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Community mourns loss of Brett Olson The weeklong search for missing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Brett Olson, 20, ended Sunday when his body was found in the Sacramento River.

Volunteer searchers who were gathered at Safeway on Nord Avenue cried and embraced each other at noon, shortly after receiving news of Olson’s death. They listened quietly as Chico Police Lt. Mike O’Brien thanked them for their help.

Chico State student Morgen Orion Staff Knaebel, who participated Friends, family and com- in the search Friday at West munity members who aided 12th and Hazel streets, was in the weeklong search for expecting a happy ending, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo she said.

“I had a really good feeling student Brett Olson grieved upon hearing the news of his when I woke up,” she said.

Volunteers searched death Sunday.

Fishermen discovered downtown Chico for Olson throughout the Olson’s body at a week and handed washout of the Sacraout leaflets that mento River two miles publicized a south of Beer Can $50,000 reward Beach at 10:20 a.m., for his safe return.

Glenn County Sheriff They called local Larry Jones said. They and national media waved down police, to bring awareness who brought the body to Olson’s disapto shore. pearance and sent Olson’s parents then BRETT OLSON The 20-year-old messages to celebidentified their son at Cal Poly San Luis rities such as Oprah Scotty’s Boat Landing, Obispo student Winfrey and Miley a nearby launch point, was found dead in the SacramenCyrus, asking them Jones said. to River after to publicize the Between 25 and 40 a weeklong search. police officers from search.

The hashtag various agencies had been searching for Olson, 20, #findBrettOlson was shared since he went missing follow- by so many people that it ing the Labor Day float Sept. became one of Twitter’s trending topics in the Bay 2, Jones said.

Kerry Lauth, a Lafay- Area.

Knaebel, a senior comette resident who drove up to Chico to help search munication studies major, for Olson, was combing an said her thoughts are with orchard when other volun- Michael and Elizabeth Olson, teers told her the search was Brett Olson’s parents.

“No parent should have to called off.

Words could not describe bury their child,” she said.

After identifying their son, the feeling of hearing the Michael and Elizabeth Olson news, Lauth said.

“It was just extreme sorrow departed for Lafayette, where for the family,” she said. >> please see OLSON | A3

BUDGET CUTS

CSU board of trustees plans for possible cuts Aubrey Crosby STAFF WRITER

The California State University board of trustees will meet next week to discuss a contingency plan for an impending budget slash.

The meeting will determine how the 23-campus system will respond if a $250 million “trigger cut” is made to the system if Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed sales tax increase does not take effect in November.

The trigger cut would reduce Chico State’s budget by about $10 million, which could result in fee increases and enrollment reductions.

This budget cut would cause a decrease in the enrollment of students in the CSU system, lower the amount of Cal Grant GOV. JERRY financial aid and could potenBROWN tially lead to layoffs, according Proposition 30 to a press release from March. would increase taxes and spare The CSU has already education a $250 endured $750 million in cuts million cut. over the last two years, which has resulted in a $31 million reduction in funding to Chico State, Chico State President Paul Zingg said in an email dated Sept.

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Also in the board’s agenda is a new faculty contract with the California Faculty Association, a union that represents the professors, coaches and librarians in the CSU system. A new contract has been settled upon after two years of negotiation beginning in October 2010.

The CFA ratified the contract, which has no new salary increases, on Sept. 3. If the contract is ratified by the CSU board of trustees, the CFA will lose its authority to strike on CSU campuses >> please see STRIKE | A4

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AN END TO THE SEARCH Michael and Elizabeth Olson, parents of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Brett Olson, embrace in front of Safeway on Nord Avenue Sunday morning, only a few hours before they were driven to the Sacramento River to identify their son’s body. They have since gone home to Lafayette to plan his funeral.

REACTIONS A group of volunteers who joined the weeklong search for Brett Olson listen to Chico Police Lt. Mike O’Brien explain how Olson’s body was found in the Sacramento River. O’Brien thanked the volunteers for their help during the search.

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Student reports 2 knife attacks that he had brandished a folding knife at them.

The second assault was reported near the Student Health Center Saturday. The student was confronted by a male who lunged at him with a knife.

In both assaults, the student was alone and appeared to be targeted.

Unversity Police encourages anyone with information about the assaults to contact University Police at 530-898-5555.

Orion Staff A male student reported being assaulted at knifepoint two times within 48 hours, according to a press release distributed by University Police.

The first assault occurred Thursday night near the railroad tracks on the bike path by campus. The student was attacked by two suspects and escaped with minor cuts to his arm.

On Friday, Chico police arrested a suspect between Sutter and Shasta halls after students alerted police

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Burglary spike continues into beginning of semester Orion Staff A rash of burglaries and break-ins continued last week, adding to what police say is an unusually high number of incidents.

Jasmine Rodriguez, a senior sociology major, awoke at her house on West Seventh and Cherry streets to find her cellphone stolen and her car missing, she said.

Someone took her car for a joyride and left it totaled in the middle of a baseball field, she said.

In another incident, someone kicked open the door of Alpha Chi, a sorority house on East Fourth Street, Chico police Detective Mike Rodden said.

Tw0 suspects stole laptops from the house while the residents were sleeping, Rodden said.

Levi Gill, 18, and Oliver Guyton, 43, were arrested Aug. 29 on Hemlock Street, where police discovered stolen property belonging

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arrested outside Plumas Hall for an outstanding burglary warrant Sept. 6, University Police officer Bryce Davison said.

There are usually a large number of break-ins when students move to Chico THE ORION •PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANK REBELO at the beginning of CAUGHT Police arrest Chico State student Tyrek Manning outside the semester, but this of Plumas Hall on Thursday for an outstanding burglary warrant. semester’s number of to seven separate victims of residential burincidences has been glary, auto theft and petty theft, according particularly high, Rodden said. to a press release distributed Monday by There have been 84 burglaries reported Chico police. to Chico police since Aug. 15, said Robert The burglaries occurred between July Woodward, a crime analyst with the Chico and August and usually happened at night Police Department. while house occupants were sleeping, according to the press release.

The Orion can be reached at Chico State student Tyrek Manning was editorinchief@theorion.com

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After months of debate by members on both sides of the issue, Chico has decided to move forward with an ordinance that restricts the use of plastic bags.

Source: The Associated Press

Marisela Pulido STAFF WRITER

Source: The New York Times

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IN ITS TRACKS University Police Chief Robyn Hearne directs students after a train broke down blocking traffic between West Sacramento Avenue and West Ninth Street.

Stalled train stops traffic

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Although it remains unfinished, One World Trade Center lit up lower Manhattan on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks Tuesday.

The new skyscraper stretches 1,368 feet into the sky and is planned to top out at 1,776 feet.

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Indian cartoonist Aseem Trivedi was sent to judicial custody after drawing a cartoon that mocked corruption in the Indian government.

Trivedi refused to ask for bail, because he believes he is innocent.

China’s heir apparent, Xi Jinping, has all but disappeared from public view.Over the past week, Xi has missed at least three scheduled meetings with foreign diplomats, including Hillary Clinton and Denmark’s prime minister.

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“Mechanical issues like this one are rare.

Our focus at Union Pacific is operating a safe and efficient railroad.”

AARON HUNT Director of Corporate Relations and Media at Union Pacific Railroad

$3.6 billion The amount invested this year to improve the Union Pacific Railroad network and enhance its infrastructure.

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Paper or paper?

Students, faculty and community members may be faced with a variation of the classic supermarket dilemma now that the city of Chico is developing an ordinance that restricts the use of “singleuse” plastic bags.

The Chico City Council voted 5-2 to develop the restrictions, with councilmen Bob Evans and Mark Sorensen opposed.

Evans doesn’t think the city should pay for the cost of implementing the ban when it is facing huge fi nancial problems, he said.

“The cost is the issue of what we’re spending our time on,” Evans said.

The Council spent a lot of time considering the impact the ban will have on the city by evaluating the effect of bans passed in cities such as San Jose and San Luis Obispo.

Chico City Attorney Lori Barker is drafting the new ordinance, which must be read at a City Council meeting before it goes into effect.

The ordinance can be revisited if Gov. Jerry Brown signs SB 1219, a law which requires an operator of a store to establish a bag recycling program for their own store, according

to the California Legislative Information website.

There are already seven companies in Butte County that sell reusable bags, contributing positively to the local economy, said Andy Keller, president of the reusable bag company ChicoBag. “[Plastic] bags are used and wasted and become a nuisance,” Keller said.

Stores charge their customers for plastic bags by increasing the price of their products to cover their costs, Keller said.

“The price of bags is embedded in the price of groceries, there really aren’t any free plastic bags,” Keller said.

“We’re paying for them as taxpayers and as shoppers.”

If the city goes forward with the plastic bag restriction, Associated Students should follow suit in the Wildcat Store, said Eli Goodsell, the A.S. Sustainability coordinator.

The Wildcat Store’s “Bring Your Own Bag” program, which offers students a 5 cent donation to the charity of their choice if they decide not to use a plastic bag, saved the Wildcat Store about $101 during the fi rst week of school, Goodsell said. A.S. pays about 8 cents for every plastic book bag and 14 cents for each large clothing bag.

Overall, A.S. donated about $111 to three organizations in the fi rst week: its own sustainability program, Habitat For Humanity and Computers For Classrooms.

Marisela Pulido can be reached at mpulido@theorion.com

Source: Newsday

University to kick off long-term, targeted fundraising campaign LARGE DONATIONS TO CSU SCHOOLS FROM 2010-2011

Ben Mullin NE WS EDITOR

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Texas raised the speed limit on a 41-mile stretch of road to 85 mph, the highest speed limit in the nation.

Loss of federal funding for public roads has prompted toll roads to increase prices and entice drivers.

Source: USA Today

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A homeless man pleaded no contest to strangling a pelican in Los Angeles Monday.

Prosecutors said Sergio Alvarez, 30, choked the pelican to death because he “was hungry.”

Source: Los Angeles Times

Chico State posted the lowest three-year fundraising average from 2008 to 2011 among similarly sized schools, but the university is in the early stages of planning a major fundraising campaign.

The university is still in the process of figuring which areas it wants to raise funds for, said Joe Wills, director of public affairs and publications.

Fundraising campaigns differ from routine fundraising in the sense that they are publicly prominent and take place over a period of five to eight years, said Rich Ellison, Chico State’s vice president for university advancement.

Chico State’s 125th anniversary celebration will aid fundraising efforts by helping the university connect with people and by giving the school’s heritage prominence, Wills said.

However, raising charitable funds “could and probably would happen regardless of the age of the campus,” Wills said.

The push for donations was not prompted by recent cuts to the California State University system, Wills said. Rather, the campaign is the result of the growth of the university’s advancement department, which is in charge of fundraising.

Over the last three years, Chico State has raised an average of about $7 million from private donors, according to by the CSU’s University Advancement department. The largest amount of donations during that period was in 2008, with a total of $7.78 million raised.

Chico State is in the middle-sized fundraising university group among the 23 CSUs. It is paired with universities that have comparable fundraising capabilities, like Cal State

$42 million $5 million $12 million

From the Kellogg Foundation to Cal Poly Pomona, the largest cash donation in CSU history.

From professor emerita of management Kay Takeyama Dilena, the second-largest individual donation in San Francisco State history. The donation will go toward establishing a center for the study of Japanese culture.

From Joan and Sanford I. Weill, the largest cash gift ever given to Sonoma State. Donated to build the university’s Green Music Center concert hall.

SOURCE • 2010-2011 ANNUAL PHILANTHROPIC GIVING REPORT

Fullerton, Sacramento State and San Jose State.

Among its seven peers in the middlesized group, Chico State posted the lowest three-year average between 2008 and 2010, according to the report.

Middle-sized fundraising universities are characterized by having between 5,000 and 10,000 individual donors and between 10 and 20 full-time professional fundraisers. Larger universities, such as Fresno State, Long Beach State and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, have more than 10,000 individual donors and endowments valued at $50 million or above.

San Diego State had the largest three-year fundraising average with $64.77 million, according to the report.

The CSU generally expects universities as large as Chico State to raise about 10 percent of their budget in fundraising, said Erik Fallis, a spokesman for the system.

Campus presidents, deans and vice presidents are evaluated based on the amount of funds they bring into the university, Fallis said.

Funding has generally increased throughout the CSU over time, as private donors realized that campuses were struggling through a lack of state dollars, Fallis said.

The donors stepped in to provide scholarships for students who needed them and to contribute to specific programs at different universities.

In the 2010-2011 school year, universities in the CSU recieved $344 million in donations, nearly a one-third increase from the $265 million donated in the 2009-2010 school year, according to a press release published by the system.

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A galaxy of stars remembered actor Michael Clark Duncan following his death last week. Jay Leno, Tom Hanks, Loretta Devine and Stevie Wonder gathered for a four-hour memorial, telling stories about the gentle giant.

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OLSON: Labor Day should be smaller, safer, Zingg says continued from A1

made “much smaller and safer,� they are planning their son’s funeral Zingg said in his email.

The community should implearrangements, said Nancy Dinther, a ment a law that would ban alcohol friend of the family.

They released a statement posted on stretches of the Sacramento River on the Facebook group, “Let’s Bring during holidays, he said.

A law that would have made it illeBrett home,� which had about 94,000 gal to drink alcohol on the river on members as of 6 p.m. Sunday. “There are not words to describe summer holidays like Labor Day was signed by Gov. Jerry how moved we have Brown last year, been by everything but it required both all of you have done “There are not words Glenn and Butte for us,� the post counties to pass read. “You filled us to described how the ordinances by with hope and love moved we have been a four-fifths vote, this week, which by everything all of you Zingg said. Glenn we will carry with have done for us.�

County did not do us for the rest of our so. lives.� “We absolutely They ended MICHAEL AND ELIZABETH OLSON Brett Olson’s parents have to revisit this the post with the law and put the hashtag #rememalcohol ban into berBrettOlson, an echo of the tag that had rallied the effect,� Zingg said.

Zingg also said he would help conmembers of the group to spread awareness of Brett Olson’s disappear- vene a meeting with student leaders ance through Twitter and Facebook and other involved parties to control the float. during the past week. “It is difficult so soon after this Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President terrible tragedy to Jeffrey Armstrong discuss changes described the news for the Labor Day of Olson’s death as “We absolutely have to weekend float, “devastatingâ€? in a but I think we can statement and said revisit this law and put help honor Brett by that the Cal Poly San the alcohol ban into taking swift and Luis Obispo commueect.â€? decisive steps to nity will be grieving keep all our stufor a man whose PAUL ZINGG dents and others “life was filled with Chico State President who come to the so many dreams and river safe,â€? Zingg hopes.â€?

Chico State President Paul Zingg said.

An autopsy and toxicology tests addressed the campus in an email Monday, calling the search efforts of Olson’s body will be completed made by Chico State students and within a month, Jones said. There community members “typical of our was no evidence of foul play.

The Olsons were contemplating community,�

Zingg said he accompanied Fish their son at 4 p.m. Sunday, the same and Game officers on the Sacramento time he was last seen alive a week River Sunday and flew over the river earlier, according to their Facebook with Butte County Sheriff’s deputies, post. They encouraged anyone readand saw potential danger “every- ing to pause and embrace someone near them, or send a hug to their son. where you looked.� “May that bring each of you, and “The challenges of negotiating river snags, tricky currents and cold Brett, a feeling of hope, love, peace water were multiplied ten-fold by the and strength.� presence of alcohol and the sheer number of people,� Zingg said.

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GRIEF Two women who volunteered to search for missing Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student Brett Olson embrace after learning that his body was discovered in the Sacramento River Sunday morning.

Sept. 3: Monday Brett Olson is reported missing. Law enforcement oďŹƒcials launch search eorts on the Sacramento River and in the surrounding wilderness area. Search and rescue teams take cadaver dogs on the river to comb for any sign of Olson.

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Sept. 7: Friday Upon receiving tips from numerous people on the fast-growing “Let’s Bring Brett home�

Facebook page, volunteers begin canvassing the downtown area, searching for any sign of Olson. They pass out iers, call local and national media and promote the growing reward for information leading to his safe return.

THE ORION •PHOTOGRAPH BY FRANK REBELO

Sept. 9: Sunday The news of Olson’s death spreads to the Chico community and beyond. The Facebook group that coordinated searches for Olson holds at about 94,000 members. The next day, Chico State President Paul Zingg calls for the Labor Day oat to be alcohol-free and reduced in size.

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University Police Saturday, 12:15 a.m. Assault reported in a dorm parking lot.

“Reporting party says her son, 20, is visiting his girlfriend in Sutter. Son relayed to RP that a group jumped him and his girlfriend. Son sustained minor cuts during scuffle.”

Thursday, 7:37 a.m. Animal welfare check reported at 700 block of Humboldt Avenue. “Concern that pitbull was too thin. No one answered door. Left pink note about dog licenses needed and that animal control needs to see dog for welfare concerns.”

Thursday, 11:45 a.m. 421 Main St. Saturday, 12:25 a.m. Narcotics Transient Problem. Subj in the Dolphin violation reported. “Smell of Pond taking bath with shampoo marijuana. No search conducted. Negative Thursday 5:27 results for alcohol. p.m. Harassment Thrown object Housing to handle reported on 400 block at vehicle reported on of East Fifth Street. further.”

“Reporting party 100 block of East 15th Saturday, 3:29 responded to an ad Street. “College-aged a.m. Alcohol-minor on Craigslist of a boa occupants shooting in possession at constrictor for sale.

West First and Ivy The male told reporting dart gun at reporting streets. “Out with party that if they didn’t party as they a group. Subject buy it, he would be drove by.” cited for minor in chopping snake’s head possession.” off that night.”

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What is West Nile?

A mosquito-bourne disease.

How did I get West Nile?

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Did I get it from my friend?

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Saturday, 4:06 p.m. Animal bite reported on 3000 block of the Saturday, 10:47 p.m. Thrown object Esplanade. “Grandson was walking in at vehicle reported on 100 block park when dog ran out and bit him.” of East 15th Street. “College-aged occupants shooting dart gun at Friday, 8:07 a.m. Drunk in public reporting party as they drove by.” reported on 600 block of Oleander Avenue. “Subject in superior court Sunday, 12:41 a.m. Prowler reported building parking lot aggressively on 1700 block of Estates Way. begging for money, refused to leave “Believes she can hear noises from when asked.” backyard near bedroom area. Heard only, sounds like someone walking in Friday, 10:03 a.m. Annoying phone backyard.” call reported on 600 block of Rancheria Drive. “Says his friend, who he Thursday, 6:43 a.m. Drunk in public suspected of damaging his tires, called reported at 1300 block of East Ninth him and told him he is going to get spun Street. “Female sleeping on the on crystal meth and come hurt him.” sidewalk. Employees have tried to wake her up, but she woke. She is Friday, 1:52 p.m. Suspicious subject breathing.” reported on 800 block of Husa Lane.

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STRIKE: Vote rules out pickets continued from A1 to vote for Proposition 30, Gov. Brown’s tax this semester. measure, and to attempt to avoid another The contract is a “status quo” contract, budget cut. said Vince Ornelas, CFA chapThe union wants students ter president for Chico State. to support higher education, “If we weren’t in “We understand that the said Susan Green, a Chico CSU has had to make a lot State professor and treasurer such a hard time, the of cutbacks and will have to for the CFA. contract would be do so again in the future,” It is important that stueasier to agree with.”

Ornelas said. “If we weren’t in dents have their voices heard such a hard time, the contract during this time, she said. would be easier to disagree The committee on finance VINCE ORNELAS CFA president, Chico State chapter with.” will present a contingency Members of the CFA ratified budget, in case the cuts are the contract by a vote of 91 percent, accord- approved, to the board of trustees Wednesing to the union’s website, a little less than day, according to their agenda. the 95 percent of CFA members who voted to strike in May. Aubrey Crosby can be reached at The CFA’s goals are to encourage students acrosby@theorion.com

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Labor Day weekend death calls for change Another tragedy has hit Chico. A family has lost a son and a brother, and we are left wondering why this has happened and what could have been done to prevent it.

In last week’s editorial, we called for a rise in serious discussion regarding the maintenance of student and community safety. This was before we learned of the student death that occurred in our community due to the out of control nature of

Labor Day weekend.

It is time to revisit the proposed changes that previously failed in order to prevent further tragedies like this.

In 2011, the Chico Police Department proposed an alcohol ban for a six-mile stretch of the Sacramento River that includes Beer Can Beach.

But the ban was struck down when it received approval votes from only three Glenn County supervisors instead of the

four out of five it needed to pass.

The purpose of that ban was to reduce the number of out-of-towners traveling to Chico for the popular holiday weekend and to prevent people from drinking too much and getting injured.

Or dying.

Chico State President Paul Zingg sent out an email following the news of Brett Olson’s death. In it, he discussed the previous attempt at the alcohol ban and urged

the community to reevaluate the issue.

“We absolutely have to revisit this law and put the alcohol ban into effect,” he said in the email.

It’s unfortunate that this death may be what it finally takes to get people to think more seriously about the dangers of this holiday floating tradition. It has shaken the town and the campus community, and action must be taken to stop this sort of tragedy from repeating itself.

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Unsanitary gym-goers put themselves, others at risk Carly Caumiant OPINION COLUMNIST

Last week when patiently waiting to use the triceps machine, I made my presence known to the fellow gym rat currently building upon his muscles. I inched toward the machine, making it obvious I was waiting for him to finish. After what seemed like 15 minutes of huffing, puffing and some sort of internal struggle, the muscle head lifted himself from his seat and went on his way.

Besides the obvious issue of time here, the man neglected to clean his sweat from the seat, leaving it to soak and fester and eventually cling to my skin and spandex.

I am an avid Wildcat Recreation Center attendee and a courteous one at that. I understand it is not my personal gym and I am mindful of what I use and how I use it. I

use machines in a timely manner. I try not to loiter, and, most importantly, I disinfect everything I touch.

Each machine has a bottle of disinfectant spray attached to it, as well as a towel to wipe away the bacteria. Please use them.

And please, don’t try to get away with using only the towel. Rubbing a machine down with a dry towel does not disinfect anything. It just pushes the bacteria deeper.

It baffles me how many students do not use these tools. Not only does this disgust me, but it worries me.

Jocelyn Rivas, a freshman business administration major, always disinfects machines after she uses them, she said. It’s obvious when someone has not previously cleaned the machine because it is sticky to the touch.

I proceeded to spray down the crime scene before I flexed my own muscles and when I finished, I disinfected the machine once again and was on my way. It only took

between two and five seconds, but no one should have to clean up someone else’s body fluids.

Gym-goers are exposing themselves to numerous germs, sicknesses, and possibly staff infections when they touch something that has another individual’s perspiration.

Using hand sanitizer before and after attending the gym is most beneficial, said Jose Diaz, freshman business information systems major. When using machines he does not spray them down after his workout.

Next time, before you hop on that abdominal machine and start crunching away, do yourself a favor and disinfect your workout space. And don’t forget to be courteous, please clean up your mess for the next person.

Dani Anguiano OPINION COLUMNIST

New relationships are exciting, and good friends are there to feel the delight for the happy couple. But they are not expecting their friend to disappear.

While it is understandable to be a bit consumed in a fun and new relationship, forgetting about your friends is not. It is an unfortunate phenomenon that affects many, especially in college. Being ditched by a close friend for that new special person in their life is a downer.

It is equivalent to the feeling of being stood up, except that it lasts for weeks or even months. You thought you had something special, but they are on to the next thing.

If you’ve ever been single when your

Plantar warts can develop after walking around barefoot in bathrooms or showers and leads to human papillomavirus.

Staph infections can be spread simply through touching an unclean surface.

Candida plays a part in athletes foot, jock itch and yeast infections. It thrives in warm, moist areas.

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New relationships leave friends behind “best friend forever” started dating someone new, it’s like you have the singles plague. Pretty soon they are hanging out only with other couples, and you aren’t part of the sacred coupledom.

This phenomenon is not reserved solely for the single friends – it’s felt by friends who are also in relationships who don’t choose to abandon others. I have a close friend whom I consider pretty important, an importance I thought was a mutual thing until he started a relationship. Now plans just don’t seem to work out, and the only time we see each another is when we run into each other.

Losing touch can mean kitten videos on YouTube that are never laughed at, plans that are never made and texting conversations that never begin. The text messages begin to sound more desperate, turning from an easy, “Hey,” to “Are you alive?”

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Desperation doesn’t sound cool coming from anyone, and friends don’t let friends sound desperate.

This experience leaves people hoping their friend comes around and remembers their name. Relationships are great, but leaving your friends hanging is not.

Boyfriends, girlfriends and others involved, give your friends a call or a text, even if it’s just to let them know that you’re busy.

Most importantly, try to make some time for them, because friends often last longer than the honeymoon phase of a new relationship.

At some point, you’re going to need a friend to lean on, and you’re always going to need one to laugh with.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Dear Editor, Chico’s new logo — a home run. As a former student at Chico way back in the late 1970s, it was exciting to see the new and improved logo for the Chico mascot. The previous mascot had gotten kind of old and tired-looking.

The new logo is refreshing, challenging and portrays an image of a very competitive spirit.

I was at Chico as part of a student exchange program with the University of New Hampshire — our mascot was a Wildcat. I wish my alma mater could simply copy the design that you have come up with.

Nice decision by those people involved in the process.

Well done.

Go Wildcats.

John Lavoie

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THUMBS Thumbs up to serving our community.

Read about a student who received multiple awards and scholarships for giving back on B4.

Thumbs down to being in the third week of school already.

Where is the time going?

Thumbs up to spikeball.

Find out more about this one-of-a-kind sport on B1.

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Social freedom found without Greek life Ian Scerri-Martin OPINION COLUMNIST OP

As I stood in line at the Wildcat Store, I overheard a couple of freshmen talking about rushing. Two seconds later, one of them turned around and asked me, “Are you in a fraternity?”

I immediately looked back, thinking that there was no way this girl thought I was a frat guy. After realizing I was the intended target of the question – almost an insult – I turned forward and proudly stated, “No ma’am, I am not.

I’m a GDI.” She looked back at me with a blank stare.

GDI, meaning goddamn independent, is a term used mostly

by Greeks to describe someone

not in the Greek system.

It didn’t occur to me that most people are unfamiliar with the term, because it is rather inescapable when living in downtown Chico.

Don’t get me wrong. A lot of my friends pledged and enjoyed their experience. However, college can be just as fun, if not more awesome, when you stay independent.

On my bike ride home, I thought about my freshman year and some of the social pressures that were there to rush a fraternity. I then asked myself: Where is the person handing out fliers and jumping up and down telling me how awesome college is as a GDI? Hey, I can be that guy.

Some people believe not being Greek means a lame social life, which couldn’t be further from the truth.

Not being a part of Greek life makes you work harder to build relationships and venture out into new situations.

Plus, it doesn’t seem worth it to strain your already tight bud-

GDI, meaning goddamn independent, is a term used mostly by Greeks to describes someone not in the Greek system.

get with monthly dues.

Most importantly, Chico State has an inviting atmosphere that makes it easy to meet people from different places with different interests.

Intramural basketball has been a great way to meet people for me. Or even just visiting One Mile in Bidwell Park or a music performance in town with a couple of friends. There are always friendly and interesting people to meet around Chico in a wide variety of places.

Try not to feel pressure to pledge, especially if it would just be to improve your social standing. Make sure that you don’t let anyone try to change the person you are, and always remember — the coolest kids are independent.

This is my fourth year, and I love the ultimate social freedom Chico State has to offer. I am a “goddamn independent” student, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Thumbs down to the sun going down earlier. Winter is coming.

Thumbs up to football season. Yelling at the TV, nachos and beer are taking over our Sundays.

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WEEKLY TOP FIVE Editor’s Note: Each week top fives from various categories will be featured. This week is the top five uses of Post-it notes.

They can be put anywhere They can go on mirrors, cars, inside textbooks, you name it, thanks to the sticky part. They can even be put on your sleeping roommate’s forehead as a joke, so when they wake up and look in the mirror, they’ll be extra confused.

“I use them as simple reminders, whether it’s to go to the grocery store, or bring a textbook to class,” said Rebecca Wintermute, a sophomore business administration major.

Tara Miller OPINION COLUMNIST OP

College students may not think much of Post-it notes except that they are square pieces of paper used to mark important details from a book or a particular event in their daily planners.

But they are more than just pieces of paper that stick to things. Here are my favorite reasons why Post-it notes rock.

Labels for food Instead of starting a catfight because your roommate is snacking on your favorite chips, just take some Post-it notes and label your food. You can even color code, since the notes come in so many colors. Assign each roomie a different color, and write your name on your food to ensure that your leftover pasta is safe.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has publicly supported gay marriage recently, appearing in TV spots and making his stance known. Go figure, some tightwad from the Maryland House of Delegates, Emmett Burns Jr., criticized the team for letting a player speak his mind and exercise his right to free speech.

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Tara Miller can be reached at tmiller@theorion.com

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Make a trail somewhere Let’s just say you wanted to surprise your significant other by making a trail to a place of significance in your relationship. Food can be messy and attract unwanted critters, so use Post-it notes. Stick them together to form a trail to your destination, and your significant other will be pleased with pathway to the surprise.

Make them into a flipbook Leftover Post-it no tes can be used creatively. Try m aking a flipboo k.

Make a small dr awing on the bo ttom of each Postit, with each sket ch slightly varying from the one befo re.

Stack them with the starting draw ing on the botto m, and slowly bu ild up. Not only will you be entertain ed with it once you finish it, but you can show it off to your friends.

Apple today is set to reveal the new iPhone, which is widely expected to be called the iPhone 5. Apple is also supposed to unveil a line of shiny new iPods, which will no doubt be eagerly snatched up by tech-savvy trendsetters and grandparents eager to identify with the millennial generation.

— Compiled by Kjerstin Wood

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Study abroad student shares stories of Italian adventure Gina Tigri GUEST COLUMNIST

Ciao Chico, I have officially arrived in Italy and it is gorgeous. The flight was a long and stressful journey, but everything worked out in the end.

There were no annoying passengers on the flight and, luckily, I made it to each gate on time. I met many of the students in my program on the flight to Roma, which was very exciting. There are a total of 10 of us here from Chico, so we have bonded over that connection.

Once we landed in Roma, we were greeted by the

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University Study Abroad Consortium advisers who are all so helpful and nice. They took us on a bus to Viterbo, where we had our first Italian pizza and gelato — both of which were amazing — and then settled in for the night in the Balletti Hotel Palace di Viterbo.

In the morning we were all feeling refreshed and met for orientation in a conference room in the hotel. I admit that at this point I was pretty stressed out, wondering who I would live with, what the living situation would be and if we would all get along.

I kept thinking to myself, “What have I gotten myself

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into?” I chose to ignore my fears and just go with it, telling myself everything would work out.

Amazingly enough, everything has happened better than I could have planned.

I am living in a huge brand new apartment in the city center with two guys, Russell and Nirson, and one other girl, Mallory.

We each have our own room, a big kitchen, a huge balcony and free Wi-Fi provided by our landlord. This is not very common so we are very lucky. I am so happy now that my roommate and living situations have been figured out.

One night a group of students hosted a dinner at their apartment. It was a lot of fun and a good bonding experience that we all enjoyed.

After that, most of us ventured out to check out the night life.

I’m busy showing off my apartment and getting to know this new city, but I’ll catch up with you next week with lots of pictures and updates.

Follow Gina Tigri throughout her Italian adventures as she blogs for The Orion on theorionnews.tumblr.com.

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ALBUM REVIEW: Griz - “Mad Liberation Artist Griz creates a soulful and jazzy synthesized sound through the use of retro vinyl samples and works of his own composition.

“Mad Liberation” has the seamless futuristic synth sounds of Daft Punk’s “Tron: Legacy” soundtrack mixed with the smooth keyboard, sax, guitar riffs from Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” and samples and scratch sounds that reminds me of RJD2’s “Deadringer.” The tracks vary in style, yet Griz keeps a consistent theme throughout. I find myself listening to “Mad Liberation” when I am writing or working. It has those smooth beats, subtle samples and driving kick that put me in the zone, feeling focused and relaxed. Although this Michigan native lacks proper equipment, he produced a polished album that exudes the effort of a professionally produced album.

Available for free download at mynameisgriz.com — Compiled by Frank Rebelo

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Kevin Lee STAFF WRITER

Groups of four sweaty people have been seen running, jumping and diving around a miniature trampoline on campus lately, but they’re not crazy. They’re playing spikeball.

Spikeball is a game that is sweeping across college campuses and has already grabbed hold of many Chico State students.

Skyler Boles, a student hoping to get a spikeball club established, describes it as a form of two-ontwo volleyball with the net on the ground. There are no sides or boundaries, allowing players to move all around the mini trampoline.

“It’s like if volleyball and four square had way too much tequila one night,” said Boles, a senior kinesiology major and one of the first people to bring the game to campus.

The game combines the finesse of a golf swing, the endurance of a soccer match, the speed of table tennis and the power of a tennis smash, Boles said.

“It’s a lot of hand-eye coordination, a lot about reaction times,” he said.

While the rules may sound complicated at first, the game play is fluid and easy to learn. Boles and others involved are already working to spread the game to Chico youth through physical education programs at area high schools.

Pleasant Valley High School has purchased multiple sets, Boles said. With other schools interested, he is working to create a curriculum based solely on spikeball.

Spikeball includes a lot of physical activity and crosses over with many familiar sports, he said.

The next generation of spikeballers may be coming, but for now it primarily remains a college sport with strong ties to the East Coast and Ivy League universities.

A spikeball tournament has been organized through Facebook and will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Yolo Field.

All skill levels are welcome to the free tournament, which will include men’s, women’s and co-ed brackets, Boles said. Hundreds of dollars in giveaways will be available to contestants, as well as free spikeball sets for winners and an award for the best-dressed team.

The tournament is sure to be entertaining with team names like The Winklevoss Twins, Hide Yo Bacon and Multiple Scoregasms.

— A grapefruit-sized sphere that is smacked toward the net.

— Ball can be touched three times per team before hitting the net for a return.

— Four players at a time, two teams of tw0 players.

— Teams start on opposite sides of the net.

— Defense has up to three hits to return serve.

“It’s a lot of hand-eye coordination, a lot about reaction times.”

SKYLER BOLES senior physical education

— Serving team hits ball off the net to the opposing team — First team to 21 wins, must win by two — Can only score on serve — Once ball is in play, there are no longer sides — If the serving team fails to score, service switches — Rimmer: a shot that hits the rim is a sideout, dead ball

— Ball must hit the net in order to be in play, if it does not clear the rim it is a sideout.

— If the shot hits the pocket, a space between the net and rim, it is a sideout.

Kevin Lee can be reached at klee@theorion.com

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Volleyball veterans hold playoff hopes

GOING FOR THE KILL Junior English major Kelsie Hanson spikes the ball against Cal State Stanislaus in a game last season.

Trevor Platt STAFF WRITER

The volleyball team heads into a new season with the goal of reaching the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament.

Last year, the team finished fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association with a 19-9 record and has been ranked fifth in the annual preseason CCAA coaches poll.

The new season marks the last year of eligibility for three returning seniors, Jessica Simms, Sable Villaescusa and Jessica Leek.

This year is Villaescusa’s last chance to break the Chico State all-time assist record.

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Breaking the mark set by alumna Erica Brick has been

“We are being more aggressive offensively, rather than waiting for them to attack us.”

JESSICA SIMMS defensive specialist

a goal for the senior since she was a freshman.

Villaescusa began this season ranked second all-time, posting 3,352 career assists, only about 980 from breaking the record. Last season marked her third straight year with 1,000 assists or more, making her the second Wildcat

in history to do so.

While the record is important, making the playoffs is still the No. 1 goal of the season, Villaescusa said.

The team has come close in the past three years but has fallen a bit short each time, said Jessica Simms, a defensive specialist.

There are five new players and three true freshmen who have made the roster to join the seniors.

Earlier in the month, the ’Cats traveled to Arcata for the Humboldt State volleyball tournament and put on a dominating performance.

The team bested all three teams it played and dropped only one of 10 sets during the weekend. >> please see VOLLEYBALL | B3

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WEEK ’Cats volleyball wins 3 of 4 on road; soccer splits home games 81 kills for the weekend, with Ellie Larronde contributing 56 kills, with a career-high 18 for one game against Central Washington. Jessica Simms scooped 42 digs on Friday, which brought her to 1,000 digs in her career.

Chico State’s soccer teams hit symmetric wins and losses this weekend as In the same way,

Paul Smeltzer STAFF WRITER

This weekend the volleyball team continued its best start since 2008 after a 4-1 weekend tournament in Sonoma, and the soccer teams hit symmetric wins and losses in their games against Cal State L.A. and Cal State Dominguez MORE ON Hills.

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Alex Shurtz vol l e y b a l l The junior outside hitter led the Wildcats in scoring this weekend, racking up a total of 86 points, 81 of which came on kills. The volleyball team improved to 6-1 on the year over the weekend. The next game is at 7 p.m. on Friday at Acker Gym.

STATS FROM THE WEEKEND Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams split their games this weekend at home.

The men’s team now stands at 2-2 overall for the season, and the women’s team finished the weekend with a 3-1 record on the year.

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Women’s soccer The women’s team Volleyball Soccer — Two players have scored more than once, lost 4-1 against Cal The volleyball junior Scotie Walker for State L.A. on Friday, team snapped its women’s and junior Akwabut beat Cal State six-game winfei Ajeakwa for men’s.

Dominguez 1-0 on ning streak this Sunday. weekend, but nevVolleyball — Junior Alex Shurtz Junior forward Jenertheless won more leads the Wildcats in kills this nie Barto rocked one games than it lost, season at 123, 45 more than the in at the 56th minute with a 4-1 total in 78 of sophomore Ellie Larronde. against the Golden the Seawolf Spike SOURCE • CHICOWILDCATS.COM Eagles, the sole goal Tournament at Rohfor the Wildcats on nert Park.

The ’Cats pulled the carpet out Friday.

Forward Jenny Konishi scored from under Dominican University, robbing all sets, 25-21, 25-19 and 25-15, the game-winner in the 87th minute but struggling to stay ahead against Sunday against the Toros. It was the Seattle Pacific in five sets, 23-25, 33-31, freshman’s first goal scored at Chico State.

23-25, 25-19 and 15-8.

Similarly, the ‘Cats barely got by Central Washington University, play- Men’s soccer The men’s team stuffed Cal State ing four sets, 25-20, 25-23, 20-25 and 25-23, and then finally relinquished L.A. 3-0 Friday though lost 3-1 to Cal their spotless season to Western State Dominguez Hills on Sunday at Washington in four sets, 14-25, 25-19, University Stadium.

Freshman Matt Hurlow bolted 20-25 and 23-25. The team’s record is 6-1 for the season. All games so far down the field to put the Wildcats on the board in the 15th minute against have been non-league.

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UP AND DOWN Junior forward Scotie Walker dribbles the ball past a Cal State L.A. defender Friday. The Wildcats fell 4-1 at home to the Golden Eagles for their first loss of the season. The sole Wildcat goal was by junior forward Jennie Barto. transfer Akwafel Ajeakwa scored once again for the Wildcats in the 28th minute, his second on the year.

The final nail came when junior Jordan Gorman brought home freshman Ethan Story’s corner kick for his first goal of the season.

On Sunday, Micah Miranda put Chico State on the board in the 51st minute, the team’s first and only goal of the game. Cal State Dominguez Hills scored three.

Paul Smeltzer can be reached at psmeltzer@theorion.com

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Water ski continues to make waves Chico State club still riding 34 years after founded Isaac Brambila STAFF WRITER

Weaving between buoys, performing splashing aerial tricks and jumping off long, high ramps, the water ski team is back in action. “You get up out of the water and you’re in the wind and you can hear the buzz of the boat,� said Lauren Burns, the club’s president. “You’re kind of just in the moment, you’re gliding on top of the water. It’s exhilarating.�

The team will once again splash into action and hopes to find its way back into National Collegiate Water Ski Association competition after placing in the top 10 last year, said Katrina Nelson, the club’s coach and a Chico State alumna.

The team is returning for its

34th year as a university club, and the 33 current Wildcat water skiers expect to build on the team chemistry cultivated the past few years, Nelson said.

With such a large group, there is a variety of skill levels, Nelson said. Some members are very talented skiers with a lot of experience, and others are new to the sport and still learning the basics.

This adds a distinct element to Nelson’s job, which splits into two different experiences — that of a competitive sport coach and that of a supporting instructor.

Nelson really enjoys watching the progressive improvement of new skiers, she said. “That’s kind of my favorite part, teaching someone something new,� Nelson said.

Every year there is potential for success, which can mean different things to different members, Burns said. There are great skiers who are looking to qualify for

nationals and win their events, but there are also those who are just trying to conquer a new sport.

Joining the water ski team is enticing, said Jon Richardson, the alumni relations and marketing coordinator for the team.

There’s a lot of traveling, learn-

“You’re kind of just in the moment, you’re gliding on top of the water. It’s exhilarating.�

LAUREN BURNS club president

ing and competing, but the most valuable part is the people members meet and the experiences they have together. “It’s that exciting feeling that you get when you succeed at something you’ve never tried

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before,� said Lauren Burns, the club’s president.

Burns encourages people who are interested in the sport to join the team, she said. Everyone is welcome.

Getting involved with different clubs during college is what makes the experience meaningful, she said. It also gives people a reason to get out of their homes, even if they don’t participate in the sport itself, as there are many ways members can help the team. “I would rather do my homework sitting on a dock on a sunny day rather than be sitting on my couch,� Burns said.

With the start of the skiing season, club officers are still hoping to bring in new recruits, Nelson said. The club holds weekly meetings at 9 p.m. on Wednesdays in Butte Hall Room 102.

Isaac Brambila can be reached at

94 (MEN’S RUGBY)

Number of years since the men’s rugby club was established at Chico State.

61 (WOMEN’S SOCCER)

ibrambila@theorion.com

Shots on goal this season.

That is more than double the shots on goal by opponents, 28.

Fishing club hooks bid to nationals after tournament success Chico State’s elite bass fishing team earned third place and $3,000 in regional competition and now has its sights set on nationals in April.

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After placing in the top ďŹ ve at the Lake Havasu and California Delta tournaments and third overall at the 2012 Western Conference Championship this year, the bass club looks toward nationals in April with a No. 12 national ranking.

Four of the club’s top ďŹ shermen, Tony Dayton, Nick Carrico, Mikey Braswell and Bo Harkins, will try to defend and improve upon their current national ranking. “If we do well at nationals this year and get teams in regionals again next year, I’m sure we will be ranked in the top 10,â€? said Dayton, the club president.

Despite being a relatively new club, founded in 2009, the team has managed to build a solid reputation and gain credibility as a dominant force in the bass ďŹ shing game.

Over the past four years, the club has reeled in

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THROWING OUT A LINE Former bass ďŹ shing club member Andrew Roberts ďŹ shes at one of his favorite spots on the Sacramento River. The successful Chico State club aims for a top 10 national ranking. two tournament victories and made two consecutive appearances at nationals. Seven dierent two-person teams were sent to nationals in the 2011-2012 season.

With the addition of new talent, including Andrew Loberg, whose previous team at Woodcreek High School won the 2012 California high school state championship, Chico State’s club should remain ahead of the pack, Dayton said.

Aside from the personal gratiďŹ cation that accompanies being a part of one of the topranked teams in the nation, club members also

receive monetary incentives for winning tournaments. The team won $3,000 for its third place performance in the Western Conference regional competition Aug.30-Sept. 2 in Provo, Utah.

The bass club has accrued more than $90,000 in winnings throughout its four years of competitive ďŹ shing. About 35 percent of the money goes to the ďŹ shermen, and the rest funds the bass club to help keep it aoat.

The Orion can be reached at editorinchief@theorion.com

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Volleyball: ’Cats shift to more aggressive, proactive playing style continued from B1

“We felt really, really confident,� Villaescusa said. “And we accomplished everything that we wanted to do.�

With a highly competitive season ahead of them, the ’Cats have a different mindset and game plan than in previous years. “We are being more aggressive offensively,

rather than waiting for them to attack us,�

Simms said.

The ’Cats will look to take this proactive playing style with them as they face a tough schedule. Eight of the teams they face finished with winning records last season.

Their regular season begins against Cal Poly Pomona who the ‘Cats haven’t lost an overall

match to since 2008. They will play their ďŹ rst four contests of the CCAA season at home before hitting the road at the end of the month to face UC San Diego. The ďŹ rst match of the 2012 season will be 7 p.m. Friday at Acker Gym.

Goal scored by freshman Jenny Konishi in the Sunday win against Cal State Dominguez Hills.

Konishi’s ďŹ rst career goal was all the ’Cats needed to secure the win.

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COME AND GET IT Pour House sliders attract a line of people Sunday at Taste of Chico, an annual event that offers samples of food and drinks from local businesses.

Attendees paid from $19 to $34 for tickets that gave them access to more than 150 participating vendors.

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DON’T MIND IF I DO Tierra Roetto, a senior music industry and technology major at Chico State, serves Pour House sliders to the crowds at Taste of Chico Sunday. The Pour House was one of many local restaurants that dished out samples to the 7,000 who gathered for the event.

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SIZZLING FIXINGS Tres Hombres Long Bar and Grill chef Frank Cattando fries up fillings for tropical snapper fish tacos. The bar and grill presented tacos topped with pineapple mango salsa alongside passionfruit-blended margaritas Sunday.

The smell of food wafted through the closed streets of downtown Chico as about 7,000 people crowded to get their taste Sunday afternoon.

The Downtown Chico Business Association hosted the 27th annual Taste of Chico, a social event that brings community members and businesses together.

Many participants enjoyed the food provided by the businesses in town, said David Halimi, vice president of the DCBA, owner of Diamond W Western Wear and professor of business education at Chico State.

There were more than 150 restaurants, vendors, artists and musicians serving up food and entertainment.

Revenue from tickets went toward supporting downtown Chico businesses.

For beer connoisseurs, the appeal of Taste

of Chico was in the breweries that turned up for the festival.

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. had a continuous line of eager samplers wanting to experience the fine tastes of Olivia Abbey Ales.

Feather River Brewing Co. brought a broad selection of brews, which was appreciated by some Chico State students.

Kirk Medeiros, a senior civil engineering major, especially enjoyed the Feather River Honey Ale, he said.

Lindsay Witteman, a senior finance major who attended Taste of Chico for the second year, favored the brewery’s cider ale.

Chico Mayor Ann Schwab also attended.

“The event is tremendously successful,” Schwab said. “The crowd is friendly, which is what’s terrific about Chico. It was great to see everyone out here with their families.”

Ryan Coletti can be reached at rcoletti@theorion.com

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Student awarded $9,000 for service Juniper Rose FE ATURES EDITOR

Most kids get grounded in high school.

Maija Glasier-Lawson had to volunteer at a teenage crisis hotline for six months.

But her community service didn’t stop at high school punishment. Glasier-Lawson, 30, is now a graduate student at Chico State, and the opportunity to help others changed her perspective on her own life and constructed her future.

With more than 1,000 hours of work volunteered within the past 18 months, Glasier-Lawson’s achievements were recently recognized by the California State University system with three awards — the William Randolph Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Trustee Emeritus Murray L. Galinson Scholar award and the Rawlins Merit Award — granting the anthropology student a total of $9,000 in award money.

Community service wasn’t the only thing that contributed to her success, as the award nominations were also based on academic achievement and financial need.

“I was floored,” Glasier-Lawson said of finding out about the awards. “I recognize

A fellow student in the anthropology gradthat I do a lot, but I don’t think I do more than uate studies program said resilience and other people do.”

Glasier-Lawson is an active member in determination set Glasier-Lawson apart.

“Even if she bites off more than she can the Council of Graduate Students and the Anthropology Graduate Student Association chew – well, she will find a way to chew it,” and was a graduate coordinator for the 26th said Jeff Bryant, who worked closely with Glasier-Lawson in the anthropology Annual California Indian Conferprogram and is currently working ence in 2011. with her on a film project.

She has also remained involved Georgia Fox, the graduate studin the community despite an autoies coordinator of the anthropology immune disease that she has been program, nominated Glasier-Lawdealing with since she was 18 years son for the Rawlins Merit Award. old and describes as being akin to a Fox recalls the day she met Glasier12-year stomach flu.

Lawson.

The Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Award “When she came to see me in is granted to one student from each MAIJA GLASIERmy office I was immediately struck of the 23 CSUs each year, said Anne LAWSON by her seriousness about graduate Brown, director of foundations and Graduate student studying school and her irrepressible energy, services at the CSU. enthusiasm and excitement about “They represent the best and the anthropology graduate education and being at brightest,” she said.

In addition to the Hearst/CSU Trustees’ Chico State,” Fox said in an email interview.

Glasier-Lawson is the only family memAward, there are six additional awards that are granted, including the Trustee Emeritus ber in her generation to attend college, and Murray L. Galinson Scholar award, Brown her family, of Washington state, is proud to see her achieve her own goals through helpsaid.

A CSU selection committee chose Glasier- ing others, Glasier-Lawson’s mother, Linda Lawson as the Trustee Emeritus Murray L. Glasier, said.

“As a parent who watched her not want Galinson Scholar award recipient.

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to do homework sometimes and not be sure exactly of what she wanted to do with her life all the time, it is really fabulous,” Glasier said.

1,000 Number of hours of community service completed by Maija GlasierLawson in the past 18 months.

Glasier-Lawson’s first thought when she received the awards was that she would be pressured to step up her game, but others in her field have reassured her that all she has to do is keep doing what she’s doing, she said.

“I received enough money to completely pay for tuition this year,” she said. “I wish everyone could be honored like this for the work they do.”

Juniper Rose can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com

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Chico World Music Fest brings bands to campus Sarah Morin STAFF WRITER

Kendall Lawn will echo with the joyful sounds of musicians, vendors, students and community members as they gather on campus to celebrate the 19th Annual Chico World Music Festival.

Bands will ood the Sycamore, Laxson and Taylor stages Saturday and Sunday with a wide range of music attracting spectators from campus and surrounding areas.

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, a ’50s swing band, will be the ďŹ rst performance, playing at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Laxson Auditorium. Tickets can be purchased for $23 to $37.

Guests can anticipate a variety of genres, including Irish, African and blues.

Three of the bands performing at the festival hail from Chico, and the rest travel for a living, said Daran Goodsell, a festival coordinator.

The event will be more than just music, as there will be crafts, a kid’s stage, art

classes and food vendors from all over Chico, Goodsell said.

University Public Events oversees the festival and strives for more students to attend this year than in the past, she said. “People who are college-age go, ‘World Music Festival, a bunch of hippies,’ but it’s not,� Goodsell said. “It’s really interesting and fun, and there’s a lot of energy and the bands are really broad-ranged.�

SATURDAY Reckoning Dead-Grass 11 a.m.-noon on Sycamore Stage 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Taylor Hall

West African Highlife Band Dancing Highlife 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium 2-3 p.m. on Sycamore Stage

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Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will play Friday night in Laxson Auditorium. This prefestival performance is the only show of the weekend that isn’t free, but it’s worth the ticket. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy has appeared on “The Tonight Show� and “Dancing with the Stars� and played during the 1999 Super Bowl halftime show. “Chico is just one of the great places to play in California, you know, we always try to stop in there every few years,� said Glen “The Kid� Marhevka, trumpet player of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.

Olov Johansson & Catriona McKay Swedish Nyckelharpa & Scottish Harp Noon-1 p.m. in Taylor Hall 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium

Mamajowali w/ Joe Craven Los Caballitos de la Cancion is a band composed of nine artists who play Latino-based Spanish music. Artists hail from Chico, and all of their lyrics are in Spanish. Jo Chavez, the band’s main vocalist and keyboard player, has performed at the Chico World Music Festival with other bands before, but this will be the first time she takes the stage with Los Caballitos de la Cancion. “I have noticed that a lot of students don’t come,� Chavez said. “It’s mostly the community and I don’t quite understand why a lot of students don’t come, because it’s right on campus and there are so many great acts that come. These are some bigger names from Los Angeles, so it’s a great opportunity to see this band free, and then what a great opportunity to see some local bands that you probably wouldn’t go out and see if you’re a student.�

Incendio describes its style as “Latin-guitar world fusion.� The band is based in Los Angeles and has seven international CD releases. With a vocalist, guitarists, percussionists and a bass player, this band tours all around California. “People know what they’re coming to get — more eclectic, more world influence stuff — so we find the audience to be really receptive and waiting. They want to get pushed higher, and they want to hear something they haven’t heard before,� said Jean-Pierre Durand, the guitarist of Incendio.

String Wizards 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Sycamore Stage 3 -4 p.m. in Taylor Hall

Sambaguru w/ Katia Moraes Brazilian Dance 1-2 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium 3:30-5 p.m. on Sycamore Stage

SUNDAY Los Caballitos de la Cancion Acoustic Mexico & Spain 11 a.m.-noon on Sycamore Stage 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Taylor Hall

Incendio Reckoning, a band made up of professors, is returning to the festival. Band members include Paul Friedlander, who retired as head of the Chico State music department in June, and math professor Mark Wilpolt. The two call Reckoning a bluegrass band that plays rock ‘n’ roll. The band uses an electric bass instead of a stand-up bass.

The name Reckoning comes from an album that the Grateful Dead recorded in the 1980s, Friedlander said. “All of the music that we play has been played by the Grateful Dead or one of the side projects of the Grateful Dead,� he said.

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Ha’Penny Bridge is from Chico and plays a form of Celtic music that has been dubbed “California Celtic.�

The style is similar to traditional Celtic from Ireland and Scotland, but Latin and country are also mixed in, said Mark McKinnon, the band’s guitarist and vocalist. The band is made up of a vocalist, guitarist, mandolinist, bass player, flute and whistle player, fiddle player and a percussionist.

Ha’Penny Bridge played the Chico World Music Festival in 2009, and it was an honor because the group had been attending the festival for many years, McKinnon said.

Dan DeWayne, the festival director, always brings in wonderful outside bands with different types of world music styles, he said. “For us to be included, a local band, is a real tip of the cap to us, because he is letting us know that we play at a high quality of music that he expects and presents,� McKinnon said.

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Students devote day to clean river “Honestly, I know I wouldn’t have been as productive with my day if I hadn’t done this,” the junior business administration major said.

Chiu knew it was an event she wanted her Greek organization to attend as soon as she became community affairs vice

Risa Johnson STAFF WRITER

A group of about 25 student-volunteers took a day to drift down the Sacramento River once more since Labor Day weekend, but this time with a mission — to clean up the mess left by floaters.

Volunteers still found plenty of trash even after city volunteers camped out to clean up much of Beer Can Beach after the holiday weekend.

The afternoon’s goal was to clean up the remainder of alcohol containers, clothing and various items left behind.

Volunteer groups included leaders from Adventure Outings, students from A.S. Sustainability, members of Delta Sigma Pi and students from Konkow Hall, the thematic residence hall.

Adventure Outings trip leader Tori Zeidler, a junior psychology major, took part in the Labor Day float this year and said she was compelled to aid in the clean-up afterward.

“It is our backyard,” Zeidler said. “It is so gratifying to see the volunteers come out and see all of the support for the community.”

Not all of the student-volunteers participated in the float this year, but many felt a sense of duty to pick up the trail students left behind on the Sacramento River.

Brianna Mulvey, a junior biology major, was an eager volunteer, turning around and paddling upstream if she saw even a single shiny beer can left bobbing in the water.

Mulvey could be heard yelling, “Trash!” as she got out of her kayak at every small beach where items could be found.

“It is so gratifying to see the volunteers come out and see all of the support for the community.”

TORI ZEIDLER junior psychology major

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DUTY TO ENVIR0NMENT Sean Woulfe, a sophomore business major, pulls one of many tires out of the Sacramento River near Beer Can Beach Saturday. Chico State students volunteered to help clean up the section of the river that was left thrashed after the Labor Day float.

Mulvey has a passion for the environment, and she spends most of her weekends volunteering, she said. She is the compost coordinator for A.S. Sustainability. The position mainly entails running the Chico State garden and conducting community workshops on composting.

Mulvey has joined in the Labor Day float in the past but did not go this year.

“Ninety-eight percent of the riparian habitat here has been lost,” Mulvey said.

“It’s just crazy how thousands of people contribute to this, and it’s 20 of us that are cleaning it up.”

Katharina Chiu, Delta Sigma Pi’s community affairs vice president, has been looking forward to helping clean up for months, she said.

you approach it in a straightforward manner.

When it comes to a third party, there are two routes: friend or stranger. I recommend finding somebody you trust, which could be a close friend who won’t hold the invitation against you.

I’ve had a threesome with a complete stranger and another with a good friend.

While fooling around with my longtime friend felt a bit awkward at first, the experience was much more rewarding than the one with the stranger, who was unfamiliar with my preferences and boundaries.

However, if you’re more interested in a one-and-done hookup, feel free to approach that stranger from the bar.

their shot at an orgasm.

It’s often hard to give and receive at the same time, but all you need is some focus, some oral sex skills and a basic idea of positions.

If it’s your first time, let’s start with the “H.” Either a female using a strap-on didlo for penetration or a male is standing or kneeling. The next partner is standing or kneeling in front of them, bent over at the hips. The third party stands or kneels in front of the person in the middle, receiving oral stimulation from the member in the middle.

In the end, you should have something that resembles an “H.” Once you get this far it is bound to lead to positioning improvisation, so it is key to rotate through positions, giving everyone a chance to give and receive.

president, she said.

Some students found stand-out items during the day of volunteer work, including senior Adventure Outings trip leader Heidi Rogers, who found a GoPro HD waterproof camera.

Throughout the day, Rogers could be seen helping out other volunteers, leading the group or doing some serious digging for trash.

As a newcomer to the Chico area, Keith Crawford, assistant director for Adventure Outings, noticed that students know how to have a good time but also care for the community, he said.

“I can see that people here like to play hard and work hard,” Crawford said.

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O-FACE: Three’s a party Aubrey Crosby SE X COLUMNIST

For some people, having one lover to look at is enough. For everyone else, there are threesomes.

Imagine taking the excitement of your normal sexploits and throwing in an extra person. It sounds great – and believe me, it is – but there are some obstacles to overcome.

The approach If you’re in a relationship and interested in a threesome, it is important to approach your partner in the right way, as you don’t want to botch the first step.

The easiest way to ask your partner is to be blunt and confident. Tell them what you envision for your ménage à trois.

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After the excitement is over, you can assess whether you and your partner are over the threesome phase or if you want to explore more. Either way, remember that open communication is the most important aspect of a successful, straightforward sexual encounter.

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FOOD COLUMN: The art of sushi

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 2012

SAVVY SAVING: Cool like me MORE ON eating sushi

Samantha Youngman Sam

Annie Paige FOOD COLUMNIST

Sticky rice. Soy sauce. Imitation crab.

Seaweed.

That’s right, we’re making sushi.

My friend recently came back from a summer excursion in Japan with Camp Adventure and brought back authentic Japanese dinner etiquette guidelines. While he never made sushi among the natives, he learned the “do’s” and “don’ts” of consuming a sushi dinner.

Of course, few Americans will judge you for indulging in sushi in whatever style you wish.

Whether you’re into raw octopus or California rolls, these cullinary tips will help guide you through the land of the rising sun.

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DO: • Use fingers or chopsticks to transport those Japanese morsels into your mouth.

• Eat the piece of sushi in one bite.

• Use ginger as a palette cleanser in between pieces of sushi.

DON’T: • Dip the sushi in sauce rice-first.

This usually applies to nigiri, which is when the fish sits on top of the rice.

Instead, dip fish-side first.

• Mix wasabi in with soy sauce.

• Put ginger on top of sushi when eating it.

I am writing this while sitting in the dark.

My stepdad often makes fun of me for how little I turn on lights, but I take pride in how low my PG&E bill is every month. Last month was high at $15. The majority of my bill is from my always-running refrigerator.

Many of the things I do may seem silly or obsessive, but as a saver, I hate overpaying for things when I know I don’t have to.

Here are some easy ways I save on my PG&E bill.

What are your ways to save? Let us know.

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Close blinds during the day to keep the sun out and the room cooler Keep air conditioner at a constant temperature — as hot as you can stand (Mine is never set below 75 degrees.)

If the air conditioner is on, keep windows closed Stay away from cooking in the oven If the air conditioner is off, open windows at night to naturally cool a room

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Winter Open blinds during the day to let the sun in and make the room warmer Keep heater at a constant temperature — as cold as you can stand (Mine is never set above 65 degrees.)

If the heater is on, keep windows closed Cook in the oven to heat food and the house at the same time

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HOW TO MAKE IT PLACE rice in cooker with rice vinegar. Add water and let rice cook.

FLUFF rice with fork, and let sit for 10 minutes.

SLICE cucumber and avocado into thin vertical strips, and mince crab.

COMBINE mayonnaise with minced crab meat in a small bowl.

LAY bamboo mat on flat surface and place seaweed shiny-side down on mat. Place rice across seaweed with 1-centimeter space on top and bottom of roll.

LAYER crab mixture, avocado and cucumber in a small 1 1/2-centimeter strip in the middle of the rice horizontally.

DAMPEN the edges of the nori, and fold the rice over until it covers the inner ingredients. Roll and tuck until damp edges are sealed. Dampen knife and cut into 1-inch pieces of sushi.

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