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Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2012-2013 budget proposal for the California State University system keeps funding at $2 billion, the same as this academic year, depending on a vote in November. The proposal will result in a cut of more than $4 million to Chico State funding for the current and upcoming years, said Sandra Flake, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. “In addition, if voters do not approve the governor’s proposed ballot measure, the CSU will suffer an additional $200 million reduction, which would mean a further cut to Chico of about $8 million,” she said. The governor’s flat budget proposal for the CSU relies on the passing of his tax measure, according to the proposal. The measure would raise income taxes on high-income earners and would increase California’s sales tax by half a cent. By doing this, California would be able to generate about $7 billion per year in additional revenue that would go toward education and public safety. The yearly monetary loss
International Guitar Night brings four guitarists from around the world to Chico at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Laxson Auditorium. Lulo Reinhardt from Germany, Adrian Legg from England, Marco Pereira from Brazil and Brian Gore from the United States combine upbeat gypsyswing, electric guitar, Latin guitar virtuoso and six-string story-telling at this event. Prices range from $18 to $30. Source: Chico Performances
Three new exhibits at the Gateway Science Museum opened Saturday. “Toys: The Inside Story,” “Noise!” and “Larger than Life” show the inner-workings of toys, the science of sound and the exploration of natural objects. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Source: Campus Calendar
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STEADY NOW An acrobat balances atop a tower of chairs resting on four glass bottles in one daring stunt performed by the Peking Acrobats on Wednesday. Astonishing dexterity was displayed throughout the evening.
The Peking Acrobats put on a highflying show at Laxson Auditorium Wednesday Story C1
is affecting Chico State, as it is with all public education, because there are fewer resources to do what’s important in helping students have successful educational experiences, Flake said. Chico State President Paul Zingg won’t know what the 20122013 budget will be until after the November election when the fate of the governor’s revenue-raising measure is decided, he said in an email interview. “The CSU has been cut $750 million since last year, with another $200 million pending the November ballot measure,” Zingg said. If Brown’s tax measure is not passed, different trigger cuts will go into effect, in addition to the $100 million cut already approved in December, Flake said. An additional $200 million in state support would be cut from the CSU system, bringing state support down to $1.8 billion. The CSU will see a total reduction in state General Fund support of $950 million from 2010-2011 if the next $200 million cut is made, Zingg said. The last time the CSU was receiving this amount of funding was in 1996 when it had 95,000 fewer >> please see BUDGET | A7
Senator rebukes CSU chancellor, presidential pay Aubrey Crosby STAFF WRITER
The University Farm is hosting educational workshops on nutrition, health and more at an event known as CSU, Chico Swine Education Day. This event will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday with a project pig sale at 1 p.m. Source: Campus Calendar THE ORION • BIN HU
Budget proposal steepens eligibility requirements to receive Cal Grants HIGHER GPA BAR SOUGHT The annual Harlem Renaissance Rent Party will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Harlen Adams Theatre. The cost is $5 and proceeds will go to Safe Place, a project that offers a support system for students that are victims of sexual abuse. Partygoers are encouraged to dress as anyone from the 1920s. Source: CSU, Chico News
Now: Cal Grant A: 3.0 GPA Cal Grant B: 2.0 GPA Cal Grant C: 2.4 GPA Proposed: Cal Grant A: 3.25 GPA Cal Grant B: 2.75 GPA Cal Grant C: 2.75 GPA
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In a continued attempt to solve California’s deficit, Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for 2012-2013 calls for steeper GPA requirements for students to obtain grant money from the state. Cal Grants are awarded to California students and provide them with money that, unlike student loans, does not have to be paid back. The state provides three types of Cal Grants, two of which apply to Chico State students.
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Cal Grant “A” is to help pay tuitions of students at public and private schools. California State University students can receive up to $5,472. Cal Grant “B” is awarded to firstyear students to aid with living expenses. Both grants require students to achieve a minimum GPA to qualify. Cal Grant “A” requires a minimum GPA of 3.0, while Cal Grant “B” requires a minimum GPA of 2.0. Transfer students from California community colleges are required to have a >> please see GPA | A7
State legislation that aims to limit California State University presidential pay to a maximumofabout$346,000hasbeenintroducedto the Legislature. The bill, SB 959, authored by Sen. Ted Lieu, was penned in response to the presidential hires at San Diego State and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where the salaries awarded to presidents last year were more than those of their predecessors. Along with Lieu’s proposed salary max, the bill would also make all sessions in which executive compensation or tuition increases are discussed public. It would not allow a pay raise to a president if a tuition increase had occurred within the last three years. The public is given 10 days’ notice when the CSU publishes the agenda for board meetings, said Stephanie RELATED Thara, spokeswoman for the STORY CSU Chancellor’s Office. Both executive compensation and Read what tuition increases “are always Chico State and have always been disstudents have cussed in open session during to say on A9. trustees meetings,” she said. Salaries for CSU presidents have not been raised since 2007, said Erik Fallis, a spokesman for the CSU Chancellor’s Office. “We hire for the job that exists at the time,” Fallis said. “What we talk about most commonly isn’t a matter of raises. It’s about certain hiring decisions.” While there haven’t been any salary increases for sitting presidents, many people, including Lieu, oppose the $350,000 salary granted to San Diego State President Elliot Hirshman last year. Hirshman is >> please see BILL | A7
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Sen. Rand Paul, son of presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul, was detained by Transportation Security Administration at a Nashville airport after refusing a security pat-down. Paul set off an alarm during a routine screening and refused to complete the screening process. The issue of security pat-downs is important to Paul, who has spoken against them. Paul was booked on a different flight and completed the screening process.
Venezuela — Prison deaths in Venezuela totaled 560 in 2011. This is a 17.6 percent increase from the number of inmates killed in 2010, according to the Venezuelan Prisons Observatory. In addition to inmate deaths, 1,457 were injured in protest riots and gang-related violence in 2011. Venezuelan prisons are severely overcrowded and see a constant stream of violence as rival gangs struggle for control of prison cellblocks. Source: Yahoo
Iraq — Gunmen stormed into the home of Iraqi leader Sabbar Mohammed Wednesday, killing Mohammed and three of his sons south of Baghdad. Mohammed was shot in his sleep, police said. A fourth son, who is a member of the local awakening council, was injured. The group consists of Sunni Arabs who previously turned against al-Qaeda in 2006. Council members have become targets for extremists. Source: CNN
Rwanda — Some of Rwanda’s top military officers were arrested. According to an army spokesman, those arrested have been placed under house arrest following allegations of business dealings in the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo. Three generals and a colonel were suspended for “indiscipline” during an investigation. One of the suspects, Brig. Gen. Richard Rutatina, is an adviser to President Paul Kagame. Rwanda has twice invaded Congo but has denied plundering the country’s mineral resources. Source: MSNBC
South Korea — South Korea is permitting a private group to deliver food aid to North Korea. It is the first visit delivering food aid since the death of Kim Jong-il. The group is going to deliver 180 tons of flour, according to the Unification Ministry. The aid will be delivered to a school and day care center near the inter-Korean industrial zone Friday. Though South Korea allows private groups to send particular shipments, the government has not sent aid since 2008. Source: BBC News
Netherlands — A 16-year-old Dutch girl appears to be the youngest person to complete a solo sailboat trip around the world. Laura Dekker completed the historic journey Saturday, arriving at a Caribbean port 518 days after she set sail. At one point Dekker altered her planned route through the Suez Canal to avoid pirates. She chose to sail around South Africa instead. Dekker claims she traveled about 27,000 nautical miles, according to her website.
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CENSORSHIP Websites such as Wikipedia and Google participated in an Internet blackout to protest the Stop Online Piracy and Protect Intellectual Property acts introduced by the House of Representatives and Senate, respectively. Concerns over censorship led lawmakers into shelving the acts for now.
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Starbucks is going forward with plans to add alcohol to its menu at select locations. The company intends to sell beer and wine at several locations in Southern California, as well as in Atlanta and Chicago, by the end of the year. The “enhanced menu” will also include additional snacks and small meals. Source: CNN
Congressional votes on controversial anti-piracy bills have been postponed due to high disapproval from several high-profi le websites and general outcry. Votes to move the legislation, the Stop Online Piracy and the Protect Intellectual Property acts, were put off after a coordinated Internet blackout campaign Wednesday. Both acts were parts of an effort to protect intellectual property rights and reciprocation for works, said David Zeichick, professor of computer science. The sites that protested the acts do not all oppose protecting copyright laws or intellectual property, they are against the way the government set out to do it. “It wasn’t designed from a technical computer science background,” Zeichick said. The people behind the legislation did not look at how it would affect the inner workings of the Internet.
The problems with SOPA and PIPA is not just the technological implications, but also the inability of start-up companies to grow under such strict restraints, Zeichick said. “And that’s just going to be a problem over time,” he said. “Technology is going to advance, and the government is going to have to play catch-up.” Students got involved with protesting the acts through various forms of social media like blogs, Twitter and Facebook, as well as by contacting their representatives in government, said Noah Snyder, a senior doublemajoring in political science and theater arts. Major proponents of the Internet protests were Wikipedia and Google. Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that thrives on user-generated content, altered its English language website for 24 hours Wednesday. Site visitors were greeted with information on the anti-piracy legislation and
contact information for local representatives instead. Students also got involved by changing their social networking profi le images to ones that had been “censored” under SOPA law, or redirecting websites to pages that informed visitors of the anti-piracy legislation, Snyder said. “People don’t want to get involved in something unless it directly affects them,” Snyder said. “So when they hear that websites they use on a daily basis are getting shut down, they realize that it does impact them.” A concern for those on both sides of the issue is economic prosperity, whether it is monetary gain from the content creators or the advertising sales generated from websites whose content would then be blocked for infringement, Snyder said. The fact that it is an election year may have influenced opposition, since rejection of the bill became the “popular political stance” of those involved,
said Zachary Justus, professor of communication arts and sciences. A day after Wednesday’s widespread protest, the U.S. Justice Department shut down the popular file-sharing website Megaupload.com. The move is thought to be an attempt to “exude power” over the SOPA and PIPA situation, Snyder said. In response to the government crackdown, the “hacktivist” group Anonymous took credit for making the Justice Department website inoperable by simulating a flood of visitors to the site. In response to the legislation, Google has endorsed legislation called the Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act, or the OPEN Act, Zeichick said. The OPEN Act would give Americans the right to benefit from what they have created, according to the act’s website, keepthewebopen.com.
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Police proposal seeks to solve alcohol-related problems POLICE PLAN TO CURB CHICO ALCOHOL “PROBLEM” Who is affected? Businesses who are currently licensed to sell alcohol will be charged an additional annual fee. How much is the fee? Anywhere from $250 to $2,100 depending on assigned risk by Chico police Where will the revenue go? Funds raised by fees will go toward an officer dedicated to alcohol compliance and education.
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Chico businesses that serve and sell alcohol may have to prepare for additional fees if a police proposal goes through. About 25 business owners and community members met at the City Council chambers Monday to hear a Chico police proposal to develop a program that would help enforcement and education efforts to control alcohol sales. Chico police Chief Mike Maloney sees a problem in the community, he said. “Thirty-four percent of our total arrests are alcoholrelated,” Maloney said. The Alcohol Compliance and Education program will hopefully reduce alcohol-related problems in the community, Chico police Sgt. Rob Merrifield said. The plan would help businesses remain compliant with state and local laws. Police also hope to promote public health, safety and general welfare, Merrifield said. “Owners of alcohol establishments will be required to secure a use permit from the city of Chico to engage in the sale of alcohol,” Merrifield said. “Licensees would pay an annual fee which would fund the Alcohol Compliance and Education officer position.” The annual fee would range from $250 to $2,100, depending on the assigned “risk” associated with a business, according to the Chico police proposal. The levied fee would be on a sliding scale based on the license type, hours of operation and the volume of alcohol sold, Merrifield said. Businesses with the greatest potential risk would pay the highest while those with the lowest potential risk pay the least. Low-risk establishments include caterers, bed-andbreakfasts and establishments that close before 10 p.m., he said. Medium-risk establishments include restaurants and places that close by midnight, while high-risk businesses are those such as liquor stores, bars, nightclubs and businesses that close after midnight. Having a dedicated alcohol enforcement officer would be beneficial, because they could provide a level playing field if certain businesses aren’t following the rules, Merrifield said. The program and its dedicated police officers are needed because the many businesses that sell alcohol
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ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT Chico police Chief Mike Maloney talks about the Alcohol Compliance and Education program, which would be funded by charging businesses that hold liquor licenses an annual fee. can be linked to increased consumption rates, violence, drunken driving and a need for increased police services, said Sharon O’Hara, director of the Center for Community Action and Training. The program would also offer community training about responsible methods of selling and serving alcohol, including avoiding sales to minors, according to the proposal. The program has the potential for reduced exposure for fines and penalties, Merrifield said. “It also has the potential for increased fines,” he said. “If the business is unlawful.” While having an officer would potentially prevent
alcohol-related deaths, it might be more appropriate to have the officer focus on educating high school students, said Enzo Perri, co-owner of Celestino’s Pizza. Perri, who doesn’t serve alcohol on traditional drinking days like Halloween or St. Patrick’s Day, thinks it might be better to also include fees for businesses that don’t follow the law, he said. Alcohol sales make up about 5 percent of his business. Chico police will return to City Council with their proposal within the next few months, Maloney said. August Walsh can be reached at awalsh@theorion.com
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TEXTBOOK SAVINGS Students turn to online alternatives, such as eBay and Amazon, to reduce textbook costs rather than using rental, loan and return services provided by the Wildcat Store and Meriam Library. Lack of advertising of resources could be a factor.
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The start of a new semester means another trip lugging books home from the Chico State Wildcat Store, which continues to compete with online juggernauts like Amazon and eBay. The Wildcat Store has been providing more options for students struggling with textbook costs, store manager Steve Dubey said. “This past fall we’ve launched our own rental option,” he said. Prior to that, the bookstore was partnered with textbook rental website Chegg.com, Dubey said. Having its own rental option allows the store to be more competitive. In addition to the rental service, the store provides books on reserve at Meriam Library for 15 to 20 classes with the high enrollment rates, Dubey said. Some students are unaware of these options. Annie Akers, an undeclared freshman starting her second semester, needs to fulfill general education requirements and
could benefit from the program. as individuals selling used textbooks Many lower-division classes have higher online, Dubey said. This is due in large enrollment rates and are therefore more part to costs associated with operating at likely to have books on reserve, Dubey a physical location. said. Shane Salmeri, a junior sociology Akers is fortunate in that her parents are major, also bought his textbooks at the able and willing to pay for bookstore because his parents paid for her textbooks, which totaled them. RELATED about $518 this semester, she “If I was going to pay for them myself STORY I’d definitely get them somewhere said. That total could have been else,” Salmeri said. “I’d rent them.” Are hard-copy higher. The Wildcat Store is an Associated texts becoming antiques? Akers is taking five classes Students business, so it strives to be a Find out on D2. and has six required texts, resource but should advertise its serbut left the bookstore with vices better, Dubey said. two rented books. In addition to the rental program Having parents willing to pay for text- offered, the return policy is also tailored books may have a significant impact in a to fit students’ needs. student’s decision to purchase books at the Books are returnable for up to one Wildcat Store, as prices are often higher week after purchase, but a book no lonthan online retailers. ger needed due to a dropped class can For example, a new general education be returned with proof of the dropped human anatomy book costs $231 from the course, according to the Wildcat Wildcat Store. The same book is priced at Store’s website. $172 on Amazon. The store is a small business and simply Katherine Deaton can be reached at can’t afford to sell books as inexpensively kdeaton@theorion.com
U.S. awards Chico State grant for ‘healthy habits’ education Kjerstin Wood A SST. NE WS EDITOR
The Chico State Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion has received a grant totaling about $620,000 from the U.S. Department of Education to help Butte County schools better their physical education programs. Students, called “play coaches,” will be sent to schools in the Oroville and Palermo Union School districts to train teachers and interact with kindergarteners through sixth graders, said Kellie Ashton, a community
nutrition assistant for CNAP and a recent Chico State graduate with a degree in nutrition and food science. The major component of the grant will fund Sports, Play and Recreation for Kids, or SPARK, said Michele Buran, project director for the grant and CNAP program coordinator. The SPARK program, which is based in San Diego, will train about 100 teachers in Butte County to integrate healthy habits into a child’s daily routine, Buran said. Play coaches will assist in developing lesson plans and will
be present during lunch and recess to teach children how to maximize movement time. “Beyond the training, each school is getting $10,000 worth of new physical education equipment,” Buran said. “We’ll be looking to see what barriers are there and solve those problems for the schools.” Chico State students will also get opportunities for hands-on learning as well as communication with children and teachers in the schools, Ashton said. It will be a “fantastic opportunity” for students to get
involved in the community and bring new energy to elementary schools, said Marcia Pope, a professor of kinesiology and liaison for the grant. The schools are looking for people with a genuine interest in helping children develop healthy lifestyles and gaining valuable hands-on experience. “The grant was written to focus on a community in need,” Pope said. The play coaches will have regular meetings with a team and then be sent in pairs to different schools as often as >> please see SPARK | A7
The Women’s Health Specialists of Chico held a “Celebration of Choice” Sunday to recognize the 39th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion. WHS clinic manager Kimberly Robinson made the group’s intentions clear. “We’re here to celebrate,” she said. “Celebrate women, celebrate that there’s still a legal right for you to do what it is, as a woman, as you feel that’s going to benefit your family with the pregnancy that you’re currently having.” Members of the Associated Students Gender and Sexuality Equity Center were not able to attend the event, because the center was not This open during intersession, said Kimberly Edmonds, a political anniversary science and multicultural and is gender studies double-major celebrated and GSEC director. Despite every year this, the center was still celebrating Sunday. and will “It’s just as relevant and continue important now to recognize to be the need for these rights and still continue fighting for celebrated. them,” Edmonds said. “If Roe v. Wade didn’t happen, we’d KIMBERLY be giving up our rights to the ROBINSON state to tell us how our life clinic manager for was going to go.” Women’s Health Roe v. Wade was a landmark Specialists decision regarding women’s rights to have ownership over their own bodies, Edmonds said. The ruling gave women access to contraception, health care, cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted infections, said Nikki Allair, the women’s program coordinator at GSEC and senior multicultural and gender studies major. “Without having Roe v. Wade I don’t know where we would be in reproductive rights today,” Allair said. Roe v. Wade has made society a safer place, Robinson said. Before the case, women took matters into their own hands and went to unsafe clinics to have the procedures. Legalizing abortion made it safe and possible for women to go into a clinic and have a safe procedure done. “It’s really important to get out and educate yourself, find out what’s going on and have a voice and vote and register,” Robinson said. “This anniversary is celebrated every year and will continue to be celebrated.” The current generation of students grew up in a time in which abortion was legal, and they don’t know what it was like in a time when it wasn’t, she said. It is important because there is a lot of legislation regarding women’s health and rights. Allair thinks there would be many repercussions if one of the presidential candidates tried to repeal Roe v. Wade to take away access to contraception, she said.
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Occupiers, tents absent as new semester begins Brenna Dillman STAFF WRITER
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STILL GONE The Occupy Chico State members camp in front of Kendall Hall in the fall. The group has not indicated it will re-occupy the front of the administration building at the start of this semester.
While Occupy Chico State has been active on social media over winter break, there are no immediate plans for the group to re-occupy the campus. Through the group’s Facebook page, students and supporters have been discussing plans to organize with other Occupy movements throughout the California State University and University of California systems to protest recent tuition hikes and budget cuts to higher education. There are 60 members subscribed to the Occupy Chico State page, though at least 75 people organized a rally outside Kendall Hall last semester, where an encampment caused
Chico State President Paul Zingg to partially lock down the administration building. The Kendall Hall occupation drew attention from the community, students, staff and faculty, said Mitchel Davidovitz, a sophomore music industry and technology major involved with Occupy Chico State. Due to the fact that there have been no meetings held since last semester, no decisions have been made on exact details for the movement’s next steps, he said. The group will be focused on direct action this semester, and there has been some talk of organizing with the faculty union to gain followers, Davidovitz said. “Camping on campus was a good way for us to let everyone know that we are serious
about what we are trying to accomplish,” he said. As students become involved in the cause, others can be encouraged to join as well, said Jose Hernandez, a junior civil engineering major. “Once they see students reacting to what is happening, I think they will join,” Hernandez said. “I think they are afraid to do it, but once they see that a lot of students are doing it they will join, too.” There were no negative sides to the occupation of Chico State, Hernandez said. He hopes the movement will return to the university now that spring semester has begun. “It will make a difference,” he said. “I’m a civil engineer and I have a lot of stuff to do,
but certainly, if I have time I will get involved, because it affects all of us.” The service has been helping the Occupy movements by serving food, coffee and meals to occupiers, she said. Chico State President Paul Zingg implored students involved in the Occupy movement to focus their advocacy efforts toward Gov. Jerry Brown and lawmakers in Sacramento, according to an email addressed to the campus community. The governor’s budget proposal “did not restore any funding for the CSU,” Zingg said in the email. “In fact, he completely rejected the budget request of the CSU board of trustees.” Brenna Dillman can be reached at bdillman@theorion.com
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POLICE BLOTTER Information cited directly from Chico Police Department or University Police. University Police Friday, 8:47 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle reported on the 700 block of West First Avenue. “Possible stolen vehicle appears to be unoccupied.” Friday, 10:57 a.m.: Vandalism reported at Associated Students Recycling, Cherry Street. “New graffiti is ‘amped.’ Report taken.” Friday, 2:27 p.m.: Suspicious subject reported at Student Health Center. “Subject was distributing religious materials, became confrontational when contacted by staff.” Friday, 4:21 p.m.: Northwest corner of parking structure. “Passerby reports subject that was escorted off campus is now making scene in the structure. Subject contacted, moved off CSU property.”
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Sunday, 4:11 a.m.: Disturbance – refusing to leave reported on the 800 block of Rio Chico Way. “Reporting party reports subjects have been banging on front door for last 20 minutes trying to get girlfriend to open the door.” Sunday, 11:20 p.m.: Suspicious circumstances reported at Yuba Hall. “Heard crash in area, appears unknown vehicle ran over bike racks.”
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Chico Police Thursday, 11:01 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported on the 100 block of Main Street. “Subject is yelling obscenities at everyone and waving hands in air. Subject now walking southbound on Main. Subject was jumping out at kids while at Peet’s, scaring them and doing other random things that made him appear very unstable.” Friday, 1:04 a.m.: Assault reported on the 600 block of Normal Avenue. “Reporting party advising she was just assaulted, subject punched her in the face while she was in the restroom. States subject was upset because reporting party was talking to her boyfriend.” Friday, 2:17 a.m.: Drunk in public reported on the 100 block of Arroyo Way. “Reporting party advising subjects in the apartment are out of control. States he was throwing furniture around, reporting party hit him in the face, causing a nose bleed.” Friday, 4:05 a.m.: Domestic violence reported on West Sacramento Avenue. “Reporting party’s exgirlfriend just arrived at his residence and has been drinking and is causing a disturbance. Reporting party is on landline, female disconnected the line. Female is damaging reporting party’s car and just threw a rock at the reporting party. Subject is cutting herself with a knife. Subject is cutting her wrist. Wounds superficial. Subject states she did not want to kill herself.” Saturday, 11:26 p.m.: Gun reported on the 500 block of Eaton Road. “Subject went inside and came out with a bong, then went back inside, locked the door and turned the lights out. Subject came back out with a shotgun.”
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Noisy neighbors may face fine without warning, prior offenses Juniper Rose A SST. NE WS EDITOR
Loud Chico partygoers may face fines without warning as Chico police are proposing a city noise policy that would allow them to issue tickets after a first complaint. While the current sound ordinance requires police to provide a written warning before issuing a ticket, the new policy would remove that requirement, Chico police Chief Mike Maloney said. The ordinance, as it currently exists, is difficult to use effectively, Maloney said. As resources become scarcer, the Chico Police Department is striving to increase efficiency. “We get about 2,400 noise complaints a year,” he said. “Ultimately, our desire is to reduce the number of calls.” Noise complaints are a low priority for Chico police, and while the number of complaints is high, the number of calls that can be responded to and the number of tickets given out under the current ordinance are low, Maloney said. The police chief hopes that by issuing tickets after the first call the ordinance will be taken more seriously and people will be more cautious and respectful, he said. “It is not our goal to go out and bust people,” he said. “We wouldn’t be looking at upping the fines. We would just be looking at enhancing our abilities to use the fines when issuing the citation.” Fines for sound ordinance violations vary, ranging from $50 to several hundred dollars, Maloney said. Because the highest percentage of calls come from student neighborhoods, the Chico Police Department works with Chico State, University Police and the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center to provide students with information about what it means to be a
respectful citizen in a community, Maloney said. Chico police are looking for student input on the policy before taking the proposal back to the City Council, he said. A meeting regarding the noise law will be held at Chico State Feb. 22. The venue for the meeting hasn’t been selected yet. “We want to be sure to offer ample opportunity for interested people to offer their input,” Maloney said. Some students feel
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the new policy would be unnecessarily harsh. There are so many people living downtown and frequenting the south-campus area at night that noise is inevitable, said Liz Langlie, a sophomore liberal studies and child development double major. “People who complain — it is their choice to live in a college town,” Langlie said. “If they choose to live right on Ivy, then they kind of have to take what comes with it.” People should only be given tickets if they keep the noise up, not if they quiet down after a warning, she said. The warning system is important, because people don’t often realize they are being too loud. “I really don’t see the benefit of changing the policy,” Langlie said. “If the warning doesn’t work then the person will get a ticket anyway.”
Giving students warnings allows them to make adjustments and reduce noise withouthavingtopayalargefine, she said. “We are college students, and we are in a recession,” she said. “We can’t afford that kind of stuff.” While the intentions of the new policy are good, enforcement of the proposal needs to be considered, said John Whitehead, president of Chico Avenues Neighborhood Association, an advocacy group for Chico communities. The noise ordinance is designed to address nuisances, such as residences that have loud parties several days per week, he said. However, someone who only has a party once a year could be stuck with a big ticket under the new ordinance. The general perception of the community is that students are the issue, Whitehead said. However, other members of the community can reduce the issue by making choices to avoid those areas or by dealing with the problems themselves. Whitehead and his wife understand that by living downtown they get the benefits that come with living in the area and in exchange have to deal with the noise, he said. “You can’t count on the cops to do everything for you,” Whitehead said. The easiest option may be to communicate with neighbors to come up with a plan that works for both of you without involving the police, he said. “I had a flashlight deal with my neighbors across the street,” Whitehead said. “I’d go to my bedroom window and they would be out on their front porch. I would flash my flashlight and they would know it was getting too loud.” Juniper Rose can be reached at jrose@theorion.com
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minimum GPA of 2.4. Students may need to reach a new bar if the governor’s budget is approved by the Legislature. The changes include raising GPA requirements, giving less money to students at independent and private colleges and restoring the uninterrupted enrollment requirement for community college transfer students. “Over an eight-year period, the number of participants in the program and costs have increased by 79,000 students and $915 million,” Brown said in his budget summary. By raising GPA requirements from 3.0 to 3.25 for Cal Grant “A,” 2.0 to 2.75 for Cal Grant “B” and 2.4 to 2.75 for community college transfer students, the state will decrease funding by $131.2 million from the 2011-2012 budget, according to the proposal. These changes could affect 26,000 students. While raising the requirements can be a good thing, it limits students who could really use the financial aid, said Kayla Ambrose, a freshman social science major. “They are making getting a higher education harder on everyone,” Ambrose said. This may pose a problem for some universities, including Chico State. The school provides the money for students before the budget and the
amount of money for Cal Grants is given to the school, said Dan Reed, director of the Financial Aid Office. “We front the money at our own risk,” Reed said. “Some institutions hold the money until they get money for the Cal Grants.” A trend has been noticed, said Kentiner David, associate director of the Financial Aid Office. There are more students applying to CSUs, and the middle class is in greater need of financial aid, causing a bulge in the system. A lack of financial aid could hurt Chico State’s enrollment, retention and graduation rates, David said. Reed is concerned with a potential loss in diversity and low-income students, he said. “We should try and reflect the north state — lower-income and minority students,” Reed said. Cal Grants are awarded to eligible students who fill out a Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is due March 2 for the 2012-2013 academic year. The earlier students apply, the quicker they can receive grant information, David said. Applying early gives students an advantage in receiving State University Grants as well. Brenna Dillman can be reached at bdillman@theorion.com
among the highest paid CSU presidents. Lieu wrote a letter to CSU Chancellor Charles Reed Jan. 17 to voice his concerns. “CSU leadership has utterly failed to ask the first and relevant question, which is whether CSU’s budget and California could afford — both in substance and in symbolism — gigantic raises for CSU executives,” Lieu wrote in the letter. The CSU board of trustees will vote today on a proposal that would establish new guidelines when considering presidential pay. “Presidential salaries are currently based on comparisons to
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other colleges made by the Legislative Analyst’s Office,” Fallis said. “Not all 23 of our campuses are identical, so we match them to similar institutions to see what a reasonable amount would be.” Lieu wrote in his letter to Reed that “the comparison data focuses on base pay without taking into account the substantial non-cash benefits offered by the CSU to its presidents, such as an expensive housing allowance, a car allowance, generous health benefits and a stipend.” Josh Lownsbery, a sophomore music industry and technology major, agrees with Lieu’s proposed legislation, he said. “I don’t know why we’re willing to spend so much on one
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possible to interact with students, Buran said. “Chico State students bring a lot of enthusiasm to the schools,” she said. “Teachers are really excited about that component.” Competing for the grant was not easy, Buran said. Of 585 national applicants, CNAP is one of 76 groups receiving the grant. The high need for the program, as well as already existing partnerships between CNAP and Butte County schools, helped the group earn the grant. CNAP director Cindy Wolff “really
helped leverage a lot of resources and programs for the service area,” Buran said. The biggest benefits for student interns will be communication skills and indepth experience with teachers in many different environments, Ashton said. The interns will also have the opportunity to learn how to implement healthy changes into their own lifestyles through recipes and simple, fun exercises. “Physical activity doesn’t have to be so narrow-minded,” Ashton said. Kjerstin Wood can be reached at kwood@theorion.com
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BUDGET: Decline in support students in the system. Some classes that have been open for any students are being cut or are only open to students in a particular major, said Gerardo Nicolas, a sophomore kinesiology major. “I was going to take this kinesiology class to see if I wanted to switch my major or not,” Nicolas said. “Now it isn’t open to students who aren’t kinesiology majors so I had to switch my major to kinesiology this week.” There has been a decline in support for higher education over the last few years, and this shapes the future of California and the types of students going to school, said Joseph Banez, a senior microbiology major and the Associated Students director of Legislative Affairs. “That should push students to act, to do more, to really stand up and voice themselves because if they don’t, nothing will change,” he said. Banez is the primary representative from Chico State for the California State Student Association,
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person when they could defer the funds to other areas,” he said. “Our education system is suffering.” The bill would impose rules on the CSU system when it came to hiring executives. The CSU would first have to look within the system and California before searching out of state. “We actually do hire from within the system more than anyone else,” Fallis said. “Nine of our 23 presidents were from within the system. Even some of our executives worked within the state of California beforehand.”
he said. A.S. has used CSSA as a tool to come together with the other 22 CSU campuses to form a movement to send the governor a message. “Him and the legislatures in Sacramento are responsible for this, so they need to hear how it’s affecting us,” Banez said. CSU students have taken action and continued The Bucks Start Here Campaign, a statewide campaign against fee hikes and university cuts, Banez said. After the $100 million midyear cut in December, the CSU system has seen a $750 million cut in state support this year. The campaign is scheduled to come to Chico State Feb. 29. “The division of Academic Affairs supports the CSU in its efforts to make the case for higher education funding in California,” Flake said. “We will continually strive to improve our efficiency by using technology and other tools to support student learning and student success.” Natalie Eucce can be reached at neucce@theorion.com
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Internet battle won, censorship war continues Internet “won” this round, it doesn’t mean the fight is over. Bills similar to these have been around Congress for quite some time but have only recently grabbed public attention. Students should be first in line to step up and petition such actions. We are the technological generation, and we are part of the Internet boom. They would not only change what we know but also our freedom of speech. Zach Justus, a professor of communication arts and sciences, sees the potential of the bills to be free speech violations. “On the face, there is nothing particularly wrong with it,” Justus said. “What it does do is allow the government to restrict speech in ways that it did not allow the government to restrict speech before.” President Barack Obama, like most major politicians, came out against this legislation. We do not know whether or not politicians took this stance because of the election year, but that is something to
Websites went dark Jan. 18 to shed light on the legislation of the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act — bills from the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate that would change the way we experience the Internet forever if passed. This legislation has been temporarily postponed since the blackout protests held by popular websites including Google, Wikipedia and Mozilla. SOPA and PIPA are very similar bills, the difference being that PIPA doesn’t formally say the government has control of major search engines like Google and Yahoo. SOPA was introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith to fight online trafficking of copyrighted material. We agree that there needs to be a solution to online trafficking, but the legislation needs to be more precise. Both bills would have been the first steps of censoring. Even though the
take into consideration. Let’s put this in perspective. Many college classes use YouTube clips or blogs to contribute to learning. What professors use for class is protected under what is called “fair use,” which means they are allowed to use copyrighted content within reason for educational purposes, Justus said. “If that stuff isn’t available, then that’s suddenly not a way that I can teach as effectively as I taught before,” Justus said. Under these acts, if someone posts copyrighted material on Facebook or Twitter that website could be shut down without trial. The direction our government is trying to push us toward could lead us down a frightening path. Websites in America could simply be shut down without warning. If there were copyrighted data on foreign websites, those sites would be cut off from the United States. America
hopes to potentially set an example for other countries. “All Internet regulation has to be global or it is completely ineffective,” Justus said. As students and as journalists, we are part of a university that depends on the freedom of information to keep it going. Yes, this legislation was postponed Friday, but it won’t be long until something else comes along, threatening not only our freedom of speech but our learning in the classroom and our Internet as well. “It’s really bridging that gap,” Justus said. “In a scary way and in a way that really hasn’t been done before.” We represent the voice of the people, or more specifically, the voice of Chico State students. It’s a strange and disturbing idea that one day that voice could be gone. “And then of course it could have an effect on the availability and content that is ultimately the backbone of journalism,” Justus said. Like Wikipedia, “We’re not done yet.”
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21st birthdays go down an unsafe road Lucas Meek OPINION COLUMNIST
The bouncer handed my ID back and gave me a slap on the back with a cheerful, “Happy birthday!” I had no idea what I was getting into. The most exciting thing to happen to me in my junior year of college was turning 21. This is a rite of passage for some people, but there’s a bit more emphasis on the partying at Chico State — the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center’s studies show that 85 percent of Chico State students drink. At first I was excited for my birthday, but as the day drew near and I learned what was to happen, fear set in. As soon as I arrived at the bar, I was force-fed an array of drinks. It’s not just the sheer quantity that is alarming but also the quality. I took shots of tequila and barbecue sauce and another of vodka, gin and
Tabasco — things no person wants to drink. But on your 21st, it’s not about what you want, it’s about what your friends want to give you. Matthew Hansen, a senior business administration major, recognizes this as a tradition, he said. “At one point in time someone started the tradition, and since it happened to everyone else, it’s only fair that it happens to you,” he said. This hazing isn’t about hate. It’s about acceptance. It becomes about hate when people get angry about it. “It’s like hazing for a fraternity, but this is hazing to get into the big-boy drinking club,” Hansen said. I, like many others, was expected to puke. I was expected to blackout. With a blood alcohol content of 0.2, a person is likely to blackout, according to the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center website. At a level of 0.3, passing out is likely, and you
are at risk of dying from alcohol poisoning if you aren’t awoken. These levels are reached from having between six and nine drinks in an hour. I had five drinks in the first 20 minutes on my birthday. Dan Britting, a bartender at Bella’s Sports Pub, witnesses drinkers firsthand. “Thirty to 50 percent of people come to the bar with the intention of heavily drinking,” he said. Blacking out is not a problem to most people, Britting said. Drinking is heavier on a birthday occasion and especially on a 21st birthday. Peer pressure plays a major role in the excessive celebratory drinking. “Clearly, the drinking is increased with any special occasion where the group is in power,” Britting said. This is not to say my friends weren’t watching out for me, but five drinks in half an hour is a bad start to a rough night. To say the least, binge drinking on your 21st
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be scary. “Fifty-nine percent of ple say they’ve binge drank last two weeks,” according
peoin the to CADEC. Keep in mind the fact that anyone you’re going to the bar with has already been through the craziness and lived to tell the tale, so they are more than likely to apply the same hazing to you. I’m just reminding everyone that peer pressure is easily applied while drunk. It’s the job of the elders to avoid hazing new bar-hoppers. Ending a tradition is no fun, but would you rather further a tradition or let your friend live? For those turning 21 soon, be aware of the dangers, and for those already 21, take it easy on our new bar-hopping friends. Lucas Meek can be reached at lmeek@theorion.com
Internet exploitation under speculation Sam Kelly OPINION COLUMNIST
Free on Facebook means that you are free to poke, like and post as you please, but only under the condition that Facebook is free to track, record, analyze and profit from the troves of details and data willfully surrendered by users. The model used by Facebook is one that is common across the Web. A user agreement containing thousands of words shrouded in airtight legal language is employed to forge a relationship between the site and the user, granting us access to the service and the service access to us. It can be uncomfortable and disheartening to imagine the infrastructure that holds an unfathomable plethora of seemingly innocuous bits of information about millions of people throughout the world. This is all used to better organize us into specific groups to be targeted for precise messages.
This is concerning and not something many people like, but Chris Faridniya, a senior music industry and technology major, thinks it can be more comforting to think it is a computer program that collects and utilizes the personal information rather than human eyes, he said. There is a lack of understanding about how data is collected and more importantly, how it is analyzed. “Most people do not know enough about how it’s used,” Faridniya said. “There needs to be a summary of the agreement so you know what you are signing.” The rub is not necessarily that our information is collected and utilized to provide monetary benefit for the entity collecting and selling it, but, as the cattle, we should at least be able to know when, how and who we are being butchered by. We fit into the equation. We are the commodities that are being herded and sorted after careful analysis of who we are, what we look at, who we talk to and a glut of other
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personal details once commonly referred to as our private lives. Jenna Poell, a senior communications studies major, doesn’t think users have much of a choice in regard to giving up personal information on the Internet, she said. It is required that one divulge at least some personal details to gain access to any number of sites and services. “It kind of pisses me off,” Poell said. Personal information can grant access to a wide range of interesting, useful, perverted or foolish products and services online. Without carefully monitoring where you spread yourself, it may be learned that bits of you are strewn all about the Web in places you may not want. Students must be comfortable knowing information is stored and accessed when used as currency online, senior health science major Jessica Gwerder said. “You are still in control on what details go on there,” she said.
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Accessing content for absolutely free is naive, because employees are not volunteers and infrastructures cost money to run. Being digital means that physical things and costs are involved. However, as the growth of Facebook illustrates, identifying users by personal details to further segment them into smaller groups to target is an extraordinarily profitable business model and one that depends on its users willingly divulging personal details. As a user of the Internet and a free-stuff enthusiast, I would be taken aback to pay for any of the services I enjoy. I understand my position can seem unreasonable to content providers at times, because I want everything for free, and I want it right now. As a good American capitalist, I certainly support major corporations profiting immensely from a unique product or service that they provide and consumers want. It is for these reasons I am
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Thumbs Down to SOPA. For three weeks we thought it was a popular soup legislation.
Thumbs Down to Chico bandwagoners. It’s funny how your Packers green turned to 49er red.
Thumbs Up to great NFL playoffs. Nailbiters to the end.
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Dorms refuse students over break Vincent de la Torre OPINION COLUMNIST
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As I got off the plane and walked to the ground-transportation platform, I wondered to myself — where am I going to be staying? I got in the van for the long two-hour drive from Sacramento to Chico, and I couldn’t help but think about how nervous I was. I was going to meet and stay with someone I had never met named Jesus Quiroz. While this can be a common occurrence for seasoned travelers, it was all new to me. This semester, along with many others, I returned from winter break before the dorms opened to students. Due to this difficulty, I was left seeking a place to stay. What if we don’t get along? What if no one likes me? What if I’m not a good guest? As all of these questions raced through my mind, I was reminded that this wouldn’t have happened at all had the dorms simply let me move in a little early.
This is all while students have to deal with an increase in tuition, already expensive student-housing bills and meal plans that do not even allow leftover meal credits from previous semesters to be used in the following one. One would think that allowing students back into the dorms a little early would be possible, but I’m sorry to say that you will get little welcome from the student-housing staff, some of whom suggest staying with friends off-campus, while others don’t even respond to emails. Season Harris, a freshman liberal studies major, experienced a similar situation, she said. “During Thanksgiving break, I had to find a place to stay before coming back to the dorms,” Harris said. There are January intersession classes at Chico State, and the dorms should at least be open during those times, she said. “I understand the staff needs breaks and that there are safety issues,” Harris said. Freshman psychology major Claudia Gonzalez resides in Craig Hall, one of the off-campus dorms. Students are welcome to stay in Craig Hall during breaks as long as additional payments are made, she said. “You have to pay in order to stay through the breaks,” Gonzalez said. “I think that’s messed up.” It is a fair enough alternative,
although it might put a dent in your wallet. David Stephen, director of University Housing and Food Service, sees opening the dorms as a danger for students and a financial issue. “Student-housing department is liable for anything that happens during a student’s stay there,” Stephen said. If understaffed, it is just a bad scenario waiting to happen, he said. “If students plan to stay through the various breaks, then they should move into University Village,” Stephen said. “Housing at UV is open through the breaks.” We agree to stay out of the dorms during the specified vacation days the moment we sign up for student housing, so it should not come as a surprise when you find that you can’t attain early access to the dorms. It would have to be of true academic need for accommodations to be made, and that scenario is extremely rare. I understand that this system is for the safety of students, to avoid the stress of overworking staff and for various legal obligations. I have learned that I really just have to deal with it and so does anyone else who ends up in this situation. The stranger that welcomed me into his home took away all the worry. I guess his name is Jesus for a reason. Vincent de la Torre can be reached at vdelatorre@theorion.com
Post-graduation aspirations make sacrifices worthwhile Tasha Clark OPINION COLUMNIST
The milestone of my college dream has almost been reached, and with it came challenges that have helped shape my thoughts. In May I will officially become a Chico State graduate. I see my future as prosperous, as I hope every graduate does. My overall college experience has had its ups and downs. The biggest downer has been being 1,827 miles away from family in Texas. Living in California serves a good purpose in my life, as it allows me to take advantage of a higher education in hopes of landing a good career afterward. My ventures toward this education did result in me missing out on special family moments, however. I’ve been absent from funerals due to the distance and high-priced airline tickets, and I have missed a number of births, one recently being that of my nephew. Since I’ve endured being away for a number of years, receiving a degree has become the main focus, and I have visited family whenever possible. Being the first family member to get a
bachelor’s degree makes me want to excel much more. This may require living far away, but it has to be done in order to accomplish what I want to do. I am considering moving back to my hometown if offered a job there or commuting to closer cities. Other cities I’m looking into are Chicago and maybe some in Florida. Searching for jobs early has my mind in many different places. I hope choosing a degree and going wherever it takes me will pay off, especially at the price I had to pay — time spent with my family. Eighty-five percent of 2011 graduates moved back home in order to pay off debt while working, according to Huffington Post College, which means the 15 percent left are still enjoying independence. Courtney Pacina, a junior communication design major, rarely gets the opportunity to travel home to Southern California, she said. She had to miss both the weddings of an aunt and a cousin in Los Angeles because of the distance. “Driving out there for a couple of days can be expensive and a hassle,” Pacina said. Upon graduation, she plans to travel to wherever the jobs are, preferably out of California. James Starmer, the director of the Career
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Planning and Placement Office, sees most Chico State graduates move back to hometown regions, which are mostly in Sacramento, the Bay Area and Los Angeles. “It’s very typical because of family, and in those regions, that’s where the jobs are,” he said. However, those with the flexibility to relocate have greater chances of getting hired, Starmer said. If things absolutely go my way once I become a graduate, my degree and family will intertwine. Problem solved. Tasha Clark can be reached at tclark@theorion.com
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DEBATE Alan Smith [left] a sophomore sociology major and Ryan Fedrizzi a junior biochemistry major discuss their opinions on presidential pay. State Sen. Ted Lieu proposed a bill out of frustration for the fact that California State University executives receive pay raises while simultaneously raising tuition. The bill would cap the salaries of CSU presidents and require discussions about pay be held in public. The Orion: What is your opinion of pay increases for CSU presidents? Ryan Fedrizzi: It demonstrates the lack of control the California state legislature chooses to have over higher education funding. Alan Smith: I don’t see any kind of increase in anybody’s pay as necessary. When the system appears to be struggling monetarily, I have no problem with putting a cap on
organized by ccampaigning am groups grou such as the CFA, CSSA ILLUSTRATION BY • LINDSAY SMITH etc. haven’t done anything to influThe Orion: How do you ence tuition and pay decisions, I feel about the fact that the highest paid CSU president makes 150 percent more than the don’t see how open proceedings would make any difference. chief justice of the California Supreme Court? Alan Smith: I believe that public opinion is Ryan Fedrizzi: Good for him. If one could extract that much money from the state legally, necessary on anything involving what our education system is doing. anyone would accept that deal. Alan Smith: Like I said, I don’t think I’d have The Orion: Do you think CSU presidents as much of a problem with it if the entire school system weren’t struggling as much as it is, and I deserve this pay restriction? Ryan Fedrizzi: The CSU Presidents don’t cut see their income at such high levels — it’s just disheartening. It just feels strange that there even themselves their own paychecks. They personneeds to be an argument about a cap. I imagine ally didn’t do anything wrong to ‘deserve’ a pay their lifestyle coming down a notch wouldn’t hurt restriction. It’s not their fault they get paid the way they do. them that much. Alan Smith: Yes, I think a lot of people need it. The Orion: Do you think the CSU system The Orion: Do you feel this bill would benefit should be able to hire from outside the system or the CSU system? Why or why not? just inside? Ryan Fedrizzi: No. Our tuition will continue to Ryan Fedrizzi: They should be able to hire outside as well. Most professors at Chico State were rise. There are major issues that need to be dealt not recruited from CSUs, so why hold a different with in our state’s higher education policy. If they don’t get fixed, capping a president’s pay is merely standard for administrators? Alan Smith: I guess I’d have to hear more of a politically expedient moot point. Alan Smith: A benefit would be more money the arguments for and against, but just off the top of my head, what does it matter as long as the per- could be dispersed to other things besides making the lives of presidents so much more comfortable. son fixes whatever problem is going on? I’m not for making people who are in power more The Orion: What do you think of open sessions comfortable when there are people struggling at the bottom. for discussing pay and tuition? -Compiled by Vincent de la Torre Ryan Fedrizzi: If countless protests and anybody’s paycheck.
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Editor’s note: Ben Hames is an international exchange student from London, England. Every week, he will voice his opinions about the differences he sees at Chico State. A whimsical tale of Sutter Dining As an international student, I was looking forward to my first meal in Sutter Dining and thus, one of my first insights into the world of American cuisine. Imagine my dilemma when faced with what can only be described as a corn dog. It didn’t help that descriptions of the creation made it sound like some sort of mythical creature, such as the griffin. It is composed of parts of the animal kingdom that should never realistically be put together. For those who don’t know, a corn dog is a hot dog wrapped in a doughnut-like batter derived from cornmeal, with a wooden stick added for good measure. While looking at the corn dog on my plate, I was thinking in all seriousness of the wooden stick as the most nutritious part of the ensemble. Despite the looming consequences, I took my first bite of its greasy exterior. While some may say the truth is the hardest pill to swallow, it comes in a close second to the corn dog with its greasy, battered surface and mystery meat innards. While in the midst of pitying my digestive system, I thought to myself that a punch to the gut would probably be a healthier dietary option. I could at least then save on some calories. Or maybe just go for the vegetarian option, but what is a vegetarian option of a corn dog, just plain corn? Kohei Okusa, a senior international student from Japan majoring in business administration, doesn’t like the food or the small servings at Sutter Dining, he said. “I don’t like how they give us little amounts of food on the plate,” Okusa said. The portions need to be larger, Okusa said. The portions and number of meals given are frustrations among most students, especially since the meals don’t rollover. Come on, even AT&T has the sense to allow that feature. “They should give us a menu of what food they’re going to make each week, and they should let the food credits carry-over from each term,” Okusa said. Despite my personal battles with the corn dog, it must be said that Sutter Dining has a wealth of different food options available, enough to satisfy most tastes. Although, in my personal opinion, the food does lack a certain “je ne sais quoi.” Sutter Dining does have one rather large saving grace, and it is that it houses possibly the best four-word phrase that any student can hear — “all you can eat.” Ben Hames can be reached at bhames@theorion.com
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Allie Colosky SPORTS EDITOR
After spending last season
on the bench,
Chico State’s leading scorer won’t take any
Bull.
IN ONE GAME Jan. 7 @ UC San Diego
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29 points recorded
8 rebounds 13 shots converted *
career high
SYNCHRO STATS
5’6” height
233 points this season **
14.6 points per game **
** 5.7 rebounds per game ** 34 steals **
team-leading stat
Junior point guard gets team in ‘sync’ Andrew Delgado A SST. SPORTS EDITOR
With 233 points this season and an average of 14.6 points per game, Synchro Bull is leading the way on the court for the women’s basketball team. The 5-foot-6-inch point guard has finished the first half of the season on fire and has helped the ’Cats to an overall 10-6 record, which puts them sixth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The junior sat out last season for academic reasons but has stayed dedicated to playing this season, proving she belongs on the court with the ball in her hand. Bull always had support from her family growing up, and the decision to become a Wildcat after high school was influenced by a warm welcome and a great working environment, she said. Head coach Brian Fogel recognizes Bull’s determination and admires her work ethic during and after practice, he said. “She always goes hard,” he said. “She wants to get better and wants to make her teammates better.” Jazmine Miller, a sophomore guard, respects Bull for being so open and approachable with issues on and off the court, she said. “She is a leader,” Miller said. “She is always trying to help everyone on the team.” When Miller was recruited to join the ’Cats, she met up with Bull, who influenced her to play college ball for Chico State, Miller said. Bull stays on the court after practice and shoots, shoots, shoots. “After practice, you have to put in work,” Bull said. “I go to the WREC with some teammates and do extra workouts and shoot shots that we would take during a game.” Bull shoots 100 free throws after practice each day. “I try and get at least 80 percent when I shoot my free throws,” she said.
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The work Bull has put in is paying off early. She is also averaging 5.7 rebounds per game and has 34 steals, which are both team highs. Bull had the game of her career Jan. 7 against powerhouse UC San Diego. The Tritons, who are nationally ranked at No. 1, saw Bull and the ’Cats come close to delivering their first loss of the season. “We wanted to beat UC San Diego,” Bull said. “We don’t like those guys, and I am pretty sure they don’t like us.” The ’Cats took the Tritons into double overtime but fell short, 97-91. It was Bull’s night, however, as she was able to record a career high of 29
Senior defender Kasey Wall of the women’s soccer team was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-West Region First Team. Junior forward Denni Jo Berger received honorable mention.
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NO NONSENSE After sitting out the 2010-2011 season, point guard Synchro Bull is back in the game. The junior has already recorded a new career high in her return to the hardwood for the Chico State women’s basketball team.
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points and eight rebounds to complete a stellar night. Bull was able to convert on 13 shots, just two shy of the single- game record. “Twenty-nine points,” she said. “I never thought I would get that number.” Bull received the CCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award for her stellar performance during the week of Jan. 2-8. “It is nice to have a player that can get to the basket pretty much at will,” Fogel said. With half of the season completed, Bull and the ’Cats will continue to train, go hard and attempt to make a run toward the playoffs.
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BRIAN FOGEL head coach
Stay on your feet To truly stay on your feet There won’t be a one-hour special on ESPN about my decision. There won’t be a news conference to announce that I will not be turning pro and will instead return to my team to go after that national championship. There might not even be a soul in Chico who will recognize the accomplishment I have secretly tucked under my belt. I’m not the first female sports editor, or the first editor to return for more than one semester or even the first female sports editor to return for a second semester. Gloria Nieto beat me to that honor in the inaugural year of The Orion. Since returning to The Orion, I can add my name to the ranks of Nieto, Bill Meagher and Travis Souders, as holding the sports editor position for a second semester has only been done three other times in the newspaper’s 36-year history. This is where I hold up the sign for applause, in case everyone missed that cue. It might not be a grand feat to anyone besides myself and my parents — who brag about any article with my name under it, despite the quality — but considering the stigma that comes with the title of a female sports editor, I’ll take my momentum where I can get it. It’s 2012 and people will hopefully stop playing 20 Questions to test my sports knowledge or wondering which male team I enjoy watching the most before the world ends in December. Assuming I just like watching the “cute boys” run around is insulting and 20 Questions is a stupid game. I can now use my extended time in the sports section as a weapon to ward off the ignorant. Nieto beat me to the title of first female sports editor by a couple decades and Meagher and Souders can hold their multiple semesters of experience over my head. But now when someone squints at me and measures me up as a sports editor, I know that my experience can now stand toe-to-toe with the big dogs. I was thrown into The Orion around this time last year and with only one journalism class to reference, I was fresher than the dryer sheets with the teddy bear on the box. There was plenty of trial and error, and after an interview with a soccer coach from the United States Men’s National Team and the time I spent waiting out the rain before watching Hailey Stockman knock in her ninth homerun to take a piece of Wildcat softball history, I became the sports editor. If I’ve learned nothing else from my first semester, I do know that sports media requires thicker skin, even if it is 2012. I don’t know how Nieto did it in the ’70s. If we have changed so much as a society, I can’t imagine the trials she went through then. So I’ve decided to take my talents back to the Plumas Hall basement with my little piece of self-esteem. Ding, ding. Round two.
Andrew Delgado can be reached at
Allie Colosky can be reached at
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sportseditor@theorion.com
The California Collegiate Athletic Association picked Chico State softball to finish second in its annual preseason poll. The Wildcats finished third last year with a 33-21 record.
Both cross-country teams and the women’s soccer team will be honored at Friday’s men’s basketball game. All three teams will be recognized for their playoff runs last fall. source: chicowildcats.com
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 2012
WILDCAT off the
WEEK
FILE PHOTO • BRETT EDWARDS
Damario Sims me n’s b a sk e t b a l l The junior Oakland native earned California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week honors following his 28-point game that set his new career high. Sims is averaging 13.1 points and 3.2 assists per game. In the men’s basketball team’s recent road trip, he averaged 61.5 percent shooting from outside the three-point line.
Wildcat of the Week is a regular feature meant to acknowledge the contributions made by individuals to the team. Winners are chosen by The Orion sports staff from nominations taken from all sports. To nominate: sportseditor@theorion.com
FEELING THE HEAT Senior guard Natasha Smith drives to the hoop against Colorado Mesa University on Nov. 18. The ’Cats went 5-4 over break.
FILE PHOTO • AARON DRAPER
STRAIGHT TO THE TOP The Chico State men’s basketball team sits in first place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association after going 8-2 over the winter break.
Breaking down winter Wildcat hoops Chico State men drive through lane, straight to top of conference
BEGINNING OF WINTER BREAK
WOMEN
MEN
DEC. 17 @ Humboldt State L 72 – 62
FILE PHOTO • BRETT EDWARDS
Women feel pressure, prepare for season’s second half with urgency
DEC. 19 @ Sonoma State W 62 – 56
DEC. 17 @ Humboldt State W 65 – 63
DEC. 19 @ Sonoma State L 61 – 54
Price Peterson STAFF WRITER
STAT ’CAT >>
1 (MEN’S BASKETBALL) The men’s basketball team is tied for first in the California Collegiate Athletic Association with Humboldt State, with 10 games left in the regular season. The Wildcats haven’t placed so high in the CCAA so late in the season since 1998.
93 (MEN’S BASKETBALL) The final tally of points scored by the Wildcats against Cal State East Bay in Friday’s matchup. Their offensive rally tied the highest single-game score in four years for Wildcat men’s basketball since the 2008 squad did it against Humboldt State.
1 (BASEBALL) The position that the California Collegiate Athletic Association coaches predict the Chico State baseball team will finish at the end of the upcoming season. The Wildcats were ranked 15th in the nation in the Division II Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Poll as well.
The season has been rough for the Chico State women’s basketball team, and with an 8-6 overall record and a 5-5 conference record, they have a lot to improve on heading into the second half of the season. Courtney Hamilton, a sophomore guard, sees a new sense of urgency, she said. “We have to be more consistent from here on out,” she said. Since Dec. 17, Chico State has had a record of 5-4, with two of those losses decided by one point. One loss was a nail-biting home game that ended in a double overtime 97-91 win for undefeated UC San Diego. At this point last season the ’Cats were flying high with a 10-3 record. The team has had a lot of chances to learn what not to do from the tough first part of the season, sophomore guard Jazmine Miller said. With 10 games left, the Wildcats are making the final push for playoffs. They were on the road this past weekend for games against conference rivals Cal State East Bay and 22nd-ranked Cal State Monterey Bay. Chico State looked to shake off its 57-56 loss Jan. 14 to Cal State L.A. in the first game of the two-game road trip at Cal State East Bay. The 60-51 win couldn’t have come at a better time for the ’Cats. Cal State East Bay took a 31-25 halftime lead into the locker room due to the ’Cats’ lack of offense. The ’Cats had no problem scoring at the start of the second half, with a 15-3 run fueled by a pair of buckets by sophomore forward McKenzie Dalthorp and junior guard Synchro Bull and a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Courtney Hamilton to put Chico State in front 40-34 with less than 16 minutes to play in the half. But just as fast as the offense got off to a hot start, it went cold in an even quicker fashion with a 10-0 run by the Pioneers, which allowed them to take a 44-40 lead. Cal State East Bay held its lead over the ’Cats, but Miller drained a 3-pointer with less than a minute left to put Chico State ahead for good. While the ’Cats held the Pioneers scoreless the rest of the way, late free throws by Bull, Miller and Hamilton iced the contest, and Chico State came away with the 60-51 win. Overcoming early season adversity has helped them grow as a team, Miller said. On Saturday, Cal State Monterey Bay came in with a 12-2 record but came away with another loss recorded as Chico State handed them a 63-58 loss. With only a handful left to play, every game will determine the ’Cats’ spot in the playoffs in March. The next two weeks are big for the team, as they will go up against league rivals, Dalthorp said. Chico State looks to continue its two-game winning streak this weekend against Sonoma State Friday at 5:30 p.m. and against Humboldt State Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Acker Gym. The team is looking for revenge against Humboldt, Hamilton said. Price Peterson can be reached at ppeterson@theorion.com
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What was the most exciting thing to happen over break?”
DEC. 29 @ Pacifica College W 67 – 49
JAN. 2 v. Cal State Stanislaus L 69 – 68
JAN. 6 v. Cal State San Bernadino W 53 – 39
JAN. 7 v. UC San Diego L 97 – 91 (2 OT)
JAN. 2 v. Cal State Stanislaus W 63 – 59
JAN. 6 v. Cal State San Bernadino W 63 – 56
JAN. 7 v. UC San Diego W 66 – 56
SYNCHRO BULL career-high 29 points
JAN. 13 v. Cal State
JAN. 13 v. Cal State
Dominguez Hills
Dominguez Hills
W 82 – 53
L 49 – 46
SAMANTHA MESSERSMITH
career-high 12 points
JAN. 14 v. Cal State L.A. L 57 – 56
JAN. 20 @ Cal State East Bay W 60-51
JASON CONRAD
career-high 4 blocks
JAN. 14 v. Cal State L.A. W 69 – 66
JAN. 20 @ Cal State East Bay W 93 – 76
DAMARIO SIMS career-high 28 points
JAN. 21 @ Cal State Monterey Bay W 63 – 58
JAN. 21 @ Cal State Monterey Bay W 82 – 61
FRIDAY, JAN. 27 | NEXT GAMES:
VS. SONOMA STATE WOMEN 5:30 P.M.
“Going up to Humboldt and getting a win, something we haven’t done in a while.”
MEN 7:30 P.M.
Sarah Goad STAFF WRITER
Winter break was no time to rest for the Chico State men’s basketball team as the Wildcats continued their dominance on their first road trip of 2012 this weekend. The ’Cats have won seven of their last eight games and have a 14-4 overall record. A big factor in the recent success is the team’s work on offense, freshman forward Jordan Semple said. The team has been able to raise its offensive success to be on par with its defense. The ’Cats’ defense continues to hold teams below their averages in scoring, he said. Cal State East Bay came first on the ’Cats’ chopping block Friday night. Offense was key for the Wildcats as they erupted with a 93-76 win against the Pioneers. This was the most points scored by a Chico State men’s team since the 2007-2008 team scored 93 points in a game against Humboldt State. Junior guard Damario Sims threw down a career-high 28 points in the game, including five 3-pointers. Semple also set a new career high in points with 19 on the night. Sophomore guard Sean Park contributed 12 points, and senior Jay Flores had 10 points of his own. The ’Cats also out-performed Cal State East Bay when it came to rebounds, 38-20. “We never gave up and we never took our foot off the gas,” Sims said. Freshman forward Jordan Barton led the team with seven of those rebounds, and Semple was close behind with six. A trio of ’Cats had five. The Pioneers cut the Wildcat lead to nine in the second half, but that was as close as they got. This win brought Chico State into a four-way tie for second place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings. On Saturday, Sims led the team in scoring for a second night in a row with 16 points against Cal State Monterey Bay. Semple scored 15 points with 10 rebounds, sophomore Amir Carraway knocked down 13 points and Flores had 10 points. The ’Cats’ underclassmen shined in Saturday’s game, with 10 of them scoring 68 points and 28 rebounds combined. With the win over Cal State Monterey Bay, Chico State sits atop the conference for the first time since joining the CCAA in 1998. The ’Cats are in a five-way tie with Humboldt State, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State San Bernardino. Looking at the CCAA standings and seeing Chico State on top is a great feeling, Sims said. The ’Cats were working over winter break with a 67-49 win over Pacifica College Dec. 29. This game was the last of seven straight December road games for the ’Cats. Returning to face five straight home games brought more confidence and comfort to the team, Sims said. The ’Cats began the five-game homestand with a 63-59 win against Cal State Stanislaus Jan. 2. Chico State had previously lost 79-77 in overtime to Cal State Stanislaus in December. The Wildcats followed up with wins in their next two games as they took down Cal State San Bernardino 63-56 and UC San Diego 66-56. “We’ve had some big wins in the first half, and we really have to finish it off,” Semple said. Chico State looks to even the season series against Sonoma State after a 61-54 loss in December. The ’Cats also have an opportunity to sweep Humboldt State this season with a win Saturday. Tipoff for both games is at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 in Acker Gym. Sarah Goad can be reached at sgoad@theorion.com
“Going to see my high school play and seeing Tyreke Evans from the Sacramento Kings there.”
“Getting a road sweep this weekend and beating Monterey.”
Jay Flores
Jazmine Miller
Amir Carraway
senior | guard
sophomore | guard
sophomore | forward
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BIG LEAGUES Ferid Celosmanovic is on his way to South Carolina to play for the Charleston Battery. The former men’s soccer forward hopes to use the United Soccer League as a stepping stone to the Seattle Sounders FC, the Major League Soccer team.
teammate, Akwaja. “The offer came out of nowhere,” Celosmanovic A SST. SPORTS EDITOR said. “I received the call a day before training The traveling, the late night games and the started and was a little nervous.” Celosmanovic hadn’t played in about a month early morning workouts become nothing more than stories to be told when former athletes remi- and although he thought he performed decently in the combine, he was sure he wouldn’t receive a nisce about their college days. For some, however, those workouts extend into call back, he said. “I used it as a steppingstone for the Sounders their professions after graduation. 2004 Chico State graduate Chris Wondolowski combine,” he said. The Sounders FC combine has made a name for himhas produced players that self in Major League Soccer have had great chances of getas a vital part of the San ting drafted into the MLS, with Jose Earthquakes. 35 players getting drafted after Two other Wildcats are It has always been my their sessions at the combine trying their hands – or feet, dream to play overseas. last year. rather – in the professional The Sounders FC took playsoccer ranks. Now I get to make that a ers into consideration from all Seniors Ferid Celosreality. divisions of college around the manovic and Chris Akwaja country and invited 70 players led the ’Cats to the postto participate in the 2011 comseason and a second CHRIS AKWAJA bine, said Frank MacDonald, consecutive bid to the men’s soccer Sounders FC communications National Collegiate Athletic director. Association tournament in During the three-day combine, Celosmanovic the fall. Akwaja, a midfielder from Orlu, Nigeria, will participated in mock-matches everyday for about be making his way into the professional ranks 60 minutes per match. Each player at the combine was able to be on the field for at least half of overseas. Akwaja participated in the Earthquakes com- every match. “I felt pretty good after the combine,” he said. bine, where he felt he did well enough to get “The head coach knew my name and felt that recognized, he said. He took an offer to travel to San Diego to something might come of it.” The Sounders may have passed on him in the another combine through a professional agency MLS SuperDraft and Suppleto display his talents in front mental Draft five days later, of various clubs. Akwaja but they still want to keep impressed a club from Turan eye on him as he develkey, PSC International, and I just want to get my foot ops, Celosmanovic said. will be traveling there to in somewhere. Get my After the draft, Celoscontinue playing soccer. manovic received a call “It has always been my feet wet in the pros. from the Charleston Batdream to play overseas,” tery, a club in the United he said. “Now I get to make Soccer League that was very that a reality.” interested in having the Celosmanovic, the forFERID CELLSMANOVIC 5-foot-11-inch forward join ward from Brcko, Bosnia, men’s soccer the team. finished his collegiate career The coach of the Battery, Mike Anhaeuser, at Chico State with a spot on the All-American team, following his first team honors last sea- talked with Celosmanovic about joining the son. He became the second player to be named team, told him he didn’t need to see him play to the All-American team twice in the program’s and that he will be invited to camp in February, Celosmanovic said. history. There are plenty of good players in the In one of his last games wearing cardinal and white, coaches from the Seattle Sounders FC rec- United Soccer League that go onto the MLS, ognized Celosmanovic’s potential and invited and Celosmanovic thinks he will do well in him to their annual collegiate combine held in Charleston, he said. “I just want to get my foot in somewhere,” December in Las Vegas. Before getting a chance to play in front he said, “get my feet wet in the pros.” of the Sounders FC, Celosmanovic received another invitation from the San Jose Earth- Andrew Delgado can be reached at quakes to attend their combine with his former adelgado@theorion.com Andrew Delgado
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OVERSEAS Former men’s soccer forward Chris Akwaja gets to live his dream of playing soccer overseas when he travels to Turkey to play with the international soccer club, PSC International.
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FILE PHOTO • BRETT EDWARDS
Damario Sims me n’s b a sk e t b a l l The junior Oakland native earned California Collegiate Athletic Association Player of the Week honors following his 28-point game that set his new career high. Sims is averaging 13.1 points and 3.2 assists per game. In the men’s basketball team’s recent road trip, he averaged 61.5 percent shooting from outside the three-point line.
Wildcat of the Week is a regular feature meant to acknowledge the contributions made by individuals to the team. Winners are chosen by The Orion sports staff from nominations taken from all sports. To nominate: sportseditor@theorion.com
FEELING THE HEAT Senior guard Natasha Smith drives to the hoop against Colorado Mesa University on Nov. 18. The ’Cats went 5-4 over break.
FILE PHOTO • AARON DRAPER
STRAIGHT TO THE TOP The Chico State men’s basketball team sits in first place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association after going 8-2 over the winter break.
Breaking down winter Wildcat hoops Chico State men drive through lane, straight to top of conference
BEGINNING OF WINTER BREAK
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DEC. 17 @ Humboldt State L 72 – 62
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Women feel pressure, prepare for season’s second half with urgency
DEC. 19 @ Sonoma State W 62 – 56
DEC. 17 @ Humboldt State W 65 – 63
DEC. 19 @ Sonoma State L 61 – 54
Price Peterson STAFF WRITER
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1 (MEN’S BASKETBALL) The men’s basketball team is tied for first in the California Collegiate Athletic Association with Humboldt State, with 10 games left in the regular season. The Wildcats haven’t placed so high in the CCAA so late in the season since 1998.
93 (MEN’S BASKETBALL) The final tally of points scored by the Wildcats against Cal State East Bay in Friday’s matchup. Their offensive rally tied the highest single-game score in four years for Wildcat men’s basketball since the 2008 squad did it against Humboldt State.
1 (BASEBALL) The position that the California Collegiate Athletic Association coaches predict the Chico State baseball team will finish at the end of the upcoming season. The Wildcats were ranked 15th in the nation in the Division II Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Preseason Poll as well.
The season has been rough for the Chico State women’s basketball team, and with an 8-6 overall record and a 5-5 conference record, they have a lot to improve on heading into the second half of the season. Courtney Hamilton, a sophomore guard, sees a new sense of urgency, she said. “We have to be more consistent from here on out,” she said. Since Dec. 17, Chico State has had a record of 5-4, with two of those losses decided by one point. One loss was a nail-biting home game that ended in a double overtime 97-91 win for undefeated UC San Diego. At this point last season the ’Cats were flying high with a 10-3 record. The team has had a lot of chances to learn what not to do from the tough first part of the season, sophomore guard Jazmine Miller said. With 10 games left, the Wildcats are making the final push for playoffs. They were on the road this past weekend for games against conference rivals Cal State East Bay and 22nd-ranked Cal State Monterey Bay. Chico State looked to shake off its 57-56 loss Jan. 14 to Cal State L.A. in the first game of the two-game road trip at Cal State East Bay. The 60-51 win couldn’t have come at a better time for the ’Cats. Cal State East Bay took a 31-25 halftime lead into the locker room due to the ’Cats’ lack of offense. The ’Cats had no problem scoring at the start of the second half, with a 15-3 run fueled by a pair of buckets by sophomore forward McKenzie Dalthorp and junior guard Synchro Bull and a 3-pointer by sophomore guard Courtney Hamilton to put Chico State in front 40-34 with less than 16 minutes to play in the half. But just as fast as the offense got off to a hot start, it went cold in an even quicker fashion with a 10-0 run by the Pioneers, which allowed them to take a 44-40 lead. Cal State East Bay held its lead over the ’Cats, but Miller drained a 3-pointer with less than a minute left to put Chico State ahead for good. While the ’Cats held the Pioneers scoreless the rest of the way, late free throws by Bull, Miller and Hamilton iced the contest, and Chico State came away with the 60-51 win. Overcoming early season adversity has helped them grow as a team, Miller said. On Saturday, Cal State Monterey Bay came in with a 12-2 record but came away with another loss recorded as Chico State handed them a 63-58 loss. With only a handful left to play, every game will determine the ’Cats’ spot in the playoffs in March. The next two weeks are big for the team, as they will go up against league rivals, Dalthorp said. Chico State looks to continue its two-game winning streak this weekend against Sonoma State Friday at 5:30 p.m. and against Humboldt State Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in Acker Gym. The team is looking for revenge against Humboldt, Hamilton said. Price Peterson can be reached at ppeterson@theorion.com
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DEC. 29 @ Pacifica College W 67 – 49
JAN. 2 v. Cal State Stanislaus L 69 – 68
JAN. 6 v. Cal State San Bernadino W 53 – 39
JAN. 7 v. UC San Diego L 97 – 91 (2 OT)
JAN. 2 v. Cal State Stanislaus W 63 – 59
JAN. 6 v. Cal State San Bernadino W 63 – 56
JAN. 7 v. UC San Diego W 66 – 56
SYNCHRO BULL career-high 29 points
JAN. 13 v. Cal State
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SAMANTHA MESSERSMITH
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JAN. 20 @ Cal State East Bay W 60-51
JASON CONRAD
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JAN. 14 v. Cal State L.A. W 69 – 66
JAN. 20 @ Cal State East Bay W 93 – 76
DAMARIO SIMS career-high 28 points
JAN. 21 @ Cal State Monterey Bay W 63 – 58
JAN. 21 @ Cal State Monterey Bay W 82 – 61
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“Going up to Humboldt and getting a win, something we haven’t done in a while.”
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Sarah Goad STAFF WRITER
Winter break was no time to rest for the Chico State men’s basketball team as the Wildcats continued their dominance on their first road trip of 2012 this weekend. The ’Cats have won seven of their last eight games and have a 14-4 overall record. A big factor in the recent success is the team’s work on offense, freshman forward Jordan Semple said. The team has been able to raise its offensive success to be on par with its defense. The ’Cats’ defense continues to hold teams below their averages in scoring, he said. Cal State East Bay came first on the ’Cats’ chopping block Friday night. Offense was key for the Wildcats as they erupted with a 93-76 win against the Pioneers. This was the most points scored by a Chico State men’s team since the 2007-2008 team scored 93 points in a game against Humboldt State. Junior guard Damario Sims threw down a career-high 28 points in the game, including five 3-pointers. Semple also set a new career high in points with 19 on the night. Sophomore guard Sean Park contributed 12 points, and senior Jay Flores had 10 points of his own. The ’Cats also out-performed Cal State East Bay when it came to rebounds, 38-20. “We never gave up and we never took our foot off the gas,” Sims said. Freshman forward Jordan Barton led the team with seven of those rebounds, and Semple was close behind with six. A trio of ’Cats had five. The Pioneers cut the Wildcat lead to nine in the second half, but that was as close as they got. This win brought Chico State into a four-way tie for second place in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings. On Saturday, Sims led the team in scoring for a second night in a row with 16 points against Cal State Monterey Bay. Semple scored 15 points with 10 rebounds, sophomore Amir Carraway knocked down 13 points and Flores had 10 points. The ’Cats’ underclassmen shined in Saturday’s game, with 10 of them scoring 68 points and 28 rebounds combined. With the win over Cal State Monterey Bay, Chico State sits atop the conference for the first time since joining the CCAA in 1998. The ’Cats are in a five-way tie with Humboldt State, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Dominguez Hills and Cal State San Bernardino. Looking at the CCAA standings and seeing Chico State on top is a great feeling, Sims said. The ’Cats were working over winter break with a 67-49 win over Pacifica College Dec. 29. This game was the last of seven straight December road games for the ’Cats. Returning to face five straight home games brought more confidence and comfort to the team, Sims said. The ’Cats began the five-game homestand with a 63-59 win against Cal State Stanislaus Jan. 2. Chico State had previously lost 79-77 in overtime to Cal State Stanislaus in December. The Wildcats followed up with wins in their next two games as they took down Cal State San Bernardino 63-56 and UC San Diego 66-56. “We’ve had some big wins in the first half, and we really have to finish it off,” Semple said. Chico State looks to even the season series against Sonoma State after a 61-54 loss in December. The ’Cats also have an opportunity to sweep Humboldt State this season with a win Saturday. Tipoff for both games is at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 in Acker Gym. Sarah Goad can be reached at sgoad@theorion.com
“Going to see my high school play and seeing Tyreke Evans from the Sacramento Kings there.”
“Getting a road sweep this weekend and beating Monterey.”
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Jazmine Miller
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, 2012 |
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Men’s soccer graduates take talents to next level
BIG LEAGUES Ferid Celosmanovic is on his way to South Carolina to play for the Charleston Battery. The former men’s soccer forward hopes to use the United Soccer League as a stepping stone to the Seattle Sounders FC, the Major League Soccer team.
teammate, Akwaja. “The offer came out of nowhere,” Celosmanovic A SST. SPORTS EDITOR said. “I received the call a day before training The traveling, the late night games and the started and was a little nervous.” Celosmanovic hadn’t played in about a month early morning workouts become nothing more than stories to be told when former athletes remi- and although he thought he performed decently in the combine, he was sure he wouldn’t receive a nisce about their college days. For some, however, those workouts extend into call back, he said. “I used it as a steppingstone for the Sounders their professions after graduation. 2004 Chico State graduate Chris Wondolowski combine,” he said. The Sounders FC combine has made a name for himhas produced players that self in Major League Soccer have had great chances of getas a vital part of the San ting drafted into the MLS, with Jose Earthquakes. 35 players getting drafted after Two other Wildcats are It has always been my their sessions at the combine trying their hands – or feet, dream to play overseas. last year. rather – in the professional The Sounders FC took playsoccer ranks. Now I get to make that a ers into consideration from all Seniors Ferid Celosreality. divisions of college around the manovic and Chris Akwaja country and invited 70 players led the ’Cats to the postto participate in the 2011 comseason and a second CHRIS AKWAJA bine, said Frank MacDonald, consecutive bid to the men’s soccer Sounders FC communications National Collegiate Athletic director. Association tournament in During the three-day combine, Celosmanovic the fall. Akwaja, a midfielder from Orlu, Nigeria, will participated in mock-matches everyday for about be making his way into the professional ranks 60 minutes per match. Each player at the combine was able to be on the field for at least half of overseas. Akwaja participated in the Earthquakes com- every match. “I felt pretty good after the combine,” he said. bine, where he felt he did well enough to get “The head coach knew my name and felt that recognized, he said. He took an offer to travel to San Diego to something might come of it.” The Sounders may have passed on him in the another combine through a professional agency MLS SuperDraft and Suppleto display his talents in front mental Draft five days later, of various clubs. Akwaja but they still want to keep impressed a club from Turan eye on him as he develkey, PSC International, and I just want to get my foot ops, Celosmanovic said. will be traveling there to in somewhere. Get my After the draft, Celoscontinue playing soccer. manovic received a call “It has always been my feet wet in the pros. from the Charleston Batdream to play overseas,” tery, a club in the United he said. “Now I get to make Soccer League that was very that a reality.” interested in having the Celosmanovic, the forFERID CELLSMANOVIC 5-foot-11-inch forward join ward from Brcko, Bosnia, men’s soccer the team. finished his collegiate career The coach of the Battery, Mike Anhaeuser, at Chico State with a spot on the All-American team, following his first team honors last sea- talked with Celosmanovic about joining the son. He became the second player to be named team, told him he didn’t need to see him play to the All-American team twice in the program’s and that he will be invited to camp in February, Celosmanovic said. history. There are plenty of good players in the In one of his last games wearing cardinal and white, coaches from the Seattle Sounders FC rec- United Soccer League that go onto the MLS, ognized Celosmanovic’s potential and invited and Celosmanovic thinks he will do well in him to their annual collegiate combine held in Charleston, he said. “I just want to get my foot in somewhere,” December in Las Vegas. Before getting a chance to play in front he said, “get my feet wet in the pros.” of the Sounders FC, Celosmanovic received another invitation from the San Jose Earth- Andrew Delgado can be reached at quakes to attend their combine with his former adelgado@theorion.com Andrew Delgado
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OVERSEAS Former men’s soccer forward Chris Akwaja gets to live his dream of playing soccer overseas when he travels to Turkey to play with the international soccer club, PSC International.
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IT’S ELECTRIFYING Steve Aoki performs in Chico o for the first time and rocks the crowd at the Senatorr Theatre with his high-energy set and impromptu food throwing. th hro r wing g. E
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Chico got an electric visit this weekend from someone not afraid to toss his salad at the crowd. Or his sparklingwine or cranberry juice, for that matter. Steve Aoki, along with his MacBook Pro and a few of his friends, is taking Northern California for an electronic ride on his Deadmeat North American Tour, which stopped in town Sunday at the Senator Theatre. Following Canadian dubstep artist Datsik and the French quartet Dirtyphonics, Aoki
played some of his greatest hits while promoting tracks from his new album “Wonderland.” Butte College student Dijon Hall was one of the fans in attendance. “I like how Steve Aoki is always going high and always brings tons of new music to the table with a lot of different artists,” he said. Together, these electronic dance music gurus are sparking up venues across North America. Dirtyphonics were first on stage, sampling from bands like Skrillex while mixing, chopping and piecing together sounds from all over the
electronic music spectrum on their music production center machines. “I think a lot of people do get rowdy, but it’s because they love the music,” Hall said. “I feel like it’s a safe environment for the most part.” Attendees ranged from partially dressed ravers to light show performers. Light-up goggles, glow in the dark wristbands and drinks accentuated the party environment quickly as the dance floor became a sea of flashing lights. Once the crowd was warmed up, it was time for Datsik to take the stage and show how his own brand of dubstep
keeps up with the ever-changing genre. With a rhythm that got the crowd going, followed by the dubstep fan’s coveted bass drop after a trance-inducing loop, Datsik won over the energetic Chico crowd. Damon Ball, another audience member from Butte College, looked for a faster pace, he said. “He’s trying to get with the younger audience, and he’s starting to pick up the pace,” he said. “He’s getting more upbeat with it but keeping the style that he still has. I just hope it picks up more.” With the clock running >> please see DJ SHOW | C4
Ink me up, Scotty Some people carry around pictures of loved ones in their wallets, while others compile scrapbooks filled with unforgettable memories. I instead have ink on my skin. Permanent, never-goingto-wash-off-no-matter-howhard-anyone-tries, ink. I got my first tattoo when I was 15 or so, as an act of rebellion. Now more than 10 years later, I have become incredibly particular about what goes on my skin. To me, it’s not about getting something that looks cute or shows off how classy or badass I am. Instead, it’s a constant reminder of something, someone or some point in time that means a great deal to me. I am my very own walking scrapbook. And if my body is to serve as the book upon which these pictures are spread, then I guess that would make my tattoo artist the photographer. I say “my artist” because I’ve been going to the same artist for years, and he has done nine of my 15 tattoos. He is the only artist I will allow to put any fresh ink on my skin and the only one whose input I trust. Over the years I’ve seen many confused looks on his face as I explain what it is I want, but he has grown to know my style and can justifiably incorporate new pieces into the ones I already have. Even though he is now 600 miles away from me, I won’t let anyone else tattoo me. It might seem silly to some, but I just see it as letting him finish his work. I’ve had family members and friends tell me to stop before I look like a dictionary or a map, but I’m a glass-half-full kinda girl, and when I look at the ratio of bare skin to inked, I think, “Eh, another won’t hurt.” Besides, who likes going through a scrapbook and finding empty pages? I always feel sort of cheated when I go through a scrapbook and find empty pages. It’s like someone took out the pictures because they didn’t want to share. I’m not in a race with anyone to see who can get the most tattoos first or even remotely interested in what people think of me when they see the ink on my flesh. I just want to carry a piece of something or someone special with me wherever I go. Sure, I can carry a picture with me just as easily but somehow the fact that I have a permanent addition to my body makes it that much more personal and a little more endearing. The phrase “wear your heart on your sleeve” usually means to bare all emotions to the world without holding back. The memories I carry with me, on my arms and body, are my way of doing just that — wearing my heart on my sleeve — in a more creative and colorful way. Jen Moreno can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com
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The third installment of the San Diego based sisters, Katie and Kristi, who have been haunted by invisible, demonic entities goes back to the days of their childhood to see when and how it all began. The sisters experience some the same unexplained activity as kids as they did much later in life, but this time with the addition of Kristi’s invisible friend, Toby. Got something you need to study for and worried you’ll crash around midnight or after your snacks are gone? Watch this and you’ll be sure to stay up all night.
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FLYING HIGH The Peking Acrobats take over the stage at Laxson Auditorium for an amazing test of skill, flexibility and strength. The loud, vibrant colors of the set matched the high energy the performers tumbled across the stage with on Wednesday.
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Sometimes after so many fast food runs or biology cram sessions your brain begins to turn to mush and everything you say doesn’t seem to make sense.
Extravagant costumes, high-flying stunts and daring maneuvers were just small parts of the dazzling routines put on by the Peking Acrobats from China last Wednesday. Presented by Chico Performances, the show brought numerous attendees to Laxson Auditorium in anticipation of the night’s amazing athletic routines. A long, pink curtain was draped from ceiling to floor, and as the lights dimmed, the performers tumbled out from both sides of the stage. Two poles were positioned parallel to each other as acrobats took turns climbing to the top, showing strength and precision as they held on with one hand and balanced their bodies in horizontal poses. “It’s the time of the year when I feel I haven’t done enough stretching,” said Dan DeWayne, director of University Public Events and Chico Performances. Moving into a slower act, female acrobats emerged holding umbrellas. The main performer lay reclined on a It’s the chair with her legs in the air time of to show impressive footwork the year as her feet danced with the umbrella. when I feel At one point she balanced I haven’t several umbrellas in a footdone juggling act, tossing an enough umbrella into the air with one foot and catching it with stretching. the other. Flexibility was taken to DAN DEWAYNE a new level as the next two performers showed extreme Director of University Public Events strength and elasticity. Mary Burke, an usher at the performance, enjoyed the show and found the acrobats talented and the music authentic, she said. Transitioning into a second slower piece, female acrobats emerged from the wings of the stage holding several spinning plates, each stacked on a thin stick. The performers handled the towering plates with such ease that it was as if they were each dancing with a bouquet of balloons. Another performer balanced multiple drink trays on her face while climbing a ladder and twirling ribbons. Aerial acrobatics, juggling and wirewalking were all parts of the suspenseful, fast-paced and sometimes comedic show. In the second half, the famous Chinese lion dance was performed. With vibrant colors, the acrobats pranced around in lion costumes with large gold-faced masks. Loud music complemented the bold colors and strong movements as some lions leaped across the stage and others simultaneously balanced on a giant red and gold ball. “It was upbeat and thrilling,” Burke said. “It just kept on getting better and better throughout the night.” The last two acts had audience members on the edges of their seats as one performer stacked seven chairs on top of each other, with the bottom chair solely supported by four sparkling-wine bottles. He then strategically climbed each chair to the top and executed multiple stunts, including a one-handed handstand on the top chair. Audience members stood and cheered as they stretched their necks upward toward the ceiling in amazement. Chico resident John Neal loved the entire show, he said. “The chair act was just insane,” he said. The troupe ended the show with a human pyramid feat that concluded with the entire cast balancing atop a single fast-moving bicycle.
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That’s where this game comes in. Based on the novel of the same name, Scarygirl is the story of a young girl who was abandoned and then raised by an octopus and now she lives in a tree house. There are seven worlds to explore, with three levels each with game play coming in around six hours and lots of objects to go back for if you’d like to extend your playing time.
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“Man On A Ledge” - In Theaters Friday
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Angel Huracha STAFF WRITER
down, only to discover that this man may have something else up his sleeve. Elizabeth Banks also stars in this film.
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If you were to gather a cluster of Chico State students and ask them to create a survival playlist to help them get through the first week of the semester, the outcome would not be pretty. It would probably sound like a meeting at an insane asylum with perhaps a title like “Pills, Thrills and Bellyaching.” As winter break comes to a close, we are dragged back to the place where we learn how to succeed in life and how to do a perfect keg stand. Our brains cells may still be in hibernation mode but that doesn’t mean we have to drag ourselves across campus as sluggishly as the snails that have come out with all this fresh rain. Here are a few tracks to get you through the first week of classes.
Fans of the series have long awaited to see their favorite characters go on ridiculously funny and sometimes dangerous bounty chases and make that leap from print to film.
Coldplay — “Paradise” A great song to help you get ready in the morning as you transition from dreaming about something as silly as elephants on unicycles to the reality of fighting for an empty parking space and having to crack open a book.
Rihanna — “We Found Love” Winter break may have only been five weeks but that’s more than plenty of time to have found someone to cuddle with to ward off the cold nights. Bump this whenever you need an instant boost of energy in between classes, just try not to dance on any desks. Lana Del Rey — “Born To Die” The selfproclaimed “gangster Nancy Sinatra” might have disastrously bombed on “Saturday Night Live,” but she was better than every other skit that night that did not include Kristen Wiig. Listen to this anytime you need to remind yourself that you will recover after bombing that test and still be just as awesome as you were before. The Shins — “Simple Song” An exceptional guitar jingle that proves The Shins’ five-year absence was far too long of a break. A great wake-up call in the morning, play it as you gear up to face that bike traffic on campus. Lead singer James Mercer’s jubilant playground voice blends well with the band’s light guitar riffs and heavy drums. Azealia Banks — “212” A mischievous, quick-witted track filled with filth
that involves the heavy use of cunnilingus. Banks’ risqué lyrics, the sassy, chatty build-up and cartoon rage make this track something anyone can bounce around to. Santigold — “Big Mouth” Calling out all the trash-talkers with a massive staple gun beat and a highly addictive chorus, Santigold makes a triumphant return. It’s loud enough to keep you from dozing off while looking over the countless syllabi you’ll be receiving this week. Drake featuring Lil Wayne — “The Motto” Headed by the current leader of the hip-hop game and his boss Tunechi, this is most likely the record students will be bobbing their heads to come Friday night. Au Palais — “Tender Mercy” If we had opening credits as we got out of bed every morning, this would be the record playing as they rolled. With a Goth-pop sound that shimmers with soaring vocals, the duo provides enough charm to get you closer to the shower and further away from hitting the snooze button. Angel Huracha can be reached at ahuracha@theorion.com
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Bird’s nest pendant Leila Rodriguez GUEST COLUMNIST
From a bird’s eye view, life is breezy. A nestling’s home of messy twigs and branches can translate into eye-catching jewelry, and you don’t have to venture long distances to create this piece or pay $35 on Etsy to own one. This bird’s nest pendant will be ready to be worn with supplies found at any hardware store and a few simple steps. There are many variations for this piece of jewelry, which leaves plenty of room to customize individual styles. Leila Rodriguez can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com
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String three beads on the wire.
Create a small triangle with the beads.
Secure each bead by wrapping the wire around, creating a circle.
Continue wrapping the wire around until you have a nest of desired size. (Making the wire uneven or messy makes the necklace look more like a bird’s nest.)
CUSTOMIZED GIFTS [left] When you’ve completed your project you can keep it for yourself or give it to a friend as a one-of-a-kind gift. If you’d like to share pendants you can make two of the same style and show everyone that birds of a feather, flock together. [below] Any kinds of beads can be used for your “eggs.” Feel free to be as creative as you want.
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Enclose the end of the wire anywhere in your nest, securing its loop and placing it out of touch to avoid pricking a finger.
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Finish by stringing the necklace chain through the loop. Source: Craftgawker.com
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Play offers advice for audience on humor, death, cellphones Paige Fuentes CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW [above] “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” stars Autumn Jay as Mrs. Gottlieb [left], Bill Saporito as Gordon’s brother [center] and Keilana Decker as Jean. [right] Jean answers the dead man Gordon’s ringing phone. [below] Jean ponders what should have been a simple dinner of lobster bisque.
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The Blue Room Theatre‘s latest production of “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” has come to Chico, along with laughs and several unexpected turns in the plot. The Blue Room Theatre’s cast has brought playwright Sarah Ruhl’s words to life under the direction of Brad Moniz. Mrs. Gottlieb, played by Autumn Jay, had wise words for the audience. “There are three sacred places where there should be no cellphone ringing: the church, the theater and the shitter,” she said. When a phone began ringing in the first scene, audience members looked around at their neighbors, briefly trying to figure out who had left their phone on. It wasn’t until the third ring when it became obvious the show had started. As the main character, Jean, played by Keilana Decker,
answers a dead man’s incessantly ringing cellphone, her life vastly changes over a bowl of lobster bisque. She finds romance, adventure and even faces death herself as she learns that “life is for the living.” From the front row, all of Decker’s slight glances and twitches that contributed to her already zany character can be observed. The dead man’s mistress, played by Lauren O’Connor, is no stranger to the theater scene in Chico, but this is her first time in a Blue Room Theatre production. Although the audience may have been intimate in size, each group has been very interactive and involved in the show, O’Connor said. Marisa Reyna came out to see the show Saturday night with a friend. “It delivered not only on the humor, but it faced serious issues surrounding death and love, too,” she said.
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She was even surprised by the presence of When: Fridays strobe lights and Saturdays in one scene. until Feb. 4 at “I wasn’t 7:30 p.m. expecting much of Where: Blue what I saw Room Theatre tonight,” Cost: $10 Reyna said. student Tickets are $8 for children under 12, while general admission is $15 and $10 for students. The show runs until Feb. 4 on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with an actor’s benefit show this Sunday. If you check out the show, don’t forget to turn off your cellphone, as phones are forbidden in the theater, church and the shitter. Paige Fuentes can be reached at pfuentes@theorion.com
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PHOTOS BY • BIN HU
FLASHBACK [above] Chico band Decades takes LaSalles through a musical time machine as they play classics from each decade. [left] Drummer Billy DiBono jams out during one of two sets played on Friday.
Old classics get makeover, new spin on airplay Kevin Crittenden STAFF WRITER
On a cold and rainy Friday night, Decades, a Chico cover band, brought life to LaSalles by invoking a broad spectrum of vibes ranging from those of Johnny Cash to Lady Gaga. Will Watje is the band’s guitarist and he also plays for Wicked Honey, a local rock band. Cover bands play hits from bygone years while infusing the music with their own style. Decades, which formed about a year ago, came together through the music department at Chico State and has played shows in various venues from San Francisco to Nevada. The band performed a variety of classics dating as far back as the ’50s with high energy and charming vocals from Andrea Desmond and Samantha Francis.
Watje and bass player Tobias Brooks contributed vocal depth to the collective sound, and Watje even traded his guitar for a saxophone during the set. Sonoma State graduate
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Josh Lamb came to LaSalles to catch up with some of his fraternity brothers. “The band is OK, kind of an old sound,” he said. “New is better.” Fortunately, cover bands
have the advantage of being capable shape-shifters that can transform by degrees limited only by musical ability. By 11 p.m., the crowd, which had grown into existence from a meager start, were digging the old sounds and dancing around to “Tainted Love.” This song is no stranger to cover bands, as it was originally recorded in 1965 but gained fame and popularity after Soft Cell put their spin
on it in the ’80s. Decades had something for everyone in the audience, from those old enough to have seen The Beatles in their prime to the college-aged crowd that probably couldn’t name half of the songs. The band wrapped up their second set with newer songs like MGMT’s “Electric Feel” and Cee Lo Green’s “Forget You.” Drummer Billy DiBono
thinks there are a few things that set Decades apart from other cover bands, he said. “We’re younger,” DiBono said. “We play with more energy.” Musicians should be able to infuse the audience with the energy of their medium. Drawing upon the past, cover bands like Decades help people rediscover great music. Kevin Crittenden can be reached at kcrittenden@theorion.com
SPIN ME RIGHT ROUND Canadian dubstep artist, Datsik, performs Sunday night at the Senator as part of Steve Aoki’s DeadMeat North American tour.
STAFF COMMENTARY
Cultural events: opportunities to learn or reasons to cringe, check your wallet Miguel Rocha STAFF WRITER
Students had a wide range of events offered to them last semester, including plays, music, guest speakers, family shows, concerts and even comedy. I attended and wrote about a couple of Laxson Auditorium’s events and would have guessed students would be the ones filling the front rows, but I had a hard time locating many of my fellow classmates. One of the common reasons students don’t attend events is familiarity, or lack thereof, with the artist, said Dan DeWayne, director of University Public Events, in an email interview. I have to agree. I think students are sometimes scared off by an event description that has to do with listening to a guest speaker or lecture. Students want to escape that atmosphere for a while. They want to see something that will take their minds away from the classroom. My guess is that they would be more inclined to go to a good concert instead, something similar to the Steve Aoki show this weekend. For those who enjoy the creativity of movement, there’s Keeping Dance Alive, an eclectic dance concert coming up in April. People looking for illusion inspired by light should try the Theater of Light show in February.
However, mandatory attendance, willingness and the resources required to attend an event can sometimes be issues. I remember when it was a general education class requirement to attend four cultural events. I didn’t like it one bit, and I have heard from several other students who were also less then happy with MORE the requirement. EVENTS The sad part was that students had For more to pay to attend information the events. To me, on upcoming that seems like we events check are being forced the Daily to pay for a grade. Dose on C5. Although students get a small discount, the tickets for certain events are still kind of pricey. C’mon, it’s college. I think I managed to go to four events that were free. And I never regretted going, because I always left with a good feeling and a smile. So if the free events were good, then the paid ones have to be even better. Chico Performances, responsible for the events at Laxson Auditorium, brings some of the finest artists from all different genres, DeWayne said. With 39 events last semester, the musical performances were the leaders when it came to attendance. The comedic performances of Steven Wright and “Whose Live Anyway?” attracted more than 100
students, DeWayne said. So did the Creole Choir of Cuba and Kings of Salsa. Chico Performances usually counts more than 100 students at most events, he said. But I think 100 students still isn’t enough. Attendance should be higher. There needs to be more events our generation can relate to. Music is kept on the calendar, but maybe a few more comedy events should be booked, because they received a large response from students. Incorporating some Chico State student performances may possibly be a good idea. We have great student bands, talented performers and plenty of jokesters, all eager to show their work. I don’t want to leave the educational or informational events out completely, but those are presentations that students get enough of in the classroom. The few times I have been to a Chico Performances event, I have attended without any expectations. In the end, I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the performance and had an overall good time. “I think the arts provide a wonderful way to experience ideas, cultures, diversity and other points of view that are essential to the learning process of helping us understand and accept each other,” DeWayne said. Miguel Rocha can be reached at mrocha@theorion.com
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into the midnight cut-off time, Aoki wasted no time taking the stage, jumping, running and surfing on the crowd in an inflatable boat. “This is our first time in Chico and we’re sold out,” Aoki said. “Chico, show me a good time.” Taking helm of the inflatable boats, the drunken sailor armed himself with a camera and jumped into the crowd, successfully riding the wave to the pit of The Senator and back onstage. With ample time between songs, Aoki dove into the crowd from every angle of the stage. As he played song after song from his computer and the blinding, neon stage lit the crazed crowd, he kept things going by spraying his fans with sparkling-wine, cranberry juice, energy drinks and water.
This wasn’t enough to satiate the crowd in his eyes, however, and he reached for a huge bowl of salad and dumped it on the crowd, making sure to hold on to the glass bowl as he emptied every last crouton. After abruptly wining and dining his audience, Aoki couldn’t take it upon himself to let the crowd go without dessert. He pulled out a cake and tossed piece after piece into the crowd until the entire thing was gone. Aoki finished the show with an encore before fans left the Senator sticky and smelly, ready for the week ahead after their night of dinner and a show with a crazed DJ. Juan Mejia can be reached at jmejia@theorion.com
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San Diego-based Sublime tribute band 40 oz To Freedom comes to Chico and performs with guests Boss 501 .
The opening reception for Coming Home: Ishi’s Long Journey.
Reception for Chen Carmi’s exhibit, “The Portraits of,” with an artist’s talk at 6 p.m. p
Poor Man’s Whiskey 7:30 p.m. @ El Rey Theatre $12 advance 21+ w/ID Special guests Swamp Zen open for Poor Man’s Whiskey.
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Chico Winter Dance Party 7:30 p.m @ Chico Women’s Club $12 advance A full night of dancing is going down. Featured artists include Wolf Thump, Fruition and Soul Union.
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7:30 p.m. @ Blue Room Theatre $10 student
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. @ University Art Gallery, Taylor Hall Room 111 Free
An actor’s benefit for the fresh and witty comedy about one stranger’s inability to answer his cell phone at dinner.
First Annual Karaoke Competition 9:30 p.m @ The Maltese Free
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Table Tennis Club 7 to 10 p.m. @ Neighborhood Church $4/night or $10/ month
In conjunction with the Janet Turner Print Gallery, the University Art Gallery presents a juried exhibition of prints by contemporary national and international artists.
Dirty Filthy Mugs 8 p.m. @ Monstros Pizza $5 Dirty Filthy Mugs, Season of the Witch and Ryan Davidson come together for a night of good old-fashioned punk rock.
Sad Bastards 9 p.m. @ LaSalles Free 21+
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International Guitar Night 7:30 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $18 student International guitarists Lulo Reinhardt, Adrian Legg, Marco Pereira and Brian Gore come together for a night of anything from upbeat gypsy swing to hot fire electric performances guaranteed to enthrall all ages.
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DJ Battle 9 p.m. @ LaSalles $7 The Chico Scene presents a DJ battle in which five DJs will spin the night away and only one will be the crowned winner.
Surrogate with The Make, Sad Bastards and Ben Tietz.
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La Fin du Monde 8 p.m. @ Cafe Coda $12 Wolves in the Throne Room, La Fin du Monde and Teeph perform.
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Free Energy Healings 1 to 4 p.m. @ Shalom Free Clinic Free Healings performed by Margaret of Age of Aquarius and students and graduates of the One Year Program.
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Trapt alongside special guests A Holy Ghost Revival and Esoteric.
9:30 p.m. @ Duff y’s Tavern $5 21+
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A Tribute to Little Walter 7:30 p.m. @ Sierra Nevada Big Room $30 A can’t-miss show featuring five world class harp players: Little Charlie Baty, Charlie Musselwhite, Curtis Salgado, Sugar Ray Norcia and Billy Boy Arnold.
Mike Coykendall, Carlos Forster and Miracle Mile.
STAFF FAVORITES >> TRILOGY The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy— Created by satirist Douglas Adams, “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” is known as the longest trilogy in existence, because it contains six books. This irreverent series follows the adventures of the last two earthlings and their intergalactic pals. Don’t panic.
The Dark Knight Trilogy— Even though the third movie hasn’t been released yet, the first two will forever stand as the definitive re-imagining of my favorite superhero. My love for these movies is so extreme that I would throw down with the Joker just to see the third installment.
Lord of the Rings— I have to admit that I am nowhere near as big a fan as so many others when it comes to the LOTR trilogy, but I must say that never have I been so anxious and excited as when these movies came out. I may not know where Middle Earth is but boy, can i watch these movies over and over and be glued to the edge of my seat each time.
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BODY ART
Ben Mullin M F E AT U R E S E D I T O R
PRESSING ISSUE Piercing guns, unsanitary conditions and low-quality implants can all lead to complications, including soreness and infection.
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Experts answer piercing questions Stephanie Geske STAFF WRITER
Helix: Any piercing on the outer ear rim.
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or students away from home and free from parental reign for the fi rst time, piercings or tattoos can seem like ways to assert individuality or maturity. But some botched jobs can ruin the fun of having this work done, so here are a few things to keep in mind. Safety first The easiest way to ensure a safe piercing is to go to a clean shop, said Chris Pollok, a body piercer at Red Room Tattoo. Ask questions about how they sterilize equipment. If they can’t come up with answers to basic questions, that’s a problem. When going in to get a piercing, a customer should witness the piercer opening sterile packages with gloves, said Stephanie Ditty, a body piercer at Sacred Art Tattoo. “Everything I do, every tool I use is in its own separate bag and I open it in front of the customer,” she said. The cleanliness of the shop and the attitudes of people PIERCING CARE who work there are Wash hands important, before touching Pollok said. your piercing. “Trust your Piercings should instincts,” be cleaned daily he said. with a non-iodized sea salt mixture.
Know your jewelry Piercings using Never use hydrospecific or gen peroxide, low-quality Neosporin, harsh metals can soaps or piercedcause allerear solutions. gic reactions, said Amber Source: Red Room Tattoo Delaney, body piercer at Victory Tattoo. Shops should be using implant-grade steel, and jewelry that isn’t up to quality can be identified by a gray, dull look or shininess that fades over time. Most of the population is allergic to nickel and many are allergic to silver, so those metals should not be used for a piercing, Delaney said. Piercing gauges, which determine the size of the needle and are used to make the hole, are also important, Delaney said. For high-contact areas such as the lip and tongue, body piercers typically use 16-gauge piercings, which is equivalent to onesixteenth of an inch. Any smaller than that and the rings run the risk of snagging and tearing out. Dry gently with gauze and tissues.
Piercing guns Potentially dangerous piercings aren’t limited to shops skimping on
jewelry. They extend SAFE BODY to methods that seem ART ACT: safe to mothers and children, according This new to the Association of state law will Professional Pierc- go into effect ers. Piercing guns July 1. The are still used at law will hold these requirestores like Claire’s, ments for even though they body artists: were originally created to tag the ears of Register with dairy cows. Most of the local the employees who enforcedo these piercings ment agency for $32 aren’t certified. “You can’t sterilize guns,” Pollok said. Annual inspection “The gun breaks the by the local skin and causes fluid enforcement on a microscopic agency level to spray over it, and all they do is Minimum wipe it down and use facility requirements it on the next kid.” With a piercing to assure gun, it’s the jewelry proper that’s making the hygiene piercing, he said. The Evidence blunt force causes from each trauma to the tis- practitioner sue, which leads of current to scarring. Hepatitis B Jennifer Rene, vaccination a junior business information sys- Bloodbornetems major, still pathogen remembers the pain training for every body art of having her ears practitioner pierced with a piercing gun at age 4. She was excited until she felt the first punch in her ear, she said. “My brother had to get me and nail me to the chair so I could get my second piercing,” she said.
Industrial: A bar that runs all the way across the top of the ear.
Rook: A piercing through the thick fold of cartilage just above the daith. Daith: A piercing in the fold of cartilage closest to the ear canal. Tragus: A piercing in the fold of cartilage pointing away from the ear canal.
Earl: A horizontal piercing across the bridge of the nose.
Tongue: A vertical piercing of the tongue from the underside to exit the surface of the tongue.
Septum: A piercing of the cartilage between the nostrils.
Snake bites: two lip piercings, one on either side of the lip.
Infection misconception Infection is a word that’s thrown around a lot for recently made, tender piercings, but it’s not always accurate, Delaney said. Redness around a new piercing is normal, and it can take four months after an ear cartilage is pierced for it to stop feeling sore. Although there are risks to being pierced, many piercers go through a two-year apprenticeship, Ditty said. “There are standards that people have to abide by,” she said.
Spider bite: Two lip piercings on one side of the lower lip.
Nipple: A piercing through the base of the nipple.
Belly button: A piercing through the top of the navel, with one end of the bar sitting inside the navel.
Prince Albert: A piercing of the underside of the urethra.
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Cave dweller My girlfriend constantly tells me I live under a rock, but I’m proud of it. My apartment’s a disaster area on the best days. Onemonth-old deli ham sat on the counter for days before I finally whisked it away. My Christmas tree still stands defiantly against all laws of biology, common sense and good taste. But that’s not what she’s talking about. No, my days as a rockdwelling crustacean began one day over Facebook when we were discussing some person named Kim Kardashian. You may have heard of her. I hadn’t, though. Her last name struck a vague chord with me as perhaps belonging to some kind of automobile-superhero hybrid I’d read about in a comic book, but that was it. After being teased for not keeping up with the Kardashians, I gradually discovered there were other areas of modern pop culture I had no idea existed. I delved into Wikipedia and gave myself a thorough education on Taylor Swift’s tangled love life and scrolled through Netflix to see what I was missing. Maybe this happens to everyone when they start sharing their life — and brain — with someone else, but I gradually began to realize that I know next to nothing about modern pop culture. When someone references “Parenthood,” I draw a blank. The context sometimes helps, but more and more I’m beginning to believe that too much context is the problem. With widespread use of the Internet, pop culture has become infi nite and accessible all at the same time. “Staying in the know” is about as demanding as a full-time job: scrolling through gigabytes of MP3s, watching hours and hours of shows and scrolling through 4Chan to fi nd the latest memes. It used to be that everyone spoke a common language, derived from a few TV shows, novels and radio programs. Nowadays, all of us seem to know more and more about less and less. Here at Chico State, all of us have picked a specific, fragmented field of study that we spend most of our waking hours struggling to perfect. But what’s less apparent is that we do the same thing when we go home and boot up the computer. With the advent of the Internet, keeping up with the Kardashians — and the rest of humanity — has become both easier and overwhelmingly difficult. So if you’re teased about living under a rock, don’t worry, it’s not a bad thing. There’s plenty of room under here for you. And we don’t judge.
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Sex at the parents’ house I never realized how much noise I make during sex until I tried to do it quietly — with my parents in the next room. During the break a lot of us are forced to feel some unfortunate separation anxiety from our sex lives. Going without is not an option for me or many others, but with so many obstacles like siblings, parents and squeaky, antique mattresses in neverused spare bedrooms, horny couples are often left frustrated. First there’s the issue of sleeping arrangements. If you’re a male, your parents probably don’t care that much if your girlfriend spends the night in your bedroom. If you’re a female, there’s probably going to be more of a discussion. Access to the bedroom at night only gets you so far though. Even the sturdiest of bed frames is going to squeak a little when you’re getting it on like you haven’t seen each other in weeks, and God forbid someone else in the house needs a glass of water in the middle of the night. With this dilemma, however, comes a surprising bonus: trying to keep quiet keeps the sex way hot, and the risk of getting caught adds the perfect amount of spice. Of course, if you do get caught, trust me when I say that recovery will not come easy. There’s nothing quite like eating breakfast across from your mother the next morning after she’s seen both of you naked. Sneaking a quickie while the folks are out is sure to satisfy the basic need but it’s tricky. A good friend of mine accidentally, shall we say, “shot” his girlfriend in the face when she hurried to finish him off when they discovered her mom returned from the grocery store sooner than expected. If you’ve ever rushed to get your clothes back on the second you heard the key in the door then you can attest to the extreme discomfort of bunched-up undies or the embarrassment of a backward T-shirt. Then there’s the awkward moment when that one wacky relative actually asks about the sex they assume you’re having. For instance, when your boyfriend’s mom wants to know if you’re on the birth control pill or your crazy grandmother asks you about “what he’s packin’.” Neither circumstance is terribly pleasant, and I’m here to tell you that no matter who is asking, do not be afraid to point out that it is absolutely none of their business. Siblings can fortunately be slightly easier to manage, especially when the future of their allowance dollars rests in your sex-starved hands. I recommend becoming skilled in the art of bribery. If there’s no way around the relatives, you can always “go for a drive.” While car sex is slightly uncomfortable and reminiscent of high school hormone rushes, it gets the job done. Just make sure you don’t leave the condoms in the backseat. Trips home for the holidays are about family, friends, food, errands and all manner of responsibilities to fulfill, but we all have needs. If you’re fortunate enough to have the opportunity to expose your partner to your home life, don’t let anything get in the way of your muchneeded nookie. Lexi Brister can be reached at sexcolumnist@theorion.com
Brittany Comas STAFF WRITER
ACROBATICS CLUB The club meets Mondays from 9-10 p.m. and Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8-10 p.m.
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RECESS Four members of the Chico State Acrobatics Club link hands and feet to form a human pretzel.
FOR MORE DARING STUNTS Check out the Peking Acrobats’ visit to Laxson Auditorium on C2.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, come one, come all to the greatest, most dazzling acrobatics show on campus. Members of the Chico State Acrobatics Club stack their bodies atop one another and hold each other up to create visually intriguing poses, much like the popular Cirque Du Soleil shows. Created in 2010, this club hosts its practices in Acker Gym three times a week so members can gain proficiency in basic acrobatic moves. The club is more recreational than competitive, and not everyone is required to attend every practice, club president Greg Panero said. “It’s a really relaxed and friendly environment,” he said. Each meeting begins with a group stretch and freestyle warm-ups. Club coach Makaela Bogowitz has the group do these warm-ups for basic skill development, she said. A game called “Chicken Hen House” is then played. The group forms a circle and runs around until an acrobatics position is called aloud. Members then run to form that position with a partner. In the past, the club has performed in a talent show at the Chico Women’s Club and has even performed with independent design company Chikoko for a fashion show. When there is an upcoming performance, routines are made and everyone performing is required to attend each practice, Bogowitz said. The club is always open to new members, and there isn’t a body type requirement or experience needed, Panero said. The club caters to every type of person and always practices safe techniques. Bogowitz finds the most rewarding feeling to be watching a club member struggle with a particularly difficult move before finally succeeding thanks to coaching, she said. “There’s nothing in the world like coaching,” she said. Acrobatics has inspired Matt McBride, club member and senior project management major, to accomplish feats he didn’t know were possible, he said. “It’s a great feeling,” he said. “You see stuff you don’t think you’ll be able to do and you do it.” Brittany Comas can be reached at bcomas@theorion.com
Paperbacks still hold weight for some Michaela Boggan STAFF WRITER
This semester, Chico State junior criminal justice major Sarah Peabody has decided to purchase an e-book for the first time. “It’s going to be nice not having to carry another 600-page book in my bag,” Peabody said. Since e-books were introduced in 2008, the Chico State Wildcat Store has had a gradual increase in the purchase of them compared to books each year, said Linda Riggins, a staff member at the Wildcat Store. The store carries 3,000 paper-book titles and 300 e-books, 250 of which are paired with the paper versions, Riggins said. Keeping up with the trends is important, which is why the Wildcat Store provides an e-book for every book they carry with that option, she said. Last semester they only sold 421 copies of the 300 titles offered. Riggins reads three to four books a month but has never been able to finish one on her iPad, iPhone or Amazon Kindle, she said. “There is just something special about being able to carry a book and open it anywhere,” Riggins said. There is no doubt the new generation of students is going to have an easier time choosing e-books over books, because they are growing up in a more virtual world, she said. Peabody describes herself as being between the generation of digital and print books and can’t envision herself buying an e-book for pleasure reading, she said. She enjoys feeling like she is going through the story as she flips the pages, while she thinks an e-book would lack the physical connection between her and the story.
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PRINTING PRESSED Emily Roberts, Wildcat Store text assistant and a communications sciences and disorders major, holds and compares the weight of a hardcover textbook to its digital counterpart. The Wildcat Store has seen a progressive increase in e-book sales in the last four years. “People who love to read will always rather read out of a book,” Peabody said. Josh Mills, manager of The Bookstore at 118 Main St., has been working there for 21 years and loves his job, he said. Every day Mills finds something interesting or learns something new while reading a passage out of one of the many used books the store carries, he said. Reading a book is an experience all the way from the aesthetics and the smell to the history that lies inside. “Until every book that was ever made is
offered as an e-book, I don’t personally see it as a challenge,” Mills said. Over the years Mills has seen many of his customers stay loyal to books, even though some have fallen into temptation and tried an e-book, he said. “It’s definitely a person’s personal preference, but I know that I would never want to read a book from a screen,” Mills said. Michaela Boggan can be contacted at mboggan@theorion.com
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March 25, 2005, Vol. 54, issue 8 “Registration may be baffling after course numbers shuffle” In 2005, a new class numbering system that confused many students was introduced. Before the switch, class numbers began at “1” for the lowest-level classes and were numbered upward. Chico State currently starts undergraduates at 100-level classes, with two-digit courses designated as remedial. Campus officials thought the original numbering system beginning at “1” was a good fit, but the system wasn’t able to tell administrators which students had completed which level classes. This turned out to be
costly, said Spencer Bolich, director of academic advising. “We just thought it was a good opportunity down the road, but now we’re paying for it,” Bolich said. To help students with the change, the Academic Advising Programs office developed a website that translated class numbers for students, assistant registrar Kathi Hiatt said. She expected students to handle the new changes, she said. “Our students today are very computer-savvy,” she said. There was also a new Portal system put into place by web services coordinator Patrick Berry, who worked on it for almost a year. “We don’t want to frustrate people,” he said. DIGITAL BLACKBOARD Freshman biochemistry major Tyler Guerra navigates Blackboard Learn, Chico State’s new learning software. In spring 2005 and 2012, changes to course systems confused students and faculty.
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The Technology and Learning Program is switching Chico State’s online learning software from Blackboard Vista to Blackboard Learn. The switch was made because Vista was no longer supported online, said Laura Sederberg, manager of the Technology and Learning Program. Twelve pilot faculties were invited to try and choose between “Moodle,” learning software available for free online, and Blackboard Learn, Sederberg said. Blackboard Learn was chosen because faculty liked it better and because it came with technical support that Moodle didn’t have. “That’s how people get confused,” Sederberg said, referring to Moodle.
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“They say it’s free, but it’s like a free puppy.” Even with the decision to go to Blackboard Learn, some faculty members, like Dan Pence, a professor of sociology, are struggling to use the new system. “It’s hard because it’s different, and it’s not intuitive for me and it’s not intuitive for whoever designed it,” Pence said. Despite the drawbacks, faculty members need to learn how to use the new program, because it’s the only one available. “It’s going to be a lot of hand-holding,” he said. -Compiled by Ben Mullin
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Campus Spotlight: Spellbinding novels spread by Potter club THE ORION • KELSEY ELLIS
Senior sociology major Brittany Rubio fell in love with Harry Potter when she bonded with her stepfather over the gift he had given her, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” Rubio went on to read the first, third and fourth books. She waited eagerly for the rest of the series to come out, and she was waiting in line at Barnes and Noble to purchase the books at midnight when they did. “I remember waiting in line, my face planted to the window as they opened the boxes which read on the side, ‘Do not open until this date,’ and I was so excited,” she said. “How many people do you know who would do that?” This led her to resurrect the Chico State Harry Potter Club after it disbanded due to members graduating. The Orion: How did restarting the Harry Potter Club come about? Rubio: It all started when I formed a friendship with Bianca Hernandez while working at the Government Affairs office on campus. It did not take long to notice that we were both big Harry Potter fans, which led us to start the club up again. The Orion: Since the last Harry Potter movie just came out, what does that mean for the club? Rubio: If it wasn’t for the books there would not be a club, so Bianca and I wanted to emphasize that the club is also a literacy club. So now, during this post-Potter era, the club is in search for a new book. The Orion: Is the club planning on hosting any events this semester? Rubio: Yes. So far the club
POTTERHEAD Harry Potter Club President Brittany Rubio holds a Quidditch snitch Christmas ornament that the club made.
CLUB MEETINGS
is planning on having a backto-back “Harry The club will Potter and the meet twice a Deathly Halmonth either lows” movie Wednesdays showing, putat 5:30 p.m. or ting on more Fridays at 5 p.m. Quidditch practices and Members vote on the club’s going to watch Facebook page the movie to decide which “The Woman day meetings in Black.” are held. The Orion: Why the Harry Potter books? Rubio: The book is written from a feminist perspective and the women characters in the book are very strong, level-headed and smart. I was fortunate to have read these books when I was younger, because it showed me that I could accomplish many great things without falling into the norms of our patriarchal society. The Orion: How has the club helped you grow as a person? Rubio: I think I have become more comfortable in my skin, because not only am I proud to be a Harry Potter fan, but I am also proud to be able to lead other Harry Potter fans and show them that they can be involved in things, have a lot of great friends and still be nerds. The Orion: Are there any requirements to be in the club? Rubio: The only one is that you must be awesome. Besides that, everyone is welcomed. - Compiled by Michaela Boggan
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Rebecca Mahan FOOD COLUMNIST
Welcome back Wildcats. I myself have been gone longer than most, having spent the past five months living abroad in Spain, immersing myself in the local culture and sampling the cuisine. One thing I learned in my travels is that changing your diet for the better can actually be very easy. In fact, the key to a healthier you may be sitting in your cabinet at this very moment. For those of you who just opened your cupboard and found nothing but a box of macaroni and cheese and a cobweb, you may need to walk a few blocks to Safeway.
Butter versus olive oil: European dish settles delicious debate The rest of you, move aside the potato chips and Bud Light — I’m looking at you, former roommate — and reach for that greenish goop labeled “olive oil.” Studies show that while olive oil and butter have about the same per-gram calorie count, olive oil is packed with health benefits and butter is one of the least healthy things you can ingest. This seems to be common knowledge along the
Mediterranean coast, where butter is rarely seen at the dinner table. Just two daily tablespoons of olive oil may reduce the risk of coronary heart disease, due to the mono-unsaturated fatty acids, or “good” fats, according to the Food and Drug Administration’s website. To achieve this benefit, olive oil should replace rather than accompany a similar amount of saturated fat, or “bad” fats, such as that found in butter. If you think that sounds too
difficult, consider my personal experience. Much like many Americans, I used butter for everything — as a basic ingredient, a pan-greaser and regularly as a topping itself. In fact, it had never occurred to me how much butter I actually consumed until I went where it wasn’t always readily available. I realized I’d been treating it like a major food group. Fastforward five months and I can promise you I don’t miss it. So for those of you willing to
give it a go, or even for those who still need convincing, try this recipe. It’s a typical Spanish breakfast called pan con tomate. Not only is it positively delicious, it’s also good for just about every part of you, and all of the ingredients can be found at any American grocery store. Enjoy — or as they say in Spain — disfrute. Rebecca Mahan can be reached at foodcolumnist@theorion.com
PAN CON TOMATE
45 minutes
serves 2 TRADITIONAL SNACK
Ingredients
Directions
1/2 baguette, $1.99 per loaf, Safeway 1 large firm, ripe tomato, $1.69 Safeway 1 clove garlic, Safeway 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, $5.99 per 1 fluid ounce, Safeway A pinch of sea salt, if desired, Safeway
gerfood, that is typically served Preheat oven to 350 F. with breakfast in Spain. Start by wrapping a single clove of garlic in some foil and sticking it in source: whatscookingamerica.net the oven while you get all the other ingredients ready. Don’t worry about only take a few minutes — overcooking it. and remove the toasted bread Cut tomato in half and use the and garlic clove together. small spoon to remove most of the Cut the garlic clove in half, seeds and liquid, leaving only the peel it and rub it onto the meat of the tomato. bread. Place the box grater over a large Finally, drizzle the olive bowl and shred the tomato over the oil over the bread, spoon the largest holes in the grater and discard tomato mixture on top and add the skin. THE ORION • REBECCA MAHAN a pinch of salt if desired. Press the spoon into your mixture SIMPLY DELICIOUS Pan con tomate is a heart-healthy dish that The result is a breakfast to remove any excess liquid. It should can be prepared in 45 minutes and serves two people. that’s absent of bad fats, rich in look a bit like salsa. good fats and satisfying enough Cut your baguette in half across to keep you alert until your morning and then again lengthwise, and stick it in along with the garlic. Check often to see classes are over. the oven, on a baking sheet if you prefer, when the bread is toasted — it should
Pan con tomate is a “tapa,” or fin-
Other things you’ll need: Box grater Sharp knife Small spoon Foil Oven or toaster oven
Birding Equipment A pair of binoculars
A hat to protect your head from sunlight.
COURTESY PHOTO • SCOTT HUBER
ROUGHIN’ IT Scott Huber, wildlife enthusiast and Chico State Ecological Reserves Education and Research coordinator, works with Chico State graduate students, Audubon Society members and the state of California to share his love of the outdoors with the community.
Naturalist spreads love of wildlife to graduate students, community Marisela Pulido STAFF WRITER
After biking 12 miles on U.S. Highway 32, Scott Huber and his 14-year-old son, Liam, stopped for a snack. Suddenly, his son, who can recognize 200 birds by sound alone, stopped and cocked his head. “Dad!” he said. “Do you hear that Winter Wren?” Huber, Chico State Ecological Reserves Education and Research coordinator, listened hard and thought he heard the “long, tittering song” of the bird. One-hundred yards later, they discovered the bird, a rare find in Butte County, “singing his heart out” in blackberry brambles. This anecdote, taken from Huber’s blog, is just one example of Huber’s passion for naturalism. Over the river and through the woods, 10 miles east of Chico, Huber makes his office at the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserves, which is home to various species of plants and animals. His workday includes meeting with graduate students working on research projects involving studies of certain species or animals. He has worked with a Chico State graduate student studying the endangered Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs and helped another student trap Band-tailed Pigeons to test them for a disease prevalent among species. While Huber teaches these students, he unexpectedly learns from them as well. “In some cases, I guide them,” he said. “In other cases, they guide me. Oftentimes, they know more about a particular subject than I do.” Maija Glasier-Lawson, an archaeology graduate student who coordinates interns for the outdoor education program, described meeting Huber, her supervisor. “I didn’t really have any idea what to
expect,” she said. “I walked in and was pleasantly suprised that he was very friendly and very on top of his game. Huber’s career choice stemmed from his love for nature and the outdoors, and his passion for nature came from childhood, he said. He grew up studying bugs and lizards. “This is exactly where I want to be, surrounded by 4,000 acres of nature all day long,” he said. Huber has been an outdoorsman for decades. He once walked from the Nevada border to Vina, in Tehama County in the middle of June for five days, following the Lassen Trail, he said. As he was hiking down a ridge along the trail, he grew very thirsty but was able to find a spring with the help of his GPS. He stood for about an hour drinking from the tiny stream. “I drank the water out of the spring and it was heavenly,” Huber said. In the spring and fall, he shares his love for wildlife with elementary school students and hosts field trips to the ecological reserves. Mary Muchowski, the Butte Environmental Council’s Education and Outreach coordinator, has seen Huber’s work firsthand. “He’s good with kids, and he’s got a couple kids,” she said. Huber and his son are both avid bird-watchers, and Liam has sighted many birds despite his young age. “Liam has a larger life list than I have and he’s only 14,” Muchowski said. Huber is passionate about continuing to spread wildlife awareness at Chico State, he said. “I want to share my love of nature with young people,” he said. “It’s not that I expect them to learn, it’s that I hope that they’re inspired to go deeper.”
Facts about birdwatching People who go bird watching are called birders Birders watch birds in their natural habitat There are over 800 species of birds in North America. 51.3 million Americans report that they watch birds, according to a survey by the fish and wildlife service. Romans believed that the flight pattern and sounds of birds could foretell the future.
A birding vest to hold your birding equipment
A field guide to keep track of the birds you spot
Marisela Pulido can be reached at
source: birdwatching.com
mpulido@theorion.com
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Spring study spots Peet’s Coffee and Tea 145 Main St. The music at Peet’s is soft and classical. There are plenty of snacks sold for hungry students, and the reading light is very bright. The biggest tables at Peet’s are fairly wide, big enough for four people, and there are eight power outlets available for customer use. Paying customers receive one hour of Internet before they are required to buy something to renew the connection.
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Huddled around a small, brightly-lit table at Starbucks, seniors Whitney Briscoe a exercise physiology major and Alex Ball a business management major listed the key features they look for in an ideal study area: good food, reliable Internet, a decent atmosphere and stable, wide tables. For the beginning of the semester, The Orion has surveyed four downtown study spots to see how they match up to student expectations. To get away from the library, check out the reviews of the following hotspots when you’re ready to get your study on.
Overall study rating: 5/5 stars
Naked Lounge 118 W. Second St. With an atmosphere senior mathematics major Amanda Havens describes as “subdued,” Naked Lounge is one of downtown Chico’s quieter study spots. “There’s notalotof stuff goingon,so I don’t get easilydistracted,”Havens said. Naked Lounge is one of Chico’s darker coffee shops, with dim lighting reflecting dully off cushy, black leather chairs. There are several alcoves in the back of the shop for students who want to work by themselves, and Internet is available for an hour for those willing to pay the price of a beverage.
Ben Mullin can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com
Overall study rating: 4/5 stars
Madison Bear Garden 316 W. Second St. Madison Bear Garden is cluttered with old pictures on the walls and all sorts of antique tools hanging from the ceiling. The lighting is yellow and slightly dim. Study surfaces are very large and can hold four or more laptops, depending on whether students are studying in a booth or at the bar. There are four or five outlets available for student use, manager Jahm Ehrke said. The Bear is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day, although it is closed to those under 21 at 9 p.m., which makes early morning or late night studying impossible for younger students.
Downtown Starbucks 246 Broadway St. The 12 tables in Starbucks are well-lit from small spotlights hanging from scaffolds in the rafters. Dakota Dilger, a junior business administration major that was found studying on a long bench next to the south wall of Starbucks, doesn’t like studying there, despite the free Internet provided. “It’s too noisy for me, but the libraries are closed during winter break,” Dilger said. Dilger dislikes the small, round tables next to the bench, which Briscoe and Ball also described as “shaky.” Ball enjoys the busy atmosphere of Starbucks, because the added white noise helps him study. “You don’t want silence,” he said. “It can be eerie.”
Overall study rating: 3/5 stars
Overall study rating: 3/5 stars
Empire Tea and Coffee 434 Orange St. Visitors to Empire Tea and Coffee are greeted by the aroma of coffee and the sounds of soft music. The coffee shop is built into a green and gold train car, which sits idle beside the Chico Art Center. The tables, which are built into the sides of the car, are big enough for three and beside numerous power outlets along the walls to plug laptops into. The Internet is for customers only. Since this coffee shop is made from an old train car, there isn’t much space to move, especially if it’s crowded with people. The shop keeps several board games in glass cases for those who need study breaks, but they may be bad for those easily distracted.
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Overall study rating: 4/5 stars
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