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Debate: Chico State’s speech and debate team earned a chance to bring home a title from the national forensics championship in April. A2

Hybrid Creatures: After traveling the world, Eunkang Koh explores animalistic art in her “Humanity Bites” exhibit. B7

Opinion Breasts: Columnist Madison Holmes talks about living with big boobs — just because they’re there, doesn’t mean you can stare. A6 Emma Wood-Wright/The Orion

Queer Week: Students recall their coming out experiences for Queer Week and National Coming Out Day. B5

Sports Recruitment: New members of Chico State’s track and field team have successfully filled the shoes of 17 graduated seniors. B3

Chico State’s Independent Student News Source since 1975 theorion.com | Wednesday Oct. 15, 2014 | Vol. 73, Issue 8 | First copy free, additional copies 50¢

Associated Students

Statue vote postponed after criticism Madison Holmes

Staff Writer

Upset students took to Facebook last week in response to a proposal to install a wildcat statue on campus that could cost up to $300,000. Following the negative feedback in the Facebook comment section of a previous Orion report, the Associated Students postponed a vote to approve

an additional $40,000 contribution from the A.S. Instead, the board of directors will meet Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Bell Memorial Union to allow students to voice their opinion on how they feel about the project. “In lieu of the comments that were posted below (the story),” Herren wrote in an email, “I actually made the decision to postpone the vote to

allow students an opportunity to come and speak to us before we can make a final decision.” Many students voiced concerns of whether the proposed funding could be spent on something better or more worthwhile. “If they have money to blow, they could always put it into a minischolarship to help people who’re barely making their book bills which

are astronomical with the schools always forcing the ‘next edition’ thing to prevent people from buying last year’s books,” wrote Jeremy Fabiano on The Orion’s Facebook page. Another student said commenters were misinformed as to what the money could be spent

» please see STATUE | A3

TAYLOR HERREN

Associated Students president

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Faculty Union

Professors rally for new contract New

interim provost named

David McVicker

News Editor

Chico State faculty union members have officially worked 100 days without a union contract. Members of the California Faculty Association, students and supporters staged a rally Oct. 9 in front of Kendall Hall. Rallies were also held Oct. 8 and 9 throughout the 23 California State University campuses. The faculty members and supporters’ message to the chancellor’s office is the need for a new contract that includes comprehensive salary increases and a workload reduction. “We’re here because we want a fair contract and the operative word is fair,” said Curtis Peldo, lecturer in the philosophy department. Union President Charles Turner delivered more than 150 signed letters to President Paul Zingg asking for Chico State administrators to support faculty in negotiations. Bargaining teams from the chancellor’s office and the California Faculty Association are still negotiating: • Salary increases • Workload reduction • Inverted pay scales Union negotiators are asking for a 1.8 percent increase in salaries each year. The increase will span the three years of the new contract. In addition, they’re asking for a 3 percent one-time increase

David McVicker

News Editor

Ernesto Rivera/The Orion

Charles Turner, president of the Chico State California Faculty Association, speaks to faculty members Oct. 8 outside the administrative offices in Kendall Hall. for all faculty members. “The chancellor’s proposal remains an inadequate one, which would leave faculty right back where we started, instead of setting us on the road to health,” wrote the California Faculty Association on its website. “We would

end up facing the same problems of inversion, exacerbated by the inability to progress through the ranks and ranges.” Chico State hired new faculty after the 2008 recession. Some of these new

Susan Elrod is the new Chico State interim provost and vice president of academic affairs. Elrod will begin her tenure Oct. 20 after former provost Belle Wei resigned more than one month ago. She comes from Fresno State, where SUSAN ELROD she served as the Interim provost and dean of the College vice president of of Science and academic affairs Mathematics. "I am thrilled to have this opportunity to return to Chico State as

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Sexual Assault

University police referred no victims to Enloe Madison Holmes

Staff Writer

In 2013, 65 exams were conducted at Enloe Medical Center for victims of sexual assault, according to an annual report from the Butte County Sexual Assault Response Team released Oct. 1. If every victim of sexual assault was getting an exam after the assault, the number would be much higher, said Jacqueline Winters-Hall, co-chair of the Butte County Sexual Assault Response Team and a forensic nurse at Enloe Medical Center. “The lack of reporting is our main message,” she said. “We want to eliminate shame and victim blaming so patients feel comfortable coming to us.” Out of the 65 exams, no sexual assault victim in the University Police Department’s jurisdiction, which covers any area owned or leased by Chico State, went to Enloe Medical Center for a nexam, according to the report. Of those assaulted, victims were referred to Enloe Medical Center by the following: • 50 percent by the Chico Police Department

• 17 percent by the Butte County Sheriff ’s Department • 16 percent by police departments outside of Butte County • Six percent by the Oroville Police Department • Five percent by the Paradise Police Department • Two percent by the Gridley Police Department • Two percent by California State Parks • Two percent were not referred by a source Every victim has a decision of whether or not they should get a medical evaluation, said Emily Peart, University Police Department’s Safe Place coordinator and committee member on the Sexual Assault Response Team. Forced or coerced use of drugs or alcohol were reported by among nearly one third of victims, Winters-Hall said. Many patients did not know or remember where they were sexually assaulted. If victims do not remember where they were assaulted, jurisdiction immediately falls back to the Chico Police Department, she said.

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Infographic by David McVicker

The Butte County Sexual Assault Response Team’s report showed the University Police Department referred no victims of sexual assault to Enloe Medical Center.

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