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The Government Affairs Committee brands itself as "the official voice for the students at Chico State," according to their website. Picture taken on Feb. 28, 2025 in Bell Memorial Union room 205.

AS committee to vote again on resolution to renounce CSU free speech policy

Sean Shanks and C. Nicholas Kepler
March 12, 2025

The Government Affairs Committee returns to the table Friday for a vote on a resolution to renounce the CSU systemwide Time, Place and Manner policy. The resolution denounces the largely unilateral...

Orion News graphic created by Jessica Miller on Aug. 30

Orion news weekly highlights: Mar. 2 to 9

March 12, 2025

From officer involved shootings to , here are this week’s –- Mar. 2 to 9 –- news stories:   One dead in officer-involved shooting on Nord Avenue A Chico man and Chico Police exchanged gunfire...

Kendall Hall, where the Office of the President is located. Photo taken by Kimberly Morales.

Second round of expos for the Reimagining Academic Affairs rescheduled

Nadia Hill and Chris Hutton
March 6, 2025

Provost Leslie Cornick sent an email Wednesday to the campus community regarding the rescheduling of the Academic Affairs expo’s following feedback from the community.  Cornick followed up this email...

The campus community met to express their concerns to the provost. This photo was taken by Chris Hutton on Nov. 6, 2024.

Faculty and students press provost on restructuring at town hall

Chris Hutton and Nadia Hill
March 5, 2025

Faculty, students and staff attended the Reimagining Academic Affairs Town Hall on Monday to hear Provost Leslie Cornick provide updates on the models from Phase One and to have a chance to raise their...

Orion News graphic created by Jessica Miller on Aug. 30

Orion news weekly highlights: Feb. 24 to March 2

Milca Elvira Chacon, News editor
March 4, 2025

From an upcoming rural student conference to expressed concerns over the reimaging Academic Affairs to an officer involved shooting, here are this week’s – Feb. 24 to March 2 – news stories:   Bridging...

Police officer pictured at the scene near 1200 Nord Ave. Photo taken by C.N. Kepler on March 1.

One dead in officer-involved shooting on Nord Avenue 

Ellie Marty
March 2, 2025

A man was shot and killed by police after a gunfire exchange during an attempted arrest in an apartment complex near 1200 Nord Avenue on Saturday. The Butte County Officer-Involved Protocol Team has been...

Multiple police cars have responded to a shooting in downtown Chico.

One person in hospital following shooting in downtown Chico

C. Nicholas Kepler, Radio Producer
February 28, 2025

Police responded at around 6 p.m. to the parking lot at the corner of E. Second and Wall streets  to reports of “shots fired” where they found a gunshot victim. “The victim was taken to Enloe...

Student feedback will help shape the academic structure of the University. Taken by Jessica Miller on April 4.

Reimagining Academic Affairs: What happened, when and why

Nadia Hill and Chris Hutton
February 28, 2025

Before the pandemic, university leadership considered ways to restructure Academic Affairs. As COVID-19 shook the foundations of universities and their communities went online, the plans for restructuring...

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Help Support Student Journalism on Giving Day

February 27, 2025

More than ever, nonprofit student-run college newspapers help fill the news deserts in our communities. They provide aspiring journalists with a sustainable platform for exposure and a laboratory to hone...

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AS committee to vote Friday on resolution renouncing CSU free speech policy

Sean Shanks and C. Nicholas Kepler
February 26, 2025

The Government Affairs Committee will consider the resolution to renounce both the manner of implementation and the substance of the systemwide Time, Place and Manner policy. The resolution was proposed...

Photo taken by Milca Elvira Chacon.

‘We’re scared, we have fears’: Student opinions expo for reimagining Academic Affairs

Nadia Hill, Lexi Lynn and Chris Hutton
February 26, 2025

Correction Feb. 26 - Corrected a Miranda Flint's major Through exasperated breaths, Miranda Flint, a senior studying geology, pressured Provost Leslie Cornick on the future of her degree and what it...

The protesters walking with their signs through the Chico State campus Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.

Protestors rally against ICE on campus

Brynna Garcia, News reporter
February 25, 2025

On Monday a protest against the presence of ICE on campus took place from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.  The group started off small, but as time went on, the number of attendees began to rise.  Beginning outside...