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Sigma Chi fraternity will be holding their annual philanthropic event to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network April 11-15. Sigma Chi has officially affiliated itself with Children's Miracle Network since 1992 and now raises funds at chapters across the country through various events such as this.
Wide-brimmed sombreros, fake mustaches and Mexican flags worn as capes abounded on Cesar Chavez Day as many students celebrated the holiday in red cup fashion. There were 50 arrests on the day, a majority made for drunk in public violations, according to a Chico Police press release. Fifteen Chico State students were arrested plus five from Butte College, and while arrests were up compared to last year’s 43, no felony crimes were reported. Although Chico State students had the day off Thursday, classes resumed Friday and the outof-town influence was speculated to be minimal,
Chico Police Detective Jim Parrott said. “I think today it’s mostly CSUC, you know, where most of the other holidays like Halloween you get so much influence from out of town,” Parrott said, who was patrolling Ivy Street on horseback. A DUI checkpoint screened 892 drivers in front of Chico High School, which produced one arrest for suspicion of DUI and seven citations for unlicensed or suspended drivers, according to the release. Many students flooded the downtown area south of Chico State Thursday afternoon, and some donned sombreros and ponchos as a nod to the holiday while they hopped from party to party. Some wore tank-tops reading “I love Tequila” on the front and “Give me a shot” on the back. “It’s not good to be racist and wear all the
ponchos and stuff, but I don’t feel there’s a reason we shouldn’t celebrate,” said Garrett Miller, sophomore music industry major. “Grow up, you don’t have to be all crazy like that.” Dressing up in sombreros and fake mustaches is an appropriate way to celebrate the holiday because “it’s the only way we could,” said Darrek Byam, senior political science major. “It’s the only day they can do it,” he added while also praising Chavez’s civil rights and labor law leadership. Five packed house parties could be seen from the intersection of West Fourth and Ivy Streets at about 4 p.m., and members from the Chico State Jazz X-Press marched downtown playing a rendition of The Champs’ “Tequila.” Students migrated downtown dancing to >> please see CHAVEZ | A7
Cesar Chavez Day celebrations vary from outreach and community service vice e to drunken revelry in the streets >> see coverage on A6 and A7
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MARCHING FOR JUSTICE Luis Munoz, a political science major and director of University Affair rallies crowd.
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BLOCKHEADS Students in Irene Salter and Leslie Atkins’ scientific inquiry course participate in a thought experiment.
Professors present program at national competition QUESTIONS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC MIND
When a circular stone falls into a pond, circular ripples form. If you drop a die into a pond, will the ripples be die shaped? Why or why not? Why does condensation form on the outside of a glass? To see the answers to these questions and more, check out this story at theorion.com
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For Irene Salter and Leslie Atkins, two Chico State professors who teach future teachers, science education is all about thinking inside the box — literally. “Imagine that I put a cardboard box over your head that let absolutely no light in, and then poked a hole in the back, behind your head.” Salter said. “What would you see?” This thought experiment is only one lesson from Salter and Atkins’ scientific inquiry course, an innovative program designed to teach future elementary school teachers how to think scientifically, Salter said. The concept behind the course was a finalist in a nationwide educational competition called STEMposium, a conference on April 1 that was the culminating event of a nationwide search for creative ways to teach science, technology,
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engineering and math. “STEMposium is like a cross between TED and the Oscars,” said Melissa Wagaski in a phone interview. Wagaski, who designed the STEMposium, is a symposium fellow with EnCorps Teacher Program. TED is a non-profit conference dedicated to “Ideas Worth Spreading,” according to the conference’s website. Salter and Atkins’ proposal was one of 12 chosen to be given at the presentation because it emphasized the importance of actually doing science in the classroom, rather than memorizing a long list of definitions, she said. “Everybody knows that science should be taught that way,” Wagaski said. “But what Dr. Salter noticed is that teachers don’t actually do that.” A $25,000 prize purse was distributed on the night of STEMposium, according to the STEMposium Twitter feed. Among the winners was
Tony DeRose, a chief scientist at Pixar who represented the MAKE program, which allows children to learn applied science by designing and constructing inventions, Atkins said. DeRose’s own children learned how to weld through the program when they constructed a fire-breathing metal dragon about 2 meters tall. Even though they didn’t win the competition, Salter said the primary reason she went was to give the scientific inquiry course public exposure. “I’m excited to show everyone a novel, new, cool way of teaching science,” Salter said. Atkins, who teaches in the classroom with Salter, said that the main focus of the course is inspiring scientific curiosity in their students. “The more you delve into science, the more questions there are,” said Atkins, who is formally trained as a physicist. Salter, a neurologist as well >> please see STEM | A5
Spring signals the start of warm weather, blooming flowers and the kickoff of the Associated Students election campaigns. Chico State students running for elected positions began their campaigns Monday. There are 10 positions available, so voting will be very important this year, said Denise Crosswhite, staff member of A.S. Programs and Government Affairs. Chico State has the highest voter turnout in the California State University system, she said. Twenty-seven percent of eligible voters participated in last year’s election. “We want more students to vote in this year’s election,” Crosswhite said. “Students are really throwing away their rights if they don’t vote.” Students who don’t vote can’t take full advantage of revenue sharing, said A.S. elections supervisor Ashley Holton-Westhaver. Students can choose to give student groups and organizations direct funding with their $15 portion of the Activity Fee, Holton-Westhaver said. They can choose to split the money between two or three groups or to give all $15 to one. “The difference this year is that we used to receive $10 for each application,” Holton-Westhaver said. “Now we receive $15 back for each student who votes.” Chico State clubs and organizations could receive $240,000 if every eligible student voted, she said. “Last year Chico State made $43,000 from the elections, and it went directly back to Associated Students clubs and organizations on campus,” Holton-Westhaver said. The money accumulated from the student activity fee that all students pay is held in a monitored budget, Holton-Westhaver said. “There is a pot of money that is specifically given to the Associated Students for revenue sharing,” Holton-Westhaver said. Money not used by revenue sharing will be recycled for the following year’s election, she said. Students can begin voting at 8 a.m. April 19 with polls closing at 6 p.m. on April 21. April 19 will be the election barbecue, said Nicole MacDougall who is running for director of University Affairs. “The barbecue will be a great way for students to meet the upcoming candidates,” MacDougall said. “We will be wearing the chef hats outside.” Ongoing events for the next three weeks will encourage students to engage themselves in the election, Crosswhite said. The events give the candidates the opportunity to get closer to the voters. “Whoever the students vote for will become the voice of Chico State,” Crosswhite said, “making it really important to be knowledgeable in the election.” Dario Gut can be reached at dgut@theorion.com
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Chico Performances will present a trio of musicians in Laxson Auditorium April 13. Musicians Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer will come together to play an “acoustic world fusion of jazz, funk and bluegrass.” Fleck has won 11 Grammy Awards. Hussain is regarded as one India’s greatest classical musicians and Meyer received high praise from The New Yorker. Tickets and information are available at chicoperformances.com.
Chico State students: 15 Butte College students: 5 “Other” students: 5 Non-students: 25 Juveniles: 0
An increase in student participation in the elections could increase funding for A.S. programs, giving $15 per vote.
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The Turner’s Ingenuity and Creativity print exhibition will continue through April 10. The exhibition reveals how invention occurs and honors author William Kamkwamba. The exhibit also features works by acclaimed printmakers such as David Hockney and Russell T. Gordon and by local artists Jim Snidle and Marion Epting. The Turner is located in Meriam Library. The exhibit is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will also be open during the same hours Sunday.
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The Humanities Center will host guest Jackson Lears, who will present “The Trigger of History: Rethinking Capitalism and Modernity,” Thursday in Trinity Hall Room 100. Lears is the Board of Governors Professor of History at Rutgers University. He has written such works as “No Place of Grace: Antimodernism and the Transformation of American Culture, 18801920” and “Fables of Abundance: a Cultural History of Advertising in America,” the latter of which won the Los Angeles Times Book award for History in 1995.
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700 422 President Barack Obama announced Monday that he would run for re-election next fall. He sent a message to his supporters about his plans in 2012 and released a video on his website. But the president does not appear in the video. Instead, his supporters talk about his successful win for the presidency in 2008 and their hopes for what the president will do next term if re-elected. Obama told supporters that the campaign would start small but grow over time with their help and support. As of now, only one leading candidate has declared to run for president in 2012 — Tim Pawlenty, the Republican who is the former governor of Minnesota.
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WORLD NEWS >> Afghanistan — Afghan officials report
New Delhi — The Indian government
Libya — A NATO air strike targeting
Rikuzentakata, Japan — Japan’s Prime
Arabian Sea — A United Arab Emirates
that 22 people have been killed by
Muammar Qaddafi’s forces instead
is considering legislation that would
Minister Naoto Kan visited areas devas-
protestors after demonstrations started
killed 13 rebel fighters on Saturday. The
make insulting speech against Mahatma
tated by the tsunami for the first time on
a ship back from pirates Saturday off
Friday in response to a Florida pastor’s
rebel leaders have called the deaths an
Gandhi illegal after the release of a
Saturday, as those affected by the crisis
the coast of Oman. The freighter MV
burning of a Quran. The dead include
“unfortunate accident” but stressed that
biography that some say paint Gandhi
complained that the government had
Arrilah-1 was attacked and boarded on
seven UN officials who were killed when
their support for the international strikes
as “racist and bisexual.” The biography
been too focused on the situation at the
Friday while on route from Australia to
protestors overwhelmed security guards
remains undiminished. The rebel leaders
itself has already been banned in several
Fukushima nuclear power plant. These
Dubai’s Jebel Ali port. The pirates sur-
at the UN office in the usually peaceful
went on to blame their own forces’ lack of
states of India. Gandhi’s great-grandson
complaints come as an 8-inch crack was
rendered as United Arab Emirates special
northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. Afghan
organization for the accident. NATO took
Tushar Gandhi decried the ban.
discovered in a maintenance pit that
forces boarded the carrier. Nobody was
president Hamid Karzai called the
overall command of coalition operations
“He led an entirely transparent life,
was leaking radioactive water into the
reported injured or killed. The pirates are
attacks “ruthless,” but most Afghans
in Libya Thursday, and the United States
open for discussion, open for criticism,”
ocean. Japanese officials claim that the
to be handed over to United Arab Emir-
only found out about the Quran burning
ended its share of combat air patrols
Tushar Gandhi said of his great-grand-
radioactive water will soon dissipate in
ates authorities and it is unclear if the
after Karzai publicly condemned the act
Saturday. It is unclear if the CIA and
father. “The banning of the book is a
the ocean, but some are worried that
pirates were originally operating out of
days earlier.
Special Forces operatives on the ground
greater insult to Gandhi than any insult,
seafood will be affected. As of Saturday,
Somalia, which is known for its anarchy
will follow suit. Rebels control much of
whether intended or not, in the contents
there were 11,800 confirmed dead in
and pirate havens.
eastern Libya, but their only foothold
of the book.”
Japan, with tens of thousands without
Source: Al Jazeera, Los Angeles Times
Source: The Washington Post
in the west is Misrata, which has had it
anti-terrorist team wrested control of
Source: Fox News
access to electricity or running water. Source: MSNBC
supplies of water, power and food cut off for weeks by Qaddafi forces. Source: ABC news, New York Times
source: BBC News
TAKING THE FIGHT TO THE CANVASS Juan Carlos Reyes, a senior history major, explains his point of view to Makenzie Snyder, a junior communication major, and Micaela Newman, a junior sociology major. Reyes is one of the students working to gather signatures for a petition that asks President Paul Zingg to freeze administrative salaries, among other financial suggestions.
A budget plan headed by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, would cut more than $4 trillion from the spending deficit over the next decade, Ryan said. The cuts would include changes to the Medicare and Medicaid systems, but spending for those programs would still go up each year, just not as much as they are now, Ryan said. The spending blueprint, released Tuesday, would affect the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. Despite the increase in cuts, the plan does not include an increase in taxes, but does call for a tax overhaul. The plan has been met with skepticism, support and slams from other politicians working on budget issues. source: San Francisco Chronicle
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Petition to freeze salaries getting student support
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Students and faculty are gearing up to deliver a message to Chico State — freeze administrative salaries. A march from Holt Hall to Kendall Hall is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 and will include some flair, according to the California Faculty Association’s website. Students and faculty will march in “New Orleans funeral style” to deliver a petition addressed to Chico State President Paul Zingg asking to freeze the salaries of all administrators, maximize funding to course offerings and to offer transparency of Chico State finances, according to the
petition. “We have been observing a noticeable increase in administrator positions in this CSU at a time of financial crisis,” said Michael Coyle, assistant professor of political science. “It only seems logical that one of the last places that we would be cutting would be teachers teaching courses.” The CFA is sponsoring “Take Class Action” events across California State University campuses Wednesday, according to the CFA website. “Education is now slowly becoming an advantage instead of a right,” Coyle said. From the 2008-09 to 200910 fiscal years, the cost of Chico State management employee raises totaled about $271,000, and the CSU
system totaled about $6.5 million in raises for management employees, according to public records. Eleven Chico State management employees received raises of more than $10,000 when annualized. “That’s pretty outrageous,” Coyle said. “Then you talk about cutting teachers’ salaries. These are people that were already making a lot of money.” The economic recovery would be spurred by investing more in education, Coyle said. “It seems like you’d want to cut everything and superfund education in a time of economic crisis,” he said. Students presented their case to their peers and teachers before instruction for the past two weeks, hoping to extend support across campus, said
Juan Guzman, junior criminal justice and political science double major. “President Zingg has been very helpful,” Guzman said. “But the thing is we’re kind of tired of listening to all this talk. We want to hold him accountable to his word about how he’s going to better not only the campus, but the conditions right here at Chico State.” The petition received “a lot” of signatures, Guzman said. However, some students are wary to sign because they question whether students have a right to say what administrators should be paid. “If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem,” Guzman said. Tuition fee increases have already been approved for the
fall semester, but because of a potential $1 billion cut to the CSU system, an additional fee increase of 10 percent, or $480 per year for full-time students, would be recommended, according to a CSU press release last month. “It makes it hard to take courses,” said Juan Carlos Reyes, senior history major. “There’s less variety and makes the school less interesting actually. If you remember in London and France when they were increasing tuition also, there were riots,” he said. Reyes added that protests should stay non-violent, but students should show that education is a priority. Andre Byik can be reached abyik@theorion.com
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A San Francisco Giants fan is in critical condition after being severely beaten by Dodgers' fans at the opening day game in Los Angeles Thursday. The Santa Clara County paramedic, Bryan Stow, was hit in the back of the head and kicked by two men in Dodgers attire until he lost consciousness, police said. USC Medical Center doctors decided Sunday to remove a portion of Stow's skull to reduce swelling. The extent of his brain injury is yet to be determined. A statement from the rival teams said fans should “root hard for their teams and do so with civility and common decency.”
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Most Californians continue to support the national health care overhaul law a year after its enactment. A field poll asked 1,194 Californians if they supported the bill and 52 percent of them said yes despite not yet seeing the benefits. However, 37 percent of the Californians polled do not support it. This poll has almost the same results as a poll done last April. The numbers may have to do with the high population of Democrats and minority residents in the state.
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INTERRUPTED EXCHANGE Junior Sarah Meairs, a business administration and Asian studies double major, spent four months studying in Japan before returning to Chico State.
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Chico State student Sarah Meairs finished half of her study abroad program in Japan when the California State University chancellor mandated that all students return to the United States four months early. Before she left she was able to witness firsthand how the Japanese people reacted to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11 and its aftermath. The Orion met up with Meairs, who returned to the states last week. A portion of her interview follows. Orion: Where were you studying and living in Japan? Meairs: I was studying at Waseda University in Tokyo, and I was staying with a host family in a district of Tokyo called Asakusa. Orion: How was the area you were studying in affected by the natural disaster? Meairs: As far as damage to property and buildings, we didn’t really notice any, the CSU group as a whole. There were two buildings in Tokyo with significant damage, one in an area called Odaiba caught on fire, I think a gas line or something had broke. Another one was an antique building where the roof had caved in but neither of those really close to where any of the CSU students were living. As far as other consequences of the earthquake, a lot of people had panicked and bought water immediately after but even that within a few days a lot of the convenience stores and grocery stores had slowly started recovering from the initial panic buy. Orion: What was Japan’s perspective of itself during this crisis? Meairs: As a whole, aside from the really damaged area which was pretty small for a whole country, they were just taking it day-by-day. We had a couple of emergency meetings after the quake, and we had to take the subway to school and we’d see just about
the same amount of people riding the subways to work or to school as we would on any other day. Their view seemed to be “yes, we had an earthquake but the best way to get over it was to just try to keep moving and deal with it” as the problems arose and as they could. Orion: That’s definitely not the sense you get from watching the media in this country. Meairs: It’s not, yeah. Orion: About that, do you think that the major media organizations have covered this situation in Japan accurately and appropriately? Meairs: I’m not really sure. Now with the nuclear stuff it seems like they are saying that the Japanese government wants to keep people calm so they maybe aren’t announcing as much as they should be. But I know that immediately after the earthquake the media was showing the same images and not broadcasting it as all of Japan but as a significant area of Japan, which just wasn’t true. They showed the same two damaged buildings in Tokyo as all of Tokyo. A lot of my friends and family had just thought that all of the country had been crushed and burned and that we were all getting radiated as I was talking with them, and it just wasn’t the case. It just seemed to be pretty blown out of proportion for the most part. Orion: Do you have anything else you would like to share? Meairs: I would just like to say that the Japanese people as a whole are very good at staying calm and it wasn’t panic all over the place like it might have originally been broadcast as. So I was just really surprised and impressed with that. Check out the full interview online at theorion.com Alexander Seymour can be reached at aseymour@theorion.com
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POLICE BLOTTER All accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty | Information cited directly from Chico Police Department Thursday, 7:37 a.m.: A suspicious subject was reported at the 400 block of Otterson Drive. “End of Otterson at creek. Reporting party observed a male subject walking around with bow and arrows and appeared to be hunting. Per reporting party, there are several wild turkeys in area.”
Friday, 4:17 p.m.: Throwing objects reported on 1900 block of East 20th Street. “Reporting party was riding his bike and a vehicle that was heading east bound was throwing explosive devices. Whatever was thrown hit the ground about a foot from the bike and exploded.”
Thursday, 12:22 p.m.: A shoplifting incident was reported at the 600 block of Mangrove Avenue. “Suspect still in the Safeway shopping center. Stole alcohol. Customer on a bike is chasing the subject behind the store. Two large bottles of liquor were taken. Manager on foot and lost sight of the customer and suspect.”
Friday, 4:21 p.m.: Commercial burglary reported on 1900 block of Mangrove Avenue. “Three subjects stole $1,500 worth of meat from the back wholesale cooler. Reporting party has the subjects in video. However, they were covered up with hoods.”
Thursday, 2:21 p.m.: Juvenile problem reported on 1600 block of Mangrove Avenue. “Kids on BMX bikes harassing pedestrians and kicking things over as they ride.” Thursday, 3:49 p.m.: Drunk in public reported on West Sacramento Avenue. “He threw punches at reporting party and scratched him. He’s now alongside Chico High School parking lot. Subject trying to take him down.” Thursday, 4:53 p.m.: Drunk in public reported on 100 block of Cobblestone Drive. “Male subject passed out on front lawn.”
Friday, 10:53 p.m.: Noise complaint reported on 1200 block of East Ninth Street. “Neighbors directly behind playing loud music and making coyote sounds.” Saturday, 8:21 p.m.: Drunk in public reported on 1000 block of East Avenue. “Subject standing in the middle of the road with a golf club. Walking in and out of the roadway.”
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Disturbance reported on 200 block of West Second Street. “Hot dog vendor spit on reporting party. Reporting party is a rival hot dog vendor.”
Thursday, 5:25 p.m.: Drunk in public reported on 600 block of West Sacramento Avenue. “Male walking on West Sacramento in and out of the roadway falling into bushes. Walking solo. Has almost been hit several times by passing vehicles.”
Thursday, 8:24 p.m.: Trespassing reported on 1200 block of West Fifth Street. “Subject is trying to start fights with anyone passing. Does not live in complex and is refusing to leave.” Thursday, 8:44 p.m.: Petty theft reported on 100 block of West Second Street. “Tip jar just stolen. Approximately $40 lost. Last seen towards The Bear. Now running, other citizens are trying to chase them. Tip jar dropped and money all over the street.”
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Saturday, 11:49 p.m.: Found property reported on 300 block of Nord Avenue. “Reporting party reporting ongoing problem with subjects urinating in their yard during the night. This morning reporting party found meds and a lighter in the yard area.”
Sunday, 2:01 a.m.: Fight reported on the 600 block of Ivy Street. “Large crowd, several taking shirts off. Some of the subjects are on Ivy Street moving toward West Seventh Street. Now carrying ‘bottles and flasks.’” Sunday, 2:02 a.m.: Disturbance reported on 200 block of West Second Street. “Hot dog vendor spit on reporting party. Reporting party is a rival hot dog vendor.” -Compiled by Andre Byik
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Ready to display a new sustainable chain guard for downhill mountain biking, a group of Chico State students traveled to Anaheim April 4, with high hopes of taking home top honors. The Chico State chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers created the project, which took more than a year to create, and will brought it to
the collegiate Manufacturing Challenge held at the AeroDef Manufacturing Exposition and Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center. The packing of the club’s product is made of compostable plastic and the cardboard label is made of 100 percent recycled materials, said Tony Arena, director for the local chapter of SME and senior manufacturing technology major. “It was a all-student designed and implemented project and
we couldn’t be more happy with what we created,” he said. A group of 13 to 16 students contributed to the project over the course of the school year, Arena said. Due to the sustainabilityrelated portion of the project, the SME club received a $4,727 grant from the Associated Students Sustainability Fund, said Cody Leuk, designer of the chain guard and junior sustainable manufacturing major.
Finding alternatives for a green-minded project was important, Leuk said. “It’s the future and its something we need to get used to to be successful in our field,” Leuk said. SME faculty adviser Leonard Fallscheer, a professor in the mechanical and mechatronic engineering and sustainable manufacturing department, accompanied the group to the competition. The SME group has won six
of the competitions in the past eight years and is confident this year, Fallscheer said. “I would be very surprised if we don’t win grand prize this year,” he said. The grand prize for the competition includes a certificate and trophy, Fallscheer said. The results of the competition were not available at time of publication.
COMING TOGETHER Tomomi Miyagaua, Saya Mmishima, Sana Takaoka and Marian Furumi [LEFT TO RIGHT] discuss memories from Japan and their plans to help.
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The Chico State community is rallying together to help the relief effort in the wake of the 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan. Associated Students, campus fraternities and sororities are working to raise money to help Japan, said Jaypinderpal Virdee, A.S. commissioner of community affairs. The Japan Fusion club is also raising some money of their own, while helping to educate about the situation in Japan. “It’s a chance for student organizations to collaborate and work together,” Virdee
said. Senior Bob Floyd, a media arts major and a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, has sold T-shirts on campus to support Japan since March 21, he said. His company, Float! Clothing, covered the costs of making the T-shirts with no profits going to the company, he said. The shirts could be purchased for $10, and were for sale at his fraternity’s table in the Bell Memorial Union, he said. Another T-shirt design for the cause is currently in the works. Other Greek organizations involved in the relief efforts include Phi Delta Theta and
Gamma Phi Beta, in addition to the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic council, Virdee said. In addition to T-shirt sales, the collection process will involve a coin drive, wristband sales and possibly a dodgeball tournament. The drive will continue until May 1, he said. A.S. will be taking care of all the financial transactions, Virdee said. “At the end of the day we will be collecting the money so that it is in a secure bank account, and then donating that to the Japan Red Cross,” he said. There is not a set goal on how much money the organizations hope to collect, Floyd
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said. The goal is to do as much as possible help Japan. “There are a lot of vital infrastructure needs Japan needs money for,” he said. Students on campus have been doing their part to help the Japanese people in their time of need as well. Cassidy Vang, a junior social work major, donated change to the Japan Fusion club when they were tabling on campus, she said. She wishes she was able to do more to help the Japanese people. “Its just too bad that we can’t help them with our time,” she said. “That would be great.”
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as an educator, agreed with Atkins. “Consciousness?” she said. “What the heck is that? No one knows.” Though their course deals with simple questions like, “Are all of the colors in the rainbow?” Salter and Atkins do not answer any of their students’ scientific questions until the semester’s end, during a period called “Answer Day,” Salter said. Before then, they ask that their students use critical thinking to figure the questions out. “Students have emailed me that the process of discovering something for themselves is something that they want to teach in their classes,” Atkins said. “Nobody can ever take that away from them.” Students are usually puzzled about what the person in a dark box would see when light is let in, but Salter won’t answer the question without making them consider it first. “What do you think?” she said.
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Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Arizona on March 31, 1927, in a small adobe home to a Mexican-American family of six children. His family owned and operated a grocery store and a ranch in Yuma until the Great Depression, when they lost their house to a landowner who reneged on a bargain with Chavez’ father. The Chavez family moved to California, where they became field workers — young Cesar worked rather than attend high school. Chavez began his career as an advocate for migrant farm workers in 1952, when he became an organizer for the Community Service Organization. He advanced to
become that organization’s director and recto or in 1958, an nd moved on to form the National Farm Assom Workers Asso ociation in 1962, which came to bee known kn nown as the Union Un nion Farm Workers. Its symbol is pictured tured to the left. He organized California’s farm wor workers powerful rkers into a pow werful collective bargaining union by organizing a series of non-violent protests, such h ass public fasting, marching and picketing. Hee ng. H died in 1993 and was awarded thee Medal of Freedom posthumously sly in 1994 by former Presidentt Bill Clinton.
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KEEPING HIS MEMORY ALIVE Solena Lo [above] holds a sign with a Cesar Chavez motto during MEChA’s March for Justice. Marchers carried signs [top right] with messages like “Stop the Drinking!” Luis Munoz [middle right], director of University Aff airs, organized the MEChA events. Nancy Orozco, Liliana Contreras and Maria Sanchez [bottom right] joined the march, despite not being Chico State students.
Student group hosts two outreach events to honor Chavez Allison Weeks STAFF WRITER
In an attempt to teach people about the importance of Cesar Chavez Day, a student group known as Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan organized the March for Justice last Wednesday in order to bring awareness to the day. MEChA is a student organization which is politically active in trying to progress civil rights for all students, not just Chicano and Mexican students, said junior Luis Munoz, a political science major and director of University Affairs. “The March for Justice is designed to bring
injustices to light whether it’s to farm workers or college students with financial aid,” Munoz said. The March for Justice took place March 30 beginning and ending in the Student Services Center plaza. About 30 people protested the perceived injustices surrounding the holiday with chants such as “Stop the drinking,” while passing by many local downtown businesses. Chico State students treat Cesar Chavez Day as a party day, said sophomore Carlos Diaz, a social work major and MEChA member. “When I first came to Chico State, I noticed how students go out and drink being unaware of what this holiday really is about,” Diaz said. “I want people to be aware of what Cesar Chavez
did by promoting community service, civil liberties and civil rights.” For the Cesar Chavez Day of Service, 60 volunteers came to spread the word to K-12 students in Chico and Hamilton City schools, Munoz said. “We have prepared a curriculum for each grade where we are teaching students about Cesar Chavez and the farm workers movement, and how it still impacts our lives today,” he said. The organization made a presentation to 51 classes — roughly 1,200 students — on Cesar Chavez Day, he said. Classes about Cesar Chavez were taught by Chico State students, including junior psychology major Sukhvir Kaur who spoke to teacher Kevin Moretti’s class of Chico
High School seniors. “I tutored migrant students in the classroom, and I learned about Cesar Chavez through monthly workshops,” Kaur said. “I learned about the impact of what he did, and how he was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi.” Sophomore English major Marissa Alvarado also helped teach Chico High seniors about Cesar Chavez was. “It is important to give people who don’t have a voice a voice,” Alvarado said. “Cesar Chavez accomplished this despite only having an eighth-grade education.” Allison Weeks can be reached at aweeks@theorion.com
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DAY OF SERVICE Kerri Haley [left] and Camille Lorenzana, sophomore psychology majors, work to clear walkways during the Cats in the Community event, which incorporated more than 350 volunteers.
Cats in the Community offered a day of community service Thursday as more than 350 students volunteered their time to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day by doing some good. Students collaborated with the city and picked up trash, cleaned up parks and buildings and hung out with kids, said Jaypinderpal Virdee, Associated Students commissioner of community affairs and event organizer. Lined up at Trinity Commons, students were broken up into groups and sent off to different areas. Junior Ani Nayak, team leader of campus cleanup, stepped up to be a leader when the organization was short, he said. Nayak is also a candidate for commissioner of student organizations in the upcoming A.S. elections. Nayak split his group of 10
students into two, he said. One group picked up litter around Tehama, Butte and Plumas halls while the other cleaned up along Big Chico Creek. Freshman and Gamma Phi Beta member Brianna Firenze wanted to get involved in order to give back to the community, she said. “We get Cesar Chavez Day off to show respect, not to take the day to go out and drink,” Firenze said. Greek involvement is important because they are looked at as partiers, she said. Students cleaned out the basement of the Chico Museum and washed off graffiti on its walls. Everyone knows this day as a big drinking holiday, so it’s good for students to be taking another route, sophomore psychology major Kerri Haley said. Junior Krystal Elebiary played with second graders at Citrus Elementary School, she said. She heard about the event
through CAVE, but attendance was optional. “It doesn’t hurt for students to take three hours out of the year to show that they value their education and to establish grounding relationships with the people they meet,” Elebiary said. Students need to remember why they’re here, she said. Freshman James Gibbs and senior psychology major Phillip Eddy were team leaders of the Citrus Elementary group, which consisted of 30 students. Children don’t get many chances to participate in extra-curricular activities and students are trying to get them excited while being positive role models, Eddy said. Students are showing sportsmanship, Gibbs said. Chavez was a community activist and we want to give back that same way. Before Eddy came to Chico he knew it was a party school, he said. Eddy dislikes that
stereotype and decided to go against it by using his positive traits to volunteer throughout the community. Other volunteer activities included the Downtown Cans and Food Drive, where students went to houses to collect canned food, Virdee said. Money was also raised, which was donated to Japan Red Cross while the canned food was given to the Catholic Ladies Relief, he said. Last spring after 100 students took part in cleaning up the city, Virdee wanted to incorporate Cesar Chavez Day and community service, he said. “Students should do something positive on the day it was given for,” Virdee said. Virdee hopes to build on the success of this year’s event and expand it next year. “This is only the beginning,” Virdee said. Tasha Clark can be reached at tclark@theorion.com
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Chavezdifferently than others QUICK FACTS ON CESAR CHAVEZ DAY 1. Cesar Chavez Day became a California state holiday Aug. 18, 2000, when former Gov. Gray Davis signed a bill introduced by former state senator Richard Polanco.
3. Carlos Santana, Martin Sheen, Edward James Olmos and President Barack Obama all advocated in 2008 for a national holiday honoring Cesar Chavez.
on January 5 that would replace Cesar Chavez Day in Texas and replace it with “Texas Hispanic Heritage Day” in observance of Mexico’s independence.
2. California is the only state where Cesar Chavez Day is celebrated with mandatory closure of government office. In Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin and Rhode Island, it’s an optional holiday, one of 12 days that state offices can take off in a year.
4. President Obama signed a bill declaring March 31 Cesar Chavez Day on March 30, 2011. Though Cesar Chavez Day is now recognized as a national holiday, it is not a paid holiday for government workers nationally.
6. Two public school districts in San Jose close every year for Cesar Chavez Day. 7. The largest Cesar Chavez celebration in Northern California will be the 8-mile parade from 19th Street to 24th Street in San Francisco on Saturday.
5. Texas Rep. Tyron Lewis, a member of the Texas House of Representatives, filed a bill
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ROOFTOP REVELRY The top of a house on West Fourth and Ivy streets proved an ideal spot to enjoy the holiday for this group. Cesar Chavez Day provided an opportunity for many to relax, with students and government employees all given the day off.
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GARDEN PARTY Partygoers [clockwise, left to right] senior Cameron Pezet, and freshmen Caroline Wick, Carlee Williams and Emily Clark, enjoy the sunny weather on Cesar Chavez Day while partying on a lawn on the other side of West Second Street across from the Student Services Center. Many parties took place in front yards throughout the day.
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OPEN CELEBRATION A large, open-air party at West Sixth and Cherry streets drew a significant crowd. Groups of young people made their way through the streets on their way to parties like this one scattered throughout the city on Cesar Chavez Day.
School puts efforts to educate about holiday significance
FRIENDLY CHAT A police officer takes a beer from a student as people look on with interest on Cesar Chavez Day.
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While March 31 marked the statewide holiday known as Cesar Chavez Day, many don’t know what this day celebrates. Cesar Chavez, a civil rights activist and labor leader, was born on March 31, 1927, and his birthday was fi rst celebrated as a statewide holiday in 2001, according to the Department of Education’s website. The significance of Chavez’s efforts to improve the lives of farm-workers in California is one that students should recognize, said Drew Calandrella, vice president of Student Affairs. Campus staff makes an effort every year to provide students with ways to serve the community in honor of Chavez instead of partying, Calandrella said. “We try to focus students attention away from a party day and to honor Cesar Chavez through their actions,” he said. The significance of the holiday to the campus community is intended to provide a service to others, and Chavez should inspire students to do the same, Calandrella said. Between 400 to 500 students volunteered their time this year in the Chico area, he said. An improvement in education of the day and providing alternative activities for students was greatly improved this year, said Amro Jayousi, A.S. president and senior political science major. However, many students still decide to use the holiday as an excuse to party and drink, he said. Despite efforts made by the campus community some students remained unaware of alternative activities. The festivities in the downtown area was the main attraction of the day, said freshman Ashely Davis, a pre-nursing major. “I don’t think having the day off increases the appreciation for the day — I think students abuse it,” Jayousi said. Teresa De Luz can be reached at tdeluz@theorion.com
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jumbled together hip-hop beats and cheered when greeted by the horn of a passing Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. delivery truck. However, most people appeared to be behaving, Parrott said. The increased presence of law enforcement was clearly visible around the downtown area south of campus, but after sunset the sombreros vanished as many took the partying indoors to watch opening day baseball where the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 2-1. The shift to the night illuminated a reminder of the indulgence of the day — red cups strewn over lawns, empty
bottles of Corona sitting on beer pong tables and shattered glass on the sidewalks. The downtown area died down significantly at night, said Chico Police Detective Abigail Madden, who was part of the police’s mounted enforcement team. Transport vehicles worked throughout the night, which allowed police to quickly respond to calls instead of waiting for backup to transport those arrested, she said. The students indulged in the warm weather and clear skies that continued into the night. Bars continued to attract students and the few remaining open restaurants served hungry customers. Woodstock’s Pizza stayed open Thursday to deliver and serve students.
Pizza deliveries tripled there because of the statewide holiday, manager Trevor Smith said. “I’m going to be wishing everybody a happy Cesar Chavez Day,” he said. Of the 50 arrests, 16 listed themselves from out-of-town, and the area south of campus seemed to be busier than last year, Parrott said. Cesar Chavez Day was “wonderful,” said Ryan Pitman, junior fi re science major at Butte College. “It’s an experience. It’s better than Labor Day for the fact that it’s on land.” Andre Byik can be reached at abyik@theorion.com Dario Gut can be reached at dgut@theorion.com
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Emotions about cloud computing scattered with a chance of regret Imagine a murky mass of 1s and 0s floating somewhere above your head that form an ominous cloud which sparks and thunders with the electric force of all your personal data. Welcome to the future. It sounds like a scene from “Tron,” any given series on the Syfy Channel or it might even be a chapter from the Scientology Bible. No matter the origin, it’s here, it’s making everyone anxious and the first taste is free. Today we find ourselves still trying to decipher the language and intention of Amazon Web Service’s inception of this Virtual Private Cloud software, which was announced about a week ago. But once you clear your head of the binary mumblings that make up nerd-talk, it can be broken down: Virtual Private Cloud technology allows you to access a virtual computer through the Elastic Computing Cloud hosted by Amazon where you can connect to personal or professional data
from anywhere on a rentable basis. Whew, read that five times fast. At first, cloud computing sounds like the suburb where Watson the IBM computer lives when he’s not descending on earth to whoop our mere mortals’ butts at basic human thought via “Jeopardy.” But really, it’s the next generation of computer interactivity, through which we subjects of the computer overlords will store our non-pirated music and access group documents, thereby eliminating the need for that $40 flashdrive. It’s like all of sudden, when we were just starting to believe the Internet wasn’t out to get us and accepted its meteoric rise to power, if offers to hold some of our most important information for us, just for safe keeping of course. Just like candy in the van of a stranger, who are we to question such a sweet deal? In regards to the basic concept of cloud
computing, we don’t have anything against it. Fighting this new innovation is probably going to be as hard as getting by without a cell phone in a couple years. Provided minimum security standards are implemented there is no reason why this technology shouldn’t already be in place. Obviously, there have to be safeguards for this thing, and we would hope most people wouldn’t just throw anything up there in the air so that others could access important information. The cloud’s purpose seems to be meant more for personal home computer use or internal business purposes. It’s cool because it could launch us into the next frontier of computer interface. It’s scary because if a cyber-terrorist were to infect the Amazon cloud servers with a virus, everyone with a subscription could have their information reduced to a memory. Not even the addictive kind of memory on which we now
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Whenever I try to study in Meriam Library I feel like I’m on an examination table in a surgery room. Either that or in a jail cell or a mental institution. The lights are overly bright and they make a buzzing noise that interferes with my ability to concentrate. I’ve stopped going. Recently, Chico started installing light-emitting diode, or LED, bulbs that are more energy efficient by lasting longer and using less energy to produce light than the typical bulbs. This will save the city money each year on energy costs. It’s a part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that mandates that light bulbs will need to be roughly 25 to 30 percent more efficient than the light bulbs used before. In fact, the manufacturing of the regular incandescent bulbs will be banned, while LEDs will be the norm. LEDtype lights are expected to be installed from 2012 to 2014, except California is getting a head start and installing the bright lights now. Green guilt aside, I’m going to miss the yellow, halolike streetlights that I and others have grown up with for decades. There will be a time in the future when we will have nostalgic memories of the yellow streetlamps. I’ll forever remember my mom warning my brother and I to come home when the streetlamps came on. An artist in the bay area even utilized San Jose’s low-pressure sodium-oxide streetlights as a defining characteristic in his
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realist paintings. San Jose is infamous for its 65,000 murky yellow streetlights that will soon be replaced by LED bulbs, according to the city’s Metroactive weekly newspaper. Now, whenever I walk up the Esplanade to get home at night, I notice that the LED bulbs cast a sharp bluish-white light that brightens the whole street. I understand that peripheral visibility will greatly increase for drivers, but they are just too bright. They remind me of Meriam Library but on greater scale. If these energy-efficient bulbs take over streets and even in-house lighting, you have to ask yourself — do I want everything around me to feel like a night game of football or baseball? What’s worse is that these lights will affect space observatories in cities across America, causing an effect that doesn’t seem be taken as serious as when smog
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from cars damages air quality. That effect is called light pollution. LEDs are actually more dangerous than the old incandescent bulbs because they cause a glare for drivers and create more shadows, said Kris Koenig, director of the Kiwanis Chico Community Observatory. “Cities are going to want to open light again where they’ve been restricting light for decades,” Koenig said, in a phone interview. “There are even studies that show that light at night causes sleep problems for humans and animals.” Ultimately, Koenig hopes the effects of LEDs will be an issue that goes before the Chico City Council, he said. “We’re not just concerned about the observatory, but for the safety of the whole community,” Koenig said. Energy-efficient bulbs can come in warmer, softer hues
similar to the incandescent lights for in-home lighting, The New York Times reported. But it is unclear whether these eye-pleasing and energy-efficient bulbs can be used for outdoor lighting, but it would be worth considering. It would also be worth contemplating whether facilities such as Meriam Library could recreate their environments to be more inviting, audibly and visually, instead of causing excruciating annoyance. The library should have the quality of a dimly lit den, yet be bright enough to read well. The library, like lighted streets at night and even stars are sanctuous in that they bring us clarity in the midst of darkness. We should have more respect in preserving darkness while at the same time illuminating only that space that is given to us. Serena Cervantes can be reached at scervantes@theorion.com
Transferring to Chico State was the highlight of my college career. Too bad the university doesn’t care as much as I do, because transfer students are the forgotten stepchild of the college experience. Deciding to attend a junior college before attending any four-year university automatically guarantees you a spot in the college student limbo. It’s a place where you realize you’re not shiny or new enough for anyone to be excited about your presence, but too experienced to expect anyone to help you through this hard time. Because we’re slightly older than the average student when we start four-year college, many students, faculty members and university officials make stereotypical judgments about us when they learn we’re transfer students. When my classmates find out I’ve transferred from a community college, many of them give me the look of pity, as if I’m not a true Chico State student. It’s the kind of look you give a puppy that you think is really cute but don’t want the responsibility of adopting. Professors have even given me extra and unnecessary responsibilities because they assume that since I already have two years of college under my belt, I’m more reliable as a college student. Wrong. Doesn’t it make sense that most students would take this extra long transition period from high school to college because they are less confident in their ability to do so and not in fact more qualified than those students who ventured so daringly into the middle of things? Those who entered the university as a freshman don’t realize
how lucky they had it. When first arriving in Chico, there were a grand total of zero useable resources for transfers. Not like it would have made much of a difference. Being new to an area, especially one like Chico, makes you stick out worse than a designated driver at a bar. Everyone is acting a fool and having a good time you just bob your head like you’re in on the joke. Even though most of the time you’re just trying to find others like yourself, you feel just as left out, awkward and confused by what’s so funny. There needs to be more resources available on campus for transfer students because we have half as much time at Chico as freshmen to build our resume, make our GPA look good and, most importantly, learn how to find out place in the mess of it. If the freshmen have the Freshman Leadership Opportunity, then transfer students need the Transfer Leadership Opportunity and so on. Those are the types of things that allow students to interact and make a name for themselves. The biggest regret I have about my college experience is never studying abroad. As a transfer student, I’m constantly told how important it is to finish my studies in two years. If the Study Abroad office had made it more convenient for me, I could have seen traveling abroad as a help to getting my degree quicker. I would also have taken it more seriously and not had to focus on fitting in as a transfer student. I’m proud to be a Wildcat and even prouder to have done it on my own. It will continue to be the highlight of my college career, but either way, you can’t escape asking yourself “what if?” “What if I didn’t have to do it alone?” or “what if Chico State had actually cared about my college experience?” August Walsh can be reached at awalsh@theorion.com
New measure alters student community involvement Measure A was placed on the ballot to keep students from voting. I am asking for the students’ help to make sure Measure A is defeated. At Chico State when students have been directly affected by the national, state, and local political climate they have risen up to show that we are a powerful voting bloc which has the ability to impact electoral outcomes. For example, nearly 2,000 students stood together in protest of higher tuition costs during the Action Rally for Chico State last year. The students can defeat this direct attack upon us by rising up as
a unified group to ensure that Measure A does not pass. This June there is going to be an election to vote on Measure A. If passed, Measure A would move all city and municipal elections in Chico to June. This eliminates the student vote because by then most students have gone home. This is no accident, proponents of Measure A are deliberately trying to prevent us, the students, from voting because they believe they will be able
to elect more conservative anti-student City Council members. This is a direct attempt to strip away our voting privileges and student influence in our democratic society. The main proponents of Measure A are working to keep students out of local politics because they believe that all we do is come to Chico to party and have fun, not for an education. We the students need to unite in opposition to this measure and the attitudes
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rely — just the good old-fashioned, outdated and useless human memory from which nothing can be retrieved but sentiment and regret. It also seems like cloud computing is new media’s answer to piracy. That is, if your information is stored on a remote server that can be regularly inspected by an Internet bot, it’s easy enough to scan for illegally downloaded music and games and the presence of peer-to-peer/torrent software. Accessing your information from anywhere definitely seems like a plus. As with anything digital that hasn’t had time to have at least one national crisis associated with it, it’s advisable that people be careful with what they share. Skeptics and conspiracy theorists might have it right with this one — seeing and saving have nothing to do with believing in safety.
behind it to ensure that we are respected as constituents and residents of the great city of Chico. The conservative proponents of this measure know that students have an impact in elections. Their goal is to stifle our voice by moving the election to when we are gone. We need to show them that we will not stand for this; that we can come together, and defeat this attack on our rights as students. I’m asking for all students to stand together as one to defeat this measure. Erik Taylor
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My friend drank so much beer, shot so much vodka and played so many drinking games that he couldn’t even say his name. It was a scary moment, but it was largely his own fault. Alcohol is not to blame for alcohol abuse. Ignorance and idiocy are. Ignorance, at least, is treatable. Unfortunately for Chico State students, the desperate hope to not be labeled as a party school has turned alcohol education into a joke. As a freshman, I had to take “learning modules” on alcohol that ended up being a review of First-Aid training. Most freshmen are under 21, so of course advocating the consumption of alcohol is questionable both ethically and legally. But we’re college kids. We are going to drink. We are going to reach for a beer every now and then, even if we actually wait until we’re legal. It’s naive to think otherwise, yet Chico State and other universities hand out an abstinence-only style of alcohol education. Alcohol is evil. Alcohol is the devil. Alcohol will make you fat. Alcohol will kill your brain cells. Alcohol will turn you into an alcoholic. Alcohol will make you sleep with random strangers, get an STD and die. Every time you drink alcohol, God kills a puppy. You know what? Alcoholic beverages are tasty. Alcohol causes hilarious moments. I love margaritas, Jack and Cokes and dancing like a fool. I don’t like getting so drunk I puke or black out. So I don’t. I’ve educated myself about how alcohol affects me, where my limits are and drinking responsibly and safety. I’m sad to report that Chico State wasn’t any help at all. I had to leave the country for a year of studying abroad in England to get any sort of real alcohol education from a university. Keeping us in the dark isn’t going to keep us safe. Adding a lack of information
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on drinking safety to severe penalties of heavy alcohol consumption and you have a mixed drink that really is pure danger. When my friend passed out at the English university, myself and others stayed by his side and called the university service called Nightline. We explained the situation and in less than five minutes, we had people at our door with a wheelchair and upper body strength. They took my friend to the
Nightline building, which was equipped with showers and beds, and made sure he stayed safe while he recovered from the night. I don’t know exactly what was said to him the next morning, but the next time I saw him, he was apologetic and sheepish over how bad he’d let himself get. After that, he got drunk, but never out of control. The blame was put on him, not the booze. Personal responsibility — now there’s an idea.
Of course, the U.S. has a much higher drinking age and different culture than the rest of the world. But other college kids in other countries are just as willing to drink to get drunk as the students at Chico State. They just know what they’re doing because their university doesn’t try to ward off an imagined alcohol monster with a string of garlic and a wooden stake. As a university and individuals, we can follow this example
and educate — really educate — ourselves about drinking. We can figure out where our limits are and how we are affected. We can be sure to have a good group of friends with us when we go out and a plan of how to get safely home. And we can accept the blame for when we act like idiots because we drank too much, instead of using alcohol as our guilty pleasure and our scapegoat. Stephanie Maynard can be reached at
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Internet snares individuality Kelly Hering OPINION COLUMNIST
The Etsy-bitsy spider has crawled up my spine and bit me. I simply cannot get enough of this online emporium of everything homemade. Etsy is a website that sells hundreds of items from individual sellers, somewhat like eBay. What sets it apart from eBay is its guidelines that all items need to be handmade or a vintage find and the price you see is the price you get. There is no hassle of bidding or haggling. When I buy from Etsy, I am buying from another individual who is receiving almost all of the profit. That’s what makes the experience special. The site itself only charges the seller a miniscule amount per transaction. If you were to purchase a similar item from a big box store, most of the profit would go to the distributor and the people who actually made the product would see a very small portion of that money. When you purchase a handmade item, it typically
lasts ages longer than its mass-produced counterpart. When someone is selling a product that represents his or her personal business, more attention to detail is expected. Each seller has a feedback rating, and in order to obtain a great rating, exceptional service is required — not just exceptional products. Handmade and vintage items are typically more environmentally friendly too. The materials used seem to be better quality since Etsy sellers are far more connected to the products themselves whereas big box stores are solely interested in making as much money as they can, which often results in an inferior products. When you buy from sites like Etsy and other secondperson retailers, you get a name and reputation with every receipt. The fact that you communicate with the people who made your shoes makes walking around in them that much more comfortable. Not many places offer that kind of contact on the otherwise impersonal Web. Since you can connect with the seller, you can also request
items to be made especially for you. Somehow the site’s staff even found a way to make the consumer experience an individual one by allowing you to commission your own goods. This means that no one else will have that same product. Knowing the person that created your items and feeling like you were a part of the process creates a unique relationship between you and your stuff. This enhances the experience and makes everything you own an extension of yourself and not the label it comes with. How many times in the past have you gone into a store and purchased multiple items that you didn’t need simply because they were on sale? When you get that stuff home, half of it goes to waste. You can’t appreciate it because it frankly just wasn’t that special. When you are truly involved in the process of acquiring the goods that you use in your everyday life, you appreciate the items more. You also learn to appreciate the other items you own and become less impulsive
and wasteful. Etsy may seem overwhelming at first, but once you know what you are looking for, the site becomes less intimidating and has the feel of searching through a yard-sale or an antique shop for interesting little lovelies. Just like a garage sale, you never know what you are going to find, and finding whatever you are looking for becomes half the fun.
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Kelly Hering can be reached at khering@theorion.com
PIECE OF MIND >> What is your favorite site to buy things online? “Usually I only buy things from sale racks. I don’t buy anything online. I really should start.”
James Gibbs
freshman | undeclared
“Quiksilver.com. I don’t use eBay or Craigslist or anything like that. I only shop online. I Google what I want and the site that pops up is where I’ll buy it from.” Evan Lineberry
sophomore | political science
“Probably Amazon ’cause they have everything. You just type in what you’re looking for.”
“Mostly for books for class on eBay. Most of the time if I can get it cheaper, I’ll get it on Amazon or Chegg.”
Hayato Takami junior | business
Tori Pizinger senior | recreation
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THE SANDMAN Junior closer Juan Guerra has provided the dagger at the end of games this season. The sociology major has seven saves in 11 appearances, and has struck out 13.
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Juan Guerra is providing Chico State baseball with a rare service in the college baseball game — closer. The Chino native brings an unorthodox delivery and a ‘bulldog mentality.’ Kevin Augustine STAFF WRITER
Take a Wildcat, add some funky motion and a little bit of swagger, wrap it in cardinal and white and you have a closer only Chico State could produce. For junior Juan Guerra, the right-handed pitcher and sociology major, the game he’s played hasn’t changed, but how he plays it has. “I’ve been playing ever since I could pick up a ball,” Guerra said. “I played infield and used to be shortstop up until college.” Guerra, a native of Chino, began his collegiate career at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, 20 minutes west of Chino, where Mounties head coach Stacy Parker found something in the shortstop’s delivery that influenced his decision to move Guerra from the infield to the mound. “Juan was a shortstop out of high school,” Parker said. “We didn’t recruit Juan as a pitcher and it took him little time to transition from being a position
player. Once he knew he was going to get the ball late in the game and began having success on the mound, Juan took games over for us.” In 2009, Guerra earned AllSouth Coast Conference second team honors after a 3-1 season that featured a 1.03 ERA in 35 innings pitched, 20 strikeouts and five saves for the Mounties. A unique throwing technique helped Guerra transition from shortstop to pitcher. “Juan has a good, late run on his ball,” Parker said. “With that funky three-quarter delivery and competitiveness out of the bullpen, we knew he was a done deal pitching with us.” Guerra thinks his stance and throw are what set him apart in the bullpen, he said. “I’ve always thrown from the side,” Guerra said. “Always dropped my arm down. You don’t see pitchers drop down and over the way I do.” When it came time, Guerra chose Chico State after head coach Dave Taylor took a liking to the young righty’s delivery. “Coach Taylor seemed to
really like my stuff,” Guerra said. “He told mee the ’Cats had a pitcher who threw hrew similar to my style when they won the championship.” Guerra’s pitch h gives Chico State a stylistic means of closing a game out, Taylor aylor said. “Juan throws a submarine delivery,” Taylor said. “It’s a different, longer look ok compared to
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the over-the-top method. With some sink, his fastball and his stance are tough for most teams.” When Guerra is on the mound, he prefers pitches that make the most of his style. “I don’t throw hard so I rely on movement,” Guerra said. “I
am a fastball-slider guy. My change-up is effective against lefties. I rely on my defense and work the groundball.” Guerra’s eccentric pitching style keeps his speed down, but he makes up for it by working with his defense. Senior second baseman Jackson Evans spoke for the team’s appreciation of Guerra. “Defensively, his movement is important to us,” Evans said. “He trusts his defense and we trust his mindset to close things down.” So far, the closer is 1-0 on the season with a 2.08 ERA in 17 innings pitched, with 13 strikeouts and seven saves. The pressures of stepping in to take over a game are nonexistent once Guerra gets on the hill, he said. “It’s just the catcher and me when I’m on the mound,” Guerra said. “I hit my spots and do my job. I ask myself, ‘How
many bats am I going to break today?’” In addition to his delivery, Taylor thinks the personality Guerra has on the mound showcases the type of closer the ’Cats need in critical situations. “If the game is heading into extra innings, Juan comes in to take care of business,” Taylor said. “He has a competitive, natural role as a closer.” When it comes to taking over games, Evans thinks it’s all about Guerra’s killer instinct. “He’s a bulldog on the mound — definitely has the closer mentality,” Evans said. Closer mentality aside, Guerra also takes on the role of jokester every now and then. “I am completely different off the mound,” Guerra said. “Usually I’m the first to crack a joke and am very energetic. That’s in practice and outside of the game, though.” Kevin Augustine can be reached at kaugustine@theorion.com
Baseball’s road warriors earn split, get to 19-5 LET IT OUT Senior first baseman Phil Johnson gets animated in the ’Cats’ dugout in a Feb. 27 game against Montana StateBillings. Johnson has four hits in 13 at-bats this season.
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Chico State baseball is redefining resilience. The Wildcats were blown out 13-5 in their Friday matchup against Cal State Dominguez Hills. They then bounced back to take two of the three games left to split their four-game series in Carson. Wildcats head coach Dave Taylor was impressed with how his team came back to finish the weekend, starting with a 5-2 win in the first game Saturday, he said. Taylor didn’t want to tire out his relievers, regardless of the situation, he said. “You don’t want to burn up your ’pen,” Taylor said. While Taylor has felt his team’s pitching has been solid thus far, he is still not thrilled with the offense and thinks they missed chances to exploit miscues by the opposition’s pitching,
he said. “We had plenty of opportunities we didn’t take advantage of,” Taylor said. Senior third baseman Adrian Bringas had four RBIs over the weekend and thought the Wildcats began to pick their offense up against the Toros. “We started moving players a lot better — we started playing our style of baseball,” he said. And while Chico State’s offense hasn’t been particularly potent, the kinesiology major said the ’Cats have been timely at the plate. “We did a good job of producing and getting clutch hits,” Bringas said. While the offense has been there all season long, Taylor is confident his team will be able to win close games with more than just the bat, he said. “It’s okay because we have the pitching and defense to do that,” Taylor said. Plenty of that can be attributed to >> please see BASEBALL | B4
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Chico’s signature sport The absolute bliss of baseball’s Opening Day makes ba one on realize something — the national pastime is most na definitely Chico’s transcendent de sport. spo At A all levels of the game, taking part in some modern ta rounders in the blooming green fields and calming sunny skies of spring is a signature Chico experience. In every corner of town, in every age group and at every talent level, baseball trumps all other athletics in this Northern California mecca for the game. m Put me in, coach Pu How else can you start off a small town’s baseball discussm sion sio but with little league? Offering three different main leagues, the Central, Eastside lea and Westside leagues, Chico an starts sta its young off early in a big way with baseball. From the fields at the F entrance to Upper Bidwell en Park Pa to the hallowed grounds of Hooker Oak, the presence of youth and baseball is present you throughout town. thr Pulse of the preps Pu After the little league A ballers’ eventual jettison into ba manhood and out of little ma league, Chico’s two major high lea schools — Chico High School sch and Pleasant Valley High an School — both provide quality Sch prep-level baseball for the pre community and the players. com The Chico High Panthers T are just above .500 this season, but Aaron Rodgers’ sea alma mater, Pleasant Valalm ley, has been exceptional ley this year, with a 10-2 mark thi overall and a 7-0 record at ov home in Chico, according to the MaxPreps high school sports website. Perennial powerhouse Two national title banners only scratch the surface of how impressive Chico State baseball has been year after year. From this year’s fifthranked Wildcats making noise every weekend, to the champs of 1997 and 1999, baseball is not just Chico’s signature sport as a town, but our college’s athletic trademark historically, and popularity-wise. ’Cats of the past like Drew Carpenter and Kyle Woodruff are fighting hard in major league organizations to shine in the show one day. Outfit of Outlaws In January, the Chico Outlaws and Chico State extended their lease together and with Nettleton Stadium. That’s only a good thing for a community with overwhelmingly hot and sticky summers, and a depleted student population that leaves the town a little flat from June to mid-August. Last year the Outlaws caught fi re under manager Garry Templeton and took home the Golden Baseball League title. The stands were also much fuller after the inclusion of female Japanese knuckleballer Eri Yoshida — the fi rst foreign woman to pitch in U.S. professional baseball. The Outlaws are now part of the massive North American Baseball League, and will head back to the Nett in late May as defending champs. Thomas Lawrence can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com
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Softball shines in wild weekend Wildcats win 6 straight, lose finale at Tourney of Champs Thomas Lawrence SPORTS EDITOR
Senior Ashley Webster won the shot put competition at the American River Invitational on Saturday, and grabbed a provisional qualifying mark in the process. Her mark of 13.56 meters beat out all other 24 competitors in the field. She also won the hammer throw event, with a throw of 44.39 meters. source: chicowildcats.com
Chico State women’s golf just can’t seem to catch a break. After finishing 18th at the Otter Invitational March 29, they took part in the highly competitive Grand Canyon Invitational in scorching heat most recently, finishing 11th. They head to the Tarleton State Invitational in Granby, Texas, Monday and Tuesday. source: chicowildcats.com
Wildcat baseball is headed back to Chico for a long homestand after a 14-game road swing from March 4 through April 3. The ’Cats went 10-4 during that stretch, and still sit in first place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association with a conference record of 12-4, and an 18-5 mark overall. Chico will take on Cal State San Bernardino Friday-Sunday in a four-game series, and take on Cal State L.A. at home April 15-17. The ’Cats officially began their homestand with a doubleheader against San Francisco State Tuesday.
Chico State softball nearly took home the Mizuno Tournament of Champions crown this weekend, in a brief respite from their rigorous conference schedule. The Wildcats won six straight games, in the annual tournament in Turlock, from Friday to Sunday — the last of which in exhilarating fashion — before losing in the Gold Bracket championship. Tourney kick-off On Friday afternoon at Warrior Softball Field, head coach Angel Shamblin’s ’Cats brought it to West Regional foes Western Oregon University and Hawaii Pacific University with a pair of wins. The opener was a blowout, as the Wildcats took down the Wolves of Western Oregon 9-1 behind multi-hit games from juniors Britt Wright, Sam Quadt, Rachel Failla and Diana Payan. Wright was on fire with three hits in four at-bats, two runs scored and a pair of stolen bases. The transfer from Grossmont College was happy to just get on the field. “It’s kind of like you start the season over again every time,” Wright said, referring to the Wildcats’ three-week delay, caused by to two rained-out series. The team could hardly wait to get back on the field, Quadt said. “Everyone was really pumped to start playing again,” she said. “I was personally surprised we came out so strong.” Junior hurler Jessica McDermott tossed a masterpiece for the Wildcats, giving up just three hits over six innings pitched and allowing only a single earned run. McDermott struck out seven as well, earning her fourth win of the season. During Friday’s second game, the ’Cats nipped out a pitcher’s duel against Hawaii Pacific by a score of 2-1. Quadt stayed hot with her second multi-hit game of the day, going two for four against the Sea Warriors, and four for eight on Friday overall. Junior transfer and Wildcat wins leader Sam Baker held back Hawaii Pacific throughout, with a completegame victory and five strikeouts. The junior from Reno, Nev., picked up her 11th win in the process. Three-game sweep All falling by the Wildcat wayside in Chico State’s three-win Saturday in Turlock were Grand Canyon University, Dominican University of California and Montana State University Billings.
The ’Cats posted 14 runs on the day, with six each against Dominican and Billings, and two in a one-run win over Grand Canyon to start the day. McDermott couldn’t stop sitting down Penguins in game two, with 12 strikeouts against Dominican to earn her fifth win of the season. Both Baker’s and McDermott’s dominance were pivotal in Chico’s six-win weekend, Wright said. “They just killed it, they were on fire,” Wright said. “When we didn’t perform they kept us in games. They just did phenomenal every single inning.” Junior catcher Hailey Stockman, the most powerful Wildcat this season with six home runs, went four for 10 with four RBIs on the day. Saturday’s three wins set up a Gold Bracket semifinals date with No. 6 Western Washington University for Sunday afternoon. Super Sunday Sunday may have ended in disappointment for Shamblin’s crew, but it started with an extra inning win over Western Washington — a nine-inning affair that was scoreless until the top of the ninth. That’s when the Wildcats wreaked havoc. A Payan RBI single, a two-run Stockman home run and another RBI single from Jackie Munoz gave the ’Cats a fourrun lead that would stick. Even before Payan’s single, Western Washington’s Erika Quint was rattled, Wright said. “The pitcher was rocked from then on,” Wright said. “When one runner got one, she was done.” Stockman was ecstatic over her tworun blast. “It riled up our whole dugout,” Stockman said. “It was just super-exciting.” Baker absolutely dominated the Vikings with a nine-strikeout, scoreless win over nine innings with only one hit allowed. “It was intense, but those are the games you play for,” Wright said. “In the end it was a pitcher’s duel.” The semifinal win locked up a spot for Chico State in the tournament championship against Hawaii Pacific, a team they had knocked off in the first day in a tight 2-1 victory, but also the team they fell to in the NCAA Super Regional a year ago. Chico could only muster two hits against an exceptional performance by Ashley Valine. The senior surrendered
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RING ’EM UP Junior pitcher Jessica McDermott delivers against San Francisco State in a March 4-5 series. McDermott had 12 strikeouts against Dominican on Saturday. only two earned runs and four hits in a complete-game victory. “I hate to use the excuse of being tired,” Wright said regarding the ’Cats’ semifinal game marathon and its effects. “Hopefully we see them again when it counts.” Finishing strong The Wildcats have four scheduled series remaining. The Tournament of
Champions brought only more optimism and confidence to Wright and her crew. “That’s a championship team, that can come out on top in those one-run games,” she said. Thomas Lawrence can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com
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College sports about game, not gain Allie Colosky STAFF WRITER
Wildcat of the Week
Sam Baker Softball
Sam Baker steamrolled through the competition this weekend at the Tournament of Champions in Turlock. The junior transfer from Sierra College had four wins, including a nine-inning performance against No. 6 Western Washington University, and struck out 34 batters in those starts. Baker leads the Wildcats in 2011 with 14 wins, 135 strikeouts and five shutouts with 14 complete games. 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
It’s for the love of the game. Or maybe it’s for the love of the paycheck. The world of college athletics has changed. The hunger and passion for sport have been replaced with an appetite for wealth and love of fame. In a recent episode of “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” on HBO, four former Auburn University football players claimed to have received cash from Auburn, Ala. boosters as payment for their playing time. This claim comes on the heels of many other cases that the National Collegiate Athletic Association has been investigating in recent years. The most popular athletes seem to get in the most trouble. Cam Newton. Reggie Bush. O.J. Mayo. Endless collegiate careers tainted by illegal activity. The guys from University of Southern California and Auburn used their time at their respective universities for all it was worth — their ticket to the pros. It was their stepping stone until they could make the real money. I commend the star athletes, like Andrew Luck, who take advantage of their higher education and stay in school to
complete their degree. At a “smaller” university, Chico State athletes may only receive dinner if they are lucky, but the real honor of being a college athlete is the standard set for the youth and the rest of the community. Pictures drawn in crayon portraying the heroes of local children line the hallways in Acker Gym. The ’Cats in the Classroom program brought Chico State athletes into local schools, impacting students and unifying the community. The impact that the Wildcats had was not because of the size of their bank account. Kids admire athletes like Terence Pellum, Adam Raish and Molly Collins because of their love for the game. Their drive and enthusiasm are enough to draw out the bright-eyed little kid in me. Some might argue that for a student-athlete, their sport is their job. With practices, travel and keeping up with regular classes, there is no time for a part-time job to pay the cost of tuition or housing. Scholarships given are not nearly enough to pay for an athlete’s college education. From this argument stems the idea that college athletes should be paid — and it makes sense, especially if you are raking in the majority of the profits for a big university. But what about the other gifts you receive? A basketball scholarship can help lead to someone’s
college degree that otherwise couldn’t be afforded. Years of access to trainers and coaches can build a soccer player into the strongest and healthiest version of his or herself. My personal favorite is having the opportunity to continue playing sports at all. I know many people with countless injuries or higher priorities who wish they had the ability to still play football. So where do we draw the line? Do athletes deserve a paycheck at the end of the day? Which sports? NCAA president Mark Emmert has recently recognized the growing predicament regarding compensating college athletes, but those questions are only the tip of the iceberg. College athletes are supposed to be the amateurs still, so what do they know about the true worth of that kind of money? They don’t, which is why the truly “amateur” aspect of college sports has to be respected. With accusations and rumors flying every month regarding one major Division I program after the other, I am proud of the ’Cats who have set the standard for aspiring athletes. The youthful minds in the Chico community have better role models than Reggie Bush or Cam Newton ever were. Allie Colosky can be reached at acolosky@theorion.com
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Number of wins the Wildcats had in three days at the Tournament of Champions in Turlock. Those six wins came all in a row to earn them a berth in the title game, where they fell to Hawaii Pacific, 5-2.
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Number of runs Cal State SOFTBALL Dominguez Hills scored on Chico State Friday in Carson. It was the first time this season that a Wildcats opponent has scored in double digits.
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Number of strikeouts junior pitcher Jessica McDermott had against Dominican University Saturday. McDermott is 5-2 and has 59 strikeouts.
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Golf ďŹ ghting to ďŹ nish At No. 1 in the nation and No. 2 in the Western Regional poll, Chico State men’s golf is primed to make a run at their ďŹ rst national championship as a program since 1966. Kevin Amerine STAFF WRITER
Wildcat men’s golf has run into some late-round trouble as they prepare for the upcoming conference and national tournaments. Chico State just couldn’t ďŹ nish o a victory in the ďŹ nal round of the Grand Canyon Thunderbird Invitational at Wigwam Golf and Country Club’s Gold Course Tuesday, March 29, in LitchďŹ eld Park, Ariz. The three-round tournament at the par-72 course saw the Wildcats sitting in ďŹ rst place after two rounds, holding steady at a six-over-par 291. The Thunderbirds shot an even-par 288 in the ďŹ nal round to overtake the ’Cats by eight strokes to lead their team to victory. The second-place ďŹ nish was Chico’s third of the spring, and ďŹ fth in eight tournaments this season. This added to their run of 20 top-ďŹ ve ďŹ nishes since last season. The Wildcats were led by juniors Eric Frazzetta and Kyle Souza, who both ďŹ nished in a tie for sixth place. Frazzetta, an economics and business management major from Long Beach, shot 75-72-71 to ďŹ nish at two-over par, totaling 218. “My goal is to keep competing,â€? Frazetta said. “I’ve won one and I want win again. I’ve got to get myself into contention and help the team win.â€? Frazzetta, who won the individual title at the Coyote Classic in San Bernardino, has a season average of 73 in 23 total tournament rounds this season. “It feels good,â€? Frazzetta said. “I want to go as low as possible.
It’s an adrenaline rush.â€? Souza shot 72-71-75 for a 218 total. He has not ďŹ nished outside the top seven in his eight tournaments, and has placed second in two. He has a season average of 72 in 23 tournament rounds, twice shooting 67. “It’s a product of what I’ve been doing through practice,â€? Souza said about his consistent play. Head coach T.L. Brown appreciates the veteran guidance of the two juniors, he said. “Eric and Kyle have showed leadership to the young guys on the team.â€? Brown said. “They’ve been to the national championship and they deďŹ nitely want to get back there.â€? The ’Cats entered the tournament at No. 1 in the nation, and No. 2 in the West Region, but with their finish, they will most likely see this ranking fall. Their next tournament is at the Hanny Stanislaus Invitational at Turlock Country Club on Monday and Tuesday. “As a team, we really need to be sharp on our short game,â€? Souza said. “In playos, it comes down to who can minimize the mistakes.â€? Following the CCAA Championships are the NCAA Super Regionals, held at the University of New Mexico’s Championship Golf Course, the same course in which Souza took a top-ďŹ ve ďŹ nish earlier in the season. If the ’Cats have a strong ďŹ nish there, they will advance to the NCAA National Championships May 17-20 in Florence, Ala. That competition is at Robert Trent Jones at the Shoals, which is also a course that the team has already played in October at the Division II Preview. Four Chico State golfers had top-20 finishes at the Division II Preview, led by Souza’s second place finish.
B3 TEEING OFF Junior marketing major Kevin Rei sets up to swing at the ďŹ elds near Yolo Hall. Rei has two top-2o ďŹ nishes and one top-ďŹ ve ďŹ nish, when he ďŹ nished tied for fourth, along with Kyle Souza, at the Mustang Intercollegiate March 21-22.
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Simpson University
Nov. 7
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Nov. 19
Academy of Art
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Nov. 27
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March 17
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Jan. 29
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tight, so I got to anchor that race,” he said. Delima, competing with teammates Talor Fulfer, John Brunk and Michael Storer, placed 18th out of 24 competitors. Brunk, a sophomore from Oakdale, wasn’t at the top of his game, he said. “Last Wednesday at practice I sprained the arch of my foot, so I didn’t really practice going into this meet,” he said. “I was slow and hobbling around but I managed to salvage some decent vaults.” Though they’re only midway through the season, the track and field teams are already looking forward to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships and beyond. “Last year was really disappointing because I didn’t do well,” Rodgers said. “This year I keep getting the numbers down. I’m excited for conference and really hoping to go to Nationals.” Delima is excited as well, but has one more goal for himself. “I’m excited for conference,” he said. “I feel that I’m going to rock it and I’m going to beat John Brunk.”
sophomore catcher Ben Manlove, a recording arts major from Berkeley. “I’m just trying to keep the pitchers confident in their stuff,” Manlove said. After opening up their first 16 conference games on the road, the Wildcats are eager to begin their 10-game homestand and sleep in their own beds, Bringas said. “We’re excited more than ever,” he said. “We’re just tired of being on the road.” Taylor thought the team finished their road trip on a high note, with a 6-2 victory on Sunday afternoon. “To play our first 16 conference games on the road and finish it with a victory today was really great,” he said. The Wildcats are 12-4 in conference and 10-4 in their current road swing. Bringas is anticipating some strong play for his fellow Wildcats over the coming weeks. “I think we are going to come out smashing and come out playing overall good baseball,” he said. The team is looking to continue their strong play and has attributed it to a tight bond and team unity on the road. “From the dugouts to the hotels, we just have a very close group of guys,” Taylor said. Bringas thinks Chico State’s upcoming home games will be a great for the team in improving its record and holding onto first place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, he said. Familiarity will be a big advantage. “You know how the ball bounces,” he said, “you know how the ball carries, you know how the field plays.”
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IN THE LEAD Chico State hurdlers Jon-Michael Delima [middle left], Michael Storer [middle right] and John Brunk compete at the Wildcat Relays Feb. 26 in Chico.
Track stars rack up records in Sacramento Gina Pence STAFF WRITER
Chico State track and field piled on more personal records and provisional marks at the American River Invitational Saturday. The women’s team boasted standout performances, with several women earning personal best records and provisional marks for Nationals. Sophomore Aimee Rodgers earned a provisional qualifying mark and got a personal best record in the 100-meter hurdles. The business administration major tied her best time at the last meet, but finally broke her old record, despite some viciousness on the track. “This girl next to me hit me twice during the race,” Rodgers said. “As you’re jumping over the hurdles, you swing your arms around and this girl hit me and my teammate in another race.” Rodgers was nervous about her race after she knocked over the first hurdle, she said. “I hit two hurdles and with the girl hitting me I didn’t think I was going to do well,” she said. With her qualifying time of 14.39 seconds, Rodgers is hoping to make
her first appearance at Nationals this year. “I really want to go, and since I’m only a sophomore, this would be my first time.” Ashley Webster also qualified in the shot put. The senior exercise physiology major from Oakley won her event with a distance of 13.56 meters, beating 24 other competitors. Julianne Conrad also won the high jump event, reaching 1.66 meters. Conrad, a senior from Lake Forest, competed in Nationals last year in the high jump, placing ninth overall, and has the third-highest jump in Chico State’s history. The women’s teams in the 1,600meter relay and 400-meter relay both placed in the top five. The 1,600meter team placed fourth with a time of 3 minutes 57.52 seconds and the 400 relay team placed fi fth out of 16 competitors. “We ended up knocking two seconds off after our last time competing in the 1,600,” Rodgers said. “I was the anchor, so that was pretty exciting.” On the men’s team, junior sociology major Alex Isley earned several personal records. Jon-Michael Delima, a junior decathlete, thought Isley performed
outstandingly, he said. “He got a personal best in every event he competed in,” Delima said. “He did really great.” Isley earned personal records in the 200-meter and 100-meter dashes and in the 110-meter hurdles. His time of 23.19 seconds placed him 40th out of 82 competitors in the 200-meter. Delima also earned a personal record for the 110-meter hurdles. “I had gotten this time before but it was in an intra-squad meet, so it didn’t really count,” Delima said. Delima had extra energy going into the race because the hurdles race was right after his pole vault event, he said. “The heat before me was lining up and I still had one more jump in the pole vault,” Delima said. “The refs were just putting up the pole and I was like, ‘I don’t care where you put it up, just let me jump so I can go do my race.’” While he missed his last jump, Delima said the hurdles was probably one of the best races he’s ever had. Delima also had the opportunity to compete in the 1,600-meter relay. “One of our teammates who’s usually on the A-team had run a bunch of races and his hamstring was really
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HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ X-PRESS Enterprise High School student Michael Newman plays the tenor sax Saturday at Harlen Adams Theatre.
It’s no joke that jazz is hard to define — it’s either hot or cool. But Chico State’s Jazz X-Press’ “I’m a Fool for Jazz” concert Saturday night at Harlen Adams Theatre proved that jazz is still cool. Enterprise High School Jazz Ensemble opened the show setting the tone for an evening of jazz. The talented young musicians showcased their chops under the direction of Dan Neece, playing vibrant selections from John Clayton and Arturo Sandoval. But the anticipation of Jazz X-Press’ three guest musicians was well worth the wait. They welcomed Michael Newman on tenor saxophone, Grant Levin on piano and Ryan Newman from reggae-jazz fusion group Rockamovya on stand up bass. “We have all these talented
people staying at my house,” said Rocky Winslow, Jazz X-Press director and Chico State music professor. Jazz X-Press gave a cool and collected show playing charts from Ellington, Hubbard and Holman with a driving brass force ranging in gorgeous melodies, with notable solos from Christopher Navarrete on trumpet, Alex “T.T.B” Heath on tenor sax and Gabe Sakuma on the baritone sax. Winslow strayed from the program keeping things lively but the looseness of the evening resonated more like watching a friend’s jam session. Along with conducting, Winslow regularly chimed in with his trumpet joining the group on several compositions. Four guest vocalist serenaded an impressive rendition of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart’s “I Could Write a Book.” Their beautiful vocals and accents were so perfectly in sync that when the foursome broke into harmony, the hum
of every note carried well into their articulation. After showcasing Jazz X-Press, Winslow introduced his dear friends in enjoying the group for a few numbers. Taking the forefront of the stage, Newman expressed his remarkable playing, scaling smoothly up and down on his sax. Even when he hit the upper register, his sound remained cool. Newman introduced his brother Ryan on stage to join in on “Nicely Wrapped,” an arrangement by Winslow. The rest of the ensemble sat patiently as Winslow and his friends shared their musical moment taking turns showcasing their skills. Robert Delgardo and Ryan Newman were a also joy to watch. The two were in their own groove jamming out, their musical chemistry bouncing off each other illustrated wonderfully in their playing. Winslow and his group >> please see PIANO | C3 ORGANIZED SOUND Rocky Winslow conducts the rhythms for Jazz X-Press Saturday at Harlen Adams Theatre.
Smoking Gun There are three types of groups who make the libertarian part of me shudder — people who get righteous about profanity, people who get righteous about the environment and anti-smoking advocates. The latter group is always the loudest and most irritating. It’s always been my personal philosophy that humans have the right to slowly kill themselves whether they’re rational or not. If I want to drink a quart of bourbon and eat a triple cheeseburger while smoking four joints and an entire pack of unfiltered cigarettes, that’s my prerogative as long as I don’t drive drunk or defecate in the neighbor’s yard. Most recently, the organization Smoke Free Movies purchased a full-page ad in the Hollywood Reporter attacking the prevalent cigarette abuse in the animated movie “Rango” starring Johnny Depp as a lizard in the Wild West. The group cited 60 instances of characters smoking over the course of the movie, the most in an animated film since “101 Dalmations,” according to an article in entertainment website The Wrap. I can understand censoring instances where tobacco companies attempt to directly advertise to children — Joe Camel was obviously wrong, not to mention that he looked like a penis—but “Rango” is far from guilty of glamorizing tobacco use. The titular character never smokes and all the aforementioned instances were from secondary characters that were never directly referenced in the dialogue. Animated or not, it would be historically and culturally inaccurate to make a Western without smoking. While I wouldn’t suggest a children’s movie take the realism too far, the harsh truth is that this country was settled by racist sociopaths and religious crusaders. Everybody smoked. They smoked and they drank and cursed and repressed women and used the Bible to justify the wanton genocide of Native Americans. Smoke-filled bar scenes are a definitive element of the Western aesthetic equivalent to the hero tipping his hat to take a nap or the camera focusing in on the sheriff ’s eyes during a tense gunfight. If “Rango” didn’t try to capture the nuances of the Western genre, warts and all, it would feel out of place. But anti-smoking advocates don’t care about artistic integrity. Most don’t care about your personal health. Groups like Smoke Free Movies are made of parents who hide behind statistics, but are too lazy to teach their children that movies aren’t real and they shouldn’t imitate everything they see on a screen. Mild inconvenience is no excuse for compromising personal freedom. Earl Parsons can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com
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him a few weeks of rest. As the opening artists set the tone for McBean’s performance, more audience members began filing into the cafe and standing outside watching through the windows. When Cooper McBean took the stage the crowd rose, tapping their feet in time to the variety of instruments — the twangy banjo, drums and a five-string fiddle that brought the folk experience to another level. “It was a great bill tonight — everybody who played was really excellent,” McBean said. “It’s always a great crowd here.”
It was a night of musical firsts at Cafe Coda Thursday as the smell of fabulous food fought for airspace with the captivating music. Phillip Zabala debuted with Nicole and Anita Zabala for the first time with an audience, Tiny Salmon debuted at Cafe Coda and Josh Funk returned, performing with new music. With Phillip Zabala on the acoustic guitar and Nicole and Anita Zabala on vocals, the show opened with a rhythmic guitar solo. The two women exchanged nervous smiles and giggles between songs, but the nerves made no appearance in their songs. Sometimes the songs just come to them, said Nicole Zabala. “We were walking along the train tracks with my friend one time,” she said. “We just started singing and the song came together like that.” Phillip’s ambient guitar mixed with Nicole’s powerful voice in a cover of Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness,” inviting the audience to meow along before handing the stage over to Tiny Salmon. Tiny Salmon’s Caitlin Gale played the acoustic guitar and sang with a fun energy, striking poses as she performed. The audience ate it up. Gale performed a song about eugenics that contained a serious message delivered in a humorous manner. All of Cafe Coda was laughing throughout this song. Josh Funk wrapped up the night with more acoustic guitar and vocals. His last CD, “The Face You Show Your Enemies,” was released in 2007. The audience was indulged with new music including “Half Awake,” which Funk has never played for an audience before. “It will most likely be my next single released this summer if everything goes right,” Funk said. Playing with Funk on the acoustic guitar was Jay Darden. “He is my hetero life partner,” Funk joked. The two have been best friends for many years. Darden viciously played the guitar and added supplemental vocals on occasion. He needed no microphone. His volume was built in.
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Who wouldn’t want to watch Betty White on her own version of “Punk’d”? A year after her appearance on “Saturday Night Live,” Betty White will be the host of “Off Their Rockers,” a hiddencamera show on NBC about old people pulling practical jokes on uppity whippersnappers across the country. As a fan of mindless entertainment, I could watch old people play dead and act sexy to the disgust of teenagers all day, but when you throw in Betty White making sarcastic comments, the end result is incomprehensibly awesome.
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The Bastardization of Friday (MUSIC?) Listen, I know that a pre-teen with a screechy voice wrote an annoying song about Friday, and I know that the lyrics are mildly hilarious and painstakingly obvious when you read them out loud. But if I have to read one more status update wishing me a happy Friday to the tune of that God-awful Rebecca Black song, I might just lose it. I don’t just love Friday because it’s the end of the week — I love Friday as a concept. No other day of the week blends working hard with playing hard so seamlessly. Everyone knows that Friday is awesome, so every time you call attention to its greatness, it dilutes that greatness by a little drop. Please stop posting that Rebecca Black song. If not for me, do it for Friday.
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DEVIL MAKES ONE Cooper McBean performs full-band with the Vested Interests March 30 at Cafe Coda
McBean takes main stage Madison Parker STAFF WRITER
Banjos, stand up basses and electric violins took the small stage as the folk music-filled night took over Cafe Coda and Cooper McBean and the Vested Interests performed March 30. The opening acts were an array of singer-songwriters including Zach Zeller, Aubrey Debauchery and Kirk “Lish Bills” Williams. Cooper McBean, known for playing banjo in the band The Devil Makes Three, has been on tour with the Vested Interests for about a month, he said. Zeller, who was one of the openers, anticipated hearing McBean’s solo material for the first time.
“It’s a good lineup tonight,” Zeller said. “I’m excited.” Cafe Coda was packed full. People filled the seats and audience members milled about. As the soft stand-up bass of Aubrey Debauchery’s two-person band began playing, the entire roomed hushed. People teared up to the sound of Debauchery’s voice singing sad lyrics about lost loves. Cooper McBean’s tour started in Arcata about a month ago and ended in Chico, he said. The band played with the groups Revival and Old Man Markley while on the road, McBean said. In mid-April, The Devil Makes Three will be starting up another month-long tour, McBean said, giving
STAFF COMMENTARY “Your Highness” (FILM) I’ve loved Danny McBride’s
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sarcastic ego and trashy oafishness since the first time I saw him in “The Foot Fist Way” and “Eastbound and Down.” It will be interesting to see how he will fare in his first leading role in the medieval parody “Your Highness,” a movie that shows equal potential for being a classic or a dud.
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“Big Fan” (FILM) What starts as a slacker comedy about sports nerds evolves into something deeper — a pensive, “Taxi Driver”-inspired tale about obsession. Patton Oswalt stars as a New York Giants fan who’s attacked by his favorite player and is conflicted about pressing charges on him because it will negatively affect his team. With a solid dramatic performance from Oswalt and lush cinematography from director Robert Siegel, “Big Fan” walks the tightrope between humor and pathos.
“The Conversation” (FILM) Between directing “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” Francis Ford Coppola filmed this movie about the everyday life of a CIA operative. Gene Hackman turns in the best acting performance of his career as a man whose paranoia manifests itself in every area of his life and whose only joy is playing saxophone along with the jazz records in his dingy New York apartment. As a man with the most impressive resume in cinema history, it’s easy to forget a lot of Coppola’s work, but his claustrophobic filmmaking style makes “The Conversation” worth examining.
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It happened to The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, The Smashing Pumpkins and The Pixies — the big breakup. Although I am not in a band, I know that breaking up is difficult in any situation and there is not always a simple reason for ending things. Being in a band is similar to being in a marriage. The success in the relationship is due to everybody’s ability and willingness to stay focused, said music professor Paul Friedlander. “For bands, the ability to stay together is based on that their goals are conscious and they are well-suited for one another,” Friedlander said. Band breakups can happen to bands that made it all the way as well as those who never made it anywhere, like Gnarnia, a quartet composed entirely of Chico State resident advisers. “The reason bands breakup is because they don’t have a common goal,” said Breckon Ruiz, guitarist and vocalist for Gnarnia. Gnarnia broke up this semester after discovering the true struggles of keeping a band together. Ruiz, a math education major with a minor in music, started the band with his friend and drummer Kelly Cronan. They then expanded with vocalist Nikki Near and keyboardist Nathan Potter. Gnarnia came to an end due to personal issues and differences between the members of the band. “If you are going to make music you have to feel it with the other person as well,” Ruiz said. “The band needs to connect with each other in order to connect with audience.” Gnarnia didn’t make it out of Chico, but they were four students that shared one passion – music. But, as proven throughout the years of band
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BREAKING UP Kelly Cronan [left], a junior music industry and recording arts major, and Breckon Ruiz, a junior math education major, both members of the now-defunct band Gnarnia, jam in Bidwell Park. breakups, sometimes the music isn’t enough. There are numerous reasons why bands have parted ways over the years, but breakups can be categorized into three distinct scenarios. Scenario 1: Death The unexpected death of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham in 1980 was just enough to tear the band apart. The remaining members decided to disband because they felt they couldn’t go on without Bonham — one of the greatest drummers of all time. While this decision is common, there are plenty of bands who have replaced members and gone on to be just as successful, such as AC/DC after singer Bon Scott died of alcohol poisoning in 1980 or The Who after drummer Keith Moon died
of a prescription drug overdose in 1978. Scenario 2: Butting Heads Personal issues or creative differences among band members can also be enough to split up a band. The Beatles’ “divorce,” as John Lennon called it, happened in 1970 when Paul McCartney declared the end of rock ’n’ roll’s most important band. The problems varied, ranging from drugs to personal differences among one another. Some would go on to say that they had hit their seven-year limit and it was time they went their separate ways and did different things. After all, everything great comes to an end eventually. Scenario 3: “It’s Not You, It’s Me” When a member leaves the
band to go solo or take a separate path, the group usually calls it quits. But when the lead singer or head creative force behind the band leaves, they usually come back. Frontman Maynard James Keenan of neo-progressive rock band Tool is known for taking a hiatus to work on other projects. While Tool was in the middle of a lawsuit with its record label, Keenan became the singer for guitar tech Billy Howerdel’s band A Perfect Circle, later reforming Tool and releasing the album “Lateralus” in 2001 Bands are formed when artists share similar musical traits, but when the creative relationship falls apart, the music still plays on. Nicole Walker can be reached nwalker@theorion.com
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FOO FIGHTING Dave Grohl has experienced two of these breakup scenarios, living throught the death of Kurt Cobain in Nirvana and dabbling in projects on the side of his main band, Foo Fighters.
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IN THE ZONE Saxophonist Alex Heath performs a solo at the “I’m a Fool for Jazz” event Saturday.
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stayed true to an evening of jazz playing the memorable “A Night in Tunisia” by Dizzy Gillespie. A moment of silence was given to Levin as he charmed audience members with his speed on the piano reminiscent of the great Oscar Peterson, a Canadian jazz pianist who died in 2007. Levin’s fingers danced upon the piano keys ranging all along the scale. His class and poise behind his keys translated brilliantly throughout the group’s collaborating pieces. But boredom covered many students’ faces when their instruments weren’t being played. The slight distraction did not dampen the brilliant sounds produced. When they were on, they were hot. “The band was smokin’,” said Jazz X-Press drummer Robert Delgardo, business and jazz studies major. Delgardo’s energy and animation on stage matched his excellent playing. “We’ve had a wonderful week rehearsing with the band,” said Michael Newman. Earlier in the week Delgardo along with a small group played a small show with the Newman brothers and Levin, Delgardo said. “I didn’t think anything could match up, but tonight really surpassed my expectations,” he said. Leila Rodriguez can be reached at lrodriguez@theorion.com
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Tennessee band swings by Chico Tim Kerber STAFF WRITER
Christabel and the Jons traveled 5,000 miles by van Saturday to show Cafe Flo their special brand of Tennessee honky-tonk swing music along with Grey Loom and Missoula Flood. Nearly every audience member left with a smile on his or her face. Mandy Sherman, a fan of the band and co-chair of the Butte Folk Music Society, said the singer’s angelic voice had an effect on the audience. “Christabel’s voice was really compelling,” she said. “They have a really tight band and a good polished sound. We’re very blessed that they came to town.”
Singer Christa DeCicco describes her style as a mixture of swing and honky-tonk folk. “Both of which have a tradition going back a long time,” she said. “We’re kind of blending the line between jazz and country.” Along with DeCicco, the band includes drummer Jon Whitlock, upright bassist Nate Donogan and the multi-talented Seth Hopper who plays the violin, trumpet and banjo and manages the sound system. The band appeared as natural performers, constantly engaging in storytelling. Before each song they would tell a few jokes, relay how some of the songs came to be or discuss their current tour and journey from Tennessee to
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California. After each song they would be met with enthusiastic applause. There was one point in the show where Hopper appeared to be adjusting his belt buckle, and DeCicco, pretending to take it the wrong way, tells him, “It’s not that kind of show.” The room exploded with laughter. They played quite a few covers, including “Summertime” by George Gershwin, a 1930s southern lullaby immortalized by Billie Holiday. Christabel and the Jons are working on a new album called “The Same Mistakes,” which they will probably begin recording in June.
“It’s kind of a heartbreak album,” Decicco said. “The title kind of reflects that.” Chico is the band’s last stop in California, but this is also their fi rst time touring this far west, or as DeCicco puts it, crossing the Continental Divide. “This is brand new territory for us,” DeCicco said. “It’s fun to be out here. Inspiring. I think it’s kind of a growing pain for bands when you drive 5,000 miles from home and spend a whole bunch of weeks not knowing where you’re going to sleep that night. It’s kind of a mind trip. But you kind of know that everything is going to be OK.” Tim Kerber can be reached at tkerber@theorion.com
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The sun is shining brightly after a long rainy season, and soon, the great weather will be complemented with tunes from some of Chico’s finest musicians. The Chico News and Review will be kicking off the spring with their massive annual music event, the Chico Area Music Awards. The CAMMIES celebrate local music with a 14-event extravaganza. The musical festivities begin with a kick-off show at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Graduate, with live performances by local bands Three Fingers Whiskey, Birds of Fire, Brass Hysteria!, Jeff Pershing Band, Poa Porch Band, Eye-Que and Jody Nixon, according to newsreview.com. Throughout the entire event an extensive range of genres will be represented and performed by more than 50 bands and solo acts during the next month and a half. Sixty-six acts have already nominated. The nominees have been divided into 12 different categories: folk/acoustic, Americana/country, jazz, blues, funk/jam, world, rap, rock, hard rock/metal, punk, indie/experimental and electronic. Most of the nominees will be performing throughout town in different showcases according to the category in which they were nominated. There will be a grand total of 64 performances prior to the closing ceremony and outdoor festival.
Cafe Coda, Lost On Main, The Graduate, Tackle Box Bar & Grill, LaSalles, Scotty’s Landing, Silver Dollar Fairgrounds, Johnnie’s Restaurant & Lounge and Monstros Pizza will all host the various showcases throughout the months of April and May. The event will conclude with an openair music festival from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. May 15 at Manzanita Place, the event is free, open to all ages and will feature local vendors and musical acts. Cello and fiddle player for the Americana/country nominated Poa Porch Band, Melissa “Texas” Patterson, is excited to play the kickoff show as well as the showcase, she said. “We want to show the community what our style is about,” Texas said. “Chico has such a good local music scene. It’s really great for all of us to come together in such a big event.” Texas is surprised yet very happy that she and the Poa Porch Band were nominated for a CAMMIE award, she said. “It’s a really big honor because our band is very new,” Texas said. “I really didn’t expect it to happen this early. Texas, who performed in last year’s CAMMIES with the Rock Creek Jug Band, hopes she will continue to enjoy the closeness of the Chico community while embracing the local musical talent, she said. For more information on specific show times and venues visit newsreview.com. Isaac Brambila can be reached at ibrambila@theorion.com
Uncle Sam has been very good to me over the past few years, which makes it very difficult to maintain an anarchist disposition. He has paid for my tuition, books, supplies, childcare and more. The childcare is especially appreciated — you see, without low-cost or subsidized childcare, either myself or my wife would be forced to remain at home or pay for child care on our own, which in turn would drastically affect our financial situation. We have twins and there is no discount at daycares and preschools. Thankfully, my children were accepted into the Associated Students Child Development Lab. Rather than pay for school, which is the case for most, I am in fact paid to go to school. This is my job and business is booming. But my job is in jeopardy. Well, it’s more accurate to say my pay rate is in jeopardy. Gov. Jerry Brown is hoping to hold a special election in June that will bring a new state budget proposal to the table aiming to reduce the state’s deficit by $12.8 billion. The new budget proposal includes a reduction in the eligibility for subsidized childcare that, if passed, can put many students such as myself on the chopping block. “It’s a very Draconian proposal,” lab director Susan Toussaint said. “For many it may mean the difference between going to school or not.” Beyond the state budget cuts, the child development lab will see cuts in funding from Associated Students Activity Fee and other programs. As of March 28, the lab’s allocation of funds is expected to be about $23,300 less this year, according to Jon Slaughter, director of Associated Students Programs and Government Affairs. This, however, is due to decreased enrollment — an expected side effect of a troubled economy. The childcare I have received is the only thing that has made this whole college thing feasible, as is the case with many student-parents. Without it I would not be where I am or have accomplished nearly as much as I have. I would not have an associate’s degree. I would likely be working a minimum wage job or graveyard shift to make ends meet. “We’re trying to get people back to work,” Toussaint said. “We’re trying to get people employed. What is the impact if you’re employed and can’t afford child care? How
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CAUTION, CHILDREN The Associated Students Child Development Lab faces tough spending choices. can we get people back to work?” It makes no sense to force those of us with children to either stubbornly push forward with great effort or throw in the towel. Given the worst case scenario, we will have to cut corners, work harder and sleep less or put school on hold and enter the job market. We have an obligation to succeed in our classes unlike so many students who I witness not caring that they are burning away their parents’ cash. This issue is so drastic that meetings have been called in order to prepare student-parents for the impending blow to their pocketbooks and bank accounts. It can’t be determined how drastic of a blow will take place until the outcome, or postponement, of Brown’s special election. Until then, all involved with the ASCDL are in limbo. J.W. Burch, IV can be reached at jwburchiv@theorion.com
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7:30 p.m. @ Wismer Theatre $6 student admission Henrik Ibsen’s play first hit stages in 1879. More than a century later Ibsen’s theme of women’s rights still holds merit even today.
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Folk duo performs with Raina Rosa and Nate Pendery.
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7:30 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $15 student admission The comedian and star of the animated program “Home Movies” comes to Chico State
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‘Fistful of Dollars’ – This is the first movie in the legendary “Man With No Name” trilogy starring Clint Eastwood, the biggest badass that ever walked the Earth. If Clint Eastwood killing a bunch of dirtbags isn’t enough reason to watch this movie, then there’s something wrong with you.
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The Mayan’s theory about the world ending in 2012 got topped by the Bible’s theory that it’ll come a year earlier. May 21 is Judgment Day, when God will choose who will go to heaven, according to ebiblefellowship.com. October 21 will be the end of the world. The date was pre-set by the Bible in the story of Noah’s ark. Whether or not this is true, it’s best to live a satisfying life in any given time, not just when humanity’s existence is possibly threatened. Life is about accomplishments and moments of laughter in between. The Bible states that Noah had seven days to build an ark and retrieve a pair of each animal to survive the worldwide flood God released for 40 days and nights. The flood was to destroy all living matter to cleanse the Earth of sin, except Noah and his family, who were
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favored in God’s eyes. Traci Frilot To represent junior | social work the seven days Noah Clinton Hayes had, 7,000 years were senior | communication design given to mankind to find refuge in Jesus Christ. Daniel French This year is the 7,000th from senior | business administration the flood of Noah’s day. Dominic Trelford Judgment Day is the same day senior | psychology God shut the door on Noah’s Ark, according to ebiblefellowship.com. May 21 is also the day that hundreds of Chico State seniors like myself will walk for commencement. I didn’t live 22 years so I can get my bachelor’s degree and drown in a predicted flood before I can even get a life and a career going. Before time tells, here are things that I would do to make sure I lived to the fullest upon graduation and pre-apocalypse: Face a fear Phobias are irrational and derive from anxiety — a mental block. Whatever fear hits that soft spot, overcoming vulnerability leaves a sense of relief, accomplishment, self-respect and satisfaction. I am still mustering up the courage to show my dad my tattoo and introduce him to my boyfriend, among other things. I’ve kept endless secrets from him and I no longer want to hide things that are inevitably a part of my life. Leave the world with confidence. Make fantasies come true Whether it involves a fetish, a threesome, a favorite location, or a special person, whatever. junior | mechanical engineering
We are one of the two species that has sex for pleasure, so find someone of mutual attraction with mutual turn-ons and get down. Sobriety is recommended. Challenge an arch-nemesis If a nemesis isn’t applicable, a douche bag can be substituted. Call me petty, but it’s rewarding to annihilate someone in a confrontation. If pacifism is a barrier, releasing pent up negative energy on inanimate objects works too. This can include setting off fireworks, or beating a washing machine with a bat or a crowbar, “Office Space” style. Splurge Maybe it’s mom or dad’s money, or the government. To hell with it — enjoy the fruits of someone’s labor. Take a road trip to the festival of the year or give it all away to someone who really needs it for the next six months. There’s no sense in having a lot of money laying around when it will disintegrate in natural disaster. Drive around with the Mario Kart soundtrack on and throw banana peels out your window Don’t necessarily take this in a literal sense, but do something that brings back feelings of being a little kid again — careless, free and naive of consequences. It may partake recreating an unrealistic and looked-down upon >> please see JUDGMENT | D4
Smartphones alert users of events, prizes around Chico Tasha Clark STAFF WRITER
There was a buzz around town — Chico Buzz. Recently, a virtual scavenger hunt was created where competitors used a smartphone and scanner codes and participated in a variety of promotions and activities in order to get points. The person with the most points won a cash prize. Another challenge called Chico Buzz Challenge allowed groups or organizations to help the community. Buzz Media Management created a four-day event starting March 31 called Chico Buzz. This program makes it possible to scan, buzz and win prizes
from various businesses by purchasing items or participating in community service activities. Julie Fish, chief marketing officer of Buzz Media Management decided to help give back to her community by having the event, she said. Previously, the graduate with two degrees in business and one in French gathered 600 people through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to attend a garden boutique event at Bayliss Ranch, Fish said. From that experience she learned she had a business skill. Her mentor, CEO of Buzz Media Management Georgie Bellin convinced Fish to stay in Chico and create a company that provided jobs for students, she
said. Fish and Bellin collaborated in developing and creating a social media business. Buzz Media Management began as a social media marketing company, Fish said. The company does business with other companies by helping them transition to include social media into their business by training, mentoring, managing and developing with the company. Fish wanted to be more socially responsible to the local community, she said. That’s when she launched the event Chico Buzz. To register, students have to download a scanner application on their smart phones, then scan what’s known as a “QR code” or
“buzz codes,” compatible for these phones that transfers to buzzmediamanagement.com registry information. She thought of two concepts, one similar to Mardi Gras — something crazy and fun, Fish said. The other came from spending time in France, when for two months the entire country had everything on sale, which was a friends and family concept. Buzz codes were created for businesses so that people can scan with a smart phone and receive promotions, she said. Madison Bear Garden and Burger Hut bought “buy one get one free” codes, and clothing stores Kreations and Robyn Marie’s Shoe Closet gave 20
percent off anything in the store with Chico Buzz. Chico State graduate Matt Sevieri heard about the event through a friend, he said. Scanning one of the buzz codes Sevieri registered on chicobuzz.com then scanned codes at different locations downtown, he said. Some of the promos Sevieri purchased was a newspaper frame for 20 percent off at Art, etc. and the buy one get one free from The Bear, he said. Scanning buzz codes was part of the virtual scavenger hunt, Fish said. Participants received points for each scanned code, and twice the points if something was purchased from the >> please see BUZZ | D4
The Virtual You This whole virtual reality thing has been taken a step too far. I recently heard of a website soon to launch called “Cloud Girlfriend,” which promises users a fake virtual girlfriend to be their significant other and communicate with them on their favorite social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. To get your own social network girlfriend, you need to define your perfect girl, then the site “brings her into existence” and you can interact with your long distance “perfect girl” on a variety of networks, tricking your friends into believing you’ve just scored with an awesome chick. So not only do the rest of us real women have to compete with each other for our dream guy, we have to get jealous of and compare ourselves to these perfectly designed pixels. Humans are social creatures and we need that real social contact. If you’re shy and have a hard time meeting people don’t think that the computer is your only outlet to the world. One of the great things about attending Chico State is there are so many ways to meet new people. There are many different organizations, groups and clubs for an array of interests, each holding people to meet and build relationships with. I’m all for exercising your imagination. I am currently enrolled in a fiction writing class and have loved inventing and creating characters and an alternative universe through my writing. However, I do also have a life. I have real friends and my Facebook page reflects my actual social self. The Internet is a wonderful place, but it is also a haven for socially inept people who think they can reinvent themselves. People who aren’t good at social interaction or taking part in a simple banter think they can use their keyboard and mouse to create the best version of themselves, and they have the luxury to think before they type. I love all the new capabilities and opportunities the Web supplies us with but we must not lose the real aspects of the world. If you want to hype up your profile page, hype up your life. If you are feeling in need of a new profile picture, do something exciting with your friends and take a picture of that. I am hoping that the people over at Facebook will put a stop to this Cloud Girlfriend business, and not allow for these fake profiles. These new age call girls have become popular in Japan, according to AOL, and I really hope it doesn’t catch on here. I also hope that we don’t get so swept up in the technological advancements that friendship and intimacy become unfamiliar. Ally Dukkers can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com
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Hype Aversion
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[high• pe • ad • vers •ion] Rejection of a popular idea, game, show, place etc. simply because it is so popular. “I’m enjoying season three of ‘Lost’ that came out five years ago, I suffer from hype aversion.” source: urbandictionary.com
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Porn addiction To really get a feel for this topic, I decided to spend two hours every day for a week in front of my computer watching porn. Hardcore, softcore, autoerotic — you name it, I watched it. When it comes to porn addiction, the researchers at newlifehabits.com agree that it’s one of the most difficult habits to overcome. Like with alcoholics and drug addicts, it’s all about your level of tolerance. At first you can be totally satisfied with just a little, then you need more, and eventually it’s hard to get enough. The problem with this, aside from the obvious issues of time and the need to leave the house, is that it can disrupt a healthy sex life. Once you become addicted, it can be near impossible to achieve arousal without your preferred pornographic material to aid. I asked an old roomie why she always looked disturbed when returning from her boyfriend’s. “It’s like he needs instructions or something,” she said. “He won’t do me without a tape playing of someone else doin’ it.” While she wasn’t entirely on the right track, it was probably completely true that her boyfriend couldn’t get it up without first watching others get it on. Now this doesn’t mean that if you enjoy a good raunchy flick every so often you’re at risk of becoming addicted, even if you masturbate often. The problem doesn’t just affect men. Seventeen percent of women who view pornographic material struggle with an addiction to it, according to addictioninfo.org. As far as types of porn that people become addicted to, it depends entirely on personal preference and can range anywhere from dirty magazines to hardcore videos. Porn addicts will often spend hours and sometimes days masturbating, losing track of time entirely, according to an article on sexualrecovery.com. Though not yet officially recognized as a medical disorder, there are porn addiction experts out there that specialize in techniques designed to alleviate the addict’s need to feed. These techniques include non-aided fantasizing, and in some cases eliminating the addict’s use of electronics for extended periods of time. My personal experience with this topic is fairly limited. I am a big fan of the occasional softcore internet site when I need an extra bedtime boost for myself, and I will admit to watching the Kim Kardashian sex tape in the company of my boyfriend, but that’s as far as my pornographic preferences go. I have seen some of my female friends’ video collections and among my male friends there is an agreement that no bachelor pad is complete without one or two raunchy DVDs, so it’s reasonable to say that pornography use is fairly common. With that being said, it’s important to remember that using outside images or videos to heat things up between the sheets or help when giving yourself some personal attention doesn’t make you an addict, but if you find yourself unable to perform without it consult a therapist. Lexi Brister can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com
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For more than 100 years, a grove of California coast redwoods has stood watch over a section of campus behind Ayres Hall. These woody sentinels have silently witnessed more than a century’s worth of fragmented stories — chapters of individual lives that when pieced together have one thing in common: this school. Chico State would not be what it is today were it not for the generosity of General John and Annie Bidwell, to whom the watchful redwoods were dedicated in 1911. This month, as a part of Founder’s Week festivities, a rededication of Bidwell Grove will reaffirm the original message of appreciation to Chico’s founding couple for all of their contributions to the university. Several offices are working on the planning of the event, including the President’s Office, Public Affairs and Publications, Facilities Management and Services, University Advancement Services, and the College of Natural Sciences. Wes Dempsey, emeritus professor of biology and Arboretum tour guide, will speak, as will Rick Ellison, vice president of University Advancement Services, said Joe Wills, director of public affairs. Anyone can attend the event, which will probably take no longer than 30 minutes, and they have invited those who love the grounds of Chico State, who are interested in trees or in the school history, Wills said. “We really take pride in the beautiful, stately trees on the campus, and it’s fun to know that some were planted by the Bidwells, and in this case, some trees were planted in their honor,” Wills said. “There is only one CSU campus, San Jose State, that is older than Chico State, so history is important to us, and a significant part of Chico State.” Dempsey, who has taken campus tree tours past the grove of redwoods for years, came up with the idea for the rededication. “In recent years, as the 100th anniversary approached, I felt some sort of recognition should be given the grove and especially that the class of 2011 might wish to take advantage of this unique opportunity to make it a part of their own heritage,” he said. “What graduating class, other than that of 1911, has left such an impressive and appropriate remembrance of their having been here?” Dempsey will tell two stories at the rededication that illustrate the feelings many people associated with the college carry with them, many having to do with the campus trees, he said. “I am thrilled that we will recognize our debt to the past and plant a
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REDEDICATION An appreciation ceremony will take place at 1 p.m. on April 11 in the redwood grove for Mr. and Mrs. Bidwell. March 17, 1911. Students, faculty and tree for the future this year,” he said. Dempsey has talked with several visitors came together for the dedicapeople on campus, including Wills tion, including Annie Bidwell, who and manager of grounds Durbin addressed the audience on behalf of Sayers, about moving the granite her late husband and herself. “Your appreciation for General monument that marks the grove to a more prominent position before the Bidwell’s loving interest in you and ceremony, Chico Statements Editor your school is expressed today in a manner which would stir his heart to Marion Harmon said. The granite slab inscribed with a its depths,” she said at the ceremony, according to a Chico message of “lastEnterprise-Record ing gratitude” to the article that docuBidwells sits on the mented the event. exposed roots of the General Bidwell’s redwoods, Harmon We really take pride in love for trees sursaid. The plaque is passed his love of the beautiful, stately tilting to one side any other prodand faces the back trees on campus, and it’s uct of nature, and door of a classroom, fun to know that some that to preserve, not in clear view to were planted by the foster and plant those walking on trees was to him a the path through Bidwells. divine commission campus. to “make the world “The campus a better place,” as groundspeople will JOE WILLS director of public he expressed it, she move the monument affairs said. to the northwest The original dedcorner of the grassy ication address was area of the grove and plant a new redwood tree in the given by Fritz Beck, president of the middle of the grassy area,” Harmon Chico Normal School student body. According to Franklin Lusk, Gensaid. “We are talking with the President’s Office about possibly having a eral Bidwell’s attorney and then new plaque or sign made that will be president of the Chico Normal School board of trustees, the redwoods were near the old monument.” The exact date of the upcoming selected and planted under the perrelocation is not yet known, Harmon sonal supervision of General Bidwell himself, Beck said. said. John and Annie Bidwell’s personal The old monument was placed
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interest in Chico State Normal School was vital to the establishment and evolution of the university. On June 24, 1887, about two months after Chico was chosen to be the location of the Northern Branch State Normal School, General Bidwell donated eight acres of land from his cherry orchard to the university. In 1910, Annie Bidwell donated an additional two acres to be used for work with elementary agriculture. The next year, weeks before the dedication, she donated an orange orchard lot as a children’s playground. Beck said the Bidwells’ virtue and generosity could not be represented in a more appropriate way than the grove of redwoods. “General Bidwell’s love and kindness to his fellow man while he lived was as constant, as enduring, as the evergreen foliage of these trees; the influence of his sterling character will be as everlasting as this grove of trees,” he said. One hundred years later, both the redwoods and the university have grown; the trees’ roots firmly planted in rich soil, and Chico State’s roots firmly planted in a rich history. At 1 p.m. on April 11 at the site of the newly moved monument, the Bidwells’ role in that ever-growing history will be remembered, and the redwoods will be watching. Kacey Gardner can be reached at kgardner@theorion.com
Women’s Center sheds light on feminism’s meaning This conference is going to be different than anything STAFF WRITER the Women’s Center has ever Gender differences and done because the committee equality aren’t the only topics tried to include women and that the Associated Students faculty who haven’t always Women’s Center is concerned participated in the events, she with. They deal with all said. The committee is trying aspects of gender through reli- to focus on different issues including multiculturalism, gion and multiculturalism. The Women’s Center is hold- class, race and religion affecting a women’s conference ing women’s feminist identity. “I came out last semester to from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 10 in Selvester’s Cafe-by-the- fulfill a class requirement and gain experience,” Eytchison Creek. The annual conference’s said. “I just really liked the theme is to break feminist cul- internship, so I stayed on this tural boundaries, said junior year and got assigned to be on Jill Ruddell, a multicultural- the women’s conference comism and gender studies major mittee, so I’m excited about it.” The committee has been and director of the A.S. Wombrainstorming ideas for en’s Center. There will be guest speak- engaging people with interacers including religious tive displays, she said. There are going to studies probe statements fessor Micki that say simLennon and ple things English prolike “if you fessor and Women’s issues aren’t multicultural just women’s issues, they get annoyed shaving your and genare everyone’s issues. legs, you’re a der studies feminist,” for coordinator students to Tracy Butts JILL RUDDELL think about to address multiculturalism and what a femifemale and gender studies major nist actually culture is. topics. “We want people to see that A panel of women from the community will be present to feminists aren’t the typical speak about their experiences person students think they are, as women in the academic so we’re trying to break people field, said senior women’s and of that stereotype by the disreligious studies major Katha- plays,” Eytchison said. People have a misguided rine Eytchison. A poetry slam and an infor- view of what feminism is, said mation fair are planned. The junior Jonah Weeks, an enviscience major. conference is open to all stu- ronmental People think that feminism dents and faculty. Stephanie Consiglio
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CONFERENCE Senior Sharina Jackson, a sociology major and program coordinator for the Women’s Center event, works at the office, planning the guest speakers, poetry slam and women’s panel. is the belief that women are superior to men, but it actually is just the belief that women are equal to men. There aren’t enough feminist outlets and fora on campus outside the women’s studies or multicultural studies where women and men can come together to talk about feminist issues, Ruddell said. The women’s rights movement is ongoing and people aren’t aware that there is still gender discrimination, Weeks said. It is good to have a conference that involves feminist issues open to students because knowledge is truly power.
It’s going to be a casual informative experience to show more women that you don’t have to be some “gungho” hardcore feminist or women’s right activist, Eytchison said. This conference isn’t just to bring people in who are already into feminist issues, but to attract everyone including the men on campus. It is important for men because these issues might affect their mothers, sisters, girlfriends and female friends, she said. “Women’s issues aren’t just women’s issues — they are everyone’s issues,” Ruddell
said. “Actually, they are human issues.” The Women’s Center has a wealth of information for anyone who wants to come by with questions, she said. The conference is an educational experience that is also free, and lunch is provided, so people should take advantage of it, Eytchison said. “Interacting with the people who come into the Women’s Center and to our events have really opened me up and I have had a lot of personal growth,” she said. Stephanie Consiglio can be reached at sconsiglio@theorion.com
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Recycling awareness event Chico State stands in ďŹ rst place for its waste minimization progress
Chico State is a waste-conscious school, said freshman Amber Grable, a animal science major. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compared to other schools, I think Chico State does well,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is an important thing that the whole globe needs to do, though, before we end up under plastic.â&#x20AC;? Alec Cooley, director of the Recycle Mania competition,
Hailey Vincent STAFF WRITER
At Chico State, the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;wasteâ&#x20AC;? is usually followed by the letter â&#x20AC;&#x153;dâ&#x20AC;? to describe Saturday nights downtown, but A.S. Recycling is giving the word a new meaning this semester â&#x20AC;&#x201D; waste minimization. Chico State is currently ranked ďŹ rst in California and 20th in the nation in the waste minimization category of a nationwide recycling competition and hopes to bring awareness to the need of recycling and improve college and university recycling programs. RecycleMania began in 2001 as a competition to promote recycling programs and waste reduction activities for colleges and universities across the U.S. and Canada, according to its website. This is the ďŹ nal week of the 10-week long competition that 630 schools have been participating in. Avery Beck, a junior anthropology major and A.S. Recycling student assistant, sees Chico State as a leader in waste reduction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The waste minimization category is the one we are most proud of,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our number is so low because we do a lot of reduction stuďŹ&#x20AC; to prevent waste in the ďŹ rst place.â&#x20AC;? A.S. Recycling focuses in on programs like Take Back the Tap and B.Y.O.Cup and uses recyclable take-out containers and composting to try and achieve A.S.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal of zero waste, Beck said. Other categories within the competition focus on things like collecting the highest tonnage of recyclables, according to the RecycleMania website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool that those schools collect a ton of bottles,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even have those bottles to begin with.â&#x20AC;?
RECYCLEMANIA COMPETITION STATS California: Waste Minimization - Competition Division Schools are competing to see which produces the smallest amount of municipal solid waste, including both recyclables and trash, per person per weeks. 1. Chico State 2. University of San Francisco 3. UC Santa Cruz 4. Cal State San Marcos 5. San Francisco State 6. Mills College 7. Cal State Monterey Bay 8. Loyola Marymount 9. UC Davis 10. UC San Diego
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is among those who respect the A.S. Recycling program at Chico. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chico State has an excellent and very visible recycling program,â&#x20AC;? he said in an E-mail interview. Last year, Chico State came in fourth place in the waste minimization category for California, Beck said. Participating in RecycleMania since 2008, Chico State has greatly improved each year. Chico Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst place ranking in the waste minimization category this year is a result of having the least amount of municipal solid waste, both recyclables and trash, per person, according to the RecycleMania website. Out of the 630 schools competing within the whole competition, a total of 177 schools are taking part in the waste minimization category. Currently, Chico State students waste 13.62 pounds per person per week, with UC San Francisco following in second at 27.36 pounds and UC Santa Cruz in third at 33.52 pounds,
according to the RecycleMania website. Last year, Chico State weighed in at 21.33 pounds, making a 7.71-pound improvement in one year. RecycleMania is meant to bring attention to the need of expanding recycling eďŹ&#x20AC;orts through a diďŹ&#x20AC;erent context than usual, Cooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By using a competition framework to promote conservation, RecycleMania tries to reach out with a diďŹ&#x20AC;erent message that hopefully resonates better than a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;save the Earthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; message,â&#x20AC;? he said. Bringing this message to college campuses to form values and practices is something this competition hopes to instill upon students and faculty members throughout their lives, Cooley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waste reduction is important because it is a concrete, tangible way that individuals can contribute to improving our environment every day,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recycling is a gateway activity that can lead people to conserve energy, support green buildings and advocate sustainable policies elsewhere in their lives.â&#x20AC;? Although Chico State is a top competitor for recycling abilities, being the leader in sustainability and recycling among CSUs, there are still improvements that could be made, Beck said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are pretty good about recycling, but there are always going to be those people who wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recycle,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to make that behavioral change.â&#x20AC;? A.S. Recycling uses this competition as a baseline to see how Chico State is improving each year, Beck said. Raising awareness to bring a behavioral change to further increase the waste minimization is a goal for A.S. Recycling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live on a ďŹ nite planet and we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use our resources like they are inďŹ nite,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to cut back on using them or start ďŹ nding new ways to reuse them.â&#x20AC;? Hailey Vincent can be reached at hvincent@theorion.com
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The disc jockey was the last person we were waiting for to get the party started on a hot day in April. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah dude, I paid this DJ a grand to come spin for the party today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he better be good,â&#x20AC;? my friend said as I helped him set up for the biggest party of the year that his fraternity was throwing. About a half hour later a college-aged kid with a Macintosh laptop and some wires shows up and asks where he can set up. I glance over at my buddy with a look as if to say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you paid this kid a grand to shuďŹ&#x201E;e his iTunes with a basic computer all day? Anyone couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done that.â&#x20AC;? For advertising yourself as a DJ and actually being paid money one would expect youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be prepared with an amount of decent DJ equipment. The party went well and everyone enjoyed the music, but the job title of being a DJ has lost its luster and it seems as though anyone can claim to be a topnotch record-scratching DJ in Chico. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prevalent in the Chico house party scene where there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any criteria to be met like many professional venues require. Turn back the clock when DJs actually had to switch records and time transitions perfectly. When they had to prepare a trunk full of diďŹ&#x20AC;erent music and bust their hinds preparing every record so the music played nonstop. Nowadays you can pick up a two-bit turntable on eBay for a couple bucks, plug it in to any standard laptop and have mixes preprogramed so that a 10-hour
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UPON REQUEST Local disc jockey plays music at a party downtown. playlist takes the eďŹ&#x20AC;ort of one click of a mouse. Junior Joey Wright a recording arts major and a KCSC radio DJ said there are a lot of people who buy cheap equipment and act as an iTunes replacement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s real DJs that are actually promoting themselves and developing their own mixes,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those are the ones who are getting venues.â&#x20AC;? Not to say that there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any reputable DJs in this town, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen many who take the easy street when it comes to spinning and they still manage to botch the job. With popular party music taking a turn toward the techno house genres, it seems the same 50 songs are played at every house party and bar making it that much easier. The advanced technology that music mixing sites contain makes it so easy to become your own DJ and develop your own
mixes with stock sounds that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken away from the allure of the traditional DJ. However, I have had some great experiences with innovative DJs who made all genres of music sound good and ďŹ&#x201A;ow harmoniously. Most of these experiences were at bars and clubs in large cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego. As far as the future existence of the traditional DJ goes whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to say what could happen. The way technology is progressing the DJ may become a distinct race with venue promoters preferring to save coin and have a computerized playlist. I hope this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the case though. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great feeling when the song you requested gets played. Nick Pike can be reached at npike@theorion.com
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The current generation of mainstream Chico State students may be taking longer to reach the finish line, but they’re getting there. Students of Generation Y have gotten a lot of attention from researchers who’ve questioned the success of the age group and wondered how long it would take them to reach full, independent adulthood, if ever, according to a study by the Association of Graduate Recruiters. Generation Y is made up of everyone born between the early ’80s to late ’90s. They’ve been given nicknames such as Generation Next, Millennials, Echo Boomers and Trophy Kids. This is the majority of Chico State students. Generation Y is known for relying on their Baby Boomer parents, being pampered, craving attention, being slackers and generally taking longer than previous generations to move into the work force, according to the AGR study. However, a new study published in the April issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family shows the oldest of the Generation Y getting jobs and weaning off parental support in their late ’20s, shedding some of those negative stereotypes. Other qualities Millennials
share are being tech-savvy, success-oriented, socially liberal, and non-religious, said Dan Pence, a sociology professor. In a lot of ways, theses are characteristics of previous generations as well, especially when it comes to labeling a young age group as slackers. “Since the ancient Greeks we’ve been ripping on teenagers,” Pence said. “That’s not new.” A reason explaining Millennials’ slow integration into the workforce could be the economy, he said. Graduating students can’t start new jobs and families at 28 with entry-level pay. Because Generation Y won’t settle, the job market will likely yield different jobs. Another difference between Generation Y and Baby Boomers is job loyalty, he said. Boomers would stay with a company for extended periods of time, but Millennials will constantly move to the next best thing. It all comes back to economy. “It’s hard to see any kind of job loyalty if you’re working minimum wage in a service economy,” Pence said. “What’s left for them? They sit around, smoke pot and play video games.” The rapid change in technology also has significant affects on Generation Y getting through school and finding a job, said James Starmer, director of the Career Center.
“There are so many new choices of jobs and industries and ways to make money that it’s hard to wrap your head around how to get there,” Starmer said. Generation Y has a tendency to want success sooner, he said. Success is seen as a right and is expected. The willingness to work toward something can often times seem like a pain to Millennials because their parents have given them so much. “Those base, entry-level jobs have to be done in order to move into those really cool jobs,” Starmer said. However, Starmer doesn’t see a difference between today’s motivated students and motivated students 20 years ago, he said. But with today’s fast changing technology and job market, a college degree doesn’t mean as much as it used to. Zach Wyman, a 2009 Pacific Union College graduate with a B.A. in communications, received a manager position at Hollister in Chico after graduation. After Hollister closed, Wyman found himself looking for a new job, but found it difficult with a “broad” degree like communications. Now, Wyman is looking to go back to school to receive another degree and is looking at Chico State as an option. At 24 and already holding one degree, Wyman is taking
his time in considering his options. “I don’t want to jump right in to something I don’t enjoy,” he said. Although his parents occasionally help him out financially, Wyman said he primarily supports himself, and that Generation Y shouldn’t compare themselves to struggles their parents once had. “It different times, you know?” he said. “You can’t take their experiences and transplant them into our own.” Jessica Carter, a junior criminal justice major, is the first generation of her family to go to college and said education requirements to get good jobs have become stricter since the Boomers’ generation. The door for success has become to narrow, and degrees don’t carry the same weight they use to. Generation Y’s morals aren’t as strong as their parents, Carter said. Millennials don’t give as much focus to important topics and social issues, which creates an immaturity in a generation that is trying to become self-sustained adults with families and full-time jobs. “Nowadays adults are children,” Carter said. “How can children learn from children?”
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scenario, which may bring an equal amount of laughter as it would damage to someone’s property and/or health. Trouble with the law is totally avoidable because everything will be underwater by the time it reaches court. Travel The further the destination and more exotic the culture, the better. Whether or not the world is going to end, realize what the world is like outside of California and the U.S. in general. Maybe this is what the savings should go toward. Show — don’t tell — your loved ones that you love them This is an obvious one. But calling mom and saying “I love you” doesn’t count. Do something out-of-the-box, that you have never done. Use your talents If your talent is creativity, draw a special someone a portrait with a genuine personal message written on the back. If you’re good at planning, surprise him or her with tickets to a private getaway. Feeling and seeing love is so much better than hearing it. At the end of it all — dance Congratulations, you were in college and lived a life. Don’t give the classic excuse of, “I can’t dance.” Blast your favorite song and feel the energy. Do all of these things and invent some of your own in order to accomplish what you want, before it’s too late.
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promotion. The more points that are given, the more entries people can participate in. Senior computer science major Addel Remani has seen all the flyers throughout campus and on facebook, he said. Remani also went downtown to scan codes and purchased the buy one get one free breakfast at the golden waffle, he said. Goodies that were won
included a $500 cash prize from Buzz Media, she said. Local businesses put in gift cards, merchandise and an original painting. The Bear and Eighth and Main Antiques were signature locations that paid more to be a part of the event, Fish said. It’s a priority that everyone checked in at these locations. “There’s tons of stuff for students to win — everything
was over $2,000 in value,” she said. The event’s community service element was to respect the time period by honoring Cesar Chavez and starting the events on his day of recognition, Fish said. He came to Chico State a few years ago and had people march to Safeway. “There’s a piece of history here that most students don’t know about,” she said.
With the same concept in mind as Cesar Chavez, groups of students can do community service by scanning buzz codes in areas that are dirty in the city such as the parks and cleaning up, Fish said. These activities were known as the Chico Buzz Challenge and are worth the most points. The Chico Buzz Challenge was set up for student organizations or just a group of
friends to participate in, she said. The team with the most points won money in a form of a scholarship. “I wanted this to be for students, by students, given back to students,” Fish said. Money raised for the scholarship came from bids on the original painting of Cesar Chavez created by local artist Jeff Nichol, she said. Buzz Media Management
made no money from these events, Fish said. It is a good way to give back to the community so there could be an entire community involvement to honor Cesar Chavez for his legacy and charisma while team building and winning prizes at the end of the event, she said. Tasha Clark can be reached at tclark@theorion.com
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“Main warns of dangers of artificial intelligence.” Sept. 28, 1988 Artificial intelligence became a part of life, ranging from a simple digital calculator to a computer that controls an airplane. Communications professor Robert Main warned about the innovation of technology during
a lecture held on campus. Main discussed three levels of robotics: telling the robots what to do, having them solve problems and having them become mobile. Main predicted that humankind will one day be controlled by machines. In 1966, a computer therapist was built that can listen to patients and ask questions to prompt conversation.
Computers can become so human-like that people begin to believe in them, Main said. In 1988, the Department of Defense was working on land robots that could fight. With the hasty rate of development, technology proposed a potential threat of to human society, Main said. “I’m worried that people will refer to machines to computers,” he said.
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THE ORION • RYAN RICHARDS
CHEAP CHEFS Senior Mary White, a dietetics major and organizer for LINKS [left], senior Dan O’Brien, a physiology major, [center] and senior Trevor O’Arcey, a physiology major, prepare a meal.
Campus Spotlight: Seminar coaches how to save money on food The Campus Wellness Center teamed up with Leaders In Nutrition, Knowledge and Support March 29-30 for an hour of cooking cheap and healthy meals with students. “A Tasty Journey Beyond Top Ramen” showed students how to save money by buying cheap foods and still receive their nutrients instead of buying the affordable, but not so healthy, ramen noodles. Graduate student Lisha Zhu from the Wellness Center and Mary White, a senior nutrition and food science major and an intern at LINKS, were among the participants in the cooking talk.
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c. 1986
FLIP PHONE Cell phones continue to change and upgrade, changing from the flip phone to touchscreen.
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Droids, iPhones, the Global Positioning Systems and sleek laptops became have become everyday platforms for school, work and recreational activities. During the 1990s, computers became affordable enough that everyone could have them and Internet connections developed to a reasonable speed, said Kurtis Kredo, a computer engineering professor. The Internet and the World Wide Web went from a passive form of consumption to an interactive and social form, where people can log in and change
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things, he said. The modern technological era has hit double time in growth, where its development is rapidly moving and changing, Kredo said. The time frame to make technological achievements is getting shorter and shorter. However, humanity may not be at a time where machines will lead to destruction of mankind, he said. Much of the growth in computers comes from the ability to put more in a single chip, Kredo said. Technology may reach a limit on how much can be put in a physical chip, which may lead to a plateau in its growth.
It is possible that a new way of using technology and storing information will be developed, but will take crucial changes in order for humans to be controlled by machines, he said. “The human brain is so complex,” Kredo said. “We have nothing that can even touch it in our technology.” Things to be expected in the future are faster wireless connections and networks as well as smaller mobile devices, he said. It is possible that desktop computers won’t be in use in 15 years. - Compiled by Melissa Hahn
Q: How did this idea come about? And collaborating with LINKS? Zhu: Our center likes to incorporate physical wellness with different things and the goal was to build physical wellness in cooking such as being it safe, affordable and healthy. We collaborate with LINKS every year by having a cooking class, and it’s popular among the students. It’s important to elaborate with students, especially those who can’t afford much food, on how they can still be healthy by making a cheap meal for themselves. Q: Are you targeting students on a budget or everyone?
White: Both. We chose recipes that are reasonably priced and accessible that students can get at their nearby grocery store or at the farmers market that’s hopefully flavorful and good to eat. Q: How did you come up with different recipes and ingredients that were affordable? Zhu: We came up with making cheap and healthy meals for $2 to $3. Vegetables and ingredients like collard greens, garlic cloves, bread and pasta are usually no more than $3. We also made a vegan meal for students who don’t eat meat. White: Brainstorming ideas on what foods are cheaper to buy was helpful, and things you can get at a walking distance. Q: Any advice for students considering cooking a healthier and cheaper way? Zhu: Eat more vegetables and fruit and step outside of your culture way of eating to try a variety of things that can be healthy and affordable for students to consume. White: Try to have a balanced diet. If students are on a budget they want to have fiber, beans and protein. Even if students can’t consume a lot, if it’s balanced it’s a lot better. - Compiled by Tasha Clark
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