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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officers were invited to Chico Sate’s career fair on Wednesday, to the shock of many students. After an initial flurry of confusion, panic and frustration faded, staff and students were waiting for the university and the Associated Students to address what happened. The purpose of the event was for students and alumni with different kinds of majors and backgrounds “seeking businessSee B3 related career positions and internships,” according to the Career Center. The Commissioner of Diversity Affairs Lupe Santana and AS President Trevor Guthrie released a joint statement at 9:53 p.m. that night. The officers said they understand that CBP’s presence impacted students, staff and faculty and they “stand in solidarity with not only our undocumented community but any
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student who was affected today.” Many students at Chico State across on campus, across social media, and inperson have vocalized their opinion on how terrorized CBP’s presence made them feel. Director of the Career Center Megan Odom was asked about the reasoning behind CBP’s presence. “CBP registered for the Career fair back in August,” Odom said. “They have attended other career fairs within the last two years. We worked closely with the Director of the Dream Center and the advisor for Leaders Educating for the Advancement of Dreamers (L.E.A.D.) and we let them know in advance that CBP would be coming on campus to recruit.” “We weren’t actively calling CBP to come. We use the database Handshake, a database used by 900+ universities, and any employer can go on and see when schools are hosting job fairs. It was posted on our website that they were attending since the day they registered as well. We do not have the right to deny their access to
a career fair as a university. Not allowing them to come was not an option for us.” Odom also explained possible reasons on why the message of CBP’s attendance wasn’t spread out amongst the student body as the Career Center intended. “As a university, we don’t have a list of students that are undocumented,” she said. “We just kind of have to rely on the networks within, so at this point, we don’t have a mechanism of reaching every student. We have followed these exact same communication procedures for several other fairs we’ve had, just like back in the spring of 2018 when CBP attended the career fair as well.” “The sole purpose of attending the fair is to recruit. All agencies that attend the fair such as the corrections department, or police department, have always come in full uniform... But enforcement is never apart of the agreement of attending the fair.” Odom said, referring to the fact that officers were in full See A3 uniform.
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Sunrise Movement protests for Climate Strike Week Thursday.
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Students protested Thursday outside Meriam Library - using buckets as drums, smoke masks and their voices - to raise awareness about climate change. Starting at around Noon, students from the Sunrise Movement gathered around the south side of Meriam Library underneath the second floor, setting up posters flyers and playing a loud drum set getting people’s attention. “The climate crisis, we have to draw attention to it and we have to make climate
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change a priority in the United States.” said Steven Marquardt an organizer with the Sunrise Movement. “This small action is getting us towards that.” Once students gathered in place they began holding posters, placing them on the columns that support Meriam Library, put on smoke mask and began using their bucket drums. “The drums really draw attention they really bring people in from afar, it generates curiosity, it shows the energy behind the movement, we’re loud as we need to be,” said Marquardt. “It’s fun music keeps See A3
An entire room filled with an audience hearing Richie Reseda, the co-founder of Initiate Justice, talk about the impact of the prison industrial complex. In 2011, Reseda was sent to prison after he committed robbery. Since then he has gone on to talk about the impacts the prison has on an individual person and how the prison system does more harm than good. He came to Chico State Wednesday to talk about the truth behind mass incarceration and how it impacts people’s daily lives. “The prison industrial complex is upheld by everybody, all of our beliefs, votes and money go to support this system so all of us need to challenge the system as well,” said Reseda who came to campus to educate students on what he believes is right. “Student’s, like the rest of the people in this state and country, are bombarded with images and ideas of See A3
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From what the caller can see on video, there may be a man half naked and masturbating in her front yard.
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A coworker punched the caller in the shoulder to hurt the caller. The caller has a sore shoulder that the coworker was aware of. This was a reopened incident.
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Tuesday, Sept. 24, 5:44 p.m., 300 Antelope Creek Ave. The caller has Nest footage of a “gang” of juveniles that are “up to no good.” Call Type: Prowler Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2:09 a.m., 00 Canterbury Cir. Someone knocked on the wall or window of the caller’s bedroom. Caller yelled back in hopes of scaring the person. The caller is 88, home alone with her small dog, and too afraid to look.
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Associated Student’s meets on Thursday morning. Their first agenda item is about Custom and Border Patrol’s presence at the Career Fair.
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“I think that we really tried hard to let students know that CBP would be attending the fair. We informed all the appropriate people,” Odom said. The Associated Students (AS) Board of Directors meeting Thursday at 8 a.m. invited more students to attend to voice their thoughts. with an agenda item concerning the Border Patrol matter added. “Although we can’t bar them (Border Patrol) from coming, I think we should explore ways we can help our students feel safer,” Associated Students President Trevor Guthrie said during the meeting. “I know some schools put things in place to discourage them (Border Patrol) from coming. If we are truly an institution that values diversity and wants our students to feel safe, I think we should make sure that quite honestly those people (Border Patrol) are not coming to the Career Fair.” Other things discussed ath the meeting were: That the officer were just Human Resource agents looking to recruit Border Patrol parked off-campus not to scare students CBP has been invited in the past to attend the career fair AS will look to warn student’s in the future if similar organizations come to campus DREAM and LEAD directors were notified, with some students warned ahead of time Students may have been wrapped up in misinformation on social media, thinking Chico State invited U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when that wasn’t the case “I don’t like the framework of supporting all students,” Director of University Affairs, Alejandro Alfaro Ramirez said. “I think that’s my whole problem with the whole diversity framework too. We are all people, we are all students, but in reality that kind of avoids a discussion of power and privilege. It’s one-step before having that conversation of understanding there are power dynamics that are in place. In reality, CBP and ICE are terrorist organizations... and they are affecting livelihoods of not only students and families on campus but also people in this country. I would side with Trevor and say we need to have a strong statement. Even if we can’t say, ‘We deny your request to be here.’ We should make them feel unwelcome. I know there is the issue of, ‘Well how do we pick and choose?’ but I think this is a very clear situation. We definitely don’t want ICE and CBP on campus, recruiting.” Later on Thursday evening, the AS had their second meeting of the day that was open to students and staff. The AS officers and some board members began by discussing last week’s minutes and the potential future dates for next year’s election, and led up to CBP’s attendance at the Career Fair. “There is no clear cut answer,”Guthrie said. “That’s what makes this issue so hard to tackle.” “We are going to create dialogue and reach out to stakeholders who were most impacted by this. We are going to work together as a university with all the student organizations with the associated students. We want to bring people to the table to identify proactive ways we can address this issue -- and ensure we mitigate as much risk as we can moving forward,” Guthrie said, when asked about how AS would assist in eliminating the divide that CBP put between the students and Chico State. University of Communications was also called to state the issue. Media Relations Coordinator Sean Murphy said there will be no comment and he will leave all questions to be answered by the directors of the DREAM and Career Center. Ricardo Tovar & Angelina Mendez can be orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com on Twitter
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people inspired it keeps people energized and we’re going to have fun doing this” The mask are supposed to represent the Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in California killing over 80 people. “If you lived out here throughout the Camp Fire, you probably wore one of those masks because the smoke quality was so bad,” said Marquardt. “So we want people to remember that things like the camp fire are going to become more frequent and more severe if we do not take dramatic climate action now.” After drumming for a few minutes they began to get quieter and quieter, slowing their rhythm and they came back chanting increasing their volume slowly saying, “I believe we will win! I believe we will win!” “They are protesting the fact that nobody is paying attention to the scientific studies about climate change so they decided to come to the heart of the academy. Said Mark Stemen a professor of geography and planning at Chico State. “These are the walls that contain all this knowledge but nobody seems to be paying
THE ORION | JULIAN MENDOZA (Top) Sunrise Movement protests for climate action at Meriam Library Thursday. (Bottom) Sunrise Movement protesters gather in the Meriam Library breezeway Thursday.
attention to it.” Stemen was protesting alongside the students, and said that they wanted to bring attention to the issue to the public. According to Stemen the administration didn’t have an issue with the protest. “The space out here is available for students to reserve and there is a process includes checking with the library, said Patrick Newell Dean of Meriam Library “In the past when there have been
unplanned protest the campus responds and says ‘you shouldn’t be here.’ I just wanted to be here to say the library was created because of free speech and we support this.” The library worked with the protesters and an ongoing flu clinic going on at the same time the protest ended around 1 p.m. Julian Mendoza can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @JulianMTheOrion on Twitter
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Richie Reseda presents to a full room about his experience in mass incarceration Wednesday.
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who incarcerated people are and how dangerous they are and that we need prisons to protect us,” said Reseda. “I’m here to tell a different story, a truer story.” Raseda said his experience in prison is was terrible and that they are designed to traumatize people instead of focus on solving problems. Moving a person hundreds of miles away from there family, people they care about and locking them up in a cell won’t do anything, said Resada. The goal is to stop harm instead of creating institutions that create a cycle of harm. “The prison industrial complex
overwhelmingly affects people of color, it incarcerates black and Latinx men at the highest rate,” said Reseda. “But, it impacts black and Latinx woman in that it is the resources of black and Latinx women that are extracted from the prison industrial complex for it to exist.” According to Reseda, the system relies on the labor and resources of black and Latinx women to survive and the bodies of black and Latinix men to survive. Not falling for fear politics, supporting local organizations that are fighting to end the prison industrial complex and statewide organizations that initiate justice
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could end the prison industrial complex. “The prison industrial complex relies on our fear to survive, so we can’t be afraid of each other,” said Reseda. “When somebody harms us we need to find it in ourselves to: one make sure we are safe, but two: not buy into the idea that they need to be harmed in response.” Reseda can be reached on Instagram @RichieReseda.
Julian Mendoza can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @JulianMTheOrion on Twitter
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Stonewall Alliance, a resource for LGBTQ+
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Carolyn Allen Staff Writer
The largest LGBTQ+ center north of Sacramento is right here in Chico. Founded in 1990 and located on East 6th Street, Stonewall Alliance Chico is a nonprofit organization that provides an array of services and support for the LGBTQ+ community. Open Monday to Friday from noon to 6 p.m. the goal of the center is to cultivate a safe, open and inclusive environment for members of the LGBTQ+ and ally communities. “The services that we offer are we do counseling and we do that with interns from Chico State with a clinical supervisor who oversees those interns,” said Executive Director Celeste Cramer. There are also an array of support groups. “We have about 12 support groups right now and really we could expand, but we have limited space,” Cramer said.
These support groups are for both individuals of the community as well as families and allies. Those groups are peer run meaning they are done with volunteers. In addition to counseling and support groups, the center also offers free HIV and Hep C testing. “The reason we do that here is because some people feel more comfortable coming here than they would to go somewhere like public health or a health center,” Cramer said. This is done every Monday from 4 to 6 p.m. and on the first Sunday of the month there are morning sessions. “We try to be as discreet as possible about why people are coming in,” Cramer said. The Stonewall Alliance also offers sensitivity trainings for eight other counties in addition to Butte. However, Cramer said that whoever wants them can come and train and they will be there. The Chico Stonewall is the largest LGBTQ+ center north of Sacramento and serves the entire community including students of all ages.
The center is set up to feel like a home away from home. Especially for those who don’t feel comfortable in their homes “This is kind of our hang out for teens to come after school, especially the ones who don’t feel safe at home being themselves,” Cramer said. Stonewall receives most of their funding from government grants, but there are also private and local donors. The center also hosts events throughout the year, including Pride in June and Trans week in March. They are also coming up on celebrating their 30th anniversary next October. The Stonewall Alliance is always looking for more volunteers and are accepting any help or aid from the community. They also have an Amazon wish list on their website to add to the center.
Carolyn Allen can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com
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Staff Writer Some Chico State students may have already noticed a change when taking online tests and quizzes through Blackboard, the school’s online student portal. The web service, Proctorio, which is currently being tested but not fully implemented, is an online program that makes sure students are not cheating on their exams. How does Proctorio work? According to the Proctorio webpage on the University’s website, “Proctorio is a remote proctoring service software that works within your web browser to monitor test takers for suspicious behaviors”. While Chico State’s description is somewhat vague, a simple google search shows that Proctorio
is more in-depth. According to the University of Washington’s online description of the program, Proctorio has full access to a user’s webcam and microphone. This is so that it can monitor the user for any signs of suspicious behavior. According to the Manager of Distributed Learning Technologies (TLP) at Chico State, David Rowe, “students have shared that the use of the tool can create a general invasive feeling caused by being monitored and recorded.” Due to this, the University is working to standardize the privacy and security settings in order to make it a more universal experience. Currently, Proctorio is available in courses only if an instructor requests it and completes a training course on how to use it. The instructor has control over how they wish to go about implementing the program, with tools available to them for
customization options. Those currently using the program in their courses must have completed the training before last January, with future dates currently unavailable. Depending on the way the instructor chooses to use the program, students may have to scan the room with their webcam, and can even be tracked by their eye movement to ensure no cheating occurs. Currently it appears as though Proctorio is here to stay, as more and more instructors opt to use the program. While the University did not comment on whether it will be fully implemented eventually, it seems that many students will run into it in the near future. Jack Lewis can be reached at orionmanagereditor@gmail.com on Twitter
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Founder of GeekWire Talks with The Orion
Todd Bishop the co-founder of Geek Wire and 1996 Chico State graduate in Journalism and Business Administration.
Ricardo Tovar Staff Writer
Based in Seattle and launched in March of 2011, GeekWire is a news site dedicated to covering trends in the national technology world. They follow big names such as Apple, Google Amazon, Microsoft and Google, as well as covering startups companies. Todd Bishop is a Chico State alumni, who double majored in Journalism and Business Administration, and graduated in 1996. The former Orionite is the co-founder and editor for GeekWire and he credits his Chico State education for teaching him valuable skills that helped with his entrepreneurship. “It’s interesting a lot of times the principles that you apply to journalism: asking questions, listening, being able to think on the fly and figure things out apply well to watching a startup, said Bishop. “It’s much harder, watching a startup than to do journalism purely but a lot of the lessons applied. I was also a double major at Chico State and majored in Business Administration. So I have a little bit of a business background. It’s one of those things that’s exciting and scary and extremely fun.” Still editing and doing his own journalism Bishop’s career spans more than a decade, working in places such as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Puget Sound Business Journal and Seattle P-I. This experience has helped grow GeekWire to have 15 people in the company, with a newsroom of six reporters and outside contributors, also help chronicle Seattle’s technology world. With so much experience in the journalism field, BIshop has years worth of advice to offer graduating journalists. “In terms of journalism specifically, my big thing is, it’s good to be a generalist when you start, said Bishop. “Cover a wide range of things. Over time if you have in mind the specialty you want to get into, whether that’s a beat like courts or community coverage or something specific like a business sector... Start developing specialized expertise that you can apply your general journalism skills to. That is the kind of thing that will really set you up and also get you into the media landscape. Then you also have other expertise that you can fall back on.” Bishop states that’s the beauty of learning journalism. It makes you very flexible and lets you speak on and learn about a wide variety of subjects. You have to adapt when needed in this business and those skills translate to any job. This is not a job where you can coast, you have to love journalism to make a living off of it. “When I started I was writing one to two stories a day for a daily newspaper with a deadline of 5 p.m. Every day, for a story that would land on people’s doorsteps 12 hours later, said Bishop. “That
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was the state of the industry and sure the internet in the mid-90s was starting to come up, but it was more of a novelty in terms of the business of media at that point. I never would have expected that we would be going to hourly and half-hourly deadlines. The way the industry has changed is dramatic and incredible and exciting and scary. One of the advantages that journalists have is that they’re learning about and adapting to new things every day because of the different topics that they cover and if you can apply that to your overall approach, big-picture, you’re going to be fine.” The most valuable class Todd Bishop took at Chico State he said was The Orion. He loved the structure of the class and that he got to learn through doing. With proper instruction, he learned how to approach and think about problems and issues in a way that benefited him throughout his life. “The thing that I loved about Chico State was the mix of bigpicture theory, big-picture understanding, with a practical application of the skills, said Bishop. “So you’ve got both the insight on the high level and the experience in the trenches. I feel like those two things just set me up for doing well.” When asked what some of the big things he is working on currently he spoke on Amazon having their big device unveiling. He covered it and went to the reception afterward that Jeff Bezos was at. He picked up on his comments about facial recognition regulation. Bezos acknowledged for the first time that Amazon is open to Federal Legislation to “guard rails around how facial recognition technology is used.” Bishop feels this is information is important because of people’s concerns about bias, civil rights and transparency with that kind of technology. Bishop ended the conversation with The Orion by giving some advice to journalism students. That can also apply to anyone in pursuit of what they want in their careers. “Take advantage of your connections. Don’t be shy about asking for things. Work hard, find a passion and pursue it inside journalism. That’s the best advice I can give, said Bishop. “I think sometimes people are hesitant to ask for things. We have a great sales team here and they sell sponsorships and ads and they are not afraid to be explicit in what they ask for. More often than not if you do that enough times, you’re going to get what you’re asking for. Making connections, making sure to be clear to people and say, ‘Hey, I am looking for a job in journalism. I want to work in this field and I can do a great job for you.’ The more upfront and ambitious and clear you can be I think the better.” Ricardo Tovar can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @rtovarg13 on Twitter
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“The Addams Family” is fun for the fall season
Danielle Kessler Staff Writer
The Chico Theater Company is putting on a production of “The Addams Family” from Sept. 27 to Oct. 20. In honor of Halloween being around the corner, the show proved to be a fun evening of musical theatre and a light-hearted introduction into the fall season. The opening night served as a great first glimpse into what the folks at the Chico Theater Company have in store for the months of September and October. Naturally, the theater was decorated with the essence of the Addams family in mind. The show is, of course, focused on the members of the Addams Family, but with an added twist when Wednesday Addams (Kellen Staub) falls in love with a normal boy from Ohio, Lucas Beineke (Casson Scowcroft). The show then follows as the two families navigate their differences and try to accommodate the requests of their children, who are set to be engaged. Lauren Sutton-Beattie, who plays Lucas’s mother, Alice, in the production, spoke about her interest in musical theater and how her experience has been during her time with the Chico Theater Company.
“I really enjoy the stage and the energy that the audience gives back to people on stage, it’s so addictive and it’s my creative outlet,” SuttonBeattie said of her love of theater. She also said that her time with the theater company has been amazing thus far, “Everyone’s really supportive and everyone’s here for fun.” Sutton-Beattie added that she had a really great time playing Mrs. Beineke in the musical. “The fun thing about this character is I like to say I don’t actually act,” she said, “It’s very much me, so I get to just be myself, and that’s really fun.” With amazing vocals and acting from the entire cast, the musical production of “Addams Family” has something for theater fans of every age. This production of “The Addams Family” is a great way to celebrate the season with friends and family, and will be playing at the Chico Theater Company from now until Oct. 20. For more information about tickets, upcoming shows, and “The Addams Family”, visit the Chico Theater Company’s website. Danielle Kesler can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @reserv0irpups on Twitter
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‘The Goldfinch’ appeals visually but lacks substance
Ansel Elgort portrays Theo, a young man who was orphaned at a young age after his mother was killed in bombing.
Angel Ortega Staff Writer
Though this film has its moments of excellence, “The Goldfinch” is mundane and has its fair share of shortcomings. Based on a novel of the same name by Donna Tartt, “The Goldfinch” centers around Theo, played by both Ansel Elgort and Oakes Fegley, who struggles to come to terms with the death of his mother. While visiting a fine arts museum in New York City, both Theo and his mother are caught in a bombing. Theo’s mother is killed, but he survives. To cope with his mother’s death, Theo steals a priceless painting of a goldfinch bird that survives the explosion. However, in doing so, Theo introduces more problems into his life then he does resolve them. This film is flawed. “The
Goldfinch” is way too long. The two and a half hour runtime causes this film’s pacing to suffer, especially at the beginning where the narrative does not flow well. “The Goldfinch” would have been significantly better if 25 to 30 minutes had been trimmed from the final cut. The writing of the film also could have used some more time and effort. Elgort’s poor dialogue, as well as his mundane and uninspired performance, made adult Theo a dull character and left quite a bit to be desired. It’s a shame because Elgort has shown, with films like “Baby Driver,” that he can deliver a compelling performance. On the contrary, Fegley, who portrays a younger Theo, delivers a decent performance. Unfortunately, his performance was the only standout. Finn Wolfhard, who portrays Theo’s childhood friend Borris, has
shown through his previous work, like “Stranger Things,” that he too is capable of delivering a competent performance. Yet in “The Goldfinch,” he fails to do such, and his obviously forced-Ukrainian accent is atrocious. If I had been the director, I would simply have cast an actual Ukrainian actor at that point. However, despite some of the film’s shortcomings, there are aspects of “The Goldfinch” that I thoroughly enjoyed. Roger Deakin’s cinematography, and his ability to capture beautiful visuals, delivered a visual melancholy that was present throughout. I enjoy getting sad and dwelling into my feelings and emotions when watching dramas, especially if a film explores the sad and dark sides of the human condition. So to see a dark, melancholic, aesthetic
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compliment, “The Goldfinch’s” sorrow narrative struck a chord with me. Deakin has earned his role as an esteemed cinematographer through his work with the Coen Brothers, with films like “No Country for Old Men” and “Fargo,” and winning an Oscar for “Blade Runner 2049.” So it’s no surprise that “The Goldfinch” is visually captivating. However, this film’s shortcomings overshadow its moments of glory. I wouldn’t mind seeing this film again, but I won’t make the effort to do so as there are other dramas with more narrative substance than “The Goldfinch.” Rating: 2.5/5 stars
Angel Ortega can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @AngelOrtegaNews on Twitter
Astral Chain: Another strong link for PlatinumGames
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From left to right: Astral Chain’s male protagonist, the “Sword Legion” and the female protagonist.
Ricardo Tovar Staff Writer
Astral Chain is PlatinumGames’ latest action-adventure title. Coming after the massively successful and highly praised Nier: Automata the gaming world was excited to see what the studio’s next project would be. The game begins with an asteroid hitting Earth and spreading the planet with “Red Matter.” Rifts have also opened up and android like creatures called “Chimera” are appearing out of these rifts to attack humans and spread the Red Matter. A special refuge for humanity called the Ark was made to create “Legions” to fight the Chimera. Legions are captured chimera that has been modified by humanity to be tethered to a human partner via a chain. You play as one of two twins who belong to the special police force called Neuron who are in charge of fighting back against the “chimera” along with their
Legion partner. Your job is to stop the chimera threat and uncover the mysteries of the rifts and Red Matter. Coming out exclusively for the Nintendo Switch was a risk for a new title but has so far shown no signs of hampering success. The strength of the game has to be the gameplay, although it has a steep learning curve, to begin with. Controlling your main character and your Legion takes some getting used to if you have a friend you can each control one of them. The Legion attacks on its own for the most part but calling it back and using abilities and special moves falls on the player; once it all clicks the action is fun and frantic, a staple of a Platinum game. You earn up to five different Legions as you progress in the game, that you can switch back and forth from at will, so the combat never gets stale. Customizing and earning experience for your Legion is also another great way the game keeps its combat fresh throughout
its 20-hour campaign. Where the game could use the most help is in its pacing and overall story. The story is straightforward and pretty much an afterthought most of the time. It’s predictable and at times felt like watching an episode of any mech anime you’ve ever seen. For some odd reason, whether you choose the male or female protagonist, the one you choose will be speechless. This leads to some emotional moments feeling flat and almost comical at times. If you had the voice actor for each protagonist why not have all the cutscenes voice acted? You go to the Neuron station after each mission where you can customize your player or Legion and explore the facility and do sidequests. The main downside being an annoying dog mascot and a song that is so irritating you’ll mute the game when you are in the station. At the start of each mission, there is an hour of detective work you must do before getting to any
action. You talk to everyone in sight and do so until you get 100% on the investigation, which boils to what did that person say? Even if you forget and answer wrong the story still progresses. Mercifully the game stops this trend in the middle when it turns to straight action for the remainder of the game. The second half of the game is a joy until the end and uses Astral Chain’s strengths to carry the load. If the whole game was like this, it would easily win my game of the year. The saving grace is a great end half but that bogged down the first half is unforgivable. It brings the game down a level because a game shouldn’t punish a player and reward them later. Pacing issues and a boring story keep this game from reaching its true potential. Rating 3/5 stars. Ricardo Tovar can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @Rtovarg13 on Twitter
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Vol-83 Oct. 2, 2019 Issue 6
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Tig Notaro Show Comes to Chico State
COURTESY BY | BOB CHAMBERLIN FROM LOS ANGELES TIMES
Melissa Joseph Staff Writer
Clowns, internal bleeding, and Adele’s “Hello” -- this is what the crowd in Laxson Auditorium enjoyed as quick-witted stand-up comedian, Tig Notaro, performed Saturday night. Before Notaro took to the stage, the auditorium turned dark and a small film began to play. The film was Notaro’s acclaimed “Clown Service”, a short comedic film that divulges the trials and tribulations of ordering a clown for one person. The short was based on true events that Notaro experienced
while suffering from a break up 20 years prior. The authenticity of Notaro’s one-liners and quips with the service clown, had the crowd bursting with laughter and excitement just minutes into the film. As the film came to an end, Notaro greeted the crowd on stage, undeniably in her comfort zone. She started her stand up by discussing various aspects of her life, one moment discussing her son’s fascination with penises, the next singing Dolly Parton with the crowd. The show was loaded from start to finish with material that everyone in the audience could
appreciate, regardless of age or sex. At the end of the night, Notaro ended the night with an explosive rendition of Adele’s “Hello”. The comedian explained that at a birthday party for Ellen Degeneres, she found herself surrounded by talented musicians and artists who performed small sets throughout the party. One of those guests happened to be Adele. Notaro describes the guest’s excitement to hear Adele perform, to which she did not, so Notaro took the matter into her own hands. She proceeded to ask P!nk if she could perform on stage, slowly exposing her lack of musical
expertise, but that didn’t deter her. With unwavering confidence, Notaro belted out the most out of tune, blood curdling cover of “Hello” to ever exist, the whole time knowing Adele was watching; it was iconic. Notaro displayed this scene for the Laxson Auditorium audience, ending the night with a standing ovation. To learn more about Tig Notaro’s upcoming shows, information can be found on her website. Melissa Joseph can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @Melisstweetz on Twitter
Love Eternal performs soulful reggae-rock
THE ORION | KATI MORRIS
Love Eternal perform at Tender Loving Coffee.
Kati Morris Staff Writer
On Saturday night Tender Loving Coffee hosted the soulful performances of reggae-fusion act, Love Eternal, with an opening set by Chico State’s own singersongwriter, CALOY. Love Eternal is a roots reggae and soul rock duo from Santa Cruz. The pair, originally a larger
band consisting of 6 members, was living on the Big Island of Hawai’i when a volcanic eruption suddenly caused them to part ways. Now consisting of guitarist and vocalist Jahred Namaste and vocalist Shawna Namaste, the duo continues to share their beliefs about peace and healing through their performing. “We write our songs as our
medicine...We keep our songs as our mantras to center us,” says Jahred. They believe that through music they also have the ability to inspire conscious change, with songs promoting anti-war philosophies as well as respect for indigenous populations. While Love Eternal write all of their own original music, they leave it open to change,
often switching things up when performing their songs live. “We don’t even have setlists,” says Shawna. Love Eternal currently has a 6-song EP out titled “Good Life,” available on major streaming platforms. Kati Morris can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com
Featured Artist: Cootdog, the DJ behind Mystic Roots Emily Neria Staff Writer
Mystic Roots member, Coot Wyman, better known as cootdog, DJed at a local bar called Lost on Main St thursday night. The performance was part of a Bob Marley tribute featuring Slo Horizon and Stay Positive Sound. Wyman and the rest of the Mystic Roots band started out playing backyard venues and local bars in Chico almost 20 years ago.
They consider their style a type of reggae. “It’s reggae with a twist.” Said Wyman. The band relocated to Southern California for a while and managed to get a record deal, but the band has since moved back to Chico. “That’s where we were when we got… our first major U.S. tours.” Said Wyman. Their first album, released in Chico, was called Constant Struggle. It had songs on it the
band is known for like “Pass the Marajuana” and “Chico CalifornIA”. Their second album, Cali High, was a collaborative effort with a reggae band from Hawaii. Since then Mystic Root has produced two more full albums called Campfire (no relation to the natural disaster), and Change, which was released in the last year and went to number one on the reggae billboard chart. Now the band is aware of a broadening of their audience. As
reggae fans get older and start to bring their kids to concerts, the range in attendees has expanded. “We try to do a lot of all ages shows.” Wyman said . “Our crowd is now like from every age. From little kids, to college kids, to high school, to parents.” Mystic Roots will be performing at the Senator Theatre October 6th. To learn more, check out their website. Emily Neria can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com
Sports
Vol-83 Oct. 2, 2019 Issue 6
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Chico State Soccer future looking bright
THE ORION | WESLEY HARRIS Noah Ross menuvering between the Academy of Art defense on September 22.
Wesley Harris Staff Writer
The first year of college is a time filled with major lifestyle adjustments and figuring out how to live in a new atmosphere. For freshmen soccer players Noah Ross and Jacob Chong, time is not a luxury they have. Both Ross and Chong have made huge contributions to their team, finding the net in just their first couple of games as new Wildcats. As freshmen, they have found ways to help their 5-1 record in search of winning a national title this year. “Coming in as a freshman, I just expected to red-shirt and play the hardest I can,” Ross said. “... He (head coach Felipe Restrepo) started rotating me into games. I’ve gained more confidence as far as the rotation, knowing that I’m going to be prepared.” The transition from playing high school sports to college sports can be a huge adjustment as they
come in playing against more experienced competitors. There is no shortage of confidence between these two freshmen in making it to the next level. In the team’s third match of the season, Ross helped seal the game by scoring his first goal, which put the team ahead 3-0. Chong has become a major scoring threat finding the net in half of the team’s matches with three of his own. “It’s a totally different type of feeling when the ball goes in the net, you feel kind of like a high,” Chong said. “... You got happiness, you got a sense of completion, but right as score as you score that goal and once all that goes away you want to get right to the next goal.” To perform at such a high level at a young age requires a special level of focus and preparation. To get ready for this season, the two put in hundreds of hours in the gym to perform at their best. Both Chong and Ross explained the elite workout schedule head coach
Restrepo had put together for them over summer; which included them running multiple miles each day. “As long as you’re staying somewhat in shape, you can come back to Chico when the season starts, and he’ll (head coach Restrepo) work you,” Chong said. “He’ll work your ass off. When he does that you’ll get back into shape and you’ll be good to go when the first game starts.” Ross found it best to get acclimated to the next level and played competitively with a semipro team over the break to get adjusted to the faster pace. “Over summer I played for semi pro team in American Canyon back where I live,” Ross said. “We ended up being top 2 in the table. It was just something to kind of keep me in shape, keep touches on the ball.” To come in and gain the respect of older competitors takes a lot of confidence. It is the single thing that can determine if one will play
well or not. “10,000 hours. I’ve been playing since I was four years old,” Chong said. “If you put 10,000 hours in, you’ll become an expert at something.” The two couldn’t have asked for a better start to their careers on a new campus. Even with the recent success, the two will never be satisfied as they believe they can always produce more. With a team of 10 freshmen, the two are setting themselves up to be the next leaders of the Chico State soccer program. “I definitely feel like there’s a good possibility that we leave a legacy,” Ross said. “With the big freshman recruiting class he (head coach Restrepo) made, there’s 10 of us coming in. ...With the talent and good quality players coming, I for sure think we can leave a mark at Chico.” Wesley Harris can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @jiggy_wes on Twitter
WREC holds third annual bench press competition
(Left)A contestant attempts a lift in the second round.
Mathew Ferreira Staff Writer
Chico State’s WREC (Wildcat Recreation Center) held their Bench Press competition Friday. It is the third annual competition, and the event is put on in collaboration with the on-campus organization, Chico Barbell Club. The competition is open to all Chico State students, and it has been drawing a fair amount of contestants and has done well with attendance the last three years. “It’s been pretty consistent since we started, and we usually have around 30 people come out for the competition,” Said Brooke McCall, WREC Programs Coordinator. The Chico Barbell Club has been on campus since 2015 and has been gaining popularity as a result of the open competitions that they
(Right) Top three contestants (left to right): Taylor Pina, David Capriles and Thomas Lowe.
promote. This year’s event was Collin Baray’s first as president of the Barbell club. “I really enjoy seeing people set their personal record at this competition,” said Baray. The day started with weighins, as the event is scored by the amount of the lift, compared to the contestant’s body weight. After weigh-ins Baray explained the rules to all of the contestants. Shortly after the weigh-ins and instructions, the competition began. The lifters seemed to start things out slow with first round reps in the 90-150 pound range, but it didn’t stay that way for long. Once the contestants had a round of lifting in, the totals started to increase and reps started to be north of 200 pounds.
When the lifting got heavy, the number of participants dropped due to eliminations from failed reps, leaving just three contestants to battle for the first place prize. Taylor Pina was the first to lift in the final round, maxing out at 245 pounds. Thomas Lowe nearly took the first place prize, finishing with a max weight of 415 pounds. David Capriles took the first place spot, narrowly defeating Lowe with a max weight of 420 pounds. “I’m also prepping for a meet in six weeks, so I kind of just went off of program and participated with the club to get some competitive practice,” said Capriles. The top three lifters all won a prize bag from the WREC, with a water bottle, gift cards and other prizes.
THE ORION | MATHEW FERREIRA
Despite having the max weight and winning the competition, Capriles’ favorite part of the event was something else. “I love seeing people that we don’t normally see around the club coming and participating,” said Capriles. “We see a lot of new faces and people coming back.” The bench press event was the only competition that the club has in the fall semester, but during the spring semester they also hold a deadlifting competition, using a similar competition format. Students interested in joining are encouraged to reach out to the club’s instagram account or attend one of the biweekly meetings that they hold. Mathew Ferreira can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @MattFerreira_ on Twitter
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Pleasant Valley senior committed to ASU
Karina Cope Staff Writer
The passion for sports runs through the veins of tri-sport athlete, Aidan Finney of Pleasant Valley High School. Finney, a senior this year, plays football, baseball and basketball for the Pleasant Valley Vikings. While excelling in all three, football tugs on the strings of his heart a little bit more. As a football commit for Arizona State University, he looks to continue his football career and see how far it can take him. Around age seven, Finney began dabbling in the sport of football. He took a couple of years off from football to play baseball and basketball, but later found himself back out on the turf again. With a 14-year-old brother, Brendan, who plays baseball and basketball, and a 12-year-old sister, Miley, who plays volleyball and basketball, athletic blood runs through the Finney family. Finney mentions how Brendan looks up to him as a person and as an athlete, being that the two are very similar in many ways. Both brothers have size in their favor, as they are both big, strong kids looking to continue growing. Not to mention, Finney’s parents provide a great support system for him, as they are at as many football games as they can attend and cheer him on throughout each step of his football career. Finney notes that his greatest football accomplishment as a Viking was winning the State Championship last year in 2018. During the last three games of the 2018 season, Finney’s junior year, he switched positions from tight
end to tackle. One of the Viking’s tackles went down, and position changes were put in play for the team. Coach Mark Cooley threw Finney into that game as tackle, and Finney stepped up and played hard despite being in an unfamiliar position. From then on, Finney stuck to tackle and learned to adapt to this new position. “It wasn’t a huge change technique wise, but I put on a lot of weight and a lot of size, and in the end it was a good decision,” Finney said. Earlier this year in March, Finney received his first college offer from Oregon State University. As the months progressed, Finney found himself going on college visits, meeting and talking with coaches of various schools, and being bombarded with more offers. He was wanted, no doubt. Coaches and schools recruited Finney and wanted him to be an integral part of their football program. With offers extended from: Fresno State University, University of Nevada, Reno, Utah State, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, San Jose State University, Washington State University, San Diego State University and Arizona State University. Finney had a tough decision to make with so many outstanding schools, yet he could only pick one. Finney began to narrow down his schools by where he felt was right. He mentioned that it’s not just about football, so he looked at academics, location, weather and other factors and took them into consideration. “I was pretty much thinking about it day and night,” Finney said. “It’s a big decision, so it wasn’t something
THE ORION | MARY VOGEL (Top) Aidan Finney gathers around with his teammates. (Bottom) Aidan Finney without his helmet during practice.
I wanted to be short with.” After about four months of heavy thinking and planning his future, he had made his decision. Despite the tough times he encountered upon choosing, he did not take his recruitment process for granted. At the end of July 2019, he announced his commitment to Arizona State University. “I think the coaching staff there was a big part for me, especially the head coach, Coach Herm Edwards,” Finney said. “You watch videos on him and see the way he talks to his players and the way he leads his team. I think that was really what drew me to them.” Finney feels very blessed to be able to play ball at the next level, and he is eager to show ASU what the name “Aidan Finney” is all about. His friends and loved ones are looking forward to following his football journey next year as
he embarks with his new team in Tempe, Arizona.
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A goal of mine for next year would be to be able to compete and hang in with the older kids and the upper classmen and show that I deserve to be there. I’m not just a big kid but I can play, too” AIDEN FINNEY | Student
Karina Cope can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @KarinalCope on Twitter
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Opinion
Vol-83 Oct. 2, 2019 Issue 6
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Chico State doesn’t value diversity Natalie Hanson Editor-In-Chief
By now I think most of the campus probably knows that this past Wednesday, California Customs and Border Patrol officers were on campus, recruiting at the Career Fair in the BMU. At the same time this was going on, the first in the “Diversity Talks” series, by Richie Reseda, was also taking place upstairs in Plumas Hall. It focused on how statesanctioned police tactics and mass incarceration have a long history of racism and targeting minorities. University Communications staff members were there watching. Reseda got lots of questions, and applause. First, I want to acknowledge that based on your ideology, you might not think these two events are connected at all. It’s possible that based on how you see the world, you might not be fazed by the fact that border patrol officers were on campus recruiting, at all. That’s how the director of the Career Center, Megan Orm sees it. In fact, she claimed that it was not an option for the university to not invite the officers, and said she believes that the campus took all of the necessary steps to warn students and faculty. If that’s true, however, why did a number of students react with anxiety and fear at the presence of the officers? Why did so many students take refuge at Gender and Sexuality Equity Coalition (GSEC), some in tears, or post on social media about their feelings of not belonging and fears that the campus doesn’t care about them? Chico State, if you’re going to invite officers that are statesanctioned to break up families and remove students from campuses and homes, you have to acknowledge that even if you have the right to invite them, students are going to feel threatened. You have a significant population of Latinx and black students who have plenty of historic reasons
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to fear these officers. You have acknowledged that dreamer students are supported on campus. And now your precious image of being a campus that values diversity is in jeopardy. It’s very profitable for universities to act like they care about diversity. In some cases, it’s even mandated. Chico State was in fact handed a recommendation when WASC awarded the university an eightyear accreditation, that included needing to improve its handling of diversity. The university has also signed proof that it is committed to protecting and supporting its community of Dreamer students. So, how’s that going? Students are left in tears with fear as border patrol is discovered on campus, and in fact invited to be there to recruit more officers. And the fact that the first presentation in the “Diversity Talks” series by incarceration activist Richie Reseda was going on at the same time, well-publicized by the university as if it is proof that they believe in diversity, makes the campus’ image ring even more hollow. I don’t think I’m alone here in saying that it absolutely turns my stomach on the whole idea that Chico State loves its diverse campus
- based on how I saw students on social media reacting with fear and indignation. And I’m not even a dreamer student. So how are these students supposed to feel when the campus not only allows, but INVITES the officers who are statesanctioned to take people away, to come recruit in the same space? Again, if your ideology differs and you feel that allowing the officers to recruit here is a legitimate practice, you may not understand the ramifications of this event. But I think it is necessary to try to think outside of your own worldview and try to imagine how it might look to someone else and how it might make them feel threatened and unsafe -- which is the very goal of diversity, isn’t it? Inviting the Border Patrol makes it seem as if the college is in full support of their actions. Business or no business, the university made the wrong choice and many students have been left feeling anxious and unsupported due to this action. The director of University Affairs, Alejandro Alfaro Ramirez, said it well Thursday when he reminded other students, “We are all people, we are all students, but in reality that kind of avoids a discussion of power and privilege.
“It’s one-step before having that conversation of understanding there are power dynamics that are in place. In reality, CBP and ICE are terrorist organizations… and they are affecting livelihoods of not only students and families on campus but also people in this country,” he said. He and the president of Associated Students Trevor Guthrie made it clear that they stand in solidarity with all students, including dreamers, on this issue. However you see this incident, what is true is that it has left many students feeling unsafe. It is true that as soon as this happened, Associated Students acted quickly and made it clear that they will support and stand alongside fellow dreamers. By contrast, the university has chosen to remain silent on the matter. Does that tell you all you need to know? In my opinion, it’s a bad day for diversity when the university can’t even comment on its actions. The college has failed its diverse population of students if it cannot even acknowledge what its action may have done to them. Natalie Hanson can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @nhanson_reports on Twitter.
Best and worst public spots to hook up in Chico
ILLUSTRATION | MELISSA JOSEPH
Melissa Joseph Staff Writer
Public sex is a staple within the porn community: sex while hiking, sex in a car or sex in a grocery store. Name a public place and there’s a porno of it. Keep in mind that public sex is illegal and your actions could have consequences if you do so irresponsibly. But I digress, it’s also admittedly thrilling, adventurous and gives people the chance to spice up their sex life and have a little dirty fun. Here are three public places around Chico that are way more interesting than your bed:
1. The Paradise Lookout
For those of you that are new or don’t get out much, the Paradise Lookout also known as the Butte Creek Watershed Overlook, is one of the most beautiful views around town and a classic hookup spot. On a night with no moon, you can see the bright depths of the milky way and every constellation ever dreamt of, making it the perfect place for a romantic
night. A car with a sun roof would be your best bet for comfortable sex. You can have sex and right after you get to star gaze all from the comfort of your car. If you don’t have a sunroof, there are plenty of boulders and benches at the lookout, just be wary of the occasional car driving by.
This is another one I’ll probably get in trouble for saying, but the quaint rose garden located in the middle of campus is a sweet spot for a romantic hook up. If you walk through campus after a night of partying, the smell of the rose garden can be pretty enticing when the flowers are in bloom. Drunk and tired, your senses dulled, the strong aroma of roses is an invitation for any couple that can’t wait until they get home to have sex. If you don’t mind getting a little dirty, the rose garden is the cutest spot on campus to hook up. Public sex is exciting and hot, but if you choose the wrong places, you can suffer huge repercussions. Here are three public places you want to avoid when having sex:
1. Any fraternity house or fraternity house bathroom
We get it, it’s Chico, arguably one 2. Arts and Humanities of the most frat-centric towns in Building - second floor I’m probably going to get expelled for even thinking this, but the second floor of the Arts and Humanities building is the perfect place for a sunset quickie. The north face of the building, located directly above the Janet Turner Print museum, is covered head to toe in beautiful large windows, idyllic for sunset watching and a good time. If you have card access to the building, which many art students do, it makes it even easier to roll around late at night without getting caught. It sounds ridiculous, but think about it.
America, but that doesn’t mean you have to fuck your partner in a frat house. If you met your partner at a frat party or happen to know a few guys from a fraternity that are DTF, then that’s great, just take it somewhere else. On a weekend night, frat bathrooms should be reserved solely for those who have to pee and barf. If you’re having sex in the bathroom for 20 minutes, you’re going to piss a lot of people off and have a line glaring at you when you’re done.
been violated. I’ll never forget the first time I saw someone passionately make out with Willy, tongue and caressing included; I’m still scarred from the experience. I’ll admit, like every Chico State student, I’ve drunkenly ridden him after a night of partying, but to have sex on him, next to him, or with him is just not the move. We have to keep in mind that public sex is still illegal, so fucking outside, on school property, across the street from the police station probably isn’t the best idea.
3. Dorm showers
This one doesn’t apply to everyone, but I thought it was important to remind people of what not to do their freshman year. So, you’re stuck as freshmen in a dorm, trying to have sex, but both of your rooms are occupied. You have a few options, either suck it up and fuck in the same room as your roommates or have sex somewhere else in the dorms, but whatever you do, do not have sex in the showers. Depending on which hall you live in, the showers are usually lined with a film of nasty gunk and hair, creating a slippery disaster waiting to happen. Unless you plan on wearing a hazmat suit, don’t have sex in the showers. With all of these places in mind, remember to always practice safe sex and respect the personal space of others. Public sex can be a risky game, so have fun, do it in the right place, and don’t get caught.
2. Willy the Wildcat
I’ve never had sympathy for a
3. The Chico State Rose statue, until I met Willy. It’s an Garden understatement to say this cat has
Melissa Joseph can be reached at orionmanagingeditor@gmail.com or @Melisstweetz on Twitter.
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