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Jails: A group of political science department members released a study on increased jail violence due to a law keeping criminals in county jails rather than state prisons. A2

All about his bass: Student musicians Carlos Rivera and Alex Montes de Oca explore jazz music through ensembles at Chico State. B7

Opinion Netflix: Opinion columnist Julianna Eveland knows she has a problem and is acknowledging her addiction to Netflix. A7

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Distance Runner: Former wildcat Alia Gray finished 16th in the Women’s standings in the New York City Marathon. B1

Features Wood: Alumnus Luke Winter started Woodzee Sunglasses, a company that sells eco-friendly sunglasses made of wood. B5

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Administration

Employees allege hostility, retaliation Madison Holmes

Assistant News Editor Employees in the Facilities management and services department are accusing administrators of harassment and hostility following the resignation of Cynthia Jensen. Jensen, the former manager of Maintenance Operations and Landscaping, resigned Oct. 28. She said that she was “tortured, diminished and brutalized” by Lori Hoffman, Chico State vice president

of business and finance, and Kathleen Gentry, interim director of facilities management and services. Hoffman wrote in an email that the abuse claims against Gentry and her are not true. “I have not tortured, diminished or brutalized any member of the campus community,” Hoffman wrote. Gentry could not be reached to comment. She went on administrative leave with an unknown return date, according to a Nov. 14 interoffice email from Hoffman. Gentry’s

responsibilities were given to the newly-appointed Interim Director, Kevin Doyle. Jensen filed personnel complaints against Gentry and Hoffman prior to her resignation. In her first complaint, Aug. 26, she alleged that there was a lack of respect, unclear expectations and “disorganized chaos” in the facilities management and services department because of Gentry. “In my five short months at FMS, I have become ill both physically and mentally,” Jensen wrote in the

complaint. “I have never been made to feel so incompetent and so worthless.” The second complaint Jensen filed against Hoffman on Aug. 28 alleged that Hoffman verbally attacked staff in the department. Nick Coatney, a union steward and supervising electrician in the facilities management and services department, said he has filed more than 25 grievances against Hoffman and Gentry for

CYNTHIA JENSEN

Former manager of maintenance operations and landscaping

» please see FACILITIES | A3

Student health

Musical

Sexually transmitted disease tests on the rise

‘As It Is In Heaven’ shakes the stage

Daisy Dardon

Staff Writer

The number of chlamydia tests at Chico State has increased this year, according Chico State’s Student Health Center. In the Student Health Service’s 2013-14 annual report, there were 1,436 tests for HIV and 3,768 test for chlamydia, which rose from about 3,500 tests in 2012-13. Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease that can infect both men and women. It can cause serious, permanent damage to a woman’s reproductive system, making it difficult or impossible for her to get pregnant later on, according to the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention. “The percentage of visits that were here for the sole purpose of an STI (sexually transmitted infections) screening was 8 percent and the raw data for that would be 1,716 visits,” said Jill Cannaday, a nursing supervisor. The more testings there are, the less diseases there are in the community, she said. “Just because we have more people that come in to get tested doesn’t mean that we have more STI’s in our community,” Cannaday said. “Usually the more JILL testing there CANNADAY is eventually leads to less Student health STI’s in our center nursing community supervisor and our students becoming more educated in safe sex.” In 2013, Chico State had 113 positive cases of chlamydia for women and 57 positive cases of the disease for men, according to a California State University systemwide report. There were 2,782 tests given to women and 758 tests for men. In 2013 there was a total of 925 cases of people who tested positive for chlamydia in Butte County according to the California Department of Health. Of those cases, 651 of them were female and 274 of them were male. The top three sexually transmitted disease screenings at Chico State are for

chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV. Daisy Dardon can be reached at

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Aliya Raindel, who plays Polly, enjoys herself while spinning during a scene from Chico State’s production of “As It Is In Heaven.” The nine-actress performance received good reviews from arts-writer Emma Wood-Wright. B8

University farm

Students make a home on the range Robert Engels

Staff Writer

Chico State students who live at the University Farm wake up at 6 a.m. every day to take care of the animals and crops throughout the property. There are 10 students who live on the school’s farm. The students who live there are being paid by the university to work full time, while some are receiving units for working on the farm as a class. “It’s a great opportunity to work out here,” said Garrett Wallis, senior agriculture major. “Living here is just an added bonus.” Students on the farm live in apartments owned by Chico State or trailers, which are owned by the students who live in them. With only 15 full-time staff members, the farm relies on nearly 50 student employees and volunteers to keep afloat. Students are scattered amongst the 16 different agricultural units. The dairy unit is comprised of about 10 students, while enterprises like swine, various crops and orchards have four or five students. “It depends on the operation they

» please see FARMERS | A3

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Kasey DeAtley, left, supervisor of the University Farm, and Garrett Wallis, senior agricultural major who lives at the Farm, outside the University Farm beef unit.

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Chico State’s political science chair Ryan Patten and former political science teacher Lori Beth Way presented findings from their book that studied criminal justice policies used by police officers. Patten and Way coauthored “Hunting for Dirtbags: Why Cops Over-Police the Poor and Racial Minorities,” and presented their findings at a faculty meeting Tuesday at the Bell Memorial Union. The event was hosted by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. “The main finding was that police officers conducted the majority of their discretionary proactive stops in neighborhoods where the majority of the population were non-white and would be considered low in the socio-economic status,” Patten said. When officers identified suspicious characters, they were frequently wrong, Patten said. “What we hoped to accomplish was to demonstrate that when officers are out and using their gut intuition as to who is doing something illegal, the majority of the time they’re wrong,” Patten said. Jovanna Garcia/The Orion Way is the lead author of the book, and Ryan Patten, chair of the political science department, speaks at the biannual Town Hall Patten came on to help her finish it. The motivation for the book came from the idea meeting at the Bell Memorial Union. Patten, along with former Chico State professor Lori of different racial groups ending up in jail, Beth Way, authored a book showing the correlation between minorities and incarceration. Patten said. They wanted to find out whether it was because they were doing something specific things in their observations. First, from the presentation is that cops are people illegal, or something else that the public they studied a call for service, which is when and they’re trying their best,” Patten said. wasn’t aware of. officers are called to a scene. Then, they “They need guidance from their police chiefs “It’s an interesting issue if you look at looked at proactive stops, where an officer in implementing effective crime control jails and see deems a person strategies.” a lot of young as suspicious and Aside from specific aspects of the book’s Hopefully that books makes a black and contacts that person. findings, they hope it can show the kind of very small difference in a police hispanic men,” The research research that can be done, and how it can be department somewhere across the Patten said. didn’t come without brought into classrooms to inform students United States. “It has to start its fair share of about what’s actually going on, Patten said. somewhere. problems. Despite the stressful process, he said it The very first Patten said there was fun working with Way on the book. Ryan Patten, political science chair point of contact was an initial Hopefully the findings can make a difference comes with issue with actually somewhere. police.” getting into the police department to conduct “It’s a heartening feeling to see all of Patten and Way conducted participant research, because officers are suspicious of your hard work go into a book,” Patten said. observations and in-depth interviews with outsiders by nature. It took time to get officers “Hopefully that book makes a very small officers in two cities in the years 2000 and to let their guards down during ride alongs. difference in a police department somewhere 2010. Patten said one of the cities was in Based on the book’s findings, Patten’s goal across the United States.” California, but he could only say that the is to help focus police into a more empiricallyother city was on the East Coast because of based strategy, where they don’t have to rely Nick Woodard can be reached at publishing restrictions. as much on their gut feeling. sportseditor@theorion.com or The two rode along officers and looked for “The other thing I hope people can get @nwoodard25 on Twitter.

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Crime

Study shows jail violence increasing behavioral concerns and perhaps gang affiliations into the county jails,” Patten said. Staff Writer “So, while AB 109 might be reducing the inmate Jail violence has increased in California since population of the prisons, it is bringing more the criminal justice realignment bill, AB 109, violence to jails.” passed in 2011, according to a study by members In 2011, California passed AB 109 which was of the Chico State Political Science Department. meant to reduce the number of prison inmates Political science department by reducing the amount of members Jon Caudill, Ryan Patten, inmates, who commit lower-level Matthew O. Thomas and Sally felonies, coming in and out of Anderson worked with University state prisons. of North Texas professor, Chad The bill reduced the state Trulson and University of Texas inmate population by 16 percent in professor, James Marquart, one year, dropping the population in conducting a research that from 160,000 to 135,000 between analyzed the effects of the prison 2011 and 2012, according to the depopulation bill on jail violence. study. The group worked with local and AB 109 created a new category state agencies. of sentencing for non-violent, The study, “Correctional non-sexual, non-series felony RYAN Destabilization and Jail Violence: offenders, Caudill said. Instead PATTEN The Consequences of Prison of jails holding misdemeanor Political Science Depopulation Legislation” offenders and those awaiting Chair discovered that jail inmate violence trial, jails were housing more against staff increased since the sophisticated criminal offenders implementation of AB 109. From who would normally be admitted a quarterly report of average number of staff to state prisons. assaults starting in 2006, there was an average The research couldn’t provide inmateof 6.57 incidents reported in 2013. on-inmate assault data but concluded that “We can infer these more sophisticated escalation in jail violence translated into a criminal offenders are bringing more serious more dangerous environment and that the

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CORRECTIONS In vol. 73, issue 12 the story “Professor quits class following complaints,” previously incorrectly made a correlation to professor Janja Lalich's decision to stop teaching "Women In Contemporary Societies" to a complaint filed by students in that class to Judicial Affairs. Lalich said her decision was made because she felt bullied. Various parts of this article were changed to reflect Lalich's decision. This article also previously spelt sociology professor Nandi Crosby's name wrong.

government should have thought of the consequences before implementing it. AB 109 “It’s unclear if inmate-on-inmate might be assaults increased reducing because that was the inmate not part of the data population of collected by the the prisons, state,” Caudill said. it is bringing “However, research has more violence suggested a significant correlation between to the jails. inmate-on-inmate and inmate-on-staff Ryan Patten, assaults.” political science If there is no law chair in the future to limit collateral damage of prison depopulation, communities should anticipate an increase in operational expenses and criminal victimization. The study was published in the 2014 November-December issue of the Journal of Criminal Justice.

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News Briefs Lecturer appointed to government post

Chico State named military-friendly

A Chico State lecturer of the health and community services department was appointed as the deputy director of health care delivery systems at the Department of Health Care Services, according to a news release. “I am ecstatic, humbled and incredibly honored,” she said. Claudia Crist will begin her new position Jan. 2. She will be responsible for the development, promotion and implementation of health care delivery systems to more than 9 million people in the state Medi-Cal program. “One key thing that drew me to serving in this role is the opportunity to enhance coordination of care across the care continuum, and partnering with key stakeholders in our health care delivery system to implement the delivery systems needed to make a difference for people,” Crist said. Crist will provide direct management for several divisions, including Long-Term Care, Medi-Cal Managed Care and Systems of Care, she said. “Specifically, I will direct and coordinate the HCDS programs to ensure uniform program direction and maximum efficiency statewide,” she said. Crist has been a lecturer at Chico State since 2013. She has a master’s degree in health administration from the University of Southern California and is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the California Association of Healthcare Leaders. “I am only an adjunct professor and lecturer, but have absolutely enjoyed working with and for our students here,” Crist said. “What better way to see the incredible talent that is coming into healthcare than being part of their journey?”

For the fifth straight year, Chico State has been listed as one of the best military-friendly schools in the country, according to the Military Advanced Education journal. The Military Advanced Education’s Guide to Colleges and Universities selected Chico as one of their “Top Schools” for 2015. Military Adavanced Education presents veterans with information on about 500 schools that participated in their surveys. Its ratings include insight on military culture, financial assistance, flexibility and support online and on campus. In addition, the school has been designated in the top 15 percent of military-friendly schools for five years by G.I. Jobs, an online magazine for military men and women transitioning into higher education. “Chico’s been recognized by several publications for being friendly to veterans and military members because of our policies and programs of success-oriented services that we provide to our service members and their families,” said Larry Langwell, former Air Force staff sergeant and Chico State Veterans Affairs coordinator. The school’s Student Veteran Organization, founded in 1967, is one of the oldest in the world. In 2005 the Student Veterans Organization became a founding chapter to the Student Veterans of America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping veterans and active-duty military succeed in college. “It’s nice to have some of the publications that recognize us for doing a good job,” said James Smith, former Marine Corps sergeant and senior international relations and history major. “Chico State does a good job of really putting forth a good effort and obviously we get some recognition for that as well which is nice.”

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Michael Coyle, political science professor, speaks at a rally in support for faculty union contracts. The union contract was approved Nov. 12.

Trustees, faculty union ratify contract The California State University board of trustees voted unanimously Nov. 12 to approve the faculty union contract for the next three years. The contract, which was also approved by the California Faculty Association through an online vote Nov. 1 – 9, will provide the faculty union with a number of positive gains for the university faculty members, according to the news release. Many of the main issues faculty members were advocating for were addressed in the contract. Faculty members will receive a 1.6 percent salary increase effective July 1, 2014, according to the contract. This includes backpay for the time between the end of the old contract and the signing of the new contract. In addition, any tenure-track faculty member who is currently below their service salary, a scale measuring time

served in a particular position, will receive a 3 percent increase to their base salary in order to raise salaries to their maximum, but not beyond. “After years of sacrifice by faculty, this contract is a work in progress toward fixing our broken salary system,” said Lillian Taiz, president of California Faculty Association and a professor at Cal State L.A. “It is a contract that will help us focus our energy and attention on taking care of our families and teaching the students of California.” The contract will remain in effect until June 30, 2017. At the same meeting, trustees also voted to approve agreements with the California State University Employees Union, Academic Professionals of California and the International Union of Operating Engineers. – David McVicker

– Anna Sobrevinas

Facilities: Hoffman said she is working to ‘build up departments’ » continued from A1 his staff and himself. A grievance Coatney filed detailed the lack of equal job opportunities for hourly workers in comparison to outside contractors. When grievances are filed, the person named is usually informed of who filed the grievance and why, said Dylan Saake, Chico State director of labor relations. It can be difficult to pinpoint who is at fault because it is usually word against word. “Generically, if it’s a complaint that I am investigating, I will inform both sides,” he said. “One person is saying one thing and the other person is saying something else and the reality is in the middle.” Saake said he could not comment on specific cases because they are

confidential. Eric Casey, a facilities management and services electrician, said the department had 10 electricians when he started working on campus but now has only two. “The electrical system on campus is dangerous simply because there aren’t enough guys to do the work anymore,” he said. The problems in the facilities management and services department don’t just affect the workers, but all of campus, Casey said. The Department of facilities management and services has had an unfavorable reputation on campus for a long time, wrote Hoffman in an email to The Orion. “Since arriving in 2008, it has been my goal to build up all the departments in business and finance to serve the campus

community in an efficient and effective progress in restructuring the department, manner, especially FMS,” she wrote. she wrote. Hoffman asked the California State “The interim directors and I are University chancellor’s capital planning, listening to these concerns, and want to design and do everything construction we can so The electrical system on campus department that FMS can is dangerous simply because there to conduct meet the very a review of important aren’t enough guys to do the work the structure responsibilities anymore. of facilities it has on Eric Casey, management campus and facilities and management services electrician and services be the best department, possible she wrote. place for our “I know we have FMS employees employees to work,” Hoffman wrote. concerned about low staffing levels and other issues,” Hoffman wrote. Madison Holmes can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or Hoffman has regularly met with the interim directors and staff of Facilities @madisonholmes95 on Twitter. management and services to discuss the

Farmers: Students live on-site, learn hands-on farm management » continued from A1

unit. Wallis works in the Beef Unit where he researched the digestive effects of are assigned to, but they do things different foods fed to the cattle by looking like feeding, checking animal health directly into the animal’s stomach. and other The Beef standard Unit drills a Living on the farm is awesome. operating hole in the We don’t miss out on anything procedures,” side heifers, normal college students do. said David young female Daley, interim cows who If anything we have more dean at the have not opportunities. College of borne a calf, Agriculture and inserts Garrett Wallis, and a common Senior, agriculture major University hospital Farm. tube called The more cannulas. experienced farm students take on Then the unit checks how the cow’s greater responsibilities within their digestive process reacts to the different

types of feed. In the U.S. Department of Agriculturecertified meat lab, students prep animals from the farm and bring in other animals from around Northern California. The meat is eventually sold right out of the meat lab. “Students really get a feel for what it’s like to work in a certain unit,” said James Richards, meat lab supervisor. “The students run it for the most part.” Once livestock is sent to the farm, they’re fed until they’re ready to be slaughtered for the meat lab. The meat lab is also responsible for a lot of the beef and sausage that is served at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. Daley said the jobs the students do at the farm are critical to the farm’s

success. There is a lot of training done before the students are fully responsible. “It’s great hands-on experience, and it’s beneficial because they are working in the field they plan on pursuing in the future,” he said. The university has allowed students to live at the farm for almost 20 years, and they are still held to the same rules as students living on Chico State’s campus. “Living at the farm is awesome,” Wallis said. “We don’t miss out on anything normal college students do. If anything, we have more opportunities.” Robert Engels can be reached at

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BLOTTER Friday, 12:11 p.m.: Narcotics violation Selvester’s Café-by-the-creek on West First Street. “Reporting party walking from Kendall toward Butte and passed Creekside Café, pathway between Creekside Café plaza and creek bank. Large cloud of smoke, possibly marijuana.” Friday, 5:27 p.m.: Elevator malfunction at Langdon Engineering Center on Cherry Street. “Big freight elevator getting stuck with staff inside, received two calls today.” Saturday, 11:51 a.m.: Petty theft at University Village on Nord Avenue. “Stolen bike from University Village between Oct. 27 10 p.m. to Oct. 28 9 a.m.” Saturday, 8:55 p.m.: Suspicious subject at Parking Structure 1 on Cherry Street. “Third floor – subject passed out. Moved along person.” Saturday, 11:52 p.m.: Suspicious subject at Yolo Hall on Warner Street. “White male adult passed out on field wearing gray sweatshirt and blue shorts.” Sunday, 11:00 a.m.: Medical aid at Performing Arts Center. “Elderly woman fell near Performing Arts Center on West Second Street and Normal Avenue. Medics contacted, subject declined medical.” Sunday, 12:47 a.m.: Welfare check at Siskiyou Hall on Ivy Street. “Occurred past two minutes, reporting party saw white female adult, blonde hair with ponytail, red Chico State top, appeared upset, crying.”

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

Friday, 10:32 a.m.: Suspicious circumstance at O’Connell Technology Center on Ivy Street. “Unknown type of alarm sounding in the area of O’Connell. Two reporting parties at this time.”

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Thursday, 1:08 p.m.: Person with a gun on Arcadian Avenue. “Reporting party saw a male in a white pickup pointing a gun at another male on the street. Initially the truck peeled out northbound on Arcadian Avenue then circled around. There was an exchange of words. No victim at this time.”

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Friday, 12:16 a.m.: Transient problem at Win Co Foods on East 20th Street. “Transient punching the Redbox machine. He has a bike and all his belongings with him. Reporting party is concerned he was becoming a disturbance to customers. He has mental health issues and thinks the Redbox machine is his enemy.” Friday, 7:45 a.m.: Drunk in public at 7-Eleven on Main Street. “Security out with very drunk male. Male leaving on foot on Main Street towards Second Avenue walking into traffic. Subject just fell down over on the sidewalk but doesn’t appear injured. Security will stand by with him at Mr. Copy.” Friday, 10:29 p.m.: Possible drug activity at Crazy Horse Saloon on Main Street. “Reporting party has two subject detained who were using drugs in the bathroom. Both subjects are being cooperative and both are still inside the business. Reporting party called back to advise the subjects are still there and there are drugs dumped on the floor of the bathroom. Reporting party could not identify which subject were in possession of the drugs. They are being removed from the bar.” Saturday, 11:14 a.m.: Transient problem at City Council Chambers on Main Street. “Reporting party states city employees are working inside the council chambers and there are a group of transients sitting on the lawn smoking marijuana.” Saturday, 7:13 p.m.: Suspicious circumstance at Garden Equipment Repair on East Avenue. “Reporting party thinks someone has broken into a vacant house. She saw flashlights inside and a light on.”

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Editorial

Employee complaints expose need for outside audit

tiny. Dismissing these accusations as union bias is sweeping away the little evidence that exists in cases of administrative corruption. Now, even The Orion is starting to sound Cynthia Jensen isn’t alone. Several of like a broken record, once again calling her former coworkers are singing a sim- for an outside audit from the California ilar song, stating State University’s that they feel hachancellor’s office. rassed and retaliThe absurd emated against. Now, even The Orion is starting ployee turnover, It all points to to sound like a broken record, countless filed negligence from the once again calling for an outside complaints, and university’s upper audit from the California State verbal dismay of management. University’s chancellor’s office. facilities manageMembers of the ment and services university adminisemployees is indictration have denied the employees’ claims. ative of a much greater corruption. They have stated that employee comFacilities management and services is plaints are too hard to handle and largely like the withered tree branch teasing at based on hearsay. a deeper problem, a rot that spreads from These are all convenient claims by the the roots. very people people that are under scruIf facilities management and services

he Chico State administration is under fire once again from university faculty and staff. Two members of the administration have been accused of workplace harassment and bullying.

After a request for an outside audit, a long-running dispute over contracts and damning results from a campus climate survey, employee unrest has become a familiar tune at Chico State. Now, after accusing her supervisors of harassment and bullying, former facilities management and services manager Cynthia Jensen has joined the chorus. In her letter of resignation, Jenson claimed that she was “tortured, diminished and brutalized” by Lori Hoffman, Vice President of business and finance and Kathleen Gentry, interim director of facilities management and services. “I have never been made to feel more incompetent and worthless,” she wrote in a complaint filed against Gentry.

employees feel disempowered and terrorized by the administration, then one can bet that other departments feel the same. It’s not enough to simply ask President Paul Zingg to reassess his administration and cut out the corruption where it sits. He’s one of the main reasons why these toxic people were hired in the first place. A tree that is rotten at its core cannot stand. It can’t simply weather the constant complaints from employees, expecting change to come on its own. It’s time for the CSU chancellor’s office to step in and make the changes that this campus needs; tear the tree out from its roots. The unsigned Orion editorial is the collaborative opinion of the editorial board.

MORE ON A1 AND THEORION.COM Read The Orion’s article about employees’ accusations directed at Lori Hoffman and Kathleen Gentry.

President’s pay raise isn’t a problem Matt Murphy

Opinion Columnist I’ve learned a number of things in my three and a half years in Chico. Some are basic nuggets of know-how; for example, always, no matter what, check your school email before you go to class. You never know when a golden “class is canceled” ticket will be waiting for you. Others are more serious, like never get too stressed about school. I don’t want to look back and regret giving myself grief over something I won’t care about in 10 years. One thing I’ve learned that can always be counted on is that on any given day, someone, somewhere hates President Paul Zingg. Just last week I lambasted the guy for the ineffectiveness of his campus safety event, the Moonlight Safety Walk. Greeks hate him because they feel he unfairly targets and punishes them based on reputation. Most dislike him because they feel he gets paid too much and doesn’t do enough. Most often it’s Zingg’s salary. The complaints have started up again for Zingg and

several other CSU presidents and administrators up for raises following a board of trustees vote. Zingg would have $8,385 tacked onto his $279,000 salary. I can hear the cries of protest rising now. I’ve been critical of Zingg’s salary in the past as well, but I’m giving him a pass this time. It may seem unfair that Zingg gets a raise while student tuition continues to go up, but the two don’t really have any effect on each other. Zingg getting an extra eight grand a year won’t cause tuition to balloon anymore than it already has. Secondly, it’s eight grand. That’s a lot of money to me, but it’s only three percent of Zingg’s salary, and he hasn’t had a raise since 2007. No matter your feelings about the guy, I think it’s all right if he gets his first three percent raise in eight years. Zingg is, more or less, the face of the school. So good or bad, if it happens here, his name will be associated with it. Certainly he has come under justified fire during his time here. This is not one of those times though. Let the guy have his raise. Matt Murphy can be reached at

opinioneditor@theorion.com or @mattmurphy93 on Twitter.

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Chico State students don’t need cops with cameras Megan Mann

Opinion Columnist Is it just me, or is the whole idea of the Chico Police Department making its officers wear body cameras in an effort to decrease police brutality a really bad one? For starters, officers will be wearing these cameras at all times, and all the information recorded will be accessible online by the general public. So if I ever get a visit from my friendly neighborhood Chico police officer at my apartment and he comes in, not only will everyone and their mother be able to see how

to get to my place, but also what’s inside. not in Chico. I feel so much safer. See, Chico doesn’t really have a problem But having my mess of an apartment open with police brutality. Actually, I’d say it’s for any burglar to see on the Internet isn’t more of the opposite. the biggest issue here. I’ve heard stories The whole reason from people who why the Chico Police This is a college town and students are have had run-ins Department is even with the cops bebound to screw up occasionally. Just considering playing fore, and most of because they do, doesn’t mean that Big Brother on its ofthe time they’ve got they deserve a mark on their record. ficers is because the off with warnings. Butte County Sheriff ’s The police officers Office is doing so in rein Chico are pretty sponse to brutality allegations against one lenient when it comes to student offenses. of its sheriffs. This is a college town and students are Decreasing police brutality makes up for bound to screw up occasionally. Just bea violation of my privacy, right? cause they do, doesn’t mean that they deYeah, I’m still not buying it. Well, at least serve a mark on their record.

Hell, most of the time they just need a good scare from an officer to set them straight, not a ticket and a phone call to their parents. So no, I don’t think the Chico Police Department should cop-cam its officers. The Butte County Sheriff ’s Office? Obviously yes if its having brutality issues, but Chico cops and students shouldn’t be punished for Butte County’s problems with its police officers. The Chico Police Department has a great relationship with the community and students, but these cameras will end up causing more bloopers than anything. Megan Mann can be reached at

opinion@theorion.com or @meganisthemann on Twitter.

Thumbs Thumbs up to Associated Students making Thanksgiving dinner for international students. It’s important that visiting students experience America’s core holiday values: family, thankfulness and gluttony.

Thumbs down to child homelessness rising to 2.5 million. In more important news, Kim Kardashian took a cool picture of her butt...

Thumbs up to faculty and staff receiving new contracts. Employees can now box up their red armbands and picket signs. They won’t need them for another three years.

Thumbs down to Missouri declaring a state of emergency before the Ferguson grand jury’s decision. No worries though. The Ku Klux Klan has volunteered to step in and relieve tension.

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To bro, or not to bro

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Netflix addiction took over my life Julianna Eveland

Opinion Columnist

As I contemplated writing this column, I also thought about procrastinating a while longer to watch Netflix instead. I think I have a problem. I’m addicted to Netflix. I’ve heard the first step to recovery is recognizing the problem. So I’m going to lay it out now: on an average day, I’d say I watch at least two hours of Netflix. My morning starts with a cup of coffee and an episode of “American Dad” or “Family Guy.” I’ve most likely already seen these episodes at least once. In class, I sometimes contemplate what I’m going to watch once I get home. I’ve seen every single “American Dad,” “Family Guy,” “Archer” and “Bob’s Burgers” episode there is to watch. I once killed a whole season of “The Blacklist” in just a few days — that’s an hour for each episode with 22 episodes in a season. “Are you still watching?” Silly Netflix, of course I’m still watching. I was in denial for quite some time.

“‘Family Guy’ brings up social problems in an unconventional way, it’s educational,” I would argue. Yeah, keep telling yourself that Jane. I had my come-to-Jesus moment when I thought I could manage reading 40 pages of “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” with Netflix still running in the background. I decided at that moment I had to quit cold turkey. I was going to give up Netflix for a whole day. The minutes slowed and seconds lingered like a clock on the wall loudly ticking away. So I decided to kill time playing solitaire on my phone. Then I realized something: these distractions are taking away from the important stuff. Always being technologically stimulated was taking away from the things I could be enjoying in real life. Even if it’s just going downtown to en-

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joy a coffee on a Saturday, it’s better than sitting on my ass for hours watching “How I Met Your Mother.” She’s only in the show for like four episodes anyway, what a waste of time. Although I gave up on quitting Netflix, I

can now turn it off without feeling like I’m missing out on life. Julianna Eveland can be reached at

opinion@theorion.com or @janeca12 on Twitter.

Yik Yak joins herd of pointless phone apps

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Veronica De La Cruz

Opinion Columnist

As if Chico State didn’t get enough negative attention from apps like Fade, now Yik Yak wants to join the fun. Similar to Fade, Yik Yak draws in eager young adults with its anonymity. The app connects users within a specific area and lets them engage in conversation without revealing their identities. Essentially, the app is one long, anonymous series of pointless thoughts. The user’s feed

is quickly filled with random statements as pointless as “booty game too strong” in the hope of starting a conversation with other people or just getting as many likes as possible. The app’s creators even started a Ride The Yak 2014 Fall Campus Tour to attract more young adults. They’re trekking in a 45-footlong bus to visit 36 college campuses while bringing the Yik Yak mascot to take pictures with college students. After reading about the tour and looking through pictures posted with students, it seems as though the tour is the only thing this brand is doing right. The thought of being able to say whatever

Talking Point

Photo courtesy of Chico State

Jill Cannaday, student health center nursing supervisor.

one pleases without the repercussions of having anyone find out might attract some college students, but it does the opposite for me. Sure it’s amusing to read all the nonsense that people are saying around me, but in the end, all of it is just nonsense. Unless someone really thinks debating getting a bikini wax is important enough to share with the world, then I think people should just stick to using Twitter. Or just buy a diary. As much as I’d like to think that all adults can handle using an app without starting problems with other people, that’s not always the case. With anonymity usually comes cyberbullying, and Yik Yak is no exception.

Some colleges have even banned it from their campuses because of how out of hand it can get. Apps offering anonymity are a bad idea altogether. Even a terrible app like Fade that has content consisting of naked pictures, drugs and party locations still serves more of a purpose than Yik Yak. Some students swear by this app and its funny quips, but I think Chico State can do just fine without Yik Yak. Veronica De La Cruz can be reached at opinion@theorion.com or

@Veronica_dlc on Twitter.

Comments of the week It’s good to see that more students are using the Student Health Center to get checked for sexually transmitted diseases and learn about safe sex practices. However, it’s disappointing that only 758 men came in for tests, as opposed to 2,782 women. Men should be prioritizing safe sex practices and personal health to the same degree as women.

In response to the news article, “Professor leaves class, claims students bullied her” by Christine Lee: “If the students who were offended weren’t satisfied with my apologies and the class discussion, then I believe they should have come to me first so we could talk it through to their satisfaction.” -Janja Lalich on theorion.com

In response to the news article, “Professor leaves class, claims students bullied her” by Christine Lee: “I believe that these students did exactly what the sociology department teaches them to do- they critically analyzed the activity and stood up for what they believed in, even when it was the unpopular opinion.” -Fellow Activist on theorion.com

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Alia Gray, a former Chico State distance runner, competes at the New York City Marathon. Gray finished 16th overall in the women’s standings after the race.

Alumna finishes 16th in NYC marathon to lock in with a group of several other women running at the pace I wanted made my race. I just tried to enjoy the Alia Gray knew after she ran the 10K experience and get the most of my legs at the USA Track and Field Outdoor on that day.” Championships in June that she wanted Gray did get the most out of her legs as to run a marathon. she became the sixth American to cross Gray, a former Chico State distance the finish line. What Gray took away runner, recently completed the New York from the race will last a lifetime. City Marathon. She finished 16th in the “This marathon was really big for me women’s division, running the 26-mile because of the way I was able to compete course in 2 hours, 39 minutes and 43 during it,” Gray said. “I felt that I ran seconds. a really smart and strong race for that “The New York City Marathon inday. I’m excited to see what I can do on a trigued me,” Gray said. “The course is course that’s a little less technical with known for being a challenging one, but more favorable weather conditions.” with incredible energy from the city. When running as much as Gray does, Ultimately, I wanted my next marathon the type of shoe is very important. Gray to be one that I would be excited to be at, has been wearing the same brand since and for me, that was New York.” high school. Gray said she enjoyed the perks of “I run for Brooks Running, and wear being accepted as an elite, professional and train in their gear and shoes,” Gray runner in said. “When the race. you run such a I felt that I ran a really smart One of the high mileage, perks was you end up and strong race for that day. that the burning a race organilot of trainAlia Gray, distance runner zation deliving shoes. ered bottles The support across the I’ve received course for from Brooks the elites to easily spot and grab while throughout the year has been great, esperunning by. cially considering that I’ve ran in their “The day before the race, I filled seven shoes since my time in high school.” small water bottles with my sports drink The running doesn’t stop here for Gray, mix, and secured several PowerBar gels as she is qualified for the Olympic Marto them,” Gray said. athon Trials which takes place in Los Race time was 9:10 a.m Nov. 1. The Angeles on Feb. 13, 2016. weather wasn’t particularly great and, Gray doesn’t forget her days as a as one would expect, race day was pretty Wildcat runner from 2007 to 2012. In hectic. her last season, she finished first in the “We all knew the night before that California Collegiate Athletic Associaconditions were going to be very windy,” tion Championships and got All-CCAA Gray said. “My alarm went off at 4 a.m. recognition. and I had to make it to a 5 a.m. breakfast. “I was at Chico State for five years By 6 a.m. I was going through security and I loved it,” Gray said. “The memand boarding the bus.” ories I made during my time there are To pass the time, she listened to music countless. But if I had to sum up my to try and stay relaxed. Gray also jogged student-athlete experience, I would say for around 10 minutes about 50 minutes this: it allowed me to grow to love the before start time. The gusting winds sport in a way I never expected. Running made for a chilly race. my undergraduate years truly made my “I kept my sweats on for as long as I college experience much richer.” could before ditching them,” Gray said. “Once the gun went off, I tried to find Angelo Boscacci can be reached at some other women to run with, espesportseditor@theorion.com or cially for that particular day. My ability @Boscacci on Twitter. Angelo Boscacci Staff Writer

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Alia Gray navigates through the pack during her time as a Wildcat runner.

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Wildcat Week of the

Hannah Womack

Womack delivered 17 points to help Chico State win its season opener for the 16th straight year and seventh under head Coach Brian Fogel. Womack is the team’s second-leading scorer from a year ago, and her 48 three-pointers in 2013-14 tied her for eighth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

HANNAH WOMACK

Sport: Basketball Position: Guard

Stat ’Cat

Class: Senior Major: Kinesiology

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Hannah Womack sharpens her free-throw skills in practice earlier this season.

In Case You Missed It

2000 (Volleyball) Chico State has lost just once to San Francisco State at Acker Gym since 2000. The Wildcats beat the Gators again on Saturday.

73.8 (Men’s Basketball) Chico State opened its season by shooting its best fielding percentage ever in a win over Pacific Union.

Freshman Olivia Mediano sends a ball over the net against San Francisco State on Saturday.

16 (Women’s basketball) The Wildcats won their season opener for the 16th consecutive year.

4 (Men’s Basketball) Chico State entered the 2014-15 season ranked fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association in the preseason poll.

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The Chico State volleyball team split a pair of games this past weekend to finish its season. The team fell in three sets to Sonoma State on Friday before coming back for a five-set victory over San Francisco State on Saturday. After splitting the first four sets in Saturday’s match, Lindsay Quigley delivered the game-winning kill in the final set of her last game as a Wildcat. Torey Thompson tied season highs with 59 assists and 20 digs, while Emily Duran added 25 digs of her own for Chico State, which is 13-13 and 11-11 for the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

The Chico State men began its 100th season with a pair of victories. On Friday, the Wildcats beat Pacific Union 104-62 while shooting the best field goal percentage in team history at 73.8. Junior Chris Magalotti delivered a career-high 15 points, while freshman Isaiah Ellis contributed 14 points. On Saturday, Chico State pulled out a 74-64 win over Alaska Anchorage, with Robert Duncan leading the way with a career-high 18 points. The freshman trio of Corey Silverstrom, Tyler Harris and Jalen McFerren ignited a stretch during the game that saw the ’Cats go from a 35-34 deficit to a 51-44.

The Chico State women’s basketball team opened the regular season with a 68-54 win over Dominican on Saturday. Hannah Womack led the team with 17 points in the game, while also knocking down five 3-pointers. True freshman Whitney Branham scored 12 points in her Chico State debut. Annie Ward added 10 points and a team-leading five assists for the Wildcats. Chico State held a 4432 lead in the second half before rattling off an 18-4 run to effectively put the game out of reach.

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Senior Night

Senior volleyball players, from bottom left to right, Lindsay Quigley, Emily Duran, Ellie Larronde, Lauren Orozco and Kristyn Casalino.

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Seniors serve up one last victory Nick Reddy

Staff Writer

The roller coaster ride known as the 2014 Chico State women’s volleyball team’s season ended this past weekend. The squad was swept by the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s regular season champion Sonoma State on Friday, but turned right around to claw out a fiveset victory on Senior Night Saturday over San Francisco State. With their longest winning and losing streaks each only three matches long, the Wildcats experienced both the highs and lows of a 26-match season.The ’Cats were only swept five times, the first two being the first and second matches of the season at the Seattle Pacific University tournament. Cal State San Bernardino, CCAA conference title champions for the past eight seasons, swept the ’Cats twice this season. On the other side of the stat column, the ’Cats had six sweeps of their own. Following their three-match losing streak in early October, the Wildcats alternated winning and losing for the rest of the fall in a span of 11 matches. The team said goodbye to five seniors: Kristyn Casalino, Ellie Larronde, Lindsay Quigley, Lauren Orozco and Emily Duran. Despite never reaching the playoffs in their careers, each senior left their mark in the Chico State volleyball record book.

Earlier this season, defensive specialist is also among the top 10 in solo blocks and Duran became just the sixth player in attack attempts. Chico State history to eclipse 1,000 digs. One player who didn’t play her final She will exit the program in third place Chico State match was sophomore Torey all-time. She also ranks third in digs per Thompson. The All-American setter finset. ished her second season of orchestrating Fellow defensive specialist Orozco the Wildcats offense with 1,100 assists. ranks seventh in digs per set despite not Thompson matched her 11.46 assists per playing this season due to injury. set average from 2013. Middle “It’s been hitter Quigley a tough jourconcludes her ney; we’ve I’m gonna miss the girls. four-year cahad our highs All these girls are my best reer with the and lows friends. best hitting but we just percentage in kept working Chico State hard,” said Emily Duran, senior libero program hisDavid Irving, tory while also a first-year asranking sixth sistant coach. in kills with 1,051. She also ranks in the “You lose some and you win some.” top five for total sets played in program Duran didn’t let missing out on the history and top seven in blocks. Quigley, postseason spoil the end to a great career. a chemistry and biochemistry double “I’m sad we never got to go (to the major, has also excelled in the classroom. playoffs),” Duran said. “This year we kind She was recently named her second of knew for a while we weren’t going to straight 2014 Capital One Academic make it. I still feel really lucky for everyAll-District Volleyball Team. thing else I’ve gotten out of my experiFellow senior middle hitter Casalino ence here.” set a new Chico State single match record She mentioned how the team’s late this season when she posted a career-best season pattern of winning a single match 13 kills on just 15 attempts for a .862 hitbeing immediately followed by a loss was ting percentage. irksome. Outside hitter Larronde ended her ca“It was hard because every time we felt reer among the ’Cats’ top 10 for kills and like we were picking up some momentum

and doing good and building, it was a setback after that,” Duran said. “But I’m glad we finished the season with a win.” She was glad for the chance to play with her fellow seniors in Acker Gym for the final time, especially with Larronde, she said. The senior outside hitter had suffered an ankle injury the previous week. “We didn’t even think she was going to be able to play at all, so it was just really cool to be out there one more time with her,” Duran said. “Especially because there was one last play with her, Lindsay and I where Ellie went up and got a great kill, and Lindsay (in) the next play got a great block. “Even though it’s so disappointing she didn’t get to finish out the match, I’m glad we had those last couple plays together,” she said. “We came into this together so it was nice to have those plays at the end.” Looking back on her four years, aside from just playing the sport she loves, she will miss her teammates the most, Duran said. “I’m gonna miss the girls,” she said. “All these girls are my best friends. We are like a family and I love every single one of them. It will be really weird not being around them 24/7.” Nick Reddy can be reached at

sportseditor@theorion.com or @NickIsReddyon Twitter.

Women’s Golf

’Cats take hiatus, prep for spring schedule Samuel Wolfson

Staff Writer

The Chico State women’s golf team finished its fall season on a high note by receiving the team’s highest mark at a tournament this season — third place at the Sonoma State Invitational. To some, that may not seem impressive. But to others, like junior Bianca Armanini, it’s an improvement over the previous season because the team’s stroke average dropped dramatically. “The team definitely put out much better scores this semester compared to last season,” Armanini said. “(We) lowered our stroke average by a lot and now that we have seen what other teams are bringing, we know what we need to work on in order to win a few tournaments next semester.” First-year head coach Nick Green now has a semester under his belt and plans to improve and try to get a win in the spring. The team only competed in four tournaments this season and will have six next. Out of all the tournaments they competed in, the team received third, two sixth places and a 10th place finish. The team traveled all over the West Coast to compete in cities: • San Diego, for the Point Loma Nazarene Fall Preview • Goodyear, Arizona for the Western New Mexico Fall Intercollegiate • Sunriver, Oregon for the Golfweek D-II Fall Invitational • Rohnert Park, for the Sonoma State NCAA West Regional Preview One highlight of the season came when junior Dani O’Keefe not only shot a career best and placed third overall

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individually at the GolfWeek Invitational, but also broke the school record with lowest ever three-round score. At the Sonoma State invite, top Wildcat golfers included O’Keefe, who placed third once again this season and Armanini and Abbey McGrew, who tied for 13th place. Armanini shot a career best for herself in Sonoma. “The most memorable thing this semester was shooting my career best 73 in the first round (in Sonoma),” Armanini said. Although the team did not get a single win this season, golfers like McGrew think on the positive side. “I feel like the team did do better than last year,” McGrew said. “Unfortunately, we did not have any wins this season, but I feel like we are playing better and more consistent golf.” According to ncaa.com, the Wildcats are ranked fifth in the West, behind St. Edward’s, Tarleton State, California Baptist and Dallas Baptist. Those rankings were last taken on April 24, so the women hope to improve themselves after the hiatus. “The team looks forward to more opportunities to improve our ranking in the spring,” McGrew said. “We have a pretty full schedule next semester so that’s very exciting to compete in all of those tournaments,” Armanini added The team will now enjoy a three-month hiatus, but will resume with its first match in Austin, Texas at the St. Edwards Invitational Feb. 23-24. John Domogma/The Orion

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Women’s golfer Dani O’Keefe chips a shot towards the green during practice early this season. The Wildcats will resume play in the spring.

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Point guard Courtney Hamilton drives up-court for the Wildcats last season.

Four-year backcourt star leaves lasting mark on team; assists in new role at UC Berkeley highlight for me.” Despite no longer being part of the Staff Writer team, she has kept in touch with some of For the first time in four years, former her ex-teammates, Hamilton said. Chico State women’s basketball team Senior guard Hannah Womack said that point guard Courtney Hamilton was not Hamilton has been giving her advice for on the court for the season tip-off. the upcoming season. Hamilton graduated last spring with a “She’s super positive and I still talk bachelor’s degree in kinesiology. During to her, but she just said, ‘Do you Han,’” her final season as a Wildcat, HamilWomack said. “She’s just super supportton was placed her on the All-America ive. If I have a question or anything, she’s Honorable Mention list for the 2013just always there.” 2014 season by the Women’s Basketball Hamilton said that these days, she is Coaches Association. Now Hamilton has busy working for UC Berkeley as a revbeen nominated for the 2014 Orion Sports enue generation coordinator. She works Wildcat of the Year. for sales and services in the athletics deAlong with her numerous awards, partment, with premium seating for club Hamilton also helped her team reach the members in football games and other NCAA West Region semifinals a year ago sports events. with a 19-10 record last fall. She enjoys her job, but not being able Brian Fogel, Chico State women’s to compete during basketball season feels basketball team head coach, said her weird, especially now that she works by leadership and her ability to compete is UC Berkeley’s gym, where she often sees something that the team will miss this the basketball team practicing, she said. season. “I walk by the gym every single day and “She had a see the baskethuge impact ball team in in our prothere,” HamilShe had a huge impact in gram,” Fogel ton said. “It just our program. You don’t said. “You makes me wish don’t really that I still was really substitute that. substitute playing.” that. And Because she Brian Fogel, head coach her defenno longer plays sive tenacity basketball, she was somewill soon start thing that kind of set the tone for us as a coaching her old high school’s girls JV team that we kind of rallied behind. And basketball team to help fill the void of so, you know, it’s college athletics. Kids competition, she said. come and kids go and you just (have) to As an assistant coach, one of the things prepare and move on.” she hopes to teach her team is hard work, During her final season at Chico State, Hamilton said. Hamilton averaged a career-high 8.4 “Coming from experience, I wasn’t necpoints per game to compliment her 6.1 asessarily the most skilled or most talented sists per game. She also led the California player, but I just worked hard, and I did Collegiate Athletic Association in assists what I could do well,” she said. “So I just with 178. recognized my strength and played off Dishing out dimes is something Hamthat. So that’s something that I want to ilton is known for as a Wildcat. Hamiltalk on: knowing your role on the court, ton has the second most assists in the and what you do well, is what you want to program’s history, so it’s not surprising constantly do. If you do your part, you’ll that she said that passing the ball is her make everyone else better. If everyone favorite part of the game. does their part, the whole team will be “Being able to put my teammates in great.” scoring position, and them rewarding me by getting the basket and giving me the Jose Olivar can be reached at assists was always great,” she said. “And sportseditor@theorion.com or so I’ll say ultimately getting — I want to @jpu_olivar on Twitter. say 520 assists over my time — was the Jose Olivar

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Nick Baker delivers a pitch at a game for the Chico State baseball team.

Former pitching ace Nick Baker stands in third place in Chico State history with 30 wins Chance Keenan

Asst. Sports Editor When athletes are deciding where to go to school, it sometimes comes down to where they can make the biggest impact right off the bat. For former Wildcat pitching ace Nick Baker, that was just one of the reasons he chose Chico State. Baker is currently a candidate for the 2014 Orion Sports Wildcat of the Year, after going 10-2 in 16 starts with five complete games and a 2.37 ERA in his fourth and final season as a Wildcat. Backtrack four years, though, and Baker’s concern was finding a spot where he could make an immediate difference. “I threw a bullpen for Coach Taylor and we connected there,” Baker said. “Just seeing the campus, meeting the coaches, and what was really important for me is, ‘What is the likelihood that I am going to play?’ My freshman year, there was not a lot of returning pitchers and a lot of uncertainty in the rotation.” This opened the door for Baker his freshman year, and he did not disappoint. He went on to lead the team in wins with nine, while also winning the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Freshman of the Year award, a first for a Chico State baseball player. Baker said that coming in as a freshman and doing so well was a combination of doing his homework, talking to the coach and showing up in the fall ready to play. “Coming in pitching as a freshman, I wanted to make a pitching role for myself and not have to sit out a year,” he said. “My goal was to get better week by week.” Luke Barker, a senior closer and former roommate of Baker’s, said that going to the World Series twice and seeing Baker take control of an entire conference this past

season were his most memorable moments playing with Baker. “Seeing Nick pitch us to the World Series was probably my best memory of us,” Barker said. “I think his command of the mound was great; he always had control, he would slow the game down and he would attack hitters. That was something that kind of rubbed off on everyone last year, and it really started working.” “When you have a guy like Baker at the top of the rotation, who is throwing great every week, you would come to expect that from everybody, rather than just marveling at it,” Barker added. Baker, now pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks affiliate Hillsboro Hops in the Class A Minor League, said the exposure he got from being at Chico State in Division II helped him get noticed by scouts. “Being at a Division II in California is better than being in the middle of Wyoming in a Division I because you need accessibility for people to see you,” Baker said. “Everything about Chico helped me get to where I am, but it was nice to have the accessibility to different scouts.” His most memorable moment came in the eighth inning of the first game of the West Regionals this past season, when Danny Miller hit a two-run home run to put the team ahead and change the perspective on the tournament, he said. “I remember throwing water bottles because I was so excited that we were winning,” he said. “I think if we were to lose that game, it could have changed that whole week, and I don’t think we would have made it to the World Series.” Chance Keenan can be reached at

sportseditor@theorion.com or @chancelikelance on Twitter.

Team Spirit

Wildcat athletic attendance steady in last decade Lars Gustafson Staff Writer Each Chico State sport has experienced highs and lows in terms of average attendance over the past decade. The Orion looked at year-by-year attendance with the best performances of each team. Here’s what we found.

Association North Divisional champions. The women’s team had a less successful season, finishing with a record of 8-9-1, but still had three all-CCAA conference players. Women’s head Coach Kim Sutton reached the 100th win milestone during a 4-2 victory against Cal State Monterey Bay. In 2011, the women’s team went on to advance to the NCAA Final Four, losing in a shootout to Grand Valley State. The Wildcats averaged 449 fans per game and had a total of 7,177 fans in 2010.

Volleyball: In 2007, the women’s volleyball team reached the second of back-to-back NCAA tournament appearBasketball: ances and finished Chico State’s men the season with a and women’s basketChico State’s men and women’s 16-13 record. Head ball teams both made basketball teams both made the Coach Cody Hein the NCAA tournaNCAA tournament in 2004 and had earned his 100th ment in 2004 and had 18,749 total fans. career coaching vic18,749 total fans over tory in a four-set win a great year of basover Western Oregon ketball. The men’s University. Hein has more victories than team went 18-10, but lost in the first round any other head volleyball coach in school of NCAA tournament play. Scott Land history. Over the course of the season, had a record-breaking year, becoming the ’Cats averaged 367 fans per game and Chico State’s all-time leader in 3-pointers. finished the year with a total of 3,668 fan Land came up just two 3-pointers short total. of becoming the CCAA all-time leader. The women’s team went 24-6 on the year Soccer: and played in their third straight NCAA Chico State men and women’s soccer tournament. The ’Cats were undefeated teams brought in the largest amount of in tournament play until a heartbreaking fans for the last decade during the 2010 loss to Seattle Pacific University in the season. The men’s team finished the year championship game. Women’s head Coach with a winning record of 15-7. The team Lynne Roberts was named the Division II won the Western Regional Title and were Coach of the Year. crowned the California Collegiate Athletic

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A crowd of Chico State fans watches as Jordan Semple elevates for a shot over an opposing team in a game last season. Baseball: Chico State men’s baseball went 42-17 in 2008 and totaled 12,113 total fans in 2008. The team made a playoff push in the NCAA tournament and made it to the NCAA Championship West Regional. The ’Cats lost to Sonoma State 11-4 in the tough loss. The team had reached their

10th regional final appearance in the 1995-2008 timespan. Nine players batted over .300 during the regular season in 2008. Lars Gustafson can be reached at

sportseditor@theorion.com or @Larsonsport on Twitter.

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Woodzee sunglasses

I can’t save the world but I hope to influence others. Luke Winter

Co-founder of Woodzee sunglasses

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Luke Winter, co-founder of Woodzee sunglasses and Chico State graduate, shows some sunglasses that he designed at his office on Broadway Street on Nov. 4.

Chico graduate creates local, eco-friendly fashion product Taylor Sinclair

Staff Writer

When Luke Winter told people he was going to start his own eco-friendly sunglasses company, people laughed and told him he was going to fail. Now he is co-founder of Woodzee, a successful sunglasses company that makes its product out of wood. Winter started his college career at Cuesta College where he found his passion for entrepreneurship. He continued on to Chico State where he would study geography and take hold of his love for the environment. “I took a couple business classes and I took an entrepreneur class, and it basically changed my life,” Winter said. “It gave me the idea and passion to start my own business. Right there, I decided I wanted to self-employ.” Winter became involved in environmentalism during his time at Chico State. After graduating, Winter opened up his first business in downtown Chico: Trucker. Three years ago, Trucker became the first store in Chico to start using reusable bags. “Slowly over time, as I got older, I got

more attuned with the environment, and I felt guilty because we don’t do a good job at taking care of the planet,” Winter said. “My whole thing is you don’t have to be a hippie to do what’s right. My point is: everybody should be more environmentally responsible.” After running Trucker for some time, Winter became burnt out, he said. When he got days off from the store, he would spend his time creating Woodzee. “I worked six days a week with Trucker so on my days off, I started Woodzee,” Winter said. “I wanted to bring culture to Chico. Once I put my mind to something, I go after it.” Keeping it local is very significant to Winter, he said. He even wants to change the manufacturing of the sunglasses from China to Chico. “I love Chico; my family and business arehere, and I’m not planning to uproot

The World Program

anything,” Winter said. Winter’s future plans for Woodzee are to help it grow as large as it can and to help influence others to be eco-friendly. “Ideally my dream would be to grow Woodzee into a large company in Chico — to grow it as big as I can get it,” Winter said. “I can’t save the world, but I hope to influence others.” Taylor Sinclair can be reached at

featureseditor@theorion.com or @TaySinclair17 on Twitter.

Some of the proceeds from every pair of sunglasses that are purchased contribute to:

Planting trees Protecting watersheds Saving animals Supporting people on every continent

Health

Blood drive attracts frequent student donors passed. Those who did participate received a $5 Togo’s coupon. Staff Writer Corinne Rhodes, a junior health service Students wait nervously in the Bell Meadministrations major, is one of Chico morial Union to be called up by a nurse, State’s co-directors for BloodSource. One where they will be seated in a lounging of her duties is to make sure the blood chair, have their drives on campus arm cleaned, run smoothly. If I make enough and I then be struck by “You’re helping can share it with someone a needle. It is all someone who else, then why not? worth it for the is sick or in the donators though hospital get well Kelley McConahey, again,” she said. in order to help child development major “Every time you others. Chico State donate, it saves hosted its second three lives. Those blood drive of the year Nov. 12. Having three lives could either be someone young only been a month since the last blood — a toddler who hasn’t started their life drive, many students could not donate yet — or someone older who doesn’t want again because eight weeks have not yet to end their life yet.” Taylor Sinclair

Kelley McConahey, a junior child development major, said she participates because donating blood is the right thing to do. “If I make enough and I can share it with someone else, then why not?” McConahey said. Breanna Nordholm, a junior child development major, said she donates whenever she can because she thinks about helping others and if she might need blood one day. “I think you never know if you might need it, so if you are giving blood and getting other people to do it, then when you need it, you’ll get it,” Nordholm said. Alex Valencia, a sophomore animal science major, said he donates blood whenever he is eligible to give blood and when BloodSource comes to campus.

“I don’t do charity work so I feel like this is something nice to do,” Valencia said. Maxie Holmberg-Douglas, a freshman agriculture business major, said she donates every eight weeks. She has a rare blood type of A negative and started donating blood because one of her high school teacher’s daughters was in need of blood transfusions. “I saw how big of an impact it had on him when people gave blood,” Douglas said. “So it just sparked a passion for me to do it as much as I could because it changed his life and changed his daughter’s life.” Taylor Sinclair can be reached at

featureseditor@theorion.com or @TaySinclair17 on Twitter.

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Zumba

Positive results for program fundraising Amanda Rhine

Staff Writer

The Educational Talent Search program is familiar with fundraising, but has typically stuck to selling candygrams and lovingly-prepared homemade food like tamales and burritos. On Nov. 14, it took a detour from their usual approach and held a Zumba and hip-hop dance benefit. The idea came from Leah Slem, an Educational Talent Search adviser, who has an active interest in Zumba and fitness. She thought it would be a fun way for people to come together, workout and contribute to help fund six $300 scholarships intended to aid graduating high school seniors preparing for college. “This is the first fundraiser like this that we’ve put on,” Slem said. “I used to be heavily (into) Zumba and hip-hop dancing before I had my daughter. I have a lot of friends who are teachers and just asked (since) they have done fundraisers before for other causes.” Lynda Gray, a veteran dance fitness instructor, said she jumped at the chance to volunteer to lead the event for the cause. “I love volunteering,” Gray said. “My students come to me and say, ‘Hey, would you like to do a fundraiser?’ And I always do.” Even though this type of fundraiser was a first attempt for the Educational Talent Search, the turnout was satisfying, Gray said. A couple dozen people of all different ages showed up to mingle, shake off their nerves, let loose and dance, which was exactly what Gray was hoping for. “It was amazing,” she said. With such a positive turnout, the organzation is likely to hold more events of its kind and will continue to think creatively when it comes to helping students in need of furthering their education beyond high school. The Educational Talent Search was

The O-Face: Monogamy for life

TJ Çarter

Staff Writer I have only been with one women my entire sexual career, and I love it. My wife and I got together when I was 17 years old and we have been together for over 13 years. Up until that, I was a virgin, but I figured I had plenty of practice with old handy and wanted to try the real thing for once. We met while working at my first job, McDonald’s. As soon as I saw her — a cute little girl in dickey’s and a white tank top — I knew that she was going to be mine forever. She had a boyfriend, but I told her to dump that loser and then go out with a real man like me. I guess it worked. Being with only one partner makes sex easier. You never have to worry about getting crabby little bastards on your balls, or waking up with herpes on your face. I don’t know one man that loves to use a condom during sex. I find they give that wonderful feeling of a rubber snake swallowing my penis. And some women may have trouble taking certain types of birth control. These two methods for safer sex are mainly used to prevent a sexually transmitted disease or an unwanted pregnancy. But this is all fixed when a couple sticks together. Sexually transmitted diseases are harder to come by and a pregnancy can permanently be prevented with a vasectomy for the male. That method worked for us, so now I shoot blanks and the sex is even better. The best thing is that I don’t have to go looking for a quick fix at the local bars whenever I get that special feeling. Having sex around five times a week, sometimes in one night, makes up for trying to be the top dog and getting the most numbers of women. TJ Carter can be reached at

sexcolumnist@theorion.com or @tjdreadhead on Twitter.

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Lynda Gray, bottom middle, and Educational Talent Search members plan a Zumba fundraiser on Nov. 14 at the Wildcat Recreation Center. The money raised goes toward scholarships for low-income students. federally funded for the second time in 2006 — the first time was in 1990 — to prepare and motivate low-income, first-generation college students for success in postsecondary education. “Essentially we want to get students to college,” said Yolanda Garcia-Salazar, an Educational Talent Search assistant director. “Whether it’s trade school, beauty school, (community) college or university.”

Since its first funding, the program has been scheduled to serve over 1,300 students from grades 6-12 in 23 targeted schools throughout various rural Northern California counties. Many of the intended students wind up attending Chico State and often help out with the program and new recruits. Garcia-Salazar has been working with the program for nine years and is a product of the program. Her experience within it and as

an advocate has provided her with an outlook that the Educational Talent Search is fulfilling its purpose. “I was in the program when I was in middle school and high school, and I can tell you that the program really works,” she said. Amanda Rhine can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or

@am_rhine on Twitter.

Awareness

GSEC starts consent video series Michaela Sundholm

Staff Writer

One in five women on Chico State's college campus will be a victim of rape or attempted rape over the course of a five-year college career, according to the Gender & Sexuality Equity Center. In five years over 15,000 women at Chico State will experience sexual assault. These statistics are part of why GSEC has come out with a three-part video series on consent titled "Consent: It's Required." Emilee Hunt, the women’s program coordinator at GSEC, sat down with The Orion to explain why the video is so important. How did the idea of the video originate? We wanted a form of consistent programming around consent, that was freely accessible, as a short-term effort to be involved in the issue of consent. It was the staff that thought about the idea of a video first, and then I took it to the women’s program interns and they got the ball rolling.

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Emilee Hunt, women’s program coordinator for Gender & Sexuality Equity Center, promotes the Oct. 31 premiere of its new three-part consent video series. up the moment if you are like, 'Oh here, can you sign this?'” The answer is no, that is not the way that it is.

Why is it important for stuWhat does the dents at Chico video focus on? Statistically, if you have State to see the In the video, we completed a semester video? wanted to stress here, you will never sit in I think it is that each sexual a class without a survivor act is an indireally important of sexual assault. that we start a vidual act, and conversation that also there about consent. Emilee Hunt, women’s program are ways you can We are a college coordinator for GSEC work it into sex. campus and the There is nothing rates of sexual worse than raping assault are just higher here. Statistically, someone, so I feel like you should take the if you have completed a semester here, you risk of it being slightly uncomfortable the will never sit in a class without a survivor first few times and ask for consent. of sexual assault. A lot of my peers are like, "Well how do I ask for consent? Is it How is the video going to be publike signing a contract? Is it going to mess lished?

The video is going to be a social media blast. The goal is to have it on the Chico State homepage, email it out to all students, have (resident adviser's) show it, multiple professors have emailed me. Our whole contact list will get it. We also are going to use Twitter, Facebook, all of social media. Why is this video important to watch? I think that this video is really important and everyone should watch it. It is going to take six minutes of your time to make sure you understand the concepts of consent so that you know how to support people and don’t sexually assault somebody, so it is well worth your time. Michaela Sundholm can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or

@Michaela_Sun on Twitter.

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Heather Bennett of Candy Cougar Art displays her work Nov. 2 at 1078 Gallery’s first Mixed Media Mixer.

Candy Cougar on art, vanity Jeffrey Fox

Staff Writer

Heather Bennett, also known as Candy Cougar, took The Orion on a tour of her studio Friday and discussed being inspired by nerd culture, painting with wine and eye shadow and challenging gender norms with art. Some of her pieces will be featured Dec. 7 at 1078 Gallery’s next Mixed Media Mixer. When did you become a professional artist? About two years ago I started painting, and I absolutely went wild for it and I changed everything. I changed my (early childhood education) major. I just immediately went hardcore for painting and never looked back. I am almost finished getting my art studio degree at Butte (College), and then I’ll go to Chico State to take more art classes. I just love art so much and want to learn as much as I can about it. You are known for using some unconventional materials to create pieces. Do you ever use paint? I use acrylic paint, that’s how I started. But there is no piece I made that is made with just one thing. In every piece, though, there is eye shadow. I use it extensively for all the shading. I also use a bunch of charcoal, tea, wine — just about anything that will give me the effect I want, I will put on the canvas. The goal, the challenge for me, is to keep it pure by not using any paint. I mix random things like hair dye and food color and let it pool up on a canvas, and it is always something different. I love that I can’t duplicate things exactly. Why do you create this way? It’s interesting because how I paint has revealed a lot about myself. I have always been concerned with gender norms in the idea of vanity. It is fascinating and frustrating to me at the same time. I think that is why I was drawn to use a lot of beauty products in my art. It’s like modeling and glamour is like a mockery, yet I can’t help to be drawn to it. That’s why I paint a lot of pretty women. I am a tomboy, but extreme femininity is interesting to me. I don’t like to obey gender norms, so that notion kind of disgusts me and also intrigues me. Do your pieces have a story? I have my own story for them and name them, but also I leave out just enough so people can create their own story by interpreting each piece the way they want to. I like to keep them ambiguous. What has inspired your artwork? I’m very inspired by nerd culture. I love retro video games, I love comics and am super inspired by comic art. I love pop art. I love bright, colorful stuff and dramatic imagery, which is kind of my handle. I love the idea of there being a clear and identifiable image but without providing all of the details. I am also heavily inspired by music and paint what I feel while I listen to music. What bands or musicians do you like to listen to while you create? I have made every piece to music. I really like turning up soulful music, jazz, indie, electronic. I remember what I was listening to with each and every one of these pieces. I like Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Kimbra, Wild Belle, Marina and the Diamonds; just a ton of stuff. What do you charge for your pieces? Standard for 16x20 is $60, and I am totally fine with doing payments. I’ve been told I notoriously undercharge, and that’s because a lot of people can’t really afford art. It is an extra thing and not something you need. It feels so amazing when somebody wants something you made, and I want them to have it when it is something they love and or has meaning to them. Jeffrey Fox can be reached at

artseditor@theorion.com or @FoxyJeff on Twitter.

MORE ON THEORION.COM/ARTS Check out Candy Cougar in her studio, highlighting different pieces and how she made them.

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Alex Montes de Oca, senior recording arts major, plays the upright bass in the university ensemble Jazz X-Press.

Student musicians discover new direction

or three years, I’ve gotten into playing the upright bass, and that’s just like a totally Staff Writer different instrument entirely,” Montes de Carlos Rivera and Alex Montes de Oca Oca said. “I mean, it can serve some of are arguably the best guitarist and bassist, the same functions, but it feels different respectively, at Chico State. to play, it sounds different and I use it for The senior students are currently banddifferent things.” mates in the university ensemble Jazz Before the upright bass, he preferred X-Press, and will be performing in the his five-string electric bass, which offers music and theater department’s annual an extended low end and different hand Glorious Sounds of the Season holiday position opportunities. concert Dec. 5-7. He does most of his writing on the elecAlthough neither has much of a jazz tric because it is fretted, he said, which background, the ensemble has helped makes it a lot easier to keep in tune. make them aware of who they are now “The upright is really good for walking as musicians, as well as who they might bass,” Montes de Oca said. “I feel the pulse want to be in the future. better and the hand positions feel natural. “I grew up listening to a lot of those On the electric, walking doesn’t feel as hair metal bands like Van Halen, Motley interesting. But, on the other hand, the Crue, Scorpions, all those guys,” said five-string is better for melodic voicing Rivera, a music industry major. “I feel and for chords and arpeggios.” like I’m going back in time. I started back Rivera, however, seems to have comin the ’80s and now I’m playing this stuff pletely switched over to classical guitar from the 1800s.” altogether, and shows no signs of going The 1800s stuff he’s referring to is the back. reason he’s “I just love even in Chico. the whole He plans to sound and just I like the idea of playing take his eduthe idea of clasa show with just me cation even sical guitar,” playing guitar and there’s further after he said. “It’s no band or anything. graduation: actually built he’s auditiondifferently Carlos Rivera, classical musician ing for San than a normal Francisco acoustic. The Conservatory neck is wider of Music’s master’s program in classical and the strings are different and you play guitar in February. with your fingers instead of a pick. I had Montes de Oca, a recording arts major, to grow my nails out on my right hand so is similarly influenced by heavier bands, each finger kind of acts like a pick. It was citing System of a Down, Between the so weird at first having long nails on one Buried and Me and Animals as Leaders. hand and not on the other, but you do what But he’s also studied great bassists like you gotta do.” Jaco Pastorius and Victor Wooten while at Foreign instruments and claws aside, Chico State. Rivera and Montes de Oca are the same “I’ve always been drawn to rhythm,” people they’ve always been. New experiMontes de Oca said. “I’m almost more of ence has just given them a new direction. a percussionist in a lot of ways than I am For Rivera, there’s nothing better than a melodic player. And that’s what I love performing by himself with his classical about bass — it’s a rhythm instrument guitar. rather than a melodic instrument.” “I like the idea of playing a show with The transition to jazz hasn’t been easy just me playing guitar and there’s no band for either musician. In addition to reading or anything,” he said. charts and notation, they have had to He’s always been a solo performer for adjust to new instruments along the way. the most part, but he’s never been able to “Just since I’ve been here in the last two sound they way he can now. Trevor Whitney

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“There’s a ton of stuff to listen for in classical guitar pieces,” Rivera said. “That’s what I like about it. There’s all these textures and nuances that can be heard. When you look at someone playing classical guitar really well, it looks like they’re not doing anything, but you hear all these sounds and you’re like, ‘What? How’s he doing that?’” Montes de Oca doesn’t share Rivera’s comfort in the spotlight, but might be warming up to the idea. When he started playing bass in high school, he flourished in the low-pressure atmosphere of his various rock bands, where members never noticed when he made mistakes. “You just turn the tone down enough where it’s just the subharmonics and the fundamentals and nobody really notices,” he said. “They hear the thump, and as long as you’re playing in time, people tell you it sounds great.” Now, he still holds the groove and is more felt than heard, but sometimes takes solos. “I still panic every time ’cause it’s really exposing,” he said. “As a bass player, that’s still something that I’m really getting used to — people hearing what you’re playing and actually paying attention to it.” Although he is most comfortable as a background player, Montes de Oca wants to push the boundaries of his instrument and his own musicality. He said he’s going to have to be able to play grooves and background lines while at the same time coming up front and being the melodic instrumentalist he wants to be. Because of heightened expectations as a bassist, sometimes there is something to prove, he said. Just because someone plays bass doesn’t mean they have to be in the background. “Yeah, sometimes it is an ego thing, I’m not gonna lie,” he said. “But it’s always nice to blend in too.” Trevor Whitney can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com or @nicegrandmas on Twitter.

MORE ON THEORION.COM/ARTS Watch Carlos Rivera play an intricate classical guitar melody on campus and discuss how he got into guitar.

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B8 | Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014 | Arts & Entertainment

Review

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Sarah Kuhn, as Sister Jane, teaches Brittney Nusbaum, who plays Sister Izzy, how to make Jacob’s Ladder in a scene from “As It Is In Heaven.”

‘Heaven’ on Earth: strong acting, singing highlighted in bare-bones musical The talents of student actresses shine in Chico State’s production of ‘As It Is In Heaven’ Emma Wood-Wright

Staff Writer

Sister Fanny saw them. Sister Polly heard them. If only Sister Hannah would believe them. What were they? Why, the invisible angels flying over the audience’s head, of course. The nine-actress cast of Chico State’s School of the Arts production “As It Is In Heaven” displayed an enormous amount of talent as hardworking Shakers on a simple wooden platform set Wednesday in Larry Wismer Theatre. The play, directed by Cynthia Lammel, is set in 1838 when a few newcomers to a Shaker community in Kentucky begin to experience the presence of Holy Mother Wisdom through dancing, drawing, joking and other activities that prevent them from completing their chores. Every scene consists of the Shaker sisters working on some chore and talking, occasionally throwing in some entertaining gossip. The climax of the musical is when a few of the sisters began uncontrollably laughing on the floor, like high schoolers who have just eaten a pot

brownie. The production is very limited, with its use of a few props and lighting only for special effects. But the actresses make good use of the space the simple set provided. And each woman is committed to her character, especially standouts Sister Polly (Aliya Randel), the rambunctious, sassy newcomer, and Sister Hannah (Samantha Corbett), the stern, rule-abiding eldress. All of the actresses of “As It Is In Heaven” did a tremendous job singing, showcasing their acting skills and drawing in the audience with just the expressions on their faces. The show is just a little lengthy at 90 minutes with no intermission. And the material will not be for everyone: religion and faith are always touchy, and some of the dialogue is redundant and, with no profanity, very traditional. But what else can you expect given the musical’s setting? After all, the Shakers do practice celibacy and constantly sport white bonnets. Emma Wood-Wright can be reached at

artseditor@theorion.com or @emmawoodwright on Twitter.

Aliya Randel plays Polly during the picnic scene from “As It Is In Heaven.”

MUSICAL DETAILS Written by Arlene Hutton Directed by Cynthia Lammel Where

Larry Wismer Theatre

When

Nov. 12-16 and 18-19

Student Prices $6 in advance, $8 at the door

Samantha Corbett, left, playing Hannah and Philomena Block playing Fanny, performing a scene from “As It Is In Heaven.”

Philomena Block, center, who plays Fanny, spins with her fellow Shakers.