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Sarena Kirk, Chico State LGBTQ+ program coordinator Photo credit: Maisee Lee

LGBTQ+ students deal with discrimination

Madison Holmes // April 29, 2014
Students associated with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer community face discrimination on and off campus.
Student senate  run-off elections held

Student senate run-off elections held

Mozes Zarate // April 28, 2014
Voting for vacant positions in the Associated Students' newly implemented Student Academic Senate will be held all day Wednesday.
Steers from the University Farm research program that are fed spent grains from the Sierra Nevada Brewery. Photo credit: Matthew Vacca

Brewers unaffected by proposed FDA rules

Yessenia Funes // April 26, 2014
American breweries, including Sierra Nevada, were worried that proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations would destroy their relationships with farmers, but the FDA confirmed yesterday that brewers will be exempt.
Firefighters used a portable ladder to get up and down from the roof of Acker Gym, where the mechanical fire took place. Photo credit: Angelo Boscacci

Mechanical fire singes Acker Gym roof

Nicholas Carr // April 24, 2014
A pump used to remove water pooled on the gym's roof overheated and caught fire Thursday morning.
Chico State student Austin Mckinsey and his friend Jon Hilton wait in the hospital after the altercation with possible Norteno gang members. Photo courtesy of Austin Mckinsey.

Gang violence escalates in Chico

Madison Holmes // April 24, 2014
A weekend in April saw a rise in gang-related violence for reasons that are still under investigation, according to Chico Police.
Paramedics, fireman and University Police officers tend to a student after being struck by a Volkswagen Beetle on Warner Street. Photo credit: Steven Verstelle

Student struck by car in front of O’Connell

Steven Verstelle // April 23, 2014
A student on a long-board was struck by a car Wednesday afternoon in front of O'Connell Technology Center.
Employees face workplace bullying

Employees face workplace bullying

Yessenia Funes // April 23, 2014
Chico State and the rest of the California State Universities struggle with institutional bullying, causing health issues and fear among employees.
Photo credit: Ashley OLooney

Campus network needs upgrade

Christine Lee // April 22, 2014
Insufficient funds for wire infrastructure at Chico State cause some buildings to have slower Internet connectivity.
John Roussell, professor of communications design. Courtesy of Chico State.

Professor recruits to rebrand Chico

Enrique Raymundo // April 21, 2014
A Chico State professor teamed up with more than 300 students to create a YouTube series to change Chico's image.
CHP officers and members of the National Transportation Safety Board measure the stopping distance of a bus similar to the one involved in the Orland bus crash. Photo credit: Sharon Martin

Orland crash still under investigation

Sharon Martin // April 21, 2014
The California Highway Patrol conducted a simulation Thursday of the Orland bus crash to find a cause for the accident.
Diego Arriaga-Rodriguez

Driver in DUI crash is awake from coma

Mozes Zarate // April 21, 2014
Diego Arriaga Rodriguez, 18, the driver involved in an alleged single-car DUI crash that preceded the death of two Chico State students in January, is awake and recovering.
The Chico College Confessions Facebook page has 9,004 likes and receives several confessions a day.

Victims reveal sexual assaults online

Madison Holmes // April 21, 2014
The Chico College Confessions Facebook page contains stories from sexual assault victims struggling to come forward.
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