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VOIUfr,2 27, Issue 5 Califol'nia State University, Chico Wednesday, September 25, 199i

Summonin,g the s We want windows Stairs

Nightmare On Nord Ave. Southern Pacific is at it again. In the Bay Area this weekend six cars jumped the rejects tracks. There was no major damage, no injuries, no toxic chemical leaks and no earth-shattering catastrophes other than snarled traffic and flaring tempers. It makes me wonder though. With SP emeritus suffering a chronic trend of dera1Iments­ rust Dunsmuir, then Los Angeles and now David Rolland San Fransisco, the odds seem greater than News Editor ever that it could happen here. Ifoneofthosc huge, high-speed, 3 a.m. cargo express trains Last week, former Provost Gerald Stairs asked Chico State skipped the tracks, nobody even likes to University President, Robin Wilson, to rescind his action consider the pa>Sibilities. granting emeritus status to Stairs. 1be worst-case scenario, which we Stairs said his request "is based solely upon my concern for saw played-out up north this summer, is a university that I have served and loved. It has been brought Lhat thousands of gallons of toxic chemi­ about by continued unjustified action through use of, or by cals would be dumped on Lhe doorstep of direct malicious action of, the media in attacks u pan me." Lhe high-density, "college ghetto" apart­ "These action:; arc antithetical to uni .... ersity purpose," mente; that line SP's daily route. Talk Stairs continued, "They create an environment of malice and about a loss of enrollment. ignore the due process decisions that were taken at both I don't live by the tracks, but I used to. university and legal levels." When the late-night freight express came BUlle County District Attorney Mike Hamscy decided last thundering past my window, I couldn't help Spring not to press criminal charges against Stairs after a sexual but imagine all that sp::

Union plan hurts students while helping faculty Faculty p~ct spar~s deb.~~e o~er teac~ing load EDITORIAl...... 6 Ne'w agreement will decrease class time resposlbJllty, may Increase class sizes Annika Olin academic year and will slowly be phased Chico State University physical sci­ is not designed to make instructors Women's soccer takes two over Staff Writer in. By 1995 the average instructor will ence professor Rolland Hauser is one of work less but to make their work more, have nine units of classroom instruction. five-members of the ]WLNC. He sup­ meaningful. If it is implemented prop~ the weekend The new contract between the Cali­ The other six units falling under "indi­ ports the workload change and said erly, more faculty will need to be hired, . SPORT.S ...... · ...... 9 fornia Faculty Association and the Cali.­ rect" instruction will be.discussed Friday there is very little evidence to prove class although this contract has corne at a' fornia State University system includes at the faculty union's r-.----.,----", size affects. the degree of learning. time when no money exists to do this. an article calling for the reduction of Joint Work Load Ne­ CFA representative Hank Peterson said Peterson said faculty members wanted . Body piercing conveys pain and direct and indirect teaching workloads gotiating Committee the new workload is designed to get this workload reduction and polls were pleasure of self-expression" for tenured and probatipnary faculty· (JWLNC) meeting. faculty into more scholarly activities that sent out to all union members. which will, in most cases,'increase ~ass The reduction may allow them to grow in their discipline. "It's what faculty wanted and now: Focus...... l 3 sizes .. result in larger class This is a "big plus" for students, faculty has to make it work," Peterson The full-time workload for teachers is 'enrollments and pos~ Peterson said. "It's been a long-term sa!d. He said around 150 faculty mem": Interactive video games offer free curreI)tly15 units. This includes 12 units sibly larger student! problem within' the university that the bers responded to the poll, which is: distraction for bar patrons . of classroom teachingplus three units of teacher ratiosjaccord­ teaching load is too heavy to do other only around 20 percent of those asked. related services like office hours,'uni­ ing to some Chico scholarly activi'ties and research," The poll was in a CFA newsletter and:.' Peterson said. ENTERTAINMENT... 1 6 versity,coilege and department com­ State facultY said. . David Gallo Peterson said he does not have the" mittee' work, and. advising. The new . The new agree­ He added that teachers who are cur­ results of the 20 percent who responded.": article has modified the workload to ment has ,sparked rent in their,field tend to have increased Faculty Senate Chair Randy Wonzong,' Tattoos create permanent body incilide nine units of classroom instruc~ debate over. whether the change will depth and perception, which results in said he does not believe the change is in:' beautification options. tion plus six units of "indirect" instruc­ hinder or help student learning because more effective teaching as well as mak­ the best interest of students. " tioIl which has .not yet beendCfined. instructors will· have less time for stu­ ing Chico State."more competitive na­ "When one looks at the CFA require-': ENCORE ...... 20 .. The .ne,w workload' will be 'imple­ dents but more. time to keep up in their tionally." .' fields of study. .. •. Peterson argues that the modification See Faculty, page 5 mented at the beginning of the 1992-93 .- . " , ,: ',. :1 .! L _.,

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CSU enrollment wil,1 pass,: 51 Sorority starn 1he California State University system budget will decide whcthcr this is pos- level of funding," said Chancellor Barry; is facing a large responsibility in the sible or not. Munitz in the memo. "At some point, andl future to educate more students with a "If things are this bad now, what are we may reach it this year, we could find serious lack of funding and resources. A things going to be like when we have it impossible to fulfill our mission of,l recent study issued by the Chancellor's 500,000 students?" said Max Benavidez, providing a quality education to every: office outlines some implications ofCSU's spokesperson for the Chancellor'S office. student who enters our doors. For this; future. Benavidez said the purpose of the reason, we arc taking a close look at thel The study states that CSU expects study is to inform students, parenL'>, fac- budget process and how it affects our enrollmenttoexceed 500,000 students by ulty, staff and the legislature where the entire operation." the year 2005. With the addition of two CSU is headed. Benavidez said businesses and work-I new campuses, San Marcos and Ventura, "We all have to question seriously ers expect education to produce a "ro-l the system hopes to accommodate this whether the CSU can continue to enroll bust economy," but he isn't sure if the! influx of students. But the state's grim all eligible students with this decreased CSU system will be able to deliver. ! New major approved Students oppose Thomas I . . I The Faculty Senate voted unanimously last Thursday to Members of the United States Student Association voted last: change instructionallechnology, an option under the ccim­ month to oppose the confirmation of Judge Clarence Thomas: munication design degree, from an option to a bachelor of for the United States Supreme Court. More than 300 national: science degree. members gathered in Milwaukee for the organization's 44th: Stephen King, dean of the college of communication, said the Annual Congress, : unanimous vote was a "gratifying endorsement" of the pro­ "TIle nomination of Judge Thomas further demonstrates the: gram, especially with the budget situation. King said the decrease in commitment to higher education on the part of the: program will not need additional funding because equipment Bush and I{cagan administrations," said Tajel Shah, president of: purchased for Tehama Hall will contribute to the program. U.S.S.A. "The level of funding for higher education has de-: The proposal will now go to the California Post-Secondary creased during the last three terms, and Bush is now trying to: . Education Committee to be reviewed, which will take three to appoint someone who will go along with his agenda," : six months. The new major will be implemented in Spring or "We pass these resolutions in order to hold elected officialsl Fall of 1993, King said. accountable for their decisions," Shah said, "If Clarence Thomas: Bob Main, professor of communication design, said the new is confirmed, we will c.crtain1y be holding them accountable for it" : ,"NINE COLLINS / THE ORION major will be essential to the university in a time when 75 Shah saidJudge Thomas has indicated through speeches and: Memhers of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Wendy Kidd and Darstarta Simpson, percent of today's workforce will have to be retrained in writings his "opposition to many remedies which have been: show some spIrit in front of the Bell Memorial Union. technology, introduced to assist with the autonomy of women, the elderly,:, "Our program ming will not only be good for our sUldents but and the historically disenfranchised." The U.S.SA represents srudents : a utility for our SOCiety," Main said. from over 350 colleges and universities, : , Court hearing date set for parking structure litigation , Shelley White by the parking structure. The Warner Street condition college has conducted several studies that detennine not be mitigated enough by the proposals the EIR: Staff wri tcr was instated by the city after the filing of the EIR and traffic will be more evenly dispersed during the day. 'Ihe makes to decrease them. masterplan. structure will also diminsh the "orbit eITect" of students Methods the EIR recommended to moderate traffic The parking structure proposed ror the northwest Francis described the situation as a "rather confused driving around looking for parking, Francis said. flow amounted to "discouraging parking to offset corner of Warner and Second Streets will reach issue," particularly since Mayor Andrews wrote a lettef Opponents to the structure claim alternative meth- enviornmental impacts," an ironic solution after: another hu rule Friday Sept. 27 in Butte County Supe­ to the California State University Board of Trustees last ods of transportation should be beller explored building a parking structure, Fuser said. i rior CUlIrl. A hearing will be held concerning the May stating that the city will drop the EIR suit if the before the parking structure is built. Puser represented BEC at the Sept. 17 council: Eflviollllllelltal Impact Ikport filed last year with the university will widen Warner Street. That stretches the Kirsten Siefert, Associated Students's commissioner meeting to request the council to not drop their Suil' lIrliversity's master plan, issue, Francis said, into another problem between the of enviornmental affairs, speaking for the A.S. at the against the college and the EIR until alternative trans­ The city l1leu a suit against the university charging city and the university: the fate of Warner Street. Sept. 17 session of the city council, urged the council portation is instituted. it with an inadequate EIR Francis said if the city drops the widening of Warner to continue its opposistion to the parking strucUlre Puser said the college cannot afford to wideI'? Greg J:rancis or Facility Planning at Chico State as a stipulation, the university may proceed with the while alternative methods of transportation are ex- Warner Street because the bond revenue used ro' University said the city would likely approve the building of the structu'rc without the City's approval of plored by the college, including the implmentation of finance the parking structure is only allowed to parking structure and the E1R under certain condi­ the ErR at this time, providing the ElR is found a shuttle bus system for students. go towards parking and not recommendationq tions: that the university widen Warner Street and adequate at a later date. Jennifer Puser of the Butte Enviornmental Council the EIR proposes, such as a street light on the replace the bridge over Chico Creek. The condition is The city said construction of the parking structure will (BEC) docs not think the ErR is adequate. She said the corner by the parking structure, or the stipula­ to offset traffic prohlems the city says will be created increase traffic along Wamer, but Francis said the effects the structure will have on the enviornmentwill tion of widening Warner Street.

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~,;Lieutenant governor '.urges support for CSU ·funding bill at capitol

· ,David Rolland "We have an epidemic problem in the ",.News Editor CSU," McCarthy said. The Senate and the Assembly both , ' : SA CRAMEN70 - Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy passed the bill t!arlier this month allocat­ is urging students, parents and commu­ ing the oil company penalties,and sent it ~,nity members to rally behind pending to the governor's desk. :, legislation that would allocate $165 mil- McCarthy said he doubts if Wilson has · ,lion to California education from oil com- even seen the bill yet. "In fairness to the · ,'pany penalties, including $43 million for governor, he hasn't had a chance to look , ,the California State University system. at this," McCarthy said. "1 don't think the McCarthy, who spoke Mondav, first governor will ignore this." ~·,.at a capitol building press confer­ The State Department of Finance wants <.ence and then in an interview with to put the money in the state's reserve '. ,The Orlon at California State Univer­ fund and will advise Wilson to do so, r"sity, Sacramento, said he wanted to McCarthy said. :.:·see 10,000 letters hit the governor's Wilson has until Oct. 13 to sign or veto "desk in the next three weeks. ' the bill or it'automatical1y becomes law. DAVID ROLLAND / THE ORION : ;, Three weeks ago the California Also on hand Monday were represen­ Rlchard Elsom (left), wearing a button that reads, "Student Access not Student Ta."':CS," speaks at Sacramcnto Statc. State Lands Commission won a $185 tatives from the California State Student Next to him are Hayward State's Heather Holmes and Lt. Gov. Leo Mccarthy. million lawsuit against the Shell, Mobil, Association. In a prepared statement Texaco, and Chevron oil companies for CSSA's Legislative Advocate Elizabeth doned the opportunity to allow these keeping the UC as part of the bill would of Trustees to pull $5 million out of underpaying taxes on oil drilled on state­ Fenton said the legislation "would pro­ students to become fully responsible and require two-thirds vote by the legislature. the Lottery Endowment Fund, but owned lands. The suit was pending for 17 vide students with more than 3,000 addi­ productive participants in California's Bill \'(Ihiteneck, chief consultant to the only in principle. years, McCarthy said. tior.al classes for next semester (state­ workforce." Senate Education Committee, said it was Fenton said her organization agrees JI: Of the $43 million the CSU system wide) and partially offset the fee increase Originally, the bill divided the $165 clear in the Assembly that they would not CSU should use the money, but for would receive, $10 million would roll­ that students faced this year." million and dispensed the funds among get two-thirds, so UC was deleted. lost student services rather than for .. back student fees 10 percent for the "Higher fees, coupled with inadequate kindergarten through 12th grade, com­ I n a related development, both McCarthy instruction. , .' Spring 1992 semester. The rest would course selections and services, have jeop­ munity colleges, CSU, and the University and representatives from the California McCarthy used stronger language. lIe . :' "restore many of the 4,000 courses and ardized access to a quality education for of California system. However, because State Student Association said they sup­ said Hayden's idea to find more funding hundreds of faculty" lostto the state-wide California's students," Fenton said. "In the UC system is not classified the same port the principle of Assemblymember for CSlJ was right, but the using the " ' budget cuts, McCarthy said. the long-term, our state will have aban- way as the CSU in the state constitution, Torn Hayden's idea for the CSU Board lottery to do so is "a scam."

Students invited to nominate sexual harassment review board Leslie Mladinich force member. Students might go to these indi­ comfortable with reporting incidents, which is the "one "My fear is even if we had 1,000 people (La Assistant News Editor viduals for help in the first place. of the main things that will enable them to use the report to), the difficulty is that students will The faculty/staff nomination process is in­ process," she said. "The more places students have to go not go on the record," Wonzong said. He said The sexual harassment task force, formed at Chico tended to improve the re­ '.0 feel safe, the better it is going to be." sexual harassment is a "difficult, ugly prob­ StateUhiversity' last spring, has proposed that students porting procedure involved Porter said she receives an estimate of 10 complaints lem" and a "much larger SOcietal issue." be allowed to norninate trusted faculty or staff members '. in allegations of sexual ha­ . tof sexual· harassment' each semester, Of these com­ Barnhart said the purpose of the informa"i peoCe&; tositonareviewpanelofsexualharassmentallegations. rassment, Barnhart said. plaints, she said possibly one wi\l result in any formal would be to make reporting "more human." :~. Beginning this week, a box in the Information A fotmal process of reporting action. "We need this informal process. Everything doesn'L Center of the Bell Memorial Union will be available sexualharassmentL"a1readyinplace. The task forces' recommendation to the Presi­ have to go to court, everything doesn't have to go i¥here students can drop the names of the faculty or Individuals wanting to complain dent for an informal method of reporting sexual to litigation," Barnhart said. staff members they feel most comfortable with. about sexual harassment flISt meet harassment was disputed by the Faculty Senate A faculty senate subcommittee has lx.-cn formed to :: A committee of 15 members will be comprised with Lisi Porter, coordinator of stu­ last spring before they revised Chico State's sexual deal with issues like the informal reporting process. ~om all the suggestions mentioned most often. dent judidal affairs. If the student harassment policy. Lisa Emmerich, history professor and chair of the :: The faculty or staff members who agree to be on the or faculty member wants to press L--__:-..;.:~"'"'_!_ .... Faculty Senate chair Randy Wongzong said the subcommittee, said they will meet next week to committee will be specially trained by the task charges against the alleged per- Jacqueline idea was rejected in the past because of the issue discuss the issue of confidentiality. £Crce to be sensitive to issues of sexual harass- petrator, the case goes to Charles Barnhart of confidentiality and the question of how many "We are all working for the same thing," she lhent and make suggestions to students about Adams, vice-president for faculty and staff affairs. people should be empowered to effectively deal with said, "making this place a better place for Lormally reporting complaints. Currently, deans Porter said she sees the faculty committee as a "gate" sexual harassment. He also said the amount of people students, faculty and staff." and department chairs are being trained, said before her office or any formal action. The informality hearing complaints would not make a difference in Barnhart said she thinks the task force and senate J,-acqueline Barnhart, history professor and task of the committee would make students feel more students' actual reporting of the incident. will come together to "find a way to work it out."

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Bone repatriation bill leaves Chico 5tate1s Hot Wheels Native Americans skeptical about procedures American Indian Club president says legislation may not be enforceable

Crissy Follmann \ The inventory maps out Indian's religious rights can be tribal or family groups. Staff Writer bones' origins and is crucial for ignored, said Vernon johnson, Cunningham said the exclusion their return. Assembly bill 12 the executive director of Califor­ of a time limit and the required does not require state agencies to nia council of tribal governments burden of proof are road blocks 10 .. \. Recently passed state legis­ return all Americanlndian bones, and in Redding. set down by the repatrit!tion com­ lation declares that American Chico State's Indian bone policy de­ On mittee. The bureaucracy created Indian bones and remains held clares that only bones with traceable the other by the policy slows down Ameri­ by state agencies should be origins can be returned side, the can Indian groups who wish to returned to their original com­ Cunningham said he would like to exclusion "We've acquire and bury the bones again, munity for reburial, but the see someone come to Chico State to of "all" he said. bones possessed by the Chico make sure the anthropology depart­ strength­ establ ished He said he plans to use his new State University anthropology de­ ment is taking the inventory neres­ ens state seat on the repatriation commit­ partment may not be affected. sary for the remains to be returned to agencies once and for tee to find a way to quicken the Ben Cunningham, president the right people for burial. rights to all that repatriation process. of the American Indian club, Dan Eaton, legislative aid to k e e p Eaton said the process of prov­ said the bill is "gel1erally good," Richard Katz, author of the i.Jlil, s 0 m e California ing lineage will be the "battle because it recognizes Ameri­ said the state "mayor may not" bones for ground" for the next three to five can Indian's religious belief that create a position to enforce repa­ academic desires the years. The universities will be the spirit of unburied skeletal triation after jan. 1992. purposes, bones be pitted against the ancestors, he remains cannot rest, and places The new bill could have su­ said an­ said. But added the bill is the first their belief over state agencies perseded Chico State's policy if it thropol­ repatriated." step in a shift to giving more rights to keep and study the bones. required state agencies to return ogy pro­ weight to the American Indians' However, the bill doesn't ap­ all American Indian bones, as did fessor claims. pear to be "enforceable," a draft of the bill. K e i t h The next most likely step for Cunningham said, because the Exc1usion of the word "all" from johnson, a member of a commit­ the state Assembly may include bill does not set a lime limit to the bill, on one side, gives pos­ tee to find a procedure for return­ drafting legislation that protects complete the inventory of Ameri­ sessors of bones leeway to keep ing bones at Chico State. American Indians not recognized can Indian bones. Also, a staff bones that have not been counted Chico State's policy also places or protected by the federal law. position has not been established in the inventory. the burden on requests for the "We've established once and to enforce it. Chico State's policy Since Chico State's policy docs bones to prove lineage of family, for all that California desires the DAVID Dana Brown picks out her driving machine a few years in does not give a deadline for in­ not set deadline for the comple­ tribe or geographic region and to bones be repatriated," Eaton said advance at the Chico Concours d' Elegance. ventory of bones either. tion of inventory, American show approval of others in their about Assembly Bill 12.

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own professors. Hassan Sisay, coordina,­ strcngmenme program and I'm verY sup­ basic response was that it was due Ie Ikntnn cxprcl)sed his watitude to tor of EWS, said he wants Benton to portive of it." budget constraints. Yet if you look at the M. E.CIl.A. for recolllillending he continue ~:egislator continue teaching the Chicano studies Molina said Schafer has been coopera­ course schedule you can sec many other teaching in Chicano studies. "Teaching Continued from page 1 course, and said he questions the authority of tive with M.E.Ch.A. during the past month, multi-section classes that could be cut." this COlJl'l)C is really important to me lcher. Nothing." the sociology department to remove him. but she was concerned with events imme­ Emiliano Dia7., adviser at the University professionally and personally," he said :M.E.Ch.A. is verY satisfied with the "This' can be re- diately before the start of the fall semes­ Outreach Programs, volunteered to teach "The outcome will show what kind of qGalifications of the other professors in solved," Sisay re­ ter. Chicano studies courses were almost "Chicanos in Contemporary Society" when cOlllmitment that the sociology depart­ the Chicano studies program, but the marked, "but we eliminated, she said, when two instruc­ no instructor was available to teach the ment and the president have to the Chicano removal of Benton is unacceptable, need to discuss it tors were needed on short notice. Two course. He is also receiving no paymenl studies program. I'm dismayed with the Molina said. with the sociology weeks before registration, Sylvia l.opez­ for his extra time as an instructor. procrastination on this maller. I believe <"How long has he been teaching this department. In­ Romano, director of University Outreach "It's ok'd by the Olltreach supervisor thaI we've given them a reasonable alllount of class?" she asked. "Does that count for creasingly, they feel Programs, was asked to teach "Introduc­ part of my time can be used for teaching time to respond." anything? He is a very popular professor that Chicano stud­ tion to Chicano Studies". the course," Diazsaid, "but I still have a jot: . The conI roversy in Chicano studies fol­ and a unique individual who has adopted ies 257 is under their "Dr. Jaime Raigoza was pulled out of the to do here as a recruiter." lows an outside report on the EWS pro­ Mexican culture as his own. He's always control, but it really class without initially being notified," Molina "1 know the people who made these gram in April. The report, which was believed what M.E.Ch.A. stands for, and is an E\'('S decision." said. "Dr. Lopez-Romano was called at decisions were forced to ma ke sOllie diffi· authored by Juan Gonzales Jr. from he's a great instructor." Schafer said it is a home and given 24 hours to make her cult (:hoices," Diaz added, "but the impacl Ilayv,lard Slate University, asked the ad­ : "Chicano Cultural Differences" is one joint decision be- Darold Gonzales decision. She didn't want the class to be of these decisions is what concerns me the ministration to "trcat the Ethnic and of three main courses in Chicano stud­ tween the sociology cancelled, so she answered yes. She is not most. Chico State has a traditional studenl women's sludies program with the same i~s, a program which is part of ethnic department and EWS, and he said sociol­ being paid for the extra work in teaching population and we arc missing an oppor· respect and rega rd that it has for all the and women's studies (E\X/S). EWS was ogy has no obligation to provide Benton the course." tunity to provide them with a multi-cui· other departments on campus." The E\X'S dismantled as a department in 1984. for the course. Gonzales said he was unhappy that tural education and experience. California program was characterii',ed ;II) a "public Since then it has borrowed professors "We are making difficult decisions," neither Raigoza nor Sisay were consulted is becoming more and more a multi· relations function," and Gonzales recom­ from other departments to maintain its Schafer said, "and I want to emphasize that about the decision. "The sociology chair cultural state, and that is something thaI mended thal the administration adopt a programs. Departments outside of EWS 1 have no ill will toward the Chicano (Schafer) made the decision by himself, must be considered regardless of what the more positive position toward the pro­ control teaching assignments for their studies program or Dr. Benton. I want to which we feel is wronS," he said. "His budget is dictating." gram.

------'-~ :Facu Ity Stai rs Continued from page 1 with teaching as they arc with lowering faculty Weekend party patrol I workloads. Continued from page 1 ment thal teaching loads will go down 25 Christopher Cabaldon, chief consultant of percent in the next three years, even though the California State Assembly'S Committee On Sept. 17 Stairs called Graybeal and nets kegs, minors ,ve arc in a severe blldget crisis, it is extraor­ on Higher Education, said the committee is asked that she not release the statement dinarily difficult to imagine that the union has concerned and is investigating the issue. He and told her he would reject the honor, Dan Foscalina any concern at all for the teaching of students said the workload article "runs counter to Burr said. Staff Writer or for their welfare," legislative interest in the p'ast years" and that 1I(\'\Iilson) must have golten on the phone \Vonzong said. "interest is that faculty spend more time immediately with Gerry," she said. "It was Between Friday, September 20 and Sunday, September 2.2, a lOtal of 27 : Wonzong said prior teaching and not less." a very strong press release that did its party related incident~ ...vere called into the Chico Police Department. The tq the new contract, the "The faculty is in the extraordinary posi­ work." 27 reports led to the citation or arrest of seven people under 21 years of age system funded a small tion of not having MSAs deferred and having Burr credits the faculty petition, the biol­ and the break up of six parties. n~mber of sabbatical direct workload decreased," Cabaldon said. ogy department's letter to Wilson "deplor­ Of the seven people under 21, one was arrested for "obstructing a police I~aves per year. Every The CSU system tried unsuccessfully to ing" his actions and her press release with officer in the performance of his duties," according to the police log record. faculty member granted ' ". . ~l' encourage faculty to defer their merit step pressuring Stairs into his making his decision. The other six ,vere cited for either possession and consumption of alcoholic Ildjustments, which are annual raises, for 11 Even had the statement been released, beverages or distributing alcohol to minors. months. she does not believe Stairs would have Six parties required officer assistance to get the crowds to clear out. Two ~:;~ ~~:~i~~i:;i IlIlI/1l1it David Gallo, a professor of economics, sought legal action because his private life kegs were confiscated by police and no one was cited. iliey were gone. Under David Gallo said although he has not seen the contract, would have been closely scrutinized dur­ Police were sent out on the remaining }Ii calls received this weekend. But the new policy, instruc- which is currently being printed, "the math­ ing a legal proceeding. in the lime it took to respond, the problems had rectified themselves. Police tors who take sabbatical leave will not have a ematics arc obvious to me, we're not going "There are files of material that would officers reported all 11\ incidents were either "quiet upon arrival" or replacement while they are gone and "the to be spending the same amount of time have been subpoenaed," Burr said. attended by cooperative party-goers who agreed to quiet down. classroom sits empty and the students go with students." Communication professor Sam Edelman, Chico Police Lieutenant Reed said he really did not feel that there unserved," \Vonzong said. "I took this job to teach. If I wanted to who added some "last minute" input into was any increase in the number of party related ca lIs 10 the police The section of the contract concerning sab­ research [ would have gone to the UC Hauser's petition, said he was not pleased on the weekends. baticalleaves also suggests some "arrange­ system," Gallo said. He added that he does by the whole malter. "We have to respond to anything whether it's thefts, robberies or ments" to accommodate granting sabbati­ not sec how students will benefit. "A lot of "The only thing that makes me happy is parties. I can't say for sure if there is an increase in parties, There cal leaves for faculty whose leaves have people are just going to dummy up in a class that we won't have to discuss it anymore," have always been a lot of parties. (And there arc] a lot of parties been approved. These arrangements in­ of '70." Edelman said. (nowl; it keeps us busy," Reed said. clude "Increasing class sizes, and cancel­ Vice President for Faculty Affairs Charles He said the issue should have been "In all, (the weekend] was extremely busy. Especially Saturday. ling or delaying certain course offerings." Adams is currently on vacation and was handled with more sensitivity by everyone I wasn't at all of the (party relatedl incidents but generally the participants Some believe the union is not as concemed therefore unavailable for comment. involved. were cooperativc," said Lieutcnant l.cslic of Chico Police.

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Don't bother me, I'm doing research Harvey responds, poses questions for Hord: Editor: basic principles apply to today's global industrial 'nIl! California Faculty Association's latest contract systems of higher education. Cliff Hord wants to believe in a free market and is society, which is dominated by huge business will reduce teaching workloads for faculty which will Physit.:al science professor Rolland Hauser supports unhappy because I refer to the concept as a myth. He organizations interlocked with national an:d .surely increase class size while contributing nothing to the CFA proposal and argues that there is little assumes that I therefore consider the idea meaningless international government agencies. student education. This plan will give faculty more evidence to prove class size affects the amount of and asks what I think of free speech. Cliff Hord simply passes a magic wand over the "free" time away from thc classroom at the expense of learning which occurs. This is nonsense. First I don't believe that myths are meaningless. actual world of the 20th century and wishes that it studenL~' education. Larger class enrollments snub student/professor They can be immensely powerful. In fact, they shape conformed to his myth. Bllt history can be as inter­ Some class enrollments would be doubled and other dialogue and leave little time for questions in lecture most human thought and behavior. Second, the myth esting as mythology. Even more so, for it attempts to classes would be eliminated so that faculty could have classes of 150 students. And how would fewer office of a free market has been dominant in modern history, understand the role of myth as experienced i.n more time for scholarly pursuits, such as research and hours and crowded classes help solve this dilemma? not only in economics but in politics and intellectual everyday human life. gaining current knowledge in their fields. Clearly the The CFA sent out a casual poll in their newsletter to life general1y. I would judge its influence as both Sixth, let me pose a few questions to Hord. If private CFA has iL~ priorities mixed up. all faculty at Chico State about the contract workload positive and negative. refers to individual persons, in what sense are StudcnL~ in the California State University system reduction and only 20 percent responded. Apparently Third, this does not mean that the myth of a free multinational corporations private? Where does private need more instruction, not morc research. Classes are this was sufficient respon'5e for the CFA, but obviously market describes objective reality or refers to any­ leave off and public begin? What, rc;ally, is economic irnp:lCled enough already and this contract proposal 20 percent cannot speak for the majority of faculty on thing like a law of nature. freedom in a world market dominated by a corporate­ would only make matters worse. The CSU system this campus. Is this something faculty want? Fourth, the idea of a free market is more like that of government-international agency complex? should concentrate on instruction with faculty spend­ Students are consumers of education, paying for democracy. Both are normative. They express the Furthermore, how can individuals become ing more time tcaching, not less. instruction and ultimately knowledge, but with their notion of balance and justice, of equitable distribution economically free? It is necessary to wrestle with such Hescarc:h and the publish-or-perish rule should be latest contract, the CPA doesn't seem to care. , in human relations. The concept of economic questions if one is to be serious about freedom. '. iert to tlie University of California system. As econom­ \Vhcn this new contract takes effect, student consum­ freedom and political democracy alike suggest that ics professor David Gallo said, "I took this job to tcach. ers in the CSU system will once again be trampled. rights and privileges should apply fairly to one and all. Charles E. Harvey : Ifl wanted to do research I would have gone to the UC Students are already paying more tuition for less Fifth, the real problem is to figure out how these Professor, History : system. " education, and the CPA contract otTers even less educa­ This is the key difference between the two statewide tion. "['his should not be the case at all. Women's Center director sets facts straight Editor: feminist and volunteers her time to us when she I am writing to you in regards to a letter which can, she was not representing the Women's Center Stairs did the right thing appeared in your column on Sept. II, 1991, entitled in her letter to the editor. Thank you for giving thiS!·\ .' matter your attentIon.. ~, A week ago, former Chico State University provost award. It was this overwhelming faculty response that "Wilson: All talk and no action on women's safety." GemlJ Stairs wrote a letter to President Wilson, ask;ng probably caused Stairs to back down. Ms. Boeger, the former director of the Women's Center, was writing as an involved and concerned Courtney Mullins th:1l his appointment as Provost Emeritus be rescinded In his letter, Stairs wrote that he based his decision on Director, Women's Centei Stairs' letter capped a nine-year career with Chico State concern for the university and that it was, "brought student. Although she continues to be an active th:ll ended in controversy. It was a good decision for the about by continued unjustified action through the use campus as a whole, sending a loud message to President of, or by direct malicious action of, the media in attacks : , Wilson about the limits of his power. upon me. "If Stairs is alluding to a libelous trial-by-press To those with chips on their shoulders: Wilson tried to sneak Stairs' emeritus status past the then he should certainly take legal action. But it sounds biolngy department and the rest of the campus commu­ like he is resorting to media bashing stemming from Editor: and violence is inevitable, but there is no excuse for' nity while their backs were turned. In an effort to keep frustration. Afterall, the District Attorney never filed I was just talking to a friend who relayed the news all these bonehead cowards who think four and one things quiet, 'Wilson waited until summer when student charges and Stairs' career ended with his own letter of that Friday night a 17-year-old was beaten senseless are equal numbers. It's always over a spilled beer, a and faculty reaction would be mute. As with most resignation. and le;~;;t the outer gate of Whitney Hall, presumably knocked over lamp or the old holler our your window' presidential "pardons: Wilson's action did nothing In requesting the revocation of his title, Stairs by the tough guys tha. did the beating. and beat people up routine. . more than to pit the faculty against the administration hoped that his action would allow the university to I guess you can consider this an open letter to all If you need to beat someone senseless to' and re-open old wounds. return to a proper academic agenda. This will only those who have a chip on their shoulders and think prove you are macho and worthy of admiration~­ \Vilson acted against faculty wishes and the faculty occur if governance of the university is shared and they are Sugar Ray every time they get sloshed. It is then you have problems. responded, gathering more than 200 signatures on a a fair balance of power exists between a president stupid and you are stupid! Marcell Brickey petition that called for the revocation of Stairs' emeritus and his faculty. I'm no pacifist and I realize that some things happen Sophomore, Public Administration' .., Wilson's ROTC crackdown empty gesture. " Editor: discriminates? Will Wilson cancel on-campus recruit-- The pending crackdown on the Reserve Officers ing from defense contractors, the Central Intelligence Training Corps is an empty token gesture full of Agency and other military recruiters? bandwagon posturing. The Faculty Senate has not Is each and every business participating in the thought this issue through. By Wilson and senatorial Sept. 20 career fair to be examined for their policy en logic, all fraternities and sororities who restrict mem- hiring homosexuals? .' bership to one sex must be banned from "equal How can Wilson endorse sanctions against an opportunity" Chico State University. organization striving to uphold a strong moral code Evicting the ROTC program means exchanging (whether or not the individuals agree with that code) further reductions in Chico State operating funds for a and reward an individual who has ~en accused (but politically correct statement Will the senate and not charged) of sexual improprieties? Wilson extend this policy to refusing to accept contracts I really must question the wisdom of this action aIrd and grants form the Department of Defense and can only wonder who will be next? .' defense contractors? Will the senate refuse federal funding because the ].L. Parket,' Congress, in approving the current military code, Chico resident A.S., KCSC should stop their bickering

Editor: stitute KCSC college radio as a working part of th~; KCSC, the Associated Students-financed ~adio sta­ educational system at CSU, Chico then that's all fat tion, functions best as a learning resource and as a the better. : -:: cultural outlet for alternative music. I challenge the A.S., the KCSC staff and KCSC: All the bickering and misguided "blame" calling listeners to put their collective energies together an;f serves no purpose and is counter productive and open the station for the benefit ohhe current student' solves nothing. body and the community. . If everyone involved can discard the paranoid Guy Morey: monkeys on their backs and work together to rein- Chico resident:, .:' I Orion sparkles but lacks hardhitting touch m Editor employee bargaining units, except public safety, that First, with students at Chico State being screwed took their MSAs. . ,- over from every side, your stories lack the hardhitting I also expressed my outrage at the union leadershl~ investigative touch we need to learn the truth about who put their MSAs ahead of someone else being able· what has happened to us already and what is in store to keep their job. That is not the way I think unions, for us in the coming years. should work. Second, your editorials expose a lack of under­ I do not believe I would blame the faculty after standing of the issue being editorialized. spending so much time explaining what 'was really:. Benches, wheels, what's next? The hazardous waste editorial led people to believe happening. Well, needless to say the chair of the faculty: the problem was solved. It is not. The administration . senat~didn'tlike my supposedquotevery much. Iguq,ss: To appease downtown business owners last would be unenforceable and would serve only to has only begun to own up to its responsibilities. he thmks money for MSAs grows on trees. :~:;. : week, the City Council's Internal Affairs Committee boost confrontations between pOlice and citizens. The editorial on SB 976 left a confused message. I He also confirmed a suspicion I shared with tit~i recommended that rollerskating, skateboarding and UJ,st year the benches in front of Perc he No were know you didn't think itwould make it to the governor's reporter that the faculty as a whole was never cori~l rnllerblading be outlawed in the downtown bUsi­ removed to curtail loitering and a year later the desk, but it has and I'm not sure if you think it is a good suited. ::; ~~ ness area 24 hours a day. Hopefully the council only difference is that people sit on the sidewalk idea. Also, the bill did include a cut to the money The article on Hayden's proposal to use the csti: won't listen to bad advice and the ordinance will An unenforceable anti-skate ordinance wouldn't available for financial aid awards, but only by the system's lottery endowment to buy us some classesfu.;! fail, or maybe never come to a vote at all. change anything either. amount of reduction in state university fees. the spring was full of chancellor's office denials o£i~: 1be Enterprise Record reported that downtown Besides, rollerskates, rollerblades and skate­ Your merit salary adjustment editorial blew me even being possible, meanwhile the California stit~: business owners complained to the city council boards are valuable sources of recreation and away. I could spend 500 words teaching you how Student Association has endorsed the concep~ to uS~i about loiterers, claiming that, "skating is just one important sources of alternative transportation. wrong that editorial was. The CSU system is balancing endowment money, but not for classes. Instead it wil~: symptom of a growing problem with large groups The businesses complain of vandalism, public the budget on the backs of the students and you're be used for student services including increasea~: of loitering people." Along with the ordinance urination, bullying and drug transactions among decrying an attempt to cut costs temporarily. library hours. . .::=; Chico Police ChiefJohn Bullerjahn will be asked to their loiterers. But why blame all skaters for these The Mayor Andrews editorial was also disappointing. The chancellor himself agreed to explore the pos-:: increase police presence downtown. Apparently problems? She called what was, by all ~.ccounts, a very productive sibility of borrowing money against the endowm~n(: business owners believe skating and loitering and Business owners have a legitimate complaint as meeting. Afterwards, she saidshewas misquoted in 11.Je fund. I think this takes care of most of the concerns ' vandalism are synonymous. they plead with the city council to do something. Enterprise Record. Check your facts. She does not need expressed in the article. All this happened before the Whether this is true or not, its no reason to punish While it is nearly impossible to write an enforce­ you on her back too. story was written. . . ". . everyone who happens to skateboard, rollerskate able loitering ordinance, banning skating is not The news writing has been good, but two stories The Orlon has shown some sparkle. Keep trying an'~ or rollerbladc. Blatant stereotyping on the part of the answer. were off mark. please talk to students more before you print things·.· " the ciLy council's committee is disgusting. The City Council's Internal Affair Committee's The article about merit raises caused me to rethink Not only would the anti-skating ordinance fail, it work on this problem is not finished. giving reporters as many facts as possible. I spent 30 to Richard Elsom' 45 minutes with the reporter explaining how complex Legislative Analyst this issue is. I explained it was not just faculty, but all CSSA Representative

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FORI 1M THE ORION 7 ar on Drugs assaults civil liberties ~'l Rich Evans conviction. and availability of street drugs. Public concern drugs seems to come in a Staff Writer Since the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914, the TIlf' "war on Drugs' is expensive, at all levels of repeating cycle, years or so. In 1971, Nixon t- primary drug policy of the United States has been government. Last year the United States spent $11 declared a "\Var that depressingly • ~ I have this perverse sort of luck. Whenever I am one of criminal prohibition. Various administrations billion at the local, state and federal levels on prison similar to the set promoted by i looking at a deadline and badly strapped for ideas, have vigorously pursued this policy, with the prin- con~tiuction. These prisons will be overcrowded the the Bush ad-:'~:p,,~, then and it something always comes along to raise my bile count. ciple effects being the growth of crimina!~yndicates ~Y4hey open. It is expensive to society and to political rcali­ · 'Bear with me while I proceed to vent my spleen. and the availability of increasingly potini\and dan- i,;,il}~.i}'i~uals because of the crimes addicts must ties in unlikely '; On my mind as I confront my word-processor gerous drugs on the street. . .rd;,:~~q~nut to buy drugs at black-market prices. for now, humanistic, · this evening is the moronic, insidious and As the United States prepares to lau " anotherTit/:;.pncreasing penalties and cracking down with po- less nn."\r,,., ~'dangerous set of policies popularly known as ~tile "War on Drugs," perhaps it is ~~~ trie~'~[iI:~ili.~ and military muscle wi.ll only make ~mugglers policy, ;'the "'\X'ar on Dru difTerent tact, a new way of thinking abO~~~~~':l~f¥;}\;;::f1d traffi.ck5:~even more VIOlent and dar.l~g. Drug- address the real Those who Drug contro~ strategies t~ rely on ~imt~l ~~tiffl~!~1lelatefu~?-l~'f~e, from. the ~treets of our ClUes to the The real drug · soapbox about this measures are mherently /1a~" . thc!I!~l?R'k~!;~?}9tr c~lliFBr1t.atin Amenca, IS a consequ~nce of the dousgap '"I run out of breath of curtail drug abuse. Drug ab~ . , .rinl~mr !;~~~e~,:p~§~i~9n ofthcse subst1:nces, ~ot of theIr actual use. we address '. My grudge Is u.;;."v.", and medical problem, and .' isLi ~:(p . es~18~f;i~t,ltby far the most fnghtenmg consequence of poverty that are · the guy who simply do not work for a varie'\.Yt'·' i'" ~'... , i~'(!:;g'¥9g"prohibition is the ongoing erosion of our civil Drugs n will be lost . kid. A gentle, Police and military er.(grt31to:~to ipment:of::.~hberties. The "War on Drugs" is a war on our rights. attitudes and our policies concerning drugs excellent musician, illegal drugs into the tJn1~alS~~.~ u. -lgrthe~asi,,:,)l~t~sive police techniques like electronic surveil­ and drug users are exacerbating the problem and ~'Wil1 be practicing his decade have only caused trame1fe~t()'~~~~!h:~ir;;,t:~I~~n;~~dercover "sting" operations and the use of blinding us to measures that could at least alleviate • 'months in jail as he ~fTorts .to . smugglin~ cocaine,. caus~rf.i .~~~;.~~'I.;;~c:r:nan::~~ all a direct outgrowth of drug ~nf?rce­ some of the crime and misery surrounding drug abusc. marijuana culti Increasmgly pore nt, cneap coca111e allu-a bllVl~~~~~~ '''~''L cffu • ..., .• n a Gallup poll last year, a maJonty of But for the time being, the political strategy of our He wants to go to '-v,,,,,)',,, relatively benign marijuana. That, in addition to'p,otJ\ Americans expressed a willingness to sacrifice privacy leaders is clear. Drug users are an easy group to pick ... his talents would make wanting to deal with criminals, is why my friend~:.of home and person to "win" the "War on Drugs." on, so do it. Talk tough, build more prisons, pin a 'university's art department. will be difficult, decided to grow his pwn marijuana. Egged on by opportunistic, fear-mongering politi- medal on a narc, get re-elected. perhaps impossible because current federal policy Although drug arrests have increased dramatically, cians and comment.ators, we are accepting a cure I hope they'll let me send my friend some art denies financial aid eligibility to anyone with a drug there has been only a marginal efTect on the price that is much worse than the illness. supplies while he's in jail.

~an administrators, faculty help despite budget mess~ Professor suggests staff response to dilemma Pre-dawn classes not the answer

James S. Fay tents, gymnasiums or auditoriums ifexisting until the state returns to financial health. Rich Schwerin Hiring a bright state attorney to exam­ Professor, political Science classrooms aren't large enough. Require all academic departments te Editorial Editor ine lottery funds isn't practical.Lottery C~:U, Hayward Increase the operating hours of cam­ either afTer the courses graduating senior1; funds, which are unreliable and dwin­ puses so that some classes can begin at 6 need or provide reasonable substitutes. Professor Fay addresses some important dling, have already been used up to fill an , The California State University system is a.m. OfTer more weekend course opportu­ Put some lecture courses on audio and ideas concerning the budget dilemma which emaciated budget. experiencing its worst budget crunch in nities. Spreading out course offerings would videotape so that students can take them al might be practical at Hayward State but Fay offers a practical idea in utilizing several decades, with a decline of 3.5 enable some students to avoid conflicts their convenience. would never work here in Chico, and administrators to teach class. This could percent in overall spending. Campus ad­ and take more units each semester. If the Postpone all but essential construction, might fail on the system level as well. Here only work if their qualification') to teach ministrators, trustees and the legislators, banks can expand their business hours, trim administrative budgets by at least 10 are some points of rebuttal: are guaranteed and verifiable. Would ad­ who in theory set policy for the university, perhaps universities can also. percent and temporarily channel the sav· Fay mentions expanding the maximum ministrators really welcome a brief i1a.ve not responded creatively to the bud­ Put some bright state attorney to the ings into increased classroom offerings. class size temporarily. Just how temporary return to the classroom? g~t crisis. task of determining how to legally use Require faculty who have low enroll· would these class size expansions be? Fay's idea of faculty teaching one For example, on Jan. 1, 1991, faculty lottery funds for instructional purposes. ments in their regular classes to ofTer inde· Using tents and gymnasiums for class­ more course per semester is the exact raises were paid on schedule even though Now, such funds are often put to frivolous pendent study course options to studen~ rooms devalues an already taxed instruc­ opposite of the new California Faculty this budget drain indirectly resulted in the use on. campus - for example, paying who find regular courses canceled or fi\1'!d tion system, where instructors know stu­ Association's contract. layoff of hundreds of part-time faculty and thousands of dollars to celebrity speakers • It is a sad fact that the contemporary dents as numbers rather than names. Stu­ Finally, the idea of putting courses on the cancellation of most of the classes they and performers. California State ·trniv-Jrsity system is toe dents at the state university level are pay­ audio and videotape is ridiculous and in­ :.would have taught. Ask all campus provosts, deans and often run for the convenience of faculty ing for an education, not a cattle feed. sults student-consumers everywhere. Tapes What might be done to salvage a bad some of the thousands of academically and administrators, rather than as a service In his second point, Pay introduces his defeat the whole purpose of personalized .situation and assist thousands of students qualified administrators to teach one course for students and the taxpayers who pro· idea of increasing operating hours so that higher education If tuition paid for tape .who wish to proceed on schedule with per semester. Many would probably wel­ vide our salaries. At least in this time 01 class can begin at 6 a.m. Would you take recordings and videotape, why not just sit at their education? Some suggestions: come a brief return to the classroom. budget criSiS, we might try to take a few a class that begins before dawn? More home and take correspondence courses? ,.: Temporarily expand the maximum class Ask faculty to teach one extra course per extraordinary measures to reduce the hard· importantly, who would agree to teach .size by 10 to 20 percent. Consider using semester, with additional pay to be deferred ship on our students. such a class? This idea would surely fail.

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: I Women net two more wi ns Tom Hofretier deemed herself a few minutes later. Midfielder Staff Writer Ginger Frank spotted Mancini open on the outside. Mancini caught the goalie out of posi­ The Chico State University women's soc­ tion and drilled it in to tie the score at 1-1. cer team put two more wins under their Still on the comeback trail, the 'Cats put belt last week, defeating Cal Poly Pomo~a pressure on the Cal Poly deferclers.Stone 3-1 on Wednesday and downing Brigham played a key role in keeping the ball on Cal Young University 2-1 on Saturday. Poly's side of the field for most of the second Brigham Young (3-1-1) was undefeated half. A perfect pass to Jessica Siehak set up a . ·before coming to town and Cal Poly Pomona IS-yard shot the goalie couldn't get a hand on : . ' :(3-2-1) boasted an impressive No.4 rank­ giving the Wildcats a 2-1 lead. Senior Denise : .. ·ing on the West Coast. The Wildcats should Butticci added a reassurarr.e goal with eight : : : take over that No.4 ranking now, Coach minutes left, making the score 3-1. :,;,,~r~~:~,'~.;;:~~:": . ~ . Bob Russ said. "We're really becoming a comeback team this season," Russ said. "It's positive to be able Defense was the name of the game in ,,;.~,:;~~;~~;: i ::",~?>,i~~~il,fif,;~: both wins, allowing only two goals in two to do that, but if we could get some early goals games. Even with the tough defense hold­ in the first half I think it'll make it that much ing their own, the Wildcats had to make a easier for us in the second half." comeback Wednesday. Three out of their On Saturday against Brigham Young, the four wins this season have been come­ Wildcats again failed to score in the first half back wins. but scored early in the second half. Frank Cal Poly Pomona started out the game fought ofT a tough Brigham Young defense, aggressively, scoring midway into the first sending in a bullet and breaking the no-score half. Few shots could be taken by either deadlock.Brigham Young retaliated with team due to some feisty defenders. Chico eleven minutes to go, tying the score 1-1. State unloaded good shots the first half but A strict Wildcat defense kept the ball away never netted the ball. At. the end of the half, from the goalie, allowing the offense to pres­ the Wildcats left the field down 1-0. sure the Brigham Young goalie. Buttied put it "We just couldn't get the ball in (the goal) in for the game-winner on a pass from Dawn that whole half," Jaymee Stone, team co­ Chandler. The Wildcats took the game 2-1. captain, said. "I had a couple chances before then but I The second half saw the team turn couldn't get the ball through the defenders," around. At the kickoff, the 'Cats made a Butticd said. "The one time the defenders break for the goal. It looked like an easy were drawn out was the time I scored." score for forward Julie Mancini but an "Hey, we'll take the wins,· Russ said. "Even Chico State's Dawn cruindler anxiously eyes the ball offsides call ruined the run. Mancini re- if they're not· pretty, we'll still take 'em.· Menls soccer gets all..tied.up Mark Schrader the ball over the head ofgoalie Tom Liner for Staff Writer , the game-tying goal. Penalties hurt Chico State. Twice in Chico State University men's soc- the second period Coggins was able to cer team failed to record their first break away from the defense only to be victory of .the season tying the Cali- called back for off-sides. fornia polytechnic University, "I don't like to blame the referees (for Pomona Broncos. the penalty calls)," Coggins said. "We After a tough battle, involving some should have beaten them." minor injuries and a number of pen- After regulation time expired, the teams alties, Chico State left the field in a 1- went into a 30-minute overtime period. 1 tie after a scoreless overtime. Chico State got control of the ball imme- The Wildcats went into their first diately and dominated the field for the conference game with a (0-3-1) pre- majority of the game. season record after being shut out in Toward the end of the overtime period, the Far West Classic two weeks ago. Chico State's defense broke down, leav- Head Coach Don Batie said the ing them open for a strong Bronco team. , ofTense had a hard time getting started "Overtime takes a lot out of you," even though they controlled the ball Coggins said. "But we are deep (in for the majority of the game. reserve players) and have a lot of good Chico State scored nrst with 17:46 substitutes." remaining in the nrst period. Forward Batie said that overtime play. helped John Coggins punched in a goal to the the ~am 'getthe message that soccer is left of Bronco goalie, Jay Olson,' after ';a team game 'and, iridividual,: 'players .. a feed from Dan Mendoza. shouldn't try to ~ake the game into their . , Cal Poly came back strong in the own hands. ,,' second period, pressuring the Wild- "I feel.good about the team," Batie cat defense. Bronco forward, David said. "I think they can do well in the Andrade, caught up with an indirect kick leagUe. A team is like a family, when deep in Wildcat territory :md pounded things get difficult they pull together." Chico State's Jo~ c.?ggins (10) gets in the way of the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos •

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Volleyball Victory Chico State University women's volley­ ball hosted Oregon Institute of Tech­ nology TIlursday in Shurmer Gymna­ l , sium. Oregon never had a chance. Senior Jenny Glitzner lead the team ll , ) with nine ki11s, rounding out a 60 Swimming perccntaverage.Juniors Deanna Airozo IIOther : f •and Erin Slover had seven kills a piece, . i . bringing them to a 70 percent average. : I It took the Wildcats only one hour to /,~r;. polish off Oregon in three garnes, 15- sports fill ~1~,r;;p;~i";;' 1, 15-0, 15-9. The win brings the season record to 10-2. $50 Sept 16 National Stardom the gap The Wildcat women's cross country Oct 8 .' team got a taste of national stardom when they received a Sept. 17 newslet­ Intramural sports $50 Sept 30 ter from Bill Gallaghcr of Ashland ...... :;, .. University, president of the National focus on fun Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ... Cross Country Coaches Association .: l[ (whew! what a tittle!) stating they are and golf. Racquetball has been added seated 18th among NCAA Division II Dave Christensen bers. The cost of the shirts is covered In the past, intramural sports progral1lS; 1 t~ins; Congratulations team! Keep up Staff Writer to the program this year. In previous by the entry fee. The $50 fee also at Chico State have been dominated by;.> ~e pace! years the racquetball courts were open covers the cost of instructors and ref­ male participants. According to intraITlu~_: . \ na time when\varsity teams have been at all times and erees who oversee the games . ral office statistics, the last few years ha.,ve I B'oard Boredom I dropped from'lhe athletic department free to any- For the recreational activities, costs seen an increase in the number of women Usually when one walks through the due to budget cuts, one sports program one, but this vary from $10 for a semester aerobics joining various teams. Today the large:;t' hal1s of Shurmer and Acker prospers at Chico State University. year, due to "It's more pass and pool pass to $13 for a semes­ number of participants can be found in Gymnasiums, they are innundated with The University Intramural Program ca­ budget cuts, enjoyable to ter pass to the weight room. the coed leagues. flyers advertising everything from NCAC ters to the person who doesn't have the players will Players are responsible for organiz­ "The coed league is the best one to~ Athletic Bible Study to pretty places to time, desire or ski11 to participate in the have to pay to play on a team ing their own teams. Team entries play in," Susan Carter, who enjo"~il golf (who knows who put the pictures varsity athletic program. Although some playattheuni­ range from fraternities and sororities coed softball games, said. "You have;~~ there, we have no golf team) to a sports intramural sports offered are considered versity courts. with a bunch to varsity athletes to students and fac­ good time every time you play." ~', card show at Paradise High. In the past, competitive, pla.yers said social interac­ The intra­ of friends than ulty members. "For the first time this year, we haveJ the women's volleyball board, across tion rather than competition is the primary mural office "It's more enjoyable to play on a a sorority league that we're hoping from the women's locker room, has reason for participating. also oversees with a group team with a bunch of friends than with will go over really well," Fitzhugh.., dominated all others with its photos Anyone associated with the university is the use of the a group of people you don't even said. "In previous years, the fraternity-:' • 'f',) and phrases (even though we welcome to participate in intramural sports. pool for cer­ of people you know," Ed McCarthy, center on an league games have been the most ~ understood none of it). The player in This includes students, faculty and staff tain hours and intramural basketball team last semes­ exciting events to watch. At some of charge must have graduated. All it members of the university. At Chico State organizes fun­ don't even ter, said. "I'm looking forward to play­ the Greek Cup events, the fraternities boasts now is a flyer and, its redeeming University, leagues include men's, runs and team know." ing again this semester.· even bring their own cheerleaders." , quality, a fabulous Orion article. The women's, coed, residence hall, Greek, tournaments. Kele Fitzhugh, assistant director of The intramural team leagues con-" "Women's Hoopcats" board wins for competitive and recreational. To partici­ the university intramural office, said tain a good deal of competition an.d: now. Club sports need to get on the Recreational programs include pate in a intra- he is very optimistic about the pro­ athletiC fun. Anyone interested in sign-.' ball too. Where is the decor? Come on aerobics, swimming and the use of the mural team sport, athletes need a gram this ye:tr. ing up for any aforementioned pro-' I guys, beef up the boards. Chico State weight room. Competitive team and the $50 entry fee. The entry ·We've already sold more swimming, grams should see Kele Fitzhugh at the! programs offered include basketball, fee can be divided among team mem­ aerobic and weight room passes than we University Intramural Office. The of­ USA WERNE football, badminton, volleyball, indoor bers. Teams finishing first in their expected to sell," he said. "Hopefully, the fice is located in Acker GymnasiuI:D,~ SPORTS EDrIOR soccer, bowling, softball, floor hockey league receive T-shirts for all mem- team leagues will fill up, as well." Room 127.

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, ' ;~unners faced tough competition SPC>RTS=.§ ,tpana Bjornsen leads the pack, placing sixth of 100 competitors WOMEN'S SOCCER ~Stephanie Dodson collegiate teams including San Luis Beth Cook had a conflicting week­ runners will take the next week Sept. 29 Metro State Univ. 1:00 p.m. : Staff Writer Obispo, 52, U,C. Davis. 61, U.C. end recreation class to attend, off,' Murphy-Atkins said. Riverside, 140, St. Mary's Col­ Oct. 1 UCDavis 2:00 p.m. ; Chico State men were lead by Chico State will travel to Palo • Ii lege. 147. Los Angeles State, Jeff Pauley in control of the Alto on Oct. 5 for the Stanford : T,' he Buena Vista Vineyards in 158, Stanislaus State, 175, Sac­ Chico State team, placing 29 of Invitational. The team Is al­ MEN'S SOCCER ":1 Sonoma proved to be a dim- ramento State, 294, Cal Poly 104 in a time of 30:17. ready prepalrlng for what they Gult course for the Chico State Pomona, 299. University ofSan Fran- The Wildcats came away with expect to be a "really big event," Sept. 28 Stanislaus State 3:00 p,m, University cross country team in cisco, seventh place, scoring 195. Murphy-Atkins said, Oct. 1 UCDavis 4:00 p.m, the 1991 Sonoma Invitational Sat­ 332, and Stanford, a Division I competi­ Murphy-Atkins said both urday morning. Univer­ FOOTBALL ) tor. walked away with the team Chico State men's and women's , f Although Chico State ran a good sityofthe "50 for our victory and a mere 33 points. teams were pleased with their Sept. 28 UC SanL.. Barbara 7:00 p,m. solid course, they were outrun in Pacific, This season. the men's team con­ performances at the Sonoma the women's division by Califor­ 388. guys to finish sists primarly of freshman and Invitational. nia Polytechnic University. San "I'm re­ seventh sophmores. The roster is clad "Everyone who thinks they CROSS COUNTRY ~uis Obispo and in the men's ally happy with a few junior college transfers. will do well this season ran in : division by University of Califor­ with how against these "This is the first year they have this meet, II Murphy-Atkins said. Sept. 28 Aggie Inv. 10:00 a,m. . nia. Riverside. the girls been with the program," Murphy­ "It was tough competition, so I : 'San Luis Obispo's Kristina finished tough teams is Atkins said. ~So for our guys to was very happy with both of , Rand led the women's 5-kilo­ because finish seventh against these tough the teams. They did real well." VOLLEYBALL : meter run with a time of 17: 33, our No, 2 great." teams is great.' The cross country team's ef­ ,while U.C. Riverside'S Shanon and four "The course was really tough,· forts were rewarded recently Sept. 27-28 Bakersfield Inv. TBA "Winkelman topped the 10-ki- g i r I s she said. "It was in a vineyard and when they received a newslet­ lometer in 30:58. were not there," coach Jean the last quarter mile was flat, but ter from Bill Gallagher, presi­ All home games are indicated in bold "·'Chico State's Dana Bjornsen led Murphy-Atkins said. "We were other then that; there were no flat dent of the Cross Country "the women's team, finishing in running two short. We will spots .'In the course. It is a really Coaches Association, stating the , sixth place overall, out of 100 score much higher with the thir.,king kind of course.• women's team is ranked 18th ,participants, in a time of 18:18. other girls present." "When you geton a tough course among all Division II National .--.Thewomen'steamplacedeighth The No. ,2 seated Angie Allen that is not only physically but Collegiate Athletic Association ~SCC>RE~ , 'Overall, scoring 171, in a group of was ill. while the No. 4 seated mentally demanding, some of our teams. ",: WOMEN'S SOCCER Sept. 18 - Chico State def. Cal Poly Pomona 2-1 Sept. 21 - Chico State def. Brigham Young University 3-1 t)e~repit pool looks forward to facelift MEN'S SOCCER Sept. 18 - Chico State tied Cal Poly Pomona 1-0 ,University will foot a $62,850 bill for plaster replacement in May 1992 Sept. 21 - San Francisco State def. Chico State 1-0

home pool. Paddock Pools will Morse said. Gerry Davidson Coordinator Glennda Morse, the FOOTBALL Staff Writer contract for the project is carefully do the construction. According to The ,current surface requires aI- proofread by the chancellor's of­ M 0 r s e, most yearly maintenance in order Sept. 21 - Bye fice before it is voted on. In the the new "We to fill holes in the fiberglass and to 'Despite the absence of the chancellor's office it first goes to surface clean and repaint stripes on the CROSS COUNTRY Chico State University swim the budget office, and if it passes, should cut shou Idn/t bottom. This process requires that ;team due to budget cuts. the is checked in the physical plan­ down on the pool be shut down for a pe- Sept. 21 - Sonoma Invitational 'University pool is still sched­ ning and development department. long term have to drain ciod of time. WOMEN MEN uled to undergo a $62,850 This check is to make sure the rna i n te- I An additional maintenance prob- 1 - Cal Poly SLO - 52 1 - Stanford - 33 nan c e lem this summer was the replace- 'facelift in May 1992. project is in the scope of work the poo as 2 - UC Davis - 61 2 - UC Davis - 54 The project is ciassified as a approved. Finally, itmustgo to the coststothe part of yearly ment of two faulty valves which 5 - UC Hiverside - ViD 3 - Humboldt State - 55 'speCial repair item with the legal department. where the legal­ University. run the drain. 6 - 51. Mary's - 147 6 - Hayward State - 164 funding being allocated by the ity of the contract and funding is " W e maintenance The pool is now being used 8 - Chico State - 171 7 - Chico State - 195 ,campus. The project was re­ checked. shouldn't by swim classes and the intra- 12 - Univ, of S.F. - 332 13 - Univ. of S.F. - 397 quested three years ago, and The project will require pull­ have to procedures mural department, and will re- . the money was allocated two ing out the current fiberglass drain the anymore. II main in operation until May. It ; years ago, ,before the current bottom and replacing it with a poolas~ will then be closed for the sum- VOLLEYBALL budget crisis occurred. , new Gunite plaster surface. of yearly I;: ,~ 'mer'while the construction on I Sc'pt. 19 - Chico State def. Oregon Institute of Technology - , i According to Work Control making it similar to a, built-in maintenance procedures anymore," the pool takes place. 3-0 • 15-1, 15-0, 15-9

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eople have been beautifying their bodies P through piercing, cutting, branding and burning for thousands of years. However, body modification is a relatively new phe­ nomenon to the United States. Chico State University Professor of An­ thropology, Dr. James Meyers found in his research that people manipulate their bodies for many reasons. The most common rea­ sons are: sexual enhancement, affiliation with a group, shock value, spiritual and mystical value, trust and loyalty, pain and simply because they like the way it looks. Usually these people, called modern primi­ tives by some, do modifications for a com­ of any of these. bination Brooks, who has also Many believe modi!icatiun is a rite of Meyers has studied body modifications in un pierced himself, said, passage. Dirksen, who also has tattoos United States, including Chico, contemporary "There's something really his chest and feet, said his modifications the past three years. At first he focused Above: I for meditative about the serve as a reminder. "It's just proof that on tattoos, but early into his research, Ahly solely pain. First your body tells really can stand the pain to get something that many of the people he Mueller he discovered you that it's not I want. It gives me more faith in myself." also had piercings. to photographed models something you should Murry agreed he had no desire nothing had been done the "Since virtually her be doing. Then after a experience the pain, he still wanted on piercings, I immediately to academically pierced while you tell yourself result. He said he believes the ability to that," Meyers said. shifted my focus and that it's aU right that it's endure the:: modification says something with a group ofpeople nose He then made contact ear. (the pain) there. You about who he is. "I went down to San in San Francisco who were not only involved in stick a needle BY know why it's there and Francisco and had someone but also S3domasochism. PHOTO piercing, MOLLY you work with it. You in my (penis)," he said. feel the best research of Anthropologists HOGAN have to be very calm We often don't realize the magnitude with the group, Meyers comes from being when you do it. You modification which exists in mainstream there and introduced said. "So I went down be thinking about America today. People arc willing to anthro­ Left: can't myself as a straight, heterosexual other things ... endure all kinds of pain to make themselves very much interested in non­ Micah pologist who is Mueller said she pre­ look more allractive. modification." Dirken's mainstream body ferred the piercings to a "Look at women who wear high heels," students on this campus pierced "I have interviewed tattoo because they're Mueller said, "I don't wear high heels. pierced their who have pierced theirtongue, nipple. not as permanent. You They hurt my feel. Other people would pierced their nipple, BY penis, pierced their labia, PHOTO can always take off the say they don't hurt their feet, but they their nose and jANINE pierced their navel, pierced jewelry, she said. would never pierce their nose." their eyebrow," COLLINS nasal septum and pierced "You never know As Meyers put it, "You can have breasts Meyers said. what's going to come up enlarged, fat sucked out of your body, some people So just what exactly makes in your life. You never that's all OK. But as soon as you put a ring their genitals or want to put a ring through know when you're go- in your nose, or lip, or penis, or labia, tattoo their entire bodies? what you're doing you're regarded as a psychopath." from another­ "I could never do it to myself. It's not like I sit ing to start regretting One of the reasons Jason Murry said he often means disaffiliating I'm "I see nothing abnormal about it. here by myself and put holes in my body. I'd to your body. Right now I think had his penis pierced was curiosity. He mainstream America. The people I work with (body modi­ who rather share it with someone else," Mueller said always going to be like this. It's always wanted to know if what he had heard about Ahly Mueller, a humanities senior arc cur.ting, branding, and modern primitives believe the pain going to be some kind of artistic expres­ fiers) who enhancement was true. But he also has nose and nasal septum piercings, has Many people. They sexual a spiritual experience. sion. But what happens when 1 graduate tattooing are educated to an elite group experienced more than just one unkind can be turned into good self­ liked the idea of belonging the pain and want to get a job?" have jobs. They have a willing to express them­ remark. On one occasion, a man told her "Ifyou can separate yoursc1ffrom of people who are else, it Or what happens when it gets to be image," Meyers said. a permament mark or she looked ugly with a ring in her nose by concentrating on something selves by making you r body and everybody looks back and goes While many claim body modifica­ then grabbed hold of the jewelry. "I becomes more of a sens:J.tion that 2010 indention on their bodies. and it's so 1990s'?" Brooks joked. tion has already reached fad status, it than trying to pull it out, " she said feels but your mind doesn't because 'God, that's "You can wear a tie-dye a lot easier guess he was student, Micah Dirksen, remains to be seen if it will permeate said. Brooks, pierced concentrating on something clse, n Mueller Anthropology you can get your penis pierced," Murry Mueller's boyfricnd.Jaxson his nipple pierced, it mainstream America. "It's a natural a sterilized airbrush ,said. "llsounds really strange, but pain is the said when he had The need for affiliation is common her nasal septum with it. I did it for the progression as I-sec. il. It just hasn't an experience in -best~distractiO-ri:''it'st:QCuer than any kind'of just hurt. "I didn't enjoy around the world. However, as Meyers' . ne~dle. The pierCing was it." the numbers yet," Meyers said . pleasure you could have." . experience of having it, not doing got pointed out, becoming part of one group trust and bonding, they said. Hop, skip and a jump In addition to mccting people and taking advantage David Brown. of drink specials, many Chico State students find the bars Writer Staff are just great places to blow off some steam. conduct prohibits a lot of social activity. They come out in droves, sometimes by the hundreds. "Classroom way to really interact with people is to loosen They fill the establishments downtown. 'Their mission The only a few drinks," junior Matt Wright said. may be to swill beer, seek out members of the opposite up by having Wright said he goes to the bars twice a week to sex or just to sociali~.e with friends. but admited that sometimes people get a They may drink, laugh, fight or cry. When the night loosen up, hand. is over, they'll hit the streets and wander oIT into the little out of bad attitudes and bad tempers dark. Many will moan in agony upon awakening with "Unfortunately, good buzzes and cheap drinks," Wright vicious hangovers, but they'll come back again another prevail over night and do it over again. They are the faithful bar sa id. "Sometimes will fight over hoppers of Chico. people things, ba­ "The filst goal is to get really loaded and then you the stupidest "U nfortunately, because they're scout the territory for the opposite sex," Chico State sically attitudes and junior Dan Bullock said. too drunk." bad University displays bls beer-making kit. "I hit the bars at least three times a week, usually ChicoStatestudentDave Jim Stone he's keeping bad tempers with a group of friends," he said. Dodge said bars for a Barsofferagreatenvironmentforpickingupgirlsbut away from tIc prevail over good Bullock admits there are some nights that the only thing while. "It's a fmancialstrain and I've become bored buzzes and cheap and tasty picks up is his tab. wet he Cheap, not always going to meet someone with seeing the same "It happens, you're summer. "I made it by adding a little bit willing to give tips on beer making. and start thumbing through people every time," he said drinks." Clark of so that's when you go home . Christy n said She said the biggest advantage Dodge stays of hoOey, it was really good, he the little black book and diilling numbers," Bullock said While Staff Writer making oc'Cr as knowing what goes many other Many pamphlets and publications Although his reasons for frequenting the bars forus on home, into eadl balCh. She explained that students are out. beer and don't about the art of beer making can be meeting girls, many other students fmd other fulfillment Chico State Most people buy have been instances where busy lately, but that's pretty typical to carve obtainedatbookstores, TheHorncbrew there to riding the little pedicabs home," "We have been really think twice, until it starts through a<;bestos "1 look forward said Mike Andrade, a Shop and through friends and ac­ beers were put "I don't know, they're just so for the beginning of the semester," . away at their bank account. An through ju~ior Carla Crowder said. quaintances. The recipes available can fllters. Beers that have gone and ride them again." bartender at Jake's. alternative to store-bought beer is if fun, I can never wait to go back hop­ be simple or very detailed. They all this proress could cause cancer Saturday girl," He believes that the increased amount of students home brewing. It not only allows -:"1 am more of a Thursday, Friday, for some variation. consumed on a regular baSk<;. going to ping from bar to bar is a result of competition. 'With all the for a quality product, but creative allow Crowder said. "I can't manage partying and I brew is an experi­ Letner said some beers also usc drink specials being offered, people are moving around expression as well. "Every beer class during the week. " Brown. mechanical petroleum-based preservatives to more and not just staying in one place," Andrade said Jim Stone, a junior psychology ment, .. said Ken '.\YIhileBullocklooksforthebarsthathavealotofwomen He said he has maintain the shelf life of the beer. As for now, the bar hoppers continue to roam major, said he started making his engineering senior. irfthem, Crowder said she hunts for the bargains. ofbccr like Home brewing eliminates the ques­ downtown, accepting long lines and crowded bars as a own beer because he wanted a made a lot ofdilferent types ::"1 usually go to the bars with the best drink specials, He said he tion of what is in the lx:cr. An price to pay for fun. high-quality beer which suited his stouts, porters and pale ales. P~nama's is always a must," Crowder said. bought in individual creates their beer from taste.The low cost of home brew­ started out with redpes now likes to scratch and can be aware of every­ ing compared to buying specialty Southem California but brews. thing that goes into iL brands also inspired him. "I can create his own special in the home 'lhe Cait is also something Letner . make a six-pack orbeer for $4 that The alcohol content liule higher than said attracts people toward home would usually be about $9 in a brews usually run a Brown said brewing. She noted that prices on store," Stone said. the store-bought varieties. about 5 alcohol in the stores have increased· To make his own brew Stone he usually makes his brew compared due to taxes. When making your uses a minimal amount of equip­ perocntalcoholiccontentas which contain own beer, there is only the ca;t of ment and a lot of experimentation. to the big name beers result is a ingredients after you buy the neces­ cultivating different kinds of 3.5 percent alcohol. TIle "I'm sary equipment. beer," he said. "You can modify it, stronger tasting beer. when you Letner estimated the initial cost of and arrange it. You can make it any "You're ltind of blind beer," Slone said. equipment to be around $50 or $60. way you want." go inlo making but it's Each balch yields about two cases. "The big part is the anticipation "You can read the literature error process. n The store also sells pre-packaged of what is going to happen," Stone mostly a mal and thal deals syrups for beer making. "It's kind of said. Fermentation time varies with Luckily, Chico has a place like the microwave dinner idea," she each lype of beer. A simple ale can with home brewing. down­ said. "TIle convenience idea is in the take two to four weeks while a 11-cHomebrewShop,locatc

\1 " 14 THEORION September 25, 1991 Hold the flesh, please Vegetarians just say "no" to meat

Angela Romero Consuming meat in moderation is all right, Wolff said. Staff Writer But since many people prefer not to eat cow or chicken Steak tartar, chicken Kiev and roast pork go flesh, they need to be aware of so~e of the drawbacks. unappreciated, even hated by people who don't eat meat "Some vegetarians increase their cheese, eggs and In a decade when cardiovascular disease, saving the planet milk to make up for protein, and you can actually end and treating animals with respect are pertinent issues, up with a pretty high-fat diet," Wolff said. "One problem vegetarianism has occome a cause as well as a way of life. females with regular menstrual cycles need to be aware Alison Bermant, a senior journalism major, said she of is if she goes on a non-meat diet she better be stopped eating red meat about four years ago because conscientious about her iron sources." she had high cholesterol. She has also cut out poultry Vegan vegetarians and eggs and only occasionally cats fish and ch~e. shouldbeconcerred UI started reading books on the treatment of animals with calcium intake and the effects being a meat-eater has on the environ­ and vitamin B12, "You wouldn't think ment," Bermant said. "(Eating meat) is totally screwing Wolff said Vegetari­ up all our natural resources. It has an incredible effect anism isn't effective that because you're on our environment." as a weight loss "You wouldn't think that because you're eating a ham­ method, she added eating a hamburger Olivia Pennuccl and AIJson Bermant enjoy vegetarian cuisine at Cafe Sandino. burger you're contnbuting to deforestation, but you are," "It has nothing to do you're contributing Bermant said ''1lx:y're cuuing down trees to make room to with body weight" etables and nuts. Even with these substitutes, Schlavin were when they sawher out drinking. grow grains to feed cattle." Erik Schlavin, a to deforestation, but admiUed starting a vegetarian lifestyle was not easy. "It's so funny beeause people say, 'Oh my god! I can't Fish is OK with her occasionally because, "Fish are free, sophomore nUlSing "All my life l'deaten red meat because my parents did, believe you drink-you're a vegetarian,' and I just laugh they're caught then we eat them. They're not raised to be SIlldent,has been a you are." but once I got to stand back away from it to see what and say, 'There's no anirnals in beer.' People are very killed" Besides doing her part to save the planet and free laC10-0vO vegetarian it really was, it just kind of grossed me out,· Schlavin uneducated about vegetarianism, n she said animals, Bemlant said she likes eating healthier foods. for a year.. His rea- said. "Starting was hard on my body. I craved red Although both vegetarians noticed friends and ac­ Cindy Brallan Wolff, registered dietician and nutrition sons for bypassing meat were inspired in a different way. meat. But after about a month I was fine and I don't quaintances rutting back on their consum ption of meat, professor at Chico State University, said a distinction "I had to eat meat from the dorms and it wasn't very want it anymore. n Wolff said, as a professor, she hasn't noticed an increase should be made between the different types of good" Schlavin said. "1 learned a lot about nutrition and Sch1avin and Bermant agreed meat-eaters sometimes in vegetarians, especially among her students. vegetarians. Vegan vegetarians eat only plant products, that ';"e don't need red meat to get protein. I decided I have a diffia.!lt time understanding vegetarianism. Bennant "California is just one of those places where you get lacto vegetarians cat plant and dairy products, ovo didn't want white meat either after 1 found more said she has been called a rabbit and a tree-hugger, and more vegetarians per segment of the population," Wolff : vegetarians cat plant products and eggs and lacto-ovo substitutes (for protein)." Sch1avin said he has been referred to as a granola-lover. said. "But I haven't noticed an increase in terms of the ' vegetarians cat plant and dairy products plus eggs. Schlavin's protein substitutes include beans, green veg- Bermant recalled how surprised some acquaintances students that I see." Sacrifices made for education Feelin' Groovy Where to find cool deals on funky stUff Scott Burket Journalism professor Peter Gross workasanelectricalengineer,bringing Gregg Eiler jewelry and textiles from far upgrading to compact discs but most Staff Writer said the exchange was brought about home around $35 to $40 per month. Staff Writer regions like Guatemala, Indo­ of our stock consists of records. n through the United States Informa- As the revolution came and went, nesia and Ec­ People from all over the state Everything familiar is left halfway lion Agency. As a direct result of great areas of opportunity were cre­ Students are well into the grind uador hang stop by at Melody Records on around the world. Home, family and President Bush's Initiative on East- ated for joumalists and the mass media. and hustle of the school year, and from walls and their way through Chico to take a friends are left behind while you ern Europe, which was established It was shortly after the revolution that Chico merchants are thanking their fill the shelves. look at the latest albums in stock, pursue something you believe in. in 1990, members of the mass media Zimmennan and more than ten col­ retail gods for helping them sur­ "I am carrying a Dev said. Most of us sel- from Eastern Europe are invited to leagues decided to go into the news­ vive summer. Thousands of mom, lot of what the In the past couple of years, a dom have pur­ the United States for one year to paper business to offer an alterna­ dad and government bucks pour Indians have been more diverse crowd has been fre­ suitswhidlwould observe and learn the journalistic tive publication. into the "have-to-haves" of Chieo. making for hun­ quenting Ital and Melody, drive us to make practices of this country. The newspaper is printed three times These trend-setting items include dreds of years," Hodgkinson and Dev, said .. "Busi­ a decision ofsuch Zimmerman is from the dty of a week, and the major difi'erertce be­ all-terrain sandals, Top 40 com­ ness has been good now that the consequence. Tunisoara, a city of about 400,000 tween it and Western newspapers is Hod g k i ns 0 n L~~i!!====21l pact discs and clothing emblazed said. This year Scott students are back," Dev said. Harald people. It was here that the first symp- advertising, Zimmerman said There is with school logos. he is carrying fab- Hod~M~~~n While you're at it, make sure Zimmerman Decem- in in toms of revolution oocurred in absolutely no advertising papers Where do Chicoans go for off­ rics from South ~ you take a look in The Under­ made such a ber of 1989. He has first-hartd knowl- Eastem Europe, due to the lack of a the-wall items like studded bras or America, Huipile (Indian) blouses, ground on Main Street. Expanded choire. He left his edge of the revolution, and the ~tate of ., market economy, he added Indian beads? Shops like Ital. Im­ wool sweaters from Ecuador and last April, it carried some of the "native' country, L;;..._~ __--l the mass media before, during and .; 'Zimmermansaid, "It was very neces­ ports, Melody Records and The jewelry crafted by local Chicoans. most bizarre items in Chico. That Romania, and his Harald after the uprising. sary to have an alternative newspaper Underground offer unique items Across the carpet, some of the is, if you consider vibrators, min­ wife Georgeta Zimmerman When Zirrunennan was a SIlldent in in such an important city in Romania your impulsive checkbook may best tunes ever laid on vinyl are on iature tobacco pipes and Harley­ and his son Tunisoara from 1981 to 1985 he began like Timisoara." be searching for. display. Melody Records collects and Davidson paraphernalia bizarre. Roland., almost four. to work for the student newspaper. Even after the revolution took place, Stroll down Third Street and offers Chicoans an extensive selection In addition to Dr. Martens shoes, Zimmerman left to pursue jour­ 'The student media was not as heavily and the mass media were free to print you'll eventually come to a of blues, jazz, soul, rock and country bottles of Kama Sutra Oil of Love, : nalism. He is taking part in a year­ censored as the communist media what they wanted, Zimmennan said place directly across from Van dassicsdating back decades. camouflage condoms and linge­ long exchange allowing him to be­ was," he said. he felt that the necessary changes Hook Funeral Chapel known Employee and Chico State gradu­ rie, they offer an extensive variety come a visitor and observer here in While auendingschool, Zimmerman weren't happening as they should. as Ital Imports. Owner and ate student Sanjay Dev said of tunes. ' the United States. saidhe wasn't studying journalism, but "Our communist daily newspaper Chico State University alumni Melody Records has been Chico's "Most people still come here for "It's a great opportunity given to me," rather electrical engineering. changed its name, but the people Scott Hodgkinson has items leading retaiier for collectors' al­ the music," explained April, an Un­ Z~rman said "My wife understood Zimmerman said when he was fln- [\.Inning it still had the same views as from a\1 corners of the globe in bums for the past 13 years. "We derground employee. "But you can it's a chance of a lifetime coming to the ished with school, he thooght he was thegovcmrnent," he said "We'liegota his international shop. Woven have a really great and unique selec­ find a lot of different things here that United States and that's why I anl here." finished with journalism and found long way to go." tapestries, hand-crafted silver tion here," Dev said. 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Few bars necessary." notoriety, Malcolm X begins to acknowl­ that do not have dance floors A hate-monger, or simply a man willing developed: edge that there are white people of good offer their customers an activity to speak the blunt truth about the will, and he speaks of political action for other than drinking. But, one shameful history of racism in America? change and cooperation with mainstream bar in Chico allows its customers A capacity crowd at the Bell Memorial civil-rights leaders. to play interactive video games. Union garden cafe was given the chance Also interesting arc the film clips of some Next time while ordering a to ponder this and other provocative ques­ of Malcolm's contemporancs: Eldridge favorite drink at La Salles notice tions following the showing of the documen­ Cleaver, A:-.gcla Davis anda young, Dashiki­ the television monitor above the tary Malcolm X last Wednesday evening. clad jesse jackson. bar. The screen is not tuned into First released in 1967, Malcolm X actu­ If there is a fault to be found in Malcolm a typical sports game or even ally only covers the last ten years or so of X, it is that the movie fails to explore the news. Instead it is on one of his lifc. It is an account of the speeches and Malc.olm's childhood and his years as a the new football or trivia games. interviews of Malcolm X dllring his tenure hustler, dope dealer and prisoner, following La Salles offers an alternative as the chief spokesman of the Nation of his conviction for burglary at the age of 21. watching Sunday or Monday Islam and afterwards, when he renounced to It was in prison that Malcolm was first football. This new video Elijah Muhammad and formed his own night exposed to the teachings of the I Ionorable aIlows people to play with group, the Organization for African-Ameri­ game Elijah Muhammad, the founder of the their favorite teams. The foot- can Unity (OMU). is Nation of Islam. : ball video game is only played Narrated by James Earl Jones, the film of The film also lacks a coherent narrative during live games, but the cost a reasonably good documentary record . flow. Sometimes it works, as in the open­ is free. Phil jones, the manager speeches and interviews with Malcolm X. ing sequence, a pastiche of unique Afri­ of La Salles, said the game has The best moments of the film by far are ORION can-American images which Oickerbefore been at La Salles for a month jANINE COLLlNSfTHE when Malcolm is speaking before a crowd. the eye while a Gil-Scott Heron rap plays half, and is becoming Fontaine, Steve Popaduke, and Joe Hickman This is the single most worthwhile aspect of and a Ken Howard, Sean on the soundtrack. ]\tore often, the jumpy, Men tend to play answer to the trivia challenge at I.a Salles. the film; anything else, you could get it very popular. scramble for the correct jangled directionsimplyconfu5CS the viewer the game, but some women get better from reading the book. At But, if there is a delay then the one-an-one as to time and place (This is a 1967 release, into the spirit of football. scores to receive one score for the bar. In press conferences and clock will begin to count down, and when this sort of directing was perhaps Currently, 10 control boxes allow 20 the end of the game the top 20 bars are conversations, Malcolm X was forceful said that La and the points will decrease. Then a speech before a more in vogue than today.) people to play at a time. Jones said that listed on the screen. Jones articulate; when giving the the game gives the player three excerpt from Although flawed and incomplete, 10 more controllers are on order and SalIes has been in the top 10 a number of crowd he was electrifying. An clues, and at times the computer or the film Malcolm X had some of the same should be arriving soon. times, and the game has been a success. his April 1964 speech, "The Ballot even gives the correct answer. The one who effects that the man himself had during his 'The other video game La Salles offers is In fact, Jones said, there are people who Bullet,· is instructive: "Well I am questions vary, and include a vari­ I'm not lifetime: it was sometimes angering, some­ the Adult T'rivta Nightstde. One can play play on a daily basis. doesn't believe in deluding myself. ety of subjects. you eat, times amusing, always sharp, ironic, and this game from 3 111e object of the football game is to out going to sit at your table and watch Scott Schulman, the owner of La calI myself thought-provoking. p.m. to 2 a.m. guess the quarterback of the team cur­ with nothing on my plate, and mostly men Salles, first saw the two games in a 'and is enjoyed rently playing on television,. while an bar in Sacramento. He brought the bybothmenand opponent plays the offense of the other tend to games back to his bar, making La Cheeko by Dyllan HiIlerman women. The team. Before the quarterback throws the Salles the only bar in Chico with game is also free play the football, one needs to dedde ifthe quarterback the football and trivia games. to play, but un­ will pass or run. Then the pclson must select It is easy for people to say they like the football game, if the run or pass will be short, middle, or long will go to the bars with their friends video, the player and if it will be to the right, left or renter. After but some and not drink. But, as soon as they competes with the team has completed the play, PJints are enter a bar their perception is other bars given for every correct selection. women the game clouded by cigarette smoke and throughout the Adult trivia nightside resembles the 'scents of their favorite drinks that U.S and Canada. get into ',Trivial Pursuit.·, . 'llie screen catches trick the mind into having just one. The game is eye because of its bright blue color. Unlike spirit... can A simple solution is to get involved based in San the a real football game only one person video games for adults. La Salles is play at a time. The first question appears in Diego and a refreshing activity for many to the other bars via on the screen and iists nve possible an­ offers communicated bar patrons, but be aware: the phone lines and satellite. La Salles takes swers. If the correct answer is selected given. games are as addictive as Nintendo. its top four players and averages the without delay then 1000 points are Chico hosts Balinese hoedown Laura Burke Staff Writer The incense curled lazily toward the ceiling as the dancer's movements echoed the steady beat behind her. As the rhythm quickened, her body twisted and turned around the stage with slow, controlled strength. Suddenly the air, which seconds before had been filled with music, became silent and the dancer was motionless. Gamelan Sekar Jaya carne to Laxson Auditorium last Friday night, much to the delight of Chicoans young and old. The ensemble from the Bay area con­ sists of 30 musici:J.ns and dancers who perform Balinese music and dance. There are 18 different types of Ba­ Poetry contest open to all Sexy opera to p'lay Saturday music, each taught by oral tradi- Opera The­ linese The North American Open l)oetry Con­ 'This Saturday the Western Friday night the audience was in Laxson 'tion. test will award $12,000 in prizes to over aterperformsVerdi's La Traviata treated to three of them - Gong Kabyar, La 1'rautatais based 250 poets. The contest is free and open to Auditorium at8: 15p.m. jegog. Century 'Angklung and all people who, through no fault of their on the true story of a mid-19th Kabyaris played on a nice word for . Gong own, are poets. Entries must be post­ courtesan (courtesan is phones of all sizes (these are love too late . : .meltal marked by Sept 30,so PJets, search through prostitute) who discovers xylophones) and accompa­ romantic and ~ .similar to your notebooks and take a chance. 'The opera is passionate, several other instruments . . nied by To enter, send one original poem features an explosive score. gongs, and drums. is the pro­ . including whether it be haiku, free-verse or a limer­ The Western Opera Theatre is also played on of the San Fran­ Angklung ick, to the National Library of Poetry, 5-E fessional tou ring company but they are all the celebrating its mcttalphones Gwynns Mill Ct., P.O. Box 704-PC, Owings cisco Opera Center, and is and accompanied by same size Mills, MD 21117. 25th anniversary. an incredible fewer instruments. The poem should be no more than 20 La Traviata is sure to be traditional played was Jegog. auditorium ,last Friday, from the The third , Gamelan Sekar Jaya performing in Laxson lines and the poet's name and address experience, so get your tickets were six wooden For this piece'there should appear on the top of the page. University box office early. xylophone-type instruments of three were also brightly the dancers were the accompaniment in­ The dancers different sizes. They wore different costumes a stead of the focus. dre~sed. sing in the Baltic States? Your eyes are getting heavy The piece, entitledJaranDuob, was each dance, all of which drew Wanna The musical technique was very inter­ for Pro­ Tonight in the Bell Memorial Union last minute substitution into the pro­ to the dancer's slow, almost The Chico State University Choral esting. 'The musicians used their malIets, attention Garden Cafe master hypnotist William gram. It was by far the best piece movements. gramwill sendsingers to join the Lithuanian which looked like pickaxes, with quick, puppet-like Milligan will amaze, mesmerize and performed. The quality and tone of were all representa­ Chamber Orchestra in a celebration of the C. sharp movements, so only the note being The dances the instruments was so rich and For example, one works of Mozart. Openings are still avail­ entertain. played was heard. The hand not playing tions of something. is a regular at the Laugh clear it was mesmerizing. People of greeting and able. Milligan fuIlow the other around and stop dance was the dance and has made throughout the audience had their would court­ The tour will be Nov. 12-27 and will Factory in Los Angeles note played. another was of a bumblebee and San Fran­ eyes closed and were swaying to the the last include stops in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia appearances at Sonoma This was amazing to watch , especially ship. State Universities using the au­ beat, as if deep in meditation. played six pieces al­ and Finland. The cost of the tour is $1500 cisco when the pieces became quick and com­ The ensemble his most important prop. The songs played on the mettalphones an hour and a per singer, which includes airfare, ground dience as plex. together which lasted Milligan's show fea­ also had an excitement that held the one of the transportation, housing and meals. Be forewarned, The musicians' snap movements were half. But it was perhaps participation, so 'mem­ audience transfixed. One concert­ in quite To audition for this unique opportunity, tures audience always synchronized. Their best concerts to come to Chico can wind up goer remarked that even during the precise and call Dr. Sharon Paul, Chico State Director bers of the audience green and purple costumes some time. It was a plunge into the cultural dances, his mind was continually loose, bright of Choral Activities at 898-6127. being in the show. their performance. ' reality of Bali. drawn back to the music, as though helped to accentuate

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Music of Mozart ,evokes fantastic, romantic images

Carla Brasil Staff Writer Robot Carnival is more than mere cartoons

When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child, he bounding down to skim the seaj a beautiful and A blast of wind rips a torn movie flier from a can destroy his creation. A toy inventor with a had a magical fairy kingdom he would escape to captivating balance. boulder. It announces an upcoming attraction as it perfect wife and perfect daughter creates an ideal in his mind. He had maps and characters andhe In contrast, the Adante was sweet and tender. To blows across the desert. Finally, it plasters against the woman in order to feel love. To his dismay, the child­ was the rul,er of the kingdom.; He had the power to compliment, the Menuetto was teasing and flirtatious. calves of a squat and raggedly clothed peasant. like woman, who was not programmed to have create a'nd destroy. The finale of the HaffnerSymphonyby far outdid the He rcads the flier and rushes offto warn his village. emotions, questions her existence and begs the man to In the magical kingdom of this child's mind, the other movements with its shcer power and beauty. Surrounded by his fellow villagers, the man, talking respond to her by giving her a name and loving her. imagination stretched to infinity. The next selections were arias from The Magic Flute in gibberish and jumping up and down, excitedly The man refuses to believe that his creation is capable Last Sunday, the people who attended the Mozart and Don Giovanni, performed by tenor Joseph Sylvan relates what the flier says. The villagers exchange of reasoning and feeling because to do so would Bicentennial Conc~rtat Laxson Auditorium, performed Spann. Hands cupped, Spann swayed as he sang, startled looks and, with apulT of dust, flee into their acknowledge his own shortcomings. by the Chico Symphony as if suspended by the notes. His expressive huts and board themselves up inside. When the creation impulsively throws herselfagainst Orchestra, had the child in face, strong stage presence and beautiful voice Soon the windows begin to rattle and the earth the man in orderto share her pain, loneliness and love, them brought out. the piano enthralled the audience. Spann became the begins to rumble and shake. From the depths of he flings her away, destroying the only love he has Opening the perfor­ characters in each of the arias, singing passionately golden sand, a huge monstrosity called Robot Carni­ always longed for and will never have. mance was the Haffner and orchestra of unrequited love and revenge. val rolls like a huge tank amid an explosion of Another sequence, A Tale ofTwo Robots, shows how Symphony. It was first were like two ~fter intermission, pianist Cynthia Darby performed fireworks, colorful streamers and laser blasts, flatten­ two creations can ultimately destroy cach other. I-Iu­ composed as a serenade in Piano Concerto No. 25. It was amazing to sec her long, ing the village in its magnificent wake. morous because of the colorful characters and histri­ 1776 for the wedding of knights in pale and seemingly boneless fingers glide' fluidly So opens Robot Carnival, nine animated sequences onics, this sequence is also the most disturbing. Salzburg mayor's daughter. across the keys. combined to form frightening, often humorous and Two egotistical, self-proclaimed geniuses pit their Six years later, Mozart combat Again, the finale outstripped the other selections. thought provoking glimpses of tile future. monumental robots against each other, almost obliter­ , was again commissioned The piano and orchestra were like two knights locked Franken's Gears, the first sequence, shows ating everything around them. by the mayor to compose with swords in combat with swords clashing. 1he battle seemed h ow a creation can destroy its creator. A deranged In the encl, the creators emerge, unscathed, but music for his son and the clashing endless, but together they overcame their anger. The scientist, complete with white hair sticking out every surrounded in total destmction and chaos, believing HajJner Serenade-save piano and orchestra came together, and lifted the which way and bulging, maniacal eyes, creates a themselves winners. the introductory march, one of the minuets and the audience to the heights ofemotion, affirming that only huge robot. Pulling down a series of levers which Although the pace is slow in some sequences, Robot addition of flutes and clarinets-laid the foundation music so pure, good and beautiful could provide engage an intricate system of gears, he gives his Carnival is a barrage of sight, sound and symbolism. for the HaffnerSymphony. harmony and strength. robot life. It reminds onc of the risks and dangers in the race for Its hypnotic, dream-like strains evoked fantastic and The Mozart Bicentennial Concert was, in the true The throbbing rock musiC, incredible lightning technological advancement. Similar to the intention of romantic images. The Allegro can spirito (for violin sense of the term, a catharsis. Word., cannot describe effects, expressions and gesticulations of the mad George Orwell's Animal Farm, it becomes difficult to and cello) introducing the symphony, soared and the treasures hidden in the imagination just waiting to scientist gives the otllCrwise silent sequence an edge. distinguish human beings from machines and ma­ dipped as two sea gulls daring the heavens before be discovered. In contrast, Presence, shows how a creator chines from human beings. CARLA BRASIL e---1Ii .--.-- ......

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Conservancy will present a slide Opc!n Mike with Deb and Don­ p.m. at the Wall St. Center for the show and bring members up to Reddengrey Pub, 9 p.m. call 342- Arts. Info- Holly Barrie, 893-3660. date on the Northern Sacramento 6271 to sign up. FRIDAY: Drinks 25¢ from 8-8:30pm. River Restoration Project. Info-345- Phil Frankenburg and Barbara From 8:30pm.-11 :OOpm. drinks 4050. D'AugelU. guitar and flute­ TUESDAY 1 go up a quarter every 15 minutes. Perche No!, 7:30 p.m. The Wrlter's Voice Readlngs-will Rabbit Quoir- La Salles, 9 p.m. feature guest reader Gary Soto, • ~Happenings· • SATURDAY: $1.'50 all"one and two inspiring poctand storyteller whose ounce drinks" 8p.m.-12:30am. new publications are Home Course World ~!Music Series Presents Dancing Downstairs. Reifgton, and, A Summer Life. The FRIDAY - Clarinet red tal with David group, sponsored by Chico's Cre­ McKelway in Laxson Auditorium SUNDAY: 18 and over Night. ative Writing Program, meets in at 7 p.m. $6 general; $5 senior Kendall Hall 207-209 at 7:30 p.m. - -Tunes -- citizens, Butte College students, Modern Dancing. high school students and children; Master Mesmerizer- AS. Band on the Run- Top Flight, and $2. for Chico State students. Programming's Backstage Series 9 p.m. RESER'VE OFfiCERS' TRAINING CORPS presents mastcr hypnotist William phi Delta Theta Benefit: The MiddleEastern Dance Aerobics­ C. Milligan at 8 p.m. in the BMU Bier Nutz and Ide Vibrations­ Engage yourself in Middle-Eastern Gardcn Cafe. Be amazed by the SCOi('S Landing, 2-10 p.m. dance and enjoy a balanceed work­ power of the mind! Info- Rick Brutillicus Maximus- The out. Emphasis is on centering, bal­ Callendar or Jason Estavillo, 896- Blue Max, 9:30 p.m. ance, grace, and muscle isolations. 6006. The Fish- La Salles, 9 p.m. Tues. 5:15 p.m. at the Wall st. Center for the Arts. Info- Holly Free I'izza- I knew that would get Barrie, 893-3660. your attention! The International SATURDAy28 Association of Business Communi­ - -Tunes -- cators (lABC) meets tonight from ... • Happenings • • 6-7 p.m. in BMU 212. Comcforfree Mary's Danish- The Blue Max, pizza and more information on this Foot Stompfn' and Knee 9:30 p.m. organization. Slappin'- Chico Expo '91 presents a country concert featuring Hal Learn to Relax from the Pro's­ Ketchum and his #1 country hit WEEKlONG An introduction to meditation class "Small Town Satu rday Night. n wiii meet from 7-9 p.m. at the Opening the show will be Lesley Bridgeways Center for Life Bal­ McDaniel. Gates open at 6 p.m., Chico Expo '91- The annual ance, at 173 E. Fourth Ave #B. show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are Chico Expo, sponsored by the Admission is $10. Info- 877-6005. $10. and include admission to the Chamber of Commerce, happens EXPO. September 27-29th, at the Silver Transcend the boundaries of Dollar Fairgrounds. Highlights of THE MOST EXCITING PEW ROURS your own body- Transcendental La Traviata - The Western Op­ the event will be appearances by Meditation will be the topiC of a era Theatre will presEmt Verdi's La the Sacramento Kings basketball YOU'LL SPEND ALL WEEK. free talk starting at 7:30 p.m. in the Traviata in Laxson Auditorium at team, Universal Studio's character Build your self-confidence in an exciting Anny ROTC elective. We'll get you out of the clIUIaroom and into Esplanade Building, 1528 the r:.spla­ 8: 15 p.m. The Western Opera The­ "Beetlejuice," and a country con­ adventure. nade, room 1 lOA. Speaking will be atre is the professional touring cert featuring rising star Hal Open to all freslunen and Bephomoros without Erin Maxwell M.A. Info- 891-8220. company of the Sn Francisco Op­ Kctchum,whosc #1 hit "Small obligation. Class size is IUnited Be register today. Find out more. Stop by Sutter Hall, Room lOS, era Center, and is celebrating its Town Saturday Night" is making 01' call Major DoulJ Campbell at 898-4023. Multi-Cultural Reception- Spon­ 25th anniversary. some waves. Sunday features the sored by Associated Students, Multi­ "Great Tailgate Party" which will Cultural and Student Affairs Coun­ Band's a plenty- Over 500 high feature the San Francisco 4gers vs cil. Come mingle with multi-cul­ school music students will be on the Los Angeles Raiders on 7 big tural groups and enthusiasts con­ hand at the eighth annual CSUC! screen 1V's. More than 150 cheer­ i cerning common goals, interests Carl's Jr. Invitational Band Day. leaders will be joined by a Hove ARMY ROTC and upcoming events for the 1991- The event, hosted by the Chico band. Info-Susan Peterson orTom 92 academic year in the BMU 108 State Wildcat Band, brings together Guarino, 891-5556 ext. 326 or 310. THE SMARTEST COLJ.EGE at 4:00 p.rn. Refreshments will be students from 10 high schools in COURSE YOI1 CAlI TAKE. servcd. the Northern California area. After When Ya Com;n' Back Red a day of music clinics and rehears­ Ryder?- The Chico Independent Physical Education Credential als, the combined bands, along Actors production will be held Majors- Don't forget about the with the Wildcat band, will per­ over for one final weekend by CBEST workshop in Shurmer 101 form during halftime at the Chico popular demand. The play runs at 6:00 p.m. We are here for you!! vs. Santa Barbara.game. Selections Thursday through Sat. next door to be played during halftime indude to Duffy's and starts at 7 p.m. • -Tunes -- the theme from the Simpsons, by Tickets are $5. Danny Elfman; The Footlifter, by BanJ o~ tht: P..~11- Top Flight, 9 Henry Fillmore; and El Hair: The Chico City Opera's pre­ p.m. Cumbanchero, by Rafael sentation of the infamous 1960'2 Blucs]am With Dana Olscn-The Hernandez. Info- Liz Owens: 898- rock musical runs through Sept. Bluc Max, 9 p. m. 5952. 28 Thurs.-Sat. at 8 p.m. and Sun. Dana v ~"'''n and Pr3mal-La Salles, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12. and $15. 9 p.m. - -Tunes -- and are available at Zucchini and Mary Twomey, guitar- 1 .... ~chc Vine or at the door. Ticket info: No!, 7:30 p.m. The AlIies- Redengrey Pub, 342-4939. WileyPeyote-The Bear, 9:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. EverxDay La Traviata (opera) - Laxson "In Velvet Gloves: Women Who Tank-Up Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. Influenced the Shape Charac­ Special! THURSDAy26 Art Hazard Band- The Blue Max, ter of Chico, 1860-1940," runs Toes & Thurs.· 9:30 p.m. through P'ebruary 2nd at the Chico Big 12" Pizza One Sigma Kappa Benefit: The Fish Museum, 141 Salem St. The musc­ . Topping Pitchers $2.99 .... Happenings ..... and The Bier Nutz- Scotty's Boat ums hours are Wed.-Sun. 12--4 Landing, 1-7:30 p.m. p.m. For more info call 891-1336. llam-4pm Mugs- Achieving Happiness and Per­ Stevie Cook and Friends - La fect Expression- The class, of­ Salles, 9 p.m.Art Hazard Band­ Rock/Gem Museum: Open 10- 9pm-Midnight 32oz.-$1.55 fered by Dawn Shahar, and spon­ The Blue Max, 9:30 p.m. S p.m. Friday through Monday, sored by Chico Natural Foods will Band on the Run- Top Flight, 950 Muir Rd. For more info call 16oz.-$.90 be offered at 7:30 p.m. at the Chico 9 p.m. 343-3839. $5.55 Municipal Ce~ter. Info- 894-6677. Hal Ketchum~ Chico Expo Eat Here or Pick Up Only Country Concert- Fairgrounds, Special MaJor DeadUne For Fall Anthropology Geography Fo­ 7 p.m., gates open at 6 p.m .. '91: Fri. Oct. 25th is the deadline to rum - presents Black Leadership in submit your application or pro­ the 21st Century with Prof. Daniel posal to be considered for an Un­ 8'93~'··1500 Boamah-whafe, Ayres Hall 120 at dergraduate Special Major for Fall .4:00 p.m. '91. Please contact the Special Major Normal Ave. & Second St. Coordinator, Bill Martin in Colusa . .Downtown Chic() , '.' :Costa RicaSlldeshow-Annie Stock SUNDAY 29 Hall nn. 102. Phone: 898-5802. :Adventure Outings co-leader, will :present a slide show in the Garden Low Olst/No Cost He3lth

AGO, PI Ueta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Oclta Theta Chi: To our wild and wonderful Delta Zeta To Julie Eiam: Alpha Delta PI Lisa Bardl, FOR SALE Chi, and BetaS: Plower Pinning was a BLASTI We little si&crs Usa and Kelly: You both have Happy 22nd birlhdayl Lels rage How ya doing hot stu~ Just wante# '16 Goldwirig motorcyde - .Get ready for a rocking six-way Friday COUldn't have asked for a better ali the great qualitk~~ that a little sisler tonlghll '111anks so much for always you to know that someone's thlnkln', 1000 cc., low mileage (30,000), .. nlght ... A social will never be the same. night. Thanx for the Great Social .. should h..1.Ve. We love you! helping me tonight il's your turn - about youl You arc a great friend , l:eaded. AM/PM cassette. Brother of Theta Chi Gamma Phi Beta Delta Zeta Tracy and Mel I'll be holding YOll lIpl and an awesome "clover" bud I 1·lave $)-100. 873-4650 . ------,--- l.ove, Michelle a great week and try to keep all of. Gamma Phi Beta Kelly Wall: To: Sigma Kappa Phi Delta Theta Roy: P.S. Lel's not fall off any bar stools those guys under cantrall Great Commuter Bike­ Thank you for the ride "home" on Well, what else can we say Thank you for always being there Love ya, Country lovin' Michael $:1\5. or offer Thursday night. We hope that we can eXcepl...A fountain of champagne When I need you. You arc so special. Apply now for ORDER OF OMEGA. Jordan. 3:45-2827 return the favor some day. and a plethora of love, made the Now what do lowe you again? Can I Applications are due Friday Sept. AX Kelly and Marti Flower Pinning of Sigma Kappa have a massage? 27th. You can get an application from Phi Delta 11leta: and Delta Chi one step above. Sept. I love you, Delta Zeta Tracy your organization or from the Order 'I'was the night of Flower Pinning, HEI;-P WANTED AX Skip-Man: 19th was a blastI of Omega box in the BMU. If you and all through the night, Thank you for being the best thing Delta Chi To Sigma Kappa pledges: have any questions cal! Linda 8%- There was champagne and nowers I·IE!.P WANTED - SUMMER ever! Del-li~1 was awesome. You arc a You arc all awesome! I know we can 0673. and even a cake fightl OHiENTATION stud!! Get 01T my brainwaves! Alpha Delta Pi: make this the best pledge class ever! The ADPi women had such a great S'taff positions now open for Summer Alpha Gamma Delta Sam We hope your sell'lCSler Is b'Olng weill I lang in there and have funl And To Sigma Nu's: time, '92. Applications available in 11lis serrlCRer will pale In comparison remembcr... !'m here for each and Randy, Frank, Padio, Gilbert, to not let you know would have Advising and Orientalion until Oct. 4, AX Dave Dodge: to last semester when we "social!" every one of you-ANYTIME! Summers, I'ontacq, Hunt I, Ilunt II, been a crime. Rusty, Harian, Troll, Swiss Cheese, ~ p.m. Wow-"""whal a popular dale you arc. Lovc, The Men of Tau Gamma 1llC:ta l.ove, Your pledge pres. Dina Love, A!pha Delta Pi just wanted to say thanks for Odonls, Melstman, Super Dave, FAST PUNDRAISING PROGRAM Saturday night. I had the best time at 1"0 Delta Chi Bros: This Friday, Sept. 27th, be sure to go Ludwig and others; Thanks for Alpha Delta Pi: Harn up to $1000 in one week for, Dei-tikI. Next time keep me away It was scrapped, it was sanded, and to Scouy's Boat Landing. The Bier helping make the Sigma Nu Fall '91 Only two weeks to decide who the your fraternity, sorority, or any . (rom the water. when time was tight, hard work W:lS Nul.z nnd Irie Vibrations oITer a Luah the Best that Chico has ever lucky man will bel! Alpha Presents seen. I love and respect my brothers. ~'mpus organization. Love, Alpha Gamma DClta Dina demanded. It is now completed! cornucopia of music for you. isn't too far away! ! Study hard and individuals w",lcr)m,rJ/. Finished! Pull together as "I" things Squirm IK 911 have a great weeki , (800) Amy Noyes/My awesome kid: get done. Awesome job. To the Women of Alpha Delta PI: 1.&1. Aiphi me proud! You're such the Thanks l'or an exhilarating experience Hellloooo ... Shannon Pearcy and I love you I Keep Alpha Delta Pi Kari: last Thursday at Flower Pinning. The Sunday the 29th is the big 21. AD?I alphas: yo~r ~nterviews and study Can't wait for Thurs Nite Study presence of your sorority and Monday you will not feci l.lKE A Flower Pinning on Thurs. was great!1 : Buddics'90210 bonding time. I'll teach meeting your wonderful pledges MILLlON BUCKS but we'll do a buffet Get psyched for Alpha Presentsllt your Mom, Alpha Gamma Delta you the reS. or the REM danccs. Maybe were enjoyed by all of us. Hope to and you'll be fine. will soon be here! Keep up the good with exercise you'll growl! sec you soon. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. - Line work!!! L & L,jill The Men of Phi Delta Theta Pi Love, Alpha Delta PI actives Alpha Gamma Delta Downstairs 'I-Man: JD. (Bull) P.S. Congrats to alpha of the week Nichole,Jenn, and Remi-just wanted Phi Kappa Tau Joker: Attention Pi Beta Phi: In just a few days you'll turn 25, Rachel Maib!! to let you know that I love living with The formal was ... more than words. Dress in fatigues and military gear That's 9,125 days that you've been 'all of you. Thanks.for putting up with Your ZTA Princess because MASH BASIl is ncar! alive. ADPi alpha Kym Conway: ~1R. TEl.EPHON,E my mes'<;. I love you. l.ooking forward Thursday night promises to be a wild The world is lucky and so am I, Congrats LiI' sis!! Sorry th is is late, I 'Can't wait to install a new to more wild times. ZTA: ol1e at the Ph i Delt house. To have known such a terrific guy! but I wanted to tell you that I am t~lephone outlet in your room! I do Love, Alpha Gamma Delta Dina Get psyched! We arc looking great The Men of Phi Delta Theta Because you're forever in my heart, happy to be your diamond slsl I had iMside wiring or repairs at the lowest and couldn't be more ready to I wanted to say: fun with you on Thurs. nite & I'm price in Chico. Even better rates for Alpha Gamma Delta Wendy Warner: shine this weekend. Hush ZTA!! I Phi Kappa Tau Michael: I hope you have TI-IE GHEATEST exited to sec what the rest of the mUlliple outlets. (Roommates?) This At the risk of you agreeing, I want love you all! I Iappy 23rd! I hope you have a great BlR'llIDAY!! semester brings! is telephone company approved! Jim you to know that you arc a perfect Stephanie day (& night)! Here's to a great time 5.1. (Granite) Pi Love, Stacie s.96-1070. child. I've had fun with you these past this coming weekend! rew weeks. Keep making me proud. Fiesta MENu: I.ove, Karrie To the women of Alpha Chi: Sigma Kappa Jen Lutz and all of the j:& W Transmission Love,Mom Friday night was ... what's the word? Your outrageous new pledges arc Panhellenic Sororities: Quality Work, Compelelive Prices. (Oh yeah, I'm the English major!) 'Ihe Funky Trio, Audi, Wheat, and Oli: sexy and ragin' - nower pinning Zeta Tau Alpha would like to thank J\SE Certified, over 15 years To Alpha Gamma Delta Karen The cat wants his keys so you'd May our good times with the couldn't have been more fun. Monica you for your help with Fall rush! Hay TKE actives and pledges, you knew that. Imagine rour on the Love, the women of Pi Ueta Phi 2nd Annual Chutes-N-Ladc1crs Is here. eyelids and make a wish. Love always, BK The Men of Delta Sigma Phi You made us proud last weekend We can't wait untillomorrow night.. Station... Sldppy Let's keep it up. Love, Alpha Chi Delta Psi Delta: To the Women of Alpha eni: "TRUST Your SiSler?!?" Delta Zetas Y.l.T.B. 789 and dates get exiled for Saturday Sigma Nu's Slow: Just like Tarzan and Jane We'll be Get ready for a big night, ·l1lUrsday. 111e P.5. Let's go football team let's kick night, it's casino night!! Phi Delts: Luau was great! Coconuts, Wilbur swingin' on vines With our jungle white and green house will be rockin. some ••• this week. Thanks for a fun Bid Day Barbecue. and all! Happy 21st Bungy! Thanks for social. We'll have a great time .. The Men of Delta Sigma Phi Alpha Gamma Delta, Pi Beta Phi, We had an awesome time. Can't the hair Deirdre. Let.~ go get some Love, BK Delta Chi, Beta Theta Pi, Theta Chi­ To: The Big Red Cad Crew: wait for our next social. girls! Hi jill-call me we'll do lunch. AX Pledge Sally Botto: We can't wait to have a knee Chico will never be the same. But },ave, Alpha Chi ZTA Lynn Pi Kappa Phi Steve Keep up the GHEAT WOHK! You're slappin' good time at· this Priday's now the countdown begins. Get I- ,"' . . Thank you for making pinning as awesome and I love ya, little sister! C'.ountry Fai~ social! your headbands on and gel the :AX Pledge.I·lolly: ZfA, special as always. 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Story by Photos by Lisa Werne Janine Collins sports Editor Photo Editor

Very few commitments are for life.

This commitment will C?styou about $80 per hour and some pink flesh, take anywhere from 15 minutes to several years to complete, but will express your individuality like no other novelty.

The art of tattooing, once known only to the daring and outlandish, has moved into the modern. mainstream.

Cher, Dolly Parton and Sean Penn got in on it. Chinese on Many bands from Guns N' Roses to the Red Hot Gallagher's tattoo signify (top left) honesty, Chili Peppers have them. Kiefer Sutherland happIness and (bottom) strength. adorned hL., love julia Roberts with a red heart inside a black Chinese symbol, meaning "strength of the heart," for her 23rd birthday. johnny Depp solidified his love for Winona Ryder on his arm in a double-banner inscribed WINONA .'+ . FOREVER. Mark Gastineau and Brigitte Nielsen also left their indelible mark on each other's . epidermis. Even former secretary of State George .. !. P. Schultz entered the realm of the marked as a Princeton fraternity brother. "Some people just want to go through the tattoo experience," Bill Liberty, owner of Liberty Tattoo in Sacramento, said. Liberty has been tattooing in Sacramento for 15 years and said he has seen quite a growth in clientele. He claims the types of people getting tattoos remain basically the same, but there has . been growth and a new outlook on the tattoo industry in the younger generation. About 20 years ago there were a few hundred tattoo studios in the nation; today there arc a few thousand. "The image is only going to change so much because everyone who has gotten a tattoo still has K.c. Knott, senior, shows off a tattoo characature of Jack Nicholson in "The SWning." them," Susan Williams, a new generation tattooee, said. :'Therc are two different types of people with t.'Ittoos now - the stereotypical and the new tattoo Landis has another tattoo, a peace sign in a heart he said. generation." inside of a sun. "Peace, love and sunshine, YOll can't Women who get tattoos usually put "A lot of people who get tattoos are kind of on the get much better than that," he said. This tattoo was smaller items in inconspicuous places. edge," Liberty said. "Ifyoll'rekindofa loner, stand-offish done; in conjunction with his roommates, Shovell Liberty said women usually choose a and out there by yourself and want to show you're McIntosh, a Chico State senior and Williams, a Chico breast, hip, lowcr abdomen or shoulder different, you can express that to people in this way." State graduate. Both McIntosh and Williams received to place their tattoos. He said he Uberty said college students make up a big part of tattoos that day, both including a heart in their designs, discourages obvious tattoos on women, recent business, especially fraternity brothers seeking a bonding item for the group. because it makes them look hea vy ami brotherhood bonding. Dave Landis, a Chico State "!L's a real social thing," Liberty said. "You have manly. Mcah Dirken displays his self-created tattooes on his feet. University senior and Delta Chi fraternity member said something in common with someone, it's something "You have to realize that people arc this bond is the main reason why at least half of his you can share." going to be judging you a lot," he said. "They'll look Although no formal training is required to be an artist brothers have Delta Chi logo tattoos. Liberty said people in the midst of a break-up with at you." in the tattoo industry, an apprenticeship, a steady hand "It (the fraternity) is a major part of our lives," Landis their mate arc also frequent client-5. They fecllike they Williams, a dual tattoo recipient, believes women and a lot of practice are definitely recommended. The said. "It's something that means a lot to us and couldn't have one before, their mate wouldn't let try to hide tattoos more, regarding them as personal, process is simple and relatively painful f~r the reCipient. something we will always look back on. I've spent a ,.them, so they do it basically to make them angry. intimate decorations. The placement of Williams' "It feels like needles going into my skin!" Randolph, great time of my life here with the guys in my fraternity·· "It's like being a bartender almost," Liberty said. "I tattoos, a crescent moon within a red heart near her a 17-year-old tattoo recipient said. "To tell you the and to all have this one common bond is kind of cool.", \act all these ~nole coming in with their personal breast, and a stylized lion on her rib cage, allows for truth, it's more annoying than anything, but it hUrlS." . eroblems. I don't mind, this is a personal business." easy clothing cover-up should the occasion call for it. Randolph's method of ignoring the pain involved . Years ago, a few drawings "I think the battleship across the chest is still non-stop talking, and asking endless questions. "If I on the wall were all that were stigmatized but smaller more discreet pieces aren't," ask questions and don't think about it, it won't hurt as needed to satisfy the client. Williams said. "I can't sec myself walking around town bad, thank you very much," he said. Today tattoees dare to be with a big parrot crawling up my leg." Par some, the pain is blocked by the excitement different, usually having a "I think it depends on the tattoo," Landis sa'd. "You During the procedurc, the body releases endorphins . vague idea in mind how they can have big elaborate, biker tattoos or something to block the pain. "You get used to it in sort of a want themselves etched. The sma II and abstract. It makes a big difference as to how masochistic way," William., said. "It becomes numbing." process has gotten more you are seen. II "It's definitely addicting," Kristi Smith, an art student elaborate and artistic, Williams said she chose her tattoos for different at American RiverjuniorCollege, said. "You sec them, requiring creativity and thc· reasons. get really excited about it and want another one." ability to draw, Liberty said. "Getting the heart was more the idea of gctting a "I don't know what it is about getting a tattoo, but Some will come in with large taUoo than anything else," she said. Williams said her lion the second it's done you want another one," Williams ideas in mind, a project that stands for many things, it being a symbol of her heritage, her said. "After mysecond one I had to wait awhile fOfthat may take years to complete, astrological sign and a tattoo similar to the one her feeling to go away or I would have gotten another." working in pieces at a time. roommate, McInta>h, re~ved the same day. Certain body parts arc more prone to tauoo pain. Liberty said he spends most of In line with the facial corrective surgery boom, Areas close to the bone are painful due to lack of flesh his free time sketching for his permanent makeup. has become relatively popular, cushioning the bones from the needles. And contrary to clients and never getting especially in older women. Eyeliner and eyebrows popular belief, using alcohol or drugs prior to the caught up. can be tattooed on, saving time in the morning. It is experience doesn't relieve the pain. If anything, you Liberty said he has struggled usually done lightly so regular makeup can be added bleed a little morc due to alcohol's blood-thinning effect. to get where he is today. He if necessary. It was 'Thomas Edison who first invented the tattoo has taken several art classes at Men, on the other hand, still get "mom" tattoos, machine. A set of needles is attached to a bar. American RiverjuniorCollege animals and fraternity insignia, to name the most Electromagnets pull the bar down and make contact in Sacramento to perfect his popular. They will most often choose to display the art with a spring, pushing the bar up and down at high art. on their arm. speed. When the needles pierce the skin a river of "In no other art form I know McIntosh said he has wanted a tattoo since age 12. pigment flows in, dying the skin for the talt~o outline.· do you have to be so versatile Now 21, he has'two, a heart and crossbones on his A louder, more brutal sounding machine dubbed: so quickly," he said. "Someone ankle and an Egyptian dog on his back." I liked the "Thumper" injects the inner color into the skin, using will corne in and want an idea partly because my parents said r couldn't have up to 14 needles. . ostrich, then someone wants one," he said. , After each usc, needles are sterilized with bleach to the Starshfp Enterprise. " McIntosh said the idea for the Eygptian dog came ,kill all bacteria. At night, they arc put in an ultrasonic 1he process uf deciding on about in sixth grade when he visited the King Tut cleaner, again with bleach, for half an hour. Needles a design has become a project exhibit in San Francisco. He said the dog guards the are washed after this procedure, then sterilized again. in itself. Liberty said the most passage oflife into the afterlife. 'The hean and crossbones Liberty also has worn gloves during the process for popular statement about tattoo idea was given to him by Williams who saw the image about five years. These sterilization techniques prevent ideas is "I don't know exactly drawn in the dust on the back of a dirty car. all possibilities of AIDS, he said. , what I want, but I know what Still fairly popular are tattoos naming a significant In the end the tattoo is an image chosen as an I don't want." Often people other to express love and commitment Liberty said he expression. of oneself. They prefer not to talk abOl.iC will come in with a vague used to try to talk people out of taking that step; but them, perh~ps so their creation doesn't lose its identity. ' idea, Liberty sketches it and it never worked. ' . , ,;,: "If. ~'1ple' aS~,me, about my tattoos, I'll tell them," the client is not satisfied. "I'm not people's conscience," he said. ,McInt05~i,said.·ButIdoh'thave anything to prove by Others have no idea and ask "It seems to be the best way to end a relationship," it. It's just a part of me." Liberty for guidance. Williams said. "Tattoos last, relationships often won't.." . "~e po.wer of.th~ tattoo is in its ability to express "People like to have Removal of. the indelible mark can be a painful tndlVlduahty and 10 Its permanence," Williams s(l.id. '~!t someone tell them what they John Patok, sophomore, and brothers in the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity process. All three removal processes - lasering, is commitment to the highest degree. very few things show off the tatooed Greek letters that symboli7£ their brotherhood. want, but then they refute it," cutting and burning it off - will leave a scar. in life are permanent." ,. '