New Juice WRLD album shows development but drags on
March 13, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
Trap crooner Juice WRLD dropped his second studio album on March 8, which shows some significant growth from the artist, in both good and bad ways. "Death Race for Love" shows development in Juice WRLD’s style and ability, however, it is over 70 minutes which makes the 22-song tracklist reminiscent of...
Featured Artist: deM atlaS
March 13, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Community, Q&As, Showcase, Visuals
Over the past year, Chico's Senator Theater has gathered notable entertainers from the likes of Insane Clown Posse, Poppy, Bhad Bhabie, and All Time Low have all come through Chico. Chico's notable rise in popularity for these big acts is astonishing and shows the appeal the college ...
Bach Festival educates on the composer and showcases his music
March 12, 2019
The 2019 Chico Bach Festival came to a close March 10 with the Bach and Sons organ performance in Harlen Adams Theatre. Dr. Annette Richards and Dr. David Yearsley played pieces from Johann Sebastian Bach as well as his sons. Richards played the compositions by JS Bach while Yearsley played those by ...
Through the Late Night podcast: Jaden Smith provides clean water for Flint, Michigan
Mitchell Kret, Angel Ortega, and Alex Coba
March 12, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Q&As
“Through the Late Night” is the Arts & Entertainment’s new music podcast for The Orion News. Led by section writers Mitchell Kret and Angel Ortega, every other week you’ll get to hear them tackle different topics and issues facing the music industry, as well as highly anticipated...
Atmosphere’s ‘Mi Vida Local Tour’ comes to Chico
March 12, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Community
Notable hip-hop names such as Tech N9ne, E-40 and Chief Keef have all stopped by Senator Theatre in downtown Chico over the past school year. This time around, rapper Slug and producer Ant, the duo that makes up Atmosphere and the owners of independent record label Rhymesayers Entertainment, came to...
Latinx students share their stories at open mic night
March 11, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Campus, Community
Chico State’s chapter of Central Americans for Empowerment (C.A.F.E.) hosted their first event on Friday in Sylvester's Cafe. Colorful picado banners hung from the ceiling and the smell of freshly cooked food filled the air as students milled about. “Cruzando Fronteras” or “Crossing Borders”...
Poetry reading shines light on refugee experiences
March 11, 2019
Filed under A&E Breaking, Arts & Entertainment, Campus, Community
Every seat and plus some was filled in Zingg Recital Hall on Thursday evening for this month’s poetry reading. The event, Writer's Voice, is a literary arts reading series hosted by Chico State’s Department of English.Mai Der Vang, the showcased literary mastermind, is the author of a book...
‘Captain Marvel’ displays an astronomical origin story
March 11, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Reviews
Though it carries some flaws, “Captain Marvel” is an excellent superhero movie with an outstanding performance from Brie Larson. “Captain Marvel,” the latest installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), tells the origin story of Vers (Brie Larson), an extraterrestrial Kree warr...
Editor’s Picks: Our sports editor’s top 10 songs
March 8, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Q&As
Music is a strange thing for me, I don't seek it out and don't stay updated as most people do. Occasionally, I hear something from a friend and I like the band/performer and look them up. So a lot of songs I listen to are pretty dated, but this playlist is still full of songs from all across my life...
‘Rap or Go to the League’ shows 2 Chainz’s maturity and growth
March 6, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment, Reviews
2 Chainz released his fifth studio album “Rap or Go to the League,” in which he raps about the parallels and differences of his life as a rapper and his life before his fame and success on the streets of Atlanta. It was released March 1 and spearheads 2 Chainz push to make more meaningful mu...
Keep Chico Weird celebrates all aspects of Chico culture
March 4, 2019
Filed under Community
The annual Keep Chico Weird art show was held at 1078 Gallery; the reception was held at the gallery March 2. The art was accompanied by live performances and refreshments. While Keep Chico Weird has been centered around live performance art in the past, this year the show was focused more on physical ar...
Wild and Scenic Film Festival promotes nature and activism
March 4, 2019
Filed under Arts & Entertainment
The Wild and Scenic Film Festival made a visit to Chico Feb. 28 to show 13 short films revolving around nature and activism. The festival was held in Ayres Hall, filled with diverse people from around the Chico community—students, families and many others who care about nature and the wilderness ar...
