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Staff Writer While a night at the Chico bar scene may be intended as a night to unwind,
Main and Down Lo, has personally dealt with this negativity. “One guy head-butted me out of nowhere really hard,” Lee said. “I was the only bouncer on the scene and the bar-
bouncers gear up for a work shift that tender had to pull him off of me. I was may involve dangerous circumstances. dazed but managed to take his friend Keith Chapman, security manager at down, and at that point pretty much evthe Crazy Horse Saloon, is confronted eryone in the bar was calling the cops.” with a multitude of negative reactions on Situations that bouncers are confronta nightly basis from people trying to get ed with can escalate fast and become into the saloon. dangerous quickly. Alteric Clark, former “I constantly battle with people that get bouncer at La Salles, witnessed a man get their liquid courage and decide the rules shot firsthand during one of his shifts. don’t apply to them and have no respect “He got shot six times but still surfor the business they’re visiting,” Chapvived,” Clark said. “He was a friend of the man said. bar and always there. The guy that did the He also said that on a fairly regular bashooting got caught outside and I got an sis they get threats from people wanting award from the city and was on the news to kill them, as well as getting physically for helping catch him.” violent toward them. Another night he was working, Chico has a long-standing a group of 25 gang memreputation for being a party bers picked a fight with town. Many students frethe four bouncers on quent the bars as a way duty. It lasted about to loosen up and enjoy 10 minutes until themselves. the cops showed Sean Bradford, up to help break Alteric Clark, bouncer at Joe’s Bar, up the fight, Clark Former bouncer at LaSalles said going out to a bar said. is about grabbing a few Christopher Kobeers with friends and enkoll, also a former joying one another’s company. bouncer at LaSalles, However, bouncers often get a bad wasn’t prepared for the vioreputation associated with their title. lence associated with the job. Chapman said a lot of the negative as“Working at a bar was my first job sociation comes from some people trying when I moved to Chico,” Kokoll said. to tell him how to do his job, even though “They told me there had been a shooting one of his main priorities is treating evand stabbings there and I’m from Maine, eryone equally and fairly. I’ve never dealt with something like that Not only do bouncers have their duties before.” as security guards to uphold, they have to Kokoll said the bouncers at LaSalles deal with the backlash from overly intoxuse different codes to communicate to icated people who think security guards one another about potentially dangerous are “the bad guys” stopping them from situations: having a good time. • Code green means someone needs to Justin Lee, former bouncer at Lost on be given a warning.
He got shot six times but still survived.
• Code orange means there’s a fight about to start. • Code red means there’s a fight happening. One bouncer watches the door while the rest break it up. Bouncers encounter different situations from unpleasant and mildly annoying to violent. Bradford said some people who enter the bar lack respect for the business. “I walked in the male restroom; both stalls were full and I caught this guy peeing in the sink,” Bradford said. “I wish people would respect bars as if they were their own homes. We’ve not only dealt with that, but people trying to sneak in the back door.” Bouncers attempt to avoid violent occurrences as much as possible, but sometimes need reinforcement from outside sources. The Chico Police Department said the busiest time of the year for bar-related calls are when students return to town prior to the start of a new semester. Labor Day weekend, Halloween weekend and Saint Patrick’s Day are other specific times of the year when there are many calls. Generally during the summer things calm down, but from past experience, bouncers prepare for returning students. “A majority of what we as bouncers face is breaking up fights, avoiding people trying to pick fights with us and dealing with overly drunk people throwing up on themselves,” Lee said. Sabrina Salvatore can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or
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Students find Xfinity Wi-Fi slow, ‘worthless’ Elizabeth Castillo
Staff Writer As the semester begins, some students are finding extra complications when attempting their homework— a Wi-Fi internet disconnection caused by Comcast’s Xfinity Internet. “The [Xfinity] internet is very slow,” said Vianey Hernandez, junior public relations major. “It goes in and out. I would constantly lose the connection and couldn’t get credit for my assignments on Blackboard.” Hernandez expressed her dissatisfaction with Comcast’s Internet to the company and found help from an overseas customer service representative. She felt that the representative was helpful, but still found her predicament frustrating. VIANEY “Their help was satHERNANDEZ isfactory but the actual Junior public relaproduct is worthless,” tions major she said.
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A sinking Earth: Subsidence in the Central Valley Austin Herbaugh
Staff Writer While the drought has affected many lives, it’s also changing the surface of the Earth itself. Throughout large swaths of the valley, the ground is literally sinking beneath our feet. According to a recent NASA satellite survey, parts of the Central Valley are sinking as much as two inches per month. Land in the valley is sinking because well water is still being pumped for agriculture in the drought and there PAUL hasn’t been enough rain to replenish GOSSELIN the groundwater. Director of the Dept. The water table has continued to get of Water and Resource Conservation lower, and the ground is sinking to fill
the void where the water used to be. This sinking is called subsidence. “Subsidence is a symptom of depleting your basin,” said Paul Gosselin, Butte County Director of the Department of Water and Resource Conservation. “Creating that air space between your geologic formation would then cause it to collapse.” While groundwater levels in Butte County haven’t gotten low enough to cause subsidence, wells have still been hitting record-low levels, Gosselin said. “One of the things that we’ve started to see over the last decade is a lot more of our wells that we monitor throughout the county have started to reach historic lows,” he said. He added that there are around 125 wells across the county, most of which have been monitored for more than 50 years. There are also plans to adjust the water budget to bring well levels up. North of Sacramento, there are two areas that are sinking,
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both along Interstate 5. An area west of Yolo has sunk more than a foot since 2007 and a new area subsiding near Arbuckle sunk five inches in the last half of 2014. While Arbuckle is only 60 miles from Chico, there are no sinking areas any closer. “We have not had subsidence in Butte County,” Gosselin said. “Generally, our basin remains full except in drought years, but then when we get back into a regular year, the basin recovers.” He added that there are three stations around the county monitoring groundwater levels and looking for subsidence. None have measured any sinking over the last 20 years. Gosselin is also confident that no areas in Butte County will start sinking anytime soon, as long as they keep track of groundwater use, he said. While it’s not happening in Butte County yet, subsidence is a problem in other parts of the state.
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Faculty, CSU Employees Union demands change Chico State faculty members of the CSU Employees Union and the California Faculty Association rallied together on Friday to protest poor working conditions. Issues addressed were low salary increases, lack of transparency and abusive conduct in the workplace. “Our goal today was to keep the pressure on administration to let them know that we still have these concerns,” said Jessica Verardi, president of the CSU Employees Union chapter 302. Approximately 100 participants gathered in front of the Student Services Center and marched toward Kendall Hall chanting “We are union,” and “What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now,” in an effort to gain the attention of President Paul Zingg and other administration. “There are issues that are happening on campus that are affecting campus moral,” said Vincent Ornelas, co-chair of VINCENT ORNELAS faculty rights with CFA. CFA co-chair of “The working conditions faculty rights of the faculty have a tremendous impact on the students’ learning.” Charlie Turner, CFA Campus President and Chico State political science professor, mentioned if the efforts of the faculty are met, there will be a 5 percent salary increase opposed to the two percent being offered. -Michael Catelli
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Butte fire No. 14 on Cal Fire’s most dangerous list In Cal Fire’s list of Top 20 Most Dangerous Wildfires, the Butte fire has ranked number 14 in the Amador and Calaveras counties. The fire has spread 71,780 acres and 47 percent is contained. Damages from the fire include two civilian deaths, 252 residences, 188 outbuildings and 17 structures. Although the Butte fire is a major fire, it is outside of Chico and not seen as a major threat to our community. “It’s not something we can see just pushing through the city of Chico,” said Thorin Rice, local firefighter and acting captain. “We don’t worry about vegetation (causing wildfires), but for instance, the Humboldt fire went south so fast.” Locally, Bidwell Park is threatened due to how dry it is. To help with fire prevention, it is advised to not park on dry grass, smoke or light fires in the park. -Carly Plemons
Chico State ranks seventh in outdoor competition Adventure Outings has teamed up with Outdoor Nation to enroll Chico State in the Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge 2015. The competition consists of 60 schools and determines which has the most active students. “It’s a contest trying to get as many people outdoors and as active as possible,” said Keith Crawford, Adventure Outings Assistant Coordinator. The winning school can receive up to $3,000 and a gear bank filled with equipment from The North Face and REI. Individual prizes are awarded weekly to students who earn the most points for their college. Points are earned by logging outdoor activities, which include biking, camping, climbing and fishing. Each activity requires a minimum of 30 minutes. A selfie will also need to be
taken and submitted as proof of the activity, Crawford said. The competition will run from Sept. 6 to Oct. 17. Currently Chico State sits in seventh place with 8,830 points. Registration information can be found at www.chicogetsout.com.
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New sit-lie ordinance passed, allows for arrests City Council passed a new ordinance on Sept. 15 that instills harsher punishments for individuals found sleeping, camping or other obstructive behavior in public places throughout Chico. The city’s current sit-lie ordinance restricts people from sitting or lying in public places, such as sidewalks. Police issued citations to those in violation, however homeless people found themselves without a way to pay. The new changes will allow police to arrest individuals who are found sleeping or storing personal property in public. “I don’t think it’s an extreme problem,” said Esmeralda Ramos, junior nutrition major. “I think it’s a little bit overboard arresting them.” This decision was in response to the large amount of homeless people found engaging in such behavior. University Police receive regular calls about individuals sleeping near the Physical Science Building on campus. There have also been reports of transients shouting at people downtown and scaring them away from local businesses. Many homeless people find the ordinance to be unfair, criminalizing something that many feel they have little to no control over. “It’s not our fault that we’re on the street,” said an anonymous homeless man in Depot Park. “Locking up the homeless is fruitless.” The ordinance may be put into effect as early as November. The City Council listened to a number of citizens’ opinions before making the decision to pass the ordinance. -Kindra Robinson
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Snapchat provides marketing for students Cheyanne Burens
Staff Writer Students have yet another social media platform they can use to share every aspect of their lives while also navigating the lives of their peers. Snapchat’s college-centric “Our Campus Story” feature arrived at Chico State just weeks ago and it has already made its mark on the campus. The live story displays a wide range of content that has proven to be great publicity for students from all walks of life. Miles Cook, senior marketing major and member of Phi Kappa Tau, said that many of his brothers have submitted snaps of their letters and events and have been featured on the story a number of times. “At first, people did it for fun and then realized the kind of audience they can reach,” he said. “It was kind of an afterthought but once we realized what it could be used for, we started using it more.” Melanie Caldwell, senior marketing and international economics major, said she plans to bake cookies for her Delta Sigma Pi brothers that are able to get the professional business fraternity on the story. “750 people saw my friend’s [snap featured on the story] and that wasn’t even when it was expired,” she said. “That’s incredible marketing and advertising, and it’s free.” “Our Campus Story” has also been helpful for students who wish to advertise their individual quirks and talents, such as Nick McCollum, junior theater major, who has made five appearances on the story for his freestyle rapping. “People post random stuff, but for me, I feel like I want to make something big with it,” he said. “Every time I film myself, it’s going to be something cool.” According to a 2014 study done by Sumpto, 77 percent of college students use Snapchat daily, meaning more than threefourths of the student body at Chico State are likely to watch the story. With just over 17,000 students, that’s a lot of student eyeballs awaiting each snap.
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From left: Leanne Woods, Associated Students staff member, Vu Nguyen, executive VP of Associated Students and Michael Pratt, officer for Associated Students, watch the Chico State Snapchat story. In fact, student viewers across campus are giving highly positive feedback on the live story. “Since I live in UV, it’s fun to see what’s going on around campus and downtown and just what goes on around Chico in general,” said Brittany Le, first-year political science major. The popularity of the feature heightens competition out of the thousands of snaps sent in each day hoping to make the cut. Vu Nguyen, executive VP of Associated Students, said AS also faces this difficulty, so they try to stand out with creativity. “You have to think outside the box,” Nguyen said.
Nguyen danced his way onto the story during the Hungry Wildcats Pantry food drive in a soup can costume. “Our Campus Story” is proving to be more than just a place for students to post their daily shenanigans— it is also proving to be a way to market and promote clubs, organizations and people. Cheyanne Burens can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or
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Planned Parenthood defends women’s health services The non-profit protects its reputation as scandal erupts over sale of aborted fetuses Sarah Strausser
Staff Writer Planned Parenthood has been in the hot seat recently as an audit was called to try to stop state funding for the corporation following accusations of staff illegally selling fetuses without the consent of patients. In light of these allegations, Planned Parenthood claims to offer patients the opportunity to donate aborted fetuses to medical research, according to Beth H. Parker, chief legal council of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California. Aborted fetuses have been used since the 1930s for research of vaccines and stem cells, which can lead to treatment discoveries. The local Planned Parenthood clinic in Butte County has received attention from protestors due to the allegations. Protesters picketed with signs and used the
hashtag #DefundPlannedParenthood. Medi-Cal patient reimbursements provide Planned Parenthood with $200 million each year. The audit was blocked, and legislatures noted that Planned Parenthood provides vital women’s services. It also notes that the money needs to continue to be used for such purposes. Despite the dissatisfaction caused by abortion services, these services only account for 3 percent of what the establishment does. Planned Parenthood actually provides numerous other services that can be beneficial to students and Butte County residents. Toni Donovan, education manager for Planned Parenthood in Northern California, confirms these statistics. Although this statistic is nationwide, Donovan said the numbers here in Butte County match up. Donovan shared how the insurance aspect works in Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood works with FamilyPACT, an insurance program for sexual and reproductive health. “If someone does not have any other form of insurance and they meet the income guidelines and are able to reproduce, they qualify for FamilyPACT,” she said. This means patients can receive treatment free of cost at Planned Parenthood clinics. Planned Parenthood assists many students at Chico State. Without state funding, Planned Parenthood would not be able to provide for nearly as many patients as it does now, and many students would be unprotected and alone in sexual and reproductive health, she said. Sarah Strausser can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or
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Normally, the layers of groundwater naturally expand and contract depending on rainfall. When they get too dry, the ground above compacts permanently, according to the NASA report. The report also states there are four major areas where the ground is sinking, referred to as subsidence bowls. Two are in the San Joaquin valley and two are north of Sacramento. The largest bowl, centered in the town of Corcoran, has sunk about four feet since 2007. One foot of that has been in the past year. To combat the problem of subsidence, a new statewide law was signed by Governor Jerry Brown last September. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act aims to protect important ground water basins across California. It also requires local governments to come up with a way to sustain the basins for the next 20 years, and they have until 2022 to come up with a plan. If water levels are dropping too rapidly, then there are two options: either cut back on well water usage or add water into the basin through improved recharge. Cutting back on well water use can limit how much water wells pump or can stop new wells from being put in. An example of positive recharge would be improving storm drainage so that more rainwater goes into the ground and replenishes the groundwater, Gosselin said. While the law is already in effect, local agencies have until June 2017 to designate groundwater sustainability agencies. To keep water use sustainable, the county keeps a water budget where it models what the groundwater basins look like and project how much water can be used in the future. According to Gosselin, the water budget has been updated a few times since 2001 and a new one is in the making.
Hernandez utilized Comcast’s customer service in several ways. She also set up an appointment with a technician to come to her home and alleviate the problem. Although the technician helped Hernandez by making her Internet better and faster, Comcast charged her for the extra help. “They charge you extra for a technician, so I’m getting charged for a service that should’ve been working,” she said. Instead of asking Comcast for assistance, othYASEEN ANISS er students Senior computer attempt to science major solve their c o n n e c t iv i t y issues independently. Yaseen Aniss, senior computer science major, said that his household attempted several different ways to resolve the Wi-Fi issues at his apartment. Aniss and his roommates plan on exchanging the modem and built-in router for another one to see if the connectivity improves. When Aniss ran into trouble with his Wi-Fi, he would typically connect to his Internet with an Ethernet cable, but no longer feels comfortable with that fix, he said. “We moved the modem from downstairs to upstairs,” he said. “Moving it upstairs screwed me over a bit because I can’t connect directly to the modem anymore.” Aniss’ room is located downstairs
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while his other roommates live upstairs. there are too many students concenHe said that he didn’t mind the move if trated in one area that try to connect to it helped his three other roommates, but Xfinity Wi-Fi at the same time, Saltzman he hasn’t noticed any improvements af- said. ter the change, he said. When his interHe has also attempted to use AT&T net isn’t working, Aniss is often uncer- as an Internet provider, but found the tain of how to find Internet elsewhere. Internet to be too slow. He said that his “I complete my homework between Internet bill is month-to-month, and 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m.,” Aniss said. “I he may cancel Xfinity can’t really go anywhere else to finin the future. Saltzman ish my homework at that time.” is also hesitant to conThe Meriam Library closes at tact Comcast directly 1:45 a.m., leaving Aniss without Inbecause he believes the ternet. Another issue he faces is atcompany would prove to tempting homework that cannot be be less than helpful. accessed via Chico State’s Eduroam “Comcast will say it’s Internet. As a computer science manot really their fault jor, Aniss has to access websites that and place blame someAARON are blocked by Eduroam because the where else,” he said. “I SALTZMAN Internet views the sites as viruses. already know they’re Senior exercise Other students are being affected not going to come out physiology major by the Wi-Fi not working properly. and with a snap of their Aaron Saltzman, senior exercise fingers come and fix it physiology major, has been kicked out for me.” of online quizzes because of his lack of Comcast Xfinity’s website for customon-campus Internet connection. ers has several tools to troubleshoot He now takes Blackboard quizzes on connectivity difficulties. The website campus computers to ensure the situ- also features a forum where customers ation doesn’t occur in the future. He can help each other with Internet issaid his Internet connection would stop sues. working in the middle of assignments, A Comcast representative could not and while using Blackboard for other be reached for comment. purposes. While Saltzman has adapted to his “I was at home studying and my teach- Internet’s issues, he believes that more er posts online videos to Blackboard,” Wi-Fi function would enrich his experihe said. “A 19-minute video took me 45 ence at Chico State. minutes to get through.” “I wish it was better,” he said. “It While the situation is frustrating, would make college a lot easier but Saltzman has grown accustomed to the nothing is going to change.” problem. He’s lived in the same area for two years and has run into the same Elizabeth Castillocan be reached at problems over time. He believes that newseditor@theorion.com or @ElizabethC718 on Twitter.
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Call Type: Petty Theft 12:18 a.m., West Sacramento Avenue A man stole a bike from Mechoopda Hall. He was described as having a shaved head, no shirt, dark shorts and large bolt cutters. Call Type: Suspicious Subject 1:48 a.m., Arcadian Avenue A man with brown hair and blonde streaks was seen sitting at the base of a stairwell in Modoc Hall. He was sitting on couch cushions smoking a cigarette. Call Type: Transient Call 5 a.m. Officers performed a sweep by the Physical Science Building at Chico State, because they have been receiving daily phone calls about homeless people sleeping in that area. Call Type: Transient Call 11:26 a.m., West Sixth/Cedar Streets A homeless person, who had set up a camp in the area, was forced to move along by University Police. Property management in the area was informed for clean-up purposes. Call Type: Drunk in Public 11:02 p.m., Nord Avenue A man at University Village was banging on doors while intoxicated, but campus police were unable to locate him. Call Type: Petty Theft 11:17 p.m., Cherry Street A bike was stolen near Langdon Engineering Center although it was secured with a cable lock.
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Call Type: Suspicious Subject 12:10 a.m., Broadway Street An intoxicated man at a downtown motel couldn’t find his room. A guest called police after the man attempted to get into her room and multiple others. Call Type: Suspicious Circumstances11:40 p.m., Cloud Court A 13-year-old girl ran away from home after her mother had an intense reaction to a poem she wrote. The daughter’s “dark imagination” caused her mother to “overreact” and both sought help after the incident. Call Type: Drunk in Public 9:05 p.m., East 14th Street A drunk man was banging on windows yelling “let me in.” He then laid down in front of someone’s door yelling that he was hungry and going to break the door down. Call Type: Suspicious Subject 6:28 p.m., West Sacramento Avenue A man on the bike path near the area of West Sacramento Avenue was throwing objects and yelling at women who passed by.
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Warning: Travel bug may be contagious Money in tourism
Dana Muensterman
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Having gone back to Alaska every summer for the next five years, Smith began to see trends in tourism and how it affected the people living there both positively and negatively. While questioning the Inuit people, those who dance for tourists, she was informed that they make $1 for each tourist. So at that point in time, they were making $8 each. When returning in 1963, the tourist population had grown exponentially, and the Inuit dancers now received $100 each. Although having tourists was good for the dancers, they were only taking up space for the villagers. Smith saw this as significant and wanted to study tourism further.
Staff Writer Born on Valentine’s Day of 1926, Valene L. Smith was introduced to this world with a creative heart and a passion for adventure. Although being born during the Depression was not ideal, her family made the best of it from their single-room apartment in Los Angeles. Smith attended UCLA and graduated at the age of 20. Shortly after, Smith was given an opportunity to teach men who had come back from the war under the GI bill.
Keith Johnson, an anthropology professor, founded a handson museum in 1970 with the vision of guiding students who were interested in becoming curators for museums. It’s easy to say this museum has become a success as it sits on Chico State campus. Now named after Smith, the museum shows two exhibitions a year which are student-driven, just like Johnson desired. Graduate students take courses that prepare them for the immense amount of work it takes to become a curator at a museum. Dr. Georgia Fox leads class lectures in which students work together to create their own exhibition at the end of the semester. The current exhibit, which will be closing Oct. 10, showcases the extraordinary life of Valene Smith herself. Smith’s life is an inspiration to a generation that is full of adventurers and risk-takers— A generation filled with people who cannot simply learn from textbooks but crave a life filled with travel. But warning: going into this exhibit will give you the travel bug.
A humbling experience Anthropology of tourism is born
Smith began to realize that teaching geography to students who had seen more of the world than she had was rather silly. From that point on, she knew that in order to grow as an instructor and an individual, she needed to experience the world overseas. “You simply cannot teach a world out of a textbook,” Smith said. While still teaching at L.A. City College, Smith took advantage of her summer vacation and traveled up to Alaska. Smith and her mother lived out of their car, beginning their life away from home.
Smith said tourism was a major player in how the economy and society were affected. In 1977, Smith gave the first symposium for anthropology of tourism, introducing this new subject into a field that would later develop into one of the largest fields of study. Smith saw how tourism was becoming more of a party culture than an educational one and wondered how she could restore tourism to enlightenment. If people experience the world away from their comfort zones and learn from other cultures, maybe people will learn to be more understanding of one another.
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Valene Smith in front of the world map in her anthropology museum.
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Valene Smith using the world map in her anthropology museum to explain one of her many travel stories. Smith gave the first symposium for anthropology of tourism.
Singers, songwriters compete for the spotlight at Chico Unplugged The eclectic second floor of Madison Bear Garden has played host once again to Chico Unplugged, the School of the Arts Productions singer-songwriter competition. An initially small crowd swelled into one much larger to support the showcase, which had its best-ever turnout according to Kaleb Sievers, the event producer. Twelve performers played original songs for a panel of three judges in hopes of being one of the two winners selected from the first night’s showing. By the end of the three-week event six winners, two from each night, will come together to create a compilation CD of the songs they performed during their time in the limelight. If you missed the first night, fret not dear readers, there are two more Unplugged events in the next two weeks; Thursday, Sept. 24 and Wednesday, Oct. 1 will be nights two and three of the competition. This all-acoustic event was at times drowned out by the raucous audience. By the time the third performer took the stage, the crowd had pushed its way to the central bar enveloping reporters, photographers and per-
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Sophie Sanguedolce (top), Reggaeinfluenced duo Donnie and Zach (center) and senior Brady Shaw (bottom) perform during Thursday’s Chico Unplugged showcase at Madison Bear Garden.
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didn’t know that Chico Unplugged was a competition at all and gave a superb performance. In fact, all of the performing artists brought with them a distinct and definitive sound. From a guy screaming about a salamander in a salad all the way to a new-age love-hate song from an almostcountry singer, there were surely more dissimilarities than commonalities, making the judges panel a difficult position to be in. Winners of the first night of Chico Unplugged are to be announced after all three nights of competition are complete—then work on the compilation CD will begin. The CD is set to be released toward the end of the school year, with the winners of the spring Chico Unplugged event also being featured. There won’t be any charge for the CD, just as there was no cover charge for the Chico Unplugged event, since the purpose is to get new artists’ music heard in and out of the community.
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Come out to Bidwell Park to celebrate its 110th year with the Lilly Diamond Band.
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formers alike. Common bar-hopping woo-girls seemed utterly uninterested in what was happening onstage and overly concerned with their vodka cranberries, yoga pants and Snapchat rainbow vomit. Fortunately, most people realized what the event actually was and what it meant to the performers. Chico Unplugged gives local artists a creative outlet, allowing them to showcase their talent to a crowd much different than any they may have previously performed for. Sophie Sanguedolce, whose sound was a mixture of Taylor Swift and Michelle Branch, said that she was just happy to be on stage. “I just need to perform,” Sanguedolce said. “It’s not about winning. It’s about that nerve-wracking feeling I get when I’m singing in front of people.” Other performers weren’t as innocuous in their reasoning. Donnie and Zach, a reggae duo reminiscent of The Dirty Heads, were all about the win and getting their names out there. Even more incredible was senior Brady Shaw, a pianist with a ‘90s grunge vibe comparable to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who
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Pianist Alpin Hong joins the North State Symphony to kick of the new season at Laxson Auditorium.
WHERE: El Rey Theatre
WHERE: Lost On Main
WHERE: Bidwell Park
WHERE: Laxson Auditorium
WHEN: 8:30 p.m.
WHEN: 10 p.m.
WHEN: 2:30 p.m.
WHEN: 2 p.m.
PRICE: $16
PRICE: TBA
PRICE: Free
PRICE: $6-$36
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
EDITORIAL
Students deserve better WiFi, service Never did the days of door-to-door Encyclopedia salesmen and signing up for a library card seem more efficient than campus-wide wireless Internet when it came to student success. But alas, here we are. Since the launch of Eduroam last semester, students have been lined up outside of IT Support Services seeking help with problems ranging from simple login issues to the antivirus software actually crashing their hard drives. Ironic considering the entire point of the new wireless system was to make connection effortless and continuous across campuses all over— not only the United States, but the world. It’s not surprising that the program has this many bugs because it is a hefty program that was implemented very quickly. Still, it is startling how few answers and help students who are struggling with the software are getting from IT Support Services. Students have major concerns about downloading antivirus software that is making them lock their devices, as well as the fact that students’ devices are still using data when connected to Eduroam, which shouldn’t happen with a wireless connection. It’s also worrisome that tech people have the ability to jump on an Eduroam user’s device and make these changes without the his or her permission. A simple solution to this could be that professionals backing Eduroam could host seminars where they: • explain the new wireless benefits • give reasons behind the passcode requirements and antivirus software • offer a crash course on how to deal with the general bugs that the majority of students seem to be experiencing. With these seminars, students will hopefully get a better handle on the new wireless and join the small population of users who have beat the odds and are getting the very best of Eduroam. Offering alternative connections on campus also could ease student frustrations. Last semester while the campus was still adjusting to Eduroam, the wireless network CSUChico was still available to students to make wireless connection easier. Since Eduroam still has a number of bugs, reintroducing CSUChico as an alternative connection could be very beneficial to the students as well as the IT Support Services professionals to keep them from getting overloaded with complaints all at once. In the mean time, though, skip waiting in the tech line to get your Internet working. Instead, head across the way to the library where you can scour the Britannica for Ben Affleck’s height and who he dated before Jennifer Garner.
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The not-so Greek life Brittany McClintock
Staff Writer
All I want to do is get to class. Then I get to the tabling lane and boom: Greek life is everywhere. I almost feel like a rarity on campus sometimes. There are so many people walking around with letters across their shirts, it’s hard to keep track of how many sororities and fraternities our school actually has. Over the years, I’ve started to learn the letters. I know the funny looking E is a Sigma (which I always thought was only a math thing until college). I know the triangle is Delta because my mom was a Tri Delta. K is Kappa— that’s an easy one. Pi is of course Pi, also a math term until college. Now just because someone wears a letter, doesn’t mean the letters have to change them. I’ve always had a bitter taste when it comes to Greek life. I’m sure it’s great in the whole “applying for jobs” aspect. If you find out a potential employer was an Alpha Phi at another school and you were an Alpha Phi in college, you’re more likely to be hired. But sometimes I feel odd trying to Katherine Kurz/The Orion get to class and all I see are a bunch of
tables with girls asking other girls to join their group to hang out. I have never had the slightest inkling of wanting to join a sorority. I know it’s a lot of money that I don’t have, I know I don’t always mesh well with other girls and I know that I wouldn’t be able to take a lot of the rules seriously. I don’t quite understand what’s so great about Greek life. Cool, you’re in a club that you paid to be in. What’s the big deal? I also don’t get why I get shamed for not being in Greek life or for not liking it. If I have to hear that I’m a “GDI” one more time, I swear I might explode. Yeah, I’m independent. So what? Why am I criticized for that? And if I’m friends with a lot of sorority girls, why do I automatically have to join? Lastly, the thing that confuses me the most is the whole family tree Greeks have. I understand when they try to say it’s like a family. But when I have a girl introduce me to six sisters, I’m lost. Is one of them actually blood-related? How are you all close in age? How are you sisters? Don’t even get me started on the whole twin, big, little, grand-big and grandlittle stuff. I guess since I’m not in the actual Greek system, I was never properly taught the rules. But as the lovely GDI that I am, I like to stay out of it. One thing is for sure, I always know when it’s Thursday here at Chico State. As my friends and I like to say, “On Thursdays, they wear Greek.” Brittany McClintock can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or
@theorion_news on Twitter.
I’m lovin’ it: McDonald’s joins breakfast bandwagon Kristina Martinez
Staff Writer
Come Oct. 6, McDonald’s customers will no longer be limited to purchasing hot cakes before 10:30 a.m. It is every fast food breakfast lover’s dream. From McGriddles to hash browns, McDonald’s knows how to do breakfast the right way. For years I have waited for McDonald’s to extend its breakfast hours. I never understood why it limited breakfast-serving times when other fast food restaurants, like Jack In The Box, offer breakfast all day. I always saw that as a loss to McDonald’s because I truly believe that selling breakfast all day will help improve sales (not to mention give it some positive PR compared to the usually negative news that brings the name “McDonald’s” into headlines).
Now Chico State students, along with college students all across the country, don’t have to settle for other fast food restaurant breakfasts. We can now enjoy some nice, hot hash browns and sausage McMuffins from McDonald’s when we wake up at 2 p.m. with a nasty hangover. Usually I’m stuck having to resort to the incredibly slow and horrible service a t the
Jack In The Box downtown to get some fast food breakfast after a long night. So it serves as a relief when I say that McDonald’s is finally on board with the idea of serving breakfast all day. Mike Andres, McDonald’s president, was right when he said that this sales move was the consumers’ idea, consumers like myself have waited for this change for years.
So why would McDonald’s wait so long to do the one sales pitch most consumers wanted? It makes no sense to see this change so late in the game. But, at least I’m alive to even see this change. Even though it may cost money to add more breakfast equipment to restaurants, I have faith that McDonald’s can manage cooking breakfast and dinner at the same time. Not to mention how many more people will now be lining up at McDonald’s to get their breakfast at whatever time they want. So come October I’ll be eating McGriddles at whatever time of day I want. And that makes me one happy McDonald’s customer. Kristina Martinez can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or
@theorion_news on Twitter.
The unsigned Orion editorial is the collaborative opinion of the editorial board.
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THUMBS Thumbs up to the statewide rainstorms that hit last week. We are a long way from being able to have PTA car wash fundraisers, but it’s nice to have water in the creek and take a 10-minute shower.
Thumbs down to the House of Representatives passing a one-year ban on funding for Planned Parenthood. Nearly three million women and men rely on Planned Parenthood’s services, and it’s a sad day when 241 wealthy representatives get to make the decision to take that away.
Thumbs up to the women’s crosscountry team ranking seventh in the nation. After their consecutive championship; reign came to an end last season, these women are on track to regain their spot on top.
Thumbs down to to the new citywide ordinance that will allow officers to arrest homeless people in Chico. Instead of insuring the homeless community an alternative recovery plan, they are simply getting them out of citizens’ hair. Problem solved, right?
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COMIC
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Win or lose: The “participation award” should not be an option In a time of trying to make everyone feel included and important, a new mind trick has been born: the participa-
I know for a fact that if every participant in the spelling contest were to receive sour licorice at the end, then I wouldn’t have cared about learning how to spell the name of states or worked to be the winner.
tion trophy. Why I’ve deemed the participation trophy a mind trick is simple— it tricks kids into believing that simply participating is good enough; that showing up and going through the motions is not only seen as acceptable, but even exceptional. And why this whole dilemma upsets me is pretty simple too— never in the real world, even when giving it everything you have, are you guaranteed to succeed in any way, shape or form. In life, sometimes your best isn’t good enough. Sometimes, actually, a lot of times, you don’t get that dream job or ace the big test. Instead you are devastated and knocked on your ass. That right there, getting knocked on your ass, is so unbelievably important for kids to go through, because you can’t learn to pick yourself back up and give it another go until you’ve fallen. I remember when I was in third grade and we would have a class spelling competition every Friday on whatever select words we had to study that week. We’d get in a big circle and one by one have to spell out a certain word. You got it right, keep standing. You got it wrong, sit down. Why I’m recalling this memory is because in this competition, there could only be one winner at the end, and only that person would receive the grand prize of sour licorice. That simple motivation, to be the last person standing and receive the major prize of all prizes, is what kept me encouraged every single week to study my spelling list and master the spelling of Mississippi.
It was the competition and being the only person in class to win that kept me focused to try my best every week. Even though I was merely in third grade and taking part in a simple weekly spelling contest, the drive I felt to win and the lesson I learned from that experience are still with me and motivate me to this day. At this point in my young life, I do not have kids, but I certainly hope to one day. And when that time comes and my children are playing youth soccer or with a band or theatre, no matter the case, I will not want them receiving participation trophies. Harsh, maybe, but essential in their development. You see, I don’t want my kids thinking that just because they worked hard they’re entitled to something— that just because they tried their best, they deserve the best. That is not how life works and the sooner they realize that, the better. The sooner they realize that you need to work hard and give it everything you have to really move forward in life, the better individuals they will become. The sooner they realize to take pride in their efforts toward an overall goal, no matter the outcome, the stronger and more confident adults they will grow up to be. Because when it really comes down to it, giving it all you
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have and still falling short is crucial in learning how to not give up and keep pushing forward, to take it as another challenge and not a defeat, to rise above the doubt and be able to say to yourself, “I can do this.” Ryan Tubbs can be reached at
opinioneditor@theorion.com or @theorion_news on Twitter.
The body is simply a vessel for the soul and mind Elizabeth Ernster
Staff Writer
My high school cheer team was made
up of a group of pretty girls who seemed to do their sport well. But whenever someone was referring to one of the girls who just happened to be bigger than the rest,
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to do with us than the body we happened to receive. Over time, our bodies will decay but our souls will be the same. We can preserve our youth through the way we treat others and by the conversations we choose to have. The most beautiful human beings that I have found were not tailored to what the media has projected as being perfect. They were the ones with the slightly bigger nose, short stature and thick thighs. Those attributes reflected beauty once I saw how beautiful their soul was. Through asking the tough questions and riding out the fights, one can learn all the possibilities someone has to offer. But if you stop trying to learn, just because of how society has identified that person, then you will be missing out on all the lessons they could teach you. Elizabeth Ernster can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or
@Liz_Ernster on Twitter.
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she was always identified as the “fat cheerleader.” It would always be thrown into the conversation so casually, that no one ever bothered to try to say something. Some think that this problem stops after high school, but they are wrong. Last year while sitting in the dorms, people were having a conversation about something that had happened the previous day when someone asked who they were talking about. The response was, “You know, the anorexic one from the other floor.” Since when did these physical parts of us become who we are as a person? Our bodies should not be seen as flaws. They should be pushed aside because our tangible aspects are not what makes us human beings. But society has created this notion that it does not matter how many hours of volunteer work you have, the dedication you have to a sport or even if you drop everything on a Saturday night to take care of a sick friend. Our mind and souls have so much more
The Downtown Chico Business Association has passed a new measure to decrease panhandling in Chico. Citizens may now give money to a meter which will then be given to local shelters. Unfortunately, this doesn’t do much to encourage the homeless community to seek aid at these shelters. As the DCBA works to “clean up” downdown, they seem to be forgetting the actual people.
In response to the story “Student charged thousands in apartment rental fees” by Lauren Anderson: “After reading the article, I looked into Sheraton’s “third party” cleaning agency. They’re owned by Sheraton.” -Samuel Monteon on facebook.com
In response to the column “Leaving class early, losing respect” by Nick Bragg: “I graduated in73 and I retired from teaching after 36 years. Since the change of the world to digital, I see more than ever that people are much comfortable marginalizing their humanity with an electronic device than looking into someone’s eyes.” -Mark Gates on theorion.com
Theorion.com/arts | Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 | A8
INSPIRATION through IMAGINATION Sam Baker/The Orion
Victor McLagen, local artist, showcases his artowrk at the Thursday Night Market which includes masks and sculptures inspired by his imagination and inner child.
Dana Muensterman
What inspired you to create these pieces of art?
Staff Writer
The Thursday Night Market flourishes with people in a variety of age groups. As I walked around one of my favorite booths, admiring the paper maché sculptures and palm tree masks, a little girl stood next to me as we were both mesmerized by the works of art. “What do you think lives inside there?” asked the artist, Victor McLaglen Porter. “Smurfs,” said the young girl as her eyes lit up with pure imagination. I took a moment to ask Porter for an interview and he enthusiastically answered my questions.
It is really fun to see the sparks of imagination in kids— makes it all worth it.
I’m actually a fine illustrator, and what I would do is paint these on paper and on canvas. I wanted to see what it would be like to bring it to life in 3D. I was just messing around with some tape, paper and some “Chico News & Review” newspapers and this is what happened.
Victor McLaglen, artist What do they range in cost?
Dana Muensterman can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or
These (pointing to the paper mâché mushrooms) range from $100 plus. I have smaller versions that I am working on right now to be more affordable. And the masks (made out of palm trees) range from $40 and up. So they are pretty reasonable— and all weatherproof.
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What material do you use? I use paper and tape, most of them are recycled “News & Review” newspapers. I use fimo on them and different things to sculpt with them. It is a paper mâché process. I make the other pieces with palm trees; I pick them up in Southern California or in Sacramento. I carve into them making different characters.
How long have you been creating these? About eight years. A friend of mine had asked me to make him a tiki mask. I’d been doing art for about 40 years and I do mostly mural work and fine illustration, but I dabble in other little things.
Do you have any last words? To me, it is just like finding the inner child in all of us— kind of holding onto your youth. You never really get old inside your mind; everything still always stays the same, trying to find fun and happiness in things. When you can do something that you like to do, and other people enjoy it too, or you see these little kids come up and you think, what is going on inside their little mind? I am able to still be a kid by doing some of this stuff. So I enjoy this, it is all fun. I can channel all of my energy through it. What I get out of it is what that little girl saw. It is really fun to see the sparks of imagination in kids— makes it all worth it. Photos by Sam Baker/The Orion
Artist Victor Porter explains his process for creating some of his artwork, which utilizes recycled newspapers tape and palm trees to make masks and sculptures.
ONLINE: Will Chico State ever have a football team again? Check out Jason Spies’ column for the scoop.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Small Team with “There’s no warning signs out there that I received, not from her coaches or people Staff Writer that knew her,” Green said. The Chico State women’s golf team has Despite Chang’s decision to leave the never been a large team, but not by choice. team, Green said he doesn’t have any ill The team has had to deal with the unex- feelings toward her. Instead, he believes pected departure of players for either the team will only go forward from here, he personal reasons or not meeting grade re- said. quirements. Within the past two seasons, “We lost her and that was unfortunate for the Wildcats have lost a total of three play- us, but I think both of our freshmen are goers on a relatively small team. ing to step up to the plate and do really well for us,” O’Keefe said. While O’Keefe and the Our freshmen are going to step up team wish Chang was here, to the plate and do really well for they also wish her best, us. O’Keefe said. Regardless of what has Dani O’Keefe, senior golfer happened, the players don’t let it get the best of them. They have big goals for the 2015 season. “I’d like our team to place top five in evIn the 2014-15 season, the Wildcats lost ery event and give ourselves the opportutwo key players after competing for a single nity to win every event,” O’Keefe said, “and semester at Chico State leaving the ‘Cats be the most prepared.” with a small squad of five remaining golfBeing on such a small team, she tries to ers. help her teammates stay motivated wheth“It’s tough to lose any players from your er it’s during or outside of practice, said team,” said Nick Green, women’s golf head O’Keefe. coach. “One of the freshman was a pretty With Armanini, O’Keefe and Zink graduhigh contributor to our success.” ating in the spring, Green hopes to recruit Going into the 2015-16 season, Green has four to five new players to fill the spots of a total of six players on his team. In the the graduating Wildcats. spring, three out of those six will be gradHowever, he is focused on this season and uating: senior Bianca Armanini, senior confident he has a solid team. Dani O’Keefe and junior Sydney Zink. “I’m really excited to get started. I think Originally, the women’s golf team started everybody improved last year so all the off with seven players for the fall 2015 tour. returners are going to be better,” he said. But within the past weeks for personal rea- “My incoming freshman, I think are going sons, junior transfer, April Chang made the to be very solid.” decision to walk away from the team and return home. Everyone on the team was Julie Ortega can be reached at shocked when they were informed about sportseditor@theorion.com or @JulieOrtega_ on Twitter. her decision to not compete with the ‘Cats.
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Photos by Alicia Brogden/The Orion
Clockwise from top: Seniors Dani O’Keefe and Bianca Armanini, at Skyway Golf Park course on Saturday, Armanini takes her first swing and O’Keefe follows through after taking a swing.
Basketball
Major Rule Changes in 2015 Carlos Islas and Julie Ortega Staff Writers
The NCAA has decided to make big changes to the rules for the 2015 women’s basketball season. These changes will make the game more entertaining for fans. Some of the changes were proposed by the NCAA Women’s Basketball Rules Committee. The biggest changes in rules for the 2015 women’s basketball season include:
Change in time format The teams will now play in four 10-minute quarters instead of two 20-minute halves.
Change in fouls Teams will now shoot two free throws on the fifth team foul in each quarter. The past rule allowed teams a one-and-one bonus on the seventh team foul and a double bonus on the 10th team foul.
Advancement of the ball Photos by Ryan Pressey/The Orion
Brooke Bowen (bottom left), senior guard and forward, and Kayla Taylor (bottom right), junior transfer forward and center, shoot free throws.
Teams will now be able to advance the ball to the front court after calling a timeout immediately following a basket during the fourth quarter with 59.9 seconds remaining and any overtime period. Teams can also advance the ball to the front court after securing the ball from a rebound or a change in possession. For these instances, the teams will inbound the ball from the 28-ft. mark on the court on the side of the scorer’s table.
Foul count resets each quarter Teams who are in the bonus during the fourth quarter will remain in the bonus during any overtime period.
10-second backcourt exceptions Teams will now receive a 10-second backcourt violation when a throw-in is deflected out of bounds by a defense, when there is a held ball and the possession favors the offensive team or when a technical foul is called on the offensive team when the ball is in the backcourt.
Post-defense Defenders will now be allowed to place a forearm or an open hand with a bend in the elbow on an offensive player whose back is to the basket.
Bands and amplified music Bands or amplified music will now be allowed during any dead ball situation during the games. The previous rule only allowed for bands and music during a timeout. Carlos Islas and Julie Ortega can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or
@theorion_news on Twitter.
MORE ON THEORION.COM View the fulll story online for reactions to the new rule changes from head coach Brian Fogel, senior forward Brooke Bowen and transfer center Kayla Taylor.
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WILDCAT of the
WEEK The Orion ∤ PHOTO COURTESY OF SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
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Thomas Costa prepares to launch off the big kicker during Soul id’s innaugural Wake Fest at Sycamore Pool on Sept. 11.
Lindsey Dias Women’s Soccer
LINDSEY DIAS Sport: Soccer Class: Junior
Junior midfielder Lindsey Dias placed a perfect pass to junior forward Shelby Lanksbury to secure a 1-0 win against Dominican University of California. Dias was the ‘Cats leading scorer in the 2014 season and is off to another great start tallying up one goal and three assists in only six games so far this year. Dias was named an AllCCAA honorable mention and earned an Third-Team All-West Region accolade last season and is on track for more this year.
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Colby Spongberg attempts a backflip at Sycamore Pool at One Mile Recreation Center during Soul id’s 2015 Wake Fest competition.
WILDCATS STAT ’CAT
200th (WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL)
Head coach Kim Sutton earned her 200th victory of her coaching career in a closely contested 1-0 game Chico State won against Dominican University of California over the weekend. The win brought her record to an amazing 145-98-46 as the head coach at Chico State.
2/2 (MEN’S SOCCER) Junior forward Omar Nuno scored both of the goals in the 2-1 victory over Holy Names this past weekend on just two shot attempts. Now at four goals on the season, Nuno leads the Wildcat’s top scorer list by three goals in the season so far.
2-1 (WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL)
The Chico State women’s volleyball team is now 2-1 in CCAA play with a tough loss to conference rival Cal State LA in a three-set sweep at home. The Wildcats have had one of the hottest starts in Chico State history as they enter CCAA play as the competition really heats up.
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Sammy Rudolph shreds at the 2015 Soul id Wake Fest. The event was the first ever of its kind to take place in Chico history.
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MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS 1. Cal State Stanislaus 2. Cal State Los Angeles 3. Cal State San Bernardino 4. CHICO STATE 5. Sonoma State 6. Cal Poly Pomona 7. Humboldt State
Will Reyes averaged a 4:32 mile time in his first meet of the season in a Chico State uniform at the Ash Creek Invitational. Will Reyes won first place in the event as fellow Wildcat Falco DiGiallonardo finished in second, 30-seconds after Reyes took first place.
Record
1.000 0.875 0.600 0.500 0.700 0.700 0.200
6-0 3-0-1 3-2 2-2-1 3-1-1 3-1-1 1-4
Win % 8. UC San Diego 9. Cal State San Marcos 10. Cal State Dominguez Hills 11. San Francisco State 12. Cal State East Bay 13. Cal State Monterey Bay
0.500 0.500 0.833 0.667 0.200 0.800
WILDCATS IN ACTION: UPCOMING GAMES Women’s Volleyball
Men’s Soccer
Friday, Sept. 25 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 25 3 p.m.
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY
Chico, CA
Arcata, CA
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4:32
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Win %
vs.
Women’s Soccer Saturday, Sept. 26 7 p.m.
vs.
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY
Chico, CA
Friday, Sept. 25 12:30 p.m.
vs.
HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY
Arcata, CA
Record 2-2-2 2-2-1 5-1 4-2 1-4 4-1
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’Cats get tats to represent team The logo of the Chico State Wildcat is proudly represented by Chico State athletes in ink Kenta McAfee
Staff Writer Through hats, shirts and even tattoos, many Chico State student athletes represent their school with a lifelong commitment, but none more as a collective pack than the Chico State cross-country team. The Wildcat logo is often tatted on the thigh or calves of many current and past Chico State runners. This tradition
developed in the ‘90s to show school pride and has thrived ever since. Many runners believe the tattoo holds a sense of bonding between members of the team— it shows their dedication to one another and the team. Many runners see it as a way to express themselves, proving their sacrifice for the team. “I got the tattoo because it was a changing point in my life, and I thought that Chico State was very instrumental in that part of my life,” said Kyle Medina, sophomore cross-country runner. Gary Towne, cross-country head coach, understands the runners’ desire to express themselves through the ‘Cat tattoo, having one himself from his time as a Chico State runner-turned-nationally-acclaimed-and-renowned-coach. “In a way, it’s their way of wanting to show school spirit. It’s neat to see they’d want to express themselves that way,” Towne said. Another champion runner who bears the Wildcat tattoo is
Olivia Watt, who got the tattoo after being named an AllAmerican, believing it to be a major influence for the rest of her life. “For me, it was more than becoming an All-American,” Watt said. “It was It’s their way of overcoming fear showing school and reaching a spirit. It’s neat to new confidence.” see they’d want to The tattoo of express themselves the Wildcat means that way. something different to each person, Gary Towne, head coach but both Medina and Watt believe it to be a motivator to reach new levels of success. “It’s a reminder that we’re here to do something special,” Medina said. While many Wildcat runners believe it to be a bonding tradition, even without the ‘Cat tattoo, the team is still one big family. Many runners are still hesitant to get the tattoo for several reasons. Towne emphasized the importance of his runners not feeling pressured to get a ‘Cat tat of their own. Each member of the team belongs in the program regardless of their tattoo status, Towne said. “It’s not as though the kids that don’t have it don’t have school spirit,” Towne said. “It doesn’t help us run faster.” While the Wildcat tattoo has a long history at Chico State, its significance is more than school spirit as it manages to serve as a form of self expression and connect athletes closer to their team. Kenta McAfee can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or
Photos by Jenelle Kapellas/The Orion
@Kentamcafee on Twitter.
Lauren Schnelli, junior track and field runner, proudly represents Chico State with her Wildcat tattoo.
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Cody Hein, women’s volleyball head coach, gives his team a pep talk during a game against Cal State East Bay. Hein is the winningest coach in the sport’s history.
Hein hits 200th win, makes program history Seventh-year assistant coach, Tommy Gott, is pleased about the team’s recent Staff Writer success as well as the head coach’s accomCody Hein might say that he and the plishment. Chico State women’s volleyball team “I think the 200th win is awesome, it tohave their sights set on a postseason ap- tally shows success in his career,” he said. pearance, and while that may be true, it’s “What we’re doing works and is successhard to deny that the Wildcats’ sizzling ful in the conference and against who we hot start to the season has been a positive play.” sign. Gott said the team was not The ‘Cats won their first eight aware of their head coach’s matches of the 2015 season beimpending milestone until rehind five three-set sweeps. They cently. only lost five sets in that span, “We never talked about it dropping a couple to a strong once, the goal was just to start California Baptist team, but still the season strong,” said Gott, pulled out with the win. referring to how Hein’s 200th The two defeats came by tough win was reached in six matchCODY five-set contests at the Western es. Hein entered the fall 2015 HEIN Oregon Invitational on Sept. 12. campaign with 194 career wins Women’s volleyball head coach While these were great team ac“We’re always happy when complishments, there was one we get off to an early start and noteworthy individual mileget some big wins and confistone. dence,” Gott said. “Playing Cal Baptist With a victory over William Jessup and beating them in five was a big win. University on Sept. 7, Hein picked up his We learned a lot about our team and were 200th victory as head coach for the Wild- able to use some of our depth with differcats. Hein is already the winningest coach ent rotations.” in program history and has no signs of Hein himself was not keeping track of slowing down. The 2006 California Col- the victory counter, but instead was more legiate Athletic Association Coach of the focused on getting the team through its Year has his young crew in good position first six matches in four short days. to make a run at the inaugural NCAA “I was not aware of it, but it’s a testaChampionship Tournament this Novem- ment to recruiting. We’ve recruited deep, ber in La Jolla. we have talent and we have good character Nick Reddy
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The Chico State women’s volleyball team celebrates a victory over Cal State East Bay in Acker Gym on Tuesday, Sept. 15. to win,” Hein said. “We have a bunch of talented girls with good character.” With the brunt of CCAA play still ahead, the ‘Cats will need to take care of business against the league’s lesser teams and then aim to knock off the perennial top tier squads. Huge home matches against
rival league powers Sonoma State and Cal State San Bernardino loom in the coming weeks. Nick Reddy can be reached at
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Killer ’Cat to be key on court fense as well as offense. She never takes a play off, and pushes herself to be the best volleyball Staff Writer player she can be, said Tommy Gott, assistant When sophomore outside hitter Olivia Me- head coach. diano was growing up, she idolized her older “With her work ethic and mentality, the poscousins. Whatever they did, naturally she sibilities are endless,” Gott said. “She can be wanted to try. as good as she wants to be.” Her cousins twirled batons, so she twirled Originally from Palm Springs, the 2014 grada baton. Her cousins played volleyball, so she uate of Palm Springs High School led her team played volleyball. However, volleyball was to three straight Desert Valley League titles where Mediano found her passion for the and four CIF South-Section Championship game. appearances. In 2013, she won Desert Player “I just fell in love with it and never wanted to of the Year, and was named league MVP her stop playing,” Mediano said. senior year. Mediano has been an integral part of the During the early stages of her recruitment, early success for the volleyball team this sea- she was considering a lot of schools on the east son. Last year as a first-year student she to- coast. After scouting her at a tournament, Chitaled 157 kills, good enough for fourth on the co State contacted her about becoming a Wildteam overall. cat. Knowing her family would love This year, Mediano has already to keep her in the state, she decided surpassed her total from last year, Chico State was far enough away compiling 167 kills so far. from her hometown but also gave She also beat her career high her the opportunity to play in front for kills in a single game from last of family when the team travels to year, contributing 24 kills in a win Southern California, she said. against Notre Dame de Namur earHer sports idol? Southern Calilier this season. fornia legend and future Hall of OLIVIA Torey Thompson, junior setter, Fame NFL running back LaDaiMEDIANO said Mediano has been relentless nian Tomilson. Mediano grew up Sophomore outside on the court this season. watching “LT” and has been a San hitter “She tells me ‘give me the Diego Charger fan her whole life. ball, I’m going to put this away,’” She admired Tomilson because Thompson said, “and I just say ‘OK’ because he advocates a lot of good things and is a genuI trust her.” ine person, Mediano said. Mediano attributed her early success to a lot She said she hopes that someday someone of beach volleyball training over the summer. will look up to her, like she does with Tomil“Beach is always a good way to help, espe- son. cially with jumping,” she said. “There’s a lot Just like she looked up to her cousins. of resistance in the sand so it increases your jump.” Nick Martinez-Esquibel can be reached at As one of the leaders on the team, Mediano sportseditor@theorion.com or leads by example with her hustled play on de- @THENickMartinez on Twitter. Nick Martinez-Esquibel
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Olivia Mediano, sophomore hitter of the women’s volleyball team, gets ready for Cal State University East Bay at Acker Gym.
Sutton’s success reflected in record books Carlos Islas
Staff Writer In her 15th year as women’s soccer head coach, Kim Sutton has accomplished many things both on and off the field, ranging from playing with Team USA to conference titles and Final Four appearances. Sutton’s athletic career includes playing for Team USA during the 1987 tour of Europe and Soviet Union. Although Sutton had a successful playing career, she tore her ACL during her junior year of college. That year, she played both basketball and soccer. However, that injury opened a new door and helped Sutton realize she wanted to coach. “I kind of fell into coaching by default, it wasn’t what I went to college for,” Sutton said. “I couldn’t play that season and got into coaching a high school JV basketball team with an old teammate of mine, so it got me into coaching in a strange way.” After a couple of years of coaching, Sutton chose to devote her time to coaching high school basketball and teaching. Sutton coached basketball for 10 years and during that time also
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Kim Sutton, head coach of the women’s soccer team, keeps an eye on her team while on the sidelines.
coached soccer at a junior college. Although she enjoyed her time coaching and teaching, Sutton realized that she did not want to do both. “I liked working with young adults and developing them. Being in sports that I love, I felt was a much better fit,” Sutton said. However, Sutton continued to teach until she got her first head coaching job at Santa Rosa Junior College in 1990. During the four years she was there, Sutton led Santa Rosa to three conference titles and two state championship matches leaving with a 72-14-1 record. “I felt I was at a point where I needed to challenge myself as a coach. I really wanted to get where I had athletes perform for five years,” Sutton said. After her successful spell at Santa Rosa, Sutton moved on to become the head coach at Humboldt State. Sutton’s time there was nothing short of a success as she led the Lumberjacks to two Pacific West Conference titles, two NCAA Tournament appearances and three consecutive 10-win seasons. When she was finished at Humboldt, Sutton’s record was 55-42-12 which earned her Pacific West Conference Coach of the Year.
Sutton arrived at Chico State in 2001 and within no time transformed the Wildcats. Since her arrival, she won the CCAA Coach of the Year award in 2004 and again in 2007. She recorded her 100th NCAA coaching victory in 2005 and has led the ‘Cats to five CCAA North Division Titles and one CCAA Championship. 2011 was Sutton’s most successful year at Chico State. That year, the Wildcats finished with a record of 13-6-6, won the CCAA North Division title, reached the CCAA Championship Tournament finals and, for the first time in program history, won the NCAA West ReI kind of fell into gional to advance to the coaching by default, NCAA Final Four in Penit wasn’t what I went sacola, Florida. to college for. “We weren’t expected to Kim Sutton, Head coach do good that year, we were the complete underdogs,” Sutton said. “It’s a special moment unless we do it again, which hopefully we will.” Sutton’s sustained success can be attributed to her coaching style which she describes as making sure the players feel like they are having a quality experience. She feels that is what has kept the team so successful these last 15 years. “I don’t measure my success by wins and losses. It’s the quality and the experience the team has,” Sutton said. Jenny Jaggard, assistant coach, is most impressed with Sutton’s ability to instruct the team. “She really is a loving coach, but she has really high demands on them,” Jaggard said. “I think it really inspires them to have someone who is their role model.” The young women of the team have someone to look up to and hold them accountable, which in turn helps them grow as a person, Jaggard said. Sutton has a Chico State record of 141-97-45 and a career record of 268-163-60 with all of her teams averaging 10 wins per season. Carlos Islas can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @theorion_news on Twitter.
Kim Sutton, Chico State women’s soccer team head coach, prepares her team before the whistle blows and competition begins.
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Sycamore Pool transformed into the first-ever wakeboard competition in Chico on Friday, Sept. 11. Sabrina Grislis
Staff Writer Soul id, a Chico-based social media website for action sport athletes and photographers, hosted the 2015 Wake Fest, the first wakeboarding event in Chico history. The competitors were pulled across Sycamore Pool in Bidwell Park by a dual-winch system that launched the riders over a 24-foot rail and two separate jumps. The athletes, hailing from all over California,
competed in three categories: pro, men’s advanced and women’s, before a panel of judges. Though an event like this has never been done before, Soul id did organize a ski and snowboard competition in downtown Chico last February. “We’re all about doing unique, urban events,” said Eli Libby, public relations director for Soul id. “Now we have that credibility with the the city to put on events like Wake Fest.” Because the 30 competitors
were pulled by a winch system across the pool, intermediate and advanced skill level was required for Wake Fest. Libby encourages any and all action and adventure athletes to get involved. “By creating a Soul id account, you’ll be able to get all the top content for action and adventure sports,” he said. Sabrina Grislis can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or
@sabrinagrislis on Twitter.
Brandon Mercer 1st Place Pro Winner 23 years old
Hometown: Vacaville Major: Environmental science Year: Senior When did you start wakeboarding? I learned when I was about 12 on Lake Almanor. I would go up there during summer with my family. I’ve always been really passionate about wakeboarding. That’s why I joined the team— It really helps to ride with the team. They’re always pushing you to ride better. How did you hear about this competition? Soul id came [to the Chico State Wakeboarding Team] and asked us to be part of the event. How do you feel about the competition? I felt pretty lucky, the winch is kind of inconsistent. It could have been anyone’s win. I was pretty pumped on just making finals.
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Above: Expert wakeboarder Brandon Mercer takes a massive jump over the ramp at Sycamore pool on Friday, Sept. 11 during Soul id’s Wake Fest. Below: Scott Rodriguez of Chico State hits the ramp.
Scott Rodriguez 1st Place Men’s Advanced Winner 21 years old
Hometown: San Ramon Major: Concrete industry management Year: Senior Future plans: I’m interested in more of the civil service side, like designing bridges. But right now, I’m still trying to get internships so I can find out what I’m interested in. When did you start wakeboarding? I learned when I was about 15. But once I came to Chico and joined the team is when I started getting serious about it and becoming motivated to get better. How did you hear about this competition? [The Chico State Wakeboarding team] has always wanted to do something like this down here. We’ve been in constant contact with [Soul id], helping them figure things out.
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READERS, DIGEST: HOW TO MAKE SIERRA NEVADA TUMBLER COOKIES Grace Kerfoot
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Staff Writer Aries - Something beyond your control has been bringing you down but it’s time to turn that frown upside-down. You have too many positive things going for you in life to let small things stand in your way.
Taurus - Things are going your way and this is definitely your week. Keep this positive energy going— try challenging youself whether it be in school, sports or your love life. The odds will be in your favor.
Gemini - Lately you’ve been faced with some pretty big decisions and those around you are eager to sway your mind. Though it may be stressful now, go with your instinct and know that everything will be OK in the end.
Cancer - Lately your life has been mundane and a change of pace will add excitement to your routine. Now is a great time to try something you’ve always been thinking about, whether it be trying a new sport or pursuing your secret love for knitting.
Leo - People come to you for answers to their problems. You’re trustworthy, loyal and dependable. When helping your friends with their problems, don’t forget that you can ask for help too.
Virgo - Try setting your alarm clock ear-
As we transition to (hopefully) cooler weather, dig our flannels out from the back of our closets and prepare ourselves for the onslaught of pumpkin spice everything, let’s not forget to celebrate the reappearance of Sierra Nevada’s fall beers. Seriously, Chico’s beloved brewery deserves more credit for helping locals through the year— one seasonal beer at a time. The four beers in Sierra Nevada’s Fall Pack are Tumbler, Vienna, Flipside and Octoberfest. Each one seems to have a little more of a robust profile— heartier in fact, which pairs nicely with the coziness of cooler days, crisp autumn leaves and richer foods. Aside from sipping straight from the bottle, cooking is possible with just about any kind of beer, but the rich flavor of darker autumn beers seem to make the best results. Simmer beans or sausages in beer. Cook onions with a splash of beer and then pile them on a burger. Boil a bottle of a dark beer down to make a concentrate (see method below in recipe) and use it to make beer floats, beer ice cream and beer brownies. Add reduced beer to oatmeal, or try pouring some into a french toast batter— really, what things wouldn’t go well with an extra boost of malty, hoppy, beery goodness? If you’re a skeptic, and think that beer in food is too daring, ease into it by making beer cookies. They’re a flash to make and will leave you with just enough leftover beer to sip on while you wait, or dunk cookies into afterward.
the roof. However, all this activity can take a toll on your body. Remember to plan time for yourself in the midst of all this excitement.
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1/2 cup Sierra Nevada Tumbler
For the cookies •
3 tbsp Sierra Nevada Tumbler reduction • 1/2 cup (1 stick) of butter • 1 cup sugar • 1 egg • 1 tsp vanilla extract • 1 3/4 cup flour • 1/4 tsp salt • 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon Extra: 1/4 cup sugar & 1 tbsp cinnamon mixed together for rolling the cookie dough balls in First, make the reduction. Pour the 1/2 cup of Tumbler into a small pot and heat until it has reduced its liquid volume by half. This should take about 15 minutes or
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Cookies spiced with cinnamon and spiked with Sierra Nevada Tumbler.
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carefree attitude. Whether you know it or not, people look up to you. Remember to keep a strong head on your shoulders, and go in the direction you choose.
Scorpio - Your social calendar is through
For the Tumbler reduction
less, depending on how high the heat is. In the meantime, take the butter out of the fridge so it can soften. When the Tumbler looks reduced by half, remove from the heat until the cookies are ready to be made. With a hand mixer or a whisk, beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until creamy. Add the egg, vanilla and Tumbler reduction and beat again until smooth. Add all the other ingredients until the classic cookie dough consistency is achieved. Refrigerate for 1-3 hours. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Scoop the dough out with fingers or a spoon and form it into the size of a small gold ball. Roll each ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture and place on lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes. Makes about 24 cookies.
Sierra Nevada Tumbler Cookies
lier than usual to watch the sunrise at least once this week. You’ve been so focused on school and work that you’ve missed out on a lot of things the world has to offer.
Libra - People admire your originality and
word “reduction,” it simply means to take a liquid and boil it down so that it has more flavor but less liquid volume.
Emma Vidak-Benjamin
Sex Columnist As a sex columnist, I feel somewhat obliged to only write about the positives of sex and portraying it as one of the, if not the most, fun and exciting activities one could partake in. Even though I strongly believe sex is both of those things, I also know there
Sagittarius - If your friends are forming relationships quicker than you, take a breath and don’t let it stress you out. Keep up your confident personality and someone will come along.
Capricorn - You may have noticed a small drop in your grades, but don’t stress. A few hours this week spent hitting the books will fix that problem. Try making a group event out of it or finding a study partner.
Aquarius- Going out to eat is always fun, but if your bank statement only consists of In-N-Out purchases, it is time to change your ways. Not only will your wallet thank you, your body will as well. Now is a great time to try fun, new recipes at home.
Pisces - Fun, new encounters are in store for you this week. Conversations have the potential to lead to so much more. Also, the small things you usually don’t notice have the power to change your life this week. Megan Moran can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or
are negatives that come along with the sexual world. More specifically, I think giving attention to the emotional aspect of sex can be just as important as the physical aspect. Sex is a serious thing and if anyone’s like me, it can just about have the power to break your heart. Even though a large majority of
sex is considered a “hookup” or “casual sex,” especially in college, there are people out there who have sex with actual, real feelings involved. Having sex can be both risky and scary solely based on the plethora of emotions that come along with it. There’s no question about it– sex creates attachment. Unfortunately, this leads to people simply using each other for sex, which ends up being problematic if the feelings aren’t mutual between both parties involved. I’ve had this same problem, and it downright hurts. I was sexually involved with someone who I cared for on a deeper level than purely sex, but it wasn’t hard to realize that feeling wasn’t reciprocated. That’s when I started to feel completely used and as though all my other qualities were being ignored by the person I cared so much about. I know that I’m not the only one who’s experienced situations like that and that’s why I want to stress the importance of talking to sexual partners before getting involved any further. Even though sex is generally considered a fun, light, carefree activity, it can never hurt to talk about the situation before diving right in. Establishing a common ground can save you from a world of emotional distress and hurt feelings, and that’s something you would never regret trying to avoid. So before you hop in bed and get down to work, take the time to pause and be honest about what you and your partner both want and expect from the experience.
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Dematteis on writing Batman comics psychotic vigilante. I see him as a healer, like his father. Only in Batman’s case, the patient is Gotham City.
Gorge Johnston
Staff Writer On Sept. 26, local comic book stores will participate in DC Comics’ Batman Day. Stores will offer free special reprints of Batman’s greatest stories. J.M. Dematteis, who has written more Batman comics than most people can read in one lifetime, talked to The Orion about his career and his thoughts on Batman Day.
You wrote a story in Legends of the Dark Knight, “Going Sane,” where the Joker becomes sane after believing he killed Batman. Where did the idea for that come from and why do you think people would enjoy this story?
How did you start in comics?
I’m always looking for new ways into a character’s psyche. Joker was pretty much locked The very first thing I sold (thanks to a col- in his Lunatic Mode and I thought it would be lege friend who worked at Marvel) was a fascinating if we stripped him of that layer of piece for Marvel’s “Mad Magazine” knock- identity and found the vulnerable man, hunoff, “Crazy”—but that never led to any work gry for love, beneath. “Going Sane” remains on the comic side of my favorite superhero stothings. My first actual ry out of all that I’ve writI love that Batman comic book script was ten for DC or Marvel. is celebrated. He sold (after months of certainly deserves it. pitching) to Paul Levitz You also wrote Batfor “House of Mystery.” man in “Justice League J.M. Dematteis, Batman I then wrote a host of International.” The book writer stories for DC’s antholwould eventually became ogy books— a great a pseudo-workplace way to learn the rules comedy. How did you and of the game. your writing collabora-
When was the first time you ever worked on Batman? The first Batman story I wrote was very early on— a Batman coloring book with a story called “Mystery of the Million Dollar Joke!” The first actual comic book story with Batman in it, also my first published superhero story, was a short for Detective Comics #489 called “Creatures of the Night,” illustrated by Irv Novick. Batman also figured in my first fulllength superhero story, a Batman-Hawkman team-up called “Mystery of the Mobile Museum” with art by Garcia-Lopez. All of these were edited by Paul Levitz.
tor, Keith Griffen, decide to make Batman the straight man of the series? It was just a natural evolution. Given the nature of the other characters, and Batman’s own nature, it made sense for him to fall into that role. But we knew that beneath the humorless demeanor, he was having a good time and really enjoying Beetle, Booster and the rest, which is why every once in a while,we’d let him slip in a very understated joke.
Currently, you and Griffen write a future version of Batman in “Justice League 3001.” How different is this Dark Knight, and what is it like writing for him?
What’s it like to write Batman? When you grow up with a character, especially one as iconic and rooted in our collective consciousness as Batman, it’s always a thrill to write him. Over the years I’ve written Batman in comics, for animated television and, this year, with Batman vs. Robin for animated DTV movies. It never gets old. There’s always a 12-year-old inside me going, “Wow, it’s Batman!”
Is there anything in particular that draws you to the caped crusader? Batman is like a shadow, rising from our collective unconscious, seeking the justice we all cry out for. But I don’t buy into Batman as the
The JL 3001 Batman has no memory of his parents’ deaths, so that trauma hasn’t impacted him. This makes him a somewhat mellower Batman and a man more uncomfortable beneath the cowl. He’s not as obsessessed, not as driven. But the essential decency and desire to do good in the world is there. He’s a very grounded, likable guy, despite the fact that Superman drives him nuts.
Speaking of Justice League, how does Batman’s character change when writing in him a solo adventure versus being apart of a team? Solo stories give me more room to crack open Bruce’s psyche and dig around in his
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soul— To push him to new places emotionally. You can certainly do that in a team book, but not as deeply.
DC is putting on a Batman Day at local comic book stores on Sept. 26. What are your thoughts on that, and are there any books you would recommend people pick up? I love that Batman is celebrated. He certainly deserves it. As for books to try, I’d recommend the collected edition of “Going Sane.” If folks want to pick up a copy of “Batman vs. Robin,” too, well that’s OK with me. I’m also a huge fan of the Denny O’Neil/Neal Adams era of Batman, the Englehart/Rogers stories and
so many more. The current creative teams are doing great work, as well.
Finally what has writing the character of Batman meant to you? To be a part of this tradition, to add in whatever small ways to Batman’s ongoing mythology, is a genuine honor. He was here before most of us arrived on the planet, and he’ll be here after most of us are gone. Knowing I’ve been a part of the character’s history makes me very happy. George Johnston can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com or
@gjohnston786 on Twitter.
1078 GALLERY BROKE, TO HOLD FUNDRAISER George Johnston
Staff Writer 1078 Gallery needs help. The art gallery is coordinating a fundraiser on Sept. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m. to keep operations running. Located on 820 Broadway St., 1078 Gallery has been a part of Chico for 34 years operating as a venue for a variety of artists to display their work. The non-profit art gallery had relied on donations from patrons and funding from Chico in the past but in the last year, City Council has slashed funding to art programs. “Being a non-profit in today’s world is very hard with the lack of funding,” said Christina Springer, chair of 1078’s music committee. The If It’s Broke, Fix It! fundraiser is meant to make up the funds the City Council cut. “We are inviting the community to come down to 1078 gallery to meet the all-volunteer run board of representatives,” Springer said. “Share a snack, have a beer, check out some
great local singer-songwriters, and get to know who we are and what we represent.” Beginning as a music volunteer two and a half years ago, Springer was voted to the 1087 Gallery board of directors last year. She is responsible for community-related, co-sponsored events as well as being the calendar manager. Springer had offers from art galleries in Portland, Oregon but declined them to keep her job in Chico. “1078 gallery is ultimately why I’ve decided to stay here in Chico,” Springer said. “This local scene that I’m apart of is truly unlike anywhere else I’ve ever been. I’ve been accepted— as a non-musician— by a group of amazingly talented people. We have the best group of musicians in this town, and they all give it their all.” George Johnston can be reached at artseditor@theorion.com or
@gjohnston786 on Twitter.
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Christina Springer, chair of the 1078 Gallery’s music committee, discusses the current art show at 1078 Gallery, which recently lost funding from Chico.
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