In April, Chico State College of Agriculture announced Ricardo Orellana as the new University Farm director after retiring professor Dave Daley served in the role for 13 years. With a rich international...

On Aug. 30, 2023, a photo of walnuts hanging from a tree at the Univeristy Farm.

Photo of almonds hanging from the tree. The photo was taken on Aug. 30 at the University Farm

On Sunday, Chico State alumni and former golfer J.J. Jakovac caddied for world No. 13 Collin Morikawa in his win at the ZOZO Championship, played at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Japan. Morikawa...

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...

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...

Photo of a peaches hanging from a tree at the University Farm on Aug. 23, 2023. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia.

On Aug. 23, 2023 boxes of peaches were picked by a customer. This year, the farm decided to do a $20 all-you-can-pick. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia.

On Aug. 23, 2023, boxes of Fay Elberta peaches were on the ground waiting to be picked up by a customer at the University Farm. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia.

A Chico State math professor who was fired in 2022 for Title IX violations is being accused in Butte County Superior Court’s civil division of numerous allegations of sexual misconduct against...

Chico State hosted an off-campus housing event on March 22, where students met with apartment and property managers who promoted their housing units to help students think about their living arrangements...

After struggling in the Otter Invitational hosted by Monterey Bay, the Wildcats flew to Hawaii and notched a tournament win, and a top-three finish in the last two tournaments in the fall portion of their...

After coming off a team win at the Wildcat Classic, the Chico State Men’s Golf team took a step backward at the Otter Invitational hosted by the Monterey Bay Otters on Oct. 17-18. The Wildcats finished...

At hole six, sophomore Dakota Ochoa uses his driver at the tee box to get him closer to the green on the 505-yard hole. Ochoa earned himself a birdie on this hole on Oct. 11 at the Peach Tree Golf and...

After a strong shot with his driver, junior Tyler Ashman looks to get his shot closer to the greens on the 11th hole at the Peach Tree Golf and Country Club in Marysville. In the first round on Oct. 11,...

At hole three at the Peach Tree Golf and Country Club in Marysville, freshman Naoki Easterday aims his golf shot towards the green on the 175-yard par 3 hole. Easterday completed the three-round tournament...

On Oct. 11, sophomore Mark Noonan looks to aim his shot onto the green on the 18th hole at the Peach Tree Golf and Country Club in Marysville, California. Noonan finished tied for a fourth place going...

The water beamed from the freshly cut grass as a pack of Wildcats used the Peach Tree Golf Course as their hunting grounds, finishing as champions at the Wildcat Classic hosted by Chico State in Marysville,...

On Oct. 10, Naoki Easterday hits his ball back onto the fairway after his first shot landing in the rough. Easterday finished the tournament 3 under-par at the Par 72 course.

At hole 18 at the Wildcat Classic, sophomore Mark Noonan hits his shot closer to the greens from the fairway with an iron. Noonan, finished in fourth place at the Wildcat Classic.

At the Peach Tree Golf and Country Club in Marysville, sophomore Dakota Ochoa sinks his putt for the birdie at hole six.

At the tee box, freshman Ben Mouser aims his ball towards the fairway. For Mouser, the Wildcat Classic was his first tournament in the starting-five for the freshman.

The Chico State Men’s Golf team traveled north to compete in the Western Washington Invitational hosted at the Bellingham Golf and Country Club in Bellingham, Washington. They finished the invitational...

Last year was the first full season the Chico State Women’s Golf team had since the COVID-19 pandemic forced a cancellation of the 2020-2021 season. With only three returning players on this year’s...

After coming off of a successful 2021-2022 season, Chico State Men’s Golf prepares for an action-packed season that begins on Sept. 26, where they will play in the Western Washington University Invitational...

Pictured from left to right, sophomore Brayden Russo, and freshmen Giuliano Kaminski and Landon Williams wait for Russo to hole his golf ball. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia

After getting his ball onto the putting green, freshman Giuliano Kaminski looks to hole his golf ball. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia

At practice, sophomore Dakota Ochoa hits his golf ball down the middle of the fairway with one of his iron clubs. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia

On Sep. 14, sophomore Brayden Russo looks to get onto the green by hitting his golf ball with a wedge club. Photo captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia

Over the weekend, I scrolled through Twitter while the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees played at Yankee Stadium. I saw Yankees fans start throwing trash after the walk-off win, this upset...

On March 16, 2022. Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday and Sacramento Kings forward Justin Holiday met with one another before the game began. The Bucks defeated the Kings 135-126 at the Golden 1 Center...

GSEC club tabling in front of BMU. Photo by Jolie Asuncion on April 27. A student grabs a quick snack from Panini Machini. Photo by Jolie Asuncion on April 27. Faculty passing along Holt Hall....

Chico State Baseball (29-11) traveled to San Bernardino and played the Coyotes (21-17) over the weekend at Fiscalini Field in a four-game California Collegiate Athletic Association conference matchup...

After reaching first base, third baseman Jacob Jablonski waits to advance to second base.

Before entering the batter's box, Zach Morris waits for the current at-bat to be completed. Morris went 1-2 at the plate.

After getting thrown the ball, first baseman Willie Lajoie makes sure that he has control of the ball to get the out.

On the mound starting pitcher Rylan Tinsley is in pitching motion throwing the baseball towards a Cougar batter.

In the right-handed batter's box, outfielder Kyle Dobson is dropping a bunt to advance the runner to first base.

At home plate, outfielder Grady Morgan looks toward the third baseman coach. Morgan went 1-4 and got two RBIs in the 18-4 win.

Jogging to home plate, sophomore Elijah Jackson looks to add another run to the 18-4 win. Jackson went a perfect 3-3 in the win over the Cougars.

The No. 13 Chico State Baseball team (25-7) traveled south and played the Los Angeles Golden Eagles (12-8), winning three games of four played with sophomore outfielder, Grady Morgan earning himself the...

During the first inning, Wildcat players look towards the field watching the game against San Marcos.

After fielding the ground ball, junior third baseman Jacob Jablonski is preparing to throw the baseball to first base to get the out.

Walking up to the batter's box, senior Jack Murphy looks at the barrel of his bat waiting for the pitcher to throw the ball towards home plate.

In the batters box, sophomore outfielder Grady Morgan chokes up on his bat waiting for the right pitch to hit. Morgan went 1-4 at the plate, scoring three RBI's.

Students walking to class by Plumas and Tehama Hall on March 29. Photo taken by Alejandro Meija Meija. Students walking through campus by the Bell Memorial Union on March 30. Photo taken by Alejandro...

Students walking through campus by the Bell Memorial Union on March 30.

The No. 18 Chico State Baseball team (22-6) hosted the San Marcos Cougars (10-16) this past weekend at Nettleton Stadium, winning three of four games played and setting a school record, scoring 10 runs...

Non-fungible tokens took over digital marketplaces in 2021. According to DappRadar in an article by Reuters, the total sales of NFT’s last year was $25 billion. NFTs have been sold in the multimillion...

Waiting for the hitter to put the baseball in play, junior Willie Lajoie is in a fielding stance getting ready for the ball to come into play. On March 25, Lajoie went two for three at the plate hitting...

After the top of the second inning is completed, a group of Wildcat baseball players shows their support to the fielders on getting out of the inning.

On the pitchers mound, junior Rlyan Tinsley in pitching motion thorwing to the batter he faced. In the 18-4 win, Tinsley pitched a total of six innings, allowing six hits, four runs and having two strikeouts.

During the middle of the inning, players are gathering around a whiteboard to look over a pitching change made by the Cougars.

Campus worker grilling burgers for students that voted during the Associated Students election. Captured by Alejandro Mejia Mejia. Students voting for Associated Students election. Captured by Alejandro...

The Chico State Baseball team traveled south to Turlock over the weekend sweeping the Stanislaus Warriors in a four-game series with the Wildcats outscoring the Warriors by 39 runs. This was the Wildcats...

In the dugout, a group of Wildcat players is writing at the board discussing the pitcher change made by the Red Hawks in the bottom of the third inning.

In the batter's box, junior second baseman Jeffery Ray is waiting to swing at a pitch against the Red Hawks. Ray went 2-4 at the plate scoring three runs.

Junior third baseman Jacob Jablonski looks to the dugout after scoring off of a 2 RBI double by senior outfielder Jack Murphy. Giving the Wildcats a 6-5 lead over Simpson.

Pictured from left to right, sophomore shortstop Elijah Jackson and pitcher Cody Gentry are warming up before the inning begins.

The No. 14 ranked Chico State Baseball had their first road series this past weekend for the California Collegiate Athletic Association conference against the Pomona Broncos, only winning one of three...

Fielding a ground ball, sophomore Elijah Jackson getting in position to field the baseball.

In the batters box, junior outfielder Andrew Crane swinging the bat. In the matchup against Simpson University, Crane went 1-4 and scored one run. On Feb. 12, 2022 the Wildcats defeated the Simpson Red...

This past weekend, the No. 15 ranked Chico State Baseball kicked off their California Collegiate Athletic Association conference games against the Sonoma State Seawolves. The Wildcats came up victorious...

After getting down to the ground, junior Willie Lajoie looks over to the other infielders after getting the out at first base. Against Simpson, Lajoie scored two runs.

Walking back to the dugout, junior Michael Bennin finishes chatting with teammates before the game begins.

On the mound, sophomore starting pitcher, Cody Gentry is winding up his arm to throw a pitch towards the Red Hawks batter. In this game, Gentry pitched six innings, allowing seven hits, five runs, and...

In the first of two games on Wednesday, sophomore Micah Kele of the Red Hawks smashed a ball out to left field celebrating on the Wildcats home turf. Sophomore Grady Morgan responded by hitting his own...

At the end of an inning, Wildcat players are meeting with infielders to get prepared to play on offense.

At home plate, junior Jeffery Ray is getting ready for his at bat against the Red Hawks.

In the left-handed batters box, sophomore Grady Morgan swinging his bat. In the 14-5 win, Morgan went two for three at the plate and hitting a home run out to left-center field.

At second base, sophomore Grady Morgan watching the batter at the plate to get a hit for him to advance to third base.

On the mound, sophomore Cody Gentry is in pitching motion ready to throw a pitch to the Red Hawks batter. Gentry pitched six innings and allowed five runs.

At first base, junior Andrew Crane is waiting for an opportunity to advance to second base.

The Chico State Baseball team went head-to-head against the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds in a three-game series, winning one of the three games this past weekend. The Wildcats were defeated 7-8 by the Sunbirds...

Pictured on the left, sophomore Elijah Jackson is at the plate waiting for Saint Martin's to throw a pitch. On Feb. 4, 2022, at Nettleton Stadium, the Wildcats defeated the Saints 13-0.

Before taking the field, the baseball team gathers around to have a pregame speech.

Last Friday, the Chico State Baseball team won their first game of the season 13-0 against the Saint Martin’s Saints, leading the team to win the other three games that were played over the weekend.  For...

After scoring a run, Wildcat players are celebrating the run with one another in the dugout.

Warming up before the top of the second inning, junior Rylan Tinsley is throwing warm-up pitchers to get ready to pitch to the Saints players.

Getting in batting position, junior Jarret Lindsay is waiting for the Saint Martin's pitcher to throw him a pitch. In Friday's win, Lindsay went 2-3 and notching himself 2RBI's.

Before heading out onto the field, senior Jack Murphy and teammates gather around one another before the inning starts.

From left to right, juniors Jeffrey Ray and Andrew Crane are cheering on, sophomore Elijah Jackson to make it to home plate.