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Facility appliances source of disturbance Hurricane harms vacations more than people, property >> Hurricane Earl brushed the East Coast Friday leaving no injuries and little damages.

The storm left blue skies in its wake after the National Hurricane Center in Miami downgraded Earl to a tropical storm. Earl caused isolated flooding, a few hundred power outages and several downed power lines.

Labor Day weekend plans faced the most damage.

Vacationers cancelled plane, train and hotel reservations in anticipation for the storm. Massachusetts officials estimate about a 10 percent loss of Labor Day weekend business in Cape Cod as a result of Earl.

Kenny Lindberg STAFF WRITER

Sutter Hall residents hoping to catch up on some sleep got a rude awakening around 3 a.m. Friday when a gas leak forced students to evacuate the building.

More than 200 students were

evacuated as University Police and the Chico Fire Department responded to the scene at 521 Legion Ave. “It was not too strong when I initially smelled it,” said Kirk Westlake, a Sutter Hall resident and junior history major. “It seemed to be concentrated in one area.”

Westlake, who lives on the fourth floor, smelled the gas around 2:10 a.m. after coming home from downtown, he said.

The smell seemed to originate in a men-only area referred to as the “guy’s lounge,” he said.

Westlake then informed the front desk.

“I’ve smelled gas leaks before,” Westlake said. “It has a unique smell to it and you can definitely identify it as being a gas leak.”

Although it was first noticed on the fourth floor, the gas originated from the first floor dining facility, which is still

in its construction phase, said Courri Brady, associate director for residential life for University Housing and Food Service.

“The source of it was from some testing that was being done inside of the dining hall,” Brady said. “They are testing some of the burners and appliances there and so from that testing the gas was still coming out.”

After Westlake reported the leak, resident advisers went

Course fee consolidates, complicates Teresa De Luz

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Chico businesses resist urge to sell alcohol to minors >>Five Chico merchants denied the sell of alcohol to underage police decoys Wednesday, Sept. 1 in a key minor decoy sting that saw the least underage sales of this year's operations. The Chico Police Target Team entered the businesses and attempted to purchase alcohol. The decoys then provided identification that clearly showed they were under 21. One person in Hamilton City purchased liquor for a decoy. source: The Chico Enterprise-Record

Inmates enter hunger strike in response to new rules >>California inmates housed in a special area for Norteno gang members are on a hunger strike because of a new toiletries policy.

Monterey County officials say 166 inmates are participating in the strike, which began Wednesday, Sept. 1.

The policy limits convicts to one bar of soap, one bottle of shampoo and one tube of toothpaste per week, said Sherrif’s Cmdr. Mike Richards. Inmates could use soap as a potential weapon in socks, which was one reason for the policy. It could also be used as a bartering tool and to hide contraband. Additionally, inmates could soap floors causing jail overseers to slip. source: The Sacramento Bee

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door-to-door to evacuate students from the fourth floor down to the courtyard between Whitney and Sutter halls.

Resident advisers then pulled the fire alarm to evacuate the entire resident community.

The students evacuated the building in roughly five minutes, Brady said.

“It was the best evacuation that we could’ve expected,” he said. “We actually did fire please see LEAK | A5

THE ORION • GARY ANGELL

GRAND PILGRIMAGE Thousands of partiers make their way out of Beer Can Beach Sunday after a day of crowded floating down the Sacramento River. More than 15,000 people came out with tubes in tow for the Labor Day weekend river celebrations.

Crowds take over downtown, river Rudro Roy STAFF WRITER

About 15,000 people floated down the Sacramento River on Sunday, marking the largest floating numbers seen all weekend.

California State Parks Ranger Gary Lumbley had never seen so many people trying to float at one time as he did Sunday, he said.

“They just keep on coming.

They should be slowing down and they don’t,” he said Sunday.

Personnel from California State Parks, Glenn and Butte counties’ sheriff ’s offices, Enloe Medical Center, California Highway Patrol and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection were present to make sure everyone was safe, Lumbley said. Officials also set up a command center directly across the river from Beer Can Beach to monitor the situation.

People started coming in to please see FLOAT | A3

THE ORION • ELI MAY

SETTING OFF People cradle their tubes next to traffic Sunday as they walk multiple miles to the Irvine Finch access point.

This semester, students have started paying a $26 course fee to be put in an account to cover lab fees for certain courses.

In previous semesters, only students who were in a course that had a fee were required to pay one, but now a semester fee is collected from every student and placed in a pool that is distributed to different departments, said Adam Demello, associate director for university budget and resource management.

This new program came about because departments that collected a course fee had leftover money at the end of the semester, he said.

It is too soon to determine the efficiency of the new budget, Demello said.

Other campuses, such as Cal State Northridge, have also implemented this program, he said.

“With this program, it’s easier to monitor who is not spending their money or who needs more,” Demello said.

The single pool of funds allowed for better evaluation of the money needed to run the university smoothly, he said.

“We had so many fees it was getting ridiculous,” Demello please see FEES | A6

Budget, enrollment play role in diversity Julia Vazquez STAFF WRITER

Chico State’s diversity rate rose 8 percent between fall 2003 and fall 2010 as a whole, but that is not the case for the number of black students enrolled.

In fall 2003, the number of non-white students was at 18 percent, said Allan Bee, director of admissions. When census is declared on Sept. 17, it will be at 26 percent.

Administrators are concerned with the number of black students enrolled, Bee said. However, they are happy with the rise in the enrollment of students of color as a whole.

The number of enrolled black students has decreased, according to the fall semester Enrollment by Ethnicity report prepared by the Office of Institutional Research.

In 2008, fewer than 3 percent of the freshmen enrolled at Chico State were black, Bee said. For fall 2009, it dropped below 2 percent.

The total of black students enrolled last semester was also less than 2 percent, according

to the undergraduate student demographics from the Office of Institutional Research.

“We can recruit regardless of color, but can’t admit students based on that alone,” Bee said.

Closing spring 2009 admissions to transfer students may have had something to do with the numbers going down, but most non-white students usually enroll during the fall semester, said Christopher Malone, associate director for the Educational Opportunity Program at Chico State.

“There is a concern with the African American numbers going down and efforts are being made to bring in more students of color,” Malone said.

Many people are choosing to stay closer to home because of the economy, he said.

“You admit a certain amount of students, understanding that all of them are not going to enroll,” Malone said.

Budget does play a role in the numbers that have decreased at Chico State, but it is not the only reason, said Tray Robinson, director for university diversity please see REPORT | A5

THE ORION •KEVIN LEE

READY TO SERVE Ruth Lee makes use of one of three new Chegg kiosks in the A.S. Bookstore that advertise the service and connect students to the rental textbooks provided by the online company.

Kiosks bring rentals to A.S. Bookstore Anthony Siino NEWS EDITOR

The A.S. Bookstore ventured into new territory this semester by partnering with textbook rental company Chegg.

Three kiosks outfitted with iPads now sit in the top floor of the A.S. Bookstore, along with signs advertising the online company’s services.

By hosting the kiosks, the A.S. Bookstore in turn receives

a commission every time Chegg takes an order from a user with an IP address or mailing address tied to Chico, said Steve Dubey, director of the A.S. Bookstore.

Just how much of a cut the bookstore receives, however, remains secret, in accordance with a confidentiality agreement signed with Chegg.

“It’s nothing we want to hide from you – it’s more of who else is out there trying to do the same business Chegg is doing,” he

said.

Students using the service can choose to have their rented books delivered to the A.S. Bookstore and can also return them there, assuming students prepare the books for shipping before dropping them off, Dubey said.

Not all students know what Chegg does or that the A.S. Bookstore is now working with an online textbook supplier, but please see CHEGG | A5

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CAVE accepting applications for student volunteer jobs Community Action Volunteers in Education at Chico State is now accepting applications for the fall semester. CAVE is a non-profit, student-run organization that focuses on volunteer programs that serve children, senior citizens, special populations and low-income residents in the Chico area, state parks and institutions throughout Northern California, according to the student announcements.

Volunteering with CAVE has many benefits, said Elisa Trimboli, outreach and recruitment manager for CAVE. “It’s about making a difference while building valuable skills for yourself,” she said.

The deadline is Sept. 10 and can be turned in at Bell Memorial Union Room 309.

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SRINAGAR, India – Indian police fired on pro-independence protesters Monday, killing four people and wounding 16 others, a senior police officer said.

The number of people killed is now 69 in the last 87 days, as demonstrators stage large protests calling for independence for the region.

Monday’s violence erupted when protesters blocked a

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LAKKI MARWAT, Pakistan – A Police fired to disperse the

reached 44 deaths, 56 injuries and

Taliban suicide bomber detonated a

crowd after demonstrators

16 missing people.

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car bomb in an alley behind a police station

began throwing stones, the Kash-

Monday, killing at least 17 people and

mir zone police chief said.

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refuge in shelters, the nation’s disaster

The explosion shattered the station and neighboring homes in Lakki Marwart.

agency said. More than 43,000 people are Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom

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telephone from an undisclosed location.

his car and later to a police car, Ecuadorian police said.

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Wait lists reduce crashers Lindsay Woychick STAFF WRITER

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FILLING THE HOLES Students arrive to a class 10 minutes early in an attempt to take the place of students dropping the class. Known as “crashing,” this is a common occurrence for impacted classes.

Wait lists during spring 2010 registration may have curbed the need for students to “crash” courses this fall.

It’s a win-win situation for students and faculty to use a wait list, said Meredith Kelley, vice provost for enrollment management. The technology of the wait list program saved time and money. The university has also been able to add more sections of classes where there is high demand.

Use of the wait list began in fall 2009, she said. This semester was the second time it was used.

“It’s a huge labor-saving device for faculty,” Kelley said. “It’s also nice for students because instead of running around looking for a class to open, you are on a wait list and are automatically moved into it if somebody drops.”

The wait list program helped to enroll nearly 4,000 students in spring 2010, said University Registrar Jean Irving. This year’s numbers are projected to be similar, but haven’t been calculated yet.

Wait list sizes are determined based on enrollment caps for each course, she said. Students can continue to register for a class until the wait list is full.

The number of students able to register on a wait list is equal to the enrollment cap.

A number of factors go into

determining enrollment caps, said William Loker, dean of undergraduate education.

Enrollment caps are determined based on caps made by the department, classroom availability, classroom capacity, the type of class and the past number of students who took the course, he said.

Professors also determine class sizes, said philosophy

It’s a huge labor-saving device for faculty.”

Meredith Kelley

vice president for Enrollment Management

Professor Thomas Imhoff.

After a department gives the recommended course capacity, professors are then able to decide whether they will exceed the limit or not.

“If you want to go over as an instructor, it’s up to you,” he said. “But if you don’t want to go over, then nobody gets in past the cap.”

Professors may choose not to add students to create a closer classroom experience, Imhoff said. It may also be a way to push students to contact the state legislature about an insufficient budget.

Despite professors’ addition of students past the enrollment cap and wait lists automatically enrolling students in classes, some students still face difficulties adding necessary classes.

The registration process

has been frustrating, said junior exercise physiology major Laurel Keiffer. She ended the first week of school registered for only three classes after registering for seven in the spring.

She was dropped from three of seven classes and she dropped the fourth to try to add a different course, Keiffer said. One of the dropped classes was a result of the wait list process.

Keiffer was second on the wait list for an organic chemistry course and went into the class on its first day to check its availability, she said.

She discovered the course was no longer offered at the given time, forcing her to register on another wait list, which lowered her position to ninth, she said.

She was unable to add the class at that point.

“It’s been a nightmare,” Keiffer said. “It’s frustrating because the reason I’m having a hard time is because the Chico system screwed up all my classes.”

Despite trouble for some students with the wait list, university educators are willing to work with students. Keiffer was able to speak with a member of the chemistry department to sort out her difficulties.

“He was very nice and said to e-mail him next semester and I get first priority on chem classes,” she said. “So that part was nice.”

Lindsay Woychick can be reached at lwoychick@theorion.com

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militias

disbanded, Taliban spokesman Ahsanullah Ahsan told The Associated Press by

After the driver was arrested, angry residents set fire to

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The group pledged to carry out additional attacks unless the

injuring at least seven others.

Monday.

The headline of a Sept. 1 article incorrectly stated that Top Shelf Productions held an annual Labor Day float.

The production company actually only held a floating party one year previously and not on an annual basis.

residents to set up militias to fight the militants.

city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, killing 15 people and

and decreed three days of national mourning

Campus Wellness Center opens position to students An internship is now available for students at the Campus Wellness Center.

A position is available to work at the center’s information tables, which help promote the program, publicize events and share information on how to maintain a well-balanced lifestyle, according to the student announcements.

Benefits from this internship include developing job skills, increasing teamwork and leadership abilities, earning units and building networking opportunities, according to the student announcements.

For an application, stop by the Student Services Center 430, call 530-898-4697 or visit the center’s website at csuchico.edu/wellness

for the attack. They targeted the police for encouraging

an SUV into a crowded bus stop in the coastal

declared a national emergency Saturday

Grad fair to help students to plan further education There will be a graduate and professional school fair for students thinking about furthering their education from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept.

15 in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium.

At the event, students can learn more about specific graduate programs and the admissions process, according to a press release by Joe Wills.

In addition to about 40 colleges and universities, there will also be representatives from Chico State’s master's programs.

For a list of schools attending, you can visit the Career Planning and Placement Office website.

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Audit ďŹ nds misplaced funds FLOAT: Labor Day sees much less activity in auxiliary organizations continued from A1

Walter Ford ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

The California State University system may have inappropriately co-mingled taxpayer dollars with private donor funds.

Findings from internal auditors show some campuses’ auxiliary organizations in possession of taxpayer dollars, which should not be going to auxiliary organizations, according to documented minutes of a May 18 meeting of chief administrators and business oďŹƒcers.

Auxiliaries are separate legal entities authorized in the California Education Code to provide essential services to students and employees, according to the CSU system website. They should receive no state funding.

Chico State has not been singled out as a campus of particular concern regarding foundation or auxiliary operations, President Paul Zingg said in an e-mail interview. “I am concerned first and foremost with what happens at Chico State, and the University Foundation has consistently fared well in its audits,� he said.

Chico State has three main auxiliary organizations – the Research Foundation, the University Foundation and Associated Students, said Sandra Flake, vice president and provost for academic affairs.

Since 1997, the University Foundation has been exclusively philanthropic, which means it administers gifts, donations, scholarships, endowments and more that the university receives from its many donors and supporters, Zingg said.

The first step to fix the comingling problem is to pass Transparency Law SB 330, said Susan Green, president of the Chico chapter

of the California Faculty requesting that he sign the Association. law, she said. Demand to The transparency law know that student fees are would make auxiliary funds being well spent. open to the California Public The proposed transparRecords Act while still pro- ency law has already passed tecting the donor’s privacy, through the state senate and Green said. assembly and is now waiting “What the auditors found on Schwarzenegger’s desk, is a reimbursement issue,� Green said. If Schwarzenegsaid CSU system spokesper- ger doesn’t veto the law by son Erik Fallis in a phone Sept. 30, it will pass. interview. “I support measures that The auxiliaries sometimes enable folks to understand betuse state funds to accomplish ter how the university manages their tasks, but the money its resources, whether they used must be returned to are state or non-state,� Zingg the state, he said. The prob- said. “I believe such transparlem is that ency will the money reveal that ... the University the managewasn’t being ment of the Foundation has returned Chico State fast enough consistently fared University for audits.

Foundation well in its audits. �

The chanPaul Zingg reects cellor’s responsipresident of Chico State office is ble, eective looking into stewardship a more efficient way to man- of the funds which have been age and monitor auxiliary entrusted to it.� funds, but no timeline exists Universities and foundafor a policy to be in place, Fal- tions are audited every year by lis said. an independent organization, Both the chancellor and said Joe Wills, director of pubthe chair of the Trustees lic aairs and publications.

Audit Committee want to be “When we get a grant, that sure that whatever policy is money has to be used for a developed will place greater particular purpose,� he said. restrictions on auxiliaries “Somebody has to watch to make and ensure proper control of sure it’s not used incorrectly.� funds and necessary transFoundations make sure parencies, according to the that someone’s gift is directed documented minutes. as the donor wants it, as well “Supposedly what we get as making sure the university from the state, what you all benefits as much as possible pay in, stays over here and with the gift through investall the private stuff, all of ment, he said. the extra things, go through “So, in that way it is kind the foundations,�

Green of like a bank, but they try said. “The problem is it isn’t and do it in a way so that they entirely clear how those don’t lose it all.� Wills said. things are separated.� “We all know what happens If students want to become when they lose it all or go active in this issue, they wild with our money, but unican go to the California Fac- versities don’t do that.� ulty Association website and send a prewritten e-mail to Walter Ford can be reached at Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wford@theorion.com

his feet from walking barefoot on the road, said Dan James, ďŹ re chief for Hamilton City Fire Department.

Some people were so intoxicated that they weren’t allowed to get into the water, James said. “When they can’t walk across the parking lot because they’re too drunk, how can we morally let them in the river?� he said. “That’s law enforcement’s job.

We’re just here to help.�

Arrests started to increase as the day progressed, James said. “When they get out, they’re drunk, they’re sunburnt, hot, tired, they’ve got sand where sand’s not supposed to be — and then they get ugly,� he said.

Sunday saw 65 medical calls, three of which were major medical emergencies and 13 required paramedic transport to the hospital, said Travis Gee, California State Parks peace oďŹƒcer. There were about 80 to 100 arrests made, most of which were alcohol-related. One sexual assault was also reported.

Among the arrests were four felony charges for stealing a State Parks vehicle, he said.

One Chico State student and one Butte College student were involved. “It appears they were tired of walking and wanted to drive it back to Irvine Finch to get their

car,� he said.

There were about 100 critical rescues, meaning that victims would have most likely been killed or severely injured if rescues had not been performed, Gee said. There were also about 40 to 50 rescue assists involving rescue teams diverting people away from hazardous areas on the river.

There were no fatalities, he said. “But there was a lot of trash left on the river,� Gee said. “The river took a big environmental hit.�

Among the debris found on Beer Can Beach and in the river were beer cans, discarded oats, cardboard beer cases and glass bottles.

About 1,500 to 2,000 people went oating on Saturday, Gee said. There were about 30 rescue assists, three critical rescues and four arrests made.

Among the events reported were an intoxicated man kicking out the window of a patrol car while in custody and four ďŹ ghts on Beer Can Beach, one of which led to a man being knocked unconscious.

There were fewer events Monday when only about 300 or 400 people oated, Gee said.

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oat as early as 10 a.m., but the crowds started picking up at about 1 p.m., he said.

Weekend partygoers were also met with an increased law enforcement presence and a strict no-glass policy that was enforced downtown from 6 p.m.

Friday to 6 p.m. Monday.

On Friday night, 42 arrests were made in and around the downtown area, said Sgt. Rob MerriďŹ eld of the Chico Police Department. Of the arrests, four were Chico State students and ďŹ ve were Butte College students.

There were 42 arrests Saturday night in the same area, four of which were Chico State students and three from Butte College, MerriďŹ eld said. On Sunday night there were 40 arrests made, including ďŹ ve students from Chico State and four from Butte College.

Fifth and Ivy streets were ďŹ lled with more than 250 people at 11 p.m. Saturday.

Among the incidents reported were a single gunshot heard on Pomona Avenue, about ďŹ ve gun possession arrests and a drug sales arrest, said Interim Lt. George Laver of the Chico Police Department.

There were 129 arrests made during the Labor Day weekend in 2009, according to a Chico Police Department press release.

On Sunday, River Road was ďŹ lled with people walking down to avoid the traďŹƒc that was starting to accumulate at about 3 p.m. People carried oats and alcohol and some walked barefoot on the road.

After getting dropped o by friends, Zach Endemano, a Butte College student, made the walk down to the access point carrying two 30-packs of beer and a backpack with him. “We’re going to be raging hard,â€? he said.

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programs.

“When we had a spike in numbers we were more focused as an institution,” Robinson said. “We need to regain that energy and motivation.”

Most recruitment is in innercity, low-income areas such as Oakland, Los Angeles and Sacramento, and coming to a predominantly white campus can be intimidating, he said.

In fall 2009, Chico State’s census report showed that 64 percent of enrolled students were white/non-Latino.

If more students of color come and visit, they will fall in love with Chico State and this jewel of a town, Robinson said.

“People have this perception of what Northern California is,” he said. “They think we are just trees and cows, but we are so much more than that.”

Gary McMahon, director at the Chico Student Success Center works with high schools that serve low-income students and have demonstrated a strong commitment to increasing their number of students who go to college.

The number of black students at Chico State is down for four reasons, McMahon said.

First, the university lost the sense of urgency in this matter, he said. Second, the university didn’t understand why it was successful before the decline.

Third, a “severe dwindling” of

financial resources has created barriers to access to higher education.

“And four, we simply did not invite enough African-American students to Chico State to tell our story,” he said.

Chico State has been accessible for all people and changed the lives of thousands of alumni through lifetime opportunities, he said.

“Recruitment is based on building relationships,” McMahon said. “When you recruit from a specific population, you need sensitivity to the culture issues that may exist in that population.”

Julia Vazquez can be reached at jvazquez@theorion.com

drills earlier this week and it paid off immediately.”

University Police Lt. Robyn Hearne was also impressed by how quickly the students evacuated the building.

“Everything went the way it should,” Hearne said.

Police responded to the scene at 2:46 a.m. after a call from Kristina Jones, according

to the police report.

Jones declined to comment for this story.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. was then informed and shortly thereafter the fire department shut off the gas.

Students were led to the university housing utility building where they stayed until 3:41 a.m. when officials were able to clear the building as habitable.

“The funny thing is that every time you have a fire drill, everyone is all upset and inconvenienced, but the moment they smelled gas and we said ‘evac,’ they jumped on it,” Brady said. “So as much as they hate it, it definitely proved to their benefit.”

Kenny Lindberg can be reached at klindberg@theorion.com

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a few do have their own opinions on the relationship.

Jackson Mollin, a graduate student majoring in business, thinks the partnership may be a step in the right direction, but that the A.S. Bookstore should start its own rental service instead of taking a cut of the profits, he said.

“It doesn’t seem too smart on their part, but hey, I’m not running the bookstore,” he said.

Chico State’s bookstore is not the first to partner with the online company, Dubey said. Fresno State’s bookstore served as Chegg’s first test in

spring 2010 and the success of that relationship led to six other California State Universities, Chico State included, and two out-of-state schools joining in on the deal.

So far about 2,500 students in the Chico area rented from Chegg this semester, said Tina Couch, vice president of public relations for Chegg.

The relationship between the university bookstores and Chegg started as a mutual interest, she said. Chegg wanted to service students through bookstores, and universities shared similar interests.

“A lot of universities are

wanting to get into rental programs,” Couch said. “They just, unfortunately, don’t have the capital and the resources to successfully deploy and manage.”

As the finer details of the agreement between college bookstores and Chegg settle, more services to students may develop, she said. Twentyfive bookstores already made requests to incorporate Chegg into their services.

“Opportunities are endless in where we can go with this,” Couch said.

Anthony Siino can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com

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Heat wave causes campus to scale back energy usage Rudro Roy STAFF WRITER

All accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty | Information cited directly from Chico Police Department Thursday, 10:09 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported in 100 block of Broadway Street.

“Male subject was near Bidwell Mansion.

Swinging arms like he was trying to start fights, appears odd.”

Sunday, 11:22 a.m.: Past sexual assault reported by party in 600 block of Flume Street. “Occurred in 2007, possible welfare check on reporting party. Reporting party saying in 2007 his girlfriend gave him a hickey on his inner thigh, while giving him the hickey she had a needle in her mouth that she used to inject some sort of venereal disease into his body.”

Thursday, 4:32 p.m.: Petty theft reported in 600 block of West Fourth Avenue. “Reporting party has a pit bull and a 16-year-old girl showed up to his house with a bleeding Transient foot and asking for socks.

Reporting party gave juvenile smoking meth on socks and reporting party reporting party’s went to the restroom. When property.” he returned, juvenile and his Sunday, 7:58 p.m. dog were gone.”

Friday, 12:43 p.m.: Subject disturbing the peace in parking lot of Tinsletown in 800 block of East Avenue. “White male adult suspect running out in front of vehicles trying to stop vehicles to ask for money. Suspect is aggressive if not provided money.”

Friday, 10:23 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported in 1800 block of Esplanade.

“Approximately 20 minutes ago reporting party overheard subject asking junior-high kids where the 'whore house' is in Chico.”

Sunday, 4:26 p.m.: Vehicle tampering in 700 block of West Fifth Street. “Reporting party chartered a group for river run. Frat house occupants were unruly, peeing on vehicle, smoking Chico Police records marijuana inside, having multiple open containers, opening hatch doors, etc. Poor behavior included smuggling alcohol onto the bus, underage drinking, drug use, vandalism, urinating on the bus, opening windows and hanging outside of the bus. One subject urinated in a bag and put it in the overhead compartment. The bag broke, leaked the length of the bus in the overhead compartments and poured onto the head of the driver.”

Sunday, 7:58 p.m.: Transient problem reported in 1100 block of Dayton Road.

Saturday, 4:14 a.m.: Suspicious subject “Transient smoking meth on reporting reported at FoodMaxx in 2000 block of Martin party's property. Just threw Luther King Jr. Parkway. “Older a shopping cart onto Dayton male with cane, requested Road. Last night reporting to use an electric riding cart.

Subject was party found him naked on her Subject took the cart outside kicked out of bar, property.” and tried to get into the back of one of the reporting now exposing his Monday, 1:52 a.m.: Drunk in party's employee's vehicles. public reported at 7-Eleven Reporting party confronted the genitals outside in 100 block of Main Street. subject, he made up a story business window.”

“Subject was kicked out of about wanting to get his Bible Monday, 1:52 a.m. bar, now exposing his genitals out of his truck. Reporting Chico Police records outside business window.” party got the cart back, but the subject is still in the lot.

Monday, 5:47 a.m.: Noise complaint in Appears agitated now.”

1000 block of Pomona Avenue. “Sounds like a wood chipper going and reporting party Sunday, 7:28 a.m.: Traffic hazard reported in heard two explosions.”

2000 block of Amanda Way. “Someone has removed the manhole cover and thrown it down Police Blotter compiled by Anthony Siino into the hole, leaving the hole open.”

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Pacific Gas and Electric requested that Chico State reduce energy usage from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 25, according to a campus announcement.

The university received and complied with at least four such requests all summer, said Marie Patterson, energy analyst for facilities management and services.

The request was for energy to be reduced at the university between the hours of 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., according to a press release.

“Primarily it’s due on hot days,” she said. “There’s a much higher demand for energy because people are utilizing their air conditioning units and their fans.”

Chico State buys power from PG&E as an industrial user, said Neil Nunn, chief engineer and energy manager for facilities management and services at Chico State. This gives the university a much better pricing rate on power.

Because of a directive from the chancellor’s office, Chico State participates in a voluntary demand response program, Nunn said. Under this program,

the university helps make sure the state power grid stays healthy by lowering energy usage when asked to do so.

The voluntary program allows the university to choose if it wants to participate in energyreduction calls, he said. One way energy usage was lessened was by turning down the fans throughout campus. Most of these four-hour events were done over the summer while most students were away.

The campus population can also help with these voluntary energy reductions by turning off lights or equipment that aren’t being used, Nunn said.

“We don’t want to disrupt people’s safety or work,” he said. “It’s just during these voluntary reduction times that we’re asking people to be a bit more observant about their power usage.”

A.S. Sustainability has also been working to reduce energy usage on campus.

One such program is the installation of lighting occupancy sensors in 38 rooms in the Bell Memorial Union, said Robyn DiFalco, A.S. Sustainability coordinator. This includes all the bathrooms,

meeting rooms, most of the private offices and some storage rooms in the BMU. For safety reasons, sensors were not installed in hallways, stairwells or common office areas where there are a lot of people, DiFalco said.

The A.S. Sustainability fund contributed $8,483 to the project, she said in an e-mail. The remaining funds came from rebate money the campus received for previous energy projects. The program should save the BMU about $2,274 annually in electricity bills.

In 2009, Faronics Power Save, an energy conservation computer program, was installed on 45 computers in the BMU, according to an A.S. Sustainability fact sheet.

The software has two settings, each sending a computer into varying modes of sleep, DiFalco said.

“It actually turns off the fan on the computer,” she said.

“The fan is one of the things that draws a lot of electricity.”

Other conservation tips can be found on the facilities management and services website.

Rudro Roy can be reached at rroy2@theorion.com

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said. “We put a freeze on spending so we could evaluate it because it's getting out of control.”

Courses in the art department that include lab fees for students have found that the $26 fee is not enough to cover their needs, said David Barta, instructional support technician for the department of art and art history.

Since this is a new program, many students don’t realize this costs them more money, Barta said.

“With the students, half of them don’t pay attention to the

fee,” Barta said. “They just write a check or send the bill to mom’s house.”

This current situation has made teaching classes harder for some professors, but faculty frustration is common, Barta said.

“You get used to the frustrations,” Barta said. “There is always one thing or another and you wait for the dust to settle and figure out what to do next.”

The budget for the art department has been slashed by 75 percent, Barta said. The past operating expense budget allowed for more spending.

“We have no safety net now,” Barta said. “We have no money stashed under the mattress to keep.”

The use of lab fees is well spent and vital to the hands-on learning aspect, said Sydney Willams, a graduate student majoring in art history.

“They don’t just demand students pay the fee,” Willams said. “They don’t put all the burden on students. There is fundraising and other ways to get the money.”

Teresa De Luz can be reached at tdeluz@theorion.com

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Chico’s tarnished image not accurate reflection Some people like to remember Chico State as the good-time party school it once was during the Pioneer Days epoch because it’s easier and more fun than the reality – we all have a buddy like that.

But like most party people, Chico State grew up.

It’s true that our university has its fair share of blooper-reel moments in recent memory. The “Guido costume party” comes to mind in terms of such embarrassments, as does the partying on Cesar Chavez Day. But these are isolated incidents by individual students. Overall, the typical college debauchery that goes on here is just that – typical.

We may have a few community issues to work out, but we don’t suffer from some of the major problems that many universities do, such as corrupt administration and conflict with the town, school and students. Universities like Cal State Stanislaus and San Jose State have not been nearly as lucky.

In Chico, the reality is that the actions of the few can ruin the reputation of the many.

If one fraternity screws up, the whole Greek system gets censured. In the same way, a few house parties don’t accurately reflect the nature of the student body as a whole.

We will be the first to admit that news tends to get more attention if a scandal is involved. You’ll hear more often about racism and violent riots than tolerance seminars or peace protests.

Sure, things get out of hand every once in a while and we’ll

concede the point that students at Chico State are known for their thirst, but how many collegeaged people are not the same way?

The fact is that while downtown may be a mess between Thursday night and Sunday morning, it’s really no different than what goes on at any other school on those days.

Even Harvard has parties, believe it or not.

The other issues arise everywhere from time to time. What matters is what you do to fix it.

Racial insensitivity and violence have occurred at Chico State, but the students and administration do everything in their power to fight back – like canceling the “Guido costume party” and scheduling racial awareness seminars following Cesar Chavez Day. Additionally, our administration has an exemplary track record when it comes to openness, accountability and standing behind the students.

The Action Rally on March 10 is an excellent example of the Chico State administration working to improve the educational standards for the student body. Along with the many campus programs that have received national excellence.

We may catch flak from time to time for youthful indiscretions, but we’re extremely lucky to attend a university that has so effectively encapsulated the positives of a college atmosphere while avoiding the negatives.

Wildcats, be proud – and do what you can to earn that pride.

Thumbs Up to falling into a routine. The first few weeks are the toughest, it’s easy street from here.

Thumbs Down to mosquito bites.

We can’t focus in class if we’re always scratching.

Thumbs Up to Chico State games starting. I love those free coupons.

Media access broadens ‘menu of conformity’ Alexander Seymour OPINION COLUMNIST

Our society’s communication technology constrains original thought and creativity by compelling individuals to conform. It’s the nature of social networking.

Graphic design student Max Nelson thinks that originality is bread within society.

“People are inherently capable of creativity, it’s the culture they live in which allows them to either express or repress that creativity,” he said as he perused a random page on butdoesitfloat.com.

But perhaps this sentiment comes from an unrealistic perception of originality and conformity.

Websites like butdoesitfloat.com and stumbleupon.com showcase the true diversity of ideas and art on the Internet by surfing the Web and hunting down distinctive snippets, be they photos, comics, sculptures, scientific commentaries, blueprints or cat videos.

These inspiring sites are as free and eclectic as the culture that harbors them, Nelson said.

It is easy to miss the spectrum of intellectual and social influence.

Senior Eileen Cullen is used to seeing the same four fashions on campus everyday,

she said.

This can be dismaying and it gives the impression that people’s originality is simply being polarized and guided by media. But the reality is that conformity is not a current, institutionalized trend in just the Western world. It is universal and underscores an evolutionary need to belong to a group.

Cultures without extensive Web or media access will still have a significant element of conformity threaded throughout society. At least in some cases, these societies experience a more acute adherence to social norms than would be found in the Western world.

I noticed when I was in Cairo, Egypt over the summer that men of the current generation wear collared shirts, slacks and dress shoes — almost without exception. Shorts, jeans, sneakers and other forms of casual clothing are considered effeminate and are a rarity. In general, the appearance that generation accepts is more homogeneous than our own.

If anything, our open media culture should be praised for broadening the menu of conformity. Through our media, we are constantly exposed to different cultural attitudes and it leaves an impression on our thought processes and actions.

For instance, I appreciated the pride the Egyptians seemed to take in their cleancut appearance and have adopted some of their fashions since being exposed to their culture.

Now I’m mixing jeans and shorts with collared shirts and ditched my traditional converse for something cleaner looking. Is this original or is it just a

coincidental hybrid of Egyptian and American fashion?

If the style of dress is not original, then one must define what it actually means to create something original.

The word “original” means that something arises or proceeds independently of anything else, according to Dictionary.com.

But how does one have an “independent” thought?

I once had an idea about inventing a soybased staple as a way to hold foods together.

Granted, the idea was hair-brained, but apparently it also was not original. It was just an extension of what a staple does to a piece of paper and therefore did not proceed independently of anything else.

The same problem occurs when examining the invention of the light bulb. It was just an attempt to create a better candle, just as the airplane was an attempt to make a machine that could replicate a bird.

Art appreciation teacher Masami Toku has a refined view of the subject.

“To me, there is no such thing as originality,” she said. “Ideas have to be built up from past learning.”

Western culture might have an unhealthy obsession with “doing something first, without enough regard to quality,” she said.

The only ideas that come close to satisfying the Dictionary.com definition are those arising from complete accident. At least these are spontaneous and occur independently from preconceptions.

Perhaps those who complain that our society lacks originality should put themselves in a position to have more accidents.

Alexander Seymour can be reached at aseymour@theorion.com

Book rental suits Chico State This green spirit fits very well with the Chico State culture of sustainability.

Though the true educational and economic efficacy of the system remains to be seen, it seems to be a positive force for students.

Chegg brings a healthy spirit of competition to textbook suppliers. It may not be effective for all classes – some fields require yearly updates to texts. But for classes like basic math where new editions of texts typically involve few changes to anything but the table of contents, Chegg gives students a bit of leverage in the struggle against inflating textbook costs.

We support Chegg as one option of many. Currently, Chegg contributes a percentage of its proceeds to the A.S. Bookstore for providing its rental service to students. This is vital as it prevents Chegg from undercutting the bookstore and becoming the Wal-Mart of textbook suppliers.

It’s important to maintain options such as the A.S. Bookstore and local book dealers to keep pricing competitive. Also, these options are needed for the supplementary course materials because Chegg does not provide tools such as CD-ROMs or electronic books, which often accompany textbooks.

As long as Chegg continues to work in cooperation with the campus facilities and for the benefit of the students, we welcome it on campus and encourage students to give it a try.

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Students, society living under electronic spell Joanna Hass OPINION COLUMNIST

So this Internet thing is here to stay, huh?

A hobby used to be something that defined us or set us apart. Now we are all slaves to the same bleeping device repackaged differently every six months.

True, there are ways that our technologies set us apart, but the difference is that before technology laid siege to our creativity, we had different things that separated us. Now, we are defined by the small variations of our very indistinct machines.

Like a westward expansion of fiber-optic proportions, technology came, saw and conquered my individuality, and I don’t think I am the only victim. If you think you might be like me, ask yourself this – when was the last time you actually left the house to see handcrafted art or wrote a paper before you typed it? We should be mad at technology instead of embracing it on a daily basis.

In our defense, we have found ways to make this overwhelming growth in technology work for us and not against us.

But every day as we keep our daily activities logged on the Web for the world to see, we are becoming social media slaves suffering from high-tech Stockholm syndrome.

We spend most of our time and money on the newest and best technologies we can attain, so our cell phones and laptops are bound to become extensions of ourselves. I know that I personally have cried over one failed device or another.

The problem comes from prioritizing growth just for the sake of growth. In the meantime, we’re losing track of creating real, tangible things.

The hard part for me to understand is that we do it to ourselves. We move forward every day, and that’s perfectly fine. But we cut our free time in half as we find new ways to become more productive and efficient at the same time.

We might be doing things better than we did before we were all plugging ourselves in, but who is to say the world looks as pretty or sounds as beautiful as it would if we had avoided this total takeover.

Technology comes with a big brick wall that we can only look at, maybe bang our heads against, when we get that inevitable error message, but for some reason we just can’t seem to climb it, walk around it or see past it.

Instead of trying to paint a mural on it, find out what that music is playing behind it or even tear it down, we just log in and zone out.

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Students now have the option of renting textbooks for a semester rather than playing Russian roulette with textbook buyback.

Chegg is an experimental program that rents college texts at prices that are often lower than purchasing – think Netflix for textbooks.

The process is essentially the same as buying and selling books through the bookstore with the exception of the contractual obligations on the part of the university and the chance of the book not being bought back. For a book to be supplied through Chegg, teachers must agree to use the same edition for a number of years in order to keep costs down.

It is difficult to gauge the savings involved with Chegg since it’s a relatively new service and not many students have used it for a full semester yet.

Generally, students can rent books for approximately half of the publisher’s suggested retail price. But savings vary from book to book and renting is not always cheaper than buying, especially when buyback is factored into the equation.

Nevertheless, there are additional benefits to renting through Chegg. For every book rented, the company will plant a tree through the American Forests Global ReLeaf program.

This is in addition to the trees saved by not producing additional textbooks to sell.

The company boasts that over 3 million trees have been planted since its inception.

Column on CalPers pension system misinformed, unfair Alexander Seymour’s opinion piece in last week’s Orion lacked serious research needed to provide readers with an informed basis for his opinions on the CalPers retirement system that covers CSU Chico faculty and staff.

Had he Googled the Stanford study he relied on, he would have found quite a different picture than presented in his article.

The calpersresponds. com website says the Stanford study relies on outdated data and methodologies out of sync with governmental accounting rules and acturial standards of practice.

CalPers is a model pension system world wide that is fully funded by 5 percent of every paycheck of faculty and staff at Chico State, and by investments and a state share that is less than 1 percent of the state budget.

I spent 35 years teaching political science and journalism at Chico State. Please don’t blame me and your current professors for your not being able to get classes.

And, if you write opinion articles, do your research before throwing your darts.

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Thumbs Down to summertime electric bills. Damn, air conditioning is expensive.

Thumbs Down to breaking bottles in the street. You popped my bike tire. You owe me.

Thumbs Up to the Gulf Coast, the Macondo well has finally been secured.

It’s about time.

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Thumbs Up to Associated Students for providing some pretty good shows at the BMU.

Thumbs Down to mounted police officers who don’t clean up after their horses.

That’s just unsanitary.

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Police, students clash over Labor Day float Nick Pike OPINION OPIN OP O P I COLUMNIST

Law enforcement in Chico and surrounding areas pulled out all the stops to keep the traditional Labor Day float landlocked.

From a last-minute visit to Top Shelf Productions to remind them they lacked the required license for their planned entertainment, to limiting parking at Scotty’s Landing, the fuzz put a damper on the “end of summer” festivities.

The recent rebirth of the Chico Labor Day tradition has left authorities miffed, outnumbered and given them no choice but to keep floaters to a minimum.

I understand that their main goal is safety, but I think the approach was slightly misguided.

In response to the recent cancelling of Top Shelf Productions’ music on Beer Can Beach, a mob mentality grew between many who attended toward the men in blue.

The reasoning behind the authorities’ decision was to follow unlawful assembly laws enforced by Glenn County, which was determined to be the county who has jurisdiction of Beer Can Beach.

However, the message was lost in translation to many students and just taken as the police’s grudge against college kids trying to have fun.

Had the police found a compromise to allow entertainment in a safe manner and given a press release on their

reasoning, I think the atmosphere would have been much more positive.

The effort was well intended, but too little too late, as a majority of floaters were not from Chico, but visiting from out of town. Because this event is so infamous, many visitors clear their calendars weeks ahead of time to pay homage to the legendary beach party where many lose their dignity – and their lunch.

With thousands of visitors’ floating agendas set in stone, there was no question that the mayhem would occur as intended, contrary to the law’s efforts.

So herein lies the problem. There were still thundering stampedes of Keystone-thirsty floaters en route to Chico, yet their entertainment was taken away, inciting animosity toward

the police.

What did they expect to happen when that 90-degree sun blended with a baker’s dozen of “Chico waters” and a little testosterone on a remote island where the drunks outnumbered the sober 100 to one?

Without any form of entertainment, kids were drinking harder and faster than they should, and when blackout met boredom – well, I’m just glad we didn’t have a rock-throwing party to keep busy.

I’ve attended enough parties in Chico to see what happens when police begin to interfere with a mob of drunken college kids. Needless to say, I don’t attend house paraties with over 100 people unless I’m in the mood to dodge bottles and punches when the cavalry comes to shut the party down.

Ironically, it’s usually the people that are not from Chico that cause the most problems at big gatherings. On Labor Day, the herds come looking for a good time and many come from places other than the “dirty five-30.”

With responsibilities thrown out the window because, let’s face it, “what happens at Beer Can, stays at Beer Can,” the outcome could truly tarnish the float’s opaque history.

So to the men in charge, we know you care but at least let us have our tunes.

And to next year’s floaters, enjoy Chico’s tradition and be civil to the guys who make sure we’re alive to stumble into class on Tuesday.

Nick Pike can be reached at npike@theorion.com

Rumps reflect social values Serena Cervantes OPINION COLUMNIST

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When I think about what makes a woman powerful, I think about the rump.

I don’t want to call it by any of its other names because to me, none of them sound as sweet. The A-word just sounds so piggish, the slang of “boot-tay” sounds too much like a booty call and the simpler form “butt,” short for its anatomical name buttocks, is boring and lifeless – a definition that’s a great insult in itself.

“Rump” sounds like a royal word. In fact, it is that royalty that surrounds a woman when she has a plump rump.

Divas in our culture possess rumptuousness to its highest potential − I’m talking about Beyonce, Shakira, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Jennifer Lopez and the gone but never forgotten Selena.

These women − except one – are of ethnicities that seems to give them a bold derriere.

Australian Kylie Minogue is an honorary rump member. She’s developed an unusual style that even Lady Gaga is under the influence of.

She may not be as “ethnically cultured” as the other women, but Kylie’s bubble butt is not a limited edition. Because she’s a white diva, there is a flaw in this “rule of ethnicity.” Rather, it shows us that Kylie’s disco ball is the product of a healthy woman.

The rump has become a powerful symbol of female sexuality in our culture that supersedes race. Is it a symbol of strength?

Independence? Power?

Destiny’s Child’s national call to “Independent Women” seemed to resonate with listeners and Beyonce’s bodacious, song of praise “Bootylicious” subsequently came trailing behind.

While following the lives of musical divas, much of how they have grown up has been an evolution of womanhood.

Divaism is about more than just music and a big ol’ – well, you know. It’s about change and growth.

Rihanna is another example of an upand-coming diva whose gender-bending glitz is now her own personalized style.

A tape of Gloria Estefan’s 1992 Greatest Hits was my first encounter with Divaism.

My mom would play her in our station wagon and we loved her shake-your-booty lyrics of “Come on shake your body baby, do the conga!”

Estefan had curves and big hair and her songs had fast-paced, dance-worthy beats. Later, I revered Janet Jackson when I first saw her music video for “All for You” in high school.

The sounds of Divaism followed with the bounciness of Beyonce’s feminine anthems, the girlish ballads of Mariah Carey, the ghetto fabulous and latin-evolving Jennifer Lopez, the shakeyour-hips-cause-they-don’t-lie rhythms of Shakira, the strong, sensuous love songs of Selena and the Studio 54-like techno of Kylie Minogue.

While ads for toning shoes seem to permeate women’s magazines, promising a bigger bum, we know that it’s not the shoe that lifts us but the amount of hard physical work we’re willing to do.

The ideal look exemplified by “America’s Next Top Model,” “The Hills” or “The OC” is a style that diminishes contours and seems to battle the inherent voluptuousness of a diva.

Our culture is changing the rump.

Among divas, it seems to be the beehive of their honey, and the rest of us are just getting started.

The rump is no longer a minute examination of the female body in our culture, but the visually enticing, essential part of a woman that means business. I don’t think they could manage the status of diva without the crown jewel. It might be all right to have smaller jewels upstairs, but we as an audience are craving the imagery of a big caboose.

Why are we so obsessed with Kim Kardashian’s booty and whether or not it’s real? Are we questioning whether a big butt is unattainable?

Will butt augmentations surpass the rate of breast implants in our lifetime?

The epitome of change was when Beyonce, not Sir Mix-A-Lot, sang about a woman’s behind. The iconic “Bootylicious,” whose title also later made it into the dictionary, was slang for “I love my body!”

Beyonce wasn’t saying that a woman’s worth depends on the size of her rump, but that a woman needs to rejoice in her body, no matter what she looks like.

The rump has been symbolically fashioned and culturally reconstructed over time to act as a powerhouse of true womanhood.

Serena Cervantes can be reached at scervantes@theorion.com

Piece of Mind | Is it reasonable for police to enforce extra restrictions on labor day?

Sami Hawkins freshman | kinesiology

Alex Johnson

sophomore | economics

“It’s bad for students because of the rules, but good for the community for those who like to be respected.”

“If you notice, there is increased police presence at any large event. It’s a matter of public safety.

But you have to wonder where the line should be drawn and be concerned with a loss of freedoms.”

“No. Tell the police to stick to their coffee and donuts.”

“No, it’s not like we’re going to go any crazier than a regular weekend.”

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Ana Ramirez senior | psychology

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Chico State women’s volleyball wins three of four games over the weekend in the Seawolf Spike Tournament in Sonoma.

Lindsey Barrett Sports Editor

From the Cheap Seats Rugby regret While walking through campus during the first few weeks of school, I was handed a flyer to try out for the women’s rugby team when it hit me like taking a right hook to the face – I had always meant to try out for the team.

When I came to college and knew my dreams of playing collegiate basketball weren’t possible, I figured I would always try out for a club sport.

I knew I wasn’t good enough to try out for the club volleyball team. I have never picked up a field hockey stick and if I didn’t have enough hand-eye coordination for that, I wasn’t even going to attempt lacrosse. That left just one sport I had a random desire to play – rugby.

However, somewhere between trying to maintain my grades, attempting to get along with my two dorm roommates and balancing my work schedule, my freshman year went by.

When I came back from studying abroad, it was always my intention to try out for the rugby team. I was a junior and felt like I could handle all the other responsibilities in my life.

I bailed again.

I never doubted I could handle rugby. People always told me, “those girls are tough” and “they always break their bones,” but I was naïve and I didn’t want to hear their doubts in my ability or falter from the sense of confidence I had in myself.

I always thought rugby players were amazing athletes and somewhere in the back of my mind, I thought I could have at least tried.

It never worried me how hard their practices would be or how I didn’t know the first thing about how to play rugby. I wasn’t afraid to break something if it was worth it in the moment of the game.

I tore my ACL saving a basketball from going out of bounds during a game in high school, so I know what a sacrifice for the game means.

Needless to say, it didn’t work out. I never took the time to go out to the field or even attempt to play.

Going into my fifth and last year at Chico State, I look back and have only one regret –I never tried out for rugby. I got caught up in academics, my job and a dedicated social life that left me spending most of my nights at Bella’s rather than resting up for a game.

I know people are going to tell me there is still time to fulfill this one goal I never got around to achieving, but to be honest, in my situation, there really isn’t time.

That doesn’t mean all is lost for everyone else. If there is something that you want to do, then do it.

Don’t wait around until your last year or even your last semester to realize your college career isn’t complete. It doesn’t hurt to try something new.

Most clubs or recreational teams are looking for new players every year.

Be sure to check out the story on B-4 to get contact information for both the men’s and women’s rugby team.

Lindsey Barrett can be reached at

THE ORION • SAMANTHA YOUNGMAN

WINNING TOGETHER Clockwise from top-left: Jacob Darr [9] heads the ball during the Sept. 2 game against Western Washington. Nick Tedrow [12] kicks the ball. Jacob Darr squeezes past a Viking player. Tedrow, Chris Akwaja [15], Mike Janjigian [20] and Ferid Celosmanovic [19] celebrate Janjigian’s game-winning goal during their game.

Men’s soccer late goal seals first win Kevin Augustine STAFF WRITER

The Chico State men’s soccer team held its season opener at University Soccer Stadium Thursday night. Though the match up against the Western Washington Vikings proved tough, the ’Cats stayed aggressive and pulled away with a 2-1 victory.

Starting his third year, head coach Felipe Restrepo was anxious for his players and how they would respond to their first game, he said.

“It was the first game of the season and a tough regional match up, but we stayed aggressive and I’m proud of them for that,” he said.

In a game that showcased a mixture of talent, Restrepo thought it was key having both new and returning faces on the field, he said.

“I was impressed by the leadership and defensive spirit of both the veterans and recruits,” he said. “The older guys rallied around each other when it counted, while the younger guys brought

the spunk that set an attitude throughout the game.”

In the first period, the Wildcats came out firing, taking nine shots and two corner kicks.

The Wildcats held the Vikings to only two shots and keeping their defense on the run.

The scoring began in the 55th minute of the second period when freshman Evan Johnston’s returned corner kick crossed the far post and found sophomore forward Chris Akwaja for the header.

Akwaja’s goal provoked confidence in the Wildcats’ attack,

demonstrating his experience on the field.

“I just try to help jumpstart my teammates,” he said. “We have a lot of fight.”

In the 62nd minute, the Vikings responded with an equalizer by senior defender Gibson Bardsley.

The Wildcats rebounded quickly, maintaining the momentum from the first half and attacking with force. They tallied nine shots and five corner kicks while the Vikings managed only two shots and no corner kicks for the rest of the game.

Freshman defender Mike Janjigian scored the game winner in the 88th minute off a deflected header that was set up by another Johnston corner kick.

“Coach wanted me to stand at the penalty kick spot and it came right to me,” Janjigian said.

The Wildcats will be on the road for their next two games, facing Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday and San Francisco State on Sunday.

Kevin Augustine can be reached at kaugustine@theorion.com

’Cats end weekend on high note Stephanie Consiglio STAFF WRITER

THE ORION • RYAN RICHARDS

UP FOR GRABS Chico State Wildcat Michelle Grek [11] and Carly Atkins move to make contact with a loose ball during a game Sept 2.

The Chico State women’s soccer team narrowly lost its game Thursday in the season opener against Western Washington on its home turf.

The Wildcats had a constant presence in the visiting team’s box with more overall possession in the game. They also had the advantage in total shots on goal by a 20-6 margin, but Vikings goalkeeper Jamie Arthurs seemed to block each and every attempt.

The score was zero across the board for the entire first half, but Western Washington started the second half attacking strong.

The Wildcats responded with a steal and seemed to be connecting their passes much better throughout the game, but their advantage in shots were to no avail.

Junior Lisa Webster broke away twice with determined runs at the goal only to be denied by Arthurs’ saves.

Senior Ashley Perlman also had several strong scoring attempts, but could not get them to go in.

“Western Washington had a good goalie, which kept them in the game,” women’s soccer coach Kim Sutton said. “We played our guts out and had a lot of heart.”

With three minutes left in the game, sophomore Jennie Barto took a hard fall after colliding

with Viking Kayla Russ, hurting her knee and quickly heading to the sidelines.

The Vikings made their first goal on their third shot by Joana Houplin with one minute, 40 seconds left in the game. After a short lead by the Vikings, Wildcat freshman Carly Singer tied the game with a foul shot high into the back of the net with only 46 seconds left on the clock, sending the game to overtime.

Perlman put up a tough fight in the first overtime with four shots, but Arthurs saved every one.

Claire Morgan of Western Washington won the game in second overtime with a header right into the goal, the result please see SOCCER | B2

of the week

sportseditor@theorion.com

’catfights

Friday @ 12:30 p.m.

Women’s soccer @ Cal State Monterey Friday @ 3 p.m.

Men’s soccer @ Cal State Monterey Friday @ 7 p.m.

Women’s volleyball @ Cal State L.A.

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Sept. 8, 1905 The Pittsburgh Pirates strand a National League record 18 men on base and lose to the Cincinnati Reds 8-3.

[ jock talk ] Football players, like prostitutes, are in the business of ruining their bodies for the pleasure of strangers.”

- Merle Kessler playwright

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Sports Shorts College sports around the nation

Men’s golf coach takes new approach Sophia Horn SPORTS WRITER

UC San Diego outside hitter earns player of the week >> It was announced Monday that UC San Diego outside hitter Roxanne Brunsting has been named Molten/California Collegiate Athletic Association Women’s Volleyball Player of the Week for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5. Brunsting, a junior from Chula Vista, Calif., led the No. 8 Tritons to a 3-1 record at the season-opening Phoenix Inn GNAC Conference Challenge hosted by Western Oregon over the weekend. source: goccaa.org

Disney basketball tournament times announced >> Matchups and times for the 2010 Disney’s Division-II Tip-Off West Coast Classic have been announced. The eight-team basketball tournament, including four men’s and four women’s teams, will be held Nov. 12-14 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The men’s field will be comprised of AlaskaAnchorage, Dixie State, Lewis and UC San Diego. The women’s field will include Alaska-Anchorage, Grand Canyon, Texas Woman’s University and UC San Diego. source: goccaa.org

For coach T.L. Brown, golf is not only a physical game, but also a mental one.

Chico State currently ranks No. 1 in the NCAA Division-II West Region ranking for 2010.

Brown, who is in his fourth season as Chico State men’s head golf coach, understands that there is a need for a number of changes to this year’s team if they want to live up to that prediction, he said.

Last year’s team was “weak emotionally” and played aggressively when the sport was “not about being aggressive,” Brown said.

The veteran coach is making each of the golfers read a book about emotional intelligence to better themselves and is quizzing them on it by the end of the semester, he said.

Brown thinks it’s important to get to know the student athletes personally and promotes personal responsibility in all of the players, he said.

The technique seemed to benefit new recruit Cody Thompson, who is a Chico native and transfer student from Butte College.

“I am learning a lot about the mental aspect of golf from Brown’s coaching,” he said.

Thompson is new to the team and just recently made it back to Chico after playing

source: gowildcats.com

Wildcat of the Week

Jessica Leek women’s volleyball

Sophomore Jessica Leek earned a Seawolf Spike All-Tournament team selection over the weekend because of her exceptional play. The opposite and outside hitter led the Wildcats with 55 kills and a .364 hitting percentage, while helping the Wildcats win three of the four tournament games in Sonoma.

She was a key component in the ’Cats’ start to the season.

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

The team goal is to win a national championship this season.”

Kyle Souza Wildcat golfer

Thompson thinks that Chico State has a promising golf team this season and they need to have five solid starting players to maintain an all-around successful team, he said.

“Every year there are increased expectations to do well,” Thompson said.

As a whole, Brown thinks this year’s team has tremendous talent and wants to be sure that they are improving, he said.

Returning golfer Kyle Souza is a player to look out for this

THE ORION • ORION STAFF

COMPLETE CONCENTRATION Chico State golf coach T. L. Brown talks to returning junior Kyle Souza at a tournament during the spring 2010 season. Souza, who was named CCAA freshman of the year in 2009, is prepared to lead the team in the upcoming fall 2010 season. season, Brown said.

Souza has received titles such as 2009 California Collegiate Athletic Association Freshman of the Year, CCAA All-Conference selection in 2009 and was also named to the PING All-West Region team in 2009.

Souza was also second on the Wildcats with a 73.1 stroke average in 35 rounds, had three top-10 finishes and was Chico State’s low scorer in three events.

This season, Souza has set his personal goal to win a

college event and is willing to put the pressure on himself to do so, he said.

Souza thinks that with enough practice, it is only a matter of time before he wins one, though he is a team player first, he said.

“The team goal is to win a national championship this season,” Souza said.

Brown thinks that Chico State’s golf team can achieve this goal, he said. Now more than ever, golf is a physical game.

“If you’re not working out, you have a huge

disadvantage,” he said.

This is why the team practices Monday through Friday, with workouts twice weekly, Brown said. The Wildcat Recreation Center has been beneficial for the team to build their endurance.

The team has qualifying rounds starting on Wednesday, Sept. 15 in Sacramento for its first tournament and the Saint Martin’s Invitational starting on Sept. 24 in Washington.

Sophia Horn can be reached at shorn@theorion.com

Young Wildcats start off season strong Dane Stivers A SSISTANT EDITOR

Chico State volleyball first to play on new Acker floor >> The Chico State volleyball team, fresh from a successful showing in the Seawolf Spike Tournament, played its home opener at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Acker Gym against the Warriors of William Jessup University. In addition to seeing the 2010 edition of the Wildcats in action for the first time, fans were invited to come check out Acker’s refurbished gym floor.

at the U.S. Amateur Open in Washington, he said.

Thompson was the third Chico State golfer in the last three years to play in the U.S. Amateur Championship, but did not advance.

“It was the best golf experience of my life, but I was not completely prepared,” Thompson said.

Coming back from the championship, Thompson was not discouraged and the experience gave him confidence for later games, he said.

As the women’s volleyball season gets under way, the Chico State Wildcats look to avenge last season’s frustrating omission — one that left them out of the playoffs for the first time in four years.

After the first weekend of the season, the fourth time has the potential to be the charm.

The ’Cats played four games over the weekend as guests in the Seawolf Spike Tournament in Rohnert Park, defeating Dominican and BYU-Hawaii in four sets on Friday before taking down Grand Canyon University and falling to Seattle Pacific in four sets on Saturday.

Against Dominican, the Wildcats started their first set of the season with a 25-20 victory before loosing the second set, 25-23. But the ’Cats would get back on track in the next two sets, turning a 1-1 deadlock into a 3-1 match win after a 25-14 advantage in the third

set and a 25-19 advantage in the fourth.

It was the Wildcat’s attention to detail that pushed them over the hump, sophomore opposite and outside hitter Jessica Leek said of her team’s solid win over Dominican to start the season.

“We’re really focused on being smart hitters,” Leek said. “It helps to know our positions and know where we need to be when the ball is hit a certain way.

We’re going to be a very skilled offensive team this season.”

In the second game against BYU-Hawaii, the Wildcats would again have an early hiccup before coming alive as the match continued.

After dropping the first set 25-23, the ’Cats rang off three straight set wins for another four-set victory, winning 25-12, 25-21 and 25-21.

Leek led the ’Cats with 32 kills that day, while freshman outside hitter and defensive specialist Makenzie Fahnestock pitched in 30 digs and 23 kills of

her own in her first two games as a Wildcat.

Heading into Saturday, the Chico State squad looked to prolong its winning ways against Grand Canyon University and Seattle Pacific as the freshmenladen Wildcats continued to

We’re going to be a very skilled offensive team this season.”

Jessica Leek

sophomore volleyball player

mesh and build chemistry with each other.

Against the Antelopes, the ’Cats again took down their prey, winning 25-22, 25-23, 24-26 and 25-20 to take the match in four sets.

Though not perfect, the Wildcats played well overall, said head coach Cody Hein of his team’s 3-0 start to the season.

“For how young we are, with all the freshmen and

sophomores contributing at this level, we’ll take it,” he said.

“This is a good start.”

All four sets were close, as neither team led by more than four points. In the end, the ’Cats proved to be too much for the Antelopes and the victory marked the first time the Wildcats have beaten the Antelopes in volleyball since 2006.

Freshman outside hitter and opposite hitter Alex Shurtz achieved a career high of 21 kills for the Wildcats, while Sable Villaescusa contributed 46 assists and 11 digs.

Against Seattle Pacific in the second game, the strutting Wildcats would finally be tamed.

The Falcons were the aggressors from the start, winning 25-18 and 25-11 in the first two sets before the Wildcats struck back in the third.

Chico State would regroup from an early deficit and win the pivotal set, 25-17, to stay alive and unbeaten in the tournament.

But all the hopes of a come-from-behind, brink-ofelimination Wildcat victory were dashed in the fourth set, as the Falcons took command down the stretch for a 25-16 advantage and a 3-1 win.

Fahnestock led the Wildcats with nine kills and 12 digs, while Leek had eight kills and eight digs as well.

Villaescusa also contributed to the effort as her 30 assists and 10 digs helped the ’Cats stay in the game.

The Falcons are where the Wildcats want to be, Villaescusa said of her team’s aspirations.

“They were always clean with their hits,” she said. “The difference between us and them is when we broke down, they stayed on top of their game. They were consistent the whole time.”

The Wildcats will host William Jessup University at 7 p.m.

Sept. 7.

Dane Stivers can be reached at dstivers@theorion.com

SOCCER: Women win Saturday continued from B1

of a cross-kick from teammate Megan Chapin.

“It hurts because they have high expectations,” Sutton said.

“We out shot them but still lost.

Soccer is unforgiving like that.”

Junior center back Molly Downtain shared her sentiment.

“It was a tough loss because our team dominated the whole time,” Downtain said.

The Wildcats’ losing streak did not last long.

Chico State came back Saturday for a 2-1 win over Central Washington.

Thirty-seven seconds into the game, Central Washington senior Kaycie Hutchins scored the first goal, but this fueled the Wildcat fire for the rest of the game.

“We’re a comeback team and we came back with more intensity,” Downtain said.

The team supports each other both on and off the field, she

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said.

“Our rule is you have 24 hours to get over it or enjoy it,” Sutton said. “Friday they had a team dinner to regroup themselves for Saturday.”

Central Washington was a formidable opponent, which made for a back-and-forth midfield-style game. The Wildcats made their first goal with 10 minutes left in the first half, bringing the game to a tie.

Sophomore Denni Jo Berger ran for the ball and passed it to Webster, who catapulted the shot into the open net.

“It felt good to work together,” Webster said.

The Wildcats scored once again with five minutes left in the second half and took the lead. Singer began the winning sequence for the Wildcats with a foul kick that bounced off of the goal post and was given a second chance by Downtain,

THE ORION • RYAN RICHARDS

COLLISION Sophomore midfielder Jennie Barto is helped off the field after suffering an injury during the game Sept. 2 against the Western Washington Vikings. Chico State would lose 2-1. who completed the shot and the game-winning goal.

“I couldn’t ask more from my team,” Sutton said. “It was a hot weekend and they

Stats of the week sept. 2 The Chico State men’s soccer team was led by one of its veteran leaders, Christopher Akwaja, in the season-opening win against Western Washington on Thursday. He finished with a goal and an assist in the 2-1 victory.

play quality teams.”

Hopes are high for the rest of the Wildcats’ season.

“This is a team that can go to the national tournament,”

Sept. 3-4 Freshman Makenzie Fahnestock collected 47 kills and 51 digs as Chico State won three-out-of-four matches at the Seawolf Spike Tournament over the weekend.

Fahnestock added nine service aces.

Downtain said. “The team is very motivated.”

Stephanie Consiglio can be reached at sconsiglio@theorion.com

Sept. 4 Chico State women’s soccer defender Molly Downtain scored the game-winning goal a little more than four minutes into the second half during the Wildcat’s 2-1 win over Central Washington Saturday at University Soccer Stadium.

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[ [Spring 2010 ] ] Fall 2010 it might get rowdy MEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONT.

MEN’S SOCCER CONT.

date Dec. 31

opponent time/results @Cal State Dominguez Hills 12:30 p.m.

5 p.m.

Jan. 7

UC San Diego

7 p.m.

Jan. 8

Cal State East Bay

7 p.m.

Jan. 14

Northwest Christian

7:30 p.m.

Nov. 27

Dominican

Dec. 3

date Nov. 6

opponent Red/White Scrimmage

time/results 3 p.m.

Nov. 7

@University of PaciďŹ c

Nov. 18

@Cal State Stanislaus

Nov. 22

Bethany University

Nov. 26

date

TRACK&FIELD

opponent

time/results 11:30 a.m.

date Sept. 25

opponent time/results TBA @Stanford Invitational

Sept. 19

Cal State San Bernardino

5:30 p.m.

Sept. 24

Humboldt State

4:30 p.m.

Oct. 2

@Williamette Invitational

TBA

5:30 p.m.

Sept. 26

Sonoma State

11:30 a.m.

Oct. 16

@Santa Clara Invitational

TBA

@Cal State San Bernardino

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 1

Cal State Dominguez Hills

4:30 p.m.

Nov. 6

@CCAA Championships

TBA

Jan. 15

@Cal Poly Pomona

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 3

Cal State L.A.

11:30 a.m.

Nov. 6

@Doc Adams Invitational

TBA

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 21

San Francisco State

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 8

@Sonoma State

12:30 p.m.

Nov. 20

TBD

TBA

Humboldt State

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 22

CSU Monterey Bay

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 10

@Humboldt State

11:30 a.m.

Dec. 4

TBD

TBA

Dec. 4

Sonoma State

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 28

Cal State Dominguez Hills

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 15

@UC San Diego

7 p.m.

Dec. 8

Cal State Stanislaus

7 p.m.

Jan. 29

Cal State L.A.

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 17

@Cal State East Bay

2 p.m.

Dec. 11

PaciďŹ c Union

7 p.m.

Feb. 3

@Sonoma State

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 22

San Francisco State

Dec. 30

@Cal State L.A.

2:30 p.m.

Feb. 5

@Humboldt State

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 24

CSU Monterey Bay

11:30 a.m.

Dec. 31

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

2:30 p.m.

Feb. 10

@Cal State East Bay

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 27

Cal State Stanislaus

4:30 p.m.

date Sept. 3

opponent @Dominican

Jan. 7

UC San Diego

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 12

@UC San Diego

5:30 p.m.

Oct. 30

@Cal State Stanislaus

7 p.m.

Sept. 3

@BYU- Hawaii

Jan. 8

Cal State East Bay

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 18

Cal Poly Pomona

5:30 p.m.

Nov. 5-7

TBD

TBA

Sept. 4

@Grand Canyon

9 a.m.

Jan. 14

@Cal State San Bernardino

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 19

Cal State San Bernardino

5:30 p.m.

Nov. 12-14

TBD

TBA

Sept. 4

@Seattle PaciďŹ c

1:30 p.m.

Jan. 15

@Cal Poly Pomona

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 24

@CSU Monterey Bay

5:30 p.m.

Nov. 20

TBD

TBA

Sept. 7

William Jessup

7 p.m.

Jan. 21

San Francisco State

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 25

@San Francisco State

5:30 p.m.

Dec. 2-4

TBD

TBA

Sept. 10

@Cal State L.A.

7 p.m.

Jan. 22

CSU Monterey Bay

7:30 p.m.

March 1-5

TBD

TBA

Sept. 11

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

7 p.m.

Jan. 28

Cal State Dominguez Hills

7:30 p.m.

March 6

TBD

TBA

Sept. 15

@Simpson

7 p.m.

Jan. 29

Cal State L.A.

7:30 p.m.

March 15

TBD

TBA

Sept. 17

Humboldt State

7 p.m.

Feb. 3

@Sonoma State

7:30 p.m.

Sept. 18

Sonoma State

7 p.m.

Feb. 5

@Humboldt State

7:30 p.m.

time/results 0-0

Sept. 22

Cal State Stanislaus

7 p.m.

Feb. 10

@Cal State East Bay

7:30 p.m.

W 3-2

Sept. 24

UC San Diego

7 p.m.

Feb. 12

@UC San Diego

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 18

Cal Poly Pomona

Feb. 19

MEN’S GOLF time/results TBA

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

7 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

time/results 9 a.m.

1:30 p.m.

date Aug. 17

opponent @Nevada(exhibition)

Aug. 25

@Southern Oregon

Sept. 2

Western Washington

L 2-1

Sept. 25

Cal State East Bay

7 p.m.

Sept. 4

Central Washington

w 2-1

Oct. 1

@Cal State San Bernardino

7 p.m.

12:30 p.m.

Oct. 2

@Cal Poly Pomona

7 p.m.

2 p.m.

Oct. 8

San Francisco State

7 p.m.

4:30 p.m.

Oct. 9

CSU Monterey Bay

7 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

date Sept. 24-25

opponent @Saint Martin’s Inv.

Cal State San Bernardino

7:30 p.m.

Sept. 27-28

@Western Washington Inv.

TBA

Sept. 10

@Cal State Monterey Bay

Feb. 24

@CSU Monterey Bay

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 11-12

InterWest Wildcat Classic

TBA

Sept. 12

@San Francisco State

Feb. 25

@San Francisco State

7:30 p.m.

Oct. 18-19

D-II Championship Preview

TBA

Sept. 17

Cal Poly Pomona

March 1-5

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Cal State San Bernardino

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March 12-15

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Humboldt State

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Cal State Dominguez Hills

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March 23-26

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Sonoma State

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Cal State L.A.

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Cal State Dominguez Hills

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Cal State L.A.

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Oct. 30

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Cal Poly Pomona

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Sonoma State

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Cal Poly Pomona

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Nov. 11-14

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TBA

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Rugby teams focus on continuing winning legacy Blake Mehigan STAFF WRITER

Lisa “Cheeks” Butts and Naima Reddick are Chico State alumni who play for the U.S. women’s rugby team, currently competing on the U.S. team in England in the World Cup. Chico State rugby has a pedigree for success. In recent years, the women’s club team won the national title for Division-I in 2001 against Penn State.The men’s rugby team for the upcoming 2010-2011 season is ranked fourth in the

nation for Division-I, and has been in the playoffs for the past few seasons, according to RugbyMag.com.

Chico State men’s and women’s rugby preseason starts this October and although it is only preseason, both teams are looking for recruits, along with improvment.

Reaching the Sweet 16 is the men’s teams’ goal and an attainable one, said men’s club president senior Brady Corr.

The men’s team is looking forward to this coming season to build upon their success from last year.

The Wildcats have fallen short in years past at the hands of UC Berkeley and Saint Mary’s College of California, and the team was knocked out in the second round of the playoffs last year.

“There are a lot of big expectations,” said team member junior Benjamin Fisher about the upcoming season.

Now with UC Berkeley and St. Mary’s no longer apart of the Division-I league, Chico State has a prime opportunity to make a playoff run in a newly restructured league, Fisher said.

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EYES ON THE PRIZE Men’s rugby club President Brady Corr carries the ball down the field in a game against UC Davis last season. Corr’s goal is to reach the Sweet 16 this upcoming season.

Chico state had been invited to move up along with St. Mary’s and UC Berkeley into the men’s premier league, but opted not to, Fisher said.

Though they did not change leagues, the club and its players are just as serious this coming season as they were before, Corr and Fisher said.

Many returning fourth and fi fth year players have been working hard over the summer .

The focus of the team is to have a successful season and many players will be doing little to no partying this year, Fisher said.

The women’s team aims to work out some kinks and rebuild its program this coming year after the team was suspended the previous season due to an alcohol-related issue.

However, the team is eager to get back out on the field, or pitch as they call it, and are looking for new recruits.

Women’s rugby president senior Ramona Prieto looks forward to the challenges the upcoming season will hold, she said. She is adamant about getting new blood in the club.

“We want you to come play,” Prieto said.

The women’s team has plenty of reasons for optimism for its return to the league this year, Prieto said. They ranked third in the nation in 2009, the team’s last season.

Generating interest in the sport and the club on campus is Prieto’s primary goal because the amount of support shown for the program will likely bring in new and inexperienced players, she said.

Club vice president senior Caitlin Fontana is already aware of the raw talent that will come out.

“We are going to have a really young team this year,” she said.

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FLIPPING OUT Ben Fisher tackles a UC Davis player during a game last season. Chico is ranked fourth in the nation for Division-I. However, Prieto and Fontana encourage everyone and anyone to come out, regardless of age or experience.

“Ninety percent of the girls have never played before,” Prieto said.

When I look back on my college experience, rugby had a huge impact.”

Ramona Prieto

women’s rugby club president

This is why the preseason is so crucial to educate and get the new players acclimated to the game, Fontana said. Playing on the team is a lot of work and dedication, but can also be very fulfi lling.

“When I look back on my college experience, rugby had a huge impact,” Prieto said.

Prieto also enjoys the camaraderie of playing on the rugby team along with many other

things.

“It’s a great opportunity to come out with no experience, learn a new sport and make friends,” she said.

The Wildcats squad will be playing in tournaments held in Redding, Southern California as well as in Chico, among many other preseason games.

All females of Chico State are welcomed to come out, Fontana said.

To learn more about playing women’s rugby, there will be a meeting 5 p.m. tonight in Tehama 310. Additional information can be found on their website at csuchico.edu/ wrugby/.

For all males who hope to play for the men’s club, head down to the rugby pitch behind the football field where practices are held twice a week at 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Blake Mehigan can be reached at bmehigan@theorion.com

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LOCAL COMPETITION Rhett Schumacher, a senior social science major, takes a shot against Wildcat alumni Trevor Ruggle during a CARD recreational basketball game at Marsh Junior High School.

CARD offers recreational opportunities for athletic students Isaac Brambila STAFF WRITER

For many Chico State students, the passion to compete has yet to burn out and a competitive spirit lives in them still.

Some students who would rather not run on a treadmill, lift weights or spend hours on the elliptical every week have found another way to stay in shape and have fun simultaneously.

With organized sports such as basketball, soccer and baseball, among others, the Chico Area Recreation and Park District is giving Chico residents the opportunity to continue shooting three pointers, hitting home runs

and blocking shots.

Students are taking the opportunity through CARD to practice the sports that still get their blood pumping, whether they are on the field or in a gymnasium.

For 21-year-old international business major Nathalie Cuellar, it is important to keep playing soccer competitively, she said. However, this can sometimes be hard to do while keeping up with student responsibilities.

Cuellar has played soccer most of her life and played for the Chico State women’s soccer team during her fi rst year at the university.

She decided to part ways with the team after only one season because she had a

difference in game philosophy from the coaches, she said.

However, not playing for the Chico State team did not end her chances of playing soccer competitively, she said. Cuellar found a league through CARD and has been enjoying the competition ever since.

Cuellar enjoys playing in a league that is still competitive, but people can have fun at the same time, she said.

For senior Jordan Sledge, an exercise physiology major and certified personal trainer, the CARD soccer league is a good place for students to stay in shape and get a lot of cardiovascular activity and conditioning done, he said.

Although he is a coach in the CARD league, he thinks

it is very important to practice activities that will help him stay fit. Soccer is a great way to do that and he tries to play those kinds of sports regularly.

“It’s my profession,” Sledge said. “I have to practice what I preach.”

From the desire to play comes the need to provide players with a proper place to practice their sport of choice.

Austin Card, another exercise physiology major who works for CARD supervising basketball games at Marsh Junior High School and also works as an umpire for the softball league, thinks that CARD creates a good environment by providing nice locations for games, he said.

It is important that CARD can provide good places to play at affordable prices, as the registration fee for the basketball non-referee league is only $109 per team, Card said.

Student organizations such as the fraternity Sigma Pi use this league to stay in shape and continue sharpening their skills for the Chico State fraternity basketball league, which is played during the spring semester.

For Alex Baker, a member of Sigma Pi, there are aspects other than just fulfi lling a love for the game that participating in team sports can bring, he said. In particular, Baker enjoys the camaraderie and unity that playing for a team

brings to the table.

As a fraternity member, it is important to him to have that feeling of trust within a team, he said.

“You’re supposed to support all your boys in the court,” he said.

CARD has adopted the slogan, “Helping people play,” and with adult leagues in tennis, baseball, fencing, soccer, volleyball, flag football, basketball and softball, CARD is doing just that.

Schedules and information on registering for these sports can be found on the CARD website chicorec.com/ athletics.

Isaac Brambila can be reached at ibrambila@theorion.com

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Editorialcore It’s not TV Premium television, especially HBO and Showtime, has firmly established itself as the high point of the modern viewing experience.

There will always be an audience for network TV, but these expensive channels have already begun to forshadow the specialized, high-production value in the future for couch potatoes.

Sex and violence — Simply put, premium TV shows the bad stuff – or good stuff, depending on your viewpoint.

There are scenes of violence, full-frontal nudity and psychologically disturbing plot twists.

Sure, it can become gratuitous at times. HBO’s “Cathouse” and “Real Sex” series are the stuff of teenage boys’ dreams. They appeal less to the educational and more to the erotic interests of its viewers.

“True Blood” features vampires the way they should be – violent, wanton, sexual and powerful – and was just featured on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Fittingly, it was one of most racy covers of the publication’s history, featuring star Anna Paquin suggestively wedged between costars Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard, all of them covered in blood and naked.

Doing it well — The spectacle helps to draw in viewers, but it also adds more dramatic peaks and valleys.

Where these shows triumph is in appealing to our basic desires while weaving together complex characters, plotlines and settings. “Dexter,” “Weeds,” “The Sopranos” and “Rome” have all won multiple Emmy Awards because they achieve a balance between all of these elements.

The contenders — Of course, these channels aren’t the only networks to air complicated, not-for-kids shows.

AMC and FX Network blur the line between everyday TV and those channels you have to pay extra for.

In fact, AMC’s “Mad Men” won an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series and “Breaking Bad” won awards for both outstanding lead actor and outstanding supporting actor in a drama series. And FX has “Sons of Anarchy” and “Rescue Me,” which are two more critically acclaimed series.

But as far as cable networks go, these are the ones that create shows with true production value. They stand out, but they don’t quite stand up to their premium big brothers.

Who cares? — So HBO and Showtime make expensive, sometimes over-the-top shows – big deal. The interesting thing is what it suggests about where entertainment media in general are headed.

The best TV has to be specifically bought, rather than packaged with other channels. It can be recorded or downloaded, categorized and watched at the viewer’s leisure.

If people buy music at all, it’s specific songs rather than albums. Then it’s categorized on an MP3 player.

We consume what media we want when we want it, and those media are duly adapting.

Matt Shilts can be reached at entertainmenteditor@theorion.com

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CALLING ALL COMEDIANS Roy Wood Jr. is famous for his prank calls. He and other finalists from the last season of “Last Comic Standing” are touring the U.S.

‘Last Comic Standing’ tour to make its mark in Chico Stephanie Maynard STAFF WRITER

Amid budget cuts and textbook woes, Chico Performances is giving something for students to laugh about.

NBC’s “Last Comic Standing” will take the stage tonight at Laxson Auditorium as part of the show’s national tour. It will feature the top five contestants delivering their best side splitters and punch lines.

Chico Performances looked specifically into having “Last Comic Standing” perform because of the struggling economy, said Daran Goodsell, Chico Performance’s marketing and publicity coordinator, in an e-mail interview. Comedy sells, especially during rough economic times.

But Chico Performances hasn’t seen a drop in ticket sales, she said.

“Our thought is that people are not traveling so much, so they spend their money and

time on a professional performance at Laxson,” Goodsell said.

Seeing a great performer or artist in Chico and going out to dinner in this town is like a mini “staycation,” she said.

There are still seats and tickets left for the show, but this may not be the case for those who try to buy tickets last minute at the door, Goodsell said.

With five different comedians taking the stage, audiences are likely to find at least one comedian who gets the laughs rolling with funny life stories, one-liners or sarcastic quick-witted humor. The latter of which is employed by runner-up Tommy Johnagin.

Johnagin, 27, a resident of St. Louis, has been a comedian for nine years. For the last six, it has been his only source of income.

He has had almost two decades to practice his comedic skills.

“Since I was like 8, I knew I wanted to be a comedian,” Johnagin said in a phone

interview. “I was just one of those funny little kids.”

Before he was on “Last Comic Standing,” he already had managers and agents, but now people recognize him and come up to him in public, Johnagin said.

But the effect fame will have on his bookings and performances is hard to tell, he said.

The show finished only three weeks ago and he will be touring from September to February.

So as of now, there’s not a lot of opportunity for booking.

Before making it to second place on last season’s competition, Johnagin already had a special on Comedy Central, appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and made it to the semifinals in the 2007 season of “Last Comic Standing.”

“I thought I was going to win it,” Johnagin said. “When I do something like that, I try and give it my very best.”

Roy Wood Jr., another one of the performers, enjoyed

the exposure of being on national TV, he said in a phone interview.

“It has definitely helped my career, but I’m no Justin Bieber,” Wood said. “The secret to comedy is finding your audience. TV does that – allows people who never before would have heard of you to follow your career.”

Wood, 31, first got bit by the “comedy bug” when he was 19, he said. He and friends would go to Florida State University comedy shows. After that, Wood started to listen to the college students around him, which became the start of his first routines.

For the tour, Wood is using primarily new material, he said.

“I want to show new material for fans and people that have watched the show,” Wood said.

“I also want to use new material to keep my own creative juices flowing. No band wants to do biggest hits shows forever,

they’re going to want to use new material.”

He will enjoy doing shows outside of TV again because it can be restrictive, not just for content and language but also time, Wood said.

“You can’t do a four-minute set in two minutes,” he said.

Mike DeStefano, Myq Kaplan and this season’s winner, Felipe Esparza, will also be performing.

The tour will stop in 65 different cities in the country, but Chico gets the honor of being the city that kicks off the tour.

Stephanie Maynard can be reached at smaynard@theorion.com

Last Comic Standing When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: Laxson Auditorium • Cost $23 student • Featuring Roy Wood Jr., Mike DeStefano, Myq Kaplan, Felipe Esparza and Tommy Johnagin

Musical styles mix at Boss 501 album release show Tyler Ash STAFF WRITER

The walls of Cafe Coda gave way to an island beach scene Friday as Boss 501 blasted their reggae tones into a sea of head-bobbing fans at their CD release party.

Their songs poured Jamaican flavor into the venue as loyal listeners grooved with the soulful beats.

Nick Danty, alto sax player and vocals, was happy to be playing in Chico again, specifically at Cafe Coda, he said.

“Cafe Coda is the best place to play in Chico,” he said.

Boss 501 has been mostly influenced by early reggae, Jamaican ska and dub music, but also acknowledge that they’ve been influenced by punk rock, soul and jazz. No

matter what style they played that night, their large Chico following sang and swayed to every one of their fun, easygoing songs.

When Boss 501 announced they were having a CD release party for their first album, “In the Groove,” they weren’t lying.

The venue was filled with excitement because their fans could finally take a disc home for the first time in four years.

Boss 501 has some band members who only play with them in certain locations in California, including Nick Danty’s brother, Jason “J-Bird” Danty. He showed the crowd his auxiliary percussion skills Friday night, jumping hysterically and exciting the audience while bashing his cowbell and please see BOSS 501 | c4

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CAPACITY COFFEE HOUSE Boss 501 play at their CD release show Saturday. Rock Creek Jug Band and People on the Moon also provided entertainment. “In the Groove” is Boss 501’s first album.

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Don’t watch this video if you can’t handle extremely awkward situations. Two teenage Brits take the stage on “The X Factor,” and after telling the audience to shut up, storming off and coming back out, proceed to sing half a song.

Conflict ensues.

This spoof of VH1’s “Behind the Music” details Jewel and Sarah Palin’s fictional short-lived duo, Sarah Barracuda and the Jewel.

It was all going well until Todd Palin went “Yoko” and started messing things up.

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>> “False Priest” (ALBUM) The 10th release by the eccentric Montreal is another well-made, tastefully produced addition to their discography. They’re one of the only bands that require a dictionary to understand what they’re saying and the music is cerebral enough to match.

>> “Flamingo” (ALBUM) The first solo effort from The Killers’ frontman Brandon Flowers was announced in April. Judging from the single “Crossfire,” the album will be less dancy and more rock-oriented than his work with The Killers. Fans of the sheer catchiness of The Killers won’t be disappointed.

>> “Prince of Persia: Sands of Time” (DVD) Jake Gyllenhaal portraying a Persian may not have been the best fit, but Sir Ben Kingsley’s performance was enough to make this video game adaptation worth watching. Add an ostrich race run by Alfred Molina and mysterious and foxy princess in peril, and it’s enough to travel back in time to watch it again.

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>> “Hurley” (ALBUM) Most fans of ’90s Weezer circa “The Blue Album” and “Pinkerton” haven’t been pleased with ’00s WeeW zer. This trend looks to continue into the ’10s, as Weezer just doesn’t connect here with a particular audience.

>> “A Thousand Suns” (ALBUM) Going by the numbers, Linkin Park have been wildly successful. In order, their albums have gone 10, four and two-times platinum. But if their fourth album follows this trend, interest will continue to wane. It should, as the band still provides nothing new to listen to.

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>> “Resident Evil: Afterlife” (MOVIE) The “Resident Evil” series has done well for itself – seven novels, 11 video games, one computer-generated film and now four live-action movies.

Milla Jovovich will star again, and all around, the movie could be another zombie-killing good time. That’s who will enjoy it – fans of zombie movies.

View accordingly.

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TENOR LOVING CARE Multi-instrumentalist Scott Schipper plays the tenor sax Friday in the City Plaza with Mystic Roots. The group later played a second set at LaSalles.

Mystic Roots play two shows Candyce Chilson STAFF WRITER

As the sun sets on the hot summer evening of Friday, Sept. 3, Mystic Roots set up for the free event in the City Plaza while reggae lovers brought their lawn chairs and blankets to relax and enjoy the music of Chico’s hometown celebrities.

For those who are unfamiliar with the local music scene, Mystic Roots got their start in Chico. They began their journey to musical success in 1996 and began touring all over the U.S. and Mexico.

People of all ages came to cheer on Mystic Roots at the Friday Night Concert. With hints of reggae, hip-hop and dancehall mixed with overtones of funk and rock, the beat this band sends out can hit an audience member in their soul.

Children played in the fountain and the front stage fi lled

up as barefoot people swayed keyboard and saxophone. back and forth to the catchy The crowd moved in closer as Cootdog welcomed them to beats.

Founding member Coot come in and enjoy the “posi“Cootdog” Wyman, who sings, tive vibes.”

Mystic Roots began the beatboxes and plays keyboard, set with welcomed “Welcome fans.

They really to Chico,” “This is the a remixed hometown,” work to involve version of he said. “This the audience Damian is where it all Marley’s began.” and their energy “Welcome The band is makes everyone to Jamrock.” coming back Brian Hand, from a two want to dance.” and a halfDana Zimpelmann a 19-year-old sophomore visitor from month tour Boulder, with Pato Banton. Having played over Colo., noticed the band’s relaa thousand shows in North tionship with its roots.

“Compared to other regAmerica, the band was in Chico for the prerelease of its gae bands, they seem more newest album, “Cali-HI,” set about their hometown,” he said. “I’ve known about them to release Oct. 5.

They started out the for about three years and their show with instrumentals music is really catchy.”

Cootdog had news to share that included drums, bass,

with fans that left them cheering. He announced that after a few years of living in San Diego, the band would be moving back to home base in Chico.

Many of the songs were clean and edited for the family audience that fi lled the park.

The band announced that the uncensored party would be at LaSalles later that night where it would play uncensored versions of some of its most popular hits.

Dana Zimpelmann, a sophomore communication sciences and disorders major, attested to the band’s stage presence.

“They really work to involve the audience and their energy makes everyone want to dance,” she said.

People danced freely to the Jamaican beat “Get Up and Dance.” Cootdog dropped rhymes with serious flow and he and fellow vocalist Katherine Ramirez played off each

other’s voices.

They had smooth transitions between songs and the band sounded just as crisp and clean as if you were listening to its album. Mystic Roots went onstage at LaSalles at 11:30 p.m. after Monk and The Resonators. They played their stoner-friendly music with songs such as “$100 Bag” and “Sweet Sensimilla.” The band invited fans to an after-party in the parking lot next door.

Mystic Roots are still set to travel to many other cities to promote their new album and expand their fan base. They still seem young and at the top of their game. Putting any doubters to rest, Cootdog ended the night with some assurance.

“We’re going to be doing this music until we are old and gray,” he said.

Candyce Chilson can be reached at cchilson@theorion.com

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Differing artistic approaches draw spectators Trinity Hall exhibits uplifting water colors, contrast abstract art Lauren Beaven STAFF WRITER

The Humanities Center Gallery in Trinity Hall featured whimsy works alongside dramatic paintings at a reception Wednesday, Sept. 1.

Karen Westheimer’s “Dogs I Have Known…And A Few Stray Cats” combined bright color and playfulness in the fi rst hallway, while Chico State art professor Jean Gallagher’s “Balance” created a profound, more contemporary atmosphere in the next room.

Although divided by nothing more than an archway, the change in mood and scene was tangible as admirers moved between the two exhibitions.

The cheerful ambiance of Westheimer’s work drew laughs and easy conversation from onlookers throughout the gallery.

“Animals have always been an inspiration for all of my art,” Westheimer said.

With these watercolors, she strove to capture the personality of each animal that intrigued her, especially the joyful energy she often sees in her own pets, she said.

Westheimer’s painting of a curious Welsh corgi named Buddy, on display at the exhibit, was also

recently chosen to be shown Ashleigh Speaker.

Gallagher’s “Balance” at the Butte County Watercolor Society’s Annual Juried Water- showcased 14 new oil pieces media Exhibition at the 1078 on canvas arranged in sets.

The highlighted displays of Gallery beginning Oct. 6.

“He was just a funny dog,” the exhibition, “Balance One” and “BalWestheimer ance Two,” said of Buddy.

Animals included “I think that’s works of a why I like that have always been female figone so much. I ure and a feel like I just an inspiration for male figure, captured that.” all of my art.” intersected Using Karen Westheimer by one or animals as subvisual artist two other jects allowed abstract pieces. for a different kind of emotion.

Gallagher’s exhibition harThe paintings of cats and dogs expressed the charac- bored layers of meaning ter of each animal and gave beyond just visual art, he said. “‘Balance’ is an in-proga feeling of different pets’ personalities, said sopho- ress series of paintings that more graphic design major incorporates male and female

figurative imagery with abstracted images of fabricated clothing that serve as metaphors for equality,” Gallagher said.

Chico State art studio major Charles Van Steyn was among admirers of Gallagher’s work at the reception.

The paintings are most interesting because of her use of dynamic color and the shape of the figures, Van Steyn said.

Snacks and music were also provided at the reception, along with a lighthearted ambiance, objects of contemplation and most definitely artistic diversity.

Lauren Beaven can be reached at lbeaven@theorion.com

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MOVIE REVIEW >>

‘Machete’ hacks its way to box office from trailer Mark Rojas ART DIRECTOR

Robert Rodriguez has launched a machete at my head – and I loved it.

Rodriguez’s “Machete” helped me remember how fun the violent, head-chopping, blood-filled movies can be. For fans of Rodriguez’s other films – not including “Spy Kids”– this movie is tops.

Danny Trejo stars as the gritty-faced, ordinarylooking day laborer on the streets of Austin, Texas. But really, he is “Machete,” an ex cer with Mexican law enforcement offi officer long greasy black hair and tremendous skill with a machete. He is

hired by a ruthless businessman to assassinate a Texas politician, played by Robert De Niro, who is not too friendly toward illegal immigrants.

Trejo has been around the block. At 66 years old, his TV and film credits are longer than lines at the DMV, but he has never been the main attraction until “Machete.” Most recognize him from other Rodriguez productions such as that vampire bartender in “From Dusk Till Dawn,” or as the uncle – also nicknamed “Machete”– in “Spy Kids.”

Trejo is a one-time drug addict that had served 10 years in San Quentin penitentiary, but is now the perfect example of a phoenix rising from the ashes of a

troubled past.

Along with De Niro, the film boasts a cast with a recognizable set of names. Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan share screen time, not just as eye candy but actually contribute to deepening the plot. Steven Seagal – who was noticeably missing from the man-gasm-inducing action flick “The Expendables” – plays a merciless Spanish-speaking drug kingpin.

Rodriguez is known for intense violence and ability to work with small budgets. “Machete” grew from a mock-trailer featured during the movie “Grindhouse” to a full-on action film.

This is a revolutionary new way of

trying to sell an idea for a feature film. Instead of telling studio producers about a concept, a trailer can actually show what the movie could look like.

The movie does have undertones and over-thetop simplifications and generalizations of the current border debate, but mostly sticks to action in an epic story of revenge and redemption – and not just for “Machete.”

Maybe it was seeing Seagal speaking Spanish or maybe it was Machete hopping into battle in a trickedout low-rider, but this movie is a machete-sized cut above the rest. Viva “Machete!”

Mark Rojas can be reached at artdirector@theorion.com

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STAFF COMMENTARY >>

Censorship in movies misses point Movie rating system allows for graphic violence, little else JJosh Hegg STAFF WRITER S

In my formative years, I remember how much excitement and mystery surrounded the R or NC-17 rating that graced every movie I wanted to see.

As I have grown and fully indulged in the wonderful world of inappropriate film, I have noticed a double standard in the way we censor movies.

Movies these days are full of blood and guts, yet I still

feel incredibly uncomfortable watching a graphic sex scene on the big screen. I believe it is because violence has become a mainstream plot device in the movie industry, while sex is still taboo. I think the culprit behind the unfair censorship of film is America’s movie rating system.

The Motion Picture Association of America is the organization responsible for giving films a rating for content.

Their prejudice against sexuality is obvious in their verdicts.

Movies with plots that revolve around violence seem to get much lower ratings than films revolving around sexual exploration.

Darren Aronofsky, director of “Requiem for a Dream,” commented on the disparity in the

treatment of gore and nudity in the documentary “This Film Is Not Yet Rated.”

“It seems backwards that showing human sexuality in any form is getting into R territory while you can shoot as many bodies as you want and as long as there is no blood, it can be PG-13,” he said.

The problem with this rating system is that it isn’t transparent at all. The ratings are widely inconsistent and backwards.

Kimberly Peirce, director of “Boys Don’t Cry,” described her struggles with the MPAA in the documentary.

The movie, which centers on gender and sexual themes, was not released by the studio because it was given an NC-17 rating. Peirce said she felt shut

out from the system. No one reasons behind its decision, he would talk to her and she was said. The association would not unable to get any feedback for allow him to rework the film to give it an R rating. the reasons of her rating.

Many directors, like Kevin Independent movies are Smith and especially Wayne Kramer, discrimiViolence shared simnated against ilar tales of by this has become a frustration. system.

“If I made a Matt Stone, mainstream plot rating system, I co-creator of device in the would put rape South Park right at the top and dozens movie industry.” of the list of top of other irreverent comedies, explained the offenses,” Smith said in the docproblems he had as an indepen- umentary. “Yet that shit skates.”

The rating bias is clear in dent director with the MPAA in regards to sex – nearly four the documentary.

When Stone was working as an times as many movies are rated independent director on the NC- NC-17 for sex than for violence, 17-rated “Orgazmo,” the MPAA according to statistics on the was incredibly vague about the MPAA website.

When a movie receives an NC-17 rating, it is incredibly difficult to receive any sort of marketing support, especially if the film is being produced independently.

The rating system in America favors big studios and is biased toward certain immoral acts more than others. The sad part is that any director who wants his or her film to be successful must have it fit into a certain mold determined by the MPAA’s criteria.

So next time you’re at the movies, be open-minded and enjoy all kinds of films, but take the MPAA with a grain of salt.

Josh Hegg can be reached at jhegg@theorion.com

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MULTITASKING Rip Johnson [left] plucks the upright bass while Brad Miller [right] tinkers away on the washboard. Rock Creek Jug Band played their take on roots folk music Saturday at Cafe Coda.

tambourine.

Most of the band members met while attending school at Chico State.

Danty met Chris “Esco” Zinna, organ and keyboard player, on MySpace and their drummer, Danny Walcoff, in the dorms as he was carrying his drum set up to his room.

Bassist Ben Stone, who also attended Chico State, was a former bandmate of Danty and a longtime friend.

They recruited vocalist and trombone player Charlie Francis from the music program and their newest addition to the band, guitarist Brian Matisek, joined he band last January.

At one point of the show, J-Bird went offstage in the middle of a song to retrieve a pitcher of beer for his thirsty band. He sipped and shared the brew all while conducting the audience into a dancing frenzy.

Boss 501 has opened for some reggae legends in the

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“He’s the guy who kind of originated the style of music that we play, so it’s a real honor to be opening for him,” Danty said.

Opening for Boss 501 that night was Rock Creek Jug Band, who performed a folk-tastic barnyard display of “swampy folk” – at least that’s what Rip Johnson would call it, who plays guitar, upright bass, banjo and vocals for the Chico favorite.

The band originated out of sheer front-yard fun, playing and partying until dawn as The Pale Alers, Johnson said.

“We never played a gig or anything, but we stayed up late every night around a bonfire, drinking beer and playing music until we couldn’t stand up,” he said with a grin.

The Rock Creek Jug Band put on a countryside freak show of

talent, as every member played multiple instruments throughout the show, sometimes within the same song.

They sported washboards containing every kitchen item but the sink, lone train whistling harmonicas, a guitar/ banjo hybrid, guitars, a fiddle, an upright bass and a kazoo.

The band brought a special surprise for the crowd that night – an old friend named “Washboard” Brad Miller. With mutton chops on his face and thimbles taped to his fingers, Washboard Brad scratched the beats on his custom-made washboard. His artful instrument contained a handmade mosaic at the top and had been played so many times its ridges were warped.

Washboard Brad was the driving influence of Rock Creek Jug Band when they first started playing.

He lived in their neighborhood and heard them playing one day, took them to

the downtown market and the rest is history.

“They really had this enthusiasm, this bright and shining shit in their eyes,” Miller said.

“They’re still the same goshdarn golly-gee-whiz kind of kids.”

Before Rock Creek Jug Band went on, People on the Moon shook the stage with their newage psychedelic rock. They’ve opened for both Rock Creek Jug Band and Boss 501 in the past and should have a fully self-recorded album out by Christmas break.

Between songs, drummer Cameron Scott kindly asked people to support their local bands rather than large music companies.

“Fuck Best Buy, fuck all those other places, the only CDs you need are over there,” he said calmly with a smile, pointing to the merchandise tables.

Tyler Ash can be reached at tash@theorion.com

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Cold Blue Mountain

7 p.m. @ Ol’ Hawk Eyes Art Shackle $5 donations The heavy Chico quartet plays with Same Sex Dictator from Seattle, and brutal duos Amarok and Epitaph of Atlas.

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West by Swan

Honkey Tonkin’ on the River

Taste of Chico

JJ Grey and Mofro

Drive, ride or float down to Scotty’s and see all kinds of local country flavor.

The show, which should last till about midnight, will benefit Handi-Riders of Northern California.

Delight your tastebuds with the best cuisine and drinks Chico has to offer.

Drown your Monday blues in funky soul music and delicious local beer.

T H U R S DAY

Palo Verde

8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda $5 admission Portland experimental metal duo Palo Verde is joined by Chico’s own metal duo Epitaph Of Atlas.

8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda $5 admission

Get ready for some “experimental noise” from West By Swan, also featuring The Great Good, Furlough Fridays and The Shivas. All ages.

12 p.m. @ Scotty’s Landing $6

12 p.m. @ Downtown Chico $30 for “wine and dine,” $15 for “mini taste”

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Last Comic Standing 7:30 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $23 student admission

NBC’s live tour will be coming right through Chico. Come watch the funniest comedians join forces as they take the stage.

Mute Witness 8 p.m. @ LaSalles $5 cover

Indie-rockers Mute Witness open for the hilarious yet catchy Fortress of Attitude.

T H U R SDAY

Wretch

8 p.m. @ Cafe Flo $5 admission Enjoy some quality food and atmosphere as you rock out to some local hard stuff. All Sixes and Sevens also play.

I Thought I Could Dance 7 p.m. @ BMU Auditorium Free

So you think you can dance? Come give it a shot at this student-run free event.

F R I DAY

Gateway Science Museum Reopening 12 p.m. @ Gateway Science Museum $5 admission

Curious? The museum will reopen with exciting new exhibits A Forest Journey, Nature’s Numbers and A.O. Carpenter: Photographer of the Mendocino Frontier.

Hello Shitty People 8 p.m. @ Monstros Pizza $5 donation

You don’t have to go far to grab a slice and listen to some loud music.

Monstros features Hello Shitty People, Frozen Teens, Nature Boys and Severance Package.

SAT U R DAY

Summer Open Poetry Slam

8 p.m. @ Cosmic Grounds It’s all about the delivery at this showcase of poet skills. This is the time to see if you have what it takes.

Nor Cal Roller Girls After Party 9 p.m. @ Lost on Main

After our own roller derby team hosts Fresno’s NoTown Roller Derby, the party will head to Lost. Don’t miss it.

MON DAY

6:30 p.m. @ Sierra Nevada Big Room $20 admission

T U E S DAY

Reggae Night 9 p.m. @ The Oasis $2 cover

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Get your jam on and dub-step on down to The Oasis for Reggae Night. Shake your dreds and bring some red stripe.

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SU N DAY

Concours d’Elegance Car Show

10 a.m. @ Butte Creek Country Club Shiny cars, music, food and music? Yes please.

Madrigals and More

2 p.m. @ Rowland-Taylor Reciatl Hall $6 student admission Chico State faculty bring you classical music on a Sunday afternoon.

MON DAY

Yoga

9 a.m. @ One Mile $5 Stretch the day out under the rising sun next to the beautiful and babbling Big Chico Creek.

All levels are welcome.

African Dance Class 5 p.m. @ Cafe Culture $10 fee

Dance till you drop to the beat of a different drum.

Live accompaniment will be provided.

T U E SDAY

“Chimes at Midnight” 7:30 p.m. @ Ayres 106 $3 donation

This edition of the university film series will be introduced by Robert O’Brien. Orson Welles directed this classic adaptation.

’90s Night @ LaSalles

Come on, just go already! You don’t even need to dress up, ‘cause it’s the ‘90s. Just grab some plaid and get your grungey self down there!

[ stafffavorites directors] Quentin Tarantino— Every time I watch Uma Thurman get stabbed in the heart or Tim Roth bleed to death on the floor of a warehouse, I’m reminded why this guy holds top ranking in my book. Any director who releases two mindaltering classics within the same year deserves the celebrity status of the great Tarantino.

— Patty Coover Managing Editor

Sam Raimi—You’ve seen this man’s movies, such as “SpiderMan.” What you haven’t seen are his good ones. If you haven’t seen “Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn” or “Drag Me to Hell,” then you are in serious need of education.

His movies are really just “Three Stooges” shorts with blood and chainsaw-hands.

— Anthony Siino News Editor

Wes Anderson — I know shouldn’t conform to Christian Lander’s “Stuff White People Like,” but I can’t help but appreciate the moods this guy can create. He’s certainly a love/ hate kind of director, but he stirs up something interesting in his strange little worlds, especially with the recurring use of Bill Murray.

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In a nutshell...

Better today than tomorrow A few months ago, I rented a book on overcoming procrastination. I never read it.

Sadly, I do this all the time. Even before I sat down to write this column, I called a friend, went on Facebook and did anything I could to put it off. I wasn’t procrastinating on purpose. It’s just become second nature.

Like the adage says, “If it weren’t for the last minute, I wouldn’t get anything done.”

Just like me, 80 to 95 percent of college students procrastinate, according to the Princeton University website.

My excuse has always been that I work well under pressure, even if it means staying up past 2 a.m. to get homework done. And despite the late night scrabbling, my assignments usually earn me an A. However, I started to notice that procrastination has also earned me stress, insomnia and bags under my eyes.

Working best under tight deadlines is contrary to what people know about human performance, said Mimi Bommersbach, director of the Counseling and Wellness Center, in an e-mail. Humans don’t do well when they operate without sleep.

So I may receive an A on my essay, but I’m giving my health an F. When we’re young, it’s easy to put things off and make decisions that let our bodies take a beating for it.

Everyone may have a different reason for why they procrastinate, but the end results will likely be the same as mine.

Some reasons why students procrastinate are self-sabotage, insecurity and not knowing how to manage tasks, Bommersbach said.

I have decided to do something about it. Although I’ve said that many times before, this time the lack of sleep is more than I can deal with.

All you procrastinators out there should join me — and I mean today, not later.

First, we need to identify why we procrastinate.

My biggest problem is that I have poor time-management skills. I will spend hours on Facebook before actually doing any work.

The environment can also hinder us. My roommates and I will sit at a table for hours and get nothing done.

Now I’ve realized this and will opt to go to the library.

Sorry, guys.

Setting goals is very important. I’m going to set realistic goals of what I can accomplish. Breaking tasks down and doing them over time will be easier.

Things are probably not going to work perfectly, but I would rather try to develop these skills now than after graduation.

“Getting My Act Together,” is a group at Chico State that can help. The group meets at 5:15 p.m. Wednesdays, but you must first visit the Counseling and Wellness Center.

Almendra Carpizo can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com

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THE ORION •SAMANTHA YOUNGMAN

A SHELL OF A TIME Senior Gary Day, a biology major and volunteer, spends time with Gargantua, an African sulcata tortoise at the Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation.

Student volunteers make animal friends parks and recreation.

Most of Day’s duties at the STAFF WRITER foundation include working Napoleon Dynamite may with an alligator, bear and owl, be the one who made the liger as well as feeding tigers by famous – “bred for its skills hand, he said.

“It feels really cool because in magic” – but Chico State students who volunteer for ani- their tongue is about as big as mals in need actually get to your hand,” he said. “They lick it right up.” work near one every week.

About 37 percent of regular The Barry R. Kirshner Wildlife Foundation in Durham volunteers at the foundation are Chico State houses 2-yearstudents, old Maya, a said founder man-made We give Roberta liger that is Kirshner. one of the them the best She is biggest cats chance at life.” enthusiastic in the world, Gary Day and appresaid senior senior biology major ciative for biology major their passion Gary Day. He has been volunteering at and hard work, which entails the foundation for more than everything from feeding and two years and has been able to cleaning, website design, prowork with the liger on occasion, gram development and medical care, Kirshner said.

Day said.

“The ones that we work with The liger isn’t the only aniare with us because it’s from mal at the foundation.

It has 96 residents from the heart,” she said.

A majority of the animals that reptiles to birds to exotic animals, said Kelly Campbell, a Kirshner takes care of are there Chico State graduate who has because they have special needs, continued her volunteer ser- Day said. Most of them would vice at the foundation since have been put down for one reagraduating with a degree in son or another if the foundation hadn’t taken them in.

“It’s like a last-stop retirement home for these guys,” he said. “We give them the best chance at life.”

Though Day and other volunteers sometimes get called Founded in 1994 in for animal care emergencies that can last all night, he finds About 75 percent of animal a reward in the personalities of residents have one or more his furry friends, he said. medical conditions The coatimundis, a South American version of raccoons, A baby leopard at the seems to love deodorant and foundation appearedon the will climb all over its handler, Chelsea Lately Show on E! he said.

The African caracles are classified as medium-sized cats and are so athletic they could snatch a bird right out of the sky, Day said. His favorite cat, Gabriele the Operating since 1911, it is one of ocelot, is small and cute but can Butte County’s oldests non-profits. pack a demonic-sounding growl.

The younger animals may Chico State students can get playful just like a dog or cat volunteer through CAVE Sarah Brown

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business accounting major.

Payne volunteered at the shelter through CAVE last semester and is this semester’s group leader for the program, she said.

They are taking 25 volunteers who will commit 30 hours each to care for dogs and cats at the shelter, she said.

These volunteers do basic cleaning, training and socializing, but every effort is rewarding, Payne said. Her experience had been that even if it was pouring rain, it

was satisfying just to see how happy the dogs were.

Finding time for school, a job and volunteering may keep Chico State students busy, but the commitment to animals in need rewards them with patience, she said.

From big cats to small, Chico State students prove in their long hours and dedication that they have hearts as big as a liger’s.

Sarah Brown can be reached at sbrown@theorion.com

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“I didn’t like it because it was a math class. I’m not good at math and there was no one around to help me if I didn’t understand.”

“I liked it because it worked around my schedule, it made it less demanding. I never had to worry about getting to class or being late.”

“I had one class that I liked and one that I didn’t. It depends on how organized the professor is.

One was organized and the other wasn’t at all.”

“I didn’t like it. If you’re going to college, you might as well have a professor to teach you. Otherwise, you should have just stayed home.”

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would, but the volunteers have to remain focused on the task at hand in the interest of safety and animal health, Day said.

For students who cannot resist playing with animals in need, there’s room at the Butte Humane Society for Chico State volunteers as well.

Community Action Volunteers in Education developed the Animal Connection Program to link Chico State volunteers with the shelter, said senior Katrina Payne, a

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was awkward growing up – really awkward.

I rocked a Winnie the Pooh backpack until eighth grade and didn’t learn how to comb my hair until age 16, when someone referred to my ’do as a “nest.” That’s what growing up with four brothers will do to a girl.

My grandmother, who demands to be called “Tutu,” constantly tried to give me advice while I was growing up. The thing with Tutu, however, is that, like most college students, she has two loves – alcohol and sex.

That doesn’t make for the most appropriate advice for a young girl.

She told me in fifth grade that I needed to wear my retainer or boys would never notice me. In eighth grade, when I was still wearing overalls, she gave me a bag of her old clothes, which included fishnet stockings, low cut T-shirts and a garter belt.

In my junior year of high school, she gave me what I have come to consider the best advice ever – have sex with multiple people.

Although I don’t promote promiscuity, experiencing intimacy with different people in a safe and responsible way can be sexually enlightening and can teach you a lot about yourself.

At the time I received the advice, I brushed it off as a typical “Tutu comment” and went back to playing Oregon Trail and eating gold fish.

But over the years and after a few sexual partners, I realized she was right.

The problem with getting that experience in college, however, is that many of us are so amped up on newfound independence that we don’t control our impulses.

I’ve heard stories about students offering their anuses as a sexual orifice for cocaine, young women flashing men for a free slice of pizza or sucking off their peers in the bathroom stalls of local bars.

That’s disturbing to me.

Sure, Chico has the reputation of being a party town, but do we need to endorse a trashy image?

The reality is that one in four people will contract a sexually transmitted infection in their lifetime and most of those cases will occur before the age of 25, according to the Student Health Center website. If you come to college and gain four sexual partners, then the odds are one them had an STI. Butte County had 602 new cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea from the ages of 15-24 in 2009, according to its website.

So instead of racking up your numbers, take the time to gain something from sex other than a horrible hangover, hickies and round of antibiotics for a new STI. Get to know your date over a nice dinner as opposed to an impulsive romp in the backseat of a car.

Embrace your sexual experiences and take something away from them. Learn something about your partner and, more importantly, let them teach you something about yourself.

Boshion Crandall can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com Have a sex-related question?

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ON DISPLAY Campus Bicycles employee James Vandewalle looks at a bike that needs repair at the store on 330 Main St. Owner Budd Schwab said the shop has the largest selection of beach cruisers.

Bicycle shops offer variety for students Tasha Clark STAFF WRITER

Most students can find daily necessities just a few miles away from their homes, so owning a bike can be an advantage.

However, not everyone who moves to this bike-friendly city comes with a bike in tow.

Chico has a variety of bike shops so students don’t have to browse through endless listings on Craigslist to find a bike of their own.

Junior Lee Shaffer, a communication sciences and disorders major, thinks having a bike in Chico is important because he gets to discover what’s new around town while riding, he said.

“This is a ‘bike town’ as opposed to L.A. and Palmdale where they have very few bike lanes,” he said.

Last year’s winner of the best bike shop in Chico News & Review’s “Best of Chico” was Pullins Cyclery on 801 Main St. The store has been around since 1918.

Pullins Cyclery is the oldest bike shop in Chico, said owner Steve O’Bryan, who has owned the shop for 26 years.

The shop is run the old-fashioned way by not affronting

people with marketing plans, he said.

“Our marketing plan is good service and good value,” O’Bryan said.

Its services include sales of new and used bikes, kids’ bikes, high-performance road bikes and bike accessories.

Pullins Cyclery is known for its services department, O’Bryan said.

Campus Bicycles, at 330 Main St., is owned by Budd Schwab, the husband of Chico Mayor Ann Schwab.

Campus Bicycles has the largest collection of beach cruisers in Chico, he said.

In 2009, it placed second in “Best of Chico,” according to the store’s website. The shop has a special women’s department that sells bike accessories.

Campus Bicycles sells mountain and racer bikes that range from $250 to $2,500.

Flat tire repairs range from $8 to $15, minor tune-ups are $20 and major tune-ups are $45. The shop also offers bike rentals.

Cyclesport, at 148 Main St., has been around for more than 30 years. The shop is filled with beach cruisers starting at $250 and up to $400. Road bikes run pricier from $350 to about

$6,000.

Flats are generally $11 to $12 and tune-ups are $45. Customers who purchased a bike at Cyclesport can receive a lifetime of free tune-ups.

The shop offers bikes for customers who seek a proper fit, efficiency and comfort in a bike, said owner Mike Peavy.

Cyclesport has scheduled group rides and skill riding classes that are posted on their Yahoo group, Cyclesport Riding. Bikers can attend a class on how to ride a bike at 6 p.m.

Tuesdays for $5 a week.

Chico Bike and Board has been around for 14 years and has two shops with two different styles. The shop on 845 Main St. sells children’s beach cruisers, skateboards and bike accessories.

The store on 325 Broadway St. sells mountain and urban bikes that college students usually prefer, said owner Brian Daellenbach. Bikes start at $199.

“What do people want?”

Daellenbach said. “They want cheap bikes.”

Customers can also get free indoor storage at the Broadway Street shop during winter and spring breaks to keep their bikes safe from theft and vandalism if they purchase it in

THE ORION • EMILY WALKER

FIXER-UPPER Mike Peavy, owner of Cyclesport, works on a bike at his shop. Cyclesport offers free lifetime tune-ups with bike purchase and anyone can join its group rides Tuesdays for $5 a week.

October, he said. This can be useful for freshmen who live in the dorms and have to leave during these breaks.

Chico Bike and Board gives customers a serial number at the time of purchase to report if the bicycle ever gets stolen. The store also accepts trade-ins.

Chico Sports LTD on 698 Mangrove Ave. has been in business for 25 years and is independently owned.

The store does bike repairs with full service from $30 to $50 and flats repairs for $11. Customers receive a lifetime of free tune-ups and 10 percent off bike parts and accessories with a bike purchase.

With the wide variety each bike shop has, the buyer has the choice to save on a bike or splurge. Whatever the case, there is something for everyone.

Chico’s bike shops Pullins Cyclery 801 Main St. Open since 1918 “Best of Chico” 2009 winner Campus Bicycles 330 Main St. Largest collection of cruisers and has a women’s department Cyclesport 148 Main St. Lifetime of free tune-ups with bike purchase Chico Bike and Board 845 Main St. and 325 Broadway St. Free indoor bike storage Chico Sports LTD 698 Mangrove Ave.

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New professors hired, bring expertise to classroom Amanda Jacobs STAFF WRITER

Three recently hired professors at Chico State are known for their expertise in their individual fields of science and are now sharing that knowledge with students.

Psychology Professor David Hibbard, criminal justice Professor Jon Caudill and electrical and computer engineering Professor Kurtis Kredo have participated in cutting-edge research for each of their areas of choice.

Hibbard collaborated with the late Dr. Duane Buhrmester from the University of Texas to do research on whether or not competitiveness is detrimental to a teenagers’ overall well-being. Their research has been recognized by Time Magazine and has been published in the Springer’s journal Sex Roles.

Their study looks at the difference in psychological effects of either being competitive or driving to excel between adolescent females and males.

Their fi ndings revealed that for girls, competing to win was linked to higher levels of depression and loneliness.

But for both genders, competing to excel correlated with higher self-esteem.

“I’ve always been interested in competitive people,” Hibbard said. “I knew some people that were really competitive and they didn’t seem very happy, and people didn’t want to be around them.”

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Hibbard and Buhrmester did their research by giving questionnaires to 110 students from sixth to 12th grade at the Richardson Independent School District in Dallas, Texas.

“If you want your kid to compete you should want them to win, but also to excel,” Hibbard said.

His research is a good teaching tool to use in his psychology classes, he said.

“I can use it to show research methods that we used,” Hibbard said.

Another recent hire is Caudill, an assistant professor in the criminology department of political science.

He has brought his research and experience in the field

of criminal justice into the classroom.

Caudill has been a juvenile probation officer, surveillance officer for juvenile sex offenders and a research fellow at the Caruth Police Institute in Dallas. Now he’s giving students a new perspective.

“In the classroom, I talk about theoretical aspects of the field and bring in practitioner-based experiences,” Caudill said. “Criminal justice theory is lacking and there’s room for expansion.”

Students learn to categorize the justice system into three steps — organize, explain and predict, he said. However, they’re missing a huge factor – real experience.

“When working as a

probation officer there is a lot of room to think, ‘If I give all the resources to an individual and they commit another crime, it’s like why am I wasting my time?’” Caudill said.

“It brings out a lot of cynicism,” he said.

There were times when he would read fi les and wonder how anyone could commit these crimes, but he would realize that they were still people – still juveniles, he said.

This is Caudill’s fi rst semester teaching at Chico State and he has just moved here from Texas. In his spare time, he’s been exploring the town with his wife and his 7-month-old baby.

Kredo of the electrical and

computer engineering department has done research in underwater wireless networks and intelligent network cards.

Research like Kredo’s in underwater wireless networks isn’t just for an individual’s use, he said. It allows the user to keep track of oil fields and environmental sensing in wildlife and military applications, such as detecting defense.

“Making it wireless is cheaper and more reliable,” said Kredo. “It makes it easier to keep track of a large geographical area. Plus, it’s a new field, so that’s always fun.”

Kredo researched and developed ways to communicate in a synchronized manner in underwater wireless networks while studying for his doctorate at UC Davis, he said.

This is Kredo’s fi rst semester at Chico State and he is currently teaching introductory courses.

His goal is to get the students to go into one of the two main branches in the computer engineering field, he said. He also wants to help them break into the industry and design new, faster devices and research what the next wireless network will be.

“I like to have the students pick what they’re interested in as much as possible,” he said.

Amanda Jacobs can be reached at ajacobs@theorion.com

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DREAM Act to help illegal immigrant students at Chico State Ally Dukkers STAFF WRITER

This past summer senior Sarait Escorza, a social work major, worked to raise funds to pay for the travel expenses of 15 students hopeful to continue their education, raise awareness and encourage legislators to pass the California Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, also known as the DREAM Act, SB1460.

For students who are paying their way through college or for the parents who are paying the bills, tuition can be very expensive. Many students turn to financial aid, however some do not qualify for state-funded money.

Some students facing this problem have inherited the title “illegal immigrant” from their parents who brought them to this country. When they reach college level after growing up in public schools, these students are suddenly faced with the problem of needing a social security number.

Undocumented students may apply for the California Assembly Bill 540, allowing them to pay in-state tuition,

but are unable to receive statefunded aid.

There are two bills proposed both in California and nationally that are designed to assist these students. The DREAM Act would allow students to apply for financial aid within California, according to the Immigration Policy Center. The federal DREAM Act would also allow 65,000 high school graduates per year to gain temporary residency for a six-year period.

Elizabeth Alaniz, financial aid adviser at Chico State, has worked with many students in this situation and hopes the bill will become a law, she said.

“Many students have come here as babies, it is not a crime that they committed,” Alaniz said. “Their parents brought them here, and they were too young to know.”

AB 540 was signed into effect in 2001, allowing college students, regardless of immigration status, who graduated and attended a California high school for more than three years to be eligible to pay instate fees. These students must agree

to sign a waiver with a California college stating that they are in the process or will begin the process of obtaining citizenship.

“I’ve had friends drop out because they can’t afford tuition, especially with the budget cuts,” Escorza said.

“They work so hard, and do everything they are required to do.”

Teresita Curiel, director of the MESA schools program, works with lower income students at a precollege level who qualify for AB 540 during the application process.

“You never know who an AB 540 student is, unless they self-identify themselves to me,” Curiel said. “I always mention AB 540, but it’s up to them to apply.”

Five years ago, the California DREAM Act was introduced. If it becomes a law, it will allow AB 540 students to apply for financial aid at California Community Colleges, California State Universities and University of California schools. The bill was amended, reintroduced and passed Aug. 31 in the Senate 21 to 12 and the Assembly 48 to 27.

“This bill has been in the process for a long time,” Alaniz said. “Hopefully it will soon be a reality.”

The next step in the process is to send the bill to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who has previously vetoed the bill and will decide whether or not to veto it for the fourth time.

“A lot of people have a misconception of what the DREAM act will do,” Escorza said. “But I think it will encourage people to go to school and get an education.”

Many AB 540 students are in the process of becoming a citizen, Curiel said.

By the time they reach graduation they may be on their way toward gaining citizenship. With the DREAM Act, it would enable these people to finance their education.

A common misconception is that AB 540 is illegal, though it is a California state law, Curiel said. The percentage of AB 540 students is very small and many who qualify do not apply. Within a year, typically one to two AB 540 students will identify themselves to her.

“Going to school and getting an

education will help the economy, and without it many people would turn to crime and violence,” Escorza said.

If the DREAM Act does become law, it will encourage students to go to college and exercise their right to an education, Curiel said.

AB 540 students who have lived in this country for most of their lives consider the U.S. to be their home, instead of their country of origin, which they might not remember, Alaniz said.

Alaniz is also the co-coordinator of the young adult youth group at St. John the Baptist, Resurreccion Juvenil, who held its first annual Cena Baile de Gala benefit Saturday inside the church gym to raise money for AB 540 students who are having trouble paying for school.

“This needs to be fixed,” Alaniz said. “These students are fighters and they will keep fighting after they leave my office, because they have to, to survive.”

Ally Dukkers can be reached at adukkers@theorion.com

Chico State declared military-friendly school Gina Pence STAFF WRITER

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SOLDIER Marine veteran Derek Evans relaxes in Siskiyou 103.

When choosing a college, students often look for simple incentives such as the availability of major programs. For veterans, there are additional considerations, such as finding a school with programs that help them transition from soldiers to students.

By offering programs that mentor and assist veterans while in school, Chico State has minimized the obstacles that keep veterans from achieving higher education, earning the university recognition for its efforts.

Chico State was named a military-friendly school by GI Jobs last month, a magazine that focuses on veterans transitioning from the military to

civilian life.

Programs benefiting veterans were implemented at Chico State in the last few years following the 2005 Troops to College initiative created by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The Veteran Education Support Team is one such program and is comprised of more than a dozen representatives from student service professionals on campus and other local, state and federal institutions that cater solely to veterans. One of the organizations is the Student Health Center. Veterans have a representative that is there to answer their questions and is dedicated to their needs.

Mike Johnson, who was enlisted in the navy as a cryptologic technician from 1994 until 1998, is attending Chico

State to double major in political science and international relations, he said. The programs and the community were deciding factors in his decision to come to school here.

“It’s not a big city, but it’s big enough where there’s stuff to do,” Johnson said. “The community is close and it’s a good place where you can learn and study.”

Veteran Shaloma McGovern is working on her graduate degree in social science and wants to work in public relations in the military, she said.

She graduated from University of North Dakota then came to Chico to finish her graduate studies.

“We didn’t have a Student Veterans Organization where I was at,” she said, referring to

the University of North Dakota.

The Student Veterans Organization was created in the 1970s, but became inactive during the 1980s and 1990s. The center was revived in 2004 and has been serving student veterans ever since.

Administrative support coordinator for the Veterans Affairs Office, Larry Langwell, worked with the Student Veterans Organization to create a response to the Troops to College initiative, he said. He collaborated with the school and local organizations to create the Veteran Education Support Team, a one-stop center for veterans to go for help and information.

“Through networking with different organizations, it makes it possible for veterans who weren’t even thinking of

going to school to attend,” Langwell said.

Veterans have to deal with post-traumatic stress disorder and some have an identity crisis making it difficult to attend school, he said.

Over the past two years, enrollment of veterans has doubled, Langwell said. The enrollment of veterans has gone from 200 to 400.

“A lot more veterans are going to school, and the services that Chico State offers to veterans is defi nitely an incentive,” Langwell said. “It’s not mandatory that we do these things, but it makes an easier transition for veterans to get an education.”

Gina Pence can be reached at gpence@theorion.com

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“Party rowdiness worsening, police say” Sept. 13, 1989 Attempts to curb alcohol abuse have gone on since before 1989, when local law enforcement officials said partying around the campus had gotten worse that fall semester.

“It does appear that the people we’re contacting in regards to parties are not cooperating as much as they have in the past,” said former Police Chief Jim Massie of the Chico Police Department.

On Sept. 2, of that year, a bottle was reportedly thrown at a Butte County Sheriff’s vehicle when breaking up a large party on Nord Avenue.

Patrol cars, a paddy wagon and a police dog were sent to a party on North Cedar Street Aug. 23 and police

were able to peacefully disband the partygoers.

Former Chico State President Robin Wilson created a 12-point proposal to control alcohol abuse by students. Law enforcement officials would be encouraged to enforce no public drinking in student residential areas.

University Police is also concerned with students’ drinking habits, said University Police Chief Michael Minard.

“We’re not looking to make their lives miserable or to intrude on their private space or anything like that,” he said.

“But we have a genuine concern for their safety.”

While officials said a worsening trend in drinking and partying can be seen, Chico State did not deserve the reputation it has.

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RIOTS Police break up a group of young people rioting after a party in October 2008, which was one of a series of riots that fall.

Chico State still has a reputation of being a party school 21 years later.

Before students started the fall semester on Aug. 23, police responded to 252 calls between 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20 and 2 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, according to the Orion article “Crime spikes as semester begins.” A total of 46 arrests were made.

Law enforcement officials broke up two parties in which bottles were thrown at officers Aug 21.

The first weekend can be a free-for-all because it is some students’ first time away from their parents,

said Theresa Fagouri, program coordinator for the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center.

“What happens here in Chico happens nationwide, but people should still respect themselves and their community,” she said.

During expected big weekends and holidays, the Chico Police Department’s Mounted Enforcement Team is deployed when crowds get to an unmanageable size for officers on foot, said Detective Abigail Madden.

-Compiled by Christine De Jesus

In the spotlight: A.S. Bike Cart makes changes At a time when sustainability is becoming more highlighted at universities across the nation, Adventure Outings’ bike cart at Chico State is well ahead of the game. Through funding provided by the Sustainability Fund Allocation Committee, senior Matt McTavish, a manufacturing technology major who has worked at the bike cart for five years, and other colleagues, transformed the mobile shop in order to make it sustainable.

The bike cart is open from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and is near the Bell Memorial Union.

Q: How did you improve the bike cart program?

A: The new bike cart is

completely mobile by human power. It’s basically a pedicab with a bike shop instead of a seat on the back.

Q: Where did you get the mobile bike cart from?

A: We did our research and found out that the best company out there is this company called Main Street Pedicabs in Colorado. They make the best drive systems you can buy. We figured instead of making it ourselves, we were better off having somebody else do it for us. It would be faster and a lot better. They delivered us a custom 6-foot-by-40-inch platform on the back of a tricycle basically, and we built the shop up from that.

Q: Where did the funding come from for you to do this?

A: The Sustainability Fund Allocation Committee funded the drive system and the shop portion through a grant we received last January. Then myself and Matt Davis, a manufacturing technology student, built this thing over the course of the last semester.

Q: What is the Sustainability Fund Allocation Committee?

A: SFAC has been a big part of our business. They gave money for our shop as well as giving money for this new cart and they’ve also given money for marketing. We already have a new shop this semester, so

we’re going to do basic tuneups and stuff like that out here, but more major repairs we’re going to send them down to our shop.

Q: How many bikes on average do you get a day?

A: I’d say about 20.

Q: What are your costs for basic services?

A: We have three different tune-ups. There’s the $12 tune-up, $20 tune-up and a $30 tune-up. The $12 tune-up is for cruisers. The $20 tune-up is for basic gears and brakeage estimate and safety check. The $30 tune-up is a full tune-up.

-Compiled by Sarah Brown

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A LA CART Mike Ortalda [left], a senior civil engineering major, and Matt McTavish [right], a senior manufacturing technology major, work at the A.S. Bike Cart, which is now “human-powered.”

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Online classes convenient, but motivation required to pass Kelly Smith STAFF WRITER

A typical day of college classes may involve rolling out of bed, rushing to collect books and homework while scrambling out the door, trying to make it to class on time.

Many students are aware that taking classes online can relieve the hustle and bustle of a day of on-campus classes.

Chico State oers more than 100 online courses this semester alone, said Je Layne, director of the Center for Regional and Continuing Education.

The university ďŹ rst announced it was oering state-of-the-art online degree completion and certificate programs January 2001, according to a Chico State

press release.

By 2004, more than 130 courses were taught online through Chico Distance and Online Education, including masters programs, according to the press release.

While online courses oer a convenience to students, it’s ultimately up to the individual to keep themselves on task. “Students enrolled in an online course must be organized and motivated,â€? Layne said. “It is important to keep pace with the course throughout the semester.â€?

Lisa Westwood, a professor of anthropology, thinks many students underestimate the workload that accompanies an online course, she said. “Many students have the assumption that online classes are somehow less challenging than face-to-

face class,� Westwood said. “This is simply not the case.

Because online classes generally allow for open-book exams, the instructor has to compensate for that.�

Students enrolled in an online course must be organized and motivated.�

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Westwood has done statistical studies each semester to achieve a better understanding of students’ performance in online classes compared to face-to-face courses. “Like my traditional classes, my online classes show a bell-

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shaped distribution curve,â€? she said. “There is no signiďŹ cant dierence, however some students will swear that the online class is easier.â€?

Online courses are designed to accommodate a student’s busy schedule.

Senior Ben Kane, a liberal studies major, decided to give it a shot for this same reason. “I felt that an online class would free up my schedule during the week and be one less time constraint to worry about,� he said. “It would also allow me to complete the assignments at my own pace.�

While being free of class time constraints, online classes don’t oer the physical comfort that accompanies a regular oncampus class, he said.

Kane chose to take an English literature class online and it hasn’t been the easiest endeavor for him, he said.

“My online class is the one class I am most nervous about,� he said. “I’m constantly unsure if I am keeping current with the right assigned readings or if more is expected.�

Chico State has led the way in the development and utilization of the online course system, according to the press release. Chico began to oer a limited number of online courses in 1997 and was also one of the ďŹ rst universities in the world to successfully demonstrate live faculty lectures via streaming video over the Internet.

Depending on the course, the level of diďŹƒculty is usually equal to that of an oncampus, face-to-face class, Layne said. It’s just simply structured dierently. “Luckily, Chico State faculty has had the opportunity

to work with instructional designers in the Technology and Learning Program to create an online course that reects their speciďŹ c style of instruction,â€? Layne said.

With technology advancing at a constant rate, it’s hard to tell how the classroom setting may change in the coming years.

Both face-to-face and online courses will continue to coexist, Layne said. “I do think the technology that online courses utilize will continue to seep into courses taught face-to-face,â€? he said. “Online courses were some of the ďŹ rst to utilize Blackboard Vista. Now it’s hard to ďŹ nd any course that doesn’t utilize this technology in some fashion.â€?

Kelly Smith can be reached at ksmith@theorion.com

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