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Chico State's independent student newspaper

The Orion

All content by Matthew Manfredi
Promotional photo for the movie "Arrival".

Arrival makes contact with mediocrity

Matthew Manfredi
November 25, 2016

Somewhere in a field in Montana, fog surrounds an anchored alien ship. A military encampment is settled off in the distance for surveillance and observation under the big sky. Amy Adams, playing a revered...

A variety of beer is available for both coffee and beer connoisseurs alike at Naked Lounge. Photo credit: Cortneanne Campbell

Is beer the new coffee?

Matthew Manfredi
November 14, 2016

Coffee shops will forever be a hub for the astute student to find a quiet place to hit the books; cafes will always offer a vacant table for an aspiring writer to rethink a plot twist over a bear claw;...

Jason Huber (left) and Jordan Kelly

Get ready to rage with Cherub

Matthew Manfredi
November 7, 2016

Since the beginning of September, Cherub, the electronic-pop duo from Nashville, TN, has been on a non-stop national tour in support of their recently released album, “Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence.” On...

Photo credit: Courtesy of Artery Artist Management

Five new albums to check out this fall

Matthew Manfredi
October 20, 2016

Fall 2016 is bursting with countless great album releases and with so much good music coming, it's hard to keep track of what to listen to. So instead of scouring the web for something to add to the week’s...

Graph of Chico State DMCA notices. Photo credit: courtesy of Information Resources and Information Security

Music piracy walks the plank

Matthew Manfredi
October 11, 2016

While living in an era of countless options and apps for entertainment, we have developed particular ways to get music and media. Whether that means paying the monthly subscription fee to Spotify, buying...

Photo credit: courtesy of GSEC

Second Annual Chico State Drag Show

Matthew Manfredi
October 3, 2016

Student, local and professional drag performers from all over Northern California will be taking a stroll across a t-shaped catwalk in the BMU Auditorium on Oct. 13 for the Second Annual Chico State Drag...

Intense glare of the Green Tree Python. Photo credit: Sean Martens

A deeper look into Ron’s Reptiles

Matthew Manfredi
September 28, 2016

When Chico State alumnus Ron Greenberg mentions there are nearly 1000 reptiles on his one-and-a-half acre compound nestled in the rural foothills past the Chico Airport, this “hobby” of his begins...

Attendees waiting for their Taste of Chico. Photo credit: Courtesy of Downtown Chico Business Association

Foodies gather for Chico tradition

Matthew Manfredi
September 19, 2016

On Sept. 25, some of the area’s best restaurants, wineries, breweries, food trucks and beverage vendors will gather for the Taste of Chico, an event transforming a quiet Sunday afternoon into a foodie-crazed...