The Wildcat Rumble is back for its final episode of the semester. In this episode Andrew and Ricardo are joined by Alex Grant. Football is the topic of discussion as the NFL season presses on. Listen for...
The following photos are taken in a variety of places in the Chico and Paradise communities. More photos will be added to this page as I travel to areas affected by the Camp Fire. To see a photo timeline...
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.
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A flame-shredded American flag hangs in the still, grey air. It's flagpole barely holds on to a vertical gutter that's attached to a burnt piece of wood. A charred chimney stands intact behind the flag....
The following photos are from the Camp Fire taken in Chico and Paradise. The photos are from the first two days of the fire on Nov. 8 and 9 and from Nov. 15 and 16, a week after the fire began.
All photos...
President Trump landed at Beale Air Force Base on his way to Butte County to survey damages from the Camp Fire.
The Campfire has become the deadliest wildfire in California history with 71 fatalities...
Lourie Jones, a Paradise mother of three and grandmother of six, described her Camp Fire evacuation story. Jones and her family fled their apartment on Wildwood Lane in southeast Paradise on Nov. 8, the...
On this week's newscast, the midterm election results are released, a vigil is covered, The Day of the Dead is highlighted and several other stories are discussed.2018 Midterm Election Results (0:06)Chico...
Seven of the nine candidates sat down to talk about how they feel about the recent passing of the Sit-Lie ordinance. Kasey Reynolds and Jame Aguirre are the only two candidates that weren't included in...
On this week's newscast, the report of a body found on campus is described, the arts team explores a local corn maze and a magic bartender is featured.
Multiple gunshots were reported near Chico State's...
*Note the following claims are personally-based from my own views and not from interviews or research.*
It’s Saturday afternoon. My roommate and I walk out of Great Northern Coffee, otherwise known...
On this week's newscast the city council passing of the Sit and Lie Ordinance is covered, the return of Sigma Chi is featured, the Chikoko fashion show is described and much more.
Christian Solis,...
On this week's newscast, six stories are recapped by anchors Christian Solis and Alejandra Fraga. The story headlines listed below are organized by the time they appear in the newscast.
1) City council...
Another episode of the Wildcat Rumble is back. This week Ricardo and Andrew are joined by special guest, Alex Grant for the second time this year. The group talks NFL football and the upcoming playoff...
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In the second episode of the Wildcat Rumble podcast, Ricardo and Andrew are joined by special guest Alex Grant. The trio talk about the recent Thursday night football game, other football headlines and...
Chico State may be Chico's most known school, but ask professional martial artist and they'll tell you about the Epperson Brothers Kenpo Karate Dojo. Founded by and run by Chuck Epperson, this dojo specializes...
Chico voters packed the Chico Area Recreation and Development Community Center Wednesday to hear from eight city council candidates on why they're qualified to serve the Chico community.
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...
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.
Advisory voting results on the three proposed fee increases was released by President Gayle Hutchinson around 9 p.m. Thursday. All three; the Student Learning Fee, the Health Services Fee and the Athletics...
Last Thursday, a new $145,000 Wildcat statue was unveiled on campus. The bronze statue was entirely supported by outside donations mainly from a campus funding pool of money called “Campus Beautification.”...
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.
Safe Place, Chico State's confidential sexual violence prevention and intervention center, is organizing an artistic project to call attention to sexual assault issues in Chico.
Students are invited...
Chico State Associated Students election candidates are to make their final cases to voters this weekend.
Most of the A.S. candidates plan on attending two public forums in the next three days. The...
Chico State's student government controls several on-campus businesses such as the Wildcat Recreation Center, the Wildcat Store and Sutter Dining Services. A.S.'s current estimated income this year is...
The Associated Students election is coming up on April 18, but the candidates aren't the only thing students can vote on. One aspect of the A.S. ballot is revenue sharing which allows voters to choose...
Protest chants echoed against the state capitol building Wednesday as students from across California came together to ask state legislators to fully fund the CSU system.
The protest was organized by...
These leaves and thorns belong to a Bullhorn Acacia tree from Central America. This plant is called an ant plant because it works with ants in a unique way. The thorns are hallowed out by one ant colony...
Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society, hosted a pre-release screening and panel discussion of the documentary “American Totem” in the BMU Auditorium Monday night.
The documentary was...
College educators often research independently to better learn educational subjects and to become more informed teachers.
Political science and criminal justice lecturer Sue Hilderbrand uses two educational...
Chico State’s proposed fee increases have sparked an intense debate in the student body, manifesting itself most visibly in the open forums that took place during the first two weeks of March.
On...
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...
A new weekly slacklining program kicked off at the Wildcat Recreation Center last Friday.Slack or Swim combines the skills of balancing on a slackline, a tightrope-like line, with swimming. Participants...
President of the Chico State Democratic Club Brigitte Dahrouj is running for Northern Regional Director.This title is one of nine California College Democrats positions up for election. However, unlike...
Audrey Denney, a Chico State graduate and former teacher, sat down with an Orion news team to speak about her campaign for the First Congressional District seat as a Democrat.
Denney spoke on many topics...
Less than a month ago recreational cannabis became legal in California, however for many counties and cities like Butte and Chico, commercial marijuana restrictions went into effect.
Last November,...
Thousands gathered and marched in downtown Chico Saturday in the 2018 Women’s March.
This march was one of many across the world. One year after the first Women’s March drew hundreds of thousands...
Due to legal status, getting a job as an international student is a complex process that is obtained more by chance than how qualified an individual is.To remain in the U.S. legally, international students...
This school year University Police have received six reports of rape on campus.
This figure comes from UPD’s daily crime log which is composed of initial crime reports. These reports are released...
University 105I is a self-identity and sustainability class that encourages students to learn about identity misconceptions and stereotypes. A large requirement of this class is the project, “Sense of...
Sutter Dining hall started a new food waste separation system the week of Oct. 23.
The dining hall staff is teaming up with AS Recycling to measure pre-consumer and post-consumer food waste. Food preparation...
Two Chico State student groups are hosting a free public event on Nov. 2 to celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) to share cultural practices with the Chico community.Nu Alpha Kappa (NAK),...
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts cut 68 classes this semester due to budget cuts. Students, faculty and administrators gathered in Plumas Hall Wednesday night to discuss the ongoing Humanities and...
Seven Chico State college departments were recently cut. Finalized in the 2017-18 Budget Plan released earlier this month, but none as much as the Humanities and Fine Arts Department (HFA).
Due to declining...
Chico State spends roughly $138,000 a year in total on 81 emergency blue light phones throughout campus, which are often abused by drunk students.
There are 68 blue phones spread throughout the main...
Depolarize Chico, a community action group, sponsored a free activity called "The Meeting in the Middle" last Thursday in the Chico City Plaza. Here, community members set aside their political differences...
Hundreds of students gathered in the hub to attended an event called "Get Cheesy in the Courtyard" this past Friday.As students stepped inside The Hub, an array of options illuminated their eyes. The choices...
Campus architects met with faculty members to review plans for the new science building, Siskiyou II, on Monday, Aug. 28.
Siskiyou Hall’s demolition date is set for mid-June and the replacement...
