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Opinion Faking it: Opinion columnist Julianna Eveland is tired of pretending to like sports. The Giants sure are a great soccer team. A7
Flu: Chico State nursing students hosted an annual free flu shot clinic for students, faculty and staff. B5
A+E Comedy: Former naval technician and Chico State student Yusef Swaff is known for his bold brand of comedy. B7
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University Police Department officers assist a man from Chula Vista who was found intoxicated in front of Tehama Hall. Out-of-towners consisted of almost 50 percent of arrests made over the Halloween weekend.
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Police made 59 total arrests over the weekend, a large number of them frequenting the south campus area on Halloween night, according to a press release from the Chico Police Department. There were 41 total arrests on Halloween night during the 24-hour period—20 of them were people from out of town. Around 1 a.m. Oct. 31, a group of out-of-towners were attacked outside a party on West Sixth and Ivy streets. Patrick Primeau, a student from out of town, said four people with masks attacked him and his friends. "We were just trying to meet our friends and a bottle broke and four guys with masks asked if we were breaking bottles," Primeau said. "Then they just punched my friend in the face for no reason." Chico Police originally expected Halloween night to have less activity because of the rain and bars closing early, according to a recent Orion report. There were 27 medical responses for alcohol overdose, a disturbing number, according to the press release. Around 10 p.m., a Chico State student was found intoxicated near the bridge on Warner Street. Chico firefighters and Emergency Medical Services workers arrived on scene and took him to Enloe Medical Center. Shortly after the incident, another medical response was made on the
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Officers on standby the night after Halloween on the Corner of West Fifth and Ivy Streets. 18 people were detained the evening after Halloween. same street. Police responded to an intoxicated man who was found lying in front of Tehama Hall. He was from Chula Vista, officers said. Medical responses to alcohol overdose continued throughout Halloween night - the majority of them were from the party areas of south campus. On the same night, police handcuffed several people for being drunk in public and responded to fights in the area. A group of three men were attacked downtown after an altercation between them and another group of people. One man from the group was sent to Enloe Hospital. On West
Second and Ivy streets, a man was found beaten up outside a party at one of the greek houses. Medical workers cleaned up his wound. On Saturday, there was a decrease in crowd size and number of arrests, according to the press release. From 6 wp.m. Saturday until 6 a.m. Sunday, there were a total of 18 arrests - five of them were from out of town. A heavy police presence on Warner Street and West Sacramento Avenue forced large parties to end. Around midnight, Nov. 2, there was an altercation between two men on Warner Street outside the parties.
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Police arrested six people, including two Chico State students, Oct. 30 using the popular social media app "FADE." Agents in the Butte Interagency Narcotics Task Force working with Chico Police Department conducted undercover sting operations around south campus to catch individuals allegedly selling drugs, according to a press release. Investigators arranged meetings through the app. Those arrested were: • Phillip Wayne Baker, 20-year-old Chico resident and Butte College student was arrested for the sale of marijuana, transportation of marijuana, and driving with a suspended drivers license. He was booked at the Butte County Jail. His bail was $31,000. • Ellis James Lindenthal, 18-yearold Chico resident and Chico State student was arrested for possession, transportation and sale of marijuana. He was booked at the Butte County Jail. His bail was $30,000. • Wesly Keith Murphy, 19-year-old Chico resident and Chico State student was arrested for criminal conspiracy. He was booked at the Butte County Jail. His bail was $15,000. • David James Ocallaghan, 22-year-old Chico resident and Butte College student was arrested for the sale of marijuana. He was booked at the Butte County Jail. His bail was $15,000. • Geoffrey Tyler O’Brien, 19-year-old Orland resident was arrested for the sale of MDMA. He was booked at the Butte County Jail. His bail was $15,000. • Kenyatta Eric Traylor, 19-year-old Berkeley resident was arrested for the sale of MDMA, possession of cocaine for sale, transportation of cocaine and MDMA, possession of a controlled substance while armed with a firearm, and possession of a loaded firearm in public. He was booked at the Butte County Jail. His bail was $63,000. Joe Wills, Chico State spokesman said it is too early in the investigation to determine what kind of disciplinary action these students will face, if any at all. “Many factors play into whether a student will face some kind of judicial action by the campus,” he said. "Like whether this person put other students in the way of harm, the severity of the crimes committed, things like that." Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey was not available for comment on the pending legal action against the students. David McVicker can be reached at
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A 17-year-old Chico State student died from heart failure Oct. 23. Griffin Dorais’ heart failed while on a camping trip with family in Amador county, according to a campus-wide email. He was transported to Sutter Memorial Hospital in Sacramento. A week later, his family was notified that his brain was no longer functioning. Dorais, an organ donor, remained
on life support for five days while doctors searched for patients to receive his donated organs, according to the announcement. Nathaniel Millard, lecturer in the English department, said in the announcement that Dorais was always pushing the envelope in his academic writing class. “I liked Griffin," he said. "He always sat right in the front row and had a great smile. He liked to challenge me a bit, but I always love those students. Griffin was thinking
and pushing boundaries a bit and figuring things out. He was part of the conversation and asking questions. He seemed really curious and excited about the class.” Christopher Young, an assistant residence community coordinator in University Housing, said in the announcement that Dorais was a pleasure to have around. “Griffin had a large, outgoing and positive personality," he said. "No matter what was going on around him he always knew how to lighten
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Crowds of elementary school students gathered Thursday afternoon in front of Butte Hall for the 27th annual Pumpkin Drop. Students from The Society of Physics Students and faculty dropped pumpkins as a learning experiment and outreach program for children. The event gathered crowds of about 250 to 300 elementary school students, according to the event organizers. Pumpkins were dropped from four stories high. They were filled with water, feathers and liquid nitrogen, drawing cheers and squeals of excitement from the audience. “You really draw from the energy of the crowd,” said Jacob Knoles, a senior physics major dressed as Galileo for the event. “They were going nuts.” “Kids are born interested in science,” said Eric Ayars, physics professor and one of the event organizers. “And unless you discourage them from it, they’ll stay interested in science for a long time.” The event is both an outreach program and a tradition that has been at Chico State longer than he has, he said. “It started, the way most things do here, with a group of crazy undergrads 27 years ago,” Ayars said. Ayars was the master of ceremonies for the event and introduced students, such as Knoles, who were dressed as physicists from multiple scientific eras and gave information on physics to the audience. Ayars timed the pumpkin drops to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s song “1812 Overture”. Each splat of the pumpkins were within one-tenth of one second with the cannon reports of the song. “This was one of the better years in terms of pumpkin synchronization,” Ayars said.
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Kids from Chico elementary schools sit in front of Butte Hall for the 27th annual Pumpkin Drop. After the event, a group of elementary students went to Alumni Glen by Holt Hall to ask questions of the physics students. “We tried to bring some of that historical progression of science to the event,” said Tucker Hartland, senior physics and math major. “This is an important opportunity in outreach,” said Daniel Lund, senior physics
Students, faculty and members of the community embarked on a safety walk downtown to target unsafe areas. theorion.com/features
and mechatronic engineering student, who dressed as Aristotle. “It’s important that they learn just how relevant and important physics really is.” Enrique Raymundo can be reached at
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Faculty to offer mentorship program is really natural stuff, whereas here we use Many international students have Western medicine, which is, ‘Oh you have expressed interest in meeting and forming Assistant News Editor a headache? Here’s this Tylenol or Advil or bonds with more Americans, Phelps said. Members of Chico State’s faculty and Ibuprofen.’ There are all these new things “Most of the time when we are talking staff will have the opportunity to host and international students do not know about how things are going in their personal international students once a month for a what is what and what to pick.” lives here, most of them say they want to new program called iFriend. With the iFriend program, they will get meet more American people,” she said. The host will meet with the international the chance to Jong Hun Lim, student a few times a month, that way the see how the an international student can maintain independence while cultures differ, student from still having a reliable resource in the U.S., Phelps said. Most of the time when we South Korea and said Frank Li, the director of the Office of “Mostly it’s are talking about how things senior marketing International Education. the cultural are going in their personal lives major, said the The program, which has been developed stuff, like what here, most of them say they program will be for over a year, is set to begin in the spring, American want to meet more American helpful for new Li said. families do for people. international Cindy Phelps, “IFriend will serve the purpose of Thanksgiving, students. international education advisor creating an interaction between two what we do “This program different cultures,” he said. for fun on is very nice for The activities that the host and the the weekends the international student will participate in does not matter or how an students who as long as a cultural exchange occurs, American family interacts with each other just came to U.S.A.,” he said. “They barely said Cindy Phelps, the advisor of the at dinnertime,” she said. have a chance to meet an American family international education department. A host could help both homesickness and group, even if they meet just normal college “Have dinner together or go to an activity culture shock, Phelps said. students.” or do something cultural. It “We want to give them something The program will benefit Chico State staff can be whatever,” Phelps said. to look forward to,” she said. “Some and international students who want to get “Any time spent together with students don’t go home for two to familiar with a different culture, Lim said. cultural exchange, that kind of three years.” “The staffs and staff members will get thing.” The hosts are limited to Chico a new experience with new people,” he Whether it is cashing State faculty and staff because they said. “The international students want to checks, getting groceries or have already received background know about the cultural stuff, like holidays, determining what medication checks to work at the school, Phelps food and some hobbies that are only in the to get, the host will be there to said. states.” help and answer any questions “We want to make sure the people Although international students could their international student we are pairing these students with gain those experiences with American FRANK LI has, she said. are not criminals or have shady friends, it’s better in a family environment, Director of the “It helps students who are backgrounds,” she said. Lim said. International coming here,” Phelps said. “So The next step in the development “They could get those experiences with Education Office they’ll have somebody who is a of the program is to do focus groups their college friends,” he said. “But, I think community resource.” and surveys with faculty to see hanging out with family members will be Medicine in the U.S. is very who would be interested in hosting, more helpful to them.” different from other countries, so many Phelps said. international students have no idea what to “This is the semester where we are going Madison Holmes can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or get, she said. to be reaching out to departments and staff “Medicine is cultural,” she said. “A lot of and try to create interest in the program and @madisonholmes95 on Twitter. Asian cultures use eastern medicine, which hopefully do the pairing,” she said.
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CSU presidents may get pay increase
Chico State's Regional and Continuing Education announced dates for the winter 2015 special session.
Chico State President Paul Zingg may be up for a raise along with 30 other California State University administrators. The CSU board of trustees will vote Nov. 12 and 13 to implement a 3 percent annual increase for all campus presidents, as well as executives at the chancellor’s office in Long Beach, including Chancellor Timothy White. If approved, Zingg will receive $8,385 added to his current annual salary, $279,000, retroactive to July 1 of this year, according to the meeting agenda. This would be the first CSU administrative raise since 2007, according to the PAUL ZINGG agenda. Chico State In October, the president faculty union and chancellor’s office reached a tentative agreement to increase the salary of all faculty, counselors, coaches and librarians by 1.6 percent beginning in the 2014-2015 academic year. Last year, the CSU provided a 1.34 percent across-the-board increase to the faculty salary pool after union negotiations concluded in the fall. The funding was distributed evenly among all faculty and staff. The increase was their first since 2008.
Registration began Nov. 3. Classes will run from Jan. 3 - 17, 2015. The accelerated 12-day program carries the same amount of work as a standard 15-week class. Some of the courses offered during the session are: • Accounting • Art and art history • Child development • Economics • English • Health and community services • History • International language, literature and cultures • Business information systems • Nursing • Philosophy • Political science • Psychology Classes are available in either oncampus or online. Fees are set at $230 per unit and financial aid is not available during the session. Winter session offers the benefits of not requiring previous admission to Chico State to enroll and units are applicable to any degree program. Students interested can contact the Continuing Education office for more information or to enroll. –David McVicker
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Courtney Silver, biology graduate student, is the new Associated Students commissioner of sustainability affairs.
AS appoints new sustainability commissioner The Associated Students appointed Courtney Silver as the new Commissioner of Sustainability Affairs Oct. 21. Silver is a biology graduate student and worked as the assistant coordinator for three years at A.S. Sustainability Her position which as formerly held by Zach Keller. Keller was deemed ineligible in October because he had too many class units. “I feel that I am capable of making progressive and lasting changes on this campus and being a part of GAC gives me the opportunity to do so,” Silver wrote in an email to The Orion. Jovan Smith, vice president of
facilities and services, said there were at least five applicants interviewed and Silver was the most qualified out of all of them. She will also be responsible for submitting proposals of environmental concerns to the A.S. Government Affairs Council. “It’s basically submitting sustainability related proposals that I feel will benefit the campus and surrounding environment,” she said. “I am the liaison between students, campus and community.”
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Alumnus raises money for cancer treatment Enrique Raymundo
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Hundreds of people across the state and country have joined forces to help a Chico State baseball alumnus pay for chemotherapy and other medical procedures. Aaron Demuth, 29, has neuroendocrine cancer, an uncommon cancer that afflicts 35 per 100,000 people, according to a study about carcinoid tumors. His family set up a crowdfunding campaign on gofundme.com to raise $100,000. As of Nov. 4, the fundraiser has received $64,593 from 506 people in less than three weeks. Donors have given $10 to more than $1,000. The cancer is located on Demuth’s pancreas, affecting his hormones and nervous system, he said. His doctors discovered the cancer in early October after he suffered two 103 degree fevers in a row. “I mean, you wanna talk about the worst feeling in the world — for me, it’s finding out you have pancreatic cancer,” Demuth said. Demuth said his sister asked if he wanted to try crowdfunding to lighten his financial burden. “You know, I told my sister, ‘Set it up, if we make $10,000 off of donations, that
Arrests: Day after Halloween, cops arrest 18 » continued from a1 As soon as the police showed up, the men and partygoers dispersed. Shortly after, police broke up a party at 432 West Sacramento Avenue. There was a person that was hurt inside the house, according to an officer at the scene. The crowd from the party was forced to leave the house and ushered into the street. Partygoers were told by police not to walk toward Warner Street.
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would be amazing,’” he said. When he went to check the fundraiser days later, he almost collapsed at his computer and cried, he said. “I checked that thing after she set it up and there was $22,000 in that account in 48 hours,” Demuth said. “I couldn’t believe how many people had reached out and just came to help my family and I.” ”It just shows that there really are good people left in this world and my family and I are so appreciative of everything that everyone has done,” he said. Dave Taylor, Chico State’s head baseball coach, said he coached Demuth in 2007. It was his first year coaching at Chico State. “I’ve kept in touch with him like a lot of guys from the team,” Taylor said. “Aaron was and is well-liked. (He and his wife are) a good family, good parents and good, quality people. They’re just waiting for friendly support.” Demuth was part of the baseball team that made it to the 2006 NCAA World Series. He said he truly feels the family bond with Chico State baseball alumni through the donations his family has received. “There’s been several players who I’ve never met and will probably never meet face-to-face that have donated to us,” Demuth said. “It’s unbelievable.”
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Aaron Demuth at bat for the Chico State Wildcats baseball team. Demuth recently started chemotherapy treatments and already feels a difference after three rounds, he said. “It’s way too soon to tell, but in the last week, I’ve felt better than I’ve felt in three
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Walk pinpoints issues downtown Anna Sobrevinas
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Chico State students, staff and community members patrolled areas close to the university to determine areas with safety issues. Around 50 participants met at the new Associated Students Wildcat Leadership Center and were divided into four groups led by members of the A.S. The areas included ninth through 12th and Ivy streets, north campus, Nord Avenue, the bike path, Hickory, Ash Streets, Craig Hall and Timber Creek aka The Zoo. Kassandra Bednarski, the A.S. commissioner of community affairs, organized the second Downtown Safety Walk. “I’d say the most prominent is the lack of lighting, which is the root issue of most other safety issues like sexual assaults, shootings and violent disputes.” Bednarski said. “We created the Safety Walk to really target those areas so that way we could advocate for more lighting.” Some of the other safety concerns were street conditions, sidewalks, overgrown shrubbery blocking lighting or pathways and bike safety, she said. Her predecessor JW Dobbe started the walk last year with a focus on the south campus. This year, Bednarski included the north campus, which covers Warner Street to West Sacramento Avenue, all the avenues and North Cedar Street.
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Members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity participated in the Downtown Safety Walk. Bednarski reached out to different factions of the university including the Interfraternity council. Kappa Sigma was one of the fraternities that participated. “We wanted to join so we can show the university and the Chico community that we genuinely want to help,” said Javid Kazimi, senior business administration major and president of Kappa Sigma. “We’re not just here for the weekends but to truly help make a difference.” Drew Calandrella, vice president for student affairs and Chief Robyn Hearne of the University Police Department also attended. Bednarski’s group walked through the streets which were later joined by Ann Schwab, Chico City Council member and
city manager Mark Orme. “I’m pleased to see so many students out tonight concerned about lighting in their neighborhoods and giving us input on possibilities of improving lighting, sharing their concerns with us,” Schwab said. The city is working with Caltrans to install street signals on the intersections Eighth and Ninth Streets and Ivy, she said. They are also looking for ways to partner up with PG&E to install more street lamps in their existing poles. Anna Sobrevinas can be reached at
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BLOTTER Thursday, 5:07 p.m.: Suspicious subject at Langdon Engineering Center. “Two male subjects on roof of Langdon, one male in Spider-Man and one plain clothes playing loud music carrying loud speaker.” Friday, 3:51 p.m.: Suspicious subject at Alpha Phi sorority house. “Resident advising when they were walking home about 30 minutes ago males asked them how many people lived at their residence. Reporting party advising males came to residence just now and knocked on front door.”
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Thursday, 12:29 p.m.: Citizen assist at Bell Memorial Uniont. “Citizen fell north side of BMU, not injured and no medical requested.”
Thursday, 2:23 p.m.: Vandalism on East Avenue. “Suspect passenger exited the bus, kicked the window, breaking the window. Bus does have video surveillance and it is believed video will have clear picture to make identification.”
Saturday, 1:38 p.m.: Suspicious subject at University Village on Nord Avenue. “Resident advisor reporting a male wearing a dark colored hat with bandana and gray sweatshirt ‘casing’ the bike racks by Building One, Three and 13.”
Saturday, 7:01 a.m.: Camping at Walmart. “Van in lot has an extension cord running into Walmart’s photo machine. Reporting party believes the van is occupied but isn’t comfortable confirming that on her own.”
Saturday, 10:52 p.m.: Narcotics violation at Whitney Hall Dormitory. “Smell of marijuana coming from Room 401 or 409.”
Saturday, 4:14 p.m.: Commercial burglary at JCPenney. “Suspect white male adult entered the store, grabbed arms full of merchandise and fled the store where getaway vehicle was waiting for him with an accomplice as the driver.”
Monday, 3:12 p.m.: Harassment at Butte Hall. “Male texted her 20 minutes ago, advising he knew she was in the vicinity of Butte Hall. White male adult, and reporting party believes he is a security guard. Reporting party has met him once and did not give him her number.”
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Friday, 1:12 p.m.: Petty theft on Nord Avenue. “Reporting party advised his neighbors have tapped into his PG&E and is growing marijuana out of Apartment 27.” Friday, 10:59 p.m.: Traffic hazard on East Third Street. “Fire breather stepping out in the roadway and also on the sidewalk on Main between Third and Fourth. Subject is blowing flames out four to five feet.”
Sunday, 3:53 p.m.: Fire alarm at University Village on Nord Avenue. “Tenant nervous over food hitting the coil and possible sparks.”
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Thursday, 5:27 p.m.: Traffic hazard on East 20th Street. “Two juveniles in the median, one with a saxophone and one with a cardboard sign asking for money. People are stopping to give the juveniles money and traffic is backing up.”
Friday, 11:20 p.m.: Citizen assist on Warner Street and La Vista Way. “Flagged down by male regarding house on southwest corner of intersection has a house party. Friend of reporting party advising male at the party has a handgun.”
Sunday, 1:34 p.m.: Petty theft at Wildcat Recreation Center on Cherry Street. “Raleigh, bike registered, secured with a cable lock.”
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Sunday, 10:05 a.m.: Found property at Chico Women’s Club. “Reporting party found a passport on the ground outside the business. Reporting party has no transportation to bring it to the Chico Police Department.” Sunday, 10:29 a.m.: Disturbance at Little Caesar’s Pizza on East Eighth Street. “Subjects have been beating on the windows because they are not open yet. Store opens at 11 a.m. Three males. Yelling about the store losing customers. Appear not to be aware of daylight saving time.” -Compiled by Anna Sobreviñas
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Holiday backup cops should refocus presence downtown
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Walking down Warner Street on Halloween night, students will have noticed the group of five cops boldly guarding the bike racks by Siskiyou Hall. Just up the street stood another group of five by Plumas Hall. Right down the message that local businesses are willing road, one more police posse posed for picto put safety and tures with college reputation above women dressed as profit. Coors cans. However, years If on-campus cops aren’t goMeanwhile, of weathering the ing to help out needy citizens downtown, parties storm that is Halaround them, they should head raged and ambuloween weekend has downtown to police the streets. lances rushed to proven that the best scrape drunken way to fight Chico’s students off of the party-school reputation is with force. streets. The Halloween Operations Event Even when approached by a distressed brought in cops from counties and Cali- woman in need of a safe place to wait for fornia State Universities all over the state. a ride, on-campus cops responded with amThis tour de force is a stride in the right di- bivalence, stating that they would only be rection, but it amounts to little if the cops sticking around for another five minutes. are in the wrong spot. They sent her downtown by herself in
ocal law enforcement and cops from out-of-town made 41 arrests on Halloween night alone, half of which were out-of-town students. Paramedics also responded to 27 reports of alcohol overdose.
Chico State is caught in an endless battle. On one side is the university, fighting to produce bright, ambitious students with Chico State diplomas that mean something in the real world. On the other side is a nasty party-school reputation. Chico State and the town at large are already taking strides to reduce the damage that reckless partiers cause. A late-night pancake feed put on by Associated Students is a great way to provide an alternative to students who don’t want to party downtown, while giving partiers a place to hang out when they’ve gone too hard. Closing the bars down early sends the
search of an empty taxi cab. If on-campus cops aren’t going to help out needy citizens around them, they should head downtown to police the streets. The purpose of a Halloween Operations Event is to keep students safe and stifle Chico State’s harmful reputation that brings in destructive out-of-towners on holidays. Guarding Plumas Hall and taking pictures with partygoers does not further that purpose. Next year, when Chico calls in the cavalry for Halloween weekend, it should be sure that the cops have the right coordinates. The unsigned Orion editorial is the collaborative opinion of the editorial board.
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Faking sports fandom fails to impress Julianna Eveland
Opinion Columnist
It’s almost a sacrilege in America not to be a lover of sports. I’ve never really been a fan of sports, and I tried for a long time to hide that shame. I’d sit around with my friends pretending to be interested in the game. “Go Giants!” or, “Whoa, did you see that tackle? That was insane!” Sure, the games can get pretty heated, and it can be fun to watch once in a while, but it’s not my thing and I’ve finally learned I don’t have to No true pretend that it is. sports fan I liked to play along really cares with being devoted to a team because I if a girl likes thought it made me sports or not. part of what everyone And guys, else cared about too. I’m pretty Hell, I even bought a sure no one’s pair of San Francisco Giants underwear. going to I wanted guys to judge you if think I was cool, it’s not your maybe even hotter, bething either. cause I showed a true interest in sports. I’d watch the game on my mini-TV at the gym so dudes passing by would think, “Nice, that chick is probably pretty cool.” I’d shout out “Kobe!” every time I shot a wad of paper into a basket. Kobe? That just goes to show how much I know about
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sports right there. I tried to fake it till I made it, but I never reached that point of really being a sports fan. The thing is, pretending to like sports isn’t cool. No one really cares if you do or you don’t. No true sports fan really cares if a girl likes sports or not. And guys, I’m pretty
sure no one’s going to judge you if it’s not your thing either. I’ll check the score when major games are going on, but I don’t go out of my way to watch them anymore. It’s fun to get together and drink a couple beers while the game is on. And I can’t lie, sports can be pretty entertaining when the game is a close one.
But when I heard the cheers and cries of excitement as the Giants won this year’s World Series, I felt completely content in my living room watching the remaining 30 minutes of “Django Unchained.” Julianna Eveland can be reached at
opinion@theorion.com or @janeca12 on Twitter.
Men, imagine the burden of birth control Megan Mann
Opinion Columnist “Johnathan Monroe? Dr. Gordon will see you now,” a nurse announced. He stood up, palms sweating as he followed the nurse into one of the offices. This was his first visit to the gynecologist. His girlfriend was tired of using condoms all the time and wanted him to start taking birth control. He was a little hesitant, but if it makes her happy, fine.
The nurse hands him a gown that his ass will undoubtedly hang out of, but he puts it on and sits on the examination table. There’s a small metal tray next to it that has what looks like medieval torture devices on it. Needless to say, his nerves weren’t soothed. Before he can make like a tree and leave, there is a soft knock at the door, which swiftly opens to reveal Dr. Gordon, a woman. Cue the extra shade of discomfort. Why couldn’t Dr. Gordon have been a guy? This just makes things extra awkward. After introducing herself, checking his
vital signs, and completing the examination of his... male parts... she asks him why he scheduled the visit. “Well...um...I’d like to go over some birth control options,” he sheepishly says. “Are you sexually active?” she asks. “Uh...um...well...yes,” he answers. After getting confirmation that he and his girlfriend use condoms every single time, she starts listing off options. The inter-testicular device sounded too invasive, and he hates needles so the shot is out. Rings aren’t an option for guys and his girlfriend would never be open to that anyway. All that was left was The Pill. “You can’t start them until the start of
the next month, but it sounds like your best option,” Dr. Gordon says as she pulls out her prescription pad. He breathes a sigh of relief. Well, that wasn’t so hard. “Just remember to take them at the same time every single day while using condoms and you should be 100 percent safe,” she says, handing him the slip. So much for that whole “one pill a day keeps the baby away” idea. Megan Mann can be reached at
opinioneditor@theorion.com or @meganisthemann on Twitter.
Thumbs Thumbs up to The Orion winning a Newspaper Pacemaker Award. If only the trophy had a magic genie inside that grants jobs.
Thumbs down to the resurgence of out-of-towners last weekend. “Do you know where O’Riley’s is?” “LaSally’s is my favorite bar!” Just go home...
Thumbs up to big businesses refusing to stay open on Thanksgiving. The Costco food court is magical, but it’s no place to host a family get-together.
Thumbs down to Taylor Swift pulling all of her music off of Spotify. It’s cool though. Hater’s gonna hate, but Spotify’s just gonna play play play play play.
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Safety walk is just public relations parade Matt Murphy
Opinion Columnist “This is a terrible decision,” I think to myself. One of those decisions I’ll look back on later and wonder what I was thinking. It’s dark — about 11:30 p.m. This seems to always be about the time I’m leaving the gym. I’m terrible at time management. The day seems to just slip away and I usually find myself walking out the door to go after 10 p.m. The quickest route to the Wildcat Recreation Center from my apartment is down Nord Avenue. I take a left onto the bike path so ingloriously known as the “rape trail,” take a right onto the path on the edge of campus that runs parallel to the train tracks and Yolo fields,] and come out behind Langdon Hall. Sometimes I walk. Lately, I’ve been riding my bike. It has to be the most potentially dangerous place on campus; dimly lit, plenty of bushes for someone to hide in, far enough away that any shouts for help might fall on deaf ears. I’ve never been attacked or assaulted, but I feel very uneasy whenever I walk home on that route. Hence, the bike. This is the kind of place that the Moonlight Safety Walk should aim to improve. Members of the student body, surrounding community, President Paul Zingg and the University Police walk around campus identifying unsafe areas that could use improvements in lighting, visi-
bility, etc. It’s great public relations. Chico State jumps at any chance to involve the community and make them hate students a little less. Zingg’s name is attached to it, giving it some initial credibility. Unfortunately, it seems like public relations is all the walk is good for. The Moonlight Safety Walk has been an annual event for 10 years. Annual? The last time I checked, I’m here for two semesters each year. Wouldn’t it be prudent to inspect safety concerns more than once a year if it’s such a priority? I find it hard to believe that the two biggest safety improvements to be made on campus are sufficient lighting and cut bushes. If there really needs to be a whole event to make sure the shrubs are trimmed, maybe time would be better spent investigating the school’s landscaping department.
Even Zingg seemed to be questioning the seriousness of the event. His comment about reducing shadows so people don’t trip had to have been tongue-in-cheek. The walk doesn’t even necessarily have any direct impact on the campus. The results of the night walk are sent to the offices of Risk Management, Environmental Health and Safety and Facilities Management for review. So at the end of all this, those departments could just as well decide not to make any improvements. If the success of the Moonlight Safety Walk is measured in street lamps, I’m sure there have been many new street lamps installed in the last 10 years. However, when there are places such as the bike path on the edge of campus that I’m sure are just as dangerous as they were 10 years ago, I’m left to question the purpose of this safety walk-turned-PR stunt. Matt Murphy can be reached at
opinion@theorion.com or @mattmurphy93 on Twitter.
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Campus pamphlet protesters lack purpose Alyssa Dunning
Opinion Columnist It’s the age old story: girl meets boy, boy hands girl pamphlet, girl changes entire belief because of it. This must be how religious groups, companies and causes view their literature. Why else would they spend so much time and money harassing our student body on a daily basis? Petitioners plague the campus like buzzards on a corpse. They swarm around students, picking off the ones that are alone and vulnerable. I never sign anything I haven’t researched and I am uncomfortable writing down my address on a stranger’s piece of paper. I usually duck them, or straight up pretend they don’t exist, even as they yell at me. The petitioners are nothing compared to the religious zealots. They are impossible to ignore. Donning offensive signs and posters of fetuses should be considered assault. There is never going to be a giant religious
revival if this is how they choose to spread the message. These demonstrations don’t persuade, they stratify. For someone who agrees that abortion is wrong, a gory picture of an aborted fetus simply reaffirms their beliefs. That same picture only convinces prochoice people that their pro-life opponents are sensationalist and insensitive. I am all for information tables for sororities and clubs; they help me get to know about things on campus, but I throw away every pamphlet ever forced on me, and try not to give the religious zealots the satisfaction of my attention. They are a nuisance and an unnecessary source of anxiety for many students. I will never change my mind because of an aggressive petitioner with a pamphlet. Most people won’t. I am at school to learn and think for myself, not to be harassed and told what to believe. Alyssa Dunning can be reached at
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Talking Point
Comments of the week It’s good to see Chico students, staff and community members showing up for the Downtown Safety Walk. The walk is meant to point out places with poor lighting that are potentially dangerous for students. Hopefully, this walk results in actual changes to dangerously-lit areas, and not just good publicity.
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In response to the opinion blog, “Digital age reveals horrors of parenthood” by Alyssa Dunning: “If you don’t want children, for heaven’s sake don’t have them. And there’s nothing wrong with that.” -LaDonna McCantDickey on theorion.com
In response to the opinion column, “Heritage deeper than appearances” by Megan Mann: “If you can pass as white then whether you recognize them or not, you are given privileges that people of color are not on a daily basis.” -Guest #2 on theorion.com
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PLAYOFF BOUND
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Clockwise from top left: Cassi Scroggins, Brooke Coelho, Pooja Patel, Pooja Patel, Stephanie Vaquerano and Cassi Scroggins.
Chico State is headed back to the CCAA playoffs cats are going to the playoffs. Chico State ends the regular season 114-2 overall and 8-2-1 in CCAA competition. Chico State women’s soccer fans know The team is riding a five-game winning what time it is. Halloween has passed and streak going into the Nov. 7 semifinals winter weather is coming. This marks in the hopes of playing again Nov. 9 in the beginning of postseason play, as the the CCAA championship. The semifinals top six teams in the California Collegiate and finals are being hosted by Cal State Athletic Stanislaus in Association Turlock. We have a very dedicated duke it out The first for a chance four out of group of women all with the to advance the five victosame goal in mind. to the NCAA ries during tournament. the winning Brianna Furner, goalkeeper For the streak came first time by shutouts. since 2011’s Brianna magical run that saw Chico State win the Furner, senior goalkeeper and member of NCAA West Region and make it all the the 2011 squad, was recently named the way to the national semifinals, the WildCCAA Athlete of the Week for her role in Nick Reddy Staff Writer
the Wildcat’s stellar play down the stretch. “It felt really rewarding being recognized,” Furner said. “It was nice just having that recognition not only from my teammates, but from our conference.” Furner also mentioned that team chemistry has been a key part of Chico State’s five-game run. “Our winning streak has been very exciting,” Furner said. “We have worked so hard for each of those wins. Our team is truly understanding what it means to defend as a unit and our combination play up front has been very fun to watch. We are peaking at the perfect time. Our team chemistry has been huge because we really do play for one another and we are playing smart.” Kim Sutton, the women’s soccer head coach, agrees with her goalie. “The depth of the team has been really good through the course of the season,”
Sutton said. “We’ve had to use our bench a lot and it’s developed them.” She also had good things to say about Furner, the Wildcat’s last line of defense. “(Furner has) really stepped up,” Sutton said. “Every game I tell her, ‘Just one big save.’ Sometimes it’s more than that, but we always need at least one big one to keep us in it and she’s given us that.” With a first round bye thanks to their second-seed position among the top six teams, the Wildcats have the luxury of more than a week of rest going into the semifinals. Furner said she has high hopes for her team as they enter the elimination round. “This season has been amazing. We have a very dedicated group of women all with the same goals in mind,” she said. “I have a good feeling that we will have success. We know what we want and we aren’t going to settle for anything less.” Nick Reddy can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @NickIsReddy on Twitter.
Cross-Country
Wildcats hunt for 13th straight CCAA title Samuel Wolfson Staff Writer It seems that head cross-country Coach Gary Towne always finds the recipe for success for his teams. With this year’s batch, he’s going for a baker’s dozen. The Chico State men’s cross-country team will try to secure its 13th straight California Collegiate Athletic Association championship title Nov. 8 in San Bernardino. The team is currently ranked first in the Western region and third out of all Division II schools. Eight universities, including Cal Poly Pomona and UC San Diego, will be competing. Each school can enter 10 male runners into the 8K race. Last year, the CCAA championships took place in Chico, and the top six finishers were Chico State runners. Five out of those six finishers were graduating seniors, leaving behind Johnny Sanchez. Sanchez, now a senior, said he was the third runner to finish in the Wildcat pack
and will never forget that race. “It had to be one of the most memorable experiences of my running career — a true gratifying experience that I will always remember,” Sanchez said. “The energy from all my friends and family was amazing.” Sanchez said he now has to look forward and hope to get a repeat this meet. “I want to bring another team championship home and continue to improve as a team as we prepare for nationals in this second half of the season,” Sanchez said. Assistant coach Sean Smith said that besides Sanchez, Alex McGuirk has been the best runner on the team this season. McGuirk was named the CCAA Men’s Cross-Country Runner of the Week for Sept. 29-Oct. 5. McGuirk will be a key contributor after returning from a calf injury during last year’s championships. He finished with a time of 26 minutes, 5 seconds. His fastest time this season is a 24:28. Aaron Mora, a sophomore, placed ninth
last year with a time of 25:10. His fastest time this season is 24:25. Mora said he can see where people have doubts about the team, but he is certain the team will do well nonetheless. “This year is a lot different because we have a lot of new faces and names people don’t know,” Mora said. “Some people think we aren’t as good as last year, but I have no doubt we can be a better team.” Alan Cuevas, a senior, said he’s confident in the team’s ability to perform in Southern California. A Wildcat has crossed the line first nine of the past 13 years, and they’d like to keep that going. “I’m approaching the CCAA championships with confidence,” Cuevas said. “We have another solid team that with a good performance should finish the day with our 13th straight CCAA title and seven out of our 10 with all CCAA honors.” Samuel Wolfson can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @theorion_sports on Twitter.
Photo courtesy Gary Towne
Johnny Sanchez rejoices before finishing 2013’s CCAA championships.
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Wildcat Week of the
Ariana Altier
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Ariana Altier speeds downhill for the Chico State club mountain biking team.
Stat ’Cat
In Case You Missed It Volleyball
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WEEKEND PERFORMANCE
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(Women’s Soccer) Chico State made the playoffs for the first time since the team reached the NCAA Final Four in 2011.
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Setter Torey Thompson leads the California Collegiate Athletic Association with 806 assists on the season.
The Chico State volleyball team split a pair of games over the weekend, beating Humboldt State 3-1 on Friday before falling to Cal State San Bernardino in three sets on Saturday. In Friday’s win, the Wildcats split the first two sets before picking up the third and fourth sets to win the match. Torey Thompson had 39 assists and 17 digs, while Emily Duran delivered 27 digs for Chico State. The ’Cats dropped three straight sets to Cal State San Bernardino, despite Lindsay Quigley’s 16 kills and Ellie Larronde’s 11. The Wildcats are now 10-11 and 8-9 California Collegiate Athletic Association.
Kristyn Casalino, Shannon Boling and Olivia Mediano set up before a serve for Chico State.
19 (Baseball) Chico State hosted its 19th annual Cardinal and Black Fall Classic over the weekend. The event is an intrasquad matchup.
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Women’s Soccer
WEEKEND PERFORMANCE
WEEKEND PERFORMANCE
0-0-1 1-0 The Chico State men’s soccer team ended its season with a 2-2 tie against Cal State San Bernardino Thursday at University Soccer Stadium. Justin Saul had two assists in his final game as a Wildcat. He set up Matt Hurlow for a goal in the 17th minute, then helped tie the match with an assist to Carter Johnson in the 88th minute. Hurlow had 13 career goals, while Johnson scored four times in the 2014 season. Chico State finished the season 8-6-3 overall and 3-6-2.
The Chico State women’s soccer team came away with a 3-2 win against Cal State San Bernardino to end its regular season on Thursday. Shelby Lanksbury, Lindsey Dias and Katie Woodrum all scored goals for Chico State, while Megan Tabler had a pair of assists in the win. Chico State finished the regular season in second place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association with an 8-2-1 record, making the playoffs. The team opens the CCAA Championship tournament Friday 11 a.m. in Turlock against Cal Poly Pomona.
(Men’s Soccer) Matt Hurlow will enter next season as the team’s active leader with 13 career goals.
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Ellie Larronde prepares for a serve during a Chico State volleyball game. -Compiled by Nick Woodard
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Standings MEN’S SOCCER
Upcoming Games CCAA
Overall
1. Cal Poly Pomona
10-1
16-1-1
2. Cal State L.A.
9-2
13-3
3. UC San Diego
5-2-4
10-4-4
4. Cal State Dominguez Hills
6-4-1
8-8-2
5. Cal State San Bernardino
5-4-2
9-4-2
6. Cal State Stanislaus
4-5-2
6-8-3
7. Humboldt State
4-6-1
8-7-2
8. Chico State
3-6-2
8-6-3
3-6-2
8-7-3
3-6-2
8-8-2
2-7-2
3-9-4
9. San Francisco State 10. Sonoma State 11. Cal State Monterey Bay
WOMEN’S SOCCER 1. Cal State L.A.
CCAA
Overall
9-0-2
14-1-3
2. Chico State
8-2-1
11-4-2
3. Cal Poly Pomona
7-3-1
12-4-1
4. Cal State San Bernadino
7-4
14-4
5. Sonoma State
7-4
14-4
6. UC San Diego
6-3-2
9-5-3
7. Cal State Stanislaus
6-4-1
13-4-1
8. Cal State Monterey Bay
4-7
7-9
9. Cal State East Bay
3-8
6-10-2
10. San Francisco State
2-8-1
7-9-2
VOLLEYBALL
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, Nov. 4
Friday, Nov. 14
7 P.M.
3 P.M.
VS.
VS.
Cal State Stanisluas
Pacific Union
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Friday, Nov. 7 TBA
@ CCAA Championship Tournament
CROSS COUNTRY
Saturday, Nov. 8 9 A.M.
@ CCAA Championships
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Women’s Cross-Country
Wildcats key on overtime strategy Chance Keenan
Asst. Sports Editor When regulation ends, athletes enter a new game. For sports like basketball, a winner needs to be crowned. Other sports, like soccer, can settle for a tie. But with overtime, one thing is for sure: anything can happen. By the time overtime comes around, the players have already played a full game, so the endurance built from the season starts to pay off. This season, the men’s soccer team has two ties and one overtime win against Humboldt State. Junior Matt Hurlow, who scored the winning goal in that game, said that during overtime, more opportunities are created because opposing players are tired. “You need to make sure you are in shape and ready for those moments because any game can go into overtime,” he said. “Maybe be a bit smarter in the way you attack, and lots of communication about defensive strategy with teammates is key.” The women’s soccer team played in two overtime wins this season, as well as a pair of ties. Senior Megan Tabler said that being the home team and having a fit squad can give the team confidence when regulation time ends. “In those extra minutes, it really comes down to fitness, strength and how much you can just gut it out,” she said. “We have been really successful so the confidence has helped.” Home field advantage is also a big boost for the team as they get good crowd energy to keep them motivated. “At home during overtime, I feel like we already know that we have the game in the bag,” Tabler said. Both soccer players said defense is always a priority during the overtime period, as well as working together in a collective effort. Jordan Semple, senior men’s basketball player, said basketball has the same heightened defensive effort as soccer, but on the offensive side of basketball, it’s a lot different because of the shot clock. “You need to slow down and make sure you’re thinking about the little things, come closer as a team and be able to execute what coach wants to do,” he said. The period between the end of regulation and overtime is a time for the players to regroup, work on the strategy and get pumped for the overtime period, said Hurlow and Tabler. It seems defense is an important part to many of the teams at Chico State. And like famous college football coach Bear Bryant once said: “Offense sells tickets. Defense wins championships.” Chance Keenan can be reached at
sportseditor@twheorion.com or @chanceliikelance on Twitter.
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Cassi Scroggins dribbles the ball upfield in a game earlier this season.
Photo Courtesy of Gary Towne
Chico State women’s cross-country team will head to the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships Nov. 8.
Squad runs down crown Kevin Lucena
Staff Writer
After watching her teammates run toward the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship title last year, junior Quetta Peinado will compete in the Nov. 8 CCAA title meet in San Bernardino. “Having my last three seasons end injury-riddled, this will be my first time competing at the conference championship,” Peinado said. “We have a really great team and have really excelled in working together. A few others competing at conference have experience with postseason racing so it helps the team as a whole.” Last year, Peinado missed out on competing in the conference championship, held at Chico State, while recovering from a stress reaction in her left shin. The injury is reoccurring, and something she has to deal with every year. So far this year, she has stayed healthy. By doing so, she picked up All-CCAA Runner of the Week at the end of September after finishing second among all Division II athletes at the Stanford Invitational. “She’s been one of our best runners and always seems to be one of the first
across the line at each event this season,” off the track and on it,” Towne said. said Gary Towne, the head cross-country “There hasn’t been much separation becoach. tween our top finishers in most events so Peinado is one of several strong runners far this year.” that Chico State will have on the course The women’s team will be running a 6K for the championship. Chico State is one in San Bernardino and the team is trainof eight schools that will enter the event, ing daily — rain or shine — to prepare for with each the meet. If the school bringWildcats are ing up to 10 among the top We have a very tight knit runners. The finishers at the group, both off the track ‘Cats are going CCAA’s, they and on it. for their sevcan move on Gary Towne, cross-country head coach enth straight to the regional CCAA title. meet in BillTeam totals ings, Montana, are deterand then potenmined by scoring the finishes of the top tially off to Louisville, Kentucky for the five runners of each squad, with the lownational event. est team total winning. Last year’s Chico “Gary does a great job of making sure State men’s team had the lowest possible we are in the right part of our training score — 15 — after the top six finishers in when we need to be,” Peinado said. “Our the event were Wildcats. goal is to be in top shape in December for Towne said that while he certainly isn’t nationals, but everything is starting to expecting Wildcats to dominate the top click now and the team is looking strong.” six spots across the line again, he doesn’t sense there being many gaps in the team’s Kevin Lucena can be reached at scoring. sportseditor@theorion.com or “We have a very tight-knit group, both @theorion_sports on Twitter.
Men’s Soccer
’Cats miss playoffs, regroup for new year Jose Olivar
Staff Writer
Chico State’s men’s soccer team will miss the playoffs for the first time in five years. The men’s soccer team finished eighth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings, with a 3-6-2 conference record and an 8-6-3 overall record. It was only the second in head men’s soccer Coach Felipe Restrepo’s seven-year tenure that Chico State hasn’t reached the playoffs. The Wildcats started the season strong, going 4-0-1 in their first five games. However, the team’s lack of experience showed when it started conference play with a four-game losing streak. “I knew we were going to have some adversity being so young and inexperienced,” Restrepo said. “You can’t win in our conference unless you’re older and an experienced team, that’s just the way it is from top to bottom. So when you probably got the youngest, least experienced team, (there’s) going to be hard (moments). And we did, towards the middle of the season against the top teams.” Against teams in the CCAA, the Wildcats struggled to find the back of the net. They failed to score in four of their six losses in the conference. “I think at the end of the day if you kind of thought about the adversity and what were the contributing factors to that, I think there was some hard luck and the inexperience in some of the pressure moments was difficult to overcome,” Restrepo said.
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Matthew Tarr battles against a defender during a match for Chico State. Despite having difficulties scoring, the team was able to stay competitive, losing most of their games by only one point. Besides senior defender Michael Janjigian — who returned this season from an injury — the team did not have another player familiar some of the high-pressure moments, Restrepo said. With the 2014 season now behind the team, Restrepo and his squad are planning to make some modifications during the offseason that will help them fare better next fall. “We’ll adjust some of the technical stuff, some of the guys,” he said. “It’s a lot of individual skill work.” He said he also wants to put an emphasis on conditioning and weight room time to help some of the younger players put on muscle. Besides working on the returning freshmen, he is planning on recruiting new players to make sure the team will stay loaded with talent, Restrepo said. He is also looking forward to watching some of the returning players take on the role of leaders, he said. “I think those guys will emerge as leaders now that they’re not freshman and having experienced it,” Restrepo said. “I feel like we’re in good shape, it’s exciting.
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I got here at 8:30 in the morning after our season. I’m ready to go.” Restrepo is not alone with his outlook for next season. Freshman forward Sasha Peranteau said he is also ready to put this season behind him and work on what is to come next fall. “It is a little frustrating of course, no matter what season it was,” Peranteau said. “Not making the playoffs always feels like you have come up short. But as a freshman, I accumulated enough experience this year to know where to make adjustments for next season to ensure that we make it to the playoffs next year.” Restrepo said that even with the disappointing ending to the season, he is proud of his team, particularly the seniors who are leaving. “I’m just really proud of the seniors and representing the program and doing what they could for us and I don’t want to minimize that,” he said. “These guys get into their senior year having to put years of hard work with us, and that’s something to be proud of.” Chance Keenan can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @chancelikelance on Twitter.
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Wildcat of the Year nominees tournament in Texas. The men’s track and field team won its 11th straight California Collegiate Athletic Association championship, while the women’s squad claimed its fifth straight. The baseball team, meanwhile, made its way to Cary, North Carolina for the College World Series. This year’s group of fall sports have followed suit, with the women’s soccer riding a five-game winning streak into the playoffs. The cross-country will also head into the CCAA title meet with a chance to continue its long strong of success.
Now, here’s the question surrounding these stellar runs. Who led these squads to excellence? Who’s been the most valuable Wildcat to their program? Who is the Wildcat of the Year? Well, that’s for you to determine. The Orion is announcing the first-ever Orion Sports Wildcat of the Year. The staff has taken the most accomplished athletes of 2014 and narrowed them down to four men and four women. Now, voting is open to the public. A new ’Cat will be featured in the paper each week, with online voting available
every step of the way. At the end of the semester, the 2014 male and female Wildcats of the Year will be chosen. Voting opens today at www.theorion. com/wildcatoftheyear. Voters will be allowed to make their pick for one male and one female as the best candidates for the award. For now, here’s the 2014 candidates for Wildcat of the Year.
Nick Baker
Sean Park
Pitcher, Baseball
Guard, Basketball
JP Smith
Lee Gearhart
Track and Field
Men’s Golf
Nick Woodard
Sports Editor
2014 has been kind to Chico State athletics. The men’s basketball team reached the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in school history. The women’s team reached the semifinals of its own respective NCAA championship tournament. The men’s golf team made the NCAA Championships for the sixth time in the past 12 years, while the women’s team made a run at the NCAA championship
Nick Woodard can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @nwoodard25 on Twitter.
MALE NOMINEES
• Went 10-2 with a 2.37 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 110 innings pitched in 2014. • Ranks third in school history with 32 career wins. • 2014 CCAA Pitcher of the Year.
• Ranks seventh in Chico State history with 1,227 points. • Appeared in 83 career games as a Wildcat. • Averaged 12.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 33 games in 2014.
• 3-time NCAA decathlon champion. • 2014 CCAA Male Athlete of the Year. • 2014 Co-Field Athlete of the Year.
• 2014 CCAA Player of the Year. • Took second place at CCAA Championship tournament. • Two wins and five top10 finishes in 2014.
FEMALE NOMINEES
Brianna Furner
Goalkeeper, Soccer • 39 career wins — 1 shy of Chico State all-time record. • 27 career shutouts, second in school history. • Eight shutouts and 70 saves so far in 2014 season.
Kasey Barnett •
Track and Field
• 2014 CCAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Year. • 2014 All-CCAA and AllWest Region honors. • Set new records in pole vault, 400 meter relay.
Courtney Hamilton
Alex Molina
Guard, Basketball
Pitcher, Softball
• Career high 8.4 points per game in 2014, while leading CCAA in assists with 178. • Second all-time with 523 assists, and sixth with 80 career blocks. • Named to 2014 AllAmerica Team.
• 12 wins, 72 strikeouts, 3.09 ERA in 149.2 innings pitched in 2014. • Tossed no-hitter in 2013. • Led team in wins, innings pitched, complete games and strikeouts.
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Yik A Peek At Yak
A new app, Yik Yak, has hit Chico State and provides an anonymous feed for students to communicate with locals Lauren Steele
Staff Writer
All around a classroom, students sneakily scan their phones to stay entertained during a boring lecture. Their screens light up with a bright teal background and a feed of Chico State students conversing pops up on the screen. This app is Yik Yak, a new social media outlet that anonymously connects people in the community and it has recently come to Chico State. The Orion yaks with the leading community developer of this app, Cameron Mullen, about the purpose of the app. Why was Yik Yak created? The inspiration came from when our co-founders were in college. There were a number of Twitter accounts with huge followings, like “Chico State Confessions," and they are often used by anonymous people who have a ton of followers and can reach the whole campus. The founder's thought, "Why can’t we give this power to everyone?" Why is it called Yik Yak? We love the idea of yaks, and yaks move in herds. And a big part of Yik Yak is connecting with people around you — what we kind of call your herd. What makes Yik Yak different than other social media sites? What makes Yik Yak unique is the intersection of location and anonymity. On Yik Yak, you open it up and you don’t need to create an account or friend anyone. You are immediately connected with people within two miles from you, and you can post a yak and your community gets to see it. It’s the cool combo of connecting with people and talking about things you wouldn’t normally be able to.
What is the importance of the anonymous postings? Anonymity is a powerful thing because it lets you say what you want while keeping your privacy. You can talk about things you might normally not. Content is judged on content alone. It doesn’t matter if you have been on campus for four years or four days, whatever you post is judged based on the content in the post.
Why is it focused on college campuses? Yik Yak works really well on college campuses because you have so many students in a really densely populated area that are going through the same experiences. Yik Yak connects everyone on the app within two miles of you. Densely populated areas have a great feed. Yik Yak has been banned from some college campuses. Why do you think that happened? Administration reacts in different ways and sometimes they think the best way to deal with it is to push back and not let their students use it. On the other end, what we have seen a shift toward is administration trying to embrace the app. Yik Yak tells you so much about what’s going on on campus.
Why should Chico State students use this app? Chico State students would love it because they are connected with people two miles around you and in the middle of campus. It’s all going to be Chico State stuWhat kind of responses from the public have you dents. So everyone been getting? is going through You’ll see a number of differthe same probent responses. People who love We love the idea of yaks, and lems, same exam it, love it so much, they’ll tweet yaks move in herds. And a big schedule, same about it and tell their friends to part of Yik Yak is connecting inside jokes, so it’s download it cause they think it’s with people around you. really funny. It also the best thing. But on the other allows you to talk to end, there has been instances of Cameron Mullen, leading community cyberbullying or misuses of the people on campus developer app. you otherwise wouldn’t. There has been some critiWhat should students be posting about on your cism of cyberbullying. How do you deal with that? app? We realize that with any social media application or They should post whatever they want, as long as it’s network, there is going to be a small percentage of peokind. From funny jokes, to jokes they come up with ple who misuse it. We are constantly trying to improve things that they have seen. They should be posting our platform to make it as positive an experience as what’s going on and what their classmates want to see possible. The first tool we give the community is down and hear. votes — you can down vote posts on Yik Yak and once it gets to minus 5, it's removed. We see that this takes the What is the goal of the app? bad content off the feed pretty quickly. Beyond that, we One of our missions is to give a voice to people who have given the feature of reporting yaks. So if you ever might not have had one. There might be a funny girl in think the yak should be taken off, it is reported and sent the back of the classroom but is too shy to speak up. But to a moderation team who can block or ban the user. on Yik Yak, you can keep your privacy and still communicate with the people around you. The ultimate goal Lauren Steele can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or right now is growing. We are not trying to make money, we’re trying to spread the word. @thrasherxlauren on Twitter.
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Nursing
Students deliver flu shots to community
and giving the shots himself really helped him learn. Staff Writer “It was great because it allowed me to Coughing, sneezing and runny noses step into the role of a nurse,” he said. spread rapidly on campus during this “You can read all the books you want, but time of year. In the United States, 5 to 20 hands-on experience is one of the best percent of the population on average gets ways to learn.” the flu and more than 200,000 people are Nursing students all have different reahospitalized from complications. sons for choosing the career field they did, Every year, the nursing students on but they all have one thing in common: campus put on a free flu shot clinic for they want to help people who need it. students and This is one staff. This is of the experiIt allowed me to step into the not only an ences that gives role of a nurse... hands-on opportunity for them a taste of students and helping people experience is one of the best staff to stay in their own ways to learn. healthy, but community. also a chance “I wanted Jermaine Mclean, senior nursing major for nursing to do the flu students to get drive because it hands-on experience in their field. was an opportunity to gain more expeGabrielle Pressnall, a senior nursrience giving immunizations, as well as ing major, said she benefited from this an opportunity to take part in promoting experience as well as from helping her health among the Chico State population,” community. said Mclean. “Nursing is a very rewarding “I decided to volunteer for the flu shot field that allows you to have an impact on clinic to get more experience with intrapeople every day.” muscular shots and to help prevent my The support from the school toward community from becoming sick,” she said. the nursing students’ future careers was Jermaine Mclean, a senior nursing maevident through the opportunities they jor, said stepping into a real life situation were given. Lauren Steele
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The nursing students receive hands-on-experience by working in a lab for isolation practice in addition to delivering flu shots to the Chico State population. “The most exciting part of the flu clinic was having all my good friends from school come and support me by getting their flu shots from me,” Pressnall said. “It not only made me more confident in my injections, but it also showed me how
much my friends support me in my studies and their confidence in me.” Lauren Steele can be reached at
editorinchief@theorion.com or @thrasherxlaurenon Twitter.
The O-Face: Reality
Humans of Chico State: Life purpose
of having sex in public Annie Paige
Photo Editor
Q: What is the meaning and purpose of your life? A: “I think the purpose of my life is to help people, because I like helping people. Coming from the education and financial background that I came from, I understand how stressful and hard it is to go for your goals. You think about how, ‘Oh I don’t have enough money to do what I want, so why should I waste my time trying to go to college?’ But for me, I want to help people go over the obstacles and be like, ‘You know what, it doesn’t matter what my background is. If I want something, I’ll go get it.’ That’s the purpose: to help people reach their goals.” - Neida Garcia, sophomore social work major
TJ Çarter
Staff Writer
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Q: If you had one rule to live by, what would it be and why? A: “Find a way to make money doing what you love, because otherwise you’ll be making money doing something you hate. You won’t be happy, and it’s more important to find satisfaction in a job than making money doing something that you don’t enjoy.” - Darius Kusha, senior marketing major
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Q: What is the meaning and purpose of your life? A: “Overall, I don’t know, but for now the meaning of my life here at Chico is to pass my classes and get good grades so I can get my degree. But the meaning of overall life? That’s a good question.”
Q: What is the meaning and purpose of your life? A: “I’d probably just have to go with making something of myself for the most part. In today’s society, there’s a lot of things out there that people can do and you kind of have to figure out your spot. Figure out where you’re going, figure out what you want to do with it and actually set goals, and achieve those goals. If you don’t have any goals to work toward, you’re really not going to make any forward progress whatsoever. My meaning and purpose of life is to reach those goals.” - Wesley True, senior sustainable manufacturing major Annie Paige can be reached at
photoeditor@theorion.com or @anniepaige3 on Twitter.
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Finding a good spot to have sex isn’t hard — the majority of the American population has a bedroom with a mattress. With candles burning and Barry White playing softly, home is a safe place to explore a partner’s body without being interrupted. But some people are a little more adventurous. My wife and I sometimes find it fun to run to a quiet spot in the park or on a hiking trail in the woods and get to work on some great sex. The most exciting part of having sex in public is the fact that it is illegal. In California, it is against the law to engage in lewd or dissolute conduct in any public place or to solicit someone else to do so. Lewd conduct is when you touch your private parts or another’s private parts for the purpose of sexual gratification or to annoy or offend someone else. The penalty for public sex is a misdemeanor that can carry penalties of a $1,000 fine and up to six months in jail. If you are with your partner and having sex in public, technically this law can still be applied. That is where the fun and excitement come into play: knowing that it is a crime and trying not to get caught. Over the summer, my wife and I would run out to our local waterfalls for a little excitement. After wading downstream and finding a perfect spot that was secluded, we would have sex for 40 minutes or so and then be on our way with no one the wiser. We don’t go down a back alley or anything like that, just in the woods or a nice field. It feels great to have the warm sun on your back and a warm body laying underneath you. Even though this is a great experience, while conducting erotic behavior in public, always keep a few eyes out for people trying to catch a free peep show. Unless you’re into that kind of thing. Then by all means, go for it, but always be safe. TJ Carter can be reached at
sexcolumnist@theorion.com or @tjdreadhead on Twitter.
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Q&A
Big Mo on blues rock, kids book
Comedy
Michael Quiring
Staff Writer
Local blues musician Maurice Huffman of Big Mo & The Full Moon Band dished about his upcoming children’s book, dream musical project and being part of the best blues band in Chico. The band’s next performance will be Dec. 19 at the Chico Women’s Club. How did Big Mo & The Full Moon Band come together? I came from Germany to America about 21 years ago. I was in a band that was traveling across Germany performing shows. I came to Paradise, had to first get a job and meet people in the music industry. I started putting up some ads, and then put together a three-man band. I started doing some shows here and there, just getting my feet wet. Then I started writing again soon after I got comfortable after the birth of my son, and I got some musicians together to put all the music together that was going on inside of my head.
MAURICE HUFFMAN Lead singer, guitarist of Big Mo & the Full Moon Band
How long have you all been playing together? About 12 years with most of these guys. The guys that have been with me the longest are Eric Weber on the saxophone, Patrick Hilton on the trumpet and Steve Valine on the pedal steel.
You won a battle of the bands at the Monterey Bay Blues Festival, right? Yeah, that was awesome. I sent a tape to the festival and they immediately invited us to come in ‘03. This was even before we had a CD released. We skipped it, and then they called us in ‘04 to be a part of the battle of the bands. We got involved that year in ‘04, went without a drummer, got one when we got there and performed while being strictly judged. ... We won and I couldn’t believe it. To do your own stuff and get away with it is a satisfying feeling as a musician. Your band has won best blues band for the Chico Area Music Awards for six straight years. How does that feel? It’s really awesome that we have such a great fan base. It’s been fantastic; the people have just been awesome. The CAMMIES are a great organization, and it’s an honor to have been awarded that. This past year I told them to not include us in the competition because we’d love to help out other upcoming bands get recognized in the area. Are you working on anything new? We are trying to get a three or four day weekend with three shows planned, maybe somewhere along the coast or at Fort Bragg, and I want to take my Chico fans with me. It’s been my dream To do your project. I just came own stuff and back recently and just get away with recorded two songs on it is a satisfying a friend’s project in feeling as a Germany. I’m just enmusician. joying taking a breath. It’s been nonstop for the past 15 years, and Maurice Huffman, it’s nice to just take a Lead singer, break. I’ve also been guitarist writing a book, so that’s been taking a lot of energy. Tell me about this book. It’s a children’s book. My son, (Miles Huffman, Chico State applied computer graphics major and guitarist for Astronaut) when he was 2 years old, always wanted to hear a story before going to bed. One night, I created and read a story about a kid with the theme of “Jake and the Hot Air Balloon.” Every night I would read him a story and there would always be a new adventure. I would make up new adventures for “Jake and the Hot Air Balloon” and their different traveling experiences around the world. I liked to tell stories from myself rather than a book, kind of like my music. My son enjoyed them so much growing up, and when he was 15, he told me to start writing them, so that’s what I did. It’s been a lot of work. It gets my brain steaming after about 10 pages. I’m almost finished with the book. Kids for years have been enjoying my stories and I would love for more to hear the stories. Michael Quiring can be reached at
artseditor@theorion.com or @theorion_news on Twitter.
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Yusef Swafford, senior computer engineering major, is a comedian, singer, sailor and former Naval technician.
Student pursues laughter throughout state ford spent about four years deployed on a ship. After three years, he was set Staff Writer to return home. rom a young age, Yusef He arrived in the states on Sept. 10, Swafford enjoyed creating 2001, just before 9/11. He was redelaughter. ployed shortly after. “I’ve been doing it off “It was really hard,” Swafford said. and on for a while,” he “(My family) didn’t get the time we said. “As a kid, I was were supposed to.” always telling jokes.” After his time in the military, he When he got older, he became a returned to school, attending the Colstandup comedian, finding stages for lege of the Redwoods in Eureka before his art across the U.S. Most recently, transferring to Chico State. he’s made a home in Chico, where he is “I worked with electronics, radar a senior computer engineering major and weapons systems as a technician, at Chico State. His next show is Nov. 15 dealing with calibration and mainteat 1078 Gallery. nance,” he said. “That’s what my forte Swafford has made a name for himis, my background. So it was natural to self with his own brand of bold comgo into computer engineering.” edy: peppered with F-bombs and pop Swafford now makes regular trips culture references to Game of Thrones. to Santa Cruz stages, as well as other He’s performed with notable comics venues up and down the coast of CaliBrendan Lynch, Johnny Taylor and fornia, to share his comedic talents. John Ross, Since and opened moving to You can feel the air for Kumail Chico, he has difference when (the Nanjiani at watched the audience is) feeling you the Bell Merise of its morial Union comedy scene and getting the jokes. a few years and venues. ago. “We have Yusef Swafford, standup comedian Swafford, open mics at who was born The Maltese in Chattaand The nooga, Tennessee, said he was raised DownLo, and they alternate every in a funny environment. other Monday,” he said. “It’s a close“It was pretty standard-issue knit group here in Chico and it’s growAmericana,” he said. “My uncle was ing. There’s been more people showing hilarious and my father has a very up for the open mics, which is like our hard humor — really brash. He knows farm system. It’s how we get new acts.” how to curse. You gotta know where to One of the projects Swafford is curse and how to curse correctly.” particularly excited about is bringing After joining the Navy, Swafford consistent comedy shows back to the moved to San Diego, where he lived Blue Room Theatre. and trained until his deployment. “We’re going to start doing more “When I was still in the military, I shows and competitions at the Blue performed at Moondoggies (a sports Room like we used to,” he said. “That bar) in San Diego, which was around will probably start January or Februthe early 2000’s,” he said. ary.” During his time in the Navy, SwafSwafford said there are times when Jake Hutchison
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it is terrifying being on stage, and that a comedian has to be ready for when a joke doesn’t work out. But his main focus is the rush he feels when he is at the mic. “That’s part of the fulfillment for me, is the facing of the crowd and getting them moving,” he said. “It is a very organic experience to have a response. You can feel the air difference when they’re feeling you and getting the jokes.” Though he has made a good habit of killing it onstage, he has faced his share of awkward silences, he said. He embraces these moments and describes recovering the audience as “a redemption.” On rare occasions when Swafford isn’t studying or making people laugh, he can be found sailing out of the Bay Area. “I was part of a sailing club when there was one on campus,” he added. “It’s where I learned to sail, actually.” He also spent time as the front man and lyricist of former garage-soul band Francis Marion & The Swamp Fox Movement. While Swafford will definitely continue performing standup, his aspirations are much deeper than just hoping for continued success on stage, he said. “I would like to develop personally as much as I can, and what comes of that will be what it will be,” he said with a grin. “I enjoy performing and making people laugh. Standup is just a formal aspect of what I do already and I love it.” Jake Hutchison can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com or @poserpunk on Twitter.
MORE ON THEORION.COM/ARTS Check out a video of one of Swafford’s standup bits, along with a list of his pro tips for aspiring comics.
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