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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion
All content by Alex Grant

Podcast: It’s all about football

Andrew Baumgartner, Ricardo Tovar, and Alex Grant
December 14, 2018
The Camp Fire burned almost everything in it's path, yet some household items like this baby head doll survived the flames.

Camp Fire photos from Chico and Paradise

Alex Grant
December 5, 2018
A Red-bellied newt crawls over white ash that was left from the Camp Fire. This newt was found on Saturday near the southern part of the Flumes in Paradise.

Photo of the day

Alex Grant
December 5, 2018
A burnt American flag hangs on a mostly burnt piece of wood on Wildwood Lane in Paradise. Photo credit: Alex Grant

Camp Fire flames finally settle, yet the housing crisis rages on

Alex Grant
November 28, 2018
Flames burn a hole into an oak tree near Honey Run Road off of Skyway around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, the morning after the Camp Fire started.

Camp Fire Timeline

Julia Maldonado and Alex Grant
November 28, 2018
President Trump lands at Beale Air Force Base in Marysville, California Saturday morning before he takes a helicopter to the Chico Airport. Photo credit: Christian Solis

President Trump surveys Camp Fire damages in Paradise with local representatives

Josh Cozine and Alex Grant
November 17, 2018
Lourie Jones and some of her family lived on Wildwood Lane in Paradise. Here's her Camp Fire evacuation story. Photo credit: Josh Cozine

Camp Fire Story: Lourie Jones evacuated Paradise as flames approached her home

Alex Grant and Josh Cozine
November 16, 2018
Flames burn a hole into an oak tree near Honey Run Road off of Skyway around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 9, the morning after the Camp Fire started.

Camp Fire Day One: Thousands evacuate through Paradise and Chico

Mathew Miranda, Josh Cozine, Natalie Hanson, and Alex Grant
November 8, 2018
Dellanira Carrillo has half of her face painted like a sugar skull by Saidi Montoya in Trinity Commons on Friday. Check out this story and more on this week's newscast. Photo credit: Olyvia Simpson

Votes, Vigils and The Day of The Dead on The Orion’s Newscast for Nov. 7

Alex Grant
November 7, 2018

Video: Chico City Council candidates voice their opinions on the reinstatement of the Sit-Lie Ordinance

Alex Grant
November 5, 2018
An increased police presence was maintained on campus Tuesday, according to an email from President Gayle Hutchinson. Photo credit: Natalie Hanson

A body, a corn maze and a magic bartender on The Orion’s newscast Oct. 31

Alex Grant
October 31, 2018
Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

Chico gives outsiders an opportunity to grasp new perspectives

Alex Grant
October 24, 2018
Patrick Newman speaks with police officers at the Chico city council meeting Tuesday. Newman spoke at the podium in front of the city council to oppose the sit and lie ordinance that ended up passing later in the evening. This ordinance allows police officers to detain and remove homeless and transient people that are "sitting" or "lying" in front of business entry ways. Photo credit: Alex Grant

‘Sit Lie’ Reinstated and The Return of Sigma Chi on The Orion’s newscast Oct. 24

Alex Grant
October 24, 2018
A Chico Unified School District bus proves at the Chico Parade of Lights that creativity does not stop with light decorations as any vehicle or object can be used as well. Photo credit: Olyvia Simpson

The Orion’s weekly newscast Oct. 17

Alex Grant, Christian Solis, and Alejandra Fraga
October 18, 2018

Podcast: The funniest name in the NFL

Andrew Baumgartner, Ricardo Tovar, and Alex Grant
October 12, 2018
The Women's Resource Clinic held a fundraiser in the Bell Memorial Union Friday, while protestors stood outside the event to question the legitimacy of the clinic. Photo credit: Dominique Wood

The Orion’s first official weekly newscast Oct. 10

Alex Grant, Christian Solis, and Natalie Hanson
October 10, 2018

Letter to: My fellow ‘good’ men

Alex Grant
October 10, 2018

Podcast: Knee injuries, concussions, the NFL and terrible rules

Andrew Baumgartner, Ricardo Tovar, and Alex Grant
September 28, 2018
Chuck Epperson practices one of his favorite American Kenpo Karate fighting stances. Photo credit: Alex Grant

Chuck Epperson: A human defined by martial arts and music

Alex Grant
September 19, 2018
Andrew Coolidge (right) listens to fellow city council candidate Scott Huber (left) as Huber gives his final statement.

[Photo] Chico City council candidates speak on local issues at open forum

Dan Christian
September 6, 2018
President Hutchinson speaks to students about how difficult it was for her to come to the conclusion to raise all three student fees. Hutchinson spoke to several students who protested the increases outside Kendall Hall Monday. She also said that the need for the fee increases stems from a lack of state funding.

[Photo] President Hutchinson decides to stagger student fee increases despite advisory vote results

Grayson Boyer
May 8, 2018
Rather than increase all three fees next semester, President Hutchinson decided to spread out the starting dates for each adjustment to help students plan for these additional costs.

President Hutchinson increases student fees

Alex Grant
May 3, 2018
5,264 students submitted an advisory vote for each proposed fee increase. The proposed Health Services increase along with the other two proposed fees were opposed by over 60 percent of student voters.

President Hutchinson announces voting results on proposed fee increases

Alex Grant
April 26, 2018
Photo credit: Jaime Munoz

Wildcat statue doesn’t reflect student needs

Alex Grant
April 25, 2018
Political Science major Forrest Osburn asks the panel at a fee forum on March 7 about why low-income students would have to pay the same amount as students like himself who can afford the fee increases.

[Photo] Proposed fee increases could initially cost students up to $380 more per year

Grayson Boyer
April 24, 2018
Protesting students from all over California at the April 4 protest of the tuition increase.

[Photo] Tuition increase for upcoming school year no longer being considered

Josh Cozine
April 20, 2018
Alix MacDonald holds up an example of a Clothesline Project shirt. All students are welcome to design a shirt any way they want to express their feelings on sexual assault.

Chico State’s ‘Clothesline Project’ provides artistic outlet for sexual assault awareness

Alex Grant
April 17, 2018
Associated Students to attend public forums before campus election

Associated Students to attend public forums before campus election

Alex Grant
April 13, 2018
While A.S. can earn over $20 million per year, the net income isn't that high due to several expenses.

A.S. estimated budget surpasses $20 million

Alex Grant
April 10, 2018
Alpha Delta Pi received the most amount of revenue sharing dollars last year, however the Gender and Sexuality Equity Center had the most amount of supporters with 219 voters giving the center money. This shows that many voters decided to split their funds between two or three organizations.

Vote to fund Chico State groups through revenue sharing

Alex Grant
April 9, 2018
Protestors listen to guest speakers and express concerns over the lack of CSU funding.

Students for Quality Education protest potential tuition increase

Alex Grant
April 5, 2018
This desert climate plants is called Alluaudia Procera and is native to South Madagascar. The leaves grow sideways to in order to minimize the surface area that is hit by the direct desert sunlight.

[Photo] Greenhouses give new home to thousands of plant species

Alex Grant
March 28, 2018
Sue Hilderbrand, Alan Gibson, Gayle Hutchinson, Darin Haerle and Adam Irish all listen to an audience member comment.

‘American Totem’ discusses the culture behind gun violence

Alex Grant
March 27, 2018
Professor Sue Hilderbrand discusses how she balances hosting a weekly radio show with producing a gun violence documentary while also teaching Chico State students.

Chico State professor creates educational experiences outside the classroom

Alex Grant and Kelsi Sibert
March 21, 2018
Chico State students march toward Kendall Hall to protest gun violence

Students protest gun violence

Alex Grant, Natalie Hanson, Kendall George, and Lizzie Helmer
March 15, 2018
Students were joined by other children and parents who marched in solidarity of the protest.

[Photo] Interactive map: Students protest in walkout march

March 14, 2018
Radhika Kataria, a member of Students for Quality Education, raises concerns over the proposed fee increases at an open forum held on March 6. Photo credit: Martin Chang

Students share mixed emotions over proposed fee increases

Grayson Boyer and Alex Grant
March 12, 2018
Downrange Indoor Training Center is one of six places to buy guns in Chico.

Chico gun stores

Mathew Miranda and Alex Grant
March 9, 2018
The Orion received nine awards in total from CCMA, including first place for best newspaper at a large college. L to R: Martin Chang, Sean Martens, Natalie Hanson, Nicole Henson, Kayla Fitzgerald, Julia Maldonado, Alex Grant.

[Photo] The Orion takes home first place for best student newspaper in large California colleges

Natalie Hanson
March 5, 2018
Third-year student Malin Eiremo falls into Wildcat Recreation Center's pool as she attempts to walk across the slackline. Photo credit: Alex Grant

WREC’s new slacklining event tests balance over water

Alex Grant
February 28, 2018
Brigitte Dahrouj encourages all students that are interested in politics to come to a Democratic Club meeting. The club meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in Butte 223. Photo credit: Alex Grant

Chico native runs to represent Northern California College Democrats

Kelsi Sibert and Alex Grant
February 22, 2018
Audrey Denney expresses point about human rights to hundreds of people who gathered at the Chico Women's Club on Jan. 27. Photo credit: Alex Grant

Human rights activist runs for Congress

Alex Grant and Grayson Boyer
February 20, 2018
Samuel Monteon held a booth for his new organization Chico Cannabis Club at the Women's March last Saturday. Photo courtesy of Samuel Monteon

Commercial cannabis legal in California yet still banned in Chico

Alex Grant
January 24, 2018
Dance company Nefertiti’s Dozen, performed on stage pre-march and rang in the end of it with just as much energy. Women’s March on Chico Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018.

Women’s March draws thousands with call for change

Natalie Hanson, Alex Grant, and Kendall George
January 24, 2018
Kareem Huwaidi is a project management graduate student from Saudi Arabia. Photo credit: Alex Grant

Career fair employers avoid international students

Alex Grant
December 7, 2017
Photo courtesy of Alix Davis

The three pillars of support for sexual assault victims

Alex Grant
November 28, 2017
Lisa Brockus holds up the whiteboard with a meaningful message. Photo credit: Sabrina Lee

University course encourages students to learn from locals

Alex Grant
November 13, 2017
International student at Chico State

Trump has yet to negatively impact students

Alex Grant
November 7, 2017
Reporter Alex Grant tours the dining hall kitchen Photo credit: Nicole Henson

Sutter Dining takes out the trash

Alex Grant
October 31, 2017
Photo credit: M.E.c.h.A

Celebrating the lives of the dead

Alex Grant
October 24, 2017
HFA student speaks about her concerns over budget cuts and what that may mean for her future. Photo credit: Anisha Brady

Faculty and students share human side of humanities budget cuts

Alex Grant
October 11, 2017
Timothy Sistrunk

Humanities and Fine Arts budget faces reform after million dollar deficit

Alex Grant
October 3, 2017
Child development offices

Reported Burglary in Child Development Department Under Investigation

Alex Grant
September 27, 2017
Blue emergency light on main campus Photo credit: Alex Grant

What kind of phone bill is UPD running up?

Alex Grant
September 22, 2017
child putting ball in basket Photo credit: Alex Grant

Chico “Meets in the Middle”

Alex Grant
September 11, 2017
get cheesy in the courtyard

Hundreds stay up late to get cheesy

Alex Grant
September 5, 2017
A model representation of the area where the Siskiyou Replacement Building Project focuses on.

Chico State updates campus community on new science building plans

Alex Grant
August 29, 2017
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