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Chico State accepts 15,000 freshmen

Daniel Wright
April 28, 2017

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...

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Student affairs creates new VP wish list

Daniel Wright
April 27, 2017

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...

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“Are We Great Yet?” panelists say no

Daniel Wright
April 25, 2017

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...

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32,000 devices needed Eduroam update

Daniel Wright
April 22, 2017

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...

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Promise Pathways coming to Butte County

Daniel Wright
March 27, 2017

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...

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Possible $270 tuition increase

Daniel Wright
March 19, 2017

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...

CSU chancellor comments on immigration

Daniel Wright
February 22, 2017

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...

President Gayle Hutchinson. Photo courtesy of Chico State.

President Hutchinson’s first 100 days

Daniel Wright
February 21, 2017

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...

Valentine’s day car theft

Daniel Wright
February 15, 2017

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...

Past career fairs at Chico State. Photo courtesy of the Career Center.

Tesla Motors coming to career fair

Daniel Wright
February 15, 2017

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...

Susan's office location. Photo credit: Daniel Wright

New director in civic engagement

Daniel Wright
February 11, 2017

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...

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A Catalyst against teen dating violence

Daniel Wright
February 6, 2017

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...

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SWAT team prepares for raid

Daniel Wright
February 3, 2017

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...

The number of complaints filed against officers has been declining. Photo credit: Daniel Wright

Crime numbers falling in Chico

Daniel Wright
February 2, 2017

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...

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Our Democracy website launched

Daniel Wright
February 1, 2017

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...

Calling PG&E. Photo credit: Daniel Wright

Phone scams in the Chico area

Daniel Wright
January 25, 2017

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...

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Intoxicated dad takes kids to school

Daniel Wright
January 22, 2017

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...

Minimum wage on the rise

Minimum wage on the rise

Daniel Wright
January 22, 2017

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...