About The Orion
The Orion is an independent, Pacemaker Award winning student-run news source at California State University, Chico. Every Wednesday, we provide broad, in-depth coverage of university news, sports, features and entertainment in our weekly paper and daily content on our website.
The Orion’s goal is to build journalistic excellence at Chico State by striving to inspire our readers to think critically, with complete, accurate and unbiased journalism.
Since its inception in 1975, The Orion has provided a training ground for students interested in journalism, photography, advertising, marketing, production, graphic design and videography.
The Orion distributes 3,000 free newspapers to buildings on campus and to more than 90 off-campus locations weekly.
Awards
The Orion, a laboratory newspaper of CSU, Chico’s nationally accredited journalism department, has won dozens of national, regional and state awards. It was inducted into the Associated Collegiate Press Hall of Fame in 2005 for its record of achievement.
NATIONAL AWARDS
Advertising Excellence
Best Display Ad/BW:First Place: 2009Best Newspaper Promotion Ad/BW:Second Place: 2008
Third Place: 2009
Best Display Ad Campaign:Third Place: 2008
General Excellence
Pacemaker Award for General Excellence:1989, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014
Online Pacemaker Award:2007, 2009
ACP National Newspaper of the Year:First Place: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011Second Place: 2006
SPJ Mark of Excellence:First Place: 2000, 2004
NNA Better Newspapers Contest:First Place: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006Associated Collegiate Press Hall of Fame:Inducted 2005
REGIONAL AWARDS
Society of Professional Journalists:
Best All-Around University Newspaper:First Place: 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2008, 2009
Second Place: 1992, 1995
Third Place: 1991
STATE AWARDS
California Newspaper Publishers Association:
General Excellence:First Place: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
California College Media Association:
General Excellence:
First Place: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2017
Second Place: 2006, 2010, 2014
Best Overall Design:
First Place: 2006, 2009
Second Place: 2007, 2010