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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Making a healthy New Year's resolution can be a challenge after a holiday celebration that involves drinking and excess. Image courtesy of cottonbro via Pexels.

New year, new me?

Hannah Cabral, Reporter
January 20, 2026

In the last months of the calendar year, people tend to act more rambunctiously, like some universal psychosis takes hold of most Americans when the new year approaches. Americans indulge in their vices...

The winter arc starts for some on Oct. 1, lasting until Jan. 1, giving participants around 60 days to push themselves mentally and physically. Photo courtesy of Unsplash.

The problem with the viral ‘winter arc’

Lexi Lynn, Entertainment/Features editor
December 16, 2025

As soon as December hit, my social media feed was flooded with reels depicting women with 10% body fat, measly servings of chicken, broccoli in Tupperware containers and alarm clocks set for 6 a.m. —...

With over 600 million listeners, many enjoy having Spotify on in the background of their day but are now starting to question the ethics of their most used music streaming platform. Photo taken by Maya DeHoyos on Oct 22, 2025

The ethical dilemma of Spotify

Maya DeHoyos, Reporter
October 24, 2025

Music, power to the people, has always been a way to create, resist, and express freedom. What happens when the platforms made to amplify creativity begin to threaten it? The same technology that is constantly...