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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

A family of ducks pass by in the partially frozen Mary Lake in Redding, CA. Photo by Timothy Adams, taken Feb. 24.

Parts of the North State now a winter wonderland

Noah Herbst, Managing editor // February 24, 2023

A winter storm touched down on the north state and brought a rare snow to some lower-than-usual elevations around the 1,000-foot-level. Below are photos gathered by The Orion of snow in different areas....

Pantry To Plate students begin prepping their first meal. Photograph by Nicholas Stamper.

Pantry-to-Plate: Chico State students attend free culinary workshop

Nicholas Stamper, Contributor // February 23, 2023

The Tehama Kitchen was bustling Feb. 7 with 16 eager students awaiting the first of a five-part culinary education series presented and provided by Chico Basic Needs and Hungry Wildcat Food Pantry.  The...

Iseley close up

Weekly fit check: Valentine’s Day

Ellie Marty, Copy Editor // February 22, 2023

Love was in the air, and in student apparel, last week with the annual celebration of Valentine’s Day.  Mahlet Iseley, a sophomore studying psychology, dressed to impress. To say she was on...

Students Lizzie Kragen and Catherine Timm posing for their fit checks.

Weekly fit check: Monochrome fits for spring 

Megan Gauer, Reporter // February 15, 2023

Last week’s warm weather brought spring outfits to campus. These students showed off their spring style on Feb. 8. Senior Lizzie Kragen shows off her monochrome outfit. She shared that her outfit...

Violinist Caroline Cecilia Fairchild, Guitarist Luis Gonzalez-Campos, Drummer Jaik Hakkarinen, Lead Singer and synth player Roni Jean, Backing Vocalist Alexi Ong, and Bassist Aron Linker. Photo by Mario Ortiz Jr on Feb 9.

Local stars headline the BMU Auditorium

Mario Ortiz Jr, Reporter // February 15, 2023

Chico State's radio station KCSC teamed up with Chico Art Collective to put on an all woman lineup for their first show of the semester on Feb. 9th. The lineup featured Sydney Dillon, Alexi & the...

Allie Colleen.

Singer-songwriter Allie Colleen breaking the molds of traditional country music

Angela Ostarello, Contributor // February 12, 2023

Allie Colleen is a country singer based in Nashville, Tennessee. She graduated from Belmont University in 2018 with a degree in songwriting and has been furthering her music career full-time since then.  “I...

Group of people gathered in the BMU listening to poetry being read aloud.

Chico celebrates 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration: Victory in unity

Kaitlin Moore, Reporter // February 10, 2023

Community members gathered in the Bell Memorial Union on Sunday for the 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. The event, organized by the Chico MLK Unity Group, the Chico State Black Student...

Vagina Monologues: Empowering vagina-owners of all identities

Vagina Monologues: Empowering vagina-owners of all identities

Ariana Powell, City Editor // February 8, 2023

Get ready for fun, honesty and advocacy at Chico State’s Gender and Sexuality Equity Coalition's rendition of V’s, formerly Eve Ensler’s, "The Vagina Monologues," at the Rowland Taylor Recital Hall,...

Watch magic come to life: Studio Squash’s stop-motion animation, “For You”

Watch magic come to life: Studio Squash’s stop-motion animation, “For You”

Gabriela Rudolph, Multimedia Editor // February 2, 2023

Enter the creepy, whimsical world of the stop-motion animation production, “For You,” by Studio Squash. The movie follows a pumpkin child who is lured out of curiosity to the dark forest and into...

Student posing for photo

‘Chic, dainty and comfortable’ weekly fit check 

Molly Myers, Editor-in-Chief // February 2, 2023

Ellie Marty, a sophomore studying journalism, describes her style as chic, dainty and comfortable. Some of her style icons include Jackie Burkhart from “That ‘70s Show” and the women in the TV show...

Noah Skaiepz begins his theatrical performance on stage at The Naked Lounge.

‘I want to be a punk rock band’ Safe Space fundraiser

Ariana Powell, City Editor // February 1, 2023

Noah Skaiepz, stage name Know Escapes, almost immediately took to the stage to begin his performance, which the performer himself would describe as “theatrical.”  Some of the first words out...

A large crowd pushes up against the small stage in The Naked Lounge.

Rockin’ seditious and sadistic exposure to hardcore

Ariana Powell, City Editor // January 29, 2023

Don’t fall down, and don’t get kicked. These were the moshing tips being passed around the room to all of the punk and hard rock concert newbies. Three hardcore-type bands, Sedition, Exposure Therapy...

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