Ellie Marty is a fourth-year student majoring in journalism with a minor in women’s studies. She was born and raised in Sacramento, where she received a certificate of academic achievement for her work in her high school’s...

Megan Gauer is a fourth-year student majoring in journalism news and minoring in social media production and analysis. This is her fourth semester on staff and she is excited to continue her work on the editorial board serving ...

Jenna McMahon is a fifth year student, this is her third semester on The Orion and she is the copy editor this semester. She enjoys photography, reading, anything outdoors, traveling, hanging out with friends and playing soccer...

Milca Elvira Chacon is a fourth-year journalism major student at Chico State with a minor in broadcasting. It is her third semester in The Orion and she interned with Chico’s local newspaper, The Enterprise-Record. She has ...

Nathan Chiochios is in his fourth year at Chico State as a journalism news major. He is from Mountain View, a town in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is his fourth semester on The Orion, and his second semester as sports edito...

Callum Standish is a fourth-year journalism and news major from Castro Valley. Standish is in his third semester on The Orion and now serves as the opinion and features editors. He is interested in cars, music, culture and the...

Chris Hutton is the entertainment and features editor for Spring 2025. He is a third-year majoring in journalism and minoring in media arts. Coming off an invigorating semester of reporting on the community in all things arts an...

Nadia Hill is originally from Carson City, Nevada, and is in her junior year. Currently, she is double-majoring in journalism, public relations, and studio arts. She is the entertainment and food editor. Both writing and art have...

Sean Shanks is in his second semester on The Orion. He is studying journalism because people’s stories are beautiful and accountability is awesome.

Riley Rochlitz is a third-year Chico State student who is majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Anthropology. Although a PR major, he wants to diversify his understanding and skill of journalism and writing as a reporter. Rile...

Maya DeHoyos is a first-year Business Administration and English Studies major. She is from Grass Valley, a small town just a couple of hours away from Chico. With a love for writing, Maya is excited to be entering her first semest...

Brynna Garcia is a third year student at Chico State studying communications with a minor in journalism and public relations. This is her first semester with The Orion and she is very excited to push herself out of her comfort...

Damon Gallegos is a third-year agriculture communication and leadership major, in his first semester on The Orion. This native of San Diego county enjoys musical theatre, animals, public speaking, traveling, and shopping. Galleg...

Alexis Bunch is a second semester freshman from Sonoma County that is following the Pre-Nursing pathway. With a newfound interest in journalism, Alexis is excited to be joining The Orion for her first semester. When she is not...

JJ Fain is a senior majoring in communication studies with a minor in journalism public relations. He is from Sebastopol, California a small town in Sonoma County. JJ's hobbies include playing for the club basketball team, rock...

Rebecca Gonzalez is a fourth year student at Chico State, with a major in journalism and minor in broadcasting. This is her second semester on The Orion and she looks forward to incorporating her interest in sports and photogra...

Owen Daniels is second-year journalism student who is from San Rafael. He is very excited to be writing for the Orion and hopes to continue doing so for as long as he is at Chico State. Owen hopes to one day become a sports jour...

Cecilia Gonzalez is a second year journalism student from Oregon. She participated in a start-up program for young students working together to make and write for their own publications. This will be her first semester with The ...

Lexi Lynn is a junior majoring in journalism. This is her second semester reporting for the Orion, and she is excited to continue being involved with the Chico community. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running, backpacking a...

Lukas Mann is in his fourth year at Chico State as a journalism major with a minor in broadcasting. This is his second semester reporting for The Orion, focusing on sports. He is from Alameda, in the heart of the Bay Area. He i...

Jessica Miller is a first-semester teaching credential candidate at Chico State. This will be her third semester with The Orion. She previously worked in Spring 2024 as the food editor and loved getting to know the small busin...

Christian Nicholas Kepler is Radio Manager/Producer for the Orion. A senior in the College of Psychology at Chico State, he holds degrees in Behavioral Health and Psychology with the intention of becoming a mental health first-responder. ...