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~LlSA BONGIOVANNi Couches no longer welcome Ma1lagillg Editor CHRIS MARTIN Duve Gcnovu said the couches wcren't a prob­ ., .. JlIympic dreams Assistclllt News Editor l(!ln until they started going up in names. With the hclp ,of t\ two-timc "If the couches huven'l been continually track and ticld Olympian, Chico Some of the larger porches in the student bumed, it wouldn't have deserved our :Iltcn­ State University is a host campus areas of town arc going to look pretty naked. tion," Genova said. "We've had three coueh­ for several African tr~ck uthletcs The Chico PoLice Depnrtment is cracking cs burned since the start of this seme,~ter." training for the 2000 Olympics in down on the "dilapidated" furniture thaL is Marie Fickert, City of Chico fire preven­ Sydncy, Australia. prevalent in the neighborhoods surrounding tion specialist. said that furniture inside a Two sprintcrs from Sicrm Chico State University. residence can be u problem with cigarettes Leone, Alpha Kamaru and On Oct. 12 tUld 13, teams of city employees falling into the cushions, but most of the Ekundayo Williams, arrived in will scour the South and North Cmnpus neigh­ problems occur with furniture on the porch ~hico two wccks ago. and as many borhoods in search of couches thut urc in vio­ thaL is "pulled into the street and burned." as eight more athletes from Sierm lation of Chico Municipal Code Section "It doesn't tend to be functional furniture Leone and Gambia arc expected to 1.l4.030(c), which "prohibits couches and pulled from inside the house." Fickcrt said.: come this fall, said Chico State dilapiduted furniture from being placed on Another reason for the crackdown, The Orion/JAMES SABLE :1 , track coach Kirk Freitas. front porches and in front yards of residences." Residents of this Ivy Street house will have an empty porch this week as the ~'This is a great 0PP011unity for Chico Police Community Outreach Officer ' COUCH~A2' City of Chico aims tc remove all 'dilapidated' furniture from campus areas. ,I our own Chico State athletes to train with (thc Olympians)," Freitus suid in a press conference Monday. "We arc trying to get the t~am motivated for the upcoming season and this will be un excellent Glass ban experience." _. Univcrsity President Munuel Esteban said he is excited thut the effective university will be known as an OLympic training center, and hopes more athletes will follow. "There arc a lot of positives to Halloween bringing these athletes to Chico," Esteban suil!. "It may bring others from the U.S. to train here of the CHRIS MARTIN same caliber. Assis/(/Ilt Neil'S Editor . Fmncis Dove-Edwin, a sprinter in the 1988 and 1992 Olympics, During the upcoming Halloween decided to petition Olympic com­ weekend, possession of glass will be a mittees to host Third-World coun- crime following the passage of an emer­ tries at Chico State, like his home. gency ordinance by the Chico City country of SiCITU Leone, wnile niii.'- ... , ,I Council. ishing his gmduatc work here last', 11IC council voted 4-2 on Oct. 5 ill year. It was a long and hard favor of making glass'a banned substance process, he said, but worth while from 4 p.m. Fliday, Oct. 29, to 6 a.m. to get these athletes in u safe envi­ Monday. Nov. 1_ Thc m-eas of enforcement ronment to train outside of their are from Big Chico Crcek to Seventh civil war-torn countries. , Strcet und Flume to Cedur streets. Council "Our muin uim is to get Chico members Maureen Kirk and David recognized as un OlympiCtraining Guzzctti voted against the proposal. center so that we also can upgmde : Guzzelti said he would support a 24- what we have here," he said. "Bur, hour ban, but that the nearly threc-day it 'is also good for the (African) ban is "all-encompassing" and that athletes to be in tile United States "we're going to have trouble with com­ and Chico especinlly because it municating the barri~rs." has a very good record." Thc ordinance bans "tlllY containcr of . The tlthletes arc staying in off­ any conl1gufation with a eap:tcity when campus apartments and will also empty 01' more thun one-half ounce, th:!t is attend the university through the The OrionlllATE LOVE made of glass. crystal. cenm1ic. or any • j ., , "I American Language and Cultural Student Chad Fisher and Ricardo Carillo of the Facilities Management services~he time capsules on Saturday. other material likely to shatter when Institute. This program will con­ dropped onto or struck by h.uder matcrial." tinue until the Olympic Games in .' The move to ban giass wus in September 2000 . response to last yeur's Halloween festiv­ Capsules open linkl:to past ities when police were the targets of bot­ Elisa .Bongiovanni call be I'eacbed at: . . 1::1 tle-throwing. revelers were injured, and [email protected] GILLIAN ZEMA grcen from water dmriage .. "June. 6, ; "~2bxpected maybe 25, 30 people," a horse had to be "destroyed," according Senior Writer 1939 senior ball." Esteban said Este8'lm said. "\ guess the word got out to Chico Police Chief Mike Efford. Corrections Along with it was the dance invitution that ~e're doing something historic:!l.·' "The idea here is to keep the area " In the Oct. 6 issue of The Orion When the class of 1939's time cap­ envelope, a ncwspaper and buccalaureate Two time capsulcs, buried by the . clean ·of glass containers," Errord said. the story "Students get riled over sule· was unearthed on Saturday, mId commencement unnouncements. .' classes of 1939 tllld 1949, were extract- ' "We're not going to be checking back­ rCligion," the correct title for Bob University President Manuel Esteban The objects inside were surprisingly' cd from the ground in order to' marK:"; packs or doing searches. We '11 tell them Ray is the Vice-President of the s~id it was a little bit weathered. . well-preserved in spite of the:'facfthat:· : the 50- and 60-year ,anniversaries;.' to get out pf the area." Democratic Action Club of Chico. . And When'. he' described one of its. they've been underground for 60 years: respectively. . '. Efford stressed the nature of the ordi­ In the Sept. 29 issue of items to the crowd as "a little book with More than 200 students, community "When I saw them drilling it made nance's cnforcement will not be intrusive. Column One, there was a factual 'a 'pe~6ilattached,"somebody yelled . members and alumni gathered in front of me feel very sad," said Jack Fox, direc­ ''There has to be some reasonableness elTor. The Wildcat and The Orion out,"IS'ita dunee card?" Kendall Hall to witness theunearthitlg of were never the same publication. ,'Ind~~d)t was, crUl11pled aud bluish- part of Chico State University's history. TlME,.A4 GLASS I> AS , " ,:,'" , " Wlotes National ~i~nset~ party may be Nobel Peace Prize Winner talks of atrocity Accused kiDllBrs of gay couple a beef dinner next to the body. ~ Tutu 'rallied,hearts plead not guilty broullMbeiore 'Council This was onc of countless Two brothers accused of killing and soothed the horror stories Tutu heard as a former Chico State University ~ One-day business' related concerns, listened to chairman of South Africa's student and his partner entered various people. at the spirits of his people' Truth and Reconciliation --pleas of not gUilty in Shasta liceri~~~requested": Newm:m Center Oct. 6. Commission, he snid in a County Superior Court, The' " Views were aircd on theidea packed Laxson Auditorium on Associated Prcss reported Oct. 7. for .parties, events' ... of charging an entrance fee JUSTIN PEHOSKI Friday, Winfield Mowder, ~O, a 1999 for large parties with the Stfy.T IVl'iler "Have we sunk so low?" Tutu . Chico State graduate, .md Gary CHRIS MARTIN intent to recover the cost of said when he heard the testimo­ Matson, 50, were found dead on Assistant News Editol' the gathering. As Archbishop Desmond ny. "Arc these the depths we July 1 in their Happy Valley home. Charlie Preusser, chair­ Tutu listened, a white man COI1- plumb in our capacity for evil?" Benjamin Matthew Williams, 31, Students, neighbors, man of the South Campus fessed how, during upat1heid in As evil as the atrocities~om- and James Tyler Williams, 29, property oWhers amI police Neighborhood Association, The Orlan/BRIAN BROPHY . South Africu, he and other mem- mitted by both sipes '. . have been held 'without bail since , officers all have their opin­ outlined a list of criteria that , ,'~hbiShDPq,~smDndTutu bel'S of a death squad l11urde~~,4:',~: ''.i..Wr_~,ks and whites July 8 and will return to court Nov. ions on the business of "event" organizers would : ,Education: B;A~'from University black man':"iF~t:their past;.if South 23. Shasta County District partying. have to meet before 11 one- ofSoulhAfrlcil!"', '. . :,,: ~:V'!Ie abdu~t~? hi~,;':{.~hQ~~~,r:r~,~ said the •..... Attorney McGreggor Scott, is The Special Events Task "day license is issued. .'Awards: Order for Meritiou5 111 the head and buple.d::;'hlS:;:; Nobel Peace Force, appointed by the "Event" was used instead of ·.·ServiceAward, and Archbishop body," the man suid. ."::. 'And' his country'sexperi- NATIONAL NOTES ~ A2 Chico City Council to hear ··of Canterbury's Awar~, . 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National media creates unwarranted meningitis hypt1...... GlWANZEMl the episode aired. that eventuully cut off circulation to org~~ ... Sem'or Writer . Menomune costs $70 at the health cen- Vaccine side effects and limbs. :: ter and protects ugninst the disense for The bncteriu can also infect the brain an¢ A recent "20/20" episode has left some three years.. spinal cord membranes, resulting i~ '. ., parents of college students worried . "I think it's a personul decision:' Minor: pain, swelling and redness seizures and permanent brain damug~~ ." Described by the show· as "the secret Pneuman sllid of vaccination. "If (students) at the injection site Symptoms can include. fever, bud headachdgl,_.,... stalker, an invisible killer which loves to live in a dorm, if they tend to eatch every- and a stiff neck. u -PI! attack among the masses," Menigococcal thing in sight, their parents may fccl more Major: severe headaches, Llody aches, Although the meningitis scare seems to t:: meningitis is transmitted through physicul comfortable if they got vaccinated. chills and fever. 8utthls is rare - only one sweeping the airwaves, Chico Sta': contact like kissing,' sharing utensils und "!t's more of a mother thing than a doc- out of 1,000 experience major side University students aren't jumping on tl:t cigarettes. tor thing." effects vaccination bandwLlgon just yet. : • :: Because the meningitis scare is sweeping According to Pneuman, students who Senior Brittney Hall said the disease:h~-C across college campuses. should college­ live in residence halls are three times as never reully concerned her.. "I' d rat~ bound students be vaccinuted nguinst this likely to contruct the disease bec.lUse of the Academy of Pediutrics und the American go shopping and spend the $70 at Lulu'~': potentially dendly disease? close contact, but Pneuman assures that con- COl11munity of Immunization Practices she said. ~:: Since the episode tuct is only likely through shllring of bodily don't recommend the vueeine either, Whitney Hall resident udviser Bri~n~ aired, 20 doses of f1uids, "fairly direct contucLIt's not a sneez- shc said. Phillips said she doesn't thiljk meningitis' is .,.U" the vaccine, "I'd ratIJer ing, coughing kind of thing," she said. Pncuman said bcc~lUse there are so many big problem in Chico. • "'" Menomume, have And •. she suid, ulthough residence-hall different struins of meningitis, the vuceine "I'm more worried ubout catching a colch- .... been administered on go ShOPPillg students arc three time~ as likely to contruct can't protect against evcry single one; it or the flu," she said. "None of my girls:ran~ campus, uecording to the disease us their off-cum pus' counterparts, only covers ubout four strains. She said out and got the vaccine. The purents arc mor~ Linda Pneuman, and spend the risk of residence-hall students eontract- because the bacterin mutates so often, .it's worried about it than the students." .. :: chief of clinical med- ing meningitis is only three in 100,000. comparable to the common cold. And But parent Bob Patty, whose daughi'e'i: icine ut the student the $70 at "It's not u terribly common disease," there's still no cure or vaccination for the lives in Whitney Hall, said he is more CCA~' health center. Pneumun said. "Basically there's nothing to common cold. cerned about the actual vaccine thllt'i:· She suid although Lulu'S. " worry about, but there's always the chance." Pneuman said that although sometimes meningitis. ~ some students may That chance is very low. the diseuse progresses r:lpidly, if it's diag- "I'd want to know more about the injcc-':- have been vaccinated Britlney Hall "I think in the last !O yellrs we've had two nosed and treated within a few days and tion, the side effects, before I'd recommend before they came to Senior. or three cases that required hospitalization;' strong antibiotics are taken, the fatality rale'l it," he said.. "There can be allergies."W~ .. college, nobody had ':.~!1e.~;tid. '. ::.::: ::.~.:'::::'.·:::JSieduced to less than 10 percent;;;:;:::::';'~'':;:;: need toO. know' what's in the vaccine;,;r: '''been vaccinated at .... Because the likelihood is so low, the'·' According to "20/20," once thebacterlti .. whether that would interfere with an~ the health center until Center for Diseuse Control, American enters the bloodstream it causes blood clots (my daughter's) conditions." ~ ..-;01 ...... ".... -'" ~ FROM .... A1 lDl~ -""\"I ..'!Itb"' ..... ~.j COUCHES: Violators have one week to comply; city of~ers free couch pick-up _illIt -+.s Genova said, is "to make the neighborhoods For the most part, Genovll said, the couch­ 'Our parents' homes.' These couches are drunk pcople don't run by and grab the.m;r';:""~'~I look better." es aren:t wOlth donating to charity.. migrating- to Chico." Bellerjeau said...... ,,::rt A police press release says "neighbor­ "The ones I've seen around town aren't So if not couches, Whlll kinds of furniture The presence of a porch is u mujor fea't'= hoods that look run down and unkempt creute even in the condition for the Salvation Army' . lire acceptable for a porch? for prospective renters. Mike Schne~;;.1 a sense of disorder. Criminals thrive in condi­ to tnke on," he said, adding that m.my couch- "Furniture that's designed for outdoor house on Chestnut Street is a classic examPI~ tions of public upathy and neglect." es have been exposed to rain, slept on by dogs usc," Genova said. "If it's furniture designed of u living room on the porch. ,:-: Employees from the city's police, fire and and urinated upon by cats. "Some will be set for indoQr usc, it's in violation of the code." "It's part of the culture," Schneck sar£t~ public works departments as well as police aside for the Butte College Fire Academy Ivy Street resident J.D. Snead said he "That is why we got this house - the.::.m.~ explorers and community volunteers will pass Training Center." understands why the city is enforcing the porch. There's nothing special ubout the h~!:l~ out fliers to residences that are in violation. Ri.ck Rees, Chico State University's director code, but he believes "the sidewalks are more except the porch." -~ "We'll give them about a week to remove of student activities, has been in Chico since he of a safety huzard than the couches." It seems as if he and his three roomm. them on their own, lmd then we'll start issu- was u student in the '70s and hus witnessed Luc Bellerjeau, Snead's roommate, said it would rather rent just the porch. .;::: ing citations," Genova said. first-hand the evolution of the outdoor couch. isn't often you walk outside to find your "All we do is sit out here and study ~ For people who would rather not do the "I think we have couch procreation, more couch missing. Outdoor furniture disappeurs, eat. We never hang out in the living rooni:= grunt work themselves, the city will have dump so in the lust few years. They're definitely spccifieully chairs. Schneck's got a plun if the city has a p[QP~ trucks available to pick up the couches for free. part of the scene," Rees said. "I once asked a "The little plastic ones get stolen. You lem with his couch und five chairs: "We'll ~~ Thier destination: Butte County's dump. student where they came from, and he said, need something u little more substantial so them in the garage for a few weeks," he sum.~ ...... ~""!f!i ·'!.tl-_P;.rA National Notes-F-RO-M....-A-1------. ----Ofion----"- expected to tell the court if he will pursue the The Pennsylvania Supreme Court .... _., I' death pemilty. has twice upheld his conviction and death Business: (530) 898-4237 • Editorial: (530) 898-5625 • FAX: (530) 898-4799 . I I "The essence of it is, we are in the decision­ sentence. I making process of whether we will seck the Officer Daniel Faulkner was shot after College of Communication E-mail: [email protected] I I death penalty. That is a very formal, regiment­ pulling over Abu-Jumnl and his brother for California State University, Chico The Ori()n Online: http://orion.csuchico.edu ..... 1 Chico, CA 95926-0600 WIIc.u .. j ed process," Scott said. driving the wrong way on a one-way city -:.... i rm\t'JolI ~ The Williams' are also being investigated street. Abu-Jamal W.IS found wounded at the ------An independent student-run newspaper since 1975 ·"""I'J -1 ~r:;C for their possible involvement in the burning scene, and hus maintained that he is innocent Managing Editor Photo Editor . Ad SallIS Reps Subscriptions ....., .. j ~tlil Orion of three Sacramento-area synugogues on June and was framed. Blisa B01lgiot'aIlIli james Sable josb BillieI' Brln Meyer ..- • NEWS 18. During a search of the brothers' homes, jolm L)'decker "",,,111 Photographers """""I Staff Shasta County investigators found hate liter­ Back to bachelor life for Michael Art Director jenny Pat/fa Production :: Ii Cbl'is/illa Amllda- ature, handwritten notes about synugog'ue Jackson Jail Kllolle joe Vall Nay Aaroll Voorbies ...... 'i Smitb Editor members and news clippings of the fires. Three years of marringe and two children Ryan Wi'fglls JOll Perez :: i Business Manager Nissa Trivedi C(mieAnn luter, the wife of the "King of Pop" is filing for X"islen Re(1 Debby 1'I'effer ::: M(/II Alueller Megan lJarber I Dennillgtoll Convicted cop-killer's appeal denied divorce, the Associated Press reported Oct. 9. fllike Caso :1 National Ad Computer Technician .""1 Mumia Abu-Jamal, sentenced to death for Separated since July, 15, Michael and Assistant Business Bri(/n BroPby Representative Dirk TOlllballgb :.: Assistant Editor the 1981 killing of a Philudelphia police offi­ Deboruh Rowe Jackson "mutually agreed to Managers Kale Love Sbawn(l-Lindsay ""';"1 ~~! Chrfs Martin cer, lost a Supreme Court appeal, according to end their marringe," said Juckson's filii Van Nay Viega I ASSistant Photo On-llno Editor ~ The Associated Press on Oct. 9. spokesman Howard J. Rubenstein. Scott /larris ""'.~ 1 Editor Dalll/amY/on ''<~ I Designer With no further comment, the court turned The divorce petition said both parties hud Advertising Designers Lisa Rivera :~~'''''''~ Bell Grace away urguments that Abu-Jamal was denied a reached an ugreement regarding property and Editorial Destgn jonlla Bevlng On-Ilno Staff .:.1 ; Manager chiof Copy Editor fair trial, leaving him on Pennsylvaniu's death debts, but there was 110 mention of u custody Maggie Sable Tl7Illew{71 ••",~ I /l(//uQ' Striegel """"'1 WrHers row although he is not expected to be executed agreement for the couple's children, 2-year­ DOll IVbekm Lisa MarUI/skis Scott jlmg!tllg .."~ 1 RYfll/ Ostertag -.'" I DOli Biasotti fr. any time soon. old Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. ana l-year­ ...':':f._ 1 Advertising Destgn Copy Editors Adviser 1'rtlc)I irwin Jail writings on the justice system by the old PariS-Michael Katherine Jackson. I Manger lis(/ Bar/b%lllcw C1asslOed Rep f)flve \Vaddell I E'IJcRelle lopcz former radio journalist and Black Panther "Michael and Debbie remain friends, and I Dawn Gecll Scoll Gore Lisajollcs I Justin Pehoskt member hus Httmcted worldwide attention, they ask thut the public respect their desire jell lomb(/rd I I jlllie Scbllbert leading to numerous demonstrations in not to further comment or speculate upoil the Assistant Deslgnor jel/eka S(II/ford Distribution • I I julfa Spci~:\' Philadelphia demanding a I'Iew trial. reusons for their decision," Rubenstein said. .Mm'),katc M({cEg(1/l jessic(1 jOlles Mike Tmger I Gillian Zema --~

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Illjormatioll obrtlillctljrolll Chico Police DC)J",.tmclll. Pomona 'Thursday, Oct. 7 5: 11 p.m. Drunk in public reported in the 400 block of'Orange Who wants a hot dog? 2:24 p.m. Suspicious subject reported in the 1400 block of Street. "Drunk fell in front of station and is still on the ground.~' "Drl,"k male Cal Poly Pomona 'celebmted its 16th Annual Hobart Street. "RepOlting party reporting a drunk male sitting at 11:30 p.m. Refusing to lenve reported in the 600 block of West Hot Dog Caper on Sept. 30, an event that provides the corner drinking from a six-pack. Subject .has a pit bull with Sucrmnento Avenue. "Five or six mule subjects drinking, !llcohol· bas called ii-cc food to students, reported The Poly Post. him." , in the parking lot refusing to leave." .- The Hot Dog Capel' involves' more than ·3:27 p.m. Robbery just occurred reported in the 1000 block of Salurday, Oct. 9 sezJe1'ai ti1J~f!..s.. 8,000 hot dogs and more than 12,000 condi­ West Sacramento Avenue. "Suspect had a hood and glasses. 12:05 n.m. Fight reported in the 400 block of Normal Avenue. ments, and the event is s'ponsored by AS], Looked like a skateboarder-type," "Reporting party reporting 25 people fighting. No weupons seen." on 911 Pepsi, MAB and Vienna Beef Hot Dogs. It was 6:54 p.l11. Fight reported in the 1100 block of Nord Avenue. 2:30 a.m. Drunk subject reported in the 600 block of Orient held on a Thursday and students coming out of "Between male and female willi 20-30 onlookers." Strcet. "Reporting party's roommate is drunk und is trying to tight becatlse his class could grab a free bite to cat. 10:04 p.m. Hit and run reported in the 400 block of Orange with the reporting party's husbund." The event ulso included music by Dukota Street. "Vehicle just hit two vehicles and fled, including reporting 4:39 p.m. Drunk in public reported in the 200 block of East pizza has not Moon, a bungee luunch and a game of 1\vister. party's vehicle. Subject hud been blocked in and rammed the Seventh Street. "Very drunk subject is stumbling around in Ule Further, the event offered students u chance to vehicles to get out. Appears drunk." road." arrivetl yet. " get to know one another and talk with sororities Friday, Oct. 8 7:42 p.m. Drunk in public reported in the 700 block of West or fraternities, or till out an ASI survey for a 3:28 a.m. Shots heard reported in the 800 block of Pomona Fifth Street. "Male on ground unable to get up. Appears to have chunce to win prizes. Avenue. "Reporting party reported about five or six shots heard. wet his pants." Reporting party believes it was near the street, no one seen." 11:14 p.m. Reckless vehicle reported in the 1200 block of West " j' San Jose 6:48 a.l11. Juvenile problem reported in the 300 block of Fifth Street. "Vehicle spinning donuts in parking lot, speeding '1) I Humboldt Avenue. "Juveniles in park skateboarding for over a badly." Clean-air crusade half-hour." Sunday, Oct. 10

The Clean Air 2000 conference hosted by 8:35 a.m. Suspicious subject repOlted in the 1400 block of 1:59 a.m. Fight reported in the 1100 block of West First Street. " .. ; San Jose State University attracted about 225 Warner Street. "Subject in car parked behind building. Has case of "1\vo large groups at n party. Reporting party says about 25 or participants to promote clean air and the use of beer he is drinking, appears to be extremely distraught, crying." more males." ~Iltcrnative-fuel vehicles and transportation, reported The Spartan Daily. Participants paid $45 to attend the these FROM~ A1 talks. but the olltdoor display of natural gas­ powered vehicles, such as .1 school bus and gurbage truck, were open to the public. One popular display l:ncouraged students to TUTU: In 1948 blacks lost freedom take a spin on an electric bike. " :1' ment in rcconciliation may serve as sides - in thc hope that full disclo­ only one thing: u lot of blind people. During the public disclosures, Humboldt an example to others - like sure would lead to reconciliation, "There is nlso restorative justice," Tutu said he not only leurned of Northern Ireland, Rwanda and Tutu said. Tutu snid. "Its purpose is to heal." humanity's capacity for evil, but its Students sued and won Kosovo, Tutu said. But a year earlier, the mood of But to henl, perpetrators of the capacity for compassion. The state had not yet 'lppealed a $1 million "Who would havc thought South many in South Africa was not for violence, and their victims had to When one officer who had given decision that the BSU Housing and Dining Africa could be an example?" Tutu reconciliation, but for revenge. come before the commission and the order to massacrc a crowd of Services breached the housing contracts of the said, considering his country's record. In 1994, on the eve of Mundela's publicly tell their stories, something demonstrators turned to the audi­ 1996-97 academic year, reported The Much of the evil began in t 948 election as the first black president many perpetrutors didn't want to do, ence and said, "Plcase forgive us," Lumbeljack. when the Nationalist Government of South Africa, Tutu feared Tutu said. the audience applauded. Somc,who The students should expect their money came to power and enacted lnws his country's blaek majority Instead, some argued for general forgave were survivors of the attack buck 30-60 days before the end of the year, restricting blucks' frcedom while would seck vengeance against amnesty, Tutu suid. They said, why or relatives of the dead. unless the state appeals. protecting the white minority. whites. he said. not let bygones be bygones? Wipe This compassion is the essence Students lived in Jolly Giant Commons It wus "the nightmare called "It seemed as if South Africa was the slate clean? But Tutu disagreed. of being human, Tutu said, and while seismic safety and disability government apartheid," Tutu said. hurtling toward dis~lster - an orgy "Gencral amnesty is like general there is an African word for it, mandates where under construction. As a result. Mcnnwhile, the government sanc­ of retribution," Tutu snid. "Violence amnesia," Tutu said. "ubuntu." The concept recognizes students felt their contracts had been breached. tioned the imprisonment. torture and was endemic. Bombs were going off And as a tour through a Nazi that all humans are bound together. Because of the construction, students were execution of black activists. And in left, right and center." concentration camp reminded him, "I can't be human in isolation," deprived of a place to study, sleep, usc the retaliation, black liberation groups But after the election, the expect­ those who forget the pust nre Tutu said. "If you are dehumaniz'!d, I weight room and lounge. Students living in the bombed their oppressors. ed bloodbath didn't occur, Tutu said. doomed to repeat it, Tutu said. too am dehumanized." Canyon and Cypress residential areas may A year after apartheid was dis­ Still, many culled for justice. Therefore, the commission chose to After the presentation, the unive'isi­ receive up to $3,800, which is 75 percent of mantled, President Nelson Mandelu Most people only think of retribu­ only grant nmnesty to those who ty gave Tutu a gift and the audience wlmt they paid for housing. appointed the commission to explqre tive justice - an eye for an eye, Tutu publicly disclosed their role in sang "Happy Birthday~" Tutu turned the atrocities committed by both said. But', an eye for an eye leads to atrocities. 68 on Thursday. ' .

FROM-4 A1 TaME: Items in time capsules were weathered but preserved to share past memories'" tor of alumni and parent relations. had seeped in and the red rust was pointed that they had disintegrat­ "(Tlte time capsules) have becn corroding the content's cdges. ed. it's still exciting. It's memo­ Additional Activities there for 60 years und we're dig­ The yearbook from that yenr, rable seeing all our old friends. I ,.' In additlonto Chico State's many homecom-: ging them up. But then I was the Record '4ger, wns water­ saw some people that I haven't Ing activities, it also hosted a barbeQue and, :'i. ' excited. There W:IS a lot of :mtici­ logged, as was the copy of the seen in 50 years." later that evening, a dance. . .. , pntion. a kind of jubilation that Wildcnt newspnpcr. Homecoming weekend wit­ . , Students an~ parents lounged In theshade;~:'., there was something down there." Members of the class or '49 nessed the birth of a new tradi­ ... enjoying pasta salad, burgers and cookies wtille:'olO' . fathers and sons flung Frisbees back and forth. , , The time capsules were sched­ seated in the fIrst row werc pre­ tion: crucking open the time cap­ Alumni and Parent Relations Director Jack',:;" . uled to be removed at 2 p.m., and sented a copy of the yearbook, sules from 50 and 60 years ngo. Fox. said they had pre-sold 800 tickets to thEi:::'~; , once the bell tower chimed twice, which was in much better condi­ For every homecoming from , barbeque and 200 more' at the box office,even-::-~ a flat rectangular metal box n lit­ tion than the one from the capsule. this point on, people will gather tuaily running out of tickets...... '. . .' tle larger than a binder was pre­ The class president from that as they did on Oct. 9 to witness ·.That nighfat Nettleton Stadium Blue Plate. sentcd before the crowd. Using u year, John Boltby Hil1, wus there what col1ege meant to those in Special got everyone into a swinging mood., >c.' hammer and chisel, one man and apologized to everyone that the de'cades that preceded them. , .' outon the dance floor. Somewh~~e betWeen,:;", peied open the treasure. the class didn't store the artifacts "It was great to sec students .' ·150 and 200:people .came to the .danceand And although the 60-year-old in a bettcr container. here," Fox said. "Any time we Ahimnl ami Parent Relations ASsistant Gina' Gruber said the dance floor waS crowded . cnpsule was we\1-kept, the one But nobody real1y seemed cun put on an event that has stu­ The Orion/KATE LOVE every song: "Thereweresome seriousswlng .. · from 1949 wasn't in such good to mind. dent$and alumni here, it marks a Len and Mildred Whitegon, class of '51, enjoy the . ,dancers out tliare," she said. "Piwple knew.':,: of shu pc. "My husband and I both successfu I evcnt." homecoming barbecue. Len majored in Education and what they were doing." .' '~' .,.' / . Fox said it was covered in tar or worked on the Record ('4ger)," The time cnpsulc items will be Mildren majored in business. Len is an alumni of Chi .Fox'.sald ttiat this year homecoming partlci- .. some kind of oil substance to keep said Lois Barbee, a class of '49 put on display in tilC Meriam Tau, which is now Delta Sigma Phi. pation was tenfold compared to last year" . ,.,. . ,.','''' .-.. '- .. ' it protectcd, but too much water alumnu. "Although I wus disap- Library's special collections room. , •.• -"1., .::

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" October 13, 1999 The Orion A5 --~-~--~====~~------~------~~~------Students have chance to change Tibetan lives Chico State Shorts Get a Job Geshe Recruiters will be on campus this week - ~Intemship to Nepal could give Choedlng, looking for students to join their companies. Rlnpoche Companies including GTE, Intel, Chevron Info. .. students chance :to change peo­ (rIght.) from Technology and Philip Morris will be looking Tibet, has for applicants. ples lives, as well as their own dInner at Taste For information on other groups that willl>e of India with in Chico, call 898·5253 or 898·4881. Pema Jordhen JULIE SCHUBERT (middle) and Conversation on diversity ,.~tafflT1rlter Lama Tenzln Dr. Karen Seccombe will be on cmnpus Jampa (left). today form noon to 1 p.m. in Siskiyou 120. Her Tibet is not free today. Tibet may not be free He started the new book "So you Think I Drive n Cudillac'l" .. ,. tomorrow. Butnext semester students from Chico Shomey Gaden highlights the personal stories of 47, welfare State University can experience what it is like to Ghokhorllng recipients and their perspectives on the welfare ... help the people of Tibet. Monastery In system and welfare reform. A handful of students will get an opportunity Nepal. Scccombe earned her bachelor's degn:c ill to take what they've learned at Chico State and sociology from Chico State and continued her use it in a camp where about sao Tibetan education by receiving her m

---",--,:-t... Editorials . , .~ No glas,s for "::"',, safer Halloween;;~" • ,,~'J., I .I:t' Follow This Halloween, the Chico PoliC:J;~': For some it Department cun spc'nd less time dodg',Z .. ·• , could be an ing bottles, and more time helping celJf actor, for others ebmters dodge trouble. ' '.>i it may be Ll!l lhe glass ban begin. ' , an athlete. the A burrage of bottles during' last,. TODD As for year's Halloween c1~aos belted two MCBAIN myself, it's my police officers and four studenlS~-:· COllll'ibulillg parents. knocking one unconscious. Colll11mist We all need And the night' wllsn' t without,:n:: role models. casualty, Someone to An $8,000 police horse from th~ look· up to, someone to Sacramento County Sheriff',s imitate, someone who you want Department was used for crowd con~, . 'to follow. trol last year, and when things got out, Will Clark, David Robinson . of control, the hoi'se stepped on some . and . Andre Agassi used walk on his own again. Sometimes I fee'l like I had a glass that had been thrown. Cripple~, ,

to be mine, The more 1 reflected As 1 look back over the last rough, long and hot d~y at work. from the gluss, (he horse had to be ri • on the thought, the more it year and a half, he has ,come so Who doesn't? ' destroyed, said Michael Efford, Chico" . became apparent to me far. To·him it's not far enough .. But when I stop and' think Chief of Police, .:, . that my mom and dud ·are I'in proud of my dad 'and all, nbout it, it is nothing compared This' all proving that glass can be)... · the ones' that 1 really that he hu neighbprs' are already willing do. .pa~n and anger believe otherwise, then I relate to how much pain· and h

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October 13, 1999 The Orion A1 Orion Sweet, . dreams are made of these -'THUMB At the midnight drawn toward a door, but the room awe you with the list of scientific dis­ Once you have a dream, look for hour, the' moon seemed thick with something evil. A coveries and other puzzles solved in the obvious. A banana might just be THUMBS UP to men slides a silvered fin­ presence. There was a persistent dreams und end with a lengthy discus­ a bunana. wearing pink ribbons in ger down my wall knocking at the door. Naked und sion on Jung und Freud. I would If not, how nbout a little free support of breast cancer YVonNE and across the rug afraid, he reached for rather give you my spin on the nssocintion; Write your dream on awareness month. It's LOOMIS while the wind, the door.knob. function of dreams. one side of the pad, then rewrite it uotjust a woman thing. 0,.1011 silent and playful, "I thought one 1 picture my dreams as a using different words. Amazing teases the hice cur­ Colllmllist of my girlfriends loving nanny who has been results. THUMBS UP to tlie local tains into a game of hud put a curse on with me since before \ ,,-,' With nightmares, remember bands coming together to patty cake. me," Shakir sai'd. birth and knows me like thut nanny has a flair for dramat- SUppOit Chuck Mah:u', .(. ' No sound. His laugher was A no other. I can tell hcr any­ ics, and sometimes that is what it owner of Sound Source. Then, with a slight sigh, I give nervous. . y thing. She loves me uncon­ takes to get our attention. When we myself over to the night. At last, at As I listened, ditionally. tench a bird to sing, don't we cast il . THUMBS UP to the peaceful Gideons passing last). ,tmn n soul set free to fly. I wantcd to reach The Orion While I sleep, she works shndow over the cage? out Bibles. not judgement.. Good riddance' .A.. JEN PEnEZ . I. \lfive flown the heavens on a out and hold him. -V hard cleaning up, sifting My dreml1 (Ibout the grave was Duncans. stool, climbed thc walls of darkness, wanted to draw him elose through the things my conscious nbout my struggle to leave status quo gO,llH>ce flying," touched my father's and tell him it would be all right. mind is too busy, tired or afruid to and move on. If I allowed myself to THUMBS DOWN to face and a thous(lIld other things. TI~ere is nothing to fe,lr. deal with. stay in the drlrk, I would have no people kiL;king you in : b'I:eams are a universal human Once, 1 dreamt that I walked onto a She is sensitive, dramatic and a bit voice. no way to vent. A kind of death. the hend at the movie • 1l )J expcI'lence. Some call thcm "thoughts large green shadowed by dark trees. eccentric. Instcad of leaving me a bor­ I moved on. theutre. Listen to Of tile heart," others "soul work." Yes, Lots of people dressed in black werc ing notepad full of things I need to As for Shakir, he fneed his fear tlnd Front Row Joe und iherc~ is spiritual power in dreams. stunding around looking down into

.... ~ Drawing a Blanlk r.,,' By james Nepollluceno Stude"! consequences on, off campus Di.'~ing ori­ we are all part of this "cillnpus community." Indeed every incident that comes entation, when "campus cOlllmuni- "Sfluient Not only ure you before her is dccided on a case­ you walk on ty," but this guideline subject to legal action. by-case basis. . campus for the comes without regulatioll but the victim could The punishment is left entire­ first time ns a boul1d,lries tllld these also bring this inci­ ly up to her discretion. She is NEIL Chico State classifications follow is filleti dent before the bound by no past precedent. FERRERA University stu­ you even off campus. Campus Coordinator As you can sec, this student COlltributing dent, you are If you are consid- witiJ prob- of Student Discipline. regulation is tilled with problems. Columnist handed n few ered to be a part of Lismme Leach. Far It gives the university an almost items. You are t.he campus commu- lelns." fetched, maybe. but unlimited amount of authority in given a grade nity. the university according to the uni- issues dealing with members of audit, a TRACS book and other claims to have juris- vcrsity. its authority the "campus community." important information. diction over your reuches that far.. If you would like a copy of But one thing that you nre not conduct. Wherever you arc. Another discouraging aspect Student Rights and ••• ANO:SO gi ven is the set of rules governing Let's say that while' driving of this bylaw is that therc is no Responsibilities, to reild or burt} • ~'l':r: ~"1> disciplinary actions for Chico down 1-5. you come down with a set of guidelines that the coordi­ you call nccess the Chico State ~oN-h> State students. It is in these rules mild uftliction of road rage due natal' must follow when deter­ ·web page or stop by the universi­ that I have some concern .. to a careless· speeder. You . mining your punishment. ty president's office. =.sNf£ For example, Af&l~;:"F" '01' become so enraged that you pull;' ..' I was:cllrious to find out how So be: Cilutious when interact­ ~oN Student Rights and off behind thcm at a gas station a punishment is determined. I ing with members of the "campus -t+IE VAlUE a" Responsibilities reads, "Theft or . and kick their hcadlight in. In called Leach to tind out. I was community." Should you wrong ~~~~:we non-accidental dnmage to cam­ your fit of anger, you didn't even sure that she would have a I1ne­ them in some way, you could be pus property in the possession notice the Chico State sticker tuned list of regulntions us to committing academic suicidc. ~--.... ~~~-: AS.:t: L.1'l<& -to c.cu... i \- 0.0 of, or owned by, a member of that adorned their back window. what would happen in the case of the campus community" is pun­ Completely unbeknownst to every conceivuble offense. Neil Ferrera is a jrl1lior polil icd ishable by probation, suspension you, you have just inflicted some I wns wrong. science major, seroing as {/ jJara­ or expulsion. "non-accidental damage" to the 1 spoke to Leilch's secretary legal illtem Jor tbe COII/lllunity As students and professors, car of a fellow member of the and found there is no such list. Legallrtjorlllati011 Center. leHers to the editor ------'------.

national and local, ethnic and multi­ Every year it is Greek system Reader defends cultural sororities, and academic Sororities are on this campus which contributes Partier thankful sororities. All have different goals, enough food and clothing to a sororities motives and purposes. misunderstood local homeless shelter to keep it for Safe Rides Dear Editor, It is very unfortunate that we live open all winter. in a community and a society where Dear Editor, If you were ever lip early on a Dear Editor, In regards to the letter written to women are often treated as objects Saturday morning cleaning the The Orion in the Oct. 6 issue and disrespected. It is one in which I am writing in regards to the streets of downtown Chico, volun­ I was not sure who to get in con­ regarding sorority girls, I will'have we are abused, assaulted, raped, and letter entitled, "Sorority Column teering at retirement homes or tact with on this subject, so I opted to strongly disagree. I am a member often treated as second class citi­ Waste of Space," in the Oct. 6 walking elementary kids home for The Orion. ota sorority on campus.and feel that zens. We are taught at a young age iss-ue of The Orion. It is unfortu­ from school on Halloween and As a frequent bar-goer and an tne person who wrote the article to compete with each other and not nate that people on this campus st. Patrick's Day, then you avid party attendee, I would like to concerning "pillow fighting bim­ support· one another. I am a feel as though sororities are a would know that sororities are personally thank the anonymous bos" is sorely misinformed. It is sad women's studies minor and as much waste of time. much more than "Riley's on a Chico State student for donating that so many people see the Greek of a feminist as the next person, but However, it is due to these unen­ Friday night." funds, allowing for Safe Rides community as a negative one. It is shouldn't we encourage organiza­ lightened views that "sororities are It is true that the Greek system to continue. true that we party and tend to social­ tions that advocate unity and nothing more than pillow fighting is very well heard, but in order to This program is highly impor­ ize with each other regularly but strength for women? bimbos" which aid student in the hear something it is up to you to tant. especially in Chico. We have there is much more to us than that. If you don't tend to get along misconception. So, to these people, listen. Yes, we arc a social group many pedestrians and bike riders _ ••.. My organization is currently with members of the Greek commu­ let me shine a little light for you as and like to enjoy ourselves, but at who are not safe to people driving affiliated with the breast cancer nity, no one will try. to convince you to what the sororities on this cam­ the same time we are also con­ under the influence, not to men­ awareness cause and also run a to be an active supporter of such pus are really about. . tributing to the welfare of the tion other drivers and the DUIs mentoring program to elementary organizations. But at least learn Along with providing safe envi­ social issues all around us. So, if themsel ves. scltool age girls in and around what it is that you call a "waste of ronments for its members, many you insist on having an opinion on The anonymous donator is a Chico. We attend seminars on date space" and respect those of us that girls in the Greek system serve on sororities, then at least know what great help to our community. It is \ rape and alcohol and drug abuse. have chosen to he in a sorority. boards such as the A.S. you are talking about. Look at the very humble of the person to We' encourage academic excellence After all, erasing ignorance is part Government, association clubs for entire picture. Upon doing this, remain anonymous, especially (mbst sororities have an enforced of why we all live in this liberal col­ majors, not to mention various you will inevitably see that the after what an amazing thing she minimum OPA of 2.5) and many of lege town. So we should be more honor societies and campaigns. It is men and women of the Chico did. If any of your staff know who . liS :hold full or part-time jobs as conscious of investigating those these accomplishments which we State Greek system have been and it is, tell them thank you, or' pass well. Within our organizations we· things with which we are not edu­ believe make women strong. will continue to be a vital asset in it on to Safe Rides themselves hO~9 chair or board positions which cated or do not understand before So, when asked if we discuss the continuing improvement of that this person is quite a hero. ta]¢ a lot of time and responsibility we judge or berate them. issues such as date rape and our campus and the community. Thanks again. an4 are seen as highly valuable women's equality in, ollr meetings, asse~s to any resume. Also, no one JOY ANDRUS not only do we discuss them, we are KELUE MCCARTHY STEPHANIE A. NICPONSKI .. ~o~\ority is identical to the next. Senior out there actively changing things Sophomore Junior : ~)lere are social sororities. both Recreation for the better. History and Business Marketing Science fJ \1. • I \

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FROM -til Ai CalTeach to train unprepared educators PERMIT: Charging for parties EVE RENE LOPEZ "When they make "That's what came about bec:ltlse of the SCllior Writer state-by-st:lte compar­ crisis we have in teaching," Swisher said. illegal without business permit: isons, Californ ia is CalStateTeach is a new program that will "party" to describe student California needs more teachers. ncar the bottom," serve these teachers and others hoping to Propcisodre.qukomonts ,for a,~ gatherings. In addition to the state's current recruit­ Lownes said. work in this field. This 18-month program one day business IIcen~e: :~'. mcnt dTorts, CalTeach, the state's teucher The 1998-99 CSU will include home-based studies and :I mix "Given the economic compo­ recruitment and information referral center, budget included $1.5 of classroom, video and Internet instruction. sition of the neighborhood, they • Provide portable restrooms has launched a television ad campaign. million ror the training Chico State has access to CalSt:lteTeach simply cannot afford to host an • Security for crowd manageme'ilt According to rcports, Califol'l1ia will of 4,500 m:lth teachers for students interested in the progmm but event completely out of pocket." • Expected day of "event"; , need as many as 300,000 kindergarten in the K-12 system who Reynolds doesn't h:lve the progmm on cmnpus because Preusser said in a three-page pro­ Thursdays. weekends, or holl­ through 12th-grade public school teachers have been described there is not a need for it in this area. posal prepared for the task force, clays; end at reasonable. hour; no amplified musIc after' nvcr the next 10 years, us unprepared. Reynolds said this part of California has As it now stands, hosts of an midnIght Additionally, according to the 1998-99 "event" cannot charge a fcc The reasons for this demand include not been lacking in teachers, pointing out • Swift clean-up class-size reduction, the explosion of the CSU Teacher Education annual report, there that just recently, the Chico Unitied School because it becomes LI commercial • Neighbor notification , school-age population. and the fact that arc currently about 30,000 teachers working District laid off nine te~lchers. enterprise. which IS prohibited in • Contact person for police and : . many teachers now in the school system arc in the C:llifornia public school system with­ Highly urbanized areas like Los Angeles residentilll areus WiUlOut a permit, neighbors to call if there Is a '. . " nearing n:tirement age. out the appropriat.e credentials. These teach­ and the Bay Area arc among the «reas with "We've got n bunch of young problem " , Carolynn Reynolds, associate dean of the ers make up 11 percent of the total number the biggest need for qualified teachers. people doing the same thing 1 ~'(Jl\ege of communications and edue~ltion at of teachers in the slate. "It has not at this point been H problem did," Preusser said. "For some Chico State University, said the number of Ken Swisher, media relations manager here," Reynolds said. reason the City of Chico has city of Chico." school-age children in Califol1lia has increased for California State University, said these Part of CalStateTeach arc incentive pro­ decided they cunnot gather." Preusser said the V

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SONNY KERsnENS been practicing FOURTH-AND-10 Ass/slmll :o,1)()rls IIdltor for four weeks. "Everything By Megan Dickson Blood is thicker than the sport of vol- just went really Sports Editor leyball. smooth," Judd Chico Stute volleyball player Katie said. "It's not reul­ Judd did something most student-uth- IY'I common situ­ We've got spirit ... not really letes wouldn't do. ution to come in . Chico State may be a good Judd transferred from Port);lIId State late in the season educational institution and yeah, University, a moderately successful like that. But after there may he a few parties every Division I volleyball program. to Chico a few days of practice they pretty much now and then. But when it comes State, a rebuilding Division II program. welcomed me in all of the urills. There to school spirit, Chico State has The reason was simple: family. was no resentment or anything like thut very little to speak of. Judd's older brother. Willie Judd, towards me. I felt part of the team right There arc some people who 'lfe plays football for Butte College. When awuy." tired of hearing that. the opportunity arose for Katie to go to Cmlch Mary Wallmark beHeves that .. To solve the problem a number school in the sume town as her 22-yeur- Katie's determination and drive is of people from around campus old brother, she didn't have to think what makes her an integral piece to and the community have started a twice. the team. group called Wildcat Pride. "(Willie) hus always been ,I totul "The greut thing about Kutic is that Wildcat Pride hus one m'lin role-model for me." said Judd, a 20- she comes into practice with u really goal: to market athletic events to year-old junior. "He's inspired me to positive attitude:' Wallmark said. "She students and to increase student succeed in volleyball through his cxam- wants to work on things. she wants to attendance. pIe. He's always been a great athlete and get better. She wants to work toward "We really want to get all he has succeeded in every sport he's contributing to the team and I think .. kinds of groups on cmnpus inter­ been a part of. Wc both have a positive that's her llIujor gonl and that's going to ested in the games," Alisha connection. The best purt of Chico right make her a valuable person for us." Valavanis said. "We wunt the now is being with my brother." Judd's ability to be a team player has Greeks and the dorms and other Both of the Judds grew up in San also emtbled her to fit in easily. campus groups to show up and Diego. With both in Chico. their parents "It's clear thut she's not all about support the tcarns. 1 don't think are regularly uble to come up to watch being the supcrstm:' Wall mark said. we' .. ' i!0ne :], good job of market­ them play. If both huve home games, the "She's interested in being a parI of a ing Sp"l'(S in the past." parents will w:ltch Willie play on team and contributing to a teum As a four-year veteran of the Saturdays at I p.m. at Butte College, ,Illd she's a positive int1u­ Chico State basketball team, and then trek over to Acker Gym to ence on the team." Valavanis said it's hard to playa watch Kutie play at 7 p.m. Overall. the decision __,I good game without fall support. "It's been phenomenal." said Katie to le,lve ~ortlalld .. State and "The fans probably don't Judd. "My dose family ties have made come to Chico h,IS been ,I good understand the impllct that.Ji,ln~ ~.'?,<~h'?,p,er~ol1 I am today. There's no ....,0,Df.:Jo.r)1.I.<:i.9: She has no second . bring to a game," said Valav~mis, oetterTceling tium having your parents . 'thought's about her di:cision. who also works for Wildcat Pride. there at your games watching you:' "I've made a lot or good friends." she '''1 mean, what a difference it Judd, a health cducation major, cred- said. "Pcople arc really outgoing and .makes to have them cheering us its her relationship with her family as comforting. and the girls have been real­ on from the stands." the main reason for her desire ,Illd drive Iy supportive. It's been ' anIloy some of the Chico fans and swims, and snowboards. The didn't need the usc of her hands. Greene said. ·. ks something Chico would like difference betweeri Chico Sm:cer was the sport she Greene said that although pcople · "·toduplicate. State women's soccer mid­ enjoyed the most. In high school arc more mature in college. she· still .. : :'." "We've gotten a lot of ideas fielder Tammy Greene and she was the team captain and was hears people hassle her. f(om Davis," Valavanis said. "A her teammates is that she can do all voted the most improved player on "I laugh about it now because it .' year from now basically what we these activities with just one arm. her team. In her first yCill' of junior doesn't get to me. It just makes 111l: ·:·.'Want is the Davis fans to dread Since birth Greene has been with­ college at Sacramento her team wanl to play harder." Greene said. · ."I}aving to hear the Chico State out her right arm from the elbow WOII the state cham pions hip and "People will say anything. Last faps." down. All her life she has he,lrd she was voted honorable mention week I heard an adult say soccer is a . ". The students who ~ll be a whispers as she walked by and she in league awmds. Two yean; later greal sport for one armed people:' , part of the cage will be given T- has seen the pity on others' faces far she was selected to the All-League Greene said she often .iokes abollt i ·>' sh'irts lInd will be able to pick up too many times. But if you feel sorry Second Team. her arm and has nicknamed her half '. I:: / various free gifts from Wildcat for Greene, she' II get upset. And if Greene, a junior studying physi­ arm "Bob." I J;'iide. The Orion/JAMES SABLE you tell her she can't do sOlnething., cal education, said she would often "My arm is a gift. I do everything . The point? Filling the stands. Midfielder Tammy Greene is one of the top soccer she'll do it. be embarrassed to weur tank tops everyone else can do and I don't I .. ;,.:' "This is like a team or a club," ,players for the Wildcats, despite having only one ann. "Things don't stop me. I don't like and she often let the constant hcck- give up." i , . :y~lavanis said. "It's that you're .,' ~upporting athletics. You're · . putting on your own shirt and I " .-:..... , . you're going to the games and ...... ~•....•...... •."...• '...... ~. '. yc)u're encouraging the athletes. ".' As an. athlete, we want to get . "I · ·eYeryone involved." 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\ 12 The Orion October 13, 1999 Wildcals play waiting game

~ NCAA policy keeps S~edish , to attend universities in the United States have freshman, Wildcats in limbo very few opportunities to complete the reqtlired exams in their native countries. "Tests like the SAT are not given us often RANDY S)"RIEGEL overseas because they are not devel­ SIajJ' Writer oped for non-native speakers of English," Cooprider said. He is neither a famous Disney rodent nor u However, Matec completed and passed New York Yankees legend, but the Chico State a residtml version of the ACT earlier in the men's soccer team has a "Miki" of its own. year. A residuul version, Cooprider said, is Unfortunately for the Wildcats, however, ol1e that is offered on campus but is not rec­ an NCAA policy has prevented their "Miki" ognized by the NCAA because it is not uni­ - Swedish freshman Miki Mutec - from formly administered to all students across the playing with the team this season. Moreover, country on the same day. Matec won't be available to play until next "It's frustmting," he said. "Especially when season at the earliest. they lose. I'm not saying that I'm a superstar, Head coach Mike O'Malley said he holds but it's frustrating to see them lose. I came the NCAA responsible for both Mutec's inel­ over here and things didn't turn out like they igibility and the Wildcats' loss. were supposed to turn out." en "We took a 19-year-old and brought him The most frustrating part, Matec said, is the halfwuy across the world just so we can disap­ fact that he could be in Sweden playing profes­ point him," O'Malley said. "And the NCAA sionally with Halrnstads BK of the Champion z couldn't care less about Miki's situation." League if not for the NCAA's policy. Matec's situation is one that many foreign Nevertheless, Matec stands by his deci­ student athletes encounter when they transfer 'sion to pursue an education in the United to North American universities: As of last States, saying t.he transi.tion into contempo­ Friday, Matec had yet to complete the SAT. rary American culture has opened his eyes to On Saturday, however, Matec completed the diversity of life. the exam and now uwaits the results. "It's a whole different lifestyle," Matec According to the NCAA's "Guide to said. "Everyone is much freer (in the United Internutional Academics Standards for Stutes). Like I hear girls burp for the first time Athletic Participants," all student

'CatS: Check mate, Fowl abundant in Chico

RANDY STRIEGEL older, more experiencedsoc~ JOE GUICHARD ~taoor a?d goose hu~t­ SlaffWriter cer players,"· O'Malley said. SiaffWriler V~ mg III ;, "What allows us to compete is m~ California. As Ray Combs would be proud. the fact that it's not their sea­ It's hard to the local birds get The Chico State version of son, they're 110t at their peak believe, but it smart, the hunting usually slows Family Feud hits the field on level of fitness. We are." is already down until about early to mid­ Oct. 23 as the men's soccer The same was true last year time to get December. By then freezes have team battles the Chico Rooks when the teams dueled to a 0- out the pushed most all of the birds down out in an exhibition game to raise o tie. After a turbulent first decoys and far Northern California und Oregon. money for the Chico State half, the Wildcats made the start tuning And then by late December, hun­ soccer program. game interesting with a num­ lip the old duck call. Saturdny, Oct. 16 dreds of thousands of ducks and "It's like going to a family ber of ncar misses in the sec­ marks the opener of duck season in geese will fill the rice fields of the tight," said men's head coach omi half, O'Malley said. the balance of the state. The U.S. Fish Sacramento Valley. Mike O'Malley. The match will kickoff at 3 and Wildlife Service estimates the For those who don't have access to O'Malley said many of the p.m; at University Stadium. overall number of breeding ducks rose private property or one of the many Tile Orion/JOE GUICHARD Rooks have strong tics to Chico Tickets cost $5 for adults and II percent since last year to a total of duck clubs in the area, take advuntuge Nick Guichard holds ducks from the State, induding women's assis­ $2 for children 12 and 43.4 million birds. of the third option. California has an Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. tant coach Joe Alvelais, a younger. Chico State students According to the U.S. Fish and extensi ve refuge system that ullows defender for the Rooks and will be admitted fTee with stu­ Wildlife Service, this is the largest regulated hunting on certain days, the Federal Areas," available at most Chico State alumnus. dent identification. popuilltion since waterfowl surveys majority being Saturday, Sunday and sporting goods stores. "A lot of the Rooks are ex­ were initiated in 1955. Wednesday. On these days hunters Reg,LI'dless of where you hunt this Chico State players," Alvelais In our Pacific Flyway mallllrds, can buy a one-day pass for $12.00 or year, the season looks promising. said: "And they're friends with widgeon and green-winged teal num­ a season pass for $96.85., thanks in part to hunters and groups some of the guys on the (Chico bers arc all up over last years. The Each refuge allows a certain like Ducks Unlimited and California State) team." Northern Sacramento Valley will be amount of people access with reserva­ Waterfowl Association who have But the annual meeting the destination for u majority of these tions and the rest are on a first-come, contributed millions to habitat' between the two teams isn't wintering ducks and geese, due in first-serve basis. It gets pretty confus­ restoration and buying up wetlands; about friendship: It's about part to an abundance of food, mainly ing and each refuge is a little bit dif­ for usc by waterfowl. Because of the; winning. rice, and thousands of flooded acres. ferent. All the details are explained in efforts of many, it is not only the sea- ~ "We're playing against In terms of hunting, Chico is sur­ a booklet called "California - son that looks good, but more imp'or- : rounded by some of the best duck Hunting and Other Uses on State und tantly, the future. ' ' Gr enbrea s on through to other side ~ "People told me that 1 should," Green ilrrived with confidence. Track star finds success, said. "I had been thinking about it and I "I knew I could do it," she said. sets records in cross country talked it over with my coach." Her perfonnance this season hus helped She decided on giving cross country a the women's team climb up to being ranked • chance in an attempt to see if she could bene­ No. 10 in the nation. TODD MCBAIN fit from the long torturous practices that come She has consistently been one of the ' StafflVriter with distance running. first five Wildcats to cross the finish "line • "I've never ran this much before," said all season. Orion Experiments sometimes work to a favor­ Green. "It's so much longer." Despite Green's success on distance cou~s- : SPORTS able outcome. Then there are some experi­ Green runs u'p to 45 miles a week in es, her heart is with track.· Cross country is : Staff ments that should never have taken place. training. just an experiment that could possibly lead to : Sophomore Jasmine Green let her pres­ The transition of running sprints to run­ better performance on the oval. . Editor ence be known as a freshman during last tr,lck ning distance has been a smooth one. Thanks "If (rullning cross country) helps, I'll 'run: Negall Dicksoll season. to an off-season training regimen she next year," she said. "If it doesn't, I don't: Green, from Morgan Creek, ran the third, requested from couch Gary Towne, Green thillk 1 will." Assistant !Editor fastest time in the 800-meter in came into this season prepared for what was The friends she has made would be well ' SOIlIl), Kerstiens . Chico State history, with a time of ahead of her. worth the price of the downside. which has: 2: 17. Teammate Amy Crislip holds "Jasmine came back in good shape," Towne been the long runs the team has had to endure DeslgllIer the record of 2: 14. said. "She has been running very.well." in the heat and smoke. ' Tina Smilb But Green wusn't satisfied in Green is one of the te,lm's top three run­ Green waits for the spring to arrive anci'ihe : her performance. " ' ners, an accomplishment Towne welcomes day where she will trade in her running shoes : WrHers "I felt like I was struggling," she said. "I with open arms. fpr spikes, the duy where she will see if'her : Dtllz Nielo needed more endurance." "Jasmine has been a great surprise," he experiment has been worth the time and el~er~ , Ralldy Striegel In an attempt to gain extra wind, Green said. "She has a lot of talent, I think we've gy .she has put into atte~~l?t,l~g~to .. beco.nle '\ Todd Nella/I! Sophomore Jasmine Green has made a thought about joining the cross-country only seen the tip of the iceberg." better runner. ,..... ',.~ ., '" .. , ., Joe Gu/c/JClrd smooth transition from track to cross country. team. Green has taken the sdason in stride and ','I'm waiting for it ti)'~,W"off," she s,!id.· ' .' III I .13 The Orion October 13, 1999

Game on

Mlkey Jackson (I) defends the Chico State goal against UC Davis defender Steve Izqulac (No. 91) as David Smith (r) looks to goalie Glenn Henz. Smith scored Chico State's opening goal In the game. The Inllne hockey team will play In lJavls again on Oct 16-17 In a tournament match-up.

Slats .. Volleyball Soason Statistics Name Kills K1Gm SA DlgAIPG "opper of Christy McCune 34 0.50 14 1.58 .Dennelle Little 109 1.62 0 0.32 Samantha Hawkins 155 2.46 1.23 the Week Jennifer Lawrence 155 2.58 23 3.80 Mandy Martin 89 1.34 11 1.84 Amber Crezee 169 2.52 7 2.13 Laurel Sinclair 15 0.83 0 .1.50 Meghann Watson 13 0.19 18 2.09

Men's soccer season leaders Women's soccer season loaders Name Goals Name Goals Arturo Barragan 12 Phyllis Brumm 5 Tyler Comell 5 Jennifer Flatt 4 Photo Illustration by TINA SMITII AND JAMES SADLE Malt Roberson 3 Abby Behan 3 Enrique Tadeo 3 2 tied with 2 bbey Beahan has had a productive season for the Assists Pts. Wildcats. In 14 games, Beahan has scored three Tyler Cornell 4 Phyllis Brumm 11 Chico State students Matt Manual, Gabe DeTar and Tom Agoals and registered one assist for seven pOints. Malt Roberson 4 Jennifer Flatt 6 Beahan has attempted 10 shots and she is second on Almond, left to right, show off their salmon and halibut Enrique Tadeo 3 Abby Behan 7 the team with a shot percentage of .300. Jeremy Jostad 3 2 tied with 2 caught in Bodega Bay. Pts. Shot% Arturo Barragan 26 Jacklyn Rogers 333 Wildcat oft/If: I\'eek is 1I regll/ul'jellfltre mcallt to acknowledge Tyler Comell 14 Abby Behan .300 Send in pictures from your fishing expeditions. tile c()/ltriblltiolls made by illdil'iduCl/S to the team. Each ly1alt Roberson 10 Phyllis Brumm .200 willner i.l' cho.l'ell by TIle Orioll .\1JOrt.l' sto}Jfrolll /lomillatiolls You and your fish may be the Whopper of the Week. Enrique Tadeo 9 Jennifer Flatt .190 taken frolll all sports. ~ . ,,' 'r~" .

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Chico rolls out the red carpet to invite the world in. And a fun way to salute the exotic cultures from ~istunt lands is taking part in the broad scheme of live perfor­ mances, mms und music festivals that are available in town. The Pageant Theatre for exam!',le, is known for being the only movie the­ ater in Chico that frequently shows Zines foreign films. Chico State student Jennice Ripley From loctl1 poetry slam master, went to sec "Life is Beautiful" there with R. Eirik Ott, comes a magazine both of her roommates. bectlUse she had for the underdogs of masculinity. hemd it was re

FOREIGN ... ca The Orion/JAMES IIEPOMUCEIIO Chico opera goes 'around the world' ~ Opera director returns will include a visit to three Chinese conservatories where students will act fronl China; goes back in .IS performers as well as spectators in a cultural exchange of music. Yeh is November with students looking forward to showing students the "real China." Links VICTORIA STEPHENS "The students arc very. very excitcd Staff Writer about the tour," said Yeh. "It's the forti­ ~--lave aliens abducted you or eth anniversary of Opera Workshop this anyone you know? Well now you Ying Yeh, Director of Opera year and 1 thought thut it would be a can find out by using Alien Workshop in the Department of Music at greut ideu to bring my students to sing in

'1 Abduction Test Sel'vices. For Chico State University has just returned China. Chico's a small college tOWIl and I' i $4.95 you get an analysis of your from China after participating in the . we need to Iwve Ollr students connected case,.a certificute as proof of your fiftieth anniversary celebration of the to the world." abduction or non-ubduction status Peoples Republic of China. . The majority of music Opera ~md peace of mind knowing "I was really honored to be invitcd to Workshop will perform is American you're not cr lZy. If you're WOIl­ this celebnltion," said Yeh. "There were music. Yeh snid that she wants the peo­ dering about a friend, teacher or 150,000 people dancing in front of and ple of China to rccognize the energy und boss, you can answer the ques­ behind me. I have sung all over the youth of the American generation. tions for them and present the c!';r­ world, but I have never experienced Nicholas King, a .member of the ABOVE: Opera Workshop members John tificate that as a present they'll such an event before." - Chico in Chinn tour, cannot wait for Cavellini, Ying-Yeh, Paula Baker, Brian never forget (even if the memo­ Ych's solo, "Bless You, China," was the trip. Stuart, Lauren Shanly and Nicholas ries of their experience have been the finale for the gala ce1ebmtion at "The experience of seeing a whole King. RIGHT: King and Shanly pose. washed clean). Take the test at Tianneman Square. Yeh suid that sile different culture and the c;hallenge of not yvww.alien-abduction-test.com. was thrilled to be purt a very important speaking Chinese fluently," is what King ater in it; to be able to convey u charuc­ celebration that marked 50 years of is most excited about. " ter, you need to be able to act it as well China's freedom. The Operu Workshop members will as sing it." Yeh will return to China once again. in present a preview of the China tour on "Opera Around the World" is present­ . November with 20 Opera Workshop stu­ Saturday, Oct. 30. The production entitled ed by Chico State University's School of dents in ~l program called "Chico in "Opem Around the World" will begin at Arts and the Department of Music. China" taking plaee Nov. 18-25. Opera 7:30 p.m. at the I'Iarien Adams Theatre.- Advance tickets are available at the Workshop is comprised of Chico State A wide range of opera a~ well as University Box Office (898-5791), , University and Butte College students as musical theater works will be sung dur­ Terrace Phul'macy, the Chico Mull well as corrununity members. _ ing the concert. Information i300th, Java Joe, Diamond The 20 students, selected through "There will be. some really fun W Western Wear, Art Etc., and the two auditions by Yeh, will visit Chinu pieces." said Opera Workshop member' ~reative Apple, and in Paradise Ilt the in Chico's first world tour. The tour Laurcn Shanley. "Opera has a lot of the- I·louse of Color.

"l,· ,;.:' ..~. ,I I , I .. ·.. ·.," ..... "-'·--·I .. ·"·~-··· .. ·.. "·"··-.. --_ .... -... C2··; The Orion October 13, 1999 Backstage Making hard core more odd JEFF CLEMETSON Entertaillllleni Editor ~ Oddman takes Chico's hard core scene to the front We love American music ...... TODD MCBAIN It was the summer of 1995 and thc· . SlafflVrller Grateful Dead's summer tour left me i; Chicago with some extra money. A On any given evening the sounds of hard friend and I decided to pool our cash core music 'can be heard seeping out from the and fly to Europe because we both had walls of Humboldt Studios. Inside, most like­ never been there. 1 was excited to go ly, is Chico based band Oddman, preparing somewhere new and' immerse myself for an upcoming show. in a new culture, but when I stepped off Loud and smooth are words that define the plane in the Amsterdam airport I Oddmun's fluent meshing of bass, 'drums and realized something - there isn't much . guitar, which have been entertaining riled up difference between the popular culture audiences iI) the North State for the past 13 in Europe and the popular culture in months. Add a touch of singer Scott the States. ' Wullace's harsh, screaming voice and crowds The movie theaters were playing thc begin bouncing off of what ever surrounds sanle flicks that were playing at home, them as they take in the adrenaline sparking even though the releases were a little chords and beats that Oddman throws out. behind. At the clubs and music festi­ The band is comprised of Redding vals, the bands were almost all from natives, vocalist Wallace and guitarist· Matt the States. All the kids were into skate­ Pedri, bassist Adam Duley of Los Angeles boarding and they were totally and drummer Scott Schaindt of Sacramento. impressed by my Vans shoes because ' , Originally named Friction, the quartet had they were the latest design that hadn't ' to think of a new calling when they found out gotten to Europe yet. that another band alr~ady went by the name. I did manage to soak in They resorted to Oddman, a name Pedri culture at the museums and cnurc:hes""~t and Wallace used when the'y would have jam . that were built· centuries ago, but sessions with friends in Redding. there was anything new cOIning out It sort of fit the band too, Wallace said. Europe culturewise it was a well Ke~)t;,.-..;~~ In the past year the band has seen the secret. Chico hard core scene grow, an accomplish­ Since my trip to Europe, ment they feel they helped spark. The open­ become aware on how much our ••• ~"~ ...;"" ing of Humboldt Studios also helped ignite ing pot is seeping out iilto the Wl'.rl rll " ....."" the flame. Ollr movies, music, junk food "The crowds have grown a lot over the clothing arc everywhere. A Jap'lne:s~-.::~! • last year," Pedri said. "Shows are bringing in friend of mine told me that her lln~~=J: more people and they are more fun." English language lessons were not in en Though they might have helped re-pio­ classroom but in front of her stereo, neer the Chi~o hard core scene, staying local tening to American musi.c. is not the band's main objective. Oddman's Matt Pedri (left) on guitar and singer Scott Wallace thrashing at Humboldt Studios. Our worst entertainment is "We take (playing) seriously," Pedri said. The Chico band' is one of the first to take hard core music to the local music scene. soaked up by the rest of the world. 'Ih,,.-'·,· z television show "Bay Watch," with Along with practicing for at least two hours, three days a week, the band released a "After the show Z-Rock (disc jockeys) the Cactus Club. "It was a great experience." horrible plots and terrible acting, promo single in June, titled Hollow Eyes, were saying a lot of good things about us and The 'band lucked out on that July 30 become an intemationa.\ success. featuring three songs. Currently they arc Insolence on the air," Pedri said. evening. Schedul~d to play in a club next Italians and the French will forever working on constructing a full-length , The band greeted the frce promotion. door to the Cactus Club was heavy metal leg­ known for producing artists that crea~~t compiled of 12 head banging, body smash­ The members of Insolence were also ends Iron Maiden. ed masterpieces. Will the U.S. ing, adrenaline pumping songs. blown away by the perfomlancc Oddman Iron Maiden cancelled the show which remembered for producing The band hasyet to distribute their music put on. After a tour overseas, Insolence brought in an even larger audience than Hasselhoff? to record companies, which is a goal. They called up Oddman and asked if they would expected, exposing the Chico' b:md to more One of the great tragedies have, however, been catching the eye of like to open for them in San Jose at the listeners. More listeners arc what the band culturc's popularity is that we some in the music world. Cactus Club. : \; wants, and it.is something that they arc get­ experience enough· of· other In May the band opened for San Jose . Pedri and Co. took the gig without any ting. along with recognition. culture. The furthest we've go . based band Insolence and Vanilla Icc at the hesitation. "1.'11 be talking with somebody and they'll toward meshing other cultures into Brick Works. "It was really great," Pedri said of playing at recognize the name Oddmun," Wallace suid. ours is by expanding our menus to inclllde burritos, sushi and pizza. 'Occasionally. a musichm or an actor from another culture will make Blue Room's 'Raven' rocks Poe's poetry a name' for him or herself in the States, but the end result is usually so BEN KELLY Bennett, and Allen, played by bastardized that it amounts to nothing StajJlVriter Jeremy Votava. arc brothers who but a joke. fall in love with the beautiful Take Ricky Martin or Jackie Chan The Blue Room has ~ reputa­ Lenore, played by Lindsuy Pena. for example. All summer long I heurd tion for being the place to see When Lenore agrees to uccept how Americans (or people from the alternative theater at its best. The Allen's hand in marriage, Allen United States who think that they are production staff uses talented kills a crow from the gurden to the only Americans on the continent) directors, engaging actors, and decorate Lenore's wedding hat. were getting hooked on the Latin eerie light work to cam their Engulfed in rage, another crow vibc by "Living la Vida Loca." But I highly acclaimed place in the named Tina, played by Ann-Marie never heard anything from any other Chico drama circuit. This month, Scott, attacks Allen, causing him Latin artist other than the ex-l\,lenudo their offering is one of love, hor­ to fall down a well to his death. star. There was no rush of people out ror, and intense obsession. One year later, Allen is rein­ buying Tito Puente to iearn The Raven opened Friday at carnated as a raven, the snobbish the roots of Latin jazz in the, States. Chico's downtown playhouse, cousin to the crow. No longer in And as far as Asian contributions tG: The Blue Room. This pelfor­ his human form, Allen is trauma­ culture in the States go, it ends with" mance is an original interpreta­ tized by his inability to talk to Kung-Fu movies and Godzilla. _ tion of Edgar Allen Poe's classic Lenore. Edgar, bitter at birds in Our assumption that the world;; poem. Directed by local theatri­ general for killing his brother, should just look up to us and follow Ollr Photo courtesy 01 ALEX LAVERDE cian "Big" Dan Valdez, The doesn't recognize his brother's ways has a real effect 011 our intelli;- ~ Raven will be showing every new form and chases him out of The cast of "The Raven" (from left to right) are Tim Giusta, M. genec as a nation. When I was travel- Thursday, Friday, and Saturday the house one night. In the Romney Clements, Tim Dobbs, Melissa Klein and Roger Montablano. ling in Holland, 1 was amazed by the . night until Halloween eve, Oct. process, Lenore is pushed to her Dutch's language abilities. Everyone D 30. Described by death Ollt of tile bed- of the Inter twentieth century was hysterical comic relief as aging, met there could speak several different. Valdez as being a room window. The a challenge in directing for drunken crows. ianguages. llearncd that from the time '­ rock musical, The "It was Poe's play closes with a Valdez. Scott stole the show as Tina, a they arc in grade school, the Dutch are"... Raven's script was scene literally basqd "After reading the fanciful strong-willed crow who knows to taught English, French and German as .. ' written by Jerry itltoxicating on Poe's poem when script and listening to the rock and stay wary of humans. Scott's well as their native language. Miller and the music Allen, in his nlven roll music, 1 began to sec this show powerful operatic voice reully Here at home the opposite is true:'! was composed by mixtureal fonn, tries to commu­ in a very non-traditional style," rocked the house in the songs Instead of encouraging our children te .. Marcel Daguerre. nicate with the dis­ said Valdez. "The actors perform "Point of a Gun" and "Tina's learn more about other cultures, we'" "The songs trace beauty, hor- traught Edgar, yet the in more of a rock concert style. Nest, Glide". It was her solo in pass propositions that force foreigners.", 20 years of rock and only word that Edgar Last Saturday night the cast of the tllne "Distance" that blew the to learn English. It is no wonder that • Orion soul history, from the ror, love and can understand from' The Rnven performed for more roof off the house. Armed with compared to other countries, peopl~: Everly Brothers and Allen is "nevermore." than 60 people, almost filling out her soulful voice resembling from the p.S. are more ignorant oC ENTERTAINMENT the British Invasion to obsession Miller said he the small playhouse. The Blue Aretha Franklin, Scott is sure to their neighbors' .cultures. Staff latc '70s punk," said wrote The Raven as a Room is literally a room not make it big. . Someday it would be nice to sec Daguerre. "There that capti- tribute to his favorite much bigger than a small lecture Butte College student Diane people in the Stat~s tuning their radi~ EdHor seems to me to be cer- poet. He said he hall. This gave the audience the Mumiy thought Scott's song stations to the Latin chunnels or going Jeff Clemetson tain parallels between vated me as immensely ellj.oyed benefit of really becoming a part "Distance" was the highlight of to see foreign films without the subti", ; the evolution of pop writing a play that of the performance. Valdez said the pluy. ties, because we understand the Designer music over this period II child. " would suggest a story he likes the intimacy the Blue "She has a great voice and language. ' : ..::: J{wies Nepomuceno and the themes my just as surreal as Poe's Room provides. played her character with the per­ . Like most of the world, I love... ; partner Jerry Miller Jerry Miller own writings. "The size of the Blue Room fect attitude," said Murray. "She American music, but I would like tt!·i Writers explored in his script Playwrite "It was Poe's intoxi- pretty much makes it impossible .really made the show." experience more. Without exposure to Eve Rene lopez and lyrics." cating mixture of beau- for the audience not to partici­ The Raven Band, led by Matt the arts of other cultures, we are Todd McBain Brad Moniz sturt- ty, horror, love, and pate," said Valdez. "You can lit­ Hogan, backed Scott and the doomed to be ignorant of the views of Raissa Rocba ed the play by portraying a con­ obsession that captivated me· as a ernlly see the actors sweating." other performers during the show. the rest of the world - and there ain't Alexandria Rocba vincing and deeply disturbed Poe child," said Miller. "If imitation is While the lead actors gave They played incredibly, ranging much bliss in that. Ben Kelly as he read Poe's original master­ flattery, then satire is surely some convincing dramatic perfor­ from rock to ,soul to punk. . ; . :'i ;.. '.... ~.~~ P:,-::'il piece. The Raven then used 16 twisted form of worShip." mances, Roger Montalbano, Tim The Rav~n will be showing at· jejlClometsoll qanbe,r..elIcj)'lfhtit' ....;. Calendar EdHor songs and two acts to tell its tale. The fusion of a gloomy, Poe­ Gusta, and Tim Dobbs of the the. Blue Room throughout, the kforward@maxin~t.;£9l)1J,\\~ .. Lisa Baraya Edgar, played by Tyler inspired script and the rock music Fabulous Teenagers provided month of October.

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MUSIC SPECIALS . 'EVENTS MUSIC EVENTS , Livll Music La Salll'S Quad Sale Country Foil, Lllxson Auditorium Fre~' Speech Area, Chico State Buck Night & D.J. Free Speech Arcn Chico Stille La Salles Chico State 12 p.m., Free 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ~Bhnrata Kalanjaii's Normal Street Bur Rockin'Teenage Combo Mahabnratnm -epic of India Droplick and AnU·Flag "You Calllt Night!" Living with Loss Group Dlllfy's .7:30 p.m.,$101$ISI$18 Club 319 MLIBI44; Chico State . Tickets available at U. 7:30 p.m., $8/$10 Punumu's 5107 p.lli. Greenhouse Box Office: 898-5791 Happy Hour 4 to 8 p.m. Stormy's Love liS Laughter, Cowboy Chico Art Center Da Vinci Courtet Blllnncing Mind, Body;­ lind guest Riley's "African Festival" and "One "Hot Country Thursday" Heurt and Soul for Stress The Blue Room "Friends Fly Free", 2 for I World Vision" ·series paintings with KHSL Rowhmd-Taylor Recital Hull Reduction 8:30 p.m., $4, All ages 12 to~ p.m., Free The Crazy Horse Chico State MUB 144, Chico State The Crazy Horse Da Vinci Quartet with special 3 to 5 p.m. Benefit Party with 9 bands "Wild Wednesday", $1 Night Trinity Hall Glillery Fishbone Ilnd special guest appearance by Robert Bowman La Salles Chico State, Trinity Hall ~"\')}... The Brick 7:30 p.m., $10/$12 Romantic RdalIon';h~ in the 90's 9 p.m. University Bar Photography Exhibition: Tickets available at U. Box MUB 144, Chico State "Buck Night" "Focus on the Future" ~~t'~__ ~~~~s Office: 898-5791 5 to 7 p.m. , _. K .. Strout and Downers Sept. 27 to Oct. 27, Monday to ~ jJ) $13/$IS,All Stormy's Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.I1l., Free "\\(\.~ ages Re-Entry Support Group Anxiety Reduction '.' MLIB 144,Chico State MLlB 455, Chico State, 3 p.m. 9:30 to 11 a.m.

MUSIC Jordhuga SPECIALS LII Salles EVENTS BFA Gallery Suburban Roots Club 319 Madison Ueur. Gardell $2.50 Vodka Lemonade and Beginning Recovery from Chico State, Taylor Hall " Stormy's "Bear Beer Break,'· 3 to 8 p,m. Grape CODlers Eating Disorders Discussion Drawings and paintings "]:G.I.F" MUB 144, Chico State Long Beuch Dub All Sturs The Crazy Horse Normal Street Bar UniVersity Bllr 10 a.m. 1012 p.m. Junet Turner Pl"int Ga!lery with former members of Select Double Calls $2.50 "Power Hour", 8 to 9 p.m.; Chico State, Laxson Auditorium. Sublime - La Salles 2 for I In Your Dreams National Juried Exhibition Panama's MUB 141, Chico State Top 40 Party Mix, D..J. Happy Hour 4 to 8 p.m., $2.S0 Dun"y's 5 to 7 p.m. The Brick Works Teas & $I.SO Wells Happy Hour 4 to 7 p.m. University Art Gallery : Swing Dance Lessons Chico State. Taylor Hall: D..J. P.J. - D.J. Dancing Riley's Acker 204, Chico State National Print Competition Madison Bear Garden lee Teas, All Day All Night 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Trinity Hall GIlIIery , D.J. P..J. DulTy's Chico Art Center Chico State, Trinity Hull : Duffy's Happy Hour 4 to 7 p.m. plus "African Festival" und "One Photography Exhibition:~Focus free appetizers World Vision" ·series paintings on the Future" D.J. and Dancing 12 to 4 p.m., Free. Sept. 27 to Oct. 27, Mom!ay to The Bear The Graduate - $1 Night Friday 9 u.rn. to 5 p.m., ~ree Saturday MUSIC SPECIALS EVENTS "Candy Land"All Night Dance DJ and Dllncing Madison Bear Garden The Graduate Downtown Chico BFA Gallery Party Madison Bear Garden 99 Cent Night $1 Sierra Nevada, 8 - Close F~lll Harvest Fair with Chico State, Taylor Hall " The Brick Works Sidewalk Sale lind Scare Crow Drawings and paintings Normal Street Bar Display $12, $15, All ages "Ladies Night" " ,: The Crazy Horse All Teas $2.S0 Streets of downtowa Trinity Hall Gallery Chico State. Trinity Hali ',' i Modern Minstrel Show, ;' -1"; guitar and songs Panama's Chico Art Center Photography Exhibition: ~'Focus Stormy's $2.50, All Teas, All Day "African Festival" and ·'One on the Future" " ., ' •. ' Hands on Butte County: World Vision" ·series paintings Sept. 27 to Oct. 27, Mo'~d;y to Toxic Chicken History for Kids Riley's 12 to 4 p.m., Frce Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p,m .• l'r~e . La Salles An interactive exhibit of $2 Coronas & $2 Margaritas Janet Thrner Print Gallery, Butte County. Exhibit , .. Stereo Crush, The Brother runs until May 12, 2000, DulTy's Chico State, Laxson Auditorium

Egg" The Bitchin' Collegatcs Tuesday to Saturday Happy Hour, 4 to 7 p.m. National Juricd Exhibition ,~,. ." Humboldt Studio 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 9 p.m., $4. All ages Langdon Hall 301, Crnzy Horse University Art Gallery Chico State "Ladies Night", $1 Kamis Chico State, Taylor Hall Paint National Print Competition ' .. ..,'

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MUSIC SPECiALS EVENTS Karaoke Night Normal Street Bar Laxson Auditorium The Crazy Horse Rocky's $1 Pints, All Day, All Night Chico State Comedy Night with Sabriiia Mary Bhlck ·Irish singer . Matthews and Dan Rothenberg 7 '0 p.m. ~ Dully's 7:30 p.m., $IO/$IS/$18 8:30, $5, 21+ . .: "''t Happy Hour, 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets available at U. Box . 'l.~· Oftice: 898-5791 The Gmduate $3.S0 Domt~stic Pitchers ,I ... ~ ~ La Salles .. ··Hospitality Night", half off to :-.. b:lr/rcstaurant elllployees . -'~. The Pinehurst Kids '. The Blue Room 9:30 p.m.

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SPECIALS EVENTS BFA Gallery SPECIALS EVENTS BFA Gallery La Salles Free StulT Day from A.s. Chico State, Taylor Hall Madison Belir Garden Free Stun' Day from A.S. Chico State, Taylor Hall : Pitcher specials Recycling - Free Speech Area, Drawings and paintings 99 Cent Pints Recycling Drawings and paintings-:--" Chico State 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free Speech Area, Chico State Normal Street Bar .Janet Turner Print Gllllery Normal Sh·eet Bar 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jmlet Turner PI·int Gl'\!I~(.~ $1.50 Double Wells & Micro Assertiveness/Self·Esteem Chico State, Luxson "Hull' 01'1' Everything!" Chico State, Laxson Audfrorilll Pints Support Group Auditoriulll Letting Go of Unhealthy National Juried Exhibiti~~~'; MUB 141A. Chico State Nutional Jliried Exhibition University Bar Roles in Relationships Panama's 5 to 7 p.m. $1 Night MLlB 144, Chico Stale University Art Gallery~:';;; ~ .. ,.,., Happy Hour 4 to 8 p.m. 9:30 to II a.m. Chico State, Taylor Hall.. :,: ' Advanced Eating Disorder University Art Gallery Riley's National Print Competitio9 The Graduate Recovery Support Group Chico State, Taylor Hall "Buck Night" The Art of Happiness . ":-.ir $3 Domestic Pitchers MUB .144, Chico State National Print Competition MLIB 144, Chico State Trinity Hall Gullcry ._ 5 to 7 p.m. Crllzy Horse 2 to 4 p.m. Chico State, Trinity Ha)!,::., 'j)bfry's Trinity Hull Gallery. $1 drinks, $2 Sierm Ncvada . ,Photography Exhibition: ','Focl .. ' ~.\ \;'1,,=\\ ' .. Happy Hour 4 to 7 p.m. Laxson Auditorium Chico Stale, Trinity Hall" Chico Art Center on the Future" ". : . Chico State Photography Exhibition: The Grudulltc "African Festival" and "One Sept. 27 toOot.27, MOliday t< University Bar "Promised Land" "Focus 011 the Futurc" $2 Long Islands, $1 Kamis World Vision" ·series paintings Friday !),~~'m. to 5 p.m., ...... piee Orion "Margi Night" 7:30 p.m., $10, $15, $18 Sept. 27 to Oct. 27, Monday to 12 to 4 p.m., Free

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MAGGIE SABLE and of course he played the old favorite, ''corltrihuting, Writer "Burn One Down," while many did just , what the song describes. : When Ben Harper and the Innocent He delivered his songs with what can ;Criminals took the st.1ge :at DC D!!'.'h: only be described as passionate dedica­ 'R~ereation Hall last Thursday, the crowd tion. You could hear a pin drop during was ecstatic. It was not the type of hyste­ Harper's acoustic performances of ria'you get when giant media-influenced "Widow of a Living Man," "Two Hands The Orion/JAMES SABLE bands take the stage. The excitement was of a Prayer" and "Beloved One." During Chairman of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month Task Force Wendy Azevado points to a quilt tiUed more like the experience of greeting an these mellow songs, it was inspiring to "Volunteer" by Kathy Headly. The quilt contains photos chronicling Headly's experience with breast cancer_ £lId friend. The crowd was respectfUl and see a room full of college students spell­ eager to begin their journey through bound, seemingly pondering the deep , Harper's music. meanings behind each melody. Downtown art show exhibits works by • I had the pleasure of seeing Harper play These quiet moments were perfect­ ~t the HORDE festival last August at ly interrupted by Harper's funky breast cancer survivors, families, friends ~hore1ine Amphitheater in Mountain View, grooves like "Steal My Kisses". One CA. I have seen ct :hc :;how's high points was when ALEXANDRIA ROCHA of there with tears in my eyes," she said. Azev.edo many shows at numan beat bOlt, Nick Rich, almost StafflVriler is a 15-year breast cancer survivor. CONCERT Shoreline and after seeing stole the show with the melodic unhuman-like There is everything from happy to very sad art. REVIEW Harper's ability to create a beats he amazingly created using his voice for In bright pastels the outline of a nude woman's and some very troubled, said Azevedo. , .' feeling of intimacy between the song. No one could steal the show from back hangs framed against a wall on Broadway Street. The Art of Healing Hands not only includes himself and the audience in such a large venue, I Harper, who seemed to be on the same mental The caption reads: "This woman is looking paintings but poems, quilts and intricately painted j;Ollldn't wait to see him at the smaller UC'Davis level as the audience. toward the future. I've been dealt a bum hand, she furniture as well. ~ecreation Hall. . This ability to connect with the audience marks tells herself. How am I going to play it? By fighting Margie O'Malley combines a breathtaking essay : Being a virgin, to the Davis venue, I was the essence of a true musician. Harper is unique this cancer with available tools, she says. By keeping with an equally brilliant painting. t1elighted to see that it is about a tenth of the size in the music industry of today because he writes my attitude positive. I will live to be an old lady." "On July 18, 1996 I was diagnosed with breast of shoreline and was not amass with people. The all of his songs and plays all of his music with the This remarkable piece, created by Thelma cancer and life as I knew it crashed like the waves. hall was only half full, which contributed to the help of the Innocent Criminals. Fans of Ben Safarik proves that art is truly soothing to the mind. Sleep and dreams became my peace, waking and' feeling of closeness Harper seems to have with Harper appreciate this. Safarik is one of 50 artists featured at the Art of nightmares my reality," she says in "Dreams - his' audience. , , Like a true performer, Harper did two encores. Healing Hands, an art exhibition put on by Breast Nightm~res." The painting, done by Loren Salazar, ~ "Harper played many songs from his new He ended the set with a cover of Jimi Hendrix's Cancer Awareness Month Task Force. All the work is postcard size. A blonde woman with no top and album, "Burn To Shine," which was released on "Manic Depression," wilich left the fans satisfied. is done by breast cancer survivors and their families jeans hides behind a doorway as ocean seeps in Sept., 21 of this year. Including, the first track, He has an overwhelming ability to invite the audi­ and friends. from the other room. A perfect representation of a !'Alone," the title track, "Burn to Shine," and '" ence to share in his passion for music. The exhibition is being held in the former High ",",oma'n with no escape. Please Bleed." At one point, after hearing praise from the Sierra lot on Broadway Street and carries many sad Family and friends playa big part in the lives of', ; - He tevisited many of the tunes from his previ­ crowd, Harper, replied, .. you guys are fucking memories blended with smiles. breast cancer survivors. Many of them contributed pus albums. From the album, "Fight For Your great!" The audience shouted back, "No Ben, you "It's many people with broken hearts that are to the exhibition. ~~',-the playful "Gold To Me" was performed; are!"'And he was.' ... - healingthrbugh the hands of others," said Lorraine' "Good Morning, Sweetie." is abreak'fast menu, Moore, a volunteer. _, made by George Benson, Betty's husband. The Moore said the artwork draws you into a part menu opens up, "On this chilly morning, what's: of the person. your pleasure for breakfast?" A picture of what she' :~-~~' *- This is very true of Betty Benson's artwork. chose. dry cereal, is included. ,,' ~ - ~. ~ "Radiation Image" is an awesome portrayal of a Francis Grimes said, "During the radiation woman grasping at the one thing she was always process, I visualized myself being filled with color sure of - her body. It's a mix of rich watercolor and and energy which was penetrating the cancer area, ;~~~ oils in deep magentas and reds. Of this piece she ,A cluster of bright flowers seemed to form." And wrote, "vulnerability was at its lowest point - a that is exactly what she painted. A mesh of pastel gray world. I was bald from chemotherapy' and watercolors create a beautiful bouquet of flowers in burning from radiation. I searched within and her "Illumination" piece. found, to my surprise, positive images to visualize Not all the work was about positi ve thoughts, COVER YOUR against the bleakness." though. Reta Richmers tackled the dark side of Benson has four pieces featured in tpe exhibi­ breast cancer point-blank in her "Fortune Teller." tion. Included is a black and white watercolor A woman clutches one of her breasts while the titled, "Diagnosis." A woman is encapsulated in a other hand rests uncertainly in the hand of a UTT! bowling pin and the ball is about to hit her from skeleton. The illustration provokes thoughts and behind. A shy hand covers her mouth and her eyes questions of the dark world breast cancer can are wide open. "Hit without any warning," the cap­ erupt into. tion reads. Each piece is tear-jerking. And each woman's Wendy Azevedo, chairman of the Task Force, story is told and captured in the soul-healing art fea­ said the idea for the exhibit came from a similar art tured. The women involved in this project have show she attended last summer. found a way to make breast cancer survivors' work "I was years into my diagnosis and still came out and hearts eternal.

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and deVelop in a slow fashion," he suid. al clement of this chauvinism. to Music maJo~ "But the main point I'm trying to get is Chris Lobherr is one who realizes the sig­ that Americans' don't read books und stories, nificance of being open to different world The Orion/CHRISTINA ARANDA-SMITH and when there's a film that they have to inl1uences. ket and won Qscars, and say they have'cxpe-" Sound Source owner Chuck Mahar will be the guest of honor at La Salles read, they don't want to read." "I think for one thing people need to reul­ rienced foreign films," he said. ~; tonight for a benefit concert to help him with medical costs. But if some people don't mind reading ize we're not the center of the world. You "Das Bout," a German tUm, is a~very subtitles, they don't have money to be spend­ can brouden your horizons und expand your good movie, Coppola said. :~, ing on movies and shows. It's the case of phi­ mind by watching foreign movies or listen­ "It's a Gennan submarine and their' per~ losophy major Aaron Wade who doesn't have ing to world music," he said. spective of the war. It's baskally the G~~mmi. Concert to benefit the money to rent or to go to the movies, but "A lot of movies here have violent story side of the war," he said. "8 ut people a'r:.! to~ doesn't care about reading subtitles. lines. I've seen 'Life is Beautiful' and 'Run lazy to reud the subtitles." ~:, ., "I have no problem with it. l'111 literate," Lola Run,' you don't sec things exploding all Director of Centcr for Multicultural und music shop owner he said. the time. It's just better I think." Gendcr Studies, Carol Burr, said the visual Wade's taste gocs way beyond motion As a music major, Lobherr said he listens impact that the movics offcr is important' JEFF CLEMETSON "We're just giving back to him pic'ures. He said he listens to every kind of to everything, especially his f.!Vorite, because it is not just thc explunation of.the ElltcrtailllllclIl Hditor because he's given a lot." music, plays flmnenco in his acoustic guitar Thomas Mapfumo from South Africa. cultural itcm. but the uctual expression. . Mahar said he is blown away by and appreciates operas. "Paul Simon got his style from him," "Thut idea of wunting everything. in Chico's music scene will show the .UllOunt of support his friends "I've seen Don Giovann'i, I Clown, I love he said. English strikes me LIS the word arrogance. If how large its hemt is tonight it have given him sint:e the accident. operas. 1 think it's the ultimate expression. l'oon Haritawom said she nonnally watch­ you're a minority here you need to know t"kes the stage to benefit a friend. "ll's been incredible alllll'm a It's very emotional," he said. es French films, about once every two months. about your background. Some of ,the stuff is The Chit:o All Stars, featuring little embamlssed:' he said. Wade's eccentric taste might impress "They have a different point of view. It's painful. These arc prejudices that we carry members of Puddle Junction, "Everyone has been so good to some people because of his young age. more of a reflection in a different [on11 around. It's not an easy teaching, but oncc Spark 'n' Cinder, Jordhugu, Dog me, I feel like I don't deserve it." At Tower Records, General Munager instead of a normal story," she said. "It their mind is opened, all kinds of wonderful Named Blue. Loose Booty. Muhur is almost fully recov­ Lynn Brown said he thinks people ages 25 to makes you think more. I always think there things may happen," she suid ' Elt:ctric Circus, Sid Lewis and ered from the accident. but his 4S tend to buy more world music CDs. is a hidden message that they try to deliver to One of the wonderful things that is going Bmt Max. will be perfom1ing ut La two days in the hospital is going "They're more worldly, they've traveled, you through the story." to huppen is the Multicultural Night on Nov. Salles to raise money for Sound to cost him about $14,000, he and kids arc more just into the rock and roll Haritaworn said she also appreciates live 2, which is a night of many culturar perfor­ Source owner Chuck Mahar. suid. His van. which was totaled or whatever is in at the moment," he said. performances and music from different mances for the sake of unity and diversity. Two weeks ago. a semi tmek in the accident. was covered by What is in at this moment is the Cuban places. She said sometimes there is dance The audition for students who wunt to be hit Mah:lr's van on the corner of accident insurance. but he didn't group Buena Vista Social Club, Brown said. performances at the Farmer's Market. part of this night is on Tuesday, and the Sixth :md Main in downtown have medical insurance. Mahar Troy Clark who graduated from Chico "It delivers the character of that country, deadline for applications is Friday. , Chico. Mahar spent two days in said MediCal might pay for some State in 95, agrees that young~r people they ure all different," she said. "I think peo­ "It's a celebration to look at nil these dif~ the hospital where he was tre'lteu of the costs and if they do he said aren't usually into foreign films and intenm­ ple should go experience what they haven't ferenccs and it's exciting." Burr said. for seveml broken ribs. he wcmld give the extra money tional music and shows. seen. I used to be more ignomnt, but once Shannon Siegenthaler is one who thinks Will Cari'()ll. a sales clerk and wised at the benefit show to "They tend to appreciate stuff they an~ you're exposed to different things, there's a there nrc not a lot of advertisements' for drum instructor at Sound Source, some other ch~lrity. ulrcady used to. They don't reully know why lot more to it." thesc music festivals. tilms or books from said Chico musicians LIre sup­ Carroll. who will be one of they arc interested in it," he said. But the challenge is to be exposed to dif­ different countries. porting Mahar because his musi­ the performers at tonight's show, He also sllid he doesn't specifically target ferent things when there's not a lot on display. "ljllst don't know which ones are there. If cian friendly store is always said it would be nice to raise the intcrnational music and doesn't read a lot Communications major Andrew Coppola there were any way of knowing what's .out reauy to help them with their money ne,eded to cover Muhar's either. But he said it's still important to be said the few foreign movies that make it to there, a magazine judging what's good or not, !leeds. Mahar has also helped bills. but he won't be disappoint­ exposed to different cultures. America's multiplexes are just a slice of I'd probably go and check it out," he said. raise money for schools, church­ ed if they don't. "I don't think you can get that feeling what the rest of the world has to offer "I've seen one film with subtitles in es and other benclits in the past. "If we make a few bucks, through films or music. You can get it either towards filmmaking. my clnss and I liked it a lot. I was sur­ "He's an all-arounu. good, that's cool. But if not, we're still 'through travel or collegiate studies," he said. "People watch foreign mms like 'Life is prised because I though it was going to friendly guy:' said Carroll. going to h~lVe u good time." But if people can't travel in life, they can Beautiful' which excelled in America's mar- ruin the movie."

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I, ',., :'Don't look down," someone said , behi,nd me as I walked up the train tracks ar.9, finally approached the bridge. , , I looked down anyway. It was a curious pull, a sick fear. I put my hands on the cold, metal railing 'and leaned over the edge to look down. My breuth was sucked out of my chest. Two giant hands were squeezing my lungs as I looked over this 300-1'oot bxi~ge that I would soon be' bungee jUI1lping off. The moon reflected off the water : below. Normally a beautiful sight - but , not tonight. Tonight the reflection wait- · cd sHently - a big mouth ready to . swallow me whole. I followed a group of five as they joined 20 that had already gathered on the bridge. When we approached we were told to look out for trains. "You see that. light over there - when it turns green, we have 15 minutes to pull everything, up and move every- ' thing we have off of the tracks over into the those trees," said one of the men I would soon trust my life to. He then asked for the first volun­ teer: I nervously looked around at some familiar, and many unfamiliar, faces. Janet stepped forward. She worked for a bungce jumping compa­ ny' last year and had jumped many times before. Off she went into a beautiful swan .0 ".dive, three seconds of free fall then splush. Green light - pull up the cords, find your stuff, run to the trees. Now we wa~ted for the train to pass. The train passes - time to set up again. The Orion/MARYKATE MACEGAN Soon it is my turn. I got a harness put around my waist and a Velcro ankle har­ ness that went up and around my calves to attach to the bungee cablcs. Adrenaline junkies will risk it all for a rush I found myself thinking how ironic it was that the brace around my calves , was just a bunch of Velcro. ~ Local health officials knowing the risks. some people simply been a universal fear or such things as mountain hiking. I WllS hoping that it would be a little have a high need for sensation seeking. height and speed that people tend to shy She ~aid the 1110st common injuric:; more high-tech. warn of dangers, remind "They're not crazy. They just wmll away from. include lacerations requiring stitdlcS ,"One, Two." junkies to be cautious to push themselves and experience So when extreme athletes attempt. to and fractured bones. But said they (lIs" Just at that moment, someone life," he said. conquer those fears it creates an emo­ gel individuals with head and ~pimd threw some rocks in the river below. I Vela said it's incorrect for people to tional reaction. cord injuries, looked d~wn Big mistake. JAMIE MEYER characterize extreme athletes as bei ng "That's what makes it extreme. These "We can lix cuts and broken hon<..'s Everything went black. Sial/Wriler crazy and that stud- people are facing pretty easily. but a hrain injury can be ~I ,I passed out and fell backwards into ies show they arc biological fears." different story," said Terrano.., ' the' arms of two guys standing behind me. Generation X is going extreme. actually as psycho- .. They're not crazy. TlJey Vela said. Terrano said it is easy fqrthe brain tll "Arc you all right," they asked. Despite the risks, more and more logically healthy or And even become damaged upon impaet and that "01' course I am," I rcplied, rat~er thrill seekers arc living life on the edge. even healthier than just want to /JllS/J tbem- though Vela head injuries should be taken seriously cmbarrussed. From skydiving to snow boarding, the average person. believes the danger by those practicing extreme sports, She Their conccrn quicldy melted away extreme sports arc sweeping the nation In fact, Vela said selves anti experience is sometimesexag­ said athletes C.\;1 l.lecre

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NICOLE ROSE classes on campus. Staff Writer Seeger hus been climbing for about eight years and this is his fourth semester teaching. Searching for the perfect gray rock to hold He said m,my people have different rcasons onto with thc right hand is a good way to for climbing. For him, climbing provides an start. Then do thc same for the left. OK and opportunity to come in close contact with now the feet. nature ami the outdoors. One grip ,It a time, students climb more "For what I do with my life, this is ideal," than 25 feet up the Chico State climbing wall he said. "It's nice to come to a class at the end in Acker Gym Room 141. of thc day and let out some energy." Some climbers use the wall as a training Although Seeger has eight years of climb­ mechanism lind intend to one day use what ing experience under his belt, he said he still they havc lellrt1cd to conquer considers himself an intermediate mllJcstlc.. ll1ountall1s.. 0 tI lcrs, it Wl'Jel1 climbcr. however, use the wall strictly "Tlmt's what keeps you alive," hc for their own relaxation and YOII;l'e a kid suid. "Big heads get heavier," said enjoyment. Whatever the Seeger. reason, the wall gets a YOII always In his class, Seegcr focuscs on workout. two areas of climbing: teehniquc and In tlddition to the rock want to safety. climbing classes that lire "It's reh.1ly a bulance and technique taught every semester, com­ climb stuff. " thing. Legs tor strength, arms for bal­ munity events are held ut the ance." he said. climbing wall; Families evcn Chris Seeger A Chieo State sophomore and stu­ use the wall as an altcrnative Rock Climbing dent in Seeger's intermediate class, to Chuck E. Cheese's. Instructor Mike Pcterson, said he goes climbing "Children have their birth­ whcrever and whenever he can. days at the climbing wall," "It's un extremely addicting sport," said Anna Treanor, a graduate he said."You're sq refreshed after­ M'," studcnt at Chico State and the director of spe­ wards. It's relaxing and a great way to gct out cial programs at the wall. your aggressions," said Peterson. Treanor also said because kids are natur­ Freshman Kevin Todd said he too looks en III born climbers. arell schools pilin for thcir forward to his rock climbing class. students to visit the campus and the rock "It's not like a nomlal class. You know climbing wall every year. you'rc not going to fall asleep," Todd said. z "Most kids arc naturally drawn to it." But, for Todd, staying awake is only half I • Trcanor said. thc battie. But big kids like it too. Likc the other students in his class, once "It·s like the inner child in you. When he climbs the Acker mountainside, to get you're II kid you always want to climb stuff. down, he must trust the person holding the Now it's the adult doing that," said Chris rope below. And that is sometimes tough to The OrionIMIKE CASO Seeger, a Chico State graduatc student do. said Todd. Climbing to the top Whitney Lange, an undeclared freshman at Chico State, enjoys climbing who tcaches one of the four rock climbing "But it's good to learn to trust," he said. the wall at least two to three times a week in Acker Gym Room 141.

Lake Shasta lures the 'big daddies' of wakeboarding

TODD MCBAIN water wake, skates do not come equipped SiafflVriter with bindings. rather they have two p,lddcd cushions in place of the bindings. The breezc gently brushes your face. As riders flow across the water their feet You glide across the smooth. still morn­ arc free, much like they would be if they ing watcr preparing for a sharp, 25- were riding a skateboard. degrec cut. "They're 11 lot of fun," said profession­ The cut quickly flings you toward a al wakeboardcr Shawn Murray. "But they three-foot-high wake. As you hit the wake are hard to ride." and bound eight fect into the air­ During the competition, spectators Superman lUIS nothing on you. were able to see 1999 Pro Tour winner Welcome to the Murray, '99 x­ The Orion/CHRISTINA ARANDA-SMITH world of wake­ Games winner Gabe Dusharme and Patrick Gartner hide in the bushes during a paintball game in Forest boarding. Parks Bonifay and :'; Ranch at Paintball By Dean. Gartner and Dusharme are founders of an elrtreme sports club. Wake boarding the world's no. 3:: has grown rapidly in ranked rider, high : New Chico State club encourages the last ten years. flyer Darrin .~ Thc many lakes of Shappiro. Northern California Boardstock students to defy gravity, run wild make the state an might have fea- _: - ideal place for tured the top pros . SARA KASHING "We will do some fund raising here and wake boarding com­ in the indusu-y but .: Assistant Dimensions Editol' there, then we'll just throw that money into petitions. the competition: the (club's) Hccount and vote to decidc what Just last month, was not taken as·,' Chico State students can now pursue plea­ we want to do," said Gartner. "If members do Boardstock, the seriously as other sures at a "New Level." a little work for New Level and get the name world's largest competitions. . Recently chartercd. "New Level" is a elub out there, they'll find themselves going (on wakeboarding com­ It once was an for sports enthusiasts who wish to take their uctivities) for free." petition wus held at end of the season rccreational activities to the extreme. While mcmbers are not obligated to go on Lake Shasta. competition, where "Nothing can take your mind away from every trip or to participatc in every event, The cxhibition riders would com~ your everyday life like a good adrenaline students belonging to the elub must sign a attracted more than petc for points to rush," said Gabe Dushanne, a Chico State liability waiver bec:luse of the danger 10,000 spectutors to add on to their sea­ University senior and co-founder of the club. involved in extreme sports. Gregory Beach, a son total, as well as But the search for u good adrenaline rush is "It's just to show that you are responsible cove in the northern money. not the only motivation for the club's inception. for yourself and that these are your deci­ section of the lake. The OrlonfTODD MCBAIN According to Dusharme said he and his partner, junior sions," said Dushanne. Last year 6,000 peo­ A Boardstock competitor gets ready for a Steiner, the riders Patrick Gartner, organized New Level to pro­ Dusharme also said to maintain their ple ventured to run on the water during Boardstock '99. would use the­ vide social opportunities not offered by other membership, students have to log three hours Silverthorn Resort to . weekend at Shasta' campus clubs .1I1d to make the cost of of cxercise every two weeks. watch, on the southeastern shores of Shasta. to unwind and enjoy themselves. ". extreme sports more affordable for students. "It's not a big focus, but we have a chart "It's the 'big daddy' of wakeboard tour­ Now Boardstock takes place after the' "Pat and I support ourselves through for members to set goals for themselves for naments," said event coordimltor John end of the points sellSOll and before the' school and let's face it, these are not cheap whatever sport or sports they arc interested Steiner. "I think we might have created a World Competition, which is held in Orion sports, " he said. in," he said. "We use the group to parent you, monster." Australia later in October. DIMENSIONS Though they have just begun to network, to help make sure that YOIl arc· keeping to The growing popularity of the event Because of the location and timing of Stal], Dusharmc and Gartner said a number of local your regimen and to help you set your goals." became a factor in the decision to move the extravuganza, some riders were hesi-, .. businesses have already agreed to offer dis­ Because a goal of New Level is to pro­ Boardstock from Silverthorn to Gregory tant to show for the weekend. . Editor counts to thc dub and its members. mote safety and membcr camaraderie, Beach this year. "It's u long season," said Murray, Wil~:: . Sbmllloll Darling "Every day anyone of our members can Gartner said those with " "gonzo" mentality "The new location has a nice shore­ resides in .Orlando. "During the season go lip and get a discount at Mount Shasta. should not apply for membership. line that can hold so many people," we are usually far from home. traveling.;' Assistant Editor Skydive in Paradise is giving us volume dis­ "We don't want somebody who is looking Steiner said. It would be nice to go home and relax a Sara Kashillg counts for tilly time that we warit to schedulc to kill themselves or injure anybody else On Sept. 18 the largest audience ever to little bit." _,·,,,.c our group to.come in," said Gartner. because, occasionally, there are those who witness a wakeboarding event filled the Although he was nearly 3,000 miles,,~. Designer "And, we have a standing discount with just want to go and jump off a cliff and say, shoreline to watch tile world's top 24 rid­ away from his hOl}1e, Murray said that the, . Bryon Steiller Paintball By Dean," said Dusharme. 'look at me, I'm half dead. '" ers compete against each other. crowd was awesome and really pumpCd':~ To further offset the high cost of snow­ "The reason 1 do extreme sports is to In addition to the traditional competi­ him up.Bonifay, n native of Florida, agrced~ ,., , Writers boarding, skydiving, paintball and other remind myself of who I am and what (life's) tion, a wake skate demonstrntion was held, "The, erowd (was) so loud. Itmade me Rebecca Dellel extreme SpOlts, the duo said they are not all about," he said. introducing the next wave in water sports. want to put on a good show.,;,·5,,4~ ."",", Jamie Meym' requiring New Level members to pay elub For more information about New Level, . Wake skates are a hybrid of wnke­ Which is exactly what;he did. Bonifay. I Nicole Rose dues. Instead, they arc asking for members to thrill seekers can call Gartner at 894-3444. boards and skuteboards. Riddcn on the went'on to win the competition. ;"., ,. Tami Zemel help with fund-raisers. Club meetings arc held every Thursday night.

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before the parachute opens. "People that arc scared of heights Marshall Westfall. "If you " , ..... "It is the best rush in the world," said shouldn't try it," Traub said. truly love snowboarding, you Marshall Westfall, a 21-year-old marketing major at Chico State, has been snowboardlnll Garret Traub, ajunior at Chico State. " Also money is a major factor to consider. know what I'm talking for five years. Westfall enjoys boarding because of the freedom he feels on days like thl~. "A minute isn't good for anything else "It is definitely an expensive drug," about." but free falling." Voigt said. What Westfall is talking about is a and market winter sports. And others would agree. Voigt did three of his jumps at Skydive sport that tests a person's limits and "Some people like going And the business of selling snow­ "Free falling is the best rush. It is better in Paradise and for his tandem jumps it endurance. one that can be both com­ boards and other equipment can be",' a than any drug or anything else you want to was $125 plus $60 for a video. petitive and recreational. and one that fast, some people like profitable one. ..' do," Voigt said. To go by yourself .at Skydive in is intensely personal. Intense, serious snowboarding can During that first minute: he described Paradise it could cost up to $1,000. "It's definitely about self-improve­ taki1lg the tllms, some require thousands of dollars worth ~f his thoughts as "so intense." When going skydiving people have ment," Westfall said. equipment, Westfall said. However, the rest of t~l~ jump, which two choices: tandem or by yourself. A marketing major at Chico State people like !Jittin' tbe People who go snowboarding in usually lasts 14 minutes, is just as intense Tandem is cheaper, safer and you do not University, Westfall said he started Alaska, for example, may need and exciting. have to go through a full day's training. snowboarding about five years ago, at trees. " avalanche equipment, hiking equip­ "It was just like whoa, I'm actually "With a guy on your back, the only first because he was in competition ment or snowshoes. doing this," Traub said. worries I had were about the hooks con­ With his brother. Marshall Westfall "The bigger the mountain, the more "The best part is looking arounr! and necting together," Voigt said. "After I was addicted to it, I did it Marketing major expensive it is," he said. seeing tiny squares." "I mean, the guy has a primary para­ for myself," he said. Chico State Fortunately, for the typical The fields from up above look like chute, a reserve parachute and a lot of Westfall said he enjoys snowboard­ California snowboarder, Westfall ~aid small checkerboards. experience." ing because of the freedom and per­ hike the mountain, but that five minute all that's needed is a board and some Voigt looks at the jump as having However to some, tandem meuns time. sonal gratification it allows. ride down is worth it." warm winter clothes. two extremes. "With someone else you get on the "Everyone finds the rush in differ­ Westfall took his passion for the And, of course, snow. . _ "During free fall your head is rushing, plane right away because you only have to ent things," he said. "Some people sport, and used it to form Second Westfall said that during the summer; your body is rushing and you really can't learn how to pull the cord," Traub said. like going fast, some people like tak­ Nature, a snowboarding association. snowboarders will do everything .. they hear anything but the wind. Then once the "Besides, it also means you get to feel the ing the turns, some people like·hittin' that was on campus last year. This can to get that snowboarding feeling. parachute opens, everything stops and you rush right away." the trees." year, he has been able to work the Chico State Stlldent Chandra can take it all in. Basically, the vote is unanimous. Westfall said he likes snowboard­ sport into his major. Harrison, 21, saiq that during the sum­ "You can look around and sec the "Just do it once, it is definitely a test ing in the back country, hiking moun­ A member of the board of directors mer, he skateboards to stay ready. crowds, the canyons and the trees," Voigt of yourself. There is not much you can do tains and choosing his own route for the Marketing Association, Harrison said skateboarding kind of continued. "Everything looks so incredi­ when you're fullind out of a plane," down. Westfall said he is helping get togeth­ led him into snowboarding, and then ble from this view." Traub said. Back country snowboarding is the er the first ever Winterfest '99, a sort he was hooked. However, to go skydiving one must And Voigt agrees. best, he said, because that's where all of crossover of marketing and snow­ "I just like being in the snow," he have a certain mindset and outlook on life. "Everyone should .do it once in their the freedom is. boarding. said. "I love going fas!." "It's a great way to test your adventure life," he said. "If you see a mountain in the hori­ The idea is to get ski resorts and This could leave snowboarders level," Traub said. "It's spirituul in terms or where you zon, it's like, damn I want to hike ski and snowboard manufacturers on with one wish on their minds. But there are some that should not come from and where you want to be." that," he said. "It may take all day to campus, where they will set up booths Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

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