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The HBO documentary “Wartorn 1861-2010” will be shown before a panel discussion with war veterans and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder experts at 7:30 p.m. today in Performing Arts Center Room 134. The discussion will cover topics such as the community’s responsibility to care for suffering veterans and what can be done to ease war’s long-lasting effects on veterans.

Source: Campus Calendar

Student composers will be displaying new works at the New Music Symposium: Open Ears at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Performing Arts Center Room 134. A second event showcasing composer and performer Gyan Riley’s work will follow in the same time and place Friday. The first event will be free to all, while Friday’s event will be free for Chico State students, with ticket costs ranging from $6 for children to $15 for adults.

University police wrestled a man to the ground after a student was attacked and two glass doors were broken at 6 p.m. Friday in Meriam Library’s computer lab.

The suspect, who police declined to identify for medical reasons, was taken into custody after two officers and Sgt. Andy Houghtby restrained him, Houghtby said. He was described as a large man who took at least one shot from a taser before being subdued.

Paul Hubbard, fifth-year psychology and women’s studies double major, is pressing charges in response to the attack, he said.

The subject charged Hubbard while he was walking through the Meriam Library breezeway with his friend, who asked only to be identified as “Cindy,” Hubbard said. The man ran at him with full force and shoved him to the ground, and stood over him.

“He was absolutely spaced out,” Hubbard said.

The subject then moved to Hubbard’s binder and scattered its contents until Cindy, who had removed her boots to use as weapons, chased him off, Hubbard said. She followed him out to the Student Services Center Plaza to keep an eye on him while she called the University Police Department.

“He was like an animal,” she said.

He charged back through the breezeway, taking off his jacket and his shirt before ramming his way

into Meriam Library’s lobby, she said.

Once inside the library, the subject swept a computer monitor off a desk, ran through the laptop lounge and threw a post from a ribbon barrier through a glass door of the computer lab before running up to the second floor, senior accounting major and Meriam Library employee Joe Cyr said.

That floor of the library was closed off by then.

“From there, we didn’t want to follow him,” Cyr said.

There was no damage on the second floor of the library, said Kathleen Purvis, head of Library Building Management and Student Personnel.

When university police arrived, they encountered him on the stairwell between the first and second stories, he said. The subject was tasered in the encounter but continued to fight on, something Houghtby described as “not typical.”

The subject was then restrained and escorted out of the building, he said.

The damages to the building haven’t been fully assessed at this time, but the two glass doors of the computer lab’s lobby entrance will need to be replaced, Purvis said.

Hubbard suffered minor injuries to his hands and his left knee but declined medical treatment.

“He needs to be in jail for a while, as far as I’m concerned,” Hubbard said.

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A reading strategies workshop presented by the Study Learning Center will be held between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. today in Student Services Center Room 304. The workshop, hosted by Christine Connerly, will provide methods of reading that help to retain important textbook and novel information.

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KISSING THEIR WAY TO VICTORY Jesse Hagerman, an undeclared sophomore and Jennifer Cabrera, senior psychology and health science major, outsmooched their competitors to take home an iPod Shuffle at Monday’s Kiss an iPod event in the A.S. Bookstore.

Fellow competitors Tiffany Tebacker, senior accounting major, and Greg Evans, senior business marketing major [below], struggle to keep their iPod between their lips, disqualifying them from the event.

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The College of Agriculture is holding its eighth annual Career and Internship Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the University Farm Pavilion.

More than 35 agriculturerelated companies will send representatives to the event to talk with students and share career and internship opportunities. Coming prepared with professional dress and resumes is recommended. For directions to the University Farm , visit www.csuchico.edu/ag.

SHATTERED The glass doors of the lobby entrance to Meriam Library’s computer lab are in need of replacement after an incident involving an unidentified man at 6 p.m. Friday.

A student, Paul Hubbard, suffered mild injuries to his his left knee and palms after being shoved by the suspect, he said.

Man sentenced in case related to student death Andre Byik STAFF WRITER

A former Chico State student was sentenced to six months in jail Wednesday on drug charges resulting from the death of another student in October 2009.

After pleading no contest to a felony charge of sale, transportation or administration of a controlled substance, Johnathon Campbell,

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22, received a sixth-month sentence along with five years probation, in the case involving former student Gina Maggio.

Maggio, 21, died after an apparent drug overdose, according to a police toxicology report.

She had multiple substances in her system, including cocaine of ecstasy, said Anthony Cardoza, the defense attorney for >> please see DRUG | A6

Alcohol ban for holiday river floats When the gavel came down during last week’s city council meeting, it became clear — Beer Can Beach may be losing its beer.

Ben Mullin STAFF WRITER

All but one of the seven Chico City Council members voted in favor of a resolution put forth by the Chico Police Department to ban the possession and consumption of alcohol during the summer holidays of Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day along a six-mile stretch of the Sacramento River.

The affected area encompasses Beer Can Beach, a notorious party zone.

The ban was proposed in response to last year’s Labor Day float, where public safety personnel waded through an estimated 15,000 floaters to perform 100 critical rescues, said Chico Chief of Police Mike Maloney in a phone interview.

A critical rescue is when safety personal prevents an injury or death, Maloney said.

The focus of the ban is to reduce the amount of people who travel to Chico on Labor Day weekend and on the other summer holidays for the express purpose of getting drunk and causing trouble, he said.

“For four days, a big part of the attraction of the river is being able to float and drink and gather at Beer Can Beach >> please see BAN | A6

A.S. Sustainability Fund offers students $73,000 pool for proposals, projects Trish Roche STAFF WRITER

The A.S. Sustainability Fund Allocation Committee allocated $73,000 for student proposals for the spring 2011 semester.

“The money is based upon enrollment. Each student pays $5 per semester that gets added to this fund and there is a formula that calculates how much of that is available for grant >> please see FUND | A6

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WORLD NEWS >> Sudan — A two-day fight in Southern Sudan Wednesday between the army

College dropouts are costing tax-payers billions of dollars.

States funded almost $6.2 billion for four-year colleges and universities between 2003 and 2008 to help pay for the education of students who only attended classes for one year.

Because all student financial aid factors have not been considered in this approximation, the true amount of deficit is expected to be much higher.

Sources say that if students were encouraged with funding to continue their education, it is likely the state would be adding to this deficit if they were to drop out again.

Guadalajara, Mexico — Gunmen shot

and a rebel faction ended in 105 deaths,

and killed six people Saturday in a bar.

Johannesburg, South Africa — A

Another 37 people were injured in the

South African man was arrested Satur-

and soldiers and 42 rebels. Another 50

incident, which concluded when the

day following a six-month investigation

people were injured and admitted to aid

suspects threw a grenade into the bar.

for threats of using biological weapons

group Medecins San Frontieres’ health

against Britain and the United States.

facilities. The fighting broke a January

The threats were going to be carried out

ceasefire.

Guadalajara is a popular tourist destination that has seen a recent increase in

Chile — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Friday just off the coast of Chile.

The earthquake knocked out electricity

organized and violent crime. The rise in violence is believed to be attributed to a fight between organized drug cartels.

and phone service, but did not cause any casualties. A dozen aftershocks were felt in the hours following the earthquake.

Source: CNN.com

The quake occurred almost a year after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake killed 521 Chileans, and struck in nearly the same location 30 miles north of the city of Concepcion.

Algiers, Algeria — Riot police blocked

by the suspect unless he was given $4

off the center of Algeria’s capital Satur-

million. Police were unable to find evi-

day, preventing protestors from staging

dence that the suspect would have had

a revolt against President Abdelaziz

the ability to carry out the threats.

including 39 civilians, 24 southern police

Source: Yahoo News

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Bouteflika. Groups of protestors gathered in the square at the center of the capital and shouted “Bouteflika out!”

Riot police prevented the demonstrators from staging a march out of the square

Source: Huffington Post

and through the city. Estimations on crowd size diverge greatly, some saying there were about 250 demonstrators to 10,000 demonstrators. The protestors

Source: USA Today

hoped to imitate Egypt’s successful revolt against recently ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Source: ABC News

CSU conference at Chico State brings student rights to table

With $850 billion outstanding, student loan debt exceeds credit card debt in this country. Currently, debt collected through consumer’s credit cards totals $828 billion. With so many students accumulating debt before they even get a diploma, it is often a concern that students do not even know how much they owe or who they owe money to. With tuition inflation over the last 20 years, students have had to borrow more money each year — last year saw an increase of 20 percent. A trip to your college career office can supply you with all of your financial needs.

Ben Mullin STAFF WRITER

Source: USA Today

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THE ORION • BRYAN CLENDON

OPEN DOORS Jaypinderpal Virdee, commissioner of community affairs and sophomore psychology and communications major, talks to junior Ashlee Bischoff during the open house Monday.

Officers prepare for elections Bryan Clendon STAFF WRITER

Higher education leaders think there are going to be tuition increases this fall if citizens vote to reject Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to extend several recent tax hikes. Even if it was to go through, it is assumed that some academic programs will still be eliminated next year. A 10 percent hike has already been approved for the 2011-2012 school year. Leaders in the Cal State and UC system say they will consider “enrollment reductions and ask campuses to study dropping programs with low enrollment that might be available at other campuses.”

Source: LA Times

Chris Melendrez, junior communications major and recent transfer from Sierra College, has always been involved in student government.

When he arrived to Chico State this year and heard about the Associated Students, he knew he wanted to get involved, Melendrez said. He was interested in two positions, but wanted more information.

The Government Affairs Committee hosted an open house Monday to give students information on officer positions they could run for in spring A.S. elections.

The event allowed interested students to meet with current officers and discuss the ins and outs of being an officer in student government, A.S. elections coordinator Ashley Holton-Westhaver said.

“I’m getting to learn what all the positions are and find out what I want to run for,” Melendrez said.

The event was open to all Chico State students, Holton-Westhaver said.

It is too early to submit an application to run for office, she said. This event was in place so students would be better informed heading

into the elections.

HOW TO “This is the first official APPLY: information event we have had for elections,” Holton-West- Applications haver said. for spring’s A.S. officers wore bright Associated green T-shirts indicating their Students membership in student gov- election can ernment, and many officers be picked sat at their desks and talked up March 1 and are to the handful of students due to the who walked through the door. Government Other officers gathered around Affairs office a table, eating the provided by March 24 cookies and lemonade while discussing their positions.

All officers were able to attend and participate in the event, said Jaypinderpal Virdee, commissioner of community affairs.

“It’s part of our responsibility,” he said. “We hold ourselves accountable, just as our peers hold us accountable.”

A.S. is essentially a corporation, HoltonWesthaver said. The officers are the governing body of the corporation.

Bryan Clendon can be reached at bclendon@theorion.com

Student representatives from each of the 23 California State Universities gathered at Chico State this weekend to debate the issues that face higher education.

The conference was a function of the California State Students Association, a representative body composed of 60 delegates from the 23 CSU campuses that advocate for student interests statewide.

This month’s meeting, which was the first to be held at Chico State since 2006, was characterized by a sense of urgency that reflected the impending $500 million cut to higher education. During the conference, CSSA President Chris Chavez called on 20,000 CSU students to join him in the March For Higher Education, a protest on the capitol mall in response to Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget cuts.

“We’re going to work hard to get our students out there,” Chavez said. “If we make our voices heard, and we really show up and participate, we can make ourselves more than numbers on a spreadsheet.”

This year, the March for Higher Education should have a profound effect on state legislators drafting the 2011-2012 budget because it’s scheduled on March 14, one day before the final draft of the budget is due, CSSA trustee Steven Dixon said.

“It’s important to get a sense of urgency in their minds,” Dixon said. “Because if they don’t have urgency, then we wait till next January to pass that budget. Action’s needed now, not later.”

Among the student advocates who urged CSU representatives toward action was Jillian Ruddell, the director of the Chico State Women’s Center.

On the first day of the conference, Ruddell addressed the CSSA’s multicultural caucus on the importance of protecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning students on their campuses from bullying.

“When LGBTQ students are preoccupied with survival, they’re not focused on success,” Ruddell said. “Stand up and speak out. The minority can’t always take care of themselves.”

There is also an important difference between gender and biological sex, Ruddell said.

“Sex is what’s under the pants, gender is what kind of pants you wear,” she said.

Ruddell also complimented Chico State A.S. President Amro Jayousi on his support for LGBTQ students.

“He comes up to me when we’re at the coffee shop doing homework, and just says, ‘Hey, I know who you are, I know you all exist and I want to support you,’” Ruddell said.

Jayousi, who helped host this month’s conference, gave CSSA representatives a tour of Chico State’s campus and presented them with Klean Kanteens inside of Chico Bags.

“We tried to have our event be as sustainable as can be, because that’s how our campuses perceive us,” Jayousi said. “This event in particular was zero waste.”

Chavez, who had been to every CSU campus except Chico State before this weekend’s conference, remarked that Chico State is a social and financial pillar for the city, and exemplifies why California should not cut higher education.

“Chico shows how vital CSUs are to the economy,” Chavez said. “I definitely saved the best for last.”

Ben Mullin can be reached at bmullin@theorion.com

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GIFT OF LIFE Kelsey Caldwell, junior international relations and communication studies major, keeps a calm expression while donating at Wednesday’s blood drive, which brought in 168 donations.

Drive keeps blood flowing Eli Gibbs

Thursday, 3:57 p.m.: Drunk in public reported in 2400 block of Notre Dame Boulevard. “Male and female unable to stand due to intoxication have been trying to board a bus. Denied twice. Reporting party concerned they will fall into street.�

Friday, 11:47 a.m.: Annoying phone calls reported in 2000 block of Forest Avenue. “Reporting party reporting they have been receiving prank calls all day. Latest call, male subject said he was going to rip her head o ‌ etc. ‌ etc.â€?

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Paul Wright was only 15 years old when he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a cancerous bone tumor that is most commonly developed in stages of bone growth.

Over the next seven years, doctors found ďŹ ve areas of cancer in his body, each instance occurring after Wright thought traces of cancer were gone.

It was only through countless hours of chemotherapy, surgery and almost four gallons of blood transfusions that Wright was able to overcome all of that and return to Chico State after a six-year hiatus following his last diagnosis in 2004.

On Wednesday, Wright gave back to his community by volunteering at a BloodSource blood drive held in the Bell Memorial Union.

It’s because of blood donations made every day that Wright was able to continue treatment and overcome multiple types of cancer, he said.

Students, sta and members of the community who visited the blood drive in the BMU made 168 donations Wednesday, said Robin Carter, BloodSource account manager. The drive was sponsored

by Sta Council and hosted by Unite and the Study Abroad oďŹƒce.

BloodSource organizes a blood drive on campus each month, Carter said. The next two will be held March 9 in the BMU and April 12 outside Glenn and Siskiyou halls in the BloodSource buses.

The donation process takes roughly an hour and students are encouraged to eat a healthy breakfast before they donate blood, Carter said. There are many passionate donors and organizers that know there is a large need for a plentiful supply of blood in a community.

The convenience of the blood drive in the BMU allowed Kelsey Caldwell, junior international relations and communication studies major, to stop by between classes. This donation was her ďŹ fth since she began in high school and plans to continue donating in the future, she said. “It’s one hour out of your life to save another human being,â€? Caldwell said.

All accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty | Information cited directly from Chico Police Department

Friday, 1:41 p.m.: Juvenile problem reported in 3100 block of Shallow Springs. “Canyon Oaks hole two sits right below this address. For the last half hour, golf balls have been cascading down on the golf course from this address. This residence does have teenage kids.�

Friday, 2:39 p.m.: Fight reported in 800 block East Avenue. “Eight to nine 12-year-old juveniles behind Trader Joes. Juveniles were punching each other in the face and videotaped the ďŹ ght. Seems to be breaking up.â€?

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GIVING BACK Cancer survivor Paul Wright volunteers at BloodSource’s blood drives after receiving 31 pints of blood throughout the years.

Without people donating blood, Wright would not have been able to return to school, he said.

Every time he went to get a transfusion, he was pale and weak. “Getting that transfusion was as refreshing as an ice cold glass of lemonade on a hot day,� Wright said.

Between 1998 and 2004, Wright discovered cancer in his left leg, right lung and above his right collarbone, he said. His leg eventually was amputated above his left knee and he elected to have the lower lobe of his right lung removed.

He regularly gives speeches, telling his story at BloodSource events encouraging people to continue to donate, as the 31 pints of blood he received played an important role in saving his life.

Eli Gibbs can be reached at egibbs@theorion.com

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Friday, 8:11 p.m.: Family dispute reported in 100 block of Overland Court. “Responding party’s 15-year-old son just assaulted responding party. No weapons. Juvenile now in kitchen cooking, responding party in living room. Punched responding party in the stomach.�

Friday, 8:46 p.m.: Civil matter reported in 100 block of West 22 Street. “Responding party advising her landlord is in her backyard and advising the responding party he is going to be living out there. Responding party advising she feels like he has been stalking her and looking through her windows.�

Saturday, 8:57 a.m.: Transient problem reported in 100 block of Pavis Court. “Group of transient at the end of the cul-de-sac yelling. Someone they call “Crazy Karen� yelling ouch. Not sure what they are doing.�

Saturday, 2:45 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported in 800 block of West Fourth Street. “Male up in a tree for past 40 minutes. Tree on Cherry Street end of park. Responding party asked if subject was OK and subject said he was ďŹ ne and ‘just stretching

after a long run.’�

Saturday, 9:57 a.m.: Scam reported in 600 block of East Third Avenue. “Reporting party reporting yesterday some middle-Eastern people told reporting party they were working for the U.S. government and told him they were going to get him a $6,500 grant. Reporting party sent them $500 via Western Union at the Tax Advance on Mangrove.

No $6,500 and no refund.�

Saturday, 6:11 p.m.: Throwing objects reported in 1600 Locust Street. “Homeless woman threw food in reporting party’s face while she was in her yard.

Subject is still in front of reporting party’s house.

Subject was cussing profanities at reporting party.

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Sunday, 2:47 p.m.: Civil matter reported in 900 block of Linden Street. “Neighbor at 952 Linden has placed a disco ball up in a tree that reects light into all reporting party’s windows that face subject’s residence. Light even comes through the blinds.â€?

Monday, 3:55 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported in 2500 block of Zanella Way. “Male loitering around business. Has come in asking for water, and then tried to get back in several times. Walks back and forth between business and the Chevron. Told reporting party he had to walk to Paradise soon.�

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LOSS Mckenzie Roberts, a Butte College student, examines the damage done to her apartment from an electrical fire Friday afternoon. She and her three roommates were not home at the time of the fire.

Fire devastates home of four college students Dario Gut STAFF WRITER

THE ORION • FRANK REBELO

SCORCHED While the fire ruined the interior of the apartment, some of the students’ belongings were preserved by virtue of closed bedroom doors. The apartment will remain inhospitable for at least a couple of months, Fire Marshal Mort Myers said.

A spark from a heat exhaust fan caused a fire at Pomona Apartments Friday afternoon, displacing three Chico State students and one Butte College student.

Only apartment 22 was set ablaze leaving the nearby apartments safe and untouched.

It started about 11:30 a.m., Fire Marshal Mort Myers said. “It didn’t spread to any other apartment, but it did enough damage inside that nobody can live in there for a couple of months.”

The four college students living in the apartment were not present when the fire began, said downstairs neighbor Jereme Clark, junior computer science major. He was inside his home when the fire began.

“I was cleaning my apartment when I noticed the smell,” Clark

said.

He smelled the smoke and went upstairs to see if anyone was home and realized nobody was.

“A few minutes later I see one of the homeowners run upstairs,” Clark said. “There was black smoke pouring out when we opened the door.”

The fire department was called immediately, and just a few minutes later there was a train of sirens entering the Pomona apartments, said Lora Hughes, senior anthropology major and resident of the apartment.

The firefighters entered the apartment from the roof and then knocked out the glass windows from the inside, Clark said.

Couches were burned, the television was melted and the walls were scorched, leaving little to scavenge in the living room and bathroom.

“The fan was making weird noises for the past couple of days,” Hughes said. “I still don’t know how all this

could have happened from just one fan.”

Mckenzi Roberts, who attends Butte College, was one of the four roommates who came home as soon as she heard of the fire.

“Our bedroom doors were closed, so a majority of our belongings inside the bedroom were saved because of that,” Roberts said.

The residents are temporarily living in apartment 26, Clark said.

“I don’t know where they are living after that,” he said.

After an hour, the majority of the fire fighters returned home and left the residents to collect the rest of their belongings.

“There is not much we can do now but move on and laugh about it,” Roberts said. “At least our cat got out with only her whiskers burned.”

Dario Gut can be reached at dgut@theorion.com

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and engage in whatever you want in the apparent ‘no rules zone,’” Maloney said.

Beer Can Beach, a gravel island approximately half the size of a football field nestled about 50 feet off the shore of the Sacramento River, has long been the epicenter of an environmental catastrophe, said A.S. Sustainability worker Andrew Nayak.

The damage done to the environment is appalling, Nayak said. He scoured the beach with a group of volunteers after last year’s Labor Day float.

“It’s horrible,” he said.

“I’ve seen cardboard, glass, aluminum, Styrofoam, paper and deflated inner tubes.”

Banning alcohol on the Sacramento River during Labor Day is the right thing to do, despite the float’s iconic status in Chico, Nayak said.

“It’s become a symbol for Chico State, whether that’s a good thing or not,” Nayak said. “Dealing in extremes is always bad, but I lean towards banning alcohol.”

Nayak is by no means in the minority. Senior media arts major, lifeguard instructor and entrepreneur Bob Floyd is also in favor of the ban, even though the decreased amount of floaters on the river might hurt his fledgling business.

“I run a clothing company called ‘Float! Clothing,’

which is basically clothing accessories for the float lifestyle,” Floyd said.

His company, which will sell waterproof cases for cigarettes, as well as sunglasses and inner tubes, is in favor of the ban because it will cut down on the violence and health risks associated with a massive surge of drunk, inexperienced floaters on the river during Labor Day, he said.

“Every time I’ve gone out on major holidays, I don’t get that drunk, because I’m concerned for my safety or whether or not I’m going to end up in a fight,” Floyd said.

He witnessed sexual and physical assaults occurring on Beer Can Beach, as well as inexperienced floaters passing out due to the combination of a four-day marathon of alcohol and heat exhaustion, he said.

“By Sunday, these people don’t realize how much damage they’re doing to their body by being in the sun,” Floyd said.

The Chico Police Department and the Butte County Sheriff ’s Office are currently working in tandem with state and county legislators to get the ban passed, Maloney said.

Legislators hope to have the law completed before floating season begins on Memorial Day weekend.

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Campbell.

Maggio returned to Chico from a weekend trip to San Francisco and ingested narcotics, said Butte County Superior Court Judge Steven Howell, who presided over the case.

A doctor could not conclude that the prescription narcotic Dilaudid was the cause of her death, Howell said. The prosecution said that Campbell supplied the drug to Maggio.

Maggio’s family and the prosecution said Campbell injected Maggio with the narcotic. The prosecution added that Campbell is a dangerous drug user despite not having a criminal record.

The court found a factual basis for the plea Campbell entered in November, Howell said.

The judge was assisted by what he called one of most thorough probation reports he had read, he said.

The maximum sentence Campbell faced was a

five-year prison term. A four-year prison term was recommended by the prosecution, calling probation “inappropriate” for Campbell.

Maggio’s brother, Ryan Maggio, mother, Jill Maggio, and father, Larry Maggio, made statements before the judge expressing their loss.

Ryan said he is filled with sadness and an enormous sense of loss and asked the judge to set a precedent with his sentencing.

Jill placed some blame on what she called an “attitude of acceptance” in the Chico community, and said that it needs to change.

Larry said Gina’s one mistake was befriending Campbell.

“The closest I can get now is going to her crypt and kissing that piece of stone with her name on it,” he said.

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money,” said SFAC Assistant Administrator Brionne Saseen.

The SFAC has awarded grants to several organizations on campus, one of the most well-known being the Bike Cart.

Students interested in grant money for their project can make a proposal, Saseen said. The SFAC decides who is awarded the grant money and how much compensation they will receive.

The money that is not used, due to lack of student proposals or other reasons, is rolled over into the funds for following semesters, Saseen said.

Many of the proposals that received money in the past are programs or improvements that

can be seen on campus, such as, “Take Back the Tap,” “ReCardio our WREC” and others, she said.

“All of these projects are basically examples of students taking prokects into their own hands,” said Robyn DiFalco, A.S. Sustainability coordinator.

One notable grant given was for the expansion of bike repairs. Bike Cart manager Ryan Hauschildt applied and received $10,880 for the expansion.

Using the SFAC money, the Bike Cart took over the A.S. Recycling front office off West Fourth and Cherry streets and set up about 40 feet behind the storefront, Hauschildt said.

The new shop will also offer new services to students and

the community, including an open shop night for students to come in and use the tools and do work on their bikes with staff on hand, ready to help, he said.

Students will also be able to buy new and used parts, as well as recycled parts, he said.

“We want to have a more fullservice storefront for students, at the same low cost we’ve always had,” Hauschildt said.

The SFAC will deliberate in early April and will announce funds for new projects by the third of May, according to the Associated Students website.

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CIRCLE OF STRENGTH Supporters of the citizens’ revolt in Egypt form a circle in the downtown plaza on Feb. 5. More than 40 people showed to the event carrying signs, Egyptian flags and candles.

Citizens gather to support Egyptian revolution Alexander Seymour STAFF WRITER

As the eleventh straight day of mass protests in Egypt eroded the foundations of Egyptian government and the regime of President Hosni Mubarak, people as far away as Chico organized to support the struggling democratic movement.

Students and residents rallied behind the red, white and black of the Egyptian flag on Feb. 5 in Chico’s downtown plaza in a show of solidarity for the citizens of the turbulent Middle Eastern country.

Demonstrators brandished signs expressing the democratic and economic aspirations of the Egyptian people and lit candles for those who had lost their lives in the protests overseas. Passions were unveiled with shouts of “enough, enough, Mubarak has to leave” and “Egypt has the love of my heart” as participants anticipated a dictator’s resignation that would come a week later.

Despite only 24 hours notice, the demonstration organized by The Cultural Exchange Group saw more than 40 people participate, the group’s co-founder Lina Nasr said.

“This is the first time that we’ve used our abilities to bring people together to express one united voice,” Nasr said.

The demonstrators promoted a synchronized message in spite of the diverse background of

the participants, which included many Arab exchange students as well as older white community members.

“We are ready to support the peaceful demonstration in Egypt for the young men and women so they can have freedom, a better economy and better living situations,” said Egyptian-born Abdel Moaty Fayek, who is the Chico State Computer Science Department Chair.

For the past 30 years, Mubarak has ruled the Egyptian government amid accusations of election-rigging and political prosecution of opposition party members, according to The Guardian newspaper and White House archives.

The grievances of the protestors in Egypt are numerous, but at the top of the list are the unsustainable economic conditions plaguing the country that have resulted in severe unemployment and poverty, Fayek said.

A conversation that took place a few years ago with his nephew, who graduated from Cairo University, showed him how deep the problems in Egypt were, Fayek said.

“He said to me, ‘Uncle, I don’t feel like I’m a man anymore. I’m still living with my parents, I can’t get a job,’” Fayek said. “Lately there has been quite a few young people committing suicide. They lost all dreams — there is nothing to live for.”

The economic conditions are such that even basic necessities are out of reach of many in

Egypt and the country’s ability to progress is broken, said Chico State business graduate Remy Sigam.

“When families can’t even buy bread, that is what people need to be thinking about,” Sigam said. “It’s really about Maslow’s hierarchy of needs — if you can’t satisfy the bottom, how can you satisfy anything else?”

Equally resented by demonstrators in both Egypt and the United States are the Emergency Laws Mubarak established after his ascension to the presidency, Fayek said.

The Emergency Laws have been used to ensure power for Mubarak and his supporting National Democratic Party, according to the Social Science Research Council’s website.

The law perpetually extended police powers, suspended constitutional rights, legalized censorship and curbed street demonstrations, which resulted in the detainment of tens of thousands of political prisoners.

“If people were allowed to simply stand with a sign and light a candle, then Egypt would not be in this chaos right now,” said senior computer science major Abdel Remani.

The frequently voiced concerns of the U.S. mainstream media about the Muslim Brotherhood taking Mubarak’s place were not mirrored in the show of solidarity downtown.

While the opposition party is branded as

potentially dangerous Islamic fundamentalist group by the Egyptian government and the U.S. Department of State, participants generally discounted the ability of the group to gain the support necessary for elections.

“Social media has opened the eyes of the young people and showed them what freedom really is,” Fayek said. “If anyone tries to restrict that or tell them that they have to do something only in the religious way, they’ll demonstrate and there will be another uprising.”

The government that comes after Mubarak, whether it includes Brotherhood members or not, is not the concern of the United States or any other country, said Egyptian-born junior construction management major Sharif Kalil. Part of a democratic system is allowing all people a chance for representation.

However, Egyptian exchange student Ahmed Hassan offered a solitary warning.

“I don’t believe that there should be a relationship between Islam and politics.”

The speculations of these students and community members took on new significance Friday as Mubarak resigned and transferred his power to a military council amid nationwide jubilations of “Egypt is free.”

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Closure for student death hard to find in courtroom

Johnathon Campbell faces six months in jail for his role in the death of Gina Maggio in 2009. Campbell is charged with sale, transportation or administration of a controlled substance.

Chico State’s latest social pariah has given us all reason to mount our moral pedestals and forget what it’s like to make a mistake.

Jonathon Campbell’s connection to the death of Chico State’s Gina Maggio has come to a close for better or worse and we have been behaving more like a lynch mob and less like a jury of peers.

Maggio’s death in 2009 came as a shock and has been lingering

as an unsolved tragedy ever since the toxicology report was released.

The investigation revealed a lethal combination of drugs in her system at the time of her demise but somewhere in the translation from scientist to student, the cause of death became Jonathon Campbell instead.

The Chico State community has been given a litany of facts regarding this case, the latest of which you can find in a court coverage story on A1, from which anyone is able to pick and choose what to believe. With Campbell tried and now convicted of administration of a controlled substance, we can take something away from this unfortunate experience beside the bitter taste of self-recognition.

There are some real issues concerning blame in Maggio’s death but the one uncontestable result of Campbell’s involvement is the lesson we can all learn about the scope of our actions.

Probably no one thought Maggio had a problem with drugs and as a matter of fact, she may not have had a problem at all until they took her life.

Regardless of what we all thought, including Maggio and Campbell, one student’s life is lost and one former student’s life is stained forever.

As the audience to this sobering moment in Chico State’s history, we are now the unhappy witnesses to how fast life can spiral and how many people can get caught in the downward pull. We can’t always avoid situations like Maggio’s

because but that is the nature of tragedy. The point of being self-conscious is to monitor each move we make no matter how big or small.

The repercussions to everything we do are very real no matter who they get taken out on. It’s unfortunate that we’re seeing this acted out in real time.

In this case, we should all concern ourselves with learning the role responsibility plays in our lives. Campbell couldn’t escape his part in this misfortune and will face that reality for the rest of his life while Maggio’s family and loved ones try to find a way around it.

There is a reason why so many people, especially those closest to Maggio, wanted to see Campbell

blamed for her sudden death. It’s the same reason people used to watch criminals get hanged. They think it adds a note of justice, finality or even just closure to an ugly situation – when really it’s just more ugliness masquerading as all those things.

The sharpest edge to this broken mirror is the one we can see ourselves in. Perhaps we search for this false justice with such conviction because it’s too easy to put ourselves in this situation and we naively believe comfort is synonymous with condemned.

Nevertheles, Campbell’s tainted life will continue to stand as a reminder of what was lost, an example for a traumatized campus and proof of how futile blame can be.

Unflattering stereotypes brought to life August Walsh OPINION COLUMNIST

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No help from university for endangered mascot school spirit.

To our dismay, Willie and his fellow wildcats are seeing a decline in their population.

Although they are the greatest number of native cats left, according to It’sNature.org, they are still hunted for their luxurious coats or by farmers protecting their property. Laws have been put into place to protect the animal, but the Iberian Lynx has been almost completely wiped out, showing that this could occur to our bobcat as well.

Furthermore, some state representatives wish to take the bobcat off the protection list, leaving the animals up for game come hunting season. The season begins Nov. 15 and carries on until the last day of February.

Perhaps we should do something to help the animal which carries on our school name and spirit. The wildcat is featured all across campus. If we can use the wildcat for its image, I would think that their well-being should be a key concern to the student body. It would be bad to have to change mascots again — this time with negligence to blame. From what I have learned after speaking to a Chico sustainability group and representatives from the College of Natural Sciences, Chico State is not involved in any specific aid to them.

Whether it’s money, time or effort that we send, anything would be a help, becasue while we know all of this about the wildcat’s history, we don’t want to miss out on its future.

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take a 30-minute power nap, drink some protein shakes and then go back for another workout.

Every Friday and Saturday night, we’d ride our skateboards around town looking for a pingpong tournament.

At this point, we would both wear tank tops, baggy gym shorts that are pulled down too far and flip flops.

After winning our game, we would do our victory dance, which consists of more pullups, pushups, fist pumps and awkward grunts.

If Chico magically appeared as a woman, she would be a Chico-style Snooki and there is no doubt in my mind I would try to make her my girlfriend.

She would look like a combination of Megan Fox and Ellen Page, but she would act like Hermione from the Harry Potter series. Basically, she would be a super-awesome sorority girl with a perfect grade point average.

Our first date would include a few slices of pizza from Franky’s in the backseat of a pedicab and running through the fountain downtown next to the post office mainly because she would be a really cheap date. Then we would probably end the evening with some singing and dancing at ’80s night because too many women in this town are obsessed with the long lines and loud music that

downtown has to offer.

If Snooki and I were to become a serious couple, we would ride our tandem bicycle up to Upper Bidwell Park, where we’d enjoy a nice relaxing afternoon swimming from hole to hole in thousand-degree weather.

But after months of dating, I’d find out from her twitter page that she had been sleeping with my roommate the entire time, so she and I would have a traumatic breakup because I’ve seen too much drama result from social networking.

I hope I will one day find a

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genie lamp to make my dreams come true. But for now I’m fine with just thinking about the kind of shenanigans that Chicostein’s monster would unleash upon this small, unsuspecting village.

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Student shares realistic expectations for football Thomas Lawrence’s opinion article “From Chico to the pros” was a well-written story and I felt that Lawrence really did his research and brought up great facts about Chico-based athletes. He touched three different areas in the sports world with football, soccer and cross country, showing Chicoans that anything is possible and it doesn’t matter what collegiate level that you are on.

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the map for others to notice your hard work and dedication.

Aaron Rodgers, Chris Wondolowski and Scott Bauhs were great examples how a “small town” can produce such big stars out of nowhere.

Chico State is a Division II school with high expectations for their athletes and it’s nice to see that local

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products are making it to the pros with this world filled with athletic monsters.

Typically Chico State is stereotyped as a “party school” but it’s nice to know that our athletic program is breaking our school’s stereotype and putting out athletes that can well represent Chico State.

Reading this article all I could do was smile and feel

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Willie the Wildcat is now celebrating his 87th anniversary as our principle image and the university just isn’t doing enough to show gratitude.

Until 1924, our students were known as “The Educators,” since Chico State was initially started up as a teacher’s specialization university.

According to the fable, and the Chico Sate website, the wildcat earned his place as our mascot when students first identified with its “sassy, spitfire vigor and vitality.” Students took it to the next level by caging and bringing a lynx kitten to sporting events in order to inspire the athletes of the time. From then on we’ve been known as the Wildcats in heart and jersey.

Although Willie is recognized as a wildcat, his true species is better distinguished as the bobcat or lynx. These creatures tower over any housecat and can take out most dogs that cross their paths. Adult males weigh between 15 and 30 pounds, according to It’sNature.org.

Their agility makes it easy for them to catch smaller prey such as hares, yet they have been witnessed bringing down animals as big as deer and livestock, not to mention attacking a few humans along the way.

The bobcat is magnificently “solitary, restless and wide-ranging,” as described by DesertUSA, just as we Chico State students are independent in our studies, vigorous in competition and adaptable to anything that is thrown our way. The wildcat captures our essential

If I were to have one wish come true, I would wish for the ability to turn the city of Chico into a human being. This way, I could show this town how it really comes accross, and perhaps become best friends along the way.

If Chico were a man, I would nickname him Papichulo, which translates to “sexy daddy,” because he would be both handsome and mysterious.

Let’s start with the head.

Papi would have the head of Zach Galifianakis, the actor who played Alan from the movie “The Hangover” because if there was any town that could survive a oneman wolf pack, it’d be Chico.

In case you haven’t seen the movie, Galifianakis has a big bushy red beard and loves to carry around a satchel — or a “man purse” — just like Indiana Jones.

Papichulo’s head would be disproportionally larger than the rest of his body, sort of like a bobble head or a centaur. The reason why is because from what I’ve seen, most Chico residents are far too confident in how they see themselves, resulting in an inflated self-esteem.

With regards to the rest of Papichulo’s body, he would wear saggy blue jeans, a sideways baseball cap or a beanie and have a huge golden necklace that reads “G Money,” because there are too many “bros” and Jersey Shore enthusiasts roaming around town.

During the average weekday, Papichulo and I would work out for four straight hours at the Wildcat Recreation Center, doing 1,000 pull-ups, pushups and fist pumps while making awkward grunts. We would then

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proud for these athletes, and it goes to show you that anything is possible. However, I would like to see Lawrence cover more female athletes throughout Butte College and Chico State to inspire other women to reach their full potential.

It would be nice to see these athletes make it to the pros and to show others that men do not run the sports world and that there is a balance within both genders.

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THUMBS >> Thumbs Up to feeling like winter again, anything to delay the triple-digit temperatures from melting us in place.

Thumbs Down to the week-long forecast of rain for Chico. What?

We finally get some sun and the clouds start working again?

Thumbs Up to revolutions going on around the world showing us that the youth can still be taken seriously.

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Rules for offensive language lack sense Serena Cervantes OPINION COLUMNIST

And thus, I was trying to explain to the alien why humans use derogatory words as terms of endearment.

“The N-word is a term African-Americans use among themselves to convey a sort of brotherhood not only based on the color of their skin but because of the fundamental value based in their shared history,” I said. “There are also the terms, such as ‘queer,’ that are used in the gay community to express a pride in shared sexual orientation. Finally, ‘bitch’ and ‘ho’ are sometimes embraced by women, feminists or not.”

The alien looked distraught and looked out at the world calling it “perplexing” and “sick.”

The alien asked why

humans fight for civil liberties, through long and hard uphill battles, conquering their civil freedoms but trampling down that same hill, triumphantly claiming the derogatory terms that once labeled their oppression.

“Like flags,” the alien said.

“They verbally wave them around like flags.”

And so, I tried to console the alien with the knowledge that, as it came out of my mouth, it sounded just as foreign to me as it must have seemed to him.

“It’s one of those things, Alien, that make up the qualities of humans,” I said. “It’s a way of relinquishing the derogatory labels and turning them into spite against the oppressors, almost to the point that they become epithets.

“We even engage in the name-calling of immigrants who come to this country to have a better life, even though the foundation of our nation

was built upon immigration.”

The alien was sad and so he wept.

After he wept, he reached for a new edition copy of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” where the N-word had been changed to “slave.” There had been much speculation in the media that changing the word would not offend young readers.

“Isn’t this an improvement?” the alien said.

“Not exactly,” I said. “Erasing a word that had a specific purpose as to the context in which it was written is more important than pleasing the masses with an ill-interpreted epithet.”

The alien sighed.

“The idiosyncratic nature of the human species is a contradiction,” the alien said.

“Yes,” I said. “It is. But it’s the context in which you use these terms that makes the recycling of their

denotation into a well-received connotation.”

I continued and referred the alien to an example of one African-American Chico State student, 22-year-old Steve Ross.

“It goes back to ‘do you understand what it means to be black?’” Ross said.

“Do you accept black as part of your culture?” Ross asked. “There are people who get away with it, but those are people who do truly immerse themselves within black culture. So it’s not really ‘do we accept them?’ It’s ‘do they accept us?’ At least for me that determines who gets to say it and who doesn’t.”

The alien seemed to understand the contradictory nature of humanity a bit more but he was still skeptical that one day he would be subject to namecalling.

So I told him a story.

“I had a gay friend who

would get angry if I said that something was ‘gay,’ as in ‘stupid.’” I said. “Yes, it was wrong for me to use ‘gay’ as a synonym for ‘stupid,’ but I told my friend that it was learned behavior and bit of cultural osmosis.

“After this incident, the friend then started calling me ‘slut’ and ‘whore’ and ‘bitch’ in a rather humorous way but also as terms of endearment. After much thought though, I confronted the friend and told him that those terms were not connotative of sisterly love.”

“So it depends not only on the context but the person as well for a derogatory term to be used appropriately?” the alien said.

“Yes,” I said. “Now you’re starting to understand humans.”

Thumbs Down to Lady Gaga’s accidental homage to Spinal Tap at the Grammy’s. If someone’s not trapped in that giant shell then why should I care?

Thumbs Up to having an Aaron Rodgers day celebration. Does that mean we can close campus that day too? We think it’s what he would want.

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Thumbs Down to the direction Jersey Shore is headed. It’s not as fun to play a drinking game while watching domestic violence.

Dollar menu makes false advertisement impossible Kelly Hering OPINION COLUMNIST

Whenever I’ve considered the quality of product being served in fast food chains, I always assumed the worst.

You can only expect mediocre quality, at best, when ordering an item from a dollar menu.

Taco Bell recently found themselves in a lawsuit after people got upset over claims that they didn’t use enough beef in its food—a claim Taco Bell refutes.

This is not the first lawsuit that has taken on a major fast food restaurant.

Many restaurants have found themselves in court for various reasons.

People have been attempting to sue restaurants for being a lead cause of obesity and for marketing to children by using toys.

I will start by saying I am not a fast food advocate. I would never run a business in the fashion they do. I believe in quality over quantity and personally prefer other dining options. I do, however, believe in the power of choice. We are always exercising and striving to maintain our right to opinion and ultimately freedom. People struggle every day to ensure their voices are heard — the

right to bear arms, political polarization, immigration and health care are all big issues that most everyone has an opinion about. But when it comes to a smaller issue such as fast food, we seem to need the companies to place restrictions instead of using our heads and/or willpower. Something just seems wrong with that mindset.

People are blaming companies such as Taco Bell and McDonalds for the extra inches they are lugging around.

While I believe these companies should strive to make a higher quality and healthier products, I don’t hold them responsible. I hold the people responsible.

If as a nation, we stopped suing these companies and instead stopped eating at their restaurants, a more powerful message would be conveyed. Companies would realize that they need to change in order to make money.

Instead, people continue to support these businesses. I would attribute a large portion of the fast food business to people who want a quick and cheap meal. It would be incredibly hard for these companies to serve higher quality foods because it would increase their price and ultimately drive their target audience away, because they don’t want them to change.

Until those consumers stop going to and supporting these restaurants

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nothing will change. It will take willpower to avoid eating at these restaurants to change these companies, not the power of court.

I am disappointed in the people starting these lawsuits. Freedom of choice is something most people appreciate and take advantage of every day. When people start asking for the placing of more restrictions and laws that affect freedom of choice, we are just being counterproductive.

I think instead of placing lawsuits, we should place informative nutrition classes in schools. It is time people become self-aware and realize they are making themselves obese. Ronald McDonald is not shoving cheeseburgers down their throats — they are doing this to themselves.

Instead of placing blame upon

these companies, we need openly identify that as consumers, we need to formulate our own opinions and act accordingly. Do the research. If you are upset by the information you discover, don’t eat at these restaurants.

If you don’t care about what you have discovered, eat there. If you feel pressured to go through the drive-thru because your kid wants a toy, re-evaluate your parenting.

I personally think that fast food companies should be able to continue producing their sub-standard food, and giving toys to children. It should come as no surprise that you are buying awful mystery food because you get what you pay for.

Thumbs Up to discounted Valentine’s Day candy.

We knew there was a reason why we liked this holiday.

Thumbs Down to a possible $100 billion cut to the federal Pell Grant system. I don’t think we have to explain that one.

Kelly Hering can be reached at khering@theorion.com

PIECE OF MIND >> What fast food do you think is the worst?

“I don’t like McDonalds because it’s disgusting.

It’s really cheap and I’d be better off without it.”

Ryan Murphy sophomore | music industry

“Burger King because, I don’t like the burgers there.”

Natalie Common senior | psychology, business marketing

“I really hate McDonalds because of the quality of food and how cheap it is. I’d rather eat at Taco Bell, In-N-Out or Del Taco.”

R.C. Berry

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“I don’t like Wendy’s because the food and the restaurant is gross but mainly the food.

It’s soggy and greasy. I like fast food like In-NOut because it’s fresh.”

Alyson Pokrzywinski senior | recreation

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One Step Beyond

Thomas Lawrence SPORTS EDITOR

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“We had a big weekend and we did pretty good for our first time,” Quadt said. “We’re definitely better than we were in the fall.”

Quadt had a hit in every game of the tournament.

The Wildcats ended the weekend with a record of 3-2, and are headed into the California Collegiate Athletic Association opener on Friday against Cal State East Bay — at home at University Softball Field.

Adding to the roster of heavy hitters will be a lineup of talented transfers.

Juniors in the form of catcher Hailey Stockman, outfielder Britt Wright, and infielders Jackie Munoz and Diana Payan all showed their worth in the Best of the West tournament.

Stockman, a transfer from Sierra Community College, had five hits in her debut tourney as a Wildcat.

She feels the pressure to take the season slow and knows she has a job to do, she said.

“I have to work with all the pitchers and make sure they hit their spots, work one on one with them,” Stockman said.

“I need to make sure I do my job with advancing the runners.”

On the mound, Jessica McDermott and Kacie McCarthy combined for 31 wins and 15 shutouts in 2010, and are joined by recruit Sam Baker who has already made her mark on the program. Baker had three complete game wins, 32 strikeouts and won the CCAA Pitcher of the Week award after her exceptional performance at the Best of the West. Baker, an agricultural business major, held her opponents to a .194 batting average in her three starts.

The ’Cats are constantly wanting to build on their previous success, but for now they’re focusing on 2011, said junior shortstop Jessie Minch. Minch appeared in 42 games in 2010, and led Chico with 13 sacrifice hits.

Wright, the speedy Grossmont College transfer who was recently named Wildcat of the Week for her work in the leadoff spot, has a team-high batting average of .467, and has seven hits, three runs scored and five stolen bases.

“I’d like to think that I help them want to win,” Wright said. “I keep telling myself how happy I am that I made this decision to come to Chico.”

The conference-opener against Cal State East Bay is the first of a doubleheader and is also the first of a four-game home series. The game is scheduled for noon Friday at the University Softball Field.

Intramurals a major letdown Athletic peaks and closeknit, family-like teams quickly fall by the wayside for most athletes after high school. In their place come intramural sports, which on paper, seem ideal.

The sports we love, a more relaxed atmosphere, new people to meet. Can’tmiss situation. Or so we all thought.

First comes the experience of signing up as a free agent, and encountering all of those who make it impossible to get through a two-week stretch without forfeiting. Then come the referees and the bizarre co-ed rules.

I’ve been on roughly 10 intramural teams in my collegiate career, and only one of the basketball teams— the mighty “TerrorDactyls” — has been a legitimately good time. I’ve laid out specifically why intramural sports tend to suck a lot more than most of us expect, and who the major archetypes and culprits are.

The Flakes Even when you don’t have to play intramurals as a “free agent” — signing up just as a single player to be drafted onto a random team — there is at least one flake on every team. No matter what the excuse, these flakes force you to unlearn everything you learned as a competitive athlete in high school about punctuality, responsibility and communication. Hell, they force you to unlearn the things that make you a competent adult.

The “Picked Lasts” Yes, intramural sports are a vehicle through which students of any shape, size or condition should be able to play. And they are. But sometimes that’s a pain in the ass. Having played on softball teams where the jaw-droppingly incompetent and out-of-shape players on my team couldn’t reach a pop-up five feet away, I’ve constantly pined for my sports days of yore. Yet, there’s nothing you can do about it. The inner turmoil and ulcers that result are yet another reason intramurals annoy as much as satisfy.

The Donaghys While Tim Donaghy’s questionable calls as an NBA official were to make money in gambling, the bad calls in intramurals are due to the sheer incompetency of those hired as officials.

My teams have endured so many atrocious calls by intramural refs that I’ve probably bitten my tongue in two in lieu of getting a technical foul or getting kicked out. From the dudes with little man syndrome, blowing the whistle whenever they can, to the unattentive dorks who can’t get a job anywhere else, there seems to be an absurdly high amount of completely inept officials.

Yes, intramural sports are necessary for those who have a life-long addiction to sports, and can’t or won’t play collegiately. I’m personally going to be on two teams this semester — we all make sacrifices.

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Softball Chico State baseball and softball both reached the regional finals in 2010, only one step away from the NCAA Division II College World Series. A year later, both teams are still loaded and primed for championship runs.

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Kevin Augustine STAFF WRITER

Bringing a championship ring home to Nettleton Stadium is the top priority for Chico State baseball. The Wildcats are ranked third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, second in the West Region poll and 19th in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II Preseason Poll.

Chico State fi nished 2010 with a 26-14 CCAA record, fourth in the conference, and made it to the NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional before being knocked out of the fi rst round by Hawaii Pacific.

It was the Wildcats’ 12th tournament appearance in 15 years.

The Wildcats have 22 fresh faces for 2011, along with a few returning starters from last year’s playoff run. Senior second baseman Jackson Evans, who earned NCBWA Honorable Mention All-American and NCBWA first team All-West Region honors in 2010, will be prowling the infield for head coach Dave Taylor’s Wildcats.

Despite the success the Wildcats had in 2010, things won’t be easy in 2011.

April and May are expected to be huge months for the Wildcats, as they face three of the top five CCAA Preseason Coaches’ Poll picks, but a majority of them will be held at Nettleton Stadium.

Here’s a look at some of the key conference series for Chico State this spring.

Cal State San Bernardino, April 8-10: Ranked fourth in the CCAA 2011 Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll, the Coyotes were third in the CCAA in 2010, posting a 27-13 record in the division — but lost to the Wildcats in the CCAA Championship Tournament. The tournament elimination game had both teams combine for a tournament single-game record 31 runs and 46 hits — 23 hits for each team respectively.

San Bernardino head coach Don Parnell has four returning All-CCAA players on the Coyotes’ roster, including first-team sophomore outfielder Ethan Chapman and second-team junior pitcher Aaron Brooks.

The Wildcats were 1-2 in the division series against the Coyotes in 2010.

Junior pitcher Phil Hymas remembered the playoff matchup against the Coyotes fondly.

“We went all-out against San

Bernardino in the playoffs last ast year,” Hymas said. “The series es should be a huge test for us — not to mention fun.”

U.C. San Diego, April 29-30 and May 1: Ranked fi rst in the CCAA 2011 011 Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, oll, the Tritons were fi rst in the CCAA AA in 2010, posting a 35-5 divisional nal record while making it to the he NCAA Division II College World rld Series, where the Tritons came up one win short of a national title..

Head coach Dan O’Brien leads ds the two-time defending confererence champions with a roster ter that includes returning senior ior pitcher Tim Shibuya, who was an American Baseball Coaches’ es’ Association fi rst-team selection on last year, and senior outfielder er Kyle Saul, who was selected for or the third team. Both earned Diviision II All-American honors last st year for the conference chammpion Tritons.

Adrian Bringas, senior startting third baseman on thee Wildcats, can’t wait to face thee cream of the crop.

“We are definitely focused on n San Diego this year,” Bringas said. “In order to be the best, we have to beat the best.”

Sonoma State, May 6-8: Ranked fifth in the CCAA 2011 Baseball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the Seawolves were seventh in the CCAA in 2010, posting a 17-23 divisional record.

Head coach John Goelz and the Seawolves started the season by sweeping Cal State Monterey and are now 3-0 for the tenth consecutive year.

Chico State has a long history and rivalry against the Seawolves, and lost to them in Chico in the 2008 NCAA Western Regional title game.

The Wildcats were 1-1 against the Seawolves in 2010.

In 2010, the ’Cats were just one series away from the College World Series. This year, it’ll be all about finishing the job.

Kevin Augustine can be reached at kaugustine@theorion.com

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W H E R E A R E T H E Y N O W? Drew Carpenter, the former Chico State pitcher, is now on the 40-man roster for the Philadelphia Phillies. Carpenter has one win as a starter for Philadelphia.

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With high expectations following a breakout 2010 season, lo Chico State softball is still lookCh ing to shock the world. The ’Cats, in who were one win away from a w berth in the College World Series a be year ago, still view themselves as ye sleepers. sle Junior outfielder Sam Quadt realizes that the ’Cats still have re to earn the respect of the softball community, she said. co “I think we are looked at as a big success from last year, but I still su think we’re the underdogs,” Quadt th said. “We’re still going to surprise sa a llot of people this year.”

Quadt, a native of Burlingame, led the Wildcats through all 54 games th in 2010 with 12 doubles, a home run and 25 RBIs. a “I think a lot of people expect a lot from us, but it’s not something we can force upon ourselves,” Quadt said. “We o know we’re supposed to do well kn but we have to be open-minded to b everything, not just that we have ev to go to regionals again.”

The ’Cats turned their game around in 2010 under the direca ttion of new head coach Angel Shamblin, who guided them to S the NCAA West Region Super Regionals. With nine returners and a majority six of eight new recruits with experience from community college, the Wildcats have every reason to believe in a strong 2011 season.

While most of the praise has been directed toward Shamblin, who posted a 33-21 record in her first year as head coach, the players credit much of the success to the team working as a unit.

“A lot has to do with the team chemistry,” Quadt said.

“We were cliquey before and last year we were all really good friends and knew how each other played.”

Quadt returns with fellow teammate junior first baseman Rachel Failla to lead the team in batting. Failla recorded a .276 batting average with nine doubles and 25 RBIs last year.

Failla and Quadt led a stacked roster that opened its season with the Mizuno Best of the West Invitational Feb. 5-6 in Turlock.

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New ’Cats coach preaches unity Gina Pence STAFF WRITER

Chico State softball pitcher Sam Baker took home the CCAA Pitcher of the Week Award for the week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6. In three starts, Baker struck out 32 batters while only allowing 14 hits over 21 innings at the Best of the West Invitational in Turlock. Baker leads the team early on with an 0.33 ERA. In her first Division II start, against San Francisco State, Baker had a complete game win — striking out 14 Gators in the process. source: GOCCAA.org

Angel Shamblin’s team gathered in a circle around her, silently fixed on her every word. After a few moments the circle broke and the girls ran to their positions, yelling enthusiastically.

Today’s lesson: sacrifice bunts. The woman rotated practicing bunts, as the defense worked to throw batters out at fi rst. Shamblin slowly walked around her team’s drill, giving advice and instruction, then picked up a glove.

This is a typical practice of the Wildcats, and a typical example of the respect she receives in her role as head coach of the softball team.

Since she took the reins at Chico State last season, her direction has given the softball team a new pulse, a new attitude and better

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We all hang out and do stuff together off the field. We didn’t always do that.

J’Covan Brown, a sophomore guard for the University of Texas, was pulled from a Feb. 9 win over Oklahoma. After the game, Brown’s cousin posted a scathing Twitter update about the situation, posing as Brown.

Brown took responsibility for his cousin’s actions, and posted another tweet apologizing before cancelling his account.

Source: Yahoo.com

The Arizona Wildcats, the No. 12 men’s basketball team in the nation, have started what could be a locker room revolution. Arizona, which is in first place in the Pac-10 Conference, has customized its locker room to have mood lighting for different team meeting situations. The new state-of-the-art locker room features six different settings of mood lighting. Some of the features include one used on game day, one used on a day-to-day basis and lighting for recruitment trips which highlights the Arizona “A” on the wall.

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results. Last season her team earned a 33-21 record, and was one win away from the NCAA Division II College World Series.

“They went further than anyone thought they would,” Shamblin said. “It was definitely rewarding to see them achieve what they did.”

Shamblin’s personal achievements come from a long career in softball, she said. She has been involved in softball since she was 9 years old, playing second base for Las Plumas High in Oroville and for Butte College before transferring to BYU-Hawaii.

Her coaching career began with success at Pleasant Valley High School, when she led her team to back-to-back CIF Northern Section Championships in 2005 and 2006. She joined the Chico State coaching staff in 2007 as an assistant coach, but moved to Arizona Western College for two seasons in 2008 and 2009.

In Arizona she earned unparalleled success, coaching her team to a combined 64-36-2

Chico State wrestling is surging back to prominence, after a multi-year departure from the school. Its members see an official return and intercollegiate competition coming soon.

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Terence Pellum Men’s Basketball

Thirty points in two games from senior forward Terence Pellum proved pivotal as men’s basketball completed a four-game road swing. While the Wildcats only earned a split on the road at Cal State East Bay and UC San Diego, Pellum, a kinesiology major from Seaside, proved irreplacable as the ’Cats stayed in the postseason picture in the CCAA. Pellum’s 16 points against UC San Diego are a career high.

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record and earning the 2009 honor of Arizona Community College Athletic Conference Softball Coach of the Year.

She moved back to Chico soon after, and took over the program as head coach with assistant coach Allison Smith. There, she found a struggling team that just finished a season with a 19-36 record under her predecessor, Jamie Brown.

Shamblin and Smith began to turn the program around by encouraging the girls and creating a high standard for work ethic, said junior Sam Quadt, an interior design major and outfielder.

“She doesn’t let us sit back on our heels,” Quadt said. “We really have to be on our toes all the time.”

The women on the team have also noticed improved friendships between them, Quadt said.

“We’re all friends, we all hang out and do stuff together off the field,” she said. “We didn’t always do that.”

Jessie Minch, a junior shortstop, has benefited immensely from the new coaching staff, she said.

“I’ve really gotten better at hitting,” she said. “They’re really encouraging and they push us to be better every day.”

Shamblin’s success with the team hasn’t distracted her from her purpose. Though she’s been triumphant in her position, she’s very focused on her team’s improvements.

“It’s about the girls, and working at being the best they can be,” she said. “We work every day just focused on the goal for that day.”

The importance of team friendship on and off the field has been one of the important changes she’s restored, Shamblin said.

“Your team is your family,” she said. “The way we care about each other, support each other, being there for each other, it’s certainly something we encourage. Now the girls do stuff off the field together, which is good for the team.”

Her coaching philosophy is simple — focus on the next competition. The team competes in a very difficult conference — the California Collegiate Athletic Association — and she wants her team to be prepared for anything and everything they’ll encounter on the field.

“You have to be driven, you have to focus, and there is an intensity in that,” she said. “No game is bigger than the next.”

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WINNING EXPERIENCE Second-year Wildcat softball head coach Angel Shamblin looks over her team at practice. Shamblin has a 36-23 Wildcat record. It is her fourth season as a collegiate head coach.

Gina Pence can be reached at gpence@theorion.com

Wrestling grabs hold of students

Blake Mehigan

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In the California State University system, various athletic programs have bitten the proverbial dust over the years, including men’s wrestling — at least, in an official capacity.

Senior Matthew Aaron is one person that has sparked interest in wrestling around Chico State, with hopes that the club will be competing against other schools soon.

Aaron attributes a lot of the club’s growing popularity to their relocation to the Wildcat Recreation Center, he said.

“We’ve had several guys walk by, see us here and drop in,” Aaron said. “Visibility is really good here.”

Several members wrestled before coming to Chico State, back in high school and some many years before that, he said. Others transferred right after the wresting team became defunct.

Either way, wrestlers like project management major Brian Benbow have wanted to get involved with the sport since coming to Chico, but haven’t been sure if it would be possible.

“This year we moved into the Wildcat Recreation Center, and got it kicked off pretty good,” Benbow said.

Starting a club was an option the senior had thought of before the current one was established, he said. But with a heavy course load and limited free time, it never really materialized.

Brian Sweat has been wrestling since seventh grade, and enjoys the sport just as much as he did back then, he said.

“It’s the oldest sport in the world,” Sweat said. “Nothing else compares to it.”

Despite the sport not having as much of a team aspect as other sports, wrestlers can be a tight-knit group, someFOR THOSE what of a INTERESTED brotherhood, he said.

Practices That bond are open to has certhe public tainly begun to spread, as Practices are there were held Monday, only a few Wednesday and Friday from peoplecoming 2-3:30 p.m. to practices at in room 240 the beginning of the Wildcat of the school Recreation year, Aaron Center. said.

Now, the club has around seven or eight wrestlers per practice.

“Eventually we’re not going to have enough room in the WREC,” Sweat said.

Aaron’s goal is to get the club at a level where there will be enough members to get back into Acker Gym, but he is also

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ATTACK FROM BELOW Senior wrestler Brian Benbow attacks freshman Colton Anderson at the legs in a Friday wrestling practice at the Wildcat Recreation Center. The club practices three times a week. hoping the club can maintain itself even after he is gone, he said.

“We’re looking to make this thing self-sustaining,” Aaron said, “We don’t want this to last for just a couple of years.”

The club’s growing popularity will help maintain the group’s longevity, which is something that members are eager about.

“We’re getting more members all the time, so we’re pretty stoked about it,” Benbow said.

Although Benbow has been wrestling since fifth grade, all skill levels are welcomed.

Colton Anderson has only been wrestling for the past month, and he has made tremendous progress, Aaron said.

“I love it,” Anderson said.

“I’m not as fast as the other guys or as strong, but over time I will be.”

Wrestling has been something of interest to Anderson ever since high school but

due to injuries he never got a chance. This semester he’s finally gotten the chance to do what he’s always wanted to do: wrestling.

Anderson’s story is one that members hopes resonates with others.

“Come try it out,” Aaron said. “We treat our new guys really well.”

Blake Mehigan can be reached at bmehigan@theorion.com

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The amount of points off the bench that head coach Greg Clink’s Wildcats had against UC San Diego. By comparison, the Tritons had only two. Senior guard Zach Graves led the bench effort with nine points.

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2

The ranking for Chico State baseball in the first NCAA Division II Western Regional poll of 2011. The ’Cats trail only conference rival UC San Diego.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

3

The amount of games in Brian Fogel’s squad’s current losing streak — their longest of the 2010-11 season. They are now fifth in the CCAA.

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Former Pac-10 player Gibbs to fuel Wildcats Kevin Amerine STAFF WRITER

The state of Washington has provided Wildcat baseball with a major weapon for the 2011 season.

Chico State, with ďŹ ve Washington natives on its roster, has received another crucial slugger from the Northwest, and this time, he’s a transfer from Division I powerhouse Oregon State.

Junior outďŹ elder Blake Gibbs, from Bellevue, Wash., played his ďŹ rst two seasons of collegiate ball with the Beavers before becoming a Wildcat.

Gibbs excelled in both baseball and football at Newport High School in Bellevue. In 2006, he was an integral part of their state championship baseball team — which teammate and fellow Bellevue native Brian Buckham was also a part of.

Brad Files, an assistant coach with Newport, was most appreciative of Gibbs’ work ethic as only a high school athlete. “He’s one of those come early, stay late-type players,� Files said in a phone interview.

In one of his last regular-season games of his senior year, Gibbs blew out his knee as he collided with Newport teammate and good friend Collin Bennett, who now plays at the University of Hawaii.

Gibbs sat out the summer after his high school senior season and was working on rehabilitating his knee during his freshman year at Oregon State.

As he battled back from his injury, Gibbs excelled enough to make the Beavers’ starting lineup. “I ended up playing pretty well the ďŹ rst couple weeks back, and ended up starting that ďŹ rst couple weekends,â€?

Gibbs said.

Gibbs would eventually fall out of the Beavers’ lineup. “I just didn’t play well enough,� he explained.

When his freshman season came to an end, Gibbs had compiled a .214 batting average with a pair of doubles and three RBIs. “Coming back my sophomore year,

I kind of had to prove myself again,�

Gibbs said.

Gibbs battled a few injuries, but nothing too serious, he said. Because he was injured and limited in playing time as a freshman, Gibbs didn’t get a good chance to grow as a player.

Dave Taylor, the head coach at Chico State, said that Gibbs wasn’t getting the kind of experience he was looking for with the Beavers. “He didn’t look like he was getting the opportunity he wanted at Oregon State,� Taylor said.

Only appearing in eight games as a sophomore, Gibbs’ season totals were dismal across the board, going one for 10 at the plate. “Toward the end of my sophomore year, I decided I wanted to just do something new,� Gibbs said. “I felt like I kind of dug myself in a hole there.�

After two years with the Beavers, Gibbs was looking for a change, and Chico seemed like an ideal place for baseball and school, he said.

Gibbs soon learned that the transition wouldn’t be too diďŹƒcult.

The ’Cats’ assistant coach, Mike Hartman, is from the same area in Washington as Gibbs. “We go back and forth a lot on stu going back home,â€? Gibbs said. “It’s cool to be able to relate to him about that.â€?

Gibbs is looking to have a rejuvenated season, and a new beginning with Chico State.

The ’Cats swept Simpson University in their ďŹ rst series of the season. Gibbs started both games in the doubleheader and is batting .250 with two hits in eight at-bats, while scoring three runs.

Gibbs will be receiving more Washington love from the stands throughout the season as his father Jim — who has been the Newport High junior varsity coach for 10 years — has taken the year o to watch Gibbs’ games. “He’s one of the hardest workers we’ve ever had,â€? Files said. “We enjoyed the ride with him and we wish him the best of luck.â€?

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WILDCAT SPORTS SCHEDULE

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

Nov. 6

Red/White Scrimmage

3 p.m.

Nov. 7

@St. Mary’s

L 58-104

Feb. 5

Simpson University (DH)

Feb. 5

Dominican

Nov. 7

@University of Pacific

L 44-59

Nov. 19

Academy of Art

W 73-55

Feb. 18-20

@Cal Poly Pomona

Feb. 5

Cal State San Marcos

Nov. 18

@Cal State Stanislaus

W 64-59

Nov. 20

Hawaii Pacific

W 64-46

Feb. 27-28

Montana-State Billings

Feb. 5

San Francisco State

Nov. 22

Bethany University

W 63-44

Nov. 23

Cal State Stanislaus

W 74-59

March 4-6

@Cal State Monterey Bay

Feb. 6

Sonoma State/CSU Stan.

Nov. 26

Northwest Christian

W 85-72

Nov. 27

@Cal State Stanislaus

W 88-80

March 11-13

@Western Oregon

Feb. 18-19

Cal State East Bay

Nov. 27

Dominican

W 71-52

Dec. 3

Humboldt State

W 64-62

March 18-19

Cal State Stanislaus

Feb. 25-26

@Cal State Stanislaus

Dec. 3

Humboldt State

L 81-84 (OT)

Dec. 4

Sonoma State

W 52-41

March 20

@Cal State Stanislaus (DH)

March 4-5

San Francisco State

Dec. 4

Sonoma State

W 69-65

Dec. 10

@Western Washington

W 65-62 (OT)

March 22

@Simpson University

March 11-12

@Cal State San Bernardino

Dec. 8

Cal State Stanislaus

W 61-59

Dec. 11

@Seattle Pacific

L 56-57

March 25-26

@San Francisco State

March 18-19

@Sonoma State

Dec. 11

Pacific Union

W 69-40

Dec. 30

@Cal State L.A.

W 68-58

March 27

San Francisco State

March 25-26

UC San Diego

Dec. 30

@Cal State L.A.

L 62-71

Dec. 31

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

W 71-59

April 1-3

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

April 1

West. Oregon/Hawaii Pac.

Dec. 31

@Cal State Dominguez Hills

L 65-76

Jan. 7

UC San Diego

L 53-73

April 8-10

Cal State San Bernardino

April 2

Grand Canyon

Jan. 7

UC San Diego

W 68-55

Jan. 8

Cal State East Bay

W 74-47

April 15-17

Cal State L.A.

April 2

Dominican

Jan. 8

Cal State East Bay

W 65-47

Jan. 14

@Cal State San Bernardino

L 56-61

April 21-23

@Cal State East Bay

April 2

Montana State-Billings

Jan. 14

@Cal State San Bernardino

L 61-75

Jan. 15

@Cal Poly Pomona

L 42-62

April 29-30

UC San Diego

April 3

Tourney of Champions TBD

Jan. 15

@Cal Poly Pomona

L 68-82

Jan. 21

San Francisco State

W 59-46

May 1

UC San Diego

April 8-9

Humboldt State

Jan. 21

San Francisco State

L 70-83

Jan. 22

Cal State Monterey Bay

May 6-7

@Sonoma State

April 15-16

@Cal State Dom. Hills

Jan. 22

Cal State Monterey Bay

W 73-68

Jan. 28

Cal State Dominguez Hills

W 55-42

May 8

Sonoma State

April 21-22

Cal State Monterey Bay

Jan. 28

Cal State Dominguez Hills

L 66-76

Jan. 29

Cal State L.A.

W 63-60

May 12-14

CCAA Tournament

April 29-May 1 CCAA Tournament

Jan. 29

Cal State L.A.

L 53-71

Feb. 3

@Sonoma State

W 64-44

May 19-22

NCAA West Regional

May 13-15

NCAA West Regional

Feb. 3

@Sonoma State

W 80-77

Feb. 5

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L 66-76

May 20-21

NCAA Super Regional

Feb. 5

@Humboldt State

L 60-65

Feb. 10

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L 69-74

May 26-30

NCAA Division II College WS

Feb. 10

@Cal State East Bay

L 66-72

Feb. 12

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L 60-71

Feb. 12

@UC San Diego

W 60-56

Feb. 18

Cal Poly Pomona

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 18

Cal Poly Pomona

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 19

Cal State San Bernardino

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 19

Cal State San Bernardino

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 24

@Cal State Monterey Bay

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 24

@Cal State Monterey Bay

7:30 p.m.

Feb. 25

@San Francisco State

5:30 p.m.

Feb. 25

@San Francisco State

7:30 p.m.

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CCAA Championship Tourney

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Sept. 19-21

Sonoma State Invitational

March 1-5

CCAA Championship Tourney

TBA

March 11-14

NCAA Championship Tourney

TBA

Sept. 27-28

Grand Canyon Invitational

March 5

Kim Duyst Invitational

March 12-15

NCAA Championship Tourney

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March 23-26

NCAA Championship Elite 8

TBA

Oct. 11-12

Viking Invitational

March 12

Aggie Open

March 23-26

NCAA Championship Elite 8

TBA

Oct. 18-19

Golf Mart Lady Otter Invitational

March 19

Hornet Invitational

March 5-6

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March 23-24

California Multi-event

March 21-22

InterWest Chico State Invitational

March 25-26

S.F. Distance Carnival/Stanford Invite

March 28--29

CSU Monterey Bay Otter Invite

April 2

American River College

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April 18-19

CCAA Championships

April 4-5

Grand Canyon Invitational

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Chico Distance Carnival/Twilight Invite

March 21-22

Mustang Intercollegiate

May 2-4

NCAA Super Regional

April 11-12

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April 15-16

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May 17-20

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May 1-3

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April 30

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May 26-28

NCAA Championships

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GRINDING THROUGH Women’s junior guard Courtney Harrison [LEFT] looks for an open teammate, and men’s junior guard Jay Flores [RIGHT] pushes past a Cal State L.A. defender, in a Jan. 28-29 homestand.

Wildcat playoff goals slipping away Sophia Horn STAFF WRITER

Single-digit losses to Cal State East Bay last weekend put both Wildcat basketball teams in a difficult spot, as they continue to fight for their postseason hopes.

While the women hope to get a home game in the first round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, the men are just looking to make the eight-team tournament.

The men are currently in a three-way tie for sixth place with Cal State L.A. and Cal State Stanislaus. All have 8-10 records.

Both squads left Hayward and Cal State East Bay with a loss on Thursday. Cal State East Bay’s teams are both in the lower ranks of the CCAA, at 4-14

on the women’s side and a lastplace 2-16 for the Pioneer men’s team.

Men’s at Cal State East Bay Chico State’s men’s team seemed to have a difficult time catching up to the Pioneers, losing the game by three points, 72-69. The loss is their ninth in 13 games.

“We need to figure out how to start a game right,” head coach Greg Clink said. “Sometimes we play expecting it to be easy, but it won’t be.”

Senior forwards Terence Pellum and Roderick Hawkins led Chico on the scoreboard, both chipping in 14.

Pellum also matched his career high with four blocked shots and 10 rebounds.

It was also freshman Amir

Carraway’s time to shine, as he scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds.

Women’s at Cal State East Bay The women’s game had the same outcome as the men’s, with the Wildcats losing to the Pioneers, 74-60.

It was the women’s second loss in a row, which put their potential to have a postseason game at Acker Gym in jeopardy.

Junior guard Molly Collins kept the ’Cats in the game by scoring a career-high 19 points.

Senior guard Katie Girten had 14 points during her fi rst game as a starter. Senior forward Taylor Lydon scored eight points.

“Even though we didn’t play well, we should have still been able to pull out the win,” said

freshman guard Jazmine Miller, who had seven points.

After leaving Hayward and Pioneer Gymnasium, the Wildcats had a day off and then a matchup in La Jolla with the Tritons of UC San Diego.

Men’s at UC San Diego The men’s team made the most of things, defeating UC San Diego, 60-56.

Pellum, once again, had an impressive night as the top scorer for the Wildcats, earning a career-high 16 points.

Hawkins pitched in 10 points of his own, and senior Zach Graves had nine. Junior guard Jay Flores finished the game with four assists and four steals.

Graves felt that, despite his team’s contribution off the bench, the ’Cats came out on top

because of their efforts on the other side of the ball.

“We won because of our defense,” Graves said.

Women’s at UC San Diego The positive end to the men’s weekend wasn’t replicated for head coach Brian Fogel’s squad, who lost its third straight game and fell to 11-7 in CCAA play.

The women just couldn’t figure out the Tritons, and lost 71-60 to their third-place hosts.

The ’Cats came out fighting, trying not to repeat Thursday’s mistakes, but the Tritons — who have won six straight games — did not let Chico come out on top.

Junior Pauline Ferrall led the Wildcats with a career-high 17 points, as well as a team-high seven rebounds.

Lydon scored 10, while Girten and junior Courtney Harrison both had eight points on the night.

After the women’s team stood alone in fifth place — 2.5 games behind fourth place Cal State San Bernardino.

The Wildcats will try to duplicate their postseason berths, and succeses of 2010, when closing up their regular season, which concludes with home games agianst Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino on Friday and Saturday.

Then Chico State will travel to square off against Cal State Monterey Bay and San Francisco State Feb.24-25.

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Music department’s fundraiser serenades with The Beatles’ songs Leila Rodriguez STAFF WRITER

Cupid’s arrow struck the hearts of many Friday night at the Harlen Adams Theatre as performers serenaded a sold-out audience with “Love Songs of The Beatles.”

From students and faculty to community members, everyone joined in to spread their love of The Beatles through song at the fundraising event for Chico State’s department of music.

Acoustic guitars dominated the evening of solos, duets and group performances, all implementing their take on beloved Beatles songs.

“My love for the Beatles goes far back and is very deep,” said biology professor John Mahoney, dressed in

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flamboyant hippie attire. “Any opportunity to have more hair is a good opportunity.”

Along with Dan Kinkle, Jim Schmidt and Nathan Furgason, Mahoney performed “Come Together,” mimicking the guitar licks and whammies while his voice added flavor to the already saucy song. Furgason’s stand-up bass brought out the song’s strong, infamous bass line.

Music industry major Mark Pagel was excited to perform “Ticket To Ride,” a song from the “Help!” soundtrack.

“When they’re on the slopes singing the song, it’s awesome and somewhat nostalgic for me,” he said.

Standout vocalist and music industry major Sydney Collett graced the stage with a stunning performance of “If I Fell.” Her captivating voice and stage presence tugged at hearts as one could feel her devotion, slowing the tune down for more melancholy and elegant resonance.

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Local band Clouds on Strings wore jumpsuits splattered with paint emphasized by a black light on stage during their rendition of “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” with vocalist Michael Bone executing the raw song flawlessly.

But none compared to Rocky Winslow’s Jazz X-Press band, who opened and ended the evening with a jiving version of “Hard Day’s Night” and a phenomenally moving interpretation of Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die.” Stage fog, dramatic lights and the booming sound of Winslow’s large brass ensemble brought the evening to a strong finale.

Music department chair and show coordinator Keith Sappanen couldn’t have been happier, he said.

“It couldn’t be more perfect for a Valentine’s day show,” he said.

Leila Rodriguez can be reached at lrodriguez@theorion.com

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GET OFF YOUR BRASS The Los Brass Choir performs The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby” at the music department’s Valentine’s Day fundraiser, which featured Beatles love songs.

Pay-per-view vs. pay-to-read Pornography and newspapers have a lot in common.

They’re both produced at the lowest possible price with little artistic value for people with a sixth-grade reading level, and the executives and consumers want the content providers to perform multiple jobs at the same time.

Porn and print journalism have been losing revenue from people accessing their content for free since the beginning of the Web, and the recession only hastened their simultaneous downfall.

After the New York Times reported that all but one of the top 25 newspapers in the United States were reporting losses in the aftermath of the 2009 housing crisis, sales of pornographic DVDs declined by 30 to 50 percent, according to an article in The Economist.

The crucial difference between these two media is that the newspaper industry set itself up for failure while pornography has adapted to new platforms.

Print media’s reactionary tactic of shoveling print articles online left no leverage to charge its subscribers for content, and shareholders strip newsrooms every year to squeeze a fiscal profit in the short term, hemorrhaging any opportunities for long-term growth.

Porn’s problems, in contrast, arose more organically.

The DVD market had always contended with the same issues over torrenting and peer-to-peer services, but the recession coincided with a rise in streaming “tube” services that steal pornographic content. The porn industry is recovering revenue with its video-on-demand services and premium websites but still hasn’t recovered from losing $20 to $30 in sales per DVD, so they’ve begun investing in 3-D cameras and virtual reality sex programs.

Obviously, the news can’t fulfill the same carnal addictions that pornography satisfies, so the profits are never going to be comparable. But there’s always going to be a market for daily-style periodical news targeted toward a mass audience, whether it’s on paper or not. As tablets begin rising in popularity, daily newsreader services delivered through an application can supplement the 24-hour coverage on the Web, and newspapers can take their product straight to subscribers rather than having it stripped by a news aggregator like Google or Yahoo!

But this requires an investment on the part of corporate newspaper executives in hiring specialized editorial employees. We can’t tell stories with the care and accuracy they deserve if writers have to be photographers and vice-versa.

Publishers have to stop acting like a cheap date and start leaving the money on the nightstand.

Earl Parsons can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com

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Babes to bitch about hormones Nicole Walker STAFF WRITER

>> “Eagleheart” (TV) Along with Norm MacDonald and Jason Sudeikis, Chris Elliott is one of the most underrated actors in “Saturday Night Live” history, mostly because he never had a straight impression to fall back on, which is why it’s great that he’s got his own show on Adult Swim to showcase his oblivious style of character humor.

“Eagleheart” is a parody of “Walker: Texas Ranger” and other cheesy ’90s crime dramas. Elliot is the titular ranger with a talented variety of near-nobodies, including the guy who played the bohemian Kinsey on “Mad Men” and Brett Gelman from “The Other Guys” and “Nick Swardson’s Pretend Time” fame.

With “Children’s Hospital,” “Tim and Eric” and now “Eagleheart,” Adult Swim now hosts better live-

Life is unexpected and not always what we ask for, so laugh often.

Comical singer-songwriters Four Bitchin’ Babes live by this motto, both in their professional and personal careers.

“When you can take something that seems so unfortunate and find a way to laugh at it, it will improve the quality of your life,” said Debi Smith, a member of the Four Bitchin’ Babes, who will perform Wednesday at Laxson Auditorium.

Smith will be accompanied on stage by fellow babes Sally Fingerett, Nancy Moran and Deirdre Flint.

The quartet focuses on connecting with their audience through humorous lyrics, Smith said.

While the four women live separate lives, together the “folkestra” represents women everywhere with songs about chocolate, elastic waistbands

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and hormones, Fingerett said.

The Babes Time have fun both 7:30 p.m. on and off Wednesday stage.

“We crack Price up and you $14 student don’t get that admission when you are a solo Location performer,” Laxson Fingerett said.

Auditorium “I myself really prefer the company of my gal pals.”

Moran thinks the band’s humor is healthy escapism, she said.

“In society everything is so negative,” Moran said. “We like to look at ourselves, women and life in general and we laugh at it.”

Since the four live in different parts of the country, Flint said that they write and record their music in their respective homes

and combine it over the Web. Four Bitchin’ Babes usually only have time to practice a day or two before a given show because Fingerett is from Chicago, Smith lives in Virginia, Moran resides in Nashville and Flint hails from Philadelphia.

“I think it is pretty incredible we are all on the same wavelength,” Flint said. “It’s hard to figure out who wrote what song because they have the same attitude.”

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I’M A BITCH, I’M A LOVER [clockwise from top left] Sally Fingerett, Deirdre Flint, Debi Smith and Nancy Moran of Four Bitchin’ Babes will perform at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Laxson Auditorium.

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White people will love it.”

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>> “Arthur” (FILM) I’m getting tired of Russell Brand’s shtick really quickly. We get it — you’re loud, you’re British, you talk like you’re high on coke and your wife has breasts that even “Sesame Street” couldn’t hide.

Brand is reprising his wealthy man-child role from “Get Him to the Greek” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” in the remake to the 1981 film “Arthur.” Brand is playing Dudley Moore’s role of a spoiled rich boy who has to go out and get a real job, and the male chauffeur

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Brand is probably never going to lose his UK audience, but Americans may develop a Will Ferrell-esque sense of fatigue if he doesn’t put anything new on the table.

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characters for his novel. Eventually, he reverts from stalking strangers to following specific people. He falls in with a home invasion burglar, twists and turns ensue, and the movie builds to a riveting conclusion in just a little over an hour.

>> “That’s My Bush!”

(TV) There’s no better source of pre-9/11 Bush ribbing than this short-lived sitcom from the creators of “South Park.” The Bush impersonator looks almost exactly like “The Decider” and the show is structured as a screwball parody that’s light on political commentary and heavy on absurdity.

Isaac Brambila STAFF WRITER

The sun danced in and out of the dry brown mountains, the speedometer signaled 75 mph and David Gilmour’s humming solo pounded from out of the speakers.

Little did I know, during the countless hours I sat eagerly in the back seat of my dad’s truck waiting to run straight into the beach, the ageless lyrics of Pink Floyd’s “Time” were slowly being chiseled into my mind.

It happened over the course of numerous events that seemed meaningless at the time. On long drives and

during days spent helping my dad clean the yard or change the oil on the car, he always had a song playing to flavor it. While listening to The Who and the Eagles might not be one of the most exciting moments in the history of time, music always shaped a big part of my memories.

A connection was established — a link between father and son, between moment and music. Art was passed down from one generation to the next.

Music is an art we identify with, and other people influence us to listen to various bands and genres at different times in our lives. We pick up a song a friend likes, a good tune we hear on the radio or a

movie, or we inherit them, like I did with The Doors, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles.

I’ve developed my own musical taste as time has passed, but my father’s presence is felt when I scroll down the list of artists on my iPod. Bands from the ’60s and ’70s crowd my playlist alongside musicians that died almost 20 years before I was born.

There’s a reason why Jimi Hendrix T-shirts and The Beatles Monopoly games are still sold in stores.

The Beatles had the best selling album of the decade with their greatest hits compilation CD, “1,” which sold nearly 11.5 million units from 2000 to 2009, according to MTV.com. Nearly 50 years after its formation, The

Beatles are still building on the largest fan base in the world.

It is staggering statistics like these that make me question the musical inheritance that my children may have. Will Radiohead, The Strokes or the Red Hot Chili Peppers mean anything to them?

I wonder if my children will listen to albums like Radiohead’s “OK Computer” or “Morning View” by Incubus and know any of the lyrics.

A new age of communication has arrived that allows music to be very easily distributed, but the downside of this personalization of music is that people can’t agree with each others’ tastes and talented bands don’t stay popular for long.

Almost everyone has an iPod.

As of last month, 304 million iPods have been sold worldwide, according to About.com.

Listening to music has become more personal and intimate, and the sharing of music through moments is becoming less frequent.

Today, little Johnny holds his iPod in his hands and has his earphones in his ears as he bobs his head to the rhythm of Justin Bieber, blindly looking out the window of his father’s truck. Father presses his foot down on the gas and Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” pounds its way out of the speakers.

A generation gap is born.

Isaac Brambila can be reached at ibrambila@theorion.com

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Viggs seduce Monstros to slam dancing Tim Kerber STAFF WRITER

WHAT’S THE VIGG? Lead guitarist Eric Ahlstrom [above left], and singer Jake Cline perform with The Viggs Saturday night at Monstros Pizza.

SLAM DANCE Bassist Dusty Daniels [right] of The Viggs performs while the audience moshes.

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The Viggs came all the way out from Portland to play at Monstros Pizza Saturday with The River Red, The Bomb Pops and Fight Music.

Many members of the audience found themselves inside a joyous, frenzied mosh pit, including an man in his 50s who was pushing around kids half his age. Many hesitant members were strongly encouraged to join in or were simply pulled in.

That a band is able to send a crowd into such a mad merriment shows the natural aura of The Viggs’ stage presence.

Though the band is mostly punk and rock ’n’ roll influenced, they have a country sound to them as well, most strongly displayed in “Wet Feet,” which singer and guitarist Jake Cline describes as about the dreariness of Portland and seasonal depression in the wintertime.

When asked where they came up with their band name, drummer Victor Franco and lead guitarist Eric Ahlstrom explain that it’s a reference from the hit show “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”

“We all kept saying ‘that’s the vigg’ and it could apply to literally anything,” Ahlstrom said.

“We all keep saying, ‘What’s the vigg tonight,’ like, ‘What’s the plan tonight?’ And then we were racking our brains for weeks, and then we were like, ‘Why don’t we call it The Viggs?’ It was right in front of our faces.”

Toward the end of the show the band members sent the already frenzied crowd into a whirlwind of pushing, shoving, head butting, falling and dancing. It was a happy mayhem of carnage that slowly grew as more people were A good absorbed into band is the pit. when Cline gave you’re in the crowd a twisted smile, a band with your proceeded to spank the friends. chords of his guitar in a way that could possiJAKE CLINE bly have been Singer/Guitarist, taken as a The Viggs lewd sexual innuendo, and yelled “I love Chico so bad” at the end of the song.

At the end of their set, the crowd cheered, clapped and howled. Several asked for an encore. Everyone was pleased with the night’s festivities, yet disappointed that it had to end and that the mosh pit was forced to disperse at its peak.

The goals of the band were to simply have fun, Cline said.

“A good band is when you’re in a band with your friends,” he said. “It’s all about having a good time.”

Ahlstrom, on the other hand, thinks the band has a different goal.

“To cure cancer,” he said.

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College without college experience J.W. Burch, IV STAFF WRITER

A young man and woman walk across the Chico State campus. No eye contact is made, nothing is said short of attempts at witty banter that spew out of the young man’s mouth. They finally come to a halt. It is time to part ways.

The game is on.

The man faces the woman.

His hands retreat to the straps of his backpack, making him shrug. He shuffles his feet and stares at the ground. He asks about her plans for the weekend. Her answer is apparently satisfactory and they hug and go their separate ways. He struts like a rooster — proud, confident and cocky. They’ll go out for dinner, dancing, a movie, or make their way to a house party, a kegger, a rave or maybe even an orgy.

This is college life — a veritable meat market, a stomping ground of eventual partner swapping and a way to kill brain cells, transcend realms and other such business.

College has become synonymous with degeneracy, hedonism and all-around good times. But this is not the case for everyone.

Whereas some miss classes due to late-night partying, I miss classes from late nights staring at this damn computer screen — fighting my urge to slam a fist through it. There are no intoxicated adventures. Inebriation is spent in solitude.

Have you ever eaten LSD alone? It can be frightening and flat-out disturbing. All connections with reality are lost. There is nothing and no one to ground you, nobody to remind you that you ate that horrible and powerful drug all those hours ago, which seems like universes past. You start clawing at your skin. You feel yourself turn into a fish or a mongoose or a

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caribou and there is no one to tell you otherwise. The walls start bleeding and begin to crumble, giving you a glimpse into the underworld. You start to sob like a child and you want to call your mother, but you can’t remember how to work the phone. You start lashing out irrationally.

Eventually, you find yourself in the fetal position and the trans-dimensional beings that are standing in a circle over you are laughing. The phone rings, but you’re afraid of what may be on the other end.

You try ecstasy the next time you decide to venture into lone self-medication. You’ll come to find out that it’s very hard to give yourself a back rub. A oneperson rave just doesn’t have the same kind of panache, and dear God, the light shows are dreadful.

But, as usual, I digress.

Simply put, college for most is a time to lose inhibitions and partake in utterly delightful hedonistic dens of iniquity. But

for the rest of us, it’s a time to be responsible, upstanding and exemplary.

Our time for orgies has passed. All that jazz is behind us as well as beneath us.

We have more important things to worry about. There are the bills, the rent, the utilities, the insurance, the children, the childcare, the car repairs, the doctor’s bills, the diapers, and then comes the studying, the cramming, the homework, the projects, the presentations, the reports, the midterms and the finals. Then many of us have jobs, sometimes two or three.

This just goes to show that any of us at this stage of our lives and in this non-traditional demographic have to be masochists on some level — all for a chance at a better job in a failing economy. Nothing short of that would make us subject ourselves to this much unnecessary torture.

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A spotlight glares down upon an old microphone as slam poet Buddy Wakefield takes his place under the lights.

Wakefield and fellow slam artists Derrick Brown and Anis Mojgani performed Feb. 9 at Cafe Culture on Wakefield’s final solo tour “The Gentlemen Practice,” combining his talent with words and experience with his relaxed interactions with the audience.

Wakefield has been performing slam poetry since his first competition in Seattle in 1998, eventually taking his writing on the road.

“I finally made the decision to go on tour,” he said. “I sold or gave away everything I owned before touring.”

The two-time World Poetry Slam champion has performed at numerous legendary venues across the United States, including the House of Blues in New Orleans, the Great Lawn in Central Park and even San Quentin State Prison. This performance marked his third time in Chico and the tenth and final solo tour of his career.

Now he’s ready to settle down.

“I’m at a place in my life where I don’t want to go back on the road and wear myself out and be vulnerable every night,” Wakefield said.

Wakefield’s booming voice and expressive movements left the audience in awe, and his words filled all the empty spaces of the venue.

He performed “The Information Man,” “Convenience Stores” and “Hurling Crowbirds at Mockingbirds,” as well as other short, snarky poems.

Chico State graduate and local slam poet

Matthew Zellmer approached Wakefield about performing in Chico after watching him in Long Beach.

“I didn’t want that night to be the last I saw him,” Zellmer said.

Zellmer and Tazuo Yamaguchi coordinate the slam poetry events at Cafe Culture, which showcases local talent on the first and third Thursdays of the month. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the shows run from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

“It’s an open slam,” Zellmer said. “Anybody who has an original poem can sign up. It’s democratic in that way.”

Zellmer greets audience members at the front door and performs at each event. Yamaguchi books talented headlining slam poets from across the country, including Marc Smith, one of the founders of slam poetry in the mid ’80s, on March 31.

Slams are governed by rules that are set up to make the nights more entertaining. Poets perform in two rounds with about six to 10 poets total, who select three willing audience members to act as judges for the night, Zellmer said.

The judges rate poets on a scale of 0.1 to 10.0 to avoid the possibility of a tie.

The winner of the competition splits the door money with the featured performer.

“The philosophy of Chico Poetry Slam is: The best way to keep oral art alive is to pay the poets,” Zellmer said. “Poetry is not something you can make a lot of money doing.”

Zellmer hopes more people can see performers like Wakefield and become a part of the slam community, he said.

“The poetry slam is unlike any other poetry reading you will encounter.” Zellmer said. “It’s arresting for the audience.”

Madison Parker can be reached at mparker@theorion.com

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Armed for Apocalypse 8:30 p.m. @ LaSalles $5

Armed for Apocalypse perform at LaSalles with Eightfourseven and Into the Open Earth before embarking on a national tour.

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New Music Symposium: Open Ears

Belles and Whistles 8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda $5

7:30 p.m. @ Rowland Taylor Recital Hall (PAC 134) Free

Belles and Whistles perform with Decades, Chris Velan and Ira Walker.

This symposium in the Performing Arts center features electrifying student, faculty and guest compositions of chamber, electronic and multimedia works.

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Four Bitchin’ Babes 7:30 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $14 student admission

Satirical chick-rock group 4 Bitchin’ Babes come together from across the country for a show at Laxson Auditorium.

The Global Lives Project

10 a.m. – 4 p.m. @ University Art Gallery Free This exhibit premiering today at Taylor Hall’s University Art Gallery features documentaries about 24 hours in the lives of 10 different people from around the world.

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The Shimmies 8p.m. @ Cafe Coda $5

Local rock band ventures back to Chico for a night of epic performing alongside Hello Electric and Lish Bills.

High String Strung Band

7p.m.@ The Tackle Box Free Join this band of bluegrass outlaws from Georgia for some good, clean finger-pickiní fun.

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Butte County Sheriff’s Posse Antique Show

@ Silver Dollar Fairgrounds The Butte County Sheriff’s equestrian club will be selling antiques in the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds.

Pub Scouts

4 – 7 p.m. @ Duffy’s Tavern Free Duffy’s celebrates happy hour every Friday with live Celtic music from The Pub Scouts.

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Camper van Beethoven

9 p.m. @ El Rey Theatre $15 advance admission Inland Empire legends Camper Van Beethoven will be performing the entirety of their album “Key Lime Pie” at the El Rey.

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Dead Man’s Hand 8 p.m. @ Towne Lounge Free

Dead Man’s Hand will be playing today’s country and Southern rock at the Towne Lounge next door to Duff y’s Tavern.

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An exhibit of inkjet prints from BFA photography student Monica Garcia will be on display all week in the BMU.

Snoop Dogg’s Get Wet Tour stops off at the Senator with Warren G, Daz, McShawn, Soopafly and guests Pilot, Quett Daddy, DJ Mr. Wilson and CD Ent.

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7:30 p.m. @ Senator Theatre $37 advance admission

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Singer-songwriter Zach Zeller performs with Nicholas Altobelli at the 1078 Gallery.

Come to Cafe Culture with a skip in your step and praise in your heart for the Mind, Body and Soul exercise with David Winglifter.

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

Broken Lizard’s best movie is playing at El Rey Theatre.

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‘Marvel vs. Capcom 2’ — Some people hate this soundtrack, but then again, some people listen to Disturbed, so there’s obviously no accounting for taste. This beautiful blend of R&B, funk and hypersmooth jazz leaves you wondering why Spiderman and M. Bison are fighting instead of dancing like crazy. >> Anthony Siino News Editor

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Karaoke junkies find their rhythm, love in Chico bars Griffin Rogers STAFF WRITER

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ooking at the reflection in the bathroom mirror while the crowd roars and bass pounds through the walls might seem like a scene from the movie “8 Mile,” but in fact, it’s karaoke night.

On any given night, all kinds of people flock to the bars to see if they have what it takes to be a rock star, or if they’re just going to choke.

Karaoke is no small deal in Chico, said Bo McBrayer, senior international relations major. It’s a huge counterculture that spans for several nights a week and in numerous bars and lounges across the city.

While most people participate in karaoke to have a good time after a few drinks, some use the stage as their chance to sing to an audience and potentially win prizes.

The first time McBrayer went on stage was two years ago, shortly after he turned 21, he

Quackers is still McBrayer’s said. He was listening to people sing karaoke at Madison Bear favorite karaoke spot in Chico.

“It’s the karaoke mecca,” he Garden on a Monday night, and after a few drinks he was ready said.

The Maltese Bar and Tap to give it a shot.

“The first time you go to kara- Room are home to karaoke oke you’re going to need courage Tuesdays and Thursdays from to get up there,” McBrayer said. 9 p.m. to midnight. There, “But once you’re a seasoned vet Larry Duncan II, also known as DJ Larryoke to his friends, you can go up there anytime.”

He has been hooked on kara- owner of Dr. Duncan Entertainment, hosts karaoke night, as oke ever since, he said. well as at other bars McBrayer is now and lounges in Butte a regular at places KARAOKE County including like Quackers Lounge NIGHTS the Studio Cocktail and The Bear, singLounge in Chico. ing his heart out to a Madison Bear Duncan started his room fi lled with mostly Garden company in 2001 with strangers to tunes like 316 West Sechis uncle, but has “Come a Little Closer” ond Street Monday 9 p.m.since taken over the

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Close business, he said. He “Karaoke junkies” now works five to six don’t take their time on The Maltese Bar nights per week with stage lightly. and Taproom Karaoke competitions 1600 Park Avenue two to three employees working at other around Chico give sing- Tuesday 9 p.m.karaoke venues. ers incentive to hit all the 2 a.m.

Before the company right notes, by offering a grand prize to the con- Quackers Lounge took off, Duncan sang testant who gets voted 968 East Avenue karaoke at LaSalles Thursday 9 p.m. on Sunday nights and to win, McBrayer said. immediately fell in Prizes can be anything love with it, he said. from a gift card to a mini Now, Duncan sits vacation.

One year, McBrayer won a behind a stack of speakers and trip to Las Vegas, but the biggest a laptop, occasionally using a prize he has received is meeting second microphone to provide his fiancee during Monday night his own backup vocals for karaoke participants. karaoke at The Bear, he said.

The business Duncan started stemmed from going out and having fun, he said. One of the best parts of the job is seeing the newcomers getting up on stage, as well as the 10 to 15 regulars every night.

“You get to see a lot of characters,” Duncan said. “There’s a lot of diversity.”

Characters like Tim Romero, a 28-year-old Chico resident who gets onstage because of his passion for singing and his “very beautiful voice,” he said.

“I’ll be up there singing all night if they let me,” Romero said.

Romero got into the karaoke scene six months ago and has since displayed his talents at most of the common karaoke hot spots, including Quackers, The Bear, The Maltese and Last Call Lounge, he said.

Karaoke creates such an avid following because it provides an outlet from everyday life, he said.

Romero loves singing duets, and he usually finds himself singing at Quackers because other places die down toward the end of the night, he said.

Quackers lets him sing until they kick him out.

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ROMANCE Long lasting relationships develop from similar interests. Many couples meet at clubs and organizations on campus.

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When taking the elevator up to her room in Whitney Hall, sophomore Tiffany Tanquary felt someone pinching her butt.

Not knowing who it was, she turned around, and saw a boy with a blushing face standing behind her with his friends.

The boy introduced himself as Garrett Tickle and has been Tanquary’s boyfriend for more than a year now, she said.

Love and relationships find people in unexpected places — usually when they are not looking for it. Although many students go to parties to meet people, clubs and organizations are where many relationships begin.

“It was so random,” Tanquary said. “I was like ‘You’re a weirdo.’ So, I introduced myself — I was like ‘OK you pinched my butt, what’s your name?’”

It was pretty inappropriate that he did that, but he had some nerve and it is good when guys are outgoing, she said.

She told him and his friends that they should all hang out and that he seemed like a fun guy, she said.

“I didn’t think I would ever be in a relationship with someone who does that, but we hit it off,” Tanquary said. “It was a weird way, but he got my attention.”

If people go out looking for someone because they are single and they want a boyfriend, they probably won’t find anything, she said.

“I feel like they find you and it’s when the world decides,” Tanquery said. “I feel like people have no control over how they find partners.”

People usually meet others when there is an overlap of interest, said Mimi Bommersbach, interim director of the counseling center.

“One of the best ways is to find something that you love to do and you’re passionate about and you’ll find other people who share that atmosphere and already you have a lot in common,” Bommersbach said.

Clubs, organizations and events the university offers allow students to meet people on a different level than only on the surface, she said. They are able to get to know people throughout the day instead of at night drinking.

Life is not a search for the perfect person — he or she will show up when they do, freshman liberal studies major Kaitlin Mazzei said.

“I figured if I’m doing the things I enjoy and just living my life, that person will come into my life,” she said.

Some college students choose to socialize and meet new people on the weekends at parties and bars.

What makes long-lasting relationships survive is having a lot in common and if the only thing in common is a drinking experience, then the chances are not as good, Bommersbach said.

Most people meet others in a work setting, but the party setting has worked out for some.

“I don’t think there is a right or wrong place to meet someone, I’ve heard stories of people meeting at parties,” Mazzei said. “I don’t think it’s for other people to judge what’s a good place and what’s not.”

A different way to meet people that most shy away from is speed dating, where students take turns sitting around tables to meet >> please see RELATIONSHIPS | D4

Role models My sister and I have a special relationship.

We have always gotten along and even when we were kids we rarely got into arguments.

I am six years older than she, and that age gap has allowed me to look out for her. She has always looked up to me.

There are always people who inspire us and encourage us to be better people. If you are that inspiration to somebody it is important to set an example that is worthy of emulation. In order to encourage change, we must lead by example.

Most people have celebrities, authors, musicians, teachers, scientists or world leaders that they look up to and aspire to be like. Chances are, someone in your life has felt that way about you too.

Whether it is the insightful commentary you provide in class discussions that gets others’ brain waves moving, or a friend or sibling who replicates your behaviors, we all inspire each other.

I see myself in my sister from her clothing selections and iTunes playlist to her moral values, and I see the impact I have made in her life.

I feel a certain responsibility to maintain a worthy example and want to be the best teacher to her that I can be.

No matter what I tell her to look out for, she will learn most from observation. When she witnesses me making good decisions, getting an education and aspiring for a great career, she will duplicate these actions.

This encouragement of change starts with the model we are given by our family, and broadens into the world.

President Barack Obama has not smoked a cigarette in nearly a year, according to the Associated Press. He decided to make the change primarily for his daughters.

His resolution to alter a bad habit will hopefully encourage his daughters not to smoke, as well as other people who admire him.

One day with my own children my example will be far more important than anything I could say to them.

It is important to make good life decisions for yourself as well as to cause positive infectious behavior for others.

Most religions are based on one idea: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you. Showing that positive behavior is contagious.

I know that over the years my sister has been influenced by my actions, and hope to continue to inspire her through my behavior.

Ally Dukkers can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com

WORD OF MOUTH >> Where did you meet your most recent significant other?

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Internest

[In • ter• nest] The cacoon of blankets you gather around yourself to keep warm while spending long amounts of time on the internet.

“Hey where’s Jane tonight?”

“Oh, she didn’t want to leave her internest.” source: urbandictionary.com

“I met my wife in San Diego playing blackjack at a friend’s house.”

Kevin Goodbody junior | geography

“At my high school in class.”

Taylor Lord

freshman| interior desgign

“During daycare when we were 7.

We’ve been on and off and recently got back together.”

Daniel Malysiak senior | business

“At high school.”

Dani Sarge

freshman | accounting

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Unfair labels Going completely buck wild was probably not the best way to handle my breakup last August.

We had been together for almost three years, and it was not an easy split by any means. My solution was to have as much fun as possible, without a thought of what anyone would think.

The first time I was called a slut, I tried desperately to defend my honor, which only made me look more guilty of the offense. Then I thought, “Hold on, what does that even mean?”

Nowadays almost everyone I come across in college has already had multiple partners. As a generation, our sexual expression has evolved into something much more aggressive than that of, say, our parents, but our standards for judgment haven’t quite caught up.

On one hand, I thought that if people that I knew were sleeping around while also hurling such insults at me, it couldn’t be for nothing.

Admittedly, I’ve done some things that could be considered, well, morally questionable. From jumping from fling-to-fling to sleeping with my best friend’s current flame, it’s safe to say I’ve made some mistakes.

Given that one of my main attackers was my best friend, I’m not sure it made the insult thoroughly legitimate. This is because if you’re a girl who has had sex with a guy, whoever the guy’s ex-girlfriend is, she has probably called you a slut or some equivalent.

If you’re a guy, let’s face it, you never had a chance to be considered honorable. There’s no doubt that a double standard exists between guys and girls when it comes to the acceptability of sleeping around, but even guys take their fair share of unfair crap.

When I say that no one should be judged, I mean no one. Some guys aren’t horn dogs and some girls have the sex drive of a post-pubescent teenage boy. There is no standard view of sex, and no one deserves to be harassed for theirs.

I would go out on the weekends and watch my peers do exactly the same things I had been doing as a newly single young woman, yet these same people would pass judgments around as casually as the bartenders passed out shots.

Sleeping around is no longer taboo, but common, and casual sex in college is the norm rather than the exception.

Don’t get me wrong, the last thing I want to encourage is an environment where sex doesn’t matter, because it does.

Our private lives are called such for a reason, and if you kiss and tell, people will talk.

I, however, believe that if you’re comfortable having lots of sex with lots of different people, no one has the right to make you feel bad for it.

The take-home message here is if we’re going to behave in more progressive ways, we need to take a more progressive view on how we judge those behaviors.

Lexi Brister can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

THE ORION • DANIELLE BUIS

SWIM PRACTICE Junior interior architecture major Elda Mariscal [left], freshman economics major Raymmah Garcia [right] and freshman Katie Cadigan practice for a triathlon with Coach Rick Ellison during their 6:15 a.m. swim practice at the Wildcat Recreation Center pool. The triathlon club has 20 official members.

New triathlon club physically challenges students Tasha Clark STAFF WRITER

The multi-sport event known as the triathlon combines swimming, running and biking one after the other for miles.

Graduate student Pablo Suarez wants to bring that challenge to Chico State.

When Suarez attended Chico State to earn his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, a triathlon team was not available, he said. Now as a graduate, he decided to start the club on his own.

Suarez has a background in running track but did not want to join cross country, he said.

Some members have joined because they are interested in participating in triathlons, while others have joined to physically challenge themselves, Suarez said.

He got the idea from a women’s-only triathlon club in the community, Suarez said.

“By having this club we’re trying to promote personal growth and personal fitness among

other organizations,” he said.

Interior architecture major Elda Mariscal heard about the club through a friend, she said.

She’s participated in volleyball and runs for fun.

“I just enjoy running — no track and field, no cross country,” she said.

She became a member of the club because she wanted to start living a healthier lifestyle, Mariscal said.

Brett Gutierrez, a sophomore who has competed in two triathlons, was the first member to join after Suarez spotted his bike on a bike rack, he said.

“I spotted his bike before I ran into him a few days later,” Suarez said. “The bike was similar to the ones used in triathlons.”

To enroll in the club there is a $50 training fee, he said. The membership is free which covers the training program, liability insurance and coaching.

“Anyone that’s paid for a coach or trainer knows it’s expensive,” Suarez said.

After becoming an official

organization in October the club needed a coach and faculty adviser, he said.

TRIATHLON That’s when CLUB Suarez found INFORMATION out about former triathlon Events: coach Richard Stanford triEllison, who is athlon Feb. 27 Black Butte vice president triathlon for for University beginners Advancement. in April Ellison is a five-time Iron- About the club: man fi nisher, The club has Suarez said. 20 official An Ironman members. is an extreme Students intertriathlon con- ested in joining can attend sisting of a 2.4 weekly meet-mile swim, a ings at 7 p.m.

112-mile bicy- Wednesdays in cle ride and O’Connell Techa 42-km run nology Center without a Room 120 or check out its break.

Ellison was Facebook page also a coach for University of Colorado and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he said. He has

been involved with triathlons for 23 years and has coached about 1,000 triathletes.

Volunteer coach Sean Molina is a top-10 triathlete in the world, Suarez said.

At 6:15 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Wildcat Recreation pool coach Ellison puts a structured workout together, he said.

There are different levels on the team, ranging from beginning to expert, Suarez said.

All levels swim, bike and run together during practice.

Some members’ strong points are swimming, or cycling and running, he said.

“We encourage and support each other,” Suarez said.

Training helps Mariscal be diligent with time, because practice is in the early morning, she said. The training is also helping her become more disciplined.

The coaches modify the training to the athletes’ abilities but they still push them, Mariscal said.

Freshman Daniel Lovik, who has competed in eight

triathlons, is the club’s publicity coordinator.

Triathlons are an expensive sport so the club needs help paying for things, Suarez said.

That’s where sponsors come in.

Xterra, a company who sponsors triathlons are providing discounts for wetsuits and other gear, he said. Other sponsors like Smuckers and ChicoBag also help.

The club is currently looking for more sponsors since members can’t afford to buy all of the equipment, Suarez said.

The club emphasizes that the organization is for students by students, Suarez said.

Mariscal thinks that everyone should join the club even if they never played any sports, she said.

If someone isn’t good at something, they should not get discouraged, Mariscal said.

That’s what practice is for: to learn and get better.

Tasha Clark can be reached at tclark@theorion.com

Freshmen required to learn risks, signs of excessive alcohol use Melissa Hahn STAFF WRITER

Choking, vomiting, irregular breathing, clammy, blue skin, and falling into unconsciousness are all signs freshmen are taught to avoid during their mandatory alcohol education class, AlcoholEdu for College.

The two-hour online course has been a pre-enrollment requirement for freshmen at Chico State since 2004, said Shauna Quinn, the program director of Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center.

The purpose is to teach freshmen the cost of high-risk drinking, signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning and tools to get help when they are faced with an emergency situation, Quinn said.

AlcoholEdu became mandatory after Chico State experienced its first freshman death due to alcohol poisoning in 2002, she said.

Junior social work major Maricela Reyes thinks taking the course makes students more responsible, she said. It prepares them to be more like adults.

The course is outlined with a precourse survey, three modular tabs and a post-course survey taken 30-45 days after completion. The three tabs chart the emotional impact, biological impact and legal impact of underage drinking, Quinn said.

Some students, like junior business major Andrew Hoff man, called the program unnecessary.

“I thought it was useless information, a waste of time,” Hoff man said. “It’s just something you had to do. I was definitely watching a movie or something while I was doing it.”

Getting firsthand experience and watching people are more effective ways to understand the dangers of high-risk drinking, Hoff man said.

High-risk drinking is defined as four drinks for a woman and five drinks for a man in a two-hour period, Quinn said.

One drink is equivalent to a 12-ounce beer, 5-ounce glass of wine or a 1.5ounce shot.

Forty-four percent of freshmen at

Chico State have admitted to being highrisk drinkers, compared to the national average of 31 percent, according to CADEC’s 2010 executive summary.

With Chico State’s “party school” reputation holding on, reducing the frequency of alcohol-related issues is still a concern of the administration, Quinn said.

David Stephen, director of University Housing and Food Services, is hopeful, he said.

“The numbers have definitely headed in the right direction,” Stephen said. “The vast majority of students get it. It’s the smaller percentage that don’t take the warnings and for whatever reason think we’re not going to hold them accountable.”

Stephen has implemented stricter and more defined policies that started 2004 academic year when 796 alcohol violations occurred, according to the University of Housing student conduct profile.

Although there’s a significant decrease in dorm violations, highrisk drinking is still prevalent with more than 70 percent of freshmen participating in off-campus drinking activities, according to CADEC. Regardless of individual choice, AlcoholEdu can help freshmen be prepared, identify or help someone who is in crisis, Quinn said.

The AlcoholEdu course has helped freshman social work major Shelby Panzarini recognize what is equivalent to one drink, she said.

“It’s good for freshmen to know and review because college is overwhelming,” Panzarini said. “You’re constantly having drinks thrown at you and this is a wake-up call.”

Stephen thinks educators simply respond to the students’ behavior, he said.

“Students are in charge,” he said.

“We’re saying here’s the mirror, here are the boundaries. Stay within them, otherwise you’ve set yourself outside the community.”

Melissa Hahn can be reached at mhahn@theorion.com

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GAMING “Green World” game developer, senior Kenny Anderson, has fun with game controllers in a computer lab. Anderson is an applied computer graphics major.

Student has fun turning gaming green Nick Pike STAFF WRITER

The last thing one might expect to be sustainable is a video game.

One Chico State student has accomplished this and is drawing significant attention for it.

Senior Kenny Anderson, an applied computer graphics major, has developed a game, “Green World.” Its main concept is to reward players who find better ways to become environmentally friendly through city planning.

The game is geared toward teaching kindergarten through 12th grade students about science and sustainable technology, he said.

In the game, the player acts as a city planner and fi nds more efficient ways to use resources such as natural gas and hybrid technology to develop a green city.

“I think it’s a great way to tie in kids’ love of video games to learning about sustainability in a much more interactive way than reading textbooks,” said Nathaniel Naylor, a senior construction management major.

It took Anderson seven weeks to develop the game before submitting it to his first competition, the Imagine Cup hosted by Microsoft. The contest promotes the theme of solving the world’s toughest problems such as hunger, combating disease and providing primary education to everyone, Anderson said. Game creators from all around the world are involved in the competition and “Green World” is currently ranked first for the U.S. The winner will be announced in April in Seattle.

Anderson is also involved in another competition, the National STEM Video

Game Challenge, which promotes no boundaries in science, technology, engineering and math, Anderson said. He currently has more than 600 votes for his game, putting him first among collegiate and professional competitors.

His closest collegiate competitor has more than 100 votes.

Anderson would like to receive fame for designing the game that could fuel him into an internship or job in the industry, as well as put Chico State’s applied computer graphic design program on the map.

The “Green World” Facebook page allows students to vote by clicking on a link on its wall.

Anderson’s main accomplice, Kurt Feudale, a Chico State senior applied computer graphics major, worked on the art design while Anderson programmed the game, he said. “‘Green World’ is a small step in the right direction for educational games,” Feudale said.

It gives players the freedom to learn at their own pace and they are not forced to use more sustainable fuels, but are highly rewarded for using them and given the chance to find that out on their own, he said.

Getting the word out about “Green World” and encouraging students to vote is the most difficult task, Anderson said.

“This would be the biggest award this program receives if we win these competitions and would bring a lot of attention to this area of Chico State,” Anderson said. “It has become bigger than us — we’re being backed by the entire program.”

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PERSEVERENCE Antonio Arreguin-Bermudez immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico and eventually earned a doctorate. He did not know any English when he arrived and his story has inspired students.

Running for his life, barely escaping the devil behind him was a nightmare Antonio Arreguin-Bermudez, spent years waking up from.

But this nightmare was not just his imagination — it was a real-life memory haunting his dreams.

“It was difficult for me to understand why I was so afraid of them,” ArreguinBermudez said. “It was like the devil was behind me, and I just kept running and running like they were going to take my life away.”

After attempting to flee from the border patrol, then getting caught and deported, many immigrants give up and go back to their hometowns.

For Chico State professor Arreguin-Bermudez that wasn’t an option.

The foreign languages and literature professor decided to return to the U.S. and start a new life at 14. While struggling to provide for himself as he lived independently, Arreguin-Bermudez faced an uphill battle, but he knew what he wanted, as the determined young man refused to take no for an answer.

“When it happened, the border patrol just dropped us off on the other side saying ‘OK, amigos, goodbye, no mas,’” he said. “I just remember we were all saying, ‘OK, see you tomorrow, over there, tomorrow.’”

Arreguin-Bermudez came to the U.S. not knowing a single word of English, but was determined to learn whatever he could, he said. At 16, he fell in love with his first English word, “because,” at a school in Reedley where he attended evening classes when he could get time away from working in the fields for $4 an hour.

“It was my first word, and I just fell in love with it,” he said. “I would use it as much as I could.”

After taking a few classes,

Arreguin-Bermudez did not want to do anything except learn more, he said.

“Nothing else would go through my mind, except wanting to go to school,” he said. “I would lay awake till 3:30 in the morning just thinking about school.”

He got his first chance to attend high school as a fulltime student at 17, he said. He

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When it happened, the border patrol just dropped us off on the other side saying, ‘OK, amigos, goodbye, no mas.’

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ANTONIO ARREGUIN-BERMUDEZ Foreign languages and literature professor

took his first hot shower in the U.S. after his first physical education class, and the first classroom he walked into was the first time he saw carpet on the floor.

Arreguin-Bermudez’s high school days consisted of staying in the library until they closed for the night, reading whatever he could and collecting food in the cafeteria after food fights so that he could eat over the weekend, he said. He also worked at an auto repair shop when he was not studying.

“Sometimes I would spend the night at work instead of going back to the ranch house,” Arreguin-Bermudez said. “But I was very happy because I got to work five or six hours.”

After high school and a long battle to earn his green card, Arreguin-Bermudez applied to college at Fresno State, he said.

“I was able to qualify for financial aid,” he said. “But I also worked in the cafeteria as a janitor for five years, and it was hard, but I had to do it to buy clothes and food.”

Arreguin-Bermudez worked his way through college, graduating in 1995 from Fresno State with his bachelor’s degree, he

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said. From there, he applied to the Master’s program for literature at Fresno State, where he got his first part-time teaching job at a nearby community college.

Continuing to work hard in efforts to obtain a higher education, Arreguin-Bermudez applied for his doctorate at the University of Arizona in 1997, he said. After graduating in 2002 with a doctorate in Hispanic literature, he got a job at Chico State.

Students enjoy taking his classes and think his past contributes to his teaching abilities although he seldom talks about his struggle to get to where he is today, said Drake McKenzie, a senior construction management major.

“Most teachers talk about their pasts, but his was more interesting,” McKenzie said.

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Arreguin-Bermudez rarely brings up himself or what he endured to get to where he is today in conversation, Black said.

“It’s his hard work and perseverance that allow him to succeed,” she said. “His values are something students need to hear about. Nothing is given — you have to work for it.”

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THEN

April 16, 2003 OxyContin made itself known in the Chico State party scene.

There were two deaths involving OxyContin and an increase of referrals for students with OxyContin addiction, according to Shauna Quinn in an Orion article, the program director of Campus Alcohol and Drug

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Education Center. Students were coming in seeking information about the particular drug, which indicated its rise on the streets.

OxyContin is a form of opiate that comes in time-released capsules that lasts for 12 hours.

It is thought to be addictive and more dangerous than Ecstasy.

It is commonly mixed with alcohol to create an intense high.

It was rumored that dealers were able to get the drug through the elderly around Butte County area, as well as pharmacists who sold samples to dealers.

Although a small student population was associated with OxyContin, it was a population that was concentrated and keen on its quick distribution.

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Student elected new director of regional housing organization

PHOTO COURTESY OF• MICHAEL BARRETT

MICHAEL BARRETT During high school, Michael Barrett, now a sophomore and political science major, was involved in 4-H Club, an organization that teaches students to become leaders and give back to their community, as well as the National FFA Organization, an agriculture program. His time there gave Barrett the experience he uses at his new positions at Chico State.

Barrett loves being involved and taking on leadership roles. At Chico State, he became president of the Residence Hall Association.

Now he is the director of the Pacific Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls.

Q. How did you become involved with the Residence Hall Association along with PACURH?

c. 1986

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OxyContin is among the three drugs that are thought to be the most commonly used on campus according to surveys used for CADEC’s sanction class, Quinn said.

The other two are thought to be marijuana and Adderall.

Although there are fewer students seeking information on OxyContin, the rate of students coming in for addiction

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treatment and counseling remains steady.

Only about 2 percent of students admit to using prescription drugs in surveys, so it’s hard to get solid information, Quinn said. But every time there is a crisis around drugs, such as in Gina Maggio’s case, the use goes down because students get afraid.

Maggio was found to have 11 different drugs in her system, so it’s hard to tell what

killed her, Quinn said. But OxyContin was among the list.

Currently, there are two students known to be in counseling for OxyContin addiction, Quinn said.

“We hear more about Adderall use and stimulants than we do about the opiates right now,” Quinn said. “But I think it’s still a problem.”

-Compiled by Melissa Hahn

Barrett: As a freshman I became involved with activities and taking on responsibilities with RHA. My first position was the campus community coordinator. I enjoyed it so I ran for president and got the position. As president you attend conferences for RHA as well as for PACURH, our regional affiliate. These conferences discuss new programming ideas for residence halls.

Q: How did you receive the director’s position for PACURH? Barrett: There was a “No

Frills Conference,” a business conference, Feb. 4 to Feb. 6 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. There were 35 schools in attendance at the conference. Awards for residence hall positions among the PACURH association were presented and officers were elected. I ran against the current director and had to put together an eight-page bid and gave a five-minute speech in front of the national community coordinators. In the end, I was announced the new director.

Q. What are your future plans as director? What do you plan on changing?

Barrett: Once I start officially in May, I plan on working with unifying the union. As a director I want to offer more resources such as programming ideas and how to work with organizations.

Each school that attended the conferences has different ideas and it would be exciting to come together. The more that schools become affiliated with each other the more they would benefit.

Q: What are your steps after being director?

Barrett: I plan on working for national office with the National Association of College and University Residence Halls.

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Joe Perez a junior kinesiology major said he decided to go speed dating as a joke.

“I had list of personas I was going to be, but in the end I decided to be myself and it worked out the best,” he said.

It was an interesting way to meet some really cool people, he said.

“I think it is a really fun way for students to socialize,” Bommersbach said. “Students will learn how to talk to people and pretty fast.”

It is hard to meet new people in three minutes, but it is something new, Perez said.

Senior Joe Gallade a business major said he sent speedating to add some spice to his life.

“I wanted to look for love in all the wrong places,” he said.

Speed dating is a good place

to expand your horizons and meet a different crowd you wouldn’t regularly meet, senior economic major Kendra Koski said. It could grow into anything or it could be entertainment for the time being.

The glue that holds any relationship together is commitment to the relationship and commitment to each other, so people who share more tend to do better, Bommersbach said.

Trust and patience are necessary to maintain a relationship, Tanquary said.

“It sounds so cliché, but if you can’t go do your separate things when necessary and if you’re always worrying or getting jealous, that is just going to lead to conflict,” she said.

Relationships are so much more work than people think, Tanquery said.

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As long as people keep that initial “butterfly attraction” the relationship can last, Tanquery said.

Dating and exposure creates long-lasting relationships, Bommersbach said.

Students use the term

“hanging out” instead of “dating” because it comes with too many expectations, he said. But getting to know people in multiple settings helps when liking someone more.

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