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Sexual Assault: Chico State has a new independent advocate for students involved in sexual assaults. A2

Pocket Points: A new app rewards you with discounts from local businesses if you can stay off your phone. B6

Downhill: Chico State’s downhill mountain bike club hits the trails in preparation to compete on the national stage. B4

Opinion Mission Impossible: Opinion columnist Megan Mann gives tips on how to graduate in four years, Tom Cruise style. A7

A+E Art: The Chico Valley Gallery has its grand opening this Friday featuring glass orbs with oceanic scenes and glass dream catcher pendants. B7

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Administration

Senate calls for outside auditor David McVicker and Christine Lee

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The Academic Senate passed a resolution asking the chancellor’s office for an internal review of Chico State’s transparency and shared governance.

The resolution, which passed 32-2 Thursday, will create a five-person team made up of faculty, staff and students to work with the chancellor’s office to

find an independent auditor. The auditor will review transparency, trust and communication at Chico State.

President Paul Zingg pledged to continue to support the academic affairs of the campus.

“We will renew and support, and strengthen our faculty by steps and investments we undertake on our campus, and through leadership, example and advocacy that we can

provide for this system,” he said.

The resolution is a means of reuniting the campus in order to move forward, said Paula Selvester, chair of the Academic Senate, after the vote.

“This is about keeping us together and making this a healthier organization and to make sure that things aren’t personal,” she said. “They are an organizational effort to create a place that we all want to be proud of.”

Patrick Mace, academic senator, said he didn’t think the resolution had enough input from the campus community.

“Being that this is one of the most important proposals that I’ve seen in my three years on the academic senate, I think this proposal should have been vetted with the campus

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Public Safety

Tree fall destroys bridge

Technology

Distance learning hinders students Jovanna Garcia

Staff Writer

Chico State Distance and Online Education students are suffering from a technology breakdown in online classes.

Blackboard Collaborate is a program used to connect distance learners to a classroom on campus by providing live video and audio from their class.

Recent problems with both video and audio have caused frustration from students and professors.

“Last week there were delays in webcast, and some distance students have said they were being dropped from the video stream,” said Tony Waters, a sociology professor.

Waters teaches a hybrid online class where he has around 23 students in the classroom and another 76 distance stu-

» please see COLLABORATE | A3 David McVicker/The Orion

The Gus Manolis Bridge, located between Selverster’s Cafe-by-the-Creek and Holt Hall, was destroyed Sept. 25 after a tree fell on top of it. Chico State has removed the tree and is developing plans to replace the bridge. Read the story on A2.

Commencement

New dates separate ceremonies Jovanna Garcia

Staff Writer

Commencement ceremonies will now take place throughout a three-day extended period for next year’s graduation.

Graduation will be held Friday, May 15, 2015 through Sunday, May 17, 2015, wrote Susan Anderson, director of alumni and parent relations, in an email to The Orion.

The colleges will be split up between each day.

The commencement held in May had two ceremonies at the University Stadium and one at Laxson Auditorium for the College of Agriculture. Two ceremonies were held Saturday morning and one Sunday.

Initially, students gave negative feedback about last semester’s commencement because only five tickets were available for each student, Anderson said. With the new changes, each student will receive eight tickets for guests.

There were approximately 2,990 students and 16,000 guests at the undergraduate ceremonies last spring, Anderson said.

“We had greatly reduced the size of the

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Sustainability

A.S. fund suspended for remainder of semester Lana Goddu

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Graduating seniors sit patiently waiting to receive their diplomas. Next year commencement will be split into three days to accommodate more people.

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The Associated Students is suspending the Sustainability Fund Allocation Committee this semester until spring 2015.

Each semester, $5.75 is taken out as a student fee, which is used to help fund student sustainable projects, said Jovan Smith, A.S. vice president of facilities and services. The fee, which incurs around $60,00 per year, is currently suspended because the committee doesn’t have a sustainability coordinator.

Eli Goodsell, the former A.S. sustainability coordinator, resigned from his position this month, requiring the A.S. to look for a temporary replacement.

Without Goodsell, the allocation committee was unable to proceed.

Smith and Jon Slaughter, director of

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The chancellor’s office announced that it will support the statewide Survivor Outreach and Support Campus Act, which requires all CSU’s to have an independent sexual assault advocate.

The CSU system proactively adopted the state-wide bill, which was introduced by Sen. Barbara Boxer in July, requiring all CSU campuses to have an independent sexual assault advocate by June 2015, according to a media release from the chancellor’s Office.

The advocate would have to report to an entity outside the university, however, it is unclear whether the advocate will be employed by the university or not.

“We must do all we can, as quickly as we can, to prevent sexual violence and educate and train our entire community to reduce the prevalence of and dispel the myths surrounding it,” wrote CSU Chancellor Madison Holmes/The Orion Timothy White.

Dylan Saake, Chico State’s Title IX coordinator, said independent sexual assault According to Boxer’s website, the advocates will be independent, on-campus professionals advocates will change treatment of victims at all CSUs. responsible for ensuring that sexual assault survivors have access to: Among criticisms in the audit, Chico State system has collaborated with state legislators • Emergency and follow-up medical care was commended for having an advocate prior to continue to improve prevention and • Guidance on reporting assaults to law to the announcement by the chancellor’s awareness efforts in this area, according to the enforcement office, said Dylan Saake, Chico State’s Title IX media release.

• Medical, coordinator and Among the changes, the Chancellor is in forensic or director of labor the process of hiring a system-wide Title IX It’s empowering. Victims have all evidence exams relations and compliance officer who will manage the efforts • Crisis compliance. of the Title IX coordinators at every CSU. of these new outlets to help them. intervention, Emily Peart, Title IX decrees that programs that ongoing coordinator of the receive federal financial assistance cannot Dylan Saake, Title IX Coordinator counseling University Police discriminate against an individual on and assistance Department’s Safe the basis of gender. Title IX coordinators throughout the Place, is already are responsible for keeping track of the process Chico State’s university’s Title IX compliance efforts.

• Information on their legal rights independent sexual assault advocate, Saake These new changes surrounding sexual In June, Chico State was one of the four said. assault will change the treatment of victims at California public universities audited for Peart assists victims with reporting the every CSU, Saake said. its sexual harassment and sexual violence assault to police, swapping classes and “It’s empowering,” he said. “Victims have all policies. Some concerns cited in the audit supplying them with information while of these new outlets there to help them.” included not fully complying with federal keeping complete confidentiality among the regulations, not adequately training employees different ways she is trained to help victims, on how to respond to reports of harassment Saake said.

Madison Holmes can be reached at and a lack of student education on sexual In addition to supporting the Survivor newseditor@theorion.com or assault.

Outreach and Support Campus Act, the CSU madisonholmes95 on Twitter.

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Public Safety

Tree collapse caused by rotten core Photo courtesy of Chico Performances

Check out the Orion’s preview for The Lone Bellow concert this Thursday.

The band said it forms a “quick camaraderie” with its audiences. theorion.com/arts

David McVicker

News Editor

A tree along the Big Chico Creek fell and destroyed a bridge Sept. 25.

A large sycamore along the bank of the Big Chico Creek fell striking the Gus Manolis Bridge after a downpour of rain and wind Wednesday night. No one was injured in the fall.

The bridge, located right behind Selvester’s Café-by-the-Creek and one of nine on the campus, was blocked from access Thursday as a team of facilities management inspected the damage.

The more than 100-feet-tall sycamore had been rotting from the inside a number of years, according to an employee of Richards Tree Service, who is contracted by Facilities and Mangement Services to inspect and remove dangerous foliage.

It is still not clear the exact cause of the rot, however Michael Alonzo, supervisor of grounds and landscape services, said it had no connection to the tree fall that killed Chico State student Pa Houa Lor in August 2013.

Because there are thousands of trees on campus, it is difficult to inspect all of the trees on a regular basis, Alonzo said.

“We really evaluate based on a safety-first basis,” he said. “Areas that are near buildings or people are our first priority, anywhere people can be injured by falling debris.”

The issue of who is responsible for regular tree maintenance is a contentious one as the City of Chico, the Department of Water Resources and Chico State share jurisdiction of the banks of the Big Chico Creek, according to a Facilities and Management

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The bridge was dedicated in October 1961. Facilites and Management Services engineers are inspecting the bridge to see if can be repaired or a new bridge built.

Services employee.

Travis Barnett, maintenance and operations supervisor, said Facilities and Management Services is just trying to keep people away from the bridge for their protection.

Sarah Langford, public affairs coordinator, said the campus’ first priority is that of its members.

“We’re very concerned with student and staff safety,” she said. “We regularly inspect

the trees with the arborist that we employ.

Unfortunately with the big storm there are so many things that are unforeseen, but we’re going to do all we can to understand what happened and continue to make the campus a safe place.”

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News Briefs A.S. discontinues bookstore discounts The Associated Students is not giving its employees discounts to the bookstore anymore after an unanimous vote by the board of directors Sept. 23.

There will be no more employee discounts but the A.S. will look into other options to show employee appreciation, according to Darion Johnston, A.S. director of legislative affairs.

A subcommittee of students and staff will organize to find alternative ways to give A.S. employees discounts at the bookstore, Johnston said. The recommendations must be presented by November.

This semester, the bookstore had been leased to private textbook company Follett who said they support whatever A.S. decides to do with the employee discounts, said Sarah Foisy, Wildcat store director.

- Anna Sobreviñas

Governor vetos extra $100M for CSUs, UCs Governor Jerry Brown vetoed part of a budget bill Saturday which would have awarded an extra $50 million each to the California State University and University of California systems for deferred maintenance.

Governor Brown said in a letter to the state assembly that he decided not to use $100 million from the state’s general fund because the state had budgeted for $200 million for deferred maintenance to come from state property taxes but tax revenues were below estimates.

Graduation: Handicap accessibility a key concern » continued from A1 crowd from previous years - there were no major safety issues,” she said. “For the first time in years, we could have easily gotten emergency vehicles around the track if needed.”

In previous years, families would sit in the stands intoxicated after partaking in the Riley’s drinking tradition for graduates, said Ryan Patten, chair of the political science department, who sat on the commencement committee last year. People were fighting in the stands and there were concerns about the ceremony’s accessibility to the handicapped.

This year, the College of Agriculture graduates and masters students will have their ceremony on the same day as The Colleges of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management on Friday, May 15, 2015.

The Colleges of Communication, Education and Natural Sciences will go on Saturday, May 16, 2015 while the Colleges of Business, Humanities and Fine Arts will go on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

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“The bill won’t change Chico State’s response to sexual assaults, just our consent standards,” he said.

There will also be more partnerships with outside resources to assist victims of sexual assault, Saake said.

“The bill will renew the university’s relationship with the community,” he said.

-Madison Holmes

Chico State loan default rates up

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Carolyn Pyle and Kyle Fales, Wildcat Store employees, help customers get supplies. A.S. Employees will no longer get a discount in the store.

“Making investments to maintain the state’s aging infrastructure continues to be a major priority for my administration,” he said. “However, we are nearly one quarter into the fiscal year now and we should not commit additional general fund monies of this magnitude when we are facing unanticipated costs such as fighting the state’s extreme wildfires.”

Chico State was slated to receive $2 million dollars to upgrade the campus’ central heating and cooling system, according to Joe Wills, a spokesman for the university.

-Ernesto Rivera

Governor approves sexual assault bill Gov. Jerry Brown signed the “Yes Means Yes” legislation, Sept. 28, which requires all California universities to adopt an affirmative consent standard.

The consent standard decrees that those engaging in sex must give a conscious, verbal assent. The bill, effective January 1, 2015, defines if and when consent was given when investigating sexual assaults on college campuses.

Chico State’s internal policy already requires an affirmative consent standard, said Dylan Saake, Chico State’s Title IX coordinator.

The Department of Education announced Wednesday that number of students statewide defaulting on their student loans has declined to 13.7 percent, down from 14.7 percent in 2010. Chico State students are repaying their loans at a much higher rate than the national average and have a default rate of 7.6 percent.

Although Chico State’s default percentage is almost half the national average, there has been a steady increase from 2009 when the default percentage was 5.8.

The data measured students who entered repayment of their student loans in 2011. A loan is considered defaulted after 270 days without payment.

CSU Dominguez Hills has the largest default rate in the CSU system, at 11.2 percent.

The Department of Education attributes its lower percentage to new tools that help students with repayment such as a financial aid counseling tool and a revamped student aid website that includes information on flexible loan repayment plans.

-Ernesto Rivera

Technology: $5,000 to $8,000 spent on upgrades » continued from A1 dents who watch the class either live or in the video archives.

Waters said there are many problems with the Collaborate program this year, problems that did not exist last year. Some include: • People being dropped from the video stream • Delay in video and audio feed • Distance students not able to hear the students in class • Video lectures not being saved into the archives properly “The system we are using has a new level of complexity,” he said. “I really like technology but it has to run smoothly in order to teach well.”

Mandee Perez, a distance student and Tony Waters, sociology professor, struggles to teach his Sociology 300 online sociology major, said her experience last class due to malfunctions of audio and video devices. year was very good, however, this year has been terrible.

“I get errors logging on at times, I have not department had to cancel class.

Mike Magrey, director of Creative Media been able to access live classes at times and “The program didn’t only go down for us, and Technology, said this summer there was have been kicked out of class during class it went out all across the country,” Sederberg a complete replacement for the classroom and could not get back on,” she said. “The said. technologies that cost between $5,000 and lagging is She said in $8,000. horrible.” order to solve Within the complete replacement, there I have not been able to access live Laura Sesome of the was a change in microphones to make classes at times and have been derberg, mantechnology hearing in the classroom and for distance kicked out of class during class. ager of the issues going on students better.

Technology they will stay Sederberg, Waters and other members of and Learning in contact with the sociology department will be meeting Mandee Perez, distance student Program said Blackboard. to next week to continue discussing their there have “The comconcerns and to find solutions. been some issues, some have been technical pany has been very apologetic and they seem and other have been more software, but they willing to hear our concerns,” she said.

Jovanna Garcia can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or are in the process of being solved.

Other things professors said will help “The program is still in its infancy, of solve the issues students are having are: @Jo_garcia19 on Twitter. course it’s going to have a few hiccups,” she • Upgrading video software said.

• Hiring more assistants to help faculty set ON PAGE A6 OR ON THEORION.COM/OPINION About a week ago, Blackboard Collaborate up in the beginning of class Check out the editorial on Blackboard went down and the video and audio were • Making sure video lectures are uploaded Collaborate. not available. One professor in the sociology correctly

Audit: Funds: Student projects pushed back to spring Faculty, staff » uncertain of administration continued from A1

» continued from A1 more,” he said. “I think it should’ve been put past all the students, all the faculty, all the staff and, to some degree, all the stakeholders we have in the community, but especially the students.”

Selvester said the recent turnover in upper administration has caused faculty and staff to feel unsure about its leadership.

“When provost, vice presidents and upper management leave, there’s a vacuum of leadership and that often makes the campus feel there’s a lot of uncertainty like who’s going to make the decisions and what’s going to happen,” she said. “What we want to do with this is work together in a really collaborative effort led by a consultant who’s outside, who could participate in giving us direction.”

Russ Mills, academic senator, said he thinks Chico State needed more evidence before requesting an audit.

“I can appreciate that people have a gut reaction to this and they want to do something but whether this will have the desired effect with the Chancellor, I really don’t know and I think we could’ve improved it,” he said.

“There needs to be some factual basis and not just opinions.”

The Academic Senate will now wait for a response from the chancellor’s Office.

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A.S. programs and government affairs, made a joint decision to suspend the group until next semester.

To apply for funding, students had to attend a mandatory workshop led by Goodsell, Smith said.

Projects that were funded by the committee included the A.S. Bike Cart, the student B-Line transit service and interns who attended the “This Way to Sustainability” conference.

“It’s pretty disappointing, considering this is my senior year and my last opportunity to use (the Sustainability Fund Allocation Committee),” said Kevin Killion, A.S. education and outreach coordinator.

Killion was hoping to have Chico State host the next California Student Sustainability Coalition conference, which would bring together almost 500 student leaders from across the state,he said.

The money that has already been collected this semester will not be used until spring 2015, Smith said. Unused funds

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Kevin Killion, Associated Students coordinator was planning to get funding for a project from the sustainability fund which is currently suspended. from this semester will be added on top of funds collected next semester, giving students twice the amount of money to fund projects.

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POLICE

BLOTTER Sunday, 1:18 p.m.: Obscene calls, texts and emails. “Reporting party requesting options regarding non-threatening texts received from ex-boyfriend at least once per week. Ex-boyfriend is a Butte College student.”

Monday, 6:10 a.m.: Suspicious subject on Warner Street. “Responding party stated she saw two individuals with bolt cutters at the Whitney Hall bike racks. Responding party advised they were headed south on Warner toward the WREC.” Monday, 8:07 a.m.: Harassment at University Police Department. “Ongoing annoying phone calls on file between male non-student and female foreign student. No restraining order on file.”

Monday, 4:43 p.m.: Suspicious subject at University Village. “Responding party of a subject trying to unlock two bikes at once.

Now riding one, pushing one. Subject said to responding party, ‘These are my bikes.’ One female by herself, black Nirvana shirt and tan pants. Mountain bikes.”

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

Friday, 1:08 a.m.: Suspicious circumstance at Sutter Dining Hall.

“Resident Advisor said there appeared to be a small bag of cocaine by the door of Sutter Dining Hall.”

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Sunday, 12:32 a.m.: Suspicious circumstance at AMPM gas station on The Esplanade. “Responding party said female went into location and purchased alcohol.

Responding party said he overheard subjects say they had a test tomorrow at Chico High. That is how he knows they are minors. Subject supplied alcohol to group that was sitting in front of Jack In The Box.”

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Sunday, 5:29 p.m.: Harassment on Dayton Road. “Male living under the bridge at Dayton tracks keep harassing responding party. Responding party also thinks the group living under the bridge may be soliciting a female out. Responding party frequently hears a female screaming for help and then sees her with bruises all over and has been urinating on herself.”

Sunday, 6:08 p.m.: Fight at Bubbles Laundry. “Subjects in a fight in front of the business. Responding party believes it is gang related.”

Sunday, 9:04 p.m.: Suspicious subject at West Fifth Street. "Responding party was on a jog through the area, was approached by a subject in his forties, possibly a transient, who was trying to persuade responding party and other girls around to come hang out with him. Subject was very aggressive with responding party. Responding party was able to make it home but concerned for other females in the area."

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Students shouldn’t suffer for Blackboard’s faulty technology

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frustrating it can be to try and compensate for faulty technology.

The whole point of attending class in person is professor-to-student interaction. Students shouldn’t have to stand up and address their questions to the ceildon’t have to worry about getting invol- ing just so a hanging microphone can untarily shut out of Butte Hall, missing pick up their voice. a whole day’s lecture.

It’s easy to dismiss Blackboard ColThe comparison seems extreme, but laborate’s malfunctions as a product of that is basically the program’s inwhat happens for fancy. New techonline students any- Blackboard Collaborate needs to iron nology, new hictime a live feed cuts out its kinks now before more students cups: it’s all par out, audio is lost or for the course. are barred from the education that archives are wiped. they’ve already paid for.

But a student They’ve been robbed said in the inof a whole day’s terview (see A1) worth of lecture and discussion. that their online class experience last Furthermore, Blackboard Collabo- year was great, and that this year is a rate’s ineptitude isn’t only crippling dis- nightmare. tance students. Students and professors A rolling Blackboard blackout that on campus have complained about how cripples an entire nation of online stu-

ow that Blackboard Collaborate has been rendered completely dysfunctional, professors and distance students are bending over backwards to complete course requirements.

Getting dropped from video feeds, poor audio quality, and empty lecture archives have made Blackboard Collaborate more of a sinking ship than a well-oiled machine. Technology in the classroom is great when it serves students and professors; but in this case, it’s just crippling.

Blackboard Collaborate needs to iron out its kinks now before more students are barred from the education that they’ve paid for. And if that doesn’t sound feasible, then Chico State needs to reevaluate how they plan on offering online courses to distance students.

If a student chooses to skip a class and flush away their tuition’s worth, that’s their choice. But Chico State students

dents doesn’t seem like a routine hiccup.

Blackboard Collaborate is likely scrambling to fix whatever has their systems floating belly-up; but in the mean time, Chico State needs to consider their distance students’ education.

If Blackboard Collaborate’s shoddy software continues to come between students and their education, Chico State should drop the system altogether and find a new way to provide online education.

The unsigned Orion editorial is the collaborative opinion of the editorial board.

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Drugs, assault: The fault in our football stars Matt Murphy

Opinion Columnist I remember when I found out Matthew Perry was going through a pill addiction while on “Friends.”

I was shocked. I had been living under a veil of ignorance.

I thought it was a little strange when he gained all that weight halfway through the series. He had that “going through some stuff ” look, but I didn’t want to know, so I didn’t.

At the risk of beating a horse that’s been dead for weeks now, allow me to compare that with three letters: N-F-L. Every week a different player is in legal trouble or has committed a crime and is another week away from being in legal trouble.

As a lifelong 49ers and all-around football fan, it’s depressing. The game I love so much is tarnished to the point that I question my love for it.

I should have questioned it long ago. Alas, this is as much a confession as it is anything else: I too have lived with the wool pulled over my eyes all these years.

Players getting in trouble is not new.

Granted, “lifelong fan” for me means roughly 10 years. But when my dad was my age, Lawrence Taylor was going into New York Giants meetings drunk and sent prostitutes to opponents’ hotel rooms the night before games. He beat NFL drug tests by submitting the urine of his teammates.

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These are all things that the public found out after Taylor retired. The only reason we know now is because he told us in interviews and autobiographies.

They didn’t want to know, so they didn’t.

To view the league as it is now and lament its current state is naïve. Ray Rice is not the first NFL employee to commit

an act of domestic violence. He just did it in a time when maybe, just maybe, society cares more about what’s right than who’s playing.

Perhaps it’s a reflection on society that now we want to know and have the means to find out about what really happens in the league.

It’s comforting to know that while my beloved game may not be moving forward, perhaps the world around it is.

Matt Murphy can be reached at

opinion@theorion.com or @mattmurphy93 on Twitter.

Mission impossible: Graduating in 4 years Megan Mann

Opinion Columnist

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Whenever I think of graduating within four years, I feel like the lovechild of Indiana Jones and Tom Cruise from “Mission: Impossible.”

I’ve managed to fight my way through the massive and dangerous jungle that is the general education program at Chico State: scooting around the sinkholes of waitlisting, trying to avoid the snake that is the pathway program and attempting to dodge the poison-arrow traps of class availability.

And now, after making my way out of that jungle, I only have to face the impossible task of also fulfilling my major and minor requirements as student debt trails behind me like a gigantic, rolling boulder.

As I was aimlessly searching the Chico State website in between missions, I came across a page called “Aim 4 Four.” You can only imagine how shocked I was when I read that it was a campus-wide initiative for freshman to complete their degree within four years.

Sure, the Aim 4 Four initiative sounds like a great idea, but with huge waitlists and major requirements, this mission seems destined for failure.

Have no fear. This Orionite has a few gadgets up her sleeves to help make this goal a little more feasible: 1. I always make sure that I have a good team, aka advisers. I try to visit my major, minor and general education advisers once every semester. Remember, an agent is only as good as their team.

2. Have a Major Academic Plan. The MAP that was offered for my major was completely useless. Sure, it tells me that I need to go to the swamp for my A1 requirement, but it doesn’t account for sudden changes like a wild and rare major course appearing that may never be offered again.

So I made my own MAP that includes the exact courses I want to take and what requirements I need to fulfill in order to graduate.

Of course, these gadgets can be rendered completely useless if I can’t get into the classes I need. I’m not the only one out in the jungle sinking in quicksand and being stuck with poison arrows. Chico State needs to grab its snazzy hat and whip and make some policy changes that will help students to fulfill this goal that they are imposing on us.

After all, gadgets will only get you so far when the mission is already impossible.

Megan Mann can be reached at

opinioneditor@theorion.com or @meganisthemann on Twitter.

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New app feeds brains, bellies Veronica De La Cruz

Opinion Columnist

Earning points to go to class, now why didn’t someone think of this sooner?

The latest app “Pocket Points” has been a popular topic discussed in most of my classes, and with all of its benefits, I can definitely see what all the buzz is about.

“Pocket Points” detects the student’s location once they’re on campus. Then it’s up to the student to go to class, open the app and lock the phone to start earning points.

The longer the phone stays locked, the more points the student earns. It’s as simple as that.

Students then cash in their points for deals and discounts around town.

Points add up a lot faster when the number of people using the app increases, so go

Thumbs Thumbs up to commencement extending to three days. That’s one more day of parents stumbling into bars, reliving the glory days.

bug everyone in class to get the app for that free bagel and coffee.

With “Pocket Points,” professors might actually get students to engage with lectures and discussions rather than checking the latest Twitter topics and trends.

There’s nothing more annoying than when people use their phones in class. It’s not only disrespectful to professors, but also toward anyone who’s trying to pay attention and actually learn something.

Despite the fact that I find it ridiculous that it takes an app to get students paying attention in class, “Pocket Points” is actually a really good idea and has the potential to be successful.

Local downtown businesses will make more profit by advertising and giving their customers incentives to buy their products.

The businesses involved range from Riley’s to Trucker, where the business will either give percentage discounts or just plain give things out for free. Everyone wins.

With failing apps like “Tapingo” being introduced to Chico State, it’s nice to see that “Pocket Points” is already having positive reviews after just a few weeks.

And with rewards like two-for-one slices at Franky’s Pizzeria & Lounge or buy one, get two dollars off the second burrito from Serrano’s Mexican Grill, who wouldn’t want to join the fun?

Thumbs down to the administration needing an outside audit. Maybe a marriage counselor would be more prudent, given all the communication problems.

Thumbs up to the California DREAM loan program, letting undocumented students apply for loans.

Indebted students of all backgrounds can now join hands and sob in solidarity.

Thumbs down to the suspended sustainability fund for student projects.

Campus clubs may be going green, but they won’t be getting it.

Veronica De La Cruz can be reached at

opinioneditor@theorion.com or @Veronica_dlc on Twitter.

Talking Points

MORE ON B6 AND THEORION.COM/FEATURES Check out a Q&A with the creators of “Pocket Points.”

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Women: More than mothers, sisters, wives Photo courtesy of Neon Tommy via Wikimedia

Governor Jerry Brown just signed a bill that outlaws the “gay panic” defense, which allowed murder charges to be reduced out of fear of someone’s gender and sexuality. The fact that gay and transgender people are no longer considered icky enough to justify murder shows some real progress for our society.

Alyssa Dunning

Opinion Columnist Emma Watson’s speech to the United Nations about the HeForShe Campaign was beautiful.

She invited men to become feminists and made great points about how feminism supports gender equality, women’s and men’s issues.

When she calls for men to join the action, however, she mentions that their mothers, sisters and daughters deserve to live in an equal world.

While making a situation relatable helps get the point across, too often women’s issues are only important when posed to our relationship to men.

Nothing irks me more than when people use this excuse to support or defend feminism.

Lately, sexual assault awareness and prevention has been a big topic on campus.

This is great, but it still seems that men in the public eye have an issue with not seeing women as independent beings.

And on a national scale, too many male celebrities or athletes have tried to be supportive of women’s issues but still talk as though we are not human or equal to men.

Even in the White House’s “1 is 2 Many” campaign, they mention that women who get raped are daughters, sisters and friends. Not only is this avoiding the issue that men are also sexually assaulted, it trivializes the issue of assault in entirety.

Rape victims should matter because rape is wrong, not because the woman has some

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relation to a man.

Even in an article by the Huffington Post commending 25 male celebrities speaking out for women’s rights, there are some men who can’t step away from the mother, sister, wife idea. In the year 2014, do we really need to justify our support of gender equality?

The weirdest part is, as a feminist, I care about all gender issues and would never care about a “male issue” solely because of their relation to women. It would be

strange if I had to convince women to care about the lack of paternity leave by using the fact that they have fathers and brothers.

My rights shouldn’t be important because I am someone’s wife or daughter; that is insulting. My rights should be important because I am a fellow human being.

Alyssa Dunning can be reached at

opinioneditor@theorion.com or @Alyssadunning3 on Twitter.

Comments of the week

Letter to the Editor

Students should keep pushing for divestment Dr. Mark Stemen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning. His letter to the editor is in response to the students’ call for Chico State to divest in fossil fuels.

Above the doors of Kendall hall reads the motto, “Today Decides Tomorrow,” and nowhere is that more true than with the issue of climate change.

Two months ago was the hottest August on record and the 352nd consecutive month that average global temperatures have been above the historic average. In other words, if you are under 28 years of age, you have never known a normal global climate.

80 percent of the students voting in last year’s A.S. election called on the University Foundation to “immediately cease all new investments in the largest 200 fossil fuel companies, and to fully divest all of their holdings from these companies

Last Thursday’s fallen tree brings students’ safety into question. Pa Houa Lor was killed by a fallen branch last semester, and it’s clear that the campus hasn’t been made safe since her death.

It’s a tall order, but Chico State needs to inspect all trees on campus. If it had been an hour later, that tree might have taken several students down with the bridge.

within the next four years.” fossil fuel industry will need to leave 4/5 50 faculty signed a letter of support. of their known reserves in the ground, The University Foundation Board of Di- severely reducing the value of their rectors is meeting this month and divest- stock. ment is on the agenda.

The University’s own strategic priority Unfortunately, the University is practic- says “that each generation owes someing its usual stalling tactics, hoping the thing to those that follow.” Encourage the students graduate and Foundation Board forget. The Board did to follow President not discuss divestment Zingg’s nationally In other words, if you are under at their May meeting recognized commit28 years of age, you have never because staff said the ment to combating known a normal global climate. students submitted climate change and their request too late. vote now to divest Now staff are telling from fossil fuels. It the students they did not formally ask for is this generation’s tomorrow, and they a vote on divesting. want a decision today.

Students and faculty are calling on the Board to divest from fossil fuels because Sincerely, they are also an increasingly risky investment for the University. Scientists Dr. Mark Stemen claim that to keep global warming to a Department of Geography and Planning relatively safe two-degree increase, the

In response to the news article, “Fallen tree destroys Gus Manolis Bridge” by David McVicker: “This tree would have killed or injured many if students were on campus. Shame on Chico State for allowing this sort of negligence! We pay too much to be this unsafe.”

-Britt Moritz on theorion.com

In response to the news article “Commencement to span three days” by Jovanna Garcia: “Good grief, intoxicated families at graduation? Why are they allowed to remain for the ceremonies? ”

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Women’s Soccer: Brianna Furner is saving her way into Chico State record books. B3 Theorion.com/sports | Wednesday oct. 1, 2014 | Vol. 73, Issue 6 |

Basketball

International

’cats

Photo courtesy of Amir Carraway

Photo courtesy of Sean Park

Former Chico State basketball players Sean Park, left, and Amir Carraway, right, have found new teams in England and Germany, respectively.

Former Wildcats find teams abroad Angelo Boscacci

Staff Writer

Transitioning from team to team can be tough, and even tougher when your new team is in another country.

Amir Carraway and former teammate Sean Park underwent a life transition after both played and saw success as Chico State basketball players. Now the alumni have taken their game to the international level.

Park signed on to play in the British Basketball League, while Carraway took his talents to Germany.

“The toughest transition for me thus far playing overseas has been getting used to the different style of play that is the International Basketball Federation,” Park said. “In FIBA play, there is only a 24-second shot clock, and when your team gets an offensive rebound, the shot clock only resets to 14 seconds.”

Park, who averaged 12.6 points per game for the ‘Cats last season, plays for the Worcester Wolves out of the British Basketball League. He is a British passport holder because his mom was born in England.

“I emailed the director of the BBL and sent him some game film and highlight tape,” Park said. “Because I am a British

passport holder, there were various teams interested in employing me for the season.”

Park used the passport to his advantage, finding a loophole to attract more teams.

“Each team is only allowed a certain number of import players and because I am technically a British citizen, I don’t count against the import number,” he said.

Unlike Park, Carraway had to find a different avenue to continue his basketball career.

“I took about a month off to rest and find the best agent to represent me,” Carraway said. “I had offers to play in Argentina, Columbia and a couple of opportunities in Europe.”

Carraway, who averaged 13.4 points per game during the 2013-14 season, ultimately brought his game to Germany to play for SC Rasta Vechta. It is a German Pro A team, the second-highest professional league.

“My agent and I felt this would be the best opportunity for me to showcase my skills while helping our team move up to the top division in Germany, the Beko BBL,” Carraway said.

Greg Clink, Chico State’s men’s basketball head coach, said the two will fit in nicely overseas.

“The reason both of them have these opportunities is be-

cause they worked so hard at developing themselves,” Clink said. “They were guys who worked extremely hard in practice but did a lot of their own work on a year-round basis.”

Carraway said he credits Clink for getting him ready to play at the next level.

“Coach Clink always asks us to bring intensity and defense each and every day,” Carraway said. “Offensively, we got a lot of shots every day and played a lot off the ball during pick-androll situations, which has helped a lot over here.”

Park said the culture of Chico State basketball is centered around individual development and that’s what has gotten him ready for the next level.

“I got in the gym and worked on my game for countless hours and that doesn’t include times we spent as a team in the gym,” Park said. “Also, the coaches were dedicated to our development as well. I have to give a shoutout to coach Justin Blake for rebounding for me almost every day during my senior season.”

Angelo Boscacci can be reached at

sportseditor@theorion.com or @boscacci6 on Twitter.

Rowing

Varsity, novice athletes finds seats on new club crew Samuel Wolfson

Staff Writer

The Chico State Rowing Club is back for its fifth season. This year, though, the club is bigger than ever.

Many varsity rowers are returning from last year, but with the majority graduating this spring, it had to recruit to find replacements. Thirty novice rowers tried out.

“This is our biggest recruiting year ever and it’s really exciting,” said Karl Pfeifer, the team’s new co-president. “The whole team is very motivated to do really well.”

Pfeifer became interested in rowing during summer orientation with Nathan Sandoval, the club’s current novice coach and last year’s president, he said.

Pfeifer was looking for something challenging and wanted to really get involved with a team sport, he said. Teammates have to know each other’s strengths and weaknesses and always look out for each other to make sure they do not drag down the boat.

David Lyon, the club’s current public relations manager, said that rowing requires a totally different motion than most people are used to. He joined after seeing a student crew.

“I was looking for something to do with my free time and I kind of stumbled upon it,” said Lyon, who won silver in pairs out of 16 schools last year at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships.

Most people start rowing once they get

into college due to the fact that most public school can’t provide for the sport.

“It is a slow start because you are learning a new motion,” said Michael Campbell, team captain of the rowing team. “It is not like running or throwing where you are familiar with that motion your entire life.”

There is a large workload associated with the sport, he said.

“You work all season for maybe one or two races at the end of the season which could be eight minutes each,” Campbell said.

Fall season consists of three 5K races, but spring season is when the club really aims to maximize efficiency, Pfeiffer said.

The spring season only consists of 2K races and includes the club’s biggest race of the year: a Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association race in Sacramento, which is where Lyon and Daniel Neufeld got their silver medal last season.

With many freshman novices, the future looks reassuring for the club.

“The new flock of novice men and women are super motivated, which is promising for spring and the future of the team,” Lyon said.

The club will begin another season with head coach Colleen Milligan, an ex-coxswain, who is the person who steers the boat. She is currently a forensic anthropology professor at Chico State. She has been coaching since the club began five years ago.

The club has been attempting to become

Photo courtesy David Lyon

David Lyon, the club’s public relations manager, during a rowing session. a school-sanctioned sport because it is coed and has been doing most of its funding on its own. It has been allowed to use the Feather River Rowing Club’s equipment and boathouse.

Last year the club did not have lights, so early morning and late night practices were lit with lanterns so members would not crash into the docks, Lyon said.

Although the club has come a long way

in the past five years, Pfeifer said he is excited for the season and the future.

“This is a growing year for us with all the new novice,” Pfeifer said. “We see so much potential and we are excited for that.”

Samuel Wolfson can be reached at

sportseditor@theorion.com or @theorion_sports on Twitter.

B2 | Wednesday, oct. 1, 2014 | Theorion.com/sports

Wildcat Week of the

Lindsay Quigley

Quigley, a senior on the Chico State volleyball team, has been a strong player in the Wildcat offense this year with 112 kills in 10 games so far. Most recently, Quigley delivered nine and 12 kills, respectively, in a pair of losses over the weekend.

LINDSAY QUIGLEY

Sport: Volleyball Position: Mid-hitter

Volleyball player

Stat ’Cat

Class: Senior Major: Chemistry and biochemistry

The Orion file photo

Lindsay Quigley, middle, sets up for a return in a set earlier last season.

In Case You Missed It Men’s Soccer

361

WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

0-2

(Men’s Cross-Country)

The 41st Stanford Invitational had a field of 361 runners. Five Wildcats finished in the top 10.

After going undefeated in its first six games of the season, the Chico State men’s soccer team fell twice in a row over the weekend. The Wildcats fell 1-0 to Cal State Dominguez Hills on Friday and fell 1-0 again to Cal State L.A. on Sunday. Friday’s loss came by way of a goal in the 85th minute of play, while Sunday’s game winner came with five minutes left in regulation. Chico State (5-21, 0-2 California Collegiate Athletic Association) will try to rebound with a home game against Cal Poly Pomona on Friday.

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(Women’s Volleyball) John Domogma/The Orion

Torey Thompson racked up 45 assists and 20 digs in Chico State’s loss to Humboldt State.

Michael Janjigian deflects an opposing shot in a game earlier in the season for Chico State.

31 (Men’s Soccer)

31 fouls were called in Chico State’s loss to Cal State Dominguez Hills over the weekend.

5th (Women’s Cross-Country)

Women’s Soccer

Volleyball

WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

Men’s Golf WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

1-1

0-2

2nd

The Chico State women’s soccer team split a pair of road games over the weekend, beating Cal State Dominguez Hills 2-0 on Friday before falling to Cal State L.A. 2-1 on Sunday.

During Friday’s game, Lindsey Dias scored in the 12th minute to put Chico State (4-3-1, 1-1 California Collegiate Athletic Associaiton) ahead, and Cassi Scroggins made her first collegiate goal to add to the lead. Scroggins added her second collegiate goal in the 85th minute on Sunday, but it wasn’t enough for the Wildcats. Chico State will look to get back in the win column with a home game against Cal Poly Pomona Friday at 7 p.m.

The Chico State volleyball team dropped a pair of games this past weekend, falling to Cal State San Bernardino 3-0 on Thursday and 3-1 to Humboldt State on Saturday.

Against San Bernardino, Chico State fell behind early in both of the first two sets.

Even though the ’Cats played to six different score ties in the third set, they couldn’t find the win column. That changed as they took the first set 29-27 on Saturday, but Humboldt battled back with three straight wins. Torey Thompson had 45 assists and 20 digs, while Emily Duran had 19 digs in the loss for Chico State (5-5, 3-3 California Collegiate Athletic Association).

The Chico State men’s golf team opened its season in second place after the first day of the Western New Mexico University Fall Intercollegiate. All-American Justin Wiles finished the day in a three-way tie for first at 5-under par, while fellow All-American Alistair Docherty finished in a four-way tie for fourth 4-under pair. Lee Gearhart overcome a rough start to finish the day 2-over par, while true freshman David Na shot a 5-over par for the day. Chico State wrapped up the tournament Tuesday, but results were not ready by press time. For full results, visit theorion.com/sports.

The Chico State women’s cross-country team ranked fifth in the nation heading into the season.

-Compiled by Nick Woodard MORE ON THEORION.COM/SPORTS Follow along online for the latest results. For live updates, follow along on Twitter @theorion_sports.

STANDINGS MEN’S SOCCER

Upcoming Games CCAA

Overall

MEN’S SOCCER

1. Cal Poly Pomona

2-0

7-0-1

Friday, Oct. 3

2. Humboldt State

1-0

5-1-1

4:30 P.M.

3. Sonoma State

0-0

4-0-1

4. Cal State Dominguez Hills

1-0

3-4-1

1-0-1

5-1-2

6. Cal State L.A.

1-1

5-2

7. UC San Diego

1-1

6-3

0-0-1

2-3-2

0-1

4-1

0-1

1-3-2

0-2

3-4-1

CCAA

Overall

5. San Francisco State

8. Cal State Stanislaus 9. Cal State San Bernardino 10. Cal State Monterey Bay

11. Chico State

WOMEN’S SOCCER 1. Cal State San Bernardino

2-0

9-0

2. Sonoma State

2-0

9-0

3. Cal State L.A.

1-0

6-1-1

4. Chico State

1-0

4-2-1

5. Cal State Stanislaus

1-1

8-1

6. Cal Poly Pomona

1-1

6-2

7. Humboldt State

1-1

6-2

8. Cal State Monterey Bay

1-1

4-3

9. San Francisco State

0-1

5-2

0-1

3-3-2

10. Cal Sate East Bay

VS. Cal Poly Pomona

WOMEN’S SOCCER

Friday, Oct. 3 7P.M.

VS. Cal Poly Pomona

Theorion.com/sports | Wednesday, oct. 1, 2014 | B3

Women’s Soccer

Goalie saving her place in history Chance Keenan

Asst. Sports Editor Women’s soccer coach Kim Sutton said that to be a goalie, one needs to have a large voice, be a strong leader and have a biggerthan-life personality "It's like a whole different sport, because it's the only person that uses their hands, plus they are stopping shots that are being rocketed at them," Sutton said. "I mean, I don't want to be in there."

Senior Brianna Furner is one of these people and is back in the goal this year for her fourth season as a starter. She is also moving up the record books of the Chico State women's soccer program, moving to second place in career shutouts with 21.

Furner was a backup goalie for much of her youth, playing exclusively center back until seventh grade when she made the switch.

"I changed to goalie pretty late in the game," Furner said. "I went to Bob, my trainer, and he said, 'Yeah I see potential in you,' and I said, 'All right, I'll try it out.'"

After being a four-year starter for her high school in San Marcos, she has started every year as a Wildcat. In 2011, Furner's first year, the women's soccer team made it to the final four of the NCAA tournament.

"Being a part of the final four my first season, it definitely created a passion and understanding of what this program is all about," Furner said. "And it’s really transferred over to this year as I have kept those beliefs in my mind over the past few years."

Fellow senior defender Halima Abdelshife said that having her best friend playing behind her helps keep her focused.

"She is one of the people that can snap me out of it as I get frustrated, or if I am not

John Domogma/The Orion

Senior goalie Brianna Furner prepares for an oncoming shot. Furner took over second place in career shut outs with 21. having my best game," Abdelshife said. "She can always find something to say that gets me going and is one of the people that I look to to keep me going."

Having the same starting goalie for four years is quite a perk for a college team.

Sutton said Furner has been rock solid since she started as a Wildcat.

"We really just knew she had the skills, the tools and the personality to own that position as a first-year," Sutton said.

The coach and players said they are very goal-oriented.

"We try to remind the team to accomplish your individual goals, and don't forget the overall goal of making the national tournament," Abdelshife said. "And giving everything you have, because in reality, it's only a couple months of your life but it's the most memorable time as an athlete."

Furner said she has people come up to her asking about the records, but she has no

idea where she stands and that she is only trying her best. She is her hardest critic and she is always striving to get better.

"I never go into a season being happy about the last season," Furner said. "I always want to improve and keep working harder. Never settle."

Chance Keenan can be reached at

sportseditor@theorion.com or @chancelikelance on Twitter.

Women’s Soccer

Junior forward leading the pack offensively

get there.”

Roberts has scored twice while also Staff Writer earning an assist for Chico State.

Before every game, Nicole Roberts walks “She came in extremely fit this preseainto the locker room with a boom box in son ready to go,” said senior midfielder hand to help fire up the women’s soccer Megan Tabler. “Her work ethic and drive team and bring tempo to the field. to score goals this year is clearly evident.”

“It’s fun Roberts’ to have our biggest memIt’s hard coming from high school pregame ory came in dance party,” the Wildcats where you play every game. Out Roberts said. fourth game, here you have to really earn your “It pumps us when she spot. up.” found the Roberts and back of the Nicole Roberts, junior soccer player her boom box net two times, have helped though one of the Chico the goals was State women’s soccer team get off to a 4-2-1 taken back because it was an own goal. start to the season.

“It was my second goal here and it came The ‘Cats are planning to finish out the off of a header,” Roberts said. “Those are season strong, and Roberts, a junior formy biggest thrills.” ward, has her eyes set on going all the way The team has a crafty lineup at the forto the final four, she said. ward positions, she said.

“We have really good team chemistry Tabler, having lots of experience at this year,” Roberts said. “We think we will the college level, said she knows what to Ryan Grady

expect from others on the team. ready to play as well.

“To continue to be successful this sea“If it weren’t for Nicole, I wouldn’t have son, we are going to need to put the ball in passed my fitness test this year,” Koos said. the back of the net and not miss oppor“She texted me every night before the tests tunities,” Tabler said. “Our with something encouraging. conference is tough, so up top She literally pushed me on my we are focusing on effort, grit back to cross the finish line.” and movement.”

Roberts said she has put in Tabler dished out the pass to the time over the years to get to Roberts for the second goal of where she is now. her career.

“It’s been a journey,” Roberts “Our teammates are so good said. “It’s hard coming from at setting us up,” Roberts said. high school where you play “It helps because I’m good at every game. Out here you have turning and shooting quick.” to really earn your spot.”

NICOLE Roberts’ hard work and moRoberts’ journey started at ROBERTS tivation are rubbing off on the age 5. Going to her older sister’s Junior soccer player rest of the team. games started a passion for the “She is always positive and sport. encouraging other teammates,” said soph“I just fell in love with the game,” Robomore defender Danica Koos. “She is a erts said. “And now I have been playing for leader on the field with her loud voice, her 15 years.” efforts to invest in the program and by the way she plays.”

Ryan Grady can be reached at Roberts made sure that not only was sportseditor@theorion.com or she ready to play, but her teammates were @ryangrady23 on Twitter.

Wildcat Watch

Golf alumnus swinging towards professional tour That title was one of several that Souza claimed over the summer. He is attempting Staff Writer to live out his dream of earning his PGA Kyle Souza looked 489 yards ahead from Tour card so he can compete against the best the tee box at the Northern California Open golfers on the biggest golf tour in the world, Championship. Already having posted three week in and week out.

18-hole rounds in the 60s, the Chico State Starting at the California State Open alumnus stood qualifier on the tee June 17 and 20-under-par, finishing with He really learned how to win tied for the the Northern consistently after he figured out lead of the proCalifornia how to use his emotions. fessional title Open Chamwith UC Davis pionship T.L. Brown, men’s golf coach alumnus Matt September 10, Hansen.

Souza entered “I striped in eight a drive down the middle, then cut a 3-wood different tournaments and finished no worse onto the green about 30 feet from the hole,” than tied for second in any.

Souza said. “It was a pretty straightforward Souza was introduced to golf by his putt: uphill with not much break and I hit it father at the age of 7 and began entering on a great line and it dropped. Hansen actutournaments when he was 8. He won every ally had a shorter eagle putt than I did but tournament he entered that year. he was coming downhill with a lot of break After attending Livermore High School and missed the putt.” and leading their golf team, Souza played at Kevin Lucena

Chico State in the fall of 2008 as a member of men’s golf Coach T.L. Brown’s first recruiting class.

“One day he painted his ball black with a magic marker until he lost it in the leaves in the fairway at the end of the front nine… then he shot a 32 on the back nine to still qualify,” Brown said. “He really learned how to win consistently after he figured out how to use his emotions to his advantage on the course.”

In 2011, Souza was part of the Chico State team that won the stroke play portion and reached the final round of the team match play portion of the NCAA Division II championship in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Souza won the Arnold Palmer Award, which is presented annually to the individual national champion, after defeating Daniel Young of Lynn University on the third playoff hole.

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Mountain Biking

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Chico State downhill mountain bike rider, Ariana Altier, heads down a trail. Altier is one of four club riders with aspirations to reach the national level.

’Cats riding for shot at national title Lars Gustafson

Staff Writer

The Chico State Cycling Team is stacked to make a full-speed run on 2014’s trail to the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Banner Elk, North Carolina. 200 semiprofessional competitors from all over the United States will be competing at the event.

Chico State’s team will be competing in events at places ranging from Reno, Nevada all the way down to San Luis Obispo on the road to the national championship.

Bobby Zidek, Matt Sleutjes, Ariana Altier and Will Rolewicz will be representing Chico State in the Class-A bracket, or the semiprofessional level, at nationals this year in Banner Elk. The four will be racing downhill at nationals this year and Zidek, the club’s president, will be competing for the omnium category. Here’s a look at the club’s top riders.

-Bobby Zidek: Zidek has been hard at work this offseason to get ready for the national championship. The omnium category is for the riders who compete in every event at nationals and score the highest amount of points across the board. Zidek has consistently notched second and third place finishes as a semiprofessional across California. At last year’s national championship, Zidek was a runner-up for the omnium category and is pushing to do better this year.

Zidek said he is working to be one of the best all-around mountain bikers this year at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Banner Elk. -Matt Sleutjes: The vice president of the club has been competing in downhill, trail and cross-country mountain biking for six years and has been preparing all summer for nationals. Sleutjes went with multiple team members to practice in Whistler, Canada at the Whistler Mountain Bike Park to practice for this year’s championship run.

“The rush of adrenaline going down, that gnarly factor when you don’t know if you’re going to come out of it, it feels great,” Sleutjes said.

-Ariana Altier: Altier recently competed in the Fresno State Mountain Bike Race Weekend Sept. 20-21 at Lakeshore and took first place in both of the events she entered: Super D and downhill. Super D is a mixture of cross-country and downhill racing. In 2012, Altier took first place for downhill racing in Class-B at the USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike National Championships in Angel Fire, New Mexico. She was bumped to the semiprofessional racing class.

Zidek said that Altier’s skill set makes it impressive to watch her ride.

Altier said she has been honing her skills in Santa Cruz all summer to win back-to-back women’s downhill national championships.

-Will Rolewicz: Rolewicz, a sophomore transfer student and team rider, has only gotten better since his move from Woodland Community College. Rolewicz started in the lowest racing class, but during his first year as a Wildcat racer, he advanced to the semiprofessional level. Rolewicz has placed in the top 10 consistently since he advanced to the semiprofessional level.

In regard to preparation for nationals this offseason, he referenced the training he’s put in all summer.

“I’ve been training all summer at North Star,” Rolewicz said. “I have been focusing my goals towards nationals and am getting faster. I feel confident this year.”

Lars Gustafson can be reached at

sportseditor@theorion.com or @larsonsports on Twitter.

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Chico State downhill mountain bike rider, Will Rolewicz, makes his way down a trail during a ride.

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From left, Ben Johnson, Anthony Tran, Luke Short, Garrett Ong, and Matt Sleutjes, before they hit the trails.

Where they’ve been:

• 2012 Collegiate National Championships, New Mexico.

• Whistler Mountain Bike Park

Where they’re headed:

Photo Courtesy Ariana Altier

Chico State downhill mountain bike rider, Ariana Altier, angles through a trail.

She competed in the Fresno State Mountain Bike Race Weekend.

• 2014 College National Championships, Banner Elk, North Carolina

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Light

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The Out of the Darkness fundraiser and walk brought consciousness to suicide prevention Taylor Sinclair

Staff Writer

“His name was Dustin and he was the funniest, happiest person I had met,” said Ariel Ellis, a psychology graduate student. Ellis lost her friend to suicide in high school. She paid tribute to him alongside many who suffered from losing someone to suicide.

Chico City Plaza swarmed with friends and family Saturday as they prepared to march through downtown for the 5th annual Out of the Darkness Walk, dedicated to lives lost to suicide.

Not only was the walk an interactive event, it was also a fundraiser for the

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Robyn Engel, who lost her brother and ex-husband to suicide, has been the walk’s coordinating chair for the past seven years and shared why she loves the annual walk and what it personally means to her.

“They’ve given me strength and courage to find my own strength and courage to be in this leadership position,” Engel said.

At the walk, there was a remembering tree where walkers could hang a leaf with a name of a lost loved one on the tree.

Rebecca Banuelos, a senior commu-

nication sciences and disorders major, continued to grow each year. whose cousin’s girlfriend committed “People are talking now, they are suicide talking over the about mental summer, illness and The importance of this walk is just hung a depression letting people know that they are leaf. and suicide,” loved and never alone.

“The imEngel said. portance “There’s of this such a great Rebecca Banuelos, senior commmunication walk is need which sciences and disorders major just letting is tragic but people on the other know hand, we are that they are loved and never alone,” coming together as a community to fight Banuelos said. “You want to let people which is a wonderful and a beautiful know that there are people that care and thing.” support them.”

With 247 participants at this year’s Taylor Sinclair can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or walk, $8,527 was raised, shy of the $15,000 goal. The fundraiser goal is raised every @TaySinclair17 on Twitter. year and the number of participants has

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Rebecca Banuelos, a senior communication sciences and disorders major, attended the walk and made a leaf to remember her loved one.

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Ariel Ellis, a psychology graduate student, commemorates her friend Dustin at the remembrance tree during the event.

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Q&A

App helps students focus in classes

Michaela Sundholm

Staff Writer

Mitch Gardner, a senior business marketing major, and Rob Richardson, a junior computer science major, saw themselves and others having a hard time staying off their smartphones in class. They created “Pocket Points,” an application to try to fix the problem.

The Orion: So what exactly is the app?

Richardson: Basically it rewards you for not using your phone in class. As soon as you start the app in class and lock your phone, you start earning points. You earn points until you unlock your phone.

teachers and they were going to give out extra credit. We were flirting with a bunch of different ideas, then we just had to make a decision and go 100 miles an hour that direction.

The Orion: It seems like people are going to try to cheat their way to more points. How have you guys made it so that won’t happen?

Gardner: Well it only works on campus.

At first the library wasn’t even included but we got a lot of people saying they want the library included so they can stay off their phones while studying.

Richardson: We thought about cheating a lot. One of the main things was that we didn’t want businesses to give out deals to people who are sitting on their couch doing nothing. The first thing we worked on was making sure the businesses wouldn’t get cheated.

The Orion: What inspired the app?

Richardson: I was sitting in class last year. I was in a kind of boring class, not paying attention really. I was on my phone and was just thinking there are incentives for all The Orion: these social What are the media apps. rewards like?

We are entrepreneurs and we are There is Gardner: We always trying to find a problem and incentive for wanted to make come up with a solution, and that is games, but sure that with what we did with ‘Pocket Points.’ what about the app, you incentives weren’t just for just getting average Mitch Gardner, senior business marking major paying coupons. We attention? wanted to get As soon as I thought of that I went to legit incentives for students. At Pita Pit, Mitch. you get a buy one get one free, or at Crazy Gardner: When he first told me I was Jane’s you get a free pizza. We don’t even like, oh yeah, that’s sick. I went out that call them coupons, we call them gifts. night, and when I got home I was lying in Richardson: We didn’t want the gifts bed and I literally could not stop thinking to have coupon connotations. A coupon is about it. I texted Rob at one in the something that your mom cuts out of the morning and said, dude, we got to make newspaper and uses. We try to make them this happen. more than just a 5 to 10 percent discount.

Originally the app was going to be for Gardner: That is what the businesses

Photograph courtesy of Nic Jericho Negri

Mitch Gardner, left, and Rob Richardson explain that the name was going to be “Heads Up,” but a friend thought of the name they chose, “Pocket Points.” liked the most, that they can appeal to the college age market through our app.

The companies can change their coupons through a portal whenever they want.

They can also see statistics on how many people are on and using it that day and they can control how many gifts they put out at a time.

The Orion: What do you guys have to say about the criticism that this app is just bribing kids to pay attention in class?

Richardson: We have heard that criticism a lot. Older people we have talked to are like, well, shouldn’t they be off their phone in the first place? Why

Events

Campus celebrates Hispanic culture Michaela Sundholm

Staff Writer

Aug. 23 to Oct. 15 marks Chico State’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, giving a fast-growing demographic at Chico State a chance to honor their culture.

Sarahy Barcenas, a freshman biochemistry major, was one of the students in attendance for the showing. For her, Hispanic Heritage Month is a chance to take a look at her culture.

“It means being proud of where I came from, and seeing where my culture has been and where it is now,” she said.

The film “Harvest of Shame” was one of the events that was part of the celebration.

The film, which was made in the ’60s, focuses on the conditions of migrant workers across the U.S. Susan Green, associate professor of Chicano studies and history, facilitated the event.

She hoped that the event would better students’ understanding of migrant fami-

lies and their conditions, she said.

“I wanted to show this particular film in relation to the book in common, ‘The Distance Between Us,’ because it deals with the issue of migration,” Green said.

“I think the film provides a context for the book.”

The process of looking at migrant workers has been going on for a long time, she said. The film has a very heavy tone of advocacy through showing how dehumanized these people are. She hopes students will walk away from the film with a new view on the life of migrant families in the U.S. “One of the things that students will see is that things have not changed that much over the last 54 years, that working conditions and the wages haven’t improved that much,” Green said. “A lot of the things that people were concerned about in 1960 haven’t changed.”

The monthlong event is sponsored by Chico State President Paul Zingg’s office, Green said.

“This is the first time in a long time that

the president has sponsored a Chicano studies series,” Green said in her opening talk for the film.

When Green started working at Chico State in 1999, the Hispanic population was 8 to 9 percent. This year, the incoming class was 39 percent Hispanic, with the total Chico State population at 25 percent Hispanic. This means a lot of progress for Chico State’s goal of diversity.

“It really is night and day,” said Green.

“Today every fourth student on campus is Latino. That is a really big deal.”

The 25 percent means that Chico State is a Hispanic serving institution, which means the campus has been able to achieve and maintain a 25 percent Hispanic student body.

“We are moving in that direction and it is really exciting. We have always thought it was possible,” Green said.

should you give them something for it? We say, yes, they should be off their phones anyway, but they are not. People who have a problem staying off their phone can use our app. We are the only app in the world that encourages you to be off your phone.

Gardner: We have even had some parents tell us that they want this for their office. We are entrepreneurs and we are always trying to find a problem and come up with a solution, and that is what we did with “Pocket Points.”

Michaela Sundholm can be reached at

featureseditor@theorion.com or @Michaela_Sun on Twitter.

Humans of Chico State

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Q: What is your favorite memory so far this semester?

A: My favorite memory is sitting in the grove and just zoning out honestly. I went to a community college before this and the annoying people at a community city college is absolutely devastating and just horrid to be around. But once I found that nice, quiet study area, I was at blissful peace.

Q: So you just like to sit there and think?

A: Sit there, think, study, read and not have to worry about idiots coming up to you and asking you for a lighter or a cigarette.

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The O-Face: Tolls and triumphs of long distance relationships

Stephanie Schmieding

Staff Writer

If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone say, “long-distance relationships don’t work,” I would be buying out all of the Costco pizzas I could get my hands on.

I’m calling BS. I’ve been in a long-distance relationship for about one year now and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.

Sometimes when I tell people, they look at me as if I’ve just shape-shifted into

Annie Reed from “Sleepless in Seattle.”

I don’t spend all of my time sitting in a dark corner of a room with a lit candle writing love letters. I certainly don’t mope around and complain all the time about our geographical distance from each other. I was never really good at that class anyway.

The truth is, we are just like any other couple. It really doesn’t matter how far away you are from your significant other.

When apart, communication is key and as long as that is maintained, long-distance relationships are a lot easier than most think.

I’m not going to lie, there will be rough times. Beyond just the obvious fact that you can’t see your significant other as much as you’d like, it does take a toll emotionally.

I’ve become more into my phone than I used to be, and sometimes when I see other couples together in public, I resist the urge to scowl.

Knowing this, I have decided the struggles that come with a long-distance relationship are well worth it. It’s not always going to be easy, but here is why it works for me: • When I see my boyfriend after a long period of time, I can’t seem to wipe that goofy smile off of my face. Even after one year, he still gives me butterflies.

• Being away from each other allows us to focus on school and other relationships we have with friends and family.

• Even when we’re apart, there’s always ways to keep that fire burning.

Putting a sexy spin on regular forms of communication, like texting, Snapchat and FaceTime, has been a great way to keep the spark alive.

• There is always something to look forward to whether it’s the next time you’re going to see them, or even that simple text or phone call.

These types of relationships do work.

Remember to keep that communication strong, always spice things up and don’t let that evil little monster named distance win.

I love my boyfriend, and 209.8 miles isn’t going to change that.

Stephanie Schmieding can be reached at

sexcolumnist@theorion.com or @stephbottt on Twitter.

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Dear Misguided on piano vs. guitar Jeffrey Fox

Staff Writer

The Orion chatted with the local alternative rockers after their A.S. Productions “Nooner” performance Sept. 24 about picking their band name from the dictionary, being inspired by Guns N’ Roses and ditching piano for guitar.

The Orion: So what’s the story behind the name Dear Misguided?

David Hollenbeck, lead singer and guitarist: It was mostly that our other one was bad and we had to change it.

Austin Smith, bassist: I think we just pulled out a dictionary, didn’t we?

Hollenbeck: Yeah, we did.

Smith: We just pulled out a dictionary and picked two words.

Nolan Wagoner, drummer: We knew we wanted the “Dear” part, but weren’t sure.

“Dear” what? So that’s when the dictionary came into it.

Hollenbeck: Yeah it started out as Dear Maria (laughs).

The Orion: How did you get involved with music?

Jack Wittich, lead guitarist: My parents made me take piano when I was like six and I was like, “OK, this is whatever.”

Then I had an older cousin and a babysitter who would bring over their guitars and they would hang out and play and I thought it was so cool. So that got me messing around on my dad’s old acoustic.

For my 10th birthday, my parents got me Guns N’ Roses’ “Greatest Hits” and my first guitar and I said, “Man I don’t wanna play AUSTIN piano anymore; SMITH guitar is where Bassist it’s at.” So guitar has been my main instrument ever since.

Smith: Mine is almost the same story, minus the Guns N’ Roses. I started playing piano because of my parents and I was like, “This sucks. I hate practicing.” So I quit, took up saxophone and did band for awhile and then picked up bass.

Wagoner: For me, I was like, not really into music ever, but I just played the recorder in elementary school and I was just so passionate about it (laughs). No, in reality, I think it was sophomore year of high school. I told my dad that I wanted to do something new and that I wanted to pick up drums, and he was like, “OK, I will buy you a set if you’re actually gonna practice.”

I really have no musical background other than the drumming.

The Orion: How do you write your music?

Wittich: (David) would come over to my house with his acoustic stuff and he would play them for me and we would jam on them for awhile and kind of work out the guitar’s parts.

Hollenbeck: It’s kind of changed. It started out with me writing really bad lyrics and then we would play to it. Eventually, we started writing music first and tried that for a little bit. We had a different guitar player then and a lot of the stuff I was writing then was acoustic. When we changed guitar players and our style became more punk, the lyrics didn’t go with it anymore.

The Orion: Who or what influences you?

Wittich: I’m mostly influenced by punk and hardcore. Coheed and Cambria are really an inspiration to me. They got that whole broad rock, theatrical thing going on ... that’s pretty much my main influence.

Hollenbeck: For me it’s stuff like Death Cab for Cutie and Bright Eyes ... The Front Bottoms and Joyce Manor. We actually play some of their songs.

Wagoner: We all just really like poppunk stuff, so I think we blended David’s indie-ness and Jack’s Coheed and Cambrianess into Austin and I’s punk and hardcore, post-hardcore listening habits and it all came together as this thing.

Jeffrey Fox can be reached at

artseditor@theorion.com or @FoxyJeff on Twitter.

MORE ON THEORION.COM/ARTS Go online to check out a video of the band’s performance.

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Chico Valley Gallery has a map with pins stuck in each location where it receives art, said owner Mike Calnan.

New downtown art shop keepin’ it glassy

Gallery features various styles of intricate glass work Kristen Moran

Staff Writer

When walking through the glass doors at Chico Valley Gallery in downtown Chico, customers will see artwork unlike any other found in town, including colorful, abstract geometric paintings, glass orbs with oceanic scenes and glass dream catcher pendants.

Chico Valley Gallery features pipes, inverted paintings and other “nonfunctional” works, such as pendants and wine stoppers. The shop, nestled between Peet’s Coffee & Tea and Woodstock’s Pizza, will have its grand opening and raffle at 5 p.m. Friday.

The glass shop is the brainchild of Mike Calnan, a senior business management major who recently transferred to Chico State from Central Connecticut State University. The idea developed during a trip to Long Beach for a Marble Masters tournament, where Calnan was exposed to the culture of glass experts.

The tournament, which features the best glass marble artists from around the world, was a captivating experience for Calnan because he was able to talk to different artists about their work, he said.

“They were more excited to tell you about the artists next to them,” he said.

“I thought that was really cool ... the industry worked (together) like that, instead of trying to push their art out there.”

This philosophy ties into the main purpose of the shop: to spread the culture and appreciation of glass artwork.

“There is a whole culture that comes along with the glass industry,” Calnan said. “I really don’t know how to describe it, but (that) it exists and that you have to be a part of it. Once you buy your first glass art item, you almost get hooked and you can’t help but want more and more.”

Calnan, who is also a curator of the shop, said the bulk of his collection started with glass pipes when he lived on

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“When people think of pipes, it’s really a turn off, ‘cause they don’t understand that there is art in them,” Calnan said. “There has been a movement of the artist struggling to really get recognition for the art they made because there is a pipe in it.”

Those who are interested in viewing the shop’s glass pipes can find them in a partitioned section.

One of the more exquisite pieces is a black and white cartoon skull.

It is composed of black and white squares that the artists, Glass Munky and Devin Somerville, created from a sphere of glass and painstakingly broke apart and styled inside the skull.

Chico Valley Gallery also features inverted art pieces by Haven Art Live Group, a local group of artists who paint live during shows. Often, the group’s artwork reflects the environment around its artists.

One of its more unusual sets in the gallery is an inverted painting that transforms into another piece of art when viewed under a phone’s inverted photo setting.

Calnan is hoping that community members “get hooked” on the artwork at Chico Valley Gallery.

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“We have been getting a really good response so far,” Calnan said. “Everyone who has walked through that door hasn’t really known what they were getting into. It’s hard not to look over things and be amazed.”

Kristen Moran can be reached at

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The Southern California punk-rockers of Social Distortion, with special guests The Whigs and Johnny Two Bags, will have concertgoers thrashing about all night long.

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Aaron Standish of Merry Standish Comedy will host “Unhireable: An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy,” featuring personal, political and topical bits. A full preview can be read at theorion.com/arts.

WHERE: BLUE ROOM THEATRE TIME: 8 P.M. PRICE: $10-12

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