President Steve Perez addresses election aftermath

Support will be offered throughout campus to those experiencing despair

Jessica Miller, News Editor // November 6, 2024

Long distance shot of Kendall Hall and flagpole at Chico State University on Feb. 14, 2022.

Chico State President Steve Perez sent an email to the campus community Wednesday morning addressing the heightened emotions around campus post-election.

He said that Chico State should remain a place where all students feel welcome and safe.

“The outcome has produced a range of emotions in our campus community — from excitement to despair,” Perez stated in the email.

He said those in marginalized communities may especially be feeling heavily post-election.

The email stated due to angst or anxiety students may be experiencing, the campus will offer mental health support services to help students through this time.

Later this week students can attend counseling and support at the following locations.

Nov. 7

WellCat Counseling Center in Student Services Center 430: 10 a.m. to noon
MESA Engineering Program in O’Connell 114: 10 a.m. to noon

Nov. 8

University Housing Office: 1-3 p.m.
Prevention Office in Éstom Jámani 150: 2-4 p.m.

Along with counseling, Perez recommended students participate in these self-care tips:

Take a break from news and/or social media
Take deep breaths
Stay hydrated
Connect with friends and allies
Do an activity you enjoy
Move your body to release energy

Students can also access immediate crisis support by calling the ProtoCall crisis line at 855-530-6802.

“No matter what you are feeling in response to this election, you belong at Chico State,” Perez said.

Jessica Miller can be reached at [email protected].

About the Contributors

Jessica Miller, News Editor

Jessica Miller is a fourth-year English studies major at Chico State with a minor in linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. This will be her second semester with The Orion and her first semester as the news editor. She previously worked as the food editor and loved getting to know the small businesses in downtown. After graduation, she plans to pursue a single-subject teaching credential in English and begin teaching at the high school level in California. She loves to write, read and work at the Student Learning Center on campus as a Lead Writing Mentor for the Writing Center..

Carrington Power, Former Copy Editor

Carrington Power is going into her senior year at Chico State, fulfilling the news and public relations concentration of her Journalism major with a minor in psychology. This is her third semester at The Orion, and she will serve as the copy editor. During previous semesters she reported for the Arts and Entertainment and Opinion sections. Carrington enjoys photography, hiking and anything that has to do with the outdoors. She is looking forward to learning as much as possible through The Orion.