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Chico student drowns in swimming pool

Aaron Drange, a 20-year-old recording arts major, was pronounced dead from drowning at Enloe Medical Center after being found unresponsive in an apartment complex swimming pool Tuesday night.

’Cats eliminated from College World Series

Chico State baseball team falls 14-6 to Tampa in elimination game Monday.

Chico State class of 2014 graduates

Hundreds of students attended the annual commencement ceremony that marked the end of their undergraduate careers.

R-1 parking placards on sale this fall

The university confirms restricted parking spots will be available for students in the University Police parking structure.

Creek curve poses threat to drivers

Residents on Bidwell Avenue are no strangers to drivers going off the road and into Big Chico Creek.

Few male students report sexual assaults

A Chico State student talks about his experience with sexual assault years ago. Male sexual assault happens almost as often as female sexual assault, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Environmental groups lack diversity

The environmental groups on campus are predominantly white but are trying to diversify.

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The art event at the Matador Motel, hosted by Chico Visual Arts Alliance, left visitors blown away Saturday.
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Students and Chico community members gathered Saturday at the the bike bath through campus often nick-named the "rape trail" to change the perception of widely used bike bath. People used chalk to write messages about consent and spread awareness on sexual assaults.
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Sitting down with Mathew Riebe founder of "Your Safe Ride Home."
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The spring 2014 semester at Chico State has been eventful. Here's a recap of the semester.
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The Chico State baseball team lost Sunday to Sonoma State in the third annual Capital City Clash at Raley Field.
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Chico State baseball players reflect on their last season as Wildcats
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It's almost the end of 12 Chico State baseball players careers. The seniors were honored with a special ceremony.
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The Chico State softball team split the series with Sonoma State last weekend. The team is eyeing the last playoff spot and must play well in the final regular season series for a chance at the postseason.
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Dean Loker talks about the troubles some students have had getting their desired upper division pathway classes.

Videos

Arts

Friday Night Concert provides enjoyable community atmosphere

Classic rock covers encouraged lip-syncing and fist-pumping at the second show of the 37th anniversary of Downtown Chico’s Friday Night Concert season

Study Break: Godzilla movie review

The new "Godzilla" movie returns to the roots of the giant Kaiju.

Chico State’s ceramic club creates imaginative art

The Chico State Ceramics Club creates and sells original works of art and has exciting plans for the fall semester.

YG sells out solid show at Senator

YG delivered a solid, West Coast hip-hop performance Tuesday night at the Senator Theatre.

Watershed Review re-invigorates literary legacy

Watershed Review, Chico State's literary magazine, held a launch party Monday night at 1078 Gallery, commemorating the magazine's return.

Opinion

Post-racial universities are a myth

Racism is still very much alive in California State universities

Serving up social change via social networking sites

Why the power of online connectivity has the potential to change society for the better.

A private Wildcat Store must put students first

The unsigned Orion editorial is the collaborative opinion of the editorial board.

Male violence goes overlooked

Chico State does a good job of advocating for women's safety, but there should be a place for male victims of assault to speak out.

Providing pertinent professor feedback

Unless the reader is unclear as to how education has functioned during the past 15 years of their life, comments like "Just do all of the assignments and pass the tests and you'll be fine" really don't help much.