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The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

All content by Jessie Severin

Student recalled as joyful

Jessie Severin
December 3, 2013
James Lowder died last month after being struck by a train. He was 19 years old.

University rebukes R-Town coalition

Jessie Severin
November 5, 2013
The R-Town Downtown Coalition, a group of volunteers with a shared goal of keeping downtown storefronts free of homeless people, is trying to recruit student volunteers to join their cause.

Sidewalk deadlock

Jessie Severin
October 30, 2013
After a sit-and-lie ordinance aimed at moving vagrants away from downtown businesses was rejected in August, the city and shop owners are seeking new solutions to keep the sidewalks free of transients.

Campus health coverage reformed

Jessie Severin
October 2, 2013

Covered California, the marketplace for the Affordable Care Act, can now be used to provide students and faculty with health care alternatives. Employees of Chico State received a notice from human...

Associated Students shops see gains, losses

Jessie Severin
September 18, 2013

The Wildcat Store and the Associated Students Dining Services underwent several changes this summer to boost their revenue. After the last fiscal year, The Wildcat Store proved to be profitable...

The thinning blue line

Jessie Severin
September 10, 2013
Chico police face double whammy of increasing crime and fewer officers.