College Republicans Held Public Event Calling for Chico State to Dismiss Tenured Professor
Kimberly Morales, News Editor
September 20, 2020
Chico State Republicans held a public event outside Trinity Hall on Thursday morning to call for the termination of Dr. Lindsay Briggs, a tenured associate professor in the Department of Public Health & Health Services Administration. The Orion did not attempt to verify or dismiss the allegations mad...
Chico State says off-campus housing prices decreased for 2020/2021 school year
Joel Moret, Reporter
September 13, 2020
Chico State’s estimated cost of attendance decreased by roughly $3,000 for the 2020-2021 school year, based in part, on responses from Chico State students in a statewide survey. Off-campus student costs decreased from $25,788 to $22,924 a year. A decline in off-campus room and board prices ...
Chico State and CSU cancel in-person classes for Spring 2021 citing COVID-19 threat
Julian Mendoza, Mulitmedia Editor
September 10, 2020
Chico State will continue with virtual instruction for most classes next semester. The policy, handed down by CSU Chancellor Timothy White, applies to all 23 California State University campuses, according to an announcement from the CSU Chancellor's office. “I realize this is another disappointment...
Butte County Public Health calls out college-age population for COVID-19 surge, Chico State students under investigation
Kimberly Morales, Editor
September 2, 2020
Butte County Public Health announced on Wednesday that within a week, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among people ages 18-24 in Butte County had risen by 557. Of the 557 cases, 464 of the confirmed cases were from Chico. As Labor Day weekend approaches, BCPH urged the 18-24 ag...
Annual Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology Summer Camp moves to Zoom
Chloe Curtis, Editor-in-Chief
July 6, 2020
The Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology has brought new meaning to its motto “Travel the world without leaving home”, as the museum's annual summer camp has been moved online amid COVID-19 concerns. The camp will run from July 6 to July 16 via Zoom. The summer camp has traditionally been ...
Students express concerns over virtual commencement
Elijah Ewing, Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
As the virtual commencement ceremony for Class of 2020 nears, students have expressed concerns over the event. The commencement, which will be held on May 15, will be an online celebration of the Class of 2020 graduates. These grads have been asked to personalize a Marching Order slide that wi...
Title IX increases Safe Place funding
Emily Neria, Staff Writer
April 9, 2020
A Chico Speaks Survey Report which shows that campus-related sexual assault is still prevalent has inspired Title IX coordinators to implement several changes. At the heart of these changes is the WellCat Safe Place, a campus program dedicated to preventing domestic violence and supporting v...
Numerous Chico State students left unemployed following shelter-in-place order
Marco Day and Keyla De Los Santos
April 4, 2020
After Gov. Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-30-22 ordering individuals to shelter-in-place starting March 19, many businesses in Butte County not categorized as critical adjusted to the new regulations, resulting in many businesses temporarily closing their doors. This left many students working both on and off campus unemployed. Students who work on-campus have ...
Lab-based classes get creative following campus shut-down
Emily Neria, Staff Writer
March 30, 2020
Though the transition will not be easy, science labs will be made available to students online for the remainder of the semester. “Along with everything else (labs) are going online,” Department Chair of Physics Dr. Eric Ayars said. “This will be a challenge, but we’re finding solutio...
Safe Place temporarily transitions to virtual services
March 19, 2020
Chico State's Safe Place has closed its doors but encourages students to stay in touch. Safe Place will continue to offer services over the phone, through email and through video conferencing. Administrator Alix MacDonald said the process to communicate with Safe Place can be started by sending...
Battling the opioid crisis with Naloxone
Kimberly Morales, Staff Writer
March 18, 2020
Training hosted by the Northern Valley Harm Reduction Coalition extended the conversation of preventing and surviving an opioid overdose on Monday, inside Blackbird Cafe. The training opened Chico residents to the opportunity to learn how to identify the symptoms of an opioid overdose as well as te...
University Police investigating Esken Hall “hackings”
Angelina Mendez, Staff Writer
March 17, 2020
Students residing in Esken Hall made reports to University Housing that they were receiving strange phone calls and messages and their phones were being “hacked.” There have been 10 confirmed reports made by students regarding their cell phones being “hacked” as of Feb. 23. Once UH was made awar...
