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Police quell out-of-control party as cans, bottles fly Nicholas Carr

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Chico police officers responded to a large crowd of party-goers and were targeted with thrown bottles early Saturday morning. About 25 officers from Chico Police Department, the University Police Department and the Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control reacted to the commotion that centered along Ivy Street. The officers, which were wearing helmets and protective vests, were hit by projectiles as they tried to break up and move the disorderly mob. “We had some folks who chose not to act appropriately tonight,” said Lt. Linda Dye of the Chico Police Department. Crowds of Saturday morning’s magnitude are typical during the last weekend before classes commence at Chico State, Dye said. Incoming freshmen tend to flock to the student neighborhoods south of the campus in search of parties. “The information I’m getting from my guys is that 90 percent of the people out there are cooperating,” Dye said. One male was arrested; We had some at the time of folks who publication chose not to act his identity appropriately and reason tonight. for detention were not Lt. Linda Dye known. Chico Police The disturDepartment bance began just after midnight, when Chico police responded to a party that had grown out of control on the 600 block of Ivy Street, Dye said. At one point, a resident of the home hosting the party contacted Chico police asking for assistance in clearing it out. When officers moved in to control the scene, the crowd spilled into the street, she said. Police were pelted with bottles, causing officers to withdraw and wait for assistance. After police set up a staging point in the parking lot of Notre Dame Elementary School, they began to move out and disperse the crowd, which by then had spread south of the intersection of Sixth and Ivy streets. At that time, a fight broke out involving a person being thrown to the ground and pummeled by a group of people, Dye said. The incident is currently being considered a felony assault. By 12:45 a.m., the intersection of Second and Ivy streets was cleared and remaining pedestrians in the area began to leave. At 1 a.m. all units were called back to Notre Dame Elementary to regroup and return to their regular duties.

No drinking A newly-installed sign at Irvine Finch River Access reminds passersby not to drink alcohol on the Sacramento River.

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SAFE Labor Day 1 year after a tragedy on the Sacramento River, a countywide coalition is trying to prevent history from repeating itself As Labor Day approaches and floaters are expected to swarm the Sacramento River, this weekend will be marked by collaboration between city and university leaders who aim to prevent a second tragedy similar to the one that shook Chico a year ago. This time last year, the Chico Police Department and the Glenn County Sheriff ’s Department were two of many agencies that worked together to find Brett Olson, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student who drowned in the Sacramento River. When he went missing after the annual Labor Day Float, a search effort swept Butte County and a Facebook group dedicated to his recovery received tens of thousands of conTaylor HerreN tributors. His body was Associated recovered a week later, Students president and toxicology results showed he’d consumed alcohol and cocaine before he died. A year later, in preparation for the weekend, law enforcement officials are working together with leaders from the city of Chico and Chico State to make the Labor Day float safe.

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Ready to Tube Floaters exit the river during last year’s float while first responders observe (above). State Parks workers erected this sign at the Irvine Finch boat

on the river, Coon said. The Glenn County Board of Supervisors Fines for violating passed an ordinance in April banning the the new ordinance will consumption and possession of alcoholic bevcost $100, $200 and $500 erages on the Sacramento River during Labor for first, second and Day weekend, as well as Memorial Day and third offenses, respecFourth of July weekends. tively. In combination with an identical law passed Fines for carrying by the Butte County Board of Supervisors in an open container may 2012, law enforcement officials will now have Paul Zingg clearance to cite people in possession of alco- start at only $100, but Chico State hol on the river. Conflicts with jurisdiction could end up costing president as much as $380 in between counties prevented this in the past. court costs, said Butte Nearly 20 state and emergency service County District Attoragencies, including the Glenn and Butte County Sheriff ’s offices, the California High- ney Michael Ramsey. “In addition to on the water, alcohol will be way Patrol and the Department of Fish and Wildlife will be active on the Sacramento banned up to 50 feet up the river banks and on all state park propRiver this weekend. erty bordering the They’ll bring a variver,” said Denise riety of watercrafts, This time of year generRist, department ranging from jet skis ally sees high visitation of parks and recreto at least five patrol and many issues that come ation valley sector boats for river rescue. with it. superintendent Enloe Medical CenCalifornia Highter will also have adKirk Coon way Patrol officers ditional staff on duty, State Park Ranger will close northsaid Kirk Coon, a state bound traffic on park ranger. River Road into “This time of year generally sees high visitation and many is- Chico when they feel it is necessary to stem traffic in addition to setting up DUI checksues that come with it,” Coon said. Last year there were roughly 10,000 floaters » please see BOOZE | A3

$2 million gift largest in university history arship Endowment will bring the best and brightest agriculture students in California Staff Writer to Chico State,” Giustina said. “Our higher education system is the envy of the world, Chico State’s College of Agriculture is now and student scholarships play an important the recipient of a $2 million scholarship enpart in maintaining that level of excellence.” dowment — the single largest gift in the uniThis gift is evidence that Chico versity’s history. State’s students are the key to uniThe gift comes courtesy of Dan versity’s success, Zingg said. Giustina, the managing partner “Giustina didn’t know us from of Giustina Resources, an Orea hole in the wall until about regon-based timber products comally six months ago, when he first pany. Giustina presented a check came to the campus and he began to Chico State President Paul to poke around and find out what Zingg on Aug. 22. we’re all about.” Zingg said. “It’s The Bell Family Presidential not the Bell family money, it’s his Scholarships will be available to money. It’s in the Bell family’s two new students next year, and Dan Giustina name — it’s his personal investup to four in each subsequent Started Bell Family ment in what he believes is a powPresidential year, in the amount of $5,000. Scholarship erful story here.” The college will have up to 16 Giustina shared a passion for active scholarship recipients at supporting higher education with any given time. “I hope the Bell Family Presidential Schol» please see gift | A3 Bill Hall

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High roller Giustina shows off a jacket the College of Agriculture gave him in appriciation of the endowment. Students that graduate with the Bell Family Memorial Scholarship will recieve identical jackets.

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Public speaker Chico State President Paul Zingg addressed the state’s budget situation in relation to higher education, in addition to the evolving state of online education during his fall convocation.

struction with advancing technology. The passage of Proposition 30 in November 2012 is slowly stemming the tide of severe budget cuts that have plagued the California State University system during the past several years. “We have had our seven years of scarcity,” Zingg said. “For the first time in seven years we are looking at an increase in our general fund allocation as well as an across-the-board salary increase.”

Part of the increased funding is a compact with the state government for better outcomes for California public college students, he said. The university’s part of this agreement is to generate cheaper, quicker and more graduates to justify the state’s support. While Zingg agreed with the necessity of making education cost-effective, he expressed no desire for the “magic potion” that some legislators are pushing as a the end-all

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Pride weekend, AIDS walk raises $1,200 Lindsay Pincus

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Chico citizens had a chance to show support for the LGBTQ community Saturday with two events aimed at providing charity and outreach to the Chico community.

AIDS Walk/Run

A countdown signaled the start of a 5k charity event at One Mile Recreation Area in Bidwell Park where participants ran to raise money and awareness for AIDS early Saturday morning. Approximately 60 participants took part in the Pride AIDS Walk/Run where $1,200 was raised and given to Caring Choices. The organization helps with the health of residents in Northern California. They have a specific HIV/AIDS program, which provides free HIV testing and counseling. Tray Robinson, director of the office of Diversity and Inclusion, organized the event. “Well it’s personal for me,” Robinson said. “My oldest brother died of AIDS in 2000, so after his death I thought I would get involved as much as I can

with HIV and AIDS,” Robinson said. “This is an opportunity to give back to our local community and continue to provide free local testing because we don’t receive support from the government and the state as we used to,” Robinson said. Chico City Councilmember Randall Stone finished third in the 5k race. “This is a great event,” Stone said. “It raises money for AIDS research and testing, most importantly testing. “People don’t know that they have the HIV virus and that’s key to minimizing the spread,” Stone said. “Most importantly, it is a kick off to the pride events today.”

Later that afternoon supporters came together at the Downtown Plaza to celebrate and embrace social equity. Chico Pride, sponsored by Stonewall Alliance, featured a variety of booths and events spreading awareness and education about the LGBTQ community. The theme of Chico Pride this year was Connecting Communi-

University police gave 44 presentations Friday to incoming freshmen about safety on Chico State’s campus. But older students should also be mindful of campus safety, said Lt. Corrine Beck of the University Police. “Most importantly students need to be aware of their surroundings and not be afraid to let police know when they see something suspicious,” Beck said. Suspicious activity includes someone being too aggressive, an extremely intoxicated individual or anything that may make a student uncomfortable. “A lot of people talk themselves out of calling the police because they don’t want to be perceived as unable to handle a situation, especially younger students.” Beck said. “They

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Why did you choose Chico State?

I really like the campus, and it’s close enough that I can go home and visit.

What are you looking forward to most with the start of the semester?

Letitia yund freshman

Getting to hang out and make new friends.

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Besides getting a degree, what do you want to do while in Chico?

I want to join the Study Abroad program and study in Japan.

What are you looking forward to most with the start of the semester?

I want to meet new people and make some connections.

SOPHIA MILES FRESHMAN ASIAN STUDIES

Besides getting a degree, what do you want to do while in Chico?

I want to get involved and be more active in the community.

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Pride Charles Turner and Susie Roll are all smiles as they cross the 5k finish line. ties, which was inspired by the Tetris design on the t-shirts that were being sold at the event.

Many Chico State students helped out at the event in addi-

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don’t want to overreact.” Ave nue to either West Second Street or West Dispatchers are trained to be able to deSacramento Avenue. cipher the seriousness of a situation so stuStudents should stay off of their cellphone dents should never feel as if they shouldn’t while walking alone. It may give some comreport suspicious activity to the police. fort to be talking to someone while walking, While walking but it is important to through campus at be able to hear one’s Most importantly students night, students must surroundings. need to be aware of their surbe the judges at all “It’s important to roundings and not be afraid times. Taking darker know that you can paths could be the do everything right to let police know when they quicker way home and still become a see something suspiciousbut choosing the path victim,” Beck said. reader want more. with more people “The only person Lt. Corinne Beck and more light is the who can be blamed University Police smarter route and it for a crime is the might only take a few person committing minutes longer. it.” Instead of taking the bike path to Nord Avenue, where many past assaults have ocThe reporter can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com curred, Beck suggests walking down Warner

Why did you choose Chico State?

I’m local, I heard about the graphic design program and that it’s good and thought I’d save some money.

What are you looking forward to most with the start of the semester?

STACY LO FRESHMAN GRAPHIC DESIGN/ ASIAN STUDIES

I do public relations for the Hmong Student Association at Chico. I want to reach out to the campus and the community about the club.

Besides getting a degree, what do you want to do while in Chico?

I want to study abroad in South Korea, meet people who have gone and learn about the culture.

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Zingg talks student success in speech Getting it right. This phrase was heard repeatedly throughout Chico State President’s Zingg’s Fall Convocation speech Aug. 22, where university and local leaders addressed a near-capacity crowd at Harlen Adams Theater. President Paul Zingg sums up getting it right as “succeeding with both the numbers and the narratives.” “Getting it right means getting the compact right with the government,” Zingg said. “Understanding that we don’t just produce degree holders. We generate folks who are going to succeed, not just in their first job, but wherever they go in terms of their career.” He discussed the university budget, the ongoing debate over online schooling and the need to efficiently combine classroom in-

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BOOZE: City fights drunken float

Students on campus were asked whether or not they agreed with the Labor Day Float alcohol ban at the Sacramento River.

points, said Lt. Mike O’Brien of the Chico Police Department. Taxis and charter buses will be allowed through. Anyone one caught committing an infraction will be forced to provide a valid photo identification to law enforcement.

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to not end the tradition,” she said. “I kind of want to shift the scope of what the tradition is and kind of how we define it.” The AS is looking into securing annual funding to make Labor Day events a consistent alternative. “The students are leading this,” said Chico State President Paul Zingg. “I’m more optimistic because of the student leadership than we would be if it was just the administrators, it was just the city police.” “We’re telling students not

“I agree with it and support it 100 percent.”

Chico State’s Associated Students worked with the city and university to develop alternatives to floating for students. As part of that effort, Thursday to invite friends into town through Monday have been reCampus Alcohol Prevention for the weekend. branded ‘Wildcat Way Weekend.’ The Campus Alcohol and “It is exciting this year because Drug Education Center has it is the university’s contribution also been involved with the TRICIA SEASTROM to that weekend because there is an preparations for Labor Day, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CADEC alcohol ban,” said Taylor Herren, said Trisha Seastrom, CADEC a senior animal science major and program director. Associated Students president. “It In addition to managing the is us doing our part to keep people off the river.” AlcoholEdu substance abuse program, which is required for These events, including live music, exercise classes and a incoming freshman, CADEC hosted Red Watch Band trainpool party are mostly aimed at incoming freshmen and transing sessions throughout Wildcat Welcome Week. fer students, Herren said. The program’s purpose is to educate students on how to “I know the weekend is a tradition in Chico and my goal is identify and react to an alcohol-related medical emergency. Students who completed the training were given red watches signifying their emergency-handling capabilities. “In every training we’ve done student talks about walking down the street and coming upon someone passed out,” Seastrom said. “And they don’t know what to do.” The past week’s four sessions resulted in about 200 students receiving training, with 20 more sessions currently planned for the rest of the academic year. For the following 2014-15 year, CADEC is looking to hold 80 sessions each academic year, or approximately 3,000 students trained. While there’s nothing wrong with floating during Labor Day, students should refrain from inviting visitors from out of town due to the difficulty first responders have with the massive numbers the float has seen in the past, Seastrom said. “We’re telling students not to invite friends into town for the weekend,” Seastrom said. “Keep it safe, keep it Chico.”

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GIFT: Endowment named for Bell family » continued from A1

his father. They were both graduates of the University of Oregon where together they established a fund that provided an endowment of 40 scholarships. Zingg referenced Giustina’s connection to the University of Oregon at Thursday’s press conference when he said that while he is a duck through and through, now he is also a Wildcat. “Well, I am a duck — but as you know, ducks fly south,” Giustina said. The new scholarships are named in honor of the Bell family, which ranched in Butte County dating back to 1875. Giustina met Tom Bell while working on a ranch in southern Oregon and they were close friends until Bell’s passing in 1987.

Giustina decided to make the endowment to commemorate his friendship with Bell, to create a legacy that would last for a long time, Giustina said. According to Giustina, Bell’s grandfather was one of Chico’s original settlers and the Bell family eventually ranched over 16,000 acres in California and Oregon. Bell’s Aunt Ada attended the university in 1889, just two years after its opening when it was still called Chico Normal School. “Chico State has a long and important history with ranchers and farmers in the north state,” said College of Agriculture Dean Jennifer Ryder Fox. “We have deep roots and a bright future, made even brighter by Dan Giustina’s wonderful gift.” The university’s agriculture program, which is one of only four in the CSU system, has seen its enrollment

double since 2006. The College of Agriculture will have around 800 students this semester, Fox said. One of those students is Associated Students President Taylor Herren. “I’m just really proud of the fact that Chico State is an institution that is really built off this idea that our students are in the forefront,” Herren said. “The success of this institution will come from the success of our students, not the other way around.” Bell Presidential Scholars must exhibit academic integrity, a strong history of leadership and service and a commitment to agriculture to be eligible for the award, which will become available in 2014. Bill Hall can be reached at

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solution. Zingg was clear that he does not believe that the trend toward massive open online courses, or MOOCs, is the path toward meeting that compact and keeping education costs low. He stressed that the outcomes produced by such programs are often of inferior quality and have high failure rates. “The debate we are having about MOOCs … is among the most naïve, the most ill-informed and stupid I have ever seen,” Zingg said. He stressed the importance of a strong faculty and the relationships that are formed in the partnerships between teach-

“Each of these will try the very essence ers and students. of my being, yet it is because of this uniChico Mayor Scott Gruendl also spoke versity and its about collaboration faculty that I face and partnership, these tasks with a referencing the lot of excitement, Town and Gown Our fundamental business because I know Committee, which is student success. If we that each challenge brings together the succeed in that, everything can transform into university and loelse takes care of itself. opportunity,” Grucal communities in endl said. problem-solving efPaul Zingg Associated Stuforts. He pointed to Chico State President dents President the problems with Taylor Herren sees alcohol and subopportunities as stance abuse, issues well and highlighted the Chico State motto with downtown and the adversity of the “today decides tomorrow” and what it city’s financial crisis.

means to her. “It means you have an opportunity to lay a foundation and set a stage for our community and your actions today are going to make this university into a more successful and enriching place for the students of tomorrow,” Herren said. Getting it right means empowering our students with learning and technology to increase their level of achievement, Zingg said. “Our fundamental business is student success,” he said. “If we succeed in that, everything else takes care of itself.” Bill Hall can be reached at

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Pride: Festival celebrates LGBTQ community » continued from A2 tion to attending. Chico State graduate Katy Deaton is the Director of Communications at Home and Health Care Management and ran the Caring Choices booth at Pride. “Pride is the day I get to see all my friends as we are,” Deaton said. “I don’t identify myself personally, but I am an ally.” Sarena Kirk, a senior Multicultural Gender Studies and Sociology major ran the Gender Sexuality and Equity Center booth at pride and is the organization’s LGBTQ coordinator. “It is a lot of the tough stuff that we are dealing with so having events like pride help pull us together,” Kirk said. “You see these events and there are masses of people coming out, you see all of the rainbows and its just nice to see that solidarity and to see those numbers.” Melody Proestel is the Community Education Program Coordinator at Catalyst,which provides domestic violence services. She also was a part of the planning committee for Pride. “Most places do their pride celebrations in June and the students would not be here,” Proestel said. “That’s why we choose to move it to August because we want students to feel like it is something they can come in and participate in as well. “We recognize that there is definitely a large population at Chico state and Butte College that identifies LGBTQ-plus and it is an opportunity for another part of the community to get together,” Proestel said. In addition to Pride, there were events for the younger audience like the Teen Dance and the Teen Lounge. Alex Brown, a graduate student, social work major and LGBTQ program outreach specialist at Catalyst, supervised the events. “I think the youth voice is especially important in rural areas like Chico for teens who are just starting to discover their identities and making sure they are in communities that have safe spaces to come and socialize,” Brown said. One of the booths there was the Faith Lutheran Church, which was run by Reverend Dr. Peg Schultz-Akerson. “We wanted people to know that its God’s love here,” Peg said. “We know the church hasn’t always been welcoming, but we want that word to be out that we really are welcoming.

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KICKER Mayor Scott Gruendl of the city of Chico gave a speech to attendants at the Pride festival. The festival, hosted by Chico Stonewall Center, had live music and tables with information about various community LGBTQ resources, such as Chico State’s Gender Sexuality and Equity Center.

Jesus welcomes all of us and loves us all.” Scott Greundl, mayor of Chico, captured the sentiment of the event in an optimistic speech about the community’s gains with the supreme court’s ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act in July. “To be recognized as a gay man who is legally married to

another gay man,” said Gruendl. “That the law recognizes that it doesn’t matter who I love as long as I love them, that’s what’s important.” Lindsay Pincus can be reached at

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

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Thursday, 5:30 p.m.: Assault of a woman between Hazel and Chestnut Streets. “Assault of a female by a group of females. ATM and cell phone were stolen. Chico Police Department recovered some of the property. But not the phone. Subject wants witnesses interviewed and prosecuted.”

Saturday 9:54 a.m.: A disturbance on the 1200 block of Park Avenue near the Jesus Center. “Male subject screaming like a demon. Walking back and forth between Dukes and Jesus Center.”

Thursday, 9:07 p.m.: Narcotics violation reported inside Acker Gym. “Smell of marijuana. Only person in the building is the custodian. Officer contacted janitor, who denied any use of marijuana. Consented to the search. Found empty glass jar with smell of marijuana. Subject again denied any use, No further report at this time.” Friday, 1:04 a.m.: Alcohol violation reported in Whitney Hall, first-floor lobby. “RA requests an alcohol assessment of male subject. Subject walked home.” Friday, 2:45 p.m.: Grand theft reported of Mac Book Pro in the physical science building. “Apple Mac Book Pro 17 inches reported stolen. Campus-owned property.” Saturday, 12:02 a.m.: Large party reported at W. 6th Street and Ivy Street. “Officers out to disperse. Bottles reported being thrown at officers.” Saturday, 2:20 a.m.: Miscellaneous alcohol violation in between field 6 and 7 near Yolo Hall. “Male subject passed out in field. Subject awake and talking. Will be walking home.” Saturday, 2:43 a.m.: Alcohol violation reported in Whitney Hall, first-floor lobby. “Agitated male sitting with RA. Medical enroute. Spit hood applied. Subject checked for head injuries prior to transport.” Sunday, 2:32 a.m.: Miscellaneous alcohol violation reported in Whitney Hall, 7th floor. “Subject was reported stumbling near second fire tower on B side. Subject talking.” Sunday, 3:02 p.m.: Battery reported near Yolo Hall. “Staff advising victim of assault that occurred Sunday morning near the bridge. Subject is being seen at Cohasset Prompt Care. Subject is declining to speak with an officer.”

Saturday 3:41 p.m.: Subject refusing to leave property on the 1200 block of West Fifth Street. “Subjects filming a documentary by the pool. Subjects were invited by guests but when told they could not film, ‘ganged up’ on security. Reporting party would like assistance telling them they cannot film.” Saturday 4:36 p.m.: Identity theft scam reported on the 1400 block of Springfield Drive. “Suspect added his name to reporting party’s credit card account. The card was sent to reporting party’s address. Reporting party does not know the subject. Reporting party has contacted credit card company — they’ve cancelled the account.” Sunday 12:47 a.m.: Subject drunk in public on the 1000 block of East Avenue near 7-Eleven. “Female had been walking in the area, appears very drunk. Talking to herself and talking about taking all of her clothes off. Reporting party called back advising female is now walking eastbound on East Avenue. Subject has been sitting in the middle in the road.” Sunday 1:41 a.m.: Fight broke out on the 100 block of East Fifth Street. “Five males against one. When reporting party yelled she was calling for help, suspects ran up and started kicking her car. No weapons. Fist fight right in front of reporting party’s vehicle.” Sunday 2:57 a.m.: A disturbance on the 700 block of Broadway Street. “Male subject keeps knocking on the door. Suspect is blocking door peep window. Reporting party believes suspect may have followed them back to room from downtown. Suspect has left and come back several times in the past two hours.” Sunday 11:13 a.m.: Assault with a deadly weapon on the 1900 block of the Esplanade. “Male subject with a metal pipe just hit the other with a stick. Subject is chasing the subject he just hit in parking lot by the pool. Speaking with manager of motel now. Subjects are in front of the business with baseball bats.”

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Fights only perpetuate our ‘party school’ reputation Fights happen, but when the mob is so big that police can’t protect people, something is seriously wrong. Just after midnight on Aug. 24, the Chico Police Department responded to a party that had grown out of control on the 600 block of Ivy Street. When officers moved in to control the scene, the crowd spilled into the street. After they tried to disperse the crowd, partygoers began throwing bottles, causing officers to regroup and wait for assistance. This mob formed the weekend before school started, a turbulent period that typically has the Chico Police Department scrambling up and down Ivy Street quelling fights. What has it come to when a series of

are doing what they can to reinvent Chico’s drunken brawls in our streets is business image and change the face of the univeras usual for our police department? Do other college towns in America resign sity, but their efforts are for naught if students don’t change themselves a few their behavior. bloody dust-ups before Do other college towns The Glenn an early breakfast? County Board This horrendous in America resign of Supervisors behavior feeds into themselves a few bloody passed an ordiour reputation for alnance Apr. 17 precohol-fueled violence dust-ups before an early venting alcohol that began with Piobreakfast?” along the Sacraneer Days, a weeklong mento River durcelebration that’s now ing the Labor Day a distant memory. Float. That was more than two decades ago, but And more than 15 Downtown Chico busithis appears to be a reputation that we cannesses and bars have banded together for not shake off because of these incidents. A coalition of leaders throughout Chico the Respect Chico campaign.

But these efforts will not be effective if students don’t take advantage of them. Almost no one showed up to see a highly-touted electronic band from The Netherlands for WREC Remix, an event on Saturday that was supposed to be an alternative to the typical night of drunken escapades. Instead, they were walking around outside or at the bars. Incoming freshmen and transfer students may have a poor reputation of our school because of the fights happening in Downtown Chico. And a recent study said more and more incoming freshman are predisposed to binge drinking. To turn this reputation around, we have to be willing to change our behavior. We’re all here to get a degree, not a concussion.

Hometown friendships dwindle as time passes

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Amanda Irons

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Pathway courses cause confusion for students from other universities Nick Sestanovich

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If you haven’t already guessed by my presence on The Orion, I’m studying to become a journalist. So far, I’ve been very impressed with Chico State’s journalism program and the variety of courses offered. But while planning my schedule, I noticed that in addition to 40 major units and 20 minor units, I have to incorporate nine upper division general education units. Under Chico State’s pathway program, students have to these upper division general education classes to graduate. These courses are broken off into disciplinary areas such as food studies, international studies and numerous others. Students have to take one course from three different areas within that topic, such as a natural science course, an art or humanities course and a social science course. I think the idea is to give students more foundation for future careers, but to me, it comes off as more of a hindrance. Students at the upper division level should focus on completing their majors and minors, not extraneous classes that have little to do with them. I’m at a particular disadvantage since I’m a transfer student. When I first started attending community college, I hadn’t even considered go-

ing to Chico State. Therefore, I did not That may be my main problem with build my schedules around preparing the pathway program. You might find for Chico’s pathway courses because that one class you really like and is such courses were not available at the relevant to your major but still have community college level. So instead, I two other classes don’t relate to your focused on taking the classes that almajor at all. It doesn’t matter though lowed me to transbecause once you fer. take one class Upon arriving at from a certain Chico State, it felt pathway, you’re a little disheartenstuck with it uning to have to take til you finish the more general edother two courses. “I’m not asking ucation classes. I Beyond that, I’m for college to was so happy when not sure I see the I thought I took necessity for jube easy, but I do my last science niors and seniors think the courses class. Now I have to take upper dito decide whether vision general edI take at the upI want to take geoucation courses. per division level logic hazards or If you’re planning should reflect human genetics, on having a career neither of which in a science-rewhat I plan to do rank high on the lated field, then in the future.” list of things I you should defiwant to write arnitely take more ticles about. Unscience classes. fortunately that’s For most others, all I have to choose it won’t make a from the pathway difference if you requirements. can’t recognize I signed up for tornado patterns. the “Ethics, Justice and Policy” beI’m not asking for college to be easy, cause that sounded most pertinent but I do think the courses I take at the to journalism, but I’m not sure how upper division level should reflect geologic hazards fit into any of those what I plan to do in the future. Othcategories. It would help if all these erwise that’s nine units I could have areas had more than three to five used to complete my major or minor. courses to choose from and they all had a solid relation to the pathway Nick Sestanovich can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com title.

Each summer it seems as if I go through a friendship gauntlet. Perhaps this accompanies the lifestyle of those who come out of high school with an amoeba friendship group — a lot of little groups of friends joining forces and constantly shifting shape to hang out. It appears with the progression of college life, my friendships seem to drift farther out of reach with each passing summer. It all started the summer after high school. Upon realizing I would never again see most of those who I graduated with, I had a renewed sense of comradery amongst my group of friends. Everything was a group activity and it hardly seemed as if we could go to the beach without being accompanied by three cars full of people. Freshman year became somewhat of an endurance challenge to keep in contact with most of my friends. I hardly spoke to some people that I’ve known since I was a kid. It’s inaccurate to say I’m “Freshman mad about their new lives year became away from mine, and it’s almost more inaccurate to say somewhat of I am happy for them. This an endurance change has instilled a forced indifference in me. challenge to With a year of college bekeep in contact hind me, returning for the with most of following summer seemed almost strange. People who my friends.” I’ve known my whole life were somehow slightly different, an elusive change in personality that didn’t necessarily change them as people, but somehow changed how I knew them. Hearing stories of drunken engagements from the little lambs I knew frazzled my image of them as people. I don’t want to lead you to believe I disregarded entire friendships over trivial nights of inebriation. Rather, I was forced to embrace the notion that the people I thought I had figured out were changing. And I had to observe it from a distance. This summer, the summer before my junior year, it became more apparent that my friends were becoming new people. What bonded together was our history and what was keeping us together was our effort to stay in touch. If I squinted my eyes at them and think back to the fonder days of driving off campus for lunch and partaking in mischievous behaviors at night, I still see them as who they were. Now comes a time to open my eyes and embrace who they are. Their subtle change in demeanor, their new haircut inspired by one of Rihanna’s many looks, these are still the same people that I share friendships with, just transformed versions. In addition to these transformations, a handful of friends were getting into jobs, internships or serious relationships. Circumstances that forced a distance during a time that was meant to bring us together. Of course there are a solid handful of friends that I couldn’t keep away with a 10-foot stick, but even those friends seem to be thinning out with each passing summer. Amanda Irons can be reached at

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Debate: columnists assess Labor Day booze ban on river

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THUMBS Thumbs up to new the beginning of the semester. It’s about time for a fresh start.

Columnists harbor opposing views of the alcohol ban along the Sacramento River during Labor Day passed by the Glenn County Board of Supervisors.

Thumbs down to the start of homework and exams. Let the study time begin!

Thumbs up to the 60 participants in the AIDS walk this weekend. Raising $1,200 is a great way to spend your Saturday.

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Thumbs down to the fights on Friday night. Nobody wants to feel unsafe in their community.

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The College of Agriculture was given largest scholarship endowment in the university’s history Thursday. Dan Giuistina, the managing partner of Giuistina Resources outside of Oregon, gave $2 million to Chico State’s scholarship fund. In a time of economic turmoil, it’s good that someone gave back to Chico State — especially at a time the university is struggling for funds.

Sober Labor Day float Students should is remedy Chico needs be able to drink drowned in the Milwaukee River after celebrating the new year. He was found three months later, when his toxicology report revealed a blood-alPaul Smeltzer cohol level of 0.22, according to a Fox Opinion Columnist News station in Milwaukee. Two years earlier, the final autopsy If you decide to participate in report of San Diego State student holiday floats, keep in mind a little Austin Taylor, 22, showed a “high alcohol-free fun won’t kill anyone. level” of alcohol after he fell in the Counties around the SacraMadrid River Feb. 29, 2011, while mento River have finally wised up studying abroad in Spain, according and banned alcohol during holito CNN. day floats, a deadly tradition that All of these deaths point to the has plagued Chico State for years. truth: Alcohol-related deaths are not In other words, the beer won’t an integral part of Chico’s heritage. flow like the dashed hopes and broThey naturally occur everywhere ken dreams of parents who have to and need to stop. deal with the loss of their children These were ordinary students come Sept. 3. who died, but they made a simple, This Labor Day marks the firstavoidable mistake. Bottom line, year anniversary of the death of in the context of large bodies of former Cal Poly San Luis Obispo water, the negatives of alcohol student Brett Olson, who drowned in outweighs the the Sacramento positives. River after conIn the face of suming excess these losses, alchohol and dowe have an ing cocaine. “Bottom line, in obligation to Olson’s death keep everyone brought home the context of large alive in our the realities of bodies of water, the community. mixing alcohol Not to menand floating and negatives of alcohol tion, police grabbed the atoutweighs the posiwill be passing tention of Butte tives.” out DUIs like and Glenn councandy at Laties. bor Day checkFloaters are points. now legally obliEven if you gated to face the sobering truth of a relatively dry La- choose to be a designated driver, bor Day float without drunken fights, you still have all the other drunken without a littered Beer Can Beach drivers to worry about along Highway 32, a sketchy two-lane road and without the loss of loved ones. Opponents of the ban might ask, that stretches eight miles back ‘Why should one person’s actions to Chico State from the washout keep the larger population from its point along the river. Avoiding holiday floats altoGod-given right of enjoying Chico’s gether might be a better option. legacy?’ But they ignore that this new law Go the weekend before or after a was inspired by a series of similar holiday, when there are not 15,000 floaters and the Chico Police Detragedies. Tyler Blalock, a 19-year-old stu- partment won’t be cracking down dents at Appalachian State Univer- on those in possession of alcohol sity, died last September when he or those who have consumed it. Or slipped into a creek, hit his head and sit at home and complain. I don’t drowned, according to the NBC af- care. Cry me a river, just don’t die in filiate in Charlotte, N.C. Blalock had attended a party where he was said to it. be very intoxicated. In another case, University of Paul Smeltzer can be reached at Wisconsin student Nick Wilcox, 24, psmeltzer@theorion.com

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Tara Miller

Opinion Columnist Throughout the years, Labor Day weekend has always been considered a pretty big alcohol-related event, primarily because of the Labor Day float. However, after the death of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Brett Olson last year, any sort of alcoholic beverage has been banned from the Sacramento River. But one death should not determine the fate of the rest of those who want to enjoy themselves while floating. Some may choose to participate, but others may not due to the fact that drinking is no longer allowed. Trying to remove alcohol from the float is pointless, because those who will participate this year are still going to bring alcohol — they will just be sneakier about it. Plus, the majority of people at the float are likely going to be against the It takes away ban anyway. from students’ Last year alone, nearly rights to choose 3,641 people showed up by 2 p.m., and that numwhether they ber was expected to actually wanted reach around 10,000 by sundown. More than 260 to partake in personnel were employed drinking or last year during the entire weekend, including not, and it also the Chico Police Departtook away their ment and outside agenright to enjoy cies, according to a Chico Enterprise-Record article. This just shows that even though there are cops present to look out for harmful situations or for people who are in danger, there still is not enough to enforce the alcohol ban with so many people attending the float. Because the majority of people drink, the minority who don’t are taking away the majority’s personal rights and freedom that lets them choose what they want to do. And every person has the right to choose whether he or she wants to partake in drinking, and what he or she thinks is right for them. The majority should not be forced into doing something that another group has decided to enforce. Of course there have been some serious accidents in the past, but that should be a lesson for everyone to know the consequences of drinking too much while on the river. People shouldn’t have to suffer for the mistakes of a few. Banning alcohol from the float was not a good decision. It takes away from students’ rights to choose whether they actually wanted to partake in drinking or not and it also took away their right to enjoy themselves.

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Junior math major Jack Ober spends his free time spinning poi for five to 15 hours a week. Poi is the Maori term for “ball on a cord.” The term also means the art form of rhythmically swinging tethered balls around one’s body. This is such a unique hobby because most people would be afraid of playing with fire. Ober’s unconventional hobby represents the best tradition of college exploration — finding something you love to do and dedicating yourself to it. More students would do well to follow his example.

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Before the Video Music Awards, rumors were spreading that the five members of popular boy band ’N Sync were going to reunite on the awards show Sunday night. Before the show, members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone rejected any idea of a reunion happening. But when Justin Timberlake received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the show, he decided to perform some of his songs for his fans. After a few minutes, Timberlake said, “All right, you asked for it.” As soon as he said this, the whole band was reunited and sang together for 30 seconds. It was the reunion fans had been longing for since the band split up back in 2002. If only they had performed longer than Miley Cyrus.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 Ring Of Fire

Junior math major Jack Ober spends his free time throwing fire and practicing poi. A trail of fire accentuates the fluidity of his motions every time he lights up.

Poi:

Poi are ignitable spheres that are tethered to chains with small handle loops at the end. The spinner can slide a few fingers through the loop and twirl the poi by moving his or her wrist.

For fire-spinning student, blazing theatrics spark inspired thinking Jessica Barber

Features Editor

Spinning first, school second. He may not want his parents to know, but junior math major Jack Ober is more passionate about fire than he is about calculus. Ober avidly spins poi, which is the Maori word for “ball on a cord.” The Maori people of New Zealand were the first to perform with poi. The term poi is also used to describe the art form of rhythmically swinging tethered balls around one’s body. “What it’s really about is spinning things in circles and meditating while you do it,” Ober said. “That’s why it’s sometimes called flow art. You’re feeling rather than thinking.” Ober lights these balls on fire himself, although he is humble about the hot stunt. “Its not all about the fire,” he said. “It’s about the feeling it gives your body when you spin stuff around you. It’s like you are pulling the poi around and the poi is pulling you around. It’s just an experience.” Ober spends about 5 to 15 hours every week spinning poi at home, on campus and at Bidwell Park. Whether his poi are lit or

unlit, Ober can perform a number of reThe Chico Fire Tribe performs as a markable moves. group several times throughout the year One such trick, “the butterfly,” is a at local events and have performed at the starter move that mimics the flapping mo- Chico Women’s Center and the Jesus Cention of a butterfly’s wings. This move is ter. executed by spinning the poi in opposite “Performing is freaking awesome,” Ober directions while keeping one’s wrists fairly said. “We performed at a KZFR radio event close together. and at one point, the crowd was chanting “It’s like a whole new mental landmy name during a solo.” scape that no one, unless you’ve spun poi, Of course, when playing with fire, one is you haven’t really bound to get burned. thought of motion in Ober has never been this way,” Ober said. seriously injured You can’t really think Despite his current while spinning poi, about life in the same way skill level, Ober’s ferbut he has accidenafter spinning poi. vor for fire spinning tally set fire to a tree was slow to spark. He and, no lie, his pants. JACK OBER was introduced to the “It happens, but Fire Thrower art form his freshit’s really easy to put man year while living out,” he said. in Craig Hall. Ober said everyone should give spinning “I met a man named Willy Gerlach and a shot, and he is very willing to share his in his closet I saw some old tennis balls on knowledge with aspiring fire throwers. strings,” he said. “He took me outside and He currently gives lessons to 12-year-old showed me some moves, but it was really Chicoan Gabe Dent, who is now skilled at hard and I gave up right away. Two weeks spinning both a fiery staff and poi. later I gave it another try, learned a move “I like everything about it,” Dent said. and I haven’t put them down since.” “It’s super fun. Jack is like a brother, I like With a little more practice, Ober soon re- it when he comes over and hangs out.” alized how much he loved to spin poi. He With a lot of experience under his belt began spinning outside Dragon Tobacco already, Ober aspires to become a profesat night and the local shop appreciated the sional fire thrower. Between performing, act. teaching and practicing almost every day, “We brought them business, so they let Ober is an enthusiastic flow artist who is us light up in front of their shop on week- devoted to spinning above all else. ends,” Ober said. “You can’t really think about life in the He soon joined the Chico Fire Tribe, a same way after spinning poi. It’s done group of local fire spinning enthusiasts. stuff to my head and I like it,” he said. They meet every Sunday at One Mile Recreation Area at 5 p.m. to practice and learn Jessica Barber can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com from one another.

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Night alight Gabe Dent is a 12-year-old aspiring flame thrower. He recieves private lessons from Ober, and can sping a lit staff and poi.

New students invade Friday evening concert Sharon Martin

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ChICO PRIDE Freshman business administration major Dana Centeno shows off her class of 2017 wildcat paw alongside Brittany Hagedorn, an undeclared freshman, at the Friday Night Concert.

Chico City Plaza underwent a Wildcat takeover Friday with music, dancing and free food. The Downtown Chico Business Association, the Chico Chamber of Commerce and Chico State partnered to host a Friday Night Concert Aug. 23 to welcome new freshmen and transfer students to their new home. The event was part of Wildcat Welcome Week, a beginning-of-school celebration for new students to get to know the campus and town. Mary Wallmark, a coordinator in the Student Life and Leadership Office, helped put together Wildcat Welcome. This year, Wildcat Welcome Week featured several new events, including the Friday Night Concert. “Well, we took Wildcat Welcome and put it on steroids,” Wallmark said. Students were given $5 meal vouchers which could be redeemed Woodstock’s Pizza, Kinder’s, Big Chico Burger, Jamba Juice and many more. “This is a way to meet people that doesn’t make you feel like you have to have a red cup

in your hand,” Wallmark said. Many of the incoming students took the opportunity to get to know one another at the event. Jake Shatswell, a transfer student from Los Medanos College, is spending his junior year at Chico State. “It’s fun and lets you introduce yourself to a lot of new people,” Shatswell said. Steve Riccomini, director of intramural sports and leader of the Wildcat-themed Friday Night Concert, hopes the community benefited from the event. “I want them to understand that the students are OK,” Riccomini said. “I think sometimes the university and the town can become divided. I think it’s OK for the community to realize that students are as much attracted to this place as they are.” Diane Bonior has lived in Chico for three years and likes the idea of Wildcat-themed Friday Night Concerts. “I think it’s great and they should do it more often,” Boior said. Sharon Martin can be reached at

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Cardio ’Cat: Five steps to staying in shape

Risa Johnson

Staff Writer

Continuing to train for my first half-marathon in October will be no easy feat with school starting. This summer I ran a 5,000 and a 10,000-meter race and went to the gym after work four to five days a week. I lost 10 pounds and gained speed and endurance every week. So I got to thinking: how the heck am I going to keep working out this much once school starts? I started jotting down some tips to keep myself on track with my training, and I hope this list will help others who want to keep their summer bods for fall too!

Step one: Find motivators

We are so incredibly lucky to have the WREC, and for most of us it’s just a short bike ride or walk away. The WREC has air conditioning, a big pool to cool off, and lots of great classes like spin, abs and yoga. It’s also a great way to get some socializing into your day. You can knock out two birds with one stone. Text friends you haven’t seen since you’ve come back to Chico. Think of friends who work out frequently and ask if they want to meet up for a spin class or a run at Bidwell Park. My newest little motivator loves to play and run around out-

Step 1 Find motivators

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Working out ways to stay fit: 5 ways to be healthy this fall side. My dog Griffen gives me a reason to get outside, because he needs exercise too. This past week I’ve taken my dog swimming in the creek at Bidwell Park and on a three-mile run. He loved it, and it’s good for my health too.

Step two: Write it into your schedule

Work, study, socialize, sleep. There already are not enough hours in the day to do it all. Planning ahead and fitting exercise into your schedule will make it easier to hit the gym or go outside and be active. With classes at all times of the day this semester, I know I’ll need to work in an hour or two of exercising time into my schedule daily.

Step three: Have a goal

Your goal doesn’t need to be completing a marathon. It might be doing a certain number of reps or swimming 500 yards without taking a break. It should be something that will feel rewarding once you obtain it.

Step four: Keep healthy foods around

With a hectic schedule, it’s easy fall into the clichéd college student diet of pizza or ramen noodles for dinner. But in a town like Chico, there are many ways to avoid packing on the preservatives. We lucky Chicoans have the Thursday night and Saturday morning market in downtown. It’s the absolute best place to stock up your fruits and veggies.

Step 2 Write it into your schedule

Step 3 Have a goal

Step five: Reward yourself

Sometimes I need more than a runner’s high to keep myself excited about working out. I don’t think there are many better feelings in the world than getting a new pair of running shoes, which you conveniently need about every 300 miles. If it’s not time yet, you can always get something smaller, like a new pair of socks so comfy you’ll never want to take them off. I recommend Balega Hidden Comfort, which you can get at Feet Fleet Sports downtown.

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Step 4 Keep healthy foods around

Step 5 Reward yourself

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Squirting, the act of producing clear fluid from the vagina during orgasms, is a much-discussed topic in the media and in conversations. It has been written into the plot of television shows like “Orange is the New Black” and can be found on the Chico Confessions Facebook page, an online hub for racy confidences. People are talking about it more, so I’d like to clear up about squirting. Squirting is different from female ejaculation, although they are often confused for each other. Female ejaculation is like a man’s semen, it is white and thick. Squirting produces clear fluid and is popularly seen in porn. Both squirting and female ejaculation can happen during in-

tense orgasms. Most of us have only heard about squirting through a passing acquaintance or only seen it in XXX movies, and we don’t associate it with it happening to us. Until it does. I squirted once and only once in my sexual experiences, and it took me by surprise. I was embarrassed at first because I honestly thought I had just peed without meaning to. It made me feel like a whale who gushed out from my blowhole. My partner knew what was happening. He consoled me as I stopped and thought, “did I do that?” Most men I have talked to are completely fine with it and think it is one of the most awesome things. It gives them an ego boost knowing that they can make a women squirt. And if you don’t tell your partner before you have sex that you’re capable of squirting, they’ll be pleasantly surprised when you do. When it happens, women tend to freak out at first because

not everyone can do it, and not all women have the power to control when they do it. There is not some switch that women can turn off and on. Even hitting the G-spot, a highly-sensitive area in the vagina, doesn’t guarantee squirting. There can be a number of things that set a woman’s faucet flowing, like clitoral stimulation, anal sex, rough sex or even gentle lovemaking. It depends on the woman. Explore with different techniques and toys if you want to squirt for your partner. Everyone is different and there can be a number of things that get you to open up the floodgates. There is a continuous debate as to whether “wet” orgasms or “dry” orgasms are better. Honestly, I think an orgasm is an orgasm and they are phenomenal whether they be “wet” or “dry.” Chantal Richards can be reached at

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Students clean Chico streets Sharon Martin

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Chico State students spent their last day of summer vacation cleaning up the town for Be Chico Day on Aug. 25. About 160 incoming freshman and current members of Community Action Volunteers in Education took part by cleaning up various locations in Chico. Groups of students traveled to the Boys and Girls Club, the Chico Animal Shelter, the Organic Vegetable Project and neighborhoods surrounding the campus to clean up and make a difference in the community. Be Chico Day was the final event for Wildcat Welcome Week. Elisa Trimboli, outreach manager for CAVE, was in charge of putting together Be Chico Day and hopes it will really benefit incoming students. “It’s a first time for many of them to volunteer in general or in Chico,” Trimboli said. “I just hope they make a connection with somebody and get involved because involvement is where opportunities hap-

pen.” Vincent De La Torre, a junior communication design major, participated in Be Chico Day as a member of CAVE and helped transport students to cleanup locations. “I love doing this kind of stuff,” De La Torre said. “Getting involved and volunteering can be a great way for anyone to meet a lot of people,” he added. Juan Leyva, a freshman electrical engineering major, used his Sunday afternoon to help clean up the community. “I had nothing to do so I decided to come and help out the community for awhile,” Leyva said. “It’s a good way to get to know people and help out the environment.” Be Chico Day will likely take place again in the future. “This is definitely going to be something that happens again,” Trimboli said. “This was a really positive way to welcome students. Sharon Martin can be reached at

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WORK OF ART Communications professor John Roussell can be seen in Jay-Z’s new music video “Picasso Baby.” Roussell dances and watches the rapper perform as if he is a painting in a museum.

Professor jams with Jay-Z in music video ‘who is this guy?’” Roussell said. Most of the people selected to be in the video were famous, so people at the shoot were following Roussell’s wife around trying to figure out who her husband was and why he was there. Roussell’s name was in the credits of the video, which he thought was the best part of the whole exJohn Roussell perience. Communications “It’s awe-inspirprofessor ing—the power of the Internet,” Rous-

Risa Johnson

Staff Writer

One Chico State professor will show students what he did this summer by displaying his name in the credits for Jay-Z’s music video “Picasso Baby.” “I have to stay relevant,” said John Roussell, a communications professor. “This instantly will catch their attention.” Roussell and his wife, Cathrine Himberg, a kinesiology professor at Chico State, were working on a physical fitness documentary in New York when the opportunity to be in the music video arose. Roussell and his wife took a break from filming to sit around Himberg’s sister’s pool in when they got an invite. “She said, ‘hey sell said. “Being you guys want to go a celebrity isn’t see a Jay-Z music difficult.” video?’,” Roussell As a result of said. She said, ‘hey, you guys the video, RousIt was a closed want to go see a Jay-Z musell will bring event, but Himsic video? more than “street berg’s sister had cred” — as he access because she JOHN ROUSSELL calls it — to his sells art at Milk Communications Professor classrooms this Studios, an art galsemester. lery in New York He picked useCity, he said. ful social media Once they walked tips from the inside, a couple of video he plans to hundred people were waiting to watch Jay-Z, a prominent incorporate into lessons, he said. Jay-Z allowed people to take video at rapper who has been featured on the cover the event before the final product, which of Time Magazine. was something Roussell has never seen Roussell was one of the few who was before, he said. handed a black chip by a member of Jay“He’s a media god,” Roussell said. “He Z’s crew, who said Roussell was getting a understands connections and how young one-on-one with the renowned hip-hop artpeople work.” ist. Jay-Z has a soft voice and is very apRoussell started preparing for an interview by doing a quick Internet search for preciative and sweet in person, Roussell Jay-Z’s latest music. He is a fan of the art- said. “He understands how to connect to ist, but is a bigger fan of his older music. people, that’s why he’s a mega-star,” he Then the crew member told him it wouldn’t be an interview. Roussell would said. There was only one let down of the day be filmed with Jay-Z dancing in front of him. In the video, Roussell was supposed for Roussell. “I wish, but Beyonce was not there,” he to sit and admire Jay-Z like he was a picsaid. ture in an art gallery. You can view Roussell in Jay-Z’s music Instead of getting up and walking away video “Picasso Baby” at 4:08 and 7:45 on like the crew said to do, Roussell did a dance move. He said it was to try to get the YouTube. camera on his wife, but Roussell’s dance ended up in the final cut of the video. Risa Johnson can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com “The director was trying to figure out

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Union Label launches lunar events Nicole Santos

Staff Writer

A new campus organization called Union Label is providing students with a variety of entertainment events, such as movies under the stars and a late night workout to an LED light show accompanied by DJs. Union Label is a new programming team started by Associated Students that aims to bring a diverse group of musicians, motivational speakers and entertaining acts to Chico State at affordable ticket prices. “Our organization offers entertainment for students who are looking to get more out of their college experience,” said Brennan Neilson, senior program associate. The team is comprised of four student program associates and their supervisor Mark Gorney. “We want to put on fun and exciting events for the students,” said Kelsey Simpson, a junior program associate for Union Label. “We want every student to leave one of our events with a smile.” Union Label helped welcome the students back to campus last weekend by providing two free events during Wildcat Welcome Week called Moon on Movie and WREC Remix. Moon on Movie gave students the opportunity to enjoy a relaxing Friday night on the lawn near Glenn Hall with their friends.. Sophomore Matthew Riebe works as a student program associate for Union Label and his hope for events like Moon on Movie is that people will look back on that night and remember it even after they graduate. “Our goal is to bring the best entertainment possible to all the students,” Riebe

said. “I thought the idea of an outdoor movie could bring some fun at night on our campus.” Moon on Movie was just the beginning. On Saturday, Aug. 24 the fun shifted to the WREC. From 9 p.m. to midnight the WREC was transformed into a nightclub with lighting and sound. WREC Remix featured electronic music band ViceTone” from the Netherlands, as well as local musicians DJ “Parris” and “DJ Prodigy.” Neilson was in charge of WREC Remix. “I scout, contact, book and contract bands who students would like to see based off of student focus groups and by focusing on what kind of music Chico is lacking,” Neilson said. Union Label isn’t stopping here. Moon on Movie will appear once again on Sept. 12 with a 10 p.m. screening of “Iron Man 3” and on Oct. 5 with a 9 p.m. screening of “Monster’s University.” On Aug. 31, six bands and two stages will set the tone for Chi Fest which will take place in Trinity Commons and the Student Services Center plaza from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. This is another free event to students and will include bands such as Hail The Sun, Halocene and Clouds on Strings. On Sept. 17, the Bell Memorial Union auditorium will hold yet another concert. “Through the Roots” featuring “Fortunate Youth” and “Bad Neighborz” will celebrate rock and reggae music. Tickets are on sale at the University Box Office, $10 for students and $14 for the public. Nicole Santos can be reached at

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