Ai-.chives ....J LD729.6 C5 075 Or-ion. vol. 45 no. 7 I Oc·t. 4, 2Q)(Z)12I Mer-iam Library--CSU Chico WEDNESDAY The OCTOBER 4, 2000 INSIDE Opinion .........................................A6 Ente'rtainment .............................. B1 Calendar ...................................... B4 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO. VOI,UME 45, ISSUE 7 Comics ...................... ; .................. B5 " Dimensions .................................. C1 Sports .......................................... C5 GOT THE LIFE CALIFORNIA DREAMIN~ .. GARAGE CLEANING Proper health begins with Women's soccer team takes Studio options available to Orion service guide ..................... 01 ;~,'::.~it::'i~~i~.~ clean mind, clean body third consecutive victory aspiring Chico musicians hHp:llor~on.csuchico.edu DIMENSIONS~ C1 SPORTS"- C5 ENTERTAINMENT~ 81 Double Fire rava sh me assault, lIave you heard of spongez? We've heard the newz, already - stabbing Zeta Tau Alpha's getting a , ':makeover, and they want everyone P NIESIIA GATES . -to notice. Assistant News Editor Since the beginning of September, about 30 chalk inscrip­ A fight near the Warner Street tions have lined the walkways that Bridge on campus early Sunday morn­ meander 'through campus, each ing ended in a double assau\.t with reiterating the same annoying deadly weapons. question: "H(lVe you heard the Two l7-year-olds and 19-ycar-old newz?"· Yashar Zamanian were taken into custody As a matter of fact, I have. I read by University Police after a fight on cam­ about it on the bridge over Little pus at 12:20 a.m. ended in a stabbing. Chico Creek.' And I saw it again After one of the juveniles hit while strolling p(lst'the Performing Zamanian over the head with a beer bot­ Arts Center, Oh yeah, and I've seen LIe, he fled, leaving the other juvenile it just about everywhere else on and Zamanian still fighting. The remain­ campus that sports a significant ing juvenile put Zamanian in a choking concrete-to"foliage ratio. neck hold, and then Zamanian stabbed Granted, other organizations the juvenile in the right thigh with a have similarly ,decorated, or knife, said University Police Officer defaced, the campus to promote , Mark Snelgrove in a press release. various attractions - sports events, "Police heard shouting in front of guest speakers and club meetings to O'Connell Hall while they were on name a few. But where the ZTA patrol," Snelgrove said. message differs from the others is According to the press release, in its persistence, , University police were directed byn Studctits' - at' Chico' State' :-,". witness .to Zamanian, who was blced­ University have been hearing the The Orlon!TODD MCBAIN ing from a hcad injury. .F.lre Myers examines a photocopier that was set atop a newz for close to a month now as ~a;;~~I,..Mort I . ". '''.:••. ,:"",_. : '. ,\ • .1.: ....\. ;.,:, .' ~';' Zamanian and the juvenile were ".: members of ZTA stane! idly by with stove Monday and started a fire at a foster home after the stove was FOR COMPLETE STORY: taken to Enloe Mcdical Center by apparently no intention of cleaning accidentally turned on. Nine children lived in the house on,West Please see ~A4 police, where they were treated and. up after. themselves. Second Avenue. The fire started around 3 p.m.; all escaped injury. released to police. The juvenile that fled News editor Julie Schubert' the scene was arrested while he was details the problem of on-campus waiting for the other juvenile at Enloe. chalking on page AI, suggesting The two juveniles were placed in that perhaps the problem is lack of Butte County Juvenile Hall, while enforcement. Safety forum attracts few Zamanian was taken to Butte County Jail, where he posted $20,000 bail, Say it proud, where it's allowed police said. The Gideons have returned to JEN COOPER turnout, including a lack of student aware­ "I'd call the incident alcohol relat­ Chico State University - those Slalj" Writer ness, scheduling conflicts and indiffer­ ed, I'd also call it testosterone relat­ kindly gentlemen who stand at var­ ence. Minard said. ed," University Polic;:e Chief Mike ious points throughout c<lmpus, When University Police planned a public An e-mail w\I\ouncing the forum wus Minard said. patiently offering copies of the sllfety forum Thursday, thcy made slire to sent to all students' muilboxes and to the Minmd said that the incident started New Testament to students passing reserve a room that could hold a large crowd. mail boxes of student-organization when the minors shoved Zamanian. it by. But as respectful and consider­ The three officers that waited in Ayres 120, presidents, is not believed that the males knew ate as they have been, one question which can hold 160 people, were surprised The two students in uitendance were each other, though all were from continues to come to mind: when most of the seats remained empty. senior Amber Johnsen <md sophomore Sacramento, Minard said. Shouldn't this type of activity be "We are disappointed at the low Janice Zarate, who said they came because Although the subjects involved in restricted to the Free Speech Area? turnout, of course," said'University Police they were concerned with cum pus safety the incident weren't Chico State stu­ The same can be said for people Lt. Kelly Clark. and had heard some of the, rumors. dents, there may be repercussions for who distribute fliers on cnlnpus. The forum W~IS held to address student Johnsen, Associated Students director of their fight if they were to ever apply to '. Similar to the chalk-writing issue, concerns about recent rumors of rapes and university affairs, said she heard about the Chico State. perhaps it's time to c!:lrify certain assault and to help educate the public ubout meeting through her involvement with A.S. ' "There is a clause in the Student '. campus-reltlted issues. campus safety, Chief Mike Minard said. Many students, however, never knew Rights and Responsibilities that says If campus police officers are "We feel strongly that.an educated pub­ about the meeting. that the university can deny admit­ available to cite offenders of the lic is much better able to protect them­ Senior Sarah Ritchie said she would tance because of behavior," said "no biking or skating on campus" selves," Minard said. Lizanne Leach, coordinator of student ·policy, shouldn't they have the There were many reusons for the low Please see SAFETY II- AS judicial affairs, . authority ·':0' cite other violations as well? RUlldyStriegel can be reacbed at: , [email protected] Campus defacement chalked up 10· groups JULIE SCHUBERT pus," said Carrie Henke, ll11 animal sci­ what is unusual is that there was so News Editor ence major. as she sat on the stairs of much of it." Butte Hall next to the slogan Thursday The group left a message for Rees The concrete on campus has been night. "It's annoying becallse I don't last wcek und said that it was going to used as a promotional spot for many know what it is for or what it is adver­ clean it up, Rees said, As of press time groups that arc promoting event,s, tising. I don't think it is great, but' [ however, some of the spots remained political parties and club meetings. don't have a problem with it." untouched. While some of these groups have Some university officials, however, "This is a very importunt time for been denied after asking the adminis­ had a problem with the ·writing and them," Rees said, "They are re-orga­ tration for permission to use chalk to wanted it cleaned up. nizing this rush event. Their efforts are write on the ground in event promo­ "They've been asked," University driven by some pretty high stakes," tions, most .groups don't even make· Police Chief Mike Minard said. "It's ZTA's slogan was not the only Tho Orion! JUUE SCHUBERT a request. vandalism on a low level,and it el1alked message that was found on the Animal science major Carrie Henke sits One local group, Zeta Tau Alpha detmets from the beauty of the cumpus. campus last week. Advertising for the on the stairs at Butte Hall Thursday Fraternity for women, has left its mark It's really too bad." career fair was visible in six spots, night next to one of the ZTA slogans. on campus in at least 29 instances O~l Representatives from the Traveling along with a chalked message from the campus last week, including the stairs Leadership Consultant group. refused Green Party and an advertisement for a wouldn't wanno do something against to Butte Hall and the Performing to comment in an in-person interview well ness forum. ,university policy because I wouldn't Arts Center, on Friday at the ZTAhouse. , Chip Allen, director of the career want to hurt the career fai(." Its I slogan, "Have you heard the "A,S. Programming and other fair, sai~ he was unaware that chalking The maximum penally for chalking newz?" left some ~eople on campus groups like political groups have was not allowed on campus. is the bill for the cleanup, Rees said. In curious about what the slogan mcant chalked the campus, 'so it is not "I don't think that it is a well-known the past howeve~, he can't remember and who was writing it. unusual," said Rick Rees, associate policy," Allen said. "Only after the fact an instance where a group was charged "1 see it quite frequently. on cam- director of student acti vities, "I guess did we know that we couldn't do it. '1 those fees. .\ C,' ... , ..... -' ...... -- .- " '._,."" .. A2 The Orion hot· concerns. sludenls~~ Donna Ebell, left, Staff writer "It scares me sO.much.