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initiated to teach students preventative steps against alcohol overdoses Madison Holmes

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In response to alcohol-related deaths, the Red Watch Band program at Chico State aims to give students the knowledge and ability to prevent deaths from alcohol overdose. Each year 1,825 college students die from alcohol poisoning and overdose, according to the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center. CADEC decided to implement this program at Chico State last spring, following multiple alcohol-related student deaths at Chico State, said Trisha Seastrom, The Orion ∤ Photograph by Annie paige CADEC program manager. keep watch Evan Thibeau demonstrates how to position an “Every school has its reputation, but it’s really, re- intoxicated person so they won’t choke on their vomit. ally sad and we have to turn it around,” Seastrom said. “And we are, we’re making strides. Sometimes tragedies happen, and it’s horribly sad, but it shouldn’t take for help,” Seastrom said. “So the program was born out away from what an incredible education of the concept of empowering students to this institution has to offer.” call for help in alcohol overdose emergency The Red Watch Band program is not an situations. There’s a lack of knowledge and abstinence-based program, Seastrom said. understanding of when it is an emergency, “If you’re going to drink, this is the when the situation has become an emerknowledge and the skills you need to have gency, when medical help is needed.” to keep yourself safe and to keep your Members of the Chico community make friends safe,” Seastrom said. “It is a posia huge impact when they take part in the tive and empowering experience.” Red Watch Band program because it shows Over 600 Chico State students and Chico they care about Chico’s students and comcommunity members have participated munity and are willing to help, Dobbe said. Trisha in the program since it was established, “Personally, I can tell you that I’ve been in Seastrom Seastrom said. situations downtown where I now feel more Director, Campus JW Dobbe, the Associated Students comcomfortable addressing issues,” Dobbe Alcohol and Drug missioner of community affairs and a parsaid. “They teach you exactly what signs to Edcuation Center ticipant in the Red Watch Band Program, look for and when it’s appropriate for you to encouraged participation in the program. step in and contact for more help.” “So many students have already done it, but one stuNew training dates for the Red Watch Band are dent doing the Red Watch Band can help several stu- available — sign up online or in the CADEC office in dents,” said Dobbe. the Student Services Center. The program began at Stony Brook University in New York after the death of a first-year student, Madison Holmes can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or Seastrom said. “This young man died because his friends didn’t call @theorion_news on Twitter.

Suspect in hit-and-run faces new charges Nicholas Carr

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The man charged with vehicular manslaughter following the death of a Chico State student in an alleged DUI hit-and-run will face new charges in March for money laundering. Prior to the new charges, Riley Dean Hoover plead not guilty to five felony charges pertaining to the hit-and-run on Sept. 22, according Butte County Superior Court documents. Charges included driving while intoxicated causing bodily injury, leaving the scene of an accident, transportation of marijuana with the intent to sell and involvement in the manufacture of a controlled substance. An investigation following his arrest indicated possible involvement in an illegal marijuana business, said District Attorney Riley Dean Michael Ramsey. Hoover The Butte County Sheriff ’s Department investigations unit executed a search warrant for Hoover’s banking records, Ramsey said. The investigation found three separate transactions that raised suspicions that the defendant was utilizing a bank to launder money for the trafficking of marijuana. The transactions indicated the defendant could have had out-of-state contacts make cash deposits into a bank account in return for packages of marijuana sent by mail, he said. Hoover was arrested after police responded to a hit-and-run collision on the 300 block of Nord Avenue Sept. 22 where Kristina Chesterman, a nursing major, was injured while riding her bike home from Chico State, as previously reported by The Orion. He was arrested after another collision at the 700 block of Nord Avenue on the suspicion of driving under the influence and fleeing a crime scene. Chesterman died Sept. 24 at Enloe Medical Center. After Hoover’s vehicle was impounded, a package containing 47.8 grams of hashish was discovered, according to a court document prepared by Chico Police. The vehicle also contained three different marijuana prescriptions, two of which belonged to other people. When Hoover’s trial proceeds on March 7, the prosecution will request that the combined charges proceed as one case, Ramsey said. The defendant remains in the custody of the Butte County Sheriff ’s Department. Nicholas Carr can be reached at

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Students seek university divestment from fossil fuels holdings in fossil fuel companies within the next four years. Staff Writer Divestment would mean taking hundreds of thousands of dollars of university Members of a student activism course are working with Associated Students to draft a money out of fossil fuel stocks to reinvest elsewhere, Stemen said. ballot measure that would urge There is no guarantee that the the university to release all stock university will follow through holdings in fossil fuel companies. with divestment, even if the iniEach year, students in the Entiative makes it through the votvironmental Thought in Action ing process. course work to place an advisory “What my experience has been measure on the A.S. spring elecin the past, unfortunately, is that tion ballot, said Mark Stemen, these advisory measures usually professor and creator of the get ignored,” Haley said. “I do course. not think that this one will get This year’s initiative is curMARK ignored though.” rently in its review phase, said STEMEN The Environmental Affairs Kaitlin Haley, A.S. commissioner Associate Council has been campaigning of environmental affairs. geography throughout the past six months A.S. submits the draft to legal professor for A.S. to divest its own fossil counsel to ensure the initiative fuel investments. follows university codes as well The results of that campaign may indias local, state and federal laws. According to the current draft, this year’s cate whether or not it’s an issue students environmental initiative ballot question care about. “As a university that values sustainability, would ask students whether A.S. should recommend that the university divests all of its it is important that we are making economic Eric McCauley

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decisions that are financially sustainable Members of the class will begin petitionand that are socially and environmentally ing on campus to collect signatures from responsible,” Haley said. students and community members if the The Environmental Thought in Action proposal is approved at the end of February. class is involved in drafting the ballot meaA total of 800 signatures is needed to put sure, petitioning for signatures the initiative onto the ballot, Steand campaigning for student men said. participation in the voting proA.S. will release a sample balcess. lot on April 1, which will include “The aim of the class is to all pending and verified ballot give students the skills needed initiatives, according to its webto make a meaningful difference site. in how governments, communiAll students are allowed to parties and individuals deal with ticipate in the official elections, environmental issues,” Stemen which will be held from April said. “A main focus of the class 15-17. Kaitlin is communication and network“All the voting is done online, Haley ing skills. We need to get people and during campaigning there A.S Commissioner talking about these issues.” will be signs and educational taof Environmental Divestment from fossil fuels is bling,” Haley said. Affairs an urgent environmental issue “This is the one time a year stuto students like Olivia Longstaff, dents get to actively share their who is taking Stemen’s course this semester. voices,” she said. “This is a movement that is going on right now, and we have an opportunity to make a Eric McCauley can be reached at tangible difference in the way we deal with newseditor@theorion.com or climate change,” Longstaff said. @theorion_news on Twitter.

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Drought halts water supply now through May to even come close to normal, and we would still be lacking,” Daley wrote in Staff Writer an email. “All anyone needs to do is look at the The California Department of Water Resources’ current level of Lake Oroville, Lake Shasta and the nonexistent snow pack to recognize that one State Water Project has completely halted water storm is helpful, but insignificant in the context delivery due to the drought. Water will not be delivered to its 29 public wa- of a drought that has broken all records.” Ranchers Christine Hantelman and ter distributors because of the curShannon Douglass, vendors at the Chico rent drought, said Ted Thomas, an inFarmers Market, say they have and will formation officer at the Department continue to be indirectly affected by the of Water Resources. An exception to halt of water deliveries. this change is last year’s carry-over Hantelman and Douglass said they water, which is used for drinking and do not depend on water allocations, but personal sanitation. there hasn’t been enough rainfall to fill California’s general public and the the ponds and pools that usually fill up farming community can expect this seasonally, the ranchers said. They must to affect them, even if they don’t return to groundwater to quench their ceive water through this project, said David livestock’s thirst, which can hurt their David Daley, associate dean of the Daley aquifers. College of Agriculture and the UniAssociate Dean Hantelman and Douglass both said versity Farm’s administrator. of the College of Agriculture that they have sold some of their herds The University Farm doesn’t reto reduce the number of mouths depenceive water from the state, it pumps dent on them. groundwater from wells, he said. While Hantelman said she still plans to stay in However, with fewer farmers receiving allocabusiness, Douglass said March 1 might be her last tions, more will depend on groundwater, which is farmers market for quite some time. already diminishing because of the drought, Da“People looking for local food?” Douglass said. ley said. The water table will go down and even “They’re going to feel it very quickly.” rainfall cannot help the situation. The only parts of Butte County that will be di“We would require major, heavy storms from Yessenia Funes

rectly affected by the lack of allocations are the Oroville area and some agricultural districts, Thomas said. Aquifers in the San Joaquin Valley will be most impacted. This multifaceted problem is definitely going to affect consumers this year and in 2015, said Colleen Cecil, executive director of the Butte County Farm Bureau, a nonprofit advocacy organization that protects and promotes agricultural interests. It is too early to know for certain but, depending on the commodity, prices can rise if demand exceeds supply, Daley said. California provides nearly half of all American-grown fruits, nuts and vegetables, according to the California Department of Food and Agriculture. “We ship products throughout the United States, the fresh fruits and vegetables, and we ship products throughout the world,” Daley said. “So it’s not so much, ‘Well, what’s just the impact on Chico?’ This is a major impact on all of California, on all of agriculture. But really, the public in general, because we’re waiting to see what this means.”

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Adobe Flash bug could put users at risk Christine Lee

Asst. News Editor Mac and PC users are urged to immediately install an Adobe Flash update to protect themselves from hackers, according to a campus-wide email. Adobe software released a critical update for its Flash Player, according to the email sent Thursday. If users go to a site using an older Adobe Flash plug-in, their computers can be compromised, said Scott Kodai, manager at Information Technology Support Services. “We have identified these exploits in the wild, meaning out in the Internet,” Kodai said. “This means there’s information on the Internet on how to use this bug to attack people. If you go to the wrong site and view Adobe Flash with a bug in it, it could compromise your computer.” Flash Player plug-ins that are not updated are especially vulnerable to hackers, who can take

complete control over the user’s computer system gram in order to be protected, according to the if breached. website for the U.S. Computer Emergency ReadiThe bug is ness Team, a a method that division of the hackers can use Department of to install unHomeland Secuwanted software rity. onto the user’s ITSS does not computer, Kodai install spyware said. Hackers can protection softScott Kodai install spyware ware, Kodai said. Information Technology Support Services with pop-up ads Students have to or get into email install it or visit accounts to send a computer respam mail. pair shop. “Almost every computer in the world has Flash,” he said. “There are computers that have built-in Christine Lee can be reached at klee@theorion.com or Flash. It’s important, as a student, to have anti-virus and there are several free versions.” @leechris017 on Twitter. Windows and Mac users of Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43 or earlier versions need update the pro-

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Wage increase may affect overtime pay for A.S. Enrique Raymundo

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California’s minimum wage increase may affect how Associated Students pays salaried employees. The state’s current minimum wage will increase to $9 in July, after State Assembly Bill 10 passed last September. In 2016, the minimum wage will increase to $10.

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A.S. Executive Director David Buckley presented how the bill would affect overtime eligibility for the organization’s workforce at a Board of Directors meeting on Monday. The employee’s pay is one factor that determines eligibility, Buckley said. If an employee is paid twice the minimum wage or more A.S. is not obligated to provide overtime com-

pensation. However, some employees who were not previously eligible for overtime will become so when the bill goes into effect in July, Buckley said. Giving pay increases to these employees in response to the increased pay threshold may be seen as unfair to other workers, he said. It is important that any changes implemented this year are done in

the same way for the 2016 increase, Buckley said. The A.S. did not present a defintiive method of addressing the potential inequities posed by the new minimum wage by the end of the meeting. Enrique Raymundo can be reached at

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Two new bridges expected in 2015 Madison Holmes

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In the summer of next year, two new bridges are expected to be built between Holt Hall and the Physical Science Building. The project was added to the Campus Public Arts Committee last week, wrote Lorraine Hoffman, vice president for business and finance. There are eight existing bridges used to cross Big Chico Creek, which divides the northwest and southeast sides of campus. Artwork from students and faculty in the art and art history departments will be displayed on the bridges, Hoffman wrote. The costs and timeline for construction of the bridges have not been determined, and specifics have not been released to the campus. More details about the project should be available around April or May, Hoffman wrote. “This project is still in the nascent phase of development,” she wrote. The Orion ∤ Photograph by Madison Holmes

bridging THE GAP Jake Floriolli, a first-year physiology major, and Viviana Ayala, a first-year nursing major, cross the bridge between Butte and Holt halls. Plans are under way to construct two more bridges to cross Big Chico Creek in 2015. This will make a total of 10 on campus.

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Staff Writer An external audit of the city’s finances has been delayed to resolve issues surrounding how deficit numbers should be categorized. The Chico City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 4 to approve an extension of up to six weeks. The audit findings will be presented to the council no later than March 18. Large deficits were set aside in enterprise funds in previous audits, which allowed the city to report certain services separately from all the other revenues and expenses included in the general fund. The auditors, an outside accounting firm, are recommending that the enterprise fund deficits be rolled into the general fund, which would mean any existing general fund reserves would be depleted. The city’s recently approved 10-year deficit-reduction plan to pay down $1.5 million annually would also be impacted, said Chris Constantin, administrative services director. “A more proper presentation for the public is that the general fund is truly underwater and that, in fact, you would end up not having a reserve at all,” Constantin said. Two of the auditors used by the city over the last seven years indicated that it is appropriate to keep the funds separate and a change to that would have a far-reaching impact, said Frank Fields, accounting manager. “Bottom line is, it’s pretty tough if we have a general fund showing a negative $5 million,” Fields said. City staff have sent an inquiry to the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, which oversees accounting standards for local governments, for direction on the most appropriate way to report the fund deficits. The response will take 10-14 days and will help determine how the city will come to an agreement with the auditors on how to present its financial reporting, Constantin said. Bill Hall can be reached at

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bookstore blues Junior psychology major Andrea Rodriguez browses for books. The Chico State Wildcat Store is looking to sell more than textbooks.

Textbook sales sink, Wildcat Store considering cellphones “We sell those, but these products have low margins for us, which is ultimately good Staff Writer for the consumer, but it means that we have The Chico State Wildcat Store is looking to sell a lot of them to change its business model in response to a in order to actually projected downward trend in computer and make any money,” textbook sales, as well as projected losses in he wrote. The Wildcat net revenue. Store Textbook sales are expected is proto drop below 40 percent of the jected Wildcat Store’s total sales within to lose three years, according to projecm o r e tions in the store’s draft business t h a n plan. $450,000 Textbook sales are down not within the next three years, aconly at the Wildcat Store, but at cording to estimates in the draft every bookstore that sells textplan, unless something is done. books for colleges, wrote Jaycob A.S. is seeking alternative Arbogast, Associated Students jaycob ways to increase profits. A provice president for business and arbogast posed $150,000 cut to overhead finance, in an email to The Orion. A.S. Vice President costs like rent and utilities would “The drop in textbooks isn’t for Business and make the store profitable for two something we have control over,” Finance years, said David Buckley, execuhe wrote. “So we have to look at tive director of A.S., at the comwhat we can do to combat it.” mittee meeting. Electronics sold in the store, like the iPad, A.S. is also in talks with with Verizon are not big revenue generators, Arbogast Wireless to open a full-service Verizon store wrote.

on campus. Cal Poly Pomona will open a Verizon store in two weeks and the campus is expecting $55,000 in net sales, according to the draft. Students, staff and faculty would be able to go in to renew their contracts or update their plans, Arbogast wrote. “When we first brought up the idea of a Verizon store, Rob had talked about a research report that was done comparing Verizon and AT&T,” Arbogast wrote. “The report says that there is a majority of Verizon customers in our area rather than AT&T. So we thought that it would serve the campus better to have them here.”

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Fraternity offers tax filing assistance free of charge Nathan Lehmann

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Students from Chico State’s accounting fraternity want to do people’s taxes — for free. Beta Alpha Psi is volunteering to help students and community members file their taxes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Saturday

in Bell Memorial Union, said Sue Maligie, faculty advisor and site coordinator for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at Chico State. People with an annual income of $50,000 or less can have their tax returns filed free of charge, Maligie said. “It helps people who can’t afford it,” she said. “It also enhances the relationship of

the campus and community.” Students have the opportunity to apply their education from the classroom to a work environment while participating in community service, she said. “It’s been a great learning experience,” said Gabe Penfield, a senior accounting major and the director of Beta Alpha Psi. “I’ve had the chance to help the community and

students.” Penfield said he plans to expand the program’s outreach into the community. “I think we’re going to have a bigger impact this year,” he said. Nathan Lehmann can be reached at

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Student escapes attempted kidnapping on West Sacramento Madison Holmes

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The Chico Police Department responded to an attempted kidnapping of a 21-year-old female Chico State student on the 1200 block of West Sacramento Avenue at 10 p.m. Friday. The suspect made a comment to the victim and she responded kindly, according to a campuswide email. The suspect then pulled a plastic bag over her face and proceeded to drag her down the sidewalk before pushing her against a vehicle and trying to get her inside. The victim, whose name is being withheld, was able to free herself by kicking the suspect and running to a nearby friend’s house before calling the police. The suspect is described as a Hispanic or white male in dark clothing between 30 and 35 years old. If anyone was in the area and witnessed something suspicious, contact the Chico Police Department at 530-897-4900. Madison Holmes can be reached at

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Tuesday, February 4, 2:21 p.m.: Hit-and-run outside of Physical Science Building. “Witness flagged officer over to report he saw a silver Dodge Intrepid hit another car and the driver leave. Message left for registered owner of the vehicle to come to structure. Victim’s vehicle is gone at arrival. Message left to check his ‘05 Chevrolet Avalanche. All parties spoke with officer and exchanged information. Handled civilly.” Wednesday, 6:21 a.m.: Property was lost, found, recovered at the planetarium. “Full backpack with yoga mat attached in the bushes next to the planetarium on Warner side. Located item. Collected property, will probably take to information center for ‘lost and found’ property. Located computer in backpack but appears to be of no value. Will confirm and possibly pull property damage later. No further action, unit in service. Light blue backpack with clothing and blue yoga mat taken to the information center. Black Toshiba laptop without battery pack or charging cord logged into University Police Department lost and found.” Friday, 4:03 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances in the Bell Memorial Union. “Bookstore staff located a black backpack, which appeared to have been ransacked and was empty except for few miscellaneous nonidentifiable items. It was located in a corner near the phone, pushed back out of normal sight range. I am told there is a garbage can nearby. Nothing located to identify bag owner, bag taken to information center. No further action.” Friday, 11:49 a.m.: Elevator malfunction in Performing Arts Center. “Male subject stuck in elevator, possibly in basement. Male declined medical. Requesting assistance. Electrician already left the campus. Electrician stuck in traffic, estimated time of arrival: 2 minutes. No further assistance needed, with subject in elevator on northeast side of PAC, electrician notified via radio. Electrician arrived on scene, requesting electrician to return to assist, waiting to determine estimated time of arrival for him. Subject cleared from elevator.” Sunday, 12:21 a.m.: Drunk in public by Butte Hall. “Resident adviser advising there is a white adult male who appears extremely intoxicated currently running around exterior of Butte Hall with no shirt on. Approximately 6 foot 2 inches with black hair, wearing blue jeans. Last seen on west side of Butte. Contacted reporting party who advised lost sight of him. Area check conducted and unable to locate on North Campus. Chico Police Department has received call in area of West Sacramento/Warner Street for a male who has been drinking running down the middle of the street, possibly the same subject. Unable to locate Warner Street to West Sacramento and all of West Campus.” Sunday, 8:06 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances in Butte Hall. “Reporting party contacted her supervisor prior to contacting UPD. When reporting party came to her class at 7:30 this morning, there was a male hiding in her classroom behind the door. He walked around inside the room, then exited the room. He left his gmail account up, he had been watching the movie ‘Casino.’”

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The police blotter is a selection of information cited directly from Chico Police Department and University Police Department. Wednesday, 11:04 p.m.: Counterfeit bill reported at 303 Main Street “Reporting party has a $20 bill that he believes is counterfeit. Bill has jagged cut and can see the ink from the next bill. Reporting party says everything else checks out on the bill. Reporting party would like an officer to come look at it. He will be available at business. Reporting party knows who they received it from. Subject who has bills is waiting in bar for bill back once officer reviews it. Bill was not counterfeit/ poorly cut.” Thursday, 3:51 p.m.: Suspicious item seen on East Avenue. “Abandoned small lunch box (six-pack size) near front entrance. Staff has checked from outside, unable to see anything. No one has touched item, first seen 30 minutes ago by visitor to center. Enloe security has been notified but have not been available to respond. No calls, no threats. Reporting party has called back to advise lunch box is not suspicious, someone picked it up and it is just an abandoned lunch box.” Thursday. 7:44 p.m.: Drunk in public on Mangrove Avenue. “Female has been drinking, running from the Safeway fuel stations toward Baskin Robbins, only wearing a jacket, no underwear or pants. Singing/laughing and appears to be having a good time.” Friday, 2:53 p.m.: Loose animals on West Third Street. “Two different reporting parties reported about four dogs loose harassing passersby. A black lab, chihuahua, a jack russell terrier and a great dane cross. Front open to male reporting party. No one answered door, dogs heard in house, door is closed now.” Saturday, 6:59 a.m.: A transient refusing to leave on West Sacramento Avenue. “White female adult transient inside store, refusing to leave. Talking loudly, banging on tables, cursing. Customers are uncomfortable. Just threw muffin across the store. Dancing seductively. Suspect has left walking on Nord toward West Sacramento.” Sunday, 1:59 a.m.: Drunk in public on West First Street. “Unknown male stumbled into reporting party’s residence, took off all his clothes. Appears inebriated and is on reporting party’s couch. Reporting party thought subject was a guest at first but has now confirmed with roommates that he is not. Subject not being aggressive toward anyone. Lying down on the couch. Requesting ambulance.” Sunday, 1:39 a.m.: Subject refuses to leave at Carl’s Jr. “Made a purchase about 3 hours ago. Then laid down in the lobby and fell asleep, reporting party woke him up just now to tell him to leave and he is being a disturbance and yelling. Subject told to move along.” -compiled by Nathan Lehmann

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RISE TAO: Phoenix Rising took the stage Friday at Laxson Auditorium to perform traditional Japanese taiko drumming. The captivating show featured more than a dozen drummers, musicians and performers.

Drum beats were bursting through the walls as TAO: Phoenix Rising performed Taiko drumming Friday at Laxson Auditorium. Sarah Scharf

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ands and sticks became blurred as drummers shouted back and forth with the rhythm, beating their drums with dizzying speed and precision. This was the overwhelming effect of Japanese taiko drumming. TAO: Phoenix Rising took the stage Friday night at Laxson Auditorium. The show opened with tranquil flute music and beautifully lit forest scenery. A woman in a flowing white kimono glided onto the scene like a spirit, capturing the audience’s attention. Then came the first slow, deliberate drumbeats, setting the scene for the amazing drumming to come. The spotlight revealed the solitary drummer with his back to the audience, beating a giant black and white drum. Overhead lights revealed the muscles in the drummer’s back flexing with each beat as he began to drum faster and faster, sticks flying. He was then joined on stage by about ten other drummers in black and white costumes and their sets. Together they created a rhythm so dynamic it was truly awe-inspiring to hear and see. The performers continued to amaze with act after act of drumming with precise movements and perfectly timed collaboration.

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University deaf to students voices editorial

It is said that change starts with one person, but that rarely seems to be the case. This semester, students in a geography class are working toward change on campus. Students in the Environmental Thought in Action course are currently trying to get a new advisory measure on the Associated Students spring election ballot. They want students to vote on the divestment of the university’s holdings in fossil fuel companies over the next four years. The campus’ stance on sustainability is somewhat of an issue here. Chico State prides itself on being an environmentally friendly institution. Investing money in oil companies seems contrary to this stance. If the initiative is approved A.S. would recommend that the university pull its investments from these companies. Another issue to consider is the lack of transparency regarding the investment.

It is disconcerting that the university has so much invested in oil and that it is news to many in the community. This initiative is commendable and not just for bringing awareness to the issue. The problem, however, is that it is an advisory measure. Even if students do vote in favor of it, there is absolutely no guarantee anything will be done. Consider the construction of the parking structure on Normal Street. That project was strongly opposed and the subject of its own advisory measure. After the initiative was endorsed and dis-

pleased student voices were heard, they were ultimately disregarded. Based on the university’s track record with advisory measures, the outlook for this effort seems bleak. This is an example of how weak the communication channel students have to the university administration is. Students’ voices should not be ignored simply becuase they don’t have an effective means of expression or representation. Even if this advisory measure does not have its intended effect, it has other benefits.

This is an example of how weak the communication channel students have to the university administration is.

It raises awareness for the issue of financial sustainability and could very well result in A.S. divesting its own fossil fuel stocks. A.S. has been urged by the Environmental Affairs Council to do so for the past six months and this measure could serve as a bellwether to encourage it. Chico State’s commitment to sustainability is called into question because of its investment of hundreds of thousands of dollars in oil companies. If being an environmentally friendly institution is important to Chico State and its students, this initiative needs to pass and be acted upon. The university has made many strides to ensure this campus is environmentally responsible and needs to make financial decisions that are reflective of its values. The money invested in fossil fuel companies needs to be withdrawn and put into more sustainable alternatives.

Comparison crushes confidence Julianna Eveland

Opinion Columnist

As young adults, we try our best to become the smartest, strongest, healthiest or most accomplished versions of ourselves. Naturally, we look to other people as examples. Following that, we tend to compare ourselves to them. The compulsion to self-critique is said to come from one’s comparison of themselves to celebrities or people in magazines and social media. I think it’s more than that. I’ve developed a bad habit of comparing myself to others. It’s not something I do intentionally. Like I said, it’s a habit. I moved to Saudi Arabia at the age of 13 because my dad worked in the oil business. Studies say moving at that age puts teens at higher risk of suicide, but that was definitely not the case for me. In fact, I feel that living abroad shaped my state of mind for the better. I did struggle with figuring out how to fit in, which perpetuated my habit of juxtaposition. I find there are several reasons to want to be in the same league as others, but here are my main two:

grade. I feel like every person struggles with this in some way. Whether they are too big, too skinny, too muscular or too scrawny, it’s almost always a problem. I would constantly feel like being chubby meant I was secondary to other girls. I had so much frustration and jealousy built up from being unhappy with my weight. It was like an epiphany when I realized, “Oh, I don’t like this about myself ? I can change it!” Since coming to Chico, I have become much more proactive about finding ways to feel good about myself. Although I’ve conquered this insecurity for the most part, it brings me to my next inhibition.

The compulsion to self-critique is said to come from one’s comparison of themselves to celebrities or people in magazines and social media.

Weight

I’m not going to lie; this is definitely the biggest insecurity I’ve had since the fourth

I wrestled with my mind over what I needed to fix or change to be like other people in happy relationships. Now I just laugh because I realize all I see is the present moment. Happy relationships don’t usually happen easily and what I’m seeing isn’t the whole picture. I don’t need that sort of burden in my life right now, so why hold the candle up? There are times when some good can come from trying to match up with others, though. Seeing other people reach their goals can motivate and encourage me to reach mine. When I take away the need to measure up to others, I replace that need with self-love, self-admiration and self-confidence. I

have to remind myself that there’s always going to be someone better and there’s always going to be somebody worse. I try to see it from the other end of the spectrum and recognize that some people may compare themselves to me. They may think I’m prettier, smarter or more involved than they are, but that’s just the predisposition of humans — to judge themselves by the likes of others. Julianna Eveland can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or

@theorion_news on Twitter.

Boys

Let me just say I don’t really date. It doesn’t seem like any person I would be somewhat interested in having a relationship with is ready for “the next level.” I didn’t understand why all the other girls in high school got “picked” and I remained, feeling undesirable. I decided the combination of my weight and “friend-zone” personality was the reason I was never chosen by the guys. They say confidence is key. I know I’m confident. They say guys like girls who are laid-back. I’m pretty laid-back. What am I missing? The Orion ∤ ILLUSTRATION by Rachel Dugo

Go to school for an education, not a degree Matt Murphy

Opinion Columnist YOUR MAJOR

Have you ever had to pass up a class outside of your major that seemed interesting because of high tuition costs? I have faced this dilemma many times before. I came to college with a plan. I fell in love with writing my junior year of high school and knew I wanted to study journalism in college. I don’t regret coming to school with such a specific goal in mind, but I do wish I had taken time during my first two years of college to explore other interests. The current collegiate system doesn’t really support taking time

to explore anything outside of core interests. It just doesn’t make sense economically. Tuition costs are high and still rising, which doesn’t exactly encourage students to stick around to do more than what’s required to earn a degree. While the fouryear plan may be less common nowadays, most students still try to finish in that time frame. That leaves four years to earn a degree and simultaneously build a resume with internships and work experience. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for math majors to take the dance classes they always thought about. When our parent’s generation was in school, it wasn’t uncommon for students to take more time to finish because they were experimenting with various subjects. For example, my mom took archeology and history classes for two years before realizing she wanted to be a teacher. That sort of decision comes with a penalty of tens of thousands of dollars for students today. With high costs rushing students to get out as soon as possible, a critical aspect of college — the opportunity to grow — has been lost. College is all about living away from

home during our formative years to develop as human beings, right? Without the opportunity to explore academic whims and fancies, students lose chances to become more informed people and function better as members of society. I know that general education classes are meant to broaden students’ horizons and all that good stuff. I doubt that anyone can say that they experienced enough history in History 130 to really form an opinion on the subject. If a student wants to spend a couple years trying to hack it in art classes, they should be able to. One of the worst crimes that can occur on a university campus is a student forgoing classes in a subject they’ve always been interested in because it doesn’t fit a plan. Perhaps college tuition will be affordable enough in the future for students to feel like they can take extra time to enroll in classes outside of their majors. Until that day, we’ll all just keep looking at the course description for introduction to ceramics and sigh.

With high costs rushing students to get out as soon as possible, a critical aspect of college — the opportunity to grow — has been lost.

Matt Murphy can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or

@matthewcharlesz on Twitter.

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THUMBS Thumbs up to the Winter Olympics. The one time every four years people get excited about curling, or that thing with brooms on ice.

Thumbs down to tax season. Filing your taxes is probably the most boring thing you can do, besides watching those commercials about it.

Thumbs up to Chico State’s women’s basketball team for dominating the court. What else is new?

Thumbs down to Valentine’s Day on Friday. In the immortal words of the J. Geils Band, “love stinks.”

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Fighting rape culture in college Zachary Phillips

Opinion Columnist

Colleges never mention sexual assault in their recruiting pamphlets. Graduation rates, sustainability and diversity: these shiny statistics and more can be found front and center on Chico State’s home page. By the time they graduate from a fiveyear college career, one in five women will have experienced some sort of sexual assault. This particular statistic, provided by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, will never be showcased on the university’s home page. In light of several semesters scourged by sexual assaults on and off campus, a state auditor has begun reviewing Chico State’s efforts to prevent and address sexual assaults in the community. Not to say this audit is a bad thing. It is, in fact, a very good thing. But it doesn’t take a state-funded entity to discern that Chico State’s prevention programs have been missing the mark. I took part in Safe Start, a program that separates firstyear male and female students moving into the dorms and attempts to inform them of the consequences of rape. The men’s program was led by two male

police officers and a male school psychologist. Each spoke of rape with less gravity than a professor speaks of his or her syllabus. Rape was presented as a rare or nonexistent occurrence. In fact, it seemed that men are often the real victims, wrongfully charged with rape after a night of booze-blurred consensual sex. The psychologist peppered his speech with all sorts of misogynistic rhetoric. He admittedly seemed more preoccupied with deciding who was sexier, the incoming first-year girls or their mothers, than he was with addressing violence and abuse within the college. We were assigned sober sex with a “chick” as homework, thus ending Chico State’s misogynistic, rape-culture-reinforcing lesson on rape prevention. Chico State’s 2011 Safe Start program is indicative of a greater problem — an individualistic society that cares little for the lives of others. It asserted that rape is inherently bad,

not because of the harm it does to the victim, but because of the consequences it can have on the aggressor. It asserted that rape is not only a rare and often-fabricated occurrence, but that it is also something to be joked about at the expense of others. In the school’s defense, Safe Start has received a face-lift since 2011. Students from the current first-year class and the Gender & Sexuality Equity Center confirmed that University Police now maintain a female presence within the men’s session, which has an unsurprisingly negative impact on rape jokes and derogation. A bright home page and glossy pamphlets can only take a college so far. Again, it doesn’t take a state-funded entity to discern the truth. Chico State’s reputation is not one of academic excellence, sustainability or diversity, as the website would have its viewers believe. It is a reputation built on parties, pornography filmed in fraternity houses and a pat on the back from Playboy. Changing that reputation and the repercussions it has on students requires more than crass jokes and a female authority babysitting a room full of boys, including her own colleagues. It requires compassion, respect and the desire to see true justice served.

It is a reputation built on parties, pornography filmed in fraternity houses and a pat on the back from Playboy.

We were assigned sober sex with a “chick” as homework, thus ending Chico State’s heteronormative, misogynistic, rape-culture-reinforcing lesson on rape prevention.

Zachary Phillips can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or

@ZachSPhillips on Twitter.

Express yourself to best impress Prin Mayowa

Opinion Columnist People don’t realize that we all have this weird, innate feeling that makes us believe we should be important to a lot of people, if not everyone. It’s unhealthy, I know. People and memories are very similar. In some cases they’re almost the same thing. Sometimes I suppress memories. Then I realize it’s not the memories I should suppress, it’s the people — with pillows, while they sleep. Again, unhealthy, I know. Other times, thoughts just slip my mind,

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which is why I can never recall a face or what human it belongs to. People should realize that stating who they are and having one conversation with someone will not make them memorable. Sadly, we weren’t all born Beyonce. I’m not going to remember someone after they introduced themselves to me at Target because they have reason to believe we have class together. If anything, it reminds me to buy snacks for that class because it correlates with my lunchtime. This all goes back to when first impressions became important. One day I was walking around the gorgeous Chico State campus, feeling like the perfect mix of fabulous and quirky. I assume Raven Baxter must have felt like this after she put on one of her newest designs. On my way to my second class of the day, I stopped to chat with a good friend of mine. As we talked, someone she knew came toward us. It was this really cute guy that I had never seen before. Needless to say, I put my humor

into overdrive and went out of my way to make him laugh. When my friend finally introduced us, he said, “Oh, we’ve already met.” I laughed and said, “Duh, we’re like best friends!” Oh yeah. I got a hug and his number. But not everyone is as slick as I am. Truthfully, I barely know the names of most of the people I’ve met in the last two years. It’s not that I don’t care to remember them or that they don’t deserve to be remembered. In all honesty, they just haven’t made an impression. Being a social deity is awesome, but it’s not so cool when the people you’ve met can’t recall meeting you. It’s worse when you c a n ’ t recall meeting them. Some people just happened to always be on their A-game when going into social situations and that’s great for them. But at the end of the day, if their name or face is just another blur, who’s to say they were that great after all?

Being a social deity is awesome, but it’s not so cool when the people you’ve met can’t recall meeting you. It’s worse when you can’t recall meeting them.

Prin Mayowa can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or

@PrinSupreme on Twitter.

The Orion ∤ PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANNIE PAIGE instructing Evan Thibeau, a third-year psychology major, leads his first Red Watch Band training meeting.

While the increasing number of students training in the Red Watch Band program is a good sign, alcohol and its problems still plague our campus. Training for this program isn’t mandatory but the knowledge offered could potentially save lives. Chico State should do more in getting students to participate in these programs, much like how completion of AlcoholEdu is mandatory.

The Orion ∤ File PHOTO Changes The Wildcat Store is expecting a drop in revenue and a shift in its business plans to accomodate.

The Wildcat Store is expecting a 40 percent drop in textbook sales within three years. This only makes sense with so many other, usually cheaper, options available to students. To make up for this lost revenue, the store is conversing with Verizon Wireless to open a store on campus. While this might be good for business, this plan would only serve a portion of students.

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Photograph by csztova via Flickr Lonely Eyes Actor George Clooney at a press event. Clooney stars in and directed “The Monuments Men.”

Directed by and starring George Clooney, “The Monuments Men” is based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history. This action drama focuses on an unlikely World War II platoon, tasked by Franklin D. Roosevelt with going into Germany to rescue artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and returning them to their rightful owners. If history isn’t your forte, maybe the all-star cast will keep you intrigued. Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett and John Goodman all play a part in this movie. Along with the film’s throwback style, audiences will be sure to love Alexandre Desplat’s prominent and wonderful score. In the film’s debut, it collected a solid $22.7 million, eclipsing projections by more that $2 million. - Nicole Santos

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