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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

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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.

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Donna Ebell, left, Staff writer "It scares me sO.much. x-ray technician and supervisor of The number of. meningitis We're just so close and ACC, and Sandy cases on college campuses each Cullen, clinical year has changed very little, but there's so many germs. " aide in aSSigning the number of vaccines given patients to continues to increase rapidly as providers, check students learn more about the schedules at the disease. Iris Dolowitz Student Health Meningitis is caused by bacte­ Shasta Hall resident Center. ria that infect the brain and spinal cord coverings and can cause blood clots, resulting in loss of limbs or even death. only been one or two cases of And because meningitis is meningi'tis at Chico State spread through close contact, University, neither of which was students living in dormitories fatal, she said. have a slightly higher chance of Students who are interested in contracting the disease, according the vaccine do not need an • to the Centers for Disease Control appointment at the health center, and Prevention. but they will need to pay $65 for The Student Health Center's the single-shot vaccine. policy is to neither recommend The vaccine protects against nor require the meningitis vaccine, two-thirds of the meningitis .~ '''', but Linda Pneuman,. chief of strains and has very few adverse The Orlonl JOSLYN CARROLL ...<: clinical medicine said the shot side effects, Pneuman said. said. "We're just so close and probably going to get one of them, cine if she knew of an outbreak'tri' "is available and a good idea." This semester, 49 first-year stu- '. there's so many germs." so there's no use worrying about. the dorms. :~~. The Centers for Disease dents have been vaccinated. The shot was a small needle, it and being paranoid." Other health concerns for fres\}:":- Control and Prevention also sug­ College students account for 3 she said, and was virtually Pneuman said the health center men are STDs, HI V, Hepatitis A. gests that college students consid­ percent of the 2,400 to 3,000 painless. tries not to use scare tactics, but and B, alcohol abu.se, nicotine>. er the vaccine as an option. meningitis cases each year, and Although soreness and tender­ instead hopes to help educate ~Iddictions, improper diet and lack: ';ORREcnONS: The health center's policy is five to 15 students die from the ness can be side effects to the people about the disease so they of exercise, Pneuman said. .- In the Sept. 20 slightly different than in recent disease per year. vaccine, Dolowitz said she didn't can make their own inf6rmed Currently, students are: issue of The years. However, even with the experience any pain afterward. decisipns. required to havcvaccinationi. Qrion, two Pneuman said she became more increased risk factor of dorm liv­ Despite the low pain involved, To help students learn about against measles, mumps anc!, n~mes, Darrell encouraging of the vaccine after ing, the possibility of contracting many first-year students still find the disease, the health center sent rubella, which arc more common': B~rtlett and Dan reading an article in "The Medical meningitis is still very low, the vaccine to be too costly to be out a newsletter informing incom- health problems. - Craig, were mis­ Letter," which cited cost as the Pneuman said. worth it. ing students about the Pneuman said that although': spelled in a cap­ only reason first-year students Many first-year students living Freshman Matt Thomas of disease and the availability of some schools- require the meningk tion for Habitat should not be .vaccinated. in the residence halls are split over Whitney Hall said because menin­ the vaccine." tis vaccine, Chico State will con-'; for Humanity. "Not that the incidence (of the necessity of the vaccine. gitis was still pretty uncommon, Still, not an first-year studentstinue to leave the vaccination an Families who are meningitis) is any greater, but if Shasta Ha1l resident Iris the vaccine wasn't necessary. are aware of ~he increased risk of individual decision. . chosen to live in you can avoid even one severe ill­ Dolowitz received the vaccination "So many things are out meningitis in the dorms. "I think the university is pretty: the homes that ness and death in 20 years, why during the second week of school there, whether it's cancer, STDs or Whitney Hall resident Kristin sensitive about requiring protec­ are built do not not do it?" she asked. and willingly raid the $65 fee. meningitis," he said. "There arc Paul" said she had never heard of tion for where the risk is greater,": pay rent, rather In the last 20 years there have "It scares me so much," she so many possibilities that you're meningitis, bu~ would get the vac- she said. t~ey buy the home with sweat equity and a no­ i~terest loan. F.llrther,The Orion reported that Flu-vaccine sh()r~e hits 'health center Oljana Fazlic's home will be ;,. vaccines have been:expcriencilig manufac­ aU of the vaccines that we had. We held started in a few .~:Manufacturif1g prob1.~~s ... !.l!!!mLproblems. clinics in the library, Whitney Hall and the ,months, but that Because of this delay and shortage, the BMU," Barris said. "We will try to hold flu depends on the reason behind nationwide CDC is asking that health c.ire providers clinics at these places again, but it all UOur employee nurse has s'uccess of vari­ shortage of flu shot nationwide delay their distribution of depends on how long the vaccines we do ous fund-raising influenza vaccinations until mid-November have last." 4,000 syringes Sitting in . efforts. to minimize cancellations of vaccine cam­ In addition to the' supply of vaccines NIESHA GATES paigns and waste of vaccine doses resulting being short,· the number of vaccinations her office and not a drop of· To report mis­ Assistant News Editor , from delivery delays .. available has also decreased because the takes in The Although the health center did not health center has to set aside vaccines for vaccination is in anyone." . ~rion, please e­ Body aches, runny noses and vomiting. receive as many vaccinations in comparison people with seriolls medical illnesses, mail Randy These are just some. of the symptoms that to last year, it is planning to hold its flu vac­ Barris said. Striegel, many students may suffer this flu season cine clinics as scheduled for late October But the health center is not the only managing editor, because of an iniluenza vaccine shortage. through mid-November. " place where students crill receive the ilu at: Early prevention of the flu usually comes "As of right now, we have 850 vaccina­ vaccination, Linda Tucker' [email protected]. in the form of the vaccine, which is given tions, and are getting another 150 soon," Enloe Medical Center offers the vaccine Public relations coordinator: chico.edu free of charge at Chico State's Student said Gloria Barris, administrative assistant in late October as well, but though it has its Health Center. But this year, the number of for the Student Health Center. "We had flu vaccine clinics tentatively scheduled for tors, the main factors being the extent of vaccinations available has dramatically 1,400 vaccinations last flu season, but Oct. 30, the hospital still has not received the potential vaccine shortage and the: decreased. because of the shortage, we were cut back." its supply of vaccinations. severity of the upcoming influenza season. According to the Centers for Disease Barris said if aU vaccines are not used at "Our employee nurse has 4,000 syringes The CDC has also emphasized that it is Control and ,Prevention, there are two rea­ the ilu clinics, the rest of the vaccines will sitting in her office and not a drop of vacci­ important to realize that the severity of the· sons for the shortage. The first reason is be administered by walk-in appointments. nation is in anyone," said Linda Tucker, upcoming flu season is unknown and can­ because one of the strains used to make up And unlike last year, it has not been deter­ public relations coordinator for Enloe not be predicted.. . the vaccine didn't grow as well as last year, mined that the flu vaccines will be given at Medical Center. .More information on the influenza vacci-' and lhr. second reason is because two of the varioLls locations around campus. According to the CDC, the public nation can be obtained on the CDC's.Web.;, four manufacturers licensed to distribute flu "Last year we made sure that we used health in1pact will depend on nlany fnc- . site, :www.cdc.gov. " ,. ...

'National Notes------. 7' ---Orion---~.~ Priest free on ball Netherlands, the Associated Press reported ./ :~ A Catholic priest was accused of driving his car Mond.1Y· Business: (530) 898-4237 • Editorial: (530)898~5625 into an Illinois abortion clinic and then chopping Legislation signed 'into effect Sunday ended an FAX: (530) 898-4799 . away at the building with an ax, the Associated Press E-mail: , .. :,. 88-year-old ban on brothels. College of Communication [email protected] .. ",. reported Sunday. The new law transforms sex establishments into California State UniverSity, Chico The Orlan Online: :.::. The Rev. John Earl was charged with burglary legal businesses with working guidelines and Chico, CA 95926-0600 . http://orlon.csuchlco.edu; _. and felony criminal damage to property for the employment benefits. Prostitutes and brothel owners ------~----~-~An independent student·run newspaper sInce 1975 attack. He was freed after posting $10,000 bail. will be required to pay taxes. Manaolno Editor Aprlllrliller Public RclaUom, Managor-­ Ear) was stopped inside the building by the build­ Parliament member Bob Schijndel said he Rand)' Strleget Chle' Copy Editor Jennifer Daly :-:: ing's owner, who fired two shotgun blasts to scare expects about 6,000 registered prostitutes to take Art Director Karell Shirk TochnlCIII Director, • <, him away. The clinic wasn't open, and there were no 'advantage of the same financial benefits as other james Nep01/lt/cello Tot/y Fendler. ' .::: Copy Editors injuries. Dutch employees. Duslnoss Manooer Production > Scott Harris SalldolJat C/}(Igoya Cbesler LIn ' -:~ .' Assistant Duulnoss Megntl Kashltlg !Vendy llolmes :. :::: Napstsr wins another court battle Woman attacked by bees Mnnnoors Rebecca Det/et Mike Zehder .: :>- Attorneys for Napster Inc. were back in court A Southern California woman is in critical condi­ joe l~mNo)' Nicole Rose 1 Orion Blair Dimond Online Editor • Monday trying to keep the popular Internet musie­ tion after being stung by bees 500 times while walk-. Kelly /11I0tO Darin llalkldes:, .: =. Editorial Dosion ManaDor Ad Solos Rops sharing service up and running, the Associated Press Online Contant .Edltan ", : NEWS ing in an Orange County retirement community, the Barbara RelelJ Jolm Lyfiecker Jessica Jotles ' .- -' Slaff reported. . Associated Press reported Sunday. Ad Dosion Mnnno~r Racbel Brill Jeff Clemelson. / Editor Napster won an injunction in July from the 9th The woman, 77, was attacked when a hive was lIeatliel' IVllzem Tyler lrIilievc Onllno PhotD Edltg~ .:.. Jlllie Se/mbert Circuit Court of Appeals, which allowed the service disturbed by workers from th~ retirement Photo Editor Aaroll Ross-Swain Kate Love T)'ler Lewis Kelly 1111010 . <= Asslllllnt Editor to keep running. community. Wabmaator . ';-:." ABslllllnt Photo Editor Clnssllod Rop .- NieslJa Gates Now, lawyers must persuade judges to keep the The woman remained conscious while the lrIegan Barber '/)'Ier /.ewls ScoftJlmglll1g i ::.::- . '. injunction alive, pending a trial of the' lawsuit filed Maacot , ... DUllannr stingers were removed, and she is suffering from Photographors HaUonnl Ad SalOl Hop Klra Farmer,.: ,:;:7_ , Colm COt/II by the Recording Industry Association of America. al1ergic reactions. joslyt/ Carroll Robill Forestier , . Advisor . . :... :: A decision is not expected for at least a month. Kat)'e lrIartells Dlstrlbullon Wrlton Samples were sent to agriculture officials to Dave 1Vaddell .;... Scalf Carltoll 'I)"er Lewis Jennifer Cooper determine whether they were Africanized honey­ · Aaroll Ross-Swail/ :... :: Ban on brothels lifted bees, but results will not be available for one to two Advertising Dosignof!l ...... •.. ~ Asami lIaslJirano Cbflrles Eckstrol/l JoeYal/Nay Prostitution is now a legal business in the weeks, .:~ ~. Alary \Vestoll . Bflsabetb Llong Subscrlpllons , .... , ."~ Ryall Ostertag Blair Dlmol1d · ,~ .. ' · I~:- '" . /I, October 4,2000 The Orion It:at~

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Sacramento Information ciled dircf:lly from Ih<' Clrico Po(ice D<'/l(//'Il1Ielll pl/blic record A bathroom crisis at Cal ifornia State University, Sacramento on Thursday ended in Thursday, Sept. 28 Appear to be boyfriend and girlfriend." several bathrooms being closed off, the 12:50 p.m. Juvenile problem reported in the 200 block of· 12:38 p.m. Suspicious subject reported in the 700 block of 4:47 a.m. Children's Center being shut down for 'the day West First Street. "CSUC report of six to seven juveniles smok­ Nord Avenue. "Reporting p4lrty rep9rting male subject has been and residents of the residence halls only being ing hashish at the amphitheater.',' hanging around her apartment for the past week Su~iect is not "Male and able to usc the restl'Ooms on the first floor, the 7:34p.m. Petty theft reported in the 900 block of Chestnut from the cmmplex, subject had knocked at reporting party's Sacramento State Hornet reported. Street. "Reporting party's purse was stolen last' night, reporting door and asked for sugar one day. Every day reporting party Jeritaie on tbe Most buildings on the south side of the party suspects that the suspect must have entered her home· comes home from school, the subject is there." Sacramento State campus were affected, while she was sleeping. Reporting party's roommate remem­ grozl1zd &mak­ including the Iibrnry, University Union and bers hearing someone opening his bedroom door in the night, Saturday, Sept. 30 Brighton Hall. but didn't call the police." 12:04 a.m. Suspicious subject reported in the 1700 block of ing it.' Female "We first noticed the problem at 11 :30 a.m.," 10:59 p.m. Fireworks reported in the 1200 block of Warner Salem Street. "Reporting party states she woke lip and found said Ed Del Biaggio, vice president of adminis­ Avenue, "Subjects are in the back yard shooting fireworks into someone in her room.' Reporting party cannot identify - the has her shirt tration. "The city then turned off its pumps." the alley. Dispatch could hear fireworks through phone." male ran out the front door. He pushed the reporting party"s Parents were being asked to pick up their roommate out of the way as he fled." off, now · children from the Children's Center becau,se no Friday, Sept. 29 12:41 a.m. Medical assist reported in the 300 block of Hazel water could be used. Residents of the residence 1:41 a.m. Fight reported in the 400 block of Ivy Street. Street. "Medics and police department responded for a very standing halls were also not allowed to flush, or use the "Reporting party caught a subject urinating 011 her fence, he is drunk female who fell and hit her head in front of the fmterni­ sinks or the laundry rooms as a precaution. now getting into a fight with her. Reporting party is now report­ ty house. She was in and out of consciollsness while medics undel' the At 2:30 p.m. it was confirmed that every ing that he grabbed and pushed her.:' were en route." building w~is fine and bathrooms were 2:07 a.m. Threats reported in the 300 block of Main Street. 5:00 p.m. Possible drug activity reported in the 900 block of street light." reopened, except for Brighton Hall, which was "Reporting party reporting sllbject is waiting outside to beat up Main Street. "Subject across the street on the grass strip. said to be reopened later Thursday afternoon. the reporting party. Subject threatened. to stab the reporting Appears to have just snorted a line of hashish." party. The entire night subject had been trying to get money 8:08 p.m. Residential burglary reported in the 100 block from the reporting party." of West Sacramento Avenue. "Reporting party states some­ San Diego 4:47 a.m. Suspicious subject reported in the 300 block of one entered hi~ bedroom and took $2,000 worth of CDs, Going to coffeehouses for a cup of Joe or West Third Street. "Male and female on the ground 'making it.' There are muddy prints in the apartment and outside near to listen to live music may get costly under a Female has her shirt off, now standing under the street light. the door." · proposed San Diego City ordinance, the Daily Aztec reported. The ordinance would regulate the larger coffee shops that host live entertainment for large groups of people. Fire blazes through foster home. The new ordinance would require coffee shops to apply for licenses similar to bars, NATASHA KLOBAS building that houses nine children "We are lucky it happened dur­ children and five staff members nightclubs, cabarets and strip clubs, Dimensions Editor in the largely student-populated ing school hours, because not all the who work at the house. They will, Coffeehouses would be required to apply for neighborhood. kids were here," said Dana stay at the First Christian Church Oli . an entertainment license nnd inereuse opemt- TODD MCBAIN The house caught fire when a Apodaca, administrative assistant at East Washington Avenue until they : ing costs, which could put pressure on the Assislallt Entertainment E.ditor photocopier that was sitting on a the group home. move to an alternative housing unit coffeehouses to serve alcohol in order to stay stove ignited into flames after the Marie Fickert, inspector and in .orland during the week. : in business. Two children and an adult staff stove was inadvertently turned on, information officer for the Chico "We want to make counseling Bill I-Iarris. committee consultant for the member at the Chance House Group said Mort Myers, fire marshal. Fire Department, said the biggest available to them to avert any trau­ City Council, said problems with crowds, noise Home on the 700 block of West "Ii. was definitely ,Iccidental," he problem is that the nine children nre ma," Fiekert said. · und fighting were prevalent ut the lurger cafes. Second Avenue escaped injury on said. displaced for the time being. The American Red Cross assists "Pluces such as coffeehouses that provide Monday after a fire tore through The blaze wus limited to the Chico State University student in counseling and providing person-, concerts that ure in neighborhoods are the tar- three rooms of the home around 3 kitchen, office, hallway and living Josh Watson lives next door to the al items that might have been lost in · geted venues," Harris said. "You have large p,m., causing traffic back-ups. room areas, and _was contilined building and said all the kids were the fire. Thcy arc taking donations, ' crowds of people who stand outside and make The 11- and 14-year-olds were within three minutes, Myers said. outside watching their h0111e burn. such as furnishings and toys, and a lot of noise. Those would be the vcnues playing video games when they "The eV(lcuation went smooth," "One of the kids C'1I11e home dur­ can be reached 'It 891-4226. Ficken, , directly arfected. "Harris said th:lt smaller cof'­ noticed smoke coming from the he said. ~'Everyone did exactly what ing the fire and was really sur­ said one of the children was worried : feehouses that host acoustic performances or kitchen and notified Cary Ymmhara, they were supposed to do." prised/' he said. that he lost his Nintendo. : poetry readings seat less than 50 people and a direct-care staff member. 'Myers said there were four Fickert, meanwhile, said the "We can get another Nintendo," -_: do not servc alcohol will be exempt from the After one of the children called smoke detectors in the building, American Red Cross helped the she suid. "But we can't get another· - ordinance. 9-1-1, six fire engines arrived at the which staff members said were_ Chico Fire Department find a tem­ little boy." eight-bedroom, four-bathroom opemtional. porary place to stuy ror the nine

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" , ,j ,. I: r: Octobet' 4, 2000 The Orion Second Street to level out soon ASAMI HASHIRANO said, "That slowed everything down," Speech and debate team willS 19 awards S/ajJWrifer The timc it took to rerlnce the concrete Last weckend the Chico State University delayed thc construction, he said; And a lot more Speech and Debate Tcam kicked off a new Despite the layers of roek and dirt, Second concrete was needed than the city planned. season by trnveling to the Fresno Raisin Street remains a main avenue to the Chico State To keep the dust down, the city decided to Center Invitational. University campus. Although buses and other work on one side of the road at a time. The team members took fourth place in traffic have been re-routed, the street may be "If it had becn done all at once, it would've University Division Sweepstakes, bringing ready for traffic to flow smoother than ever by been a tremendous dust problem," Bryant said. home 19 individual awards. the end of October. While under construction,. the bus stops on The Speech and Debate Team's ncxt stop The construction wus needed becuuse the street Second Street between the railroad tracks and will be Santa Rosa Oct. 6-8. w~s in a horrible condition, said Chuck Bryant, Salem Street have been temporarily moved to construction inspector/surveyor in the city. Third Street. Individual Events Tile Orionl JOSLYN CARROLL A lot ·of concrete was very oLd and it was in "As soon as we're done. the bus stops will be Rachel Hastings: First Pla~:e Opcn bad shape, Bryant said. "When we took it out of back on Second Street," Bryant said. Construction on Second Street is expected to be Progrnmmed Oral Interpretation. Finalist the road, it fell in." he said. The City of Chico started working on the con­ completed in the next six to eight weeks. Open Duo Interpretation. Finalist Open Second Street is one of the oldest rouds in struction project on July 10. Dramatic Interpretation Chico, und the concrete that was used to build [n spite oCthe inconvenience, students have some (Third Street)." l\14inin Dibert: Finalist Opcn Pros.: the i'oad was made aroupd 1920. smalt ideas as to how to deal with the situation. Sandra Carlin. bus driver of Chico Arca Interpretation, Firwlist Opel\ Duo The city is laking longer than expected par­ "It doesn't really affect me that much,'.' said Transit System. said it will be bctter lIfter the Interpretation tially because of rl1jazz. tap. ballet iln(f mtl(l­ ment for the campus," Minard said. course is free to students except for a Clark. "We're a safety service." forum about alcohol and crime. ern dance. "If a crime occurs on campus, it's our $12 manual. Carr said there are still Campus escorts are llvailable by Campus safety is an increasing­ Featuring colorful costumes, powerhouse crime to investigate and take care of." eight openings available for the next calling the University Police or by ly complex and important issue. soloists and intricat.e ensemble dancing. One of the most talked about class session. which starts Oct. 17. using an emergency phone. Even though Chico State is consid­ Trinity· Irish Dance Company's program crimes on campus this year has been The forum also gave students the There arc 18 phoncs locatcd on ered a safe cmnplIs, students still is one of extraordinary dancc. musk rape. One of the main purposes of opportunity to discuss their concerns. campus. in parking lots and at need to be aware of ways to protect l\l1d song. the forum was to dispel any false Johnsen raised the issue of lighting University Village, which directly con­ themsel ves from crime, Minard Tile compuny will perform at 7:;10 p.m. information about rape and inform and campus safety at night. She said nect to University Police. Most of the ~;aid. People need to be realistic Oct. 14 in LlIxson ALld itori L11ll. students about prevention pro­ she has been approached by people phones are identifiable by blue lights. that there's the potential to be a Advance ticket prices: $20 general. $1 () gnlms,'Minard said. concerned about thc lack of lighting On S.lturday, The Orion found victim of a crime anywhere." seniors, $12 students. A four-week course, Rape when walking on campus at night.· tlwt all the phones were working he said.

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A6 The Orion October 4, 2000 ; \ D"S ·u p T 0 Editorial :·i'· Take some ;." ,j initiative, v~le

There's more to politics than voting for the president. " '. Regardless of party affiliation, the o N E student voice should be heard at the voting booth. We ~jJl feel the effect of I know that I have lived Furthermore, if said idiot decides instead me money, and thnt is the bottom line. the decisions that are made, whether in Chico for too long when to decelerate by an even more unheard of For instance, because I never drive the car we have a hand in making them or not. I look out across my park­ rate (you know, like if he was driving safe­ except to race down Interstate 5 like death or We have a duty as educated people,' ing lot and wonder, "Why ly or something), with my' steering 1 am of the bill collectors for my student loans were adults and as citizens of a democratic do I need a cm?" You see, the belief that I could draft around him with chasing me, the battery recently died - $50. nation to take part in shaping' the "',' . I am from the Bay Are~I, the same skill and piston-pounding power Plus there's registration (I've got to get it future. : '" . where it is very necessary expressed by any Hollywood stunt driver smogged next week), insurance (luckily I've The very fact that we have the right· "." to own a car. Why, without worth his union card. My car is a capable never gone to traffic school - not that I was­ to vote, that our government wants us' BRIAN a car how else can you be unwashed machine ready to take on, with n't supposed to, but J just can't take eight to, should motivate us to take advan-··:, I JOHNSON expected to move 3 mph powerful force, the open highways of hours of someone telling me that I drive tage of the opportunity to be heard. '" 1 Orion while shouting obscenities America. down the wrong side of the street, blah, blah,. Voting is not physically strenuous.' .'. j Colulnnist in your best impression of I think I broke a sweat there. Anyway, blah), gas prices that make me think we may It requires very little time. Thanks to De Niro in "Taxi Driver?" back to the column. Why then, yoi.1 may ask, have lost the Gulf War, and, of course, that an effort by Charles Poteet, Associated·.· Yes, in the Bay Area owning a car serves a do you wonder whether you need a car? headlight that's been out for, what is it now, Students director of legislative affairs,: purpose - but Chico? Well, I'm glad you asked. First of all, you six months? All of it really starts adding up, and others, students will be able to· Let's set the record straight. It's not that have to know one piece of information th'lt 1 and for what? Two, muybe three, good road register to vote as they sit in class. . ~ I don't like my cur. As far as cars go, it's have yet to mention: I refer to my car as the t.rips a year. T,he only effort involved is becom- f·' pretty good. It is built in the style of an old Monument. Why? Because it never moves. Let's face facts, I live in Chico. I'm a . ing educated on where who stands on, person's cal', which is to say power steeriilg, Since I came to Chico my car has become five-minute walk to campus, 10 to Madison what. And for that, there arc bountiful power brakes, power windows and power something of a statue erected in whatever Bear Garden and 15 to downtown (by down­ sources of information that can be· j something or other. Oh yeah, I've got a V- apartment complex I'm residing in. I'm not town 1 mean my cursed ATM). What in the found and understood easily. There are· _ 8 engine. If you don't, I highly recommend kidding. I've forgotten my car at friends' world do I need my car for? But stilll have databases on the Internet, such as the'!. it. The intedor of my car is rcd velvet. All houses for weeks on end. it, and of course, I'm still going to keep it. one at MTV's Choose or Lose site, .. of this means that on long road trips I am One time, I forgot my car in a l2-houi' pm'k­ Even as I sit.now looking at the bill for my which Clln find what any candidate has· .. unlikely to notice that my butt has slipped ing space in the lot across from Seven-Eleven insurance and thinking about my dream of said about any issue from abortion to~ into a COIlla as I cruise along at 85 mph, downtown for two whole days. I didn't get a eating next month, I Iaww that the car will Elian Gonzalez. ". ;, chain smoking, drinking a Big Gulp (44 ticket, but I think I drained my karma (no pun remain where it is, and it probably will not The choice is ours, to vote or not to ,1' ounces of course) and fully confident in my intended). And yet, the blasted unwashed move for a long, long time. . vote. Regrettably, many of us will ,',. ability to stop on a dime should the idiot in (have I already mentioned that I don't quite choose not to. That makes it even more front of me decide suddenly to decelerate :IS wash my car, or c1enn it out for that matter, BriallJolmsoll call be l'eacbed at: crucial that the rest of us do. . . by 30 mph. often as I would like?) beast of a vehicle cosL'i [email protected] ,'. iI He loves them, yeah, yeah, yeah;

Picture yourself in a out-of-control drivers on Nord Avenue. boat on a river. (Take your Often, when meeting somebody for the t.ime. I'll wait.) first time, as odd as it seems, I'll ask them to Now, picture yourself name their favorite Beatie. on a train in a station. (I'd "Name your favorite Beatie," I'1I say consider it a personal to them. favor.) If this somebody responds with an Finally, picture 11 goose . authoritative "John," a melodic "Paul," a JORY. on.a wave in the ocean. i'level-headed "George" or a poor, 'belea­ JOHN (Who says l'Ill not poetic?) guered "Ringo" (cut the guy some slack, Orioll That was fun. people!), then all is well and we can take.our CO/lIlIlIlist All three of those open- relationship to the next step: exchanging our ing lines, except for the own names. - one about the goose, came out of the cosmos "Jory," I'll exchange. llnd through my hero. inspiration and favorite If I ask the Beatles question, however, and musician, a man like ine in almost every this somebody gives me a confused look and respect (we both once owned round sunglass­ responds, "You mean, like, the BUG?" then es, for instance!), John Winston Lenrion. all is not well. and I will soon fake some sort All, John Lennon. I'm not sure if I.'ve ever of hemorrhage to get myself into an mnbu­ seen his name in this newspaper. At least in lance and away from the poor sap faster than the section that I read. (Comics.) you can say "Run For Your Life," "Ticket to Seeing ,IS how he didn't attend Chico State Ridc" or any otller Beatles song that would bc University, 1 guess it makes sense that he's appropriately clever to insert here. ("Rocky never graced the.se pages. Until now. So let's Raccoon," maybe.) Illustration by BRYON STEINER :; sec that (Hlme again, this time in bold letter­ My "test" of sorts has generally proven Someday soon, I'd like to live in a united some sbrt of tangent here. It's -also entirely:: ing. followed by an exclamation point: JOHN itself effective. If you don't like the Beatles - state of mind where everybody, rcgardlessof possible that 90 percent of you decided you'd:: LENNON! if you've NEVER liked the Beatles - then musical taste or stupid ignorance, has' a Fab­ rather reread the police blotter. . .: It's not only John whom I admire,· of you might find me to be cold, distant and Four favorite, including, but not especially, For anybody still with me though (hi, : course. I'1ll a full-fledged Beatles fanatic, occasionally covered in some SOli of bumpy Ringo. (Slack, people!) Mom), it's important to realize that yesterday, d Ringo and all. (Cut the guy a little slack, rash. (My doctor has prescribed "taking a Then, amidst our common bond, we could all my deadlines seemed so far away. Today,: ~ people!) shower.") all be friends, and I'd be able to spend more I've got to figure out how to end this column .. ' l' III the type of Beatles nut who will put his Some might call my method "narrow­ time with the collective you without wanting I've got it: If, for some unearthly reason,:; "Rubber Soul" CD on repeat, and listen to it minded," and "the reason I can't seem to to fake an inten1al injury. (No offense.) you don't like the Beatles and you'd still like :i repeat for an entire presidentiul administra­ make any friends," but with t11cse people Yes, imagine all the people sharing a world a recurring role in my life, I suppose we can:1 tion. (Most recently, Clinton's.) especially, I'd like to sit them down, look inhabited by BeatIemaniacs of all generations, work it out. There's just one eriterion: You'd As I write this, in fact, I'm listening to the them in the eye and ask them to name their from (Brokaw's) "Greatest Generation" on better like "Wings." utterly amazing track "In My Life," which favorite Beatie. down to my wildly average sub-par "Couch­ I've probably heard mote times than there ~re "Name your t'

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IIU,I EdItor Ale;\; Rlliz "IJeel as tllollgll I am a "1 try to always t/link pos­ "I'm good. witll people and "I'm deJinitely positive "My emotional illlelligence " ... very compassionate person itive'and not assilme t/lings I'm a good listener and 1 l!motiOllally and 1 call cry ;s beillg ;IItllitive to otller Designer in most sitllations." , abollt people." give good advice." during 'Field oj Dreams'." people's feeUllgs and k"ow~ ..... Bryon Steiner ;ng flow to react to it';, ... ;;;.:: j'

Writers "A~' joryjolm CHRISTINA RICHEY JUSTIN STORM SHANNON RODELANDER BRANDON BEnAR ANGELICA GENOVA Briall jolmsoll Junior Junior Sophomore Senior . Sophomore jellnfe Tezak Communications Construction management Public relations· Organizational communications Religious studies i) \ !. ,. , October 4, 2000 The Orion Ii7l Be smart in matters of the heart Orion

By society'S standards, I am Lack of emotional intelligence can sabotuge U not what one might eall an the intellect and ruin cureers. • THUMBS UP to intelligent person. I'm a very My emotional intelligence is directly applica­ Jon and Bon's average student, I have an aver­ ble to' other people.' I'm so sensitive to people coupons. M 111m age IQ, math makes absolutely around me that I pick up and take on any strong ... toppings. no sense to me and my SAT emotion elTlanating from another person. I could scores were so dismally low be having a glorious day but if I sec a friend cry­ • THUMBS UP tu the that I don't care to print them. ing, tears will well up in my eyes and my mood JENNIE opportunity for stu- I thought that I was stupid as will immediately plummet. I'm adept at reading dents to hcur Nobel TEZAK a child because. the rest of my facial expressions and body Peace Prize winner and former presi­ Oriol1 elementary school math classes language. This is a big help dent of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Columnist were so far ahead of me. My ttl may not when it comes to relating to Gorbechev speak. , teachers were always having· co-workers, friends and conferences with my parents about my work. My be a genius, family. • THUMBS UP to students who take the self-confidence went right down the tubes from I called a friend the other \~ time and make the effort to be involved t:hen on. . but I'm' not day, and after a couple of in local, state and federal campaigns ; I found out a few years ago that I have a learn­ minutes of tnlking I noticed and fighting for your rights. ing disability. Discovering that was a big relief to Forrest how down she sounded. I ~--.." = me because it explained my math inability, the immediately asked her what illustration by BRYON STEINER • THUMBS DOWN to the roadwork tak­ 'reason why sometimes jokes go right over my Gllmp was wrong. Her sadness son I felt a terrible sense of fear. It completely ing place on Second Street. It's not only ,head, why I can't ever do those brainteasers, why might not have been notice- overwhelmed me, and I had to leave the store. I annoying, all the cones and re-routing I don.'t test well and can,'t pay attention in class. either. " able to another person, but ,can't explain why, but I needed to get out of there. are dangerous to drivers. However, I've had to convince myself that because I'm so aware I !twas probably nothing, but I don't ever ignore :1 am not a stupid person. I may not be a genius, sensed it and provided a lis­ feelings of fear - even if I think I'm overreacting. • THUMBS DOWN to peoplc who :but I'm not Forrest Gump either. I have a quality tening ear to my friend. J. think as a society we tend to ignore emotions smoke in or ncar the :that I'm proud to have, and that is emotional Emotional intelligence and to focus on the rational sides of our brains. Rose Garden on cam­ :intelligence. can help to save your life. We push emotions aside because we think they . pus. It sort of ruins , 1 read a riveting book about a year and a half Another great book I read is "The Gift of Fear." arc unimportant, but actually they can help us in the stop-and-smell­ ;ago called "Emotional Intelligence" by Daniel This book talked about how the emotion of fear is all kinds of situations, and they can be vital in our the-roses mood. .Goleman. The book defines emotional intelli- a gift, one that is given to us to keep us out of relationships with others . .gence as self-awareness and impulse control, per­ danger. So don't ever think that just because you're • THUMBS DOWN to :sistence, ze~ll and self-motivation, empathy and Fear can get your heart pumping and adrena­ not u genius you don't have uny self-worth, people who don't tic :social deftness. line shooting through the veins so you can run becuuse there is more than one kind of intelli­ down dogs in the beds of : : It explains how although some people might be away from a potentially dangerous situation. It gence out there. their trucks. See Spot :smart, that doesn't guarantee ,they will do well in gives women tips on how to read men who might fall out of a moving :life. They might have deficits in everythipg from be potential bad guys. jennie Tezak call be reached at: vehicle. ;problems in marriage to poor physicnl health. Once I was at Longs Drugs and for some rea- [email protected] :-looned Oul------. By BIJ'on Steiner Good inlentionscan go astray ., It would be a simplc thing to do, killing Bear. Bear is a stray kitten that lives in my t( TlJere are too malty people wllo 1/011'1 neigh borhood. If she were taken to u shelter, she would tlJi,lk past the immediate jiltu.re, wlJo be fed and cleaned Up, and the volunteers at the shelter would play with her and love don't see tbe long-term COllSeqllellces "'i': her. They would continue to feed her until the day when, if she had not been adopted, of'their actioiIS." "I am not a crook." "We did not - repeat - did not lrade ALEX they would shave a small patch of fur from ~"' ... , . weapons or anylhing else for hostages." RUiZ her leg and inject her with a lethal dose of a chemical that would put her into a sleep OjJinioll ; .. ,. •.... from which she would not wake. house at night. Instead of being concerned with her quality Editor To a lot of people, this sounds sad and of life, he is satisfied simply tlwt she is alive. tragic, but compared to tlle,aiternative, it The notion that these aninwls, rclated distantly to preda­ is the only humane thing to do. Bear is about three months tors like lions and tigers, can survive on thcir own is r'idicu­ ol.d. She eats out of a Dumpster, competing against her lit­ lous. They arc domestic anil11uls, almost completely depen­ termates for food. She is dirty and flea-ridden. She sleeps in dent on humans, and cannot fend for themsclves. the dirt under a broken-down Mazda. The owner of that car Fortunately for these animals, there arc people wha vol­ V!!.U feed her on occasion, when he has'leftover beer money. unteer their time and money 10 solve this problem. The Butte He was the one who nanled her Bear. Humane Society and the Chico Cat Coalition arc both According to the Humane Society of the United States, groups trying to counteract the irresponsibility that results in "Read In)' lips - no new taxes." "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." between 4 million and 6 million cats and dogs are eutha­ thousands of cats living in alleys and eating garbage. 'I'll(' nized in animal shelters each year in the United States. That Butte Humane Society houses 150 animals a day, and for figure does not account for the cats, like Bear, who have not each pet that finds a home, dozens are ellthanized because '. made it to a shelter. Worse still, if she's left to fend for her­ there is no one to carc for them. '~, " self on the street, in a few months Bear's natural instincts But still, there arc too many people who mC,\Il well. Then.: • i.":."'" will motivate her to mate and produce more kittens, as many are too many people that don't think past the imlllcdiate y"'" :. as eight, born into the same dire set of circumstances. future, who don't see the long-term consequences of lheir The Butte Humane Society estimates that in 10 years, two actions. They don't realize that while the isolated act or uncontrolled breeding cats and their offspring can multiply feeding an animal is kind, prolonging a life isn't always for to more than 80,399,000 cats. the best. And still, this man who sometimes feeds her, managing to Sometimes it is more important to sacrifice what is e:\sy just keep her alive, doesn't see the harm he's doing. Nor do or comfortable in order' to do what is right. It's hard to lhink "I took the initiative ill "1 don't tiunk tilere is a plot to try to put the many other well-intentioned people who do the same that kiHing a kitten is the right thing to do. It's certainly not creating the Internet." subliminal messages in people's minds." thing, the same people that think it's cruel Lo call animal pleasant. But neither is watching Bear climb into that control und have these kittens picked up und put to sleep. Dumpster every day searching for food. "The Floundering Fathers " The man who feeds her would be upset to have her put to sleep. And yet he won't spend the. time or money to feed A/e ... Rlliz can be reacbed at:

" Bear everyday, buy:her a flea colhir or even let her in his [email protected] Coin-operated cleanliness puts spin on life The Orion encourages letters to the The way I sec it, there are two For instance, Chic'o Laundry Com puny, next to "Survivor'" while the guy next to you, whom y.ou types of people in the world: Safeway,has a big-screen television. It also has a h~lVe never seen before, continues to tell you about editor and commentary pieces from A. Those who wear the kind of smaller television with a delightfully ornate frame his favorite computer-animated credit card commer­ students, faculty, administration and underwear that is consistent with around it. This .allows laundro-slaves to look at cials. He will' not stop. Solution: He must be termi- staff .. their gender, and something moving that is not laundry. nated immediately. ,. B.Those Who wear the other Chico Laundry Company also happens to be next Situation C: Arnlageddon - As you unload your • Letters and commentaries can be delivered to kind. to a doughnut shop and La Familia Restaurant (Peter clothes from a washer, a monstrous asteroid collides The Orion, Plumas Hall 001. Deadline is Friday Whatever relevance this may scores $), which is good because food provides dis­ with the earth, spewing lethal carbon radiation PETER have to anything (use your traction to a tortured mind. everywhere. Only option: Raid the nearest doughnut at 5p.m. KIMMICH imagination here), it ·makes an There are most likely a few similar distractions in shop. I highly recommend doing that at some point interesting hook, and it leads us other laundry facilities, and if I had done some in your life. . • Letters to the editor SllOUld be limited to,250- Contributing right into the topic for this research before I wrote this article, I might be able to (Author'S note: Just keep reading. You're almost 350 words, must include writer's name and Columnist week's column. describe some of them. But, as n friend of mine done.) phone number (for verification), and are sub But that's not it. pointed out, some people write opinion columns So the next time you find yourself on the fringes Ject to condensation. Please include your year I'm talking about the scourge of off-campus hous­ because thCfY hate repolting. (Hint: Anyone that of that vast wasteland called "mind" about to slip off In school and major. ing (insert suspense-building theme music from enlightened most likely has his own column.) the edge into another episode of the horrible series "Jaws"). I'm talking a,bout the final kick in the pants So, since there are no other positive aspects I. "The '60s" (insert sound clip of Jefferson Airplane'S • Commentaries should be limited to 500-700 that says, "You're on your own, junior," the mind­ . know of to write about, I will describe, for informa­ "Somebody to Love" culminating in wild shots from words and are subject to editing for numbing chore dreaded by everyone ~egardless of tion's sake (and for my own amusement), some situ­ a .44), take heart. : length and clarity. Please include your phone race, gender, creed or previous condition of anything ations possibly encountered ill an ordinary laundlY Everyone else there is' in the same boat, except number. at all. facility. for that guy next to you who doesn't have any­ . Yes, I'm talking about going to do laundry. (Insert Situation A: Lost time - Having just put your thing better to do. And someone will terminate crescendo from "Jaws" overlaid by grisly screams of clothes into the dryer, you suddenly wake up to real­ him ev~ntually. • The Orion will not publish anonymous letters, .agony arid the menachlg churn' of a dryer.) ize that it's six. hours later, your clothcs have been So sit back, have a chimichanga lunch plate and letters which are addressed to a third party or But it's not all bad. Wait, yes it is. But there are taken away by perpetrators unknown and you've watch Kramer unwittingly ruin George's future. Me? letters whIch are in poor taste. The opinions . some positive aspects. No, it's' all bad .. Stop arguing. .missed the popular situation comedy "Friends." The I'm headed. for the doughnut shop. expressed by Orion columnists do not neces There are, however, a couple of little things spe­ only recourse is to go back to sleep. Sleep is good. sarlly reflect those of The Orion or its staff. ~. i cific to certain laundry facilities that are designed to Situatio~ B: One-wuy cOllversntion overload - Peler Kimmicb can be reached at: ease the suffering of liS laundro-slaves. . You are watching the popular real-life .TV saga [email protected] -'. t~~] The Orion October 4, 2000 .s. shoots for world record ~'" Volunteers push to get

students registered to '~t's important vote in upcolning election to vote in the local elections MARY WESTON Sellior IVl'ilcl' 011 tile candi­

L~gislativc Affairs Council will dates and comc into classrooms to register stu­ dents to vote during this week, which ,issues that Bill .IollcS, secretary of state, has desig­ naled Voter Registration Week. affect students This effort is a part of n CSU sys­ tl.!l1l-wiue effort to set a world record . at Cllico State." ror voter registration, said Charles Poteet, A.S. director of legislative afTairs. "Decisions nrc being made by stllte, Ashley Andersen fl.!deral and loeai governments that , Chico State student afrcet students lives," Potc~t said. "Yet students don't vote." Pot!!!!t ,pointed out that the local government limkes decisions about the , noise ordinance, the minor-in-posses­ From left, Paula Carr, ~ sion la~ and Halloween, yet students university police offi-: don'! lwve il voice in locnl issues cer, Dolly Brown, because they don't vote. executive' assistant to "This Halloween, the city has the director for leg·' .~ cancl.!led Illllsic in the downtown islative affairs, and . park, and we're goi ng to have an Colleen Jarvis, City, armecl police C'11I1p insteud," Poteet Council member, said. "With 5,000 student votes, we review registration could si:gnificnntly affect City Council forms Monday in an decisions." effort to register as • Poteet said a voting student body manY,students as could either elect City Council mem­ possible this week. • I)(:rs who would rcprCsL!nl students, or The Orion/MARY WESTOM elect studcnts to the council. Students has declined in recent years," Poteet "We want to' set a world record for However, Todd Phelan, a computer Ashley. Andersen, al1 undeclared call'l even sign' petitions unless they suid. registering students'to vote," Btown said. science major, said he is already regis- major, saId she will register when vol;: arc registered, he said. Our main purpose is to get students Brown said they will track the num­ tered because he' thinks everyone' unteers come into the classroom. "\\le can'l have a say unless we inv'olved in political issues, he said. ber of students who register, make sure should vote. "It's important to vote in the local weigh in with some political muscle," "If we raise the numher of student they are correct and will submit the wI:hat's the way it works; the major- elections on the candidates and issues Potcet said. voters we c:m make sure that students' results to the "Guinness BookofWorld ity rules," Phelan said. tliat affect students at Chico State," Poteet.said legislators say they don't opinions are considered in the capital," Records. " Phelan said he isn't sure whether Andersen said. address siudent issues in their cam­ Poteet said. Bridgette Overstreet, an undeclared students should yote in the local clec- A.S. will also have bands and polif­ paigns hecause students don't vote. Dolly Brown, executive assistant to major, said that she wouldn't register lions unless they nrc permanent ical debates every day this week in Studenl voting is vcry low a·t Chico the director of legislative uffairs, said even if volunteers come into the class­ residents. the Free Speech Area, iI~ front of Slate, he said. volunteers will bring registration forms room because she "d~esn' t know . "I'm 'not sure the local population Butte Station nnd all the Kendall "Students were a powerful political and help students register during the enough about the candidates or the would want students to vote on issues Hall lawn. Corec in the '60s, but the studcnt voice first 10 minutes of class this week. issues to vote." in the community," he said. .

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are my picks for Best of Chico (I " . ~", hope the guys at the CN&R have . ~ . a good sense of humor and don't take me to court). Best sidewalk to pass out drunk on: Tenth and Broadway, in front of The Salvation Army. If you're lucky, you'll find all kinds of clothing, linens and possibly even furniture at your disposal. Once, after I woke up at dawn, I found a girl's bike (with the tassels on the handles) and rode it home. Runners up: I. The Pac Bell building on Fourth Street. That curved wall looks pretty comfy. 2. In front of your house - I have never been so lucky. Best reason to go to Oroville: I know what you're thinking, but surprisingly the best reason to go to Oroville isn't to go water skiing. Actually, it is to pick up Garages are often the starting location for Chico bands. After ample yom dumb-ass roommate who rehearSing, the next step to rock stardom is getting studio time. Photo Illustration/DAVE FORSTER & scan CARLTON tried to climb into a parked cop ,c,arthe night before! Dumb-ass. Runners up: . I. Gold Country Casino 2. Drugs Chico offers studio options Best thing to say after your roommate opens your door and catches you with a vacu­ ALEX SHELDON since 1986. Santos divides his time between studio any studio here in town, and we obviously have Insl­ um, some duct tape and a box SlajJ Writer" work and teaching audio courses at Butte College. ing ability," Santos said. "Studios have come nnd of strike-anYlvhere matchcs: ·'It's funny, because a lot of kids don't know gone over the years, but Starshine is still here." "Ub, this might look weird, One of the first milestones in a musician's career where we arc or who we are," Santos said. "We're the Greg Tropea, a philosophy professor at Chico but I'm actually training for the is the ability to capture one's own creation on record­ granddaddy of them all." State University, owns Humboldt Studios. . 2004 Olympics." ing. The jump from the garage to the studio is only . The studio offers a main control room, an isolated In the last two years, Tropeh and productioll engi­ Runners up: the first of many steps that a band 01' artist must take, drum room, an isolation booth for 'vocals, a large neer Joe Hammons have expanded the l'acility into a 1. "Shut the door!" but it is a proud moment and an excellent learning recording room and an additional control room. The full studio. Hammons has been rccording bands and 2. "Call an ambulance!" experience for any up-and-coming artist. prices are $35 for recording and $25 for post-produc­ doing sound for live shows for 30 ye'lrs, and brillgs Best excuse to give the cop For a town the size of Chico, there is an impressive tion such as editing and duplication of CDs. experience to the studio. who catches you peeing in the amount of options to choose from when considering a­ "A lot of what we do here is full-length albums "We're primarily oriented toward rehearsals. demo parking structure elevator: studio. StaJ'shine, Digicut, Prosound and Humboldt untl CD and cassette duplication," Suntos said. recordings and live recordings," Hamlllons said. "WelJ officer, there was this Studios are the main recording businesses here in town. He has recently recorded the King Cotton Jazz Bands such as Force 7, ZZYZX, Slow Car small fire that somehow got start­ Starshine is the oldest operating studio in Chico. band and Holly Taylor. ed and, being the quick-minded Owner Hugh Santos has been running his busincss "I think we have the Illost combined experience of Please see GARAGE ~ .. 83 co]]ege student that I am, I came up with a way to put it out." Runners up: 1. "My doctor said I have a bladder control problem and told Underage guitarist plays brewer me to never hold it in." 2. "Where else am I supposed LENETrE DORNON wanted to be like his dad, who played a tarist because they all have different to go? I don't see a toilet in this StajJIVriter . lot at home and was in a eouple of hands, fingers and heart,". Corby s'lid. elevator." garage bands. When he received an He mllintains his passion for play­ Best tbing to do in Chico A self-taught guitar wizard from electric guitar for Christmas, his desire ing by always trying to learn new after the bars close: Santa Cruz will be fe'ltured blues and "Corby has wonderful He considers the cxperience of play­ fun when you're not by yourself. roek clubs this year. He has CONCERT techniques coupled with ing and being on the road with his dad Runners up: performed at a number of PREVIEW unbridled raw emotion," as .1 positive one. 1. Homework - Professors prestigious festivals and has said Jim Yates, Corby's dad, "My dad's a good man and a good love nothing more than drunken opened for Jimmie Vaughan, Johnny who is also the bass player in the band. bass player," Corby said. "And he lets essays on 14th century poets. Winter and many more. "Corby's never t~ere when he plays. me do what I want most of the time." 2. Go to Oroville. "I was so excited to graduate, so I He gets lost in the music." . Jim said it's a wonderful experience had more time to focus on my play­ Despite his amazing skills, Corby doing the thing they're most passionate Photo courtesy of Nth Degree Bell Kelly can be l'eaclJed at: ing," Yates said. remains modest. 19-year-old Corby Yates will return to [email protected]~u He started playing at 6 because he "Anybody could be a unique gui- Please ~'ee CORBY ... ~6 Chico on Monday night at Sierra Nevada 1 EHAPPY Ell

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Brick Works with beat juggling, begins with "f' ("filler" sets the exam­ body tricks, scratching, pitch ple showing that I'm true to my word. <.: •. manipulation and the creation I actually stole "Vermont's phinest" of improvised orchestrations. from the pint of Ben and Jerry's Phish Bay Area hip-hop outfit Souls Food ice cream I had last night. Have" of Mischief and local phenome­ you tried that stuff? Boy is it good). .. non DJ Badrock will accompany 1'm (llso not going to strut and act the group for the evening. like I know what I'm talking about Chico is one of the selected when I talk about Phish, because to locations in the Elements of Hip­ tell you the truth (which I'm going to Hop Tour that'began on Tuesday. do), I don't know very much about the The tour is focusing on smaller band (see, the truth). ,; markets in the United States I learned about the band about a· .\", such as Arcata and Eugene, Ore. year ago through two former Orion Straight from the streets of Photo courtcsy of Shurc Recordnccdles (and now Enterprise-Record) writers. New York City, the X-eeutioners The members of the X-ecutioners will use their award-winning sldlls to fill The Brick Works with beats They would rant and rave about the consists of four DJs with differ­ on Thursday. From left, Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, Roc Raida and Total Eclipse ·all started out as' battle D.js. all-mighty Phish. Intrigued by the ent appeals. Roc Raida is known enthusiasm they had for the band, I .,~ for his body tricks and visual high hats and rearranging it in to 5,000 people that night," phlYS an instrument," Raida said. couldn't help but be curious about antics. Raida has gained crowd real time with your hands. That is Swift said. "It was jam-packed "And therefore, we're called this astonishing foursome. I still am. fame by scratching his records the style we arc credited with and everyonc was just going turntablists instead of DJs." Whut do I know about Phish? with his elbows and moving his developing and innovating." nuts for us. I just feel like places In New York City bcfore Wcll, first off, it's a band (yes peo­ mixer's crossfader with his back The crew was founded in like that always confirm that 1996, 1110st DJs put an emphasis ple I am quite perceptive, or I have while spinning the records order to dethrone Clark Kent's what we do is so universal." on showmanship and hyping the my moments). ,.' around. Mista Supermen, a DJ crew The members of the X-ecu­ crowd, Swift said. But seriously, for those of you who Sinista is another DJ that reigned as the tioners have racked up numer­ "Before 1996, the main dif­ have stuck around this far, what I do who is known for his ultimate battle DJs at ous awards in national ,md inter- ference between West Coast and know about Phish is that the live shows funky compositions the time. , national DJ circuits.· Swift was East Coast DJs. in my opinion, are nothing short of the best music for and beat juggling. The X-ecutioners 1992's Disco Music Club East is that West Coast DJs put a your buck, and every night the band . Total Eclipse is known for his has performed more than 300 Coast champion. Total Eclipse . main emplwsis on scratching," will bring something new to the table. ultra-fast beat juggling, and last shows intcrnationally. The group was 1996's International Swift said. "Up until 1996 on I ha:ve yet to see it and if I am but not least, Rob Swift is known has toured :I)) ma.ior cities in the Turntable Federation world the East Coast, the east DJs lucky enough, this weekend I will get for his mental deconstructjon of United States and Europc and champion. Roc Raida was 1994 were putting a stronger empha­ to, before Phisb takes a year ofr. Until the music at hand. has performed in places as far as and 1995's DMC's American sis on looking good." then I'll be listening. to Radiohead's "The X-ecutioncrs are well Africa and Japan. One of their and world champion. Mista The mcmbers of the· X-ecu~ new album, "Kid A," which came out known for our style of bcat jug­ most memorable performances Sinista was 1996's DMC East tioners have helped to bring DJs yesterday - more on that next week. gling," Swift said. "Beat juggling occurred in Portugal, Swift said. Coast champion. out from behind the rappers. is taking two records and making "I remember we played for "A turntablist :is the same as a They have spun the wheels of Todd McBain call be reached at: a beat out of it, kicks, snai'cs, about, I would like to say, four pianist or anybody else who steel clearly into the forefront. [email protected] o. Cal's rahe d "It's rcally strange to me to go to anoth­ ~>, Orange County's quintet er country where they don't even speak your finds its way back to play language and outside of your hotel there will be people waiting," Osmundson said. The Brick Works for the "It's really cool. And then it's . strange to come home and be the unknown band." third time on Sunday night When the quintet returns home, nobody believes the stories they tell. To prove to their friends the stories nre TODD MCBAIN true, Zebrahead plays a video of the band Assistallt Entertainmellt Editor playing in front of 400,000 jumping and dancing crazed fans at a Japanese music fes­ Zebrahead has staked its claim as a fun­ tival equivalent to Woodstock. loving, party-going, up-on-life. band during In shock, the friends respond, "OK, its three year existence. The five-member you're not lying, that's prctty cool," band will bring its positive vibes buck to Osmundson said. Chico on Sunday, when it makes its return The band has recently received press cov­ The Brick Works. erage for its connections with Playboy mag­ "Whenever we play thcre it's full," azine. The video for the first single off the bassist Ben Osmundson said. "The crowd's album, also titled "Playmate of the Year," really cool." was filmed at the Playmate Mansion. Hugh The stop will be the band's lone headlin­ Hefner lent his pad, playmates and himself er, as it will embark on a tour with 311 on for a cameo in both vcrsions~ of' Monday, a tour Osmundson is looking for­ the video. ward to playing. Yes, the video has two versions - one is Saturday Zebrahead will play a music PG rated, edited for an MTV audience, and festival in San Bernardino with the likes of the other has an R rating and plays on the Cypress Hill, Limp Bizkit and others, Playboy Channel. before thcy make thc Osmundson said that he had heard that eight-hour trek north. the PG video is currently being banned from CONCERT The five-man band, all music television stations, such as MTV PREVIEW made up of and Much Music, because it's still too racy. vocalist/guitarist Justin It looks like Zebra head has entered a ter- :Orion Mauriello, rap vocalist Ali Tabatabee, gui­ Photo courtesy of Columbia Recordu ! ritory that Madonna tmist Greg Berdorf and drummer Ed Udhus, is well known for, Zebrahead singer Ali Tabatabee, gUitarist Greg Berdorf, gUitarist Justin Mauriello, bassist Ben ; ENTERTAINMENT has been touring North America since August "'We're not with her 1992 video Osmundson and drummer Ed Udhus will play in Chico on Sunday, just before touring with 311. ; Stalf and has moved up frol11 the "ghetto" and now for "Justify My I travels by bus, Osmundson said. "It's bettcr tryi1Zg to Love." sued for the song," Osmundson said. The the best of moods. To best describe. Editor than doing ull the traveling ourselves in an It wasn't the video band went to its lawyer and asked if it could Zcbrahead's sound, it's the Red Hot Chili~ Bell Ke/(J' RV; it really wears you out." milk UfoI' the band members win and the answer was yes. but it would Peppers meets 311. \ Zebrahead has found much success over­ were originally wor­ cost the members a lot of time ,mel money. No member in the band listens to the: : Assistant Editor scas, as Japanese nnd European audiences everytiJing ried ubout getting There are· plenty of Zebrahead/Playboy same music, which brings an assortment oC •. ; Todd McBain have found its hip-hop, pop-rock blend of flak for. In fact, they T-shirt ideas that could have ,?een made ideas when the time comcs to write a song,: music appealing. that it's were actually sur­ coming from the minds of each member. Osmundson said. And in the most cases it; Designer After two months on store racks, the prised to sec how "We could come up with all these lame comes out wacky, crazy and fun, just like: Dave Forster band's recent rclease, "Playmate of the W01·tIJ. We helpful and enthusi­ merchandising things and try to eash in on the way they are in concert. • Year," has a possibility of going gold - seil­ astic Playboy' and (Playboy's) nmne." Osmundson said, "We are able to do whatever we want,"; Writers ing .s00,000 copies - by this weekend in don't want Hugh Hefner were luughing. "We're not trying to milk it for Osmundson said. "People expect that from; lellelte Dornoll Japan ulone, bassist Ben Osmundson said. about the song. In an everything that it's worth. We don't want us. Whcn peoplc come to our shows you're: Kevill Perry "It's incredible and reully weird at the to overdo upcoming issue of to overdo it." going to see people having fun." : Brad Lambert same time," he said. "At home, unless you Playboy CD-ROM The band owns the rights to making the Spiritfall will open· the 9 p.m. show.: • Ale:1: Sheldo1l are really into the music scene, nobody's it." singles of the song merchandise it wants to sell. while doors open at 8:30. Tickets bought in: ; ..Cecile Spence really heard of us: It (the album) is tugging will be available with The outlook from the band, not going advance cost $5 and at the door the pricel ,I '.. along here, but it's nowhere nenr gold." , Ben Osmundson the pUblicution. for the money, is as refreshing as the will go upS!. Fans who bring a copy of: .' Calendar Editor Zebrahead will be' floekcd in masses Bassist, Zebrahead "We thought we music it plays. Zebrnhead's new album, "Playmate of the: Bell KJ!{/)' ~hen plltying overseas. were going. to get It has an upbeat, tone to put listeners in Year," get into the all ages show for free. .• ~I '{ ~ . f. " .. . October 4, 2000 The Orion

Hard hip-hop (bed)s to Chico GARAGE: .Studio BRAD LAMBERT $fa.fJ Writer options ·available \ The crack six-man unit known as (hed) p.e. will hit Chico and ""il show this town once and for all how hip~hop and hard rock should Conti1lued/rom 81 be played. Crash, Oddmun and Warcry have rehearsed an(t' recorded The Brick Works will once again host a night of blistering mllsic, there., The studio has a large performance mea, which is compliments of (hed) p.e. and opening acts Spineshank and Cold on used for recording, another separate isolation room and a bet. 11. The last time that (hed) p.e. played in Chico was to open production room. for Suicidal Tendencies two years ago at The Brick Works. "We can do digital audio editing and mastering here," The present tour is to support the Aug. 22 release of (hed) p.e. 's Hammons said. second album, "Broke," and is just another string of shows for a . , Recording and post-production work flIns $50 11ll hour. band that seems to spend most of its time on the road. It hlld just Di;gieut Studios is the l1ewes~ of the bunch, but perhaps the finished the Papa Roach tour when it embarked on the current tour, most cuttil1&-edge. Ben Silverman has becn recording music which it is about halfway through. After the end of this tour the professionally for 10 years and is the sale owner nnd, openllor band will hit the road yet again with P.O.D. According to (hed) of the studio. p.e.'sdrummer, BC The Mizak Diza, the touring couldn't be better. "Doing all the w.ork myself 1lssures the quality of a "It's killer. There's been great, crowd response," BC said. "We're .piece," Silverm~n said: putting on a sick set, and everybody goes away happy." . lie has recorded many styles, including bluc:,:, hip-hop, Life on the road is nothing new to (hed) p.e. Most of its popu­ death metal, erno, pop, books on tape and radio spots. larity was gained during thy tour for (hed) p.e.'s first major-label "The studio was designed by a recording studio design­ release, the 1997 self-titled album. er," Silverman said. "It's the· kind of pn>fessionnl atmos­ "On the first record we spent about two years on tour," BC said, phere you might find if you went to a studio in L.A. or the "The label didn't promote us, and all the records we sold were Bay Area, but at an affordable price." specifically from touring. So yeah, we've been on the road II lot." Recording costs $40 an hour. Digicut has four muin roOIllS: . The group has gradually grown in popularity in the Southern a drum rOOI11, vocal booth, control room and main recordi ng f:alifornia music scene since the band's formution in 1993. The room. Silverman specializes in CD mastering, 'Iudio master­ members of (hed) p,e. drifted together in the early '90s amidst the ing and digital editing. Digicllt has good links with compallics hip-hop, punk and hardcore scenes in Los Angeles, BC and guitarist that do artwork, graphics and CD replicntion. ' Westyle w'ere in a band together when they met singer Iahred (aka "What I can do for a band is produce a CD and give M.c.u,b.) and bassist Mawk, who were in another band. thcm a pro4uct that they cap sell at n store," SilvefllHII1 BC said the four were unhappy with their situation and decided said. "I guarantee thut what comes out of this st~ldio is to foml a band. They added to their lincup radio-ready. " guitari~t Chizad, who was Iahred's roommate. Dale Price graduated from .the Chico State recording arts :CONCERT They found OJ Product spinning a combina­ Photo courtesy 01 Jive Aecords program: His· business has been around. since 1989. :PREvuew tion of hip-hop and hardcore in Costa Mesa's From left, (hed) p.e. members Westyle, Mawk, Jahred, BC The. Mizak "We started 'as a live sound company doing show::; for '~'------~ Lava Room, lind asked him to join. Diza, Chizad and OJ Product will make some noise on Wednesday. bands around town," Price said. The band released "Clmrch of Realities" in ] 995 on an indie label Price began recording bands at the bands' h()l11cS lind in 'and signed on to Jive Records for its self-titled release, which had differently, and 'our singer definitely flows differently than Fred his house. Price's living, room servcs as the main recording 'many updllted versions of tracks from "Church of Realities." The Durst. Our music does not sound threggae and hard core punk is such as Ten Pound Brown', the Mother Hips, Electric Circus. 'as well. It hilS been included on the Ozzfe!it tour and opened for many explosive and us originnl as its name. (hcd) p.e, (pronounced "hcad­ Iorduga and Mystic Roots have worked with Price. He had big-name bands. The move to a major label has been a good one. pee") is one of the more enigmatic hand names out there. the fortune of getting to do sOllnd on the:; 1999 Vans Warped When one thinks of Jive Records, (hed) p.e. is not the type of "It started out boing clllled (hed) because of in-depth musical Tour. Price also did extensive audio compilation for the band that comes to mind. live is best known for its teen pop sensa­ writing and lyrical content, so we thought (hed) would be n cool Chico City Limits projects. Prosound provides mastering, tions like Britney Spears, the Backstreet Boys and N'Sync. But thllt name," BC said. CD duplication and live sound work. Recording and post­ is something that (hed) p.e. appreciates. The name was lengthened to (hed) p.c, in the beginning to stllnd production costs $25 an hour. "We thanked all them on ollr record," BC said. "With all their for planetllry evolution. Many of (hed) p.e. 's early songs had sci­ "When I recorda bnnd, I really like to work side by side suecess, it's giving Jive Records a lot more money to promote liS." , ence-fiction influenced lyrics and the planetary evolution part fit with them to get exactly what they envision," Price said. While (hed) p.e. may enjoy the success of teen pop stars, it is hard into .Iahred talking about aliens in the songs, No.w the meaning has All of the studio owriers regarded Chic;o as a great place to draw parallels between its style and what is currently mainstream. changed to "planet ellrth." ' for music lind saw it as the cutting edge of where music is The group sounds very little like the bands whose genre it is lumped Reaching people at shows is what (hed) p.e. is most concerned today. .into. The blending of hip-hop and rock is a frequently emulated for­ with. BC put Ollt

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MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Oct. 8 • 7:30 p.m. Coming Attractions Laxson Auditorium Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhnil Gorbachev t.n~r~ servcd ,IS president of the Soviet Union from ~:k..~ tlJ l~ tm 1990-91 and general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from OCT. 4 OCT. 5 OCim 6 OCT. 7 OCT. 8 OCT. 9 1980-91. Gorbachev currently serves as presi­ dent of Green Cross International, which he v V T ...... ". founded in 1993. He will be speaking on the SEEING DOUBI.E ELEMENTS OF HIP- BURNiNG SPEAR THE NATIONAL YO- MIKHAIL NO EVENTS environment and related issues. Noon HOP.TOUR 7:00 p.m. YO CONTEST GORBACIIEV SCHEDULED Free Speech Area 9:30 p.m. The Rose Garden 9:00 a:m. 7:30 p.m. STEPHAN MAGAGINI - "DEALING WITH This local country', The Bricl< Works A.S. Presents will bring Downtown Park Plaza Laxson Auditorium CALIFORNIA'S MULTI-ETHNIC REALITY" group has won many Souls of Mischief and legendary reggae artist Get your yo-yos ready, Gorbachev currently Oct. 5 • 6:00 p.m. regional awards as: the X-ecutioners will Burning Spear to the the best in the nation serves as president of Ayre~ 106 well as a performance bring their battle-OJ Rose Garden on Friday. at the "art of yo" will Green Cross The Sacramento Bee's ethnic affairs reporter at the Grand 01' Opry. skills to The Brick Burning Spear comes be in Chico to answer International, which he OCT~ 10 will speak as a part of the."Building Bridges" Worl~s on Thursday to Chico after winning the age-old question: founded in 1993. He program. night. Pep Love and OJ his first Grammy for Who is the yo-yo king? will be speaking"on the V Badrok will open up Reggae Album of the environment and 'JERRY'S GIRLS' 'ALUMNI BY ALUMNA: PRINTS BY the SllOW. Year, in honor of his related issues. 7:30 p.m. FORMER STUDENTS' latest work "CallI Laxson Auditorium Now through Oct. 22 "Jerry's Girls" is an Janet Turner Print Gallery evening of cabaret- 400 W. First St. theater featuring songs Butte College art instructor und local painter from "Marne" and Jerrill Deun Green-Kopp has chosen a selec­ Dolly." tion of prints representing the part of the col­ I.ection documenting student printmaking at Chico State.

SECRET STORIES Now through Oct. 19 Taylor Hall Art Gallery Paintings from Chico Stute alulllnus Carol Aust. photographs from the Bay Area's Andrea Brewster and paintings from Ne\~ York's David Ivie will be on displuy starting Monday. All three urLists combine striking visual approaches with evocative narrative or story-telling structures in their work. • MUSIC AND THEATER

SEEING DOUBLE Today • Noon 'REMEMBER THE Free Speech Area TITANS,' STARRING This local country group has won muny DENZEL WASHINGTON, regional awurds as well as a performunce ut IS CURRENTLY SHOW­ the Grand 01' Opry. ING AT THE EL REY

LES TAMBOURS DU BRONX Oct. 6 • 7:30 p.m. Laxson Auditorium In the style of "Stomp." Les Tambours du CHICO STATE VS. CAL POLY POMONA • TINSELTOWN Bronx brings percussion to Laxson CONFERENCE GAME 801 EAST AVE. • 879-9612 ZEBRAHEAD AND SPIRITFALl Auditorium. Twenty artists sit in u circle and Oct. 8 • 12:30 p.m. Oct. 8 0 9:00 p.m. , hummer on metal barrels, creating a jungle of Pomona The Watcher (R) The Brick Works sound using pickax handles. The rolling. syn­ 1:55, 4: 15, 7:00.9: 15 , With the release of its new CD "Playmate of copated rhythms combine hypnotically with VOLLEYBALL The Original Kings of Comedy (R) the Yeur," Zebnlhead will make a stop in chants. movement. sound and light. CHICO STATE VS. CSU, LOS ANGELES 1 :30.4:50.7:30. 10:00 Chico the night before it goes on tour with 3 U CONFERENCE GAME Urban Legends: Final Cut (R) the following night in San Francisco. The BURNING SPEAR Oct. 6 • '7:00 p.m 2:20, 4:35. 6:55.9:25 Brick Works is offering free entry if you bring Oct. 6 • 7:00 p.m. Shurmer Gym . Almost Famous (R) . a copy of Zebrahead's new CD. Spiritfall will Chico State Rose Garden CHICO STATE VS. CSU, DOMINGUEZ 1:20,4:00.4:30.6:45.7:15,9:40, 10: 15 open the show. A.S. Presents will bring legendary reggae HILLS Bait (R) anist Burning Spear to the Rose Garden CONFERENCE GAME 2:00,4:40,7:35, 10:10 THE U.S. NATIONAL YO-YO CONTEST on Friday. Burning Spear comes to Chico Oct. 7 0 7:00 p.m Nurse Betty (R) Oct. 7 • 9:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. after winning his first Grammy for Reggae Shurmer Gym 1:35. 4: 10, 7:50. 10:20 Downtown Park Plaza Album of the Year. in honor of his lutest work CHICO STATE VS. SAN FRANCISCO The Way of the Gun (R) Get your yo-yos ready, the best in the nation at "Calling Rastafuria." After 34 albums. Burning STATE UNIVERSITY 1:50.6:40 the "art of yo" will be in Chico to answer the Spear is celebmting his award by touring the CONFERENCE GAME Bring It On (PG 13) age-old question: Wh,? is the yo-yo king? United States. Sept. 30 • 7:00 p.m 2:05, 4:35.7: 10,·9:30 San Francisco The Cell (R) DIVINE WINDS: MOSTLY MOZART 1 :45. 4:25, 7:20, 9:45 • SPECIALS Oct. 8 • 2:00 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY The Replacements (R) Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall SAN FRANCISCO INVITATIONAL 1:25,3:55,7:05,9:55 CRAZY HORSE Ying Yeh and RusseH Burnham will perform Oct. 7 0 TBA Coyote Ugly (PG 13) Wednesday • Wild. Wild WcdnesdllY, dance Mozurt's "Parto Ma Tu Ben Mio." Heidi San Francisco 2:30, 4:55, 7:25, 9:50 lessons 7-9 p,m. $1 wells & domestics Pintner, Suzie Lundberg, Russell Burnham, Space Cowboys (PGI3) Thursday • Topflight Ball room, '80s rock Cynthia Crounse and Philip Gustafson perform ADVENTURE OUTINGS 1: IS, 4:05, 6:50. 9: 35 music, everything in the house half price Hindemith's "Kline KUlllmerlllusik." A wind DOWNIEVILLE MOUNTAIN BIKE What Lies Beneath (PG 13) Friday • TGl Fridays, $3 domestic pitchers octet of faculty and guests will also perform Oct. 6 - Oct. 8 • Leave 4:00 p.m. 3:50. 7:00, 10:05 Saturday .'Ladies night before 10:30 p.m .. Mozurt's great "Serenade in E-flat Major." Return 9:00 p.m. Scary Movie '(R) $1 upside-down commies, $3 domestic Southeast of Chico is some oj' the best mOU11- 4:20,9:20 pitchers 'JERRY'S GIRLS' tain biking in Northern Culi Fomin. Race to the Sunday. Comedy night, 8-11 :30 p.m;, $3 Oct. 10 • 7:30 p.m. bottOlil of the tmil and cfIlch ,! riue back to the o THE PAGEANT domestic, pitchers Laxson Auditorium top in the van. which will be awaiting your 351 E: SIXTH ST • 343-0663 1\Jesday • Planet disco. $1 we lIs & domestics "Jerry's Girls" is an evening of cabaret-theater arrival. They will leave on Friday afternoon featuring songs i'roll1 ·'Mmne." "Hello Dolly," just in time to show all your friends your new Tao of Steve (R) LA SALLES "Mack und Mabel," "La Cage Aux Folies" scrapes and bmises. 8:30 Wednesday • Blues, Brews; and Booz,e and more. Five Senses (R.) Thursday • $2 Progressive pitchers AHJUMAWI CANOE 6:30 . Friday • Vodka Lemonade & Grupe coolers II» ATHLETiCS Oct. 6 - Oct. 8 0 Leave 5:00 p.m. Saturday • Mai Tui's on Speciul Return 7:00 p.m. NIGHTLIFE Sunday • Kuraoke and 1/2 off everything MEN'S SOCCER Like an island. Ahju'mawi is'surrounded Monday. Happy Hour 4-7 p.m. CHICO STATE VS. CSU, SAN by a reserve with no Hccess except by boat. The • MUSIC AND THEATER , Tuesday. Groovy Tuesday $1 wells & BERNARDINO lake and surrounding lava springs provide plen­ pints CONFERENCE GAME ty of explomtion potential for the motivated. SOULS OF MISCHIEF AND X-ECUTIONERS Oct. 6 • 4:00 p.m. . Oct. 5 • 9:30 p.m. NORMAL ST• San Bernardino BOiLING HOT SPRINGS HIKE The Brick Works Wednesday. You call it night CHICO STATE VS. CAL POLY POMONA Oct. 8 • Leave 8:00 a.m. Stopping in Chico on their Elements of Hip Hop Thursday.· Progressive double wells CONFERENCE GAME Return 7:00 p.m. lbur. Souls of Mischief und the X-ecuticiners Friday • StoH Vodku Party $2.50 doubles Oct. 8 • 3:00 p.m. Join AO on a senrch for hot springs in the will bring their buttle-DJ skills 10The Brick Saturday • All teas $2.50 Pomona southern most part of the Cascades. See gey­ , Works on Thursday night. Pep Love and OJ Sunday • Buck pints all day and night CHICO STATE VS. SEATTLE PACIFIC sers and a boiling lake on thi~ day hike in Badrok will open up the show. Monday • $1.50 double wells and micro pints UNIVERSITY Lassen Park. 1\Jesday • 112 off everythillg except tells & Oct. 10 • 7:00 p.m. HAMLET: QUARTO ONE pitchers Chico State Soccer Field' MOVIES Oct. 6 through Oct. 28 • 7:30 p.m. Movie showtimes subject to change. The Blue Room MADISON BEAR GARDEN WOMEN'S SOCCER . The First Quarto of Hamlet differs in content from Wednesday • OLE Wednesday & Trike race~ CHICO STATE VS. CSU, SAN • EL REY all modem stundard editions of Shakespeare's Thursday • BUrger Mildness $3.99'+ tax . BERNARDINO 230 W. SECOND ST • 342-2727 plllY. One thing is ccrtain:'you will never think of Friday 0 Long Friday CONFERENCE GAME Hamlet the same way again after The Blue' Ro01l1 Saturday • 99-cellt wells 9 p.m. Oct. 6 • 1:30 p.m. Remember the Titans (PO) slages this little-known and seldom-produced ver­ Sunday/Monday • Burger Mildness $3.99 Orion San Bernardino 4:00. 7:00, 9:45 sion of Shakespeare's masterpiece.

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, ' Rhytlllnists use barrels to tum noise into beats J , , , I CECILE SPENCE same Illusical format of .\11 American president of Columbia ,Artist j Slajllr'l'ilel' group of the same nature, Kopp said. Management, learned about the group I "Les Tambours du Bronx is a per- while doing business in Frimce. " ..... : The synchronized and explosive ,cussion company," Kopp said. "They "I do a great deal of business , " rhythms of Lcs Tamboursdu Bronx will are descfibed as the 'French Stomp.' throughout France, und in my travels 'I rock Laxson Auditorium on Friday. Stomp is a company that I admire found that Les Tambours du Bronx is Described as a combinution of greutly. " one of the most popular performing African mid punk rock and combined What was meant to be a spontaneous ensembles, 'not only in France, btlt in with chants, sOllnd aJ}d lights, Les pcrfonn.lI1ce became an institution. Germany~ England rmd throughout Tambours du Bronx was created in 1987 Over the course of the last decade, Les Europe," Grossman said. "Purticulurly for the Dc Nevers a l'Aube festival. Tambours has become the No. 1 metal­ the young audiences arc crazy about Originating from the Bronx of drumming group on Europetlll stuges. this attraction, and therefore I intended Nevers, in' the industrial region of The group has given many perfor­ to bring them'to America· for the first France, Les Tambours is a group of per­ mances in the far comers of eastern time to introduce them to audiences iil cussionists that strives to unleash the Europe and two grand productions for the United States." tribal rhythms lost ill daily life by play­ the lOath uIlni versary of the Ei ffel Les Tambours du Bronx has been ing ,until it reaches it hypnotic effect. Tower, where it came down the Champs­ compared to Stomp, However, not "Chico Performances books profes­ Elysecs like a, tmin to celebrate the everyone agrees. Grossman said the sional groups on tour;" said Patrick bice'ntennial of the French Revolution. two, although similar, arc very different. Kopp, director of Les Tambours went on to play most "This company is completely differ­ public events at of the major cities in Europe including ent from Stomp," Grossman said. CONCERT Chi c a London, Stockholm and Venice. "Stomp is a theatrical company using PREVBEW Performanc~s. In ] 991, the group became producer various uteilsils and objects as percus­ "Les Tambours of its own creations, with the formation sion, and also has tap dancing. Les du Bronx just happened to be on tour in of the Sari Tumbours, du Bronx Tambours du Bronx is a concert event." the area and Chico Performances Productions. Two powerful recordings Grosslpan said Les Tambours uses booked them," have come from this group. The first, intluences from around the world. Kopp said he was excited to have an "Monostress 225 L," refers to the 225- "They have been intluenced by art overseas act perform in Chico. He liter metal drums the group uses to cre­ forms as diverse as West-African per­ viewed a tape of the group members. ate the music. "Grand Mix," a record­ cussion, to Western composers such as , i "I spent some time with their agents ing of Michel Risse's and Pier Stockhausen an~ Messiaens," and also checked them out through Sauageot's score, is based on a serious Grossman said, "The Chico community Photo courtesy of Chico Performances some counterparts," Kopp said. collaboration with the performers. ' can expect a dynamic and intriguing Chico Performances will present Les Tambours du Bronx in Laxson Auditorium on Les Tambours du Bronx follows the Andrew S, Grossman, senior vice musical event." Friday night. The performance musicians got their rhythmic start in Europe. COR~J: Guitar prodigy Corby Yates jams out Hendrix hits

Continued/rom record label and playing sold-out performing in a living room." about together. '.::::;:;:; Andy Doerschuk. venues aro,und the world. Corby performs 7 p.m. on Oct. 9 at the Sierra' "We have our :l11:Qinents, but it works great Doerschuk, who is editor in chief of Drum! But for now, they enjoy traveling up and Nevada Brewing Company. because we'vebeell:p~aying together since he magazine, is replacing Jeff CampiteUiof, the Joe down the coast to play their gigs. "We'll probably'l?lay some orig~nal stuff, a was little," Jim ;S~L!i~: "Besides, I don't go Satriani band, who had to return to theSatch "It's always a new and fun experience going little Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn and' around' wearing my dad hat. We just take care camp for· its current world four. ' to u' new place and performing to virgin ears," songs by old dead blues guys," Corby said. of each other." The group plays blues with a lot of rock and Jim said. "We just try to have a good time Advance tickets cost $10, but the show is Corby and Jim consider playing at the Water funk influence, Jim said. spreading music and keeping it alive." , only for ages 21 and over. Front Blues Festival in Oregon to be one of their "We like playing emotional music, and so Corby 'enjoyed performing at Sierra Nevada "Corby put on a great show and killed every­ best gigs so far. They played for approximately , much of music has a blues core,"'hesaid., Brewing Company in July and is looking for­ one last time," said Bob Little, the general man­ 400,000 people over a four-day period. The band members are currently working on ward to coming back to Chico. ' ager of the Sierra Nevada restaurant. "!t's going' Jim said he has fond memories of him, a recording of the songs they, play now, but the "It was a lot of fun last time we were there, to be one of those experiences where you can Corby and a' dnlm machine "playing at the , all-Qriginal recording is further down the road. and the place was packed." Corby said. "The say, 'I saw him when.'" ~l' •. ;,' ,:' • . • ,. • ~. . .

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GOT HERBS? THO. S 'W E E K ••• . Plant potions growing in " Orion popularity at Chico State Here's to your hea~th "" " California State University, Chico I>C2 hHp:/Iorion.csuchico.edu Finding physical R···:.····' Sweet dreams IX filness After spending nearly a third of my life in bcd, you'd think 1'd ~ Health clubs, outdoor know how to go to sleep by now, Although I'd love to shut my activities help students eyes and instantly fall into a rdered peaceful slumber the way every­ get in shape, stay fit one else seems to, most of the . time I don't. DENNIS O'KEEFE r ve seen thousands of fluffy, S/a./llVriler white sheep through the years,

but I've always been too impa­ ~- '~ , Chico is far from being left out of tient to count them all. the fitness loop. After n few years of going On any givcn day, In Motion Fitness through restless, sleepless peri­ in Chico is filled with both the young ods that would sometimes last und old, working out on high-tech for months, one night I decided cxercisc equipmcnt. to head to the local drugstore for Chico has a variety of heulth clubs a quick fix. and exercise facilities for individuals. I discovered Nytol, a heaven­ "It's a grassroots thing," said Tony ly, little blue pill that saved me M0 UTH>EV ERY ~!,.' DeLuca, regional director and exercise from my case of insomnia. specialist at In Motion Fitness. Unfortunately, it didn't help for NEEDED ,FOR Ht~ ~;., "Public schools in the middle- and very long. high-school mnge no longer provide Most slecp aids are designed :\11 adequate physical education pro­ for less than two weeks of usage, YDROCODIAPl+,;': gram, and that's where we, the health so they cun't become a regular clubs, come in. It's about quality of part of your nighttime routine. "neric for:VICC'i,' life as much as the future." Turning to u pack

is no longer safe to take these (.." fl·'), - '.", -(·4~j ,,,,\t>-1"t 'fi.,..-,.ti~ r· '.~ of the students at Chico State medicines? Univcrsity belong to . In Motion The National Institute of Fitness, DeLuca ~aid. Health estimates that as many as Exercise preferences vary depend­ 40 million Americans are ing on age, he said. Older people tend afflicted with more than 70 dif­ toward (re~ldmill-type routines, and the ferent' types of sleep-related college students go for more apparent problems. resl!lts, DeLuca said. These problems and disorders Men do weight lifting and other are treatable, usually in much power programs, while the women arc safer ways thun over-the- counter more into aerobics, DeLuca said. sleeping pills. Although women arc lifting free According to the Food und weights and using weight ~nachines Drug Administration, people now, they often prefer toning routines who suffer from insomnia to muscle-building exercises, he said. shOlJld avoid doing work or Young people aren't normally wor­ watching television in bed and ried about the long-term benefits of not consume any caffeine, alco­ regular exercise. They want quick hol and nicotine four to six hours results they can sec when they look in prior to bedtime. the mirror, DeLuca said. Performing rehlxing rituals "We offer so much more than exer­ before bed, such as taking a cise facilities," he said. "We have exer­ warm bath or reading a book, can cise therapists, personal trainers, dieti­ also help. tians and even a chiropractic clinic on I'm guessiJig that I'm not the the premises." only one out there who has TIle Orion/KATYE MARTENS Some peoplc combine a health-club trouble sleeping, so before you Vicodin, which is a brand name for the combination of hydrocMone bitartrate and acetaminophen, is a prescription drug routine with other forms of exercise. turn to a chemical cure, try a that helps numb moderate pain. It can be ~abit-forming and dangerous whe!1 combined with alcohol or other drugs. Monica Burrett, an In Motion more. natural method or see a Fitness member and student at Chico doctor. Stute, rides a bicycle. She said she For. more information about bikes to school and for recreation. sleep disorders and whcre to Prescription pills popped A hellith club is not the only way to find help: get exercise, she said. Burrett works on ... Mix of painkillers, other drugs clinical medicine and acting director of the Student fitness in other areas of her life as well. • American Sleep Disorders Health Center at Chico State University. "r drink a great amount of carrot Association: with alcohol an unhealthy reCipe The health center has severely limited prescribing the and pineapple juice and water," she www.asda.org drug Vicodin, which is used to relieve pain, Pneuman said. said. ''[- try not to cat more thnn 10 . American Sleep. Ap'nea "We are very aware of recreational usc," she said. "I grams of fat per day. I know that's not Association: LANEY EROKAN understand thaI with the combination of Vicodin and much, but I supplement my diet in www.nicom.com/....:asaa/ Assistant Dimensions Editor alcohol. you can get high quicker. We have identified other ways." '--c.-::--'e<--National Center on Sleep people forging prescriptions. When people come in She is self-motivated to do exercise; Disorders Research: Eminem swears by them. Elvis abused them. Marilyn requesting drugs, it is usually Vicodin." but working out with people her age www.nhlbLnig.gov Monroe died from them. Rock stars glorify them. Pneuman suid she docs see prescription-drug abuse as makes it more fun and causes her to • Insomnia Forum: Doctors prescribe them, and every day people use them. a problem, but one that is becoming contained. look at working out as a hobby rather www.sleepnet.com They arc not illegal, and they are in dcmand. "We only prcseribe Vicodin in four or six tablets, and .than a chore, Barrett said. . The recreational use of prescription drugs, 'such as then we reevaluate," Pneuman said. "We have instituted Maintaining a balance in life is the Vicodin, Valium, Dexedrine and Ritalin, can lcud to guidelines for pain management. We often prescribe key to complete fitness, she suid. Natas/Ja 'K/ob(ls call be l'erlc/Jeti at: addiction, health problems, oversedatiol1, respiratory Barrett tries to balance treats with hard [email protected] depression and death, said Dr. Linda Pneuman, chief of l'Iease see MEDS ~ C3 Please see HEALTH ... C3

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KIM HOLT Staff Writer

Believe it or not, herbs aren't just for Mama's spaghetti sauce anymore. In the last few years, the use of herbal supplements has become a popular alterna­ tive to traditional medicine. Hale and Loring Hammer own the Herb Although herbs don't cure diseases, they Store & Education Center on Pillsbury Road. are tools to keep the body healthy, said Loring Hammer, owner of the Herb Store & Education Center. '~ny chance 1 get to stay "Think about what your stressful lifestyle is doing to your health," she said. away fl'om chugging Advil is "There are herbs that help your body cope, so that when a health crisis occurs, it won't good. " be as damaging." Herbs could be beneficial to the college Sally Trione crowd in many ways, Hammer said. Chico State student "Students Ctlll use an immune booster ISS instead of a flu shot," she said. "A lot of college students don't think about this happens, stop and try something else," stuff until they start to fall apart. They Kuraisa said. "It's not rocket science." en should be taking care of their immune Even the medical world is starting to rec­ systems now." ognize the benefits of herbal supplements. Sally Trione, a Chico State University Dr. James Nagel, an internal-medicine z junior and soccer player, said she has been specialist at Convenient Care Health using herbal baths and multivitamins for Center, said that 20 to 40 percent of the about two years. medicines he uses come from plants. With "I want to keep my body in one piece as the proper knowledge and application, much as I can," she said. "Any chance I get herbs and traditional medicine can be used to stay away from chugging Advil together, he said. is good." "Most physicians don't have a strong While she is happy with the herbal sup­ background in herbs, but there is a growing plements she takes now, Trione said she did acceptance in the medical community," have a bad experience with an herbal Nagel said. "There are more residency pro­ metabolism booster about three years ago. grams using integrative .medicine. It's "It had herbal caffeine, and I felt like 1 opening up a whole new world for patients The Orion/CHRISTINA ARANDA-SMITH was going to have a heart attack," she said. and physicians." The Herb Store & Education Center in the Almond Orchard Shopping Center provides help­ "1 definitely didn't like it. A lot of people Whether mixing herbs with medication ful information to educate customers about the various herbs and supplements it sells. put money into those pills, but I think they or trying them for the first time, it is impor­ should just exercise more." tant to consult with an herb specialist, said pick something up," Barker said. "That plements, individuals need to take care of Tyler Kuraisa, a junior at Chico State, Tara Barker, owner of Natural Health. would not be a wise choice. Ask a pharma­ themselves. said he started taking herbal multivitamins The Food and Drug Administration cist or herbalist about which herbs you Barker said general nutrition is the most and antioxidants about six months ago. doesn't test herbs for purity, so people should take." important factor for staying healthy. "Herbs People should listen to their b.odies to need to ask which herb distributors are rep­ People should also know that herbs are not medications. They are there to help decide which herbs work for them, he said. utable, she said, . aren't the answer to all medical problems, out," she said. "They are foods that nourish "If you take them and something bad "Don't walk into a drugstore and just she said. Instead of relying solely on sup- and help the body heal itself." Smokers huff, puff,blow their lives away ~ From pills to patches, variety of methods help smokers kick bad habits

KELLIE MCCARTHY Staif Writer

We are living in a time when young adults have more freedom and responsibility than ever. This responsibility requires students to make decisions that will affect the rest Freshmen Tyler of their lives, such as whether to smoke cigarettes. Kennelly, Drew Everyone has seen the flashy ads that glamorize smok­ .Holwerda and ing, and we all know about the campaigns against tobacco Tyler Smith take : companies. Whose side are you on? a smoke break A recent study done by the Campus Alcohol and Drug on the benches Education Center reported that 65 percent of the students at outside Lassen Chico State University smoke on a regular basis. Twenty­ Hall. According seven percent of those students will die prematurely due to to a survey by smoking. Campus Alcohol With these facts, why do people continue to smoke? and Drug "I've been smoking for about two years, and I couldn't Education even stop if I wanted to," first-year student Shaun Spaeth Center, CADEC, said. "I tried it for about a day and just about went crazy." 65 percent of Cigarettes contain nicotine, which has been proven by Chico State stu­ the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug dents smoke [ndependence to be just as addictiVe as cocaine. cigarettes on a ' "My dad has tried every drug in the book and was an regular basis. alcoholic for 15 years," said Sarah Curreh of the American The Orlan/SCOn CARLTON Lung Association. "Now he doesn't do drugs. He hasn't with the aftereffects or'smoking. Although Zyb~m doesn't had a drink in a decade, but he can't seem to stop smoking." contain nicotine, it helps smokers deal with the depression According to the American Cancer Society, most people. or anger they may experience after quitting. begin smoking in their early teens. "Zyban made me moody, so I had to stop using it," "In high school, I was always at my best friend's house, Melissa LeMay, 23, said. "But! found the patch worked a lit: and her parents smoked, so I just sort of picked up on the tie better." , habit," first-year student Robin Hoffman said. Others rely on more natural cures. Herbal remedies can Orion Unfortunately, the habit is easy to pick up but not so be found at S&S Organic Pr~duce and Natural Foods in easy to quit. Although some sniokers can sense their health Chico. The American Cancer Society and the American DIMENSIONS deteriorating, and sometimes watch family members die, Lung Association also offer support groups and classes to Staff they still can't kick the habit. help smokers quit. Hypnosis is another way to fend off the ' "I tried to stop smoking because I have asthma and I was nicotine uddiction. Editor having lung problems, but I guess I just won't run because "Hypnosis taps into your subconscious, and that's where Natasha Klobas I'm just not ready to quit yet," Spaeth said. changes are made," ·said Kathleen Anderson, a hypnothera­ According to the Wellness Center, it takes a person'sbody' py practitioner. "Some people walk out of the office after Assistant Editor 15 'years to have the heart risks of that of a nonsmoker after one session and never smoke again." Laney Hrokatl quitting smoking completely. Even a nonsmoker's risks are Before choosing a method, Curreh recommends consult­ high, and smoking only increases common heart hazards. ing a physician to find out what is right for that person's Doslgnor There are many methods to help someone stop smoking. body. She also stresses the importance of people wanting to Randy Striegel Besides quitting cold turk!!y, there are patches, nicotine quit for themselves. . . gums, medications, herbal remedies, support groups After learning about the harmful ·effects that smoking Writers ana hypnotists. has on the body,. some. indi,yiduals attempt to stop. Kim Holt The patch and gum feed small doses of nicotine into .However, . sometimes the latestl information andstntistics Kellie Mcear/by smokers' bodies to eventually wean them off the effects of . are not enough to persuade peo~~e to quit. .' DOlln(s.. O'Keefe tobacco. According to the American Lung Association, "I'll probably stop in.a few y~4rs," LeMay said. "Now is KiJltSafo };yban~ the prescription drug mos,t comn'\~ll1ly used to help the time for mi· to smoke, be young and party."· t.: I •. .' " II, • . I, j ~3'" October 4, 2000 . The Orion ~~.,"" '." HEALTH: Regular workouts have short-,Iong-term benefits Contin/ladfrom "11 C1

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. , "I don't see any reason why (Illyonc should not find a ~egular exerc,ise program, except for medical reasons, and I've see very fcw cases where doctors do not support The Orion/ KATVE MARTENS some kind of exercise," said Susie Rees, a Doctors are starting to be more careful when prescribing drugs such as Vicodin, Valium and Ritalin. membership director and aerobic instructor. The long- and short-term benefits arc' tremendous, Rees snid. Perlmps one of' the biggest rewards for parents who exercise is ;MEDS: Harder to get the influen.ce it has on their children. She said she has noticed what a positive influ­ : Conlinllcd from ~ C 1 people suffering from Attention Deficit ence it has had on her own family. . . Disorder must be diHgnosed by another doctor. "Even a half-hour exercise session a The Orion/KATYE MARTEflS :Tylenol with codeine becallsC it is less abused." "We no longer make the initial diagnosis. We day or a couple of! times a week can make Student Monica Barrett incorporates a mix of actillities >' Tamara Gelvin, a Chico State senior, was pre­ can follow them and evaiuHte them," Pneuman said. a big, difference in a person's fitness," into lier lifestyle, including riding her bike to classes :~cribed Vicodin when she WitS in high school. The Student Heulth Center is very cHreful Rees snid. "It's not just living longer, but . and working ,out at In Motion Fitness, to stay in shape. : ., "I had a hernIated disc in my back," Gelvin about prescribing, medication for students, feeling better." 'said. "The Vicodin made it so I could walk. she said. During my freshman year at Chico State, some "We are not hunding it out to people who .days I couldn't even go to Whitney Hall for my don't need it," Pneuman said . meals. My friends had to bring me a sick tray." Painkillers and 'depressants Hre medications technique and rhythmic perfonnance: Gelvin said although she did not abuse the Pneuman sees used the most. "r.nl".pj~ technique and at a steady, rnrltt"'~ii~/!> 'prescription, some people in her residence hall "I could be wrong," she said. "Kids' are :tried to. creative." "People offered to buy the pills from me," ShaunH Quinn, project manHger and founder :Oel vin said. "One guy was in my room and of the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education , .t ,tried to steal them frol11 me." Center at Chico State, works more with preven­ .' Other prescription drugs commonly abused tative measures in accordance with .drugs, but :iIlclude Ritalin and Dexedrine. Both are drugs' she doesn't see recremional use of prescription :used to help 'rnai1

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Many studentg come to Chico State University for an education and end up leaving with more than just a degree - they leave with a few extra pounds. Some blame drinking and others blame resi- dence-hall food, ' Colleen Phipps, the production manager for Whitney Hall dining, said she uses students' sug­ gestions to plan all the meals. "That's how I plan the menus," she said. "I sec what they Ii ke to cal and what my staff says· about the different foods they are cooking." If 11 recipe isn't well received, then it won't be put back on the menu. Phipps tries to offer students an assortment of nutritious foods by serving several different entrees at each meal. "I try to basiclllly satisfy the majority of the t:ustomcrs by putting things like chicken strips on c.:heese ravioli," Phipps said. "But then, I also put a wide variety of items so that I can please other c.:ustomers too." She said she serves vegetarian dishes as well. There is :llso tofu at the salad bar and sugar-free desserts. All vegetables and pasta arc cooked without oil, butler or salt. The Orion/MEGAN 'BARRER "We basically try to he as nutritionally sound The Whitney Hall dining staff tries to satisfy everyone's 1astes. Along with traditional recipes, they offer vegetarian meals, tofu in the salad bar and sugar­ as possible," Phipps said. "I'm offering as free desserts to accommodate healthy appetites. In order to prepare wholesome food, all vegetables and pastas are cooked without oil, butter or salt. much as we can, so people can make good food choices. " healthy by providing nutritional fucts for every "I liked it because they gave me a lot of However, . a variety of choices might be the meal, she said. choices," she said. "I didn't have to eat what I biggest problem, she said. "You need to learn how to choosc wisely," didn't wanna eat." UI (i01'l 't ~ee people ctlring, like When students first come to college, they often Phipps said. ''That's the most important thing." Millct said she ate only pastas, bagels and gain weight because they don't know how to Dan Ferreira, a first-year student at Chico sandwiches because she thought everything elsc 'TIJel'e is 25 grams offat in Ibat. choose their food wisely. State, said most stucien ts don't care what was unhealthy. "Because of so l11:lny choices, they don't really they cat. Now that she cooks for herself, she prepares I'm tlot gettitlg Ibat.' EVe1yhody know how to create their own dish according to . "I don't sec people caring, like 'There is 25 foods frum all the basic food groups. what their needs might be," she said. "So they grams of fat in th~lt. I'm not getting that, ", he said. Nutrition education is important, especially to jllst pretty mllc/J grabs 'Ivbalever tend to overeat." "Everybody just pretty much grahs whatever first-year s~lldents who need to know what they Phipps said the reasons for the "freshman they wan!." should and should not eat, Millet said. they 'Ivall!." 15," or gaining weight in the first year of col­ But female students seem to cure more about "When students go to college, they guin weight lege, are drinking, quitting exercise and eating nutrition than male students do, Ferreira said. hecause :tll that food out is there," she said. Dan Ferreira unhealthily. Katy Millet, a scnim at Chico State, used to ''They don't have their parents there to help them First-year Chico State student Whitney Hall dining helps students to eat live in Lassen Hall and ate in Whitney Hall...... ge~ a balanced diet every day."

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, PICKS Sidelines Q&A witil 'DR MTEA UP IN Krukow TODD MCBAin .Bay Area baHles Sellior Writer This week looks to be a big " :one for the teams that grace the Today, the Sail Frandseo Giants wil!. , :San Francisco Bay. play their first postseasol1 game sil1<':l' In baseball, both the Oakland 1997. This seasol1 has been surreal for :A's and the San Francisco Giants the Giants; they played ill a beautiful 'are in the playoffs. The Bay new stadium, which was sold Ollt e:lch ::Area is taking on New York in a of the 83 games played there, alld Ihey .. "pair of series this week, with the went on to IHlve III<: h..:st record in thL' :A's playing the Yankees and the major leagues. :'Giants playing the Mets. ' One IIHII1 who has seel\ every gam..:. ' : Could we be gearing up for of the Giants' roller-coasler seaSlJll 01' ·another Battle of the Bay? Only high and low <':1110\ ions, 1<':1 duwns and. : time and a few dozen inni ngs triumphs is former Gi:lllt ace i'vlike will give us the answer. Krukow. In football, the San Francisco "Kruk" has heen a hroadcaster 1'01'. 4gers arc up against the Oakland Giants' radio and televisioll broatl<.:ast·~ 'Raiders on Sunday. This will be since 1991. He has been a part of Ih<.:. a 'crucial game for San Uia!llS' postseason tealllS as a pbyer ill Francisco. The 4gers will be 1987 and 1989, and as a hruadcastL'r ill ,looking to lengthen their win- 1997 ~lI1d 2000, as well as the hemt­ ning streak to thrce and put them breaking episode in 1993 where they' at .500. missed making the playoffs hy nne All of this Bay Area competi­ game to Ihe Atlanta Braves. tion is not just big news for those The talkative Krukow sat down with who live there. Many Chico me before a game against the ArizolJ:l. State students are from the Bay Diamondba<.:ks 011 Sept. 1:'1, to lalk. Area, and most people arc strong some Giants basehall. fans of a San Francisco or Oakland team. Q: How much fun was ihis season to be This is because the Bay holds around ana a part of? many of the closest professional 'teams. Sure, Sacramento has its A: You never really realized how· Kings~ Monarchs and Knights, mLlch betler a better ballpmk could be. but until recently those teams You didn't wanl to leave this place. The never won. IXlllpark had a tremendous amount to Besides, they're all out of do with the feeling lhat was so positive season right now. It's time for and so good here. And then you IHld ;] - 'baseball and football, und we leam th,it seelm:d mature and cOllld g<.:l­ : have some big action happening it done at the same Iill1e. It's fun to. : just a few hours away. watch those guys hit that level ami it: : was fun to come to this ballpmk and The Olympiad of women watch them hit it here. I've never s(!el1._ The most stunning thing anything like this L:vel·. I've Ilever been; : , about the Olympics this year was to a ballpark that was sold out every' · the women. game. So the vibe that has been the Women ,competed in 23 new year 2000 has been ahsolutely incredi-. : categories, including, the hie, off the charts. Nobody <.:ould have; ,: triathlon, weight lifting and the prepared for it. : pole vuult, which was won by · Auburn nntive Stacy Dragila. Q: Do you thlnl, the Giants would have' ': The U.S. wOInen's softball had this much success if they were over at : and basketball teams brought' Candlestick? · home gold, as did many female , swimmers and fUnnel'S. Venus A: Yeah, they're a pretty good team.' . : and Serenu Williams cleaned up J think they would have lwei a good sea-;:' in women;s tennis. son. 1 really think the 40.930 is a hugc~: Australian Aborigine Cathy Tho Orion/KATE LOVE difference in theil' game. I think this, : Freeman lit the Olympic torch Top, Jessica Belcher prepares to drive the ball past a Grand Canyon defender in the Friday home game. Above lefti Kendra park's helped that much. , and went on to win the women's Kittoe deftly maneuvers a pass from downfield. Above right, Belcher elevates and knocks a header toward the goal. : 400-meter race, bringing to light Q: Being a former player, what's that liI(e :: I many of the social and racial when you're out there and you have such a··~ issues of Australia. Women· shut. out Grand Canyon big crowd rooting you on every game? ' , And though America's , Marion Jones failed to bring A: It's electric. I r ynu play ill front of : . back five gold medals (she won MELODY GUTIERREZ What we did in the first half \Vas not lyon the field. l4,000 people thcrc's a Ilatness. In front: three gold .md two bronze), the Sialf Writer acceptable, so we went back out there "We were ready for this game. This of 40,000 people there's a buzz in the ,: . : whole world was captivated by and showed thaI." was the first team we were able to put air, and whell you're 011 the field it's all;; Lier attempt, the first of its kind. Bob Russ' definition of a "dream Chico State took its third consecu­ away, and it tastes sweet." pointed toward YOll. It energizes you.; ~ The United States dominated i\~am" is a team thut goes onto the tive win after putting together a per­ The Wildcats llfe now 8-2-0 over­ It's an incredible high. It's the gl;eatesl' the Olympics, coming nway with field nnd plays to its full potential. formance that could only have been all and 4-2-0 in conference, heading high there is. 97 medals (42 from women), performed by Russ' dream tellll1. "That's what these girls do, this is toward the midway point in confer­ , .. w'ith Russia in second with 88. my dream team," snid ~llSS, head Of the 19 Wildcat playel;s all the ence play. Q: Could you see success coming a few; ': All thm remains to be seen is coach of Chico Slate's women's soc· tcam, 18 received playing time on The team's first goal was on one- years ago? They've come so close but they ~ if we do the sume when it's on eer team, following :t 3-0 .win over Friday, highlighting the team's depth touch passes between . Katie hadn't made it to that next level. . }~ our own field, in the 2002 Winter Grand Cnnyon University on Fdday. this season. Fcrchland and Lauren Goerke. Olympics in Salt Lake City. Chico came out strong in the sec· "We nqrmnlly play about 14 play­ The ball crossed the center to A: They've. always had weaknesses. ;: ond half after n lazy first half had left ers primarily," Russ said. "I've got Kendra Kittoe, allowing her to draw This year 1 think they arc a very good· ;: the lemn up by one, 18 really good soccer players. Every thc Grand Canyon goalie out of posi­ team. This team has improved. I didn't:· lIen/ber Scbneppncb C{/II be reacbed n/: "Tonight was really a niee win," time I put.a plnyer in, 1 see the inten­ tion long enough for her to send the think they could be as good of a de fell- :: [email protected] Russ said. "We were trying to stress sity come up nnd I sec them con­ ,------..."..,~ offensive and defensive intensity. tribute a little something indivi~ltal- Please see WOMEN ~ C8 Please see KRUKOW ll» CS·{:: " ------~------.------~--' :: "I- I'

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JON MILLER SI(/ffWriler

When Charlie Jackson first put on a Chico State lacrosse jersey, he was surprised - this COUldn't be college-level lacrosse, could it? There W,lS no coach, no plays. not even matching uniforms. Coming from a state championship high-school team in San Diego, this was not what Jackson had in mind. "I came to Chico expecting a step up, but it was the com­ plete opposite," said Jackson, the senior team captain. "It was a complete 180." When there were enough players at p~actice to scrim­ . mage, it was about individual showboating, at least for the players with experience. Many had never even picked up a lacrosse stick before. z The team affectionately named its style of play "organized street-ball," assistant coach D.J. Ashby said . ... "It was rag tag," said Ashby, who played lacrosse from Above, new head 1996 to 1999. "It was basically give it to your best players coach Steve Dini and try to score." works with a That was foUl' years ago, and things have changed. prospective The team's new uniforms began arriving last week. More goalkeeper dur­ than 30 offensive plays have been added to the old run·und­ ing a practice STATE catch, and no less than 30 players have been at each prac­ last week. Left, tice th,is fall. Dini directs the So why is this program turning around? Steve Dini. players as they The new head coach, a former player at Chico State in practice down­ 1993, stormed back into Chico lacrosse this fall, trying to field. Dini plans pull the team from its recent stint of mediocrity into what it to transform the W:IS when Dini played here - a winning program. Chico State ''1' In lOOking' down a tunnel and lean see the end, and team into a suc­ I'm trying to get the guys to se.e it too," Dini said. "I want cessful, winning this team to be recognized nationally." program. But how could the small Chico State lacrosse team ever be recognized nationally? By pl:lying nationally recognized teams. Chico State will play the University of Washington, Stanford University. USC, Georgia Tech and Auburn ." --.;.------.' , University, among others. players to join his team, setting up recruiting w.eekends to .',.' . The team will also take on UC Berkeley, ranked fourth find future talent. UHe's starting from scratch. He's re­ .'c": in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, "Many (club) teams don't recruit," he said. "We are .', and Sonoma State, ranked third. because we know they arc our future." teac!J,7tzg everyolle bou) to play lacrosse ,l "I've put these guys in the hardest schedule they've seen Diniis completely transforming this team, jus't like every ': in their lives," Dini said. "I waIit us to be every team's other lacrosse,program he coached. .. iJis lIlay. It's a nelll beginning." worst nightmare. I want these schools to come in knowing In 1999, he coached Marin Catholic High .,School in nothing about us. leave and say, ·Wow. Chico State is a Novato to a state chmnpiollship and compiled a 36-1 record • John Felts::: good lacrosse team. '" in only two seasons. ., , ".. ~\ ' " Men's lacrosse ;;: Actually, Chico State lacrosse is a club sport, but dOIl't He directed U.S. West Lacrosse. a team of all-stars from "J try telling that to Dini or his players. The coach won't even the West Coast that won thc international friendship games say the word when talking about his program. This is a'''vir­ in Tokyo. and agreed. tual varsity" team, no different than a collegiate sport Success follows Steve Dini, said Chico senior Brian ''I'm disappointed we're just getting Dini now," Jackson except for school funding, he said. Newsham. said. "I wish this wasn't my last year of eligibility." "It's going to be indistinguishable to the naked eye that '"He just goes in and turns programs around," Newsham For sophomore John Felts, who's in, his first year of eli­ this is anything other than a varsity team,'~ Dini said. "It said. 'This is the most excited everyone has been about this gibility, Dini is starting over. looks, it acts, it feels like a varsity team." team since I've been here." "He's starting from scratch," Felts said. "He's re-teaching Maybe that's why Dini has started recruiting high-school . Charlie Jackson looked back on his first three seasons everyone how to play lacrosse his way. It's a new beginning." , ' Sports Shorts--..., Wildcat men unable to score Women break winning streak The women's soccer team lost 2-0 MICHAEL FERRARESI game. They attempted, to usc to visiting UC San Diego on Oct. I, S/{!I.l' Writer crisp, efficient passes to give breaking the Wildcats' three-gamc scoring opportunities to the for­ winning streak. The couches have multiplied. wards. Goalkeeper Wendy Keppel, senior, So have the fans that loyally Despite keeping steady pos­ had two saves in the game. , '" drag them onto the University session of the ball. the Chico The team will travel to Cal State;;: Stadium sideline for Chico offense was constantly thwarted L.A. on Friday, and Cal Poly Pomont1.:~'; State men's soccer games .. by Grand Canyon. on Sunday. .,!., ..f.,.... F,m support has exploded in The 'Cats attackers - namely , .~." the course of a couple weeks. forwards Ian Marshall, Brett Men's soccer comes up short -:~ However, the Wildcats' offense Williams and Sean Parks - were The Wildcat men lost 3-1 to Sail~:, has not. unable to completely penetrate Diego on Oct. 1. Sophomore Breti:if~ Friday night's anticlimactic and pressure Grand Canyon Williams scored the only Chico,,r 1-0 shutout loss to conference goalkeeper Mark Wilson. State goal off an assist by defender,:. foe Grand Canyon University The Antelopes used a defen­ Jeremy Jostad. ,'. made it abundantly clear that the si ve technique called "packing The team will also travel to Cai.. ;' 'Cats attacking third place must the back," where the defense State L.A. and Cal Poly Pomona this 2 make their presence felt in the bulks up and crowds the oppo­ , weekend. ~: box, or they will continue to fire nent when he's in the box. T~e Orlon/KATYE MARTENS blanks. "Tactically, I'll give their Second-year player Kevin Kuiper tries to pass the\ball to another VolIJ!yball loses two , ': "We need to step it up," head coach credit for packing the teammate as the first half winds down. The men were shut out. Chico State volleyball was unable ~i coach Mike O'Malley said. "It back," O'Malley said. "But it to come lip with a victory last week- '; , was a losing effort. This pro­ makes for an ugly game. We long-distance shots. The 'Cats end, losing 3-0 to both Sonoma State :' grmn isn't used to losers." don't play ugly soccer very have taken few solid shots from ··t· and San Fmncisco State. :,':7~ o : Frustration was easily well. " long range this season~ The five " 11Je soccer g011s The team plays at home this ~~~ noticeable on the faces of the The Antelopes were able to or six lengthy strikes were weekend against Cal State L.A. at 7 :;; 'Cuts players, who were successfully execute their strat­ either far over the crossbar or were 1Zot,Jn 0111' side" p.m. on Friday, and Cal Statc'~; , stonewalled by the Antelopes' egy. The best of Chico's shots nowhere near the goal, further­ \ Dominguez Hills at 7 p.m. OJ{li Orion stingy defense for the entire went straight into the arms of ing Chico's disappointment. , Mike O'Malley Sunday in Shurmer Gym. ':.{: game. Wilson, who had nine saves. "We c1on't have a'nyone on Head coach , . . \ :,,) ~ SPORTS The 'Cats simply couldn't Midfielders Keith lamtaas ollr team who can put it in the Acker floor nearing completion '.:\ SlujJ pull alIt a victory for the bois­ and Enrique Tadco combined back of the net on a consistent If all goes as planned, this week:;; terous loyalist:; on the couches, for seven shots on goal. basis," midfieldcr : Loren there will be no tactical modifi­ end's games will be the last VOlley'::: Editor who remained loud despite their Parks also had two decent Collingwood said. "We need to cutions of the game plan. ball plays in Shurmer Gym. Work on' J/ea/!Jel' home team's demise., pressures, but there was still have a littie more of :what we "Hopefully the next' team the Acker Gym floor is scheduled tei:' Schoep/mc/) "The soccer gods were not obviolls lack of intensity in the call' 'fire' in won't pack the back against us," be completed by next weekendr;,,: on our side," goalkeeper Mike Wildcats' arsenal. the box. '" O'Malley said. "We play better which means next weekend's volley;X " ' Designer Williams said following' the "Our attacking third is a little Questions swirl around the when a team comes alit and ball home games may be played in::. Pbil 'Ii'e/bewfI)' loss. "You can control the game unlucky right now," Tadeo said. 'Cats this season. The team is wants to play soccer. We're not Acker Gym. :' :' as much as YOll want, but YOll , ·'We need to be more creative. fegarded as an exciting, youth­ in the habit of winning, so the "! ':' , ;:." Writers can't win unless you score We don't have that much expe­ ful group that can turn the game next win is not going to be, Cycling to host race ' .', : ;.~'; Todd McBa11l goals. We've got good players rience, so when we get (in the around in an im;tant. However, easy." The Chico' State cycling club is ,'" , Melody Guliel'rez with some pop, but they've got box) we kind of freak out." its offensive struggles are The men's .soccer team is hosting a race on Saturday in Chico;~:':' , Jail MilicI' a jinx on them right now." In addition to missing post­ impeding its 'progress as a unjt. currently 4-7 following a 3-1 The cycling nationals will be helc(~ next weekend in Idaho. ,',;, Mic!Jtlel Ferrrtl'esi The WildcatS' controlled the up opportunities in the box, the The 'Cats, remain limp 'at loss to UC San Diego on "''''·i . . .. ~: R(/cbl!jtJ(/SI illgs ball fb"r the majority of the 'Cats '~lso misfired on several times; lyetO'Malley stated that Sunda~. . •. . fat . -,~ ) ~I f;' /-, r/ " " 'I

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o THUMBS DOWN to restaurants that don't allow separate checks. 'Nuff said.

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