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President advises against overuse of technology President Barack Obama told graduating college students that popular electronics are a distraction to learning during his commencement speech at Hampton University on Sunday. “With iPods and iPads, Xboxes and PlayStations — none of which I know how to work — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than the means of emancipation,” Obama said. Graduates also face a difficult situation with a bad economy, two wars and a 24-7 media environment, he said.
Possible consolidation of fees could lead to universal payment Almendra Carpizo ASST. NEWS EDITOR
A proposal to consolidate 300 course fees is being submitted to the California State University’s chancellor’s office to help
alleviate rising costs. The proposal was submitted to consolidate almost all miscellaneous course fees, except for 20 of them, into a new fee, said Stacie Corona assistant vice president of University Budget and Resource Management. Course fees excluded from the proposed consolidation were mainly for expensive field trips and those that benefit a small number of students, such as the
Nursing program, Corona said. Miscellaneous course fees are not part of tuition and most students don’t know they have to pay them when they choose classes, said Tara Razi, A.S. director of University Affairs. The Campus Fee Advisory Committee has been researching and working for more than a year to come up with a plan that would take away miscellaneous course fees, she said. Instead,
the entire student body will pay $46 a year. The $46 fee would go into a pool of money and be separated into colleges, Razi said. Each college will have a College Advisory Committee that will decide what professors can get. College Advisory Committees will be made up of staff and faculty, but mostly students, said Erin Van Peer, A.S. executive vice president.
“We’re five students sitting on CFAC and there are 16,000 students,” she said. “I can’t speculate about what is necessary.” Each college will have an opportunity to make those decisions, Van Peer said. “It keeps it in the hands of the students,” Razi said. The CFAC is made up of five students and several administrators who decide what proposed please see CONSOLIDATION | A6
Deceased student’s memento missing
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Students reprimanded for patriotic clothing Four students from Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill were nearly suspended on Cinco de Mayo for wearing articles of clothing displaying the American flag. The students were asked to remove their American flag bandannas and turn their T-shirts inside out because of concerns that fights would ensue. The Morgan Hill Unified School District released a statement saying it doesn’t agree with how the school administrators dealt with the situation and the students would not be suspended. source: The Morgan Hill Times
Teenager impaled by javelin during practice A 15-year-old boy was impaled by a javelin Sunday at Westmont Community Center in Pomona. Authorities say the boy threw the javelin, ran to retrieve it after it was in the ground, then tripped and the javelin went into his hip area and came out through his buttocks. There is no word on his condition. source: The Associated Press
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SAYING GOODBYE North Valley Athletic Club owner Scott Schofield stands in front of his closed business. The club’s revenues took an immediate dive after the Wildcat Recreation Center opened at the beginning of the fall 2009 semester.
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fter 31 years of business, Chico’s first health club closed its doors April 30, following the opening of the Wildcat Recreation Center last semester. Scott Schofield, owner of the North Valley Athletic Club and Chico State alumnus, lost his investment because Chico State’s recreation center took too much of his business, he said. “The economy sucks and we were dealing with that, but the economy doesn’t take 25 percent out all at one time,” Schofield said. “That’s what the student health club did.” An initial proposal in 1999 to build the multimillion-dollar recreation facility was opposed by Schofield and other health club owners, he said. The facility was also voted down by students in March 2000, because they didn’t want to pay for it. The initial referendum stated students at that time would pay an increase in fees for a facility that wouldn’t be complete until after most of them had already graduated, said
The memorial book of deceased Chico State student Gina Maggio disappeared from her mausoleum at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery May 1. It resulted in a somber Mother’s Day for Jill Maggio and her husband, Larry, who visited the mausoleum Sunday and found their daughter’s memorial book was missing. The book was filled with personal messages from friends and family who have paid respect to Gina Maggio since her death in October. “There is just no explanation or comprehension, especially for me,” Jill Maggio said. “It’s past hurtful.” A search of the cemetery and its garbage cans proved unfruitful, leaving the Maggio family with only the hope the book would be returned please see BOOK | A6
Arrests of Chico State students increasing Sean Longoria STAFF WRITER
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MAKING THE SWITCH Students make use of a program provided by the Wildcat Recreation Center, which all students pay for with fees. Tara Harmon, A.S. elections coordinator. The second initiative five years later was revised so students would not pay for the building until it was open. Through union fees, every student pays $350 a year for the recreation center, said Jon Slaughter, director of A.S. Programs and Government Affairs. That is a 51 percent increase please see CLOSED | A6
Several Chico State students have come before judges in recent weeks, while many others continue to be arrested on a variety of charges. Michael Visgilio, 21, was arraigned May 5, at Butte County Superior Court after being arrested May 1, on suspicion of selling marijuana for profit, according to the Chico Police Department. Visgilio will enter a plea June 10, according to court records. He was released from Butte County Jail on his own recognizance May 5, said Lt. Bryan Flicker of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office. At of the time of his arrest, please see ARRESTS | A6
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AUSTRALIA — In an effort to stop the sharp decline of native dialects, a TV channel is broadcasting basic lessons in an Aboriginal language. The lessons are aimed at young children and started last month, but were so popular the whole series is being shown again. source: Agence France-Presse
Meeting inspires debate Town Hall Meeting gets students talking about serious issues STAFF WRITER
Hundreds of students gathered in the Bell Memorial Union to discuss various topics that impact society on a regular basis. More than 700 students taking Political Science 155 participated in the Town Hall Meeting, put on by the First Year Experience Program to discuss a wide variety of issues. The purpose of the Town Hall Meeting was to get more college students involved in current issues because students do not normally play a part in politics, said freshman Lauren Council, a history major. “The meeting was put on so that students could be more aware of political situations and to get them to be part of the conversation,” she said. The main part of the meeting was when everyone divided into classrooms and discussed a specific topic they had been preparing for during the semester, Council said. “I chose reproductive health,” she said. “It’s a big issue because teen pregnancies are on the rise. We talked about the importance of sex education and abortions.” Other topics discussed
included immigration, drug policy, reproductive health and health care, said freshman Sam Campbell. Multiple classrooms were designated to host the discussions. The hardest part was trying to figure out a way of proposing an idea that made everyone happy, he said. Students had to collaborate on different points of view. A few professionals from specific careers related to the topics discussed were located in each classroom as a resource in case students needed help finding an effective way to go about writing policies, Campbell said “My group discussed the health care issue,” he said. “We had to come to a consensus about the best possible way to go about fixing it.” For a few political science classes, the Town Hall Meeting was a requirement, Council said. The meeting counted as more than a third of the students’ grades. As a whole, the meeting was extremely effective, said Solomon Gibson, a business information systems major. A lot of people were openminded and brought many good ideas to the table. “We learned a lot about the behind the scenes of politics,” he said. “People saw a lot of different points of view they never realized before and a lot of opinions were changed.”
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SPARKING CONVERSATION Chico State President Paul Zingg speaks to a crowd of more than 100 students before they split into discussion groups. Each group was given a topic of discussion, with issues including immigration, sex education and drug legislation.
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Event brings CEOs and entrepreneurs to campus The Collegiate Entrepreneurial Association hosted its Chico Spotlight event Friday, bringing together local entrepreneurs and CEOs to meet interested students and alumni. More than 300 students and 100 business community members were invited to the event, according to a press release from Joe Wills, director of Public Affairs & Publications. Scholarships were awarded and entrepreneurs were initiated into the CEA Hall of Fame.
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August Walsh Cinco de Mayo uneventful for Chico Police Department The Chico Police Department expected a quiet Cinco de Mayo and got just that. Both police and party activity were very low. “It has not been a problem for us for years,” said Lt. Linda Dye. “It’s also on a Wednesday this year so we’re not anticipating anything special.” However, Chico Police did make sure they were filled to capacity, she said. They anticipated it was not going to be any different from any other “regular Wednesday night,” but still took precautions. University Police also predicted the night to remain quiet because of the day of the week it fell on, said Sgt. Andy Houghtby. “I think it’s because it’s the middle of the week,” Houghtby said. Unlike Cinco de Mayo, Cesar Chavez Day was busier than the past year, resulting in a total of 43 arrests, 19 of which were Chico State students.
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Chico State ranks in among other green colleges Chico State is among the greenest colleges in the country, according to the recently released book “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges.” The book encourages new college recruits to not only look at academic and extracurricular options, but also how committed different universities are to going green. Two-thirds of college applicants and their parents indicated they wanted more information about different schools’ commitments to the environment in a recent Princeton Review survey. Other schools on the list include UC Davis, UC Berkeley and Cal State Stanislaus. The guide commended Chico State for its “This Way to Sustainability” conference. The guide also noted that Chico State has been recognized by many other outlets for its green efforts, including the Sierra Club, The New York Times and the National Wildlife Federation. Chico State was recognized for free bus passes, an active sustainability committee, an available degree in environmental studies, an environmental literacy requirement, the employment of a sustainability officer, guidance on green jobs and the fact that 65 percent of the school’s cleaning products are green-certified. The guide was only published online in an effort to reduce paper waste.
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All accused of violating the law are innocent until proven guilty | Information cited directly from Chico Police Department Thursday 4:02 p.m. | Fight reported on the 2300 block of the Esplanade. “Two males fighting on front lawn area. Reporting party is just passerby but did see two other subjects watching the incident.”
Friday 3:14 p.m. | Harassment reported on the 1100 block of Magnolia Avenue. “Female has driven by reporting party’s residence several times yelling names at her.”
Saturday 12:42 a.m. | Suspicious subject reported on the 200 block of East Lassen Avenue. Thursday 4:45 p.m. | Trespassing reported on the “Reporting party saw a male 400 block of East Lindo Avenue. subject creeping around the “Reporting party wants the two area. Subject saw reporting party females who are at the ‘bike Subject’s and ran behind the apartments. jumps’ across from her house only description is Reporting party yelled at subject arrested for trespassing on her and subject started yelling back.” property and attempting to steal dark clothing and her water from her water hose carrying a tree.” Saturday 8:26 a.m. | Transient and for giving her ‘attitude’ when she told them to get off Friday 1:23 a.m. problem reported on the 1800 Chico Police records block of Mulberry Street. her property. Reporting party “Transient in the alley behind says she is working with the city reporting party’s residence manager to reduce crime.” defecating and urinating in the alley.” Thursday 6:03 p.m. | Fraud/scam reported on the Saturday 10:35 a.m. | Counterfeit bill reported 1900 block of East 20th Street. “Reporting party on the 2100 block of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. purchased a gift card from subject. Gift card was Parkway. “Older female member tried to pay with verified to be $400 in value. Reporting party paid fake $100. Reporting party confiscated it, but $320. Reporting party actually called a number states that the member said she had three more at from the back of the card to verify the value. Within home.” 30 minutes the card zeroed out.” Thursday 6:59 p.m. | Drunk in public reported on the 2000 block of Forest Avenue. “Subject is stumbling into customers and vehicles in the parking lot.” Friday 12:36 a.m. | Neighbor dispute reported on the 500 block of Pomona Avenue. “Next door neighbor kids have been throwing eggs at reporting party’s door and urinating on it.” Friday 1:09 a.m. | Drunk in public reported on the 200 block of West Fourth Street. “Male sitting up against the wall throwing up all over himself.” Friday 1:23 a.m. | Petty theft reported on the 1200 block of West Fifth Street. “Subject ripped tree out of ground and is walking down street with the tree. Subject’s only description is dark clothing and carrying a tree.” Friday 6:18 a.m. | Drunk in public reported on the 200 block of Memorial Way. “Reporting party just observed two juveniles take American flag from the light poles along the Esplanade … they had climbed up the light pole and ripped the flag off.”
Saturday 6:49 p.m. | Drunk in public reported on the 500 block of East Eighth Street. “Transient very aggressive asking for money or food. Tried to take reporting party’s pizza as she exited the business.” Sunday 1:19 a.m. | Trespassing reported on the 300 block of East First Street. “Reporting party was driving through the area is not sure but thinks subjects were cheering on a subject that may have been climbing the water tower.” Sunday 2:00 a.m. | Transient problem reported on the 400 block of East Lassen Avenue. “Dumpster divers located to the rear of the complex taking items and making a mess.” Sunday 3:46 p.m. | Petty theft reported on the 1300 block of Chestnut Street. “Ex-boyfriend stole reporting party’s debit card and mail from her new boyfriend who is in prison. Reporting party had let him in the house for the past couple of days and these items have gone missing over the course of those days.” Police Blotter compiled by Sean Longoria
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A WELCOME INTERRUPTION Professor Glen Bleske receives the Journalism Education Coalition’s Lifetime Achievement Award from President Paul Zingg during one of his classes May 5.
Journalism chair honored President Paul Zingg, friends, family present professor with award Victor Cantu STAFF WRITER
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ournalism Chair and Professor Glen Bleske’s class was pleasantly disrupted by a troupe of more than 10 people led by President Paul Zingg May 5. The group of faculty, students and Bleske’s wife, Karen, presented him with a state Lifetime Achievement Award, an engraved plaque from the California Journalism Education Coalition. The “Lifetime Achievement in Journalism Education” honor is given annually to one accomplished California college educator, said co-presenter Dave Waddell, a journalism professor
and adviser to The Orion. Zingg presented Bleske with the award and spoke to those in attendance about Bleske’s achievements. “This recognizes a career that shows talents in two worlds — the academic and the professional,” Zingg said. Bleske appeared taken aback by the occasion. “Thank you everyone, it’s nice to be loved,” Bleske said before kissing his wife. Bleske joined the journalism department in 1994 and has won many fellowships and awards, including California’s Outstanding Journalism Teacher of the Year from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, a Freedom Forum Teaching Fellowship and an Institute for Journalism Excellence Fellowship from the American Society of Newspaper Editors, according to the Chico State Web site. Bleske’s students were
supportive of him. “That was really surprising,” said sophomore Teresa DeLuz, a journalism major. “All of us were really happy for him and think he’s a great teacher.” The event was ironic for one of those in attendance, journalism professor Kurt Nordstrom. He had received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bleske earlier that day, he said. “Glen’s award was a secret and mine was not, so I had to laugh as he gave me one at noon and then I knew he would get one at 2 p.m.,” Nordstrom said in an e-mail. Bleske concluded the ceremony with a bit of comedy. “Thanks, now do I get a check?” Bleske said. “Don’t push it,” Waddell replied. Victor Cantu can be reached at vcantu@theorion.com
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New device to provide quick crisis response Chico State considers providing all students with emergency device Kylie Munoz STAFF WRITER
Students walking alone at night will soon have the ability to receive help in case of an emergency with the press of a button. Kirk Jacobson, president and chief operating officer of On Demand Safety, met with Associated Students on Wednesday to discuss a GPS device for students that could be used in an emergency. On Demand Safety is a
company dedicated to the according to the Web site. It safety of students, Jacobson also allows a 30-second vocal transmission when the butsaid. “This is not just a panic but- ton is pressed, so the response ton,” he said. “This product team can hear what is happening at the gives you an individual’s opportunity This product location. to be found On Demand while you still gives you an Safety is tryhave time.” ing to form a The GPS opportunity to be device is found while you still partnership with Chico called “Halo” State, said and is small have time.” Jolienough to fit Kirk Jacobson Mike President and CEO of On Demand Safety coeur, chief on a keychain, operating according to officer of On Demand Safety. the On Demand Safety Web site. The company has met with Halo allows a response team from a nearby police depart- various universities such as ment to track an individual Arizona State, University of to his or her exact location, Arizona and University of
Texas, Austin to discuss Halo, Jolicoeur said. On Demand Safety has already developed possible partnerships with these universities, he said. The partnership with a university would allow each student on campus to receive a Halo device, Jolicoeur said. The cost of this product would be included in tuition and be $1 a month for each student. “What I want students to know is that they support the safety on campus not just for themselves but for their peers as well,” he said. Halo will improve the safety of students on campus, said freshman Brett Powell, a business management major.
“It will definitely hike tuition, but I really support their product,” Powell said. “With just a press of a button you have help, you really can’t ask for anything better.” Others agree that the plan may have some merits, but are unwilling to invest the money it would require. Though Halo could have helped A.S. President Joseph Igbineweka when he was attacked April 18, Igbineweka does not think this is something the university should invest in, he said. “I do not support increasing tuition for this product,” Igbineweka said. “Students should be able to decide if they want to purchase this product on an
Campus Safety See Blue Light Phone article on D1. individual basis.” Igbineweka agrees that the Halo will help student safety, but the university does not need to increase tuition and can improve safety by what is currently on campus, he said. Services that can be improved are Blue Light Phones, Chico Safe Rides and the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center, Igbineweka said. Students should utilize these services to help their safety. Kylie Munoz can be reached at kmunoz@theorion.com
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Deceased professor honored Andrea Wagner STAFF WRITER
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A PERFORMANCE TO REMEMBER Gina Tropea [left] and Randy Larson [right] perform a song written by Greg Tropea.
Approximately 200 friends, faculty and family celebrated the life of Chico State philosophy professor emeritus Gregory Mark Tropea in the Bell Memorial Union Monday. Tropea died April 23 after living with pancreatic cancer since his diagnosis in July 2008. During the service, friends and family described ways in which Tropea had impacted their lives. “He was a philosopher, a business entrepreneur, a musician, a poet and a man who, when you knew him, you knew you were in the presence of greatness,” said Rev. Inman Moore, whose grandson is married to Tropea’s daughter, Gina. In a tearful yet cheerful
address, Gina Henson Tropea apologized in advance. “I’m going to get mushy,” she said. When Henson Tropea and her parents moved to Chico in 1986, he knew they had stumbled onto something extraordinary, she said. Chico was always the place to be. She thanked Chicoans for their support and care during her father’s illness. “Being Greg Tropea’s daughter is an honor,” Hensen Tropea said. “I never wanted anyone else to be my dad. My heart skipped a beat when I knew I would see him.” Tropea was also active as a lecturer representative for the California Faculty Association for many years, said Curtis Peldo, the current CFA lecturer representative and a friend of Tropea. “Many lives were touched
by him, both directly and indirectly,” Peldo said. Also a Chico State philosophy professor, Peldo recalled how he worked closely with Tropea for nearly a decade. “Greg had a way of bringing out the best in people,” he said. “That’s a virtue.” Tropea was a tireless worker who would spend a full day teaching and then spend the evening working at Chico Natural Foods where he served on the board for a while, Peldo said. He would sometimes send e-mails at 3 or 4 a.m., then be on campus by 8 or 9 a.m., looking happy and ready to go. Tropea wrote song lyrics that he didn’t get time to write music to, Peldo said. In support, community members and friends organized “Tropea’s Tunes” during a night of performances at Cafe
Culture in March. Two songs were replayed Monday in memory of that night. Randy Larsen, a friend and philosophy professor, performed “Humility” with Tropea’s daughter. The song was written when Tropea was “in the thick” of his illness, Larsen said. “Letting go, the humble mind is gently stilled,” Tropea wrote. A former student of Tropea, Deedee Vest, performed another song called “The Bird Song.” The evening ended as it began, with smiles and hugs between friends and faculty. “He was Greg Tropea and that’s a lot,” Larsen said. “That’s enough.” Andrea Wagner can be reached at awagner@theorion.com
Fee policy revision to result in quick changes Changes will allow board of trustees to make last-minute shifts Christine De Jesus STAFF WRITER
The board of trustees unanimously passed a revision to California State University Student Fee Policy Tuesday. The revision will allow the CSU
system to increase or modify fee payments until the semester or quarter begins without informing students, according to the CSU Web site. The fee policy, stating the CSU system can change a student’s fees at anytime without notice, was put in place last year, said Steve Dixon, president of the California State Student Association and an economics major at Humboldt State. The CSU system is now making sure everyone knows about the policy and is aware the fees listed
on Web portal are an estimate, he said. The board of trustees is turning to this option because the state government cannot come up with the budget on time, Dixon said. The revision is also a response to a recent CSU lawsuit. CSU students filed a lawsuit against the board of trustees, claiming a violation of contractual agreement between the students and the school by charging twice for tuition and not providing enough time to secure
funds, he said. “From a student perspective, there is nothing positive about this whole policy,” Dixon said. It is no surprise that the CSU board of trustees passed the fee policy statement, said Chico State President Paul Zingg. It is creating maximum flexibility for the CSU board of trustees, but maximum worry for students and families, Zingg said. There is nothing reliable or predictable in such a policy. The policy will affect middle class
students the most because they pay for their own education, Dixon said. Students may think their tuition is fully paid for the upcoming semester until they come back to school and realize tuition has been raised. “Students should know what they’re going to pay before they start their term,” Dixon said. “I don’t think that’s too much to ask of CSU or the legislature.” Christine De Jesus can be reached at cdejesus@theorion.com
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course fees will be approved, said Marcus Hollan, program coordinator for the Freshman Leadership Opportunity. Proposals are submitted by professors and the committee decides how the fee can and cannot be used, he said. “We get piles and piles of course fees students pay on top of tuition,” Hollan said. Prior to a moratorium placed that halted all approvals for new fees, 98 new course fees were added, said Shawn Wilson, A.S. vice president of Business and Finance. Those fees are not part of financial aid. The consolidation will allocate 20 percent of the fee for financial aid, according to an e-mail sent by CFAC. The fee will increase by less than $8 per year during the next 10 years.
It will be capped at $118 in 10 “It wasn’t a rash or hasty deciyears, Razi said. sion,” Van Peer said. Some may argue their college This is just a proposal and it is does not require many course in the beginning stages, she said. fees, but it will still benefit All student members of CFAC did them, said A.S. President Joseph was give an endorsement. Igbineweka. “If it is approved over the sumConsolidating course fees mer, it will be implemented fall will benefit students who can- 2010,” Igbineweka said. not afford to One of the pay them, he concerns is We get piles said. that students In order and piles of course need to get to come up educated, Wilwith the $46 fees students pay on son said. That amount, course top of tuition.” was the idea fees were averthe Marcus Hollan behind FLO program coordinator aged, Wilson e-mail. said. Large If students fees, such as the nursing fees that still have questions, they should are about $2,000, were excluded contact someone from the comso the average was not skewed. mittee, Igbineweka said. A lot of planning was done, Hollan said. It took more than a Almendra Carpizo can be reached at year and a half. acarpizo@theorion.com
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Visgilio was serving a threeyear probation sentence after pleading no contest to receiving stolen property on Oct. 30, 2008. Visgilio would not comment on his case, he said in an e-mail. “It’s not that I don’t want my side of the story heard, but with the case still being open it wouldn’t be beneficial to give an interview at this time,” Visgilio said. Former Chico State student Nicholas Tucker was sentenced to probation after pleading no contest to attempted firstdegree robbery on Feb. 9, according to court records. Tucker was arrested Dec. 12
on suspicion of robbery, said dispatcher Fred Holman of the Chico Police Department. Another former Chico State student, Michael Mullen, will come before a judge Tuesday for an arraignment on information, according to court records. Mullen is being charged with three counts of second-degree robbery, two counts of first-degree ATM robbery, one count of receiving stolen property and another of accessory after the fact. He was arrested Oct. 29, on suspicion of possession of stolen property and robbery, Holman said. In addition to these cases, 23 arrests of Chico State
Arrest Fact: 18 Chico State students were arrested on suspicion of alcohol or drug crimes between April 3 and May 3. students occurred between April 3 and May 3, according to police records. Eighteen of these arrests were for alcohol or drug-related charges. An additional 57 student arrests took place in Chico during this time period — 38 from unidentified schools, 16 from Butte College and one each from the College of the Redwoods, Humboldt State and West Valley College. Sean Longoria can be reached at slongoria@theorion.com
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in order to pay back the bond used to build the facility. Though students must vote before their fees can be increased, the referendum included possible fee adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index, said David Buckley, executive director at the A.S. Administration Office. There was no CPI increase
last year, but it is possible there could be an increase up to 3 percent next year without another student vote, he said. That rising cost was an argument Schofield made against the facility, he said. Another argument Schofield used to try to dissuade the university from building the Wildcat Recreation Center was the fact that the
private sector gives students the choice to pay for a membership, Schofield said. “At the university health clubs, everyone pays whether they use it or not,” he said. Every club in Chico was crushed by this, Schofield said. With his club being one of the smaller clubs in Chico, he was hit the hardest by the loss of student members. Many students who
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FRIENDS Gina Maggio [left] and close friend Caitlin Schmitt [right] spend time in Maggio’s hometown of San Jose. Maggio died of acute poisoning from multiple drugs on Oct. 5, 2009.
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stolen as well. While the possibility voluntarily, Jill Maggio said. That possibility becomes more remains that the thief knew the sentimental value of the doubtful as time passes. “We tried to put the word diary, Jill Maggio hopes this out there so somebody might was not the case. “I would rather believe this return it, but at this point we don’t have much hope,” Jill was a random act, because if it wasn’t then Maggio said. it would be “If it isn’t on If it isn’t on even more their conhurtful,” she science by their conscience by said. now, it probaIt seems bly isn’t going now, it probably isn’t unlikely that to be at all.” going to be at all.” the diary was PhotoJill Maggio intentionally graphs of Gina's mother removed, Gina Maggio and an angel figurine with said Estelle Puccio, former butterfly wings on a ledge president of Gina Maggio’s inside the mausoleum were sorority, Alpha Phi. “I would assume it was an left untouched, said Caitlin Schmitt, a close friend of the accident,” she said. “I don’t see why anybody would do family. The angel figurine has that on purpose.” Gina Maggio died at a since been removed by Jill Maggio, fearing it would be friend’s home in Chico of
acute poisoning from multiple drugs, according to the forensic autopsy report. Traces of cocaine, Ecstasy, marijuana and prescription anti-depressants were present in her system, according to the report. “Gina’s parents are already dealing with losing a child,” Schmitt said. “It’s just really sad that someone would steal something so dear to a family that’s already grieving such a terrible loss.” Whoever removed the diary can set the situation right anonymously, Schmitt said. “To whoever has the book, please send it back to the cemetery, no questions asked,” she said. “Just discretely bring it back and leave it where you found it.”
had always been in favor of Chico State getting its own, he said. “It’s good to have a nice, positive outlet for students,” Scollard said. His views mirror what Schofield thinks are some of the main reasons why Chico State’s administration pushed for their own recreation center. The administration thought it needed the recreation center to compete for better students, Schofield said. The
whole thing is about building a legacy and trying to eradicate their drinking problem. Angered by watching his retirement investment slip out of his hands, Schofield recalled his community involvement through the years. “I never asked for a thing in return,” he said. “But I never expected my alma mater to put me out of business.”
regularly use health clubs find the recreation center a suitable replacement in terms of location and cost. The recreation center is a better facility and more convenient, said senior Geoff Scollard, a psychology major. He used to have memberships at Chico Sports Club and In Motion Fitness, but now uses the recreation center every day since it’s included in his tuition. Scollard was envious of other schools’ facilities and
Howard Hardee can be reached at hhardee@theorion.com
Sarah Brown can be reached at sbrown@theorion.com
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Walter Ford Sports Editor
Take a Knee How to shake the shock Fans have recently been stepping it up in bravery and idiocy — and unfortunately for them, security’s packing 50,000 volts. Twice in the last two weeks, unruly fans have been subdued by event security with the use of taser guns. After a 17-year-old Phillies fan was dropped by electricity last week, a foul-mouthed Tiger Woods heckler received the same treatment at the PGA Players Championship Tournament this weekend. I’m a fan and if provoked and intoxicated, I can get boisterous and aggressive in my fervor for my team. I understand the inner turmoil a dedicated fan faces, so when I see these overly exuberant fans being kept in line like cattle, it saddens me. So, I’ve come up with a guide for the fearless fans who want to become part of the game. The following are five simple rules to ensure a fan can storm the field without getting zapped in front 25,000 people. Rule one — Prepare at home. Set up some trash cans in the backyard and work on some juke and spin moves. Maybe do some practice runs. Drink five beers, then ask your neighbors to try to catch you. Putting in your work will make the whole experience better, as you probably will elude at least one security guard. Rule two — Empty your pockets. You want to be as light and unobstructed as possible. Plus, you don’t want to land on your keys when they eventually tackle you. Most importantly though, if you have any contraband or illegal substances on you, it will aid in any justification they have for tasing you. Rule three — Be drunk, but not too drunk. You will need some liquid courage when building up to storming the field — but stop drinking after the third inning. You’re already buzzing from the tailgate party, so no need to go into debt paying $1 per ounce of beer inside stadium walls. You’re going to need a level head to be able to juke security. Rule four — Get the crowd on your side. It’s important that when you rush the field you are wearing home colors — and you make a few security guards miss. If you shake a few pursuers with taser guns, it will get the crowd roaring for you. Just don’t go near the players. If you go near the players, you will be tased and the fans will turn on you. Rule five — Play possum. After your run has concluded and the security guards have taken you down — hopefully not by means of electricity — go limp. They won’t tase a fan playing dead in front of a stadium full of spectators. Plus, it forces security to take on the task of carrying a limp adult body from the field. So, if the need to storm your favorite sporting event overcomes you, remember these five rules. With a little luck, you will just be charged with disorderly conduct, trespassing, resisting arrest and drunk in public. Walter Ford can be reached at
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Chico State men and women capture conference titles
Shortly thereafter, the Chico State team also began to congregate on the west side, just above the track at Triton Track and Field Stadium. Michelle Burley, a junior criminal justice major, was the first woman to run the relay Carlos Delgado for the Wildcats. As she STAFF WRITER came around the secBoth the men’s and women’s track and field ond turn, the entire Chico teams won their respective California Colle- State track and field team giate Athletic Association titles this weekend began to scream, “Mimi! at Triton Track and Field Stadium in San Diego. Mimi!” in unison. Their The Wildcat women’s team edged out UC San cheers drowned out the Diego, winner of the last five conference cham- cries of the UC San Diego pionships, in a heated competition that came fans and filled the stadown to the last event. dium with excitement and The Chico State men’s team would win by a enthusiasm. landslide, grabbing its seventh straight CCAA Kelly Clancey, a junior championship in the process. heptathlon athlete, and The men’s team finished with Lindsey Wit290.5 points, trouncing UC San teman, a UC San Diego freshman Diego who finished second with 140 points. sprinter, was a giant and Cal Poly Pomona came in were the they were great to third with 130 total points. next two The women’s team won its topple.” runners for first CCAA title in six years Oliver Hanf the Wildcats women’s track and field head coach with 212.333 points, narrowly and the fans beating out UC San Diego with were just as 209.5 points. Cal State L.A. finished third with ecstatic about them as they 101.333 total points. were about Burley. Women’s head coach Oliver Hanf was all Aimee Rodgers, a freshman too aware of UC San Diego’s conference domi- hurdler, finished off the 1600nance, which made the slim victory even more meter relay with intense passion and gratifying, he said. fervor. “UC San Diego was a giant and they were Rodgers didn’t finish in first place, but great to topple,” Hanf said. her effort would help capture the conferHanf attributes the conference title to the fact ence title. that the women’s team scored in all 21 events. The excitement was palpable as she But the last event for the women, the 1,600- sprinted down the last straightaway with meter relay, was where the conference crown a competitor at her heels. was decided. The Chico State women’s team finished The UC San Diego team, both men and women, the 1600-meter relay with a total time of began to congregate in order to cheer as a team 3:53.27, good enough for fifth place. The winfor the women competing in the last event of the ner was UC San Diego with a time of 3:45.27, CCAA Championships. please see CHAMPS | B3
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ALONE AT THE TOP Chico State senior pole vaulter Katrina Rodriguez helped elevate the Wildcats to their first California Collegiate Athletic Association title since 2004. Rodriguez won the pole vault event and recorded the second highest mark in Chico State history.
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Wildcats claw back from elimination, fall to Toros Ryan MacTavish STAFF WRITER
The Wildcat baseball team entered the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament riding a seven-game winning streak, but it is their response to a tough loss that will go down as one of greatest comebacks for any Chico State team. The CCAA tournament was held at the University of the Pacific campus in Stockton with the double-elimination tournament running from Thursday to Saturday. The Wildcats faced off in the opening round against familiar opponent UC San Diego. The Wildcats drew first blood with Johnny Hay’s RBI single up the middle, but the game wouldn’t see a smooth start for Wildcat ace Michael Gleason. He had gone the whole season without having a terrible inning — until Thursday night. The Tritons got to Gleason early in the bottom of the first inning, scoring five runs on six hits.
Thursday @ 6 p.m. Baseball @ NCAA West Regionals vs. Cal State Dominguez Hills Friday @ 4 p.m. Softball @ NCAA West Regionals vs. Grand Canyon University
Gleason would settle down though, striking out two of three batters in the second inning and another in the third. After the rough start, Gleason held the Tritons in check until the bottom of the fifth. UC San Diego would put up two more runs off Gleason behind a twoRBI single to right field from Triton centerfielder Robert Sedin. Scott Nartker was brought in to relieve Gleason in the bottom of the sixth and managed to strikeout two hitters to get through the inning. The Wildcats would make a run in the eighth, finally getting into UC San Diego’s bullpen. Adrian Bringas and Devin Braden got a single and double respectively. Combined with a bobbled grounder by the Triton’s shortstop, the Wildcats showed signs of life, making it 8-5 Tritons. However, that would be the end of the run as each hitter was consecutively sat down in the top of the ninth. Chico State fell, 8-5, in a disappointing first game. The Wildcats didn’t have much please see CLAW | B3
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TROUBLE WITH TRITONS Senior pitcher Michael Gleason fires a pitch home during the ’Cats’ first tournament game against UC San Diego. Chico State would fall to the Tritons, 8-5.
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May 12, 1979 Chris Evert’s 125-match winning streak on clay comes to an end at the Italian Open.
[ jock ] talk What does a mama bear on the pill have in common with the World Series? No cubs.”
- Harry Caray
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Sports Shorts College sports around the nation
Chico State softball inks 3 high profile recruits for 2011 While the Chico State softball team is in the midst of postseason play, the Wildcats definitely have one eye on the future of the program. Head coach Angel Shamblin announced last week that a trio of talented players — Sierra College standout Sam Baker and high school stars Keri Piluso and Taylor Hanamaikai — have signed National Letters of Intent for the 2011 season. source: chicowildcats.com
Three softball teams invited to national tournament Led by tournamentchampion Sonoma State, the California Collegiate Athletic Association selected three teams to the 2010 NCAA Division II Softball Championship. Joining Sonoma State are CCAA regular-season champion Cal State Monterey Bay and Chico State. A total of eight teams will compete in two “sub” West Regionals. Play opens Friday with Grand Canyon taking on Chico State at 1:30 p.m. source: goccaa.org
Conference boasts 3 baseball teams for NCAA tourney Three California Collegiate Athletic Association teams advanced to the 2010 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship led by regular-season and tournament-champion UC San Diego. Joining the No. 1-ranked Tritons are host Cal State Dominguez Hills and Chico State. The four-day double-elimination West Regional will begin Thursday, at the Major League Baseball Youth Academy in Compton. source: goccaa.org
Wildcat of the Week
Katrina Rodriguez Track and Field
Senior pole vaulter Katrina Rodriguez helped lift the women’s track and field team to its first California Collegiate Athletic Association title in six years and in the process catapulted herself into the Chico State record books. Rodriguez won the pole vault event at the conference championship meet with a height of 12 feet 6 1/4 inches, the highest mark of any CCAA athlete this year and second highest in Chico State history. 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
Men’s golf gears up for Nationals Wildcat golfers place fourth in Regional tourney Gerardo Rocha A SST. SPORTS EDITOR
Once again the Chico State men’s golf team had victory within its grasp, but let it slip away in the final round. The Wildcats participated in the Far West/Central Regional at The Classic Club in Palm Desert, where they entered the third round of the tournament with a two-stroke lead. However, on the final day of the tournament, the team shot a collective 21 over par on the final 18 holes, falling to a fourth-place finish. Still, the Wildcats’ top-five finish secured them a spot in the NCAA National Championships, a goal head coach T.L. Brown had proposed since the beginning of the season. “My goal for this team was to make the Nationals,” Brown said. “The expectations for this team have been out the door and sometimes expectations destroy teams.” Senior Lucas Delgado had Chico State’s best round on the final day, shooting one over par in the final round and placing 21st in the tournament. The standout for the first two rounds for the Wildcats was senior Brandon Harkins, who at one point during the tournament was the individual leader. He quickly disappeared in the third round though, shooting nine over par and finishing tied for 15th place. Sophomore Eric Frazzetta finished tied for 34th, while Sylvester Gama returned after missing two
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FINAL ROUND FALL The Chico State men’s golf team failed to secure a two-stroke lead after the end of the second round of the West Central Regionals. Brandon Harkins led the tournament for the first two rounds, only to finish the last day in 15th place. tournaments and placed 58th, finalizing the Wildcat lineup. The Wildcats are currently ranked fifth in the nation and are now focusing on the National Championships.
“We are very, very talented if everyone shows up to their ability all four rounds,” Brown said. The NCAA National Championships take place May 18-21 at Sagamore Golf
Club in Noblesville, Ind. Brown isn’t just worried about Nationals, but also a recent incident that occurred when driving back to Chico from Regionals. Delgado’s and Souza’s golf clubs flew from atop the car and almost caused a wreck, destroying both sets of clubs, Brown said. Both coach and the players are doing what they can with less than two weeks to get new clubs and get the players used to them. However, for Delgado, it doesn’t seem to be that big of an issue. Delgado has been getting by using some of his old golf clubs and borrowing some from others, he said. “I should be able to shoot around the same scores,” he said. For Delgado, the last couple of tournaments have been less than stellar, he said. “We’ve been experiencing a lot of failure, but we’re learning a lot about the team from these familiar situations,” Delgado said. “We have to make sure it doesn’t happen again.” The golf team needs to make some adjustments and Brown is determined to fix three things in the coming two weeks before Nationals. Brown is focusing on getting Delgado and Souza their golf clubs, getting ready for the tournament and emotionally detaching themselves, he said. “I have to figure out why we aren’t holding our leads,” Brown said. “That has to be taken care of before heading east.” The Wildcats can’t give the tournament away and if all five guys play to the best of their abilities, they always put themselves in a position to win, Brown said. They just need to stick to the plan and get the job done. Gerardo Rocha can be reached at grocha@theorion.com
Event offers athletic alternative Dancers sweat to classics Lindsey Barrett STAFF WRITER
A different type of sport took center stage at Shurmer Gym last week as the old basketball court felt the stomps of dancing shoes rather than sneakers. “Ballroom dance has been going on for 70 years at Chico State,” said Patricia Smiley, director of the ballroom dance program. “Willie Simmons started it with records then we went to cassette tapes, then CDs and now a disc jockey.” This year’s annual dance event, held Wednesday, sported a masquerade theme. “I have been running this for 36 years,” Smiley said. “I do it for all the students at Chico State, Butte College students, community people, faculty and staff. Everyone is invited.” The evening consisted of 10 sets of dances with four or five dances in each set. The types of dances ranged from swing, tango and the waltz to the cha cha. “You can see how aerobic some of the dancing can be,” Smiley said. Ballroom dance is a lifetime activity, Smiley said. “It’s a generation gathering of people of all ages and cultures,” Smiley said. “You can dance from early on until late in life. It is something you can do until you’re 80 or 90 years old.” Before Smiley took over ballroom at Chico State, Sandy Dvorak-Heiser taught it from 1970 to 1988 and then came back in 1992 to teach part-time again for six years. Smiley and Dvorak-Heiser have a long-standing relationship that spans back to when Smiley was a student. “Pat was my most promising student and she was one of my first two graduate assistants
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CUTTING A RUG Shemu Nixon [right] and Latricia Sutton [left] show off their dancing skills during a masquerade-themed ball held in Shurmer Gym as a part of the annual ballroom dance night. in dance,” Dvorak-Heiser said. hour are dripping in sweat,” Dvorak-Heiser said. “She is ageless.” Dancing for an extended Ballroom dance can be as amount of intense and time could be grueling as compared to many other You can see running, she competisaid. tive sports how aerobic some “If you and Dvorakof the dancing can dance from 7 Heiser p.m. to 9 p.m. notices it be.” when she Patricia Smiley non-stop and director of ballroom dance program don’t take any watches breaks it’s the other dancsame thing as running for 3 ers, she said. “Most people after the first miles, at least,” she said.
Chico State junior Jameson Sheehan agrees with DvorakHeiser that if someone dances one song at the speed and intensity equivalent to running, aerobic exercise is achievable. Sheehan dances all kinds of ballroom styles and has been a member of the Ballroom Dance Club for a year. His favorite dances are the Lindy Hop and nightclub two step, which is a slow romantic dance, he said. Not only is dancing athletic, but it also works the brain and
requires dancers to take cues, remember steps and be able to follow a lead, Sheehan said. “Coming from the guy’s perspective it’s a really big mental aspect because you’re having to pay attention to your surroundings so you don’t run into another couple,” Sheehan said. “You have to think about what you’re going to do next and lead your partner. You have to pay attention to different techniques like signaling and communication.” For another Chico State student, not only does technique and athletic ability come into play, but willingness to practice is also a huge aspect. Chico State senior Deborah Rodriguez took a ballroom dance class this semester through Butte College and attended the masquerade dance. Learning the different types of dances takes a lot of practice, she said. “It’s a matter of how much they do it,” Rodriguez said. “If they only do it 20 seconds a week, I would say no, you aren’t even trying.” Not only are the ideas of practice, mental technique and physical ability all wrapped into the sport of dancing, but something as simple as keeping your frame must be taken into account. “There is no way you could keep your arms up without practicing that and anything you have to do that for,” Rodriguez said. “That’s an athletic thing.” There is one dance in particular Rodriguez thinks is the hardest and takes the most time to learn, she said. “The West Coast Swing takes a ton of practice to do and everyone hates it until they try and try and try and then finally get it,” Rodriguez said. “Once they finally get it, it’s amazing. It’s super hard to do until you practice a lot.” Students can take free classes Monday through Thursday nights that are run through the kinesiology department. Lindsey Barrett can be reached at lbarrett@theorion.com
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
date Nov. 5
opponent time/results @University of California L 42-84
date Nov. 8
opponent @St. Mary’s
Nov. 10
University of Nevada
L 63-90
Nov. 20
Nov. 27
Lewis and Clark
W 74-62
Nov. 21
Nov. 28
Seattle Pacific
L 44-65
Dec. 4
@San Francisco State
Dec. 5
@CSU Monterey Bay
Dec. 10
Pacific Union
Dec. 18 Dec. 19 Jan. 2
Cal State San Bernardino
Jan. 3
Cal Poly Pomona
Jan. 7
time/results L 55-78
March 19
@Cal State Stanislaus
W 7-0
March 20
@Cal State Stanislaus
L 5-18
Notre Dame de Namur
W 70-41
March 21
Cal State Stanislaus (DH)
Texas A&M International
W 79-65
March 23
@Simpson University
Nov. 24
Dominican University
W 79-64
March 26
San Francisco State
W 66-51
Dec. 4
@San Francisco State
W 67-46
March 27
San Francisco State
W 74-73
Dec. 5
@CSU Monterey Bay
W 71-52
March 28
@San Francisco State (DH)
W 84-68
Dec. 20
@Western Washington
L 59-80
April 1
Sonoma State (DH)
@Notre Dame de Namur
W 71-56
Dec. 21
@Seattle Pacific
L 44-63
April 3
@Sonoma State (DH)
@Academy of Art
W 63-58
Jan. 2
Cal State San Bernardino
W 78-51
April 9
@Cal State L.A.
L 74-85
Jan. 3
Cal Poly Pomona
L 63-65
April 10
@Cal State L.A. (DH)
W 72-70 (OT)
Jan. 7
@UC San Diego
L 62-75
April 11
@Cal State L.A.
@UC San Diego
W 77-68
Jan. 9
@Cal State East Bay
W 78-60
April 16
CSU Dominguez Hills
Jan. 9
@Cal State East Bay
W 68-53
Jan. 14
@Humboldt State
Jan. 14
@Humboldt State
L 60-72
Jan. 16
@Sonoma State
Jan. 16
@Sonoma State
L 58-77
Jan. 19
Jan. 19
@Cal State Stanislaus
L 56-66
Jan. 22
Cal State L.A.
Jan. 23
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Jan. 29 Jan. 30 Feb. 5 Feb. 6 Feb. 9 Feb. 12
MEN’S RUGBY date Jan. 30
opponent @St. Mary’s
time/results L 18-31
W 8-2/W 9-0
Feb. 6
UC Berkeley
Postponed
L 0-2/W 8-2
Feb. 13
UC Davis
L 18-26
W 3-2
Feb. 20
@Sacramento State
W 19-17
L 3-6
W 29-26
Feb. 27
Stanford
L 1-6/L 0-5
March 6
St. Mary’s
W 6-1/W 11-5
March 7
Stanford
W 24-21
L 0-2/W 3-2
March 13
California
L 12-94
April 2
@UC Davis
L 11-28
W 5-3 L 9-11/W 9-6 W 14-8
L 10-15
MEN’S GOLF date Feb. 7-9
opponent time/results 3rd @Golfweek Division II Spring Inv.
March 1-2
@CSU San Bernardino Coyote Inv. t-2nd
Marc 22-23
@Notre Dame de Namur Inv.
2nd
March 29-30
@Grand Canyon Thunderbird Inv.
2nd
L 3-4
April 12-13
@CSU Stanislaus Jim Haney Inv.
2nd
W 4-0/ W 6-5
April 19-20
CCAA Championships
5th
May 3-5
NCAA Championships West/Central 4th
May 18-21
NCAA National Championships
W 6-5 L 0-3/ L 3-7
W 73-72
April 17
CSU Dominguez Hills (DH)
L 66-67 (OT)
April 18
CSU Dominguez Hills
@Cal State Stanislaus
L 48-63
April 20
Simpson University (DH)
Jan. 22
Cal State L.A.
L 54-58
April 23
Western Oregon
W 62-61
Jan. 23
Cal State Dominguez Hils
W85-34
April 24
Western Oregon (DH)
L 40-55
Jan. 29
CSU Monterey Bay
W 71-44
April 25
Western Oregon
CSU Monterey Bay
L 58-61
Jan. 30
San Francisco State
W 49-43
April 30
CSU Monterey Bay
San Francisco State
W 72-60
Feb. 5
@Cal Poly Pomona
L 48-53
May 1
CSU Monterey Bay (DH) W 16-6/ W 6-3
@Cal Poly Pomona
L 61-69
Feb. 6
@Cal State San Bernardino
W 61-51
May 2
CSU Monterey Bay
@Cal State San Bernardino
L 53-60
Feb. 9
Cal State Stanislaus
May 6-8
CCAA Championship
3rd
date March 1-2
opponent @St. Edward’s Inv.
Cal State Stanislaus
W 72-64
Feb. 12
Cal State East Bay
W67-52
May 13-16
NCAA Championship
TBA
March 8-9
@CSU East Bay Inv.
6th
Cal State East Bay
W 71-67
Feb. 13
UC San Diego
W 77-67
May 22-29
NCAA D-II College World
TBA
March 22-23
InterWest Chico State Inv.
6th
Feb. 13
UC San Diego
W 58-42
Feb. 19
Sonoma State
W 71-39
TBA
March 29-30
@CSU Monterey Bay Otter Inv.
Feb. 19
Sonoma State
L 78-85
Feb. 20
Humboldt State
W 72-61
April 5-6
@Grand Canyon Spring Inv.
Feb. 20
Humboldt State
L 53-60
Feb. 25
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
W 67-54
L 66-75
Feb. 26
@Cal State L.A.
W 71-52
opponent time/results Two Wins Best of the West Tourney
NCAA Championships West/Central TBA
@Cal State Dominguez Hills
date Feb. 5-7
May 2-4
Feb. 25
May 12-15
NCAA National Championships
Feb. 26
@Cal State L.A.
W 68-62
March 2
CCAA Champ/ First round
W 72-62
Feb. 12
@UC San Diego (DH)
W 2-0/ W 7-6
March 2
CCAA Champ/First round
W 63-60
March 5
CCAA Champ/semifinals
W 71-56
Feb. 13
@UC San Diego (DH)
L 0-4/ L 9-10
March 5
CCAA Champ/Semifinals
L 80-77
March 6
CCAA Championship Game
L 55-85
Feb. 19
@CSU Monterey Bay (DH)
L 4-6/ L0-8
date March 16
March 6
CCAA Championship
N/A
March 15
Sweet 16 v. Seattle Pacific
L76-68
Feb. 20
@CSU Monterey Bay (DH) L 0-6/ W 5-1
March 17
@Colorado State
L 2-14
March 13-16
NCAA Championship
N/A
Feb. 26
CSU Dominguez Hills (DH) L 2-3/ W 7-5
March 19
@Arizona State
L 6-16
March 24-27
NCAA Championship
N/A
Feb. 27
CSU Dominguez Hills (DH) W9-1/ W3-2
March 28
Boise State
W 15-6
March 5
Oregon Tech (DH)
L 2-7/ W 1-0
April 3
@Santa Clara
W 7-5
March 14
@Humboldt State (DH)
L 0-4/ W 1-0
April 9
@UC Davis
L 8-11
Postponed
TRACK&FIELD date Feb. 27
opponent Wildcat Relays
time/results First
March 4-5
Chico Multi
March 6
@Kim Duyst Invitational
March 20
@Hornet Invitational
March 24-25
@California Multi
March 26 March 26-27
W 68-54
BASEBALL date Feb. 5
opponent Simpson University
time/results Postponed
L 3-4 Cancelled
W 6-2 W 18-2 W 12-3
SOFTBALL
TBA
WOMEN’S GOLF time/results t-13th
5th 13th TBA
MEN’S LACROSSE opponent @Loyola Marymount
time/results L 4-7
Feb. 6
Simpson University (DH)
March 15
@Humboldt State (DH)
W 1-0(9)/L 2-4
April 17
@Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
10:30
Feb. 12
Cal State East Bay
W 12-0
March 19
Sonoma State (DH)
L 5-7/ L0-4
April 25
Sonoma State
First
Feb. 13
Cal State East Bay (DH) W 17-12/W 4-2
March 20
Sonoma State (DH)
W 5-3/W 3-1
Concluded
Feb. 14
Cal State East Bay
W 10-9
March 26-28
Tourney of Champions
Concluded
Feb. 19
@UC San Diego
W 10-9
April 3
CSU San Bernardino
@SF Distance Carnival
Concluded
Feb. 20
@UC San Diego (DH)
1W 9-6/WL 3-4
April 3
CSU San Bernardino (DH) W 7-2/ L4-10
Feb. 13-14
@UCSB Shoot Out
@Stanford Invitational
Concluded
Feb. 21
@UC San Diego
L 7-8
April 9
@San Francisco State (DH) W 3-0/ L0-2
Feb. 21
UCLA
L 8-18
April 3
@American River College Inv.Concluded
Feb. 27
Central Washington (DH) W24-2/W12-1
April 10
@San Francisco State (DH) L 0-1/W 2-0
Feb. 28
@Sonoma State
W 13-4
April 9-10
Chico Distance Carnival
Concluded
Feb. 28
Central Washington (DH) W14-9/W20-1
April 16
@Cal State East Bay (DH) W 11-0/W 6-1
March 6
Cal Poly Pomona
L 18-6
April 16-17
@Mt. Sac Relays
Concluded
March 5
Cal Poly Pomona
W 22-4
April 17
@Cal State East Bay (DH) W 7-0/W 3-0
March 13
@Santa Clara
L 1-20
April 16-17
@Woody Wilson Inv.
Concluded
March 6
Cal Poly Pomona (DH)
W 13-10/ W 4-3
April 23
Cal State Stanislaus (DH) W 2-1/W 4-1
March 27
Arizona State
L 6-9
April 24
@Brutus Hamilton Inv.
Concluded
March 7
Cal Poly Pomona
L 5-7 (10)
April 24
Cal State Stanislaus (DH) W 1-0/W 9-1
April 1
San Diego State
L 7-8
May 6-8
CCAA Championships
M/W First
March 12
@CSU San Bernardino
W 8-5(10)
April 30
CCAA Championship
3rd
May 14
@Stanislaus Twilight
TBA
March 13
@CSU San Bernadino (DH) L 4-10/ L 5-8
May 14-16
NCAA West Regional
TBA
*DH - double header
May 27-29
NCAA Championships
TBA
March 14
@CSU San Bernardino
W 20-5
May 21-22
NCAA Super Regional
TBA
schedules subject to change
CHAMPS: Wildcat women edge
out Tritons, Men crush competition
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only eight seconds faster. In the final event, Chico State was allotted four points for fifth place, just enough to edge them past UC San Diego in total points, 212.33 to 209.5 and win a conference championship. “It was great to beat the defending champs on their own turf,” Hanf said. The runners were not the only women to do well in the championships. Katrina Rodriguez, a senior psychology major, won the pole vault competition with a jump of 12 feet 6 1/4 inches. With that leap, Rodriguez became the second highest pole-vaulter in Chico State history and posted the best score by a CCAA athlete this year.
Rodriguez’s winning attempt was good enough for a provisional bid to the NCAA National Championships. Senior Katie Prucha set a Chico State record and earned a NCAA provisional mark with a time of 1:02.63 in the 400-meter hurdles, according to chicowildcats.com. The Chico State men’s track and field team performed exceptionally well, solidifying itself as one of the premier Division II teams in the nation. Senior jumper Ryan Bertucci, received an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships with a 7-foot-1/4-inch leap in the high jump, which is the third highest jump in Chico State history, according to chicowildcats.com Jimmy Elam, a senior
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time to dwell on their loss with their next game at 11 a.m., Friday. This time they squared off against the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes in the losers’ bracket. The winner would get a shot to play either UC San Diego or Cal State Dominguez Hills. After a scoreless first inning from both sides, the Coyotes’ offense exploded in the top of the second. Casey Edelbrock got the start for the Wildcats and did not last long, surrendering seven runs on eight hits, including a three-run bomb from Coyote centerfielder Ethan Chapman. Once again, Chico State found itself in an early hole. The Wildcats responded with the bat of center fielder Jordan Larson, now back as the
Wildcats’ leadoff man. Larson was a force in the batter’s box all game, knocking in four RBIs and making it on base in every at-bat. Despite Larson’s performance, the Wildcats found themselves still stuck in a huge hole. The Coyotes would continue to hammer the Chico State pitchers, causing head coach Dave Taylor to dig deep into the bullpen using a total of eight pitchers throughout the day. By the bottom of the seventh inning, it was 15-5 Cal State San Bernardino and the Wildcats’ chances at victory looked almost nonexistent. But the veteran Wildcats responded in a big way. Shortstop Michael Murphy got things rolling after a Larson single. Murphy crushed a two-run homer that sailed over
4 W/ 2 L L 2-4
L 7-10 L 13-15
WOMEN’S LACROSSE date Feb. 6
opponent UC Davis
time/results L 3-19 1W3L
psychology major, finished first in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:55.24. The Wildcats also took the top six spots in that event, according to chicowildcats.com. With two CCAA championship banners coming home to Chico, the Wildcats will be proud to hoist them up inside the rafters of Acker Gym, Hanf said. After the meet was completed, winners for the conference yearly awards were announced. Men’s head coach Kirk Freitas and Hanf both received CCAA Track and Field Coach of the Year awards. Also, J. Patrick won the Freshman of the Year award. The Chico State men’s and women’s track and field teams will compete in one more event Friday in the Stanislaus Twilight Invitation before heading out for the NCAA Championships on May 27-29 in Charlotte, N.C. Carlos Delgado can be reached at cdelgado@theorion.com
PHOTO COURTESY OF CHICO STATE SPORTS INFORMATION OFFICE
TOP ’CATS ON THE TRACK The Chico State men’s track and field team poses for a victory photo after blowing away the competition at the conference championship.
the left-field fence and landed day where most of the game’s right in the middle of the Cal pitchers were getting lit up. The State Dominguez Hills team back end of the bullpen held a that was warming up to play team that scored 15 runs in the first seven innings to none in the the next game. Chico State continued their final two. Relievers Phillip Hymas and late rally with a sacrifice fly from Hay and timely singles from Scott Greene combined to keep the score 15-11 freshman through the Tony Hernantop of the ninth dez and pinch and give the hitter Hunter Wildcats a shot Buckmore. at a comeback By the end and to keep of the inning, their season the Wildcats alive. were right Jordan Larson Chico State outfielder The Wildback in the cats had San game but still Bernarndino sweating early with down, 15-11. Despite the large deficit and doubles from Hay and senior dwindling innings, Larson was Adam Arakawa to get things positive about finishing the rolling. The Wildcats got great at-bats comeback, he said. “I was just thinking, I don’t from Buckmore and Hernanwant this to be my last game,” dez and found themselves in Larson said. “Everyone else must great position to win the game have been thinking the same when backup catcher Kyle Leon grounded into a double play that thing.” The bullpen came through in would score Seaver from third the clutch for the Wildcats on a and tie the game at 15.
I was just thinking I don’t want this to be my last game.”
With two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the winning run 90 feet from home, Chico State’s season was hanging in the balance. These situations are what the Wildcats have been preparing for all season, Taylor said. “We have been saying all year, ‘Let’s try and get the next guy on,’” he said. “Take responsibility for your at-bat and play 27 outs.” With red-hot Larson at the plate, the Coyotes chose to intentionally walk him, bringing up Murphy with a chance to end it in walk-off fashion. As the Superman theme song played over the loud speakers, Murphy calmly stepped into the box. He proceeded to smoke a hard ground ball right back at the mound and through the gap, giving Chico State the win and most likely a bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament. “We just kept fighting,” Larson said. “It was amazing.” The Wildcats would face off against Cal State Dominguez Hills later that night with Bryn
Calhoun getting the start. The Wildcats were hurt again by one big inning. In the top of the third, Chico State gave up five runs on four hits and a costly error at third base to make it a 5-0 Toros’ lead. The Wildcats finally got on the board in the fifth after a Hernandez RBI single, but the Toros would end the rally, scoring a run in each of the final three innings. Toros starter Shane Youngdale threw a complete nine innings, allowing just four runs on eight hits to seal the win for the Cal State Dominguez Hills, 8-4. Despite losing two out of three, the Wildcats officially found out Sunday that they will be the No. 3 seed and got dealt a firstround match up with the same team that beat them Friday, Cal State Dominguez Hills. The game will take place at 6 p.m. at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton. Ryan MacTavish can be reached at rmactavish@theorion.com
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S P O R T S
| Wednesday May 12, 2010
Wildcat softball earns bid in unlikely season Dane Stivers STAFF WRITER
The Wildcats’ three-month surge toward the top of the division is over — for now. But even though the Chico State women’s softball team won’t be division champs, it will have a shot at the national title as it received an at-large
bid to the Division II West Regional Tournament next weekend. With that, all the outside doubt and disbelief of what the Wildcats are capable of is now over too. The Wildcats’ remarkable season has defied all odds as some thought a new coaching staff, confidence issues and lack of cohesiveness would doom the ’Cats before the season even started.
THE ORION ã DANIEL HERNANDEZ-LUNA
FINISHING STRONG Senior Charlotte Honciano has been an offensive catalyst for a revived Chico State softball program. Honciano led the team in home runs.
Despite losing to Sonoma State in last weekend’s California Collegiate Athletic Association Championship Tournament in Stockton, the ’Cats were still able to hang onto their sixth seed in the NCAA West Regional rankings released Wednesday. The team is in a comfortable position to be one of eight teams to participate in the tournament. Senior left fielder Christine Johnson thinks the rest of the conference is starting to take notice of Chico State, she said. “I feel like we’ve earned their respect,” Johnson said. “Beating the one seed Cal Monterey Bay last weekend was the best feeling in the world. They’re all a little scared of us now.” But the Wildcats’ 29-19 record was not without rough patches, especially at the beginning of the season. After a quick 4-0 start, the ’Cats would struggle over the next couple of weeks, losing five straight games and being outscored 34-13 as they struggled to find a winning recipe. But where past seasons might have had the ’Cats pointing fingers at one another or losing confidence, the 2010 team took the opportunity to band together, said senior second baseman Charlotte Honciano. “We’re like sisters,” Honciano said. “It’s the greatest feeling to know that the girl in front of you and the girl behind you are both right there for you. It’s been so huge for us this year.” The Wildcats would leap forward from there, going 25-14 the rest of the way, including a 10-game winning streak stemming from a 2-0 win at San Francisco State on April 10, to a 5-0 victory over Cal State Monterey Bay in the first round of the CCAA Championship Tournament on April 30. Despite a 6-26 conference record last season ranking them ninth in the CCAA, the Wildcats’ drastic turnaround into a legitimate CCAA and West Regional threat this year has teams anxiously eyeing the ’Cats, head coach Angel Shamblin said. “Other teams come in now and know that we’re not an automatic win anymore,” Shamblin said. “They understand that if they don’t bring their best game, we’re going to beat them. We aren’t going to stop playing hard.”
For the season, the Wildcats went 11-6 on University Softball Field while going 11-9 on the road. On neutral fields, they were 7-4. Honciano led the team with a .375 batting average and a .451 on-base percentage, both of which improved significantly from the .240 and .356 numbers she posted last season. She also led the team with three home runs and a .971 fielding percentage in the 2010 campaign on her way to being named to the All-CCAA First Team. Freshman pitcher Kacie McCarthy led the pitching staff with a 2.06 ERA while sophomore Jessica McDermott had 14 wins to just seven losses, as well as 130 strikeouts. Sophomore center fielder Sam Quadt led the team with 11 doubles, while also being named alongside sophomore Jessie Minch to the CCAA All-Tournament Team. Both players raised their averages significantly by batting a combined .400 during the tournament. Looking forward for the Wildcats, the team certainly has the right pieces to continue being successful despite three starting seniors leaving after this season, said senior third baseman Rebecca Johnson. “It’s going to be hard leaving, but we have a core group of girls who are ready to step up,” Johnson said. “All the girls have different ways of leadership, whether by example or vocally, but either way this program is only going up.”
THE ORION ã KYLE EMERY
WILDCAT REVIVAL Kacie McCarthy led the Chico State softball team with a 2.06 ERA. McCarthy was a big factor behind the Wildcats’ vast improvement from the 2009 season.
Dane Stivers can be reached at dstivers@theorion.com
PROTECT YOURSELF
“Rent” comes to Chico | C2 Local audience members applaud socially conscious, well-produced play.
Tyler Harbaugh Entertainment Editor
Classic Cynicism Dress to impress yourself If you’ve paid more than $60 for a pair of jeans, then you need to re-evaluate your standards of style and good looks. I know plenty of guys and girls who wear $120 pairs of jeans and I fi nd this absolutely ridiculous. Just because shows like “The Hills” try to show us what’s hip or in-style doesn’t mean we all have to meet the standards of these spoiled, fake people. I think people should be simple and work to impress nothing other than the face they see in the mirror. Life is a lot easier when you are the one deciding what looks and feels good. I understand there are times when looking nice and dressing to impress is fun or necessary, but 99 percent of the time, I’m a T-shirt and jeans kind of guy. When it’s too warm for my favorite pair of jeans, I throw on an old pair of black Dickies because they match almost everything I own. I wear simple things because I’m a relatively simple guy and don’t feel the need to spend all of my money on expensive clothing. There are too many people who try too hard and it’s almost depressing to see them walking around with their noses in the air for no reason. The gym is a Mecca for fake people who are trying entirely too hard. No, I’m not in the best shape that I could be in. For the most part, I hate going to the gym because there are too many “bros” who are doing their best to get huge so people will notice them. I don’t know if many of the meatheads out there realize that there are jars of mayonnaise that contribute more to society than they do. I grew up hearing true beauty is on the inside and, like the line from “Liar Liar,” that is just something ugly people say. The only person who should be critiquing your looks is yourself. If you think “looking good” is wearing a pair of True Religion jeans with a fake tan, then more power to you. I’m going to be sitting back judging you for your materialistic view of beauty, but hey — this is America, right? Speaking of America, you’re absolutely free to do whatever you want. I’m just saying that being less impressive is easier and it saves you more money. Maybe I have no definition of style, but at least I’m happy with how I look when I walk out the front door every morning. And yes, I do have to admit I’m one of those people who stops and looks at themselves in any and all mirrors. It may sound cliche, but always try to be yourself. There’s no fun in life when you’re pretending to be someone you’re not. Tyler Harbaugh can be reached at
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!"#$%&"'!"(")*&' +,*($-(.".'/)"0*#" 1($)*'2(3%.4'5%&.*,. station.” Quinn Mattingly, promotional coorSTAFF WRITER dinator and DJ, is another member of Band posters and more than 2,000 KCSC looking at the edge aspect. The station doesn’t operate like CDs cover the walls of KCSC, Chico commercial radio today, he said. State’s radio station. Located off Ivy Street, the station “We are taking radio back to its broadcasts a multi-colored spectrum true roots,” she said. However, something is missing of sound for anyone who has access from the equation, namely actual to the Web. Sharing the building with A.S. radio waves. KCSC streams its music online. In Recycling, KCSC broadcasts from its location tucked between Riley’s and 2007, the station applied for an FCC the Sigma Chi house. The station license, which would give them a stabroadcasts online tion on the radio. In February, seven days a week. They are all KCSC and AssoFrom “Make Out ciated Students Monday” through working ... to get re“Oh Snap! Sunday,” discussed funding for a spot on the about 40 student ally fantastic music radio, but realized disc jockeys can be playing in Chico.” heard broadcasting Andrew Sales it was not finanKCSC music director cially possible. their shows. While being on Andrew Sales, the the radio could music director for have benefits for KCSC, so does KCSC, is one such student. Sales began working with the stu- online broadcasting. Keeping costs dent-owned and operated station in low, access to listeners from any location and a lack of censorship are all fall 2008. Working on-air under the name DJ benefits of online broadcasting. For DJ Quentin “Eye-Que” Fields, Le Equation, Sales hosted an early morning show. The station’s atmo- the station provides real-world sphere and the approachability of application. Aside from earning between one the student staff were things that and three units for their work on the attracted him to the station. “They are all working for the same station, students gain skills in netthing, which is just to get really fan- working, Fields said. “It’s a good learning tool to get tastic music playing in Chico,” Sales hands-on experience for students said. New electronic, hip-hop, soul, that want to do something like this rock, reggae, metal and music every- after they graduate,” Fields said. For students’ listening pleasure, where in between find airtime on the the station continues to play music station. While it shies away from playing through the summer. The last day of finals won’t be the songs heard on the radio, the staions does not refrain from playing quality day the music died for KCSC, as the station will continue to jam on to music. “You have to constantly have a another semester. fresh stream of new music otherwise the station will start to lose its edge,” Lindsay Woychick can be reached at Sales said. “We are a pretty edgy lwoychick@theorion.com Lindsay Woychick
THE ORION • MARK ZAHNLECKER
RADIO FREE RADIO KCSC DJ’s Michael Ellison talks about the CAMMIES on the air at Chico’s all-online student radio station, which enjoys a lack of expense and censorship.
ILLUSTRATION BY JORGE LUPIAN
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[ ViralVideos ] “LIP SYNC TO BOOTYLICIOUS” This kid has an amazing performance that should be seen by everybody at least once. The best part of the video is the fact that he is a resident advisor in Whitney Hall. This video of junior Brian Kim was posted a month ago and has been viewed more than 86,000 times. youtube.com/watch?v=HXDhgvEVxAw
“Best Cry Ever (Auto-Tuned) Remix” This hilarious remix of a previous viral sensation of a very awkward cry is new and improved with an autotune effect. Originally from “Intervention,” this video is as strange as it is funny.
youtube.com/watch?v=D_rE0RzrFY8
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| Wednesday May 12, 2010
Ta Taste Maker Ma the good, the bad & the undecided new releases
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‘Rent’ entertains, informs audience David Whittington STAFF WRITER
THE GOOD
“Omni” (ALBUM) Minus the Bear’s fourth full-length album picks up where “Planet of Ice” left off. Their interesting brand of experimentall rock stays instantly recognizable while being decidedly catchier and more accessible. With less focus on weird time signatures and more on pure “danciness,” this could be their first album to break the Billboard Top 50. “Robin Hood” (MOVIE) Russel Crowe and Ridley Scott team up again in this re-telling of the story of Robin Hood. If it’s anywhere near as brutal as “Gladiator,” this film will be sure to entertain and get your heart racing. Be prepared to have the sudden urge to go out and buy a bow and arrows. Grooveshark.. com (WEB SITE) Are you getting tired of using Pandora for or your Internet radio? dio? Are you sick of those obnoxious audio advertisements? Check out grooveshark.com where you can create your own play lists from virtually any song available. You’re in charge of what is played and when it is played.
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“Letters to Juliet” et” (MOVIE) On vacation, a girl — Amanda
AIDS, poverty, love, how to handle the death of a loved one, gay relationships and the starving-artist lifestyle are just a few of the issues “Rent” covers. Friday night Chico State’s Laxson Auditorium hosted the 2010 spring musical “Rent,” originally written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Mazur. It was the third performance of “Rent” of the week — and it showed. Cast members such as Garrison Harward were pleased the performance went through so effortlessly, he said. “Tonight was awesome,” said Harward, who played the part of Mark Cohen, one of the lead characters. “We were better tonight, I think we were settled in this time.” The audience seemed to agree, as the performers received deafening cheers and applause between almost every scene, including a standing ovation at the end. “I love plays and I loved this play,” said Vanessa Farrior, a Chico State student majoring in social work. “I really like how they portray the relationships, it can connect to anyone.” In one scene, the character Maureen does a spoken-word performance involving her dream about a cow jumping over the moon and saving her from dehydration in the desert. This is supposed to be a criticism of another character, Benny. The performance seemed to excite the audience — especially at the end, when she encourages the audience to “moo” right back at her. “Rent” features several
comedic scenes similar to this but also contains quite a bit of drama. The play is partially based on the real-life experiences of Larson. One character’s AIDS-related death probably had the strongest impact on everyone in the auditorium. For Ben Day who played the part of Roger Davis, another of the show’s main characters, the appeal of “Rent” is the ease of relating to the characters and the issues they struggle with. “I saw the ‘Rent’ movie on my birthday and it absolutely changed my life,” Day said. “I was closer to my friends after that because there was something we could share in all of this.” Among the many different issues addressed in “Rent,” the idea of love certainly takes precedence above the other themes. “Rent” is about hoping to find and actually fall in love with someone, Farrior said. It’s also about accepting others, as there are a few characters in gay relationships and the idea of discrimination makes an appearance in the play, Harwood said. However, a three-hour performance such as “Rent” needs everyone involved to do their job well, from the lead actors and ensemble cast to those who work behind the stage. “Give 100 percent of the credit to everyone,” Day said. “It’s more than just one person, it’s everyone, from Jonathan Larson to the music director — the entire ensemble. It takes everyone to do this right.” David Whittington can be reached at dwhittington@theorion.com
THE ORION • BEATA DUMAPLIN
EMBRACE Simone Kertesz wraps her arms around sophomore Ben Day, who played the part of Roger Davis in the popular play “Rent.” The play encourages people to accept and embrace others.
Seyfried finds an unanswered “letter to Juliet” at a courtyard in Verona. She decides to go on a journey to find the couple from the letter. As predictable as chick flicks are, this one is sure to disappoint. Expect poor acting to complement a poor storyline.
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“Spill Da’’ Milk” (iPHONE APP) As fun and timeconsuming as it iis, this iPhone application can get very boring very fast. Just like at the carnival, you toss baseballs at stacked-up milk bottles for 45 seconds. Though you may lose interest after your first game, the application is free. “Harry Brown” (MOVIE) Michael Caine stars in this vigilante film. A great actor and some “Boondock Saints”-style vengeance give a little promise, but the script shows signs of being a little too weak, even for a performer like Caine. THE ORION • MARK ZAHNLECKER
MULTI-TASKING Guitarist and vocalist Cameron Ford [left], who also works at Cafe Coda, fronts The Secret Stolen as bassist Dallas Oliver [right] pounds out the lows.
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The Secret Stolen display softer side, stay loud Chico indie-rockers headline, show off new sound, songs
Clouds on Strings
Matt Shilts A SST. ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR
This progressive rock quintet does everything right. Tthey play highenergy, thoughtful songs, they’re all music students at Chico State and they cover Rush songs. Check out “Thin Lizard Dawn” on their MySpace to see what they’re all about.
The Secret Stolen are known for throwing guitars, running into the crowd and playing high-octane postrock with odd time signatures. However, Friday’s crowd at Cafe Coda got to see that their music has mellowed with age. The four-piece band played some songs off of their upcoming album, which could be released as early as June, said Cameron Ford, guitarist and lead vocalist. “Surfi ng the Clouds” and “Hey Haley” are examples of the band
The band’s sound and presence are trading in some of their sometimes abrasive punk roots for a more acces- just plain fun, evidenced by their name and song titles, all based off of Steven sible pop-oriented dynamic. If people don’t appreciate the direc- Seagal fi lms such as “Out for Justice,” tion of the new release, they won’t “Under Siege,” “Above the Law” and, of course, “Marked for Death.” have to suffer too much, Ford said. This fun-oriented atti“It’s a six-song tude comes from the band record,” he said. “So if you don’t ... there’s more members’ experiences with other projects, drumlike it, it won’t opportunity for mer Daniel Taylor said. last very long.” “I think we all have The Secret people who play or been in enough bands that Stolen were preceded by Marked like music in Chico...” weren’t fun that we all recDaniel Taylor ognize that having fun is for Death, a popDrummer, Marked for Death ultimately the most accespunk quartet sible and probably most enjoyable made of veteran Chico musicians. During the fi rst verse of the catchy type of ‘success’ being in a band will “Just Give Me an Unmarked and a ever provide,” he said. Opening act Dave Smallen conShotgun,” singer Ben Tietz backed off the mic, the audience’s singing drown- trasted with the evening’s louder artists — who also included locals The ing him out.
Lion’s Game — with his simple, wellcrafted acoustic rock songs. The Oakland songwriter is touring along the West Coast, promoting his album “Everything Changes and Nothing Changes.” Smallen, who used to play with supporting musicians under the name “Street to Nowhere,” appreciates the freedom of going solo, “enjoying the solitude of traveling in a four-door car and playing acoustic,” he said. Stopping in Chico may not have been exactly like playing in other bigger cities on this side of the U.S., but, as Taylor said, “there’s more opportunity for people who play or like music in Chico than there probably should be.” Matt Shilts can be reached at mshilts@theorion.com
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Betty White shines on ‘SNL’ ‘Golden Girls’ star boosts drooping ratings, shows fans how to remain funny
Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph joined the night’s line up. The combination of these returners, the hype — that some call over-hype — of White and musical guest Jay-Z made Saturday’s episode the highest-rated show since Ian Twamley the 2008 pre-election spot featuring STAFF WRITER Tina Fey as Sarah Palin. Though the entire episode was She is 88 years old, she looks and sounds like a grandmother not hilarious, it was undoubtedly and she just cracked a joke about special. The mere fact that White was hosting the show is largely her “muffin.” TV legend Betty White hosted credited to the support she received one of the most consistently funny on Facebook. Shortly after the airing of her “Saturday Night Live” episodes in Snickers commercial during the a very long time. The writers of the show turned Super Bowl in February, White became the misour preconceptions sion of the group of age upside down “Betty White by having White, a It is so easy to Host “SNL” sweet-looking old [please?]!” woman, say dirty to like her as a In less than things and act like person, regardless a month, the someone from our of the character group had more generation. than 500,000 This approach she is playing.” members. may not be very It appears original, but it sure that White is was funny. The show featured sketches of enjoying a very recent celebrity White working for the “Scared that is a capstone to her long actStraight” program with Keenan ing career. Her ability to combine Thompson, telling baby stories of biting wit with grandmotherly MacGruber and being a racist to a sweetness has won her six Emmy census worker. My favorite shame- Awards, a Lifetime Achieveless bit simply had White calling ment Award and nominations for Amy Poehler’s character a lesbian many more. White’s appearance on “SNL” nine times. What made the episode enter- was a much-needed boost to a seataining to watch was how loveable son that has dragged in ratings and White is in everything she does. It creative originality. I will be the first to say that there is so easy to like her as a person, regardless of the character she is have been some brilliant clips coming from the show and people are playing. It also gives me hope that when overly critical of the actors’ perI reach the crippling doom of old formances. But as I have watched age, I will be able to swear and say this year, I cannot help but say that dirty things and be loved all the many times I have been bored and unimpressed. more for it. White’s hosting job on “SNL” In addition to White’s contribution to the show, a slew of other was one of the funniest I have seen actors helped make the episode a in a long time and I cannot wait to classic by bringing back famous see what other shows she will turn “SNL” characters. Even though the up on next. episode’s hype focused on White, female “SNL” alums Molly Shan- Ian Twamley can be reached at non, Ana Gasteyer, Rachel Dratch, itwamley@theorion.com
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Some current rap leaves listeners wanting classics Tyler Ash ENTERTAINMENT COPY EDITOR
THE ORION • THOMAS LAWRENCE
Fans of comics, gaming, Japanese culture gather Thomas Lawrence STAFF WRITER
A wealth of Chico’s underground culture met for Mini Con on Saturday in a celebration of great common interest. Three clubs — Comic Book Coterie, the Japanese Animation Club and Japanese*Fusion — hosted and ran the event, the forth of its kind in Chico. The events ranged from “cosplay,” a costume contest of sorts, to a game show and a “Miyabi” performance, displaying traditional Japanese interpretative dance. One flier described it as a “holding of harmony and unwillingness to quarrel modesty in high regard.” Located on the first floor of Tehama Hall, Mini Con lasted for a good six hours Saturday afternoon and Comic Book Coterie member Whitney Grayhorse couldn’t have been happier with it. “It’s a place for everyone to come together, have fun and relax,” said Grayhorse, a junior Spanish major. “I think it helps to create awareness of the clubs and what they do.” The Comic Book Coterie, the only non-Japanese related club hosting the event, is an excellent showcase for local artists and writers interested in comics to be appreciated among their peers, Grayhorse said. “It’s almost like a class to hone your craft,” she said. “Everyone is welcome whether or not you can draw a stick figure.” One of Grayhorse’s favorite parts of Mini Con was the way the three clubs mesh seamlessly, she said. “There’s a lot of overlapping interest,” she said. “There are a lot of people who are interested in Japanese culture.” For Chris Brand, a member of the
Japanese Animation Club, the collaboration of the clubs is a brilliant way for the respective members to branch out and fi nd common interests in slightly different veins, he said. “It’s good, it brings everything together,” Brand said. The Animation Club is active weekly, continuously showing a series of anime films, he said. The Animation Club even had a “Brief History of Video Games” room where classic games where displayed and played on a giant projector screen. Jason Reifert, another member of the Comic Book Coterie, was running the “Swap Meet” of Mini Con, where a variety of comic books from classic Marvel to Family Guy editions were on display. Reifert had the same celebratory spirit. “It’s really important to support the local artistic movement,” he said. “There’s so many talented people in Chico.” Interest in comic books in Chico, especially among college-aged people, has grown steadily over recent years, Reifert said. “I think the movies based around comics have opened eyes,” he said. “I think that people have become more aware and that’s why it’s grown in the last two years.” The day, which began around 3 p.m., officially wrapped up with an awards ceremony at 9 p.m. From Japanese ball-jointed dolls to a “which is better” discussion about anime and manga, every aspect of Japanese and comic-book culture was celebrated Saturday by the people who care about them most. Thomas Lawrence can be reached at tlawrence@theorion.com
Auto-tuning, simplistic song writing and remixes weren’t what the originators of rap had in mind when they brought the genre to the mainstream. In today’s music, many rap artists, including Lil Jon, Soulja Boy and T-Pain, have used these crutches to capitalize on a style based on the best beats, rhymes and rhythms America had to offer. I’ve found classic rap is easier to listen to than many of today’s efforts. I can sit down and listen to NWA, Biggie Smalls and Tupac and enjoy myself, but cringe when I hear the majority of current rap. Rap has become more than just music — it has become its own culture. In the time of Tupac, Biggie Smalls and Eazy-E, rap was a way to rise above their rough and oppressive street life. It enabled them to bring their hardships and culture to life through music. Many lived a gangster’s lifestyle of battling rivals, doing drugs and sleeping with whomever they wanted. That’s the difference between today’s rap and old rap — walking the walk. Old school rappers put their souls into their music because if they didn’t, rap would never have made it into mainstream music. They had to be good or else no one would listen. Many of today’s rappers rely on simple rhymes, basic beats, autotuning and remixes. At first, local independent rap artist Eye-Que didn’t have a problem with remixes and auto-tuning in mainstream music, but now views it as a fad and just another way for people who don’t know the culture to make money in the industry, he said in a phone interview. “It has become a cop-out for people who don’t know how to make music,” Eye-Que said. “I think it’s pretty sad.”
Some artists, such as Soulja Boy, today’s computerized trends. He rely heavily on remixes. He pro- recognized auto-tuning is hurtduced “Crank That [Soulja Boy]” ing artists’ credibility as musicians in 2007 and is still making remixes and wrote a song about it so people of the same song. He’s milked his would realize that it’s just a crutch. claim to fame for three years now In the song, he says “I know we and no one seems facin’ a recession, to care. but the music y’all That’s the Remixes have makin’ gonna become an easy difference between make it the great way to stretch revdepression.” enue on hit songs. today’s rap and I have the If a song becomes old rap — walking utmost respect popular, the for rappers with record label’s order the walk.” well thought-out has gone from lyrics, especially “make another when compared one” to “make that same song, but to rappers such as Lil Jon, whose different.” career is based on being featured in Popular culture has allowed this songs for his use of the three words to happen because it prefers quan- “what,” “yeah” and “OK.” tity over quality. After all, a hundred Today’s rap has gone backward bad songs are always better than a from what the old school artists set few really good ones, right? out to do, Eye-Que said. It has gone The last Soulja Boy remix I heard from trying to change the commumade me want to cut my ears off to nity to being all about the party put them out of their misery. I was scene. at my girlfriend’s water polo game “There’s not a lot of music people when it came on over the sound can relate to anymore,” he said. system. It was “Crank That [Soulja Simple rap songs are an insult to Boy]” merged with Van Halen’s intelligence and good music in gen“Jump.” eral. When you listen to good rap, My ears cried in terror as they you can tell the artist put a lot of experienced the musical travesty time and effort into it. firsthand. That is not what a comAs far as old school rap goes, “if bination of rap and rock should you sucked, you’d really get ridisound like. culed,” Eye-Que said. When Run DMC collaborated with “Today they just say the same Aerosmith on “Walk This Way,” thing over and over again,” he said. they sparked a whole new genre of “It’s ridiculous.” music. They put both of their styles Even if you don’t condone smokinto the song and broke down the ing weed, I recommend listening to barriers between rap and rock. Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic” and “The Soulja Boy just made Van Halen Chronic 2001.” Both albums are sound bad by taking his own hit musical masterpieces, despite their song and slapping it onto an MP3 of vulgar lyrics. “Jump.” Classic music, whether it be rap or In regard to auto-tuning, let rock, almost always sounds better to me set something straight. It isn’t me — but that’s just my opinion. singing. In reality, who would win in a rap Don’t get me wrong, I like T-Pain battle between Dr. Dre and Soulja every now and then, but no one Boy? Personally, I’d put my money should be able to base their entire on Dre — because there’s no school career off of not being able to hold a like the old school. note — save for William Hung. Jay-Z’s “D.O.A. [Death of Auto- Tyler Ash can be reached at Tune]” was a big step away from tash@theorion.com
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MAY 12 - 18 [ STAFF T ODAY
Seven-Eighths Under Water 7 p.m. @ Lyon Books
Be blown away by scholarly Chico High students as they present their very own literary magazine.
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T H U R SDAY
Chico Poetry Slam
F R I DAY
The A Th Amblers bl 9 p.m. @ Duff y’s $5 cover
7 p.m. @ Cafe Culture $6 admission
Check out the last poetry slam of the season. Proletariat Bronze will be featured in the tworound event.
See what Americana music is all about at this CD release concert. The Perpetual Drif Dr ifte ters rs o ope pen. n.
SAT U R DAY
CAMMIES: Music Fest and Awards Show 11 a.m. @ Manzanita Place Free
Come celebrate the CAMMIES by checking out loads of local music, merchants, food, drinks and, of course, the announcement of the winners of this year’s CAMMIES.
SU N DAY
Karen Joy Brown 7 p.m. @ Cafe Culture $5 admission
Celebrate the release of this north state songwriting marvel’s new CD, “Little Words.”
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9 p.m. @ Lost on Main $5 cover All kinds of local talent — including Erin Lizardo, Mute Witness, Watson 349 and more — will contribute to this benefit for the Butt Humane Society.
Open Mic
7 p.m. @ Cafe Culture Come see what locals have to offer, or join the party yourself and show us what you’ve been working on.
T H U R SDAY
Brightsize
F R I DAY
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem
8 p.m. @ The Down Lo Free Get a sampling of the local jazz scene with this acid jazz trip — that is, trio.
Thursday Night Market 6 p.m. @ downtown
7:30 p.m. @ Laxson Auditorium $12 student admission The prolific musicians from daisy mayhem show off their vast field of musical expertise, fronted by the vocals of Rani Arbo.
Cull
Get a taste of what you’ve been missing. You’re body can feed on the local produce, while your ears digest on some local music.
8 p.m. @ Monstros Pizza $5 donation Heavy is an understatement for this show. Portland’s Cull gets together with Oakland’s One in the Chamber and local guys Cold Blue Mountain and Amarok.
Charlie Hunter Trio 8:30 p.m. @ The El Rey Theatre $15 admission
The man himself will perform with locals Swamp Zen. This show will groove your blues away.
SAT U R DAY
The Bold and the Beautiful
7:30 p.m. @Laxson Auditorium $20 admission This show should satisfy those who love the clarinet, or just classical music. It will feature compositions by Haydn, Lowell Liebermann, and Dvorak.
Antioquia
9 p.m. @ Cafe Culture $8-10 admission Dancy and funky, these musicians should keep the worldy tradition of Cafe Culture. Their friends, The Free People, will be there too.
MON DAY
Count Funkula
9:30 p.m. @ Normal Street Bar Free Local act Count Funkula gets down with the San Diego’s very toe-tapping Hotel St. George and the Apes of Wrath.
T U E SDAY
Poker Tournament 11 a.m. @ Angie’s Room
Finals are approaching. What will you do to get your mind off studying? It’s not a gamble if you know you’re going to win.
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Live Jazz Jam
Cowboy Happy Hour
Choose your weapon, come to the coffee shop and do battle. Jazz battle.
Come get acquainted with the pillar of Cafe Flo and champion of free country music.
Wine Tasting
Karaoke
7:30 p.m. @ Has Beans (downtown)
3 p.m. @ the ARC Pavillion $30 admission Take this opportunity to taste wines and foods from all around will. There will also be a raffle and live music.
7 p.m. @ Cafe Flo Free
9 p.m. @ Madison Bear Garden You know the saying: “Dance like no one’s watching, and sing like you’re sober.”
T U E SDAY
Laughter Yoga 7 p.m. @ Cafe Culture
Improve your physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing through the art of group laughter.
Live Jazz
7 p.m. @ 33 Steaks, Booze and Jazz Their Facebook page says they have the best selection of booze in town. Put that to the test, or just get intoxicated by jazz and red meat.
Thick and Thin 7 p.m. @ Augie’s
An acoustic flurry is in order, as five people will play 23 instruments. Peter Hansen will fill in during musical breaks.
[ stafffavorites Music videos] “Black or White” — Sure, everyone’s default favorite MJ vid, but once he had the millions his videos became technologically awesome. Only MJ could turn a portly Asian man into Tyra Banks, with a face-morphing sequence which was cutting-edge technology of the time. — Mark Rojas Art Director
“Tommy the Cat” —There’s never been a disappointing Primus video. “Tommy the Cat” gets its awesome from the combination of Tom Waits, Primus, demented cartoons, crazy lip-faced people and generous shots of sweet bass playing. I really have no idea what drugs Les Claypool does when he makes music videos, but they sure seem to work. — Anthony Siino Opinion Editor
“Just” —I’m not a huge music video guy, but this one by Radiohead has always stuck with me. Passersby ask a man why he is lying in the street, and his refusal to say infuriates them. The band plays on in a building above as the situation escalates to a haunting climax. — Matt Shilts Asst. Entertainment Editor
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The Moore you know... Talk isn’t cheap, “It really just needs to be the right kind of polka dots” and “Speidi got how many surgeries?” It may just be that finals are looming and students are looking for any excuse not to focus on studying, but it seems as if conversations are hitting the bottom of the kiddy pool. Lately I have overheard way too many conversations about the perfect bikini and the latest celebrity gossip. While I do admit I have engaged in these types of conversations from time to time, I’m starting to wonder if the conversations students have among friends ever rise above the shallow depths of tabloid mania. It’s not that all deliberations need to be about politics, news or other more serious matters, but what worries me is the passion behind some of these discussions. No one cares about the size of the polka dots on your bikini, so stop talking about it like you are discovering the cure for cancer. I wonder if any of these people have picked up a newspaper in the last week or skimmed the New York Times Web site. If you did, you would know that Greece is facing economic collapse and that parts of Tennessee have been recently declared disaster areas from severe flooding, according to CNN.com. Graduation is only a week and half away and I wonder how many students are ready to be the backbone of our country. If we spent half as much time reading the news as we do gossip rags, we could be more prepared for entering the job market. Many claim they don’t have time to follow news, but still manage to read up on what celebrity is going to rehab this week. In reality, current events will affect us and the consequences will be even worse if we are unprepared. However, the blame can’t be placed solely on uniformed students, as most media outlets blow up celebrity gossip, fashion trends and other senseless “news” like it’s as important as the beginning of another world war. This week on the home page of CNN there is a quiz on “Who’s that celebrity mom?” If that weren’t enough, the National Enquirer was recently up for a Pulitzer Prize. The fact that the Washington Post and The New York Times came away with multiple Pulitzer Prizes while the Enquirer went away empty-handed means there is still some support for traditional reporting, according to businessinsider.com. As students enter the real world, they really should start caring more about current events — other than what the latest spring fashion will be. Delaine Moore can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com
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On a warm Chico night, blue lights are sprinkled around campus as a way to keep students safe. In the last few weeks, student safety has been the topic of much debate. Chico State provides several resources students can utilize to ensure their safety while roaming the campus. More than 31 Blue Light Phones have been strategically placed around campus buildings and structures to ensure help is available. Some areas next to a phone include the Meriam Library, the Student Services Center and the Wildcat Recreation Center. The bike paths are not equipped with phones because they are not under the university’s jurisdiction, said LaDona Knigge, the Geographic Information Systems coordinator. Once a Blue Light Phone is activated, it becomes a two-way open line between the caller and a University Police Department dispatcher, according to the Alumni Association Web site. University Police offers a safe method of transportation for students, faculty and staff who are uncomfortable walking alone at night, according to the Web site. The service runs from 6 p.m. until midnight every day while school is in session. Blue Light Phones are used to report a crime, medical emergency, a suspicious situation or to request a Safety Escort. Matthew Thomas, the chair of the University Public Safety Advisory Committee, has been conducting Moonlight Walks every fall semester since 2005, he said. The walks are meant to survey the campus to ensure that areas are lit and safe for students. For the past five years, the committee has invited faculty, administrators and students
Kelly Smith can be reached at ksmith@theorion.com
Students volunteer 370 hours at Torres Shelter Patty Conover A SST. FE ATURES EDITOR
When a man has two graduate degrees and is the director of a county mental health institution, it seems unlikely that he could lose everything and wind up living on the streets in Seattle. However, that is exactly what happened to a close friend of Cynthia Siemsen, chair of the sociology department, when his wife was diagnosed with a terminal illness, she said. Siemsen and her husband were worried about their friend and went to Washington to see him. “It had a profound affect on me,” Siemsen said. “Here was somebody with a Ph.D. and a high-paying job. I recognized it was something that could happen to anyone, even me.” Siemsen attributes this experience as one of her motivations for assigning her Contemporary Theory class a project that required them to volunteer at the Torres Shelter, she said. Together, the students dedicated more than 370 total volunteer hours to the shelter and Siemsen was given the City of Chico Mayor’s Award on April 20 during Volunteer
Appreciation Week. The Book in Common was another influence Siemsen had in deciding to assign her class to work at the shelter, she said. This year’s book, “The Soloist” by Steve Lopez, deals with issues such as homelessness, mental illness and race. She required her students to read the book at the beginning of the semester before they volunteered at the shelter. “It seemed to me a perfect fit,” Siemsen said. When considering who should receive the award, Mayor Ann Schwab thought it was best to honor those who had donated to organizations that were in line with the Book in Common, Schwab said. Mayor’s Awards were also given to Michael and Janine Reale who created the Run for Food on Thanksgiving Day and Bob Preston, a membership chair of Butte County’s National Alliance on Mental Illness, Schwab said. Fortunately for Chico, there are many community members who give to non-profit organizations. “It was a difficult decision,” she said. “I wanted to honor those commonalities with the Book in Common.”
Siemsen has contributed a great deal to the community by assigning about 40 students to accommodate the needs of the shelter, Schwab said. It takes many hours of work on the part of a professor to develop service learning classes, which hich is something Schwab thinks ks Siemsen does well. However, Siemsen n credits her students with the success uccess of the project, she said. Junior Keith Parsons sons volunteered 10 hours in n two shifts at the shelter and d plans on returning and working king during the summer when he has more free time, he said in n an e-mail interview. “It really makes you realize that the people at the Torres homeless shelter are just re jus u t average people like yourself rseelf and I,” Parsons said. The experience made Parsons thankful that places such as the Torres Shelter lter are available, he said. At the shelter, pe peop ople are provided wit with th a safe place to sleep, eep, a meal, a shower and toiletries, said Brad rad Montgomery, executive utive director of the shelter. ter. It costs the Torres Shelter elter $14
a day per guest and they may stay up to 180 consecutive days for free. Due to a lack of funds, the shelter cannot employ more than two people per shift, Montgomery said. The students provided services services such as checking in guests and taking personal histories, doing g laundry and a d general cleaning, an which freed up the employees and allowed them to attend to the guests. Last year, the shelter accommodated 529 guests with- a combined total of 22,123 nights of stay — a number that will be surpassed this year, he said. For those t ose who would like th k to donate to the shelter, the People Helping People program can be stuan affordable avenue for or sstu or udents, Montgom Montgomery mery said. said id.. Itt iiss a id peo$10 a month donation n or pe p eo ple p pl le are welcome to contact ct the shelter sh helter with any
ideas for volunteering. “If people just want to help, we’ll work with them and find something for them to do,” Montgomery said. “If you have a special activity in mind or a talent or skill that you’d like to contribute, we’d be happy to accommodate that.” Patty Conover can be reached at pconover@theorion.com m
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Word of Mouth | Do you prefer shoppingg online or in stores? “In stores definitely. It’s more personal. I can touch the merchandise and it’s a lot more fun overall.”
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to join the walk, Thomas said. President Paul Zingg has joined the walk for the past four years. On the walks, the campus is divided into four quadrants that are surveyed by each group in search of poorly lit areas, tripping hazards and overgrown shrubbery near buildings that might make people feel less safe, Thomas said. “The goal of the walks is to increase the level of safety on campus and work on strategies to reduce crime and the fear of crime on campus,” he said. Each group documents which lights are out so the Facility Maintenance Service knows where to find them and fix the problems, he said. It is important to then map out the data after all the information from the walks is collected, Knigge said. It was her idea to have the students start geo-referencing the data, Knigge said. “What we are able to do with the mapping program is see where there are gaps in the location of the Blue Light Phones,” Knigge said. Jim Bauml, a geography student working toward his certificate in GIS mapping, has been working on mapping out the campus buildings using the data from each Moonlight Walk. The goal is to reduce barriers of visibility relative to doors walls and alcoves, he said. Crime data has also been brought out and correlated with campus lighting. This allows administrators to review the layout of the lights and refine them if necessary. Through this safety planning, they will get a better indication of dead zones and work to increase campus safety for all students, Bauml said.
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“That guy is going to cause an accident if he keeps drum driving!”
Kelly Smith
Kate Kurzweil
sophomore | recreation therapy
“In stores definitely. Whatever I’m buying, I like to see it and get the feel for it before I buy.”
Joe Fasano
freshman | business administration
“Online for some things, in stores for others. I bought my laptop online, but I buy my clothes in the store.”
Whitney Grayhorse junior | Spanish
“In Chico, you have to shop online. There are not enough stores. You don’t want to wear what other people wear.” Ricardo Herrera senior | legal studies
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AFTER THE FIRE Construction workers perform repairs Sunday to the interior of Tres Hombres. The restaurant plans to have its grand opening during the summer. Tegan Silva STAFF WRITER
The corner of Broadway and West First streets has been all too quiet since the fire in December, but that is soon to change. Tres Hombres and Mr. Pickle’s Sandwich Shop are moving forward with reconstruction and are expected to open at the end of July or the beginning of August, said Michael Thomas, owner of Tres Hombres. Reconstruction of Tres Hombres and Mr. Pickle’s were halted by the fire marshal for about three months to allow for an investigation of the cause of the fire, said Todd Pedretti, manager of Tres Hombres. The rain also contributed to the construction delays. Tres Hombres was treated for
smoke and water damage, he said. New roofing was also put in over the dining room. Mr. Pickle’s decided to downscale their restaurant because they did not need the extra space, allowing Tres Hombres to completely redesign its kitchen, Pedretti said. The added space may allow the restaurant to add a banquet room to the basement that would seat up to 80 people. “We’re hopeful that that’s going to happen, but it’s not set in stone yet,” he said. “That’s the direction we’d like to go.” Many of the employees have helped in the restoration process of Tres Hombres, Pedretti said. Some of the employees went as far as to help tear down the structures in the building. Employees also assisted in stripping and refinishing
salvaged tables and chairs to get rid of smoke damage, he said. They plan to refinish the bar and build a new greeter’s stand as well. Of Tres Hombres’ 70 employees, about 60 are expected to return to work once it reopens, he said. The high number of returning employees is because they have been able to stay in contact with each other through dinners provided by local restaurants. Woodstock’s Pizza and The Gooney Bird Bar & Grill are some of the restaurants that have held dinners that catered to restaurant management, employees and their families, Pedretti said. Christian Michael’s Ristorante recently held a Cinco de Mayo-themed dinner for them. Mr. Pickle’s interior is being
Lulu’s expands online Meghan Brown STAFF WRITER
What started as a small downtown Chico boutique with a pink cursive storefront and wallto-wall women’s apparel has become a business with 50 employees, a 9,000 square foot warehouse and Web site with more re than 60,000 00 hits each day. Colleen Winnter, 40, and her er mother Debra ra Cannon, 59, 9, opened Lulu’s u’s Fashion Lounge ge in 1996 on Main in Street. The store re was named ed Lulu’s because se it was Winter’s r’s nickname. “We always ys wanted to open up a store re together,” Winnter said. Their first st Web site te launched in 2005 and less than four years later, they decided ecided to close the store, she said. said “The Web site was eclipsing the store,” Winter said. “We decided to put all of our focus and effort into the Web site and it has been very successful.” The two women fly all over the country going to trade shows and often travel to Los Angeles to work with their buyer, she said. However, despite their cosmopolitan lifestyle, they chose to keep their rapidly expanding business in Chico, their hometown. Cannon moved to Chico in 1968 and Winter spent her entire upbringing in town, Winter said. Cannon was a librarian for 20 years before they opened Lulu’s. After Winter graduated from Chico High School, she went to San Diego State where she majored in urban planning and returned to Chico after she graduated, she said. “We’re definitely Chicoans,” Winter said. Many people who work for Lulu’s are also Chico natives, Winter said. The art director for the Web site also graduated from Chico High School, the Web design company they use is based in Chico and more than 20 Chico State students work for the company. These students work in customer service, marketing and as models for Lulu’s. Senior Michelle Eli is spending her final semester in Chico as the marketing intern for Lulu’s. “The atmosphere here is fun,” she said. “There’s minimal stress and we always listen to music and a lot of us go out together after work.” She is responsible for posts on the blog, maintaining social networking, managing relations with fashion and style sites and organizing major events locally. “Lulu’s is kind of like a local version of Forever
21,” Eli said. However, the vast majority of people who shop at lulus.com have probably never heard of Chico in their life, Winter said. More than 70 percent of the packages shipped out every day go to the East Coast, with nearly 1,000 packages going out daily. Lulu’s merchandise chand has been featured in many major magazines including Glamour, Us Glam Weekly, Week O, The Oprah Magazine and many others, she ssaid. They also market the company through throu online advertiseadver ments, ments social networking netwo and m more than 170,000 e-mail 170,0 ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT VARGAS subscribers. subsc Lulu’s Lul clothes are clothe inspired by the inspir newest fashions but are fun, affordable and fashionable, fas said. Winter said The mother-daughter team plans to continue expanding the business with a complete revamp of the site within two months. They also recently published a “Lookbook,” which shows various new trends and they continue to market the store through online resources. In addition to Lulu’s, Winter and Cannon also opened Gigi Shoe Parlor that closed two years ago, Cannon said. After it closed, they used the space as the warehouse for Lulu’s but moved into their larger location on Humboldt Avenue in February 2009. Winter’s husband, Luke Winter, owns Trucker Deluxe, a store on Broadway Street downtown, which carries merchandise from lulus.com Sophomore Lindsey Siegel works for Trucker Deluxe and is also a frequent shopper at lulus. com, she said. “I like the style they carry,” she said. “I get a lot of stuff that I wear to school from the site as well as clothes for dressier occasions.” Siegel has worked for Trucker Deluxe for a few months, she said. The store is a fun place to work, especially because of the prime location. Though Winter and Cannon have built a successful store that people more than 3,000 miles away buy from, they have kept a lot of Chico with them along the way. They decided to keep their business in Chico not only because it’s their hometown but because of their love for the city. “We love the Chico life,” Winter said. “It’s easy, laid back, affordable and beautiful.” Meghan Brown can be reached at mbrown@theorion.com
reconstructed and the floors are soon to be removed and treated, said Tassa Marcelli, owner of the Mr. Pickle’s. The new roof is expected to be finished next week. “We’re moving on fairly swiftly,” she said. “There’s just a lot of work to do, but the good weather helps.” Mr. Pickle’s is also expected to reopen at the end of July, but it depends on the construction process, Marcelli said. “I’m looking forward to the new Mr. Pickle’s,” she said. “It’ll be the same great food, but a new look.” Most of the employees are expected to return to Mr. Pickle’s, Marcelli said. They’re all anticipating a grand reopening once the reconstruction is finished. The community will respond
well to the reopening of Mr. Pickle’s, said senior Lindsay Youngquist, an employee at the sandwich shop for almost four years who is expected to return. The shop was a big part of her life and it is going to be great for her and the community once it reopens. “When I wasn’t working, I’d always go in and say hi to my coworkers,” she said. “It’s been weird not having that aspect of my life.” Tres Hombres plans to have a celebration once it reopens and the employees cannot wait to serve Chico again, Pedretti said. “We all miss being part of Chico,” he said. “Hopefully they miss us too.” Tegan Silva can be reached at tsilva@theorion.com
University adds science degrees College of Sciences designs two programs to train new teachers Lexi Brister STAFF WRITER
Not only is California in a budget crisis, but a teacher crisis as well — specifically in the areas of math and science. In an effort to solve the problem, the chancellor of the California State University system mandated five years ago that all CSU schools have to double the number of science teachers they graduate, said Dr. David Kagan, chair of the department of science education. California’s youth is not getting a sufficient amount of science education in their K-12 schooling and it is the university’s responsibility to fix it, he said. Currently, there is no specific degree for students who intend to be a high school science teacher, said Dr. Joel Mintzes, a professor of science education. “They can get a biology degree, but who knows what they’ll do with it,” he said. This led Mintzes to search for a solution. There are now two new degree programs offered in the College of Sciences specifically designed to train students to teach middle and high school science — a bachelor of arts in natural sciences and a bachelor of arts in biological sciences. “We’ve created two new, streamlined pathways for students who want to become science teachers,” Mintzes said. The number of units required for a basic science degree can be a major deterrent for students who might want to teach, he said. “For a basic biology degree you have to take 75 units,” Mintzes said. “Then if you want to teach you have to complete another year in a credential program. With our new programs, you can do it in 60 units.”
The smaller number of units will not produce less capable professionals, he said. “As professors and administrators we’re in the business of creating well-articulated, smooth pathways for students to follow so they can get into science teaching,” Mintzes said. Improving the process of becoming a teacher is also the responsibility of a program called the Math and Science Teacher Initiative, which is active on every CSU campus, he said. At Chico State, the program is run by Bill Fisher from the department math and science education. Different CSUs have taken different approaches to fulfilling the promise to produce more math and science teachers, but what Chico State is doing will be most efficient, Fisher said. This is because CSUs are moving toward reworking the credential program to run alongside a foundational-level degree, he said. “These new degree programs are defi nitely a step in the right direction,” Fisher said. “Students will be able to take all of the courses that they need and become qualified teachers.” The initiative has worked very hard to see programs like this come to life, he said. “We’ve jumped through every possible hoop and gotten people involved from both the education department and the science department,” Fisher said. “We’re moving this as far as possible.” This kind of departmental cooperation was something not seen before, but that allows the initiative to reach its full potential, he said. “This new approach will ultimately make for better teachers,” Fisher said. “Our whole emphasis has been creating new ways for students to get a teaching credential in math or science.” Lexi Brister can be reached at lbrister@therorion.com
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“Chico No. 1 bike city in U.S.” Sept. 3, 1997 In an article written in September 1997, Chico was voted the No. 1 bike town in the United States by Bicycling Magazine. The magazine also voted Chico Wildflower Century, a 100-mile bike ride, one of the 10 best trails in the country. In a nationwide search for the best bike town, Chico’s terrain, proximity to trails, bike shops, designated bike routes and training rides were the best the country had to offer. The article mentioned Bidwell Park and how the third largest park in the country offers recreational riding year round.
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“There are a lot of bike trails,” said cyclist Preben Nielsen. “You can go up in the mountains or hills, do flats or rolling hills. There are a lot of options for anybody’s level of riding.” Cohasset Road was also mentioned as offering 32 miles of hills reaching 2,500 feet. While Highway 32 east of Forest Ranch is 31 miles round trip, ascending 2,000 feet. Commuting by bicycle was mentioned as being a popular way to travel in Chico. The town is no more than 5 miles across from any one point to another, making biking the quick and easy option, said Ed McLaughlin, general manager of Chico Velo Cycling Club.
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RIDING AROUND TOWN Amanda Lenhart, a freshman construction management major, commutes to school on her bike Monday from University Village.
Chico has since lost its title as the No. 1 bike town in the U.S. to Davis as of 2010, according to bicyclefriendlycommunity.org. However, Chico did receive a bronze award for being a bicycle-friendly community this spring, according to the Web site. Bidwell Park still offers many riders recreational biking year round and Cohasset Road and Highway 32 east of Forest Ranch are still popular areas cyclists visit. “I usually bike five days a week and I’ve been doing that for years,” said Robyn DiFalco, A.S. sustainability coordinator. Commuting by bicycle is still a popular way of travel in Chico, as well as walking and using the B-Line
Butte Regional Transit, she said. DiFalco is committed to reducing her carbon emissions and utilizing other ways of transportation, she said. “I love when I come to an intersection and there are a lot of bikers,” DiFalco said. “It’s so much nicer and people are more friendly.” Chico State and many businesses around town offer racks for community members to park their bikes. A.S. Sustainability is encouraging people to ride their bikes to campus during National Bike Week from May 10 to May 14 by offering free snacks and beverages in the Free Speech Area. Compiled by Kylie Munoz
In the spotlight: Bike to campus for free snacks
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BIKE TO SCHOOL Senior Stacy Canada works at the energizer station on Monday.
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For the third consecutive year, A.S. Sustainability and Butte Bicycle Coalition are working together to celebrate National Bike Week from May 10 to May 14. Throughout the week, snacks, beverages, T- shirts and wristbands will be offered at an energizer station located in the Trinity Commons to any one riding their bike to school. Senior Stacy Canada, the event coordinating intern for A.S. Sustainability, talks about the event.
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Q: What kind of goodies will be offered? A: The energizer station will be set up from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and will offer free bagels from Brooklyn Bagel Works, fruits, coffee from Chico Perk, Teas from Chico Chai and some breads from Great Harvest Bread Co. People can come by and get a raffle ticket for a bike we’ll give away on the last day. The wristbands are like a Lance Armstrong sort of thing. We’re trying to promote the week. Maybe one day it will
turn into a month and then a year-long thing where people are committing to riding their bikes everyday. Q: Are you expecting a large turnout? A: Every year it’s getting bigger and bigger. A lot of students already ride their bikes for the majority of the time. We just hope that they’ll stop by our energizer station. We think quite a few people will get involved. Q: What do you like
about biking in Chico? A: It’s just so convenient. You can get nearly everywhere and there’s plenty of places to park and lock up your bike around town, plus it’s so flat. With the weather getting so nice, biking offers people a chance to ditch the car, slow down and enjoy the town around you. Cars are such a hassle with gas and you’re always speeding around town. Biking gets you outside, exercising — it’s healthy. Compiled by Patty Conover
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Recycled furniture carries memories Andrea Wagner STAFF WRITER
College life leaves evidence behind. Like remnants of parties past, some beat-up couches and lopsided tables can tell a long history of being passed around college neighborhoods. If junior Taylor Livingston’s front porch furniture could talk, it would scream, “Help me!” he said. “Smack the couches and dust clouds would come up,” Livingston said. A dingy, flowered recliner and a puff y, plaid couch line the porch of Livingston’s home at 420 W. Sixth St. Both pieces of furniture came from a friend down the street, he said. “They’re too dirty to be inside, but perfect for a Chico front porch,” Livingston said. Sometimes couches get passed between porches for years. Roommates at 619 Hazel St. had to give up their porch couch with some regret, said Caitlin Robertson, a senior business major. Every piece of furniture in the house was handed down from friends and
family, Robertson said. She furnished her room with items from an older sister, brothers and friends who went to college before her during the last eight years. While on the porch, the couch saw many adventures — including having a raccoon sleep on it, she said. John Mull, a buyer and appraiser for Orange Street Consignment, has been watching furniture trends for more than 35 years, he said. When students use furniture, it’s often “used and abused,” he said. Today’s generation has a trend of buying pressed wood furniture, Mull said. Its value diminishes immediately
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and it is worth very little after using it. It is a better deal to buy older furniture, he said. Some students do make that investment. Other times, Mull has bought back furniture from students who took care of the items, he said. At a donation center on Broadway Street, The Salvation Army production assistant Michael Waller helps load items people donate into a dark storage garage behind Elite Repeat Salvation Army. Some students donated items at the beginning of summer but then came back at the end of summer and bought them back, Waller said.
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When the students leave, the storage room gets filled to the ceiling, he said. Students start bringing in donations about mid-April as soon as the weather starts improving. Some students, such as freshman Mei Kawamura, are finding ways to get around buying new or used furniture. “We’re going to rent our furniture,” said Kawamura, an interior design major. “There’s no use buying it when we’re going to move out in a few years.” However, Kawamura’s friends bought ’80s-style furniture at a yard sale. Stylistically, it depends on the person, she said. Furniture gives a sense of who a person is. Meanwhile, Robertson and her roommates, Mandy Behrens and Brianna Primas, sit on their bare porch reminiscing about the couch they gave away. “We might get it back,” she said. “We want it back.” Andrea Wagner can be reached at awagner@theorion.com
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