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Elizabeth Helmer

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Brother Matt preaches to a crowd of students at Trinity Commons. Photo credit: Jae Siqueiros

Students protest campus preacher

Elizabeth Helmer
November 7, 2016

  Students gathered around Trinity Commons Nov. 7 as a preacher advocated against the LGBTQ community. The preacher, Brother Matt, was met with opposition from members of the Gender and...

Chancellor Timothy White will be visiting Chico State May 4. Photo source: calstate.edu

CSU chancellor to visit Chico

Elizabeth Helmer
May 3, 2016

California State University chancellor Timothy White is set to visit Chico State. Chancellor White is conducting a series of visits at all of the CSU campuses to check in with faculty and administration...

Kurt Nordstrom, retired journalism professor. Photo source: Chico State website

Retired Chico State professor dies

Elizabeth Helmer
April 27, 2016

Kurt Nordstrom, a retired professor, died April 21 in his home in Colorado. Nordstrom was a journalism professor and one of the founders of the journalism department at Chico State. He served form 1991...

Chico police arrested 11 people for DUIs in 24 hours. Photo source: Chico Police Facebook

Chico Police arrest 11 in 24 hours

Elizabeth Helmer
April 26, 2016

The Chico Police Department arrested 11 people for driving under the influence between April 23 and 24 according to a police press release.In the press release, 10 suspects were arrested during routine...

The stabbing happened at the parking lot on Second Street and Wall Street. Photo credit: Elizabeth Helmer

Man stabbed in Chico parking lot

Elizabeth Helmer
April 19, 2016

A man was stabbed in a parking lot early Sunday morning. According to a police press release, police received the call around 1:30 a.m. that the man was stabbed multiple times in the lot located east of...

Photo credit: Elizabeth Helmer

Students evacuated from Butte Hall

Elizabeth Helmer
March 23, 2016

Fire alarms went off in Butte Hall around 1:40 p.m on Wednesday. Students and faculty were evacuated as firefighters and police assessed the situation. "There is a reported elevator malfunction that...

From the International Pillow Fight Day facebook page

World Pillow Fight Day comes to Chico

Elizabeth Helmer
March 22, 2016

Chico is hosting a pillow fight 4 p.m. in Bidwell Park on April 2.The pillow fight is part of the celebration for International Pillow Fight Day, an unofficial holiday started seven years ago. The event...

Screen Captured from Google Maps

New parking spaces on Hazel street

Elizabeth Helmer
March 15, 2016

The five parallel parking spaces in front of Notre Dame School on Hazel Street will be converted to 10 diagonal parking spaces. Chico City Hall is adding the spaces because of complaints from teachers...

Shooter on a scooter

Shooter on a scooter

Elizabeth Helmer
February 23, 2016

Chico PoliceCall Type: Sex Fondle/Battery, 10:05 a.m. EsplanadeReporting party states man ran up behind her, pulled up her shirt and grabbed her breasts.Call Type: Suspicious Subject, 10:35 a.m. 17th StreetMale...

Photo credit: Miles Huffman

Man masturbates down by the creek

Elizabeth Helmer
February 10, 2016

Chico Police DepartmentCall Type: Suspicious Subject, 8:30 a.m., Main StreetSubject riding around a building with a cutting saw in his hand.Call Type: Disturbance, 11:01 a.m., Parmac RoadSubject is in...

Flyer found in Trinity Hall encouraging students and faculty to participate in the strike. Photo credit: Elizabeth Helmer

Strike set for April

Elizabeth Helmer
February 9, 2016

The California Faculty Association have announced they will strike in April if the California State University chancellor does not meet their demands. The strike dates have been set for April 13-15 and...