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Greeks face new restrictions University creates stricter event guidelines, mandatory training

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Letters tomorrow The Greek letters on fraternity and sorority chapter houses remain covered following the suspension of the Greek system by Chico State President Paul Zingg in November. Members of university-affiliated social fraternities and sororities learned the new regulations and steps they must go through to become reinstated on Saturday.

Pedro Quintana Senior Writer

Social fraternities and sororities learned the requirements for reinstatement Saturday following the suspension of the Greek system in November.

Greek chapters must complete a number of tasks this month to be reinstated, according to a press release from Chico State’s department of public affairs and publications.

The steps include: • Agreeing to new and more stringent event guidelines, recognition standards and sanctions for violations • Attending mandatory trainings on topics including violence prevention and alcohol abuse

• Completing a new accreditation process that reaffirms the “Pillars of Distinction,” high standards of service, scholarship, leadership, integrity, community and diversity and inclusion If the chapters successfully meet all requirements this month, they may begin member recruitment and reinstall or uncover the Greek letters on their houses in March.

Chico State wants a great Greek system on campus, and fraternities and sororities will come back and grow at a higher level over time, said Drew Calandrella, vice president for student affairs.

Chapter representatives are meeting with their members this week to explain the guidelines. The Student Life and Leadership Office will post the new requirements on the Greek life website after the

Police arrest Chico man on suspicion of sexual assault, kidnappings Pedro Quintana Senior Writer

What began as a routine traffic stop in the southcampus area ended with the arrest of a physician’s assistant on suspicion of kidnappings and a sexual assault that occurred last semester.

Lonnie Scott Keith, 40, a Chico resident and married father of four, is in Butte County Jail on suspicion of two counts of kidnapping, one count of rape and one count of assault with intent to commit rape, Chico police Lt. Mike O’Brien said.

Police stopped Keith Jan.

26 after observing the traffic violation, and an officer noticed the backseat of his car had blankets and bedding partially covering the windows, according to a press release from Chico police.

Keith gave consent for officers to search his vehicle, where they found two syringes filled with an unknown, clear substance, latex gloves, a stun gun and several nylons, O’Brien said.

Police obtained a search warrant for the vehicle and discovered a concealed compartment with metal handcuffs, metal leg restraints, several zip ties

fraternities and sororities have held their meetings.

University administrators have met with national representatives from each chapter, in addition to two student representatives from each chapter, said Connie Huyck, student life and leadership coordinator.

Administrators stressed that Greek life plays a leadership role among all students, whether or not they belong to a fraternity or sorority.

Chico State has about 1,200 students in 26 social Greek organizations, according to the release. All of the chapters have shown interest in reinstatement, and only one chapter was not represented Saturday, for reasons unrelated to the reinstatement process, Huyck said.

The university wants each chapter member “to be >> please see Greeks

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Lonnie Scott Keith

Arrested in connection with kidnappings

and multiple vials of seditives, he said.

“The vehicle was staged for another, or series of assaults,” O’Brien said Police believe the suspect forced the female victims of each attack into the backseat of different cars, a dark-colored sedan in the September attack and a large, dark-colored SUV in the one in October.

The suspect then tied both females’ hands and feet with plastic zip ties and covered their eyes with tape, O’Brien said. The suspect injected both women with an unknown substance. >> please see ARREST | A4

Bill proposes higher education fast track reach,’” Logue said in an interview with The Orion.

Under the proposed plan, stuA bill proposed in late December by dents who choose to take advantage a local assemblyman is drawing critiof it would begin taking college-level cism from Chico State administrators coursework while still in high school and faculty regarding its approach to taking advanced placement classes. streamlining higher education.

Building upon those courses at a Dan Logue Assembly Bill 51, the Affordable proposed a bill community college, they would then College Act, was introduced by Dan to lower the transfer to a California State Univercost of higher Logue of the Third Assembly District education sity institution. and is currently being evaluated by There, students would be given the Assembly’s committee on higher priority registration, a tuition freeze education for the second time, following and a $10,000 cap on their education-related several amendments addressing how reim- costs in exchange for maintaining a 2.0 GPA bursements would work. as a full-time student to finish their degree in It calls for the creation of a pilot program, fewer than 18 months. which would include Chico State, Cal State Last Friday, Logue’s office produced a press Long Beach and Cal State Stanislaus, in addi- release calling on students across California tion to regional community colleges and high to rally in support of AB 51 and AB 181. AB 181 schools. is a supplementary bill proposed by Logue to “I took a look at it and said, ‘You know, extend the bill’s effects to the UC system. we’re raising the cost of education out of >> please see Bill | A3 Nicholas Carr Staff Writer

AS begin talks of renovations for BMU second floor, coffee shop locations Risa Johnson Leanne Patterson The Orion

Associated Students is discussing potential changes to the Bell Memorial Union, including a new coffee shop and repurposed second floor.

Coffee shops Following winter break, students found Wildcat Wakeup, the Wildcat Store’s coffee shop, replaced with a sign noting its closing. Common Grounds, the coffee shop in the basement of the BMU, may soon follow.

Wildcat Wakeup lasted just one semester because the Wildcat Store recently had

to cut many positions, said Keaton Bass, Brockman, manager of Common Grounds A.S. vice president for busiand Creekside Cafe. ness and finance. Wildcat But employees from ComWakeup got management mon Grounds were helping “The more outlets you help from A.S. Dining Ser- have, the more overhead out so much that it didn’t vices and Common Grounds, make sense for Wildcat you’re going to have.” but the money was still Wakeup to stay open, Bass Robert meyers going to the Wildcat Store. said.

Wildcat Store Director “We were making money A.S. has plans to merge from it,” he said. “It was Wildcat Wakeup and Comcannibalizing the sales, mon Grounds into a new somewhat, from Common coffee shop similar to StarGrounds.” bucks on the first level of the BMU, where Wildcat Wakeup took some sales away the information center used to be, he said. from the basement coffee shop because it It will be more efficient and have two offered beverages from Peet’s Coffee, which cashiers.

Common Grounds now offers, said Bo “We had baristas and dining management

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people working with an architect, which is very cool,” Bass said. “We need to hear back on a price.”

The architect will report a cost estimate in mid-February, and Bass will then present it to the business committee, he said.

The former Wildcat Wakeup storefront will soon have new products available, but A.S. is still consolidating what will be sold, Wildcat Store Director Robert Meyers said.

“We’re trying to figure out what we’re missing on campus to cater to students, staff and faculty,” he said.

Getting rid of the store was a decision to improve efficiency.

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EDUCATION

Phan Van Thu, the leader of a Vietnam group called Bia Son Law Council for Public Affairs, and 21 other members were sentenced to 10 to 17 years in prison on Monday. They were accused of attempting to overthrow the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

United States and South Korean troops began naval drills despite the nuclear threat North Korea proposed last month.

North Korea announced the test to combat tougher U.N. sanctions for rocket launches.

Online program offers faster degree Aubrey Crosby A sst. Ne ws Editor

A $10 million initiative to fund an online degree completion program has started at California State Universities this semester.

The onset of the program, called Cal State Online, will be funded by the increased state budget.

Cal State Online aims to make it easier for students to complete degrees if they have had a reason to stop going to school, said Mike Uhlenkamp, a spokesman for the CSU. “A majority of students will never need to take these classes unless they leave school and decide that they want to finish their degree,”

he said. participating in an underAvailable degree pro- graduate or graduate grams include a Bachelor program, he said. of Science from Cal State “There is no state subDominguez Hills, a Bach- sidy for this program, so the elor of Arts from Cal State students will be paying the Northridge and a master’s full cost,” Uhlenkamp said. degree in “It ranges business from $400 “It ranges from $400 administrato $500 tion from per unit to $500 per unit for Fresno State for underundergrads, and $500 to and Cal State grads, and $750 a unit for graduate Dominguez $500 to degree completion.”

Hills. $750 a unit These profor graduate Mike Uhlenkamp grams can degree comCSU spokesman start as early pletion.” as May, and Cal State more programs will begin Online is meant to be more accepting applications later of a delivery mechanism for this year, Uhlenkamp said. the online courses Chico Tuition will depend State has had for more than on whether students are 20 years, Uhlenkamp said.

“The CSO aims to make the online programs that are hosted at individual schools available everywhere,” he said.

The programs are set to be available at every CSU, except maybe Cal State Maritime, which doesn’t necessarily have online resources available, he said.

Along with Cal State Online, the $10 million will also go toward helping students take high enrollment, lower-division classes online in order to help speed up the graduation process, according to a CSU press release.

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NATION

New officials provide insight into positions

Both Chico State and the city of Chico have recently instated people to new positions. Chico State has a new vice provost for enrollment management, Barbara Fortin, who previously worked at Case Western Reserve University as director of enrollment operations. Her position includes overseeing admissions, the university registrar and academic advising. Mary Goloff was named mayor of Chico following the recent election. The Orion sat down with both to discuss their new jobs.

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Democrats in the Senate expanded the Violence Against Women Act to protect gays, lesbians and Native Americans from domestic abuse on Friday. The law was originally designed to only protect women from domestic abuse.

Source: The Associated Press

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The Baltimore Ravens won the 47th Super Bowl 34-31 against the San Francisco 49ers. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh led the team to victory against his brother, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh.

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An explosion near SeaWorld in San Diego left three injured Friday.

Firefighters believe the blaze was caused by a couple trying to extract oil from hash near some cans of butane. The couple and a neighbor were treated for burn injuries.

The Orion: What are your plans as the new vice provost of enrollment management at Chico State?

Fortin: My main goal would be to continue to support the enrollment management services offices, as well as the enrollment management needs for the whole uni- Barbara versity, learn to work with Fortin named the California State Uni- was the new vice versity system because provost for some of what we do in enrollment management enrollment management at Chico State is sort of directed by the during winter chancellor’s office, learn break about the campus, the students.

So really for this first semester, I’m really looking forward to being a student of the university and learning a lot.

Fortin: No, not at this point.I guess I won’t say things won’t change. I first need to learn the processes and systems of Chico State and understand the overall context before I would look at making any changes.

I think just by the nature of higher education these days, there’s bound to be some changes.

I think what I have learned in my early weeks here is that many of the changes that we need to implement are changes that come from the California State University system.

I think we have a really good track record of implementing some of the new initiatives at the chancellor office level, so I would continue to support those.At this point, I think enrollment management functions pretty well.

The Orion: What are your overall future goals for the department as the new vice provost of enrollment management at Chico State?

Fortin: At this point, to meet the target presented to the university agreed upon by our president and the chancelThe Orion: Have you been able to meet lor’s office. with students about We work to meet enrollment and those targets, as well other issues yet? as we would look at Fortin: Not yet. other roles within the “I think just by the nature of Well, I have met university that impact higher education these days, with students relaenrollment which are there’s bound to be some tive to working in many, many different changes.” the office, and there facets of that from the are students on what admissions process to is called the enrollthe course registraBarbara Fortin Chico State Vice Provost ment management tion process. for Enrollment advisory committee.

There are many, Management We’ve only had many different facone meeting since tions of enrollment I’ve been here and management, and it students weren’t here yet. really isn’t just the enrollment manageI look forward to their participation in ment offices that assist in this. that committee.

Most students are advised by their academic departments. Their activities in The Orion: Has the department providing academic advising would be a reached its enrollment target for the fall part of enrollment management, because 2013 semester? that directly impacts student retention Fortin: First-year freshmen applica- also. tions for fall 2013 are up about 9 percent.

It’s assisting students in their whole We’ve already been admitting students life as a student here and making sure for fall, and our overall new student tar- we are providing the services and supget is 4,700. port to help them be successful.

The Orion: Are you planning to make changes to enrollment management at Chico State?

Pedro Quintana Senior Writer

The Orion: Chico City Manager Brian Nakamura has proposed the consolidation 12 city departments into five departments. Can you give us an idea of what is expected to happen if the proposal is considered?

Goloff: Organizationally, we have been, as I would describe as an administrator, is we’re wide and flat. We have had a lot of leadership at the top managing singular departments.

Brian is a new city manager so we’re working with new leadership, and it’s actually been quite interesting to have somebody new to come into this organization, who has an objectivity and isn’t tied to the way we have done business in the past.

His assessment looking at that organizational structure was needed to tighten it up.

We needed to bring departments that were alike together under one manager and in that effort we would achieve some pretty tremendous cost savings.

Mary Goloff

The Orion: Do you believe there would be enough votes if the proposal was presented to City Council?

Goloff: I don’t know if it would be that proposal or another one, but I think that a majority of councilmembers recognize that we need to restructure.

was named the mayor of Chico following the recent election

The Orion: Students are concerned with the lighting on the city bike trail behind Yolo Hall. Some of the lights are not working because of damages such as busted light bulbs along the trail. How can we address that and what action can the city take to fix this problem?

Goloff: Well, first, I like to say that I don’t think repairing broken lights fixture on a trail behind Yolo Hall is asking too much from the city, so I’ll make a note to myself to have that followed up on. Certainly, that’s an expectation we should be fulfilling. We value our students. The reason we’re different from other sleepy valley towns is we have this wonderful university here that happens to be adjacent to our downtown.

The Orion: Some local bars are reacting to the recently released “Call for Community Action” letter by canceling buck night specials. What is the message the city is trying to send to the students?

Goloff: Well, that effort, although it was endorsed and supported by the city, that effort came from the university, was initiated by Dr. Zingg’s office at the university. I’ll be sitting down with Drew Calandrella, vice president for student affairs, and members of our police department to actually talk about what are the next steps we take in that direction.

That path has not been clearly defined yet. We had five deaths in five months – that’s unacceptable. There has to be something that we can do that we are not doing to protect students and keep them safer.

Allison Weeks can be reached at aweeks@theorion.com

Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

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Correction: The article “Ethics debate team prepares for competition” in last week’s issue incorrectly refers to senior philosophy major Jeremy McNutt as a female.

McNutt is a male.

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BILL: Proposal aims to speed up, make higher education affordable continued from A1

Currently, the bill only proposes to extend this offer to science, technology, engineering and mathematics students, Logue said.

The goal is to make education faster, more accessible and cheaper.

“The big question is, ‘Will the universities have the drive and the insight to adjust their thinking from a 100-year tradition?’” Logue said. “We have a crisis on our hands concerning tuition costs.”

Nicole McAllister, Associated Students director of legislative affairs, has been following the bill since its release last month.

While the legislation states that Chico State would operate as part of the pilot program, school administrators have not been contacted or consulted, she said.

“At the moment this isn’t our highest concern,” McAllister said. “It’s still a baby bill as it is right now.”

The main issues raised by the proposed legislation are regarding its economic viability and how reducing the time students spend on campus might affect the integrity of the Chico State’s academic programs, she said.

“We’re not a diploma mill,” McAllister said. “We’re an institution that provides a complete education.”

The plan also doesn’t take into account the varying levels of resources offered to

Dec. 21

Dan Logue submits the first draft of Assembly Bill 51, the Affordable College Act

high schools across the state, including those that have had to cut the AP programs the Affordable College Act depends on, she said.

The bill exhibits a lack of understanding regarding the way science is taught and what the current problems facing the industry are, said Chris Gaffney, a professor and chair of the physics department.

“This is a lot of hot air from someone who’s never supported education,” he said.

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Legislation such as AB 51 is used to push students through the system faster instead of investing the money needed to improve the quality of education, Gaffney said.

“As a California state employee, I have a responsibility to the citizens of California,” he said. “These kinds of pronouncements are a 180-degree turn against my mission.”

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Bill is read to the Assembly for the first time.

AB 51 is referred to the Assembly’s committee on higher education. It is later pulled to clarify how reimbursments would be allocated.

Jan. 31

AB 51, amended by Logue, is reintroduced to the committee on higher education.

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REMODEL: BMU renovation plans still brewing continued from A1

overhead you’re going to have,” Meyers said.

“Now we have less overhead.”

Wildcat Wakeup interfering with Common Grounds making the money it needs to didn’t make sense, Meyers said.

Wildcat Wakeup got help from Brockman, because it didn’t have anyone on staff with experience in coffee shop management.

“Once it was going to close we started training girls from Wildcat Wakeup who are now working at Common Grounds,” Brockman said.

The future possibility of the new shop on the first floor could centralize the coffee services in the BMU, he said.

“I think it would help our ability to serve people quickly,” Brockman said. “It will only go up from here.”

The second floor A.S is discussing two possible floorplans for the second floor of the BMU. Plan one After conducting focus groups, A.S. discovered that students need a room that is between the size of BMU 210 and the BMU Auditorium for campus organizations, said

Gabe Adley, A.S. vice president for facilities and services.

Students also need a space where they can study and meet in groups without having to worry about noise control, said David Buckley, executive director for A.S. administration. The lobby area on the second floor has unintentionally become a space for students to study quietly.

“There is no sign that tells students to keep quiet,” he said. “Through social norming, they turned it into a quiet space to study.”

If approved, the government affairs offices will move to take up one half of the second floor of the Wildcat Store. The other half will become the open space for students to study without having to worry about being loud, he said. The current government affairs offices would become the conference room for campus organizations.

Plan two Under a different plan, the government affairs offices would not move, and the space next to the open study area would become a conference room.

Funding for this project will come from student activity and student union fees from

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new grounds Senior computer information systems major Masato Miyano adds sugar to his morning coffee at Common Grounds. A.S. is discussing moving the shop elsewhere in the BMU. tuition, Buckley said.

A.S. also plans to use up to $300,000 in reserve money for the project, but does not want to spend more than $1.3 million, he said.

Currently there is no strict time table to

start the remodeling.

“The soonest could be this summer,” Adley said.

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POLICE BLOTTER Selected information cited directly from Chico Police Department or University Police Department.

University Police Wednesday, 8:22 a.m.: Petty theft in Kendall Hall. “Reporting party reporting theft of lunch from her desk yesterday, part of it was recovered later in the day in front of Kendall.”

Chico Police Thursday 7:03 p.m.: Reported party saw two males chasing another male into the parking lot of the store. “Reported party and a 7–Eleven employee intervened before they could start fighting.”

Wednesday, 10:23 a.m.: Assist other agency. ”Chico Police Department requesting assistance because their units are busy - reported female, emailed coworker and said she was cutting herself.”

Friday, 11:21 a.m.: Counterfeit transaction on the 2000 block of Cohasset. “Last night female subject tried to use counterfeit $20. Subject arrived on foot. Came back today, accused reporting party of giving her the $20.”

Thursday, 9:44 a.m.: Transient problem in Shurmer Gym. “Female transient sleeping in women’s locker room. Female awake and in stall.”

Thursday, 11:35 p.m.: Narcotics violation reported in Whitney Hall. “Located small amount, University Housing and Food Service to handle further.”

Thursday, 11:49 p.m.: Open door reported in Kendall Hall. “Custodian found safe door open, appears to be oversight, request University Police to secure.”

Friday 1:22 a.m.: Suspicious subject at University Village. “Subject returned after being advised not to return, nonstudent.

Friday, 2:42 p.m.: Warrant service at University Police. “Self –surrender on UPD misdemeanor warrant for failed to appear.”

Saturday, 2:02 p.m.: Petty theft at the WREC. “Bag was taken from locker room on Feb. 1. Contained keys, cellphone, and clothes.”

Sunday, 2:17 a.m.: Trespass in Whitney Hall. “RA’s have subject detained, nonresident, asked 3 times to leave building, continue to return.”

Sunday, 2:44 p.m.: Suspicious subject at University Village. “Male appears mentally unstable rambling near bluelight. Referred to himself as cowboy Tim.”

“Female transient sleeping in women’s locker room. Female awake and in stall.”

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Friday, 2:46 p.m.: Assault/battery on the 1000 block of Park Ave. “Victim was walking out of Dukes. Has been drinking.

Subject pushed him down and kicked victim in the eye.”

Friday, 4:51 p.m.: Civil dispute on 1000 block of Mulberry. “Reporting party states a family came to his house to fight his son. Ex-wife is jealous of new boyfriend. Boyfriend came after reporting party with an axe. Reporting party in car, ready to leave. Parties have multiple different stories.”

Saturday 12:09 p.m.: Suspect taking down street signs on Mangrove Avenue.

“Suspect taking down a curve complete sign. Suspect knowing to reporting party, states he is a known transient.”

Sunday, 12:36 a.m.: Gunfire on the 700 block of W. 6th St. “Shots heard and believes there are 3 to 4 injured. Sees someone down and disconnects call.

Call reporting party back. Someone told reporting party gun was a .22. Appears to be reckless discharge, removed from waistband and fired into the air. Shooter should have injury, blood at scene may belong to him.”

Sunday, 9:37 a.m.: Indecent exposure and public urination on Esplanade.“Male walking around the building urinating in bushes. Walking in circles, is now making pelvic thrust at reporting party who is sitting in her car.”

Sunday, 9:11 p.m.: Stabbing on the 2000 block of E. 20th St. “Employees advising stabbing in the parking lot, suspects gone on arrival, victim in the bathroom.

Suspect group was two females.”

-compiled by Nicholas Carr and Allison Weeks

GREEKS: University expects chapters to live up to charters continued from A1

who you say you are,” Calandrella said.

The reinstatement process began soon after the November suspension, when chapters agreed to take down or cover their letters. By Dec. 1, chapters had to turn in Arete Accreditation application packets and then make presentations Feb. 1 to a board of faculty, staff and community reviewers on their commitments to service, integrity and other areas.

The decision to suspend Greek activities was based on an accumulation of events that occurred since the beginning of the spring 2012 semester, Chico State President Paul Zingg said.

The suspension followed the most recent of four alcohol-related deaths in Chico, that of Mason Sumnicht.

Sumnicht, a

communication design major and Sigma Pi pledge, died Nov. 15, after celebrating his 21st birthday.

In the 30 days before Zingg’s announcement, three fraternities were “This isn’t a university agenda. This is a community agenda.”

Drew Calandrella Vice President for Student Affairs

temporarily suspended because of allegations of hazing, Huyck said.

The fraternities involved were Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Sigma and Sigma Pi, she said.

In February 2012, the university suspended the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity after allegations of drinking with potential new members at a private home after recruitment activities.

Even though the drinking did not take place at the Phi Kappa Tau chapter house on West Fifth and Hazel streets and occurred after recruitment events, it is still a violation for fraternity members to drink with potential new members, Huyck said.

During winter break, university officials released “A Call For Community Action,” a letter addressing an alcohol problem in the Chico community.

Calandrella spoke briefly about the letter in a meeting with community and Chico State representatives Jan. 30.

“This isn’t a university agenda,” he said. “This is a community agenda.”

A town hall meeting to discuss the issues is scheduled for Feb. 22, Huyck said.

Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

ARREST: Awareness vital for Chico students’ safety continued from A1

The suspect sold two cars in December that may have been used in the attacks, he said. Police are in the process of retrieving both vehicles for evidence.

The details of the arrest are disturbing, said Emily Peart, Chico State Safe Place coordinator.

It’s vitally important to be aware that sexual assaults occur.

“It’s critical to remember that the majority of sexual assaults are not perpetrated

by strangers,” she said.

“More than two-thirds of all sexual assaults and rape are committed by someone the victim knows.”

Police and other organizations still want students to be aware of their surroundings and to walk in groups when going out, O’Brien said.

The investigation remains active, he said. Other evidence has been collected and is being forensically processed.

Keith was employed at

Oroville Medical Center and Enloe Occupational Health.

He was arraigned on Jan. 31 and pleaded not guilty to all four charges, Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said.

Keith could face a sentence of 32 years to life if convicted.

He will be back in court in two weeks for a preliminary hearing.

Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

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Greek reinstatement guidelines good step for positive change “Changing the ethos of Greek life at the university will be guided by several unequivocal goals,” Chico State President Paul Zingg said in an address to Greek organizations nearly eight years ago on April 12, 2005.

This statement followed massive restrictions of Greek life at Chico State, and very well could have been said verbatim at the administration’s meeting to address new Greek life requirements Saturday. Varying guidelines for reinstatement were released at both the 2005 meeting and the one held this weekend.

In 2005, Zingg formed a Greek System Review Task Force to conduct an extensive review of student behavior and also raised GPA requirements, instated an

approved faculty adviser for each chapter and required that all recruitment events must be totally alcohol-free.

Eight years and one suspension later, the current requirements for reinstatement are: • Agreeing to new and more stringent event guidelines, recognition standards and sanctions for violations.

• Attending mandatory trainings on topics including violence prevention and alcohol abuse.

• Completing a new accreditation process that reaffirms the “Pillars of Distinction,” high standards of service, scholarship, leadership, integrity, community and diversity and inclusion.

Though these initial guidelines for

reinstatement are vague and thus far less severe than those put in place eight years ago, they are a good first step.

Both suspensions were put in place because of hazing allegations, alleged assaults and other violations of the rules governing Greek life.

Because this isn’t the first time Greek life has been under major scrutiny, the requirements must be taken all the more seriously.

Greeks must not forget what their organizations stand for and should look to abide by the requirements for reinstatement over a long-term period. The new standards, sanctions, trainings and processes are not simply meant as a slap on the wrist designed for political

expediency.

While the 2005 overhaul of Greek requirements did inflict change, students from that time graduated from Chico State, and the problems that caused the suspension may have been forgotten, leaving us where we are today.

Rule violations that lead to the suspension of Greeks should not occur every few years. Something must be done to ensure that this time is different – that this is not a cyclical occurrence.

Greek organizations have long histories. In order to keep major events and learning experiences from falling through the cracks and being forgotten, the details of the new standards and guidelines must hold a long-term effect.

Fight back against meat, Big Mac generation

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can’t afford it. And as it turns out, there are big reasons not to eat so much of it.

In the United States alone, almost 10 bilKevin Crittenden lion livestock are crammed into tiny stalls Opinion Columnist and fed antibiotics and corn until they In America, meat is king. are big enough to be slaughtered.

However, we do not enter the world Even though I don’t have to personwith an intrinsic desire for Big Macs and ally witness the ugly side of meat farming Coke. Over-consumption of animals, cou— chicken wings deep in their own filth pled with the standard Western diet, is — I am uneasy about the idea of ingesting killing us. hormone-laden eggs, beef and dairy.

I love hamburgers, but I also love As people of the age of the Big Mac, we the idea that, as a country, we could be are living out a twisted biological experhealthier, less wasteful and more enviiment that seems to work against our ronmentally responsible. health.

Change is not going to happen overFor this article, I ventured with a friend night, but it could start one bite at a time. to In-N-Out Burger to witness the unfoldHealth complications like cancer, ing demise of America’s arteries with this diabetes, stroke and heart disease are knowledge: The United States is a world becoming more common but are entirely leader in preventable disease and food preventable for the most part. waste.

The Center for Disease Control and PreI relate this knowledge to my companvention suggests eating more fruits and ion who responds, “What are you worried vegetables. Surprise, Mom was right. about? You’re a bean pole on chicken These foods give us stuff meat doesn’t, legs. Have some Animal Fries.” like vitamins, minerals and fiber.

I dig in, and with a mouthful of cheesy As Californians of the Northern Cencarbs, I ponder in silence our nation’s tral Valley, we have access to some of the terrible health report card and unfathombest produce in the world. I doubt there able wastefulness. are quite as many Saturday morning-esque In the future, when I’m a lard tub on markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. chicken legs, or at least a thicker bean Yet we continue to waste pole, I may wish I’d taken more than 200 pounds of time to break the pattern As people of the age food per person yearly, of consumer convenience according to a study of the Big Mac, we are that made me that way. conducted by the Food Or I could start today. living out a twisted Agriculture Organization We are geared for overbiological experiment eating. Have you heard of the United Nations. that seems to work Although the averof the “Luther” burger? age consumer may not be It’s a cheeseburger with responsible for pre-mara doughnut as a bun. It’s ket throwaway of funny-looking fruits and not a shock that this magnetically vile creveggies — ugly produce doesn’t stand a ation was produced in America. chance — some waste simply because we Setting the consumptive dial to simcan afford to do so. ple day-to-day needs is a practical way Carefully planned shopping means fewer to save money and invest in your body’s rotten plants. It never feels good to throw future. away food that could have been eaten.

I haven’t had much meat in my diet lately.

Kevin Crittenden can be reached at Not because I don’t like it, but because I kcrittenden@theorion.com

Chico, rebel against cold metal overlords Paul Smeltzer opinion columnist

Shaping surfboards is a dying art that my dad’s friend uses to make a living.

However, he can no longer muster the strength to shape in his old age, so he bought a machine to do it for him.

Machines will soon solidify their advancement along assembly lines in industries already rife with automation. Warehouse workers that carry back-breaking weight will be switched for quick, efficient hydraulic-powered robots that don’t need an hourly wage.

Yes, the robots are coming, and they want your job.

Machines first began displacing the workforce during the Industrial Revolution, sparking a number of technological advances on farms. Since then, many more farm jobs have become automated.

And, as we know, technological advances aren’t just seen on the farm.

College students, from art to mechatronic engineering majors, are going to find jobs that a pile of nuts and bolts can do better than a person with a college education.

And while humans haven’t been completely removed from the picture, they are shifted from one position to the next, which involves operating the machinery now occupying their former position.

By simply programming the dimensions into his surfboard-shaping machine, my dad’s friend watches 90 percent of his work being done for him. He still creates the type of surfboard produced but now does a fraction of the unconventional work.

This type of job transition creates a whole new field of jobs never before imagined.

Eventually, this shift will also be wiped away by our automated counterparts.

Some claim robots will never be able to replicate the high level of intelligence humans possess, which gives creation to original works of art, but this is not true.

In 2008, two Nebraskan painters made “Vangobot,” a robotic painter that holds 16 canisters of ink and slaps together art rendered through a number of programmed artistic influences from impressionism to pop art, according to vangobot.com.

It’s been featured in different art galleries, including the Professional Artists Affiliation’s Gallery Nine, where it has received mixed reviews.

“Ultimately, the reaction was really split,” co-creator Luke Kelly said to PBS. “It was either a love-it-or-loathe-it-type reaction.”

Vangobot has proven it’s not about the level of intelligence a machine possesses but instead about what that intelligence can do.

To think that an inanimate thing is able to operate like the Internet and decipher what makes good art original is a tad unnerving.

That is, robots are already replicating our ability to think, adapt and achieve the goals set forth.

Whatever intelligence is, humans are different from other species because of our ability to control our environment so well.

The question of whether machines will one day be better at this sort of control puts the jeopardy of the job market back on the table.

Maybe that won’t be a problem. If we are outdone in the workforce, robots will do everything for us like parents taking care of children. They will be better writers, waiters, teachers, therapists and doctors.

You name it and it will eventually be automated.

In other words, the plateau of evolution that we control our environment from will see an even bigger mountain exponentially rise above — or in all unimaginable directions — from which robots could essentially take over the future.

As fellow creatures of this humble plateau, we will have to decide if sitting back and drinking lemonade while decisions are made for us is a good thing or a potential trap.

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Dani Anguiano Opinion Columnist

How much do you tip?

Most college students are at a time in their lives during which money is a struggle. Food is expensive and eating out is even more so.

Coupled with an ever-rising tipping standard, grabbing a bite can be convenient yet expensive, considering what you’re ordering.

I usually tack on about 15 percent from my bill for a tip. I used to leave 10 percent, but then I heard that wasn’t enough.

The standard used to be 10 percent, but now servers expect 15 and some customers even generously leave 20 or 30 percent.

While I understand the importance of tipping because so many employees rely on it as a large part of their income, is judgment really necessary if one doesn’t pay enough additional money on top of a tab?

Many servers would probably argue it is necessary to leave a good-sized tip and that failure to do so implies you’re an inconsiderate person. This has become such a regular way of thinking that most of us leave a decent tip even when the service lacked quality.

Simply leaving a tip doesn’t seem to be enough when the amount isn’t high enough.

I once absentmindedly forgot to tip.

The friend I was with looked at me afterward like I had committed a war crime and refused to ever go back to the restaurant. I felt guilty enough, but she acted like it was completely reprehensible.

I would love to leave a huge tip for quality service, but financially I can’t afford it, so I do what I can.

Few people complain about the hourly wages of a waiter, while many focus on the responsibility of the customer.

Instead of judging those who leave too small of a tip or don’t leave one at all, we should focus on how unfair the process is in the first place.

It puts a burden on the server to work for tips and on the customer to leave one that is large enough. We should start considering the lack of responsibility of the

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employer and, most importantly, the laws allowing such practices to continue.

In the past few months several photos of receipts with excuses written on them instead of tips have gathered a lot of attention on the Web. One for an expensive meal had a note from the customer reading that she hadn’t left a tip because she was a single mom. It sparked outrage across the Internet with hundreds commenting about how inconsiderate it was and that she shouldn’t be eating out at all if she can’t afford a tip.

I’m sure if someone had written, “College student, sorry” there would have been a similar reaction.

Tipping has gotten out of hand.

Many waiters and waitresses have an extremely low base pay, and a big chunk of their checks are expected to come from tips. But it should not be the customer’s responsibility to directly pay an employee’s salary.

We fear being judged or considered cheap, but by continuing to allow the tipping standard to rise, we are really letting employers off the hook.

The wage for food servers should be raised, not the tipping standard.

Dani Anguiano can be reached at

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E-book versions of course textbooks are an increasingly popular resource available to students that are being utilized in classrooms. Highlighting information and taking notes on an iPad, Kindle or Nook is quick and easy, making for a note-free reading surface with personal markers for future reference. The convenience of having all of your textbooks on one device is certainly worth it, especially with a backpack that is 50 pounds lighter.

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WiseCat: Be firm with your personal boundaries, you shall

Martin Salgado Opinion Columnist

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I am a “yes” man.

I am too nice to say “no,” and this causes problems for my own boundaries.

I’m not talking about the type of boundaries that people freak out about because they don’t like being touched. Instead, I mean saying yes to something and later realizing you’re being taken advantage of.

Most lines are crossed while living with a roommate. I had a house-mate who brought women over to our apartment all the time. They came and left, and I never said a thing.

This is where I should have seen the red flag waving. Not mentioning my uncomfortable position right away allowed my house-mate to continue his weekly romps while I lay awake opposite of thin walls.

When he got serious about one woman in particular, she came over every day. I didn’t object to her visits, because she was fun to be around.

But fun or not, she was invading my space in my house, and I was doing nothing about it.

Day visits turned into sleepovers that

turned into her moving in and me not getThey know their limits and what they ting enough sleep. My house-mate thought want to do. You should know yours as he was that great in the sack. well.

These events were gradual, and I later I am not pardoned from treading upon realized that my roommate had been my friends’ personal space either. There pushing the limit on what he could get are times when I just walk into my friend’s away with, which eventually tread across apartment after school and head to the my personal space. fridge as if I had paid for their last trip to Boundary-crossing Costco. can also be self-inflicted.

Boundary-setting is It can come from the something that will be an “fear of missing out” or I am learning that it’s ongoing occurrence in all FOMO. This causes me to of our lives with friends OK to say no, even if say yes to anything anyand family. I suggest that it makes me the bad one wants, even if that you be aware of not only guy. means spending money your own limits, but othto see a horror film I ers’ as well. really don’t want to see I am learning that it’s or taking time from an essay that I should OK to say no, even if it makes me the bad be writing. guy.

I invite people and events into my life I wasn’t comfortable with the thought of because I don’t want to be left out. Yet being a bad guy by telling my roommate when I turn around and invite friends to to stop romping all night, but the truth is an activity I want to do and they simply he had crossed the line and knew that he decline, I realize they’ve set a boundary I could get away with it. have yet to discover.

Establishing a limit in your life is like A friend doesn’t generally say no to hurt setting rules for a child. Your sudden reme. Instead they probably just decided establishment of norms will be hard and that they don’t want to go for that run in may leave you or your friends upset. Focus the park or see my choice of movie. on what’s important to you and where If this scenario sounds familiar, you your periphery line lies. may be feeling as though it’s unfair that Be bold and strong-willed by merely friends can cross your boundary while saying no. Set your boundary and don’t you can’t cross theirs. apologize for it.

The fact is, the friend has somehow maintained a boundary line while you Martin Salgado can be reached at have allowed others to step all over yours. msalgado@theorion.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, With Chico State’s two-decade-old drug-use problems, once again an outcry for community intervention is being voiced.

Decades of student deaths have often been met with the very same demand for community action. These past demands for community action obviously failed.

Why? Community action is the correct method of intervention to reduce an all-encompassing problem such as drug use.

A collaboration of a community working together in an effort to help reduce the elevated numbers of student deaths

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should have worked.

To understand why it failed, one only needs to ask one question.

Who was in charge? Who was the one person who led the effort? Who was the person that took the responsibility to oversee the effort of reducing student’s drug overdose deaths as a personal matter? Who was that person who made sure that a sustainable, positive outcome was achieved?

Unfortunately, the answer to the prior question is no one.

No one led that effort, took responsibility to guarantee that a sustainable, positive outcome was achieved to reduce student drug overdose deaths.

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Letters are also accepted by e-mail and go directly to the opinion editor at opinioneditor@theorion.com

The call for past community action failed because no one led.

If Chico State’s call for community action is to be successful, they will need to select a coalition leader, someone who will be accountable for achieving a longterm, positive outcome.

Otherwise, with a headless leader at the helm, once again, no one will be in charge, student overdose deaths will be elevated and no one will be accountable.

- Jim Bettencourt, Willows

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Album review: My Bloody Valentine: “mbv” After receiving massive critical acclaim following the 1991 “Loveless” album, My Bloody Valentine went on hiatus.

Twenty-one years later, the band released its new album online, which prompted an immediate website crash.

The new album, “mbv,” continues to push the shoe-gaze genre crafted on previous albums. Built on heavy distortion and walls of sound, My Bloody Valentine demonstrates once again that their music is worth the wait.

The soft reverbs that defined the early genre drive “mbv,” especially in tracks like “New You.” With a sound similar to that of artists such as The Smiths, “mbv” proves that My Bloody Valentine picked up right where they left off.

The album is filled with nostalgia and reaches back to the early ‘90s and its melodramatic, pregrunge alternative sounds.

Fans of The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Pastel will enjoy the revival of a blissfully dark era in alternative music.

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RULES OF RUGBY

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Seven of the 15 players on the field are backs: 1 fullback 2 wings 2 centres 1 fly-half 1 scrum-half

Eight of the 15 players on the field are forwards: 1 number-eight 2 flankers 2 locks 1 hooker 2 props

Rugby consists of two 40-minute halves in which each team attempts to score as many points as possible.

The ball can move forward in three ways: Passing: The ball can be passed laterally or backwards, but not forwards.

There are three ways to score: Try: worth five points and is scored by grounding the ball in the goal area Conversion kick: following a try, this scores two points Penalty kick or drop goal: worth three points

Kicking: The ball can be kicked in any direction and can be used to attack or gain territory on the field and keep the opposing team away from the goal area.

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SCRUM (shown above): a way of restarting the game after a minor infringement such as an offside or if a ball is trapped in a ruck or maul with no way of being retrieved.

Running: A player can run with the ball in any direction they want, but a teammate cannot be used as a screen.

The forwards line up in a 3-4-1 formation. The first row consists of to props and the hooker, the second is made up of two locks and two flankers. The number-eight is positioned behind the second row. The scrum-half of the team awarded the penalty will feed the ball between the front rows, also known as the tunnel, and the hookers will attempt to push the ball back with their feet to their number-eight.

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Wildcats look to keep up strong start Jake Martin Staff Writer

Tired, bruised, bloody and covered in mud – just another Monday for Chico State’s women’s rugby team.

After sweeping the Stanford Invitational tournament and opening its regular season with a 32-5 win against UC Davis, the No. 10 nationally ranked team seems poised to have another dominant season in 2013.

The rugby team is off to an undefeated start at 6-0 and ranks only second to Stanford University in the Pacific Mountain Conference.

The ’Cats made it to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Sweet 16 tournament last season for the ninth time in 13 seasons.

In the program’s brief history, it has also captured an NCAA Division 1 crown and produced three players who went on to the United States national team.

The team’s head coach Alex Triantafyllou, along with his wife and fellow coach Mary, have been with the program since its founding in the spring of 1998.

Both coaches formerly played on Chico State’s rugby teams, so both of them know the kind of hard work and

toughness required to play the game.

Barring injuries, this year’s squad has what it takes to not only make the Sweet 16, but to make it to the final four, especially because of its strong start, Alex Triantafyllou said.

“We’re definitely an underrated and even unsung gem on campus, especially because we’re always very competitive nationally and in Division I no less,” he said.

“The amazing thing about our success is that roughly 90 percent of the girls I’ve coached had never played rugby before coming to college.”

Triantafyllou hopes to continue to build good teams after this year and broaden rugby’s popularity in Chico by introducing it to new players, he said.

Team president Bryttany Felder-Brown joined the squad after coming from San Luis Obispo in 2010. Now a senior and in her second year as president, she wears many hats as captain and flanker on the team.

“This team definitely has a family feel to it,” she said.

“The interesting part is that we welcome anyone, and now we have a really diverse group of girls because of it.

Even though we all come from different backgrounds and have very different interests away from the game, we are

all very passionate about rugby. It’s what unifies us.”

Felder-Brown has learned to be a more vocal leader and expects the team to be as competitive as ever, she said.

Natalie Oelsner, a sophomore and the team’s vice president, is in her second season with the team as an outside center.

The team has about 20 players and is made up of a talented group that has made a commitment to play together, Oelsner said. They are determined to win league.

The players are motivated not only for themselves but also for their passionate coaches who have put so much time into producing a winning program, she said.

“Alex is the vocal one, and he wants us not just to go through the motions but is passionate for us to have actual understanding of the game,” Oelsner said. “Mary is more the strong, silent type. She is tough and played this game just like us. Not only is she knowledgeable, but she is also a strong female role model.”

The team’s next home game is March 2 against UC Berkeley.

Jake Martin can be reached at jmartin@theorion.com

Non-sports fans: Stay for the game’s competition, not just chips, dip Trevor Platt sports editor

The Clean-up Spot As the sports editor, it’s no secret that I love sports.

While I have allegiances to some teams, I really enjoy watching any sport. I have many friends who sit around and discuss stats for hours, but I also have friends who simply don’t get it.

Many of these friends joined me at my house on Sunday for the food and commercials that come with the Super Bowl, but not for the game.

These friends find my sports obsession bizarre. In fairness, I find their lack of interest bizarre.

Ultimately, these people have served a purpose they didn’t even realize — they made me think.

I began to wonder: Why do people love sports? What is it that is so intriguing? And why do most, if not all, sports fans include themselves when referring to their team as “we”?

I constantly ask myself these questions, and I finally found some answers. So, for the people who don’t get it, let me explain.

The real world can suck. It can be hard.

Sometimes we don’t want to be a part of the sad things that occur.

Sports represent an escape from reality.

For an hour or two, we’re able to put the pressure of the real world aside and invest time and energy into a game. We get to watch teams battle it out for a win.

Fans also love sports because they can become a part of something bigger than themselves for a moment. Have you ever attended a game of baseball, basketball,

football or any other sport? When you walk into your home stadium, you are immediately engulfed in a sense of camaraderie you won’t find anywhere else.

It’s a satisfying feeling when you and thousands of other people come together to support your team, be it at the professional, collegiate or even high school level.

Competition is a part of the human experience. Let’s look at the time of the gladiators, the early Olympics or even the competition of hunter-gatherers. People thrive on competition, and being able to join a massive competition through sports quenches that thirst.

You become a “we” in conversations when you join a fan base.

We need to go after this player. We need to make this signing. We need to play better defense.

Even though I am not on the field chasing down a fly ball or going up for the game’s winning catch, I am still a part of the team.

Last time I checked, professional sports can’t exist without fans. No one wants to play to an empty house, and in our own peculiar way, the fans are small investors. We buy the hats, the jerseys, the jackets and the memorabilia.

Just as much as the players, coaches, front office and management are parts of the team, the fans are a part of the team.

So if there is any confusion the next time a friend wonders why you like sports, explain to them that it is because you are a part of your team. Ask them what they’re a part of.

How often do they have the chance to be a part of something so much bigger than themself?

So here’s a challenge to those of you who don’t like sports: Instead of just showing up for the big game, come to all of the home games and see what it is all about firsthand.

Trevor Platt can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com

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After a winning 2012 season, expectations are high for Chico State’s men’s baseball program.

The team will start 2013 ranked No. 1 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association in the West Region and as the No. 11 Division II team in the nation by the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.

The team is predicted to win the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

“When you have a group of guys who got to experience the national championship environment and can share what they have to look forward to if they work hard is immeasurable,” head coach Dave Taylor said.

The ’Cats’ unwavering confidence stems from time spent preparing in the offseason and eagerness to return to the College World Series for a second consecutive year, senior pitcher Chris Rodriguez said.

In the 2012 season, the Wildcats finished with a 40-19 record, won the CCAA title and a West Region championship.

The team is shooting for the World Series again this year, senior second baseman Pierson Jeremiah said.

“We are all pretty hungry to go back,” he said. “We have so many returners who got to go to the World Series, that’s all we want to do.

No one wants to settle for anything less.”

But the team members realize they will need to get serious if they want to compete at the end of the season, senior closing pitcher Mike Botelho said.

The team’s pitching and defensive efforts will be key for the Wildcats to win on the road in the first month of season, he said.

So far, the players have wasted no time living up to attention and hype surrounding them.

Outfielder Blake Gibbs and Botelho were named to the pre-season All-West Region first team. Pitcher Kagen Hopkins was placed on the second team.

With the expectations set for the 2013 season,

Chico State’s program plans to add to its tallied number of accolades throughout history.

The ’Cats have won 23 conference titles, received 15 invitations to the NCAA tournament, advanced to the World Series on eight of these occasions and won the National Championship twice.

The Wildcats will lead off their season against the Academy of the Arts on Friday.

The first conference games will be played against Cal State Dominguez Hills in a threegame series beginning Feb. 15. The Wildcats will then return to Nettleton Stadium for their home opener against Northwest Nazarene University at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 20.

The players plan to take Taylor’s advice to meet the standards they set for themselves.

“Our coach always says, ‘You’re either applying pressure or the pressure is on you,’” Jeremiah said. “I feel like when we play on the field, we are going to apply the pressure.”

Emily Duran can be reached at eduran@theorion.com

Hannah Womack Position: Point guard Class: Sophomore Height: 5 feet, 6 inches

The Millville native transfered from New Mexico State, where she played in 22 games and started in nine as a true freshman. Womack shot lights out during the ’Cats’ Saturday win. She provided 19 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.

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(Inline Hockey) The Wildcats won three of four in their first-ever home tournament in Hamilton City.

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Rookies set to make mark on upcoming season Brett Appley Staff Writer

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(WOMEN’S BASKETBALL) The number of players who scored in the double digits during the ’Cats’ road win over Cal Poly Pomona.

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The number of new players on the 2013 softball team. Eight are first-year freshmen.

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(MEN’S BASKETBALL) The Wildcats lost Saturday to Cal Poly Pomona despite a 30-point effort from junior guard Rashad Parker.

Even though the Chico State softball team only has five returning players, they plan to play hardball.

The team finished last season with an impressive 35-18 record, placing third in the California Collegiate Athletic Association and advancing to the National Collegiate Athletic Association West Regional tournament before being eliminated by Grand Canyon University.

But this year’s team will look completely different.

Hailey Stockman, Sam Quadt and Diana Payan, who were all given first team All-West Region honors, graduated last spring.

With 10 new players, including eight freshmen, new leaders will need to step up.

Junior pitcher Alex Molina and freshman outfielder Alli Cook exemplify the incoming class. Molina is a transfer from Southwestern Oregon Community College who posted a 1.71

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ERA and struck out 292 batters last season.

Cook hit .427 and stole 16 bases for Simi Valley High School.

Other notable newcomers include junior transfer Kayla Barber, freshman first baseman Desiree Gonzalez, freshman catcher Brynn Lesovsky and freshman outfielder Amanda Cordeiro.

The five returning players include junior third baseman Taylor Hanamaikai and senior pitcher Kayla McConnell, who both posted impressive numbers last spring. Sophomore first baseman Emily McEnaney, sophomore second baseman Kelli Keefe and sophomore outfielder Marlee Rettig are also coming back to the team.

“Although we may be a young squad, the talent and chemistry that we have should not be overlooked,” Rettig said. “We are confident that we will have a smooth transition and begin a new chapter right away.”

Head coach Angel Shamblin is ready to move forward with the young squad and continue

the success of last season.

“We lost a lot of great players,” she said.

“We’ve also recruited a lot of good players.

The girls have worked hard all fall, and we feel confident.”

In the preseason polls, CCAA coaches predicted the Wildcats to finish fifth this season.

Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State Monterey Bay, Sonoma State and UC San Diego are all projected to finish higher in the standings.

One of the most important ways of preparing a young team that hasn’t played much together is by gaining experience, Shamblin said.

“We need to do things today that will help us get better for tomorrow,” she said.

Chico State opens its conference play Feb. 15 at Cal State Dominguez Hills.

The first home game will be played against San Francisco State on Feb. 22.

Brett Appley can be reached at bappley@theorion.com

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Cal Poly Pomona 13-1 Cal State San Bernardino 12-2 San Francisco State 9-5 Cal State L.A.

7-7 Chico State

7-7 UC San Diego 7-7 Cal State Dominguez Hills 6-8 Sonoma State

6-8 Humboldt State 5-9 Cal State Stanislaus 4-10 Cal State Monterey Bay 4-10 Cal State East Bay 4-10

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Chico State 12-2 UC San Diego 11-3 Cal State Monterey Bay 10-3 Cal State L.A.

9-5 Cal Poly Pomona 9-5 Cal State East Bay 6-7 San Francisco State 6-8 Cal State Dominguez Hills 6-8 Cal State San Bernardino 5-9 Humboldt State 4-9 Sonoma State 3-11 Cal State Stanislaus 1-12

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Women’s basketball team remains strong; men’s team struggles on road Trevor Platt

Price Peterson

Sports Editor

Staff Writer

Few spectators would read into the rainbow ribbon Chico State golfer Madison LeRoy uses to adorn her hair during tournaments, but the ribbon is her only visible example of the pride she carries.

LeRoy is one of the few openly lesbian student-athletes at Chico State, and she hopes to use her story to give strength and confidence to fellow LGBTQ athletes who may not be ready to speak openly about their sexual orientation.

The junior golfer came out toward the end of her junior year in high school when her mother asked her about her sexuality.

Since coming out three and a half years ago, LeRoy has not had to worry about being ridiculed for being a lesbian.

“I’m proud of who I am,” she said.

Many professional athletes who are members of the LGBTQ community seem to take one of two routes by either outing themselves upon retirement or remaining silent. LeRoy has chosen to stay true to herself and hide nothing.

There are a few professional athletes who came out during their playing days, such as Puerto Rican boxer Orlando Cruz.

While LeRoy does not have a national stage to worry about, she does have the opportunity to give hope to those who are afraid to come out and would like to do so.

LeRoy’s parents have never really worried about their daughter being openly gay.

LeRoy and her siblings were all raised with a strong moral compass, said Taj LeRoy, Madison’s mother.

“Madison can be whatever she wants to be,” Taj LeRoy said. “She is completely capable and is a natural leader.”

Both LeRoy and her family feel she has been lucky because she hasn’t had to deal with any negative comments since coming out, she said.

“You would be hard pressed to find prouder

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represent Junior golfer Madison LeRoy is an openly gay student-athlete. She hopes to inspire others to be open with their sexuality. parents,” she said.

Being in an individual sport like golf has also helped reduce the risk of homophobia that some LGBTQ athletes worry about.

“My sexuality doesn’t exude out of me,” LeRoy said. “I don’t just walk up to people and say, ‘Hi, my name is Maddy LeRoy and I’m gay.’”

LeRoy was nervous about coming out to her teammates, but her announcement was well received and supported by her teammates, she said.

“I’ve supported her ever since I met her,” red-shirt freshman Dani O’Keefe said.

LeRoy would like to bring LGBTQ athletes to the forefront in sports and wants to spark some awareness this season on the golf course.

She hopes her teammates might join her in wearing the colors of the LGBTQ community to accomplish this, she said.

LeRoy is returning this season after a broken collar bone forced her to miss time on the course.

Now that she is back on the green, LeRoy hopes to contribute to her team’s push toward a conference championship.

Price Peterson can be reached at ppeterson@theorion.com

Women’s basketball The Chico State team beat both Humboldt State and Cal Poly Pomona last week. The Wildcats improved their season record to 16-2 overall and 12-2 in conference play.

Beginning a four-game road trip, the ’Cats defeated the Humboldt State Lumberjacks 76-66 Thursday.

Junior guard Jazmine Miller shot 6-8 from the floor and was 5-5 from 3-point range.

Miller led the team with 22 points while also pulling down four boards.

Humboldt State led 39-36 at the end of the first half, but the ’Cats went on a 40-27 run during the second to defeat the Jacks.

The team continued on the road to Pomona on Saturday to defeat the Broncos 82-73.

The game seemed to belong to the ’Cats as they led 44-28 at the end of the first half, but costly turnovers throughout the second allowed Cal Poly Pomona to close the gap before a Wildcat victory.

Five Chico State players posted points in the double digits, and a strong night from sophomore point guard Hannah Womack pushed the ’Cats to a win, as she posted 19 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steal.

The Wildcats will continue on the road as they tip off against San Francisco State on Friday and Sonoma State on Saturday.

the orion •PHOTOgRAPH BY Annie Maize

dribble Senior Sean Park looks to his teammates in a game earlier this year. The men’s basketball team dropped its weekend series. strong game despite the loss, posting 17 points, four rebounds, one assist and two blocks.

The Wildcats lost 89-76 on Saturday to Cal Poly Pomona, the top-ranked team in the California Collegiate Athletic Association.

Junior guard Rashad Parker had an excellent night as he scored 30 points, grabbed five boards, dished out one assists and swiped one steal in the loss.

Carraway also had another solid performance with 20 points, four rebounds and one assist.

Even with two players providing 50 points, a hot Broncos offense provided enough to seal a win.

The Wildcats have struggled on the road in conference play, going 2-5 when not playing in Acker Gym. They are now 10-8 on the season and 7-7 in conference play.

The team will continue on the road against San Francisco State on Friday and Sonoma State on Saturday.

Men’s basketball The men’s team struggled on the road, losing to both Humboldt State and Sonoma State this week.

A poor first half was too much for the Wildcats, despite a strong second in their 80-73 loss to the Lumberjacks.

Humboldt State led the ’Cats 52-31 at the end of the first, but the Wildcats bounced back during the second by outscoring the Lumberjacks 42-28.

Senior forward Amir Carraway had a

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Jessica Bauer Staff Writer

The deafening barks of dogs begging to be loved filled the new kennels of the Chico Animal Shelter at its open house Friday.

After a successful year of housing and caring for the stray animals of Butte County, the City of Chico Animal Services and the Butte Humane Society celebrated by giving the community an inside look at the new shelter during its open house.

The new kennel facility and shelter, which opened three weeks ago, is the temporary residence to more than 50 dogs, ranging in age from a few months to 10 years.

The changes to the shelter have been both successful and ongoing, Animal Services Manager Tracy Mohr said.

Since the animal shelter transitioned from the ownership of the Butte Humane Society to the city of Chico more than a year ago, there have been many positive changes for the community to see.

“We have a nice facility now,” Mohr said. “It’s more pleasant for the public to come into.”

The animals that live at the shelter are strays who were picked up by Chico Animal Control or pets who have been abandoned or unwanted by owners.

Lesli Kostiz, the shelter’s volthe orion •PHOTOgRAPH BY jessica bauer unteer mentor, has worked with the animals there for more than break free Chuck, a 3-year-old Yorkie-mix, jumps onto the bars of his kennel as he awaits adoption at the recently relocated Chico Animal Shelter. four years.

“These animals give me so much more than I give them,” Kostiz said. “It’s so therapeutic for both of us.”

While all of the animals are in need of homes, they are also in need of simple human interaction, she said.

Volunteering as little as two hours a month can make a difference to the shelter.

Kennel socialization is one form of volunteering, which involves spending time with a dog or cat and providing social interaction for them.

There are hundreds of both dogs and cats available for adoption at the shelter, and the cost to adopt is $100. The majority of the payment returns to the care of the animals still at the facility and upkeep of the shelter.

Taylor Bergh, a sophomore kinesiology major at Butte College, recently visited the Chico

Animal Shelter.

“We just came to look around, but it’s really sad,” Bergh said. “I want to adopt an older dog, since they have less of a chance.”

Whether students have been missing their pets from home or simply want to spend time with the animals that spend their days in cells, volunteering at the shelter is a way to interact with animals.

“A lot of dogs come in as strays, and they just need someone to come in and sit with them,” Kostiz said. “They need love.”

The Chico Animal Shelter is located at 2579 Fair St., and its website features a list of animals looking for homes and their pictures. The shelter can be contacted at 530-894-5630.

The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

Puppy eyes Sydney, an 8-monthold pit bull, was recently adopted after her two-week stay at the shelter.

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Agriculture student advances in discussion championship following state competition Van Egmond made it to the semifinals, and Vasquez went on to the final round, where he Staff Writer took second place.

Hearing that their carefully cultivated “We are very proud of all our students who ideas paid off in bountiful harvest, a collec- represented Chico State, and we are very tive smile emerged on the faces of the Chico proud of Natalie as she goes on to finals,” State Discussion Meet Team. The unexpected Deforest said. “We have had great success in victory earned the team the top spot in the this competition. The team has won on mulstate. tiple occasions.”

Suppressing a smile simply isn’t easy when Oelsner is not the first Chico State student months of preparation and collaboration to make it to nationals. Chico State alumna result in recognition. Just ask the still-smil- Grace Berryhill won first place at both the ing members of the team. state and national level four years ago.

The ideas of Chico State students made an Last semester, the students devoted time impact at the California Young Farmers and to preparing for this competition, conducting Ranchers Collegiate Discussion Meet Cham- research and brainstorming ideas. pionship Dec. 1 in Pasadena.

Part of the team’s success is because of Natalie Oelsner, a sophomore agricultural their different backgrounds and views, Oeleducation major, earned first place for Chico sner said.

State by discussing agricultural education “All the students on our team were so dedprograms within schools. She suggested the icated,” she said. “We come from different creation of junior American Farm Bureau places and we all had a very different outlook memberships to inspire K-12 students to get on the end street, but we still get along really involved. well.”

Oelsner will continue on to Jennifer Ryder Fox, the dean of compete in the YF&R Collegiate Disthe College of Agriculture, attended cussion Meet National Championship the meet in Pasadena and observed Feb. 9 in Phoenix. cooperation at work.

Hosted by the American Farm “They had some tough issues to Bureau Federation, Discussion Meets discuss and worked hard to prepare are designed to simulate a commitfor this contest,” Ryder Fox said. “It is tee meeting in which discussion and Natalie rewarding to be able to be with them active participation are expected Oelsner during the contest and see them pull A sophomore from each competitor. The goal of agricultural together to support each other. They the contest is to unearth solutions to education truly understand teamwork.” major problems facing the farm industry.

Oelsner’s teammates gave her sug“It’s essentially a polite discussion to help gestions before the beginning of the final form new ideas,” Oelsner said. round, which included the question: “How Contestants are judged on how they inter- can the Farm Bureau play a role to ensure act with one another. Constructive criticism, the viability of quality agricultural education cooperation, communication, analysis and programs within our schools?” development are encouraged.

Oelsner suggested extending Farm Bureau This year’s Discussion Meet consisted of memberships to younger students while disfive topics: immigration, agriculture educa- cussing the topic. tion, transferring operations, reaching out to “As Farm Bureau collegiate members, associate members and encouraging young we’re sitting here today at the Farm Bureau farmers to return home to farm.

Discussion Meet,” she said during the compeChico State’s Discussion Meet Team did tition. “What if there were students younger well at the state level, said Sarah Deforest, than us having these same discussions?” the director of advancement in the College of Oelsner is eager to share her ideas on the Agriculture. national level.

Led by assistant professor and coach “I’m so lucky I get to go,” she said. “Win or Mollie Aschenbrener, the team consists of lose, I’m really excited for it.” students Kristen Moran, Derek Eid, Lia Van Egmond and Oelsner. Butte College student The Orion can be reached at Jacob Vasquez also trained with the team. editorinchief@theorion.com

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crowd participation Audience members were invited onstage to interact with cast members and to be a part of Erth’s “Dinosaur Petting Zoo” at Laxson Auditorium Jan. 30.

Dinosaurs invade Laxson Jessica Barber Staff Writer

Some shows tire audiences, while others send them running from a temperamental Tyrannosaurus rex.

Large dinosaur puppets socialized with audiences in Erth’s “Dinosaur Petting Zoo,” a live show brought to Laxson Auditorium

by Chico Performances to educate those watching.

The show introduced four prehistoric species to nearly 1,000 people during two shows this week.

Wednesday night’s audience was mostly made up of parents with young children, and included more than 100 families from California Adoption Services and Sierra Forever Families. Thursday’s performance was for K-12 school field trips.

The crowd was abuzz with anticipation before the show began.

A young voice rang out from the upper deck of the theater, “Come on, dinosaurs, come on, dinosaurs, come on, dinosaurs!”

Enthusiasm and active participation were themes throughout the night, beginning with a loud dinosaur roar from everyone in the auditorium. However, young volunteers were quick to draw a participatory line once onstage. One refused to tell a joke, another said no to dancing and several fled the stage when asked to feed a T. rex. These unplanned antics received the biggest laughs of the evening.

“My favorite part was when the kids ran up on and off stage,” 10-year-old Isabel Osorio said. “They did really funny stuff.”

The show’s Australian host played the role of an amusing educator, demonstrating how to call dinosaurs with “kissy noises” and how to hypnotize a chicken, but it was the gigantic, carnivorous T. rex puppet that

stole the show.

“I loved when the T. rex was coming out and how lively he was and how all the kids were scared of him,” said Lilia Osorio, Isabel’s mother.

The life-like predator snapped at child volunteers, bounded wildly across the stage and caused many participants to run back into the audience in fear of being eaten.

Tommy Kriegsmann, producer of the U.S. tour of “Dinosaur Petting Zoo,” appreciates the way the show goes from being cute to really scary, because the kids will forget the dinosaurs are not real, he said.

“The show really is a shared extension of the imagination between the performers and the audience,” Kriegsmann said. “We’re not trying to fool the kids. We tell them the puppets aren’t really dinosaurs, but we encourage them to use their imaginations and interact with them in a real way.”

It helps that the dinosaurs look very realistic. According to Kriegsmann, Erth maintains all the puppets at exhibition quality. They each have unique machinery inside that allows for all of the puppetry.

Some parts are also handheld. There are several ways the operator makes the dinosaur puppet look and sound alive.

Jesenia Traulsen was happily surprised the puppets were so large and realistic.

“I expected it all to be tiny puppets, like a puppet show,” she said.

“Dinosaur Petting Zoo” truly accomplishes the task of generating interest in dinosaurs, real or imaginary. After the show, children ran outside the theater pretending to be dinosaurs, and 7-year-old Joaquin Osorio took a very personal interest in the performance.

“I want to be a paleontologist,” he said. “I love reptiles and serpents.”

The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

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Pros, cons of popular Internet radio websites and applications for the musically inclined

Liz Bowen staff writer

It seems that a vast majority of Chico State students utilize Internet radio every day for quick pre-made and customized playlists and the ability to discover new artists.

With a variety of free or inexpensive programs available on the Web, here are some pros and cons of some of the most popular Web-based streaming programs.

Elizabeth Bowen can be reached at ebowen@theorion.com

SOUNDCLOUD

8TRACKS

SPOTIFY

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Pros:

● Sign-up is free ● Pre-made playlists make for good on-the-go listening ● Can find new music without having to do much

● Ability to search artists by tag and find playlists that include selected artists ● Ability to be streamed on smartphones and computers ● Playlists can be liked and saved for later listening ● Can follow users whose playlists are liked

Cons: ● Playlists are limited to certain number of songs and won’t play on endless loop of new tracks ● Lack specificity for narrowing down exactly what you want to hear ● Little control for listener ● Playback on smartphones not as strong as on a computer

PANDORA

Pros:

● Sign-up is free ● Artist-friendly – you can listen to or produce music ● Able to find underground, less mainstream music by up-and-coming artists or producers ● Networking for artists ● Songs and artists can be “liked” for later ● Easily shared through other networks like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr ● Ability to be streamed on smartphones and computers ● Specific listening for those in the music know

Cons: ● Hard to navigate unless you know what you want ● Better for artist use, not quick listening ● Too specific for some listeners who just want to hear something fast ● If in a hurry, playlists are not readily available

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Sign-up is free Playlists made by users Subscriptions allow for greater listening ability Tracks that are “liked” can be saved to your own music library Cloud-based mixes allow for on-the-go listening Customizable playlists comparable to those of iTunes Simple user interface Ability to be streamed on smartphones and computers

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● Limited library ● Ads are pushed hard – many pop-ups appear on computer version ● Commercial-free premium version costs $10 a month

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BANDCAMP

Pros:

Pros:

● Sign-up is free ● Ability to select a radio station by song or artist that plays similar music ● Tracks are chosen on endless loop ● Gives listener chance to “like” or “dislike” individual songs ● Able to narrow down playlists by adding variety to stations ● Commercial-free premium version is $3 a month ● Ability to be streamed on smartphones and computers

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Cons:

Cons:

Cons:

● Limited playlist suggestions ● Not good for on-the-go listening ● Long loading time on smartphones

● Can’t save songs, must buy them ● Must sign up as an artist ● More for those creating music to hear other artists than it is for fans ● Not good for on-the-go listening PhotoS courtesy ofFLIcKR

● Songs sometimes repeat ● Commercials ● Few new or unfamiliar artists

Sign-up is free Universal knowledge, most varied Videos, not just music Ability to be streamed on smartphones and computers Some ads can be skipped Ability to see who is performing the music Specific listening “Watch later” feature allows for video saving Can create playlists

New application makes accessing classes, library, directory easier

Nutrition professor provides food for thought for students Christine Lee Staff Writer

Yzel Romo Staff Writer

Chico State students can now check homework assignments, find their classrooms and obtain sports all from the Chico State mobile application.

The app was released last month and features a Blackboard Learn icon that directs users to a mobile version of the service. Students can log on to Blackboard and receive class notifications on their device, as well as access to new assignments, grades, coursework and email.

“The CSUs overall have a contract with Blackboard Learn, so Chico purchased a Blackboard Learn mobile product platform,” said Mike Magrey, Chico State’s associated director of academic technologies.

Users can also check for upcoming events through the campus calendar on the app and go through the school directory to get faculty and staff information.

Students can check the availability of books in Meriam Library through the library icon or find their classes on the university map.

The app features emergency numbers, including those to University Police and the Student Health Center. Users can also find Chico State press releases and videos, as well as sports information like schedules, news and scores through the athletic icon.

“The app is really helpful for the students who are new to Chico State,” said Leeann Aitcheson, a freshman political science student. “It has helped me view

● Sign-up is free ● Viewable album covers – once clicked, they show all songs from album ● Online music store – songs can bepurchased ● Easy upload platforms for artist promotion ● Entire albums are playable for free ● Donations can be made directly to the artists ● Finding independent artists is easy ● Ability to be streamed on smartphones and computers

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Applying the app Chico State’s application will be available to Android users Friday.

Features include a map and event calendar. my course assignments without me using my laptop.”

A committee worked on the app for fewer than six months and hopes to extend its function. Class schedules will soon be added to let students check for available courses.

“We are working on the courses,” Magrey said. “We hope they will be available March for class registration.”

Mike Schilling, the information resources chief information officer and vice provost at Chico State, sent out an email to students to collect feedback on the application.

“We just started up and haven’t gotten back many,” Magrey said.

The Chico State mobile app will be available for Android users Friday and for mobile phones not supported by iOS or Android by Feb. 15.

The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

In Keiko Goto’s box-like office, there is a computer playing a low clarinet tune, aa bulletin board displaying family photos and two bookshelves, including the one her glossy plaque award sits atop.

Goto was named a 2012-2013 Chico State Outstanding Professor and works in the nutrition and food science department.

Born and raised in Gunma Prefecture, Japan, Goto grew up with a passion for playing piano and wanted to go to music school after high school, she said. Because her music career was unlikely, she decided to study food science and technology in Kyoto instead.

Goto’s parents supported her going to music school, but she chose not to go because it was too expensive.

She had a love for topics surrounding food security and became interested in technological strategies to solve world hunger.

In 1991, Goto came to the U.S. to continue her education. She received her master’s in international nutrition from UC Davis and a doctorate in nutritional sciences from Cornell University.

Goto is the assistant director at the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion and chair of the higher education division for the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior.

CNAP received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote locally grown ethnic produce among elementary school students.

Ethnic produce is food that is included in the regular diet of a particular ethnic group.

Daikon radish is an example of Japanese cuisine, and it is one of Goto’s favorites to buy at farmer’s markets.

The center has specifically reached out to the Latino and Hmong communities in Butte County.

“One of my research interests has been looking at food culture and the roles of food culture in healthy eating and obesity prevention among different ethnic groups,” Goto said. “I believe that food can become a vehicle for connecting different groups of people.”

A project of hers, Connecting Communities, gives children the opportunity to taste and prepare dishes using locally grown ethnic produce every month.

Goto is well-rounded in her accomplishments and has succeeded in all three criteria areas for the professor award, CNAP director Cindy Wolff said.

Wolff acknowledges that Goto receives consistently good student evaluations every semester.

“She has never broken speed and performance level,” Wolff said.

Goto speaks five languages and put on a concert for the Japan relief effort when the 2011 tsunami hit.

She plans to do more international work in the future now that her daughter is 6 years old.

Goto is currently taking clarinet lessons and has recently started attending a yoga class every morning at 6 a.m. keiko goto Was voted a Chico Her husband owns a State Outstandsmall vineyard in Reding Professor. ding, where they both live with their daughter.

In her free time, Goto loves to travel and pair wine with foods. She calls this mindful eating and drinking.

“Nutrition and food science can really address our fundamental well-being and the quality of life,” she said. “Food can be a vehicle for social change.”

The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

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THE GRUB HUB: Gluten-free chocolate chip cookies chocolate chip This glutenfree cookie recipe provides a healthy alternative to a classic sweet treat.

Alexandra Archuleta Food Columnist

I don’t care if you’ve been allergic to gluten your whole life or if you’re just a hipster giving in to this gluten-free diet trend.

Who are you to be so quick to say your body is unable to digest something that humans have been stomaching for centuries? Our parents didn’t even know what gluten was.

I’m all for being healthy and trying new things, but my patience for this cultural belief that gluten is the devil is really running dry.

However, as your food columnist, I consider it my civic duty to convey any and all information in the world of food, even the extra healthy kind.

That’s why this week I’m bringing you gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, a familiar classic with a trendy and healthy twist. You won’t even miss the gluten, or maybe you will.

Alexandra Archuleta can be reached at foodcolumnist@theorion.com the orion •PHOTOgRAPH BY alexandra archuleta

HOW TO MAKE IT:

WHAT YOU NEED:

• Preheat the oven to 375 F. • Melt the butter in a heavy-bottom medium saucepan over low heat. Once melted, pour into the bowl of a stand mixer.

• In a medium bowl, sift together the rice flour, cornstarch, tapioca flour, xantham gum, salt and baking soda. Set aside.

• Add both of the sugars to the bowl with the butter and using the paddle attachment, mix together on medium speed for 1 minute. Add the egg, yolk, milk and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.

Slowly incorporate the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.

• Chill the dough in the refrigerator until firm, for approximately 1 hour.

• Shape the dough into 2-ounce balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheets, 6 cookies per sheet.

• Bake for 14 minutes, rotating the pans after 7 minutes for even baking.

• Remove from the oven and cool the cookies on the pans for 2 minutes.

• Move the cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.

• Store cookies in an airtight container.

• 8 ounces unsalted butter • 2 cups brown rice flour • ¼ cup cornstarch • 2 tablespoons tapioca flour • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum • 1 teaspoon kosher salt • 1 teaspoon baking soda • ¼ cup sugar • 1 ¼ cups light brown sugar • 1 egg • 1 egg yolk • 2 tablespoons whole milk • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract • 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips

THE O-FACE: Four inches is all you need

Chantal Richards Se x Columnist

Length and width: When it comes to sizing up, measuring yourself is the most unreliable action to take. Often times, men round up that pretty little number by an inch so they can feel more masculine and appear more equipped when they “subtly” mention it in conversation.

What they don’t factor in is that a woman’s nether-regions extend by four inches when excited, according to an article on askmen.com.

Don’t sweat it if you are well equipped beyond that number, because a woman’s uterus can accommodate if you ease in slowly. Lubrication comes in handy in this situation.

The real pleasure that women experience comes from the width of your bad boy. The width causes the uterus to expand, hitting the magnificent g-spot or clitoris, causing pleasure all around.

If you aren’t that built around, an easy solution is to take your time and move in a circular motion. This allows you to hit all of the parts, rather than just thrust in and out.

Motion of the ocean: The saying is such a cliche but one that definitely gets the point across – when size isn’t on your side, there are many options at your disposal.

Foreplay can sometimes be more pleasurable than the actual act of sex. Fingering is often used in place of a penis when getting a woman off, and so is oral sex.

The motion comes from how fast and how far you can thrust so it feels like a wave going inside the woman and not like a straight stab.

Straight shooting without knowing how to use your ramrod causes unwanted pain for both parties and can cause a broken schlong, which is never fun to have between your legs.

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Fun fact: Four inches is all you need.

When a woman says, “Size doesn’t matter to me,” they are really saying, “I value more than what you carry between your legs.”

Now don’t break out the ruler to start measuring your inches just yet, guys. Yes, it can be stimulating, but most of the time, the importance is in the girth, not the length.

Keep in mind that most men feel that their equipment is one of the most important assets that makes up their identity, so women, don’t belittle a man’s package. It can cause them to feel self-conscious and can cause erectile dysfunction, according to an article on netdoctor.co.uk.

Size isn’t everything, but it sure helps when you know how to work what you have.

Chantal Richards can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com

Trash to Treasure: Turn your CDs into coasters

INSTRUCTIONS: Cierra Goldstein Upc ycling Columnist

Back when I was in high school, I used to go through a lot of CDs, because my burner only worked when it felt like it.

Instead of throwing them away like a normal person might, I tried to think of what I could do with them. At the time, I didn’t have a good answer to that question.

As a result, I now have a box full of CDs that don’t work.

I could just throw that box away, but I thought it would be kind of fun to use the CDs as coasters instead.

This way, I can have guests over, offer them a coaster and receive a funny look that says, “You want me to put my drink on your CD collection?” Well, yeah.

This is probably the simplest tutorial I could give you, but I think the idea is really fun and worth a go. Once you have the CDs, you can put a few together in less than an hour.

1. Use glue and paintbrush to coat the non-shiny side of the first CD and stick it to the top side of the next CD. 2. Coat the top of the next CD and stick it to the bottom of the previous CD. 3. In the final step, glue the top (non-shiny) side of your last CD and stick it to the bottom side of the previous CD. The result should be a coaster that is shiny on both sides.

4. Optional: If you prefer your coasters to have a soft surface underneath, you can cut out and apply a layer of cork or foam to the bottom CD. Just remember that they won’t look as authentic this way.

Cierra Goldstein can be reached at upcyclingcolumnist@theorion.com

MATERIALS: • 3-5 CDs for each coaster • Elmer’s glue (or your preferred liquid craft glue)

• Foam brush reusing cds The end result of this project is a coaster collection that makes it look like you left your music collection out on the table. It comes in handy, however, because you can safely set drinks on them to prevent surface water stains.

• Optional: thin cork or foam to apply on the bottom

the orion •PHOTOgRAPHs BY cierra goldstein

Get sticky Coat the top of the first CD with glue before smoothing it out and applying glue to the second CD. Wait for them to dry before using them as coasters.

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