This week on #TheOrionNewscast:

The Chico State Men’s Rugby team is going to the national championship for the first time in the program’s history.

The Orion was given the opportunity to sit down with Jessie Mercer, these weeks featured artist to talk about a project she’s working on with the keys to the homes of #Campfire survivors which she will gift back to the community.

Chico leaders met with law enforcement on Friday to discuss community safety concerns. Alexandra Wilsford, a 3rd Year student in the Anthropology program and a student leader was able to attend the summit and share her thoughts.

Queer Prom, a celebration of expression and inclusion was held by The Gender & Sexuality Equity Coalition (GSEC), a student-run activist organization. The Queer Program Coordinator at GSEC, Drew Belisle performed at the event and shares what the event means to him and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole.

Christian Solis can be reached at [email protected] or @c_alexander20 on Twitter.