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The 20th annual Giving Tree program sponsored by the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center began Monday. Students and faculty are encouraged to pick a child’s name from trees located in the Bell Memorial Union, the Student Services Center, the Cross-Cultural Leadership Center or the residence halls. Gifts must be new and unwrapped and returned to designated boxes that will be in the lobbies of the SSC and the BMU by Wednesday. Source: Campus Calendar

Laxson Auditorium will be hosting Neil Berg’s “Broadway Holiday” tonight at 7:30 p.m. The show includes songs from many beloved Broadway musicals, such as “Jersey Boys,” “Wicked” and “My Fair Lady.” The price is $23 per student.

Presidential pay ‘sensitive’ topic Presidential salary diﬀerences may sour camaraderie among leaders

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more than $300,000 Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, San Diego State, Cal State L.A., Cal State Long Beach

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less than $290,000

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After watching incoming California State University presidents receive about $400,000 in salary, current administrators have become concerned with what implications it might have among lower-paid presidents. The gap between the highest paid and lowest paid CSU president is about $140,000, President Paul Zingg said in an email. Although many presidents feel they are fairly compensated, the range in salaries may create a “tier” system among them. A ranking of CSU presidents could introduce tension in the group, he said. “I haven’t seen such tension yet, but this set of circumstances could affect it,” Zingg said. “If it does, camaraderie could be adversely affected.” Jeff rey Armstrong, the newly hired president of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the second highest paid CSU president, said any problems created by salary issues could be solved through the presidents’ high level of trust and friendship. “Issues of pay are always sensitive, and I realize that they can create hard feelings,” Armstrong said via email. “When the

Fresno State, San Francisco State, Humboldt State, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Northridge, Sacramento State, San Jose State, Cal Poly Pomona, Sonoma State, Cal State San Bernardino

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more than $280,000 Chico State, Cal State East Bay, Cal State Channel Islands, Cal State Monterey Bay , Cal State San Marcos, Cal State Stanislaus, California Maritime Academy SOURCE: 2011 MERCER REPORT

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COMPENSATION The above illustration shows how much the respective campus presidents earn annually. Chico State’s Paul Zingg is among the lowest paid presidents earning just under $280,000. chancellor offered me the job, I accepted it as he offered it – no negotiations.” Armstrong makes a total of about $385,000 per year, but still has concerns over the salary differential, he said. “I am equally concerned with the fact that faculty and staff have not received salary adjustments,” Armstrong said. The highest paid president among the 23 CSU campuses is Elliot Hirshman of San Diego State, who makes about $400,000 per year

after combining his salary with additional wages. Hirshman declined to comment on the issue of presidential salary concerns. The lowest paid president is Bill Eisenhardt who receives $259,000 per year as an executive at California Maritime Academy. He announced his retirement on Oct. 31. A president might resign if he or she disagrees with the direction of the CSU, Zingg said. The system is looking for ﬁve new >> please see SALARY | A7

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Glorious Sounds of the Season, a holiday fundraiser, will be hosted by the Chico State music department and the School of the Arts in Harlen Adams Theatre. The children’s choir of Chico, as well as many student and faculty ensembles, will be performing more than 25 musical pieces Friday through Sunday. Tickets are $20 each, with all proceeds going toward music scholarships for Chico students. Source: Theatre Department

Professor helps study increase of mercury in common fish Raquel Royers STAFF WRITER

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY Students, faculty, Academic Senate members and Chico State President Paul Zingg were in attendance at the first assembly meeting that went through line-by-line of a tentative charter, which will be sent to the administration regarding various demands.

Occupy Chico State eyes Kendall Hall Zingg joins group to address issues raised in relation to recent fee hikes Brenna Dillman

The Cross-Cultural Leadership Center is hosting a free “Motivating Yourself!” workshop from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Thursday in Meriam Library Room 172. The workshop will focus on self-empowerment, new learning styles and the signiﬁcance of accountability, communication and teamwork. Source: Campus Calendar

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With the Occupy movement moving across the nation, Chico State students have decided it is time to join and get involved. After the news of a $498 increase in tuition on Nov. 16, a group of students decided that administration is not doing enough to represent its students. Two Facebook pages have been created for students to get the word out and for the movement

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to distribute information to the public. The General Assembly of the movement is working through consensus among members to meet everyone’s needs. The Occupy Chico State Facebook page published the first letter the group has sent to administration. “We are a leaderless organization,” the letter said. The first event and beginning of the occupation will be Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Trinity Commons starting with the General Assembly in which all students, staff and community members are welcome. This will be followed by the occupation of Kendall Hall. One of students’ biggest concerns is the brutality that has been seen at other

universities and rallies across the country, according to the Facebook page. Occupy Chico State made a statement on its page about the legality and options for individuals during occupation. “At our occupation, we will hold a Know Your Rights seminar so that everyone can feel comfortable and safe with their own personal decisions,” the statement read. Despite concerns about police issues, Adam Roth, a senior sociology major, thinks it should not be a reason not to go, he said. Since it already happened in other places, it is hopefully being corrected and won’t happen again. Roth thinks many students probably are worried and frustrated with the tuition >> please see OCCUPY | A7

Sushi lovers may want to think twice next time they’re craving that spicy tuna roll. A study showed an increasing amount of mercury levels in forms of fish jerky samples. The study was co-conducted by David Brown, professor of geological sciences at Chico State. Brown was attending a conference in Nevada City that focused on mercury due to results of mining when he met Jane Hightower, Brown said. Hightower gave a speech on the growing amounts of mercury being found in raw seafood products. Brown offered to help with her proposed experiment, which >> please see FISH | A7

$498 tuition increase raises student concern Brenna Dillman STAFF WRITER

Recent tuition raises and budget cuts among California State Universities has made it increasingly difficult for students to not only afford to go to school, but afford rent, food, gas and other living expenses. For many students the idea of paying even more for college is a nightmare, and for some it will affect the rest of their lives. With budget cuts, some classes are becoming harder to get into, or electives and classes for minors are being cut altogether. Gracey Hessinger, a sophomore communications major, was informed through email that one of her theatre classes was no longer >> please see HIKE | A7

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Three recent deaths have been traced back to a Craigslist ad that supposedly advertised a job offer on a farm with good pay. Three shallow graves were found in one general area in eastern Ohio, two of which have been identified and a third not yet identified. Another man said he narrowly escaped and had gunshot wounds three weeks ago after responding to the ad, which is when police started to piece the murders together. Currently the police have two suspects in custody.

Pakistan — Twenty-four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a cross-border air attack, which is now under investigation by NATO. Officials said NATO and Afghan troops came under fire from across the border before a NATO aircraft attacked a Pakistani army post and killed the soldiers. What NATO characterized as a “tragic unintended incident” has inflamed tensions with Pakistan and marks the latest incident in the tumultuous relationship between the two countries. The attack threatens to complicate efforts by the U.S. to draw down the war in Afghanistan. Pakistan has cut off vital supply routes into Afghanistan amid calls from citizens and officials to cut all ties with the U.S. Source: Reuters

Egypt — American students Derrik Sweeney, Gregory Porter and Luke Gates are back in the country after being arrested in Egypt after police accused them of throwing Molotov cocktails and participating in the latest string of protests in the country. Sweeney said the accusations were entirely fabricated and that they did not do anything to harm anyone. The students were found with a bag ﬁlled with empty bottles, a bottle of gasoline, a towel and a camera, said Abel Saeed, a spokesman for the general prosecutor. The students denied the bag was theirs and said it belonged to two of their friends. Source: CNN

Russia —Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched his campaign to reclaim the Russian presidency amid the cheers of thousands of supporters. Putin stressed Russia is a democratic country and urged foreign partners to understand Russia’s independence and respect the elections. Putin stepped down in 2008 after two presidential terms, but had held on to his power. Putin will swap jobs with President Dmitry Medvedev and many Russians fear the return of the authoritarian tendencies of Putin will lead to him serving for 12 more years. This would make Putin the longest-serving leader since Communist times. Source: Yahoo!

South Africa —Negotiations were underway between the city and protesters to authorize protest space for the upcoming United Nations climate talks in Durban. Police have strongly stated they will not tolerate criminal acts “disguised as demonstrations” and the plan to deploy 2,500 officers at the United Nations climate talks starting this week. Protesters have criticized the recent climate proposals of wealthy nations as “both environmentally reckless and politically irresponsible.” Along with Saudi Arabia, the U.S. is refusing to sign the global climate fund in the intensified run up to the UN climate summit. The global fund is comprised of $100 billion a year by 2020 from participating countries to assist developing countries fight climate change. Source: Al Jazeera

Iraq —As the U.S. military steadily draws down its forces in Iraq, military officials fear of what impact a final strike against troops could have. The U.S. military is eager to shape the legacy of war in what has been the worst violence in the Middle East in recent decades. The war itself has bitterly divided America over the cost in blood and treasure and has almost morphed into a distraction amid a region continually consumed by conflict. Feelings are even mixed among U.S. troops over what the American legacy will be in Iraq. Regardless, many still worried that although the final chapter has yet to be written for the country, the threat of attack will remain until the final days of the draw down. Source: MSNBC

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Michelle Parker, a 33-yearold mother, is still missing after an episode of “People’s Court” aired in which she and her children’s father argued over an engagement ring cost. Parker was last seen dropping her children oﬀ at the father’s house in central Florida. Although the father, Dale Smith, has a history of violence, he does not seem to be a suspect in this disappearance. There is currently a $50,000 reward out for information on Parker’s whereabouts. PHOTO COURTESY OF • YOUTUBE ASUCD AGGIE TV

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PEPPERED BY POLICE Protesters sat in the UC Davis quad, linking arms, in an effort to prevent police from removing their encampment. When they refused to move, Lt. John Pike [above] began pepper spraying them.

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California lawmakers are planning two new bills in the wake of the recent Penn State scandal. One of the bills, authorized by Sen. Juan Vargas, would require all university athletic staff by law to report any case of child abuse or neglect. Those who fail to due so would get increase fines and jail time. Assemblyman Ricardo Lara called for legislation targeting nonprofits that enable or fail to report sexual abuse of children connected to their organization as well. The bill Lara wants to craft would strip these nonprofits of their tax-exempt status.

UC Davis has drawn national attention, as once again protests have turned sour after police used pepper spray on non-violent protesters and arrested 10 people. The protesters were joined together and sitting on the ground in passive resistance when they were warned they would be pepper sprayed if they did not move. When they would not, an oﬃcer walked along the line directly pointing the pepper spray into the protesters’ faces. Earlier that day, Nov. 18, a letter was released from Chancellor Linda Katehi addressing the health and safety issues that were being caused by the encampment, and asked demonstrators to remove the tents, while reassuring them of her support for their cause. At 8:40 a.m. the oﬃcers arrested 10 people participating in the protests, according to the UC Davis police department crime log. “We are even more saddened by the events that subsequently transpired to facilitate their removal,” Katehi said in an address of the incidents. She also released a formal apology and announced that the incidents would be investigated. Many of the protesters were committed to keep the protest completely non-violent and encouraged others to not chant negative comments or

After the spraying, protesters began to chant, ‘Shame on you!’ and were clearly disturbed, as I certainly was.

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ANTHONY BECK UC Davis sophomore

become hostile, said Anthony Beck, a sophomore engineering major at UC Davis who was present at the protest. Beck heard Lt. John Pike, the oﬃcer who pepper sprayed the protesters, say that Pike would shoot the protesters if they did not move. Pike then stepped over the line of protesters whose arms were linked on the quad and began pepper spraying them directly into their eyes. “After the spraying, protesters began to chant, ‘Shame on you!’ and were clearly disturbed, as I certainly was,” Beck said in an email interview. A follow-up rally was organized for the movement on Nov. 21, he said. Katehi spoke at the rally and voiced her concern for the safety of students and protesters. “It would seem that she has some real regret for what happened,” Beck said. “I am not sure where I currently stand on the calls for her to

resign.” On Nov. 21 it was also announced that the university police chief, Annette Spicuzza, would be put on administrative leave, according to a release by Pat Bailey of the UC Davis News Service. Eleven protesters were treated on-site for the pepper spray and two were taken to a nearby hospital and released after treatment. The situation could have been handled more eﬀectively, but it did bring international attention to the issue, said Colin O’Neill, a junior media arts major. “I do think it is possible at Chico, but I don’t think it is likely,” O’Neill said. University of California President Mark G. Yudof held a meeting of all 10 UC chancellors to address the issue of protecting student freedoms and rights to peaceful protest. Four statements were released from the Academic Senate of the University of California, citing its outrage over the events that have occurred on Berkeley and Davis campuses, according to a letter by Robert M. Anderson, chair of the Assembly and Academic Council. It pushed for the chancellors to accept ultimate responsibility, promote restraint when responding to protesters and completely support the right to free speech and “reaﬃrm opposition to the state’s disinvestment in higher education.” Kjerstin Wood can be reached at kwood@theorion.com

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A few days before Chico State students went on Thanksgiving break, the California State University board of trustees approved a $498 tuition hike for the 2012-2013 academic year. The tuition increase was passed in a 9-6 vote. The board’s meeting Nov. 16 in Long Beach, where the 9 percent fee increase was approved, was disrupted by protesters, said Erik Fallis, a spokesman for the CSU Chancellor’s Office. Members from Refund California, a coalition involved in the planning of the Long Beach protest, spoke during the meeting’s public comments portion, but after the comment time concluded, protesters began shouting down speakers and the trustees, Fallis said. The board took a 10-minute recess as police removed the protesters from the meeting room. After protesters were moved outside the building, an unknown person broke a glass door at the front of the building, Fallis said. Three officers were injured in the scuffle to remove the demonstrators and one required medical transportation. At least three CSU students were arrested, one from Cal State Long Beach and two from San Diego State, Fallis said. About 45 percent of CSU students would not pay the fee increase due to financial aid and grants, according to a press release from the CSU. Earlier this month, Robert Turnage, CSU assistant vice chancellor of budget, said the workings of the CSU’s budget request could provide opportunities to address the other 55 percent. The fee increase would bring in an additional $138 million in revenue to the CSU system, Turnage said. Chico State students had mixed reactions to the approved tuition increase. Ben Day, a senior theatre major, doesn’t mind the fee hike because his parents pay his tuition, he said. “I would rather have tuition stay up and get a good education than have tuition go down or God forbid have furlough days again,” he said. Rebecca Banuelos, a freshman communication

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TO THE POINT Chancellor Charles Reed talks at the November board of trustees meeting about the budget uncertainties facing students in the California State University system as board member Glen Toney looks on. sciences and disorders major, is concerned about her ability to afford college, she said. “You need an education to develop and grow up and be something in this country, and if they keep adding more money, people aren’t going to be able to afford going to college getting the education they need,” she said. “I just think it’s ridiculous.” The trustees also removed a clause in their budget proposal to the Legislature that would have asked legislators to buy out the tuition hike, Fallis said. In addition, the trustees approved an increase of $471 million in its budget request compared to the 2011-2012 academic year. The removal of the buyout language and the increase in the board’s request to the Legislature represented how the board wanted to approach lawmakers in Sacramento, Fallis said. Instead of asking legislators to buy out a fee increase, the trustees chose a route that addresses all of the CSU

system’s financial needs. Requesting a $471 million increase in state funding, compared to $333 million outlined before the meeting, could better leverage the CSU’s interests, Fallis said. In a press release from the CSU, Chancellor Charles Reed said, “While there is still so much uncertainty in the state’s fiscal condition, we wanted to provide students and parents with as much notice as possible that tuition will go up in the fall.” The CSU has already seen a $650 million cut in state support this year that could rise to $750 million if California misses its revenue goals. Andre Byik can be reached at abyik@theorion.com Kacey Gardner can be reached at chiefcopy@theorion.com

Police amp up eﬀort to quell noise Chico police voiced its concerns regarding the current Chico Noise Ordinance to the City Council, which is now examining what could be changed to better resolve the noise issue. Katherine Deaton STAFF WRITER

Throwing parties may soon result in fines as the City Council is scheduled to review the current noise ordinance in response to community frustration. The Chico Police Department submitted a letter to the City Council Nov. 15, requesting changes to the Chico Noise Ordinance. The request resulted from a community meeting where residents expressed universal concern over the police’s ability to enforce the ordinance NOISE in their neighborhoods, Chico police Lt. ORDINANCE Linda Dye said. REVIEW “It’s not resolving the noise issue, particularly in the avenues,” Dye said. Who The current noise ordinance requires an Chico police and officer to issue a warning once a noise comcommunity memplaint has been made, according to title bers nine of the municipal code, which is available on the city’s website. What If a second noise complaint is made by Noise ordiance scheduled for the same person it must be verified by an review by the city officer, but if made by a different person no verification is necessary, Chico police Lt. Why George Laver said. Noise polluOnce an officer responds to a second call, tion from parties they are able to issue a citation, but are not is bothering required to, Laver said. residents Some feel the ordinance is fair as-is. Ryan Valentine lives on West First AveWhen nue and will be enrolling in Butte College Issue on agenda for Dec. 13 next spring to pursue a degree in English. meeting “I knew what I was getting myself into moving into the area,” Valentine said. Although Valentine lives in a known party area he doesn’t think there is a problem, he said. A warning followed by a citation sounds like a reasonable law. One reason why noise infractions aren’t handled promptly is the lack of officers available to respond and the lack of importance it holds in comparison to other calls for service, Laver said. “Let’s face it, it’s an infraction,” he said. “It’s the equivalent to issuing a speeding ticket.” The current policy was enacted more than a decade ago and was developed at a time when the Council was very suspicious of the police, Laver said. The city was concerned by the number of citations police dolled out. City Council spoke briefly on the issue Nov. 15 and voted for the Internal Affairs Committee to further review and discuss, said Dani Brinkley, administrative assistant to the City Clerk. The issue is on the tentative agenda for the committee’s next meeting, which will be held Dec. 13. Chico police are still in the information gathering stage, Dye said. “It’s not something that’s going to happen overnight,” she said. Katherine Deaton can be reached at kdeaton@theorion.com

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DISCOUNT DEBATE The ongoing discussion regarding which Associates Students employees should receive certain discounts has ﬁnally ended, with a 10 percent discount for A.S. employees and discounted meals for A.S. Dining employees.

A.S. keeps, updates perks Sam Kelly STAFF WRITER

The Associated Students board of directors recently voted to maintain a 10 percent discount for current A.S. employees in addition to implementing a new discount for A.S. dining employees for meals eaten before or after a shift. All A.S. employees, including dining, still receive the 10 percent discount on all monetary purchases at A.S. businesses, A.S. Executive Director David Buckley said. A.S. dining employees can now also receive a meal for the cost of the food, $2.50, but only before or after working at least a 3 1/2-hour shift. This change will go into effect Jan. 1. Consultants were brought in to evaluate the A.S. businesses on a broad scale on everything from employee morale, to food safety and menu layouts, to best determine how the A.S. businesses can be in a position to be successful now and into the future, Buckley said. The consultants also evaluated the A.S. discount plan. “It is an industry standard that employees, especially at colleges, get free meals or discounted meals,” Buckley said. It just ended up being a third party that affirmed what the board had already been hearing, but hearing it from someone coming in made a difference to the board, he said. There was widespread anger when the original 10 percent discount was announced, but the consultants did a good job of listening to the students and gave employees a chance to vent, said Vincent Newsom, a senior music industry and technology major. “The 10 percent discount was completely

unnecessary and a slap in the face to all A.S. employees,” he said. “The consultants alone are one of the best things that could happen to A.S. dining.” Student employees expressed their pleasure with the decision and commended the board for being accessible and allowing input from A.S. employees about the decision. This decision reinforces that the A.S. board of directors is listening not only to the students it serves, but also the students it employs, said Geoff Cohen, a senior communications major. “They clearly listened to what we were saying,” Cohen said. “It was surprisingly easier to work out than I thought it would be.” Although this chapter of the A.S. discount saga appears to be coming to a close, Newsom thinks it is possible more disputes could arise. “I think they are going to have to fix it again,” Newsom said. “A.S. employees are all the same, but also different and the discounts should reflect that.” Regardless of how the discounts will continue to play out in coming semesters, it was clear that the feedback model and outreach attempts used by the student government officers were effective in eliciting responses from student employees on an important issue. “They talked to a lot of people they should have talked to,” Newsom said. “I was glad I was invited to go to that. The fact that all of the meetings were open and accessible was a huge deal, Cohen said. “It’s nice know in the future that our problems can be addressed and will actually be listened to,” he said. Sam Kelly can be reached at skelly@theorion.com

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PROBLEM PATH One Chico State student and one Butte College student were attacked by three men Nov. 20 about 1 a.m. on the bike path near the corner of North Cedar Street and Sacramento Avenue.

POLICE BLOTTER Information cited directly from Chico Police Department or University Police Department. Chico Police Wednesday, 8:25 p.m.: Residential burglary reported on the 1200 block of Notre Dame Boulevard. “When reporting party came home, back door was wide open. Believes window may have been left open. Loss of TV, movies, makeup, perfume, clothing, so far.” Wednesday, 11:11 p.m.: Petty theft reported on the 100 block of East Second Street. “Reporting party’s wallet was taken, turned over to the bouncer, emptied. Bouncer refusing to provide info as to who turned the wallet in and being diﬃcult with reporting party.”

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Black lab running around, reporting party thinks it has rabies due to it foaming at the mouth. Chased and tried to bite neighbor.

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FRIDAY, 9 P.M. Chico police records

Thursday, 12:19 p.m.: Domestic dispute reported on Menlo Way. “Sounds like female getting beat up. Female saying, ‘Please stop, don’t hit me.’ Says the residents recently moved in. Doesn’t know their names. Reporting party now calling back advising she can hear female yelling, ‘You’re going to kill me.’ Also sounds like he is throwing her around on ﬂoor. Tenant moved in in October. Sevenmonth-old baby and 7-year-old boy, unknown if they are home.” Thursday, 6:37 p.m.: Suspicious circumstance reported on 100 block of West Fifth Street. “Reporting party just went to get his mail, there were several post oﬃce boxes that were broken into. There was a teenage boy in there who told reporting party he didn’t know how it happened. Reporting party thinks he is responsible.

Thursday, 2:15 a.m.: Domestic dispute reported on Cohasset Road. “Boyfriend telling reporting party he is going to kill her. Reporting party locked herself in the bedroom. No weapons. Reporting party has 2-year-old daughter with her.”

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Friday, 9 p.m.: Aggressive animal reported on the 500 block of West 11th Street. “Black lab running around, reporting party thinks it has rabies due to it foaming at the mouth. Chased and tried to bite neighbor.” Friday, 9:02 p.m.: Suspicious circumstance reported on the 2000 block of the Esplanade. “Reporting party just pulled up to his apartment. He thinks someone is inside his apartment. Lights are oﬀ inside the apartment when reporting party left them on. When reporting party left there was a transient sleeping at the bottom of the stairs. There is now a sleeping bag and thermos still there but no person.” Saturday, 5:30 p.m.: Residential burglary reported on the 600 block of West Second Avenue. “House broken into over the break. Guitar missing and other miscellaneous items. All of the roommates are not home yet.” Sunday, 10:49 a.m.: Suspicious circumstance reported on the 1600 block of Mangrove Avenue. “Female in ER stating last night around 0100 hours she was in a vehicle with suspicious suspect threatened to kill her and drove erratically. Suspect lost control of vehicle and hit a pole.” Sunday, 11:16 a.m.: Violation of probation reported on the 100 block of West 13th Street. “Transient subjects sitting on top of a newer silver sedan. Reporting party doesn’t think this vehicle belongs to them. Subjects are also screaming at each other. Also pushing each other.” -Compiled by Griﬃn Rogers

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A Chico State student and a Butte College student were attacked and robbed by two students and a resident on the campus bike path Nov. 20. The Chico State student, 25, and the Butte College student, 23, were walking near North Cedar Street and West Sacramento Avenue just before 1 a.m. when they were approached by four men, Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield said. Both victims were punched, Merrifield said. They surrendered their wallets and fled to a nearby business where they called Chico police. The suspects, Jevon Grant, 27, and Donte Dennis, 24, both Butte College students and Chico residents, and Tony Washington Jr., 24, of Oroville, were found by police near the scene of the assault, he said. An additional suspect was not located. The three suspects were arrested on suspicion of the attack and booked in the Butte County Jail, Merrifield said. He is unsure whether the suspects are still in custody. The names of the victims were not released because the additional suspect who was not taken into custody could be a potential threat to the men attacked, Merrifield said. The men did not suffer any significant injuries but cash was taken from both their wallets, he said. Money was recovered from the suspects but it has not been established whether it was the same money lost by the victims. There was no connection between the attackers and the men, Merrifield said. The assault is thought to be completely random. “That section of the bike path at that time of night is very remote and we have seen a lot of assaults and robberies in that area,” he said. “Historically I would say that is a very dangerous section of the bike path.” The bike path is efficient and safe by day but should never be used after dark, Merrifield said. “That’s my bottom line,” he said. “It is too dark over there. The possibility of being seen is pretty low, so I think criminals feel comfortable committing a crime there.”

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“A lot of the people that commit these kinds of crimes are cowards anyway and usually travel in groups and would feel pretty comfortable attacking two people,” he said. “Stay on the street, nothing good happens out there after dark.” Chico State students who use the bike path say they know the dangers at night and avoid it. “I’ve been here for a few years now and I keep on seeing student announcements like, ‘Don’t go on the bike path, someone just got beaten up,’” said Jack Goldberg, a senior anthropology major. Goldberg does not take the path at night but has friends that continue to do so, he said. A student in his class was assaulted on the bike path about a month ago while walking home with his roommate at night, Goldberg said. Both men were robbed and seriously injured. “They were jumped by five other guys,” he said. “The guy that was in my class is just getting out of the hospital now and has speech problems and doesn’t have full control of the right side of his body anymore.” Students tend to have an “it’s not going to happen to me” mentality, Goldberg said. “It’s dumb, it only saves a few minutes,” he said. A main issue with the bike path is that there are not enough police officers patrolling the area, Goldberg said. “Police presence would definitely help, but I don’t know if they have the budget for it,” he said. “It’s hard to say, they just bought an armored vehicle for student rides but they don’t have enough time to keep us safe on the bike path.” Even new students at Chico State have learned to be wary of the bike path. “I heard about it when I first moved up here,” said Aurora Evans, an undeclared freshman who lives in University Village. “Everyone said not to go down there at night. A couple of my friends had some guys throw glass bottles at them.” While she uses the bike path daily, she would never use the path at night, Evans said. “There’s no point,” she said. “Just go around.” Juniper Rose can be reached at jrose@theorion.com

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Different standards for Greeks, clubs seen as necessary for success

SWEET TREATS Brody Guess awaits the succulent taste of Ben & Jerry’s with a giggling smile. Customers will miss not only the ﬂavors oﬀered by the store but also the franchise’s community involvement and philanthropy events.

to ensure that students planning on joining have emphasis STAFF WRITER in an international study path More than five years after and a record of academic the Greek System Review Task achievement, said Brian PeterForce report, the requirements son, president of Phi Sigma Iota to join a Greek Organization are and a junior music major. Often, Greek social organizadistinct from other clubs. tions are more visible on Following the 2005 campus, which comes hazing death of Matwith extra scrutiny and thew Carrington, explains the requirePresident Paul Zingg ments of membership brought together the that other clubs do not task force to assess People the Greek system. who come have, Peterson said. The deferred recruitThe system was ment requirement was considered salvage- back to the campus also implemented folable, according to lowing the assessment the report, and new are so the task force. requirements were impressed bySome feel that implemented. Stuby how this requirement is dents planning on necessary. things joining a Greek orga“As a freshman, I nization must have have didn’t know what I at least a 2.5 GPA and changed. wanted,” Kenny said. must be, at the earli“Deferment allows est, in their second you to get to know the semester, according MICHAEL KENNY campus.” to university policy. Phi Delta Theta president Not every student Other requirements agrees with these vary by organization. requirements. While some of have Michele Lang, a junior busicontested the requirements, others feel they are necessary to ness administration major and ensure success and set Greeks former member of Gamma Phi apart, said Michael Kenny, a Beta, thinks the requirements junior marketing major and aren’t necessary, she said. “The requirement does keep president of Phi Delta Theta. A stronger GPA provides better rep- the reputations of sororities resentation for the whole system. and it is important to the uniThe GPA requirement was a versity, but there shouldn’t be recommendation implemented any requirements,” she said. In the five years following in 2005 by the Greek System Review Task Force, though some the task force report, Greek groups previously enforced a life has changed, Kenny said. “The changes have made GPA requirement, said Connie Huyck, coordinator in the Stu- the Greek system more professional,” Kenny said. “It dent Activities Office. Few other clubs require those took what was once a drinkwho join to have a specific GPA. ing club and forced the Greek Other clubs that require a spe- system to step up and be more cific GPA are honor societies. accountable. People who Phi Sigma Iota, honor society of come back to the campus are foreign languages, requires mem- so impressed by how things bers to have taken at least one have changed.” upper-division foreign language course and have a GPA of 3.0. Dani Anguiano can be reached at The GPA requirement exists danguiano@theorion.com Dani Anguiano

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Ice cream closure leaves lovers cold Dani Anguiano STAFF WRITER

GETTING THE SCOOP Jim Graham, manager of Ben & Jerry’s, serves up his last scoops to customers.

Ben & Jerry’s has served its last scoop in Chico. The franchise on East Avenue closed its doors Monday evening after 5 1/2 years in business. The ice cream shop made the decision to close its doors for good when the rising price of its product meant that customers would be charged more, manager Jim Graham said. Since opening its doors, the business has gained a loyal group of customers and friends. Some customers who were there at the opening have stayed loyal patrons up to the closure, like Alicia Rock. “I’ve been coming here for years,” Rock said. “My daughter grew up coming here.” The ice-cream shop offers flavors that aren’t found in

stores, said Luis Gutierrez, a junior psychology major. The flavors aren’t the only thing customers will miss. The business has been involved in charitable events for various causes throughout the community since its inception, Graham said. Ben & Jerry’s has worked with organizations throughout the community as well as at Chico State, and previously worked at Up ’til Dawn. “They gave so much back to the community,” Gutierrez said. “It did something that many franchised businesses don’t do.” After the closure Graham plans on spending his time resting and planning his next business. “Whatever I do, it will involve giving back to the community,” he said. Dani Anguiano can be reached at danguiano@theorion.com

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Webinar aims to end cyberbullying, violence on campus Sam Kelly STAFF WRITER

Chico State’s first cyberbullying webinar will take place Tuesday to provide education about the issue as well a place for the campus community to come together to confront cyberbullying. Chico State’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Information Technology Support Services are sponsoring the event, which will be held in Colusa Hall on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is hoped that at least 100 people will be able to attend, Diversity Coordinator Tray Robinson said. Cyberbullying has traditionally been thought of as a problem only associated with younger, teenage groups, but as recent tragedies have shown, cyberbullying is a critical issue that needs to be addressed on college campuses as well, Robinson said. Cyberbullying is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones, according to stopcyberbullying.org. “Sometimes we participate in activities where we don’t even know we are bullying people, but we are,” Robinson said. “It’s a matter of educating us on what it means, the ramifications of it and as educators ways we can combat that issue.” Issues like cyberbullying illustrate the paradoxical nature of the Internet being something that is both wonderful and terrible at the same time, said Neil Campbell, a freshman sociology major.

“People need privacy, but the Internet has given people too much power,” he said. “Cyberbullying is a bad byproduct of a great thing.” The anonymity of the Internet emboldens people to say things they might never say in person, but the problem is that it is just as damaging, said Christian Huckabee, a senior women’s studies and sociology double major. “We need to think about teaching more about the consequences the power of the Internet can have,” she said. “It’s not regulated and we need to instill the right values in the youth to keep it from getting worse.” The recent discussions of cyberbullying are indicative of the issue becoming more serious on college campuses, and the webinar is designed to show colleges what they must do, may do and should do when confronting the issue of cyberbullying, according to the PaperClip Communications website. PaperClip Communications is broadcasting the event over the Internet. The Internet has given people a lot of different ways to interact with one another, and social media offers a great opportunity for people to connect, but that instant connection and exchange of information can make it easier while also less apparent that people are hurting someone, Robinson said. “We are trying to really tackle the issue of violence on our campus more so because a lot of times you look at violence in the form of two people engaging in some sort of physical fight whereas it comes in so many different forms and shapes,” he said. “This is another opportunity to educate ourselves about violence on campus.” Sam Kelly can be reached at skelly@theorion.com

MORE ON CYBERBULLYING Bullying can take many forms: -Sending mean messages or threats to a person’s email account or cell phone -Spreading rumors online or through texts -Posting hurtful or threatening messages on social networking sites or web pages

-Stealing a person’s account information to break into their account and send damaging messages -Pretending to be someone else online to hurt another person -Taking unﬂattering pictures of a person and spreading them through cell phones or the Internet -Sexting, or circulating sexually suggestive pictures or messages about a person source: bullyingstatistics.org

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Pathways program Voters seek ‘Buried Life’ opens up possibilities Katherine Deaton STAFF WRITER

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Students and faculty alike are transitioning to the new GE pathways program that will go into effect in fall 2012. The pathways program features 10 different pathways. If students choose to follow one particular pathway, they can gain a minor while completing general education requirements. The creation of the pathways has involved a collaboration of faculty, like Tony Waters, professor of sociology and coordinator of the international studies pathway. The faculty has been coming up with new courses that meet requirements and engage students, Waters said. The entire campus was also invited to participate in the ongoing conversation around this project, said Lorraine Smith, director of academic advising programs. In addition to gaining a minor, certain pathways also offer additional benefits. One of the goals of the international studies pathway is to make the opportunity to study abroad more useful and available to a larger amount of students, Waters said.

The addition of a GE program that allows students to gain a minor is something that makes general education more useful, said Katrina Yanez, a senior psychology major. “I already have a minor, but others will benefit from this,” Yanez said. The new program is the biggest change that has been made to general education in 30 years, said William Loker, dean of Undergraduate Education. “We want all students to know that whatever GE you have already done will count in the new program,” Loker said. “You will lose nothing.” This program will change the way a lot of people look at general education, said Drew Schibsted, a sophomore Greek major. It will give focus and a sense of coherence to a program many feel is arbitrary. Next semester and the fall will be transition periods, Smith said. Communication is a challenge, Smith said. Finding the best and most clear way to communicate this transition so that everybody understands. Dani Anguiano can be reached at danguiano@theorion.com

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Chico State is in a race to the finish against St. John’s University for the chance at “The Buried Life” coming to Chico for a speaking engagement. “The Buried Life” is an MTV documentary that began with a simple question, “What do you want to do before you die?”, according to the Facebook event page. Four friends Ben, Jonnie, Duncan and Dave travel the country trying to complete their 100-item bucket list. For each item the check off, they help a stranger achieve one of their dreams. The competition is a Facebook event that encourages voting from now through Friday. The Associated Students board was approached by Verizon Wireless Careers at the first career fair this semester to participate in the event, said Denise Crosswhite, Programs Coordinator for Associated Students Programs and Government Affairs. “If we win The Buried Life College Tour comes here for free,” she said. The event would be free and all expenses would be paid by Verizon Wireless Careers, Crosswhite said. Chico State is in the second and final stage of the competition. In round one, schools competed for the most votes within each region, Crosswhite said. Round two is a competition between the schools that won in round one. The final four competitors are Chico

State, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and St. John’s University in New York. The competition has been pro-

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moted by the Freshman Leadership Opportunity after Chico State won the first round of the competition in October, said Marlene Romero, FLO coordinator and a junior agriculture education major. FLO is a group led by A.S. to provide freshmen students an opportunity to get involved with Chico State and improve leadership skills, according to the A.S. website. Different members of FLO set up a table with a laptop by the BMU so students can vote on the spot for Chico State in The Buried Life competition, Romero said. “We set up strategically on Wednesday next to London while she’s doing Coffee with the President,” Romero said. Despite the work Romero and FLO members have put into promoting the event, not all students

are aware of the competition. Sara Laskey, a junior nutrition major, hadn’t heard of the event or seen “The Buried Life” show, she said. “I don’t watch a lot of TV,” Laskey said. “I don’t have time.” Still, other students have dedicated a lot of time to help promote the competition. Nicholas Hernandez, a FLO member and geography major, has a personal stake in the competition. “It would be a memorable freshman experience for me,” he said. The show is about accomplishing things in life before dying and to hear that from the cast members would be really inspirational for students, Hernandez said. Of the four schools, Chico State and St. John’s University are the two top competitors. As of Monday afternoon Chico State was trailing with 38 percent of the votes while St. John’s University had 45 percent. St. John’s University is “the real competition right now,” Crosswhite said. Because the competition is based on percentages, the number of students enrolled may have an effect on the outcome. St. John’s University has more than 20,000 students whereas Chico State has only 16,000. The competition, however, is open to anyone with a Facebook account, meaning enrollment may not be the only determining factor. Katherine Deaton can be reached at kdeaton@theorion.com

Bargain buyers show for shopping weekend shoppers. “I bought myself a flat screen TV that morning,” STAFF WRITER said Charlie Capps, a junior construction manageHungry shoppers crowded Chico stores Friday ment major. “There were great prices everywhere.” Stores saw many customers throughout the morning to hunt for annual Black Friday day as their doors stayed open to shoppers sales. that decided to avoid the morning crowds. Small tents began to appear in front of Best “My friends and I went to the mall later in Buy and the Chico Mall as people started to the day and it was still crowded,” said Sophia line up as early Wednesday night. It was a Salaber, a junior arts major. “It was a lot of “People were excited and were waiting outreally great fun. I even ran into a few people I knew while side the door,” said Lynette Myers, marketing turnout, I was there .” manager for the Chico Mall. “It was a really Daniel Turner, the store services manager great turnout, we had a huge crowd that we had for Best Buy, noticed an increase in people morning.” a huge this year compared to previous years. The Chico Mall had a positive crowd of peocrowd that “We had an increase in foot traffic at about ple for the Black Friday event called the Door morning. 50-60 percent,” Turner said. Buster Giveaway, she said. Every year Best Buy expects many peoThe giveaway included a bag full of couple to take advantage of its Black Friday sale pons from retailers, coffee mugs and pretzel and takes appropriate safety precautions, he sticks to give to early-bird customers, Myers LYNETTE MYERS said. said. Marketing Manager “It was nothing but a positive experience The doors for the mall opened at 5 a.m. FriChico Mall for our customers,” he said. “Televisions were day morning and a few neighboring stores by far was the hottest sellers in the store. It opened at 3:30 a.m, she said. “Just about 200 people waiting in line for the Black absolutely was successful.” Friday Door Buster Giveaway,” Myers said. Down the block from the Chico Mall stood Best Buy, Dario Gut can be reached at which was another popular choice for Black Friday dgut@theorion.com Dario Gut

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SALARY: Presidents not publicly voicing concerns continued from A1

presidents to fill current and upcoming vacancies. The CSU campuses looking for presidents are Cal State Northridge, Cal State Fullerton, Cal Maritime, San Francisco State and San Bernadino State. However, these openings aren’t a result of discontent, but retirement. Some presidents are in their 70s with retirement approaching quickly. Presidents typically resign after a minimum of five to seven years, Eisenhardt said, who is retiring after 10 years. The CSU board of trustees will ultimately decide the compensations of the five new presidents. If they decide to increase the salary gap between presidents, it’s unclear what effect it will have on administration. Especially since many presidents aren’t publicly voicing their concerns. “Although a few have expressed such concern,” Zingg said, “they have done so confidentially among ourselves.” Erik Fallis, media relations specialist for the CSU, is unaware of any salary concerns among presidents, he said, but system officials are in the process of revamping the way they compare salary levels in order to determine appropriate compensations for their presidents. After controversy over hiring Hirshman at a salary $100,000 greater than

his predecessor, a move criticized by Gov. Jerry Brown, the CSU decided to take a closer look at the factors involved in determining a president’s pay, Fallis said. The CSU does this by looking at market averages, which are found by comparing CSU campuses to other universities around the nation, Fallis said. Although some people think paying a CSU president $400,000 is a lot of money during an era of budget cuts, the salary is comparable to — or below, in Hirshman’s case — the base pay of other presidents. “We don’t exist in a vacuum,” Fallis said. “We don’t exist in a world where someone can only work in the CSU.” The old model for determining market-average salaries for CSU presidents, created decades ago by the now defunct California Postsecondary Education Commission, would compare president salaries at CSU campuses to other private and public campuses across the country, he said. In March, a president compensation study conducted by Mercer, a human resources consulting firm, used the data from CPEC’s list of universities to compare CSU presidential salaries. But the CSU has now declared CPEC’s comparator list to be outdated, Fallis said. The problem was that many of the factors being compared between the institutions

were not similar, such as enrollment, budget and research funding data. “It doesn’t make sense to include institutions that aren’t comparable to certain CSU universities,” Fallis said. A new four-part grouping system was presented to the board of trustees on Oct. 13 that would breakdown the 23 CSU campuses into certain categories and compares them with other universities that have similar data. For example, San Diego State is the only CSU in Group A because it has the highest enrollment and research funding. Comparably, Pennsylvania school Temple University, which works with a budget of about $1 billion, is also in the group. Chico State and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are in Group C along with other institutions that have a middle range of enrollment and research funding. Therefore, the new model delivers what Zingg calls a “tier” system within the CSU, or an organization of “haves” and “have nots” in respect to the campuses that are better situated financially. Eisenhardt called the new compensation list a scheme that could scale salaries within the comparison groups and create a built-in motivation to move up the “pecking order” of the institutions, he said. “What would it do to campuses’ culture if the president and other employees

were always looking to jump ‘up’ as soon as they could for the higher pay scales?” Eisenhardt said in an email. But the new grouping model is not being used to determine president compensation at this point, Fallis said, and is still being considered by the board of trustees, who will seek outside review from the governor’s office and the department of finance. Executive salaries made up 0.2 percent of all CSU spending from 2008 to 2009, according to CSU data. As a political science professor who wishes to see equity in all employee positions at the CSU, Michael Coyle said he understands Zingg’s concerns. “No equity in two people doing the same job seems a little odd to me indeed,” Coyle said. The problem lies in the way society has set up the system to create “social prestige,” he said. It’s the way we deem certain occupations as more important than others. But every position at the CSU is just as important as the next. In the end, each employee is helping the university. “What is a professor doing that a janitor isn’t doing?” Coyle said. “What is a president doing that a professor isn’t doing?” Griﬃn Rogers can be reached at grogers@theorion.com

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FISH: Moderation key, professor says

Occupation of Kendall Hall; some disagree

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is how he got involved. However, his interest did not begin with seafood. “My interest was driven by the historic toxic legacy of the gold rush mining era,” Brown said. Hightower started to discover mercury poisoning in many of her affluent patients who hadn’t been exposed to it environmentally, which is how she realized it was from fish. “As a physician, I felt the responsibility to bring to the attention of others of an adverse drug or food reaction that wasn’t being noticed,” Hightower wrote in her book, “Diagnosis: Mercury: Money, Politics, and Poison.” By ordering multiple packets of different types of fish jerky and then sending them to a laboratory in the Bay Area the two found that marlin and tuna had dangerously high amounts of mercury when eaten in large amounts, Brown said. Although fish jerky samples were used, it also applies to raw fish, like what is used in sushi. “I think you need to pay attention to which fish you are eating,” Brown said. “You need to become aware with seafood in general.” The samples were sent to four different laboratories in the Bay Area for testing, Hightower said in a phone interview. Out of the marlin samples tested, only one of the 15 would have passed FDA regulations. The bigger fish have higher amounts of mercury in them because they have longer lives and consume smaller fish that consume other fish that eat the mercury, Brown said. The mercury levels accumulate and increase as the seafood chain does. “If you like marlin, tuna or shark, any of those fish that have shown to have high levels of mercury, you need moderate and limit your intake of that fish,” Brown said. When someone is exposed to too much mercury it can cause neurological side effects, damage the central nervous system and cause birth defects, Brown said. When exposed to lower levels, it can cause less severe diseases, but still medical problems. Mercury is the second most toxic substance

what is important. I don’t eat it enough for it to aﬀect me.” Anderson thinks that since he is not eating large amounts, he’s safe. “I just try to not think about it and enjoy my sushi,” Anderson said. Others students have chosen to stay clear of raw ﬁsh products altogether. “I don’t like sushi,” said Delaney Coughlin, a junior communications major. “I don’t like the thought of eating something raw.” Hightower calls the seafood industry a “buyer beware market” and thinks that she and Brown have done their best to spell out the risks of certain products. “We feel we have done the public a service,” Hightower said.

raise, but just talking about it doesn’t help, he said. “Just complaining won’t get anything done,” Roth said. “Having a movement will show how much we really care about the SCHEDULE issue.” OF OCCUPY While the EVENTS movement is Gathering on being viewed Trinity Comas a posimons tomorrow tive thing by at 3:30 p.m., many, some followed by an occupation of students disKendall Hall. agree with the Occupy For more inforidea. In mation ﬁnd regards to “Occupy Chico the Occupy State” on movement as Facebook or a whole, Curemail occupytis Azevedo, chicostate@ a senior gmail.com recreation administration major, thinks that it is not going to create change, he said. “Rather than start an organization to change things, they sit around and complain,“ Roth said. “They lack centralized leadership to accomplish anything.” Differing opinions among students and staff may pose a problem, but either side is welcome to participate at Thursday’s General Assembly and occupation.

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FISH FOOD David Brown, professor and department chair of geological and environmental sciences, holds a piece of fish jerky. Several brands of jerky were found to contain high levels of mercury. to the human body, Hightower said. This is why pregnant women and women who breast feed are advised to not eat sushi. Salmon was found to be one of the safer fishes to eat when consuming raw or dried seafood, Brown said. This is because salmon don’t live very long lives and consumes less mercury. “We are not saying don’t eat it,” Brown said. “We are just saying know what you eat and know what the risks are.” Hightower has been credited as being one of the first Bay Area doctors to start diagnosing patients with mercury poisoning and exposing them to the risks of such seafood products, Brown said. However, learning such information may not stop some die-hard sushi fans from getting their fix. “I love sushi,” said James Anderson, a junior mechatronic engineer major. “Moderation is

HIKE: Rising fees an ‘annoyance’ to parents, lack of funds may cause students to transfer to other institutions continued from A1

available after signing up for it, she said. It was a class that would have helped achieve her minor. That is the least of Hessinger’s worries though, as she may have to transfer schools after the spring semester due to cost of living on top of tuition, she said. Due to rent, bills and other expenses she and her parents are struggling financially. Hessinger said she would have live at home and go to a CSU she could commute to. For others it is not so much of a financial struggle as it is an annoyance to their parents. Erin Howard, a freshman child development major, lives in the dorms and has had her parents help so far, she said, but she is worried for her future career because of budget cuts. As a child development major, Howard is considering teaching, which is greatly being affected by state budget cuts, and she is unsure of her future income and ability to get a job. Howard’s parents attended Chico State when tuition was much more affordable, she said. “When my parents went here in 1985 it cost $99 a semester,” Howard said. Students who are unable to afford tuition and all their other expenses on their own also have to worry about financial aid. How to get financial aid, where to get it from and how much they will need are just some of the questions students have to consider when running into the problem of borrowing money. While some students are able to have their parents get loans, others like Alex Baker, a junior business administration major, have to take out loans by themselves. Baker is struggling, because his parents originally had loans taken out for him, but with the rise in tuition and

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decline in economy, the burden is becoming too much. “Starting next year I am going to have to start taking out my own loans,” Baker said. For students with little to no credit it is hard to get loans, and one of Baker’s concerns is that bank loans and other ﬁ nancial assistance are becoming harder to get every year because of the demand, he said.

With rising tuition and continuous budget cuts students will continue to struggle in a wide range of ways, making it more diﬃcult than ever to cope with the cost of college. Brenna Dillman can be reached at bdillman@theorion.com

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Thumbs Up to playing in the streets — now legal. Story D2

Thumbs Down to the violence on Black Friday. The only time pepper spray should be used at Walmart is a zombie apocalypse.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2011

Thumbs Up to Thanksgiving, for reminding us why we love coming home.

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Student solidarity wins moral victory car demonstrated, they are capable of For the two minutes Katehi walked holding a civilized discussion. to her car, the only audible sounds RELATED The UC administration clearly were the clicking of shutters and whis- STORY wasn’t. pered exchanges between Katehi and For inforThe breakdown of responsible disthe reporters trailing in her wake. mation on course at Davis was illuminated by The protest at UC Davis, organized the Occupy the students who stood in silent defiagainst an 81 percent fee increase, Chico State ance of Katehi on Nov. 18. Through was inspired by a failure of admin- movement sheer force of will, they shut down a istrators and legislators to listen. see A1 press conference that they were not The subsequent point-blank pepperspraying of 10 students sitting peacefully on invited to speak at. With non-violent protest, Davis’ quad was caused by a failure to listen. they elicited an apology from the adminAs 300 students lighting the way to Katehi’s istration responsible for allowing police

When Kristin Stoneking, minister for UC Davis, arrived to escort Chancellor Linda Katehi out of a campus building, she was greeted by a wall of students. Approximately 300 protesters lined a walkway to the door of the building, intent on peacefully protesting the pepper-spraying of student demonstrators by UC Davis police, according to Stoneking’s blog. After discussing the situation, Katehi and Stoneking agreed to leave the building, to see and be seen by protesters sitting in silence along the path to Katehi’s car.

brutality to occur on their campus. And in deafening silence, they stood in solidarity and helped oust the police officers responsible for the spraying. Providing a safe and silent channel for UC Davis administration at the height of crisis is a strong symbol of ethical and peaceful response to the brutality. And the current occupation of UC Davis is representative of the fact that students are willing to conduct a civil conversation. The UC administration just has to be willing to listen.

Living on $1.50 a week reveals needs of homeless, hits home for worried writer Quinn Western OPINION COLUMNIST

My mother taught me not to stare. So I felt awkward as I stared at the homeless man sitting across the table from me, spewing pieces of meat and cheese from his mouth. I bought this homeless man lunch after trying to live a week on $1.50. I saw this cheap lifestyle as an opportunity to not only empty my stomach for Thanksgiving, but also have a greater appreciation for the grand meal. The week seemed as though it would never end. I avoided going to Sutter Dining because, while it is prepaid, it is still technically $9 — $9 I couldn’t spend. Instead I found myself munching on all of the snack foods in my dorm room and mooching off some of my friends. I hate being a moocher almost as much as I hate the sound of the word, but I definitely got by with a little help from my friends. But then came the hard part of the project. It was freezing outside and surprisingly difficult to find a homeless person in downtown Chico — which I hope is a good thing. Eventually, I found James sitting outside of Powell’s Sweet Shoppe.

I was hesitant to approach the man talking to himself on a bench because I wasn’t sure what to expect. I was afraid to judge this unkempt man talking to himself, but I was more afraid that I wouldn’t go through with my plan. I walked up to the unkempt man with my hands in my pockets to keep from shaking — both from nerves and the cold. When I asked him if I could buy him a meal he gave a quick and upbeat acceptance. On our way to Pita Pit, I asked him his name along with the other typical “get to know a new person” questions. Every time I asked a question, it seemed I would have to ask two or three times to get his attention — as if the voices he was talking to muffled the world around him, pulling him into another, internal world. As he ate his food, he told me about his hometown, Crescent City, and that he’d come to Chico to find his brother. He doesn’t know where his family is. As he said this, my heart sank. I stared awkwardly, scared to ask any questions. I didn’t want to offend him — but I was also afraid of his answers. My brother, Clay, is a freshman at Fresno City College. I constantly worry what is going to happen to him. He was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2 and the lives of his family members were changed ever since. Clay is mentally disabled, as are many of the homeless. It was estimated that 40 to 45 percent of the homeless were mentally ill in a study done in 2008, according to anxietypanichealth.com. As James thanked me for the free meal and walked out of Pita Pit, I controlled the waterworks to keep from drawing more attention to myself. I didn’t think that this experience would be as bone-chilling as it was. I didn’t expect my Thanksgiving challenge to come home with me. I saw my brother in James. I ended up going over budget for my week on $1.50, spending $4.85. But I didn’t spend my money on myself. I spent it on a friend in need — something much more important than a social experiment. I pray that my brother never has to end up on the streets like James. I pray that he knows my sister and I will always be there after our parents are gone. I pray that my brother never turns into James. As many grubby cardboard signs read, “Sometimes we all need help.” Quinn Western can be reached at qwestern@theorion.com

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Black Friday too costly Stephanie Geske STAFF WRITER

Crowds of customers, screaming children, blocked walkways and fluorescently lit games of shopping-cart Tetris — it must be Black Friday. My best friend and I decided to endure the night in the hope of finding good deals and to see what the madness was all about. We got to the mall at 10:30 p.m., behind a crowd of people more eager to spend then we were. On our way in, we saw a group of friends camped out with Starbucks, blankets and pillows, directing the rest of the line where to go. We passed Urban Outfitters because the checkout line was wrapped around the store more than twice. The next day a picture of the store was on the front page of The Huffington Post, because a crowd of people had stampeded in and broken a theft detector. This literal “doorbusting” rush is confusing because almost all of the deals I saw on clothes weren’t even out of the ordinary. For example, my favorite purchase was a menswear style gold watch from Target that was regularly priced at $17. The Urban Outfitters that was rushed was giving “buy one, get one 50 percent off” on their sale section — which is something they do anyway at least once a month. In light of these ordinary priced gifts, the extraordinary violence surrounding Black Friday is bewildering.

pressure or blood clots. 2. Estrogen is not the “contraceptive” component of hormonal birth control methods. Ovulation is inhibited by the progestational component of this method. 3. Women’s bodies do not “adapt” to the action of hormonal birth control methods, so the efficacy of “The Pill” will not diminish over time, no matter how many years the woman uses it. Incidentally, long-term use of hormonal birth control methods is associated with a decreased risk of ovarian and endometrial cancers. 4. Intrauterine devices are not “hooks.” Today’s IUC is a small T-shaped object that sits in the uterine cavity and provides longterm, effective and safe birth control. 5. IUCs are far from expensive at $5 to12 per month, depending on the type used. Hopefully, women and men seeking information on safe and effective birth control options will consult a health care

anything an individual uses to avoid pregnancy — hormonal methods are just one type of birth control. Pregnancy, labor and the postpartum period pose a far greater risk of experiencing the alarming side effects that Cassidy attributes to hormonal birth control methods: blood clots, high blood pressure, diminished immunity, nausea, weight gain. As a women’s health care nurse practitioner with more than 25 years working in reproductive health, I feel obliged to address some of the erroneous statements in the article. 1. Hormonal birth control methods do not kill sex drive, neither do they “cause” weight gain, high blood

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This year, a woman pepper sprayed 20 people at a videogame display at the Porter Ranch Wal-Mart, according to the Los Angeles Times. In San Leandro, a Wal-Mart shopper was shot and wounded on the way to his car in a suspected robbery. And in 2008 a Wal-Mart employee died in a stampede of shoppers on Black Friday, according to an article by Anne D’Innocenzio and Mae Anderson at Yahoo News. This mob-frenzy, combined with the average prices offered at brick-andmortar stores during Black Friday, is starting to make shopping online more and more appealing. More and more stores are doing online sales the days following Black Friday, for all the people like me who are too lazy to fight over scraps. AT&T had a 24-hour sale online until Saturday, and with the help of a powerpoint, I convinced my parents to finally buy me an iPhone. In 2010, Target offered some of their doorbusters online, and allowed their customers to use 10 percent off coupons, according to comcast.net. Customers who stayed at home instead of cramming into big-box stores actually saved money — and a possible visit to the hospital. Next year I’m staying in the safety and warmth of my bed, not tiring myself out waiting in lines for hours. Stephanie Geske can be reached at sgeske@theorion.com Ben Mullin can reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com

professional, preferably one with an expertise in this specialty. There are many such providers in this area including the Student Health Center, Planned Parenthood, women’s health specialists and certified midwifery or gynecological practices. Sexually active women living in the western world are so much safer than their mothers and grandmothers were 50 years ago. Prior to the introduction of “The Pill” in the early 1960s, there were very few birth control options available so women either abstained or lived in terror of unintended pregnancy with all its physical, emotional and moral implications. Loretta Lynn, “The Queen of Country Music,” sang a wonderful song about her sexual and personal liberation when she got “The Pill” in 1961. Don’t be afraid of it, Cassidy, be thankful for it. • Letters to the editor should be limited to fewer than 300 words, must include writer’s name and phone number (for verification) and are subject to condensation. Please include your year in school and major, or your business title.

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Friendship trumps schoolwork Marty Salgado OPINION COLUMNIST

The Four Horsemen of the apocalypse are riding toward campus as dark gray clouds form and a wall of fire erupts from the ground in front of the Bell Memorial Union. I look around and I see all of my friends lined up beside me, ready to fight. I am afraid of the end of the world. But after thinking about fighting it off with an army of my friends, each with their own superpowers, I feel a lot better. I crammed in two-thirds of a semester’s worth of grammar homework over Thanksgiving break because I was busy maintaining my friendships during school — and I don’t regret a minute of it. I have many dreams that depend on a college degree, so I don’t let anything distract me from my school work except my friends — and maybe Youtube. My friends are like unrelated family. They don’t have to care, but they do. And they know me just as well as the people who raised me.

The cliche about learning being done outside of that classroom in college is trite but true from what I have seen within groups of friends. Students have a job to take school seriously because it will ultimately help us make a difference in our lifetime. But our friends are who we are going to lean on when our life gets out of hand, or when we want to try something new. A few months ago, I was hesitant to sign up for a stand-up comedy show because I wasn’t confident in my humor — but I did it because of my friends. They told me they saw something in me that would make people laugh. Even though I had already been practicing my material in front of them for three weeks beforehand, they still came to support me — and more importantly, they paid the $10 entry fee. We all have supportive friends like this, but sometimes school work gets in the way of seeing them. Sometimes we need listen to Paul Simon when he says, “slow down you’re moving too fast,” and let some of our work go in the service of friendships, if

we have to. Skip a class and grab a slice of pizza just to see how your old pal is doing. I don’t recommend skipping class on an exam date, but you can skip a history class for one lecture and learn how the west was won in your textbook. Think about what you want in life, and who you want standing beside you when the world — or your world — ends.

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My friends are like unrelated family. They don’t have to care, but they do.

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America forgets tradition of first Thanksgiving, disregards native ideals Jake Buffenbarger OPINION COLUMNIST

Thanksgiving is a modern holiday where we all shove our faces full of turkey, watch football, and, for four seconds before dinner, say what we are thankful for. However, we should try to follow the ideals of the Native American tribes that the pilgrims ate with and give to those less fortunate. Many Native American societies were based on the idea of giving.

“Native communities operated on the belief that the collective survival of the tribe was important,” said Lisa Emmerich, professor of Native American studies. “If you had a lot, you had a lot to give.” People even ascended social status by giving gifts to those less fortunate. When they arrived in America, the colonists brought their system of capitalism with them, which is primarily focused on the hoarding of resources. Unfortunately, Americans eventually decimated the Native American tribe that they shared the first Thanksgiving with, and who arguably saved the settlers from starvation, by sharing their

food, knowledge of the land, and hunting grounds generously. People hold the idea that Thanksgiving is simplistically about the magically peaceful first contact between Native Americans and pilgrims. In fact, it was far more politically complicated. The Native Americans were quite skeptical of the pilgrims because they had already encountered European disease killed nearly three-quarters of their population, but had to ally with the immigrants because of an aggressive neighboring tribe. In truth the first Thanksgiving was planned by the settlers as a way to thank God for the safe passage over the Atlantic Ocean

and to celebrate the European festival, harvest home. Thanksgiving should not only be about being thankful for what we have but also celebrate the practice of giving. The capitalistic empire of America stands in stark contrast compared to the communal Native American tribes we so eagerly dismantled. Thanksgiving should be an opportunity to help those less fortunate, reconnect with family, and of course, stuff yourself with stuffing. Jake Buffenbarger can be reached at jbuffenbarger@throrion.com

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SLIPPING PAST THE COMPETITION [top] Sophomore defender Carly Singer [left] dominates possession against a player from Abilene Christian University. [above] Sophomore defender Danielle Leiva [right] stands her ground on the rain-soaked ﬁeld in the Wildcats’ 1-0 win against Abilene Christian University from Texas on Nov. 20.

Don’t call ’em underdogs; ’Cats headed to ﬁnal four Andrew Delgado

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LOS ANGELES — The women’s soccer team is soaking in some Florida sunshine and preparing for yet another historical game. The Wildcats booked their flight to Pensacola, Fla., after they beat Abilene Christian University 1-0 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament quarterfinal match Nov. 20. The Wildcats, ranked fifth in the tournament, secured a spot in the final four for the first time in Chico State history. “With this being my first experience, it’s everything it should be,” freshman defender Alyx Williams said. Senior midfielder Blake Lopes knew the ’Cats were good enough to be in the position they are in and wants everyone to know that they are, she said. “We defied all the odds and persevered,” Lopes said. “It is disrespectful that teams think they can walk all over us just because we are a five-seed.” The ’Cats now find themselves as

GAME 2 Chico State

Abilene Christian

underdogs again as they will face defending national champions Grand Valley State University from Allensdale, Mich. in the semifinal match Thursday at 9 a.m. The ’Cats have already gone further in this tournament than any other team in the program’s history. Head coach Kim Sutton is not surprised about the great play her team is delivering, she said. “It’s just our time,” she said. En route to securing their firstever final four appearance, the ’Cats handed the Cal State L.A. Golden Eagles a disappointing loss in penalty kicks on their home field. The fifth-seeded ’Cats came into the match as underdogs even though they were able to beat the Golden Eagles 1-0 in the California Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs a few weeks earlier. The match would go into two >> please see FINAL FOUR | B4

More than jargon I took three years of Spanish in high school but don’t even attempt to start a conversation with me. I’ve never been good with picking up words from other languages, and dialects and heavy accents usually leave me awkwardly questioning my own hearing ability. So when I heard about the American Language and Cultural Institute soccer team and how they won an intramural championship, I was more than a little impressed. The ALCI helps teach English to international students and conquering a language barrier that spans multiple continents would be one of the most impossible tasks to anyone who isn’t fluent in more than one language. Leave it to sports to get it done. When senior communications major Brett de Avila, an assistant at the ALCI, put together a soccer team of sorts, he could only estimate the size of the problems they would face. With a team full of players from Brazil, Germany and China — just to name a few — the problem was global. Language barriers are hard to joke about when no one understands the punch line. On the contrary, while they may have issues with the language barrier on the sidelines, once they were on the field, they didn’t need words at all. For more on the soccer team that blasted through the international barriers, see Andrew Delgado’s story on B3. While many professional athletes are fluent in multiple languages, amateur athletes rarely get that chance. I like to think I am lucky enough to have gotten a taste of the language of sports on my tongue. I met my friend Ana in my junior year of high school playing basketball. Ana was a foreign exchange student from the Czech Republic who had one of the sickest jump shots I had seen. The game doesn’t require many lengthy conversations and the few grunts or calls for the ball are easy enough to understand. She had our names down and the gym echoed with the sounds of the basketball on the hardwood, the sneakers coming to a stop and fans who are inaudible, anyway. The gym echoed with a language that we all understood. Outside of the lines on the hardwood, however, there wasn’t a conversation between the two of us that didn’t leave me with a blank stare at least once. Athletes sweat away any worries about a language barrier when the parties involved step onto the hardwood or grass. Ana and I formed a friendship despite conversations that we slowly pieced together. We laughed at the constant disconnect. Then we crumpled up the language barrier and shot it from 10 feet out into a trash can ﬁlled with other adversities that were supposed to get in the way. My hat’s oﬀ to the international students who broke the borders by playing a game. Allie Colosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com

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Women’s basketball ready to ‘ride’ this season LEVITATION Senior guard Natasha Smith goes up for the shot against a Colorado Mesa player in the Wildcats 62-59 win on Nov. 17. The ’Cats begin their season on the road Thursday at San Francisco State.

Andrew Delgado STAFF WRITER

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Chico State volleyball player Jessica Leek continues to celebrate a successful season after winning All-American Honorable Mention. The junior opposite hitter has racked up multiple trophies including All-California Collegiate Athletic Association First Team honors, All-West Region honors and a spot on the College Sports Information Directors of America/Capitol One Academic All-District volleyball team. source: chicowildcats.com

With the fall season coming to an end, several Wildcat athletes have earned postseason honors. Crosscountry runners sophomore Dayne Gradone and senior Alia Gray earned All-American honors. Volleyball’s junior setter Sable Villaescusa earned All-California Collegiate Athletic Association second team. Women’s soccer earned two All-CCAA second teams with seniors forward Lisa Webster and midﬁelder Kasey Wall. Source: theorion.com

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The men’s basketball team continues to plan for a successful future with the addition of Trevor Priest. The Santa Teresa High School senior signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Chico State beginning with the 2012-2013 season. Priest is the sixth-ranked player in Northern California, according to NorCalPreps.com Source: chicowildcats.com

The Chico State women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season but now looks forward to conference play. The ’Cats matched up against Dominican University of California on Nov. 22 and struggled on offense, shooting 28 percent from the field and were upset by the Penguins, 51-48. The ’Cats now have an overall record of 2-1 and sit in third place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association behind Cal Poly Pomona and Humboldt State. The ’Cats will be on the road for the remainder of 2011. They start a six-game road trip with a pair of CCAA conference games. The road trip will take them to five cities with two of the six games in Seattle. Junior point guard Synchro Bull looks forward to the road trip despite it being long, she said. The team will get to go to Seattle, San Francisco and down to Pomona. “It’s the It’s the start of the start of season and the season we just have and we to get on horse just have the and ride,” to get on Bull said. the horse Head and ride. coach Brian Fogel views being on the SYNCHRO BULL road for the junior point guard entire month of December as “brutal,” but doesn’t dwell on it too much, he said. Playing on the road won’t affect the team, sophomore guard Jazmine Miller said. Even though no crowd will be there for them, the ’Cats will battle through December. Thursday, the women travel to the Bay Area as they take on the San Francisco State Gators. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. The ’Cats went 2-0 last season against the Gators, winning the first matchup

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59-46. The ’Cats ended last season’s regular scheduled games against the Gators in San Francisco 60-52. The Gators have seen better days, as they come into the matchup against the ’Cats with an overall record of 0-5. The ’Cats continue their road trip and travel to Cal Poly Pomona to take on

the Broncos Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in another CCAA conference game. The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos are defending their CCAA title this season and have been perfect so far with an overall record of 3-0. Last season, defense is what lacked in the ’Cats’ matchups against the

Broncos. The first game the ’Cats fell 62-42 and the second 93-79. The ’Cats are working on their transition defense and on taking better care of the ball, Fogel said. The Wildcats will return to Acker Gym Jan. 2 as Chico State takes on Cal State Stanislaus and starts the new year with a five-game homestand. Andrew Delgado can be reached at adelgado@theorion.com

Wildcats win 2 over break, begin season with perfect record Sarah Goad STAFF WRITER

Wildcat of the Week

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Alyx Williams women’s soccer The true freshman scored two key goals in the Wildcats’ route to the final four. Williams scored the gamewinning penalty kick against Cal State L.A. on Nov. 18 as well as the lone, gamewinning goal against Abilene Christian University on Nov. 20. Williams scored her fifth career goal in only her first season wearing the cardinal and white. She has another chance to score Thursday in Penascola, Fla. 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

While students were heading home for Thanksgiving break, the Chico State men’s basketball team was preparing for two games at home. Beating both Pacific Union College and Menlo College over the holiday break, the Wildcats have set the bar high for upcoming conference play. Head coach Greg Clink credits the team’s defense for the 4-0 start. “We came out both nights with a defensive mindset,” Clink said. The depth of the team is something they haven’t had in past seasons, Clink said. “We have more guys that can contribute than we’ve ever had,” senior guard Jay Flores said. In their first game over the break, the ’Cats handed the Pioneers of Pacific Union College, which have a 0-8 overall record, a loss and held them to under 40 points. This was the second game in a row that the team held the opponents to under 40 points, an achievement last accomplished by the 1948-1949 team. All 15 players saw at least 10 minutes of playing time and scored in this game as the ’Cats beat the Pioneers 76-39. The players off the bench came in and played well, Clink said, and the team played unselfish ball. Freshman forward Jordan Barton led the team in scoring for the night with 10 points, sophomore center Sam Hicks and junior Jason Conrad both contributed nine points and sophomore Amir Carraway had eight points. “Paciﬁc Union just couldn’t hang,” Flores

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SAVING A PERFECT RECORD Junior guard Jake Lovisolo saves the ball from going out of bounds in the ’Cats’ 73-49 win against Menlo College. The ’Cats begin the season on the road 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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Menlo College

said. The ’Cats’ biggest lead of the night came with 11 minutes left to play with a score of 61-22. Paciﬁc Union could not cut the lead to fewer than 30 points for the rest of the game as Chico State claimed its third straight victory. “We are better than we were last year offensively,” Clink said. The ’Cats hosted Menlo College, which has a 1-8 overall record, Tuesday and the domination continued. Chico State held Menlo to 15 points through the first half of the game while the ’Cats more than doubled that with 34 points at the half. For the second game in a row, all 15 players saw time on the court and each player added at least two points to the score. The ’Cats took the opportunity to try out different types of defense, which were not

as familiar to the players, in the second half, Flores said. The ’Cats had some foul trouble in this game with freshman Jordan Semple fouling out of the game but not before he led the team with 14 points and also collected ﬁve assists and three blocks. Conrad had 11 points, Carraway followed with nine and sophomore Sean Park had eight points. Freshman Mike Rosaroso contributed six points and junior James Staniland had ﬁve. The ’Cats start conference play on Thursday at San Francisco State and continue on to play Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday. “This is where we have to buckle down and go harder,” Semple said. Sarah Goad can be reached at sgoad@theorion.com

STAT ’CAT >> WOMEN’S SOCCER The number of penalty

shootout wins by the women’s soccer team in its historic run in the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament. The ’Cats hope to continue their streak Thursday in Pensacola, Fla.

CROSSCOUNTRY

The number of Chico State MEN’S BASKETBALL cross-country runners who earned All-American honors following the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship race in Spokane, Wash., on Nov. 20.

The number of losses the Chico State men’s basketball team has heading into the 2011-2012 season. The Wildcats travel to San Francisco State Thursday to open their conference play.

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Soccer breaks barrier, ‘language in itself’ Andrew Delgado STAFF WRITER

Communication is key when on the field of play. Shouting out directions to drive home points is vital in almost every sport. The American Language and Cultural Institute soccer team, which lost its first seven games, didn’t lack talent — it was language barriers they had to overcome. The ALCI is an institute at Chico State that offers instructions on the English language to international students. Not every student in the ALCI is a student at Chico State. The program is offered in sevenweek increments. Students are allowed to enroll at Chico State if qualified in the Open University program. Last year, senior communications major Brett de Avila, student assistant at ALCI, started to get those in the program together through sports by holding weekly pick-up soccer games, he said. After telling the students in the program about the games, more and more people started to show up, he said. Marcel Jacobs, while working on his masters in finance and accounting, came to Chico State from Germany and was excited to be able to play the game he loves, he said. “Coming to the states, I didn’t know if I was going to be able to play,” Jacobs said. “But after the announcement of the team, I jumped at the offer.” There were enough participants for the ALCI to create two teams of 24 players. “From that we got support, and we started to hold official practices and get a team together,” he said. A major factor the teams faced was the fact that not every player spoke the same language. “It was interesting to see how this would work,” Avila said. “We would try to communicate with each other by yelling, ‘Hey!’ and try to get

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their attention but no one spoke the same language.” Avila wasn’t sure how the team was going to work with the language barrier in the way, he said. “A couple players could communi-

cate with each other as some spoke Arabic, Chinese and Korean,” he said. “But as soon as we got on the field everyone knew the game and how to play.” Christoph Ruehle, a graduate exchange student from Germany, didn’t find it that difficult once the players got on the field, he said. Language no longer mattered. “Soccer is a language in itself,” Avila said. Avila was the only American on the team with other players from Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Burkina Faso, Japan, United Arab Emirates, China and Korea. Over the summer, Avila started holding practice and

training for games. The ALCI team was ready to go with everything they needed except for one thing — an opponent. “We were getting tired of playing against ourselves,” he said. Intramurals turned out to be the answer, as it provided not only other teams to play against, but a sense of authenticity as well. After the ﬁrst practice, the look of the team changed from a new program still working

things out, to a team that seemed to be together and established for years, Avila said. “We had a great combo of players on the team,” Ruehle said. “After winning the championship we went to dinner with our trophy and celebrated and became closer through that.” The ALCI team, after they took the intramural championship title against the United Arab Emirates team, wanted to keep playing and won a

tournament held by the French Club in early November. The students have learned English at a faster rate, because they were able to play against teams that spoke English and quickly developed friendships with other players on those teams, Avila said. Ruehle and Jacobs, as well as several others, are returning to their home countries after this semester, but incoming students to ALCI will have a chance to step up and onto the ﬁeld as the team will be looking to ﬁ ll spots and be ready for any game they can get. Andrew Delgado can be reached at adelgado@theorion.com

SPEAKING SPORTS The success of the American Language and Cultural Institute soccer team is one example of sports leaping across international language barriers.

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WINTER WONDERLAND [ABOVE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT] Sophomore Issac Chavez, freshman Johny Sanchez, junior Adrian Sherrod and [BELOW RIGHT] senior Alia Gray weather a whiteout in Spokane, Wash., at the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship race on Nov. 18. The Wildcats have completed their season and focused on spring track and ﬁeld.

’Cats crowned All-American, on track to warmer weather Sarah Bohannon Allie Colosky THE ORION

Even after the snow melted away, the smiles on the faces of Chico State’s cross-country runners are still frozen in place. Chico State wrapped up its cross-country seasons at the National Collegiate Athletic Association championships Nov. 18 in Spokane, Wash. It was not a typical race for the Wildcats as light snow fell in the beginning of the women’s race. By about mid-race it just started dumping, head coach Gary Towne said. “All the way through the men’s race it was really coming down,” Towne said. “It was collecting on their eyebrows, any facial hair just had snow piling up.” Now, two weeks later, seniors and underclassmen from both sides are looking forward to the warmer season of track and field and even the challenge of next year’s cross-country season. Although her Chico crosscountry career is over, senior Alia Gray still has track and field to look forward to. “I’m always ready for the change,” Gray said. “I love both of them. It’s always nice to have a change of

competition and venues.” Gray is excited to move back into longer distances like the 10k compared to the 5ks and 6ks she’s been running with cross-country, she said. “I’m really excited to get back to the distance stuff, get some good long tempos and get back to work,” Gray said. The senior led the women’s team with her 38th place finish. Junior Amy Schnittger finished at the head of a pack of ’Cats in 52nd, followed by senior Shannon Rich in 53rd, junior Jonah Weeks in 55th, junior Paige Henker in 58th and senior Katie Spencer in 61st. Gray also won her second All-American honors, only the fifth Wildcat in the program to do so. On the men’s side, sophomore Isaac Chavez finished third overall and became the first Chico State cross-country runner to finish in the top five in consecutive seasons. Chavez was followed by junior Adrian Sherrod in 19th, freshman Johnny Sanchez in 34th and sophomore Dayne Gradone in 35th to complete the list of four ’Cats to receive All-American honors. To have men who are like brothers on the team, is awesome, Chavez said.

“To do it with a team you really care about, it makes it mean that much more,” he said. For Sanchez, now that cross-country is over he’s looking forward to track and can’t decide which he likes better, he said. “I mean both of them are exciting,” Sanchez said. “When you’re in cross-country you can’t wait for track, and when you’re in track you can’t wait for cross-country.” The team can only get better next season with how many sophomores and freshmen are on the team, Sanchez said. “Next year definitely, with four All-Americans coming back, we’re looking to place higher and have higher expectations,” he said. Chavez thinks they can get a “second place finish, if not first,” he said. Those same expectations have Chavez ready to train for next season starting in a matter of weeks. “Hopefully, I can try to win the 10k,” Chavez said. “I’m going to work my butt off this winter, take off to Colorado in the altitude and see what I can do there.” Sarah Bohannon can be reached at sbohannon!theorion.com Allie Colosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com

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rounds of overtime before it was decided through penalty kicks. After a few rounds of hits and misses, Williams was able to secure the win for the ’Cats with a shot past the goalie. True freshman goalkeeper Brianna Furner recorded her 10th shutout of the season and third in a row. “I am just I am just so proud so proud of her, as a of her, as a freshman to do so well,” freshman Sutton said. to do so “What a hero.” well. The ’Cats What a would not hero. have long to celebrate the win. KIM SUTTON Two days head coach later, they played on the same field in the quarterfinal match against top-seed champions of the south central region, Abilene Christian University from Texas.

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Abilene Christian came into the match with an overall season record of 20-1-1. The Wildcats of Abilene Christian were favorites to surpass the Wildcats of Chico State and move on to the final four. The ’Cats have not had an easy road through the playoffs, and in the quarterfinal match it would be only fitting that rain would pour down on the field all day and night, making it more suitable for rowing than soccer. As the match started, the ball seemed to be made out of stone rather than ﬁ lled with air, as passes would come to a dead stop and kicks would be oﬀ the mark. Lopes found it extremely difficult to connect how she would have liked with a few passes, she said. “This was the worst, ugliest soccer game I have ever played in my life,” she said. “It was nearly impossible to play in.” The rain was light in the morning but got worse as game time drew closer and it never stopped. “The ball doesn’t roll, you can’t dribble, you just have to kick it forward and try to

GLORY DAYS The Chico State women’s soccer team celebrates its historic season after beating Abilene Christian University 1-0 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association championship quarterﬁnal match Nov. 20.

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get your momentum up,” Sutton said. In the 14th minute, Williams found the ball at her feet just yards out following a throw-in by Lopes. Williams was able shoot it past the goalkeeper, putting Chico State up 1-0. After halftime, rain was still a huge factor and frustration was getting the better of both teams. A total of 27 fouls were awarded, 13 to Chico State and 14 to

Abilene Christian. “Injuries were our worse fear,” Sutton said. “My heart goes out to Abilene because these aren’t the ideal conditions and it’s unfortunate.” The clock reached zero and the team that wasn’t projected to be victorious, was booking its flight to Pensacola, Fla., to play in the final four. The ’Cats face Grand Valley State, who is undefeated this season with an overall

record of 20-0-3 and is on a 41-unbeaten-match streak going back to last season. The winner of the match will face the winner of the other semifinal match. College of Saint Rose from Albany, N.Y., versus Armstrong Atlantic State University from Savannah, Ga., play Thursday at noon The ﬁnals are at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Andrew Delgado can be reached at adelgado@theorion.com

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WILDCAT SPORTS SCHEDULE

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S SOCCER

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Cal State San Marcos

L 65-64

T 1-1

Oct. 30

@St. Mary’s

W 77-75

@Seattle Paciﬁc

L 1-0

Nov. 2

@Cal State Stanislaus

W 74-61

@Western Washington

T 0-0

Nov. 15

Colorado Mesa

W 62-59

Sept. 9

Sonoma State

W 2-1

Nov. 18

@Dominican University

Sept. 11

@Cal State Stanislaus

L 2-1

Nov. 22

@San Francisco State

7:30 p.m.

Sept. 16

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

W 3-1

Dec. 1

@Cal Poly Pomona

5:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Sept. 18

@Cal State L.A.

L 1-0

Dec.3

@Western Washington

5:00 p.m.

@Simpson University

8:00 p.m.

Sept. 23

@Cal State Monterey Bay

W 3-0

Dec. 9

@Seattle Paciﬁc

7:00 p.m.

@Humboldt State

7:30 p.m.

Sept. 25

@Cal State East Bay

W 2-1

Dec. 10

@Humboldt State

5:30 p.m.

Dec. 19

@Sonoma State

7:30 p.m.

Sept. 30

Cal State Stanislaus

T 1-1

Dec. 17

@Sonoma State

5:30 p.m.

Dec. 29

@Paciﬁca College

4:00 p.m.

Oct. 2

Humboldt State

W 1-0

Dec. 19

Cal State Stanislaus

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 2

Cal State Stanislaus

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 7

UC San Diego

T 0-0

Jan. 2

Cal State San Bernardino

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 6

Cal State San Bernardino

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 9

Cal State San Bernardino

L 1-0

Jan. 6

UC San Diego

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 7

UC San Diego

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 14

@San Francisco State

L 2-1

Jan. 7

Cal State Dominguez Hills

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 13

Cal State Dominguez Hills

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 16

@ Cal Poly Pomona

W 2-1

Jan. 13

Cal State L.A.

5:30 p.m.

Jan, 14

Cal State L.A.

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 21

Cal State East Bay

W 4-1

Jan, 14

@Cal State East Bay

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 20

@Cal State East Bay

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 23

Cal State Monterey Bay

W 1-0

Jan. 20

@Cal State Monterey Bay

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 21

@Cal State Monterey Bay

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 28

@Humboldt State

W 2-0

Jan. 21

Sonoma State

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 27

Sonoma State

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 30

@Sonoma State

W 2-1

Jan. 27

Humboldt State

5:30 p.m.

Jan. 28

Humboldt State

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 4

CCAA Semiﬁnal

W 1-0

Jan. 28

Cal Poly Pomona

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 3

Cal Poly Pomona

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 6

CCAA Championship

L 4-0

Feb. 3

San Francisco State

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 4

San Francisco State

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 11-13

NCAA Championship Far West Regional

W 1 (4) - 1 (3)

Feb. 4

@UC San Diego

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 10

@UC San Diego

7:30 p.m.

NCAA Championship Far West Regional

W 1-0

Feb. 10

@Cal State San Bernardino

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 11

@Cal State San Bernardino

7:30 p.m.

NCAA Championship Quarterﬁnal

W 0(4) - 0(3)

Feb. 11

@Cal State L.A.

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 17

@Cal State L.A.

7:30 p.m.

NCAA Championship Quarterﬁnal

W 1-0

Feb. 17

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 18

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

7:30 p.m.

TBA

Feb. 18

Cal State Monterey Bay

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 23

Cal State Monterey Bay

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 23

Cal State East Bay

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 24

Cal State East Bay

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 24

Nov. 8

@University of Nevada

L 77-60

Aug. 18

@Dominican (scrimmage)

Nov. 12

Alaska Fairbanks

W 84-73

Aug. 27

Southern Oregon (scrimmage)

Nov. 13

Academy of Art

W 83-36

Sept. 1

Nov. 19

Paciﬁc Union

W 76-39

Sept. 3

Nov. 22

Menlo College

W 73-49

Dec. 1

@San Francisco State

7:30 p.m.

Dec.3

@Cal Poly Pomona

Dec. 7

@Cal State Stanislaus

Dec. 10 Dec. 17

Nov. 19 Dec. 1-3

NCAA Championship Tournament Final Four

W 2-0

L 51-48 5:30 p.m.

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

@Santa Clara Invitational

Note: Home games are in bold. Tournaments are in italics.

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DESIGNERS UNITE

COMMON CULTURE Common Culture Clothing takes diﬀerent view on designing graphic T-shirts for streetwear in Chico. Juan Mejia STAFF WRITER

PHOTOS BY • FRANK REBELO

PLAIN WHITE TEES [above] Chico State students Max Nelson [right] Braden Ankeney, [left] and Michael Eman [forward] are the men behind Common Culture clothing. [below] Ankeney [left] and Nelson [right] sell original designs on campus.

A group of students takes aim at the clothing industry, showing that taking initiative and setting realistic goals can keep alive the idea of preserving a common culture. Common Culture Clothing, a clothing brand managed by three Chico State students, has been popping up around town. With its clothing line displayed at downtown shops, underground hip-hop shows that spread the word about the line and a website dedicated to the business, the group of entrepreneurs has taken hold of the Chico fashion scene. “We’re a clothing brand — our goal is to spread the idea of promoting this positive message of being uniﬁed to the world and help spread that message through clothing,” said Michael Eman, a senior mass communication major and graphic designer for the company. Common Culture Clothing has established itself in Chico by reaching out to artists and putting on hiphop shows, but the greatest challenge comes when it is time to expand, Eman said. Chico is a college town and expanding to other college towns is a challenge and new territory that Common Culture has to face. “A lot of images in streetwear clothing are kind of more negative images, but we want it to promote a positive unification,” said Max Nelson, owner and a senior business administration major. The creative process when deciding what to put on a

shirt and how to go about doing it comes from a team effort and taking in different ideas, he said. The threesome gets together to decide what their next design should be and they don’t hesitate to ask friends for opinions, as having the support of their friends is a big motivator. The spirit and idea of Common Culture Clothing has been alive for three years, going through various phases and staff changes. The team has settled on its current name and have learned to work together efficiently. “Having everybody so close that we can get inspiration and bounce ideas off of, having more than three people think together, someone will come in and make us think about it differently,” said Braden Ankeney, a senior business administration major who manages the company’s accounting and legal matters. Having fellow students cri-

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tique the designs and styles is indispensable, as they are the target audience, he said. Their clothing line has spread through Chico and is displayed at Trucker. With demand for their clothing increasing, the three will have to continue to work diligently to spread their message of uniﬁcation through fashion. Juan Mejia can be reached at jmejia@theorion.com

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Show Choirs in College I am a gleek. But my love of show tunes and performing in frilly dresses began before the Fox Broadcasting Company television series “Glee” aired in 2009. I was in show choir all through high school, and my senior year of high school I was president of my all-girls group where we took home plenty of first-place trophies and Judge’s Choice awards. “Glee” is an exaggerated version of what I went through being a theater nerd in high school. I was never slushied or teased, but it’s nice to see it highlighted. Endless hours in the rehearsal room with others either supporting you or stepping on your toes can drive a high school student crazy. Show choir is pretty demanding. It involves technical aspects, costumes, dynamic expressions, precise dance moves and, of course, beautiful harmonies. One exercise we had to do before competitions was run in a circle singing our entire set, usually five songs, in perfect tune. Twice. The TV show focuses on a handful of outcast high schools students preparing for nationals, a prestigious show choir competition. Along with a bunch of witty one-liners, loveable characters with powerful vocals, slushies in the face and songs, the show touches on some serious teenage issues like bullying, sexuality and finding one’s place in a brutal high school hierarchy. But performing in a show choir doesn’t stop in high school. Chico State’s theatre department has a traveling group called the “Off-Broadways” Musical Theatre Touring Troupe that began 12 years ago. Every fall semester auditions are held for the performing ensemble where 12 to 18 students are chosen to participate. When I heard this I thought it was a joke. Show choir is a little juvenile, but it’s a great opportunity for those who love to perform. The group meets twice a week for two hours of rehearsals. One of the groups major goals is to promote Chico State, said Joel Rogers the “Off-Broadways” director and professor of theatre. “One of the reasons the group was created in the first place was to help students learn repertoire from musical theatre literature of a year,” Rogers said. From experience, learning and memorizing music is a tedious task and when meshed together with others singing in a different range, it’s even more challenging. “Off-Broadways’” literature this year includes the work of the songwriting duo Rodgers and Hart. Show choir actively allows students to learn and practice their craft in a group environment. It’s nice to see that represented on TV. “Glee” has made singing and dancing cool again. As Rachel Berry once said, “There’s nothing ironic about show choir!” and it’s true. Leila Rodriguez can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com

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Kayla Wohlford STAFF WRITER

“The Muppets” - In theaters now

●●●●● More than three decades ago, the small amphibian made of felt pondered the question “Why are there so many songs about rainbows?” Puppeteer Jim Henson’s creation expanded into theaters in the late ’70s but has been dormant for a while. Disney — the new owners of Kermit and the gang — have called upon the help of puppet aficionado Jason Segel to reboot “The Muppets” for a new generation.

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●●●●○ The longest running science ﬁction television series in North America has come to a super close. Tom Welling’s decade long run as “Clark Kent” has matured from the teenager learning to deal with having superhuman powers to the man who must face his fears and be the hero he was destined to be. Watch the entire season to see if Welling will ﬁnally wear the suit and cape and wonder if a “Justice League” movie will ever be made.

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INK ME UP, SCOTTY Tattoo artist Jamin Baxmeyer [top] inks Kara Chamberlain at the Red Room Tattoo shop at Nord Avenue.

With skin as a canvas and inkfilled needles in hand, the tattoo artists at Red Room Tattoo serve the Chico community with a passion for artistic excellence. “It’s all about tattoo art and giving people great pieces they can enjoy the rest of their lives,” Red Room cofounder Juan Ortega said. After opening in July 2009, the Red Room was voted second for the Best of Chico in the Chico News & Review this year. Since the shop’s creation it has had immense help from the community. “We have a huge clientele that supports us,” co-founder Dylan Lapp said. “It’s 50:50 between students and the community.” Business goes up when school is in session and the location of the shop near campus appeals to students, Lapp said. “If it wasn’t for the students we wouldn’t be as busy as we are,” Ortega said. Ashley Tavares, a junior English major, got her sixth tattoo done at the Red Room and had a relaxing and fun ﬁrst experience at the shop, she said. With a MORE ON THE new rose and tiger lily RED ROOM added to her shoulTATTOO der, Tavares loves the PARLOR expressive qualities of tattoos. Located: “I love that they 231 Nord Ave tell people a little bit about you and Hours: Mondaythey’re timeless,” Saturday Tavares said. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Offering numerous Sunday posters and booknoon to 6 p.m. lets of the artists’ best works, the shop Accepts is also decorated credit cards with historical tattoo pieces, including a poster of Sailor Jerry and original artwork created by the artists themselves. The shop also oﬀers piercing, something extremely popular among Chico State students, Lapp said.

“We see a huge spike in piercing sales when school’s in session,” he said. “I think piercings may be easier for people to get because they have less of a commitment factor.” With tattooing now a popular form of expressive art, the artists say their favorite pieces to put together are memorial tattoos, because they have a lot of meaning behind them. The artists also say they refuse to tattoo anything gang related or racist. “We push each other to do good tattoos and treat people right,” Ortega said. With 22 years of tattoo experience, Ortega thinks the outlaw appeal of tattoos and the art intrigued him at a young age, he said. His first tattoo was a sun he tattooed on himself at the age of 15. Now an experienced artist who loves to hone his craft, Ortega works at the shop as well as travels to different locations, including Hawaii, to tattoo. “When I first started tattooing it was an underground thing,” Ortega said. With tattoos having a lingering bad reputation, some may not consider the works to be real art, something the artists strongly disagree with. “It’s so art,” said Zac Black, who works at the Red Room. “It doesn’t matter if it’s on your body or on a wall.” Black has had a love for art and design since a young age. He started a clothing company at the age of 16 called EMW and created designs for T-shirts. Black attended Chico State in the late ’90s for five years as a graphic design major. After receiving an apprenticeship with a tattoo artist, Black began focusing on becoming a tattoo artist and worked 12-hour days. “I’ve now been tattooing for 13 years and I still do graphic design and logo work,” Black said. “I love the artistic freedom you get with tattoos.” The name the Red Room was derived from the concept of the red room taverns from the past, which were exclusive bars for the sophisticated and wealthy. “I wanted a place with a friendly, classy environment,” Lapp said. “Not a place that would intimidate people.” Kayla Wohlford can be reached at kwohlford@theorion.com

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●●○○○ What the Smurf! How did these small blue creatures make hundreds of millions of dollars in the box oﬃce? Maybe it was Neil Patrick Harris being his typical awesome self. Maybe it was Katy Perry voicing “Smurfette,” the only female smurf. My guess is that it was Hank Azaria — famous for voicing many of the characters from “The Simpsons” — as the crazy old alchemist Gargamel.

The Fugees, Destiny’s Child, The Supremes, ‘N Sync, The Smiths, The Jackson Five, N.W.A and Wham! — chances are that, depending on age and music preference, at least one of these groups will be unfamiliar to the average student. Lauryn Hill, Beyonce, Diana Ross, Justin Timberlake, Morrissey, Michael Jackson, Ice Cube and George Michael are names that are much more recognizable. These artists all started out in bands or groups and then decided to take the solo route, which fortunately for them turned out to be their highly successful rise to fame. Going solo isn’t always as lucrative for everyone, as we all know of many artists who tried it and failed. Sometimes an artist reunites with the band and sometimes the band just quietly fades into the background. Why is it that certain artists catapult into the spotlight the minute they shed themselves of their bandmates? And what happens to the group after the lead singer splits? Sometimes the band gets lucky and manages to ﬁnd a frontman and continues playing without skipping a beat a la Van Halen with David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. Other times the abandoned members are left trying to ﬁnd success any way they can. Kelly Rowland, formerly of Destiny’s Child,

has gone the way of Beyonce and become a solo singer. Beyonce’s success is simply a fraction of the success her alter ego diva, also known as Sasha Fierce, has tasted. Third member Michelle Williams, although she has had a semi-successful career singing gospel music and in theater, has become the butt of many jokes, like “Kim Kardashian’s wedding lasted as long as a Michelle Williams’ verse,” or referring to a so-called friend as the Michelle Williams of the group. I was able to go see one of the aforementioned artists live on Nov. 22 — Morrissey. I’m a fan of both his work with The Smiths and after. Even though I’ve had the chance to see him plenty of times before, this was the first time I’d actually committed to going. I was extremely excited to finally see Moz and began counting down the days until the possibility of seeing some of my favorite songs come to life, until I heard about his erratic antics. At the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2009, the former Smiths frontman walked off the stage because he detected the nearby smell of meat being grilled. The vegetarian later returned to the stage to finish his show. That was a major treat for those in attendance, as Morrissey has been known to walk off midperformance and not return to finish his set, no matter if it’s the second song or second-to-last. My excitement soon turned to anxiety as the day got closer and I wondered if I had just paid to see someone who may or may not even bother

to grace the stage. I’m certain that Morrissey is not the only artist to behave in such a way. Achieving such success after leaving a group can only fuel an artist’s ego. After stating that he’d rather eat his own testicles than reunite with his former bandmates, I think it’s safe to say that this is one ego that cannot be easily deflated. Granted, Morrissey has said that performing on the same stage with his former bandmates wouldn’t be fair because he feels he’s worked hard after their breakup and shouldn’t bring attention to those who haven’t put in the same amount of work. Yet, had it not been for The Smiths, Morrissey probably wouldn’t have had that option to go solo and become who he is today. As much as I enjoy Morrissey’s newer material, I found myself sitting there at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido hoping he’d play some of his older stuff, even covering some of his Smiths material. But, alas, my desire wasn’t satisfied. At least I can say that the only time he walked off the stage was to change shirts and he returned moments later to perform the final song of the night. As the chorus of “Frankly, Mr. Shankly,” a Smiths song, says, “Fame, fame, fatal fame, it can play hideous tricks on the brain, but still I rather be famous than righteous or holy, any day, any day, any day.” Jen Moreno can be reached at jmoreno@theorion.com

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C3 BEAT IT Rapper Ryan Walton’s earlier inﬂuences of Michael Jackson translate into his new band, The Desperate Moments.

Media Group. Walton is now waiting for the New STAFF WRITER Year’s Day release of his fi rst CD titled Ryan Walton grew up admiring the “X,” in which artists from Europe, whom he met during his two-year trip man in the mirror. Artistically known as rap artist to London, are also featured. His only Lynguistix, Walton was raised in a hope is for people to love his album. Isaac Uhunmwuangho, a Chico Michael Jackson atmosphere. His mom State graduate student, has would dress him as the idol been to his shows, Uhunmevery Halloween and he was wuangho said. Walton’s trips also the Master of Ceremooverseas have influenced nies, or “Moves the Crowd,” his style. for special events. Since he “Artists have their own was a kid, Walton always had Artists style, everybody brings differthe music beat inside. have their ent gifts to the table,” he said. Walton was part of choir own style, Walton is a great person to during high school and now everybody be around because he is never has his own band called The negative, said Nathan Felton, Desperate Moments. brings a junior math major. Walton is Being a diverse band with different energetic and gets the crowd members from different parts pumped up. of the world has its bene- gifts to the On his music side, Walfits, Walton said in an email table. ton uses metaphors, a style interview. He can start a new different from other artists, attitude to make each other RYAN WALTON Walton said. His music is telling feel comfortable and is a step Rapper a story. against ignorance. “Keeping it real,” Felton Aside from music, Walton said. also has a passion for dancWalton is looking to go on tours in ing and uses Michael Jackson as his muse, he said. He and his friends Europe and America. “Music is meant to be spread and dance-battle and can move to any shared,” Walton said. beat, even opera. Walton has two mixtapes with his musical work. He has been working Miguel Rocha can be reached with music label company Chico’s mrocha@theorion.com Miguel Rocha

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Student bends, molds creations to reﬂect life’s imperfections Nicole Walker STAFF WRITER

The past is a memory that one image, sound, smell, touch or sculpture can trigger while remaining unknown and inconsistent. Drawn to disintegration and references of rust and decay, Jeff rey Thurston uses art to demonstrate the imperfections and progressions of life. Thurston, a senior who has just applied for the Bachelor of Fine Arts program, creates his art using inspiration from a historical understanding, he said. Influences from artists Joseph Beuys, Felix Gonzalez Torres and Bill Viola bring symbolism, sentimentality and impermanence to his work, he said. Although ceramics are used throughout Thurston’s work, he does not consider himself to be a ceramicist because he uses the techniques and qualities of ceramics as tools to create sculptures. The choice of ceramics as his primary medium comes from his fascination with the past and its reductive qualities, according to Thurston’s artist statement. The versatility of unfi red clay is appealing to Thurston because when he is working with the wet clay it degrades so he can wash and wipe it, Thurston said. When he fires it, it is more fragile and gives him the ability to use visual imagery and language to discuss the past as a fragment. “I want people to look at my work and draw their own associations,” he said. With a show coming up in January in the Laxson Auditorium Gallery, Thurston wants his work to resurface active memories by providing imagery people can look at and form their own relations to their pasts, Thurston said. In the midst of his original style shown within his work, Thurston confides in the art department for support, constructive criticism and networking opportunities. Active in the Ceramics Art Student Association and a member of Chico State’s delegation and exhibition at the 2011 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art in Davis, Thurston stays involved with the art community, said Cameron Crawford, professor and graduate coordinator in the department of art and art history. Going through life as an artist can be challenging in today’s economy, but Thurston reveals the qualities of having an excellent work ethic, creativity, curiosity and the understanding of the importance of perseverance, he said. “Jeff seems to be digging for what’s under the surface

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SPACE ODDITY Jeﬀery Thurston, an art major in ceramics, prepares for his January show crafting pieces in Taylor 103.

of objects,” said Amie Rogers, a third year Masters of Fine Arts ceramics student and friend of Thurston. “He peels or wares away layers to reveal glimmers of past notions and hints toward a narrative unrevealed.” Thurston works toward exploring at least three diﬀerent approaches to working with clay in order to express his ideas: the ﬁgure, the vessel and multiples, Crawford said. These groups of objects have distinct concepts, but one theme that runs through each of these series is the tension that exists between our natural and manufactured worlds. Thurston also seems to reveal the margins between fragility and permanence, between deterioration and renewal

throughout his art, he said. “He is developing his own voice, touch and edge to his work,” Crawford said. While doing so, Thurston uses the mixed media of art within his work to demonstrate the importance to visual dialogue. “By graduation I will have accumulated a visual syntax of imagery that I can use to talk about the incomplete nature of memory and how the past seems to resurface in the everyday,” Thurston said. Nicole Walker can be reached at nwalker@theorion.com

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Men’s outerwear options to keep cozy, chic this winter Brittany Comas Br STAFF WRITER

Winter is fast approaching in Chico and men’s outerwear options are unlimited this season. From cardigans to peacoats, guys have some tough choices to make on what item is going to keep them warm for the rest of the semester. Here are my top ﬁve picks for men’s outerwear: Brittany Comas can be reached at bcomas@theorion.com

ITEM LIST: 1. Peacoat - Target $65 2. Toggle jacket w/ hoodie - Forever 21 $59 3. Fair Isle cardigan - Forever 21 $35 4. Shawl-collar cardigan - Old Navy $70 5. North Face cowells hoodie - The North Face $85

1. This lined, woolblend peacoat from Target is a timeless piece. Peacoats instantly add a bit of sophisticated style to any man’s outﬁt, but it helps if you pair it with some key items. This coat looks best paired with nicely pressed jeans or slacks and some nice sneakers or dress shoes. You don’t have to change your style to wear this coat, you just have to add the right pieces. Wear this coat on a date with your favorite person or wear it while you’re running errands around town.

2. Toggle jackets are one of my favorite pieces, and this gray hooded version from Forever 21 is at the top of my list. The toggle closure gives this jacket a diﬀerent look that sets it apart from your usual cover-up. This jacket looks great worn open over a bright colored cardigan or patterned sweater if it’s extra cold out. For those of you with over-heated classrooms, I’d suggest a light T-shirt underneath and skip the scarf. From classy to casual, this coat should go everywhere with you.

3. Cardigans aren’t just for Mr. Rogers and Bill Cosby anymore. A Fair Isle print cardi from Forever 21 is cozy enough for any winter wonderland. This knit pullover is great for everyday wear. Throw it on over a flannel or plaid button-up with a collar and fold the collar over the neck of the sweater for an instant preppy style. If you prefer a more laid-back look, keep your finals-ready brain warm with a cream or navy colored beanie to match your new knit.

4. This shawl-collar cardigan is practical and ideal for the upcoming holidays. This heather gray cardigan from Old Navy is a slight splurge at $70, but on the upside, it’s machine washable and easy to grab for an on-the-go look. The fauxsuede brown elbow patches add a dash of ruggedness to the clean-cut cardi and the big pockets are great for storing an extra No. 2 pencil for test-taking. This piece is great because you can dress over a collared button up or dress it down with jeans and a T-shirt.

5. This North Face hoodie is a deﬁnite splurge or a great item to add to your Christmas wish list. With such a trusted brand, this jacket’s value will last and keep you warm beyond the rest of the school year. The stretchy, wind-resistant fabric makes this a Chico student musthave. This jacket layers nicely over just about anything and is a stylish piece for even the most casual guy. Wear it with sneakers and jeans, or sweatpants and slip-ons and you’ll not only look great, but you’ll keep warm, too.

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RIGHT ON CUE [left to right] Jeﬀ Davis, Greg Proops, Chip Esten and Ryan Stiles reenact a sketch about football for their “Whose Live Anyway” improvisation show at Laxson Auditorium.

A SOUND SALVATION

Music industry majors occupy solace in studio Eli Gibbs STAFF WRITER

There are plenty of programs on the market that allow aspiring artists to record audio they produce. Most of these programs, such as Audacity, will allow artists to record through even a laptop microphone. This ultimately achieves the goal, but the quality of the audio itself is sub-par. Luckily for electronic music, there are often recording options on mixing programs. Even VirtualDJ, available for free download, allows a disc jockey to record anything mixed on the program. Artists rely heavily on the quality of their audio productions because it could very well be the only source for listeners to be exposed to the music they CHICO’S produce. This is why many RECORDING producers would much rather STUDIOS record under more professional Electric Canyon settings and standards. The department of music at Studios is Chico State oﬀers many great $35/hour recording options to students Origami in the music industry and Recording technology major pursuing a Lounge $160 degree in an option of music for eight industry or recording arts. Not hours a day. only is this equipment available to students, but it is some Recording of the best technology avail- Connection Audio Institute able in the art. Of course, there are alternatives to this recording Electric Canyon Studio studio. Many recording stu$35/hour dios in the Chico area are fit to accommodate many dif- The Good ferent types of artists from Shepherd’s single DJs to full bands. Studio is free All of these options are around to create a professional environment for any and all aspiring artists. The quality of an audio recording could very well be the diﬀerence of what attracts listeners to an artist. Listeners are more likely to reach out and go see artists due to what they hear in a recording. Artists can then use recordings to alter live performances and impress fans. Though, never should a live performance sound worse than what an artist puts on an album. Eli Gibbs can be reached at egibbs@theorion.com

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Whose Live improv sparks spot on cheer Brooke Hespeler STAFF WRITER

Improvisation comedy is not for the faint of heart. It requires very special skills. Not only does the comedian have to be an inherently witty person, but he or she must also be able to think on their feet, have a broad knowledge of topics and be able to communicate well with others. The “Whose Live Anyway” tour came to Laxson Auditorium hosted by Chico Performances Nov. 18 to show off its crew’s well-refined improv talents. Chip Esten, Jeff Davis, Greg Proops and Ryan Stiles took the stage to play improv games like the ones seen on “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” with a full house of Chico “Whose Line” fans. At improv shows, the audience plays an integral part. They are called upon at various points during the show to shout out suggestions for scenes, genres and characters for the actors to play. At the beginning of the show, Proops warned the crowd they might even take “hostages” from the audience to come play the games with them. This crowd was

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ready — they were lively and eager from the very beginning. For their part, the actors brought their “A” game. From the beginning they were animated and wacky, ready to juggle babies or deliver tremendously huge pizzas at the drop of a hat. Silly, raunchy and even political at times, they delivered a delightfully well-rounded performance. The first “hostage” taken from the crowd was a woman who had minored in French in college. When asked what she and her husband did for fun, she replied “read,” which Stiles mistook for “weed.” Esten and Davis launched into an improvised French ballad about the woman, which revolved primarily around her imaginary drug use. Esten and Davis are the resident “Whose Live” musical improvisers. They wowed the audience on several occasions with their on-the-spot musical performances with the accompaniment of Bob Derkach on the piano. Throughout the night they performed songs from almost every genre imaginable: country waltz, reggae, ’80s pop, etc. Another hostage crisis happened during a game called sound effects, where

two audience members were pulled up on stage to do the ridiculous sound eﬀects for a safari scene. Annie Fischer was eager to be a hostage and she had the audience roaring with laughter at her gun noises and various animal calls. “I love ‘Whose Line,’” Fischer said. “I was really hoping I could go up on stage. I love improv and it was my goal of the night to be able to shake their hands.” One memorable moment from the show was the team’s celebrity Jeopardy match between Jeremy Irons, Christopher Walken and the map from “Dora the Explorer,” who has apparently been replaced with a GPS. “I can’t imagine having that kind of energy or spontaneity,” Chico resident Cat Cardinalli said. “It was over far too soon though.” This seemed to be the only complaint the audience had with the performance. The 1 1/2-hour show ﬂew by. Before the audience knew it, the foursome was taking the stage for their encore performance in which they took turns telling a fairy tale to the youngest member of the audience, who was a 10-year-old girl. Brooke Hespeler can be reached at bhespeler@theorion.com

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Fourth Annual International Narrative Shorts Film Festival 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. @ University Art Gallery Taylor Hall Room 111 Free Come enjoy short ﬁlms from around the globe run continuously in the gallery.

T H U R SDAY

F R I DAY

Mindful Meditation Group

Clouds on Strings EP Release

noon @ Student Services Center Room 426 Free

8 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $8

Chico State’s Mindful Campus oﬀers Qi Gong, seated and walking group meditation Mondays through Thursdays until ﬁnals week.

Clouds on Strings releases their new EP alongside Gentlemen’s Coup, Bronze Monsters and Crashed Giraffe.

SAT U R DAY

Kelly Bauman 7:30 p.m. @ The Maltese Free Kelly Bauman performs with Michelin Embers and Lish Bills.

Deaf Pilots 8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda $8 Deaf Pilots performs with Will Call, Furlough Fridays and Abe Nesbitt.

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Turner: 6 Degrees of Wayne Thiebaud

Mindful Meditation Group

“Italian Imagery and Imagination: A Journey Through Film”

@ Janet Turner Print Gallery Free

Noon to 12:50 p.m. @ Student Services Center Room 426 Free

Nugent, Arneson, Bravo and Kondos, all contemporaries of Wayne Thiebaud, have made unique contributions to the art world.

Chico State’s Mindful Campus oﬀers Qi Gong, seated and walking group meditation Mondays through Thursdays until ﬁnals week.

4 p.m. @ Ayres Hall Room 120 Free Chiara Ferrari of Chico State’s department of communication design presents this film as a part of this week’s International Forum.

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Songwriter’s Collective Showcase 7 p.m. @ Cafe Flo Free Wild Oak Music Group is hosting acoustic performances from artist like Sheel Doshi from Strange Habits.

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F R I DAY

Motivating Yourself! Community Tree 1 p.m. Lighting @ Meriam Library Room 172 Free This workshop focuses on self-empowerment and learning new skills so you can maximize your results as a team member.

Neil Berg’s “Broadway Holiday”

SAT U R DAY

Acoustic Music Jam

5:30 p.m. @ Downtown Chico

2 to 5 p.m. @ Upper Crust Bakery Free

The Yule Logs, Sounds of the Valley, Children’s Choir of Chico and Santa light up downtown with cheer.

The Butte Folk Music Society is sponsoring a folk jam led by Steve Johnson. Bring your guitar and plenty of G strings.

Keb’ Mo’ Band

SU N DAY

Glorious Sounds of the Season 7:30 p.m. @ Harlen Adams Theatre $20 This festive annual concert features holiday favorites performed by faculty and student groups.

MON DAY

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PROTEST THE HERO

9 p.m. @ Madison Bear Garden Free

7 p.m. @ El Rey Theatre $16 advanced

Calling all jukebox heroes – The Bear hosts a karaoke night every Monday until closing time.

Protest The Hero performs with Scale The Summit, Last Chance to Reason and Every Hand Betrayed.

7:30 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $30 student

Noon @ Laxson Auditorium $23 student

Join Keb’ Mo’ and his band as they celebrate the season with their “Home for the Holidays” tour.

Neil Berg present’s the critically acclaimed musical revue “Broadway Holiday.”

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Statler and Waldorf — When I grow up I hope to be half as cool as these two loveable curmudgeons. From their balcony they heckle the Muppets with a tag team swagger that proves hating is an art form. Imagine how much better the “Twilight” saga would be with these gents as commentators.

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semester to rent textbooks, was considered academic dishonesty. “It’s annoying, because I trusted them,” she said. “Everyone gets their books from Chegg, and they have Chegg in the bookstore.” The consequences are currently unknown, but Goishi will have to meet with both her instructor and Judicial Aﬀairs, she said. Selling notes was not worth the consequences she may face, Goishi said. “I honestly have no idea what will happen,” she said.

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Two Chico State students allegedly selling lecture notes online were reported to Student Judicial Affairs on Nov. 16. This type of incident has never before been reported at Chico State. Notehall.com markets itself as a helpful study aid, but students hired as note-takers are facing allegations of academic dishonesty and copyright infringement. The online textbook rental company Chegg, Inc. purchased Notehall last June. Chico State students ‘solicited sleazily’ Notehall “solicited sleazily two innocent students,” said Kurt Nordstrom, director of the multicultural and gender studies department. Nordstrom was giving an exam in his “Women, Men, and the Media” course when he was “made aware that a student had emailed the entire class saying that they had prepared a study guide that could be purchased for $5,” he said. The involved student, Kelsey Goishi, a junior communication studies major, was “semi-innocent,” Nordstrom said, and he’s “sure it’s happening in other classes at Chico State.” Goishi did not know it is illegal to sell notes but did it to make extra cash, because she couldn’t find a job in Chico, she said. “It was through Chegg,” Goishi said. “So I figured it was credible.” Goishi didn’t realize being a notetaker for Chegg.com, which she uses each

Notehall actively recruits college students Chegg.com offered Chico State students a note-taker position via university email. The job was described as a flexible, semester-long position that could earn students up to $450. “Being a Note-Taker means making money just being a good student!” the email said. Specific instructions on how to upload study guides were emailed to a Chico State student upon request from Notehall Content Manager Shannon Keller:

Notehall Notehall is currently generating revenue at 54 universities Notehall is expected to grow 400 percent in 2011 The co-founders of Notehall were selected as the ﬁnalist for the Business Week’s 2009 America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs Notehall is an oﬃcial student service at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University Source: crunchbase.com/company/notehall

1. “Your study guide must contain explanations of all the information that you will be tested on.” 2. “You must upload no later than two days prior to your test.” 3. “You must notify your classmates of your study guide by sending the template message through your academic software.” CHEATING

STATISTICS Responsibilities as a note-taker include uploading class lecture notes once a week and creating study guides for exams. “Remember your study guides make you the most commissions and really help your classmates,” Keller wrote. “They’ll love you for it, and you’ll love the >> please see CHEATING | D5

Cheating Cheating is intentional fraud or deception for the purpose of improving a grade or obtaining course credit ... Cheating includes either helping or attempting to help another person cheat. Examples of Cheating: • Copying from another student’s test • Allowing another student to copy from your test • Using unauthorized notes or “crib sheets” during an exam • Using your cell phone to text answers to other students during an exam • Informing students in later sections of the contents of an exam • Using unauthorized assistance in a take-home exam

60.8 percent of polled college students admitted to cheating Cheaters have higher GPAs 95 percent of cheaters don’t get caught Source: oedb.org

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Ghosts of Thanksgivings past Before we give thanks, we get a reminder from our past, and a hangover. It is not a designated holiday, nor do I think there’s an official name, but it has become a tradition for some returning college students to go out to the bars the night before Thanksgiving. In my hometown of Marin, there are certain bars that are designated for the different high schools in the area, so former classmates are all together. It is quite interesting to see how everyone has changed. I’ve changed too but it’s hard to recognize these changes in myself and sometimes need others to be my mirror. This Thanksgiving eve tradition allows mini high school reunions where you can observe the many changes of the people you grew up with, the bringing back of memories and confirmation of how far you have come in life since the days of school dances and the SAT. There are many familiar faces who you might see at this bar reunion. First significant other While this can be a startling encounter, chances are, no matter how much teenage angst this person caused you, it doesn’t compare to the people you’ve dated since. Your best friends These are the people you have kept in touch with and are anxious to see when you come home. They are the ones who have convinced you to go out, despite the gamble of being too hungover to stuff yourself with turkey the next day. The person you can’t remember This person looks familiar, but their name somehow escapes you. This person is also known as, “Oh, hey, you.” You can’t for the life of you remember their name or where you know them from, but of course, you’ll think of it 15 minutes after they leave the bar for the night. Your high school enemy It’s always weird to run into the person you didn’t get along with in high school who is now overjoyed to see you. Do they not remember exchanging all those glares in the hallways? The one who stalks you on the internet Another strange encounter is seeing people who know something about you that you haven’t told them. It is clear they are receiving their information from Facebook. I saw a friend I hadn’t spoken to since graduation tell me, “It’s great you’re working for your college newspaper.” Undoubtedly, the alcohol made him feel comfortable enough to admit to Facebook-stalking me. If this is a tradition in your town, I suggest participating. You never know who you will see and how different they are, or maybe they’ll help you notice changes in yourself. Ally Dukkers can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com

FASHION >> Studying in style

Compiled by Chelsea Beights

DICTIONARY

Study-drunk [stuh • dee • dr • unk] To study for such a long time that you text people stuﬀ that doesn’t make sense. “A: Are you OK? Your texts are really weird. B: Yeah, I know, I become incoherent when I’m study-drunk.” source: urbandictionary.com

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Chico’s obscure laws show evolution of town Ben Mullin OPINION EDITOR

face SE X COLUMN>>

Lexi Brister S E X CO L U M N I S T

Rape trauma recovery One of the worst tragedies I’ve ever seen was a close friend being destroyed by a forced sexual encounter. What happened to her is so aversive and yet the action is so prevalent, as no one is comfortable discussing rape. Over the break, however, I sat down with my friend to do just that in an effort to expose a darker side of what happens when we lose control, as well as to teach myself how to prevent it from happening to me. College is an especially dangerous time because of the high-risk, heavy-drinking environment many students are exposed to. One in four college-aged women has been the victim of sexual assault, according to the Crisis Connection Inc. website. Of those, 90 percent knew their attacker. While my friend is thoroughly displeased with what she calls “being a statistic,” she does fit into this category. She and her boyfriend were alone at his house, and when she told him she did not want to have sex, he used physical force to make her do it anyway. The physical pain was awful, but her feelings of self-loathing were the worst effect. “He took my identity from me in the worst way,” she said. My friend’s reaction to the attack is one experienced by many victims of such abuse, men and women alike, said a rape trauma counselor in my hometown. Counselors work to teach those suffering not to blame themselves. If you’re wondering CONTACT whether sex SAFE PLACE is ever the same after an Siskiyou Hall experience Room 115 like that, the answer 530-898-3030 is usually safeplace@ no. This can csuchico.edu be due to a variety of reasons including fear and desensitization, but experts agree that experiencing sexual trauma changes the meaning of sex for many people. For men, many times the hard part is overcoming the emasculation, and for most women, like my friend, it’s relearning how to own your sexuality. Most counseling programs focus on psychological recovery, which counselors say largely works to help victims learn not to associate all sexual encounters with the attack. This is particularly difficult for men, who tend not to report sexual assault. While the aforementioned friend is not the only female rape victim I know, I know of only one male who has ever admitted to feeling like he was taken advantage of. There are different types of therapies, most of which involve speaking about the experience, all of which can be very painful. There are many online message boards that suggest group therapy because it is easier to talk with people who understand what the experience is like. Nikki Allair, a senior women’s studies major and anti-violence activist, said that after she was sexually assaulted over a year ago, the only way to cope was to be open about it. “It was really important for me to be able to break down when I needed to and know that there were people who would listen,” she said. Allair has spent many hours talking and listening, including giving a keynote address at Take Back the Night, and thinks that while it’s a tough road, you can have a normal sex life after such an experience. The best possible advice I can give is to trust your instincts. If a situation ever makes you uncomfortable, get out by any means necessary. Lexi Brister can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

Those itching to transport nuclear missiles on the backs of mules, cows, goats, sheep, hogs, donkeys or domestic fowl, beware — this breaks two Chico laws. More than two centuries of Chico’s memory are written into its lengthy municipal code, which has grown alongside the city. Like any memory, Chico’s is ﬁ lled with catastrophic lapses of judgment, horrible ideas and embarrassed hindsight. Unfortunately for Chico, human memories aren’t as permanent as a those of the city. What follows are the weirdest, wackiest laws ever concocted in Chico, with a few county and state regulations added to round out the top 10. 1. Chico is a nuclear-free zone Under section 9.6 in the Chico Municipal Code, it’s unlawful to “produce, test, maintain or store within the city a nuclear weapon.” This law was established in the late ’60s or early ’70s in order to make a political statement about the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons, said Bob Malowney, a downtown businessman who has lived in Chico for 41 years. “When it was proposed, it was kind of thought of as a joke, but people felt strongly about it,” Malowney said. “I think it’s fun that you’re not supposed to have a nuclear bomb in town.” Sorry, chemistry majors — try Oroville if you want to touch off World War III. 2. Dancing in the streets — now permitted Before 2008, it was illegal to play in the street, according to section 9.26 in the Chico Municipal Code. The law was initially passed because of a neighborhood feud that involved children playing basketball on a street-side hoop, conflicting with parking desires of other residents, said Tom Gascoyne, Chico bureau reporter for Northstate Public Radio. “It was revoked, because it came to light that the neighbors weren’t getting along,” Gascoyne said. 3. Keeping the public on a short leash Skateboarders whose dogs pull them across Chico’s blacktops like sidewalk surfers, watch out — this goes against article 7.08.010 of the Chico Municipal Code. This law states that leashes must, for some reason, be no longer than six feet in length and must be capable of restraining a powerful pooch. 4. Don’t hide from the police Parents could tan their students’ hides if they discover their

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son or daughter broke article 9.24.010, which might save them from a fine. In order to cut down on “noxious odors,” this article states that it is illegal to possess un-tanned hides within the city limits, along with “any hide giving an offensive odor.” Could this mean possession of untanned skunk hide results in a double fine? 5. Fire-hide-rant Speaking of hide, no one wants to be frantically searching for a bright red fire hydrant while a structure fire blazes a few blocks over. That’s why it’s illegal to “obstruct any fire hydrant or cistern in such a manner as to hide it from view at any point,” under section 9.04.010 of the Chico Municipal Code. In addition to the inevitable bruising and Facebook tags, this is another reason not to go planking on public property. 6. Rancho Chico no more As previously mentioned, it is illegal to use Main Street as a gateway to greener pastures. It is unlawful to drive “any cattle, horses, mules, hogs, sheep or goats,” on any public street in Chico according to section 9.44.020 of the Chico Municipal Code. A subsection of that same law stipulated that allowing these

same animals to “run at large” and “graze or feed upon any public street” is also illegal. If the authors of that ordinance had seen West Fifth and Ivy streets during Halloween, they might have added intoxicated students to the list. 7. Bees get degrees of prohibition Buzzing in Chico is a lot harder for a honey bee. Section 39-4 of the Butte County code states that it is illegal to bring bees from other California counties into Butte County unless 75 bees from each colony are dissected and examined for acarine mite infestation. Acarine mites are small parasitic mites that infest the airways of a honey bee, according to the Edinburgh and Midlothian Beekeepers’ Association website. 8. Ticket farming It is illegal to trespass on any cultivated agricultural ﬁeld, Butte County Sgt. Mike Lydon said. “If you go running out through the nice pretty wheat ﬁeld and roll around with your girlfriend, that’s a crime,” Lydon said. Other laws, like 487 B of the California Penal Code also protect farmers by making it illegal to steal more than $250 of produce, including domestic fowls, avocados, vegetables, fruits or nuts.

9. Transparent law enforcement In Chico, as well as in the rest of California, it is illegal to drive with a cracked windshield anywhere in the driver’s view, Chico Police Sgt. Billy Aldridge said. The driver’s view includes any part of the windshield, which makes it legal for police to cite motorists for any small crack on the passenger side. It is also illegal to have anything dangling from rearview mirrors. 10. Neon no more It used to be illegal for any business owner to put up a neon sign in a downtown business window, Bird in Hand owner Bob Malowney said. The law was created to deter Chico’s many bars from illuminating the city by the light of neon, which had grown to be a nuisance, Malowney said. “The proliferation of honkytonks with beer advertisements in their window was turning downtown into a fright,” he said. Malowney was surprised when he checked the city code years after the law had been passed and found it was no longer on the books. “When you think about the history of the story, you might not ﬁ nd it in the city books,” he said. Ben Mullin can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com

Program to replace Vista to improve grading, communication Molly Rose Livingston STAFF WRITER

Chico State’s Technology and Learning Program plans to make the Blackboard Vista Learning Management System a thing of the past with the introduction of the new Blackboard Learn. Blackboard Vista is outdated, while Blackboard Learn is easier to use and has new features and capabilities, said Kathy Fernandes, director of academic technology. Learn is owned by the same corporate company as Vista. “It is not just an upgrade,” Fernandes said. “It really is a diﬀerent system.” Fourteen professors are piloting Learn for their classes, and through this, 1,000 students are using Learn. The goal is to have 50 percent of faculty using the program by spring 2012, Fernandes said. Fernandes, along with the Technology and Learning Program, is working to assist faculty in the process of migrating courses over to the new program. “We don’t want this to be a burden,” Fernandes said. Professors have a lot on their plates right

now with larger classes due to budget cuts, she said. The Technology and Learning Program is assisting faculty in the integration of courses into the new technology by oﬀering training and workshops. “If faculty will take the opportunity to ﬁgure out Learn, it is possible that it can help them manage their courses better,” she said. The new gradebook is convenient for both students and faculty and is easier to update. Professors can import Excel grade sheets directly into the program. “We are trying to encourage faculty, even if they don’t use anything else on Blackboard Learn, to please use the gradebook,” Fernandes said. The new system is a $100,000 investment, Fernandes said, which is completely worth it, because it will allow students easier access to classes and grades. The new program has a main dashboard that shows students what is happening in each course without having to click on each class individually. Jennifer Meadows, a professor of communications design, uses Learn to teach technology and communication. Her students have adjusted to the new system.

“So far so good,” Meadows said. “I haven’t heard many complaints.” Meadows likes that the grading and communication with students is easier on Learn. “It is more eﬃcient,” Meadows said. “Actions that took four to ﬁve clicks to complete now take one or two.” However, the new system does have a downside, Meadows said. Learn looks better than Vista and has better features, but some useful ones are gone, she said. “In the old Vista, I used to use the calendar a lot — all assignments were linked to it,” Meadows said. “You can’t do that in Learn.” Cody Walker, a junior agriculture education major, doesn’t think anything is wrong with the old system. “If it works, I don’t see a reason to change it,” he said. However, Walker does not think he will have an issue learning the new system and compares the new program to Facebook changes. “When they change everything, everyone complains,” Walker said. “But once they get used to it, you won’t hear a word.” Molly Rose Livingston can be reached at mlivingston@theorion.com

WORD OF MOUTH >> How important is health care for college students? “It’s not something you even think about until you need it, but it does happen.”

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“The cost versus the beneﬁts you actually get are really disproportionate.”

Austin Lent

Colton Fiterre

Mary Dorsey

freshman | construction management

sophomore | psychology

junior | nutrition and food sciences

“I think we need the continuity and familiarity of a regular physician, but most of us are too broke to aﬀord insurance that would allow such coverage.”

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LOOKING BACK >>

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Oct. 24, 2001, vol. 47 Issue 9 “Graduating seniors face unpromising job market” As a first-year student at Chico State in 1998, Jon Layton envisioned himself graduating in four years, landing a job in Silicon Valley, making computer games and earning about $70,000 a year. With only eight months until graduation, Layton changed his postgraduation expectations. As a computer science major, getting a job two years earlier would have meant choosing between companies that were offering huge salaries and great benefits.

When someone planned to get a job in the computer industry in 2001, they needed to pursue about 20 companies at the same time to have a chance, Layton said. Due to the tight job market and shrinking employment opportunities, Layton was considering going to graduate school or traveling for a year. Attending graduate school allows students to wait for a change in the market and to also have better credentials when they do apply for jobs. The job market helped seniors realize that they can’t aﬀord to procrastinate on a job search. CAREER PLANS Nicole Cooper, a senior criminal justice major, works at the Career Center to help students ﬁnd internships that will help with their future job search.

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NOW For Alberto Vargas, a senior criminal justice major, attending Chico State meant choosing a career that was going to bring in the money and ﬂourish during a time of decreasing employment. In past years the job market has been decreasing, but last October, California’s unemployment rate fell to 11.7 percent from 11.9 percent. This added nearly 26,000 jobs, according to the state’s employment development department. When Vargas ﬁrst began college, he chose to major in business, because he felt this career would lead him to his end goal or being successful, he said. After taking three semesters of business courses, he realized it wasn’t for him. Vargas then decided to major in criminal justice, which led him to

want to become a juvenile probation officer, he said. Criminal justice is a major that encompasses many careers, but probation officers are one of the five occupations in high demand in that field, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More emphasis is being placed on the importance of this role in the criminal system, and the field is expected to grow by 19 percent in the decade ending in 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Vargas is graduating in spring 2012, and he is confident that his degree will be a stepping stone to many opportunities, he said. He is prepared for the upcoming challenges. -Compiled by Michaela Boggan

Campus Spotlight: Home Ec store hires students to sell decor THE ORION • BRETT EDWARDS

Home Ec is a small store on Main Street owned by Christianne Belles, a graduate of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in liberal studies. Belles employs two Chico State students, Emily Damm, a junior psychology major, and Chloe Hilliard, a junior child development major. The store opened in July, and Belles describes the style as “home gifts and random awesomeness.” The store is a like a real-life StumbleUpon with all the variety, Damm said. The Orion: Why do only Chico State students work here? Belles: They were the best candidates. Both women seemed in touch with what was happening in the community and ﬁt the personality of the store. It just worked out. The Orion: Do you think your job helps connect you to the community and the “Chico Experience?” Hilliard: Deﬁ nitely. There are so many community events like Treat Street at Halloween and the Christmas Preview that was last week. Damm: A lot of the shop owners around here come in and socialize as well, so you get to know all the other downtown businesses. The Orion: What are some skills that are related to your job? Damm: It really helps with people skills. You are face-to-face all day with different types of people, and as a psychology major, those skills are important to me. Hilliard: I use a lot of

PR – Not your average desk job.

This is JOURNALISM TODAY.

HOME EC DECORATOR Emily Damm, a junior psychology major, is one of the Chico State employees at Home Ec in downtown Chico. math. It is defi nitely necessary for my job. The Orion: What is the appeal of working for a local business rather than a large chain or corporation? Damm: During my job search I went through all these personality tests and surveys trying to get a job, and I didn’t really know what they were looking for. It was really nice to meet with someone face-to-face, and it has helped me get in tune with the Chico community. The Orion: How do you think the employees’ majors relate to the business? Belles: Emily is an art minor, and she is my go-to girl for all things creative. She painted the curtain design on our window display. Also, her psychology background relates to the marketing necessary for the store to be successful. There is a sort of psychological background behind where you even place an item and why a customer picks it up, so I think it defi nitely relates. The Orion: What is one of your favorite aspects of the store? Hilliard: We sell many fair trade and organic products. As a child development major, I love our Kauzbots. They are stuffed robots dolls, and each one develops a different charity that benefits children. -Compiled by Kjerstin Wood

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Taylor Western FOOD COLUMNIST

My mom would be especially annoyed to find out I have a See’s chocolate bar on my nightstand, but I can’t give up the sweet and comforting sensation it gives me. This week I would like to share my love for chocolate by making a chocolate-themed meal and dessert. I have always wanted to combine my favorite chocolate cake

Cooking with chocolate: chicken mole, heavenly chocolate cake recipe with my favorite frosting recipe. If you love chocolate, this sweet dessert is for you. Of course, this meal couldn’t be just desserts, so there is also a main dish that stays with the chocolate theme. Chicken mole is a classic dish, and after making this recipe, I can honestly

say that this may be one of my favorite dishes I’ve made all year. Mole combines a spicy flavor with chocolate, but if spice isn’t your thing, you can always add less than the recipe calls for. If you are sensitive to spice, I recommend starting with one

serrano chili and then adding the second. You can also slowly add the chili powder. This recipe’s mole is on the sweeter side, so if you don’t have a huge sweet tooth, leave out the brown sugar. When it comes to leftovers, I recommend buying the large

package of chicken and making plenty so you can freeze the leftover chicken mole or raw chicken. There will be a lot of leftover mole sauce, so freeze it for another meal as well. Taylor Western can be reached at foodcolumnist@theorion.com

CHICKEN MOLE

65 minutes

serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

For sauce: For chicken: 1 onion 4-5 bone-in 1 bell pepper chicken breast 3 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon 2 serrano peppers chili powder 1 1/2 cups semi1 teaspoon sweet chocolate chips brown sugar 1 tablespoon 1 teaspoon cumin chili powder 1/4 teaspoon 1 tablespoon cinnamon brown sugar 2 carrots diced 1 Teaspoon cumin salt and pep1/2 teaspoon cinnamon per to taste 2 tablespoons peanut butter 1 teaspoon cilantro for sauce and 1 teaspoon for garnish 1 cup chicken stock 1 lime 1 can diced tomatoes salt and pepper pumpkin seeds optional

Preheat oven to 350 F. Chop onions and garlic and cook in pan until tender. Add bell pepper and serrano chilies and cook through. Add chicken stock, peanut butter, lime juice, tomatoes, cilantro and seasonings for sauce. Let cook for ﬁve minutes. After all vegetables are cooked, pour mixture into blender and puree. Set aside. Heat up oil in separate pan. Season chicken and then place in pan. Brown on both sides for three to ﬁve minutes. Place chicken and diced carrots in deep, oven-safe dish. Pour mole sauce over chicken and bake for 45 minutes to one hour. Top with chopped cilantro and pumpkin seeds. THE ORION • SAMANTHA YOUNGMAN

HOLY MOLE This chicken is covered with a mole sauce. Mole is a name for a Mexican sauce used in many traditional dishes. This sauce is made with chocolate chips and chili powder.

MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN CHOCOLATE CAKE Debbie’s Chocolate Cake

75 minutes

x12

serves 12

Ingredients

Directions

1 box devil’s food or chocolate cake mix 1 small box chocolate pudding 1 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup warm water 4 eggs 2 bags semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and dust with ﬂour pan or bunt pan. Mix all ingredients except chocolate chips. After ingredients are combined, add chocolate chips. Pour into pan and bake for one hour.

Aunt Laura’s Frosting Ingredients 1 box instant chocolate pudding 1 teaspoon sugar 1 cup heavy whipping cream 1 cup milk

Directions Combine all ingredients. Once cake has cooled, frost. Make sure cake is kept refrigerated because of dairy in frosting.

THE ORION • LIAM TURNER

SENT FROM HEAVEN This chocolate cake is made from a box of devil’s food cake mix with a thick layer of chocolate pudding frosting. Made in 75 minutes to serve up to 12 people.

Bidwell provides public with volunteer opportunities matched funds, he said. “If we receive the fund, that means we would have, STAFF WRITER in total, $1,200 for tools, signs and plants,” SchiffVolunteers at Bidwell Park, which is 3,670 acres, macher said. The fraternity will be notified by the first week clocked in more than 20,000 hours of work last year. “That’s over 11 miles long,” said Lise Smith-Peters, of December as to whether they will be granted the volunteer coordinator and management analyst of fund. In the meantime, Sigma Chi members will put in eight to 15 hours per week until January on the the Bidwell Park and Playground Commission. As one of the largest public parks in the United picnic site, taking out invasive plants and replacing States, Bidwell Park relies on volunteers, many of them with native species, Schiffmacher said. Native species include red bud trees, whom are Chico State students, to accomOregon ash trees, mugwort, native blackplish restoration and maintenance efforts. BIDWELL PARK berry, Santa Barbara sedge, native grass The community should want to take INFORMATION seeds, spice bush and deer grass, Smithcare of it, said Shane Romain, Bidwell Peters said. Park ranger for the last five years and The Chico Creek The rain does the watering during this 2005 alumnus of Chico State’s recreation Nature Center, time of year, Schiffmacher said, but workadministration program. located on East ing in the summer is his favorite, because Students, as well as organizations from Eighth Street, he and his fraternity brothers can jump in Chico State, help manage the park’s biggest provides maps and brochures the river after work when it’s hot out. issue – invasive species. “By working a few hours outside, it Invasive species include any plant not and has live native to California, monoculture plants and animals and inter- inspires us to go back and keep doing it,” Schiffmacher said. plants such as ivy and vinca that have spread pretive exhibits. Other fraternities and sororities also from homes into the park, Smith-Peters said. For volunteer spend many hours working on Bidwell These species don’t grow naturally and opportunities, Park’s two major service days, Make a Difdo not have natural combatants to maintain contact Lise ference Day and Earth Day. balance, which causes problems. They grow Smith-Peters at CAVE has 25 students volunteering at so fast to gain nutrients that they squeeze 530-896-7831 the park this semester, as well as 20 stuout native plants by competing with them, or at lspeters@ ci.chico.ca.us dents from the “University 101” course, she said. Smith-Peters said. Ivies are the worst, because they grow up Volunteering to help manage invasive trees as well, Smith-Peters said. This compespecies or aid in trail maintenance are tition can kill oak trees, many of which are not the only ways students can involve themselves extremely old. Kevin Schiffmacher, a member of Sigma Chi and at the park. Following park rules can preserve the natural vice president of philanthropy and community service in the Interfraternity Council, enjoys volun- atmosphere, while breaking rules such as no glass beverages, no alcohol and keeping dogs on leashes in teering at Bidwell Park to fend off these species. “The park is really beautiful but is being overall required areas can be a hindrance, Romain said. Abiding by these rules just comes along with being grown,” Schiffmacher said. This past year, Sigma Chi adopted a picnic site responsible members of the community, he said. for restoration and weekly volunteer work. To supplement efforts, they submitted a proposal to Kathleen Dazzi can be reached at Associated Students this semester to gain $600 in kdazzi@theorion.com Kathleen Dazzi

THE ORION • JOSH ZACK

SCENIC ROUTE The trails of Lower Bidwell Park provide hiking and biking paths. Bidwell Park is 3,670 acres, one of the largest parks in the country.

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Lack of health insurance increases risks Tasha Clark STAFF WRITER

THE ORION • AARON DRAPER

HEALTHY CHOICE The Student Health Center provides students with services. This is important for those who don’t have other care services.

Having access to health care is important, but some students go without it due to unaffordable costs. The California Health Professional Student Alliance is taking matters into its own hands by trying to reform health care to make it more affordable. The United States is the only developed country without a universal health care plan for citizens, said Noah Ferns, a senior international relations major and president of the California Health Professional Student Alliance. Twice as much is spent on health care in America than in other countries, but our system is ranked 37th in the world, Ferns said. The alliance’s goal is to raise awareness of SB 810, the California Universal Health Care Act, he said. Known as the single-payer health care reform, the act will approve all California residents, and employment and income won’t matter, Ferns said. SB 810 will give residents access to preventive care, allowing them to get any standard procedure without extra costs such as screenings for cancer, X-rays and so forth, eliminating out-of-

pocket expenses, he said. Every resident will have benefits, and premiums will be reduced for families and employers, Ferns said. There will be no new spending, as SB 810 will be paid for by federal, state and county money. Addressing these issues could save a massive amount of money, he said. If the reform was to be approved, it would save an estimated $29 billion in California. The extra money could be used for education and other services in need, Ferns said. The organization is trying to bring change and sees it as a matter of human rights. Sophomores Shamari Roy, a communications major, and Alexandria Ashkarian, a psychology major, use what the school provides as their only access to health care. Since Roy’s mother can’t afford it, she hasn’t had health care since high school, she said. However, she does plan to get the available Medicare for adults. Ashkarian tries to stay healthy by skateboarding, walking and not eating fast food often, she said. “I’ve never had full health benefits,” she said.

If the United States wants to be the healthy nation they claim to be, then health care MORE ON should be established, CAHPSA Ashkarian said. On Jan. 8-9, the Students California Health interested Professional Student in getting Alliance will take this act involved with to California legislature the Califorin Sacramento, Ferns nia Health said. This will be the Professional seventh annual Lobby Student Alliance can Day the organization attend meethas held. ings at 5 p.m. All chapters will come every Tuesday together to march to the in Common Capitol in order to speak Grounds. with legislative aides and meet with officials to get them to lobby and support the bill, he said. On campus, the organization will be engaging with the student and professional population, Ferns said. “We need to integrate these communities more so we can learn and make an effective change for all of us,” Ferns said. Tasha Clark can be reached at tclark@theorion.com

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extra cash.” Cal state bans online note selling California State Universities banned students from using a similar website called NoteUtopia in October 2010, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. “Cal State also sent out a systemwide email warning students that selling class notes violates state law and could, in extreme cases, result in expulsion,” the article said. Selling study guides violates copyright laws, because they are the property of professors, said Linda Gatton, interim director of Student Judicial Aﬀairs. “Students need to be careful,” Gatton said. Students using Notehall are still responsible for their actions, as academic dishonesty is handled on a “case by case basis,” Gatton said.

Consequences range from disciplinary probation to expulsion. “Cheating is never worth it,” she said. “It’s better to take the bad grade.” Instances of cheating have risen at Chico State in the past three years, according to the Student Judicial Aﬀairs Annual Report. Statistics are often misleading, Gatton said. “Our numbers depend on how many cases instructors are reporting,” she said. Nordstrom and Susan Wiesinger, the department of journalism and public relations chair, sent “cease and desist” emails requesting that Notehall stop hiring CSU students. “Note selling is illegal in California,” Wiesinger wrote. “This is a clear violation of section 66450 of the state’s education code, which prohibits ‘any business or

person from selling or otherwise distributing or publishing class notes for a commercial purpose.’” Notehall claims false A Chegg attorney argued that he disagreed with the law, but assured CSU students would be told to stop using the service, Nordstrom said in an interview on Nov. 17. Three days later, The Orion’s investigation found that as of Nov. 21, Notehall would still hire Chico State students. A reporter for The Orion submitted a list of Chico State classes to Notehall’s website and was called for a job oﬀer within 10 minutes. The representative from Notehall requested the reporter create a study guide for the largest class they were enrolled in. Tips on how to create a study guide that would achieve the best

sales were given to the reporter. Incentives are offered to encourage students to push sales of study guides and notes uploaded to Notehall. The Orion’s reporter was offered $40 for the first 10 study guides purchased and $2 for each additional sale after that. A template was provided for students to post on Blackboard Vista to advertise the study guide to classmates, along with a link to purchase it. Notehall assured the reporter that selling notes was not only legal but would also likely improve their own grades. Nordstrom received a conformation that Notehall removed his notes from their website from Notehall Co-founder Justin Miller on Nov. 16, Nordstrom said. However, Nordstrom’s notes remained available for purchase at noon on Monday.

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DRAWING FOR NOBODY by Liam Turner

“There have been some technical issues,” said Robert Chesnut, general counsel for Chegg, Inc. in a phone interview on Monday. Now that Chegg is aware of CSU policies, “commercial sale” will be shut down at speciﬁc universities eﬀective Jan. 1, he said. Chegg is looking out for students’ best interest, Chestnut added. Nordstrom encourages students to boycott Chegg.com. This case was a “skanky and sleazy” way to use students, Nordstrom said. “Don’t buy books from Chegg,” Nordstrom added, “because they are really hanging out students out to dry.” Molly Rose Livingston can be reached at mlivingston@theorion.com Ashley Nakano can be reached at videoeditor@theorion.com

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