The Chico State baseball team split an exciting series with Cal Poly Pomona last weekend. In the four-game series, the Wildcats scored a total of 19 runs and senior Casey Costello pitched a one-hitter.
Game...
Each year, several students conduct a campaign when running for positions in the Associated Students elections. Students who choose to run in the elections must follow several campaign guidelines.
General...
The Chico State softball team defeated Humboldt State in the semi-final game of the California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament Friday. In the tournament, the 'Cats won both of their games to...
Goodwill and Chico State are partnering up to assist students in moving out of their dorm rooms and apartments for the summer.
All items donated are sold to help fund job placement and training services...
A few Chico State students have been solicited to attend out of town parties and business retreats, making them the targets of crime. According to a campus-wide email, two incidents have involved students...
A former Chico State student and certified diving instructor, James Carlson, died April 13.
"He was a certified instructor with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) for more than...
The Associated Student elections will be held Wednesday, April 12. This year, there are 31 students running and eight additional as write-ins. Students will be notified with an email April 12 about casting...
"Power Rangers" did not morph into a good time. The re-creation of many ‘90s kid’s fantasy was rife with too much action, some comedy and downright boredom.
"Power Rangers" followed the TV...
Cesar Chavez is remembered for his advocacy for the rights of farm laborers. He was pivotal in the passing of the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, which allowed farm workers to negotiate employment...
Chico PoliceCall Type: Disturbing SubjectSunday, 4:18 p.m., 653 E. 9th St.A naked woman was defecating in a trash can near a bus stop. She started putting clothes on, but kept sitting on the trash while...
Retired Chico State professor from the geography and planning department died at 93 Feb. 27. Emeritus Louis James Mihalyi worked as a professor for 22 years. He was born to a Hungarian family in in the...
Chico State’s independent student news source, The Orion won best newspaper in California from the California College Media Association, beating UCLA, USC and UC Berkeley.
At the Associated Collegiate...
President Gayle Hutchinson will be inaugurated March 3 in Laxson Auditorium. The ceremony is from 10-11 a.m. A limited number of seats is available, and they are on a first come, first served basis.Free...
The Associated Students are looking for candidates interested in running for elected positions for the upcoming school year.Government Affairs at Chico State ensures that student voices are being heard...
Chico State plans to remain open through recent severe weather warnings.According to a public affairs email, the University is keeping a close watch on the impact and patterns of the ongoing weather."We...
The Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has reached a settlement with Heineken after the recent illegal marketing scheme. The campaign directed consumers to a separate site to obtain a coupon code,...
After the recent Spillway crisis, Chico State wants students to know how to help and prepare for future incidents.According to a public affairs email, there is an Emergency Operations Plan that the university...
Donations are needed to support evacuees at Chico shelters.According to an email from public affairs, the shelters are currently in need of supplies, but do not need food donations at this time. Those...
The Butte County Sheriff issued an evacuation plan for the Butte County Jail Sunday afternoon.All inmates have been safely transported to Santa Rita Jail in Alameda County. About 80 employees were involved...
Chico and Paradise are offering evacuation centers for those affected by the Oroville Spillway situation.
Current evacuation centers in Chico include:
Silver Dollar Fairground (at capacity)
East...
A Chico police officer was assaulted after a man got upset over his girlfriend being arrested.
At 10:15 a.m., an officer responded to a report of a disturbance at 431 Orange St. The officer found George...
Activism has been a colossal part of Chico State for many years in the past. Both the community and university join together to express their opinion about issues regarding their passion.
Both Democrats...
University PoliceCall Type: Burglary,8:06 p.m., Friday, Phi Kappa Tau House
A resident came home to find the back door wide open. A report was taken.
Call Type: Assist other Agency,
10:32 p.m., Saturday,...
Protests have continued at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota, and the people of Chico are ready to support.On Saturday, November 19, Chico local, Rain Aliza Scher, will begin her journey to...
Students, faculty and community members gathered to honor veterans Wednesday afternoon.
Chico State has been recognized on the Military Friendly Schools list for six years.
"It's really meaningful...
Students are petitioning to extend recently reduced Meriam library hours.
As previously reported on by The Orion, the library's hours were cut and the money saved would go toward IT services.
New...
The Police Community Advisory Board met Oct. 19 to discuss the new bike trail cameras.Bike path cameras were installed over the summer along the infamous, "rape trail.""These cameras are not the end all,...
University Police Department:
Call type: Suspicious Circumstance
Monday 9:14 a.m., O’Connell Technology Center
A student came to a class they were not enrolled in and was being disruptive.
Call...
Four rapes, three of which occurred on campus, were reported between 2013 and 2015, according to the Clery Annual Security Report.
Different crime rates were expressed in the 2016 Clery Annual Security...
"We All Beat with One Pulse" is the theme of Chico State's Queer Week this year.Named in remembrance of the attack on Pulse Night Club in Orlando, earlier this year, the event is a way to educate, unite...
The Black Student Union held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to remember the lives lost to police brutality.Among the attendees were students, faculty and residents of Chico.At the vigil guest speakers...
Office Depot, Inc. announced their partnership with the popular app, Pocket Points, on Sept. 8.Pocket Points was founded at Chico State in 2014. The app rewards students for not using their cell phones...
Chico Police:
Call type: Drunk in Public
Tuesday, 6:10 a.m., East Fifth Street
A man was outside with a knife to his throat, running in the middle of the street.
Call type: Suspicious...
On Sept. 6, Chico State students received an emergency alert of a male possibly approaching campus with a gun.
The Chico Police Department had received a call on the non-emergency line, that morning,...
Democrats of Butte County celebrated the opening of their new headquarters in Chico on Aug. 27.The new, official Democratic campaign office is located on Rio Lindo Avenue off Esplanade. Volunteers plan...
Chico Police Department received 1,372 calls in the closing days of "Welcome Week." The first full weekend back to school prompts many students to go out, party and have fun.Within the 66 hours between...