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Campus Elections and LGBTQ+ Conference on The Orion Newscast 4/17/19

Christian Solis, Visuals Editor // April 17, 2019

Students are voting for student leaders to represent them in the Associated Students, we've got what you need to know about the presidential candidates. The Queer & Trans week conference and their...

Meet the 2019 Associated Students Presidential Candidates

Christian Solis, Visuals Editor // April 15, 2019

Three people are running for the Associated Students presidential position this spring. Whoever wins will have the potential to have the largest voice for students at Chico State. So, we sat down with...

Carlos Pioroda and Kendrick Short experiencing VR gaming Night in the basement of the BMU. Photo credit: Daelin Wofford

ASP gives students a glimpse into the future

Ulises Duenas // December 10, 2018

Experiencing virtual reality (VR) for the first time is a special moment. Whether someone is skeptical or excited going in is up to them, but the initial reaction is usually the same. Even though they're...

Nan Timmons poses on Kendall Lawn last Thursday afternoon. Photo credit: Brian Luong

Nan Timmons to retire after 32 years with Associated Students

Brian Luong // September 12, 2018

Nan Timmons’ career at Chico State is coming to a close after 32 years of working on campus. Timmons began working in 1986 when an opening for the Community Action Volunteers in Education’s...

A.S. Dining Student Lead Jordan Menkes assembles a Post Plastic straw kit on May 2.

Chico State’s strawless challenge successful in first 72 hours

Kelsi Sibert // May 7, 2018

Less than 72 hours after going strawless, A.S. Dining sold 507 reusable straw kits at various coffee shops and dining areas on campus. On April 23, Chico State officially went strawless and traded...

Alisha Sharma, who served as interim president of Associated Students over spring 2018, has been elected as President for 2018-2019. Photo credit: Kate Angeles

Associated Students 2018 Election results announced

Natalie Hanson // April 19, 2018

An email sent to all students opened online voting for the 2018 Associated Students elections on Wednesday, April 18, and the results have been announced.Alisha Sharma has been elected president of AS....

AS hopefuls discuss their agendas at candidate forum

AS hopefuls discuss their agendas at candidate forum

Josiah Nicholl // April 17, 2018

The candidates hoping to become elected AS officials for the next school year had the opportunity to speak briefly to students and answer questions at a candidate forum at the BMU Monday night. Each candidate...

Associated Students to attend public forums before campus election

Associated Students to attend public forums before campus election

Alex Grant // April 13, 2018

Chico State Associated Students election candidates are to make their final cases to voters this weekend. Most of the A.S. candidates plan on attending two public forums in the next three days. The...

Learn how the Associated Students election ballot works and take a quiz to test your knowledge.

Quiz: How much do you know about voting in A.S. elections?

Ruby Larson and Julia Maldonado // April 11, 2018

Voting in Associated Students elections can be confusing. There are a few important steps that must be followed when filling out the ballot for this year's election.      Ruby...

While A.S. can earn over $20 million per year, the net income isnt that high due to several expenses.

A.S. estimated budget surpasses $20 million

Alex Grant // April 11, 2018

Chico State's student government controls several on-campus businesses such as the Wildcat Recreation Center, the Wildcat Store and Sutter Dining Services. A.S.'s current estimated income this year is...

Mark Stemen teaches a class that proposes an advisory measure nearly every year.

Professor believes that advisory measures encourage student action

Natalie Hanson // April 10, 2018

The process of writing and submitting advisory measures is entirely student-led, and is a notable process of interaction between students and Associated Students every semester. Advisory measures often...

Alpha Delta Pi received the most amount of revenue sharing dollars last year, however the Gender and Sexuality Equity Center had the most amount of supporters with 219 voters giving the center money. This shows that many voters decided to split their funds between two or three organizations.

Vote to fund Chico State groups through revenue sharing

Alex Grant // April 9, 2018

The Associated Students election is coming up on April 18, but the candidates aren't the only thing students can vote on. One aspect of the A.S. ballot is revenue sharing which allows voters to choose...

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