The Orion’s Camp Fire Newscast
November 28, 2018
Nearly three weeks ago the Camp Fire flames ignited Paradise and several neighboring Butte County communities. The fire burned through 153,336 acres of Butte County. The thick, toxic smoke spread to cities as close as Chico to cities as far as San Francisco. Now that first-responders have fully contained...
Votes, Vigils and The Day of The Dead on The Orion’s Newscast for Nov. 7
Alex Grant
November 7, 2018
On this week's newscast, the midterm election results are released, a vigil is covered, The Day of the Dead is highlighted and several other stories are discussed.2018 Midterm Election Results (0:06)Chico mourns passing of Linda Blacksten (0:59)Josh Fox performs monologue on how “The Truth Has Changed” (1:22)Spirits were high in Chico for Di...
A body, a corn maze and a magic bartender on The Orion’s newscast Oct. 31
Alex Grant
October 31, 2018
On this week's newscast, the report of a body found on campus is described, the arts team explores a local corn maze and a magic bartender is featured. Multiple gunshots were reported near Chico State's Acker Gym Saturday (0:08) Body found at Kendall Hall, police investigation ongoing (0:29) Local supporters of the #WeWontBeEra...
‘Sit Lie’ Reinstated and The Return of Sigma Chi on The Orion’s newscast Oct. 24
Alex Grant
October 24, 2018
On this week's newscast the city council passing of the Sit and Lie Ordinance is covered, the return of Sigma Chi is featured, the Chikoko fashion show is described and much more. Christian Solis, Natalie Hanson, Alejandra Fraga and Alex Grant can be reached at [email protected] or @theori...
The Orion’s weekly newscast Oct. 17
Alex Grant, Christian Solis, and Alejandra Fraga
October 18, 2018
On this week's newscast, six stories are recapped by anchors Christian Solis and Alejandra Fraga. The story headlines listed below are organized by the time they appear in the newscast. 1) City council candidates converse on Chico concerns (0:06) 2) Students learn about civic engagement during...
The Orion’s first official weekly newscast Oct. 10
Alex Grant, Christian Solis, and Natalie Hanson
October 10, 2018
Check out The Orion's first official weekly broadcast. Christian Solis, Natalie Hanson and Alex Grant can be reached at [email protected] or @theorion_news on Twitter....
Student DJ Subfer selected to play at SnowGlobe music festival
Natalie Hanson and Julia Maldonado
October 3, 2018
A mix of blue and pink fluorescent lights fills the empty black space. Glow sticks that radiate blue, red and green colors are spread throughout the audience. One student gets his audience amped up with his electronic-dance music and eccentric energy. This is Subfer. Chico State student Grant Miller...
“La La Land” scores Oscar nominations
Julia Maldonado
January 31, 2017
The cast must be in La La Land after being nominated for 14 Oscars for the 89th Academy Awards. This ties "Titanic" and "All About Eve" for the most amount of Oscar nominations in history."La La Land" is a romantic musical that sings the tale of barista and struggling actress Mia (Emma Stone) and piani...
