” The show explores all “craveworthy” foods as Johnson explains the history, science and fun facts behind them. While at Chico State, Johnson worked for Synthesis magazine for three years. Upon graduating, he hosted a weekly television show called “Fox Rox” and wrote music reviews published in CityBeat and Spin magazine. He began writing about food at Riviera magazine in San Diego and was a food and drink expert for KPBS, San Diego’s NPR affiliate. After submitting a tape, Food Network was interested in making a show with him. The Orion: What are some of the challenges that come with hosting your own show? Johnson: Well, obviously health is a big challenge. We’re covering the foods Americans crave and very few of us crave wheat grass. It’s fried chicken, burgers and barbecue, so I own a treadmill and try not to just use it to hang laundry. The Orion: If you could visit Chico again, where would you go to eat or drink and why? Johnson: I’d have to get a slice at Woodstock’s Pizza. And eat breakfast at Oy Vey Bagel Co. And have a beer at LaSalles. It’s been 14 years since I’ve been back. I’m sure there are much better joints now. But those places still hold a warm place in my cold heart. The Orion: Was there a
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CRAVE Alumnus Troy Johnson hosts a show about food that American’s have cravings for. particular food that got you through college? What was your most unusual dorm food concoction that you can recall? Johnson: In college, Franky’s pizza and the place across from Riley’s with the massive, 30-pound burritos pretty much got me through. I can’t recall any dorm food. I think I’ve repressed NOW that memSHOWING ory due to its harmful “Crave” airs nature on at 8:30 p.m. my psyche. Mondays on The Food Network. Orion: When you aren’t filming, what foods do you crave? Or what are your favorite foods? Johnson: Thai food. Oily noodles with insane amounts of spice, and duck. I love dark, greasy meat. Cereal in cold, cold milk. Cheese. Specifically, a 10-month aged sheep’s milk wonder-cheese called Ewephoria. It’ll change your life. And Seghesio Zinfandel. Wine is a food. The Orion: Why should people watch your show? What do you hope people will get out of your show? Johnson: I think they should watch for a few reasons. For every show, I loiter in libraries. I deep-Google. I travel across the country to interview experts. I get the hidden histories, trivia, major moments and science behind the food we eat every day. -Compiled by Katleen Dazzi
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Taylor Western FOOD COLUMNIST
My younger sister is a freshman and is always stealing food from me. She is on the golf team, so her late practices cause her to miss meals at her dorm. For this reason, I wanted to provide her with another option besides hitting up my cabinet. This week, I came up with two recipes that can be made right in the dorms or easily at home. The first recipe can be breakfast or dessert and is made in ten minutes. The only kitchen equipment needed is a coffee mug and a microwave. The second is a recipe that will make several meals right from your microwave in less than 15 minutes.
Microwavable dorm food: Cinnamon rolls, chicken enchiladas Cost Analysis: Cinnamon Rolls This recipe is a cheap way to have breakfast all week long. The cinnamon rolls were only $2.04 for a package of eight, so depending on how much you eat, it should provide four to eight meals. I bought about half a pound of chocolate chips in bulk for $1.20, which will last you for the rest of the week as well. The M&M’s cost 68 cents, and I only used a quarter of the bag. I recommend mixing the remaining M&M’s in with your chocolate chip bag for future use. The honey cost me $1 at the Dollar Tree.
As for the butter, you will only need one stick at the most for the entire week’s worth of rolls. A package of butter costs $3.03 at WinCo. The peanut butter is optional, but if you use it, you will only need a tablespoon out of the jar that costs $2.15 at WinCo. The ingredients you will need will cost a total of $10.10 including the optional peanut butter. That averages out to $1.26 to $2.52 per breakfast depending on whether you eat one or two cinnamon rolls at a time. Microwave Chicken Enchiladas The chicken cost me $2.98 total, when combining both cans. The
Taco Bell refried beans are 58 cents per can, and you will only need four tablespoons. I recommend saving the remainder and using the beans for burritos with your leftover tortillas and cheese. The taco seasoning will cost you 38 cents. This is a good way to have all the seasonings you will need without having to buy them separately. The enchilada sauce costs 92 cents. The can of tomatoes with chilies will cost you 60 cents. The olives, if you choose to include them, will cost you 98 cents and the sour cream costs 88 cents. The tortillas cost $1.78, but you
will only need four of them so you will have a lot left over for following meals. With regards to produce, the fresh tomato will cost 28 cents and the bell pepper will cost 68 cents. The food that you will use for this recipe will add up to $8.80, not including the fresh tomato or the black olives. You will have plenty leftover ingredients to make more enchiladas later. This recipe makes four enchiladas, so you can either share them with your roommate or have four meals for yourself at $2.20 each. Taylor Western can be reached at foodcolumnist@theorion.com
CINNAMON ROLLS IN A MUG
10 minutes
serves 1
Ingredients
Directions
1 can of uncooked cinnamon rolls with icing $2.04 WinCo (Package of eight) 1 tablespoon chocolate chips $1.20/ half pound WinCo 2 tablespoons honey $1/bottle Dollar Tree 1 tablespoon peanut butter $2.15 (Optional) 1 tablespoon M&M’s 68 cents WinCo 1 tablespoon butter $3.03/package WinCo I recommend saving one of the butter packages you get from a restaurant or fast food place because that’s all you’ll need.
Sprinkle the chocolate chips, M&M’s and peanut butter in the bottom of your mug. Reserve a few chocolate chips for topping. Then, drizzle honey over the chocolate chips and M&M’s. Take two cinnamon rolls and place in a cup. If the cinnamon rolls are large, you can use just one. Next, top with butter and the remainder of the chocolate chips and M&M’s. You can top with extra honey if you choose. Place in the microwave and cook for two to three minutes, or until the roll is spongy and firm to the touch. Flip mug onto a plate and take out the roll. Then, drizzle frosting onto the top of the roll and save remainder for future rolls. Let cool on plate for three minutes. Enjoy.
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CINNAMON A microwavable cinnamon roll with M&M’s, is made easily in 10 minutes in a coffee mug.
MICROWAVE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
15 minutes
serves 3 – 4
Ingredients
Directions
1 5-ounce can Hy-Top chicken $1 WinCo 12.5-ounce can of Snow’s chicken breast $1.98 WinCo (Chicken will be near the tuna fish) 4 tablespoons Taco Bell refried beans 58 cents WinCo 1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning 38 cents WinCo 1 can enchilada sauce 92 cents WinCo 1 can tomatoes with chilies 60 cents WinCo 1 red bell pepper chopped 68 cents WinCo 1/2 cup cheddar or Mexican blend cheese 4 Guerrero tortillas $1.78 WinCo 1 can sliced black olives (optional) 98 cents WinCo 1 tomato chopped (optional) 28 cents WinCo 1 tablespoon sour cream 88 cents
Grease a glass or plastic microwave bowl. Next, drain your two cans of chicken. In another large bowl, mix two cans of chicken with refried beans, bell pepper, half a can of your tomatoes, two tablespoons of enchilada sauce and taco seasoning. Take the greased bowl and coat the bottom with enchilada sauce. Take one of your tortillas and fill with chicken mixture, then roll and place in bowl. Continue with remainder of your tortillas until your dish is full of wrapped tortillas. I used four. Next, pour your enchilada sauce on top of the tortillas and use enough to cover them. Spread your enchilada sauce, and use one to two tablespoons of the remainder of the canned tomatoes to top your enchiladas. Next, top with shredded cheese and olives. Place in microwave and cook for at least four minutes or until cheese is completely melted. Add diced, fresh tomatoes and a tablespoon of sour cream on each enchilada. Enjoy.
Tip: buy a bulk block of cheese at WinCo for $5 or you can just buy the pre-shredded for $2.
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SAY CHEESE A chicken enchilada topped with tomatoes, cheese and black olives can be made in a dorm microwave in 15 minutes.
College students at high risk for identity theft, fraud Stephanie Geske STAFF WRITER
It’s Friday night, and students are buzzing about deciding whether to go to Third and Normal or Fifth and Ivy, who’s sleeping where and more importantly, with whom. The last thing on students’ minds is the possibility of someone stealing their credit cards and putting them hundreds or thousands of dollars in debt. As much as a quarter of all identity theft cases involve college students, according to the the Better Business Bureau. Chico State students could fall victim to friendly fraud, committed by people who know the victim. No longer are the perpetrators of identity theft simply random people who steal bills from mailboxes. Some students don’t realize they put themselves at risk of getting their information stolen, said senior Victoria Tutt, a business major. While in the Whitney Hall computer lab, she once witnessed a student repeating his mom’s credit card number aloud to write it down. “I mean, really, how stupid are you?” Tutt said. To help prevent friendly fraud, the BBB
suggests never lending credit cards to friends and to keep sensitive mail secure, have it sent to a permanent address, such as a parent’s house. Adults ages 18 to 24 took the longest to report identify theft, about 132 days, according to the 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report released by Javelin Strategy & Research. More college students seem to be under fire because identity theft isn’t the first thing on their minds, said Cailin Peterson, a communications specialist for the Better Business Bureau. Freshmen and sophomores are more focused on making friends, and sensitive mail can be misplaced and read by anyone in a dorm. Some identity thieves will stake out dumpsters behind college dorm rooms, because many students don’t destroy preapproved credit card offers. Using a paper shredder to destroy student loan documentation containing social security numbers can often be beneficial. Chico State students usually live with a roommate their first year, and most still have roommates when living off campus in order to save money on rent. While students may feel they can trust these people, a roommate may have untrustworthy friends. Installing security software and using strong passwords on a
computer can prevent other people from accessing personal information. On Oct. 30, 1998, the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998 made it so the person whose identity was stolen is the true victim. Before this, only credit grantors who suffered monetary losses were considered true victims, according to the National Check Fraud Center. ATM security is the easiest to work around, so covering pin numbers is a good idea, said Jaycob Arbogast, a junior business administration major. “Don’t swipe your card in sketchy-looking things,” Arbogast said. After discovering an identity has been stolen, it is best to put a fraud alert on credit reports. This can prevent an identity thief from opening more accounts, according to the Federal Trade Commission. An identity theft report should be filed with a law enforcement agency, and another report should be filed with local police where the theft took place. Accounts believed to have been opened fraudulently should be closed, and a complaint should be filed with the Federal Trade Commission. Stephanie Geske can be reached at sgeske@theorion.com
PROTECTING AGAINST IDENTITY THEFT Restaurants and bars There’s the risk of having debit cards stolen, and it is easy to see that these are places where cards disappear when you’re with someone for a few minutes. Wi-Fi hot spots Free Wi-Fi access also means unsecured wireless connections, which makes it easier for hackers to log on and steal information. Mail Make sure to rip up credit card offers before throwing them away. Social security card Don’t keep your social security card in your wallet in case you lose it. Make sure it’s in a safe spot at home. Online Don’t fill out personal information in emails if you are not sure it is a legitimate company.
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TROMBONE: Band member practices on campus to get over stage fright continued from D1
gets attention. Once he was playing warmup exercises, and someone walked by and told him he was rude, annoying and that he should at least play a song, Denny said. But that didn’t stop him. “Once my schedule gets settled, I can really start digging into the horn,” he said. Denny currently plays
trombone in the band Brass Hysteria! and writes songs. Brass Hysteria! began December 2008 when Juan Gomez Jr., Chris Russell and Rusty Johnson had the idea to begin a band that fused a complex mixture of ska, bluegrass, rockabilly and punk, said Gomez, an alumnus with a degree in science of agriculture. Gomez met Denny two years ago when saw him play with
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the Chico Ska Orchestra at Cafe Coda and asked him to join the band. “The rest, as they say, is pretty fuzzy from there on out,” Denny said. Brass Hysteria! has eight members, and they play anywhere from the Thursday Night Market to bars to back alleys, Gomez said. Brass Hysteria! played in front of their largest
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crowd yet with about 3,000 audience members at ZombieO-Rama Aug. 31 in San Jose, Gomez said. Johnson, the lead guitarist, said everyone who attends their shows has a blast. “Our music can be background music or you can party to it,” Johnson said. In Denny’s daily life his nerves don’t affect him, it’s the minute he gets on stage,
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Auberjonois 45- Cereal grain 46- Good-natured raillery 48- Fine sheer fabric 52- Size of type 53- Young roarer 54- From a French region 58- Ages and ages 59- This, in Tijuana 61- Part of LED 62- “Hard ___!” (sailor’s yell) 63- Dig like a pig 64- Ancient region of Asia Minor 65- Star-___ tuna 66- Japanese wrestling 67- Concerning;
Down 1- Winglike parts 2- Tiered shelves 3- Cross inscription 4- Life-support system 5- Pre-Easter 6- Prevention dose 7- Salt Lake City hoopsters 8- Campaigned 9- Refuge 10- Examine thoroughly 11- Rhino relative 12- Old-womanish 13- Spirited horse 21- Bit of gossip 23- Collection of maps 25- Hives 26- Actress Merrill 27- Asian sea 28- Agreement 29- “Awake and Sing!” playwright 32- Declaim 33- Damnation
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Denny said. When he performs in front of a crowd that has 100 or less people he really gets nervous. “You’re putting just as much energy out, if not more,” Denny said about playing for small crowds, “but if feels like you don’t get the same amount back from the audience.” Michaela Boggan can be reached at mboggan@theorion.com
BRASS HYSTERIA! Brass Hysteria! is performing at 9 p.m. Thursday at Woodstock’s Pizza.
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