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Chico State's independent student newspaper

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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

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April marks a year since the welcome of Wildcat Will at Chico State but is it really worth it? Photo credit: Janette Estrada

Wildcat Will: need or want

Janette Estrada
April 19, 2019

This April marks a year since the welcome of Wildcat Will at Chico State.Initiated in 2008 when a group of university students pitched the idea to the Associated Students representatives, it was to become...

To be or not to be, financially stable

Janette Estrada
April 16, 2019

Dear financial aid,I am writing a hate letter to you today.I am writing this letter because for the past three years I have been denied my qualifications. Not to say I am desperate, but I have bit my tongue...

College relationships? Don’t do it.

Janette Estrada
April 11, 2019

Do not do it.Do not fall in love in college.Do not let your “friends” convince you to go out on a Tuesday night for cheap alcohol and introduce you to a “cute friend.”Not to say...

Photo credit: Melissa Joseph

STIs: It could be you.

Janette Estrada
April 7, 2019

Let’s talk about sex. The good, the bad and the gossip.Over the past year, California and Butte County have experienced an alarming increase in STI rates. Chlamydia is the most reported in Butte...

School admission scandal

Janette Estrada
April 4, 2019

We get it, you're rich.Don't worry princess, Mommy and Daddy will handle it...as always.It's now been a week since news broke of the college admission scandal that confirmed wealthy families can cheat...

O face: Drunk sex kills orgasms

Janette Estrada
April 2, 2019

Spring is here and as the trees and flowers are blooming, so to are the birds and the bees.Congrats on attending one of the biggest party schools in California, where alcohol penetrates livers in a rallying...

Tweeter Brian Maciel stands in front of the new wildcat statue. Image curtesy of Moises Mendoza.

Chico State: enough is enough

Janette Estrada
March 27, 2019

Twitter is a social networking site that allows users to interact with others through “tweets”. What it should not be is the primary way students are warned of suspicious on-campus activity....

Students learn during an event for Undocuweek. Photo credit: Janette Estrada

Undocuweek, we needed you

Janette Estrada
March 12, 2019

Leaders Educating for the Advancement of Dreamers (L.E.A.D) held "Undocuweek" to inform undocumented students with mixed-status families at Chico State of the current federal and state legislation.Chico...

Conversationals: Clothing & Gender Norms

Janette Estrada
March 11, 2019

Janette Estrada can be reached at [email protected] or @Jane_11e on Twitter.

Burberry "marine" theme Photo credit: Janette Estrada

Dear Burberry, suicide is not a fashion statement

Janette Estrada
March 3, 2019
Kill yourself with fashion? Thank you, next.
Illustration by Melissa Joseph.

Breaking Latina stereotypes

Janette Estrada
February 27, 2019

I am that b*tch who lives by the words of Drake: "Hair tied, sweat pants, chillin’ with no makeup on." There is just one problem: I am Latina.By my culture, I was taught looking presentable was an...

The pressures of a first generation student

Janette Estrada
February 19, 2019

Imagine blindly walking into the next four years without direction. College is a milestone. We are continuously told education is our dominant weapon. Especially when the man in charge believes Mexico...

The $890 black balaclava sweater has been taken off the market by Gucci. Image courtesy of NBC News.

Gucci, catch me outside.

Janette Estrada
February 14, 2019
Some companies never learn.

The new hype: Eyebrow threading

Janette Estrada
February 13, 2019
There's a safer, cheaper, more efficient alternative to waxing waiting for you.

#BratzChallenge: A false image of beauty

Janette Estrada
February 10, 2019

Let’s go back to the good ol’ days when toys were the key to our heart. Two words: Bratz Dolls. Ring a bell? As a child, being gifted a Bratz Doll made you the coolest kid on the block. Following...

Photo credit: Diego Ramirez

Letter to: slow walkers

Janette Estrada
February 6, 2019

Dear you,Disclaimer: If you easily get offended, please feel free to stop reading this open letter to all the slow walkers who mess with my tranquility.And no, this rant is not for those who have a legitimate...

College doesn't have to be discouraging for all. Stock image courtesy of freekpik.

Letter to: discouraged students

Janette Estrada
January 30, 2019
Finding your passion will substitute “I have to do it” for “I want to do it”.