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This chart shows the maximum number of days priority students have to chose classes versus the maximum number of days everyone else receives. Photo credit: Nicholas Feeley

Some programs provide the privilege of priority registration

Nicholas Feeley
May 18, 2017

Certain student groups are given preferential treatment to register for classes. These groups include students with disabilities, honor’s students and athletes.Priority registration increases the...

Students eat in selvester's Cafe, one of A.S.' retail dining options on campus.

Chico State rises above other campuses in real food challenge

Nicholas Feeley
May 17, 2017

Chico State has set a goal to have 20 percent of all food on campus be locally grown, humane, fairly traded or ecologically sound by 2020.Real food is food that falls under at least one of four criteria...

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Bill blocks sexual offenders from living in Chico

Nicholas Feeley
April 27, 2017

Assemblyman James Gallagher created a new legislation aimed to protect the community and bar non-native sexual predators from settling in Butte County.If passed, the Protect our Communities Act will prevent...

Community advocates Sanctuary State protections despite council’s refusal to discuss

Nicholas Feeley
April 25, 2017

A new Senate Bill was passed by the State Assembly giving some protections to undocumented Californians. Senate Bill 54 comes on the heels of protests calling for Chico to become a sanctuary city. In March,...

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Chill drug can have chilling effects

Nicholas Feeley
April 22, 2017

From tripping to munchies, recreational and frequent marijuana users alike may experience the same reactions. Here are five common side-effects and the science behind them.1. Brain drain. Marijuana directly...

Instructors make long commute for job security

Instructors make long commute for job security

Nicholas Feeley
March 29, 2017

A career typically entails a nine to five job. Many people expect their career to be simple and don’t want to think about work at the end of the day. For some lecturers at Chico State however, work...

Wildcat food pantry Photo credit: Nicholas Feeley

Only 20% of food insecure students eligible for CalFresh use it

Nicholas Feeley
March 24, 2017

Nearly half of Chico State students lack enough access to food to live a healthy life. Over 46 percent of students reported being food insecure according to a food insecurity report from late 2016....

Nearly half of Chico State Faculty is part-time with 40% not tenure track

Nearly half of Chico State Faculty is part-time with 40% not tenure track

Nicholas Feeley
March 16, 2017

Chico State has 996 instructional faculty members. Almost half are part-time.Tenure status for a professor means they have a guaranteed job for as long as their contract is in effect. Tenure concentration,...

Protesters march for sanctuary city

Nicholas Feeley
March 9, 2017

After the Chico City Council voted "no" to making Chico a sanctuary city on Feb. 28, protesters marched through downtown Chico on March 4 in response. There were over one hundred people in the Chico...

Various dump trucks transport rock and other materials to quickly repair the eroded spillways. Photo credit: Cortneanne Campbell

Oroville Dam caught in dilemma

Nicholas Feeley
February 21, 2017

  California’s reservoirs are caught in a conflict: water storage or flood prevention. “They are trying to keep the water as high as possible while still doing flood control,” Steven Mehl...

Dr. Vincent Ornelas smiles at the door of his office. Photo credit: Nicholas Feeley

Bachelor of Social Work applying for impaction status

Nicholas Feeley
February 20, 2017

The Bachelor of Social Work is seeking to limit the number of students who will be accepted into the major after several semesters of overpopulation and reduced resources. In the 2014-2015 school year...

Top 10 campus resources rarely used

Nicholas Feeley
February 13, 2017

Chico State students are familiar with the Bell Memorial Union, the Wildcat Store and Meriam Library, but many do not know the full extent of the services available. Here are some resources available to...

Rhonda Shantz

Chico State alumni disregards double standards and dominates different careers

Nicholas Feeley
February 7, 2017

Rhonda Shantz was sitting in a computer science class at Chico State in the '80s surrounded by men sitting at large pre-internet era computers. She walked into class and was one of only two or three women. Shantz...

Chico State students talk about Trump's Cabinet

Chico State students talk about Trump’s Cabinet

Nicholas Feeley
January 24, 2017

President Donald Trump’s cabinet is in the process of being confirmed by the Senate. The United States cabinet of the president consists of the vice president and the 15 secretaries for each of the 15...