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ACADEMIC SENATE calls ADMINISTRATION to ACTION
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The Academic Senate discusses administrative discussions in Kendall Hall on Thursday. Elizabeth Castillo
Staff Writer An action committee is enacting a plan that allows for better communication among faculty, staff, administration and students. The forum held earlier this semester addressed some major concerns including distrust of administration, disregard for faculty and staff input, and concerns regarding shared governance. As a student leader, Michael Pratt, Associated Students director of university affairs, has noticed these concerns. “There may be some disagreement of who has what role in shared governance,” Pratt said. “There is no concise and cohesive understanding and that may lead to problems.” One way this can improve campus-wide is by following a
student plan. Pratt helped compose a resolution for shared governance in the Student Academic Senate that provides a clear definition. “Shared governance is defined as the set of practices under which university faculty, staff and students participate in significant decisions concerning the operation of their institution,” according to the resolution. The major governing bodies at Chico State are the students, faculty, staff and administration. After the open forum, representatives from these groups formed an Action Council. The team was responsible for devising a plan to improve conditions on campus. “We want to see a better university that is more united in our mission,” said Deanna Jarquin, Associated Students president . Pratt and Jarquin both held seats on the council. Their main
The University Police Department recently released a public affairs statement outlining Chico State’s emergency plan in response to recent college campus shootings across the country. It’s no secret that active shooter numbers have spiked in recent years with Umpqua marking the 45th U.S. school shooting in 2015 alone. In fact, two more stories of lethal gun violence on college campuses in Flagstaff, Arizona and Houston, Texas
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goal was to ensure students conpresidents tinue to have a voice among ad• Training on bullying in the ministration, faculty and staff. workplace Pratt and Jarquin only signed The action plan was sent to actions that ensured the welfare the Chancellor’s office on Sept. 3. of students. In some ways, the plan is begin“There are things we didn’t ning to go into effect. The reorsign because they didn’t ganization of Academic represent the student Affairs has been voice,” Jarquin paused. Further e ion cam s i said. “The recomdiscussion will c e d e Th ck of mended actions take place to enla a s a ce. off document moves sure faculty, staff overnan hared g s olitical and students have toward having a p r, e n r Tu Charles better university.” a voice in the deciofessor ience pr sc Some of the acsions made by adtions included: ministration. • An immediate pause in the This was an issue that conreorganization of Academic Afcerned faculty in the Campus fairs to ensure consent of all govClimate Survey, said Matthew erning bodies Thomas, political science profes• A change in policy that allows sor and Campus Climate Survey Academic Affairs management Working Group member. personnel to speak out against Faculty believes that there administration when needed, inis a lack of consultation from cluding deans, assistant and as» please see FACULTY | A8 sociate deans and associate vice
surfaced on Oct. 9. An 18-year-old first-year student at Northern Arizona University killed one student and injured three others in a heated dispute hours before three suspects were involved in another shooting outside of a student-housing complex at Texas Southern University that killed one student and left another wounded. Following these shootings, there has been growing safety concerns throughout the Chico State community in the event of an active shooter stepping onto campus. On Oct. 12, John Feeney, University Police chief, released a public affairs statement outlining the university’s specific emergency plans in the event of a campus shooting. College campuses across the country have adopted active shooter prevention strategies in the years follow-
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ber brings convenience, jobs, safety concerns Austin Herbaugh
Staff Writer
to gain additional income. She
Department inspects their taxis
cally with a credit card through
taxi companies, The California
added that Uber drivers are in-
on a regular basis to ensure me-
the application, Liberty Cab also
Public
dependent contractors, meaning
ters are accurate so nobody gets
accepts cash.
started regulating any applica-
Utilities
Commission
Students and taxi companies
they don’t have a set work sched-
overcharged. Uber vehicles don’t
Uber’s arrival in Chico adds
alike are welcoming Uber to the
ule. They can choose when and
undergo safety inspections or ac-
competition to cab companies,
their personal vehicles.
streets of Chico with hopes of
where they want to drive.
curacy checks by the police. The
but Caponera doesn’t see it affect-
The rules state that:
company inspects the cars, he
ing business.
giving the community even more options for safe rides home.
While Uber drivers have to pass background checks by the com-
“For months, residents and students in Chico have been open-
a
ing the Uber app and asking us to
background
come to town,” said Jay Gierak,
check that goes
Uber Central California general
through
manager. “We’re excited to help
Department
connect Chico to safe and reliable
of
transportation options.”
said Gianni
The rideshare company is also
said.
pany, taxi cab drivers must pass fingerprint-based
the
Justice,
recruiting drivers in Chico. Any-
Liberty
one interested can apply online.
partner.
Uber drivers must be over the
Taxiing is a very competitive
has its own mobile applica-
business anyway, it always is,” he
My Ride.
We’re excited to help connect Chico to safe and reliable transportation options. Jay Gierak, Uber Central California general manager
Cab
“It’s definitely not
said. The same sentiment is shared
“It’s very similar to
by Michael Boswell, Chico Yel-
other apps like Uber
low Cab manager, who doesn’t see
or Lyft, it’s just a
Uber impacting business.
one-touch order of a taxi,” he said. While
the
Boswell said taxi companies are more regulated than rideshar-
Liberty
ing apps such as Uber or Lyft.
Cab and Uber applica-
“I think taking a taxi with a
tions are similar, there are
professional driver that’s had a
age of 21, have a 2005 or newer
the most level playing field
some differences between the
thorough background check is a
four-door vehicle and pass a back-
between taxis and ridesharing
two. Like Uber, the application
much better way to go,” Boswell
ground check and vehicle inspec-
apps,” Caponera said. “There are
finds a location using GPS, allows
said. “You’ve got professional
tion, both of which are done by
a lot less restrictions on them.
the customer to track the cab and
drivers that know the streets and
the company.
But you deal with the competi-
alerts them when it’s nearby.
certainly know how to deal with
Zapata said hundreds of Chico residents have shown interest in
tion that you have, not the competition that you wish you had.”
becoming Uber drivers as a way
He added that the Chico Police
Riders can also pay for the ride
people.”
within the application. Unlike
Due to less regulation of ride-
Uber where users pay automati-
share applications compared to
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Library copy center goes cashless The library copy center on the second floor of Meriam Library, otherwise known as Rapid Graphics Print Center, will no longer be accepting cash as a form of payment. Students will now be required to use their Wildcat ID card, credit or debit card to pay for transactions. Don Converse, manager of Rapid Graphics, said it has been cashless since June and Chico State is one of the last CSU’s to go cashless. Converse said the jobs for the copy center employees are now easier DAN and safer since they no CONVERSE longer need to count monRapid Graphics Print Center manager ey. Although students can use their debit or credit cards, they must have at least a $2 minimum balance in order for their transaction to go through. The minimum payment requirement is in place because the copy center gets charged every time a student uses one of these methods. Converse recommends all students use their Wildcat ID cards in order to avoid these minor inconveniences. Students can fill or refill their Wildcat ID cards with money at one of the cash machines available on the first and second floors of the library or the Student Financial Services building room 230. Students can also use their credit or debit card to load money on their Wildcat ID cards using the mobile app “Get.” -Carlos Islas Chico State strives for diversity and in order
Diversity on campus creates Chico State grants to achieve this, there needs to be an increase in awareness, knowledge and appreciation of diversity to become a more inclusive campus. Recently, Chico State has been aiming toward becoming a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution. In order to do so, 25 percent of students enrolled need to be Hispanic. This fall semester Chico State surpassed the
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enrollment requirement at 28.5 percent, which qualifies the campus. Because the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities considers Chico State a Hispanic Serving Institution, the university now has access to grants that will fund campus necessities such as internships, equipment and facilities. “It is gratifying to be able to serve a diverse student body, reflecting the diversity of our state and, indeed, the world,” said President Paul Zingg in an email to the university. “Yet there is much work that lies ahead of us.” Although the campus qualifies as a Hispanic Serving Institution, Zingg aspires for Chico State to be on the “forefront of change in higher education.” Zingg hopes that with the Hispanic Serving Institution status even more can be done for the Hispanic, Latino and Latina population of north state. However, the commitment is equalized for all other underrepresented groups such as: Native Americans, African-Americans, Hmongs, Sikhs, veterans, the LGBQ+ community and other groups. There should be more updates on Chico State’s diversity efforts in the upcoming weeks.. -Carly Plemons
Sorority holds workshop for junior high students Lambda Theta Nu sorority is providing workshops and holding a conference for local junior high students on Nov. 6. The Latina Youth Leadership Conference is being held to teach junior high students from the Chico area about higher education, selfesteem enhancement, leadership, team building, pride and heritage. “Our conference mission is to provide a safe, fun and educational environment, in which young Latina leaders can learn and grow as well as our volunteers,” said Adriana De Casas, chair of the 15th annual conference. The conference focusses largely on benefiting students who may be from underprivileged families and lack a positive role model. These students may be from low income families or the first generation among their families to attend college, said De Casas.
Lambda Theta Nu Sorority is encouraging Chico State students to help with the event by volunteering or stopping by the workshops. “We hope that this empowers those who attend and [provides] the tools necessary for success,” said De Casas. “It will not only help the students themselves, but their families and community as well.” The event will be held in the BMU from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.. -Kindra Robinson
Chico bar ranks 27 in national college bar poll BuzzFeed asked its readers to pick the best college bars in the country and coming in at No. 27 is local Chico bar, Riley’s Bar & Grill. The poll was voted on by the BuzzFeed community. The Chico community, university alumni and more came out in big numbers to rally for their favorite Chico bar. “Shots and tots,” said Carson Clark, biology major. “The absolute best part of the Riley’s experience since I turned 21.” Riley’s Bar & Grill was founded by Kevin Riley and Nick Andrew in 1986 and resides on the corner of West Fifth and Ivy Streets. Bartender Mandi Maris said the bar had no idea about the BuzzFeed poll before it was released. “Myself and a couple of the other employees were scrolling through Facebook and it popped up on all of our newsfeeds,” Maris said. “We immediately sent it to the managers and owners who were just as surprised and stoked as we were. We are so thankful of the Chico community and the BuzzFeed community for nominating us.” Purdue University’s Harry’s Chocolate Shop of West Lafayette, Indiana came in first place in the BuzzFeed poll. Froggy’s Bar & Grill of Davis was only one other California college bar on the list coming in a few spots ahead of Riley’s at No. 24. The article went on to say, “Most college bars offer some element of gross smell, cheap shots and age-old traditions (in that order). But while some do it better than others, there is never, ever a college bar quite like yours.” -Brandon Eiges
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Technology in bed stays in the brain Using smartphones at night can have negative effects on sleep patterns and overall health Sarah Strausser
Staff Writer Before he falls asleep, Justin Mottram, junior business major, spends at least 30 minutes each night on his iPhone or another device. What he didn’t know before is that the blue light deep behind his screen was keeping him up for hours. “I use [my phone] in bed constantly. I check fantasy football and go on Snapchat and Instagram,” he said. “It definitely affects the amount of sleep I get.” According to a study by Business Insider, 90 percent of young adults sleep with their smart-
phones next to their beds at night. smartphones, tablets, computers Sleeping with a smartphone can and other devices emit interfere have negative effects with our natural circaon sleep and overall dian rhythm. health. This rhythm de“We know that the scribes all of the physiblue lights our phones cal and mental behavput out energizes and ioral changes that the activates things that human body follows make it hard for your based on a 24-hour body to produce the clock. When our circahormones you need dian rhythm is kicked JUSTIN and the natural subout of balance, it tricks MOTTRAM Junior business stances that shut your the body into thinking major body down at night,” it is morning and time said Juni Banerjeeto wake up. Stevens, Chico State psychologist. Using technology before bedAccording to Banerjee-Stevens, time prevents a deep sleep. Even the exposure to the blue light that if you are able to fall asleep, the
levels of sleep are not going to be Sleep hygiene entails all factors as deep as they would otherwise. that contribute to a good night’s Banerjee-Stevens said that sleep. It is the ticket to longer students often think that using nights of deeper sleep, which their phone in bed will help them promotes good health. Good sleep to zone out or doze of hygiene habits include: when, in reality, it is Avoiding technology quite the opposite. The use in bed purposes in which deAvoiding naps durvices are used for can ing the day be a factor as well. Avoiding stimulants Looking at any kind such as alcohol, cafof technology will feine and nicotine keep your brain awake close to bedtime and stop it from proDoing a relaxing exJUNI ducing melatonin, BANERJEE-STEVENS ercise, such as yoga, Chico State but certain things on before bedtime psychologist your phone can make Avoiding large meals sleep deprivation even before bedtime worse, Banerjee-Stevens said. Establishing a regular bedtime “If you’re looking at an email routine before bed or playing a video Associating bed with only game and then have anxiety and sleep, not homework or TV racing thoughts, it probably has Sleep is the best cure for major something to do with that,” Ba- health complications such as anxnerjee-Stevens said. iety, depression and many others, According to Mottram, if he according to Banerjee-Stevens. didn’t use his iPhone before bed, “Without sleep,” she said, “no he would get at least 30 more min- good things happen.” utes of sleep each night. Students who sleep with their Sarah Strausser can be reached at phones glued to their sides jeop- newseditor@theorion.com or ardize what the psychologists at @strausser_sarah on Twitter. Chico State try to promote the most— sleep hygiene.
STUDENTS CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR REAL FOOD
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Campus community members fight for the implementation of “real food” on campus after the Real Food Challenge was vetoed by the AS Business Committee on Oct. 12.
Lauren Anderson
Staff Writer The Real Food Challenge, a movement that began in spring 2015, was overturned by the Associated Students Business Committee on Oct. 12. The Real Food Challenge is a student-led movement to shift 20 percent of college and university food purchases to “real food” by 2020. This allows dining services to decide where the other 80 percent will come from. The main reason for the initiative being overturned was cost CORRINE concerns. KNAPP Last spring, the real Interim associate food initiative was director of AS Dining passed by the Government Affairs council as 86 percent of students voted “yes.” The initiative was fueled by student complaints about dining and food services, said Sarah Anderson, president of Students for Environmental Action. However, on Oct. 12, the Associated Students Business Committee voted against the Real Food Challenge. Shifting the food system means shifting
away from industrial farms and junk food and toward community-based, ecologically sound and humane food sources, or “real food,” Anderson said. In 2014, Associated Students Dining Services was assessed and only 9 percent of products were considered “real food.” “The board did not want to spend money on students’ health and real food,” Anderson said. However, it’s not that the committee doesn’t want to fund the initiative. It wants more time to assess costs of food and get a better idea overall, said Corinne Knapp, interim associate director of Associated Students Dining Services. During spring 2015, proponents of the Real Food Challenge campaigned to students about what real food was and the movement to shift the food system and purchasing power within the dining services, Anderson said. “Real food doesn’t mean different food,” said Jamie Clyde, associative executive dining intern director. “It’s how you buy and how close [the food is], that comes with a price.” According to Anderson, the Associated Students Business Committee did not listen to students’ concerns about real food on campus. “They only focused on cost, like what the price would be of milk and eggs, which they
determined would be too expensive,” she there is still a fight for real food at Chico said. State, Anderson said. However, what was not on the ballot was “We have been talking about this for alwhat the cost would be to students. most two years,” Knapp said. “It has created “Consequences were not brought up, like education with staff, communication with the consumers who will have to pay more,” vendors about local products and cost and Clyde said. testing where we can change products to inHaving only 20 percent real food today, Chi- crease real food purchases.” co State would require changes like purchasSince 2014, dining services has made many ing local, organic and fair trade food items. changes to the products they are purchasing, The committee esKnapp said. timated that if Chico The Associated StuThe board did not State adopted the inidents Dining Services want to spend any tiative and purchased will continue to look at money on students’ organic milk only, the menus, pricing and will health and real food. price of a latte would review certain areas. increase by 30 percent. For example, the new Sarah Anderson, Students “If we do that, we Greens and Grains in the for Environmental Action are pricing ourselves Marketplace Cafe qualipresident out,” Knapp said. fies for 80 percent real “We would be chargfood and sales have been ing about a dollar more than competitors in up. walking distance, like the Naked Lounge and Chico is a leader among CSU schools in Starbucks.” sustainability practices, Knapp said. The increase in price of some items on “The goal is still 20 percent real food by campus may drive students to look elsewhere 2020, with or without campus commitment,” for food. Knapp said. “To reach that, Chico has to A big part is to remain competitive with make big, big changes.” local businesses and give students food at a price they are looking for,” Knapp said. Lauren Anderson can be reached at Although the Associated Students Busi- newseditor@theorion.com or @laurentaylora on Twitter. ness Committee turned down the initiative,
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Call type: Suspicious subject Friday, 3:19 a.m., Legion Avenue Passerby saw white adult male with short hair, no shirt and blue jeans near bike racks. Call type: Suspicious circumstance Friday, 7:13 a.m., West First Street Reporting party stated he rents a bike locker and an unknown subject had cut the lock last night and left it on the ground. No bike was inside the locker. Call type: Suspicious circumstance Friday, 12:49 p.m., West Second Street Reporting party believed she had found her bike that was stolen in May 2013. However no report is on file and she could not provide serial number to match with the bike.
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Call type: Suspicious subject Friday, 6 p.m., West First Street Subject with pry bar was yelling and looking for a cell phone and was at the door of cafe. Call Type: Fire alarm, Sunday, 9:44 a.m., Konkow Hall Smoke detector. No further action taken. Call Type: Medical aid, Sunday, 9:47 a.m., Mechoopda Hall A male allergic to monosodium glutamate was released to medical personnel. Call Type: Subject stop, Sunday, 11:19 p.m., West Sacramento Avenue One suspect was arrested at University Stadium.
Call type: Transient problem Friday, 10:16 a.m., Cohasset Road Transients set up camp between a green dumpster and Boening Avenue. Reporting party is concerned the subject might start a fire in the dry area.
Call type: Assault/Battery Friday, 3:21 p.m., Springfield Drive Subject slapped a female dementia patient across the face. Subject does not have dementia. Female patient began slapping subject for no reason, subject slapped her to get her to stop. Incident occurred in front of nurse’s desk. Call type: Drunk in public Friday, 4:50 p.m., Nord Avenue Intoxicated male was in the parking lot harassing customers. Call type: Fight Friday, 6:05 p.m., East Avenue Customer was yelling at employees over overdraft fees. Customer told reporting party that if anyone tried to remove him “there will be blood shed.” Call Type: Shots Heard Sunday, 1:06 a.m., West First Street Male reported he heard heard four gunshots in a row from his apartment and heard another man say, “He’s got a gun.”
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Calex rejects labels to stay relatable Chelsea Gallegos
Staff Writer Complete with red Vans, a bucket hat and a penny board in hand, Christian “Calex” Alexander, an Inglewood native, arrives with a unique look and the attitude and music to match. Calex, junior music major, calls himself “a consciously open rapper” who refuses to hold himself to a genre when creating music. And he doesn’t. His newly released tracks display a wide range of sounds within the rap category as a whole. His latest song, “Smoke Signals,” has a vibe reminiscent of Kid Cudi, falling into the conscious rap subgenre. While older songs, like “Crazy,” are more uptempo and aggressive like SchoolBoy Q, pushing him into the trap rap subgenre. But neither of these songs will push
Calex into one field of rap. His aim is to be “ambidextrous” with his music. Unwilling to even be labeled as only a rapper, the dedicated artist is even learning to play piano and harmonize well enough to start singing on his own tracks. Calex is chasing after his passions in all facets of his life. He’s actively performing and writing while going to school to pursue a career in the music industry. It seems to be a question of when, not if, he captures the dreams he’s chased since high school. “I want to be relatable,” Calex said. “I want to share my music and my vibes, and I want to do it right. I mean, if you’re not doing it right, what are you doing it for?” Chelsea Gallegos can be reached at
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”The Rover” was absolutely hilarious. The play may have been a bit long for a Tuesday night showing, but I was laughing at almost every scene. The amount of puns that were incorporated into this play was astonishing, with a sly sense of sexuality and playfulness. When I entered the Harlen Adams Theatre, the stage was decorated more than I had expected. I was blown away by the set of two-story houses with open windows and a great balcony to the left. Vines were strung across the houses to give them an old European feel, along with a beautifully painted mural of a naked women with lush, long, hanging brown locks, as you would see on the streets of Italy. Characters ran around the audience as we began to get settled in our seats. High-pitched laughter came from the other side of the room as I looked over to see a gypsy dancing flirtatiously with an audience member. It was incredible that the actors could stay in
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No contest for taxis in battle with Uber Uber is coming to Chico and drunk, poor college students are jumping in glee. All the while local taxi services are pounding their fists in anger. Uber is a great service. It provides an easy and relatively affordable means of transportation for anyone with a smart phone and typically doesn’t demand waits like local taxi services. They are also constantly offering great promotional deals. It also provides jobs to just about anyone. The downside of Uber coming to Chico is not that it will affect the taxi companies here in town, because there are plenty of stumbling students and citizens not wanting to walk home from a night at Riley’s. The downside is safety. Uber does not require a fingerprint scan and only takes the past seven years of criminal history into consideration for any person who applies so long as they have a vehicle that passes the company’s standards. In a college town that has a history of sexual assault and increasing crimes rates, the idea of anyone having the access to cart around young, drunk people in their own vehicle is frightening. In early October, a man was convicted of rape when he pretended to be a woman’s Uber driver and took her to an area where he assaulted her. There is even an online database of Uber drivers who have committed assaults while on the job. Uber could be a great service for a college town like Chico. It has great potential to eliminate intoxicated pedestrian actions and provide students with safer transportation during the weekends. However, until Uber requires full background checks, students should stick to the several taxi services that Chico offers to let Uber know that the only way they will utilize its services is if it can ensure safety. If users of the transportation service demand even fingerprint scans, they have a 99 percent chance of being safer than it is without the scans. The days of waving down a cab on the street may be over, but cab companies are still the surest bet to get you home on Friday night until the California Public Utilities Commission can ensure mobile ridesharing applications like Uber are safer. The unsigned Orion editorial is the collaborative opinion of the editorial board.
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Tired of trolling tyrants If you have ever witnessed a fight, or at least an intense argument, you almost always see another person getting in between the fighting. Once the third party arrives, one of the arguers starts to talk more trash knowing there is now a
I personally have seen people Just because a person gets be all talk online. Some say if to hide behind a screen name they ever saw their enemy in doesn’t mean they should person, it would get ugly. Yet act like a different person. It when they shows immado meet, or turity and is a are in the little pathetic. A good rule for the Internet same place If you can’t should be if you can’t do it in in real life, handle a situaperson, don’t do it online. they act tion in the real like the world, don’t
someone, wouldn’t you want to see them in pain? As cruel as that sounds, seeing a person’s reaction— positive or negative— is better than sitting behind your laptop thinking, “Did it work?” A good rule for the Internet should be if you can’t do it in person, don’t do it online. If you don’t want to talk about
barrier and they are somewhat protected. That’s basically what Internet haters are. That one person who feels they are the most powerful, but only when someone, or something, is between them and their opponent. With Twitter arguments, mean Facebook posts or Youtube comments, there’s always that question of, “Would this person say this in real life?”
Twitter beef never happened. How about all the nasty comments people leave on celebrity Instagram accounts? I feel like if someone were to comment on a picture of Stephen Curry saying he’s the worst basketball player ever but then see him in person, they would have a totally different attitude. They would probably ask for his autograph.
controversial topics with someone over coffee, don’t post it on Facebook. If you can’t fight your battles in person, don’t tweet someone thinking it’ll solve the issue. Hiding behind a keyboard just shows how weak you really are.
Brittany McClintock
Staff Writer
try to act like a boss on the Internet. Most of the time, people can call another commentator’s bluff. The Internet can bring out the best in a person, but it can also bring out the worst. Acting like a top dog just to bring a person down is never the right thing to do. You don’t even get real satisfaction. If you want to hurt
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Colleges put under the gun to increase student safety Katelyn Martin
Staff Writer
An entire generation has grown up with the thought that school shootings can happen across the country. Most of my childhood took place in a nation post-Columbine High School massacre, and I consequently grew up hearing about various school shootings as my parents watched the news. When the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting took place in 2012, my mom held me tight as we watched the news coverage. We grieved for the families who lost their loved ones to yet another sad act of gun violence. Since the shooting, there has been an average of nearly one school shooting a week, according to Everytown for Gun Safety. Nearly two weeks ago, the Roseburg shooting at Umpqua Community College shook me when I realized my brother only lives about an hour away. While I have attended public schools all my life, it had never truly occurred to me that one
of the sad, deranged men the media so often describes could walk onto my campus and shoot up a classroom. Unfortunately, this is a real and terrifying reality in a country with vastly unregulated gun laws. Many preschools and elementary schools make it so that visitors must be checked in before proceeding onto campus. While this hasn’t stopped gunmen before, it is a precaution. However, attending a state university makes it nearly impossible to control who goes on and off campus. Very little is stopping someone from grabbing a gun, walking onto campus and into the library or a classroom. Shooters in the past have been chalked up to be mentally unstable, and there are endless excuses made for them. Many of them have the same privileged background and were able to obtain their weapon of choice with little difficulty. Media coverage merely makes shooters famous and gives them unnecessary attention. By focusing on the shooter, rather than preventing
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the situation from happening again, media is merely buying into another shooting. The Chico State community was recently sent an email assuring students and faculty that the school is taking necessary measures to stay safe and out of harm’s way with gun violence. Unfortunately, though, I don’t feel safer because an email told me I should.
If America is so tired of these school shootings and supposedly stands united with the victims, why does it not band together to help end the casualties altogether? Katelyn Martin can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or
@kristinacsuc on Twitter.
THUMBS Thumbs up to Coco the gorilla for getting kittens for her birthday. Coco has been using ASL to tell her handlers how much she wants a baby and they surprised her with two she has now adopted as her own. Unconventinal families are the new normal.
Thumbs down to a cyclist for shooting a combat dog that served in Iraq because the man thought the canine was a threat. You know guns are a problem when people on the street are grabbing for them at any sign of danger, including a doggy veteran. Bark in peace, buddy.
Thumbs up to the City of Chico Parade of Lights for putting on a great demonstration Saturday night. Among the trailers were Greek Week floats, air conditioning companies and even Butte Humane Society had a bus. Basically, it was one long advertisement.
Thumbs down to Donald Trump when he asked a student at Harvard University if he was from South Korea. The student was born in Texas, but that’s hardly the point. Trump proved yet again why he should be the frontrunner in a reality TV show rather than an election.
theorion.com/opinion | Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 | A7
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR This letter was written in response to the story “Discrimination limits risk of bad blood” by Megan Mann. The ignorance present in the column “Discrimination limits risk of bad blood” by Megan Mann is astounding. First of all I would like to say that it is very easy and irresponsible to present statistics as “facts” to serve such an antiquated opinion. Mann admits herself that she uses outdated statistics and information. So I would like to provide some more updated material. Her claim that sexually active gay and bisexual men are more at risk for HIV is supported by the Center of Disease Control’s (CDC) 2013 national HIV statistics “Transmission Category”, or the way the disease is obtained. It is true that male to male sex proves the highest amount of diagnoses compared to drug injection, male to male sex combined with drug injection, and maternal transmission. However the amount of diagnoses for any category, do not equate to higher risk of transmission through blood transfusion. This is due to the donation screening process. If we use the complete data from the CDC along with Mann’s absurd logic, residents of Florida, the state with the highest amount of diagnoses, are then more likely to transmit HIV and should be excluded from blood donation. However that would be excluding an entire demographic of healthy people from potentially saving the lives of those living with blood disorders. In regards to immunocompromised patients receiving blood transfusions, Mann
states the fact that blood donations are screened for infection and disease regardless. The American Red Cross screens for a cocktail of potential viruses including syphilis, hepatitis B and C, as well as HIV. This screening process is done to all donations regardless of where or who they come from, so it is false to say that HIV testing prior to donation is a waste of resources. She also asserts that rapid testing sacrifices accuracy of results which is simply not true. The time window associated with the accuracy of test results is the amount of time after exposure to the virus and not how fast the test is processed. Accurate tests results can be produced as quickly as 30 minutes as evidenced by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. All of this information is readily available to anybody willing to do a quick Google search. So why Megan, should gay men not be allowed to donate their blood? The disparity between Mann’s assertion that gay men not being able to donate blood is discriminatory and her reluctance to treat “discrimination” as exactly what it is, but instead as a trump in a proverbial deck of social justice playing cards, does not do much to further her argument. Rather it detracts from it and paints a vivid picture of an ignorant person who has no idea what they are talking about. —David Semsem
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Mental illnesses need reputation makeover Disregarded for years, it’s time for mental illnesses to be recognized for what they are— illnesses that need help. Elizabeth Ernster
Staff Writer
Mental health disorders have continuously been treated as a bad thing when, in actuality, the response should be to show support and attempt understanding in as many ways as possible. Employees don’t hesitate to use a sick day when they feel a cold coming on and let their employer know the reason they won’t be in the office that day. Employers normally take the excused absence without even questioning it. When someone has a mental health disorder, they refrain from using that as an excuse for sick days because it is harder for someone who does not have one to grasp why they would need to stay home. Most people think, “Oh, just get out of bed, it can’t be that hard to do.” These people have not had to face the struggle of sadness taking over their body, leaking into every piece of their being. This mindset of mental health dis-
orders as a character weakness only furthers the stigma built around the disorder when it should be thought of as a medical illness. My mom would always need to use sick days not for her physical health but, instead, her mental health. She was diagnosed in March 1998 with clinical depression. Looking back at her life, she told me that she could have been diagnosed sooner. But the stigma at that time, that has continued on to this day, was so heavy that it made it difficult for her to reach out for help. Even if she wanted to tell others about her mental health disorder, my mom knew people would feel differently about it. They would walk on eggshells because they did not want to set her off. According to a 2015 study by NIMH, one in five adults suffer from a mental illness. Most would think that since the statistic is so large there would be more awareness of what mental health disorders are without having such a heavy stigma attached to it.
The stigma is that people who have these disorders are crazy. Some people think in order to solve the problem with major depression, the person with the illness should just look at the positive things in life. This solution just adds to how alone they feel. It seems that no one cares to hear about the hard times because they can last for so long. Most even push others away when they find out someone has a mental illness. This can make the person feel even more isolated from the world around them. In order to overcome the stigma of mental illnesses we must inform and educate ourselves and one another. Through open conversations and educating ourselves we will be able to better help others and at least try to get a grasp with what they have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. Elizabeth Ernster can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or
@liz_ernster on Twitter.
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TV needs to stop trying so hard Growing up, some of my favorite shows had the most diverse cast members. From “All That,” “The Amanda Show,” “Kenan & Kel” to “That’s So Raven” and “Rocket Power,” cast members ranged in race, ethnicity, religion, etc. As I started to get older and watched my
better than that. It seems that almost every new show has only one cast member that is either part of the LGBTQ+ community or is of some type of minority, not to mention the stereotypical roles these characters and actors are given. Being Latina, I can tell you firsthand how annoying it is to see a Latina woman be stereotyped in the same ways on television over and over. It’s cheesy. Not all Latinas are the
males who portray a gay role on television are. Television networks and screenwriters need to do a better job as to how they portray diversity on the air. It’s as if the shows I watched growing up did a better job at it than the ones that are on now. One episode of “That’s So Raven” was about a white woman who did not hire black people. That is a real issue that is happening in the world. That is a real issue that minori-
little brother watch the same channels I did, I noticed a difference in the casting. It was awkward. For example, a show on the Disney Channel would have a cast where a majority was white with one African-American cast member. Television now is trying too hard to be diverse. Yes, there are more minorities having lead roles on shows now, and even the LGBTQ+ community is getting a lot of recognition. But networks can and should do
same. This goes for any group of people. So why does television only portray the stereotypical versions of minorities? Take “Empire,” for example. Now don’t get me wrong, “Empire” is one of my favorite shows, but it has stereotypes too. One character on the show dates a Latina who is also a singer. She is introduced as a character with attitude and has the cheesiest lines in Spanish. “Empire,” you could do better. Not all gay men are into fashion. Yet most
ties struggle with every day. Shows don’t need to have an all white family with one African-American friend or vice versa. There are better ways to showcase diversity. Television, it’s time to stop trying so hard.
Kristina Martinez
Staff Writer
Kristina Martinez can be reached at opinioneditor@theorion.com or
@kristinacsuc on Twitter.
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The Real Food Initiative has officially been overturned due to financial reasons. It seems to be a common factor with food and housing services that the finances come before student health. The initiative only called for 20 percent real food by 2020 which seemed to be a very reasonable goal. It’s a shame that the powers that be can’t utilize the insane amounts of money students are paying to get them quality and “real” food and nutrition.
COMMENTS OF THE WEEK In response to the story “The “F” word: Feminism is necessary” by Katelyn Martin: “I think it needs to be pointed that you’ve made a false statement here; planned parenthood has not been defunded! The republicans and other confused Americans have been extremely active on trying to cut funding from the organization and our government may shut down again over the issue, but so far, no decisions have been made! -Casey on theorion.com
In response to the article “Beautiful, Clean and Safe organizes clean-up event to unite city” by Suzy Leamon: “I’ ll NEVER forget, and neither will my daughter, walking up 5th street after picking her up at the bus station to see three students, two on one palm tree, one on another pissing onto the bark outside a bar. When I mentioned something to my daughter a girl with one of the ‘pissers’ turned in a drunken stupor to say she was sorry. Hell it was only 9:30pm!” -Bill Mash on theorion.com
Theorion.com/news | Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 | A8
Shooting: Students should remain aware
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Police Chief Feeney advises students that the best way to prevent a school shooting is to be aware that Chico State is an open campus that anyone can walk on.
SHOOTING» continued from A1 ing the 2007 Virginia Tech Massacre that took the lives of 32 students and faculty— the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history. University Police held several active shooter training programs in fall 2014 but there hasn’t yet been any announcement for similar programs to take place in response to the recent occurrences. However, the university has an emergency preparedness program that provides information and resources to prepare the campus community for an emergency incident, such as employee training and the Community Emergency Response Team. The core of the emergency preparedness program is an emergency response guide which provides guidance to the campus community on how to appropriately respond to various emergencies, including a shooting. The plan urges victims to: • Immediately call University Police and report as much information as possible.
• If safe, evacuate the area and follow instructions by emergency personnel. • If unable to evacuate, lock the door, turn the lights off, remain low and take cover. • Remain in place until instructed to do otherwise by emergency personnel. However, Chief Feeney admits the preliminary emergency plan is largely overshadowed by the unpredictable nature of active shooters. “What we can do is have our students and faculty on campus take ownership of our safety and the fact that we have to be protected,” he said. The best way to prevent a shooting is for the campus community to be aware that Chico State is an open campus that anyone can walk on at any given moment, Feeney said. Mass shootings have been hijacking the nation’s attention for so long that Americans are becoming desensitized to the close-to-home reality of these travesties. It’s important to consider the everyday vulnerabil-
ity of an open campus and have a general plan of action in mind, Feeney said. “If we get people to think that way and not succumb to their fear, then people can take evasive action or do something that is going to help stop the situation,” he said. The U.S. government is under more pressure than ever to address gun control laws and mental health care as mass shooting numbers continue to rise. School shootings have been the driving force behind President Obama and the Democratic Party’s fight for stricter gun laws while members of the Republican Party and National Rifle Association place the blame on faulty mental health care. However, Juni Banerjee-Stevens urges that the issue of mass shootings is more complex than the black and white bickering between liberals and conservatives. “It’s not a matter of either/or, it’s a matter of both/and,” said Banerjee-Stevens, Counseling and Wellness Center director.
She believes the combination of the U.S. is on the right track given people hurting emotionally and the that many programs are focused lax control of guns in the U.S. are on addressing that stigma through contributing factors. education. Chico State’s “Somehow we have Counseling and Wellness to address those two Center provides several things together,” Banerresources for students jee-Stevens said. to combat the biological, She also believes environmental and psythe link between menchological blocks in their tal illness and school lives. shooters in many cases “It’s just like if I put perpetuates the stigma too many cars on a bridge JUNI that people with mental BANERJEE-STEVENS that’s not able to handle Couseling and illnesses are violent. it. It can take a lot, but Wellness Center “People who have eventually the bridge director been diagnosed with a breaks,” Banerjee-Stemental illness are more vens said. “There’s a lot likely to be the victims of a crime of different things that can weaken than the perpetrators,” Banerjeeyour bridge, mental illness just beStevens said. ing one of them.” Banerjee-Stevens stressed that For more information on free mental illness is only one part of counseling, Safe Place, CADEC or the puzzle when it comes to someother student health resources, visit one acting through violence. Mental the counseling and wellness center wellness is affected by the biologitoday. cal, environmental and psychological factors in one’s life. Cheyanne Burens can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or However, she does believe that @cheyanne_burens on Twitter.
Uber: Faculty: Administration, campus Cheap fares, conditions create need for action plan fewer safety regulations FACULTY» continued from A1
UBER» continued from A1 • Rideshare applications must obtain a license from the California Public Utilities Commission to operate in California • Drivers have to go through a background check • The companies must establish a driver training program • The rideshare companies must have a zero-tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol • Cars must pass inspection • Drivers need commercial liability insurances that cover up to $1 million in damages While Uber gives taxi companies more competition, it also gives students more options when choosing a ride home. Samantha Wiss, junior anthropology major, is from the Bay Area and used Uber most recently over the summer. “When I did need cabs I took Uber in the city,” Wiss said. “I took an Uber from my friend’s wedding and I took one from Pride this summer.” She added that between calling a cab and using Uber, she goes with whatever is cheaper. “Both Uber and the cab were pretty prompt, and it’s easier to pay via the app,” Wiss said. “Especially when you’re drunk and have no cash or anything but your phone, which was the case both times I took Uber.” Other students are excited that Uber is now available in Chico. Jessica Allison, sophomore biochemistry major, has used Uber many times in the past. “It’s faster and you can literally see where they’re at when they’re coming and they get there within like five minutes every time,” Allison said. “You can use a debit card and not have cash, and I never have cash.” Austin Herbaugh can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or
@aherbaugh14 on Twitter.
performance reviews. administration and a lack of respect, “The decision came off as a lack of according to themes conveyed in the surshared governance,” Turner said. “It was vey. bad timing and it blew people away.” An instance of faculty and staff input The action plan was composed to ennot being taken into consideration was sure future decisions regarding administhe unilateral decision made by Presitration appointments more closely follow dent Paul Zingg to elect Susan Elrod as EM 04-043. the permanent provost. While steps are being taken to im“President Zingg selected the interim prove the status of shared governance at provost without formal consultation,” Chico State, other concerns remain unsaid Charles Turner, political science answered. Faculty is still worried about professor and president of the California how research projects affect their ability Faculty Association for the Chico chapto provide relevant information to stuter. “[He] made her job permanent with dents. no consultation with faculty and staff. It In the survey, 74.7 percent of faculty struck folks as really believe that research odd.” provides value in the The challenge is One aspect of that we’re all coming classroom. According Zingg’s decision that to Thomas, faculty together yo try to upset faculty was that would like more fundcreate change. he ignored policies he ing for research and helped design. An exsupport for collaboDeanna Jarquin, Associated ecutive memorandum Students president ration. Research and released on July 15, stronger teaching 2004 by Zingg explichabits in the classitly states that faculty room are directly participates in the selection of administied, he said. tration positions. EM 04-043 outlines du“I’m teaching a class on police administies of faculty in the selection of admintration and I do research on law enforceistration positions and participation in ment in Butte County,” Thomas said.
“That adds a dimension on my ability to talk to students about police administration.” The data compiled in the climate survey continues to assess certain conditions on campus such as issues related to research funds. Meetings are being held to address these issues and determine solutions with different MATTHEW groups on campus. THOMAS Political science While many facprofessor ulty concerns are still unresolved on campus, Jarquin hopes that students remain at the forefront of the conversation. “The challenge is that we’re all coming together to try to create change,” she said. “There’s always going to be growing pains of people wanting different things. It can be easy to lose sight of the mission of the university, which is to educate students.” Elizabeth Castillo can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or
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DYNAMIC DUO: POOJA PATEL & LINDSEY DIAS :6 S AL S: 5 O G T S I S AS
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Jason Spies
Staff Writer When you think of the great duos in sports, most of them come from basketball or football. But the Chico State women’s soccer team has found its own dynamic duo: junior midfielder Lindsey Dias and sophomore forward Pooja Patel. The chemistry they have built together shows in the success of the women’s soccer team this season. Patel leads the team with five goals and six assists with Dias right behind her at four goals and four assists, leading the Wildcats to a record of 7-3-2. While on-the-field success is blossoming, their off-the-field relationship continues to grow and has helped them trust each other more on the field. “We are actually next door neighbors,” said
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the two in unison, smiling from ear to ear. ations. “Whenever we get bored or want “Our connection on the field to hang out and do something, has definitely gotten better we just hop over to the oththis year because we trust er’s place,” Patel said. each other more,” Dias Whether it’s doing said. “It’s a lot easier homework, watching to play with girls that movies or just sitting you have a connecaround a table talktion with because ing about life and you can read what soccer, their bond they are going to do Lindsay Dias, junior women’s soccer keeps growing as the and it’s just more fun player goals pile up. that way.” The friendship these The dynamic duo two have is built on trust; was on full display in they trust each other on the the game against Cal State field and they trust each other Stanislaus on Oct. 4 when Patel off the field. That trust has become a assisted on both goals to Dias, including sort of sixth sense on the field— they know the clincher in overtime. what the other is going to do in certain situ“Two assists for her and two goals for me
Rugby gears up for Stanford
Soccer is pretty much our life. We are doing that 24/7.
was pretty cool because it was the exact same play both times, so we knew it was coming,” Dias said. The game was also played on Chico’s home field, so it made the win that much more meaningful against their rivals. “The fact that it was overtime and it was against Stanislaus on our home field gave it a lot of hype,” Patel said. “It was a lot of fun getting that overtime win.” Playing a sport in college is not an easy task. It takes a lot of hard work and commitment to balance school and a sport. Luckily for Patel and Dias, they have each other to lean on. “Soccer is pretty much our life. We are doing that 24/7,” Dias said. Jason Spies can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @Jason_Spies on Twitter.
’Cats flying LaVerne hits down the trails the wake
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First-year Katie Lortie tackles her teammate, Karla Santiaguillo, at during women’s rugby practice.
Anthony Tran, sophmore sustainable manufacturing major, races to the finish line to place fouth overall.
Rex LaVerne, sophomore Chico State wakeboarder, throwing down a gnarly grind at the 2015 Soul id WakeFest.
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Last year, the Chico State women’s rugby team started its 2015 season with only two returners. The team will begin its official regular season in January 2016 as the WIldcats look to build a rugged, tough roster. The team is all about effort and personal commitment. Because rugby is such a rough sport, a lot of players tend to quit along the way. Kaylee Bohn, senior captain, has been with the team for three years since starting
The Chico State mountain bike club takes on every terrain in hopes of reaching their goal to make it to nationals. The mountain bike club is all-inclusive with 19 men and women. While both men and women reside on the team, there are separate categories for them during a given race. The team takes part in five events: Super D, downhill, short track, cross-country and dual slalom. The team boasts a winning nationals member, Ariana Altier.
Whether it be alligators in the water, torn muscles in his abdomen or vicious crashes, nothing stops Chico State sophomore Rex LaVerne from hitting the water and wakeboarding. “It’s the fact that you get out of your comfort zone because if you crash, it hurts,” LaVerne said. “I love the adrenaline, going high up in the air, upside down, doing flips.”
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LINDSEY DIAS Women’s Soccer
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Lindsey Dias scored a goal against Cal Poly Pomona and assisted fellow Wildcat and “Dynamic Duo” partner Pooja Patel on her goal. Dias has scored five goals for the season so far and was the Wildcats top scorer in 2014 with six goals. Dias has been one of the most reliable players starting all 13 games so far this season. Dias will continue scoring goals with four home games remaining before the CCAA Championship Tournament begins.
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(WOMEN’S SOCCER) The dual-threat of Pooja Patel and Lindsey Dias has been on fire for the Chico State women’s soccer team this year totaling 13 goals so far this season. Along with leading the Wildcats in goals, Patel and Dias also lead the ‘Cats with eight and five assists respectively.
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Rex LaVerne throws one of his signature tricks, a Raley, as he goes full Superman at the Wildcats’ private local lake.
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The Chico State women’s volleyball team swept Cal State San Marcos in a 3-0 victory on Oct. 17. Even though the Wildcats got the sweep, all three sets were decided by four or less points in the hard-fought victory. First-year outside hitter Shelby Frank led the Wildcats with 14 kills while sophomore outside hitter Olivia Mediano finished with 13. The win brought the ‘Cats to an overall record of 16-6 and a 8-4 record in CCAA conference play as the hype for playoffs builds.
The Chico State men’s soccer team split the weekend’s games losing to Cal Poly Pomona 2-1 but finished strong beating Cal State San Bernardino 2-1. Despite a penalty kick by Matt Hurlow that gave the ’Cats an early lead 1-0, the Broncos scored the next two goals giving them the 2-1 win on Oct. 16. However, the Wildcats would bounce back against Cal State San Bernardino winning 2-1 as Dylan Wakefield scored his second goal of the season in the final minutes of the game. The Wildcats have their next four games at home and are sitting at a 5-6-2 record overall for the season.
The Chico State women’s soccer team finished its four-game road trip strong beating Cal Poly Pomona 3-2 and Cal State San Bernardino 3-0 led by the stellar duo of Pooja Patel and Lindsey Dias, who scored four of the six goals for the weekend. The ‘Cats are CCAA playoff bound with a 9-3-2 overall record and a 5-2-1 CCAA conference play record. The quest for a CCAA championship begins on Nov. 3 as the Wildcats finish their regular season with four home games in a row starting against UC San Diego on Friday, Oct. 23.
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First-year outside hitter Shelby Frank led the Wildcats to victory in their 3-0 sweep of Cal State San Marcos with 14 kills, 1 ace and 1 block. The 14 kills brings the young Wildcat’s season total up to 86.
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(MEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY) Sophomore runner Falco DiGiallonardo has been one of the key cogs in the second-ranked Chico State men’s cross-country team and has placed high in every single race so far this year. DiGiallonardo experienced his best success of the season at the San Francisco Invitational placing third.
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Luke Short, junior computer engineering major, prepares for a During a drill, Ashley Von Bargen, junior business downhill slope at the Humbolt State Cycling MTB race. administration major, passes the ball back to her teammate Shanan McFall, senior physical education major.
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California NBA season preview
Away games take toll on student-athletes Julie Ortega
Nick Reddy
Staff Writer The 2015-2016 NBA season tips off next week and California’s four teams are gearing up for another competitive 82-game season as members of the Western Conference’s Pacific Division battle to the NBA playoffs.
Sacramento Kings: As franchise center DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins goes, so do the Sacramento Kings. Cousins has a bunch of new teammates joining him for the squad’s final season at Sleep Train Arena before the team moves to the glamorous Golden 1 Center in downtown Sacramento in 2016. Veteran point guard Rajon Rondo, sharp shooter Marco Belinelli, Caron Butler, Seth Curry (Steph Curry’s younger brother) and Kentucky product Willie Cauley-Stein join Cousins and incumbents Rudy Gay and Ben McLemore III in head coach George Karl’s first full year in Sacramento. Northern California basketball fans can expect an eventful year in seeing how quickly this hodgepodge of assets come together, or not. Best and worst case scenarios: The Kings sneak into the playoffs as the eighth seed or are unable to unify and miss the playoffs for the 10th straight season.
Natalia Betancourt
Staff Writer Being a collegiate student-athlete is not easy. It’s nothing compared to being an athlete during high school. For road games, Chico State teams travel up to seven hours away. Away games for the teams are weekend-long road trips.
First-year libero Women’s volleyball What time do you usually arrive to away games?
Julie Ortega can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or
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Sasha Peranteau Sophomore forward Men’s soccer
Betancourt: If we drove, we’ll probably get home anywhere from 1 to 2 a.m. When we fly, we get there fairly late, like 8 p.m. It really ranges when we leave and when our game is. That usually depicts what time we get back.
How do you balance your sleeping schedule? Betancourt: Well we sleep on the bus and on the plane. We just make sure we’re getting enough vitamin C in our body so we’re not getting colds, because we need all the sleep we can get for a game. We definitely carb up and eat a lot to make us sleepy too.
You just got back on Sunday (Oct. 11). Tell me about that. Peranteau: This past weekend, we went to L.A. and we’re going back to L.A., so it’s back-to-back weekends. When we travel, we normally leave a day before the game. We’ll leave Thursday morning either driving down to Humboldt, San Francisco or Stanislaus. When we go to L.A. we’ll fly, which means leave Thursday morning, fly out Thursday afternoon and stay in L.A. the whole weekend and then fly out Sunday night. We normally get back to Chico after midnight. It ends up being a long weekend.
How have you dealt with missing classes on Mondays?
How do you think the professors have been?
Golden State Warriors:
You’re gone for the whole weekend, what kind of effect does it have on you?
Losing forward David Lee was a hiccup for this well-oiled machine who kept most of the championship team intact. Aside from drafting UCLA’s Kevon Looney and the acquisition of former Kings veteran Jason Thompson, the
Peranteau: It makes it tough. You’re thinking about missing school, you’re thinking about practice. When you travel so much you miss the same class every week. It’s really hard to talk to teachers and get everything worked out. For some people that have labs on days that we’re gone, they’re missing labs you can’t
Dubs focused on locking down their big guns. Key forwards Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes signed big deals. NBA MVP Stephen Curry is a year away from hopefully signing a max contract, and fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson readily returns. Finals MVP Andre Iguodala is primed after receiving treatment on his knees in Germany. With Oracle Arena being one of the league’s toughest venues for opponents and a rock solid home squad, expect the Warriors to remain among the NBA’s elite for years to come. Minor speed bumps early will assist in seeing how the team fares without top assistant coach Alvin Gentry, who took the helm in New Orleans, as well as secondyear head coach Steve Kerr’s temporary absence while undergoing rehabilitation following back surgery. Best and worst case scenarios: Staying healthy, the Dubs repeat as NBA champions while retaining the roster’s core or, as injuries accumulate, they are upset in the Western Conference semifinals by the Los Angeles Clippers.
make up.
Do you think there’s going to be something different for how you handle this next year?
How does that affect you academically?
Betancourt: Yeah, I feel like it’ll be less stressful because I’ll know what I’m actually going to be doing. Right now, I’m just taking everything day by day. I do something different every day.
Peranteau: It does make it harder. Obviously, going to class every single day and doing the homework right on time is the ideal situation. We have study halls when we’re traveling in the hotels. You have to make sure you’re on top of your stuff.
Betancourt: It’s hard. We typically leave mornings so you miss that whole day of classes. You just have to really talk to your teachers, which was a hard thing for me because I didn’t really know my teachers at first. Going up to them, introducing myself and telling them I play for the school so when I do miss class, it will be for volleyball reasons and nothing else. It’s hard keeping up and getting notes from other people, it’s like double the work.
Betancourt: They’ve been fair with the schedule and giving me chances to turn stuff in. I don’t really like to tell them all the time and expect any more time on a test or an assignment. I just try to do it a day before it’s due so I’m not really stressed, especially for those away games.
Rugby: Stanford rivalry heats up
Los Angeles Lakers: In what is Kobe Bryant’s 20th and likely final campaign, the City of Angels’ legendary franchise will surely improve upon last season’s 2161 debacle. Jeremy Lin signed with Charlotte and former Indiana Pacer Roy Hibbert looks to revive his career. However, despite a promising young core comprised of second-overall pick D’Angelo Russell, second-year guard Jordan Clarkson and the bruising Julius Randle, the Lakers’ season will be more than a farewell tour to one of the greatest players of all time. The team is in a transitional period and can only begin to rebuild once the great Black Mamba retires. Best and worst case scenarios: Kobe somehow plays upwards of 35 minutes per game and magically wills his team into the final playoff spot or he suffers yet another injury and fans around the country are unable to cheer or boo him one last time as the Lakers miss the playoffs.
Los Angeles Clippers: The “other” L.A. team saved face by managing to prevent star center DeAndre Jordan from defecting to the Dallas Mavericks this summer. The Clips maintain their big three of Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Deandre Jordan while also adding key role players in the likes of future Hall of Famer Paul Pierce, Lance Stephenson and Josh Smith. After losing in the Western Conference semifinals in three of the past four seasons, head coach Doc Rivers is on the clock to finally push Lob City at least one step further. The highlights will be plentiful, but playoff success may come down to Jordan expanding his offensive repertoire and learning to make free throws. Best and worst case scenarios: The Clippers win their first NBA championship in franchise history or they suffer an agonizing first-round playoff upset and the team’s title chances close further as they fail to make moves in playoffs for the fourth year in a row. With the dysfunctional Kings, defending champion Warriors, Kobe’s last stand with the Lakers and the high-flying hungry Clippers, California NBA fans have an exciting season of explosive basketball on tap in 2015-2016. Nick Reddy can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @NickIsReddy on Twitter.
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Kaylee Bohn, senior women’s rugby captain, prepares to be hit by her teammate, Ana Mejia, senior Spanish major, in a tackling drill during practice.
RUGBY» continued from B1 as a first-year. Since becoming a part of the team, player retention has gotten progressively better, she said. “If you’re willing to come to practice, put in the effort, hit your head against the rock a few times, anyone who puts in the
effort will get play time,” Bohn said. The team is halfway into its practices and is seeing a total of 45 players continually show up for each practice so far— one of the biggest teams ever. Last year, the Wildcats finished fourth in their league. This year, the team hopes to re-
turn to nationals. They have been working on growing their bond and staying more connected. The reason why they have more returners this season is because the team has become more of a family for everyone. It keeps everyone playing, Bohn said. “Building that connection of this is your family no matter
where you go, what you do, this will always be your family,” Bohn said, “That’s really what keeps people around.” Another goal the team has set for themselves apart from returning to nationals is beating Stanford University. For the past three years, the team has been defeated by Stanford, but they are hoping to break that losing streak. “We can beat Davis, we can absolutely beat Cal. I think Stanford is where we’re really setting our goal,” Bohn said. “We’re ready to take them on and we want to win.” The difference between Stanford and Chico State’s women’s rugby team is that Stanford provides funding and scholarships for its players,. If Chico State women’s rugby were to have fulltime coaches and scholarships, they would be in a different place, Bohn said. “They have the facilities. They have a lot of advantages that we don’t,” Bohn said. “It works for them.” However, the Wildcats are on the quest to beat Stanford and are ready to take on their rivals again on Jan. 31. Julie Ortega can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or
@julieOrtega_ on Twitter.
Riding: making jumps to nationals BIKING» continued from B1 Altier finished first in the women’s national Division II downhill competition as well as the women’s Division II dual slalom. Altier is competing once again this year, hoping to defend her title. Anthony Tran, sophomore mountain bike club officer, is adamant the team has a good chance to make it to the nationals in Santa Cruz, which will be held on Nov. 14. “You have to win three A-class races to go, and I think several people on this team can,” Tran said. Although many see it as a competitive sport, Tran suggests that
the sport is more about having fun 11. At the race, Zach Petersen finthan winning titles. ished eighth while Rolewicz finThe team has eight events dur- ished 10th in the Cat A downhill ing its season beginning at the race. Petersen also finished third Reno Mounin the Cat tain Race. A Super D Even when our The team race and season’s over I ride did well with Altier finalmost every day. Matthew ished third Sleutjes and in the womAnthony Tran, sophomore William Roleen’s Cat A mountain biker d o w n h i l l wicz finishing in the race. eighth and The team 10th positions in the Cat A down- is firm in its practice schedule, hill race. Spencer Downey fin- consisting of Monday through ished second for the women in the Thursday rides. Cat B downhill race. “Even when our season’s over The team’s most recent compe- I ride almost every day. I have to tition was in Humboldt on Oct. keep training for the next race,”
Tran said. The next event the mountain biking team will take part in is the UCB MTB Race in Sonoma on Oct. 17. This will leave them with just five events to secure a place for nationals. While the team moves closer to the end of the season, they can take some comfort in knowing their home race is coming up on Nov. 7. This event will be one week before the Western Collegiate Cycling Conference championships with the ‘Cats pushing to nationals. Kenta McAfee can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or
@kentamxafee on Twitter.
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Goalkeeper Andrew Matthews steps up as a full-time goalkeeper for the Wildcats. After redshirting in his first season, Matthews now has eight huge saves.
Matthews steps up under pressure to make saves That decision seems to be paying off as he is now playing a huge roll as goalkeeper on Staff Writer this year’s talented young squad. Young, athletic and full of passion, secondUnexpected circumstances, such as eligibilyear goalkeeper Andrew Matthews is ready to ity issues with other players, gave Matthews showcase his talents as the current starter for his first opportunity at major playing time for the Wildcats after being mostly a spectator as the ‘Cats. a redshirt last season. “It was a little shaky at first because I was Originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, Mat- a redshirt freshman last year,” Matthews thews hails from Judge said. “I didn’t know unWhen you have to Memorial High School. til about a month before come up big, the Struggling with the idea the season that I was gopressure is huge. of becoming a kicker ing to be starting, and it for a college football was really cool and fun Andrew Matthews, to be able to contribute team, Matthews ended sophomore men’s soccer up choosing soccer and right away.” goalie joined the Chico State In his first game as a Wildcats to tend goal. starter against Seattle “I was a kicker in high Pacific University, Matschool,” Matthews said. thews got his first taste “But overall, I really wanted to play soccer, of a college game and he had a few jitters beso I decided to get out of state and come to fore the game kicked off. Chico.” “There were some jitters in that first game Jason Spies
because it was one of the biggest games of the year,” Matthews said. “It was definitely cool and got you all fired up and excited.” Since his first two games as a starter, where he allowed four goals in his first game as a Wildcat, Matthews has picked up his play tremendously. In his third and fourth games as a starter, Matthews shined with eight saves and only allowed one goal. However, Matthews’ play has only improved since his rough start at the beginning of the season. Matthews has played in nine games and started eight. While on the field, he has only allowed 11 goals and made 30 saves. The second-year Wildcat has a save percentage of .732 which leads the team. Matthews has been playing the position of goalkeeper since he was 11 years old, and he loves the responsibility that comes with the position. “It’s so much different than all the other positions, you get this sort of power and authority with it,” Matthews said. “You only have
to make saves four or five times a game, but when you have to come up big, the pressure is huge.” Being in pressured situations as a young player with very little college game experience, mistakes are going to be made. One thing the coaching staff has been working on with Matthews is getting louder and more vocal on the field. “I have to be commanding, if a ball comes into the box, I have to run out and punch it out and also instruct the defense on what to do,” Matthews said. Luckily for Matthews, head coach Felipe Restrepo is well aware that the only way for him to get better is through playing time and learning from mistakes. “Experience is really the only way he will improve and get to that next level,” Restrepo said. “His athleticism alone is as good or better than anyone we’ve ever had, and we have had a lot of good goalkeepers here at Chico.” His raw athletic ability and his competitive spirit were what the coaching staff saw when they knew he would be a great fit as a Wildcat. “I felt like with Andrew, we were getting a strong, athletic and smart kid who wants to win,” Restrepo said. “Those are the kind of kids we are looking for.” Jason Spies can be reached at
sportseditor@theorion.com or @Jason_Spies on Twitter.
LaVerne: jumping waves, representing Chico State LAVERNE» continued from B1
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Rex LaVerne, Chico State wakeboarder, has competed nationally including at the World Wakeboarding Association Nationals.
ington with the wakeboarding team finishing in second place at LaVerne has been wakeboardNationals. LaVerne stuck every ing for a little more than 10 years. one of his tricks flawlessly, Rueger He started to fall in love with the said. sport in high school, getting out LaVerne started his long slate on the water almost every day, he of competitions a week before said. this semester. He competed in the “Wakeboarding is very unique,” World Wakeboard Association Nahe said. “You can give it the intentionals in Miami, Florida, where sity with the safety of falling in he encountered the challenge of the water inan alligator in stead of dirt the water. He brings that or ice.” “That was excitement Since comprobably the and pushes his ing to Chico sickest place,” teammates to try State, Lahe said. “The new things as well. Verne has alligator in the fine tuned his water when we Allison Potter, wakeboardrode was pretwakeboarding team ing skills by ty intense.” president adding lonCompetiger holds and tions can more technicality to his tricks. range from 50-150 riders in dif“He’s a very good wakeboarder,” ferent divisions based on varying said Daniel Rueger, fellow Chico skill levels. Throughout the day, State wakeboarder. “When we first each rider takes the water within started riding, he was a lot better their division time. The beginners than the others and still only 18.” usually start off the competition LaVerne rides a little longer of a while the most experienced finish line from the boat than most when off the day. he’s out there. This increases his The next competition LaVerne velocity which allows him to go and the Chico State wakeboarding bigger on his tricks. team will take on is the USA WestLast year, he competed in Washern Regionals for USA Wakeboard
this month. Toward the end of the month, the team will also compete in an event hosted by Empire Wakeboard. In the spring, the team will head to Las Vegas, Nevada for nationals. Last year at Empire Nationals, LaVerne put on a show for the audience. “I had a crowd that went 180 degrees around because there was a bridge over the lake. I threw a Superman with a grab with everyone watching,” he said. “That’s probably my most memorable moment.” If the team does well, it will earn the chance to go to USA Wakeboard Nationals later in the spring. LaVerne has made his presence known on the Chico State wakeboarding team and helps bring positive energy. “He’s always pushing himself and trying to get to the next level,” said Allison Potter, Chico State wakeboarding president. “He brings that excitement and pushes his teammates to try new things as well.” Nick Martinez-Esquibel can be reached at sportseditor@theorion.com or
@THENickMartinez on Twitter.
ONLINE: Food columnist Grace Kerfoot offers helpful tips to savor leftovers and prevent waste.
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BEN SAMPSON: Jack of all trades Sabrina Grislis
Staff Writer For many college students, making it to every class in one week is a major accomplishment. But for one Chico State student in particular, the bar has been set a bit higher. Ben Sampson, senior project management major, has already amounted to a remarkable level of success at just 22. Where did this drive for success come from? Well, growing up on a ranch in Mount Shasta and playing sports his entire life, Sampson has always had incredible work ethic and a competitive drive. While a senior in high school, Sampson and a friend started the athletic apparel company, Aspect. They sold all-organic athletic apparel across California and donated a portion of their earnings to the Save the Rain Foundation. “What really inspired me to start that company was a book I read by Blake Mycoskie, who started Toms Shoes, called ‘Starting Something that Matters,’” Sampson said. “I thought, ‘That’s what I want to do. I want to do something that matters.’” After his first year at Chico State, Sampson worked as a financial analyst in San Francisco. After that one summer, however, Sampson realized that was not for him. “I got a taste for what it’s like to live the corporate lifestyle and I realized that’s not what I wanted to be doing,” he said. Upon returning to Chico State, Sampson was able to focus on his passion and dove into creating Soul id. Along with Greg Bellinger, now a Chico State alumni, Soul id was born. Soul id, which has hosted events in Chico such as Wake Fest, is a social network for athletes. It offers users the top content within their respective sport. In the past two years, the company has grown and expanded. The company went from two people to a 14-person team, Sampson said. Started in 2013, Soul id has already reached notoriety being named one of the fastest-growing brands in the action sports industry by Action News Now. Sampson himself has gained recognition for the work he has put into his company. In 2014 he was named the Student Entrepreneur of the Year by Innovative North State, received the Rawlins Merit Award by Chico State and recognized by Peter Thiel’s Twenties Summit Program. Without a supportive team, amazing work ethic and innovative drive, Sampson may not be where he is today. “I was so passionate about what I wanted to do and I had so many people who helped me,” he said. “That made a huge difference on the success of the company and where I am today.” Support came from not only friends, family and the Soul id team, but from Chico State. “The college has been amazing. Chico State actually helped fund Soul id,” he said. “The entrepreneurship department has an accelerator fund so they helped Soul id get started. The faculty, as well, really helped us get to the next level.” While Soul id is Sampson’s main focus, he started yet another company— Samsonite Designs. Samsonite Designs is a creative firm that handles development and design work for companies which includes logos, apps, photography, cinematography and custom resume building.
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Ben Sampson, founder of the athletic social network, Soul id, enjoys one of his favorite extreme sports.
With design already being an interest of Sampson’s, he had the idea to start Samsonite Designs. “I started working with a lot of entrepreneurs and helped a lot of companies get started,” Sampson said. “A lot of them needed help in the creative area.” Chico State should watch out for even greater success from Sampson in the future.
With plans to grow Soul id even more, Sampson has the drive and dedication to accomplish anything. “I wake up every morning thinking, ‘If I win the morning, then I win the day,’” he said. And for any other student-entrepreneurs, Sampson is able to offer experienced advice. “If you put your heart and your mind
into something that you’re really passionate about and you want to commit yourself 100 percent to, it’s going to happen,” he said. “You’ll succeed, I promise. When people see passion they come and support you.” Sabrina Grislis can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or
@theorion_news on Twitter.
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Open mics hosted by longtime local he said. Casamajor remained a solo artStaff Writer ist for 45 years. It was only last Large cities and cultural cen- year that he began to collaborate ters often boast the great art- with other musicians. Casamaists they have produced. Chico jor currently plays with the locan boast its own, and one of its cal band Old Spice, which mirgreats is longtime folk singer and rors rock ‘n’ roll from the 1950s songwriter Dan Casamajor. through the ‘70s. However, CasaCasamajor was born and raised major has always appreciated and in Chico and began playing music utilized songwriting as a vehicle at an early age. for personal self-expression. At 13 years old he acquired a “We all have our demons and banjo ukulele and enjoyed playing our secrets,” he said. “Our things in casual settings, such as around we’re afraid of and things we campfires. To this day, he still has don’t like about the world— you his banjo ukelele. can chronicle your own emoBy 18, he was playing the guitar tions.” and composing his own music. He Casamajor has traveled and was influenced by artists of the lived all along the west coast, but 1960s folk era, such as Paul Simon found his way back to Chico in and Bob Dylan. He played his first 1996. He continues to make a subopen mic in 1967 in a now-closed stantial contribution to his homeChico coffee shop, The Upstairs town by hosting open mics. Coffee House, located on SecAfter discovering the Thursday ond Street above today’s Naked night open mic at Has Beans, he Lounge. decided to get back into the open Casamajor said at that time, mic scene. He noticed the mininot nearly as many people owned mal equipment being used at the guitars and coffee shop dabbled in and after I like being a songwriting performvenerated elder at as today. His ing for a these open mics and talent aside, few weeks, being a mentor. he began to offered the Dan Casamajor, local singer gain local utilization and songwriter of some of recognition. He played his own auwhatever dio equipsmall gigs he could including tal- ment. ent shows and informal festivals. As he got more involved, he beIn 1969, Casamajor recorded gan to co-host and substitute host and released a full-length album until he eventually became the titled “My Family.” permanent host at the Fifth and “It has actually become a col- Main Streets open mic. Recently, lectible now,” he said. he has also been hosting the TuesFascinatingly enough, Casa- day night Gogi’s Café open mic, major’s young release goes for helping it to get on its feet. appreciable prices online today. Casamajor built the current Has Much of the demand comes from Beans sound system. Using his acEuropean and Asian collectors, crued expertise, he found the necNathan Graves
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Megan Moran
Staff Writer Aries Is something not going the way you planned or not at the right pace? Luckily you have the power to change it. There is nothing wrong with taking initiative. Go ahead and text first, it will work out in your favor.
Taurus Don’t panic, you still have time to get the Halloween body you want for your costume. Even if you’re going as a giant marshmallow and plan to be covered from head to toe, it’s always good to hit the gym or improve your eating habits.
Gemini The rumors are true, cuddle season is among us. Go out and pay attention to everyone you meet. If you’re feeling creative, start passing out applications.
Cancer This week brings personal growth for you. Use this time to improve unwanted aspects of your life. If you get stuck, don’t be afraid to ask for help.
Leo This week, one day it will be smooth sailing, but before you know it, you’ll be drowning in homework or be forced to do something you’re not prepared for. Take each day as it comes and try not to get too overwhelmed.
Virgo This week you’ll be coming into some money. Try saving it for something fun that will come along down the road.
Libra New opportunities are popping up around you. This week, be sure to keep your eyes peeled. Once you find something that sticks with you, you’ll love it.
Scorpio According to the 2004 movie ‘Dodgeball,’ “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” Surprises will come your way but remember to keep a good head on your shoulders and you’ll be fine.
Sagittarius Lately you’ve been more stressed than usual. As a result, your sleep schedule has been off, and we all know how much you need sleep. Start setting deadlines for your assignments so you don’t wait until the last minute.
Capricorn Lately you’ve been feeling creative and Halloween is the perfect time for you to show it off. Whether you want your costume to be funny, scary or whatever else you have in mind, creativity is key.
Aquarius Something inside has got you feeling wild. This week, go out and do something crazy. Just remember to take these wild adventures one step at a time.
Pisces Your carefree attitude is beginning to be influenced by someone else. Focus on letting more people be a part of your day-to-day activities. you. Megan Moran can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or
@_babymegs on Twitter.
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Casamajor performing at the Has Beans open mic event. essary equipment and advised the owners of what they needed and where. With acute attention to detail, he installed amplifiers in the attic and a store-round speaker system that any audio technician would be proud of. Casamajor enjoys hosting open mic nights. He finds satisfaction in watching the growth of new performers and helping them along with constructive assurance, he said. “I like being the venerated elder at these open mics and being a mentor, a patriarch and a medium to get people on stage and encourage them to improve,” he said. Casamajor benefits from the camaraderie that is created through these events. He has musical friends and peers of all ages, and they keep him up with the times, he said. And he certainly is venerated. Two weeks ago, an anonymous
open mic goer thanked Casamajor at the end of his performance. He explained that Casamajor has helped him work through stage fright by offering a calming look to performers when the act isn’t going as planned. Talking to other musicians who have performed under Casamajor’s watch will yield similar responses of respect, admiration and gratitude. Casamajor has the humble wisdom that comes with being a musical veteran. He has watched popular music alter and evolve since the second half of the 20th century, and while he does enjoy some of today’s popular music, he still holds a special place for folk music in his heart. “Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be,” he said with a chuckle. Nathan Graves can be reached at featureseditor@theorion.com or
@theorion_news on Twitter.
THE O-FACE: THE NEVER-ENDING ORAL STORY OF SEXUAL INEQUALITY Emma Vidak-Benjamin
Sex Columnist When it comes to oral sex, I think it’s safe to say that men and women are held to different expectations and pressures in bed. As a woman, I’ve felt a little shortchanged, and I don’t see an equal amount of giving and receiving surrounding oral sex. Reflecting on my sexual experiences, I can recall getting asked (or even being expected) to give a blow job and have always felt pressure to conform. If I resist, I’m always met with a reaction that makes me feel guilty for being reluctant which is completely twisted. Also, there’s a certain stigma surrounding girls who refuse to “give head,” turning them into a prude or uptight, yet another pressure within oral sex. Men and women have both allowed oral sex to become a land of inequality and little opportunity, and women (including myself) are having trouble breaking out of the mold. My first encounter giving oral was completely terrifying and the guy I was with did nothing to make me feel more comfortable. It was almost like he automatically expected me to know what I was doing. And of course, as the double standard goes, I was never offered oral in return. It
made for an uncomfortable situation and started the long road ahead filled with pressures and expectations. I’ve found it rare to be offered oral sex in return, or to even have it offered at all. On the other hand, I’m usually not brave enough to ask because of the idea that in bed, men are supposed to receive and women give. In the back of my mind, there’s always a voice telling me not to ask, don’t cross any lines and don’t come off as weird. I think this idea stems from
previous relationships but I’ve noticed the same thing in each, as do most of the women I talk to. Also, women’s roles in the media are generally presented in a submissive way, and the idea that women give and men receive is prominent. Because this is so widely viewed, it’s set the norm for oral sex, which needs to change. Since when is it weird for men to ask for blow jobs? I have found that many men have no issue with this, so it’s unfortunate that women have a sense of inse-
curity when asking for oral sex. Men might have the idea they don’t need to give oral because women don’t ask, so they don’t think it’s necessary. A lot of men I know say it’s “different,” yet we all know oral sex is a two-way street. Of course, there are men out there who are more than willing and might even enjoy oral sex on both the giving and receiving end. I think more men should realize that offering to pleasure a woman only gains him brownie points and he will almost always get lucky again. And I give kudos to those men who step up and recognize that equality counts, even in the bedroom. However, we should all know that during sex, every decision is up to you and only you. With that in mind, women should feel completely confident saying “no” or refusing to give oral sex. I automatically feel guilty for not wanting to do something I have every single right to not want to do, and I think it’s time for this to stop. And men, it’s time to stop taking all of this for granted and start offering up a lot more to make the world of oral sex a little more equal. Emma Vidak-Benjamin can be reached
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Obstacles stand in the way of 4-year graduation plan Students are taking longer than the recommended four years to graduate from college for various reasons Sabrina Salvatore
Staff Writer Higher percentages of students enrolled in college are not graduating in four years due to different contributing factors that keep them enrolled in classes longer. On average, only 33.6 percent of students enrolled in a four-year public college in the state of California graduated in four years versus 64 percent who take six years to graduate. Those numbers are high considering the United States’ national average of “on-time” four-year undergraduate college students is about 19 percent. “It’s a combination of students
not being able to get the classes they need to take, them not being sure what career path they want to take when they enter college and they may end up switching majors,” said Megan Odom, Career Center director. Aside from students not being able to get the classes they need on a timely basis along with indecision about career paths, some students debate how soon they want to enter the actual workforce. Having the time to find oneself while in school is important so students know exactly what they want to do before entering the workforce, said Viviana Rodriguez, Academic Advising Office intern. “In all reality, the best time is
when you’re in school because you have that opportunity to be involved, study abroad and do all these great things,” Rodriguez said. ”However, once you go out into the workforce it’s a lot more difficult to have that time for yourself.” Rodriguez is a fifth-year student triple majoring in social sciences, Latin American studies and Spanish studies. Rodriguez said professionals in her departments often encourage greater student involvement on campus because after graduation, students will be working all their lives, so they should enjoy the most of their college experience while they can. Not only do these factors influ-
ence the amount of time students resources that help students get spend at what are considered four- through school as fast as possible. year institutions, but there are also Some of these include: factors that contribute to the time • Career assessments spent in college. • On-campus interviews Transfer students will sometimes • Mock interviews find themselves in school longer • Career and internship due to the fact they’ve been pursuadvising ing their education at multiple in• Career fairs stitutions, according to Elizabeth • Graduate school search and apAlaniz, assistant direcplication assistance tor at the Financial Aid There is also a graduand Scholarship Office. ation initiative team “Sometimes students task force on campus transfer in with a lot of that Odom is currently units, with some transa member of. William ferring in from commuM. Loker, dean of unnity colleges,” Alaniz dergraduate education, said. “It might take them is the head of the task MEGAN longer to complete their force. ODOM education if they didn’t The main purpose for Career Center transfer after two years this team is to assess director right away.” what the challenges are Another reason that that keep students from may cause students to delay their graduating in four years. The team education is if they are working strives to identify those barriers jobs as well as attending classes. and make further resources avail“It could be that students are able to help students graduate in working while they are going to less time. school and are taking fewer units,” Odom said that taking advantage Odom said. “It’s rare that I meet of the Career Center to help pick a with a student that isn’t working.” major along with meeting with an Students may also enter the uni- advisor in the Academic Advising versity thinking they know what Office are great resources to help they want to major in, but as soon unsure students get on track to as they start taking classes in their graduate in a timely manner. declared field they quickly find that Taking longer may not necesmajor isn’t what they want to do for sarily be a bad thing even with the the rest of their lives. pressure of trying to get through Odom has come across quite a school in four years. Professionals, few students where that situation faculty and even students encourhas caused them to be enrolled in age taking more time to ensure school longer, she said. that students pick the right major Some recommendations Career according to their interests while Center advisors suggest for stu- at the same time enjoying their coldents include “job shadowing” and lege experience. talking to professionals within their declared major to see if that is something they really want to pursue. Encouraging students to do that is an efficient way to help them graduate faster as well, she said. The Career Center, located in the Student Services Center on campus, offers additional services and
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“It’s kind of an unrealistic expectation that at 18 years old you’re going to know what you want to do the rest of your life,” Odom said. Sabrina Salvatore can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or
@ssalvatore09 on Twitter.
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