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  • The student Health Center is located on the intersection of Ivy and Legion. Photo by Jason Halley. Taken May 1, 2023.

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    Chico State warns of potential tuberculosis case on campus

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    The Rawbar reinvented: classy and oceanic

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    Chico State’s annual Time Capsule Ceremony to take place on April 23

  • Jan. 26, 2005 printed issue of The Orion with the headline “Drinking nearly cost pledge’s life.” The article discusses investigations of Chico State’s Sigma Chi fraternity after a pledge nearly died from alcohol consumption. Accessed through The Orion Archives on April 13.

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    Chico State’s hazing history: pledge deaths, alcohol poisoning and more

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    ‘Flamethrowers allowed’ at Chico State’s first Robotronica

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Meet President Perez through a video interview with The Orion

Alejandro Mejia Mejia and Molly Myers // September 12, 2023

Four days into the semester, President Steve Perez sat down with The Orion for his first interview with student media. Perez, Chico State’s 13th president, shared high hopes for the semester. He is...

Created by Ariana Powell on Sept. 11.

Rally to take place during CSU Board of Trustees meeting to oppose proposed tuition raise

Ariana Powell, A&E Editor // September 11, 2023

California Faculty Association members and California State University workers and students will be holding a rally during the CSU Board of Trustees meeting in Long Beach to oppose the multi-year tuition...

brick building with silver letters reading Éstom Jámani Hall. black street and white sidewalk

University Police Department informs students and faculty of new alert system

Grace Stark, Reporter // September 11, 2023

The University Police Department sent an email Aug.31, informing students of the schools new alert system. The new opt-out system will alert students and employees of emergencies in real-time. After...

Arrest made after suspect drops gun in University Village parking lot

Arrest made after suspect drops gun in University Village parking lot

Milca Elvira Chacon, Reporter // September 7, 2023

A man was arrested after reports of someone carrying an unloaded firearm at around 3:50 p.m. at University Village. Chico and University Police departments were made aware of the disturbance by a witness...

Ryan Muscat, shown above, was convicted of felony assault in 2019 after attacking a Chico State professor in 2017. Courtesy: Butte County District Attorney’s Office

District attorney: Sentence reduced for man convicted of 2017 attack on Chico State professor

Ariana Powell, A&E Editor // September 4, 2023

The sentence of a man convicted of attacking a Chico State mathematics professor in 2017 has been reduced from 18 to 13 years on Thursday, according to the Butte County District Attorney's Office. Ryan...

Chico’s last big homeless encampment: Depot Park clear out

Molly Myers, Managing Editor // September 3, 2023

City officials cleared out the south side section of the Depot Park homeless encampment, Thursday.  The day before, Nathan Beakley, Chico State alumni and former Phi Kappa Tau president, sat at a light-colored...

Chico state biology professor David Stachura. Courtesy: Chico State

Chico State biology professor tentatively barred from campus 

Jackson Elrod and Timothy Adams // September 1, 2023

The Butte County Superior Court issued a tentative ruling to grant a Workplace Violence Restraining Order against biology professor David Stachura on behalf of Chico State on Thursday. In 2020, Stachura...

Created by Ariana Powell on Aug. 30.

CSU tuition costs may rise as Chico State enrollment continues to suffer

Ariana Powell, A&E Editor // August 31, 2023

Chico State has ranked number six on Washington Monthly's "2023 Master's Rankings" and number 17 on "2023 Best Bang for the Buck Rankings:West" due to graduation rates,  Pell Grants, earnings, among others. In...

People gathered for an activity during a forest therapy walk photo courtesy of Blake Ellis program manager for ecotherapy.

Ecotherapy walks into the new semester

Wyatt Alpert, News Editor // August 29, 2023

Ecotherapy, a program under the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve at Chico State is back and taking on another semester. The program has been around since 2021 and was implemented to help students deal...

On Aug. 23, a couple of people are picking peaches off the rows of trees at the Chico State University Farm. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia.

University Farm ‘U-Pick Peaches’ sells out on first day

Alejandro Mejia Mejia, Editor-in-Chief // August 28, 2023

Chico State’s annual “U-Pick Peaches” event brought many to the University Farm where they sold out of peaches in the first four hours of the event. The farm has traditionally hosted this event...

Created by Ariana Powell on Aug. 25.

Possible CSU faculty strike: What it could mean for faculty and students

Ariana Powell, A&E Editor // August 28, 2023

A faculty strike could occur at Chico State and other California State Universities in October or November due to an impasse between the California Faculty Association and CSU management. The CFA has...

Created by Ariana Powell on Aug. 26.

Title IX reports offer suggestions for Chico State

Ariana Powell, A&E Editor // August 26, 2023

Chico State and other California State Universities have formed Title IX implementation teams to make discrimination, harassment and retaliation changes according to issues reported by Cozen O'Connor,...

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