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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Scott Cawthon and Freddy Fazbear squaring off

Creator vs. Content

Nadia Hill, Reporter // November 7, 2023

I always tell my friends never to get a pop culture tattoo, because you never know who’s gonna pull a Kanye.  In this current era of media consumption, it’s a common phenomenon to love a piece...

Graphic depicting the road to success in college is blocked by financial stress.

How to succeed in college while poor

Nadia Hill, Reporter // November 5, 2023

I grew up poor. I am poor. I’ll probably die still poor. The closest chance to not stay poor is getting a degree. As a full-time student, I also have to be a full-time employee so I can afford to stay...

Photos taken by Nola Powell on Oct. 25. Collage created by Ariana Powell on Nov. 1.

The art of tattoo pain: part 2

Ariana Powell, A&E Editor // November 1, 2023

It’s finally done. My second tattoo session ended on Wednesday. In many ways, the second session was both worse and better than the first and resulted in a finished product I love. When I got off...

Briston Maroney plays a sold-out show at The Troubadour in West Hollywood. Taken on Feb. 17, 2022.

The death of concert etiquette

Maricarmen Becerra-Gonzalez, Reporter // October 31, 2023

There’s nothing like the feeling of your face jammed into a sweaty armpit while hundreds of bodies are pressed against you, robbing you of any sense of personal space. If you’ve ever been to a concert,...

Photo courtesy of Marina Dear.

The one day a year dressing slutty feels safe

Ellie Marty, Opinion Editor // October 30, 2023

Practically everyone has heard the quote from “Mean Girls”: “In Girl World, Halloween is the one day a year when a girl can dress up like a total slut and no other girls can say anything else about...

Wonderful Wizard of Oz, W. W. Denslow, 1900

The insidious nature of narcissistic abuse

C. Nicholas Kepler, Reporter // October 25, 2023

The insidious nature of narcissistic abuse In honor of October being National Domestic Violence Awareness Month this article will focus on narcissistic abuse. Physical violence, destruction of property,...

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Sitting on the grass on my phone

Nadia Hill, Reporter // October 21, 2023

You’ve been staring at the clock all class and you hardly notice when the professor dismisses you. As you flow into the hallway and out the door with the rest of your peers, you realize you have 30 minutes...

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She’s a devil

Nadia Hill, Reporters // October 20, 2023

If you’ve been near a screen of any kind in the last few years, you know who Doja Cat is. She is a musician bred from internet culture. Recently she’s been exhibiting some problematic, and frankly...

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Technology’s toll on the human psyche

Ariana Powell, A&E Editor // October 19, 2023

Let’s talk about some weird-ass syndromes and disorders caused by technology. Humanity’s obsession with progress has caused black lines to cross our skies, metal slabs to weigh our pockets and invisible...

Collage by Molly Myers. Left top photo: Yarin Dan and his family. Bottom left: Ofir Lefler. Top right: Alemo Abraham. Bottom right: Ashta Yehuda.

‘Heartbroken’: Hearing from my Israeli friends

Molly Myers, Managing Editor // October 17, 2023

“Catch up with Israeli news Crazy shit about to happen!!!”  I received this message on Oct. 6 at midnight from my friend Yarin Dan. He is a student at Chico State and an Israeli immigrant who moved...

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Again and again

Nadia Hill, Reporter // October 16, 2023

It’s been over a decade since audiences were first introduced to the marvelous world of “Ooo.” Although the main series of “Adventure Time” ended in 2018, thanks to streaming services such...

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Let’s do the Time Warp again

Nadia Hill, Reporter // October 7, 2023

How did a campy, erotic love letter to theater and science fiction become the mother of cult classic films, and does it fit into today's world? As Halloween creeps around the corner, many young adults...

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