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TRACK IN TWILIGHT Turn to A6 to read about Chico State’s 14 ﬁrst-place ﬁnishes at the Distance Carnival and Twilight Invitational over the weekend.

CHICO’S ART HISTORY Watch this weekend’s video coverage of Chico State’s Expo 125. Visit theorion.com/multimedia

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Juniper Rose ASST. NE WS EDITOR

Master’s level Graduate students may not receive State University Grants for the 20122013 academic year depending on a decision California State University executives will make this week. The presidents of the 23 CSUs and CSU Chancellor Charles Reed will be meeting today to discuss State University Grant policies, said Mike Uhlenkamp, a spokesman for the CSU Chancellor’s Oﬃce. If it is decided that the cash grants are not going to be provided to master’s level graduate students, then that will be communicated to students and faculty after the meeting, Uhlenkamp said.

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State University Grants for undergraduates, students in the credential program and doctoral level CSU students are not being discussed at this time and the decision will not directly affect the financial aid for any of these programs, he said. The CSU Chancellor’s Office asked the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office not to send out financial aid awards to graduate students, pending the executives’ decision to be made at the meeting, said Dan Reed, the director of the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office. While undergraduate and credential program students were provided with their financial aid awards last week, graduate students were not >> please see GRANTS | A3

Faculty begin vote to strike during fall

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Aubrey Crosby STAFF WRITER

There is a lack of agreement in salary.

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MITCHELL JOHNS faculty rights chair for the Chico chapter of the CFA

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Faculty members across the state are voting this week and next on whether to strike during the fall if contract negotiations between the California State University system and the California Faculty Association fail. Mitchell Johns, the faculty rights chair for the Chico chapter of the CFA, expressed his disagreement with the current contract. “There is a lack of agreement in salary,” he said. “The fact is that our salaries have remained unchanged for five years. What we are asking for is a 1 percent increase in our salaries this year and next year.” Another source of contention, Johns said, is that the CFA is unhappy with CSU Chancellor Charles Reed. “It’s time that we find a leader who sees the benefit of working in a community of educators for the benefit of the students,” Johns said. “There is a tremendous lack of transparency and inability for this chancellor to communicate and respond to reasonable requests.” Other points in the contract that the CFA disagrees with include mandatory >> please see STRIKE | A4

FACILITIES FEES

Initiative targets facility use Dan Reidel ASST. NE WS EDITOR

Students will be able to vote on two ballot initiatives on the Associated Students ballot Tuesday through Thursday, with one that could extend business hours for the use of campus facilities without charge and another that could lower campus energy consumption. An initiative on the A.S. general election ballot asks the university to extend regular business hours until 10 p.m. Fridays for recognized clubs, according to the A.S. website. Normal business hours are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays, according to the facilities reservations website. Extended hours are from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays in speciﬁc buildings. During normal business hours and extended hours,

WHO DID THE ORION ENDORSE? Turn to B7 to read about who The Orion editorial board thinks are the right people for the jobs.

university-recognized student groups are not charged to use campus facilities. After-hours facilities-use, however, comes at a price. For example, recognized student groups are charged $190 for up to two hours in a standard-sized room in Tehama Hall after business hours and $546 for four or more hours, according to the website. The buildings available to student groups without charge for the extended hours of 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays are: Langdon Engineering Center’s first and third floors, the O’Connell Technology Center, Selvester’s Cafe-by-the-Creek and the Bell Memorial Union, according to the facilities reservations website. Another option is the Wildcat Recreation Center, said Lorraine Hoffman, vice president for >> please see FEES | A4

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Opinion Read about how politics is diﬀerent in London than in the U.S. Column B7

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74 52 Dirk, a fairy penguin stolen from Sea World on the Gold Coast of Australia, was found under a pier Sunday. Three men face charges for trespassing, stealing and unlawfully keeping a protected animal after bragging about it on Facebook. Source: CNN

Accused of killing 77 people, Anders Behring Breivik said, “I acknowledge the acts but do not plead guilty,” in court Monday. The killing spree was meant to save Norway from Marxist tyrants, he said. Norway does not have a death penalty. Source: CNN

NATION >>

Rick Santorum declined to endorse Mitt Romney Monday, despite a prediction by Romney that the two would campaign together. In a conference call with supporters, Santorum said he would stay involved to keep issues such as the nuclear family in the spotlight. Source: Los Angeles Times

A sex scandal allegedly involving at least 10 U.S. military members and 11 Secret Service agents has left military leadership embarrassed. Prostitutes were allegedly hired at a Colombian hotel by Secret Service members and military members who were staying at the same hotel. Source: The Christian Science Monitor

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A California border patrol agent pled not guilty Monday to deprivation of rights under color of law in federal court. Luis Fonseca, 32, is alleged to have kneed and choked an undocumented immigrant at a San Diego area border patrol station in July.

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School celebrates founding people on campus. “Who knows, maybe some of the STAFF WRITER toddlers are future members of the The Choose Chico event and class of 2032,” Anderson said. Elaine Tompkins, who will be Chico State Expo 125 were held Saturday with about 5,000 alumni, attending Chico State in the fall to community members, current and study business, said the campus, with its different trees and potential students and their plants, is beautiful. parents in attendance. ARTS EXPO Tompkins went to one Just a few of the events STORY of the business lectures, during the day were a chemwhere she got to hear difistry magic show, campus Read more ferent scenarios related to tours, outreach by campus about the Chico marketing. organizations and even free State Expo 125 on B1. “I’ve chosen Chico,” cupcakes. she said. Choose Chico was the Chico State President fourth annual admitted-student preview day, but this is its first Paul Zingg’s favorite portion of the year with that name, said Susan day was seeing the general “amazeAnderson, the director of alumni ment” of visitors, he said. The event and parent relations. Part of Ander- was also a way for community son’s job is organizing large events members to see what the university like Chico Experience Week, so it is doing. “We are now less of a mystery to “made sense” for the university to ask her for help with Saturday’s them and more a good neighbor,” Zingg said. events as well. The two events held on the same The exposition and preview day were combined to use resources day complemented one another, he efficiently so people didn’t have to said. Zingg enjoyed the enthusiasm work two separate days and campus of visitors and getting to speak with only had to be open one extra day, many of them. “I think we convinced many Anderson said. She said she enjoyed seeing the many families and admitted students to choose Chico,” Kjerstin Wood

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CHOOSE CHICO Chico State President Paul Zingg ends his reception speech at the Chico State Expo 125. The day held more than 60 planned events. he said. The summer orientation staﬀ gave tours to groups throughout the day and assisted with the information booth for the exposition, said Chelsey Weinmann, a junior international relations major. “I think it’s a great way for students, parents and community members to come see the campus,” Weinmann said. There was even something for the children, with face painting, a beanbag toss and drawing materials at a table provided by the

Recreation Hospitality and Parks Society, which is a student club. Everyone was interactive and excited, said Ally Yanez, a junior recreation administration major who wants to plan events like the exposition in the future. Yanez was able to observe the diﬀerent aspects that went into planning the event, which gave her insight into what she wants to do as a career, she said. Kjerstin Wood can be reached at kwood@theorion.com

A.S. Sustainability Outgoing police chief leaves fills coordinator void opening for Chico State grad Environmental Council, Goodsell said. Steven Westbrook, a senior double-majoring in liberal studies and natural sciences, works as the Zero Waste community coordinator and has experience working with Dan Reidel Goodsell. A SST. NE WS EDITOR “We’ve been elbow-deep in Associated Students hired banana peels and old rotting a new A.S. Sustainability pro- beef patties together,” Westbrook said. gram coordinator April Westbrook started 9. The position had working with A.S. been open since the Sustainability after departure of the preUniversity Police vious coordinator in mistakenly thought February. he was stealing cans The hiring of Eli and bottles from the Goodsell, the previous trash cans, he said. A.S. Recycling coorHe was putting the dinator, as the new ELI GOODSELL cans and bottles sustainability coordi- A.S. Sustainabilinto the recycling nator is the best-case ity coordinator container. scenario, said Kayla After several simMahoney, a junior geography major and A.S. Stu- ilar incidents, Westbrook contacted Goodsell to try to dent Market coordinator. This semester has been dif- get a pass for what he was ficult without a sustainability doing, he said. Goodsell coordinator to supervise the offered him a job with recyprogram, Mahoney said. There cling instead. It’s sad that DiFalco left, were rumors that the position would be eliminated, which but Goodsell really cares was scary because the future about campus sustainability of sustainability at Chico State and knows how the system works, Westbrook said. As would have been in trouble. Goodsell is a Chico State soon as DiFalco left, things graduate from Paradise who got hectic. “I don’t think we could has worked as the recycling coordinator for four years and have survived without someis now taking the lead in the one in that position,” he said. “She did so much that was sustainability program. “I want to stress getting peo- just taken for granted.” One issue that will be dealt ple involved,” he said. Goodsell will continue to with next semester is downwork as the recycling coordi- sizing the number of interns nator until A.S. hires someone involved with A.S. Sustainelse, he said. He hopes to focus ability, Goodsell said. The cutback will be a good on A.S. Sustainability’s efforts and continue the marketing thing, he said. With fewer and outreach programs his interns, each one will gain predecessor, Robyn DiFalco, more marketable experience in the job market. implemented. DiFalco left Chico State after being hired as execu- Dan Reidel can be reached at tive director for the Butte dreidel@theorion.com

Sustainability changes include cutting interns for better experience

Natalie Eucce STAFF WRITER

Friday will be Chico police Chief Mike Maloney’s last day in the position after 32 years, as well as his 50th birthday. “There’s a large percentage of people who serve portions of careers in law enforcement that don’t get to walk out on their own two feet all in one piece,” Maloney said. “I feel very fortunate not to be in that position, and I’d like to take advantage of it.” A person is eligible to retire from the police department when they reach age 50, he said. The past two years have been a waiting game, since maximum benefits are earned after 30 years on the job. Looking back, Maloney is most proud of being a part of the leadership of the department, he said. The relationship Chico police has formed with Chico State is unprecedented in California, Maloney said. There is a formalized agreement to establish a commitment to work together that was put together more than six years ago. “I am incredibly proud I got to be a part of developing that agreement and have been a part of maintaining that relationship over the years,” he said. The relationship will not be compromised when Maloney leaves, city manager Dave Burkland said. When the city first heard of Maloney’s retirement, the process of finding a new chief began, Burkland said. Neither Kirk Trostle nor Lori MacPhail, the two Chico police captains, applied for the position. The top-five candidates for the position were all from out of state, he said. None seemed like a good fit for Chico or as qualified as the Chico police captains. After being involved in the interviewing process, Trostle informed Burkland that he would be applying for the second recruitment round, Burkland said. With little time to do a second recruitment, Burkland plans to appoint Trostle interim police chief after Maloney retires. Both Trostle and Burkland are Chico State alumni, Burkland said. Because of Trostle’s passion for the university, the city trusts him with the close relationship that has been built. The city will be able to recruit again within a month of Trostle taking the

interim position, so he could apply, he said. Trostle could also be appointed permanent police chief if the city decides not to do another recruitment. Trostle started in law enforcement right out of high school and was previously a police chief for Oroville, he said. He plans to continue working with the university as partners and values the relationship, he said. “It would be nice to be able to maybe meet quarterly with the Associated Students president or something like that to be able to touch base and form a relationship with the student union,” Trostle said. Many members of Chico police are Chico State alumni, he said. It connects the department to My hope is the community and that Kirk the university. gets the Trostle has a much larger investment permanent in Chico and Chico appointment. State as an alumnus, Maloney said. He MIKE MALONEY knows how a comChico police chief munity like Chico runs and has smoothly handled budget issues as police chief in Oroville, proving how well he handles certain situations. “My hope is that Kirk gets the permanent appointment,” Maloney said. “I think it will be very good with the city and very good with the department.” Trostle has had a passion for law enforcement since he ﬁrst got involved in Redding right out of high school, Trostle said. To be competitive, Trostle went to Chico State for a bachelor’s degree in public administration, he said. He went through the Reserve Oﬃcers’ Training Corps program as well. Trostle wants the university to continue bettering its reputation. “In 1987 we were voted the No. 1 party school in Playboy,” he said. “For me, that was disheartening because I came to Chico State for the academic part. I am grateful that it’s changed, and I’d like to see it continue to be viewed as it is now.”

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Hair falls in fundraiser for kids’ cancer research Pedro Quintana STAFF WRITER

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CLIP, CLIP Megan Warren shaves Katerin Espinoza’s hair Saturday at a St. Baldrick’s Foundation charity event to raise money for children’s cancer research. About $2,500 was raised at the event.

In an event to raise money for children’s cancer research, students had their hair chopped and heads shaved in in UHUB Saturday. This is the third year the St. Baldrick’s Foundation charity event has been held on campus, said Ryan Uman, a senior business information systems major. More than 30 people attended to show support for friends and loved ones who were going to get their hair clipped oﬀ, said Alex Peterson, a senior recreation administration major. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation holds events across the U.S. with more than 189,660 volunteers and has raised more than $25 million, according the foundation’s website. Saturday’s event raised more than $2,500, Peterson said. Last year, the event garnered more than $4,000. The slowly recovering economy might have been a factor in the lower donation total, she said. “We are very appreciative on how much we raised for kids’ cancer research,” Peterson said.

About 15 people shaved their heads at the event, and the organization asked Salon Vogue, a beauty salon on Salem Street, to help with clipping duties. Katerin Espinoza, a junior health science major, participated because she was inspired by a sorority sister who cut her hair for breast cancer research, she said. “My mom is freaked out and was excited that I’m doing this for a good cause,” she said. Espinoza’s shoulder-length hair was clipped oﬀ to a cheering crowd. Hair will grow back, she said. Some students who had their hair shaved oﬀ did so to honor or support relatives who havehad cancer. Sophomore civil engineering major Zach Silverman’s uncle had colon cancer and is now cancer free, he said. For Kevin Hand, a sophomore applied computer graphics major, the event was a way to remember his grandmother. “This is my second year participating in St. Baldrick’s charity event,” Hand said.

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Net Impact’s Earth Day Extravaganza takes place today at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity Commons. Student organizations hope to raise awareness about environmental issues on campus. The extravaganza will encourage students to get involved in sustainability. Music and food will be available. Source: Campus Announcements

Pedro Quintana can be reached at pquintana@theorion.com

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GRANTS: Elimination could aﬀect 450 students continued from A1

directly notified by the office as to why they did not receive their awards, Reed said. There are approximately 1,400 graduate students, said Maija Glasier-Larson, a graduate student in the anthropology program. Four-hundred and sixty-six of those graduate students received an average of $5,000 in State University Grants in 2011-2012 academic year, according to financial aid records. State University Grants are based on need and expected family contribution, said Kentiner David, the associate director at the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office. State University Grants cover state university fees and are applied directly to tuition fees. For the 2012-2013 academic year, full-time graduate students who qualified were expected to receive about $6,930, David said. About 450 students would be expected to receive the grant. Graduate students pay higher fees

than undergraduates, so they have more years in the anthropology received larger State University graduate program, will have to take out about $13,000 in Grants, he said. unsubsidized loans if the Master’s level students university grants are no are also no longer eligible longer available to him, for subsidized loans from the federal government, If I didn’t Bryant said. “If I didn’t have these David said. This will take have these grants I wouldn’t have effect July 1, and any loans grants I been able to come here,” that disburse after that wouldn’t he said. “If SUGs were cut, date will be unsubsidized. Subsidized loans are have been it would serve as a block for anyone from a lower ones that do not start able to economic background accruing interest until after a student graduates, come here. to raise to the graduate level.” he said. It would not be cost The amount of money JEFF BRYANT effective for Bryant to congraduate students can anthropology tinue his higher education take out in loans has not graduate student if State University Grants changed, but graduate were cut, he said. students used to be able to “I am the first in my family to get $8,500 in subsidized loans and $12,500 in unsubsidized loans, graduate from a four-year univerDavid said. After July 1, graduate sity, and I am the first to be in grad students will still be able to receive school,” he said. “I want to be the the total $20,500 in loans, but it first to have a doctorate, but at this point I don’t know if I can anymore will all be unsubsidized. Jeff Bryant, a grant-dependent because I would have way too graduate student who has two much debt.”

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Arik Bord, an undergraduate student in the anthropology department, currently receives ﬁnancial aid and plans to enter the anthropology graduate program at Chico State in 2014, he said. He has no plans for what he would do if he did not get the State University Grant, he said. “Marry for money the ﬁrst time I guess,” he said. Without the State University Grant, fewer students would be able to attend graduate school, making it more likely that graduate programs would be cut, said Shawna Murphy, a graduate student in the communications department. “I put a lot of hard work into this degree and if the program is no longer around then the degree means nothing,” she said. Having a graduate program at a university increases the value of the university, she said. Juniper Rose can be reached at jrose@theorion.com

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Thursday, 4:45 p.m.: Disturbance reported on the 100 block of East 15th Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Female throwing a backpack against things and is now on the ground crying. Subject last seen walking southbound. Had been yelling profanities and pounding on business windows. Appeared very angry. Was solo. She lay down on the sidewalk for a while then got up and left.â&#x20AC;?

Friday, 1:03 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported at Siskiyou Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two males, two females. Males appear to be undressing to jump into creek. Advised they got water dumped on them, undressing to escape wet clothing, en route back to the dorms.â&#x20AC;?

Thursday, 11:29 p.m.: City property damage reported on the 800 block of Oroville Avenue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vehicle hit a pole and is still moving toward Park Avenue. Reporting party believes the driver had been drinking. There is damage to a city street sign, which is a caution sign. Vehicle should have front-end damage.â&#x20AC;? Saturday, 7:08 a.m.: Assault/ battery reported on railroad tracks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enloe has a victim in the ER. He is not requesting contact, but Enloe thinks the police department should speak to the victim. Victim advises he was assaulted at 6:30 a.m. by three suspects unknown to him. Victim has substantial facial injuries and missing teeth. Reporting party thinks the assault was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gang-related.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Saturday, 9:23 p.m.: Drunken driving reported on the 1200 block of East 10th Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loud party. Reporting party asked subjects to keep it down. They have not. Vehicles coming and going. Subjects yelling. Reporting party called back advising there was a ďŹ ght outside. There is a male outside banging on the doors. Reporting party states the subject is at the door with a gun trying to break in. Reporting party says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a .22 sawed-oďŹ&#x20AC; shotgun. Male is assaulting reporting partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband with a chair. Male is now getting into a vehicle and has been drinking.â&#x20AC;?

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Friday, 7:19 a.m.: Forgery/fake check reported in Connecticut. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reporting party received a check for $4,350 from CSU, Chico signed by a Perry Smith. He contacted his bank who conďŹ rmed it was fraudulent. Reporting party faxed the fake check, not from Chico State, only thing to do with the university is the return address on the original envelope.â&#x20AC;? Friday, 3:41 p.m.: Injury hit and run reported at West Third and Ivy streets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bicyclist struck by an older white Jeep Cherokee, tinted windows, not well cared for, last seen westbound on West Third Street. Victim declining medical attention for minor injuries. Chico police notiďŹ ed 3:53 p.m. Located two vehicles parked at Craig Hall matching the description.â&#x20AC;?

FEES: Energy initiative targets building eďŹ&#x192;ciency, emissions continued from A1

JAC wanted to be in Tehama business and ďŹ nance. The Hall this year, but it is schedBallroom Dance Club, which uling next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event to be had moved its Friday eve- in the BMU, which is a betning meetings oďŹ&#x20AC;-campus, ter venue than an academic returned when rooms in the building for an event of its size, HoďŹ&#x20AC; man said. WREC were made available. During the third faciliHoďŹ&#x20AC; man has been hosting ties fees forum held facility fees forums Wednesday, HoďŹ&#x20AC;man that aim to inform stressed that she has students and faculty been working with A.S. about the campusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to extend academic new policy. hours and ďŹ nd ways to Chico Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fees provide facility use to are the lowest in student groups while the California State maintaining Chico University system, HoďŹ&#x20AC; man said. JAMES PUSHNIK Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to sustainability. A.S. approved an Executive Students can vote adjusted budget for director of the for on another ballot the Japanese Ani- Institute Sustainable measure in the A.S. mation Club to cover Development general election that the cost of facility fees for its annual Mini Con â&#x20AC;&#x153;does not restrict use but uses event, said Frank Roberts, the our buildings more eďŹ&#x192;ciently,â&#x20AC;? clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president and a senior HoďŹ&#x20AC;man said. If passed, A.S. will urge the math major. The university places Mini university to reduce energy Con in diďŹ&#x20AC;erent buildings usage costs by one-third of each year, Roberts said. This the $3.9 million annual budyear, Mini Con will take place get for energy, according to the from 1 to 9 p.m Saturday in A.S. website. In 2006, Chico State signed Tehama Hall.

Saturday, 11:46 a.m.: Suspicious vehicle reported at Warner Street and La Vista Way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out with vehicle thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in manhole. Advising they are with V&A Consulting, Chico police en route.â&#x20AC;? Saturday, 1:13 p.m.: Elevator malfunction reported in Butte Hall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; elevator No. 2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reporting party advising elevator dropped while she was in it. Not requesting any medics.â&#x20AC;?

-Compiled by August Walsh and Dan Reidel

Dan Reidel can be reached at dreidel@theorion.com

STRIKE: Contract negotiation reaches fact-finding process continued from A1

Saturday, 3:01 a.m.: Suspicious subject reported on the 1300 block of Nord Avenue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reporting party reports hearing male subject screaming inside room and possibly throwing things. Reporting party could not ďŹ nd the resident adviser. Resident adviser contacted to respond.â&#x20AC;?

the Presidentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Climate Commitment, said James Pushnik, the executive director of the Institute for Sustainable Development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The idea behind that was that you, the students, are the next leaders of the world, and we should begin to model the kinds of behaviors that largescale institutions need to take to sort of mitigate any impacts weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to have on the environment, particularly in climate issues,â&#x20AC;? Pushnik said. The greenhouse gas inventory began in 2007 and continued through 2008, he said. The inventory reported that 55 percent of Chico Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emissions were from electricity and natural gas usage. If the university identiďŹ es buildings that are not being used and turns oďŹ&#x20AC; heating and cooling, greenhouse gas emissions will drop, Pushnik said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The greenest kilowatt there is, is the one we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use,â&#x20AC;? he said.

evaluations for temporary employees gaining tenure, an increase of summer course availability to students by reducing compensation to faculty teaching low-enrollment classes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;positive performance evaluationsâ&#x20AC;? and peer reviews for professors, the CSU stated in a press release last week. The CFA is hoping to gain student support for their cause, Johns said. The CSU system and the faculty union have been negotiating terms for a new contract for 18 months, the faculty association said in a press release. The strike vote, which is a two-week long process that started Monday, is a premature precaution being used in case the entire negotiation process falls through, said Erik Fallis, a spokesman for the CSU Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What the faculty will be voting on is giving leaders the authority to go on a strike in the future when it becomes legal,â&#x20AC;? Fallis said. It is currently illegal for the faculty to

strike, as the negotiation process is not yet finished, he said. Negotiations have hit the â&#x20AC;&#x153;fact-findingâ&#x20AC;? process, Fallis said. This allows both the CSU and CFA to present their arguments to a neutral party and support the arguments with evidence. If this process falls through, the negotiation process allows one more chance for agreement between the two parties, he said. If this does not happen, the faculty may then go on strike. James Gibbs, a sophomore music industry and technology major, supports the faculty members, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really expect education to continue at the rate it is going with the way educators are being treated,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a shame what is happening in this state with education,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The teachers here support all of their students, so I support them right back.â&#x20AC;? Aubrey Crosby can be reached at acrosby@theorion.com

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JUMPING THE COMPETITION [clockwise starting top left] Freshman hurdler Sean Goetzl, junior pole vaulter Pardeep Sandhu and sophomore pole vaulter Kelly Gundert compete in diﬀerent events at Saturday’s Chico Twilight Invitational.

Allie Colosky SPORTS EDITOR

Stay on your feet Cold as ice Growing up in the Mojave Desert, skating rinks were in short supply. No ice means no hockey, so I was never really exposed to the culture of the sport. The culture can be as cold as the ice the game is played on, and fans cheer as loudly for a fight as they do for a goal. Hockey is known for the blood baths and the toothless grins on the faces of many players in the league. You have to be tough to get your front teeth knocked out in the first period and push through to skate in the third, and for that, I salute anyone who has played hockey. I have been to many sporting events in my life, and I’ve seen the embellished dives in soccer and flops in basketball. Some of those actors deserved Oscar nods for their performances if nothing else. But when the Pittsburgh Penguins’ star player Sidney Crosby drops his gloves to go at it in a Stanley Cup playoff game, the celebrity with a history of concussions isn’t looking to keep his prettyboy looks. He’s zoned in on the jaw of the guy who body-checked him into the boards. The Penguins squared off with the Philadelphia Flyers in the Eastern ConferenceQuarterfinals, and the third game of the best-of-seven series will be remembered for the Muhammad Ali punches thrown between the two teams. The amount of fury both teams had in the brawl of a game had Flyers fans on their feet for the entirety of the match, and when asked later if either team was rattled, Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette summed it up by saying that was the typical result of a playoff hockey game. I can’t think of another sporting event that would allow players to drop their gloves and go at it, as in most sports you would get tossed out of a stadium faster than the drunken streaker at halftime. The Chico State roller hockey team recently won its division regional tournament, and when the players head to Salt Lake City for nationals, I would put good money on the lack of contrived flopping and diving from those men. The number of body checks and shoves into the glass does not take away from the skill required to stay on your skates while flying down the ice trying to control a small frozen piece of rubber with a stick. I would never encourage anyone to fight out of anger or with the intent to take someone’s head off, but the sheer animalistic quality of a hockey match is something that brings out the middle-school kid screaming, “Fight!” at lunch time in everyone. I wouldn’t applaud the roller hockey team for making the skating rink its own boxing ring by any means. But if they can make the atmosphere the same as the one in the Shark Tank in San Jose for a Sharks game, I can’t help but get excited for the raw entertainment of the sport.

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TWILIGHT Junior high jumper Michael Souza set his record with a 7 1/4 jump that helped him tie for weekend at home Chico State’s third-best jump brought a posi- and earned him sixth best in tive performance Division II this season. One of the contributing facfrom the track and field team in the Chico Distance tors to the many broken records Carnival and Chico Twilight is the overall encouragement from the team, Souza said. Invitational. “This team is ridiculous with The Wildcats came in first team support,” he place in 14 of the 38 said. “You may have events held. a bad day, but they’re Everyone on the always there to root team did well, as sevfor you.” eral personal records One of the top perwere set, freshman You may formances of the day hurdler Hakeem Dyson have a bad came from Dyson, said. day but who achieved a first“A lot of hard work they’re place time of 14.60 in that went on the field the 110-meter hurdles. was shown,” he said. always This was the best time Two Wildcats came there to set by a freshman in in first in Friday’s comroot for the nation this year. petition, and there Dyson didn’t know were eight top-five you. how good his time was finishes. until he read about it The first-place finonline, he said. ishes came in the MICHAEL SOUZA The time was men’s 5,000-meter junior high jumper enough to get him a run and the womNational Collegiate en’s 5,000-meter run, Athletic Association respectively. Junior Amy Schnittger fin- provisional qualifier. The ’Cats will take the field ished with a time of 17 minutes, 22.36 seconds, and senior Miles again this weekend in the Mt. Dunbar took first with a time of Sac Relays and the Woody Wilson Classic in Davis. 14:38.53. “The primary focus is preBoth set new personal records, with Dunbar taking 13 paring for the championship,” seconds off his previous best distance coach Gary Towne and Schnittger shaving 57 sec- said. “Conference meet is three weeks away.” onds off. Saturday’s performance brought nine more broken per- Dariush Azmoudeh can be reached at sonal records to the field. dazmoudeh@theorion.com Dariush Dias Azmoudeh STAFF WRITER

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PERSONAL BESTS [above] Freshman runner Brittany Balcom leads the pack. [bottom left] Junior high jumper Michael Souza won CCAA player of the week with his more than seven-foot jump. [below] Eric Myers prepares for a hurdle.

Allie Colosky can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com

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What 2012 Summer Olympic event are you looking forward to?”

“I am looking forward to USA basketball. LeBron, Kobe, Melo, Kevin Durant – those guys are so impressive.”

“Well I’m a steeplechaser, so I like the steeplechase. But the 100-meter dash and the 4-X-100 meter relay races are always really cool.”

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ATTACKING RECORDS Senior lacrosse player Micaela Hayden shoots for a goal in the alumni game on Nov. 12. The midﬁelder from San Jose is ranked ﬁrst in the nation with 75 goals and 15 assists.

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Aimee Rodgers tr ack and field Junior hurdler Aimee Rodgers sailed into the Chico State track and field record books with the all-time second-best time in the 400-meter hurdles. The Oakley native recorded a 1 minute, 2.58 second time at the Chico Twilight Invitational to set her personal best.

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

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Lacrosse player at top of nation Andrew Delgado A SST. SPORTS EDITOR

Saying that lacrosse is a passion for senior Micaela Hayden just isn’t enough to describe the love and devotion she has for the sport. Hayden, a recreation administration major, is the president and captain of the women’s lacrosse team and has been on the team for all four of her years at Chico State. “If it wasn’t for lacrosse, I don’t know who my friends would be,” she said. “Lacrosse is everything.” Hayden picked up a lacrosse stick in the seventh grade and gave it a try, she said. Nothing serious was meant to come out of it, as it was just something to do with friends. “I helped establish the sport at the school,” she said, “and I just fell in love with it after that.” Hayden was able to play all four years of high school and get recognized by some colleges for her next step in education. She was oﬀered a couple of Division II scholarships as well as opportunities to play at St. Mary’s College and in Oregon at Paciﬁc University. The decision to come to Chico was fueled by the short distance it was from her home, Hayden

said. Her grandfather, who raised her, fell ill, and she wanted to be close enough to check in often. George Carnes, the women’s lacrosse team’s head coach, knew Hayden would be a leader soon enough, he said. “Early on she took a backseat to the juniors and seniors,” he said, “but during her sophomore year she started to show leadership skills.” During her junior year, Hayden took on more responsibility with the team to become the president of the club. Hayden’s leadership made freshman Maggie MacFarlane think the team would be a great group to get into, she said. “Micaela has been one to make sure we all fit in right away and have a sense of belonging,” she said. Hayden leads by example and advises the rookies, MacFarlane said. “She makes it a point to run across the field just to tell me to keep my head up,” she said. “Being new, she has helped my confidence greatly.” This season Hayden has harnessed her skills on the field. In the Western Women’s Lacrosse League,

Hayden is ranked No. 1 of 312 players in Division I, averaging 7.5 points per game and 6.25 goals per game. “We have relied heavy on her the past two years,” Carnes said. “Our plan is to get her the ball.” This plan has worked this year and is evident in what Hayden calls her best moment in lacrosse so far. Earlier in the season, the Wildcats faced University of Southern California, and with just six seconds left in the game, Hayden was able to dodge defenders and send the ball into the net, giving the ’Cats the win just before time expired. “I really wanted to beat them for four years,” she said. “I despise them. I had goose bumps everywhere when I scored.” Carnes plans to shuffle the offense once Hayden leaves the team. “As any coach will tell you, you have to play with what you have,” he said. “We have to figure out what works without Micaela. I don’t know if I can replace her.” Andrew Delgado can be reached at adelgado@theorion.com

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HOW’S SOFTBALL DOING?

Seniors were honored Saturday as the softball team played its last regular season home games. Chico State swept Cal State San Bernardino 5-2 and 2-1 in Saturday’s doubleheader.

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(TRACK AND FIELD) The feet that junior Michael Souza cleared in the high-jump Saturday at the Chico State Twilight Invitational. The mark was good enough to place him in a tie for third alltime in Wildcat history.

(TRACK AND FIELD) The 11th best javelin throw in the nation belongs to junior Wildcat Bridget McClarrinon who threw the javelin 140 feet 5 inches to win the event this weekend at the Chico State Twilight Invitational.

s t r o sh Recap

The Wildcats swept their ﬁnal regular season home series against Cal State San Bernardino over the weekend with 5-2 and 2-1 wins and now have an overall record of 29-13 and a conference record of 20-8. The ’Cats are in Seaside to face Cal State Monterey Bay in a doubleheader today before taking on Cal State East Bay to close out the regular season.

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College athletics provide purer sports than professionals Adam Levine STAFF WRITER

It’s all about the Benjamins, and when it comes to sports, that is precisely the problem. Professional athletes have lost sight of why they play their respective sports. After making the jump from college to the professional level, athletes say that it was the love of the game that got them to that point. With most of the star players however, it starts to be about how much money they can make during their career. Professional sports have lost a great deal of the integrity they once had. The greed these athletes exhibit has turned a lot of fans, including myself, oﬀ from the pro game and has caused them to start supporting college teams more and more. College athletes have a great deal of integrity that is lacked at the professional level simply because about 99 percent of all college athletes do not go pro. Most collegiate-level athletes don’t care about the fame or the money. All they care about is the rush they feel when they run onto that ﬁeld, court or diamond. Because I’ve played organized competitive sports from the time I could walk to my last water polo match in my senior year of high

school, I have great admiration for thee athletes who play simply because it’s whatt they love to do. It sickens me when I see athletes like Dwyane Wade complain about not getting paid aid to compete in the Olympics. It’s not the fact that he will be getting ting paid more than $17 million next season son but the fact that as an athlete you should uld have that competitive drive and enough gh pride in yourself to want to go out and nd prove yourself to the world. Wade acts like it is a chore for him to o represent the United States in the Olym-pics. The reality is that he should bee honored to do it. I will not pretend that I don’t watch pro sports. As an avid fan I will never be ablee to stay away. What I can do is opt to watch a collegee football game rather than a pro game if they ey are on at the same time. College sports are more worthy of my time. For all you sports fans who ﬁnd yourself urself frustrated with your pro team because se of a lack of eﬀort or a loudmouth without a clue, maybe it’s time to consider giving college athletics a try. ILLUSTRATIVE PHOTO • FRANK REBELO

The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

Junior Michael Souza was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s men’s track and ﬁeld athlete of the week with a 7-foot, 1/4-inch clearance at the Twilight Invitational. source: goccaa.org PHOTO COURTESY • SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE

COLLEGE CHOICE Many students choose the Chico experience and college athletics over professional athletes and sports.

The men’s lacrosse team was edged out 11-10 in overtime by UC Berkeley. The team next plays in a divisional game against UC Davis at 7 p.m. Friday at the University Stadium.

Chico State baseball travels to Sonoma State this weekend for a fourgame series, which ends in Sunday’s contest played on Raley Field in Sacramento.

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Chico State celebrated its 125th birthday by holding the Chico State Expo 125 on Saturday, an event featuring food, live music, studio tours and an open ELTZER N • PAUL SM THE ORIO campus waiting to be discovered by new faces. The celebration ran from 1 to 5 p.m. and packed more than 60 events into the four-hour block, including printmaking at the Janet Turner Print Museum, a sneak peek at the upcoming musical “Oklahoma!” and a live glassblowing demonstration. Despite the scorching sun and intense heat in the tiny studio, the glassTHE ORIO N • JUAN M EJIA blowing art students put on their goggles and gloves to deliver a live show of skill and craftsmanship carefully choreographed to the motion of the visible heat wave. It takes a lot of practice to make each step and diﬀerent objects, said Kyle Campbell, a junior art major. “We’re here to show people how fun the studio is and making demE PAIG N • ANNIE IO R onstrations to show O E TH people about glassblowing,” he said. Campbell Campbel enjoys having something he made from scratch and an hopes there is room for the th studio when the university the new ﬁne univ un iver ersi sity ty creates c building, arts and humanities hu he said. “Chico’s a good community for glass,” he said. “We have around here a few studios stud art for the that are producing pro community.” greater com Visitors had to pick and choose which whi of the scheduled attend as many events to a y overlapped. Attendoverlapped ees could either take a tour of the rrecording arts

studio in the Performing Arts Center or take a behindthe-scenes look at the theater department. The theater department, not to be outdone by the onslaught of live music, visual art and informative sessions, put on a brief excerpt from the upcoming musical “Oklahoma!” outside the Albert E. Warrens Reception Center. It’s important for the department to show students what it has to oﬀer, said Hannah CovingtonBernard, a senior musical theater major who plays Laurey in the upcoming musical. “We seem like a really small school, but we have such amazing teachers and produce a lot of good students,” she said. The Expo concluded with a 125th anniversary time capsule in which people could put mementos to be opened on the campus’ 250th anniversary. There was also a sweet feast consisting of chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolate cake with lemon frosting and hundreds of cupcakes along with a speech by Chico State President Paul Zingg. There have been many changes on campus, and people should come and see them, said Susan Related event coverage Anderson, the director of alumni For a story on and parent the Choose Chico event relations. turn to A2. While a lot of people may come to see performances, not all of them will actually see what’s going on around campus, she said. This event gave the community an opportunity to see what the students are doing.

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Student-run production company goes epic Nicole Walker STAFF WRITER

With shows in large and small venues, colorful lighting and a showcasing of DJs, Epic Productions has taken over Chico. As electronic music became a trend, Shawn Steele and Matthew Whitlock saw a need for a networking opportunity that could play the middleman to producing events in town. In 2010, Whitlock, a communication design alumnus, and Steele, a senior recreation administration major with an event management option, took their passion for entertaining and event planning to another level with the founding of Epic Productions.

The joint venture formed a street team of close friends, and the UPCOMING company took off from ‘EPIC’ EVENTS there with weekly events that provide lighting, What: Zeds entertainment, a venue Dead’s The Livand promotion. ing Dead Tour Basically, it is a group of DJs with sound and lightWhen: Tuesing equipment that came day at 8 p.m. together, said Andy Fox, a street team member and Where: The senior majoring in comSenator Theatre munication design. Cost: $30 The founding partners began the company with

their own funds, friends and connections. Steele previously worked with AS Live, which provided him with the education and practice to make events the student population would want to attend. “People that work for us are really just in it for the music,” Steele said. The company is known for their concert productions in Chico, but it is working toward expanding to the Bay Area and Sacramento while adding variety with lighting production gigs and renovations. The name originated from a mixed tape titled “Epic Nights,” produced by Steele. The tape was never used, and “nights” was taken >> please see EPIC | B2

Visual learning aids Dream catchers, sugar skulls and Kabuki masks. All of these things are visual, strong, artistic components of specific cultures. Art, no matter the form, is one thing all cultures have in common, and it’s something that can be learned from. Everyone has different styles of learning. Some prefer reading and analyzing, and others prefer seeing and doing. I myself identify with the latter. So when presented with a textbook and an artifact it should be no surprise which I’ll be more interested in. Although I can’t say the same for everyone, I’d still dare to say that the artifact will at least raise more curiosity at first glance than the textbook. Not all art is created equally; some pieces are better than others. But when it comes to cultural art, it’s not a matter of aesthetics but meaning. Cultural art pieces are preserving cultures. In California, where the Latino culture dominates just about 40 percent of the population and located close to the Mexican border, other cultures seem to get buried. I love traveling, not for the historical landmarks but for the opportunity to experience different cultures. With a nation as culturally diverse as the U.S. I shouldn’t have to pick up my passport to learn more. I should be able to go around my neighborhood to pick up such knowledge. Literally. The Janet Turner Print Museum recently held the “Sustaining Cultures: Native Peoples” art exhibit to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of a man named “Ishi,” the last known Yahi tribe member. While not all of the pieces are exactly from Ishi’s tribe, they are representative of his culture. I saw the importance of preserving cultures through art at the exhibit. A short walk through the gallery provided me with much more knowledge than a printed handout ever would, and it motivated me to learn more about my own culture. Growing up as a Mexican-American in Southern California I’ve always been sandwiched between two cultures, never able to fully grasp or identify with either. Although I was born in the U.S., I’ve never really felt “American” and because of that same fact my family, born and raised in Mexico, has never truly considered me “Mexican.” So instead of waiting around for a “Mexican-American” art exhibit to pop up somewhere I’ll just go ahead and school myself one artifact at a time. Looks like I’ve got some preserving of my own to do. Jen Moreno can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com

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Graphic tees get personal Angel Huracha Each week, a DIY art ote: project N s ’ r o t i will be featured Ed with a step-by-step guide.

eded: e n s l a i r Mate • Printer • Iron-on transfer paper • Computer • Blank T-shirt

• Iron • Ironing board • Scissors

Choose your design. It can be anything from your own creation to an online photo you adore. This is where you can get creative. It doesn’t necessarily have to be one image. Make a collage on your computer. You can use magazines, photographs or anything else you would like.

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A T-shirt is a classic fashion statement that will always be around. Everyone from drunken college students to my own grandma knows that T-shirts are a part of modern culture. In many ways, they represent the ultimate middle ﬁnger to those unnamed sources of authority. It’s become a real buzz kill when everyone is wearing the same ones though. I mean, you can buy only so many at the retailers in town, especially here in Chico. So, instead of posing for another edition of “Who wore it best” just create your own and avoid the fashion faux pas.

Once you’ve come up with your idea, lay your transfer paper face-down and print your image onto it. The better the printer quality the better the T-shirt will look.

Iron your shirt. In order for the design to look clean and centered, there shouldn’t be any wrinkles.

X-RATED TEES When picking a design for your tee don’t be afraid to venture back to childhood favorites, such as XMen or other comic heroes.

Iron on your design. Make sure you iron on an ironing board to avoid any technical malfunctions. Set the iron to the cotton setting and make sure it’s on high heat. Press hard on the iron evenly. Iron the edges and the middle really well. Check the iron-on transfer instructions to see how long you should iron your design.

Patience. When you are ﬁnished, allow the transfer to cool oﬀ for two to three minutes. Then, slowly peel the transfer starting from the bottom.

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RECORDING IN SESSION Chico band Strange Habits plays live acoustic music at the open house Saturday. THE ORION • ANNIE PAIGE

Studio awaits grand opening Kayla Wohlford STAFF WRITER

With acoustic absorbers hanging from the ceiling, artwork placed around the room and fresh paint on the walls, Energy Plant Inc. was ready for its first fundraiser Saturday afternoon. Energy Plant is a nonprofit recording studio and media workshop in Chico, and the fundraising event was held as a precursor to the studio’s grand opening in May. The organization’s mission is to provide affordable, high-quality equipment MORE ON capabilities to bands and ENERGY artists. The studio also funcPLANT INC. tions as an art studio and features various artwork. 2961 Highway The company wanted 32, Suite 57 to make a space for everything, said Blag Ivanov, the The studio will technical director of the stube open for dio and Chico State music recordings, art industry and technology display and music lessons alumnus. in May. Ivanov and the Energy Plant team started planStudents ning for the studio less than can apply for two years ago. After makinternships ing the decision to purchase beginning a garage in Gasoline Alley in fall. Industrial Park for a workplace, the location was then transformed into a legitimate studio. “We are striving for the best setup,” Ivanov said. “It’s building itself as a mature studio.” The two-story workspace features a control room and multimedia office upstairs with a storage room filled with equipment downstairs. The

studio provides bands with the material they will need to produce great sound, Ivanov said. Musicians can contact the studio and use the equipment to record their music. “The studio is designed to make music sound proper,” he said. Chloe Merritt, a senior business administration major, jumped into the project within the last six months and is excited to see everything come together, she said. “This type of project provides speciﬁc industry experience,” Merritt said. One of the goals of the studio is to provide internships for Chico State and Butte College students. Those interested in anything from studio recording to artist management can get handson experience with the studio and support art in town. “We want to increase our outreach to the community,” Ivanov said. “It’s for Chico, by Chico.” Artists are also welcome to display their creations in the studio, and artwork will always be displayed around the room. The fundraiser featured artwork from Chicoan artists Aleah Panther and Naiya Sullivan as well as live acoustic music from the band Strange Habits. “We want it to be a revolving door, so local artists can come in and out,” Ivanov said. Chico State alumnus Jeﬀ Stuart attended the event in support of the organization and has been an advocate of the company since its beginning, he said. “It’s a grassroots operation, and that’s its strong suit,” Stuart said. The fundraiser was held to increase awareness about the business and showcase diverse artists. Kayla Wohlford can be reached at kwohlford@theorion.com

ONE TWO, ONE TWO Eligh, of Living Legends, [left] and Amp Live, of Zion I, [right] perform and join forces and fan bases Saturday at the El Rey Theatre.

Hip-hop artists explore therapeutic harmonies Kevin Crittenden STAFF WRITER

A DJ and emcee brought the “Th3rapy Tour” to Chico and induced the El Rey Theatre into an underground hip-hop hypnosis Saturday night. Between songs, emcee Eligh summarized his album’s concept for the audience members. “The album is called ‘Therapy at 3’ for a reason,” he said. “Therapy through writing, scribble it down, get it out.” As an emcee, Eligh, a longtime member of Bay Area hip-hop crew Living Legends, used ﬂeet-tongued vocal ability to rhythmically distribute positive energy. Anthony Anderson, otherwise known as Amp Live, is the DJ of the Zion I duo, known for his production and high-proﬁle remix work. Songs like “Ego Killer” and “Beautiful Addiction” were introspective and bass-heavy. Eligh and Amp Live combined production abilities in a showing of technical live innovation. The highlight of the show involved a combination from the two, said Ben Lukas, a senior double majoring in art and psychology. “They went to war with the two drum machines, playing music together,” he said.

Amp Live also used a beat machine attached to a guitar. He turned preprogrammed sounds into live music by touching the diﬀerent pads, while other DJs might have just pushed a button to play the next track. Amp Live performed just as much as any rapper, said Salvador Martinez, an undeclared freshman. Eligh, also known as Gandalf, used rapid-ﬁre delivery and multisyllabic rhymed lyrics to excite the crowd in a display of soulful musical spirit. Simultaneous psychedelic video footage contributed imagery to the spoken audio anchored in high-tech wizardry. The tandem conjured a crowd from a cumulative fan base that may have only heard of one or the other. Living Legends and Zion I have each had their own followings for many years, said Tyson Harris, better known as TyBox, the Chicoan emcee who opened the show. “Those two can hook up and use the double-power of their fan bases,” he said. As most of the audience members left the theater, some stayed to take pictures with the pair and express gratitude for the feeling in the air made possible by the medium of music they came to share. Kevin Crittenden can be reached at kcrittenden@theorion.com

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STREET WISE The Epic Productions staﬀ, composed mostly of students, works for the love of music. They provide lighting, a venue and promotion.

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off to create Epic, Steele said. In addition to electronic shows and lighting production, MORE UPCOMING Epic is work‘EPIC’ EVENTS ing to enter all aspects What: Vegas Nights of music by featuring DJ Risk One incorporating events When: April with bands 27 at 9 p.m. of different Where: LaSalles genres. Steve Aoki, What: AC Slater, Datsik, DirK Theory, Dirtytyphonics Rock and M3rc and Team No Sleep are When: May 3 a few artat 9 p.m. ists Epic has collabWhere: The El orated with Rey Theatre to produce such events. Admission for each show depends on the artist and how much it took the company to get them in town.

Along with new merchandise and expansions, Epic has a line-up of events for the end of the semester. Things have moved quickly, said Ryan Grennan, a street We were like team packing maybe member and junior 100 people into history Peking, and now major. we’re selling out “It is The Senator. kind of crazy,” he said. “We were RYAN GRENNAN like packStreet team member ing maybe 100 people into Peking, and now we’re selling out The Senator.”

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Mullin it over Running writing Some ideas deserve a pencil and paper. In his dedication for his collection of short stories, novelist J.D. Salinger thanked “the reader who reads and runs,” the person who could pick up and put down a book without spending countless hours analyzing every written word. If Salinger were alive today, he would be in paradise. The world is full of running readers, people who pick up and throw away stories, news and commentaries without a second thought. However, running readers also have their darker counterparts: running writers. These are cavalier composers, laymen who put together and dismantle ideas at the speed of Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr. It’s strange to think that the way we compose ideas influences the ideas themselves, but if you want proof that running writers think differently than slower ones, look no further than your Facebook page. An English teacher once told me that low people talk about their peers, admirable people talk about events, and great people talk about ideas. Nowhere is this more evident than the realms of Facebook and Twitter, where we all bang out short texts and tweets about current events, personal news and occasional gossip. The speedy writing we see on our Facebook feeds every day is seldom carefully considered. And when we actually need to write something important on a word processor, we tend to fret over every word, whittle every sentence down to the nub, consider it, shatter it, put it back together and fret over it some more. That’s why I decided to write this column out longhand, which was a first for me. I actually found that the entire process was much faster. Sitting down with nothing but a pencil and paper eliminated distractions like Facebook and the urge to check my email every other nanosecond. But it’s more than that. Having the work in front of me on paper, big as life and just as real, made me think longer before I reached for the eraser. It also made me think longer before I wrote something down. In my 400-word experiment with longhand, I found that running-writing — composing a column with a computer — is a far less intimate and enjoyable experience. Using a brush and canvas makes the task of writing more artistic somehow, less like work and more like a calling. Even if time isn’t always in the budget, it was nice for once to try something new. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to find a computer to type this up. Ben Mullin can be reached at

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Retrospective pictures provide window to past Christopher Tavolazzi STAFF WRITER

While trying to figure out what he wanted to do with his life after graduate school, photography Professor Byron Wolfe came across a one-of-a-kind book. In the book, titled “Second View: The Rephotographic Survey Project,” Wolfe found numerous antique photographs on one side of the pages. On the other side, there were pictures taken from the same spot as the antique originals, at nearly the exact same time of day and year, almost 100 years later. That was Wolfe’s fi rst look at rephotography, a then-and-now view of the world in images. “Rephotography, I think most simply defi ned, is taking an existing image and revisiting that image with a fairly strict methodology,” Wolfe said. “It’s engaging, and it’s harder than people think it is to do.” Wolfe has done a few in-depth rephotography projects since 1990, and now teaches his students how to make their own rephotographs. “Ever since photography came onto the scene it has been a very malleable form of representation,” Wolfe said. “Manipulation is woven into the fabric of photography.” Each semester, his intermediate photography students do a rephotography project themselves, he said. They go out, fi nd a historical photograph, research it and

rephotograph it. The project can be diﬃcult, as it is hard to get to the exact spot the former was taken in, said Bethany Barndollar, a senior communication design major in Wolfe’s intermediate photography class. Barndollar took two antique photos, one of the Paradise Depot Museum, which was previously the Paradise Depot, and the other in Janesville. The railroad tracks that once ran through the former Paradise Depot are gone, and the only evidence that the depot ever existed is the museum, which is open for three hours a day, two days a week. “If you just go to this place, it’s

When a bomb threat was called into the Wildcat Recreation Center Nov. 30, it triggered a web of communication that sent emergency notifications to the entire Chico State community of more than 15,000. Three weeks ago, Chico High School, an institution across the street from Chico State, was locked down based on a firearm threat. In that case, Chico State’s emergency notification system wasn’t used. The following is a breakdown of how Chico State responds when it confronts emergencies.

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The emergency notiﬁcation service Was used when:

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▸ There was a large, non-specific off-campus area that was already cordoned off ▸ The notification could panic studentparents, student faculty and staff

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7 a.m.: WREC desk attendant Kathryn Hines answered a phone call from a man with a deep voice who said, “There’s going to be a bomb at the Student Services Center.”

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7:40 a.m.: The university sends a 7:40 a.m.: The university sends a mass text, phone call and email, or “send word now” alert to students registered to the emergency system, warning them to stay away from the Student Services Center and Bell Memorial Union.

Shortly after: Two university patrol oﬃcers arrived on scene. University Police Chief Robyn Hearne called Joe Wills, the director of public aﬀairs and publications, on his cellphone while he drove to the University administration and police university and told him about the evacuated the Student Services Center threat. and BMU, because it’s too close to the threat. Meriam Library, a concrete building about 100 yards from the CALLING IN A BOMB Student Services Center, was used as THREAT IS A FELONY the emergency rally point.

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use an old photograph of Bidwell Park, he said. He wanted to do an outdoor scene instead of a building. “I think I went back like three times,” he said. “You just have to find the right spot.” Angelotti incorporated portions of the old photograph into the new one, which is customary for the project, to make a conglomerate final photo with a view of the past and the present in one image. The project has caused him to think more about the history of where he lives, he said.

Bethany Barndollar’s daughter Aspen rides her scooter by the Paradise Railroad Depot, currently a park and museum. The other photo, taken at the same place in 1920, shows the depot when it still had tracks.

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just a park,” Barndollar said. “You don’t really know that this was the actual railroad track going through here.” Barndollar’s other image is a combination of two photos of her grandfather’s house, one from about 1961 and another from this year, she said. Her grandfather is featured in both photographs, each taken more than 50 years apart. “It inspired me to do a couple more of my grandparents’ houses as a personal gift for my family,” Barndollar said. Another student in the class, Joey Angelotti, a senior communication design major, decided to

JOE WILLS, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND PUBLICATIONS About 11:15 a.m.: Wills sent out an “all clear” notiﬁcation through the About 11:15 a.m.: Wills sent out an “all-clear” notiﬁcation through the emergency communication system after a bomb squad had searched the Student Services Center and found nothing.

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Custodian cleans up on soccer ﬁeld INTERNATIONAL BALLER Former national soccer player Seghen Hailu gets back in the game at the Wildcat Recreation Center after his relocation to Chico.

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It’s close to midnight, and as students are playing soccer and basketball and working out, the custodian at the Wildcat Recreation Center, a former national soccer player, is vacuuming the empty rockclimbing area. Seghen Hailu has worked in the custodial department of the WREC for three years, but few people know that he played for the soccer team in his home nation in Africa before political unrest caused him and his family to ﬂee the country. Hailu was born and raised in Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, and played for the country’s national soccer team for two years, he said. “It feels so great to play for your country, but at the same time, I feel bad because I can’t do more because of the political situation,” Hailu said. Eritrea was Italian territory before being owned by Britain and then federated with Ethiopia, he said. It was war “over and over again” in Africa, Hailu said. The entire country of Eritrea went under and took its soccer team with it. In 1993, Hailu went to Minnesota, where some of his family lived, and started his own cleaning company when he was 23, he said. Unfortunately, America’s terrible economy caused his company to close, and he began job hunting online, Hailu said. His experience and background in professional cleaning landed him his current job at the WREC. Rick Scott, the director of the WREC, regards Hailu as an outstanding worker and respects him for starting a new chapter and putting his life back together, Scott said. “I love working here,” Hailu said. “The people I work with are not only beautiful on the outside but the inside as well.” Although he works long hours, he enjoys giving students soccer tips and helping them improve their technique during his lunch breaks, he said “It’s what I want to do the rest of my life,” Hailu said. “I want

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CHICO HIGH SCHOOL GUN SCARE March 28, 11 a.m.: Reg Govan, Chico High School’s assistant principal, was in his oﬃce when a man called the school, claiming to have a gun. Govan is in charge of school safety and makes the decision whether to initiate “code red.” 11:15 a.m.: Chico police responded to reports of a suicidal man who claimed to have a gun. A University Police oﬃcer heard the report over the radio and relayed that information “immediately” to University Police.

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to play soccer and help others to play soccer.” Students on the court were astonished when they realized such a remarkable athlete was right under their noses, said Ricky Niese, a junior religious studies major. Niese was mainly surprised because Hailu had never mentioned he was on a national team, he said. Hailu’s path in life has led him to Chico, and judging by the ear-to-ear smile on his face, he is happy where he has ended up. He has two young children, a boy and a girl, he said. Hailu wants his children to get their basic education, but most of all, he wants them to be lovable, considerate individuals. His mother, two of his sisters and one brother stayed in Eritrea

after he ﬂed, Hailu said, but his other siblings are in England, Germany, Saudi Arabia and around the United States. While most of his family is dispersed throughout the world, Hailu gets to see his sister in Chico every day, he said. “There’s nothing better,” Hailu said about being connected with his family. Hailu has lost teeth and suﬀered head injuries while playing international soccer and has more than a dozen scars on his legs. Scars leave memories, he said, and his are fond ones of playing on the Eritrean national soccer team.

11:23 a.m.: Chico Police and Chico High School administration initiated “code red,” a campus-wide lockdown. Students were told to get inside their classrooms and lock the doors. Shortly after: Two University Police officers assisted Chico police to ensure that no Chico State students went toward Chico High School. University Police officers began assessing the situation. Officers went to the A.S. Child Development Laboratory to ensure that no children left. Hearne called Wills, and they determined not to put out a campuswide notification, because they didn’t have enough information to give people clear direction without inciting panic.

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A.S. candidates receive endorsements The recent enforcement of facilities fees and unit caps and the chance that $200 million will be cut from the California State University system puts the future of Associated Students in jeopardy. Chico State needs a strong and diligent A.S. to represent its besieged students. The Orion editorial board has chosen the A.S. officer candidates we think are best suited to shepherd Chico State through this uncertain period in our university’s history. An A.S. officer needs to show examples of drive and activism. We looked for candidates with experiences appropriate for the position they are running for. A leader needs to be able to motivate and inspire the student body. After meeting with those running, it was difficult to choose between

President JAYPINDERPAL “JAY ” VIRDEE

This position needs an experienced candidate with exceptional leadership qualities. Virdee currently holds the position of commissioner of community affairs. Involvement has proven to be Virdee’s priority. He has been a part of Freshman Leadership Opportunity, CAVE, Greek life and Model United Nations. He believes in promoting student involvement and activism in the community. He plans to continue to build transparency and strive in all ways to advocate student voice.

the multiple qualified candidates in certain categories. Nevertheless, the selected candidates are below, along with our reasons for choosing them. The Orion did not endorse any candidates for the positions of vice president of business and finance or commissioner of community affairs because two candidates for these positions are currently working for The Orion, and we want to avoid a conflict of interest. Also, those running unopposed did not automatically receive our endorsement. These choices are merely a collaboration of our opinions. The real decision as to the best candidates is in the hands of the entire student body. Students can vote online at aschico.com from April 24-26.

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GABE ADLE Y (UNOPPOSED)

Commissioner of Multicultural Affairs

NICK BREMNER

MARC THOMPSON (UNOPPOSED)

This role represents student interests in academics and student perspective. While making policies and procedures, Bremner wants to make them known and understandable for students. He has the experience necessary to advocate students’ interests and knows that college is more than reading textbooks — it’s about exploring and broadening one’s mind. This position also includes preparing bimonthly reports of student concerns for the Academic Senate.

national debt, a rapidly expanding national security state and the billion-dollar black hole that is the war on drugs. Romney has a wealth of tens of millions of dollars, and his campaign is already rife with gaffes highlighting the fact that his reality differs from that of the average American voter. This election is a chance to join in and break through the media echo chamber surrounding presidential candidates to become an informed voter. Informed voters ultimately challenge candidates to be more than politicians. They challenge the entire political system to be one of leadership and representation — not imagery and deception. Soon Romney can shake off the sketches adopted to win the nomination, and he can begin etching the image he thinks will win him the White House, unless we ask more of this election.

Vice President of Facilities and Services

Director of University Affairs

Thompson is the candidate to inspire learning and diversity beyond simply doling out money to student groups. He is inspirational and full of ideas. He doesn’t have a ton of experience, but we believe with his drive he can quickly learn and start taking action. Thompson was enthusiastic and open to discussion on race. He spoke of understanding one’s own biases and ignorance and moving beyond them. He wants to change how people view taboo words and expand the social circle.

This position is responsible for financing and expanding areas funded by the Student Union Fee, such as the Bell Memorial Union. Adley was not only numbers-friendly but also accurate. His explanation of the Wildcat Store troubles was on the mark with our reporting. He appeared very interested in getting involved and knowledgeable on maintaining services and student facilities.

Commissioner of Student Organizations and Programs JESSIE ARMSTRONG

We are in favor of Armstrong’s main platform points — activism, accountability and accessibility. Armstrong has experience with government affairs, and we also liked her idea of having a calendar to increase visibility of where the funds are going. Armstrong wants to set up bimonthly workshops and work directly with students. She plans to take the initiative with facilities fees and find more ways to help students.

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Reading into Romney reveals uninformed voter Sam Kelly OPINION COLUMNIST

With Rick Santorum dropping out of the race, it is nearly certain that Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination. The question that arises is if he is the right man to beat President Barack Obama. It is up to the informed voters to decide, but they seem to be the minority in our society. However, at times it appears not even Romney’s own party is informed — this is evidenced by the other candidates staying in the race despite Romney’s insurmountable lead. Both Obama and Romney are great politicians who demonstrate a keen ability to tell voters what they want to hear. Romney has had to slide very far to the right to secure the Republican nomination, which will later hurt him with women and minorities. He is in for a rude awakening when the general election begins and Obama’s reelection campaign really begins, said Erik

Taylor, the president of the Chico State Student Democratic Club. Romney does not represent the middle class, students, women or the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community, and as long as Obama wins the votes of those groups he will win again, Taylor said. “I don’t know what to think about Mitt Romney, because he has flip-flopped on so many different issues that I don’t know what he would actually do if he was elected president,” he said. Romney is even split with some of his major donors on issues like gay marriage, according to a Politico article. It is wedge issues like gay marriage, health care and abortion that are rising to front of the election. The issues that are great for rousing supporters and attacking opponents are also the same ones that drown out the real problems the future president must deal with on day one. These are the Paulian issues, such as a military of empire-like proportions, crushing

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Ben Hames O P I N I O N CO L UMN IS T

Celebrity politics Recently the campus has been awash with politics — with presidential candidate Ron Paul visiting Chico State and our own Associated Students elections taking place. I went to the Paul rally, mainly because I wanted to say that I have seen a presidential candidate in my life, and frankly I was a bit bored. Paul is unlikely to win the Republican party nomination, and Rick Santorum’s recent “stepping down” only makes Mitt Romney’s success all the more likely. The American system is quite different from the British system. There is a lot more glamour about politics in America. In the United Kingdom politics is often thought of as a rather dull, boring and gray subject. The first of televised debates in America was in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The U.K. had its first televised prime ministerial debate between party leaders in 2010. Those who watched the 1960 election debate on television thought Kennedy had won the debate, whereas those who had listened on the radio thought Nixon had won. This is a sign that image is just as important, if not more, than actual politics. A lot of people vote not knowing anything about important policies. Rather, they vote for a particular candidate’s image, — be it their charisma, looks or even race. Politics in America is just another form of celebrity, and it looks as if the UK is traipsing down a similar path. Politics is nothing more than a popularity contest at the end of the day. It’s not surprising that election runners spend so much on their campaigns. President Barack Obama spent a record $740 million on his campaign for the 2008 presidential election. This is more than George W. Bush and John Kerry spent combined four years earlier. In comparison, David Cameron, the British prime minister, spent a total of 16.7 million pounds — around $24 million — on his campaign. It is for an extremely important position so I can see why people would be willing to spend so much money, but I can think of a lot of things that can be done with $740 million to help the people of America rather than bombard them with petty propaganda. I wonder if the A.S. elections will be the same. I have seen a few colorful “Yes we can”-esque posters around campus for people running in the elections. Though it is unlikely that Paul will become president from this campaign, it was interesting to see what all the fanfare was about. Something to tell the grandchildren about. It is important to be involved on a national level and with what is in our own backyard. So do your research and get voting.

Executive Vice President Barrett displayed the leadership qualities needed to manage the next group of A.S. officers. These include being a great public speaker, his work experience in the residence hall program, management experience and leadership experience. Barrett’s attributes would be key to motivate people in this position.

Editor’s note: Ben Hames is an international exchange student from London. Every week, he will voice his opinions about the differences he sees at Chico State.

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