Chico State will be hosting a Diversion Excursion May 18 through May 20 to help divert materials away from landfills.
The Diversion Excursion is an annual event for students moving out of resident halls...
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The Lambda Ki Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha has been suspended by the nation fraternity.
“The International Fraternity was severely disappointed to learn of the allegations levied against the...
Chico State’s 2025 Graduation Initiative struggled in its first year, due to lack of funding.
The 2025 initiative was created in 2015 by CSU Chancellor, Tim White, in an effort to ambitiously raise...
This spring, Chico State is getting ready to graduate over 3,000 students.This commencement will be the 127th for Chico State and will begin May 17 and end the 21.Daniel Wright can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com...
The CSU system will be unifying all 23 CSU library collections to be available for all students.
The new library discovery system will be called “OneSearch” and will give students and faculty...
The Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts released an email to the faculty and staff of the college announcing a spending freeze.
The freeze became effective April 9 and is specifically targeting...
Chico State students pay 196 dollars annually for the sports program, in instructional-related activities fees.
Every student who attends Chico State pays 280 dollars every year in Instructionally Related...
Chico State Republicans built a “Free Speech Wall” in the gauntlet Wednesday, and drew in a vocal response from students.
Chico State Republicans asked students to write whatever they were...
Chico State released an announcement to the student body urging safety for the holiday weekend.
Chico PD indicated in the announcement that there would be no additional staffing or special event teams...
The Chico State chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha is being investigated by the Tehama County Sheriff for littering a campsite and chopping down more than 30 trees, according to a press release.
J.D. Elam, a...
The CSU system has released a preliminary 2017-18 budget allocation for all of the CSU campuses.The budget is based on Gov. Jerry Brown's initial 2017-18 budget. It is still subject to change in Brown's...
Chico State sent out over 15,000 letters of acceptance for first-time freshmen.
According to the Director of Admission, Adam Stoltz, Chico State admitted 15,468, first-time freshmen for the fall semester.
The...
Chico State’s Student Affairs, held a public forum to create a wish-list of characteristics and experience the staff and faculty would want in a new vice president.
Representatives from every department...
Pi Sigma Alpha and the Council of Graduate Students hosted a panel discussing the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency.
The panel named “Are We Great Yet?” hosted five Chico State Professors...
Josh Trout has been appointed as the new director for faculty development.
“As the new director, one of Josh’s special interests will be to find additional avenues to enhance the physical,...
Chico State’s Wi-Fi, Eduroam, recently underwent a required system update for its registered devices.
Eduroam has approximately 32,000 unique devices currently registered with the system. This does...
More than 1,000 admitted students, along with friends and family toured Chico State, April 8, at Choose Chico.
Choose Chico is held annually in the spring, as an opportunity for students who have been...
The $270 per student tuition increase is estimated to net Chico State $3 million in new revenue, according to Chico State Budget Director Jeni Kitchell .
Chico State receives its funding primarily from...
Chico State’s, associate dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Ryan Patten, has been named an American Council on Education Fellow.
The ACE Fellow program is designed to take future...
Chico Police Department will be having an additional 36 emergency responders of duty for Cesar Chavez weekend.
Chico PD will be implementing several additional policies and procedures specifically for...
Chico State, along with Butte College and Chico Unified Schools, is looking to create a K-20 program to help children in the north state attend college.
Several similar models are being considered for...
A reflection panel on the Oroville Dam discussed the various factors that led up to the evacuations and the use of the emergency spillway.
The event was hosted by the Center for Water and the Environment...
The CSU Board of Trustees will hold a vote on a potential tuition increase for the CSU system March 20 and 21.
The proposed 5 percent increase for undergraduates, is in response to the current $167.7 million...
Chico State is projecting their anticipated new student’s population for fall 2017.
According to the numbers put out at the previous University Budget meeting, Chico State, using numbers from previous...
Currently, the 2025 graduation initiative is unfunded in the CSU system's budget, but a proposed 5 percent tuition increase system-wide would fully fund the $75 million program.
This initiative is a...
The CSU system is halfway through the budget process for the 2017-18 financial year.
The Board of Trustees meeting is the next step, where the board will vote on the proposed tuition increase.
The...
President Hutchinson took office at Chico State in June of 2016. During her first fall semester, she outlined five transitional goals at her convocation speech: 1. Improving campus climate 2. Restoring...
Chico City Council voted to prohibit commercialized pot at their meeting March 7.
On Nov. 9, California legalized recreational marijuana use for adults over the age of 21. Under proposition 64, outlined...
Chico State inaugurated Gayle Hutchinson as its 12th president March 3.
The investiture ceremony was held Friday in Laxson auditorium with staff, faculty, students and friends of the university in attendance.
Associated...
The University Budget Committee met to review Chico State’s budget in relation to the budget released by the Gov. Jerry Brown.
Governor Brown’s state budget allocates $157.2 million in recurring...
Chico State released its stance on immigration in an email from Chancellor White, Wednesday.
In the statement, he indicated the new directives should not affect students who are under the protection of...
Residents of Chico were denied making the city a sanctuary at the council meeting Feb. 21.
People ranging from doctors to Chico State students came to support this resolution.
“I would like the...
In the latest episode of "Caffeinated Cats," there was a discussion of Chico State and its reputation as a "party school."
The episode was simply titled "alcohol" and aimed to cover the decades-long...
Chico State President Gayle Hutchinson has concluded her 100-day listening tour.
President Hutchinson came to Chico State in July of last year, and in the first 100 working days that followed, she conducted...
On two separate incidents, University Police responded to property crimes concerning burgled and stolen vehicles, near campus.
On Feb. 13, UPD responded to University Village where one car had been stolen...
Phi Chi Theta, Delta Sigma Pi, and the Career Center are pulling out the big guns for the upcoming career fair.
The Business SAP and IT career fair is one of the largest on campus and attracts many...
Embed from Getty ImagesButte County Sheriff Kory Honea, reiterated that the situation at the Oroville Dam continues to be an emergency in Wednesday's press conference.Honea, along with the Director of...
Susan Roll, Ph.D. took over as director of Civic Engagement at Chico State in the beginning of this semester."As Director of Civic Engagement, Susan will work with faculty to enhance the civic component...
The Gateway Science Museum is opening three new exhibits to run through May 7.
“Design Zone invites visitors behind the scenes to explore how creative problem solvers … use math to achieve...
George Maderos, a Chico State alumnus and retired football coach died Feb. 2 at the age of 83.
Born in 1933, Maderos was raised in Chico, attended Chico High followed by Chico State. During his time...
Catalyst will be hosting a teen dating violence training seminar Feb. 27. It is free for adults to learn how to become allies against teen dating violence.In 2010, congress declared February as Teen Dating...
A three-way battle for the position of vice president for business and finance, at Chico State, is set to begin.
A nationwide search for candidates was conducted, with applications coming in from across...
Chico police SWAT team and emergency medical services were waiting early Friday morning in the university stadium parking lot.
Approximately 15 SWAT officers armed with assault weapons, shields, and battering...
In a press conference Jan. 26, Chief of Police Michael O’Brien released various crime statistics for 2016.
Violent crime rates in Chico are down 16 percent since 2015. Total crime is down 5 percent...
In the wake of a turbulent election season, Chico State has created Our Democracy for students and faculty to equip themselves to engage in the political dialogue.
Tensions have been high with some students...
Students for Quality Education gathered today at Trinity Commons to protest the proposed fall semester tuition hikes.
The event began with several speeches from both students and faculty.
"I believe...
Twenty-one states are taking steps to raise the standard of living for millions of Americans by increasing their minimum wage.
California and New York have established the most ambitious goal of setting...
The Chico Police Department is warning residents of a phone scam reported by Pacific Gas and Electric customers.
On Jan. 20, a PG&E investigator told Chico Police customers were receiving phone...
Chico Police Department
Call Type: Hit and Run
Tuesday 7:34 a.m., East Shasta Avenue
A no injury hit and run occurred Tuesday morning. The other driver took off eastward on East Shasta Avenue.
Call...
Twenty-one states kicked off the new year with increases to their minimum wage laws. Some states poised to raise their minimums up to $15 an hour.
California and New York have both committed to raise...
