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CSU budget increase could allow first faculty, staff salary raise in 6 years

Proposed Budget

Tyler McCune Allison Weeks The Orion

Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed a $125.1 million increase for the California State University system in the 2013-2014 fiscal year. Here’s how the CSU plans to spend the additional money:

“The only way to capture that real-world experience in a specific location would be to pay the faculty, the instructors, the people that have the higher education, the Ph.D.s and so forth.”

Mike Roche Junior psychology major

“I think Chancellor White is trying to establish new feelings with the faculty. I’m really hopeful for the future.”

$21.7 million $10 million the orion •INFOGRAPHIC BY SCOTT LEDBETTER

The California State University Board of Trustees proposed a budget for the 20132014 school year March 19 that may increase salaries of CSU faculty, staff and some administrators.

In response to a budget plan from Gov. Jerry Brown that may give the 23-campus system a $125.1 million budget increase, the CSU released a plan to spend an additional $38 million on salary increases for its employees statewide.

The CSU employs about 44,000 people, about half of whom are faculty members, said Erik Fallis, a Timothy spokesman for the univer- White Shortly after sity system.

Timothy White Most faculty have not was appointed seen an increase in pay chancellor, the CSU Board since 2008, and most staff of Trustees and administrators have not proposed giving faculty had one since 2007, Fallis a pay increase said.

The average pay of a fulltime CSU faculty member is $78,295 per year, he said.

Chico State had 862 faculty members and 931 staff members as of the fall semester, said Joe Wills, director of public affairs and publications for the university.

CSU officials are not yet sure how they would divide the proposed $38 million, Fallis said. Collective bargaining rules state the system must go through unions such as the California Faculty Association and the CSU Union to determine how the money is spent.

“We don’t know for certain if this is what we will be receiving from the state of California,” Wills said. >> please see Raise | A4

In the wake of the CSU’s proposed spending plan, The Orion surveyed people on campus to see what they thought about faculty and staff receiving a raise.

Patricia Black Department chair of international lauguages, literatures and cultures departments

An increase in CSU enrollment by 6,000 students More online classes to help students through “bottleneck courses”

$7.2 million

Increased advising to improve graduation rates

$38 million

Faculty pay raise

$48.2 million

Mandatory costs like health care benefits and operational expenses

“I think it should be out toward tuition because a lot of people don’t have money and are going in on student loans when faculty seems to be doing fine.”

Tim Swann Freshman exercise physiology major

Legislature is expected to vote on the budget June 15

PARTY CULTURE

Pinched Chico police made fewer overall arrests this St. Patrick’s Day, but officers still stopped many people for alcohol relatedissues.

Chico police handle fewer holiday arrests Tyler McCune Pedro Quintana The Orion

While a campaign to promote respect for the downtown area was created by business owners, Chico police officers experienced a relatively calm St. Patrick’s Day weekend March 15-17.

the orion •PHOTOgRAPHs BY TYLER mccune

shakin’ shamrocks Irish dancers Abby Zuppan and Shannon Sullivan celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a traditional Irish set dance and clogging.

Business owners fight risky drinking The Respect Chico campaign is an opportunity for bar and restaurant owners to create proactive messages about >> please see Holiday | A4

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Reason for decreasing crime unknown Several law enforcement agencies were out in full force during St. Partick’s Day weekend and made 61 total arrests, most of them on suspicion of drunkenness in public.

Officials heavily patrol the four big holidays in town: St. Patrick’s Day, Cesar Chavez Day, Labor Day and Halloween, Chico Police Sgt. George Laver said.

Police arrested seven Chico State students and 34 non-student Chico residents during the weekend, according to a Chico Police Department press release.

Crowds and parties were minimal, Laver said. There were 26 arrests made on St. Patrick’s Day, compared to 49 in 2012 and 51 in 2011. Chico police let their overtime officers go home early because of the slow weekend.

Public intoxication was the most reported

crime. Police made 27 public intoxication arrests during the weekend, 13 of which were made on St. Patrick’s Day. The suspects were arrested and transported to the Butte County Jail, where they were booked and released depending on their blood alcohol level, Laver said.

Chico police don’t know what caused the decrease in crime compared to previous years, he said. In past years, police have seen a rise in arrests.

Alcohol cessation campaigns have recently been created in town, including the Campus Commitment to Action Summit and the Respect Chico initiative.

Respect Chico was launched by local business owners to educate the public on ways to drink safely and respect the town and others.

Police will be patrolling during the upcoming Cesar Chavez Day weekend, and officers expect a heavy student presence during that time, Laver said.

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PARTY CULTURE

Cyprus made a $13 billion bailout deal to avoid bankruptcy Sunday, promising to cut its banking sector and inflict losses on people who store large amounts of money in the failing banks.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Paris police battled people protesting same-sex marraige who made it onto the Champs Élysées, one of Paris’ most famous and gentrified streets on Sunday. The protesters were fighting gay marriage legislation.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

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Police call reinforcements for Cesar Chavez Day Isabel Charles Staff Writer

Each year, police prepare for a three-day weekend of partying for Cesar Chavez Day, a holiday observed by Chico State and held to celebrate the life of Chavez.

“In the past, students have adopted that holiday as a drinking holiday,” Chico police Sgt. George Laver said.

With an increase in violence, the Chico Police Department has been short-staffed for the past few weekends, a fact that has officers concerned for the Cesar Chavez Day weekend, he said.

“The problem is that this happens most weekends,” Laver said. “Cesar

Chavez weekend will be no different.”

The behavior downtown, south of campus and in surrounding areas generates activity that calls for a high amount of service, he said. The police department exhausts so many resources in these areas that the rest of the community goes without protection.

Last year, out-oftowners seemed to be discouraged from coming to Chico to celebrate the holiday because of rain, Laver said.

This year, Cesar Chavez Day falls on Easter Sunday.

“Because of this, we’re hoping students will go out of town to spend their extra time off with family,”

Staff Writer

The Arizona government cut a Mexican American studies program in Tucson schools last year, but it was found that the ban only served to generate interest in Chicano literature.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

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Police are investigating an apparent suicide of Rep. Jessica Upshaw, a Mississippi state legislator.

A Mississippi sheriff told news outlets Sunday that police think Upshaw shot herself.

Source: The Sacramento Bee

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The United State Coast Guard called off a search Monday for a a 22-yearold man who disappeared from a Half Moon Bay beach. Authorities are not sure whether the man went into the water or not.

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Laver said. “However, we are not counting on that.”

The Chico Police Department prepares itself for the holiday by bringing in extra police enforcement from out of town, Alcohol Beverage Control agents, a glass ban and saturation control.

“We typically do this on Cesar Chavez weekend, along with Halloween and Labor Day,” Laver said.

Associated Students recently released a video with alternative ways to celebrate Cesar Chavez Day. The Cross-Cultural Leadership Center also put on a rally Tuesday in Trinity Commons that addressed the holiday, said Katie Peterson, program coordinator of the

CCLC. “I hope to see an increased knowledge and understanding of the life and work of Cesar Chavez amongst faculty, staff and students and an overall respectful celebration of this holiday demonstrated by individuals giving back to their community,” Peterson said.

Laver questions whether or not students have a clue who Chavez was or what his mission was, he said.

“I know the university has made an effort to educate the student body; however, for most students who are out, all they know is it is just another day to party,” Laver said.

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Language classes expected to vanish Isabel Charles

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2012 Cesar Chavez Day police records

Students and faculty in the department of foreign languages, literatures and cultures are worried that a decrease in enrollment could lead to the program’s demise in the coming years.

Those involved with the department are working to boost interest in foreign language courses at Chico State by bringing awareness to the opportunities within the program.

In April, students of many different language clubs will compete in a soccer tournament to promote Chico State’s linguistics opportunities.

Advanced language courses, such as Russian, do not have enough enrollment or sufficient student interest, while others have seen a dramatic drop in enrollment overall, such as Italian.

Students and faculty fear this decrease may threaten the availability of class sections, the survival of certain programs and the careers of some professors.

“With the reshaping of the general education, languages have lost a lot of visibility,” said Fulvio

Orsitto, director of the Italian and to, Chico State was the only one offering Hebrew.

Italian-American programs.

“It’s not often spoken like SpanAt one point, the general education flow charts made it clear to ish is, so the opportunity is hard to students how they could incorpo- find,” she said. “It makes me feel rate foreign languages into their as if Chico is more welcoming and accepting of differgeneral education, ent religions and Orsitto said. The types of people.” availability of differYael Ronen, a ent language classes Hebrew professor in was much more visiChico State currently the department of ble than it is now. offers 11 foreign lanforeign languages, The new genguages to students: has seen the effects eral education flow of lower enrollment chart has a small • Arabic in her program. portion in the back • Chinese “Only Hebrew mentioning foreign • French 101 is offered as a languages, he said.

• German class,” Ronen said.

“Students are not • Hebrew “If a student wishes as easily made aware • Italian to continue Hebrew, of the possibilities,” • Japanese they must go on to Orsitto said. “If you • Latin independent study.” look at nationwide • Portuguese Brunella Windnumbers, interest • Russian sor, a professor in in foreign language • Spanish the department of has not gone down.”

SOURCE • department of foreign languages, literatures and cultures foreign languages, Senior humanities literatures and culmajor Becky Trigonis is minoring modern Jewish and tures, is not surprised by the decrease, she said.

Israel studies.

Windsor speaks fluent Italian, The wide diversity in languages was the reason she chose Chico French, English and Spanish.

She wants foreign language State, she said.

Of the schools Trigonis applied courses to be a requirement for all

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Chico State students.

At one time, there were five full first-semester Italian sections, which could accomodate about 150 students. Because of the lack of interest, there are now only two first-semester Italian sections.

“I am not afraid of losing my job,” Windsor said. “I may lose it, but I will always have opportunities.”

The Russian program offers two semesters of the language, said Julia Coolidge, a professor in the department of foreign languages, literatures and cultures.

“I am concerned for the department, absolutely,” Coolidge said. “We are trying to spread knowledge of the importance of language through the university community.”

She hopes that this will raise awareness among students of the possibilities learning a language offers, she said.

“Nelson Mandela once said, ‘If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head,’” Coolidge said. “‘If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart.’”

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Police interrupt Take Back the Night walk, attendees march on Zach Coyl Staff Writer

Take Back the Night’s silent candle-lit march through the downtown area on the evening of March 14 was punctuated by shouts and honking as the procession went unescorted by Chico police.

Take Back the Night is an event held every semester to spread awareness about sexual violence against women.

The attendees, who walk in pairs and do not stop for traffic in the downtown streets as part of the event, are usually accompanied by Chico police officers.

Officers instead told the hosts of the event, members of the Gender and Sexuality Equity Center, that they were breaking the law.

Despite the confusion, “Chico Police Depart- spoke to police officers after Take Back the Night only ment was here and almost the event.

They told him the march- gets better each semester, arrested one of our interns because they refused to stop ers needed a city permit to Virdee said. Those involved our line, our march down- block traffic because of all of with the event in the future town,” said Sarah Sullivan, the people walking, he said. will ensure it continues.

The event began at 6 GSEC’s women’s prop.m. in the Bell Memogram coordinator. “I “Chico Police Department was here rial Union with three talked to a police offiand almost arrested one of our different events: a cer at the end of the interns because they refused to stop women-only survivor march. He told us we speak-out, a gender did not have permits to our line, our march downtown.” inclusive speak-out be marching.” and a workshop.

Sullivan thinks Sarah Sullivan The event’s 345 the confusion was Gender and Sexuality Equity Center’s attendees then caused by a miscomwomen’s program coordinator gathered at Trinity munication between Commons to light canChico police and University Police, she said. She Officers told him it was ulti- dles and begin the march assumed the university’s mately a safety issue that after the half-hour show.

One attendee shared the police department files the caused the Chico Police significance of the event. necessary paperwork for the Department to intercede.

“It gets the conversaCalls to the Chico Police event every semester.

Associated Students Pres- Department for comment tion rolling with the whole ident Jaypinderpal Virdee were not returned by press ordeal; it’s definitely a big problem, especially here in attended the march and time Tuesday.

Chico,” said Louie Gonzalez, a junior studio art major.

Chelsey Weinmann, a senior international relations major, held a sign that read “Stop the silence, end the violence” at the event.

“I think it’s important the community recognizes, as well as the college students, the fact that it’s not OK to violate someone or take away their personal rights,” she said.

After the march ended and all of the candles were blown out, Sullivan summarized the event.

“Take Back the Night is an amazing event bringing awareness about sexual assault, and you should all participate next semester.”

Zach Coyl can be reached at zcoyl@theorion.com

-compiled by Allison Weeks Correction: The article “Coffee shop gets OK’d for fall semester” in the March 13 issue falsely stated that the plans had been comprehensively approved.

The renovation must be confirmed by the university before construction can be confirmed.

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We recognize that mistakes will sometimes occur, but we treat every error very seriously. If you feel a correction needs to be made, please email the editor-in-chief at editorinchief@theorion.com

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Chico State mourns loss of past, present Wildcats Business alumna dies after car wreck; Former Chico State president dies at 82 President Paul Zingg in an remembered by faculty for enthusiasm Nicholas Carr Pedro Quintana Senior Writer

A Chico State alumna died Saturday at Enloe Medical Center after crashing her car on state Route 149.

Sierra Fox’s car went off the road Thursday, rolling several times, said Joe Sierra Fox Ortiz, a California High- Fox, who graduated from way Patrol Officer. When Chico State last police arrived they found year, died the vehicle on its wheels Saturday after a car crash. and Fox, 24, unresponsive.

She suffered several injuries and was airlifted from the crash site to Enloe Medical Center.

Police are still investigating what happened, Ortiz said.

Several minutes before the accident, someone called the dispatch center to report a reckless driver going south on state Route 99 in a car fitting the description of Fox’s, Ortiz said. The caller said the driver was weaving in and out of lanes and tailgating other drivers.

Fox was highly involved during her time at Chico State, said Bill McGowan, a professor of finance and marketing. She was

a student who formed bonds throughout her time at the university.

“She was passionate about her work and put in 100 percent in everything she did,” he said.

Fox was an enthusiastic student who was also involved in organizations on campus, he said. She was president of Chico State’s chapter of the American Marketing Association last year and won several awards in national competitions.

“She was a breath of fresh air,” McGowan said.

McGowan was saddened when he found out about Fox’s death in an email from a colleague.

“You just can’t believe that it happened,” he said. “It’s just a tremendous loss.”

Fox graduated from Chico State last year and was working in Sacramento as an associate district manager for Automatic Data Processing, according to her Facebook page.

She was also a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. A vigil for Fox will be held by the sorority at 9 p.m. tonight at the chapter house at 606 W. Fifth St. Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

Child development professor remembered as educator, advocate for child welfare Nicholas Carr Staff Writer

Melissa Groves, an associate professor of the department of child development, died March 15. She was 54.

Groves unexpectedly died while receiving medical care at Stanford Hospital, according to the department of child development’s Facebook page.

“We are all shocked and saddened at this great loss,” wrote Cindy Ratekin, chair of the program. “She was a gifted colleague and an exceptional advocate for children and families.”

There are plans to create a scholarship or foundation in her name at a future date, Ratekin wrote.

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Stanford Cazier, a former president of Chico State, died March 14 in Logan, Utah.

He was 82.

Cazier began his career at the university during a transitional period for what was then Chico State College. Under his supervision, the school entered the California State University system as Chico State in 1972.

During his term, the construction of the Student Health Center, along with Plumas, Butte and Holt halls, was completed, according to Meriam Library Special Collections.

Cazier was born in Nelphi, Utah on June 11, 1930. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Utah in 1952, he married a fellow student, Shirley Anderson, according to a Utah State University press release.

Cazier got his master’s degree in 1956 from University of Utah and later completed his doctorate in history at the University of Wisconsin in 1964.

After his teaching career at Utah State University, where he was named teacher of the year in 1966, Cazier was made assistant provost of the university before being appointed Chico State College’s president in 1971.

Cazier was a president with values deeply formed by his academic career as a teacher and scholar, wrote current Chico State

Groves came to Chico March 15 State in 2000 after teachChild development ing for seven years at the professor Melissa Groves, University of Tennessee’s 54, dies at Standford department of child and Hospital. family studies, according to a news release sent out by Chico State public affairs Monday.

Groves obtained her bachelor’s degree at Pennsylvania State University. She then went on to achieve her master’s and doctorate degrees in family and child development at the University of Tennessee before teaching there.

Groves helped promote the child development program at Chico State through her teaching of a comprehensive set of courses in early childhood care, education and assessment. Groves also served on the General Education Curriculum Advisory Board as a representative of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.

email to The Orion.

Adhering to the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education in California, Cazier’s efforts, coupled with a surge in enrollment following the Vietnam War, expanded Chico State’s academic Stanford Cazier reputation.

Chico State This led to improved stu- president dent services and expanded 1971-1979 university programs that serve the community, such as Community Action Volunteers in Education, Zingg wrote.

Cazier left Chico State and returned to Utah State University in 1979, where he was president until 1992.

He spent the following six years teaching history at the same university before he was dismissed after a dispute with a fellow administrator.

In 1998, the Utah State University library was renamed in Cazier’s honor.

After the loss of his wife, sister and son, Cazier volunteered his time assisting the elderly.

He is survived by his two sons, brother and grandchildren.

Nicholas Carr can be reached at ncarr@theorion.com

March 26

The university flag is lowered in memory of Groves.

April 20

A remembrance will be held for Groves at the home of former A.S. Child Development Lab director Susan Toussaint.

SOURCE • Chico State Public Affairs and the department of Child Development

A remembrance for Groves will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at the home of Susan Toussaint, former director of the Associated Students Child Development Lab. The event will honor Groves’ contributions to the Chico State community, according to the press release.

Those interested in attending can contact the childhood development department at 530-898-5250.

Nicholas Carr can be reached at ncarr@theorion.com

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POLICE BLOTTER The police blotter is a selection of information cited directly from Chico Police Department and University Police Department.

University Police Thursday, 11:34 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances relating to a Chico State email account reported. “Reporting party believes suspicious circumstances because he received an email asking for information on pricing for some type of lessons for a 13-year-old female.”

Thursday, 12:41 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported outside Taylor Hall. “White male adult hiding in bushes in front of entrance, jumping and yelling as people walk by.”

Thursday, 3:38 p.m.: Juvenile problem reported outside Plumas Hall. “Six or seven boys riding up stairs and on planter boxes.”

Friday, 2:19 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported from Washington, D.C. relating to a possible identity theft in Chico. “Reporting party said that when he came through customs he was advised that there was an arrest on his rap sheet from Chico State campus police in 1997. The customs officer advised the reporting party to call the University Police Department to report identity theft, as he was in Hawaii in 1997.”

Saturday, 12:42 a.m.: Disturbance reported on the 200 block of West Sacramento Avenue. “Party. Chico Police Department on scene.”

Saturday, 4:58 p.m.: Possible DUI reported on Warner Street.

“White Subaru Outback. Reporting party advised subject left track stadium and appeared extremely intoxicated and was causing a scene.”

Sunday, 4:16 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported on the 1300 block of Nord Avenue. “White male adult going through dumpster building behind building 10.”

Monday, 12:06 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported at the Whitney Hall bike racks. “Subject ducking down by bikes when police arrived. College-aged, but transient with a backpack and sleeping bag.”

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Chico Police Friday, 10:26 a.m.: Annoying phone calls reported on the 2400 block of Almandor Circle. “Started a month ago, subject overheard reporting party giving her number to clerk at check cashing store and started texting reporting party telling how attractive she was. The reporting party ignored the messages but now he is sending multiple nude pictures of himself to her.”

Friday, 11:26 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported on 1900 block of East 20th Street. “Reporting party stating male ran into a business saying someone is trying to kill him then ran back out. Reporting party advised subject is now talking to construction worker over at the new Dick’s Sporting Goods location.”

Saturday, 12:10 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported on 900 block of Main Street.

“Male subject near the stoplight scaring passersby has been there since 8 a.m.

Clerk is worried about him scaring off potential customers.”

Saturday, 2:49 p.m.: Neighborhood dispute reported on the 1300 block of Broadway Street. “Neighbor causing a disturbance with the reporting party because she was confronting him about riding a scooter on her property.

Ongoing neighbor dispute over animals.”

Saturday, 5:00 p.m.: Driving under the influence reported on 400 block of Orange Street. “Vehicle into a light pole in the parking lot, also hit parked vehicle. Reporting party is now following the vehicle. The driver has parked at Tri Counties after hitting a tree.”

Sunday, 12:25 p.m.: Shoplift reported on the 100 block of East Second Street.

“Reporting party stating transient female just stole a shirt and left. Subject is outside Pluto’s now.”

Sunday, 10:46 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported on 400 block of East Third Avenue. “Reported party located subject on the back porch area, who was trying to get into their chest freezer. Subject was chased off the property.”

-compiled by Pedro Quintana and Risa Johnson

RAISE: Salary increase to be determined by finalized budget continued from A1

Officials are basing the proposed plan on what they expect to receive from Gov. Jerry Brown, but the governor’s budget will not be finalized until July 1, Fallis said.

The only people who will not benefit from the proposed salary increases are the vice presidents, executives and presidents of individual CSUs. Teresa Cotner, chair of the department of art and art history at Chico State, saw the raise as a sign of cordiality, despite troubled contract negotiations in the past, she said.

In addition to faculty raises, the CSU changed the benefits package for professors hired after Dec. 31.

The new benefits package was altered to make it less valuable, Cotner said.

Cotner hopes the CSU also helps universities maintain campus infrastructure and protects student access to classes.

Professors are looking to new CSU

Chancellor Timothy White to see what he’s going to be able to do to sustain healthy campuses and strong faculty, she said.

Patricia Black, chair of the international languages, literatures, and cultures department, is also hopeful for the future, she said. She is happy with White’s gestures of goodwill that showed that the chancellor’s office will be governed differently.

Though Black was pleased with the gestures, there are still things the CSU needs to work on, such as increasing supplies to schools, she said.

Black is confident an increase in student enrollment would force more class offerings.

“We’ve had to cut back many, many major classes over time, but if there’s more students there will be more offerings,” she said.

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HOLIDAY: Business owners try to curb unsafe drinking continued from A1

members.

“I think that this is a huge step, even responsible drinking and respecting the community, said Katie Simmons, presi- though it’s something small right now, dent and CEO of the Chico Chamber of it’s something people can get on board with right now,” she said.

Commerce.

Chico State President Simmons was conPaul Zingg thinks the tacted by a local will benefit the business owner to cre“This is our town and campaign community, he wrote in an ate a message for the all businesses will email to The Orion. community. Soon after, “It’s great that so many many others joined the benefit from the goals of the bar owners in town coalition. of the initiative.” have responded positively Business owners to the Respect Chico initiawanted to launch the Paul Zingg tive,” he wrote. campaign this week to Chico State President Bar owners may recogcorrelate with St. Patnize that they have to be rick’s Day weekend, more visible in addressing the challenges Simmons said.

“This group saw an opportunity to cre- Chico faces, Zingg wrote.

“This is our town and all businesses ate something really positive,” she said.

“This isn’t a reaction. “It’s a message we will benefit from the goals of the initiative,” he wrote. want to share with the community.”

Liza Worden, a senior recreation major, thinks it’s good the businesses are listen- The Orion can be reached at ing and taking feedback from community editorinchief@theorion.com

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013

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CSU avoids cutting tuition In the wake of Proposition 30’s passage, the state has tentatively decided to give the California State University system a $125 million boost in revenue.

The CSU is planning to spend this hefty sum on increased enrollment at the 23 campuses in its system and on long overdue raises for faculty members. The money will also go to increasing the number of online courses available to students.

Through years of being denied well-deserved raises, our professors have stayed with us, which is a testament to the education we receive. With this spending plan, faculty members will get what they need, even if it is five years late.

If the CSU had continued to deny faculty the cost-ofliving pay increases they deserve, they may have ended up leaving our universities, which would have caused a reduction in the quality of the state university system.

While some of the state money will go to faculty

members, the CSU has unfortunately resolved to spend the majority of it on enrolling 6,000 additional students.

While the enrollment increase is generous considering the amount of money the CSU pays for each student, the primary focus should be on the students already enrolled, whose tuition has steadily increased each semester.

Lowering the tuition of existing students should have come before allowing more students into a system that’s going to load them up with debt as well.

Taking care of the thousands of students the CSU already has seems like a more sustainable method than trying to increase enrollment.

Even though the system failed to lower tuition with the additional funding, the CSU did help us out a bit by adding more online classes.

This will help students with great obligations outside of school to graduate on time with the opportunity to free up time for other classes and duties during the day. This will

also benefit those who take a semester off to travel or participate in distance education.

We agree with the decision to give faculty the raises they deserve, which will result in better professors, better students and an education that’s worth more than the paper the diplomas are printed on. The added availability of online classes also promotes a better education and ensures that students are more likely to actually obtain those diplomas in a timely fashion.

But the CSU should not spend its newfound funding on increased student enrollment. Instead, it should prioritize affordable education for the students it currently serves.

Any decrease in tuition would undoubtedly be small with $125 million, but there’s no harm in taking baby steps.

A decrease in tuition would set the stage for a university system people can afford to attend with quality faculty members.

Do drunken parties disrespect Chavez?

Columnists harbor opposing views about how to best commemorate Cesar Chavez Day, a holiday set aside to honor Chavez as a civil rights activist. During his time as a leader, he fought to win farm laborers basic rights.

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Drunk stupors disrespect revered leader Parties honor spirit of farm laborers’ rights even from Mexico. He was born in Arizona and his parents were from Mexico.

It’s obvious students have made ignorant assumptions about him based solely on his Dani Anguiano last name.

Opinion Columnist Assuming he is from Mexico just because Picture this: It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day he harbors the name Chavez is like assumand students are spending the day getting ing I am from Mexico just because my last drunk while donning blackface and perpet- name is Anguiano — it’s ignorant and lazy.

There are probably students out there who uating stereotypes of African-Americans.

Such bigoted behavior would cause out- would believe me if I told them he was a rage in the community and perhaps garner famous Mariachi singer.

If you were to Google search “Chavez,” national attention, yet on Cesar Chavez Day, when students get drunk while wearing fake you would learn a few things: More people mustaches and sombreros, no one bats an search for Cesar Milan, the dog whisperer, than for Cesar Chavez, who was a national eye.

This is unacceptable. Behavior like this hero, labor leader and civil rights activist. He served in the United States is racist and ignorant, and Navy, and he did not have those who engage in it a mustache. should be ashamed. Their One person’s ignorance The work of Chavez actions are not only increddoes not make bettered the lives of thouibly offensive, they are sands of farm workers. His damaging to the reputation another’s acceptable. impact was huge. Chavez of Chico State. helped create the motto The Call for Community “Si, se puede” meanAction from the university focuses on addressing the problem of alco- ing, “Yes, we can” or “Yes, it is possible,” hol abuse. The way many students spend which was later adopted in President Barack this holiday highlights exactly what is wrong Obama’s presidential campaign.

The racism and stupidity prevalent with our campus community.

We aren’t given the day off to spend it in a throughout the holiday show immaturity, a drunken stupor. We are given it off in order lack of connection to the world and a lack of to perform community service acts in mem- respect for Chavez and Chico State.

Some students say partying is acceptable ory of this civil rights leader.

Some students try to say celebrating is because they see Latino people dressed in “just a joke” or that dressing up is all in good costumes drinking. One person’s ignorance fun. Others claim partying and costumes are does not make another’s acceptable.

Your costumes aren’t funny. Wearing just their way of honoring his legacy.

I’m calling bull. In the same way that them is basically saying you are OK with blackface isn’t honoring King Jr., fake being seen as a racist idiot.

In addition to racism, the binge drinking mustaches and drinking aren’t honoring that occurs on this holiday greatly contribChavez.

The Movimiento Estudiantil Chican de utes to a negative reputation of our school.

Aztlán club is facilitating teach-outs on There are other ways to celebrate the day, campus to educate K-12 students about the one of which is to actually do some commuhistory and relevance of Cesar Chavez Day. nity service. Chico State can do better. Let’s Maybe some college-aged students should start on Cesar Chavez Day. attend as well.

For those who didn’t know, Chavez didn’t Dani Anguiano can be reached at wear a sombrero or poncho and he wasn’t danguiano@theorion.com

tacos and wear sombreros on this holiday. I don’t think this is a racist gesture to the extent people say it is. I think of it this way: Would it be racist to dress up for Thomas Martinez Halloween in this sort of attire?

Opinion Columnist It is a costume, even on Cesar Chavez As you walk around the south-campus Day. People might argue that to dress this area this Cesar Chavez Day, you might notice a lot of people wearing sombreros way is not a costume. I disagree. People and drinking in celebration. You might wear costumes and party every Hallowthink, “Why are all of these people drink- een, so why can’t we do it in honor of Chavez? ing excessively in these clothes?”

In New Orleans, where I’m from, we A lot of people think it’s racist to eat tacos while wearing sombreros in honor have parties for anything and everything, of Chavez. I would like to counter this just to celebrate when something excitargument, but let us first look at why this ing that happens. When we get a day off, is a state holiday and why students drink we celebrate, and that’s why I don’t find anything wrong with parto celebrate it. tying for Chavez on April While Cesar Chavez 1 and wearing a costume Day is meant to comwhile doing it. memorate the struggle for While Cesar Chavez For those who don’t fair wages and improved Day is meant to want to drink or party, working conditions for the Chico community also farm laborers, we in commemorate the other ways to comChico like to celebrate struggle for fair wages has memorate this holiday. with a toast. It is one of and improved working You can celebrate with the ways Chico students one of the many events honor Chavez. conditions for farm that will occur on camChavez was a farm laborers, we in Chico pus, including the Cesar worker who co-founded like to celebrate with a Chavez March for Justice the National Farm Worktoast. at 4 p.m. on Saturday in ers Association, which the Student Services Cenlater turned into the ter plaza.

United Farm Workers of You can also donate America. Chavez started some of your time during the association to help improve the working conditions of farm a day of volunteering with other Wildcats in the community. Details for these events workers.

Chavez was the Martin Luther King Jr. can be found on the Chico State website.

It’s not important how you celebrate for agriculture. He helped farm laborers become part of a union and stood up for Chavez, just that you take the time on April 1 to do so. their rights.

The way you honor him this year is a This is why I think people party on the holiday — to celebrate the local farm personal choice you should be entitled to workers. And I’m not just talking about make for yourself.

As for me, I plan to celebrate with a taco one farm worker from Arizona.

If you haven’t noticed already, there and a toast. are farms all around Butte County, which makes Chico a farming community.

Thomas Martinez can be reached at Now, let’s get back to why students eat tmartinez@theorion.com

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Wisecat : Getting through

grief as life goes on

Marty Salgado Advice Columnist

Editor’s note: You can ask WiseCat for advice @orion_opinion on Twitter or via email at wisecat@theorion.com. This week’s question was asked on campus.

Question for Wisecat I have recently lost a dear friend of mine. Between work, school and life, I’m finding it hard to grieve.

-Anonymous

Dear Anonymous, If you’re having a hard time grieving, one of the best suggestions I can give is to allow yourself to cry.

This is a healthy part of grieving. Cry while remembering the good times as well as the bad. By remembering the bad, you’ll realize how much depth your friendship actually had, which not only leads to reminiscing but grieving as well.

Think about the fighting you experienced in your friendship and also how much you cared about that person. This reminds you that your friendship was special.

I also suggest thinking about them periodically throughout your day in classes or at work. But don’t let the death overwhelm you or take over your life. If your mind wanders, know that it is a natural part of the grieving process.

Think of the person’s funny habits or perhaps the way they moved their hands or the way they laughed. Write these memories down so you will never forget them. Celebrate your friendship through these tales.

By sharing these stories and funny habits with others, you can come to terms with the passing. Knowing that you have all of these special moments with you for

Think about the lessons your friend would have wanted you to take from their passing. Friends are always teaching us something, so take their passing as their last lesson to you as a friend.

— WiseCat Marty Salgado can be reached at wisecat@theorion.com

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Giving back doesn’t require a membership for the blood bank BloodSource to host a drive in a highly populated area, such as the Bell Memorial Union. Forty might be a large number, but there are many ways Paul Smeltzer to accomplish it.

Opinion columnist Begin by having your friends pass Most people think of community ser- around sign-up sheets in each of their vice as a bureaucratic organization where classes. Even if the turnout for each is individuals sign up for the club and meet slim — maybe out of eight classes, only eight people volunteer — if you have at every so often to plan future events.

However, giving back to a community least eight friends passing around signdoesn’t only consist of a special group up sheets, you’re set.

You could also share the idea in a group of individuals who’ve passed a screenwith similar interests, like at a church or ing process and certify themselves to sporting event. parade around in matchOnce there’s a list ing T-shirts that trumpet of 40 volunteers, contheir organization’s altrutact BloodSource at istic actions.

800-995-4420 or visit In its purest form, bloodsource.org. helping the less forAfter you’ve met tunate involves no the quota of 40 dues, meetings or people, don’t stop memberships there. Let any — just people last-second voldonating their unteers join the time to a good event too. purpose.

Other than I’m not asking for a numbashing any ber of tables and organization for chairs, Bloodhelping the comSource does the munity — just rest. They’ll give clarifying that you a handbook helping others on how to procan also be done mote the event, outside institusettle on how tionally based to hold the efforts. event, schedSome students ule a date and who want to get even provide involved in town refreshments for don’t want to donors. sign up months in Helping others is a advance for credits noteworthy action. Howor have the obligation the orion •ILLUSTRATION BY liz coffee ever, a problem arises when of writing a paper for Community Action Volunteers in Educa- groups start to qualify community sertion. They prefer not to drink their faces vice actions as something greater than off in Greek organizations and like to see simple altruistic acts.

We should know each one of us has the their good deeds just as they are — pure, potential to help people in need. From without any sort of write-off.

So, to get around all the hype of photo events held by Greeks and CAVE to oneopportunities, resume material and nifty man jobs such as buying a homeless man titles, create your own community ser- food, real community service comes in vice project. You could pick up trash all shapes and sizes.

It’s not going to pay, redeem past misin Bidwell Park, volunteer at the Butte Humane Society or boycott the bars in takes or look great on job resumes, but it will make the world a better place.

Chico — all very doable.

Starting a blood drive is also easier than you think.

Paul Smeltzer can be reached at All you need is a list of 40 volunteers psmeltzer@theorion.com

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THUMBS Thumbs up to spring finally arriving.

This means we are halfway through the semester, Wildcats!

Thumbs down to having sex with your ex. This is not the best way to stroll down memory lane. How about lunch instead?

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Thumbs up to the open mic nights all around town. Way to spread the creativity bug.

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Thumbs down to midterms the week after spring break. We may have brought our books home with us, but let’s be honest: We never opened them.

TALKING POINTS

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Following the recommendation and support of California State University Chancellor Timothy White, the CSU Board of Trustees has taken action in making all majors 120 units in the interest of consistency. It will also free up space for 3,000 to 4,000 more potential students, White said.

No complaints here, Wildcats. This is a solid educational advancement for the CSU system. It’s good news for future students out there considering expanding their education.

We appreciate the chancellor’s office’s attempts at finding a balance between providing students a good education and not having them stick around in college forever.

Google wants in your noodle Kevin Crittenden Opinion Columnist

the rest of your life will help you grieve and eventually gain acceptance. The friend may be gone, but the memories are not.

Think about the lessons your friend would have wanted you to take from their passing. Friends are always teaching us something, so take their passing as their last lesson to you as a friend.

In a time of grief, everything can be tough. Even a sudden change in wind can bring on strange emotions you have never experienced.

If you catch yourself getting emotional in front of others, discreetly remove yourself and take care of your feelings until you feel calm again, but know that you have the right to mourn and to be sad in public or even on campus.

Go along with your daily routine, and if you have to take a day off from classes, take it. It can be difficult to stay responsibile with school work, but remember the world doesn’t stop when tragedy occurs.

Integrate my suggestions into your daily life at school or work, and always remember to share your thoughts and feelings with those around you. They are all there for you. You can also visit the Chico State Counseling Center in Student Service Center Room 430.

Good luck, and I am sorry about your friend’s passing.

WedneSday, MARCH 27, 2013

Google wants you to wear its newest innovation: a perpetual wormhole strapped to your mug.

It’s called Google Glass, and it looks like a headband made from a coat hanger with a tiny camera mounted on one side.

The idea is that by wearing hands-free technology, we keep it out of our way. Convenience equals progress, right?

Wrong. The problem with Google Glass is that it represents the dawning of a new era where our “digital” and “real” world selves are merged into one.

Instead of an external device, like a smartphone touch screen, Google Glass has a digital interface made of glass that extends over one eye.

The result is a constant digitized overlay, what its developers have dubbed an “augmented” reality. This overlay can take pictures and video, receive phone calls and conduct web searches all by voice command.

Technology helps us to be more human and facilitates our desire to connect meaningfully with other people, according to cyborg anthropologist Amber Case.

She argues we’re all cyborgs because when we use phones, they mentally transport us into conversations with other people.

Yet even Case, who mentions the ubiquity of “ambient intimacy,” which is the ability to connect with anyone at any time, is worried about the effects of the non-stop connective potential technology offers.

How can anyone really be present if their minds are not connected with their realworld bodies?

Consider Bluetooth as a watered down preview of what Glass could be. I remember once walking through a crowd at a farmer’s market wearing my Bluetooth and talking happily about the previous night’s highlights to a friend who wasn’t physically there.

I don’t expect to cut a decent bargain with the local vendors if I am splitting my interaction between the price of bell peppers and my own personal nostalgia.

Bluetooth creates jerks out of normal

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people, because it disrupts the social contexts where other things are happening.

But the infringement of “ambient intimacy” on social potential doesn’t stop at the farmer’s market, and I am not the only one who has been made to look jerkish because of it.

Google Glass has been met with the patterned backlash that has also come with prior technological quantum leaps. The Sony Walkman was once regarded the same way in the early ’80s.

We should consider the social fallout of using and abusing any tool this powerful before we adopt it.

The concept of privacy has already melted away to almost nothing with cameras in every store, on every campus and in everyone’s pocket.

Wearing Google Glass could be seen as a symbolic act of the invasion of privacy, because, as yet, there is no way to be sure whether someone using Glass is recording you.

One Glass application called “Insight” is used to find friends in crowds by recording their “fashion footprint” and storing the information. Google, forbid we should have to exercise our short-term memory and locate people with our own eyes.

The implications of such algorithm-rooted software are vast. It would not be far-fetched to conceive an app that could do what “Insight” does but with facial recognition software that links to online profiles.

How convenient — stalking on the spot in the blink of an eye.

Our generation and those younger have lived with a growing swell of perpetual distraction, negotiating multiple identities through meat-space and cyberspace.

At this rate, the next step will be to internalize the whole device. Google will start an expensive microtech surgery that will distribute visual information directly into the senses at a thought’s command.

We all need time to unplug. It’s in the solitary moments of our lives when we determine who we are.

No one can text message your own selfknowledge.

Kevin Crittenden can be reached at kcrittenden@theorion.com

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A Chico State student was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a bridge on Vallombrosa Avenue near Memorial Avenue on March 13. The Chico Police Department arrests at least one person on suspicion of DUI every night of the week, Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield said.

It would be one thing if we lived in a large community, like Los Angeles or New York, but Chico is a small town with a small population. One DUI a night is just unacceptable.

While we are less fazed by the large number of arrests being made in our town, the student population should be aware of the issue and the serious consequences that come with driving under the influence.

STUDY BREAK

Movie Review: “OZ: The Great and Powerful” “The Wizard of Oz” is a classic. “Oz: The Great and Powerful” does not follow suit.

As a prequel to both L. Frank Braum’s Oz novels and the 1939 film, “Oz” centers around James Franco’s character, Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs, more commonly known as Oz. Filled with references to a Cowardly Lion, a Tin Man and a Scarecrow, the movie plays as an all too predictable setup. Packed with color and strong computer-driven graphics, this flick is a visually stunning voyage, but it falls flat in story line and characters.

-Compiled by Trevor Platt

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seed for the final single elimination tournament in the Sierra Pacific Division. The winner of this Staff Writer competition receives the only bid to the national When 85 students packed the pool for Chico tournament.

Despite missing the opportunity to go to the State men’s water polo tryouts last year, it was a national competition last year, the team’s ultimate proud moment for coach Clifford Kunkel. goal for its upcoming season is Kunkel is a former Chico State to make that trip, sophomore player who was on the team from club president Reed Cochran 2007 to 2009 before beginning his coaching career.

“So this year was more said.

“It’s not a matter of doing Since he began working with of a building year. something differently,” Kunthe club six years ago, it has Fourth place is a very kel said. “We’ve played in the grown from an unorganized team championship game to go to consisting of about 17 people to a solid season.” nationals the last three seacompetitive program carrying 25 sons. It’s about team chemistry players, Kunkel said.

Clifford kunkel and camaraderie.”

The Wildcats compete in the Men’s water polo head coach The team is preparing and Sierra Pacific Division and fintraining for its season by pracished with a 4-4 record last season. Although the ’Cats finished in fourth ticing twice a week.

While the Wildcats have a pool of talent, place, Kunkel is optimistic about how they did Cochran said their strength lies elsewhere. and what they will do, he said.

“More than the talent on the team, everyone “We had a lot of seniors leave, which creates a giant vacuum and void of leadership,” he said. wants to be there,” he said. “Everyone who is “So this year was more of a building year. Fourth there has a passion for water polo. We all have a love for the sport.” place is a very solid season.”

The water polo season consists of four tournaments in which teams compile an overall Emily Duran can be reached at record. The team’s record then determines its eduran@theorion.com Emily Duran

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aquaman Senior shooter John Burdick winds up for a shot during a recent men’s water polo practice in the Wildcat Recreation Center’s pool. The ’Cats were 4-4 in the Sierra Pacific Division in 2012 and finished fourth in the division.

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record as UC Santa Cruz, but the Banana Slugs took the No. 4 seed over the No. 5 Wildcats because of a Staff Writer 9-7 win over the ’Cats in the last game of the season.

“We beat ourselves,” Ahtye said. “We had very bad With a 4-4 regular season record, the Chico State women’s water polo team is heading into the playoffs passing that game.”

The Wildcats will get a chance to redeem themagainst division rival UC Santa Cruz. selves in their April 13 playoff match as “We’re here to win,” said head they face UC Santa Cruz again. coach Greg Ahtye, who is look“As we head toward playoffs we will ing to lead the team to its fourth trip “Any given year Cal be pushing ourselves to do better,” to nationals in his 12 years as head coach. can be a great team, so Beaudreau said.

Making it to nationals is the ultimate In the regular season, the team lost beating them was a big goal for the team, she said. half of its games because of offensive up for us.”

The club also participates in additional inconsistency, Ahtye said. tournaments that are not part of its diviChico State beat St. Mary’s College sional play. This gives the teammates 19-4 in the first game of the season, Adrienne Beaudreau the opportunity to get extra practice in but the team experienced a setback Senior hole setter game situations. in the fourth game when it lost to UC While they are focused on winning Davis’s A team 10-5. competitions, they also enjoy the beneBecause some of the schools in Chico State’s division have both a collegiate and club fits they receive from being in the club.

Tolin joined the team to compete, but she enjoys the team, the Wildcats can be disadvantaged at times, workouts and the friends she has made over the years Ahtye said.

The Wildcats then had a chance to turn things around as a member, she said.

“We bond so well,” she said. “We hang out even outwith a game against UC Berkeley.

“Coach had us do visualization before the game and side the pool.”

All of the players need to step up and become more that really helped us,” said Kaitlyn Tolin, a senior who united as a team to have success in the playoffs, Beauplays on offense in the driver position.

The Wildcats beat the Golden Bears in a close 10-9 dreau said. match.

“Any given year Cal can be a great team,” said senior Price Peterson can be reached at hole setter Adrienne Beaudreau, who plays in the mid- ppeterson@theorion.com dle of the pool, “so beating them was a big up for us.” the orion •PHOTOgRAPHS BY Tanner Lyon Chico State finished the season with the same one team, one goal Candice Walker, a freshman driver, prepares to hurl a water polo ball at practice. The Chico Price Peterson

State women’s water polo team will face off against its division rival, UC Santa Cruz, in playoffs on April 13.

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Wildcat fans should wait before celebrating Brett Appley Staff Writer

Following a sports team can provide great thrills in victory and emotional torture in defeat. It connects the fans to their teams and fuels them with passion and a sense of belonging.

That’s why fans generally feel the need to harass, bother and heckle opposing players and fans.

Cheering and shouting are good tactics in my mind, and I’ll partake in those activities just as much as anyone else.

After all, I’ve been thrown out of a recreational basketball game for heckling the opposing team from the stands, and I’ve acquired dozens of yellow cards in soccer for tormenting the referee.

As a major sports buff,h I know there’s a time to chant and a time to keep quiet.

More specifically, the worst time to holler is when one team is barely holding onto a lead. Fans sometimes start acting as if the game is out of reach for the opposing team too soon.

This is frustrating and embarrassing, and although it’s nice to hear fans being supportive, they need to understand the difference between a close game and a sure win.

Let me give you an example. In the opening round of the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship tournament on March 5, the Chico State men’s basketball team was in a close contest against Cal State

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Only 24 seconds later, the Dominguez Hills in Acker Cal State Dominguez Hills Gym. The Wildcats led by You never know team found itself down by six points with 33 seconds what’s going to two, with possession of the left, and the crowd started happen until the game ball and the chance to win. chanting “Hey, hey, hey, Luckily, that night ended goodbye.” ends. with a missed shot and a My friend immediately win for Chico State, but the threw a fit, yelling that the game wasn’t over yet. It’s his pet peeve when point remains: You never know what’s going to happen until the game ends. fans start chanting too soon.

Have you ever seen fans storm the field with seven seconds left at a football game when the opposing team has a Hail Mary chance to win? If there is even the slightest opportunity the opposing team could win the game, fans shouldn’t be declaring victory.

The Nov. 9, 2002 Bluegrass Miracle is another great example. After dumping a tank of Gatorade onto their head coach, the Louisiana State University Tigers gave up a 74-yard game-winning touchdown to the opposing Kentucky Wildcats, marking one of the most embarrassing moments in football history.

Better yet, Tracy McGrady scored a whopping 13 points in 35 seconds to rally his team to victory in a heated NBA game. Reggie Miller did the same, scoring eight points in nine seconds to seal a shocking playoff win.

All of the fans in these and countless other situations, who started showboating before the game ended, were left biting their tongues with their tails between their legs.

Instead of acting like a fool who doesn’t know the end of the game from the end piece of a loaf of bread, try waiting until the game is 100 percent in the books before declaring victory.

Brett Appley can be reached at bappley@theorion.com

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Home Free Junior outfielder Blake Gibbs sprints home in a game against Northwest Nazarene University on Feb. 21 at Nettleton Stadium.

Gibbs also hit a home run against Cal State Stanislaus during the Wildcats’ 6-3 win Friday.

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As many students headed home for spring break, the Chico State baseball team hit the road for a weekend of ups and downs as it split a series against Cal State East Bay 2-2 on March 15-17.

The ’Cats’ bats bounced back as they returned home for a four-game series sweep over Cal State Stanislaus this weekend.

Seniors Ben Manlove, Blake Gibbs and John Peters all knocked balls out of the park to set the Wildcats back on track.

The men’s basketball team’s season came to an end after a 69-61 loss to Cal Poly Pomona in the opening round of the NCAA Championship Tournament West Regional on March 15. In his final game wearing cardinal and white, senior guard Damario Sims led the Wildcats with 21 points and five assists. Fellow senior Jason Conrad led the team in rebounds, grabbing eight boards. The loss against Cal Poly Pomona also marked the last game for seniors Spencer Moyer, Jake Lovisolo and James Staniland.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Kagen Hopkin Position: Pitcher

4-0 23-6

Class: Senior Height: 6 feet

The senior pitcher from Vacaville led the Wildcats past Cal State East Bay with a complete game shutout March 17. He also earned his fourth win of the season after pitching 5.2 innings in Chico State’s 9-5 win over Cal State Stanislaus on Sunday. Hopkins notched his 100th career strikeout as a Wildcat.

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2 (WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD) Junior jumper Kasey Barnett and junior vaulter Kelly Gundert both posted NCAA provisional qualifying marks at the Wildcat Invitational.

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(SOFTBALL) Junior pitcher Alex Molina posted her ninth complete game win over the weekend as the ’Cats bested Cal State East Bay in four straight games.

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(MEN’S TRACK & FIELD) Posting 26 top-10 finishes in its home invitational over the weekend, the Chico State men’s track and field team had another strong outing, this time in front of a home crowd.

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Outscoring Cal State Stanislaus by a margin of 43-19 during their fourgame weekend sweep, the Wildcats posted 24 more runs than the Warriors as they battered their way to victory.

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Outta there Sophomore Kelli Keefe turns a double play at second base in a doubleheader against San Francisco State on Feb. 22. The Chico State Wildcats swept Cal State East Bay 6-5, 8-4, 5-0, 5-4 in four games this weekend.

WEEKEND RECORD

SEASON RECORD

Chico State’s softball team battled through its fourth and fifth extrainning games of the year to seal a weekend series sweep over Cal State East Bay. Freshman center fielder Alli Cook had three multi-hit days and posted an impressive 7-17 at the plate. Despite committing 12 errors over the four games, strong pitching held the Wildcats through the weekend and pushed them to third place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

Ten unanswered points in the final three minutes of Chico State’s game against Cal State Monterey Bay in the NCAA Championship Tournament Western Regional were enough to end the Wildcats’ season on March 16. Despite a strong regular season showing, Chico State lost 66-64 to Cal State Monterey Bay in the opening round. The Otters’ bench, which outscored the ’Cats 37-14, made a huge difference on the court. This marked seniors Monni DavidsonMays, Synchro Bull and Sam Messersmith’s last game as Wildcats.

-Compiled by Trevor Platt

Standings Baseball Chico State Cal State L.A. Sonoma State

Cal State East Bay Cal State Monterey Bay Cal Poly Pomona UC San Diego Cal State Dominguez Hills San Francisco State Cal State San Bernardino Cal State Stanislaus

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12 - 4 14- 6

10 - 6 12 - 8

12 - 8

10 - 10

10 - 10 12 - 12 7 - 13 5 - 11 4 - 20

19 - 5 17 - 13 18 - 8 22 - 8 20 - 10 17 - 10 15 - 12 15 - 14 10 - 18 11 - 13 7 - 24

Softball Humboldt State Sonoma State Chico State

UC San Diego Cal State Monterey Bay Cal State Dominguez Hills San Francisco State Cal State Stanislaus Cal State East Bay Cal State San Bernardino

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The orion •file photo (center), illustrative PHOTOs (left, Right) bY Brett edwards

Coming up big Sophomore second baseman Kelli Keefe (left) doesn’t shy away from crunch-time situations on the softball team. Senior Damario Sims (center) thrives as the seconds wind down. The criminal justice major scored 1,191 points, shot 33 percent from three-point range and helped lead the men’s basketball team to the NCAA tournament this season.

Sable Villaesusa (right) has had some big performances in her four years on the Chico State volleyball team. The senior English major holds the record for assists with 4,575 over her career.

Clutch ’Cats crave crucial late-game heroics Brandon Eiges Staff Writer

Whether there are three seconds left on the game clock, a full count with two outs at the plate or a gamewinning serve to be dealt, being clutch is crucial in sports.

While watching SportsCenter on a nightly basis, it seems like there are at least two to five highlights that end in a buzzer-beater or teammates dog-piling the person who won them the game.

Sport analysts often use the phrase “clutch gene” when reporting about athletes like Kobe Bryant or Mariano Rivera.

But is the clutch gene a real thing? Can doctors find a clutch gene in DNA? Do some have it while others don’t?

For some Chico State athletes, clutch plays are nothing more than instinct.

Damario Sims Excelling in clutch situations comes naturally for Damario Sims, a senior guard for Chico State’s basketball team.

“I want the ball in my hands,” he said.

During the season, when the game clock was expiring and the ball needed to go to one player, Sims was the go-to guy for the Wildcats.

“Throughout my time playing ball, I’ve always thrived under pressure,” he said. “There is nothing better than a winning shot. You always have to have a lot

of confidence in your shot no mater what the time, and I have it all the time.”

As for the clutch gene, he thinks some have it and others don’t, he said.

“I do think it is a momentum thing too,” Sims said.

“It’s part momentum, part luck and a whole lot of confidence. Whether you are 10-for-10 or 0-for-10, anything can happen when the game is on the line.”

While game-winning shots are fun, the opponent makes a difference as well, he said.

“If you beat a team like Cal State East Bay on a lastsecond shot, that kind of sucks since you expect to beat them already and should have been playing better defense,” Sims said. “But hypothetically, if we beat Cal Poly Pomona this weekend in Bellingham or any other top-tier school, then I can’t imagine anything better than that.”

Sable Villaescusa While volleyball games aren’t typically as packed or as noisy as basketball games, there’s still pressure that brings out the best in athletes.

This sort of pressure that comes with volleyball games focuses teams and individual players, senior setter Sable Villaescusa said.

“The intimate setting makes everyone in the zone and able to concentrate on exactly what they need to do,” she said.

Though she typically doesn’t serve the ball, Villaescusa has a lot of respect for her teammates in that

situation.

“It’s a ton of pressure because you can’t hit it too hard since it’ll go out, or too soft since you don’t want to give the other team an easy chance to return it,” she said.

Villaescusa believes in a clutch gene in athletes but thinks consistency is key.

“In volleyball, the most important thing is to stay consistent because there are so many points each game,” she said. “But in terms of a clutch gene, I do think some people have it and others do not.”

Kelli Keefe Being a clutch player is about making solid plays out on the field in crunch time, rather than hitting a walkoff or a go-ahead run, said Kelli Keefe, a sophomore second baseman for the Chico State women’s softball team.

“An amazing play in the field is what I love to do,” she said. “While a game-winning hit is super exciting and fires up a team, making a diving defensive stop or robbing a homerun makes everything electric.”

While being clutch is key for any player, sealing a win early on makes life easier, Keefe said.

“It would be nice if we could just finish off a team easily and dominate early in the game,” she said. “But when it comes down to it, I like having the pressure on me, if needed.”

Brandon Eiges can be reached at beiges@theorion.com

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phoenix rising Bryan Anthony Phoenix performs an original composition, “Walk the Plank,” at Has Beans’ open mic night March 15.

Thursday at Has Beans Internet Cafe & Galleria What: Open mic night for singers, poets and musicians Where: 501 Main St. When: 7-10 p.m.

Who: All ages Cost: Free

the orion •PHOTOgRAPH BY MICHELLE REINMUTH

Open mic nights showcase artistic talents of residents Jessica Bauer Staff Writer

A stage, a microphone and a dimly lit audience — these are the three components that make up the intimate ambiance of open mic nights in Chico.

Monday through Thursday, local singers, songwriters and poets showcase their creativiy at bars, cafes and restaurants throughout town.

The genres of each location’s open mic nights vary, from folk to rap and spoken word poetry.

“We get anything and everything,” said Neil Hilleary, a barista at Has Beans.

Whether you are a performer wishing to express yourself or simply someone who enjoys live music in small settings, open mic nights offer a form of entertainment

outside normal nightlife.

“It’s really been lovely because we have a mix of poets and singers and sometimes dancers,” said Jill Lacefield, owner of 100th Monkey Cafe and Books.

Some musicians may even snag a solo show from their open mic performance.

Cafe Flo invites performers back for “Flo Sessions” Friday nights from 7-10 p.m.

“We encourage local music,” Cafe Flo owner Mark Watts said. “We want people to come back and have their own show.”

From the colorful floor pillows that provide seating in 100th Monkey Cafe and Books to the fluorescent blue, moody lighting of Cafe Flo, each venue provides its own distinct atmosphere and experience.

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What: Open mic night for singers, songwriters and poets Where: 642 W. Fifth St. When: 7-9 p.m.

Who: All ages Cost: Free the orion •PHOTOgRAPH BY MICHAEL STueBING

LOOk MA, NO AMPS At 100th Monkey Cafe and Books’ weekly open mic night, senior computer science majors Kyle Graves and Chris Anadler perform songs with their acoustic guitars.

More venues to check out Monday

Where: The Maltese What: Open mic night for singers and songwriters Where: 1600 Park Ave. When: Every other Monday at 9 p.m.

Who: 21 and up Cost: Free

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Where: Cafe Flo What: Open mic night for singers and

songwriters Where: 365 E. Sixth St. When: 7-9 p.m.

Who: All ages Cost: Free

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Where: Woodstock’s Pizza What: Open mic night for singers and songwriters Where: 166 E. Second St. When: 9-11:30 p.m.

Who: All ages Cost: Free

Monday at Madison Bear Garden What: “Bear-e-oke” Where: 316 W. Second St. When: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Who: 21 and up Cost: Free

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Just Duet Chris Russell, a senior music industry major, and J.D. Stone, a senior computer science major, sing Toto’s “Africa” at “Bear-e-oke” on March 11 at Madison Bear Garden.

The open mic music event is held at the bar every Monday night for those 21 and over.

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Inked up “The Middle Children of History” was drawn by Hayden Senter, who used charcoal, ink and gouache. The work is just one of many pieces on display throughout April.

Student artwork comes alive at Avenue 9 Creativity, artistic abilities on display in ‘From the Trenches’ gallery exhibit

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mirror image “Self-portrait” by Katherine Dorland was drawn by using ink on paper.

This piece is featured in the student gallery.

Nicole D’Souza Staff Writer

There is a steady hum of voices as visitors chat among themselves while gazing at the beautiful and thought-provoking paintings and drawings on display at the Avenue 9 Gallery.

The artists, all Chico State students, mingle with the visitors and ask about reactions to the artwork.

Avenue 9 Gallery’s art show, “From the Trenches,” has been on display since March 15 and gives Chico State art students the opportunity to display their work in a commercial gallery.

“This is the third time that we have done a collaboration with Chico State advanced students,” gallery director Maria Phillips said. “It’s a good experience for them to have.”

The art students who exhibited their creations worked with two art professors, Jerome Pouwels and James Kuiper.

Students interpreted the show’s theme, “From the Trenches,” in a number of different ways.

Most people think art programs teach students to use different materials like paint, charcoal or pencil, but those mediums aren’t everything, Phillips said.

“If you don’t have anything to say or anything you want to create, then it’s not worth anything,” she said. “If you were to look at the paintings, you will understand that there is something going on here that means a lot to the artists. What the viewer ends up bringing to it may be something entirely different from the artist’s intentions.”

Jonny Alexander, a senior fine arts major, created artwork for show by using multiple artistic media, including acrylic paint, gouache and graphite.

Alexander’s work had never been featured in a gallery before the exhibit, he said. His favorite part of the experience was

talking to viewers, because the process of creating art is very solitary.

“When you’re laboring away and doing it for yourself, it’s sheltered,” he said. “Then you get to bring it out to the public. That’s what I gain from it the most, hearing how other people see it.”

The artwork on display at the gallery is for sale, and there are varied prices for framed and unframed pieces.

“Putting them on sale is exciting, but you’ve got to learn to be able to let go of your art,” Alexander said. “There’s no replicating, really. There can only be one piece like this.”

Alexander’s artwork was inspired by cycles in nature and a quest to grasp the true meaning of time, he said.

“We see everything as being linear; we’re young, we get old, we die,” he said. “This may be a morbid image to some people, but I realize that life doesn’t end. Maybe our conscious mind ends, but it’s just one continuous cycle that goes on.”

The process of creating art is interesting to Alexander because although he plans things out to some extent, a lot of the ideas come to him after he begins creating.

When people apply their own interpretation to a piece of art, it adds to its meaning, he said.

Sarah Sutton, a senior fine arts major with work featured in the exhibit, enjoys the opportunity of working in an art gallery and is glad so many students have their

pieces shown, she said.

“The idea of people who you don’t know seeing your stuff and talking about it is a little nerve-racking,” Sutton said. “It’s nice to be in the real world because it makes you really think about the art instead of living in your own bubble. It’s pretty darn nice.”

Sofia Krepsky Jajam, a Brazilian exchange student and fine arts major at Chico State, painted “Reverberation of Memory 1” and “Reverberation of Memory 2,” works that were the products of her reflections on life experiences.

“As our experiences build over and over, they create the person you are, and the layers recreate who you are,” Jajam said.

“When viewers put something of themselves in the painting, that makes it more alive.”

Being a mother is what inspires the artwork of Ama Posey, a senior fine arts major.

“I really needed a way to express all of the things that you go through in motherhood,” she said. “My piece is inspired by cracks in the pavement that I could relate to, in terms of pressure causing something to literally split open.”

The paintings and drawings will be on display until April 13.

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READERS, DIGEST: Mayo-free deviled eggs

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1/2 ripe avocado 1/2

lemon

1 teaspoon curry powder Salt to taste

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DEVILed ADVOCATE If the idea of having mayonnaise on your hard-boiled eggs disgusts your taste buds, you can always substitute the condiment with the nutritious taste of avocado.

Alexandra Archuleta Food Columnist

It’s college. Long gone are the days of dyeing eggs and Peeps-filled baskets for Easter.

There are no more chocolate bunnies or eggshaped jelly beans and no more egg hunts or surprise gifts in your basket.

At our age, only one Easter treat remains socially acceptable: deviled eggs.

You might hate deviled eggs, and that’s OK. Everyone needs something to hate.

Hey, you can even hate me because I love deviled eggs.

Yeah, I said it — I love deviled eggs.

But sometimes the mayonnaise is just too greasy for me. I usually substitute mayonnaise for avocado in my sandwiches. It adds the same moisture without upsetting my stomach.

HOW TO MAKE IT:

1 Place the eggs in a pot of water and let it come to a boil.

I’ve recently discovered that my substitution is not only friendly to my stomach, but also to my health.

One serving of avocado contains nearly half the amount of calories mayonnaise has.

Not only do avocados have fewer calories than mayo, but they also have nutritional value. Avocados are rich in fiber, potassium and vitamins B and E, whereas mayonnaise has almost no nutrients in it.

We’re really lucky to be living in California where avocados are extremely abundant. They’re cheaper here, so your healthy substitution is good for your body and your wallet.

With Easter just around the corner, hip and hop your way into flavor with these not-so-evil deviled eggs. They’re mayonnaise-free, so their health benefits are heavenly.

2 Turn off the heat and let the eggs sit.

3 Cut eggs in half and remove yolks.

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Mash avocado, yolks and curry powder in a small bowl.

Squeeze in the lemon half.

5 Add salt to taste and spoon into egg whites.

Alexandra Archuleta can be reached at foodcolumnist@theorion.com

THE O-FACE: Sex with the ex

Trash to Treasure: Soup can flower pots

Cierra Goldstein Upc ycling Columnist

College students are famed for eating cheap and easy meals, and there are a lot of ways to reuse the containers they come in.

In the very first “Trash to Treasure” column, I gave a tutorial on how to make a jewelry holder from empty tomato paste cans. Maybe you don’t use much tomato paste, but are an avid soup eater.

This week, we’re going to use larger soup cans to create flower planters that are cute, fun and easy to make.

If you search online you’ll find pages of different ideas for how to do this, but the general idea is pretty simple: Poke holes in the bottom of a can, then decorate it and fill it with dirt and seeds. Don’t forget to add water.

Cierra Goldstein can be reached at upcyclingcolumnist@theorion.com

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SOUP’S ON Instead of filling your recycling bins with discarded soup cans, you can use them to grow beautiful flowers just in time for spring.

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Chantal Richards Sex Columnist

It’s late at night and that familiar number in your phone looks inviting after a dry spell.

But there’s only one problem: it’s your ex.

That phone number looks tempting, but you know you shouldn’t call.

It’s not only the call to your ex you have to worry about, but also what might happen after.

Having sex with your ex is comfortable because you know them and you’ve already sexually explored one another. You know each other’s likes and dislikes and have an emotional and mental understanding of one another.

The idea seems tempting after a few months apart, and you may really want to get at that.

The possibility of a hookup is also enticing because you don’t have to go through the awkward stage of getting to know one another. It is something familiar, comforting and well known.

But before you rekindle that sexual flame, stop and reconsider.

It’s your ex. You broke up for a reason, and rarely do second, third or fourth chances end well.

Think about the reasons why you broke up. Was he or she a complete lunatic who wanted to stab you every time you got into an argument or were they too clingy when you wanted space?

Don’t be blinded by the lust pulsing down to your nether regions, no matter how badly

you want to taste the forbidden fruit you have already sampled. Avoid them and go find someone new to have fun with.

If you think it over and decide to pursue this endeavor, remember there is more to sex with the ex than lust.

Giving yourself time before pursuing someone you already have dated is crucial.

If you go for them too soon after the breakup, he or she might still have feelings toward you or the breakup.

Because you dated, you know a bit about how much time he or she needs to “cool off.”

Make it known you are only interested in sex. Talk about how you are seeing other people because that sends a clear message you are only in it for the physical pleasure and nothing more.

Be aware romantic feelings sometimes do come up again when you’re in a sexual relationship, so always communicate and make sure you are both on the same page. As long as the emotion is kept out and the hookups are treated like a friends-with-benefits relationship, sleeping with your past lover should not be daunting.

And do not talk about the past. Have the mindset that the past is gone and the present is here to stay. Dwelling on the past can cause some of the issues that ended the relationship in the first place to resurface.

This can cause even more problems when you’re trying to rationalize what went wrong during your time together.

If you’re hooking up with someone you used to be in a relationship with, remember to keep the ex separate from sex.

Chantal Richards can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

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• Optional: other materials such as ribbon and twine for embellishment

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Turn the empty can over and hammer several holes into the bottom with the nail. These holes will allow the planter to drain excess water.

2. Use the sponge brush to decorate the can with paint. Embellish with other materials such as ribbon and twine if desired.

3. Use the scissors or X-Acto knife to cut the disposable plastic tub down so it is an inch or two in height. Paint the tub and let everything dry.

4. Place the can in the tub and add dirt. Plant your seeds or plants and watch them grow.

Note: You can also hang your plants by hammering holes into the sides and stringing them up.

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CSU CHICO Thank you CSU Chico for your warm welcome. I was honored to meet the students, faculty and staff of this outstanding campus. You are an important part of our vital university system.

I learned a great deal about the campus and the community.

It is clear that CSU Chico’s students, faculty and staff are making a difference in the lives of many people. What you do every day matters.

Despite the challenges we face, our successes will come with the work we do together. I look forward to supporting your efforts and continuing to see and hear about your remarkable achievements.

Warm regards,

Timothy P. White, Chancellor

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