Jackson Elrod is a journalism major and an English minor starting his third year at Chico State. He looks forward to his first semester on The Orion and to expand his writing skills. When he has no classes Jackson spends time ...

Hunter Casperson is a senior journalism student on the Women’s Track and Field team. Hunter is passionate about advocating for civil rights which led her to pursue a career in journalism. Additionally, Hunter enjoys creative writing,...

Sam Kyes is a journalism major going on his third year at Chico State. Though he comes from the small town of Durham, Sam has spent a lot of time in Chico and loves this town. He likes to write about entertainment and anythin...

Jerry Perez is a journalism major and creative writing minor starting his fourth year at Chico State. He is excited to start his first semester on the Orion and hopeful to grow his writing skills while there. When not on campus...

Samanta Sanchez is a journalism major and Spanish minor going into her third year at Chico State. Samanta is passionate about advocating for human rights and civil rights. As part of the Latinx community, she hopes to be able...

  Hiroto Nakajima moved away from his hometown, Japan, and came to Chico State, as an international student for almost one year. He is majoring in journalism. At his home university in Yokohama, he belonged to the seminar of a...

Walker Hardy is a third-year, journalism public relations student, who is minoring in both art and photography. With a love for all arts, Walker specializes in story-telling, creative writing and close to his heart — having a...

Gabriela Rudolph is a senior with a major in public relations and a minor in broadcasting. She grew up in southern california where she first began her journalism journey in her high school newspaper, Sword & Shield. This is her...