. '1 '. , Arc: h :i. \I I~' :" L L,7 :::::':,:!. (:e, C ::, LJ'/ ~', I]r],ol'l. L vol. 45 no. 4 :3 I::' p . 1. 3 , :2 <ZH2J(2) ~1 ,:c- l' i a rtI Lib :C ,,1 :c j! -- C S LJ C h :L C CJ WEDNESDAY 'he SEPTEMBER 13, 2000 Opinion .................. : ...................... A6 Sports .......................................... 81· CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO VbLUME 45, ISSUE 4 Dimensions .................................. 85 Entertainment .............................. C1 PLAY IT LOUD HOW S'WEEP IllS ROADS TO NOWHERE Calelldar....................................... C4 Jurassic 5 leads list of bands Men's, women's soccer Take a hike ,.,: or a drive Comics ......................................... C7 topJay in Rose Garden sweep through SF State out of Chico for a day hHp:llorion.csuchico.edu ENTERTAINMENT ~ C1 SPORTS ~ B1 . DIMENSIONS ~ as Victim escapes attacker ing to her, apartinent on West Fourth returned to her car to g!!t the rest of her victim's phone with him and threatened NIESHA GATES Avenue at 10;55 p.m. on Sept. 5 when groceries. When she returned to her her to not call the police, police said. Assistmll News Editor Edwards approached her in the parking flpartment and retrieved her phone from It was the victim's communication lot and asked if he could use her phone, Edwards, he brandished fI razor-type with Edwurds that kept him from rap­ .; ,ups II. we did It again Lloyd Clint Edwards, a 21-year-old said Chico 'police Officer Jnmes Fryer weapon, choked her with his hands Hnd ing her, Lara said. ":;~ Like sands through the hour­ Butte College student, was arrested . in a press release.' " .' punched her CI11ee in the mouth c;lUsing "The victim kept her composure and glass,' so are the days at' the early Sept. 6 on charges of assaUlting , "She allowed him in to use the minor injury, police said. was able'to verbally communicflle with' ,,:. '<;::hico State University campus - and attempting to rape a Chico State phone," said Detective Jose Lara. "She Edwards then pinned the victim on him," Lara said. "She talked him out of another' Wednesday, another University female in her home at didn't know him at all. She was just a the floor find nttemptcd to sexually doing it." issue of The Orion. And with Westpark Plaza apartments. trusting individuaL" assault her, but left without completing After Edwards ,Iled the ap;lrtl11Cnt this issue, another story about The 26-year-old victim WilS rcturn- After letting Edwflrds in, the victim the sexual act, police said. He took the Please see ATTACK ~ A4 ; the Greek community. Julie Schubert's story on A2 . .·,:'dt!tails the' apparent decrease in ~. the number of students who :.~hshed fraternities this semester, Students board. '. in new. class "as well as possible reasons for ·.the supposed decline. And while the article argues ~ University offers both sides of' the issue -whether · there is in fact a decrease in .first skateboarding Greek participation. or if the · numbers have remained consis­ class in the nation tent from last year - one thing r,emains certain: People will TODD MCBAIN accuse The Orion of sensational- Senior writer · izing a Greek issue for no appar­ ent reason. ;;.',,, But in truth, we were The popularity of skate­ ;.approached by members of the boarding among Chico 'State :~:Greek community who wanted University students led to the .' . ../.,"" "'·t. - ~ .I' , . ' .. ::i~<?;;)(now":III'hy. :people. weren't formation of a new dass.. added \{yshlilgthis sem'ester - inn: fact·· ,'I: fQ 'this'year's" scHed'ut~:" ~ :',-. ,~ .. ,(~~-, . ,~hat is the case. We agreed the . This special-topiccl~ss,the;~:· 'story deserved a closer look, so first of its kind offered at any} , iyou decide. university, is s.till in its early' :: " ' stages but has had a smooth ~arry~~ the torch beginning. , Chico resident and practicing "It's great, about time, and ~hiropractor Dr. David why not," said junior Steve ~unganich boarded a plane en Paustell. "It's due. Why not l:",Oute to Australia this morning get a unit for something you tq take part in the 2000 Summer enjoy doing?" qlympics in Sydney. The idea of the class had ";. The trip will mark been a discussion item in cur­ ·Bunganich's second Olympic riculum meetings for 10 ycnrs . .experience, as he attended the Dick Trimmer, physical educa­ :1984 summer games in Los tion 'department chair, and Bob class was mentioried," .,he said. sional skateboarder who had pumped on the idea." knew the class was being Angeles as a spectator. Russ, outdopr education chair, "That's how a lot of ,,outdoor 'been a teacher assistant for The idea that W<lS once offered wa..~ to stumble upon it . This time around, however, thought the class would be a education classes start; they're Trimmer. They brought the laughed at wa~ approved and while on the Web or to hem Bunganich will be working with good addition to the outdoor born ,through laughter.:' idea to Dorin late in the spring added to the schedule, but it about it. ' t,he athletes from the Sie~a Leon education program, Russ said. The laughter turned serious' semester. was too late for it to be added It didn't take long, however, national team as the team's offi­ "There was usuaily a lot of : when Trimmer and Russ found' "It was really exciting," to the TRACS book. ,cial trainer. laughter when the idea of the Marcus Dorin, ase~-profes~ Dorin said. "They were really The only way students Please see SKATE !II-- A4 " And despite his affiliation :' ,~ith tht; United States, Bunganichviews his chance to 'participate in the Olympics as an Open sea~on J()~ animal research at Chico State i,ncredible opportunity. "It's an honor to be asked and selected," he SOlid. "My only MARY WESTON " We've had e-mails and ','i'oncern from day one has been Staff iVriter ,to Hssist the athletes and provide letters objecting to the care so they can perform at an Animal rights actiVists from all over: .' 'optimum level." the world protested an environmental research because ani- . ;';, study performed at Chico State , University this summer. rnals were killed." Randy Striegel call be reached at: Activists sent hundreds of letters [email protected] and e-mails to the university to Joe Wills protest Dr. Marti Wolfe's use of ani­ Public affairs director at Chico State mals in research; after they read an obscure posting on 'an animal rights Web site. Wolfe,a wildlife toxicolo­ the wild, she said this research needs to gist and instructor of biology at Chico be performed in a clinical setting. The State, performed the first phase of die research has a dual purpose, she said. ; experiment on 24 mallard ducks this They are testing the effects of a new summer. A Venezuelan oil company oil-orimulsion that might prove less gave Wolfe the grant to test the toxic .. toxic than crude oil and be easier to effects of the oil before it could sell clean up after an oil spill, Wolfe said. its new petroleum product to the They are also trying to develop n blood United States. Testing pools under black coverings are where the ducks were exposed to the oil. test to monitor the health of birds that "Clearly we knew that some people· Testing Is'requlred ~YtheU.S. EPA and other agencies before 011 can be imported. have been exposed to toxic substances; would have a negative reaction," said .. she said. ·Joe Wills, public affairs director, at They're dead ducks," she said. researcher. Sometimes people come in Orimulsion is a petroleum product Chico State. "Wc've had e-mails and . Wolfe-!iUid that in the original pro­ and break things." already used in Canflda that clumps ill . letters objecting' to the research posal, the' next experiments that use Wolfe said she came to work at saltwater, so it's easier to clean up after because animals were killed.". live ducks. would:takeplace next sum- Chico State in December. Previously, an oil spill, Wolfe said. Wills said that Wolfe performed the mer. Nowithey wrlntto.move it up and she worked at the University of . The U.S. Environmental Protectiori' experiments on campus the .last we~k get information faster, shesaid. California, Davis and has been a Agency and other state agencies in July, Wolfe declined to gi:vethe name of wildlife toxicologist for 13 years, per­ require toxicity tests before an oil Cali The phase of the . experiment that; , the oil company. forming research on the effects of mer­ be imported into the United States; people were concerned about ~ immers- . "As far'as the exact time and place, cury 0n waterfowl and mammals at Wolfe said. I ing the ducks in oil and euthanizing . I'm not'a~xious to'h~vethat published Clear Lake and the effects of pesticides . Typically, rescarchers have had to them - is over, Wolfe said. either,"\yolfe sa.id~·j.',:This isa spooky. on songbirds. ,"The ducks . are in the freez~r:' thing, 'when thi.s;:· happens to a Although Wolfe performs research in Nease see DUCKS ~ AS : '. I, " ", , ' (~ J~:.. ,).,' ,<\ttJ"· . l~!\~:~'" I'~ ,of·f; ~·t( :~ I,' .... ~ .~~ ~~.' •• ~ : \f't :) . ,\. , . _ •. 'J. -:. '" c_ ._ ~ .:...... ,._ .. '" ... ___ .:...-...._ •. ~,~.___ J ....... _ ....... ..:.:." .. -, ......... .-•. _.. , '_'.' ,,-' .:..¥ - . ". "- '. .:. ... -'-' ..................... ,_ .. _"................. -~ ..• ~ .... -.. -.• ;.. .... ---- '.'" . _A2 The Orion s Fra ies q'uestion fall rush sizel turnout this Semester. Usually half JULIE SCHUBERT of the men \',Iho rush ar:e from the News Editor dorms, and this year there was only one. With an increasing number of "I think rush is decreasing first-year students on the Chico because Interfraternity Council State University campus,' some and the Greeks are not appealing fraternities are wondering why so to the freshmen so they know few rushed this semester.