The Orion - Fall 2011, Issue 7

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Pepper spray attacker stalks streets Kjerstin Wood STAFF WRITER

Two female Chico State students were attacked with pepper spray while walking late at night last week in the south-campus area, police say.

One attack occurred on West Fifth and Flume streets and the other on West Eighth and Hazel streets. Both victims reported being pepper sprayed by a white male who is in his early 20s and approximately 6 feet tall, Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield said.

Police are treating these cases as assaults and attempted kidnapping, Merrifield said. The suspect attacked both women after

been exposed to exiting the passenpepper spray before ger door of a black and knew what the sedan, similar to a effects were, she Lexus or a BMW. He said. Because of that The windows were grabbed past experience the very tinted or “murme and I spray did not inhibit dered out,” said the second victim, a thought he her breathing.

“He grabbed me and sophomore commuwas going I thought he was going nications major. to put me to put me in the car,” “People heard in the car. she said. me screaming,” she She then began kicksaid. ing and screaming to One group of SECOND VICTIM deter the attacker and people saw her runSophomore was able to run into ning away from the communications her home just around attacker and into her major the corner. house, however they The vehicle was turned around and seen circling the area went back inside from 11 p.m. to the early morntheir own home, she said.

Normally pepper spray ing hours prior to the attack chokes and incapacitates a on West Eighth and Hazel person, but the victim had streets, said a witness, a junior

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sociology major.

“It was stalking my neighborhood,” the witness said. “We haven’t seen the vehicle since then.”

In both cases the women were able to get away, after fighting back and yelling ,and one was even able to dial 9-1-1, according to a press release from the Chico Police Department.

The first attack occurred Sept.

18. In this incident the attacker sprayed his victim with pepper spray. In the second attack on Sept. 25 the victim was grabbed and then knocked to the ground while fighting back.

In August, there were 32 incidents of misdemeanor assault, 16 felony assaults, two kidnappings, two sexual assaults and one rape, >> please see ATTACKS | A7

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Jorge Ceja Aguilar pleaded no contest to stabbing former Associated Students President Joseph Igbineweka in April 18, 2010, during the time that Igbineweka was president. Ceja Aguilar was sentenced to four years in state prison for assault with a deadly weapon and an additional three years for inflicting great bodily injury.

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PETROLEUM POOL Oil spill occurs after a hydraulic line breaks as an excavator works to drive a post into the ground.

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The Chico Women’s Club will be hosting the Fifth Annual Tribal de Chico Belly Dance Festival on Saturday, Oct. 15. Tickets will cost $10 in advance and $12 at the door. You can also attend a belly dancing workshop before the event for an extra fee.

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BIKING PAINS A Chico State student leans over a police cruiser favoring his right hip after he was hit by a patrol car Monday. The California Highway Patrol are currently investigating the incident but officers suspect the accident could have been avoided if the victim had proper lighting, police said.

Officer sideswipes student cyclist Award-winning journalist Ted Cox is coming to Chico State to speak of his experience at a “straight camp” he attended undercover. Cox witnessed what went on in a Christian “ex-gay” program and has come to share his story with students from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11 at Selvester’s Cafe-by-the-Creek.

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Siskiyou and Plumas halls.

Farrell said that the biker saw the officer at the last minute and tried to swerve but was hit by the front bumper of the vehicle.

Because the accident involved an emergency vehicle, the California Highway Patrol was called to investigate the incident.

“We have a conflict of interest because it’s our vehicle, so we want an impartial person to investigate,” Farrell said.

Both the names of the victim and the name of the officer driving the vehicle were withheld by both the university police and the CHP. Although the determination of who is at fault hasn’t been determined yet, CHP officer George Carpenter speculated that the victim’s use of a >> please see ACCIDENT | A7

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A University Police cruiser struck a Chico State student riding his bicycle Monday, as emergency vehicles swarmed to the scene, briefly blocking the northbound route of Warner Street.

The bicyclist limped from the scene and was transported by a friend to a medical facility with what he described as pain in his right hip area, police said.

“The bicyclist was traveling northbound without a light,” University police Sgt. Brian Farrell said. “The officer stopped here at the stop sign and started drifting out to enter the roadway but didn’t see the bicyclist.”

The accident occurred at 10:13 p.m. in between

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As the California Faculty Association is in early stages of negotiating a new contract, union leaders have floated the possibility of a strike on one or more campuses.

The possibility of a strike comes from the CFA’s insistence that the priority of California State University Chancellor Charles Reed is with management and not faculty and students, CFA President Lillian Taiz said during a campus-wide meeting Wednesday broadcast on the Web. “Chancellor Reed is working hard to implement his vision of a highly paid corporate management and a weak workforce of instructors in a mostly privately funded university,” Taiz said.

Faculty are legally allowed to strike because of an impasse in labor talks, which was agreed upon during the previous contract period, between 2007 through 2010.

Additionally, faculty from the 23 CSU campuses have been asked to take “concerted action” at Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State East Bay on Nov. 17 as a way to “make history,” Taiz said.

Concerted activity could be grouping together and wearing the same thing, informational picketing or even the disruption of an organization through striking, said Andy Merrifield, chair of the CFA bargaining team, during the broadcast.

Raises for faculty were halted in the 20082009 and 2009-2010 years due to massive cuts to the CSU, said Erik Fallis, spokesman for the CSU Chancellor’s Office.

The CFA contract, and raises built into that contract, was based on former Gov. Arnold Shwarzenegger’s claim that he would find a way to give the CSU an increase in funding every year after an initial cut, Fallis said. Those increases stopped in 2008 with a $100 million cut to the CSU followed by a $600 million cut in 2009-2010.

Because funding was decreasing, the CSU revisited the contracts and halted raises, Fallis said.

“That reality made it really difficult for the CSU to see a $20 million increase for a small group of faculty as appropriate,” he said.

Reed’s vision was criticized during the CFA broadcast.

“We can summarize it bluntly, but accurately, as nothing now and less later,” Taiz said.

The relationship between faculty and the CSU is considered “sour,” said Curtis Peldo, lecturer and member of the faculty union. >> please see STRIKE | A7

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Opinion Defending the DREAM: Undocumented immigrant and Chico State student Tercius Bufete advocates for passage of DREAM act.

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Over the weekend, more than 700 protesters were arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge. The protesters, who were participating in Occupy Wall Street, were arrested during a confrontation with police. The conflict arose after many protesters ignored police warnings to stay off the roadway. Most of those arrested were given citations and later released.

Those who did not hear the warnings were allowed to leave, citation free.

Sirte, Libya— Many injured fighters are dying on the operating table because there isn’t enough fuel to run the generators that power the hospital and Red Cross aid has yet to reach the hospital in light of shooting. A resident of Sirte said he was able to borrow money to buy black-market fuel at a rate of 600 dinars, or about $450, for 20-liters.

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London— The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, will become Queen of Arts as she begins a series of meetings with directors and curators at museums and galleries in the United Kingdom. The Duchess has held long-time interest in art. She spent three months studying art history at the British Institute in Florence.

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Egypt— The ruling military council has amended parliamentary law and announced a timetable for the transfer of power to civilian leadership. A joint session of the newly elected lower and upper houses of parliament will rewrite the country’s constitution in late March or early April and a presidential vote will take place 45 to 60 days after the results are announced.

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Sanaa, Yemen— A government aircraft killed at least 30 soldiers and wounded many more after bombing an army position in southern Yemen. The attack seemed to be a mistake, but the unit behind the strike had detected to support protesters, so the strike may have been intentional.

The school that was bombed was being used as shelter by soldiers of the army’s 119th Brigade, but the government had targeted the school because militants linked to al-Qaida have been in control of the area since May. Source: Associated Press

Kenya— The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel to the coastal areas of the Somalian border following attacks of westerners. These attacks are possible “copycat” kidnappings of a British woman who was kidnapped and her husband killed just one month ago. The Foreign Office is working with Kenyan authorities to improve security any way they can.

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Army Gen. Martin Dempsey was welcomed by the Obama administration Friday as the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Dempsey is replacing Navy Adm. Mike Mullen. Mullen is retiring after two twoyear terms as the chairman.

During his final speech, he encouraged the American public to offer more help to returning veterans.

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California can leave ‘No Child’ law behind after Obama gives options NO DECISION YET whether California schools will still abide by the No Child Left Behind policy that requires every child to be at the same level for reading and math by 2014.

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In the news section of the Sept.

28 issue, an article questioned the time it took for aid to reach a teen boy. The boy started receiving aid from medics within four minutes of the first officer’s arrival on the scene.

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rather than have teachers teach to a test and schools lower standards to avoid bad scores and therefore less funding.

Although Obama does agree that No Child Left Behind had good intentions and was aiming for the right things, he stated that, “in its implementation, No Child

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Left Behind had some serious flaws that are hurting our children instead of helping them.”

If California is granted a waiver, a system of rewarding schools that are doing well and getting the right resources to those who are struggling would be put in place.

This would be done on a state level, and rather than label schools who do not meet No Child Left Behind standards as “failures,” would implement teacher training.

“Without the right resources students aren’t motivated, and public schools aren’t getting enough money as it is,” said Sophia Silva, a junior communication and public affairs major.

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Parents and educators in local communities must be involved in determining what works best for their students, Vogel said.

Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of Public Instruction, made a statement with similar feelings about the issue. The state is in consideration at the time, but is worried about the current financial crisis and how California could afford some of the new things that would help students, Torlakson said.

“I would hope that the administration is prepared to provide the funds necessary to implement these provisions, or provide greater flexibility to California,” Torlakson said.

Despite some questioning from the media, Obama said the waiver is going to help students be educated in public state schools,

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UP IN THE AIR California has yet to decide whether to apply for a waiver to opt out of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind legislation implemented in 2002. Schools that are doing well could thrive if a waiver is approved.

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A California based farm has recalled more than 2,500 cartons of its chopped romaine lettuce, for fear it may be contaminated with Listeria. Listeria is a common cause of food recalls in the United States. True Leaf Farms has expanded its recall. The lettuce was shipped to more than 21 states and Canada.

Currently, no illnesses have been reported.

California is now considering whether to opt out of the No Child Left Behind Act started by President George W. Bush in 2002.

On Sept. 23, President Barack Obama gave the states the option to opt out of parts of this policy. If California decides to go along with Obama’s suggestion, public schools will no longer be required to have every child at the same level for reading and math by 2014.

California has yet to apply for a waiver to use these new reforms, so California’s fate is still up in the air. If California does not file a waiver there will be no penalties, and the policy will be unchanged.

Some California educational leaders seem to like the idea for change.

Dean Vogel, president of the California Teachers Association, issued a statement saying it was relief from all of the burdens caused by No Child Left Behind.

Vogel said that labeling students on one test on one day during the school year was unfair, according to a statement.

A one “one size fits all” system is not appropriate in an education system and there needs to be thoughtful discussion about what children in the state of California need to succeed before the waiver to opt out is submitted, Vogel said.

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Oil spill causes closure at One Mile Sam Kelly

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Sycamore Pool at the One Mile Recreation Area of Bidwell Park is closed until further notice after hydraulic oil from a construction project was spilled into Big Chico Creek.

The spill, which occurred about 3 p.m. Sept. 27, was the result of a hydraulic line breaking while an excavator was working to drive a post into the ground near the creek bank as part of an ongoing California Department of Transportation project to widen Highway 99.

Viking Construction, of Rancho Cordova, is one of the contractors working for Cal Trans on the project and is ultimately responsible for the cleanup, although Cal Trans is cooperating, said Brian Steiner, a Cal Trans assistant resident engineer.

The excavator that caused the spill was no longer at the construction site, Steiner said.

“Everyone jumped on it quickly,” he said. “It’s an accident. It’s just one of those things that happens.”

About 1 gallon of fluid was spilled into the creek, and the Cal Trans response was somewhat sluggish, but they are open to ideas and have taken advice from the Chico General Services Department on cleaning up the spill, said Daniel Efseaff, Park and Natural Resources manager.

The General Services Department monitors construction projects for environmental trouble, and although the fluid is a low health risk, all of the proper precautions are still being taken, he said.

Oil slicks could be seen at the spill site under Highway 99 on Wednesday, but the oil booms appeared to be keeping the oil from flowing

Molly Rose Livingston STAFF WRITER

Bradburd agree that pedicabs should be insured, but they don’t think badly of pedicab drivers.

“Those guys work hard for their money but they just need to be insured and do everything that they need to do to make it a proper business,” Daniel Bradburd said.

While they may not have to follow the same certification as a taxi cab driver, pedicab drivers do have to abide to the same rules as a standard biker, which includes having proper lighting for safety, Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield said. Merrifield notes that getting onto a pedicab is still ultimately the rider’s own choice over choosing a cab.

“When you’re in a cab you’re locked in a vehicle with someone, where as a pedicab is more open and on the passenger’s judgment,” Merrifield said.

Hannah Harding, a senior legal studies student, said she is concerned for her safety while riding in a pedicab.

“I don’t take them very often because they tend to creep me out,” Harding said. “I only take them if it’s very short distance.”

Keith Morse, a senior business administration major, said the low cost of taking a pedicab tends to out weigh safety concerns.

“From a safety standpoint it makes sense that they should have background checks, but from a financial standpoint it’s a hell of a lot cheaper,” Morse said. “A lot of kids don’t really want to pay for a taxi.”

Factors such as gender, ethnicity and household income may be weighed when someone applies for college if a controversial bill gets passed by the governor.

The bill, authored by Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, applies to both the University of California and California State University systems.

Senate Bill 185 will authorize colleges to consider “race, gender, ethnicity and national origin, along with other relevant factors, in undergraduate and graduate admissions.”

The bill has seen both opposition and support from college students in California.

A UC Berkeley republican group held a bake sale last week to protest the bill, selling cupcakes at different prices depending on the buyer’s race.

The price of a baked good was $2 for Caucasians, $1.50 for Asians, $1 for Latinos, 75 cents for African Americans and 25 cents for Native Americans, according to the event’s Facebook page.

Women received a 25 cent discount.

Ryan Fedrizzi, president of the Chico State Republicans, said the UC Berkeley bake sale protest was met with further protests from opposing sides.

“There were people from all over the political spectrum there,” he said.

Fedrizzi, a biochemistry major, thinks the bill is too vague because it does not dictate exactly how universities will use race or gender information.

“The language of the bill leaves room for abuse,” he said.

Ariel Aizenstadt, a senior communications major, thinks admission to college shouldn’t be based on where people are from.

“If you’re qualified then you’re qualified,” Aizenstadt said. “It doesn’t matter where you’re coming from.”

Others feel the bill is a good thing for college campuses if it will increase diversity.

Jorge Manzanares, a junior business administration major, works in the admissions office and thinks diversity is needed on campus.

“With campus tours, when families come there will only be one Hispanic family or African American family,” he said. “If this actually brings diversity among qualified students I think it will be good, other than that I see no point in it.”

Hernandez, author of the bill, said he was proud of the bill in a recent press release.

“This bill will help restore equal opportunity in California’s higher education system by strengthening outreach efforts to qualified minority students,” he said.

The bill intends to remedy downfalls of Proposition 209, which when passed in 1996, stated that the state could not discriminate against or grant preferential treatment to any individual based on their “race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin,” Hernandez said in a press release.

In the years following the passing of Proposition 209, there was a drop in the number of African American, Native American and Latino students attending California’s public universities.

Tim Valderrama, aide for Hernandez and a Chico State alumnus, thinks Proposition 209 has a number of, perhaps, unintended consequences.

“My boss feels that minority students in this state are not getting a fair shake,” Valderrama said.

SB185 is intended to level the playing field, Valderrama said.

“This will give admissions officials another tool to help bring more diversity into campus,” he said.

The bill currently sits on the governor’s desk, where it will either be signed or vetoed by Sunday.

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CLEAN UP Cal Trans employees try to contain the spill in Bidwell Park. The amount that ran into Big Chico Creek is about the same as the amount that runs during typical rain storms, said Steve Simpson of the Chico Fire Department. downstream, as no oil was visible in Sycamore Pool. Booms could be seen at the mouth of the pool and there were signs around the pool warning not to enter the water.

The cleanup effort was as much about public perception as it was about public safety, said Steve Simpson, division chief of Chico Fire Department.

The fire department was not assisting with the cleanup, but assuring that people stayed out of the water and surveying

the situation throughout the park.

“The amount of fluid that got into the water is about the same amount that runs off into the creek from the road during a rain storm,” Simpson said.

Two men in white protective suits and rubber gloves were tasked with getting into the water and picking out the debris while an excavator removed sections of dirt that had been contaminated by the fluid.

Joanne Skeen, 61, a Chico

resident for the last 40 years, was pleased that there was a cleanup effort underway, but was baffled how something like this could happen in one of the most important places in Chico.

“Why wouldn’t you check the equipment before working by the water?” she said.

“I have never seen something like this in Bidwell, and I come here almost every day.”

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OUT AND ABOUT [from left to right] Danny Hennesy, a senior exercise physiology major, Jeremy Toscano, a senior criminal justice major, and Scott Anton, a senior construction management major, head from Riley’s to a friend’s place on Warner Street using the services of a pedicab driver who refers to himself as pedicab David.

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Pedicabs thrive despite safety concerns Raquel Royers STAFF WRITER

While many students use pedicabs because of their accessibility and low costs, questions about their safety has some worried.

Pedicabs, which are three-wheeled bicycles used by many to get home from downtown as an alternative to taxis, operate solely on donations since they lack a business license and cannot legally charge a rider a set rate, pedicab driver Mike Griffith said.

Most drivers do not have to pass any qualifications, background checks or tests in order to become pedicab drivers, said a pedicab company owner named Lou, who refused to give his last name. Often, only identification and references are used in order to drive a pedicab Many Chico taxi drivers find this to be a major safety concern because of how many intoxicated students rely on them to get them home on a daily basis.

For cab driver and owner Dave Coito, who likes to be referred to as Taxi Dave, insurance is his biggest concern, he said in a phone interview.

He thinks that pedicabs should have to follow the same qualifications as taxi drivers including having insurance, passing background checks and obtaining a business license.

“If you ride in my car and some guy runs a red light on us, you’re protected,” Coito said. “If we get hit you’re safe no matter what. I think it should be the same way with a pedicab.”

Insuring a pedicab is very expensive in Chico, often costing about $1,500 per bike, Griffith said. That’s why many drivers don’t have any

insurance, he said.

While insurance is a huge concern that isn’t often thought about when hopping into a pedicab, neither is the thought of who exactly the individual is that is driving you, Coito said.

“You get girls and guys that trust them and they are by themselves and faded and they need someone to get them home safely,” he said. “It would be nice, rest assured, to know that the person who is taking them home is OK.” People trust pedicab drivers a lot, with not only getting them home but also with their safety when they are intoxicated, Griffith said.

“A drunk girl, we are their saviors at times,” Griffith said. “There is a lot of trust out there and they don’t know who exactly they are jumping on a bike with.”

Coito remembers an incident where he had to “lock up his breaks” to not run over an intoxicated woman who fell off a pedicab in front of him.

“People trust them to get them home safe,” Coito said. “If they had insurance they could protect the people on their pedicabs, which I have seen hurt numerous times.”

For Chico Cab driver Forest Nelson, the worries of intoxicated females not knowing who is driving them home is most concerning .

Nelson can understand why people may take pedicabs in between bar hopping because of the convenience, but thinks a taxi is a better option, he said.

“If you walk down the line of pedicabs, it’s like really?” Nelson said. “People are going to get on a pedicab with this guy?”

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

University Police Thursday, 11:06 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported at Esken Hall. “Reporting party advising she exited Plumas and was confronted by an adult wearing a red shirt.

Other two subjects advised her he was high on acid. Three subjects took off after her and stopped at Student Health Center.”

Friday, 2:02 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported at Lassen Hall.

“Male adult wearing a black shirt followed reporting party as she walked to her car and then hid in the bushes. Reporting party ran back into Lassen and suspect is currently sitting outside of Lassen on bench.”

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Reporting party believes neighbor has a history of killing dogs and thinks she will carry out this threat.

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SATURDAY, 6:19 P.M. Chico police records

Friday, 1:28 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported at unknown location. “Reporting party reports she got extremely drunk at a party and a pedicab driver may have acted inappropriately. An adult observed this, took her to his residence, let her sleep it off and brought her back to Sutter the next day.”

Saturday, 1:37 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported at Esken Hall. “Resident advisers were doing rounds and observed there are knives sticking out of the ceiling.

Unsure how got there.”

Chico Police Saturday, 6:55 a.m.: Suspicious circumstance reported on the 1000 block of Mechoopda Street.

“Reporting party has seen a vehicle that matches the description of vehicle involved in the pepper spray incidents. Has been parked for a couple days. Tall male adult associated with the vehicle. Several friends have commented that the male adult associated with vehicle appeared strange and out of place.

Reporting party just read notice in CSUC bulletin.”

Saturday, 3:43 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported at the 800 block of East Avenue. “There is a subject in front of the store trying to sell his child. Subject and child appear disabled. Truck is near the dumpster at Johnson’s Shoes. Both are walking into the shoe store.”

Saturday, 4:42 p.m.: Drunk in public reported on the 100 block of the East Eaton Road. “Victim just had bike taken, but chased suspect down and got bike back. Suspect has been drinking.”

Saturday, 5:15 p.m.: Juvenile problem reported on the 2000 block of Forest Avenue. “Group of juveniles acting out. They threw a cup of water at reporting party. Reporting party’s husband is chasing them.”

Saturday, 6:19 p.m.: Neighbor dispute reported at the 1500 block of Borman Way. “Reporting party’s neighbor has been acting very strange lately. Approximately five to 10 minutes ago, neighbor grew upset at some noise reporting party was making in the yard and threatened she would kill reporting party’s dog.

Reporting party believes neighbor has a history of killing dogs and thinks she will carry out this threat.”

Saturday, 10:49 p.m.: Welfare check reported in front of Trinity Hall.

“Male passed out on lawn.”

-compiled by Andre Byik

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Legislation aims to make unloaded guns in public a misdemeanor Sam Kelly STAFF WRITER

Carrying an unloaded handgun in public will be a misdemeanor if Gov. Jerry Brown does not veto Assembly Bill 144.

Anthony Portantino, D-La Canada Flintridge, and Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, are coauthors of the bill, which seeks to revise who is able to openly carry firearms in public and correct loopholes in the current open carry laws.

The bill contains numerous exceptions in step with the “common sense” approach to openly carrying a firearm and permits certain people to carry handguns.

The exceptions include police officers, hunters, gun show enthusiasts and other individuals legally licensed to carry a weapon, according to an op-ed by Portantino printed by the North County Times.

In the op-ed, Portantino said the bill is common sense legislation to give Californians peace of mind and allow families to feel safe in public areas.

AB 144 has passed in the legislature and now sits on Brown’s desk.

The bill comes at the request of law enforcement officers around the state who think it is only a matter of time before a serious incident occurs with California’s current open carry laws, said Wendy Gordon, spokesperson for Portantino.

“Assembly member Portantino believes it is a loophole in the law allowing people to walk around with a holstered gun on one side and bullets on the other,” she said.

The bill may have the support of law enforcement, but there are also gun rights advocates opposing the bill who have made it known they do not appreciate the legislation.

In Portantino’s home district, a group called South Bay Open Carry gathered with their

unloaded weapons near Portantino’s office in Pasadena, causing a scare and warranting a police response, Gordon said.

The group holds monthly meetings, usually at the local Sizzler, and advocates for protection of the constitutional right to bear arms, according to southbayopencarry.org.

The group’s website also contains a video stating in the 20th century, 170 million people were killed by their governments because they lacked the ability to defend themselves and in text beneath the video poses the question, “Could this happen here?”

However, Portantino contends in his op-ed that California’s open display of firearms in crowded public places creates real public safety issues as well as wastes law enforcement’s time, money and attention responding to open carry reports.

Not all gun owners are opposed to the new legislation, and some have said they support it.

There are also those who don’t really feel it makes a difference either way.

Open carry leads to more problems than it solves, but concealed weapons on the other hand provides protection, said Rob Larkin, a senior communications major, gun owner and member of the Chico Rod and Gun Club as well as the National Rifle Association.

“The new law is a good idea,” he said. “Open carry is an old west style tactic. It relies on intimidation and really does not provide protection.”

The bill has good intentions, but there are random shootings that still happen and changing a law is not going to change that, said Anders Runberg, a junior communications major.

“The people who follow the gun laws are not the ones we need to worry about,” he said.

Sam Kelly can be reached at skelly@theorion.com

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Breeding technology seen as ‘boon’ to goat producers

BREEDING Holly is one of the first baby goats to be produced via artificial insemination at the University Farm.

Her mother R401 watches protectively.

Cameron Gordon STAFF WRITER

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The University Farm has become one of the first to produce baby goats from artificial insemination, which allows the farm to make great strides in its field.

The farm purchases semen from leading genetics companies that is then used for artificial insemination, said professor Celina Johnson of the college of agriculture department.

“It means we don’t have to maintain a buck or intact male year-round,” Johnson said. “If you have never been around a buck, they are smelly and like to break things.”

Artificial insemination has many advantages, according to Goatworld. com. It eliminates the necessity to keep one or multiple bucks on the farm, which reduces the amount of money needed to support such an animal, the website said. Using artificial insemination can also increase the rate of genetic improvement for a herd if only elite bucks are used in the process, the site said.

The process also reduces the danger of transmission of diseases or other parasites, according to the website.

The animals produced are also more desirable for consumers as well, Johnson said.

Chico State hosted an artificial insemination class last spring through Biogenetics, LTD., Johnson said. The program has gained student interest, especially with more semen from elite

sires, or strong males.

The students that attended the class were interested in goat meat production.

Having the artificial insemination program makes it easier on Johnson and students by saving time and creating a safer work environment, Johnson said.

The animal used for the artificial insemination program come from Glenn Land Farm owned by Jane and Wes Patton, Johnson said. Wes is a retired agriculture professor, and the couple donated seven does to the farm.

Three of the seven gave birth to six fawns this month.

An astounding number, Johnson said.

To have a few births is common, but six is excellent.

The technology to artificially inseminate goats has just become available, and it will be a boon for goat producers in the community, Johnson said.

In the spring, there will be another artificial insemination event, with three newly trained students giving assistance, she said.

“We hope to incorporate this technology into our sheep and goat production class,” she said.

Chris Curtis, a graduate student who has experience with sheep meat production, said “this sounds like a pretty interesting and useful new technology to have available.”

Cameron Gordon can be reached at cgordon@theorion.com

Fraternity teams with firefighters for fundraising; money goes to safety skits

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My main goal is to give back to something local.

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ANTHONY SKAGGS Pi Kappa Alpha external vice president

Amber Whiteside NE WS COPY EDITOR

The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity hosted its first Firefighters Challenge philanthropy event in an effort to raise money for 9-1-1 Safety PALS. Anthony Skaggs, external vice president of Pi Kappa Alpha, organized the fourday competition between sororities Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta and

Sigma Kappa.

The nonprofit organization 9-1-1 Safety PALS performs skits to inform children of safety precautions.

“My main goal is to give back to something local,” Skaggs said.

The event began Wednesday with a poster decorating contest and ended with a challenge day including a relay race, bucket brigade, water balloon toss and volleyball tournament at the Fourth and Cherry streets field Saturday.

Pi Kappa Alpha worked closely with the event coordinator of the Chico Fire Department in order to make the Firefighters Challenge.

Skaggs would like to continue working on more fundraisers with them in the future, he said.

“We want to make sure our connection with them is a lasting connection,” Skaggs said.

The brothers of Pi Kappa Alpha uphold standards of being a “scholar, leader,

athlete and gentleman,” Skaggs said. “Firefighters represent just that.”

The Chico Fire Department Facebook page invited people in the community to attend the Beach Hut Deli fundraiser Friday, which gave 20 percent of sales to 9-1-1 Safety PALS. Safety PALS programs “utilize a variety of teaching methods such as skits, educational songs, dancing, characterization and puppetry designed to enhance

the learning process,” according to the Chico Fire Department website.

The winning sorority of this fundraising competition received a placard to hang up in Pi Kappa Alpha’s chapter room along with a free social with their fraternity.

The amount raised from this fundraiser was not immediately known at press time.

Amber Whiteside can be reached at awhiteside@theorion.com

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City to review possible smoking bans Katherine Deaton STAFF WRITER

Students smokers may soon think twice about lighting up in public once city council’s Internal Affairs Committee reviews a request to further limit smoking areas.

The request proposes a ban of smoking in Bidwell Park, within outdoor dining and bar areas, and within 25 feet of businesses.

City council reviewed the request made by the American Lung Association of California during the Sept. 20 meeting and delegated it to the Internal Affairs Committee, which will most likely review the issue during the Nov. 15 meeting, said Dani Brinkley, the city clerk’s administrative assistant.

But some disagree with the association’s proposal.

“Keeping people from smoking within 25 feet of businesses is going too far,” said Keller Coulter, a senior economics major and smoker.

Halie Nachbaur, a sophomore in graphic design and non-smoker, supports the proposal.

“I don’t like walking behind people who are smoking,” she said. “It’s a big pet peeve.”

During the city council meeting, Mayor Ann Schwab expressed her support of the policy. Schwab walks the trails north of Peterson Drive in Lower Bidwell Park and picks up trash she sees along the trail, she said.

“I can’t think of a time that I’ve not found any litter, and most of the litter is cigarette butts,” she said.

But not all smokers leave their butts for others to pick up.

Leo MacDonald, a junior sociology major, smokes every day, but doesn’t

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LIGHTING UP Josh Rodden smokes a cigarette with his dog, Kali, in Bidwell Park. The American Lung Association wants the Chico city council to review a plan to ban smoking in the park. In addition, the Lung Association seeks to limit smoking near businesses and in outdoor dinning and bar areas. The issue is expected to be discussed on Nov. 15. litter, he said.

“I hate seeing butts in nature,” MacDonald said. “I have friends that will kill me for saying this, but I guess I can’t agree with smoking, even though I’m a smoker.”

Schwab, however, did more than just throw away the butts she found, but rather

collected them in a small bag and brought them to the council meeting as a visual representation of the issue’s importance.

The American Lung Association of California is concerned for the environment, but also puts heavy emphasis on the health of Chico residents.

Secondhand smoke contains

Preliminary CSU budget seeks increases Andre Byik Kenny Lindberg THE ORION

The California State University board of trustees heard a preliminary 2012-2013 budget proposal that would request an additional $315 million in revenues.

The request would be a year-over-year increase of 8.25 percent, according to a release by the CSU. The plan includes a 3 percent pay raise for all employees and a 5 percent increase in enrollment.

“This is realistic in a paradigm where we are willing, as a state, to make economic decisions that are both appropriate and wise,” said Michael Coyle, professor of political science. “What I mean by appropriate is you cannot run publically funded education without collecting public funds.”

The CSU was hit with a $650 million cut already, and faces an additional $100 million cut if the state does not meet its revenue forecasts, according to the release.

An investment in the CSU, however, would be an investment in the state, Coyle said.

The CSU’s budget struggles have the system turning to fee increases for students, and had faculty approving furlough days along with mandatory furloughs for administrators, said Erik Fallis, a spokesman for the CSU Chancellor’s Office. The furloughs were equivalent to a 10 percent pay cut.

Budget cuts to the CSU have caused the system to learn to live with less, said Joe Wills, director of Public Affairs and Publications.

“We think that the right road, the right philosophy for California is to invest in

higher education,” Wills said.

While the board of trustees heard the initial budget request on Sept. 21, it will not vote on a budget proposal until November, according to the release. It will be the last time the board convenes this year.

Over the years, trustees have made requests that reflect the actual cost of what is needed to educate students, Wills said. It has been difficult to get the funding that is needed to adequately educate students.

“We’re not a wealthy industry that spends thousands and millions of dollars in lobbying and advocacy,” he said.

The CSU needs more support all the time, Wills said. At some point, the CSU needs the Legislature and the governor to lead in advocating for the state’s 23

CSU schools.

The modesty of the proposal is a political reality, Wills said.

“This request is important,” said Joe Banez, Associated Students director of Legislative Affairs. “I think that if these requests were denied, it would hurt the system because that would mean more cuts and a negative impact on students.”

The budget outline has an additional $100 million allocated to enrollment growth, $95 million for increased compensation across all employees and $50 million for mandatory costs such as health care and energy.

“Not approving this would hurt the CSU system,” Banez said.

Katherine Deaton can be reached at kdeaton@theorion.com

Department plays up PR in name change Sarah Harpold STAFF WRITER

In addition to events sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Latino Council and University Housing and Food Service, the Wildcat Store is offering 20 percent off books related to Hispanic Heritage Month.

The final event, Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice, will be shown at 5 p.m. Oct. 19 in Ayres Hall Room 106. The event is open to members of the Chico community as well as the campus community.

While people are changing the way they consume news, Chico State’s journalism department underwent a change of its own.

The Academic Senate voted on Thursday to change the department’s name to the department of journalism and public relations.

“Around 60 percent of journalism majors take the public relations option,” said Susan Wiesinger, chair of the department. “The name change will elevate our excellent public relations program and make it more visible.”

The senate also voted to change the name of the news-editorial option within the department to the news option.

The term “editorial” is often associated with opinion writing, whereas the news option is focused on fact-driven storytelling.

“We don’t focus on opinThe need ion writing, and the way we for quality get our news is no longer as journalists print-centric as it used to is still be,” Wiesinger said.

Kathy Kaiser, a statewide there, but senator, questioned the their job name change on the basis description that editorials are where is people predominantly look for quality news articles. changing.

“Without editorials, where could a well-positioned and NICK FOOTE well thought out document Graphic design major be found?” Kaiser said.

But news writing is constantly changing and is not entirely print based anymore.

“Students now write blogs, tweets, Facebook posts, shoot photo and video,” Wiesinger said.

“Chico State has one of the best writing programs in the nation, and part of that is that we teach them to tell the story no matter the platform.”

Studies have shown that more students are turning to the internet for their news.

“As sad as it is, I think the newspaper is going to die,” said Nick Foote, a graphic design major.

“Online news is quick and simple, you can switch from different sites if it’s not what you’re interested in and you can get a whole bunch of information all at once.”

The role of journalists has also rapidly transformed to fit the needs of the changing news medium.

News websites can support many multimedia components such as videos and podcasts.

“The need for quality journalists is still there, but their job description is changing,” Foote said.

“It’s a lot more competitive.”

The move away from print to online journalism has expedited the news for some.

Allison Renth, a business administration major, is one of many students who have abandoned print for online media.

“I used to get the Wall Street Journal, but now I just check Yahoo for news,” Renth said. “It’s what a lot of people seem to be doing now. It’s easier and faster and will probably outlast print newspapers in the future.”

Both department name changes were passed unanimously.

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Events tackle barriers, issues for Hispanic students Dani Anguiano STAFF WRITER

Hispanic Heritage Month is being celebrated at Chico State with different events and workshops geared toward providing useful information and promoting cultural awareness.

For sophomore Jacquelyn Vasquez, the events offered during the month are meaningful and educational to all members of the community.

“I have strong feelings toward Hispanic Heritage Month because I’m Hispanic,” Vasquez said. “I’m proud Chico State puts on events not only for Hispanic heritage, but also for all cultures. It makes us feel proud to be a part of our culture and we can share it with everyone else.”

The events, made possible through collaborations of professors and other campus members, vary on whatever issues are currently taking place, Diversity Coordinator Tray Robinson said. The intention is to educate through these events.

The first event, Cycles of Renewal: Ancient Maya Calendrics and Creation, was held on Sept. 27 and was facilitated

by Matthew Looper. The presentation aimed to debunk the stigma surrounding 2012 and “bring awareness to the rich diversity of Latin America.”

The sizeable crowd of 200 included not only students but also members of the Chico community. They were

more than 4,000 chemicals, including nicotine, arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde and carbon monoxide, according to the Center for Tobacco Policy & Organzing website.

“Regardless if it’s your personal choice to smoke, you’re harming those around you,” sophomore Halie Nachbaur said.

The policy has not yet been reviewed by internal affairs, so if approved it is unclear how the new policy would be enforced, or how violators would be reproved.

City council member Andy Holcombe, who is also a member of the Internal Affairs Committee, said the policy would typically be enforced by a request to stop, a warning and ultimately civil citation with a fine. This would presumably be akin to a parking violation or riding a bike on the sidewalk, Holcombe said.

Holcombe, who has not reviewed the policy and was therefore unable to comment on it specifically, said he supports the restriction and regulation of smoking in and around public places.

Not all students agree.

“It’s public space,” Coulter said. “I wouldn’t stand next to a business door, but if I’m walking down the street and a cop tells me to put it out, I’d be kind of pissed.”

The Smoke-Free North State is a group that advocates for smoke-free entryway policies for the cities of Orland and Chico and aims to protect the community from the health hazards of secondhand smoke, according to its website. This is one of many groups and individuals who think the danger of secondhand smoke is a cause worth advocating.

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PROMOTING AWARENESS A series of events in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month will be held in October at Chico State in an attempt to educate both the students and the public about various issues. provided information about the native heritage of many Hispanics now living in the United States.

The lecture “How to Find Scholarships,” presented by Chico native Valerie Shepard, provided information on how to find scholarships geared toward Latinos. Shepard is currently the program manager of the UCLA Graduate Resource Center and previously worked at the UCLA Scholarship Resource Center.

While geared toward Latinos, the event also provided useful tools for other students.

Elizabeth Alaniz, a Financial Aid adviser, emphasized that the importance of the event is that it provides information that can help break down certain financial barriers for students who struggle with paying for school.

Sandeep Singh, a freshman biochemistry major, found the workshop to be incredibly useful for Hispanics and Latinos as well as other groups, he said. Singh noted that after attending this event she would like to attend other events for Hispanic Heritage Month as well.

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Beer runners may hit lines Raquel Royers STAFF WRITER

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CHECK IT Kyle Trantum, a senior computer science major, buys alcohol at a self-check out lane at Safeway. Assembly Bill 183 proposed by Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, would make it illegal to purchase alcohol via this method.

Buying alcohol at a self-checkout station may become a blurry memory if the governor passes a bill that would prohibit use of automated machines for alcohol purchases.

Assemblywoman Fiona Ma, D-San Francisco, has authored Assembly Bill 183, which proposes that those buying alcoholic beverages in a grocery store would need to go through a face-to-face teller line instead of using an automated self-service machine, according to a press release.

While customers are still prompted to show proper identification when any form of alcohol is scanned at a self-checkout, a study has shown that minors are fi nding ways to bypass that option or steal the product.

Twenty percent of young adults were able to bypass security options of a self-scan machine in order to illegally buy alcohol, according to a 2009 UCLA study.

Early September, the bill passed through the Senate with a 21 to 16 vote with three absent, according to totalcapitol.com. The bill now awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature or veto.

If no action is taken by Sunday, the bill will automatically become law.

Minors who drink have a substantial fiscal impact on the state, Ma said.

“Underage drinking costs Californian taxpayers an estimated $8.1 billion annually,” Ma said in an email. “AB183 will help prevent alcohol from getting in young hands.”

The bill hopes to help prevent underage drinking, highly intoxicated customers from purchasing more alcohol and theft of alcohol.

“We check kids’ ID to see a R-rated movie,” Ma said. “We make sure they’re 18 before they register to vote. Making sure they’re 21 before they walk out of a self-service grocery store with a six-pack of beer or bottle of booze is both reasonable and long-overdue.”

Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield thinks the bill has potential to highly influence the law and help prevent minors from purchasing, stealing and drinking alcoholic beverages.

“That seems like a reasonable way to ensure that minors are not able to buy alcohol,” Merrifield said.

The bill has many supporters, including many grocery companies such as United Food and Commercial Workers and Western States Council of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.

Some students see why it is being implemented, but think it is a big inconvenience when they want to run into the store quickly and not wait in a teller’s line.

“If you only have that one thing to buy and the lines are super long, the self-checkout is really nice,” said Kelly Loff, a senior business administration major. “If you couldn’t buy alcohol there it would be an inconvenience.”

Brittany Woelffer, a senior graphic design major, agrees it’s much easier and faster for people to go through and check a few items themselves.

“The person at the checkout only has to watch a small area,” Loff said. “It’s not that hard of a job. It’s easy to see if somebody has a huge bottle of alcohol.”

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DUI traps seen as unethical, money makers THE ORION • BRETT EDWARDS

LAST SEEN A woman reported that she was attacked by a man who pulled up alongside her at the intersection of Eighth and Hazel streets. A similar incident happened a week prior. Police are still investigating the incidents and think that the same suspect is responsible for both attacks.

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police want to do more prevention and defense programs. according to the monthly staUniversity Police has several protistics report from the Chico grams geared toward educating Police Department.

I drove students on safety issues, including Chico has always seemed pretty because the Freshman Safe-Start program, safe, but sticking to the main streets I was according to the University Police and biking rather than walking are website. All incoming freshmen ways people can protect themselves scared must attend a Safe-Start training at night, said Alisa Smith, a junior libby the session, which includes information eral studies major. attacks. on general safety, sexual assault, Smith decided not to ride her bike hate crimes or incidents and an overto her Monday and Wednesday night ALISA SMITH view of available campus resources. classes last week, she said.

Junior liberal studies Police are encouraging everyone “I drove because I was scared by major to not walk alone and to be aware of the attacks,” Smith said. suspicious vehicles.

As of Monday, no new information In both attacks the car was or incidents had been reported to the seen circling the area prior to the assaults, police department.

The second victim had a meeting with Uni- which occurred in dark areas without versity Police Thursday, where she shared many witnesses.

If you have any information about these information about her case that Chico Police Department was not able to give to attacks or the vehicle described please contact the police department at 530-895-4911.

University Police.

“They were very concerned and helpful,” the woman said. They also told her these Kjerstin Wood can be reached at attacks are very out of the ordinary and that kwood@theorion.com

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Faculty at all campuses have been asked to fill out a card asking if they will consider asking the CFA board of directors to consider a one-day strike at “one or more campuses,” and it asks if faculty will participate in concerted activity at the two CSUs next month, Taiz said.

Concerted activity would be disruptive to students, especially during the beginning of the fall semester, Fallis said.

The CSU is surprised the faculty union would propose these actions given that they previously acknowledged economic challenges when they agreed to furloughs in 2009-2010, he said.

“The faculty union is simply looking for additional increases,” Fallis said.

A recent third-party fact finder said that the faculty union is warranted some raises from the 2009-2010 portion of the faculty contract.

The finding is non-binding though, and the Chancellor’s Office stands by its assertion that $20 million in faculty raises would be inappropriate.

bike that didn’t have proper lighting, headlights, tail lights and reflectors could have been contributing factors.

The biker was hit by the cruiser’s left side push bumper, Carpenter said. There was no visible damage to either the vehicle or the bike, he said.

Accidents like this underscore the importance of bike safety at night, Farrell said.

“It’s important to follow the rules of the road and be aware of what’s going on around you,” he said. “And the lighting equipment at night — it’s required.”

The biker did not wear a helmet and had one earphone on when he was struck, Farrell said.

Attempts to contact the friend that drove the victim from the scene were not immediately returned.

Six police cruisers, one fire truck and one ambulance were seen responding to the accident at around 10:20 p.m.

Farrell said that the victim was very cooperative with authorities.

“There’s no animosity,” he said. “You know accidents happen.”

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the public notice of the checkpoint 48 hours in advance and to specify the location of the checkpoint two hours prior to operation.

Combined, the two bills are intended to prevent DUI checkpoints being used as a way to target immigrants driving without a driver’s license and to Juniper Rose prevent cars being impounded for STAFF WRITER extended periods of time.

“DUI check points need to be set Procedures that take place at DUI checkpoints have been questioned up in a place that will actually deter as unethical, leading to two bills drunken driving,” Ogden said. “We that, if passed, will alter checkpoint need to stop people from driving drunk and not do it off the backs of operations.

Existing laws authorize the com- the immigrants.”

Some Chico State students feel that bination of sobriety checkpoints and vehicle inspection programs, designed the bills are unnecessary.

If you are driving without a license to inspect DUI offenses and violations of motor vehicle standards, said you have earned the consequences, said Kristin MulAutumn Ogden, legishern, a junior lative director for Mark liberal studies DeSaulnier, D-Concord. major with a family DeSaulnier supports relations minor. the legislation.

“You should get Checkpoints can The purpose of the bill the same sanction be used as a legal is to prevent cities from for the same offense opportunity to stop using DUI checkpoints no matter how you drivers who are then get caught for it,” subject to inspecas money-makers. she said. tion for completely If people are unrelated issues.

AUTUMN OGDEN breaking the law, When drivers at Legislative Director for they deserve to checkpoints are found Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord be punished, said to be driving without a Stephen Phillicense or registration, their car is impounded and cannot lips, a sophomore applied computer be picked up for 30 days, Ogden said. graphics major.

“I think that strategically placWhereas, when drivers are found driving under the influence, their car can ing checkpoints is not that bad of an idea,” he said. “It’s a way to keep be picked up the next day.

Holding the vehicles in impound for everybody responsible.”

Impounding vehicles of drivers longer generates more revenue for the without licenses for 30 days, especially city, she said.

“The purpose of the bill is to prevent when they are only impounded for one cities from using DUI checkpoints as day for DUI offenses, seems excessive, Phillips said. However impounding the money-makers,” Ogden said.

While DUI checkpoints were orig- car for at least a short period of time inally strategically placed in areas helps to drive a point home.

“Along with fines or jail time, having where it was suspected that people would be driving under the influ- the car impounded is part of the punence, recent DUI checkpoints have ishment,” he said.

Rather than calling them sobribeen placed in areas that appear to be more likely to have people driving ety checkpoints and then using them without a driver’s license or insur- to check for people driving without a license, it might be a viable soluance, Ogden said.

“What they’ve been doing is setting tion to just have general checkpoints, them up in areas that are higher in Phillips said.

“I think that detaining illegal immiimmigrant populations,” she said.

Assembly bills 353 and 1389 would grants is important and that should require that checkpoints not be be one of the priorities of law enforcedirected toward catching people with- ment,” he said. “But I don’t think they out a license and instead be focused should be called DUI checkpoints to exclusively on catching people driving try to cover it up.”

Using the checkpoints to genunder the influence.

If AB 353 is passed, cars will not erate revenue could be positive, be impounded at the checkpoint, Phillips said.

“It’s not like they are stealing peobut will instead be allowed to be picked up by a licensed driver, Ogden ple’s money,” he said. “They are said. If a licensed driver is not avail- catching the criminals and making able, the car can be picked up from money from it. That is perfectly legit impound the next day rather than and acceptable.” after a 30-day period.

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Bills would let unlicensed, unregistered drivers have cars picked up if stopped

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Thumbs Up to the musical Mozart Mile for taking our breath away.

Literally. Story C2

Thumbs Down to cramming several weeks of knowledge into our busy brains for midterms.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5, 2011

Thumbs Up to the talking buttons on West Second Street that tell us when to cross. Our lives just got one decision easier.

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Communication key to catching pepper spray attacker When a group of people saw a pepper spray victim run away from her attacker screaming, they turned around and walked inside.

The second of the pepper spray attacks occurred on Sept.

25, but it took the Chico Police Department four days to publish a press release describing the attacks. Chico State students weren’t warned until a day later, on Sept. 30.

None of these instances are malicious, but they both point to a lack of responsiveness on the

part of Chico State’s community.

Our campus moves in time to the hustle of classes, promptings of responsibility and the steps of 16,000 students, each leading in a different direction.

Our schedules don’t mesh, our fields of study can give us tunnel vision and the diversity we celebrate can serve to divide us.

Whoever this criminal is, he or she is literally dividing and preying upon the student body one person at a time. If the two pepper spray assaults on Chico

State students are connected, as it appears they are, the attacker is perStory A1 sistent. He or she is singling out female students after dark and assaulting people we know on the streets we take to campus every day.

The attacks mean more than violence acted upon two students — they create an oppressive atmosphere that sabotages the perceived safety of our

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educational environment, affecting every single student.

Our campus, proudly defined by difference, must distinguish itself with unity in the face of these attacks.

Communication is the key to making sure this attacker doesn’t harm another one of our peers. If you have been assaulted, or have any information that could lead to the capture of the attacker, please come forward and help the police catch this criminal.

Students who haven’t been attacked should take steps to ensure they stay safe. Travel with friends after dark. Carry a taser, or a can of pepper spray. Be aware of your surroundings, and listen to your gut if it tells you something is suspicious.

Our community, the product of varied academic, social, ethnic and religious groups, is under attack. As Chico State students, we cannot turn away from this problem by fleeing into our homes — because this is our home.

Autism classes missing, services badly promoted Quinn Western OPINION COLUMNIST

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Silent DREAMer speaks Tercius Bufete Ter NE WS DESIGNER N

When illegal immigrants, like me, took up their signs and marched in the streets of Los Angeles, I scoffed at their indiscretion.

I did the rational thing — I remained a silent supporter, a safe and stationary revolutionary. If their protests were enough to sway the powers that be, I would benefit. If anything happened to them, I would be safe in my cowardice.

In short, I was a scavenger and citizenship was the carcass I so very much desired.

Silence and discretion meant safety.

And when the Dream Act stalled, then ultimately failed in the Senate, there was no target on my back. Friends and acquaintances were none the wiser. I was safe and able to pursue the American dream quietly.

The Obama administration’s policy of not targeting undocumented students for deportation has ensured their freedom of speech.

Manuel Guerra, an undocumented student living in Florida, became one of the first to be reprieved from deportation. Guerra’s case had been in court for five years, and for him, the reprieve “was

like something from above, from heaven,” according to an article in the New York Times.

With this policy, immigration authorities will suspend the deportations of most illegal immigrants who, though guilty of immigration violation, have not been convicted of any crimes. Appropriately, felons and those who are considered security threats will still be deported.

This action came after increasingly vocal criticisms by disappointed Latino and immigrant groups after no progress had been made in Obama’s immigration agenda.

As a candidate in 2008, Obama promised to push aggressively for comprehensive immigration reform, which helped him gain 67 percent of Latino voters.

The second half of the California Dream Act, Assembly Bill 131, which would allow undocumented students enrolled in public colleges and universities to receive state-sponsored financial aid, awaits Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature.

Almost a year ago, the federal Dream Act passed in the House of Representatives, and though chances were slim that it would pass in the Senate, many undocumented students made their wish clear — to be accepted by the country they so desperately wanted

to contribute to. The federal Dream Act would have created a path to citizenship for undocumented students who were brought to the United States as children.

In high school and the years following, I had to bow out of sophomoric escapades like exploring — known to some as trespassing — the catacombs of my campus and spending the night in the auditorium.

I was frightened of anything that may have warranted contact with the police.

The assurance of Obama’s immigration shift will allow undocumented students to speak their minds and exercise the freedom of assembly without fear of being removed from the conversation. Though this stance does not free undocumented students from the economic and residential limbo we currently suffer under, it is certainly a step.

As California’s undocumented student population awaits the governor’s decision, I urge others like me to graduate from their uncertainty and become advocates for educational and social reform. Americans, both legal and illegal, can no longer afford to be silent spectators standing on the margins of history and citizenship.

Tercius Bufete can be reached at terciusb@gmail.com

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educational assistants that help students prioritize inside the classroom and out.

These accommodations are similar to the ones provided for my brother at Fresno City College, but they’re not well advertised.

My family was never aware these services were provided by Chico State, even though my sister, a communication science and disorders major, and I both attend this university. One out of every 110 children is diagnosed with autism, according to autismspeaks.org.

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Even after my family was told that my brother wouldn’t be permitted to walk at his high school graduation, he strode across the stage like a rock star in his navy blue robe — tassel on the wrong side, of course — to the applause of his biggest fans.

Unfortunately, my autistic brother doesn’t have the same opportunity to attend a four-year university like I do. He is enrolled in a special needs program at Fresno City College because the California State University system does not offer classes tailored to students with autism.

At Chico State, the Accessibility Resource Center provides learning-disabled students with note taking services, priority registration and

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a campus of 16,000 who have autism or a similar learning disability registered with the resource center. Because the services offered at the center are completely voluntary, there may be many students who are not taking full advantage of them.

Serving students who are on the autism spectrum is an emerging or growing need in the CSU system, said Lauri Evans, support services coordinator at ARC. “As treatments, meds and therapy improve, so does the ability for students with autism to make it to the university level,” Evans said.

The CSU needs to provide more services and establish classes for

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those with learning disabilities. Chico State has made huge strides toward accommodating students with learning disabilities, but it’s not enough. We need to promote and expand the services we offer autistic students, so more of them might continue their education at a university level.

“The most important point to remember is that all students with disabilities are equally qualified to be at Chico State, and the university is committed to providing equal access to all programs, services and facilities within the campus community,” Evans said.

Quinn Western can be reached at qwestern@theorion.com

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BENEFITS AND USES OF VITAMIN B-12

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Ashlee Bischoff A L P H A D E LTA P I

Vitamin B-12, also known as cobalaman, has been used to treat fatigue, Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease, breast cancer and sickle cell disease.

It plays a vital role in the creation of new DNA and assists in the maintenence of nerve and red blood cells.

B-12 also helps the body convert carbohydrates (complex sugars, like starch) into simple sugars (like glucose), leading to an increase in available energy.

The health of nails, skin and hair are all improved by B-12, which assists in cell division.

Natural sources of vitamin B-12 include: • • • • •

Fish and shellfish Meats Poultry and eggs Dairy products Fortified cereals

Low levels of vitamins B-6 and B-12 can intensify a hangover, so taking supplements taken after drinking can help you on your way to class the next day.

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Source: webmd.com forbes.com newsmax.com

Hangovers knocked over by B-12 bliss Cassidy Gooding OPINION COLUMNIST

Hangovers suck.

In the hours or days of recovery, in which many home remedies, such as burned toast, greasy foods and Gatorade, are tested with mixed results, many people inevitably make a solemn vow of personal prohibition.

Still others stagger back into private and continue drinking, swearing they will control their alcohol intake, or swallow a ton of water before going to sleep — the two most readily available defenses against the twin enemies of headache and nausea.

A hangover is basically extreme dehydration, a condition that’s remedied by balancing your alcohol intake with your supply of water during libations. This step can be easy to forget, and chugging mass amounts of water in the morning doesn’t always

provide quick relief.

Well, soldiers, I have found a new weapon.

As alcohol dehydrates, it also shuts down the mechanisms in the body that allow proper absorption of many vitamins that are essential to feeling well. One of these vitamins missing the morning after is B-12.

Vitamin B-12 deficiency contributes to much of the weakness and grogginess on a blue Saturday morning, according to WebMD. Because vitamin B-12 is required for the proper function and development of the brain, nerves, blood cells and many other parts of the body, it makes sense that not having enough of it can make one feel pretty crappy — to the tune of headaches, dizziness and moodiness.

Luckily, this is easy to fix.

This summer, a large group of friends and I stayed four nights at a cabin in Tahoe. Every morning, we woke up at 9 a.m. to drink bloody Marys, sipped rum and

cokes with lunch and celebrated sunset by sharing my last stores of the original Four Lokos, all interrupted by shot calls at random points during the day.

But besides relying on the “hair of the dog” to keep us going, we popped little pink 1,000-milligram B-12 pills before bed each night to wake up refreshed and ready to start all over.

What’s even better is the bevy of benefits B-12 offers beyond swatting away that Hangover Fairy like the annoying pest she is.

B-12 had me at “Hello, I can prevent hangovers,” but considering the multitude of health benefits, I’ve started to take it every morning.

Whether or not I plan to drink that day or night, I’ve noticed that since I’ve added the vitamin to my morning regimen, I’ve had a lot more energy throughout the day.

Different hangover cure sites suggest different times to consume these mini hangover

grenades — first thing in the morning, before drinking or right before bed are all prime times to poise your weapon against the leeching effect alcohol can have on the body.

Of course, the only foolproof way to arm yourself against the bad after effects of drinking is to not drink.

But things happen. You run into an old friend, someone dares you to master a beer bong or you read a friend’s status on Facebook that says red wine is good for your heart.

It can be very easy to be a little careless and have one or two — or 10 — too many. We are all only human and make mistakes, paying so dearly in the morning hardly seems just.

Equipping your arsenal with vitamin B-12 supplements is just good sense.

So give it a try. I dare you.

Cassidy Gooding can be reached at cgooding@theorion.com

3-D movies show demand for depth Marty Salgado M OPINION COLUMNIST O

Deciding whether to go to the movies is quite an ordeal for me.

I base my decision primarily on the trailer, so I take a look at that first.

After I decide if I want to see the movie, I take a look inside my wallet and figure out if I can afford it on my strained student budget.

The last thing I do is check to see if the movie is being shown in 3-D. There has been a wave of 3-D movie releases recently.

Twenty-three 3-D movies were released this year alone, according to www. moviemoron.com.

When I was growing up in the ’90s, it was a rare treat to see a threedimensional film. Now, the industry is serving up more of these depth-challenged movies than I can stomach.

Three-dimensionality has become a gimmicky bandaid hastily slapped over an otherwise flat movie.

Directors need to learn that adding depth to the picture does not add depth

to the script. Ever since I learned the structure of a story in the fifth grade, I always looked forward to the storyline — the plot, climax and the conclusion.

If only the writers had consulted some fifth graders before they began production on some of these films.

Movies written with the 3-D effect in mind, such as “Avatar” are more focused on wowing audiences with gimmicky graphics than constructing a well thought out, original story.

My friends are huge comic book buffs, so when “Captain America: The First Avenger” was coming out, they raced to the theater faster than the flash.

But they were let down by the mediocre 3-D effects and weak storyline.

Compare those artistic flops to Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris,” a film with a beautiful script brought to life with talented actors and solid direction.

In this case, it was the centuries-old tradition of great storytelling that made the movie a work of art, rather than a relatively recent

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Both of the images projected at the screen pass through normal transparent lenses, resulting in a blurry image. The human brain must exert extra effort to process a three-dimensional image, which often results in a headache — and people with abnormal depth perception cannot see 3-D at all.

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Each lens obscures a seperate color, causing each eye to see a different image, which the brain interprets as 3-D. In a March 24 survey of 10 markets, media analyst Richard Greenfield found that the cost of 3-D movies are rising at 8 percent, double the rate of 2-D movies, at 4 percent.

Red image technology tacked on in post-production.

3-D may be popular now, but that doesn’t mean it’s here to stay, said Dan Pence, professor of sociology.

“3-D has been around since the ’50s, and it has never caught on as an every time thing,” Pence said.

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The movie industry is spewing out movies in 3-D format, but it seems like the expensive special effects are having a draining effect on storylines and bare bones budgets.

Next time you want to see a popular 3-D movie, think about what you’re

spending your money on. Hollywood doesn’t deserve your two-dimensional money to watch a one-dimensional film in three dimensions.

GREEK SPEAK >> Editors note: Every week, Greek Speak will feature a different voice from a member of Chico State’s Greek community.

Growing up, I never considered myself a “sorority girl.” So when the opportunity arose to go through formal rush in the second semester of my freshman year, I was hesitant.

I ended up deciding not to join a sorority my freshman year and I regretted it. It was hard for me to listen to my peers who decided to join Greek life talk about how great it is.

Everywhere I went on campus I saw hundreds of my fellow students proudly wear their letters, and I realized I wanted to share in that pride.

The spring semester of my sophomore year I finally decided to rush Alpha Delta Pi. I never had a sibling, and it wasn’t until I joined my sorority that I truly understood the meaning of sisterhood.

Joining a sorority opened the door to hundreds of new friendships. I always have a sister to rely on when I need advice or help. They are the women I call upon when I need someone to walk me home, study in the library with me until 2 a.m., or just grab dinner.

Besides being great friends, they also share in my passion for philanthropy work. Alpha Delta Pi’s national charity is the Ronald McDonald House.

Every semester we travel to the closest location in Sacramento to visit with the children and their families. In spring 2011, we donated $800 to the Ronald McDonald House, and we raised an additional $550 just this semester.

In addition to fundraising for our charity, we also participate in other Greeks’ philanthropy events. It is a great opportunity for Greeks to come together and support one another.

What I’ve learned about the Greek system is how cohesive we are as an organization.

We share common goals and achievements.

This is especially true for me when I was running in the A.S. elections. Everyone in the Greek system was extremely supportive and willing to help me campaign. I felt overwhelming encouragement from the sororities and fraternities.

Being a part of the Greek system has opened up doors not only to be a leader within my sorority, but also within the community and Chico State.

The Greek’s strong belief in themselves as an organization as well as their involvement on campus is now apparent to me.

I understand why I see so many people on campus proudly wearing their letters.

Going Greek opened my eyes to disregard the stereotype and negative reputation that sororities might have. It was a great reminder that every student on campus, no matter what organization they’re involved in or if they’re in any at all, attends Chico State for a reason — to better succeed in life.

Alpha Delta Pi’s strong morals, dedication to sisterhood and drive for success ultimately solidified my love for my sorority and Greek life.

These days, I can proudly say that I am not a “sorority girl” — I’m a sorority woman. Greek life has been an opportunity to grow as an individual, and I wouldn’t be the woman I am today without Alpha Delta Pi.

Marty Salgado can be reached at msalgado@theorion.com

Ashlee Bischoff can be reached at assoap@csuchico.edu.

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Stay on your feet

Kym Crosby overcame her visual impairment

to win a race and break records.

Now the freshman is

FLYING BLIND Sarah Bohannon STAFF WRITER

Kymberly Crosby never knew she was a runner.

It was her first race ever, the 100-meter dash, and Crosby was nervous.

Sitting in the stands to support Crosby, her mother, Pauline Crosby, said she wasn’t even really paying attention until she saw her daughter’s quick leap off the blocks.

Seconds later, Crosby had won the race. All doubts Crosby had felt about running track vanished that day.

“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, she can run?’” Pauline Crosby said.

“We had no idea.”

The unexpected athlete was born with a vision impairment.

“I’m albino,” Crosby said. “So I have no pigment in my eyes, skin or hair.”

With no pigment in her eyes, twice as much sunlight comes in, making it difficult for Crosby to see, she said. When directly facing the sun, sometimes she can’t see anything at all.

Crosby is able to see close objects pretty well, she said. It’s the far away objects, especially their details, that she has a hard time making out.

Paul Odegard, who coached Crosby throughout her entire high school track career, explained that the white lines of the track are what stick out to Crosby. She can see them for about 10 to 12 feet, and then they start to blur, he said.

“She’s just running in a box, kind of,” Odegard said.

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BLINDING SPEED Kym Crosby has had no problem adjusting to life as a Chico State Wildcat. While the freshman was born without pigment in her eyes, she has her sights set on breaking records for the women’s track and field team. She hopes to break 57 seconds in the 400-meter dash.

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’Cats finally scratch win at home ON THE ATTACK Senior forward Ferid Celosmanovic scored his sixth goal of the season in the Wildcats win against Humboldt State on Sunday. The win put Chico State one point behind Sonoma State in their chase for first place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

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After playing 110 minutes to a scoreless draw against Cal State Stanislaus Friday night, the Chico State men’s soccer team was hungry for its first win at home.

The Wildcats were finally satisfied Sunday, after beating visiting Humboldt State 2-0.

In only their second game of the season played at home, playing for a familiar crowd was key for the ’Cats, head coach Felipe Restrepo said.

“We’ve been on the road for so long, it’s taken a lot out of my team,” Restrepo said.

“I think there was a little bit of nervousness.

It was almost like our first game of the season.”

The excitement of playing at home had the ’Cats and their home crowd expecting I think we a big result.

After 110 minutes, howhad some ever, both teams were forced jitters to settle for a scoreless draw. playing at They opened the first half home for of the game on the hunt for a goal, outshooting the only the Warriors eight to one. The second dangerous first half was some time. of the best play Restrepo has seen, he said.

“I think we had some jitSAM EVANS ters playing at home for only goalkeeper the second time all season,” senior goalkeeper Sam Evans said. “I think we wanted to impress the crowd.”

The tide turned in the second half as Stanislaus put the pressure on the Chico State defense.

Limited to only three shots to the Warriors six, the ’Cats relied more on their backline as the game evened out by the end of regulation and into 20 minutes of overtime.

“They started getting a little more

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possession, attacking us a little more and making us defend them,” junior midfielder Tyson Crim said.

Crim led the offense with seven shots, and senior forward Ferid Celosmanovic with two.

The result of the game was disappointing, Restrepo said, but the level of play shown was something to be proud of.

Winless at home, it was only a matter of time before Chico State pounced at an opportunity in front of the net.

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The Chico State men’s lacrosse team opens its season against Simon Fraser University at 11 a.m. Sunday at University Stadium.

In the 21st minute against Humboldt, Celosmanovic created his own satisfying opportunity.

The 2010 All-American set up sophomore defender Evan Johnston on the outside before crossing to the middle. Johnston laid the ball perfectly on the head of Celosmanovic who put it into the near post, putting the ’Cats ahead of the Lumberjacks 1-0.

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oct. 5, 2001 San Francisco power-hitter Barry Bonds hit his 71st homerun of the season. He broke the record previously set by Mark McGwire three years prior in 1998.

Amateur Heroics As an athlete, the mere possibility of sustaining a sports injury can reduce even the biggest meathead to tears.

Some injuries are career ending, but then there are those athletes who return to the field to the chants of their name.

In 2010, Chico State volleyball player Makenzie Snyder sat out the entire season with a wrist injury.

In volleyball, a wrist injury could very well hinder your ability to control the ball around the court or take the heat off your kill.

For Snyder, returning to the court was never a question.

So far in the Wildcats’ 2011 season, Snyder has burned out of the gate, firing away at multiple records in the school’s program.

With seven kills in Saturday’s match against Cal State East Bay, Snyder moved past Julie Sprague into sixth place for career kills. Only 16 more and Snyder becomes only the sixth player in Wildcat history to record 1,000 career kills.

For more on Snyder and an outstanding weekend at home for the ’Cats, check out Dario Gut’s game coverage on B3.

Another Chico State athlete who has sprinted her way back from injury is Chico State crosscountry runner Alia Gray.

Gray stole the first spot in the 37th annual Charles Bowles Invitational in Salem, Ore. over the weekend.

Returning from multiple injuries that left her out of the running for both the 2010 track and field season in the spring and the cross-country season last fall, Gray has been a dominant force in the Chico State women’s cross-country campaign for a national title.

Both Chico State athletes haven’t let these “tragedies” stray them from doing what they love.

Some athletes don’t get the chance to prove their worth after an injury.

It could be the end of the Manning-era, for example, because of a neck injury that required Peyton to undergo surgery. We already know he’s great, but I know I’ll miss his accuracy in seasons to come.

It would be a hell of a comeback that would have had people talking for many years — too bad it’s a comeback that I don’t think will ever take place.

Across the Atlantic Ocean, Bolton Wanderers midfielder Stuart Holden is out after undergoing surgery. Six weeks would seem like nothing if he hadn’t already been benched for the last six months.

Holden said the follow-up surgery was a “minor blip” considering his determination to return to the pitch after a slide tackle in March that required 26 stitches.

Talk about perseverance.

As if an intense rivalry didn’t have you screaming at the television enough, to know the point guard taking that buzzer beater had knee surgery only weeks ago creates an even more impressive feat.

Sports injuries add the drama and adversity that spectators crave.

While most people would never consider the words “tragic” or “heartbreaking” to be appropriate when talking about sports, I beg to differ.

To athletes, a career-ending injury can take away their greatest gift. And for many, that would break their hearts.

Allie Colosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com

[ jock talk ] The Rays are not going to come back with seven nothing.”

-Dan Shaughnessy The Boston sports writer made this prediction before Tampa Bay rallied to beat the New York Yankees 8-7 to capture the AL East wild card.

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Field hockey returns to grass Andrew Delgado STAFF WRITER

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The men’s golf team opened its season Monday at the Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invitational in Litchfield, Ariz. The Wildcats brought a roster that included senior Kyle Souza, the 2011 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II national champion, Eric Frazzetta, Kevin Rei, Bobby Bucey and Matt Williams. The ’Cats entered the tournament ranked third in the nation. source: chicowildcats.com

The men’s and women’s soccer teams will be hosting a “Think Pink” night during Friday’s game against UC San Diego to help support breast cancer awareness. Both Wildcat teams will be wearing a special pink jersey for the event. The men’s game will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the women will start right after at 7 p.m.

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Lingering in the shadows of the unknown, Chico State’s women’s field hockey is ready to step forward and into the campus spotlight.

The women’s field hockey club team came back to Chico State in 2003 after being on a 10-year hiatus due to loss of interest and lack of coaching.

Since the Wildcats’ return, the interest hasn’t been high and the turnout of players and student interest are steady, however not impressive, said Lauren Miller-Galvin-Galvin, president of the team.

“We aren’t widely known at all,” Miller-GalvinGalvin said. “We are a small group of girls, and I would say that their friends know about us and that’s it.”

The team has been putting fliers out, talking in classes and using general word of mouth to generate hype about the team, senior forward Melinda Templeman said.

The players have bonded quickly and even though the team is small, it is on the right track to becoming a threat this year and years to come, she said.

The team has 15 players on its roster this season, and with 11 on the field at one time, there is not a lot of room for injury, as subs are limited.

With most games played in Southern California and multiple-game tournaments played on numerous weekends, the team is constantly on the road and has been able to build a strong trust in one another, senior midfielder Rachel Ludlow said.

“Staying in hotels and doing activities outside of the game is fun to do in a different location,” Templeman said.

At game time, the ’Cats take to the field after traveling eight hours and don’t use the long trip as an excuse, but rather motivation to bring home a victory.

“We don’t want to travel all that way for nothing,” Templeman said. “Traveling does play a factor, but everyone uses it to get amped up and to do better.”

Currently, each player pays a fee of $225. This includes registration dues, jerseys, practice time, travel fees and equipment.

To limit the hours spent away from home, the Western Collegiate Field Hockey Conference

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BRACED FOR IMPACT Field hockey team president Lauren Miller-Galvin [LEFT] and her teammate Caroline Gallivan [RIGHT] compete in a match against UC Davis. The Chico State club team is on its way to becoming a major threat in the league this year after returning from a 10-year hiatus. decided to split the eight-team league into a north and south conference.

The ’Cats are joined by three teams to represent the north: UC Davis, Santa Clara University and last season’s undefeated national champions, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

The south is represented by UC Santa Barbra, USC, UC San Diego and Claremont McKenna College.

With the two new conferences this season, the amount of matches played have been cut from 16 to 10.

The ’Cats have formed a strong bond that has yet to be broken, as physical play and competiveness shows when the whistle blows.

Players aren’t allowed to get overly physical and referees try to catch as much as they can, MillerGalvin said, but they can’t catch everything.

“It’s more verbal than anything,” Miller-Galvin said.

With two referees out on the field at a time, not all calls will be made. The physical play of the sport is something that draws players, especially Ludlow, into the sport.

The ’Cats are coming off a losing season with three wins and 10 losses.

After hiring a new coaching staff this season, things are started to come together, Miller-Galvin said.

Coaches Katy McDonough and Chico native Kim Keyawa played for the University of the Pacific and came highly recommended by previous coaches to take the leading roles for the ’Cats.

“Our coaches are incredible,” Templeman said. “We have been breaking it down back to the basics again.”

Because the coaches are new, they are getting a feel about how the team plays overall and assimilating those new to the team into the system, Templeman said.

“I have been playing for nine years, and I even need help with my fundamentals,” she said. “It’s the little things that help you improve your game, and the team.”

The ’Cats take to the field Saturday in San Luis Obispo playing a double header against USC at 8 a.m. and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at noon.

The ’Cats come home to face UC Davis at 1 p.m.

Oct. 23 at Chico High School.

Andrew Delgado can be reached at adelgado@theorion.com

CROSS-COUNTRY RIGHT ON PACE Amy Schnittger [2615] finished in second place at the Charles Bowles Invitational hosted by Willametter University.

With her outstanding run, Schnittger earned California Collegiate Athletic Association runner of the week honors and helped the Chico State women’s cross-country team claim first place.

The women’s golf team placed 12th at the Grand Canyon Invitational on Sept.

26-27 in Litchfield, Ariz. After 36 holes, Chico State finished 68-over 644. Chico senior Shelby Hooper finished top for the ’Cats in 29th place with 13-over 157. The ’Cats have two upcoming tournaments, the first at the Saint Martin’s Invitational starting Friday in Olympia, Wash., followed by the Viking Invitational starting Monday in Bellingham, Wash.

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Cross-country dominates Oregon tournament Wildcat of the Week

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Jessica Leek volleyball Leading the Chico State volleyball team on a four-game winning streak, outside hitter Jessica Leek recorded an outstanding .366 hitting average while posting 42 kills, five service aces, 31 digs and 10 block assists.

The junior biology major from Laguna Niguel has helped the Wildcats in their chase for a conference title.

They are currently ranked third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

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

Sarah Goad STAFF WRITER

SALEM, Ore. — Chico State’s cross-country teams continued their success in a rather dominant fashion this past weekend.

Both the men’s and women’s teams took first place in the 37th annual Charles Bowles Invitational hosted by Willamette University.

The men’s team took first place after a tiebreaker with University of Portland, ranked 11th among Division I schools.

The women’s team also took home a first place title with Alia Gray and Amy Schnittger finishing first and second, well ahead of University of Portland and Santa Clara University.

Head coach Gary Towne said that the expectation before the race was for both teams to take home titles and take another step toward the postseason.

And they did just that.

Eight of the first 18 finishers in the men’s race were Wildcat runners.

Two of the men’s top runners, junior Adrian Sherrod and senior Joshua Linen, sat out this invitational to rest. Portland also was running without some of its top competitors.

“The highlight of both teams is the depth we have,” Towne said.

Finishing in third and fourth place were

sophomore Isaac Chavez and freshman Johnny Sanchez.

Anthony Costales, Joey Kochlacs and Dayne Gradone finished in eighth, 10th and 12th place respectively.

Senior Joseph Rivera, the team’s sixth finisher, came in 14th, ahead of Portland’s sixth, which is what broke the tie and gave the Wildcats the win.

Two more ’Cats finished ahead of Portland’s sixth man. Sophomore Alfonso Cisneros finished 16th with senior Miles Dunbar not far behind in 18th.

“I feel like the team did great,” Dunbar said.

“A lot of guys ran solid.”

Dunbar’s finish was especially notable because it was his first race back after sitting out for more than three weeks with tendonitis.

Towne said that the weekend’s performance was “defining of Miles.”

“It’s difficult to come back from being out that long,” Towne said.

Dunbar has been back running for about 2 1/2 weeks. He kept in shape when he was out by cross training.

No tiebreaker was needed on the women’s side with Gray and Schnittger coming in first and second.

The ’Cats finished with a score of 43, well ahead of second place Santa Clara who finished

with a score of 72. Portland rounded out the top three with 85 points.

Schnittger said that there was less competition this year and the team expected to do well.

Senior Katie Spencer came in fifth with seniors Shannon Rich and Brooke Bergesen topping off the ’Cats scoring, finishing in 14th and 21st.

Senior Stephanie Consiglio was not far behind, finishing 22nd, as well as freshman Jessica Varela, who finished 25th.

Schnittger made a big improvement from her finish in the Willamette meet last year when she finished in 40th place.

“I’ve just been trying hard,” Schnittger said.

Following Towne’s guidance has helped her to improve as well, she said.

With regional championships coming up the team is dedicated to rooting each other on and training the way they should be, Schnittger said.

“I think we are doing everything right,” Dunbar said, adding that the teams are running well and staying in shape.

Towne said that they are excited for the postseason and that it is nice to represent Chico State and represent it well.

Sarah Goad can be reached at sgoad@theorion.com

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changing goals by women’s soccer midfielder Kasey Wall. Wall’s first goal came Friday to even the score in a 1-1 draw against Cal State Stanislaus. The second to win the game on Sunday against Humboldt State.

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Goalkeeper Sam Evans recorded his fourth shutout in the win against Humboldt State on Sunday.

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Women’s soccer wins big, ties for first A SST. SPORTS EDITOR

The Chico State women’s soccer team moved into first place of the California Collegiate Athletic Association North Division after an undefeated weekend at home.

After the 1-1 tie Friday against Cal State Stanislaus and the 1-0 victory against Humboldt State Sunday, the ’Cats current conference record sits at 5-2-1 and 5-3-2 overall. Chico is tied with Sonoma State in first place with 16 points and the same conference record.

Both of the weekend’s goals for Chico came off the head of senior midfielder Kasey Wall. The goal on Friday gave the ’Cats the tie and on Sunday, the victory.

“It feels absolutely amazing,” Wall said. “To be honest, I love to score. I love to win.”

So far in the season, Wall has scored three goals.

Friday’s game against the Warriors started off a bit slow for the ’Cats on offense. During the first half, Chico had trouble getting its passes completed inside Stanislaus’ defensive third.

The ’Cats only had one shot in the first half compared to the game total of 12.

The team readjusted during halftime, changing its system with three forwards in order to beat the Stanislaus backline, Wall said.

“We needed to refocus at half, find it, flip it through and go for

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HUNGRY FOR A TITLE Freshman Alyx Williams helped the Chico State women’s soccer team in an undefeated weekend at home. The Wildcats tied with the Warriors before bringing down the Lumberjacks from Humboldt State. The ’Cats have a 5-2-1 conference record and have now tied Sonoma State in first place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. the goal,” she said.

Chico entered the second half getting past the Warrior defense and taking more shots.

But Stanislaus took the first

goal on the 77th minute on a shot from the edge of the box by forward Karenee Demery.

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later, Wall scored the game-tying goal off a corner kick by sophomore defender Carly Singer.

“Typically goals are scored within the first two to five after a goal, so we knew it was important to go after it, after they scored,” Wall said.

The ’Cats quick follow-up goal proved to be important for the team in order to keep calm.

“If we would have freaked out, the result would have been different,” freshman goalkeeper Brianna Furner said. “We definitely stayed calm, stayed united and it definitely worked.”

Both teams had a few good chances of taking the game with five minutes left in regulation but neither were able to make a goal.

“For us to come back and score after they got a goal was tremendous fortitude by the team,” Chico State coach Kim Sutton said.

Chico dominated for most of the game but had trouble getting shots into the goal, Sutton said.

Sunday’s game against Humboldt told a different tale as the ’Cats proved dominant from early on in the game to get their third win in four games.

“Friday’s game was a little amped up emotionally because we were playing against Stanislaus,” senior defender Molly Downtain said. “This one we need to stay a

little more disciplined and a little calmer.”

The winning goal for the ’Cats came on the 55th minute. After several block shots on the edge of the box, junior defender Shelby Dunlap crossed the ball from the left of the field to Wall, who knocked it into the net.

Usually fatigued during Sunday games, the team showed perseverance that helped get the goal and the win, Sutton said.

The defense showed its resilience, defending corner after corner with less than 10 minutes left in the game, and kept blocking shots in a crowded box. Playing from the backline helped Furner earn a clean sheet along with four saves.

“We did a good job keeping them off the board,” Sutton said. “It was some big saves from our goalkeeper with all those corners at the end and Molly Downtain clearing a few and the whole backline.”

The ’Cats continue their homestand looking to extend their undefeated streak when they take on CCAA South Division first place team UC San Diego at 7 p.m. Friday followed

by Cal State San Bernardino at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Dariush Dias Azmoudeh can be reached at dazmoudeh@theorion.com

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Volleyball still undefeated at home Dario Gut STAFF WRITER

Chico State volleyball swept its conference competition this weekend, moving them into third place of the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

Cal State Monterey Bay rolled into Chico Friday, followed by Cal State East Bay Saturday. The Wildcats welcomed them into Acker Gym before sending both teams home empty handed.

“Whenever we play good together, everything comes together,” said Lauren Orozco, a freshman defensive specialist.

In the ’Cat’s first match against Monterey Bay, Chico State won the first two sets 25-21 and 25-20.

Monterey Bay made sure the ’Cats needed to fight for their win as the following two sets were dominated by the Otters.

The final set was neck and neck as the teams were tied 4-4.

The ’Cats could feel the bleachers tremble with the roar from the excited crowd before the ’Cats claimed match point and won the fifth set 15-8.

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instead of just saying OK we won the first two and now we can slide through the third,” Orozco said.

Teamwork led the women’s volleyball team to victory with plenty of big kills coming from a handful of players.

Opposite hitter Jessica Leek hammered a team-high 15 kills Friday night. Opposite hitter Alex Shurtz drilled 13 kills, and outside hitter Makenzie Snyder contributed 11.

Setter Sable Villaescusa was also a strong addition with 52 assists, 16 digs and two blocks.

Although the East Bay Otters started out their season 5-0, the ’Cats held their ground.

“Our ability to overcome the adversity of losing sets three and four were huge,” said Carson Lowden, Chico State assistant volleyball coach.

The energy that the ’Cats played with in game five is what pushed them through to seal the win, Lowden said.

The momentum from Friday’s game carried over to the next day and the ‘Cats swept all three sets against the Cal State East Bay

Pioneers.

Leek was again a major contributor, slamming a season-high 18 kills on Saturday. She also delivered four service aces, six digs and four blocks.

Another prime player for Saturday’s match was Shurtz with 10 kills and a total team hitting percentage of .299. Villaescusa added 42 assists in the second game of the weekend.

The ’Cats swept the Pioneers with a final score 25-16, 25-21 and 26-24.

“It’s really exiting to see us improve and winning games,” freshman middle hitter Lindsay Quigley said. “This game was a good definition of how the other teams are going to be.”

With the win, the ’Cats move into third place in the CCAA with a conference record of 7-2 and an overall record of 12-3.

Chico State leaves the comfort of home next weekend to play Cal State Dominguez Hills Friday and Cal State L.A. on Saturday. Both games begin at 7 p.m.

Dario Gut can be reached at dgut@theorion.com

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NOT IN THIS HOUSE Middle hitter Lindsay Quigley goes up for the block with the help of a teammate. The Chico State volleyball team opened October with a sweep of another home series.

The ’Cats are back on the road Friday to face UC San Diego.

Strong ’Cats flex for WREC competition Dariush Dias Azmoudeh A SST. SPORTS EDITOR

Contestants flipped, pulled, pushed, tossed and carried their way through five different courses during the Strong Cat Competition Saturday in the Orange Street East Lot. The event, hosted by the Wildcat Recreation Center, had a large turnout of participants and spectators.

“We had a good total of about 36 competitors plus they brought out their friends, roommates and relatives, so we had a good group of folks watching the event,” WREC assistant director Robin Embry said.

Four first place winners were named in the different weight groups.

Breanna Wallace won the women’s division. Jeremy Nau won the men’s panther division of 169 pounds of less, Davy Jenkins won the tiger division of 170 to 200 pounds and Robert White won the lion division of 201 pounds and more.

The winners were awarded Chipotle gift cards.

The five events held at the

competition were a tire flip, truck pull, truck push, medicine ball shot put and a farmer’s walk.

The tire flip was the first event where participants had to flip a tractor tire across 75 feet.

“I feel tired,” said Joe Perez, a senior kinesiology major, after just competing in the tire flip. “Everybody thinks a strongman competition is about upper body, but you definitely feel it in PHOTOS BY • MICHELLE REINMUTH your thighs, your quads DON’T FORGET TO BREATHE [ABOVE LEFT] Junior pre-nursing major Anja Brown competes in the tire flip during the and everything.”

For his training, Perez first Strong Cat Competition. [ABOVE RIGHT] Junior art major Travis Stock proves his strength in the truck pull. said he imitated the courses in the competition including push- competition before, this event was across 75 feet.

At the end, the winner was The truck the men had to pull determined by who has the a new experience for others. ing his friend’s truck.

First-timer Allison Romero, and push weighed 1 ton, and the most total points through all “I definitely did my homework,” he said. “I just need to apply a senior kinesiology major and truck for the women weighed half five events. personal trainer at the WREC, a ton, Embry said. it now.”

Embry was happy with how the The farmer’s walk required par- competition went on its first run, Other participants didn’t do any said she decided join in order to type of training, other than the challenge herself as well as to ticipants to carry a weight in each but hopes to work out the kinks hand while walking back and for next year. support others. regular things they do at the gym.

“My favorite event would be the forth on the course.

“I go to the gym five days a “The first time when you hold In each event, participants were an event, you never have it down week,” said Kevin Walsh, a senior truck pull, because I didn’t think criminal justice major. “I just lift I could actually pull a truck and I given points depending on where 100 percent smooth with what you weights, run, just the typical stuff did,” Romero said. “So I was pretty they placed. First place received liked to do,” Embry said.

10 points, second received nine impressed with myself.”

I normally do.”

For the truck pull, competitors and so forth up to 10th place, Dariush Dias Azmoudeh can be reached at While some of the participants have taken part of a strongman had to pull a rope tied to a truck which got one point. dazmoudeh@theorion.com

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Hockey returns to ice rink, much to fans excitement Kenny Lindberg K NE WS EDITOR

After what has seemed like a millennium, it’s finally time to lace up the skates and hit the ice again. That’s right. The NHL is back and games start Thursday.

The season couldn’t start any sooner, especially after an offseason that was plagued by the horrific plane crash in Russia last month that killed former players Pavol Demitra and Ruslan Salei who both spent time with California-based teams.

Thirty-four other players died that day, in a death that shocked the hockey world.

Many just want the puck to drop already so they can focus on the fastest game on Earth.

Before the tragic news, myriad factors made the offseason one of the more exciting ones in recent years.

Prized centerman Brad Richards was signed to a nine-year $60 million deal with the New York Rangers, and defenseman Christian Ehrhoff signed a 10-year $40 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres.

The offseason also saw the sale and relocation of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg. The new Canadian team sold 13,000 season tickets in 17 minutes after being released to the general public — an unprecedented feat.

Powerhouse teams also made significant alterations to their rosters, including the Philadelphia Flyers, who shipped out their captain Mike Richards to Los Angeles and sniper Jeff Carter to Columbus.

The San Jose Sharks also made a slash, sending twotime 50-goal scorer Dany Heatley and rising star Devin Setoguchi to Minnesota for Martin Havlat and Brent Burns in separate deals.

Basically, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson figured that Havlat could generate similar numbers at two-thirds the cost. Burns, on the other hand, is a strong defenseman who will give the Sharks stability they’ve lacked since Rob Blake’s retirement.

The Los Angeles Kings were also involved in a big deal sending prized prospect Brayden Schenn and grinder Wayne Simmonds to the Flyers for Mike Richards.

This deal gives the Kings the first-line pivot they need to play with Anze Kopitar on their top line. Richards also brings a lot of leadership to the Kings’ dressing room and comes at a relatively low $5.75 million per year average.

The Kings also resigned Drew Doughty to an eight-year $56 million contract.

Across-the-freeway rival the Anaheim Ducks didn’t make any significant changes to their

roster, instead relying on their prospects to carry the team.

Perhaps the biggest news for the Ducks was that Teemu Selanne agreed to play another year, and goaltender Jonas Hiller is healthy.

Fellow Sun Belt team the Florida Panthers were probably the most active during the offseason, bringing in 10 fresh faces – the equivalent of half a roster.

Panthers general manager Dale Tallon is largely credited with rebuilding the Chicago Blackhawks to a championship team, so the general consensus is that he knows what he’s doing.

Also clearly knowing what he’s doing, or perhaps just having a vision, is Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren.

The deals involving Richards and Carter, as previously mentioned, could have significant long-term impacts on the Flyers, which makes them one

of the most interesting teams to watch in the upcoming year.

Remember that the Flyers made the finals only a year ago, before losing to the Blackhawks in six games.

Fellow eastern conference team the Buffalo Sabres can also be interesting to watch with both Ehrhoff and Robyn Regehr joining their ranks to help solidify the blueline.

For those interested in fantasy hockey that need some quick advice on some names not often mentioned, take an extra glance at Tomas Fleischmann, Derek Roy and Guillaume Latendresse.

All three players had their seasons cut short because of injury last year and could pay huge dividend once the season begins — a season most hockey fans wish had already started.

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BREAKING OUT Born visually impaired, freshman Kymberly Crosby found her calling for running when her brother saw her run the mile in high school. The “stud” has only excelled since then and hopes to continue on the track to success at Chico State.

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RISING TO THE OCCASION Chico State men’s soccer player Tyler Lunde has been one example of the depth the Wildcats have on their bench. The sophomore midfielder recorded one of the 26 shots on goal in the win against Humboldt State on Sunday.

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season and 19th goal in only his second season with Chico State.

The ’Cats sealed the win in the 85th minute when Chris Akwaja got a shot that deflected off a Humboldt State defender and into the goal.

It was Akwaja’s second goal of the season and 16th career goal.

Finally posting a win at home, Celosmanovic is only just satisfied, he said.

The goal against the Lumberjacks has only made him hungrier and he is eager for this weekend’s home series.

“I want another goal,” he said.

With six goals so far this season, Celosmanovic leads the ’Cats and is ranked third in the California Collegiate

Athletic Association in scoring.

With their undefeated weekend at home, the ’Cats are only one point out of first place behind Sonoma State.

Winning games they should be winning is imperative to the ’Cats title run, Celosmanovic said.

“Getting us closer to the top of the table is important,” Restrepo said.

Chico State will take advantage of of University Soccer Stadium when they face UC San Diego at 4:30 p.m.

Saturday and Cal State San Bernardino at 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Allie Colosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com

for sports, she said.

Throughout school Crosby had tried to play volleyball and tennis. She even tried out for the basketball team, and although she was good at defense, her vision made it difficult to see the ball until it was about a foot in front of her.

“My brother was the one who actually said I should try track,” Crosby said.

It was the day Crosby’s older brother, Darian Crosby, caught a glimpse of his sister running the mile during freshmen P.E. that he got the idea that she should try track.

“She was definitely faster than everybody else,” Darian said. “It just hit me.”

Running didn’t involve a ball like other sports, and his sister was a “stud” at it, he said.

“Her first year she came out, she was awesome, like amazing,” Darian said. “Like for a freshman, she was a beast.”

Darian, a lance corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, said that throughout his service, which included a seven-month tour in Afghanistan, he got updates on his sister’s running status.

“Now that she’s at the college level, it’s amazing,” Darian said. “I’m so proud of Kym.” After coaching her for four years, Odegard said Crosby may be giggly when you talk to her, but she grows into a fierce competitor on the track.

“Give yourself five Kyms and you’d win state,”

Odegard said.

Sitting next to a homemade calendar full of track pictures that Crosby gave him, Odegard said that Yuba City’s River Valley High School track team really belonged to her.

From the dark green sweatshirts Crosby designed that read “We’ll tear you apart,” to being the team’s top athlete with a welcoming personality, Odegard described her as being “just all team.”

“She bleeds Falcon green,” Odegard said. “Now she’s going to bleed Chico red.”

Crosby’s college goal is the same one she’s had since senior year, she said.

Break 57 seconds in the 400 meters, which is one lap around the track. She currently sits close with a time of 57.4 seconds.

Behind large sunglasses, Crosby’s light blue eyes gleam through snow kissed eyelashes.

Below the dark frames grows a huge smile as she expresses her excitement to be a part of the Chico State sprint team.

Starting practice a week ago, Crosby said the fact that she is running as a Wildcat finally hit her when she was getting ready for practice.

“I’m running track for college,” Crosby said she thought to herself. “This is really here.”

Sarah Bohannon can be reached at sbohannon@theorion.com

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W 8-0

Aug. 18

@Dominican (scrimmage)

L 2-0

Aug. 27

Southern Oregon (scrimmage)

@Seattle Pacific

T 0-0

Sept. 1

@Western Washington

W 2-1

Sept. 3

Sept. 9

Sonoma State

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Sept. 11

@Cal State Stanislaus

Sept. 16

@Cal State Dominquez Hills

Sept. 18 Sept. 23 Sept. 25

@Cal State East Bay

Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Oct. 9

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Sept. 2

Alaska Anchorage

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Sept. 2

Western Oregon

W 3-1

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L 1-0

Sept. 3

Dominican

W 3-0

@Western Washington

T 0-0

Sept. 3

Western Washington

W 3-0

Sept. 9

Sonoma State

W 2-1

Sept. 6

@William Jessup

W 3-0

W 2-0

Sept. 11

@Cal State Stanislaus

L 2-1

Sept. 9

@Sonoma State

W 5-0

Sept. 16

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

W 3-1

Sept. 10

@Humboldt State

W 3-0

@Cal State L.A.

T 2-2

Sept. 18

@Cal State L.A.

L 1-0

Sept. 13

Simpson

W 3-0

@Cal State Monterey Bay

L 2-1

Sept. 23

@Cal State Monterey Bay

W 3-0

Sept. 16

San Francisco State

W 3-1

W 1-0

Sept. 25

@Cal State East Bay

W 2-1

Sept. 17

Cal Poly Pomona

W 3-2

Cal State Stanislaus

T 0-0

Sept. 30

Cal State Stanislaus

Humboldt State

W 2-0

Oct. 2

Humboldt State

UC San Diego

4:30 p.m.

Oct. 7

Cal State San Bernardino

11:30 a.m.

Oct. 9

Oct. 14

@San Francisco State

12:30 p.m.

Oct. 16

@Cal Poly Pomona

Oct. 21

Cal State East Bay

Oct. 23

Aug. 17

Yuba College

Aug. 23

@UC Davis

Sept. 1 Sept. 3

L 3-1

T 1-1

Sept. 23

@Cal State San Bernardino

L 3-0

W 1-0

Sept. 24

@UC San Diego

W 3-2

UC San Diego

7 p.m.

Sept. 28

@Cal State Stanislaus

W 3-0

Cal State San Bernardino

2 p.m.

Sept. 30

Cal State Monterey Bay

W 3-2

Oct. 14

@San Francisco State

3 p.m.

Oct. 1

Cal State East Bay

W 3-0

11:30 a.m.

Oct. 16

@ Cal Poly Pomona

2 p.m.

Oct. 7

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Oct. 21

Cal State East Bay

4:30 p.m.

Oct. 8

@Cal State L.A.

7 p.m.

Cal State Monterey Bay

2 p.m.

Oct. 23

Cal State Monterey Bay

11:30 a.m.

Oct. 14

Humboldt State

7 p.m.

Oct. 28

@Humboldt State

3 p.m.

Oct. 28

@Humboldt State

12:30 p.m.

Oct. 15

Sonoma State

7 p.m.

Oct. 30

@Sonoma State

11:30 a.m.

Oct. 30

@Sonoma State

2 p.m.

Oct. 21

@Cal Poly Ponoma

7 p.m.

Nov. 4

CCAA Semifinal

TBA

Nov. 4

CCAA Semifinal

TBA

OCt. 22

@San Francisco State

7 p.m.

Nov. 6

CCAA Championship

TBA

Nov. 6

CCAA Championship

TBA

Oct. 28

UC San Diego

7 p.m.

Nov. 11-13

NCAA Championship Far West Regional

TBA

Nov. 11-13

NCAA Championship Far West Regional

TBA

Oct. 29

Cal State San Bernardino

7 p.m.

Nov. 19

NCAA Championship Quarterfinal

TBA

Nov. 19

NCAA Championship Quarterfinal

TBA

Nov. 2

Cal State Stanislaus

7 p.m.

Dec. 1-3

NCAA Championship Tournament Final Four

TBA

Dec. 1-3

NCAA Championship Tournament Final Four

TBA

Nov. 4

@Cal State East Bay

7 p.m.

Nov. 5

@Cal State Monterey Bay

7 p.m.

Nov. 11

Cal State L.A.

7 p.m.

Nov. 12

Cal State Dominguez Hills

7 p.m.

Nov. 17-19

NCAA Championship Tournament Pacific Regional

TBA

Dec. 1-2

NCAA Championship Tournament Elite Eight

TBA

CROSS COUNTRY Sept. 10

@Humboldt Invitational

Oct. 22

CCAA Championships

Sept. 24

@Stanford Invitational

Nov. 5

NCAA West Regional

Oct. 1

@Willamette Invitaional

Nov. 19

NCAA Championships

Oct. 15

@Santa Clara Invitational

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two years,” he said. “I do slacks and technical tricks, tricks that are more in toward your hands, tricks that are faster and score you more points.”

Yo-yo enthusiasm, however, isn’t just for kids. Chico State alumnus Zachary Lytle placed fifth in the double sleeping yo-yo division.

While at Chico State, Lytle majored in Asian studies and mechatronics and, in the process of looking for a way to make playing the yo-yo easier, he invented his own.

“I invented the magnetic yo-yo,” he said. “This yo-yo has magnets on the side to allow for a whole new range of tricks.”

After inventing the magnetic yo-yo, he licensed the idea to a major yo-yo company, where he now works with engineers and marketing, and looks for a future in toy development.

“I originally invented it to make yo-yo easier, but I ended up expanding yo-yo, it didn’t get any easier,” he said.

As the finals started, competitors proved that they had more than a few tricks up their sleeves, down their legs, over their heads and in the air.

Some weren’t afraid to jump over and under and attempt tricks that would outperform the competition.

The looks on their faces of concentration ran the gamut of stress, excitement and technical confidence. When a final stunt didn’t go as expected, disappointment loomed in their eyes, while those that successfully pulled up complex routines were hailed by the crowd and further wedged the narrow gap that provided little room for error.

Award ceremonies for the sub-categories were decided and after much deliberation, Harold Owens III from Carmel, Ind. emerged as the National Yo-Yo champion in the single yo-yo category.

“It feels surreal, I wasn’t expecting it honestly,” Owens said. “You spend the whole day watching other people that are really good and you never see yourself.”

Classical Music Last year I was forced to attend three classical music concerts, all of which bored me with subtle ease. Musically, the pieces were remarkable and the abundance of stringed instruments and other winds creating such sounds was impressive, but most compositions were too long.

This year I get to attend more music concerts of the same nature, but this time with a different mindset.

Sitting through music professor Russell Burnham’s “Major Music Figures in Western Civilization” class was intimidating yet enlightening.

He expressed distaste for current music bumping through airwaves and praised all things Wagner.

His class traveled through the eras of Western musical art, which included the Baroque era, classical and romantic eras, and the modern and postmodern eras.

The different movements, preludes and romantic traits floated over my head.

When the composition of a classic piece is dissected, it’s quite complex.

“How could one single person be the greatest at anything?” Burnham said.

No one could, but these few great classical musicians composed and transitioned musical styles for their time. Ke$ha can’t do that.

Debussy developed variations and musical growth through the evolution of motives. Bach wrote 250 cantatas, a piece written to be sung, in five years. Beethoven continued to compose and perform his complex pieces when his hearing gave out and at the same time evolved the musical style from classical to romantic.

After recently attending another symphony performance, I realized my generation is absent from these live performances.

Many gray adorned heads were in attendance, but only a handful of students were present.

Granted, sitting through a symphony concert can either put one to sleep or have a person on edge.

I have never had the urge to have “The Rite of Spring” played to calm my nerves, but classical music should not be ignored.

In 1966 the Beatles reintroduced a full stringed orchestra in “Eleanor Rigby,” and in Kanye West’s “808s & Heartbreak” album, he samples a cello on the intro to “Welcome to Heartbreak” and blends a string section with his usual in “Robocop.”

The influences are apparent, yet subtle.

I’m sure Kanye didn’t think of Bach when adding his sample to “Robocop,” but it shows refi nements of an earlier sound.

Not many new classical music composers are making waves in the scene, the classics of Bach to echo concert halls with their timeless compositions.

If you can’t relate to classical music that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked.

It’s like wine, an acquired taste that only a select few can enjoy.

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AROUND THE WORLD John Narum [left] of team YoYoJam and Harold Ownens III [right], a National 1A champion, perform an elaborate series of tricks at the 2011 National Yo-Yo contest Saturday at City Plaza. Paul Han [below] shows off a flying kick as his yo-yo flies beneath his leg.

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What we’re going to see today is the nation’s best players all vying for titles.

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Yo-yo mania brought many enthusiasts from all over the nation to downtown Chico where they showed off their skills of the toy for the 2011 National Yo-Yo Contest.

Juan Mejia STAFF WRITER

In a competition where tricks like walking the dog and going around the world are left on the amateur stage, yo-yo enthusiasts from around the country drew from their holsters their weapon of choice.

To the tune of their preselected three-minute track, gloved contestants put on magician-like acts that gave the illusion of defying gravity mixed with acrobatics in a mastery of hand-eye coordination.

The audience’s

audible response of screams and wild cheering combined with the prominent dubstep, hip-hop and occasional J-pop background songs orchestrated the movements and flow of each contestant’s choreography.

Hundreds gathered at the City Plaza to see more than 80 of the nation’s top yo-yo players go head-to-head in the 2011 National Yo-Yo Contest.

The final events consisted of five different categories of single yo-yos where contestants carefully manipulated their pieces and detached yoyos where the end piece is unattached to a string, making for flexibility and “Indiana Jones”-like whip catches that wowed the audience. Another consisted of a counterweight used to balance the yo-yo instead of a finger and the last event were variations with double yo-yos.

“What we’re going to see today is the nation’s best players all vying for titles,” said Bob Malowney, director of the National Yo-Yo Contest.

“The judges look for creativity, originality, technicality and showmanship.”

All year people anticipate the event.

It’s quirky enough that people remember it, Malowney said. The yo-yo scene is getting more popular, as can be seen in different clubs dedicated to teaching kids the art.

As results for the final round in each category were calculated and posted, aspiring yo-yo champions quickly huddled around to see if they had made the cut. Some were disappointed with the results while some of those who qualified shed tears of joy.

As he eagerly looked at the list, 13-year-old Chicoan Mike Marshall’s eyes held back

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Sounds of autumn greet Bidwell WALKING ON SUNSHINE Scott Hubbard [right] walks alongside his 18-monthold daughter Audrey Hubbard [left] in the 5k run at the Mozart Mile event Sunday at Bidwell Park.

Mozart Mile welcomed Chico’s beautiful fall foliage at Bidwell Park with trumpeting and soothing sounds of classical music along a leaf-covered path.

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●●●○○ Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman is taking his best jab at making a futuristic Rock’em Sock’em Robots movie. The film has the same ingredients as any underdog movie — a struggling former star meets a giant mechanical robot, and they train together to get back on top. If you can get over Jackman’s lack of an adamantium laced skeleton and claws, this popcorn action flick is an all right distraction.

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The air was crisp and cool, and the lush scenery and peaceful atmosphere at Bidwell Park’s One Mile made for the serene outdoor symphony hall.

Chico’s art-loving community came together Sunday to celebrate the 33rd annual Mozart Mile.

The Mozart Mile is a favorite tradition of Chico natives. Art enthusiasts have a choice of either running a 5K or doing a one-mile walk through the park with local artists, dancers and musicians lining the path, creating a pleasant and inviting atmosphere.

Mozart Mile is a long-standing fundraiser for the North State Symphony, event co-chair Nancy Pope said.

“It’s an outstanding symphony,” Pope said.

“We’re so lucky to have it in our community.”

Many other groups were in attendance, including the Chico Friends of the Library and a group petitioning to save Bidwell Mansion from closing to the public in April 2012 due to lack of funding.

The Butte Humane Society brought some of their adoptable dogs to walk the course and mingle with the attendees.

More than 200 people were officially signed up for either the walk or the 5K races, with many who just came out to enjoy the free music.

“I thought it sounded really cool,” said Shelby Malta, a sophomore communications major. “I came out because I think the arts are important and really overlooked in the community.”

This year there were 14 musical groups planted along the course, as well as several painters and classical dance groups.

The musical selections varied from group to group, ranging from a brassy contemporary jazz group to a children’s string orchestra playing “The Nutcracker Suite.” Chico State music majors Mary Beth Guida, a junior, and graduate Alden Denny played Mozart’s “12 Duets” on trombones at the creek side.

“We felt it would be appropriate to choose Mozart pieces for, you know, the Mozart Mile,” Guida said.

The classical music created a relaxing atmosphere for those who chose to saunter down the path. Most of the walkers stopped at each of the music stations to enjoy what each group had to offer before continuing on their leisurely stroll. Even those participating in the 5K race seemed rather at ease as they made their way through the race course.

[Below] Violinist Matej Seda performs for runners and walkers alongside One Mile.

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The North State Symphony raised money to help keep its program running, while many other groups were able to spread their messages about their respective causes. Perhaps the most important success with the Mozart Mile was how many community members were drawn out to experience things they may

not have much contact with.

Classical music and fi ne arts are not as mainstream in the general public, but this event helped to change that for the community.

Brooke Hespeler can be reached at bhespeler@theorion.com

Some series like “The Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” demand sequels, others like “The Lion King” are just a crappy attempt to cash in on one film’s success. “The Lion King” is and continues to be one of the top grossing animated feature films of all time, but it did not need to keep the “circle of life” going with forgettable sequels. The original film was recently re-released in theaters and is available separate and in this special trilogy collection. Save yourself the money and just get the original by itself.

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●○○○○ It has been a while since there has been a rock soundtrack to coincide with a major video game release. This compilation features some tracks from Serj Tankian, Coheed and Cambria and oddly Panic! at the Disco. This album does little more than remind us that the video game will be released soon.

Chico band leaves ‘Hot Mess’ at Coda many artists including Freddie Mercury, Mama Cass and STAFF WRITER other strong female leads, Being a hot mess is what she said.

“More recently, I have to some try to avoid on the weekends, but no one could avoid say Beyonce is like my hero the Hot Mess show at Cafe of heroes,” Condos said.

“I didn’t even see that one Coda last weekend.

Opening for Hot Mess all coming. I didn’t see it at the way from Portland was all, but she is the ultimate the melodic duo Denim Wed- amazing performer.”

As the leading lady, Condos ding and the in-your-face local is as much a performer as she is band Clouds On Strings.

The crowd grew slowly the band’s lead singer. Coming throughout the night as each from an acting background, song passed. People started she has a stage persona that off in their seats and ended makes an appearance at every show. up on their “I kind feet to dance of just to the beats of become a Hot Mess. different “There was We have one shot character,” a really great turnout and essentially, and we’re all Condos the audiences at an age and a time in our said. “It’s really meshed really to well,” said lives where we just want to fun try something. just not Randall Janbe Storey gula, bassist anymore.” from Clouds On STOREY CONDOS The Strings. “A lot Singer of Hot Mess band is of people that makliked Hot Mess, ing a big liked us.”

Hot Mess is comprised of move to Nashville at the end lead vocalist Storey Con- of the year to get its name out dos, lap steel guitarist Marc there and try to turn dreams Anderson, guitarist and into a reality.

“We have one shot essenvocalist Ryan Maker, bassist Hypatia Runcie, keyboardist tially, and we’re all at an age Daniel Nelson and drummer and a time in our lives where we just want to try somePete Parada.

The band performs an eclec- thing,” Condos said. “We’re tic style of music and they do probably going to be playit well. With a pop-alterna- ing music five out of seven tive sound, the band drew in nights a week and that will be a diverse audience. Students, our life.”

With only a few shows left seniors and super fans filled up Cafe Coda until there were until the move, Hot Mess is no seats left and only a small not the band to miss out on in these next few months. space to dance.

Condos worked the stage Check out their ’80s Prom like a superstar. With high- Nashville Benefit Show at heeled metallic boots, green 7 p.m. Saturday the Chico feather earrings and stars Theater Company. drawn on her face, she looked the part, too.

Brittany Comas can be reached at She draws inspiration from bcomas@theorion.com Brittany Comas

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SASHA FIERCE [above] Storey Condos, vocalist of Hot Mess, belts out lyrics at Cafe Coda.

Condos draws performance inspiration from Beyonce before every show.

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Yes, you read that right. “SpiderMan” in the future. A villain is on course to kill “Spider-Man.” To prevent this from happening you will need to play through present and future in a time traveling epic worth a play especially for “Spidey” fans.

[left] Hypatia Runcie, bass player for Hot Mess, whips her hair back and forth for Hot Mess’ show at Cafe Coda.

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION [left to right] Volker Strifler, Joe Craven and Mike Emerson of Songbird & Scallwag filmed their performance at the Blue Room Theatre in hopes to air on PBS.

Variety show reaches out to PBS Jen Moreno STAFF WRITER

Music creates common ground and bonds in as little as three minutes.

Video producer Michael Hoopingarner decided to take that idea, bottle it up in a tiny theater, record it in front of a live audience and then feed it to the masses through the Public Broadcasting Service.

Musical acts Songbird & Scallywag with Joe Craven and Big Mo Trio with Bob Littell, Volker Strifler and Mike Emerson came together for a two-part recording Thursday night in the Blue Room Theatre. The venue was so intimate that audience members could see the sweat glisten on the faces of the performers.

Doors opened at 7 p.m., and the show ended slightly before midnight to an explosive round of applause and a standing ovation.

Guests not only enjoyed the musical sets, but were treated to jokes, take after take, by comedian host John Ross. Hoopingarner and Ross joked with each other between takes with the audience members joining in on the laughs and soon dishing out their own jokes.

The show, while recorded in one night, will be uploaded and aired as a two-part series on PBS’ satellite system. The first

episode will feature the music of Songbird & Scallywag with Joe Craven. The group, which usually performs as a trio, included two other guests as well as Craven.

Their clothes, mix-matched shoes and accessories were about as bold and loud as the music they produced. It was almost as if the notes floated off the instruments themselves into the spatial area above everyone and just lingered around the theater.

“Music is a language,” Craven said during his solo performance. “Let’s learn how to speak it.”

Anything can be used to create music, and that was proved to the audience as a metal Slinky, a waste bucket, some sort of bone and a rotary telephone receiver made their way into the songs.

While their music may be classified as folky, Songbird & Scallywag treated the audience to a ballad with what frontman Peter Berkow described as “junior high Spanish” while a couple danced sensually on the stage for visual aesthetics.

The song “Ruby’s Ranchito” also included a dancer who graced the stage with a flamenco-style number as the band sang about a taco shop and burritos.

After intermission Ross came back out, this time joined by another performer to talk briefly about PBS and the importance of making a pledge to publicly

funded programs.

PBS may not like advertising, but how about just renaming some of their programs, Ross said. Maybe Frontline, the show, can be sponsored by Frontline, for flicks and teas.

Timing is everything in comedy, and when you’ve got to record several takes for different angles, the jokes can lose their punch. However, with this crowd Ross proved to be funnier the third time around after many expletives were said when trying to successfully say fleas and ticks.

For the second taping of the night, Big Mo Trio with Bob Littell, Volker Strifler and Mike Emerson took the stage.

If the Blue Room Theatre was a magic carpet that could somehow take a person through time, then the music from the first set took the audience back a few decades to a poorly lit, smoky, underground bar filled with grime and cigarette smoke.

Fast forward about an hour and the music from the second set transported everyone to a warehouse, out in the middle of a field somewhere in the South, as packed as a Best Buy on Black Friday filled with lots of heavy music, deep bass and hot, sweaty bodies.

After just a few songs, call-and-response was in full swing as Big Mo sang of fried bologna sandwiches.

On stage with Big Mo was Bob Littell on

the harmonica. Littell is the music coordinator at the Sierra Nevada Big Room.

Music fan Gary Nordstrom was excited to see Littell “stretchin’ his harmonica legs out,” he said.

“It was the best of what music can be and we’re lucky we got to be here tonight,” Nordstrom said.

If the show receives a positive response from PBS, Hoopingarner, who graduated from Chico State with a degree in music industry and technology, hopes to create more like it.

“It’s an effort to try to make something a little more creative for the PBS music audience,” Hoopingarner said. “PBS is public media, and as a result it’s viewer-supported and it’s also in a sense viewer-supplied.”

PBS allows for smaller productions to be able to upload material to its satellite service and then individual stations can decide what they want to play, he said. If people like the videos, the station will play them. If not, they won’t.

The feedback that comes after these videos are posted will determine whether more will be made.

Airing dates will be available on Hoopingarner’s website at hoopdotmov.com Jen Moreno can be reached at jmoreno@theorion.com

Dead rise at Cafe Flo for bluegrass performance Band of teachers formed bluegrass band to pay tribute to their favorite kind of music covering all things performed and written by The Grateful Dead.

the foursome harmonized their voices to create a melodic sound that echoed through the small venue.

“All of us have 25 to 50 years of musical experience,” Friedlander said.

The band played two sets that included a variety of different Grateful Kayla Wohlford Dead tunes including “Bird Song” and STAFF WRITER “Ripple.” The friendly and warm atmoChicoans flocked to Cafe Flo Satur- sphere had fans singing along with the day night to hear Deadgrass’ bluegrass band.

The group frequently interacted with adaptation of popular Grateful Dead the crowd and said they wanted everyone songs.

The show was titled “The Reckon- to have a good time.

“It’s just fun and I enjoy playing in front ing,” after a Grateful Dead album, and this experienced band of musicians of people,” banjo player Lloyd Foote said.

Foote is a retired junior high teacher plays only songs written or produced by the ’60s rock band. The quartet is and an original member of the seminal not your typical cover band, however, Chico Eighth Avenue String Band, he as they convert the songs into a folksy, said. This is his first experience playing bluegrass tune. They dub their style Grateful Dead music.

During the perfor“dead grass.” mance, Foote periodically “I’ve always loved put down the banjo and bluegrass and ‘The played a lap steel guitar, Reckoning’ is my giving some of the songs favorite album,” This is the music we a psychedelic twang. said Mark Wilpolt, wanted to play and now His banter with the rest mandolin player of the band reminded and a math profeswe get to play it. everyone that the memsor at Chico State. “It bers are like family, was my idea to come he said. up with a band that Guitarist Campbell only played these PAUL FRIEDLANDER Church said he loves songs.”

Bassist of Deadgrass playing with his band With musical mates, and they all share backgrounds in bluegrass and a shared interest in the a love for the cultural influence of the popular rock band, the group members Grateful Dead.

“To some it may sound all the banded together to share the Dead.

“This is the music we wanted to play same, but to us it’s something more,” and now we get to play it,” said Paul Church said.

The band will continue to play and has Friedlander, bassist and professor of rock history at Chico State. “We do con- an upcoming show Oct. 29 at the Chico sider ourselves a Dead family.”

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The band lined up at the forefront “We will continue to have as much fun of the stage and started off strong with as we can,” Wilpolt said. an instrument solo. Upbeat and energetic, they flowed from one song to the Kayla Wohlford can be reached at next with ease. Sharing vocal duties, kwohlford@theorion.com

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ALL NEW MINGLE WOOD BLUES Paul Friedlander, a Chico State rock history professor and bassist for Deadgrass, performs at Cafe Flo with his other band of teachers who cover The Grateful Dead music.

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Conventional date night fashion Brittany Comas STAFF WRITER

Editor’s Note: Each week Brittany Comas will offer fashion advice and suggestions for different occasions in a student’s life.

A night out with your significant other can be quite a terrifying thing if you don’t know what to wear. These outfits are date-night ready and comfortable enough for you and your arm candy on a chilly Chico evening.

MORE FASHION Check out the front page of Features for our Chic-o fashion feature which follows fashion trends around campus.

HERS Ladies, fear not. This outfit leaves you with a chic forest green dress, pleasantly paired with sweater tights for those cold Chico nights. This dress is comfortable and classy and gives off the sweet girl-nextdoor vibe with a dash of sexy.

Appropriate for a date. These flats from Urban Outfitters will go with almost anything and give your feet a break from heels in case your date wants to take a stroll downtown postdinner. Add this sweetheart clutch to your outfit and smear on some Ruby Woo lipstick from MAC to give your look an added layer of femininity.

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Guys have issues picking out their clothes sometimes, too. Dates with your favorite lady can be intimidating so here’s a look that keeps it casual without looking like you rolled out of bed. Any pair of ironed black skinny jeans can make your look go from a five to a 10. Ditch the worn out blue jeans and invest in some nicer pants for nights on the town. Wear this comfy cotton sweater over a nicely ironed v-neck to keep warm or possibly pass to your lady in case she gets cold. Finish off the look with these black and brown leather boots that are a nice change from the usual Vans or Converse sneakers.

And don’t forget a splash of cologne. Your lady won’t forget it.

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Comedians battle for crowd laughter Miguel Rocha STAFF WRITER

The room was far from blue Friday night — it was vibrant with laughter at the Blue Room Theatre.

Bustolini’s Comedy Show filled the small dark room with excitement from enthusiasts looking for a night of laughs and no prejudice for jokes.

Light hit the anxious faces of seven amateur stand-up comedians as they took the stage, with stacked rocks wallpaper serving as a backdrop and random staircases displayed all throughout the black wooden stage floor.

Prior to the start, guests were preoccupied with trying to stay under the radar and not be targeted for jokes by the comedians.

“That’s why I didn’t want to sit so close,” said Veronica Jimenez, a friend of returning champion, Angela. All types of comedic monologues were fired at the crowd, but the sexual ones reigned the night as they received the most applause.

With jokes like “I’m blessed with a vagina that looks like a pastrami sandwich,” and sexual moves such as the “seal move,” Angela positioned herself as one of the audience’s favorites.

She was one of the most competitive opponents as she faced the night’s winner, Robert Green.

Although it was Green’s fi rst time doing stand-up, he proved he was capable of taking the crown home.

Green was surprised to be voted as the night favorite, he said.

“It’s better to be lucky than good,” Green said.

The 34-year-old develops his jokes from real life situations.

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As any other amateur, he had to deal with the fi rst-time jitters, and the tough crowd with high standards was not helping, he said.

Also taking the stage was August Walsh, a Chico State student and former Orion columnist.

The 23-year-old liberal studies major watches movies and stand-up comedies as an inspiration for new jokes, Walsh said. He is also the only Jewish comedian in Chico.

It’s not easy being a comedian, but the good thing is that they let him have a beer, he said.

Walsh was not going home un-applauded because he had friends in the crowd backing him up.

For Patrick Mercer, a junior business administration major, it was his fi rst time going to a stand-up event, but he was there to support his friend Walsh, Mercer said.

Walsh has It’s a been perjoke, so it forming shouldn’t stand-up for be a couple of months and offensive is happy he for any didn’t piss one. his pants on stage, he said.

Comedy is one PATRICK MERCER job that has Comedian no limitation with touchy subjects.

“It’s a joke, so it shouldn’t be offensive for any one,” Mercer said.

Mercer was one of the tough critics of that night.

“It better be funny or I want my money back,” Mercer said.

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GETTING REAL MTV’s “The Real World” taped its 26 season in San Diego, which has revived the show.

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Reality show try-outs attract eager students Nicole Walker STAFF WRITER

“This is the true story of seven strangers picked to live in a house, work together and have their lives taped, to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real.”

With the familiar introduction and the highest premiere ratings in five years, the MTV series “The Real World” just began season 26, which was taped in San Diego.

The lives of seven people ranging in age from 20 to 24 being recorded on a daily basis for three months is appealing to some and a joke to others.

Some who audition for “The Real World” are in search of a career, I auditioned in search of an experience, in which I cannot disclose due to the required release form I signed.

The content revealed in “The Real World” is a part of popular culture seen in a multitude of reality shows appearing on MTV. The participants vary in differences from their sexualities and beliefs to their morals, values and origins.

This season, there is a lesbian rooming with a small-town, conservative man.

With fighting, in-house hook-ups and drunken nights, the participants stop being strangers and become enemies or allies throughout the season.

Staged or not, these diverse characteristics and personalities create drama, which attracts viewers who have the desire to be a part of the chaos.

After season 25, MTV questioned whether to end the show, but the network decided to continue with season 26, which “ranked No. 1 with all people ages 12 to 34 in its time period across all of television, ” according to an article by Reality Blurred Editor Andy Dehnart. With that knowledge, they followed with plans for seasons 27 and 28.

At the season 27 auditions Sept. 24 in San Francisco, potential reality TV stars lined the outer walls of The Cellar, the nightclub where try-outs were held.

Morgan Roen, a mixed martial arts manager and ring girl in her hometown of Oakdale, has

always wanted to be on “The Real World,” she said.

With an application for, “The Bachelor,” organized in her folder behind her Real World VIP pass, she seeks every opportunity for her chance at reality stardom, Roen said.

“The Real World” began in the ’90s and set the stage for reality TV. However it differs from other shows because it is about the simplicity of people coming together, she said. There is no plot, it just gives participants the opportunity to meet new people..

While some are looking for valuable life lessons, others are in search of a good time and a taste of being in the spotlight.

“Shoot, if I get on ‘The Real World,’ I’ll boost ratings and get my own TV show,” said Tilman Amos, a theater performance and graphic design double major at Diablo Valley College.

“I am a part-time student and a part-time party boy,” he said.

While living in Concord, Amos spontaneously applied for the show and decided to follow through with the audition, he said.

Some might think Danny Myers, another participant, was at the wrong audition. With a fake tan, gelled hair and toned arms, the senior at San Francisco State has an appearance similar to a “Jersey Shore” cast member. “‘The Real World’ wants the best — the crazier, the better,” Myers said. “I am the craziest.”

Attracting all types of people to come out and audition, “The Real World” creates an environment that college-aged people are drawn to. They like the spontaneity, the unexpected and the opportunity to uproot from daily life and temporarily move to a new city.

What happens when a person comes off “The Real World” is up to the performance they gave on the show. It may determine whether they will pursue that reality fame or go back to their lives.

“I am the best investment they would ever make,” Myers said.

Nicole Walker can be reached at nwalker@theorion.com

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Eli Gibbs STAFF WRITER

I often speak of mixing music as an art, and therefore a disc jockey is an artist, but the tracks that are being mixed have been crafted by a producer. Production of music is tedious and there are many elements that go into it.

When I fi rst heard that Turntable.fm was becoming increasingly popular on the Internet, I criticized the fact that users were not technically “DJing.” But mixing was never the intention.

Essentially, Turntable.fm is a social music sharing website. You have to log in with a valid Facebook account before you can begin joining rooms that feature a maximum of five users DJing, taking turns playing tracks. As one DJ steps down, another can step up and then wait for their turn to play a track.

While a track is being played, other DJs and listeners in the room can decide if they think the track is either awesome or lame. If a track is decided to be lame by enough people in the audience, your track will be skipped.

On the other hand, each awesome click you get adds to your “DJ Points,” helping you create a reputation within the Web society.

You can save other users’ tracks in your turntable queue, which will be

added to a playlist that you can then use yourself. Other saving options include a direct link to fi nd the track on Amazon, iTunes, Last.fm, Spotify and Rdio.

Users with a large amount of DJ points have found Turntable.fm to be a great platform to cross-promote side projects by posting links to Facebook, Twitter and SoundCloud on their bio.

If listeners like a DJ, they can then follow up on their work outside of Turntable.fm.

Any genre can be found on Turntable.fm, and while I spend most of my time in electronic rooms, there are many other practical applications.

Some rooms are very genre specific, while others encourage free form.

The room “Indie While You Work” is a very popular room because of what it is advertising. By having the website open in the background, other people are picking some of their favorite songs to play for you. Turntable.fm does not require constant monitoring. Rather, you can have your own personal DJs while you work, for instance.

Turntable.fm is for sharing and receiving feedback on music you enjoy.

You can gather and chat with others who like your type of music and want to test out tracks in a room full of people.

The feedback is honest and immediate.

So, you can either fight for one of the five DJ spots or just sit back and enjoy.

Eli Gibbs can be reached at egibbs@theorion.com

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“Wittenberg” 7:30 p.m. @Blue Room Theatre $10 students David Davalos’ 1517 play debates faith and reason with a zany spin on famous historic figures.

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Country singer Robert Earl Keen’s Confetti Tour stops at the El Rey Theatre.

Mystic Roots will be returning to chico with Strange Habits and Speak Easy at Café Culture.

Dan’s 30th Birthday Show

Guitar Project with Warren Haskell

Come to Cafe Culture with a skip in your step and praise in your heart for the mind, body and soul exercises with David Winglifter.

8 p.m. @Senator Theatre $23 advance

8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda $7 cover

This hip-hop super group from Detroit comes to Chico.

Come celebrate with the reunion of Ol’ Yeller and many other special guests.

7:30 p.m. @ 1078 Gallery $5 students

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

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Turner: Revisiting Japan 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. @ Janet Turner Print Gallery The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and Dr. Yoshio Kusaba display works of contemporary Japanese prints.

Dance Sanctuary 6:30 p.m. @ Cafe Culture

Join Warren Haskell’s mission to spread his love of classical guitar with world class concert performers.

Swing on by Cafe Culture for an evening with Five Rhythms Dance Wave.

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Ally Dukkers F E AT U R E S E D I T O R

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Jenna Valdespino FE ATURES COPY EDITOR

The professor passes out the exam, and everyone begins to work. You look around anxiously. Every backpack zip and pencil sharpening is a distraction. There is no way you can concentrate on this exam. Every sniffle, every shift of a chair against the floor, every rustle of paper is magnified and amplified. This is just a glimpse into a day of a student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

While the Accessibility Resource Center on campus provides accommodations for students diagnosed with ADHD, the possibility of abuse of these resources may be a sign of the times.

With prescription drugs such as Adderall nearly as common as Aspirin on college campuses, students may have discovered other ways to take advantage of services meant for those with more severe symptoms.

At Chico State, common accommodations for those registered with the disorder include the issuing of notetakers in class and priority registration, making this appealing to students looking to get ahead in the current times of budget cuts and fewer available classes.

There is often talk of students registering with ARC solely to reap the benefits, said Jocelyn Fiset, a junior communications major.

“It seems like everybody says they have ADD these days, and now everyone’s starting to fi nd out that they can get priority registration if they have it,” Fiset said. “I’ve defi nitely heard of more and more people doing it.”

Among the 1,532 students served at the ARC in the 20102011 school year, 22 percent were registered with ADHD, according to the center’s annual report. The report currently lists ADHD in its “Other” category but will begin listing the disorder on its own beginning next year.

Lauri Evans, Americans with Disabilities Act education coordinator on campus, recognizes the possible reasoning behind abuse of ARC resources, she said.

It can be difficult for students to get in to the classes they need, and many are being put on waitlists, Evans said.

Gabe Sandler a junior psychology major was diagnosed with ADHD when he was in the third grade and has since been retested, again confi rming his disorder. He has been registered with the ARC since he was accepted to Chico State, he said.

“Pretty much everyone I know has ADD,” Sandler said. “It’s very easy to

get diagnosed.”

Sandler’s diagnosis process included a questioning period in which he was told to complete “simple psychology tests” involving blocks, comparisons and pictures, he said.

A recent verification of a diagnosis given by a professional must be provided when registering with the ARC, according to the center’s documentation guidelines.

“Registering was easy, because I had documentation from the state,” Sandler said.

“I just basically showed them my paperwork and it was a snap.”

While Evans disagrees with the idea that receiving a prescription or diagnosis is easy, it has become difficult to ignore the large number of students that have both, she said.

Although the ARC does not diagnose students with the disorder, Evans walked through the process with her child.

“The funny thing about getting a diagnosis of ADHD is that they get to a diagnosis in different ways,” she said.

“There’s not any one yes or no, black or white answer.”

With this sort of varying diagnosis process, lines can often blur between those with severe symptoms and those that simply feel nervous about tests.

While ARC attempts to make accommodations, such as priority registration, readily available to those that may need it based on things such as medication schedules, abusers are bound to slip through the cracks.

Evans sees the recent waitlists and budget cuts as a cause, she said.

“Is there potential for people to register with ARC just to use priority registration? Sure, that’s a potential,” she said. “The potential of it happening, because of all these factors, is greater.”

The possibility of resource misuse may also affect those who truly need them in the same way the misuse of Adderall does, Evans said.

“I think it disadvantages them in that they’re stigmatized,” Evans said. “I know that Adderall is vastly abused, so they are affected by that, because they are presumed to be one of the abusers.”

There is no doubt that priority registration is seen as a perk to those who receive it based on ADHD, including Sandler.

“That’s the sickest thing about it,” he said. “I get to register before everyone else and get all my classes.”

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The human body needs sleep in order to function properly. Sleep deprivation is one danger associated with amphetamine use.

Overdose of amphetamines can result in fever, convulsions, hallucinations and even death.

Adderall can cause nervousness, dizziness, restlessness, rapid heart rate, headache, stomachache, nausea, decreased appetite, weight loss, dry mouth and skin rashes.

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percent of student Adderall abusers also binge drink

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Some may not realize the dangers posed by these pills or all of the lives that are being taken and ruined by these deadly capsules.

Two years ago, a friend of mine overdosed and died after returning home from rehab for his OxyContin addiction.

OxyContin is a highly addictive pain medication prescribed to treat chronic pain, anxiety or even cough symptoms. Many people abuse the medicine for the instant feeling of euphoria, stress relief and lowered inhibitions.

I watched this friend, my ex-boyfriend and several others binge on OxyContin pills in high school, until their habits and personalities were hardly recognizable.

Unlike cocaine and heroine addicts, prescription pill abusers don’t always hold the same negative connotations and are often disguised as an averagelooking person.

Many people don’t see these drugs to be as serious of a problem, because unlike most narcotics, the drug dealer is often a pharmacist, not some shady dealer.

Abusers are attracted to the drug not only because of the accessibility, but because it is also much cheaper than most hardcore drugs. With a prescription and insurance, the tablets can be as cheap as $5 each.

Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem at Chico State and nationwide, said Theresa Fagouri, the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center coordinator. CADEC encourages students to help each other stay safe.

“I’m certainly not invited to the parties,” Fagouri said.

It’s up to students to notice warning signs.

I wish I had been more active in helping my friend, but I was naive to the severity of the drug. If you are worried about someone, CADEC offers presentations about how to help friends out of an addiction, as well as many other resources.

Faked injuries and online pharmacies make it easy to get prescriptions for non-medical reasons. An estimated 20 percent of people in the United States have used prescription drugs for recreation, according to the MedlinePlus website.

I am not suggesting that all users are abusers. I am saying that the abuse of these drugs is very common and can be deadly.

Stimulants, painkillers and sleeping pills can be highly addictive and are widely used by students.

I know many people who use Adderall without a prescription to clean their apartment or study for a test. People often casually treat it as a five-hour energy pill, not a highly addictive amphetamine.

CADEC reports that a Chico State student dies every 8.5 months from a prescription drug overdose. Stay educated and keep friends away from these dangerous pills.

Ally Dukkers can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com

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MAINTENANCE Janitor Mario Chandrakumar cleans the second floor of Meriam Library with a motorized vacuum.

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Virtual Nooky If you’ve ever opened your roommate’s computer expecting Facebook to be the last site visited and instead discovered chat screens depicting vulgar sexual exchanges, you are not alone.

The advancements on the Web have opened up a lot of social opportunities, including an easier way to get your jollies than hunting for porn in holein-the-wall sex shops. But with great ease comes great responsibility, and things can quickly get out of hand.

Using the Internet for sexual pleasure is nothing new, but with ever-expanding social networks and open forums for any kind of behavior the imagination can dream up, it’s used now more than ever.

In my more experimental days of high school, I engaged in every type of insidious behavior, from phone sex and cybersex to sneaking out my window, so I could meet my boyfriend in the park.

I ended up not being a fan of any kind of sex that wasn’t physical, but for a lot of people, the anonymity and ease of access offered by the Web is a big attraction.

When most people hear the term “cybersex,” they think of dirty talk over the Internet in a chat with someone, known personally or not. While that is one option, it’s by no means the only one.

There are a ton of websites out there that feature live anonymous sex chats for anywhere from 69 cents to $3.99 per minute. This can be through a chat screen or a webcam.

The only time I’ve ever felt that getting naughty on a webcam was a good idea was when I tried having a longdistance relationship. The difference was that I had real sex with this guy on prior occasions, so taking off my clothes for him in front of the computer didn’t seem so bad.

The lack of personalization in something like sexual interactions via webcam would ruin the thrill for me, but a lot of people like the anonymity.

You can be anybody online.

Unfortunately, you do have to be careful with your privacy settings, because if you use a personal email address to access a live cybersex site, you might find your inbox suddenly flooded with spam from other sex sites.

If using the Internet to get your good time on is your thing, I recommend establishing separate email accounts with fake information for each site you visit. It’s like having a virtual under-the-bed-pornstash with less likelihood your mom will catch you.

With all the online pornography out there, getting off while online has never been easier. I had a friend that had to do his online homework at school, because every time he got on the Internet at home, he ended up browsing his favorite porn sites and losing half his night making himself happy.

The increasing availability of such sites can become a problem for people who can’t seem to help themselves, like my friend.

Psychiatrists say that cybersex addiction is as afflicting as physical sex addiction, if not more so, due to the affordability and easy access. A study conducted at Stanford University this year, suggested there are currently 9 million internet sex addicts in America.

Whether you’r e into chatting dirty, getting down for your webcam or making use of the considerable amount of Internet porn at your disposal, don’t go overboard.

Enjoy what’s out there, but keep your online exploits in check.

Lexi Brister can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

On a campus with more than 15,000 students, it takes a lot of work to keep things running smoothly, and it’s often the men and women working behind the scenes that can have the biggest impact.

From vacuuming and buffing the floors to checking the light fixtures and fire extinguishers, this campus is kept clean and safe through the late-night hours. Both the Facilities Management and Services department and Associated Students employ a number of custodians to see that these jobs get done and that Chico State is kept in order.

The custodial staff for both departments is in agreement that it can be hard to get all of their work done in the limited amount of time they have.

There is student and staff traffic everywhere throughout all hours of the day, so the cleaning for the majority of the campus can only be done by the Facilities Management and Services department at night from 6:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

One of the most hightraffic areas is the library, which has been maintained for the past four years by Mario Chandrakumar.

Each custodian is assigned a

floor, and Chandrakumar is in charge of the second, which has the most square footage and student traffic, he said.

“My favorite part of the job is the daily interaction with students of all different backgrounds,” Chandrakumar said.

From his days as a Sri Lankan diplomat, Chandrakumar speaks five languages, and he enjoys getting to talk to the variety of students in their native tongues, like German, French and Spanish, he said.

“This isn’t really my profession, but I do my best,” he said.

“I came here to be close to my daughter while she pursues her nursing career.”

Chandrakumar is an employee of the Facilities Management and Services department, which is in charge of the greater university areas.

Buildings like the Bell Memorial Union and the Wildcat Recreation Center are maintained by A.S. Vanessa Bautista, a junior business administration major, began custodial work at the WREC this semester and works 12 hours a week, she said.

She usually works during the day for a basic cleanup shift when the WREC is open and populated with students, which makes it hard for her to do her job at times, she said.

“Whenever I have to clean the mats in the entry, it’s a struggle to work around the students coming in, but it’s manageable,” Bautista said.

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job the most is the flexible hours and the fact that she is always given jobs that are practical with the amount of time she has to complete them, Bautista said.

While A.S. is largely studentrun, the Facilities Management and Services department also works in buildings specific to student use, like the Student Services Center, which is kept up by six-year custodial employee Teri Day. She has been cleaning the second floor of this building since it opened and the biggest difference between what Day did in other parts of the campus and what she does now is the

ease with which she can manage the recycling, Day said.

“This is the first ‘green’ building on campus,” Day said. “The staff here makes it really easy for us to keep track of what’s normal trash and what’s recycling.”

Unlike Bautista, Day finds the late hours to be tough but manageable, she said.

“The time limit does make it hard to do my job and do it properly, but we work very hard,” Day said.

Michaela Boggan can be reached at mboggan@theorion.com Lexi Brister can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

SAFE David de Boer, a junior civil engineering major also known as Designated David, drives students home on Friday and Saturday nights.

STAFF COMMENTARY

Services promote safe sex Stephanie Geske STAFF WRITER

“Get 500 Free Trojan Condoms.”

This was the headline found when surfing the Internet that drew me into amplifyyourvoice.org. The catchy banner at the top of the site proclaimed: “DO IT for your country.”

I was intrigued as to why anyone would need a Costco amount of condoms. Reading further, I found that the organization Amplify gives out 1 million Trojan brand condoms every year, 500 to each team member of the Great American Condom Campaign, for them to distribute on their college campuses to promote safe sex.

I received the same public school sex education as most kids in California, so I consider myself lucky that I didn’t receive the abstinence-only teachings some other students have.

This is why I became so interested in the Great American Condom Campaign. Not to scare people with sexually transmitted infection statistics but to inform others about how easy it is for lives to be affected.

It is up to each individual to educate themselves and others against the possibility of getting an STI from unsafe sex. If you are sexually active, it’s your responsibility to get and carry around condoms. The Great American Condom Campaign also encourages people to use other forms of birth control and to periodically get checked for STIs after each new partner.

After I applied and found out I was chosen to receive a package containing more condoms than I had ever seen, I had to figure out what to do with them. My first thought was to go to the residence halls, which ended up being problematic because housing rules say that the distribution of any materials in the dorms isn’t allowed.

Everyone wants a captive audience, said David Stephen, director of University Housing and Food Services.

Last fall, the Residence Hall Association passed out condoms and had plans to hold a safe sex awareness week but never got around to organizing it, said Ali Freeman, the former RHA diversity coordinator.

With 500 condoms coming to my

mailbox in mid-October, poster ideas already in the works and a plan for a table on campus, I turned to the Student Health Center for help, because working with them meant I could get posters approved to be hung in the dorms.

Talking with the student assistants at the Student Health Center was mutually beneficial, because I had condoms, but they have the resources to educate students.

Safe sex means not swapping

To sign up for Family PACT, students can make a Student Health Center to meet with an enroller.

Female patients can receive birth control, health education, an annual exam, pap smears, STI testing and treatment, UTI treatment, pregnancy tests, HIV screening and emergency contraception.

Male patients can receive STI testing and treatment, HIV screening, condoms, supplies, education and counseling.

Students can go to the Student Health Center and get a maximum of 10 condoms a day with the presentation of their student ID.

blood, semen, vaginal fluids or breast milk with a partner, according to a Planned Parenthood pamphlet.

People who are sexually active and have taken necessary precautions to protect themselves from STIs practice safe sex.

Some suggestions to prevent STIs are laughable, but it’s up to individuals to choose how far they want to go to try and stay STI-free. Not having sex at all is the only 100 percent effective method of preventing pregnancy and STIs, but the correct use of a latex condom every time sexual activity occurs can reduce the risk of the transmission of infections.

Latex condoms are inexpensive compared to other contraception like birth control, but using both is the best bet for preventing STIs and pregnancy, according to Amplify. Only an estimated 3 percent of first-year condom users utilize them correctly and consistently.

This makes doubling up on contraceptives like the pill a good idea.

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Designated driver provides students with safe ride home

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CALL DESIGNATED DAVID

Kjerstin Wood STAFF WRITER

Students pay for tuition, groceries, textbooks and various other necessary items. After all of those add up, imagine spending an additional $65 every two weeks on gas, solely for driving other people around — for free.

Every Friday and Saturday from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., David de Boer, or Designated David as he’s known by fellow students, is out doing exactly that.

De Boer, a junior civil engineering major, lives in Paradise but comes to downtown Chico every weekend just to give people safe rides home.

“One day the idea just popped into my head to drive drunk kids around,” de Boer said.

He started his freshman year, it was a way of meeting and getting to know people, and progressed into something he loved, he said.

It is easy to spot when someone has lost control with drugs and alcohol, de Boer said. People are in danger of harming their future, and part of driving those people around is identifying who has those problems and offering them help.

“It’s great to keep people safe,” de Boer said.

With recent attacks, safety is a huge priority for the student community, said Peter Lenz,

a junior business major. Utilizing his service could really help people.

According to the Chico Police Department’s First Quarter Crime Report, there have been 37 assaults and five reported rape cases.

Mackenzie Demos, an undeclared sophomore, and her friends texted de Boer about an hour before they wanted to be picked up, and it was “super

OTHER OPTIONS For more Students can also utilize University Police Department’s campus shuttle when travelling from one part of campus to another. The shuttle service is available from 6 p.m. to midnight seven days a week and transports to the parking structure, University Village and the main campus. Students, faculty and visitors to campus may use this service.

easy and quick” to get a ride, she said. They felt safe and de Boer was nice.

“I would definitely encourage more students to call him,” Demos said.

Due to the “rising costs of life,” de Boer is looking to form a nonprofit organization and find resources for funding, he said. Adding more drivers and creating a whole system is also a goal of his.

Kjerstin Wood can be reached at kwood@theorion.com

WORD OF MOUTH >> In what kind of environment do you learn best? Related Story D5 “A quiet one where I’m by myself.”

“Informal one in which there’s free flown ideas and discussions and not a strict one.”

“Smaller class in a quiet environment, and I can’t study with music on.”

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c. 1975

2002 | Minority students join clubs to assimilate THEN

c. 1980

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Sept. 25, 2002 vol. 49 issue 5 “Student experiences prejudice in class” In 1994, a student named Thajihii Hill moved from Compton to Chico and went from being part of the majority to the 2 percent of African Americans that attended Chico State.

Hill chose Chico State by pure accident after he asked for guidance from his mentor, he said. Without research or a campus visit, he applied and was accepted. He drove to Chico the week before school started, and from then on had his share of obstacles to overcome as an African American student.

In class, Hill would sit in the back, afraid to speak out or answer questions, because he didn’t want to be stereotyped, he said. There were times when Hill thought he was treated

differently because he was African American. When there was a class discussion about poverty, it was often difficult. Students held back, because they were afraid to offend him.

People also avoided issues of race or expected Hill to contribute more in discussion about African American issues, he said. Hill learned to just let it go, and although he had his share of labels and stigmas, it got better since as time went on.

His first semester experience was not the same as that of other students, and he had a difficult time relating, but eventually, he began to find his place, he said.

He joined Associated Students and began to get involved in committees on campus. By 1995, he was the legislative analyst for A.S.

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CULTURE The office of diversity in Kendall Hall displays cultural representations.

NOW c. 1988

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Mazi Noble, Chico State’s catalog editor, has focused primarily on helping black students and other minorities succeed, he said.

In 2007, Noble graduated from Chico State with a sense of belonging after years of trying to make sure the voices of black students were heard.

As a student, joining organizations helped him feel like he was a part of something, even though there were still times when he felt isolated by students or alienated by professors because of his beliefs and way of thinking, he said.

He found that he sometimes needed to change his voice in order to progress in classes, but his involvement with the clubs helped him stay true to himself, Noble said.

“Here I could find people who look like me, talk like me and like the same music as me,” Noble said.

Noble spent most of his childhood in Modesto, where he experienced being part of the minority, he said. To cope with being different, he blended in by getting involved in academics and clubs in high school.

Noble’s mentor encouraged him to attend Chico State to study graphic design, he said.

When he came to college, he became involved with the African American Student Union and community service.

Noble has optimism that Chico State will one day recruit more black students, but at this time, he doesn’t believe that is happening, because blacks have consistently made up only 2 percent of Chico State students, Noble said.

He does think that there has been an increase in conversation about diversity, whether through workshops, conferences or clubs. He has noticed a change and a sense of more diversity on campus, he said.

Every student has a different experience in college, but for black students, it is key that they don’t become passive students, Noble said. They should get involved with the culture of Chico and find students with similar backgrounds and struggles.

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Campus Spotlight: Assistant piano professor soon to release CD PHOTO COURTESY OF • NATALYA SHKODA

Assistant piano professor Natalya Shkoda will be releasing the second installment of what she calls her “Kosenko Project” this year.

With 23 years of piano lessons and a large cultural influence from her homeland of Ukraine, Shkoda has led many Chico State students to national competition wins and admission into very prestigious programs. Shkoda had a love for piano very early in life and felt that becoming a teacher was “in her blood.”

Keeping her students motivated and passionate about their art is a top priority, and with her new CD coming out, she is very excited to further her craft and that of her pupils.

The Orion: How old were you when you started playing piano, and why did you start playing?

Shkoda: I always wanted to play the piano. My grandmother, who lived with us during my childhood, bought me a piano, and I started lessons when I was 7 years old.

The Orion: How do you think America’s appreciation of musical arts compares to that of Ukraine?

Shkoda: I think the American audience is more open to any style of music and is not afraid to listen and accept something new. This worked in my case by introducing the piano music by virtually unknown Ukrainian composer Viktor Kosenko to the American audience across the country a few years ago. It is always exciting, but also a little bit scary, to begin a new trend in anything. Supportive audience can make all the difference in either pursuing or quitting the certain projects.

The Orion: What made you decide to work and live in the United States?

Shkoda: People often say that America is the land of opportunities, and I agree with that. My

monday tuesday ORIONday thursday friday

KEYS Piano professor Natalya Shakoda poses at her piano.

decision to stay in the United States, by all means, is a career-driven decision.

The Orion: What do you like most about working at Chico State and living in Chico?

Shkoda: I like seeing progress in my students and being able to help them growing on both musical and personal levels. Even though I am a “big city girl,” I like Chico for its warm climate, palm trees, Bidwell Park and many people with a nice sense of humor.

The Orion: Your new CD is coming out very soon. Tell me about it.

Shkoda: My new commercial CD recording features the “Complete Piano Sonatas” by Ukrainian 20th century composer, pianist and pedagogue Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko.

Kosenko became the main subject of my research in the mid-2000s when I was completing my doctoral degree at Arizona State University.

The Orion: How does this CD compare to your other recordings?

Shkoda: My debut CD of Kosenko was the first Western recording of his “Eleven Etudes in the Form of Old Dances,” Opus 19, and a major part of my doctoral dissertation at Arizona State University. My current CD is the second volume in what I refer to as a “Kosenko Recording Project.”

The Orion: What do you plan to focus on next?

Shkoda: New concerts, master classes, competition adjudications, preparing my piano students for competitive events and continuing growing as an artist in every possible way.

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Taylor Western FOOD COLUMNIST

The National Student SpeechLanguage-Hearing Association is holding its bake sale this Thursday, and I wanted to come up with an October-themed baked good to contribute. Students are busy, and having an obligation to bake for your sorority, fraternity or club is just another thing on the to-do list. However, students can still come up with fun, creative recipes like this in a short amount of time.

October is my favorite month

Bake sale: Pumpkin cream cheese muffins, holiday cookies of the year, because I love Halloween, the weather and most of all the traditional fall-inspired food.

Over the past few years, I’ve really enjoyed experimenting with the incorporation of pumpkin into my favorite seasonal recipes. Pumpkin is such a popular squash to use, because it can be used in desserts, as well as the main course.

I have come up with pumpkin

cream cheese muffins, which are a lot cheaper to make on your own than buy at the local coffee shop.

I already had all the basic baking ingredients at home, so the only things I had to buy were yellow cake mix, pumpkin puree, cream cheese, pumpkin seeds and cranberries, which came out to $7.08.

Whether you’re completely stumped with what to make for your organization’s upcoming bake sale or just craving a pumpkin-flavored treat, you should definitely

try this easy recipe. If you don’t want to spend the extra money, you can still have pumpkin muffins by simply mixing the puree with the cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

I’ve also included my families snickerdoodle recipe. I grew up making these cookies with my mom, and it is a great bake sale item.

I also have this amazing monster cookie recipe, that truly gets me in the spirit of Halloween. I

started making this recipe last year. I remember getting the monster cookies trick or treating when I was little from a teacher at my elementary school, so when I came across a monster cookie recipe, I changed a couple of ingredients to make it my own. I took out the raisins, because I think raisins are nasty, and added Reese’s Pieces, because of my brother’s love for peanut butter.

Taylor Western can be reached at foodcolumnist@theorion.com

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE MUFFINS

45 minutes

serves 24 x24

Prep: 20 minutes • Bake: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Batter 1 29-ounce can pumpkin puree $2.28 WinCo 2 boxes yellow cake mix 98 cents each WinCo 2 teaspoons cinnamon $1 Dollar Tree 1 teaspoon nutmeg $1 Dollar Tree 3/4 teaspoon cloves $1 Dollar Tree 3/4 cup dried cranberries, approx. 83 cents WinCo 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, approx. 83 cents WinCo

Preheat oven to 350 F. Place cake wrappers in muffin tray.

Mix pumpkin puree, cake mix, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves until blended. Add cranberries and pumpkin seeds. Save some cranberries and pumpkin seeds to top the muffins.

For cream cheese filling, beat cream cheese until it is a smooth and creamy consistency. Add egg, sugar and vanilla until it is fully blended.

For crumble, break up butter with a fork and add flour, cinnamon and sugar. Break mixture apart with fork until mixture forms a crumble.

Fill each muffin cup half way with pumpkin mixture. Add a teaspoon of cream cheese in the middle of each muffin. Sprinkle with crumble and top with pumpkin seeds and cranberries.

Bake for 25 minutes or until muffins are baked all the way through. Enjoy.

Cream cheese filling 1 8-ounce package cream cheese $1.18 WinCo 1 egg $1.58 WinCo 1 teaspoon vanilla $1.84 WinCo 3 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar 83 cents WinCo Crumble 3 tablespoons butter $3.27 WinCo 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon $1 Dollar Tree 5 tablespoons sugar $2.68 WinCo 4 1/2 tablespoons flour $1.89 WinCo Cupcake wrappers $1 Dollar Tree

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MUFFIN Pumpkin cream cheese muffins with pumpkin seeds and cranberries.

Monster cookies

Snickerdoodles

8 minutes

8 minutes x15

serves 15

x30

serves 30

Ingredients

Directions

Ingredients

Directions

Cream together: 1 cup shortening - liquid 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar $2.68 WinCo 2 eggs, beaten $1.58 WinCo

Combine both mixtures and blend well. Roll dough into walnutsized balls. Roll balls in mixture of 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar and 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon.

Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 F for 8 to 10 minutes.

3 eggs 1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar 83 Cents WinCo 1 cup granulated sugar $2.68 WinCo 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract $1.83 WinCo 1 12-ounce jar creamy peanut butter 1 stick butter, softened $3.27 WinCo 1/2 cup M&M’s, bulk food or packages at WinCo 1/4 cup milk chocolate chocolate chips, bulk food or packages at WinCo 1/4 cup Reese’s Pieces, bulk food or packages at WinCo 2 teaspoons baking soda 4 1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal, bulk food at WinCo

Start by preheating the oven to 350 F. I recommend lining your pans with parchment paper so the cookies won’t stick.

In the largest mixing bowl you have, combine the eggs and sugars. Completely mix the ingredients. Next add the salt, vanilla, peanut butter and butter. Make sure ingredients are combined. Stir in the chocolate candies, chocolate chips, Reese’s Pieces, baking soda and oatmeal.

Drop a tablespoon of mixture 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. Happy Halloween.

Sift together: 2 1/4 cups flour $1.89 WinCo 1 teaspoon cream of tartar $2.59 Safeway club member price 1 teaspoon baking soda $ 1.39 Safeway 1/2 teaspoon salt 89 Cents Safeway 1 teaspoon cinnamon $1.00 Dollar Tree

Foreign, American students discuss cultural differences Kathleen Dazzi STAFF WRITER

Saudi Arabian women wear hijabs, or head coverings. However, many students don’t know the reason for this or other cultural and religious traditions.

At discussions held by the American Language and Culture Institute, students can find out why and learn of other cultures.

On Sept. 27 and 29 in Meriam Library Room 172, the ALCI partnered with the Cross-Cultural Leadership Center to offer an opportunity for both foreign and American students to break down cultural barriers. ALCI helps foreign students become proficient in English, a necessity to enroll in university courses.

Along with classes, the ALCI provides educational and social opportunities outside the classroom and hopes more Chico State students participate in future meetings.

On Sept. 27, foreign students asked students from the CCLC about issues like discrimination and about American culture.

Switching roles on Sept. 29, American students asked foreign students from countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Germany about their countries and experiences in Chico, ALCI administrative coordinator Alicia Trider said.

ALCI student responses thought of the American students as having culture differences such as freer thinking and expression, constant interaction with the opposite sex, public displays of affection, cuisine and social life.

The discussions allowed Xiaogang Wu, also known by his American name of Evan, the opportunity to speak with black students, which some ALCI students had not done in their home countries.

Wu found the discussions very helpful and wanted to learn more about the American lifestyle.

“In China, I was forced to complete my homework at a certain time every night,” Wu said.

“Studying was very important, and there was not much time for fun, even on weekends.

People here tend to enjoy their lives more.”

By providing an environment for both foreign and American students to ask each other questions, the open discussions ultimately promoted cultural understanding and learning, which Trider wants to further through future discussions, she said.

“There were a lot of ‘Aha’ moments from the students of other cultures,” Trider said.

Mohammed Asiri, a student from Saudi Arabia, noticed great differences in culture between America and his country, he said.

Discussions help change misconceptions regarding Muslims.

“Many students wanted to know about my culture and religion,” Asiri said. “It is difficult to understand, because you can’t always tell by the media, but there are stereotypes.”

Mashari Asswilem, a junior finance major, completed ALCI in 2009 and began classes at Chico State. He is the president of the Saudi Student Association on campus.

The media is to blame for many

cultural stereotypes, he said.

“Images of Saudi life in the media continue stereotypes of women having no power,” he said. “Women are in parliament, vote and are hard workers as doctors, teachers and in government, but this is not known.”

Asswilem wants more students to attend these discussions held by the ALCI to address cultural questions they may have, he said.

Part of the CSU, Chico Research Foundation, ALCI provides intensive English language, American culture and history education in Chico. Foreign students with the desire to improve English fluency enroll in the program with the eventual goal of gaining enough English proficiency to attend university level courses among American students.

ALCI has seven-week terms, coinciding with Chico State’s academic calendar. Each term marks a new level of language, from beginner to expert with six different levels.

Upon arriving, foreign students take placement tests to determine their language level, said Karen

Duff y, an ALCI instructor who teaches grammar, U.S. history and writing courses.

Sixty percent of all ALCI students who complete the final exit exam go on to attend classes at Chico State, Trider said. The other students are either in Chico just for a year studying abroad or enroll at Butte College.

ALCI has recently been trying to extend learning outside of the classroom and increase diversity and cultural awareness by holding open meetings, Duffy said.

“We want to increase understanding and break down biases,” Duffy said.

ALCI seeks more interaction with students on campus, either through future open discussions or planned social or educational activities with clubs on campus.

Clubs and students can inquire about how to participate by contacting the ALCI office.

Students can also volunteer as a conversation partner for one hour per week.

Kathleen Dazzi can be reached at kdazzi@theorion.com

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Learning styles theory still debated by some LEARNING STYLES

Michaela Boggan

Kinesthetic learners are hands on.

The idea of different learning styles has sent students over the years on a search for how they learn best.

Some find they are kinesthetic learners and reach for the chemistry set. Others determine they are auditory learners and plug-in to headphones, and some are visual learners that need to see to succeed.

This learning theory has shaped many students’ lives and has also created an argument as to whether learning styles even exist. Psychology professor Martin Van Den Berg has research to back up the idea that learning styles don’t exist, while the Student Learning Center continues to hold workshops to help students find their learning style as a way to succeed in college.

Van Den Berg and graduate student Adelaide Kreamer conducted a study in which they randomly selected 80 students from the psychology department and challenged the learning theory.

In his research, Van Den Berg found that when information enters the brain, whether it’s visually or through audio, it goes to the center of the brain, called the thalamus, and from there it goes to the cortex, where information gets processed, he said.

The process of information getting connected with previous knowledge happens in the frontal lobe, and by the time information gets there, it doesn’t matter how it got there, Van Den Berg said. At this point it has become the representation of information of the original source.

The results showed that learning styles do not exist and that the exams people take to find out their learning styles are inconsistent, he said.

“Every time I talk to people about this they are shocked, because they thought it was

Auditory learners need to hear the material .

Visual learners need to see their work to understand it.

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STUDY Steven Sylvester, a senior political science major, gives academic advice to freshman Kennedy Power at the learning conference. real,” Van Den Berg said.

The key to learning is being able to take a topic and understand relationships between that and other previous knowledge, he said.

The Dunn and Dunn learning theory states that everyone has a specific learning style and that if someone gave them information in a way that was not in their learning style, their performance on exams would suffer, Van Den Berg said. The theory also concludes that learning styles are stable.

When Van Den Berg and Kreamer began the research, they thought that learning styles did exist. However, they could not fi nd any research in the Dunn and Dunn Model that supported the idea that there are different learning styles, he said.

Kendra McCoy, a junior history major, recently presented a workshop called “Know Your Learning Styles” through the

Student Learning Center and talked about the three different styles, she said.

In the beginning of the workshop, McCoy asked students a series of multiple choice questions where they were told to score what fit them best on a scale of one to three. At the end, she told the students their learning style by the number they most frequently chose as an answer, she said.

Visual learners learn work best by seeing pictures, diagrams and graphs. These students should study by colorcoding, using flash cards or mind mapping, she said.

Auditory learners retain information better when they hear it. These students should study by thinking out loud, recording lectures or reading aloud, McCoy said.

A kinesthetic learner does best by touch and working with their hands. When studying, these students should act things out, involve all their

senses and try to relate the material to real life examples, McCoy said.

The overall message of the workshop is that student should use as many learning styles as possible, because it will help them remember information better, McCoy said.

Thongsouk Thakhamphou, a freshman art major, is having a difficult first semester and went to the learning workshop to learn ways to improve her test scores, quizzes and overall grades, she said.

The workshop taught Thakhamphou that she is a visual and auditory learner, but she also feels like she is a kinesthetic learner even though the test she took didn’t reveal that, she said.

Learning styles help students find the way they study best, and without them, she would feel like she had no sense of direction, Thakhamphou said.

Most students seek ways to learn information and store it

in the brain, so they can relate it to other concepts or find it later. Van Den Berg thinks students can benefit from getting study tips, because most students don’t know how to study, he said.

Van Den Berg thinks that if these learning styles did affect how well a student did in a class, one would assume that teachers would provide information in the three different learning styles to maximize student’s potential to learn, he said.

Most professors don’t provide this, because it would be time-consuming and expensive, but since they don’t exist, there is no reason to, he said.

Overall, the study proved that learning styles are inconsistent, that it doesn’t matter how information is consumed and that learning styles don’t exist, he said.

Michaela Boggan can be reached at mboggan@theorion.com

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Herbal drink returns to campus, hopes to help reforest Tasha Clark STAFF WRITER

An organic drink containing the caffeinated plant yerba mate is trying to make its way from the forests of South America into the coolers at Butte Station and other on-campus stores.

Returning to Chico State, Guayaki Yerba Mate wants more business in order to reforest the land where the plant grows in South America.

The products also provide energy, so students can use it while studying without the crash later.

It was sold on campus four years ago, said Matthew Sluder, Northern California sales manager for Guayaki. It returned this summer after Associated Students agreed to sell the product and to give out samples throughout the semester.

Sluder came to Wrectacular and gave out 2,000 cans to students, he said. There were positive responses.

Guayaki sold well before, and students like yerba mate because of the healthy and balanced form of

caffeine, Sluder said. There aren’t jitters or other side effects like coffee and energy drinks.

Kelly Wimmer, a senior nutrition major, got involved with Guayaki when Sluder came into Bustolini’s Deli and Coffee House, where she works, promoting the drink, she said.

Having previously tried and liked yerba mate, Wimmer became interested in helping Sluder give out samples on campus, she said. Wimmer will be handing out samples of yerba mate and energy shots near Butte and Holt stations this semester.

“The key thing we want students to pay attention to is how it makes them feel,” Wimmer said.

Hot brewed yerba mate will be sold in Common Grounds and Selvester’s Cafe-by-the-Creek, Sluder said.

As this product tries to appeal to Chico State students, it’s already a popular national drink in Argentina and was first brought to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 1996 by co-founder Alex Pryor.

Pryor introduced this drink to his

college friend David Karr, who liked it and wanted to create a sustainable business model, Sluder said.

A business plan was formed to partner with farmers in Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil, who would grow yerba mate in the forests they owned, while Guayaki paid them two or three times the market price for it, Sluder said.

“This provides reforestation of the forest and a dependable living wage economy that empowers communities in these areas to stay on the land and restore their culture,” he said.

Steven Karr, brother of David Karr and graphic designer for Guayaki, attended Chico State, and then went abroad to Europe for design when the project was taking off, he said. Helping with design work, Steven Karr sent ideas to his brother and transferred to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo once he returned to be closer and to help more.

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Demo parties were hosted and accounts were made with stores to sell items, Steven Karr said.

“When people drink our product, they feel clear, uplifted and energized,” he said.

Because of Guayaki’s actions to preserve rainforests, they are one of 12 finalists in the BBC World Challenge 2011, a global competition that recognizes businesses practicing sustainability.

All challengers will be showcased in six shows displaying the work they’ve done. Guayaki Yerba Mate was featured Oct. 1.

The challenge started Sept. 26 and until Nov. 11 people can vote for the company, Sluder said. The winner will be announced in December and receive $20,000.

“Working with Guayaki fulfills my passion for social environments and my desire to educate others about nutrition and herbs,” Sluder said.

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