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Food: New food-ordering app is slowing down service at the Marketplace Cafe. A2
Music: The 21st annual Chico World Music Festival brought artists from across the globe together for one epic multicultural event. B7
Opinion Technology: Opinion columnist Matt Murphy needs the new iPhone. After all, the screen is so much bigger. A6
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The O-face: Opinion editor Zach Phillips talks about the trials and tribulations of dating as a gay man in a small town. B6
Sports
Wildcat watch: Sable Villaescusa, former Chico State volleyball player, competed internationally and is now a high school coach. B3
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Administration
Wei resigns as provost after two years David McVicker
News Editor
Belle Wei, Chico State provost and vice president of academic affairs, has resigned. Wei cited health issues and a need to spend more time with her family as reasons she decided to leave her position, wrote Chico State President Paul Zingg in an email to The Orion. Wei came to Chico State in August 2012 after being a dean at San Jose State since 2002. Zingg said her ability to help make positive changes over the past two years, including increasing the graduation rate and enrolling more underrepresented students. “We are a better, more student-focused
university thanks to Belle’s efforts and I know you will join me in thanking her for her unflagging hard work, caring, joyful spirit and commitment to serving our campus,” he said. Zingg said he will now meet with Chico State management in order to select a new interim provost. “I’m very hopeful that in the next three, no more than four weeks, an interim provost will be identified and they will be on the job,” Zingg said. Over the course of the next year, the university will begin a nationwide search to find a permanent replacement, Zingg said. David McVicker can be reached at
newseditor@theorion.com or @DavidPMcVicker on Twitter.
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Belle Wei, Chico State provost and vice president of academic affairs.
Reptile Show
Riley’s
Bouncer stabbed, admitted to hospital Anna Sobrevinas and Christine Lee
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Snakes, lizards and turtles take over the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds at the second annual Chico Reptile Show on Saturday. This corn snake on display at the event is a docile pet that, while easy to care for, is also known to be an escape artist. B5
A Riley’s bouncer was admitted to Enloe Medical Center Sunday night after he was stabbed outside the bar on the intersection of Fifth and Ivy streets. A confrontation between the suspect and the bouncer resulted in the stabbing around 9 p.m. “Apparently a friend got pushed out of the bar and then another guy got confrontational, pulled a knife on a bouncer,” said Nick Lagorio, a Chico State senior criminal justice major. “The bouncer chased him down the street and then another bouncer confronted him.” Jack Carlile, a Butte College student, said after a man was escorted out of the bar for causing a scene with the bouncers, the suspect came up to one of the bouncers and
» please see STABBING A3
Obituary
Student remembered as compassionate, courageous David McVicker
News Editor
Marc Anthony Thompson, a 25-year-old senior psychology and sociology student at Chico State, died Sept. 3. Friends and family remember Thompson for his strong leadership spirit, his compassion and his courage. Thompson was born March 12, 1989, according to a campus wide statement. He transferred to Chico State from Butte College in 2011. He was expected to graduate at the end of the fall semester. His mother LaWanda Thompson-Taylor, said he had a never-quit attitude when it came to the injustices he faced in the world. “He showed that he was always willing to put his foot down and try his best to make a change,” she said. Thompson became active in student government almost immediately after stepping foot on the Chico State campus.
Mathew Fukuhara, a junior communication studies and business management major, said Thompson was a major inspiration in his life during his time as a First-Year Leadership Opportunity program mentor. “Marc helped me find my own voice,” he said. “He showed everyone else that they had the courage to stand up for themselves and make decisions that are best for them, despite their circumstances.” He was a part of the Associated Students Multicultural Affairs Council as well as the Sociological Association of Chico State. In 2012, Thompson was elected the A.S. commissioner of multicultural affairs. He said in an interview after the election that he wanted to take these experiences in the A.S. and apply them to his future professional career.
» please see THOMPSON | A3
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Marc Anthony Thompson died Sept. 3. He majored in sociology and was a former Associated Students multicultural affairs commissioner.
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