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Catholic questions drif t from religion — Page 4
TV shows, fi lms should refl ect realistic gay lifestyle — Page 5
Summer packing tips help to reduce summer stress — Page 8
Location, roommates factors in house hunt — Page 9
Virtual business card website gives students advantage in job search — Page 10
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Catholic questions drift from religion
Tercius BufeteNEWS DESIGNER
God is dead. He’s been replaced by nausea and a light-
headedness that follows a night of spirit-fueled drinking. It’s been 18 months since my last confession and there is no feeling of remorse. God is dead and I failed to attend the funeral (and the celebration of his resurrection).
For the fi rst time in 23 years of dutiful ser-vice, Easter was consciously neglected. As the most important day in the Christian calendar, a follower’s absence is troubling.
Let it be known, though, my faith remains unwavering — an inextinguishable candle in the wind, never fl ickering, albeit dimming.
The question: Were my actions a refl ection of this collegiate atmosphere or my true self and a lack of commitment?
It is typically presumed that college stu-dents become more drawn to secular activities during their time in college, which results in
the neglect weekly services. But studies by the Social Science Research
Council and “Spirituality in Higher Education: Students’ Search for Meaning and Purpose,” a UCLA study in 2007, suggest that though the practice of faith takes a sabbatical in the colle-giate years, students emerging from this time period gain a desire to fi nd spiritual meaning in their lives.
Since arriving at a college 470 miles from home, my life and interests changed. Instead of church, I sleep in. Instead of the rosary during the fi rst week of the month, there is a standing commitment to Madison Bear Gar-den. Waking without a hangover continues to be the only miracle experienced. I am far from home, far from family and ever distant from my God.
The fact is: I was raised correctly. Tarci-sio Bufete, my father, was a priest before my mother’s pursuit of him. After the few years it took for my dad to become laicized, the process that allows a priest to withdraw his ecclesiastical status from the church, they married. They had three sons and we were
raised to always keep the Sabbath holy. I’ve strayed from the path to heaven for Buck Night.
All good stories start with a mistake. My friend recently celebrated his birthday
irresponsibly and has relied on his friends to fi ll in the night’s black holes. But the grin underneath his unshaven visage was enough.
T.S. Eliot found God after witnessing and contemplating the horrors of modern war. Prisoners often experience a similar Pauline conversion. Perhaps tolerating something equally traumatizing will renew my religious vigor. I need attend a fraternity party fast, lest my mother realizes my deviousness.
For now, I acknowledge that my absence from church is an error. I have to trust that at some point, I’ll fi nd my way back. But in this place, far away from home, that should be enough. Here, debauchery can be a life les-son. Here, I can be wrong.
I’ll procrastinate on being right.
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Housing Guide 5
TV shows, fi lms should refl ect realistic gay lifestyleAngel Huracha
STAFF WRITER
A struggle to move past gay movie and television clichés is emerging. Give me a script where there’s no confl icted sexuality, no coming-out drama, where the gay guy isn’t a drug addict or a neurotic mess and actually lives at the end.
It is about time that we left those sad, gay-man dramas on the cut-ting room fl oor and explored what is considered the new norm of enter-tainment on gay modern culture.
Mind you, it was a very misty-eyed moment when Heath Ledger gripped that Levis cowboy fl annel for dear life at the end of “Broke-back Mountain” or watching Sean Penn’s heartbreaking portrayal of legendary murdered gay activ-ist Harvey Milk struggle for human rights in “Milk.”
But more often than not, gay cin-ema or television is built on tired scenarios. Films where the male actors play gay men dying of AIDS. Television where straight women play lesbians who look like fashion models struggling to fi nd love.
The chick fl ick was already invented. It does not make it any diff erent just because you now have two female leads.
Yes, these are still problems. With both liberals and conservatives on track for a cultural Armageddon over gay marriage and gay rights, the battle lines are being staked out not just in the courts and
legislatures but also in the form of entertainment.
So it’s refreshing when projects that reveal normal everyday liv-ing are shown and don’t have the tinge of a PBS after-school spe-cial syndrome. These shows raise awareness but aren’t necessarily trying to teach us a lesson.
Take the popular show “Modern Fam-ily,” for example.
Despite what you might think, its ste-reotypical fathers, Mitchell, played by the actually gay Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Cameron, straight actor Eric Stonestreet, portray a lovely cou-ple dealing with a process that is usu-ally considered a gay-handicapped subject.
Both characters’ main priority is their obsession with their adopted Asian daugh-ter, and the couple is even considering adopting a second child. Every week, millions of Americans tune in to see two men raise a daughter. Although the idea isn’t unthinkable, the show is a form of acceptance in its own way.
I’ve long maintained that gay-straight cinematic or television equality will fi nally arrive when
a character’s sexuality, however appealing or titillating it may be, is not seen as delivering an important message about tolerance or self-empowerment or some other dull abstraction.
A fi lm like Andrew Haigh’s com-pelling and intense relationship drama “Weekend” is defi nitely about the complications of being gay in the 21st century. Its revelations on modern sexuality expand far beyond the modest setting.
It has romance to spare, but also takes a look under the surface of any thoughtful encoun-ter, however brief.
After attending a party given by friends, central character Russell stops at a gay club on the way home and ends up bring-ing a stranger back to his fl at. Cut to the next morn-ing. After indiscriminate sex comes the potential embarrassment of actu-ally getting to know each other — awkward but nonetheless revealing and perhaps an experi-
ence many of us know too well. Another representation is John
Cameron Mitchell’s “Shortbus,” a sexually graphic portrait of hon-est to Buddha sex and emotional connection. Most notorious for its graphic sex scenes, it is the fi rst American dramatic fi lm to feature
actors and actresses actually hav-ing sex with one another. However, “Shortbus” is not pornography. It is a beautifully moving, artistic, hon-est and, at times, surreal dramady about longing and relationship scuffl es.
The exposure of such projects means progress. For any of us who grew up never seeing a man so much as look longingly at another man, these are incredible times. Residing in a town like Chico that lacks gay culture and knowledge is often diffi cult for some struggling for answers or making the transi-tion into the gay world.
A smaller city does mean fewer resources and fewer people to meet who are also gay.
That isn’t to say Chico has no sup-port for gays. The resources might be few but the support is massive. Knowing how small the support is, those who care often strive above and beyond to help. Stone-wall Alliance Center here in Chico is committed to creating an accept-ing environment for members of the LGBT communities.
But that doesn’t mean we should jump to an irrational conclusion that it’s going to mean marriage equality. But seeing two dull dads smooching on TV, the imagery of a one night stand leading to an actual romance or the struggle of same sex couples facing crisis in their daily lives is defi nitely something extraordinary.
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staff writer
It is about time that we left
those sad, gay-man dramas
on the cutting room fl oor
and explored what is
considered the new norm of
entertainment on gay modern
culture.
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Housing Guide 6
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Summer packing tips help to reduce summer stress
Miguel RochaSTAFF WRITER
As the semester winds down, students start to eagerly anticipate summer, and for many students, summer means moving back home.
The countdown starts weeks in advance, but packing for the trip is almost always put off until the 11th hour.
Often plans to pack ahead of time turn into the rushed shoving of shirts into suit-case corners amid “Are you ready?” text messages.
I hate packing. I hate washing all of my clothes so they’re clean. I hate folding them after. And I especially hate trying to fit all of my belongings into a suitcase. But taking the time to pack thoughtfully and in advance will save you time and trouble later.
So, to avoid the regret you’re filled with once you reopen your suitcase upon arrival to find wrinkled shirts and mismatched socks, here are a few short reminders of how you should tackle the task of packing.
1. Wash all your dirty clothes a day or two ahead of time. No one should pack a bunch of dirty, crusty socks. If you wait until the day of the trip, you may not have time to get it all done.
2. Fold all of your clothes and put them in their normal places in your closet or draw-ers. This way it will be easier to spot which shirt, pants or shorts will work better for the break. The day before leaving, take out the suitcase and dust it off. This will keep your clothes dust-free.
3. Select weather-appropriate clothing and start packing. Everything should already be folded so it’s easy. Try not to pack unneces-sary things.
4. Make a list of all the small items you’ll
need to remember, like your laptop, char-gers, cologne or perfume, contact lenses and deodorant. You might want to keep the deodorant on your person if it’s a long car ride. You don’t want to be stinky.
5. Don’t get overwhelmed — take a break. 6. Resume packing by putting all the items
from your list into a backpack or smaller bag. Then set it next to the suitcase so you don’t forget it. When it’s time to leave, sim-ply load the bags into your car and set your sights on the horizon.
Follow these rules and packing will be easier than you could have imagined. With a little thought and effort in advance, when the day of escape comes all you have to think about is getting out of here and enjoy-ing the ride.
Miguel Rocha can be reached at
Housing Guide 9
Location, roommates factors in house hunt
Towering Above the RestThe Orion is now hiring for Fall 2012. Stop by Plumas 001 for information and an application.
Stephanie GeskeSTAFF WRITER
The day I woke up to my roommate’s boy-friend peeing in our recycle bin, I knew any chances of us remaining civil were over.
My friends have gotten more than an earful when it comes to me talking about my living sit-uations. From roommate’s boyfriends who’ve moved in, to awkward conversations about money owed for rent and PG&E, to being sex-iled, it seems like I’ve experienced it all and I’m only a sophomore.
Choosing somewhere to live is one of the most stressful things, because it’s a binding contract, you can’t escape the people you live with and oh yeah, it lasts a whole year.
But there’s more to be considered about a living situation than just who your future roommates will be. Once students get to be upperclassmen, it becomes all about location, location, location.
There are a few places popular to live in Chico: downtown, on Nord and in the avenues. There are stereotypes for each, like the aves being a scary, dangerous place. On the other hand, they also off er the cheapest rent, compared to down-town, which can be expensive.
Originally I wanted to live in an apartment on Nord Avenue for my sophomore year because I fi gured it was close to campus, semi-quiet and I didn’t want to have to deal with the upkeep of a house. Another thing was, some houses down-town freak me out, mainly the ones that are old or really dirty.
I know people who live downtown in beauti-ful houses that are kept up, and others where I’m surprised the roof hasn’t fallen in or its res-idents haven’t died of poisonous mold. It’s all about how well it’s taken care of both by the people living there and the landlords.
Another factor to think about is roommates. In most apartments you have one or two room-mates and get your own room, but downtown, either to aff ord rent or share space, freshman dorm experiences are recreated. One room I
saw had bunk beds using full-sized beds — an almost laughable imitation of “Step Brothers.”
For the social butterfl ies, sometimes living downtown is easier. It saves a pedi-cab ride or walk across campus at the end of the night and is usually a quicker walk to campus, but it also means more noise. People coming home from the bars and drunk people screaming are just two of the serenades you’ll get to hear on the weekends, and if you’re lucky the week nights too.
But then again, you’re not guaranteed a peaceful night’s sleep no matter where you live. I get woken up some nights from my bed, desk and walls shaking from my neighbor’s bass, and we live in the small, “quiet” apartment complex, or so they told us.
There’s good and bad to all areas, but fi nd-ing a spot in one of them that’s a good fi t and the perfect people to share it with can make any place feel like home.
Stephanie Geske can be reached at
Housing Guide 10
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Virtual business card website gives students advantage in job search
Jen MorenoARTS EDITOR
Networking has never been as important as it is now. It’s not about what you know, it’s about who you know.
Individuals are now seen as more than just beings. They’re seen as brands, and as brands they have to advertise the crap out of themselves if they want to get their name out there.
Networking sites are popping up all over the place now, and it’s getting hard to keep up with all of them. Luckily, there’s a site that will help everyone else keep tabs on you while you work on keeping up with all your sites. and you can fi nd it at about.me.
The whole purpose of attending college is so that eventually we can all get jobs after we grad-uate. With the way the job market is right now, it’s extremely competitive and not as easy as it was before to get hired.
Instead of waiting for someone to hand you a job, show them why they should hire you.
I’ve always been a fi rm believer in the idea that showing speaks volumes over telling. Instead of telling someone about all your experience you should show them.
About.me allows you to link to all of your favorite networking sites and then some. There’s only one page and you can set it up however you’d like, with a personal picture or one of the many pre-loaded backgrounds.
Whenever someone visits your about.me webpage, they can then follow whatever links they’d like to see what you’re all about. No more having to route people to your Facebook and then re-route them to your Twitter so they can see the link to your Instagram pictures.
About.me also has business cards that you can place QR codes on so that people can be taken to your site immediately if they so choose to do so.
All of the graduating seniors are about ready to hit the job market, and I think that they should set aside some time from the last-minute keggers and bar crawls to set up their own pages and begin to whore their name out.
I’m sure a little eff ort now will make a huge diff erence.
And for those students, like myself, who still have some time left in school, it’s still a good opportunity to begin building your brand. Employers are looking for people who are well-rounded and can keep up with today’s ever-evolving trends, and this is the
best place to show potential employers that you can.
Don’t show up with a plain, boring, run-of-the-mill resume. Wow them with a visual compilation of everything you can do.
Jen Moreno can be reached at
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arts editor
I’m sure a little
eff ort now will make
a huge diff erence.
Housing Guide 11
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