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Ride along with university police: An eye-opening experience of kindness and accountability

Ride along with university police: An eye-opening experience of kindness and accountability

Troy Johnson, Reporter // May 9, 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuquM9IlmW8 When being around police, nervousness can set in. This semester, I interviewed one of the University Police Department officers, Lieutenant Christopher...

Chico State President Gayle Hutchinson gives a speech during her inauguration. Photo credit: Miguel Orozco.

Fry cook to CSU President: Gayle Hutchinson’s journey

Molly Myers and Noah Herbst // May 2, 2023

Chico State's The Orion · President Gayle Hutchinson's final interview with The Orion Given the rare opportunity to unwind, President Gayle Hutchinson imagines she would come home, say hello...

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Climate Change: It’s OK to cry about It

Holland Kanne, Contributor // April 28, 2023

If you haven’t yet heard, the earth is in ecological collapse. Fires are rampant, natural disasters are on the news every day and wildlife biodiversity has plummeted. Scientists call this the sixth...

Combat Robotics at Chico State brings a medal home

Mawil Mateo, Reporter // April 19, 2023

American Institute of Mechatronic Engineers competed at Robogames, a yearly event hosted in Pleasanton California. “King crab” is the red robot AIME used at the competition to take out a couple of...

Chico State associate professor, Lindsay Briggs, poses for a photo. Courtesy of Lindsay Briggs.

Lindsay Briggs on multiple controversies stemming from CUSD board meeting

Ariana Powell, City Editor // April 19, 2023

On April 5, Lindsay Briggs, a Chico State public health associate professor who has a Ph.D. in health behavior and sex research, spoke out in support of trans student privacy at a Chico Unified School...

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Chico State scuba class: Diving into a wondrous world

Alejandro Zepeda, Reporter // April 18, 2023

The idea of diving deep into the darkness of the ocean with nothing but a tank of air and some flippers may seem terrifying. But for a growing number of students at Chico State, scuba diving is becoming...

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South Central tells no lies

Troy Johnson, Reporter // April 13, 2023

I didn’t know what was worse: hearing them gunshots in the middle of the night, or hearing the police down the street and helicopters hovering over us.  Let me start off telling you where I...

Arely Saldana in front of a gray background, wearing a black blazer and blue polo shirt.

AS Elections: Arely Saldana runs for College of Behavioral and Social Sciences senator

Kristin Moore, Reporter // April 3, 2023

Arely Saldana is running for Senator of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the upcoming Associated Students general election. Saldana is a first-year graduate student in the psychological...

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AS Elections: Oscar Cisneros runs for president

Kaitlin Moore, Reporter // April 3, 2023

Oscar Cisneros, a junior studying agricultural business, is running for president in the 2023 Associated Students general election. Cisneros, who grew up in Watsonville California, chose Chico State...

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AS Elections: Mia Sanchez-Bejar runs for executive vice president

Timothy Adams, Reporter // April 2, 2023

Mia Sanchez-Bejar, a junior majoring in cellular and molecular biology, is running for executive vice president in the 2023 Associated Students general election. Holding a position such as AS vice...

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AS Elections: Zackary Machado runs for college of agriculture student senator

Timothy Adams, Reporter // April 2, 2023

Zackary Machado, a sophomore studying agricultural education, is running for college of agriculture student senator in the 2023 Associated Students general election. Machado feels he can bring charismatic...

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Chico State freshman on The Voice

Mawil Mateo, Reporter // April 2, 2023

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5S7b0Rf9aM7ILrk71sxmKg?si=EP1gVr3ISjO28ym2QFBe4g Hoffman has been singing since the age of four. Her mother Hilda Hoffman said, “Sophia has always been a performer....

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