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Another year older, another year wiser. Well at least that’s what my parents keep telling me.

As this year is coming to a close, let’s all take a second to look back what happened throughout 2015 in Chico.

We started out the year with:

• The underground club, Bassmint, takes stage under Peeking’s Restaurant.
• The Keep Chico Weird talent show exposes hidden talent.
• A bicyclist peddles through town on Super Bowl Sunday for the annual Paskenta Ride.
• Hundreds of students gather for an anti-violence rally.
• A.S. Elections begin to elect a new board.
• In April, the Gender and Sexuality Equality Center hosts “Take Back the Night.”
• The Thursday Night Farmers market opens downtown.
• John Feeney is announced as the new chief of University Police.
• The same-sex marriage law is enacted on June 27.
• Chico State announces it will reduce its water usage by 43 percent because of the drought.
• Construction on the Gus Manolis Bridge begins and is completed in November.
• Chico State celebrates the Chico World Music Festival.
• Halloween weekend saw less alcohol-related incidents compared to past years.
• November kicks with a sustainability challenge.
• Thanksgiving break came as a nice relief to stressed-out students.
• Christmas Preview takes place downtown on Dec. 22.
• Tree Lighting takes place on Dec. 4 downtown.

2015 brought about change and progress to Chico State and the city. It was a memorable year for us all. Let’s make 2016 even better.

Madeline Merlic can be reached at [email protected] or @MMerlic on Twitter.