Young Republicans and protestors clash, three criminal charges filed
November 20, 2019
On Wednesday, tensions rose to an all-time high as students began protesting outside the Chico State College Republicans table following a physical altercation that happened on Tuesday in front of Butte Hall and Plumas. The debate between student Republicans and protesters evolved into a mob of people...
Government Affairs considers protest of Zionist speaker, criticism of Associated Students
November 20, 2019
A week after Israeli speaker Neil Lazarus was invited to campus, two added agenda items were brought to the Associated Students Government Affairs committee meeting Thursday.Government Affairs considered a resolution to formally denounce white supremacy and examined last week's event hosted by Chico ...
University Police respond to library evacuation controversy
November 20, 2019
Student safety has been in the public eye, with two incidents involving a sudden, improvised evacuation in the Meriam Library and a suspicious message carved into the wall of a bathroom in the library.While both cases were deemed non-threats, students have been criticizing the communication Chico Sta...
Altercation breaks out between Chico State GOP president and protesting student
November 20, 2019
On Tuesday, a dispute between the president of Chico State Republicans and a protester resulted in a brief physical altercation. Michael Curry, the president of Chico State Republicans, was tabling with the organization in front of Plumas Hall when students began playing loud music across from their...
Butte County Youth Advisory holds candlelit vigil to remember homeless youth
November 19, 2019
On Tuesday night a candlelight vigil was held at the steps of the Chico City Council Chambers honoring and remembering homeless youth. Hosted by the Butte County Youth Advisory Council, the vigil was intended to teach the community about the 1 million estimated youth nationwide during No...
Police Blotter: Three burglaries in the past week have been stopped
November 19, 2019
Chico PD: Call Type: Unaggravated Battery Tuesday, Nov. 12th, 3:17 a.m., 2700 Block East Eaton Rd. A 43-year-old man was arrested for not aggravated battery to his spouse and for causing non-aggravated injury. – Call Type: Petty Theft Tuesday, Oct. 12th, 5:24 p.m. 2500 Block o...
PG&E to shut off power to thousands Wednesday
November 19, 2019
Over 303,000 Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) customers in 25 counties are expected to lose power Wednesday morning due to high winds and dry conditions. This is being done, according to PG&E, in order to ensure no fire breaks out due to downed power lines.The outage is currently expected to aff...
Pick and pull burglar identified as night prowler
November 18, 2019
On the morning of Thursday, Oct. 31, Chico Police Department 2019 Patrol officers responded to a call regarding a burglary alarm going off at Pick and Pull, located at 397 East Park Ave, according to a Chico Police news release. The call was made by the alarm company, alleging that there was a subject ...
Suicide threat causes evacuation
November 18, 2019
On Nov. 16 around 6 p.m., Chico Police Department officers responded to a call about a man with a gun that was threatening suicde on 1749 East Eaton Road. Upon arrival, the officers evacuated the uninvolved persons from the area. Nearby residents were evacuated and/or shelter in place. After communication wi...
Cyclist’s killer gets release date moved back 8 months
November 17, 2019
After Riley Dean Hoover killed Kristina Chesterman on Nord Avenue while driving drunk, he was originally sentenced to seven years in prison.However, it was decided that Hoover would only have to serve 85% of that sentence.Hoover was scheduled to be released from Folsom State Prison on Tuesday, Nov. 19, fiv...
‘Swipe Against Hunger’ encourages students to donate meals
November 17, 2019
Students who have available meal swipes on their student dining plan attended an event hosted by Associated Students at Sutter Dining Hall, "Swipe Against Hunger." On Nov. 14, AS Dining Services held this event for students to donate their extra meal swipes in order for them to be distributed next seme...
Town of Paradise gathers for Camp Fire remembrance ceremony
Ricardo Tovar and Julian Mendoza
November 17, 2019
Paradise Alliance Church was packed with townsfolk affected by last year's Camp Fire. Food and games were provided from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. when the ceremony began.Residents gathered for a tribute and to hear speeches from Paradise Mayor Jody Jones, Vice Mayor of Paradise Greg Bolin, Paradise Alliance ...
