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News »Obama: New plans to improve access to community college and loans. A3 Opinion »Women: Theories on why men avoid taking women’s studies classes. A6

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Features »Alumna: 107-year-old alumna reflects on her experiences at Chico State. B5 Arts »Musician: Student finds his way in local folk music scene. B7

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Obama proposes plan to pay for college

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Michael McClurg

Staff Writer

President Barack Obama rolled out a bold proposal during his State of the Union address: make the first two years of community college completely free.

To be eligible for the program, called America’s College Promise, students would need to be a part-time or full-time student, have at least a 2.5 GPA and be making steady progress toward graduation or transferring to a four-year institution.

“You gotta earn it,” Obama said during the speech.

The goal of this plan is to increase graduation rates, lower student debts and decrease the income gap. The tuition program would help an estimated 9 million students each year if the plan was passed into law by Congress.

The plan is expected to cost $60 billion over 10 years.

Seventy-five percent of the cost would be paid for by the I’m thankful federal government, and the rest of the that I was able tab would be picked to finish as soon up by participating as possible. It’s states. a lot of work to Students working finish in two their way through years. community college prior to a transfer would find the Valerie Ilacqua, program helpful, masters srudent said Valerie Ilacqua, a Chico State student working on her master’s in speech pathology.

“It took me two years,” Ilacqua said. “I’m thankful that i was able to finish as soon as possible. It’s a lot of work to finish in two years. Unfortunately, they didn’t prepare me.

I had to take six classes every semester to finish.”

Student debt and graduating on time are two major issues currently facing post-secondary education.

According to a study by the National Center of Education Statistics, out of 19,000 students who entered community college for the first time in 2003, only 25 percent of them received a certificate or associate’s degree within six years.

College graduates in 2010 finished school with an average debt of $26,000. This new policy also calls for community colleges to make reforms to increase student learning outcomes.

Obama is also proposing an extension of the American Opportunity Tax Credit to 2017. The tax credit, which covers student’s tuition and other enrollment fees, saves students $2,500 a year. It covers the first four years at a post-secondary institution and is awarded to taxpayers with a joint income of $160,000 or less.

Obama’s plan, which would have to be passed through Congress before being enacted into law, is modeled after similar free tuition programs in Chicago and Tennessee.

Michael McClurg can be reached at

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Debbie Smith, far right, and others share information about the hazing death of Matthew Carrington prior to a screening of the A&E network’s “Campus Nightmares” in the Bell Memorial Union.

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STORY IS LOST Family remembers loved one’s death through raising awareness about hazing Kristina Martinez

Staff Writer

Friends and family of Matthew Carrington gathered during a small candlelit vigil held Sunday in his honor.

Carrington’s mother, Debbie ... to end the Smith, and brother, Travis Smith, senseless deaths were among those at the vigil late of our young Sunday night. people by Vigils and events that commemeducating them orate Carrington’s life are everyon the dangers thing, his mother said.

Carrington was 21 years old at of hazing. the time of his death on Feb. 2, 2005, which was caused by water intoxiDebbie Smith, cation from hazing acts conducted Carrington’s mother in the basement of the former Chi Tau fraternity house. During the hazing, Carrington and other pledges were forced to do pushups and repeatedly drink water while fans blew cold air on them.

Debbie Smith walked the streets of Downtown on Sunday, placing fliers at Madison Bear Garden and other establishments trying to spread the word of Carrington’s story. She has found Chico State to be extremely cooperative with her cause.

Many of the fraternity and sorority houses Debbie Smith visited Sunday left her with a great experience, she said.

Monday’s movie event in the Bell Memorial Union aired A&E network’s “Campus Nightmares,” a film that re-enacts the events that led to Carrington’s death. The movie is a true representation of who Matt was as a person, Debbie Smith said.

She wants to help educate young people on hazing in order to prevent incidents like Carrington’s death from happening again.

Debbie Smith created the Anti-hazing Awareness Movement for that very reason. Carrington’s death prompted her to want to change the hazing culture, she said.

“Hazing is out of control because it’s not recognized,” Debbie Smith said. “They don’t see it before it gets out of hand.”

The group is a nonprofit organization created in memory of Carrington’s death. Its mission is “to end the senseless deaths of our young people by educating them on the dangers of hazing.”

Smith and others are determined to continue their efforts to end hazing.

Kristina Martinez can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or

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Debbie Smith, Matthew Carrington’s mother, hands out fliers at downtown business in order to share her son’s story.

Zingg’s speech addresses reaccreditation Jenice Tupolo

Staff Writer

Chico State students, faculty and staff gathered at Harlen Adams Theatre Thursday afternoon to hear President Paul Zingg’s spring 2015 convocation speech.

Zingg’s address centered on Chico State’s accomplishments.

He pressed an ongoing theme of “an extraordinary Chico State,” highlighting the university’s readiness to be reviewed by a regional accrediting agency in spring 2019.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of the six associations responsible for accrediting private and public schools, universities and colleges in the U.S. Chico State’s next review is planned for 2019.

Zingg reviewed observations and recommendations from the agency’s prior

visits in 2007 and 2009 and stressed how the university can learn from them.

“In order to go forward, we need to look backward,” Zingg said.

In its review, the accrediting group was impressed by the university’s commitment to student success and challenged Chico State to heighten its expectations, strengthen diversity and better define the Chico experience, Zingg said.

“So we will bring forward this spring proposals to add to our current strategic plan a seventh priority in diversity and an eighth in civic engagement,” he said.

Further steps in preparation include an analysis of the school’s budget structure and development, the continuation of softening borders between

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2 men rob convenience store at gunpoint Chico Police are searching for two men who robbed a local grocery store at gunpoint Thursday night. No customers were in the store at the time and the store clerk was injured in the robbery.

Two men entered the Money Saver Food Mart on 1631 Park Ave. wearing bandanas over their faces and pointed guns at the store clerk, according to a Chico Police news release. One of the men jumped over the counter and incapacitated the clerk using a stun gun. The men filled a bag with money and various items and fled the scene on foot.

Investigators are not releasing how much money and merchandise the robbers got away with. The clerk was treated at the scene for minor injuries caused by the stun gun then released.

Police said the first suspect is described as a man in his early 20s, 5-foot-9-inches tall, with a thin build, wearing dark pants and a hooded baggy jacket. The second suspect is also is also a male in his early 20s, 5-foot-9-inches tall and wearing dark clothing. Both suspects donned black bandanas to shield their identities.

Police said both suspects are considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information should contact the Chico Police Department.

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3 men arrested after shooting at Walgreens Chico Police arrested three people after a shooting behind Walgreens on Nord Avenue.

Once police arrived on scene, a 911 call was made detailing that a man was spotted shooting a handgun at another man behind Walgreens, said Michael Dunbaugh, interim chief of police.

Police arrested three men that fit the descriptions that the witness provided, Dunbaugh said.

“One of the men has been identified as the shooter,” he said. “However, we have not located the gun.”

One of the two other people who were with the gunman is being

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charged with possession of drugs and illegal weapons, and the third man is being released with no charges, said Sgt. Rob Merrifield.

Police found a makeshift knife and brass knuckles on the two men found with the gunman, Dunbaugh said.

The target fled the scene so there are no known injuries.

Police do not believe the shooting was gang related.

-Brittany McClintock

Game design event amplifies student skills Over the past weekend, Chico State computer animation and game development majors partook in a 48-hour game design event at O’Connell Technology Center.

The event, called Global Game Jam, requires thousands of students from universities all over the world to create a game around a certain topic in less than 48 hours. Contestants aren’t given the topic until the competition starts.

Students must comply with restraints, such as making the game playable on a smartwatch and including recognizable elements from their hometowns.

Since the first event in 2009, more than 23,000 participants have competed in 72 countries, amounting to 4,292 games developed.

According to Jeff Underwood, a lecturer in the department of computer animation and game development, Global Game Jam can help developers break out of their routine work cycles.

“This particular weekend is about being really, really creative,” Underwood said.

To learn more about the event, go to globalgamejam.org/about. To learn more about Chico State’s computer animation and game development program, go to www.csuchico.edu/cagd.

-Austin Redfern

Greeks prepare to welcome new pledges

for fraternities and sororities is quite different, they have one important goal in common: to welcome new members to Greek life.

Members of the Panhellenic Greek system have been showcasing their chapters all year, but have started officially recruiting this semester.

Just this week, Chico State had its annual “Gauntlet Goes Greek” event, which gave fraternities and sororities a place to promote their chapters and their purposes, philanthropies and active members for three consecutive days.

“We have been preparing for this week for so long, and we have grown so much this year,” said Shauna Razzano, vice president of recruitment for Alpha Phi. “People don’t understand all of the hard work and dedication that Greek chapters put into a successful recruitment. Greek life has brought me such a happy heart and I am so excited to welcome our new members.”

The deadline to sign up for formal recruitment is Friday.

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Police accuse 2 of vandalism, threats

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Two Chico residents were arrested by the Chico Police Department on Friday for car vandalism and making threatening statements with graffiti.

According to police, the two individuals smashed the window of a parked car on 800 Pomona Ave. They also made a threat on a wall next to the car door they smashed.

“We found fresh graffiti on an adjacent wall that read ‘187 PC,’ which is the California Penal Code for murder. Gangs commonly use the code in graffiti to make threats,” said a Chico Police Department officer.

The men were taken into custody on Friday night. The Police Department was able to identify the two suspects and arrest them.

They were taken to Juvenile Hall and Butte County Jail, where they will face a gang enhancement.

Fraternities and sororities are gearing up for a five-day pledge recruitment process beginning on Wednesday.

Although the recruitment process

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Students react to death of Saudi king Michael Arias

Staff Writer

Grateful to be attending a university in the U.S., many international students, including those at Chico State, thank the Saudi Arabian King Abdullah for his leadership after he passed away on Jan.23.

According to Frank Li, the director of the Office of International Education, there were a total of 231 students who came from Saudi Arabia in the 2013-2014 school year.

Last semester, there were a total of 241 Saudi students here at Chico State.

For many of these students, the scholarship King Abdullah created in 2005, King Abdullah Scholarship Program, helped pay for tuition, travel and other fees to make secondary education a possibility.

King Abdullah He focused alot was known for many on the young things, including people and his participation in getting them women’s rights, foeducated cusing on free health care for citizens and Maytham Alhaddad, promoting education in Saudi’s youth. student Senior Taha Alnaddin, a computer engineering student, said King Abdullah was a good leader and helped contribute to the future of the youth.

Alnaddin came to the U.S. in 2010 from Saudi Arabia and is a member of the Saudi Student Association here at Chico State.

Juinior Maytham Alhaddad, a mechatronic engineering student, said the king did well with focusing on health care and education.

“He focused a lot on the young people and getting them educated,” he said.

Alhaddad came to the U.S. in 2012 from Saudi Arabia and is also a member of the Saudi Student Association.

King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died at 90 years old from a lung infection.

Abdullah took the throne in 2005 and had been Saudi Arabia’s king for the past 10 years.

Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz,79, Abdullah’s brother, is now taking his place as the new king of Saudi Arabia.

Michael Arias can be reached at

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Malcolm McLemore, president of the Professionals of Color Coalition leads a forum on diversity issues on Jan. 28.

Coalition discusses diversity issues on Chico State campus something they can touch and control, Chico State’s campus, McLemore said.

Staff Writer McLemore had the attendees split up Chico State’s Professionals of Color Cointo groups of three to five and discuss alition held a forum on Wednesday, Jan. one question: “What are the problems 28 to discuss racism in America and what about diversity that you see on campus?” the school can do to make the campus One of the first things that was dismore diverse and supportive. cussed was the faculty. Mimi BommersChico State’s campus is generally bach, one of the Chico State counselors, thought of as not said that many having a very colored applicants Diversity is not just the diverse population will fail what she math, but the philosophy of of students. called the “Chico inclusion.

It lacks divertest.” sity so much This is the phiMalcolm McLemore, president of that the Campus losophy that many Alcohol and Drug Professionals of Color Coalition employers will Education Center hire someone that program manager looks like them.

Trisha Seastrom said she felt uncomfortTherefore, if the person hiring is white, able being on campus. they are more likely to hire another white The forum started with the Professionperson, she said. als of Color Coalition president Malcolm Jeff Harrington, assistant residence McLemore introducing the topic of the community coordinator, said students day and how they came to choose it. subconsciously attend schools where the He said initially the forum was gofaculty looks more like them. ing to be about the unrest in Ferguson, The discussion turned to recruiting. If Missouri, following the shooting death the students aren’t coming on their own, of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown some suggested that they be invited. by police. But after a trial of discussions, The group mentioned how journalism they decided to have the forum be about professor David Waddell goes out and reBrittany McClintock

cruits students from schools that are less privileged to attend Chico State to pursue journalism degrees.

However, David Stephen, the director of University Housing and Food Service, said we need to improve the environment on the campus prior to stratgies like that.

The faculty and staff need to be trained on how to teach other kinds of students, Stephen said.

He said that not all professors use appropriate language that would make certain students comfortable.

McLemore said that no campus is perfect, but he wants the campus to start to become a place where everyone feels respected, accepted and affirmed. He said that it doesn’t matter if more diverse students start attending Chico State if the frame of mind hasn’t changed.

“Diversity is not just the math, but the philosophy of inclusion,” McLemore said.

“People always talk about having a seat for everyone at the table, but what’s the point if there isn’t enough food to eat?”

Brittany McClintock can be reached at

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Lacrosse teams suspended for alcohol violations David McVicker

Staff Writer

The Chico State men’s and women’s lacrosse teams were suspended Monday for the remainder of the spring 2015 season for violating the college’s alcohol policies.

Both team’s coaches and club officers received letters dated Feb. 2 stating teams would be banned from participating in any competitions and conducting any club business during its suspension, according to a campus-wide statement. Teams would be eligible to reapply for sanction at the end of the spring semester.

The suspension stems from investigations into parties held by the clubs on Jan. 10 and 16. Student Affairs administrators became aware of the parties after investigations into the death of 18-year-old Nicholas

Castellanos, a member of the men’s club. bans drug and alcohol use at any social Castellanos was killed the night of Jan. 16 functions. trying to cross The policy through the defines a social intersection of function as “any All our student organizations Walnut and West activity, gathering must have alcohol policies, Fifth streets. The or social function and we act decisively when Butte County that could be they violate these policies.

Coroner’s Office considered a club has not released function due to Drew Calandrella,, vice president for the toxicology the makeup of the student affairs report so it is not participants.” known if alcohol Vice President was a factor. for Student Affairs Investigators charged that alcohol was Drew Calandrella said these violations will available at these social functions where not be tolerated in the future. members of both clubs were present, the “All our student organizations must have release read. alcohol policies, and we act decisively when The code of conduct policy, signed by they violate these policies,” Calandrella all members of any sanctioned sport club, said in the statement. “I know it will be

hard on these students to lose a season of competition, but they are aware these violations took place and that they are not acceptable and will not be tolerated.”

The men’s team currently has 33 members, according to the statement. The women’s team has 21 players. The teams began practicing in January for tournaments later in the semester. Both were scheduled to go on the road beginning Saturday to play at Oregon State University and The University of Oregon before the suspension.

Neither team’s officers nor coaches could be reached for comment following the suspension.

David McVicker can be reached at

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Speech: Zingg speech highlights ‘extraordinary’ accomplishments the campus and downtown, and a new academic plan.

Since the previous visits, Chico State has gained recognition and rankings on lists that Zingg proudly presented.

“We are on the lists we want to be on,” Zingg said. “Lists that reflect our values and decisions about what kind of institution we want to be.”

Zingg acknowledged Chico State’s 1987 Playboy ranking as the No. 1 party school and pointed out that the university hasn’t been on that list since 2002.

He then shared 10 notable honors and awards the university has received in the last 13 years: the Carnegie Foundation award for civic engagement, ranking on the Princeton Review’s Green Honor Roll for sustainability and receiving recognition on the Jed and Clinton Health Matters Program for the support of student mental health.

Extraordinary leadership from students, faculty and staff were among other acknowledgements.

A student group responsible for the divestment campaign, which initiated Chico State’s move to divest from fossil fuel companies, and outstanding faculty were all applauded. The Student Health

Center was also recognized for receiving a perfect reaccreditation score, which is a rare occurrence, Zingg said.

“I’m very proud of my school,” said Sofia Rodriguez, a peer educator from the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center. “This really brought to light how much our faculty and staff and students work hard to improve how our school functions.”

Assistant to the vice president for university advancement, Megan Rawie she is proud of the school both as an employee and alumna.

“WASC accreditation will be a huge process, but we’ve done so well before that I’m confident we’re just gonna show them what we’ve got again,” she said.

According to Zingg, the accreditation agency’s challenge to do more will not go unheard. He invited the association to come back to Chico to witness a university that is intentional in its decisions, confident in its strengths and united overall.

Jenice Tupolo can be reached at

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Chico State President Paul Zingg greets three Chico State alumni sisters Jeanie Shaw, left, Lynn Balmer, age 107, center, and Thea Parker.

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POLICE Call Type: Suspicious Subject Friday, 2:46 p.m., Meriam Library “Two male adults, one heavy, yelling racial slurs ‘white pride.’ No clothing description was given.”

Call type: Assault Saturday, 2:10 a.m., Whitney Hall “Reporting party states a female dorm resident entered her room and assaulted her. An arrest was made.”

Call type: Evaluation Request Friday, 10:14 p.m., University Village “RA calling in for unknown reason other than needs an officer. She is calling for another RA but doesn’t know why. Spoke to RCC Robert and he would like an evaluation completed on a male who has been drinking, currently in room.”

Call Type: Burglary Sunday, 2:54 p.m., University Gardens “Victim had lent a gun to a friend to go hunting. The gun was stolen from the friend’s truck and taken from University Gardens.”

Call Type: Drunk in Public Sunday, 12:39 a.m., Mechoopda Hall “Female resident on the ground in front of the dorm, being hostile and uncooperative. Transported to Enloe Medical Center.”

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Call Type: Medical aid Thursday, 10:54 p.m., Tehama Hall “Student passed out after reportedly having problems with her sight.”

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Call Type: Subject Wednesday, 2:10 a.m., Main Street “Person asked if the man laying on the grass was okay and that the man threatened to stick a knife down person’s throat. No weapon was reported seen.”

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Call Type: Injury Hit and Run Wednesday, 03:07 p.m., Ceanothus Avenue A car, possibly a parent taking their child to school, hit a female walking to school.

Female was taken to Enloe Medical Center for possible side injury.

Call Type: Petty theft Thursday, 12:35 p.m., Costco “A woman left her car unlocked while going for a 15 minutes grocery run and afterwards returned to her vehicle noticing her brown chihuahua had been stolen.”

Call Type: Assault/battery Thursday, 10:37 p.m., Sycamore field “At the picnic tables in the park a woman had been attacked by a male suspect who sliced her face and body with a knife. The woman refused medical treatment and would not make a police report. An inmate had advised police that it is not the first time that the suspect has cut a female.”

Call Type: Transient Problem Friday, 8:17 a.m., East 10th Avenue “Transients were on the back property of the business. They left when the reporting party went out, but left behind what looks like stolen property in a toolbox and a 3-foot-by-3-foot tarp wrapped full of marijuana.”

Call Type: Suspicious circumstance Friday, 7:49 a.m., West Fourth Avenue “Reporting party advising she just got home and there is an unknown subject sleeping in her bed. Reporting party is standing by outside. Reporting party lives alone and was gone last night. House appears to be as reporting party left it last night. Reporting party has has break-ins in the past.”

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Students should be aware of hazing past Monday marked the 10-year anniversary of the death of Matthew Carrington.

Carrington, a 21-year-old Chico State student, died in 2005 from heart failure following the consumption of massive amounts of water during a hazing ritual.

As part of the pledging process, Carrington was forced to chug gallons of water for hours and do hundreds of pushups while several fans blew on him in the basement of the Chi Tau fraternity house.

The water intoxication ritual caused his brain to swell and induced seizures, eventually leading to heart failure.

Members of the fraternity waited for more than an hour before calling for help.

During the trial for Carrington’s manslaughter, one member of the fraternity would cite “building brotherhood” as an excuse for torturing Carrington.

Following his death, a California law was passed that allows for felony prosecution if death or serious injury results from hazing.

However, regardless of the law, hazing was not eradicated from Chico State’s Greek system.

In 2012, Mason Sumnicht, a 21-year-old communications major, died of alcohol poisoning after taking 21 shots.

Sumnicht was pledging the Sigma Pi fraternity.

Following Sumnicht’s death, Chico State President Paul Zingg suspended the entire Greek system.

Zingg said students shouldn’t get away with letting a brother drink 21 shots on his 21st birthday and “pass out in his vomit.”

At the time, three other fraternities, Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Sigma and Sigma Pi, were also under investigation after hazing accusations.

Most Greek organizations were reinstated in March of 2013, and it appears that many fraternities and sororities have changed their ways.

However, students should not ignore the tainted past of the Greek system.

With this week being the start of recruitment, it is important that Chico State students remain wary of hazing.

After all, a law could not eradicate hazing from the Greek system so how could a mere four month suspension?

Men should not shun women’s studies classes Joseph Rogers

Opinion Columnist I walked into the first session of my “Women’s Health” class this semester and again experienced disappointment. Besides me, there was one other guy in the room.

I’ve taken four classes in women’s studies. The only class that had some balance between the number of men and women was a hybrid journalism course called “Women, Men and the Media.”

What is up with straight guys not taking classes in women’s studies? I sat down for close to an hour and thought about that very question.

Do men not care about women?

Is it the “F-word”?

Is it men trying to respect women’s spaces?

The issue is not with women, but with men and perceptions of masculinity.

Somehow there is a quality of being less manly should a guy take a women’s studies class. I already see men being teased about not “manning up.”

Men don’t want to be seen as pussy whipped or gay. No one is going to castrate guys in a women’s studies class.

I get it. Guys need to be seen as tough, macho, in control and in charge.

Men should consider that taking a women’s studies class or attending an event might make them better men.

The Gender and Sexuality Equity Center had a sex-positive event last year. One of the presenters was the nationally renowned sexologist Dr. Carol Queen. During her presentation she gave step-by-step instructions on how to find the clitoris, the sensitive female erogenous zone.

Men in the audience were laughing and giggling rather than taking notes. I don’t understand how those men wouldn’t want to learn more about what turns on a fe-

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male partner. I’m gay, and I was actually irritated about it.

Women are often the targets of catcalling. Yet despite their own discomfort with it, men don’t speak up. Women are sexually assaulted at alarming rates in our country. Women who are liberal and open about their sexuality are shamed while we figuratively add another tally mark to our headboards.

Men should realize that the subjects of these classes are their mothers, sisters, aunts, grandmas and maybe future wives and daughters. If they’ve ever wondered why that girl they think of as cute doesn’t think the same about herself, take a class.

There is nothing wrong with a man taking a class that focuses on women.

Joseph Rogers can be reached at

opinioneditor@theorion.com or @JosephLRogers1 on Twitter.

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THUMBS Thumbs up to the Super Bowl for giving students the opportunity to get smashed on Bud Light Lime-a-ritas on a Sunday and have it be totally acceptable, not that it needed to be acceptable in the first place.

Thumbs down to the shooting behind Walgreens last Wednesday. First an armed robbery in November and now a shooting? So much for the corner of happy and healthy.

Thumbs up to World Hijab Day. Non-Muslim women wore head scarves Sunday to promote religious tolerance and combat the false assumption that women only wear hijabs because they are forced to.

Thumbs down to two men getting stabbed after defending a girl who was hit in the face by another man at a party. Getting stabbed can now be added to the list of consequences for being chivalrous.

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COMIC STRIP

Some parents need vaccination education Miles Inserra

Opinion Columnist Too many parents across the country still refuse to get their children vaccinated.

This issue is evident from the recurrence of diseases thought to have been largely eliminated, like the measles outbreak in Disneyland that occurred earlier this month.

Parents who do not vaccinate their children do so because they fear negative side effects — mainly autism.

In 1998, British medical journal the Lancet published Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s essay on the theory that the combination vaccination for measles, mumps and rubella, also known as MMR, causes autism.

Understandably, people began using this connection between the MMR vaccine and autism as a reason to skip the vaccine altogether.

Were it not human nature to constantly be searching for answers, more people might not recognize the clear-cut coincidence: Children must be administered vaccines for public safety between ages one and two. What’s more, symptoms of autism begin to appear in children between ages one and two.

Wakefield spread word that there was a direct correlation.

Today, Wakefield’s theory is nothing more than a discredited claim — a hypothesis that has since been disproven.

In 2010, the Lancet retracted Wakefield’s essay, as the British General Medical Council ruled that Wakefield “failed in his duties as a responsible consultant.”

Wakefield’s claim was false and he can no longer practice medicine in the U.K. Yet, parents still oppose vaccines. Parents still disregard the safety of their communities so their children won’t have to get a shot.

But the fact is that vaccines save lives.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, most childhood vaccines are 90 to 99 percent effective in preventing disease.

Disease symptoms are usually less serious in children who have been vaccinated compared to those who haven’t.

In general, negative side effects are rare.

Vaccines do contain harmful ingredients such as aluminum, formaldehyde and thiomersal. But these substances are only dangerous in large amounts.

Children would actually be exposed to more aluminum in breast milk than they would in vaccines.

The reality is simple: Doctors do not distribute dangerous doses.

Vaccines are required by law for the individual’s safety and the safety of the herd.

The herd refers to the majority or a critical portion of a popula-

tion. In order for the community to remain safe, the herd has to be vaccinated.

Eighty to 90 percent of a community must be vaccinated to be entirely safe from a disease, said Dr. Lance Rodewald, director of the Immunization Services Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This is the critical portion in the U.S. The U.S. does not currently meet this standard.

Diseases that were nearly extinct in the U.S. have resurfaced due to hardcore nonbelievers working the system and skipping vaccines entirely.

These resurfaced diseases include measles and mumps.

As long as people get vaccinated, immunity will spread, which will protect future generations and eventually wipe out all targeted diseases.

Thanks to a vaccine, smallpox

has not existed since 1977.

Smallpox is proof.

Miles Inserra can be reached at

opinioneditor@theorion.com or @m_inserra on Twitter.

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Terminal patients have a right to choose how to die Megan Mann

Opinion Colunist “You have six months to live and only three will be good.”

I’ve given a lot of thought as to what I’d do if I heard those words. After all, living with two congenital disorders really puts mortality into perspective.

If I ever found myself face-to-face with death and was given the choice between

dying slowly and painfully or choosing to die on my own terms, I’d probably choose the latter.

Last year, California native Brittany Maynard found herself in this situation.

She had terminal brain cancer and was told that her last few months of life would be painful and immobilizing.

Instead of waiting for death to come to her, Maynard and her immediate family moved to Oregon so that she could die

when she wanted physician-assisted suicide.

At the time of her decision, Oregon was one of only five states that allowed physician-assisted suicide.

Now her story and death has inspired legislation proposals in California, Iowa, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Wyoming and Washington, D.C. This proposed legislation focuses on establishing laws that will give terminally

ill patients with six or less months to live access to programs where they can choose to end their own lives.

This would be done with medication prescribed by physicians but administered by the patients.

While this legislation was just introduced in California, I already have my pen out to vote yes for this cause.

Maynard had to move out of the state she grew up in so that she could die on her own terms. She left her home, friends and the rest of her family.

To me, that’s the saddest part of her story.

And while many people don’t agree with physician-assisted suicide because they think it gives physicians too much power or it messes with God’s plan, there’s only one thing I can say: No one has the right to tell terminally ill people what they can and can’t do with their final days.

They are the ones who have to live with the pain and suffering.

They are the ones whose minds may be sound, but whose bodies may be broken.

No one else knows the pain better than them, so they are the only ones who can make that decision.

While I will hopefully never have to hear those fateful words, I would advocate for those who do.

Maynard was a strong individual who made a difficult decision as she faced her final days. But ultimately, it will be in her memory that people fight to change the way California looks at and treats those who wish to die with dignity.

Megan Mann can be reached at

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COMMENTS OF THE WEEK

TALKING POINT

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The Chico State women’s basketball team went 0-2 for the weekend. On Friday, only one player, senior guard Hannah Womack, scored in double figures, meaning she was the only person on the team to score over ten points. Good for her, not so good for the rest of the team.

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BASKETBALL

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Hannah Womack, left, and Annie Ward partner together on the basketball court harmoniously, playing off of each other in a way that prevents the opposition team from guarding them. Both said that they are able to communicate wordlessly on the court to achieve maximum effectivness for their team.

Senior pair creates seamless synergy Lars Gustafson and Nick Martinez

Staff Writers

Senior guards Hannah Womack and Annie Ward have made the sound of the net swooshing a common occurrence in Acker Gym. According to Ward, her relationship with Womack started when Womack transferred from New Mexico State in 2012.

“Since we have played together for so long, we know where each other (is at on the court),” Ward said. “It’s a sixth sense.”

The two guards have great basketball chemistry and create mismatches for their opposition on the offensive side of the court.

“It’s awesome,” Womack said. “I love playing with her because they can’t guard both of us. When me and Annie are both hot, it’s crazy.”

As the second half of the season gets underway, Womack shows no signs of slowing down. She leads the team in points per game, free throws, steals and minutes.

Womack’s 14.8 points per game leads all attempts since November, but recent Wildcat scorers. She has been the most success could get her back on track, Fogel consistent player since day one, which said. can be attributed to her nonstop work Ward averaged 18.5 points per game ethic, said head coach Brian Fogel. against Cal State East Bay and Cal State “I don’t Monterey Bay think Hantwo weekends nah has lost ago. She also a line drill connected on Since we have played since I’ve nine 3-pointbeen here to ers on just together for so long, we be honest,” 14 attempts know where each other (is Fogel said. during the at on the court). It’s a sixth While road trip.

Womack “She was sense. continufrustrated ously drives that her - Annie Ward to the basshots weren’t Chico State basketball player ket, Ward is falling at the much more beginning of of a perimthe season,” eter shooter. Ward is second on the team Brooke Bowen, junior forward, said. “But in 3-pointers, along with leading the team we kept telling her to keep shooting, and in assists and sits in fourth for points per her shots have finally started to fall.” game.

According to Ward, the team looks Ward, who is normally a solid shooter to her and Womack to lead a relatively beyond the arc, had a tough start to young group on a late playoff push, as the season. She was 9-43 on her 3-point they sit 7-9 in the conference.

“They understand the culture we want to have within our program,” Fogel said.

“They’re extremely hard working and lead by example.”

Bowen said that the two teammates have grown close both on and off the court during the past three seasons.

According to Ward and Womack, when they set each other up for a shot that goes in, they point at each other as they run down the court. The tradition started last year when they won the league title against Cal State Monterey Bay, Womack said.

“She pointed at me, and I pointed at her, and a timeout was called,” Ward said. “We jumped on each other and went crazy. That shows how much we both care about the sport, each other and the program. That chemistry has evolved into something great. I think that’s something special that not every player gets to experience.”

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Wildcat Week

of the Drew Kitchens

Kitchens has scored a combined 31 points in the ’Cats’ last three games, putting up 14 points to match his career high on Jan. 24.

Against Cal State Dominguez Hills, Kitchens went 3-5 from beyond the arc to help Chico State extend its winning streak to seven.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Men’s Basketball

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WEEKEND PERFORMANCE

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(Men’s Basketball) With six games left in the regular season, the ’Cats are currently tied in first place with Cal Poly Pomona.

12 (Softball) The ’Cats will have 12 upperclassmen leading their 18-player roster when the season kicks off on Feb. 7.

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The Chico State men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to seven games over the weekend, after picking up wins against Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez Hills.

The ’Cats beat the Golden Eagles in a close game on Friday night by going 18-21 from the free-throw line. Mike Rosaroso made two key free throws late in the game to help seal the game for the ’Cats. Robert Duncan went off on Saturday night putting up 23 points to beat the Toros. With both wins, Chico State was able to maintain its position tied atop the conference with Cal Poly Pomona.

Chico State’s Mike Rosaroso moves the ball across the court in against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday. Rosaroso put up two free throws late in the game to help the ’Cats bring home victory.

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(Women’s Basketball) Womack was the only player to score double figures against the Toros on Saturday with 18 points.

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The Chico State women’s basketball team is having trouble finding its rhythm, losing both games over the weekend. Despite all five starters scoring double figures for the ’Cats, they were unable to beat Cal State L.A. on Friday. The team was unable to bounce back the following night losing against the Toros 66-61. Hannah Womack was the only player to reach double figures for the ’Cats on Saturday, with 18 points. With only eight games left in the Wildcats’ schedule, the team’s window of making it to the playoffs is closing fast.

Robert Duncan scored a career-high 23 points against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Saturday.

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Senior Hannah Womack drives the ball through Cal State Dominguez Hills players in a game on Saturday. Womack put up double figures in the game, but the ’Cats still fell to the Toros.

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Warriors’ guard play lifts team to new heights Kevin Lucena

Staff Writer

The NBA is in a golden age of guard play.

Most nights, having the best player at that position determines the outcome of the game. From the old guards like the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chris Paul and the San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker, to the new kids on the block like Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers and the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving.

So far this year, no point guard has been better than Golden State’s Stephen Curry.

This season Curry has been the best player and leader of the best team in the league.

Those credentials are enough to get Curry into the MVP discussions.

He ranks eighth in scoring with 22.8 per game, fifth in assists with 8.2 and first in the NBA in steals with 2.12, showing growth on both ends of the floor.

Curry is also shooting 49.9 percent from the floor, 39.9 percent on 3-pointers and 91.8 percent from the line.

The last three guys who shot 50-40-90 for a full season were: Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks, Steve Nash and Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant. All three of these players won the MVP award.

Joining Curry in making up what has been called the best backcourt in the game today and possibly the best shooting backcourt of all time, is fourth-year guard Klay Thompson.

I can remember thinking that when the Warriors drafted Thompson in the first round out of Washington State in 2011, it marked the end of the Monta Ellis era for Golden State.

While Ellis has been enjoying a successful campaign in Dallas, Thompson has done more than an adequate job replacing him. Last week against the Kings, Thompson broke the NBA record for points in a quarter, putting up 37 in just 12 minutes.

He was a perfect 13-of-13 from the field, including nine field goals from beyond the arc.

Thompson is averaging career highs of 23 points, three assists and just under one block a game. He ranks third in the league in 3-point field goals.

All these impressive stats led to Thompson recently being named to his first AllStar game.

Both Curry and Thompson are also are entering the 3-point shooting competition.

The Warriors hold a 36-6 record through their first 42 games, becoming just the ninth team to start that well. Of the previous nine, six of those teams went on to win the NBA championship.

Through Curry and Thompson, Golden State is proving that developing team leaders rather than forming a supposed “dream team” can still win a championship..

Kevin Lucena can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or

@klucena824 on Twitter.

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Chico State’s Isaiah Ellis jumps for a rebound against Cal State L.A.’s Andre McPhail at a game on Friday. Ellis is averaging six points per game but recently tied his season high of 14 points against Cal State East Bay on Jan. 23.

First-year Wildcat makes strides on basketball team Transitioning from high school to college, Ellis was immediately surrounded by good Staff Writer players.

For first-year forward Isaiah Ellis, bas“Coming to Chico State and playing with ketball was the first sport he played and it all-stars that were stars at their high school turned out to be the only one he wanted to be can get competitive,” Ellis said. “But we play a part of. as a team and are always there to pick each Ellis grew up watching basketball and other up.” following his favorite team, the San Antonio With the help of Ellis coming off the bench Spurs, and credits his aunt with getting him and shooting 60 percent from the field, Chico started in the sport.

State is currently 13-5 “My aunt got overall and 10-3 in A couple players have taken me into playing conference play, which him under their wings and basketball,” Ellis puts it in a tie for first. have showed him how to said. “Going to the Greg Clink, head work on a daily basis and gym with her every coach for the men’s how to improve. day when she had basketball team, said practice — running Greg Clink, that he is excited about up and down with Ellis and his perforbasketball team head coach my cousin really mance. got me started.”

“He’s done a great According to Ellis, while he was growing job at building his body up and he is getting up basketball became a big part of his life. more and more confident,” Clink said. “In “From my mom taking me to practices late the last couple of weeks he has created a big at night and waking up early, basketball is role for himself. He plays hard and has great something that defines me,” he said. defense.”

Ellis attended Antelope High School in Ellis is averaging six points per game for Sacramento where he quickly made a name the season but recently tied his season high for himself and became a star player. of 14 points against Cal State East Bay on While in high school, he helped lead his Jan. 23. team to back-to-back Sac-Joaquin Section “He’s gotten better with playing without Division titles. According to the Chico fouling, which enables us to keep him on the Wildcats website, in Ellis’ senior year, while court,” Clink said. “He’s shooting the ball averaging 11.2 points and eight rebounds per well, and he has really blossomed in the last game, he received Capital Athletic League three weeks.”

MVP honors.

After this season the Wildcats will be losing Matthew Vislosky

three seniors: guard Mike Rosaroso, center Jordan Barton and forward Jordan Semple.

Their departures could mean a greater role for Ellis on the team, Clink said.

“All of our post players have done a good job of setting an example every day of how to come in and work,” he said. “A couple players have taken him under their wings and have showed him how to work on a daily basis and how to improve.”

According to Ellis, Semple and Barton have been two of his main role models throughout the season.

“They are good leaders and are constantly pushing me in practice to do better, never take a play off,” Ellis said. “They are good to listen to for notes — when to cut to the basket and informing me on what I should be doing.”

So far in the season Ellis said that one of his favorite moments was when he stole the ball and got his first college dunk against William Jessup University.

“It really meant a lot, and it got the team going,” Ellis said.

Ellis is going to try and continue to pursue basketball further after graduating, he said.

“Basketball is what defines me, and if I can continue to do that and play basketball, that is No. 1,” Ellis said. “That is the No. 1 goal right now.”

Matthew Vislosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or

@MattVislosky on Twitter.

Chico State athletes posting record-high GPAs “It’s sometimes harder at a Division II program because we don’t have the same type of academic support Staff Writer that a Division I would,” Clink said.

Chico State athletes are putting up big numbers not The budget for athletics at Chico is dwarfed by just on the scoreboard but in the classroom as well. schools like the University of Texas.

During the past seven years the average GPA of Chico To put it into perspective, Chico State expenses were student athletes has steadily risen to 2.9, according to an just over $5 million for the 2013-14 school year, accordarticle by Luke Reid, Chico State’s sports information ing to the Chico Wildcats website. On the other hand, director. a USA Today article cited the University of Texas as More than half of the university’s 319 athletes earned having expenditures of $146 million last year. a GPA over 3.0. Fifty-eight of those earned California Conversely, Barker said that she believes Chico State Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic awards for being a Division II program helps students achieve earning a 3.4 or higher in the 2013-14 school year. higher grades. The model of Division II is “being a The academic success of Wildcat athletes stems from student first,” she said. recruiting players who care According to the NCAA, about getting degrees, said Greg just about 3 percent of It’s sometimes harder at a Clink, the Chico State men’s college athletes turn pro. A Division II program because basketball team’s head coach. vast majority of professional we don’t have the same type The culture has changed athletes come from Division of academic support that a around recruiting, and the I schools.

Division I would. focus is now on getting student Barker said that Chico athletes who are competitive State does not produce many both athletically and academiathletes who play professionGreg Clink, baseball team head coach cally, said Chico State athletic ally. The players at Chico director Anita Barker.

State know the odds are “There’s a healthy dose of against them, so they undercompetition,” Barker said, in reference to teams hoping stand the merit of achieving good grades and getting a to score the coveted University Foundation Board of degree, she said.

Governors Team GPA Award.

Matthew Tarr, a first-year soccer player, said that The award recognizes the men’s and women’s teams Division II programs make it easier on student athletes. with the highest average GPA. According to Tarr, he earned a 3.4 GPA his first seThe most recent winners were the men’s golf and mester. During the season there would be times that he women’s soccer teams, who achieved a 3.14 and 3.18 GPA, would fall behind, but with resources like mandatory respectively. study halls and help from his fellow teammates, he was Clink said that time management can be hard, so he always able to catch up. makes his players attend mandatory study halls where “I like being at a (Division II) because I feel like it can athletes are forced to give up their phones to ensure balance out easier,” Tarr said. productivity.

He wishes that Chico State had more resources to help James Groh can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or the players. He feels that the coaches at Chico State wear two hats and often must act as tutor and coach, Clink @James_Groh14 on Twitter. said.

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First year-soccer player Matthew Tarr studies prior to the start of class. Tarr said that mandatory study halls and assistance from teammates helped him earn a 3.4 GPA last semester.

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Senior catcher thrives with Wildcats Dylan Wakefield

Staff Writer

In baseball every ground ball and pop fly counts, every at-bat sends a message and every practice is the difference between playing a part in the starting lineup or not.

According to Dave Taylor, the baseball team’s head coach, returning senior catcher Peter Miller has made all of his opportunities count since arriving at Chico State.

Miller transferred to Chico State from the University of the Pacific in Stockton with an injured lower back, causing him to redshirt his first season with the ’Cats.

As disappointed as Miller was about redshirting, it helped him see the overall picture and understand the Wildcats’ system, philosophy and level of play, Taylor said.

According to Taylor, the Division I transfer was not expected to be the best catcher going into last year’s season.

“He took advantage of the time he got early in the spring and at some point, we decided to go with Peter from there,” Taylor said.

Miller ended up playing a crucial role during his junior year in the 2014 season.

“He was a captain as a junior, which there’s not too many guys in this program that have been captains as juniors,” Taylor said. “And not even captains going in as the No. 1 guy going into the season.”

Last season, the Wildcats led the conference in least amount of stolen bases, and part of that was because of Miller’s leadership behind the plate, Taylor said.

According to senior pitcher Luke Barker, Miller showed up in critical moments last season.

“It felt like every time we needed a big hit, Pete was at the plate and he was coming through with a big hit,” Barker said.

With Miller’s help, the Wildcats made it all the way to the 2014 College World Series where they lost in an elimination game against the University of Tampa.

Having lost in the playoffs last spring, Miller said that he wants a little more for his team this season.

“We just want to get back to where we were and handle business unlike last

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Peter Miller, catcher for the Chico State baseball team, practices for an upcoming game. Miller’s leadership efforts helped the Wildcats achieve the best conference record for the least amount of stolen bases last season. year,” he said.

This season, Miller is returning as one of the team’s captains.

According to Barker, Miller works hard for the players around him and takes the necessary steps in trying to make the team better as a whole.

“His energy and intensity is kind of contagious,” Barker said. “He’s one of those guys that if you’re not doing your job he’s going to let you know.”

So far, Miller has been successful at Chico State because he is a hard worker, humble and confident, according to Taylor.

“Peter always felt grateful for the opportunity that he got and mixed in immediately well with his teammates,” Taylor said. “As far as just being a guy and not feeling like he was bigger and better than anybody else because he’s been at a Division I school.”

The transition into the Chico State baseball program was easier than it was at University of the Pacific, Miller said.

“I never felt welcomed at University of Pacific, but when I got to Chico it was a lot easier mixing in with the group,” he said.

Miller is supportive towards everybody on the team, Barker said.

“Pete has always got our back no matter whether it’s me or any of the younger guys,” he said.

Taylor said that when it comes down to it all, Miller has the whole package both on and off the field.

“The leadership, the character off the field, the academic part, the boxes check in all those areas with him, which translates into a great kid to have in the program,” Taylor said.

Miller is set to graduate this spring and hopes to be picked up by a big league

team, he said.

If his plans of playing at the next level do not work out, he could always go into teaching with his degree in history and coaching baseball, Miller said.

He has already left his mark on the program and Taylor said that he hopes Miller can have a great senior season and get a shot at the next level.

“I’ve been doing this for 25 years and you remember the guys that you like to coach and (who) are respectful to what we are doing and buy in and have the complete package,” Taylor said, “Peter’s top five of any of those guys that I’ve had that bring his personality to the field every day.”

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Sisters Jeanie Shaw, left, Lynn Balmer — the CSU system’s oldest alumna — and Thea Parker attend President Paul Zingg’s spring 2015 convocation speech. The three women are sisters and all graduated from Chico State.

An alumna for the ages

“I ice skated for 20 years between California and Washington, and that’s how I eventually met my husband,” Balmer said. “We would skate as a pair and perform forms of ballroom dances such as the waltz, foxtrot and tango. We did not skate competitively, In September of 1927, Balmer went on to despite my chance to skate in the Olympics.” teach math at the elementary school level Balmer’s frequent skating partner was in Albany and eventually in Seattle, where her husband, Charles. She describes their she met her husband of 55 years, Charles marriage as “instant,” because they had not Balmer. been dating prior to the proposal.

Balmer has experienced the impacts of Balmer recalls receiving a “skinny letter social, economic from Charles and technologin the mail one I’m used to change. Things ical change, day” that said, gradually change over time and I’m yet never let it “Dammit, I love used to things coming and going. overly affect her, you! Shall we get she said. married?”

“I’m used to Balmer anLynn Balmer, change,” Balmer swered, “CoChico State alumna said. “Things lumbus took a gradually change chance.” over time, and I’m used to things coming Balmer and her husband lived in Seattle and going. I hardly get upset over anything until 2000 when they moved back to Chico. new. I just always worked with what hapHer husband passed away in 2001, yet their pened.” experiences on and off the ice are Balmer’s In 1943, two years after the U.S. officially “favorite and fondest memories.” entered World War II, Balmer joined the Balmer was a student, teacher, Coast Coast Guard, where she was assigned to a Guard coder and ice skater. But she is also, code room in Seattle until the end of the war and always will be, a Chico State Wildcat. in 1945.

When she was not in the classroom or the Blaine Ball can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or code room, one of Balmer’s favorite hobbies was ice skating. @BlaineHBall on Twitter.

Chico State is alma mater to the oldest CSU system graduate, who turned 107 in September Blaine Ball

Staff Writer

Lynn Balmer, an alumna of Chico State, holds the title of the California State University system’s oldest graduate at 107 years and counting.

Balmer graduated from the university in 1927 when it was known as Chico State Teachers College.

Balmer was introduced with her two youngest sisters, Thea Parker, 87, and Jeanie Shaw, 85, at the 2015 spring convocation speech delivered by Chico State President Paul Zingg on Thursday.

Prior to the event, Balmer took time to recollect on some of her favorite memories at Chico State, as well as other personal experiences after graduating.

“My music instructor would walk into class every day and shout, ‘Music is life to live!’ Balmer said. “We really had to learn to appreciate music from that point on. My favorite instructor however, who taught my favorite subject, (taught) math. He could make a hater of math a lover of math through his prominent skills, and that’s how I began to love the subject.”

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Outdoor trip leader shares adventures DJ Morris

Staff Writer

Facing the turbulent water around her, Melissa Berndt submerged in and out of the Trinity River as it rushed her down the rapids.

Gaining speed, she came to a halt and felt water on her face. As she braced herself, she soon realized that the water was not from the river but from tears of joy.

“We could have flipped a raft and it could have gone bad,” Berndt said, senior nursing major in health education. “We were sitting at the bottom rapid so excited that everybody was safe. I was really proud of everyone.”

Berndt’s eyes widened as she reminisced on the thrilling adventure she took with her co-workers, who shortly became some of her greatest friends, she said.

As a child, Berndt’s parents would take her on trips to Alaska, where the family would kayak and live outdoors the entire month they were there.

“My parents just really loved taking me camping,” Berndt said. “I wanted to take those experiences and develop a leadership role.”

After Berndt transferred to Chico State, she heard about Adventure Outings through a campus tour. The student-run group organizes recreation trips to different parts of

Northern California. It provides transportation and chooses the destinations for outdoor adventures.

Berndt went on about four to six trips every semester as a participant until she finally became a trip leader, she said.

“All you have to do is show up,” Berndt said. “It’s a pretty sweet program underutilized by students.”

The organization has been around for about 20 years and offers trips for students, faculty and anyone else who wants to join in.

The cost can range from $10 to $120 for the weekend.

“Adventure Outings is a really great way to meet friends,” Berndt said. “Some of the trips are really intense for people. They think it is physically impossible to achieve their goal. People totally get emotional.”

About 30 trips are offered each semester, and for each the organization has to obey different permit sizing. The trips are open up to the public and on a first-come, first-served basis.

“You’re living with people the entire week,” Berndt said. “We all get up and make breakfast together. We would raft and then make a huge dinner and sleep in tents for seven days.”

Berndt likes being disconnected from cellphones and taking in the beauty of nature in a peaceful escape. Students spend too much

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Melissa Berndt and her group stop and take a rest during Wildcat Wilderness Orientation on top of the cinder cone volcano in Lassen National Park. time in the classroom and are too connected to technology, she said The Adventure Outings office is located in the Bell Memorial Union, and the group also runs a rental equipment office in the Wildcat Recreation Center.

“We have a gear room at the WREC,” Berndt said. “You can rent out things like sleeping bags or snowshoes and go on your own adventure with a group of friends.”

The goal for Berndt and the organization is to start getting people to take advantage of the outdoor adventures that the group offers.

“We want people to appreciate what is in their own backyard,” Berndt said.

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HUMANS OF CHICO STATE: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE? Sydney Calderilla-Porter

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Senior exercise physiology major

A: If possible I would like to go to a butterfly field, somewhere really nice and catch butterflies or just be in the middle of thousands of butterflies swirling around. I think that it would be really beautiful, and that is something that I want to do.

A: I want to set up a scholarship fund before I die because I think that everyone can agree that paying for college is rough unless you get a helping hand or receive financial aid. But being in the middle is rough.

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Benjamin Leyva

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First-year biology major

A: The No. 1 thing I’d like to do before I die is visit all seven continents and if possible at least half of the countries because I think that it is important to visit other countries and learn about other cultures and shared interests.

A: Something that I want to do that is on my bucket list would be something dangerous, something that would actually change my life. I am actually afraid of heights so something high up and dangerous would do it — skydiving or throwing myself off a bridge.

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THE O-FACE: COLLEGE YEARS ARE THE BEST TIME TO BE SINGLE, SELFISH AND SLUTTY Sophia Xepoleas

Sex Columnist

You sense an alarming stare burning into the core of your soul from across the bar.

Glancing over at your significant other, you realize that this accusatory stare is due to the rather extended and intimate conversation that you’ve been having with another member of the opposite sex.

You glance back in an attempt to communicate your disinterest in the obviously platonic situation, but it’s too late. At this point, the five shots of cheap tequila have kicked in and any legitimate form of reasoning is out the door. You know exactly where this night is headed, and it’s a road of no return.

You dismiss yourself from your current conversation and flee to your partner’s side hoping to salvage a perfectly good Friday night. But Jose Cuervo is one stubborn son of a bitch, and he’s helped your partner come to the conclusion that you two wanted nothing more than to partake in a warm, naked embrace.

So you both head home at 11:30 p.m., slurring your way through a repetitive argument

about insecurities and trust issues, only to get home and rip off each others clothes and engage in passionate makeup sex that solves absolutely nothing.

College can be a tricky environment to foster a healthy relationship for numerous reasons. Not only are we young and full of hormones that attempt to dictate our thoughts, but most are still struggling to find a sense of self and belonging in this huge, crazy world. These two things alone can create instability in any relationship, and from that stems things like jealousy and insecurity.

I often hear my peers mistake being single for wanting the freedom to be with whomever one desires, but to me it is really about learning how to be perfectly happy by yourself.

And maybe the occasional guilt-free make out session with that mysterious stranger you’ve been eyeing all night.

Although these two contradict, my point is that you can do whatever you want — whenever you damn well please. With that being said, you are the only person that you could potentially let down in the process.

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yourself. Being completely on my own for so many years has taught me the ins and outs of my personal needs and preferences in regard to my overall happiness.

This isn’t to say that being in a relationship is impossible or illogical while in college, but if you aren’t in a healthy situation then you are better off taking this time to learn and grow as an individual. College years are some of the best times to be selfish about our decisions, or rather, to gain an enlightened self-interest. We have the rest of our lives to sit on the couch on a Friday night and judge others for going out, so we may as well take advantage of the present.

According to “Bridesmaids,” everyone needs to have those slutty college years. Well here they are folks, right in front of our eyes, and they will be gone before we know it. Wasting time on unhealthy relationships during these precious years is exactly that —a waste of time.

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1078 is presenting a live music event where folk artists Billy Shaddox and Dave Mulligan will be performing.

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Stand-up comedian Ralphie May will be dishing out the jokes at the El Rey Theatre. The fourtime platinum funny man is known for his quick wit and honest views on life and family.

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Seamus Turner performs with his band Dakota Cree at School of the Arts Productions’ Halloween showcase, “Night of the Rocking Dead,” last October at the Down Lo in downtown Chico.

Student carves out niche as folk, blues musician well as a close friend. After a year of jamming in the dorms, it was Finch that Staff Writer convinced Turner to switch from nurseamus Turner brings a ing to a music degree. refreshing modesty and “He was the one who got me really laid-back attitude to the local excited about getting into the music music scene, in which he is program here,” Turner said. “I look up now quite well known. to him a lot.”

His musical upbringing differs Turner now holds a place as a notable slightly from the typical force-yourmember of the local music scene. He is child-to-play-piano setting. His parents, a guitarist and singer for the folk-rock neither of whom plays a musical instrugroup Dakota Cree as well as a budding ment, put a fiddle in his hands at 5 years solo acoustic artist. of age.

In both of “My parents these projects, had me start there’s a blues My parents had me start playing blueplaying bluegrass because they influence that grass because is inherthought it would be more fun they thought it ently visible, than learning classical music. would be more complete with fun than learnslide guitars Seamus Turner, musician ing classical and pleasantly music,” Turner rhythmic said. “After that strumming I picked up the mandolin. Then I picked patterns. His vocals bear a remarkable up the guitar in late middle school.” resemblance to Lou Reed in the Velvet As far as his entry into the local music Underground song “Oh! Sweet Nuthin.’” scene, it began his freshman year. He Turner juggles a lot with having to originally came to Chico State to study balance his music career with his acanursing, which didn’t last long. demic responsibilties, he said.

“I’m not very good with sticking nee“I grow white hairs. That’s how I baldles in peoples’ arms,” Turner said. ance it out,” Turner said, with a cheeky It was in his first year that he met grin on his face. “School is something another staple in the local music scene, that is very time consuming, which is current roommate and bandmate Clay why I can’t wait to get out so that I can Finch, someone who would turn out focus a lot more on the music that I play. to be pivotal to his music career as ... I’ve been playing music my entire life Lauren Smith

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PERFORMANCE The Russian National Ballet Theatre will be performing “Swan Lake” at Laxson Auditorium.

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The Trinity United Methodist Church will be hosting Bill Evans’ Banjo in America concert and workshop.

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and don’t know if I have the knack for it quite yet, but there are certain signs that point me in that direction.”

As for musical influences, Turner said he goes through many phases. He draws inspiration from old blues music as well as Grace Slick & The Great Society, and more modern artists such as the Stepkids and Mac DeMarco.

From the local music scene, he lists common collaborators Clay Finch, Don Parrish and Josh Hegg as his influences and inspirations.

In a day and age where the music industry is characterized by business-oriented goals and a hunger for fame, the most refreshing aspects of Turner’s personality are his unpretentiousness and the clear indication that it is his love for music that keeps him going.

When asked what he enjoys most about music, the corners of his eyes start to crease as his lips pull back in a genuine smile.

“The feeling that you get from it, and the people that you play with, definitely,” Turner said. “It’s a feeling that you just don’t experience with anything else. It feels like your chest is about to burst open. … I mean, not in a very gory way, but in a way that has butterflies and flowers coming out of it.”

Lauren Smith can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com or

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Q&A: RALPHIE MAY Amanda Rhine

Staff Writer

The Orion: How’s the tour going so far?

Ralphie May: So far so good. I cannot complain to be honest with you. It’s the biggest numbers of my career.

Are there any favorite tour moments?

Not necessarily from this tour, any of them.

My favorites are with my wife and kids, and we get to go have adventures around the country. That’s my favorite.

Does your family get to tour with you a lot?

May: No. Not as much with school and my wife’s career. You know, she’s a headliner, too. it’s hard to get it all together and coordinated. We try not to go weeks without seeing each other.

You have been to Chico before you were married and had kids. Care to talk about your experience?

May: It was fun. I did a show as part of the San Francisco Comedy Competition, and I performed, met a girl, had a great night. Came back a couple nights later and had another great night. Had a couple weeks that were phenomenal, but then it was just like, ‘Do I want to keep it going?”

But, you know, I really liked that girl. She was smart.

Are you excited to come back?

May: Yes. I just enjoy the whole thing.

It deserves more than it gets, let’s just say that. Nice people, nice town. There’s more than it gets from credit.

We never needed to laugh more than now as a nation.

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Your wife, Lahna Turner, is a comedian as well. Do you ever find it difficult to work together?

May: It’s hard on me because she’s a headliner. The benefits are that we get to be together more. We get to do stuff like that so she doesn’t mind doing it.

You both talk about your lives a lot.

Do you ever offend each other in your acts?

May: Yeah, I get that sometimes. I upset her sometimes, but she’ll say a lot of stuff about me. I’ve found it easier to move on. I love her.

Besides your wife, are there any other comedians that you really like working with?

May: Yeah, there’s tons. The Smash Brothers that are going to be with me in Chico are hilarious. They’re twins, and they’re dirty funny. They’re like pro wrestlers, and it’s kind of like they’re crazy white trash, and their dad was a biker with the Hells Angels.

I love my pal, Billy Wayne Davis. There’s a lot of great stand-ups out there. I encourage — even if you don’t want to come see me because I am, you know, racially offensive, even culture controversial, politically incorrect — if that’s not your cup of tea, then by all means go see comedy in general.

We never needed to laugh more than now as a nation. So if you don’t like me, don’t let that taint you on stand up. Go see another

Photo courtesy of Stacey Pokluda,

act, OK? They’re great. It’s a fun, fun thing.

Do you have a favorite joke?

May: I do because it was my dad’s favorite. An old man sitting on a park bench is crying his eyes out. Young man comes up to him, ‘Sir, why are you crying?’ He goes, ‘I’m 88 years old, my wife is 32 years old, we make love six times a day. Oral, around the world — everything. She cooks and cleans.

She works all the time and makes a lot of money. It’s the greatest.’ ‘Then why are you crying?’ ‘I forgot where I live!’

Amanda Rhine can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com or

@am_rhine on Twitter.

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